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J j 1 n ' i - UVvS' --LUSHED SEMI-WEEKLY-TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES-AIL HOME PRINT, : I VOL. XXXVI HISTORY OF THE YEGGS WHO OPERATED IN THIS SECTION SOME TIME AGO T..tino Sketch Of the Noted J Hand Of Safe Robbers Who Visit- j cl Many Places In North Carolina j Last Year, Blowed the Safe At j Houston, Va-, and Came To Grief At Roanoke -There Was a Wo man In the Case. Dime novel fiction fades before the report which has been prepared tne Baldwin-Felts detective bu Jean on the activities of the band of he Bank at Glasgow, their last feat hPfore being captured near Roanoke L fall. Interest in their history revived by reason of the daring escipe from Roanoke jail of Charles Wilkes and C B. Gordon, who sawed their wav to freedom, leaving Wil IHm Welch, another of the gang, still n' jail Jas. B. Rodgers. the fourth member of the gang, was shot and killed at the time of the gun battle near Roanoke. Some of the activi ties of the gang as prepared by the detective agency are: Rogers met Wilkes in Philadel phia In 1919. Rogers, Wilkes and Welch operated around Atlanta dur ing 1919- robbing banks and while here was joined by J. W. Rice, who had escaped from the Kentucky penitentiary- This gang operated out of Philadelphia as headquarters at this time. In the early part of May, 1920. af ter robbing banks in Kentucky, they were about to be caught and after cutting out lights on their car ran :r.to a ditch and in order to leave no race behind, set fire to the car burning ir up- This was a Chandler ear, which they had secured in Phil adelphia. Immediately after this ex perience they broke camp in Louis ville, moving back to Philadelphia, where in Jure they secured the Su per Six Hudson car, starting South for Atlanta, spotting banks as they vent for future operations About bepiember 1st, Rogers and Harris, alias Welch, left for a trip into -lennessce aua legisieieu j at the Savov Hotel, Isashville, Tenn., ; rroin September 3rd to 14th. Along j -' out this time thoy were joined by , Wilkes and Gordon, the latter after visiting then one or two times in Louisville seems to nave taKen me place oi iuaaray who was muyycu iui 'talking." On account of bad roads and rainy weather in Tennessee they escaped, but on their way back to Atlanta, Stanley, N. C, was the first 1 1 meet their approval it being robbed on Sept. 23rd, after which this work began in earnest. This quartet leaving Atlanta about October 3rd, Rogers and Welclr,iilias -. TTf 1 1 J liarns, traveling in car, w lines auu : r. rdon by train. The first job on ( triD be ine: Stoneville, N. C Oct, 5th. Rogers and Welch were lug to Raleigh, N. C, where they I go- -ere registered at the Yarborough Hotel from Oct. 7 to 10. Wilkes and Cordon having gone to New York to dispose of bonds, returned to Ral eigh about the 10th. They all start 1 rw 11 On OCt 11 ed again and on this trip !),, Unlifn. of TIr,i0- ! im, Va! "ras rObbU: GorSon and 'e.ffhVirdsWeni5ol3erfaWndY Welch j went by auto through Lynchburg and Roanoke to Atlanta. Later Wilkes and Gordon returned to Atlanta where division of the spoils was made. Rogers and Gordon took a littlp trin tn Cnvine-tnti. Kv.. and Cincinnati about this time, returning j nual address at the convening of the to Atlanta the latter part of Octo- i annual meeting in Charlotte Tuesday ber. About Oct. 27 all left Atlanta jnight He wants a stronger State for Raleigh. We find Rogers and ! organization of lawyers than now ex Welch, alias Harris, registered at ! ists and one that will have as corn- btonewall Hbtel, Charlotte, N. C-. from Oct 29 to 31, Gordon and Vilkes having gone on train to Ral eigh. On Nov. 5 and 6 the bank of Spring Hope. N. c.,f was their next prize. Cardan and Wilkes went to Philadel phia on Southern train No- 36, Nov. 6, to dispose of bonds. Rogers and Welch drove through to Lynchburg where they were registered at the Virginia hotel from November 6th to 11th. Wilkes returned tf Lynchburg on ov. 10. without his friend Gordon, who had been on a few days drouth, decided to get drunk and spend some of Spring Hope's money, conse quently remained over in Philadel phia. Nov. 11, the big three, Rog rs, Wilkes and Welch, started fcouth again, Selma, N. C, being a Kood prospect, but for some reason did not look right and . was passed UP- Conditions not being right down that way they changed their course and on Nov. 19 made the drive on the bank of Glasgow. Va., which Rogers nad located on Nov. 10, along with iroutville, Buchanan and Fincastle, which he had marked as a double jault, returning to Lynchburg on the night of Nev. 10th. . Wilkes and Welch were captured near Roanoke and Rogers killed with about $100,000 worth of Bank ot wasgow's property in their possess ion on Nov. 19, by members of the wi? police department. When the three men were captur- ea near Roahoke and Rogers killed on isov. 19 it was not known - that nere were any other members in ineir jranp- nnn n-u... v Jcember, some information was ob uned through confidential sources (Continued on Second Page 1 fcKTYoU1, battery should have watij 7 two weeks. Stop at Wil Urt Service Station. GRANVILLE COUNTY FARMERS ARE GOLG TO HAVE THEIR SAY' THIS FALL If Tobacco Sells Well All Is Well No Tobacco Will Be Sold For Less Than It Cost To Produce It, it iS generally understood that the cooperative marketing contract will not be given a try-out this fall. One of the contributory causes of the de lay, it is said, is because the big com panies and many of the warehouse men have entered into contract with their help for the next season. Taken as a whole, the farmers are the fairest-minded men in the world The plea that the big companies and the warehousemen have made con tracts has its weight with ' them. With seventy-five percdnt of the world's crop signed up they are equal in ftower to any syndicate on the globe and can rule with an iron rod if they elect to do so by the method of "stick brother, stick." It is understood ha the iH- com panies look with favor upon the co operative plan. Dr. Kilgore and some of the other noted speakers claim that the big companies, under the cooperative plan, can reduce their expenses 25 percent, the greater part of which will go into the pock ets of the farmers. As stated above, cooperative sell- i ing will not be put into full force and ' effect until next year. The Granville ; county farmers know this,- but from their conversation we have had with many of them, we infer that there is a mutual understanding that they will assert themselves this fall to ob tain a fair price for the weed. From wrhat we can gather, there has been no concerted action as to what fig ure they deem is a necessary price. When questioned on this point, a well-known farmer said: "We will first ascertain what it costs to produce the crop and . then i add a reasonable figure for labor and i inx-pstmpnt. Wo nro Willinc tn niPAt th bi comDanies half wav, and feel i tnat the bi companies will respond ! to anything reasonable." DR THOMAS PERFORMS xrrT OPERATION UPON HIMSELF An abscess, commorly known as an old fashioned boil, formed on Dr. Nelson Thomas' leg. When It got good and ripe and be -an to throb, he adjusted a looking lass so as to get a good view of th'. disturbing element and lifted it ut- The re moval of the "core" rft a hole as large as the end of yenr finder, but it is now a healthy sore. REVIVAL SERVICES AT OAK HILL CHURCH Much interest is manifasted in the approaching revival services of Oak j Jr., of Tarboro, one of the strong 1 preachers of that State, will preach ( next Sunday at 11 and 4 o'clock. I There will be services each afternoon Lduring next week at 3 o'clock and FT. on rrv. j.-.ii.. O V- X lie yUUlIU IS UUlUlctll.V 1UV1L- attend these meetings. LAWYERS MCST STAND TOGETH- ER FOR MUTUAL PROTECTION Major. Thos. W. Davis, for a doz en years secretary of the North Caro lina Bar Association and its president for the past year, delivered the an- plete control over its members as a labor union does over its member ship. BUTLER LOSING IN FIGHT WITH ORGANIZATION "Hog-Combine" Having Things It is Own Way In Appointments. Washington, July 7. Once more the Morehead-Linney organization is on the way to the patronage goal. Marion Butler has been worsted in the knock down the drag out con tests here. w HORTON M. EVANS BROUGHT TO TRIAL Implicated In the North . Granville Moonshine Case. Two weeks ago Detective Hutch ins and other officers captured a large still in Oak Hill township. Hor ton M- Evans, of South Boston, was implicated and a warrant was issued for his arrest, and served on him at South Boston last Monday by Deputy Ed Lyon, and he was brought be fore Justice J. J. Medford for trial Tuesday. Horton asked that the hearing be posponed until July 14. Friends of the accused were here and ready to furnish bond for Horton. but a Virginia bondsman did not look good to Justice Medford, and he accordingly required a cash bond of $500 and a cashier's check for that amount was tendered. MR, JUlLN.v.W JiilMS 9 :.; CONDITION IS IMPROVED , Mr. Johh 'Webb was removed to a hospital in Richmond Tuesday ac companied .by Dr. Cannady, Mrs Webb and his daughter and son, Miss Sallie and William Webb. The Public Ledger learns that Mr. Webb underwent a succefssfuL opera tion Wednesday evening and that he is resting well. OXFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, JULYj, 1921 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HOLD MEETING AND PASS UPON COUNTY AFFAIRS Three School Bond Elections To Be Held On August 12 Sheep-Killing Dogs and Other Matters. . The County Board of Commission ers met last Tuesday, the following members being present: Messrs. J. Ennis Davis, chairman; W. L. Clark, C. G- Daniel, B- F. Currin, Thos. G. Taylor. - Qualified Jurors The register of deedsmade his re turn to the Board of the names of the qualified jurors Of Granville county, to be cut apart and placed in the jury box. Delinquent Taxes. C. G. Powell, register of deeds, was authorized by the Board to list the taxes of all delinquents; also to add 25 percent to each tax listed, plus 25 cents for listing. Equilization. Upon motion of Commissioner Tay lor, and carried, the Board unani mouslv approved the recommenda tions of F. H. Gregory equilizer, of all complaints filed in regard to equi lizing the lands in Granville county. Rebate Withdrawn. The Board recinded the motion passed at the June meeting, 1921, i Swherin they granted ' the Granville County Fair Association rebate on 1920 tax. Sheep-Killing Dogs. J. B. Stovall, Edward Jackson and j Gnh Woodv were appointed a com mittee to assess damages to E. B. Green by the killing of sheep by dogs belonging to Henry and Mary Tay lor. Special School Election . There was a special school election i ordered to be hem in urassiiem lia-i trict No. 5, to ascertain the wisnes of the people as to a special school j tax of not more than 20 cents on tne looMi 1flft valuation of DrODerty. and 6 cents on each poll. The registrar is Aubrey Jenkins, and the judges are J. E. R ejnkins, W- B. Lane, The election will be held at the resi dence of Aubrey Jenkins on August 12th. Providence School District There was an election ordered to v "I, 1 J (a asiarfo n rh- WIRhPS Of the people as to the territory set out in petition for the purp.ose oi voimg the territory in the Providence school district. The rate of tax to be the same in said Providence dis trict, not to exceed 30 or the $100 worth of property and 90 cents on the poll. The election will be beld An trust 12 . at the residence of the i registrar, George Royster. School Bond Issue. i Moved and carried that an election be held in Creedmoor district to as- certain the wishes of the people as istrar, F. J. McDuffie. Time of elec tion August 12 th. The Tax Levy. The Board unanimously agreed to defer the matter of making the tax levy until the first Monday in Au gust, owing to the fact that the ag grate value of property was not a vailable at this meeting. Standard Keeper. Joe Baird was unanimously ap pointed standard deeper for, Gran ville county. Unknown Dog. E. C- Harris, Ham Cheatham and J. T. Cozart were appointed a com mittee to assess damage sustained by S- O. Parham by the killing of four breeding ewes by an unknown dog. . j MRS. MEBANE MAY BE I CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS j Report That She Is To Enter Race From Fifth District. Washington, July 7. Avery in teresting Ireport concerning the am bitions of Mrs. B. Frank Mebane has reached some of her Washington friends-. It is to the effect that she will be -a- candidate for Congress in the fifth district next year. Mr. Mebane is a republican but Mrs- Me bane made some democratic speech es last year, ft is not known here what party she will ask for the nom ination. Mrs. Mebane is a pleasant speak er, and is one of the handsomest wo men of the state. She would be a power in Xorth Carolina politics. THE TOBACCO CROP IS SHORT IN MANY PLACES 4Gentlemen, You Have Heard the Evidence." The Danbury Reporter says: The cool days and nights of early spring, the insects and later the drouth have succeeded iii making a short crop of tobacco. 'The farmers did their best to produce a full crop, but conditions beyond their control thwarted them. The crop in Stokes will be cut off from one-fourth to one-third of an average cop. The indications point to low, prices for common grades this fall, but good prices for good rich. heavy leaf. It is , said on probably good authority that the! manufacturers are loaded with common, but are short on rich grades. ' Gentlemen, 5". have heard .the evidence, now act accordingly.". Miss Ruth Dickens of Enfield and Miss Josephine Evans of St. Paul have returned to ;rtheir .homes: after visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Currin. - M.m.wu m. nuiu ma BIG TABERNACLE WILL BE j HELD NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT Presiding Elder Wooten, One Of the ! c - t i j-ia... oimS rreacners "i tne state, j Will preach the Initial Sermon ' Mr. Ham and His Singer Will Ai i rive Mondav MM w. n, the Two Week's Meeting. S The Ta")ernacre- (Mangum Ware house) is now ready for the big meet ing. The first service preparatory for the opening sermon by Pastor Ham, of Atlanta, will be held at 8 o'clock sharp next Sunday night. The West Oxford Baptists and Metho. dists have arranged a Prayer and Praise Service in the Tabernacle for that hour. Presidiflfe Elder Woot en, one of the greatest preachers in the State, is to be in Oxford Sunday and has consented to preach at the Tabernacle if the plan meets with i tne approval of the pastors of the town. Final announcement will be madefrom the pulpits of Oxford Sunday morning. . Mr. Ham and his singer will arrive in Oxford and have charge of the 8 o'clock service Monday evening. Mr. Spoorier. the music director, is the man in charge of the choir of 150 Voice's in thf STPnt Tahprtiaolo PVit.V. in Atlanta and is known as one or the foremost song leaders in the countrv. All the singers in all the churches are expected to aid in forming the greatest chorus choir ever heard in uxrora. seats for all sinrs hav been provided and any sineer com ing to the meeting is urged to report to the choir director "or Pastor Up church. "The Popular Hvmnal." used by many of the churches iD and around Oxford, will be used. Every- -" nuuiu uuug ms dook. uopies of the book can be bought. xbut the meeting is not to sell books. Bring your own book. All our people are invited to this meeting, a special invitation j extended to the people of all denom- mations. m our Countrv churches. me Public Ledger feels that there is a great treat in store for the peo ple of Oxfordv and Granville county. Renorts from meetings held bv this Atlanta pastor assure us that he is a man. of fine nersonniifv r"""-uv f"u ieaness 1 Vli v- ZZ, wulr 1U ms wn city. An ef- v !r , r and fellow-worker wedding in Raleigh Tuesday of Clem SSfJi? X aS labored- We feel con- j Johnson, crack left fielder of the Ox ,at .our People will appre-lford baseball team. He married id.i dna enjoy him. SOUTH CAROLINA WRL OPEN MARKETS JULY 19 Tobacco In That State Is Showing Up ell and Crop Is Promisinir-i Pmmj-i 1 Speculation As To Prices winston-salem, July 7. Local tobacconists are leaving for South Carolina to arrange for th mvonn of several leaf tobacco markets in th i-aimetto state- Announcement is made that they will open on July 19. Letters received here state that re cent rains have worked wonders and that the crop is showing up quite promising. No one seems to be in position to state definitely whether prices will be any higer than last sea son, though the general belief seems to be that present business condi- tiuus indicate that this year's will sell low. crop c- BRYAN RETURNS FROM EAST CAROLINA Crops Are Poor In Halifax and Ad- joining Counties. Mr. C- W. Bryan has returned from an automobile trip that took him to all parts of Halifax and adjoining counties last week. The tobacco in Halifax and around Tarboro is not worth harvesting said Mr. Bryan. "The cotton and corn crops are looking very well in Edgecombe and Halifax," said Mr. Bryan, "but the tobacco and corn crop in Granville is the most promising I saw on my trip of more than two hundred miles. If the tobacco I saw is a fair sample of the Eastern Carolina crop. I am disposed to believe that the shortage there will have a tendency to boost prices here." DR. POE THINKS FARMERS HAVE WON GREAT VICTORY Burkeville, Va., July 7 "We have won one of the biggest victories . in the history of American agriculture," Dr. Clarence Poe, of North Carolina, told Virginia tobacco growers in a speech here. Announcement ; was made at this meeting that Virginia had signed up more tljan 50 per cent of the tobac co production of most of its tobacco producing counties in the cooperative marketing plan and that the state may go over the top this week in the drive for a majority sign up of its tobacco when all thereturns are counted. . TO ENLARGE THE OXFORD ICE PLANT A Twenty-Ton Ioemaking Outfit Will Be Installed. At1 a recent meeting of the stock-1 holders of the Ice Products, Company it was decided to enlarge their plant by installing twenty-ton icemaking outfit This will be in addition to the plant how in service, , . Filters will be put in and the plant will be modern in every paritcular, capable of supplying Oxford and the surrounding country. irut&T HALF ENDED IN BASEBALL PLAY I Roxboro On Top In Percentage Col- unin With Only Half O Games. , . i Henderson's victory over Oxford Tuesday afternoon by the score of 1 v "".10"f" --'uV"8lna" OI ine l!.lVUi. "coming fall term. Miss Hobgood is ami leaves ivuxooro OH lop Dy a safe margin in the percentage col- percentage col umn, says the Henderson Dispatch. "As the matter stands at iha close, Roxboro has won 11 and lostT) games making a total of only sixteen games, for a percentage of ;.6 4 7, on a sched ule that has permitted less than half as many games as either Henderson or Oxford has "played. Oxford fin ished with 20 games won and 15 lost, with a percentage of -571, whileT3ust as t reached this side of Ledge Henderson, comes out third with 19 games won and 17 lost and a percen tage of .527. West Durham and Chase City have each won 3 and lost 7 games, and each has a standing of 300 in the percentage column. South j Hill winds up in the cellar, having won two and lost 7 of the nine games played, and giving a percentage of .22." The first games in the second half of the season was played here Wed nesday with Roxboro, and Hender son at Chase City. The game here was called on account of rain, the score being 2 to 2 in the fifth innings. Score by innings: R. H. E. 20x 2 ,3 1 2 Ox 2 2 1 and Dennis; ! Roxboro .000 Oxford 000 Battery Edwards Krepps and Cutchins- The season will last until early in Seftember, according to the sche dule in hand. Henderso 3 Oxford 2. In a 13 -inning game on the local diamond yesterday Henderson de feated Oxford by a score of 3 to 2. It was 'the most exciting game of the season. Hufhes' three bagger tied the score for Oxford in the ninth in ning. Score by innings: R. H. t- Henderson 200 000 000 13 7 3 Oxford ..100 001 000 02 6 3 Coffey, Cutchins, Reece; Beale, De- j i pew, .roweii. OXFOD BASEBALL PLAYER : j-IS MARIED IN BALEIGH Fans here will be' interested in the : Miss Helen Pope Saintsing ,of Wake I Forest. The News and Observer to ! day reported the wedding as f ol ilows: v Clement B. Johnson, one of the I best known college athletes in the ! State, was yesterday quietly married to Miss Helen Pope Saintsing of Wake Forest in the parlor of the Yarborough Hotel by Justice of the Peace Arch J. Wood. "The sroom was on crutches, hav- lug susiauieu. a, uiuw:u tiin.it, nuuui two weeks ago in a baseball geme at Chase City. Va., between the Oxford and Chase City teams- "Mr. and' Mrs. Johnson left last night for the groom s home in Wil- mington, where they, will spend their honeymoon. Mr. Johnston will re join the Oxford baseball club in about two weeks and expects to re enter Wake Forest College in Sep- j more year last spring. I 4 "Mr. Johnson has been a member of the football, basket ball and base- ball teams in Wake Forest for past two years. the MR. W. A. McFARLAND IMPRESSED WITH LYNCHBURG Mr. W. A. McFarland spent the week end and ther Fourth with his brother, Dr. R A McFarland, pastor of Rivermount Baptist Church, Lynchburg. Mr McFarland was very much impressed with Lynch burg, and especially Rivermount Church, which , is on an eminence overlooking the city. Practically all of the members of Rivermount Church, said Mr. 'McFarland, are well-to-do, and the young men of the church are men of affairs and are very enthusiastic church workers. Mr. McFarland made the trip to Lynchburg via Durham and return ed via Burksville- He noticed that the crops everywhere are late, but have a good colof and are promis ing with seasonable weather. . SOME FINE FISH TAKEN FROM TAR RIVER The Most Successful Catch Of the Season. Former Sheriff Sam Wheeler se lected eight of the be3t local fisher men he could find to accompany him to Tar River last Tuesday afternoon. Besides Mr. Wheeler, the following men constituted the party: A. P. Hobgood, Jack Clement. J. T .Daniel, Erastus Hobgood, J. S. Hutchins, Henry Critcher, Conrad Walters, Jack Howard. In point of fine fish and genuine sport, this was the most successful party of local fishermen of the sea son. They cast their seine in the river near" Providence, and in less than a. quarter of: a mile from the starting point they caught 75 pounds of fish, each weighing more than one pound. In the eaten were six chubs weighing from three to seven 'pounds.' The fishermen were in the water on ly two hours. NO. 54 (BATCH OF NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL OF TALLY HO (W. R. MANGUM) Miss Pauline Hobgood, of Enon j section, principal, and Miss Floy Dan- !iel, assistant, are the teachers chos- en for Tallv Bo graded school the " j,,- f WnrH PnllPffP fltlrt is tE2rl? Jl H.I LI1U lilt ft U 111 111 CI SU1UU1 Ol - xw Forest. Miss Daniel ' graduated from Stem High school in 1919 and has just returned from Greenville training school, having finished her first year in this institution. . i A Standard Oil truckA loaded iwith three barrels of 'gasoline going from Durham to Oxford, caught fire Rock bridge near Stem.;,; The driv er discovered the fire about fifty feet this side of the bridge and jumped off in jtime to save himself from injury. In a few moments the flames ha enveloped the machine, the oil exploding with loud "detona tions and . flying in every direction all round. A crowd seeing the smoke, . quickly gathered and gazed at the rapid destruction of the car and con tents. It is thought to have caught from backfiring, and is a to tal loss. Mrs. Frank Meadows, of Stem, and Messrs. J. R. Overby and two sons visited the Old Dominion Sun day, Mrs. Meadows . stopping with Mrs. W. H. Gooch near ClarksviHe, and Mr. Overbey's narty, spent the day with. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Da vis. Mr. Overbcy and Mr. Davis's mother, who are first cousins, are the only members of the old Overbey family now living and their meeting tosretigr recalled many pleasant rem iniscences of former days. Mr. Sam uel Davis, well known in North Car alina and Virginia as "The hardware man," and who has demonstrated the fact that advertising pays, com menced business in ClarksviHe twen ty years ago and now has a hardware business worth $45,000. and is a large stockholder In The American Tobacco Company and other con cerns- This community was visited bv a heavy rain Sunday and crops are growing nicely. They are clean of, grass and have been well worked and .there nothing in the nresent out look to discourage the farmer but the probable low prices. ' Mrs- Ziba Roberts of Route 1. was taken to Watt's hospital last j week where we are glad to note she is getting along as well as could be expected. Messrs. Armie Daniel. H. P. Webb and Miss Lizzie Daniel, of Tal lv Ho, and Miss Mamie Moore, of Stem motored to Loch Lilly Sunday, returning home by way of Durham. The shores of the lake were lined with cars and the usual lmmber of pleasure seekers were present. The lilies which grow all over the pond. ?nd for which it is named, have shed their blooms and only a few blos soms left. The baseball game played here last Thursday between ' Stem and j Providence was stopDed in: the sixth inning on -account of rain1 when the score was 21 to 7 in favor of Stem. Ira Fowler pitched for Stem and showed that he as expert - at this business as he was five years ago. when he played with the Wendell team and won such fame in this sport. i Mrs .B. F. Farabow of Tally Ho, Mr. J. H. Overbey of Oxford Route. 6, the writer and family were i Durham visitors Tuesday. Crops, r along the highway, for the greater part of the way are good, the corn and tobacco which was damaged by hail some weeks ago have largely grown out of it- Mr. Frank Meadows, merchants near Stem, purchased a new Dodge touring car Friday. Mrs. Jennie Jones of Durham is visiting her mother, Mrs. B. F. Farabow of Tally Ho. Mr. and Mrs. Lena Day and Mr. R. C. Daniel of Oxford and Miss Connie Day of Roxboro, were visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs- J. H. Daniel of Tally Ho Sunday evening. Mrs. Daniel is the Champion flower raiser of our comunity. We have rarely ever seen such a variety of the most beautiful flowers, consisting of ferns, geraniums, potted plants, all highly cultivated and withall such a collection as is seldom seen in the country. CHANGE IN COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW The "General Assembly of North v Carolina at Raleigh in January. 1291 amended the compulsory school at tendance law to include all children between the ages of 7 and 14 years. Thevold law included all children-be-tween the age of 8 and 14. . , Of course our, law makers had " in mind the future welfare of Uhe chil dren of North Carolina.' They knew that children 7 years of age could not do farm work to any great rex tent, and that children in the cities andrtowns have no excuse whatever for not attending school. : Miss Lila Currin left Friday to join the Elliott ; Party for a fifteen day tour of Canada. New York and Washington City.