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111'.' V -i1 r 'iv.' i STATE LIBRARY, (X) -tUSHED SEMI-WEEKLY TOWN AND COVNTX OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES-AIL SOME PRINT. fell I VOL XXXVI OXFORD, N. C, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1921 NO. 59 T ' ' is THAT IT IS j XOT GOOD TOBACCO j i 0I Ballon aim W..U I'.itui vn 1 ioi v """" ; al 'acf" .m.!nrt" ! from the souin " ! trT, 1 week in Oxford, sptTL, there was 50,000 pounds n his marKei ou upemug udic i : j i ; i week at an average of six cents, i rw a pound of it was as good as fi? tobacco sold on the Oxford nnr&t last season at 15 cents. Col B. Ballou, whose duty it is vtsft all South Carolina and bor Lm North Carolina counties stat S that prices were such as to cause rainful disappointment to the grow er for tne prices marking the be- oinning ot tne scdsuu v-1 than had hppn anticmated. iiut i n thP dpnressed condition ,h not be overlooked," said Col. Slioui" - Ballou. aViil la "tVtL fflers 'tried out' the market with the l0W grade product, it is Proaf that if the finer &telteenrt- fered a condition of modeiate i satis- ..xx .x rnQT t n u tut i faction migni ue " lished- mir0a. The Lumberton Robeson an makes report that the market - is glutted with the low grades, but in cases where good quality tobacco was 01- tered, ' fairly good prices were ob- , rained. . The point is made by The Robe- Sonianthat it has ; been P jettj thoru , ougmyaemo uu nfl V nriVps naid for it do not pay for the trouble and expense of preparing it for the market. It was not ed that there was an unusual number of buyers on ihe mar kets and The Robesonian takes that fact to indicate that "there is demand for the better grades," and it believes when this tobacco comes on the market, better prices will prevail- A CHANCE FOR YOU TO HKE SOME MONEY A Man Wants To Know How To Ob tain Sleep Without tbe Use Of Drugs. The manner in which man will at- j tempt to arsist his fellow creature, t for financial return or otherwise, is shown in the number ,of replies re ceived as the result of an article published a year ago which erron eously stated that Benjamin Hyde, a Chicago retired contractor, would give $1,000 to any one who could tell him how to obtain sleep without the use of medicines. The articles misquoted Mr. Hyde, who is suffering from paralysis agi tans, and more than 3,000 letters were written giving him varied lines of advice as to how to sleep. Mr. Hyde has recently made an other offer of $2,000, but in order to avoid answers from irresponsible persons he has confined the offer of the reward to "physicians of good standing." His condition is that the cure permanently free him from tremors and muscular contractions and enable him to sit in a chair without having pains in his back. WHITEYILLE AVERAGES $932 ON OPENING DAY Whiteville. July 25. The opening of the leaf tobacco market was re garded as the best in 25 years. Ap proximately 137,000 pounds of the golden weed were sold at an ave rage of $9-32 per hundred pounds. The price average, which was high er than in markets In this section as due to the fact that a better grade of lugs than usual was mar keted, said by some to be the best Quality of lugs seen here. The high est prices were around 22 cents a pound. Indications are that more than tour million pounds of tobacco will be marketed here this season. U E REDISCOUNT RATES TO BE REDUCED (Washington Special) deductions in federal reserve re discount rates throughout the coun try generally were indicated .by high administration officials as likely to wnow soon upon the action of the Jfserve banks of New York, Boston, Philadelphia and San Francisco in winging their rates down from six cent to 5 1-2 per cent , tiief was expressed that the read tment of the - rediscount . rates omu mean the reduction to 6 per tn - ?f0th,ose nw 6 1-2 per cent and cein per cent of those now 6 Pr inrA Javorable' reaction in the bus tty situation throughout the coun- cm- -,a , 1?istration officials said, com be looked for as a result of jvtl evelS) ag th.g dear indication iiivr.?-er money should stimulate t'ivi"-tUes and business to great ac- Dl ALA" KnKSEY WILL PRACTICE MEDICINE HERE I) r- W. tfe of teVn 0xford for the prac thV , m,edlcine. His . office is on ng c!?d. fl of the Brown build lug on Main street. Ka"!? Hor0kSey, aa formly Miss Jceive a cordial welcome here. aCfei have watet THE TABERNACLE WARE- j HOUSE COPIES TO A CLOSE It Was Attended With Great Tntp.rst j from tari 10 misn. To the West Oxford Bantist con-! gregation glory of carrying to a successful conclusion the greatest revival meet ing ever held in Granville county. The great Dr. Ham, of national fame, has come and gone, and there was rejoicing at his coming and sad ness at his departure. No one can estimate the good accomplished by the embassador of God during his two week's stay in our midst. But it is a matter of re cord that more than one thousand people, old and young, with bowed head and contrite hearts, caught him by the hand and promised to turn from the path of evil, and thousands of christians were auick- ened by his visitation. Among the many.hearts touchd by the Word of God included the moonshiners and the people in all walkc of. lifP. There were morg than gM0(J peQple . passed through the doors of the ta- bernacle and heard Dr. Ham during twQ weekg gtay in Qur midst Jn hig sermon Sunday:nignt tne Qf tfae hQ warned tne congregation of the presence of h& vamps the gambler ani the blind tigers in our midst. T u lQ j he'thanked the people 0f the community for making the meeting the great suc the for and cess that it was; he thanked ministers of town and county their whole-hearted support stated that he would always cherish a fond recollection of our town and people. He said that he had made his home at the Exchange Hotel while in Oxford; that Mr. Smith, the proprietor, was unusually kind to him and solicitors about the well fare of his guests; that he got ev erything he wanted and regards the Exchange Hotel the most home-like place he put up at during his travels- Mr. Spooner. the singer, who left Oxford Saturday, also paid a glowing tribute to our people and the Exchange Hotel. OXFORD COMPANY RETURNS FROM CAMP GLENN Headquarters Company, of Ox ford, Lieutenant John B. Mays - in command, returned home last night from Camp Glenn. The boys who left here two weeks ago with pale faces return with a coat of healthy tan. The roster of the company is as follows: The sergeants are: J. J- Wal ters, J. E. Matthews, R- K. Taylor, L. .M. Hales, and Augustus Landis. The corporals are Louis Thorpe, C. F- Jones. J. S. Bradsher, Jr., S- T. Currin and C- W. Davis. The pri vates are W. B. Ballou, Jr., V. D. Currin, R. E. Fries, N. L. Hales, A. L. Hart, D. C Hunt, Jr., L. D. O'Brien, M- E. Parham, J- H. Par harm. J- B. Powell, Jr., F. A. Spen cer, Jr., H. L. Stokes, Crawford Ar rington, T. L. Blalock,- W. M. Blalock, C. B. Burch, G. S. Currin, J. L. Davis, J. W. Fuller, D. T. Gillikin. R. H. Hinton, L. J. Jenkins, S. F. Knott, R. H. Matthews, E. M. Mitchell, Lon nie Nelms, L- W. Pollard, L. -W. Stark, Jr., S. A. Taylor. B. W- Taylor, M. E. Williams, and P. A. Walters. JNO- CASPER DIES IN MEXICO The WTinston-Salem Man Was Hav ing a Large WTiiskey Manufacutr ing Plant Built. The death of John L. Casper in Mexico last Friday is announced by his family in Winston-Salem. Casper was one of the largest dis tillers in North Carolina before the State became dry. His age was 55. The deceased went to Maxico last January and was having a large whiskey manufacturing plant con structed at Villa De Acura, Coahuila. He expected to put it in operation within the next few weeks. INDIGNATION MEETING BY TOBACCO GROWERS Low Grades Will Be Used By the Farmers As Fertilizer. Florence, S. C, July 25- At an in dignation mass meeting held here last Friday it was decided that the Tobacco Growers Association will take definite action with respect to tobacco prices at a meeting Friday, July 29. . Resolutions were adopted- saying that tobacco receiving bids less than the minimum price to be fixed next Friday will be used by the farmers as fertilizer and that warehousemen contribute to effort to bring about better prices- SIX ARMY CANTONMENTS WILL BE ABANDONED Washington, July 25. Secretary Weeks annouces that six army can tonements will be abandoned by the War Department. Two of the six are Camp Devans, Mass., and Camp Meade Md. The remaining four were not named. Camp Jackson, S-C-, it was said, probably will be abandoned. , ; The Secretary said one big canton ment, somewhere in the South would be maintained permanently because of advantages due to climate condi tions. -R. J. Respess, clerk of the Su perior court and juvenile court 'judge at Beaufort, died Friday evening. A PARTIAL LIST OF j Ttv. a t . i?STiTf rri vcprDc ! DURING PAST WEEK I N. J. "RnrMip wif tn tth Pm, J aon, one lot in Creedmoor, ?10 and j ether valuable considerations. ! J. W. Whellouse and wife to R. M- Bailey et al, partition deed- "Pa r-niar'c TnI,,i.nnnn T nw, ! pany to Mary Susan Hart, one lot in Creedmoor, $2,500. J. R. Turner and wife to Dr. J. V. I Tumor rvTVQQ,-crv.t t,r. oaa res in Brassfield, $400.. ' I R- L. Knowles and wife to C- D. Ray and R. M. Ray certain lots of the Delacroix property, $10 and oth er valuable considerations. Ed Brogdon to O- L. Mangum, lot J m Creedmoor, consideration $10. J. P. Chappell and wife to O. L: Mangum, four lots in Creedmoor, consideration $100. C- H. Rogers to Mrs. M. A. King, lot in South Oxford, consideration $50. R. H. Whitfield and wife to B..T. Allen, in Dutchville, consideration $400- ' A. A. Hicks and wife to Claude Satterfield and wife, certain tract or parcel of land in Oxford town ship, consideration $500. F. H. Gregory and wife to Dr. W L. Taylor about eight-tenths of an acre in Stovall, $10 and other val uable considerations William Evans and wife to R. A T&Cor, about one-fourth of an acre in Stovall, $468- GRANVILLE COUNTY COURT The One Weeks Term Will Be De: voted To the Criminal Docket- Judge Frank Daniel of Goldsboro, faced a lengthy criminal docket when Granville County Court con vened here Monday morning. This is Judge Daniels' second visit to the bench here. The learned, .courteous and pleasant jurist has many warm friends here and he accomplishes much work by close application to business. Judge Daniel's charge to the grand jury is always polished and most comprehensive. He charged the jury to be on the alert and indict all vio lators of the prohibition law. He said that a moonshine distillery in the neighborhood of a school or church would" destroy both institu tions and depreciate land values wherever they exist. He said that one of the best ways to suppress the manufacture and distribution of moonshine liquor was by the forma tion of lawabiding community or ganizations, whose duty it is to .re port all violations to proper autho rities. Judge Daniels and Solicitor Gattis make one of the strongest court teams in the State. Both of them are quick and accurate, and no time is lost- TOBACCO GROWERS BLUE Prices Prevailing On South Carolina Markets . Anything But Encourag ing. Wilson, N. C-, July 25 The low prices obtained on the" South Caro lina and Georgia tobacco markets has cast a gloom throughgout the North Carolina tobacco belt. The outlook is anything but bright, and the problem will have to be solved by the planters, who were warned be fore planting time that there was then enough of the weed in storage to supply the world for two years or more. JUDGE DEVIN GETS A DOSE OF SUNBURN Judge W. A. Devin finished the docket at Jacksonville, Onslow coun ty and. arrived home Saturday and will spend two weeks vacation in Ox ford. Judge Devin went fishing down on the ocean front one afternoon last week with the Jacksonville bar. and the sun blistered his arms through his shirt sleeves- Mrs- Devin is busy extracting the pain with a feather saturated with cream- PINCHOT WARNS SOUTH AGAINST TIMBER WASTE Warnings that the sguth is now cutting three times the amount' of timber she produces and that unless steps are taken to prevent waste and fires and to replace trees the next five years will see 85 per cent of the southern lumber, mills cease op eration, said Gifford Pinchot, for mer federal commissioner of fores try, in an address before the South ern Forestry Commission and the Georgia Senate last week. LARGE PILE OF STILLS i. TS THE COUNTY JAIL There are twenty-five or thirty stills in the yard at the county jail, which have accumulated there in the past few months. About two-thirds of these stills are copper and the others made of galvanized iron, etc-, These stills have been cut to pieces and arej now ready for the junk man. This junk is usually bought by an old Hebrew of Norfolk, who passes through this section three or four times a year. Eastern Carolina farmers face a grave crisis, according to a tobacco man from that section. Cotton and tobacco crops are said to be poor, and the latter is said to be greatly diseased by "wildfire." UNION SERVICES WILL RP, wprrn TV r TABERNACLE WAREHOUSE Beginning Next Su"day Night and L i Continuing to Suiidav. SentemW ! iiaU Churtfies Of the County Will Affiliate Distinffuished t Ministers Will Lead the Meetings. ' As a' fitting close of the great re- i lVal at the ManeilTTl WarehftllSO in! cn many were converted and .! wUl -join . the churches of their j V, is the announcement that all "i - me cnurcnes ol Oxford anri (Iran- tH I I o .J Ml 1 1 vuie couuiy win noia union services in the Mangum warehouse through out the month of August and part of September. The same seats and platform thai served so well during the Ham re vival will remain as they are dur ing the continuance of the union ser vices up to and including Sunday night, September 11. The announcement was made from the platform of the tabernacle ware house last Sunday night that the first union service will be held there next Sunday night. . The preachers and speaker en gaged for the series of union meet ings are men of nation-wide impor tance. The name of the preacher for next Sunday night will be an nounced in the next issue of the Public Ledger along with a detailed account of the scope of the seven meetings scheduled to be held every Sunday night during the month of August and the first two Sunday nights in September. TOBACCO GROWERS NOT WORRIED OVER OUTLOOK Kinston, July 35. It be the last time the big buyers will be able to purchase a tobacco crop for less" than the cost of ? production, and coming years will see growers dic tating the market, is the opinion of recently organized planters in this section brought out in connection with the disastrous opening of mar kets in South Carolina. Growers this year have proved that they can curtail; when their new cooperative organizations have reached maxi mum strength they will proceed much more systematically in the matter of production, according to representative farmers here- The tremendous cut this year was only, a beginning; next - year's crop will be considerably smaller unless there is a material increase in prices this season, it is predicted. v Local market observers return ing from South Carolina give vary ing opinions. Grades sold for five to 10 cents in the Palmetto towns have not all been bad, some state The crop is certainly going at an average price under the cost of pro ducing it- There should be im provement, in the belief of nearly all tobacconists, but "nobody is go ing to get rich from the crop." BASEBALL HAS ITS PLACE IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS A gentleman came to us the other day seemingly disturbed about the large number of boys and young inen who devote much time to base ball, saying they had better be at work. When asked where they could get work he answered on the I farms. But we are told there is al ready an over production, and tbis being the case, too many people are at work on the farms already. Why produce more when we cannot sell the surplus we have? Th-: fact is, there is no work the boys can find to do. The industrial plants have eith er closed down or have cut down the number employed. Last sum mer no boys and young men loafed in Rich Square. All worked. This summer they can get no work to do, and the next best thing is to play. If they loaf about the streets they are likely to get into mischief. An idle brain is said to be the devil's work shop. The boys had better play than loaf. Let them play. Roanoke-Chowan Times- ALL-STAR BASEBALL PARK Recreation Center For the Colored People Pi South Oxford The All-Star team, composed of colored people, have leased a plot of ground near the sub-station . in South Oxford and enclosed it with an eight foot fence. The grand stand and seats will be completed this week. - The first game was played on the park last Saturday between the All Star team and a visiting club- The colored ball players of this section are not in a league. They send out a challenge to a club and play only when it is accepted- There are some very good , players on the All-Star team, and the colored fans are hopeful of winning the State pennant this season. The rules of the new pask are very strict No rowdyism of any kind will be tolerated by the manage ment. Extended Motor Trip. Mr. John G. Hall and family have returned from an extended motor trip to Lake Saranac, New York. The only auto trouble experienced by Mr. Hall in the trip of more than two thousand miles, occurred in Vir ginia, at which point an axle broke on his trip north, and strange to re late that on his return he experienc ed some trouble at the same place Mrs. Hall, who has been at Lake Saranac for some time will remain there a while longer to recuperate her health. I ONE OF THE MOST HOPEFUL SIGNS OF PROGRESS IN GRANVILLE intelligent People In Every Coai mniy Readily See the Benefits! ResuUing From the Consolidation j Of Schools and Public Transporta tion- Granville county stands among the. lyluI0f " Mm.08t co- m the State m school consoli- tr,ansPortati0.n- xcaumg wuuu ar vvii son, Edgecombe, Pitt, and Gran ville. Halifax is not far behind. There is. a strong probability of our stepping up to the first place in the next two or three years. One of the most hopeful signs a bout the success of this change of school organization is that the most intelligent people in every commu nity readily see the great benefits that will result from this change and are almost unanimous in their en dorsement of it. This is the cus tomary order in which all new ideas have their transmission throughout the minds of the people. At first they are taken up and approved by the few who have the vision and the capacity to readily seize on the thoughts and methods different from those in common use. . From these down through the various grada tions of intelligence the new ideas work their way until they become the established customs among the busy multitudes below. In a conservative State like North Carolina change naturally takes place with a considerable degree of ! tardiness. North Carolina usually likes for other people to try out the new things first. Granville County people are typical of the State with this difference. They are somewhat, in advance of the general average of the State. The rural Schools of the county have made progress in ad vance of the average and the people are ready for the next step a little earlier than the average county. In fact, as stated above, they are al most ready to take the lead. It is almost a daily occurrence for men to come into my office and make the statement that at first they were ,'opposed to the consolidated school and public transportation, but that they have become thoroughly convinced that it is the proper thing' to do. In fact' most people who stiTrhold out In opposition will admit that it is coming and we had just as well get ready for it and set our plans in that direction. The sooner we can make the complete change the better it will be for the children and the. future condition of Granville County. I would like' to see Granville take the lead in this great movement -to give every boy and girl living on the farm a wide open door to a well graded school and high school advantages equal to the best that the towns and ci ties now furnish their children. It can be done. It shall be done. J. F. WEBB. GRANVILLE COUNTY FARMERS ARE SIGNING THE CO OPERATIVE MARKET CONTRACT There Will Be a Big Mass Meeting Of Tobacco -Growers In the Court Mouse At An Early Date. j Since the opening of the South ! Carolina market a few days ago, the Granville county tobacco grorwers, have become more or less alarmed at the prevailing prices. The Pub lic Ledger learns that it was the in tention of the officials to call a mass meeting at the court house for next Saturday but for some cause or other it has been put off until a later date. Our informant said that the object of the meeting will be to sign the marketing contract and for mulate plans. The most of the far mers, it is said, are in favor of us ing the low grades for fertilizer in order to boost the better grades- Mr. Eugene Moss expressed the opinion that 90 percent of the tobac co growers of the county will have signed the contract before the mar-, ket opens here in September. . The farmers are calm and not given to loud and boisterous lan guage, but they are determined as never before to buck against ruinous prices if such should be the case. This Weeks Schedule. The Oxford baseball team has an engagement every day this week, as follows: " Henderson at Oxford today. Oxford at Henderson tomorrow. Roxboro at Oxford Thursday. Durham at Oxford Friday. Oxford at Durham Saturday. A Pretty Picture. On her return from Asheville-this week, Mrs. R. G. Lassiter brought with her three fine little collie pup py dogs of the Scotch shepherd va riety. They make a very pretty pic ture as they play upon the green velvety lawn. , Next Drawing. Owing to the f act that no one has presented coupon 055,954, which was drawn last week, Landis & Eas ton announce that the next drawing for the handsome Kitchen Cabinet will take place in the store tomor row morning at ten o'clock. They are anxious to place the cabinet in the hands of jthe right party and there will be a drawing every Wed nesday morning until it is drawn. Russell H. Bryson and wife are in jail at Columbia. S. C, on a charge of stealing an automobile at Lexington. -THE OXFORD BUILDING ANP LOAN ASSOCLTION IS A LIVE INSTITUTION No Town In the State the Size Of Oxford Equals This Aociation.. It occurs to us that the Oxford Building and Loan Association mer its much praise for what it is accom plishing in our community. In a quiet way it encouraged thrift and helped the citizens to help them selves as no other institution could do. There are no Bolsheviks among the shareholders, and the foreigner who joins has taken a high degree in the process of Americanization. The steady and substantial growth, of the Oxford Building & Loan Asso ciation as has been the case with all building and loan 'associations through out the country, speaks volumes for the thriftindustry and intelligence of our people, and is a guarantee of special stability and permanent prosperity. i The Association was ten years old on April 1, and on July 1, at the close of its twenty-first series, it had 5680 shares . in force. Note its steady growth, as follows: Series No: 19 has 519 shares; series no 20 has! 819 shares; series No 21, just closed, has 1025 shares. The assets now approaching $200,000. Perhaps no town in this State the size of Oxford has an association that equals ours-1 Since January 1, 1921, the Asso ciation was audited by a certified public accountant and we quote be low his concluding statement. "I consider this association one of the very best that 1 have audited, thoroughly up to date and conduct ed according to first class business principals, gives it the necessary time and has the cooperation of the officers "and "directors, the personel of same assuring success." With few exceptions the maQ beautiful homes that grace" our streete have been built within the last decade through the Oxford Building and Loan Association. As a saving institution it stands out preeminently as the safest and most remunerative. It behooves the of ficers and shareholders of the asso ciation, which in the broad sense of the word is a benevolent society, to lose no opportunity in boosting its great worth to the community, The next series will open on the first Sat-: urday in October. DEPUTY SHERIFF PATE SHOT IN CUMBERLAND He Is the Seventh Deputy to Be Shot In That County In Recent Years- (Fayetteville Observer) Al J. Pate, oldest deputy sheriff in Cumberland county, was shot from ambush and instantly killed Friday afternoon, following a raid upon an illicit distillery four miles from the city. The officer was standing on the running board of a car on which the captured still was being loaded, when there was a sud den fusilade of shots, from the bush es, one of which entered his back and penetrated his heart. Pate is the seventh deputy to be shot in Cumberland in reveent years. Of these four were killed.; Pate him self had been in many difficulties during his career as an officer, and had himself killed two men while in the discharge of his official du ties. The attack on the raiding party came unexpectedly, as there was no signs of life at the still when the of ficers raided it. An old model army rifle was found, however, with one cartridge jammed, which , leads to the belief that an attempt had been made to fire on the officers as they approached. TOBACCO PRICES MAKE GAINS AT LUMBERTON Thirty To 50 Per Cent Higher Than Last Week Sales Light But Peo ple Feeling Better. Lumberton, July 25- While, sales were light on the Lumberton tobac co market today, prices were from 30 to 50 per cent higher than last week. Very little good tobacco has yet been offered and there seems to be a demand for the better grades- Second surings today sold for above 20 cents the pound. As the grades improve prices are expected to range upward. With the advance in the price the depression brought about by the low prices on the opening is clearing and a spirit of optimism can be seen a mong farmers and business men. Colin & Son's Clearance Sale. Judging from the large crowd that daily attend the big clearance sale now in progress at Cohn & Son's stores, there is no such thing as hard times and tight money in Granville county. Owing to the great reduc tion and the quality of goods, the people from this section flock to the store and share in the bargains. See adv- on page five of thisiaper. Services At Old St John's. Services at Old St. John's at Wil liamsboro Sunday at 11. o'clock and every 4th Sunday afternoon at 5. Coming as a complete surprise was the announcement of the marri age of two members of . the most prominent families of Durham which was solemnized . in Aaheville Satur day at high noon, when Mrs. Brod ie L. Duke became the bride of Mr. I. N. Strayhorn, prosecuting attor ney for Durham. tm f fir ti 6 ' Jt: V V t. &-J1 '- V i 'a 1. Mf . I: ; k 1 A A tot- t w h M 1 Mi i ( !' if H is, In i i s 1 'If 1 I ii i mi f 'Mi 1 T3 i Pin mm WS i f i., I !i I? !' I f & f i I Si r , '4 i ? f f ill i . i f T it flit 4 K. t'- e.ii".