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OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER FRIDAY; AUGUST. 26; 192L Page 4 a -. ...... THE PUBLIC LEDGER ' PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY DAN A. COBLE Editor and Manager C. E. COBLE Adv. Manager J srHSCKimoNS On Year TXZ Six Alonth Three Month ....... 1.00 .0 Entered at tne Post Jffice at Oxford. North Carolina, as econd-class matter. Correspondence on all matters of ln-erest-news items noteo or sugrges 'orf for better methods or f rm or 111 'jcitrial developments, improvement xoads, schools, etc. is araestiyj ao-).it-d. OBITUAH1T NOTICES ' . Brief items of deaths, immea- Htelv after decease, of twenty to thirty words without cost. Lilre i.lte sketches (obituaries) at rate oi t-?c per word. To gret prompt atten tion: count the words in copy And send ash. stamps or check with the copy OR, PERHAPS SOMETHING ELSE Census reports show that the value of all farms in New England,New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the South and the Mountain and Pacific States would be almost enough to pay tne American war bill. WORTHY OF HOMAGE The hardwood floor of the Paris Peace Palace is wearing out and the authorities are considering the ad visability of obliging sightseers to wear sandals. Why not make them go barefoot? War demands that of many of its victims. And Peace is a beautihil thing and worthy of homage.; "HYPHENATED AMERICAN" Senator Ashurst, of Arizona, who keeps a diary, says that Woodrow Wilsoip coined the phrase "Hyphe nated'American" on May 16, 1914, at a speech upon the occasion of the un veiling of the Barry Monument. He says that he, Ashurst, nudged his neighbor when the phrase was first Tittered and remarked that we "would hearimcre of it. f TRANSPORTATION Canal barges are carrying grain in great quantities from the Middle West to New? York at one-fifth less than rail rates and are making bet ter time. It fs odd that at a time when airplanes are opening up pos sibilities of qiiick freight trips the oldest, and usually the slowest, means of transportation should be coming into its own again. TOBACCO CONSUMPTION According to the statistics i gath ered by the Census takers last year, 46,000,000,000 cigarettes were man ufactured for consumption in the United States. This is 460 cigarettes apiece for every man, woman and child. As no children and few wo men smoke tobacco in any, form, the average consumption of cigaretes by those who use them must be at least 1500 a year per capita. As 87,000, 000 cigars were manufactured, the average consumption of cigars per capita must be about 250 on the same basis. It would be easy statistician, to figure out how many plates of ice cream could be bought for wat is paid for cigaretes and tobacco every year, or how many pairs of baby shoes, or how many suits of clothes, or how many automobiles,' or how many missionaries could be maintain ed in China, or how many times the cigaretes would reach around the world if placed end to end, or the economic value of the ashes if the chemicals could be extracted from them THE NEWS IN BRIEF v r FROM STEM COMMUNITY General B. S. Royster Preached Strong Sermon; Deputy Whittaker Apprehends Violators; Faculty Of the Stem High School and Other News Items. ' Stem, N. C, Aug. 25. Our com munity of Tally Ho was indeed fortu nate in having with us at Tally Ho, church last Sunday, Gen. B. S. Roys ter of Oxford, -who delivered one of the strongest addresses we have heard in years aking as his subject "Obedience.' He declared that our f icer again; " y isited scene? -and found things as he" had left them; the night; before, but on this third visit Monday morning lie found two color ed men putting down the still and rapidly, gettng things in shape, for business. The deputy returned home, wired the sheriff ana Monday afternoon, accompanied by deputies Crawford Davis, E. Lyon and Conrad Walters, Mr. Whitaker for the fourth time visited the newly installed plant and when . within about ffty yards of the place, two negroes who were busy steaming the new copper outfit glanced up and saw theofficers and ran for their lives riding saplings as Pnuntrv needs tnrlnv revival nf nW .v". . " . "tfyui 11,CUUUU1CU aaa 2 v"ions of beer was turned out and the warning in no uncertain terms of the demoralizing and degenerating in fluence of moving picture shows and that the automobile was being pros tituted to the service of the devil. "I would not give the snap of my fin ger for a man's religion on Sunday," said the General, "if he deviates new copper still, 60 gallons capacity, taken to Oxford. Personal Mention. An airplane passed within sight of Stem Monday going in the direction of Roxboro. Mr. A. J. Montague of Hester Route 1, visited friends in Wake county Saturday. We regret to learn from the beaten path on Monday." i tn&t he will leave our section and He denounced paid church choirs, But these figures would have .many 0f the members of whom live only a curious interest, ihe tact uYeSi in the week , which bring re that the Government receives reve- proach upon the church, nues of nearly. $300,000,000 a year, Tfli message is just the kind that from the taxes on tobacco is of more hag been neeae(i f or a iong time and . meets the hearty aproval of a major- who were fortunate unough to hear it. - Car Kills Turkeys. A car passing the home of Mr. J. S. nrnrticnl concern. It means that those who do not use tobacco are re- ity , of tnose lieved from tnat mucn taxation m other forms. There can be no "fifty-fifty com promise between vice and virtue. They don't- mix, j Tr The flight of the ZR-2 is of less significance as the iEirtial trip ol a possible war engitie'flian as an ear nest of how freight and passengers may be carried jn euture. They're birds all right, but ever so many Congressmen seem anxious to prove that they're not rallbirds. The only secret some women can't keep is one they consider of little importance. Jones of Route 2, last Saturday move to Wake county this fall, Mr. S. M. Washington Ct Xouis burg, spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. S. P. Washington of Tally Ho Mr. E. Bacon Hardee was a plea sant visitor in the home of Rev C T Thrift in Clayton the past week ' ' Miss Sarah Hunt, of Oxford, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. J H Goocn. Brought Two Second Tin-m The Lumberton Robesonian, says: MR. WILSON'S RECOVERY The fevers generated when politi cal partisanship and . war sentiment moved in the United States are over. I People are thinking soberly again. And for that reason the news that Woodrow Wilson is returning to nor mal health will be welcomed. It will be a loner time before the! world is able to form a just assess ment cf Mr. Wilson'sjvork. But the people of all parties "in America will some day 'gratefully admit that Mr. Wilson sacrificed his life in labors for humanity. " His countrymen will now wish for him long years of hap piness and' health. Since his retire ment he hks given the world a re markable exhibition of stoicism and restraint. ' . i morning ran into a flock of his oi toDacco prices, a lady turkeys, killing six of them. It is auomer town told this, which thought to have been done carelessly and wilfully as the driver did not stop WHAT ARE SCHOOLS FOR? If fame were the greatest thing in the world there would be greater im portance to the findings of H. E. Miles, former president of the Wis consin State Board of Vocational Training, who, after an exhaustive special survey of the United States, reports that of 20,00,000 men who are graduates of American high schools, "only 1245 may be said to have achieved distinction." Of 33,000,000 men and women who en joyed only elementary schooling ,800 achieved prominence. College grad uates do better in the limelight. Mr. Miles found that about 1200 of ev ery million can be relatively famous if they will strive and tire not. Mr. Miles ought to make another survey and form his conclusions on mo laical erroundp. How many .grn ",t.i trf cUe?es and high schools achieved happiness7 How manv were useful, constructive and devoted citizens? How many found education; an aid to contentment? How many Were . able to realize, through schooling or the lack of it. that the people who live the fullest and r'fhest lives are those of whom you seldom or never hear? Done With Fodder Pulling. (Charlotte Observer) Evidence multiply that the farmers in this section are taking new depar tures. It is a common thing to hear of farmers who have "quit cotton," but it is something out of the ordi nary to hear a farmer say that he has abandoned corn planting. ; The Mon roe Journal, however, this wees pro duces a farmer who has been experi lated by The Journal, is that a crop of wheat, hay;and clover, and with such success that he had decided to confine his future operations to these particular crops. The story, as brief ly related by The Journal, is that a crop of wheat" $225 worth of hay, and nearly $100 worth of recleaned clover seed, represents the wheat and clover yield of Mr. W. A. Thom as, of New Salem Township, off threei faculty acres of land. Today he is singing the praises of wheat and clover. Mr. Thomas planted his wheat in the Fall of 1919 and in February of last year he sowed red clover over the wheat. 1-T1 June he harvested a good crop of wheat, and has since gathered 9 bushels and 10 pounds of recleaned clover seed, 6 bushels of which he sold for $75. and 180 bales of hay with a market value of $1.25 a bale. "Now," said Mr. Thomas, in speak ing of his yield. "I've decided to quit pulling fodder." The samepaper gives the names of three" other Union County farmers who have Returned to wheat, clover and ..grasses. Union County some years ago took the lead m tne im portation and raising'of blooded cat tle and it now appears that it is forg ing a head along the prosperous routes of wheat and red clover. nor slow up his machine. Boy Badly Burned. On last Wednesday afternoon, Charlie, the fourteen year old son of'i Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Nelms was seri ously burned in the Stem Motor Co. garage building. He ran a few feet and was caught by his brother, Mr. Eugene Nelms, wHo smothered the! fire with some guano sacks. Charlie was rushed to his home in a semi conscious condition and - DP Hardee quickly called and upon e"xnilifation found his leg burned to a erispfrbm above the knee to the bottom 'Of his foot. Singing School. Mr. A. N. Jackson, of Cary, " will begin a sinking school at Tally Ho, Monday after the fourth Sunday in September and will continue ten consecutive days not counting Sun day. All children of ' the comunity irrespective of denomination are in hvited to attend. .Mr. Jackson has j been teaching vocal music for twen ty seven years, and is thoroufrhl-'7 comrip.tent and has given splendid satisfaction wherever he has taught. j 1 1 am aeciarea was trueL A colored! nuuittii uttinea a ioaa or the "weed" to market. It was sold and after the sale it was found that it lacked 35 cents of bringing enough to pay the warehouse charges. The warehouse man told the woman that she would nave to pay him the 55-cents "I hain't got it boss, but Fse gwine ter bring yo' a chicken," was the ans wer she gave him. A few days pass ed and the old Woman returned. She looked up the; warehouseman and turn mm sne had brought him cmcKens. "Why did two?" two a-kase LOSTA BLACK LEATHER handbag going out of Oxford on the Creedmoor road. Finder please return to Exchange Hotel and receive reward. It C. E. WILLIS LOST BETWEEN FRANKMNTON and Oxford traveling bag consist ing 2 pair shoes, toilet set. dresses, cameo brooch, etc. Name on tag E. H. Johnson, Oxford, N. C. Will pay reward for any information regarding recovery of same. E. TA. JOHNSON, GOOD FARM HOR-tvT4- -f SONSe SALE, ford, N. C. 6,Bxi,o: It A school of red ipnTT centlv drifts " "sn bath re- ing ce. beaches of RnctAr, ers were sever 1S nto contact with them. m?b COn treated at hospitals. Th f ? ere the fish eude a nois! of Gas made from wn commercial success in Great 7 It is found that 6,000 S wUin gas can be obtaine d from of of oak wood carbonized y COrd costs $5 50 a cord. Coal costs? of gas PrdUCeS 10'000 cubic 8-26-2tc Safety pins have been found Oxford, N. C. tombs two" thousand years old in two VOll hrinp- he asked." Well, boss, I brung kase I bruner . .. .. " CI , terDacKer," the woman reDlied This didn't happen in Robeson ! uuuniy. The traffic of dm?a in 1 ork City, is carried on so openly ; that narcotic addicts recently called a strike and picketed a Broadway ! rtand of a purveyor who was ped-1 dlmg cocane, heroin and morphine at i $1.50 a deck" from an automobile .' drawn up against the curbing. The i strikers objected to the action of the ; vender who had diluted the quanti ties and they were warning off nm ;Pective buyers until the quality was S We do not see any reason for you to work your wife to death. Send your washing to the Oxford Steam Laundry that will be open some time very soon. We will do all kinds of work to please everybody. Wet washing, rough and finished. Special price for families and big quantities of work. xford Steam Laundry J. Z. Harris, Prop. Williamsboro Street Facnlty Of Hia;li School. Stem High School will onsn or i restored. Police found ten thousand it September 12th with the following ; dollars worth of drugs in the nar Principal, Prof. John G. p-cor Qp jen Rock; hi. eh school teacher. Miss Mnrg?rt Fleming, of Wodlief seventh. Miss Eliza Reid. ! of High Rock: fifth and sixth grades, Mis? Bessie Mangum. of Stem: pe cond. third p"d fourth "r"'"" vr- taught by Miss Lucy Hardee and Marv Cozart both 'of Stem: firt grades. Miss Jane Clayton of Stem. All exceot Miss Fleming and Miss Reid. were members of the faculty last year. BV Stilt anhired. Deputy W. H Whitaker. who is al ways on the- lookout for violaters of the law. went nut Saturday night and discovered a still in a dense thicket Vn mile? '.'wet of Stem on a farm belonging to Vester Lron -.colored. Everything was in readiness for sef irr ho t.h outfit but the beer yas not n condition for. stilling. Early Sunday morning this persistent 'pf- mm THE MOTHER MOURNS FOR ALL The bereaved English mother who is to come to the United States to lay a wreath on the grave of the un known soldier to be buried in Arl ington Cemetery on Amristice Day is to represent all the mothers of the two nations whose sons were killed in the war. Her inability is to be "concealed, that there may be no personal ele ment in the beautiful symbolism of the tribute. She is to be jiisi mother mourning for her son. She will be there vicariously for every mother whose son lies in an unmark ed grave on the battlefields. Each such mother may find consolation in the thought that the soldier in the Arlington grave is her son and that the English mother is laying the wreath beside the monument for her And each mother may also console herself with the belief that three veterans of the World War who won the Victoria Cross and the three Cri mea veterans who are to escort the British mother across ..the ocean would have done as much for her if she had been selected to represent bereaved motherhood at the moving ceremony next November. We want to tell you that you can see the most wopdeFfiil Suit Values for Young Men and Men right now at the Hub's Clothing Department. The newest Fabrics and Pat terns. 0f4 finished worsted and cassi- meres.,. f,pjendid showing of all wool serges and tbe latest novelties , in . herring bone weaves. Strictly hand tailored gar- ments in the latest fall styles. Our prices are lower! LET US SHOW YOU Corner Hillsboro and College Streets : Oxford; N.C. ;. The Summer Vacationist demands durability above all things in his traveling' accessories. " , They must stand the wear and tear of extremely rough handling the kind that can go through a trip andstiUvsmile;vV Werare proud of our Trunks for they were built under ridig speci fications, not only as to durability, but comfort, convenience and style as well. , . . ; While you are planning to send off your daughter or college then come right on to our store and get" T the. very Trunk they wish. Take a peep into our show window and there you will see Trunks from $10.00 up to the highest and they are at Pre-War Prices. Just think, a Wardrobe Trunk at $25.00; and this same Trunk was $50.00 one year ago. illlll A Splendid Line of Furniture on hand please. We are here and expecting jrou entire line. and at to comie .prices that will and inspect our 1 Tl College Street. Ilifil .'v .- y ., ..." Oxford, N. C.
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