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muxEtfs entrap officers;
jD BI ffiJC THEIR CLOTHING j
mief I- H. Hobgood, Deputies Craw-
1 Davis, Newtdri and Curl Each!
jst A Overcaot and Undercoat. I
The average urauvnie uounty;iu
hiockade- is a oacgerous man, ana
the' officers know it. The block
er knows, too, that the officer car
ries a R"11 cocked and primed for
Jim No good feelings exists - be
tween the man who breaks the law
n(j the officer who tries to enforce
Officers I. H. Hobgood, Conrad
falters, Crawford Davis, Newton
and Curl were aware last Friday af
ternoon when they started for the
TVilkins section of the county that
they were likely to encounter a
tough gang in the woods one mile
from Wilkins station. They knew
almost the exact spot wnere the
gang was operating a 60-gallon ca
pacity still, and they set upon a plan
to surround the gang and capture
the whole outfit, men and all.
The raiding party, consisting of
the five officers above named, left
Oxford in an automotme iast Fri
day afternoon with the avowed pur
pose of entering the strip of wooqs
one mile from Wilkins about twi
light and surround the gang.
Arriving in the vicinity of the
still, the officers parked their car
at the side of a narrow road, at
the either side of which was an old
field grown up in . tall sage-grass,
which was as dry as powder in a
horn. The distance from the auto
mobile to the still was about; 800
yards. On leaving the automobile,
Chief Hobgood, Deputies Davis, New
ton and Curl removed their over
coats and under coats ana placed
them on the tall brootnsage, and
Deputy Walters paced his coat in
the automobile.
Not a word was said above a
whisper as the officers entered the
woods and scattered to the right and
left, but as they were making their
way to the still the tell-tale gun of
a blockader, some distance from the
still, was the signal to his com
panions by which they were warned
to drop everything and flee for safe-
ty. The officers, too, heard the
l . . . !
s gnal gun ana Knew us Jieaomg. .
They dodged behind trees for a min
ute or two, hoping that some one of
the gang would come tneir way, but
the gang fled in the opposite direc
tion. When the officers came upon the
still they found a complete plant
capable of turning out 10 & gallons of
liquor every night. While they
were destroying the plant and turn
ing the sour-mash into the stream,
they saw a heavy cloud of smoke to
the west of them, anc :t dawned
upon them that the blockaders had
set fire to the field of tall broom-sage
in which their automobile was
parked, and when they reached the
scene of the fire they found their
coats and overcoats burnec to a
crisy, and the fire raging within a
few feet of the automobile, which
they shoved out of the way just as
the flames reached across the road
tfhere it was standing.
MOVEMENT TO BEAUTIFY WEST
OXFORD SCHOOL GROUNDS
Strong
Sentiment In Favor Of a
Community Library. .
The Parent-Teachers Association
of the West Oxford School met
Thursday night and began a program
of work and progress that seen'
have in it great promise for the fu
ture. Before the business session a
delightful program1 of songs by the
primary grades. Then Prof. Credle
entertained the crowd by showing
some very interesting slides with the
lantern.
In the business session committees
ere appointed to present plans and
recommendations looking to the
founding of a Community library
nd the beautifying of- the school
grounds. These committees will re
port at the regular monthly meet-
inS to be held Thursday night Jan.
5th, 1922.
HAD TWELVE HUSBANDS IN
THE UNITED STATES ARMY
She Collected $400 a Month From
the Government.
A Chicago special says: At least
"reive husbands who served in the
riny or navy are credited to Mrs.
Helen Drexler, of Waukegan, ' 111.,
tfle champion collector of govern
jjent allotment checks, according to
federal authorities. She is charged
u'ith having married husbands in
many parts of the country, divorced
Jje, and received approximately
?400 a month from the government
111 the past three years.
VETERANS WILL MEET
IN RICHMOND IN JUNE
General Julian T S. Carr, commander-in-chief
of the Umted Con
federate Veterans, has annqunced
't the next general reunion of the
ld soldiers will be held In Rich
?Jnd Va., the capital of the Con
leaerate states, beginning Tuesday,
Jne 20, and lasting three days.
Richmond was decided on as the
:.e1xt.meeting place during the recent
reunion in Chattanooga, Tenn., but
ami v was left with General Carr
Z riis advisers, except that it was
piiied that it would be held in the
spring.
nhTYour battery should hare water
STtry weeks. Stop tX Ox
rord Battery Co.
mAXVILLE
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STATE LTCriAIwY,
TOO MUCH HUNTING
ON THEIR LANDS
Th Birds Belong To; the. Farmer On
WhoSe Lands Ttiev Ar TVmnH?
"Since the hunting season opened i
vxrauvme county on November 15,!
it would seem that evervhodv. hnth
whites and negroes, hav quit workj
and taken to the fields with guns i
a."u uugo, auQ i wisn tne Fuoilc Led
ger would remind them to respect
the wishes of the land-owners and
the farmers," was the burden of a
farmer's complaint yesterday.
The average hunter forgets that
the farmers have certain rights that
should be respected ; whether the
land is posted or not. The privi
lege to hunt at certain seasons of the
year does not mean that hunters
are at liberty to roam the county
at large and shoot all game in sight,
and when they find no game, take
their revenge on sign-boards and old
abandoned houses and shoot them
full of holes.
As a matter of fact, there is a
healthy and growing tendency I
among the farmers of Granville
county to protect and propagate the
birds to defend themselves against an i
invasion of damaging insects, and if!
the hunters-do not respect the wish-j
es of the. farmers they are going to
find their favorite hunting grounds I
n f in! A flncArl a cm in at' thorn at an an tItt )
date.
In any event, the proper thing is
first to get the consent of the farmer
before invading his fields, whether
or not the "posted" notice is en
countered. The birds belong to the
farmer on whose lands they are
found and no one has & right to de
stroy them without his permission.
PRESIDENT OF STATE
WOMEN'S CLUBS BOOST
COMMUNITY SERVICE
There Is Much In Her Message To
Encourage Farming People.
Mrs. Sydney P. Cooper, or Hender
son, president of the North Carolina
Federation, of Women's Clubs, who
attended the Federation Council in
Rocky Mount last week, sounded a
note" that is attracting much atten-
firm and favarnhlo nmmp.nt fhrrmpn-
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meeting over which Mrs. Cooper has
presided since taking office, and ler
address reveals the fact that her
heart and mind are attuned to con
structive work of much value.
Among other things she said:
"I want the key note of the
year's work to be community service;
I want the slogan for the Department
of Home Economics to be a muni
cipal market in every town in North
Carolina. I am intensely interest
ed in the curb market. The muni
cipal market idea is one of the big
gest constructive movements that
the club women can undertake. It
invqlves broad economic questions
and i would mean great things for our
towns and the State. With the en
couragement to the farmer and the
encouragement tp our people to raise
their home supplies in North Caro
lina, we can develop one of the great
est home industries of all."
Mrs. A. H. Powell, chairman of fi
nance in the State Federation, was
present and spoke or the splendid
service that is being done through
the Sallie Southall cotton loan
fund, which is being used as a loan
fund without interest for worthy
girls seeking an education, and
loans have been made to seven girls
this year.
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE
LEGISLATURE MEETS TODAY
Only Two Definite Matters Of Legis
lation Placed On Calendar.
With but two definite tasks laid
out for it, the one correcting the
Municinal Finance Act and the other
J to make provision to take care of a
$700,000 deficit in the public scnooi
fund for 1920-21, the extra session
of the legislature meets in Raleigh
today. ,
Six days as a minimum and ten
for a maximum duration of the
'session in the expressed views or
many members of the Assemoiy.
But there is no accounting for leg:
islatures. While leaders are- ex
pressing hopes for 'a 'snort session,
there is no definite assurance for
one.
WATKINS NEWS ITEMS
Mr. K. E. Parrott Realizes t Good
Price For Tobacco.
Mr. K: E. Parrott, one of the best
farmers along the GranvIlie-Vance
county line,' planted 20 'thousand
tobacco hills, which produced 4,762
pounds and brought $2,211.70. He
worked one mule and two sons 11
and - S years of age. He never paid
out a cent for labor; made 75 barrels
of corn; has fine hogs and sells but
ter, eggs etc. If there is a farmer
that -sells on the Oxford market who
can beat him I would like to hear
from his through the Xedger.
1 "WHO GOES NEXT" WITH
TUBERCULOSIS?
Buy Christmas Seals and help
fight this terrible plague among us.
The Next To Go, may be some one
near to you, so buy Christmas
Seals.
Hat In the Ring.
Elsewhere in this paper Landis &
Easton quote prices on blankets, bed
anreads. millinery, coat suits and
drersses and shoes at popular prices,
OXFORD, N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6.1921 '
LOCK YOUR DOORS AND
FASTEN THE WINDOWS ;
DOWN GOOD AND TIGHT
Load Your Pistol and Place It Under
Your Pillow. !
Sneaft thieves abound : in Cxf ord.
One night last week they entered the
home of Mr. E. A. Johnson on Han
cock street and stolen his overcoat
from the hall rack. The theft oc
curred early in the night while Mr.
and Mrs. JTohnson were at the Oxford
Jewelry ' store.
The boldest robbery committed
here in recent years oecurreu at 7:30
6'clock one evening last week when
two thieves entered the front door
of the residence of Mrs. M. C. Can
nady on College street.
Mr. Josiah Cannaay and his
mother heard . a noise in a room
above, and when they went out of
the room to investigate they saw
two thieves pass out of the front
door, and in the hands of one of the
men was a suit-case containing a new
suit of clothes belonging tq Mr. Can
nady. On leaving the house they
dropped a pair of shoes belonging to
Mr. Cannady and also some silver
bowls which they had stolen from
the dining room before going up
stairs. They jumped into an auto in
front of the house and disappeared
down the street;
The visit of the thieves was so un
expected and their getaway was so
quick, Mr. Cannady evidently did not
realize what was taking place until
it was all over. If he had taken " a
pistol with him when he went out in
to the hallway, he could have killed
or captured both of the men. It is
a pity that such things happen when
a fellow hasn't got a gun. , '
BURLEY TOBACCO GROWERS
RECEIVE THEHt CHARTER
Association Controlling 190,000,000
Lbs. Tobacco Incorporated At
Raleigh.
(News and Observer)
The Burley Tobacco Growers Co
operative Association, controlling
nearly 190,000,000 pounds of bur
ley -tobacco and with 50,000 mem
bers, the largest co-operative asso
ciation ever organized in America,
has been incorporated in the State
of North Carolina. Charter was
filed with the Secretary of State
by W. T. Joyner of Raleigh, attor
ney. As sooon-as it is made legal
to do so, which Is expected, to be
at the coming session of the gen
eral assembly, the Association will
be re-incorporated in Kentucky.
Aaron Sapiro, who drew the mar
keting contract will retuiu to Ken
tucky December 9,. to advise in dther
matters of detaif in connection with
the permanent organization and the
elections, which will be held Decem
ber 12, and which will be followed
by the district meetings or delegates,
which will choose directors for the
twenty-two .districts. These direc
tors will handle the affairs of the
50,000 members of the association
and the sale of their tobacco.
Notice has gone out to every bur
ley tobacco grower who signed the
contract that the assoctation had
been "duly and legally incorporated"
and that each grower would receive
instructions in due course telling
him where to deliver his tobacco to
the association; The notice is signed
by Robert W. Bingham, chairman
of the organization committee, and
Joseph Passonneau, organization
manager. -. .
THE NUMBER OF WORKING
PEOPLE IN NORTH CAROLINA
Persons Of Both Sexes In Gainful
Employment Number 895,852.
The Census Bureau states that the
1920 census shows that jt persons
of both sexes the gainfully employed
in North Carolina above ten years
of age number 895,852, or 48.6 per
cent of the total number of persons,
this number-1,944,673. With the
males in the State of ten years and
over numbering 917,885, tne gain
fully occupied number 695,152, or
75.5 per! cent, while of the females
of the same ages, numbering 926,790
there were 202,700 or 21.9 per cent
engaged in gainful occupation. The
report shows that over half the popu
lation of the United States ten years
of age and over works for a living,
the District of Columbia leading the
list with its 62.6 per cent.
SIMMONS ENDORSES
RED CROSS SEALS
Now Is the Time To Buy the
Seals. '
Senator Simmons finds time to
send a message pledging his support
to the North Carolina Tuberculosis
Association - and -wishing great suc
cess for the Seal Sale. He wired Dr.
L. B. McBrayer, managing director,
North Carolina Tuberculosis Associa
tion, Sanatorium, as follows:
"I am pleased, to note significant
decline in tuberculosis death rate in
North Carolina from 154 in 1915 to
115 in 1920 and congratulate North
Carolina. Tuberculosis Association on
its share in this result. Strongly
commend your wprk and ; sincerely
hope that 14th Annual Christmas
Seal Sale will greatly increase reve-
nue ior youpiassociauuu., iuu.w;
count on my support.
-Christmas Sale.
Don't forget the Sale of Christ
mas articlesatf the Lyon Building
this Tuesday afternoon from 2 to 6.
Everybody come and help a good
cause.
NO DATE SET FOB
THE H0LD3AY CLOSING ,
OF THE OXFORD. MARKET
A Majority Of the Tobacco Board
Of Trade T'avor Closing Down For
the Holidays On Friday, : Decem
ber 16 Prices Are Steady.
It is understood that the Oxford
Tobacco Board of Trade will meet
one. day this week to agree upon a
closing date of the local market for
the Christmas Holidays. f .
It is said that a majority pf the
board are in favor of closing down
at the end .of business on Friday,
November 16. and re-open the mar
ket on Monday, January 2, 1922. If
these, dates are adopted it means an
interval of 16 days rest and re-
creation.
When tTi "PTpnrtorann and nurViom I
Tobacco Board of Trades met to fix
the dte for Thanksgiving closing,
they also selected x December 16th
as date on which the markets would
close for the Christmas ? holidays.
As stated above, the Oxford Tobacco
Board of Trade has not fixed the
closing date, but it is thought that
all of: the markets in this section will
close down for the holidays on Fri
day, December 16. ; ; ;
If the Oxford market closes for the'
holidays on Friday, Decemher 16,
it means that there are only eight
more sales days in this month. If
the tobacco comes in curing - these
eight-days in proportion to last
week's offerings there will not be
more than 1,500,000 pounds in the
hands of the farmers at the close of
the year, according to the belief of
buyers and warehousemen.
The prices that "prevailed on the
market last week will have a ten
dency to crowd the market from now
until:. the close of the year; however,
the buyers are of the opinion that the
priced will be steady unti1 the entire
crop -has been sold.
FORMER SHERIFF HOBGOOD
IS REGAINING HIS HEALTH
The Big Man Has Lost Considerable
Flesh.
The many friends of; former Sher
iff Crawford Hobgood. throughout
the county will learn with pleasure
that he is recovering from a severe
spell of sickness covering a period of
more than a month. Dr. Booth, the
attending physician, is greatly en
couraged at the progress Qt his pa
tient. A few days before Mr. JSobgood
was confined to his, bed he remarked
that he weighed about 275 pounds,
and acknowledged that he was eat
ing too much, a habit that is too fre
quent among us. He has fallen off
considerable, and it is doubtful if he
has a pair of pants and coat in' his
wardrobe that will fit him. While
talking to a friend the other day he
crossed his legs with comparative
ease and remarked that this is the
first time in twenty years that he
could perform that trick. Mr. Hob
good has maintained a cheerfc1 dis
position throughout his sicnness.
His friends hope to see him on the
streets in the near future.
MISS RUTH CREWS BRIDE
OF MR. W. D. BARKER
Granville Man Takes Bride From
Well Known Family Residing In
Vance County.
A marriage of interest to the
friends of both the-bride and the
groom in Vance and Granville coun
ties is that which took place last
Saturday morning at the home of
Mr. H. E. Crews, when his daughter,
Miss Ruth Crews, became the bride
of Mr. W. D. Barker, of - Dexter,
Granville county. The marriage was
a quiet one, and was attended only
by members of the two families and
specially invited guests. The cere
mony was performed at 11:30 a. m.,
and the couple left in the afternoon
for New York, where they will spend
ten days on their honeymoon.
The bride is one of Vance county's
charming young women. She is a
trained nurse, and through her ser
vices in this capacity in Vance and
Granville counties has made hun
dreds of friends. The groom is a
prosperous farmer of the Dexter sec
tion, and is regarded in the highest
esteem of those who-; know him.
HON. GEORGE D. BEST
SPENT WEEK-END HERE
Was Highly Impressed With the Ser
vices At the Methodist Church.
Hon. George D. Best, leading
business man and banker, of Free
mont, accompanied by Mrs. Best,
spent the week end with his nephew,
Mr. L. F. Smith, at the Exchange Ho
tel. He was here to attend the fun
eral of Mr. D. G. Crews: 5 Mr. Best's
first wife was Miss Flora, the young
er daughter of the late James A.
Crews. "
Mr. Best attended the morning and
evening service at the Methodist
Church ast Sunday and 'was highly
impressed. He said the evening ser
vice, including the sermon, music
and cordial greeting was the best he
ever witnessed. v.' ' -,.
Cohn & Son's Pig Sale.
The big sale inaugurated by, Cohn
& Son continues with unabated, inter
est. New values are added daily
and the crowd of shoppers at Cohn
& Son's grow larger. See the fifth
page of this paper. '
WUton CottndL
All members of WUton Council
No. 258, Junior O. U. A. M are re
quested to be present . next meeting
night, Friday, Dec . 9th;
C. W. ALLEN, R. S. ,
THE ADVENTURE OF TWO
RUNAWAY SCHOOL GIRLS
) WHO WERE CAPTURED HERE
Walking Along the Railway Tracks,
Muddy and Hungry.
Last Friday evening, shortly after
dark, Mr. J. E. Jackson, superinten
dent of welfare, found two girls in
the Southern Railway freight yard.
They were -neatly dressed, out their
shoes, were muddy and they com
plained of being hungry and foot
sore. vy; -, .
When accosted by the welfare of
ficer they were reluctant to talk and
positively refused to divulge their
names, but they soon softened under
the gentle and kind treatment of
Mr. Jackson and gave their names
as those of two popular movie stars j
and gave Raleigh as their home.
"Your home may be in Raleigh,
but there is some doubt in my mind
as to your identity," said the wel
fare officer. And as he led them
away he said: "Come with me and
get something to eat, and perhaps
you will then tell me your names
and where you are from."
While enioying a good supper,
the two girls divulged : their true
names to Mr. Jackson, out still stuck
to it that they lived in Raleigh.
Mr. Jackson called the Chief of
police of Raleigh, who consulted the
city directory, and learned that all
young people with the same names
as given by the - girls were at home
or accounted for. Undaunted, Mr.
Jackson called up Henderson, and
the voice at the other end or the wire
advised him that these tw school
girls were missing. They were well
cared for here over night by Mrs. W.
H. Walters and left for home early
Saturday morning. -
MUCH ARMY MATERIAL
TURNED OVER .TO THIS
STATE FOB KOAD WORK
More Than $3,000.000 1 Worth Up
To November 1 Equipment Must
, Be, Used Fjor , Building Highways.
The federal government has turned
over to North ' Carolina for road
building purposes more than $3,000,
000 worth of surplus! army equip
ment. This is shown by a summary
prepared by the department of agri
culture's bureau of roads. It is set
out that up to November 1, the state
authorities of North Carolina had
received 620 trucks and 112 automo
biles under the Wadsworth-Kahn act
which authorizes,- the.? irar depart
ment through the agricultural de
partment, to dis'tripute surplus army
material to the various states.
Total value of the property turned
overto North Carolina at-the-time of
the last compilation is given as
093,920. Value of t equipment dis
tributed to otherl sorthe1-htates; is
given as followst-' .
Virginia, $2,902,000 -South Caro
lina, $1,768,000; Georgia, $4,271,
000; Tennessee, $3,156,000. As
sociated Press.
MR. J. W. BAILEY'S SPEECH
ISSUEO IN PAMPHLET FORM
Mr. Bailey Will Mail the Pamphlet
Free Upon Request
Mr. J. W. Bailey, of Raleigh, has
put into pamphlet form his speech
delivered before the State Farmers
Union in convention at Henderson
November 16 on "The Agricultural
Crisis; Is There a Way Out?"
This sjpeech and Mr. Bailey have
been much discussed here and
throughout the State. AH admit
that he is as . sharp as a steel trap,
and it is not surprising at' thi3 dis
tance to find a few who express the
belief that he is "too smart;"
A favorite expression among the
farmers in this section is to the ef
fect that Mr. Bailey , is 4 riding on a
tidal wave; that he is the man of the
hour, and that his speech is of poli
tical significance.
In this speech will be found the
facts, as to agricultural conditions
in North Carolina as shown by the
United States Census and the Year
Book of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture." Mr. Bailey
! will mail this pamphlet free upon re
quest.
THE OXFORD METHODIST
LOVE THEIR NEW PASTOR
He Has a Good Warm Hand For
Everybody.
Rev. E. H. Snipes, who was re
cently assigned to the Oxford Metho
dist Church, made a profound inv
pression in his two sermons last Sun
day. He is a man of commanding
appearance and has a pleasant
voice, fine pulpit mannerisms and
a beautiful flow of language. His
discourse last Sunday morning was
the "influence on the right kind of
character." .
Pastor Snipes will not only win
the hearts : of his congregation, but
all classes of people in our ' com
munity will esteem him highly. He
is a man with a warm hand and he
is a good mixer. . -
After a most forrceful and thought
ful sermon by. Mr. Snipes at the even
ing hour, words . of welcome and
fellowship were spoken by the. entire
ministerial band of Oxford. The
words nf welcome from the laymen
of the churches and town were very
earnestt and bespoke for. the Mr.
Snipes a happy and prosperous stay
and ministry among us. A beauti
ful solo by Miss Bert Hutchins and a
lnvelv rendered anthem bv the choir
I were greatly enjoyed by the corigre-gation,
NO; 97
OXFORD STORES ARE "
1 FILLED WITH GOODS SQY
FOR CHRISTMAS PURCHASES
The Shoppers Will Begin To Quicks
en :Their Pace This Weefc
.Have i you done; your' mitifiSd
shopping; yet?; . Or are you fwaiting
until the day before Christmas to
rush to a crowded counter, make an .
effort to hastily find some gift f Or a
friend or relative?
There are only 18 more days un
til Christmas: Two ; of those days
are Sundays, leaving only 16 shop
ping days until the annual visit of
Santa Claus. '
A trip through the larger" Oxford
stores, . yesterday show .that this year
shoppers are - heeding the call to do
early shopping as never before. Ev
ery store visited that carries a line
of useful and substantial gifts, in
cluding the. stores that handle toys
were filled with customers, all mak
ing an effort to select some gift. Not
all of these ; buy on the spot, of
ourse, but many of them do make
their seceltions, and are ready to get
them whten the time comes.
Wide Range To Select From.
Every store in Oxford is filled with
holiday goods, ; There are special de
signs or jewelry to be given duirng
this season of the year; there are
toys in practically all of tne stores
catering to the family trade; there
are . the holiday candies done up in
holly boxes for the Christmas girl;
there are the ties and initialed
handkerchiefs that always catch the
eye of the inexperience buyer;
there are a host of other things
that can be purchased for a small
pittance, but which will gladden the
hearts of all. v
For those who wish to make a
more expensive purchase there are
the expensive furniture suits; the
beautiful draperies, the vari-colored
dress goods, and the latest in hats
and shoes; there are the electric ap
pliances which every housewife wants
deep down. in her heart, and often
lets her husband know . of it; all
those things which the shopper who
has a greater range in price to pick
from can buy. , ; . .
Oxford Is a Shopping Center.
Oxford has grown .steadily in a
commercial way until Itr can truth
fully be said that it is a "shopping
center." You will find here a great
er variety of stores than you will
in any town its size aLd as great a
variety as in many larper towns or
cities. The quality of merchandise
ybu find here will compare favorably
with elsewhere and is good enough
for anybody. The merchants as a
whole have responded to all anneals
and 4uniributed .tieir. parts tov
maxing tne town what it is. The
merchants haVe been able to do what
they have because local people have
bought from them and this patron
age has sustained them. No mer
chant is asking your trade solely be
cause he is a home mercna; nor is
the buyer supposed to buy fror him
solely because he Is a home mer
chant, but if the buyer can get at
home as good merchandise, as good
a variety and at as good, prices as he
can elsewhere why impoverish the
home" town and enrich' some other?
In view of the approaching holi
day season' visit the local stores ear
ly and you may find Just what you
want." If you do, not only the mer
chant but the community will be bet
ter off for the money you spend at'
home.-
Special consideration should be
shown the local merchants who bid
for your trade. These will be found
among our advertisers. Read what
they have to offer.
THREE YEARS' DELAY
! FOR GERMANY TO PAY
Paris, Dec. - 5. Germany will
probably be granted a three years'
d elay in her cash indemnity pay
ments, the Associated Press is in
formed from the most reliable
source. Negotiations are now .go
ing on between the' reparations offw
cials of France and Great Britain,
and the responsible officials of both
countries: virtually agree that Ger
many must be given a breathing
spell. ,
AGREEMENT ON IRISH
PROBLEM IS REACHED
London, Dec. 6. The conference
between the government ministers
and sinn fein delegates reached an
agreement at an: early hour this
morning on the new proposals, which
underwent certain modifications for
an Irish settlement.
WATERMELON LATEST
FALL CROf MARVEL
Elizabeth City, Dec. 2. Jordan
Warren, colored, who lives on Speed
street, pulled a seven-pound water
melon on the first day of December
and brought it around to the Buxton
White Seed . Company, where h had
bought the seed to show his leas
ure. The watermelon did not look
so big, but it was heavy and healthy
looking and Warren handled.it with
great carel ; 7', .
Big Reduction Sale.
The special cash sale "of the Per
kinson Green Company,, which began
last Saturday and will continue
twenty days, appeals strongly to the
buying public. Many ' of the high
class articles mentioned in their an
nouncement on the second: page of
this paper are as low, of lower, thaa-
pre-war prices.
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