Newspapers / Oxford Public Ledger (Oxford, … / May 22, 1923, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Oxford Public Ledger (Oxford, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY—TOWN AM) COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES. [ VOL. XXXVIII PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY _AND FRIDAY. OXFORD. N. C., TUESDAY. MAY 22,1923 NO. 41 BEAUTIFUL SITE FOR REFORMATORY FOR NEGRO BOYS W Lvc^tt, Secretary Of " h de Favorably Dnpressed With Bnieigii Road. AVMch ! nns a Bait Cf the Colored Or phanage Tract. , W d\. Everett, Secretary of qt^t. and Mrs. Everett, slipped in ,nd out of Oxford last Thursday in a touring car so quick that only a few jading citizens knew of their coming and K°lng until they had passed through, but during their brief day Mayor Stem. General Royster, D. d Brummitt. Judge Graham. B. W. Parham, B K. Lassiter, T. C. Harris and possibly others, succeeded in Convincing the Honorable Secretary that there was no need of going any farther to find what he was looking for—a site for a State Reformatory pjegro Boys, which was authorized by the" recent session of the legisla *' The State owns the lands on which the Colored Orphanage is situated, and the Secretary of State came to Oxford to see if it is weil adapted for the location of the reformatory. 4fte; much convincing argument and presentation of facts and figures by the gentlemen quoted above, the Sec retary of State said that he was very favorably impresesd with the site and its possibilities. Mrs. Everett, a most pleasant and dignified lady, much younger than her distinguished husband, looked on complacently, and as her e^es lin gered on the rolling hills and val leys stretching a mile to the rear of the Orphanage building, she re marked with a wave of her hand: <Tt is indeed a very pretty view." After a demonstration by the chil dren of the Orphanage the Secretary of State ompiimented Dr. Cheatham, Superintendent of the institution, for the nobie work he is doing. It is not known at present what the visit of the Secretary of State means to Oxford. The fact that the land is owned by the State and that the Sec retary of State is most favorably im pressed wiii have much weight in the final analysis. COOPS. HOLD THEIR MONTHLY MEETING Ai! Tobacco Grown On a Member's Farm Legally Belongs To the As^ sedation. The monthly meeting of the Gran ville Tobacco Growers Association was well represented by all units of the county last Saturday, and the meeting, which was held in the Or pheum Theatre, was very enthusias tic The meeting was presided over by Air. B. F. Dean, the recently elected and popular Chairman. The thud payment was discussed and the question of contract and tennant was discussed, and it was decided that all tobacco grown upon a mem bers farm belongs to the association. It was pointed out that the landlord is liable for all tobacco raised on his farm. There was some opposition to the new ruling, but the meeting was harmonious. A RELIC OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES lie Book. That Comforted a Granville County Soldier Through^ -"*t the Civil War. ^ Looking over some old documents the other day, Mr. J. W. Howell, of ' deport section of the county, ran amoss "The Jack Songster," a neat "tie book of 64 pages, printed by ^erdng, Campbell & Albright, nsboro, at the outbreak of the o ": Between the States, which was ^ uerously distributed among the sol oes on their departure to the battle fields. This book of songs* has been in hands of Mr. Howell for 41 years, iate James Bobbitt, of Fairport, 1 died in Davie county a few years 'ga carried the book all through the ^ < and it is in a good state of pre ^ nation except a few of the back ''! front pages are torn. 'terling, Campbell & Albright, the Pi ters of this volume of songs, al '*' printed the bulk of the 50-cent and one dollar bills of the Confed ^'"ie money. These plates were de ^ 'eyed by order of the government '^on after the war. CARDEN MART . AND ROSE FETE *' the High School Grounds Next Thursday Afternoon, May, 24. annual Garden Mart of the Roman's Club will be held on Thurs day afternoon, May 24, from 4 to 6 rh Hi&h School grounds. ^ garden party is always one of 'smartest affairs of the early sum rn r and is looked forward to with niuch pleasure. Refreshments will be sold and the used for beautifying our battery should have water **Mmt every two weeks. Stop at Ox ford Battery Co. ! CITIZENS' MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS. Major Stem Is Interested la the Young Men. I desire to call the attention of the young men of this County to a fine opportunity presented to them in the privilege they have of attending one of the Citizens Military Training Camps this summer. The age limits are 17-24 years. Only a limited number can be acCbmodated and it is expected [ that all applications will be filed not later than May 31st. Ap plication blanks and more de tailed information may be had at the office of th eundersigned.* T. G. STEM, Chairman for Granville Co. UNIQUE CASE AT BAR One In Which a Deg Shared the Love Of Both Plaintiff and Defendant. A spotted setter dog, about 18 months old, left the home of Mr. D. Coley in Southern Granville a few months ago. Coley later found a dog at the home of Mr. S. B. Currin in! northwestern part of the county that corresponded in every way to the dog i that left his home. Both men loved j the dog, hence the suit brought to de-) termined the ownership. j Mr. Currin, the plaintiff, employed General Royster, and Mr. Coley, the defendant, employed Mr. D. G. Brum I mitt, and the case was argued before j Justice J. J. Medford in the commis } sioner's room at the court house last j Saturday evening. i About a dozen witnesses, six for i the plaintiff and an equal number for i ' the defense testified.^ The dog was! in court and gazed pityfully and lov^- * i ingly at both plaintiff and defendant. ! Each of the witness for the plaintiff ! swore positively that they knew the dog, and discribed minutely every I spot on him without looking at him. The witnesses for the defense were equally as positive as were the wit nesesg on the other side. I "I know the dog well," declared a witness. "Yes," said General Royster, at torney for the plaintiff, "but does I the dog know you." i Mr. Wycroft, a breeder of high I class dogs, and who gave Mr. Coley a ! pup 18 monthg ago, was put upon the I stand. After examining the dog in } court very carefully he stated that i he had no doubt in the world that it I was the same dog that he let Mr. i Coley have. He examined every ! spot on the dog and the dog's teeth; j said that the dog is about 18 months [old and that it resembled in every ! particular the dog that Mr. Coley ! raised from' a pup. ! Both litigants and all of the wit [ nesses were good, nice people and it [ would be hard to find a more con : scientious bunch. Both Mr. Currin I and Mr. Coley stated that they did not j i want the dog unless it was the dog j ! they believed it to be. [ When Miss Coley, a pretty little! j lady, who had raised a dog and sent j ! him into the garden to chase the chickens, snapped her fingers and said "Jack," the dog manifested much love and affection for her. She was positive the <log belonged to her brother, the defendant. The evidence was so evenly divided ! it looked as if a toss of a penny was the only solution, but after hearing the evidence, Justice Medford gave the dog back to Mr. Currin, the plain tiff. ! Mr. Brum mitt, attorney for the de ! fendant, noted an appeal to the Su I perior Court. [ i ! . OXFORD INVITED TO COME IN Chicago Telegram To Prof. C. G. * predie. Prof. Credle, Superintendent of the Oxford public schools, received the following telegram from Chicago last Saturday: "Because of your splendid record the University of Chicago extends special invitation to enter National track and field meet May 25-26. Teams from the entire United States competing for interscholastic cham pionship. Expenses of not over $15 paid while here." (Signed) H. O. CRISLER. REVIVAL AT WEST OXFORD BAPTIST Rev. H. T. Stevenson, *the well known evangelist, is holding a revi val in West Oxford Baptist Church. There hag been much interest mani fested in the meetings. It will probably come to a close at the end of Wednesday's service. STATE BAND COMING The State -Band of the A. and .E. College, Raleigh, will give a con cert Saturday evening, May 26 th. at the Oxford Orphanage The public is cordially invited to attend. MUCH ACTIVITY AT OXFORD COLLEGE ! ._ Beginning Next Saturday and Con tinuing Through Monday. The finals at Oxford College, which : e^ins next Saturday and lasting through Monday, promises to be most ! interesting from start to finish. Fine Arts. The Fine Art and Domestic Art reception will be held next Saturday afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock. Sunday May 27. At 11 a. m., Rev. C. L. Jackson, D. ., of Wadesboro, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at the Oxford Baptist Church; and at 8:30 o'clock m the evening he will deliver the ser mon before the Y. M. C. A. in the College Chapel. Monday's Program. At 10 a. m., graduating exercises. Invocation, Rev. F. F. Comerford. Music. Address before the literary societies by President H. W. Chase, University of N. C. Presentation of certificates and diplomas, and bacca laureate address by President Hob good. Class song. Class marshals—Hazel Baely, Ethel Harris. At 8 p. m. Annunal Concert. !N OUR MORNING MAIL R. E. Sanderford Writes From Brazil. R. E. Sanderford writes the Pub iic Ledger from Santa Cruz, Rio! Grande do Sul, Brazil, as follows: j "The Public Ledger arrives in batch es of six at a time usually two weeks apart and about four weeks after the date of issue but is even more wel come in this far off land than when we lived in the good cdunty of Gran ville. The postage is the same to send matter here, more than 6,000 miles from Oxford, as it is to send to Ruffin and Benaja. The domestic rate applies between Brazil and the United States in both directions by special arrangement between their respective governments." By diligent inquiry the Public Ledger learns that a colored preacher by the name of Robert Sanderford left Granville several years ago to do i missionary work somewhere in South} America. The above letter is in very! good form, and the Public Ledger de- j sires to thank the writer and hope he} will-let Ug hear from him again. RUNAWAY BOY HEARD FROM He Has Written His Mother That He is Working And Is Well. A Granville county boy, fifteen years of age, left home a few months ago because he felt too big for school. The letter was mailed at the door of a Northern Pacific Railway train, and { no date or town was given. The mother said she will be only too glad for him to keep his job if he will only make known his postoffice address so she could write to him. In his letter to his mother he makes the following statement: "If I had a little more knowledge of fig ures my boss would be glad to pro mote me. I have bought a good airthmetic and you can bet that I am devoting all of my spare time to it." BUS LINE STOPPED The Roads Are Too Rough Via Creed moor, Says Mr. Averett. Mr. Will Averett who operates a bus line between Oxford, Henderson and via the National Highway to and from Durham, recently put on a bus between Oxford and Durham via Creedmoor. Mr. Averett maintains his schedule on the Oxford, Henderson and Dur ham route, but the roads between Oxford and Creedmoor are in such bad shape, says Mr. Averett, he was compelled to discontinue the Creed moor line until the roads are in bet ter shape. GOOD F!VE CENT CIGAR High Taxes On Tobacco Products Is a Barrier. Washington Special: "What this country reaily needs" said vice President Thomas R. Marshall, three year ago "is a good five cent cigar" Tobacco dealers in annual convention here last week declared they were making progress toward the ideal ex pressed by the former vice-President. High taxes on tobacco products is the principal barrier, H. G. Wemmer of Lima, Ohio told the convention. NEAREST HOSPITAL Six Miles From Tar River Bridge. One fatality at Tar River bridge and several close calls in recent months caused a frined to remark the other day that the Highway Com mission should erect a monument at that point and adorn it with a skull and cross bones and bearing these words: "Six miles to the nearest hospital." I MR. GRAHAM ROYSTER < DIED IN BALTIMORE Highly Esteemed Citizen Of Granville. I Mr. Graham Royster, highly es teemed citizen of Granville county, died at Mercy Hospital, Baltimore] Last night., where he had been under treatment for four or five weeks. The deceased was about 65 years old. He served one or two terms ag county commissioner and declined to run on account of his health. Mr. Royster is survived by his'wife and two sons. He is a brother of Mr. F. S. Royster ! of Norfolk. ! It is not known at the time of go ! mg to press at what hour Mr. Royster will be laid to rest. It is thought that he will be buried at the home ,place near Wilbourne Store, a few miles south of Virgilina. It is prac tically sure that his body will leave Baltimore about 12 o'clock today. It is hardly possible that the funeral will take place tomorrow; if not late I tomorrow evening, the burial will in { all probability take place Thursday! afternoon. LIFE PHENOMENA AND ELECTRICITY Dr. C. Coulton, of Columbia, S. C., and his assistant Mr. E. A. Trevalian are spending a few days in Oxford in the interest of the World Re Hi&h Frequency Outfits for the Home and Practicing hysicians. It ig a wonderful ma chine small and inexpensive. When is applied to the naked skin it does not shock one in the least. Applied to the hand or the arm you can see the violet rays shoot out on the other side. A description of the work is fully explained in the an nouncement of Dr. Coulton elsewhere in this paper, who will remain in Ox ford until Thursday morning. Quite j^TJUMpber of machines have been sold in Oxford. A GOOD CHANCE FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN There Are More Than a Dozen Lame! Children In Granville Entitled To} Free Treatment. fnJ^^' ^ ^ the day set or the Orthopaedic clinic in Raieigh. rom 9 to 5 Dr. Milier from the Or thopaedic Hospital and Dr. Hugh Thompson of Raleigh will examine c^Pled children brought to the Wake County Clinic Rooms in the Court House. There will be nurses in charge to help the doctors and so cial workers to be of general assis tance. Provisions will be made to care for! any one who have to stay over night! because of sickness. We are verv! anxious that all crippled children of Granville will attend this clinic. These children will be treated with out cost to their parents. If you have a crippled child please call at the office of Public Welfare at Oxford and register your name, so that we can make arrangements for examination. Don't forget the date, Thursday, June 7th, at the Court House in Raleigh. J. E. JACKSON. M'LENDON INSPECTS JAILS AND PRISONS Wiil Probably Visit Granville Tliis Week. Having inspected the jails and pri son camps in Durham and Orange county last week, L. P. McLendon. Solicitor will inspect the other three counties of this judicial district within the next two weeks. The , other three counties to engage his at ; tention are Granville, Person and Ala-* mance, on days and dates not men i tioned, but most suited to his con ' venience. I The solicitor is requested to pay I special attention as to housing, food, I clothing, sanitation, *nd brutality on ! part of guards, and to report crimi nal actions, both on the part of guards and prisoners. HAMMER MURDERESS CLEARLY IDENTIFIED } Caught In the Drag Net Of the Pinkertons. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May 3.0.— j The woman being held here as Clara ; Phillips, the California "hammer murderess" has been definitely iden tified by Deputy Sheriff Walter J. Hunter, who arrived here from Los Angeles. She will be taken back to Los Angeles where she escaped from jail last December, by the steamer Co lumbia, leaving Amapalpa Majt 30. Pinkerton detectives, who located the woman here three months ago. will get heavy reward offered by Cal ifornia. REVIVAL AT OXFORD BAPTIST CHURCH To Begin June 10.—Rev. G. T. White, noted Minister Of Rich mond, Will Assist Pastor Harte_ Every Reason To Expect Large Re salts. The pastor announced in the Baptist church Sunday morning tltat the revival meeting in that church would begin June the 10th. Rev. Geo. T. White, Pas tor of the Barton Height Baptist church of Richmond will come to assist in the meeting. Mr. Waite is one of the progressive pastors of Richmond and hag a great church and Sunday school, the attendance in the latter ave raging 600 to 750. The Baptist church here was never in better condition in every way that at the present time and there is every reason to expect large re sults from the contemplated meeting. REMEMBER MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 30TH. Major L. P. McLendon Is the Orator Of the Day. Major L. P. McLendon will deliver an address in the Court House on May 30th, at 10.30 a. m. Immediate ly after the services in the court house are over the soldiers graven in the two cemeteries will be decorated. A committee from the American Legion will visit the Oxford busi ness men, in the next few days re questing that all stores and offices be closed for two hours, from 10.30 12.30 o'clock. We are requesting that all the flags in town be lowered to half mast. Let them remain at half mast from sun up to sun set. We are making an appeal to all people to take this day to honor the memory of our men of all wars, who have "Passed Over The River." Is it asking too much? Just one day in the year. . ' ^ . J. W. MtEDFORD, Commander, Ernest F. Hart Post, Am. Legion. CAPT. WHITTAKER CAPTURED THREE STILLS Brought Them To Oxford! On His Ford Cur Monday. Capt. Whittaker, the brave deputy at Stem, arose with the sun last Mon day morning and made a trip to the Granville-Wake iine below Creed moor and captured three stills, all within a radius of two miles. One of the stills was being made ready, but the other two were cold. It is the first time that any one ever brought in three stills &,t one load in one day. COMMENCEMENT AT' MARY POTTER SCHOOL Graduating Exercises Tomorrow Morning At 11 O'clock. Although the commencement at Mary Potter School began last Wed nesday, the best part of the lengthy program is yet to come. The class day exercises this even ing at 8:30 promises to be interest ing. This is the annual oratorical contest. Tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock graduating exercises, and the annual address by Dr. Louis F. Rut, of Cleve land, Ohio. Dr. Shaw, president, extends a cor dial invitation to be present. Nine of the Oxford pupils graduate with high honors at this session. ORPHANAGE WOOD WORKING PLANT SOLD The GaMna!i Wheel Company Is Transferring the Machinery Tc Their Plant. The Garman Wheel Company has purchased the woodworking plant a! the Oxford Orphanage and the ma terial is now being moved to the Wheel Works. The consideration is not mentioned. BIG REDUCTION SALE The page announcement of Landis & Easton will be seen elsewhere in this paper. There is a reduction ol ten per cent on aii goods sold during the annual reduction. They will al so give away a Ford touring car. The sale will begin next Saturday and will continue 35 days. Interesting Program. Pupils of Mrs..C. A. Upchurch will render a musical program at the High School Building Thursday even ing at 8 o'clock. Everybody cor dially invited. SWEPT PEPPER PLANTS FOR sale—Bell and Pimento. 20c per dozen. Phone 48-W or call at Carolina Printing Co; 5-22-1t A. *N. CRITCHER. ' ! JOHN HESTER TAKES A FUNG AT THE EDITOR The Public Ledger Reiterates That It Stands For a Hard Surface i Load From Oxford to Raleigh Via I Creedmoor;; For a Hard-Surface ; Road To Franklin and Louisburg Via the Most Direct Route, and For the Best Interest Of Granville County Always—Read What Mr. Hester Says. * Editor Public Ledger: persuaded that you are lo ti^ Creedmoor Route of hardsurface highway from Ox to Durham, though you have not been very clear in your atate the game. In your last Tuesday s issue of the Public were kind enough to sfur nish the people a statement of the sh four southern town ships of the county, together with ana grease bf the taxable property and the increase and decrease of the population of these townships Since ?'°P jent to the trouble to slMhS the southern end of the county com prising Brassfield and Dutchville Townships have decreased in popula tion since 1910, i really did no;t eXpect to find you becoming alarmed in your ^ the prospect of Oxford's business of southern Gran vill& to Durh&m. In ono issHR of your paper it is not worth having and are crying because it might be lost to Durham. You mav thmk straighjt, but you argue Other Now, let's state the issue so that the simplest may not be confused The whole contriversy is over the fo^**t^ *iU^ hardsurfaced from Ox ford to Durham over one of two Stem or by Creelmoor? These two routes only have been sur veyed and these two routes a^ the routes tm question aud oniy (Continued On Page Four) HON. R. A. SNEED VISITS OXFORD ; The Secretary Of State Of Oklahoma } Spent a Few Days In Granville Last Week Amid the Scenes Of His Boyhood Days. Ricnard A. Sneed, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Oklahoma, spent a few days in Oxford and the county last week amid the scenes of his boyhood days. He was born and spent his early life in the old aristocratic neighbor hood of Williamsburg. His father and mother were united in marriage by Bishop Green in old St. John's Church at Wiliiamsboro. This is the second visit of Mr. Sneed to Granville in 50 years. Gen. Royster accompanied the distin I guished visitor to Wiiiiamsboro, I where the scenes revived memories ;°f the leng ago. The old churCh is ! practically the same, but the hustling i town of Wiliiamsboro of his boyhood I days ig only a memory. Old Wil ; liamsboro whs the home of many* then } of note. Secretary of State Hen i derson, if we make no mistake, was [born there; at least he spent many I yearg of his life there. Remarkable ! that Mr. Sn&d, Secretary of State of ; the Common weaith of Oklahoma, was born on the same hill. It is to be regretted that historic Williamsburg and Old St. John's Episcopal Church passed out of Gran ville when Vance was made a county. It fits in so well with the old tradi tions of Grhnville we feel that we hold a prioi^ claim to the hallowed spot. < ; . BOYS TAKE TO THE WATER LIKE DUCKS i C heatham Milt Fond Is Their Favo rite Swimming Fool. Seeing a couple of sores as big as a half dollar on the legs of a little ! boy friend, the Public Ledger asked him what caused the trouble. "They don't hurt much in the day time, but they burn and throb at night." said our little friend. "They are cold water sores and I got 'em by bathing in muddy water at Cheat ham's Mill Pond. Some of the other ' boys' didn't get 'em because their blood is not rich enough." The {little flelow admitted that he and four of his companions have been in swimming several times since the first of May. He said the water is so cold it made him%shiver when he first jumped in, but after staying in the water a few minutes he was warm and comfortable. "Did any of the boys contract a bad cold," we asked. No sir; Some of us had bad colds, sore throats and pneumonia, but we forgot all about them as soon ag we jumped into the water. "What did your mother say about you going in swiming so early?" "She don't know anything about it, and you must not tell her, for she would skin me alive," said the little boy. IT PATS TO ADVERTISE The double page advertisement of Cohn & Son in the Public ledger last wehk, announcing their big clearance sale, filled their stores with satisfied customers. The said is still going on See half page adv. elsewhere in this paper. ' ''
Oxford Public Ledger (Oxford, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 22, 1923, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75