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OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER _ ————— — —STATE LIBAART, ^ - ■■■ — ' PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY—TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES. VOL XXXVIII __ PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY -AND FRIDAY. • *Y --— ■ - "" ^ - OXFORD, N. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1923 NQ. 67 REIDSVILLE and DANVILLE JEALOUS OF OXFORD AND DURHAM pur.-iam Has Entered Into a Con tract For $7,700 worth of Signs The Reidsville Review says: “All hnnt us efforts are being made to ! Irt the tourist travel from the di -oute north and south. The ^fetary of the Reidsville. C. & A. Association, T. P. Turner, since June f has been working toward directing JL heavy travel, that has been routed ?V Durham, Raleigh and Richmond, 5. north and south and by Winston and Roanoke., Va„. through feidsville, Danville, Lynchburg. "llebane noiw steps in with an ef fort to build a route fronpi Greensboro }: Burlington, Graham, Roxboro into Virginia by way of Lynchburg, while 'Winston-Salem and that section are making every effort to complete the Rocky Mount highway into Roanoke hv public subscription. _ "Durham has just entered into a contract for $7,500 worth of signs to he placed along the highways south of Greensboro and north of Clarks ville Va., trying to retain the past immense tourist travel through that I city" _ DEVIL’S GRIP IS PLAGUING VIRGINIA Store Thais Four Hundred Cases on The Eastern Shore Norfolk, Aug. 20.—Physicians in localities in the eastern section of the state affected by the outbreak of ' devil’s grip” have been urged to call special meetings to perfect plans to combat, the malady in letters sent out by Dr. Enion G-. Williams, State health commissioner. Dr. Williams said that he hopes to have full information on the extent of the disease within a short time. So far it has been confined to the eastern sections of Virginia. TWO ELDERLY LADIES OF GRANVILLE COUNTY Both Are More Than Ninety-Three years Of Age. Ia the Public Ledger’s search to fiad the oldest man and woman in Granville county, a friend in North ern Granville sends us the names of; two aged women. He says Mrs. Sal lie Ann West, who lives with her son, \ G. W. West not far from Virgilina,1 was 93 years old last June. Mrs. j James Wilson Jones, age 93 years on I the 14th of this month, lives with her son, Charles Jones, in the Bui-, lock section of the county. Our cor respondent states that both of these1 ladies are oright and their minds good. If there is any one in the county, man or woman, older than either one of these two ladies the Public Ledger will be glad to arrange for an inter view and get their picture for publi cation. Aged people with bright minds have a store of valuable information. FINE APPLES Grown By Mr. M. May, Oxford Route 5. The fertility of the soil of Gran tiih county to produce fine fruit is well illustrated by a fine sampe of apples grown by Mr. E. M. May, Ox fcrd Route o. One of these apples a golden hue measured sixteen ncmv. in circumference and abounds Titi- palatable nectar. The variety of t- apple is not known, but it is inclined to be “mealy” and resembles !“e celebrated old Hoss apple of a The nurserymen I'.ast of their latter-day varieties, !-it tuere 0 nothing grown superior k the old Hoss apple. &TURSED TO NEW YORK ,’5 Forman, the handsome ®oa of Mr. H. 0. Furman returned , ew York City last Friday after a Feasant visit to his mother and his ^ :)me town. Frank is making !,0oa ln little Old New York under Pe watchful cate of his uncle, Mr. r^. '!avs alitor of^ the Druggist w„U,ar\ ^bese two gentlemen, who! ma<ie aiauy substantial friends ^ Metropolis, are fine represen '“lVe5 °1 the old home town. LOUISBURG market u N — aai Watkins Will Operate the IJaion Warehouse. rhD T 1 ^ouisburg Times.) cv. au.y!'urS? tobacco market will hoih Sepiember 18th along with T>. ‘markets in this section, tun " ;?aters Warehouse will be W. H. Allen, S. S. tie ar: i N. Williamson and CuhC,0:l If Messrs. Watkins and la i •- 0xford. is' th-^p10” to '-I10 two auction hous tiation •,,'I)‘![)erative Marketing Asso ^rehnn ’ derate the Hiverside ir t :'-- management of ■reParatif, ri3‘ this house also he quu ' Us. are being made to han tower m, !°t tobacco for its 1 taembers. GRANVILLE COUNTY NEEDS A PUBLICLY OWNED AND OPERATED HOSPltAL “WHAT IS NEEDED IS PAID FOR ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WHETHER | YOU HAVE IT OR DO NOT HAVE IT.”—THIS COUNTY IS PAYING FOR ONE IN UNRELIEVED SUFFERING AND THE ALMOST UN ; NOTICED DEATH OF PEOPLE. In every community at some season of the year some one suffers the need of a physician. At times a doctor is hard to get just any' where. In the great countryside of the county, especially in winter time, people in acute suffering have to endure it because there is nothing else to do. Fourteen doctors cannot at all seasons render adequate service to the sick of 27,000 people, even to relieve the acute suffering which everyone knows ought to be relieved; and if you consider the even greater field of need of attention in those beginnings of serious trouble which do not seem to the victim to need attention, but which lead up t to many hopeless situations, our doctors are not nearly adequate for any time. What shall the public do? “Get mote doctors?” That is not the remedy. The reason we have not enough doctors is that the doctors must now go to all the sick at their homes, the best of which is not so fit for them to do their work in as a hospital. The poor homes are not to be mentioned as fitted to do any patient justice by the best doctor. Then the fourteen doctors are hard worked, and yet cannot do the whole job, not for any fault of theirs, but because of the want of facilities with which to work on the sick. No hotne is a proper place to treat a sick person. But some one says “a hospital costs so much.” If risks and results are to be considered in a cost budget, the cost would be less—cheaper. In the right place you get well quicker, surer and suffer much less. If you have a nurse to try to fit your home for treatment of your sick, you have her to board, to pay, to transport back and forth. She re lieves you at one point—nursing, and at another point also—your mon ey for her just pay. The hospital is a cooperative method of getting the service of this saane nnurse whose experience will thereby be divided among as many as she can serve. At a hospital you will be relieved of necessary laundering and many other items of cost necessary for the best con duct of the case of the sick. Mr. Tax Payer, don’t dismiss this thought, lightly esteeming it not worth your consideration. Your community has sick in it that gets no attention. That sick ness gets to your house and pockebook because it got no attention. It will be money saved then to provide as did the good Samaritan, be cause in doing so you save much of your own expense, to say noth ing of your own danger the unhelped brings to your household. A joint meeting of the medical society of Granville County and the Board of Health discussed this subject and unanimoussly adopted a resolution to appoint a publicity and ways and means committee which is asked to properly get this matter before the public. This commit tee appointed by Chairman J. E. Davis, who presided at the joint meet ing, is composed of the following: DR. G. T. SIKES, Rt. 1 Creedmoor, DR. W. L. TAYDOR, Stovall, DR. W. N. THOMAS, Oxford, DR. S. H. CANNADY, Oxford, MR. J. P. WEBB, Oxford, Supt. Public Distraction, MR. J. E. JACKSON, Oxford, Supt. Public Welfare. County Commissioners are also, every one of them* asked to collab- • orate with this committee to elfect ^iwre TTiafe:riaT 5etteriK?cnt for the impaired, for the incapacitated, for the suffering, that death may be put off for all, and life made more worth living for the many. - MORRIS, County Health Officer. CO-OPS HOLD ENTHUSI ASTIC MEETING HERE Legal Machinery Is Ready To Handle the Contract Breakers. The regular monthly meeting of the Granville County Tobacco Asociation, held in the court house last Saturday, was most enthusiastic and largely at tended. The executive committee, com posed of J. S. Watkins, Ed Knott, Ed Clement and Kit Foster who consult ed Dr. W. T. Joyner in Raleigh re cently in reference to enforcing the contract reported that plans had been worked out whereby the association could get relief from the contract breakers within 24 hours, aDd John W. Hester, attorney for the associa tion in Granville, stated in a short talk that all necessary legal machin ery is ready to handle contract break ers; that he had* blank forms pre-1 pared for the association so as to' handle the violators of the contract j L. V. Morrill, field secretary for! thi-s district, told liis hearers that for! all the tobacco placed in the pool inj South Carolina the farmers had been advanced an average of 12 cents aj pound, where last year they were ad-j vanced 7 cents a pound. He further j thated that the open market in South j Carolina wa3 paying an average of j from 18 to 24 cents on the pound of tobacco. At the conclusion of his talk Mr. Morrill invited some members of tfye Granville Association to accompany him to South Carolina this week to see the conditions that prevail there. Mr. B. S. Currin accepted the invita tion and will leave for South Caro lina tomorrow morning. C. T. Hall, director of this district, a man of power and wisdom, stated that this movement is one of the greatest in the history of the Ameri can people. A motion was adopted to hold a meeting in Oxford shortly before the markets opened, and that T. O. Watkins, director of warehouses for the association, and R. R .Patterson, manager of the leaf department or the association be invited to attend, the date of which will be announced later in the Public Ledger. FORMER GRAVILLIAN Mr. R. C. Jones Visits the Scenes Of His Boyhood. Mr. R. C. Jones, secretary-treas urer of the Overland-Nashvil le Com pany, Nashville, Tenn., is visiting his brother Mr. C. F. Jones and other relatives in Oxford and the county. This young man left Oxford 15 years ago and is making good. He is a brother of Mrs. Roy Badgett. WORK RESUMED ON HICK’S MEMORIAL The Cliapman 'Hunt Company Will Finish the Building. The original contractors having suspended work on the Hicks’ Me morial Hospital at the Oxford Or phanage, the Chapman-Hunt Com pany, well known contractors of Ox ford, have been awarded the contract to finish the building according to the original specifications. It is un derstood that the building will be rushed to completion. BRIGHTNING UP Mr. A. \. Crews Is On tine dob. Mr. B. E. Parnam, vvlio is operat ing a warehouse in Georgia, will scarcely knbw the' Farmers Ware house when he returns here to open it on the 18th of September. During his absence Mr. A. A. Crws, the gen eral floor manager, has scrubbed, swept, painted and whitewashed everything. Even the skylights frad his attention. FAMILY REUNION A family reunion was held last Fri day at the home of Mrs. Len Knott on Oxford Route 1, for her great aunt, Mrs. Grissom, of Raleigh. Four generations were present. The gathering enjoyed a barbecue and brunswicjk stew. MRS. GORDONDEAD Mrs. Leonard Gordon passed away this morning at 5 o’clock at her home on Broad street. She was in the 42nd year of her age and is sur vived by a husband and several chil dren. Interment at Enon church to morrow afternoon. GRAHAM WILSON DEAD Mr. Graham Wilson died Monday morning at Brantwood Hospital of pneumonia. Mr. Wilson was 25 years old and is survived by a wife and two children. Interment this af ternoon at Elmwood at four o’clock. TWIN MELONS I Mr. J. H. Oak>s, of Oak Hill section was exhibiting in Oxford Saturday twin cantaloupes. The melons were perfectly formed and were joined to gether like the Siamese twins. —Your battery should have water about every two weeks. Stop at Ox ford Battery Co. OUR FASHION SHOW | IT SHOULD BE HEED EARLY IX SEPTEMBER f / i A member of the Oxford Woman’s j Club recently received a marked copy j | of the Henderson Daily Dispatch an-! ! nouncing the intention'of the “Mer-j i chants” of Henderson to stage a Fall j Fashion Show early in September. i The Oxford Fashion Show, staged! 1 in the Spring, was a distinct success. Every one said so. And it creat | ed a lively interest in the “Trade at Home” sentiment. As attractive and as pretty clothes were shown as one could get in a much larger town. It was as creditable a display of Spring Fashions as any merchant can i i show, and Oxford felt proud of it. ! It is understood that the Club Women are willing to cooperate with | the home merchants again in any plan they will suggest, which will promote greater interest in local | trade. The crops are said to be fine, j there is reason to believe that good i prices will be paid on all markets. | Let us keep the money at home, by ! proving to the Oxford and Oranville j County men and women that as up to-date and as •stylish clothes can be | bought from our local stores, as can j be shown in other near-by towns. ! What are our merchants going to do j about it? OXFORD AND GRANVILLE _ COUNTY PRIMER | _ The More Children Know About Their Town and County The Great er Is Their Love for Our People | And Institutions. [ Nothing would bind the hearts and j ' min<Js of the young people to their j i\ative town and county as a primer, [o£ text book on Oxford and Gran ville, to be used in all schools of the town and county. A Suggestion The Public Ledger would suggest that this is a fine piece of work for the local Rotarians. The book should have to do with the history of Oxford and Granville, with the government of both, with the civic and fraternal organizations, and with reviews of every character in the community, j Every phase of activity in both j town and county should be pictures J town and county should be incorpo i rated in the book. There should be pictures and biographical sketches of those who have passed away and a brief mention of a number of those who are yet with us. The Expense By a quite and unassuming can ! vass, the Public Ledger is convinced ■that the manufacturers, industrial 'and mercantile establishments would ! gladly defray all expenses of the i Primer. Ask And Answer Questions I The young people should know and ! remember the names of those who es j tablished the four churches here and | elsewhere in the county; they should i know why some sections of the coun i ty are better to live in than some | other sections. There are a thous | and and one other questions that | should be asked and answered in the ! Primer to the everlasting glory of | Oxford and Granville County. Scope of The Work By an actual count of the sub | jects to be’treated, the Primer should ! contain ten chapters with numerous | sub-heads in each cpapter. There I are quite a few in Oxford cabable of [writing whole chapters, and others j I who could write articles, or frag- j i meat of chapters, as outlined and di- | irected by the editor-in-chief of the : I Primer, which, as a whole would j [make a most interesting book of 200 j pages. ■ BAILEY IS ON THE JOB ; _ Divides Time With President Stone, Of State Farmers’ Union. Winston-Salem, Aug. 19.—The For syth branch of the State Farmars’ Union held their annual picnic near Clemmons yesterday. Addresses by State President R. , W. H. Stone, of Greensboro, and J. W. Bailey, of Ral eigh, and a big dinner were outstand ing features of the occasion. Mr. Bailye’s subject was: “The Main Trouble in America.” He said j the farmers must get in the gamej and look out for his own interest,! said the speaker. He must get in I politics, not by proxy, but in person, ] just as they are doing out in the; West, where results are expected to be most effective. When questioned as to his candi dacy for Governor, Mr. Bailey very emphatically declared that if the peo ple of North Carolina wanted him as their Chief Executive they would have to so declare themselves other wise h had no dsire to become a can didate or make the race. BOUNTIFUL CROP IN OLD GRANVILLE The Lord Helps Thost Who Helps Themselves; Words Of Wisdom Prom County Agent Blackwell. Dear Fellow Farmers: With the coming of harvest time I know you feel proud of the fight you have made and the battle you have! won. You have fought a good fight and the victory is yours. You have worked hard to make a good crop and your efforts have beeh crowned with succes'S. I am glad for you and rejoice with you over your much de served reward. You have done your part well and you are to be commend ed for your efforts. We have al ways held that if the farmer did his part that the Almighty would send showers of blessings in due season. With His help you are bringing the crops to maturity and I sincerely trust that you will be permitted to harvest them as successfully as they have been produce# and trust that you may be permitted to reap a boun tiful harvest. Let me suggest to you the impor tance of saving every bit of hay and forage that you possibly can You will need every bit of feed and food stuff that you can make and save. There is a shortage of hay in some sections of the county which means that such feed will be high priced next year, and am highly pleased with the prospects that we have es pecially, for peavine hay. This crop is a soil builder as well as being a valuable hay plant. We should be gin right now making preparations to plant more cow peas and soy beans next year than we planted this year. The results thus far obtained from such crops in the county this year are very apparent and gratifying. By the use of lime we can make a satisfac tory crop with the pea and the hean on most any of our soils. We cer tainly should use more lime on our land that we intend seeding to any of the legumes. Now is a good time to supply our clover lots with lime. Lime will certainly increase the yield of such a crop and will do it at a profit to the farmer. Mr. Farmer, my hat is off to you for what you have done so far this year. Now then, lets take off our coats, roll up our sleeves and go in for the largest acreage of winter cover crops that the county has ever known. Will you let me serve you, if so command me, Yours for service, J .H. BLACKWELL, County Agent. DR. WEATHERSPOON WAS FORMER OXFORD PASTOR He and His Good Wife Are Pleasant ly Remembered Here. Dr. J. B. Weatherspoon, pastor of the Highland Baptist Church, Louis ville, Ky., preached at both services at Pollen Memorial Baptist Church, Raleigh last Sunday. Twelve years ago Dr. Weather spoon was pastor of the Oxford Bap tist Church, going from here to Fort Worth, Texas, where he taught for several years in South western Semi nary, resigning at Fort Worth to ac cept a call to the First Baptist Church of Winston-Salem. After several years of fruitful service in Winston-Salem he went to his present pastorate in Louisville. Dr. and Mrs. Wetherspoon are pleasantly remembered here. Mrs. Weatherspoon before her marriage was Miss Ida Jones, of Raleigh. FINE STAND OF TOBACCO More Than 100,000 Hills As Tall As a Man’s Head. Drive where you may in Granville j county you will not find a finer stand of tobacco than that of Mr. J. C. ’Davis’ farm oil the Creedmoor road one mile from Oxford. This tobacco is a-s tall as a man’s head. It was grown by Ambrose Brooks and b. G. Ross, and the most of itmust be tak- j en from the hill in the netx ten days. It is said that most of the best to bacco in the county is along side of the public roads, but this assertion does not hold good on Mr. Davis farm, the best tobacco being a quar ter of a mile from the public road. VISITING PASTOR Rev. E. C. Anderson, pastor of the Baptist Church at Mt. Holly, Gaston county, filled the pulpit at the Oxford Baptist Church last Sunday night. Other churches being closed, a large congregation was present and en joyed his sermon. . DISLOCATES SHOULDER Our old friend Mr. A. J. Yancey, of Northern Granville, accidentally fell from a wagon last week and sus tained a dislocated shoulder. This fine old gentleman is blessed with a strong constitution, which will serve him well in the sad calamity. MR. J. B. MEADOWS STRICKEN DOWN WITH PARALYSIS Funeral At 5 O’clock Tliis Afternoon and Interment At Elmwood Cem etery. Mr. James B. Meadows, one of the most popular young men of fhe Com munity , died at 4 o’qlock yesterday afternoon, following a stroke of par alysis last Saturday at noon, He had been in poor health for two years, but at times was able to be about the streets and greet his ma.ny friends and acquaintances. 4 His rud dy complexion and cheerful disposi tion gave hopes of his recovery. Suf fering with highblood pressure he was cautious and took good care of himself. . '• '< After eating a light dinner last Saturday he took a seat on the front porch at the Walters’ House, where he made his home for the past j*sar, and while conversing with friends he suddenly became limp and uncon scious. Friends carried him to his apartment and placed him upon the bed. Dr. Thomas responded almost instantly and administered heroic treatment, but he did not rally. All during the afternoon Saturday and Sunday morning, Mr. Meadows was unconscious and his heart was almost at a standstill. On Sunday afternoon, while several were at the bedside, he opened his eyes for a mo ment, but closed them again without spaking a word. Some one spoke to him while his eyes were open, but he seemed not to hear. Mr. Meadows was a popular buyer for the Liggett-Myers Tobacco Com pany. He was first taken sick on the South Carolina markets two years ago and came home and was treated at Brantwood Hospital. He was the son of the late D. Meadows,' a well known tobacco auctioneer 25 years ago. His mother was the sister of Dr. F. P. Hobgood, president of Ox ford College. He was 5 3 years old and was never married. Numerous relatives in Granville survive Mrs. William Wilkerson, qf Dan ville, the only surviving sister of Mr. Meadows and Mr. Wilkerson and I their daughter Miss Marie, were with him when the end came. Mr. Meadows was a Baptist by pro fession of faith. He and Dr. J. D. Hart, pastor of the Oxford Baptist Church were close friends and: often seen together. The funeral will be held from the Walters House at 5 o’clock this af ternoon, conducted by Pastor Jl^rte. The interment will follow in Elm wood Cemetery. The pollbearers, as announced, will be as follows: Active—Frank Blalock, W. T. Yancey, A. H. Powell, C. D. Ray, B. K. Lassiter, T. G. Currin, Geh. B. S. Royster, Dr .1. H. bav:s. Honorary —J. Bailey Owen, Dr. Watkins, Dr. Thomas, Dr. Daniel, A. J. Bullington, J. B. Powell, W. H. Hunt, F. F. Lyon, ' A. A. Hicks, \. A. Chapman, W. H. : Walters, L. F. Smith ,W, T. Clement, Andrew Jamieson, Elvin Parham. W. j G. Pace, W. H. Fleming, J. R. Wood, F. W. Hancock, Sr., James Dean, ; Cleve Timberlake, J. B. Morgan, Will | Landis, James Rogers, Henry Osborn, Hugh Peed, Dr. E. T. White, John Gooch. HARDING LEFT BULK OF ESTATE TO WIDOW _ Mrs. Harding Had A Considerable Estate In Her Own Name A Washington correspondent states that President Harding was worth three-quarters of a million dollars at the time of his death, and most of this goes to Mrs. Florence Kling Harding, the widow. The Harding will is not filed in Washington for the reason that’ he owns no property here except per sonal effects and funds in bank. The will, filed at the old court house in Marion, Ohio, makes Mrs. Harding the chief beneficiary. She will not receive the entire estate, as there are some minor bequests to per sons Mr. Harding wished to remem ber in this way. Mrs. Harding is not a rich woman but she has a con siderable estate of her own. DEATH OF INFANT The funeral of little Annie Elsie Parham infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Easton Parham, who died early Monday morning, was ■'•onducted from the home by Rev. F. H. T. Horsfield. Several appropriate hymns were rendered by the choir. The pallbearers were: Charles Eas ton, Hugh Easton, Lindsey Taylor and G-us Landis. This little baby was five weeks Old and had been a con stant sufferer. AT GENEVA CHURCH Rev. J. S. Kinerson, of Durham, will preach at Geneva church next Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. The public is cordiallyy invited to attend. WANTED EXPERIENCED SALES man apply at COHN & SONS, Ox .ford, N. C. 8-21-tf V
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