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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY—TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES PUBMS,,E^^^TUESDAY OXFORD.N.C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER2,1923* 10PAGESTODAY Mrt Qe !S THE ME OF THE 1* EW PRESBYTERY ,,,.f.-=byt"ry ^i!i Hold Its First i na! Session In the Oxford (JunfL Next Apt')!—A Rare Bit Of t oanty History. ' was the name given tc ,, ,.,-wiv organized Presbytery in on Tuesday and Wednes Hentr.— ei this week. The unnamed , .\,-v xvas caiied together by Dr. J -ut,. of Raleigh, the same been appointed by the 3ynod f N-vib Carolina, at its last annual ^ hehl in Graham in the early part of or October. Sixteen ministers n'-eive elders answered the first Thirtv eight Churches . kmed as being withtn the S Comerford of Oxford. Dr. Lte acting as chairman pro tern, Rev G. L. Cooper of Durham L temporary eierk. The ° L was thrown opbn to nomma ft- for moderator. Dr. White of PUeOh being elected. A Committee appointed to arrange an order of ba Jss for the following sessions, hs adjournment was taken until 9 of the following morning. Pnon the reconvening of the Pres hvte'rv the afore-named committee in its' report, many of its s-^estions being adopted without Stion. Dr. O. G. Jones of Miss oni was elected superintendent of ^' Pistons and Presbytery's evan T." His salary for two full years be provided by a private mdivi m the presbytery. pfJhaps the most interestmg item 'the docket was the naming of the Ldwtery. The name Carolina was u^sted as a part of the report of .Puttee. Other names for example, ^H-s Memorial, Raleigh, Neuse, Md Granville were suggested. Rex', e g Tafe of Henderson. laid the „.md tr.rk tor the name in a bM'difully arranged speech. He de ckred that he had taken the time to M.rm himseif as t. the pr.n.^es invoked in the christening of other simiiar Church courts within the bounds of our Church. He said m his search he had discovered only o, for example geographical location, cities and counties. Alter this, W - J. M. Baird of Oxford m a few chos en words informed the Presbytery ot the fad that the first Presbyterian Church ever organized in this sec tion was that of Grassy Creek, and that in Granville county.. He aDo said that the name of one of th^ Church's foremost preachers Mos D Hogue, was still on that roll. Mi. J. R. Rankin of Henderson, followed Mr. Baird with a very informing speech in which he showed that prac tical ail of the present territory ot the new Presbytery was at one time in Granville county. He gave from memory the dates when the sex era counties of the territory were formed from Granville. Dr. y - A Withers of Raleigh informed the Presbytery as to how the name Gran ville came about, speaking of the ori ginai grant of territory to the Earl o Granvilie. Rev. W. 0. Sample o Roxboro spoke of the beauty and ap peal of the name. And Rev. F. F Comerford of Oxford, spoke of the impressions of the name upon a*mexx comer, and the evident endearment of the name in the hearts pf the peo p!e throughout this entire section. The debate was lively and spirited though friendly. The final vote stool 13-8 in favor of Granville. Rev. T. W. Simpson of Durham, C. K. Taffe of Henderson, and elders J. R. Young of Raleigh and J. M Baird of Oxford were elected as the Presbytery's Comissioners to the next General Assembly to be held in San Antonio Texas, sometime next invitations were extended to sbytery for its next place of . Rev. F. F. Comerford. on d the Oxford Church issued . and Rev. J .S. Kennison of cknall Memorial Church of the second. The invitation )xford Church was accepted, ding will take place the early April. S Of WORLD WAR The Logs Of Mfe Was Grater Than hi Eighteen Wars. Nov i suited . The late war re ^rid th- loss of life to the rsdbetv-^ wars which occur herof ^815 and 1913, the num ^ woiRdg ai i^g ^ a. compiled by the von^^' those who died "ouRdsand:!!^— . ..._ . f^URd figare^^ Alness, being given in es as 11,000,000, acpord scie^" ^Qd Political "^st be added the iathebirthrateifafair ^orld of the reduction ^^^^Palatioa ig to be reached. FOR U8edt*f^^^" *^ORD COUPE Dr. Q Notice. , j'-^ias has removed i St^ th. , " removeu n room over Lyon's Dri 10-23 I ALL PROPERTIES 7R GRARV7LLE COORTT FOR '923 ASSESSED AT TOTAL OF #27,491,906.00; Citizens Of Granville Ctnmty Are To j I uy $ ^7 333.6— In Taxes For } —Tite County Seiiool Taxes ! This Year Amounts To $185,. i 698.88. } The abstract of iisted taxable real j and personal property in Granville j County for 192&- show that the to i tal value of all property in Granville j County is placed at $21,491,906.00 ' from which the county will collect {taxes amounting to $327,333.62.... Pioperty listed by white citizens of the county is placed at $14,118. 010.00 while the negro population 2S0^00 valued at $1,674, Railroad, telegraph, te^phone. and express properties as assessed by the btate Department of Revenue are placed $5,415,259.00. Bank excess valuation assesed by the State Department of Revenue amount,to $241,417.*' Domestic Corporations assessed by State Department of Revenue amounts to $42,940.00. The 333,998 acres of land in the j county are valued at $8,087,495.00, [While 1810 lots in the county are {assessed at $3,205,455.00. Mineral, {timber, etc. valued at $67,030.00 i making a total of real property val I ued at $11,359,980.00. j The Total value of personal pro i perty in Granville County is placed at I $4,432,310.00, while the real pro perty brings the total to $15,792.00. I Interesting figures are shown in ; the assessment of animals owned by j citizens of the county. Horses num ibering 3265 are valued at $240. {440.00; Mules numbering 2802, val !ued at $249,555.00; Cattle number ing 6978 valued at $168,075.00-; i Hogg numbering 6989 valued at $63. 805.00; Sheep numbering 763, val ued at $3,580.00; Goats numbering 16 valued at $45.00; Dogs number ing 67 valued at $1,085.00. The County Schools taxes this year amounts to $185,698.88, while coun ;ty taxes other than for schools j amounts to $141,634.74. i Other assessment figures shown in 'the abstract follows, Stock of Mdse, {and Fixtures 654.540.00; Material jin Process of Manufacture and Ma chinery Not Affixed in Reality $551. {645.00; New Value above exemption } of personal property from which ex j emotion of $300 is allowed $263. [035.00; Net Solvents Credits $1, [468,385.00. Actual value of all other Tangible land Intangible-, Property owned by [ Tax payers not otherwise Specified I $25,565.00. Total value personal ! property covered by Items 53 to 80 [inclusive $742,555.00. There are ' 2,239 white and 1,578 colored polls listed for taxes, making a total poll of 3,817. GROUP COWFER^WCE DELEGATES FROM TEN CHURCH ES WILL BE HERE NEXT TUESDAY Invitations Extended To Aii To Hear Hiss Tate, Pioneer Of Korea. The first Group Conference of Albemarle Presbyterial will convene in the Oxford Presbyterian Church Tuesday morning, Nov. 6 at 10.30: o'clock. Mrs. S. N. Harrell of Tarboro, President of Presbyterial. and other officers will be present Representa tives from Raleigh, Roanoke Rapids, [Littleton, Geneva, Stovall, Towns [ ville, Henderson, Oak Hill, St. An drews and Hebron will attend, j Miss Mattie S. Tate, a missionary ! from Korea will address the Confer ence at the morning session. Miss ! Tate is one of the pioneers of Korea, ! having been there 31 years. A most cordial welcome is extended to all the ladies of all denominations of the town and county to hear Miss Tate. MRS. W. J. LONG, District Chairman. THE OXFORD TOBACCO MARKET Last Monday's Sales Averaged $33.30 Per Hundred For the 193,000 I Pounds Sold On the Auction Floors. A few years ago Fridays were the big days on the Oxford to bacco %iarket. but for some rea son the big days have switched to Monday. The 193,000 pounds sold on the five auction flbors here last Monday averaged $33.50 per hundred pounds. The average for all sold on Tuesday and Wednesday was slightly better than on Monday, but the tonage was not as great. The better prices for the past few days have brought about a better feeling among all class es. —tour battery should have water about every two weeks. Stop at Ox ford Battery Co. GETTINGREADY^OR ^ THE RED CROSS i { , MEMBERSHIP DRIVE; Air. Lindsay Taylor Will Direct the Work. : ! At a meeting of the executive i board of the Granville County Chap-' {ter of American Red Cross, held last; j Tuesday. Mr. Lindsay Taylor, a ;veteran of the World War and ai [prominent member of the local post! j of the American Legion, was appoint-! j ed chairman of the membership drive ! ! to be put on in Granville county on; {Armistice Day. November 11 andj continue one week. Mr. Taylor will ' have as his valuable assistant Mr. A. i H. Powell, the war-time chairman of j the local chapter. Mrs. Graham Roberts heads the lo-! cal chapter with Mrs. R. M. C. Calvert! as vice-chairman. Upon them and! their assistants rests the burden of[ keeping the Chapter up to its high! standard of usefulness, and every-! body should help. I _) THE WATER QUESTMW j The Town Fathers Have Not Bar-! gained For Source Of Water Sup-; ply Very little credence is given to the! report sent broadcast that the town} fathers have already, or will in the! near future bargain for a source of! water supply. Realizing' that the! present facilities are inadequate dur-j mg the summer months, the town j council employed the services of The j Carolina Engineering Co., of Wil mington, N. 'C.. to make a survey of the available water sources. Two of their engineers have for the past month been making tests of the streams near Oxford. They havej surveyed four or five streams within j a radius of six miles of Oxford. These surveys are in the hands of the Commissioners, but they have made no selection and will probably not} do so for some time to come. The Public Ledger has not "peeped^ in" on %he commissioners for the; reason that they will give the public! the desired information at the right time. If they tell all they know) some one would rush out and take! an option on the coveted stream, but! in that event the commissioners will] adhere to the old system of sinking! more wells, and one or two more! wells is not a had idea, said a mem-} her of the board. VERY UTILE UQUOR COMING TO TOWN ———. * Only Now and Then You Smell the j Vile Staff and See Its Effeet. i Oxford's liquor supply is being; considerably curtailed as a result ofi ! the activity of Sheriff Hunt and his deputies. During the past month ten j blockade skills were captured by; these officers. Of this number five! were within eight miles of Oxford/; and much of the vile stuff doubtless! found its way to Oxford. Constable Ernest N. Bragg states that the moonshiners are more num erous in November; that they steam up in anticipation of a voluminous holiday trade. Sheriff Hunt and his deputies are not "blowing" about what they arc doing, but the moonshiners from now until Christmas will find thatj they ar# not "asleep at the switch" ! by a long shot. COM HUSKING HME j Pumpkin Tie and Persimmon! Beer. New fashioned husking bees are becoming popular in Granville this fall. The editor of the Public Led ger has received an invitation to at tend one over in the Hurricane at an early date. We' are informed that the possums are being fattened for the occasion and that there will be plenty of pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes and persimmon beer. It is not stated that there will be anything stronger than persimmon beer to quench the thirst. An old fasChioned corn shucking in the Hur ricane was nothing short of a storm, and how they expect to stage this one without a little thunder and lighten ing is hard to conceive. They may do it, but we doubt, though, if the finding of a red ear of corn will ever bring back the old-time thrill. PEMONCoTroBACco Mr. Thomas Frazier Highly Pleased With the Oxford Market. Mr. Thomas Frazier, of Surl .Per son county, sold a load of old fashioned stalk tobacco at the Flem ing Warehouse Thursday. The load brought $9150 clear. The different grades brought the ' dlowingprices: Worst tips. $20; best tips $30; best grade of leaf $43; sand lugs $26; best lugs $$0. Mr .Frazier was highly^ plestsed with his check. SUPREME COURT FINDS NO ERROR IN TAYLOR ^ MEADOWS CASE <n n;\ [ t(t\ WAS STARTED NINE YEKS AGO Tlie Suit Was Draught Over a Twen ty-eight Foot Lot On Williamsboro Street. ' Nine years ago the plaintiffs, the heirs of the iate Dr. L. C. Taylor, in stituted suit against. Mr. J. F. Mea dows to recover a 23-foot lot on Wil-: Iiamsboro street. This case has been four times tried in the Granville county Superior Court and four times in the Supreme Court. Mr. Taylor.; the plaintiff, won the last three ver-j diets, and on Wednesday last the Su-} preme Court held that the trial at this time was properly conducted. ] : The last trial before a jury con sumed four days, and extra time of one hour was granted for the argu ment of the last appeal to the Su preme Court. No error; plaintiff re covers. PALESTINE, THE HOME OF JESUS' Dr. Scanlon's Famous Lecture At the Oxford Presbyterian Church Next Sunday Evening At 7.30 O'clock. The Oxford Presbyterian Church hag been very fortunate in securing the services of Dr. D. H. Scanlon of Durham for next Sunday evening. Dr. Scanlon is considered one of the foremost preachers and lecturers within the bounds of the Southern Presbyterian church. His services are sought far and wide. In ad dition to his splendid preaching abil ity he has had the advantage of ex tensive travel. Only last summer hei made a lengthy trip througout many! of the foreign countries, observing and studying the countries and their various prevailing conditions. He paid special attention to Egypt and Palestine. He has a number of lec tures on each of these countries. But i he will sneak Sunday night on Pal-} estine. His subject will be "Pales-} tine, the Home of Jesus." . J . A ^tudy of thig country is always, interesting but. a picture from one! who has first hand information, is! always more interesting and inform-j ing. The boys and girls of the town j and country should make a special ef fort to be present. We are expect ing to have a full house, but we are in a position to furnish extra seating room should the occasion demand it. This is an opportunity that does not often come to Oxford, and it seems that its people should be eager to seize upon it. A large number of Henderson people are expectd to at tend. The Henderson Christian En deavor Society will visit the Oxford Society on the same evening. The hour of the regular service, at which time Dr. Scanlon will deliver his ad dress will be at 7.30. Everyone is cordially invited. LARGE CROWD ATTEND CHRYSAMTHEMUM SHOW Most Popular Event Of the Season. The Chrysanthemum Show opened yesterday morning in the Armory un der most propitious circumstances. The tender petals of the esthetic flower attained its magnificent pro portions on the eve of the coldest night of the season. The exhibit is; profuse and beautiful, embracing j shades of red, yellow and white. There is a distribution of five white specimens that attracted much at tention. The awards will be an nounced in the Public Ledger next week. One hears many compliments on the repast, or the "square meal" if ydu prefer, that the ladies are serving, j Dinner is served at noon today and j again this evening. SPEAKERS ASSIGNED For the Seventy-Five Million Dollar Campaign. Judge W. A. Devin speaks at'Amis Chapel Nov. 4th, at 11:00 a. m. Rev. T. W. Fogleman speaks at Enon Nov. 4th at 11:00 a. m. Rev. G. T. Tunstall speaks at Mt. Zion Nov. 4th at 11:00 a. m. Rev. J. U. Teague speaks at Sharon Nov. 4th, at 2:30 p. m. Prof. F. P. Hobgood speaks at Poplar Creek Nov. 4th, a 11:00 a. m. Hon. Ben Parham speaks at Tally Ho Nov. 4th at 11: a. m. Let everyone keep sharp lookout in Ledger for further announcements, form time to time. J. U, TEAGUE, Assist. Director. ] ORDER OF BANANAS , (News and Observer) The famous banana song has re sulted in a new secret order, the Or der of Bananas. Bunch No. 1 has been organized in New York. Of course it Will sweep the country. Don't be in a hurry to ipin the K. K. K. Wait for the Order of Bananas. TAKING CENSUS FOR MATERNITY AND INFANCY WORK! The Couuty Has Been Divided Into Eight Districts and Committees} Appointed To Take Data. Before the Maternity and Infancy! Work, as planned by the Bureau ofj Maternity and Infancy, can be start-; ed, there must be a canvas taken of' the maternity cases and ;the pre-{ school children of the county. The county has been divided into districts, which will put a maternity and in fancy conference in reach of every family in the county. At a call meeting of the ladies of the county, held in Oxford this week, the follow-} ing were appointed to make the; canvas: \ Oxford. Mrs. D. K. Taylor, chairman; Mrs.! A. H. Moore, Mrs. George Moore, Mrs.! A. Sails, Mrs. F. B. Blalock, Mrs.! George Tunstall, Mrs. Sam Parker,! Miss Aiice Collier. Creedmoor. Mrs. Will Fleming, chairman; Mrs. ! Ezzell, Mrs. R. H. Lewis, Mrs. S. } Rogers. Stovall. Mrs. William Taylor, chairman;! Mrs. Drew Bryan, Mrs. Joe Davis. Berea. Mrs. R. C. M. Calvert, chairman; Mrs. M. C. Evans, Mrs. Lewis Thorp,! Mrs. Macon Hobgood, Mrs. Bob Dan iel. / Stem. Mrs. N. C. Remsen, chairman; Mrs. Jack Blalock, Mrs Logan Hall, Mrs. E. B.Meadows.. Wilton. Mrs. C. G. Credle, chairman; Mrs.! Leo Byrum, Mrs. H. Morrfsette, Mrs.} J. A. Morris. Fredrick School. ' Mrs. Len Pitchford, chairman; Mrs. J. E. Jackson, Mrs. J. C. Horner, Mrs. Walter Hobgood. Oak Hill. Mrs. Elvin Parham, chairman; Mrs. Sam Evans, Mrs. Mamie Wilburn, Mrs. W. T. Lee. AMDyBOMR L4WDL4D Former Premier Of Gre&t Britain t Victim Of Cancer Of the Throat. London, Oct. 31—Andrew Bonar; Law, who was one of the strong war- i time statesmen of Great Britain and j the only Prime Minister of Colonial j birth, died at his London home Wed-} nesday morning. The last year ofj his sixty-five years wa§ lived under; a cloud of heavy misfortunes. Forced To Retire. Only a little more than a year ago he reluctantly accepted the high est political office in the empire, tell ! ing his supporters that he was doubt ful his health would long bear the strain of duties and promising to give up the work when he was no ! longer equal to the burden. Then [ followed seven months in office— ! months harrassed by pain—where upon he fulfilled his promise. Cancer Of Throat. Like General Grant and the Ger man Emperor Frederick III, the late Prime Minister died from cancer ot the throat. There was a parallel be tween his last days and those of Frederick Ill's, in that both came into brief power with the sentence of deatli pronounce^ upon them. rOMMSf 77MVEi. They Come and Go At AU Honrs Of the Day and Might. Tourist travel through Oxford at present is the heaviest in the history of the National Highway. All man ner of cars and trailers, many of them with camping outfits, come and go at all hours of the day and night. Strange that many of these tourists, enroute to Florida, come from the Western States. A man from Ore gon, who was diverted at South Hill via the new toll bridge and Hender son came in yesterday. He stated to the Public Ledger that he traveled 1000 miles out of his course merely to spend a day in W ashington City and Richmond. COL BALLOU HEBE Distributing Words Of Good Cheer. Col. W. B. Ballou, the farmer's friend who is so highly esteemed in this section, haS not the time to lin ger long in one place. His territory is all the way from St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico and as far West as he cares to travel. At present he is giving his attention to the tobacco markets in this section, and he comes and he goes in a high-power car. He looked in upon the market yesterday, shook hands with everybody and the price of some grades jumped about one cent the pound. AMVUA1BAZAR The annual bazaar of the Oxford Baptist church will be held on Tues day, Dec. 11th, from 2:30 to 6.00 at the home of Mrs. S. M. Watkins. Everybody is cordially invited. 10-26-tf MOTOR TITLE REGIS TRATION REDUCED TO FIFTY CENTS t (general Manning Holds That iK.i'a,. s,„ Tav fa y.t '*"''' Unde,. Tit], statute. (Raleigh Correspondent) Under a. ruling made by Attorney Cenerai James S. Manning a refund N^tb in ^ho has complied cJte of a certifi or title for his automobile. The Attorn^ General holds that under the statute pasesd by the last Gen eral Assejnbly, the proper charge for of%ry^Js HKy cents instead has been charged toher effect on Oc ^ ^ originally drafted pro dded for a fee of the one dollar but m order to pass the measure over strenuous opposition its author Sena tor Charles u. Harris, of Wake, agreed to a compromise reducing the tee to fifty cents, that sum being es timated to be sufficient to pay the expenses of issuing the certificates. the law provides that the certifi cates shall be issued under seal and tn an informal conference some weeks ago Secretary of State W. N. Everett was advised by the Attorney Cenerai that it would be proper to charge the fee of onp dollar fixed by the Consolidated Statutes for use of the official seal of the State. However, protests against the law and the size of the fee have been made all over the State and Judge Manning, after a careful examination, stated that Secretary of State Everett and Motor Supervisor Joe Sawyer have already been advised of th ruling and have made their plans for the refund. About 73,000 appli cations for certificates of title are actualy in hand with others on the way. Printed checks for one dollar will be mailed to each owner who has sent in $1.50. COTTON PiCKiNG iSINFULLSWiNG Those Who Planted Cotton Art^ Highly Pleased With Their Ven ture. Sandy Wallace, coiored, who drift ed into Granville county two years ago from the cotton fields of South Carolina and settled in the southern part of Granville, called at the Pub lic Ledger office this week and sub scribe for the paper. Sandy stated that he is glad he came to Granville; that he is picking several baies of short staple cotton of excellent cotton. He expect^ to receive around thirty cents for his crop. Sandy stated that he has no desire to raise tobacco; that he has a good cow, five hogs and several chickens. "Do you own a dog?" we asked. "Yes, I have a fine possum dog that I brought with me from down the country; he is just like one of the family and I wouldn't part with him for anything," said the old darky. OXFORD PEOPLE ATTEND REVIVAL AT HENDERSON Remarkable Cures Reported By Evangelist. A number of Oxford and Granville county people this week attended the revival meeting held at the court house in Henderson by Mrs. Willie Laurel Olive, noted Alabama Evan gelist. After Mrs. Olive had finished her sermon several applied to her for prayer for the healing of their bodies. The majority of those who were prayed for were helped immdiately, according to their testi mony. Among those who were -prayed for was a man who has suf fered for a long time with appendi citus. He stated he was given im mediate relief. PRATER To Be Observed At the Oxford Metho dist Church Next Monday, Novem ber 5. It hag been the custom for years in the Southern Methodist Missionary Society to observe three or five af ternoons during the first week in November as Week of Prayer. This year, instead of having several after noons, there will be one whole day so observed—Monday, November 5th. An instructive and stimulating pro gram has been arranged by the Wo man's Missionary Society, the Maria Brown, the Young People's and the Bright Jewel Societies of the Oxford Methodist church. The services will begin at 10.30 a. m. and 3.00 p. m. The special offering for the day will be given to the "-Laura Haygood Demonstration School, Soochow, China,-and the Bethlehem Center at Nashville, Tenn. Every woman and child of the Methodist church is expected to be present at these services, and a most cordial invitation is extended to the memberg of the other churches.
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