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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY—TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES. yOL. XXXVIII PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY ' -A^D FRIDAY. OXFORD. N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16,1923 NO. 91 12 PAGES TODAY ,0E ROBERTS, COL, !S TR!ED ON THE CHARCE OF MURDER ,, P MWSi.AKiHTEH AKD /'j^^.^TL.NrLT'OHTHXYHAKS , ( a -c- Engine the Attention Of ihetomt. i-n ke County Superior Court. ,. n presiding, convened y . e. ning and disposed of **. cases up to four o'clock Y j : .} . a;.' noon, at which time ,asc o; Joe Roberts, charged ^ ith murder of his ancle, one y .,s! filter, on the afternoon of J dl. which occurred on the ;,)!! fork road. According to y , , K Siuughter and Roberts i< a at ruts about Slaughter's ,;; r;ip; r and the two men got into a exit wh.'-h resulted in the killing of e ht ''' in the road. i'he Sentence. 'iluieisor.er. through hisattor-j - Koyst-w and Royster, plead; ! -.a iu.-it.'<'r. In pasing sentence. { ! r !' Ca stated that it is not less! ; :] ''arr or more than 10 years.! [ s understood that he wiii enter! t Stan Prison on a ten year sen-i tCr . which can be reduced by good } Cm.vior. Othei Cities. 1} toiiowing caseg are among the! k num!<er disposed of up to Wed-j afternoon: ill. case of C. C. Johnson, charg-j eiwith passing worthless checks.; prap-r for judgment and continued j v a the firing of a bond of $100 for ! !appearance at the February term court, to show good be-j i. :ur: he is required to report to! W :ian Officer J. E. Jackson once a ' v k to show good behavior, and ' r. .n the recommendation of the! r -riff or the Solicitor he is to be! : . ^ d in custody if he faiis to com- i p He is to pay all of the worth-! t checks. Judge Devin showed a! sympathetic temperment for the; kaiiy of the unfortunate man and ! expressed the hope that he would! ; through all right. (Continued On Page Flva), U7TCE BROFW NEW Her ladyship Is the Talk Of the County. he have noticed in tiie past few v-eks a growing inciination of .the t o! residents of Oxford and the rounding territory to raise poul '*. end ti-e reason for it is not hard tj?\[uain. At the educational meet -w hi i-i di' interest of the Gran s' County Produce Exchange, Man t'rews and County Agent Black * ^ point to the fact that the egg ; in this country con [-tore than a billion dollars of nattonai wealth last year. Production of poultry and eggs has, ' n as a whole, come to be a great because there is money in ^ Xo inna^r does the little brown :oo^ on Cm end of a limb back t ?he woodshed. Today she has a '-K room, with plenty of water and - <nw-r hastode on tim garitage thrown from the Rtchen. H-x' owner knows she pays w h^r keep many times over during Y lifetime and that, when old age ^-%ps on and she Is no longer a pro per, g^e is stin worth something "- the dining table. '-'Pt be afraid of getting too s in Granville county. ' w -''' -d prosperity have ' P to be side—nartners. ^'OSMNrooCE The 'i'f.'';ne.itke!dfeOfu Woman. OH! -a Sh. '<um rat sh Mso^,. Ore., Nov. 13.—Mrs. wito !i\As on a ranch dge. near here, told in *'ai he.today how her life y by her two dogs. Jack driving a loaded y. the wagoii turned le; beneath the load, dogs in digging a head and upper part aided her to breathe, was unable to extri ' t forced to remain a - ''urs until yesterday '.dheardthebarking d rescued her. Mrs. ug from exhaustion hUbetn aatihp. iy-, "*a*oa.'ur.i,-. s&id h < eT)dcal Company As New \ame. i'w.Pi!,, Nov. 14.—A dee< was fiied here yes , - of the register o , th^ county, a transfe of the Vick Ghem ('otr,,, .,-. ' Peerless Chem a concern iatel ^Ry. the Vick com - i's upon the dee i^sGi -)T' recording fee alon br. G Notice. ^''^eto n. ^^^'^shasremt tore room oyer Lyon tr'Rt ^ sR'mld ha REPORT OF GRAND JURY All Of the Institutions Are In (<ood Condition. Honor W. A. Devin, Judge Presiding: We, the Grand Jury of the Novem ber term 1923, Granville County Su perior Court, beg to report as fol lows: We have passed upon ali hills pre sented for our consideration and ex piess our thanks and appreciation to His Honor, Judge W. A. Devin, and the Honorable L. P. McLendon! j Solicitor, for their kind consideration} and assistance in the performance of! our duties. j County Home. j i W e have visited the home for the' ;Aged and Infirm, through a Com-! } mittee and find the inmates well; caied for. Numbers of inmates i "bite male 3; white female T; col-! cred male 5; colored female 9.} Milch cows 3, hogs 14. horses 2.! mules 1, plenty of feed for stock.! The building is in condition for slight! repairs. l he Com! House. We have visited the several offices of the Court House and find} them satisfactorily kept and in good! condition. The Register of Deeds! and the Clerk of the Court, need: ipore room for the proper handling! of the business transacted in the of-! fices. Road Camp. ; We have visited, the County Road; Camps and find them in good condi-! tion and the prisoners well cared for.! Number prisoners, white 3: colored! 5. Number mules 19. Tent for; Trustees need repairs. ! County Jail. We have visited the county jail and! find it well cared for and in as good i condition as could be expected with facilities provided. All the of-! ficers and officials in charge have) been courteous and helpful in fur-! nishing information for thig report, i Justices of the Peace. Out of the total of twenty six Jus-i tices of the Peace cnlv eight made a! .report- , j Conclusion. IfT'conclusion we wish to express! our deep appreciation of your Honors} charge to us. The thoughts present-: ed and the manner of expression! made a deep and lasting impression' on the minds of each and every on^, of us and as a result we feel that we; were not only better prepared for} immediate duties of this Court. but< also that it made tts better and more! loyal Citizens of the County and) State. : Most respectfully submitted, . JNO. S. WATKINS, Foreman.} FORD CAR STOLEN FROM i MR. SAM WATKINS j Twenty-Five ihdlars Reward For TbiefOrCar. I Mr. Sam Watkins, the popular pro-; prietor of the Johnson Warehouse.; drove to his residence at 11 o'clock} Tuesday night and parked his Ford! car in front of the side entrance on j High Street. Mr. Watkins ig an early riser.} and desiring to greet the farmers at i an early hour he arose at 5:30j o'ciock next morning . expecting to} ride to the warehouse in the car. but j some one during the night stole the} car. ! The officers were noticed at once! and they got in connection with ali! of the towns and cities within a ra-i dius of 10 miles of Oxford. Mr. j Watkins offered a reward ot! $25 for the car or the thief. The robber abandoned the car in; Henderson, and it is stated that a car} was stolen on the same square in; Henderson where Mr. atkins' ca! j was found. } LET US REMEMBER THE HTTLE ORPHANS! '['here A!-fM<n'fThnnTt"et-TlMm sand !n the State. In the rush of other things let's! remember that the more than 3.000 j children in the various orphanages of t North Carolina are dependent to a} considerable extent upon the Thanks-: giving Day donations in the churches! of the state. That fact should b^} kept constantly 'in maid and wej should all strive to see that the do-j nation to the worthy cause this year^ is the largest ever made in North Carolina. There is no reason why it! should not be. } LETTINGS ON NOV. 27 INCLUDING 138 MILES: } Hillsboro To Durham Ha]) To Re Con tracted For—Nothing In Granville County. (Raleigh Correspondent) Sealed proposals on 15 road and bridge construction projects will be opened by the state highway com mission on November 27, according to an official announcement. Thej projects embrace 138.03 miles of im-j proved highway and several bridges. Nothing in Granville. EXCITING CHASE DOWN THE STREETS AFTER A STOLEN CAR : The Thief Abandons (at- At Salem ! Clnuch and Parts To the Woods. ! i Officers !n Close Mu suit. : While delivering milk on College} j street Tuesday nigiit about S:30i o clock. Gene Faucette, who fives on t Gholpon's farm, saw a man ciimb in-i ; to iiis car, which he left a moment , before in front of a residence near [the Graded School, and drive it down I the street at a rapid rate. ! Mr. Faucette jumped on a passing I car that was going in the same di rection .shouting at the top of hisi voice: "Stop thief." Policeman J. Harvey Jackson was! at the Hub corner when the stolen I car passed around the monument and} continued out Williamsboro streets Chief Hobgood jumped into Mr.} Jackson's car, and the two men pur-} sued the thief, gaining ground at} every turn of the wind. "Wei traveled so fast," said Chiet Hobgood.! "we came near landing in the ditch i two or three times." The thief was a white man and i wore a cap. He evidently knew that } the officers were close after him ! and when he arrived at a point near Salem Church he abandoned the car} and left the lights burning. The of-} ficers were only 200 yards in the! rear when the man jumped out of! the car and ran into the woods.; Chief Hobgood returned to town with the car. and Mr. Faucette was' a happy man when he learned that i the car was not damaged. } \ __ ! CURB MARKET REPORT j Gimpiled By the Noilh Carolina i)i-j vision Ot Markets. (November 13.1923) Apples per peck, at NewBem, 2 5c; Winston-Saiem. 25-3uc. Snap beans per pound, New Bern 15; MHmingtcn 5. Shelled butter beans per quart. Ne.vo Bj$i.n 2 5;. Wil in i ngjton A ilp. Jganr derson25. ; Butter per p^und. "Wiimington 45'; Winston-Salenr 5'); Henderson 50. < Cream per quart, Henderson SOc— ' $1.00. !< Eggs per dozen. New Bern 45; Wil-;^ mington, Henderson and Winston-:' Salem 50. - N Fryers pei^ pound. New Bern 30; h Henderson 35. j' Hams, cured per pound. New Bern; 30c; Wilmington 36; Winston-Salem; 40-45. Hens, dressed per pound. Wilming-i ton 40; Winston Salem 45; Hender-i son 40. Irish potatoes per peck. New Bern: 50; Wilmington 50; Winston-Salemj' §0; Henderson 75c. j Sweet potatoes per peck. New Bern ; 35; Wilmington 40: Henderson 40.! Side meat per pound. Wilmington! 22; Winstcn-Salem 20-25. ! Turnip greens per pound. New! Bern 8; Wilmington lo : Winston-i Salem 10; Henderson 10. MR. WALTERS' LITTLE BOY RETURNS HOME! He Went To Washington To See the , ih-esident and Other Big Men. , Eddie Walters, the 14-year old son,! of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Walters is! an industrious boy with a progressive! spirit. He attends the Oxford Graded j school and at odd times earned a: quarter or a dime here and there, all! of which he saved up for a trip, j Without saying a word to his parents j he left for Washington City a few; days ago to take a look at the Presi-j dent and other big men. He re-j turned home yesterday a wiser boy! than he was before he left, and the! family "killed the fatted calf" fori the one who was lost but i$ now i found. j HOHENZOLLERN GOES CALMLY ABOUT HIS CUSTOMARY TASKS! Has No Intention (It Leaving Doom, j His Friends Declare. Doom, Holland, Nov. 15.—William! Hohenzoliern, the former German! emperor, goes calmly about his cus-} tomary tasks at Doorp house, not-! withstanding the reports which have ; gene abroad that he was preparing to [ depart for the fatherland. It is as-! serted here that there is no founda tion for the report that he and the mein hers of his entourage have beer granted passports for a journey tc ! Beriin or elsewhere in Germany ,anc j j those close to him declare he has nc j } intention of leaving Doom. AT KNOTT S GROVE ! BAPTIST CHURCH - . . . Lev. J. D. Harte Can Not Fill Ap pointment There Next Sunday On* Account Of Mrs Harte's Condition. The services at Knott's Grove Church on Sunday afernoon at 3 , o'clock will be conducted by Mr. F. W. Hancock, Jr., Rev. J. D. Hatte, *who was to have conducted them, having been called away to Norfolk on account of Mrs. Harte's condition. MOTOR ROUTES FROM RICHMOND INTO CAROLINA AT SS Y ORK TRIBUNE CARRIES TWO ROUTES TO OXFORD Seventy-Five Pei Cent Of Tourists Choose To Take the Rond To South BY O. M. YY^ELLS (Cni(o Roadman, Automobile Club of America) Tim toner section of Yir ^,<nm iron, Rhlmumd s<mth to t'je tarotum tine I.as aiwavs Reen in smdi a condition that it cause.3 a considerabie amount of South'' "^orists wito go 1, ! , * ^ ' R! y nt tie hard-surfaced road amt the sod and gravel roads are iikety w he inean in net weather, there is a fine concrete road Rons Richmond to Petersburg, hot from there dow,i it is a soii and grave! road to ( larksviUe, an,t then bituudnous-bound ma cadant !oa<i for a sttoM distance out oi tTarksviite and a concrete road from Stovall to Oxford. * of tite nay from Ox ford t<) Duttutn: is cotn;)osed of alternating stretches <,f top soil, sand, xtay and grave!. There is a great difference of opinion among motot-ists ulto have gone South as to which is the better nay to go to Oxford. Some branch off at South Ritl and go through Henderson. j crossiiig the Roanoke Rivet via a new bridge. The route via t iarksviiie to South Hiil. then tht'ough Stoxall into Oxford, has been tite main trunk line and used by 7b per cent of the motorists, and again this year j we recommend the ( larksville j !*oute in preference to the Hen- i de!-son route, as tite road sur- ! face is t!*nvelahle at tins time. ; The above appeared in the New! York Tribune last Sunday aiong* with j an explanatory map of the "road j through Virginia to South Hill;} thence direct to Oxford via Ciarks-: vide as the preferabie route. A} copy of the Tribune was forwarded to the Public Ledger by Mr. Frank B. Hays, the prominent technical editor of the New York Druggist Circular, for which the Public Ledger is thankful. BETTER GAS SERVICE The Southern Cm Improvement Co. has purchased two targe tanks for gas storage. One o'! these tanks is to 1m installed near Parham's Miil in Oxford. Mr. Jenkin*. manager o: the Oxford-Henderson division states that these tanks wilihoid enough**gas to furnish the two towns in case anything happens at the plant. The tanks carry an auto matic valve which will turn more pressure into the line in case of a plant drop, and during the neak at moking hours. The Gas Co. is striv ing to give the best service possible in Oxford and are spending a good deal of money in this direction. The gas company has b^en granted a reduction in rates which go into effect on December 1st. Dead the advertisement of rate reduction in next issue of The Public Ledger. A ROMANCE OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY Fine Little Baby Horn In a House Car. There passed through Oxford this week a family of tourists en route to Florida in two house cars of the most comfortable and modern type. In one of the cars were Mr. and Mrs. E. X. Snubbs. of Provide nee. .Rhode Island. They camped near Petersburg last Sunday night, and to them was born a fine little boy. After a quiet rest of two days they resumed their journey, reaching Oxford Wednesday at noon. The proud parents informed the, Pubiic Ledger that they regret the j little fellow was not born in North Carolina. DR. ANDREWS SICK He Is nesting Nicely At Mrantwood! Hospital. Dr. E. E. Andrews, field super-; visor of Maternity and Infancy work in North Carolina, who is organiz-! ing the work in Granviile, contracted! a light case of pneumonia. He is under treatment at Brantwood Hos pital. "THE LORD'S SUPPER" The communion of the Lord's Sup per will be observed at the Presby terian Church Sunday morning. At this hour the pastor will preach on the sufferings of Christ in the gar den of Gethsemane, usdng as his sub ject "In the Garden." There will be no evening service on account of the Baraca-Philathea Convention that will be in session during the day. MEW FR^rERM^iE ORDER } WILL PROBABLY ORGANIZE A LODGE IN OXFORD i - : "Sons and Daughters Of American Liberty" Includes Prominent Men { On Charter. ig made that the ! 'hons and Daughters of American ) Libei ty,' a fraternal insurance so t ciety organized and managed by Aorth Carolina Exclusively, and the first organization of its kind to be started in this state, is now ready for business. Leading men and women in all v. alks of life, it is, stated, are among its charter members, includ ing state officials, United States sen ate! s and congressmen, ministers, lawyers. doctors, farmers, editors! manufacturers .laboring men. and re ptesentatives from every element of the state's best citizenship. Camp headquarters for the State are in Charlotte, and the in stallation of local ledges throughout the state will begin at once, it is announced. I tis said the initiatory work is beautiful, teaching a splen did lesson of patriotism, loyalty and good will. 4 RdRE OLD BIRD The Thanksgiving Turkey Is Roost ing High. VI e are less than two weeks away from Thanksgiving, and the burning question hat wiii my Thanksgiv ing turkey cost?" is stiii unanswered. It is the farmer that controls the price the consumer will pay for his turkey. Up to this time few, if any, turkeys have been bought for the holiday. Not before next week will the farmer's price be known. The rare old bird la now busy es tablishing its annual alibi, ft is scarce. It is scrawny. It has a poor appetite. It is roosting high. And the moral of it ail is that its price wiii be as high as its roost. Farewell, old Gobbler, we have sung your praise on many occasions. And just a^ we had_ hemeg. pf continuing our pleasant" relations^ the'expected j happened, nameiy: Bulletins have already begun to arrive about the shortage of the cranberry crop. HME3 JMVE CHARGED Yes, UroHier. the Good Old Days Have Gone. Yes, timeg have. changed. We had.) commenced to suspect as much, but) we looked out and saw a citizen orj two stiii in the same old rut and still knocking progress, and we doubted if times have ready changed. Then up the steps came an old friend of the editor, who. after adjusting him-. seif in a chair and lighting a "two for five," began the old familiar gang-.. He said: "Gone are the happy days ivhen we used to wear.a katy. ride a safety, ) drive a rubber-tired buggy, carried a ; torch in a Bryan parade, ate free : iunch, smoked Cremo cigars, danced ; the two-step, went to a Chinese magic ) lantern show and thought the 'Biack t Crook' was a racy burlesque show j We didn't have much mazuma to j spend then, but we were the bug's } bustie with what we did have. And ) a nickei in those days had more rub I ber in it and would stretch farther i than a two-bit piece will now. Yes, ! brother—gone are the good oid ! days.'' &4RVESF OF 8ARG/MRS idetai 1 ibices Lower Than Wholesale. Sweaters are worn this season as never before. And it is interesting to note that some of our local mier chants anticipated the demand and placed heavy orders before cotton went soaring. As a resuit, brush ! wool coats and sweaters of all pat terns are being purchased on the Ox ford market at retail prices which are ! lower than the wholesale prices of to ) day on the same goods. Now's the ; time for the ladies to reap a harvest of bargains. POMrRyl?XPRRT HERE Mrs D. S. Koons wiii be in Oxford for some time, making a survey of the poultry raised in this vicinity. ! Mrs. Koons has made a special study of poultry culture and is pre pared to help poultry raisers in and around Oxford, on such problems as culling, feeding of moulting hens and other such poultry problems. While in Oxford she will call on aii poultry raisers to take up these im portant problems. The enterprise of U Carry 'Em Store, has made it possible for the opultry keepers to get the benefit of the experience of this expert. EECFURER CODMWG Dr.. Howard W. Odum, Professor of Sociology and Director of the School of Public Welfare of the University of N. C., will give a lec ture on Tuesday November 20th at 4 o'clock. Tea will be served and all members of the club are invited t& attend as well as any other peopld who are interested. Thig invitation is cordially extended by the Civic Department and Welfare Department of the Woman's Club. 3 SALVATION ARMY ; ESTABLISHES HEAD i QUARTERS IN OXFORD ^ J.'" "nUd. ! Where Olivers Will Av&II , "He To the Public At All ! Supported by a committee nf ! S JJm" ^ ; ^.i.us .u" n,^ ! fernai bodies of the cite the AnaSi Home Service Appeal 6f The Salva be held in Oxford nSt K^"csday and Thursday. tot cur. r.ef"'' c-fpes) is secure funds 'with which to fi, STh^ti^Ava***^ activities of The Salvation Army in this city durine he coming year. The foHowing^s chairman, J. W. ter^y Giim B. S. Roys ter, J. E, Jackson, Major T. G. Stem, Pop'll Charles roweil J. L. White, Rev. J. D. Harte pastor Tust Baptist Church, Rev F rn Comm-ford. pastor Presbyterian Ciiuich, Rev. F. H. T. Horsfield, pas tor Episcopal Church. D. A Coble Due to absence from the city attend annual conference of the Methodist Church at Elizabeth City. Rev. E. M. Snipes was unable to serve on the committee at this time, but his many friends expressed the certainty of his whole-hearted sup good-will towards the cause ot The Salvation Army. Represent ing the leading womens' organiza tions, Mrs. J. C. Robards, President Womans Ciub, and Miss Virginia Carroll, Worthy Matron. Order of Eatsern Star, have been invited to serve on the Executive Committee. Announcement was made yester day by the Executive Committee to the effect that The Salvation Army would open permanent headquarters in Oxford immediately, and continue during the coming year. Headquar ters have been established in the Hicks Buiiding, through the courtesy of County Welfare Officer J. E. Jackson, where officers of the Army (Continued To Fourth Page.) LOCALTPREPARING" FOR ANCIENT ENEMY TTTiie Gridiron Test WiH Be Held At Chapel 1HH This Afternoon At 3:30. The Oxford High School Football team will line up against the Hen derson team at Chapel Hill this af ternoon at 3:30 o'clock. At a second meeting of the coach es and officials of the Eastern Caro lina football championship, series held in, Raleigh Monday night, it was de cided to -play the Henderson-Oxford game which was scheduled for Hen ! derson today on neutral territory, and Chapel Hill was) selected as the I scene of the battle. Oxford stated I that under no circumstances would j the Oxford team play a champion ship game in Henderson - declaring that the only way they would play would be on neutral territory. Hen derson gave its consent. The two teams have tied once this ' season, the contest being the first of i the season for the Henderson boys. ! Neither team was able to cross the ! other's goal line during the four i quarters of battling. Since that j time by their steady improvement, j the Oxford and Henderson teams j have been looked upon as strong con } tenders for the Eastern Carolina ! championship. i Local students have arranged yells ! and songs for the coming clash, and a large number of Oxford people wili witness the contest at Chape. Hill this afternoon. THE RED CROSS DRIVE The People Are Not Responding As {Promptly As They Should. The annual Red Cross drive for members and funds began in all parts of the country last Monday and will continue until the 29th. There is no organization outside of the Christian Church more worthy of general support. It is nonsec } tanan and international. Its relief i is extended wherever there is need j for it, regardless of race or creed. } The generous contribution to the auf i ferers from the recent Japanese ' earthquake is an illustration of what j it does just as the contribution of the Japanese Red Cross to the suf ferers from the San Francisco earth quake was a demonstration of the feeiing of human brotherhood which ig at the base of the organization. Every man, woman and child ought to be a member of the Red Cross. If I this could be brought about, more I than ten times the sum apportioned ^ to Oxford and Granville county would I be secured. i WATCH POUR $100 MOTES } The federal reserve bank describes ;a new counterfeit $100 federal re serve note as follows:, "On the Federal Bank of Chicago. Hi:; check letter D'; face piate No. 333; back plate No. 880; A. W. Mel jlon, secretary of the treasury; Frank Write, treasurer of the United States; portrait of Jackson. This is poorly executed counterfeit, apparently* printed-from crudely etched plates, on a single piece of paper, red and blue /hk lines being used te imitate the anlk fiber of the genuine."
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