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^!; t.t. \ ^ PHNSS ASAO
KNOW XCtHTH ( AHOUXA
Going onty by what those two eyes
have seen, 1 proclaim these things,
namely: that North Carolina today is
he foremost state of the south in ma
terial progress, in pubuc spirit, in
educational expansion and in op
timism cf outlook. Indeed, 1 doubt
whether among all these United
States there is a single one! of any
where like population, area and pet
capital wealth, which in this last de
cade has put up more school-houses,
laid more miles of paved road, and by
city, county and state. has voted
more bond-issues for sanitary sewage
systems, munic pal water-works and
power plants that North Carolina.
Irvin 5. Cobb in Hearst's Inter
national for X ta mber.
HA!) XUWS
Prof. William Sparr Myers, one of
the distinguished members of the
Princeton University faculty, has
made public a secret with the Olym
pians have been discussing secretlv
for years in the pages of Die learned
reviews. Approximately S 5.000.odd
Americ. ns, Dr. Myers asserts, are
below the intellectual standards
which the cultured regard as normal.
When you add to this the assertions
of the Anti-Saloon League that vast
numbers of Americans are lawless
and the claims of the reformers that
we are naturally a vicious people re
quiring watching by a constantly in
creasing army of police of ail sotts.
vou will perceive that this countiy is
in a pretty bad way. Indeed, if it
were not actualiy in a bad way it
might show a little more resenment
in the presence of its college ptofes
sors and its professional reioimeis.
WHEAT EOH <^EH^!A\V
The desire of Western wheat farm
ers to obtain a good price for surplus
crops was the beginning of the
scheme now generally discussed in
Washington either to give or len^S
Germ in- P25.000.000 Mr. Cooiidge
is disposed to believe that the next
Congress should appropriate that
amount for German relief, and cities
the Russian relief fund as a prece
dent. The money wouldn't go to
Germany. It would be used to pur
chase grain from Western farmers
and the grain would be shipped to
Germany.
It happens, unfortunately if you
will, that wheat can be had in Eu
rope at a price considerably lower
than the Am- ric n growers are ask
ing. Mor^o^or. the American grower
says that he cannot cut his prices
without losing money.
THE A\( ESTHAE HOME
That th'a - were neighborhood
migrath-ns from England to America
is indicated by the recent discovery
that within a radius of oigl^t miles of
Sulgrr vr M nor, the home of the
ancestor - of Washington, lie^the an
cestors of John Adams, Wiiiiam
Penn, Henjamh; Franklin, Henry
Wadsworth, Lengfeliow and War
ren G. Harding. Indeed some of the
ancestors of Harding are buried in
the same graveyard with the ances
tors of Washington.
It is curious that the families which
migrate from this small district in
Northamptonshire should have pro
duced so many distinguished descen
dants. The descendants of the men
who migrated are more distinguished
than the descendants of those who
Stayed at home. Thts was to be ex
pected, for before the days of as
sisted immigration it was only the
energetic, adventurous man who
went abroad to seek hig fortune in a
new land. He had initiative enough
to break away from old ties and start
out for himself It would have been
difficult anywhere else in the worid
to find a group of men equal to the
group which framed the American
Constitution and set up the new Na
tion here who were tile sons or grand
gons of the men who left the Old
World for the New.
These reflections are suggested by
the reported purchase by the Sulgrae
XBBtitute of the ancestral home of
John Adams in Lore, eight miles
jffom Sulgrave Manor.
SALVATION ARMY
ESTABLISHES HEAD
QUARTERS IN OXFORD
(Continued Freni First Page)
wid be available to the public at all
tin e;-'. Envoy mid M-s W.C. Hop
son. wil' bare charge of the Oxford
Headquarters, spending an equal por
tion of each ween in Oxford and Hen
derson. Funds raised in Oxford will
be used in maintenance and relief
work 'n this city and environs, and
win be iiandled through a leva! Treas
urer, Mr. J. W. Medford, of the First
National Pan'*, anf Commander ol
Post 90 of the American Legion. A
me. tin: of all friends of the Army,
togetkoi with committees appointed
by va-ious organizations has been
called by 'Mian man Jamieson foi
next Tuesilay evening, 7:30 o'clock
aitbeWomansClub.
"if the rood people of Oxfo'd felly
tmderstood the great work xvliich The
Salvation Army is doing right here
in our community, and the continued
calls made upon them. lam sure
there would be no trouble in raising
the expense budget of $1,500 to cover
maintenance and relief dining tin?
coming year." said Chairman Andrew
J tniegon yesterday. "The work of
The Salvatio Army is performed so
quietly and efficiently that the gen
eral uublic lias no conception of its
imnprtarce ind value to the hapni
uess of society at large. Putth?
bus ness men who come in contact
with the seamy side of life, and who
Imaconsta.iit calls made ttponiiim.
realizes the necessity of an organiza
tion that smooths overthe rough
snots of life and makes the world and
our convumit' in particular a better
and brighter nlncc in which to live."
County Welfare Officer.LE.Jack
s^u ie commenting upon the work ol
The Salvation Army yesterday made
the following statement: "Titereis
*w confli'T or overlapping of work
Petwemi The Salvat'ou Army and any
other organization or agency, due to
tlm fact that the Army reaches a class
of society n*?' other organiza.tiona. .re
ligions or charitable, touch. I have
always found them tobenctonlv
'willing but eager to cooperate with
the County Welfare department, and
have found Hieix service of meat val
ue. Only last -week we called upon
Envoy Hopson for assistance in one
uu*P''*rnu.nte c's-v wired no other or
ganization o-ould handle; a case of a
girt, against whom the hand of so
ciety was turned, with thumbs down
The great mother heart of The Sal
vation Army 1ms taken her in. and
- wp and kind'v treatment
the case will be carried through to a
happy milmiation with a cruel wqrld
none the wisu*. 1 am informed that
ninetv percent of the girls wb^- ao
lOn-rai'-p The S-Hv^-tion Arum's Fescue
Homes, come back to nm-iii'ic'*. mid
lead resuectable. Christian iiios.
MaiorT. G. Stem stated that he
stood readv and willing to aid the
cause of The Salvation Army in every
wav possible. "I know something
of the sDlendi'i work of The Salvation
Army during the war. especially over
seas. Put the Army is not lelxin-^
upon its war record, a work ol loxe
which endeared it to every ex-semuce
man. and to the mothers, wives and
sisters of our soldiers, but is cmixing
on a constructive, worth-while pro
gram right here at home during
,ipnr<e times, a program of practical
Christianity that makes it an eco
nomic ar,set to any cF. oi eom
munity in the nation. It convert^ he
ufortuates of societv from liabilit'es
t oas^ets and Hi such wora is a xitai
i- the upbuilding cf our com
y p T Horsfield. pastor of
episcopal church, expressed the
ments. he said, of all nrms^rs.
^ following brief comment: lh^
of The Salvation Army is pecu
among the unchurched, among
liscouragod. the defeated, and
ieedv in the most humble walks
e. The mechanical feeding ot
rv men, of thefurnshingo
ng is just the beginning of
irniv's work. It is the entering
e by and through which the m
it good in overs- man and woman
ought forth to rehabilitate and
i-p self-respect. Its work is non
ian. and it has the good wishes
support of all denom nations,
e following committees have al
- been anoointml. and others
ie appointed bv The Rotary Club
Oxford Lcdve 3 96. T. F. & M. as
as by the Womans Club and Eas
tern Star: _
t'omnrCee froi^ Camp 17. \\ood
Umu ofthe Wm-ld—F. C Saeimer.
ch' irma.n. E. X. Rxagg. V. M t -y'o'*.
.1. L. Suit, J. P. i\lorgan ,1.. T. Pitch
fml. ^
CranviHeCouncilXo. 117. Jr.. (1.
i- \ vi.—F. R. Plaloek. chairman;
J. M. Fagan. D. F. Lanier. Hu!us
Reaver, I. X. Ho^vard. J. 1. Steagall.
Post. 90. American Legion.- A. P.
Clement, chairman, P. K- Taylor,
Chas. G. Powell. P. S. Royster, Jr.,
A. D. Capehart. T. G. Stem.
"THE APOSTLES' NAME'S"
Editor Public Ledger:
I am very anxious to secure a lit
tle bit of verse on the epistles'
names. 1 will appreciate it if you
can publish it.
SAMUEL T. BLOTTER.
Halifax Go., Virginia.
These are twelve apostles' names—
Peter and Andrew. John and Jamfw.
They are the apostles four
Who were called from Gallilee's
shore.
The others are not so easy to find.
But Philip and Bartholomew were of
the same mind.
Thomas and Matthew came nexl in
line.
James, son of Alpheus, we'll call
number nine.
Lebbeus, called Thaddeus is not so
well known.
On Simon, from Canaan, much light
is not thrown.
Judas Iscariot, the last one to name.
Through hating his Master incurred
j lasting shame.
—Dancing masters are seeking a
' means to end too close dancing. We
i suggest making a man dance with his
wife.
DISTINGUISHED SON
OF GRANVILLE
( hurt h Of Messiah, Brooklyn, non
et's Dr. Hester.
(Brooklyn Eagle, Nov. 1.)
! Both morning and afternoon serv
ices of the Church of the Messiah.
Greene and C'ermont a.ves. were
* given over yesterday to a ceiebration
' of the 25th anniversary of the rec
torate of the Rev. Dr. St. Ciair Hes
ter. with iarge congregation, stir
! ring addresses and special music.
^ marking the day. Dr. Hester
' preached the morning sermon out
iining the progress of the church
during his dectorate. He was cailed
to the church as assistant, rector
' whiie yet a student in the General
I Theological Semina!y of Netv York,
t and r,' -ved in that capacity for two
' years when he was cailed as recto!
- to St. George's Church, where he re
mained for three years.
, "On the death of Dr. Baker." he
, said. "I was calied to this church
[ as rector, preaching my first sermon
; i'-' v. n - SMS. and have remained
; since making this parish virtuaiiy
the scene of my entire service f '
the church. I came to the parish
^ ut great desires or ambitions,
, first to ciear off the churci! dei)t of
. S'du.o o secern 1, to accumuiate.
; ett endowment fund. The debt mas
cleared in lf<('5 and the endowment !
fund is now weii aieng toward 350.-!
000. Many memoriaig have been giv-j
en by members of the church dur- !
ing tny rectorate. and it is now the
ebiigation of the present membership
to carry on the church activities un
til the endowment is sufficiently!
iarge to cover the expenses."
"In the afternoon the Rev. Dr. W. i
Russell Bowie. rector of Grace'
t iiurch. Manhattan, preached in hon-j
or of the services of Dr. Hester, point-;
ling out the inestimable vaiue to a'
parish of a rector who remained at'
his post becoming cioseiy identified
with the many families, and entering,
intimately into the persona! iife of;
his parishoners.
'EGH SAGE—G\E H-P SIMPLE
steam engine. Guaranteed to be
in first class condition. One 2 1-2 '
H-P Kerosene engine on wheels.!
This outfit is new and I will guar-}
antee it with a money back propo-^
! sition.
^iov. 13-tf J. C. DAVIS. {
OXFORD t^RLIC LECGF.R !
?1.50 Per Pear in Advance
I —Divorce is increasing in Germany,
showing they stiH have money.
—The fact that we have bootleg
gers is proof that they don't drink
the kind of stuff they sei!.
—When a man goes to the dogs'
[many of hig friends bark at him. !
—We are sorry for a man without j
a country—especially when it is au- j
j tumn in the country.
i
It is hard to be crookekd ^
keep a straight face.
—Perhaps a man spiiles wh. r a
girl pats him on the head became
that is his funny bone.
Opportunity
The Bob Morgan Farm
'Jear Stova!!, has been Sub-divided into Sma!! Tracts, and wi'i be
so!dat
We&es., Nov. 2!, at 11 A. M.
Tins is very fine tobacco !and r.s a wonderfui opportunity to secure
a sma!! {arm on good terms. Farm !and vaiues in North Caroiina
are coming back fast, and we fee! that you wii! never again have a
chance to buy farm !and at present prices. Don't miss this safe. !f
you do, you may hve to senousiy regret it.
TERMS WiLL BE VERY EASY. CASH PRfZES? YFS
LOTS OF !T! MUS!C BY OUR L!VE-W!RE BAND.
Dortch & Hines, Inc.
Goiden Ru!e Auctions.Se!!ing Agents.
A Thankful Offering For Thanksgiving!
We're thankfui that we were ab!e to con
c!ude a most advantageous purchase with one
of the best makers m the country—-and we re
sure youli be thankfu! to beneht by our fore
\ sight. Here is every type of Overcoat—Li
sters, Uisterettes, Ragians, ChesterheMs, Htec
and semi-htted Coats—aH priced at their iow
est.
Suits, Hats, Caps,
Muffiers and Sox
of Ail Kinds.
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CoHege Street. Oxford, N. C.