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^OiDAlES READY
^ TO MAKE THEIR
ANNOUNCEMENTS
'.Suit
l,,ta.U""t It"' County
(Hi'cr Annouuce
liifif
Co"""' ,
. lnve
of names hrixe
various offices m
, ,ir,y.- been
^tion^ s. Watkins,
rmivihe. will be opposed
nn'„Je of Representatives by
or of South Granville.
^^^Taco a prominent young
ToxR.nl asked Representa
tvyor o desired a second
.. W!"h"'s. tr be nm
" , assured that h^ did,
Jr declined to enter the race
'Th ri R'"W that Dr. Hardee
'T , - ns are iu the race it is
hat the lawyer will enter
1 orominent and popular
^ ^ i Tdh Ho will also toss his
aceforthe House, it is said,
^edtate E. D. Hunt.
'i-hpfnenusot^nonn ,-r
, L-= for another term. and J.
uuh who has served the conn-:
nntsDai'^'^. n.
County}
^ of the board of
aspires to the office}
Krif Both are good, strong!
Icn and the race will be watched!
^voters throughout the conn-'
,/r.'patting the members of the,
'e t Board of County Comm,s-j
Mrs on the back and requesting,
them to announce for another ternm ^
u ESuH. ofPutchville, andLes e
of Walnut Grove, aje m!
^ race for commissioners. Three,
of the present ooaid ha\e.
Ledger that Lh.yj
will announce themseives later. One,
member of the board stated that he,
would rather not serve on a board if j
at! the rest wore new and untried, rte^
MS %'vedon the board quite a,
while, and states that the longer he ,
serves the better he is qualified to ^
^Cmmtv candidates have until sun-;
set on Monday May 26th to enter the j
:e. From the present outloo^;
ere is no telling what will happen
tween now and then. ,
"Ml'E-4-LiFE-LEAGUE"
'Mctdcis In the tinted States Hn
ciease Annually.
A New York dispatch says: Plac-;
1^ the number of deaths by suicide
hthel'nited States last year at be-i
twpen 15,0(0) and 16,000, Dr. Harry;
11. Warren, president of the Save-A
Life League." in his annual report.)
attributed the majority of efforts at
3#de$trttcttouto the failure of
mny parents, teachers and clergy-.
EM, to impress upon children the
sanctity of human life.
"During the past, five years." Mm j
Warren said, "about 1.000 children
between the ages of 5 and 18 have,
been on ttm suicide list. One girl)
made twelve different attempts to ,
die.. Most oi these children and
i'Wtng people ended their lives be-,
Muse of unhappy home conditions
'Mleasant school experiences, youth-'
t!!nmt-riages)500 last year in the}
tutted States at th^ age of 15 being}
''Sedas widowed or divorced."
matistics fathered by the league
that among the suicides last j
fMrwetetil physicians, 18 lawyers
Mdjudgos.lt ministers, 6! bankers,
26 editors and
'} ''em and ID) presidents and own
large business concerns.
1 -
"" ni'')M)mt!)i;isoa*e Situation fs
^''''"Ms.oYcitsuioK Aroused.
.;'bashi!ir.. ';-;i,)! states that
--.t"!thna:-y^.^,' have been taken
'' t^*m<Yetma rit t() combat and
foot and mouth disease
--- ' . which threat
-u '^placed by ad
ticttpali freight
.a'-.tnniobiie traffic out
wARANTiKE ON
WESTERN COAST
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J'^tsta,.
Ihchotts^
J'^dtin'o.i
Potion oi s
i'estoc
'* -'eprcisentatives today
lergency appro
'h"< to surpass this
md Secretary of
cent once placed
-'"'d ^^pct'ts in the
athr^'^'"'^''^'' battle with the
^Ihe agg^^siv
r/c.'.sjt-ia.,
''Rfwtin
An;
ke regularity
reasuresofkili
fo ased herds and
,.... ''':e:.se< are going for
"'bi'ttac'ii
restocks^-.
d thus far as a
fdiottg of domestic
''rntry aggregate
h tvhich are now
earth.
been buried in
H'- ^et Q^'*^*''ed with at feast
, ^ Bkre r ' argument
d is to he punc
-sbetai supply of
cuss
MEETING OF SEVENTH
DISTRICT BIG SUCCESS
MRS. JERMAX iS A ROWER
Rosemary ( tab \\m He Xe\t Hos
tess; Mrs. J. H. Rrodie, Of Hen
de^on, Is Eiecteti President Of the
Seventh District).
The club women of the Seventh
District of the State Federation
showed how smart women do things
by attending the annual conference
held here last Wednesday, two hun
dred and fifty strong answering the
roll call. Mrs. R. G. Lassiter, presi
dent of the district, presided over
the meeting with that grace for
which she is noted. The address of
welcome by Mrs. J. C. Robards; retir
ing president of the Oxford Wo
man's Club, was timely and to the
point). The response by Mrs. S. P.
Cooper, of Henderson, a former
president of the State Federation,
was a gem of thought and revealed
her big heart which has long been en
listed in civic, educational, cultural
and social lines.
A Handsome Picture.
In her address, Mrs. Palmer Jer
man, president of the North Carolina
Federation, paused long enough to
drop a tear. She said that the three
years she spent at Oxford College, as
a student, was a happy memory; that!
the recent death of Dr. F. P. Hob j
good, president of Oxford College,!
and Miss Bettie Jordan, a former;
teacher, filled her heart with sorrow.!
On the rostrum with Mrs. Jerman!
sat Mrs. S. P. Cooper, of Henderson.!
It was a striking picture of beauty, j
force and power. This was the firs!
intimatg view that many of our peo-j
pie had of the two noble women who i
have accomplished so much. Mrs.!
Cooper, a former president of the i
State Federation, and Mrs. Jerman,;
the present head, have always been!
able to accomplish all that they have!
set their hearts to do. Their beauty, }
grace, culture and hard sense and
quick wit and repartee cannot be dis
puted by the politician, even though
he be a broad-minded statesman. t
Mrs. Jennan's Address.
Mrs. Jerman stated that this is the ;
fourteenth district meeting she has;
attended this year without yet tiring)
of hearing the reports which have!
more or less a sameness. The pur-;
pose of her talk was to bring the io-j
cal clubs into a closer sympathy with:
the State Federation. She empha-j
sized the fact that the Federation is j
made up of individual clubs which!
alone are responsible for the work of .
the Federation. She mentioned sev-;
eral ways in which the Federation,
can assist local clubs, pointing out;
the fact that the history of clubs has.
been that they were of short dura-;
tion when their vision did not in-;
elude a program broader than the lo- j
cal community. She reminded the:
women of the power that lurks in a;
cup of tea and a cracker, if served at;
the right time.
Mrs. Jerman stressed local worn;
as the most important and suggest- j
ed numerous lines that clubs were j
developing. But, she said, the wo-!
men must also remember state-v me j
issues and even national questions..
Uniform marriage and divorce laws^
and the eighteenth amendment are!
national matters that should conce n ;
all women. , '
Mrs. Jerman closed with a wotdj
about citizenship, asking the women;
what they were making of their chi-:
zenship. With 50,000 club women;
in North Carolina. represeut,m.
country and town, the balance o
power lies with the women, according
to Mrs. Jerman, if they will take the
trouble to inform themselves and
then exercise their right to vote. She
told the Club women in unmistakable
terms that they have plenty to do
without dabbling in politics; that the
true club women are larger m
thought, word and deed.
Afternoon Session.
\fter a most enjoyable and elabo
rate luncheon at the Lyon Memorial
building, the ladies assembled agnin
in the auditorium at the Graded
school, the feature of the afternoon
session being the address of Mayqr
Thad G. Stem, who spoke of the
noble work accomplished by the Ox
ford Club, and pointed with pride to
our paved streets, parkways ano
good health that the community en
joys.
The Music.
The music on this occasion was up
lifting. The Club song, composed by
Mrs. Anne Woodall, of Oxford Col
lege and sung by Miss Edna White.
Mrs. Parham, Mrs. Barnhart and
Mrs. William Webb was inspiring.
The solo by Mrs. A. A. Wilson, whose
cultured voice is captivating, was
greatly enjoyed, there can be no
doubt that the delegates carried
home with them fond recollections of
the meeting in Oxford.
MOVED INTO NEW HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Easton Parham have
moved into their new home on the
National Highway near Delacroix
Springs.
PMZRS TO BE /tWARDED
—
LISTEN, GRANVILLE COUNTY }
HOYS!
Comity Agent Blackwell Wants Some;
Real Live W ide-Awake Boys To;
Join tke Cotton Club.
The Eastern Carolina Chamber of^
Commerce is offering three cashj
prizes in each of the four cotton belts!
to the ciub boys who grow cotton ac-j
cording to the plans which have been
sent out by Mr. S. J. Kirby, our State
Club agent.
Three prizes are offered in each
belt, as follows:
First prize.$100.00
Second prize . 50.00;
Third prize . 25.00}
This money is going to club boys.
The four cotton belts have been laid;
off by Mr. Franklin Sherman, State!
Ertomologist, according to the darn-}
age done by the boll weevil. The;
First belt is along the coast, where }
farmers have suffered most from the}
ravages of the boll weevil. The sec-j
ond belt is the next heaviest sufferer.,
The next greatest is the third belt,}
while the Fourth belt comprises all j
cotton growing counties not included j
in the first three belts. We arg in }
this last named belt and we there-}
fore have the advantage over thej
other sections, due to less damage ;
to the boll weevil.
Now. boys, it is left up to us to win }
some of these prizes. It can be done :
and we can do it. Think it over.!
boys, and talk it over with your fath-;
er, and lets start some club work that!
will make the South sit up and take j
notice. j
Mr. S. J. Kirby, State Club Leader,;
will be with me next week, to as*}
sist me in organizing the boys into;
Cotton Clubs. Get ready for us, we
are coming.
Yours truly,
J. H. BLACKWELL, Co. Agt.
DEPOSED GOVERNOR
OF OKLAHOMA WINS!
- t
Ku Klux Judge Gave Him a Square j
Deal.
Oklahoma City Special says: Judge}
A. S. Wells sustained demurrers of J.}
C. Walton, deposed Governor to five}
charges of converting public funds,}
and freed Waltpn of all charges inj
State district court today.
The charges have been pending;
five months.
"I based by opinion solely upon the}
laws of Oklahoma and I hope that J.j
C. Walton would be fair enough tj}
say that he got a square deal from at j
least one Klansman," said Judge;
Wells. i
Walton was charged with having
caused T. B. Edwards, his personal
chauffeur, to be paid with funds of,
the State health department. j
The allegations were identical with.
those on the same subject which were}
included in the bill of impeachment j
on which he was removed from office.;
"Any State employe or deputy of;
such who shall divert any funds from ,
the original object shall be guilty of:
felony," said the Judge. '
He ruled that Walton could not,
have done this, since the funds ai-j
leged to have been diverted were in}
the custody of Dr. A. E. Davenport,}
then State health commissioner, J.
K. Wright, county attorney, gave no
tice of an appeal. }
Tourists Compliment
Oxford In Good Terms}
Mr. and Mrs. John Dysart and Mr.
and Mrs. George Hilligus and fanii'y
passed through Oxford yesterday en-i
route from Florida to their home in.
Ohio! Mr. Dysart, spokesman for tne
tourists, stated to the Public Ledger
that if he had known that Oxford !
was such a lovely place and had such
a glorious climate, his party wouin
have spent three months here instead !
of going to Florida.
the Honor Comes To
Granville County;
It is a pleasure to note that Mr. ;
Frank W. Hancock. Jr., was chosen
an elector of the Fifth Congressional,
District at the State Democratic Con !
vention in Raleigh last week. Th'.s
means that he will cast his vote in
the electoral college next fall for Mr.
McAdoo or the man who is fortunate
enough to be nominated at the New,
York National Democratic Conven-j
tion, as it is a foregone conclusion i
that the nomination is equivalent toj
election.
Revival Services At
West Oxford Chapel j
-- i
Will Begin At 7:45 O'clo-ck Next Sun
day Night. }
Rev. N. B. Strickland, pastor of;
Oxford, Circuit, will begin a series ofj
revival services in the West Oxford^
Mill Chapel next Sunday night, April j
27, at 7:45 o'clock. The public isi
cordially invited to attend these
services.
DR. SCANLON CHOSEN
MODERATOR OF GRAN
VILLE PRESBYTERY
PRESBYTERY MEETS AT ROX
BORO XEXT YEAR
There Was Substantial Gains Last
lear In a Xnnibet Of Churches Of
the Presbytery.
The Granville Presbytery, which
was formed last year and embraces
all of the Presbyterian Churches in
the eleven adjoining counties former
ly convened last Tuesday evening in
the Oxford Presbyterian Church.
Rev. W. McC. White, D. D., pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church. of
Raleigh, preached the sermon. It
was a strong discourse on the
"Resurrection." which was greatly
appreciated by a congregation that
taxed the seating capacity of the
Church.
The Xew Moderator.
Rev. D. H. Scanlon, D. D., pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church of
Durham, was elected moderator to
succeed Dr. White, pastor of the First
Church of Raleigh. He is one of
the strongest preachers in the South.
Queen's College.
Among the communications read
Wednesday morning was a request
from Queens college at Charlotte, to
the effect that the Granville presby
tery accept one-fourth ownership of
the college.
Transferred.
Upon request Marshall W. West, a
member of the presbytery and a se
nior in the Union Theological Semi
nary at Richmond, was transferred
from the Granville Presbytery to the
East Hanover Presbytery in Virginia, j
Rev. J. H. Gruver. present Home!
Mission superintendent of the Gran- j
ville presbytery, was received in the!
Granville presbytery from the French,
Broad presbytery of the Nothern i
Presbyterian church, after examina-;
tion of his views of theology and ex-'
perimental religion.
To Aid Certain Churches.
Rev. A. J. Crane, member of the!
synod's committee of home missions, j
gave a report in which he asked for,
further prosecution of the cam-;
paign opened last February to fur
nish financial aid to ''Churchless
churches and manseless ministers."
kvhich was favorably accepted.
Three New Churches.
An interesting report of the com- '
mission to establish thre^ churches!
in Raleigh was made. Rev. F. F. j
Comerford, pastor of the Oxford
Presbyterian church, was a member i
3f this committee.
The Colleges.
Dr. White of the Raleigh church'
made a very encouraging report of j
the successful year's work done at!
Peace institute where 300 Presby-!
terian girls are being educated. }
Dr. Scanlon's oral report of David-;
(Continued To Fifth Page) .
DENTAL AMOCMWON j
Dr. H. O. Lineherger. Of Haleigh, Is
New President.
After a three days session in Ral-;
eigh, the North Carolina Dental So-j
ciety adjourned its 50th anniversary
convention Wednesday afternoon.
Dr. I. H. Davis, former president of!
the society, and Dr. J. K. Bryant andj
Dr. S. J. Finch of Oxford, who at
tended the convention were Re
pressed with the speeches of Dr.
Percy B. Howe, assistant professor of*
Dental Research at Harvard Univer
sity, and Dr. Weston A. Price, emi
nent Cleveland O.. dentist.
"Diet—Its Relation to the Devel
opment of the Teeth and Its Relation
to the Oral Cavity" was the subject
of Dr. Percy B. Howe's address to
the convention Wednesday morning.
A large number of the degenerative
diseases of the body are caused by
decay of the bone substances of the
physical system he declared, bringing
in the relation of diet by declaring
that food plays a large part in build
ing up and preserving the bone struc
ture. People become acclimated to
foods just as they do to climate, he
stated, offering illustrations fo show
that a person thrives best on the
goods grwn in the territory in which
he lives. j
Dr. H. O. Lineberger, of Raleigh,
was elected president, to succeed Dr.'
R. M. Morrow, of Burlington. The
19 25 convention goes to Rinehurst. I
COMMENCEMENT AT
PROVIDENCE SCHOOL
—
The closing exercises at Provi
dence school will take place Thurs- i
dayievening. May 1. at 7:S0 o'clock.;
The exercises will consist of a play,
songs, pantomines. etc. Certificates
of honor and other awards wiil be ^
presented the same evening, as there
will not be any exercises on Thurs
day, as was formerly planned. j
Providence is one of the best
schools in the county. Mr. Carl H.
Ragland is the principal, with the ^
assistance of Miss Lee Holloway,
Mrs. R. Y .Crews and Miss Mary Hoi-!
loway.
The Co-Ops To Pay
Another $1,000,000
Another million dollars will be
divided among members of the To
bacco Growers Co-operative Associa
tion in Eastern North Carolina not
later than June 15, according to au
announcement made by officials of
the marketing organization following
a meeting of the directors in Rich
mond Tuesday.
The announcement of the second
payment follows the statement by
Richard R. Patterson, leaf manager
of the Association, that it has sold
over 23,000,000 pounds of tobacco
within the past 30 days at satisfac
tory prices.
MILLIONS OF BALLOTS
WILL BE PRINTED
The Vote In the State Is Estimated
At From 300,000 To $500,000.
(Raleigh Cone spondent)
The slowness with which thg Demo
cratic candidates are filing notices of
! candidacy for the State Senate in the
districts of more than one coun
: ty, is the all-absorbing topic in poli
itical circles here.
A Shower Of Checks.
The candidate for State and con
gressional offices have until Satur
day evening, April 26, to file notice
of candidacy. The county candidates
have until May 27. But ten
out of more than thirty demo
cratic candidates for the senate j
who must file with th^ elec- i
tion board have sent in the $5 to Sec- j
retary Beasley. F. W. Thomas, j
Asheville lawyer, sent forward his!
check for $20 and filed notice of hisi
candidacy for Associate Justice of the;
Supreme court on the Republican j
ticket. Lindsay C. Warren finds the;
cost of running for congress more ex- j
pensive than for a State office and j
with his notice came the $50 checks
asked of all congressional candidates, i
That of E. T. Aydlette, of Elizabeth !
City, has not reached the office so far
but it will get here before the week j
ends.
Millions Of Tickets.
Until the list is complete, Mr. ,
Beasley is unable to estimate how ;
many tickets he will have to get.
printed for the primaries but with
a vote variously estimated at from;
300,000 to 500,000 the order will be !
well into the millions. This applies
to all the state offices and to the
tickets for Senator Simmons and!
Amadis (Mike) Whitener, Mr. Sin.-,
mon's opponent.
Second Primary Looms.
There is almost certain to be ai
second primary for the lieutenant,
governorship unless all four candi-^
dates, W. C. Feimster. of Hickory;
J. Elmer Long, of Durham; Thomas!
Contee Bowie ,of Ashe, and Capt.;
Rob Reynolds, of Buncombe, sign a .
pact before the day of the first strug-!
gle agreeing to let the high vote de
cide it. The recent convention talk,
indicated an effort in this direction';
and nothing would please State;
Chairman Dawson better.
Coolidge Will Be
Republican Nominee
Has Eight More Than is Accessary
For a Choice.
Accomplished victory for President,
Coolidge in the campaign for the Re-,
publican nomination claimed by Wil ;
liam Butler, the Coolidge manager,;
in a formal statement in which he
said 56 3 delegates instructed or fa
vorable to the President had already
been selected, eight more than neces
In the list furnished to Coolidge
"either by instruction ,by indorse
ment or by personal pteference j
were the'New York delegation of 91;
and others not bound down by man-;
datory orders, but which he said pi -.
ferred the nomination of the Presi
dent. .
According to Mr. Butler the Loo.-,
idge delegations thus far chosen " arej
Colorado 15, Connecticut 17; lloii
da 10. Idaho 11. Louisiana 13. Maine:
15. Michigan 33, Minnesota 7, Miss
issippi 18, Missouri 2 6 (13 to be
elected), Nebraska 19, New Hamp
shire 11, New Mexico 9, New Yoik
91. North Carolina 19, (3 to be elect
ed). North Dakota 13. Oklahoma 12,
(11 to be elected), Rhode Island 1-h j
South Carolina 11, Tennessee 12 <15
to be elected), Yirginia 17, Washing
ton 17, Wisconsin 1, Hawaii 2, Phil :
ippines 2.
"OLD HURRTCRAfH' j
Noted W'iter Spends Day In !
Oxford.
Mr. J. A. Robinson, better know as
"Old Hurrygraph," spent Wednes
day in Oxford and divided his time
between the Federation meeting and
the session of the Granville Presby
tery. He occupies a desk in the edi
torial rooms of the Durham Herald,
and we may expect to see at an early
date a polished article dealing with
what he saw and heard in Oxford this
week. The people of Oxford are al
ways glad to see this sprightly young
man of seventy summers.
GROWERS WILL
PLANT ABOUT
SAME ACREAGE
The Georgia Grower Win Make a
Sad Mistake.
(Trank Parks. State Statistician.)
Viewing th^ tobacco crop as a
vhole. there is an expression inten
tion to plant the same acreage in
1924 as was pianted in 1923. The
trends of particular types differ,
however, the controlling influences
being the rapid increase in cigarette
manufacture and consumption, the
improved foreign demand for certain
types, and the poor demand for
others. Th^ trend of cigar and cig
arette production has had an evi
dence effect upon tobacco prices and
prospects. Cigarette manufacture
has increased rapidly in recent years.
The acreage o fburley and the flue
cured type has accordingly made con
sistent increases and so far the prices
have been fairly maintained. The
combined acerage of the principal
cigarette types—hurley and flue
cured—was 1,169,000 acres in 1923.
Notwithstanding this large acreage
these types outrank ali except the
better cigar types and Maryland ex-*
port in price per pound to the grow
er and there is an apparent intention
further to increase acreage.
The most significant change in
acreage for 1924 is indicated in the
bright or fiue-cured section of Geor
gia. where cotton was particularly
hard hit in 1923. The production of
this type has extended into about 30
new counties. and experimental
patches are reported from many
other sections of the state. Increased
plantings are also being made in the
old tobacco counties.
A hazard exists in any such violent
increase in tobacco production as
the inexperience of the growers plant
that contemplated in Georgia, due to
ing the first crop of tobacco, the ex
pense of providing curing barns and
other necessary equipment, and the
uncertainty that present prices will
be maintained.
The stocks of leaf tobacco held by
manufacturers and dealers on Janu
ary 1st, as shown by the department
of commrece report of January 31,
192 4, were approximately 11 per
cent in excess of those held January
1, 1923. Stocks of Virginia sun
cured were about 4 per cent higher,
Virginia, dark. 41 per cent higher;
Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro
lina and Georgia, bright, 14 per cent
higher.
VISITING ODD FELLOWS
PLEASED WITH OXFORD
Eighth District Wei! Represented At
the Meeting Here.
Wake. Johnson, Durham, Vance,
Franklin and Granville Lodges of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
met in Oxford Lodge No. 103 last
Tuesday afternoon and night. The
meeting was presided over by H. W.
Price of Raleigh. President of the
district. J. E. Jackson, Noble Grand
of the local Lodge, delivered the ad
dress of welcome at the afternoon
session. The Second Degree was put
on at the night session by Oxford
Lodge.
Several fine addresses were made
during the meeting, whicn were in
teresting and instructive. Committees
were appointed and other work of
importance was carried through. The
next meeting of the Convention will
be held in Raleigh.
Edgar Womble and G. W. Gray,
supervisors, of Raleigh: Grand secie
tary John D. Berry, of Raleigh, and
W. S. Bagwell of Durham were
among the visiting members of the
Order. Ail of the Lodges of the Dis
trict were weli represented.
GRANVILLE COUNTY
PEOPLE IN CANADA
A letter from Mr. B.P. Elliott, a
Granville County man in Canada,
says: "I want to say a word in re
gard to the Granville county people
here this year. The killing frost here
last falil seemed not to have made
any difference with them as there
are more here this year than last.
Roy Daniels. Hugh Russell, Connie
Duke and Garland Rowling, all from
Granville, were recent arrivals. We
are contemplating an increase in the
acreage of tobacco and also of food
and feed, such as potatoes, tomatoes
and all kind of early vegetables and
hope there will be an increase in
price."
MM. Z. B. VANCE DEAD
Second Wife Of North C arolina's
Most Distinguished Statesman.
Mrs. Zebulon B. Vance, widow of
North Carolina's most distinguished
Statesman and hero, died Tuesday
evening at her home near Black
Mountain. ' She was 8 4 years of age.
Mrs. Vance was married to the late
Senator Vance in 18 80. At that time
she was the widow of John S. Martin,
of Louisville, Ky. She was bom Sep
tember 24. 1840, in Oldham county,
Ky., the daughter of Samuel Bledsoe
Steel and Anna Brown Steel.