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Pr HUSHED SEMI-WEEKLY-—TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRIL UANT OPPQRTl) ftl ITJUflS. lk.XxX,X PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY -_-.--.AND FRIDAY._ OXFORD, N , J UNE 3, 1924 12 PAGES TODAY NO. 44 Soldiers capture , TOWN OF OXFORD j a»* the 1$ * SOLDIERS Durtlai^T"Henderson and rompaiues Guests Of W*rren°, Home Military Coan jie 0*f°rf H° do you see finer soldiers SeWo® JLrs and men who corn First Battallion of the 120th pf& “nujosed of five companies UW’ oxford. Warrenton, Hen-. >"-rham and Burlington. Our I ^ aad an opportunity to attend titiie5 ! annual field meet of this tie nm here last Friday and wit S‘1“tfce inspiring exuuts. Major J. ie55tae.‘ of Henderson, who * ah the ioldier boys, was in liolized b> r nationai guard of puimana. meet included 6^ ft Worsham, of Henderson; o Rovster, Jr., of Oxford; Copeland. of Burlington, Col. \well Henderson, and Capt. Concord The staff t « nresent were: Maj. J. W|. £ Henderson; Major Gordon, Raleigh: Col. Don Scott. Gra-| Ma J B. Mays, Jr.. Oxford: | If'Kenneth E. Caldwell. Lieut., S!(, M. Bay. Lieut. E. E. Fuller. , After the Battalion was drawn up. j «sinrT G. Stem, a ranking major of j S'World War. extended a hearty; Line to the visiting soldiers, and ; tended the keys of Oxford to the of- ; Ls, The battalion then marched j in parade formation to the ball park | in South Oxford where it passed in review. , , , i Prizes Awarded. There were 16 events on the pro-j ;ram. The first prize was awarded! to Company “A," Burlington, in com- \ uaod of Captain W. V. Copeland,! finning a total of 68 2-3 percent.; This company was awarded a silver! loving cup by the Oxford Rotary j club. Second place was awarded* first battalion headquarters com-! pany, of Oxford, in command of lieutenant E. E. Fuller, winning a total of 68 2-3 per cent and was given jn a pennant. The judges were Ma jor Kenneth E. Caldwell, Capt. C. H. Harbin and Capt. S. Silvers. The priz es were presented by Mr. Ben K. Las siter, president of the Oxford Rotary flab, and Major T. G. Stem presented lie Pennant, which was won by the Oxford Company. The Barbecue. After the sporting events the bat talion with the Oxford Rotary club as guests, met in the armory, where a delightful barbecue was served by the young ladies of the town. Major Jenkins acted as toastmaster. A number of short talks were made in which high tribute w'as paid to the manner in which the field meet was fonducted, and the efficiency of the battalion, by visiting officers, Mr. B. ft. Parham, in a short talk, thanked fie ladies on behalf o fthe battalion. fEALTHYMAN DIES AT HOME IN GREENSBORO fGreensboro Correspondent) he will of E. Sternberger, who as president of the Revolution cot “ * here at the time of his flu f aSt Tuesda>' at midnight, was ,u , °’’Prol>able in the office of the p'rjj 0 ^uilford Superior Court late »f m J’ a |erno°m leaving an estate fitv n,$500’000- A11 °f his tis wirin’ r^a and Personal, goes to liffS fr:-BTha Ste-berger, §o tn th ■ e’ and at her death to Blanche hRpn • tW° dau§hters Mrs. M Miss panvn’ of New Orleans, this city Emeda Sternberger, of *«» GASTON USE HUGE AMOUNT COTTON ^RaL^’i , Consumption Of and the Daily Payroll Is Gastonia iai!y consu’mn^6 2-—Showing a ofcotton aT-T 0f over bales a total n„aU.y pa>'r°H of $33,865 Cast°Qc0untvmtv>er °f millB of 97 for !tttvey made bv n r>9 2 4 industrial. er°f comnierro Le Gastonia cham S so f - b’ oves of special in e c°untv a!! Lhe textile mills of Jtty now rani- COncerned- Gaston f!rl(ioutside of r-aS lhet hird in the ?°n sPinnin^ Gr?at Britain in the ,,° e°unties \lp- luaustry, the other NsandRho/ 'ocated in Massa~ L Gastonia hold- •fand resPective f yara manor Us rank as com fe SOuth> bei?! uring center of ,l!b!X“"SSdMa3sAmer' S>ty Financial Uc'n,em_[n Hand T<| ,i" An Ea,,lv \ Cr.,, >at<>' ^ ^ndsVtvanClal statement is ?l«lh. pf,Pri“to and it will i, Ub,Ilc badger at a if T makS 5T. JOHN’S DAY COMES ON TUESDAY, JUNE 24 — ONLY THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY The Speaker Of the Day Will Be Dr. W. R. Burwell, Of Monroe—('apt. B. S. Royster Jr., Will Make The: Address Of Welcome. With St. John’s Day, June 24, only! three weeks away, all is ready at the j Oxford Orphanage tp receive the! thousands of visitors who are invit-! ed and expected to be here on this j annual occasion. Many Improvements. Visitors will find this year more than usual interest in the annual j event. Considerable work of build- j ing and repair has been going on and j changes in the landscape have been ! made. They will find the Orphanage busier and the landscape more beau-1 tiful than ever before. The Speakers. " ‘ The speakers of the day will be j Dr. W. R. Burrell, of Monroe, and j Mr. E. W. Timberlake, Jr., of Wake ! Forest will make response to the ad- j dress of welcome to be made by Capt.! B. S. Royster, Jr., of Oxford. The j physical directors for both boys and I girls plan some outdoor work that j will be well worth seeing. There will j be an abundance of barbecue and re-1 freshments. i A Cordial Welcome. Mr. R. L. Brown, Superintendent I of the Orphanage v in extending the invitation to everybody to come, j says: I “It is hardly necessary to say any- j thing to our old friends who knew1 that they are expected and are most1 welcome. The rule is that a first! visit leads to regular visits. But for j the benent of those who have not yet come to see us, especially Masons and Eastern Stars, let us say that they will find a trip to the Orphan age on the 24th one of the most plea sant experiences of their lives. Ma . sons and Stars owe it to themselves J to come here and see what they are ! doing for the future men and women , of the State. It will delight their ' hearts to have tangible evidence of | their good works.” [STRANGE CRIME OF j , TWO CHICAGO POYS t • I State’s Attorney Says Nathan Leo j pold, Jr., and Richard Leob, Sons j Of Millionaires, Guilty, i Chicago, June 1.—Youthful sons of two Chicago millionaires have i confessed the kidnapping and slay I ing ten days ago of Robert Franks, i 13-year-old son . of jjacob Franks, ! another millionaire, according to j Robert E. Crowe, State’s attorney. | The boys who confessed are Na I than Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, : both university students and both re 1 siding within a few blocks of the ! Franks’ home in a fashionable | Southside residential district. | They kidnapped the boy as he i walked home from school, strangled ! him in their automobile, concealed ! his body and demanded a $10,000 ' ransom from the parents, according to Mr. Crowe. In viwe of the fact that these two pampered sons of millionaires have always had all their hearts desire, they craved new excitement. The detectives share the belief that the $10,000 ransom money was signifi ; cant to the craving for excitement. DEVOE’S WEATHER FORECAST FOR JUNE ! Second to 3d, hot and sultry with i thunder storms; danger of hail; 4th i to 5th, clearing and cooler;- 6th, a : storm over the lower Mississippi Val [ ley; 7th to 8th, heavy rains over the Ohio Valley; 9th to 10th, thunder storms followed by clearing; 11th to 13th, warmer; 14th, a hot wave over , the Missouri Valey will travel south eastward; 15th, hot and sultry; 16th sultry. 17th, heavy thunder storms over the Ohio Valley; 18th to 19th, sultry and showery; 20th to 21st, clearing; 22nd to 23rd, col and plea sant; 24th (a hot wave over the Mis souri Valley will move southeast ward; 25th_ to 26th, hot and sultry; 27th, a hot wave will form over the lower Mississippi Valley and travel southward; 28th to 29th; hot and sultry ove ra large area, 30th, show ery. CANTELOU-ROYSTER Of interest to Oxford and Gran ville County people is the approach ing marriage of Mr. Pittard Roys ter of Oxford to Miss Justine Howell Cantelou ,of Edgefield, cards as fol lows have been issued: “Mr. and Mrs. James Rainsford Can telou request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter Justine Howell to Mr. Lu cius Pittard Royster on Wednesday afternoon, June the eighteenth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty, four, at six o’clock. At home Edge field, South Carolina.” ANGUS WILTON McLEAfl, CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR A real business man, loyal and true Democratic statesman. Held in the highest esteem by former President Woodrow Wilson. Favors strict economy, curtailment of state expenses and reduction of taxes. Pledged to serve all the people, but makes no rash, wild and political promises;. Closely connected and indentified with the farmers of North Carolina. He has always been their friend. (Political Advertising) The Position Taken By Doctor G. S. Watkins i - I Editor Public Ledger: j Referring to my card regarding ! our County Board of Education, pub | lished in a recent issue, will you kind I ly give me further space to say that there is no personal issue involved, all the members of the present Board being my friends, and my only desire ! being the good of our schools and our County. Since writing my card, the following additional facts have been called to.my attention: ! An audit of the school finances was made by Mr. T. C. Harris, Pub lic Accountant, for the session of (1921-22, and his findings published in the Oxford Public Ledger as re i quired by law.Mr. Harris was also employed to audit the boks for 1922 23 but to date has not completed this work. L With regard to excess of expenses of $95,000.00 for our schools, over receipts, as mentioned by me, I find upon further investigation about $40,000 of this amount was autho rized for running expenses of our schools by> the Legislature, and ac cordingly was spent by the. County Board under authority of the Legisla ture, but the State so far has failed to pay over this sum tb the County, leaving the County the bag to hold. The balance of the debt, about1 $55,000, was spent for school build- j : ings which the County Commissioners as well as the Board of Education ap-1 proved and thought reasonable equip ment for our school system. | It was not iqy* intention, and far' from my desire, to do anyone an in justice, and being informed my re marks were being interpreted by r some so as to reflect upon the integ rity of our present Board, in justice to all concerned I. am glad to mak< the above further statement. G. S. WATKINS, M. D , BRILLIANT WEDDING TOMORROW AFTERNOON St. Stephen’s Church will be the scene of a brilliant marriage tomor row evening at six o’clock, when Miss Mary Elizabeth Niles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Lassiter, becomes the bride of Mr. Paul Stevens of Burling ton. Among the out of town guests for the wedding are: Mrs. W. D. Stev ens and Miss Helen Stevens, Henry, New York; Henry Stevens, New York City; Mrs. C,' M. Foulke, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Simmons, Maury Dove, Lawrence Green, Washington, D. C.; Mr. and Mrs. E. C.. Holt, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cheatham, Misses Mary Archer Williamson, Margaret Holt, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Holt, Mr. andMrs., Lynn Williamson, Miss Minnie Wil- i liamson, Walter Holt, W. D. Scott,. Burlington: Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Moul ton, Miss Betty Moulton, Hamilton,' Mass.; Mrs. Paul Andrews, Newport, R. I.; Oliver Iselim, R. P. Reima, New York City; Clem Strudwick, Hillsboro ;Miss Grace DuPfej^ Greensboro; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. t Ballou, Clarksville. Oxford Boys Motor To California Friends in Oxford and Granville sf will be interested in hearing some thing about the trip of Hubert Cur rin and Alvi3 Hobgood through the i West. These two young men left Oxford April 30 and arrived at Los Angeles, California, on May 20, mak ing the entire trip by day light in or der to see the wonders on the trip. | They traveled by the Lincoln High j way. They stopped at such places of interest at coal mines, the Misiss ippi River, Colorado Springs, Pike’s Peake, 60 miles through orange groves, an island in the ocean, rid ing on glass bottomed boats, Holly wood. They stoped to see two Ox ford boys, Frank Taylor and Cam eron Hunt who .are making good in the west. Some days they traveled 100 miles without seeing a village or town. They are charmed with the wonderful country and will spend some time there. H. E. Crews Replies To A. E. Bobbitt He quotes Bailey as being change able and advises me not to catch hold of Bailey’s tail too strong, if I have been correctly informed you are as changeable as Baiiey or more so, for a neighbor of yours told ltie you said if ever Bailey come out for Govern or you would support him. Another man told me he was alnaqst sure he heard you advocating Bailey for Gov ernor in the barber shop. I also learned from a neighbor of yours, you said you had gotten to where you couldn’t work and had to have an office. 1 see very clearly the hole ! the hog went through. I also learn- j ed from a Rino man of yours you i worked for Morrison with the prom- j ise of pie and didn’t get it. I guess j that is what you areyioing now. Po- I litical pie is not used in my home. | We have desert pie once a week and i that is often enough for poor folks. I am glad to say I don’t have to have office to live on. I have laid aside funds enough to. take carq of wife and I the balance of our days, pro- j vided it is not taxed away from us by that machine gang you are work- j ing for. I suppose you don’t have to pay for your articles, the cash has ' to accompany my communiciations. j You told me yours was done on a j credit.. You will never make me he lieve yours cost you between $7 and $8. ‘ Soloman the wisest man that ever lived \ made the most grevious mis-| takes. Mr. Bailey makes them too, j but I believe they are honest. 1 | throw up my hands and quit now. ■ H. E. CREWS. j (Political Advertising) - - i —Mr. and Mrs. Berkley Simmons j and two sons, Berkley Jr., and Bob- j bie of Washington City have come to j their country home Thorllhill near Oxford to spend the summer. They are accompanied by their father, R. W. Lassiter. HONOR MEMORY OF SOLDIERS DEAD j GENERAL ROYSTER DELIVERS r MEMORIAL ADDRESS Flowers and Flags Were Placed On the Graves Of All Soldiers Who Died In All Wars and (Laid To Rest Li Oxford Cemeteries. The business houses were closed last Friday so that all could parti cipate in the Memorial Day exercises, which were held under the Auspices of the Ernest F. Hart Past, American Legion. The celebration began with memorial services in the court-house, which had been attractively decorat ed with national flags and colors. The service was presided over by J. W. Medford, commander of the local post. Invocation was offered by the post chaplain, Rev. F. F. Comerford, after which the) audience sanj; “America.” The post commander gave a few very fitting remarks of welcome after which he introduced the speaker of the day, General 13. S. Royster, who in his clear-cut way paid high tribute to the spirit of American patriotism. General Royster Speaks. “We pause today to honor our dead heroes, to reflect on their vir tue and to pay tribute to their mem ory,” said the General as he began his address which sank deep in the hearts of all present. He told bis hearers that the call of Abraham riiay be justly applied to America, for God has fulfilled-ftis promise and made of America a great nation. He spoke of the heroism displayed by the American soldiers on foreign fields, and referred to these soldiers as having paid the debt to France back with compound interest. He contrasted the patriotism of the doughboy with the militarism of the German soldiers. “We must use our every energy for peace based on the law of rightousness or civilization is lost and will be turned into a bara rian state.” He spoke of the new nationalism that was fused by the late war. As a result of this strug gle he declared we shoula have a new democracy and a new .code of ethics. “There is one duty that we must not be unmindful of to those who went and did not return. It j can be truly said that their giving the ' full measure has enriched the '"world and made it a better place by their going.” With Bowed Heads. i Following the general’s address the audience stood with bowed heads for 30 seconds in memory of the he roic dead. The audience then sang ‘‘Star Spangled Banner” after which the chaplain pronounced the benedic tion. At the Cemeteries. At the conclusion of the solemn services at the court house- the sol-: aiers and a darge number of citizens repaired to the old and new cem eteries in Oxford and placed flowers and flags on the graves of soldiers who died in all wars. The services ended with the regulation military salute and the sounding of taps. Accomodations At Atlantic City It is stated that Mr. Christ Hagie,! of Stovall, intends to spend a few \ days at Atlantic City this summer., He is a man of strong religious con-j victions, and before going to the fa-, mous resort he made inquiries con cerning the churches in Atlantic City,1 as to their location, etc. An answer to his letter came in due time, and it ‘ contained the following desired infer- j matiop: j Baptist Church, located next to the ocean; Episcopal Church, next to; the theatre, Presbyterian Church, i next to the cold storage; Methodist,; next to the Gas plant; Synagogue,! next to the Bank. MR. GARNETT TO WED j BRIDE COMES FROM EXGLAND ! _ i i Mrs. Lucy Hays Furman Will Go To New York To Receive the Bride On Arrival In America. Mr. A. W. Garnet formerly of Wal-| lasey, Cheshire, England, now a resi-' dent of Oxford will go to New York the latter part of this month where on July 1st, he will be married to Miss Florence Bolton of Aintree, j Liverpool, England. The marriage will take place at St. Paul’s Epis-: copal Church. j Miss Bolton on her arrival in the U. S. A. will be received by MVs. Lucy Hays Furman who will accompany! Mr. Garnett to New York. Mr. Garnett has for several years been connected with The Imperial, Tobacco Co., Ltd., both in North Car-1 olina and South Carolina and has : made many friends since he has been living in Oxford. i1 — t —The Public Ledger thanks old , friend Col. J. H. Morris for a gener ous supply of strawberries, the finest 1 of the season. They were grown at I his home place on Broad street. i Granville County Takes Pride In Its Noble Son Indications received from various Parts of the state are that D. 0, Brummitt, Granville's candidate for Attorney General, will be nominated ™n?a0turdaL! primary. Mr. Brum Som tb? «di<lacu was wel1 received trom the first, but recent develon “ent,8 make it as sure as political that he 6t nanKbe Said to b* su™ iba7 k T 11 be n°minated on the first ballot. He will receive almost county anim°US V°te of Granville nf ¥hr‘ Brummitt’s service as speaker of the.lower branch of the Legisla ture m i919-2° gave North Carolina its first general introduction to him. though he was well known to most of the public before that. The man ner in which he presided over the House drew attention to his ability to fill a position usually beset with many pitfalls. Members of the Legislature and ovhers having to do with that body said that he was fair-minded and utterly impartial in piesiding; that wa* one of the things most frequently said about him. This fairness ,\nd impartial ity brought him strong friendships and commendatory notice from press and public, for the love of a square deal is universal. He was frequent ly referred to in such terms as the “coming man,” the man who must “be reckoned with in future,” etc. Since that time he has been rated one of the state’s foremost leaders and his opinions are in demand on pub lic issues. Mr. Brummitt is particularly well qualified for the office of Attorney General. In his own profession he is known as a lawyer of exceptional ability and he has had considerable experience in an advisory capacity, an experience that will fit in well with the office of Attorney General. Headed by Judge W. A. Devin the fourteen lawyers of Oxford have unanimously passed resolutions strongly supporting Mr. Brummitt. This endorsement, signed by each of [them, says: ‘The Oxford Ban- ipost heartily ‘endorses Hon. D. G. Brummitt, of Granville, for the office of Attorney General. ‘ “A diligent student and. cleAf ‘thinker, forceful and convincing in | debate, careful and painstaking in business relations and recognized aa an able and experienced, lawyer, Mr. Brummitt possesses every qualifica tion to fit him for the satisfactory discharge of the duties of the high office to which he aspires, i “Mr. Brummitt is a vigorous cam jpaigner and has always rendered most efficient service to his party since attaining his majority. In him the people would have a worthy successor to the distinguished law yers who have occupied this impor tant office.” v The law is Mr. Brummitt’s abid ing passion; he has given it the close analytical study so essential to the office for which he is a candidate. His fitness for the position is con ceded, not only by those in his own party, but even by those of different political faith. The knowledge _of law that he has and the charaster istic habit of studying a problem from every angle before decision, win insure the citizens of the state dependable legal service at his hands. It is gratifying to Mr. Brummitt’S friends m the county and elsewhere that his strength is so evident. Gran ville has produced men to hold high positions in public service and the addition of another to the honor roll will be most pleasing. When big things are to be done, Granville is always looked to f§r its quota of men capaoie of doing them. VETERANS OFF TO MEMPHIS The old veterans of the county to— the number of eighteen or twenty gathered at the local Seaboard sta tion at noon last Sunday and en trained for Henderson where they caught a sleeper from Memphis to at tend the Confederate reunion: In the squad were W. H. White, Commanding; J. H. Morris, R. E. Booth, J. L. Dixon, W. P. Slaughter, P, G. Montague ,J. M. Cotton, T. J. Smith, W. E. Veasey., M. A. Gregory, J. W Cox, J, M. Merritt, L .E. East wood, J. F. Hobgood, G. Nutt, W. T, Blackwell, L. C. Wilkerson, W. W. Cox, J. D. Cox, Allie Pruitt. They will return home next Satur day or Sunday. HOKE IS ELEVATED TO CHIEF JUSTICE (Raleigh Correspondent) William A. Hoke, 19 and a half rears a member of the state su preme court, Monday afternoon was ilevated to the chief justiceship nade vacant two weeks ago by Ilhief Justice Walter Clark’s death, ind the, statement which went out :rom the governor’s office carried :he withdrawal from all considera ;ion of Judge Henry A. Grady's name is the successor of Justice Hoke.
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