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Are Mentions! For
tt,ertace.
was iefttothe citizens of
/ Peace. Roth helonsr to tho dom
.--,n party and both were candidates
w. years aso. when Mr. Rogers was
pointed. Mr. Peace has been a
faithfut worker at the polls for many
years and he is now a candidate for
i'ae legislature ami the only Repub
lican in the county running for of
{iceand he has had considerable
postoffice experience. Mr. Fagan, it
is said, is a Xationai Republican and
has been a faithful worker for many
years.
Hr. Henry Critcher. the faithful
assistant Postmaster is the logical
can for the place, but he does not
sack the appointment. As assist
ant postmaster he can hold his posi
tion indefiniteiy, but the pastmaster
is appointed for four years and is
anbjcct to change with each adminis
tration. Mr. Critcher would no
M)t serve as postmaster until the
appointment is made, should the
Po3toffice Department request him to
49 M. ' !
^h^nanies mentioned for the
p!acare Mr John Fagan and Mr. W.
MS L4sr WORDS
For
% Late Janies Rogers Talked
Pubiication.
Postmaster James Rogers who died
sMMy iast Tuesday night, met the
Mitor of the Public Ledger in front
o! the postoffice a few hours before
Ms death and toid him of the trans
Watiaentai maii that was inaugu
Ktediast Tuesday. Juiy 1. He said
ia part:
iou may state that on and after
May the air maii service is avail
^eto thepeopie of Oxford and of
I mted States. The airplane
Ma^e charged includes the trans-.
Mation to and from air mail route
weh as transportation by plane."
fa-5 matter," he ex
icrh.ft ^ carried by airplane,
. dmg seated parcels not exceed
"'eight and not ex
^ ^ngth and girth
3 fl*^' Distaste at the rate of
tor earl ^ fraction thereot
of zone in which
"t's carried by plane."
9M.?said^.*h'^ are is
br Postal ^ ^ stamps good
^Potagemaybeused, provided
" ; is plainly marked "Via
A'r Maii
CHURCH SERVICE
'il- 9;.!^'",^ ,ChnFCh
evening service
^ is ^^^s ser
i^for'nlapproval of the
*Merizf.w <-..^r' -'"asons. It is char
Mp. ip
"^cf ^ around the na
That thr--^^) being used.
'he pas
rfRock." u ^as "Christ
^^hisinn^ ' discussed under
^describin^'^ ' division being a
"-aaco of t}. ' ^ymbolicai signi
thing
c'.'- speaks ^ as given b
^b'and gjr!.'j. ,^°tidity, Security
^ evoni*., / "jnsideration Sur
be "The Dew'
p'.^icoh^,.^^ ^lvited. and th
^ck and ,.*"'''' promptly at sev
promptly at
^'ces At Dexter
Sunday
, The ka-'r . ""—
^ Enhnl'.' /r '"'istian Federa
^f^ywi!t Y^.'''''a''Ch in Durham
p,.'* aii-day service
^'^Ctb^^^rch next Sun
he dinner
C-ct^ ' i a iarge crowd is
^ ^ alters
^ ys Residence
Eg!^ thro^!, au.ers this week
the Granville
^ ^d Tn,./r.^ '^''anville I
^C^'^Qce t^^^any the h:
^ ^.ooo
The consid
THE MARKET WILL OPEN TUES
DAY, OCTOBER 7TH
<^apt. Win Fleming Will Operate the
Mnngmn Warehouse—The Owen
Warehouse Wiii Be Operated. !
Mr. Andrew Jamieson, director of
the United States Tobacco Company,
! Public Ledger that the
Y I*Sht belt will be op
; ?.^s "^er the opening in
, ^outh Carolina and twenty days af
. ter the opening in East Carolina,
, which determines the date of open
ing of the United States Tobacco!
, Company at Greenbriar Springs/
i yesterday, accompanied by
Y' y* to attend the meet-!
,iugoftheUUnited States Tobacco
i Y*^Puny at Greenbriarr Springs,
; stated that from the present outlook
ot the crop, October 7th was about
I as early as the markets in this sec
tion could expect to do business.
The Mangum Warehouse.
Capt. w. H. Fleming has leased
the Mangum Warehouse and will;
, operate it this fall. His warehouse
! on Herndon street, built two seasons
ago, will be used to accommodate
! the overflow of the Mangum.
The Owen Warehouse. i
The Owen, which has not been op-'
erated as a warehouse for several!
years, will come to life again this fall, j
Messrs. Hutchins and Grogan have
leased the Owen and will operate it
this fall with the assistance of Mr.
J. T. Daniel. They are experienced
i warehousemen and will make a
; strong bid for their share of the crop.!
Four Warehouses Here.
The Farmers, the Johnson, the
j Mangum and the Owen will be ope
rated this fall as independent houses.
, From the present outlook of the crop
! it would seem that two houses would
;be able to haD^ie all that is produced
! this season.
Henderson Is First
Class Post Odice
{ The Henderson postoffice having
jreached the $40,000 mark in the
{calendar year 1913 was on July 1
; placed in the first class list. With
'the first class rating, comes also an
increase in the rent of lock boxes.
'Those hitherto renting for 60 cents
[per quarter will hereafter be 75
{cents; those renting previously for
, 75 cents increase of $1.00, and the
i$1.00 boxes go to $1.50.
{ The receipts at the Oxford post
! office increase from year to year, and ;
} it will not be many years until our of- {
j fice is placed in the first-class list. !
—
I Best Women's Hats
They Are Made For Bobbed
Heads.
! San Francisco, Cal., July 2.—Wo-j
!men with long hair will be out or
} luck, if the work of local milliners !
jean be taken as a guage.
} "Present-day hats are made for;
; the bibbed-hair women," one leading j
{milliner said. "Women who still
; cling to long hair will find it diffi-;
cult to purchase hats large enough
for them, as the most chic hats are i
{now made for women who Have cut j
I their locks. Only a few hats for wo-i
j men are now made in large sizes, j
t comparatively speaking, and the best j
i selections are to be found in the ^
smaller-crowned bonnets.
"The chic woman is the bobbed-i
haired woman, and the world of hats j
revolves around her."
i
Enviable Record
Girl Never Absent Or Tardy In
Thirteen Years.
! Chicago, July 3.—Since she start
i ed to school 13 years ago, Jeannette
i Evelyn Matthews has never been ab
jsent or tardy. This record has nev
I er been surpassed but once, and that
by a Cleveland boy.
Miss Matthews' record includes a
year in kindergarten, eight years in
grammar school and four in high
school. She is the daughter of Mr.
land Mrs. John Matthews ,of River
: Forest, 111., is a member of the grad
! uating class of Oak Park high school.
! She holds interscholastic records in
}the broad jump, javeline throw and
i running and is a star in basketball
! and tennis.
i _._.
PRIZES ro BE AWARDED
To Members Of tbs Children Of the
Confederacy.
Below is given a list of prizes of
fered to members of the Children of
the Confederacy chapters throughout
I the state of North Carolina. These
, prizes are well worth striving for and
i Mrs. W. T. Yancey, leader of the lo
! cal Landis-Minor Chapter, is very
! anxious that members of this chapter
compete. Mrs. Yancey will be glad
to furnish any interested person with
' all necessary information not here
given:
i i.—Official Historical medal. Of
fered by the Historical committee of
Gastonia chapter to the high school
(Continued on Page Five)
UK.K. H. HOLLIDAY
ANNOUNCES FACULTY
OF OXFORD COLLEGE '
-. !
There Are Larger Faculties In the
State But None Stronger.
Before leaving yesterday for an ex- !
tended trip throughout the State
in the interest of Oxford College, Dr.!
R. H. Holliday, president of the!
time-honored institution of learning!
said:
"I have exercised unusual care in
the selection of our faculty for this
next year, realizing that we are in
the transitory period and that nextj
year will be a very critical year in <
the life of the school. I have in-!
vestigated carefully the intellectual, I
moral and religious qualifications of i
every member of the faculty. There j
is no school in the state that pre- j
sents a stronger faculty. There are i
larger faculties but certainly none
stronger. I think that this taculty
elicits the continued patronage of
our Oxford and Granville County ;
friends. 1 sincerely hope that it will;
be received well and that our enroll-!
ment will be materially increased.
The Faculty.
Mary McMicking. B. A. Dean.
Latin—Graduate Hollins College:;
eight years Associate Principal and
teacher in Welsh Neck High School; :
Coker College: thirteen years in Ox-!
ford College; Dean eleven years. j
Mrs. C. G. Jones, Lady Principal.
English and Bible—Graduate of
Oxford College: seven years Lady
Principal and teacher in Roanoke
Female College, Danville. Va.;
teacher fourteen years in Oxford Col
lege; Associate Principal nine years.
Helen Harriett Sails, B. A.
English—Graduate Martha Wash
ington College; graduate work at
University of Va.; Instructor in Dil
lon, Rocky Mount and Oxford High
Schools; Appalachian Training
School, summer of 1919, Wake For
est Summer School, 1921; Oxford
College. 1919-1924. j
H.F. Dickinson, B. A.
Mathematics and Science—Grad
uate of Emery and Henry College;
graduate work in Peabody College
for Teachers; Instructor Morton-El
liott College, Elkton Kentucky.
Antonia Apei, B. A..
Modern Languages—Graduate of
University of Southern California, j
Several years study in Europe; years j
of experience in leading colleges. j
Mrs. H. F. Dickinson, B. A., B. O. j
History, Education, H. S. Sub-:
jects—Graduate of Emery and Henry j
College; graduate of Martha Wash-!
ington College; graduate work in
Peabody College for Teachers.
A. E. Muilberger, Mus. B. i
Director of Conservatory and j
Teacher of Piano, Voice and Pipe!
Organ—Graduate of Drury; Studied;
under greatest artists in New York;
and Chicago; several years study in,
Europe; twenty-five years of teach-;
ing experience in leading college,
member og American Guild of Organ
Janice Case, Mus. D.
Piano and Violin—Graduated with
highest honors from Oberlin conser-[
vatory, Oberlin, Ohio.
Mrs. H. F. Dickinson.
Piano—Martha Washington Col
lege; Emery and Henry College;
George Peabody College for Taach
Mrs. Elsie H. Graham, B. O.
Expression and Physical Educa
tion—Graduate Florida State Nor* ,
mal; Curry School of Expression,!
Boston; post graduate work, Curry^
School of Expression, Asheville; In-,
structor Woodberry Hall, Atlanta,
Georgia; several years of studio
work.
Mrs. Harry T. Faires.
Art and Piano—Graduate, Pratt
Institute of Art, New York City; Sev
eral years study under greatest ar
tists of New York. Instructor, Win
throp College, Rock Hill, S. C., two
years, Winthrop Summer School,
1922; State Short Course for Women,;
1924. !
Mary Hartfield.
Household Arts—Natchez, Meridi
an College; three years of teaching
experience at Claymore School for
girls and Maryland College for Wo
men.
Mary Alice Ramsey
Commercial—Graduate, School of
Business Administration. Meridian
College; three years of teaching ex-^
perience.
Mollie Haynes.
Matron.
Mrs. F. W. McGhee.
Dietition.
COMPLETING PLANS
OF BIG CONVENTION
At Plank Chapel
July 13-13.
Programs are out and plans are
being rapidly completed for holding
the Vance County Sunday School As
sociation convention on Saturday and j
Sunday, July 12 and 13. the opening^
session being held at 8:00 o'clock j
Saturday night, July 12. Other sess- j
ions will be held Sunday morning a.nd j
Sunday afternoon, the convention -
closing Sunday night, July 13.
Sixty-First BaMot
bonvention WiH Resume
Voting at 1 O'clock I
Today j
Result of the sixty-Arst bullot }
taken on adjournment at 1 !
o'clock this morning was as fol
lows McAdoo 469%; Smith
%; Davis of West Virginia
89; Underwood 42; Cox 54
Glass 25; Ralston 37 % ; Robin
son 23; Ritchie 16%; Walsh 3;
Saulsbury 6; Owen 24; Bryan 2.
Total 1,098.
(Condensed Associated Press Report)
Counting the 61st ballot at one
o'clock this morning in the early
hours of the Glorious Foruth, the
Democratic National Convention, in
session at Madison Square Garden,
New l^ork City, found itself no near
er the solution of the deadlock over
nominating a presidential candidate. !
At the close of its sixty-first ballot '
the Convention adjourned after mid- I
night, until 1 p. m., July 4, with the !
deadlock tighter than ever, and the j
grip of both principal contenders un- }
shaken.
The McAdoo management placed !
the blame on the favorite sons, who }
they said, by remaining in the bal- }
loting when they should have with- }
drawn, had prevented the real !
strength of both Governor Smith and i
Mr. McAdoo to be shown.
One plan proposed to break the
deadlock was that both'McAdoo and i
Smith be called upon to withdraw,
permitting their strength to go to
some compromise candidate. This
proposal was pronounced "absurb"
by David Ladd Rockwell, the man
ager for McAdoo, and was charac
terized as ridculous, and wholly im
possible by Franklin D. Roosevelt, ;
the Aeld marshal of the Smith fore- j
es. i
JUNE BRIDES
Marriage License Issued To Twenty-j
Four Couples In Granville.
The largest number of marriage!
license issued during any one month!
since 1910 was issued last June byj
Mr. C. G. Powell, register of deeds.!
to twenty-four couples, eleven whites [
and thirteen colored.
The high record was attained in !
1910, when license was issued to !
twenty-six couples.
Happy ChiMren
A large number attended the Ox
ford Baptist Sunday School picnic at !
Lakewood Park, Durham, last Wed
nesday. The little people speak of !
Lakewood as being an ideal place to j
spend the day.
—Miss N. N. Bemis, lady principal j
of the Oxford Orphanage, has gone!
to Washington to attend the sessions!
of the National Education Associa-;
tion. From there she goes to her
home in Boston for her vacation. !
The Experience
Of An Aviator
Mr. Robert F. Porter, of Richmond,!
Va., arrived in Oxford yesterday to!
join the Filimore Aircraft Company!
and will be associated with Capt. i
Filimore in the work. Mr. Porter!
is an old friend and pal of Fillmore,;
having been in the aviation with him ]
and has had many interesting experi-!
ences with him. When asked as to !
what was the most exciting ex-j
perience that he had ever had, Mr. j
Porter replied that he had had quite;
a few, but one of the most exciting
and horrowing ones with Capt. Fil- j
more was a flight on the third of j
July while flying from Washington,]
D. C., to Morehead City, N. C., when,
a stop was made to take on addi-i
tional gas and oil. After leaving!
Kinston a severe storm came up,
rocking the plane from right to left, j
when finally the engine stopped. ;
"Then, what did you do," Mr. Por-'
ter was asked.
'Well there wasn't much to do but!
to look for a good place to land," was^
the reply. "We had just passed ov-;
er a bunch of swamps and forests and}
couldn't land then, but thank heaven
we were high enough to reach a va- {
cant cotton field. I turned around j
and said: "Phil for the love of God
pick a soft spot, and Phil, with a,
grin on his face, in spite of the pre
carious position, replied: !
"My boy, this is the spot I have
been looking for for the past 30 min-i
utes."
After a very successful landing, i
said Mr. Porter, six hours were spent
in this spot, waiting for the rain to
clear and trying to get the field in,
readiness to take off. It was im
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Curb Market Prices
The prices printed below prevailed :
at the curb market here last Sattur-!
lay.
Eggs, per doz . ..30c!
Fryers, live, per pound .20c
Cabbage, per pound . .. ..4c!
Irish potatoes. 4c j
String beans . .. Sc{
Onions per bunch.5 and 10c {
Lettuce per bunch . 5c!
Beets per bunch .10c t
Honey chunk .25c
Honey, sec .25c
Butter milk per gal.20c
Sweet milk per quart .13c
Sweet milk per gal.50c
Peaches per quart ....10c; gal 35c
Apples per gal. 15c, pk 30c
Squash per lb. 5c
Corn per doz.45c
SOLDIER BOYS WILL
ENTRAIN FOR CAMP
GLENN NEXT SUNDAY
Roster Headquarters Company First
Battalion One Hundred and Twen
tieth Infantry, Oxford.
Capt. E. E. Fuller, first lieutenant;
Charles F. Jones; second lieutenadt,
Ralph K. Walters Staff Sergeant and!
company clerk.
Sergeants.
Will Z. Mitchell, acting top; Wil
liam E. Hunt, mess and supply;
Thomas F. Blalock, electrical; Rich
ard H. Matthews, time.
Corporals.
John W. Fuller, Callie Lee Wil
son.
Privates, First Class.
Thomas L. Cannady, Rufys C. Wal
ters, cook; Chandler R. Watkins,
cook; Wm. S. Hunt Jr., Lee F. Ham
mie, Edwin L. Kemp, Edward L.
Mitchell, Sam B. Wheeler, Roy W.
Strickland, William H. Walters.
Privates.
Thomas L. Booth, Dallas W. Boyd,
Robert S. Bradsher, Joe B. Breedlove,
Ray F. Garman, Eugene K. Howard,
Phillip O. Hurst, Junius C. Harris,
William T. Millis, Charles F. Moss,
Fred B. Perkins, Parker Leigh Tig
nor, Roy A. Taylor, Bruce R. Wal
ters, Saddler Carlton.
Mascots.
Sam Walters, Frank Llewellyn.
4,000,000 ILLITERATES
ENTITLED TO VOTE
Figures Given In Report To Commis
sion At Capital.
Washington, July 3.—More than
4,300,000 illiterates will be entitled
to vote in November for President of
the United States and members ofj
Congress, the Illiteracy Commis-j
sion of the National Educational As
sociation stated in a report submit
ted at the association's convention
here.
The illiteracy report presented by
Mrs. Cora W. Stewart, of Frankfort,
Kv.. stated that although there are
4,931.905 acknowledged illiterates in
the United States, the commission is
convinced there are more than
double this number who either were!
overlooked in census taking or havej
concealed their illiteracy. The re-j
port emphasized that more than 3,-j
000.000 of the acknowledged illiter-j
ates were native-born.
Revival At Popular
Creek Church
On Friday night. July 4th. Rev.
Fred N. Day will begin a series of
meetings at Poplar Creek Church.;
Services will be held each day at 3 j
and 8 o'clock P. M. excepting Sunday]
July 6th, when the day service will,
be at 11 o'clock A. M. instead of 3j
P. M. Mr. B. D. Bunn will lead the;
singing and all the people of the
community are invited to attend all,
of the services.
Welfare Officers
Meet In Henderson!
<*- !
An interesting and helpful confer- j
enee of representatives of the dis- !
trict public welfare superintendents
was held in Henderson this week.
The counties of the district are: Dur
ham, Wake, Franklin, Nash. Gran
ville! Warren, Person, Halifax and
Northampton.
A discussion of Juvenile Courts
was led by J. E. Jackson, superinten
dnet of Granville county work.
CREEDMOOR BOP HURf
Mr Clifton Wheeler, son of Mr. and ;
Mrs *W F. Wheeler, of Creedmoor, ]
Route 3. sustained a broken leg Sat- {
urday while at work on his father s
[arm. He was given immediate sur- ;
"deal attention and he is getting
Mong as well as could be expected,
;t is said.
_Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hancock
have just returned from Wrightsville
Beach where they have been in at
tendance upon the meeting of the
North Carolina Pharmaceutical As
sociation. _
MR. JAMES S. ROGERS
DIES SUDDENLY
Was Sitting On His Porch When the
Summons Came—Interment At
Elmwood Cemetery.
Mr. James S. Rogers, postmaster At
Oxford and highly esteemed citi
zen died suddenly at his home on
Front street at 8:15' o'clock Tuesday
evening, aged 52 years.
While sitting on his porch, talking
to Mrs. Rogers, he complained of
feeling bad and requested her to get
a pinch of soda for him. She sue-*
ceeded in getting him into the house,
there he expired. His sudden pass
ing was a shock to the community.
Mr. Rogers was appointed post
master of Oxford on the retirement
of Mr. Ben K. Lassiter two years ago.
He was a faithful official and it Mas
his pleasure to assist the office force
to expedite the mail.
Mr. Rogers has been active for the
past 30 years of his life. For 2$
years he was the railway mail clerk
on the Durham-Keysville route.
During a period of the World War he
was assigned to postal work at the
Washington City terminal. He was
at one time a member of the Acme
Hardware Company, and he was one
of the founders of the late Green
Hunt Company, and was closely
identified with other interests in Ox
ford and frequently visited his farm
in the southern part of the county.
Deceased is survived by Mrs. Viola
Priddy Rogers, his widow, and two
sisters, namely: Mrs. R. P. Taylor,
of Oxford, and Mrs. Candace R.
Brown, of Clifton Forge, Va. No
children survive the union.
Mr. Rogers was a member of the
Oxford Methodist Church. The fun
eral was held from the residence
Thursday morning, and interment
followed at Elmwood Cemetery, the
service being conducted by PastOP
E. M. Snipes. The last sad rites
were attended by a large number OP
sorrowing relatives and friends of
the family. The floral tribute WAS
numerous and beautiful. The casket
was covered with a pall made Of
small pink and white flowers, in the
center of which was a cluster of Eas
} ter lilies and white tulle.
I Out of town people attending the
I funeral were: Mrs. Candace E.
i Brown, sister of Mr. Rogers, and her
} Son, Dr. J. M. Emmitt, of Clifton
[Forge; Dr. and Mrs. Priddy, of
[ Lynchburg and Mrs. Thomas Qf Rich
mond.
The active pallbearers were:
Messrs. Jim Floyd, D. C. Hunt, Will
Landis, Calvin Breedlove, C. W.
Bryan, A. Crews, W. W. Devin, J. R.
Critcher. Honorary—W. D. Bryan, C.
H. Easton, J. F. Veazey, A. H. PhW
ell, Nelson Ferebee, John Baker, W.
H. Hunt, A. A. Hic?s, W. T. Yancey,
H. G. Cooper, John G. Hall, A. S.
Hall, R. L. Brown, J. A. Taylor, D.
Kerr Taylor, J. M. Baird, T. Lanier,
Will Fleming, E. H. Crenshaw, T. W.
Winston, John Williams, J. T. Cozart,
T. G. Stem, J. E^ Howell, B. E. Par*
ham,, John Floyd, S. W. Parker, Lu*
ther Davis, John Paris, B. F. Taylor,
Mr. Myers, Gen. B. S. Royster, Dr. E.
T. White and Dr. S. H. Cannady.
BLANKS FOR ADJUSTED
COMPENSATION
Local Committee To Assist World
War Veterans.
Application blanks for adjusted
compensation of World War veterans
are in the hands of the compensation
committee of the Earnest F. Hart
Post American Legion. The coni'
mittee will meet regularly each Tues
day and Thursday night at 7:30 in
the Granville Gray Club to assist
World War veterans of Granville
county in filling out their application
The chairman of the committee re
quest that discharge and all informa
tion concerning the applicant's ser
vice be brought with them, as this
information is absolutely necessary
before the application can be filled
out.
No ex-service man need apply if he
did not serve in the army or navy of
the United States between April $,
1917, and November 12, 1918, and
who's service was not more than 60
days.He has to possess a honorable
discharge, and must not have been
a conscientious objector who per
formed a military duty or who re
fused to wear the uniform. No wel
fare worker including American Red
Cross is eligible. All veterans of the
W-orld War and their dependants are
eligible if they are not exempted by
the above rule.
The committee request that all
Vetreans and dependants apply at an
early date in order that the work
may be completed as soon as possible.
Any assistance will be appreciated,
as the committee is serving without
nothing. The first meeting will be
held July 8th, at 7:30 p. m.
Further information will be made
later in the Public Ledger with ref
erence to distribution of blanks to
colored Veterans.
—Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Watkina
have returned from their bridal tour
and are at home in Henderson. Mra.
Watkins was formerly Miss TrevA
Garman of Oxford.