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1XF0RD LED PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY—TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES. L. XXXIX PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY -AND FRIDAY. OXFORD. N. C.. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1924 8'PAGES TODAY NO. 94 nGE CRANMER READ ^ OF MANY AND GOES HOME iO\G ORDERED TO ' ikUECOEXTE Employ George 'A, Who Was Convicted Of o:d A!tbctting._ ^ (,'ranmer, who presided at ^'vcck^ term of Granville Su ^ ^ ^' ed up at noon last ; for home at South ^ the week end. k:r.g the piano man, who of assault upon W. L. ^ ^ :s ordered to pay cost of the county forever. ' alley pleaded guilty to a i whiskey for sale W , gave him six months on ^ ,i It was a case of mistaken 'ity that brought Ridley into 3"" pe mistook Deputy J. E. "nii ;-pi- the man who had ordered '*! whiskey. On the delivery of "* si,wek Newton arrested him. ^-'flitcheil. colored, who stated ,L v*as 70 years old. was found fm taufacturing liquor, was "-t^r months in jail. ^ Btliamy and Ed Clark, ne wfe were found guilty of a larceny of an automobile received srx months on '.reads each. ;.f.M.,4R6f DUHES Of MR. RRUMM/7T wf„)tnt fe Put Attorney On Full and To Do Al! the Degai york <'i the State. (Xews and Observer) S movement having the concur- j of Attorney General-elect Den ;A Brummttt to place the Attor TGeneral of the State on a full; j,? basis and to give him a suffi st number of assistants to do all! tt;p [gsrai work of the State, is be-; Quietly pushed among members of i general Assembly and is now be-' Kti to be assured of success, it is generally understood that sistant Attorney General Frank }t) who has done a large portion of -work of the office for the last sr years will be retained by Mr. Nnmitt. but if the plan under con ation goes through the office Sprobaly have at least three as sents instead of one as now con ikt?d. Serious consideration is being giv ing matter m advance of the con ^ of tht General Assembly due tb necessity of any biii increasing tta-lary of the Attorney General K passed before the inauguration Sr Brummitt under the section of constitution which prohibits any ; in the salaries of constitu te! officers during their terms of lh? present salary of the Attorney serai was fixed at $4,000 in 1921; the understanding that the office. Bid require only a part of the time htorney General .Tames S. Man K. who has folewed the same rule' Mired bv all of his predecessors continuing a private law practice. erriMe Toil Taken in Auto Accidents HHr-ylviiHia Has the Largest Num* bet- Of Fatalities. Ai'adeiphia. Nov. 24.—Three hun and ninety-three persons were Bed and 9.228 injured iu automo accident in Pennsylvania in the smonths ending November 1, the epartment of Highways announced. figures do not cover fatal ac re's or injuries occuring in towns. . The Fuel Supply "ht ) inu- Of Peace Prepare For . War." . ' Slacv people in Oxford have failed day in a supply of fuel for winter. is never at any time a verv ^ supply of wood and coal stored -^Oxford from which the genera' Zircon draw upon when the pinch ORM. Those who have not already di in or engaged fuel will profit by so at, once. The ptices are spt ) advance when the cold, *s*P son sets in. t !!r. b^rtiei'-a Mother ! !;-<! This Morning I*; :geB. Daniel, mother of ' Daniel. died at Brantwood ;.r t; o'ciock this mornmg. in '-ear or her age. Funeral :i;-at.s ha-i not been an this hour. : ^!!) Of The StovaU ' barter is Missing J'j son mysterious way the Char J* the town of StovaU has disap ^ ' he game iittle municipali ih ) '' ''-^Rtinu.es to function, and buttons of Chief of Police shine as bright as ever J,. ^'''<hy of the original, in the of the State at Raleigh is HD',n the walls of StovaU. ! __ i ^ ^"t;. di^ng has begun the old ''! -rives. If you listen close sim.t! ' i)ear the tinkle of h*s '-^hbeii,. '{ Mrs. Ruy Eliiott and tt.fj'iJ*' idide Miss Mary Elizabeth ^ ? Whbiam Jones and (dalen N. P- spent the week ' ' Mrs. Sam H. Jones at Stem. RECEiVERS NAMED FOR THE LEO BYRUM CONSTRUCTiON CO. i —__ ^'* Byrum G!ain)s Assets Of $^4,00 and Liabilities Of $22,000. (Greensboro News Nov. 21.) Ti^e Byrum Construction Company i ot Oxford, went into the hands of a' recerver yesterday on petition of Leo E. Byrum who horns me majority ot the capital stock. Halter M. Gray was named re ceiver by the court and he gave $5, MM) bond. This company has con stiucted several of the new consoli dated schools for the Guilford coun ty board of education and until yes terday it was thought that the com pany was financially sound. Mr. By^ rum claims that his company has as sets worth $24,000 and liabilities of approximately $22,000. It has a captal stock of $50,000. The first hint of the break came y esterday when a lien was fied by the Vance Plumbing and Electric com pany against the construction com pany and the board of education jointly on the Rankin and Greene township school buildings. The Vance company claims that $1,8 50. 31 is due them on a contract of $3 000. Miss Fannie Currin Died Saturday Funeral Held Froni the Home of He\. G. T. Tunstall, Sunday Af ternoon. Miss Fannie Currin died at Brantwood Hospital last Saturday after a brief iiiness, aged 50 years. Tiie funeral services were conducted from the home of Rev. and Mrs. G. T. Tunstiai on Broad street, Sunday afternoon. Reiatives and friends from over the county attended the last sad rites in large numbers. The services were conducted by Rev. F. F. Commerford, pastor of the Ox ford Presbyterian church, of which Miss Currin was a member, assisted by Rev. J. S. Kennison, of Durham, and Rev. J. D. Harte, pastor of the Oxford Baptist church. The honor ary pallbearers were the deacons and elders of the Presbyteriap Church. The interment was in Elm wood Cemetery. Miss Currin lived the life of a sincere Christian. Many relatives and friends mourn the departure of this nobie woman. Miss Currin made her home with Rev. and Mrs. George T. Tunstall for a few months before going to the hospital for traetment. The following brothers and sis ters survive: Mrs. G. T. Tunstali, mrs. W. D. Hart, and Mrs. Moiiie r-arham, ail of Oxford. The broth ers are Sam Currin, of South Bos ^<ii and Ed. Currin, of New York. The State Will Sell More Bonds Today (Raleigh Correspondent) The State of North Carolina wili sell $20,000,000 in bonds oji Tuesday The bids will be opened at noon State Treasurer B. R. Lacy and the award will he made by the Governor and the Council of State. All of the bonds are to take up short term notes. $15,000,000 for the Highway Commission and $5,000,000 for the school building loan fund to the counties. Governor Issues Call For Service Ashes the People To Observe Thanks giving; Day In a Spirit Of Rever ence< and Gratitude. Raleigh, Nov. 22.—Cameron Mor rison. governor of North Carolina, has issued a proclamation calling on the people of the state to set ss:de Thursday, Novmeber 2 7, as a day of thanks to God for the biessings be had bestowed on the commonwealth during the past year. The governor urges aii un i c.ssary business be suspended on that day. in order that all may have the oppor tunity to gather about thrir family altars and to attend pubi'e worslnp in the churches, to express thanks to God Tor his loving kindness toward us. Number Of Bates Ginned In County IV S. Gooch. County Cotton Statis tical reports to the Department of Commerce, Washington, the follow ing: There were 1.640 bales of cot ton, counting round as half bales, ginned in Granville County, from the crop of 1024 prior to November 14. 1924, as compared with 1,646 bales ginned to November 14, 1923. Ex-Service Men File Application At Once The Adjutant General Wants To Know One Of Two Things. The Adjutant General of the Army! request that all exservice men file ap plication for adjusted compensation; at once, and if they do not want to make application write the adjutant general to that effect. Aplication blanks can be had at the Post Office or it any American Legion Post Make application today, for it is for your own benefit. Let us thanx. God our nation Is at peace and our boys are at home. Let us be thankful, too, that be hind our frank American smile, behind our whimsical Wit, behind our seeming carefree indifference, there stands, rekindled in the American character, that power, that courage, that love of country marked in the lives of the Nation's founders, and upon which rest the safety of American ideals. Thanksgiving is perhaps the most beautiful of American holidays. It opens the floodgates of mem ory, it draws from the heart our human love and links anew our kinship with the Christ. Yet, what say we of those among us who are lonely at this hour, those who try, bewildered, to fathom the mystery of Almighty reasoning, those who in their suffering look with pleading eyes to learn what, in their time of sorrow, they have at hand for which to offer thanks. In the suffering heart to-day let there be thanks for Jesus and His ability to run the gamut of divine emotion to the last resonant tone. God has ruled that only from out the melting pot of the agonies may come the gold refined and pure. AH is well. The nation lives; angels kiss the cheeks of sleeping childhood, while those who have gone to rest repose in the arms of God—at peace. Let us give thanks. Oxford Baptist Wid Reorganize Church Choir AIRS. R. F. PARHAAI W1BLKK siAiE DIRECTION OF me ( non: Prof. Aluilbu-ger, Director Of Atusic At Oxford College Wilt He the Or ganist—Airs, ikuham Is Euiisting Rest Talent 1 or ( hoir—Rehears ing Secred Song For Cln istnms Season. The congregation at the Oxford Baptist Church is delighted to know that on and after December first Mrs. Ben E. Parham will assume direction of the Church Choir. The church bulletin iast Sunday, edited by Paste' J. D. Hai'te. contained the following reference to the choir: "This is the most pleasing an nouncement that could be nad to oui church and congregation. Mrs. Par ham is now engaged in enrolling new members for the choir and iaying her plans for the winter's work. Re hearsals for the Christmas music will begin Dec. 5th. It is our plan to make more of the music in our churca worship during this winter seasot than we have been in the-hank of do mg. More and more of our chinches everywhere are coming to feel that a well-rounded, inspiring, smoothly or dered service cannot possibly be han dled by the preacher alone. It ^ on ly fair to him to give him ail neces sary assistance for his sermons by providing a background of good sing ing. led by a good choir. And good singing is always preceded by thor ough planning and hard work. We are giad to say that we have engaged the services of Mr. A. E. Muilberger. Director of Music at Ox ford College, and a man of wide ex perience in church music as otganist. and of Mrs. Ben Parham, who was for several years Director of music in the First Presbyterian church of Gieens t&ro. as Director for us. Mis. Par ham wil begin her duties on Dec. 1st. She is aiready planning special music for Christmas season, and is enlist;.^ new recruits for the choir. It is her desire to have at least thirty regular choir singers and she earnestly hopes that any one in the congregation who ioves to sing (Vocal training and knowledge of music are not neces sary) will speak to Imr about it. H you do not sing yourself and ^now somebody who does, perhaps you can help by presenting his or her name m Mrs. Parham." A Phenomena Mr. Jack Blalock Has Us AH Uncasing. There appeared on the walls of the king's palace in ancient Babylon a message that none could read but Da vid. In this day and time Mr. Jack Blalock can flash upon the wall a word that all can understand, but how it gets there is the question that puzzles all who see it come and g. when the electric light in his bed room is turned on The ight shines upon the mirrow and on the oppo site of the room occurs the word "Doc." Mr. Blalock confesses that he does not understand the phenom ena, df such it could be called, and there is nothing visible by which his guests can trace the cause. -L^For just a little while Turkey red is going to be the popular color. Imported Hogs Cause TrouMe In GranviMe County Hogs Brought In Horn Yirghtia Are In A iolation Of the Law. For the past few years certain Vir ginia farmers and stockmen have been bringing truck toads of pigs and shoats into this county and seii ing them in violation to the inter state livestock shipping laws. They have brought disease int$ the county and people are loosing hogs at this time as a result of this practice. It is iilegai to bring hogs into this coun ty from another State without a cer tificate from a veterinarian accom panying them showing that they have been properly vaccinated aga.nst hog cholera. It is very dangerous fo'* any one to buy these pigs and when a man offers them for sale he should b:3 reported and prosecuted for the violation of the law. This is th<e on ly way to stop the practice. " Thanksgiving Day Services it) All (befoul (hunches— An Ottering Will he Taken for the Denominational Orphanages. Presbyterian A brief Thanksgiving service wiii j be held in the Presbyterian church 'Thursday morning at 10 o'ciock. In ^ "iew of this, the reguiar Wednesday* ! evening prayer service .wiii be dis ; sensed with. It is only fitting that i we should set apart this day as a ;l-iy of Thanksgiving and worship. The service as arranged wiii iast 'mb' forty-five minutes. Everybody is invited. Oxford Baptist , There wiii be a brief Thanksgiving ! service a' the Oxford Baptist church ! at "*.0 o'clock Thursday morning. St. Stephen'^ Church There wil} be Thanksgiving ser ; ices at St. Stephen's church at 11 ' ''-'clock.. Oxford Methodist I There wiii be a Thanksgiving ser vice at the Oxford M. E. church at 11 o'clock. Noted Minister Coming- To Oxford Dr. W.T. Thompson of Union Theological Seminary, will preach at the Oxford Presbyterian church next Sunday, both mroning and night. Pastor Conimerford says: "Dr. Thompson is the professor of Reiig ious Education in the Se-minary. He is one of the most popular men com ; posing that superb faculty. His ser I vices are sought far and near. He ;has just returned from a nine imonth's trip through the mission i fields, visiting everymission held in ; which our church is doing work. He is a preacher of marked ability, hav ! ing occupied the pulpits of some of : the most outstanding churches throughout the south, before being t called to the very important work in which he is now engaged. The peo ple of Oxford and Granville county wii make no mistake in arranging to hear this noted servant at both his appearancse in Oxford. The hours of service are 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. in. Everyone is invited. Save Your Discount This week is your last opportunity to get a discount on your Town Tax es. One per cent off this week. W. P. STRADLEY, Tax Collector. Tobacco Sales To , ! Cease Wednesday Two Halidays Will Be Taken For Thanksgiving On Local Matket. ! Sales of t obacco on the Ox lord auction anti co-operative mar kets will be closed on Wednesday. ! Nov. 26 for the remainder of the j week for the Thanksgiving day j holidays. As usual, the market i will observe two full days for the Thanksgiving season. Sales wil be resumed on Mon day, December 1, and wd! t un } steadily for three weeks untii the } suspension for the; t hristjuas ' holidays, wbicit is expected < o be on Friday. December 16. Fur ther de ini e announcem nt as to this will he made in a few days. NEW OFFICERS GO EV OA* DECEMBER 1 All County Officials Assume Duties Of Office On First Alonday. AH new county officers who wen ! elected or re-eiected wiH take the oath and assume their new duties on December 1, the first Monday in the month, in accordance with the law. The new County Board is as fob' lows: Taylor. Daniel. Suit. McFar iand. Eaks. The retiring members are Davis. Calrk and McGhee. Char les G. Powel will succeed himself as register, and W. D. Bryan wHl suc ceed himself as county coroner, and E. N. Brag will continue as Constable jfor Oxford township.' j The old board of county commis ! sioners wil meet and be caled to or ; der by the chairman, and minutes of j the November meeting will be reau iand approved. After that the mem bers of the new board will be sworn ; in. and the first order of business wiii , be the election of a chairman. Hon iA. A. Hickks. County attorney, or j Judge D. C. Hunt, clerk of the court, iwill administer the oath of office. MRS. HARDlNG BURiED BESIDE HER HUSBAND ; Last Respects Paid to Widow of LatePresident Harding At Marion, Ohio. i Marion, Nov. 24.—Under a ieaden I November sky, Florence Kiing Hard ing was buried in Marion cemetery ! today beside the body of her hus } band, whom she helped rise from i country editor to the presidency of ; the United States. ; Mrs. Hardnig's body will rest be side that of her husband in the re ceiving vault at the cemetery until ;tne proposed Harding Memorial, ' which will be erected on a high bit of ground outside the city limits, is ' removed there. Federal Judge H. G. Connor Dead in Declining Health Since the Death of Wif e In Febtaiary ; Wiison, Nov. 24.-—Henry Grove I Connor, United States district judge , of the eastern district of North Car - oiina, died at his home here at 4 ; o'ciock yesterday afternoon after an 'illness of several months. Judge Connor was 74 years of age. Judge Connor was appointed to the ! federal bnech by President William ! Howard Taft in 1909 to succeed the liate Judge Thomas R. Purnell. GENERAL ROUFERFO COUNF SFAFE VOFES Returns Front Ail Counties In} Wifi) ; Pasquotank Last To Retxnt. The ( Hicial result for North Car olina ot the general election of No vember 4 will be declared in Raleigh i today by the State Board of elections which meets at noon in the Hall of ;the Hous-e of Representative, iollow ;ing the canvass of the vote by the Board of Canvassers, of which Gov ernor Cameron Morrison is ex-officio chairman. i The Board of Elections is composed of Chairman Walter H. Neal, Laurin burg. General B. S. Royster. Oxford. , N T. Caywell, Morganton, Demo 'crats; ando Clarence Calk Wikesboro and W. J.'Davis .Hendersonviiele, Re publicans. Death Of ChiM Dorothy Grimm, eleven yeai old daughter of Mrs. Hamilton Hester, ! died at Brantwood Hospital last Fri day. She was a bright and lovable : child. The burial at Enon Saturday ! i after was largely attended. The P. T. A. The Parent Teachers Association of the Oxford High School held its regular monthly meeting last Tucs day night, November 18th at the High School. The meeting was called to order by the president. Mrs. R. H. Lewis. The minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary Misses Currins and Clark's grades tied for the dolla-, having the larg est number of parents present at the meeting. Mr. Credle explained the High School Curriculum, and Mr. Weldon the objeef of the clubs. Our Tobacco Market A total of 606,632 pounds of to bacco was sold on the Oxford auction market last week. The average for all sold was $29.15 per hundred, ac cording to the official figures. DHTHERM 4RR04D 7W CR/iW7H.E CO. THE SCHICK TEST IS BEING ArrLlED Our Diligent Health Officer Points Out Wlmt Shot,hi Be Done At Once. Aiie public is warned that the diphtheria easier is stiil abroaa. The only way to find him or her is tSn^ ^^^^ory culture and examina Keniember the carrier can give abobut as easily as a sick case can. Not everybody can be made to Suf diPhaheria. Everybody S of this disease, and if that person taking it have antitoxin m his blood, either natuf ally or by acquiring it, he or she will iave no symptom of the presence of the germ in his or her throat, but can give the germs out to others as easily as if they had the symptoms Of sore throat and fever. These are serious facts; and they account for the spread of the disease with no known contact with a case. What will you do about it for pro tection? Here is a way now offered in the schools for protection: Have all chil dren Schick tested. This tells with certainty whether the boy or girl haS this protective antitoxin in 'his Of her blood. If. after the test it is shown that the boy or girl does hot have the protection of this natural or acquired antitoxin in his or h6f blood, have that one take the three doses of Toxin-Antotoxin which caU3^ es the blood to begin to develop the protective antitoxin. The value of the Schick test is that it reveals who needs protectioh with absolute certainty. It is hot painful to take. There is no reaction from it except in a small spot which is without inconvenience. This pro ceedure will have giving the toxih anttoxn to any but those who need it, an important item both* to the indivi dual and the State. During the week beginning Decem ber 1 next, the State Department of Health wi^l show moving pictures on Health subjects including pro tection from diphtheria. Dates giv en later for ail consolidated schools. J. A. MORRIS, C. H. O. sot WMtMMS COOMR In tlr^ early morning hour, on Nov. 20th 1024, at his liome in l-'ayette viiie, the spirit of Sol William^ Cool er entered into rest. After a few days iHness, he drifted peaeefuHy into this eternal sleep. God in His Mysterious Wisdom ha;, taken from our midst one who wag universally loved and held in highest esteem in his adopted home. Many hearts are saddened over the thought of a life cut down so fu!l of jay and hope. But often ali is not life mea sured by the usefulness accomplished and not by the length? Noble m ev ery thought and deed, his- feet trod the straight way of the Christian Kindness, charity and cheerfulness were his watchwo:ds. Hrs li*o was filled with good works. A devoted husband and father, he gave the best in life to his own ioved ones, and to those little children whom Providence bad placed in his home. Who can judge the influence of an unselfish life? To his devoted wife and children he has bequeathed the priceless gift of his lasting influence, interwoven always with love, gentleness and sym pathy. To the brothers and sisters he has ieft the remembrance * of joyous compaionship and counsel. To the membes of a younger gen eration. deep sorrow has come be cause of the ioss of one they hon ored and loved. His friends wid miss his cherry greetings, his witty sayings and his engaging personality. To thenc.he was ever ioyai and true. A fearless advocate, he was always deeply in terseted in the affairs of his friends. Coming to Fayetteville, 16 years ago to assume the Presidency of the National Bank, the deceased had been closely identified with the business social and church iife of the com munity. At the time of nis death he was President and general manage*" of the North Carolina Cotton Com press and Warehouse Company, and also President of the Cotton Products Company of this <uty. He had spent the greater part of his life in Oxford where he was Corn in 1865, being Hie son of the late James Carwford Cooper and Lucy In 188 5 he was married to Miss Willie Wiggins of Halifax Co. who survives him with the foPowing sons and daughters: J. C. Cooper and Sol W. Cooper, Misses AHene and Eizabeth Coper of Fayetteville and Mrs S. Rhodes Moffet of Ashoboro, Mrs. John M. Rose and W. W. Alston of Oxford adopted daughters and son. He is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Col. Henry G. Cooper of Oxford, C. J. Cooper of Fayetteville, Mrs. Charles G. Elliott. Mrs. W. H. White and Miss Bell Cooper of Oxford. After an impressive service in the First Presbyterian Church Fayetco ville conducted by his pastor, Dr. W. E. Hill, the remains were cairied to Oxford, accompanied by a large con course of friends, who would pay a last tribute to their depaited friend. (Continued on Page 4)
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