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TIE COURIER AdverttokiK Commiit Bring Rmuissk vutvda in Hotk if sw mmd KKTCD WE3LT PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN OX DOUUAJ6 PB THAR vol. xxxvn AS1JKSORO. N. C NOVEMBER 283912 N. 46 Only One More Week of Big Automobile Contest Who Will Big Battle For Automobile Closes Thursday Afternoon, December 5 First Grand Prize The contestant ha Ting the greatest number of rotes at the close of the contest,. regard less of district, will be awarded a fire-passenger Ford Touring Car. Second Prize The contestant hav ing the second' greatest number of Totes at the ck se of the contest, re gardless of district, will be awarded a handsome bedroom su'te. - District Prizes. After the grand prizes have been awarded, tbe contestant standing highest in each cf the two districts will be awarded a beautifuldiamond ring each. The contestant standing next highest in district No. 1- after the rings have been awarded, will be given one cooking range. The con testant having the largest number ef votes in district No. 2, after the Hogs have been awarded, will be trfven a high-grade buggy. The contestant In district No. 1 sod district N6. i. who have the largest number of votes after the kraggy' and the range have been awarded,, will each be given a high grade sewing machine. Tbe object of the contest Is to secure subscriptions to The Aahebor onrier. The contestants securing the greatest number of votes will win tbe prizes. The way to get votes la to get your friends and relatives to pay you their subscriptions to The Con ner. Miss Cheek Wins $49.00 In Gold. Miss Lecta Cheek, of Coleridge, was the succesful winner of the Forty Dollars in Gold, offered by The Courier to its contestants, last week. This Is the Week To Do Tour Winning Work. The last special offer that will be Made before the contest closes Is BBade this week, and doses next Sat mrday night. Will you he a winner aw losert Six more times the sun will set before It rises upon the final day of The Courier's contest This is , no "time for long talks. Every minute should be actively employed. Get all of the subscriptions you can, bring them Into the contest de partment as quickly as yon can and never think yon have reached your limit until the clock strikes 4 on Thursday afternoon. Every Vote Valuable. : . I Do not forget the fact that some times the race is remarkably, close at the fini&h, even one more sub scription may make the difference to you between success and failure. It -would seem very hard to miss what you want by Just a few votes. Make It certain that you have left no stone unturned up to the last moment. - If you should lose then you will have no reason to reproach yourself. If you win by a narrow margin how happy you will be to think you overcome your inclination to neglecUsome last chanoe lor votes. Just a Few More Words. . " There are but a few more hours be the Winner of before the' contest' will close. These last hours may be very valu able if you use them tothebest ad vantage. Few people would refuse you a subscription If you go to them wiia a- lasi appeal ior neip. will t, . . . .. a chance of getting a subscription. in riral? yUr mre 6 n a Enlist Your Friends. For the last day your friends will profcatly be able to spare some time In trying to secure eubscrlp- tlons for ycu. Ask them to do so. If they find even one person who Is wllllno to Blve a suDsrrintlon it may be of the greatest importance to you, ' Not a cent will be accepted In mm copiept 8Uer 4 p.m. nest inurs- day. At. that time the ballot box tt-l'l ha lir.nltkl nrniH to th cntlv tnec vho have consented to Judce the flnisk of the gams. They will open, the box and cehint what ' has been turned In during the contest. If a candidate rushes In one talButo attest- 4 with an enormous bunch of subscriptions, they will be refused votes on them. Should a Tie Occur. In ease of a tie for any of the prices offered In thlscontest, the value of the prize or prizes thus tied for will be equally dlvideifl be tween the candidates who tie for same, unless other arrangements are mutually agreed upon by the candi dates so tielng. Do It Now The last Call. If you wish to help your friend do it now. If you have assisted them and want to help some more- why, do It now. For there are but six more days. Promptly at 4 p. m. next Thursday the oontest will END. This Is the LAST CALL- Rally 'round your candidate, for each and every can didate needs all the votes they can get. They may have votes by scores of thousands but some OTHER may nave them by hundreds of thousands. No candidate should be over-confident, nor should any can didate's friends be In the sams state of mind. Overconfidence en genders defeat. . AH candidates are, urged not to wait until the last minute beforsj turning in their business Thursday afternoon. Promptly at 4 p. m., the door of the contest department will be locked and the judges will proceed to count the votes. Get Business In. . Good luck to yon an, and we hops to see your name on the list ot winners.'. RTAJTDING OF CONTESTANTS. DMrle No. 1 District No. 1 comprises 11 er- sttory wihla 'the incorporate lim it of Aheboro. Mrs. Bessie Underwood. . . .684,000 jMIss LoJUe Jones 682,975 Mr. R. E. AHred 681,000 I Mr. O. W- Rich "..683,000 Miss Janle Smith. ........ .494,900 Mr. S. T. Lassiter 19,60 nrlet Ve- District No. X comprises all ter g7 This Car ? Prowetity in piedmont Section. Taking the prosperity of the raii- rO&riA fia ft mmmatii. st and buelneM !,.,, . . ,, through which the railroads operate 0116 mu8t adnit that tbe Piedmont The fr)erds th t grnpp my hands in pleasant greet'ng ec0oB of North ij, pird , ,m tat tbry et,joy,our Beetlng; .experiencing a period of great pros- jf'r fifrrr-fl ir 's Icve eVvold of jealousy or passion perity and expansion. The state- One wj-o will m'p"pp'y he word Is iwtnirly a rPfli ere. ment is made from the cJlsrtlct of-.", tfrrt he rls rrc these thnt ln!8t wh?n the Hludet flc of the Scuthern Railway at I thri Thee G"d, thet I have Mer.ia of this Gieenstoro that duiirg the 30 C ent r rrr'tiu'e. days period betweeen Oct. 10 andllPBt "? t"rF lf"d thou our thoughts to ovt own beloved dead;; Nov. IO the Southern has handled ' AT"1 KWrt s,omB conro'-tl'on. some cheering feellrg spread; more freight than in any Similar 'ftlr v PTH'P 41 thnnV'ul he, thpt their sufferings are o'er, nod in the history of the road- i-v u uiu.y reiuo.aUI siaoe the Inceace is not confined to one line esecially but each branch nn Bhowa a markell increase in , business. The ereat movement of freight over the Southern is taxed to its capacity and every employee of the road tB working overtime to make the handling of freight safe and as quickly as possible. bmaill iFire. A small Are broke out In Phoe nix's garage Monday about noon. However, it was extinguished before any serious damage was done. , ritory outside the Incorporate limits of Asheboro. Hills Itere, X. . Miss Beulah Hicks ,..672,225 Tww, X. Miss Bettye Shamburger. . . .113,726 Rlh. N. C. Miss Rhodema Cox 246.000 Miss Kate Wlnnlngham ., 393,425 Itaadleasaa, N. O Miss Sallie Elmore ...113,700 R. D. Lamb 269,800 Tt, X. f Miss Martha S'ack. ....... .456,950 Mrs. D. A. Cornellson. 685,000 Mrs. A. B. Trogdon.. 676,000 Miss Emma Chrlsco. . . .... .314,675 Ulafc, K O Miss Maud Whatley. 684,000 OaSfvlace, X. C. Miss Lecta Cheek . ..684,50 Hies Eudie Craven. .669,360 Se grove BMt Miss Myrtle King ......209,400 Jaekaea Creek, X O Miss Maggfa GalUmore.... 684,450 ItBMiear, N- O Mrs. Ben F. Marley 270.075 Framkllnvllle, N. V- Miss Willie Bagwell 73.200 f LMltT, N- ft, Miss Lydla Lassiter.... 379,150 Wi-UivllI.. N- c- Miss Daisy Osborne. ...... .684,175 Miss Myrtle Johnson.. 190,35(1 i Llbwty, N- C- Miss Lizzie Cameron . . 684,90 ThmnTllle, N. Mr. L- E. Teague... 133,600 THE NATION Should Give Thanks For Bounteous Crops and Mult' plied Blessingin This Year of Nineteen Hundred aas Twelve. The year nineteen hundred and twelve has been ono f the most bounteous in the histcry of the United States- In all parts of the Union the soil has responded bounteously to the touch of husbandry. These blessings of bumper crops have not been confined o particular States or sect Joe b but have showered themselves on the people ev everjfchcrs over the vast territory of a country which Includes almost every climate known to civilized man. CafemitAes hove come to some sections. Storms and floods have oc curred as they lwajs do, but in the main the year 1 nineteen hundred and twelve las been one of the blessings of which the people of the entire Nation owe and should tender thanks to Divine Providence. Th material are not the only blessings for wh'ch mankind should give thanks. S me other blessings not .material, but for which we should be thankful, aro set forth in the following lines from the pen ' F1ren" L. M. Pratt: , EJIVM I' V I- ! ..fLi,,, I tteik Thee God, first, for my own immortal soul, And the Chrlst-tcugtt power to reach a heaven'y goal; For health and strength to minister to my fami'y's need's. And all the charitable thevghts toward others' creeds; For my home, f r love, and work ths 1 rfnnn for me, " nd the things that make my lift wort living, j- j j I I thank Thee. The little heads that lpy so restful on my breast How empty my 'ife, had I not been so blest. ' . The little eyes that lock confidently in mine. And fill my hourt with joy almost divine -For tiese, oh Cod, I give -Thee thanks; and pray i That every mother heart mry beat in unison ; I With mire this day. ignite vho riled 'r relth com mvti.o i4n,.ri.. ec4 0r fftfhr drBr w0r thnnWul that Se each other. APPOIN'IME 'TS Westej Conference of M. IL Church. High Point, Nov. 25. The fol lowing appointments were made in the Western conference today: AshvUle District C. A. Wood presiding elder. Ashville, Bethel J- W. Ingle. AbhvUUe, Central J. C. Rowe. AshvUle, Haywood W. A. New ell. Adhvllln North W. E. Poovev. ' uiu j ... ti . t Tir n.-Sn . ' rmaaaul uii, m . . r r. ti,.- Brevard Stati' n L. A. Thompson avevrr.i f.lreUitr. M. Carnen- ir sunnlv Falrvlew-T. A. Groce. uii (.... Jti- . ii.. iin.ir ,1 r u ou-i. ' Henderson llle "station A. L. Stanford H ndersonville Circuit A. L. Lath- am. Hot Springs R. N. Hasty. Leicester J- H. Crrrn. Marelall E. P. Stabler. Mnrs Hill L. H. Griffith. Mills Rlvei- J. C. Postel. Spring Crcek--R. F. Wellonsup ply. Sulphur Springs J. P. Bross. Swannanoa R. F. Honeycutt. Tryen and Saluda R. L. Fergu son. Walnut Circuit A. C. Gibbs. WenvfrvH'e F. A. Hawley. WsavcniJle Circuit J- R. War-i ren. West Asnevllle. Z. E. Barnbardt. , Vlce-presdlent Weavervllle College w. B. West. Missionary to Cuba R. I. Par ker. Charlotte District. J. R. Seroggs presiding elder Ansonvllle L. L. Smith.' Charlotte, Belmont J. H. Bradley, Charlotte, Brevard Street L. A. Falls. . Churlotte, Cirfvary R- 8. Howie. Charlotte, Chsdwick and Severe vI11 N. R. Richarr'pon- - rierita P. L. Terrtll. Chsrlott. Dilworth .end Big Sp. .T O. Ervln. Chnrlo.te, Duncan Memorial t V snrmll-'d. I rh"rW(, Nh W. B. Davis. r.n-l"te, Trl"'ty T. F. Mrr. .f-n-lrfte, Tryrn Pt-eiet E- K. "Tv.. , j T 't'ilr T. C. Jordan . j Vi"!'! . T-. Avcrr'k. i vt, Kv-th p. it. Knnlngton. A').-ro p,.-rf, .t p Woneloy ?' ?!. 7M W--K "',''!"", xr. T, "-r-rill. ""-ivt't 9 p. pin'on. 'v.flnoro, O. D. Herman. n-vo we c n m hiiahnnH win rr brother. welret may Pomeroy (0.) Democrat. Waxhaw, W. F. Sandford. WeddHngton, Seymour Taylor, Principal Piedmont Industrial School, j. a. Baldwin. . Missionary to Japan, N.S. Ogburn. Greensboro District. G. T. Rowe, presiding elder. Asheboro Station, J. E. Thompson Asheboro Circuit, L. T- Hendron. Coleridge Circuit, R. C. Molton. Denton, J. A. Holmes, supply. Deep River, J. D. Gibson. Greensboro Oircult.F.L. Townsend Greensboro. Centenary. R. D. Sherrlll. Greensboro, Spring Garden, W. E, Abernathv. Greensboro. Walnut Street and Caraway Memorial, G.H . Chrlsten- Du?7- . . . Greensboro, West Market, C.W ' yrd. I Greensboro. West Greensboro. N, iW. L- Dawson. High Point, South Main Street. H. C. Dvrum. High Point, Washington Street, J. M' Earnhardt. ; Glbsonville. W. S. Hales. rieasam uaraeu, j. ou. Rameeur and Frankllnville, C. P Ader. Randleman and Naomi, R. A. Tay lor. - Randolph, A. S. Raper. Reldsvllte, W. F. Womble. Ruffln, L. p. Bogle.. Uwharrle, A. T- Bell. Wentworth. A. J. Burrua. Editor North Carolina Christian dvocate, H. M. Blair. I Secretary-treasurer Greensboro Fe- male College, W. M. Curtis. 5 Missionary to Corea, J. R. Moose. State unday Bcnooi Becreunr. W. Ijovev. Morganton Distrlot. J. E. Gay, presiding elder. . Bald Creek, W. L. Edward. Brown River, J. B. Womack. Burnsvllle, W. M. Smith. Cliffside, A. C. Swafford. Connelly Springs, E. J. Poe. Forest City. J. F. Moser. t Green River, J. C. Richardson. Henrietta J. F. Armstrong. Hootdale, R- F. Mock. Micaville. H. H. Mitchell, ewpvly. Marlon, Ira Erwin. McDowell, O. P. Routh. Morganton Station, D. Atkins. Morganton Circuit, H. I Powell. North Catawba, J. L. Smith, sup ply. Old Fort, R. L. Doggett, Snruce Pine and Bakersville, J. P. Morris.. Table Rock, Elnter Simpson. Thermal City, F. W. Diddle- Prof. Rutherford College, H. K. Creel. Mt. Airy District R. M. Taylor, presiding elder. Dnrhury, T. J. Folger. Dobson. J. M. Price ElUn Ptatlon, R. O. Tuttle. Joneavllle, Z. V. Johnson. Leaksvllle, J. H- West. CONFERENCE CLOSES AT BURLINGTON Stationing Committee Makea Report of Appointment of Ministers to the Various Charges of M. P. Church. The Mothnritat Pni.ri..i r. . ence in seaslnn at n,,rl ,., tiie paet five days, adjourned Tues- Dunaay was taken up with special services, at which the con gregations were BUch as to tax the capacity of the local church ,u stationing committee made 3 reDorts nf tho or.,i the minlstra In ihot- , u . coming year Tuesday. APPOINTMENTS he following la tho nt9tnnin port of the Mefhoetisi Proteetaa tonierence at Burlington: asneooro x. It Ogburn. Ashvilte G. W. Gates. Albemarle L. W. Gerringer. Alamance W. M- Pike. Anderson nnH Vgrhni,,n, . Lamar. ' Burlington Thomas E. Davis Caroleen H. W. BrasweU. Caldwell H. D. Gormand. Cleveland W. D. Reed Concord Ed Suits. Davidson J. W. Hulln. Denton T. H. Matthews. Fallston T. A. Plyler. Falrvlew J. r. Hutton. Flat Rock W. F- Kennett. Forsyth L. H. Hatley. Gaston D. M. Loy. Granville N. G. Bethea. Graham and Haw Hlvon r.or L. Curry. . - trreen&boro R. M. Andrews Greenville J. A. Ledbetter. Gulli'ord T. 13. McCulloch. Halifax J. E. Prltcliard. ' Haw River C. J. Edwards. Henderson J. D. WllUams High Point A. G. Dixon. LaGrange J. H. Abernathy. LDanon J. H. Morton. Lincoln H. E. Walldrop. Littleton W. A. Ledford Mebaae W. E. Swain. Mecklenburg W. P. Martin. Mocksvilte J. W. Self. Monroe O. D. I Stacy. Mount Hermon E. G. LowdermJII Mount Pleasant A. O. Lindsay. Oak Ridge A. R. Lowdennilk. Orange R. C. f!v.T t'.-o-Pencola Homer Cagto. Piedmont A, D. Shelton. Pinnacle and Mount. Zlon A. L. Hunter. Randleman J. B. O'Brien. Randolph W. C. Lassiter. Retdevtlle C- E. M. Raper. ' Richland C. H. Whitaker. Roanoke C. L. WhIUker. Rockingham C. M. Dozier. Saxapahaw George W. Holmes. Slier City J- H. Bowman. Sprttng Church Robert S. Troxier. Stanly O. L. Reynolds. Saint Paul and Brown Summit . F. Millaway. Tabernacle T. M. Johnson. Thomasville T. A- Willinms. Uwharrle Jcel R. Trogdon. Vance J. A. Burgers. Western Forshyth G. H. AusUav Why Not J.H . Stowe. Winston S. W. Taylor. East Winston 8. M. Needhanr. Telkhn Collrpe H. V. Powell. Welch Memorial D. R. Williams. In the hands of th president S. B. Stephens. D. A. B'ac'wpn, H. S R. Thororcrn, J. B. Plrens. D. A. Flshel. Ifft wHhrvt mk at his own request D. A. Hlgbfll. Serious Affray In Davidson. Rosste Butler Is dead and 11 No- 6 shot have been picked from tn body of J.A.Michael as the re sult of a fight two white men stag ed with a number of negroes earrjr Sunady mornlnc at a railroad camp In a remote section ol Davidson county. It Is thought that the ne groes were gambling with liquor flowing freely and that the whit men were with them. Butler waa not Instantly killed but died later la St Leo's Hospital, Greensboro. Some of the negroes are under ay rest and a posse t -searching ton the others . Mnlboro Kewe. - Mr. M. Y. Andrew and famflr spent Sunday at Asheboro. Miss Ethel Wood vfcdted her naa. ents on Mtllbcro Roue 1 Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Pugh vtsitted relatives at Gray's Chapel Sunday Miss Jessie Hays made a flvinar trip to Greonsbocr Saturday after noon. . i' l Mr. Clauds Routh was a visitor In town Sundy. a Thomas and John Pueh. of nintv. ola, spent Sunday here with borne folks- , :' ' '. ' , : r Continued on page 6.