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ujMi:.!l ' Baffl:..nilrllllaaMnMIl , JAJLiaiamdttJJu ' . ' . . " T;- ' . " T ' : : r : ""-ai . Noell Bros., Proprietors. Home First: Abroad Next. $1.00 Per Year in Advaiic VOL. XXIX ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA tWednesday Evening, April 24, 1912. No. 17 r -i . : . . ... a ' 1 . 1 " . 1 . SEA POST CLERK WOODY DIED GAME. Washington, D, U , April 20, One North t Carolinian weDt to his death with the White Star liner Titanic, following the col lision with an iceberg early last Monday morning. The man was Oscar S. Woody, formerly of Roxboro, N. C, chief of the five United States mail clerks who had charge of the seven million pieces of mail which the giant steamer was bringing to America. Air. Woody stuck by his post and went down with hundreds of other brave men, who scorned io take the places by the law of ihc soa. and of Tar Heel chivalry, wvnt to ''women first." Today, lor the first time, it was learned 21 a North Carolinian was tibrcad the sunked ship. So far as is known, .there was no other native of the State abroad More than one North Carolini an today, when it was learned that the deod mail clerk hailed ;rom "down home," expressed iheir satisfaction that North Carolina courage had not been found wanting in that fearful tosr. It was y.ointed out that no : . y of active heroism was neces sary to prove the courage of any .:' ;;,r :vp.m whose names did n t a : in the list of the saved '! wireless from the rescue -hip i "arpathia, but that any man 1 4; k inr.lndps t.hfi Tar HppI : ;': (:(':':;. who stood in silence a :';a- M.ia of death and watched :. .:.:: and little children ::::ir places in the lifeboats, ; r.tjir.fd the highest peak of I e-ii ait, beyond which j ; could be differentiation, i iivod up to the tradition of T:r; Heel "courage," said one,'' iHci his fellow Tar Heels should bo proud of him," vocdy was 35 years old. He nad recently married and pur chased a home in Virginia, where his wife lives. Until he was stationed on one of the White Star liners, two years ago, he was a mail clerk on a Southern Railway train, operating between Washington and Atlanta, Goldsboro FIan to Succeed Woody. Today Senator Overman made application to Postmaster Gen eral Hitchcock to have another North Carolinian, J. E. Parks of TTayne county, appointed in his place. Parks now has a run be tween Washington and Hamlet. The Postmaster-General told Senator Overman that he thought it altogether fitting to have a Xorth Carolinian succeed another native of his State who had died it his post. He promised to ap po; it ParKS. I i the House this afternoon a h'! was introduced providing $-.000 pensions to the families of ri1 way mail clerks, who were billed in train "wrecks. It was amended so as to include the clerks who died on the Titanic. .a Nominate a Candidate. NOMINATION BLANK Good for 1,000 Votes. . The Courier vAutomobile and Prize ontest.1 I Nominate. Address Signed Address Only the FIRST nomination will count as 1,000 votes LIFE AND SPEECHES OF AYCOCK TO BE PUBLISHED. The Life and Speeches of Charles B. Aycock" is the title a new book now being prepared for publication by Mr. R. D. W. Connor and Mr, Clarence Poe assisted by numerous friends of the late ex-Governor. The book will not only give a graphic and picturesque account of Governor Aycock's personality, character and career, but it will also con tain the cream of his public ad dresses and polidcal speeches, including the speech he had pre pared for delivery in Raleigh, April 12th, and whichimay be re garded as unsurpassed by him in all his life. The book will be bro ught out in handsome form from the presses of Doubleday, Page & Co., of New York, and will sell cloth bound at $1.50 a copy. That it should have a place in the book-case of every Carolinian and be read by the children in every North Carolina home, goes with out saying, The publishers have determin ed to offer liberal terms to asrents and that it will be one of the best selling book propositions ever ofiered in North Carolinian and is easy to foresee, Dr. Alberr Anderson, Raleigh, X. C, is Business Manager of the propo sition and all requests for agents terms' should be sent to him. It may be said in this connection that Dr. Anderson, Mr. Connor and Mr. Poe are all doing their work as a labor of love and with- out reward or hope- of reward, The publication of the book is being rushed with all possible speed and it is hoped to have it 'ready for delivery within a few weeks. In order to make the most life like possible characterization of Governor Aycock, Mr. Connor and Mr. Poe are asking- his friends in every part of the Sfate to send them any authentic reminiscences incidents, anecdotes and con versations of any kind regarding Governor Aycock that will shed light on his character, personali ty, and power. Any readers re calling any such incidents will confer a great favor upon the editors by writing them at once. Paint Now. If your property needs it; don't wait for the price to come-down. There are two parts of a job: the paint and the work; the work is more than the paint; and it never comes-down. The cost of paint is about two fifth; the work three-fiths. Paint is up $5 an average job, and won't come-down in a hurry; too-many jobs put off. Men are waiting for $2 or $3; they don't know it; they think they are waiting for $20 or $25. Why don't men use their heads? DEVOE Long, Bradsher & Co. sells it. 101 blank cast for each candidate I OP c m i t ior 3 ft 75,000 EXTRA OPPORTUNITY For every Club of live subscriptions, Old or New, turned in before Tuesday, May 7th, at 9 p. m. 75,000 bonus votes will be issued. Double votes will be issued on all clubs turned in before Tuesday April 30th, at9 p. m; Do not fail to secure at leas! one of these clubs. Is your favorite in the lead to-day? Are you helping? Why not. THE PRIZES' Ford Touring Car, A High Grade Piano, Four Gold Watches. ( By Harold A. Dickinson.) ((((CCCCCCCCCCCCC(CCCCCCC (CCoCC(CCCC(CCCCCCCCCC( The Contest Manager will be ' and solicit their subscriptions, found at The Courier office every Why can't you be the fortunate ThnrsHav and Rftrnrrl v frnm 1 4. 1 I MX U V4 J 11 VI U I Vt 1 Jl A A p. m, to 9 p. m. Come in and get acquainted. , This is "Opportunity period This means opportunity for you, because the opportunity is now afforded you to get in the lead "with one full sweep." You can do this by taking advantage of the 75,000 bonus offer. For every club of five .yearly subscriptions sent to The Courier office before Thursday, May 7th at 9 p. ra., 75.000 bonus votes ini addition to the regular scale of votes will be issued. For every club of five subscrip tions, old or new, or its equivalent Get as many of these clubs as you can before May 7th. Put forth your best effogts now if you are determined to be one of the winners. If you have not started to work in the contest yet, "Op portunity Period should be to you like the proverbial word to the wise. sufficient. As the patois of th baseball fans has it, t "Get busy," Opportunity Knocking Now. If you are still hesitating about entering the contest and entering to work with the "sticktoitive ness" that is characteristic of North .Carolinians, remember op jportunity is knocking now -a whole week of opportunities. A club of five yearly subscriptions will entitle you to about a hund red thousand votes and put you among the leaders at once. If you turn in these clubs before Tuesday April 30th at 9 p. m. you will be entitled to double the regular scale of votes. DON'T BE DISCOURAGED. Strive to be among the winners, get your friends to help you, not not only by subscribing themsel ves, but by getting others to sub scribe and when the final Vote is made you will not be disappoint ed. Contestants should never allow discouragement to affect, them. Have confidence and ,you will feel the infection of your .con fidence. Despondency is more contagi our than the small-pox. Who is oing to believe in you if you do not believe in yourself? Be sure of vourself, your friends will then be sure of you, and know that they are not wasting their votes on some faint-hearted per son who might in a moment of dejection drop out of the Contest and make all their efforts count for nothing. Remember the value of the prizes and then hustle for the ex tra votes offered. THE ROAD TO SUCCESS. - " . Resolve to spend: one-half day in yisiu'rig those whom you kho VOTES" DURING PERIOD nnp? 1 W A V Get busy and stay busy is the only sure road to success, not only in voting contests but in any line of effort. Don't wait until the last day. Don't trust to luck. Don'tLbecome discouraged. the voting Limit' The voting limit this week has been raised to 50,000. You should poll some of your votes and let them ait yoWTrKms timt yu are at work in earnest. NAMES OF CONTESTANTS. Roxboro. M. S, Whitted Henry Fields Miss Elm Featherston " Frankie Woody Sue Long " Cornelia Cozart J Lester Clayton Willie Carver 49 400 64 500 1 000 4 100 1O00 1 00C 49 100 7 200 Roxboro R. F. D. No. 1 . Grace Winstead 4 100 Nellie Hester 12 200 Lucile Newton 1 00O Susie Blalock 1 000 Carrie Russell 8 600 Lelia Russell 2 400 Ina Allen 16 200 Lillian Crumpton 9 400 Gertrude Wilkerson 1000 i t i ( ( ( ( ( (C Roxboro, No. 2. W A Dunn Mrs. Ralph Cole Miss Ruth Gentry Jule Perkins Roxboro, No, 3. Miss Mary Wagstaff " . Huldah Hester Erol Morton Miss Ola Long " Lillian Farley 1000 14 400 6 200 5 700 1 000 1 000 1000 8 400 16 200 Roxboro, No. 6. Miss Nannie Lou Malone 59 300 Miss Eula Hester 52 700 Eva Hester 1 000 Minnie Whitfield 1 000 Maude Whitfield 17 200 Adie Broach 1000 Cora Broach 31 400 1 1 " Corrinna Newton 4 700 Alton, Va. Miss Lucy Green 1 4 500 Baskerville, Va. Gen T E Gordan 6 200 Bear Creek, N. C. Miss Mary S. Tally Berea. Miss Annie Currin Bethel Hill. Miss Maud Woody 32 600 9 400 1 000 1 000 12 200 Bessie Humphries Irene Wdody it Bushy Fork. Miss Mamie Hester Howard Hester Mebane. Miss Susie Clark , Jennie Laster , ( Barber Shaw ? 9 800 1 000 4 900 2 600 T000 -Continued on 8tb page; The Commercial Gives Banquet. The Roxboro Commercial Club which was organized a few weeks ago, gave a banquet Friday night to members only at Hotel Jones. Mr. Higgms, proprietor of Hotel Jones, had charge of the affairs, and so well did he serve that the Club gave him a rising vote of thanks. Plates were laid for about 75, and seats were occupied by about 68. This was the first banquet given by the Club, and to say it was successful but mildly, ex presses it. We hope the Club will repeat this often, with one pro visothat the ladies be included in the next. There never was a stag banquet which was just what it ought to be, and there never will be, for it takes the ladies to Derfect anv eatheriDe, J. A. Long, Jr., was toast master, and a most efficient one he was. The toasts were as fol lows: Our Club. Responded to by W, D. Merritt. Our Banks. Responded to by J- S. Bradsher. Educational Institution. Res ponded to by Prof. A, rj. Stalvey. Our Manufacturers. Respond ed to by J, A. Long. 5 IS ?! I h The stationery on which you write is the silent trumpeter of your taste. It pays to have good stationery so that you will be rated right Get it at Whitted s Roxboro, N. C. ior SMflMBDS Jlmong the many other good makes of merchandise found in our stock are the following brands : FOR LADIES . Thomson's Glove Fitting Corsets, Ziegler's Shoes, Godman's Shoes, Onyx, Holeproof and American Hosiery, West End Kjd Gloves. FOR MEN Strouse's ' 'High Art" Clothing, Walk-Over Shoes, Emery Shirts, Peter Hill and B. V, D. Underwear. These brands represent Standards of Quality; the best to be had at their prices. With the exception of the underwear we control all these brands in Roxboro. So if you want the best standards of Quali ty for your money, come to us. m -..MV.,..,. MMM---r. ,w i I... I i mi 'if- j Roxboro. Responded to by Mavor M- c Winstead. Impressions of a New Comerv Responded to .by I. O. Abbitt. Street Improvements. Respond ed to by A. M. Burns. , Good. Roads. , Responded to by" J. W. Noell. Our Ladies. Responded to, by P. O. Carver. The responses as a whole were clever, many striking bits of wit, were enjoed, and we believe our folks would be just as successful as speakers as the most of them have been as business men. It was a most enjoyable Occasion, and enjoyed by all. This meeting together of business men should result in good to the town and we believe will. The Club has a I Droad neia ior operation ana we lhoPe 2reat tnin&s wlU result from the organization. Wanted. 2.50 cords of dog wood tim ber. Dimensions, not less than 5 inches at little end. From 2 to 8 feet long. Will pay $8 a cord delivered at Roxboro and Picks. Clear of Knots. J. A. Rosemond. IT " . . J! IOE OT WMM Drug Store. I, v A Y 1 I, ti- 11 . 1 ii' t! ' IT it i;; u ! r 1 i 'i i i :. ' i L - , I f - J r " . ' k v.
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