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HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY. MARCH 14, 191 1.
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Leonard-Beavens-
Stamey Co.
HOW ABOUT YOUR
Spring Suit?
We have some
extra good val
ues tor
$16.50, 17.50,18.50
20.00 and 25.50
The Contest is on With a Rush Four of the
Babies Are Going to Get One of the Big Prizes
f When It It Over. ITS EASY TO WIN.
The Way to WIN is to Get in and Not Only Stay in, but
Keep Working. The Incentive is PURE GOLD.
Workers Already in the Field Are Doing Fine
New Names Should be Sent in AT ONCE, so
Subscribers Can Get Their Papers-THIS
IS IMPORTANT. Additional Prizes
to be Awarded Saturday Night.
Skirts
See the skirts we are
selling for
$3.89, $5.00, $5.50
$6.50 and $8.50
Every one a great
value and the
latest style
Leonard-Beavens-Stamey
Co.
SttD
POIMOB
In tin- last few days scores of
entries have leen received, and
men, women and children all
over the city are fighting to win
for their friends' babies one of the
big prizes.
Several persons have sent in
j coupons nominating in the coh
t test babies for whom they have
promised to work, and many of
! lhc-.e persons have asked for
! subscription Itooks in order to
I help the one they nominated.
Remember the contest lias
'milv just begun. There is plenty
' of time for everybody to get busy
and start in with a rush and
forge into the lead.
While everybody is working
n,. one has pot a big lead, and
anyone starting now will have an
! easy time reaching the mark set
' bv the present leaders in the
j contest.
j Easy Enough to Win.
I 1( won't be hard, and just
! think of the prizes. This isn't a
' contest for nun and women to
ignore. Think of the opportunity
to win !? I 50 in gold.
' Some lively scrambling is be
ing done by the parents, relatives
and friends of the babies entered
j in the Enterprise grand baby
I contest, to win those special
I 1 rizes which are offered for this
I forthcoming Saturday. The offei
I made by the contest manager
1 H'ims to have epiickened the
i pulse of the contestants, it seems
to have infused them with new
lite, new ambition, new energy,
new vim and vigor and as a re
sult there promises to be the pret
tiest kind of a race for these
special honors.
Thirty dollars in gold is to be
distributed Saturday night among
the six babies in whose names
the highest number of new sub
scriptions may be reported.
This interesting little race for
special honor will bring to a close
the second week of the greatest
newsnaner enterprise ever at-
1 1
tempted in this vicinity and al
! readv there is every indication
j that it will far outvie in its sue
cess anything- of this character
that has ever taken place any
where in this good old North
State.
You may have until 9 o'clock
Saturday night to turn in your
subscriptions. Turn in both old
and new subscriptions, take out
your voting certificates. These
certificates you may keep until
the last day of this contest if
you desire, so that no one else
will know just where you stand,
even though you do make your
report of subscriptions secured.
You must report subscriptions
, every few days, for those from
1 ...1 ....1 :...:...,.
vviioiii you ci-uic Miuui
expect their papers to be started
to them promptly, and this can
not be done until we have heard
from .you. Already we have had
a number of complaints that new
, Bllknrlkara ....... n nrtlt " nAttlMiY
W 6 ar6 prBDirOU TO 1 their papers and investigation
fnrnUh vnil ' Blark-fiVftH ' has disc,08ed tha the "subscrip-
turnisn you piacK eyeajtiong have turned in
P6as for seed stock.
When you
Potatoes
buy
get
Seed
the
BEST
We have Bought
4000 W
Genuine Maine Seed
Potatoes
Varities:
Cobblers
Early Rose
Burbank
Peerless
Bliss
We guarantee these to
tie the Best Maine Seed
Potatoes.
ANNEX TO COURT HOUSE
STOUT-RANKIN CO.
for your favorites, and a little
extra effort, a little close appli
cation, may turn defeat into vic
tory. Are vou iroimr to allow
someone else to seize the honor
or are you going to see to it that
it falls to your favorite? The
habit of winning is a good one
to fall into, for habits usually
tick. Thus it is that if you win
this special nrizc and others
which may possibly be offered as
the contest progresses, who
knows but that in the end you
may win the- grand prize and be
the envied of all others in the
race. He a winner, at all hazards.
It is worth repeating that all the
world loves a winner, but is im
patient with a loser and has ab
solutely no time for a quitter.
There still remains plenty of
time for others to enter this race
and win one of the grand prizes,
but it is not advisable to put the
matter off too long. Metier start
now, get in touch immediately,
with all of your relatives, friends
and acquaintances, get their sub
scriptions or a promise of a Mib--cription
later on if it lie not con
venient for them to subscribe at
once. rg.mize a nice little cam
paign for vour favorite, get your
friends to take out subscription
books ami see their friends.
If you have started in this race
you are in it to win, of course
You can win if you will show
just a little greater ambition, a
little persistency in the work,
that's all of the elements which
spell success in a contest of this
kind. Don't be a laggard. Today
is the day. this is the accepted
time, and in justice to the friends
who are interested in the welfare
of your baby and are casting
ballots in his or her favor, you
should not hesitate a single mo
ment but should throw yourself
into the fray determined to do or
die. Buckle on your arr.ior, let
the world know there is a new
Richmond in the field, and WIN"
There are a great many people
in this world who have many
brilliant qualities, qualities which
from an ascetic viewpoint make
them statid out above their neigh
bors, but who lack saiid and the
necessary staying power. They
can't take up a proposition and
see it through thick and thin
They lack the bull-dog grit to
hang on until .they triumph or
succumb. They lack the clinging
ability which knows no let go, no
matter what tomes. They work
when things go smoothly and to
their liking; when it is otherwise
they fold their tents and fade
away as quietly as the Arabs of
the desert. They are fair weat'.
er sailors who enjoy a calm sea.
The board ol county commis
sioners has decided to build an
annex to the court house and
plans will be submitted and bids
advertised for by April ist.
This addition, which is to cot
between $4.x and ?5,ooo is to
be erected by the county com
missioners and the county board
of education and will be used by
these two bodies. It is hoped to
have the building completed
within the next few months.
The building will be erected on
the county property just west of
thejiresent building and in the
rear of the old Mendenhall build
ing. It will be two stories in
height and the exterior will be
similar to that of the main build
ing. The first lloor will be occu
pied by the county treasurer and
auditor and the remainder will
be for the use of the commis
sioners. A private room will be
for executive sessions and there
will lie a large room lor Homing
public meetings. This room will
have a platform for the commis
sioners, similar to the stand for
the judge's desk in the court
room, cut off by a railing. The
remainder of this room will be
fitted w ith chairs for .the conven
ience of those who come before
the commissioners to consider
road matters and other business.
There will also be private toilet
rooms and alvatories.
The second lloor will be for the
use of the County Hoard of I-.du-cation.
There will be a private
office for the superintendent and
a stenographer's room, also a
private waiting room for ladies.
Then there will be a large room
for the use of the county board
and for holding teachers exam
inations. There will also be toil
et rooms and lavatories for both
ladies and gentlemen.
LOCAL
MEETING OF PHILAN
THROPIC DEPARMENT
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There will be an important
meeting of the Philanthropic De
partment of the Woman's Club
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
in the Director's Room of the
Commercial liank. Business of
importance will be discussed.
The following program will be
carried out :
The Woman in the Mill Mrs.
It. F. Moore.
Child Labor Miss Irvin Pay
lor. .
Upon the conclusion of the
Philanthropic meeting there will
be a called meeting of the Civic
Department for a few minutes.
A full attendance is greatly de
sired at both these meetings.
Dr. W. j. Bradshaw, wiio has
been attending a meeting of the
County Commissioners for the
past two davs. returned home to
day at ni hiii.
Send your work to the Enter
prise office. Vou get it promptly
and save money.
W. I.. Steele, of Rockingham,
who is interested in the Pickett
Cotton Mills is spending the day
here.
P.. I.. Crouch, who bought two
lots on Centennial street sonic
time ago. is making prcpoaMons
10 build.
ic" rge T I Ynn v w ent t"
( ireensboro today on business.
'The Enterprise is willing and
readv to do all in its power to
build up a large local trade I'm
High Point It has been mu
pi 1 1 c anil vv ill be to keep inoiicv
at home by Hading with home
people You can greatly aid in
this work and help yourself a'
the same tune by patronizing
vi mi home paper.
W. (1. Ilrokaw was here this
morning 111 consultation with
some of our business men.
John A. Smith, of Bessemer,
was here today en route to
t ireensboro.
V. II. Ragan is spending the
afternoon in ( ireensboro.
Harry Miller, a well know 11
travelling man. ua- here today.
W. II. Pickard. of Randlcman.
was here today.
II. B. Varncr. Mf Lexington, is
here today.
Miss Mabel 'Tale returned to
school at Danville at noon.
II. B. Wright, of Philadelphia,
is at the T.I wood
I. I- lireeii. of Charlotte, is
here.
B. I . Ilaiiser representing the
New s ( Ibserv er. is here today.
Kdvvin Haw. .0,1. ,.f Charlotte,
is at the Klwood.
W. M. Hunt, of (ireensboro.
is in the c 1 1 .
A number of niachinei v nun
1 are lure todav to bid on the con
tract for the machinery lor the
new cotton mill.
K. IT I arriss went t" Dur
ham this morning.
W. ( ,. Burnett returned this
morning from a business trip.
The contractors are figuring on
a four storv building, but they
are not in a position just now to
divulge the name of the promoter.
ROAD COMMISSIONERS
The follow ing is a list of road
commissioners appointed for this
section of the c unit y :
Sunnier (j. Will kirkman.
route 3, (ireensboro; Sam Davis,
route I. (ireensboro; Albert Col
t rane, ( ireensln u. 1.
Bruce -T. A. W ilson, Stokes
dal ; Jas. A. Iloskins, Summer
tield; J. II. Barker, Summer
licld. l-'riendship - Dr M. T. Pox.
(iuilt'ord College; C. S. Knight,
(iuilford College; W. S. Swing.
1 iuilford Station.
Jamestown - J . R. ( ii nh n.
lamesti ivv n ; . II. Ninth.
M.
W
t' ' w n ; Lugciic Arnil'n-ld. I
low 11
ak Ridge R
1 ak Ridge"; C.
Stokesdale: Win
K e; lie rs illc.
Deep River J.
I hgh Point, rmite
-ram, Colfax ; I C
Hi-h Point W.
High Point; W
Point ; Jerome
Point.
ames
anie-
Staffonl.
Taylor,
p 11 ikbank.
II
t baiters.
J. C. IV
lull. Colfax.
T. Parker.
Idol. High
!arker. High
FINANCIAL DOTS
1 N ew York Journal. I
Concentration of the Ameri
.-:ni rirmv on the Mexican border
created considerable excitement
politically, but was reassuring
!.. the financial world. Americans
have about a billion dollars in
vested in Mexico, of which about
one-third is in railroads and
nearly one-half in milling,
presence of the American
.11 Texas insures the salet 1
great investment, and also 1
British investments .it
s-i ki.i x u k k 111 the republic
civilized nation have tuDy
II SUCCESS
DEMONSTRATION CLOSES.
The Demonstration of the Ma
jestic Range which was conduct
ed bv Beesoii Hardware Co. for
a week closed Saturday night
and it was very successful in
deed. As a result of the demon
stration ,5 ranges were sold by
the company.
During the week there was a
uessing contest mi ,s.oo in gold
being offered to the lady guess
ing the nearest to the number of
biscuits baked. Mrs. P. V.. John-
111 won the prize, guessing 2517.
he numbered baked was 25 ly.
RESULT OF EXCHANGE
SALE.
o
The Civic Department desires
to return thanks to the public
who so generously co-operated in
so many ways to make the Ex
change Sale a success.
'The result is gratifying for
over ninety dollars will be clear
ed. This sum the Civic Depart
ment will use to help defray the
expenses of "Spring Cleaning
Dav,"
THE NEXT ATTRACTION.
The next attraction under the
Lyceum Course at the Auditor
ium will be on April 10th, when
we will have the lecture on Pan
ama, the best number on the en
tire program.
CASE WORKERS.
CHICKEN LAW!
BIG FISH.
The boys who went down to
the club grounds for a fish a day
or so ago returned home today
and had evidences of good luck.
They brought home one chub
which weighed 6 1-2 pounds, the
largest fresh water trout seen
here in several years. It was
This makts it embarrassing tb caught with hook and line by
all concerned. Mr. Arthur Lyon. This has put
You hav four days left in a moving spirit in the club mem
which to win the special prizes , bers
OUR INCREASE.
o
We are increasing our sub
scriptions very rapidly and it
takes time for the boys to get
their list straight sometimes. If
you don't get your paper regular
ly phone to the office.
George F. Fisher was in the
city yesterday.
Watch for the announcement
of still greater imporvements for
High Point.
Mr. J. R. Rector is expected to
return Jio-me from Asheville tomorrow.
The Civic Department of the
Woman's Club is jubilant over
the passage of the Chicken Law
as outlined in Monday's Enter
prise and guarantee their hearty
support in its enforcement. With
such ,1 law lived up to. High
j Point gardens should blossom as
the rose. 'ot one of us will have
any excuse for deserts in our
back yards. All chicken owners
will do well to be on their guard,
for this law is no mere decoration
for the pages of the statute
books.
NOTICE.
All business connected with
Baby Contest Department,
phone Mr. J. F. Joyce, No. 596.
North Carolina Savings Bank
Building. He will be pleased to
have you call.
CLEAN STREETS.
A stranger remarked this
morning that our streets are the
cleanest he had seen in the state.
NOTICE.
Our carriers are not allowed
to either sell or give away pa
pers on their routes. Please do
not ask them, as they cannot
comply with the request.
THAT DOG LAW.
ft seems so strange to High
Point people to see people in oth
erwise progressive towns talking
about loose dogs. High Point
settled that question in one week
and not a dog is eve"r seen on our
streets, and everybody knows it
is tor tne best whether he ad
mits it or not.
'The
arm v
if the
f the
lullv
The
two
billion dollars invested in Mex
ico, and even should the Amer
ican army cross the border they
would feel safe. The incident is
not a bearish arL'Ullieiit "U stocks.
The New York Central reduc
ed Us dividend from to 5 per
cent, and the stuck pioved that
it hail discounted the change.
Dividend reductions are expect-1
ed elsewhere in the list, but they
will not be bearish arguments.
The American Tobacco Com
pany made the best report in its
historv. showing earnings ol
about 07 per cent, on its com
1111 in stock. American Sugar
made about the worst reirt, as
it operated at a deficit of more
than a million dollars. Tines
aul to 1 lie government because
d frauds in connection with
importing raw sugar have a
real deal to do with the bad
bowing, and it did not alarm
tockholders.
Dev ision of the Supreme Court
.f the I'nited States that the
Virginia deferred debt must be
lid caused a rise of 17 i-j points
in the bonds on the Stock Tlx
hangc in a few minutes. They
ost ten points of this advance.
but continued strong. These
bonds are worth more tha npar.
The Bank of England reduced
its discount rate from l-J to 3
per cent. World-wide ease of
money is one of the most impor
tant features of the situation.
and it accounts for a great deal
of the strength in the market
Everywhere except in Wall
Street cheerful reports arc made
of business conditions, and chief
among these is that the farmers
have carried over the largest
volume of grain on record and
are preparing to plant a record
acreage of all the principal
crops. The facts point to a year
of increasing prosperity, with
continually improving prices for
stocks and bonds
I he North Carolina Case
Workers Association will meet
at (ireensboro tomorrow morn
ing. We understand that impor
tant business will come up for
discussion.
RECEPTION
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FRIDAY.
The I 'hilomat lieon Club will
give a reception on Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. J. Fl
vvood Cox.
NEW BUILDINGS.
1 here is great activity in the
northern part of the city, due to
reparation for the new resi-
ences which are to be erected
this spring.
CAR BROKE DOWN
We do not fully appreciate the
ar service here until it goes out
I commission. An accident th's
morning stopped the car for scv
ral hours.
TALK VOUR TOWN.
Everybody talks, some more
than others. Those who like to
ilk would do well to put in a
w words now and then for the
wn. There are none better, so
tell the people about it.
THE STORM.
The electrical storm yesterday
was quite severe and was un
usual for this time of the year.
The rainfall was unusally heavy
for four hours. Lightning burn
ed out one of the lire alarm,
boxes and struck the store house
of A. Robertson on Fast Greene
street, doing some damage.
AT THE EAGLE.
The management presents an
unusual noveltv sing-intr and
lancing act, The Varlton Sisters.
Pictures Brotan Man, Vit.
Tunny Fishing off the coast of
Italy. In the Shadow of Niidit.
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The business meeting of the
Philathca Class of the lrirst Bap
tist Sunday School will be post
poned until more favorable
weather.
Penelope Cobb, Sec'y-
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