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' A Ford Feature i _I;L No feature of the new Ford car has been the subject of more en thusiastic approval than its riding . qualities. To prisons accustomed to ride in a car in the so-called : light or medium weight class, the degree to which the Model A absorbs yoad shocks and resists side sway is R title short of unbelievable. It is possible to explain the new car’s efficiency in theses respects in simple, non-technical way. The transverse, semi-elliptic .springs of the Model A are heavier, stronger, and more flexible than those used on any previous Ford car. One of the chief essentials in rid ing comfort is a high proportion of sprung weight and a low proportion ©f unsprung weight. Sprung weight is all the weight suspended by the flexible ends, of the springs; un sprung weight is the dead weight below those flexible ends. It fol lows that the higher the propor tion of unsprung weight, the more powerful ar<d violent will be the road shocks delivered against the frame, body, and motor of the car, sind the more* difficult to absorb. Some semi-elliptic springs rest on their middle, or heaviest and thick est portions, below the line of sprung weight. Thus, the weightiest sections of the springs themselves ’form part of the unsprung weight, adding to the size of the “hammer” and the power of the blows dealt by ~the highway against the body, frame and motor of the car. In Ford design, the traverse springs rest on them flexible ends, -with their heavy mid-portions upper most, in which position they form part of the sprung, or cushioned weight, Aside from the question of weight, the transverse spring con tributes again to the comfortable riding qualities of the Model A. The ordinary car is pushed for ward byway of the rear axle and the rear springs—the rear springs actually serve as driving members! The front halves of these sprins must I therefore be made stiff enough to serve this purpose, and their flexi bility, which enables them to per form their cushioning function, is reduced in a corresponding degree. Moreover, in order to be efficient driving members, their front ends must be fastened firmly to the frame of the car. This means that the lengthening of the spring as shocks [ are encountered must be entirely to ward the rear, for onlv the rear end of the spring can have a shackled and hinged mounting. As the spring Sexes, therefore, the rear wheels are moved backward and forward, and neither a constant nor a uniform wheelbase can be maintained In the Model A the rar seprings serve a- cushioning function only. The care is pushed forward through lt.be torque tube and radius rods, which carry the thrust to a point well forward on the chassis. Both •ends of the springs, therefore, are shackled and hinged, and all leaves ! .are as flexible as their efficiency and cushioning members require. The flexing of the springs has no ef fect on the length of the wheelbase whatever. in addition to the sDecial spring ' design, the Model A Ford has as standard equipment a very fine type of isydraulic shock absorbers which add materially to the smooth riding qualities of the car. INTERESTING O L D LORE RELATED BY HERBERT SEAWELL Sherman Charged T With Removing Carthage Corner Stone and Disrupt ing .Land Titles. PRAISE FOR .JUDGE ADAMS By H. F. SEAWELL, Jr. "Few people know the real facts vabo-ut the county seat of Mdore sEotenfy. Carthage is a town three ;msiles long and approximately 100 yards wide. Going east and west ;yona might recognize the fact that you were in a municipality, but if :ytra went too fast north and south :you might miss it. Since quite a few tourists and oth *«r “foreigners” from “up north” in Moore county to re lax and have a good time, it would tseem appropriate that they should 'hear a little “inside report” now and ffchen concerning the “Capital.” Carthage has value. Not cash 'value, however. It is on the order s©f Dean Gulley’s reference to Chatham County. North Carolina’s Toremost instructor in the law used to say: “Chatham county is a good but a poor county.” Carthage is a good town but a poor town. Not too poor but just poor enough. The teal value of the town is its histori cal value; and for old-time charact ers, real honest wit and good old bSouthern humor, it is rich beyond comparison. If Will Rogers knew •Carthage and the stories attached thereto, he’d build a permanent resi dence on the banks of the old Mc- Lendon’s Creek and get a copyright ©n the entire situation, and if the D. A. R. had in their possession all the facts and circumstances in re gard to this little town’s part in the Revolution, they’d buy out Tyson & Jones Buggy Factory and move : national headquarters here. A Famous British Visitor A former president of the United .States used to live in Carthage and a* tailoring business here, vand probably in connection there -with “ye olde tyme pressing club, t first he was considered nothing Lrag about, but since Judge Win l > ston wrote his big book about him, people are beginning to realize that he was truly a great president. Cornwallis was passing through Carthage one evening, trying to en force stamp acts and other outrages, and decided to spend the night. He camped at Colonel G.asscock s house, just beyond the town cemetery. Colonel Glasscock was a first cousin of George Washington and several families in Carthage are direct des cendants of the Colonel, and many of the old timers in all sincerity and seriousness often refer to our first president as “Cousin George.” This town also played a leading role in the Civil war, and many of our old soldiers today will tell yo.u if it hadn’t been for their personal guard over Stonewall Jackson he’d have been killed tlie first year of the war; and without their advice to to General Lee,- Richmond would have been captured in less thar three weeks. It wr|’» iduring tlhe Civil war that many of the Carthage boys were engaged in the battle of Seven Pines. The next day mothers were getting the news of the killed and wounded and many were in tears and greatly worried. One mother, however, seemed very cheerful and attended her household duties sing ing and going her way rejoicing. She was approached and asked why she was net worried as sne knew her son was in the battle. She stated that she had no fear at all; that she knew it was the battle of Seven Pines, but even if there was only one pine there she felt certain Charlie was behind it. La er on. Sherman passed near Carthage, and out of pure meanness and just for devilment, he moved the old land corner stone and the “Capital” of Moore has been swamped with law suits to quiet title to land even unto this day. Heroic Jim McConnell James Rogers McConnell, of the LaFayette Escadrille, was a resi dent of Carthage. It todk eight German airplanes to bring him down. The Republic of France awarded him practically everything except, the Eiffel Tower. His monument I stands at the west side of the court house square. The best judge on the supreme court bench in North Carolina to day, is a resident of Carthage. The town had a candidate for governor ( at the last election, but being on the Republican ticket in North Carolina is equal to the same thing as being on the Democratic ticket in Penn sylvania. Although Hoover jarred , the faith of the fathers there re- , mains three fundamental beliefs of , a North Carolinian and particularly a Carthagenian, Namely: Ilell, Calo- - mel and the Democratic Party. . So if the county seat has this j much history attached to it, with- < out even mentioning the “house in ( the horseshoe,” and all these events and misdemeanors having taken place around our “Capital” city, it seems fitting that the stranger who is within our gates should have some means of apprehendiing his where- . abouts and realize that he’s walk- j ! ing around near something besides j good sunshine, fresh air and poor sandhill land. While Paul Revere didn’t ride through this little town in - the small hours of the morning and wake us out of the usual Carthage snore. David Fannin of Revolution arv fame, or someone he was after, did iump a horse over a sixty foot into Deep river and we believe it was a better trick. So, if it pleases you, Mr. Editor, we hope you will give us a little space every week to tell a few anecdotes, let the general public in on some large reDorts and detail a few inci dents which have taken place in your “Capital citv.” We’ll start about the year 1620 and come on down to 1920. for, as the Rev. Billy Sunday would say, “the, half has never been told.” MARRIAGE LICENSE The following couples have se cured marriage license here recent ly: Henry Branson and Myrtle Dixon, both of Bennett; James L. Reynolds, Merry Oaks, and Clara May Cotten, of Truth, J. H. Smith dnd Callie Harris, both of Siler City, R. 1.; John B. Turner and Oma M. An drews, of Siler Citv; also Morris Foushee and Mozelle Farrington, colored, of Bynum. GOOD CHAPEL TALK The excellent chapel talk by Mr. Waters Monday morning was taken from 11 Kings, “Why sit we here until we die?” He developed the Rock-Bottom Prices Buy your feed now to make your crop on. Rock- Bottom Prices in Quantities. Just received a Car Load of Oats, Hay, Shipstuff, and Flour. We sell Full O’Pep Layiing Mash jand Chick Start ers. All Going at Lowest Cash Prices. - Highest Prices paid for Cross Ties and Cedar Logs, > either on road or delivered here. W. C. Johnson PITTSBORO, N. C. ; , ~.. .The Store That Sells. For Less :■ »Sh v Pm ||j Stella Harper, 19 (left), and Catherine Wing, 24, were arrested at Los Angeles suspected of violating the Mann Act. Federal agents said Miss Wing had posed as the husband of Stella Harper for four years. The girls said Catherine m 'Me more money disguised as a m. subject in a manner particularly .described in the Bible were not in people. He said these poor lepers described i nthe Bible were not in teresting because of their social po sition or anything of the kind but because of the decision they made. Young people are interesting and successful or unsuccessful because of the decisions they make. “Some of you boy and girls, boys especial ly, are standing idle, merely drift- Mi. Waters showed by concrete example that idleness and inactivity mean physical ruin and mental stag nation. The principal in a few force ful sentences tried to carry home to the boys and girls the fact that prop er decisions will mean as much to them as it did to the lepers. “Why sit we here until we die?” —physi- cally, mentally, spiritually. DR. FRANK CRANE SAYS The Art of Pleasing Now that we are learning to do all sorts of things it might be well to devote a little attention to that most important art of all arts, the Art of Pleasing. It is an Art and not a Science. A Mother! Clean Child’s Bowels with "California Fig Syrup” Hurry Mother! FiVen constipated, bilious, feverish, or siek, colic Babies and Children love to take genuine “Cali fornia Fig Syrup.” No other laxative regulates the tender little bowels so nicely. It sweetens the stomach and starts the liver and bowels without griping. Contains no narcoties or sooth ing drugs. Fay “California” to your drugg*“t *nd avoid counterfeits. Insist ( upon genuine' “California Fig Syrup” j which contains directions. > Science you may learn out of a book. | An Art takes practice. It is not a sin or moral something we are talking about, but just com mon sense and expediency. You want people to please you; then j learn how to please them. Permit, therefore, a few hunches ; for inquiring minds on this matter. I 1. Beware of egotism. In some ! form or other, that is what we dis-1 like about everybody. Do not praise I yourself, nor dispraise yourself, nor, I in fact, talk of yourself at all. Hab- J itual dispraise is a common form j of disagreeable egotism. 2. Do not be tragic. Have a sense ( of humor. Most things do not mat- j ter. Nine things out of ten that are threatening disappear when you laugh at them. It is very disheart ening to live with one who is perpet ually tragic. 3. Cultivate a pleasant voice. Do not talk too loud, nor mumble so one cannot hear you, nor sl&r your words. 4. Be neat. Clothe yourself as well as you can • afofrd. Do not have dark fingernails, frayed cuffs, towseled hair, nor unclean shoes. Keeping clean is not egotism, it is a due regard for other people’s feel ings. Clean your teeth. Beware of halitosis. 5. Write plainly, one letter at a time with comfortable spaces be- j tween. 6. Do not be argumentative. Why I argue? Most things do not matter, j 7. Observe the little politenesses.; Say, “I thank you” and “If you j please.” Get up when a lady en- j ters the room. Take off your hat when you meet a woman. 8. When you are slandered or abused, say nothing, as a rule. People can respond to anything you say, but it’s hard to answer silence. Stomach Sufferers If many foods do not agree with you, and you suffer from gas, heart burn, bloating, sour stomach, and dyspepsia, why not make the Dio (ex 15 minute test? Diotex is harmless, yet works with surprising speed. One ingredient has the power to digest 3,000 times its own weight. Don’t give up. Get Diotex at any drug store. Put it to the test. Money back if you don’t soon feel like new. and able to eat in com fort. Only GOc. Lemons’ 2nd Grand Anniversary And MID-WINTER CLEARANCE SALE SILER CITY, N. C. Sale in Progress —Prices Down to The Very Bottom Here we can give only a few item*, but a visit or a glance at our big circular will show you bargains for every member of the Family. Women’s and Children s Co ats and Dresses Coats in the latest fashion, high in quality, trimmed with those Furs that style centers deem most important and made of the latest woolen materials. U M Regular $22.95 Extra Fur Trimmed Ladies’ Coats, Now On Sale at $14.98 Regular $16.95 Ladies’ Coats — Price $9.95 One Lot Ladies’ Coats, Values Up to $6.95 —Sale Price $3.95 SILK AND LIGHT WOOL DRESSES THE SEASON’S LATEST STYLES — MEN’S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING The Price on Every Suit in Our Big Stock Has Been Cut To A Wonderful Bargain „ Men’s regular $19.95 and $24.75 Fiine ' All-Wool Suits, Popular New Color ings—Sale Price $16.95 Men’s $25.00 Extra High Quality All Serge Suits —Sale Price $22.45 Men’s Regular $12.95 Value Overcoats —Sale Price $9.45 BOYS’ SUITS AT THE GREATEST BARGAIN PRICES EVER OFFERED Men’s Regular $4.50 Value Black and Tan Fine Dress Oxfords— Sale Price $3.48 Women’s $3.50 Black Patent Medium Heel One Strap Fine Dress Pumps— Sale Price $2.89 Women’s Black Patent Strap Pumps, Low Heels, Strictly worth $5.00- — Sale Price ■*. $2.69 Big Asst. $5.00 Value Women’s Strap Patents, Cuban Heels, Fine Pumps, All Sizes—Sale Price - $3.69 Men’s Solid Leather Work Shoes, Strict ly a regular $3.00 Value —Sale Price -—52.69 Boys’ Extra Strong and Durable Work Shoes, Rubber Soles, $3.00 Value — Sale Price $2.48 GOOD ASSORTMENT AND MISSES’ SCHOOL SHOES AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES 1 HUNTERS YIELD „ LARGE REVENUE "■ ■ Hunters of North Carolina up un til Jan, 10 had paid $166,000 in li cense fees, Wade H. Phillips, direc | tor of the Department of Conserva ! tion and Development, announced. Total collections for the current j year, the director said, are running I about the same as for last season | when there was about $162,000 at | she end of the year. January is one of the biggest ! months for hunting, largely due to i the influx of non-resident hunters ' who come to North Carolina in large i numbers during this month. Although | some of the hunting seasons have ! already expired, others have until j March 1 to run. The season for squirel, deer and j bear expires on January. 15. The j dove season expires Jan. 15. The -■ i ♦ Due to increase in production we can now make J ♦ ♦ i ' prompt deliveries of New Ford Cars. X I t It We service the car we sell and without question % It *’ ♦ It the New Ford Car is being serviced the world over <► t <> i{ better than any Automobile ever built. ~ I -a 4 <► 4 ’n. < ► 4 <► x ° ! Ask For Demonstration f I WEEKS MOTOR CO. it | ♦ Pittsboro i- 1 l | THE GREATEST VALUES THAT j WE HAVE EVER OFFERED I One Assortment Silk Dresses, val- I ues up tp $12.95 —To close them out J ""quick have cut them to $7.95 * One Lot Ladies Silk Dresses, Values up to $6.95 —Sale Price $3.95 BIG PRICE CUTS ON ALL OUR CHIL DREN’S AND MISSES’ COATS AND DRESSES MEN’S SUIT SPECIAL! MAN ALIVE! LOOK! We honestly believe this to be the great est bargain offer ever made on suits of this high quality Sixteen Men’s Wool Dress Suits—All Sizes and Popular New Colors and Styles—Values $15.00 to $16.95 — ' Sale Price $9.95 Extraordinary Savings On Bed Blankets Heavy Dark Gray* Double Bed Blankets, $2.00 Values, Sizes 66x80, Extra Heavy Sale Price, pr. $1.39 Fancy Plaid Wool Mixed Bed Blankets —Regular $3.50 Value— Sale Price $2.69 pr. Regular $2.50 Value Large Size Plaid Blankets— Sale Priice $1.89 pr. doxe season has already ended. Rac coon, opossum and snipe hunting ends with the last of January; and mink, otter and skunk seasons are up till the middle of February. The season for Turkey, quail and grouse runs until the first of March. LEE AND JACKSON HONORED BY SOUTH Last Saturday, January 19, birth day of Robert E. Lee, was general ly observed as a holiday through out the South. Stonewall Jackson’s birthday came on Monday, January 21, but as had been the custom for some years past the 19th was ob j served ar. Lee-Jackson day. It was j a legal holiday in North Carolina, j About the only evidence of the fact j here was the closing of Page Trust Company. PAGE FOUR
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