mohair favorite auto upholstery fabric I CUR'S INTERIOR ATTRACTS WOMEN Upholstery May Enhance Comfort, Smartness and Ultimate Value of Car. tttUEN It tomes to selecting the YV family automobile, a good basis cf procedure Is that adopted by the light-weary American tourist who saiJ to his partner when they mine to the next important cathedral: "You do the Inside and I'll do the outside." The average woman Is quite content to have her husband concern himself ! with the body of the car, the wheel base and general mechanics, provided she may have something to say about the Inside. 1'he car's clothing, as its upholstery may well be called. Is equal ly import an: with the rest of the car, for upon it depends much of the com fort smartness, beauty and ultimate value of the car. In ehoos im the upholstery for the interior, a number of distinct features should e ?"ii<idered ? good appear ance. design, pleasing color, wearing quality, riding comfort, clean* lines* nr d eeonomy. The only materl- ( al that < :m lie depended on to em- I bmre these mportant features in one j fabric is \?dvet imdiair. otherwise known a* o'linit, and made from the lustrous i!? c?-e of the Angora gout, tie cause ?if i?s trigiual snowy whiteness, mohair can he dyed any shade, how ever suHi?\ Its lustrous sheen and soft, silky texture leave nothing to be desired in the way of beauty and lux urious appearance, while the long wearing quality of pile mohair, as con t rested with that of flat fabrics. Is un disputed. \ velmo upholstered car *111 he fresh and inviting long after the rest of the car has lost Its good appearance .,r even given itself up to ?he Infirmities of age. Because of tin* smooth surface of individual mohair fibres, discernible only under a micro scope, dirt does not readily adhere to nor penetrate them, and the material is easily cleaned with a whlskhroom j or by vacuum. Actual grease or dirt | spots are removed by washing with ! pure soap and warm water. Kasy riding, an important feature ? when taking long trips, is assured with ! mohair velvet because there Is no slip I ping and sliding about, as with smooth | fabrics, and each . re of the pile tab ? ric acts as a resilient spring to ab sorb shocks. It is easier on the cloth ing, too, as the reduced friction avoids rubbing and subsequent shinlness. Added to these advantages Is the ( additional one that they all add ma terially to the trade-in value of the car when the time comes to get a new j one. In fact, it has been cotiserva- ! tively estimated that anywhere from ! fifty to two hundred dollars' difference j can he looked for in a car whose up- 1 holstery is In perfect condition and In viting to the eye. Offer Prize for Oldest Piece of Mohair Have you a mohair-covered chair or sofa .In your home? If so, you may I be $250 the richer for it ! This paper Is in receipt of a message from the Household Science Institute, Chicago, asking for help In locatintc tlte oldest piece of mohair upholstered furniture In the I" id ted States. The style of the sought-for furniture, its use or none-use at the present time are not important, providing it is in good condition. Its owner will be awarded $250, and the piece itself will be exhibited with other old-time furni ture during the World's fair in Chi cago in 19&1. Hack of the Institute's offer is the i desire of Grace Yaill Gray, its direc- j tor. to ascertain the longevity of mo hair. It is claimed that unless delib erately Injured no instance has :is yet been found of a mohair wearing through. Headers who feel that they have something of interest should communi cate with Mrs. ('.ray at the Household Science Institute. 7 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, giving the history of the piece In mind. WOLF CREEK The dry weather continues. Corn is looking: fine hut the potato crop is suffering for the want of moisture. I Mr. A. F. Cloer. while cutting lo cust stakes Monday, lodged onc tree and while in the act of dislodging it. >t fell and caught him and bruised him up pretty seriously. Several of our people attended th?? funeral of Mr. Columbus A. Bell at the Pleasant Hill remetery Saturday afternoon. Mr. Bell was well known here, having spent the major por ti"n of his life in and near our com munity. lie had been in the employ of the O. C. & I. Co. for more than 40 year-, and had been retired by it ? n part pay. Mr. Bell was more than 75 years of age. and leaves a widow and * living children, and a host of grandchildren and other rel ative-. All hi< ?*hijdren woro present but Mrs. Jesse Ballew. The large gathering at his funeral showed the esteem in which he was held. The funeral directors were Center &- Ab rnathv, and the service was conduc ted by the Rev. Foster, of Ducktown. On the 7th of this month. Master Howard Garren left for Madison, Tenn.. where he entered the Nash ville Normal and Agricultuial Insti tute. A truck load of our people visited the lake formed by the dam across the Toccoa river near Blue Ridjje a few days an<>. The dam lacks about 7 feet of being full to the overflow I gates. __ ? - ? ? ? ? Herbert (larren left here early Sunday morning for Collegedale. Tenn., where he entered summer school for teachers. He is expected to be away for two months. Mr. W. II. Amburn has been suf fering lately with a severe attack of rheumatism. Colonel Mallonee, of Murphy, was a visitor here last week on profes- , >ional business. I nose \\*ho attended the singing convention at Marble Sunday report I t a great success. i Mr. Ernest Davis, while tearing: up a dynamite cap last week, lost a part of two fingers and a thumb and was seriously wounded in the other hand and also in one leg. His moth er was also badly injured by the ex plosion. Dynjtimite caps are small in calibre but there is a lot of pow er wrapped in them. Better let "John" play with them. J o I Freak* of Nature Some n:si mma i s >??m in ltav?? l.or rowed pud s I r < 1 1 1 1 their n?*i ? Nature must ii.-ivc n in a joking iikmmI when sli" produced tliem. Twn instances arc tl.e (Itick-ltillcl platypus of Australia. a ?roature with a hotly of fur a du? U's h??ak : and the whit?'-li?-:idcd saki of Siatn. a mammal which has a hum* l?u>li\ nil- black body, and a fa?*e ot a p?ti?* i? licr color resembling that ? *! a benevolent ??' | gentleman. Chance of a Lifetime! Reliable man wanted to call on farmers in West Cherokee, Gra il * :n and Clay Counties. Won derful opportunity. Make SS to $20 daily. No. Experience of capital needed. Write today. McNESS COMPANY Department M FREEPORT. ILLINOIS DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR SAFETY RAZOR BLADES! By the little device known as the Monroe MaRnetic sharpener we czst save you money on your razor blade bill. Guarantee comes with every sharpener. Takes onjy six seconds to operate. Simple and sure. Demonstration costs you nothing! Price $2.50 Worth $10.00 Ser REB PHILLIPS at the City Barber Shop r SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM SPECIAL EXCURSIONS ? : ? FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1931 CINCINNATI and LOUISVILLE Rates from Asheville to CINCINNATI $15.00 LOUISVILLE $14.00 ASK TICKET AGENTS, or write J. H. WOOD Division Passenger Agent Asheville, N. C. % C >end Qreeiinqs l by TELEPHONE SOUTHHM KU. THEPHONE t TIUO**** CO. 1 K-Too 131-Inch Staki Truck ? Price, including body 171#. Dual wheel* t23 aatja. With 157-Inch whecltaae. Including body (?10, dual wheela standard. Ton for ton .... mile for mile Chevrolet six-cylinder trucks cost less to operate It i? a matter of record, among mori and mort largo foot operators, that Chevrolet sfx cylinder trucks give a lower transportation cost than any other truck of equal copoc ity in the market. These firms are finding, through experi ence, that Chevrolet sedan deliveries ore capable of 20 miles or better, to the gallon of gasotinej that Chevrolet IH-ton trucks are making fuel records which ore relatively just as high. That it costs very little to keep Chevrolet trucks In first-class working order. That Chevrolet service charges on both partt and labor are exceptionally low. That the active life of Chevrolet trucks extends well past the 50,000 mileage mark. To place your hauling on a minimum-cost basis ? and keep it (here ? put Chevrolet six-cylinder trucks to work. A wide variety of Chevrolet- built bodies is now available. And delivered prices of Chevrolet trucks, complete and reody for work, are based on low chassis-cost and low body-cost, plus only reasonable charges for handling and financing.

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