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— THE TRl-ClTY 5a»LY fcXZET+E Published everv week-day afternoorr LEAKSVILLE, N. C. _ Successors to The Leaksville Gazette Established in 1880. THE GAZETTE PRINTING CO., Incorporated, Publishers MURDOCH E. MURRAY, EDITOR MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS Entered as Second Class Mail Mat ter at Po3toffice, Leaksville, N. C PRICE -Daily delivered by carrier one ye- r ti months. $2.60; 3 months $l._o; 1 inontn lot. 10 cents per week. _____ M Foreign Representative—Thomas F. Clark Co., 141-145 West 36th 3t., New York City. ADVERTISING RATES—30c. per incii, includes composition on dis pi«y advertising, 26c per inch »n type high plates. Classified, per line single insertion 10c; three in sertions 8c per line; six insertions 7c per line each insertion; obituary notices, 6c per line. The Tri-City Daily Gazette’s Im. mediate Territory includes Leakt viile, Spray, Draper and all I.eaks ?.lle Township, equal to a city population of 17,000. TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1923 BUYING ALICE A CAR (By Wickes Wimboldt) For the past two weeks Alice and I have been in the hands of the au tomobile salesmen. She and I are selecting her a car. Alice is more artistic than she is mechanical. I have noticed she al ways has trouble getting the tops off the salt and pepper shakers and she always has a run-in with the faucet when she wants to draw water or shut it off. However foi the last two weeks she has listened to the technical talk of the autc salesman and it really is remarkable to me the ready grasp she has shown on these subjects. Yesterday afternoon a salesman representing the Beggarman cui took us out for a demonstration. In asmuch as it is to be Alice s car and she is to drive it she sat asusual ir the front seat where she could be a close observer. Her first remark af ter we had gotten started showeu the insight she had gained into au. mechanism for she asked the sales man offhand just like that, “Has this car a radiator?’* The salesman hastened to reply that the Beggarman car had a “red diator." c 1*^81 “Well," said Alice with finality, “I would not have a car that did not have a radiator. Can this car climb a hill on high?” The salesman explained that climb ing a hill “in high” was a thing the Beggarman did nothing else but. He went on to tell of how just last Sun day a Beggarman of 1915 broke its fan belt at the foot of Mount Mitch ell and made the 19 mile climb with out getting the radiator even warm and would have gone in high the en tire trip if the other cars had gotten out of the way. “I would not have a car,” said Alice, “that could not climb any hill on high. What is the price of shitcar ?’ “Twenty-one hundred and xixty dollars," said the salesman. “Does that include tires?" “We give you a set of the best cord tires on the market.” Alice looked dubious. “Are cord tires as good as rubber tires?” We listened to ten minutes of tire technicalities which brought out the fact that the cord tire was the best tire manufactured. “I would not have a car that did not have the best tires on it,"said Alice. “I want a car with tires that don't get holes and things wrong with them.” Alice glanced with a practiced eye over the back of the front seat. “I see you have a heater in this car. Can you always shut the heat off?" The salesman explained the par ticular advantages of the Beggarmar heater cut-off. “I would not have a car that yov could not shut the heater bff in,’ said Alice with severity. “We were dut riding the other evening wit! some friends and they could not shut the heater off and we were awfully hot. Can this car go slow?” The salesman slowed down tc abdut four milks an hour. “That’s fine,” said Alice. “I would not have' a car that would not gt slew. Is this a six cylinder car? What is the difference between a six cylinder car and afour cylinder carl We listened to 15 minutes of en gine description. Mi “Oh, I see,” said Alice. “A foul cylinder car has four things going up and dqpra in it and a six cylindei ja« hast Mx things' going up and down.” The talesman admitted she had S ited the case clearly and succintly. 1:8 argued thilt Six cylinders gave he Beggarman lots of gat-away. ‘It never sticks (on you," he added “I woul dnever,” said Alice em phatically. “have a car that would stick and that didn’t have lots of get-away. What makes a car not go?” We listened to a long dissertation on defective wiring, unscientific car bureators and cheap batteries— none of which the Beggarinan had “All yoil got to do is give her oil gas and water and step on her,” said the salesman enthusiastically. “That’s fine,” said Alice. “I would not have a car that would not go Do you put the oil and the water and the gas in that tank at the hack?” We listened to the special separate advantages that the Beggarinan had for-carrying gas, water and oil. “What is the use,’ said Alice, “ot putting in all that stuff—that water and that oil? I should thnk you would get thngs all rusty and greas ed up.” The salesman emitted a choking sound that spent thirty minutes ex plaining why. Al'ce listened atten tively and understood every word of it. __ “Has this car a good starter?’ asked Alice. The salesman explained that the Beggarinan had exactly the same starter as the Rolls-Royce. “That’s fine.” said Alice. “I would not. have a car that didn’t have a good starter. We went out with some friends the other day and their starter was just worthless. They ha 1 a. push us off down hill. What goes | with this car?” The salesman reeled off a list of equipment and ended with, “and a tiie iron.” “What is a tire iron?”’ asked Alice The salesman explained that it was a thing on the back of the car to I hang an extra trre on. “Oh!” said Alice. She had thought 1 lie meant an electric iron. “IIow i long will this ear run?” Alice in i' quired. The salesman guessed it would give good service for about ter, years taken care of the way she would take care of it. “That’s fine,” said Alice. “I would not buy a ear that Wouldn't last d ] long'tinie. How much-will it be worth at 1he end of the ten years?” The salesman calculated that— taken care of as she would take cure of it—it ou^ht to bring about two thirds of its cost price. Then he waxed eloquent. “There is one thing about the Beggarman. It has the high -it second hand sale price of any car on the market. You hardlj ever see a Beggarman advertised for sale.” I certainly thought from the con versation that. Alice was sold on the Beggarman hut when we reached oui gate she left the salesman without giving him any encouragement. She told me as we opened the front door that she would have been inclined to take the car but it had no flower vase in it. j' The dance is still on. I am having difficulty in keeping Alice froir' choosing an obscure car—a machine of doubtful parentage. She likes it because the upholstery suits her col- - oring. However. I expect reinforce j meats from a salesman who is com ing out this afternoon with a car that, is equipped with an automatic i wind shield wiper. OFFICIAL* SPANKER FOR SAN FRANCISCO CHINESE San Francisco, August 14 OP)— “Spanking neatly done” migth be the sum on the door of the headquarters of the Chinatown squad at the Hall , of Justice here. Police Corporal Jack; Floyd is the official spanker, and rarely a day passes that he does not; imprint his trademark on some in corrigible Chinese youth. Corporal Floyd, who because of the tierce aspect .he assumes on pun- • hive occasions, is also known as the “Mandarin of Chinatown” first en tered his present profession about three months ago vyhen a worried Oriental parent confided to him: “My boy, Sam, he no likee go school. All-time lun away. Take him juv’nile court—no good. No like, juv’nile court. Sam jus’ luu away some more. You spankee him, Mis- j tah Floyd.” And Floyd did. So appreciative was the parent of, Floyd’s handiwork that he presented him with a canary bird in a pictur-j esque cage. Today a dozen canary birds at the Hall of Justice testify that Floyd’s business is expanding. Year’s Best Holiday August | [ONE DAY ONLY ORGANIZED BY DAN RICE IN JBW ■: j / l >1^' \i\\W I $200.000 CAPITA!- INVESTED - SPECIAL B.R.TRAIM I Oldest and largest ele 1 Vsil 1 vlll pliant in the world. Your grandfather fed him peanuts. r l r 2—BANDS—2—A CITY OF TENTS OR R J, PEARCE OPTOME7 RIST Wishes to announce the opening of an office in the BOULEVARD BANK BLDG Practice Limited To Examining eyes and fitting glasses HOURS 8 to 12 2 to 5 7 to 8 Leaksville-Spray Grocery Co. Leaksville N. C. Phone 58 WHOLESALE GROCERS NOTIONS ALL STAPLE LINES J. O. Ragsdale, President, Madison. F M. Flinn, Sec. Treas. Leaksville .HE TRADE FURNISHED DAILY MARKET QUOTATIONS ON REQUEST StONEVlLLfi-LEAKSVILLE SPRAY TRANSFER SCHEDULE 6:30 a. m. Meeting Train for Roan oke, Va., 7:22 8:46 a. m. Meeting Train for Win ston Salem 9:63 12:20 p. m. Meeting Train for Roan oke, Va., 3:00 p. m. Meeting Train for Win ston Salem, N. C. 6:00 p. m. Meeting Train for Roan oke, Va. 7:00 p. m. Meeting Train for Win ston Salem, N. C. This transfer will stop for pas sengers at any time at the following places: Jones Motor Co., Spray Motor Co., Leave calls at any of the above places. Call 297, Spray Motor Co. (St5bSVllik4-KAlt5VlLLl' SPRAY TRANSFER Wt Stop •* Pl*4ir ■»•*, ®*k Ho««U op oil schedwU trip*. FARE *1.00 EACH WAY LEAVING LEAKSVILLE-SPRAY . ;30 a. m. Meeting train for Danville No. 44 . 8:40 A. M. 10:80 A. M. “ “ Greensooro No. 4B.11:40 A. It 8:30 P. M. “ " “ Greensboro No. 86 . 5:05 P. It 6:00 P. M. “ “ “ Greensboro No. 48. 6:86 P. It LEAVING REIDSVILLE FOR LEAKSVILLE-SPRAY. 2:20 Meeting Train for Danville No. 86 . 2:20 P. ML g:24 “ “ " “ N . 46. 8:24 8:40 “ " *1 “ No. 44 8:40 TELEPHONE 297 SPRAY FOt CARS. 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Come to the “Boulevard Theatre” to night and see the answei;. IT’S A PARAMOUNT THE HOME OF REAL GOOD PICTURES
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