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New Britain herald., 1924-10-08
Passes Miss. River

Greenvile, Miss. Oct. S.-The Shenandoah passed over Greenville and crossed the Mississippi river on its westward voyage at 11:44 a. m.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-08
RAILROAD ASKS PERMISSION

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
WOCO PEP FOR
 COLD WEATHER
Famous Wofford Blend Wins New Converts
 Each Winter

Just when officials of the Wofford Oil company think that most of the motorists of the Birmingham district are thoroughly familiar with the cold weather quick-sarting quality of Woco Pep Motor Fuel, along came few motorists who haven't discovered it, and it takes q real cold snap to make them realize it. At least so thinks c. H. Armstrong, sales manager of the com pany.
 At the start of the cold weather spell which seems imminent just now, the Wofford company is calling attention of motorists to the fact that Woco Pep starts cold motors more easily than gasoline. This is due, according to Mir. Armstrong, to the benzol-gasoline blend that has been perfected by the company in the six years that Woco Pep has been marketed. Woco Pep vaporizes more readily than straight gasoline, it is stated, and thus fires more quickly and turns over the cold motor while gasoline would be slower in firing.
 The truth of these statements, has been backed up by experiments con- ducted in various research laboratories, according to MT. Armstrong. Actual practice in the Woco territory show that they are true as well for each winter new customers are added to the WocO list after experiences with difficulty in starting cold motors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
NECESSARY FACTOR
 FOR SAFE DRIVING
Clear Vision Safeguard From
 Accident, Says Ward

Motor car congestion of the pres ent days" says John Ward of the Wards Auto Supply company, de mands every possible safeguard and precaution if the motorist would avoid accidents.
 While the great majority of motor ists are undoubtedly endeavoring to drive carefully at all times, and avoid any disregard of traffic rules and regulations, nevertheless the number of accidents is appalling.
 During the year 1923 there were 15,OOO automobile accidents in the United States. This is an average of four daily. Various reasons are given by the drivers concerned in each ac- cident, and nine times out of ten, there is an endeavor ito shift responsibility.
 No person with defective eye-sight should be permitted to drive an auto mobile," confines MT. Wathen. If law is ever passed requiring every car driver to submit to prescribed eye-test, it is, without doubt, an as sured fact tlfat many present car drivers will no longer be allowed to continue driving.
 Of equal importance, and closely re- lated to the matter of good eye-sight on the part of the car owner, is clear wind shield vision during inclement wealth CT. Driving through rain, sleet, or snow back of clouded windshield endangers not only the drivers own life, but also the lives of pedestrians and other motor ists. The surest safeguard for wei weather driving is a dependable, eff ficient windshield wiper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
LINCOLN SHOW TO BE STAGED
 AT ADAMSON'S
Petit Salon In Birming- ham First Week In
 December

This year Birmingham folks will be given a treat in the nature of a special showing of Lincoln cars, heretofore ex elusive to Atlanta. This event is the Petit Salon" and will be held coin cident with the Atlanta affair. It will be staged in the spacious show rooms of Adamson Motor company, Birming- ham Lincoln dealers, at Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street in Birmingham and at the Biltmore hotel, in Atlanta December 2 to 5.
 This exhibition will show the crea- tions of master body builders of the world, such renowned names as Brunn, Lock, Hume, LeBaron, Holbrook and Fleetwood being involved, and displayed on the Lincoln Chassis.
 Thus we find a chassis built by the worlds richest man, Henry Ford, further enchanced in beauty and value by the body creations of body builders who art has achieved the topmost emin- ence of luxury and refinements..
 It is the avowed intention of Henry Ford to build the worlds finest motor car and to put whatever is needful of his gigantic resources and immense wealth into the task. How we'll he has succeeded may be judged by those hundreds of discriminating motorists who will view the display at Adamson Motor company during the first week in December.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
Many Automobiles ToG
 Up In Big Conflagration
Birmingham Dealers To Stage Unusual Demon
 stration As Motor Cars Consumed By Flames

It has been reported that the 'Em- porer Nero scraped dulcet strains upon his fiddle as Rome went up in smoke, and w.ile this has been denied by some authorities there are still good grounds for belief that it was so. It is not known how many good fiddlers there are among the members of the Motor Trades association, but those who can perform upon the violin or any other musical instrument will have ample oc- casion to get in some good close har- mony next Friday, November 21, when the big conflargration takes place. On this date the motor car dealers of Bir- mingham combine in staging a gigantic bonfire of used autobomiles. If you look out on this date and observe an i'm mense column of black smoke rolling heavenward, don't turn in the fire alarm, but rather shed a tear that some good old bus that has done it's turns is being sacrificed upon the altar erected to that bogie of the motor trades, the used car problem
 And now. gentle reader, your curios- ity having been aroused, we'll explain the occasion of this holocaust Tom Turrentine, of Willys-Overland fame is claiming credit for the idea, but he is strongly suspected of plagiarism by other dealers. It is asserted by many that there is decidely congested con dition in the used car market and drastic means are needed to bring about re- sumption of business made stagnant by this condition. Therefore each dealer member of the B. M. T. A. has agreed to furnish certain number of cars for the sacrifice. These cars will be taken to q vacant lot, whose location will be announced later, and piled in one grand heap. The pile thus formed will be soaked with "Kleen-lite" oil, furnished by Wofford Oil Company and the master of ceremonies will then apply the match while the gaping crowd wonders what it's all about.
 Dealers have taken this method of impressing the public with the fact that they are really overstocked with used cars and also with the fact that these dealers have no desire to sell to the used car buyer an automobile that will give unsatisfactory service and thus would rather burn them up.
 'There is, of course, the possibility that these cars could all be sold for something, for most of them are in run
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
General Oil Corporation
 Has Remarkable GroWth
Has Achieved Unique Record Organized And
 Differed By Birmingham Men

From Five Go-Zip stations to more than thirty. From five employees to 50. A 250 per cent increase in stor- age capacity, 2,4O0 per cent increase in volume of sales!
 These figures tell the story of the remarkable growth of the General Oil corporation, manufacturers of Go-Zip and Speedoil, which is celebrating its first anniversary this week. Officials of the corporation cite these statistics to support their contention that the new motor fuel has achieved a unique rec ord in the annals of the American au- tomotive industry, one which is prob- ably unsurpassed by any motor fuel in this country.
 The General Oil corporation is q Birmingham concern, organized and of ficered by Birmingham men. It began operations at 3200 Avenue E on No vember 12, 1923, with a comparatively small plant, two filling stations, five employees and two trucks. In addi- tion to these assets however, it pos sessed q formula which had been scien- tifically prepared to produce a motor fuel which would leave practically no carbon, run cool respond to every de- mand for power and speed and maintain its performances consistently. These at tributes had been established under all conditions and with all makes of cars. Therefore the directors of the General Oil corporation faced the future with unlimited confidence in the ability of Go-Zip to sell itself after it's qualities had once become known. The first ef- fort of the men at the head. of the new enterprise was to obtain name which would be short, catchy and descriptive of the merits of their product. The people of Birmingham were invited to assist and prizes were offered for the best names submitted. The contest caught the popular fancy. Approxi- mately S0,000 names were turned in. "Go-Zip" was the ultimate selection. Week by week during the past year, the name Go-Zip pierced by streak of has flashed forth from more and more filling stations in all parts of Birmingham. At this time there are thirty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
MOTOR MARKETS
 NOT SATURATED.
'Saturation Point Myth Says Hupp Motor
 Official

The long talked-of "saturation point for motor cars is still myth, if figures compiled by the Hupp Motor Car cor poration are a criterion.
 In checking domestic retail sales for the eight months of 1924, 22.5 per cent of the total number of Hupmobiles bought by the public were "clean sales that is they involved no used car. More gratifying that from the factory standpoint, at least, is the discovery that more than 40 per cent of all new cars sold went to men who have owned Hupmobiles. Nearly 34 per cent of all sales actually involved the trade-in of used Hupmobile.
 More merchants and manufacturers bought Hupmobile cars than any other one class of people. Statesmen were second, professional men third and con tractors and builders fourth. Of most unusual interest, perhaps, is the large number of women buyers, who as class were fifth. They bought more cars during the period than even physicians or farmers, who have for years ab- sorbed large numbers of Hupmobiles.
 We are considerably gratified to know that 40 per cent of our sales went to Hupmobile owners says Charles Kidd, sales manager, in com mending on this unusual record. Tt clearly shows that they were all sat isfied, both with their car and with the service given them, After all, these are the biggest things any dealer has to sell"
 Another striking fact revealed in the analysis was the large number of sales involving the trade-in of cars selling at more than the Hupmobile price. Nearly s per cent of all sales were made to this class.
 Previous owners of lower priced cars were naturally the largest class of buy CTS recruited from ranks of owners of other makes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16

"We appreciate deeply the many cordial expressions from our friends on the occasion of our first anniversary" said Mir. Gregory Johnston Saturday. "The ngratulatory letters we have re- ceived on the record which, this com pany has made during it's Yirst year, all expound the trade at home slogan and breathe the spirit of cooperative service which has helped build Bir- mingham. We are in position at this time to announce a much enlarged pro gram for the ensuing year. We feel that we have made an exceptional rec ord but we are out to make an even better one during the next twelve months. During the past year we have extended Go-Iip service to practically every section of Greater Birmingham, even to outlying suburban districts. During the coming year we hope to multiply this service many fold"
 At this time there are Go-Zip sta tions at the following locations: Gate City, Woodlawn, Boyles, Owenton, North Birmingham, Eighth avenue and Twenty fourth street, north; East Thomas; Avenue G and Twenty-fourth street, Avenue F and Eighteenth street, Avenue H and Eighteenth street, Third avenue and Sixth street, Rosedale, Ave nue F and Twenty y-first street, College Station, Huffman, Argo, Bessemer @, Avenue F and Seventeenth street, Ems ley, Adamsville, Gintown, Powderly, Third avenue and Sixteenth street, Second avenue between Seventeenth Eighteenth streets, Second avenue and Eleventh street, Lewisburg, First ave nue and Twenty-fOurth street, Avenue B and Twentyfourth street, Hunter street and Third avenue, north, Wy lam, Avenue B and Twenty first street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
USED CAR SALE
 HELD M ENSLEY
Cruse-C Crawford Stage Great Success By Novel Methods

McNeal, manager of the used car de- pertinent of Cruse-Crawford Manufac- turing company announces that the sale was a great success. The number of cars that were sold in this district and surrounding territory made permanent friends for Cruse-Crawford. The com pany followed its usual policy of placing its cars in the best possible condition and asking prices that were in keeping with the actual values of the cars.
 The unusual method of this sale is worth mention. A vacant lot on Avenue E., between Twenty-first and Twenty second street, Epsley, was rented. Lights were strung over the lot, enabling the sale to continue at night. This gave the public an opportunity to call by and thoroughly inspect the cars at night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
WINTER MOTORIST
 GETS MOST FUN
Transportation Value At Maxi
 mum During Cold Weather

"The beauties of summer may lure the motorist along rural highways, says P R. Mccormack, Nash dealer. But the man who drives car in the winter is getting more for his money than. at any other time of the year.
 Its on a cold or stormy day that automobile transportation approaches its maximum of value. When one can go to and fro on business or pleasure regardless of weather, with comfort and speed he is getting a big dollars worth out of his automobile.
 Ask the man who stands shivering on the curb waiting for street car, or the fellow who pays the taxicab bill when one needs a car most.
 These facts make this Falls super latively comfortable Nash closed models attractive to car buyers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
CHRYSLER SYKES {
 AVAILABLE NOW
Bessemer Dealer Also Receives
 Shipment Maxwell Cars

A recent shipment of Chrysler and Maxwell cars to the Jordan Motor com pany of Bessemer, enables that firm to offer immediate deliveries on the various models in this line to buyers in Birmingham and Jefferson county. This firm invites those who are in terested in the purchase of a Chrysler Six or Maxwell car to call over phone, Bessemer 241 or to call at the show rooms in Bessemer for demonstration of thse cars.
 Since into introduction to Birming- ham motorists the Chrysler Six has met with q cordial reception and doubtless many will be interested to know that these cars are now available for inn mediate delivery in all popular models.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
SEES IMPROVED
 EUROPEAN TRAVEL
Willys-Overland Head Optimis-
 tic Over Auto Business

Bringing with him the report of i'm proved business conditions across the Atlantic, John N. Willys, president of the WillysOverland company, has re- turned to Toledo after hurried busi- ness. trip of three weeks, during which period he visited the Paris Salon and London Olympia motor car shows. This visit was for the two-fod purpose of seeing at first hand European devel- opments in motor car design and manu- fracture and of learning the possibil- ities held forth for the sale of Overland and Wiilys.Knight cars on that con tinent during the coming year.
 ''The European political situation is rapidly being cleared and there is grad ually being constructed d basis for sound business growth which is bound to be reflected in our own greater prosperity as European markets are created or enlarged for the American manufacturer" is the way he tersely expressed his comments on his trip abroad.
 Our British connections expect i'm proyement ill sales conditions, although in some regions doubt is felt as to whether any appreciable expansion of business will be possible before spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16

ming condition, but if they were sold it would only be question of time when these cars would be traded in on new cars and thus be again in the deal CTS hands. What we want to do is to get them out of circulation before they disgrace the name of transporta- tion," said Tom Turrentine.
 After the fire department has decided that the fire is over the remains will be sold for junk snd the proceeds do- mated to the Community Chest fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
DOING GOOD

Small Edgar was playing with two ragged urchins in front of the house when his mother called him in.
 Edgar" she said, don't you know it's bad for you to play with those boys?"
 'Yes, mamma" replied the little phil osopher, but it's good for them to play with me. e.'-Edinburgh Scotsman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
SELL USED CARS
 SATURDAY NIGHT
Pryor Motor Company Adopts Plan To Accommodate Customers

For the past month the used car de- pertinent of Pryor Motor company has remained open on Saturday nights until p. m. The reason for this plan is to enable the buying public to call at that time as many cannot call during the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
VERY LUCKY

A negro waiter employed in certain cafe ''sees good in everything.
 One hot afternoon Il customer entered this cafe shd ordered soft-shell crabs. When they had been served he said to the waiter: George, these crabs are very small.'
 "Yessuh'
 They don't seem very fresh, either Well, suh, den it's lucky dey's small. suh, ain't it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
FREEDOM BY TOUCHING
 SKIRT

An interesting point in Arab life with regard to women is that man on his way to execution is safe from punish ment if he can lay hold on the skirts of a woman. Frequently criminals are blindfolded to prevent them from ex- ercising this privilege.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
DENTALITY

"Marjory always finds something to laugh at, even in the most depressing situations! She has. corking sense of humor, hasn't she?'
 Nonsense She has q corking set of teeth Life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-16
TNCT,E ER HE SAyS-

Gid Smithers, the retired blacksmith who has moved into our block, doesn't quite measure up to the neighborhood's s social standard we all agree. so nobody S paid a call on him yet-except, of course, to borrow tool now and then.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
De Mile Blond Star.

TECIL 3. DE MILE announces that
~ Lillian Rich, a blond, is his latest
choice for the shoes deserted by
Gloria Swanson, Agnes Ayres, Lea
trice Joy and Bebe Daniels.
De Mile chose Miss Rich to play
one of the two equally important
leading roles in The Golden Bed"
Miss Rich will have an opportu-
nity." said Mr.. De Mile. 'to display
the piquancy, the alluring, provoca-
tive quality which brought her choice
and which in part such as she will
have in The Golden Bed will give
the theater-going public different
screen personality"
Miss Rich is native Of England.
She first gained dramatic notice with
Harry Lauder in Great Britain. She
came to America in 1919. Cheap
Kisses" and Empty Hearts are re-
cent pictures in which she appeared.
Others are Man to Man. THE Ken
lucky Derby" Go Straight" and
The Millionaire"
1t has been known for some time
that Cecil 3. De Mile desired a blond
to develop for higher dramatic re-
sponsibility, and the choice of Miss
Rich comes at the end Of several
months search. She is to have the
part of Flora Lee Peake in the
adaptation of Wallace Irwin's novel.
Book reviewers called the character
"one Of the outstanding pen draw
ings Of the year.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
Palace -":Married Flirts.

Pauline Frederick, Conrad Nagel,
Huntley Gordon and Mae Busch, will
he seen in the principal roles of Rob
ert G.. Nignola's first production for
Metro -Goldwyn, Married Flirts," a
tale of modern matrimony. which will
be the feature at Loew'S Palace Thea
ter this week.
Supplemental attractions will in
clude the Mack Sennett comedy, Gal
Looping Bungalows" a new issue Of
the Screen Almanac, showing stars of
the screen and stage at work and at
play; the Pathe News, and an orches-
trail selection by the Palace Orches-
ira, under Thomas Cannon.
Married Flirts" is a cinema ver-
sion of Louis Joseph Vance's book,
Mrs. Paramor." The story revolves
about the discovery by a noted wom-
an novelist that her husband a sue
cessful professional man of 40, who
is making a final clutch at romance.
has been captivated by gay and
none too -scrupulous feminine temp
tress, who excuses her own part in
the affair by taunting the wife with
the statement that 4 woman who can't
hold her husband doesn't deserve him.
Pauline Frederick enacts the lead
ing feminine role of the novelist,
while Mae Busch is at her best as
the vamp. Conrad Nagel is the phil
anderer and Huntley Gordon, the nov
elist'S husband.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
Columbia" Her Love
Story"

Mary Roberts Rinehart is the au-
thor of the latest screen production
starring Gloria Swanson. Her Love
Story" one of Paramount's "Famous
Forty" pictures. which VIII begin a
weeks engagement as the feature at
Lcew's Columbia this afternoon.
The supplemental program Will ia
clUde THE Race the third comedy
founded on the Van Hibber stories OF
Richard Harding Davis, starring c
Earle FoXc. the former Garrick Play
ers' stock favurite: the lnternationa
News pictures; Topics of the Day, and
an orchestral overture.
In Her Love story" which is an
adaptation by Allan Dwan OF Her
! Ma jesty. the Queen Mrs. Ripehart' S
story, Floria has the role of a Balka n
princess whose love for a young officer
of the guards causes her to toss her
royal prerogatives to the winds and Sc
cretly marry him, with a gypsy Off
ciating.
Her father. an archduke, who de-
SireS her marriage to the reprobate
and dissolute king of a neighborinG
monarchy, grimly ignores her pre-
vious unconventional nuptials and,
over her protest. weds her to the
neighboring monarch.
Miss Swanson wears gorgeous cos
tunes and the settings are said to be
magnificent. Ian Keith appears as
the lover. George Fawcett is the gruff
old archduke father.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
Metropolitan-"The Sea
Hawk"

THE Sea Hawk Frank Lloyd's
perturbation of the novel by Rafael
Sabatini, will be continued at the
Metropolitan for a second week. be-
ginning this afternoon at 80 O'Clock.
The l2-rccl length Of "The Sea
Hawk preciudes the possibility
Of including any other film subjects
in the program. \ brief orch estral
prelude and the musical setting for
the picture Will be played by the
Metropolitan Orchestra. conducted by
Daniel Breeskin.
THE Sea Hawk presents story
about an English gentleman Of the
late sixteenth century, who is tricked
Que of his love by d renegade younger
brother, shanghaied aboard tramp
ship, made u galley slave by his
Spanish captors and, finally, by an
odd chance, led to a place of great
power in the Orient as Sakr-el-Bahr.
hawk Of the sea" and powerful cor
sair OF the mighty Basha of Algiers.
When this rank is attained Sir oliver
Tressilian makes complete his re-
venge upon those who have cruelty
| wronged him.
The title role is played with vigor
and dramatic fire by Milton Sills.
wallace Beery is delightful in the
amusing role Of Jasper Leigh, vaga-
bond Of the seas. Enid Bennett,
Lloyd Hughes, Frank Currier, Will
liam Collier, jr.: Wallace Mcdonald
and Marc McDermott also have prom
inent parts.
Evening star., 1924-10-26
New Metro-Goldwyns.

CIX productions will be released by
~ Metro-Goldwyn during the month
Of November.
They are Reginald Barker's THE
Great Divide" from Waldemar
Young's adaptation of the William
Vaughn Moody play, to be released
November s; Monta Bells The Snob,'
from the Helen r. Martin novel, to
be released November 3 also: Along
Came Ruth starring Viola Dana, di-
rected by Edward Cline, from the
original French version Of F. Fonsor
and F. Wiche!er and adapted by Hol
man Day. to be released on November
10; Victor Seastrom's HE Who Gets
Slapped, the Leonid Andreyev play,
to be released November II; Chester
Franklin's The Silent Accuser," writ
ten by Jack Boyle. and adapted by
Director Franklin and Frank OCon-
nor, to be released on Move mber "a,
and Hobart HenIey's 80 This Is Mar
riage," to be released on November "a.