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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1926)
I f iA. .k. EM FIELD MOD Efficient V illy Ovirl a il Agency Operated; Ser viae and Sales Feature' , - ' 1i A Worn- - Tke old adage that an's Place ; Is in tb Home': ba ap parently been diaproren bo ; often that jaly ,tne outstanding icUrl tiea of the lair sex in the world of bulnes no v. receire mention In . the dally news columns. ' V Howeref ont In Iowa where men are men and women f boost for g$o roads there are a conple ol yeunt ladles, modest withal, who ihte made an exceptional mark in the realm usually i domi nated; r the male sex. In other worda,-these two clrli are auto- mobile jdealera. -MZv ; Five" years aco a woman as pro pr!etrot an automobile establish ment wonld bare been sneered at, lit ape two young ladles in such bnslaess. bat the Misses - Mar garet ffell and Rath Stockwell baye- f iguratirely : " speaking, donnf dj the greasy overalls land made an outstanding success of this fullness which usually boasts only -men representatlres. iT-r , T& blisses Ijleil and Stockwell . are proprietors and owners of the Nell 3&5 Stockwell Motor company; Willys-Overland ; dealers in Mar shalloyn, Iowa, Their place of business, which : occupies I two flooii cf an uprto-date building; includes sales, general repairing and jdAy and night service - and storage. That two young; women shouldt enter so actively the aulo mo bu business would seem rather unusuaKtn-many places. but in Marshalltown they are accepted on the same, basis as the opposite sex, are members of the local au tomotive association. Insist on adopting the most Improved sales " and service methods and other wise conduct a model sales i and service business. Both Misses Nell and Stockwell were familiar with the intricacies of an automobile long before they entered the retail end of the bus! ness. . 1 Spark plugs, ? cam shafts and bearings, the very vitals of the automobile, presented ; no enigmas to these young women who were seeking some field out side that of housework in which to make their way. Miss Neil is an adept; in every mechanical feature of an automo bile. I Equal to any mechanical emergency, this . young lady has on numerous occasions completely torn down and built up various types of engines ; merely f to be come familiar with the various tiona.' Miss Neil has several nt. to-coast trips to her. credit being one, of the first women to ,make such a trio abd on Ane Wutan. suh a tour totalled more i than ao.000 miles before she finally parked her car back home." r t? ? Mias Stockwell, c while quite a veteran in the automobile : busi ness, became acquainted with the automobile's mechanical features through a peculiar coincidence. In company with Miss Neil, later to be'l her bnsineas; partner, .Miss Stockwell was1 making a western (tour in 1922. In : atempting- to assist fellow tourist. Hiss" Neil had the misfortune to break an arm, tbe accident pushing all the driving responsibilities' on T her companion. Miss Stockwell' took charge of the Overland touring" car they were driving and henceforth became an ardent disciple of the motor car. . : j i ' - .'- i Both young ladles tint entered the retail automobile business as a' "curbstone'? operator. - making the . business of selling; .automo biles a sideline. . In 192S however. these, young ladles : became so in terested In i the automobile busi ness as a profession that they went into it in earnest; selecting the Willys-Overland franchise. That these young . women are en thusiastic business folk is indicat ed by the fact that in their first ten weeks , as. " Willys-Overland dealers they sold ten car loads of Overlands and ; Willys-Knights. During , the remainder ; of ; 1925 these dealers oversold their sales quota and both partners are look ing forward to a record-breaking business In 1926, iThat they have met competition- fairly and give their owners a fair policy haa aid ed, their success and has made them a , part of ,", the automotive business In their locality. ' Both women are lovers of sport and are particularly Jond of a day in the woods, with rifles as a contrast , to their busy hours selling automo biles. . GLUB LED FIGHT liJ CUT HI AUTO TAXES Oregon Association, is Con , gratulated in Work Done In This State Reduction of 5 tax on passenger cars to s ;.. 46,400.000 GAS DROP IS i PREDICTED PRICE REDUCTION IN SUMMER MONTHS IS EXPECTED (Automotive Dally News) ; CIIICAQA, March 20. Possible further advance this spring la the price of gasoline, with a resulting drop in prices in the summer. Is forecast by the. Wisconsin ' State Department ot Markets. k In a statement which reached . Chicago from Madison, the department says that although a large part of the season probably will see high prices, cuts will become apparent when "the tourist demand begins to slacken.! ' . lK - .'. : " Reviewing the price range dur ing the past two years when a ser ies of advances, haa boosted the prices .5 and - cents, the statement declares there is no reason to- ex- parts and their methods of opera- pect a similar condition this. year. On the eve of the signing of tbe new tax bill by President Coolldge, George O. Brandenburg, secretary of the Oregon State Motor assoc iation, received a letter from the National Headquarters of the American Automobile Association complimenting 'the . Oregon Motor Association on the aggressive and helpful part it took in the success ful battle for the reduction of the Federal automotive excise taxes.' The tact that in. the last, analy sis the motorists , were able to se cure reduction of $80,400,000 or 21 of a total of tax reduction of $287,000,000 speaks, volumes not only for the aggressive fight wag ed on their behalf but also is con vincing testimony to the value of organization In the national, as well as the. local field, Mr. Bran denburg emphatically declared. He said in part: .V '-r- "In a congratulatpry letter, we have just received from Ernest N. Smith, General Manager of the A. A. A., who supervised the fight, in Washington, we are, assured that without the help our local club and the A. A. A. clubs contribut ed through direct and indirect re presentatives to congress, the share of the automobile owners in this year's tax. cut ; would have been much smaller than it actual ly is. :. ; -V Vr v Yrl "When the Administration lead ers first figured the tax possibili ties, tbe maximum relief assigned to motor vehicle owners waa $34. 000,000. By , sheer persistence and refusal to compromise; when other interests showed signs - of weakening, we were able to make' it $80,400,000,. an increase of $46,400,000. It may fairly be said that this difference repre sents the sum that will remain in the pockets of the motorists as a result of the organized campaign of the A. A. A. and its clubs. ' " 'Of course, all motorists benefit In equal measure from' Federal tax relief but it was only made possible by the dues of club mem bers and by the ability of the clubs to call the attention of their repre sentatives in congress in an effec tive way to. the interests of their constituents." - The motor vehicle federal excise tax cut applies as follows: Repeal of 2H tax on tires, parts and ,,v ; ' accessories . . . . .$ 25,000,060 Repeal of 3 tax on - f . trucks . 9.000.000 New Model 31S4AAA 4-DoorSadjm . JLUe?U ... . I I 1 ! -ssiw-'.Jt ' '!'" .. '. ? t'.1TmTTmmm ,T-."'lL v . . .-jl Ot O .i; - i ; - .. .... ; . -i IS Step ;'pn. the plunger Cars all twice welcome, is a V Y motor car so free, from care as tbe new Cleveland Sixl Welcome,a thousand times welcome, is this great car's "One Shot" Lubrica tion System For h means goodbye and good riddance to all the usual aotomo bile bother and expense of keeping the chassis at all times thoroughly lubri cated. I i 'tl-'-'tV i-f. Talk about simplicity I With a mere press of your beel on a plunger, "One ! Shot lubricates every bearing and ' bushing in the entire chassis nsfanfjr almost quicker than you can bat an eye, ! ! " All cars roust follow suit in adoptfas acentralized system of chassis lubri-cTtion---pr i behind the ffxnea. Such higher-priced cars as Marmon, Packard, Chandler and Stutz have already adopt - ,f , i j ed centralized chassis lubrication. Just ask the dealers of other cars to guar antes whether or not their next models , will be so equipped. See what they say. And talk about power I Cleveland Six has power to talk about. In open com petition with other cars, Cleveland Six is capturing a long string of outstanding performance records particularly in mountain climbing. It steps right up the steepest hills as if the hills lay -, down to let it pass! I r. Many modern simplicities of engi i neering make for easier steering, more k' positive brakes, quicker starting in cold I weather, easier gear shifting. In every . ' .way you consider it Cleveland Six Ur : the big' thing today in its price class. Just do a little comparing. That's the K simplest and surest way to pick the' I right car. - ' i .. - ' CLIVKLAND AU TOtlOBlLl COM rA N T r-A W T , ,1 CL1TBLAMO MacDdriald Auto. Go. f Corner Cottage and Ferry ' i 't i : In his letter on the -outcome ot the tax fight. General ..Manager Smith of the A. A, A. predicted that the organised motorists will be able to secure the 'repeal of the remaining 3 tax on - pasenger cars when the next tax revision is undertaken' by congress. He said:. "Above all other things this campaign has demonstrated one tact of paramount Importance to motor clnbs; ' namely, that when organized, motordom speaks as a unit its voice carries great weight in national legislative matters. All A. A. 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