Medford mail tribune., April 15, 1928, Page 13, Image 13

SrEDFOTlTJ MXTE TRIBUNE. MEDFOTIIV OREfiOX. SUNT) AY. "APT?TL 15. 192R.
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ATWATER KENT
Plans fur participuiion of nnm- ;
tour HttiKia from Qrejjjon and fioni j
l'ncifir mates in the Atwatt-r -Kent'j
Foundation'! national radio nuill- I
tion will he made in ToitlunlBthls :
vt?elf with the arrival from Wash-
iiiKtun, 1). .. of Uuiton Hunch, !
manuKcr of the 19 2 audition.
Bccau.se of the huccchk of an
Or-gm hoy, Ted Roy, the "Singing ;
1 :l.:i lu mil h," of IMIul 11 wlc. who '
.iih sec-mil plac for male KinRtTft
i:i i!tc liiiiiition finals in New York
la. t y ;ir ami received $2000 in j
ca. Ii and a year's musical tuition.'
it is naturally expected that uma- i
lour siiiKers by the hundred will
enlist for pie preliminary contests
throughout oreKon. He ih.ii stu- j
dent In the Oregon AKi-icultural I
collcKe at forvallis and is studying '
also In the School of Music of the
same Institution. '
In selecting winners of both the !
Oregon and district auditions the '
vote of radio listeners will weigh i
(10 per cent with the opinion of
hoarlH of. judges making up the
other 4ii per cent. The awards
aggregating $17,ro0 in cash, and
for six of the national winners,
free musical tuition will be tho
same as last year.
The contests will be conducted
on the principles of elimination,
beginning with local or communi
ty auditions. All contestants
who must be amateurs between IK
nnd 25 must enter the audition
through the local or community
tlii-u
contests, and then . advance
merlt to the Mate ami .llstii. t i ' "
nu.lltl..n. The l'nlte.1 State is I 1 ' ?' 9 v' '"" ,h",e ""' '"'""'
.livhle.1 Into rive distriels. earn of 1 """'' ' Kn(t urouml.
whli-h l entltlel to m-n.l tn.f lnK- i An1, y'' 1t,u','' Wi':s ' ":llly "
ers a hoy ami a Blrl to eon. pete "'K" U,M" lu, l,,wn ,h;,t ''-ntnK
In the national finals In New York I"' "sl U ' '!l,tM
In December.
E NOW
"Reports from dealers have
been indicating for some time that
a noticeably large proportion of
all new Chryslers sold ure going to
feminine drivers." said ' J. W.
Frazer, Chrysler sales manager, in
a recent statement, a copy of
which has been received by the
local Chrysler dealer.
"They aro bought either direct
ly by women for their own use or
as presents from male members
of the family in line with tho
growing custom of having a second
car In the garage for the fomen
folks. This second caV habit, I
believe, accounts to a very large
extent for the popularity of our
'B'J and '2' models arc enjoying.
the roadsters, coupes and couches!'
In these models being especially I
popular with women drivers. j 2
"Automobile dealers used to say i
that women were moved by style
in their preference for cars. This
Is still true. The bright colors of
this year's Chrysler have undoubt
edly played a large part in femi
nine selection, as have also their
dashing lines, high grade uphols
tery and attractive interior fit
tings. "Women are also getting to be
more motorwi.se all the time. They ;
still want snap and style, but they j
are more upt to lift the hood nnwi
before they buy and they quite !
frequently know just what they
ought to find under it, too. They i
are ris well posted as many men
on mechanical details, we find.
They insist on power, speed and j
u.iiiiiiiMK tusi; u.i inuiur car re
quirements. "The combination of power,
speed and handling ease with stylo
and luxury of appointments of
fered In Chrysler cars is unques
tionably a leading factor in the
increased demand evident in our
heavy sales reports this season."
USED CAR SALES
IE
"The used car department of the
truly modern automobile dealer is
today nn established,' permanent
business, and one no less impor
tant than tho new car sales divi
sion," says W. W. Allen, Pierce
Allen Motor Co., Inc.
"The peoplr who buy used cars
represent all classes of society, and
It is often true that the same man
buys both a new and a used car
from the same dealer within the
same season.
"The uncertainty nnd risk In the
purchase of a used car which once
undeniably existed. Is wholly gone
exci'pt an transient and Irrespon
sible factors try to engage In the
automobile business with nn as
sortment of odds and ends. The
reputable, established dealer sells
honest values, honestly ropresnt
ed. becnus used car sales are n
viPal part'of his operation and in
volve the reputation and success
of his business no less than his
sales of new cars, supplies, and
service."
When Ciirtnlti Conn Off
The coining of waiter, dryer
weather In most partu t the coun- !
try will witness the liappe.irance
of aide curtains which have put In
months of useful service, rtefore
the curtains are stored away, they
should he thiiroiiKhly cleaned and.
if their condition warrants It. they ;
should he Riven a coatlnu of one
of the excellent drein;H made
for the purpose of preservliiB I
theiQ A curtain put away clean'
and dry will never deteriorate
while In storage, others w ill do so.
'ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, APRIL 22 TO 25
m : . -1 a m ' r
li Z 5
Board of Directors of Rotary
Sutton, of the United States (president of Rotary International); J. S.
0f France.
,
Xohoru OTUani, past president
()f lnp Rma,.y club (f Tokyo, Japan
. , , .
fs lo bw a wlkvr at lhe fuwt
lliHtlIct ronfirence of Rotary clubs
to he hold in Soattle April 22 to "5.
The opening address of tho con-
ference. to bo made by Or. Arnold
Rcnnett Hall, president of lhe
I'liiversity of Oregon and an
authority nn international rcla-
linns, together with that of Mr.
Ohtani, will give tho keynote to
the conference program, the dom-
Maker of 80
There v:is no excitement
to '
lsl,'ak of in tn,t i'eetK of I.nck-
j irrn,i)s we can i reaiiy oifimt' any
of the Lock port people for not
recognizing its Importance that
day wheg the word went 'round
that a .son had been born to Mr.
and Mrs. John Raskob.
lo tell the truth, Kockport
didn't think so much of the Has-
kob boy while, he dwelt within U. fast. cd together In Lorain. O., some
writes Kdwin C. Hill In the New I In With Iu INmt twenty-seven years ago. On p
! York Sun. j Well, Johnny didn't get the in-.and Raskob, are now respectively;
j The Raskob family was origin- ! crease and decided to quit. Rut chairman of the board ami tua.. -I
ally from Alsace, of German and , first he wrote to a friend who had i man of the finance committee of
f Krench blood, and in tho hoy's: gone from Lockport lo Lorain, O., I General Motors, as well as the
i case Irish blood, too, since his i to ask if there was anything doing high command of the Du l'ont ile
j mother was a Moran. Tho family lout there. The friend wrote back Nemours company, that has been
had been in Lockport a good many ! that a man named I. S. du l'ont, - making explosives since tho Revo-
year
Geniuses wore not expected
from it. When John J., or Johnny
as they nil called him. lot it be
known that he estimated his worth
at Sl'tao a year lo any employer,
lhe town thought he was loose in
lhe upper story.
When young Raskoh left high
school after his father's death and
studied stenography and book
keeping, and mastered those sci
ences, ho wont otu and got himself
a job that paid him 5"i a week.
That was around thirty years ago.
TR
UCK
MR.
JACKSON WELDING
H 46 S. Riverside Phone 1203 . ' .
International. From left to right
Inant Idea of which Is the promo
tion of international good will, the
furthering of which is one of the
major objectives of the interna
tional Rotary movement.
The first district
embr aces
Itrltish Co-
i Washington. Oregon
lumbia. Alaska and lhe northern
pari oi iiiuiio. ut-iegtiMiuiN' win oe
present from every Rotary club
within this territory.
One of the important objects of
I the conference will be to select the
Millionaires
Six months later, when Johnny
; wanted ST-Tifj a week, his employer
. said yes. but didn't do anything
about it right away. The increase
I came along eventually and Kock-
port thought It was pretty good
pay-
Another six months or m passed
j and Johnny Hasknh notified his
employer that $ 1 D a week would
i be nhout right now. When that
j got around Lockport began to
! suspect the boy wus riding for a
' fall, and they sprang all the old
saws to prove a young fellow was
'a fool who tried to get ahead loo
. who was running the street rail-
way of Lorain, hadn't been able
to find the kind of secretary he
wanted, and that Johnny hail bet
ter write for the job, naming his
salary in" the letter.
So John J. Raskob wrote his
first letter to I'icrre S. du Pont.
and said he was a good stenogra- j the Union club. Inch-thick, smoke
pher, a mighty good one; that he ; gray carpets covered tho floor,
had about all of the other assets j harmonizing with walls paneled In
that a smart employer needed and French walnut, delicately hand
thiiU.ms salary would be a thou- painted, and with tho big fhu
saml dollars a year. - When that 'topped desk of French walnut, and
OWNERS
Now is the time to reenforce your
truck farms for
Log Hauling
Lumber Hauling
Steel welded between the origi
nal truck frame reinforces, it so
that the truck will give you bet
ter service.
FARMER:,
Maybe you have a pump" gaso
line engine, tractor or farm im
plements that can be welded at a
small cost that can be repaired
and made to give good service.
We Weld Anything That Can Be
Welded
TRY OUR SERVICE
Albert Bouchery of Belgium;.!, B.
Boyer of Canada, and Marcel Franck
nouys nominee tor ne -district
governorship, who will bo formally
elected at the international con
vention.
. Aiie.n. presmenj oi uu'((m(lli u acquisite. dominant
local club. Jack Carle, president m)s0 Mouth is small and humor-
. elect, or. j ;. , Mtncklcy, secre-t
tary. Mrs. Allen.
.Mr. mm airs.
.lark Wakefield. Mrs. Shoekley.
.wr. ami ,i rs. v in. niieiaw nun
Mr. and .Mrs. Walter hevereile of
the local club will attend. Mr.
, Carle and Dr. Shoekley are the
j delegates.
got around among the boys they
were convinced lie was crusty, i
Kighty-three dollars a month, and
he had been getting only $30, as
everybody in town knew! There
was -only one answer to that kind
of foolishness.
Within ten days Johnny Hasknh
was working for I'ierre S. du l'ont
as his S 1 niMi-a-year secretary.
That was the beginning of the
climb to riches and celebrity, lie
went up fast. His salary was In
creased every few months ami now
he is chief financial officer In lhe
billion dollar corporation of Gen
eral Motors, which makes Just
about one-hall of all the motor
! cars used in the 1'nited States. The
employer and employe who win k-
i lutlon.
i More Like I'wl Than Financier
Mr. Raskob talked about these
things and much else as he sat In
his office on the twenty-fourth
floor of the General Motors build
ing in New York. The place was
as tranquil as the reading room of
WORKS
I the com'
reiu-e table und chairs in
a tar corner,
wood.
.Mr. RaskA1
also i(f this beautiful
is a man of strongly
arUHtiti U'inuiH'ii.H fond of beauli-
ful things possessor of u discrim-
inaiing taste, lieautiiul materials
and plainness of decoration are the
characteristics of hi office. There
is only one picture hung upon the
t wall in the whole big room. It is
a small photograph of t'.overiu-r
A1 Smith.
i In a flood of sunshine pouring In
the big windows of his of I ice he
.rises t shake hands with his visi
jtor. And the first thing that
strikes you is the fact that he
uoks more like a pool, painter or
musician than he looks like a
eaptaln-gomr:il of Industry. Some-1
thing artistic radiates from the ,
man something in the lung, deli-,
cute face ami especially in the;
large brown eyes ami sensitive!
mouth that hardly prepares you
lor ii master of money and ma
chinery. He's small size scarcely' five
; feet seven with a good big head
land a notably high forehead. Ills
'hair is Iron gray and plentiful ex-
cept at the brow, where it is reeed
oik a irwie. tun skui is ciear ami
; pinkish, tho complexion of a tem-
.u,v u . nmM wl in snend s ti me out of
!th,0,K an.i ...i-es car of Ins i.o.lv.
Kyes are full, brown and expres-
I sive. Nose is long and slightly
1 ous.
case of humor Is one
, m,. i;:lsk mI.v r h!M-,i. i(.1u.i..
His "Siaii" hi General Motors
"Take all the time von like" h
says courteously. "There's n
hurry."
Ami .Mr. Raskob talks as if he
!'..-! all day for it. He talks a little
sometimes about tuck, of which
there- might appear to bo some
VPS VWBkTlF tiff JC. 3
ft . 1..J-jJLmi 1
132 South Riverside
o
'traces in hi umaing career.
j In 1913. for example, he
isutidod his friend ami former
iplyT. I'ii-rie du I'm)!
Ko
; wit li him in buying u Iduclv ui'
Uieneral Motors atoik. They liouglu
about 300a shares and then lotind.
o their ul pli.il that tli. ' b-ld
tho balance of power, because the
I til), una- shares of the company
happened to be about evenly di
vided between two sets of stock
holders who wanted control.
That was the way they got into
the company, and their 3.mn shares
were so potent a factor that 1 u
l'ont was made chairman of the
hoard and Itaskoh became a direc
tor. lu font says today ho only
bought the stock to stop ItasUub
bothering him about it.
"It may have been luck." says
Mr. Itaskoh, 'but who knows? We
might have got in anyway."
Mr. Ruskoh is a deeply religious
tnan. devoted lo his church, the
Roman Catholic. though he
doesn't talk much about it. The
pope has heaped honors upon him.
making him a Knight of Malta and
a Knight of St. tiregory and pri
vate chamber lain. Only a little
while ago he gave 1 million dollars
to the Catholic diocese of Wil
mington. Pel., where he makes his
I hum
i 'Ves." ho savs. ' I like Wilmlm
ton and my family of children lire that Is unlikely." back home while the. one depen-
being brotmht up there. 1 have Made Kigluy Millionaires , dent upon transportation not per
twelve of them, you know all I Mr. Raskob talked a good deal j sonaliy owned is getting started to
sizes." about his own concern General ! go somewhere. And because the
Ho laughed ami pointed to the i Motors, with its lTti.mio employees ' car means so much in the outdoor
twelve pictured in a long paneled i and its lid.OOO stockholders. He's
strip which stood upon his desk very proud of the young giant and
the two young men in Valo and suiof the men who have gone ahead
on down the line to the littlest girl. in it with him and his friend,
"You see, 1 had to make ! I'icrre S. du Pont,
money." "They say Carnegie made thirty
Sees a Gtsid Year Ahciul millionaires over a period of
The talk drifted to business In-years," he said. "Well, wo made
evilably and Mr. Raskob struck a eighty millionaii'"S, In four years.
The Great
4& miles an hour when NEW
&2-mile speed later ;
YOU can trace Studebaker
engineering genius in the
New American Edition of the
Erskine Six in the velvet ease
with vhich it delivers 62-mile-an-hour
speed. It is further evi
denced in your ability to drive
40-rniles-an-hour the first day
. . . and you need change oil but
once every 2500 miles.
The exceptional performance
of the new Erskine was dem
onstrated when a stock Erskine
Six sedan averaged in excess of
54-miles-an-hour for 24 consecu
O. V. MYERS CO.
! .... I
; nut-in gait, ne nas a line vocuiiu-per-
) lui'y and thinks smoothly, with a
eai- i faculty of putting thoughts Into
o:ir, "-apre-stye Kngllsh. Mis
petu-h hesitates n little as ills low.
rusanl voice runtt on. Jlo suiiles
agmul ileal, laughs when there is 1 put up 5 million dollars and bor
a Joke around and Nu t afraid to ' lowed "H million dollurs. That
use a bit of slang. i stock Is worth today 250 million
I've been hearing u lot of talk ' miliars or so. All obligations have
recently about unemployment.'' he I 1,e-n paid off und evury one of
says. ' Senator Wagner got up in those men,' even the juniors who
the senaie the other day and spoke , ' $:'5.000, are inllllon-
about 4.000,0(10 men being out of .
work and demanded facts and fig- '
ures. our investigation (General
Motors) siiows .unemployment is
decreasing.
"1 look for this year to be a fine '
business year, much better than i
llti'T. There were bad factors in f
! iy'7 that are not apparent this
' year.
"1 don't believe we will ever i
again have such panics nnd busi- i
ui'ss depressions as we had in the
i past. There are Just three causes 1
in my opinion, which could create j
i serious trouble. One is a scare
I such as the free silver scare
something affecting the stability 1
of money. That s unlikely. TheLI(. R. Wicks of Rlerce-Allen Motor
second would ho over-production ' Co., Inc.
and every manufacturer is looking . "The man who owns a cur cer
oid for that. Tho third would be. I tnlnly does get the last minute
a lowering of the tariff to permit ' out of the longest day. Ho can ko
the dumping of foreign goods. And 'and play IS holes of golf and get
Independent
tive hours. No stock car selling
under $1000 has ever equalled
this record.
You will find the new Erskine
Six a Studebaker quality car . . .
for 76 years that name has stood
for fine transportation. Drive this
high-quality car of low first cost
and of low operating cost.
THE STUDEBAKER LINE
I men
lfw NWfcw ULttNMI
President Eiout icq 80 $I95 to $24SQ
The Commander 85 72 $149; 10 $169T
The Dictator 70 6S $119; to $1295
Erskine Six . 4i 62 $795 to $965
Studebaker Dealers
In General Motors. In 1923 we
induced eighty of our senior and
junior executives to go into debt to
buy General Motors stock. We icnt
them to pledge themselves to buy
33 million dollars' worth. They
aires.
"The reason tho stock ffot ao
valuable and made these men mil
lionaires is that they became own
era and worked their heads off for
success."
Motorist Gets Most
From Longer Days
"Signs of spring are mora nu
merous and more visible urouml
an automobile sales and service
establishment than anywhere else,
unless ft bo a millinery store," says
season to the man. who owns it
every favorably known uutomohllo
establishment is running at tho
'peak' right now,
"It pays to buy ft new car, or
at least the old one all tuned up.
Money spent that way brings big
dividends of health, happiness and
profit."
Phone 481
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