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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 14, 1929)
PXGE FIVE AUTO DEALERS HAVE USED GAR SELLING PLAN SL CK, OPERATOR j Oregon State f Body Expends $119,533,609.23 the vunt I- yearn. Thla atuuuul does not Include market road ex pendftures. Of tftfrr amount the X UritUibi auctioneer mounted I tola rostrum recently lit as , fneft lonr Atub of candle. The pro- . perty offered went to the highest -bidder at the instant the , candle flickered out. These unusual con He Should Receive a Medal state contributed $93.4.770.80 LDGAT OIL, while co-operation of the counties contributed J13.S7S.1H1.G3, the ivernment 111 ,$70.$T 8.3 9 and from misceltamous sources $548, 79.41. Out of ihe $53,436,770.80 of At ate funds, the Hum of $22. 570. 096. 54 has been used In the payment of principal and Interest ; diitwi were ire posea &y tn own er From Information furnished hy tho Orenon State Motor associa tion, the gross expenditures of the OrRon state llijchway department et the property. Havana is having; difficulties with movie censorship. The mayor and censor board are at logger- E have ben $1 I9.sas.6rt9.51 dtirins MEDTORtf MXTTJ TRTBIiyE, fEDFORP, OKEQoy. SUNDAY, 'AVRTK 14, 1023. It V -i7 1 , E-S3 Prospective purchasers of used OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. (P) T cars will welcome the announce ment that several Med ford auto mobile dealers will sell their re conditioned used ears at North west Manual prlces. Those par ticipating in thla plan for uni form low selling prices on used cars are Eakln Motor Co., Dodge and Plymouth dealer; Crater jL&ka Thomas 11. Slick has written an epic In oil history because lie re fuse! to follow In the iUn path. This 4R-year-uld adwnturr, re put fitly the world's greatest Indi vidual oil operator, staked his for- j tune on 'wildcat" plunges and won. j Recently he sold his mMft-contk- neni properties for more than f Automotive Co., Clraham-P a i 6 er 3.oeo,0ff. And he's back in the; dealers; O. V. Myers, studebakerj and Iteo 'dealers; Med ford Mo tors, handling Chrysler and Ply-' mouth cars; Sab in & Kindt, Du rum representatives and Arm strong Motors, Inc., Hudson-Essex dealers. - - - Each month the Northwest Man ual is issued, publishing the reo- ognh&d selling prices of used curs on the Pacific coast. This listing is based on reconditioned cars und provides a dependable basis of valuation for the prospective used car purchaser. William Rose Knudsen, Chevrolet Parts and Service Manager covering the northwestern district of the Western States, deserves some kind of a medal for his many experiences in foreign lands.. He is shown in the insert. The car pictured isa Six-Cylinder Chevrolet Landau in front of a cafe in Sorbonne, France. Auto Row Gossip HISTORIC CHAIR Twelve Chevrolet dealers of southern Oregon and northern California, Including men from Yrttku, Mt, HhHMta, Cal., Klamath Falls, Ashland, Coqutlle, Marsh field, Grants Pass and Medford, met at the Hotel Medford Wednes day, April 10. to discuss various phases of automobile industry. The meeting was presided over by W. J. Richmond, zone sales manager for the Chevrolet com pany with headquarters at Port land. Other factory representa tives present were C. AV. Nestdr, sales promotion manager and Gail Green, district manager for the southern district with headquar ters In Medford. That Chevrolet production . Is running higher at this time than ever before in the 16 years of its history, was one of the points brought out by Mr. Richmond. Only 1000 Chevrolet cars were manufactured during the first i months after the organization of the combany. The total produc tion for 1U28 was 1,200,000, with ; indica)iQJ13 thalsjLW.? a big increase. . Dodge Brothers dealers every where will devote the week from April 1G to April 22 to special showings of the new Big Six Senior cars. Several attractive models will be on display in the local deal ers' show rooms on South Fir street; K. R. Emerson, formerly em ployed at the M. M. Department store. Is .now a member of the sales force for the Eakln Motor company. Dodge Brothers dealers. Jack Martin, Hudson . agent in Klamath Falls, Is spending Uie week end in Medford. Dick Crake, expert Ford me chanic of Portland, spent several days in this territory recently. Hugo Frohrelch Is now selling Fords for the C. E. Gates Auto company. Mr. Frohrelch was for merly connected with the Jackson County Creamery. W.i S. Uleryr. of Wentworth and i . Irwin, Portland, was a business V' l visitor In Medford Wednesday. Mr. L Ulery, who is an enthusiastic ad vertiser for the Nash car, predicts that this will' be an exceptionally big year for Nash production. Lloyd R. Widcs, sales manager for Pierce Allen, spent Thursday In Portland as a delegate to a quar terly meeting of the "Seven" club, composed of various retail sales managers, of Chevrolet dealers' or ganizations of Washington, Idaho and Oregon. Harry W. X,yon, manager of the Cook & Lyon company, Graham Paige distributors in Portland, and Herbert McDermid, of Detroit, Mich., representing the Graham Paige Motors corporation, con ferred with local dealers Thursday and Friday, April 11 ond 12. F Is. Hardesty, of Portland, dis trict salesman . for the Kelly Springfield Tire company, trans acted business In Medford the first of last week, and was a guest at the Kiwanis club luncheon Monday noon. A luncheon meeting of IS local automobile, (fealers was held Sat urday noon fit the Hotel Holland for the purpose of formulating plans for a Dealers' association in Medford.: Spring being the time of year when used cars are most in de mand, various methods of promot ing used-car sales were outlined ond discussed by the men present. Mllea Smith, a representative of the Marmon factory of Indianapo lis, Ind., and Thomas A. Pigott, sales manager of the Manley Auto company of Portland, spent two days last week in Medford and K lamath Falls. The men mad the trip in one of the new straight eight Marmon-built Roosevelts. 1 GinL CAKIMjON plavkr IH ONLV 18 YKAK8 OLD WINCHESTER, Mass. (rf1) Each week the chimes of, the Winchester t'nttarian church peal forth with solemn hymns or brave, patriotic tunes. But few of the listeners know that the hands that operate the carillon are those of a 16-year- old girl. Marjorle Hayden, a high school Junior. Is thought to be the young est carillon player In America, une plays Saturday afternoons. Sunday runnings, and Sunday afternoons. MONTGOMERY. Ala. UP) chair In which Jefferson Davis sat during hm Inauguration as presi dent of the southern states con federacy has been placed In the Alabama, state department of archives and history. The historic piece has been in the state from descendants of Col. Edmund Harrison, whose home i arross the street from the state caplffll here was utilized by Presi dent Davis hs his first headtu:ir- lers. The exact position of the chair im the portico of the Harrison In Hue during th ceremony Is designated by a large plaque hear- The I hig the date of the Imiugiu'iulon, i February IS. IKttl. ) A specially designed cabinet will ; house the chuir . in the suite ! museum. MOSCOW P) Twelve per cent of all the vodka consumed In Rus sia went down Moscow throats in the possession of the department 1928, said a recent report to the for 2 years, but only recently has anti -alcoholic society. Muscovites been renovated and placed on ex- j drank 33.00,000 litres of the. Hq hibltlon. The chair was a gift to ' uor and fi2.000,Oo6 litres of beer. business already. Slick has announced plans for ; three separate oil companies, one ! each in Texas, Kansas and Okla- homa. y l An almost uncanny ability to find oil In virgin fields has char acterized Slick's manifold ventures. His ruddy face, schooled to set in an expressionless mask when mil- lions are at stake, has seen vast areas of "rank wildcat" territory i turn into, prolific oil fields. A scant IB years ago Slick ells-: covered the Cushlng pool, one of the richest of its day, in Oklahoma. , i There Is No Substitute for 1 "Personal" Service Here, at the Community, yon are assured PERSONAL service graduate nurses are eager to serve you to make you com- 1 fortable and feel "at home". The new plan which la hstm Two yeara tater he sold out for 3. j initiated by the Medford dealers, is a protection to southern Ore- gon purchasers ds they may con sult the Northwest Manual beforo muklng a car purchase. The plan has been introduced in various Paclfie coast cities and has proven advantageous1 to buyers in .those cities where It is in operation. The Medford dealers who are participating in this sew used car Then he plunged again and again. Whenever he found that responsibilities of production ullenaled him from exploiting new fields hs sold out. Slick's one man corporation pioneered nearly every field of Ok lahoma, His relentless energy and lovo for throbbing pumps, which had brought him through youthful ! hardships In Pennsylvania and UH selling iiolky have pledged them-jflos fjeJd carried him Into Kansas selves to maintain the manual Mst-iBn Te.tas. ing on their cars. The monthly copies of the Northwest Manual will be available at these firms and prospective, used car buyers are privileged at all times to con sult them. Because of the ex ceptionally conservative ratings listed In the manual, tho dealers who have entered the new selling plan will find it necessary to Immediately reduce their prices to conform with the published list ings. . Arthur Day is the man who overhauls locomotives which trans port members of the British royal famife He has had the same task 25 years. Conservutlon Is his pet project. Many phases of the proration pro- j gram now operating in mid-conti nent fields are his contributions. U ; was Stick who first shnt down his! properties on Sundays, to rut pro duction and allow employes a day of rest. Use of heavier fuels in increas ing quantities for automobiles and airplanes was forecast recently by a well known petroleum engineer. He pointed out that an oil-burning Diesel engine for aircraft, which weighs but three pounds per horse power, already has been developed and that first tests with It indicate It will provn a success. There is no substitute for this kind of service it is Just like being1 in your own home. A hospital offers advantages too that ar difficult to provide at home. The rooms are airy, the food is scientifically prepar ed under watchful eyes, and nurses are constantly on hand. A hospital offers this service at a cost more moderate, in many cases, than the' charges, of a first class hotel. Community Hospital IlIMHliP' llltlliillllllllliiillllll nillllf(flfilifiilililil!if Illili 111 1 TTlllllIHIIf I f 1 1 1 Diiiiiiuijin -megrn :.::.r: . Attention; Used Car Buyers THESE MEDFORD AUTOMOBILE DEALERS WILL NOW SELL Reconditioned Used Cars A t Uniform SED A Protection For You EACH MONTH the Northwest Used Car' Manual is issued, giving the recog nized selling prices of reconditioned used enrrfon the Pacific Const. Buyfers may determine, the vhIiip of tho used CHr they jinrchRse by consulting this au thoritative nutnuttt. No longer need you remain in the dark ns to the fair price of the ears you purchase, as these responsihle dealers have agreed to maintain this monthly schedule of prices on the ears they offer. ow Prices AS LISTED IN THE NORTHWEST U CAR MANUAL Every Used Car Offered By These Firms Will Be Immediately Reduced in Price to Manual Listing. Crater Lake Automotive Co. Graham-Paige Eakin Motor Co. O Dodge and Plymouth ' O. V. Myers Company Studebaker-Reo UASK TO SEE THE BOOK" Sabln & Rindt Durant Armstrong Motors Hudson-Essex NEWBIIRT, England, April 13j yp,Athforrt. by Blnndfnrd, out! of Ath.nl and owned, by W. 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