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
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:.::.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
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