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PXGE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1934, New General Petroleum Stations Open in Medford Wednesday 1- : MODEL STATIONS E General Officials Congratulated on New Stations WINGS MEAN SPEED TO THIS YOUNGSTER COMPLETED EAST OPERATIONS HERE T Latest Service Equipment Featured With General Petroleum Products Mo torists Invited to Opening Oocupylng n entire block at the corner of Ivy and West Main street,, the attractive new General Petroleum station will be officially opened to morrow when southern Oregon motor lets are Invited to Inspect Its mod ern equipment. The 'entire place Is exceptionally well lighted by means of eight big poet standards, and severaltreea make an Ideal background for the brick structures. In addition to the main station there Is a Moblloll Certified Lubrication unit with up-to-date ac cessories and efficient men In charge, Restrooms are located at the rear of the wide driveway. Work was started on the West Main street General Petroleum location three monnts ago, no expense or ef. fort being spared to make It credit to Medford's business district. Jack Bice Is the manager of the at' tractive new station at Ivy and Main street while Bob Sllnger la assistant and Raymond Pederson an operator. Another General Petroleum servloe station which will be ready for local motorists tomorrow with a completely changed appearanoe la the one at 000 East Main street. A Moblloll Certified Lubrication unit has also been erect ed In oonnsctlon with this station. The entire establishment has been re modeled and Improved so that it will be more convenient for motorlste to drive through. The General Petroleum station at eoo last Main Is managed by W. P. Bunoh. L. T. Hughes Is assistant man ager and 2. J, Riley operator. Higgins Is Head Southern Oregon General District T. M. Biggins, southern Oregon dis trict manager for General Petroleum Corporation with headquarters In Medford, arrived here June 1, being tansferred from Salem, Oregon. For the paat nine years with the exoeptlon of six months In Salem Mr. Htgglns was associated with Gen eral Petroleum Corporation in vari ous exeoutlve capacities. Previous to coming to Medford the new manager for this dlstrlot ac companied Ford Carper, who for merly held this position, on a motor trip covering the entire southern dlstrlot, Mr. Carper la now located In Portland as Oregon division lub rication engineer. Rapidly Improving business condi tions and a more optlmlstto outlook p& - I Photo by The Poasleys. Ion: Glimpse of the attractive new General Petroleum station at Main and Ivy streets whloh officially opens tomorrow. B. E. Harder, president of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Is shown extend ing congratulations to T. M, Hlgglns, district manager for the General Petroleum Corporation, while Bob Frame, Medford manager for General Petroleum, looks on. Smart new Chrysler Airflow cars are shown In the background with General Petroleum attendants on the Jon. Bottoms Close- up of B. B. Harder, left, congratulating t. m. Higgins, rigm, open ine wm- pletlon of the new Medford station at Main and Ivy streets. generally In this section of the state lndloate that Oeneral Petroleum Cor poration will continue to expand in southern Oregon, aocordlng to Hlg glns who Is particularly enthusiastic about the Rogue river valley. Huge Specs Started Fire. NOUWALK, Conn. (UP) A huge pair of spectacles on exhibition In a Jowolry store window focused the rays of the sun on a volvet drape and fire resulted. We Are Proud To have handled the construction of the General Petroleum Corporation's Fine New Station at 600 East Main Street L. E. CAUL GENERAL CONTRACTOR 211 Van Ness. Ashland, Ore. handling the general contract for the East Main street station, including full construction work, eleotrio wiring, plumbing and cement work .... Photo by The Peasleys. 'Bob' Frame Heads Medford Branch of General Petroleum For the past year R. W. Frame has been In charge of operations for General Petroleum corporation In the Medford branch. Formerly vice-president of the Ken worth Motor Truck corporation ox Soattle, Mr. Frame moved to this valley three years ago, where he mar ried Mrs. Eva Carllss, of Phoenix. He Is a brothor of H. W. Frame, well known Talent resident and orchardlst, While in Medford, Mr. Frame has become actively Identified with civic movements hers and Is president of the Medford Gleemen, popular musical organization, which has ap peared In scores of concerts In va rious communities of southern Ore gon. The headquarters at 936 South Central avenue have been completely remodeled, with added facilities to better accommodate the office force. Pegasus, symbol of General, 'Mobil oil and Mobllgrease la seen almost everywhere spreading the news to mo torista that these 'torture tested ' pro ducts are close at hand. General Petroleum Corporation of California became a subsidiary of So- cony Vacuum Incorporated In 1926, and products of this company were first introduced in Medford and southern Oregon ten years ago In 1924. Ray Coleman, of Jacksonville, was the first aocount, according to records of the company here. The popular three Mobile are sold throughout the world and are among the most widely advertised today, ac oordlng to officiate of the General Fe troleum company. Several of the trees are still there, a new General Petroleum service sca tlon, at the corner of West Main and Ivy streets now occupies the property where one of Medford's oldest homes stood until this spring, when it was razed to make way for the station and Its equipment. The large white house, familiarly known In Medford as the Plckel real- dence, was built In about 1892 by the late or. e. p. Geary. In 1893, Dr. and Mrs. E. B. Plckel went to Chicago to the World's fair and Dr. Plckel took his second medical degree at the Uni versity of Illinois, the eame year. Up on their return to Medford, Dr. Plck el and Dr. Geary entered partnership ana remained together until Dr. Geary moved to Portland In 1898. It was then that the Ptckela pur chased the Geary home, remodeling It so that downstairs, there was a reception hall, also a large llvlnj room, library, dining room and kitch en. Upstairs there were four bedrooms and a sleeping porch. The Plckel place, with Its beautiful array of flowers, particularly hya cinths, narcissi and tulips imported rrom Holland, arranged in attractive beds and borders, was always consid ered one of the most colorful and prominent homes in Medford. Dr. and Mrs. Plckel entertained many friends at their home, and one distinguished visitor was the author. PLUMBING and SHEET METAL In the Attractive New General Petroleum Station Was Installed by the MODERN PLUMBING & SHEET METAL CO. 404 East Main St. J. F. Erickson H. 0. Williamson Proprietors WE ARE GLAD- To have been identified with the construction of this exclu sive General Petroleum Station W. WERNER CO., Brick Layers Route 2, Box 327, Medford, Ore, We Are Proud To Have Furnished Mill Work For this exclusive General Petroleum Station TROBRIDGE Cabinet Works The Old Reliable. Phone 238. Established in 1908 South Grape Wiring and Electrical Fixtures In The New General Petroleum Co. SERVICE STATION Were Installed By Medford Electric Construction Co. Phone 00. Medford Center Building j 11 it ZLl Srrb little Jlmrar Fox ha heard his dnddr ttll ah out Pearaias and who he wan bat to Jlmnir, Pefpnauii and lvlng-a mean Mobllicna and ped. 8a when he decided hi lout yenr'n model tor auto needed more pep, It waa the natural thing for Mm to mil on hi friend, L. G. Who ley. General Petroleum Nervlre tot Inn ope rn tor, and 'ill! up with Mnbllpns. "One Kn I Ion will be plenty for thbi one-hoy-power motor," myii Jimmy. Whnley found It wasn't kuh the ear needed mo much a a shot of Moblloll on the bearing- and that' what It cot David 'Starr Joraa,n, wiio waa their gueat. Many doctors from the Atlantic coast as well as the Pacific coast were entertained by the late doctor and his wife. Shortly after moving Into the house, Dr. and Mrs. Plckel sent to Folrlda for a magnolia tree which they plant ed in the yard. When the house was torn down, the tree waa transplanted to tne Jackson county courthouse lawn, as a memorial to Dr. Plckel, who died a short time ago. Twelve years ago Dr. and Mrs. Plck el sold their home to Ray Toft and moved to 54 Summit street, where Mrs. Plckel still makes her home. Mr. Toft converted the dwelling into The Fountain Inn, and several rooms were added. This last spring, to make room for the General Petroleum station, the house was torn down. However, the trees were left standing, with the ex- ceptlon of the courthouse. one moved to the Charm Blamed for Verdict NEW HAVEN, Oonn. (UP) Be cause he believed the Jury was Influ enced by the "grace and charm" of 73-year-old Mrs. Mary Germals, Tarry town, N. T., Superior Court Judge P. B. O'Sullivan declared a J5000 verdict excessive and reduced It to 93273. 1 Allen to Portland W. W. Allen, of this city, left by train last night for Portland. The Oeneral Petroleum corpora tion of Callfprnla has proceeded to carry out one of the greatest expan sion programs of any organization on the coast, according to T. M. Higgins. In line with the pretentious pro gram a total of 12 men have been added to the Medford branch per sonnel. Sixteen new employees have been put on the General Petroleum payroll in the entire southern Oregon district. Since January 1, 1034, a complete change has been made by Oeneral Petroleum throughout their terri tories. At that time Medford waa changed to the headquarters for the southern Oregon district. Certified School For Service Men Held In Medford A Mobil "certified school" waa con ducted at the Hotel Medford last week, perfecting new service station operators In this section of the state in service work. This school provides course for Oeneral Petroleum ata tlon men In serving the motoring public and provides for a standardiza tion of high-type service offered In stations under the Pegasus banner. The school was attended by regu lar operators, as well as new mem bers of the General Petroleum etaff In this district. n Congratulations To General Petroleum Corporation upon the opening of their attractive new ser vice station at Main and Ivy streets. We welcome this splendid addition to West' Medford's business district. The PEASLEYS "Photographic Art" Opposite Holly Theatre. Phone 472 HEARSAY EVIDENCE CAN NEVER OUTWEIGH THE FACTS OF THE CASE 1 -Proof that real quality is appreciated. NEW GRADES 100 PURE PENNSYLVANIA
