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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1934,
New General Petroleum Stations Open in Medford Wednesday
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MODEL STATIONS
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General Officials Congratulated on New Stations
WINGS MEAN SPEED
TO THIS YOUNGSTER
COMPLETED EAST
OPERATIONS HERE
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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-Proof that real
quality is appreciated.
NEW GRADES 100 PURE PENNSYLVANIA