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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1936)
PATE FTTB Bin e v SHELL DRIVERS 100 H. P. Available on Terraplane Largest Tanker Visits Portland Variety of Dodge Trucks i : 1 More thin 3.000 Shell truck dr.? rt ar loon to receive certificates of honor for perfect i&fety record during 1935; according to Fred John ion, Shell manager here. These men have enviable records covering millions of miles of driving which extend back beyond 1028 when Shell Instituted one of the first saf ety movements organized in the west. A leader In promoting saie driv ing for years. Shell drivers undergo thorough training in safety, cour tesy and service before they are al lowed to represent the company on streets and highways. Johnson stated that a record of aocldents over a period of time pointed to the following causes In most instances: Inattention, careless ness and failure to concentrate. "Thes simple facts, when observed while on the road, have enabled us to establish a fine driving record at a time when automobile accidents have been steadily Increasing," he Mid. Local Shell drivers whose records entitle them to certificates are: J. W. Snyder, E. W. Krelger. E. N. But ler. H. F. Nordwlck, R. F. Marks, E. R. H listed and J. H. Thompson. Fred Johnson, manager, will also receive an award for 15 years of driving without an accident- Walter W. Abbey Inc. Reports Many Sales Three members of another Med ford business firm are owners of new Nash and Lafayette automobiles with the purchase of a new Nash deluxe 400 victoria by H. H. Prlngle of the Medford Concrete Construction Co. from Walter W, Abbey, Inc. A short time ago Walter W. Abbey announc ed that members of the Charles A. Wing Agency, Inc., were owners of new automobiles purchased from hts firm. The Medford Concrete Construc tion Co. has Just taken delivery of a new International l'-ton dump truck, which is this company's third International. Mr. Abbey reports the recent sates of new LaFayettes to: Roy F. Jones, Central Point, La Fayette coupe; Floyd Q. Lance, woir ureeK, iAFayette.ae luxe sedan: Mr. and Mrs. Code Hall, LaFayette victoria. T. M. Kurtz and Mrs. Velma D. Fllllnger are new owners of Nash de luxe 400 sedans Supervisor Dwight Phlpps purchas ed a new International pickup for the Medford branch of the state board of forestry. New International trucks were delivered to the Medford Lumber Co., and fhe Sonoma Valley Cheese factory at Central Point. W. C. Kasshafer of Jacksonville pur chased a new Beall logging trailer lrom Walter W. Abbey, Inc. New Wlllya 77's were delivered to Jack W. Brophy, Leo and Lorlng Mar tin of Beagle and the Pantorium Cleaners. Card of Thanks The Sisters of Sacred Heart Hos pital extend sincere thanks to the kind friends who so graciously re membered them at Easter Time with beautiful flower offerings and other gifts. BISTERS OF SACRED HEART HOSPITAL. V.1 ffcJL. Mr. VI Carburetor side of the Terraplttie sixylinder engine which de velops 88-horsepower as standard. With the high compression aluminum head, 100-horsepower is available as an option. New Safety Device for Hills L fej sfc" . a f "c"js.4 St, Photo showing 193S Studebalcer at full stop on a steep hill. The auto, matic Hill Holder, exclusive with Studebaker, prevents the car from back ing down grade. Operation, it is claimed, requires only normal driving technique, namely, pushing both clutch and brake pedals forward at the same tme, following which the fcot brake can be releised. leaving the right foot free to manipulate the accelerator whea restarting the car. CHEVROLET SALES SET C. M. Hurd, manager of this com pany. Thus nationally, locally and from a. rone standpoint, Chevrolet s 1 J J ... Bringing gasoline for delivery to the entire state of Oregon, the Col umbia and Willamette rive re were visited a few days ago by the largest gasoline tanker ever to enter these streama. The 3,330.000-gallon tanker, Socony- Vacuum. delivered 1.360.000 gallons of Moblltgas and 882.000 gallons of General domestic burner oil at the Linn ton plant of the General Petrol eum corporation and 310.000 gallons of gasoline at the firm's Astoria docks. The remainder of her cargo Is to be discharged st .Seattle and Tacoma. In addition to bringing the largest shipment of gasoline ever sent to the Pacific northwest, the giant new ship made the fastest run from Los Ang eles to the Columbia bar ever re corded by a tanker. She is 500 feet long and was built Just a year ago at a cost of 2, 000. 000. by the Socony-Vacuum Oil company, of which the General Petroleum corpor ation Is the Pacific coast affiliate. She la regularly In service on the east coast, but has been transferred west for a few runs. Dodge Turns Out . Wide Variety Of Commercial Cars Practically all line of Industry and business In which trucks and commercial cars are used have been represented during the month of March In the wide variety of units mnuufnetured and shipped by the Detroit Dodge truck plant. This was announced here yesterday through the Pierce -Allen Motor Co., Dodge deal ers, with show rooms at 113 South Riverside avenue. During the last several weeks an unusually wide variety of special and standard types of commercial cara and trucks have been produced and have ranged In load capacity from the half-ton commercial express oar to the henvy-duty three-ton truck. Analysis of the figures supplied by the special equipment department of the Dodce truck plant reveals that recently there has been an increas ing demand for unusual types of truck bodies. Already this month the special equipment department has v turned out hundreds of different special purpose bodies which havo been pur chased for many fields. Some of them were; Accident prevention, medical, bus, aviaion, baking, brew lug, bottling, building materials, milk products, furniture, mortuary, gaso line, oil. roads and streets. Ice cream, advertising, farming, florist, produce, refrigeration, meal packing, sanita tion, trucking and outdoor advertis ing. The plant last month. In addition to these many special models, has turned out hundreds of the follow ing standard types of trucks; Com mercial sedan. Westchester suburban, two-ton tractor, commercial screen, commercial canopy, two-ton stake truck, commercial panel, three -ton dump, one and one-half ton chassis and cab, throe-ton tractor, one and one-half ton dump, one and one-half ton canopy, one and one-half ton express and one and one-half ton stake trucks. broke all sales records for any one i month during March. A new record was set nationally also for first-quarter aales. whic.h to taled 373.140, a gain of 97,839 over the same period last year. The prev ious high record for a single month had stood ever since May 1938, to taling 133.437. The largest previous rirst quarter record was 348.875 units In 1929. Sales of used cars by Chev rolet dealers were 165,170 In March, and 481.834. a new record. In the first quarter. The huge sales volume by Chevro let thus far this year gives this com pany well over 40 percent "f the motor car volume in it price field, definite and conclusive proof of un questioned acceptance by the motor ing public of this company's pro ducts. Likewise In the Portland eone, the unparalleled volume being reg istered by Chevrolet gives the rone well over 40 per cent-of the business In the lower price fleld V"". rr kit , a s. With the Dodge truck plant output reaching high levels thia month, the above picture gives evidence of the wide variety of types and sizes of trucks and commercial cars that are coming off the assembly lines every day. WILLYS 77 HERE Mead Motor company, dealers for Plymouth and DeSoto automobiles, have secured the agency for Willys 77 end during the past week have delivered two of these four cylinder cara to southern Oregon purchasers, aoocrdlng to announcement by Mew ton A. Mead. Willys 77 care, available In six models, are characterised by these outstanding features: all steel safety bodies end doors, 104 over-all length, 48 horsepower engine, axle plnton drive shaft scaled with leather, mould ed brake lining protected against water, oil and dirt; new type steel spoke wheels, adjustable steering wheel, push-type Alemlte chassis lub rication connection. The sppearance of the Willys em bodies the same modish details of far more expensive cara and the cost of operation la comparatively low, Mr. Mead stated. The Willys itself. In racing form, has won both Amer ican Orand Prix road races at Briar (Uff. N. V-, during 1934 end 1934; also the 1935 Cape Cod road race. 1 Card of Thanks To each and all my friends and neighbors I wish to express my heart-felt appreciation for their thoughtful kindness, for the beauti ful floral trlbues, silent messengers of sympathy; to the Royal Neighbor, Masonic, and Oddfellow orders and to the Perl Mortuary for the wonder ful consideration and assistance ex tended me during Illness and fol lowing the death of my husband. MAE B. RANKIN. More From Your Ore! Rib- cone Ball Mills save all the gold. Prtcea M20 up. 3 Tons to 300 Tons. Send for Complete Catalog STRAI B MFG. CO. Chestnut St., Oaklnnd, Calif. rj Mall Tribune want ad. Sweeping aside all former aalea records for any one month In Ita history, Chevrolet Motor company in March reached a new all-time high when Its 10.000 dealers throughout ' the United States sold a total of 126,119 new automobiles a figure j unparalleled for any month by this manufacturer. Duplicating th la feat, although on a smaller scale, the Portland eone of Chevrolet, comprising the state of Oregon, the river counties of Wash ington and the southern section of Idaho, likewise broke all sales rec- nrA m tsrr anv An month Vtv HHltW I more than 3,100 new Chevrolet in March. In this city Rogue Plrer Chevro let, Inc., set a new sales mark dur ing March when reside rite of this section purchased from them a total of 38 new Chevrolet, according to Your Search for the Right Truck Ends Here In the International line there's a truck for your job. The 26 different International models come in a total of 70 wheelbase lengths. Carrying capacities range from Half-Ton to power full Six-Wheelers. Here, in one line of trucks, the needs of the trucking world are fully" met. Truck operators recognize the extra value that International Harvester Company is able to build into every truck that bears the name. More than thirty years of perfecting all-truck con struction, mean's a great deal to every user. Come in to our showroom today and inspect the trucks de signed to do your work. A dem onstration will point the way to new profits in your business. AAA International sixes range from Light'DeMvery to pow erful Dump and Tractor Trucks, starting with 4-ton 6 -cylinder chaitis at MOO I. . b. factory Smimtinr pntl rtikt hody Oft of the Sli -Wheel Intcmulonali l?Hon truck. pnl body H-len truck, ptel-vp body or i Inrrrrtiiionil l-on irwck All fvpw bod sviJablc Dusipbodt.4 to S lon chaMtt 1 1 i.i . WALTER W. ABBEY, Inc. Nanh. iJkTayette, International MI.M and EKirE 173 ft- HUerMil. none i) Ifitrrrntiofiil Trtein Jntci AS GOES UP! ; OPERATING COSTS COME DOWN Save 33 Vio, On Your Gas Bill! 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