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SHELL DRIVERS
100 H. P. Available on Terraplane
Largest Tanker Visits Portland
Variety of Dodge Trucks
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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
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Smimtinr pntl rtikt hody
Oft of the Sli -Wheel Intcmulonali
l?Hon truck. pnl body
H-len truck, ptel-vp body
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Inrrrrtiiionil l-on irwck All fvpw bod sviJablc Dusipbodt.4 to S lon chaMtt
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Nanh. iJkTayette, International
MI.M and EKirE
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AS GOES UP! ;
OPERATING COSTS COME DOWN
Save 33 Vio, On Your Gas Bill!
Chrysler Six
Town Sedan
$1150 HERE
Buy a New
CIKIEYSLE
or
Zquipped with the
GENUINE CHRYSLER AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE
and enjoy economy that you cannot get even on smaller cars.
TheNewChrysler6
will make 22 miles per
gallon at 45 miles per
hour, and 17 to 18 miles
per gallon at 60 to 65
miles per hour.
The New Chrysler 8
will make 17 to 18 miles
per gallon at 45 miles per
hour.
It Pays
To Buy
A Fine
Car
Now Available
any model
CHRYSLER 6
$750
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BIG TRADE-IN
ALLOWANCES
Come in and drive a new Chrysler equipped with
a Gas Meter and prove these statements for yourself
We have a
COMPLETE LINE OF NEW PLYMOUTH
Coupes and Sedans in stock
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CHRYSLER--PLUM0UTH
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Beautiful new fabrics
In patterns and de
signs thst blend with
Interiors of finest cars.
Perfect flttlnft. Cut
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Sedans, Coaches $5.95
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SAFETY IN ANY WEATHER
firtsfotl HIGH SPEED TIRE
38 of all accidents attributable to faulty
equipment In 1935 were due to thin, worn
tires. Hundreds were killed, thousands ln
jured. Protect your life and the lives of
your loved ones. Equip today with new
Firestone Tires that stop your car up io
25 quicker on wet or dy pavements
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