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PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY. AUGUST 23. 1936 Goodrich Rounds Up Unsafe Tires Bulck Expands Plant New Chevrolet Truck on Economy-Safety Run CONDITIONS ARE Lit. - -. v SUBJECT OF TALK : n ' : 1 n : : i , MOTOR INDUSTRY r ' ...... T Conditions surrounding the mer chandising of automobile! were dis cussed by J. L. Miller, official repre ssntatlve of the National Automobile Dealers' association, at a meeting of automobile dealers of Mcdford and vicinity Thursday night at the Hotel Medford. The meeting was spon sored by the Oregon Automobile Dealers" association. " Miller, in his address, pointed out that while the automobile business was the leador In recovery, and the sales of motor vehicles had shown remarkable Increases, nevertheless the large volume of business was not generally adding to the prosperity of automobile dealers. "The cause for this situation," he stated to the nssemblod dealers, "lies in the fact that for every new car sold, the dealer on the average has to handle two used cars: Too gener ous allowances on the used cars taken In trade In lieu of ensh as. part pay ment of now cars, has resulted In tha dealer giving away so much of new car gross profit that the com bined new and used car departments of most dealers showed substantial and Increasing losses each year. This Is Inevitable," he stated, "because It li Impossible for a dealer to sell new cars In today'a market without hand ling used cars In the ratio prevailing. "Automobile dealers In the United State averaged only one and two tenth cents profit for every dollar of business they handled during 1038," Mr. Miller stated. A fair return for effort In the automobllet business Is considered at 0 per cent. As a result of th poor earnings, the 1 turnover among automobile dealers hns been excessive. Improvement will come when dealers adopt a policy of air lowing for used cara only what they are actually worth. He urged doal rs 'o restrain - their generosity In this respect and to act mora cau tiously when quoting allowances. Reliable Information concerning market values la now available to the trade through the monthly report of used car values published by the National Automobile Dealers' associa tion. The N. A. D. A. Used Car dulde Is built from aotual sales of used cars and reflect the prices which the publlo In any given community is paying for used cars. Stabiliza tion of used car values, much In the snme manner as securities and farm products, Is necessary to ourb "wild trading" by uninformed dealers, and provide full proteotlon to the publlo. "It must nevsr ba overlooked," Mr. Miller concluded, "that the used car buyers outnumber new car buyers by more than two to one, and repre sent the largest potential markot for automotive products." tO .SPAIN STRIFE CHIOAOO, Aug. 33. (Pi Emerg ing from an eclipse caused by spec tacular soaring of oom values, wheat Is again the grain trade's chief guide, thanks largely to Europe's war scare. Leading wheat market specialists ay there la no question but that lat est upturns of prices for the princi pal bread-gram, wheat, are In great measure due to possibilities thst com plications arising from strife through out Spain may Involvo major coun tries oversess. AS UPOKANB, Aug. 33. (AP) Two men, one a farmer and the other marked by federal ngent es an es caped convict and member of a no torious North Carolina bandit gnng. fared Indictment today for the rob bery of the Rosalia hsnk a year ago and the killing of Marshall Bert Imley. A federal grand Jury returned the Indictments here yesterday against I'rank Balrd. Spangle farmer, who wss relesaed under HS.000 bond only 10 dsys sgo after several weeks In Jail, end Reese Dslley. escaped North Carolina convict. Bslley has not been apprehended. 1 ' ' y " ;, Carrying a 10,000-lb. cement block from Los Angeles to New York, a l-ton Chevrolet truck one of the new 1936 models juat Introduced demonstrated that safe driving means economy. Speed limits were observed in every community, with 35 m.p.h. the maximum on the open road. The 35U.4 miles were completed on two quarts of oil and 308.6 gallons of gasoline, at a cost of 01.6 cents per mile, or one-third of a cent per ton mile. The entire run was (Completed without any mechanical failure, repairs, or even a scratched fender. The illustrations show the test truck and features of the new 1930 models. Coupe type cabs with solid steel roof, full-floating rear axle, and full-length water jackets, are some of the improvements. In the lower right, Harry Harts, who drove the crosscontinent test, is seen beside the 10,000-lb. block. The test was officially observed by the American Automobile Association. Firestone Opens Mid-Summer Sale Auto Accessories Ed Efteland of Firestone Auto Sim ply, and Sorvice store, located at Ninth and Riverside, says, "Firestone's Mid-Bummer Clearance sale enables us to offer the public a large assort ment of auto accessories and camp ing equipment at tremendously low prices. There are more than four hundred Items to pick from and 1 sincerely recommend that every mo torist drop In and look them over. There are such Items as seat covers, auto 'radios, trunk woks, stabilisers, trouble lights, fog . lights, driving cushions, Thermos bottles, driving glasses and many othor Items that every motorist needs," Vacation days are not over yet, La bor day Is coming and why not make your plans for that week-end trip now? Many pleasant trips can be routed for you, eliminating that last minute scramble and rush, to get matters organized, Just what route to start out on, etc, Mr, Efteland states that the Firestone Auto Supply and Service stores will gladly help you plsn your trip the most pleasant and en Most route. Mr, Efteland feels that motorists want to keep their enrs looking up-to-date and many of them do not feel thai they can pay caah for equip ment purchased. This Is not neces sary with the Firestone budget plan. It enables motorists to purchase auto supplies on a amall weekly payment plan that does not drain their pock-et-books too much. Eftelnnd alno said that the Firestone Auto Supply de partment; added about two years aRO to the Firestone Auto Supply and Service stores service to the public, has met with much success and that now over one thousand Items are stocked and sold. It haa created the famous "One Stop Service Station" of Flrentone. Toledo Coffee Outer TOLEDO ( UP y Coffee going Into the morning cup of 4,000.000 Ameri cans Is processed by the siO.OOO.QOO-a-yesr roasting and packing Industry In Toledo, figures Indicate. Pioneers Meeting Scheduled Sept. 24 The sixtieth annual meeting of the Southern Oregon Pioneer asnootatlon will be held In Jacksonville on Sep tember 24, It was announced today. Several committees are at work plan ning the day's program, which Is ex pected to be one of tlie best. B. F. VanDyke, president of the saaoela tlon, has been working diligently on the plans. WASHINGTON, Aug. 93.- (API The Pacific Trust Express, Inc., of Portland, Oregon, asked the Inter state commerce commission todsy for permission to acquire rlghta and equipment of the ifaro Express com pany for ilft.OOO. The Zero company operates In California, Washington and Oregon. Comedian Charley Orapewln, whose hobby Is woodworking, makes por traits of his friends In inlaid wood. Have Your Car Completly Serviced Complete Line Associated Products Goodrich Tires and Batteries COMPLETE SERVICE, LUBRICATION BATTERIES, AND OAR WASHING Nick Gilford's Station ' Oor. Rivorside and Jnckon SLAYER OF PAIR TAKES 01 LIFE WATSONVILLE, Calif., Aug. 32. (JP) Shot through the head, the body of Jack Dennett, sought for the slay ing of a man and woman hero, was found today In Madonna park, 10 miles east of here, Chief of Police Matt Graves said Bennett, OS-year-old electrician, shot Mrs, Grace Mae Ayres, 98, and Aus tin W. Martin, 28, as they aat In a parked automobile one block from Watsonvllle's main business street yesterday. , Onp of the copper -jacketed bullets passed through Mrs. Ayres from tho back and seriously wounded her 3- year-old daughter, Haeel, whom she was holding on her lay. Dennett was married and has two grown sons. Martin, a garage mechanic, was al so married and leaves, besides his widow, a ID -months-old son. Cemetery Discovered NEWBUROH, N. Y. (UP) A cem etery dating back to Revolutionary days la believed to have been un earthed here. Workmen who discov ered bones called Coroner Andrew Cslver. AGITATION CALL SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23. (fl) Harry Bridges, Pacific coast president of the International Longshoremen's association, called on waterfront em ploye today to agree to "Immediate" negotiations on proposed modifica tions of the 1034 strike award agree ment. Bridges wrote Thomas O. Plant, that the waterfront employers "have submitted no proposals, except to de mand that we submit to a blanket agroement to arbitration before wo know what Issues the waterfront em ployers' association wish to arbitrate." SANTA FE, N. M., Aug. 22. (AP) Playing the role of an unofficial mediator, a senate sub-committee In vestigating the merits of the Navajo reservation boundary bill, convened here today to hear complaint of Taos' Pueblo Indians against the adminis tration of Commissioner John Collier. Two portable bars on trucks were sent from Madrid to loyalist troops in the Quadarrama mountains dur ing fighting there In the Spanish revolution. Your Search for the Right Truck Ends Mere In the International line there's a truck (or your job. The 26 different International models come in a total of 70 wheclbase lengths. Carrying capacities range from Half-Ton to power full Six-Wheelers. Here, in one line ot 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 ol perfecting all-truck con struction means 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. International ilxi rang from LightDttvry to pow erful Dump and Tractor Truck,, darting with Vton 6-cylinder chatslt at $400 f . . k. factory Sirtumllnv pnl Mike fcodf elfebvTil ?ri On of tht Six WfNf! International l'jann truck, pinel Hodv i InrtrniHfnil Hj-icn mich AHtvpt of bodlei vtiUMe Dump bed. 4 iiw ehietwi Walter W. Abbey Inc. Nsh l.ntatette International i 15J 8. llhenlde, Tel, 30.1 lntrntienil Trecrot Truei : iljrtrjur,:! The above picture shows the employees of Lewis Super Service Station dressed aa oowboys for the third annual Cinodrlch national roundup of worn tires. Special terms are being offered dnrlng this unusual cam paign to I nd ore motorists to g-t rlil of unsafe tires, according to W. L. Lewis. PORTLAND DEATH RATE INCREASED WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. (AP) The census bureau snld today a health- Index showed the death rate of Portland, Ore., for the first 33 weeks of 1038 was" higher than the average of 13.6 for 86 principal cities. Portland' rata was listed as 13.6. The rate for the corresponding per iod lsst year was 13.1, compared with an 86-clty average of 11.7. The fig ures do not Include stillbirths. The death rates represent annual rates per 1.000 population, as esti mated for 1933 by the arithmetical method, the bureau said. A weekly Index showed death in Portland for the week ending Au gust 16 totaled 72, a rate of 11.9, compared with 60 and a rate of 8.3 for the corresponding week In 1935. Hit-Run Steamer SEATTLE, Aug. 22, ( AP) The trolling boat Royal wirelessed the coast guard here today that a "hit-and-run" steamship wrecked the Ta coma troller Blanco at :30 a. m to day off Umatilla lightship, killing one man. The Royal took the only known survivor, Ed Pedersen to the light ship. HARLOW H. CURTICE, president of tha Bulck Motor Company, ha announced a $1,500,000 building program to meet rapidly expanding production requirements at the factory In Flint, Michigan. Bulck talea have Jumped from 43,000 In 1933 to an estimated yolumo of 170,000 this year. Defer Action On Braddock's Plea NEW YORK, Aug. 23. (AP) The New York state athletlo oommlsslon today deferred action until Sept. It on Heavyweight Champion Jimmy Braddock's request for a postpone ment ol his title defense against Max Schmellng scheduled for next month, Dr. Fred AlBce. bone specialist. In formed the commissioners It would require "several weeks" to cure th tltleholder's Injured left hr-r.d, which Is suffering from what the physician described a sub-acute arthritis. Vhe commission's action was re garded as virtually eliminating any possibility of a title fight this year. THE automobile business says that a motor car is "hot" when it enjoys outstanding public demand. On that basis, the 1936 line of Buicks has started a heat wave all its own. Month by month sales have climbed. Buick not only tops all cars at or near its price in sales gain the whole price class in which Buick sells is farther ahead of last year than any other, including the very lowest priced groupl There's something in that. When people start putting their dollars into Buicks instead of the lower priced cars it's good proof that they're getting more for their money. Better look into Buick. Especially this big, roomy Buick SPECIAL, Series 40 beginning in price at $ , delivered here. Let us know, and we'll be around with a demonstrator. " YOUR MONEY GOES FARTHER IN A GENERAL MOTORS CAR SKINNER'S GAEAGE 143 South Riverside Phone 102 V02 to .24954 ,hl fri, e , WW Bvk'lt, Jrlfavrtd itrt luhjttt to fJuvgt witAett ttici. &andard and tfxddl seat worm gretif m all modeltat ixfa ftt, AH Batck fhtn hthdt tdf try glass tfotiughwt at ttaJaA tfvtpmfzl, Atk efast tht Gntrtl
