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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
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SUBJECT OF TALK
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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.
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;, 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
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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. "
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