The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-07

glasses in their goggles to prevent the dust from obstructing their view or the show every minute' A crowd is on isndSeach time the curtain goes up.
 Gordon Hewson claims there is no use in trying to teach some guys the safety first movement. They will come out of a safety first meeting and follow the first good looking dame they see and all the time they will ignore the business looking hat pin setting at an angle of 45 degrees within easy reach of the may be gladiator" says Gordon.
 Well, Gordon might know all about safety first, but you never can tell where an automobile is going to land when it starts to skid.
 Bun Roberts of Chandler fame still sells the sizes with the same old ease. Bun says this is going to be the greatest Chandler year in the history of the fac tory.
 W. c. Radloff, service manager of the Birmingham Overland agency, has a record in point oH service with one factory. He has been with the Over land company for six years. Manager Bailey is fortunate in getting the serv- ices of this expert who does not know what it means to be baffled by any job he may tackle.
 George Leeming of the United States Tire company has recently returned from a trip through the southern part of the state. He closed several deals of importance for his company.
 
 Work on Birmingham million-d dol lar speedway is progressing rapidly More than 600 machines visited the grounds last Sunday. It is thought ms'e than this number will be out to- day. The construction camp is located less than half a mile west of the club house.
 Forty-three automobiles were sold and delivered in Birmingham last week.
 Jack Crenshaw of the BrowneH Au- tomobile company Is putting over the Studebakers with monotonous regu- larity. Ray Bolton Is a close second
 Charles Denegre is having trouble in getting Packard twin sixes. He has been held up on several orders for delivery during the past few weeks. There is a certain class of people who will always demand Packnrds,'' said Denegre. "If I could get deliveries there would be molse on the streets of Birmingham"
 Frank Gafford has put xoodyear on the map in Birmingham. There is a reward for the mfsa who finds Frank without smile on his face and good story up his sleeve
 Al Boorse the live wire Chalmers dealer, is putting service before ev- erything else He is equipped 70 take care of Chalmers owners in a manner that will make them proud of their car.
 The fellow who can't have crowd of well wishers in the days when he draws a salary check regularly is Q lost ball in the high weeds. The guy that can be down and out and still have friends is the fellow who is used to batting around 300 ansH always scat tered his hits.
 Ed Colley Is in the moving picture business. but he numbers his friends by the score among the automobile men.
 Donald Drennen of the Birmingham Motor company is one of the most pro- gressive dealers in the city. He has recently placed a number of road signs on the highways leading into Birming- ham.
 The continued rise in gasoline has prompted several automobile magnates to consolidate and form a $40 1000, 900 concern to buck the Standard Oil com pany. According to an article carried In Detroit paper recently the off, cial announcement ol' this company will be made within the next 30 days
 Go to the speedway today.