The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-09-16

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The boys are anxiously await
ing the return Of Burt and his
Ave aides to hear the details
on the new lS42 Nash. rs
pecially interested II Doc
Newly. the service foreman,
because he's the boy whose
def fingers kept the delicate
instruments In tune through
out the year. Harvey Hotch-
kiss, star salesman, missed the
trip to the showing because
he has been i'll; back on the
job now. though.
o.
When q secOnd-h hand car comes
into the lot. it certainly goes
through quite an agenda Of acti-
vities before it is offered for
sale. Down at Purton's Motor
Sales, on Gratiot, for example,
each car Is given q complete
recheck, and all necessary parts
are replaced. Everything is
done to make the car as close
as possible t. new" car. Then,
once it is placed on display on
the lot, it is carefully cleaned
daily to keep the exterior shiny.
There are about 80 Every clean"
vehicles on Purton's lot now,
some of them 1041 models. BY
the way, Joe Collens of New
Baltimore. has joined the Pur-
ton Sales force. Joe is widely
known throughout the county.
o.
When automotive engineers
promised that the material
shortage wouldn't crimp the
styles Of new cars, they really
meant it. A Federal rulings.
prohibits the use Of white side
wall tires on the 1912 models
because Of the need for zinc
oxide for national defense
products.
The Chrysler cars for 1912,
of course, don't have the white
sidewalks, but - Ernie Cope
land Of the Copeland Garage,
200 South Gratiot, points out,
the white rim trim mouldings
take their place and even
look better. Polished and
chip proof, they furnish the
extra style touch that give .
trim appearance to the wheel.
They don't rattle, and even
better, they can't be scratched
by contact with the curb.
o.
Lou Mihal and the Casing
Along Editor were admiring the
new wrecker which has been
prepared for tine accidents which
come to MacOmb county high
ways almost every day. A new
Studebaker chassis has been put
in place, ana the crane, etc.,
have q fresh coat of paint.
Standing with us was Marlin
Duff, service manager, who car
ries a one-man safety campaign.
Every time wrecked car Is
brought into the Michigan Motor
Sales, IS Croker boulevard,
Marlin interviews the driver,
and then gives him a lesson in
good driving principles. Marlin
looked at the new wrecker, COM
mented:
II hope we never have to use
i'll"
o.
Stan Holmes Of Bath City
Sales and Service, "a North,
took . fall out Of duck hunt
ing the other day, - he Joined
many others who like the
sport but not the conditions.
A well.krown hunter who
enjoys the deer trail as much
as anyone, Stan would like
to 20 duck hunting, too, only
SuCKC IuU0S OO I010 W OAhVO
the ducks inland or the hunt
ing isn't any good. Now, II
there could be some arrange
men: W h e b y the ducks
would fly near the blinds In
the warm sunshine, Stan and
man. Of his friends would
take . trip to the North coun-
try. Otherwise, no.
Pat McEvoy and Bill Brind-.
enbaugh Mount Clemens DeSoto
dealers, have just received their
first 1942 model, and they're
all steamed up over 1t. "The
big feature this year." said Bill,
lis the retractible headlights"
When not in use the headlights
slide into q recess in the fender
and q cover hides them COM
pletely..