The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-06

garage Isn't that just like woman When fell
low wants to write automobile story she takes
him for ride a horseback ride.
Speaks Out of Turn,
When the boss says it can't be done . and is willing to
back with $50. that's something but when the
manager says it can be done and calls the bet that's
Last January, Irving Guss MISUNDERSTANDING of Ia
coma Auto Sales company and his staff sold % Pontiac
automobiles When Ed Riebe the big boss asked him how
many he would sell this January, Irving replied Fifty
I'm bet you $50 you don't" said the boss.
IN take that bet" responded the sales manager
Well 81 cars is more than 90, isn't it? in fact, it's
two than so, isn't it?
called him the phone and tried borrow 10 of them
but the shapshooter of auto complained about bad
was saying!
Ever know guy like that 1 thought SOL
Over the Week End!
Clyde Montgomery, Archie Wilson and Bill Mat
thews Gall good American names). members Of Com
pany lS6th Infantry ut Camp Murray, chartered
Bernard Oswalds Cessna Air Sedan last week end for
avisit at Pendleton. Oregon with their folks.
Flew down above the clouds at $4,000 feet and
turned Sunday afternoon, making the trip in hour
Those guys belong in the air corps!
The Hudson Gang!
Just about everybody but the night Waterman at the
Hudson plant blew into Seattle the other day for hudde
with Hudson dealers.
There was George Pratt general sales manager; W. A.
Baker national used car manager NJ NJ Roberts merchan-
disc manager; Tom H. Stambaugh, director of service;
Howard Grove western sales Glen Cox assistant
western sales and Bernie Hyand regional sales
manager.
From the local camp went W. Mclaughlin and his sales
manager E. p Olson, and Boyd Shirley of Boyd Motors
STAINING the Motorists!
Although the number of people holding active pilot
certificates continued 10 increase during December,
1910, the number of fatal accidents remained at 13,
identical with the previous month and with December
1889. the civil aeronautics board reported today.
The boards monthly summary of civil aviation accidents
shows that in 1889 both November and December free
of airline fatalities while in 1910 scheduled domestic air.
line fatal accident reported in each month"; those
ring at Salt Lake City, Utah. Nov and at Chicago Ill.,
Dec As shown the board accident tables scheduled
operations of United States aarrers foreign routes
conducted without a fatal accident during December
The board estimated that domestic airnes flew 9000
600 miles and carried almost pas
sengers.
In connection with the Is accidents of the month
the board estimated that the number of people holding
active pilot certificates had increased from the Nov.
80 figure of 6l,47s to 5000 at the end of the
Board figures showed that n fatal accidents
tons during the month Of December.
Millions !. . But No Tacoma Airport!
The entire $40OO0000 program of the civil aeronautics
administration for construction and improvement of 200
ports vital to national defense will have entered the
structon phase by midFebruary four months after the
funds made available il announced today by Col
Donald H. Connolly administrator of civic aeronautics.
BY that time. he explained all of the projects
will have been advertised for competitive bidding by regional