The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-19
New Car Dealers,
Vets, Arrive AT
Agreement Here

OF 80 new vehicles sold by
dealers in Moss Point and Pas
cagoula since the war, 20 have
gone t. veterans OF World Wal
II, representatives of eight new
car agencies In the two cities
told a committee Of the Veter.
ans of Foreign War post at d
meeting recently.
The information was contained
in a report made to the Elmer
Joseph Grant Post. VIEW, at q
meeting Wednesday night.
The new car dealers represent.
ed were w. H. Nelson, Jr., Tai
bolt Motor Company, Crate Au-
10 Company, Singing River Mo
tor Company, McIlwain Motor
Company, Jackson County Mo
tor Company, Lyons Motor Com
panv and Caver- Virgins, Ins,
The VIEW committee was compos-
ed of the post commander, Karl
Wiesenberg, Vertis Ramsay, and
Tom Kell.
On June 10Th, the VIEW pass
ed a resolution charging that We
terans with the exception of ply
sicians we're not receiving their
fair share of new automobiles
and asked Jackson County deal
ers to reserve Is per cent OF
their new car sales for World
War II veterans. The dealers
figures showed that 81 per cent
of the vehicles had gone to We
%terans, including physicians,
The Talbot Motor Company,
through its owner, E. A. Talbot,
presented a breakdown of the
vehicles sold by his organization
showing that 1925 of his vehicles
had gone TO veterans.
Deny Discrimination
The other agencies, with the
exception of two, declared they
had sold rs per cent of their
automobiles and trucks to veter-
ans but did not present break
downs. OF the two who had sold
no new cars to veterans, one
declared that il was in the high
price field ard that no veter-
ans had offered to purchase cars.
The other declared that contract
ural commitments had prevent
ed his making sales to ~veteranz.
but that he would begin reserv-
ing % per cent of his vehicles
in the future.
"All OF the Oh CARNATIONS are
owned and operated by reputa
ole merchants, citizens of Jack
son County, who have assured
this committee that as far as they
are concerned there has been no
discrimination against veterans
because of their failure to be
on a priority list II because they
do not have tradeins,' the COM
mittee report said, "All of said
organizations have stared that
they will attempt to observe the
rs percent veterans differential,
if deliveries are accepted"
Recommendation
The committee recommended
tons, which was adopted by the
post, were:
% THAT the members of our
organization and veterans gen
orally in Jackson County pur.
chase new and used cars from
the above named dealers or other
reputable dealers who will pledge
themselves to take into consid-
GRAFTON a potential purchasers
service to his country in determ-
ming when car deliveries will
DE made.
(2) That veterans and the
,uying public do business with
he above named organizations,
md other organizations owned
md operated by Jackson Coun
Y citizens and who are repu-
able members of the community
n which they reside. since we
feel that when you deal with
our neighbors and friends you
will be dealt with far more ia,
vorsbly than from an individual
or organization whose sole con-
cern is quick and large profits.
(3) THAT veterans do nDs a
buse any preference given them