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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MARCH 3.19
'Shades Of '36--That Man Is Trying To Sell Me A Hydraulic Go-Cart'
B FREDERICK C. OTHMAN
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Washington—(UP)“Yes sir,” the salesman said, "and any special color?"
You could have knocked me down with the foamflex cushion on the rear seat. He seemed to mistake my wheezing gasp. "Right," he said, "the four-door sedan in the dark green is a beaut."
We told out his order book. Here I was in a palm-banked salesroom looking at 1947 models and sniffing their pleasant aroma of new paint, rubber and steel, and here was an auto dealer acting like it was 1936.
"Well. . . " I began.
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"And when would you like delivery?" he asked.
The salesman splashed water on me and chafed by wrists, I was so long in regaining consciousness, and said, no, I didn't lose my mind. He said the war was lost and hadn't I better lean back on the front seat (notice how wide and how soft, he whispered) and shut my eyes a little while?
"Would tomorrow afternoon be all right?" he asked. "We'd kind of like to check it over first."
I have recovered now and checked the facts again to prove to myself I wasn't dreaming and I don't care what the big-wigs in Detroit say about the automotive shortage. New 1437 four-door sedans are on sale in Washington for immediate delivery at the standard list price, including taxes and freight, of $2,310
That is not all. Another brand of sixes and eights is advertising "only a short wait." The distributor of a third variety of streamlined vehicle has a new slogan: Delivery sooner than you think.
Three acquaintances of mine knew the eight people, made the right calls, and found themselves driving suddenly and respectively a small eight-cylinder coupe, a medium-sized sedan, and a magnificent equipage with hydraulic inwards and gold door knobs.
One of my friends is an automobile dealer. He is selling cars to waiting customers faster than he can scrape the stickers off the wind-shields, but he rapidly is approaching the bottom of his list.
My man says that if automobiles continue to spew from the factories at the rate of four million a year, he expects to be beating the bushes for prospects by early summer and furnishing them coupes, if they're pernickety, painted to match their wives' fingernails.
K.U. Plane Building All In Day's Work
Learning to build airplanes is all in a day's work at the University. That's what they do in Fowler shops
Fowler shops' east end houses a class of 60 men who are learning to make airplanes. The new course in aircraft sheet metal involves the use of machinery valued originally at $40,000. Much of this equipment was obtained through donations, and some is war surplus, according to Paul Hausman, assistant professor of shop practice. The sheet metal came from the army air corps, and many of the machines were used in war plants.
Forming, riveting, welding, and fabrication of aircraft structures are phases of the work. Accidents in this room full of complicated machinery are at a minimum, disclosed Professor Hausman. Machines are equipped with safety devices and a tri-colored paint scheme indicating danger zones.
"We have as fine and modern equipment as you will find in industry today," he said.
New York - (UP) - American philatelists will hold an elaborate centenary international philatelic exhibition in Grand Central Palace here next May to commemorate the first "government issue" of United States postage stamps in 1847.
Stamp Collectors To Meet
The average share of the World War II debt would be about $2,860 for each person.
His Philosophy Paid Off
Derry, N. H. —(UP)—Sometimes it pays not to argue, says Alden Whitney. He and two other hunters shot at one deer—a 130-pound doe—and rather than argue about ownership, Whitney gave it to them and went on hunting. A little later he shot another deer almost twice as big which was his alone.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Kansan Board will meet at 4 p.m. today in 107 Journalism building
March 3,1947
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YM-YW religious seminar will not meet today as scheduled. All members urged to attend meetings led by Rev. Green on Tuesday and Wednesday. Seminar scheduled for next Monday, March 10, will meet at regular time.
Registered Nurses club will meet at 8 tonight at the Lawrence Memorial hospital Nurses' home at 345 Maine. All R.N.'s not on duty should attend.
Physical Therapy club meeting at 7:30 tonight in 205 Fraser. Speaker will be Mr. Norman G. Evans, field consultant of the division of Vocational Rehabilitation in Kansas. Members of Pre-Nursing club and
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Occupational Therapy club invited to attend.
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P. S.G.L. senate will meet at 9:15 p.m. tomorrow at Battenfell hall.
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Those interested in helping with the student World War II memorial drive should fill out a card in room 218 Frank Strong indicating their interest by Tuesday.
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Progressive party meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in room 9, Frank Strong. All students welcome.
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All men interested in entering independent softball and track call 1043 or contact Harold Hunt of the 941 Club at 941 Indiana as soon as possible.
The All-Student Council has declared a vacancy to be filled by v Inter-Hall council. Petitions must be filed with the secretary of t A.S.C. not later than March 7.
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Art club will visit the portrait studio of Mrs. Lopes, 641 Ohio, 7.30 p.m. tomorrow. Members are those wishing to become member invited.
Tau Beta Pi will meet at 5 pa Tuesday in 210 Marvin hall.
Read the Daily Kansan daily.
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