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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1950
Page
7
The text traces postwar shifts in car design toward greater freight capacity and utility vehicles. It notes passenger cars now carry people and goods, cites rising sales of utility wagons, and mentions trunks and folding rear seats. It provides production figures for station wagons in 1940 and 1941, and overall wagon outputs as signs of changing automotive use and consumer demand.
Government agencies together hold about 530000 vehicles today not counting military or private contractor vehicles. Civilian federal agencies own 50300 vehicles, with Agriculture Department leading at 20280, Interior 16473, Post Office 13300, and Atomic Energy Commission 7185. State and local fleets exceed 450060 vehicles, funded with tax free gasoline and mileage fees.
Hudson Motor Car Company reported 1949 consolidated net income of 30,131,213.27 dollars after charges, equal to 5.30 dollars per share on 1,906,578 shares, down from 1948. Sales totaled 259,597,307.66 dollars, with Barit citing reduced replacement parts demand and steel procurement costs as major factors. The report notes the weaker demand as new cars increased availability and a tight steel market raised expenses.
FR. B. Hemphill of the Hemphill Pontiss Company denounces an automobile excise tax he calls discriminatory. He claims the tax adds 70 to 90 dollars to car prices, labeling many vehicles essential for work rather than luxury. He urges buyers to press Congress and the senior senator to repeal the tax, citing figures from Automobile Facts on federal auto excises and noting they date back to WWI with multiple renewals and doublings.
The automobile industry used about four billion square feet of sheet steel to produce 52 million cars last year. It consumed 130 million feet of glass and vast materials across 48 states and 55 foreign lands, supporting employment in many regions. Wool, cotton, leather, copper wire, and other inputs totaled billions of pounds or feet, illustrating the industry’s vast material footprint.
General Motors reports 1949 records across production sales payrolls and employment. All-time highs include 2,762,397 vehicles produced, 35,200,535,241 in sales, payrolls of 1,440,690,450 and peacetime employment at 401,326. Taxes reached a record 879,000,000.
Willis Cobb of the Nash agency at 407 West Texas announced five personnel changes. Clyde Jones, service manager, promoted to general manager. E. G. Clark promoted to parts manager. James Lively, formerly with Highlands Park Nashency of Los Angeles, becomes service manager. Roy Laughlin joined Cole agency as parts manager. W. W. Kirkpatrick, ex Humble Oil and Refining, joins Cobb staff as salesman.
E. Wilson at Thad Felton's Ford Agency unveils the Bean Visua Timer the latest in front end alignment equipment and the only one operating locally. He says the machine will speed up service and improve front end alignment for customers.
Detroit March 21 Packard Motor Car Companys 1949 output reached 104593 cars a 350 per cent rise from 1925s 23400. Last years dollar volume of 212506000 was 2509 per cent greater than 1965 totals. President Hugh J Ferry told a dinner honoring 116 employees with 25 years service. The new class brings total 25 year veterans to 1164 since founding over 30 years ago about 1445 remaining 14 per cent still on job. Three women among new 25 year group. Ferry noted net worth rose to over 70000000 from 3306060. Building the very best has driven market growth. Each 116 workers received 25 year pins many also got Packard Senior League rings. The company provides life insurance on group policies. Fifteen years ago these workers got gold watches for 10 years service. The 25 year service award has been a company tradition since 1917 and the 23 year recognition since 1926. Milton Tibbets presided as chair of the Packard Service Awards Committee with executives hosting. Tourists Big Business Nashville Tennessee Tenessee tourism a 200000000 industry in 1945, George G Thomas president of the Tennessee Tourist and Development Association said. He predicted 1950 tourist business will total 200000000.
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