GA south? tec osthh Bics neds mame" Sp cialtali EB iui col. ot iain THE MIRROR a Poems You Ought to Know THE BIG $60,000.00 DISPOSAL SALE to be continued all the month of February. No let up till this big stock is heavily reduced. Clothing cabinets and racks to be cleared, shelves bared to the walls. New business methods put into practice. One lot of Men's and Young Men's Overcoats, up to $32.50. posal Sale Price . One lot of Young Men's Suits, up to $29.50. Disposal TICE o.oo) aclbbdchanectacconad One lot Boys' 2-Bloomer Suits, $7.75; Disposal Sale Pri Hundreds and hundreds of Men's Suits and Overcoats, regular $12.00 to $42.50. On sale at heavily reduced prices. Heavy weight Underwear heavily reduced. P. J. KELLY The Fletcher Johnston Press For Fine Job Printing | | THE MIRROR New Model Electric Washer A Marvel of care-free efficiency Gets out dirt, but saves the clothes. Let us demonstrate in your home. HYDRO SHOP What To Do With The Used Cars What to do with the accumulat- ing mass of used cars continues to be a troublesome problem in _ the automobile industry. Many local plans from time to time have been raade to solve it, but no comprehen- sive method has yet been devised to meet the situation satisfactorily. In the urge to make new sales, the ten- dency to allow more for a "trade-in" than the used car is actually worth still prevails, although not to so ex- travagant a degree as was the case a tew years ago. Speaking to the Flint (Mich.) Auto mecbile Dealers' Association a short time ago, one of the General Motors sales managers said that the dealers were giving away many thousands of dollars a year through lack of a definite policy in appraising cars and sticking to their appraisal figures The Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association has formulated a plan by which a definite price for used cars is agreed upon' by the various deal- ers and these prices, collected widely by the association, are published for the information of the public. In one of the Indianapolis papers last week several hundred used cars, all having heen well reconditioned, were Ksted at prices ranging all the way from $100 to $3,500. = According to Raymond H. Diet- rich, head of the Detroit coach build- iug firm bearing his name, the used eer is developing into one of the real problems of the future for the auto- ruobile manufacturer and he says that in his steady climb to the satur- ation point with his unlimited output the manufacturer has become less and less aware of the possible boom- erang in his unlimited production. The Bureau of Public Roads of the Department of Agriculture reported that during the year 1926 a total of 22,001,393 motor vehicles were in use throughout the United States, of which 19,287171 were passenger cars Used Car Accumulation. "It is no rash estimate to say." adds Mr. Dietrich, "that by the end of 1931 one-third of this number, or 6,412,393 motor vehicles will be standing idle in a used-car yard. In the conglomerate will be found mod- els of every type of manufactured automobile. Alfred Reeves, General Manager of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, recently stated that 620 models of American motor cars at from $360 to $9,000 are now being offered to the American public by forty-three makers. Practi- cally every dealer of the 52,592 motor vehicles dealers in this country has a leased space in which he exhibits various used types of these 620 models and sells at least two each dav of those that have been turned in or exchanged. The used product may vary in degree of use from 1,000 miles to 8,000 miles or, in terms of cash, from the first cash-down pay- ment to the fourth monthly payment. The model that is most attractive is the type of car that is likely to change owners frequently. Tihe model that has little to commend it is doomed to remain unhandled and to begin its disintegration early. The position of this despised model is not unlike that of the unfortunate old maid at the party. The point of all this is that the number of used cars steadily increases. Removal of Worn-Out Vehicles. Would not the sweeping removal of used cars from the streets and the highways aid in the solution of the congested traffic problem, give 'Si cane th haa dene Na a 8 the buyer a better grade of new auto- mobile and assure the manufacturer and the dealer a stablized price for the new product? Of course there is a definite relationship between the new car and the used car. "The power of a manufacturer's product to remain on the road to keep abreast of the other manufac- turer's product on the road or to pass the other manufacturer's prod- uct on the road is the best recom- mendation of a manufacturer's pro- duct. But to see his product in the scrap heaps that dot the roadside or in the public dumps that mar the outskirts of every hamlet and town in the country must be an eye-opener to the manufacturer whose thoughts are for his product tomorrow. "Rusting heaps of dismantled auto- mobiles are fast becoming eyesores. Their existence in time will bring upon them the same campaign of obliteration that made such effective improvements in rural billboards ad- vertising. These eyesores are con- stant reminders to the manufacturer and the buyer of the final resting place that awaits the used car. "As Jong as the used car serves its purpose of utility, as long as it takes the buyer to his destination ani returns him to his home, exer- cise it to the full extent of its utility When it has exhausted its utility, withdraw the used car from traf- fic and replace it with a product that is an advance over the withdrawn product. Scrap the worn-out car. but scrap it with economy and wisdom. Do the task along the lines of the internationally known manufacturer of moderate priced automobiles who purchased 199 vessels of 813,820 tons for $1,710,000 from the merchant fleet corporation. "Place a proper estimate on the value and utility of the parts accord- == ing to their period of service and deterioration. Then put those parts in service where their deterioration will not be likely to cause injury or damage, HERE AND THERE By "Doc." - It is claimed that Noah was the first electrician as he made the are light on Mount Arrarat. * * * A rich American who has just died has given all his money to a head waiter. We've often done that. * * * The world is full of willing people, some willing to help and the rest will- ing to let them. * * " Hubby (to shoe clerk waiting on his fastidious wife): "No use showing her the first ten pairs, she won't take 'em." "Speaking of bathing in famous springs," said the tramp to the tour- ist, "I bathed in the spring of '96." A girl under the mistletoe is worth two in the conservatory. Our rugby experience, of earlier years, certainly helped us out last week while doing our Christmas shop- ping. : When it comes to an argument a man hates to give in and a woman seldom gives out. Lions' Fancy Dress Get your costume ready now. C.N.R. Band. Prizes galore. JICE CARNIVAL THE ARENA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15th Skating for everybody. A real old-time masqerade. ae ot eee Abt ey Burlesque Hockey Match LIONS vs. STRATFORD NATIONALS IN AID OF UNDER-PRIVILEGED CHILDREN