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_ years of business we have never: ne

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wants and we make sure that.
- the original pleasure of-owning

_-\changeon another GM product” 3
. he commented. -
~The proof of this’’. he ‘con.

ms

: only:the beginning.: Our. custo-.
.mers have learned that we-are

“Guild and: are ‘the, ‘best availa;

| _ firm that has, in less than 20 -

. and truck sales outpacing the |
humber: they can get’ from the

_ first, 1954, It.was then known as

--ple-is over-seven years so-that: o
..we:can depend on our -spe- |:
“Gialists to do the top possible aa "
_ for. -our customers. All our me-~

chanics are members « of the ~

: some $150,000 in-renovyation and
: ‘expansion work undertaken by
‘-Reum Motors Ltd., this year,

- business at the corner of Greig |
and Atwood with a staff of eight . " looks good everywhere. In‘so

- enviable automobile dealership. ~

-Junch-room ‘wall at-Reums -a_

_ over the past two months to ha-

which the firm will go into large:
trucks’ and..a ‘large assortment -

‘can open branches as Terrace

“the future of the Terrace Econo-

-, Ragone motivating ‘philosophy: -
“dn the manner. in which he gui-.
‘des his. firm. “‘We base our
-whole system on service to our .

Joe Whitney, a a young dyna-
mic. businessman who since -
1963, has been the “architect of
ogress” at Reum Motors Ltd. ‘

_ctistomers. This is in. fact-the
‘bais of our whole system. . We
sell: our customer: what he

a.GM product lasts, through. to-.
penoteh qualified service until.
e brings the vehicle back to ex-

‘tinued “is that in nearly twenty

“encountered | a--problem that
‘took legal action to . solve, We
‘handle’.the .top. line in: auto-.
mobiles and trucks but this is .

‘at their service at all. times.
Fortunately. the average years.
‘Of service of Our staff of 57 peo- -

‘General ‘Motors: Technicians

ble.” pe
-) Whent one looks atthe result of

one has ta be’ impressed by the ~

progress with Terrace and we
will-keep pace. The Economy

years, progressed from a small

-and total first year sales -of 20>

"far as Terrace is concerned it.is
vehicles which has grown.to a_

$70,000.per month and with auto...

ra

: fe Keep pace .and so’ will Reu-
"he emphasized... '

manufacturers. ‘In fact onthe -

detailed . graph. showed’ sales _

-. year, we could have sold 500
: 1972 models but we just could
“not get enough new cars and
‘trucks. This is mainly due to a.
commitment of the Canadian

ve reached 101 units. \
Joe Whitney 1 is not laying b Ea

this year’s inventory to the U.S.
firm because of a similar deal

i cl ni
of recreation vehicles ranging . “made with the American manu-

from ‘campers to elaborate
motor homes. - ..

‘There is stil] plenty of room
for growing at Reum Motors Lt-
d. at 4517 Lakelse. In fact.they
can double their present fa- -,
‘cilities on the choice 5.8 acre lot.
‘they own, In addition land is.
owned in other areas of Terrace, .
and Thornhill so that the firm

-.dian production last year due to
a heavy Canadian: demand.

*Reum Motors and its people
are very community minded,

-Whiteny ‘an active Rotarian.
. Ernie Fisher is the Chairman of
- the Inter-Club organization co-
: . _ ordination. activities over the
“>. -year and others are active in the
Legion and other groups, Both
Mr, Reum:and:Whiteny are me-
“mbers {of the Terrace ‘and

grows and these additional fa-. ..
cilities _become . essentail- to.”
Reum’ 8 policy of “Service.”

“President Garry Reum  pur-
chased his business on April ©”

Elmore’s Motors. By May 1963 “mmerce.

‘hehad built the conern.up to the
point of needing a full-time and
expert General Manager. He
chose a financial expert in the
person of Joe Whiteny and Joe
has remained at the helm since
that time. He is also the Se-’
cretary. Treasurer of what. is
actually ©. Terrace’s second |
Jargest purely commercial
enterprise, behind Woolworths
in so far as payroll is concerned.

Speaking to the Herald about.

. team, Equestrian events, and
one of the Lions annual Rodeo
events, and most other events
taking ‘place i in'the community.

"largest Automobile and ‘truck
dealers in.town.‘The reason. for
this is a policy of service and the
team of skilled people employed

provided by General Manager .

-my, Mr. Whitney said — a oc gemname growth of - our, C0:

' “Business is what you want to. * >  mamunity.

make it. We are geared t to...

much. like Prince George only ~
. about ten: years behind. Terrace’
-employing 57 people witha. hag -kept pace. with Prince’

“monthly. payroll of close to .. George and we ‘all. know. the.

fantastic ‘growth of that ¢o-. -
mmunity. Terrace will: continue ©

~ CATE is not always rosy”? he
~ commented however. Take this

firms to return.a large part of :

‘ facturers to: supplement. Cana- |

Garry Reum is a Kinsmen, Joe —

* District Chamber - Of .Co---

- The: firm sponsors a hockey |

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Bread & Gakes

SPECIAL ATTENTION TO
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RETAIL & WHOLESALE
(supplying camps etc.)

-Reum Motors Ltd. is the. :

there. and the fine leadership. "

.., Joe Whiteny. ‘Watch that firm as |,
- itis like a baraometer of the

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