Show I ICar Dealers Hear Car Backlog Still Stin Unsolved I I I II National Official Says I I Full Production Is Far in Future I Full production of enough new cars to meet the demand is st still ll J far In the future Robert W W. Kneebone Washington D D. D C C. managing director National Automobile Automobile Automobile Au Au- Dealers said in Salt Lake City Thursday Although about new vehicles will have rolled off assembly assembly assembly as as- lines by the end of 1948 there still remain some unfilled orders for new cars on dealers' dealers books he told the annual convention of Utah Automobile Dealers in Newhouse hotel Mr Kneebone challenged the belief that postwar automobiles I are less sturdy in construction than pre 1911 cars declaring that units manufactured now arc are as safe and well built as prewar cars Features Confab I 1 D Discussions of various aspects of th j automobile industry featured featured fea fea- the convention with new I fea-I car dealers from throughout the state appearing as speakers Grant E E. Hayes president of the I Utah association presided at convention convention convention con con- sessions Other speakers included Elias J J. J Str Strong ng- ng secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary Richard C. C Freed Salt Lake dealer John W W. Stokes New York attorney and publisher of Stokes Automotive Tax Service Charles C C. Freed Frank B. B Streator Homer C. C Warner Varner and Ivan V V. V Walton Valton Salt Lake dealers Election of new officers and di directors directors directors di- di rectors of the thc association n w was s scheduled later Thursday Issues Statement Earlier Mr Kneebone issued a statement declaring that the majority majority majority ma ma- of the country's new car dealers had been unjustly smeared by the Macy congressional congressional congressional I subcommittees subcommittee's recent accusation accusation accusation ac ac- ac- ac of gouging on the part i of Washington D D. D C. C dealers j I No substantial evidence of any kind proving the national allegation allega- allega j tion Uon has been offered by the subcommittee subcommittee subcommittee sub- sub committee Mr Kneebone declared de de- I de-I I |