News: North Clark Co. – 2 Employees Win Awards (2022)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Kunze, Willmer

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 18 Jul 1974

Bud Kunze, who is employed at the Abbotsford Oil Company, and Less Willmer Jr., who works at Les’ Northside in Colby, have received the special Gates “Mystery car” award July 9, 1974.

The award, a plaque bearing three Eisenhower Dollars and two Kennedy half-dollars, was presented for exceptional customer service by a representative of the Gates Rubber Company, Denver.

Gates sponsors the nationwide contest, now in its 42nd years, to reward service station personnel who properly check for worn or defective parts. A fleet of “Gates mystery cars” travel across the country, stopping at service stations.

Each “Mystery car” is equipped with a worn fan belt, faulty radiator hose, and worn windshield wiper blade. Award plaques are presented to station personnel who recognize one of the defective parts and offer to replace it with the proper Gates part.