HITLER JOKE.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVIII, Issue 125, 22 July 1940, Page 3

HITLER JOKE.

ORDER FOR TRUCKS “WILL PICK THEM UP IN U.S.A.” SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, A new story has been going the rounds in the United States concerning Herr Hitler giving General Motors an order for 10,000 big trucks. It seems that Der Fuhrer requested a representative of the company in Berlin to call upon him, wherever he might be. So, after ’ considerable traipsing- around in Denmark, Holland, Belgium and France the agent caught up with Hitler and had a conference with him. ' The salesman demurred at first on the ground that his company’s factories were very busy with domestic orders. Finally, he agreed to Hitler’s persuasions when the dictator named a price that was more than satisfactory. After the contract was signed he suddenly realised, however, that it contained no provision for delivery of the 10,000 trucks. So he asked Der Fuhrer where he wished to take possession. That personage casually remarked: “Don’t trouble yourself about that, my man. I’ll pick them up next year on my way through Detroit. ’ ’