Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 275, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 March 1934 — Page 8

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HIGHLIGHTS OF AUTOMOTIVE WORLD FOR THE WEEK

NEW FEATURES NOTED IN 1934 FORD VICTORIA Luggage Space and More Leg Room Improve Latest Offering. Anew Ford V-8 car. the Victoria for 1334, has just been put on display at the showrooms of Indianapolis Ford dealers. According to R. A. Hayes, branch manager of the Ford Motor Company, the Virtoria has many new features. “The entire rear panel of the body opens on a hinge, revealing a large luggage compartment capable of holding three to five pieces of baggage. depending upon size. When closed, ( the compartment and its contents are concealed completely. The compartment may be left open to provide additional space, the top being covered by a canvas boot which is provided with the car," Mr. Hayes explained. The Victoria has a longer body than the other Ford V-8 models, so that there is increased leg room for passengers in the rear seat as w’ell as the additional space required for luggage. The car is streamlined j sleekly, with the rear quarter sloping forward from the skirted gasoline tank to the roof. The Victoria, as is all other Ford models for 1934, is powered by the V-8 engine with dual downdraft carburetion and dual intake manifold, through which the motor gains : approximately 12 per cent in power. Gasoline economy has been improved between two and three miles j a gallon. Among the body refinements in the new Fords is the clear-vision ventilation system, which is built into the body. Individual control is provided for both front and rear windows, Mr. Hayes concluded. HOOSIERS GET $85,000 FROM GOODRICH FIRM Tire Company Expenditures in Indiana Increases. Approximately $85,757 was spent in Indiana during 1933 in the purchase of raw and manufactured materials from various industries and producers by the B. F. Goodrich Company and associated companies, it is announced after a survey by A. D. Moss, director of purchases. This figure is an increase over the amount spent for the same purpose in 1932. It does not, however, include total expenditures of Goodrich in Indiana, because pay rolls, money paid for taxes and other items are not included in the tabulation, or purchases made by local representatives and not cleared through the main offices. The company’s principal offices and plants are in Akron. It also operates a factory in Los Angeles (Cal.) and a large fabric mill, Martha Mills, at Thomaston, Ga. LOSEY MOTORS ADDS THREE TO PERSONNEL Hudson and Terraplane Distributor Announces Appointments. With spring already here, and the heavy selling season for automobile dealers approaching rapidly, plans for an extensive selling program, which include the appointment of several department heads, are announced by R. H. Losev, president of Losey Motors. Inc., 1219 North Meridian street, distributors for Hudson and Terraplane cars for this territory. New appointees include H. W. Gregory, who becomes retail sales manager; W. G. Stroud and James Baker, who will be responsible for specialized service on all make of cars. The return of these men to the Losey organiaztion, once again brings together a group which has been identified with the Indianapolis automobile field for many years, and who were associated in the past. NEW BRANCH OPENED BY CHEVROLET DEALER Hare Organization to Sell I'sed Cars on South Side. Frank Hare, head of the Chevrolet dealership at 3756 College avenue, bearing his name, announces the opening of anew used car branch at 1127 Shelby street. According to Mr. Hare, the opening of the new store became necessary to accommodate the increasing number of Chevrolet, owners. Simultaneously with the announcement of the expansion program. comes word that P. L. Hoeltke has been appointed manager of the new Hare used car store. 10.0G0.000 Aided The automobile industry is the source of income for about 10.000,000 of our population.

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NEW 1934 FORD V-8 VICTORIA ON DISPLAY IN CITY

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Indianapolis Ford dealers are now featuring the new V-8 model Victoria, shown above, which features many new improvements.

CENTRAL 6UIGK ADDS EXECUTIVE Service Department Put in Charge of W. F. Lacy. Appointment of W. F. Lacy as manager of the service department of the Central Buick Sales Company, 2917 Central avenue, is announced by R. C. Cohn, head of this organization. "We feel the wide experience Mr. Lacy has had with Buick, which incidentally covers a period of approximately fifteen vears. most of

them spent in the Indianapolis zone offices, as branch and zone service department director, will add much to the efficiency of our service department,’’ Mr. Cohn asserted. Assist ing Mr Lacy will be F. D Jones and A. M Sims, who will continue as serv--ice salesmen, devoting their atten-

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tion to both Buick and Pontiac owners. v “A modern service department w hich includes special equipment for axle aligning, brake adjusting, headlight focusing, and many others whi'*h tend to expedite service, are some of the reasons why our service department has expanded rapidly and made it necessary to increase our personnel," Mr. Cohn concluded.

ROBOTS MAY REPLACE CAPITOL WORKMEN, M’NUTT AIDS FEAR

“Technological unemployment,” the highbrow term for machines displacing men, may infest the statehouse, it is feared by certain department heads who attended a conference called by Governor Paul V. McNutt yesterday. The Governor, it turned out, wants to establish a uniform system of centralized accounting for all departments, the work to be done by bookkeeping and tabulating machines on lease. Because of objections from department heads who felt that the lease payments and required form and paper purchases would exceed their present allotments, in addition to throwing employes out of work, the proposal was taken under advisement. A committee was appointed to consider the matter. PRODUCTION FIGURES FOR ELECTRICITY GAIN U. S. Output of 1,658,389,000 Kilowatt Hours Reported. By United Press NEW YORK. March 28.—Production of electricity in the United States for the week ended March 24 totaled 1.658.389,000 kilowatt hours, a gain of 17.6 per cent over the corresponding 1933 period, when 1.409.655.000 kilowatt hours were produced. the Edison Electric Institute announced today. This contrasted with output of 1.650,013.000 kilowatt hours, a gain of 20 per cent over last year, in the previous week. Two weeks ago production was 1.647.024.000 kilowatt hours, up 18.4 per cent over the 1933 week. HOME BUILDERS WILL HOLD DINNER TONIGHT Association to Hear Report on Model House Progress. A dinner at 6 will precede the meeting of the Indianapolis Home Builders’ Association tonight in the Washington. Progress on the 1934 model house, which the association is sponsoring for exhibition in the thirteenth annual Home Complete Exposition April 6, will be reported by Fred L. Palmer, contractor, who is in charge of its construction.

Gone, but Not Forgotten

Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Cecil Williams. 3015 Kenwood avenue. Ford coupe. 325-434. from in front of 3015 Kenwood avenue.

BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobiles recovered by police belong to: G. L. Uttle. 191* North Meridian street. Packard sedan, found at Fall Creek boulevard and Meridian street. Minnie Riggins, 954 West Twenty-sixth street. Dodge coupe, found in rear of 963 Roache street, stripped of five tires, door boards and batteryDan Coughlin. 1409 Marlowe avenue. Ford coach, found in vacant lot at 330 South New Jersey street. W. L Lines, 719 East New York street, Chevrolet coupe, found at East and Washington itreet.

Auto Needs Overhauling Following Severe Winter

Battery, Brakes and Tires Affected by Low Temperature. The severe winter through which the country has just passed makes it doubly important that automobiles be overhauled in preparation for spring driving, according to Todd Stoops, secretary-manager of the Hoosier Motor Club. Mr. Stoops declared that w'hile it is always advisable to overhaul the car after cold weather, that recently prevailed in many sections of the country, particularly where there was considerable ice remaining on the car for days, makes it almost mandatory that owners protect their investment by adequate care. In recent years,” he continued, “many motorists have gotten by with simply draining the anti-freeze as warmer weather approached. But the past winter in the snow states has put a severe strain on many parts of the car. This is particularly true of batteries, brakes and tires. These should be closely inspected by a competent mechanic before plans are made for spring motor trips. Such care will mean lower operating costs. “Another sign of the severe winter is the squeaks found in many cars. These may be from any number of causes, but more often result from ice eating away the grease. Therefore, the wise motorist will not long postpone the thorough greasing of his automobile. “Draining of the anti-freeze as soon as freezing weather definitely ends is, of course, important. But in addition, the car owner should see that the cooling system of the car is cleaned and tightened. This will prevent a waste of w'ater in warm weather, when it is most needed.” GRANDMOTHER WOUNDS 2 GUNMEN IN HOLDUP Elderly Woman's Accurate Aim Saves Store Receipts. By United Press CHICAGO, March 28.—A grayhaired grandmother, Mrs. Fred Curtis. today was credited with wounding tho gunmen whom she engaged in a pistol duel last night during a holdup. The elderly woman’s marksmanship resulted in the recovery of $35 loot that three bandits had taken from the cash register oi her husband's drug store. Mrs. Curtis opened fire from a back room. Her first shot dropped the bandit, who was rifling the cash register. He spilled a handful of bills. The other gunmen returned Mrs. Curtis’ fire until one of them dropped. The two wounded men crawled and dodged from the store and the trio fled in an automobile. Neither Curtis nor his wife were hurt. English Most Speedy England holds the speed record for Diesel-engined automobiles, with a mark of 103.2 miles an hour.

Centre Lodge Will Be Kokomo Masons’ Host

Seventy-Five Visitors to Attend Meeting and Dinner. Centre lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, will be host to seventy-five members of Howard lodge. Kokomo, tonight in the Masonic temple, North and Illinois streets. The visitors will be met at the city limits by several members of the Centre reception committee and escorted to a private parking lot near the Masonic temple by an escort of motorcycle police. Officers and craft of Howard lodge will confer the second section of the master Mason degree upon candidates following a dinner which will be served in the main banquet hall of the temple at 6:30. Emil V. Schaad. worshipful master of centre lodge, will give an address of welcome at the banquet which is expected to be one of the best attended events of the year Mr. Schaad’s address will be followed by formal introduction of the visiting officers and craftsmen. Special music has been provided for the dinner period. Dr. Elmer G. Homrighausen. pastor of Carrollton Avenue Reformed church, will speak on “Masons and the European Situation.’” The Kokomo Masons will l>e headed by Norman G. Wilkinson, master of Howard lodge. Henry A. Stipher, Centre’s senior warden, will be in charge of the reception

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

DIESEL FUEL TO GO ON MARKET New Shell Product Will Be Offered in Indianapolis. After several years of research work and numerous tests of the equipment of leading Diesel engine manufacturers, anew product known as Shell Diesel fuel will be marketed in this territory, it was announced by C. W. Manville, Indiana division manager of the Shell Petroleum Corporation. “This new fuel is highly refined and contains the lubricating qualities necessary for the Diesel injection pumps and other moving parts which .depend upon fuel for lubrication,” he said. “The value of lubricating properties in Diesel fuel are recognized by engine builders throughout the country and many favorable comments already have been received on the new product,” it was stated by Mr. Manville. TEXAN DISAPPEARS ON VISIT TO WASHINGTON Senator Joins Search for Job Seeker at Nation’s Capital. By United Press WASHINGTON. March 28.—Mystery surrounding the disappearance of W. V. Bailey, 51, Eastern, Tex., here three weeks ago remained unsolved today after police were asked by Senator Morris Sheppard (Dem.. Tex.) to institute a search. Mr. Bailey left Texas three weeks ago to come here to take a civil service examinations for a post in the office of comptroller of the currency. He checked out of a Washington hotel March 6 and has not been reported seen since. Mrs. Bailey wrote to Senator Sheppard yesterday asking his aid in finding her missing husband. HEX SLAYER DECLARED INSANE BY ALIENIST Confessed Killer of Pennsylvania Woman Derides Report. By United Press POTTSVILLE, Pa., March 28. Albert Yashinsky, Schuylkill county “hex" slayer, was formally declared insane today by Dr. Walter Bower, who made a Witten report to the district attorney. Yashinsky confessed killing Mrs. Susan Mummey because "she sent cats with green fiery eyes to claw at my sides.” William Watson, warden of the jail, said the youth was acting normally. Yashinsky himself derided the report. “That’s a hot one,” he said. “Anybody can see I'm all right, now that I'm not hexed any more.”

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Dr. Elmer G. Homrighausen committee, which will be composed of all officers. past masters and members of the craft of the Indianapolis lodge. Earl Buchanan, junior warden, will have charge of registration of the visitors. The lodge will open at 3 this afternoon and Centre will confer the master Mason degree on two candidates before "dinner.

LIGHTER OILS FAVORED FOR ‘BREAKING IN' Use Suggested in New Cars Even for Driving in Summer. Outstanding news lor purchasers ! of new cars is the recommendation of numerous automotive manufacturers that motor oils of approximately the same viscosity as those j regularly prescribed for winter driving be used for the first 2,000 miles of breaking in the new models, even i in summer temperatures. This step represents a continu- j ance of the trend toward lighter j motor oils which lubrication au- j thorities have been advocating for ! several years and which reached its peak last winter when the Society | of Automotive Engineers recom- j mended 10-w and 20-w for cold weather driving. Experts Explain Considerations prompting automotive manufacturers to recommend oils as light as S. A. E. 20 for breaking in new cars are analyzed as follows by lubrication experts of j the Standard Oil Company. Although the engine surfaces in the new cars are well finished, they | do have small portions, as in the i cylinder bores, ■which have to be pol- j ished off by actual operation. During the first 2,000 miles or so of engine operation w'hen this polishing process is going on, clearances between the piston and cylinder wall are very small spots. A lighter oil will penetrate these areas far better than a heavy oil, thus giving superior lubrication. After that period a slightly heavier oil is usually recommended solely from the viewpoint of oil consumption. Friction Reduced Three further factors contribute to the benefit derived from use of lighter oils in all temperatures. Lighter oils cause less fluid friction and conquently tend to retard piston movement less than heavy oils. Second, since manufacture of modern automobiles has been carried to the point where engine clearances are produced with much higher accuracies than were formerly attainable, any need for heavy oils is removed. Third, better cbntrol of distortions due to operating temperature stresses has resulted in much more uniform fitting of rings to cylinder walls, with the consequent elimination of areas of poor contact.

$15,000 LOOT MAKES CAPTAIN MATT LEACH I 'JACK OF DIAMONDS’ j

Swarthy Captain Matt Leach of the state police, who has been said to resemble the “jack of spades,” was being hailed as the “jack of diamonds” at the Statehouse today. The dark-haired nemesis of the Dillinger gan£ finds himself holding 180 diamond rings in search of an owner. The rings valued at more than $15,000 are held by the state police following the arrest of William Nelson at Gleason, Ind., a few days ago. Nelson told Captain Leach that the rings were the property of the “Franklin Jewel Company” of New York. Captain Leach attempted to correspond with the owners early today but was informed by the postal authorities that no such firm existed. DANCING TEACHERS OF SIX STATESJO MEET 300 Instructors to Hold Session Here April 22. Beginning, intermediate and advanced dancing will be demonstrated April 22, when 300 dancing teachers from Indiana, Illinois. Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and Kentucky will meet at the Antlers. The meeting will be the fifth annual six-state consolidated meeting of Dancing Masters of America and the Chicago Masters of Dancing. Louis Stockman, state supervisor of the association, will have charge of arrangements. TWO KILLED, ONE HURT IN KEROSENE BLAZE Muncie Boys Die When Fuel Can Explodes; Mother Burned. By United Pres* MUNCIE. Ind., March 28—Two brothers were killed and their mother was burned seriously late yesterday when fire resulting from a kerosene explosion destroyed their home near here. The brothers. Franklin Bowman. 18, and Donald Gene Bowman, 3, were enveloped in flames when a kerosene can with which the elder was kindling a fire, exploded. The mother, Mrs. Floyd Bowman, was burned seriously in the ensuing fire, but hospital attaches believed she would recover. CITY TRAFFIC GROUP TO MEET TOMORROW ! Colonel Herrington to Give Illustrated Lecture. Members of the Indianapolis Traffic Club will meet tomorrow night at a dinner at the Lincoln Travertine room at 6:30. The program will be in charge of O. C. Hagemann and Sam Ziffrin. Colonel A. W. I Herrington, of the Mormon-Herring-i ton Company, Inc., will present an illustrated lecture on “The Iraq | Desert and Seme of Its Transportation Problems ” 3 Dotes of Foley's Loosens Cough P— “Tl HOMEY TAR Drnnf I s*b TWwt riOOT • tab nkfii "Mr wife *uf- For old or.roan*— during sered wUh . or can v wly deep. e* t • and fUey's Honey and Tartar cougn. Folry'* euictol due did*fine work." folds ray getmmom ft. W I don t deUy. Get fenutf*#

Pontiac Autos Create Business for Railroads

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Charles C. Babcock Charles C. Babcock, who since the establishment of the Thirtieth and Central Sales Company, in January, 1927, as an Indianapolis Ford dealer, has guided its sales activities, announces the acquisition of full control of the dealership. * Under Mr. Babcocks direction this concern has grown from the smallest Ford dealership in Marion county, operating under the Indianapolis branch of the Ford Motor Company, to second place, and many times has pushed the leader. Mr. Babcock, in addition to directing the policies of the company, has himself on numerous occasions been one of the high ranking Ford salesmen nationally. Hec"" Oil Breaks Pump When the gears of the oil pump break it is fairly certain that the owner of the car has been using too heavy an oil for winter driving. Railroads Get Business In 1933. railroad shipments resulting from the manufacture and use of motor cars and construction of roads exceeded 2,600,000 carloads.

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Shipments of Products and Materials Require 33.000 Cars. By Times Special PONTIAC. Mich.. March 28.—The automobile industry plays a very important part in the railroad business of this country today. More than 33,000 freight cars will be required to haul that part of Pontiac 1934 production that will be shipped by rail, according to E. B. Rogers, traffic manager of the Pontiac Motor Company. Although the motor car is a direct competitor of the railroads in freight and passengers carried over the highways, Mr. Regers pointed out that the automotive industry doubtless has contributed more to the expansion and prosperity of all railroads throughout the country during the last twenty-five years than any other single factor. Figures prepared by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce show that last year 2.621.000 carloads of automotive freight were hauled over the tracks of American railroads. Revenues to the roads from this source ran close to $350,000,000. Automotive freight accounts for 15 per cent of the total railway traffic of the country. “It is difficult to estimate how many railroad men are given employment because of the motor car industry,” Mr. Rogers said, “but figures compiled in our own department show that approximately 1,200 freight cars will be in continuous use day after day to take care of the 75 per cent of Pontiac’s 1934 production that will be shipped by rail. An additional fifty cars are in constant use hauling incoming materials and supplies to the factory. “On the basis of ninety freight cars per train as an average, t#ere will be fifteen freight trains with locomotives and crews serving Pontiac Motor Company at all times. Seven men constitute the average train crew and three crews a day are required to keep all trains moing. This means more than 300 railroad men employed by the railroads just to move the freight of the Pontiac Company. “Os the 150,000 Pontiac straight eights to be built in 1934,” continued Mr. Rogers, “approximately 112,500 , will leave the plant by rail.”

.MARCH 28, 1934

ROSE COMPANY CHOSEN DEALER FOR AUTO RADIO Philco-Transtone Sets to Be Had at Three Prices. Announcement of the appointment of the Rose Tire Company, 936 North Meridian street, as wholesale distributor for Philco-Transo-tone Automobile radio sets has been announced. There are three distinctive modpls in the new 1934 line, which are priced at $39.95. $55 and $75. respectively, the two lower priced

models with six tubes, while the third is a seventube set. Accord 1n g to Art Rose, head of the organization bearing his name, arrangements have been made to carry a complete stock of all models and parts. Moreover, anew department has been set up w'hich is know'n as the automobile radio

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service department, specializing in the installation and repair of automobile radios. The service staff is made up of all factory trained men. The installation of this new' department enabled us to qualify as to qualify as a member of the Radio Manufacturers Service Association, an organization w'hich has just been established here, accepting as members only dealers who are properly equipped and manned to specialize in this type of service,” Mr. Rose asserted. The new' Philco-Transotone radio is accepted and approved by the manufacturers of seventeen different automobiles, many of whom are offering it as optional equipment in their 1934 models. Auto Makers Use Lead United States automobile manufacturers used 33.8 per cent of all ! the lead consumed in this country 1 in 1932.