Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 46, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 July 1934 — Page 11
JULY 4, 1934
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
TIRE COMPANY PRODUCING ON CAPACITY BASIS U. S. Concern Expected to Attain New Output Peak This Year. In connection with the opening of the United States Tire Company service station at Meridian and Walnut streets, W. B Harding, president of the United States Tire Company, Inc, formerly known as the Indianapolis Rubber Company, describes as follows the background and development of the organization. “The Indianapolis Rubber Company. now known as the United States Tire Company, Inc., was organized in 1892 It has had. since that time, an unbroken record of continuous operation, and is one of the oldest tire companies in the country. “For a number of years the product of the plant was confined to the manufacture of G. fe J. bicycle tires, and certain repair sundries. Held Basic Patent “In its early history, the company acquired the patent rights of the clincher tire, and when the automobile first came into use, every rubber company producing tires in the United States was licensed under G. & J. patents, and paid royalty to the Indianapolis Rubber Company. “In the years that have ensued since the company was formed, the local factory has increased its number of employes from seventy-five or eighty to between 1.500 and 1.600. “During the so-called depression period, its production in 1932 exceeded its all-time record, and this record in turn was very substantially passed in 1933 The present year indicates very clearly the establishment of a further production peak.” Use Indiana Products •From May 1, 1933. up to the present date, the plant has operated continously on a basis of twentyfour hours a day, with the exception of the Christmas and New Year week when production was •suspended for inventory purposes. “The parent company, the United States Rubber Company, operates two factories in Indiana. Representing purely Indiana disbursements. the following figures are interesting: “Number of persons employed, 6.400; taxes paid in Indiana. $154.066; amont of annual pay “oils, $6,750,000. and Indiana coal consumed. 44 800 tons. “These figures represent only factors’ employes, and do not take into consideration the persons engaged within the state in the distribution of the products of the two plants. The amount of Indiana coal consumed is shown, because the last two Governors of the state have asked Indiana industries to patronize Indiana mines, and our entire coal buying has been in conformity with this request.” HIGGINBOTHAN GARAGE SELLS TYDOL PRODUCTS New North Side Agency Chosen for Gasoline and Oil. Announcement of appointment of the Higginbothan garage and service station at 806 College avenue as anew north side outlet for Tydol gasoline and Veedol motor oil is made by F J. Schuster, president of the Troy Oil Company, distributors for Tidewater Oil Company products in this territory. Aside from the service station department. the garage which is operated by Charles and Allen Higginbothan, a large storage and general garage, with complete facilities for parking and repair work. NEW LEADER CHOSEN James S. Knowlson Heads Board of Stewart-Warner. By Times Special CHICAGO. July 4.—Stewart - Warner Corporation announces the election of James S. Knowlson as chairman of the board of directors, to succeed R. J. Graham, deceased. Knowlson has been active in the manufacturing field in Chicago for many years, having been connected with the Speedway Manufacturing Company since 1909 and is now president and general manager of that company. SALES DIRECTOR - DIES A. V. Comings. Detroit. Formerly Edited Two Journals. B'l Tim> • ini DETROIT. July 4—A. V. Comings. 55. director of the Plymouth Salesmen's League and former editor of Motor World and Automobile Trade Journal, is dead at his home here. He was employed by the Plymouth Motor Corporation in 1933. Under his direction the Plymouth Salesmen's League grew from a few hundred members to 19.000 members. He is survived by Mrs. Mary Taft Comings.
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CITY PLANT OF CHEVROLET IS LARGEST OF KIND
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Workmen leaving the Chevrolet commercial body plant at Indianapolis, the largest of its kind in the world. All Chevrolet commercial bodies, excepting sedan deliveries and cabs, are produced in this plant, which- has nearly 500.000 square feet of manufacturing space, according to George Stout, manager. Here the commercial body parts and sections are made and forwarded to the various Chevrolet assembly plants.
EXPECTS RISE OF PROSPERITY Walter P. Chrysler Paints Rosy Picture at Commencement. A. L. Jones of Jones & Maley, Inc.. 2421 East Washington street, local De Soto and Plymouth dealers, was the guest of honor of Byron C. Foy, president of the De Soto Motor Corporation, at the annual commencement exercises of the Chrysler Institute of Engineering in Detroit this week. Walter P. Chrysler, addressing the engineering graduates, declared that the acceptance of the airflow De Soto cars introduced this year has exceeded all expectations. Mr. Chrysler expressed the belief that America can expect “prosperity even greater than the country has ever known—prosperity of the real kind that benefits everybody.” He said the world of today needs more than ever men of trained intelligence. “I am suggesting that the world needs well-rounded men—men who are scientists in the true sense—men who know something about everything and everything about something.” he said. “I call that type of man intelligent.”
‘Year Ahead’ Models by Studebaker Being Shown
DRIVE FOR BUSINESS ARRANGED BY SHELL Advertising Campaign Is Based on New Gasoline. An impressive summer advertising campaign by the Shell Petroleum Corporation is announced by C. W. Manville. its Indianapolis division manager. Purpose of the campaign is to introduce the new Super Shell gasoline, which is supercharged and delivers more mileage. It is said that through the application of a special refining process the new gasoline has materially increased the firing charges a gallon, which, in turn, tends to increase the mileage and power considerably. According to Mr. Manville, the campaign will employ banners, comic strip figures and other forms of identification at the stations to tie up with newspaper and signboard advertising. HEADS WILL BE MADE FOR ENGINES OF AUTO Fewer Parts Among Advantages ot Jenkins Products. Lease of a manufacturing building at Twenty-fifth and Ethel streets for anew type of head for automotive engines is announced by J. A. Schilling, secretary-treas-urer of the Jenkins Motor Company. Inc. Elimination of valves, springs and other working parts, claimed to give increased power, greater motor efficiency and a 30 per cent saving in full consumption, are features. Arrangements are bemg made for the manufacture of parts elsewhere, only assembly work to be done in the local plant.
Wolf Company Selected as Pontiac Distributor
Long-Established Firm Will Continue in Used Car Field. Appointment of the I. Wolf Automoble Company, 550 North Capitol avenue, as the downtown Pontiac dealer was announced recently by W. L. Pavlovski, Indianapolis zone manager for the Pontiac Motor Company. The Wolf firm, which in one of the oldest concerns on auto row and which for the last few years has specialized in used cars, has redecorated and remodeled its building throughout to properly display and service the new’ Pontiac line. Sam Wolf, general manager of the c L>any, will be in complete charge, but will devote most of rffe time to the sales work, building up a forceful selling staff for the new car equipment. According to Mr. Wolf, recent alterations have made it possible for his firm to enlarge greatly both the new car display rooms, service and parts department, as well as the used car department, the latter being operated as before, but as a separate unit.
Vacuum Power Brakes and Tear Drop Designing Given Emphasis. Studebaker has greeted the midsummer automobile market with a new series of “year-ahead" models. The new Studebakers, which are on display at the showrooms of the Citizens Motor Car Company, 1510 North Meridian street, bring two interesting factors into the automobile industry. The first is the introduction of vacuum power brakes to the low price field. The second is the development of tear-drop design and making this ultra-modern styling available to purchasers of cars selling for less than SI,OOO. according to George D. Hartwich. general manager of the local Studebaker distributorship. “Every motorist has heard about power brakes.” Mr. Hartwich said. “All of the highest priced cars have them. They have been proved the most efficient type of brakes. But never before has a car selling for less than SI,OOO been equipped with this safety device. “Now’ Studebaker offers power brakes on the Dictator line of cars —which have a base factory price of $695 —as w’ell as on Commander and President models. We believe the adoption of power brakes on the new Dictator models heralds anew era of safety in motoring. “Also everybody has heard about and seen the tear-drop design of the higher priced automobiles. But true tear-drop design has not been available in low-priced automobiles. The cars in this price group have approached it. have imitated the lines of the advanced high-priced cars. “But there is no car in the lowprice group that has genuine teardrop design—except the new Studebaker De Luxe Dictator Land Cruiser.”
Gone, but Not Forgotten
Automobiles reported to police as stolen belong to: Edward Wiebke 144 Hampton drive. Ford coupe, 21-855. from West and Market streets. C R Anderson. 1733 Slorth Meridian street Chevrolet coupe from in front of 1733 North Meridian street William Pugh. 1922 Roosevelt avenue Ford coupe. 82-074. from In front of 1518 North Alabama street. J L Neill, 730 North Tibbs avenue. Chevrolet cabriolet. 113-065. from Holmes avenue and Tenth street William Ennis. Martinsville. Ind Ford coach. 247-839. from Martinsville. Ind.
BACK HOME AGAIN
Stolen automobiles recovered by police belong to: Otto Roadarmel. 525 Woodlawn avenue. Ford coach, found in 400 block Woodlawn avenue. Jesse FYve. 730 West Tnenty-flifth street. Ford coach, found at California and Washington streets. Hoosier Cab Company. 323 West Thirtieth street, Hoosier Cab No. 33, found at 400 West Market street.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
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RETAIL SALES OF MRS RISF Wholesale Volume Drops for First Time in Five Months. By Times Special CHICAGO, July 4.—More new cars sold at retail and fewer at wholesale in the middle west during May are reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, covering the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and lowa. The decrease in wholesale volume was the first to be experienced in five months, amounting to 12.6 per cent as compared with April, but show a 14 per cent gain over May, 1933. May produced a H per cent increase in retail sales over April and a gain of 10.4 per cent over May of last year. A slight rise was disclosed In the number of new cars on hand between April 30 and May 31 as compared with the preceding month, but stocks of used cars declined from the previous month and were less than a year ago. The employment situation improved, the reserve bank reported, with the number of workers up 1.3 per cent and wages 7 per cent on May 15 as against April 15. Reporting groups included 5.393 firms employing 1,012,348 wage earners. CUSTOM COLLECTIONS GAIN 3,000 PER CENT Heavy Imports of Liquor Boost Tax Figures Here. Increase of nearly 3,000 per cent in collections for June at the Indianapolis customs office and its sub-ports at Lawrenceburg and Evansville was announced yesterday by Wray D. Fleming, collector. The increase, which largely was due to heavy imports of alcoholic beverages, made collections for the month the largest for any month since 1929, and the second largest in history of the office. Collections last month totaled $233,226, as compared with only $12,502 in June, 1933. Cost of operating the office was only 8 mills for every dollar collected, Mr. Fleming said. ELKS’ FLEET TO VISIT “Good-Will Party” Will Be Greeted by City Lodge. Indianapolis Elks will entertain the Elks good-will fleet when it passes through the city tomorrow en route to the grand lodge convention at Kansas City, Mo. The fleet of cars will be greeted by a reception committee headed by W. A. Taylor, exalted ruler, and Hubert S. Riley.
BUY TYDOL THE GASOLINETHAT LUBRICATES TROY OIL CO £5,
SPORT SEDAN IS NEW TYPE OF CHEVROLET Five-Passenger Car Offers Knee Action and BuiltIn Trunk. Announcement of anew master six Chevrolet sport sedan with knee-action is made by E. W. Berger, Indianapolis zone anager for the Chevrolet Motor .mpany. The new model is four-door, five-passenger sedan with built-in trunk. Other features which distinguish it from other models of the Chevrolet line are outlined as follows by Mr. Berger: “The new’ Chevrolet sport sedan has the appearance of increased streamlining, through adoption of a modified roof line, and permits the rear panel to fit in smoothly with the lines of the trunk. “The entire rear panel, including the trunk, is made of a single stamping. “Advantage has been taken of all available space to provide a commodious baggage compartment. The trunk is forty-nine and one-half inches wide, seventeen and threefourths inches fore and aft and nineteen and five-eighths inches high. Special Bumpor Used “The spare wheel is mounted at the rear of the trunk; spare wheels carried in fender w r ell may be had on order. “To provide protection for trunk, spare wheel and fenders, a specially formed rear bumper with a greater arch is used. “The rear quarter windows differ from those used in all other 1934 models. “A no-draft ventilation unit, pivoted top and bottom and operated by a' T-handle, comprises the entire window’. The vertical ventilator post is eliminated by this design. “Interior equipment includes upholstery of itiohair or Bedford cord (optional), arm rests at all seats, adjustable sun deflector, adjustable driver’s seat, assist cords, ash tray in front seat back, glove compartment, rear window shade, metal robe rail, carpet-covered foot rest, dome light, reversed opening screened cowl ventilator and Fisher no-draft ventilation. “The trunk is provided with two hasps, each of which incorporates a lock. A single key fits both.” 18 ARE ADVANCED IN SCOUT CAMP RANKING Sixteen Are Selected Campers, Two Named Woodmen. Ranking of camper was given to sixteen boys last night at the Indianapolis Boy Scout camp. Two boys w’ere made woodsmen. These are the first two steps in camp rank advancement. The awards were made by H. T. Vitz, director of the camping department. The monthly court of honor of the Indianapolis and Central Indiana Boy Scout Council, which was to have been held tonight in Cropsey auditorium, has been postponed until next Wednesday night. Irving Williams, chairman of the court, will preside. COUNTY SCHOOL UNITS WILL SHARE $416,000 June Gross Income Tax Proceeds to Be Apportioned. Approximately $416,000 from June gross income tax revenues will be distributed among Marion county schools this month, according to J. William Bosse, educational reference director of the state public instruction department. Distribution, which is based on a scale of S2OO for each school teaching unit, will amount throughout the state to $2,007,200 for July. Os the 20,036 teaching units in Indiana, 2,068 are allotted to Marion county. TRUCK CODE OFFICES IN STATE STAY OPEN Registration of For-Hire Vehicles Will Continue. Trucking code registration offices in Indianapolis and twenty-five other Indiana cities are to be kept open a few’ days more to accommodate owners of for-hire trucks who have not yet registered under the code, according to announceof the Indiana trucking industry code authority. Plates bearing the trucking code insigna must be displayed on all forhire trucks by July 13, D. F. Mitzner, executive secretary, said. Offices of the trucking code authority are located at 508 Illinois building. WIDOW COLLECTS $lO DUE EX-PROSECUTOR Belated Payment Is Made for Services in 1910. Mrs. E. R. Hoten, 3152 North Delaware street, today w’as $lO wealthier as result of a belated payment due her husband. Elliott R. Hooten, now deceased, who was Marion county prosecutor in 1910. A check for $lO was presented to Mrs. Hooten yesterday by Maurice J. Peele, probate court clerk. The check represented a fee for Mr. Hooten’s services, as prosecutor, in connection with a guardianship case back in 1910. Under the law, it w’as not necessary to pay the fee until the guardianship, held by the Union Trust Company, was terminated.
ADMIRAL IS NAMED JAPANESE PREMIER Keisuke Okada Selects New Cabinet Members. By United Press TOKIO, July 4.—Admiral Keisuke Okada. appointed premier following the collapse of the Saito cabinet arising from the Bank of Taiwan scandal, tonight began selection of his cabinet. Admiral Okada accepted the post after conferring with Emperor Hirohito. The cab.net of Admiral Viscount Makoto Saito resigned en bloc yesterday, its position made untenable by the Bank of Taiwan scandal involving subordinates. ROGERS APPOINTED TO HEALTH BOARD POST Democrat Named by Mayor to Fill Unexpired Term. Dr. Clark Rogers today was reappointed for a four-year term on the health board by Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan. Dr. Rogers, a Democrat, first was appointed to the board to fill the unexpired term of Evans Woollen Jr., who resigned a year ago to become city controller.
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GROCERS PLAN FIRST OUTING IN 12 YEARS City Association May Renew Annual Picnic. Plans to renew the annual “grocers"’ picinc this year were discussed |at a meeting of the Indianapolis Retail Meat and Grocers’ Association at the Hoosier Athletic Club | Monday night. A picnic has not been held by | the grocers for ttvelve years, it was j said. Preliminary plans were also made for entertaining the 1935 convention of the National Association of Retail Grocers. $3,129 IN BACK WAGEB IS COLLECTED BY NRA State Demands Employes Be Paid at Code Prices. State NRA headquarters yesterday announced collection during the past week of $3,129 in back wages due employes as the difference between what they had been receiving and what their industries' code demanded. This figure represents an increase of 50 per cent over the total amount previously collected in the state since the beginning of NRA wage adjustment work, according to Fred Hoke, statfe compliance officer.
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LIBERTY BELL WILL RING AGAINTONIGHT Byrd to Touch Button in Little America. By United Press PHILADELPHIA. July 4—ln this cradle of American independence, the historical Liberty Bell will ring again tonight as part of the national celebration. More than 12.000 miles away in his snow-bound shack in Little America. Admiral Richard E. Byrd will touch a wireless key. The electrical impulse will be transmitted to Independence Hall, causing a delicately balanced hammer to strike the old bell. The ceremony will be relayed by shortwave so that members of the Byrd antarctic expedition may hear the bell at their headquarters 123 miles north of where Byrd is wintering. Fractures Hip in Fall Ben Lambert, 55, fell eight feet from the roof of a shed he was building in the rear of his home at 1128 Hiawatha street yesterday and sustained a hip fracture. He was taken to city hospital.