Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 51, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 May 1936 — Page 16

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AUTOMOTIVE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

NEW CHEVROLET GROUP FORMED IN INDIANAPOLIS Sales Managers’ Council Is Organized by City’s Car Dealers. A comparatively new organization In the local automobile field, is the One Twenty Five Sales Managers Council, comjDosed of the new and used car managers of Indianapolis Chevrolet dealers. Members met at the C.aypool Monday for the second regular monthly dinner and sales conference. Officers are: K E. Morris, sales manager of Superior Chevrolet, Inc., president; J. W. Hedges, sales manager of North Side Chevrolet, Inc., secretary and treasurer, ano Clarence Myers, sales manager of Coburn Chevrolet, Inc., vice president. Other members of the council are: •I S. Glason, sales manager, and Frank Hare and Ralph lovine of Johnson Chevrolet. Inc.; Rex Long and Joe Rosenthal of Washington Auto Sales, Inc.; E. H. Thompson of Coburn Chevrolet, Inc.; Harold Hancock of Superior Chevrolet. Inc.; Harry Taylor of Northside Chevrolet, Inc.; E. J. Voelker and Clcn Fowler of West Side Chevrolet; Floyd Trusty of Sholty Motors Cos., and E. Marquette of Anderson Chevrolet. Inc. The purpose of the organization, according to E. W. Berger, Chevrolet Indianapolis zone manager, and L. E. Craig, Indianapolis zone office retail selling manager, is to establish a better understanding between the sales departments of Indianapolis Chevrolet dealers, and to exchange helpful retail sales and advertising ideas. In addition to the feature presentation by L. E. Craig, informal addresses were made by E. W. Berger and F. A. Pate of the Indianapolis Chevrolet zone office, and Jack Burke, regional manager of the truck department for the Chevrolet Motor Cos. of Flint. Mich.

Rounding the Row BY MYRON J. M’tIEEHAN

SHOLTV MOTORS has opened a used car lot at 1031 Vir-gima-av with P. A. Canada and C. E. Fox in charge. Roy Wilmeth ot the Roy Wilmeth Cos., Inc.. 720 N. Meridian-st, has returned to his duties after spending the winter in Floriday. a tt a R. D. Johnson, president of Johnson Chevrolet, 1035 N. Me-ridian-st, announced opening of a branch store at 1250 Oliver-av with L. S. Ray in charge. B tt tt TED BYRNE, INC.. Studebaker dealer, 962 N. Meridian-st, is holding open house tonight. b a t> Ralph Fink of the Fink Auto Cos.. 440 N. Capitol-av, is busy these days getting the new lot at 427 N. Capitol-av. ready for business. a a a On all sides, auto row is showing the signs of improved business conditions—new stores are being opened, fronts remodeled, new signs installed and used car lots added, all of which are healthy indications of expansion. a tt tt WILLIAM BERNHARDT of Meridian Motor Sales, 820 N. Meridian-st, used car dealer and auto financier, is one of the sages of N. Meridian-st. When you want to a good slant on a situation pertaining to the automobile business rail on Bill and you’ll come away with a clear picture of just what's what. Mr. Bernhardt has been engaged in the auto business for many years. a a Willis E. Kuhn, president of North Side Chevrolet. Inc., 836 E. 63d-st. reports their “open house" last Tuesday was attended by mere than 650 persons. tt tt tt A CHEVROLET used car managers meeting was held last Monday at the Claypool. attended by used cars managers and sales managers of the Chevrolet dealers in the vicinity. Mr. Pate, city salesmanager for the Chevrolet branch and other branch executives were in charge. Mr. Pate attended the national used car convention in Detroit recently. tt tt o Chambers & Whitehead, Inc., 818 E. 63rd-st, Chrysler-Plymouth dealer, reported a very satisfac torv April sales record in both new and used cars. This firm is just getting under way, having opened recently. Both Mr. Cham hers and Mr. Whitehead are well known in the automotive field. a a a HICKMAN - MOYER SALES. INC., 1302 N. Meridian-st. Oldsmobile dealer, has oper-'d a used car lot on 13th-st, we* of Meridian-st, in addition to the used car store at 420 N. Capitolav. tt tt B John 8. Wise, one of the city’s man- popul.-r automobile men. is now associated with Packard Indianapolis. Inc.. 1511 N. Illinoisst, according to Mr E. Stevens, used car manager.

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Never before has a lion taken a seat upon the hood of an automobile, according to Clyde Beatty, worldfamous lion tamer of Cole Brothers’ & Clyde Beatty’s circus. Clyde performed the feat with the only lion in the world that sits up and his 1936 Studebaker Cruising Sedan, just to prove that he’s the boss. The circus will be ir. town today and tomorrow with Beatty staging the most daring act ever performed in a cageful of lions and tigers. His Studebaker—from Litzelman & Morrison —gracefully wears the title of “official car” for this big show'.

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The opening of anew super Gulf service station at Meridian and 24th-sts, was announced this week by A. D. Miller, above. Indianapolis agent of the Gulf Refining Cos. According to Mr. Miller, the new station is one of the most modern service stations in Indianapolis, having five electric gasoline pumps and all modern lubrication equipment. The new station makes the fifth TOO per cent” Gulf service station in Indianapolis. Others are located at New York and Bevillests. College-av and 46th-st. New York and Colorado-sts, and Wash-ington-st and Hawthorne-ln. The new Meridian-st station will be managed by F. E. Wagner. Bill Robinson. ■‘Freshman” tty l nitcd l‘r< s* BERKELEY. Cal.. May 9.—Biil Robinson, maestro of the tap dance, has danced himself into scholastic honors. In recompense of a campus exhibition, he has been made an honorary freshman of the University of California.

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public officials of principal cities in the interests jit safe driving for the Plymouth Motor Corp. Although a speed-devil in his younger days on the tracks, Mr. Oldfield is one of the sanest and safest drivers today, and a great advocate of safety education to curb fatal accidents.

PONTIAC'S 1936 PRODUCTION UP 21,046 Cars Built in April, President of Auto Company Says. Pontiac Motor Cos. produced 21,046 cars in April, which was the biggest month the company has had since 1929, says H. J. Klingler, president and general manager. This compares with 18.749 cars built in April 1935 and 14,666 in March this year. Klingler is optimistic over the next few months. Production schedule calls for 21,000 or more in May. Last year 19,408 Pontiac cars were built in May. Although the figures for retail sails in the United States for April are not complete, he expects the number to reach 20,000, which will exceed the March record-breaking month by some 2500 cars. ‘ The adequate stocks of new cars with which dealers were provided early this year as a result of the fall announcement dates and for the very purpose of preventing a car shortage at this time of the year, now seem to be about exhausted,’’ said Klingler. "Although many dealers are faced, with the difficulty of making prompt deliveries due to our increasing sales, I do not contemplate anything like the shortage we have had in former years. We increased the capacity of our plant last fafi to take care of just such a contingency and as events have turned out it is a fortunate thing for us and for the additional thousands of purchasers of Pontiac cars.”

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SLIGHT DECLINE IS REPORTED IN CAR PRODUCTION Drop Not General, However, Several Plants Keeping Up Schedule. Slight recessions in production in many of the automotive plants was reported last week by Automotive Daily News in its midweek survey of the'industry. The decline was not general, says this voic’ of the industry, with many plants, notably the units of the Chrysler Corp. and Ford holding the same rate as the previous week and in the case of Ford going slightly above, while others shaded off. The total output of passenger cars and trucks in the United States during the week ending April 25, should run to about 115,737 units, as compared with an estimate of 117,605 units in the previous week. Meanwhile, reports the magazine, sales continue unabated with the demand well spread throughout the country. Dealer stocks of new cars are satisfactory, with the supply being about ample for four -weeks at the current sales rate. Used car stocks still lean to the heavy side with stocks about equal to a six weeks’ supply at the current demand. More nearly compile returns on new passenger car and truck registrations for March have brought a revision in the earlier estimate and the Automobile Daily News now places the new passenger car registrations for the month at 295,000 as against its earlier estimate of 305,000 units. Commercial cur and truck registrations for the month are still estimated at 55,003 units. These latter estimates are based on returns from 30 states for passenger cars and 29 states for commercial cars. With this auspicious start, truck sales in 1936 promise to set anew all-time record with the total probably between 550,000 and 600,000 units as against the previous record year cf IC*29 when 527,030 units were registered, according to the publication OPEN HOUSE ARRANGED TO ENTERTAIN PUBLIC Miller Oldsmobile Cos. Sponsors Show Monday Night. William C. Miller of Miller Oldsmobile Cos., 3120 E. Washington-st., today announced plans for an “open house entertainment,” Monday

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