Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 June 1936 — Page 8

CHEVROLET TO PASS 610,000, 8 OFFICIAL SAYS |

New Record for Six Months

Forecast on Basis of Present Sales.

That Chevrolet will have retailed 610,000 cars and trucks in the six

“months from Jan. 1 to June 30, as

compared with 540,000 in the same period of 1929 is the prediction of William E. Holler, vice president and | general sales manager of Chevrolet, according to E. W. Berger, Indianapolis zone manager. This predic-

WILMETH comPANY sets NEW CAR SALES RECORD

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tion is based on the new record set | HT so far this year and on present pros- | :

pects, Mr. Holler said.

Since the industry's boom year of | 1029, all sales comparisons have been |’

referred to the big totals rolied up then. Hereafter, says Mr. Holler, in announcing monthly sales during the spring selling season, Chevrolet will be comp g them with the spring Jnonths of 1936 instead of with 1929 Chevrolet has announced one new record after another in three successive months, and the combined total for March, April and May sets 8 new high record for any three

months’ period in the history of the ;

company. Mr. Holler pointed out that in 1929, when domestic, Canadian and export salés of American motor cars approximated 5,700,000 units, Chevrolet dealers delivered 100,600 or more units at retail each month for five consecutive months.

New car sales reached a new high, for the Roy ’ , Indiana's largest Ford dealer, during to Roy Wilmeth, president. ull Dobbs Price Co., larg-

Wilmeth May, acco: Competing against the\H

est Ford dealer in Memphis, Tenn, in a new car sales contest sponsored by the Ford Motor Co., the Wilmeth firm won with 114 new car units against 97 new units fer the Memphis dealer during May. Pictured above is the sales organization of the" Wilmeth company. According to Mr. Wilmeth, their

Gauss, assistant

handled only through the Meridian-st store, whereas the Memphis dealer, in addition to his main store, ‘ operates seven branch new car agencies. Heading the Wilmeth company sales activities are Roy Wilmeth, president; C. T. Foxworthy, vice presi= dent ‘and general manager; S, Jett Williams, assistant manager; George Hoster, sales manager; Ralph

sales manager; William Brewer,

manager of the usea car jot at. 720 N. Meridian-st, and Guy: Feester, manager of the used car lot at

success was gratifying because his new car sales are I 2701 E; WasHingion- st.

LOCAL BUICK MANAGER WINS TRIP

The greatest number of sales for | EE

any month in that period was 115,000 units. This year, at the end of

May, Chevrolet dealers had exceed- || ed this old record by a substantial |:

margin for three consecutive months.

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BY MYRON J. McGEEHAN

HARLES C. BABCOCK, owner | A of 30th and Central Sales, Ford | dealer, is building a new addition to the present location, giving the firm | a 150-foot front, The service de-' partment, salesroom, parts depart- | ment, and offices are being eniarged. The increase in business has made this necessary, Mr. Babcock said. ” n ”

The flow of bonus money is making itself felt throughout the city with the purchase of both new and used cars. The dealers are glad to serve the veterans, but are advising them against unnecessary expenditure. : ” ” n Robert D. Johnson, Johnson Chevrolet Co. president, 1035 N. Meridian, has announced a sale of 150 used cars during the last week. Many were sold, Mr. Johnson said, s 8 ” ILES & WILSON, Graham distributors, 3815 College-av, are receiving a heavy wholesale business on the new Graham and their used cars are far ahead of last year's sales record, Roger Elmore, sales manager. FJ n n

SUPER- SERVICE STATION OPENS

Federal Auto Supply Firm Announces New Home at 701 N. Capitol-Av.

Announcement of the new home

of Federal Auto Supply Co. at 701

N. Capitol-av was made=today by E. W. Johnson and C. N. Maggert,

-| president and secretary-treasurer,

respectively, of the firm.: The new location is modern. with

a complete one-stop superservice

-Neal ©. Cunningham, Indianapolis. district manager for Buick Motor Co., is shown above (center) being greeted by W. F. Hufstader (right), vice-president and general sales manager of Buick, and Thos.

H. Corpe (left), director of advertising and sales

promotion, at a

luncheon tendered the 13 winners of sales contests conducted for

Buick district managers. The men

were feted by Buick with:special

entertainment and ringside seats at the LouiseSchmeling fight as a reward for surpassing their collegues in a new “business drive during

April and May.

BUSINESS BETTER

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William Chestnutt and Jack Hol- ||

ly, of the firm Chestnutt & Holly, 1007 N. Meridian-st, are placing a new stock of used cars, which they recently purchased, on display. » 8 ”

. The work on the lot of the North

Side Chevrolet, Inc., 836 E. 63rd-st, |

Broad Ripple, soon will be eompleted. ” 2 ”

HE Weissman Motor Sales, 2122 E. Washington-st, now have three locations as outlets for used cars. The other two are located at 332 N. Capitol-ay, 927 Virginia-av. Ed Hayes, used car manager, reports increased business as a result of these two additional stores. nn » ”

Jett Williams, lot manager for the Roy Wilmeth Co. at 1401 N. Merid-jan-st, keeps his lot in attractiv condition and all the used cars we displayed. This is not his only accomplishment, however. So far this month, the lot has sold many used cars. Cea Neil Cunningham, Buick Motor .Co. zone representative, flew to New York to witness the Louis-Schmel-ing fight. Mr. Cunningham digressed from his interest in the match to state that Buick has had one of its biggest six-month periods and feels confident the balance of the year will be the same. :

GOODRICH VETERAN

TO RECEIVE AWARD

20-Year Service Pin to Be Given

Credit Manager. Ernest A. Doerschuk,- general credit manager of the B. F. Goodrich Co., has completed 20, years of service with the organization. He will be presented his 20-year service pin, together with about 120 others who have completed 20 years with the company since last Décember, at a ceremonial of the Twenty Year Service Club next Saturday. President J. D, Tew will make the presentations.

According to H, E. Stout (above), sales manager of H. M. Van Matre, Inc., northside Oldsmobile dealer, located at 3758 Col-lege-av, new and used car sales this month are showing an increase of 33 per cent over the corresponding period of 1935.

In addition, the service department is showing a 75 per. cent increase over last year in gross business, Mr. Stout asserted.

Much of the credit for this |

record is due to H. C. Gauker and - Frank Henthorne, used car and service managers, respectively, Mr. Stout said.

STUDEBAKER REPORTS HUGE GAIN IN SALES

119 Per Centiincrease Reported for . Early June. SOUTH BEND, Ind. June 20— Paul G. Hoffman, president of the Studebaker Corp. reports the sale of 2190 passenger cars and trucks, including export, during. the first

59 PER CENT GAIN IN SHIPMENTS REPORTED

Graham Official Declares Deliveries Also Are Up. =~ Times Special DETROIT, June 20.—Compilation of records just completed shows that shipments of ‘Graham motor cars in May registered an increase of 59 ‘per cent. over the corresponding

10 days of June compared with 999 :

in the corresponding period of 1935 —an increase of 119 per cent. During the same period, dealers in the United States alone delivered 2293 units, continuing the reduction of the inventory which was notable in May.

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station. Diamond D-X %asoline and lubricatians, products of the Midcontinent Petroleum Corp. distributed in the Indianapolis territory by the Perine Oil Co., are featured exclusively. In addition, attractive displays of Philco radios, Norge refrigerators, gas ranges and electrical appliances. are being shown in the firm’s new

Jocation.

The Federal cogoern has been in business for the last 18 years, being better known in the local: automotive field as the€ distributors for Federal Tires, which they have handled

{for many years.

month last year, says F. R. Valpey, Vice. president and wgeneral sales manager. In commenting oh this increase Mr. Valpey said “Not only has there been this decided jump in our shipments, but actual retail deliveries also have taken a material spurt, as evidenced by the last 10 days, in May, which exceeded the next highest 10-day period this year by 20 per cent.

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former chairman of the board of the Mefchants Na-

Co., who died three years ago. Born in Germany

Born in Eupen, Germany, May 6, 1858, she came to the United States with her parents in 1866. Her father, August Bennerscheidt, sang in churches and societies in, Germany and was a former choir

‘boy in the: Dome of Cologne.

A talented musician and artist, Frenzel was widely-known throughout the state and abroad for her interest in music, She was a former pupil of Prof, Carl Barus, who taught music e, and sang in the choir of St. rau’ Episcopal Church.

Maennerchor Honorary Member

Mrs. Frenzel was honorary mem-| ‘ber of the Maennerchor, of which

her husband was president. In respect for Mrs. Frenzel the Maennerchor cancelled a dance it was to hold tonight.. She was a member of the Ladies Society of the General Protestant Orphans Home and the Altenheim home. Surviving her are three sisters, Mrs. Adolph Frey, Mrs. Otto Ehrgott and Mrs. Otto Busching, and a brother, Carl Bennerscheidt, all of Indianapolis. John P. Frenzel Jr., président of the Merchants National Bank, is a nephew. GROVER C. McCONNELL, a resident of Indianapolis for 25 years, who died Thursday at his home, 1214 Hoefgen-st, was to be buried this afternoon in Floral Park after services at 2 at the Conkle Funeral Home. He was" 51. Mr. McConnell was born in Wis-. consin and had been a coriductor on the Pennsylvania railroad for 25 years. Survivors are the widow. ‘Mrs.

Jessie C. McConnell, and two daugh- |

ters, Claudia Rose and Betty June McConnell.

RANDLE C. DEAN, member of a |}

prominent Indianapolis family, who died Thursday in St. Vincent’s Hospital, is to be buried in Crown Hill Monday after services at 3 in the home, 1114 N. Pennsylvania-st. He was 48. He was born in Indianapolis, a san of the late Ward H. Dean, ahd . Nellie ‘M. Dean, whé survives.

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2 omen, PLEDGES TAX ADJUSTMENTS

5 praises Present Regime for Levy Reductions,

Times Special: ; = , Ind, June 20.—Advocating a wider tax base and ‘praising the administration for property tax reductions, Lieut. Gov. M. Clifford Townsend, Democratie gubernatorial nominee, spoke for the first time since. his selection here last night. Claiming that replacement taxes, substituted for tax on real estate,

had been responsible for the reductions, the candidate for Gov-

ernor pledged the party to continue

efforts to spread the tax burden:

He spoke at a supper in the

Franklin armory.

: Reports Purse Disappeared Mrs. Helen Yarbrough told police today that her purse containing $10 disappeared after a gypsy fortune teller visited her home, 819 Roachst, yesterday.

He was a grandson of Col: Nicholas R. Ruckle. Mr. Dean was one-of the directors of Dean Brothers Co. Inc, pump| manufacturers, and was in the advertising department of the coms pany of which his father was one of the founders. He was a;member of the Contemporary Club, Woodstock Club, Indianapolis Country Club, the: Players’ Club, Dramatic Club and Sons ‘of membdr of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Survivors] with the mother are a sister, Miss Marriet Dean, Piedmont, Cal. ° ; : /

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ENROLLMENT GAIN

:|28 Per Cent Increase for

- Summer Shown.

Butler University summer school has announced a 28 per cent in-

.| crease in enrollment for its 1938

more; sons,

8 EYMOUR William J. Thompson, 85. Survivors: Sons, J Charles, J. og and Albert; Rster, Mrs, M Cora: sot Wt ad perros. Widow, an arence; - 200 A hn Cordell, Miss Ni Nore Niew e er Nes. ‘Herschel Boling; on Danughtet a Hall:

broth anit a ert ste on, Tr, ers, s. James Leste: and Miss Mary Niewedde. ” r Te ate McCain, 90.

EE t son, strong: ste McCain; hait ms Eine tenon,

an. SUMMITVILLE—Wi ma Tomlinson, 13. Survivors: Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Tomlinson; Grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Osrow Tomlin: VALLONIA- M; rs. Margaret Ann Gray, 25. Survivors: Parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Seorge Gray; brothers, Charles and

session which opened June 16. There are 737 registered as compared with 574 in the summer of 1935. The summer term will continue until Aug. 7 and will be followed by a post-summer session, Aug. 10 to 29. The annual Butler coaching school has been set for Aug. 10 to 15 at the fieldhouse. Largest class of the summer curriculum is the special series of offer ings in auditorium studies being Saught by Miss, Mildred Harter, of Gary. There are 116 in the class. ——————————————————

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