Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 June 1936 — Page 8
FORD SUMMER , SALON DRAWS LARGE CROWDS
2500 Daily Visit Exhibit on N. Meridian-st, Official Says.
. Crowds estimated at fromr 2500 to 3000 visitors daily have been attending the Ford summer salon at 38th and | Meridian-sts, according to R. A. |Hayes, Indianapolisg branch manager. The show opened Monday and will continue through July 2. A feature is the Ford V-8 economy demonstration, Demonstration cars are equiped with glass jug gasoline containers and Zenith testers so that the gasoline mileage obtained : may be checked easily. The cars have pictures of | Scottie dogs and the slogan “Aye and Thrifty, Too,” painted on the sides. An exhibit of live Scotties from the Vance Kennels and Scotch| plaid decorations further emp the economy
exhibit of cars, trucks and auxiliary equipment extends for nearly a full block along 38th-st. Included are a complete showing of Ford V-8 and Lincoln-Zephyr passenger cars, Ford trucks, and special accessories. A tent Jaouses a cutaway chassis in operation and other educational ent; inments. Coupled with the show is a 5000mile fact finding run by a heavily loaded Ford V-8 truck designated the “Yellow Freighter.” Carrying a two-and-one-quarter -t on payload the truck is operating on a 550-mile daily schedule out of Indianapolis, returning here three times daily for refueling and exhibition at thc salon. Records of gasoline and oll consumption are being kept by a Shell service station attendant who retains possession of a key which unlocks the truck's gasoline, cil and radiator caps. The truck is stock and is running on Super Shell gasoline and Golden Shell motor oil. On its regular schedule it passes daily through Danville, Crawfordsville, Lebanon, Tipton, Alexandria, uncie. Newcastle, Greenfield, | North Vernon, Columbus, and other towns. The summer salon is to be closed tomorrow but will be open next ~ week from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. daily.
Rounding the Row
BY MYRON J. McGEEHAN
HE Ford Open Air Salon at 38th and Meridian-sts has attracted many visitors. Various models of Ford cars and trucks are displayed, and sound pictures are shown. The decorative scheme centers about a Scotty pup. The salon management is to be complimented on the show. 3 - =» » 8 Ted Byrne, of Ted Byrne Co, Studebaker dealer, 962 N. Merid-jan-st, is convalescing from a recent illness. Charles Irvin, salesmanager, says that the “Chief” will be back on the job soon.”
The North Side Chevrolet Co. 836 E. 63rd-st, has completed its used car lot. It is well illuminated at night with special lighting equipment. Offices have been built, with the Chevrolet banner flying from a staffhead set in the center of the lot. ” 2 8 . J» TRUSTY, used car manager for Sholty Motors, Chevrolet dealer, at 1910 E. Washing-ton-st with locations at 426 E. New York-st and 1031 Virginiaav, is a busy man these days attending to the various needs of the places. EJ ” 2 William Buchanan, assistant manager in charge of the lot for Central Buick Co., 920 N. Merid-ian-st, reports an increase in used car sales for June.
” 8. = Appleton. Motors, 25 W. 11th-st, Hudson-Terraplane dealer, has a complete service department in connection with | its dealership. Mr. Applegate was formerly in this field before adding the HudsonTerraplane line. Mr. Denner, office manager, reports an increase in both new and used car sales for the first half of the year. : 2 2 = OHN MORRISON, INC. 514 N. Capitol-av, Plymouth-De-Soto dealer, has had such a demand for used [cars that the firm's supply is low. Mr. Morrison said the firm was sponsoring a .sales campaign to build up the selection of yard | cars. Better -. business, w ] brought an increased demand DE autos, is responsible for the situation, Mr. Morrison said. |
CANNONBALL BAKER SETS ECONOMY MARK
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Ford Motor Co. wood distillation plant at Iron Mountain, Mich. are displayed in the attractive setting shown above at the Ford summer salon at At night, marshmallows and wieners, roasted over the charcoal fire at the camp site, are served to visitors. In the back-
Ford charcoal briquets, a by-product from the |
Meridian and Thirty-eighth-sts.
PICNIC PLANNED
One-Day Convention Is Set for July 8 at Lake Wawasee.
Culminating an: unprecedented performance in sales of both new and used cars, the Chevrolet Motor Co. and its” dealers have planned a one-day convention for the Indianapojis zone, retail selling organization, which comprises the greater part of Indiana. . According to E. W. Berger, Indianapolis zone manager, the sales for the months of May and June broke all records for both new and used cars. As a reward for the men who helped make this record, facilities of the Spink Wawasee at Lake Wawasee have been angaged for the event. | The convention is to be held July 8. A fine program has been arranged. Special awards will be presented to the three leading dealers in each sales district. There also are to be special awards for both new and used car sales managers and leading retail salgsmen are to receive recognition. { Never in the history of the Chev= rolet Motor Co. has public acceptance of its product been greater nor has the selling strength of its retail organization been more clearly demonstrated, Mr. Berger said.
MILLION-CAR MARK IS PASSED BY 6. M.
54 Days Ahead of Schedule Last Year.
Times Special . DETROIT, June 27—The General Motors Corp. turned out its millionth motor vehicle of 1936, 54 days ahead of the schedule maintained in 1935. -
car, William S. Knudsen, executive vice president, pointed out that the figure was reached in only five and one-half months and equaled, approximately, that of 1931 and 1934 double the pro-
and was nearly duction for 1932. The millionth car rolled off the assembly line at the Chevrolet plant The million mark was not reached until Aug. 8, in 1935, and Oct. 10, in 1934.
GIVEN CREDIT POST
In announcing the millionth 1936
| Zephyr.
|is to open its second
ground above js the canopy-covered pen where live Scotties, which emphasize the economy theme the show, are exhibited. : The car in the foreground is a
1936 Lincoln-
The salon is to continue through next Thursday, according to R. A. Hayes, In@knapolis branch manager for the Ford Motor Co. .
FORD SALESMEN BATTLE FOR LEAD
Roy Wilmeth, president of Roy Wilmeth Co. Indianapolis Ford dealer, reports that his organization is leading by 36 units this month in a new car sales contest between his company and the Hull Dobbs Price Co., largest Ford dealer in Memphis. The contest between these organizations is in conjunction with a new car sales drive sponsored by the Ford Motor Co. during June.
DELIVERIES BY BUICK REACH 8-YEAR PEAK
157 Per Cent Increase. Over Last
Year Shown. Times Special : FLINT, June 27.—Domestic retail deliveries of Buick cars reaclfied an eight-year peak for the first 10 days of June, W. F. Hufstader, general sales manager, has announced. During -this period -domestic sales amounted to 4768, he said, a total
not exceeded in a similar period since 1928. In comparison with last year’s figures for the corresponding period, deliveries during the 10 days represent a gain of 1575 per cent, Hufstader stated. Domestic sales in this period of 1935 totaled 1846, compared with this year’s total of 4768.
GAR WOOD FIRM BUILDS COACHES
New Streamlined Motor Carriers Are Called Revolutionary.
Gar Wood Industries, Inc., of Detroit, is manufacturing a new line of 20 and 24-passenger, streamlined motor: coaches. Prices range from $4500 to $5200. It is said the design and construction are revolutionary. Welded tubular steel is used for the entire structural framework. There is no separate chassis frame; the body unit serves as both body and chassis frame in one integral section. All meéchanical parts are attached directly to the body unit. The motor is placed at the rear instead of at the front or side. Light weight, economy of operation, smoother riding qualities, less in-
acceleration are some of the many features, it was stated. Mr. Stanley E. Knauss is manager of the new motor coach division.
.|PONTIAC DELIVERIES
Carl V. Serfass is to continue as department manager. J.
- FOR JUNE INCREASE
Troop 4
Emmelman Meyer, Troop 2. ~~ Five scouts received the rank of Five Made Firecrafiers
firecrafters: Gordon McWoerkman Thornburg, Troop ; Jack 72.
to be installed McDan-
; Troops 16 2 to week-end Boy Scout reservation. Troop 102, Clermont Christian Church, is vacationing this week-end at Lake Freeman. Scoutmaster Connor Moore is in charge. : : New Troop Organized Hubert T. Vitz, field executive ang scoutmaster of Troop 60, Carrollion
Avenue Reformed Church, is to serve as director of the Decatur, Illinois
1Boy Scout camp. While in charge
According to Mr. Wilmeth, his sales staff has become : so keenly interested in this contest that a bit of rivalry has sprung up between two of his men, Hoster (above, left) and Ralph Gaus (right). Each has sold the same number of new cars this month. Both are working day and night to have the honor of leading the staff in sales for the month, Mr. Wilmethesaid.
DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL STARTS
Pennsylvania | Professor in Charge of Unique Classes.
By United Press : i STATE COLLEGE, Pa., June 27= Men and women are going to college this summer to learn how to drive an automobile skillfully. Pennsylvania State . College and. the American Automobile Association have joined ‘hands in sponsoring a six weeks’ summer course, beginning today, for training teachers of safe driving. riehced drivers with _a suitable background for teaching others will satisfy entrance requirements. Prof. Amos E. Neyhart is to direct the unique course. He is to be assisted by visiting lecturers, including Dr. Harry R. De Silva of the Bureau of Street Traffic Research, Harvard University. Morning classroom instruction will be supplemented by afternoon be-hind-the-wheel driving. Numerous quizzes, a final examination ‘passed
.| with at least a 70 per cent rating,
and proof of ability by actually teaching a new driver, must be hurdled before students are to be “graduated.” Three college credits will be given on successful completion of the course. Prof. Neyhart, on leave of absence from the college, is now associated with the American Automobile Association. He is in charge of the
A. A. A. program for
promoting driver training ‘schools throughout
the nation.
GOODRICH TO HONOR VETERAN DEALERS
Wall Plaques «to -Be Awarded for Long-time Workers. Every tire dealer in the United
States who has sold Goodrich tires for five 'years or more will receive
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‘and picnic, July 4, at Broad
last year, Mr. Vitz introduced the system of camp awards used in Indianapolis camp for the past 16
years. : . ; Mr. Vitz is to bring a group of Firecrafter candidates to the Indianapolis camp to receive formal the fourth camp
; being orgarized at Beth El Zedek Temple under the direction of Max Einstandig, who is to act as scoutmaster.
PICNIC SCHEDULED
BY DISTRICT OARP [=
Basket Dinner to Be Staged at Park on July 4 ;
Townsend -Old-Age - Revolving i
Pension Clubs of the Twelfth: District are to hold a basket dinner Ripple Park. : Leland Morgan and George Carr
are to speak. C. PF. McCampbell, state manager, and James E. Mc-
| Donald, Twelfth. District 2 +1 Donald, 1 hl , organizer,
Musical numbers, community
singing, a fiddlers’ contest, and a
hill-billy band ‘are to be program
features.
INDIANA CANTALOUPE ‘CROP OUTLOOK GOOD
Southern Indiana Farmers fo Start Harvest by July 4. Times Special : : . MT. VERNON, June 27.—Preparations for harvesting southwestern Indiana's cantaloupe crop are underway. A large crop of good quality melons is expected, although acreage is about normal. Cool, dry weather in May and June, growers said, was beneficial to the crop. Home-grown melons are expected on local markets by July 4, but shipments to distant points are not to start until the middle of the month.
SOIL CONSERVATION TOPIC FOR ROTARY
John Bright Webb. The luncheon meeting is to be held in the Clay-
Former Residents fo Meet
and Harry]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. June 27—Two Indiana
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ates, Charles Hornbostel (above, right), of Evansville, and Ed Schrader (above, left), of Kokomo, who received their masters degrees from Schorn- | Harvard University Business Administration School, have been ap-
- pointed to important positions. July 6 with Goldman, Sacks and Hornbostel, former record
student in the school, assumes his duties Co., New York investment bankers.
Indiana U. track athlete, has
: breaking been appointed to the staff of Lybrand, Ross Brothers & Montgomery,
* of Boston, auditors and accountants.
ces NATURE STUDY CLUB | =| 10 VISIT MEMORIAL
Week-End in Brown County on Students’ Program.
Approximately 30 members of the Nature Study: Club of Indiana left today for their eighth annual inspection trip to Guthrie Memorial | Tract, near Dupont, and a visit to Brown County. is The tract, a 60-acre forested area, was given the club in 1928 by William A. Guthrie in memory of his wife, Sarah Lewis Guthrie. It is used by the club for forestry research and study of bird and mammalian life. - : The group is to spend the night in Brown County at Owl Creek Lodge, the home of the Owl Creek Association. : Under leadership of Mrs. Henry | Ballmann and Miss Bernice Hussey, members are to study geology around. Helmsburg, Gnawbone and Stonehead tomorrow morning. There is to be a picnic luncheon at
man; S. E. Perkins III, Waller ingenroth, Scott McCoy and Helen Clayton. :
SMALL GRASS FIRES ~ “EXPENSIVE IN JUNE]
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26 Runs by Department in 25 Days Cost Nearly $2000. Grass fires have cost city taxpayers nearly $2000 already this month, Fire Chief Fred Kennedy said today. : - : - Carelessly discarded ‘cigarets and! cleanup fires not properly tended have been responsible for most of the 26 grass fires by the fire department during the first this month. The cost of
25 days each run has been estimated to be |
$75, Chief Kennedy said. Only one grass fire was reported
in the city limits during June 1935. |
THREE TEACHERS QUIT
Frankfort Instructors Resign for " ‘Work, Study, Rest. Times Special FRANKFORT, June 27.—Three Prankfort school teachers have re-
Miss Dorothy Campbell, girls physical education director, is to teach next year at Anderson. Joe Downing, departmental, is to study law at the University of and Mrs. Mabel Endicott, a teacher for 20 years, is to retire.
dent, Standard Elevator Co., and}:
$25 Fish! Times Special : LAPORTE, Ind. June 27— Theft of 25 of the 52 parent bass from the Laporte District Conservation fish hatchery re- - sulted today in the offer of a $25 reward for - information leading to the thieves’ arrest. The theft will result in the loss of thousands of bass, according to conservation club officials, who said the fish were about to spawn.
1800 MAY REGISTER
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- Approximately $4978613 is Indl ana’s share of the $25,000,000 Ped. eral Aid Road Bill, for the construc.
FOR SUMMER TERM 2
I. U. Reports 1487 Students |co=ins
Attending Courses.
Times Special ; BLOOMINGTON, June 27.—8Students registered for work in Bloomington divisions of Indiana University for the summer term today totalled 1487, an increase of 186 over last summer's enrollment. Approximately 300 are expected to register in Medical, Dental and Nwgsing divisions in Indianapolis, and at the biological station on
Winona Lake. Total _ for the summer term, which is to reach
end Aug. 12, is expected
1800. Special sessions for teachers and research workers are to begin at the
close of the regular session, and are|
to continue until’ Aug. 29. Law school sessions are to close Sept. 1.
Parke County Reunion A Parke Courty reunion is to be held in Garfield Park tomorrow. A basket dinner is fo be served at 12:30 p.
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