Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1938 — Page 12

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Antomobiles—

Record-Breaking Stock of Used Cars Handic capping Sales of New Units’

Hudson Offers Its New Low-Pr ice Car

Some Dealers Refuse To Accept Old Autos In Trade.

By GILBERT LOVE

Times Special Writer PITTSBURGH, Jan. 7. The auto industry, which had do with leading the country out of the hobbled that it picked up while breaking the trail

much to depres-

Ton, Now 18 HY

ee] '" brambles

1 f

through the economic © Ness. The brambles are stock ‘of A]

ertorts to sell New cars. the

record-breaking

paid little heed to the accumulat

recession ‘came many

lost their jobs could not Pax

had Bought and sent dealers Employed

cars thes em back to workers ture to buv autos and sales practically stopped

used ‘car

Dealers Reluctant

There was still fair demand new ‘cars, but dealers whose capit up Mm used cars were Iuctant te take mor Id ‘cars trade, Therefore, new car sales als 1 off Wareh CATS, Walting for dealers to oct ther But because show kKed tle

was tied

ouses are crowded with ne

rooms already ar dealers have not taken 1 Toy can Mon practically But the looking fon have Me used One dealer said Ne aceight of 50 chances to

ide Imvery on new Ah Way He

Cals

uring the Tast month for epression’s end and retiie prices of New Mmodtraded in thei stock 0

Persons Vvear and the

rocketed

ed cars sk Terms Made ¥asier

Easy terms on new cars made even ‘easier. Buyers were given 18 to 24 months in Which to pay Many could Huy new cars on smaller paynients than used ‘cars so the at ter staved on he lots When the recession car mventories were ‘extremely and repossession added to them Tt is estimated that there are fro 10.000 to 20000 nged nits on Pitts-

were

started sed

high

h re Tots one distributor estim Many

today only about half as need cars are Being Sold as new models Vv, More than two used macl new ‘on . used car Ih

Me want

Nst Be <old Or ‘every average Buver of & dlder ‘or smaller auto rade

Tire Dealers” Mutual Optimistic of Future

The past Year has heen one of the Best in owt

Yoiok ing toward

1M STOT'Y and ne are 1938 With optimistic expectations I. J. Cooper, U. Tite Dealers Mutwal Corp. district manager, said in an address to 123 dealers at the Hotel Antlers yvesterday Motion pictures of the constrwetion of U. 8. Tires were shown an. activities for ea were outlined J 0 assistant district MAnARer Crohee ' Reiffemach ( cago, and W. 8. Hilands, brandi operating manager, alse spoke.

Willys Sales Total 30 Mi tion Since Start

ror BDO. Jan. ¥ Factory wales new Willys cars aggregated more han $30000000 the first 12 months operations of Willys- Overland Moor s, Ine, which began business Oct, 8, 1936, President David R. Wil son announced The hex nom reorganiz

corporation resulted ation of the Willys

LOW PRICES

VV DIES

were too umncertam ‘of the

This 1s Hudson's New ecomtribution in the low price field—the “112” Sedan The Mew car, Which | for completes the Hudson live for 1938, is quipped with

Overland Co, He said 5000 workers | not announced for the convertible received about $6,000,000 during the brougham veriad | The new “112” has a wheelbase of : 112 inches from which it derives its name and an overall fength of 187% | [ inches. The machine is powered by a six-cylinder, 83-horsepower motor. | Officials ‘claim mileage as high as 24 miles to the gallon of gasoline. The ‘cars have hydraulic brakes with auxiliary mechincal deserve systems

Buick Sets 10-Year High Unit Production

FLINT, Mich. Jan. 7.—Werld production of Buick motor ‘cars during December totaled 18,860 cars, bring12 ‘output for 1637 te 233.923 units the Targest volume in 10 Years, Pres dent Harlow H. Curtice announced

Oldest Chevrolet Dealer Signs 26th Contract

Standard Oil Distributes Quaker State Lubficants |c. " ie nae so that on Thane |

Standard Oil Co. of Mdiana ix |[Cheviolets as there are residents in | 1 : \ | Quinker State oils ang [he diana town where his ageney | 1c located. company stations in 14

firm officials ammounced to-

Ne A

vear, he added,

te distribute greares at

states

Road Plan Surveys Indorsed by Stoops

Highway planning surveys under | Way mM 44 states were indorsed to- | day By Todd Stoops, Hoosier Motor | Club secretary-manager, as a move | to end the “hunch and guess work”

Completes Test Drive [of road Building. “These studies” |

| he sad. “win give us the necessary

For Pontiac | fae tual foundation on which to base

a sound, rational and budgeted proLTam of Toad construction.”

TRAVELERS TO MARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY

dan Retail distribution of the Pennsvivania Tubricants through Standard Oil dealers began this week in 22 Imdiana ‘counties The distribution is not to affect the reewular Standard line, it was said.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7.— Ted Elis completed an around - the - country in a 1958 Pontiac. The | ending here, was to show the amount of 6il whieh would we!

officials said that daring the 13-day rip Was hive quarts and 25 ounces

test driver, has just 11,486 - mile ecomomy test

AUTH OY

United Commercial Travelers of America are to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the omganization's founding tomorrow at the Women's Base Price for New Department Club A The celebration is 10 begin with | Hudson Set at $694 initiation services at 2 p.m. with DETROIT, Jan. 7 (U. BP) Hyd. | James G. Daly, Columbus, O., past son dealers, assembled here for the Subreme councilor presiding. Foiunveiling of the Hudson “112 long @inner at 6:30 p. m. a play learned today that the new entry se depicting the history of the order in the low price field, will sell for | IS U0 be presented

bn Dern ro ne inners RELIEF FOR ITCH Acts Very Quick!

ison Co. were $740 for the four- Amasoely or Serine Blue § nger coupe and 8775 for the Ointment sthikes a y equipped six-passenger sedan | aves the Itching of eczema, ras Far Goa Tam cap orm and other kinds for the former was said Eo hack na first ia to be the lowest market price of any

| | jar fails to sa isty. sive foun Passenger coupe. Prices were an ——

CAPITOL J Co.

1018 S. Meridian DR. 3030

CH HIEKEN ‘NE

Youn HENS Free Dyessing—F ree ya

Pontiac MPtion

prices announced by the!

Ee dene

IN ALL STANDARD STORES

Jackson's Special

COFFEE

New Everyday Low Price! No Change in Its Fine Quality 5 45e

w]0°

Old Reliable, Maxwell Nouse or Del Monte > 25¢

FLOUR <.ioen 89¢ BUTTER “coos hoi» 33 NAVY BEANS 7 25¢ SODA CRACKERS 2 = 15¢ SHREDDED WHEAT = 1014

round at time of pur. chase to preserve all (he freshness and poodnnss

1-LB. PACKAGE

24-Ub, Back

SOAP CHIPS Clean hing

2'4<Lb. Pkg.

an 83-horsepower extreme ‘ecomomy and nounceMment was made this week

| institutional

| tions supervisor

motor. Engineers constructed it

roominess First ans

KERGHER TO AID ON

STATE FARMLANDS:

Purdue Graduate Selected By Gottschalk.

| Max M. Kercher of Goshen today | | Was appointed garden and orchard

Assistant on the 15000 acres of state farmlands A. Gottschalk,

Thurman Division of Imstitus announced Mr. Kercher is a graduate of ine [Purdue University Agricultura school and for the last four vears has served on the Govemors Commission on Unemplovment Relief,

"WANTS EDUCATION,

GETS 1-10-YEAR TERM

A 16-year-old youth who had asked to be sent to the State Roys’ School at Plainfield “to obtain an education,” today was sentenced

[ 1-10-10 years in the State Reform- | atory at

Pendleton on two vehicle taking charges Criminal Court Judge Frank P Baker said the sentence was neces: sary because of the double chaiee

and the fact that a person was in-

| bial ed in one of the thefts

TRUSTY BACK IN

THE Ba TIMES

13 DETOURS ON STATE ROADS: ONE IS LIFTED

Bridge Run-Around Placed

Near Boswell on Road 352.

| | | | | | | |

One detour was lifted from State | highways today as 13 others remained in effect, the Highway Com= mission announced. A bridge run-around was established on Road 352, two miles east | of Boswell. The detour on Road 3 | four miles southwest of Westport | was lifted Detours remaining in effect weve:

nd, 2- About $'4 miles north of Hebron 3 miles over county. stone road Ind. 13- From Wabash northeast, 20 miles over Roads 15 and 114 Ind. 21 About 3 miles south of Rich 1 ‘mijle ‘over ‘county gravel road | nd, 21 From Muncie northwest, 8 miles | ‘oer Roads 3_and 28 U. 8 385 From Muncie Roads 3 and 28 Truck detour from Indianap | ‘0lis to Greenfield, 28 miles over Roads 52 and 9 nd 4 From Road 584 north te Sols berry, 7 miles over nd. 45 and county gravel Ind, 48 Just west of Shelbyville, 9 mires over connty gravel and pavement Ind, 4% From Shelbywiille to Rush | 26 miles aver Roads 29 244 and fic May travel new roa@ at oh mA "at long as barricades are not erected.) U s 50 About two miles west of Brownstow: nd. 62 37 miles over nd 23% miles ‘over Ind. 47, nd. 48, nd, 327 Just south of Orland, 2 miles over ‘county Ray 1'0f

DELAY IS ASKED IN

northwest, 8 | miles over | U.S 4

2 miles over county gravel From Teavenworth te Corvdon Roads 66, 4 and 135

county oil mat and

GIRL SENTENCES

Governor Townsend today asked Judges throughout the state to post= pone sentencing of any ginl to the Indiana School for Girls until dam-= age caused by a fire in the schoodl hospital last Tuesday can be jepaired, He said such postponements aye because each girl admitted to the institution must spend some mn quarantine in the hospital.

OLD ROAD RECORDS

The State Committee of Publie Records today decided to destroy some old records of the Highway Department. The records are use less, officials said. The committee is composed of William O. Cosgrove State Board of Accounts: Governor Townsend, Secretary of State An gust Mueller, and State Librarian Christopher B. Coleman.

JAIL

Far] Abbott, a Marion County jail |

trusty, who escaped with Chief Deputy Sheriff Henry NMuellers car and $23 given him by Deputy Sheriff John Dora to pay a realty fir, was back in jail heve today He was captured yesterday cinnati, O.

in Cin=

LL EU 'DUE TO COLDS

Prom Ind 47 to Ind. 43 & |

time |

TO BE DESTROYED,

Lo” Entire Stock of

Men's Better SUITS and OVERCOATS

Reduced!

tailored gar= $16.95 . Now marked down

Fxpertly ments regularly

to only

$22.95 Values=a big seleesingle ries, breasted, sports and regular

tion, regular

backs=NOW=

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$27.50 Values==beautiful fab. wanted colors, sizes for all men==shorts, stouts, short stouts, slims!

5 316%

Wom. Fur Trimmed and Sports

COATS

Values Up to $9.95

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$6.95

Values Up lo $719.95=Now,

$9.95

Beautiful coats at a gives away price newest styles, wanted colors, warmly lined! Hurry for pest selections!

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Men's $5.29 Leather Suede Jackets

339%

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lined Sizes 38 16 48

$2.95 Corduroy PANTS

$7.69

Kizes 2 4 H

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Boys’ $3. 29 Pile Fabric JACKETS

52> 59

Mie

Girls’ $4.95 COATS

tl and coats Clean-up! Bizes

$4.98 Wool Snow SUITS

$9 98

Foy gi iad tops and hat plain coloy trousers! . i

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