Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 October 1938 — Page 26

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIES

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~ Time i in Years, Chevrolet Executive Says “Celebrates as New Car Makes Bow

William 5 Kahn Nemed] General Manager Of Irvington Firm n ha E- -Holler; general saies man- - of the Chevrolet Division, rr Motors Corp., said here in

an interview that, for the first time in years, executives of the auto

manufacturing business ‘are really]

“hopeful” of substantial business Tecovery.

Mr. ‘Holler, who was in the city

yesterday outlining 1939 sales ‘plans |:

for the new Chevrolet- passenger cars:

and trucks which made their public |,

debut today, gave one reason for personally believing an era of improved business conditions Ais at hand, It was:

“A recession is nothing more than

postponed buying, and postponed buying cannot continue indefinite-

it was on this theory and indications of general business barometers that the Chevrolet Division decided to plan for a production increase of 150,000 cars and trucks.

in 1939 over the current year, Mr. :

Holler said: “The reason we ‘anticipate a general recovery is that the backlog

of the piled-up demand shows signs ||

of being released this fall and winter,” Mr. Holler said.

“The sign to us is that we now |

have more unfilled orders for Chevrolet passenger cars and trucks

than at any time since 1929,” he|®

said. Mr. Holler predicted ‘that there would be 75, 000 unfilled orders by tonight. Sales managers from 45 zones throughout the country heard Mr. Holler outline sales plans at a luncheon at the Indianapolis Athletic Club yesterday. ‘Included among those who 8th tended the meeting were N. A.} Stuart, Indianapolis zone manager, W. E. Fish, manager of the Chevro- _ let. commercial sales department, and T. F. Keating, assistant general sales manager of Chevrolet. Mr. Holler reported to zone managers that Chevrolet now has the smallest used car inventory in|; years. He said the used car market in Chevrolet makes had been reee from 140,000 to 90,000 this year.

Irvington Firm to Become East Side Chevrolet Co.

Directors of the Irvington' Chevrolet Co. have announced the appointment of William E. Kuhn as general manager. Mr. Kuhn is and will continue to be president and general manager of the North Side Chevrolet Co. Directors also announced the Irvington ‘company will change its name to East Side Chevrolet. Mr. Kuhn said the building of the old Irvington company at 5436 E. Washington St. will be remodeled and -the sales Sraanietion | will be expanded,

Depressed Headlights Help When Passing Cars

Night drivers can gain an extra 150 feet of visibility if. they depress their headlights as cars approach from the : opposite direction, according to a report of the night accident hazards committee of. the National Safety Council. The depressed beam does not throw. light far enough ahead. for driving on open roads, but surveys have shown that road visibility at the time two cars are passing is greater with depressed headlamps, according to the committee. The commitfeé’s findings report that studies made by seientists at |; Nela Park, Cleveland, show that when two cars approach and the glaring ‘beams are kept on, the driver can see a dark object at 250 feet. With the depressed beam, according to these studies, he can Epos the same object 400 feet away

Wet Leaves and Short Days

Increase Driving Hazards

Wet leaves on pavements and early dusk are contributing factors in the upward trend of auto accidents during the fall months, according to Todd Stoops, secretarytreasurer of the Hoosier Motor Club. “A number of explanations have béen advanced as to why accidents continue to increase in the latter part of the year despite the decline in travel,” he said today. “Undoubtedly, the fact that motorists must readjust themselves to conditions of darkness or semidarkness in driving home .from work plays a large part. - The suggestion that wet leaves on the roadway. increases skidding dangers also has weight. “So far this year, traffic fatalities

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William E. ‘Holler, right, vice presi sales manager of General ‘Motors

vision, Detroit, cuts a birthday cake in, celebration of his fifth anniversary in his present. post. A.V.

and general hevrplet Di-

are ‘runibing below last year’s tragic total: Much of this improvement

will be lost if the accident :curvel:

shoots upward again this fall.

“Since ‘accidents ‘dcéurring during the dusk or darkness

tion at such times and making sure that lighting equipment of the car

is=in perfect condition and the | 2

windshield clean at all times.:

“By taking every possible. precau- 7 tion, motorists everywhefe can help §

s appear to beg a major factor in causing the year-| & end increase, the best preventive|g measures for motorists to adopt in-|’ clude driving, with exceptional. cau- |

to .continue ‘the improved safety| Fe.

record that has brightened the traf-fic-accident picture so far this year.

Evansville Schools Seek Dual-Control Auto

Times Special EVANSVILLE, Oct. 21.—A,; dualcontrol auto for use in local high school traffic safety courses: is. being sought by school officials here. The dual-control car would be used in much the same manner as a dual-control airplane. An instructor would ride beside the student and correct his driving faults, An application for theigar has been sent to the AmericanzAuto Association, which has suéh ‘cars. and probably will send one here; agcording to George Albrecht, Feajaviite Auto Club, secretary. :

Nominees Polled: on.

Auto Tax Views

‘The Indiana ‘Division : of >~th Travelers Protective: Association has asked all legislative nominees to express their attitude on special taxes levied on autos and trucks and their use In a letter to the candidates, the

Auto Tax Revision Committee of the|-

association maintained that the auto and truck license taxes are

“fgr too high: for’ the future mak-| ing and maintaining of the State's

nighways.” “These taxes were levied solely for. the making and the maintaining of the highways of the State and not for general purposes,” the letter said. “Any diversion of these funds is a breach qf promise and a decided weakening of public confldence.”

The letter cited what it called ug | andj.

few facts and conditions,” asked candidates to give them consideration. Included was the statement that “about one-third of the cost of a new auto is taxes; that the auto pays property taxes as other, property does; that it costs one-half cent to one and one-half gents in taxes for each mile of travel, ahd

that travel is over highways that] their taxes have made or improved.”| |

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Half of the present driver’s license fee is sufficient, the letter also contended.

Sprint Driving’ Costly, Tire Expert Warns

Times Special SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 2n—

wher measured “in gasoline and. ofl: consumption and tire wear; according to A. E. Benson, Fisk Tire Co.. product development manager. Mr. Benson said 80 per cent of

“+ |American motorists average less

than 20 milés a trip. “Sprinting” is evident ‘both. in short and long trips, he, said. . To

Benson advises slow starting and stopping. Fast get-aways cause rear wheels to spin, wasting power and tire tread.: Turning corners too sharply rap-

Young, Flint, regio piece of cake. The ceremony took place at the Chev_rolet Zone sales; conference here yesterday, prepara=- ; wry to introduction of the mew models today.

The new 1939 Chevrolet.

he said.

The “habit: of “sprint: driving” is costly

reduce the resulting high costs, Mr.

principle.” --

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idly weakens tires and Causes serls ous damage through rim pinching,

Marmon- Vorringion Trucks to Be Displayed

' Representative models of Mar-mon-Herrington all -wheel - drive trucks will be displayed. at ‘the fifth annual Motor. Truck Show: in New

t¥ork City Nov. 11 to 17, according

to officials of the Indianapolis. com~

pany. “Interest in this ‘entirely different]

|type of truck, with ‘power applied’ to]? all . wheels, .. has . increased - tremen- Bi

dously during the last. few years,” said 8. fra. -€ampbell, sales director. of the company. “Our exhibit will give the general public and truck men a better understanding of the all-wheel-drive

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| Ligonier; Road

= projected ‘a’ total 1939 ‘production’ of 137750,000, ‘while Alfred H. Ward ‘of

18 bagace yeary ‘production touched

3 wreck with indications that its em- “| ployment and output ‘would go up .|rapidly during the next few days.

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STATE LFTED BY ROAD BODY

{Rerouting East’ “East of Mingo . Lsjed, hy Highway .. Gormissions: >

¢ * pive ietohrs were Tilted by the State Highway Commission “during the last week, leaving "a. total “of |stree ang’s road system, it was: announced today.” °° Those lifted are on Road 16, from: ‘Monon ‘to ‘Buffalo; Road 24, from the Allen-Whitley County line to Ft. Wayne; Road "33; southwest of 6, -south of Moores- |*

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From diafapolis,

ETROIT,; Oct. a1 hpi duction advanced: this’ week to the highest level of the fall season, trade: publications reported today as experts predicted that 1939 would see perhaps four million cars come off, the’ assembly lines. . The output for the week was: o5~ timated: :by Automotive News at 62-1 pared with 45,500 last} {00 931%. Auto in= ‘estimated that the total Oc |tober. production would go: well: bepond the 200,000 mark. ‘The Detroit Board of: ‘Commerce

Ward's Reports predicted . production of nearly four. million.. In 1937,

i 1930 production this}

Graham Paige also began final 1939 assembly this week, leaving only Willys and Hupmobile not. fully underway on new car production.

addition‘to Detroit—Flint,. Pontiac, Lansing; Bay City, Saginaw: and Grand Rapids—were riding:thie crest of a business revival wave. They al- || ready were feeling the beneficial effects of General Motors’ - projected 35,000 employment increase. Olds mobile at Lansing planned 20,000 production for Noyember; Flint plant managers expected 5700 men would go back to work; 1500 were being added at two Chevrolet plants in Saginaw; Pontiac expected - to add 2000 at Pomtiac. “In Detroit, where a “sales tnean jobs” campaign is underway, Frigidaire announced that wage. increases, due Nov. 1, would. go into effect immediately -if employees spent their money lo aid the cam-

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