Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 April 1939 — Page 4

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Auto News—

AUTO REPORTS INDICATE 1938 LULL IS GONE

Association Says Sales 58 Per Cent Advanced Over Last Year.

DETROIT, April 19 (U. P.).—The automobile industry, usually a reliable barometer of general business trends, definitely has pulled itself out of the doldrums of 1938, a survey of comparative reports indicated today. Automotive manufacturers, however, do not anticipate an unusual spring sales boom. The Automobile Manufacturers Association reported that factory sales of automobiles and trucks in the United States and Canada during the first quarter of 1939 were 58 per cent greater than in the corresponding period of 1938. Manufacturers produced 1.055.787 cars and trucks during the first three months of this vear as compared with 668,346 last year. Buick Reports Record The most glowing sales reports| have come from Buick. W. F. Hufstader, sales manager, said sales in| the first quarter of 1938 were the| greatest in the company’s history. | Buick delivered 46,675 cars during the first three months, breaking the| old record of 44,935 cars sold during the corresponding period in 1926. | Chevrolet retail sales in March | were the highest in 18 months. This] General Motors division made a| gain of 41.2 per cent over March of | 1938. C. P. Simpson, Pontiac sales manager, said that in the last 10 days of March his company sold 40 per cent more cars than during the same period of 1938. : Oldsmobiie built approximately 100,000 cars during the last three months—as many as were built during the entire 1938 model year. ‘48 Per Cent Higher’ “Our sales for March were 48 per cent higher than last year,” D. E. Ralston, sales manager, said. Cadillac-LaSalle spring sales during the final 10 days of March were the best for such a period in 20 months, Sales Manager D. E. Ahrens said. Studebaker sales in March were 152 per cent over last vear. Sales for the first quarter were 94 per cent over 1938. Ford retail sales in March were 56 per cent greater than in March

TEXACO INTRODUCES

a year ago. R. J. Davis of the Ford Co. said this volume was the largest since July of 1937. Automotive News, trade publication, estimated that total production | for April would be more than 325,000 |

cars and trucks, |

Stream Lines

Auto Employment Doors Remain Open to Older Worker; Fisk Introduces Self-Sealing Tube.

LDER workers fare as well as younger men at employment offices of motor companies, statistics indicate. = = = 8 " on

The Fisk Tire Co. has introduced a self-sealing tube which it claims will resist puncture by anything up to a 10-penny nail. The tube employs the principle of compression to make a rubber seal around any entering object. » ” ” ” = » The keeping of social security records, wage hour statistics and income tax figures has forced automobile companies to increase their clerical payroll nearly 50 per cent during the last four years. ® 2 8 un tJ 1d HE U. S. Bureau of Public Roads has turned “thumbs down” on the proposal to create transcontinental toll superhighways. Thomas H. MacDonald, Bureau chief, told a House subcommittee on appropria=tions that such highways are neither needed nor are they feasible at

this time. ; “Our position is, as we have been convinced through the years,

that highways should be first developed to take care of local traffic,” Mr. MacDonald said. “Our long distance highways should be extensions of these local roads.” = » n = 8 2

Chief G-Man J. Edgar Hoover has enlisted filling station operators in his crime prevention campaign. They are to note large denomination bills; watch for micknames used by suspicious characters, and observe signs of a car’s having been in a gun battle.

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DeSoto engineers have perfected a driverless model that “speaks,” blows its horn, stops and starts its own engine, plays the radio, operates the lights and opens its windows. It uses a “radio brain.” o »n ” un » 8

Hoster-Hiser, Inc. is celebrating its first anniversary as a Ford dealer by opening a new used car store at 2940 Northwestern Ave. Paul M. Fegley is the manager. . . . O. A. Birr Motors, Inc, Dodge dealer. has established a new used car lot at 926 N. Meridian St. with Brooks Hendrickson in charge. . .. L. W. Dunham, Pure Oil Co., executive here, has been promoted to the New York office of the company where he will supervise operations in the eastern states. . .. Salesmen of the Harry A. Sharp Co. Inc, 433 Virginia Ave, won first prize of $500 in a state-wide Ford contest held during March. They showed the largest percentage of gain over quotas.

those present were Dickson Guy, assistant district manager; D. G. NEW GASOLINE HERE | Thompson. from the New York (offices; Walter Hochuli, Chicago ———————— | territorial manager; H. A. Wright, The new Texaco Sky Chief gaso- | Superintendent of sales promotion line was introduced here today fol-|for the central territory, and Mr. lowing a meeting of approximately E. R. Snyder, Indiana superin-

1200 Texaco dealers at the Hotel] tendent.

Antlers last night. The new type gasoline is the prodR. R. Kibbe, Texaco district man-| uct of six years of research, accordager, presided at the meting. Among 'ing to company officials.

CHARGE TO AID SAFETY DRIVE

Death by Reckless Driving Will Be Prosecuted as Such, Stiver Writes.

(Second of Series)

By DONALD F. STIVER State Director of Public Safely A new traffic charge to be known as “reckless homicide” under a new section of the 1939 State Safety Code, will result in getting more convictions in cases involving deaths, The new charge will be used for traffic cases instead of involuntary m & ns laughter which has prevented convictions because of its heavy penalty and because juries often confused the charge with murder. Under t he n e w reckless homicide section of ‘the traffic laws, judges and juries may impose only a fine as low as $100 Mr. Stiver up to $1000 or imprisonment of not less than 60 days nor more than six months. The maximum sentence under the section, in extreme cases, would be one to five years. All traffic cases involving deaths in the past have been prosecuted under the involuntary manslaughter act which provides a penalty of one to 10 years imprisonment. Juries and judges have hesitated to convict motorists under this law when circumstances and driving conditions mitigated the offense. Motorists will be charged with reckless homicide in the future where evidence shows a person was killed under circumstances of reckless driving.

MASON 1S MANAGER OF CAPITOL MOTORS

Paul C. Mason today was named manager of Capitol Motors by J. M. Bloch, company president. Mr. Mason started with the firm several years ago as a mechanic, |later becoming service manager. [Claude H. Smith will assist in {handling the sales department and Earl Leonberger will be in charge of the usegl car division. Paul Ingram is the new service manager. | Capitol Motors, a division of the Gibson. Co., is a Dodge and | Plymouth dealer.

HOMICIDE | Saets Is Topic

Todd Stoops, secretary-manager of the Hoosier Motor Club, was to address members of the School 67 Parent-Teacher Association this afternoon on “Highway Taxation and Safety.” He is to talk on the same subject before the French Lick Kiwanis Club Monday.

GC TO PROBE RULES ON AUTO SHIPMENTS

Times Special WASHINGTON, April 19.—A na-tion-wide investigation of all rates and regulations on interstate shipment of new automobiles is to begin

when the Interstate Commerce Commission opens hearings June 13 at Chicago. Water shipments rates will be investigated simultaneously by the Maritime Commission. The investigation was requested by the National Automobile Transporters Association, Inc, which charged railroads, in filing reduced automobile rates, had begun a rate war that would hurt the public. The Association, a division of the American Trucking Association, said automobile transporters feared the new rates “will result in forcing them out of business.” The ICC said major automobile manufacturers had promised co-op-eration at the hearings which will embrace ‘all rates, charges, rules, regulations and practices subject to the interstate commerce act, affecting interstate transportation of new automobiles, whether by rail in carloads, or by haul-away, driveaway or tow-away methods, or by any of those methods in conjunction with water carriers.”

GSE ITALIAN DRUGS, PDEA ROME, April 12 (U, P.) .—Italian druggists have been urged by Foreign Exchange Minister Felice Guarnieri to use Italian drugs and Italian products as part of the selfsufficiency program. Development of exportation of drugs and medicines is sought,

under its sleek new work clothes on!

gas and oil.

under its party

we you're all through revel-

ing in this honey’s good looks we'd like to have you remember: This is a Buick—through and through—~and

You've got a husky Dynaflash straight-eight engine there that doesn’t know what it means to fret or fume or falter—yet goes mighty easy on the

You've got a sturdy lowswung frame and chassis

s got its jeans om clothes!

heaviest pushing.

styling it’s got its wear out — they're coil springs,

they keep their softness without ever

any need of grease.

like a fine blood strain through whole able carriage.

Yet, look around and you'll that this big straight-eight costs

than some sixes! It’s priced even

You've got room—and a better view— and that reliable Buick merit running

The model illustrated is the Buick SPECIAL model 41 four-door touring sedan $996 delivered at Flint, Mich.®

—solid in its set on the road, steadyriding, firm—staunch enough for the

You've got springs of a kind that never

and

AND UP

delivered at Flint, Mich.

And it includes in its price many a

much-wanted item you'll be asked to

this

pay extra for elsewhere.

So while you’re buying why not buy

the car and the value of the year—the beauty that’s a husky and a bargain

find

less

to boot? The nearest Buick dealer has the low delivered prices —and will be tickled to demonstrate just

AUTO FINANCING. SETUP PRAISED

Indiana, Wisconsin Control Only Adequate Systems, Survey Says.

An Editorial Research Report released today said that only Indiana and Wisconsin regulate automobile finance companies in & manner considered adequate. Indiana is the only state which sets maximum rates companies can charge, according to Homer O. Stone of the State Department of Financial Institutions. Unfair practices of some finance companies forced Indiana to pass this legislation in 1935, Mr, Stone said, “We launched an investigation of finance companies in 1933 under the McNutt administration,” Mr. Stone said, “which proved conclusively to us that something must be done to protect the car buyer.” “After our gegulatory statutes were passed they were challenged and ruled unconstitutional by the Federal Court at South Bend. “The U: 8. Supreme Court reversed that decision and said that the power of the ultimate decision lies with the Indiana Supreme Court.” “There are 416 finance companies under license in Indiana at present,” Mr, Stone said. / Under rates set by the state a car costing approximately $600 could bring a minimum interest rate charge of 6 per cent or the maximum rate of 24 per cent.

Signal Turns Red With Fire Siren

Times Special ELKHART, April 19.—City Electrician J. E. Fisher has installed an automatic device at Main and Franklin Sts. to stop all traffic at the approach of the fire department.

The traffic signals at the corner turn red for all directions when the department’s siren sounds.

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LIFE PROTECTOR

Makes a blowout as harmless as a slow leak, providing absolute safety from sudden tire failures or dangerous blowouts.

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«=DELIVERED IN DETROIT, including front and rear bump= ers, bumper guards, spare wheel, tire and tube, foot control for headlight beam with indicator on instrument panel, ash-tray in front and rear, sun visor, safety glass and big trunk space (19.3 cubic feet). Prices include all federal taxes. Transporta« tion and state, local taxes, if any, not included. See your Plym= outh dealer for local delivered prices. PLYMOUTH DIVISION OF CHRYSLER CORPORATION, Detroit, Michigan.

THE TIRE WITHIN A TIRE

The inner compartment of the Life Protector is built of Firestone SafetyLock cords and serves as an emergency tire to support the car until the driver can bring it to a safe stop.

Life Protector blow out, the release of air from the outer compartment of the Life Protector, causes the Safety-Valve to close immediately.

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JUST LOOK AT CREE Ne VALUE PACKED INTO THIS 1939 Ad [UR

PEF" Of leading low-priced cars, Plymouth is 5 inches longer than one; 6 inches longer than the other!

DEF" The only low-priced car with coil springs standard on all models. ; JF" The only one of “All Three” low-priced cars with steering-post gear shift as

standard equipment in De Luxe models at no extra cost.

BF" The only leading lowpriced car with a rust-proofed Safety-Steel body.

BF" Every Plymouth model has the same big, 82-h.p.“L-head engine, giving full power with remarkable economy.

TUNE IN MAJOR BOWES’ ORIGINAL AMATEUR HOUR, COLUMBIA NETWORK, THURSDAYS, 9-10 P.M.,E.S.T,

IT'S CALLED SMARTEST OF THE

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CHANGING TO THIS BIG,

'LL FIND Plymouth is biggest Y of “All Three” low-priced cars... and the style leader! You'll get the thrill of flashing per formance...an amazingly smooth ride...time=proven hydraulic brakes! And your present car will probably represent a large part of Plymouth’s low delivered price...balance in surprisingly low monthly instalments.

PLYMOUTH.

lower than it was a year ago! how very much they buy,

ONLY BUICK HAS ITI This sure-fire direction signal that flashes warnings of £TY Speedome turns at a flip of a switch! Shows day : or night. Standard on all models! cr: a : pgecsmesmenn ; ; eter. Indicator light shows green, amber, or red, accorde

SI REAT CARS

EXEMPLAR OF GENERAL MOTORS VALUE

COMMUNITY MOTORS, INC.

37-57 West 38th St. Indianapolis, Ind.

H. R. Swaynie

29 N. St. Noblesville. Ind.

MONARCH MOTOR CO., INC.

1040 N. Meridian St., Cor. 11th St. Indianapolis, Ind.

Sandman Bros. Shelbyville, Ind.

Howard Holt

23-25 W. North St. ____Greenfield, Ind.

Martinsville Auto Co.

77.00 W. . I

Kincaid Garage , Lizton, Ind.

R. A. Flanagan

1 E. Monroe St. _ Franklin, Ind,

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