Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 October 1939 — Page 12

FORGED T0 QUT OWNFINANCINE,

- WITNESS SAYS

Threatened With Loss of G. M. Franchise Unless He Did, Court Told.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Oct. 18 (U. P.).—Henry Hellman, Parma, O., Chevrolet dealer, will return to the witness stand in Federal Court today to testify regarding the attitude of the General Motors Corp. toward

its dealers using a finance company ||

other than General Motors Acceptance Corp. for time car sales.

He appeared yesterday at the trial of the two corporations, two affiliated corporations and 17 officers of the firms on a charge of violating the Sherman Anti-Trust Act by forcing dealers to use G. M. A. C. Before Mr. Hellmann's testimony yesterday Robert A. Smith, former Hollywood, Cal., Chevrolet dealer, testified that under threat of losing his franchise he was forced to give up his personal finance company which brought him profits of between $20,000 and $23,000 monthly.

Organized Own Firm

Mr. Smith testified that in 1920 he became exclusive Chevrolet dealer in Los Angeles and financed cars through companies other than G. M. A. C. In 1923, he said, he organized his own company which re-| turned a profit of between $15,000; and $18,000 per month plus a prcfit of $5000 on insurance. ~~ R. H. Grant, then general sales manager for Chevrolet, told him in 1325, he said, that he would have to drop the finance business or he; probably would lose his franchise. “Since the finance business depended on my selling Chevrolets,” Mr. Smith said, “I got out of finan-

Dr. John McGeoch (left) and

at the University of Iowa and the

Educator Is Luncheon Speaker— Dr. Rufus M. Jones, distinguished educator "and chairman of the American Friend's Service Committee, will speak at a luncheon meeting of the Midwest Council on International Relations, Friday noon, at the Y. W. C. A. Dr. Jones’ subject will be “War and Human Progress.”

Belmont Townsend Club to Meet —Belmont Townsend Club 4 will hold a card party at 8 p. m. tomorrow at the clubrooms, 2621 W.

Washington St.

Zionist Talk Scheduled — Dr.

Psychologists to Talk at I.

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The General Motors Acceptance Corp. bought the paper he was holding for between $700,000 and $800,000, and then financed all his time sales except “bad” business which was] “gyp finance companies

sold to along the street,” he said.

Lost Exclusive Franchise

In 1930, he testified, the exclusive franchise was taken from him and despite, promises over a long period . of time, he was unable to regain it. “I was steamrollered out,” he charged. He said General Motors bought one of his business establishments but that he lost other holdings, included a $300,000 building. Other witnesses late yesterday were Louis M. Dreves of Los Angeles, a former General Motors zone manager for the west coast, and James L. Young of Hartford, Conn. a

Clarence Efroymson of Butler University will speak on “A Zionist Colony in Palestine” at. 7 p. m. tomoirow at the mid-week convocation of the First Presbyterian Church. Dr. Efroymson has just returned from a trip abrodd where he spent three weeks in a Zionist

Colony.

Girls to Hear Speaker From In-

diana—Miss Lillian Picken, head cf the Friendship Community Center at Satari, India, and Gir! Guides in India, will speak at an all-girl convocation School Monday afternoon. The Girl Reserve Club of the school is sponsor of the program.

at Washington High

“Sky Man” to Perform Here—

Great Eugene, “The Sky Man,” will present a trapeze act-100 feet above the parking lot at Sears, Roebuck & Co., Friday evening at 7 o'clock.

former G. M. A. C. employee. Mr.\ nN, nets or safety devices will be

Dreves told of a meeting in November, 1925, at which it was decided to force all dealers to use G. M. A. C.

used, he said.

Harvard Geologist to Speak—Dr.

100 per cent. Mr. Young described

- “usual” attempts by G."M. A. C. to

get the dealers’ paper.

SHORTRIDGE PLANS

VANDALISM CHECK

Kirtley Fletcher Mather, professor of geology and director of the Harvard University Summer School, will speak on “The Art of Living in an Age of Science” before the Indiana Schoolmen’s Club, Oct. 25, at the Claypool Hotel. A dinner and club singing, under the direction of Ralph Wright, director of music of Indianapolis public schools, will precede the address.

The Shortridge High School Par-ent-Teacher Association will co-op-| erate with school officials to check] Halloween vandalism, Mrs. Matthew Winters, president, said today. | Principal George Buck asked 1200 parents of Shortridge pupils to help restrain vandalism which, he said, was an annual problem. He addressed the association's first fall meeting at the school last night, following a dinner in the cafeteria.

Phil Robertson, a Shortridge pupil, |g

spoke on behalf of the Community

Fund. A one-act play by Paul Box-|§

ell, Indiana University senior and former Shortridge student, was presented. Organ selections and group singing formed the musical program.

The association, now celebrating!’

its 75th anniversary, will hold its second meeting in November, Mrs.’ Winters said.

LEGION COMMANDER GUEST AT BANQUET

ee men { Raymond. Kelly, American Legion national commander, will make his first appearance tonight at a local Legion post meeting when he sits at the speakers’ table at the Johw H. Holliday Jr. Post dinner in the Riviera Club. Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, U. S. Navy, retired, will speak. Others at the speakers’ table wil be Robert W. Lyons. post commander, and Mrs. Lyons; Ralph Gregg, national Legion judge advocate, and Mrs. Gregg; Mrs. Gilbert ‘J. Wildridge, Holliday post auxiliary president; Ray Townsley, Indiana Department commander, and Mrs. Townsley; Frank E. Samuel, national Legion adjutant; Ralph Gates, Columbia City, past Indiana Department commander, and Glen Hillis, Kokomo, national Legion Child Welfare chairman.

QUESTIONED ON CRASH

WASHINGTON, Ind. Oct. 18 (U. P.) —Glenn Leitzman, 40, and his son, James, 19, both of near Paragon, were questioned today by Corcner C. P. Scudder in connection with a truck-auto crash Saturday in which James O. Farrell, 30, cf - Loogootee, was injured fatally.

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Civic League to Elect—A re-or-ganization meeting of the Speedway Civic League will be held at 7:30 p. m. today in the old gymnasium at Speedway School, C. H. Strouse, president, announced. New officers will be elected.

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Dr. Elmer A. Culler will participate

in the Bryan Symposium in Psychology at Indiana University Saturday. Dr. McGeoch and Dr. Culler are heads of the psychology depariments

University of Rochester, respectively.

The symposium will be attended by psychologists from the Middle West and will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of

Indiana University’s psychology laboratory.

THE CITY

Tech Group to Give Play—A play, “Lights Out,” will be presented by the Service Club of Tech High School Tuesday, Oct. 31, in the Student Center, under direction of Andrew Cox. Characters in the production are - Mary Katherine Cook, Robert J. Williams, Raymond Forbes, Pauline Anderson and Glena Gentry. =

The Calendar Club of the Capitol Avenue Methodist Church will honor the Rev. E. Arnold Clegg (above) and Mrs. Clegg at a reception at 8 p. m. tomorrow in the church parlor to mark the beginning of the Rev. Mr. Clegg’s eighth year as pastor, Miss Grace Reed will have charge of the program. Miss Mary Catherine Stair, harpist, will entertain, The Golden Link Class of the Sunday School will have charge of decorations and refreshments.

Everson Class Elects—C. Walter Harris was elected president of the Everson * Bible Class of the East Tenth Street Methodist Church at the annual banquet last night. Ray D. Everson has taught the class since he organized it 13. years ago. More than. 100 persons regularly attend. Other officers elected are: Mrs. Joseph Domosco, John Taylor and Mrs. Fay Boyd, vice presidents; William Abel, treasurer; Henry Gage, assistant treasurer; Mrs. Guy Crowder, secretary; Mrs. Thomas White, assistant secretary; Mrs. Richard Orton, pianist; Mrs. G. O. Merrick, assistant pianist; Robert Caudell, athletic director, and Mrs. Lester Goodner, publicity direclor.

DePauw Group Pledges Cotton—

George E. Cotton, 330 N.. Mount St., {has been pledged to Men's Hall Association at DePauw University.

Townsend Club 26 to Meet—Clifton Townsend Club 26. will meet tomorrow evening in the I. O. O. F. Hall, 1120 W. 30th St., Clara Oxley, secretary, announced.

Singers on Program—The Jordan Singers will give a program Friday Inight at Washington High School {under sponsorship of the West Park | Christian Church choir.

GROUP TO HEAR HOOSIER EDITOR

Speakers for Butler Session Saturday.

Edward J. Hancock, publisher of the Rushville Republican and the Greensburg Daily News, will speak at the luncheon of the second annual Publicity Short Course at Butler University Saturday. : Approximately 100 club publicity chairmen are expected to attend the course, sponsored by the university’s Journalism Department and the Indiana Federation of Clubs. Dr. M. O. Ross, dean of the college of Business - Administration, will open the program at 9:30 a. 'm. ‘The response will be by Mrs. George Jaqua, president of the Federation of Clubs. Talks will be given by Profs. Charles V. Kinter and Donald D. Burchard and Instructors Ellsworth Maxwell and Maurice Klefeker of the Butler Journalism Department; Samuel Pidgeon, of the Indianapolis Engraving Co.; William A. Evans, director of publications for. the Indianapolis Public Schools; Mrs. Florence W. Long, Miss Rosemary - Redding and Miss Kathryn Pickett. society editors of the Indianapolis News, The Indianapolis Times and. the Indianapolis Star, respectively; Miles Tiernan, . city editor of the Star; Evan B. Walker,

publicity director, Indianapolis Railways, Inc.; Miss Dorothy Ragan, advertising manager, Charles Mayer & Co., and J. H. Albershardt, publicity director of the Bureau of Publicity for the State of Indiana.

Eugene Cotton, son of Mr. and Mrs.

MOTORIST KIDNAPED "NEAR STATE HOUSE

Two gunmen who abducted a man | near the State House on Washing-| ton St..last night, robbed him, and took his car, were sought by police today. Charles Davis, 42, Edgewood, said he parked his car, and as he started to get out the men appeared and ordered him back in. They drove him, he said, to Sheffield Ave. near Washington St., robbed him of $8 and put him out of the car. He told police he heard them talking of robbing a. filling station out west. Shortly thereafter Christian Gerhardt, 22, of 2417 Epler Ave. reported that two men, answering their description, held him up in his filling station at 2330- W. Washington St., took $43, and sped west.

MSGR. LAVELLE DIES _ IN RECTORY IN N. Y.

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 (U. P.).—! Millions of American Catholics! mourned today the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael J. Lavelle, -83, venerable] rector of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. | He died last night in the rectory of the cathedral he had served for 60 years—>54 as rector and six as assistant. P | Msgr. Lavelle had refused to go to a hospital, in spite of the serious heart ailment from which he had suffered for several months.

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Edward J. Hancock Among |;

Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Adkins, 1206 W. 19th St., celebrated their ‘golden wedding anniversary . recently with an informal reception of friends and relatives. Married. :in .Columbus, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. ‘Adkins have made their home here most of their lives. They have: four “children, 10 grandchildren and to great-grandchildren.

ENGINEERS WILL MEET

Times Special KOKOMO, Ind, Oct. 18.—E. E. Le. Van, vice president of the Haynes-Stellite Corp., will speak at a meeting of the Central Indiana section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers here Friday. Hans H. Skabo, Indianapolis, is chairman of the section. E. A. Grimmer, Indianapolis, is chairman of the program committee.

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HAYRIDE DEFENDANT

|| FAGING JURY ACTION,

Harry H. Powell, 19, of R. R. 13, Box 275, was held today for Grand Jury action under $500 bond when he waived preliminary hearing before Municipal Judge Charles Karabell yesterday. He was charged with - reckless homicide after an auto-hayride crash fatal to two Butler students. Kenneth Buck, 22, of Fishers, Ind, alleged driver of another car involved, is to be arraigned tomorrow on a similar charge. Miss Margie Sims, 19, of 556 N. Central Court, was killed instantly when two autos struck a hayride wagon on: the Allisonville Road at 91st St. Oct. 7. Charles Robert Skinner, 19, of 910 E. Maple Road, died several days later.

GEN. DANA MERRILL HONORED BY ROTARY

Brig. Gen. Dana T, Merrill, Ft. Harrison commander, was named honorary member of the Indianapolis Rotary Club at a meeting at the Claypool Hotel yesterday. Albert E. Link of Philip Morris & Co., Ltd., spoke. He said the tobacco industry in the United States paid 10 per cent of the total revenue

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