Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 May 1941 — Page 32

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1041

AUTO NEWS

Planned Auto Cut of 209 Sheuld Loose At Least 100,000 for Defense, Belief

By DAVID MARSHALL

ENFORCED CURTAILMENT OF automobile production beginning Aug. 1 will solve the labor problem for new defense plants springing up in the automotive industry, some observers believe. cutting car output by 20 per cent should make available at least Too oud emploves either skilled or semi-skilled for the enormous job of turning out $2,000.000,000 worth of defense orders in the industry. Before the reduction was ordered, manufacturers had hoped to rind defense workers as they were needed in the plants, then rush them hrough a six-week training course. If a labor bottleneck developed, they said workers would be taken from automobile assembly lines to fill defense jobs. i : With all automobile factories running at or near capacity more than 500,000 production workers were needed. About 300,000 additional were needed for defense assignments. Of this total, 150,000 are expected to be working on defense before the end of the year. If the bomber parts program is stepped up, an additional 107,000 workers would be needed. n n » » 8 »

UNPRECEDENTED SALES by Monarch Motors Co, 1040 N.

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RADIUM SPRINGS, N. M., May 2 (U. P).—Crumbling Ft. Selden, built 75 years ago as a permanent camp and now a place of interest to sightseers, who like to explore the tumbled ruins, has been offered to the National Park Service for con-

version into a national monument. Postmaster H. H. Bailey of Radium Springs, who owns the historic fort and who has advocated the site as a national monument for several vears, recalls playing baseball with soldiers of the old garrison before it was abandoned in 1887. Mr. Bailey, considered the foremost authority on the history of Ft. Selden, has a letter from the Army officer who recommended its construction, The yellowed piece of correspondence describes the wild New Mexico country of 1865 and vividly describes the present locality of the stockade before it was built. Although there is timber in the region, the fort was built of the

mud and rock that compose the

Meridian St. has resulted in the opening of a fourth used car location on the northwest corner of 10th and Jllinois Sts, Used car sales in April totaled 237 an all-time high in the degjership's history. Also during that month 160 new cars were sold bringing to more than 1000 sales of the current model. Never before has the firm sold more than 850 cars m a model run.

William Kraft, company president, says that increases in new car sales result in a better selection by the firm of used car trade-ins which in turn results in a good used car stock. The new lot has parking facilities and Jike the other three locations 1690 W. Wachiheton St, 2505 E. Washington St. and 1018 N. Meridian St) will offer only “Buickized” used cars. It is under supervision of M. G. Griffith, used car manager. #8 N oy » » ”

MEET MR. JOHN DOAKES, the typical American motorist. He's between 40 and 45 years old, has a wife and two children (a boy and a gir). He works and lives in a small community of less than 5000 persons and the value of his home or farm is between $4500 and £4820. The chances are just about 50-50 that he owns the property. Although he is self-reliant and self-supporting, his income is relatively low—only about $20 to $30 weekly. His bank account shows a balance of $500 and the total value of his insurance policies is $900. That's the typical motorist as shown by studies of the American Petroleum Industries Committee. The Doakes family rides in a closed car that is between four and five vears old and is worth about $225 although it was worth more when it was bought in the used car department of a local auto merchant more than a Vear ago. The fact is, the Doakes family has never bought a brand-new car, believing they could get more transportation for their money with a second-hand aute The Doakes family drives about 8500 miles a year. Most of this Sriving is to and from business, for family shopping, and other family | commercial business purposes. The remaining 45 per cent ‘of the 1 is done during summer vacations and for other social and recreapurposes. Only 10 per cent of the trips taken, however, are r than 30 miles from home, ” » 8 8 » nN

AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTATION at the cost of a long-distance ele) a the same distance is promised by Powel Crosley Jr. for the new Crosley Outwardlv the new model is little changed over the ‘car introduced two vears ago but mechanical changes have been incorporated which the company savs ‘revolutionize its performance.” These include greater acceleration and hill-climbing ability, constant mesh ‘electric starting. a refined oiling system, gasoline pump, and a sturdier, more rugged motor. Self-equalizing brakes on all four wheels make for greater driving safety,

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The eight body styles for passenger and commercial use are: The coupe, standard sedan, convertible deluxe sedan, parkway delivery, piekup delivery, covered wagon, panel delivery and station wagon. Proof of operating economy of the Crosley was the record run of Cannon Ball Baker when he drove twice across the continent (some $500 miles) getting an average of 504 miles on a galion of gas. The run

was made in heat as high as 120 degrees, over rough mountain roads, | through rains and heavy swamps, Without a service or tire ‘change stop. |

» » » » » » MOTOR MONTAGE. . . . ™ line with the sharply rising curve of focal business, deliveriss of new DDeSotos during March were 98 per cent asead of those for the same wonth a year age, Alin R. Jones,

president of Jones & Maley Ine, reported today. Furthermore, sales for |

the first quarter of this year were 88 per cent greater than the same 1040 period. . . . Leon Meyers of Meridian Pontiac Ime. has returned from Detroit and Pontiac where he and 47 other sales managers were rewarded for winning the company’s 60-day “Ring The Bell’ campaign. Mr. Meyers attained a record of making 164 per cent of the quota set up for his dealership. . . . The used car department of the Hoosier Cadillac Co, 2380 N. Meridian St, headed by W. R. McGeehan, has won the runner-up spot in the Used Car Merit Men's Club, national Cadillac sales organization.

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Standard Opens Service Contest

TO PROMOTE good appearance, cleanliness and extra service at Standard Oil dealer service stations, & “Pride of the Community Campaign” with $50000 i prizes for Standard dealers and their service men is announced by R. F. Baity, Mmdianapolis sales divisions manager of Standard Oil of Mmdiana, » ® »

Chief Pontiac Says:

DRIVE SAFELY . .. the undertaker will gladly wait Always shut off your motor before anyone starts filling the gas tank Obey the GoMen Rule in traffic. Look out for the thoughtless boy Who may hep off a passing vehicle and dash in front of your oar. . . . Be prepared.

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EVANSTON, Ill, May 2 (U. P) — A transverse-universal testing machine, nearly two and one-half stories high and able to exert 1,000,000 pounds of pressure at the center of a 55-foot beam, will be installed in the materials testing laboratory at Northwestern University's new Technological Institute, Dean Ovid W. Eshbach, who announced plans for the installation, said the machine for measuring strain on beams and columns would

have the largest transverse testing capacity in the world, and that it

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$900,000. The cylinder ang piston of the hydraulic press will weigh 22 tons, and the cylinder will have an inside diameter of 48 inches. Another press, capable of exerting 500,000 pounds pressure, will be installed in the laboratory. It will test columns of concrete, accommodating bars six feet in diameter and 12 feet high. The press will be able to exert enough pressure, he said, to crush

a column 31% feet in diameter.

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Attention Derby Fans! All Roads "South

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Are Clear of Detours Except for Two on 31,

All southbound highways leading out of Indianapolis will be free of detours for Derby Day traffic except Road 31, the Highway Commission

announced today. Two detours are in effect on Road 31, one between Franklin and Greenwood and the other between Austin and Road 50. Detours now in effect on the state highway system are: Ind, 1—From Cedarville to Spencerville, 10_miles gover county roads, nd. 2—From S. 20, east 7 miles over Uys, 23 apd co ty oil mat. Ind, 3—PFrom Charlestown Rosh to ns 362, about 21 miles over Roads and 362. om_Muncie to ganitiord Ci gg over Roads 35 221 and 22. From arkle 3 a Synedale, . miles ver Bonds a . or truck ‘ra only. Ind. 9—From Columbia Ci n y BE gt, Bas on to on; se: cars 48 miles over Roads 1b and ur frocks A Marion to Huntington over 18, Ind, = m 1 mile west of Point Tsabel north, 12 miles over county road and Roads 35, 51 ad 21, om 1 mile southwest of North Manchester north 127% miles over county roads. . 28—From Lafayette to a 23 iles over Roads 52, 38 and 39. East of Fairmount, miles over county gravel

streets, county oil’ ot» ed RS ; mat and stone Tha. 28—From Ii H

nd. 1 to Ridgeville, 8 a itd AA

miles over Road 1 and counts roads, Ind. 20—From 1 nile north. of Madison to 4 mile northwest of Versailles 43 miles over count pavement, Roads and 50. From Middlet rk to Burlington, 72 miles over Road 26, county gravel, and U. 8. §5.

U. 8, 81—About 3 miles north of Speed, mils run-around over county stone road. om Austin to g 8. 50. about 40 miles ver Roads 256, and 50. Closed from ranklin to south oi limits of Greenwood; marked detour 2 iles from Franklin to Indianapolis over ads 144 and 135. Ind, 32-—-From Crawfordsville'to Lebanon, 28 miles re nd. 84, county oil mat, gravel, Ind. 532 and 39. U.'S. 36—Bridge_out at Montez ma, detour 31 miles over Roads 71, 163, 63 and 41. Ind, 37—Just north of Noblesville, passenger cary 4 miles over county road; truck route from Noblesville to Marion over Roads 32 and 9.

38 — Closed detour from oa

fort; 28 miles ove Ind. 18 PR to Riceno, 22 miles over Roads 18, 43, 24, om Frankfort north 8 2 avy Corner, 38 miles over Roads 28, n h

U, 8. 40—Closed between Brazil and Putnamville, and at Plainfield; marked detour 56 miles from T aute to Indianapolis over Roads 41 and 26; through traffic from Indianapolis to Vincennes may use Ind, 67, nd. 44—_Near Johnson-Shelby County line. 2%; miles over county gravel. , m Ind. 59 to Spencer, 44 miles over Roads 59, 42 and 43. nd. 483—From Hymera to function Ind 8 82 iles over county roads and 15 over city

—From Washington east 2 miles Ind. 51—From junction Roads

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