Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 April 1951 — Page 56

PAGE 56 Automobiles—

‘Scare Buying’ Blamed For Scarcity of Tires

Makers and Dealers Say They Can Catch Up With Demand: if Given Chance

By The Times Aute Editor THE HEART of the automobile isn't under the hood any more

The motorist has

“moved” it to the ground, multiplied by four, and gets tires for his answer. Without them his car doesn’t move, |

Too many owners moved swiftly through this operation, all at

the same time, and nearly upset the tire market

of an unsettled world.

In a nutshell, the tire market became short, and scare buving did it. Recovery hasn't vet been

made, The motorist who wants to buy In the popular have to shop around to get what he wants. There is halt in private transportat cause of a tire short

distributors said here buying can only delay dustry’s attempts to get supplies back in balance, The first scare rust

J1Zzes now may

no foreseeable on be 1ge, the big but unwise

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lowed start of the Korean war, This tapered o and manufac turers were well on their way back to normal, even with gov ernment demands for rubber, Then Tush buving "hit twice

again, with an occasional milquetoast buving as many as two full sets to stave off emergencies What most distributors manufacturers wanted last was relief the scare buyer Not a government enforced relfef, but a voluntary let down by the consumer to allow schedules to get back in balance. The rushes drained stocks and time is needed to replenish them This can be done, one ributor said, if unwise buying Already one government move has been made to help cu purchases, It an order which prohibits distributor stockpiling beyond a 3uU-day supply. Continued haphazard buying could bring more and tightened regulations.

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But with sensible buying, the distributors . said, the - industry could become “all set,” barring an all-out war, in just a few months,

Tire Care To get maximum use from the tires you have, here are some tire

care hints listed by Chevrglet Motor Division, ONE: Keep tires inflated to cor-

rect, specified pressures and crosschange them regularly, TWO: Remember that under inflation causes overheating loosens cords, causes uneven wear and blowouts, Over-inflation will make riding hard, gives poor trac

tion on wet pavements, causes fabric break and bruises, THREE. Cross. change -tires al

least every 4000 miles to equalize weal FOUR: Compare tire periodically with a m gauge to insure correct readings... In hot weather, tires may correctly inflated although guages show as much as five pounds over recommended reading, This

by eXpansion,

gauge

ster

be is caused

Spare Parts February new car registrations totaled about 435000 units, according to R. IL. Polk & Co.. automotive statisticians. This was a record for any February, but was down 37,000 units from January totals. Hudson Motor Car Co. for 1950 declared a net income of $12,002,274. This was equivalent to $6.30

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WED 50 YEARS—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simon, 935 N. Rural St. will celebrate their

golden w ddifg anniversary with an ofen house next Sunday. A Thanksgiving mass will be read at the St. Philip Neri

Catholic® Church at 9 a. m. Apr. 24, They have three daughters, two sons and 14 grandchildren.

per share on the 1,906,573 shares outstanding at the end of the The firm shipped 143,586 cars during the year, JOSEPH DUDLEY, vice president of Austin Motor Co. Ltd. England, reported 1950 sales of the Austin were up 50 per cent over 1949 figures.

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M,. ¥. MACAULAY Packard Motor Car Co. manufacturing control executive, has been pro-

moted to general factory manager, according to an announcement by G. C. Reifel, manufacturing vice president. PLYMOUTH MOTOR CORP. has reported total sales of 547,367 Plymouth e¢ars in this country during 1950. OLDSMOBILE DIVISION of General Motors will go into production of the compressor and turbine units for the J-65 Sapphire jet engine. A new building will be constructed in Lansing to handle the schedule.

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