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THE -INDIANAPOLIS STAR, MONDAY, DECEMBER 1939. 11 FARM IMPLEMENT Jitterbugs Form A Christmas Gift a INDIANA IMPLEMENT DEALERS' ASSOCIATION WILL CONVENE THURSDAY ON "BUILDING FOR FUTURE PROSPERITY" THEME 'Rug Cutting' Club ft from GAUSEPOHL PROSPECTS GOOD 1939 Sales Satisfactory- Jitterbug-conscious Indianapolis youth have become so fond of their "rug cutting" they have GENUINE ft HAND-TOOLED formed an organization designed! to promote "polished" dancing of1 Continued Gains Expected. eitner the smooth or fast variety among their members. The new club, the Hop-Jits, will have their first meeting tomor-'t iuw iwemiwrs say is me first "round-the-city" jitterbug club. Two-hour meetings will be held each Tuesday night, with an Satisfactory sales volume for 1939 and an encouraging outlook foe 1940 are reported by representatives of farm implement and machinery manufacturers and distributors in Indianapolis.

"In considering the outlook for the retail farm equipment industry for 1940, let me say that the, foundation of this business rests average of "4o or 50" records played for dancing at each meeting. Hop Symons will be the first jitterbug host at his home, 1213 North Alabama street. Other jit-terers in the club are Ann Bishop, Jeanne Taylor. Jayne Schmalholz. on farm commodity prices and Lois Jean Ferguson, Louie Fergu-I whatever they develop for the fu ture," said J.

A. Brookbank, man son, Bob DeW ltt and Henry Ur bancic. ager of the Indianapolis branch of International Harvester Company. R. B.

LOl'RIE, L. J. FLETCHER, A the best year since 1929 was reported. Hammer mills and shellers sold "With abundant crops in this area this year, together with fair returns, our business conditions KMIL HARDING, President Indiana Implement Dealers' Association. general Manager, John Deere Plow Assistant General Sales Manager, W.

O. SCOTT, Scoretary-TrcHsurer, Indiana Implement Dealers' Association. Company of Moline. Caterpillar Tractor Company, have been about normal up to the present time and the outlook, if by this firm are moving briskly, aided by the enormous Indiana corn crop and widespread growing TRULY A BILLFOLD oi hybrid corn which must be MAN'S ground and shelled before being r. ft ft ft ft ft tea to storK.

Stover-Winsted held that 1940 "has all the earmarks of a good year. Business should hold up well throughout the year and it appears certain now that January, February and March will be banner months in equipment sales." (is Here't a gift he'll remember every day of the year a beautiful laced, tooled and hand-colored steer hide billfold from Gausepohl With or Without Zipper Fastening $1.00 to $5.00 anything, is for betterment due to this fact in particular. Large yields, ofpourse, encourage better buying because it puts more buying power in the hands of the consumer, i "Our business has shown a material improvement this fall, and the present outlook is for a continuance of this condition, due to the indication of rising prices based on Increase in costs. We can say that the outlook for our business at the present time is very encouraging for 1940. Indiana Sales Lead.

Arthur Gaus, manager of the Indianapolis branch of the Paper USE OUR CHRISTMAS LAY AW AY Buy Leather Goods from a Leather Goods Store and SAVE 'i Machine Company, 22 South Sen If farm commodity prices hold tip and are reasonably maintained, our business will reflect good returns as a result." Wit ate avenue, said: "Our volume of business from this office, which covers Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Kentucky, was not as good as in yet our volume for Indiana territory showed a slight increase. "We are looking forward to a 1 at UGAlJSHPCMCaiNC Finest Lvyyoyt 1 1 ryn 51 Monument Circle S'carGRceJhetrfn i i Orders Are Steady. Orders for farm machinery-continue to come in a strong and steady stream as a year of excellent business draws to a close, the John Deere Plow Company, 1025 West Washington street, reports. Conditions iook favorable for a good business in 1940, officials said, and business at present is running ahead of the volume at this time in 1938. The Deere firm has a new small combine on the market now and response to it is good.

A II. C. MERRITT, Vice-President, Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company. D. M.

BOTTORFF, Mnmbcr of Board of Directors, State Association. She described means by which home missionary organizations can RALPH RODKEV, Vice-President, State Dealers' Association. vice-president, and Mr. Scott, sec Foreign Mission good volume in 1940. Business has shown considerable increase the last 60 days compared with the same period in 1938.

"With better prices for the dairyman, who is our principal customer, and with an abundance of feed the farm income which really governs our volume should be considerably higher next year. Indiana were recorded In the United Slates retail census of 1929, Work Is Praised retary-treasurer, who has occupied that post; since 1921. Directors are when 437 hardware and Implement stores in the state reported total be more helpful to workers In the field. An Illuminated globe was presented the church by the Women's Council in honor of Mrs. Lewis Hurt, a missionary in the Belgian Congo.

Mrs. Earl Antonides presided and Mrs. S. Grundy Fisher, wife of the pastor of the church, introduced Mrs. Murphy.

smau tractor introduced about a year ago also is selling well and We look for our best year in 1940." World Call Circulation looks like a leader in the com pany's line. "Building for Future Prosperity" will be the theme of the 23d annual convention of the Indiana Implement Dealers' Association, which will be held Thursday and Friday in the Hotel Severin with an expected attendance of 500 members, associate members and representatives of manufacturers and distributors selling implements and power machinery for Hoosier farms. The association embraces hn-implement dealers in every county in the state. The associate membership is composed of manufac H. C.

Osburn, branch manager of the J. I. Case Company, Manager Speaker for Women's Day. increasing business volume each year since 1934 has been recorded by the Kenney Machinery Company, 301 West Maryland street. "Good business in 1939 is partially due to our entry into the potato machinery field and bringing out a line of sprayers for orchards," James II.

Kenney, 202 South Missouri street, said: Hord Renamed Louisville D. M. Bottorff of Columbus and E. E. Landis of Flora.

George P. Wagner of Jasper, the third member of the board, died June 5. The association's advisory board consists of Guy B. Holmes, Kingsbury; H. H.

Sharp, Milford; James Tumulty, Greensburg; Carey E. Covell, Angola; Glen Tharpe, Danville; Joe Adams, Princeton; Kred E. Winebrenner, Huntington: L. W. Mellencamp, Edinburg; Pearl Carter, Hlllishurg, and Oliver Eiiprt, Mt.

Vernon. Among features of the program will be addresses by C. R. Peters "The farm machinery business in E. LANDIS, Member of Board of Directors, State Association.

merit Company of Keokuk, a blanch of Deere Co. His subject will be "The Dealer and His Manufacturer." L. J. Fletcher of the Caterpillar Tractor Company began as an employe of a hardware and Implement store at Mason City, and took a degree in agricultural engineering at Iowa State College In 1915. From 1916 to 1925 he was head of the agricultural engineering department of the University of California and since 1927 has been with the Caterpillar company, lie was president of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers In 1934-35.

"What's the Answer?" will be his subject at the convention. As vice-president of the Allis-Chalmers Company of Milwaukee, H. C. Merritt occupies one of the principal executive positions wit, a company Internationally known as a manufacturer of many lines of machinery. 1939 could well be classified as nor sales of $14,334,000.

There is a question whether this total covered all sales, because some farm implements and machinery may have been Included under other classifications. Some Indiana retailers report current sales approaching $200,000 a year. The growlh in recent years of the extent and variety of implements and tools is best Illustrated by the general classification of products of prominent manufacturers. These include many types of tractors, plows, harrows, pulverizers, cultivators, rotary hoes, District FCA Director mal, since over the last 10 years Work of missionaries In foreign Washington, Dec. 3.

(JF F. F. every other year has been abnor fields was praised yesterday by mal, going to one extreme or the Hill, Governor of the Farm Credit Mrs. Phila W. Murphy in an ad other.

"Business in 1940 reflects com Administration," announced today turers' and distributors' representatives and salesmen. president, said. "Right now it's -a problem to meet the demand for feed grinders and to keep a stock of this implement and others available to "meet orders." "The Kenney company has more iha veannnlntmnnt tt aauffrnl i a. dress at the annual Women's day service In the University Park parable volume with the year just closing, with a good demand con trlct directors of the FCA fof Christian Church. Mrs.

Murphy Is three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, weeders, fertilizer spreaders, drills, orders for 1940 than at the begin circulation manager of the World 1940. tinuing as the 1939 farm income wiil show an increase over 1938. Crop conditions are very favorable in the Indianapolis area. Farm Officers of the association are looking forward to a record attendance this year because of the theme of the convention, the improved condition of agriculture and the widespread interest in better farming methods and the wider Among them were T.

E. Hord planters and seeders, beet planters, lifters and pullers, pnlato planters, dusters, sprayers and diggers, po Call, missionary maRazine of the Disciples of Christ, ning of 1939. If this trend continues, 1940 is bound to be the biggest year in our recent history." of Des Moines, representing the National Association of Implement Dealers' Associations, with which the state organization is affiliated; H. C. Merritt, vice-president of the Allls a 1 Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, president of the Farm Equipment In Jr.

of Murfreesboro, for the product prices, with few excep Louisville district, including Indi "All our heroes are not great tato and onion graders and washers, harvesting machines and tions, are quite satisfactory to the ana, Kentucky, Ohio and The firm has been in operation here since 1890. use of modern implements and ma statesmen," Mrs. Murphy said In discussing missionnry activities. threshers, all-crop harvesters, com purchasers of farm machinery." Year Is Successful. stitute in 1937-38 and a former bines, corn pickers and husker Tractors Sell Well.

chines. Offlclers Are Listed. In his letter to members and chairman of the institute's nower shredders, shellers, hay mowers Tractors and road equipment The Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Company, 1436 East 19th machinery department; L. sold 1 well in 1939 for the Huber implement retailers generally W. Fletcher of Peoria, 111., assistant ibkps, joHners ann nnierx, leea nna silnge grinders and cutters, slalk cutters, milking machines and cream separators, gasoline and Diesel engines, fleet rlc systems Manufacturing Company, 44 South o.

Scott of Milford, secretary- Senate avenue, Ray Hamilton, 'treasurer of the association, says: general sales nanager of the Caterpillar Tractor Company and present chairman of the power machinery department of the Farm Equipment Institute; R. B. Lourle "You have worked a whole year branch manager, said. and electric motors, water systems hand and power pumps, wagons "Our business is going along 71 motor trucks, tank trucks and trailers. to make your business a success and now you owe it to yourself to take two days to get away from it and take a look at it from a distance to see If your methods of managing it will bear inspection.

Try it for these two days at least. nicely and we look forward to exceptionally good boslness in 1940," he declared. "Huber will have a new seven-foot combine to offer the trade in time for the thrashing season next year. Also to be of Moline, 111., vice-president and general manager of the John Deere Plow Company of Moline, and Barton Reese Pogue of Upland. Trade, Business Questions I p.

i I ii i lit i S' i Nationally Known In Industry. Power machinery and tractor drawn implements have supple street, has enjoyed a successful year in 1939, H. L. VanLue, manager, stated. "Much of the business is due to new' equipment of latest design to meet modern needs," Mr.

VanLue said. "Shipments into dealers' stock for 1940 business are increasing every day and the Indianapolis branch is stocking its warehouse now in anticipation of a good demand. "Farm income is estimated to show- an increase over this year and an increased interest in equipment is sure to come." Wholesale business 50 per cent ahead of last year was received by the Stover-Winsted Company, 38 South Capitol avenue, where mented manual labor in literally Your competitor is a good fellow when you get to know him and Trade and business questions oc- added to our line will be tandem road rollers, convertible, and In scores of farming operations. his ideas may be just as reason-: cupy a prominent place on the pro- Several of the speakers on the six to 10-ton sizes." able as yours." Huber has had a branch here program are nationally known In the industry. R.

B. Lourie of the A I Mrs lull! i4i a for half a century. Home offices John Deere Plow Company of Mo gram. Thursday afternoon's session will open with discussions conducted by associate members, representing manufacturers and distributors. Ward Hale of New Castle will preside.

These salesmen, are in Marion, and the Indian On Advisory Board. Emit Harding of Lowell Is president of the association. Other officers are Ralph Rodkey, Rossville, line completed 40 years with that apolis office serves both Indiana and Kentucky. company last week. He started as an employe of his father, who was manager of the Lourie Imple- known in the industry as "block-men," will present problems of selling and competition of mutual interest to dealers and manufactur Fund Will Select Honorary Member SAY 10 GO'S 200 to Attend 20th Annual Meeting, Hear Fred Hoke.

6 ers. A dealers' meeting is scheduled for the Thursday night session with Mr. Rodkey in charge, Joe Adams of Princeton will discuss "Reciprocal Relations Between Dealers," and O. M. Leavell of Peru, representing the association's executive board, will introduce a discussion of "What Kind of an Association Do You Want?" The state implement dealers' organization was formed in 1917 with 30 members as the outgrowth of the Tri-State Implement and Vehicle Association, embracing dealers in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and in the same year became affiliated with the National Association of Implement Dealers.

The national organization represents more than 15,000 members and Includes all of the United win GUEST TICKETS Each weekday (Mon. thru Sat.) 10 Pairs of Guest Tickets will be awarded 10 people whose names, chosen at random from the city directory, are scattered through The Star want ad section. Look, and if you And your name, you'll be the guest of Star want ads. To secure your tickets, if your name appears, identify yourself at The Star want ad counter. The 1940 honorary member of the Indianapolis Community Fund will be named tonlghtfwhen the fund holds its 20th annual meeting in the Riley room of the Claypool Hotel.

It is a dinner meeting and begins at 6:30 o'clock. The person chosen at tonight's STAR WANT ADS States from the Appalachian moun session will be named In recognition of "outstanding and unselfish service to the public welfare." Arthur Baxter was named honorary member last year. tains to the Pacific coast. A similar Interstate organization exists in the Atlantic coast states. Principles Are Outlined.

Two hundred persons will attend the 20th annual meeting, at which Fred Hoke will be principal speaker. Mr. Hoke, who was named an honorary member of the fund In 1936, Is a past president of the organization and was one of the founders in 1920. Miss Gertrude Taggart is chairman of the committee on arrangements. The slate association, according to Its officers, is founded on the principle that "to the retail dealers belongs the retail trade." Among other principles governing its operation are these: It stands for economy in govern-men; offers a uniform accounting system to members; offers dealers practical trade-in manual for tractors and combines; furnishes weekly live prospects for electric equipment; gives information regarding source of supply for repairs; offers Dusting Rag Sets Off Bank's Burglar Alarm GIVE YOUR leafor WAT Et wtwesuetce The police emergency squad and three cruisers roared Into action Insurance to members, and acts as a mediator in differences between yesterday afternoon when a bur-members and manufacturers.

gar alarm went off In the night ft 1 7, 'jfcsr The association is the spokesman deposit vaut 0f tne fidelity Trust Company, 123 EastMarket street. Police who approached the and clearing house for one of the important retail activities of Indiana, which has assumed new im-Dortance and developed a larger FOR CHRIST1VJMS dollar volume of business because of the economic betterment of building with drawn revolvers discovered William Parham, watchman, had been dusting a control box in an upstairs office. A swipe of the dusting rag had set off the alarm. agriculture in the last five years and the constantly increasing use of improved Implements and pow er machinery in larming. Estimate Not Available.

An extra lavatory or a complete bathroom will save many steps and provide added comfort and convenience for everyone in your home. It will be a gift the entire family will enjoy every day of thtfyear. Remember Sdfjg Witet delivered day and night COSTS LESS them anything else you buy. While no estimates are available on current dollar sales of Implement and power equipment to Indiana farmers, persons familiar with the industry say that the NOW LOEWS High School Halfback Tackles 115-Pound Deer Leominster, Dec. 3.

Disdaining use of a shotgun or even a bow and arrow, Roger Robichaud, 17 years old, halfback on the Leominster High School football team, caught a 115-pound buck that was running wild through a residential section by simply tackling it around the neck. Robichaud held It until police arrived and took It to a garage to await a game warden. volume has shown a substantial increase in recent years. Larger farm income and the desire of farmers to operate with higher ef ficiency and reduced cost nave ex -INDIANAPOLIS WATER COMPANY panded the market. The last cgures avanaoie on me magnitude of Implement sales in.