The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • Page 104

FACE 18 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR SUNDAY, JILY 11, 1951 Trailer Lois. Courts To Welcome Public ON DRALKIIH' LOTS, visitors will be conducted on guided tours of the latest models of mobile homes, large and small. They'll be shown the latest masterpieces of condensed luxury being turned out by the nation's 200 major mobile home manufacturers. fieshments at some lots and dealerships; special decorations at others. Everywhere, however, this will be John Q.

Public' big chance to learn the "ins and outs" of the new way of living which has made such an impression on Americans in the last quarter of a century. Thil Is "spit-and polish" week Cur Uie mobile home industry in the Indianapolis area. It's Inspection and Open House Week, sponsored by the man who make, sell and service mobile homes in the capital city and environs. Itt'giiuiing today and continuing throughout the week, At mobile home courts throughout the area the public will get a look at every phase of mobile homemaking, including the operation of the ultra-modern courts in which mors than $750,000,000 to now Invested in America. Visitors will see mobile home court laundries in action.

They'll inspect the recreation areas which have proved so helpful to mobile home dwellers with children. They'll watch the mobile home court postal systems actually miniature postoffices in themselves in operation. They'll see how mobile homes are connected to sewers and septic tanks and how bottled gas and regular electricity are supplied to make living in a home on wheels the ultimate in modern comfort. mi; OCCASION" also will feature demonstrations of the various special accessories which have been developed to keep mobile homemakers at ease and completely abreast of the times. This will be the first Inspection and Open House Week ever attempted in central Indiana but members of the industry are hopeful it will be successful enough to become an annual occasion.

Similar celebrations in Milwaukee and Tampa have proved tremendously popular in recent years. Mm dealer' loin and 40 mobile home courts in the area Hill be open until 9 p.m. each Ouy nnd every resident central Indiana it Invited to eome In and get acquainted. Special arrangements have been made at a nutnlxT of establishments to nie the occasion that "something extra" atmosphere. There will be re- Indian Travois Forerunner Of Mobile Homes The mobile home industry, although scarcely a quarter of a century old, likes to trace its history back to the dawn of civilization.

The idea has its roots 'way bark in the Indian travois, carry-all arrangement attached to two long pole mid hitched on behind a horse or squaw on long marches from campsite to campsite. Next came the bumpy little two-wheel rift, hauled by a model Ford, which carried the family camping equipment on those California-or-bust junkets the '2s. That led to the early, one-room house trailers of the early "JOB and from there it was but a step to the gigantic luxury coaches of today. fii ii i Mil 'frjti- i ii ntlii ifnirnnnrnniii MaininHT m-jan special tours of not only ths mobile units themselves but will bt shown tho inner workings of tho villoge-liks areas in which the are parked. This 175-unit mobile home court is typical of the 40 in the Indianapolis area which will be open for inspection to tha public during Inspection and Open Houso Week.

Visitors will bo conducted on MORGANS TRAILER PARK 4923 Rockville Road Indianapolis, Ind. Phone BE. 0772 Cater to Who Core" '51 Trailer Sales To II il $350,000,000 is roughly five times the population of Indianapolis. And, if all those mobile dwellers were rounded up into a city of their own, "Mobile City" (not to be confused with the Alabama metropolis of similar name) would rank as the sixth largest in the nation. The number of mobile home courts over the United States, of course, runs into thousands and represent a total investment of more than $250,000,000.

THE "PAYNE" ELECTRIC AUTOMATIC Mobile Home Accidents Few The traffic record of passenger car-powered mobile homes in recent years is a real source pride to the Indiana State Police. Records show that only 40 accidents involving mobile homes occurred on Iloosier highways in and none of them produced a fatality. Of that number 31 took place in rural areas and the remaining 4k were in cities. The record is one of the best ha the Midwest. Kentucky, boasting one of the better rec-erds of states adjoining In-Aana, recorded 49 mobile home accidents and one fatality last fw, WATER HEATER E3 i SSSSBSil The growth of the mobile home manufacturing industry in America in the last quarter of a century has been one of the miracles of that period From an industry without a retail sales chart before 1930, it tins blossomed into a full-scale business expected to hit the $3.10.000.000 retail miles mark in 19.4.

Records show mobile home manufacturers and there were only a handful of them did worth of retail sales business in BV 1937 that figure jumped to $17,000,000 but the only recession the industry ever has experienced knocked the mark dow to $10,000,000 in 1939. Then came the World War II emergency and the housing shortage and the demand for mobile homes went up like Mrs. barn. Retail sales hit S39.OO0.0OO in 1915 and then leaped to a fantastic the following year. Ity I the retail miles Una had fliiiibed almost off the chart, reaehini; the SMS.OOO,-000 mark.

Last year it was $319,000,000. SIX SIZES FROM 3 TO 1 2-GALLON CAPACITY Over 260,000 Sold! More Than All Other Makes Combined Mobile Homes Pulled In Stvlc Mobile home dwellers are amine tneir households in style these days. A resent survey by the Nation! Trailer Coach Association showed that 40 per cent Outstanding Features It lias an invector heating element, noted for its heating efficiency. Heats 5 gallons of water to 100 degree rise in one hour, using only 1 kilowatt of electricity. I.

It has a durable metal tank that resists corrosion. Good for the life of the Mobile Home. 3. It has dual insulation that cuts down electric bills. 4.

It has a beautiful baked enamel jacket very easy to keep clean. The industry estimates there are 700,000 mobile homes in use in the United States today with some 2.000.000 persons dwelling in them. THAT I Kit UK. incidentally, sf all mobile homes todav are pulled by Cadillacs, Packards, Qvyslers and Buicks. An additional 38 per cent, the survey revealed, are powered by Oldsmobiles, i a Dodges and Hudsons.

Michigan Harvest Lansing, Mich. (IT) A survey undertaken by Michigan State College's Hureau of Research shows that 5.2 per cent of America's vacation travelers come to Michigan. Researchers said that each vacation party includes 31 persons, stays 12.3 days and spends $286. 133-Foot Flight Costs Driver Sprained Ankle Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP) only injury of Patrick H.

PAYNE PRODUCTS CO. 611 S. WASHINGTON ROYAL OAK, MICH. I LOCAL DEALER EMPIRE TRAILER PARTS 5444 W. WASHINGTON BE Imont 9318 I Cain, 21 years old, was bruised ankle after his car left MOBILE HOME Photographs John G.

Eggers road, dashed feet through gravel pit, ran up a 25-foot embankment, and hurdled a thxe-foot fence while soaring 135 fa in the air before landing and rolling ever several times sa a dell.