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tVol. 19, No. 2807 , JANUARY 24, 1944 $4 Per Year, Per Copy Overflow Crowd Jams NADA Session Used Car Threat, Sparks WPB Postpones Relations of Factory Lotta work ahead, NADA’ers. Resumption I• • * Top Discussion Rubber Director Dewey expects to reach the goal of 30,000,000 Civilian Output Headquarters Set Up civilian tires in 1944 John H. Must Await Invasion By Plants, With Special Middlekamp, WPB Auto division (3 chief, says there can be no new- Of Europe, Nelson Says; Meetings Scheduled car output in war period because Ford Grant vanDerZee Hoffman a By Pete 3-Year Auto Control? Wemhoff of tire tightness. Managing • • • Ii Editor By William Ullman DETROIT. —An overflow New President? Washington Correspondent NADA Agenda presi- crowd probably reaching Insiders say NADA’s new With MONDAY, JAN. 24 dent will be chosen from these: WASHINGTON. 3,000 jam ses- Alvan H. directors meeting, Room, Statler. —will opening Russ Jones of Reading, Pa.; D. Macauley and J. 9:30 a m.—NADA’s sions of the National Auto- O. Kelley, of Grand Forks, N. D.; Marks, chairman 9:30 a.m. —Meeting of ATAM, Statler. Mich, 8:00 p.m.—Reception for all members, guests, factory personnel, mobile Dealers Assn.’s annual Arthur Summerfleld, of Flint, and vice-president, respec- Michigan and Harold Lanphear. Grand Ballroom, Statler. (Sponsored by Detroit and convention here Tuesday, bent on ee e \ tively, and J. L. McCaffrey, of dealer associations). action regarding factory-dealer re- International Harvester, represent- MORNING, JAN. 25 lations, used truck price ceilings, Quote of the Week ing the automotive industry, 14 TUESDAY the threatened used ceiling- — of Detroit— car This war’s “lessons should prompt leading American industrialists 10:00 a.m.—Address of Welcome Matos Jsrnuss rationing Lafayette. program and uniform us to provide—through Congress—- were told by WPB Chairman Lafayette Theater, 153 West dealer licensing legislation. sufficient funds for the Ordnance Donald Nelson last week that there 10:15 a.m.—Response—L. Class Caboils. —Lafayette The convention, first held in two department to work with industry general resumption 10:20 a.m.—Comments by Psbsidbnt Castles Theater. can be no of Problem," years, will bring together every to continuously develop ordnance civilian goods production at the 10:30 a.m.—"Selective Service and the Manpower Maj. segment of the industry, plus gov- weapons ... to insure that full present time. Gsn. Lewis B. Hbsshst, Lafayette Theater. advantage of the great industrial 11:15 a.m.—"A Congressman Reports from the Hill,” Rap. Chaju.es ernment officials. Talks will be “With biggest battles given by Maj. strength our our com- Hallbck (R., Ind.)—Lafayette Theater. Gen. Lewis B. Her- of nation can be ing up,’’ special shey, quickly by Nelson said at a —Address by Hsnbt Fobd n—Lafayette Theater. Selective Service director; mobilized when alerted meeting with the group, “this em- 12:00 noon the *Pearl of the future.** 12:30 p.m.—Directors' Invitational Luncheon—Statler. Paul Hoffman, president of Stude- Harbor* phatically is not the time to divert baker; Henry Ford n; R. Grant, —Maj. Gen. G. M. Barnes. AFTKRNNON, JAN. 25 H. » » » any substantial quantities of mate- TUESDAY retiring sales vice-president of rials, labor or facilities to less 2:00 p.m.—“Step Out and Sell,” Bill Powss, Chevrolet—Lafayette ; A. vanDerZee, A Plan for NADA essential civilian production. There Theater. sales vice-president of ; It’s been suggested by a dealer certainly cannot be any return to 3:00 p.m.—"Petroleum Supply,” Waltbb S. Hallanan, president, that NADA be divided into five volume production of less essen- Plymouth Oil Co.—Lafayette Theater. groups, 1.e., (1) retail dealers; (3) tial goods until the war picture is 3:45 p.m.—“Automotive Distribution—Past and Present,” R. H. Sessions at Lafayette distributors; (3) manufacturers; a great deal clearer.” Grant, General Motors vice-president—Lafayette Theater. Due to lack of facilities at (4) companies, (5) finance and taken that 6:30 p.m.—Buffet and Oyster and Beer Party—Sponsored by Hotel Statler, the heavy regis- parts group This was to mean Cobp. wholesalers, with each production given Univbrsal-CIT Credit —Grand Ballroom, Statler. tration for the NADA conven- having representatives car could not be one or two the go-ahead until the European tion forced the moving of busi- on the national body but with of- ness sessions to the 2,060-seater the retail group. invasion was well under way, ficers confined to probably sometime In the spring. Lafayette theater, 154 West La- Each group therefore could work fayette, which Is within a few out its own problems, it’s said, Macauley attended the meeting blocks of all as president downtown Detroit with the national group setting of the Automotive AH sessions, Council for War and hotels. other than overall policy. Production business, will be held as sched- • • » of Marks as chairman the or- uled in the Statler. ganization’s contract termination Price Ceilings Out? committee. Price Chief Chester Bowles has n Walter S. Hallanan, president of According delayed signing an order to fix to a WPB announce- Plymouth Tompkins, by Oil Co.; L. D. ceiling prices used automobiles ment, the conference was called deputy director; Rep. on discuss and examine rubber Char- until he is convinced it would not Nelson to les Halleck (R. Ind.); Troy problems government and indus- Tompkins a Thurs- merely serve to stimulate another Castles Hershey Hallanan ton, tax expert; Bill try preparations for vs Power, of market to worry OPA en- must face as Chevrolet, Tommy Richardson, black the all-out military drive approach WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. 26 and forcement, United Press says. Ia Williamsport (Pa.) auto dealer, deputy Bowles was said also to be a climax. 10:00 a.m.— “The Tire Situation,” L. D. Tompkins, rubber who has fame after- time, of course, as victory won as an impressed with an apparent sta- "In administrator—Lafayette Theater. , dinner humorist. Developments bilization of used car prices fol- comes closer and war production 10:30 a.m.—“Trends and in Federal Income Tax The fireworks expected said, is dur- lowing equalization of gasoline levels off,” Nelson “the gov- Procedure,” Trot Thubston —Lafayette Theater. ing the two-hour roundtable dis- rations throughout the nation. ernment will permit more and 11:15 a.m.—“Lest We Forget,” A vanDerZeb, Chrysler Corp. vice- cussion Wednesday afternoon, Rationing of used cars, accord- more civilian goods to be made. president—Lafayette Theater. conducted by Ray Chamberlain, ing to an OPA spokesman quoted But when should we begin? WEDNESDAY AFTERNNON, JAN. 26 executive vice-president of the nation’s morale by U. P., is not considered neces- “There is p.m.—Membership Business Session —Post War Planning NADA, and Charles W. Bishop, remaining think it 2:00 sary at least until the to consider. Some Report, Lafayette Theater, on Surplus War Mate- legal counsel, and in the period buy more Committee 60,000 new cars available for unwise to let civilians rials, Federal Regulation, State Dealer License Laws, Local immediately following when rationing are exhausted. goods at this time, while our Factory Dealer Relations, (Discounts, resolutions will he adopted. fighting risking Dealer Ordinances, Meantime, Hicks Huegy long men are their Territory Protection, Cancellations Dealer Protection in action. Others believe and The roundtable discussion will the chief advocate for used car Uvea in Event of Cancellation, Overcrowding of Dealers, Contracts). include such subjects as factory- ceilings increased civilian produc- price in OPA has re- that 2:30 p.m.—Discussion of the following topics: Wages and Hours, dealer relations, price ceilings, signed to join the Department of tion might Improve morale and Ceilings, Services, Murray-Patman Act, war effort, by Regulation “W,” Price manpower, increment, Murray-Pat- Commerce. And OPA has placed so strengthen the Increment, Wages and Salary Stabilization, Gasoline, man Act, production and ceiling prices on airplanes. reducing the of 1% of cars used uncertainties Rubber, Manpower, Rationing, Production. trucks, wages and hours. Many Whither now? (Continued on Page 16, Col. 3) Rat Chamberlain, Executive Vice-President, and C. W. Bishop, dealers have expressed desires that General Counsel, NADA. (Continued on Page 16. Col. 1) 4:00 p.m.—Report of Resolutions Committee. NADA Group , Plant 6:00 p.m. —Cocktail Party, Courtesy Commercial Credit Cobp. Officials 7:30 p.m.—Banquet, Grand Ballroom, Statler; Speakers: Paul G. Hoitman, President, Studebaker Corp.; Tommy Richardson. Today’s Study Postwar Problems THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 27 9:30 a.m. —Directors’ Meeting, Michigan Room, Statler. Highspots DETROIT.—The disposal of sur- be permitted by the War Produc- plus automotive equipment, the tion Board, and the eventual re- John Munn’s discussion of general problem to be encountered moval of restrictions on the sale of ¦... factory-dealer relations. .Page • in reconversion of plants to auto- automobiles, were the problems Bob Finlay’s series on postwar mobile production, when that may discussed at a meeting held here dealer problems Page 8 Thursday between the National Factory headquarters, Line Automobile Dealers Assn.’s com- activities at NADA representatives of the m jh b mittee and convention Page 16 Commercial Car Automobile Manufacturers Assn. The bill pending in Congress, Creating demand for planes News Section sponsored by the House Small held big problem Page 26 ? ? ? Business committee for the orderly Roosevelt’s postwar road disposal of surplus war material plans Page 16 channels, Pages 52-62 through regular trade Power Chamberlain Bishop Thurston The Issue of the Hour. Page 4 (See PROBLEMS, Page 49. Col. 1) Iw