Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-12
AUTOMOBILE DEALERS
READY FOR NEW CAMP
Instructors for Special School at
Fair Grounds, Opening Wcdnes-
-. day, Arc Announced.
MANY LOCAL FIRMS TO HELP
Services of Forcmen and Access to
Numerous Shops Volunteered to
Aid In Preparing Men for Tech
nical Work.

meal Work.
A meeting was held yesterday morn
ing at the Model Garage OF the men
who head the battery and ignition sec
ton OF the War Departments auto
mobile training school soon to be
opened at tho Virginia State Fair
Grounds. These experts formulated
plans for the relating of their ,partic-
ular lines OF work with the automobile
school that the largest good might ac-
cruo TO the men from West Virginia,
who compose the group enlisted for
technical training in certain definite
branches.
On Monday morning the executive
committee representing the Richmond
Automobile Dealers Association will
meet at 10 O'Clock for the purpose Of
completing the many details upon
which their delegated representative
has bcen working during the past few
days. following the banquet and bust
ness meeting held last Monday night
In tho John Marshall High School
Building. The results from that meet
Ing have been beyond the expectations
of tho special committee OF the city
School Board.
When the call wan made for twenty
three mechanics 10 bs used az !6stTuc
tors at tho automobile school twenty
hvo dealers responded. plcdging their
foremen as instructors OF the classes
which will he organized on the arrival
of tho soldiers on Wednesday,. May Is.
There seemed to be n spirit of friendly
rivalry for recognition 10y the chairman
of the meeting by the dealers desiring
TO be counted in on the opportunity
that had been presented TO them OF
rendering service to the government.
INSTRUCTORS ARE ANNOUNCED
BY CITY SCHOOL OFFICIALS
Tho following list of instructors for
tho Richmond schools training detach-
ment is subject to additions and modif-
cations. especially in automobile work.
A completed list wi!l be ready the FIRST
part of this week.
Bench woodwork-H. Clay Houchens.
J. A. Staples. W. A. Farmer. Warner
Houchens.
Carpentry--A. Cousins. c. II. Nichol
son. L. ~. Alley. s. l.. Lacy. r. w. Eu-
bank.
Machine work-H. o. Lane. A. o.
Arvin.
Radio-A. l.. waJdrop. c. 6. Smith.
II. Kirwan. William Bernhardt.
Automoblie---J. II. Harris. w. o. Rog-
ers. j. w Penn. J. 6. CoSlc, J. L. lngc.
r r. Hoffman, o. G. Chiidrcss, George
Moura, W II. Caudle, e. Ii. Long. II. l..
Hedgpeth. ]. +. Saxby, ]. l.. Pitts,
Harry Armbright, l.. r. Rice. G. W.
SaSby. J. B. Porter. George 8. Carter.
II. T Stebbing. fl. T. Holt. Henry Luck.
]. w. jackson. p. NJ MonnlnEer. Roy J.
Harris.
The following firms volunteered not
only tho services OF their toremen, but
access 10 their shops and the use OF
the shop equipment in advancing the
interests OF the automobile students:
B. \. Blenner. Capitol Motor Cor
poration, Coburn Motor Sales Corpor
alton. Gibson Motor Company. Harper
Overland Company. Jones Motor Car
Company. j. X. Haider, Kline kar
Sales Company, Kline Car Corporation,
Jininger-Alsop Company, Lloyd Motor
Company. A. Meyers sons Company.
Model Garage Corporation. ID. a. Prem
tiss. Richmond Motor Company, Smith
&; Hicks, Smith Form Truck COM
pany. Stewart Motor Sales Company
NJ. y. Stone Motor Company, Terminal
Motor Company. Universal Motor Com
pany. White Auto Service Company.
Southern Auto Repair Company. A. r.
Tiller. Stcbbing ~ PAUL. II. r. Holt.
Church nm Motor Company. Chester
field Auto Repair shop.
Other firms and shops pledged the
use OF their mechanics and equipment
IL needed by the management OF the
school.
TWEN1Y-IrHREE SHOPS WILL OPEN
ON GROUND WEDNESDAY MORNING
1t is planned 10 have the opening
of the twenty-three shops al the Fair
Grounds Wednesday morning. at
which time each foreman will have
on hand an automobile needing over
hauling or repairing: he Will also have
at hand the necessary working tools
and the needed car parts. 1t is
planned, for instruction along certain
special lines, for the men to make Wis
It's TO the automobile repair shops in
Richmond. where they Will have ac-
cess to special machinery and tools not
available at the Fair Grounds.
With the active committee from the
Automobile Dealers Association han
ding the autoipobilc division In
operation with the Richmond School
Board, there seems TO be no reason
why the Richmond school cannot be
made one of the most efficient in the
whole country The dealers and their
foremen have indicated that they will
be satisfied with nothing less than the
ttainment of this distinction.
The School Board is represented by
DR.. j. A. c. Chandler, w. c. Locker
and w. H. Magee. and the special COM
mttee from the Automobile Dealers
Association is composed of John r..
T'inney. James A. Kline, i. w. Moon.
Is. A. Blenncr, w. a, Prentiss and w.
Ashby Jones. Jr.
Tho committee has received REQUESTS
from citizens for admission to the
Fair Grounds during the terra of the
training school. and ii is moro than
likely that after conference with tho
military authorities permission will be
granted for visitors to the grounds nv
admission card to be issued by the
committee.
Named Administrators
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