South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-29
MOTOR DEALERS
LEAVE TOWN ON
800 MILE TOUR
Central Recruiting Band and
Moving Picture Men Ac,
company Parade.

When the big caravan Of motor
trucks assemble at 1880 O'Clock this
morning in front of the Chamber of
Commerce, preparatory 10 leaving
on their 30O-mile demonstration
tour. a representative of the Graph
Oscope Motion Picture corporation
will shoot the parade as they move
out. :. =. Cummings, the camera
man. has been detailed by the Chi
cagO offices To make this trip with
the truck dealers and get all pic
lures which might prove OF educa-
tiOnal value They will be shown at
a local theater Immediately after the
trip has been completed.
Band Here.
The Central Recruiting band from
the Great Lakes naval training sta
ton. which will also accompany the
automotive dealers. arrived I'm South
Bend Wednesday afternoon. They
were met at the station by a COM
mittee and escorted TO the Y. NJ. G.
A., which will be their headquarters
while stopping here. They gave ar
informal concert on the steps OF the
Y. NJ. c. A. building in the after
noon, and another at the court
house IN the evening. the latter
being attended by more than 500
people.
Ben ]. McGee. tour director.
stated Wednesday night that from
the interest being taken in this tour
by the local dealers, IL would doubt
less be more successful than any of
the dealers anticipate.
Outlines Plan.
He outlined tho plan by which the
dealers will draw places in the pa
ra1M n a
tanning numbers from one to 40 will
be placed In box and each dealer
will select an envelope. The number
he draws will designate his place in
the line. The start viii be made
promptly at s o'clock, half an hour
after the dealers assemble.
buchanan First Stop.
Leaving South Bend the trucks
Will go to Buchanan over the Port
age av. road, arriving there at $50
o'clock The demonstration at Bu
chanan will last from $3.50 O'Clock
70 1880 o'clock and all arrange
ments have been completed for sew
eral haulinEs there The trucks will
leave buchanan AT 1880 o'clock for
Niles. where the drivers Will spend
the noon hour The trucks will be
parked on the main street and VIII
De guarded Uy the ponce
From I o'clock 20 1870 o'clock the
trucks will parade through the
streets Of Niles and a lecture on farm
trucks will be given by n. J. Moore
house, the tour lecturer who viii
accompany the trucks throughout
the tour Leaving Niles at 80
o'clock for Berrien Springs, the
trucks will arrive az the latter place
at $50 o'clock for a demon stration
lasting two hours.
The trucks Will give demOnstra-
tions IN St Joseph Thursday and IN
Michigan CITY Friday
Plan Sacred Concert.
Arrangements were completed
Wednesday Tor "a sacred concert 20
be given by the Jackie band at
2:3O o'clock on Sunday afternoon at
the Bob Jones tabernacle Following
the concert Bob Jones VIII give his
Sunday afternoon sermon.
The dealers and the trucks that
viii be entered in the tour are as
follows: HaEedorn and Webster.
Federal. Hinkle Motor Co. Ford;
Colfax Co. White. Beistle Auto
Sales Co. Chevrolet, Frank Collmer.
ir.. Acme. T.. W Steinhart Co.
Dodge. Oldsmobile Sales Co. Olds-
mobile. Gary Truck Sales Co, Gary:
International Harvester Co. Inter
national. Franklin Sales Co. Frank
lin passenger car, announcing a
Franklin truck; Farneman and
flasher Motor Co.. REQ. Chester a.
Sweet Benton Harbor. Commerce;
Charles Millec. St Joseph. Republic;
Scott and Toland. Benton Harbor.
Sampson and Chevrolet; ;. and :.
Garage. Benton Harbor OldsmObile;
Jacob Rose. LAporte. Diamond T.
and William DuvaU