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The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page 109

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SECTION 6 THE COURIER-JOURNAL, LOUISVILLE. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1933. 11 I CAdrortlarawnt) Heating and Air-Conditioning Gamble Won by Hettinger Shuck Concern That Dared To Enter Field With $62.50 in '44 Is Booming In '55 What has sparked the rapid rise of the Hettinger Shuck to secure position as a leader in Louisville in the field of air-conditioning and heating? factors can be cited. Probably the most impbr- operation base, home. And tant i an one "in- 'S same sPlr" nds pervaucu the firm from 1948.

when curable optimism." For it took optimism to begin a firm, as Frank J. Hettinger did in 1944 with a capital of $62.50 John Shuck joined forces with Hettinger, under the name of Hettinger Shuck until this very day. i Hettinger Shuck Services Increase! The services Hettinger Shuck offer the builder and the consumer have increased with '-tjs)stsSkjs9 FRANK J. HETTINGER Co-Ownor their growth. The company offers a tailor-made residential heating service installing equipment and duct work according to the builders' and consumers' schedule, not Hettinger Shuck's schedule.

This practice of being there ith the service when the builder wants it has resulted in more and more exclusive builder installations. Builders have come to know that fine installation workmanship also goes with the General Electric, Janitrol, or Waterbury equipment. After equipment is installed, Hettinger Shuck have a crew of men who are specialists in service work. They are always available when a customer needs service. A few short years ago, the company added residential air-conditioning to their services.

And the number of yearly central air-conditioning installations has grown and grown. Already, in a new field, hundreds of Louisville homes have been correctly air-conditioned by Hettinger Shuck. More recently Hettinger Shuck have added fuel oil to their business. Already hundreds of people with oil furnaces, knowing of the com-p a i dependability, have turned to Hettinger Shuck for fuel oil for their oil JOHN SHUCK Co-Ownor Norman Dooley, Herbert F. Gaddie, Martin Heil George C.

Murphy, Wm. L. Peterson, Ben Trout Rosmarin Brothers, R. E. Peterson, J.

H. Skaggs A. Vernon Allen, Golbert N. Dadisman, Holt Holt H. H.

Clark, John Greer, Rodger Holzknecht C. W. McGlaun, E. L. Norrington, Reliable Homes Edward J.

Schmidt, Carl S. Kidd, Wm. F. Lorenz, Jr. Robt.

Matthews, Douglas Meador, R. K. Montgomery Stanley Neal, G. P. Oiler, Steve Priddy H.

C. Reeves, Joseph Rosenberg, J. F. Schenk Elmer Schneiter, H. B.

Sedoris, Starks Clem Wakefield-McMakin Realty Raymond DWieland, C. W. Witten Henry J. Kidd, James R. Magruder, S.

E. M. L. Mattingly J. Ashby Miller J.

Edw. McDonough, Jack Noe Clyde Priddy, Wm. S. Reeser, Leo Reeves Geo. T.

Schenk, Abe Schneiter, J. Paul Schott Paul Semonin, John Trautwein, Gilbert Westerfield John Williams, Russell Witten, A. J. Maynard Cecil McGee, I. W.

XJuisenberry, H. G. Shaw Ralph R. Stephens, Carl I. Striepe, Irwin Weyer K.

Stemler, Ben F. Swindler, Ralph E. Williams Glen Montgomery, Jas. T. McGrath, Riddle Harth Steier Brothers, L.

J. Stich, Raymond R. Webb I. B. Whitman, David P.

Stoltz, Fenton L. White Wm. L. Armstrong, Best Homes, Bowlds Bros. Butler Cooper, Byers Bers, John R.

Carpenter Chester N. Casters, Dan Chitwood, C. Thos. Craven Dodge Sapp, Joe S. Doyle, Estate Builders Fante Stivers, Joe Fante, Russell Gailor Germain Builders, W.

L. Goodall, Mrs. Rpwland C. Gray Hall Construction A. Read Henry, Clyde Huber Gus Huber, Frank W.

Adrio, John R. Bartman Rudy Bodner, John L. Breitenstein, Joe Bye Cardinal Homes, Carricato Sidney Chase J. W. Compton, Peyton M.

Davis, Dolt Dew Dulworth Hicks, James Fisher, Nelson Francisco Adolph Franklin, Ralph George, Oscar Goldman Phil J. Grauman, S. M. Gunnett, Harry E. Hamilton D.

E. Hoten, Coy G. Huber, Walter Humphrey Wm. Archer, Vernon Breitenstein, Arch C. Davis, Jr.

E. B. Dillon Sons, Wm. F. Dolt, Jack Durrett Builder, Inc.

B. M. Grimes, R. L. Morehous, E.

L. Noe Sons Shaver Construction Jos. R. Reinhart, Springdale Homes, Inc. Frank Sanner, E.

T. Trautwein, Cooper Woolford i E. E. Goodall, Bryan S. McCoy, T.

H. Froman Hughes R. Hamilton, John A. Lusch, Virgil P. Nail i Raidt Barnett, John E.

Russ, J. R. Fredenberger R. L. Carlisle, Miller Diehl Wm.

Dohrman Today, business is boom. ing. Sales of heating and air-' conditioning equipment and' services have soared to a rate of a million dollars year a tribute to the faith! that Mr. Hettinger and Mr.J Shuck placed in the Louis-' ville market. In the spring of '55, the firm began the most am- bitious expansion program of all.

It has cost manyj thousands of dollars to in-5 crease the physical facilities' thereby enabling the com-! pany to service builders and! consumers in the most: efficient way possible. Optimism continues pervade the Hettinger Shuck management. two owners. Frank J. Het- tinger and John Shuck, and their key personnel have common philosophy: "The future of heating and air-conditioning is un-' believably bright in we believe the day will, come when home air-condi- tioning is as prevalent and, as necessary a part of hous- ing as is heating now.

And' we believe that Hettinger Shuck will continue being one of the pace-makers in, the field of heating and air-I conditioning." Experienced And Dependable Employees Aid Growth Of Company! The old saying "No organization is any stronger than its weakest link is certainly true in the heating busl ness. Hetting er Shuck growth has been aided by the experi enced key men in the orgam zation. FREO KAYROUZ Prtidnl, Srvic Company For example, genial Freddy Kayrouz is a bundle of energy who heads Hettinger Sc fcnuck service rr org anization. a or one of his men, will go anywhere, day or night, to service their equip ment. This makes friends of the home owner and builder who is happy Mm PHIL WISER Office Mantatr nd Coordinator that this is one more problem he doesn't have to worry about.

for OP GROWTH 5 YEAGtS Ralph Williams i Contractor on New; Building! Ralph Williams, well" known commercial contrac-' tor, constructed the new Het-! tinger Sc Shuck building. The one floor steel and concrete' building contains 16,000 square feet of floor space." The modern offices and dis-, play room in the front of the building have year-round air-conditioning. The build-' ing also contains a sheet metal fabricating shop and complete storage and housing facilities. Two mod4 ern loading docks are in tho front of the building. Ample parking space in the black-' top area around the building." Ralph Williams is a spe-; cialist in commercial building, and has built many cora-s mercial buildings and churches in and around Louisville.

The new Hettinger Shuck building is located on, a four-acre tract next to International Harvester at 5101' Crittenden Drive. There is ample space at the rear of, the building for expansion of the new building in later years. RAY CASSIDV RtprtMntotlv zation. Weber ager and also Bill Clarkson and Ray Cas-sidy are sales senta-tives who daily contact builders and consumers. Phil Weber is another key man in the Hettinger Shuck organi-is Office Man-coordinator on the hundreds of heating and air conditioning jobs that are always in progress.

A large share of the engineering work for the organization is done by capable Kenneth Rov. nrofps. For the fourth time in eleven short years Hettinger Shuck has outgrown their physical facilities. Now their facilities are greater than ever to service the builder and the consumer with the best in residential heating and air conditioning. Now we have moved into our new and modern 16,000 square foot building and offices at 5101 Crittenden Drive, and pause in our work to say, "Thanks, Mr.

Builder" and "Mr Consumer" for your patronage through the past years. Our builder friends (over 150 of them) and thousands of consumers have come to depend on Hettinger Shuck for quality products and expert installation and service work from the fifty-five people who comprise the Hettinger Shuck organization. Hettinger Shuck services now include selling and installation of residential heating and air conditioning equipment by General Electric, Janitrol, and Waterbury. Hettinger Shuck services the equipment they install and now are equipped to sell fuel oil to oil heating customers throughout this area. till CLARKSON Rtprttontativo sional engineer.

Roy does design and layout work and also does UJaterburu FURNACES AND 1 AIR CONDITIONERS For trouble-free heating comfort. Built for those who are willing to pay just a little more for the very finest. One of The Quality Products Sod ond Installed by Hettinger I Shuck! GENERAL ELECTRIC YEAR-ROUND AIR-CONDITIONER Th combined G-E year-round alr-ondilionr cooli your ontiro horn in lummtr hoati it in winter. Alto featuring tho famout HEATING AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM One Of The Quality Products Sold and Installed by Hettinger Shuck field engineering and estimating. Hettinger Sc Shuck a u-facture their own duct work in their plant and the manager of their sheet metal operations is Chester Deich.

Deich and his WINTER-AND-5UMMER AIR CONDITIONER Truly a "Thoroughbred" for fop construction, performance and style meets every requirement for comfort and heating economy in the modern home. One of The Quality Products Sold and Installed by Hettinger Shuck? KENNETH ROY ProftMionol Innnoor crew of 35 men operate on a fast schedule, but they manage to meet build Choice Of The Best In Heating and Air-Conditioning Products Essential Hettinger Shuck Pick GE, Janitrol, Waterbury From the very beginning' of the company's J. Hettinger and John. Shuck realized the extreme importance of good, depend-able, long-lasting air-condU' tioning and heating equipment. After careful the two men chose GE Janitrol and Waterbury' three proven lines in the heating and air-conditioninir" field.

Both Mr. Hettinger and Mr. Shuck today giadty 8U' tribute a great deal of their, company's growth to their choice of products. cm er deadlines day in and day out. These key men plus a courteous and de-p dable office force and a trained staff of installation men make for a well-knit, aggressive i CHESTER OIICH Mir.

Shoot Mitl 5101 CRITTENDEN DRIVE FRunklin 2613.

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