Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 November 1941 — Page 32

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Kokomo Pioneers in Taking a Census of Its Workers’ Skills Conference. Board. Survey ve - Shows 1942 Demand | + Exceeds Supply.

Conference | Repo Inventories Advance Sharply Over. 740. - NEW. YORK, Nov. 3 (U. Te panies expanded. ay the

third quarter but Federal - ‘income; § tax accuals little change]

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"KOKOMO IS DOING SOMETHING INDIANAPOLIS

00 3 . 85 COULD TRY. It is going to take a census of the different NEW YORK. Nov. 1 En | nO 7 . =. : ok eb B : » 35 40

- skills of its workers in an effort to find out what the workers|ily increased to new record “highs

are capable of doing that would help the defense program. ". but Hetasing Yemaiig for lobes SI V1 TFT This will benefit Kokomo, of course. It would benefit he Y042, the Sie Qhiage : Of ; = : =f al

; . Joie F © 835 1936 1037 1938 1939 1940 “ea today. ; : : : kills its workers have iust {said today. 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 193] B32 1933 1934. m3 any city to know what kinds of skills Just|saic b Ta ity nial Thor Totes, Inventoies and ceeivabis of ty these

as it helps to know how many factories there are and’ ‘how consisting of persons gainfully em.| The index of Indiana business, compiled by Indiana University’s Bureau of 1 Research, continued concerns were up i Ta & ; many machines capable of doing a certain job. aig ployed, including those in the armed| its decline in October, dropping: two poinis, substantially less than in ‘September. The Bureau ‘stated | ting soe ein gett, ac The Chamber of Commerce there nd forces, and persons seeking employ-| that “October is one of the months in th} year when there usually is a material expansion in the physical 4

nally adjusted ‘index of 2 . 1s taking a eensus of the. industrial |.

ment, now stands at about 55,000,000,| volume of production and trade, but this year because of the defense program, many industries were [113 companies, ‘compiled * by the|

facilities of -the city. The State] ODDS AND ENDS: An Austin, Employment Security Division is|Tex. engineer is using cotton in-

working with [stead of steel to reinforce concrete

Mayor Freeland’s aids in taking a

highway culvert pipe and says 200

census of the pounds of lint in a beam replaces

workers’ skills.

1200 pounds of metal. . ., . French

It ‘may help|and Belgian textile mills are almost

an increase of around 400,000 over a year ago, the board said.

to the armed forces since June, 1940,” the independent fact-finding agency pointed out, “were already in the .labor force, so: that ‘the

is less than it was before the de-

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number of civilians remaining in it}

either eeu operating slose to capacity

or were limited in their operations by shortages of raw ma- |

board, of the 1035. 39 average for the Sep‘tember quarter compared with 157

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riod and 163 in the final quarter last year when it reached the highest point since 1929. Third quarter net income of. 385

was. placed at 160 ‘per cent]

Norman. Loyall McLaren, of San Francisco, newly-elected president of the American Institute of Accountants, will be-the speaker ; at a dinner given by the Indiana Association of Certified Publie

: industrial companies surveyed by them get more out of wool'and cotton. ... A Delax|fense program began. oo Net |. - bdo ete) High Low Close chLse| the board amounted to $478,000,000, Accountants anda) Sv. ak defense orders.iware concern plans to manufacture] “The country therefore faces the Sy Close Change 2 al Bich 3 20% + %|Lockheed Alrs . 2% 7% Wh — % an increase of 2.5 per eon over ihe the. Columbia Club. He dis. If a manufactur-| oo from waste sulphite’ liquor of |1argest production load in its his-| xuooit Leb. a% 9% : 20% 20% — Y|Loew ute ate — de preceding quarter snd; 2 Der cent! cuss “Defense, Taxes and Busier can fell the er pulp mills. . .. Experiments|/0'Y Without the benefit of any|Abbott Lab pi: 108% 198% 108% 2% 13% El oun 00a eh 184 +n pyess po Wile the BEET | pegs.” Army that, he Pp Le ie increase in the civilian labor force. ddressograph. 11% nie 1s = 5 3 Se this fe” 25.7 r cout ahead : knows. where|are being made to use oil from to-|Ciyilian ‘employment has been in- r Bedic | 3% 257% wl (fra. . 15% %| this year was pe I=

Er jen a 3 14% I there are 50 ma- mato seeds and tomato seed cake a8 | creasing rapidly, and the number of| 41; Wey =. oh PPT g I sg|of the same period in 1940, the

sb G&E A. 19 3 yg A ckinists, Now|, ciple fertilizers and animal | food. unemployed is becoming-small. legh Corp .. 5-16 % % wi bbls Ee os : re producers of durabe HOG PRICES SE Ys |MacAn & For 21 21, : goods decilined from the second he ALE ck Tr 34 Bl 33 cy 1 2

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n g “Within a few months the addi- $e 3% &, cery stores. and |. - - Steel manufacturers are using |, 21" wen hours that will be neces. | ales bed Shi: alle er Budrow i i ’ . 6 : AT Rog filling stations, |corn sugar to prevent flaws from a 2 of the decrease is attributable to ; : a seasonal decline in:the earnings { : x 1a of automobile and parts manufac- Jy 1. turers, the report said. nt aad

: sary to expand defense production 1i138% that he could hire if he were given |rough mold surfaces. . . . One source will hos ory be obtained either from 138% 1483} a defense contract, his chances reports putter is $1.64 a pound in {the employment of persons not now 6% oud be much better than if he Belgium, bread (rye) $1.20 a. loaf,|in the labor force, or from increased Su t 33 didn’t know where he could hire one egg 15 cents. . . . Aluminum |warking hours.” pha P Cem.. 19% more help. paint is still used on the 522-foot| The board said that displacement | A ho Another thing, it may keep Ko- towers of the San FPrancisco-Oak-|of workers because of _priorities| am ] © 20% .

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shortage of labor and postpone the necessity for hiring inexperienced employees or lengthening the work week,” with estimates of priorities

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unemployment ranging f: defense work in another concern. |strict priorities on metals. | to 00, anging from 1,500 9% Am BE ep leg made, — ‘During next year, however, “new|Am Eu y o : defense plants will get into producThe whole plan is voluntary. But LOCAL. ISSUES tion, much conversion ‘of civilian|Am Wednesday, Nov. 26 A Nominal quotations furnished by lo

it is expected to ‘uncover many to “defense facilities’ will b m e comworkers who are now doing work cal | pleted, and supplies of essential and|Am far below what they are capable of (unit of National Association of Securites scarce materials will be increased, A doing. ‘The census is being watched | Dealers. Stocks Bia by many cities. If it is a success, Agents Finance Co Inc com... 7%

so that the demand for labor will a undoubtedly it will be done many | agents BR Go, Ine pid. > 20 be much greater. otheg places. Sel b ds com..... - 56

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Wednesday, Nov. 26 Rad & SS.. Circle Theace INTERNATIONAL Machine Tool |g oe, oe So td. eed colored hens. § Ibs. and|AD Roll Mill... 11%

: IM cv pf. 56% 3 p Co com 14 a oan Feathered 15¢: heavv breed Dens, ol Corp., which has plants here and H Ft Warne 1% ‘pid 50° $3 [under 5 1bs., full feathered, 13c; No. 2 Sale Razor 3 at “Elkhart, has enough orders to|Ind Asso Tel Co 104% heavy breed hens, llc: Leghorn hens. 10c: 1 rt, : Ind 7% 5 . . No. 2 horn hens, 7c; s ringers, Barred | Am melt 1. es 1% keep it busy a whole year at the Gas Com “os 19 |and . e Rock, 15c: 2 springers. Snuff 2%

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urray springers, 2 lbs, and over. 14c: Legh 1 ’’" J 1 &L . springers. 2 Ibs. and over. i3c: No. 9 7 Leg: | Stores hi 3 1 10 El Pas) N G... 26 8 2 -_ Yers = Br ; shipping about $1,000,000 worth. of LEH P&L $i pid. ...o.. 111 Sa En machine tools a month and has|Indpls Water 6% pid

1. 4 |horn _-30oringers, 2 Ibs. and aver? 10c: +Indpls Wi 3 THE _gERRe—Current receipts. 54 Ibs. and up, $12,750,000 in unfilled orders. Lincoln Loan Co BY fd... 20° 847% dE Egzs—Grade A large, 35c: Grad ¥ Cc . as In the last 10 months it has|N Ind Pub & ne A medium, 3ic; Grade A small, 26c; mo A made nearly three miillion dollars|N N:{od Pub Serv.8% pid. x. 108 1 RT to. 1,_37@37%c: No. 2. 35@ ob B .... . » 2 . . . profit ($2,806,947) but has to pay Do en on 1% 16% 3850: puttertat, No. 1, 34c; No. 2, 3ic. Am Tone of. 43% - 4 43% oo. ! irs a : almost two million dollars of that 4) Bere of Jud Ine 4% bid. 9 > em Am-Viscose .... 25% 25Ys A . I. 7 1,890,000) in taxes. Even so, there|g, Ind Gat. 4.8% pfd.... DOW-JONES STOCK AVERAGES 4m-Viscose pf -118% be enough (from just-10 months’ .. 33° 0 30 INDUSTRIALS Am Woolen .... 5% wig ao oa I 3 : s : Sor i . ea . eves + 4 operation) to pay $2.68 in dividends ya Gamp Milk ud . Yesterday ....,..... 93 —103 40 Jioolen Pf THA Th, Taw To. ardp.Sug ... sy Disbufess™ 23% to every common stock outstanding. Bonds . ; Week AZO s.ivvtvecnnsonsons es 267s | Fed Le s.. 22 5% a Syeam of ii > # 2a |Algers Wins'w W ER 4%s. 2.100 Month Ago ....cocoirineee. 119.18 —0.19| Anac WéCable, , *

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cents at -the Indianapolis Stocke yards today, the Agriculture Mare keting Service reported. The top was ,$10:25 for: good to choice 190 to '200-pounders. Ree

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