Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 October 1942 — Page 34
Raiays | Prepare " Meet Problem When Sasi} Is
Limited; Repair Rolling Stock; “Stand- Sit’ Plan Is Possibility.
The Indianapolis Railways, in answer to a series of’ questions from The Indianapolis Times, Sy today indicated that H
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2. Possibly mean additional staggering of office and ins
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3. Possibly niesin the introduction of some system as| E ‘Washington's “stand-sit” plan. : 4. Probably ‘bring diversion of equipment; to the heaviest
“traveled lines, . The full list of questions
Hew does the street railways plan to cope with the added burden
; © due.to gasoline rationing?
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E We gre placing our rolling stock in ; ‘as good a condition as possible and,
‘should rationing bring a great in-!,
flux of riders, certain changes in . service ‘and diversion of equipment to the heaviest traveled lines may : be ‘necessary, ”
3 Outlined below are the monthly
in the previous year: Month
has ‘experienced since ‘Nov. 30, 1041, compared’ with the same month .
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January, 1942 February, 1042 deseaie March, 1942
April, 1942 000 0000000000000 0RR0RRLIRRLS 24.99
- May, 1942 sesesesnaes June, 1942 ,.......000 July, 1942 ...c. ohne August, 1942 ......... September, 1942 .....
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|. ‘What are the figures of increase in representative sections?
Heaviest increases in passengers
way lines due mainly to the fact that rail lines pierce the most heavily
‘populated sections of the city.
Of the rail lines, the Washington line has the largest increase in This line is now ‘carrying approximately 77,000 more pas-
patronage. . gengers per week than a year ago. an increase of approximately 48,000 » per ‘week, the College carline has a 30,000 weekly increase, and the E. Michigan line 22,000. . ‘Among the trackless trolley lines . the Brightwood, Northwestern-Eng- * lish-S. East, the Riverside-S. Meridjan and Central lines have experi- ; enced the largest increase. These
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Has staggering of hours for schools, business houses and tactorigs
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The staggered hour program organized and put into operation on “July 17, 1942, by the transportation committee ofthe Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, in co-operation ‘with the Merchants association: and
other interested groups and par
the rush hours of the system thus making it possible for our equipment
fo transport more people. This was particularly noticeaple in recpect to changed office hot (earlier closings) and altered store hours (later closings). School staggering (later opening) has likewise ‘been very helpful because it has kept school students off the system ‘until after the main morning rush hour peak was over.
. It is impossible for us to estimate a this. time what gas. rationing will mean to the Indianapolis transit system in the way of increased patronage ‘and until ‘we have actual experience with rationing one per[80's guess is as good as another's ag to what. the results will be. However, we are giving thought to the problem and expect to use “every available unit of equipment at our command to meet the increases.
“ How. much: has passenger traffic increased since Pearl Harbor?
“8 9000000000000 0 RRR 17.86
If the system receives a major
. Do the company officials have an estimate on what they may . expect to be their added passenger load after rationing of sas goes
into effect?
5 Based on experience with gas rationing in the East, the American “Transit association has estimated ‘that rationing will bring increases|am rad ‘ranging from 9° ‘per cent to 20 per cent depending on the size of the city. Small cities, where a greater proportion of the population has de- Am pended on private automobiles for transportation, will have the greatest|A Increases, while in the largest cities, where a greater percentage of people
‘have been in the habit of using “public transportation, the percentage increases will be smaller. _. From the American Transit as‘sociation estimates, it would appear that transit riding in Indianapolis
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? Does the company have more rolling stock to put out? ~ Safe and reliable transportation practice’ requires that at emst 10|Du Pont
cent of the available. equipment
“maintenance departments undergoing inspection and overhaul in order ‘the rolling stock will be in safe running condition and that there 1 be no breakdowns of equipment in service. In Indianapolis we have ben able thus far to meet this requirement
ve a safe margin of vehicles oing through overhaul operations at all times. : If ‘worse comes to worse, We can 5 those vehicles, that should inspection and ‘overhaul, into
J gu shun hat thi poveatiiibr wit t rent - APS ions sl ch ioe re war Traian: dhe ma vo! or getting extra stock because dy been done in coping with the i ike good job that
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«We are now rehabilitating all the old equipment that we have available. However, we have about reached the. limit in what we can or in this respect. 8
AT. & T. PROFIT OFF $3,700,000
Income From Dividends of Subsidiaries Slumps $7,000,000. .
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (U. P).—
passenger increases that the ‘system
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Percentage: ‘Increase
esessesesescnsses 20.07 ssesnssssanssnces 24.16
SR sc ev cent 24.04 ssssssssaiseesces 3161 00 caer 38.89 _ 0000000 ILO RL INS 35.46 ~
flecting a decline in dividend ‘income, and will show an even larger drop if pending tax legislation is enacted, President Walter S. Gifford said togay. Net income amounted to $43,714,559 or $2.34 a share compared with $47,462,130 or $2.54 a share in the corresponding 1942 period. Taxes for both periods were based on 1941 rates. Regarding 1942 taxes, Mr. "Gifford said: “Legislation now under consideration in congress will greatly increase these taxes and the net income as reported . . . is, to the extent that taxes are retroactively increased, higher than it will ultimately prove to have been.” Operating revenues aggregated $49,354,700 against $35,882,147 a year earlier, while operating ‘expenses, including taxes, totaled $38,523,169 against $29,075,597. Dividend income dropped to $36,520,470 from $43,558,595 in the yearago period, reflecting ‘dividend reductions by several units in the Bell system. For the 12 months ended Sept. 30 the company reported net income of $178,272,358 or $9.54 a. common share compared with $28,630,667 or $10.53 .a share in the preceding 12 months.
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has been experienced on street rail-
The Hlinois-Shelby line has had
increases range from 25,000 to 39,000 more passengers per week than a year ago. Heaviest increases on “miotor coach lines have been experienced on the Speedway, Central, Meridian and Mars Hill lines where the increases range from 13,000 to 19,000 more passengers per: week. Hee
hasybeen most helpful. in spreading
increase in riding as a Tesult of gas rationing, it appears very likely| - that additional staggering will be necessary but: where and how much is an impossibility to answer at this time, We must make every single piece of rolling stock do: its maximum job and ‘staggering of hours is the only practicable way that this can be effected.
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However, no two cities are alike in|2® respect to -the transit riding habit, and it is: difficult to compare one city with what has happened -elsewhere.
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service, However, the interest ofl Int T&T safe and reliable transportation K service, it is. our hope that this eventuality can ‘be. Atiaved + as long as possible. Monsatic
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- Louisville,
The recent exploit of a U. S. army pilot who flew his Flying Fortress back to his base in England on two of its four engines after it was all but shot to pieces by 40 Focke-Wulf 190’s high over France. underlines a fact which augurs well for Uncle Sam’s aerial offensive: plants as well are built for battle. Here a Wright Aeronautical employee at Paterson, N. J. builds up a sand mould for the casting of the cylinder heads which are characteristic of the air-cooled motor.
Workers put finishing touches to Clyclone 9's rolling from the production line. Each engine goes to a test cell for a seven hour trial run. Then it is completely dis-assembled, each part checked, re-assem-bled for another five-hour test run -before being crated and shipped.
Passed by army censor.
Not only U. S. bombers but their power
11 LABOR: SHORTAGE
AREAS DESIGNATED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (U. PJ). —Presidént Roosevelt's voluntary program = for . solving manpower problems today is getting a trial in 11 critical production areas. War Manpower Commission Chairman Paul V. McNutt, designating the 11 labor-shortage areas,
"| said regional directors would “foster
co-operation , , . to stimulate the hiring of women, physically handicapped persons, older workers and Negroes.” The training and émployment of this unused labor supply was the
2|plan proposed by Mr. Roosevelt,
who said more forceful measures for mobilizing manpower would be postponed until its success is deters mined.
a McNutt named as critical areas
the states of Washington and Oregon; Buffalo, N. Y.; Ky.; Mobile, Ala.; Oklahoma City; * Portland, Ore.:; San Francisco; Los Angeles; Phoenix, Ariz, and St. Louis. But he said similar action would be taken|$ in “every area of the country where there is a marked shortage of labor.” “It = became apparent several weeks ago,” McNutt said, “that war production was being greatly hampered by the scramble for workers, particularly skilled workers, regardless of where they were found or for whom they were working.” -
LOCAL ISSUES
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e » h City Violates . ® * Priority Rule WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (U. P.): —The war production board today announced its first finding that a city—Pawtucket, R. I.— has violated a priorities regula- - tion. : It issued an order directing Pawtucket authorities to remove and hold for sale only to the army or navy $8500 worth of steel chain link fence around a baseball field in a new municipal stadium. WPB said it had found construction of the stadium had violated an order isued May 23 prohibiting after June 6 all construction costing $5000 or more for public amusement, except temporary work and playgrounds.
ogs—Receipts, 12,000; flow;
earl le 25 gehts lower Wi or :
unds, $14@1 . Sonn 380 1bs., down fidasens, 05; ‘bulk 400-550-1b. sows, $14.60 Oattle—Receipts, 6000; calves, h Fed higher: "to ye: aHlings Strong to 2 cents 85, : aro choice heifer yeast ings” $16; Steers and SY atlings, $1 [email protected]; fed I steer ad 3 ; tows 10 to 15 cents higher; instances. 25 cen Rs, Steady; ractical top, $19.4 0: stea a po By y own; stockers
D— Today's Trade—Receipts, 3000; Fat Iambs opening slow, around 35 cents her oe Ssugheer, classes steady; ce nati lambs, [email protected]: better ind Jed higher! two medium to Shingo 3 Jamba,” 1 $1 4: Ad docks food 0 ry $5500.15, aughter ewes,
CINCIN NATI, Oct. 15 (UD. Ro 4100; all weights, cl 25 cents lower;
P.).—Hog
25 cents Shoice steers aca aro 1100 TE a oe at 11:30 a ne Sround small lots - \ndividuals: butcher Lp ails; a
cows, "810 ‘and : bulls, ac
SIL Ts: most vealers steady, Soci,
50 down: v and Sess UNO 1h out grades, $14,50
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| Top Falls to $14.75 Laval}
As 13,400 Porkers Are Received. Hog prices slumped 10 to 25 cents
{at the Indianapolis stockyards today, : | the agricultural marketing adminis- | tration reported.
‘Weights ‘from 160 pounds up de-
‘|clined 25 cents while lighter weights .|were off 10 cents. The top was
$14.75 for good to choice 240 to 280-
Some W Women From Taking War Cores, By ‘ROGER BUDROW ——
© MANY WOMEN ARE NOT INTERESTED in ‘taking : war jobs because they ware afraid it will affect ‘the draft ho 5 of their. husbands, according to labor supply officials, If selective service had a clear policy on that point perhips the great reservoir of: ‘wonien labor could be tapped. As it is, there are, many. government war training classes going only at’ half" capacity, especially the night classes. One’ difficulty: i§ that there are still some women who have taken training but ‘who haven't got jobs yet.
‘| cattle, 525 calves and 1950 sheep.
| Medium and Good-—
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CHICAGO LIVESTOCK
Ray, who was replaced by F. H. o| Thomas
day: | common shares, ‘had held the floor ||
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pounders. Receipts included 13,400 hogs, 1100
HOGS (13400)
ALLISON LEADS IN SUGGESTIONS
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General Motors Has Most Accepted.
DETROIT, Oct, 15 (U, P.),—~War production in General Motors plants is being improved by a daily average of more than 200 suggestions from production workers, it was reported today by B.. D. Kunkle, vice president in charge of manufacturing. One out of every five suggestions are found worthy of adoption, Kunkle reported, as he revealed that 3938 suggested improvements} have been put into effect on Gen- of eral Motors production lines in‘the five months between April and [email protected] | August, 1642, i Suggestions are rewarded by a 130081599 maximum of a $1000 war bond and 3.8 minimum of $7.50 in war stamps. To date more than $150,000 in war bonds have been distributed to authors of usable suggestions. The enthusiasm with which the idea is gripping production workers is indicated by the increase in the percentage of suggestions found worthy of adoption since last spring. Thirteen per cent were adopted in May compared to 19 per cent in August.
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14.30 14.75 14.75 14.75
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« 1435 14.70 [email protected]
fracas
13.75@ 14.65
90- 120 ‘pounds [email protected]
CATTLE (700) Slaughter Cattle & Calves 3 Steers Choice 700- 800 pounds
900-1100 pounds ....cceeenee 1100-1300 pounds ..esccccaccs pounds
15.00016,00 . [email protected] [email protected]
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Medium 700-1100 pounds . 1100-1300 pounds
11.75 11.75
14.00 14.00
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: Heifers Choice a
600- 800 pounds . 800-1000 pounds .
Good=— 800- 800 pounds ..esceenies 14.00 e160 Pounds cesetnnanes 14.00
a 900 pounds Sedencnisenane [email protected]
Co" s0¢ 900 POUNAS cc een ia iin, [email protected] Cows (all weights)
14.00 14.00
15.00 15.00
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Gets $1000 Bond
“While averages of suggestions 3 made and accepted are high for the whole corporation, the récords of many G. M. divisions naturally are better than others,” Kunkle said. “Workers in the Allison division have turned in 5543 suggestions, or 47.1 per 100 employees. . Fisher body division leads with the greatest number of workable suggestions— 654, or 22 per cent of those received.” Kunkle cited as an example of a $1000 bond “wdr winner” a sugges-
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Bulls (all weights) (Yearlings Excluded)
Beef Good esesersnncensecses 11.20012.25
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Sausage— Good og weights) ceeeeans. Mediu
Cutter a common CALVES (525)
Vealers (all weights)
Ggod and choice Common and medium Cull (75 lbs. up)
Feeder & Stocker Cattle & Calves Steers Chof
500-801 800 pounds .....ceceeee 12.00 800-1080 pounds casts stesneen 11. 5
Good— 500- 800 pounds ...csceeecees 11.00912.00 t id 1050 voynds ®0ssscensenns 11.00 12.00
Na pounds Sees ttnens [email protected] Common
mmon — 80Q- 900 pounds [email protected]
Calves (steers) Gate and Choice
operates a trigger profiling machine in the machine gun ‘plant of the Saginaw Steering Gear division. Thorsen suggested a method of combining two operations; ‘ohe on the trigger and one on the trigger guard, to such good effect that the combined operations took. less: than either of the two previous ones. “ Ernest Rowden, a worker in ‘the Fisher body plant in Pontiac, also was cited by Kunkle for his help in breaking down a critical machine tool bottleneck. A shortage of boring mills to pro duce big anti-aircraft guns threats ened to delay production until Rows 28] den developed an idea. to convert slotters and planers to boring mill operations. The change ‘was ac= cepted quickly.
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Ewes (shorn)
Good and choice Common and choice
Lambs
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Utility Moroes Wins In Stockholders’ Clash
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (U. P).—The management of the’ Electric Bond & Share Co. remained intact today following an overwhelming vote of support from stockholders at one of the most acrimonious annual meetings in corporate history. The meeting got under way at 2:30 p. m. yesterday afternoon: but was not concluded until after 7 p. m. as the result of a filibuster by y| Samuel ‘Okin, New York attorney, | Who headed a vociferous group of dissenting shareholders. After more than four hours of the noisy debate, during which one stockholder threatened to call the police and a sergeant-at-arms was appointed to re-establish order, the management finally obtained ballots that showed more than 4,000,000 ts|of the 6,500,000 outstanding shares endorsing -its official slate of nine directors and opposed to a recommendation by Randolph Phillips, a stockholder, that salaries of all officers and employees of 'E. B, 8S. be held to a ceiling of $10,000 annually until dividends are paid on the common stock. The new board comprised all the ind| go rmer members excepting H. F.
cones 14, 50@ 15.00 - Ra8 14.25 213.00
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for about three hours. in pratest against the management's policies. He was supported vocally by many of the 200 stockholders attending the meeting. The first test of the management's strength came on a motion from a minority stockholder to adjourn the meeting for:two months to permit “digestion” of charges made against the management by Okin. It was defeated by a vote of 3,812,391 to 1;925,000 shares. A prepared statement read to the meeting by E. B. S. President Sam Murphy acknowledged that the effect of pending SEC “death sen-[’ tency” orclers against the systemi:
the company had no intention of fighting the orders in the courts:
The election came only after Okin, claiming ownership of 9000
SOYBEANS ADVANGE GRAIN FUTURES SAG|
CHICAGO, Oct. 15 (U. P).—A|
stockholders, PORTER AWARDED $2000
Bolsa rads =
3¢ down,
But Fisher Body Division of
tion made by James Torsen, who|"
‘bility exists’ “that a 1abof®
was uncertain and indicated od
This inaugurated a. stockholders’,
EVANBVILLE. Oct. 5.10 R)—|
Other women hear of such ine
stances and conclude there's no use
in their taking training. But of course that’s a false conclusion. La« bor supply officials here are positive that thousands of women are going to be needed hy industry and that in order to do the work they must take the training ahead of time. Around the huge Kingsbury orde nance: plant, for Mr. Budrow example, in sugh towns as LaPorte, Elkhart and even as far away as Logansport, they are “scraping the bottom” for workers,
In Evansville they are taking a sure vey to see how many women are
available for work when needed,
First to be hired will be women with no ‘children and living® near the ine dustries. That shows the importance
of the transportation problem. Next will be women with no children live ing farther away. And then womse en with children, . 2 There has been formed in Indiana a state labor supply committee,
Similar committees soon will be
formed in cities and towns, based on the same set-up with labor, management and govergment offi-
cials as ‘members.
‘One big advantage of such a coms mittee is that labor and employers
and government men get together to solve a common problem.' A manpower commission representa-
tive from Washingtoh spoke here this week. He didn't have so much to say (prossibly because the man= power situation is still undecided) but a lot of persons who should have known each other did have a chance to get acquainted. The sec retary of a “big business organizae tion; for example, met the secretary of a big labor union for the first time. They had ‘too big a problem on their hands to be bothered with smaller ones they have fought over in past years. 8 8 8 COFFEE SHORTAGE? Not in Brazil. They've burned more than 230 million pounds since. the, first of the year. It's the short. age of shipping space that's to blame. . One large company in
. this country says. it has only a
two-weeks’ supply on hand. » » #
‘ODDS AND ENDS: Some new army camp buildings will have sid« ing made of compressed’ Suge cane instead of lumber. . . A gum resin from tomato skins is being used to make linoleum, replacing linseed oil. . ... Postal “Telegraph is advertising for: ¥s with horses” to. do fessénger - work : in Maryland and Virginia. . . . A Kansas packing company is push‘ing: quick-frozen horse ‘meat (15 cents for ‘12 ounces) for American consumption. . . . This country has always packed horse meat but it was sold abroad. . . . Washing«
{ton is: talking about. a 10 per cent \ hii in ‘paper production, not be=
ause of a" Canadian pulp shortage but ¢ to divert power to war: indus Ltries, such as the aluminum plants up. there,
EMPLOYMENT IN I S, MAY HIT 65 MILLION
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (U. Pi Employment in the United States reached & "new all-time high of 57,100,000 persons during August and. it is estimated that 62,500,000 people will be, employed in indus try and, the , ‘armed dorces by -the end of 1 * the Spnterence board declared today. J ent facts Anding 0 also st a - of 65,000,000 or more may be needed 4 by. Dec.’ 31, 1943.” : The increase in employment dur ing - August ‘numbered 500,000 pere sons. .and.. the total . was 4,000,000 above the ives 1041 perten,
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ag gg rit Fiosrtation, ities aimouced diy,
to work for the best interests of the