Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 April 1943 — Page 29
X at the Bell, Curtiss, Lockheed and North American aircraft factories. |,33¢ 360
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Allison Trains More Students Here “Than Indiana and Pure Combined
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of General Motors.
“- : By ‘ROGER BUDROW — SOMETIMES A CORPORATION IS SO BIG that it is hard to realize just how influential it can be. Its Allison division alone trains more
Take the case
students in a year than: Purdue and Indiana upiversities
combined,
Fi E The, “liberal arts” lien. the Allison students are} given consists of learning to be a nurse to that complex bit of machinery that: ‘powers 80 many of our warplanes. - Alli-|
son now ean train 25,000 students a year for the air forces, 25,000 ve e “int the field” and plans: to increase further. The year. range from two to. 16
don’t last a whole
weeks, depending on what is taught. Ansaid tacwery at the edge of the ferry command headquarters flying field (Stout field) here is the heart of the training. Instruction in mainte.
“and + overhauling the liquid-cooled “motor is given instructors from : the royal Canatoa x dian air force, Me, Budo royal New Zealand ‘alr “force, royal air ‘force, Chilean and Chinese air force as well as instructors” from technical . Schools and airplane manufacturers. The school originally could train only. six students a week. Now the faculty and staff total 80 who train an average of 225-air force personnel ahd 175 field service trainees. Allisonstrained instructors are also
So the students will get more realistic training, fuselages of the Allison+powered planes are at the training school. Thus they can see how to take out the engine, inspect it in the ‘plane, start it, warm it up and put it through ground tests.
Back in July, 1941, two of the|Med
best instructors were sent to England to set up training schools for
the R. A. F. Add to all this, the{
big training program that is carried on within the Allison plant, where hundreds are being taught how to manufacture the motor, and you have ‘a mighty large training] program being run’ by just one part of a large: cofporation. 4
SOME PRIVATE + war training schools: are going under because it is 8e hard to compete with the free: {raining provided at government expense at the public high ols and college-operated here, One school, which was a little enthusiastic in its ‘advertise-
ter Business bureau and war manPower ‘commission. Two defense » privage Ae ones. g have folded. 2 Te
THIS CHART shows what bus] happened to rents’ in Indianapolis
1839, up” to the beginning of this
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2 Vide Tider Tiber | vies The OPA rolled back rents from 110 per cent of the September, 1939, level to about 106 per cent, accords Ing to bureau of labor statistics
ODDS AND ENDS: ‘Atreratt buniders wonder if they can turn out 100,000 planes this year in. view .of e trouble ‘getting enough alumivie Whe The magazine Factory| predigts passage of a labor draft law within four months. , . . Bu-
ropean refugees are reported to have | A5¢
been heavy buyers: of American
stocks “inthe past four or five Bonne Mens
months. .. . . But in the past few weeks much buying has come from
‘even know how< to buy ‘stocks, what “ex-dividend” means, etc. . . . A
| Common
PRICES ON HOGS REMAIN STEADY
Bring a Top of $15; 6725 Received.
The hog market wag generally steady at the Indianapolis stockyards today, the food distribution administration reported. Porkers weighing. between 200 and 225 pounds brought a top of $15. Receipts included 6725 hogs, 600 cattle, 375 calves and 425 sheep.
" HOGS (6725)
120- 140 pounds 140- 160 pounds 160- 180
. [email protected] vee. [email protected] «ee. [email protected] .. [email protected] . 14.75 [email protected]
dedium— : 160- 220 pounds . Packing Sows Good to choice— 1 50014 5
360- 400 pounds ....ceo. Good— -400- 450 pounds .... 450- 550 pounds ium— . 380~ 550 pounds Slaughter Pigs - Medium and Good— 90- 120 pounds
CATTLE (600)
Steers
.. [email protected] 14.40@ 14.55
Choice— 700- 800 pounds 900-1100 pounds 1100-1300 pounds 1300-1500 pounds ..
Good— 700- 900 Pounds ......... 900-1100 Pounds shstevese ‘ 1100-1300 "potinds .,.cocvevsee 1300-1500 pounds .iceccecovee Medium— 600- 800 pounds ...... 1100- 1300 pounds Comm: 700-1100 pounds
[email protected] [email protected] 17.28 [email protected]
15. 2a 1s. 80 15.00 15.28 16. 50 [email protected]
. 80@15 i 00218. 2
. [email protected] Heifers
Choice— 600~ 500 pounds 90-1000 POURAS . cooceeciiese
Qod— oo 800 pounds $00-1100 pounds ....cceccev0e Medium 500- 900 30 pounds ,
00@15 15: 00@18. 3
1 10 1, 2 . [email protected] 11,[email protected]
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500- 900 | pounds Cows (all weights) 12. [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
7.15@ 9.00 Bulls (all weights) (Yearling Excluded)
{on : Good (al weights) ......... [email protected] Medium. ............ 0.c0i0s [email protected] , en and common [email protected]
CALVES (375)
~ . Vealers .(all weights) Good to cholea ...............; 15.00@ 16.00 Common and medium 11 [email protected]
Good .
foull (75 Ibs. upY iiiegoi0e.in. *. [email protected]
Feeder and Stocker Cattle and Calves
Choice 500- §00 pounds ..... $00-1050 pounds
.. [email protected] Ton B00. pounds sierrioie. IIIOI050 800-1050 pounds ...eseevseee [email protected]. Medium— 500-1000 pounds ....eccceee. [email protected]
Common-= 500- 900 - pounds 11,[email protected] Calves (steers) ‘Good and Choice— 500 ‘pounds down Medium 500 pounds down Calves (heifers) Good and Choice— 500 pounds Ton cecessenss. 14.00915.00 Medium—
600 pounds down [email protected] ~ SHEEP AND LAMBS (425) Ewes (shorn)
Good and choice ............ Common .and choice .........
Good to choice Medium and good
Common Lambs (Shorn) Good: and’ choice [email protected] Medium and good 13.00@ 14.00 SEAR vss aot Ceeseress [email protected]
LOCAL ISSUES Onn a atoms furs R Bd’ a.
7.50@ 9.00 6.00@ 7.50
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gunfire interrupted, a tiny device |ind
used on bombers and combat planes,
their | own planes. . . . The National
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T boahel for No. 1 See fhe Veg merits), lled ,
200 to 225-Pound Porkers
operation |
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and Theodore H. Barth, president
The workers of Carl L. Norden, Inc, of New York, manufacturer of the famous Norden bombsight, received their third army-navy “E” production award Tuesday night at a ceremony during a performance of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily circus at Madison Square Garden. This photo shows Clown . Emmett Kelly trying to “sell” his ideas on a “crackpot” bombsight fo Admiral Calvin Durgin of the navy
of the company,
Highlights of the restrictions: The user: 1. May not drive a rental car more miles in any one month than the aggregate of 15 miles for each gallon of gasoline allowed by the OPA on a basic ration for a private passenger automobile. Miles driven in a private passenger car during the month must be subtracted. 2. May not make any commercial pickup or delivery of merchandise. 3. Must sign an agreement stating the purpose for which the vehicle is to be used and that it will not be driven in violation of ODT regula= tions. ; The owner: 1. May not offer more rental cars for hire than he operated last Dec. 1. 2. Must keep daily records of the
6.50 mileage and uses of each car.
3. May not rent a car to any pers0|Son owning or controlling a private passenger automobil¢ which is available for that person’s use. » » ® Class A industrial users of coffee will continue to get 80 per cent of o| their base allowance of coffee for
OPA announced today. Application for this allotment may. be made at local war price and rationing boards on or after April 15 and prior to May 6. :
tinue to apply by letter to the OPA office in Washington for their allot-
ments,
farm veterinarians have feen added to the list of motorists who may procure new tires as replacements even when the casings on their cers are recappable. The privilege is accorded, under the regulations, to persons whose occupations sometimes necessitate emergency travel at such high speeds that recapped tires might be unsafe. Such operators are eligible for two mud and snow tires, in addi. tion to their ordinary tires, to make their travel easier and safer in inclement weather, n ” 2
Typewriters in Class B that are
the machines will be subject to res
supply renters who present certificates. Thus, where a dealer has machines in excess of the number cur-
periods of three months or less. However, if a certificate holder later seeks to rent a typewriter, the dealer will be required to take .a. machine back from a non-certifi-cate renter if necessary to meet the demand. a x = : Specific ceiling prices for- consumers on rayon hosiery will become effective: May 15 instead of today as originally announced, Indiana
| OPA officials said today.
1". 8. STATEMENT
WASHINGTON, April 15 AH P.).—Government expenses and rece ita .for - the current fiscal year through April 13 compared with a year. ago. s
ear Last Year $517, it 048. aus 2k 802 oti sus
3B 4 rig i 2 Hi 19
sr 42, ite soe 81 am
Balance, Ji soe uy '"22,501,084, "844 208. 3.364 214
INDIANAPOLIS CLEARING House Plantings
War, “Spending ‘53 Net Net Beni.
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CONSTRUCTION SAR
Civil engineering construction awards during the past week de-
vious week and 37 per cent from: ‘the Son Sponding 1942 period, En= reported
the May-June allotment period,|Am T & T
Class B industrial users will con- Borden
Effective next Monday (April 19) | &o
to be rental-rationed beginning May Eh 1, may be rented to persons who do| pyiims not hold rdtioning certificates, but
Sea call within 48 hours if needed to ge Bo
rently required by those possessing . rationing certificates, he may rent| them to non-certificate holders for| U8
‘NEW YORK, April 15 (U. P)—
clined 0.3 per cent from the pre-
'Drive-Yourself' Car Use by Private Car Owners Banned
Beginning today, anyone whose private passenger automobile Is 90 available cannot rent a drive-yourself car. Under an order issued by the office of defense transportation, responsibility is placed on the users of the vehicles as well as the owners.
GRAINS UNCHANGED | ON BOARD OF TRADE
CHICAGO, April 15 (U, P.).— Grain futures moved within a nar-
row range of the previous-level on
the Board of Trade today. At the end of the first hour wheat was unchanged to up % cent a bushel; corn unchanged at OPA levels; oats unchanged to up %, and rye unchanged to off %. In the May options wheat was unchanged , from 143%, corn unchanged from 105, oats unchanged from 62%, and rye off 3% to % trom | P 83%-%.
N. Y. Stocks igh : Net Low last Change 1% Ya 156% ih 3 0 4 13% 8 54's 5% 29%
High
1% 156 34% 80% 8% 13% + hi
All Corp Allied -C Am. Can 1% i% 5 Ya
Goodyear -..... 3 Hud BM & S. Indpls P- & Lt Int Harvester... Nickel
I 2 Kroger G&B L-O-F Slass ash-Kely
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Complete New York stock quotations are carried daily in the final edition of The Times,
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LOCAL PRODUCE
Heavy breed hens 3% Ibs. and over, Ru: 0 Ibs. and under, 23%e Leghorns,
Broilers under 3 1bs., colored and Barred ho - at over, colored and e y Barred and 3 hg. and Leghorns, Ser heayy breed, 3%: cocks, 16¢. . receipts, 54 bs. and up,
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Otter No. 1, S0e, Butterfat—-No, Li
49c; No. 2, 46¢c. To Keep Valuables Safe Rent a Safe Deposit Box at % THE wr INDIANA NATIONAL BANK | of Indianapolis at
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"A SAFE DEPOSIT
BOX 8 ANGE COST . $8 to $100 a Year Deposit
Tyndall were among the speakers.
%2|ridian Street Methodist church,
SF BEasfpas
[HOLCOMB-HOKE SPUR EFFORTS
Last Night.
Executives and employees of the Holcomb. & Hoke Manufacturing Co. have pledged themselves to even greater war material output today after receiving the armynavy “E” award for excellence in production. . The “E” flag was presented: to the company during : ceremohies = at Murat temple last night by Lt. Col. George M. Enos of the army Cincinnati ordnance district. It was accepted by J. I. Holcomb, company president. “E” pins for workers were presented by Capt. George P. Kraker of the navy Indianapolis ordnance zone. They were accepted by Mrs. Margaret Yount and Harold Sauer, Governor -Schricker and Mayor
Dr. Logan Hall, pastor of the. Me-
gave the invocation. The Shortridge high school band played and a Ft. Harrison color guard raised the colors. Fred Hoke, company vice president and ireasurer, presided.
Cleveland Taree Save Firm
Sold Inferior Materials
~~ To Armed Forces. - CLEVELAND, April 18 (V. P|! Press said yesterday
| inum Co., one of the world’s largest
producers, is
{terior war materials to the armed ‘|forces.
The newspaper said the grand | Jury has be been taking Pvidience for a from employees and officials
of the plant on the basis of a secret and extensive, inquiry by agents of
‘(the federal bureau of investigation.
Details of evidence gathered by
FBI agents cannot be revealed, the
Press said, but Federal District At tomey Don Miller consifergd it
A - that
gation. Herbert W. Pfahler, a company director, was execpted to arrive here foday from New York to supervise company affairs. Donald ‘'W. Hornbeck, Cleveland attorney acting as spokesman for company directors and stockholders, confirmed reports that government rejections ‘on some types" of cast ings were as high as 60 per. cent. The Press sald that the company, which . ‘has. had & “mushroom growth” ‘since : the war, last year filled $8,000,000 in war orders and that it now has $13,000,000 in unfilled war contracts.
HEARING HELD IN REVOCATION CASE
CLEVELAND, April 15 (U. P.).— The regional securities and ex‘change commission held a hearing today involving revocation preceedings against Bremtlinger and Hosea, Ine., of Indianapolis. No decision was announced. but it ‘was understood that the concern had consented to the revocation of its dealer registration, which would result in its expujsion from the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Brentlinger and Hosea had been cherged with violating the SEC act of 1034,
DAILY PRICE INDEX
NEW YORK, April 15 (U. P)—~ Dun & Bradstreet’s daily weighted price. index of 30 basic commodi~ ties, compiled for United Press (1930-32 average equals 100): : Yasterday ....ceescs essere. 11141 WEEK ABO +.ses assesses. 171.83 Month AZO ...eesrseecssesee 171.60 Year Ago ..... Seesvssse 156.94 1943 High (April 2) ceveeee. 17240
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1043 Low (Jan. 2) ...c..e0so 166.61
| are in Szechwan province, 121 in
“ OITY BANKS ARE
On Mo ove A gain
'OHUNGKING, April 15 U.P), —Government; sources disclosed today that: a huge program: now is underway to move China's war plants from the southwest to the | northwest part of the country in ‘an overall plan. to industrialize ‘the interior. ) For many of the refugee plants, this will be the second move since 1937. When the Japanese invaded, 600 plants were moved from the north, south and east coasts to’ the interior. Lin Chi Yung, one of Ohina’s top industrial experts, was responsible for ‘that migration and has been placed in charge of the new migration as reconstruction commissioner for Sinkiang province. Government sources explained that of the 630 refugee plants, 254
Hunan province and 23 are in Kwangsi province. It is these plants—representing total machinery tonnage of 117,378--which the authorities now are preparing to move,
HIGH AMONG 330
13 Indiana Banks Credited With Total Resources - Of $25,000,000.
“Six Indianapolis banks in a list of 13 Indiana banks are credited wtih total resources of over $28, 000,000, according to the first 1943 edition of Rand McNally Bankers’ Directory recently published. Total resources of all Indiana banks amounted to $1,710,760,000, while all 13 showed marked increases in total resources over a year ago. There are 390 banks in the United States with total resources over $25,000,000.
Indiana banks: Total
Bank ani Bo sie) Natl. Oity bank, Evansville”
Old Natl. bank, Evansville. a4 1 Sie Ft. Wayne Natl. b 81 33341 Lincoln National ban ot 7
Proaner Trust Co. Indpls.. 104 Indiana Natl. bank, Indpls. 61
t Co. fads. Jia bank, 3 Union Trust Co., I
erch. Natl. ban He erre Haute 1st OR gncie. 3 3
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‘PLANT IGNOR
Steel Interests’ of 0 With Refusal to Use ~ ‘Sponge Project.
WASHINGTON, April 15 (U, —Rep. Cecil R. King (D. Oual.) ‘sa yesterday he was investigating charges that steel interests were .op= posing development of projects that would “tend to create possible, future competition,” 3 “Recently there has ‘been estabe lished a sponge steel plant in city of Inglewood, Cal, that is cape ble of treating 40 tons of ore every 24 hours,” he said. “Despite fact, the potential services of this necessary plant have not been rece: ognized by any governmental was agency. “Several reasons have been Sugs gested as the basis for this lack of recognition; all are based, I am ine formed, upon the intense dislike of * certain steel interests of the deveéle opment of any project that ! tend to create possible future compes tition. I shrink from the thoughd that any group of citizens, whether they be a part of this or any
in the battle for the preservation of democracy.” King said he would decide after he had completed his study wheth=: er he would take any further steps: It is possible, he added, that he will |
Lin a congressional investigation.
INDIANA PAYROLLS, EMPLOYMENT RISE
A preliminary survey of Indians employment and weekly payrolls in dicates. that there was an increase from mid-February to mid-March in both employment and pay roll estimates for all manufacturing ine dustries and eight groups of none manufacturing industries studied, Col. Everett L. Gardner, Indians employment security division di= rector, said today. i It was estimated that employment *
435% for all groups in mid-March was
880,167, an increase of 1.4 per cent from mid-Februaty, and and ine
Sod crease of 5.4 per cent from March, ]
1942. Estimated weekly pay rolls for all groups were $22,652,114, an.
~~ | increase of 2.4 per cent from mide
DECLARES DIVIDEND
NEW YORK, April 15 (U. P.) — Directors. of Kresge Department Stores, Inc., yesterday declared an initial dividend of .25 cents a share on the common stock, payable May 10 to stockholders of record April 30. S.'S. Kresge Co. owns a majority of the 260,864 outstanding
February and an increase of 28 per cent from March, 1042,
BANK CLEARINGS
NEW YORK, April 18 (U. Pw Bank clearings in the United States crossed the $9,000000,000 mark in the week ended April 14 and were the second ‘largest for any week: since 1031, Dun & Bradstreet, Inc,
common shares.
reported today.
RTIME TUNE-U
from your ¥
HGet back what winter rook
car”
TUNE UP your caf this spring. A long, hard winter—with slow driving plus /imited driving—~has been heavy punishment. Get a 10 Star Wartime Tune-up—expertly designed for 1943 driving conditions; % 1—Transmission and Differential. Diain; - Install sturdy summer grade Standard lubricant; % 2 Battery. Check; add water; recharge if necessary. sk 3-Cooling System. Drain sod flush radiator; add ruse preventive. Drain heater. Check hose and fan belt: J 4—Chassis Lubrication, Wipe off all fittings and apply fresh Standard lubricants, % S5—Crankcass. Drain, flush, refill with summer grade Iso-Vis. Check oil filter, J @—Appearance-Protection, Wash, polish. Wax the body and bright metal. Remove spots from upholstery. sk 7—Front Whee! Bearings, "Clean and repack. * 304s Saving Service. Air cleaner: clean and re-oil. Spark plugs: clean and regap: vk 9-—Safety Service. Check lights; clean lenses; inspect wiper. “% 10--Tis. Inspect rubber, rims, valves, etc. Check need for replacement or recapping: (Maintain wartime piessure~32 Ibs. Switch as needed.) ® A nation on wheels is a sttonger nation, Help keep America on wheels. ® Buy more Was Bonds and ‘Stamps. - Dtive under 35-—~share your can;
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