Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 August 1945 — Page 10
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THE INDIAN
BUSINESS—U.S _Texfile Picture Appears One of Brightest af Present
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—The textile industry presents what is probably the prettiest picture in the whole gallery of immediate post-
war things to come. There is an ambulance of material on hand. The industry has no
3500 PORKERS ARRIVE TODAY
Sales in Most Divisions Are Active, Steady. 3
great reconversion problem, The armed forces are now procuring only about eight of the 30 textile products that they were buying before the war's end, and will be almost en- cei tirel¥ out of the textile market by
Oct. 1. CHE
TODAY THE industry is in a position to turn out” more clothing and other textile products than in any peacetime years except 1939 and 1940, when WAr expansion Was plready ‘under way: Some things | won't be along fomorrow or next, week, of course. But a good many {tems of vanished apparel, from sheer nylon to heavy winter woollies, should be here before snow flies. Right now, for instance, the army has stopped buying blankets, sheeting, bath towels and pillow cases. It has cancelled more than half its requirements of cotton, rayon and |” nylon fabrics, ‘Many or most of these will be declared surplus and will find “their way to retailers’ : shelves. Some orders, placed but good use for them. not filled, will probably go directly! But several developments in fab-| to the civilian market with no stop-{ric finishes, born of military neces- |
over at the surplus property board. sity, will be available to civilians. | y 7 on ; | There are,
among other things, 1 is warmer woolens, rot-proof, AY kK ttle time to] ’ IT MAY take a littl proot, weave, finish, and dye or print the
fire- | stain-proof textiles, and the | wind clothing material on hand, and sateen developed make it into garments.
difference in supply.is expected in two or three months. So the man| who hasn't. had a broadcloth shirt | to his back since D-day and the waman whose girdle has been !shapeless since the Battle of the Bulge have something“to look forward to. = » n IT ISN'T likely that much of the
$5,182,402.000 worth of clothing that the army bought or the tomparable amount of nagy purchases; will be No distinctive mil be declared surplus it demilitarized. !And it's a little hard to make a soldier or sailor suit look civilian, even though 470,000 visored WAC caps have now been -declared sur- 1% plus if anybedy can think of al
put up for sale.
itary. equipment can
unless is
and water-repellent cotton} But a biglcombat clothing.
for this war's ,. | —————————————— |
‘WE DOOD IT AGAIN!
‘LEADER
PERFECT QUALITY
W I 5 1 GAUGE FULL-FASHIONED
LUXURY SHEERS
® Sheer! "® Clear! B Beautiful
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Here are those sheer dressup hose and they're definitely top drawer quality, You'll certainly want the _several pairs that have been allotted you. sunblonde shade.
SIZES 8: to 10:
42" cauce
FULL-FASHIONED
BUSINESS SHEARS
A grand hose for long wear and beauty. Reinforced welts, toe and heel. Sunniblush C shade that goes with every-
thing. Sizes 8!4 to 10%.
Popular
| steady
| Common —
{| Cholce—
| 800-1000 pounds
15
Limit 2 prs.
The 3550 hogs and 375 calves received today remained active and at the Indianapolis steockyards, the U. 8S. department of agriculture said. The 500 cattle received {rounded out about steady. Sheep totaled 725, and lambs closed on the low end of a weak to 25 cents lower deal.
also
GOOD TO CHOICE HOGS (355)
120- 140 pounds ..$14.00@ 14.80 140- 160 pounds .. 145001480 160 POUNAS UP .ovvvcsnvnes « 14.80
Medium — 160- 220 pounds ..........\.. 13.38014.75 S Packing Seve Good to Cholce—
270- 400 pounds 14.08
reserves e ann
14.08 [email protected]
Good— 400- 500 pounds Medium — 50- 660 pounds Slaughter Pigs Medium to Good— $0- 120 pounds CATTLE (300) § Steers
Choleec. 900 To. 1100 1100-1300 1300-1500 choad 0- 900 200- 1100 1100-1300 1300-1500 Medium— 700-1100 pounds .....e. 1100-1300 pounds .....
16.250117.50 16 50@117 75 [email protected]
pounds . [email protected]
pounds .... pounds ...c.e. teres 14 [email protected] pounds pounds pounds .evsessesncss 13 25016.75
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700-1100 pounds 11.00913.50 |
600, 800 pounds [email protected]%
Good— 600- 800 pounds ..... Sesasaes 800-1000 pounds
[email protected] 14.75@15. 75
New British Backward Bird
Dusiged + for the pilot's unobstructed view rather than to fool an enemy into thinking it’s flying backward, this mew British plane has a
small wing in front and a larger especially suitable for carrier use, was _was designed by by George Miles.
U.S. Exchanges To Take Holiday
By UNITED PRESS THE NEW YORK Stock Exchange and all other security exchanges in the United States will be closed Saturday and next. Monday, Labor Day, for an extended week-end holiday, but the Chicago Board of Trade and other grain markets will operate tomorrow, although they will close Monday. ; The New York Cotton Exchange will be closed on both days. 2
Medium— 500- 300 pounds caves Commo 500- 900 pounds Lows an weights)
10.50013.50 |
[email protected]% : 1 [email protected] [email protected] 6.00@ 7.25
1Good .... Medium Fea va Cutter and common Fain rinrie Canner - . Bulls all weights) Beef Good (all weights) Sausage Good Medium .. “ae Cutter and common . .ie CALVES (315) Vealers (all weights) Good and choice . Joramon and medi Cull . Feeder ry Stocker ‘Cattle and Calves
Lo. 11.50@12 . 10.00@11. | [email protected]
Choice 500- 800 pounds 800-1050. pounds 400d ~ 500- 800 pounds 800-1050 pounds Medium = 800-1050 pounds common 100-1000 pounds CALVES
Good and choice—~ ,00- 909 pounds Medium 500 pound: down
. [email protected]% svesssaceeess [email protected]
seessssssiess 12.00013.50 civeseesseses [email protected]
sesencansesss [email protected]
[email protected]% (Steers)
..14.50Q168.00 [email protected]¢
cas ansnad
Heifers Good and cholce— 500 pounds down Medium 500 pounds down SHEEP (725) Ewes 4Shozm) Good and choice : Common and medium Lambs {Spring Good to choice Medium and good Common
ver [email protected] 11,[email protected]
525@ 6.50 3.715@ 525
LOCAL ISSUES
Nominal quotations furnished by anapolis securities dealers: CKS Agents Fin Corp com Agents Fin Corp pfd.... L 8 Ayres 4'27, pid... Ayrshire Col com a» Belt R Stk Yds com.. Belt R Stk Yds pfd . : Bobbs-Merrill 4'2% pla. rrinas Central Soya com shieereres Circle Theater com Comwlth Loan 57% pid Delta Electric com Electronic Lab com Ft Wayne & Jackson RR pr. Hook Drug Co com.. Home IT Pt Wayne 77% pfd.. Ind Asso Tel 59% pfd . Ind & Mich E 42% pfd Indpls P & L pfd Indpls P & L com Indpls Water pid Indpls Railways com. us *Indpls Water Class A "com .s Jeff Nat Life com Kingan & Co pfd Kingan & Co com Lincoln Loan Co 8% pid re Lincoln Nat Life com. P R Mallory pfd . *P R Mallory com.. Mastic Asphalt . .- N Ind Pub Serv 5%.... Pub Serv Ind 5% Pub Serv of Ind com.. Progress Laundry com Ross Gear & Tool com So Ind G & E 48% ... Stokely-Van Camp pr pf Terre Haute Malleable U 8 Machine com United Tel Co 5% Union Title com “ BONDS American Loan ‘4'2 55 Buhner Fertilizer 5s 54 American Loan 4'2s 60 ...... Ch of Com\Bldg 4's 61 ve Citizens Indv Tel 4';s 61.... Columbia Club 1'3s 5s Consol Fin 5s 56 PP Ind Asso Tel Co 4's 70 ..108 Indpls P & L 3's 70 [oon 107 Indpls Railways Co 5s 57..... 88 Indpls Water. Ca 3's 68.... 1071 s Kuhner Packing Co 4s 54..... N Ind Pub Serv 3'%8 73. .... N Ind Tel 4'4s 55 Pub Serv of Ind 3'4s 73... Pub Tel 4!',%" 55 Trae Term Corp 5s 67 H J Williamson Inc 5s 55..... 98 *Ex-dividend
U.S. STATEMENT
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UU, PP.) —Government expenses and receipts for the current “fiseal year through Aug. 20, compared with a year ago This Year Last Year Expenses $15.635,450,850 $15 654,063,129 War Spending 13,592,347,930 14,280,849 300 Receipts .. 5.500131.574 4.614,231.160 Net Deficit ©. 10,045327,776 11,039,831,968 Cash Balance 18 986,918,208 17,822,053,5338 Public Debt. 263,362,213,327 211,173,316,832 Gold Reserve 20,088,020,680 20,046,159,311
‘108 93 105'% 00
INDIANAPOLIS CLEARING HOUSE
Clearings Debits
slr esata
Clearing® siieaveivcaiiines «v4. 5131,103,000 303,476,000
LOCAL PRODUCE
(Prices for plant delivery)
All heavy breed hens, 25.9c. All leghorn hens, 23.9c. Broilers, fryers and Ibs, white and barred rocks, All No, 2 poultry, 4c less, Old roosters, 21.9¢. Eggs—Current receipts, 37¢; large, 45¢c; grade A medium, 37¢; grade, 4c; pullets, 26c, Butter—No. 1, 50c. Butterfat—No, 49¢; No, 2, 36¢c.
roosters under 230.5¢.
grade No,
THE $2 00 AND THE 83 MECHIVE THE SAME ATTENTION,
saves
BOTH CENTURY MULTILITH OFF SET PRINTING anu ots vem
. [email protected] FIRM TRANSFERS
REFRIGERATOR UNIT
DETROIT, Aug. 31 (U. P).~— Nash-Kelvinator Corp. | announced transfer of
its entire |
13.50@13. iii assembly operation to] [served overseas in both wars.
{Grand Rapids, Mich., with an ex-! | pansion program there amounting! to $2,400,000.
SEE BIG HAY CROP BOSTON, Aug. 31
one of the largest in 10 years, Dun &- Bradstreet, Inc., reported in its weekly review of New England trade | conditions.
APOLIS TIMES
SALES UP HERE
AFTER V-<J DAY
Rise 9% Despite War Plant
Chrysler Names 'W.A. Lavoie Here
W. A. LAVOIE has been appointed . plant engineer at Airtemp division, Chrysler Corp., for
both the Indianapolis and Dayton | plants, the firm
| | |
iy
0. S. CUTS TS. . MEAT PRIORIT
Civilian Supply Is Expected
Layoffs of 15,000.
Although 15,000 workers had been laid off by Indianapolis war plants, | sales of “local department stores rose sharply in the first week after| | V-J day, the Federal Reserve Bank | of Chicago reported today. In dollar volume, sales in the| week which ended Aug. 25 were 9! per cent greater than in the same week last year. For the four weeks ended Aug. 25, sales were 7 per cent over the same period of last year, the bank reported. Up 69% Over Last Week For the seventh federal reserve | district, including most of Indiana,
Fh
| said today,
| general plant
To Gain 25 Per Cent.
By RUTH GMEINER United Press Staff Cérrespondent
Load ’ Mr. Lavoie comes from the Anniston, Ala, ordnance depot,
~The American public was told towhere he was 4
day that its biggest wartime com-
petitor for the meat supply, the engineer for al-
most two years. After working for several east- a ern firms, Mr. . Lavoie joined W. A. Lavole the Ford Motor Co. Detroit, in 1922, In 1928 he joined Chrysler and worked in both the Plymouth and
priority market Sept. 2. As a consequence food officials predict that civilians will get 25
three months of 1945, still leaving 700,000,000 pounds for export. -. The bureau of labor statistics, mean-
were better stocked in mid-August
per cent more meat in the lasts.
while, reported that meat counters i
R. G. ROGERS JOINS
one in the rear. Expected to be the plane is called “Libellula” and
|
CONNERSVILLE FIRM
| Ralph G. Rogers has joined the ‘American’ Central Manufacturing | Corp., Connersville, as works mangger, the firm said today.
for Republic Aviation Corp. at| Evansville during the war years, and previous to that was superintendent of Servél, Inc.
COL. EVANS NAMED TO NEW ARMY POS
es Special
I''m JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. Aug. 31.| —Col. Humphrey S. Evans has been |
’ today had |
(U.P.).—The{ Maine hay .crop this year will be The Netherlands East Indies prob- | today.
appointed director of production at the Jeffersonville quartermaster depot, the installation reported to-| day. | | A native -of Indianapolis, Col. {Evans joined the army in 1917 and He !has just completed 33 months of ad{ministrative duty in the Mediterranean theater,
PREDICTS RUBBER NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (U. P).— ably will be exporting sizable] amounts of rubber, oil and tin within six months, Aneta, official} Dutch news agency, has disclosed. !
=
|sales last week were 69 per cent
{more responsibility in the soil buildling program next year, cultural adjustment agency said to-
{to each county for this purpose.
| Illinois and Wisconsin, department |store sales were 2 per cent over a | year ago.
In Chicago, they were up 4 per cent; Milwaukee, up 4 per cent; and Detroit, off 7 per cent. Indianapolis depart t store
larger than the previous week, the bank reported. In the previous week, sales had fallen 26 per cent because the stores were closed two days following the Japanese sur- | render.
Mr. Rogers was factory manager COUNTY AAA GROUPS spending program and revised u
GET RESPONSIBILITY
County AAA committees will have the agri-
day at the end of a two-day meeting here. The farmer-elected groups will de-| {cide the soil-building practices to be emphasized in their counties through AAA assistance. A definite amount of money will be allocated annually
C. & S. PASSENGERS,
MILEAGE INCREASE
Chicago & Southern Air Lines, Inc., carried 90.58 per cent more passengers in the first eight months of 1945 than in the same period last year, the company reported
C. & S. carried 115,700 passengers this year and flew 52435000 passenger miles, an increase of 85.73
DeSoto divisions before being sent
than at any time since last March.#
lend of the war in the Pacific.
to the Anniston Orunance depot in 143, 2 nee :
PACIFIC WAR END GUTS U. S. BUDGET
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31%¥. P.). —The government today announced moved 10 days ago. a drastic victory cut in the war| Henceforth military and other p- government needs for meat will be
met b ward somewhat its plans for non- met, purchases on the open
| war expenditures for the 1946 fiscal| The BLS survey, based on visits of year ending next June 30. [field agents to independent retail Budget Director Harold D. Smith | stores in 56 large cities, showed inpointed out that the slash of $19,-| creases in meats centering around ' 500,000,000 in estimated war ex-| beef and prepared meats. Supplies | penditures was prompted by the | of veal, lamb and pork wene about The! the same as in July. cut was to $50,500,000,000 from the| As store shelves begin to fill up previous budget estimate of $70,- again, the office of price administra000,000,000 for a one-front war. | tion is worried about the possibility’
nounced that it was lifting the last remaining set-aside on federally= inspected meat production. ers no longer will have to reserve 50 per cent of the output of pork shoulders and loins for government purchase. Set-asides on beef, mutton, lamb
plants and other phases of the in-|spiral such as followed world war I. dustrial economy, government re- | ceipts are now estimated at rough- | out “anti-inflation shopping lists” to | ly $36,000,000,000 for the year, or| | housewives to use for spotting above~ $10.500,000,000 below those of the ceiling prices on meats and other ° | last fiscal year which ended June 30. | foods. The deficit, Smith said in the The lists "will be distributed by newest revision which made obso-|local ration boards starting next lete the changes of last Aug. 1. will week. Each housewife will be asked be about $30,400,000,000, $15,500,000, to write on her list for one week 000 below that of the last fiscal year.| the exact prices she pays her The revised budget be $66,- | butcher and grocer for ul kinds of 400,000,000, compared with actual | food and turn the list to the local 4 spending last year of $100,100,000,- | board. - The lists will give the OPA 000 and an Aug. 1 estimate of $84- a picture of price complaints in
per cent, the report said.
900,000,000. {various areas.
We're lucky!
For 24 hours a day, from’ Pear] Harbor to V-J Day, our refineries went full blast for Uncle Sam.
I
Honorable : Discharge, Too!
Reconversion is already a fact at
PHILLIPS 66
The hi
So are you!
And now? Why, they’re going full blast for you . . . speeding the wonderful new Phillips 66 gasoline on its way to you.
That's what we mean by reconversion!
into the
All th
for you.
From:
igh octane fuels that once went big bombers will now go to you
— especially adapted for your engine.
e tricks, all the better ways we
learned to do things, will now go to work
now on mister, the only priority
you're going to need to get a tankful of Phillips 66 is the car you drive and your
own good common sense.
Come
and get it!
The agriculture department ane.
Pack=
veal and other pork cuts were re- |
\
As a result of layoffs in war of another inflationary food price |
To combat this it plans to hand {i
FRIDAY, AUG. 31, 1945. “}
vey WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (U. PJs
government, will step out of the ¢3
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