Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 October 1945 — Page 5
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and 52.per cent, figured on straighttime basis,
ments. , {be after the war, as scarce materials
and equipment become available. Another factor is that the post- | war labor force will be more highly | skilled, as workers go out of tiie market.
. hospital where he had been recup-
Labor Earnings | Boosted 61 %, Between '39-'44, Bureau Says
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at straight-time wages.
sidered, however. One is reclassifi-
ages forced considerable upgrading
reversed now. Another factor is incentive pay programs, also likely to end. Allowance for these factors brings the basic increase in straight-time wage rates down to 35 per cent for all manufacturing, Some specific industries lagged behind this average, due to the war-time “little steel formula” and other factors. In petroleum refining, of imminent importance in labor troubles, gross hourly earnings increased 28 per cent between 1939 and 1944, straight-time earnings 20 per cent.
gross figure for all manufacturing before other adjust-
Price Index Soars In automobile manufacturing gross hourly earnings increased 37 per cent, and straight-time earnings 27 per cent, between 1939 and 1934. These figures make no allowances for changes in types of{a work or job classifications. The bureau's consumer price index ranged from 99.4 jn 1939 to
4 Minutes on Su
Only Rest on World Flight,
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played, and the passengers bared their teeth in wooden, smiles designed to prove that flying around the world is easy (the doubledyed liars). This afternoon the second weekly world flight of the air transport command leaves Washington National airport for Tripoli, Cairo, Abadan, Calcutta, Kunming, Manila, Guam, Honolulu, Ban Prancisco and all points east and west. Travel is broadening (you'd be surprised how you will fill up a seat after six days and nights of sitting in same), But once around the world is enough for me. The plane was changed five times. Twelve different crews steeréd us through sun and
Local Briefs
Dossie Flanagan, 52, of 2423 Station st, was overcome by smoke yesterday when a bed caught fire in her home, A City hospital ambulance doctor gave her first aid. The fire damage, according to police reports, was slight.
Dr. Herman G. Morgan, veteran health board secretary, was under observation today at St. Vincent's hospital. He was taken there Wednesday from the City isolation
erating from a recent illness. His personal physician has prescribed rest and requests that well- wishers not telephone or call.
The regular meeting of the Ladies’ Help, Aid and Assist club of North “Park will be held Tuesday at 8 p. m. in the North Park Masonic temple, 30th and Clifton sts. A social hour will follow the business session.
Hikers and bikers will meet at 2:30 p. m. Sunday in the Riverside park shelter house for an American Youth Hostels outing. Thelma Patterson will lead the hikers and Charlotte Kendrick the bikers.
Miss Betty Cunningham, 217 N. Beville st, has resumed telephone work inp the traffio department of the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. after almost two years’ service in the marine corps women's reserve. Now serving again as a long distance operator, Miss Cunningham was honorably discharged from the service with the rank of corporal.
A program of recorded music to determine public sentiment on a phonographic record lending service, similar to book lending, will be held at Central Public Library at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday. The program of chamber music is being arranged by Miss Elizabeth Ohr, head of the library's art and music department, aided by the Ensemble Music Soelety of Indianapolis.
The Brookside Garden club will » meet at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Michael Walsh, 3201 EB. 38th st. Mrs, Adelaide Edwards
1585 in 1044. "This is an index based
on commadity prices paid by wage the tnerease enjoyed by the same earners in 34 large cities,
relative number of workers staying|igss.39 prices used as a 100 r in the same industry and working Ka a Pe According There are other factors to be con-|pas heen challenged by labor—the increase in cost of living during the cation of workers—manpower short- period has been 26.1 per cent. 8till other factors affect the wage during the war, a trend that will bef .,.o Paychecks greater deductions than in 1939, such as for federal taxes and war bonds which go into worker savings.
Labor will contend, too, that its productivity is greater.
production board, in a recent report, estimated that man-hour output in mining and manufacturing’ rose during the war about 20 per cent. ‘The bureau's studies indicate lapor productivity reasonably may be
That compares with the 61 per cent|expected now to increase at a high rate, Before the war, it was in-
creasing at the rate of more than 3 per cent yearly.
ures that labor will be more efficient on a 40-hour basis than it has been at war-time schedules.
storm. More than’ 100 passengers | got on and off at various stops.
to go, and three newspaper reporters who didn't, whole trip.
Inez Robb of the International News Service and Paul Miller of the Associated Press, but sometimes I think reporters are dopes.
earn a living than this. of ATC headquarters, knocked
himself out, trying to make us comfortable,
will be assistant hostess,
IN INDIANAPOLIS
MARRIAGE VICENEES
Bdward A. Brand, Atterbury; Neliiming Marion Dukes Ps Lexing~
Reon Harvey Bucher, Woqster, O.;) ivy! Millie Garretson, Woodstock dr, Robert Richard Burrell, 5256 . Spiel; Helen Mngenan, 5133 N. Cap dames Prederi Dean, au” HEagtish; Zora tan. ne Englis Alfred Ellison Estell, R. R 6, Hox 412; . d
Ruth Inez Estell, 1358 W Farrell FP. Pletcher, 2103 E. 44th; Lucy Ella Bowlin, 24 N. Dearborn. LL. Harrison, U, 8. Army; Lucille N Permsylvan
Samu)” Martin Hollander, 3450 Birchwood; Theresa Leebowitz, 3237 Broad-
Harold Pr. Atterbury; GeneWiig RAT Gams Snetoury. W. 3st; Paici "Ro 4 N. HamEmer tehell, mp Conrad; Joan Se gp, stone.
Robert Th Eh ‘41 8. Orlental; myocar . Has Marie” Moore, 3835 Justag. Riier | Carolyn Hicks, 3 months, at City, malnuPoston, 1601 W. Market. 3 hi Karl Sverback, 614 N. East, Apt. 35;| Virginia Norton, 17, at Long, Intracranial rE JA). S00 EE ics’ mood | ers, , Arsenal: othy b - JN ers, 1h Belieioniaiae. > Bidets Reest, T1, 5 1218 English, dia " ompson eR} X 38, | N t ! Beatrice Mae Whitley, 658 Bugene, pon Lo Moe 04, Hoty Sur. Po ———— Clark J. Hawking, 63, at Methodist, mul-| BIRTHS tple myelom
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One is are now
“take-home” pay. subject to
Productivity Greater
The war
It probably will higher for a considerable period
war-time On man-hour basis, the bureau fig- |
temporary
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Only five army officers who had made the
You'll pardon me for saying so, |
Surely there's an easier way to
Col. M, 8. White, chief surgeon
It should not be long before you, as a tourist, can see the world in a week. But I wouldn't recommend it. Take two weeks and you'll see more and remember it better.
Couple to Mark Golden Wedding
(Continued From Page One) when he would start on a job of house-building. “Many is the time we had to clear the land of trees before we would begin,” he said. “Then we would cut those very trees into lumber with which to build the house.”
LL = { BUT THROUGH all the years | the building job. which he re- | members most vividly is one | wherein very little work was cvne | for days. | “It was back in the early '90s,” he said. “We were working on a building near the Circle when they put the Goddess atop the Monument. “The ‘Old Lady’ was hauled in from the depot in sections and slowly raised to the top and put together, It was a real sight to behold.”
TM WHILE working at top speed through the years, Mr, and Mrs. * Snedaker still had time to raise | two daughters, Mrs. Ernestine | Ream of this city and Mrs, Mur- | rell Heibenthal Chicago, and a | grandson, Sgt. Ralph E. Schmid, | |
rims iaiir tas
now in Texas. So Sunday it will be a gala reunion as all will be there for a family dinner followed by an aft- | ernoon of open house, { “We just couldn’t celebrate to- | morrow,” they said. “We have | to work.” ’
MONDAY RITES SET | FOR EDWARD BROWN
Services for Edward Brown, 2805 Northwestern ave., will be held at 1 p. m. Monday at C. M. C. Willis & | Sons chapel, the Rev, Robert E, | Skelton officiating. Mr. Brown, who | was 52, dled yesterday at his home. | Veteran of world war I, Mr. | Brown was a member of Tillman | Harpole post 240, American Legion. | Born in Frankfort, Ky. he lived in Indianapolis 32 years. { Survivors ‘include his wife, Mrs. Delilah Brown, and two brothers, William Brown of Frankfort, Ky. and Peter Brown of Louisville, Ky,
At Methodist—Robert, Elizabeth Baboock; James, Dorothy. Delzell; Leo, Marie Huff; Sherman, Mary Mills; Harold, Clara Munden; John, Dorothea White, At St, Vincent's—Paul, Joan Traub, At Home Chester, Lola Rogers, 1356 8. Tremont, oy .
At St. "Sohlabower Alice Scott; Homer, Ww
{lllam, Nina Johnson. At Methodist ~Roy, Alica Hand; Medford, Vinnie Jones; Edward, Norma Macis; William, ‘Helen: MoColgin: Lloyd, Helen Neidlinger; D., Nellle Ramsey. At St, Vioeent's—Byron, Ruby BEries; Ned, Nema Teany. At Home-William, Margaret Cleveland, 2150 Shriver; Burl, Myrtle Dawson, 2714
Sangster; Leon, Luc "Poster, 612 Blake. Dou
CAPITAL TURNS or
T0 CHEER NIMITZ
George, Yvonne Rriox 435 1 James, Dorothy Martin, 117 W. Wi au¥ DEATHS
Catheripe Hs Wm Hanley, 51, at St. Vineent,
Jessie Moore, 8, at Of Htoniis. Clifford Hardy, 4 Onin, ht t City, in-
fectious diarrhea 8 Beith, 55, at 1843 Hoyt, coroJannie Stroser, 71, at $10 Blake, oardio vaseular renal. Albert Dunn, 85, at 410 Buckingham
dar., of Lily IS yi pM, at oarol-
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dress congress. and then with [through the streets of ‘Washington at the head of a colorful military parade, It was by far the greatest, most spectacular welcome home ever staged here, surpassing even those for Gens. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Jonathan M. Wainwright. A fleet of 1000 planes—greatest air armada ever to soar over an Amerféan city—was called out to form an umbrella over the passing parade.
Schools Closed
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rode
Some 5000 uniformed men and women of the naval forces — the navy, marines and coastguard-—were assigned places of honor in the khour-long procession, Hundreds of thousands of persons thronged the parade route, Schools were closed and down-
town stores and government offices| pay) Minn., and five grandchildren. gave employees time off to join the “Nimitz day” celebration, From Capitol Hill, march went along Constitution ave. to Pennsylvania ave., down to the|Ft. White House and then back to the
the line of
sweeping lawn in front of the stately Washington monument. ' There. another great throng assembled to hear Nimitz deliver his seconid speech of the day before leaving for the White House and a Teception by President Truman,
MRS. CRUMBO RITES TO BE HELD MONDAY
Services for Mrs. Mary R. Crumbo, 134 N. Harbison ave., a resident of Indianapolis 27 years, who died yesterday at Long hospital, will be held at.1:30 p. m, Monday at Moore Mortuaries Peace® Chapel, 2050 E. Michigan st., the Rev. Russell Ford of Cadle Tabernacle and the Rev. A. M. Brown of the East Tenth Street Methodist church will officiate, Burjal will be in Washington Park cemetery. Mrs. Crumbo, ‘who was 68, had been ill four years. She was born in Chicago, and was a member of the Bast Tenth Street church. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Hazel A. Waters; three sons, Charles A., James E. and Alfred B. Crumbo, all of Indianapolis, and a brother, James A. Newman of St.
CLUB MEETS FRIDAY Yee Olde Tyme Cinch club will meet next Friday at 12:30 p. m, at
JAP POLICE MAY
DEFY U. S. ORDER
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of possible premiers to MacArthur
for his approval. The cabinet crisis came less than 24 hours after MacArthur's sweeping directive, Allied authorities, commenting on the home office or-
‘quarters of defense’—the office he held at the time with the rank of general. Higashi-Kuni at a recent press conference acknowledged that he held the command, but said. it was not his job at the time to “punish” capturgd airmen. Japanese sources believed that it may take several days to form a new cabinet acceptable both to the occupation gommand and to the Japanese people, 3 The resignation- of the HigashiKuni government came only 33 days after Japanese representatives
der, indicated they would be “reasonable” about allowing ‘orderly changes in the police system rather than an overnight turnover.
rapidly. Fliers Killed Under Kuni It was revealed that a proclama-
shi-Kuni held the post.
airmen who participated in
hai after a mock court-martial.
Friendly. Mrs, Gabriel H. Cook will be hostess.
Higashi-Kuni's chances of succeeding himself appeared to be fading
tion from the commander of Japanese defense headquarters ordering the death penalty for allied fliers guilty of “cruel and inhuman acts” was issued in 1842 while Higa-
It was under the terms of this proclamation that three American the famed “Doolittle raid” on Tokyo in April, 1942, were executed in Shang-
The proclamation did not bear Higashi-Kuni's name, but was issued lin the name of “commander, head-
signed unconditional surrender on the deck of the battleship Missoufi.
LABOR PLANNING TO ‘PICKET’ DEMOCRATS
the state and United States sen (Continued From Page One) |2tes, according to Mr, Gilbert. : { He also said that Governor Ralph Gates rates well and that the Republican legislature had done too badly by them, governor's appointment of Charl Kern ‘of the "A. F. of Le: to be commissioner of labor rated tops with most union men, Mr. Gilbert declared.
ship, since the state committee is created from the grass . roots through regular election methods provided by law. 3 ; “It will be a sorry day for the Democratic party when it ceages to stand for liberalisiy and the rank and file of labor. 2
Will Lose Interest = Sr kk Sr
“It never will become a majority REMOVE FIRE TRAPS, party again if it does that. For - HOME OWNERS TOLD
TWO INJURED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
two persons.
driven by Charles E. Downing, 22, Fortville, Ind.
struck by another car driven by H. R. Rice, Muncie,
Reno, Nev, Both Mr. Rice and Mr.
hospital.
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A traffic accident late last night |votes. on Road 67 resulted in the injury of most industrial centers of the state week.
According to volice reports a car the Political Action Committee. In caused about half the losses from, stalled on road 67
just east of the Post road and was| preparing to make an early bid for to fire prevention, may be finan
In Mr. Rice's car was a soldier |crats, hitchhiker, Donald R. Kendall, 19,
Kendall received severe head cuts|they are forming a full-time labor ventive measures as installing fire and were ‘taken to Billings general | division at
there is no room in Indiana for | Importance of renovation ‘in res two conservative pasties. Labor will moving Home fire. hazards wa® lose the kind of interest in elec- stressed today by Indiana FHA Die | tions that actually - gets out the rector E. Earl Peters in observing That job was done well in national Fire Prevention week next
[last time under the leadership of | gtating that faulty coristruction {those places the Democrats won.
Meanwhile,
fire, Mr. Peters pointed auf that the Republicans are home modernization, often essen;
| the labor vote and capitalize on the through the property improvement possible defection from the Demo- plan of the federal housing admin istration, He added that loans may be ob= that tained for such repairs and pre-.
Republican State Chairman Wil-| liam E. Jenner announced
their Claypool hotel resistant material or In the past this had! elects ical wiring.
improving headquarters.
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