Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 October 1945 — Page 12
XTINCTION FACES NEW BOOM TOWN
Canadian City Built Around
Huge Aluminum Plant That
Can Meet Land's Yearly Needs in 3 Days.
Times Foreign Service ARVIDA, Quebec, Oct. 30.—The fabulous “kingdom of the Saguenay,” which lured French explorers in the 16th
century, ¢ : again it is threatened with
changes.
ame into liberal being here during the war.
Now extinction in the post-war
The modern Cartiers found not only gold and silver but
waterpower in immense quantities, 150 miles north of the
city of Quebec. From the tumbling river and the vast aluminum plant that was built nearby came almost 40 per cent of the light, white metal that was used by the united nations, other than Russia, to break the axis. Primarily, this aluminum went into bombers and other aircraft. But it had thousands of other uses as well. Nw A $300,000,000 plant was built. The problem now is what to do with it. In “three days” according to one official, it could fill Canada’s entire annual requirements. Actual output increased during
six times as much Export markets are the sole answer. Arvida was not a wartime conception. The Aluminum Co. of Canada built a dam as Isle Maligne, 20 miles up the river in 1924-25, and a second, called Shipshaw No. 1, near here in 1928-30. These two dams provided 500,000 horsepower, Construction of Arvida itself, an attractive, carefully-planned and still much-controlled city of 12,000, was begun in 1026. By 1940 it was apparent that huge increases must be made. By 1841 new construction began. By 1043, the first turbines of Shipshaw No. 2 were turning over, y nu THE POWER installations now can produce 2,000,000 horsepower, more than Boulder Dam's actual output, almost three times that of ‘the Dnieperstroi (in Russia)-—one-sixth of .all the generated power in Canada. Almost every bit of the power goes into the Alcan factory, which now extends 1'4 miles in length and (5 3, of a mile in breadth. Manufac« ture of aluminum is the most costly industrial process in terms of elec~ tric power, with the possible exception of the atom bomb projects. It is astonishing to discover such industrial projects in this wilder~ ness area where fur trade and logging have been the principal previous occupations, » » ¥ IT IS EVEN more astonishing to realize that the only raw material supplied by Canada in the whole process is the power. Bauxite, the ore from which aluminum is produced, was shipped over a perilous ocean route of more than 3000 miles from British Guiana in South America. A new transfer station was built at Trinidad, Cryolite came from Greenland; fluorspar from Newfoundland, metallurgical coke from the United States, Alcan officials, naturally, are con-
the war years from 83.000 to 496,000 tons, or,
CITY GRANTS 12 TONE PETITIONS
6 Other Requests Denied by Board.
Twelve petitions for variance from the city zoning code have been granted by the zoning board, while six others have been denied. Granted were those filed by Evelyn Babcock, to convert a house at 1338 Parker ave.; George E. Young, to operate an automobile repair ga-
{rage at ‘ave.; R. J. Newton, to park and occupy a trailer at the rear of 515 N. 8herman dr, and H. E. Whitley, to build a storeroom at 502 Birch ave. Remodel Store
Normall Jones, to enclose a porch at 4824 E. 21st st.; George W, Hurd, to build an addition to a pressing establishment at 2455 Hillside ave.; Robert B. Annis, to enclose a porch at 1101 N. Delaware st.; B. GG. Marcum, to remodel a store building at 318 N. Lansing st.; William Whitaker, to remodel a porch at 1505 N. Warman ave, and Walter E. Frary, to enlarge a house at 43 W, 35th st. Alice Warde, to operate a beauty parlor in the basement at 221 E. 34th st, and Stith Petroleum Co. to build and operate a filling station at LeGrande and Shelby sts,
Tearoom Denied
Denied were petitions filed by Mallie Mitchmer, to operate a furnace repair shop at 1607 W. Morris st.; Pike Realty Co., to build houses at 114-122 B. 49th st.; Emil Leppert, to build and operate an electrical repair and sheet metal shop at 15 N. Colorado ave, and Frank W. Lindner, to operate an auto repair shop at Fairfield and College aves. Olive B. Hauser, to operate a tearoom at 3524 N. Meridian st, and Archie ©. Pope, to operate an auto repair garage at 345 N. Jefferson ave,
NEWS HEAD NAMED Mard E. Nevils, formerly with Curtiss-Wright Corp, will head Eastern Airlines’ newly created news bureau, it was announced today.
the rear of 3302 Orchard |
STATE SALES UP 6% IN YEAR
Retailers Report 5% Rise From Augyst.
merce reported today that sales of were six per cent higher; in Septem
year, and five per cent higher than in August this year. For 1945 to date, the department's censug bureau reported, sales were seven per cent ahead of the dollar volume for the corresponding first three quarters of 1944,
Nearly All Gain Gains in September over the corresponding month in 1044 were higher in every major Hoosier city on the list except Evansville, and increases over August of this year were observed In all the cities except Evansville and Michigan City. Evansville, hardest hit by war contract cancellations when Japan surrendered, had a 14 per cent sales decrease in comparing Septembers, and a two per cent loss from August, Greatest gains were shown by Terre Haute, which had a 21 per cent sales increase over September, 1944, and 11 per cent over August. Other cities with gains in both columns were Ft. Wayne, Gary, Indianapolis, Lafayette and i Manion
The U. 8. department of ocom- | independent retailers: in Indians}
ber than in the same month last]
farm or ranch.
that it has a straight side.
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Newest Model in Ouonset Huts
.
The newest thing in Quonset huts has made its debut as an economical addition to the country estate, Designated “Quonset 24,” this packaged, easy-to-erect structure, manufactured by the Great Lakes Steel Corp. Stran-Stee] division in Detroit, differs slightly from the navy version built by the firm in The “Quonset 24” interior is unobstructed, making it particularly suited for garage and storage of implements, or open-front loafing barn for animals. Other Quonsets are available to civilians for larger space requirements.
THIRD INCOME TAX PAYMENTS ARE DUE
Third quarterly installments of the 1945 Indiana gross income tax are due tomorrow, Frank T. Millis, state treasurer, said today. A 30-day grace period is allowed before the payments are delinquent. Reports must be filed by all individuals whose Income exceeded $1250 between July 1 and Sept. 30, retail merchants whose gross receipts were over $2750 and wholesalers who distributed more than
Meeting fo Hear Safety President
Ned H. Dearborn, National Safety council president will be the principal speaker at the banquet of the Indianapolis Safety conference to be held Monday and Tues-
day In the Claypool hotel. Governor Gates and
Mayor Tyndall will be guests of honor. Mr. Dearborn will speak on ‘‘Post « War Need in Safety Programs.” ana Bell Telephone Co. Vice president, and Alex Spink, Kingan & Co. will discuss management and employees’ interest in safety. Registrars for the Monday night meetings are John Wardlaw, Hugh J. Baker Co.; Elmer L. Becker, Citizens Gas & Coke Utility; George ©. Brown, U. 8. Rubber Co.; Inspector Fay Rugh, Indianapolis Fire Dept.; Vivian Hansing, Mitchell & B8cott Machine Co.; Willlam E. McHale, Ocean Accident Insurance Co.; H. E. Fahrenbach, International Harvester Corp.; Jerry O. Brown, P. R. Mallory & Co.; Harry Argus, the Wm. H. Block Co; John A, Williams, Maryland Casualty Co.; William Hensel, Hayes Freight Lines; Marion E. Slider, Zenite Metal Co, and Bruce Long, Lilly Paint and Varnish Co.
Ned Dearborn W. A. Hughes, Indi-
The 6725 hogs and 535 calves received at the Indianapolis stock-
Sales Active and Steady as Yards Here Get 6725 Hogs
CALVES (Steers) Good and choice
cerned about their investment,|yards today sold actively and| S00 $00 pounds ............ H.30016.00 which now amounts to about $300,- steadily, the U, 8, department of| 500 pounds down ........... [email protected] 000,000. In the long run, however, | agriculture reported. + Heifers . Good and choice the chief losers, if the plant is| The 1700 cattle sold actively at| “Gud SIC ehGCe= [email protected] closed, will be those who won the strong to 25 cents higher, Medium-— war. They have already paid for| Sheep totaled 1725, and slaughter| 300 pounds down ........... nua much of it in terms of wartime alu- | lambs were strong to 25 cents up, SHEEP (1728) minum prices. Ewes (Shorn) GOOD TO CHOICE HOGS (874) ood and choice ,. ' 5.50@ 6.50 LOCAL ISSUES 120 140 pounds 414.00 4 a Common and medium .....,. 8.50 - pounds « 148 ‘ Lambe ud Jounds up 14.88 Choice and closely sorted , 14.78 Good and choles io 13.75@ 14.580 Nominal quogations furnished by Indi.| 100- 320 pounds ......ce.i00 13.38@ 14.78 \ , anapolis eT dealer Packing Sows Msdium and good Bog P 0 Good to Choloe— STOCKS a 400 pounds .s.vcvvnse 14.10 . Agents Fin Corp com ™ ....| Mediu eehn S Agents Pin Corp pfd ...vvvevs 19 20 400- 300 pounds siieianis vee 14.08 LS Ayres 4% pid ...... eres 106 .“ 04 Ayrshire Col com ....e4 wna 8% MN 350- B80 pounds ....v.e0iin [email protected] Belt R Stk Yds com ..ooavins » Slanghter Pi : : Beit R Stk Yds ptd ..... rs bate to ao Sy vtar Tipe Heating Engineers Bobbs-Merrill 44% pid . 17 0. 130 ounda 11.350 10.78 Bobbs-Merrill SOM yeas rin Pp ¢ . . Gen. W. A. Danielson, Memphis entral Boya com ..,.. “ CATTLE (1700) Circle Theater com ...... ow bp “i army service forces depot, MemComuith Losn ss Pl arasens +} onoieazs Steers phis, Tenn., will summarize the efons Fin Co ren » . Delta Bhotrls ao . 16% | 700- 900 pounds ..iciicinies 17.00218.08 fect of the British Thermal Unit on Flectronic Lab com 8% Hg-1100 hounds pesssrenanes 1 hd ps Political Forces at the dinnerWayne & Jackso: hh 1 . POUNCE sunvsnnnnnes . . Hert on oo son 5 pid it + 10% 1300-1500 pounds ....eiiissss 17.35G18.08 Meeting of the Indiana chapter of Hook hw com i hi ia bg pounds [email protected] the American Society of Heating ome ayn * ¥ “1 700. . "as 5 , fm, & apne 7% pid h iia 01100 pounds * ining ae & Ventilating Ecgineers Friday at ndpls a - pounds « 16, e umbia club. Indpls a 1300-1500 pounds . [email protected] b Indpls 30 (Medium Yodhls Water 43 | 700-1100 POUNES sai.ereernes [email protected] U.S. STAT NT *Indpls Water Class A com... 20 21 1100-1300 Pounds seesnncsnses 13.500016.238 EME Indpls Railways com wi J Common.— Jeff Nat Life com ‘| 700-1100 pounds .......eees + [email protected]| WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (U. P.).—Gov*Kingan & Co pfd "® Helfers ernment expenses and receipts for the Kingan & Co com, o.oo 3 : Choice current fiscal year through Oct. 26, comLincoln Loan Co 5% pfd ..... 97 vers] 000- BOO pounds ...i.iiiiees [email protected] | pared with a year ago! *Lincoln Nat Life com ....... 60% ....| 800-1100 pounds sieascenns on [email protected] This Year Last Yea P R Mallory pfd .. 34 281, | Good Expenses .. $27.573.613.817 $30, 860,418, 178 P R Mallory com veesvs 3402 33 600- 800 pounds ...c.civinne [email protected] | War sponding 23,420,415,036 28,024,502,716 Merman rion com ,... 10% 11} | 00-1100 pounds ....vieennes [email protected] | Receipts . 13,065,227,142 - 13,324,805,585 Stic SPhAlt :.. 0000004, 9 10! cium Net deficit. , 14,508,383,675 535,612, N Ind Pub Serv 8% ......... 100 110% | 500- 900 pounds ..... seenens [email protected] | Cash bal... 12,862.667,237 10,000,888. 621 Pub Serv of Ind 6%......... 108 107 (Common. Public debt 261 947,397,570 n 578,687,118 Pub Serv of Ind com . . 36% | 0- 900 pounds ....iiieinns 10.006012.50 | hold reserve. 20,03T.003.056 20,726,599.061 Progress Laundry com . 18 | Cows (all welghin) mie Ross Gear & Tool com ..,.... 28 30 | Good PRET RN CIS RE INDIANAPOLIS CLEARING HOUSE 59 Ind G & B 4.8% pfd .....110% 112% | Medium ....... ......0.. Stakely- Van Camp pr pf ..... 21 2 f Cutter and ‘sommon Clearings Aas bu ARR SAEs Vena $5,085,000 Toiqy Yan SHI Som anaws 21% 23% | Canner ANA aaa SAA High 7.25 | Debits Ahir nas wana ave ons res ADEN U 8 Machine com .. . : IN | Boot Bulls (all weights) 1 ————r co United Tel Co 6%... Tt Good (A WARE) .iiisannen 120001350 | PEEIIINEII— Unlon Tire com Ll Bausage— { Es COOH ..ausiisrsressnrnnasns 11.%[email protected] Ne BONDS Medium... sassrens 100011.50 American’ Losn 4% 58 100 Cutter and common ...... 4.00910,00 Bultner Fertilizer 5s 54... 3 CALVES (5%) you merican Loan 44x 60 100 Veal : Eh of Com, Bidy 4s Li oo. | Good and Naar tan Seam th ens ® 5 681 Columbia Club 1's bs : Summon And mefiym ~ buy ano er Consol Pm bs B8...........0. BB ad a A EA Ind Asso Tel Co 415s 10..., 108 ver.| TWeodors and Siscker Cattle and Calves Indpls P & L 3%s 70. v0 107 | choles Fur Coat Indpis Railways Co Bs 87 .... 91% 4i4| 600- 600 pounds [email protected] | Indpls Water Co 3%as 68.....107% ....| B00-1060 DOUNAS srssassnss, 18.80@18 00 jubnar Packing Co 4s b4.. «.100 «vo | GOOd- Er om ? n ub Serv 3%s 73 A T OrTOwW N.Ind Tel 4%as 85 _..... Bai] Sane Downes sivas Ruigun fub Sev Ind Ves T3 res Jediu um sasanassnnss 13) ¥ a8 Bi 100 ‘ed )e1 F Teac ‘Term Co ‘on wit 800 POURS siuverinnees 10.25012.00 § If your rs, OF your H J Williamson Ine 5s 85.. | 100-1000 pounds ............ [email protected]| § were stolen ——— b EE — bl fire, |] or destroyed by 1 ad you buy more? Bonds of the United States Government, i insure them with Its Territories and Insular Possessions Grain Dealers and
Real Estate Bonds a
Municipal and Corporate Securities
phetipuan Bond and Share Corp.
nd Preferred Stocks
$4250. wor worth ‘of ih of merchandise.
ELECTRONICS SETS 10% WAGE INCREASE
Employees of Electronics Lahoratories will receive a blanket increase of 10 per cent in the basic hourly rate, the company said today. The recommendation for the increase was made by the firm after a survey to determine necessary readjustments of wage rates. The company said that incentive systems would not be desirable until the production picture became
clearer and more stable.
York.
G.E.’s prewar rate.
Truckers’ Chief To Speak Here
Ted V. Rodgers, head of the American Trucking associations, Washington, D. C,, will speak at the 14th annual convention of the
Ted Rodgers Other speakers on the program
will
Indiana Motor Truck associa= tion in the Claypool hotel Friday and Sat urday. Mr. Rodgers has been head of the national group for 11 years, and operates his own trucking firm in Scranton, Pa.
be Less Allman, Fruehauf
Trailer Co. vice president, Detroit; Prof. J. L. Lingo, public safety institute director of Purdue university; Frank Purse, district director of the inter-state come merce commission, Chicago, and
Jack Major, humorist,
William F. Kirk Jr,
Paducah, Ky,
Columbia
Terminals Co., Inc., vice president and general manager, and retiring president of the state group will ‘preside at the opening.
STEELMEN HEAR EX-CONGRESSMAN
FRENCH LICK, Ind. Oct, 30 (U. P.) —Americans are “punch drunk” after years of war problems and confused government, in the opinion of Samuel B, Pettengill, excongressman from Indiana. Speaking before the 23d annual convention of the American Institute of Steel Construction here yesterday, Pettengill said that indus-
plain what free enterprise means to
ithe U, 8.
“Returning veterans do not gin to understand these problems. For years the country has been exposed to a brand of political force which is leading us back to a feudal state, loosely interpreted as being good for the welfare of the masses,” he asserted. War veterans and the mass of American voters must be taught to understand that government cannot create wealth by taxation, Pettengill said. If we are to retain the principles of private enterprise, he asserted, the government must he
forced to reduce taxes, so that more
— | sleepingcar service,
TUESDAY, OCT. 30, 1845
U.S. Insurance Agent Busy Figuring Out Its Payments
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (U.
P.) ~The War Damage Corp., Uncle
Sam's wartime insurance agent, is busy figuring out how much it
owed’ who as a result of three and
a half years of war.
The WDC—a subsidiary of the Reconstruction Finance Corp.— issued war damage policies for a face value of $140,000,000,000. Only
a fraction of that amount ever will
PULLMAN SERVICE SOUGHT BY RAILS
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30 (U.P) =A group of railroads has filed a petition in U. 8. district court asking
{approval of a proposal to buy the
sleepingear service of the Pullman Co. The proposal, made by railroads using 81 per cent of the nation's was first revealed in Chicago last Saturday. “It is primarily the duty of the railroads,” the petition said, “to provide sleepingcars and sleepingcar service for the comfort and convenience of the traveling public, and no other person has right, opportunity or obligation to furnish such cars or service except under contract with railroad companies delegating such primary duty.”
Others File . Three other concerns also have
filed offers to buy Pullman's sleepingcar service, They are Otis & Co,
Cleveland; Glore, Forgan &
Co., Chicago, and Standard Steel Spring try must gather its forces to ex-|
Co., Coraopolis, Pa.
Under the new proposal. all rail-
roads would .be able to acquire
be- |
ownership of sleepingcars regularly assigned to their lines and conduct sleepingcar operations or eontract for the service. Interest would be obtained in a pool or sleepingcars from which the railroads could draw additional cars for seasonal demands.
money remains in the hands of the individual. “If we do that the government will lose its power to dictate,” he declared. “We must regain the right of the voters to make decisions.”
Good News from
be claimed. The largest flood of claims probably will come from the war-rav-aged Philippines, scene of savage fighting during the initial Japanese attack and the U. 8. invasion three years later.
marine explosion on the east coast to plane crashes and the shelling of the west coast by an enemy sub- { marine,
pines are approximately $300,000,000, according to a special senate inves|tigating mission which visited the islands last June. Of that amount, about $305,000,000 is covered by an act of congress which pledged the government to pay for war damages suffered in this country and its possessions after Dec. 6, 1941, The remsining $495,000,000 was suffered after July 1 1942, the date the government discontinued free policies in" favor of premium insurance. The senate insular affairs committee now is trying to find out what proportion of this damage was covered by government insurance.
Some government spokesmen be[lieve, however, that the Philippines damage is so great that the committee may recommend liberal pay-
ments regardless of whether anyr
premiums were paid. They say such a policy would be popular because
of widespread suffering in the islands. The senate mission estimated
that it would require a staff of 250 iworkers three years to settle the 750,000 claims filled under the premium program alone. To date the U. 8. has paid out about $324,000 in claims under its free war insurance program. Under its paid insurance program, the government has collected $224.000,000
about $70,000.
General Elechnic
ESPITE the sudden stopping of war work, employment at General Electric has declined less than 10 per cent overall. Rehiring is already under way, and it is expected that more people will be employed within six to eight months than were employed during the biggest prewar years. What G-E people are making is shown, in part, by the list below. This list of things you and your family have wanted for many months shows the progress General Electric has made in swinging back to its regular job of making “More Goods for More People at Less Cost.” General Electric Company, Schenectady, New
Alarm Clocks. In January, 1944, WPB okayed making some electric alarm clocks. Within seven weeks, G. E. was in production.
Turbines. Full schedule peacetime production of steam turbines, source of two-thirds of the nation’s electric power and the driving power for most of our fighting anc merchant fleets, is expected to be reached by December.
Irons. In June, 1944, came authorization to make .. electric irons. In three months, G.E. was shipping irons.”
Today's rate is higher than 1941.
Motors. Ten million were built for war—many of special types and sizes. Now G-E lines are being quickly converted to production of standard types for washing machines, refrigerators, etc.
Refrigerators. After getting green light from WPB in June, 1945, G.E. was in production in eight weeks.
Transformers. Upwards of 70 small transformers were required for a single B-29 Superfortress. Now G-E facilities are turning them out again to help make electricity more useful to you.
1945. Already they're being turned out at 47 per cent of
Street Lights and Flood ‘Lights. Facilities that
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Radios. G-E radios will be back on the matket for Christmas. Table models will be in dealers’ stores in November. By Christmas, 12 models should be in stores, including AC-DC battery portables, radio phonograph Shicles- Television aud EM will go fits phodusiifl
after the first of the year. ‘
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Home Construction Materials. Wire, cabin; fivorescent lampholders, etc., formerly for Army and Navy .use, are now in production for your new home.’
Ranges. Manufacture began on the first G-E electric ranges September 9, 1945. Three days later the fet
shipment was made.
Plastics Production. The plastics facilities of General Electric, largest manufacturer of finished plastic prod,ucts in the country, have been turned to molding camera, clock and refrigerator parts, toaster and coffee maker handles, caster wheels and wiring devices, radio cabinets, fluorescent bases, cosmetic jars and covers, industrial and decorative laminated materials, lighting
reflectors and shades.
Water Coolers. Production at G.E. will equal pre-
war rate in November.
Automatic Heating. G.E. in
January will have oil
fired boilers, conversion oil burners, gas-fired boilers, gas-fired warm air conditioners, all coming off the lines
Farm Freezers. Will be ready in 1947.
Alr Conditioners. One model of room air conditioner will be ready in limited numbers for your next summer's
needs. First “store cooler” was V-J Day. More daily.
shipped the day after
Radar. The G-E Electronic Navigator, to make sip
navigation safer in fog and dark,
and to speed shipping
schedules, has been tested by many months of actual operation and will soon be available.
Exposure Meters. The new G-E exposure meter for
is in, produes week.
Lamps. During the war, the Lamp Department did the double task of supplying both military and civilian
needs. Now available once more,
but in limited quanti-
ties, are such war-discontinued types as: 50- and 75-watt
ine'de frost lamps, 50-100-150-watt medium base lamps, flame-shaped lamps, round decorative lamps, fluorescent
lamps, lumiline lamps, Christmas tree lights are in pro-
duction but will be quite limited
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Claims for war damage suffered’ ‘lin this country range from a sub-
Total war losses in the Philip~
in premiums and has paid out only
and
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