Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 November 1945 — Page 8

— Commodity Groups ~ Hoosier.

Times Special rT. Former U. 8. senator from Indiana, Samuel D. Jackson, today became three-year governor of the country’s —gasociated boards-of trade and other commodity exchanges. + He was offered the post here by Maurice Mandeville, Chicago, president of the National association of Commodity Exchanges & Allied Trades, Inc, and by the presidents of leadfing commodity exchanges and ~~ boards of trade in 8. D. Jackson Kansas City, Minneapolis and New York. A comprehensive program in behalf of additional self-regulation for exchanges was expected to be initiated immediately. ‘ Exchanges ‘Essential’

“1 shall aid the exchanges in con-|*

tinuing to represent the interests of the nation’s farmers, importers, processors and consumers,” Mr. Jackson said. “My primary function will be to assure that the public's interest receives prime consideration. “Commodity- exchanges are essantial to the marketing of many of the necessities of life,” he said. “If we want free markets, we need

these exchanges to. facilitaté the].

sale of produce by millions of farmers who depend upon markets here and abroad for their customers.” A native of Indiana, Mr. Jackson was graduated from the Indiana Law school, Indianapolis, in 1017 with the degree of LL.B, and was admitted to the bar, Salary Is $50,000 The governor of the associated commodity exchanges was twice elected prosecuting attorney of Allen county, and served as Indiana Democratic state speakers bureau chairman in 1934 and as permanent chairman of the Democratic. state --ponvention in 1936. .

Appointed Indiana attorney gen--

eral in 1940 to fill out the unexpired term of the late Omer Stokes Jackson, Mr. Jackson was appointed to the U. 8. senate irf 1944 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Frederick Van Nuys. * "Mr. Jackson's salary in his new post is reported "to be $50,000 a year

Member exchanges in the National Association of Commodity Exchanges & Allied Trades, Inc., and their presidents are: Chicago Board of Trade, Harry C. S8chaack; Kansas City, Mo. Board of Trade, E R. Jessen; Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, Harold H. Tearse; Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Ma Mandeville; New York Cocos EXchange, Inc, Isaac Witkin; New York Produce Exchange, Charlés B. Crofton. /

~ TIRE PRODUCTJON ~ UP, OPA REPORTS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (U.P) — Production of tires has risen sharply in the past few weeks but rationing cannot end immediately, the office of price administration and office of civilian produetion reported today. The OPA announced that passenger car tire.quota Tor December will be 2,500,000, the same as in the past . Six months. Tt said quotas were an7 pounced earlier. than sual becatise of reports that sone tire Healers = Were. taking unrationed orders. OPA said passenger tire produc~ «tion during this quarter may reach © the goal of 11,000000. It said the industry now has a backlog of §.- 000,000 passenger. tires compared with a pre-war stock of two to three million more,

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James F. Carroll . . . will lead State Chamber of Commerce in coming year.

HIGGINS PLANTS MIGHT REOPEN

Depends on NLRB Elections Owner Says. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 28 (U. P.).

—The gates of Andrew J. Higgins’ boat-building plants were slightly

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Tax Body.

Telephone Co. president, will head the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce during’ the coming year. Mr. Carroll. whe ives. in Indianapolis, was elected at the chamber's annual meeting yesterday in the Scottish Rite cathedral.

lution. calling for an integrated state revenue department. Other officers elected were David G. Wylie, Bloomington, first vice president; S. M. Jenks, Gary, -second vice president; C, Harvey Bradley, Indianapolis, third vice-presi-dent, and Harry Reid, Indianapolis, treasurer. The resolution for adoption of a unified tax collection department in Indiana maintained that the present system lacks co-ordination of administration by collection of eight state taxes by five separate agencies.

Oppose Waterway The board also pledged the group's aid in solving post-war

problems, opposed the St. Lywrence waterway project, objected to the

ajar today as the burly tycoon announced that he may re-open them | to complete present contracts. i It all hinges on an NLRB election, he says. If it's decided what] labor union represents the majority | of workers for collective bargaining purposes, Higgins will roll up its sleeves and pitch in again, ‘Plans ‘Crusade’ As to whether the plants would continue after the phesent contracts are completed, Higgins said: “I will know on that day.” Higgins presently is in the process of liquidating his corporation because of labor troubles. He announced his closing four days after

At the time, Higgins said the strike was caused by an A. F. of L.0. 1. O. fight over bargaifing rights. Higgins substquently ted A. P. of L. local leadership and the Wagner act and propiised to “crusade” against labor After the

PULLMAN RESUMES CARS FOR TROOPS

HAMMOND, Ind, Nov. 28 (U. P.)—~With the ending of a nineweek strike /which had halted production of ‘bunks, deliveries of special troop sleeping cars will be resumed’ shortly after Dee. 1, according to W. N. Barker, vice president of the Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Co. Jn the face of strikes in the s Co. plant at Kenosha, s., which héld up JSupplies of berths and stanchions for more than 300 cars since Sept. 24, Pullman adopted regulation military cots on orders from the Defense Plants Corp. and approved by the army, Barker said. After Dec. 1, however, the company will be able to supply the new cars with orders outstanding for some 756 to help handle the largest concentrated military . demobilization movement in history, Barker said.

SOUGHT BY GROUP

Walter C. Boetcher, former mayor, | is heading a group of North Side

{residents who plan to present a pe-

[tition to the state highway commis: |

rslon, asKmg ynmediate conSIYRCLOD) a bridge’san 38th st! over AVhite |,

of At least 1500 signatured of residents and property owners will be obtained on the petition, which calls for a bridge to relieve traffic congestion on 30th st. Also the bridge would aid in fe development of that area and provide a connecting {link between U. 8. 52 and Ind. 61. The boulevards which border both (Sides of White river between 30th land 38th sts. were built as part of |& federal-city public works program {in 1937 and 1938, Mr. Boetcher said. {They, too, would be linked by the bridge. : He added that the boulevards

cost $1,000,000 in anticipation that the highway commission would com-

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tion on the proposal. Since the bridge would involve a federal highway, federal approval is necessary

INCORPORATIONS

Clay Horn, Inc., 519 Wabash ave. Terre Haute; amendment cha ing corporate name to Mid-West Office ly, Ine. Sutho Suds, Inec., 708 EB. Maple rd. Indianapolis; agent, Frances Towsley, same Address; 1000 shares without par value: to manufacture cleaning compounds; Frances Towsley, Paul G. Towsley, Lester Irons. Gary Broadeasting Corp., M5 Broadway, | Gary: agent, Herman D. Zweiban, same address; 1000 shares without par value; Leslie Levi, BenLevin, Herman D. Zweiban The Weather-Seal Indiana Cv. withcorporation,

drawal. Ohio . ¥ at. ting Oo, ine. Lia High agent, Ha y address: 1000 shares of hoo as i to buy and te ances and equi)

and automotive li EB L. Ridge, Prank Kramer, Hi

Bailie Brothers Co., E. LaSalle ave. South ena; shares

Oy par ne Pa oa special | r value; ty Bon Basherrice Bulla" Joan” Baile, ORDERS AT $49 MILLION NEW YORK, Nov. 28 (U. PP). New orders booked by Westinghouse October amounted bd $40,573,246, it was announced to-

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federal food subsidy and /approved | a “liberal policy” on wi ’ rights’, to federal old-age insurance benefits. / ' Other resolutions/ advocated adherence to state trol of employment compensafion and opposed federal hospitalization and disability protection, res, Directors. glected for three year terms are '¢. D. Alexander, general manager Of the Bemis Bros. Bag Co.; Theodore B. Griffith, president of L. 8 Ayres & Co. both of Indianapolis; Charles H. Buesching, p ent of the Lincoln National Bynk & Trust Co, W. Marshall Dale, executive vice-president of

an A. F. of L. strike hit the plants, /Bowser, Inc., and William A. Kun-

kel Jr, publisher of the JournalGazette, all of F't. Wayne; Harry W. Bockhoff, president of the National Automatic Tool Co. of Richmond; Alden P. Chester, vice-president of the Globe American Corp. of Kokomo; Charles B. Enlow, president of the National City bank of Evansville; Jo C. Johnston, president of Charles H. Johnstons Sons Co. of Greensburg; Charles 8. McGill, president of the McGill Manufacturing Co. of Valparaiso; R. B. Snoberger, president of the Binkley Coal Co. of Goshen, and Lothair Teetor, president of the Perfect Circle Oo. of Hagerstown, all elected for three years. ’ Others Elected Elected for one year were J. G. Sinclair, district manager of the Shell Oil Co, and E. B. Newiss, general manager of the Allison division of, General Motors Corp. both of Indianapolis; J. Ralph Thompson, president of the Thompson Dairy, Seymour; Bugene O’Shaughnessy, vice president of James Walsh & Co. of Lawrence-

burg, and F. M, Collinsg, president of the G. M. Diehl Machine Works

of Wabash.

John. A. Lindgren of Indianapolise, vice president of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co, was named to fill the vacancy on the board caused by the departure of A. W, Metzger, branch manager of the Kroger Grocery and Bak-

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retiring president of the chamber after serving two terms.

CHECK QUALITY OF DOT, WARNS.B. S.

WASHINGTON; Nov: 38. Pl —Manufacturers of the insecticide, DDT, have been requested by the commerce department to take steps to insure the quality of the product, it was announced today. It was noted that some inferior examples of the insecticide have resuited from entry into the business of inexperienced people, and the department said the appearance of ineffective DDT on the market might “greatly impair public favor” toward the product. - DDT now is being produced nationally at an annual rate of 33, 000,000 pounds, aceording to the department, but available still are below demand. DDT's price has been. cut from $1.60 a pound to 45 cents a pound in drums at the place of manufacture.

Meetings

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hotel. FEDERAL WORKERS WILL GET HOLIDAYS WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (U. P.. —President Truman has juggled she work week of government

Group Seeks Single State

* James ‘F. Carroll, Indiana Bell

The chamber also adopted a reso- |

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Fewer Strikers Hit More Firms . |

WORK ON FARMS,

Most Winter Grains Are in Good Condition,

volved in strikes as of last month.

.| Late corn is drying slowly and there were a few reports of freezing. ‘Graifis Good «© Unfavorable weather has hindered combining of soybeans in some

The 11,000 hogs received here today sold at ceiling prices, the U, 8. department of agriculture -eported. " Good and choice cattle among the 2100 received sold steady, while

were weak to 25 cents off.

sold unchanged.

C. &S. TO START FREIGHT SERVICE

Air cargo freight service will be inaugurated by Chicago & Southern

office said today. The company has authorized purchase of two Douglas DC-3 transports to be used especially for air freight such as heavy mdchinery, drugs, newspapers, magazines, department store merchandise, fruits and vegetables.

BUILDERS TO ELECT

Five new directors will be elected at the annual dinner meeting of the Marion County Residential Builders Monday. The meeting will be held at the Peerless Foundry Co. plant at 1853 Ludlow ave, and will follow an inspection trip through the new plant. Building prospects will be discussed by J. B. Haverstock, Dayton, O., National Home Builders association. Officers of the local group are A. H. M. Graves, president; Horris P. Shelby, vice president; Walter L.| Retiring directors are Rollin E. French, Everett J. Holloway, Delbert B. Meyer, Norris P. Shelby and Albert BE. Thompson.

BIDLACK 1S ELECTED

Local Stockyards Receive 11,000 Porkers, 2100 Cattle

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areas, .| Winter grains: were generally reported in very good condition. Alfalfa and clovers are good to excellent, and pastures are fair. e weather was favorable for

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Considerable butchering was done during the cold weather.

The new Indianapolis division of-7 fice of Universal C.1.T. Credit Corp. is headed by E. J. Mulligan, assistant vice president. . The office; which opened Monday, LOGIE is located in the Circle Tower build18180 ing and will supervise the branch .- hagna ‘offices in Indianapolis, South Bend, 2 Terre Haute, Pt. Wayne, Richmond and Evansville, as well as Ford and Champaign counties in IMinois. Mr. Mulligan joined the firm in 1930 and has served as branch manager at Columbus, O. and at Washington, D.C, regional manager for the Columbus area, and assistant division head at the Cleveland division office. After serving the war production board as district manager, Mr. Mulligan was named assistant vice president at the Chicago division office in September,

Pan Am Orders

20 Stratocruisers

NEW YORK, Nov. 28 (VU. P). - Pan-American Airways has contracted to purchase 20 Boeing Stratocruisers, the 65-ton, 80-pasenger commercial version of the B-20 and the C-97, the Boeing Aircraft Co. announced today.

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Robert W. Bidlack was elected South District chairman of the Central Indiana council, Boy Scouts

LOCAL ISSUES

of America, at the annual business meeting last night. George H. Amt and Louis A. Weiland were elected vice chairmen.

ship training; Louis A. Weiland, ad- |2

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and activities; Dr. Albert Do-

Wade, finance. ~ __Mr. Amt, South District chairman for 1945, presided at the dinner last ‘night ‘tn ‘Southport. high school.

RAISE U. S. FLAG OVER MOEN ISLAND

_ MOEN ISLAND, Truk Atoll, Nov. 28 (U. P.).—U. 8. marines and seabées today oocupied Moen island, second and largest of Truk atoll,

entral Soya vancement; Frank Schroeder, campCircle ing a Com nato, health and safety, and Joseph Sona

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meeting of United *|coal mine operators - | ment coal experts a!

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and raised the American flag for the first time over the former Japanese bastion. Occupation forces and native leaders and their families heard a

EAKER SEES PLANES _ FASTER THAN SOUND

NEW YORK, Nov. 28 (U. P).—~ Lt. Gen. Ira C. Baker, deputy com« ‘mander of the army air forces, said

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CREDIT FIRM OPENS . NEW OFFICE HERE

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EASTERN REPORTS

Deciers n Detroit List Ford Prices

DETROIT, Nov. 28 (U. P)—

coupe, $1054.19; Tudor $1110.67; Fordor sedan,” $1163.88; Sedan coupe, $1150.82. . These prices—for Detroit only— include state taxes and other levies except the auto license tax, ~dealers said. ~

NLRB EASES RULES

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (U. P.). —The national labor relations board today delegated authority to its regional agents to conduct eollective bargaining elections in certain cases in order to reduce a backlog of 2100 petitions. Heretofore, - collective bargaining elections could be conducted only aftergthe NLRB issued a formal direction of election. Under the new system, regional agents may proceed with polls jn cases where there are no real issues or where they are of ‘a minor character on which the board has long since

estabMshed policies;

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The company’s net income for the! period was $1,375,164, compared with | $721,604 a year ago.

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