Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 December 1945 — Page 10
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_ Prttun. Universiy Reports Little -Change in Crop Estimates Made During the Past Month.
Indiana farm prospects during October changed little, Purdue university reported today. «== Ajthough temperatures were a little below average, the month was favorable for drying corn and soybeans and performing fall work. we Soybean harvest was nearly complete on Nov. 1, and only a small amount of wheat a rp Al AV e jw was to be seeded after that year ls les erage, date. Corn moisture was still too high to permit extensive harvest for cribbing, but not
enough to make a dangerous stor-| bushels an acre. , the re said, Tobacco also is unchanged with ge. yonlem, ,- part expected yield of 1198 pounds and
- production of 14,380,000 pounds. FORECASTS for field crop yield Pasture condition is better than
remained the same for Nov. 1 as/gaverage, according to the report. for Oct. 1. bushels per acre is the
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SWEET POTATO production is
highest of Was below expectations. The 828.000. bushels now indicated is 92,000
any state in the country, and the | wer than last month and only 61%’
production of "243,376,000 bushels 88 | ner cent of last year. Pears are sires the largest crop in state his- still at 146,000 bushels, or 93 per tory. cent of last yea) pwr were er than expect wit) e es Favorable weather for soybean | oo R00 tons veins 50 per cent harvest prevented losses which had | of last year. been feared and maintained the 20 ss 8 8 . bushel per acre yield, Production | OCTOBER milk production is esis 28,640,000 bushels. | timated at 304 ‘million pounds, Potatoes still promise 140 bushels| which is 2 per cent above last year. per acre in spite of some loss from the early October rains. { university to excellent pasture and Production of 4,620,000. bushels’ heavy grain feeding. that is now indicated is 148 per| Egg production in October was 117
cent over last year but only 83 per | million, which wis-one million over | Soom TEATTEE rund common een
cent of average. The acreage this|last year's figure. . °
Hilton Hotel Interests Offer $20 Million for Palmer House
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (U. P)— Hilton hotel interests, operators of the Stevens in Chicago and the Plaza in New York, have offered the Palmer estate $20,800,000 for the
speculation that the Hiltori group may possibly be in the market for the huge New York hostelry. J. B. Herndon, vice president of Hilton operated hotels, recently dis-
$1,000,000 rehabilitation projects for
derstood to be holding out for $21,000,000. Real estate circles here also revealed that the Hilton interests regently acquired $1,000,000 of Wal. dorf-Astoria hotel bonds in the
hotel, Long Beach, Cal. The Plaza, New York, will rehabilitate to he sum of $2,500,000 querque (N. M.) Hilton hotel will spend $500,000. *
Meetings
"The Indianapolis branch of American Electro Platers will hear Ed-
ALLISON NAMES NEW AVIATION SALES HEAD
“.|speak on problems in metal cleaning at a dinner. meeting at Fox
Guildford C. William C.
wo Pears Gage
William C. Gage, 3750 E. Fall Creek pkwy., has been appointed . Aviation sales manager for the Allison Division, General
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
ness during the past year has exceeded all records in the company’s
Gelt, general sales manager and
contract administrator, announced ‘Prank Holmes, local representa- Kingan the transfer of Guildford c. ‘ive for the company, was pro- i
claimed national leader in sales during the period by company officers in Newark, N. J. Local representatives for the company are: Frank Holmes, Mrs. Mar-
Pearce, 4820 Broadway st. from the field service department to the
Robert A. Campbell and C.. Waldo Bryant. Mr. Cass also announced the opening of a branch office in ‘Terre Haute under the direction of Harold Porter, Terre Haute.
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of aviation industry and will direct both commercial and military sales of Allison products in his new position. Manager of - Allison's Western soning office since 1041, be holds a commercial pilot's as well as aircraft engine mechanic's license. He is a member of the Quiet Birdmen, the Veteran Air Pilot's association and is an Asso- | clale Fellow of the Institute of Aeronautical“ Sciences. Mr, Pearce, manager of Allison's zone office in the Mediterranean
The-role of the small loan dompany in post-war. economic de-’
TN graduate of Short ost 5 jana Associatioh of Small Loan
high school and Butler university. — convention here next
RAILWAY PROMOTES ROBERT VOIGTMANN w= i” = ™ =~
Robert Voigtmann, Indianapolis {given at the Wednesday night bandistrict freight and passenger agent quet by Ralph Owen Brewster, U. for the Chicago, Rock Island & |S. senator from Maine. His topic Pacific Railway for three and &|will be “Economics of the Post-War Ralf years, has assumed his new Period.”
Trier vc RUSH TO BUY GAS SEEN TAPERING OFF
More than 300 representatives ire Hiwid to. attend ‘the 30th annual | meeting which will be held Tuesday and Wednesday in the Clay-
Mr. Voigtmann is succeeded hese by Charles F. Lautenberger, was traveling freight and he pent for the company at Cleve.
indicated today that the post.
The corn yield of 53/ The harvest of commercial apples 0
The increase is attributed by the|Medium—
open market. This move has aroused | Good ard choice
and the Albu}
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MUTUAL BENEFIT [5 SALES SET RECORD:
W. Oliver Cass, general agent for |Delts
Motors | ?8-vear history. The volume topped Indple Carp. At the same time, R. g.|he. 1920 toum by 10 per gem, he
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Cattle, Calves and Sheep Up At Stockyards.
were up at the Indianapolis stock-
tered the yards but the market averaged 10 cents lower. Cattle totaled 2400, calves 475 and sheep 1500. :
Goop TO cwotcx HOGS (85250)
high {still set at 225,000 bushels at 125]sdium— 004
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CALVES (17%) Vealers (all Nuenh . jel ” 16.00 [email protected] Feeders and Stocker Cattle and Calves
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LOCAL. ISSUES
HOG SUPPLY 5
Hogs, calves and sheep were down | : in number today whereas cattle]
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sought early hearings on his ‘bill to cond
policy on their use.
yards. A total of 8250 porkers en-| §
URGES STUDY OF
Senator Would Make Use of Lower Grade Ores.
By Seripps-Howard Newspapers WASHINGTON, Dec. 4—Senator Pat McCarran, (D. Nev.) todgy
uct an inventory of natural resources and develop a national
Citing the war's drain on highgrade mineral deposits, the Nevadan sald science must now be directed toward making the lower grades of ores available on a commercial
“With proper research these can be developed, in spite of the type of thinking which argues that we should go outside the United States
Chicago and Southern Air Lines’ new Douglas “S kymaster,” Apr 1; Sivies 98 SWBEHS #3 rules speed of four silos 3 imag
'Flying White House’ Ty ype Plane to Serve Local Port
which
First of a fleet of 56-passenger
Known to the public as the DC-4,
the airliner is the same plane the army called the C-54 and used to fly men and cargo over “the Hump” in Asia,
Four Miles a Minute They will carry passengers four
miles a minute over routes covering Chicago, St. Louis,. Memphis, New Orleans, well as the Hoosier capitdl.
Detroit. and Houston as
As the “Skymaster” fleet grows,
Chicago and Southern is considering adding new features like private
to acquire rare metals and miners als,” the senator said. The army-navy munitions board has urged an immediate program of stockpiling critical materials from foreign sources. Shortages Are Listed Meanwhile the civilian production administration reported that short.
ages in several metals force retention of distribution controls. CPA
Nominal quotations Rurnismed by Indianapolis securities dealers
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LOCAL PRODUCE
(Prices for plant delivery)
Heavy breed hens. So. Leghorn
Brollers, fryers ibs, J en, ae. 40 loss. a: wars, Ve receipts,
ea grote 4 Bim, 0 ‘oli giass
Shore 1, 0c. Butterfat-~Ne. 1, 40;
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Gasoline tax receipts in Indiana Ne 1
and 10,000 tons of antimony.
‘. "trols, the agency said.
".. | grades of mica and graphite also are ..+ | scarce, CPA added. For current in-
1167 ing action by the public lgnds com- - { mittee. Among its provisions:
--- sources and an annual accounting ‘| of prospective depletion.
, terprise to develop resources and
es materials sufficient to meet military fox least three years in advance.
«ess |ral resources council composed of
Me. and rvoasters under §
said the office of metals reserve on Oct. 31 had on hand 21,000 tons of pig iron, 86,000 tons of refined lead,
None of, these stocks is enough to permit removal of
Cadmium, corondum and certain
Senator McCarran’s bill is await1. A national inventory of re2. Encouragement of private en-
new technologies. - 3. Prohibitions against exports of
10% 3|eritical and strategic materials in}
short supply in this country. 4. Creation of stockpiles of critical
and civilian requirements for at * The measure would create a natu-
the secretaries of interior and ag-
: "Calls for Inventory In addition -to surveying mineral Irventorg
HORTICULTURISTS SET MEETING DATE
The Indiana Horticultural society
will hold its annual meeting Dec. 13, 13 and 14 in the Severin hotel.
The opening session will be held
at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday.
“Some Factors Influencing the
Peach Pest Control Program,” will be University of Illinois, on morning.
presented by Dr. Dwight Powell, “Friday
Other sessions will include forum
e discussions on thinning peaches and on DDT.
Speakers include Herbert Gerrard, Chicago, of the American Potash institute; R. E. Palmer, Centralia, Ill; Dr
participating will include Dr. E. L. Butz, Dr. Laurenz Greene, Prof. J. * Davis and Prof. C. L. Burkholder.
riculture and three other members| . ‘lof wide experience in mining, agri- ++ {culture and business administration.
G. M. NAMES NEW DIVISION EXECUTIVE
Dec. 4 (U.PJ—L.C,| a Gea
‘TEST REVEALED
Symbol Was Erased.
PT. WAYNE, Ind. Dec. 4 (U.
|P.).~The government's suit against 3 the Dirham Manufacturing Co, was
fied that_laboratory tests showed a
“Skymaster” airliners has been ac-
quired by Chicago and Southern air lines and will begin serving Indianapolis and other Midwest cities on April 1. The new four-motored planes, which will feature many new travel luxuries including reclining chairs, “powder rooms” for women and indirect lighting, are duplicates of the famed “Flying White House” in which the late President Roosevelt made his world jaunts:
radio receivers built into chair ups holstering and even television and
movies to be shown passengers in
flight, J. Howe, district sales manager, announced. The planes carry an electrically equipped galley and trays of food will be carried to passengers on rubber-tired carts. Safety Equipment Safety travel features already
built into the planes include autos
matic pilot, two-way radio communication with ground stations and other planes, latest development in altimeter, duplicate instruments and “glide path receiver” for blind landings. The ‘four engines, developing 5800 horsepower, will haul a gross load
carried by the 2l-passenger DC-3's now in operation. Because of their size and speed, the “Skymasters” are not adapted to short runs and frequent takeoffs so intermediate
tinue to be served by the smaller DC-3's, Mr. Howe said. : Hlustrating time-savings to be effected by the new planes, Mr.
Indianapolis to Detroit of one hour and 12 minutes, a saving of 41 min-
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of 34 tons as compared with 13 tons |
stops on the air routes will con-|
Howe cited new flying time from|
navy rejection mark had been
at the plant. The corporation and 11 of its em-
tercay thes & buns tenn al spot had been sent to the FBI laboratory. Laboratory workers pol-
‘|ished the shiny area, Heilinan said,
then applied an acid which brought out the navy rejection symbol. Another prosecution witness, Charles W. Ralston, testified he had some shells loaded for shipment which had not been passed by navy inspectors. He said he unloaded the shells and discovered defective ones. Might Wear Shaft Cmdr. James C. Blake, ‘Washington, D. C., head of the welding, casting and forging section of the navy bureau of ships, told the court that welding on the boarings of shafts, as charged in the government indictment, not: only would “set up stress on the shafts but igi wear and cause the shaft to Blake said that navy contracts with Durham did not specify that weldin § Was permitted on forged or rolled shafting. Under crossexamination, however, he admitted that the contract did not state that welding on shafts was prohibited. 4 light note was introduced In the trial when defense attorney Samuel C. Cleland intimated that navy inspectors at the plant spent their time writing poetry on Dur ham company typewriters both during and after their regular working |,
a defendant, ever had complained about navy men writing poetry in the inspectors’ office.
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“UNDERSTANDING IS “NEED, ANDERSON SAYS
CHICAGO, Dec. 4 (U.<P.).—"Peland understanding” between farmers, industry and government
third of all. incomes In the Uo .
~not just but all incomes.
The average GM Jactory worker cn bey - much more food, clothing and other neces * sities—as well as more of the comforts of life’ + solfam She woerage industrial worker can.
Genenl Mow as alway, paid high , A os pe: J iver pete
fat ng rush..of .motorista to. All. g stations is tapering off and settling down to normal. According to figures released by | Clea Chester C. Meyer, state gasoline | Debit tax collector, gas tax receipts for October were $2,200905.15, as compared with $2,733618.48 collected on * gasoline sold, in September. Mr. Meyer said he expected the tax receipt level to remain about the same through the winter months, rising with the approach of vacation months next year.
, WOMAN HERE WINS INSURANCE HONOR
"They bave not Decaute they could wot. GM. bourly wage rates ave substantially higher than the overage jor indastry in geneval..
Under these circumstances ‘the wage demands of UAW leaders appear fantastic.
Without offering anything in return, they temaed 4 wage up thst wold acd 3% :
October Retail Salos Rise To Second Highest Record