Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 November 1946 — Page 36

“time he had lost,

Facing Toughest

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UMW ¥ ftain Has Lost Some Arguments, but He "Has Won More.

b By JOSEPH L. MYLER United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Nov, 21.—John L. Lewis was embattled today in what Jooked like the toughest battle of his life. His antagonist, committed to .a| [7% fight to the finish, was the United States government. The 66-year-old president of the United Mine Workers (A. F. of L.) began his career slugging, and friends and foes alike expect him to continue that way. Whether this fight would be his last big one remained to be seen. Though the odds against him never

General Motors at Anderson, ,

MARION COUNTY ©. M. Division

~ Delco-Remy Marks Modest Founding 50 Years Ago

« An aerial view of Plants 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 of Delco-Remy,

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GRAIN SHOW SET Magnetos in

seemed greater, he had fought

(Fifth of a series on General Motors in Indiana)

against heavy odds before. SomeAs often—more often, perhaps—he had won. ‘Worked in Mines Big-boned, barrel-chested, giantbrowed John L. Lewis went to work in the mines when he was 12. A story is told of his early career. A mule got balky. Mr. Lewis, the story says, beat it to death. He got his first U. M. W. job In 1908 as Illinois state legislative representative. By 10190 he was the union's president. Meanwhile, he had learned the art of verbal warfare. He could quote to his ends the Inve soriovous Jussages Shake samples of wheat, rye, clover and in he Hi ae became, Alfalfa seed and clover and alfalfa

| hay. i th introduction of one of his favorite weapons. : nd Would come with i Shortly after taking the union's | Three classes of corn, 10-ear a

i this new type of equipment. Stough- | helm he led 411000 miners in a ‘INSle-ear samples and pecks ofy, pietener of the Fletcher Sav-)

Ishelled corn, also will be entered, as’ Trust Co yage firlke. President XN son th well as Lincoln soybeans and other ings & b :

{varieties of yellow and colored 4 rt - government won a mandatory cou Deans.

order against the U. M. W, | . iB Mr. Lewis was whipped then, but Included in the premium list th Nerpte Wn. 1971 he d virtue of defeat {year will be the new Clinton oats, 8 Mace a : which made the highest yield, 83.1 In 1927, while C. E. Wilson Won Fight in 1920 bushels an acre, in the Marion! a " - !gerieral manager of the Remy “We are Americans,” he said. “We county oats demonstration variety! Ter with cannot fight our government.” [plot last July. Vicland, Tama, Col- | vision, it was brought toget er with But he won for his miners in umbia and other popular varieties the Payton Engineering Labora1920 a basic daily wage of $750 of oats will also be entered. tories Co, which C. F. Kettering which he held until 1927. When the| James Pearson, Decatur town- pag established in 1909. This comeconomic odds turned against him, ship, is chairman of the grala show. pined the world's two largest manu-

Second Annual Exposition To Be Jan. 2 and 3.

The second annual Marion county grain show has been set for Jan. 2 and 3 in the gymnasium of the Purdue - Marott Agricultural Center, it is announced by H. E. Abbott, Marion county agricultural agent. i Professors M. O. Pence and R, R. Mulvey, both of the agronomy department, Purdue university, will judge the entries and discuss exhibits at a general session. Entries in the show will include

The Remy company became a

the Remy company became a separ

B. P. and Frank Remy began the manufacture of magnetos for gasoline engines in the backyard shed at Anderson in 1896 and fivé years later the ‘company was incorpo= rated. It had a steady growth along with the still infant automobile business.

battery ignition for automobiles in (1910 the Remy brothers decided to sell rather than face the trials that

Indianapolis, | bought the company and retained control until it went into the United Motors consolidation in 1916.

wages fell to $3 a day and by

shed at Anderson, Ind. 50 years ago.

This year Deico-Remy Division of General Motors is noting with

At the time of the Innovation of has guided G. M.* operations at!

U. S. SALESMEN IN CHINA LOSE

Firms Replacing American Product Representatives.

By WILLIAM H. NEWTON Seripps-Howard Staff Writer BHANGHAI, Nov. 2l.—American

businessmen — middlemen handling American products for sale in China —are being frozen out by newly organized Chinese corporations. The corporations, whose owners and directors have strong influence

THURSDAY, NOV, 21, 1946

Battle Of Turbulent UMW. Career

Hogs Sell Lower at Yards Here; Steers, Heifers Steady

Hogs sold 25 to 50 cents lower at the Indianapolis stockyards today. Top price was $24.75. ‘ : Steers and heifers sold mostly steady in a moderately active trade. Cows lost 25 to 50 cents while vealers and lambs remained steady,

REPORT DAIRY PRICES AT PEAK

Many Items Nearly Double; Decline Expected Soon.

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reached their 1946 peak. Many items nearly doubled in the past 12 months, it said. But prices should start declining somewhat as soon as, milk production starts increasing seasonally. The low point in milk production was reached in

LOCAL ISSUES

Nominal quotations furnished by Indighapolis securities dealers:

STOCKS

Packing Sows

Good to Choice

with Chiang Kal-shek's govern-| 270-30 pounds .. it 335003300 | tents fin Corp com ...ever. Th No predictions were -gov=| 330- 360 pounds .... [email protected] | American States PIA ..e...n, 3 ay ment, Have bees given a quasi-gov-| 330- 260 pounds ............ [email protected] American States oA. pe jueinded in its monthly review of ernmen us. i yres Pp aa e dairy situation. The review ’ 400- 450 pounds ...i....i000 [email protected] | Ayrshire Col com 32% * Most American businessmen here p300. 300 pounds .esser:seses [email protected] Belt R Stk Yds com ..../carried a chart comparing current represent one or more of the great| go. 130 pounds ............ [email protected] | Bobbs Merrill 4% a pid. 1!" :::+|dalry prices with last year. a. un American manufacturing corpora- Slaughter Pigs Zobbs-hern J Som... Sous It showed that 92 score—or top ° tions. Most of them were here be- pg Re [email protected] Sucle, Theater com. le 3 grade—butter was selling for 827 + fore the war and manv were in<| °° *47 POUHES -..... na y ’ omw a To vat Began a Ing fore the war and many were in- CATTLE (1150 Consolidated Industries com .. % 01 Seis a Jou ne ou the Chicago whole terned in Japanese prison camps. | chofce— a s1.00@%ule Consolidated Industries pla .. 4%a Ae man et In October compared Many have huge investments in 200. J00 DE tr i Ee IE Re Pots ss:s:r rey 14% isiy | With the OPA price of 41.5 cents a ac ya r © their engineering and selling organ- 1100-1300 pounds ..... anes 3400032 00| Electronic Lab com Rn ate A G3 Yes ago. izations. 1300-1500 Pounds ....eevesse. . Ho Bt Way eese was selling on the same h Good nes ci A pfd ....... 14% 15 - secarseniey. I8 ,00 | Hook D: Co com ;...... 24 26% | market for 55. - Gradually Taking Over | T00-w0 pounds .......... eval SL RO TU or 55.8 cents a pound com 900-1100 poun : ya. pared with 26 cents in Oc ——— The new Chinese firms, however, | 1100-1308 pounds ............ 00®24.00, Ind & Mich Elec 42% pfd 108 110% n tober, Sh | \ Inal th Atm i 1300-1500 POUNAS .....ucee0s. [email protected] AA faneeny 25 13 1945. The increase for fluid, - cone | sradually Bie Jepading he SF N00. 1700 POUNDS ori ereesans [email protected] | Indianapolis Water pid... ; densed and evaporated milk was {qui ide the founding of the old Remy ‘Electric Co. in a backyard can businessmen as representatives 1100-1300 POURS os rersrerrss [email protected] | Indpls Water cl A com....... 21% | much less sharp quiet pride the fo g * : Indpls Railways com ,...... 15 : " wy {of American manufacturers on the Ce sounds [email protected]| J¢fl_ Nat Life com .. 7 Meanwhile, the department said : : -1100 pounds ...........s . . Co ‘oO vy part of United Motors Corp. in grounds that, in certain instances Heifers Kingan & So Om iv - - */the output of milk per cow was 1916 and this ih turn was taken over by General Motors in 1918, when at least, they have Chinese govern- 600- 800 DOUNAS .....o...... [email protected]| Lincoln Nat Life §ia pfd.... 81'a 84% (Setting new records as of Nov. 1 as an . /i8 800-1000 pounds ......e.eu0s 23.50 @27.00 | Marmon-Herrington com TVa 8Ye : ate division. ment connections, and are in a > p Dr TO ol 1 _'*|a result of good pastures and plentie ————— position to “fix.” 600- 800 POUNAS ...ievenvees 11.50022.50! Mastic, Asphalt. ... ne 8% ful supplies of feed concentrates, pleted its war job and has been| “Pixing” may mean, for example, | fogiine. POURS «reeseseees. 17:[email protected] Natl Homes com ..... wits 1i6ia) “With fewer cows on hand, total refitted for its peacetime role as the governmental restriction or de- O20 900 pounds ..esiieesres 14.00017.50 xX BE ry UM. uve 2208 2444 | October Milk production was 8,900, the Delco-Remy horn and switch '8Y Of importation of certain prod-|‘sto- $00 pounds ............ [email protected] | Progress Laundry ~com no 8 000,000 pounds compared with 9,100,« 30e elco y | ucts because they might compete ocd Cows (all weights) leasa100 A Sery of Joa Samp ov » Yo pounds in October, 1945,” i$ plant, {with products being sold by the A I Malsremrinta 12.25@14 25 | "Ross Gear & Tool com...... 29 . | said. : Ft aia iene 30@ 14. 4.3% pfd......106% 109 The division today operates but|syoreq Chinese corporation. guiter and common ,..... .s 330612. nt Ox 5 " pla-.....100%2 109% — one plant outside the state of In- Sometimes the corporations are "Bulls (all weights) 7 | 8tokely-Van Camp com.... 3a 23% BRITISH NOVELIST DIES diana, although at various times it| om owered to act as official agencies Bod. (all, weights) 18.00018.80 O'S Machine om rreiiiies 3% 3%] NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (U, P).— AF an : “1United Tel CO 5% ....cov0vee 29 save not Salil : i i of the government of China and a SANA ads an [email protected]| Union Title com ........eeess 43 ....| Valentine Williams, 63, one of Brite Warren, Kings Mills, Yellow Springs sometimes as private enterprises. It Mum ee NAIR BONDS ain’s best known newspapermen and and Dayton, O.; Rochester, N. Y. lis difficult to ascertain just when| Cutter and common ....... [email protected] erica. Lows 61°00 » author of best-selling detective nove and Flooded 5 d. 36, SUFFent| they Bre acting In Just. WHat! ood and Une TE (BO) dT (OA Sk oN mvs, died here Yosterdsy, He-had outstate acility is a newly-com- capacity. Common and medium ..... ... 14.007 24 00 | Bubhner Pertilizer Ss 84 avis. 97 «++ |arrived here recently for medical. Den wil campy ua The American chamber of come Gil (1s Juris om || $ioaieso| chor Con, Big se at11 a8 ITIL | wick, N. J, wihch will supply the | merce here has protested to U. 5.|Feeder and Stocker Oattle and Calves Columbia ith Loa 8 ...ese. U5 pov eastern market. ! Ambassador Leighton Stuart against Steers e [Consol Fin 55 68 ...... Delco-Remy already has launched activities of some of the new or- Goo s00 pounds."............ 16.509117.50 a Ore ge > a LOCAL PRODUCE forth on production of starting, ganizations, but so far without re- Spl i pout ..uoreseess. 18.50017.50 Indpls Par She 10 afi 107 PRICES FOR PLANT DELIVERY lighting and ignition equipment for guit. The ambassador was told that| 500- 800 pounds [email protected] | Indpls Railways Co 58 67 20 Poultry: Hens, 4'a ibs. and over, He light and medium aircraft and 800-1050 pounds ses [email protected] | Ind Asso Tel Co 3s 75 ....|under, 20c; horn 8, 20c; } g most of these corporations could|Medium— Investors Telephone 3s 61. .. 96 99 |Springs, friers, broilers and roosters, 30¢; virtually all of the nation's air-| not compete with private interprise C0 ponds speeesseiens 13.50814.00| Ruhner Packing Co 4s 54... 9 hh 184noin sprin sy Bei Teer lei du "4% craft builders in this category today| if they did not have the special pro-| Ss ss pounds ........... mosey 108 Fun Sev 3a 73... 18 A Re sll Nok fet Ha a. Soc are using its products. tection of the nationalist govern- SHE ld ee ya hg 100 ser ERE: Current receipts, 54 Ibs. to ca mhy coo oo Xamon Ine 88 3% ciervinas . 4 he : (Tomorrow—Guide Lamps) ment. Choice (closely sorted) ...... 33.50 Trac Term Corp 58 57. ..... 94% 98 |grade'B. iarge, act no grade. 5c :

1932 U. M. W. membership had!

The New Deal and the national | repovery act—with its section 7-A protecting collective bargaining | rights—brought the union back to

facturers of automotive equipment’

INCLUDE LABOR PAY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (U. P.).

a record strength of 600,000 mem- | —President James M. Patton of

bers in both the hard and soft-coal fields.

the National Farmers union today

‘in the Delco-Remy division.

so ns rs a" IRGES FARM PARITY,

In 1928 Delco-Remy began the production of Delco batteries at Muncie. The Delco battery now is original equipment in all General

| Motors cars and a potent force in

the replacement field. In the same year the division pur-

|urged the new congress to include chased the Guide Motor Lamp Co.

Still there was no peace for farm labor costs in the farm parity ot Cleveland and set up facilities

John L. Lewis. He broke with the]

formula.

for lamp building at West Anderson,

American Federation of Labor and | He said this would help prevent later taken over by the new Guide founded the Congress of Industrial “a serious deflation that would be

’ anizations. He broke with the ruinous for agriculture” | ’ En ee Pinally| In a statement issued by his Plants also were added at Anderson, he broke with the ©. I. O. itself. offices here, Mr. Patton also asked In 1926, 1927 and 1928, the last be-

Lamp division of Genera] Motors. In this genera} period three more

Early ‘this year he returned to the | congress to exténd the benefits of (108 8 permanent mould grey iron

A PF of L Fought U. §. in 1043 In a 1941 fight with the government, he destroyed the old national’ defense mediation board by with-| drawing its C. I. O. members, He

fought the government again in|

1943. Despite the wartime no-strike, pledge and in defiance of Presi-| dential appeals and “orders” he! called four brief national coal strikes. | The government seized the mines twice and congress passed the!

the minimum wage law to hired foundry. farm laborers both as a protection | Space more than doubled during the to them and the farm operator.

He conceded that the farmers union’s indorsement of revisions in the parity formula was a reversal of its position last year. But he | said that economic conditions have | changed drastically since: then. | Including farm labor costs in the parity formula almost certainly | would add to the government's | price-support headaches. Some ex- | perts estimate it would mean that!

Delco-Remy's plant floor |

period from 1925 to 1929, Played Big War Role

The late F. C. Kroeger followed Mr. Wilson as general manager and guided the division through the difficult depression era. In 1940 he! went as general manager to the| fast growing Allison division and| Mr. O. V. Badgley, the present head | of Delco-Remy, took over.

As this change took place, Delco-

. y { prices would have to be supported | Remy was keying itself to meet the Bui Connally gti gteike Jaw. Bui at a level about 22 per cent higher rising threat of war. In the en-

time pay and their first truly national wage-hour contract. The truce was short-lived. The government had to seize the mines again last spring to break a six-

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than at present.

FARMERS ARE FACING FERTILIZER SHORTAGE

suing four years the division's employment more than doubled and its production tripled. Some B80 separate projects and a total of 673 products were as-

week strike. To keep the mines CHICAGO, Nov. 21 (U, P.)—The | Si80¢d to Delco-Remy during the) going it-signed a contract with Mr.| nation’s farmers face the most| "oF Years and manufacture of items

Lewis. raising wages and establishing a miners’ welfare fund. Don’t Flinch From Fight It is that contract which Mr. Lewis terminated last midnight, At.the U. M. W.'s 1944 convention Ae voiced his attitude toward those dni government who would oppose ‘him. |

“Dot they know,” he roared, “that this organization and its of | ficers never flinch from a fight?” | This time the government is not flinching either.

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acute fertilizer shortage in history. Already millions of acres of land have been lost to productive use because of a lack of minerals, the chief conservation engineer for the Tennessee Valley ‘Authority said today. Neil Bass, chief TVA conserva-| tionist, told the 32d annual meeting | of the Illinois Agricultural associa-! tion that farmers need, and are ready to buy, fertilizer. They are| blocked because of their great dis-| tance from raw material sources. and productive points, Many farmers, he said, are with-| out fertilizer because its use is relalively new in their areas and trade chanpels are not well established.

HUDSON LIFTS PRICES $60 TO $90 PER CAR

DETROIT, Nov, 21 (U. P.).—The Hudson motor car .company today | announced price increases of $60 to |

$90 on its cars and trucks. The,

| company said it made the boosts engines.

to correct .“an unfavorable price setup.”

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entirely foreign to the divisions’ peacetime production soon equalled its output of military electrical equipment,

Furnished Engine Castings

Included in the category of assignments in which the division had | no “previous experience were the! manufacture of Allisan castings, | aircraft machine parts, aircraft generators and regulators, aircraft storage batteries and magnetos, automatic aircraft engine controls, a solenoid valve for the Sperry au-

tomatic pilot and a trim tab control. One of Delco-Remy’s biggest war tasks was its aluminum foundry project. This was started Sept. 1, 1940, and just 71 days later the building was dedicated. The entire supervision of the plant was completely without aluminum foundry experience, vet that plant supplied | more than 50 per cent of the cast-| ings for Allison aircraft engines and | many castings for Diesel marine This unit now has com-

U. S. STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, Nov Gove ernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through Nov. 19, com-~ pared with a year ago:

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This Year Last Year $13.932,031,816 $31,148,575,577 13,661,552,378 14,827,320.3

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270, Cash Balance 6.527,058,759 Public Debt 262,178,076,335 Gold Reserve 20,461,201,040

264,495,368, 771 20,032,514, 821 INDIANAPOLIS CLEARING HOUSE

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Monday through Friday WEBM—10:15 P.M.

THERE SIMPLY ARE NOT ENOUGH NEW CHEVROLETS TO GO AROUND

We are getting our fair share of the current production of new Chevrolet passenger cars and trucks. And as strikes and shortages decrease, as the Chevrolet plants are able fo produce more and more new passenger cars and, trucks; we'll get more and more of them to deliver to our customers:

Meanwhile, as long as shortages do exist, it is our

So that you may have no doubt as to our method of distribution of new Chevrolet passenger cars and trucks, we make the following —

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purpose to apportion our share of the new Chevrolets available féirly and justly among the many customers, new and old, whose contifued friendship and patronage are the keystone of our business, :

of DELIVERY —New Chevrolet

JORITY Se i and trucks will be apportion® re > i, basis of: (1) essential public services, the 3

pational requirements,

(2) veterans’ Occ in placing orders.

(3) priority of date

w Chevrolet cars and

2. PRICES—AIl ne lpr,

trucks, will b ; ; i ent at time of delivery.

curr e-inwill be required ave a car

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have cars will be given honest appraisal of delivery.

from to dispose © Customers who do allowances based on rs and fair value at the Hh

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