Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 June 1948 — Page 30

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1837 Repica Also Greeted at Centennial

Music Event Among Features Today

By VICTOR PETERSON Times Staff Writer BEDFORD, Ind, June 18—A gala week of celebrating the 100th commercial cutting of Indiana limestone will wind up tomorrow, , Today, however, there will be no slackening of the pace which has kept this town in the heart of the stone belt humming. While the centennial honors the famous Hoosier stone and the companies which quarry it, today

is devoted to industry of the area| {i

in general, . it probably could be called Railroad Day. The General Motors “Train of Tomorrow” arrived this morning followed by

the Baltimore & Ohio's famous, ?

replica ‘of the 1837 train, the 3 Lafayette, : The two gave an estimated 20,000 visitors throughout the day a chance to compare the ride of today with that of more than a century ago. : At noon a musical program was held at the Monon station and featured many of the which became popular when the Hoosier line recently marked its centennial. At the same time General Motors held a luncheon for distinguished guests attending: the celebration, A broadcast, sponsored by the Chicago, Milwaukee & 8t. Paul Railroad was held in the afternoon. In the evening a centennial dance will be held in the high school gymnasium. Bach day of the 100th anniversary week is unique unto itself. Yesterday residents of this city of 16,000 saw more dignitaries in a few hours than most people do in a lifetime. ‘: Representatives of 17 foreign nations were present for an impressive . ceremony titled ‘The Cornerstones of Freedom.” *A caravan of cars discharged the diplomats at the reviewing stand on the east side of the, courthouse square. . ‘Mayor Ivan H. Brinegar wel- : Sgmed the guesis to the centen-| nial and introduced Congressman Earl Wilson who keynoted the event. » ; © U. 8, Official Speaks Following an address by Henry Charles Spruks, senjor officer of the U. 8. State Department, William G. Riley, president of the

Indiana = Limestone Co. Inc, spoke briefly, “80 Sen. BE. Jenner then presented each of the visiting diplomats with a lock of Hoosier limestone which wiil

be placed in the capital of their respective nations. f The representatives spoke fin accepting the gift and read an inscription will be placed on a ‘plague and attached to the stones before’ ment overseas.

lawn of the Indiana Limestone

An International Night dance wound up the day's activities. Awards were made to those who wore the most appropriate costumes,

Road Safety Conference Set for September

The State Traffi¢ Safety Commission announced today that the third annual Indiana Governor's Highway Safety Conference would be held Thursday, Sept. 23, in Indianapolis. Enforcement, educational and engineering improvements of local and state safety programs will be considered at the conference. Expected to attend were officials of cities, counties, schools and of civie groups.

- CENTENNIAL SPEAKER — Henry Ch State Department, yesterday addressed thousands who thronged Bedford to participate in the celebration marking the |00th year that limestone has been cut commercially in” Hoosierland. On the platform are representatives of 17 foreign nations who were on the program. : .

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arles Spruks,

wi eed Men Invite

Hoffman to Talk

4-Day Meeting To Be at French Lick

Paul Hoffman,

European Recovery Plan,

June 23 to’ 26. C. D. Alexander, president of the Bemis Bag Co. of Indianapolis, will speak to the 1400 seed tradesmen on “Management Leadership,” in the June 24 session. Other authorities will include Dr. A. 8. Dahl, chief of the seed section of the U. 8. Department of Agriculture, whose subject will be “Government Procurement of Farm Seed”; J. R. McCaffey, president of the International Harvester Co., and Dr. M. A. MecCall, assistant chief of bureau, Plant Industry. Will Go On Air A round table discussion of the seed industry and its relationship to agriculture will be aired over the ABC network on the “American Farmer Hour” 11:30 a.m. daylight time, June 26. 4

It will be the 65th assembly of the American Seed Trade Association at which the current ime portance of the seed industry in maintaining American living standards while feeding hun foreign countries will be stre

John E. Worden Dies

In Hospital Here

John E, Worden, 1616 Lexington Ave. died in General Hospital today after a brief. illness. He was 46. Mr. Worden, who was born in St. Louis, Mo. lived here 'six years and was an employee of the Sterling Laundry. Prior to moving here he had lived in Washington, D. C. for 18 years. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church,

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St. Patrick's Church. will be in St, Joseph's Cemetery. Survivors are his mother, Mrs Martha Worden; a sister, Mrs

of Indianapolis,

John H. Moeller

U. S. Statement

WASHINGTON, June 18 (UP)—QGovernent: Sanenses ans receipts for the ourscal year rough June 18 compared with a year ago:

is Year Expenses ...$34,310,026,520 « 41,657,360,681 Surplus + 7,346,434,151 {

Cash Balance. 3,774,880 721 Public Debt 251,488,583

Last Year $ 39,079,746,800 40,045,475,896 085,729,086

Services for John H, Moeller,

Mortuaries Pea witl-follow-at imaus Evangelical Lutheran

|Church.

Chapel.

Gold Reserve 23,514,673,847 21,114.553,108| €stine. He was 72.

economic cooperative administrator for ne been invited to address leaders in the American seed trade at a four-day meeting at French Lick,

at

Match Scratched Too Near Pants So They Blow Up

: Times Foreign Service TOKYO, Japan, June 18-Go-ing to the seat of the matter, police on the island of Kyushu have cracked the case of the exploding underwear. The explosion occurred while dye factory employees and their families were watching a movie. It was traced to the person of one Yoshifuno Sakai, 22, who sustained considerable damage to his nether regions. ” » » SOMEBODY struck a match too close to Sakai, who was wearing underwear made of nitrified cloth stolen from the factory.

nature had a tragic end, however.

made his father some underwear. The old man was donning it for the first time when his son lighted a cigaret. That was the end of both underwear and father. *

i ht. 1948, by The Indianapolis Times Copyrial The Chicago Daily News, Inc. eer ————————————

Stow: Tubeless Auto Tires Here

War Invention Driven Over Spikes Safely

Tubeless auto tires are being introduced to Indianapolis today. Officials of the B. F. Goodrich Co., manufacturers. of the tire,

the Athletic Club.’

casings, the officials said.

had taken the same material and|vice

demonstrated it yesterday to a group of news, radio men and dealers following a luncheon at

The tire is a war invention. It is selfspealing to punctures and holds air longer than innertube

senior officer of the U. S.

ford Hails Train Of Tomorrow 5 Cost of Living {Index Result

Of Research

Comes From Stores

(Editor's note: This is the first of two articles on the gathering of retall price data from which the Bureau of r Statistics fixes the nation’s cost-of-living index.) By FRED W. PERKINS

Seri Howard Staff Writer BALTIMORE, June 18—Grass-

roots of the U. 8. Bureau of Labor Statistics ‘consumers’ price -index"”—the nearest we have to an

Degrees Conferred Three prominent Indianapolisichyrch, doctor of divinity degree; men* received honorary

from Hanover College at co mencement activities this wee

Andrews, executive secretary of doctor of laws.

official cost - of - living figure —| reach down to many such places as a small neighborhood food! store in this ‘city. | Pork chops (center cut) were; 85 cents a pound, and bacon, pound-packaged in cellophane, was 80 cents. Both were the same as a month ago—and as] the questioning proceeded it de-| veloped this was true of practi-| cally all items, Only round steak and chuck roast were notably higher, and decreases of a few cents were’ shown on carrots,| lettuce—and butter, | Butter Shows Drop i Butter was down 2 cents from

Insurance Firm Elects Officers

J. Dwight Peterson Named to Board

of City Securities Corp,

Other directors re-elected were Edward J. Bennett, Otto N. Frenzel, Dudley R. Gallahue, Edward F. Gallahue,*William C. Griffith, Fred T. Holliday, Kurt F. Pantzer, Herbert J. Reade, and William G. Sullivan. Principal officers glected were

Another incident of the same|Dudley R. Gallahue, chairmadn ‘of| Costs of food are surveyed month-

the board; Edward F. Galahue,

A second factory worker president, and Kurt F. Pantzerjobtained from 1650 independent

president and secretary. Edward F. Gallahue reported the company has more than $8,500,000 in assets with capital and surplus of $2 million. Net volume of business for the year ranged between $8,500,000 and $9 million, ne said. The company employs 360 salaried workers, 1150 agents and has 30 branch offices in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Michi. gan and Colorado.

Treasury Decides Ashes Worth $940

LANCASTER, Pa, June 18 (UP) —Jerry McConnely, who burned $1000 in a stove last winter by mistake, received $940 back from the United States Treasury. The 79-year-old fruit dealer had forgotten about his money hidden in the stove until after he built a fire to keep warm. | The Treasury was able to identify $940 of it from the ashes he sent to Washington.

J. Dwight Peterson, president was elected to the board of American States Insurance Co. at the annual stockholders meeting today.

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LOCAL LIVESTOCK

Services will be held at 8:30 in the G. H. Herrmann Funeral Home and at 9 a. m. in Burial

Mildred Landwerlen and two brothers, Thomas and Joseph, all

815 N. Drexel Ave, will be held at '2 p.m, tomorrow in Moore Rites :30- p.m. in Em-

Burial will be in Zion 0 aa,438. 921 Lutheran Cemetery in New Pal-

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"HAPPY BIRTHDAY — "I'm tickled to death to have her back," Goodpaster as he hugged his wife, Hallie, on her 26th birthday today. Also happy e sons, Paul, 2, and Gary, 8. The brunet farmwife, believed a kidnaping victim fter she disappeared June 7 with her. husband's "best friend," Adrian Parks, ed home in time to celebrate her birthday with her children. She admitted flight with Parks was voluntary. “We all make mistakes," said her under-

last month, and margarine up| 2 cents. Here is how prices on these two products have ranged in the last eight months in this | store: | ‘Butter—October, 89 cents; No-| vember, 93; December, $1.03; January, $1.05; February, 89; March, 89; April, 98; May, 97;| June, 95. | Margarine—October and No-| vember, 41 cents; December] through May, 45; June, 49. | Sugar was 49 cents for five pounds in bulk,

Coast refineries. The réfinery workers won a wage boost about 10 days ago, but no effect on retail prices has shown up yet. ‘ ‘Before the ‘Baltimore food pricing is completed in the next few days 50 food stores of all types will be covered. ° Touches 55 Cities ¢ Throughout the country, in the) 55 other larger cities where retail

ly, more than 80,000 prices will be stores and 275 chain organiza-

same as I month despite a strike in gal :

tions, representing about 8500 individual stores. These figures will go into a huge statistical pot containing also the latest prices, on many non-food commodities and services—all non-luxury items which the average moderate-income

mechanically stirred and scien-| tifically analyzed—and about six from now out will come the national figure for the consumers’ price index, ‘representing results from mid-June. In May it was found to be 169.3, which is based on 100 for the years 1935-39. The May figure came from soundings in midApril. Late this month there willl be a figure representing the results of pricings in mid-May. These figures are:. important now because General Motors Corp. and two labor unions with which it deals recently hitched wages to the cost of living, as! shown by the consumers’ price|

index.

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Local Produce

Poultry — Springers leghorn springers, 33¢; cocks and sta 10c; hens 415 Ibs. and over, 37¢; uncer a he, 196; No. 3 poultry, 4o less than

rrent receipts. 54 Ibs : Me-

Eggs=-Cu 37¢; Grade A La glum, 37; Grade

Butterfat—No. 1, T4c; No. 2, 7 (Pfirices at plant.)

. to Grade A

grinned Walker

and broilérs, 38¢; rt

8 Large. 36c; no grade, A

; 1e. | quoted by Wadley Co., delivered:C

Local Truck Grain Prices Ea

ito) No. 2 red wheat $3.16. I yoy y ud No. 3 white corn, $3.28. Indpls P&L 3%s 70 .. No. 3 yellow corn, $32.13 Asso Tel ‘ No. 3 oats, $1.06. dpls Railways 1967 No. 2 sogbeans, 14% moisture, $3.89, [Investors Tel

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