Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 May 1949 — Page 26

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Jeclining Economy ‘High Cost of Living and Struggle For Business Factors in Brevity By HAROLD HARTLEY, Times Business Editor

ke Strikes apd slow-festering labor trouble last week appeared in the Indiana picture. South Bend, New Castle

a simmering of unrest on the labor front. Indiana, noted for peace-| "sor si million-plus in dam-

nate the national picture by against the union. It fanned the far. Up in Detroit the Ford flames and stiffened the picket

But strikes these days do not last with the laundry workers now in jong, the Bendix tie-up in South the process of going through an being the exception. , |INLRB hearing should be settled The fly in the ointment in the when federal jurisdiction is deBendix strike is not wages but the termined and the law is applied.

The public does not jump at the thought of a The Pattern strike as it once did. There was a time when

the public cringed, winced and crawled under the table when the ‘word strike was mentioned. But not today, Strikes have become accepted procedure in untying knotty labor difficulties. Both labor and management have learned the pattern well. LaRor Sutkes to ge hie an, arrassed over the loss of busiafect Med o to 18 why ness and the pressure of old custoback to work until the whole con.|mers—and idleness of fixed astract is settled. sets. One labor leader sald, “When wr ibe NeO¥leary Sot Foitions a1 . our; ter m « ng Dek 1 Wark, ws lose get together a little Hors Sasiy ‘Managem ews most peace- | after a short wait, each declaring time Saguiment views most tests, that it wants the strike to end, knowing the workers have fami- but on its own terms. lies and the families have to eat, Unless there are unusual cirpay rent, buy coal,{cumstances which aggravate the picture as with the South Bend usually run from a suit against the UAW, the strikes a week or ten days. wear themselves out on both sides ent is em-|very soon.

Management knows that most families do not have much of a backlog of cash, It is almost impossible to ulate savings with prices and taxes as they are today. So knows about when to drive the bargain. for the unions. The unions know when managewith a strike, And, quite strangely, both unions

ey at Im with it profits. Union leaders know

kno this. They ad Mausry not pay wha cannot pay so unions have softened thelr of the cost of liv-|demands, making them easier to been hearing y hg down but| This year there will be more still pretty well short strikes and less payroll other payday change than in previous years. " |Both management and labor are reason strikes do not!playing close to the belt, which long is that business means that they both are watch“volume is shrinking, and along|ing their bread and butter.

a7L a 1. 1a® Last week when the president of the National at Is J of Manufacturers addressed a joint meeting of the Indiana Manufacturers Association and the Chamber

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of Commerce, much was sald in the name of ”

= qt 18 & nice-sounding word, but like other words, it has a dif- : ing op of VA sown way, regardless of how it

. some industrialists, espe- affects others. : “frgedom”| Summing it up, perhaps the only “simply doing things in|real freedom we have lies in the : them to|wholesome interplay of the conaffecting not|fiict arriving out of the individual but everyone else's es of these groups. The ntact their business.’ [mixture could easily be labeled, organized labor, “freedom” with some accuracy, as democ-

ent. viewpo ing processes of conflict—in .. And with the farmer, “freedom” market place and in the poli means the right to make hay in|nrena.

Whom? When anyone taps the bell of “freedom” ek Bi oe

with right hand righteously upraised, be sure for whom he wants the freedom. And almost invariably found that he wants it for himself. ustrialists

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't like it. He came back. \), osonomy so he would get as

sistent for its own objectives if|city factory worker. tted. It would set its own| What he complains about is the

id and make Congress pass laws wants security, too.

Foo Add them up and divide by three and you have the We Try quest of several Kinds of freedom Which whets the appetite for the pursuit of privilege. © Actually ty: if it can be acceptably. defined, means that we may do anything individually which does not harm, or impair the range of activity or property of anyone. else, be done? Probably not. t, but in our interlocking And 3 it could be fone, economy, constantly trying to wouldn't living itself lose its balance one force against an- zest and aspects of adventure? : and continually adjusting] As a wise man once said, if new levels of prosperity, it/all of us laid our troubles in the thus far has been next to impos- |street, chances are, it we had sible for any ope group to match our choice, we would pick up our successfully its idea of ‘free- own, confident that we had the dom" with any other group. best of the bargain,

Plen of Oi This will be a good oil burner year. The

reason: There are plenty of oll burners

ving in next winter's oil rices. -. a Oldsmobile rss are joining with the Olds Division

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and Indianapolis all had picket lines in what seemed to be||

ful labor, still did not domi-|ages the Bendix Corp. has filed |

lines, ' ’ strike held the national limelight.| ope Indianapolis experience

{at $22.50 to $25.00, THE PAY CHECK SHRINKS

y the same thing, but racy, which embodies the SEE were most recently priced t in tical

ind often speak in their private clubs ; with taxes and industry-wide labor unions. They| Slaughter ewes and bucks were

heard some Of 0. 4 vister security from the first with last Friday's prices, Yes-

y up in the northi nye former who punches no clock but is forming unions (coIn fact one Ameri- ops) of his own, has his own idea

ufacturer did this. But ¢ r.o0q0m, He would regulate Dr. D. E. Storey Iapor would be just as in-\much return for his labor as the Opens Office 20 PARI JASOND FHAMIIA ONDY JIASONDIFMA!

wage by aw and whittle Inus- falling pie of nia STop) maiched gay aanounted the opening of an| Union leaders are of res. agents. They're trial profits down to nothing. against the price he mus oroffice a r pple Ave, nts. They're |, for 1 would shorten working hours, |the factory produced tractor, He/for the practice of medicine. Pay Pressure and for loins and other meats

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ig he new Genera} Matera Technica Center which vi Sar Span conshruetion, no inferior posts or columns. Exterior i ge oit. gineering Grou mine walls wi thermopane. Construction will middle istration Building will be 350 feet long and 50 ot wide with a of June, : on Xl Sant fhe

Hogs Hit Highest Outlook in the Nation— Realtors List

Mark of Season Labor Clouds Hover yyy gigo gc Best Grades Finish Over Business Picture Included Are

Week at $21.50 Industry in No Position to Pass 33 Houses, 8 Lots CHICAGO, May 28 (UP)—At Associated North Side Realtors

the top of an eight-day advance Wage Boosts on fo, Consumer yesterday announced the sale of in live hog prices, the best grades By J. A. LIVINGSTON 33 houses and eight lots.

of butchers finished the week at ; . $21.50 per hundredweight, and THE LABOR OUTLOOK is the business outlook. gamelan nai Co. sod the season's highest price. The Ford strike, the opening rupture in the negotia-|N. Pennsylvania St. 510 E. 75th

The rise was primarily accred- 8t., 3227 and 5428 Broadway, ited to a relatively broad demand tions between John L. Lewis and the Southern Coal Pro- and 5825 N. Delaware pir Fad

for pork whith slowly-expanding ducers Association, and the CIO's official demand for wage Michigan Road, 6961 Central Ave., supplies a e livestock marke . ; here have failed to satisfy, Both boets Promise megs Y weeks edged that. The policy commit. B nese or and apm retailers and distributors sought/80éad—and probably strikes. tes of the Textile Workers Un-|Biva. : large stocks in order to cover up| For the first time since thejion of America (CIO) has ad- Edgar E. Brodbeck sold houses zak the weskand holiday period.\war, labor leaders in the mass- vised local leaders not to pressiat 647 E. 32d St. 306 N. Jefferwe Tpated wit] rian ort production, durable-goods indus-ifor wage increases in view of son Ave, 801 8, Holmes Ave., and _ st Ty ars $1.00 tries go into meetings with man-ifalling demand and actual and participated in cross-sales at 302 - $1.50 nt 3 or ot £1 weights ot agement when prices, productioniprospective layoffs. The Amal-|N, Arsenal Ave. and 1436 E. Mar. 400 showing the most ad- and profits are falling instead of gamated Clothing Workers haveilowe Ave. with the Spann Co., and. hctrda $330 {op TA, Toh ved rete Si: Prin mle el enue \ t | - ° cy. e Interna: : also the week's high, was the bestsymers, Competition preventsitional Hadies’ Garment Workers he Bann Co. Jue; Svo 2

price since Mar, 28. that. . Union, which controls the dress 530% The bulk of good and choice! gome unions have acknowl-|industry. ; $17 N. Dearborn Ave, and

10 to 260.pound butchers sold : Cornelius Ave. within the $21. 1.50 range Top policy makers of the CIO| Fred T. Hill reported sales at yesterday while the 270 to 290- Murray to Murray feel otherwise. They've just|117 E. 33d St. 351-353 8. Rural pound weights brought between passed a resolution declaring that “price reductions and wage in-|St., 407-409 N. Kealing Ave. and $20.50 and $21.00. Good and) creases are essential” to avoid a depression, That means that 4141 Bryum St. choice sows weighing less than|Philip Murray, as top policy man in the CIO, has directed Philip) Makes Hillside Sale. 400 pounds were in demand at|Murray, as president of the United Steelworkers of America, to! word Woods Co. sold houses $18.75 to $10.75. demand a higher wage and re- at 362¢ Hillside Ave. 1332 The cattle market also moved|fuse “no” for an answer when he management position all around. 30th St is ge ve. Ww. higher and late trade was at the| negotiates with U, 8. Steel. That's COSts count these days. ~~ = Foor poo Jif Chanes ©. Priniey high point of the week. As com-|g critical decision, since the steel,“ \ " 0 "ora IT han con- [reported sales at 20 W. 57th St.

pared with last week's prices,|agreement on wages expires sistently said that his is 10/5620 N. Pennsylvania St. and a fed steers, yearlings and heifers July 185. y goal lot in Arden subdivision.

were 50 cents to $1.50 higher, take first place away from Chev High-cholce NS erioa showed the| U: 8: Steel has already written rolet as America’s No. 1 car in| Fay C. Cash sold lots at 49th

minimum gain. “Cows and bulls| MF. Murray that any increase in| point of sales. This spring and|and Pennsylvania Sts., 247 Arden were fully 50 cents higher; veal-|costs is not feasible now. This! summer was Ford's chance to set|subdivision and a house at 17-18 ers $1 to $2 higher and stockersimay not be mere sparring. In out the stakes for his ambition./Old Colony, 45th St. and Wash-

The more cars sold today thejington Blvd. Fay Cash particland feeders were up at least 50 pnjjadelphia, SKF Industries, more repeat sales he'd be lkely|pated with Fred Hill in a cross-

cents, 3 : Inc., refused to yield to the localito have in 1952, '53 and so on.|sale at the 100 block W. Westwo E70 vas Ma) LE steel union's demands, and ac-|{But when Local 600 contested|field Blvd. steers carrying a prime end. The cepted a strike. BKF's wage Ford's right to control his assem- Also sold was a house at 712 bulk of the good and oohice structure is not typical of the|bly-line speed and hence his costs, mim St, M. G. Gerdenich: a lot grades sold between $25.50 and steel industry; none the less the he took a strike, despite the dam-|on Noel Road, Willis Adams, and $27.75, and common and medium instance suggests a much stifferiage to his long-run aim. “la lot in 7100 N. Meridian St. p [Harry L. Robbins.

American Estates reported cross-sales with Atkinson & Co. at 4025 Broadway and Fieber & Rellly at 5212 Graceland Ave.

{Holiday Boosts Meat Prices Here

By MARION CRANEY Pre-holiday buying, the weather and fewer livestock in the Indianapolis Stockyards all teamed up this week to boost over-the-counter meat prices more than 10 per cent. Wholesalers reported the recent cool spell brought a ‘rush” on meats, especially pork loins. De-

In spite of good receipts the . sheep market was fairly inactive 3 Way Wag ey down "239. hom 1 Decemuring the week. 8p. h s hi : “seal” income 1141 strong to $1 higher, sold fo» $35 oo g ‘ nm at the top. Old crop lambs were 50 cents lower with the bulk of Sousy the supply selling between $27 and $30

terday’s price was $13, with

80 to 75 cents lower as compared | heavy kinds and bucks $0 down :

FMAM Dr. D. Edmund Storey yester- Dot Burean of Labor Matistion Propared for J. A. Livingston

under powerful rank-and-file pressure. Dr. Storey was graduated from|Each year since the war, wage boosts have come regularly: 18% Urops of as the weather becomes the Indiana University School of/cents in 19486, about 15 cents in '47, and 11 to 13 cents in 48. Work- Hogs Hit $21 wi Medicine in 1941 x ers expect their leaders to produce again. They elected them, didn’t) ices In and served his RW [they? Well, they can dis-elect their leaders, too. og Prices 3 = toskysrds

internship at the Workers don’t like the 100ks of | 30g introducess insecurity. Will|pounds, highest top price in gnore TU Medical ens recent pay checks. Because of we have no work next? than two months. Wholesalers ter. In the my : . |shorter work weeks, wages in| Union leaders, themselves, are report a dependable demand and he participa d ' | manufacturing have dropped|*tll jockeying. The rivalries be-|anticipate prices steady or even in the “D-Day tween John L. Lewis, Philip Mur- {higher next week. invasion of Nore . |from $55.01 weekly to $52.62 since, and Walter Reuther are still] Fresh loins, valued at 54 cents mandy with the December. To be sure, “real” intense, Mr. Lewis’ tontract ex-|a pound wholesale last week, sold First Infantry § SS wages have not dropped quite so|pires at the end of June. What he|at §7i4 cents a pound late this Division, fast, because the cost of living| threatens to do will be a constant week." Hams that brought 44 ied ' |has declined, But “real” wages prod to both Mr. Murray and Mr, {cents a pound last week reached discharge from '» #in [have shrunk too. Reuther, Mr, ther has de-|46% cents a pound this week. service with the "pr gtorey Wage earners are always more manded of Ford a pension plan.| A heavy demand from the East rank of Major, conscious of the number of dol-|However, the General Motors has lowered the local supply, Dr. Storey took 26 months of{lars in pay envelopes ‘ than cost-of-living agreement, which|wholesalers point out. he decreas-

postgraduate training in internali“real” income, once pay drops. has another year to run, is a|ing amount of livestock entering medicine, For the past year hei Lower pay suggests loss of caste! barrier. the stockyards doesn't help keep

ready very and there will be plenty of oil, It may be cheaper, |has served on the internal medi- prices down, they added. too. Dae) ER aneTONs buyer already has reported a considerable cine staff at Billings Hospital. 1949 Phase General Motors last year granted an 11-cent

Dr. Storey is married and lives wage boost. Interim cost-of-living increases Bs at 1320 N, Delaware St. and decreases have canceled out, but a 3-cent standard-of-living Ranker fo Address

a pew medical boss. Dr. Clarence D. Sleby is retiring after 14 years By ELMER CO. WALZER United Press Financial Editor R. Burnell of Flint, Mich, NEW YORK, May 28-—8tocks director of the AC Spark declined eat Slots lows Ber Division since will take|the year in the fiv y marke on 198 week ended yesterday. iday'in mara Eraser”| The exchanges closed ay which takes up to ype) of dic-|the first of the summer Saturday tation at a stretch and renews Rotldays, which will last through used discs ne eve: pt. 24. few Aires ot he 1i0 of to ar Declines dominated the Monapolis. Russell W. Finch, division day and Tuesday markets, but for Gray Audograph then the list met support as the E. Washington Bt. says averages failed tos penetrate ‘cost has been cut to their closing lows for the year. Cheap enough to hold Rallles on Wednesday and

decline on Friday as traders a 60-bushel-per-|lightened up commitments in adBut new hybrids vance of ‘a three-day shut-down the 100-bushel {through the Memorial Day holiren Bolen, Illi-|day on Monday. ‘ of a 300- Plant Output Off “summer with| Industrial production slipped seed this sum-|back further. Major lines showed. shall we do with jt|losses for the week and most : were at levels below a year ago. The jSdetal reserve reported its 3 4 production index for April at 179 Business Failures [er cent of the 1935-1039 aver4 commercial and ae, 8 drop of 5 points from and the fifth successive

k. Thursday were offset by another 19

Indians aise has just been granted. of General Motors at the Speed ® n That puts the total gain for the two-year contract at 14 cents Women In t wey tomorow to water el Ghyeks Decline to Near to date. Ford and Che vesiors HRRY " ysler last year granted a 13-cent wage boost. 1049 Futuramic Olds Series “88 Cc So Mr. Reuther can't expect to John M. Zuber, vice president

set the pace for the 500-Mile D WwW k . : A get much from Ford, or for that unions fought for recognition./and trust officer of the American grind. . . , Incidentally, GM has Year Low in Be. ay ee matter, from OChrysler—if com-|Later, they fought for union se- National Bank, will speak at 2:30

; . | petitive, wage rates are to be/curity. Those gains have been/p. m. Tuesday in the Merrill were construed favorably. Rec preserved among the Big Three realized. Sow unions ire de- Lyren, Plerce, ker nearly offset the|in the industry. manding higher wages and pen- Fenner & Beane ! and Btudeba by the Ford strike. Collective bargaining issues sions. These are economic issues School for WomRall Shares Lower have changed. In the early 'thir-|—8 struggle over dividing the ple. len Investors in |

; ties, under the Wagner Act, the] But let's not forget: Btrikes/the Circle Tower aw i ig the Week agn have a function.’ They determine building. ™

. iE trucks, against 116578 in the [Nland Container [That demands bot A ro ari oer Wil

previous week, and 92,772 & year . - ; { to Ward's Auto- go to bat for. Also, they test out cessity of prop- § SEO; Booaing 8 Official Honored the reality of the positions. erly planning es-

| W. Miller Bennett, controller] Sometimes, a union leader [tates so that a yaag tiaies set 32 fre of the Inland Container Corp. doesn’t believe a company can beneficiaries can then met meager support. The|100 W. Morris St, has been| give what he wants. But he receive the maxiindustrial average touched its elected first president of the Na | mustn't let his men know he's (mum benefits, Mr. Zuber lowest intraday low since Mar,|tional Office Management Asso-| mot fighting. A short strike | Sydnor L. ! , 1948, ciation, : will convince the men the com (Shatz, an account executive in Utilities performed better than Mr. Bennett was Indianapolis) pany means business. Merrill Lynch, will discuss proother ‘major groups ‘and. were chapter president of the associa-| Finally, a strike provides a|tective features of investment only slightly lower on the week. tion in 1940, necessary period for cooling off|type securities and corporation The utility average closed at], ir: Bennett was elected at the|for both sides and often, but not|Procedures in distributing secur 35.30, ‘of 0.38; Industrial 173.40,30th Intsnetionsl Conference of always, leads to compromise. And ities to the publie. off 196, and railroad, 41.10, off resiriy Wes In When oa gtevment In [ached i» a better understanding of the a.808 0 Sharon wisn 4.301.008 Meeting Arranged pe : position, n the preceding 5'%-day week. i management and labor Bon ae ceded wightly. Commodi By Industrial - Group are less cocky today than two or| 8 es set new lows fo year Ha Survive three years ago. : es for the JEAT ID | WYGHMOND, May 28 — The| 7008 end puorits Are harder to June mesting of the Industital coms by. The traffic won't bear | n ana anything. So strikes when Transfers Office held at 5:30 p, m. June 6 in the hing in the heavy nl Ball Brothers Co., Inc, Muncie, | International Harvester Plant|ought to be fairly short, not the gla container distributors, yes- here, with International Harvest- kind to strangle the country, jn ay § announced the transfer of er and the Perfect Circle Co,| Moreover, we're not at war and DO ao Fn dia Hagarstown, acting as hosts. shortages are no longer acute. Chala of Commerce Building| A a tour of the plant a| 80 the government ought not Aa, Quarters at 31 KE. buffet luncheon will bs served to have to step in. In short, both at 6:30 p. m, “sideg are on their own,

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