Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 October 1949 — Page 10

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Firm Turns Out 26 Houses a Day,

‘Made $5.5 Million Last Year

One of the few to make the grade and keep its account-laverages in moderately active ing pen out of the red ink, it did $5.5 million last year, and is now turning out 26 houses a day. On Jan. 1 it will step up

to 40 a day.

HAROLD H. HARTLEY, Times Business Editor onal Homes Corp., prefab houses, is out of the

Yesterday and today National Homes brought 150 dealers to the Severin Hotel. Company bosses are spoiling the dealers with current. National Homes Corp. LafaInd. is run by young men. It is In Lafayette because an osteopathic doctor, Dr. George R. Price settled in nearby Fowler, Ind., some years ago. ‘There he worked hard, saved his money, investing it in land. He had two sons, Jim and George. They head National Homes. In 1940 the boys got the preidea. Their father moving along nicely They were on] before the war, when they decided to give the government all of the

“They built 2500 houses at Willow Run, 1200 at , Ind. and 700 in the Chicago area. What the government liked was that

Angus cattle, make farming pay. 3 : t arm of the

enterprise is jet-propelled Applegate, Muncie advertising

» » Cooler Sedans IT WILL BE COOLER inside your car within the next few years. The change will be due to a new glare and heat resisting safety plate glass being turned out for automobiles by the Libbey-Owens-Ford Co It is a sandwich glass with a slight bluish-green tint enabling the glass to hold out the infrared rays of the sun without distorting vision. ; The new glass called “E-Z-Eye,” will reduce the fading of up-

while driving. It is being used on several bus lines and in air-condi-tioned railroad cars. . .

Square Tube

TELEVISION is moving fast, so fast its own engineers can hardly keep up with the parade. Tatest is a “square picture tube” created by Owens-Illinois Glass|and heavy-weight cutters brought Co. And it may apepal to set buy-

ers. Most pictures are square on

Without war or major depressfon the Fund predicts 60 ig jobs, a national income \weights 600 pounds and less were billion and a 38-hour week. gh Po You cannot cry much over figures like those.

TV screens, heavy sausage bulls brought up " 1 fa to $18.50, while vet Bedium 3 So ass the bet good grades sold at $15.50 to P A P Cutter and common grades sold A THREE-WAY meeting of the, $13 to $15.50,

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, and the Indiana Coal Preparation and Utilization Society will open a two-day meeting at French Lick tomorrow, Our biggest point of worry is how the hotel manager is going to get all of those names on his lobby bulletin board.

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Hogs Steady In Generally Active Trade

Good to Choice Barrows and Gilts Bring $17.50-$18

Hog prices were generally steady with yesterday's market

trade today in the Indianapolis Stockyards. Good to choice 180-265-pound

cent of man’s work. Animalidgown sold at $17.75 to $18. The power, human sweat and muscle 4 did the rest. The Fund estimates that by a scattering of heavier 265-290-| their 11950, machines will do 98 per cent pound weights. Good to choice owe eneTEYl ot man’s work. | a, E350: 150 Jour hey jat $17.75 to $18 an we | 9 Is teeportant. From 1850 £o. 1940/100-160-pounders brought $15 to the country's working force increased 61% times, but the use of machine power times.

top for these weights was $18. Buyers bid $17.25 to $17.50 for

head, scaling 160-180 pounds, sold

$16. Choice head weighing near 160 pounds commanded $17.

Sows Steady ’

sold slightly higher.. Prices on down to $15.50 to $15.75. Stags, in scarce supply, were quotable at. $12 to $13. ¢ Most of the limited supply of steers and yearlings in the market were high medium to good. Choice steers and yearlings were scarce, These grades were about steady, but prices on lower grades were weak to lower, Bome good to choice steers sold at $31. Two loads of 913-pound yearling steers brought $30. Most high medium to good steers and yearlings sold at $27 to §29. Common to medium head moved at $18 to $26.50. A few choice mixed steers and heifers sold at $30.

Bulls Are Steady

Three full loads and odd lots of medium to good steers and heifers brought $26 to $29. Common to medium grassers and short feds sold at $17 to $25.50. Cow prices were firm. Goodbeef cows brought $15.50 to $17.50 and smooth young heifer kinds up to $18. Common to medium grades sold at $14.50 to $16; canners and cutters, $12 to $1450,

up to $15. Bull prices were steady. Good

Vealer prices were firm in active trade. Good to choice head commanded $28 to a top of $31. Common to medium grades sold at $18 to $27.50 and cull prices were down to $12. Medium to good heavy vealers brought $18 to $22. Some choice weighty calves brought as much as $25. Sheep prices were mostly 50

richest, most in all history, : We have the capacity, the jobs and the opportunities for the goldplated decade. And we have resources. “The measure of our whole past achievement, as well as our future prospects, les in one vital factor ~sproductivity — inoutput per man-hour of work. “One man produces five times as much today as he did on the eve of the Machine Age (1850). It gives us more to divide. (That is what the union trouble is about.) It is distributed not in wages alone, but in lower prices and more capital reinvested to produce still more per man-hotir. The Fund reports that in 1850 machines produced only 6 per

scapes Air Injury

Capt. Charles E. Hale

Capt. Charles E. Hale, pilot of the Air Force bomber which almost crashed in the North Pacific during a rescue mission Saturday, is expected at his Winslow, Ind, home next month,

Capt. Hale was piloting the

bomber on a mercy mission, attempting to drop supplies to a storm-lashed freighter off Alaska, when the bomber was caught in a down draft and

plunged into the waves.

Capt. Hale and a crew of eight escaped when the four powerful engines plowed through iy a high wave and kept flight [St Louid irs aaa ashington, D. > .

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cents higher in spirited trade. Good to choice fat native lambs 80ld at $25 to $25.50 while medium ito good natives brought $22 to $24.50. A load of choice 99-pound fed Northwest lambs sold at $25.25, Common to medium grades brought $16 to $21.50. _ Cull prices were down to $11 or less. Several loads of good to choice fed Texas yearlings brought their sellers $21. Good to choice light weight slaughter ewes sold at $7.50 to $8.50. A few even sold as high as $9, But common to medium heavy weights were down to $5.50

Sow prices were steady at $16 0 to $17. Odd choice light weights *

Fhe Rev. Harold W. Mohler.

~The boys and girls of the Washington Street Methodist Church will solicit cakes of soap Friday night for overseas relief instead of wasting it for Halloween, The Rev. Harold W. Mohler, pastor of the church, has been telling the young people about the scarcity of soap abroad.

i And so instead of scribbling on

neighbors’ car and house win-

Dr. Cook to Honor

Past Presidents By EMMA RIVERS MILNER

Times Church Editor A large group of Indianapolis persons are in Cincinnati today to attend the opening meeting of the centennial assembly of the International Convention of the Disciples of Christ. Dr. Gaines M. Cook, convention executive secretary, at the first popular session of the convention tonight will honor the 22 living past presidents of the convention. These include five Indianapolis persons—Dr. Frederick D, Kershner and Dr. A. E. Corey of the Butler School of Religion; Dr. H. B. McCormick, president of the United Christian Missionary Society; Dr. W. A. Shullenberger, pastor of the Central Christian Church, and Dr. William F. Roth-

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES Joy of Giving, Little Hands, Big Hearts

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TUESDAY, OCT. 25, 1949

"No soap . . . For Halloween pranks but loads for the reedy overseas, say Patricia Bruning, Thomas Payne and their pastor,

dows with soap, they will make a neighborhood soap collection. The gifts of soap will go to Church World Service and from there, overseas. The Wesley Fellowship of the church will conduct the collection. Patricia Bruning is fellowship president and Thomas Payne, secretary-treasurer. The Rev. Mr. Mohler and Mrs. Mohler are sponsors.

Many Attending Cincinnati Disciples of Christ Session

Dr. Gaines M. Cook

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Seek i An committee! today sought aid other com-

interest in cleaning up their own yards, it would augment our twice-a-year. Irvington leaf pickup,” Street Commissioner Tony Maio told 12 East Side civic and business leaders and one citizen at a clean-up parley last night. In fact, he pointed out, leaves ion lawns make good fertilizer. ! “Leave ’em there,” he recommended. “Don’t sweep them into

and clog up your sewers.” Committee Named A committee of four headed by Jess Douglas, chairman of the Irvington Lions Club clean-up group as named. It plans to ask other civic and business organizations to join: in a permanent, yearround, community beautification group. Members of Mr. Douglas’ committee include Mrs. Paul C. Merchant, Irvington Union of Clubs; Mrs. Walter Gingery, Irvington |Citizens, Inc.; Jack Lane, presi|dent of the Irvington Business Asisociation, and Paul McCune, vice president of the East Irvington |Civic League. Campaign Urged A word-of-mouth campaign to {spur community pride was also urged by Erle B. Besley of the Irvington Citizens, Inc., hosts for last night's initial parley. Mr. Maio blamed public apathy and lack of proper equipment| and men for unsightly streets, This goes for other sections of town, he said. Others who attended last night's meeting were Don Money, Lions Club and GOP 18th Ward chairman; Charles Smith, East Side publisher; Harold Apple, IBA president-elect; Wayne Guthrie, Kiwanis Club; Fred Rubin, South East Civic League; Fred Lemley, president of Irvington Citizens, Inc., and interested, but tactiturn citizen, V, M. Villars, 5432 Julian Ave.

4 Hawaii Stevedore

Firms Resume Work HONOLULU, T. H, Oct. 25 (UP)—Four Hawaiian stevedoring firms will start operations today and two others will resume tomorrow as the result of a proclamation by Gov. Ingrim Stainback returning waterfront facilities to private ownership. The government seized the docks last August during the CIO Longshoremen’s strike. The dispute was settled for six of the Joven struck companies last weekend.

enburger, former pastor of the Third Christian Church, now an evangelist,

Also tonight, Dr. F. E. Davison of South Bend, convention president, will give his message titled: “Disciples Unashamed.” Approximately 10,000 delegates from over the United States and Canada were to hear Dr. Davison and other nationally known speakers in Cincinnati’s Music Hall. Program Features Outstanding program features of the six days include a “panodrama” tomorrow night telling the story of 100 years’ history of the American Christian Missionary Society. It was the first soci-| ety organized for the propagation]

Livestock receipts were hogs, 11,625; cattle, 1750; calves, 425 and Sheep, 1900.

Local Truck Grain Prices “No. 1 red truck wheat, $1.83. No. 2 white corn, $1.04. No. 3 yellow corn, 94c. No. 2 oats

No. 2 yellow soybeans, $1.98.

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of the work of the Disciples of | Christ. The Rev. C. A. Weesner of | | Indianapolis, staff member of the {United Christian Missionary Society, will produce the dramatization. Dr. Harold F. Humbert of Enid, Okla. wrote the script. i A college processional and a re-| port on the status of the proposed) Disciples-Baptist merger will highlight the program Thursday! night. | The convention will come to a

Sunrise Sunset ...... 4:50 Precipitation 24 hrs. end. 7:30 a. m. .. 0.00 Total precipitation since Jan. 1 ....40.23 Excess, Since Jan. 1 .......ccovunnen 21

The following table shows the temperacities:

ture in other Station High Low AtIADLS .iiaiereiiivinnnseraes 56 oston ..... 56 37 Burbank . 80 fea . 49 31 Cincinnati « 54 4 C! « 45 34 Denver ... «82 34 Evansville .. . 56 45 . Wayne « 81 32 {Ft Worth as 55 48 { Indianapolis (City) 50 40 Kansas y 51 3” fami : 1 is-8t. P New Orleans ........ . 87 New York . . 62 46 Qklah ft . 80 41 QmMAaha oii . 81 42 . 81 40 66

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i Aer] he way from Boston through the Ohio Valley Io. Texas,

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igh the Ohio Valley and line, which is drawn through points where government experts pre-

fomorrow morning over into Missouri, Kansas

climax on Sunday with a Refor-| mation Day service in Cincinnati Garden. The Cincinnati Council of Churches will co-operate in the] service. The Rev. R. Melvyn Thompson of New Castle, Ind. | will lead the mammoth service.| Dr. Davison will preside and in-| stall his successor for the office of | president. |" The Disciples’ movement began | {in 1809 near Washington, Pa., un{der the leadership of Thomas and|

3 3 [Alexander Campbell, father and| '

son. Churches of the brotherhood now number 7877 with a member-| ship of 1,718,069. | When the Disciples of Christ held their first convention 100) years ago in Cincinnati, 156 dele: | gates represented 100 churches in 11 states.

Red Men Elect

A. N. Hilton, succeeded Emerson Calvert, Bloomington, as Grand Sachem of the Improved Order of Red! Men in Indiana. i Other new officers of the asso-! ciation included Edwin L. Healy, Indianapolis, great senior sagamore; Cecil Appleget, Clermont,

great chief of records. Mr. Hilton appointed Murray

great mishenewa, and Albert Kel-|

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PROBE POWER LINE PLOT CASTLEGAR, B. C, Oct. 25 Eight-year-old Hiram Kirkendall | aq off 3500 workers, will be

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Grim Christmas

Unemployment May Hit Five Million By Dec. 1 If Dispute Isn’t Ended

By CHARLES LUCEY, Scripps-Howard Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Oct. 25—Christmas comes two months from today and in the big part of U. S. industry fed on coal and the word is that—if the strikes don’t end soon—it will be a grim Even if someone comes up quickly with a formula for getting mines and mills back at work, a “pipeline” supply lag could give industry an attack of blind staggers in December.

Government officials, adding up : in many communities are beginthe strike score, say that as of . o's “hooort slackening o

early next week, 1,800,000 workness. Pittsburgh, Gary and ers will be out of jobs due directly centers sharpest

to the steel dispute. That includes some half million or so steelworkers on strike. Coal adds close to 400,000 jobless miners.

The rough estimate now is that

Dec. 1 unemployment will be close to five million if the strikes run Local Issues on, and that the number of 25 jobless by Jan. 1 could run t0|amertean SETS ........ aye 10 million. That would put theim Som. A nation on the toughest economic 10 b

spot it has been on since the depression. That the disputes haven't para lyzed America economically up to now is testimony to the months/So2% of stockpile buying in advance of} the stoppages. But the screws are tightening by the day. Here's now it looks gly: Corp p now in major industries: ertf-Jones cl A

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General Motors has gone to a ind, four-day week on trucks and In| incp: some other divisions. Ford wills} begin to slow production Nov. 11,

with final Assenibiies estimated to| iferson Nelional) oom. oH 3 close about Nov. 15. rysler an-| °K Co . . + nounced it will have to close in| iiseoin Net Lite a i two weeks. Lincoln Loan 5% pfd .e Nu a’ com ..... .s . *So 1 rare 105 109 Railroads sioxely-van cam eB At midnight tonight, by Inter-| Tanner & Co 85% pid ...... 96 > state Commerce Commission or-| gq, Bante Mallesble....... 8% 10. der, coal-burning passenger loco- {njted Telephone 5%. pid ..... 9 a motive mileage must be cut one-|Marmon-Herrington com 3% 4 fourth. The exceptions are where Mastle Asphalt eesvsanes sia i railroads have at least a 25-day Vb 455 Sid $5 wid" 3 wy . coal pile or a continuing source|’y ‘Ia Pub Se 3 3% 19 of supply. Train crews are being|N ind Pub Serv 4a%. 0% 2» laid off on many railroads—one progress. Lavmdrs’ om ise estimate {s that 94,000 rail em-|Bub Serv of Ind, com. Y Fi ployees are now out of owrk. The Ross Gear Tool com 9 Pennsylvania Railroad will dis-|5S, 1d G%% 9% a un continue 103 of its steam passen-|Stokely-Van Cam 1 13 Stokely-Van Camp pfd 17 18%

ger trains tonight. 0 ee Terre Haute Malleable .. ia 4 Metal US Machine Gun. ......... 1% 1% Metal-working industries, in-|Union Title Co. ro. Doo! i cluding achine tools, an estimated) Allen & Stew 88 57 25,000-30,000 men probably will be out of work by next week.

Locomotives American Locomotive Co., with plants at Schenectady and Dunkirk, N. Y., and with orders running well into 1950, is beginning|ig to taper off and may be down by Nov. 15.

Building Construction Both residential and non-resi-

dential probably will slow down for lack of steel in November.

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Farm Equipment Local Produce International Harvester Bas ow. Ur Tn od over “60 under 435 Ibs. ind "Leehorhs per cent down” in two or three Pieced sprinsers ic. and Shrines weeks 4c less than No. 1. - Egss—Current receipts, 55 Ibs. to case, 40c: Grade A large. 53c; Grade A mes dium, Be: Sade Jerse, 40c; Grade A With $100 million in wages al-|*"Bu¢ Bie: No.

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