Speedway Flyer, Volume 17, Number 35, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 April 1949 — Page 5

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Annual Vacation Church School Institute Sponsored by the Department of Religious Education of the Church Federation of Indianapolis. At the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, 34th St. at Central Ave. April 26 and 27. Theme: “The Living. Book.” Texts: Kindergarten—“ Happy Times in Our Church” (Units 3 and 4), Shields. Primary—“ Child Life in Bible Times,” Taylor. Junior—“ The Bible in the Building of Ljfe,” Magnuson. Junior High—“ Our Living Book,” Flynt.

SCHEDULE April 26 Tuesday, 9:oo—Registration: Mrs. Waite Castle, Miss Anna Bybee, Mrs. Richard Kline, Mrs. Geo. Wickes. 9:3o—Devotions: Dr. Howard J. Baumgartel, Church Federation. 9:45 —“Unique Values in the Vacation Church School” —Miss Florence Carmichael, former National Director of Children’s Work, Disciples of Christ. 10:05—Program Plans and Introductions: Mrs. John A. Clark* general chairman. - 10:20 —Announcements: Mr. Daniel R. Ehalt, Church Federation. 10:30 —Interest Groups: Kindergarten—Mrs. Walter Coburn Primary—Mrs. O. L. Booher Junior—Miss Fannie Bennett Junior High—Rev. Robert Moorhead

Administrator —Mrs. Ralph Johns 12:00 Lunch (coffee will be served by the women of Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. Bring sandwiches). I:oo—Visual Aids: Rev. Winston Bell and Miss Helen Newcomb. 2:oo—Creative Activities Demonstrations: Murals —Miss Phyllis Fitzpatrick Co-operative Posters —Miss Ann Mallett 3:3o —Adjournment April 27 Wednesday, 9:oo—Registration 9:3o—Devotions: Mrs. George Kimsey 9:4s—Program Summary: Mrs. John A. Clark 10:00 —Service Projects: Miss Helen Trindle 10:30—Interest Groups: Same as Tuesday (see above) 12:00—Lunch

I:oo—Workshop Activities: Fingerpainting, Spatterpainting, Modeling, Soap Carving, Shadow Pictures, Peep Shows, Oriental Houses, Scrolls, Slides, Dioramas, Costume - making, Shepherd Encampment, Illuminated Manuscripts. 3:3o—Adjournment Hosts: Miss Ruth Schnicke, Dr. Roy Ewing Vale, Rev. Robert Moorhead. Book Exhibit: Courtesy of the Meigs Publishing Co., Mrs. Florence E. Wolcott in charge. Indiana Bell Telephone Annual Report Record breaking progress in expanding and improving telephone facilities and a declining rate of return on the investment due to higher costs are highlights of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company’s annual report for 1948. Expending $23 million last year for new construction in one of

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the largest expansions of industry in the state, Indiana Bell added to its buildings and increased its lines and central office equipment to enable ■it to serve 46,000 new telephones, increasing the total telephones served to more than 523,000. More than three-fourths of the families living in Indiana Bell service areas now have a telephone compared with only about half the families three years ago. There were 11,000 applications for telephones waiting at the end of the year and several times that many applications for residence service with fewer parties on the lint.

The company’s revenues and expenses were higher. Total revenues increased to $38% million while operating expenses and taxes totaled 34% million. Earnings were $3% million in 1948, compared with $2% million in the previous year. The return on the investment was equivalent to 5%c per SI.OO invested for 1948, compared with 4c in 1947. In the report, Harry S. Hanna, Indiana Bell president, pointed out that the rate of return at the end of 1948 had again declined to about 4c per SI.OO on an annual basis, following recent wage increases.

“Since present rates were established,” Mr. Hanna said, “the economic conditions affecting the company have changed. Since then, most of our post-war expansion has taken place at costs that are substantially higher than before the war. The average investment per telephone rose from $l6B at the end of 1947 to $193 a year later. “Operating costs have continued to rise. The revenue from present rates is not sufficient to meet the higher costs of doing business and at the same time provide a fair return on the rapidly expanding investment. The Public Service Commission has been asked to authorize moderate increases in

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rates that will be fair to the public as well as to the company* During 1948 dial telephone service was installed at Bedford, New Albany and Jeffersonville. Preparations were nearly complete to convert the remaining manually operated telephones in Indianapolis to dial. Introduction of dial in other cities during the next few years is planned. Telephone conversations were up 10% to 3 million a day. Long distance calls increased to 83,000 a day. The speed of long distance service improved to about 2 minutes for the average out-of-town call and 90% were handled while the customer remained on the line, the report said. More long distance circuits will continue to be added. A new development in prospect to speed the service further is the use of new equipment

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which will permit the long distance operator to dial straight through to the called telephone without the assistance of other operators along the route. Busy years ahead in the telephone industry are expected. Indiana Bell’s construction program will move forward in order to provide telephone service to all who request it and to furnish each customer with the class of service he prefers. Facilities to carry chain television broadcasts afe also planned. “In meeting the public’s need for the best in telephone service, the company has its place among the leading contributors to progress and prosperity in Indiana,” Mr. Hanna said.

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wo can afford it. At the sama time,, we ignore war-time debt, and forget that wo ever did any “deficit’ll pending! Government MVETWEdedtUnlimited cate ourselves te unlimited government? Our federal government has been the worst offender here. Knowing that “power te tex is newer to destroy,* the founding fathers placed tax power upon Congress. This power was net meant to be abused. Citterns then were aware that government waa meant to servo them, not they to serve the government That is the viewpoint of taxpayers. But times have changed. Nowadays American voters (though they be taxpayers to the tune of billions) look upon thomselvoo first as receivers of government benefits, last as payers of tax. Our federal government is now making payments direct to 15,830,899 persons. Some of these are necessary. But too many of us, far too many for the good of the nation, have a personal interest in seeing government expenditures continue. Will any of these 16 million bite the hand that feeds them? You see, this is the way we ourselves can undermine the cornerstone of freedom. Almost without knowing it, we have created a huge central government, then given it power to perpetuate itself. If big government can minimise the dangers of entrenched bureaucracy, keep public waste and extravagance out of sight, and go on taxtag then this thing will continue regardless of the party in power. When big government sells people on the Idea of lavish handouts which they themselves pay for by high taxes, you can call this bribing people with their own monoyl