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Detroit evening times., 1946-01-25
Ford Agreement
Believed Near

Talk OF an early settlement in
the Ford UAW-CIO wage negotia-
tions persisted today while the
UAW strike against General Mo-
tors went into its 66th day with
GM denying National Labor Rela-
tions Board charges of lack of
god faith in collective bar
gaining.
UGlon leaders promised start
ling developments" in the Ford
negotiations, which were resumed
today after the principals met for
six hours yesterday. Despite ru-
morS, however, there was no Of
ficial word that a compromise
was near on the union demand
for a 1914 -cent-an-hour pay hike
and the Ford offer of 171a cents.
In anSw wering the NLRB
charges, General Motors coun-
tered that the union had failed
to bargain in good faith and asked
that the NLRB complaint be dis
missed.
A hearing on the charge is
slated for next Monday before
NLRB trial examiner Gerard d.
Reilly.
Negotiations between the UAW-
Go and the Chrysler Corp. were
resumed today after a continuous
eight-hour session yesterday
II was rumored the union had
scaled down its original wage de-
mand TO a 1914 cents hourly raise.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-25
Vets Favor Bonus

Mt. CLEMENS, Jan. IS -
Thirty-seven of 3S aeon 3
County war veterans told veter-
ans counselors they favor pay
ment of a federal bonus,
Nineteen thought the state
should use its S5l, 100000 on pay
ment of a bonus, IL favored use
of the money for hospitals or 10
aid disabled vets.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-25
Radio DOOnS
Singing Wires

kilograms by radio instead OF
wire will be the rule in the near
future, T.. G. Bowen, Detroit sup
erintendent of Western Union
Telegraph Co.. said today.
The hange. Bowen added
would eliminate trunk pole lines
and hundreds of thousands OF
miles of wire.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-25

parents received from the navy
March 7, l945, said he had been
Killed in action on Two Jima.
II don't know what 10 think"
Mrs. OsSignac said. II don't
know, i don't know"
Her second husband. Joe Ossig.
mac. a full blooded Indian who
had been Wounded on Tarawa
stood beside his pretty wife.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-25
Volunteers Sought
For Settlements

An appeal for volunteers to lead
group activities in settlement
houses and community centers
was voiced today by the volunteer
committee Of the Council of So
cial Agencies.
The committee reported that
1923 volunteers referred through
the central volunteer bureau had
served l05,3Sl hours in the last
year al the USO, hospitals. OPA
and elsewhere.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-25
Spurs PetriIIo Curb

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (AP)
Rep. Boren CD of Oklahoma
will ask the House rules commit
tee today TO give a green light
to legislation which
he said was designed 10 curb
"dictatorial powers of James c,
Petrillo, musicians union chief.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-25
TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL EXAMPLES

The Company also announces and lower electric
service rates. made possible by lower Federal sDd
by expected increase in the of electricity.
These lower schedules bringing savings to many
farm residence commercial and industrial users began
take effect in January of this year Future advertise
ments will tell about them
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-25

Q. Ts .OhGI sSdysss so;n refl1sd oksck -
Bl0iLed'
A. All refund checks viii be naiSed 70
the address as which electric service
was supplied, unle~s you have given
the Company your forwarding ad-
dress.
Q. Cos my refund BE- o-edised 10 N, e-rven1
electric biH2
A. No. All refund money r. being paid
by the Trustee. To apply the refund
against your current bill would re-
quire . larger staff and additional
bookkeeping which would increase
the cost Of making the refund.
o. Can I cal The Detroa Edisoa Componv
and find otn he amount Of refund sCtH
receive?
A. Sorry, no. Because Of the millions Of
records involved, il will be impos-
sible to discuss individual accounts
until after your refund check has
been mailed.
Q. Vhn should do Il do not receive NJ
refund check By June 1902
A. Al that time call The Detroit Edison
Company. and ask for the Refund
Department. This Department will
investigate your ease and get the
refund 10 you.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-25

your average ball for two n,oaths'
electric service, provided you have
had service for the entire tvO-yesr
period.
o. Ho-- Is The DetyoI Ediso~ CosApus, s6Ls
10 make this retIndy
~ This MONEY comes from q fund set
aside BY the Edison COMPANY and
impounded by the Court. About
six-sevenths Of il was collected 10 pay
Federal Wartime Taxes. About one
seventh was taken from the Com
pany's earnings during 1914 and
l945.
.. When piH receive this refund?
A. Sometime after February. 1916 and
before June, 1916. IL requires in
dividual processing of IL million
electric bills To issue more than
1,l50,00O refund checks. So the first
refund checks cannot be issued BE-
fore Feb. /, 1916. They will then
be mailed out at the rate Of / l 900
day.
Q. II hare receiued service at more than one
address during this period, piH receive
ess check covering all dddresses7
A. No. A separate check will be issued
for each address at which you re-
eeived service. These checks will be
mailed at different times.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-25

Q. Is u secessavJ 10 apply 10 The De1oI
Edisos Company ior this retIand2
A. No. A complete record Of al c.sao-
mers bills is in our files.
Q. Who is entitied 10 q relnnd2
A. All customers including residential
farm, water heating, commercial, in
dustrial, and municipal. who have
received electric service from The
Detroit Edison Company for any
period between Jan. l, 1914 and
Dec. 81. I945.
Q. Ehaf should do to insars my receiving
my refund check?
A. II YOU do not have our electric serv-
ice in your name nov, or should
move before June, 1916, be sure the
Company has your correct forward
ing address. Please leave thi. adj
dress at any customer Office or mail
your new addres. to The Detroit Edi-
son Company, 1000 Second Avenue,
Detroit 20, Michigan. Otherwise,
there is nothing you need to do
about IL.
.. doV much refund piH get'
A. The exact percentage cannot be de-
termined until the Trnstee appointed
b the Court has approved the de-
tails OF the pian. As q general guide
your refund will be about equal 10
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-25
Beware Coughs
Following Flu

After the fiu Is over and gone, the
cough that follows may develop
into chronic bronchitis il neglected.
Cusomulsion relieves promptly be-
cause il goes rightSo the seat OF the
trouble TO help loosen and expel germ
laden phlegm, and aid nature 10
soothe and heal raw, tender. infiamed
bronchial mucous membranes. No
matter how many medicines you
have tried, tell your druggist 10 sell
you a bottle Of Creomulsion with the
understanding you must like the
way II quickly allays the cough or
you are to have your money back.
ICREOMULSION
For Couchs. Chest Colds. Bronchitis
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-25
New Lower Rates
ALL EDISON ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS

The Detroit Edison Company announces with the sp-
proval of the Michigan Public Service Commission
refund of than sl6,OOOOOO This refund is to be
distributed to all of its electric service customers on the
basis of approximately geo of their bills for electric
services during 1914 and l945.
And in January 1916, electric rate reductions be
came effective
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-25

customers Refund checks viii be mailed starting in
February.
All refunds win be figured according electric service
bills All types of customers-resdence, farm,
cal industrial and municipal will receive their proper
tionate share,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-20
ton of produce.

ton of produce.
''The Cuba rum" said Mr.. Baer,
who undoubtedly regards air trans
portation in his field as a matter of a
short time, will be wonderful. We
can have tropical fruits here from
Cuba overnight, whereas the boat-to-
Observation-Disclosures opera
ton now takes seven or eight days.
Sometimes longer"
Another fact that Mr.. Baer pointed
out, which with adequate air trans
port would be impossible, is that a
lettuce shortage on this coast cannot
under present rail transport (seven
or eight days enroute), be relieved
in less than fifteen days from the
time it becomes pronounced. With
the Packet capable of making the
run in a fe wminutes over 9 hours,
shortages wouldn't exist.
In the meantime the Service and
Wholesale Division of the N. l.. F. F.
V. D., will meet in Charlotte, N. c.,
on the 10Th and goth of this month to
review the data that is being pain
stakingly collected, and map out a
program to be presented at the ma
tional convention in Palm Beach in
January. Mr.. Baer will again preside.
Next month the first of the Baer
Brothers refrigerated delivery
trucks is scheduled for arrival here,
designed to be a forerunner of fleet.
If Hagerstown and the surrounding
communities suffer from lack of
vitamins lost in transport, it will Ger
tainy not be the fault of John and
Martin Baer, or Fred Thompson.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-20

of the more delicate items, such as
mushrooms and peppers. In addition,
a fan circulation installation in the
citrus and melon storage rooms has
reduced spoilage to less than one
Il per cent.
| In the other side of the building,
the frozen food lockers open off of a
mic ely appointed and immaculate
lobby. The housewife brings her
vegetables in and they are quick
frozen in an adjoining quick freeze
room. The Baer brothers discovered
some time ago that freezing after the
foods were put into the lockers lead
to certain amount of spoilage,
which has now been completely
eradicated by quick freeze on the
spot.
There are three thousand lockers,
aging and conditioning rooms for
meat, and a new type ray which,
when turned on meats in the process
of conditioning, prevents the forma-
ton of mold.
John Baer, who is chairman of the
Service Wholesale Division of the
National League of Fresh Fruit and
Vegetable distributors, is rapidly
gaining recognition in the field on
the basis of Baer Brothers unusually
efficient and progressive operation.
At the New York convention re-
Gently, at which he presided, he was
asked to write an article for the Cal
ifornia Fruit and Vegetable Review,
which will soon be in print, telling
the story of the local development.
He has lot to say about the enor-
nous advantage to the consumer of
air transportation for perishables.
''The packers and growers are both
doing fine job" he said, "but we
feel that the wholesalers are going to
have to do an educational job on
fresh fruits and vegetables if we are
to hold our place in the industry.
First we must get our own house in
order, which means that we must ar
range to place merchandise in retail
stores in as nearly as possible the
same condition as it was packed.
THAT, of course, is where the air
lines are the perfect medium. Sew
eral lines are now making regular
runs between the West Coast and
Chicago and every angle of the en-
ormous possibilities is being careful
ly studied.
The Fairchild Aircraft Division
has prepared an exhaustive and COM
prehensive report on every phase
fom protection of vitamin content to
prevention of spoilage, looking to the
day when the Packet will be avail
able as a medium for the transporta-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-20

to myself, that Baer Brothers are
getting seriously interested in air
transportation of fresh fruits and
vegetables.
1t meant just that, I discovered
when 1 got in touch with John Baer,
the young man who, with his broth
er Martin, has developed a $15O,0OO
business out of virtually nothing,
and is, in addition, president of the
Western Maryland Chapter of the
Maryland Motor Carriers Associa-
ton and member of the Board of
Directors of the Chamber of Com
merce.
The whole thing ended with my
making grand tour of Baer Broth
ers great warehouse one of the most
modern and best equipped in the en-
tire East, and, in this town of $4,000
population, superior to anything
that Baltimore can boast. Escorted
by Mr. Thompson and Mr.. Marion
Gonso, the sales manager, I saw it
all.
The building of this business rep
resents not only one of the finest
services offered to local consumers
and surrounding communities with
in a 60-mile radius, but also consti-
tutes one of the most interesting and
inspiring "local bows make good"
stories in the current scene.
Fifteen years ago John and Martin
Baer set up their produce business in
a frame garage which set them back
81 a month for rent. They had, as
an added asset, one truck, in which
they hauled all produce, except
home grown items, from the BaIti-
more market.
John and Martin Baer knew a lot
about potatoes. By carefully grading
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-20

sential for good chips and they must
be moved from the warehouse to the
manufacturer in refrigerated trucks.
l suppose that several carloads of
potato chips have been consumed in
my home over the years, but, like
Mrs. Average Consumer, I didn't
know how much special handling
was required until John Baer ex-
planned the process to me.
The plant has conditioning rooms
capable of handling three carloads
of bananas hold your hats, house
Wives,-that doesn't mean they can
always get three carloads these days.
Add to things l never knew till now,
bananas and tomatoes cannot be
ripened in the same room, or for that
matter bananas and any other fruit.
A gas given off by the ripening ba-
nanas breaks down the structures of
other fruits.
Shivering in the frozen foods
room, where the temperature was
lowering around so degrees below
zero, l encountered frozen delicacies
entirely new to me- Already cook
ed and quick-frozen were such ap-
petite perker-uppers as deep sea
scallops, lobster and turkey outlets,
Southern fried chicken, ready to
heat and serve. There were cello
plane bags of whole chickens in adj
dition to the luscious spit broilers
and cut up fryers.
Wet merchandise, which includes
cabbage, lettuce, carrots, and so on, is
kept in a humidity controlled room
where the temperature is between
So and 38 degrees and there are spe-
cial rooms for the ripening of winter
pears, apple storage and the storage
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-20
By MILDRED Schoen

and selecting them for eating quality,
they soon were handling most of the
potato business in the community
and two years after they began their
modest operation they moved to a
new location. This time, a warehouse
40 by 80 feet, in which they installed
such modern facilities as a small re-
frigeration room for vegetables and
two humidity controlled banana
rooms.
They remained in this location I'M
til five years ago when they bought
and moved to their present ware
house, a four-story building with a
capacity for rs carloads of merchan-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-20

The typed release announced that
Fred Thompson, for three years
assistant traffic manager for Fair
child Aircraft Division, had joined
the firm of Baer Brothers, as traffic
manager.
This was news, naturally. Fred
Thompson, who has had wide
background of study in traffic prob
lens, was president last year of the
Hagerstown Traffic Club and is a
member of the Baltimore Traffic
Club.
The harried consumer in my
makeup scented a story in back of
the story. 1.-Two Bits" says, I thought
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-20

Daily newspapers in the United
States increased from 200 in 1880 to
an all-time peak of 2,461 in 1916,
but at the start of World War II, the
number had decreased to 2,147.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-20

also an epicure's delight. From the
humidity controlled banana rooms
on the first floor, dripping with
moisture hung great punches of rip
ening bananas, to the below zero
frozen food rooms, where great
clouds of cold moisture rush out as
the heavy doors are opened, this
modern warehouse is a consumers
dream.
It's curious how you can be con-
sumner all your life and still know so
little about angles. For instance,
Baer Brothers have a special room
for conditioning potatoes for potato
chips. Certain temperatures are es-
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-20

along the entire length for truck
loading.
Almost the entire building above
the first floor is refrigerated. Each
storage room has separate controls
and five great refrigeration ma
chimes in the basement hum day and
night.
From the consumer viewpoint a
tour of Baer Brothers is not only a
revelation in the thought and care
that goes into merchandising, but
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-20

West Virginia joined the Union on
June 20, 1863, and the Armistice was
signed between Germany and France
on June 20, 1910.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-20

disc at cold storage and Is cars at
regular temperatures. Adorned by
a four-track railroad siding, mer-
chandise is moved from the cars di-
rectly into the building and on the
opposite side, overhead doors open
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-06-20
Baer Brothers Announce Appointment Of Fred Thompson
AS Traffic Manager: Firm Looks To Air transportation


And Vegetables Ain Is Just Around The Come.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
Pictures

DIVISION PRESIDENT - Left,
Mrs. Paul Borden of Goldsboro,
who is scheduled to attend the
golden jubilee convention of the
UDC which will open here Tues
day evening.
MISS ELIZABETH JOCELYN
PECK-Circle, attractive daugh-
ter of Mrs. Oscar Parsley Peck
of Wilmington, whose engagement
is announced today to Allan Tay-
lor Strange, son of MI. and Mrs.
Robert Strange also of this city.
The wedding will be an event of
the latter part of January.
AT THE SHOW-Top right, Mrs.
Bruce B. Cameron, Jr., of Forest
Hills, snapped by the Star-News
Photographer Pete Knight Fri
day afternoon at the ninth annual
Cape Fear Horse show which clos
ed last evening.
MRS. JIMMY MITCHELL -
Lower photo, of High Point, noted
amateur woman rider up on Bour-
bon Streak, her fine five gated
horse, entered in the champion
ship stakes at various of the bet
ter Southern Horse shows. Bourbon
Streak was the winner of a quail
flying class at Friday nights per-
Torrance of the ninth annual Cape
Fear Horse show, staged by the
Wilmington Rotary club at the
American Legion stadium this
weekend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
JocelYn Peck,
Ian STRANGE
Engaged To Wed
Wedding Of Popular Couple
Will Take Place The Lat
ter Part Of January

OF interest to society here IS
the announcement today Of the
engagement Of Miss Elizabeth
Jocelyn Peck, attractive daughter
of Mrs. Oscar Parsley Peck of this
city, to Allan Taylor Strange, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Strange
also of this city.
Miss Peck is a popular member
of the young social contingent OF
Wilmington and is a past presi-
dent of the Spinsters club and a
graduate of the local high school
and Marjorie Webster college in
Washington D. c.
Mr.. Strange attended the Uni
versity of North Carolina, and
Westminster college, New Will
mington Penn. His three years
service in the armed forces in
cludes one year spent in the Euro
pean theatre.
The wedding will be an event Of
the latter part OF January.
BIRTH ANNOUNCED :
Mrs. Harland J. Harris an
nounces the birth Of a son, Har
land J.. Harris at the University
hospital, Madison, Wis, on October
3. Mrs. Harris is the former Sylvia
Hall daughter of Mrs. W. A. Mac
Donald of Wilmington. Mr.. Harris
died last month following a short
illness
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
Little Theatre
Play Tryouts
Set Wednesday
For State Of The Union,
Broadway Hit, To Be
Picked

The ITALIAN Association will
hold public tryouts on Wednesday
evening at 8 O'CLOCK the play Estate
of the Union" which will be staged
here during the fall by the Thalian
association. The tryouts will be
held at the Community Recreation
center, Second and Orange street,
and all persons intere sted are
cordially invited to attend.
I This 1916 Pulitzer prize winner
by Howard Lindsay and Russell
Grouse will be under the direction
of Lester w. Preston, and deals
with the present political situa-
ton based On the coming national
conventions. The play has a cast
of II characters, II men and 6
women with five major roles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
Country Club
Plans Opening
Event Saturday
Dinner Dance Will Be Given
At Clubhouse Interest
ing Program Outlined.

This Saturday. evening the Cape
roor Country club will officially
mon IFS doors for the winter season
and plans are under way for the
opening event to be held in the
torm of a dinner dance for
members and their guests.
The clubhouse has recently been
ronainted and number of repairs
made to which will add greatly
IN the enjoyment of the many
event; scheduled during the COM
ing year.
An interesting and varied pro-
cram of social affairs have been
nlanned for the season. and of
special interest will be the dupli-
cate bridge games to be held each
Tuesday evening beginning at 8
o'clock. Mrs. R. S. McCelland,
Mrs. R. B. Hare, Jr., and Mrs.
H. A. Marks will be in charge of
this program throughout the year.
Scores will be kept on a large score
board for the entire season.
On Thursdays the ladies. bridge
luncheon will be held between the
hours of II a. m. and $3.50 p. m.
for members and their out-of-town
guests. Deadline for reservations
for these events will be 8 o'clock
tie Tuesday night preceding the
party. Members may make their
reservations at any time during
Continued on Page Two; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-06
New Brownie Scout
Troop Is Organized

A new Brownie Scout troop will
be organized on Tuesday at 3 pm.
at the Trinity Methodist church,
18th and Market streets, FOR girls
between the ages of Z and 10 years.
Any girl from 7 to 10 years cid
is invited to join the troop or to
bring her mother with her to this
initial meeting.
Mrs. A. D. Gardner will be lead
er of this troop.