The Kokomo Tribune from Kokomo, Indiana • Page 24

KOKOMO (Ind.) TRIBUNE. -Tuesday, Feb. 28, 1956 Economists Say No Inflation In Sight Prices Inching Up; Food Declines Are Holding Line By STERLING F. GREEN WASHINGTON Wl -Government record set in October 1953. In that month the index stood at 115.4 per economists today stuck to their 1947-9 average; today's forecasts of "no inflation" while reporting prices still are edging up generally; with falling food costs obscuring the rise.

The consumer price index for January, issued last week, showed a slight decline for the second successive, month. The drop was caused primarily by lower meat and grocery bills. But price boosts have occurred in many basic industries in recent months and copper, lumber, fuel oil, tin, rubber and rayon, among others. There is trade talk of possible hikes in steel and aluminum. This might seem to conflict with President Eisenhower's assertion, in the economic message to Congress a month that record income and production levels were achieved in 1955 "without the specious aid of price inflation." Official statistics support Eisenhower's views.

Although almost all family budget items except food rose during 1955, the bureau of Labor Statistics consumer index climbed only four-tenths of 1 per cent for the year. Food, representing 30 per cent the index, dropped seven tenths pe cent last year and almost 5 pe cent in the past four years. That movement reflects in par the five-year, 25 per cent slump prices received by farmers. .1 probably has prevented living cost from moving up past the all-tim Custom Made VENETIAN BLINDS 24 -HOUR LAUNDRY SERVICE TAPES CORDS SLATS THOROUGHLY CLEANED! We Re-Tape Re-Cord All Makes Venetian Blinds. Free Estimates! PHONE 26262 814 N.

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Not counting farm products and processed foods, the basic industrial commodities rose more than 4 per cent in 1955. -Meats skidded 17 per cent and processed foods dropped 5 per cent. In the wholesale hi other words, recent price "stability" has meant averaging out a steep decline in food and farm products against a sharp rise in almost everything else. government economists, while unwilling to be quoted on any forecasts, report that they expect more of the same during at least the fore part of 1956. They make one important exception: farm prices, they agree, may stabilize but probably will not rise appreciably this year.

Continued rises are expected in many of the consumer costs which increased last year. Those items, and the approximate percentage of 1955. increase for each, included: Rent, up per cent; gas and electricity, 2 per cent; coal and oil, 2 per cent; household operation (repairs, services, and so on), almost 4 per cent; reading and recreation, one-fifth of 1 per cent; tobacco, liquor, lawyers' and banking fees and other miscellaneous items, one half of 1 per cent. Clothing prices were quite steady, except shoes, and house furnishings declined by almost 2 per cent. These were slightly down again'last month because of January sales.

Cracks Up New Auto Near Home NIGHOLASVILLE, Ky. ffi-Mrs. Charles H. Stinnett was watching when her husband drove toward home in his new car. Two doors from home, the auto crashed into a utility pole and overturned.

Stinnett, 84, was dead. He received head and body injuries, but Mrs. Stinnett said he had been ill and may have suffered a hear Lake Central Trial Is For April 11 CANNED WHISTLED- Elmo Tanner, right; the famous whistler of the Ted Weems band until a years leaves his' whistle behind with Johnnie Wattles, local professional' musician, holds one of Tanner's latest recordings of "Avalon" and "Nightingale." (Tribune Photo) No One's Been Successful In Imitating Elmo Tanner By ROBERT J. HAMP JR. it odd? Nearly everybody whistles if he is in the mood, but how many persons whistle for a living? The man who perhaps is the best known among whistling entertainers can't recall any others who primarily are whistlers.

During a recent visit to Kokomo the, famous Elmo Tanner, late of the Ted Weems orchestra, pleased hundreds with his particular warbling gave "live" performances of the songs for which he is best known, such as the Weems theme, "Out of the Night," and "Heartaches," perhaps his best-liked specialty. Elmo has been on his own for the children as- well as to Mrs. Tanner. I Elmo's latest recording work has the same old whistling style that Anderson. was heard over the airwaves so Gets Fire AI0rm Admirals To Get 'Boot' Training LINCOTJiJ.

Sixtyive admirals are going to enter "boot" recruit' training at Great Lakes naval base. They'are admirals in the "Great Navy of Nebraska" which doesn't even have a pair of oars, being strictly an whose members number in the thousands. The 65 recruits are members of the "Beef State Company" 'enlisted in They were given their honorary "Nebraska Admi- Kokomo official, business and ral" commissions by Gov. industrial. circles are interested in the announcement that the long pending hearing into" the validity of a contract to purchase Lake Central Airlines held by "North Central Airlines, a Wisconsin cor poration, has been trial April 11 in the United "States District Court in Indianapolis.

The of Lake Central Airlines are fighting -North Central's attempt to acquire stock, on the grounds that a contract made'-between the. former, owners of Lake Central and North Central is invalid. Lake Central has U. S. District Courti for a declaratory judgment stating that certain contract terms have, been violated voiding the North; Central applied for the routes outside of the contract to purchase, which was contrary to the specific provisions of the contract; 2.

pay-' m'ent was made for the- purchase as required by the contract; and 3. North Central delayed proceedings before the Civil Aeronautics -Board to approve the contract, contrary to the procedure! outlined in the contract. North-Central'holds that the contract is still in effect, and that the employes had no right to the local service airline's stock, from the former owners. Seeks Mail Chute, ft ma nn Business For Tour Health ILLS DRUG STORE and Markland MOUND'S SYCAMORE VILLAGE INN 51,00 DAY AT KQLINO'S Choice Of GOLDEN BROWN CHICKEN DELICIOUS ITALIAN SPAGHETTI CANADIAN PERCH ROAST SIRLOIN OF BEEF THIS WED. 7-2-HOUR DELIVERY Commercial Photography TWO FULL TIME PHOTOGRAPHERS To Provide Fast, Efficient Service 2-3259 From 8 to 5 P.M.

for Appointments Ask For HOWARD NEWMAN or ROBERT PFOHL KOKOMO FILM SERVICE much in the 1930's. A recording star for Dot Records, he has teamed with Billie Vaughn's orchestra for "Avalon" on one side LOUISVILLE, Ky. Iff) Mrs. George M. Fly's letters weren't addressed to the fire department, and "v-ahf i tt but they brought two hook and Nightingale on the other.

ladder The background music is original and interesting. Many persons have attempted to imitate Elmo's warble. Some do it quite well, but none has'succeed- ed exactly. The reason may be the high roof of the mouth which makes for plenty of room and a lot of resonance'. As a boy, Elmo started out with in a hurry.

Mrs. Fly, of Nashville, a guest in a hotel, told the panting, firemen she asked a maid the lo-' cation of the mail chute. i to the red "alarm box," the maid replied. Mrs. Fly inadvertently punched the fire alarm.

had difficulty reading notes. Violin training helped him to perfect his Hodge, an investigator for the REVIVAL AT HEMLOCK FRIENDS CHURCH BEGINNING MARCH I II EVANGELIST: PAUL GOINGS, Pastor of Westfield Friends Meeting. Sterrett Grace Nash of Frankton, Ind. Pastors of the Shiloh Meeting Will Be In Charge of the Musical Program. CLARENCE OZIER, Pastor five years, but he spent 20 years the violin and was doing fairly well (from 1930 to 1950) wiOi the Weems until his eyes went bad and.he, organization getting his name well enough known to go into business himself.

He is in much demand, too, going about the country filling engagements at night spots. A modern version of the troubadour, he is on the move so much, that it has been nearly a year since he was home in Birmingham. He's a man who's torn between two desires. Apparently he likes his work of bringing enjoyment to Runs Out CATLETTSBURG, Ky. Wl-Jack ear, valuable asset to anybody who whistles or sings.

He memorizes instantly. He can look at a lyric once, put it down and sing or whistle it. And he can remember words at a Evidently, this affable fellow goes over with audiences. He.end- ed his engagement at Basil's Restaurant here and returned to Aurora, 111., where he had appeared people. But at the same time he only three months ago.

wishes he could be with his fam- ay more Send Chili Supper Musicians, like most- persons, live in anticipation. Mr. Tanner is 10 raklStGn I CXOHS counting the months and weeks until summer when he'll be playing the Leland Hotel at Sault St. Marie, and the family will be with him for six weeks of fishing and enjoying the invigorating air of Northern Michigan in the summertime. He's a devoted father.

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