The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-21
To STANDARDIZE
STATE SUPPLIES
Buyers for State Institution Discus,
Plans for Central Purchasing
Bureau.
Harrisburg

lidi puiChdbihB uuitdu iui buCn lnSti.
tItions, with Governor Brumbaugh and
members OF the State Economy and
Efficiency Commission, and commit.
tees were named to consider the Ques.
tions and agree upon uniform needs.
Governor Brumbaugh urged co-opera.
tion in buying and economical meth.
DDS, stating that the Department Of
Agriculture had in mind soil study
and plans to aid the farms OF State
institutions. The governor suggesting
standardlzlng supplies. uniform &C.
counting and closer cooperation be.
tween Harrisburg and the institutions.
Attorney General Brown advocated the
central purchasing bureau, and Coun.
sci Harry s. McDevitt discussed the
findings Of the commission and urged
that needs be studied and anticipated.
II was suggested that the superlntend.
ents consider the advisabllity OF a co.
operative plan Of buying and direct
purchases in bulk.
Limit For Women 50 Hours In Week.
Attorney General Brown rendered an
opinion to William Lauder, secretary
of the State Industrial Board, IN
which he rules that the word week in
the women's employment act does
mean calendar week, but that won.
en- can not be employed in establish.
hn MI M aaia
more than fifty-four hours in seven
consecutive days. The question was
submitted to the Industrial Board by
representatives OF various mercantile
associations. The decision is Of much
Importance to stores as It has direct
bearing on holiday business hours.
In his opinion Mr.. Brown says:
"The three days on which a female
employe may be employed two hours
overtime during a week In which q
holiday occurs and is observed by an
establishment employing her, are not
confined to the calendar week IN
which the holiday comes, but may be
any three days OF the seven consecn
tive days within which such holiday
falls. but that much overtime employ.
ment shall not operate TO cause any
such employe TO work more than ff.
ty-four hours within any seven con.
secutive days.
Consequently, in effect, although
the three days OF overtime employ
ment mny come In the calendar week
preceding the one In which a holiday
occurs II they be within seven days Of
such holiday, yet the total hours Of
employment throughout the entire
calendar week in which the overtime
work In such case is performed can
not lawfully exceed fifty-four"
State Senate Paintings.
The FIVE mural decorations painted
for the State Senate chamber by Miss
Violet Oakley, the Philadelphia artist
will be placed in position this week
Miss Oakley has completed the first OF
the series at Philadelphia and will
have a view of them on Thursday
They will be sent here on Tuesday
and Immediately hung. The paintings,
which represent men and incidents in
Pennsylvania history, are to be ready
when the Senate meets. Four Others
will be placed next Summer. They
are partially completed. The next
Legislature will make provision for the
series OF decorations representing the
development of law from oral tradi
ton to the code which Miss Oakley
will paint for the Supreme Court
chamber. II Is probable that some
thing will also be done regarding dec
orations for the north corridor OF the
Capitol
Award To Widow 10 Upheld.
The State Workmen's Compensation
Board in an opinion by Chairman
Mackey has upheld Referee Klauder,
Of Philadelphia, in making an award to
Grace A. Keller In a compensation
claim for the death OF her husband,
an employe OF the Aubrey Ice and
Coal Company, Philadelphia. The man
died from illness which II was claimed
was caused by an injury and the
opinion deals with the admissibllity
of evidence In compensation cases
The widow has five children under
ten years OF age and her husband
earned SIS a week.
Third As Potato Producer.
Figures issued by the State Depart.
ment OF Agriculture Bureau of Sta
tistics show Pennsylvania jumped
from sixth to third place as producer
Of potatoes this year. being exceeded
only by Maine and New York. II
stands second as an apple growing
State
Damage to Pine Trees Reported.
Serious damage to white pine trees
throughout the State is reported by
the State zoologlst and experts are
being sent out to the various state
reserves to head off the dangers. The
work is being handled in conjunction
with Government men.
Stock Transfer Nets $4,000.
The States receipts from It's stock
transfer tax amounted to $24,S5f.S
during the month Of November 40
cording to the statement made at the
State Treasury. This is the hignes'
sum received in any one month.
Dr.. Walton Reappointed.
DR.. L. L. Walton, of Williamsport
was reappointed member OF tns