Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-04
START MOVEMNT
TO SHORTEN HOURS
OF STORE WORKERS
LEADING STORES PRACTICALLY
UNANIMOUS IN FAVOR OF
QUESTION; MEETS GENERAL
APPROVAL OF CITIZENS.

A movement which has been agi-
tated for some time by some who are
very much interested in the welfare
of working people came to head
this week in the circulation of an
agreement to close the stores at six
O'Clock instead of seven and later, as
has been the custom in the past in
Fitzgerald The proposition met with
an enthusiastic reception upon the
part of many of our forward looking
merchants, the result being that the
dry goods, shoes, millinery and kim
dred lines agreed unanimously with
the exception of a few who were out
of the city. And all of the leading
grocers also signed with the eXcep-
ton of few East Pine Street stores.
All of the market men agreed to
close provided that competition in
their line would close except the Raw
Inns Market and the Star Market.
Their refusal to cooperate will cause
several others to remain open.
The general public will certainly
appreciate and cooperate with this
movement by making all purchases
prior to six o'clock, beginning March
2, when they realize that many of
these people have worked from eleven
to as high as thirteen hours a day.
Such hours are altogether unneces-
sary, unreasonable, inhuman and I'M
christian. These who serve the pub
lie so well, certainly deserve this
much consideration from the public,
whom they serve.
The closing agreement with sigma
turaC and exclamation follow:
Fitzgerald, Ga, Feb. 2, 1926.
"Realizing that there is desire
upon the part of the Merchants and
Clerks to have the closing hour at
600 p. NJ, except on the first and
Fifteenth, when it shall be at 8 100 P.
NJ, we the undersigned Merchants
are willing to enter into this agree
ment and close our places of business
at the above stated hours until fur
Their notice. This to become effective
March ., 1926"
SIGNED-The Vendome Grocery,
J. C. Wilson, J. A. Jones (The Jones
Coz, Sam Abrams, Majors Company,
Kruger Department Store, The Great
A. & P. Tea Co., Miller & Raine Fur
niture Co., Mrs. C. E. Newton, Home
Furniture Co., Mcclellan Ten Cent
| Store (if competition closes), Brad
shaw Music Co., o. l.. Bradshaw, Rus
sell Brothers, M. Gottlieb, The I'm
dersellers Store, Fitzgerald Bargain
Store, Harold Aronson, Sam Weiner,
Empire Store, Phoenix Warehouse
Co., H. A. Powell, Davis Brothers Co.,
Fitzgerald Candy Co., White Swan
Laundry Except extra shift. The
following two signed the above pc
tition with the provision that they
would not be asked to close on Thurs
day afternoon: J. NJ. Churchwell,
The Bazaar Store.
The proper authorities could not
| be interviewed on account of being
out of the city at the following places,
| but the managers and assistants in
terviewed stated that they were con-
| fident signatures would be secured !:
| The Surprise Store, Alex Kruger,
Mrs. NJ. Salter, Rogers Stores on
/ Main and Pine Streets, F. E, Wyman.
Mrs. BEEN. of the Fitzgerald Ten
Cent Store, Stated that her clerks
would be relieved at the same time
| that other clerks generally were re-
Iieved, but she did not sign the agree
ment.
A further report will be made next
| week by the committee which has this
| work in charge. q
COMMITTEE. Y