Evening star., 1933-07-30

johnson, national Industrial re.
covery administrator, was made public
as follows:
Code of fair competition for the auto.
mobile industry under the provisions oi
section of title l of the national
industrial recovery act.
The following provisions are estab.
lished as a code of fair competition fol
the automobile industry:
l. The term motor vehicles" a!
used herein means automobiles, includ.
ing cars, trucks, busseS and other com.
mercial vehicles for use on the highway
The term automobile industry" a
used herein includes the manufacturing
and assembling within the United State,
Of motor vehicles and bodies therefor
and of component and repair parts ant
accessories by manufacturers or Assem-.
blers of motor vehicles.
Terms Are Explained.
The term chamber" as used herein
means National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce, a trade association hav-
ing its Office at No. 366 Madison ave-
nue.. New York City.
The term employees" as used herein
means all persons employed in the con-
The term employers" as used herein
means all persons, partnerships, asso-
Citations and corporations in the auto
mobile industry by whom such employees
are employed.
The term effective date" as used
herein means the tenth day after this
code shall have been approved by the
President of the United States.
The term expiration date" as used
herein means December 81, 1893, or the
earliest date prior thereto on which the
President shall by proclamation or the
Congress shall by joint resolution de-
clare that the emergency recognized
by section l Of the national industrial
recovery act has ended.
Minimum Wages Fixed
2. On and after the effective date,
and to and until the expiration date:
The minimum wages Of factory en-
ployes covered hereby shall be at the
following hourly rates:
TO adult male factory employees.
In cities having 100000 population
or over, 43 cent?.
In cities having 25o,ooo or over or
less than 100000 population, Az
cents
In cities or towns having less
than 250,000 population. 40 cents.
TO male factory employees over 16
and less than Il years of age, and to
female factory employes-
In the respective localitiess above
mentioned, dtfferential Of cents
below the respective hourly rates above
mentioned.
Factory employees covered hereby
(exluding Supervisory staf1 and all en-
ployes engaged in the preparation,
care and maintenance Of plant, ma
chinery and facilities of and for pro-
duction) shall work not more than AZ
hours in any one week, and not more
than IS hours per week averaged for
the period from the effective date to
the expiration date.
White Collar Employer
Office and salared employees covered
hereby receiving less than $35 per
week shall work not more than 48
hours in any one week, and not more
than 40 hours per week averaged 1or
the period from the effective date to
the expiration date.
The minimum wages Of ONCE and
employees covered hereby shall
not be less than the following weekly
rates:
ton or over, at the rate Of SIS per
in cities having 25o,0oo popula-
ton or over, and less than SOC, 1000
at the rate Of $14.50 per
week.
in cities or towns having less
than 250,000 population, at the rate
Of $14 per week.
For all office and salaried employees
covered hereby receiving less than $50
per week, and for all factory empioyes
covered hereby, the wages per nour
shall be not less than the respective
rates effective for them on August !,
1888 (said rates having hereeoiore
been raised by the employers, enecsave
estimate is substantially 80 per cent
NJ the respective rates for the same
class of work at the same factory as
averaged for the year 1929, less ao-
i,,stment necessary in order to place
employers in the same district oI tns s
industry on an equaiNy Aoi
the same class Of labor. l..
employers in the automooile m
d,,stry shall not employ any person
under the age of 16 years, cnlo lauDI
having at no time ever been factor In
the automobile industry. f.
VIII Report on Hours.
4. Each employer engaged IN the the
automobile industry will furnish ap-
every four weeks duly Ger
titled reports in such form as may here
after be provided showing actual hours
worked 81 the various occupational
eroups Of employees and wages paid.
S. Under section 2 "a OF title o.
the national industrial recovery ACT.
the chamber is hereby appointed an
agency for the following purposes: j.
(a) To collect from the members OF
the automobile industry all data and
statistics called for by this code. or re-
ouired by the President, or reasonably
pertinent to the effectuation Of title l
of said act, and compile the same, and
disseminate among the members OF the
automobile industry summaries thereof.
and allocate among and collect from
the members of the automobile industry
the expenses necessarily and reasonably
incurred in the preparation and pres
entation of this code and BY the agency
in exercising It's duties under TINS