The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-28
BOARD NAMED
BY VAN NUYS
IN NRA DRIVE
Gray-CIad Couriers of u. S.
Postoffice Garry Pledges
to Employers.
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ducedD and to increase the pay for
such employment by an equitable
readjustment Of all pay schedules. =
indianapolis Meat and Grocers
Association today wired the Pres
ident acceptance of all terms in the
blanket recovery code.
Priest O-Lite Storage Battery Cor
poration announced that the firm
was ready to comply with the code
July 81, with short hour week and
wage increases approximately II per
cent higher than the minimum rate.
Go on 40-Hour Week
Sears, Roebuck and Company an
nounced that all employees except
executives will be placed on forty
hour week, effective Monday. A
minimum wage scale of sl4.50 will
also be established for more than
$50 employees.
indianapolis branch of the United
States Rubber Company made pub
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Davis Jr., of New York. president of
the concern. stating that the rub
Der company had wired the Presi-
dent cooperation in the recovery
program.
The Presidents radio appeal eli
cited from Indianapolis, Geographic
pledges of cooperation, signed by
the following:
Robert w Fleischer. president
Century Paper Company; Hurt
Hartong Furniture Company. Will
liam B. Burford Printing Company;
Frank Selmier Towel Supply Com
pany, Perfection Paint and Color
Company. Shirley Garment Com
pany. Edward E. Petri Company,
Advance Paint Company, Fertig Ice
Cream Company, Custom Tailors,
P. j. Clark and Sons.
Cooperation Is Pledged
Holcomb 81 Hoke Mfg Co.; Will
liam o. Coleman, president of Fed
eral Cafeterias Corporation; Meeker
Hotel Co.; w. c. Brass and Asso-
ciates. Office equipment engineers;
Miller Hardware Co.; Pittman Rice
Coal Co.; indianapolis Billing g.
Supply Co.; Lilly Varnish Co.: Gen.
trail Sales Co.; Graham Furniture
Co.: Dorns Drug Stores; Standard
Dry Kiln Co.
Lincoln Chiropractic college; Con-
Segment Sales Co., Charles Mayer
81 Co.; The Waldcraft Co; j. I. Hol-
comb Manufacturing Co.: Taylor
Betting Co.: Nikolite Battery Co.:
t. F. Burke q Co.; Old Hickory
Democratic Club; Scoonover 81 Ford
insurance agency; Clayton Scherly;
7. A. e. j. R. Moynahan.
Bookwalter Ball Greathouse
Printing Co.; Guaranty Boot Shop.
Inc; Penn Wash Bootery, Inc: In
dianapolis Joint Association OF Post
Office employees (pledging its 1000
emmbers to buy only from firms
displaying the NRA emblem; Ma
rion County Democratic Woman's
Club; Marott Retail shoe store:
Crescent Oil Co.: Hoosier Distilled
Water Co; Hoosier grocery e. hard
ware; Small Hauser & Simon. Inc:
Belco Industries, Inc; Jack Hirzman,
poultry and eggs; Dickey Mouee
cafe.
Grocers to Cut Hours
Queries from city policemen and
other municipal employees as to their
status in the new deal were an
swered by Wells. He stated that his
administration had no authority to
deal with municipal, state or fed
eral employees.
Retail grocers Of INDIANAPOLIS.
meeting in Tomlinson hall Thurs
day. agreed to shorter working
hours. Officers Of the Indianapolis
Retail Meat and Grocers Associa-
ton announced that more than 400
local chain stores would be in
cluded in agreements to the .ecov-
cry code.
A meeting of the Indiana State
Restaurant Association has been
called tentatively for Tuesday after
noon at the SEVERN. when instruc-
tons from the national restaurant
code committee will be discussed.
Proprietors of downtown shoe re-
pair shops met at the Denison
Thursday TO discuss a fair compe-
tition code for their industry. Mon
day, city-wide meeting will be
held at the Denison, when the code
will be formulated A separate
meeting of east side shoe repair
men will be held at 3911 East Tenth
street Friday.
Before attending the meeting of
the indianapolis Recovery Council.
composed of thirty eight industrial
and civic leaders in the Chamber of
Commerce late today. Mayor Regi-
maid II. Sullivan stated that the
city would cooperate with the re-
covery program. even though not
affected by some of the provisions
of the recovery act.