The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-26

code exempts such stores as drug stores as far as the closing hours are concerned and expressed the opinion that confectionery stores and the like would be considered
 in this class. He declared that
 most of the South Main street merchants have agreed on 9 o'clock opening and 6 o'clock closing, with 45-hour week, allowing an hour and a half to employees for lunch. He said that five more hours a week could be clipped of, If nec-
 essary, by leaving different clerks off an hour earlier each day, bring ing the total working week down to 40 hours. However, he said, the
 South Main street merchants are agreeable to a 52-hour week.
 Harry Michaels moved for the appointment of a committee to iron out the matter and report back later. He urged setting a definite, stipulated code for Waterbury and advocated strongly a uniform open ing and closing hour. Let every body cooperate" he said, "and let public opinion be the policeman" Then, MT Michaels said, we can op- crate and conduct our business in a respectable and fair mafirer, with every respect for our competitors. He pointed out, though, that every different line of business should have a different code of hours, as the case demands. The special committee to be named will take this into consideration.
 Samuel Greenberg asked a ques- tion which brought forth the in- formation that at least tempo rary code should be ready by Tues- day with the month of August to make any protests. Harry Liebe- skind also made several helpful suggestions.
 Secretary Frank Green of the Chamber of Commerce stated that John H. Goss, who is Connecticut chairman of the MIRA, will be back from Washington, D. C., tomorrow and that he will then take steps to call a statewide meeting at Hartford to find out just who has joined in the recovery movement and who hasn't. The local busi- ness houses, factories and so forth will be represented at the meet ing.
 Samuel Kramer stated that even if it hurts everybody should step into the "big push" now. He de- clared that his firm has already completed plans so that 1t will be aboard" Tuesday morning. He pointed out that the gas business, with hours, daily, running from IS to "A hours, has one of the biggest problems to face on the question of a 4S or 52-hour week.
 Postmaster A. N. Colgrove point ed out the various, government posters that will te issued and discussed the steps the post office here will do in contracting with those joining the recovery move ment.
 Dennis J. Scannell of the W. T. Grant company pointed out that his chain store concern, is ready to CO., operate 100 per cent with whatever code is finally adopted here.
 The committee, which will be named tomorrow, is expected to re- port back within few days after group meetings have been held.
 I. P. Kellogg, president of the Apothecaries Hall Company, an- nounced today that beginning next Monday his firm will adopt a code of wages and hours for employees in cooperation with the national recovery act. The wages will be raised materially and 4O-hour week will go into effect on Mon- day. i've are adopting the rec concentrations of President Roose- welt and the MIRA to the letter" !" declared MT Kellogg when talked with. The new code affects all departments of the Apothecaries Hall Company, retail, jobbing. and wholesaling.