Evening star., 1933-09-03
EMPLOYERS RALLY
TON. R. A. CAMPAIGN
All But Four Montgomery
Firms Sign Pledges as
Drive Ends.
BY . Stan Correspondent of The Star.

By . Stan Correspondent Of The Star
ROCKVILLE. Md, September O.
The york Of enrolling employers in the
N. r. A. campaign which is being
waged in Montgomery County to rout
depression and restore normal business
conditions was virtually completed to-
day with all but four Of the several
thousand firms operating in Mont
gomery flying the National Recovery
ADMINISTRATOR Blue Eagle"
It was announced, however. that the
house-to-house canvass conducted by
an army Of woman volunteers under the
direction OF Mrs Jesse E. Swigart of
Somerset in an effort to mobilize house
wives and heads Of households in the
recovery drive will continue through
next week.
Delay in obtaining sufficient supply
OF N. r. A. consumers blanks, upon
which the consumers pledge their al
legiance to the movement by dealing
only with merchants flying the Blue
Eagle" deferred Mrs. Swigart's workers
for several days and necessitated an
extension OF the campaign. which was
originally scheduled to close tonight.
Four Refuse to Join.
States Attorney Stedman Prescott.
general chairman Of the N. r. A. Com
mittee in the county, declared this
afternoon that only four business estab-
lishments in Montgomery out Of the
several thousand located in this area
have refused to join in the campaign
and that the reports from his commit
tees have been most gratifying indeed"
The four that declined to apply for
the Blue Eagle" Prescott said. as
serted that to join the N R. A. move
upon them. The chairman said that
an effort will be made to enlist them
in the movement by having them sub
nit their applications, pointing out the
disadvantages they might incur through
membership, for consideration by a
board of arbitration.
Under the Presidents agreement, the
chairman explained. applicants for
membership who feel their allegiance
with the N r. A. will work peculiar
hardships" upon them may submit
their tentative applications for the
Blue Eagle" to board Of arbitration
with request for special consideration
and receive the N r. A. flag If the
board decides they are entitled to such.
Conference to Be Held.
conference will be held by leaders
Of Montgomery County's N R. A. army
over the week end to complete statistics
on their drive among the employers,
Prescott said.
l. Mrs. Swigart said today that only
about half dozen" consumers among
the many thousands that have been in
terviewed by her canvassers have re-
fused to sign the consumers pledges.
These, she explained, were mainly
Government employees whose salaries
were cut and who had personal feelings
in the matter"
Members of Teams.
The drive among the employers was
conducted by the following captains
and team members under the direction
of Frederick stohlman: major in charge
of the N. A. R. sales army in the
county:
Barnesville - Captains, F. Leonard
Hayes and Windsor w. Hodges. Be-
.hesds-Captains. Philip N. Dawson
Ralph Sabine. Gordon Burrows. Adlai
$ Magee. Samuel r. Robertson. Cabin
John Participants. Hugh E. White
\. c. Wilkens, Paul T Hammer. Chery
Chasc-Captains. James w. Cummings
ir.; James H. Pugh. Colesville-Cap-
tain. Ool Edgar Connely. Damascus
Captains, Bradley Woodfield, Harvey w
Moxley
Darnestown-Ca Captains. Guy Alnutt
Arthur Beall Gaithersburg-Captains
}. Forest Walker. Clayton K. Watkin'
and Ernest Gartner; team members
Gary w. Beall, Carroll Walker. Walter
Reinhardt. William s. Cooley, Melvir
Ridgely, Sydney Carr. w. D. Barnett
Glen Captain. F. w. Page. Ken
re- uyilcor T TOnnsenH
Eugene j. c. Raney, Richard F. Green
Laytonsville- Captains, Greenberry G
Grifith, George p Plummer. Ledous E
Riggs; team members, Lewis D. Bell
Roy w. Barber, Grover Armstrong
John Muncaster. Harry Blunt. Hanel
Green. z. McCubbin Waters, William
Magruder. Maj. John w. Swami. Rus.
sell Moore, Thomas D. Griffith, Wash
ington w. White, Ernest J. Hawkins
i Ulysses Griffith, jr.; Lester Wachter
Hanson Cashell. Downey M. Williams
Olney-Captains. C. Willard Harvey
R. L. Benson; team members. H. H
Adams, F. A. Thomas. A. A. Lamar, B
Dorsey Downey. Edward Snowden. Po-
tomac- Captains. Chester Clagett. Rob.
ert Saunders, Carter Clagett. Ear
Stearn, Earl Lechtlider. Rockville
Captains. F. Barnard WEIGH. Robert
Peter. jr.: Donald L. De Lashmutt. Si1.
yer Spring-Captains. John j. Dolan
w. Edwin Warfield. Rev F. M. Morris
Rev. Ralph D. Smith. Takoma Park
Captains, w. M. OLoughlin. Guy H
Goodman.
In several Of the communities the
work of enrolling the merchants wa
accomplished without the aid Of teams
Michigan Wolves Slain.