The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-02

NneiIulng majority OF store O"ieES
IN a community.
Ludlow stated that A T. White
side. national deputy recovery ad-
ministratOr, not only had no OBJ
lection TO a plan for uniform clos
ing hours under such conditions,
but approved the plan"
Awaits Confirmation
Francis Wells. Indiana NRA rep
resentative, declared that he, too,
would indorse the plan upon re-
ceipt Of official confirmation from
Washington.
Wells reiterated that while there
was no way in which the local NRA
could enforce the closing Of retail
stores at certain hours, it would De
considered evidence OF good will to-
ward NRA if they accepted uniform
hours. providing that such hours
were not less than those prevailing
prior to July 10.
1T should be borne in mind that
unemployment is only one Of the
major detectives of the recovery
act" Ludlow stated in his letter.
Sterilization is equally important.
D~issensiOn on hours arose among
local retail stores when a majority
of the grocery stores. including most
Of the large chain stores sought to
establish a sixty-eight-hour week.
Fruit Dealers Object
This was objected TO by other
s~torekeepers, particularly fruit deal
ers, who protested that most Of their
business was done after 1 p. m.
With receipt of 200 additional
signed employers agreements today,
Wells declared that Indiana was
about rs per cent subscribed. The
total number today is $1,000 agree
ments out of a possible $4,000, he
stated.
j. A. Fortner, manager of the In
dianapOlis division of Phillips Pc
troleum Company, announced to-
day that under the NRA the COM
pany has added 204 new employees
for warehouse, service station and
Office personnel.
The exact number of nOn-com-
plying firms in the state is diff
cult to estimate, according TO Wells,
who stated that from figures based
on financial ratings and department
of commerce records, Indiana
should have between 10000 and
10000 potential employers subject
to NRA regulations.
fluctuations compiled by Indian
apolis NRA workers revealed that
4.107 Indianapolis business firms
have employed 1894 new employees
and have added Sl14.266.0 5 to week.
" pay rolls since the start of NRA.
Reports from these workers also
showed that 67.733 Indianapolis
housewives and other consumers
have signed pledges to only zeal
with blue eagle" firms. To date,
1929 unemployed men and 5,579
unemployed women have been
found in city homes visited by the
NRA field workers.
Otl All
In a ruling received from NRA
Washington headquarters Friday, it
was announced that employees will
get the advantage of all legal holi-
days. Employees on a fixed weekly
basis r permitted to have the holi-
day without having TO make up the
time later.
Another ruling provides that a
company finding that the code al
ready signed works too great a hard
ship upon the business, first must
submit its problem to the trade
association. If the association agrees
that a hardship is too great, it must
make its application for exceptions
to the blanket code to Washington.
While awaiting action from Wash
ington, the firm must display a
white bar bearing the word Pro
visional' over its Blue Eale.
Authorization Of a 10 per cent
increase in all wages and salaries up
10 $500 a year. was announced
Friday by Robert A. MacGill. IN
diana manager Of the Crane COM
pany, distributors OF pIumolng sup
plies.
SIS in City Benefit
Fifty-fve employees in the Indian
apolis office of the company and
about 100 in the state will benefit by
the increase, according 10 MacGill.
About 1900 employees will be af-
fected nationally.
c. w. Manville, Indiana division
manager of the Shell Petroleum
Corporation. announced that the oil
company has placed 245 new en-
ployes on the pay roll since the
start Of the NRA program.
Service station department of the
company added 205 employees; &C
counting department, 3; bulk plant
department, SO. and garage depart
ment. a new employee. TO make UP
the total Of 245 new men.