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Milford chronicle., 1934-12-07
HUDSON X ROADS
(Near ROxana

Philip Duokworth of West Phila-
delphia spent the Thanksgiving hol-
idays and the weekend as the guest
OF Olen Hudson, here.
Miss Grace Lynch of Roxana was
the weekend guest of Miss Doris
Lynch.
Horace Hudson and children, Es-
ther and Clement, spent the latter
part of last week in Philadelphia as
the guests of Mrs. Elizabeth Murray
and son James, there.
Alr. and Mrs. Elwood Hudson en-
tertained to an old fashion taffy pull
ling on Wednesday evening last:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Jones and daugh-
ter Elsie of Selbyville, Miss Sarah
Lynch of Frankford, James Murray
and Philip Duckworth of West Phil
adelphia, Miss Alberta and Olen
Hudson of here. A very enjoyable
evening was enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Lille Hudson entertained to
a Thanksgiving dinner on Thurs
day: Mr.. and Mrs. John Lynch and
daughter Doris and Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Lynch and daughters, Irma
and Lorenda.
John Lynch and Joshua Hickman
have both purchased new radios.
They aren't going to be lonesome
these long winter nights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hudson and
family and Mrs. Edward Shockley
and daughters spent Sunday after
noon as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos Hudson, Sr., and family.
Miss Katherine Richardson of
Bridgeville was the recent weekend
guest of Miss Doris Lynch.
Miss Dorothy Hickman of Roxana
was the over night guest of Alberta
on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Hudson were
The weekend guests of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe Jones at Selby-
Vile.
Alberta Hudson is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Edward Shockley and |
Louise and Helen Mae at |
Mrs. Amos Hudson, Sr., had the
of falling out of a wagon /
ind having it run over her recent /
y. No serious damage was done,
,nly few slight bruises.
The people in this vicinity seem to
AVE been busy over the holidays. i
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-07
DAGSBORO

Thanksgiving was passed very
! quietly. Many enjoyed themselves
cunning and sports of different
kinds. AS the price of turkeys was
very reasonable, many enjoyed tur-
key dinners.
The people of this community are
busyily engaged in the evergreen
work for the Christmas holidays.
The stork has been making many
calls around town for the past week
Monday night he left Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Calhoun a bouncing baby
girl. They will call her Douane Ma
rie. Baby and mother are both do
ing fine. Mr. Calhoun feels highly
honored to be called daddy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Steelman are
the proud parents of a baby girl,
born Saturday morning at Z o'clock.
They will call her Levina Louise.
Mother and baby doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Parkhurst
and their sister, Miss Hattie and
nephew, Frederick Parkhurst will
spend the week with their sister,
Mrs. Scott Sturgis at Albany, N. Y.
Miss Thelma Evans Of Pittsburgh,
Pa, has returned to her home after
spending a few days with her bro
ther, DR.. and Mrs. Arthur Evans.
Mr. and Mrs. Abisha German spent
Sunday at Fruitland, Md, with the
latter's brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Lou
der Brumbley.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hickman and
children were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Baker at showells.
Md.
William z. Hudson who has been
very ill at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Murray, is able TO be at his
home very much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer German of
Laurel were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eli Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Toomey of |
Wilmington circled among friends
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sammons of
spent the holidays and
weekend with relatives here.
Delbert Daisey of New York spent
he holidays and weekend with his
amily. Mrs. Daisey is i'll at this
writing, suffering with cold and at
ack of gall stones.
Mrs. Maggie Hudson Steele is very
II at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Iorace Hickman, suffering with a
light stroke of paralysis.
Stewart TAFT of Philadelphia was
he guest of his sister, Mrs. Roland
.
Miss Rosalee Daisey, daughter of
Ir. and Mrs. Elisha Daisey and
Iarvey Tingle of Frankford were
uietly married Tuesday night at
'ishopville, Md. Their friends wish
hem long and happy welded life.
Miss Maxine Phillips spent part OF S
he Thanksgiving holidays with Mr.. and
lrs. II. B. Phillips at Millville
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-07

Body designed by A. ]. Mummert,
chief engineer of McQuay-Norris
Manufacturing Company of St.
Louis, and built by Hill Streamlin-
ing Company of Cincinnati.
Mounted on standard car chassis
and equipped with II test instru-
ments which enable the test driver
to get test data on the highway un-
der actual operating conditions in
stead of i'm a laboratory as hereto
fore.
Fleet of six is making tests in all
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-07

NUTS FRUITS
Brazil Nuts lib. l9c
California Walnuts ). Ib. 25c
Mixed Nuts, Ex. Fancy, lb. 25c
Almonds, Paper Shell db. &c
Figs 2, I2-lb. pkgs. l9c
Drom. Dates . i. med. pkg. 15c
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-07
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
"The House OF Good Fellowship"
L. 4. Gibson, Pastor
131 Washington st.
Sunday. December o:

Sunday, December Q:
10 a. m. Bible school. F. J. Gulick.
superintendent The roll has been
increased to 79, and. the attendance
last Sunday was 76
IL a. m. Morning worship. Chill
dren's message, 1.-The Little Man"
Sermon, "The Importance of the
Ear" Mark 4:21-25.
GAS p. m. B. Y. p. L. Group No
2 win take charge of the service.
1880 p. m. Evening worship. Chill
dren's message, "The Caretaker of
the Church" Sermon, THE Reward
for Faithfulness." Revelation 2:l0.
1880 p. m, Wednesday, prayer
meeting.
Everyone who does not attend any
church is invited TO come and wOr-
ship with us.
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-07

parts of the country under every
conceivable operating condition.
Car first displayed at the recent
worlds series in st. Louis and Just
last week at the automobile parts
show in Cleveland where it attract
ed considerable attention.
Car will be in Milford and sur
rounding country for a week.
Meeting under sponsorship of
Wharton and Barnard was held in
Community Building on Wednesday
evening. December s.
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-07

Let's start sending the Milford
Chronicle this week and to continue
until January 1st, 1886, for $1.5O. 1t
will be a welcome present for a rela-
tive. or a friend. Do K now.
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-07
PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH
Rev. {. W. Schelhoase, Pastor
Sunday, December 8.

Sunday, December 8.
9.45 a. m.-Sunday School.
1l.00 a. m.-Preaching.
7.3O p. m.-Song and praiSe SER
vice.
500 p. m.- Preaching.
Midweek prayer meeting every
Wednesday at 1900 p. m. A warm
welcome is extended to az.
THE CHURCH OF GOD
Lloyd N. Justice, Pastor
Second and Pear Sts., Milford
Sunday. December 8.
10 a. m.-Sunday school. Glasses
for all ages.
IL a. m.-Worship.
1880 p. m.-Song service.
Sis p. m.-Preaching.
7:30 p. m.-Tuesday, service.
1880 p. m.-Thursday, prayer SER
vice.
Come and worship with US.
ST. JOHNS r. C. CHURCH
Rev. Alfred A. Jones
Until further notice, mass in Mil
ford will be at 7:30 and $3.50 A. NJ.
Swat the fly now.
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-07
AVENUE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
"The House of Happiness"
Frank Herson, D. D.. Minister.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3

SUNDAY, DECEMBER
945 M-session the work
of teachers
Subject Seeing Incredible
Messages that will the heart
meeting the Epworth League Young people
invited to schoo o experience
Claiming Pol
Charles Haney of Boston Beautiful
slides and
fellowship Thursday evening at 1880
EVERYONE HERE
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-07
FIRST METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH

"The Church Of the Teaching Of the Book"
j. T. BAILEY Pastor.
DECEMBER
meeting good spiritual time Come and enjoy it
with
with good teachers
IL A. M-Preachng "Evangelzng
Society, leader All
O our All welcome.
subject God Using Human Agencies
In Carrying His Work.
Prayer Thursday night 1890
Milford chronicle., 1934-12-07
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
"The Friendly Church"
CIrNnhV nECIAGpEp a


SUNDAY. 8.
10 A. M-Sunday William Lynch, superintendent A live
school a special feature Sunday.
A. M--Mens Bible Class taught by the minister.
MMonng worship and The guest minister for to-
Is Paul Trout, Princess Anne Md
Endeavor peoples devotional meeting
1880 p M-Evening will
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

Branch of The First Church Of
Christ. Scientist, Boston. Mass.
Services every Sunday at II a. m.
Wednesday evening meeting, first
Wednesday in each month at p. M,
in Grange Hall, Milford.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21
10000 AT LAST SERVICE
FOR MOTHER MOONEY

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20
tanning FriscO's Civic Auditori-
UNI, 10000 raised their fists at
the end of services for Tom
MONEYS mother, echoing the slO.
gan blazened in great letters ac-
ross the stage of the hall, I'VE
WILL FINISH YOUR FIGHT
MOTHER MONEY!
Tom Mooney was denied spe,
cial parole, denied even the right
to come to the gates of the peni-
Tertiary to see his mother for
the last time, when members of
the Mooney Moulders Defense
Committee took her to the gates.
The body has been inferred in
the nearest cemetery to the San
Quentin walls.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21

SEATTLE, Sept. 20 Charles
Frye, most notorious anti-labOr
boss in the Northwest, last week
was awarded the fat government
contract of supplying three car
loads of meat daily to canning
contractors preparing surplus
commodities for the state relief
set-up.
The meat, beef and veal, is
cooked and canned by National
Fruit Canning Co., East Water
way, working 80 men and women
in three eight-hour shifts, under
the speed-up system. If the crews
are able to pack 1896 cans per
hour for eight hours, they get
IS cents per hour. If not, 30 cents.
Men are paid 30 cents, four cents
below the code minimum
The government meat inspect
or, receiving $2l0 per month to
protect the consumer, has already
been called by several INDECENT
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21
Voice OBJECTION
Staff Enters
DAILY Drive

SEATTLE, Sept. 2O-Challenge
to every publishing house in
the country for support to the
Daily Worker $4,000 deficit cam
paign was issued today by the
staff of the Voice of Action.
Setting a quota of SIS to,be
raised by December l, members
OF the editorial staff will spend
spare time soliciting commercial
printing from firms never before
approached.
The printing will be done after
ordinary working hours by the
printers and pressmen OF the
Voice of Actions own shop, the
Labor Press, and all money
above operating expense will be
donated to this special Daily
Worker fund until the quota Is
raised,
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21
Start Drive For
so, 900 NOU. Issue

SEATTLE Sept 2O-Wh interest arising everywhere
special November 2nd election edition
the business
the drive will be available tomorrow
posters advertising special
collection of individual greetings
all will be off the ana ready for
Rates Extremely
Seattle advertising the opinion
trouble all getting advertisements
firms 'he of 00 column inch remarkably
$1,000 circulation Seattles daes reach they
charge $3.50 inch"
Greetings from organizations being solicited
dollar Chuck Malone There
this edition the ambitious the
has attempted that the Unemployed locals
will raise for greeting and do their make the
publication possible"
will of print for the edition. All
order ad contracts greeting lists
order funds early the
Address 2 Maritime
Building o phone Main 1895
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21

gas, bayonets, machine guns,
company thugs, special police,
deputies, National Guard.
Rhode Island American Leg
ionnaires and members OF the
Veterans of Foreign Wars re-
fused Governor Green's appeal
for strike breaking reinforce
ments. Green had asked for 500
armed men from each Organiza-
ton at the same time that he an
nOuneed drive against the
Communist Party.
A one-day general strike in
support of the textile workers
tied up Hazelton. Pa, last
week. Coal miners were the
backbone Of the movement
which iammed the city streets
in a monstrous parade surpass-
ing even the outpourings of
wartime.
1l6 men and 16 women guarded
by National Guard machine guns
jam a barbed wire Hitherto con-
centration camp near Atlanta,
Ga. Most of the prisoners are
leaders of picket flying squads.
Governor Talmage announces
they are being held Indefinite
ly."
Frances Perkins, Secretary OF
Labor, announces that she has
sent agents into every textile
city with instructions to arrest
and start deportation proceed,
ings against "alien agitators''
Immediately. A reign of terror
Continued on Page 4, Col. 81
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21
Unemployed Face Machine
Gun To Win Better Relief

ran out before half the workers
were supplied-a standard relief
trick to create dissatisfaction
among unemployed workers and
split their solidarity-but his
time all stood together and fore
ed complete supplies 10! every
one the same day.
This victory IS part of the
city-wide UCL campaign to
smash forced labor, fight the
new relief slash and demand ade-
quate relief.
City-Wide Demands
Specific demands are: $40
voucher for every one, no forced
labor, adequate clothing and fuel
without discrimination; rent, wa
ter, light, household supplies.
medicine, medical supplies and
medical attendance; reinstate-
ment of all workers cut from re-
lief, fresh fruit and vegetables
every week, free milk and hot
lunches for school children OF UNI
employed.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21
Boss Admits Firing
Shot In Murder Case

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 20
Calvin Krause, first of the %
longshOremen to have a prelimin-
airy hearing has been bound over
to the Grand Jury on charge of
murder as an outcome of the
death of James Conner, scab
longshoreman, which Occu>d
when a group of lila men storm
ed the Columbia River Long
shoremen's Association Hall Ia
scab union) on August 20th.
The q remaining members of
the LA who are also being held
on charges of murder will have a
group preliminary hearing dur
ing the coming week. Several of
the longshoremen who are facing
murder charges have definite
proof that they were not given
present at the hall during the
time the incident happened.
boss Aumlts FIRING
Despite the fact that there is
definite proof that several shots
were fired from inside the hall
by scabs, and one shot was fired
towards Connor by a gang boss,
who even admits the shot might
have been the fatal one, still
these % longshoremen are being
held for murder and undoubted-
ly will all be bound over to the
Grand Jury.
Twenty-One wives of the long.
shoremen have been organized
into a Defense Committee. AL
though the main purpose of this
committee so far has been to
take care of prison relief, steps
are under way to broaden the
work to a more active fight in
the release of their husbands.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21
DECLARES DRUNKEN
PASSENGERS FIRED
S. S. MORR0 CASTLE

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O-Latest
ship-owner attempts to dodge re-
spOnsibility for the Moro Castle
disaster include the Red Herring
Ia communist Plot" to set fire
to the ship.
As the investigation of the
ships burning progresses, it be-
comes more clear that the actual
cause of the tragedy was the
ship owners policy of under-man-
ming the Moro Castle with in
competent scab crews.
The eye witness story of Ar
thur Bagley, Jr, of A Creamery
Park, New York City, seaman on
board the Moro Castle, who first
discovered the blaze and tried
to extinguish it with the help
of Jerry Dunn, another member
of the crew. declares that drunk
en- passengers set fire to the
ship when they INDUCED in the
game" of pitching lighted cigar
cites into waste-paper baskets
This seaman's side of the story,
which directly cOntradicts the
Ward Line version of "incendiary
origin" and the Havana police
charge of Red Plot" has been
deliberately suppressed by all
capitalist newspapers and APP
pears only in the Daily Worker,
Communist organ.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21

beer was sent down to their I'M
ion meetings, their foremen and
bosses being the officialdom,
we're able through demagogy to
keep the members from raising
their grievances. This beer is
now being paid for by the deduc-
tiOns, when the members were
led to believe it was free-Ed.)
Employees have been dis
charged because they joined
an organization of their own
choosing or refused to affiliate
to the Al.
Employees have been coerc--
ed or intimidated by the fore
men or company agents and re-
quested to join the Al.
Employees have been told by
foremen and company agents
that anyone joining the Al
would be given preference of
work.
Employees of undoubted abil-
ity who have been with the COM
panies for many years have been
laid off and newer and inexper-
fenced men belonging to the Al
have been put in their place.
These grievances have been
allowed to go unchallenged by
the reactionary officials of the
Sawmill and Timber Workers
Union, who are in the employ oil
the mill companies. If they were
not, then why do they delay after
seeing the NRA play this role
for the bosses?" says James Muir
ply, NLWU, National Secretary
aEU unYTnnYAT. pAnHA
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21
Parents Strike Asks
For Free School Bus

WACKER, Alaska, Sept. s.
Promised arrests and court ac-
ton If they continued striking
for better conditions for their
school children, the parents of
the school children of Wacker
School Precinct are holding a
meeting Sept. 10 to map plans for
further action to force their de-
mands.
They seek transportation to
and from school for the children,
hot chocolate for lunch, a grown
person to be present during the
noon hour. and the water system
repaired. At present the children
are forced to drink water from a
swamp.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21
100000 ". Y.
JObLess iStarUe

NEW YORK, Sept. 20-Almost
two million men, women and
children stare starvation in the
face here this week.
BY order of welfare commits
siOner William Hodson, all relief
(both home and work relief
stopped Saturday.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21
Postpone Trial Of the
Centralia Rioters"

CENTRALIA, WASH, Sept. 20
The trial of the four Centralia
workers arrested ON riot charges
out of a mass protest
meeting against the forced sale
of the farm of Mrs. Aust, has been
definitely postponed until after
the elections. During the nego-
tiations, the Centralia judge adj
mitted that it was purely for po-
litical reasons that he was post
poning the case.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21
TO ARMS!
EDITORIAL

100000 striking textile
workers call to us for support.
Battling for a $l3 minimum
wage; defying all the forces OF
capitalism, tear gas grenades.
rifles and bayonets; pinched
by low relief funds and de-
NAL of government aid-they
fight an heroic battle for all
labor.
The Voice of Action pro-
poses a three point program
to meet the exingencies OF the
hour:
]. Energetic protest against
destruction of most element
airy workers rights, against
terror and for the immediate
withdrawal of troops. by wire
to Governor Green OF Rhode
Island and to the Governors
VI NOIlll anu OOuIli Oal Olhiio
and to President Franklin ID.
Roosevelt.
2. Relief funds. Address:
National Committee for Re-
lief of Textile Strikers. $40
Broadway, New York City.
3. Mass meetings and con-
ferences OF labor organiza-
tions, to aid the strikers.
Following our waterfront
struggle and the general
strike in San Francisco, the
textile war is making labor
history. 1t is up to every
worker, every farmer, every
honest middle class person,
professional and intellectual
to act decisively.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21
TROOPS LEAD ATTACK ON HALF.M|LL|0
WORKERS AS STRIKE SPREADS
Cut Library Facilities;
More Money For Police

SEATTLE, Sept, 2O-"ClOse the
libraries and increase the police
department appropriation" is
the City Councils intelligent So
luton of the 1895 budget diem
ma, and represents decaying cap
italism's universal policy Of chok-
ing off culture to feed fascism.
The newspaper reading room
in the main library and two
branches, Greenwood Phinney
and Georgetown, will be closed
permanently January l, and the
appropriation cut $4,000 from
its 1929 figure, while the fascist
police system is increased 1926, 1856
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21

over last years budget.
Accompanying cuts in the
Health Department will con-
denim hundreds of workers to
slow but certain death by cut
ting down facilities for tubercu-
lar patients at Firlands Sanitari-
um.
The library retrenchment will
cut off hundreds of workers from
reading material almost as vital
to their future welfare as the
present work of the Health De-
partment. Both cuts should be
protested vigorously.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21

inevitably come within the veryt
near future; the mill operators
are giving the entire freedom of
the mill to AL organizers, forcing
the workers to take out member
ship in the company union.
The board has been stalling
for a period of several months.
This prOlonging of action by The
NRA has not only happened in
Longview, but was the same in
Spirit Lake, Idaho, in the case
of members of the NLWU.
Because of the buck passing
the rank and file memb ership
have drafted up a resolution.
They will take strike action for
the following complaints filed.
Violation of Section IA, NRA
Lumber Code.
81. Said employer has intimid-
ated, coerced and interfered with
the employees in their full free
dom of association ana sell Or
ganization in joining and affiliat-
ing with said local union for the
purpose of collective bargaining
and for such other mutual aid
and protection by discharging,
demotions, reduction of wages,
part time employment, and
granting preference in promo
ton.
'2. In assisting maintaining
and participating in an employ
ees' organization of its own, by
financial contribution and pay
roll reductions"
when this local was first or
ganized the leadership was plant
ed in the local by Weyerhauser
to keep them from becoming
rank and file controlled union,
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21
Ask Warrant;
Gets 50 DAYS
In "Solitary"

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 20
Continuing further their policy
of terror against militant work
ers, the authorities of Medford,
Oregon, are holding under ar
rest Kyle Pugh. Pugh is specific
ally charged with possession and
attempted sale of Communist lit
erature. He has been bound over
to the grand jury with bond plac-
ed at $1,000. Pugh is the third
worker in the southern part of
oregon to be a victim of such
frame-up.
c. E. Cluster, militant leader of
the Cannery and Agricultural
Workers Industrial Union is held
in Roseburg, under $500 bond on
framed-up charges of "non-sup-
port" of two minor boys. Prior
to going to Medford, Cluster had
Continued on Page 4, Col. 81
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21
Aids
Civil Service
Pay Struggle

BELLINGHAM, WASH, Sept. 20
AT the State Civil Service
League banquet, held here re-
Gently, George Bradley, Commun-
list candidate for United States
Senator, was the guest of the fire
men of the city of Bellingham.
In the fight now being waged
in Bellingham against the pro-
posed abolition of the Civil Serv-
ice in Bellingham, the Workers
Ex-Servicemen's League of which
Bradley is militant leader,
has taken an active part.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-21

SEATTLE, Sept. 2O-For the
first time in recent relief history,
the Georgetown local, UCL, won
meat, corn and tomatoes, as sur
plus commodities on their week
ly food dole.
This concession was forced
from welfare bureauerats by
mass determination to get for
their own use crops planted by
forced labor of Georgetown I'M
employed at Airport Gardens.
These crops never before have
been turned over to the unem-
ployed.
Machine Gun Threat
Despite the attempted intim-
idatiOn of an elected grievance
committee of ten by four relief
set-up thugs armed with a ma
chine gun, hundreds of workers
presented a solid front from $3.50
a. m. Wednesday until afternoon,
when the fresh vegetables were
distributed and the grievance
committee gained hearing.
The supply of fresh vegetables