Evening star., 1934-07-15
NEW STRIKES SLOW
VIRGINIA PLANTS
Increasing Industrial Diff
CuItieS Retard Recovery
in State.
RICHMOND. Va, July "A OH

RICHMOND, Va, July "A OH
dustrial difficulties. increasing during
the week, continued to cloud the re-
covery horizon In Virginia.
While almost 1000 workers at the
strike-closed Tubize Chatillon Artih-
cial Silk Mill in Hopewell continued
their policy of "watchful waiting" the
c.. e. H, Manufacturing Co., makers
of mems clothing, shut down at
Fredericksburg with a loss OF jobs TO
about 500 workers, mostly women and
girls.
The Fredericksburg plant was closed
down indefinitely by the management
after the Compliance Board OF the N.
r. A. had ordered L. Greif d. Bro,
Inc. of Baltimore. owners of the G.
g. H. plant, to pay nearly 100000 IN
back wages and continue the higher
scale or forfeit the Blue Eagle. The
amount represents the "di1erentlaT
which the code authority OF the
mems clothing industry ordered to be
paid in excess of minimum wage re-
uuirementS and which the manage
ment asserts is unrelated to the pres
ent earning capacity Of the workers,
unreasonable and unfair.
Elsewhere in the State business
conditions continued on a normal
basis, with pleasure resorts enjoying
an unusually good season. The hot
weather brought thousands to the
beaches, and regardless of the weather
for the remainder of the season, the
Summer will be success there.
The University of Virginia's Insti-
tute of Public Affairs continued to
attract widespread attention, espe-
cially the round table on the N. r. A.
John w. Davis, the Democratic presi-
Dental nominee 10 years ago, was one
of the speakers, defending representa-
tive democracy under "the old order"
and warning against its death "by the
strangulation of an engirdling bu-
reaucracy."
Donald Richberg, N. R. A. counsel,
addressing the institute, named the
fundamental problem of the recovery
program as development OF AN eco
nomic constitution for the establish
ment of self government in industry.
The institute, which comes to a
close this week, has been one of the
most successful in the eight years OF
its history, the large crowds attending
the first weeks round table on Die
tatorship and Democracy being sur
passed by those attending the N. R.
A. discussions this week.
No Salary Increases.
Gov. George C. Peery, who has
been i'll for several days. decided to
take a brief vacation in his native
Tazewen to recuperate. Before leav-
ing he turned thumbs down on de-
partmental requests for salary in
creases beyond the amount specified
in the 1884 budget act, informing de-
partments in letter that the i'm
provement in State finances did not
warrant the increases.
The Alcohol Beverage Control
Board continued TO open stores over
the State for the sale of hard liquors
Al the same time Richmond druggists
let it be known that when their pres
ent stocks of liquor, kept for medlcl-
nal lurpoSeS, are exhausted they ex-
pect to cease filling prescriptions tor
liquor. being of the opinion that they
could not dispense liquors IN compe-
tition with the State stores at a prott
The Liquor Control Board had gross
receipts of $739, ,2S0 Tor the fiscal year
ending June 80. covering the period
since the law became effective on
March % The contemplated annual
profit under the act was 81 ,675 900 an
nually and there is hope that this fig
ure VIII be reached in the first full
year. when more dispenSarieS are open
Meanwhile Controller (. r. Combs re-
vealed that beer taxes. which were
estimated at S400 900, would be nearer
81 600, 900, and would go long way
toward Wlping out a deficit of about
So 500 900 IN the State treasury.
The new compensation board, which
succeeds the State Fee Commission
and which will FIX the salaries OF the
Commemorative attorneys, commits
Sloners OF the revenue and treasurerS
within limits prescribed by the Jegis-
lature. began its hearings, summon
ING Commemorative attorneys first.
The hearings continued all through
the week
The board was informed by the offi-
GERS that the abolition of special tees
IN prohibition cases, which were in
corporated in the old Layman pro-
hibition act. had brought about a
decrease in the activity OF officers
against moonshiners and bootleggers
Movie Cleanup.
Virginia Protestants and Catholics
took up the fight started elsewhere
for a cleanup OF the movies. and
sermons were preached on the sub
ject in pulplts. The Norfolk Presoy-
terry pledged its ministers to preach
on the subject and the Catholic
Virginisn. organ Of the Catholic
Church in the State, commended the
Legion of Decency as the only effect
i've means OF stopping disgusting and
| degenerate" productions,
The Richmond Social Service Bu-
reau. backed by Mayor j. FulmeT
Bright. adopted this week a policy of
/ reducing relief payments to ahle-ood-
| led men who refuse to report for work
on work relief projects.