The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-01-21
STANDARDS TO
Be MAINTAINED
NRA's Provisions Advan-
tageous to Manufacturer
.t= And Worker IA

CHARLOTTE, Jan. 21.-The
southern hosiery manufacturing
industry, employing more than
$4,000 persons, is continuing OBJ
servance of the major principles
of the former MIRA code and can
be depended upon to maintain
these standards, Taylor R. Dur
ham, secretary of the Soutehrn
Hosiery Manufacturers associa-
ton, said yesterday.
MI, Durham was back in his
office yesterday after a visit to
several of the outstanding south
ern manufacturers. He announc-
ed plans for group meetings in
High Point and Chattanooga with
in the next two weeks for a dis
cussion of the processing tax sit
uation. ..a .... .
The basic principles of the
NRA code provided a minimum
wage of $12 week and a maxi
mum work week of 40 hours. Ma
chine operation was limited to
two 40-hour shifts in a calendar
week. Mr.. Durham explained that
the $12 minimum wage does not
by any means represent wages
paid in the industry, since most
of the girls employed in the full
fashioned industry make from
SIC to S22 a week or more while
the knitters make from $50 to
$45 a week. *
INDUSTRY CO-OPERATES
There are no troubles in the
hosiery industry in regard to CO.
operation of the various units in
maintenance of this standard, he
said. The only departure from the
code was decided upon as an
amendment before the code was
invalidated, and was included in
codes of most of the other indus
tries, said Mr.. Durham. 1t pro-
vides that the finishing depart
ment may in rush seasons operate
from As to so hours a week, pro-
vided that no employe works more
than an average of 40 hours a
week in six months period.
In explaining this provision,
Mr.. Durham said that in the ma
jority of the mills, stocks are pre-
pared during the summer for de-
livery to customers in the busy
merchandising seasons. Buyers
purchase the stocks but do not
give details as to sizes and shades
wanted until near the time they
want the goods. Thus, the hose
are knitted in the summer months
but cannot be finished until the
buyer furnishes his details. AS &
result, the hours of persons who
work in the finishing department
are often reduced in the summer
and, unless they were allowed tt
work more time in the rush sea.
son, they would be unable tc
make up this time. Moreover, the
manufacturer would find it diff.
cult to get his orders out, The
greater fleXibility of hours of
work in the finishing department
is an advantage to both the man
ufacturers and the employees, Nh.
Durham said.
PROCESSING TAX PROBLEM
Members of the industry have
q problem to solve in the process
ing tax question, he said. While
manufacturers did not have to
pay a processing tax to the gov
eminent they feel they have a
moral obligation to give their
customers the advantage of any
refunds they receive from the
spinners. How this is to be done
is something to be worked out
and is expected to be arranged at
the coming meetings, according
to Mr.. Durham.
The outlook for 1886 in the
hosiery business was described as
optomistic by Mr.. Durham, North
Carolina, which has the major
part of the southern hosiery in
dustry, can look for excellent
conditions in this branch of it's
industry, in the opinion of Mr..
Durham and leading manufac-