The Washington times., 1936-10-24
VIRGINIA DAIRY
DEFIES STATE
MILK RULING


Approximately 1000 families in
the Observation-Disclosures milk
area who buy their milk from the
smaller independent diaries will
continue to purchase their milk al
II cents per quart, or two cents
cheaper than the State Milk Com
mission wants milk to retail fol
in this area, it was announced By
a Falls Church dairy here today
Declaring that the commissions
efforts to regulate retail prices Of
milk in this area had only re
suited in confusion, doubt and
failure" T. L. and r. E. Hazel
of the Hazels' Dairy, of Falls
Church, today said they would
continue to deliver milk in this
area at II cents.
Criticizing the commissions In
reference which resulted in some
of the independent diaries raising
their prices to the 13-cent scale,
while others ignored the order and
sold milk even as low as 10 cents
per quart, the operators Of the
Hazel Dairy said:
"Since it has been brought to
the attention of us that other
retailers Of milk in the Alexan-
dria-ArlingtOn area are not OBJ
serving the regulations set up
by the Virginia State Milk Com
mission, we are today, for the
second time, reverting back to
our regular price Of IL cents per
quart.
I'VE expect to maintain this
price without further change
until the commissions acts and
regulations have been developed
to q point that it will be binding
on all retailers in this area.
"TO date the milk commits
sion has twice caused us to in
crease our price to the 13-cent
scale, while utterly failing to &C
compIish its announced purpose
that all retailers would have to
abide by the regulations.
"The commissions action has
not only thrown the entire in
dustry into a doubtful state of
affairs, but has repeatedly con-
fused and annoyed hundreds Of
milk consumers in the area that
is served by this and other in
dependent dealers that see fit to
sell milk for less than the pre-
Scribed 13-cent scale. Our Gus
toners can now rest assured that
we will continue to serve them
for IL cents per quart until the
commission reaches the point
that it is able to accomplish its
purpose.
"The recent two-cent raise an
nounced by this dairy Thursday
will not be reflected on the
bills"
Other independent dealers who
joined with the Hazel Dairy in
taking the same stand toward the
Milk Commission'S failure to en-
force its regulations declared that
they had learned that the com
missions propose injunction
against the dealers, namely tn
Highland Dairy Farms, which re
fused to comply with the commits
Sion's order, would not be heard
until early in November.
Wait on High Court
In addition to this delay, they
declared, the court has been
quoted indirectly as stating that
no action would be taken on the
application for the injunction I'm
til the case had been heard in
the United States Supreme Court
The Highland Dairy Farms has
already indicated that they
would carry the fight to the Su.
preme Court, if the commission
continued its efforts to regulate
prices.
The fight by the State Milk
Commission to regulate the prices
started last February when the
Maryland and Virginia Milk Pro
ducers Association presented a
petition to this effect. The petit
ton was also Endorsed by mum
Der of Washington's leading dair-
les.