Evening star., 1950-06-13

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utors. however, last night refused
comment on possibility of install
ing the Pittsburgh plan. Union
spokesmen said bluntly they
thought the plan was baG.
Milk Delivered to Jail Here.
In Washington the mother who
wants to be assured of milk for
her babies must journey to the
Richf1eld Dairy at 1880 South
Capitol street, carrying her doc
tors certificate, in order to buy a
two-day milk supply. Mean
while, milk is delivered to military
installations. hospitals and city
operated MISUNDERSTANDING
the jail.
The District purchasing Office
said today the jail trimmed 90
gallons off it's normal milk supply
and had obtained only 10 gallons
today, solely for use in the hos
pital. The Jail received 80 gallons
! yesterday, the purchasing Office
said.
In Pittsburgh, through advance
planning, automatic milk deliveries
are made every two days to fam
lilies who pass their doctors cer-
tificates along to the county medi-
tcal society.
Herman A. Schulteis, vice presi-
dent of the Chestnut Farms Chevy
Chase Dairy and spokesman for
the milk distributors refused COM
ment on the Pittsburgh plan. He
said the plan now in operation,
hastily drawn up early yesterday,
was the "best we could set up
for that day But as long as the
strike lasts" he added, we're go
ing to work to improve it,
Emergency Plan Not Discussed.
During last nights long nego-
tiations. Mr.. SchulteiS said he
couldn't speculate on the Pitts
burgh plan because discussions
were not settled. After the ses-
sion, he said no agreement was
reached, but that expansion pos
sibilities would be taken up today.
Opposition to the Pittsburgh
plan came from Eugene R. Hub
bard, secretary treasurer and busi-
ness agent for Local 246, AFL Milk
Drivers and Dairy Employees, who
said that from reports I have
had, it is a very bad plan"
Mr.. Hubbard said his informa-
ton is that "only five to eight
stops an hour" can be made dur
ing deliveries, because of the scat
tered addresses.
An official of the Pittsburgh
union. Local 205. told The Star
today, however, that drivers are
catching up pretty we'll" on or
ders and probably will make 1000
emergency deliveries to homes to-
day. He said about 70 trucks,
with 240 union men, will be oper-
ating.
Union Wants Diaries Reopened.
Mr.. Hubbard proposed instead
that distributors here open some
of the six dairies against which
the union says it is not striking.
Harry j. Marx. local president,
said the union strongly urged that
three dairieS located III different
areas of the city be opened to
dispense emergency milk, but that
the employers rejected the pro-
posal. and agreed only to open
Richfield.
The doctors, in their statement,
said that ''if ther had been ade-
quate warning" machinery could
have been set up in ample time "to
avert the threat to the health of
our citizens"
Without singing any one out
for blame in the lack of advance
planning, officials stressed that
the medical groups heard nothing
about the need for their part in
the program until the current
emergency" program was an
nounced.
The program followed an earlier
meeting Sunday to provide milk
for District institutions, such as
the jail. called by Gen. Young.
The Commissioner, it was learned,
had several discussions about the
strike on Saturday.
The doctors commended the
plan to make milk available on
the present basis, but added that
the arrangement is inadequate
for the reason that persons in
need of milk should not be re-
quired to go to some designated
Iplace to obtain a supply. In many
instances this is not only a hard
ship. but an impossibility."
The strike, they added, "is a
source of deep concern to the
medical profession of Washing