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plant-where doctors certificates
Of need are not required.
Sold in Chain Stores.
Customers of many nearby
Maryland and Virginia stores
found good milk supplies as-un-
hampered by the District law
against unlicensed dairies-large
quantities were routed from as
far away as Richmond, Fred
erickSburg. and Baltimore. Sew
eral large chain stores were
among those which sold milk yes
terday, usually two quarts to a
customer.
A Fairfax County groceryman,
for example. reported he has been
hauling milk in his own truck
from points including Baltimore
Leesburg, Fredericksburg and
Manassas. Since the strike be-
gan, he said, he has been selling
about 5000 quarts a day.
Jeep Carries in 200 Quarts.
Operating from the Baltimore
market, a Silver Spring merchant
yesterday sold about 200 quarts,
carried in by jeep.
Lines formed quickly today at
doors of the areas nine dairies
involved in the strike, as opera
tion OF the doctors prescription
plan Smoothed out.
One of the largest closed-down
dairies, meanwhile, said that to-
days across -the-counter purchases
amounted to only about half yes
terday's volume. An official spec
ulated that the reason was that
two-day supplies were issued yes,
terday, presenting the probability
of large crowds again tomorrow.
About 545 doctors Prescriptions
for home delivery of milk had
been turned over to dairies at noon
today, while more than $4,000 gal
Ions of milk had been sold over
the-counter at the nine dairies.
Sale of 1,77O Quarts Stopped.
DR.. Seckinger's food inspectors
on might and day lookout" for
s"bootleg" milk sold in the District
from dairies not licensed here
today announced they have
stopped sale of Ito quarts of
the fluid.
About 1900 quarts, however,
constituted a load of Baltimore
milk shipped in by Hy Posin, a
Georgia avenue grocer. When the
inspectors stepped in, Mr.. Posin
moved across the State line and
passed the milk out free, on first
come basis, at Silver Spring fire
house.
The other 270 quarts, according
to Chief Food Inspector w. w.
Burdette. was found at two res
taurants and eight other gro
ceries. At l am. today, he said.
the inspectors stopped a truck
carrying 1902 quarts OF milk and
escorted it as far as a bridge lead
ing to Virginia.
| At the same time DR.. Seckin-
ger announced a drive against
District give-aways of milk i'm
ported from outside the area. AT
least two handouts were in full
force today-one at restaurant
in the 1900 block of Pennsylvania
avenue NV, the other at a gas
station at Georgia avenue and
Upshur street NV.
Seckinger Sees West.
DR.. Seckinger said that after a
conference today with Corporation
Counsel Vernon E. West, he has
decided that sponsors of such
give-aways will be hauled in as
"test cases" for violation of the
lcity'S milk act.
The health officer stressed that
he felt the danger of consumption
of milk over which the city has no
control was equally dangerous,
from a health standpoint, whether
it was sold or given away.
Meanwhile, Robert Seidel and
William Biron. co-owners of the
Pennsylvania avenue restaurant,
posted a huge window sign, offer
ing free milk from Annapolis to
"any one who needs it," No milk
, they said, would be sold.
: BY 10:30 o'clock, only about &c
glasses Of milk had been dis
! pensed. and MFR. Seidel commented
that milk doesn't seem so i'm
portant, after ALL
Edward O'Brien. proprietor oi
the Georgia avenue gas station
said he passed out about $50 quart.
i of free milk last night to any one
: who asked for it, regardless Of
, whether they bought anything
Another $50 quarts were to bt
> passed out today, he said, from
= supply shipped in from Balti.
, more.
Special Delivery Set Up.
. A Bethesda grocer, meanwhile
set up a special delivery plan fol
his customers. picking up theil
doctors certificates and making
milk available for them at the
store. The grocer, Milton Ferber
i of the 1900 block of Old George,
! town road. said he picked VI
more than 100 quarts from dair!
J. this morning. and had them wait
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