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Pay-Hour Benefits Applied To Carriers' Employes With the exception of drivers over whom the Interstate Commerce Commission has taken jurisdiction, all employes of common and con tract motor carriers engaged In In terstate or foreign commerce are entitled to both the minimum wage and maximum hour benefits of the Fair Labor Standards Act, Col. Philip B. Fleming, administrator of the wage and hour division of the Labor Department, announced to day. Beginning August 1, when I. C. C. regulations governing their maxi mum hours become effective, drivers of private carriers engaged in inter state or foreign commerce will be exempt from the hour provisions of the act. Since the I. C. C. declined to assume Jurisdiction over drivers employed by wholesalers operating within a State, drivers so employed do not come within the exemption. Though exempt from the maxi mum hours of the act, drivers for common and contract carriers will be entitled to the minimum wage of 30 cents an hour, the wage and hour division said. Millions for London Defense Estimates of the London Coun ty Council for 1940-41 provide £9.000,000 ($40,440,000) for main tenance of civil defense. F. B. I. Theater Group Will Present Play The Federal Bureau of Investiga tion Theater Group will present “Robin of Sherwood" In the Sylvan Theater at the Washington Monu ment at 8:15 p.m. tomorrow. A concert by the Works Progress Ad ministration Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by Franklin Lannlng, will precede the drama at 7:30 p.m. Among guests expected are At torney General Jackson and J. Ed gar Hoover, F. B. I. director. Mice Nibble Fortune For weeks the widow and sons of a farmer of Perugia, Italy, sought the fortune they were sure he had amassed. They finally found a casket and opened it. Banknotes of 1,000 and 100 lire had been nibbled I to pieces by mice. New Time-and-Labor-Saving PANTS CREASERS 59* er t—At last! ... a new, improved pants creaser that maintains the right tension while wash trousers dry, thus eliminating < tedious ironing! Easily adjusted and rust-proofed, they are easily slipped into the trousers and. with a simple locking device, are hung up to dry! Kann's—Notions—Street Floor. ]Vcio Assortment! Beautiful Canadian Hand-Hooked a RUGS <4 $1.00 $1.95 ',c° $2.95 $4.75 ~-A fascinating collection of hand,-hooked rugs, as sembled by a Canadian expert, from the fisher folk and farmers’ wives of Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Offered now at prices so low you can do your summer floor cover ing at amazingly little expense! Four different >t sizes—at four low prices ... no two alike! For best selection of patterns, come early! Kann's—Third Floor ^ Special Values in VACATION LUGGAGE • $5.95 Cases s3.99 —Women's canvas covered, leather-bound cases with shirred pockets, double lock and post handle. In 15, 18, 21 or 24 inch sizes. $13.95 Wardrobes s8.99 —Carry “your all” in these spa cious wardrobes! Grey or brown canvas with leather-bound edges, neat lining, shirred pockets, good locks and strong post handle. Men's $12.98 TWINSUITER j s8.99 * —Choice of two popular f styles: Black or brown w Dupont covered or black #or brown canvas-covered twin suiters ! Sturdily constructed throughout! Smart travel ing companions! Kann“5—Fourth Floor. S I l i THIS $79.95 , TRILATOR EASY WASHER For Only *49.95 A Liberal Allowance for s Your Old Washing Machine —Lighten your laundry burden the “Easy” way! | For only a few pennies a !day, the “Easy” Trilator Washer will do all your | rubbing and squeezing ... i saving you hours of ardu | ous, back-breaking labor! I Decide now to take life | easy this Summer ... own I this modern convenience * at the money-saving price of $49.95. Kann’a—Street end Third Floora $1.95 Cushion Dot And Double Pin Dot Ruffled CURTAINS —Cushion Dots thickly scattered on fine quality cot 1 ton marquisette in ivory or ecru. Each pair 96 in. wide and 2'i yds. long . . . foamy with wide ruffles and com plete with tiebacks. —Double Pin Dots on an excellent quality cotton marquisette, made a full 96 in. wide to the pair and 2'2 yds. long. Beruffled and equipped with perky tiebacks. Ivory or ecru. 79c to 98c Washable Sunfast Cretonnes . . —Four charming patterns in a choice of twenty-seven color combinations! Choose for slip covers, drapes and other decorative uses. 50 inches wide. $1.39 "Premier" Washable SHADES —Waterproof! Sunproof! Closely woven, handmade cotton fabric in all the popular solid colors. Size 69 inches long by 36 inches wide. Mounted on guaran teed rollers 1 $1.49 to $1.69 Chintz d Boudoir Chair Covers jV —Transform your faded, worn-looking boudoir chairs with these cheerful slip covers! Glazed po cotton chintz in pretty patterns and colors, «;«•» nicely made with box-pleated flounce! Kann's— Third Floor. $2.98 Cretonne STUDIO COUCH SLIP COVERS . —Protect your studio couch from sum mer sun and dust! Well-tailored cotton dustite cretonnes in floral patterns . . . styled with deep box pleats and complete with covers for the three separate pillows. Kann’s—Third Floor. A Tubular Frame Metal Porch Rocker for Tots! The Same Smart Comfort You Provide for Grown-Ups! *1.19 —They’ll sit like “ladies and gentlemen” in these comfortable, 9.II - metal rockers! Sturdily built with shaped saddle seat and curved backrest. Ivory finished frame with bright red seat and back. Karin's—Toyland— Fourth Floor. We Admit It! We Bought Too Much of The Popular “MtOK-O-GEIDEIi" OUTDOOR FURNITURE! So We re Offering the Whole Lot of It at— —For the first time in years, we’re reducing ‘‘Rok-O-Glider” prices because, for us, July 9th is too late to have so large a stock. But for you, there arc still two or three months of summer ahead! Therefore, we’re slashing the price on this popular outdoor furniture in order to move it from our department to your porches and lawns! Were Now Wore Now 23 Solo Rok-O-Gliders-$8 95 $5.97 17 Rok-O-Choirs.$695 $4.63 35 Duo Rok-O-Gliders.$12.95 $8.63 4 Rok-O-Tobles ..—$3.50 $2!33 13 Trio Rok-O-Gliders S14 9S (0 07 Finishes- Bittersweet-and-Green 13 I rio son u utioerj-. •»>.>/ or Turquoise • and - Bittersweet Mattress or Box Springs For Only Innerspring Mattress Matching Box Springs —Whether you buy one or both, you save a neat sum! The mattress is splendidly built with oil-tempered coil innerspring unit, deeply embedded in fluffy layer felt and in sulated with sisal pads. Covered in sturdy tan-and-white striped ticking, with ventila tors and handles! The box spring is equally noteworthy, both in construction and ap pearance. Choice of all sizes! Kann's—Air-Cooled Third Floor. Only at Kaunas — This Genuine “Master 43999 Fully Equipped FRIGIDAIRE At the Special Price (Originally $159.50) $ $50 Less Than the Original Price! —Now! ... every home can own a gen uine “General Motors” Frigidaire at the amazing saving of $50 over the original price! Big, beautiful, modern . . . it’s fully equipped in every detail and features a gleaming all-porcelain interior and the famous Meter Miser mechanism with a 5-year-guarantee, as well as the following de luxe attractions:, • Uni-Matic Cold Control • Food Safety Indicator • Moisture Seal Hydrator • Spacious Meat Tender • Special Quickube Ice Trays • Famous Meter Miser NOTHING DOWN Monthly Payments (Carrying Charge) Liberal Allowance for your Old Automatic Refrigerator Bum's Street tad Third Floon.