CONTRACTORS: Before giving out work to a contractor, make certain
that he has signed the Contractors' Com-nlianc3 Form, as no labels
will be issued to be used b, contractors ijio have not signed this
form.




CONTTRACTORS' AGREEi.E1IT: The National Industrial Recovery Board has
approved a standard form of "Contractors' Agreement" between members
of the ladies' handbag industry and contractors thereby contractors
signing the agreement pledge themselves to "compl]r with all provis-
ions of the code of fair competition" .for the industry. In signing
the approved agreement, contractors are pledged to sign a "Contractorsi
Compliance Form" issued by the industry's Code Authority. (Copies of
this agreement will be available ver-, shortly.)

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 TIi.Z BOOKS: The Compliance Division requires all payroll
 records to be kept in a separate time book, and all entries
 to be made in ink.

TRADE PRACTICE COILAIiTS COi]'I1TT2T: The Traee Practice Complaints
Committee is empowered to hear all complaints arising out of vio-
lations of the trade practice rules of the Code of Fair Competition
for the Ladies' Hancba:- Industry. In order that each member of the
industry may familiarize himself with the duties and functions of
this committee, we are sending herewith a copy of the rules govern-
ing the procedure of the Trade Practice Complaints Committee.

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HAIDBAG FRAME DESIG" RZC-ISTRATIC0: The following notice has been re-
ceived from the Code Authority of the Handbag Frame Manufacturing
Industry:

 "7e take pleasure in announcing the designation of
 the Design Registration Bureau, operated under the
 auspices of the Rhode Island School of Design and
 located at Providence, R.I., as the impartial and
 disinterested agency to be used by members of this
 Industry for the registration of original frame
 designs.

 The Code Authority has designated this Bureau
 pursuant to the provisions of Article IX of the
 Supplementary Code of Fair Competition for this
 Industry, and this designation has received the
 approval of the Tational Reccver-. Administration.

 Registration of original frame designs commen.ced
 on Monday, October 22, 1934. Protection of registered
 designs expires six months from the date of registra-
 tion.


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