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Interoretption: Time furing which an employee is inactive by reason of
 interruptions in his work beyond his control may not
be construed as time not worked nor excluded in computing his hours of
labor and wages. The term interruptionss" includes, but without limita-
tion, the specific instances hereinabove.set forth under "Facts" whenever
the imminence of resumption of work requires the employee's presence at
the place of employment. Such .requirement is to be presumed in the
absence of adequate prior notice from the employer thst the employee is
free to leave his place of employment if he desires. An employer may
not, however, by notifying an employee that he is free to leave for an
interval too brief reasonably to be considered a temporary layoff, thus
avoid computing such period as time worked. Nothing herein contained,
however, shall be construed to,modify or effect in any way bona fide,
voluntary and mutual agreements concerning the subject matter hereof,
arrived at by employers and employees, when the same are not in conflict
with the maximum hour and minimum wage provisions of the code applicable
to such parties.

 S.:NATIONAL INDUSTrIAL RECOVERY BOARD
 '.*.* (Signed) w. A. Harriman
 * Administrative Cqficer

 S* *. :

 NE, CONSUIIR EI.BLE AVAILABLE: In response to numberless requests
for a 1934 Consumer's Emblem to symbolize cooperation with NBA codes, an
attractive small sticker has been prepared for display in homes, on
automobile windows where permissible, etc. These emblems may be obtained
by writing or telephoning to the Local NRA Committee in your town or city
Last year, 60 million consumers signed pledges of cooperation witn the
President's Reemployment Agreement. The 1934 pledge re-affirms allegiance
to the Code Blue Eagle as follows: "In the n-tionpl. effort to bring
security to all, I will encourage and pet; onize those business establish
ments in which the Blue Eagle of NRA Codes is displayed."

 REGULAR LABEL SALES

 -;EOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
 (as of NOVh[BER 30, 1934)

 Manufacturers Only

 LOCATION : LABELSS ISSUED PERCENT

 New England 4, 569,125 23.8
 Middle Atlantiq (not
 including NYC) 6,792,700 35.2
 ile, York City ,720,300 34.8
 iliddle West 800, 675 4.1
 South 269,000 1.5
 Pacific Coast : 117.500 .6

9611 19,309,500 100.0