Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1934, Page 14

A—14 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, KIN OF STANDISH DEFIESN.R. A RULE Welcomes Court Test and Views It as Fight for Liberty. Bvecial Dispatch to The Star. YORK, Pa, November 29 N.A)—Those who know Fred C. Perkins, battery manufacturer of West York, and of his ancestry, say he's a chip off the old block. What they mean is he's a fighter; a fighter who never heard of the word “surrender.” And they point to his genealogy to show that he comes by this naturally. ant of Miles Standish. And next Monday, in the Federal Court at Harrisburg. Perkins, who is 66, begins his fight for the liberty which he feels he's entitled to under the Constitution. Spurns N. R. A. Code. “I don't think the country owes me a living,” Perkins said today. “But 1 believe it does owe me the right to earn a living. And it's this principle I'm scrapping for.” That is why he refused to sign the N. R. A. code for the battery industry (NA. | He's a lineal descend- | | He's a fighter. | recall the struggle he had in getting a year or so ago. It stipulated that | he must pay the 20 men in his employ 40 cents an hour. Perkins said it would ruin his business. He was, he added, paying his men all he could afford—an average of 20 cents an hour—and his men were satisfied. In this battle, Perkins finds him- self the symbol of & large number of small-business men throughout the country, most of whom were afraid ¢o do what he has done. Every day he gets letters telling him so. And many of the letters bring contributions of money to help carry on. Statesmen Back Him. Not only that, but several of the Nation's leading citizens and states- men are with him. Former Senator “Jim” Reed of Missouri is expected to serve as one of his counsel—wita- out compensation. Senator David A. Reed of Pennsylvania has offered his assistance, free. Senator Borah has assured Perkins of his interest in his cace. And so has Al Smith. “I can't lose,” said Perkins. *“The Government can take away my busi- ness and I'll still win. I'll begin all over again, just as I did 10 years ago. with not a cent to my name.” Win or lose, Uncle Sam will prob- ably know he’s been in a fight after he is done mixing it with Fred Perkins. Look at Perkins, 225 pounds of solid weight, his square, stony chin; his clear, flinty eyes; his two great fists. Recalls Jail Experiences. Perkins related his experiences in the York County Jail, to which he was committed for 18 days in default of $5,000 bail, and then went back to the Perkins Battery Co. started, and back still further to recall his foot ball | career at Cornell under “Pop” Warner, now coach at Temple University. Incidentally, the mention of Warner brings up another instance of Perkins scrapping for a principle. He had been the star fullback of the Cor- nell team, with Warner as coach, for two years, and had two years to go. But when “Pop” left Cornell, Perkins quit foot ball. He believed his coach had “gotten a raw deal.” Perkins went down to Philadelphia last week end to visit Warner, and was his guest at the Temple-Villa- nova game. In 1924 he was in York, so “broke” that he had to sleep in a battered automobile. He made a bare living repairing batteries. Three years later he leased a plot of ground with a house and a barn for, his battery business. Steadily the business grew until, in 1932, Perkins added another building, installed new appartus, and patented and manu- factured his own plates for batteries. In 1933 he had a force of 20 men. and his profits were $2,531. And in the Summer of 1934 he went to jail, as an alleged code violator. “They can’t lick me,” he said. “I've got to win, for myself and for every small business man in America.” The fact that if he loses he is subject to a fine of $500 for every day he’s violated the N. R. A. code— and he's violated it for more than a year—and a jail sentence of six months, doesn't seem to bother him at all. (Copyright. 1034, by the North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) French Program Started. France has just started its $660,000,~ 000 program of public works to relieve | unemployment. A Buy! Hahn Specials for Jr. Women and Misses 3,200 Pairs at a Remarkable Price! ZONING VIOLATION AROUSES CITIZENS i Erection of Reputedly Commer- cial Structure Probed by Association. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHEVY CHASE, Md., November 29. —Aroused over the erection of a build- ing, said to be for commercial pur- poses, on land immediately west of property at 6806 Forty-seventh street, Chevy Chase, reported part of a resi- 2ntially zoned area, the Citizens' As- sociation of Shetion 8, Chevy Chase, Tuesday night appointed a committee to take whatever action seemed war- | ranted. If the committee finds that the building is being erected in viola- tion of zoning laws of the area it is au- thorized to request the Park and Plan- ning Commission to arrange a public hearing. A special committee was appointed to investigate the possibility of acquir- ing land adjacent to or near Section 8 for a playground and recreational center. This committee is authorized to work in conjunction with similar committees from other communities. It was suggested that if the land now occupied by the live stock experimental farm of the Department of Agricul- ture at Bethesda is acquired by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission for park pur- poses, & recreational center might be established there. In a resolution presented by Dr. J. ' W. Bulger the association indorsed the resolution of the Parent-Teacher As- sociation of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase 'hool requesting immediate comple- tion of the Western Suburban High School, with assembly, laboratory, shop and other necessary equipment. e CIVIC BODY HOLDS POLICE ADEQUATE Logan-Thomas Circle Vigilance Committee Refused, but 0ld Committee Revived. Saying they believe the Police De- partment is able to take care of crime in Washington without any vigilance | committee, and that such a group might show & tendency toward AND UPRIGHT PIANOS FORRENT ¥ FREE TUNING U HUGO WORCH 1H10-G-NW. “Lady Luxury” 3 Prs. in Initialed Boudoir Box for GRANDS| NOVEMBER 29, 1934 “snooping,” the Logan-Thomas Circle Citizens' Association, at its meeting Tuesday night in the Westminster Church, refused to appoint a commit- tee for this purpose. It did revive its old law and order committee, however, to function in much the same fashion. 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