Show Milk Strike Gives Companies 1 Damages ama es t I BOSTON BOSTO- March 23 AP A While P While officials of local Xo No HO 30 Milk Ink Drivers Drivers ers and Creamery Workers union today awaited first steps b by three employing milk companIes to Lo collect col- col I col-I lect awarded yesterday as damages arIsing out of a strike last st s summer e their el counsel I ed a strong fight against a allowing a I. I Danbury Danbur hatters hatters' decision to I stand In thIs state Attorneys for fOt Alden Brothers Childs Brothers BrothelS and W. W Yo 1 R Noble Sons companies announced their decision to press for reimbursement reimbursement reimburse reimburse- ment from the union and its members mem- mem bers Judge Morton of t the state superior su- su court upheld the finding or of ora ofa a master that the strIkers had damaged dam dam- aged the companies by following teams and inducIng customers by threats and solIcitation n not t to trade hade with the petitioners and b by expenditures expenditures ex- ex caused b by the strike lIe refused how however hower er to sustain damage costs for the litre of police and detect detectives es to guard the companies companies' companies companies' com com- property and personnel The case was likened l to the famous fa- fa Camous Danbury hatters litigation In which the United States supreme court sustaIned the contention of p E. E Loewe compa y that the hatters hatters hat hat- union had dama damaged ed his business business busi- busi ness through boycott Many lany members merit merit- bers or of the unIon lost their homes and property to the a award ward The three milk companIes mere consolidated last June into the New England Creamery Products com cont- pany Alden Brothers formerly had maintained a union shop but the theother theother other two t were open and so continued con con- Workers for for the Noble company voted against joining the union while the Alden concern declared an open shop when Informed informed In- In formed that a a. strike was imminent |