Show 40 HOUR 0 WEEK WEIK CA CAUSES SES I SATURDAY u OF RAILROAD STATIONS The hour 40 railroad work workweek workweek workweek week which goes Into effect Sept 1 I will wUi result in the Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day ay closing of the Rio mo Grande freight and passenger stations at t Thompsons Cisco and Mounds according to an announcement by A A. E E. E Perlman Perlman Perl- Perl man Rio Grande general mana mana- ger The Saturday closing is the result of recommendation of ot an emergency board appointed by President resident Truman w which h hie i c h brought rought about an agreement between be be- tween major railroads and the 16 10 operating non-operating railroad labor unions he declared The agreement agree agree- ment establishing a hour 40 week was signed March 19 19 10 1049 1949 Normal operations of trains will not be affected but station operators will generally be on i I the he same basis as as Sundays and holidays Perlman said Specifically Specifically this means that no passenger pas tickets will be sold or freight handled on those days As far as possible freight freigh business will be handled to accommodate accommodate ac ac- ac the new station schedule Perlman said anc and where necessary special arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar will be made to handle carload products affected affect affect- ed by seasonal or specific time considerations Saturdays will willbe willbe willbe be exempt for storage and demurrage demurrage demurrage de de- de- de charges to the same extent that Sundays and holidays holidays holi holi- days now are are he said |