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The recent dockers’ strike was a case lu point; it was a rank-and-tUe walkout ■Li HARNETff COUNTY NEWS—Pnbiuti«d m LtumttoiL N. q. disapproved by union leaders. Just the same, the men quit. Certainly, nobody can deny that unions ought to live up to their con tracts. They lose public esteem when they don’t. Congress i^hows signs of adopting legislative provisions pen alizing unions for breach of contract, and some writers see in the (proposal i good deal of hope. Another ipropo- cal would include joint disciplinary action (by management and union heads; If Tom Smith and ,Boib Jones lay down tools In a huff because they don’t like the spot where their sec tion boss has placed the drinking fountain, tho theory would bo that the union head could flue thorn, un der penalty of loiilng tholr jqbs. If they refused to pay tholr fines and' if they 'worked in a closed shop, they might lose their union cards and thus be forced to take up some other live lihood. It is a practical question, howevor whether this would work out very well. A factory Isn’t an army for ilgld discipline; there will always be THURSDAY,; JANUARY 14, SHOWS DAHiY W ADMISSION AT 7 AND 9 P. M. I W || 11 15c—SSo SAT. . . . 1:00-11:80 ^ * fillV BALCONY. . 15c—80c THEATRE—LILIJNGTON, N. C. THURSDAY—FRIDAY A Glittering | of America s ^lL JANUARY 24—25 nCHNICOlOR Cavaicade Reckless Era! - AfcruRo **e Cordova VHCENO/j'® t\ A Par(ini«unl fletvf* SATURDAY—JANUARY 26 Roy Rdgers —in— ‘DON'T FENCE ME IN’ DOUBLE FEATURE Wm. Dargan, Nancy Kelly -in- ‘ Follow That Woman’ Plus: Chapter 2 of Phantom Rider MONDAY—TUESDAY JANUARY 2S—29 Also: News—Cartoon- And Pete Smith Short WEDNESDAY—JANUARY 30 , DOUBLE FEATURE ‘HIDDEN EYE’ ‘Trailing Double Trouble’ Starring EDWARD ARNOLD Starring ^ The Range Busters- THURSDAY—FRIDAY JAN. 31—FEB. BARBARA STANWYCK—GEORGE BRENT —in— “MY REPUTATION” Attend Our Matinees Every Mon.—Wed.—Fri.—at 3:15 occasional flare-ups and persona’Ity cloahes. If perfect harmony existed, companies wouldn't need personnel experts. Anyone' who has attenided a trade-union 'meeting knows hew very, human they are. Tho disinterest^ observer is apt to be both encour aged and provoked. They provide ex amples in practical democracy; on the otbiOr hand, they may show short sightedness and poor Judgment.'' They are apt to be boring rather than sinister, ,stuffy rather than In spiring. There is in them about the same ratio of wisdom and stupidity courage and cowardice, seldshness and idealism that one finds In other organizations devoted to specific in ierosts. John Smith at hie lathe and in Mechanics’ Hall is much the sa'mo sort of person. On paper, certainly, an airtight case exists for enforcing ■union con tracts, although they are signed with groups that--are fra'ternal^ and non profit-jnaklng, and deal with the ma* tor of_human‘labbr. 'Most unions try to abide by tholr contracts. This is the more apt to be true among un ions whose membership is more dis ciplined, better established and high er paid'. Whether this evolution to ward greater responsibility can be much hurried by legislative discip linary action regarding contracts a good deal; of a question. Through no fa'ult of Ita own, man' agement frequently breaches a labor contra'ct, often Inadvertently and through some subordinate. This arises because in a typical contract iho union chiefly agrees to furnish labor, while management, on the. other iiand, agrees to a thousand and one details regarding 'Wages, hours conditions of work, and the like. Sta •tlstlcs indicate that in a majority of oaees'coming before arbitration pan els, breach of contract by manage ment is established. iMost of them are, of course, not yilifui* But suppose Congress passes com pulsory enforcement legislation. Will the union collect damages for such breaches? There are dozens of other difficult questions that -might arise. Tho deeper Congress goes Into It, tho more complicated it'may seem. As contrasted to the pultlve approach, Henry Kaiser’s simple -proposal for Incentive payments ^seeins ’ to have many advantages. PRICES AND YQUR PURSE is CP&L Co. Salvages Much Metal Scrap Since the beginning of the war the Carolina Power & Light Company ha.", salvaged and delivered to gov r-i-nmont agencies .2,881,826 pounds of scrap, according to a report from the company’s purchasing depart meat. The salvage material, including aluminum, brass, bronze, copper and other metals, has been valued at more than $BO,'OO0. 'Largest collec tions for a single year were made in 1942, when 1,367.471 poubds of scrap, worth more than $25,d)0, wore turned over to the govern'mont for distribution to war plants. CARD OP THANKS We wish to express our apprecoa- tlon and thanks to our many friends and neighbors for their many acts of kln'diieas and synipathy shown us during the lllnese and death of our mother, Mrs, Mary W. Messer. THE CHILDREN MONDAY-TUESDAY A Glittering of America*s^ y 7 JANUARY 28-29 TECHNICOLOIt CovoMe Reckless Bra! a ARTURO \HCEN0/^ ® , A Parameunl Pirtvra LATEST NEWS Wednesday JANUARY 30 DOUBLE FEATURE ‘SANTA FE SCOUTS* —with— BOB STEELE —plus C:iy Nir«ties .;.when romance and adventure ran riot... BING CROSBY PRODUCTIONS fruKKli Starring lifiOA OARNElL-BARBAfiA BRITTON GfitGMCCLURE,.'7 ^.'iQkKRUOEK • WALLA.CJ FORD I (>B(,E MATHtWS . ROB-CBt BAFEHAT .♦ ' I : Vl. ll V. Ufi'/.'-r.'x', ■ ■ ■ Thursday-Friday JAN. 31—FEB. 1 AS A HARD HITTING MARINE JOHN GARFIELD WAGES WAR ON THE JAPS —in— ‘PRIDE OF THE MARINES* LATEST NEWS Saturday JANUARY 26 DOUBLE FEATURE ‘RANCHO GRANDE’ —^wSth— GENE AUTRY —^plus— ‘GIRL OF THE LIMB^RLOST* —and— fT^APTER 9 FEDERAL OPERATOR 99 Piquant Theatre ANGIER, N. C. SHOW Houns Dolly 7 to 11 P. M. Saturday 1 to 11 P. M. Washington—A banK on wheels Is servicing email communities In Maine. This unique trailer tra'vellng" bank is equipped with a special tel ler's cage, cashier counter, and a iprlvate office tor 'business consulta- tlons. 'It includes all the necessary bank ing equipment and, a burglar-proof safe. It makes regular rounds. Ho towns within 94 miles of the main Office. Mellcopter Travel “How are you traveling—by heli copter?’’ This may be a common question in the near.future. One of the largest operators of ■passenger 'busses is reported ^as seek ing permission to operate 14-pas3en- ger heltco.pter air busses ^over their existing network of 60,000 miles of highway. 'News for Klbltsers News for construction kibitzers: One of America's largers builders of bulldozers, 'dump trucks, winches and cranes has announced the engage ment of leading engineer designer to. restyle and streamline these ungainly (Vehicles. Chicken and Turkey With meat supplies in question at the moment, consumers ' may dwell with some slight satisfaction at least, on the assurance that they are due for near record supplies of chicken, Turkey, too, will be in plentiful sup •ply. More Snrplns Goods Among the latest Army surplus goods to come pouring back into civilian channels are: s ■$2,000,000' worth of new wool hoods and fingerleds knit gloves or wrist lets; 80'0,000 pairs of heavy rubber gloves:, '1'30,00'0,000 rubber aprons; $1,509,000 worth of hardware it ems, Inclu'ded in the hardware Items are single bit axes, adjustable heavy pipe wrenches, mattock picks, bolt clip per or wire cutters. All these items are now being of fered for sale to wholesale and re tail merchants through the 11 regio nal offices of, the .Reconstruction Pliiance Corporation. Fohliiig Chairs " A retail ceiling price of $3.50 each, plus if.reight, has been set on new wooden or metal folding chairs de clared surplus by the armed forces. World Wheat Despite a record cro.p of wheat, a world shortage Is developing. This Is due to the widespread drought, of last year in Europe and the hea'vy buying of many European govern ments determined to provide bread, at least, for their people. The acute world sugar shortage •will ease "only slightly” during 1946. according to the Department of Agri culture. More shortening, cooking fats and salad oils are predicted, but less margarine. Butter stocks are expected to re main slow, with production down 10 -or 15 per cent under that of last year. More Lining Material One reason for the presen-t short age of men’s clothing is lack of lin ing material. In addition to parachute ellk recently released by the Govern ment for that purpose, 800,000 yards of surplus rayon twill cloth has now been made available. It is hoped that this will help speed the manufacture oif suits and coats. More—or Less The story all around seems ”to be either more of this or lees of that. In shoes, it will 'be more. Tho General Shoes Corporatlop report that It has completed reconversion and is now at the highest dally, pro duction level jit it's history. All kinds of shoes have a ready market, the company reports, but strongest demand is for the higher priced' footwear. BEHIND THE SCB^IES' IN AMEMCAM BU^NESS „ Or MBNOMOBOOn •/''''jII Mil WATCH FOR THESE ATTRACTIONS —COMING— “ABBOTT & COSTELLO IN HOLLYWOOD** “SHE WOULDN*T SAY YES** “PRISON SHIP** The 'flow of goods which was ex pected to .begin with the turn O'! the year has not materialized yet, Indi cating that maniufaciurers ■were not h'oldlng back simply because of tax advantage}. There was a fairly wide spread belief during December that manufacturers were waiting to take advantage of lower .excess .profits taxes in l'9'46 before increasing the bulk of their sales. Elimination ■of that question highlights the dlfflcul- ty of obtaining raw materials, of meeting OPA price ceilings and of labor disturbances. Home appliances prdbably.wlll not come Into the mar ket in volume for some time, l^e three largdaitn^nufacturers of these Items, General 'Electric, Westing- house and General Motors, have their production tied up with strikes and when production la resumed, it Will probably be allocated to the various retail outlets. Textile troubles are still largely due to prices, according to indiustry spokesmen. Clothing ma kers say they cannot sell many Items at present ceiling prices on th'q Msts of present costa. Wage'Increases,'of 21 per cent on December 10, add^' to their cost problems. Meanwhile,; the .public waits jwith cash In hand' to buy a n'U'mpber of necessities. * * * THING'S TO COME.—A nW, vapor izing units to attack Influenza, pneu monia and common cold germs in the home and office. It Is the' size of a small table radio and it releases by electrical means a'n invisible fog.of' triethylene glycol; It is said to hove reduced absenteeism in a large al'r-' plane plant and to have been suc-^j cessful in military tests ... A light 1 control which compensates for varl- atlons in light Intensity a'nd' Is ex-J pected to be a boon to photograph-' I ers . . . A new sizing formula for-^ children's wear .which will make it' ■possible to order'(by weight, height and -waist measurements ... A spe cial eyelet ■with a saw-toothed, leaf spring to -firmly hold a shoelace at the desired tlghtneas . . . Curtis Pub lishing Co. is considering -a new .pic torial magazine some-what olmtlar to Life, biut It may be a year away . . . Fireproof waste-basket. Made of met al, it is equipped with dou'ble' open lids or collars which do not Interfere, •with Us use but are -designed to ac cumulate 'between them enough car bon dioxide from the conibustloh, gases to prevent the air’s, oxygen from feeding the flame started In- paiper. * * « BITS O’ BUSINESS.—New, (York subways, city-owned and up to, their oars in losses each year, will shortly be faced with a new wage Increase, demand. That demand, obviously,-; 'Will not be based on any,“share ,the, profit” plan . . . Lack of goods.which- aro pinched-off as -wage labor flilffl-' oultles continue i(3» spurring black: market operations . ... Economists,^ are trying to-figure what advantage, wagfi increases will be to the worker if everybody gets one. Living costs- will be higher and taxes wlll’-'take a bigger bite so the net' gain' may be more apparent than real \ . . Mll- •«?we*a*wi waukee vies for role of fur auction center. (Fur^ la big buslneaa and the ranchers look kindly to a mld-weet- ern city, where -they think their re turns may be better . . . Cheiuer C. Davis, president of the Federal Re serve Bank of St. Louis, says one. of ■’the areas of the economy that wonld' -be most serluosly affected in the event of Inflation and collapse Is ag riculture which In the St. Louis re- senve district Is the most importa'nt' single activity. MRS. IDA C. STEWART Dunn R-8, died In enBmwMOTnv Harnett OtNintr 'Hospital In ,£jttnn Sunday nlcht .fcd- towlng an Illness of several week*. Funeral seiwtces were held Tuea* day afternoon; from the old Stewart home place nenr Mary Stuart achlaolt conducted by Dr. A. R. McQaeaa. Hi- terment was i n" Green wood-eematary. ' Surviving are her huabandt Janai R. (Jack) Stciwart: one son, Jamoa R. Stewart JrJ; and two slaters, Mrs. -Ruby Grace ’Tfart and Mre. Arlene McDonald, bol,h of Dunn R-9. Mrs. Stewai^ was the daughter of the late James A. and Ida Jackson Stewart. ' Mr.. Id. Clherlii. Sl«w.rt,;SB, of chMtoI. fur Mlu «t IlM Mum Light Weight I Paper F or Air Mail Come to The News Of fice and get some of (>ur feather-weight writing 1 paper for your air-mail. I You can write more for less postage tlian V-maiL Better Hey, Ref-aren't you out of boupds f IN basketball or business, Americans expect fair play all down the line. In basketball, the referee is there to see that the game is played' according.-to the rules. But he’s not a player. In business, the referee is the govecft- neat, which establishes regulations for fiur practices. But when government goes into busi ness and competes with its o'wn citizens, the American tradition of foir play is set aside. The reforee then becomes a pfoyer, and he enjoys advantages that are denied to all the other players in the game. Take government-owned electric power systems, for example. They pay little or no taxes. When they need money, they call on the U. S. Treasu^ and get it at little or no interest. If they have losses, why worry? You, as a taxprlyer, will take care of that. systems, on these special BNimess-managed power the other hand, do not luivc privities, 'niey pay their foil share of taxes, pay foir interest on any loans. I It tt a trUnite Co Americaiit self-reliance that tdx-payingt seli-supforting com. panics supply over 4/5 of the tretnen- dous amount of dectricity! used in thu country. | The same forethought aiid experience -which furnished electric'power for a fdol>al war will assure Am(irica depend- able—and cheap—electric,Urvice for a post-war worlds And btwnejismen can do the job better than bureaucrats. • H*ar NEISON EDDY In "THi EICCTRIC HOUS" wM Armbniifer'* OnAaifra, I Btfy Synday altonioon, 4i90, ESr, CSS Ntrfworl, I C^AkdLINA POWER a LIdHT COMFAlllY^ ! .
Harnett County News (Lillington, N.C.)
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