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TU ONLY REALLY INDEPENDENT WEEKLY In Mackkabarg Comity. For * W—kly Its Readers Represent the LARGEST BUYING POWER in Official Organ Central Labor Union; standing for the A. F. of L. (Charlotte labor Journal Patronize oar Adver tisers. They Make TOUR paper possible by their co-operatka. Truthful, Honest, Impartial by the N. G State Federa tion of Labor AND DIXIE FARM NEWS Endeavoring to Serve the Musses VOL. VIII—No. 8 "OWB ABVtRTIflMINT IM TMB JOURNAL •• ,A INWUTHINT CHARLOTTE, N. C„ THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1939 im ottsav TNI RlADIM $2.00 Per Yc H. L. Kiser, Charlotte, Is Named On State Apprenticeship Coun. RALEIGH, June 30.—Forrest H. Shuford, labor commissioner, an nounced appointment today of a six member State Apprenticeship council to serve in an advisory capacity under a 1939 law. Representing employe organizations be named, H. L. Kiser of Charlotte, a journeyman plumber; J. K. White of Greensboro, a journeyman brick-ma son 5 and G. D. Sexton of Winston Salem, a journeyman machinist. For employer organizations he ap pointed, L. P. Kennedy of Raleigh, general superintendent of the Nor folk Southern railroad; George W. Kane of Durham, a general contrac tor; and Robert M. Kermon of Ra leigh, executive secretary of the State Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors. 3,515 Jobs Found By N. C. Emp. Serv. In Past 6 Months Phillip R. Bunn, district director of the North Carolina Employment service, yesterday reported that the Charlotte office placed 3,515 persons in jobs in the first six months of 1939. This compared with 2,097 in the same period last year. The current active file contains 4,778 as compared with 8,433 at the same time last year. During June, there were 498 private placements and 70 public placements. —Observer. WOOL BILL NOW BEFORE BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON, D. C.—Both the Senate and House Interstate Com merce Committees have favorably re ported out the Schwartz-Martin Wool Labelling Bill, the enactment of which will require the labelling of garments so as to disclose the use of reclaimed wool and other substitutes for new wool. The bill, which has the sup port of labor as well as many other national institutions, is designed for the protection of the consumer. Finds Horse Coming Back to Popularity Army Remount Service Head Records the Trend. KANSAS CITY.—There is a defi nite trend throughout the country to a return to the horse and buggy daya —without the buggy. Col. Thomas J. Johnson, chief of the army remount service, who was in Kansas City on his annual inspection tour of the seven army iremount area headquarters, said ha has noticed indications everywhere that the horse is galloping back into popularity. There are more polo clubs, hunt clubs, riding academies and racing stables. Not only that, but horses are returning to the farms as well as to the bridle paths and race tracks. Colonel Johnson admits he is prejudiced in favor of the horse, but he has observed more and more farmers are using horses, particu larly those who farm less than v* acres. —» mis is interesting, Colo nel Johnson points it out with inci dental pride. His real interest, in fact his iofe, Is the preservation of cavalry as an indispensable war tool and the army-sponsored breeding of horses to form an adequate reserve. In the World war the army dis covered there were not enough hones available to meet the emer gency. Not desiring this to happen again, the army has purchased stal lions which are farmed out to quali fied persons who, in return for their care, charge a nominal $10 stud fee to farmers in the vicinity. The colonel deplores the mechani zation trend that is heard so much in military circles today. The colo nel is no enemy of progress but he would like for tacticians not to for get the value of the horse to the army. According to Colonel John son, the Japanese found it out in China when their tanks mired down; Mussolini had to increase his horse strength to push to victory through the mud and sand of Ethiopia. Horses have played a big part in the war in Spain. IF TOUR SUBSCRIPTION IS IN ARREARS SEND IN A CHECK Brooks Opposed By Labor of Carolinas For Attorney Post CHARLESTON, S. C., July 6.— Organized labor officials in North Carolina and South Carolina are bit terly protesting appointment of E. C. Brooks, Durham attorney, by El mer F. Andrews, administrator, as attorney for the Charlotte regional office of the wages and hours admin istration, a southern regional direc tor of public relations for the Ameri can Federation of Labor, said here yesterday. Carolinas labor officials have heard that the name of Mr. Brooks is be ing considered for appointment to that position. C. A. Fink, president of the North Carolina Federation of Labor, and A1 Flynn, president of the South Carolina Federation, have joined forces in opposing Mr. Brooks. Postal Employes Report Fine Meet Over Raleigh Way William H. Gunther, a representa tive of the National Federation of Postoffice Clerks, and president of Baltimore local No. 181 delivered a real worthwhile talk at Central La bor Union Wednesday night this week. He has been in attendance on the N.. C. P. O. Clerks and the N. C. A. of L. C. at Raleigh, com ing this way with the Charlotte dele gates on their return. The Charlotte contingent report a fine and success ful convention, a report of which will appear in The Journal next week. Production Limit Hits Workers In Textile Industry GREENVILLE, S. C.-J. E. Sir rine of Greenville, chairman of a com mittee on voluntary production con trol in the Southern print-cloth field, announced that operators of more than 96 per cent of the looms on these fabrics had entered into an •»irinHus* to operate their plants not to exceed 76 per cent of their normal capacity during July, August and September. He explained that the suffering of the mill workers because of short time would be alleviated by the fact that living costs are at a low mini mum during the summer months. Mrs. M. Houston Of Texas Named Head Of I. T. U. Auxiliary DULUTH, Minn., July 1.—Mrs. W. E. Merritt of Houston, Texas, was named president of the International Typographical Union auxiliary in a mail ballot of members compiled here yesterday. Vice presidents chosen included Mrs. William W. Taft of Nashville, Tenn. Names for Housing Projects Selected For First 2 Units Names for the two communities to be built here by the Charlotte Hous ing Authority were announced Sat urday by Harold J. Dillehay, execu tive director. The white community, which is to be located in Seigle avenue between W. Tenth street and the Seaboard railway, is to be known as “Piedmont Courts.” “Fairview Homes” has been select ed as the name for the Negro com munity, which is to be located on Oaklawn avenue about one block west of Statesville avenue on the old Twin Oaks farm property. Mr. Dillahey, while announcing the name of the two communities, affirm ed earlier indefinite statements that the authority wil ladvertise for bids on both the projects the latter part of this month, probably by July 25. Bids will be received from con tractors in August, and as soon as possible the contract will be let and construction will begin. Actual con struction is expected to be under way before September 1.—Newa. THOMASTON CLERKS FORM ORGANIZATION THOMASTON, Ga., June 2fl.—Or ganization of a local union of the Retail Clerks Protective association Was completed here last week, with Erskine Mabee, organiser for the clerks, assisting in the formation of the new local. SEND IN NEWS Every union in the city shoo Id hare • preas correspondent. You want news of your unions to appear in your paper. Then pet busy and see that some one is especially appointed to send it in. And see that it reaches the office on time, for every paper has a closing time. All news most be in the office not later than I o’clock Tuesday evening, if it is to appear in our next issue. CENTRAL LABOR UNION NOMINATES OFFICERS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR; ALL CRAFTS MAKE GOOD REPORTS The Central Body held its regu lar Wednesday meeting, and was very well attended, considering the time of year and the rain. The dele gates from the new City Employees local were obligated and received with the usual round of applause. One local reported a tremendous growth in the last three weeks, with nego tiations going on favorably for vari ous contracts. Brother Twitty of the Carpenters, who has been ill in the Veterans hospital in Johnson City, Tenn., is reported back home, and very much improved. The various local reports were quite favorable as the effects of the building boom are beginning to .really show up at last in the construction trades. The vari ous committees reported as usual. The following delegates were nomi nated for officers of the Central Body for the coming year, the election to take place the next regular meeting, which is the third Wednesday in July. For President, H. L. Kiser and H. H. Stalls. For Vice-President, unopposed, W. M. Witter. For Secretary-Treasurer, Wm.. S. Greene, unopposed. For Sergeant-at-Arms, C. E. Mc Ginnis, unopposed. For Board of Trustees, three to be elected, F. G. Campbell, T. L. Con dor, S. F. Blackwelder, J. A. Scog gins, Ernest Morgan, J. A. Moore. For delegates to the North Caro lina Federation of Labor, two dele gates and two alternates—J. A. Moore, H. L. Kiser, F. G. Campbell, D. L. Funderburke. For delegate to the American Fed eration of Labor convention, H. L. Kiser, Wm. S. Greene, Hugh M. Sykes. * Those delegates running for office unopposed, are of course elected au tomatically, as no further nomina tions can be made. It was brought out that Vice-President Hughes, of the State Federation of Labor, and of Wilmington, had died of the ef fects of an automobile accident, and had been buried in Arlington Ceme tery in Washington, D. C. The reso lutions committee was instructed to draw up a suitable resolution for the Central Body’s approval covering same. After a fine speech by the visiting vice-president of the National Fed eration of Postal Clerks, Wm. H. Gunther, the meeting adjourned. Union Label Catalogue-Directory For 1939 Ready For Distribution WASHINGTON, D. C.—The 1939 Union Label Catalogue-Direc tory, published by the Union Label Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor, is now off the press. It is the second edition of this Union Label buyers’ guide, issued for the purpose of listing manufacturers who have collective bargaining agree-1 ments with American Federation of Labor Unions. The Union Label Catalogue-Direc tory is issued also with the view of serving all members of labor unions, union label leagues, women’s auxil iaries, their families and friends in order that they may inform local merchants and business firms which products bear the union label and1 those services which are union. The Catalogue-Directory contains the insignia of national and inter national unions affiliated with the Union Label Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor that designate their products and services by a union label, shop card, or service button. The Union Label Catalogue-Directory is 25 cents per single copy and in lots of 100 or more 20 cents each. In announcing the publication of the 1939 Union Label Catalogue-Di rectory, I. M. Ornburn, secretary treasurer of the Union Label Trades Department, said: “The demand for the right to dis play the unioh label on products is growing by leaps and bounds. We are proud of the unusual progress made by our department of the American Federation of Labor. We may find it necessary, from time to time, to issue supplemental lists of unionized industries. The splendid results we are obtaining is chiefly due to the loyal and enthusiastic sup port of the millions of union label buyers and boosters throughout f.merica.” . _ . 2,500.000 GIVEN WORK BY CCC IN LAST 6 YEARS WASHINGTON, July 3. —The Civilian Conservation corps said in a progress report today that in six years of operation it had given employment to 2,500,0000 young men, war veter ans, Indians, and territorials on more than 150 types of work. THE STATE AND THE LIVING STANDARDS OF THE MASSES In the United States, as in other countries, the inability of millions of people in the lower income groups to purchase decent living standards with their earnings has led to a large degree of intervention by the Government in th interest of more adequate wages dcreed by statute law. This irrespressible development is mentioned by J. G. Win ant, Director of the International Labor Office, in his report for 1939. #“Of recent years,” he said, “the State has been called upon to an ever-increasing extent to assume responsibility for the basic well being of the people. “The increasing productivity of industry has made possible a great advance in material well-being. But if this advance is to be fully realized, a corresponding development in social organization is essential. “The maintenance and improvement of the standard of life is a problem which the citizen and the State have henceforward to work out in partnership/’ In the United States tiie Federal Government has taken prac tical steps in the partnership with its citizens, mentioned by Mr. Winant, toward improving the living standards of the masses in the enactment of the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. . The National Labor Relations Act—recognizing “the in equality of bargaining power between employes who do not possess full freedom of association or actual liberty of contract, ana em ployers who are organized in the corporate or other forms of own ership association,” the result of which inequality is depressed wage rates and lowered purchasing power of wage earners—estab lishes by statute the policy of protecting the right of the workers to organize in unions of their own choosing and of encouraging the practice and procedure of collective bargaining. The Fair Labor Standards Act established by Federal statute minimum wage rates below which employers cannot force wages and maximum hours above which employers cannot work their employesjieans of thege two measures the wages, work conditions, &nd consequently the living standards, of large numbers of the masses of the American people have been raised and will contmue to be raised. LABOR BOARD YIELDS ON PROCEDURE RULES WASHINGTON, D. C.—The Na tional Labor Relations Board an nounces that it had amended its rules so that the period of notice of hear* ing in unfair labor practice eases should be not less than ten days in stead of five days as at present. The board also stated it had decided to write into its formal rules a retire ment that bona fide unions which are parties to a collective bargaining con tract aleged to have been made in vio lation of the National Labor Relations Act must be made parties to any board proceeding affecting the con tract. “The things that haven’t been done before, Are the things worth while today; Are you one of the flock that follows, or ... Are you one that shall lead the way? Are you one of the timid souls that quail At the jeers of a doubting doubting crew, Or dare you, whether you win or fail, Strike out for a goal that’s new?” —Exchange. Delay In Wage-Hour Law Is Asked By A Group of Sixteen WASHINGTON, July 6.—Members of Congress were urged yesterday to prevent any legislative action this session on the wage-hour law in let ters sent them by the new “emergency committee for preserving the Fair Labor Standards act.” The committee, representing labor groups, church groups, and consum er organizations, is composed of 16 persons. They included James Mc Namera of the A. F. of L.’s Hotel and Restaurant Employes Interna tional Alliance; W. D. Johnson of the Railway Labor Executives’ Asso ciation; and Rev. F. A. McGowan of the National Catholic Welfare con ference. Labor’s non-Partisan league, a C. I. O.-sponsored organization, an nounced the formation of the com mittee. A. M. Hughes Passes At Wilmington; V.-P. State A. F. of L. News of the death of A. M. Hughes at Wilmington, Tuesday of this week will bring sadness to his many friends in the State. Mr. Hughes was in the prime of his manhood and was an ar dent toiler in the ranks of the A. F. of L., being one of the vice presi dents of the State Federation of La bor. Death came as a result of an automobile accident, a short while back when he and his wife were both injured, Mrs. Hughes being released' from the hospital only a week or two ago. The interment took place in Ar lington cemetery, Washington, D. C. Miners’ Hours Are Shelved By The Geneva Board GENEVA, Switzerland.—Proposals to reduce the hours of work in coal mines were temporarily shelved by the International Labor Conference in session here. The question was referred back to the Governmeht Body of the International Labor Organiza tion wit hthe suggestion that it be placed on the agenda of a future con ference as soon as the international situation warrants such action. Pres. C. M. Fox, Textile Workers of America, A Charlotte Visitor The Journal was honored with a visit Wednesday from C. M. Fox, newly elected head of the Textile Workers of America, an A. F. of L. affilate, with headquarters in the A. F. of L. building, Washington, D. C. He is in this section making a sur vey and is optimistic as to the out look of kis organization regarding new locals and agreements. Much headway has already been made and with the organizational set-up being placed upon a firm basis rapid growth is certain to be the ultimate out come. Call up your neighbors and ask them, to listen in on all Union Label radio broadcasts. An Explanation Of Labor’s Aims Are Urged for Schools MILWAUKEE, Wis.—The Milwau kee Federated Trades Council, A. F. of L. affiliate, senses the fact that the youth of today are subject to be* ing saturated with prejudices against organized labor inculcated by motion pictures of racketeer melodramas and articles in some reactionary news papers. To nullify this impression the coun cil proposes that leaders of legitimate unions be given the opportunity at least once a year to expound laoor’s principles and problems In the schools of the state. A resolution to this effect _ was adopted by the council and will be presented to the conven tion of the Wisconsin State Federa tion of Labor which opens at Wausau on August 15. State Bldg. Trades Council Met In Charlotte Sunday The North Carolina Building Trades Council (A. F. of L.) met at the County Courthouse in Charlotte Sunday afternoon, and was well at tended. President H. L. Kiser, pre sided, and reports of delegates from every section of the State showed t'l1at f°r the first time in ten years all members were employed, with a call for more skilled men that could be furnished in some crafts. The next meeting will be held in Raleigh, August 15, prior to the meeting of the State Federation of Labor in that c'ty on the 14th, 15th and 16th. • E*®jtion of officers for the Budd ing Trades Council will ta1r» P|tPe at the Raleigh meeting. Employers May Ask For Collective Bargaining Election WASHINGTON, D. C.—The Na tional Labor Relations Board inform ed the House Labor .Committee that it had amended its nueg to permit employers to petition the board for an election to determine which of two rival labor organizations should be certified as representing a majority of employes for collective bargaining purposes in cases where the unions had not petitioned the board for such certification. “Chalk it up as one victory for the A. F. of L., commented Joseph A. Padway, counsel of the American Federation of Labor, who was testi fying in favor of the amendments to the National Labor Relations Act proposed by the Federation. He insisted, however, that another step should be taken and that the changed rule should be written into the law because some subsequent board might unmake the rule. SURPLUS FOOD PRODUCT8 FOR NON-RELIEF WORKERS KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Milo Per kins, president of the Federal Sur plus Commodity Corporation, de clared in an interview with a rep resentative of the New York Times here that the so-called stamp plan of distributing surplus food products to relief workers might well be ex panded to include persons in private industry employed at low wages. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The Labor Journal is the only Labor paper published in this section, and it circulates in Charlotte and Mecklenburg county. For eight years it has fought the battles of the A. F. of L. and labor in general. No other labor paper pub* lished in North Carolina has any circulation to of la this section. It is endorsed by Charlotte Central Union and by the greter number of union locals in Charoltte, many of them subscribing in groups. This statement is fa order to counteract false claims as to circulation in ***** ri cinity by unscrupulous solicitors. Friday • Saturday ICharlqttEI SOURCE O' WAR EOROS MUNITIONS unearthed
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