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CHARLOTTE, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1939
AtncricanUra is an unfailing love of country, loyalty to
its institutions and ideals, eagerness to defend it against all
enemies, undivided allegiance to the flag, and a desire to se
cure the blessings of librty to ourselves and posterity.
Bldg. Trades Council
Sponsors Mass Meet
Sat., Aug. 12, 3 P.M.
The following announcement was
handed The Journal by Organizer
John S. Turner, national representa
tive of the Hod Carriers, Building and
Common Laborers Union of America,
who has been in Charlotte the past
two or three weeks working with the
boys, and lor a persevere! and sticker
on a hard job we hand him the laurel
leaf. The meeting will be held at the
Building Trades Council Hall, 113%
S. College stieet, at 3 P.&M.
THE CALL
Ail Hod Carriers, Mason Tenders,
Plaster Tenders, Building Laborers,
Common Laborers and Semi-Skilled
Wotkers are uigentiy requested to at
tend. This meeting is the second of
a series of meetings sponsored by the
Charlotte Building and Construction
Trades Council for the purpose of or
ganizing the above named crafts into
a Local Union affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor. The
forming of this Local Union was ac
complished at the meeting August 5,
and Charter will remain open for a
short period and now is the time to
enroll.
i Remember, laborers, what has been
accomplished in other Southern cities
can be done in Charlotte.
Make your plans to be at this meet
ing Saturday and help us build one
of the biggest and strongest Local
Unions in the South.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE,
Charlotte Const. & Bldg Trades
Council.
Pressmen’s Union
Reorganized With
Freeman President
The Charlotte chapter of the In
ternational Printing Pressmen’s and
Assistants’ Union of North America,
was recently reorganized here and
bids fair to become one of the most
active organizations in “The Friendly
City?” J. T. Freeman has been elected
president and Richard Barger as sec
retary. The local union has voted to
affiliate with Charlotte Central La
bor Union.
Charles V. Ernest; international
representative of the pressmen’s un
ion, was in the city last week com
pleting details in connection with the
formation of this new union.
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CHARLOTTE CENTRAL LABOR UNION
HOLDS ITS LAST MEETING PRIOR
TO STATE CONVENTION AT RALEIGH
Charlotte Central Labor Union
meeting last night was one of much
interest. Matters concerning the
State Convention at Raleigh were
freely discussed in frank and open
manner, there being of course diver
gence of opinion, but taken all in all,
it was a meeting of good will and har
mony. The delegates were as a unit
for bringing the State Convention to
Charlotte in 1940, and the ground
work is already being laid to make it
the bright light of all years for the
N. C. A. F. of L. gathering.
Around 50 delegates will go from
Charlotte for the meeting which
opens Monday, most of them leaving
Sunday morning to take notes of “pre
liminary bouts” and “skirmishes”
which always precede the opening
festivities.
Supporting the Central Labor Un
ion in convention plans for Charlotte
THOUGHTS UNSHARED
By Theresa Yvonne Barrie
No one knows what’s in my heart,
No one know it’s torn apart.
For 1 smile and dance and act
Just as before.
No one knows I’m dead inside,
No one knows the pain I hide,
For I laugh and play and look
Just as before.
No one knows I love you yet,
No one knows I can’t forget.
But I need and want you still,
Just as before.
—Wilmington (Del.) Labor Journal.
Labor Press
Vital Need
The freed oat of the press, guar
anteed to us by the Const lotion,
must depend after all upon the sup
port which the readers of the press
give to it. We need scarcely note
than mention the fact that the
usual daily newspaper, to say noth
ing of the magazines, do not fee)
called upon to espouse the cause
of organised labor. Such fair plan
as is given this cause by these pub
lications is based upon the unan
swerable strength of tho position
of the labor movement.
But we wish to emphasise the
fact, that if there were no groat
section of tho national publications
known as the Labor Press, which
gives its first and last loyalty to
the workers of the nation, and es
pecially to those who are members
of the organisations of labor, the
other sections of the nation’s pub
licity organs would probably pay
much more scant attention to the
rights of labor.
Circulation is the life of any
publication. Given readers, say
publication is in a position of pow
er, in proportion to its friends who
show their loyalty to their own
cause by their subscriptions to their
own press, and by their activity in
helping to enlarge Ha circulation.
The rights of labor will always
depend, to a great extent, upon the
freedom of the labor press. A la
bor paper which circulates freely
in its own community is an index
of tho powor of labor in thsf lo
cality. It h a very definite part
of the organisation itself, and its
functions ars so vital that neglect
of tho labor proas is sure to reflect
upon the qualities of tho labor
movement itself.
next year will be Mayor Ben E. Doug
las, Clarence O. Kuester, executive
vice-prescident of the Chamber of
Commerce, and various civic organ
izations.
Henry A. Stalls, president, pre
sided at the meeting, when resolutions
to be brought before the state con
clave were discussed. Reports on
committee activities were made. Char
IntU Local No. 31, of the Interna
tional Printing Pressmen’s and As
sistants’ Union, affiliated with the
central organization, bringing the to
tal affiliates to 47. Several others
are to come in within the next month,
it was announced.
Antique U. S. Bathtubs
Preserved by Company
American bathtubs, from a slip*
per-shaped model, invented by Ben
jamin Franklin, to the ultramodern
types are being photographed, and
data on them gathered by the Crane
company of Chicago at the request
of Oglethorpe university, Georgia,
which will preserve the material in
a campus crypt not to be opened un
til 8113 A. D.
The company, which has been in
terested in old tubs as a record of
its own business, has most of the
models it is immortalizing. Others
are in various museums, and are
being collected by Frank Hicks of
the Crane company.
Franklin’s “slipper'’ tub is a large
copper contrivance. The bather sat
on a ledge with his feet toward the
“toe" of the "slipper,” and the wa
ter was heated from a fireplace un
der the ledge. High sides prevent
ed drafts from reaching him. He
even had a rack to hold his read
ing matter before him.
Another early American tub ex
tant is that of the Revolutionary
war general, Henry Knox. It looks
as though it were half of a horse
trough protruding horizontally from
the top of a two-foot block of wood.
The “trough," also made of wood,
is supported at its end by a single
wooden leg. The top of the block
was used as a seat, and the bather
extended his legs into the "trough."
This tub is in the Knox memorial
at Thomaston, Maine.
Another tub in the company’s col
lection is'one used by the Drinker
family of Philadelphia in the early
years of the Nineteenth century.
Elizabeth Drinker wrote in her di
ary of it: “My husband went into
ye tipid bath. Before dinner, he'd
handsel’d (tried out) a new bath
ing tub, which WD (her son, Wil
liam Drinker) bought yesterday for
17 dollars—made of wood, lined with
tin and painted—with casters under
ye bottom and a brass lock to let
-out the water.”
A tub made at a slightly later
date was originally used by Sen.
Harry Stubbs of Martin county,
North Carolina. The weekly ablu
tion Stubbs took in this tub was the
subject of conversation throughout
the county. He is said to have used
a whole cake of soap and six towels
for every bath. A slave kept draw*
ing water and filling the tub, a
round, metal appliance.
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TRUSTEE'S SALE OP REAL ESTATE
Under and by virtue of the power ond
authority contained in that certain deed jf
trust executed and delivered by L. M. Creish
ton and buaband, M. L. Creighton. ea the
15th day of November, 19X8 and recorded ia
the public registry of Meeklenburg County,
in Book MX at Pace XIX. and bocauao of de
fault in the payment of the ladebtedneae therein
deacribed and thereby secured. and the fail
ure on the part of the raid creators therein
to carry out and perform the terma and con
ditions of the said deed of trust, and pur
suant to demand of the owner and holder of
the indebtedneea thereby secured, the under
signed Trustee will expose for sale at public
auction to the his bast bidder for cash at the
usual place of sale in the County Court House
of Mecklenbury County in the City of Char
lotte. at IX o’clock Noon, on the Id Monday
in August. the same beinc the list day of
Aucust. 1939. the following described real
estate:
All that certain tract of land lyiac and
brine in Steel Creek Tosmship, Mecklenburc
County. North Carolina and aura particularly
described and defined as follows:
All that certain piece, parcel or tract of
land containinc 1X1 acne more or lam situate,
lyinc and beinc on the Wricbt's Feerry Road
about ten miles southwest from the City of
Charlotte in Steel Creek Tosraehip. Meeklen
bunr County. State of North Carolina, bavins
such shape, metes, courses and distances as
will more fully appear by reference to a plat
thereof made by I. B. Faires, Surveyor. March
26th. 1918. and betas bounded on the north
by the lands of Mrs. 1. F. Kendrick estate
land, on the east by W. S. and T. E. Hoover
lands, on the south by the land of J. P.
Stroups and the lands of T. F. Carothers aad
on the west by the lands of T. F. Carothers
and the lands of B. M. Potts snd the Iasi
of i. R. Porter. ThM beinc the same tract
of land heretofore conveyed to the said Mrs
L. M. Creighton by W. 8. Hoover and wife
H. L. Hoover, and T. B. Hoover aad wife.
Minnie T. Hoover, by deed dated the 9th day
of December. 1911. aad recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds for Mccklenburr
County in Book 290. Pace 488.
The above conveyance is given subject to
two deeds of trust to the Federal Land Bank
of Columbia. S. C.. beinc recorded la the
office o fthe Register of Deeds for Meeklen
burg County in Books 448. pass 857 aad 481.
pare 101.
The said real estate wil Me offered for
sale subject to any lien for taxes, if aay.
subject to any other liens especially two deeds
of trust to Federal Land Bank of Columbia,
recorded in public registry of Mecklenbury
Countv North Carolina, ia Books 448. Pace
557 and 451. Phce 181.
17m sail sale wil Ibe left open fo ra period
of ten days for Increased bid as provided by
law.
This the 18th day of July. 19*8.
J. L. DELANEY.
Trusts:
July X0. 27: Aac. 8. 19.
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS
. [The Labor Journal does not assume responsibility for the slews
of contributors in communications, nor does it necessarily commend
or support some of the views of its correspondents. All articles appear
under the proper names of the authors and are given space so long
ss they are not vicious or slanderous. Communications from now on
must be confined to a reasonable space, say not over 500 words,
around 100 lines.—Ed.]
WSSSWWWWMMUM
Ray Nixon, Former C. 1.0. Organizer,
“Analyzes” Early History of I. T. U.,
and the “Inception of the A. F. of L.”
To the Editor of The Labor Journal:
Since there has been a considerable
amount of discussion during the last
two years regarding the International
Typographical Union’s position in the
American Federation of Labor, the
writer has made an acute analyses
of the early history of the Typograph
ical Union and the inception of the
American Federation of Labor. The
information concerning both of the
above named organizations were se
cured from George A. Tracy’s “His
tory of the Typographical Union.”
The first mention of the feasibility
of organizing the A. F. L. as far as
the. writer can ascertain was contain
ed in a resolution adopted by the con
vention of the I .T. U. in Washing
ton in 1879. This resolution in
structed the corresponding escretary
to open communication with the dif
ferent international labor unions in
North America, with the view of get
ting an expression regarding the feas
; ibility of forming an international
amalgamated union, with instructions
to lay such correspondence before the
next convention.
The efforts of the corresponding
secretary were apparently fruitless in
his first attempt to interest the vari
ous unions, but in 1881 at the Toronto
convention announcement was made
that arrangements were being per
fected for a mass meeting, to be call
ed at Terre Haute, Ind., to effect a
preliminary organization of an Inter
national Amalgamated Union. L. A.
Brant, of Detorit, was chosen by the
Typographical convention to repre
sent union printers.
On May 29, 1882, Delegate Brant
reported to the St. Louis typograph
ical convention that delegates from
several international unions assem
bled in Terre Haute on August 2, for
the purpose of perfecting some plan
whereby the wage workers of the
United States and Canada could be
amalgamated under one head, or fed
erated for common benefits. The del
egates in attendance were as follows:
P. J. McGuire, from the Trades As
sembly.
Kicnard Powers, president Lake
Seamen’s Union, Chicago.
Mark L. Crawford, Chicago, from
Typographical Union No. 76.
Thomas Thompson, Dayton, O., from
Iron Moulders Union No. 181.
James Pierce, Simon Neale, F. M.
Light, Terre Haute, from Coopers’
Union No. 16.
George W. Osborne, Sfh-ingfield,
Ohio, from Iron Moulders’ Union.
Mark W. Moore, Terre Haute, from
Typographical Union No. 76.
John E. Counghlin, Chicago, presi
dent National Tanners’ and Curriers’
Union, from Trades Assembly.
Samuel L. Leffingwell, Indianap
olis, from Trades Assembly. I
W C. Pollner, Cleveland, from
1 rades Assembly.
Lyman A. Brant, Detroit, from In
ternational Typographical Union.
The Amalgamated Labor Union was
represented by J. R. Backus, E. F
Pagette Moses Carpo, John Rupe, Jr.,
a”? N- w Murphy, Terre Haute.
Moulders’ Union was repre
sented by John Toit, James Herring
and Michael Howard, Terre Haute.
In view of this limited attendance,
the gathering was not entitled to be
■failed a representative meeting of
trade unionists of the United Suites
pnd Canada, as designed it should be.
■It was at once advocated by the more
experienced and wiser counselors pres
ent that a nadjournment should be
taken without ah attempt at the per
S<,nter»H«rgaTLZati0n, o£ a deration
of trades. The advocates of this
policy were further fortified in their
position on the second day of the ses
sion, when a crude plan of organiza
tion submitted by one of the local del
egates, the adoption of which would
have compelled the withdrawal from
the convention of every representa
tive of a bona fide trade union. The
nature of said plan may be surmised
from the statement that its preamble
declared opposition to the existing
system of trade-union organization,
and an avowed purpose to force them
out of existence, and out of the chaos
thus created to form another secret
society of workingmen. In order to
prevent adoption of the proposition,
action was deferred, and arrange
ment was made for the holding of a
subsequent convention November 15,
in the city of Pittsburgh. L. A.
Brant called the first session of the
Pittsburgh convention to order in
Turner Hall, the most numerously ’
and thoroughly representative dele
gate body of American mechanics and
laborers which had previously assem
bled. There were present 107 dele- „
gates. At this convention the dele
gates agreed to call the new organi
zation “The Federation of Organized
Trades and Labor Unions of the
United States of America and Can
ada.”
At a later date 1 shall attempt to
describe the attempt of the A. F. L.
convention to charter all national and
international unions and thereby
subordinate them to that body, and
also the subsequent refusal of the &
International Typographical Union to
accept a charter or concede the A. F.
L. any authority whatsoever over their
organization. A bitter controversy
arose over this issue, with the print
ers informing the A. F. L. they would
not proceed further until that organ
ization receded from their autocratic
position. The matter was finally dis
posed of by the acceptance of the Ty
pographical Union of a certificate of
affiliation; and down through the
years the Typographical Union has
steadfastly adhered to the principal of
democratic procedure, and has con
sistently and emphatically refused to
be dictated to by any other organiza
tion. As a matter of fact the mem
bership of the Typographical Union,
by referendum vote two years ago re
affirmed the position of the I. T. U.
in convention assembled in Buffalo,
June, 1887, as fololws:
1. That the individuality of the
Internationa] Typographical Union
shall be maintained.
2. That the International Typo
graphical Union shall not take a char
ter and be subordinate to any organ
ization.
3. That the International Typo
graphical Union shall not surrender
its autonomy or dignity to any organ
ization.
This article is not written for the
purpose of criticizing any labor or
ganization, but merely points out the
policy of the Typographical Union as
the writer views them, ahd as the rec
ords substantiates.
Respectfully submitted,
RAY C. NIXON.
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