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President Scoggins, Charlotte Central Labor Union, Sends Greetings To Labor in Charlotte and surrounding territory, and to all Labor, my greetings are extended this Labor Day, 1940. With a hope for unity among divided forces; with a prayer for peace and understanding between Capital and Labor; and seeing, as I do, the fulfillment of these wishes through the American Federation of Labor and its tenets of Arbitra tion and Conciliation; being free of any Communistic tinge, 1 hope to see Charlotte go forward with a fuller and a con tinued understanding between employer and employe. We are all Americans fighting for the betterment of mankind, Whatever his sphere in life. J. A. SCOGGINS, Pres. Charlotte Central Labor Union. This dispose CONGRATULATIONS TO LABOR also an anniversary date with us for ue have to all used cars to clear the decks for ’41 models. 39 Plymouth Del. 4 Door Sedan _ 39 Plymouth Del. 4 Door Sedan_ 37 Packard 120 Conv. Coupe_ 37 Packard 120 T. Sedan .. 37 Packard (i Town Sedan _ 36 Packard 120 Town Sedan _ 39 Cadillac ‘61’ Town Sedan _ 36 Cadillac ‘60’ Town Sedan _ 38 Buick ‘41’ Town Sedan _ 37 Buick ‘41’ Town Sedan_ 37 Dodge 2-Door Town Sedan _ .39 Hudson ‘6’ 4-Door Town Sed... .39 Olds ‘70’ 4 Door Town Sedan .. $595 $625 $595 $425 $495 $295 $1175 .$495 $565 $475 $375 $565 $675 38 Old ‘S’ 4-Door Town Sedan 38 Olds ‘6’ 2-Door Town Sedan _ 37 Olds ‘6’ 4-Door Town Sedan _ 37 Olds ‘6’ 2-Door Town Sedan _ 36 Olds ‘6’ 4-Door Town Sedan _ 36 Olds ‘8’ 4-Door Town Sedjalf_ 35 Olds ,‘6’ 2-Door Town S^dan _ 34 Olds *8' 2-Door Town Sedan _ 34 Olds ‘8* 4-Door Town Sedan _ 34 Olds ‘6’ 4-Door Town Sedan _ 34 Olds ‘6’ 2-Door Town Sedan __ 32 Olds ‘6’ Bus. Coupe _ $575 $545 $495 $425 $345 $295 $245 $195 $195 $195 $195 $165 and many others They’ve grot to go—new cars are arriving and trade will be long, easy terms — see us. THOMAS CADILLAC OLDS, INC. ' 500 W. Trade Dial 3-1014, 7159 Don’t Forget our big August Sale Our entire stock greatly reduced “THE HOUSE THAT PLEASES” BALTIMORE FURNITURE CO. 204 E. Trade Street Phone 5673 In the business since 1907 SIPE REALTY COMPANY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT 116 Latta Arcade Phone 3-3173 _DELEVOPERS OF OAKHURST HEIGHTS AND COMMONWELATH PARK COMPLIMENTS OF BLYTHE BROTHERS COMPANY ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTING CHARLOTTE, N. C. H. V. JOHNSON & SON DEPENDABLE COAL & COKE FUEL OIL North Yard 1115 N. Church South Yftrd 725 S. College St. COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND Dan Tobin To Take Charge Labor Bureau Of Democratic Committee September 8th Another “Call On Him For Service” WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.—Daniel J. Tobin resigned today as a White House administrative assistant, effec tive September 9, to take charge of the Labor bureau of the Democratic national committee for the duration of the presraential campaign. Tobin, vice-president of the Amer ican Federation of Labor, and head of the Teamsters union, was made a presidential assistant this summer. His Democratic committee appoint ment was offered by Edward J. Flynn, national committee chairman. In a letter of resignation, Tobin told President Roosevelt that when he ac cepted the White House job there was “considerable misunderstanding be tween the representatives of the two labor groups, and there was a possi bility of our national defense program being delayed, or seriously obstructed unless harmony and a better under standing prevailed.” “In accordance with your desires,” he continued, “I proceeded to establish negotiations with the representatives of the American Federation of Labor, with the result that at this time there is a better feeling obtaining and most of the misunderstandings have been eliminated. “Our program of national defense is going along as wel las can'; be ex pected and labor, in all of itk many1 branches, is working together to the end that our government may pro ceed with th edefense preparation for the proper protection of our country. “I now feel that there is another call on my services which I cannot honorably set aside.” Tobin headed the Democratic com mittee’s labor division in 1932 and 1936. He said he wa sagain taking the post because if the “enemies of labor” were successful in electing their candidates “it is possible, and probable, that the toilers of the nation may lose the advantages they have fcained from humanitarian represen tatives and leaders in our govern ment.” Accepting the resignation, the President referred to Flynn’s offer and said “Ed’s gain is my loss.” The President expressed gratitude for Tobin’s statement that the defense program was going along as well as a.ulu be expected and that labor was working together, and added: “For this, I am most grateful and none can tell the value of the contri bution you have made to your coun try and its government. “I will continue to count on your advice on all matters affecting labor and government, with particular re lationship to national defense.” COMPLIMENTS AND BEST WISHES TO THE JOURNAL AND LABOR ARROWOOD FARMS DAIRY MILK FROM PURE REGISTERED JERSEYS "THE MODERN DAIjRY OF THE CAROLINAS” Best Wishes To Labor Toomey Bros. Plumb ing & Heating Co. 113 West 2nd St. Phone 3-8248 BEST WISHES TO LABOR AND THE JOURNAL Ralph Hood Service Station 800 N. TRYON ST. Labor’s Patronage Invited and Appreciated Women in Men’s Jobs Win British Recognition LONDON. — The long contested claim of women that if they do men's jobs they should have men's pay, has won its first victory, al though it applies to the war period only. The industrial court has made a ruling that women employed in place of men as bus conductors on municipally owned vehicles shall re ceive for the first six months not less than 90 per cent of the adult male conductor’s commencing rate, and thereafter the full scale. This Alien Was Right Even if He Was Wrong ALBANY, N. Y.—An Albany court official, after explaining the history of the American flag to a group of aliens seeking citizenship papers,! asked one of them: "Tell me, what flies over the city hall?” The alien blinked a minute and re plied: "Peejins." Bottle Sets Mark But It’s in Reverse SAN JOSE. CALIF.—An all. time record for not getting any place is claimed for the bottle J. J. Foley, department store assistant manager, dropped into the San Joaquin river at Stock* ton 10 years ago. A note in the bottle promised a pair of silk stockings to the Under. The other day came a letter from a claim ant to the stockings, Shigeo Ma suka, Stockton Japanese who found the bottle less than SO miles from where Foley dropped it in. Discouragement is the handle that fits every instrument of failure. GREEN SPEAKS IN DEN VER ON LABOR DAY President William Green of the American Federation of Labor will speak in Denver, Colo., on Labor Day to the nation’s workers. His address will be delivered from the Denver City and County Building facing the Civic Center accommo dating an audience of 60,000 and wlil be broadcast over a nation wide hook-up by the National Broadcasting System from 1:00 to 1:30 P. M. Mountain time, which is 3:00 to 3:30 P. M. Eastern Standard time and 4:00 to 4:30 P. M. Eastern Daylight Saving time, LABOR DAY LAW VICTORY NOTED BY SAM GOMPERS The victory of the American Feder ation of Labor in securing enactment of the Labor Day law by Congress was noted by President Samuel Gompers in his report to the 1894 A. F. of L. convention. He said: “National Labor Day.—It affords me pleasure to be able to report that the demand made by the American Federation of Labor for making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday passed Congress and was made a law on June 28, 1894.” Proudest Widow Proudest widow in England is Mrs. Harry Nicholls who learns that her husband who died in action had been awarded the Victoria Cross, highest award for gallantry. She shows her baby daughter one at her father’s trophies. Magpie Trio TJurupts Australia’s War Efforts CANBERRA.—Australia’s war ef fort was interfered with by three magpies who perched on a power line serving the naval wireless sta tion at Canberra. The “saboteurs” interrupted com munications between the station and the British admiralty for an hour by short-circuiting the line. ^ They were “executed” immediate ly—by electrocution. FACING THE FACTS With Philip Pearl On this Labor Day, when the work ers of America have need more than ever before of unity and solidarity and strength, their forces are still di vided. Nevertheless, there is justification for hope. Peace is nearing. The one man who has been responsible for the original split and who has stubbornly kept organised labor in a state of war since 1935 is on the way out. We refer, of course, to John L. Lewis. And when we say that he is on the way out, it is equivalent to saying that the CIO is on the way out. A glance at the record shows the veracity of this prediction. When the CIO was bora five years ago it con sisted of a committee of eight mem bers. These were John L. Lewis, Sid ney L. Lewis, Sidney Hillman, Charles P. Howard, David Dubinsky, Thomas P. McMahon, Harvey C. Fremming, Max Zaritsky, and Thomas H. Brown. Mr. Howard, after being defeated for re-election as President of the In ternational Typographical Union, succumbed to illness and died. Mr. Dubinsky, President of the Interna tional Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Un ion, stayed with the CIO until he got thoroughly disgusted with Lewis’ pol icies, then quit and recently rejoined the American Federation of Labor with great rejoicing. Mr. McMahon, who was President of the United Tex tile Workers Union, was forced out of office by Lewis and has retired into obscurity. Mr. Fremming, then Pres ident of the Oil Workers, couldn’t get along with Lewis and was dumped into a minor position in^his union. Mr. Zaritsky, President of the Hat ters, Cap and Millinery Workers, dropped the CIO like a hot potato and remained loyal to the AFL. Mr. Brown, then President of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, stayed with the CIO but faded completely out of the picture in his own union. HUMPTY-DUMPTY HAD A GREAT FALL Thus, after just five years, only two of the original founders of the CIO are still active and prominent. These aree Lewis and Hillman. And they are now engaged in a bitter feud for control of the organization because they are completely opposed to each other on all major policies. Doesn’t this story have some sig nificance? Doesn’t the rapid dissolu tion of the original CIO leadership spell a fundamental weakness? Isn’t there an important lesson labor can learn from this fiasco? The lesson is a fundamental one— no labor organisation can exist with mt democracy. The weakness in the CIO was that it negated democracy. It had its basis in a denial of the prin ciple of majority rule. It was oper ■ ■ ■ ■ Employer Feasts Picket, And He * Wins A Prize BURLINGTON. Im„ Aug. 27—For about a week, a lone union picket has been marching to and fro in front of the Iowa Soap company plant here, the result of a minor labor dispute. Sat urday the firm gave a picnic for its employes—and invited the picket, M. C. Brower. Brower accepted, had a good time and his name was drawn for one of the prizes awarded during the after noon. Fat Pilots Best on L6K$ Raids, Britain Learns LONDON.—Fat men make the best pilots for long distance recon naissance patrols because they diet themselves to fit their physical conditions and are better able to stand cold and strain. While this is not an infallible rule, it was clearly indicated by tests made in the R. A. F. medical serv ices. Airmen’s diet is carefully watched. All get a proportion of vitamins A and D, mostly taken in capsule form. To measure and assess reactions to certain flying stresses and condi tions, members of the research staff have allowed .themselves to be de liberately “blacked out” (a form of unconsciousness which pilots dread and which is caused by sudden dives or twists at high speed). No hard and fast rule is laid down as to the number of hours a .man may fly, but watch is kept on every man for signs of flying stress. Diamond Necklace Gift To Britain Nets £24,400 LONDON.—A diamond necklace, given anonymously to the nation by a woman as her contribution to the war effort, was sold in 4% min utes at Christie’s for £24,000. The necklace has 42 graduated gems, some three-quarters of an inch in diameter. ^ The necklace wa- bought by Fred Ward, senior partner of Jerwood & Ward, diamond merchants. He said he could not disclose the ultimate destination of the necklace, one of the finest seen in the auction room in years. In 1928 Mr. Ward paid £45,000 for a pearl necklace. Except tor the Portland Vase’s sale, this was the only occasion in which a single item had been con sidered wdtth an auction of its own. rs - ** family Has Sinking Fund In Club for 27 Years COLTON, & D.—The parents and 13 children in the Grinde family of Colton, organized themselves as a family club 27 years ago, and the organization is going'strong today. They met recently for one their regular five-year reunions, w Activities of the club include the exchange of chain letters and the maintenance of the “Grinde fund’’ to which members contribute yearly dues. »ted autocratically. For a year or so t flourished under the dictatorship of Lewis. Then it quickly began to dis integrate. It is still lading apart in all directions. Lewis is still trying to put Humpty Dumpty back together again. But he cannot succeed any more than all the King’s horses and all the King’s men. The pieces won’t stick together. They don’t even want to. FOIWARD If ASCII t Before the year is out, Lewis will be thrown out of the CIO by Hillman or vice versa. If Hillman wins, it is certain that peace negotiations with the CIO will be promptly resumed and brought to a successful conclu sion. If Lewis purges Hillman from the CIO, his organization will remain merely an empty shell. Therefore, we say that on this La bor Day America’s workers have rea son to look forward hopefully to ul timate peace in the American labor movement The American Federa tion of Labor stands ready and will ing to compose any differences that stil lexist in the interests of harmony and unity. It is willing to go more than half way. The fate of the CIO should be en couraging to all true believers in de mocracy. It is our conviction that the people of Europe will not endure for ever their sufferings under the dicta torships of Hitler, Stalin and Musso lini. Force cannot suppress the hu man demand for liberty and justice indefinite!/ Autocracy is just an other name for weakness in govern ment. The only strong government is that which rules by consent of the gov ernment and not by compulsion, by intimation, by assassination and by hate. We, who have faith, believe in the progress of mankind. There have been other occasions in history when progress appeared blockaded and the world seemed to be going backward. But these have been merely detours in the road. The human race from the beginning of time has been going in one direction—forward. Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini cannot stop that on ward march. They will be trampled under it. CALVINE NOTES Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Summey, August 13, a daughter, Judy Caro* line. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Foster and daughter, Marjorie, spent the week end with Mr. Foster’s brother in Mr. John Sweet, Jr., stationed at South Carolina. Charleston, S. C., is home on fur lough. It is interesting to hear him tell of the storm that went through Charleston. Mrs. Hugh Pressley is visiting her sister for a stay of two weeks in Win ston-Salem. Mr. Jack Gambell is at home from work with a bad finger which became infected when he stuck a piece of steel in it. Mrs. J. M. Hudson, the mother of Mrs. Helms is very ill. Mr. and Mrs. Burness Ray, and children, Frances and Bvhgiess, Jr., spent the wek-end with her mother at Paw Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Sweet visited theie daughter, Mildred, in Cantrain, to see the effects of the storm. MRS. BERTHA HELMS. BEST WISHES TO LABOR SERVICE OP SUMMONS BT PUBLICATION State of North Carolina. County of Mecklenburg. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT Gladys Saisfield Mitriek. Plaintiff. vs. Jack Z. Mitriek. Defendant. The defendant above named wiU take notice that an action entitled aa above has been com menced in the Superior Court of Mecklenburg County for an absolute divorce, on the grounds of abandonment and two yearn separation. And the defendant will further take notice that be is required to appear before the Clerk of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg County. North Carolina, at the Court House. Charlotte. North Carolina, within thirty days from the day on which service by publication in this cause is completed, or within thirty days from the 20th day of September, 1S40, and answer or demur to the coaaplaiat filed fat this action, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint This the J9th day of August, IMS. J. LESTER WOLFS. Clerk of the Superior Court of Mecklenburg County, N. C. Aug 29. Sept t. It It.
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