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The Charlotte Labor Journal AND DIXIE FARM NEWS Entered ai second-clan* matter September II, 1931. at the Poet Offi«e »t Charlotte, N. C. aster the Act of March 3. 1879. 302 South College Street (2) PHONE 3-3094 The Labor Journal is true to the American ideals of WAGE EARNERS; Men and women spend your wages in the city where you live, always remem bering that “The Dollar That Goes the Farthest is the Dollar That Stays at The Labor Journal will not be respon sible for opinions of correspondents. If you do not get your paper drop a postal ttBlMMBMm to the Editor and he will see that you do. We believe in American business and American Workers. We believe that a Just Bhare of the profits which the workers help produce should be given the worker, for without this benefit, lasting prosperity cannot be assured. OUR POLICY Work - Fight - Sore To create a better under standing between Labor, Industry and the Public. OUR AIM Work • Fight • Save To influence Public Opinion in favor of the Organized Labor Movement. W. M. Witter_Editor and Publisher Claude L. At.re a___Associate Editor CHARLOTTE, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1943 (AI^^^WWifcAAAAAAAAAAAAAOMAAAAAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAA WEEKLY BIBLE QUOTATION “Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath con ceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.” Psalmist. WHAT IS PATRIOTISM? By RUTH TAYLOR Our fellow workers in Canada answered this question in their official journal when they said “Patriotism is shown, not in what you say about your country, but in how you care for it. It is most apparent in men who care for their country by caring for: The men they work with; The men they work for; The tools they use; The weapons they produce.” Patriotism is caring for the men you work with—in not slackening on your share of the job, in working for the good of all, not of a few, dis criminating against none because of class, creed ore olor. It is that unity of purpose and action that has made the trade union—but ihe men you work with are not just the men in your own trade or your own shop—they are all the workers, whether they be of hand or brain, in factories, offices, or on farms. It is the union of all workers that makes a united nation. Patriotism is caring for the men you work with. Patriotism is caring for the men you work for—and in war this means our fighting men on land, on sea, and in the air. It means standing behind them, hour after hour, day after day, that there may be no let up in the steady flow of the goods that keeps them fighting for us and for all we hold dear. “There are no absentees except the dead on battlefields where bullets call and roll,” a worker-poet wrote. Patriotism is caring for the men you work for. ... Patriotism is caring for the tools you use—in being careful and not wasteful, in saving, in eliminating waste. It means taking great care of your finest tool, yourself, and in keeping yourself -fit for the job ahead, that you may give your best at all times. It means that you must not waste your energies of mind on the divisive by-paths of the propagandists, that you must be always ready, alert and on the job. Patriotism is caring for the tools you use. Patriotism is raring for the weapons you produce—for they are the things that are your own safeguard. The more you produce in the war effort, the quicker can you return to making those things which will improve the standard of living for your own family. The more you produce for the war effort, the surer will be your children’s future. The more you produce, the more of your own boys—your sons, your brothers, your fellow workers _will return to live as free men in a free world. Patriotism is caring for the weapons you produce. Patriotism is not a phase. It is action. Patriotism is caring for a high principle more than for a person. It is the application of the ideals of unionism among workers, to national life. Patriotism is a challenge to men who care. Are you a patriot? “LETS GO U.S.A.-KEEP ’EM FLYING” FREE LABOR WILL WIN BACK UP THE BOYS WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR YOU ALLEN OVERALL CO. 415 So. Church Street Phone 3-359P PACT OF COAL MINERS IN PA. AREA FAILS —V— WASHINGTON, June 16. —The Central Pennsylvania Coal Producers association and the United Mine Workers today threw out their agree men on $1.30 a day as portal-to-por tal pay. A War Labor Board decision, possibly tomorrow, was awaited as the next development on the issue. Charles O’Neill, president of the Producers’ association, announced the collapse of efforts to reduce to writing 1 the oral agreement on $1.30 as com pensation for the miners’ underground travel time. He said the union’s posi tion woudl mean merely the postpone ment of the issue for one year, where as the operators wanted a permanent settlement now. UMW President John L. Lewrs would not comment. The UMW policy committee will meet tomorrow. O’Neill’s group, which withdrew from the Appalachian joint wage con ference last week, thus was back on the same footin gas the other oper ators. He advised the W’ar Labor board that the Central Pennsylvania Producers awaits its decision. THE FELLOW WHO COULDN’T GO By BERNARD BENNETT * "*fe s ,ny * Pwm that’s been written, There s many a sonnet sung, °f the soldiers sailor and fighting marine And the battles they have won. But it's very seldom you ever hear Of the fellow who couldn’t go Because of the work he was doing Or a crippled leg that meant no. He’s as much a part of our Army As the boy that fires the gun. He answers the cry of battle With the work that must be done. He’ll never win any medals, For valor or brave deeds done. But when the supplies are needed. You ran count on him as the one. A w rench is his weapon of freedom. His torch but a welder’s arc He’s in there fighting each minute He knows that he’s doing his part. A plow takes the place of a rumbling tank The hoe in his hand is his sword The cry of a conquering hero Is a silent prayer to God. This is the way he serves you And after the battle is won You'll never hear of the work he did No song about him will be sung. Bands will be played and flags will fly. And honors will go to the rest. But the fellow who had to stay behind, Knows that he too gave his very best. He knows that he too won the battle. He too gave the battle cry For without him no bands would be playing Without him no flag could fly. Keep your medals of gold and silver He asks for neither of these, His reward is the love for his country And a flag that is flying free. They called, and like a soldier he answered Not once did he fail or say, “No." But'never a sonnet or song will be sung. Of the fellow who couldn’t go. • THE MARCH OF LABOR « WASHINGTON ESTIMATES 1,600,000 PERSONS MOPE WILL LEAVe HOME ftoft WAR JOBS . I BY BUTINA BONDS *3U HELP YOURSELF AND YOUR COUNTRY. BY | BUTINS UNION'MAOC. goods you help T&I* SELF AND OAMMOEO LABOR. IHiSlSIHE UNK9N LABEL BOUND IN UNION'MADE MAS. CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM 6. WILSON. stcatARr-jasASuraR OMUlONnEDHwC Workers, mas APPOWltD chair man Of THE HOUSE LABOftCcMMiTW. IN 1910. [ The Moth Is More Destructive Than The Flame— Equally important to remember, KEYSPRAY Is eco nomical to use and was specially formulated for cleaning upholstery. It’s a “Triple-Duty” product too. In addition to cleaning and relustering upholstery, KEYSPRAY can also be used to prevent and kill moth and carpet beetle. Get a can of safe, “Triple-Duty” KEYSPRAY today. Use it regularly for removing “GRIME-FILM” from upholstery — and for moth and carpet beetle pro tection. OBTAINABLE IN Vz PINT TO GALLON SIZES Let Us Tell You About It! CHARLOTTE HARDWARE CO. * 218 N. College St. Dial 3-1137 Martin’s Department Store RELIABLE MERCHANDISE ALWAYS AT LOW PRICES Shop ai VyiaJdm’A and $avn YOUR SPRING AND SUMMER NEEDS ARE HERE A T CORNER TRADE AND COLLEGE THE JOURNAL has by far the largest city circulation of any weekly published in Char lotte. Your ad in The Journal will bring results from the workers. The only way to save the face of 1 the Japanese peopl eis to break the nock of the Hirohito military-mono polist clique. Invest and share in THE Security of the nation. Buy more War Bonds. In the days of yore we used to think that it’s best to talk to the point. Now, with rationing, we must also live to the point. Some may argue that this is not the time to proclaim major changes for improving certain phases of our life; none can argue that this is not the time to prepare them. /OB VICTORY: BUY BONDS — »¥»»¥¥»¥¥¥¥¥»¥»¥W^^^ RE-NEGOTIATION CUTS WAR CONTRACTS BILLIONS As of May 1st, the War and Navy Departments have, through re negotiation, cut down the cost of war contracts by $2,475,000,000. But before we begin celebrating this limited reclamation from the excess profit eers, let us listen to the following significant remarks made by Mr. Ralph Hendershot, financial editor of the Scripps-Howard publications: “At the rate established in the first 10 months of operations it would take more than 330 years to re-negotiate the war contracts already on the books. And with new contracts piling up at an ever-increasing rate it might take a thousand years or more after the war to get the tangle straightened out . . .” Yes, where there is Methusselah there is hope! OUR BOYS GIVE THEIR LIVES— WILL YOU LEND MORE OF YOUR MONEY Our Boys Can’t Win Doing a 10% Job— OUR SOLEMN PLEDGE We, American workingmen and workingwomen, pledge our selves to our first duty—to defeat and destroy Axis tyranny. We of American Labor, realize that this conflict trans cends all other struggles and that every possibility of social progress depends upon the victory of the free na tions. We, American soldiers of production, who pro vide so much of the Material, Men, Mobilization, Money, and Morale, vow that our country's war effort shall be organized without regard for any vested interests. We extend warmest Labor soli darity to the suffering people under the heel of the brutal Axis conquerors. In tribute to their great courage in keeping the flames of freedom burning, we declare: no ap peasement or tolerance wil lever be shown to the Fascist Hangmen. We appeal to the working people of Germany, Italy, and Japan to take matters into their own hands and settle scores with their savage Fas cist rulers. This is our common path to lasting u peace and justice. y v v v v v V V V V V v y v v BUY WAR BONDS TO YOUR LAST DOLLARS; ' BETTER BROKE THAN TO BE A SLAYE; LET LABOR SHOW CAPITAL T^E WAY. BUY WAR BONDS OUT OF EVERY PAY ENVELOPE HOUSE OF LANCE CAROLINA STAGES . LEAVING CHARLOTTE AT: 0:39 A. M., 7:00 A. M.. 9.45 A. M., 10:49 A. M„ 1:00 P. M., 2:49 P. M., 4:45 P. M., 5:45 P. M„ 7:45 P. M. tor Fare ft. Mill . $ 35 Rock Hill .45 6:35 A. M., 10:45 A. M., 2:45 P. M., lor Fare Union .$1.10 X Keys . 1.25 X Anchor . 1.30 Enoree . 1.45 Woodruff . 1.60 Pelham . 1.65 Greenville 1.65 7:00 A. M., 9:45 A. M. 1:00 P. M., 4:45 P. M.. 7:45 P. M. for Fare Winnsboro .$1.20 Columbia .. 1.65 6:39 A. M.. 10:49 A. M„ 2:49 1ft M, 6:49 P. M, for Fare Lancaster ..$ .70 8:35 A. M., 10:49 A. M., 2:45 P. M., for T Fare Whitmire ... Newberry ... Saluda, S. C.. Johnson' . rrenton . Augusta, Ga. $1.25 .1.60 2.00 230 2.40 2.75 6:35 A. M.. 10:45 A. M.. 2:45 P. M„ 5:45 P. M., for Fare Chester .$ .80 Lockhart ...90 Union .. 1 10 The above lares are subject to a 10% Federal Tax. All oneway fares of 35c and less and found trip fares of 65c or less are EXEMPT * FROM THIS TAX. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PHONE 4-1MI
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