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VOL. XIII—No. 27
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CHARLOTTE, N. C„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1943
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Labor Is “Producing For Attack”
TW ON1.T ftBALLT INDEPENDENT WEEKLY hi Mocfcteobarg For » Weekly IU Hodw Reprooent the LARGEST BUYING POWER in ChariotU
TREASURY DEPT. OUTLINES
PROCEDURE FOR PAYMENT OF
BONUSES WITHOUT APPROVAL
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—With the Christmas season ap
proaching, the Treasury has described how bonuses may be paid
without formal approval under salary stabilization regulations.
The general effect of the announcement is to give blanket
authority, with certain limitations, to employers to declare any
future bonuses to declare any future bonuses that do not exceed
amounts paid in the 1941-42 period.
Bonuses and commissions were
included with wages and salaries in
the stabilization program inaugu
rated October 3, 1942. The depart
ment recently authorized payment for
the remainder of this year of sales
men’s commissions in any amount,
provided the rate and amount of oth
er compensation has not been increas
ed since the program went into ef
fect. A decision still is pending, how
ever, on commissions earned after De
cember 31. \
The Treasury’s guide is applicable
to bonuses based on percentages of
profits, salaries or sales by other em
ployes. Under it, employers need not
submit for approval any plan that
meets any one of these conditions:
1. If the employe’s base salary has
not been increased since October 3,
1943, he may be paid a bonus that
does not exceed the higher of these
amounts: (a) That paid in the firm’s
last fiscal year prior to October 3,
1942, or (b) that paid in the first
fiscal year after October 3, 1942, pro
vided in this instance, however, the
bonus does not exceed 50 per cent of
the base salary.
2. If the employe’s base salary has
been increased, he may be paid a
bonus not to exceed that paid in the
first fiscal year after October 3,
j 1942, provided it does not exceed 20
per cent of his present base salary.
• 3. If the employe has received reg
ular bonuses under an established pol
icy based on percentage of base sal
ary, he may be paid a bonus, regard
less of amount, so long as the per
i centage rate has not been changed
since October 3, 1942.
, 4.' An employe also may be paid a
bonus if it, together with all other
compensation, does not increase his
! total pay for the current year over
| his 1941 earnings by more than 15
per cent of his 1941 pay was $2,400
or less, 10 per cent if it was over
$2,400 but not over $4,000, or 5 per
cent if it was over $4,000 but not
over $7,500.
Morrison May
Announce The
Latter Part Month
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(Leased Wire Charlotte Observer)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.—Con
gressman Carneron Morrison was back
on the job today in the House after a
visit to his home, and intimated that
he would announce the latter part
of this month as a candidate for the
' " Democratic nomination for U. •Srteu
ator.
The former governor and senator
said that on his return to Washing
ton he found hundreds of letters f om
prominent Democrats of North Caro
lina, and also from people who had
never taken any active interest in
politics, urging him to become a candi
date.
Congressman Morrison said he had
no statement to make other than that
in The Observer last week, in which
he said he was inclined to become a
candidate. Friends of Congressman
Mori ison, however, said he expected
to make his formal announcement
about Monday, November 29.
MORE MEATS
SOON TO BE
AVAILABLE
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WASHINGTON—A wider variety
of rationed meets will be available
to the housewife during the low ebb
of meat production next spring as a
result of a rationing plan, announced
by OPA. The new program encour
ages meat wholesalers to fill their
storage freezers between now and
mid-January, peak peiiod of meat out
put.
Wholesalers who have facilities to
store meat will be loaned ration
to buy supplies during the high Fall
production. Point loans will be made
for veal, lamb, mutton and lower
grades of beef (utility and canner
and cutter grades), all of which are
produced heavily during November
and December.
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FLY A BOMB TO BERLIN- PUT
10 PERCENT OF PAY IN WAR
RONDS.
CHARLOTTE LABOR JOURNAL
STRIVING FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE WORKERS —
AND A FAIR DEAL FOR THE EMPLOYERS
“Fight - Work - Save”
North Carolina Leader Visits Washington |
(Left to right): Honorable Ambrose O'Connell. Executive Vice Chairman of
the Democratic National Committee; Honorable J. Melville Broughton, Gover
nor of North Carolina, and Honorable Frank C, Walker, Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee.
While in Washington. D. C.. recently. Governor J. Melville Broughton of
North Carolina visited headquarters of the Democratic National Committee.
He was warmly welcomed by Frank C. Walker, Chairman, and Ambrose O’Con
nell. Executive Vice Chairman of the National Committee. The officials of the
Democratic National Committee expressed pleasure In having Governor Brough- j
ton visit them as he is held in high esteem and is always a welcome visitor In |
the Nation’s capital and at the Committee. _ >
MORRISON ANNOUNCES
CANDIDACY FOR SENATE
REPRESENTATIVE MORRISON
Cameron Morrison announced his candidacy for the Sen
ate Wednesday. Thus he threw into gear for the Spring
campaign a political contest desjiiypd to become memorable.
In a telephone statement from Washington t<f The Char
lotte News Mr. Morrison said: “1 will be a candidate to suc
ceed Senator Reynolds in the United States Senate, subject
to the action of the Democratic primary.”
His announcement at this time was a surprise. While
he had intimated strongly that he might be in the race, his
formal entry was not expected for another ten days. How
ever, the robust wave of approval by his friends, reacting to
his statement last week greatly pleased him and speeded his
plans.
The campaign does not culminate until the primary late
in next May, and Mr. Morrison, therefore, will continue at
his duties as Tenth District Congressman without campaign
interruption until later.
His chief opponent is Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby, now that
Senatot R. R. Reynolds has announced that he will not seek
re-election. Others in the race are Marvin L. Ritch and
Arthur Simmons, x x x x.—Tim Pridgen in Charlotte News—
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War Manpower
Commission Has 26
Labor M’k’t Areas
RALEIGH, No. 16—The War Man
power Commission has established 26
larbor market areas in North Caro
lina, in a grouping of counties to
facilitate the handling of labor prob
lems, Dr. J. S. Dorton, State WMC
director announces.
Three of these areas have popula
tions exceeding 300,000, while the
other 24 have populations ranging
from less than 50,000 to nearly 200,
000. The Charlotte area has a popu
lation of 417,441 to lead the list, while
the Durham-Raleigh area has 350,839
and the Winston-Salem-High Point
Greensboro area has 323,127 people. -
Still Time To
Send Our Boys
Bonds For Xmas
WASHINGTON—Though it is too
late to send Christmas packages to
American seivice men and women
overseas, relat'ves and friends still
have time to send them V-Mail no
tices of War Bond gifts for Christmas
Brig. Gen. Clayton S. Adams, direc
tor of the Army Postal Service, ad
vises.
If mailed by December 1, V-Mail
notices of War Bond gifts can reach
any overseas war theatre by Decem
ber 25.
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- FOR VIITnm >■ > —
UNION LEADERSHIP OF FUTURE
LIES IN PART LABOR WILL TAKE
IN THE TRAINING OF OUR YOUTH
Labor’s stake in America’s future is being decided now by
the leadership every union member gives, and even more by the
kind of leadership we develop in our children. We must look
to Labor’s future leadership. That is why Labor must regard
the nation-wide sweep of juvenile delinquency as a serious threat
to the strength and standing of Labor in the post-war years.
Just as an army brings up reserves,
fresh and trained to win the battle,
so will the unions need the leader
ship of youth, equipped in heart and
mind, to carry on the fight for a new
social and world older. War is bit
ing deeply into the ranks of Labor
leadership and Labor has responded
freely in the truth spirit of patriot
ism. But we cannot afford the need
less casualties inflicted on our future
leadership by the alarming increase
of delinquency in our industrial areas.
From many cities comes hopeful
news of renewed efforts on behalf of
the nation’s youth. In Detroit this
week the press reports_“fresh evi
dence that the finally aroused city,
from private citizen to official agency,
is tackling the problem.” Labor
unions have joined with other oigani
zations “to help curb young immoral
ity and lawlessness.”
EFFECTIVE NATIONAL
PROGRAM
One of the most effective programs
that has begun to grip youth nation
ally is an adventure in nation-build
ing entitled “Your Part in Winning
the War.” Based on the Moral Re
Armament handbook “You Can De
fend America” which has been rec
ommended by APL President William
Green and by State and Local union
bodies across the country, “Your Part
:n Winning the War” is a series of
lessons developing a three-point pro
gram of “Sound Homes, Teamwork in
Industry, A United Nation.” It is
already in use in schools of a dozen
or more states.
From the beginning the Labor
Movement has fought for the highest
in education for all. We who see in
our children the labor leaders of to
morrow welcome “Your Part in Win
ning the War” as an educational pro
gram that is not only answering the
moral problems of our youth but in
spiring them to take statesman Hire
leadership in building Labor’s new
world.
MARRIED WOMEN WORKERS
GIVEN INFORMATION AS TO
SOCIAL SECURITY STATUS
[This article is carried at the request of our Government, and
the Federal Security Agency of the Social Security Board, Char
lotte, N. C. These articles are not strictly Union Labor, but they
deal with conditions that may now, and will later have a bearing
upon our membership. This is Article No. 3, and the series will
carry four.—Ed.]
SOCIAL SECURITY FOR THE WOMAN WORKER
“Do I have the same protection under Social Security as my
husband and the men in the plant,” is probably a question yon
have been asking, if you are a woman worker. As far as lit*
dividual retirement is concerned, a woman has exactly the same
protection as does the male worker._ Her payments, at retire
ment, will be based upon the amount of her earnings and the
length of service.
If you are married and you and your husband are both employed, your
retirement payments will be based upon either your own record or upon
his, whichever gives you the largest amount. In other words if your supple
mentary payment as a wife is larger than your payment would be from your
own wage record, you will be paid as a wife. If your own payment is
higher, you will get benefits based upon your earnings instead of a wife’s
payment.
If you are widowed and are the support of your young children, the
children would be eligible for monthly payments in case of your death before
the children are 18. If both parents are living, however, the law places
the burden of the children’s support upon the father. Monthly payments will
be made to the child following the mother’s death, if the father is neither
living with the child nor contributing to its support.
The law makes no provision for monthly payments of survivors in
surance to widowers. A lump-sum death payment would be made to your
husband, if you should die, leaving no dependent eligible for monthly benefits.
THE MARGIN BETWEEN FREEDOM
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