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VOL. XIII—No. 32
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CHARLOTTE, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1943
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PRESIDENT C. A. FINK
SENDS SEASON’S GREETINGS
TO WORKERS AND FRIENDS
Spencer, N. C.
December 12, 1943.
Mr. W. M. Witter, Editor,
Charlotte Labor Journal:
I wish to extend to you and to yours heartiest Christmas
Greetings, and I would like to take this opportunity to ex
tend the Season's Greetings to all our co-workers and friends.
My sincere wishes for a most joyous Christmas, and a vic
torious New Year, a year that finds us pushing on shoulder
to shoulder with our armed forces, with a fervent determina
tion never to let down until we have crushed the foes of
justice and peace, and have won the victory for which we are
fighting, and that it may bring peace and justice to all na
tions and happy reunions when our loved ones can lay
down arms ,.iid return home. May we re-dedicate our lives
to the ideals of the great “Prince of Peace” with the hope that
ere long we shall have “on earth. Peace, Good Will toward
men.”
Fraternally,
C. A. FINK, President
N. C. State Federation of Labor.
THE BIRTH OF CHRIST
“And she brought forth her first-born son, and
wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a
manger; because there was no room for him in the inn.
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding
in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the
glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they
were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear
not, for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people.
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David
a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be
a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in
swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of
the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 'Glory to
God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward
men.'"
—St. Luke 2:7-14.
BUY WAR BONDS
OUT OP EVERY PAY ENVELOPE
A 20 PER CENT
BIGGER JOB IS
OURS FOR 1944
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WASHINGTON.—The war produc
tion job for 1944 is at least 20 per
cent bigger “than the excellent job
done this year,” Charles E. Wilson,
WPB Executive Vice Chairman, told
a meeting of AVPB Division Directors.
“Not only is the job a bigger one,”
he went on, “but one which rn many
ways is more difficult since we are
entering a phase in which changes in
the progra—changes that cannot be
foreseen—produce problems that re
quire the greatest ingenuity for their
solution.
“Our job for many months to come
is to produce munitions in an ever in
creasing flow,” Wilson added. “Our
losses in battle are as low as they
have been because we have had a
great abundance of supplies of all
kinds.”
All production facilities are prac
tically in place, he said. Raw mate
rials are undtfr control, and although
the'e are some bad spots in man
power, things there are in better shape
than many believe.
Reconversion will play some part
in the 1944 program, he said, but
“we must get it out of people’s heads
that the war is finished.”
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Telegraphers
Not Entitled
‘Availability’
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WASHINGTON.—The WMC has
ruled that former employees of the
Postal Telegraph Co., now merged
with the Western Union Co., can in.,
be considered as laid off, discharged
or otherwise involuntarily separated
from employment when transferred to
the payrolls of the second company.
Such employees are not, therefore,
entitled to statements showing their
availability for new employment.
WE WILL MISS THE NEXT ISSUE
The Government in its rules concerning newspapers
that have the mailing permit gives the publishers the priv
ilege of skipping one issue in the 52 weeks of the year—so
we will skip the issue of December 30th, 1943—and start
fresh on January 6, 1944—fighting the good fight for jus
tice and freedom—as we have these 14 years as publisher
of the Labor Journal and these 56 years as a UNION man.
The week will give us a chance to figure up our final '
income tax for March 15th and further give us a chance
to catch up on much needed prayer—prayer for VICTORY
first—and VICTORY later—Victory for all people who work
hard, fight hard and pray hard; prayer for our President,
prayer for our beloved South; prayer for guidance of our
leaders throughout the world, and prayer for all our friends
all over the world—prayer for the Poles, the Czechs, the
Jews, the Russians, the Chinese, the Greeks, and for every
man and woman, verywhere and anywhere who is on the side
of our UNITED STATES. God Bless America—Always.
P.S.:—Prayer also for guidance *to find the source from
which we will be able to pay our income taxes.
W. M. WITTER, Editor
CHARLOTTE LABOR JOURNAL.
| J. A. SCOGGINS EXTENDS
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
I
W. M. Witter, Publisher,
Charlotte Labor Journal •
On behalf of my self and the Charlotte Central Labor
Union I again extend best wishes for a Merry Christmas
and a better New Year to our fellow members and the gen
eral public.
We know what a trying year we have just passed, and
let us be proud of the part that we North Carolinians in the
Labor movement have played in doing their part. I believe
that if an official survey were made it would prove that we
in North Carolina have as good a labor record as you would
find anywhere in the Nation. We have worked unflinch
ingly, we have supported our bretheren in arms and we have
bought more than our quota of war bonds. Let the sacri
fices come, we’ll stand up to them with the true spirit of the
i Old South and with the love of our country in our hearts.
I Let us not minimize the part played in this fine record
by The tabor Journal here in Charlotte and in the state,
by the Central tabor Union and by the members. But we
must steel ourselves to further work—and further sacri
GOV. BROUGHTON SENDS LABOR
GREETINGS-SALUTES THE ARMY
OF WORKERS IN NORTH CAROLINA
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
RALEIGH
J. MELVILLE BROUGHTON
GOVERNOR
December T6, 1943.
Mr. W. M. Witter, Publisher
Charlotte Labor Journal
Charlotte, N. C.
My dear Mr. Witter: i
It is pleasing to have the opportunity again to express
in your Christmas issue a word of greeting to the workers of \
North Carolina.
This undoubtedly should be the happiest Christmas in
the history of North Carolina labor, because it marks the
close of a record year in the production of things essential
for the winning of the war. North Carolina industry, with
nearly one million men and women employed, has attracted
national attention by its record of performance during these
recent critical years. Management and Labor have co
operated in a spirit of harmony and patriotism. The results
have been amazing. The record will constitute a large part
of the North Carolina chapter in the history of this greatest
of all wars. t
With more than two hundred and thirty-five thousand
of our sons in the armed service of the nation and with many
of our women likeswise enrolled in the armed services, we
have a large stake in the issues involved in this war. Every
principle and ideal which we cherish is involved in the out
come of this struggle. It is gratifying to know that with
superb cooperation between Labor and Manageent, and agri
culture with its highly responsible part of the burden, have
combined to give North Carolina a top ranking place among
the states of the nation.
I salute at this Christmas season the men and women
who constitute the great army of workers in North Carolina.
You have earned the gratitude and praise of the State. I
wish for all of you the happiest Christas of your lives.
Governor of North Carolina.
Sincerely,
J. M. BROUGHTON,
JMB:h
A MERRY CHRISTMAS!
The American Federation of Labor extends its sincere
wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all
of its members and friends.
We gratefully acknowledge the tremendous accomplish
ments of the members of the American Federation of Labor
on the war production lines and their generous response to all
calls for the purchase of war bonds and for donations to war
relief activities.
In this connection, we believe that the following message
from Matthew Woll, head of the Labor League for Human
Rights, is particularly appropriate:
“Christmas is more than a holiday. It is an attitude
stronger than circumstance, and therefore an attitude that
manifests itself even in the face of the brutal realities of war.
“ ‘Goodwill to men’ can be a well-meaning platitude, or
a call to action. It has been a call to action for the six and
one-half million members of the American Federation of
Labor, who this year gave more than $30,000,000 for relief
of the needy and the unfortunate at home and abroad,
through the Labor League for Human Rights.
‘‘This goodwill has been demonstrated in the warm
garments sent to colthe the homeless children of London, in
the food ships bearing bread and milk to the starving people
of Greece, in the medicines sent to help fight epidemics in
China and Yugoslavia—<n all the vital aid sent by American
labor to those who are fighting side by side with us to win
this war.. It has been shown in the added comforts sent
to Army camps and to servicemen on the fighting fronts, and
in innumerable community welfare projects established with
the aid of organized labor.
“And because the working people of America have borne
a heavy burden in this second year of war, their contributions
have a sper'al significance. Where others have given out
of their surplus, labor has voluntarily and generously shared
its diminishing real wage.
“The members of the American Federation of Labor
have manifested the true Christmas spirit, the spirit em
bodied in that great utterance, ‘It is more blessed to give than
to receive.’ ”
fice. Let us stand behind our soldiers and our Government
in whatever duties they hold out to us to perform. In that
way, under the guidance of God, we w:ll win the battle and
prepare ourselves for the better world to come. I wish you
one and all a Joyous Holiday Season, and may God bless
you all, your children on the battlefield and your children
at home.
J. A. SCOGGINS,
President Charlotte Centra] Labor Union.