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STATE A. F. OF L CONVENTION AT
GREENSBORO HEARS “PEPPY TALKS”;
GOV. SAYS A “GREAT STATE CAN
NOT BE BUILT ON CHEAP WAGES”
GREENSBORO, Aug. 16.—In its second day of convention at
Wing Cotton hotel yesterday, the North Carolina State Federation
•f Labor heard Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, honorary member of the
organization, heard addresses by several international onion repre
sentatives and adopted a group of resolutions, including one for
appointment of a committee which will place before “proper offi
cials and authorities” objectives against the “rank discrimination”
toward workers in the state.
Other speakers before luncheon
were C. E. Haury, Washington, in
ternational representative of Op
erating Engineers, who urged the
adoption of the resolution concern
ing protest to Washington against
"rank discrimination” toward work
ers in North Carolina some of whom
continue “to work from 26 cents to
82 cents an hour even to this day.”
A. F. Valente, president of United
Textile Porkers of America, spoke of
the gains of his affiliation in mem
bership during the past year, laying
Marne for adverse situations to some
Who have tried to use their positions
even as members of the affiliation
to exploit textile workers, to the war
labor board and the little steel
formula.
Representing the brewing industry
foundation Mrs. Kress Proctor, of
Little Rock, Ark., formerly director of
the women and children division of
the Arkansas Department of Labor,
familiarised delegates with the pro
gram of the foundation, particularly
Its policy of self-regulation for the
purpose of maintaining suitable rela
tions with the public.
Joseph V. Tobin, representing the
Teamsters union, told of the work
carried on by labor league for human
rights which he said he donated freely
to community chests. Red Cross and
other benevolent agencies.
In naming needs of the state, Dr.
McDonald included a more balanced
and equitable income for fanners in
order to eliminate farm competition
for industrial labor; improved, more
practical education systems; a broad
and frse franchise.
Other resolutions were for parti
cipation of unions and union officials
in the work of "each and every gov
ernment board, bureau or agency
whose activity has bearing on welfare
of the working people of tfie state;”
for an organizer to be sent at intervals
to Asheville to check on the area in
belief that more locals can be or
ganized, for a lightening of rigid ex
aminations that may prohibit employ
ment of a number of physically im
paired men and women in the armed
forces; for service of labor represen
tatives on all community postwar
planning committees to protect labor’s
interest, particularly in regard to
future construction plans; for com
mendation of public housing and in
dorsement of immediate expansion of
public housing by Federal, state and
municipal governments.
HEAR GOV. BROUGHTON
Gov. J. M. Broughton told the
labor convention here yesterday
that “We can’t build a great
North Carolina or a great Amer
ica industrially on any program
of cheap wages” and added that
measures were being taken to
bring wages In North Carolina
up to the national minimum.
The Governor, addressing the
meeting in the afternoon, ex
pressed the belief that the South,
expanded industrially for war
time needs, has proved its effi
ciency and that in its reconstruc
tion program a place should be
mpde for men returning from the
war with greater technical knowl
edge than when they left.
He said that among the ad
justments that must be made in
the industrial South is equaliza
tion of freight rates.
ITU Aaffiliation
With the A. F. L
Announced By
Pres. Wm. Green
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WASHINGTON, Aug 16. — Presi
dent William Green of the American
Federation of Labor announced yes
terday that the International Typo
graphical union has completed the
process of Aeafilliation with the AFL
after a four-year absence.
The printers paid per capita tax
for August on 64,000 members. The
union was paying on an average of
79,200 members at the time it was
suspended in 1939 for refusal to pay
a special assessment levied for the
purpose of combatting the old Con
gress of Industrial Organisations. (It
was stated by a member of the local
I.T.U. that the difference in the mem
bership figures represents those men
in the armed service.)
The special assessment since has
been discontinued. Reaffiliation was
voted i na referendum taken last May
17 and was completed in time to give
the printers representation at the an
nual AFL convention in November.
CANDIDATE DEWEY TOO BUSY
TO SEND AMERICAN WORKERS
A MESSAGE FOR LABOR DAY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—The American Federation of Labor
: said yesterday that its request for a Labor Day message from Gov
ernor Thomas E. Dewey had been turned down on the ground that
the Republican presidential nominee was too busy.
TkL •II. «« • a MV ••••. ft n T ft at . • ■ a.
* Muip i can, Ar u jiuuhum, turn
mented in his weekly column which
is distributed to 30<f labor news
papers: “Thank you, Governor, but
we may be permitted to wonder. And
we do wonder how much time Mr.
Dewey will be able to spare for labor
if and when he is elected President,
since he finds himself too busy even
as Governor to perform the courtesy
of issuing a Labor Day message.”
Pearl said the AFL sent its request
to James C. Hagerty, Dewey's exec
utive assistant, and added: “in mak
ing this request pre were not asking
a favor; we were offering one. Each
year at or about this time, the Presi
dent of the United States makes
available advance copies of his labor
day message for release in Labor)
Day editions. In conformity with tha
rkr lj » uuii-parusaii political policy
we thought it would be a good idea
to give Governor Dewty an even break
with President Roosevelt and ruii their
messages side by side."
He quoted Hagerty as replying:
“due to the pressure under which
Governor Dewey is working at the
present time, it is just impossible for
him to meet the requests that he re
ceives for specially written messages
and I am sorry to say that it will not
be possible for him to write one *t
this time.” '
Pearl said he wondered “whether
Mr. Hagerty considers us naive
enough to believe that Governor
Dewey prepares his own messages.
And we continue to wonder what
is keeping the Governor's talented
staff so busy these days.”
POSTOFFICE CLERKS’ PROGRAM
PROMISED SUPPORT BY THE
AM. FEDERATION OF LABOR
INDIANAPOLIS.—American Federation of Labor support or
the objectives of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks was
pledged here by President William Green of the AFL, in addressing
the 23rd national convention of the post office clerks organization
and the National Women’s Auxiliary.
“The time has come when the dou
ble standaid for government work
ers must go,” Green told the con
vention. “The time has come when
government workers must no longer
be penalised because they refrain
from strikes.”
Permanent salary increases and
time and a half for overtime for
postal employes, which he* declared
were long past due, were listed by
Green as chief objectives of the post
al clerks which the AFL will help
in securing.
“We have refused,” President
Green added, “to listen to the siren
voice of those who would lead us
into the by-paths of economic experi
mentation. We have stuck to the
practical way of life and nave re
fused to listen to philosophies import
ed into America.”
The convention held its first ses
sion with Luther Higbie, president
of Local 130, Indianapolis, presiding.
'Welcome addresses were extended by
fGov. Henry F. Schricker of Indiana;
Kney S. Miller, representing the
yor of Indianapolis; Adolph Sei
densticker, local postmaster; D. R.
Barnoclo, secretary, Indianapolis
Central Labor Union and Carl H.
Mullen, president, Indiana Federa
tion of Labor.
Responses were made by Presi
dent Leo E. George of the post of
fice clerks’ federation and Mrs. Her
man H. Lowe, president of the Na
tional Woman’s Auxiliary.
PATTON WILL BE
PROMOTED TO
LIEUT. - GENERAL
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 15—Early
Senate confirmation of the permanent
rank of Maj. Gen. for Lt. Gen. George
S. Patton, Jr., was predicted today
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by Senator Chandler, Democrat, Ken
tucky.
Chandler is chairman of a Nomi
nations Subcommittee of the Senate
Military Committee, which previous
ly held up Patton’s promotion be
cause of a soldier slapping incident
during the Sicilian campaign.
Patton’s leadership of the Ameri
can Third Army which has crushed
Nazi resistance in Lower Normandy
and Brittany was announced today
by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower at a
Command Post in Normandy.
While disavowing advance knowl
edge of Patton’s present assignment,
Chandler said he had arranged for
the full Military Committee to meet
today “because I had an inkling that
he had something to do with the
grand job those tanks have been do
The Kentuckian added that “I think
Patton is a great soldier, and I have
always thought so, but I thought, too,
that he was entitled to some disci
pline” for the slapping accident.
Patton was singled oqt for the
committee’s censure when his name
was passed over in a list of promo
tions sent to the Senate last October
by President Roosevelt.
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JESSE J. KINLEY,
ONE OF JOURNAL
BOYS, WOUNDED
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CpI. Robert L. Kinley, USMC,
was wounded in action on July 2,
according to a communication
from Lt. Gen. A. A. Vandegrift
to bin parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
J. Kinley of 1530 W. Trade St.
The nature of the wounds has
not been reported.
CpI. Kinley, 19, has three oth
er brothers in the service and
serving overseas, F 3 c Jesse, in
the Navy. Pfc. Johnny, with the
Infantry in Italy, and Pvt. James,
with the Air Force in England.
Young Kinley entered the
armed forces in 1940, going over
seas almost immediately. He was
trained at bases at Parris Island,
8. C.. New River, and Louisiana,
Virginia, and California.
Robert Kinley was one of the
four Kinley brothers all of whom
worked for the Labor Journal at
various periods.
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N. C. STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
RE-ELECTED ITS OLD OFFICERS;
1945 MEETING TO BE AT HIGH POINT v
GREENSBORO, Aug. 17—C. A. Fink of Spencer was unani
mously re-elected president and High Point was selected as con
vention city for 1945 yesterday when the North Carolina State
Federation of Labor concluded its three-day annual convention
here.
Also re-elected were H. L. Kiser of Charlote. first vice presi
dent; H. G. Fisher of Salisbury, secretary-treasurer; A. E. Brown
of Durham, chaplain, and G. B. Cooke of Durham, sergeant at
Elected vice presidents and members of the executive com
mittee were Paul A. Long, Asheville; Dan B. Kelly, Wilmington;
Cy Chisholm, Winston-Salem; P. M. Taylor, Durham; R. D. Apple,
Greensboro; J. A. Scoggins, Charlotte; Paul Ethridge, Raleigh;
F. N. Cuddihy, Salisbury; E. G. Harvey, Pittsboro; James E.
Mizelle, Plymouth; J. T. Moss, High Point; R. P. Seamore, Gas
tonia; C. C. Harris, Morgan ton. Fred Crews, Durham, Negro,
was named vice president at large representing Negroes.
Report by the legislative committee included recommenda
tions for the enactment of law for North Carolina embodying the
Principles of the Wagner labor act; the raising of the present
State compulsory school attendance limit from 14 to 16 years; a
thorough study of State workmen's compensation law in view of
clarifying any discrepancies that now exist in the law; the amend
ing of the unemployment compensation law increasing the num
ber of weeks benefit being paid; the setting of a graduated scale
of wage increases for State employes similar to the scale now hi
effect for teachers; amendment to the State Constitution, to he
submitted to vote of the people of the State for increase in pay of
North Carolina legislators from $10 to $25 per day for a period
of 60 days for the regular term; for more rigid enforcement, or
if inadequate, for amendment of the law relative to inspection
of public eating places and food processing plants.
CHM. VAN HECKE SEES POSTWAR
HEADACHE WHEN “NO-STRIKE”
NO-LOCKOUT PLEDGE EXPIRES
GREENSBORO, Aug. 14.—Immediate formation of voluntary
mediation boards to “prepare for the day when the war has been
won, when the no-strike, no-lockout pledge has expired and when
the War Labor board has ceased to exist,” was urged here today by
Chairman M. T. Van Hecke of the Fourth Regional War Labor
hnarH *
Addressing the annual meeting of
the State Federation of Labor, Van
Hecks said a regional advisory com
mittee to assist in the formation of
such voluntary boards already had
been named.
Members are Marion Smith, At
lanta attorney, Preston S. Arkwright,
president of the Georgia Power com
pany, George L. Googe, southern rep
resentative of the American Federa
tion of Labor, and Charles H. Gill
man, regional director of the Con
gress of Industrial Organizations.
Van Hecke also urged that south
ern industrial and labor leaders “ful
ly expend” the proces sof collect ire
bargaining before bringing unre
solved issues before the labor board *
for settlement.
Declaring that “the public can nev
er again tolerate strikes, lockouts and
other forms of economic or physical
force,” Mr. Van Hecke recommended
that “immediate steps be taken by
leaders of industry and labor, volun
tarily, on their own initiative and
free from government direction, to
develop collective bargaining and the
responsibility to the local commun
ity for the settlement of labor dis
putes.” • ■»
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EMPLOYER ORDERS CALL FOR 7,109
ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY WORKERS
AS OF JULY 31, SAYS DR. DORTON
RALEIGH, Aug. 12.—Employer orders for 7,109 workers in es
sential industry were on file in the U. S. Employment Service of
fices of the War Manpower Commission, as of July 31, and for the
first time the orders were classified as to the manpower priority
ratings of the firms placing the orders. Dr. J. S. Dor ton, State MC
director, announces.
This figure is not comparable I
with the number on this composite I
list, 14,949, at the end of June.
During the month of July, Dr. Dor*
ton explains, the earlier list was
all cancelled out and the orders are
now being built up again to show
priority ratings of the firms. The
list is expected to approach in num
bers those carried In June by the
end of August, when the orders will
be renewed.
The July 31 list of 7,109 orders
for workers includes 1,206 for firms
with the AA manpower priorities
rating, many of them sawmills and
lumber plants, while some are cotton
textile mills producing highly critical
items, in addition to shipbuilding, mu
nitions; machine and other plants.
Plants with A priority need 198
workers, those with B priority have
orders for 78 workers and those
rated C need 3,429 workers, while
essential plants with no priority rat
ing have in orders for 2,198 work
ers. All of these numbers are ex
pected to increase to an approxi
mate double of the total by the end of
August, Dr. Dorton said.
I WILL DO MY PART
(By Mona Kent West, an American mother whose son is with the
armed forces.)
Starting right now—I will live my life to save a man.
All my waking hours I will work for the safety of this man.
I need not say to anyone who the man is—
It may be a friend or father, husband, brother or son.
All that matters fs, I shall see him before me as I work.
I shall put forth all my effort, as if the life of this man depended
on me—alone. ....
As if I alone made the ships, guns, tanks and airplanes he needs,
world.
As I alone made the ships, guns, tanks and airplanes he needs.
That no greedy or selfish act of mine may hamper him.
This man—who may be fighting in jungles or drowning in icy
seas,
- This man who is giving his time, his health, his very life for me,
This man is counting on me—alone.
To this end will I work.
I shall not let him down.
N. C. Labor Is 100% Loyal