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House Ways-Means Group Rejects Plea To Raise Social Security Tax Wariirngton, D. C.— Brunhint uidt fcnnt pkm by fnndnt Truman, .A FI. Pmident Wil liam Green and into iana* orpaai cation*. CwifTHis, intent on get ting borne for tbe approaching campaign, killed the Wagner Taft-Ellender long-range nation al bowing bill. The action wae taken by the Hmhc Banking committee, which rate. Rep. Brent Spence of Kentucky, chairman of the committee, ahan dorcd his plans for a record vote after several Democratic members of the committee indicated they would vote with R e pub licans against & favorable report at this session. They demanded further [ hearings. Spence said he was fearful an unfavorable vote at this time would injure future prospects for the leg islation. He expressed confidence the bill can be passed if and when President Truman summons Con gress into special session. The President- said he would do this if the limited price control law proved inadequate to halt inflation. Housing Expediter Wilson W. Wyatt, echoing Spence’s hope that something may yet be done on a long-term housing program, said: “If a special session of Congress » .called, we hope and expect that the Wagner-Ellender-Taft bill will be high on the calendar,” said Wy att. “If there is no special session, we will ask for the legislation as soon as Congress is convened in regular session. The bill outlines a 10-year hous ing program to provide 1,500,000 dwelling units a year, including 125,000 public housing units. Shortly before the committee acted, Mr. Green issued a state ment ia which he said: “The House leadership is yet to discharge its /all responsibility for the enactment of the Wagner-El lender-Taft Bill before adjourn ment. After overwhelming ap proval by the Senate, the bill was shelved by the House for three months. It was sidetracked to give priority to the British loan. It was shunted aside again to give prior ity to the Philippine loan. Labor had given its fullest support to both loans as essential to world reconsruction. But labor wanta to know whether the House leadership does not look upon American post war reconstruction as deserving at least equal consideration with for eign postwar reconstruction. The Wagner - Ellender . Taft Housing Bill is basic to the rebuilding of postwar America. It is indispensa ble to the immediate emergency housing program for veterans. The House must pass it now in the form approved by the Senate. “It is said that many members of the House have no time to act on the bill because they are anx ious to go home to seek re-elec- I tion. Labor says to them that the best they can do to get re-eleced is to act on the Housing Bill before they leave Washington. The fail ure of the House of Representa tives to act favorably on the Wag ner-Ellender-Taft Housing Bill be fore adjournment will bring bitter disappointment to millions of fami lies of veterans and others left condemned to the privation of a chronic housing shortage, will gen erate industrial unrest and lead to dire political consequences.” RENT CLIMB LIMITED San Francisco, Calif.—Although OPA rent controls no longer exist, California law provides that land lords must give tenants legal no tice before raising rents. Legisla tive bodies in this city and other communities in California have passed ordinances limiting the in crease m rent to 15 per cent over the levels in effect June 30 of this year. This legislation was neces sary after OPA rules were sus pended. Compliments of STRICKLAND FURNITURE CO MANUFACTURERS High Point, North Carolina CONVENTION CALENDAR OF IFL UNIONS Aug. 12—North Carolina State Federation of Labor—Aigh Point, N C. Aug. 17 — International Typo graphical Union — Miami Beach, Fla. Aug. 17. — Massachusetts State Federation of Labor—Undecided. Aug. 19—New York State Fed eration of Labor- Rochester, N. Y. Aug. 19 — National Federation of Post Office Clerks- -Milwaukee, Wis. Aug. 19—Utah State Federation of Labor—Price, Utah. Aug 19—-Wisconsin State Fed eration of Labor- Superior, Wts. Aug. 19—Photo Engravers Un ion of North America—Cincinnati, Ohio. Sept. 1 — Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers--San Francis co, Cal. Sept. 2 — National Association of Letter Carriers Detroit. Mich. Sept. 3—Connecticut State Fed eration of Labor Undecided. Sept. 3 — Inti. Brotherhood of Labor—Scottabluff. Neb. Sept. 11—Oklahoma State Fed eration of Labor- Shawnee, Okla. Sept. 15—Brotherhood of Sleep ing Car Porters t'hicago, III. Sept. 16 — United Slate, Tile. Comp. Roofers: DXW wrks.- Den-1 ver, Colo, Sept. 16—Bakery £ Con. Work ers’ Inti. Union of Am.—-Chicago,, III. Sept. 16—Inti. Union of Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers—Chicago, 111. Sept. 16—Illinois State Feder ation of Labor—Rockford, 111. Sept. 16—Minnesota State Fed eration of Labor—Mankato, Minn. Sept. 17—Distillery, Rectifying and Wine Wrks, Inti, — Montreal, Can. Sept. 20—American Wire Weav ers Protective Ass’n, New York. N. Y. Sept. 21—New Hampshire State Federation of Labor—Portsmouth, N. H. Sept. 26—West Virginia State Federation of Labor—Huntington, W. Va. Sept. SO—Metal Trades Depart ment—Chicago, 111. Oct. 2.—Natl. Org. of Masters. Electrical Workers- San Francis co, Cal Sept. 5 — Inti. Association of Siderographers—Philadelphia, Pa. Sept. 9—Inti. Bricklayers, Ma sons and Plasterers—Albany, N. Y. Sept. 9—United Cement, Lime and Gypsum W'orkera Union—Salt Lake City, Utah. Sept. 9 — Inti. Association of Fire Fighters—Toledo, Ohio. Sept. 9 — Operative Plasterers’ Inti, of U. S. and Canada—Pitts burgh, Pa. Sept 9—Kentucky State Federa tion of Labor—Owensboro, Ky. Sept. 9—Nebraska Federation of Mates and Pilots—San Francisco, San Francisco, CaL Oct. 2—Building and Construc tion Trades Dept,—Chicago, III. Oct. 4—Union I.ai>el Trades De partment— Chicago, 111. Oct. 5—Nat. Assn, Master Meeh. and Foremen of N. Y. — Silver City, N. M. Cal. Nov.—New Mexico State Fed eration of Labor — Silver City, N< M. Nov. 5.—New Mexico State Fed eration of Labor—Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON FEDERATION TO BUY RADIO STATION Seattle, W'ash.—Delegates to the annual convention of the Washing ton State Federation of Labor, in sesaion here, instructed their offi cials to buy a radio atation to com bat anti-labor propaganda over employer-dominated networks. The session was attended by 7.hi dele gates, the largest number in sev eral years. The convention endorsed exten Greetings To Labor For a Successful Convention A FRIEND OF LABOR aion of social security benefits to cover illness ami accidents off the job, as well as a five-day week for State employes. The Building Trades section re- j ported that the carpenters had ne gotiated a wage increase with practically all building contractors in the State, boosting their scale in heavy industry to $1.61 an hour. This marks a 10-cent hourly in crease over the wages in adjoining states, it was said. 576,721 NEW HOMES Washington. D. C.—Wilson W. Wyatt, Housing Expediter and Ad. ministrator of the National Hous ing Agency, has announced that a total of 576,721 houses and apart ments were authorized for con struction with priorities assistance under the Veterans Emergency Housing Program from January 15 through June 28. I Greetings To labor FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION And for the Promotion of Better Labor-Management Relations DANCING by ORCHESTRA 8:30 to 1 A. M. $1.00 Cover Charge (includes Federal Tax) DINING — 6 TO 12 CHATEAU Phone 5826 for Reservations Greensboro Road High Point. N. C. The l4ibor Journal is a Choice Advertising Medium 1 GREETINGS TO LABOR For A Successful Convention Marietta Paint and Color Co. HIGH POINT. N. C. GREETINGS Parham-Darr Construction Co. GENERAL CONTRACTORS f 1230 MONTLIEU HIGH POINT, N. C. Greetings To Labor For A Successful Convention SOUTHERN SILK MILLS, INC. MANUFACTURERS OF SILK AND RAYON FABRICS KERNERSVILLE, N. C. GREETINGS TO LABOR For A Successful Convention And for the Promotion of Better Labor-Management Relations High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railroad Company “Nothing But Service To Sell” ' HIGH POINT, N. C. '
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