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Living Cost Up 25 Per Cent In 16 Days Of No OPA Washinjfton, D. C.—Living coats merce Department and made public In the United States rose 25 per by the White House, ecnt in the first 16 days after col- The increase in all. but a handful f lapse of the OPA, it was revealed of basic commodities amounted to i in a report prepared by the Com- 35 per cent, by the Government’s GREETINGS TO LABOR For A Successful Convention r> • 1 ‘ Stop in at THE DIXIE STEAKS—CHICKEN A SPECIAL1T Hi*h Point Road Greensboro, N. C. Labor’s Patronage Invited and Appreciated GREETINGS TO LABOR For A Successful Convention Stop In At , THE MAGNOLIA INN BARBECUE --SANDWICHES COLD DRINKS West Market Extension Greensboro, N. C. LABOR’S BUSINESS APPRECIATED GREETINGS TO LABOR For A Successful Convention NORTH STATE INSULATION CO. J. Andrew Bell, Manager 413 Prescott St. Telephone 2-3446 Greensboro, N. C. 128,000 Jobless !In Philadelphia Labor Market Philadelphia. — Unemployed in the Philadelphia labor market now [ number 128,000, it was revealed in a report by labor experto-after a survey. This is the largest number of unemployed since the end of the war, they said, but the real peak is severe! weeks off. By the end of September, the report xtM aa- ! employment will begin to\d*«v sharply as a result of the increased production of many now scarce | supplies and commodities. Even though unemployment has ! reached its highest point since 1940 those familiar with labor conditions and industrial production see noth ing alarming in the situation. They say it’s remarkable that peacetime production should al ready have absorbed such a large nufnber of war workers—especial ly since various shortages and oth er problems have delayed indus trial reconversion. Philadelphia’s men’s suit indus try has plenty of cloth hut is plagued by a shortage of workers. That was disclosed by a spokes men for that industry here. Phila delphia is the second largest suit manufacturing center In the coun trK Sc>t manufacturers here could use at least 4,000' more workers, of { whom at least half should be hand tailors and machine operators, ac- : cording to William B. Flickstein, j secretary of the Philadelphia Cloth ing Manufacturers’ Association. But the workers simply cannot be found, despite a campaign to re cruit them. Men's suits will therefore con tinue to be scarce for some time. For the same shortage of workers also exists in the nation’s four other great manufacturing centers for men’s clothing — New York, Baltimore, Chicago and Rochester, N. Y. ICE CONTRACT IS SIGNED BY GALVESTON LOCAL Galveston, Texas—Local 940 re cently signed an agreement with the Galveston Ice and Cold Storage Company. The Galveston Ice and Cold Stor age is a part of the City Ice and Fuel Company of Chicago, signed agreement with Local 940 covering all the cold storage men, platform men, route salesmen and helpers. By signing this agreement the Teamster Union has signed the largest distributors and manufac-1 turers of ice in the city of Calves-1 ton. Negotiations were carried on j by Mr. Homanson of Chicago, vice j president of the City Ice in Chi- j cago, and G. C. Rickert of the . Teamsters. RENTS CLIMB AND CLIMB Chicago.—Rent increase* in this city, as reported by tenants since OPA ceilings went off July 1, have reached an average of 80 per cent j above OPA tops, an official of the ! Tenants League revealed. More! than 4,500 tenants have filed for- j mat complaints, and in a single day one municipal court was the | scene of 150 eviction hearings. own interpretation of the report. If it had not been for the fact that business groups working for , the removal of all price controls i extended themselves to hold prices down td a minimum rise while Congress was still debating the fate of OPA, hoping thereby to prove their point that price con trols no longer were necessary, living costs would have gone still higher, in the opinion of the de pa ntment. As a result of the recent price ■epurt, the department said prices increased at a much faste.r rate since the Japanese surrender than they did during a comparable pe riod after World War I, when the country was experiencing "serious inflation.” The official appraisal of the price situation was based on the behavior of the Bureau of Labor Statistics index of daily spot mar ket prices for 28 basic commodities —the usual basis of living-cost studies—during the first 16 days of July. It was pointed out that among , these commodities were six which showed no price change—four be cause of other government controls and two because of a market stand- j still due to economic uncertainties. Eliminating these six commodi ties, it was noted, the price rise for i the first 16 days of July stood at! almost 35 per cent, rather than the t 25 per cent indicated for all 281 commodities. SOUTHERN POLICY COM MITTEE OF A. F. L. George L. Googe, chairmen, Southern representative, A mere van Federation of Labor. William O. Hare, secretary, Ala bama Federation of labor. C. W. Mowery, president, Ar Kanstf* Federation of Labor. J. A. Harper, president, Flori da Federation of Labor. ( harles B. Gramling, president, Georgia Federation of Labor, and vice-president, /International Un ion of Operating Engineers. Edward H. Weyler, secretary treasurer, Kentucky Federation of Labor. E. H. W’illiams, president, Lou isiana. Federation of Labor. W. L. Hines, president, Missis sippi Federation of Labor. C. A. Fink, president, North Carolina Federation of Labor. Dean Baugh, secretary-treas rer, Oklahoma Federation of La bor. Earl R. Britton, president, South Carolina Federation of Labor. John Hand, president, Tennes see Federation of Labor. Harry W. Acre man, secretary, Texas Federation of Labor. I. C. Welsted, secretary-treas urer, Virginia Federation of Labor. Volney Andrews, secretary treasurer. West Virginia Federa tion of Labor. Hfrry C. Bates, vice president, American Federation of Labor from Texas. W. C. Birthright, vice president, American Federation of Labor from Tennessee W. P. Raoul, secretary-treas urer, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators of the United States and Canada. Curtis Simms, vice president, Bakery and Confectionery Work ers’ International Union of Amer ica, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Arthur Smith, vice president, International Brotherhood of Boil ermakers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America, Hamlet, N. C. Clyde Strickland, vice president, International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, At lanta, Georgia. Roland Adams, General Execu tive Board Member, United Broth erhood of Carpenters and Joiners ot America, Florence, S. C. Charlie Moore, Southern repre sentative, Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, Richmond, Virginia. G. X. Barker, vice president, International Brotherhood of Elec trical Worker* of America, Birm ingham, Alabama. Sally Clienbell, vice president, United Garment Workers of Amer ica, Lynchburg, Virginia. John Martin, vice president, International Ladies' Garment Workers Union. Chattanooga, Ten nessee. I Carmen Lucia, Southern direc ' tor, United Hatters, Cap and Mil j linery Workers International Un | ion, Atlanta, Georgia;— James Hampton, International representative. International Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers’ Union of America, Shef field, Alabama. Charlie Lockhart, vice president, International Longshoremen’s As sociation,' Miami, Fla. William Mitch, president, Dis trict 20, United Mine Workers of America, Birmingham, Alabama. Mike Crowe, vice-president, Brotherhood of Painters, Decora tors and Paperhangers of Ameri ca, Marshall, Texas. Mark Fisher, vice president, In ternational Brotherhood of Paper Makers, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Sam Roper, general organiser, United Association of Plumbers and Steam Fitters of the United States and Canada, Sheffield, Ala. T. L. McBrayer, general execu tive board member. Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America, Atlanta, Ga. Stanton Smith, vice president, American Federation of Teachers, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Frank Prohl, representative, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Ware housemen and Helpers of Amer ica, Atlanta, Ga. Spencer Locke, Southern repre sentative, National Association of Letter Carriers, Orlando, Florida. George Benjamin, vice president, Tobacco Workers International Union, Richmond, Virginia. Oscar Blood worth, vice presi dent, Office Workers International Union, Tampa, Fla. Edward M. Brooks, vice presi dent, Upholsterers’ International Union of North America, Atlanta, Georgia. Clyde Foster, vice president, Hotel and Restaurant Employes, International Alliance and Barten ders International League of America, Miami, Fla. Executive Committee Chairman: George L. Googe. Charles B. Gramling, William Mitch, Roland Adams, Edward H. Weyler, Clyde Strickland, John Martin. GREETINGS TO LABOR For A Successful Convention EDDIE CURE'S GROCERY AND SERVICE STATION ESSO PRODUCTS Reidsville Road Phone 2-0277 Greensboro, N. C. Labor’s Business Always Appreciated GREETINGS TO LABOR For A Successful Convention RICHARDSON AUTO SERVICE Complete One-Stop Service—General Auto Repairs SHELL GASOLINE AND OILS — TIRES— BATTERIES — ACCESSORIES 500 Market Street Phone 8693 Greensboro, N. C. GREETINGS TO LABOR For A Successful Convention STEED BODY WORKS Freeman Mill Road Phone 3-4759 Greensboro, N. C. GREETINGS TO LABOR For A Successful Convention S. T. LAMBETH — CONTRACTOR — 1071 Retreat Greensboro, E C. GREETINGS TO LABOR For A Successful Convention JOE MELVIN SERVICE STXTIM Complete One-Stop Service 1200 Asheboro Street Phone 9362 LABOR’S BUSINESS APPRECIATED . GREETINGS TO LABOR For A Successful Convention THE CHICKEH SHACK High Point Road Greensboro, N. C. YOUR PATRONAGE INVITED AND APPRECIATED GREETINGS TO LABOR For A Successful Convention FERRIS AWNING COMPANY AWNINGS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Phone 3-1168 For Free Estimates 2121/* So. Davie Greensboro, N. C. GREETINGS TO LABOR For A Successful Convention Stop In At PIEDMONT TRUCK STOP COMPLETE ONE-STOP SERVICE » “GOOD FOOD" WE NEVER CLOSE High Point Road Greensboro, N. C. ....
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