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George Googe Visits AFL Charlotte Office Orarjr L. Goose. Southern di rector of the American Federa- | tion of Labor organizing cam paign, ww a visitor in Charlotte i Tnesday Of thin week and spent | eeveral hour* at the Labor Tem ple conferring with Earl R. Brit ton, campaign director for the two Carolina*. Mr. Googe left in the after noon for Greenville, S. C„ where he wan scheduled to meet with labor official* in that city in connection with the current mem bership campaign. Mr. Googe expect* to return to Charlotte at an early date to | confer with the Charlotte offi- J rial* and ah* be present at the j general labor mam meeting which has been called fur Au gust 25 in thin city. He will de liver one of the main iddrew. Effort* are being made to have several noted labor speakers present to add re** the gather ing. From Greenville Mr. Googe expected to return to Atlanta and from there he will proceed to Birmingham, Ala., where he : ban nailed a meeting of the , Southern Advisory committee I for August 5-6. He is chairman | of the advisory committee, which j in composed of State Federa- j tions of Labor and Central La bor Union officials from all sec tions of the South. Southern Director Googe re ports that the South-wide drive Greetings To Labor FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION JACK HUNTER CONSTRUCTION CO. — GENERAL CONTRACTORS — telephone 9765 Greensboro, N. C. Greetings To Labor FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION POMONA TERRA COTTA CO. POMONA, N. C. Greetings To Labor FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION JONES BROTHERS BAKERY Bakers of Holsum Bread 104 East Lee^treet Greensboro, N. C. Greetings To Labor FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION PET DAIRY PRODUCTS CO. _ PET PASTEURIZED MILK — PET ICE CREAM — 410 Summit Ave. —Telephone 6131 GREENSBORO, N C. Stop in at TUCKER'S TERMINAL DINING ROOM — GRILL ROOM Dinners — Sandwiches — Cold Beer — Cold Drinks We Specialize in STEAKS — FRIED CHICKEN Gas and Oil Located on Highway 421 East of Greensboro A friend who welcomes and appreciates Organized Labor's patronage * * Greetings To Labor FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION MISS MEETING OF 6HARL8TTE LABOR A large mass meeting of all Charlotte AFL unions has been called for Sunday. August 25. by a committee of the Charlotte Central Labor Union, headed by Sterling Hicks, president. Tentative plans were made at a meeting of the master committee on arrangements at a meeting held at the Labor Temple on North Tryon street Thursday. This meeting of the local labor unions will be held to pro mulgate plans of co-operation with the Southern member ship drive of the American Federation of Labor and South ern Director George Googe has indicated that he will be here to attend the meeting, if his busy calendar will permit. Of ficials of the North Carolina Federation of Labor will also be here, as will also officials of the various Central Labor Unions and their affiliates in the AFL from cities and towns in the surrounding territory, all of whom are being issued urgent inyitations to attend. The Central Labor Union committee has named the presi dents and secretaries of all local affiliated and non-affiliated AFL unions to be a part of the master committee on arrange, ments and President Hicks will issue another call for a meet ing of this committee as a whole early next week. According to plans of the Central Labor Union committee the meeting is to be held in the Mecklenburg County Superior Court room, which will accommodate several hundred people. The local meeting is expected to be one of the largest and most enthusiastic labor gatherings held in the history of lo cal labor. Also policies and plans to be devised at this meet ing are expected to expedite Charlotte Labor’s march for ward in the weeks and months just ahead. The members of the Central Labor Union committee who met Thursday were: Sterling Hicks, president. Claude No-1 lan. R. L. Stitt. Dan Anderson, E. A. Tarver and H. A. Stalls, j Another committee meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday. •--- --- - __ . Green Condemns Record Of Congress As ‘Utter Failure' To People Of U. S. Detroit.—Warning that an apa thetic Congress has brought the Nation face to face with unbridled irflation by yielding to special in- ; terests who demand removal of price controls on vital items, AFL President William Green, neverthe- j less, cautioned workers throughout j the country against retaliation j through strikes. Keynoting the annual convention t of the Railroad Brotherhood of ■ Maintenance of Way ^mpjoyes here, Mr. Green pulled no punches in charging Congress has betrayed the American peopel and expressed deep disappointment that *t‘he vic tory we won at such heavy cost hag not yet brought us security in world or domestic affairs which we were assured would follow.” “All of us are deeply disappoint ed,” he said, “that the nations of , the world have thus far been un- . able to conclude a just and lasting ' peace. The constant quarrels at international conferences, the self ish pressure for territorial aggran dizement and the virtual abandon ment of the principles embodied in the Atlantic Charter and the Four Freedoms, can only confirm our fears that the seeds of another war are even now being sown. “On the home front, the picture is scarcely more encouraging. In flation threatens. Full production and full employment are still dis tant objectives. No progress has been made toward giving the American people firmer protection against the hazards of poverty, ill ness and economic depression. Furious assaults have been made by reactionary forces in Congress j and in the State legislatures against the basic freedoms of American workers and their trade , unions. Congress failed utterly to pro vide for human needs during re- I conversion. “The action of the Senate in vot ing to end price controls on many articles of food which are essential t0 the national diet came as a start linf shock to the American people. It constituted a complete surrender j to the demands of special interests i a dangerous repudiation of ‘the public welfare. “It seems incredible that the Congress should deliberately ex pose our national economy to dis astrous inflation. After go many years of holding the line, at great sacrifice it is tragic indeed that Congress should abandon that line only a few short months before further controls would no longer be necessary. “Existing shortages were creat ed by the war and the aftermath of is progressing satisfactorily up to date, and that hundreds of new members are being enrolled all over Dixie daring the initial stages of the membership cam paign. The mass sseeting called for Aagnst 25th in Charlotte will be held in connection with the AFL activities in Charlotte and, sur rounding territory. war. They are rapidly being met as our industrial machine swings into high gear. Inflation thrives on shortages, but collapses with full production. If Congress persists in refusing to adopt an effective OPA law even for only a few more months, the only way we can head off disastrous inflation is to ex pand production in every possible way until it meets demand. Then prices are bound to level off. “I know there is a strong feeling among many American workers to retaliate against profiteering and congressional blunders by striking. That is not the wise course. In this crisis, labor must exercise iron self-discipline and restraint. We must refrain from causing any in terruption of production, because production alone can save us. “By using sound judgment and avoiding ill-considered action now, American workers will be protect ing their own economic safety and helping the Nation pass safely through **n economic upheaval. We will be in a far better position then to demand safeguards against fu ture economic crises as a reward for our contribution to the public welfare." Regarding failure of Congress to enact legislation of great benefit to the Nation in general, Mr. Green said: “The President asked amend ments to the Social Security Act to broaden the coverage and increase the benefits. This was not done. The President called for the reten tion of the U.S. Employment Serv ice in the federal government, at least, during the transition. This was refused. The President urged the adoption of a comprehensive health and medical care program. Congress failed to enact such a pro gram. The President requested amendni«*rvts to the Ffeir lather Standards Act to increase substan tially the level of minimum wages. This proposal has been laid aside. “The Preident urged the adoption of a permanent long-range housing program to bring decent housing within the reach of families of all incomes. At the eleventh hour be fore the recess the House of Rep resentatives has not yet voted on his vital legislation. The President requested the establishment of a ' Permanent Fair Employment Prac- j tice commission. That request went unheeded. The President rec ommended the enactment of an ef fective Full Employment bill. In stead, Congress approved a bill which falls dismally short of its purpose. “Each and every one of these failures of this Congress to dis charg its public repsonsibility has directly contributed to the tenion and industrial unrest in mines, fac tories, and shops throughout the nation.” PAY HIKE GAINED BY LOCAL NO. 4!>0 AT TWO COMPANIES Atlanta, Ga. — Chauffeurs and Teamsters Local Union No. 460 has 1 reported the signing of two renew al agreements covering employes in the oil industry. Teamsters employed at the Wof- : : ford Oil Company in the new Greetings To Labor FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION OAKWOOD TRAILERS, INC. NEW AND USED. HOUSE TRAILERS j SALES AND SERVICE \ One Mile South of Greensboro on Routes 29 and 70 ! Phone 3-3818 Greensboro, N. C. Greetings To Labor FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION JONES AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY — AUTO PARTS — AUTOMOTIVE MACHINE SHOP 303 North Green St. Phone 3-5555 GREENSBORO, N. C. agreement received from $5 to $20 monthly wage increase. The clas sifications of workers who received the increased conditions are driv ers, warehousemen, clerks, me chanics, yardmen and cashier. This contract is retroactive to April 1, 1040, and will continue in force and effect for one year. The employes of Soutneast Ter | minal (Pure Oil Company) reeeiv i ed an 18 per cent over-all wag* | hike beginning as of December 16, 1945. Loading station employes (operators) and yardmen are cov ered by this contract, which will expire on December 15, 1346. Have you paid your subscription to The Labor Journal for the sew ‘year? If not send it in today. Greetings To Labor FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION JOHANNESEN ELECTRIC CO., INC. WHOLESALE ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES 312 North Eugene —:— Greensboro, N. C. Greetings To Labor FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION ROYAL CHAIR COMPANY, Inc. 215-217 WEST LEWIS GREENSBORO. N. C. Greetings To Labor FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION L. F. GREEN TRANSFER GENERAL CONTRACT HAULING 1673 Spring Garden Telephone 3-3500 GREENSBORO. N. C. Greetings To Labor FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION HAMLIN MANUFACTURING CO. We Manufacture and Sell GARDEN TRACTORS _ Sizes: iy4 H.l’., 2\4 H.P., and 3»/a H.P. 819 West Lee St. Phone 3-1205 GREENSBORO, N C. 1 GREETINGS TO LABOR For A Successful Convention C. M CECIL Building Contractor ALL TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION 106 Stafford Place Arcade Telephone 2-0516 Greensboro, If. C.
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