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Trui Ten an Asks For Long Housing Measure •Washington, D. C. — President Truman appealed to administration leaders in the House for action before adjournment on the Wag ner-Ellender-Taft Bill providing for a long-term housing program.1 This measure has been urged vig orously by the AFL. The Presidential appeal for pass age of the bill was contained in separate letters to Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas, Majority Lead er John W. McCormack of Massa chusetts, and Rep. Brent Spence, chairman of the House Banking Committee. ' j The legislation was approved by t the Senate several weeks ago. Housing Expediter Wilson W. Wy att told reporters that effective lobbying has kept the bill in the House committee. President Truman’s letter to Speaker Rayburn: 1 "Dear Sam: “Representatives of groups have 1 waited upon me and members of ( my Administration indorsing and urging the early passage of S. 1592, the general housing act of 1946, which is essential to provide houses at costs and rental within the reach of the majority of vet erans. “On repeated occasions I have not only expressed myself as favor aide to the legislation, but request ed its speedy enactment. I have today written Chairman Spence of the House Banking and Currency Committee, urging the earliest practicable consideration of the measure. “I trust that you will exert your very best efforts in bringing about immediate consideration of this leg. slation, which i9 so essential to he welfare of the veteran and lousing generally.”’ To Representative McCormack: ‘Dear John: “I am enclosing o copy of a let er which I have today written to 'hairman Spence of the Banking GREETINGS TO UBOR FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION COX RADIATOR COMPANY AUTOMOBILE RADIATORS 312 BELLEMEADE ST. DIAL 7504 GREENSBORO, N C. GREETINGS TO LABOR ~ FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION F. D. LEWIS & SON CONTRACTORS READY MIXED CONCRETE ASPHALT 601 TIPTON PLACE PHONE 2-1506 Grecengboro, N. C. LET REDDY DO VOLK RUNNING! On one form where o record wos kept, the family in one year, trove cd 124 miles ... on foot and sometimes on the run! . . . carrying 15,042 gallons of water to the house, barn, and chlckenhouse The next vec an electr'c rrotcr pumped 19,951 paPons of water cn tlvs form. Tne pumo cost $100. The cost of electricity to run it for one year was only $1.58. E!ectric;ty thus saved 77 ton-hour days for other work, or for leisure Estimating wages at the minimum cost per hour for farm lebor today, the t me.scved in one vear amounted to more than the cost of three electric pumps! The Duke Power Company rlreadv serves over 100,000 rural customers. Cur farm engineers invite, you to consult them about making e!e«tr:e:ty serve profitably on your farm. OUK£) POWER COMPANY ' " &h /ZLdrrumjt CLwAntt*. C> p£ Ht WAR LJ /» OVER. 1 *109/ Of v r THE SOUHERB JOE WORKER ARE BACA Set** OF THEM AM ScRE AT LABOR UNIONS. 7X6/ HEARP LOOM TALA overseas about strikes, BfG WAGES, WON UV>N9. a few Feu. for rxe Here unit ANP TDINEP FAKE 'VETERANS’ GROUPS WHOSE REAL PURPOSE WAS TO BARRON LABOR ANP SET RACB AEAiNBT RACE, RtUQlOH AGAINST RELIGION BUT MOST SOLDIERS KNOTT 1X6 BOORS ANP REFUSE 70 FALL FOR IRE NATE-CINE . 1XET KNOW THAT cess than Mo of >V» <* time wrs lobt 0/ QTFtuees, that the average nape MBE 704 ah HOUR. ANP THAT WOMENS OF AIL RACeS AND R6UBIONS JOINED /n sending ixem me soppaes THAT WON THE WAR. BACK in Civilian jobs ream THEY FIND THAT THE UNIONS PROTECnO THEIR RIGHTS WHHE the/ WERE All)AT.SKSZBS* Bam1 labor Goto WHH4B wue fightw fbb th€m jom my i<er k tue-Re gonna 'M DOWN AN’ CATNOUCS 76M* IDO1. 3 , v}nion e*rmr9 &tve KoruKH&a V£TBKA*» APViCB AND A/D.. you esr accumulated 9eN>ORlTV ON 7Hte 300. TDM, AND TUB BENEFITS OrOUK UNION CONTRACT TtM, you oaf SON Of A Sun' LAST / GAk) you MAO AT IWO. YOU 0OMNA MONK HEfB7 reet.1 WHAT PO *8 WANT uks jmFOUWr NTH TONS, \PtPN T H£> Jus CAM 'ufORKwm* HIM, TOO f Nourse Named Head Of Employment Council . Washington, D. C.—Expressing confidence that economic hills and valleys could be avoided by sharp alertness to changing conditions, President Truman appointed Ed win G. Nourse to head a three-man Economic Advisory Council pro vided by the Employment Act. Nourse is vice-president of the Brookings Institution, a research organization, and has headed its institute of economics since it was established in 1922. He is 63. Earlier, the President had ap and Currency Committee, which I believe is self-explanatory. "I urge you to exert your best efforts to see that this legislaion, vital to the veteran and housing generally, is given he earliest practicable consideration. Time is truly of the essence.” To Chairman Spence: I “Dear Mr. Chairman: “I urge upon you and your com mittee the earliet practicable ac tion 0n S. 1592, the general housing act of 1946, which is essential to the over-all housing program and particularly necessary at this time to make effective the veterans’ emergency housing program. “The veterans’ mergency hous ing program involves two esually ! important tasks: (1) to expedite | the production of building mate rials and finished homes, which is being done under the veter;|ns’ emergency housing act of 1946, and | (2) to make sure that these houses are made available in sufficient volume at sales prices, or rentals which the majority of our veterans and their families can afford, which cannot be achieved without passage of S. 1592. It is my considered judgment that S. 1592 is urgently needed. I ani confident that if this hill reach es the floor the Congress, recog nizing the need and the equity of adequate housing for he veteran, j pass the bill in question. “Time i8 of the essence. I there fore urge again the earliest prac ticable action on this matter by you and your committee.” MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 For high school graduates, former co.ioge students, returned i ►eteranr, and others. i t ree Placement Service. Ovei iOo calls received thus far this year from business offices. Now is the time to train fot bus nets and get established while opportunities are at the peak. Prompt registration is ad visable When capacity is reached. a wailing list will be established. rtri'cr* is cited. Catalog on request. Charlotte, N. C. M. O. Kirkpatrick. Pres. BUSINESS COLLEGE pointed as the other members, John D. Clark of tike University of Nebraska, and Leon H. Keyser ling, general counsel of the Na tional Housing Agency. Under the Employment Act en acted February 20, the Economic Advisory Council is to recommend long-range policies for Govern ment encouragement of high-level business and purchasing power. Mr. Truman has delayed setting up the council because of difficulty it» finding the right men for the three $15,000-a-year jobs. Mr. Clark, a native of Colorado with a varied background as a lawyer and in the economic field, has been professor of economics and dean of the College of Busi ness Administration at the Uni versity of Nebraska since 1941. Mr. Keyserling, a native of Charleston, S. C., has long exper ience in Government service. He was deputy administrator and general counsel of the United States Housing Authority from 1937 through 1942, when he be came general counsel of the Na tional Housing Agency. In announcing the appointment of Nourse, the President said: “Our country is capable of main taining an economy free from the evils of both inflation and defla tion. The Council will be in a position to present to the Nation a clearer and more comprehensive analysis than we have ever had regarding the economic state of the Nation and all factors which tend to retard prosperity.” Membership on the Council pays $15,000 a year .the same remuner ation paid to Cabinet members. The home—your home—is the bulwark of the nation. Send in your news items, Local yoar co-operation. STRIKES REACH NEW LOW Washington, D. C. — Strikes reached a new postwar low in June, the Bureau of Labor Statis tics reported. Only 360 new stop pages, covering about 150,000 workers, were reported. I AFL ON AIR IN KENTUCKY Frankfort, Ky. — A 15-minute weekly radio program at 9 p. m. ! each Wednesday is being spon ! sored by the Kentucky State Fed eration of Labor to give informa tion of value to AFL locals. GREETINGS TO LABOR FOB A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION TATE FRUIT & PRODUCE CO. WHOLESALE ONLY 409 MOREHEAD AVE. __ DIAL 2-3650 ^ Greeensboro, N. C. Greetings To Labor For a Successful Convention For The Promotion of Better Labor-Management Relations POMONA MANUFACTURING COMPANY MANUFACTURERS OF FINE FABRICS ANO YARNS GREENSBORO, N. C. i ! i.
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