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IMEMCM UBOR FORCE lOf 62 MILLIONS FORECAST Washington, >D. C.—The labor Wee of"?the United States should each a ' strength, of 62,000,000 arsons by I960, a (rain of 13 per *nt over a 10-year perioi, it was Atimated in a report by the La ter Department. "The largest part of this in r crease for a single decade, 35 per cent, the December issue of the Labor review declared after a survey, should occur on the Pa cific C«ast, with the South hav ing a gain of 1 per cent, the Northeast of 10 per cent and the Great Plains area, from the Da kotas to Oklahoma, may suffer a net less. In view of the fact that the Nation’s labor force is defined by the experts as all 14 years or older employed or seeking employ ment, the 62,000,000 figures is not necessarily the number who will be actually at work. The work force in 1040 was $5,000-000, the estimate pointed out. "Natural population growth, and continuation of the long term trend toward use of more women in the labor market” were advance^ as reasons for its esti mated growth of 7,000,000 by 1950. The high figure at the end ox the decade, the report said, will ,still be 4,000,000 below the war time peak. During the war, the labor force was swollen by the . added participation of 8,000,000 .housewives, students, reti red workers and others normally out aide the labor market. But the great majority of these ■“extra” workers hnve already droppeJ out of the labor force and it is considered likely that by 1050 not more than a million will re main. the regional changes of labor force growth during the '40s rs effected not merely by changes in the rate of natural population growth, but also by the pattern of interstate migration, the study .declared. Thus the work force on the Pa cific Coaat is expected to increase from 4,300,000 in 1940 to five and at half or six million in 1950, ow ing principally to large-scale mi gration, mostly from the South and Midwest. Despite the migration of work Smo**y oetym @ - **■ A forest Are does not affect youl Nonesense! Do higher prices pinch? Shortages cause inconveniences? If there were no more wood tomorrow, could you get along without it and still say the Are that destroyed it did not affect you? Timber is a re* source that cannot be built in a day . the damage of one careless match can cause losses which can* not be replaced in a hundred years I GOVERNMENT NUKES X PROFIT OF 172 MILLION ON COTTON .. - _ I Washington, D. C.—Secretary I of Agriculture Anderson revealed that the Government’s greatest | venture into market aid — price supports for cotton—has returned the Commodity Credit Corpora* tion a profit of $172,000,000. The program was started in 1933 and from that time until I this year the CCC made loans on . 31,200,000 bales and of this amount the growers redeemed 21,700,000. Also, in 1944-45 the CCC bought 2,800,000 bales. The (total bales of cotton the CCC : took possession of was 12,300,000. Send in your subscription to The Journal today! ers away from the South, that area will still gain in the size of its worker supply because of it high birth rates in predominantly rural areas. The Northeast will gain about three million workers in the 10 year period, principally because of normal population growth, But in the Great Plains area, the mi gration of the growing popula tion away from the farms to in dustrial centers probably will re sult in a net loss at workers. -IBisoNa CENTENNIAL £ 1847-1947 | IN' . - the progress of electricity the 1 greatest invention of Thomas A. Edison was the first successful light bulb. In that invention, modern genius re leased the modern genie .. . and started ' a new way of life. That’s why all the world Joins to honor • «• 1 America’s great inventor on his one . 4 . hundreth anniversary. DUKE) POWER COMPANY th /vulmani. GvudirttU-'x Cft HAT SCHACHN[R a#k JACK, ALOtRrfA/i (O Amur ersrem vtmi ^iiW/XSClX 6AUY w' ±iMM9 FKOM ne ClUKMtS Or 7ME urjjrunsfM or rue am&ucan £Adi£ pa/cty Am? eor cAV&tr HtMsetF /.' 6vwM«t£, bao< act me emse op vie miuwokk£*s urn on... ^nONAl UBOR SHMCI ;<*/ ivm' if yxj'LL ter sammv &o. rttk wll yet) eve,nr mne‘ PONT ' GALL Anything COUNTA MS, MISS BAuy • tent IANS V J V COME 0(1 ec»9? &&r Vi*rs jus HOUSE GROUP PUUIIIING HEARINGS ON BILLS TO REVISE LIBOR LAWS Washington, D. C.—Plana to open hearings shortly on all pro* posed labor legislation, with a view to introduction of an omni bus bill by March 15, were an nounced by Representative Fred A. Hartley of New Jersey, new chairman of the House Labor Committee. \ On the other side of the Capi tol, Senator Taft, of Ohio, new. leader of the Senate Labor Com mittee, expressed belief that the Administration is in .much more accord with Republican views on labor legslation than was ind cated earlier. He based this view on the testimony of Labor Secre tary Schwellenbach, despite the Cabinet member’s vigorous ob jection to most anti-labor bills now awaiting consideration. “It seems that our position is closer than was indicated by Mr. Schwellenbach1ll^pMpand state ment,” Senator Taft told news men after the hearing. Representative Hartley ex pressed hope that President Tru man would sign an omnibus labor bill, but sajd he believed such a bill could be passed over a presi dential veto if brought to a test. AFL groups throughout the nation have been urged by Presi dent William Green to register their protests with both Senate and House Labor Committees against anti-labor bills. This, Mr. Green emphasized, constitutes one of the most pressing issues be fore the nation today and one which must be met full-force by workers in every section! and every branch of industry. U. S. HAS SOFT TOOTH Washington, D. C.—'The Com merce Department reporta that people in the United States spent $520,000,000 for candy, on a wholesale price basis, to "satisfy the sweet tooth” during the first ten months of 1946. This was the figure for the total of candy man ufacturers’ sales, as no estimate was available at the candy coun ters. On the basis of the fac tory rise, the outlay added up to more than $3.10 average for each man, woman and child. LONDONERS OPPOSE TIPS London.—More than TOO Lon doners enrolled in the “Bribery and Secret Commission preven tion 'League,” the purpose of which is to halt the slipping of tips to the milkman or butcher to obtain more rations than the law allows. The league announced that there is three times as much 'bribery in England now as there wits in 1939. England is credited with being the originator of the ‘tip system. "RAISE IN IRON PLANT Knoxville, Tenn.—Employes of .the Knoxville Iron Co. here, mem bers of Federal Local 22640, have negotiated a 4-cent-an-hour in crease across the board. This raise was secured in the middle of the contract terntr P. O. SUPERVISORS ° ARE CHARTERED Boiton, Maw.—The American Federation of Labor haa charter* ed the National Association of Postal Supervisors, which brings the total of AFL unions to 106 and aa membership of over 7,000,000 The associatipn has a member ship of 12,000 with headquarters in this city. John Mahon of Bos ton is president of the APS. TRUMAN ISIS CONGRESS FOR WSFARE AGENCY TO GUARD NATIONAL HEALTH Washington, D.. C.—Establish ment of a Department of Wel fare, with Cabinet rank, was pro posed by President Truman in his State of the Union message to the 80th session of Congress. “Of all our national resources,” the President told Congress, "none of it is of more basic value than the health of our people. ‘“Over a 1 year ago I presented t|S\£ongress my views on the na tionaKhealth program. Congress acted on several of the recom mendations of this program and I urge this Congress to complete I the work begun last year on this I subject.” TRUMAN PUTS UP PRIZES FOR IDEAS TO CUT COSTS Washington, D. C.—Taking a new tack in his drive to cut out unnecessary spending, President Truman has offered Federal em ployes prizes as high as $1,000 for suggestions on how to save the taxpayers’ nfcoey. By executive order the Presi dent set up a merit-award System for Government workers who of fer economy proposals which can bd applied effectively within five years oij their presentation. The cash awards will be determined by the amount of the annual sav ings resulting from each sugges tion. The minimum award is $10 for each $200 of savings, with a ceiling of $1,000 for an idea which saves the Government more than $300,000 a year. 10.000 TEACHERS IN N. T. HOLD PART-TIME JOBS Newvjfork City. — Unable to maintain the living standard* to which they had been accustomed, 10,000 New York public school teachers have been compelled to take “outside jobs” to augment thein classroom earnings. Dr. Ja cob Greenberg, associate super intendent in charge of personnel, announced here. Asked if the second occupations were necessary, Dr. Greenberg re plied that they were if the teach ers were to pay their debts, keep their own children in school, and meet family obligations, including, in many cases, the support of pa rents. AFL UNION WINS ELECTION Decatur, Ala.—A collective bar gaining election was won here by AFL employes of Southern Cot ton Oil Company, invloving some 81 workers. •. . PATTERSON WARRS SECURITY RESTS RT . AMERICAN STRERGTH Denver, Colo. — Addressing a dinner at Denver University, Sec retary of War Robert P. Patter son warned that influence for peace “will be felt and our con tribution to world progress will be effective only so far as it is known overseas that we can and will back up or commitments.’’ Secretary Patterson further stated that “if we are to be a power for world peace, that lesson should be brought home to our citizens. “Our military establishment does not constitute a threat to any nation, he said, “but the condi tion of the military establishment hart determined how well we can live at peace. “Does any one think that the Nazis and the Japs would have declared war on us .iir 1941 if they had imagined what out power would be in 1945?** “Unfortunately,” Mr. Patterson said, "our national education in the field of international rela tions has been one-sided.” He said that we have given every consideration to working with those who sincerely want peace, but have ‘been unwilling to face the problem presented by those who are unwilling to co operate foi) peace. “Some ineptitude in the rough and tumble of foreign relations has cost us dear,’* the Secretary said. A challenge to American educa tion, he said, i^ “realistic educa tion in international relations and in the place of military strength in those relations. We must meet that challenge or see the United States sink into a state of helplessness that is an incentive to war.” Secretary Patterson said that “we can prevent a repetition of 1914 and 1939 best if the peoples of those countries learn the value of peace and world co-operation. If they are to learn, we must teach. Here is a challenge not only to the Army, but to Ameri can education and to the entire nation.” MOULDERS GRANTED RAISE Philadelphia, Pa. — Under an agreement recently reached here by the International Moulders and Foundry Workers Union (AFL) and the Philadelphia Foundry Owners’ Association, a wage rise of 13 cents an hour has been granted to 2,000 employes of 36 Philadelphia foundries. The con tract, already ratifijed by the un ion, wil\ be presented to the as sociation for approval immediate ly. BRICKLAYERS GET RAI8E El Pud, Tex**.—The El Paso Bricklayers have advanced their pay. scale, effective February 10, to )2 an hour. This means a 25 cents - an - hour increase. The agreement also provides for double pay between 5 p. m. and 8 a. m. All Saturday work carries time and one-half and Sundays and holidays, double time. ' Send in your renewal to The Labor Journal today! OYSTERS WORKERS PICK AFL Hampton, Va. — The Amalga mated Heat Cotters (AFL) have wort as election among crab pack era and other plant employes, cov ering about 200 workers in the three plants of Sinclair Seafood Co;, M. F. Quinn Co., and oyster shuckeri and plant laborers em ployed bjy the J. S. Darling ft Sons, oyster packers. I FIRE FIGHTERS BENEFIT Oak Ridge, Term.—Roan-Ander son contract negotiations for thi fire fighters’ unit here have beer concluded. The employes won i $6-a-week increase, $1,000 non contributory life insurance, 21 days annual sick leave, full-tim< pay for injuries sustained on th< job, and seniority; grievance anc arbitration preoedbres. WIRING LIGHTING FIXTURES : REPAIRS APPLIANCES GJ5. and Birdseye Lamps i Fans * t Fireplae* Equipment Phone 3*3749 < < ECQRQMY ELECTRIC COWJUB 10» West Sixth Street Charlotte, N. C FOREMOST PASTEURIZED > BULK Far® Fresh Milk—Foremost lea* Cream Foremost Farms, Inc. PHONES 7U6 — 71 IT Some of The Thing? We Lend Money m WftteheS Jewelry Men’* Clothing Tools Silrerwar# Shot Gnu Rifle* Pistol* Kodak* Typowritora All BMtecas Strictly Confidential. When in Nee* •t Money We Never Fail Yon. 8m ae for bargain ia wotohao. jowolry. (MUig, eta. RELIABLE LOAN CO. Ml EAST TRADE STREET PATRONIZE JOURNAL ADVERTISERS MONEY FIRST SECOND A THIRD AUTO LOANS _ $ 50.00 Up ANT MAKE - ANY, MODEL Royal Auto Finance Company •19 S. Tcron SI. Phone 3-01 <4 - - ' -__;L iUULEN OVERlALL CO. 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