CSf NAT SCHACHN[R cl Br'» M«MT AMO Tm« | OODuiMl APPROACH | THC POUNSKi Mtuft. ^ MIAWWMU.K MOM>I >P MOWU « Q AC IMS TO »u twin* to SA«t the a4.arm. % !« T*» HMMW M| A MCI PMCI It* M*M,tOUNT4».. It on imt* * moth's to monk j L* OM DAT M: WHAT a«MT« A nM«MI) SOT TUH MAY I A NCI MCI ANYHOW f ; n—-Los Angeles. Nov. 17—International Auto mob:le Workers—Milwaukee. f :c. 6—International Bill Post irs —Chicago. Date not definitely set. Send in your subscription to the Labor Journal today l START /) S TO VOUNG TREE GROWTH- 1 vFUASf U EXTRA CARtrul nun1 £ Young trws need fire fi cum- I if fire is prevented these l. • s wil linsllv wind up «* * cni'll SPIRALING PRICES SHARPLY ASSAILED BY UAW LEADER Chicago—Declaring that average j customers “already have been bled white" and can no longer buy, because of high prices, Lester Washburn, International President of the United Auto Workers (AFL), in an article in the cur* rent issue of the union’s official publication, asserted "the dam* age already has been done.” Citing recent admissions from some branches of industry that "perhaps prices are too high and a reduction is in order," Ur. Wash decried the fact that costs should attain "incurable disease proportions” before shocking in dustry into a period of modera tion. Brushing aside proposals for token reductions or bargain sales as wholly ineffective in the pres ent situation, Mr. Washburn as serted that in such a critical pe riod only swil't and direct" action can save the nation from plung ing headlong into economic dis aster. Drastic, nation-wide price slashes up and down the line are mandatory, he contended, on re tail, wholesale and manufacturing levels, to avert unbridled infla tion. Mr. Washburn placed full re sponsibility for the current situ ation on industry, whose printed profit reports, he charged, prove quite clearly that “regardless of the product, food, clothing, furni ture or services, the price tag was boosted to squeeze every possible cent of earnings and sav ings from consumers." NEW CONSTRUCTION RECORD San Francisco; Calif.—Construc tion contracts in this State reached an all-time high for the year 1946, aecordng to an announcement by the State Drector of Reconstruc tion and Re-employment. The U. S. Chamber of Commerce esti mated that there was a 1.2 bil lion dollars in private construc tion in California last year, and added to this, another 2&5 mil lion dollars in public works for which contracts were awarded during the year. ^ ■ CLOSED SHOP UPHELD Birmingham, Ala. — Organized labor won a smashing victory here when the Alabama Supreme Court tossed out a drastic strike breaking injunction and held that the closed shop is still legal in i this, State. HOLD OH TP yOl/R 50ClAL5ECIiRiTTCflRD 10U WAY NEED IT AT ONCE WHEN YOU START WORK ON A NEW JOB** FILE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. For More Information Consult Your Union Social Security Cowryiittec, OR. tWe Nearest Social Security Office For Indigestion. Sour Stomach and Gas. Take NA-CO TABLETS MONEY BACK GUARANTEE SELWYN CUT RATE DRUG STORE NEXT TO POST OFFICE Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. Ml East Sisth Street Phoaa 1 MU ★ AT BELK'S Smarten your outfit with a COOL PANAMA See this popular-priced group Panamas shaped to afford you utmost wearing comfort . . . styled for superb good looks. Choose yours from shades of brown, natural, white. Trimmed with puggaree or plain bands. Some with narrow bands. A really smart selection! Other Panamas . . . 6.50 to 20.00 MEN’S STORE—STREET FLOOR