Greetings To Labor 1 of Charlotte \ I • j I I I I I I COMPANY 1 of North Carolina W I Artificial Limbs 735 N. Graham Street Phone 4-4087 NUMBER OF EMPLOYED IN N. Y. SURPASSES EMPLOY MENT LEVa OF V-J DAY New York City.—Employment in New York State stands at a level higher than that prevail ing on V-J Day, the State Labor Department reported. The department’s division of placement and unemployment In surance said that 5.400,000 per sons had jobs in New York hi September, ag against 5,089,000 in August, 1945, the last month of hostilities. The totals did not take into acconnt farm work, do mestic work, self-employment or service in the armed forces. The September figure, the latest officially available, was the high est this year. The division pre dicted that it would be exceeded in reports for October, November and December. As evidence of the upward trend, the division noted that manufacturing employment rose to 1,923,00 in October, a gain of 23,000 over September, according to preliminary esti j mates. Increased activity in trade I and postal employment during the holiday season was expected to1 contribute further to the increase 1 in jobs during the final quarter' of the year. The number -of persons claim- ; ing unemployment insurance lien- J efits in the state dropped to 290,- ' 000 in October, 17 per cent be- | low September. It was the first time the figure had dipped below 300,000 since November. 1945. Nearly 44,000 veterans went off the readjustment allowance rolls, chiefly because they found jobs or entered school. • The comparison between em-j ployment at the end of the war. and September of this year showed that Government service and the manufacture of durable goods were the only major cate-' gories showing declines. Indus trial employment showed a gain of 6.9 per cent over V-J Day. This was" slightly less, the divi- j sion acknowledged, than the gain for the country as a whole, which was 7.5 per cent. HOUSING OFFICIALS SUPPORT T-E-W BILL New York City—The National Association of Housing Repre sentatives meeting here adopted a resolution supporting the Taft Ellender-Wagner bill as part of a program designed to boost pro duction of homes. The resolution calls for vigorous action to provide for the con struction of dwellings at the rate of 1,500,000 per year for the next 13 years, nearly double the pres ent rate. Senator Robert F. Wagner, pre vented from attending the session by illness, was honored by the group with the presentation of scroll testifying to his “untiring efforts” for the betterment of housing conditions. The presen tation marked the 10th anniver sary of the United States Hous ing Act of 1937, adoption of which was due largely to the sup port given by Senator Wapier. ARBITRATOR UPHOLDS SENIORITY PRINCIPLE Philadelphia. — In one of the | most important ruling in tha history of the union, an arbitra tor upheld the seniority of rep resentative of 5,200 food worker* enrolled in Local 195, Amalga mated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America (AFL). The decision, formalizing what the union declared had long been industry practice, was handed down in a dispute involving the Harkell Beef Boning Company of Philadelphia. The arbitrator ordered Meyer reinstated with pay for time lost. Greetings To Labor Golden Rod Floor i - At Tour Favorite Store Interstate CHARLOTTE. NORTM CAROLINA Co. COURT OROERS DISTILLERY' WORKERS CEASE ALLE6EO THEIR SECONDARY BOYCOTT New York City—Federal Judgd “Sylvester J. Ryan issued a tern-' 1 porary injunction restraining Lo cal I of the AFL’s Distillery' , Workers Union from continuing1 1 an alleged secondary boycott against the Schenley Distillery Corporation. The action was the first brought here under the Taft-Hartley law which prohibits secondary boy cotts. The injunction was re quested by the regional director of* the National Labor Relations Board upon complaint of the Schenley corporation. Union officials said the court order, which is effective for a 5-day period, would be complied with. At the expiration of the ( stated period, the Federal court! will hear arguments to determine whether the injunction tempor- j arily restraining the union's ac-1 tivities should be made perman ent. It was charged by the Schenley company that warehousemen, member of Local No. 1, employed by six major New York City liquor distributors, have been re fusing since last Friday to handle Schenley products cutting off the flow of liquor for the holidays in many local bars and package stores. The warehousemen, it was charged, are acting in sym pathy with members of Local 38, of the same international union, who have been on strike since No vember 13 against the George T. Stagg Company* a Schenley dis tillery at Frankfort. Ky. When counsel for the . union! movement for an immediate hear ing on the issues involved, the judge denied the motion, holding that “the facts presented war rant fully the granting of the relief now sought. It is well as tablished that where the court has jurisdiction to grant an in unction by final decree, it has jurisdiction to grant a prelim inary or temporary injunction.’* An attorney for the NLRB, and counsel for the regional of fice argued that “substantial and irreparable damage to the com plaintant would be unavoidable” unless the restraining order was : issued at once pending final de cision on the merits of the case. GREETINGS Of the Season THOMAS * HOWARD WHOLESALE GROCERS 413 $. COLLEGE ST. CHARLOTTE, N. C. MERRY CHRISTMAS REID-HAYDEN* Inc. 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