Anniversary Greetings
Costner Funeral Hose
718 North York
Dial 5-5771
GASTONIA, N. C
Anniversary Greetings
Caroliat Florist Shop
588 So. York $t.
Dial 5-1219
GASTONIA, N. C.
Anniversary Greetings
Barnhill & Sous Grocery
Wilkinson Bhrd.
TeL 5-4891
GASTONIA, N. C.
ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS
PANTHER’S GARAGE
GENERAL AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING
On All Makes of Cars
GUARANTEED WORKMANSHIP
1001 W. Airline Ave. Telephone 5*0322
GASTONIA, N. C.
ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS
FRANKLIN HARDWARE COMPANY
Builders Hardware — Paint
Took — Glass
Garden Tools — Seeds
Sporting Goods — Fishing Supplies
Complete Hardware Lines
1225 W. Franklin Are. .Telephone 7011
GASTONIA, N. C.
ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS
FROM
JOHN ECK
GASTONIA, N. C.
Total Employment Upturn Predicted;
Factory Job Situation Still Unsettled
W asnington.—The Census Bu
reau reported improvement in the
employment situation for the sec
ond straight month, but tempered
its optimism with the statement
that the reported increase in jobs
was “somewhat below seasonal ex
pectations.”
The bureau said the number of
unemployed increased by 151,000
in April while employment rose
172,000.
Significantly, the entire April
increase in employment was due to
the customary seasonal expansion
in farm work. Nonfarm employ
ment went down 255,000 while
farm employment increased 427,
000.
The number of unemployed—
those out of jobs and looking for
work—totaled 3,016,000. This com
pared with 3,167,000 in March and
2.193.000 in April a year ago.
Civilian employment amounted
to 57319,000 against 57,647300 in
March and 58,330,000 in April,
1948.
The bureau counts as employed
persons working as little as one
hour a week. Also counted are per
sons laid off for no more than 30
days as well as those ill, on vaca
tion, or on strike.
A breakdown on the bureau’s fig
ures showed April employment in
agriculture as 7320,000 against 7,
393.000 in March and 7,448,000 in
April, 1948.
The number of nonfarm jobs to
taled 49,999,000 against 50354,000
in March and 50,883,000 in April,
1949.
The general trend of improve
ment in the labor situation was
darkened in these respects:
1. In nonfarm industries, about
1.500.000 fewer persons were work
ing full time (35 hours or more a
week) in April than a year earlier.
2. Among the jobless, the length
of time they are idle continued to
rise. Some 600,000 of the April
unemployed—about one of each 5
jobless—had been looking for work
in vain for 4 months or longer. In
March, only 500,000 were in that
fix; in January, 300,000.
The supply of available work
ers remained on the rise, a fact
which explains why unemployment
failed to drop as much as employ
ment rose.
The bureau reported 60335,000
persons were in the labor force—
either working or looking for work
—when its survey was made in the
first week of April.
93,617 UNION OFFICIALS
FILE NON-RED AFFIDAVITS
Washington.—The National La
bor Relations Board reported that
93,617 officials of national and
local unions had on file current
non-Communist affidavits on May
1, an increase of 8,796 over the
previous month.
The 93,617 affidavits currently
on file represent an increase of
25 percent over the 74,797 who had
filed as of May 1, 1948.
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Anniversary Greetings
AMERICAN YARN
AND PROCESSING
COMPANY
Mt. Holly, N. C.
Health Rules To
Safeguard Your
Children
Cautioning that the 1949 polio
season is practically upon us, the
National Foundation for Infan
ts Paralysis has issued a list
of precautionary measures to safe
guard the health of children during
the epidemic danger period.
Normally, the polio danger pe
riod runs from May through Octo
ber, reaching its peak during the
hot mid-summer months.
Adults, of course, while general
ly less susceptible than children,
are not immune to infantile paraly
sis. The following simple health
rules recommended by the foun
dation apply to all:
1. Avoid over-fatigue caused by
too active play or exercise, or ir
regular hours.
2. Avoid swimming in polluted
water. Use only beaches or public
pools declared safe by local health
authorities.
3. Avoid crowds and crowded
places.
4. Avoid sudden chilling. Remove
wet shoes and clothing at once and
keep extra blankets and heavier
clothing handy for sudden weather
changes.
5. Personal cleanliness is essen
tial.
6. Keep food tightly covered and
safe from flies or other insects.
Garbage should be tightly covered
and, if other facilities are lacking,
it should be buried or burned.
Symptoms of infantile paralysis
are listed by the foundation as
follows: headache, nausea or upset
stomach, muscle soreness or stiff
ness, and unexplained fever. Should
polio strike in your family, call a
doctor immediately. Early diagnos
is and prompt treatment by qual
ified medical personnel often pre
vent serious crippling.
Polio specialists emphasise that
fear and anxiety should be held
to a minimum. A calm, confident
attitude is conducive to health and
recovery. Parents are reminded
that of all those stricken, 60 per
cent or more recover completely,
while another 25 percent are left
with only slight after-effects.
1,230 Drivers .
Lose Permits
Raleigh, N. C.—A total of 1,230
persons lost their driver’s licenses
in April as a result of traffic vi
olations, the Department of Motor
Vehicles announced today.
Of this number, 933 were revo
cations and 237 were suspensions,
The figure represents a drop of
681 from 1,911 who lost their li
censes during the same month last
year.
Drunken driving again topped
the list of revocations. A total of
722 persons lost their licenses In
North Carolina from this cause, as
compared with 959 during the same
month last year. April revocations
brought to 2,474 the number of
persons losing their right to drive
as a result of this violation.
NUMBER OF FACTORY JOBS
NEARLY 5$% OVER ’49 LEVEL
Washington.—The number of
production workers in United
States factories rose from 7,800,000
in prewar 1939 to 11,900,000 in
1947, an increase of about 50 per
cent, the Census Bureau reported.
Total wages of these workers
increased from 19,000,000,000 to
$30,000,000,000 in the same time,
a rise of 235 percent.
The bureau summarized data ob
tained in the 1947 census of man
ufacturers. It said reports from
241,000 manufacturing companies
showed the value added to mater
ials by the manufacturing process
amounted to $74,000,000,000 in 19
4J, more than triple the comparable
figure of $24,000,000,000 in 1939.
LABOR produces all our goods,
And delivers them everywhere;
Labor services all our needs—
And demands an honest share.
Anniversary Greetings
Grayson Radio Electroaics
(Formerly Grayson’s Radio
Service)
AUTO REPAIRS
A SPECIALTY
We Sell, Service and Rent
Public Address Systems
101 Bessemer City Road
Dial 7962
GASTONIA, N. C.
ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS
CAROTHERS FUNERAL HOME
125 West Franklin Ave.
Tflfphnnr fi.1.17
GASTONIA. NORTH CAROLINA
ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS
ACME PETROLEUM & FUEL CO., IRC.
Distributors
SOCONY VACUUM PRODUCTS
MOBILE GAS
QUALITY COALS
Telephone 7281
GASTONIA, N. C.
ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS
WITTEN IRON & METAL COMPANY
310-330 East Long Are.
Telephone 5-5961
GASTONIA, N. C.
ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS
WIN6ETS INC.
JEWELERS
220-222 W. Main Avc.
GASTONIA, N. C.
ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS
KENNEDY’S DRUG STORE
PRESCRIPTIONS
CAREFULLY COMPOUNDED
Free Fast City Delivery
Ed. C. Adams, Prop.
213 W. Main Ave. Telephone 5-3401
GASTONIA, N. C.
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Petroleum Transportation, Inc.
Insured Petroleum Transportators
Home Office:
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GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA
Phone 145
SPARTANBURG TERMINAL
CAMP CROFT, S. C.
THRIFT TERMINAL
THRIFT, N. C.