Editorial
THE CHARLOTTE LABOR JOURNAL
and dixie farm news
Published at Charlotte, North Carolina
H. A. Stalls, Editor and Publisher W. M. Witter. Associate Editor
Entered is second-class mail matter September 11, 1931, at the
•Post Office at Charlotte, N. C., under the Act of Congress of
March 3. 1878. __
Oldest Bona Fide AFL Newspaper in North Carolina, consistently
aervina the American Federation of Labor and its members since it
was founded. May 12, 1931. Approved by the American Federation
of Labor in 1931.
Endorsed by Charlotte Typographical Union, Number 338, An Af
Oliate of Charlotte Central Labor Union and the North Carolina Fed
eration of Labor. __
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Carolina Departments of Labor, and Southern Labor Press Associa
tion. _
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respondents, but any erroneous reflection upon the character, stand
ing or reputation of any person, firm or corporation which may ap
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called to th« attention of the publisher. Correspondence and Open
Forum opiniena solicited, but The Journal reserve# the right to reject
objectionable reading matter and advertising at all times.
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WEEKLY BIBLE THOUGHT
“Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rent. Take My yoke
upon you, and learn of Me: for I am meek and
lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your
8Nk. For My yoke is easy, and my burden is
light.”-- Matthew 11:28-30.
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CITY PEOPLE REALLY DO
NEED GOOD RURAL
ROADS
Governor Scott, in advo
cacy of hia $200,000,000
Good Roads Bond Issue, and
the $25,000,000 School Build
ing Bond Issue, told an in
quiring newspaper reporter
in reply to questions about
‘'critical articles” appearing
in the Charlotte press that
Mecklenburg County would
have to pay more on the
bond issues than they would I
get out of them, remarked:
“I don’t quite see how
they figure that. I just let
them have some money out
of the July highway appro
priation to finish up a proj
ect right tircugh Charlotte.
That city shouldn’t take the
oosition that it can build a
wall around itself. It’s made
up of people who le*t the
country years ago. What
makes Charlotte is the back
country. They can’t take J
that position and be fair on
it. The city needs good rural
roads, both .to get buyers in
to its stores and to get goods
ind services in and out of
it.”
The Governor is making a
good fight for his Good
Roads Bond Issue, and is
perfectly right, as The Jour
nal sees it, in his statement
that the city folks were not
being fair if they try to cut
off his secondary road pro
gram, not even to them
selves.
Many of us remember the
howl that went up when
Governor Morrison asked for
$60 million to pull North
Carolina out of the mud and
mire, and traffic and fast ve
hicle movement was then in
its infancy. A vote for the
$200 million dollar bond is
sue for roads will be a vote
for North Carolina progress,
and all of our citizens will
in the long run, be benefici
aries. So, here’s to success
for the movement Charlotte
draws trade from a wide
area, and much of it comes
from those served to a de
gree by rural roads “until
they hit the main highway
— so Charlotte business
houses are bound to be great
ly benefltted from a sales
stand point.
THE ROOSEVELTS HAVE
TO BE RECKONED WITH
With all the political com
binations, including the Tam
many Hall machine, arrayed
against him, and with cam
paign orators of a varied ar
ray harranguing a constitu
ency composed of Irish
Americans, Puerto Ricans,
Jews, Negroes—and others—
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.,
came out victorious in his
race for the seat in Congress
of Sol Bloom, who recently
passed away,, and who had'
held the seat for over 20
years. Roosevelt ran under
the banner of the New York
State’s Liberal Party and the
Four Freedom’s Party. Of
course, those campaigning
against Roosevelt dug down
in the muck barrel, and
Special Value!
MEN'S
BROADCLOTH
PAJAMAS
3.05
Warm summer nights call for an extra
supply of pajamas—and here’s a buy you
cannot afford to overlook. Tailored of
Sanforized striped and solid color broad
cloth. Elastic or drawstring waist. Sizes
A, B, C, D.
Other P. J.’s in sheer weave fabrics — with
short sleeves and knee length-.....— 3SS
went into the family closet
to dig up the skeletons «nd
even went into the grave to
pick the bones of his father,
and left his mother not out
of the picture. But all of
no avail, as there seems to
be a charm to the name of
Roosevelt, especially Frank
lin D., Sr., and even "Teddy”
(the "Big Stick”), that thf
"ordinary" American citizen
Joes not forget. Of course
no one expects him to turn
the world over in Congress,
but The Journal will venture
to say that he will be beard
from before very long.
His father handed Tam
many Hall a defeat early in
his political career, 35 years
ago, and young Roosevelt,
the first one of his family
to run for office has again
handed it another defeat. He
said in acknowledging his
election. “I am deeply' grate
ful to the people of the 20th
Congressional district and I
will do my utmost to serve
them well. This is not a per
sonal victory but rather be
longs to the hundreds of vol
unteers who worked so tire
lessly and unselfishly in this
good fight for honest, clean
government and liberal prin
ciples.”.
To show the pulling power
of the Roosevelt name, and
of the man, he received 41,
146 votes against his nearest
competitor, a Tammany Dem
ocrat, who got 24,352. The
Journal is going to venture
the statement that Organ
ized Labor has won a friend
in his election.
LABOR SHOULD NOT
FORGET
The editor and publisher
of the Charlotte Labor Jour
nal is in receipt ox a Legis
lative Report from President
C. A. Fink of the N. C. State
A. F. of L., which gives a
brief resume of his activities
in Raleigh during the 1949
session of our Legislature.
The report, is of course, more
or less confidential and for
the information of state lo
cals, shows that the majori
ty of the members of both
House and Senate were not
very favorable to labor leg
islation, but on most of the
important bills, concerning
labor, a list of names of
those voting for and against
Labor are listed. It would
be wise for all A. F. of L„
and all Labor, to keep the
names of those hostile to or
ganized Labor ever before
them and when election time
rolls around Use the Ballot.
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THANKS DUE GOV. SCOTT
OF N. C.
All over the United States
good citizens are feeling
grateful to Governor Scott
of North Carolina for his ap
pointment of Dr. Frank A.
Graham to be United States
Senator from North Carolina.
The 1942 elections and the
1946 elections lowered the
general quality of the Senate
to the lowest point in United
States history. In 1948 the
people undid the worst of
their mistakes of 1942. It
will not be until 1952 that
the people will have a chance
to restone the Senate to its
traditional dignity and to a
position as one of the great
est legislative bodies in the
world when the unfortunate
accident of 1946 can be elim
inated— South Carolina La
bor News.
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ORGANIZER PASSES
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illness.
Brother Kemp’s death was a
mOCK W MIC nwny **«««»
made here and local labor ex
tends its heartfelt sympathy to
the bereaved widow. The re
mains were sent to Elmyra, Ohio,
Iris home, for burial.
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