GREETINGS
Barnhill 6r Sons
Grocery
Wilkinson IN.
Tol. 5-4^91
GASTONIA, N. C.
GREETINGS
Brown's Radio fir
Electric Service
Radio Ropoirs
Electrical Repairing
Electric Wiring on New
and Old Homes
Dial 6471
404 E. Franklin Are.
GASTONIA, N. C.
GREETINGS
Creosman Steel
Roller Machine
Co., Inc.
WttfciMMI IN.
Tel. 5-3312
GASTONIA, N. C.
GREETINGS
Gastonia Brush Co.
BRUSHES FOR THE
TEXTILE TRADE
301 So. Linwood
Tol. 5-2422
GASTONIA, N. C.
GREETINGS
Gastonia Radiator
Shop
A Complete Reliefer Service
165 E. Franklin Ava.
Tel. 5-1211
GASTONIA, N. C.
GREETINGS
Improved Tension
Co.
Specializing In
Small Fart* far Making
Better Yarns
213 No. College St.
GASTONIA, N. C.
GREETINGS
Kennedy's Drug
Store
Prescriptions
Carefully Compounded
Fane Feet City Delivery
Ed. C Adams, Prop.
213 W. Mala Ava.
Telephone 5-3401
GASTONIA, N. C
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LABOR A8KB FEDERAL AID
TO SPUR NEW ENGLAND JOBS
Boston. Aug. 29.—Representa
tives of all factions of organised
in Massachusetts conferred
with Secretary of Commerce Chas.
B. Sawyer at the Castom House
as the federal government began
its "on-the-spot” survey of areas
hard hit by unemployment. Facts
and figures revealed to the secre
tary drove home the need for gov-1
ernment "props” in the industrial
economy of the Bay State.
The Secretary of Commerce was
assured that labor’s first interest
was in continuing men on jobs in
private industry, if possible, rather
than the alternative of a program
of public works.
BRITISH LABOR LEADERS
TO STUDY U. S. METHODS
Washigton, Aug. 29.—A group
of British trade union leaders will
arrive in this country in October
for a six-weeks’ study under ECA’s
technical assistance program.
The British labor officials will
study operations of engineering
trade unions which have been help
ful in increasing productivity and
efficiency. Their studies will range
through all aspects of labor par
ticipation in production matters
including such factors as job eval
uation, plant, layout, efficient work
allocation, maximum use of me
chanical handling devices and qual
ity control..
GREETINGS
P. P. Leventis Co.
FRUITS b PRODUCE
408 W. Main Ave.
Phone 7225
GASTONIA, N. C.
Labor Doy Greeting*
Nolson Iron ond
Mofol Co.
No. Marietta Ext.
Tol. 5-0281
GASTONIA, N. C.
GREETINGS
Piodmonfr Mills, Inc.
North Moriotto St.
Tol. 6331
GASTONIA, N. C.
GREETINGS
Royloss Deportment
Store
Everything to Woor
The Entire Family
ToL 5-5WI
GASTONIA, N. C.
Labor Day Greetings .
Rustin'* Furniture
Co., Incorporated
Complete
HOMK FURNISHINGS
270 W. Mein
Tel. 6366
GASTONIA, N. C.
GREETINGS
Sounders Dry Clean
ing Co.
319 E. Franklin Are.
Tel. 5-4012
GASTONIA, N. C.
GREETINGS
Silverstein's, Inc.
102-104 East Main St.
GASTONIA, N. C.
ILO Director Pay*
Tribute to AFL's
World Influence
BY DAY1D A. MORSB
Direetor-Geaeral Isterastieasl
Labor Office
Thirty years ago thio year, Sam
uel Gompert, president of the
American Federation of Labor, ex
tended the helping hand which
made possible the successful first
conference of the International
Labor Organisation in Washing
ton, D. C.
Mr. Gompers saw clearly that
here was the modest beginning of
something great and permanent
—a world parliament of workers,
employers and government repre
sentatives seeking to bring about
the economic stability and social
justice which are the true founda
tions of peace.
Fifteen years after that first
meeting in Washington, the United
States became a member of the
ILO and ever since has been send
ing to ILO conferences a proces
sion of distinguished leaders of
labor, industry and government to
assist in furthering these noble
aims.
From the AFL group I need men
tion only two—Bob Watt and
Frank Fenton—to remind you of
the type of unselfiah men who lit
erally sacrificed their lives to that
men of all countries, races and
faiths might find the world a bet
ter place in which to live. Their
fine tradition of international
service is being ably continued in
the present by the United States
worker member of the governing
body, George P. Delaney.
It is only fitting and proper that
on this Labor Day, 1M», the pres
ent director-general of the organi
sation which these men gave so
much to create and build should
dedicate his remarks to Sam Gom
pers, Bob Watt and Frank Fenton,
and to all the others who from the
beginning 30 years ago have, helped
the ILO to help the common man.
The unions of North America,
whose holiday it is, have much to
be proud of in their growth and
accomplishments at home. They
also have much to be proud of in
the quality of ambassadors they
send to represent them overseas.
New York Sfoto
Federation Launches
Great Political Drive
Syracuse, N. Y. — Thomas A.
Murray, president of the State
Federation, closed the organise,
tion’s annual convention here with
the declaration that “we have
launched the State Federation of
Labor on the greatest political of
fensive in its history.”
“On the political front,” said Mr.
Murrpy, “we have set up ma
chinery for a state-wide political
campaign that will sweep from of
fice or bar from office those who
support the Taft-Hartley Law or
any other kind of legislation aimed
at shackling the American labor
movement.
“We will call for the support
of more than 3,000 AFL unions in
this state and will carry the fight
into every one of the 45 congres
sional districts and into every
election district where we have
even one member. We mean busi
ness and the results will be made
evident this year and in 1950.”
Mr. Murray, Harold C. Hanover,
secretary-treasurer, and 14 of 15
vice presidents were .reelected
without opposition after being des
ignated by the convention’s of
ficial caucus yesterday. It will be
Mr. Murray's seventh term and
Mr. Hanover's fourth.
Michael Rossiter a member of
the Hod Carriers Union in Buffalo,
was elected to a vice presidency to
succeed Clarence F. Conroy also of
Buffalo, who resigned. The admin
istration was installed by Emanuel
Koveleski, former president of the
federation.
AFL AUTO WORKERS UNION
REPORTS CAINS IN ILLINOIS
Decatur, 111.—The recently an
nounced organisational drive in
the 8th Region of the AFL’s
United Automobile Workers of
America resulted in the winning
of another plant, according to
word received from Director Earl
Heaton.
Employes at the Buhner Co. in
Danville. 111., vofed for the UAW
AFL as their official bargaining
agent. The new local union,
which is being assisted by 8th
Regional District Representative
William Walker, is planning on
beginning contract negotiations
with the company in the near
future. This is the third plant
organised in Region 8 in recent
weeks.
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SENATE GBOUP APPROVES
FEDERAL PAT INCREASE
Washington — The Senate Civ
il Service Committee announced
it had approved a pay raise bill
which would give an average boost
of $125 a year to 860,000 of Uncle
Sam's classified employees.
At the same time, the commit
tee revealed it had ."authorised”
Senator Russell Long, son of the
famous Huey, to fetch in a sep
arate bill which would give all leg
islative employees a $120 pay raise
and boost the salaries of profes
sional and administrative assist
ants to members of Congress from
$1,500 to almost $2,000 a year.
QUOTE FROM CO* —
LOtf&IES ARE LOVELY
The House Rules Committee
week reported out s bill pro
viding for investigation of Wash
ington's 8 million dollar a rear
highpreasnre lobbies. Number
one Dixiecrat Eugene Cox of
Georgia proceeded to pass judg
ment without waiting for the in
vestigation. He said
"1 have never seen any evidence
of lobbying that I thought was
detrimental to the public wel
fare.”
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GREETINGS TO LAtOR
CAROLINA CLEANERS
All Article* Insured Agoinst Fire end Tfcett
ONE DAY SERVICE
Diet 5-5041 209 Firestone St.
GASTONIA, N. C.
GREETINGS TO LABOR
EFIRD'S DEPARTMENT STORE
4
QUALITY MERCHANDISE AT POPULAR
PRICES
146-154 Mein St.
GASTONIA, N. C.
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GREETINGS TO LABOR
Mill and Marine
Electric, Inc.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
Wiring — Lighting — Rapairing
137 So. Marietta Talephone 5-1311
GASTONIA, N. C.
Labor Day Greetingi
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Gastonia Textile
Sheet Metal
i
Works, Inc.
2221 EAST LONG AVENUE
GASTONIA, N. C.
LABOR day greetings
Smith Textile
Apron Co.
Spiked and Plain Aprons For
All Maka Pickers
Kirschner Beater Lags
e
Spikes Logs for Waste Machine
GASTONIA, N. C.
SHONE 5-5181
NITE 5-3144
YATES D. SMITH DAN C GUNTER, JR.
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LABOR DAY GREETINGS
Gastonia Plumbing
and Heating Co.
1301 West Franklin Telephone 6061
GASTONIA, N. C.
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