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CHARLOTTE, N. C.
PNEUMAFIL CORPORATION
2516 Wirttimon BM.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
PURITY MARKET AND GROCERY
MEATS, GROCERIES, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
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CHARLOTTE, N. C.
"Hows tap the OM Mill
plant went oat srttb tbo flood
rites adventuresome tit|>
naan btgao Is torn power
wasting at fails and sltoais into
electricity rhe> irsnanitlni
M to sites located a sate dis
tance from the rivers riteae
sltes rapidly grew into towns
Factory loss by flood ended
Such river sites as could be
reached and profitably de
veloped were "used up" fw.
It was found that, in time or
drought streams proved to
adequate is power needs m
the awakened Piedmont
DURE POWER COMPANY
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NEW RADIO SERIES
BEGINS ON MARCH 7TH
WASHINGTON.—Here is tome
more important radio news!
Beginning March 7, the Ameri
can Federation goes on the air
with a series of eight weekly
radio programs over 130 stations
of the American Broadcasting
Company network, from coast to
coast.
Names of the programs is "As
Ve See It,” They originate from
i Washington. Tuesday nights, at
10:45 P. M. However, please
consult your newspapers for the
exact local time of broadcast.
The programs will feature in
terviews with national leaders
and labor representatives, with
interspersed comment on top news
developments by Phil Pearl, AFI.
publicity director.
According to present plans, the
opening program will offer inter
views with AFL President Wil
Ijam Green and with Senator
Claude Pepper, of Florida.
Time for these programs is
made available to the American
Federation of Labor free of charge
by the American Broadcasting
Company as a public service.
Business organisations also are
accorded free time by the network
in a corresponding program.
For up-to-the-minute informa
tion on labor’s nedrs and views,
there is no better source than the
“As We See It" programs. Make
certain to listen to them regular- j
Iy. Again we suggest that you
consult your daily newspaper for
the exact time of broadcast.
AFL UNIONS SCORE
•FIRST* FOR CHEST
New York. — The Community
Chests and Councils of America
report that tho entertainment I
unions of the American Federation
of Labor scored a “first** over the
Columbia Broadcasting System
during the recent Community
Chest campaigns. |
For the first time an “all labor*
show tribute to the Red Feather I
was presented on a nationwide'
broadcast, mad^ possible through
the generosity and cooperation of
the AFL unions.
SAFETY PROGRAMS BEGUN.
Washington.— Tho Department
st Laker said that the program of
the President's Committee on In>
doMrfal Safety has resulted in in*
Austria! safety training courses
thus far in Florida, Oregon, Mich
igan, Georgia, Maryland, Rhode
Island and Wast Virginia.
Courses are scheduled to he glu*
it soon In New Jersey, 8euth Cep
•Una, North OareUaa, Arkansas,
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Idaho,
Colorado, Iowa and Florida. Mace
lima SCO state personnel will he
mined in the conrses in the It
Bliln,
A BUSY MAN O'CONNOR.
Washington.—Here’s what hap
pened to Frank O’Connor starting
tho Now Year:
He was alactad preaidant of Stone
and Marble Masons Union No. S
of tho AFL; re-elected secretary
treasurer of tho Washington, D. C.,
Building Tradsa Council, and re
appointed by the District Commis
sioners as labor member of the
minimum wage and industrial safe
ty hoard for a full S-year term.
HONOR NORMAN THOMAS.
New York.—AFL Preaidont Wil
liam Green la among the almost
one deaea AFL rice chairmen for
the testimonial luncheon to Nor
man Thomas here Fob. 4. AFL
Vice Presidents Daniel J. Tobin,
president et the Teamsters Union,
and David Dnbinaky, prsatdsnt of
the Ladbe dormant Workers Un
ion, are ethers.
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BULBS TIGHTENED
ON EXEMPT JOBS
Washington.—Adopt ion of revis
ed regulations governing minimum
wage and overtime exemption of
certain so-called “white collar"
employes under the Fair Labor
Standards Act—the federal wage
and hour law—was announced by
Wm. R. McComb, administrator of
the U. S. Department of Labor's
Wage and Hour and Public Con
tracts Divisions.
The revised regulations, which
will continue to apply to about 2,
500,000 employes, will take effect
on January 25, 1950, effective date
of the Fair Labor Standards
Amendments of 1919, which in
crease the wage-hour law minimum
wage to 75 cents an hour and make
other changes in this law.
Hie new regulations contain
“tests'* of duties, responsibilities,
salary levels, and other basic re
quirements which employers must
apply in determining which of their
employes may be exempt from the
wage and hour provisions of the
wage-hour law as an' executive,
administrative, professional, local
retailing, or outside salesman type
of employe. They provide a salary
and five tests for executive em
ployes; a salary and four other
tests for administrative and pro
fessional employes.
FARMERS AND LABOR JOIN
TO WIN LIBERAL CONGRESS
(Continued Proas Page 1)
to the farmers’ troubles and it will
help to concentrate further Ms in
terest in politics.
“Labor’s primary Job is regis
tration and getting oat the vote
in the urban areas where, at pres
ent, there is a very considerable
“The fact that laher will benefit
to I960 from the farm revolt
agataet Republican Senate* to
happen to bo labor’s chief enemies
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DM 3-5145
CHARLOTTE, N. C
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H«yU t» WM ate gfcl or toy j
It may bo just • Valentine
With donkey! on the front
But I’m w nice m yon most know
I wouldn't bo oo blunt
It may bo jost a Valentine
With fancy, lacy trim.
With cupids, hearts, and suck as |
that
And to a certain Him.
It may be just a Valentine
That our class made in art
It’s sticky and it’s dirty too,
But it might catch your heart
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It may be any Valentine
Under the heoosn abore.
What ’ere the kind that it might be
I hope it gats your lore.
VakntiiM's Day
February fourteenth.
Is Valentine’s Day;
It is usually eolebiutod.
In more than one way.
Sometimes far donees,
Sometimeo 1m n gift,
More often for romances.
To giro it a Bfk
i Usually ea Valentina,
A meoeago to sent.
If yon will bo min*
We’ll aB bo osteMn*.
MABG0LX8 RESIGNS
CONCILIATION POST
Washington.—William N. Mar
roli», widely known to AFL union
ists, resigned as assistant director
of the Federal Mediation and Con
ciliation Service effective next
March 1.
Margolis, 42, in th« service 0
years. will open offices as a labor
relations consultant in New York,
Newark and Washington. He is a
lawyer, worked for the New Jer
sey Unemployment Compensation
Commission and was assistant reg
ional director for the mediation
service in New York City.
Compliments of
Credit Co., Inc.
534 So. Tryon St.
Telephone 3-7141
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
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CHARLOTTE, N. C.
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Printing
press prim
the dinct a
in the graphic arte
tkm of inked type
and engravings or ether type material te
It is the simplest of all graphic methods
ef reproduction and at the same time the
most lasting. It was the method employed
by the medieval craftsmen who lint ap
plied type to paper and it has persisted
throughout the centuries over aO innova
tions, untO today, when the best of crafts
manship is sought in a Job, there is no al
ternative to letter press printing, along
with high grade paper and typographic
good taste.
We suggest that If you have some print
ing in view that you want weB done, you
consult us. Simply telephone S-1776 or
else call at the office, 118 East Sixth St,
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