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I Working People Will Vole For Friends * FRANK GRAHAM THE AMERICAN No State in the United States has been more greatly blessed than has North Carolina by having in Congress a man who has had so many honors conferred upon him. Tb^ Labor Journal is speaking of Dr. Frank P. Graham. Frank Graham is too well known by. the people of this State for his character to be damaged to any great extent by the scandalmongers who in the last days of the primary cam paign are “throwing the book” at him in. their feverish ef forts to unseat him as United States Senator from this com monwealth. Like many ether*gre«t Afterltans who HatNS'Tttught id? the things that have made this nation great, Frank Graham has chalked up a record for himself many men will never acquire. His life’s activities have been devoted to the up holding of North Carolina and the Nation. An educator of world renown, he has had many honors conferred upon him for his achievments. As a presidential adviser and diplo mat he has very few if any equals. As a United States Senator his great influence has brought signal honors to the State in the brief time he has been in Congress. Looking out upon the waters The Labor Journal sees no other senatorial candidate in the running whose past record looks anywhere near as good as that of Mr. Graham. The next few days will give the people their final oppor tunity to hear the mudslinging by Mr. Graham’s opponents. But regardless of all the dirty work that has been resorted to in the past and also which will be used against a dis tinguished North Carolinian The Journal feels that Frank Graham will weather the storm and that the voters will bury his unjust accusers beneath sufficient votes to still their accusations against a man who deserves to be given a full term in the United States Senate, if we are to base our action upon his past achievements. Read the life sketch of Dr. Frank Graham on page four of this issue of The Journal. " San Francisco.—C. J. Haggerty, secretary ef the California State Federation d Labor, was appoint ed to the board of regents of the University of California by Gov ernor Warren. Gompers Photo at Show , Philadelphia^—Preeideat Jaaeph P. McCurdy (left) af the Halted Garneat Werkera aad AFL Vica-PraaMaat Matthew Wall, n<*ber aad preeideat af the Ualaa Label Trade* Departaieat eaecwthr* heard Meet wader portrait af Sanael Gan per*, (deader aad lnt |lldlnt ef the AFL. dWalaead at the APL exhibit at the Uaiaa ladaatrica Hope Broadcast Marks Show’s Union-Eoployer Relations Philadelphia. — Breezy wise- ■ cracking Bob Hope gave the world 1 one of the finest demonstrations of labor-management co-operation to be shown at the fifth AFL. Industries Shok. Through excellent relations be- j tween the AFL Chemical Work ers, headed by H. A. Bradley, and ! Lever Brothers Co., sponsors of the radio program, Funnyman' Hope and his star-studded cast made two personal appearances ' before 30,000 people in the huge Convention Hall auditorium. HU broadcast was heard across •the country and abroad by mil*'1 lions of other listeners. His shosrj was dedicated to the American Federation of Labor. Hope be- '1 longs to AFL unions and was made an honorary member of the AFL. Mr. Bradley hailed Hope’s ap- j pearance as a dramatic demon-1 stration of union-management co- i operation which was the theme of the huge Union Industries Show in all of its TOO booths lined fcr one and one-half miles up and down the big hall. Every union affiliated with the AFL was represented through its own booth, in a booht jointly sponsored with individual com panies, through with individual companies, through products dis played by management, or the big,1 attractive American Federation of Labor booth. A gay carnival atmosphere hung | over the fair. Tremendous sup- ■ plies of hot dogs, ica cream and soft drinks were consumed. Most visitors tugged green shopping bags handed out free by the Retail Clerks International Association. The bags filled quickly with dozens of free sam ples. prizes and literature handed out at other booths. These included popular brands of cigarettes, matchbooks, coast era, coffee, soda pop, pretzels, frankfurters, models* of the Statue of Liberty and red firemen's hats. Contestants won prises ranging from several tons of fresh cuts of steaks and fresh-baked cake to washing machines, stoves, au tomobiles and television sets. Visitors could also witch pup pet shows, listen to name bands, see pocket billiard exhibitions by world champions. At many of the 700 display booths the visitor paw an actual demonstration of the know-how of the American working man and igpman. -*-■ ... - • -* > Six young women from Chicago, who art as adopt with a soldor ing iron ns with a lipstick, as somblod television sets from bare chassis to Cabinet. They were members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical 'Workers employed by the Admiral Corp. There were bricklaying contests between apprentices, who won tho trip to Philadelphia at state con tests across the nation. The bricklayers union sponsored the pjroject with the Structure! Clay Products*~Tnstitute, a national or ganisation of brick ar.d tile man ufacturers. The Bakery and Confectionery Workers showed just how they make Danish pastry. The Meat cutters and Butchers converted two prise steers daily into choice cats. Lathers, plasterers and their contractors combined to present the fine points of their craft. They also grave a hand-made rep lica of the Statue of Liberty to French Consul Raoul Blondead. A tiny movie theater waa run ky the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes and. Motion Pieture Machine Opera tors. The National Brotherhood of Operative Potters, in co-operation with the United- State* Potter#’ Association, showed the methods —old and modern — of making dishes, caps, saucers and even cuspidors. Upholsterers built lessons. Sev en girls from the Laundry Work ers Union ironed shirts on shiny new pressing macninea. The intricacies of sorting the United States mail were explained by postal amployes at a special substation where Samuel Gompera commemorative 3-cent stamp# were sold. One section of the show etas de% voted t* the 'armed ainfcetT-’> The Philadelphia Naval Ship yard’s electronic# office offers! visitors a chance to operate a ra dio-controlled vehicle. In this case, it was a 4-foot-long racing car. The push-bbtton remote con trols even have mm marked | Heads University • Seattle. Wj ATI' s ese electee varsity ef himself, ordof oatsUi the cease of higher «—ae——mm—— ■ -A . , - r — - - riT Dates of ions * •«* __ v* - - :\i i Senatorial Contest One Of Unusual Interest vs . yV i North Carolina voters will trek to the polls on Saturday, Vlay 27, to select nominees for local, State and National ^fices, in a primary election that will no doubt record on# )f the largest votes ever cast in this state. Special efforts ihve been made by all the candidates in the field to get as many people registered and qualified to vote as possibly ind according to reports that has been accomplished. Miss Postmark * -r.TiTilTSi- .... Citizens in all walks of lift have interested themselves in the politics of the State this year and thousands who have been unin terested in the past have famil iarized themselves with things political in Tarheelia. Especially has the contest for United States Senator been bit terly waged. On the oca! political horizon activities have been more or less normal, with the various candi date* working against one an other in that spirit of good sports manship that has always prevailed in North Carolina local elections. But everywhere interest has been lively. , 5 Labor has left no atone un turned in ita ecorts to build op strength for its friends, and ss • result of its activities- many working people who have not voted ia years will go to ths polls to cast their ballots in ef forts to vote for candidates friendly to thorn. Do not FAIL to cast your bal lot sometime between sunup and sundown on Saturday, May IT. . ... ***-k..... To HoHor O^^ort New York.—AFL #©rgani radons 1n the two territories approved by the House of Representatives for statehood will honor Samuel Gomp •re, founder end firdt president of lie AFL. A. S. Reile, secretary of the Central Labor Council of Honolulu, reports that its present plans call for a Gompers Centennial dinner >n the evening of Labor Day. T. B. Ericksen, executive secre tary of the Alaska Territorial Fed eration of Labor, has informed the Gompers Centennial Commit tee that his organisation has de cided tentatively to “honor the memory of Samuel Gompers at its convention banquet in Ketchikan during the last week in October.” V RESUME TALKS. New York.-TCon tract negotia tions have been resumed by the AFL National Organisation of Masters, Mates and Pilots and At lantic and Gulf Coast ship owners. Theatre Draws Show Visitors
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