Sure! Iwas Big Day For “Umbrella Mike ’ By DAN SMYTH. Chicago Correspond eat of AFL News Service CHICAGO.—In the robust life of Michael J. Boyle, May 27, I960, was a greater day even than the historic date in 1919 when all the bridges in Chicago went up in the air to win the electrician’s strike. Newspapers in these parts al ways call him “Umbrella Mike,” although it was never essential to his costume, like Neville Cham berlain’s. He probably has bad more fun being a union organ iser than anybody else in the la bor movement. On May 27 he was one' of 33 elderly men honored by Local 134 of the AFlT\ International Brotherhood of Electrical Work ers for maintaining membership continuously in good in the union since the date it was chartered, 50 years ago. Mike Boyle joined the old Brotherhood of Electrical Me chanics in 1895, five years be fore it was chartered as Local 134'. The only living member of older standing is the local’s pres ident, Charles M. Paulsen, ini tiated August 10, 1892. It was a struggling young un ion when Boyle and Paulsen joined it. fighting with the gas fitters for the right to install electrical conduit. The gas fit ters held the jurisdiction for a while, on the ground the conduit took the place of gas pipe for lighting building interiors. Today, the electricians' union, with 12,000 members, is so big and strong it had to engage the Chicagd Coliseum to celebrate the charter jubilee. It has con tributed to the American labor movement such leaders as Joseph D. Keenan, director Labor’s League for Political Education; Patrick F. Sullivan, president' Chicago Building Trades Coun-' cil, and the late Ed Nockels, Keenan’s predecessor as secre tary of the Chicago Federation of Labor. Another member is Neil J. Linehan. member of Con gress. » -*"*• -* AFL President William Green and U. S. Sen. Scott Lucas came from Washington to speak at the celebration. A long list of prominent political figures paid their respects. But the climax of the evening was a brief his l3 ON RAPIO STATION WAYS, 10 P. M. tory of the union delivered in Mike Boyle’s own resonant bass. He told of the day 34 years ago when he challenged a mem ber of the uniqn-'for faulty work. Newly elected as business man ager of the local, Boyle gave the man 48 hours to go back and correct his mistakes. "You don’t need to give me 48 minutes or 48 seconds,” said the electrician. “I’ve collected my wages.” "All right, smarty,” said Boyle. "We’ll fix this at the next meeting.” Boyle sent another electrician to correct the work, paid the wages from his own pocket and ordered an assessment against the guilty mechanic. The issue was fought out at the next meet ing of Local 134, and Boyle won. Since then, all the local’s con tracts with employers have pro vided that men who do faulty work must correct it at their own expense. To help the members do their work right the first time, the un ion started vocational schools. There are now 700 apprentice electricians enrolled in school. . —>* "There always have been a few members averse to work,” Boyle told the gathering. “Those who hated work became con tractors. The one who hated work the most or the biggest rawhiders of our members.” In addition to inside electrical Some of The Things We Lend Money on WildM Silverware Shot Gun* Rifle* Pistol* Tranks A Mine Machines Salt Caaca Musical faatrwaieata Kodaks Typewriters AH Business Strictly Confidential. When in Need of Money We Never Fall You. os Car hartals In dtanumla. watches, Jewelry, clathing, ate. RELIABLE LOAN CO. , Ml EAST TRADE STREET • , ; * ? Special Group From Well-know Makers Nylon Shirts Originally 8.95 6.95 • -+ Here is the opportunity to buy a 100 per ■4 ■ ’ • cent Nylon Shirt (or shirts). A life saver for a traveler and a wife saver, too! Dries in one hour after washing. White and white on white with regular collar and either but ton or Fresh cuffs to suit any particuular taste. Collar sizes 14 to 17 Men’s Store . . . Street Floor r ★ In Our 55th Year of Service to Charlotte and the Carolina* installation men, the local also takes in sych electrical workera [as telephone linemen and bridge tenders. Latest group to affili ate are the parimutual machine men at the race tracks. “When we asked for negotia tions with the state racing com mission, they objected that we would try to organize the jock eys next,” said Boyle. “But 1 told them only 10 per cent of the jockeys were eligible—just those who used batteries to steam up the horses. So, they negotiated.” i ABOUNDING WITH BLESSINGS “A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that mak eth haste to be rich shall not be innocent.”—Proverbs 28:20. Faithfulness in anything and everything good and worth while is a great and commendable thing. It is indeed good to be a faithful mother. Children of such a mother have a great op* portunity to make good in life. Usually they do. Out of such a family oftentimes go men and women who bless their country and bless the world. Many a man and woman owe their success in life, their acl^ievements, their honor and fame, largely to a faithful mother. Maybe the mother is never heard of by the world to any great extent, but her faithful motherhood is worth more than great riches, and is more commendable than to reach a ^hrone and sit upon it as a great queen. Thank God for every true, faithful mother upon the face of the earth, especially every godly mother. The world may not always sing her praises, but some day she will be crowned in glory, and shall sing in the choir celestial. Hallelujah! It is great to be a faithful father. O how the world today needs real fathers! Yes. fathers who are one hundred per cent MR. AND MRS. CROWELL PURCHASE NEWSSTAND IN MAYFAIR HOTEL Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Crowell have purchased the newsstand located in the lobby of the May fair Hotel at the Corner of North Tryon and Sixth Street in Char lotte. They took over actual management of the store on June 1, I960. Mr. and Mrs. Crowell have operated the newsstand for the past several years for the Dixie News Company, and are there for JL well-acquainted with this type 1 of business. They are originally from Monroe. They have many friends throughout Mecklenburg County who will be glad toJlesrn of their new business venture. Besides handling all kinds .of magazines and newspapers from all parts of the country, the newsstand sells cold drinks, can dies, cigarettes, cigars, and many other small items .tfc^t are need ed most every ’ day. Mr. and Mrs. Crowell invite their many friends to stpp in and see them. I CAKES CANDYI A UUUU PLACE TO REST AND REFRESH We want you for our customer MAYFAIR HOTEL NEWSSTAND Charlotte, N. C. Soft Drinks —• Ice Cream LITTLE We in ell acquainted With the people who give enthusiastic sup port to any new movement. They sit on the front row. They are first to sign on the dotted line They accept office with a flourish. They commandeer everyone to gel to work. Inside or a week they cool off. la two weeks they are yawning over their task. And in three weeks they have forgotten all about it. Then the faithful workers—who sat quietly in the background during the feverish organisation period—must take up the work where the others have dropped it. They are the dependable ones; they have the staying power; they see the thing through. OHIO APL FORMALLY ENDORSES FERGUSON (Continued From Page 1) registering," Secretary Hannah declared as he stressed the ne cessity of getting out a heavy vote for the coming election. “We can defeat Taft; we can elect Ferguson," he added. “All that is necessary is that the worker and his family register and go to the polls on election day.” _; ... a» sober; who are total abstainers; who are clean, manly, gentleman ly and nobly worthy of the name of father. Fathers who sye godly, honest, truthful, prayerful, kind, gentle, lovable, patient and al ways faithful to their trust. The world needs fathers everywhere who are living examples of true fatherhood. Such fathers cer tainly are a benediction to their homes and their country. It is great to be a faithful husband — one who is absolutely true to his wife all along life’r joBrney. never breaking the sol emn marriage vow. This is also true of the wife. Only faithful husbands and wives can have a good, happy home. Life to them can be sweet, and home can be a little haven of rest, which is a foretaste of heaven. Certain ly when husband and wife are Christians, and always faithful to each other, forsaking all others so long as they both live, they abound 'with blessings. Sickness may come into their home, pov erty may be a test and trial to them, problems may arise, sor rows may sometimes fill their hearts, notwithstanding all this wonderful blessings abound, Hal lelujah! WALTER E. ISENHOUR. ... » ' MMSp ^ H.. BOGGETT til B. Park A»a PImm MW LUMBER CO. It Pay* To Trade Witt ; ■H Parker-fiardaer Co. Listen to Frank Edwards! POST OFFICE SLASH HURTS LABOR PRESS (Continued From Pag* 1) mann, New Jersey Labor Herakl; John Bookjans, Catering Industry Employe; Fred S. Walker, Wash ington, D. C., Trades Unionist; i Leon B. Schachter, Camden, N. J., Union Reporter; J. B. Spring 1 or. Train Dispatcher; Irvin S. Lippe, Trainman News; Paul Phil lips, The Paper Maker, all vice presidents. Bernard Tassler, editor The American Federationist. was elected vice president for the first time. Conferees voted the current is sue of The Electrical Workers Journal, published by the API. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the beat pub lication on display for art work typography, editoria) excellence and reader interest. ELECTRICAL WORKERS CONDEMN FEDERAL ANTI LABOR POLICIES IN PUBLIC POWER (Continued From Page 1) their status to employes of the government without any rights i to bargain collectively or other-j wise exercise their' economic, strength.” I l SERVING THE SOUTH WITH GREATER POOD VALUES! • Shop A ad Save At The Sign Of The 08 Rooster Colonial Stores Bayers’ Guide and Business, Directory These Firms And Business ftouseg Have Supported Your Labor Paper And Solicit Your Patronage, ORY CLEARING— ALEXANDER ST. CLEANERS Clayton Black, Prop. 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