'Labor Must Be Alert To
Roadblock, Says Wright
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•Houston, Texas—Labor’s prog
-(cm in the United States “will
Help to show other freedom-seek*
ing peoples of the world that
democracy works,” Assisant Sec
wetary of Labor Ralph Wright
%eM member* of the American
Federation of Labor. He warned,
however, that “while we review
the advances we have made, we
most always be alert to the aims
«f greedy, selfish interests who
«OT>dld pot roadblocks in the way
or who would give the aspira
tions of the people a backward
shove” .
The Assistant Secretary pointed
to recent attacks on two phases
of labor legislation which he said
were “part of the bedrock of our
national labor policy.” He re
ferred to the Davis-Baron and re
lated arts authorizing the Secre
tary of Labor to determine pre
vailing wage* for Federal and
Federally financed construction,
jand to the Walsh-Healey Public
| Contract* act under which the
| Secretary is authorized to deter*
i mine prevailing minimum wage
' rate* for work on public contracts
'of $10,000 or more.
“The people who are attacking
! the Public Contracts Act and the
! Davis-Bacon Act are the same
} people who say they want to
j‘protect* you by below-the-beU
| legislation such as the Taft-Hart
ley act,” Wright charged. “The
same interests are against any
kind of minimum wage legists*
tion; they are against housing
legislation; they are against
i anything and everything for the
I plain people."
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The Right Place To Buy Or Sell Yoor Uaed Cara
7J0 S. College St. ‘ Telephone 4-4300
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
MITCHUM & TUCKER CANDY CO.
Manufacturer* of
M & T PEANUT PRODUCTS AND CANDIES
"The tM Hint mokes yew went mere"
1X18 ttonlon Street
Telephone 7216
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
ELMORE INSURANCE Cr REALTY CORF.
INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE
OF ALL KINDS
Phone 371
N. Moir» Street
BELMONT. N. C.
THE FOUR BIG JOBS *
Cooking:, Water Heating:, Refrigeration, Heating
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Hw’i a brand new Army Ordnance vehicle—the "Eager Beaver”.
The 2H*ton, truck, now in full production at Heo Motor*' plant in
Lansing. Mich., is built for high speed on and «l the highway, and
to designed to operate normally in sub-sero relit, blistering heat, or
with its Gold Comet engine completely submerged in water. Reo has
been awarded contracts for approximately &M0 of them st a rout of
about iM,IR)AM. .In the top-panel, the "Eager Beaver" is shown
"cruising" to Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.
SHUFORD MliS
RAISES SAURIES
Hickory.—Shuford Mills/ Inc.,
the Mrgest local textile manufac
turing organiaatien, has raised
wages approximately eight per
rent. Between 17 and 18 hundred'
employes will share in the in
crease in pay. Baaed on the
present weekly pay rail, addi
tional wagea at approximately
1300,000 annually will be paid to 1
the workers, the management
lays.
GREETINGS
Harvey B. Hunter
OAisr
Rt. 3, Skopton Rond
Plant Tot' 2-3403 -
Homo 2-0710
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Service Distributing Co.
Incorporated
J. R. Heldermon, President
Distributors of
Gasoline, Kerosene, Fuel Oil
and Motor Oil
\
MAIN OFFICE
„ Phone 1180
Albemarle, North Corolino
As he boro, N. C.
Concord, N. C.
Lexington, N. C.
Mooresvi lie, N. C.
High Point, N. C.
Chino Grove, N. C.
Hickory, N. C.
Greensboro, N. C.
Statesville, N. C.
Salisbury, N. C
Randleman, N. C
Troy, N. C.
Wodesboro, N. C
Charlotte. N. C
Thomosvilla, N. C.
Fayetteville, N. C.
Forest City, K. C
Winston-Salem, N. C
WAGE REQUEST DENIED
FOR MESSENGER DOTS
WASHINGTON, D. C —Denial
of on application of the Western
Union Telegraph Company for
permission to employ foot and
bicycle messengers at 65 cents
an hoar, instead of the statutory
minimum of 75 cents an hoar
provided for by the Fair Labor
Standards Act, was annoanced
by Wm. R. McComb, Administra
tor of the U. S. Labor Depart
ment's Wage and Hour and Pub
lic Contracts Divisions.
In informing Secretary of La
bor Maurice J. Tobin of his ac
tion, McComb said his decision is
based on the findings and rec
ommendations of a presiding of
ficer who heard the company’s
ease, and on the decision of his
Deputy Administrator, F. Gran
ville Grimes, Jr., who concurred
in the pressing officer’s conclu
sion, aftrt” bearing oral argu-j
ment of the parties.
A public hearing on the West
ern Union Telegraph Co.’s ap
plication was held December 22,
1S4S*. The company contended
that the 75-cent rate under the
Fair Labor Standards Act—the
Federal wage-hour iaw — mm
amended effective January 25,
I960, would mean an annual wage
increase of f1,128,000 for its foot
and bicycle messengers. The
company stated that it planned
to adopt wider use of alternative
modes of message delivery,
such as telephone, telecycles, and
messenger stations, to offset the
claimed increase in wages, and
that this would eliminate t§4
jobs for messengers.
:: Western Union's contentions
were challenged by the Com
mercial Telegraphers’ Union, the
American Communications Asso
ciation, and other union represen
tatives, who urged denial of the
application. The Child Labor
Committee also urged denial of
the application.
On March 8. 1950, Isabel Fer
guson, presiding officer at the
public hearing, recommended de
nial of the application in her re
port died with Administrator
MeComb. “On the basis of the
entire record,” she reported, “I
have concluded that there .has
been no showing that the increase
in the minimum wage will result
in a sufficient curtailment of
messenger employment to justify
withholding the benefits of the
act to the messenger force o' the
Western Union Co. Nor can I
conclude that the granting of the
company’s Request for authority
to employ messengers ^et submin
imum wages will prevent a cur
tailment of opportunities for em
ployment." . .
On the bdaii of the company's
objections and exceptions to the
finding and recommendation, and
its request to be heard, MeComb
named Deputy Administrator
Grimes to preside at ora! argu
ments on June 20, 1960. Grimes’
decision concurring in the presid
ing officer’s recommendation for
denial of the application was
AFL MAPS PLANS FOR
ALL PHASES OF WORK
(CMtimri Frwi Pag* 1) %
ions to affiliate with central la
bor unions and state federations
of labor.
Organisation — Recommended
that the executive council request
federal unions and all affiliated j
national and international unions j
to report on their membership
gains during the current calendar
year as soon after December 31,
1960, as possible.
Adjustment—Refeired to Pres
ident Green a resolution involving
jurisdiction over men performing
work in the operation of fire boats
in Chicago with instructions to
call a conference of the unions'
interested.
State Organizations — Urged
continued co-ordination of organ
izational activity and political ed
ucation programs along with the
general public relatione of the
AFL; advocated that internation
al unions continue their policy of
insisting that local unions be in
constant affiliation with State (
Federations of Labor.
Industrial Relations-Ne me
lutions or portions of the execu
tive council report referred to it.
Auditing—Found all books and
records correct in all respects,
showing receipts to August 31,
1960, of 34323,442.19; expendi
tures of 33.624,448.04, and a bal
ance of 31,198394.15.
SOUTHERN SAWMILLING
INDUSTRY. SHOWS ADJUST
MENT TO 75-CENT
MINIMUM WAGE
(Continued from Page 1)
effect on January 25,” McComb
added, "there were some in
stances of reduced operations,
with some employers suspending
operations temporarily. However,
after a short period of hesita
tion, these employers resumed
operations and by March, 1950.
when the survey was made, over
all employment was only about
2 per cent below last fall. This
difference may have been due to
a variety of factors. Data re
ceived since March indicate that
the trend in the industry con**
tinued upward.”
—-"»
filed with the Administrator on
September 15. 1960.
ROBINSON ELECTRIC CO., INC.
129 West Fourth ft. Phone 9555
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
ACOUSTI ENGINEERING COMPANY
2501 Sooth Boulevard
Phone 6*3518
CHARLOTTE. N. C.
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4 sturdy chairs.
TWO STORES:
425 S. Try on St. 129 S. College St.
Phone 3-3751
Greetings
BELVEDERE HOSIERY CO.
2701 ROZZELL FERRY ROAD
PHONE 0-1551
Carolina Erection
and Industrial
Painting Co.
605 EAST FOURTH STREET
GASTONIA, N. C.
PHONE 5-2665 BOX 626
W. J. BARLOW, Mgr.
Ifyeu have a water teak, smoke stock, radio tow
ers, boilers, or Hog poles tket need repairing or
pointing, we would be glod to give you on estimate
free of charge.
We ore covered by compensation, liability end
property damage insurance by Gael Operators
Casualty Co.
One of Shelby’s Twe 500,000
Gallon Tube *
These teaks have been recently
painted by Cweha* Brectlsa A
Indnstrial Paiitlif Os,