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LABOR SECRETARY HITS AT JOB DISCRIMIHATIOR WASHINGTON, V. c.—secre tary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin said it is unpatriotic to discrimi nate in employment because of a person’s liability for military service as a reservist or under the Selective. Service Act. Programs for the employment of veterans, through the Veterans Employment Service, and for the Te-employment of v et e r a n s, through the Bureau of Veterans* ,y Re-employment Rights, are apart • of the U, S. Labor Department’s manpower program. The Secre tary stated he is receiving many complaints that members of re serve components and persons subject to selective service are being refused employment or pro motions and, in some cases, dis charges due to their possible lia bility for military service. “Such is net only manifestly unfair and un patriotic,” the Secretary said, “but tends to deny the country the services of such individuals at a time when all of our man power resources are needed.” Maintenance of the armed strength necessary for the de fense of the country requires a strong reserve force, and the dif ficulty faced by employers in ad justing personnel programs to meet the problems of those called to active duty is small compared with the sacrifice such persons may be called upon to make, Secrtary Tobin pointed out “The Department of Labor is cognizant of the problem and will take all possible steps to meet promptly the need for re placement of persons called into the military service,” the Secre tary declared. REM FOOD PRICES IN WINSTON-SALEM LEVa OFF Retail food prices in Winston Salem leveled off during Septem ber, after rising sharply for four - consecutive months, accor<Jjng to Brunswick A. Bagdon, regional director of the U. S. Department { of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Sta-1 tistics in the South. The Retail Food Price Index for Winston- j Salem rose 0.4 per cent during j September to a level of 207.2! (June 1940 prices, equating 100), ! 3.3 per. dpt’above prices one year i ago an<J#12.6 per cent higher than 1 June 19*6. v T'-l dgm# .i0»W« changes' in re- - prices in southern cities varied from a decline of 1.0 per cent in Savannah and New Or leans to an advance of 0.7 per eent in Houston. five of the major food ,groups priced in Winston-Salem during September reported price in creases, led by cereals and bak ery products which rose per cent. Eggs followed with an ad vance of 1.3 per ceni Meats, poultry and fish, as a group, rose 0.7 per cen| with , fish 'prices up 65 per cent. Chicken prices de creased 2 3 fyer,, cent and lamb prices were down 2.0 per cent Dairy products and beverages rose down-2.0 per cent. Dalrj) Prod ucts and beverages advanced fractionally. Fruits and vege tables reported a decline df 1.3 per cent. Fresh varieties drop % ped 1.7 per cent in price and P canned varieties were dowrtl 0.6 per cent. ^ Fractionally ‘ lower prices were reported during the month for fats and oils, and sug ar and sweetp. In the national wholesale mar ket, average primary "market prices declined 0.8 per cent In the week ended October 10, 1960. — The all commodities index was 168.3 per cent of the 1926 av erage, 0.5 per cent below 4 weeks ago, 7.1 per cent? above June 20, 1950 and 10.7 per cent above the comparable week in 1949, All commodities other than farm products and foods advanced 0.5 per cent to another postwar high, 8.4 per cent above the pre Korea (June 20, I960;) level. LABEL AND SHOP CARD EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENTS MR ROSE Alex Rose, president, United . Hatters, Cwp^andMiittnHT Work ers’ International Union, says: “That the Union Label, Shop Card and Button can be labor’s most effective instruments for the improvement of the economic conditions of wage earners and for the strengthening of labor or ganizations is no longer open to question. The effectiveness of; those weapons of trade union ac tivity has been impressively dem onstrated. Our own organization can testify to it on the basis of its own experience. “In/the earlier years of the history of our International Un ion the Union Label proved it self. In those years no manufac turer would be interested in en tering bur field unless he w first assured that he * could do so under labor conditions that would entitle him to the use of onr Union Label. Because of this, when the open shoppers launched their first major assault against our union in hat, cap and mil linery industries, they concentrat ed their attack on our Union La bel and used it as a basis for the historic Danbury Hatters’ case. “If the Union Label could be that helpful to labor in further ing its objectives in the days when the labor movement was much smaller and weaker than it is today and when there were not nearly as many millions of workers to whom we could ad dress our appeal for co-operation, it should be possible to do in finitely better now. If the IS, members of organized la or even any major fraction of them, could be made to see the power behind the use of their patronage diverted to prod ucts and services designated by our union insignia, no force that •^r J^jtnti-union idustrialist or merchant v could bring to bear against us would be strong enough to prevail. If that were not in and of itself sufficient to compel an anti-union employer to meet the legitimate demands of his employes, it would surely j be a vital factor, along with whatever else we might do, to make him listen to reason. “In..the long-run, it would be better for labor to depend on such measures that it can initi ate and put into effect itself than to count, as is sometimes done now, on legislation which is de signed to help labor in its organ ization work. Such legislation is subject to the passing and chang ing whims of legislatures. Very often such legislation is adminis- i tered by persons who are unsym- ; pathetic to labor and laws, en- j acted by legislatures sympathet ic to labor are perverted by their administration into weapons to be used agalaii labor. “There are many ways in which legislation such as the Taft-! Hartley law can be fought by la- , ber. Political action is one of them and organised labor is availing itself a degree But, if the Senator Connally Writes Foreign Policy Review Showing Progress Toward Goal Of World Peace Senator Tom Connolly (D., Tex.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, confer* with leading foreign affairs experts (L to r.) Secretary of State Dean Arhenon, Ambnsador-at-large Philip Jessup and Senator Arthur Vandenborg CR, Mich.). Such meetings have been frequent as th« Administration follows its program of calling in Republican foreign affairs leaders in shaping am) carrying out the nation's bi-partisan foreign policy. FACTS ABOUT KOREA AND AID TO CHINA ARE CITED IN STUDY Recent developments in the na tion’s foreign relations, including military successes in Korea, and the move to strengthen the Uni ted Nations General Assembly as a counter to Soviet use of mrimruti see S"» results oT the manner in which the Demo cratic Administration has con sistently promoted a strong, con structive, bi-partisan foreign pol icy. This policy has been reviewed in a comprehensive historical analysis by Chairman Tom Con nally of the Senate Foreign Re lations Committee. The fundamental element of the bi-partisan policy, Senator Connally emphasized, is that war with the Soviet can be avoided May Face Sabotage “We may,” he said, “be in for a long period of communist sub version, intrigue, sabotage and, in peripheral areas like Korea, even armed aggression. But if we pursue the course we are now embarked upon with determina tion and vigor, we may be able to convince the Kremlin that open hostilities with the west would be a tragic mistake.* •Senator Connally discussed Far Eastern policy at length, noting that “certain critics have been raising strident cries to voice their dissatisfaction with the course of events in that part of the world.” In outlining events in Korea, Senator Connally recalled the American elections, and our with drawals of occupation troops as see the advantage of strengthen ing the demand for Union Label goods and Union services, a tre medous force can be created against which all anti-labor leg islation would work in vain The Union Label, Shop Card and Un ion Button are not labor’s exclu sive weapons in the struggle of labor for a better day and great ei freedom but they can be made the most effective in labor’s ar senal” For further information regard ing the Union Label, Shop Card and Button write to: Raymond F. Leheney, Sec.-Treas., Union Label Trades Department, American Federation of Labor, Washington 1, D. C. Mgr a means of furthering Korean ef forts to ready themselves for -elf-government.. 'ites Military Aid To charges that Korea was not ?iven aid, Senator Connally re plied that the record shows we gave arms valued at $57 million, transport, power and medical equipment valued at $87 million, and nearly $470. jpUlion in eco | nomic aid. This, be added, was ! done despite - the fact that, at the same time, we had heavy aid committments to Greece, Turkey and western Europe. That we had to send troops back to Korea, he added was not due to any flaw in our foreign policy, but to the fact that com munist aggression constituted a violation of the United Nations Charter, to which we subscribe, and “created a real and present danger to the security of every nation." Analyzing criticism of policy toward China, Senator Connally declared that the charge that Chaing Kai-shek was “sold down the river” ignores the realities of the Far Eastern situation Recalls Marshall Statement “The concept which pictures the TJiiitad States as giving China to the Communists,” he said, “is an absurdity. Obviously, China was not ours to give, and ; furthermore the power to prevent | a communist take-over was great i ly in excess %of the limited in fluence that we could exert in the Far East." He recalled General Marshall's : statement that the alternatives I in China were either taking the I situation over completely which would have led to a drastic drain on our economy, or of sending : aid to China and trying to con j vinee the Nationalist government to use it as efficiently as possible. Cites Aid Given Chaing Kai-shek Senator Connally cited the $2 billion in economic and military aid the United States gave Chiang’s government. He also recalled the fact that the United States through an extensive air lift, carried more than 400,000 Nationalist troops to Shanghai and the north immediatly after the war ended, so they could take immediate control of these vital areas. Such extensive aid in materials and services. Senator Connally added, should have been enough to let the Nationalist government take and keep control of China. 1 BLOODSHEfl 80XSC0RE Killed Oct $1 thru Nov. 2 ' 8 Injured Oct. $1 thru Nav. 2 99 Killed thru Nev. 2, this year 748 Killed thru Nev 2. 1948 „ 892 Injured thru Nev. 2. 1959 19.005 Injured thru lUv. 2, 1940 .. 7,945 T Yet, he pointed out, only four years after the end of the war, the communists had driven Chiang’s government off the mainland. ; Official Report Quoted Chiang’s failure, the Senator declared, was the result of what a U. S. Army Major General, in an official report described as ::th?. worW> mi. and many of the morale-destroy ing factors leading to a complete loss of will to light.” Senator Connally recalled the unsuccessful effort to induce the Nationalist government to correct fatal weaknesses in its adminis tration, and concluded, “The in fluence of American policy in China was incapable of overcom ing these shortcomings We took a calculated risk in extending to that government the maximum practical aid and technical coun sel. Through no fault of Amer ican policy, Chiang misused the aid, ignored the advice. The Na tionalist cause collapsed through its own incompetence.” U. S. Has Moral Leadership Concluding his discussion of foreign policy, Senator Connally declared the the American people “know that their government has made and is continuing to make every effort for peace. —--— “Our work with the United Na tions," he added, “ has won us a vital position of moral leadership of the free world. We are now placed so that we can go forward with the immediate task of stengthening the free world against the forces of aggression until such time as the Soviet Un ion chooses to abandon its role as a disturber of the peace and returns to the principles of the United Nations Charter." Why waste your time looking for flying saucers when you can make it worthwhile looking for Union Labels? ROBERT T. CREASEY SWORN IN AS ASST. LABOR SECT WASHINGTON, D. C. — Rob ert T. Creiwy w»s sworn in aa Assistant Secretary of Labor October 3 in the office of Secre tary Maurice J. Tobin. The oath of office was administered by Supreme Court j Justice Tom C. Clark, who, like Creasey, comes from Texas. Present were Sec retary Tobin, many Labor De partment and other governmental officials, and Mrs Creaaey. The new Assistant Secretary was president of the Long Lines division (Bell Telephone System) of the Communications Workers of America (Congress of Indus trial Organisations) and suc ceeds John W. Gibson, who re signed from the U. S. Labor De partment August 31. Born in Hobart, Okla., May 17, 1912, Creasey’s family moved to Dallas, Tex., when he was three months old. The Texas metro he# t*eq hjs. home, Creaaey has been active in the labor movement since 1936, when he helped form a union of em ployees of the Long Lines De partment of American Telephone and Telegraph Co. He has held a number of offices in that union, including chief negotiator, vice president, and president. During the war Creasey served as labor member of tripartite panels in cases involving the telephone in dustry under the wage stabilisa tion program. You’ll vote every day for American living standards when you patronise firms wnjch display the Union Label, Shop Card and Union Button. Smokey Says Put your idi« land to work! H HMHVRgw: I '(femostN i9so jbMMntoot'Uitfl I - MANUFACTURING EMPLOY MENT UP 3.9 PER CENT OVER MONTH— HOURS OF WORK RISE 3.5 PER CENT— EARNINGS GO UP 4.4 PER CENT. • RALEIGH, — Factories in th« Charlotte area hired some 800 additional employees during the | month from mid-July to mid August and chalked up substan tial gains in working hours and employee earnings, the State De partment of Ijibor reports. Stimulated by war orders and the current good business outlook generally, factory employment in Mecklenburg County increased from 20,300 in July to 21,100 in August for a net gain of 3.9 per cent, according to C. H. Pritchard, director of the State Labor Department's division of Statistics. - _ ■" „ About half of the month's em ! ployment .gains occurred in Meck lenburg textile mills, which hired ; more than 400 employes, Pritchard said. Yarn and thread mills took on more than 200 workers and stepped up the work week 21.5 per cent to an average of 86.2 hours. Weekly earnings of yarn and thread employees jumped 24. 7 per cent to an averago of $38 47. Knitting mills hired more than 100 workers and increased work ing time 6.7 per cent to an aver age of 39.6 hours a week. Earn ings of knitting mill employeaa increased 5.5 per cent to an av erage of $54.29 a week. Employment in broad woygn fabrics mtUs remained firm over the month. Working time Wat hiked 2.9 per cent for an aver age of 38.5 hours a week. Em ployee wages increased 4.2 per cent, averaging $46.24 a week. Several other industries also reported increased activity. Ma chinery manufacturing establish ments contributed to the month's employment gains by hiring mora than 100 additional workers. Pro duction time was increased 7.2 per cent to an average of 44.5 hours a week. Employee earn ings, including considerable over time pay, jumped 11.8 per cent to a weekly average of $51.89, Employment also held firm at a high level in printing and pub lishing firms and metal products concerns. The printing and pub lishing business increased work ing hours 6.6 per cent to an av erage of 39 hours a week. Em ployee wages rose 4.8 per cent to average $61.38. Metal products industries re ported no change in the work week, which held firm at 43.7 hours, but registered a gain of 1.3 per cent in weekly earningg which averaged $63.49. Reason for the rise was a slight in crease in hourly earnings. More than 300 additional work ers were taken on by a dozen smaller industries in the Char lotte area from mid-july to mid August. «• The only industry which re ported decreased hours and earn ings was food products, in which working time dropped 15 per cent to average 40.2 hours a week. Wages showed only a fractional decline, averaging $38. 65. Employment in the food plants was firm. Employment and average hour ly earnings in Mecklenburg in dustries, as of the workweek nearest August 15, were as fol lows: AH Manufacturing 21,100 114.9 Textiles . 9,000 120.4 Yarn and Thread 1,000 106.4 Broadwoven Fabrics ...._... 3,900 120.1 Knitting.™r..^.. 3,000 1369 Food Products . 3,400 96.0 Machinery . 1,900 116.5 Printing A Publishing .. 1,300 167.3 Metal Products .... 1,100 122.3 All other industries 4,400 —.
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