TP CHARLOTTE LABOR JOURNAL
AND DIXIE FARM NEWS
Published at Charlotte. North Carolina
OLDEST LABOR PUBLICATION IN THE TWO CAROLINAS
H. A. Stalls. Editor and Publisher W. M. Witter, Associate Editor
Entered as seccnd-Hass mail matter September 11, 1931, at the
(Pest Office at Charlotte, N. C, under the A ♦ of Congress of
March 8. 1879.__ _ _____
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filiate of Charlotte Central Labor Union and the
•ration of Labor.
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U. S. “PROFLIGATE" IN USE
OF FARM LABOR,
COMMISSION SAYS
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for farm labor during the pres
ent emergency, if it is necessary
to bring in labor, first preference
should be given to U. S. citizens
workers from Puerto Rico and
Hawaii.
3. That responsibility for cer
tifying the existence of domestic
farm labor shortages be sepa
rated from the administrative re
sponsibility for importation of
foreign workers, the former to
remain the function of the Im
migration and Naturalization
Service.
4. That legislation be enacted
(a) making it unlawful to em
ploy aliens illegally <in the United
States; (b) giving clear author
ity to the Immigration and Nat
uraliation Service to enter places
of agricultural employment to
, search for illegal aliens; and (c)
setting statutory penalties for
harboring, concealing or trans
porting illegal aliens.
5. That Federal laws be en
acted to prohibit interstate re
cruitment by private recruitment
agents except when such agents
are licensed by the Department
of Labor.
6. That agricultural workers
be given legal assurance of their
right to organize by extension of
the Taft-Hartley Act to employ
ees on farm with a specified min
imum number of workers.
7. That minimum wage and
unemployment compensation leg
islation be extended to migratory
farm workers.
8. That Government assistance
SPRING
What lovely things Spring does
bring;
It turns the meadows from brown
to green
It puts a color to this old earth
And gives the world a brand new
birth.
Spring is here and the flowers
bloom
To give life to some sick one's
room,
The birds are singing their sweet
refrain
From the coast of Florida to the
coast of Maine.
The people are happy, they shout
and sing;
The children play and the church
bells ring;
No ice, no snow, no sleet, no rain:
It is God working—'tis Spring
again.
—Ralph Griffin.
in recruiting out-of-Statc and
foreign migratory workers be de
nied until the State in which the
workers are to be employed has
set up minimum housing stand
ards which meet those prescribed
by the proposed Federal Com
mittee.
9. That the Social Security
and Public Health Acts be
amended to provide matching
grants to States for (a) general
assistance, including radical care,
provided that no needy person be
excluded for lack of legal resi
dence status; and (b) health pro
grams and clinics for migratory
labor.
10. That the 1949 Child Labor
amendment to the Fair Labor
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LOCAL, LONG DISTANCE
MOVING — STORAGE
PACKING, CRATING, SHIPPING
311 E. Washington Phone 3-0537
GREENSBORO, N. C.
SUTTON’S FOR FLOWERS
WE WIRE FLOWERS EVERYWHERE
Market and Greene Sts. Phone 2-4127
GREENSBORO, N. C.
Hospitality Is An Art
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NORTH CAROLINA COCA-COLA BOTTLERS ASSN.
Uncle Sam Says
How time Hie*. Just a few years
back yea were thrilled with the "ale
•winunin’ hole,” ready to take a
plunge into its cool, flowing waters.
Maybe ten years from now you'll
want to take another plunge such as
baying a new home, a new car, a long
vacation trip. These take money and
where’s It coming from. The smart
people know the easy answer—V. 8.
Havings Bonds. Enroll now for the
Payroll Havings Plan where yon
work, or If self-employed, the Bead
A-Month Plan at your bank. Too
then save automatically and In I960
your Savings Bends will produce $4
for every S3 invested today.
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Standards Act be retained and
vigorously enforced; and that the
act be further amended to re
strict employment of children un
der 14 years of age on farms out
side of school hours.
11. That an adequate program
of education be developed for mi
gratory workers and their chil
Sunday is when the exceptional
man does half as much as he
planned to do.
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Charlotte, N. C.
Soft Drinks — Ice Cream
Prescription Service
124 S. Greene
Telephone 5177
Greensboro, N. C.
Jonesboro Cosh
Service
O. E. Smith
GROCERIES — MEATS
PRODUCE
1909 East Market St.
Phone 3-1513
GREENSBORO, N. C.
Buchanan Stone Co.
P. O. Box 413
Liberty Highway
Dial 3-8347
GREENSBORO, N. C.
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W. H. “Shorty” Cox,
Owner
GREENSBORO, N. C.
VISIT
GUILFORD DAIRY
North Carolina’? Most
Modern Dairy Plant
When traveling Highway
421, stop at our Air-Con
ditioned Milk Bar and en
joy delicious Guilford dairy
products.
GUILFORD DAIRY , j
“Greensboro’s Home
Town Dairy”
West Market St. Ext.
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Dial 3-0573
GREENSBORO FIRM EQUIPMENT COMPANY
627 South Elm
GREENSBORO, N. C.
H & H CLOTHING COMPANY
LADIES’ AND GENT’S READY-TO-WEAR
OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT
Stores At:
Greensboro Reidsville Leaksville Asheboro
Guilford Baders Supply Co., he.
1621 Battleground Avenue
GREENSBORO, N. C.
BEAUFORD'S CABINET SHOP
Specialising In
MODERN KITCHEN BUILT-IN CABINETS
(All Work Guaranteed)
Reidsville Road, 3203 Summit Ave. Extension
Phones: Shop 2-1075 B«. 2-3439
GREENSBORO, N. C.
White Electrical Construction Co.
205 1-2 N. Greene St. **»•"• 3-7288
GREENSBORO, N. C.
With Over 30 Years Experience in Industrial and Com
mercial Power and Light Installations, Wa Solicit Your
Call on Electrical Problems and Installations
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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
J. A. WILLARD COMPANY
MACHINE SHOPS
Since 1921
GENERAL MACHINERY ANDi REPAIRS^
NEW MACHINES TO ORDER
Free estimates on machine work of all kinds
210 So. Forbis Telephone 8735
GREENSBORO, N. C.
W. H. WEAVER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
W. H. Weaver, President
214 West Gaston St. Telephone 6905
GREENSBORO, N. C
F. D. LEWIS & SON
READY-MIXED CONCRETE—ASPHALT
Phone 2*15<H> 601 Tipton Place
GREENSBORO, N. C.
Fleming-Shaw Transfer Co., Inc.
GENERAL HAULING
"We Move Anything"
310 E. Sycamore St. TeL 3-6034
» GREENSBORO* N. C.
CAROLINA'S OUTSTANDING HOME FURNISHERS
Your very complimentary patronage and kind expres
sions of approval of our services are greatly appreci
ated. Our entire staff unites in striving to merit its
continuance.
GREENSBORO, N. C.
GRANTHAM WATERPROOFING CO.
2701 Camden Road
Phone 7061
• GREENSBORO, N. C.
W. H. Sullivan
W. H. Sullivan, Jr.
W. H. SULLIVAN COMPANY
HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING
AND SPRINKLER CONTRACTORS
AND ENGINEERS
Greensboro, N. C.
T. A. Loving & Co.
General Contractors
GOUXSBORO. NORTH CAROLINA
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