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Oldest continuously published Labor Publication in the two Carolina*.
Published each week, on Thursday, at 1733 Statesville Avenue,
Charlotte, North Carolina.
~T H. Ai STALLS, Editor and Publisher
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Entered as second-class mail matter September 11, 1931, at the
post office at Charlotte, North Carolina, under act of Congress at
M*rc|t 3, 1879.
Endorsed by Charlotte Typographical Union No. 338, an affiliate
of Charlotte Central Labor Union, and the North Carolina Federation
of Labor.
Subscription price $2,00 per year. Advertising rates made known
upon application. Special rates on legal notices. Careful attention
given same.
The Charlotee Labor Journal welcomes Open Forum opinions and
other correspondence, but reserves the right to edit and/or reject
libelous reading matter and questionable advertising.
THE CHARLOTTE LABOR JOURNAL
P. O. Box 1061 CSarlbtia, N. C.
It is indeed with great sorrow
that The Charlotte Labor Journal
chronicles the passing on of I
true friend, a staunch union man
and a husband and father who,
as long as physically able, pro
vided advice, and moral and ma
terial sustenance to his loved
ones and also to those whom he
was associated with in the Labor
movement. ; ’* s. V-r ;;
then newly formed Congress ef
Industrial Organizations. He was
named a Vice President of the
State Federation in the new set
up and lived to see many of his
goals achieved. Perhaps the great
est disappointment, however, was
the failure of the labor movements
to reunite before his passing. This
he had hoped for and had worked
for.. Only a short time ago he
told this writer that the breach
will yet be healed and the time
will come again when all Amer
ican Labor will join hands and
will co-operate in working out
problems which vitally affect the
working men and women of the
Nation.
William Witter was of the old
school. He came up under philos
ophies • established by Samuel
Gompers and Frank Morrison. At
one time he was an organizer for
the American Federation of La
bor in North Carolina^ That was
in the days when all Labor was
looked upon as being either so
cialistic or bolshevist. It was a
time when labor''organizers spent
more time in jail than they did
organizing the workers.; They
were beaten ,r— they were shot at,
—and in many instances were
killed for attempting to improve
the conditions of their brethren.
Yes; Brother Witter went through
those days and survived, although
the suffering was bitter for both
he and his family.
Mr. Witter was the last living
charter member of Charlotte
add
■Vy
the~late Frank Gardner were in
strumental .in forming the local
Printers Union in Charlotte May
26, 1897. He had an uncle, Mar
tin Witter, who was president of
the International Typographical
Union back ih the old days. Mr.
Witter’s family were pioneers in
America and settled in Richmond,
Virginia. This rugged individual
inherited the spirit of his ances
tors, we feel quite sure, and this
led him onward in the face of
seemingly insurmountable bar
riers.
We owe him our deepest grati
tude for the fine legacy which he
has left for oar guidance; we owe
him untold respect for the many
bridges he has helped to build for
us to cross over in our march
forward.
In behalf of Labor The Journal
extends its sincere condolence to
members of his family.
—-o-p—;
GOP NOMINATES GEN. IKE
(Continued From Page 1)
By 607 to 531, a narrower mar
gin than the first test, the Re
publican delegates reversed the
rulings of their National Com
mittee and their Credentials Com
mittee. As a result the 18 Taft
delegates from Georgia was un
seated and a pro-Eisenhower
group took their place.
v
Tatt Forces CapttuBte
The next big fight was on the
seating of the Texas delegation.
The Taft forces had sought to
compromise in the Credentials
Committee by reducing the origi
nal 36-2 ratio in favor of Thft
to 22-16. But the Eisenhower
backers would not agree and in
sisted upon a 33-5 split in-favor
of Ike. After a floor debate last
ing into the early morning hours
of Thursday, the Taft floor man
agers capitulated without another
roll-call.
Thus the Eisenhower camp
picked up a, substantial bloc of
new votes and thus the public got
a liberal education in the skull
dugery by which Republican dele
gates from Southern states, which
rarely if ever go Republican In
national elections, are habitually
chosen. This was one time when
the dirty linen got washed in
The story of how the National
Committee had been packed with
Taft supporters also was divulged
during the convention. Jim ‘
vage,
press agent
National Association of
NOTICE!
This iune of your paper Is
late getting to yon because ot
unavoidable difficulties. Please
bear with us. We will soon
have it rectified.
The Publisher.
turers, «u charged by Eisenhow
| er leaden with having condncted
• 4-year campaign to give Taft
control of the Republican ma
chinery. The Ohio Senator’s suc
ces« in this effort was manifested
by the appointments of convention
officen and the invitations to
convention speakers.
Keynoter Off Key
Douglas MacArthur, a
£» — the keynoter.
the * *4 With
the delegates. Former President
(Hwbert Hoover, another open
I Shi W“ tho 'second
night speaker. On the third day
TPh, UeCuth*> ot Wiscon
<Tt ****** »t odds With the
Embower Was the fea
|tured orator.
jeT^Jlir e**** cwr~".
I; Martin, leader of the Honse
-«5- mak
^ ZT"*:
L"7* "** Pattern, the dele.
Ft *!!?“"* ** —«gi. of
|qienJv^fc,a,r“ tot#rn,**d fre
quently by floor _.• ■ _
ly. How. I
McC' dH *** booed, as did
, “ 7“ Nearly evident, long be
'oZ r Jm' ro,I*criI. that the
K ^?rd W0UM not <<ie bat was
definitely fading away.
LABOR JOURNAL ASSOCIATE
EDITOR PASSED AWAJT ON
JULY 12 ;
(Continued From Page 1)
and Edwin A. Witter of Charlotte,
and Mrs. Arthur Maris of New
York; and a sister, Mrs. R, O.
Evans of Washington.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
I V unten,i^ed, Philip R.
hereby gives notice to all
creditors and to ail persons con
cerned, that he and his wife, Faith
Johnston Leslie, are separated
? *Part) since June 27,
1952’Jwherein his said wife de
him without just cause.
The undersigned does hereby
give notice that he will not be
responsible or obligated to pay
any of the debts or obligations
incurred by his said wife from the
aeM date of June 27, 1952.
PHILIP R. LESLIE.
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