LAtOft DAY GKIiTINC* HOWARD JOHNSON'S RESTAURANT 240! WiHuiwon Bhrd. V Mimic 6-1886 CHARLOTTE, N. C. LABOR DAY GREETINGS Liberty Mutuol Insurance Company of Charlotte, North Carolina LIFE, HEALTH, ACCIDENT, HOSPITALIZATION AND SURGICAL Home Office 121-123-125 East Fourth Street Chorlote, N. C. Phone 3-7392 labor day greetings FROM J. D. LOVE fir SON 112 W. Boulevard Telephone 2-6534 CHARLOTTE, N. C. LABOR DAY GREETINGS Enjoy a Good Night's Sleep on o LAWING'S MATTRESS "Over 30 Years o# Good Rest and Comfort" LAWING'S MATTRESS CO. , 328 N. Long St. Tel. 2-1596 CHARLOTTE, N. C. GREETINGS TO LABOR Mecklenburg Furniture Shops, Inc. YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE Fine Furniture and Accessories—Interior Decorators Period Furniture—Reproductions Draperies—Carpets Concord Boulevard Phono 5-8411 CHARLOTTE. N. C. 1 * BEST WISHES TO LABOR MECKLENBURG IRON WORKS, INC. North Summit Street Phone 3-5169 CHARLOTTE. N. C. MITCHELL fir BICKER COMPANY Manufacturers Ornamental Iron and Steel Work 1916 South Boulevard Phone 2-4473 CHARLOTTE, N. C. LABOR DAY GREETINGS JOHN J. MORTON COMPANY STONE 923 Dunbar St. Tel. 2-0109 CHARLOTTE, N. C. . Better Living WITH The Amana Food Han AND HOW DOES IT BENEFIT YOU? Coll and Let Ut Explain Without Obligation! 1204 South Graham St. Phone 3-9309 , , CHARLOTTE, N. C. Sue Progress Made Oi Stale Labor Lam As 44 Lepshtres Meet (A Roundup far Labor Preea Associated) WASHINGTON (LPA) — By Labor Day each year most State ' legislatures have completed their regular and special sessions and the working men affected can get a look at the annual crop of labor laws. In 1953 when the legislatures of 44 States and the three Terri tories met in regular session, a number of laws of benefit to the workers were passed, including laws in the fields of minimum wage, wage collection, anti-dis crimination, workmen’s compensa tion, and unemployment Insurance. Little major legislation, however, was enacted in the fields of child labor or industrial relations. The statutory minimum wage rate was raised in Hawaii. New Haiftpshire, and Nevada. The Hawaii minimum hourly rate was raised from 40 cents to 66 cents in Honolulu County and to 65 cents elsewhere, and the New Hampshire minimum from 50 to 60 cents, with a minimum of 50 cents for theatre ushers and pin boys in bowling alleys. Both the Hawaii and New Hampshire laws apply to men, women, and minors. Under the Nevada law, which ap plies only to women and girls, the minimum was raised from 50 cents to 75 cents an hour. A new development this year was the approval by three States —California, Nevada, and Oregon —of authority for the labor de partments to enter into reciprocal agreements for the collection of wage claims where the employer has left the State in which the claim arose. Legislation to prevent discrimi nation in employment on account of race, creed, or national origin was enacted in Alaska and in Kansas. The Alaska law is a mandatory type of law, like those already in existence in Connecti cut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York. Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington. The Kansas law is designed to eliminate discrimination by means of education and informal concili ation, and is similar to the Colo rado, Indiana, and Wisconsin laws. Alaska enacted a new law to regulate private employment agen ' cies, and Oregon revised Its law on that subject strengthening its coverage of farm labor contract GREETINGS FROM Harold H. Bateman Bakery 419 Atonda Ave. H. H. Bateman, Prop. Tel. 5-5717 Charlotte. N. C. GREETINGS M. E. BOYER, JR. 202 Lotto Arcade Tel. 4-5817 Charlotte, N. C. BALLENGER BROS. COAL CO. Coal, Cake and Fuel Oil 420 W. Second St. Phone 3-5135 Charlotte, N. C. Ninety-two Field Councils Spread Safety Training Among Federal Workers WASHINGTON (LPA)—Work ing for Uncle Sam is becoming a safer occupation. In 1951 nearly 91.000 civilian Federal Workers were hurt on the job. and close to 3.4 million days of productive time were lost as a result of these injuries. Today, through the work of the Federal Safety Council, more than half of Uncle Sam’s far-flung employees or 1.347.000 receive the benefits of % vigorous co-operative safety Council. This enormous increase in safe ty activities within the Federal Safety Council came about be cause the council took to heart the oft-repeated suggestion that Government should lead, not lag, in accident prevention. To lead in job safety Uncle Sam had to , reach out to the places where men got hurt and try to prevent j such injury. Since 90 per cent of the Federal Government activi ties are field operation^, safety ed ucation had to be carried to the people in the field to be effective. In June, 1952, the Federal Safe ty Council started out to organise field councils among employes scattered all over the United rrs. Laws prohibiting employers from requiring an employee to pay for a medical examination required as a condition of em ployment were passed in two States, Montana and North Da kota. Such laws are now in ef fect in Alaska and 20 states. As in other recent years, many improvements were made in State workmen’s compensation and un employment insurance laws. Alas ka, Haw'aii, and 27 states increas ed benefits under their workmen’s compensation laws. Coverage for specified occupational diseases was added in Kansas and Oklahoma; Unemployment insurance benefits were increased in 20 States and Alaska. some Backward Step* l.ittla legislation was enacted this yap! tR^give added protection to wowng' childrgrii and some States took backwd|d steps. In New York the minimum age for boys in street trades was raised from 12 to 14, except for carriers, for whom the minimum remained at 12. Ohio extended for two [more years a law which suspend ed the night work prohibition for girls 18-21 and permitted girls 18-18 work until 10 p. m. instead of 6 p. m., but at the same time titt a minimum age of 18 for a considerable number of hazardous occupations. In Florida the mini mum age for nonfactory work out side school hours was reduced from 12 to 10. In New Hamp shire boys of 12 instead of 14 may now deliver newspapers after 8 a. m., and boys of this age may also be employed as golf caddies. Picketing Restricted In the field of industrial rela tions, five States enacted legisla tion. Three of these restricted picketing to some extent—Arkan sas, North Dakota, and Oregon. On the other hand. North Dakota repealed a law requiring unions to Ale Anancial reports and other information with the Secretary of State. The new law also set up procedures to mediate labor disputes. A Division of Labor Elections to conduct representation elections was created in Oregon. New Jer sey and New York authorised an interstate compact for the pur pose of eliminating the shape-up method of hiring longshoremen j and port watchmen. The acts j also require stevedores, pier sup erintendents, and hiring agents (to be licensed. COMPLIMENTS OF FISHERMAN'S NET Fried Chicken, Fresh Fish—All You Cen Eat With Slaw—French Frias—Hush Puppies : • " i f' ' ' . .V;V:$ ,> • Monday Through Wednesday 6:00 F, m._9:30 F. M. Thursday Through Saturday 6:00 P. m.—H.-OO P. M. 3101 Tuckasaaga toad Charlotte, N. C. Far Orders fa Ga and Party Reservations Dial 5*45^ States and the Territories. ' It sought and secured the whole hearted co-operation of the Presi dent and the heads of all depart ments and agencies. Then it con tacted designated leaders in the field. Like magic, field councils, sprang up all over the place. Where last year there were only 14 field councils in the Nation, there are 92 today. You'll find them in 42 States and three Ter ritories. Conservation of manpower is rot only important to the men and women who might get hurt, and to the Nation in a time of defense production, but it is im portant to the taxpayer as well. Injury costs have risen consider ably because of increased benefits under the Federal Employees* Compensation Act. For instance, the average fatal case in 1948 cost $12,926; in 1951, $33,662. These facts point to the need for safety training and accident pre vention in every Government ope ration in the Nation. LABOR DAY GREETINGS | BAUCOM'S Transfer Company 715 West llrtt St. Phone 4-7971 Charlotte, N. C. •1ST WISHKS FOR LABOR DAT Nortli Caroline Foo