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VOL. n. NO. s _
Mechanics and
lervice Men
Vre Needed
Competent mechanic* and servb-e
en constitute n more critical lalsir
-oblem for the inter-clty bus Indusy
than drivers. Otto S. Beyer. I?l ctor
of the Division of Transport
oraonnel, Office of Defense Transudation.
reported today.
Mr. Beyer's report was based on ti
irvey of labor requirements in the
dnstry rooducted by the United
lates Employment Service. which
vealed that the trend of the Interty
bus employment bus followed
r upward trend of traffic. The 1S1,
t I carriers reporting to the lie
ate Commerce Com mission carover
34 million passengers in
which was 80.2 per cent jrreat-.
an in July. 1042. Although .Inly]
affiC is normally high, tunny cur-!
ers reported that the usual decline
t the end of the summer vcaatbui
ason did not occur, und traffic U.
cperted to continue at the present
iyh rote of Increase, or possibly c?j
*en higher. ]
The 101 companies included In tlie;
trrey, representing ?53.7 per cent" of j
nployment in the industry* predict-'
1 that u five per cent Increase in
crsonnel would lie required hy Sepmber,
1943. as compared with last
eptember. This would bring total
nploynient In the Industry i?? -PVTCP
jtployues. The employment last
eptember ulready was 82.S per cent
renter than In September, l'.Hl.
Although half ??f tli reporting comnnies
had no luhor turnover. Tie*
verall rate was 3.4 p?-r <vnr every
lonth. New-workers hired iinmint'i
il for one nut of six persons em-!
loyed In the Industry.
'.Five companies reported a critical'
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iglax Legal Barriers
Relaxation of legal harriers which
ow restrict the complete liinliility
f labor between states was listed
his week by l'tiul V. McNutt. war
tanpower commission. as one of the
teps to l?e taken to provide record
grlcnlturol production in 1943.
rians for the organization of a
Ighly mohile army of ex|?erieii<ed
nil-time farm workers, aided hy
orps of local vnluuteerR lo meet
?eak-Renson deinandR. nre belli* made
>y the war i^snpower commission
iod the department of agriculture.
""The program will l?e worked out
n detail during the winter montliH
?nd luunched an nmn as spring plantup
begins." Mr. McNntt suld.
Relaxation of legal barriers to the
nobllltv of labor between stntes was
Isted us one of six points In the pro:r?m.
At the present time, labor innollRy
Is restricted In moat southern
dates by Immigrant agent laws,
rhese laws were brought to public
attention recently with the arrest of
a white man In South Carolina on
charges that he had attempted to recruit
Negro workers for factory jolm
In New Jersey.
The laws vary In different states,
but roost of them contain licensing
provisions la one state, an "Imnilgt-ant
agent" la required to pay $1,000
for'a license for each county which
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GREENSI
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Now when Jesus was born
of Judeah in the days of He
behold, there came wise m
| cart *o Jerusalem,
Saying, Where is he that
of the Jews? for we have se>
the east, and are come to
American Shipyards
Turning Out Ships Fast
American Hhlpyurd*. enquired in
Imihlliic merchant ships for flip Victory
Fleet. delivered Info service K1
vessels totaling 800.700 ton* deadweight
In- October, the Maritime
commission announced today. The
October figure brings total ship production
for the year to approximately
0.000,000 deadweight tons.
The month's deliveries were 12 vessels
short of the record breaking
| production of 08 merchant shljm In
September. This wag doe. the mmmission
stated, to the temporary diversion
of a considerable amount- of
1 the merchant shipbuilding capacity
to emergency conatnictlon of speclul
craft for the armed forces.
Of the SI veaeeJa delivered lu
/ fon'fwwtf On Prrr 7-yv
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pORO, N. G. SATURDAY, PECEMBEm
|?I VI l\/SjH
in Bethlehem And whi
rod the king, house, they
en from the Ma: y his mo
shipped him:
? gjgfl *1?
en his star in gifts; gold, a
worship him.
Bennett College
Choir Gives
Xmas Concert
With the fineness ami beauty of
tone, which Is a singular accomplishment
of freah, young voices under expert
guidance, the Jlennett college
combined choir of 100 cob-ee. ?"onducted
by Orrln Clnyton Suthem. organist
utid condueinr, told In song
and with a varied program of carols,
the story of the birth of Christ at the
annua! Christinas concert held yesterday
aflemonn In the Annie Mertier
I'f&ffer chapel.
A beautiful but Impressive cnndlellghtlng
ceremony precetled "the program
by the choir. Lighting the candles
for the ceremony were Ming Rettift
Wade, of Winston-Salem: and
Tmi'*??r?~ 1
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[ft 2<. 1*42
5r
in they were come into the |
saw the young child with
ther, and fell down, and worand
when they had opened
es. they presented unto him
,nd frankincense, and myrrh.
Mr. Peters Turns Over
Typewriters To U. S.
Another world'* champion wont to
Isal for the army and the navy this
wwk.
Cortei W. I'eters. holder of wvenil
world'* record* In typewriting ami
present world'* champion portable
typlar. ha* turned over ten of hi*
latent model stainlnnl-Klr.e typewritem
to the government to modst the
ctirrent drive, for OOO.Ouo machine*
for the army and navy.
The machine*, taken from three
Negro bualne** school* oi<erate<l l?y
Mr. Peter* In Washington, I). C.:
Haiti more, Md.. and Chicago, 111.,
were purchased, hy il?e government
through the Washington office of the
lloyal Typewriter Co.
A coiubot plane require* one to
Merry Christmas! )
JOK
TRICE: 5r
Christmas Will
Be Holiday for
War Industries
Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the
War Production Board, today Issued
the following statement:
During this year of war there have
been no full holidays In war production.
With patriotic xenl. management
and workers In our mines and
factories have made even such traditional
holidays as Imlejiendence Day
and T.hIhw Day days of steady unbroken
production. Jt has l?een necessary
to do this, because of the overwhelming
need to turn out munitions
and esseutial equipment In the greatest
possible volume without delays or
interruption, and the countrv bus rec
opnized this need and has met It.
Now we come to the Christmas
holiday. I UOiere that this day
should l>e the one exception to the
rule which has I teen observed thus
far. S
More than ever liefore in our lives.
I supopse. we need this year to pause
from our labors on Christmas Day
and think deeply and humbly about
the faith by which we live, in order
that from the profound promise of
this day we may draw the hope and
the vision which we uiust have. Ou
the birthday of the Prince of Pence
we can and should rest from tlie production
of the weapons of war.
Therefore, except for such inainte- '
nance and stand-by operations as are
necessary for liest productive efficiency.
I hope that in all war plants
where it can possibly lie done Christ- (
mas I?ay this year will lie observed
as a full holiday. After the holiday,
we must drive ahead with renewed
energy for the increased production
Job of 1JM3?a I nutter job IIihii we
have ever fared lief ore.
Don't Fprget Glow
From Fireplace
1 ton'i forjret the slow from your
fitephico." the office of civilian defense
warned this week, in ralllm?
attention In it lil.'ii'kniii protilpiu coinlimn
in residential districts im ?hilly
nights. Householders wlm turn nut
tlm liirlitx mill leave a fire burning
m. an o|*?n hearth. !t wild pointed
?mt. Iiihy destroy tlm effect nf a
blackout.
No flrp producing light visible from
the nutside should In* loft unattended.
the OCD deviRed. unci where coal.
wof?d or otlier solid fuels are used,
It I* not always imssilile to ellmlnnte
a dungeons glow Immediately. In
such nanus all outside ojs'iilugs lutist
lie blacked tint or the light must In*
obscured by a screen or In some other
nnmner an flint It Is not visible
outdoors. riefeime Cnunctjs were fnhl.
"In general," tlie Instructions added.
"no control of chimney sparks
petal he attempted as these are of
low brightness and short duration."
All Meetings
Should Be Abandoned
Negro civic. social, religious, fraternal
and labor organizations were
urged this week hy Joseph It KllStmati,
director of defense transjmrtritlnrt.
to abandon all ineeiings and
Convent Ions that will not contrllntte
In an Important way to winning of
the wnr. 'A muntier of Negro orgnnIv
'liiii# liit-i. >ii?r?l" VtV' 'I'',- fii'n