The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 10, 1940, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8
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Wages and Hours
Bill Hearing Held
The Camden Chamber of Commerce
was represented at the hearl"g ?
bill to regulate hours *nd wages^or
all workers in South Carolina,
Wednesday afternoon by the' house |
labor, commerce and 'manufacturer ,
committee at the capital in Co^^en
Secretary Heath of the Camden
chamber stated that the bill Is of such
vita!' Import to small business WWH
and hotels that every business and
hotel man in Camden should
been present at the hearing. ,
U is pointed out that under the
provisions of i he bill, which has the
backiue "f ihe American Federal "
of Labor. every worker excepting
those engaged in domestic work 01
farm labor shall receive a minimum
wage of cents an hour, with a maxImUlM
of 40 hours per week. For
everv hour a worker is active o\ei
,he 40 hours a week, he or she is entitled
to time and a half. The
provides that if the employer fails
to pay the employee the amount prescribed
bv law. the employee may
start suit and is entitled to a penalty
of double the amount of the overtime.,
due. plus the payment of attorney .
ices.
It was pointed out at the organisation
meeting of the group opposed to
the bill that If the measure Is enacted
and- becomes a law it will spell the ,
ruin of many small business houses
and the throwing of many people out
of work.
The meeting held prior to the committee
hearing and the hearing itself
were of such importance that every
business man in the state should have
been present." said the Camden secretary.
"Representatives of organized
labor and other proponents of the
bill were present in force and uiged
the bill's enactment as a means of
furthering employment and providing
what they declared would be 'decent
wages and hours.
C Norwood Hastie, of Charleston,
who led the opposition, said he objected
to the poorest state in the union
being made the "Guinea pig' for the
legislation, declaring tt was not the
law in any other state. The opposition.
however. countered with the
statement that the law was operating
nicely in Oklahoma and in the District i
of Columbia. "
State Labor Commissioner W. Rhett
Harley cited statements signed by
Sumter and Florence concerns supporting
the proposal or one with almost
the same wage and hour restrictions
and said that "there's no question
in my mind hut that several thousand"
such statements could be obtained
by his office within a few days
John B. Kdens of Columbia, speaking
for laundries and dry cleaning
firms, said that the higher cost to
,bo<e concerns would reduce their
business by f>0 *er cent, since housewives
would arrange to have the laundering
done elsewhere before paying
laundries the greater charge.
H K McConcll of Greenville, said
that many textile executives asserted
that their plants would have to close
if the federal wage-hour law were
enacted "Ho "defied" any one to cite
him a plant that had closed for that
reason. "The condition of waitresses'
regarding hours an<^ wages, he
said, is "most damnable."
Christopher asserted that If the present
legislature did not enact the bill,
"we are going to bend every offdCttO
see that it is passed by another general
assembly." . j
A. C. Mann of Greenville said that
Greenville merchants told him that
the bill. If enacted, would mean their
"death warrant" if they attempted to
absorb the higher cost and that otherwise
the cost would have to be shifted
to the customer.
Karl H. Britton, of Columbia, chair*
man of the State Federation of Labor's
legislative committee, said that
"so far as we know ... all unorganized
and organized" workers favored
the proposal.
John S. Cator, of Charleston, said
that hotel employes were a "satisfied
group of people" and that bellboys
and waiters liked to work long hours
in order to get the tips. He said that
he spoke only for his hotel (Fort
Sumter.)
Hastie said that the state is too
small and too poor for an experiment
of this kind."
"You should not want to crucify
South Carolina on the field of experimentation,"
he said. Hastie said that
"I think Madame Perkins (secretary
of labor) asked every state to introduce
it." referring to the bill.
Douglas McKay of Columbia asked
that employees of the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad, the Pullman company,
and the Electrolux company be exempted.
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' William Watkins of Anderson,
speaking for the *Houth Carolina Cot?
ton Manufacturers' association, said
that the eight-hour day feature would
penalize such 'branches of the textile
industry as finishing plants and increase
the pay of outside textile workers
not covered now by the federal
wage-hour law. t
George DeLoache of Columbia said
that "the ginners of South Carolina
cannot operate under this law."
Carl Luxemburger of Greenville
said: "We druggists will fight it for
all we are worth because it means
self-preservation to us."
Leland Jones said that the cost to
the rtock Hill gas company would
mean lower salaries to workers. Some
other opponents made similar statements.
D. K. Summers of Cameron said
that the bill would force him to discharge
75 of his 100 pecan-shelling
employees.
J. W. Heape, of Florence said that
the costs to hotels would be increased
"45 to 50 per cent."
[ E. M. Arnold of Greenville said that
lit would "be most disastrous to grocers."
! A1 Flynn of Charleston, president
I of the State Federation of Labor,
! said that the bills passage was asked
| for the protection of "numerous"
j groups of low-salaried employees
working long hours.
L. E. Brookshire, of Greenville, as
chairman of the South Carolina
League for Progressive Democracy,
said that the "best way" to keep the
! state poor "is to pay less than thirty
[cents an hour."
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FOR GAME WARDEN
To the Voters of Kershaw County:
i hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of Game Warden
for Kershaw county. I will appreciate
your support.
Respectfully yours.
. LUTHER A. SOW ELL
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| FOR MAGISTRATE
I hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the office of Magitrate of
DeKalb Township. ' I promlae, if
[ slewed, to discharge the duties of the
, office to the best of my ability, faithfully
and with consideration for all.
I Respectfully,
1 ALFRED M. (TOOT) McLBOD
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New Type Lighting
Adds To Fine Store
Installation of the new flourescent
type of lighting fixtures in the new
Belk department store has attracted
much interest and attention from visitors
at the handsome new establishment.
The fixtures, now in the main sales
section of the storq, will be extended
to the rear section and also to the
mezzazlne sections as well as the display
windows.
The fixtures provide what is known
as "daylight" illumination and permits
of materials and goods appearing in
their actual shades, the same as they
would appear under daylight.
I The Hall of Fame building la loca.-.
ted in University Heights, New York
City.
High School Grads 1
Guests of V Gradjl
The alumnae and alumni of t||!
University of South Carolina in Kef!
ah aw county will entertain the mevfl
bora of the graduating classes of tkl!
high schools of the county at the m-I
rlsh house of Oraee Episcopal chare^fl
Friday evening, May 17, at 8 o'clock.!
All alumnae and alumni of tkj!
University are expected to be presed!
at the gathering. Light refreshment!"!
will be served.
An Interesting program will beiiVH
en during the evening and will fee!
ture the showing of films of footbil!
games, talks by athletic coaches anil
music by members of the glee club;!
It Is believed there will be a bit!
attendance for the event. ? :?
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