The Phoenix index. (Phoenix, Ariz.) 193?-19??, 1939-08-12

cause of economical stress, are not
able to afford thirty-five cents
haircuts.
PRICE-FIXING ISSUE
From the tone Of the city execu-
tive 1T became evident to the COM
mittee that the price fixing
question constitutes a major issue
to be settled before final passage of
the bill lnaterializes.
Forming the group before the
mayor, armed with resolutions and
signed petitions representing the
sentiments of 95 Per cent of the
white and colored licensed BARRIERS
and apprentices of Atlanta were
c.. T. Joiner, national representa-
tive of the International Journey
men BARRIERS Union; c.. A. Page,
secretary of the Atlanta Local of
the same organization; w. D.
Langley, president of the Atlanta
Local and vice president of the
Georgia Association of the Inter
national Journeymen BARRIERS I'm
ion; Charles link, secretary-treas-
urer of Chapter 282 of the Asso-
ciated Master BARRIERS of America;
and Luke Landrum and D. E.
Russ, members of the local bar
bering organizations.
COLORED REPRESENTED
The colCred members of the COM
mittee were j. F.. Griffin, secre-
taTy-treasurer, and Henry S.
Shorter, recording secretary of
Chapte II of the Associated Mas
ter BARRIERS of America; Alex H.
Bates. proprietor of Bates Bar
Der Shop, 20 Forsyth Street, S.W.,
Alex Harvey, proprietor Of Silver
Moon Barber Shop; M. w. Tur-
rer, proprietor of DeSota Barber
Shop; and a few others.
The proposed BARRIERS bill was in
the process Of reading when Coun-
Gilman j. Allen Couch, who sup
ported the measure, moved it's
adoption. After debate that last
ed less than fifteen minutes, the
bill finally passed in the council by
1872 majority.
COUNTER VIEWS
AS had been so clearly limited by
Mayor Hartsfield in his impromptu
session with the committee of bar
bers, the price fiXing" aspects of
the measure offered the chief point
of attack in the councilmanic con-
troversy that ensued. Opposing
councilmen, vastly in the minority.
contended vigorously that the city
could not assume the funtion of
fixing prices. An advocate of the
measure however, took the floor
and asked if the city didn't depart
from the price-fiXing principle
after all and set prevailing price
standards for the sale of milk in
Atlanta.
JOINER CONFIDENT
Commenting upon what had
happened before both the mayer
and city council, all of which
transpired within the short space
of twenty minutes Mr.. Joiner, who
has served as chief strategist for
the campaign to effect passage of
the bill, said:
I'VE have fought q good fight
and winning the support of CITY
council was no easy job. Ultimate
ly, We shall win regardless of i'm
mediate handicaps. because we are
on the side of RIGHT. Despite in
dication chat a Veto of the bill by
the mayor, inspired largely by the
question of fixing, may be
forthcoming, we have the assur-
ance of knowing only legal aspects
would bring about this. The mayor
said he was in sympathy with our
cause. So are the BARRIERS and the
people-and city council. If May
or Rartsfield vetoes the bill, we
viii know it was because he was
executing his duty properly in So
doing. Even So we SLant feel dis
couraged. We will force the issue
and revise the bill if it, Or any part