B.C. WORKERS’ NEWS Page Three October 2, 1936 LOGGERS’ UNION FORGES AHEAD | Membership Increase Is ' Answer to Boss Log- gers’ Threat With the membership trebled * since June J, and with a generous response to their appeal for funds +o purehase a launch, a spirit of ‘optimism pervades the union head- quarters of the loggers’ local, 2783 > Vancouver, Following the short strike this summer the need of a boat to permit vorganizers to contact the coast | camps,.was felf. A boat was pur- _ehased on a down payment, and then a crew of organizers sent on a trip up the coast on a dual mission. to raise funds to pay off the boat, and to recruit new members. The results of the initial trip has fully justified the purchase of the launch. At every camp the organ- fzers are met with an enthusiastic welcome, and a generous donation and flock of applications for meni- bership is eenerally the reward. The trebline of the membership tells the story. . A little set back was encountered last week. At Queen Charlotte city the propellor was lost. ast word received carly this week is that the boat is storm-bound, but all is ready for the south-bound canvass of e€amps as soon as weather permits. Reports from the Island locals, | CWhemainus, Courtney and Port Al- Berni point also to an inerease in membership. Altogether the loggers’ executives feel that never before | have the logeers’ unions been on 2 more solid basis. AT TWO PRICES When the S.U.P.A. wished to} send meals to the single men jailed , for beine destitute, they were told. that it could be done only throush } the Shasta Cafe. Why? They asked the bulis and were told, “We have an arrangement with the Shasta.’ We'll say they have! Note our new address: 64 Bast Mastines, Single Unemployed Pro- tective Association. eae - .- Patronize . NEW LION HOTEL GIVEN AWAY FREE $10.00 Every Tuesday. $10.00 Every Thursday. Three Big Shows in Qne! Admission . . 5e, 10c, 15c 'must hunt for a4 nara anrae ¥ é g B é 6 f Two Big Pictures! bh Se ee INVITATION TO TEA CONFERENCE WOMEN OF GRANDVIEW There has been an alarming in- erease of prices in foodstuffs during the last few months. Potatoes are selling in B.C. for $35 a ton, the very same that sell] in Alberta for $17. Who is responsible for this outrageous situation? Imazine what hardships these prices entail to the people on re- lief, to the poorly paid workers and to the middle classes! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT IT! Yo discuss this vital matter and to make some proposals for action, a THA CONFERENCE will be hela Wednesday, October 7, 2 p.m. at 1320 East Hastings street (Swedish Conumnunity Hall). C.C.E., church women, all organ- izations or individuals who are in- terested in this problem, are invited io attend. Speakers: Miss Gutteridge, Mrs. B. Ewen, Mrs. IWinlock. ADMISSION FREE, auspices, Provisional Committee Against the ish Cost of Liyins. Scabs Given Short Shift Canners Use ‘Inferior Fish’ Argument To Keep Price Down By J. GAVIN ISLAND, Sept. Seabs are not tolerated in the fall fishing areas by fishermen who were on strike in Smith and Rivers Inlets last summer for a higher price. In every Inlet in the northern area, action is being taken as soon as seabs appear in any of the fish eamps. A committee elected by the fishermen at each camp tell them te move on, and buyers are warned against taking their fish. In most eases the buyers have co-operated Willinely, proving that the scab his own kind in or- der to find friends. In one Inlet, a scab whose name did not yet appear on the list started to brag about his dirty work, and has not been able to sell a fish since. Scab lists are well circulated, and all fishermen are on the watch for seabs, who are finding that, al- though they did sneak some of the sockeye after all fishermen had left Rivers Inlet, it did not pay so well, as they are losing all of the fall fishing. The cannery owner has no meed for their scabbery now and prefers to deal with bona fide fish- ermen on the job. In past seasons. the fall fisher- men in Bute and Toba Inlets when demanding a raise in the price of cohoe and chum salmon, have been told by the canners that the fish caught in these two Inlets were of a@ very inferior quality, and there- fore could not command the same price as the same species of salmon eaught in other inlets. This year, however, when the fishermen in Loughborough Inlet asked for a higher price for their fish, were told by the canner, buy- ing in that particular area, that this was impossible, as these fish were of yery inferior quality, and did not even come up to the standard of those caught in Bute and Toba. The question of the quality of fish caught in different areas has been pretty well argued by both the fishermen and canners this summer, especially in the strike area of Smith and Rivers Imlets. The can- ners argued that the quality of the fish caught in the strike area is inferior to those caught in the neighboring areas, while the fisher- men claimed that this is only a tactic used to cut prices. The inci- dent of the Loughborough fall fish seems to bear out the contention of the fishermen. STUART 25° HOTEL for WORKERS HASTINGS HOTEL 177 E. HASTINGS ST. Under New Management Thoroughly Cleaned and Redecorated ROOMS 50 CENTS PER NIGHT UP SEY. 4848 DDLPPYDOYGO0900O0OOO- 24-HOUR ELEVATOR SERVICE +O® Men’s Half Soles Men’s Heels sess 9G¢ sss oo S0€ Ladies’ Half Soles _.G5¢ Ladies’ Heels, 15¢ - 20¢ Boys’ and Girls’ in proportion. MEIKLE ELECTRIC 1010 DAVIE STREET NEW METHOD SHO GREATLY REDUCED PRICES! 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