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Ration System Scored
By Council Delegates

Methods of rationing authorities drew fire from Vancouver
Labor Council delegates this week as they endorsed a reso-
lution submitted by S. G. Constantine, Journeymen Tailors,
calling upon the local ration board to tell how much sugar is

being allotted to the soft drink
industry in Vancouver and to
manufacturers of “high priced
candies.”

Constantine maintained the goy-
ernment should prohibit the manu-
facture of such unessential goods
if there is a shortage of sugar for
essential food purposes such as
canning.

CG. Morton, CBRE, put forward
the suggestion that the amount
permitted for soft drinks might
better be diverted to canning in
order to preserve the fruits which
will otherwise go to waste at a
time when conservation of food
supplies is urgent

“There has certainly been very
little evidence of planning in the
distribution of rationed commodi-
ties so far,” Charles Saunders,
Doek and Shipyard Workers’ presi-
dent, stated. “No consideration has
been given to industrial workers,
although the discrepancy -has been
drawn to their attention regarding
the butter ration, and again with
respect to the proposed meat ra-
tion. A six-months-old baby is al-
lowed the same meat ration as a
hard-working man. Distribution of
these goods should be according to
need, and not discussed merely on
the basis of available supplies.”

MeKean Will Tour |
B.C. Interior Points

Itinerary has been announced for the tour of Fergus Mc-
Kean, secretary of the B.C. Communist-Labor Total War Com-
mittee, who will speak in many interior centers during the

month of June,

McKean will be in Kamloops on
June 5 and 6, Salmon Arm June 7,
Revelstoke June 8, Vernon June 9,
Kelowna June 10, Penticten June
11, Rossland June 13, and Nelson
June 14. On June 15 he will ad-
dress mectings in Wynndel and
Creston, Cranbrook June 16 and 17,
Fernie June 18-20, Michel June 18
and 20, and Princeton June 23.

Dates for meetings in Rossland,
Welson and Cranbrook are subject
to change, and those interested in
attending these meetings are asked
te watch for a later announcement.

Subject of McKean’s talks will
be, “1943—Year of Invasion.’

This will be McKean’s first tour
ef interior points since he was re-
leased from internment several
months ago. He is well known in
the area, having campaigned sey-
eral years ago as a federal candi-
date.

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Soviets Hammer Novorossisk Defenses

Red Army men push their way through barbed wire entanglements in the region

orossisk, Nazi-held port on the Black Sea. News dispatches report the Soviets haye
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Boeing Workers Receive
Awards For Production

Workers in Boeing Aircraft

plants in Vancouver proved®_

again this week their interest in boosting production of planes
by turning in a number of suggestions to eliminate waste and

improve technique, suggestions

which were recognized and

rewarded under the aircraft industry’s Merit Award system.

The suggestions were turned
in as part of the Boeing Labor-
Management Production Commit-
tee campaign to increase output of
the PBY planes, a campaign which
the workers, assisted by their
union, have pushed ahead in spite
of indifference and at time resis-
tance on the part of the man-
agement.

Outstanding awards this week
included two of $250 each handed
to Earl Reynolds and Bob Cor-
bett of the anodizing depart-
ments for development of a new
type of anodic spline which has
speeded up and improved the pro-
cess of anodizing plane parts.

Proposal for a new type of spout
which eliminates much of the
waste in dispensing duralac, an
anti-corrosive, won Sid Smith of
the tool department a check for
for $382. Others receiving merit
awards included Ed Hoover, Jack

Morgan and Paul Savenko, each of
whom put a lot of thought in elim-
inating waste labor and speeding
production.

The labor-management produc-
tion committees, which cover all
four plants of the company have
conducted a consistent campaign
to encourage participation of all
employees in the competition for
merit awards. As an example of
the keen interest shown, Fred
Reibin, executive secretary of the
committee setup, cites the exam-
ple of Superintendent George Sten-
house’s request for a rivet dis-
pensing device.

“We were literally deluged with
ideas following Mr, Stenhouse’s
appeal,” Reibin declares.

According to members of the
labor - management committees,
whose duties are to examine all
Suggestions turned in, “proposals
come in all shades, many of them

tical.” ;
“Some of the ideas ¢
will accomplish everythir
drive the actual rivet”
“But the point is that~
is really thinking-about = .
tion of production. They hi ~
they are capable of dev |
gadgets and improving +
And that’s the xind of sp
going to win the battle
duction.” ’

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