round, when Yank soldiers t was probably a shock to the water buffalo in the fore- of the Water Buffalo or Landing Vehicle. arrived in the USA version : | KAMLOOBS, ” B.€.— Kamloops jabor-Progressive Club’ is sug- /stine all-out action by city or- anizations to solve the local mute housing problem. Arising i of a brief submitted by the ab on invitation from the Kam- fops Coordinatine Council, re- esentative body for postwar habilitation planning, the LPP ub, in reply to a suggestion at it conduct an independent asing survey, is recommending Sb all community groups join * mobilizing public opinion for vernmental action. mM its brief the club placed the bblem of housing as one which ‘to be solved in the very near ure if rehabilitation measures the community were to be.suc- ssful. It posed the question as © which would demand the uni- i efforts of all citizens, espe- = » STYLES VALUES QUALITY ‘Alves at the Home of |}; }UNION MADE Clothing — and Friendly Service. * Established for Over 40 Years 45 EAST HASTINGS ST. Vancouver, B.C. NS Housing Brief Submitted By Kamloops LPP Club cially in view of delays which have developed in carrying through a loeal project for 30 houses for servicemen. The brief also stresses the need of general economic de- velopment in the district so that rehabilitation measures could be based on the necessary assur- ance of stability. It mentions the possibilities for pulp and plastic industries to utilize the soft- wood trees and asks for a widen- ing of community vision on this subject. Copies of the brief were sent to Prime Minister King, Hon. fan Mackenzie, T. G. Neil, M.P., Premier Hart, R. H. Carson, MLA, Hon. H. G. T. Perry, the Kamloops City Council and the Kamloops Sentinel. Saturday, January 27, 1945 — Page 7 Citywide Conference Called To Consider Layoffs At Prince Rupert PRINCE RUPERT.—Community action to deal with the pressing problem created by the termination of existing contracts held b week as Mayor H. M. Dagg. northern city to chart a com- mon program of action. Two freighters are at present being constructed in the ship- -yard. One, in the fitting-out berth, is scheduled to go on trials early in February. The other will be launched some time in March. Beyond this there are no further contracts, though su- perintendent Allen is at present Yukon Union Wins Demand WHITEHORSE, Y.T.; | At a meeting held January 20 between representatives of the U.S. Army and Bette How- ard, busimess agent for local 884, H. & R.E.U. and G. P. Belanger, secretary for. the union, the Northwest Service Command officials agreed to live up to their contract of giv- ing compensatary time off for employees working on statutory holidays. The negotiations on this issue had been going on for a month, numerous letters had gone to the Western Labor Board ask- ing for a ruling on the issue! Until now a large number of employees covered by these eon- tracts had failed to receive their time off as embodied in the con- tract, it was brought to the at- tention of the union and local 8384 began negotiations which culminated in today’s anounce- ment that all employees covered by such contract will receive the benefit of it. A Bette Howard, the newly- elected business agent has been on this job only a short time, but promises to be a very cap- able business agent for local 884, and under her leadership the union will certainly progress splendidly. NORTH PACIFIC PACIFIC = AND B.C. 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While it is recognized that the end of the intensive program of building: ten - thousand ton freighters will inevitably bring in its trail a certain amount of lay-offs, nevertheless it is felt there is ample scope for full em- ployment of several hundred men in the yard for many years to come. NEED NEW CONTRACTS In an interview with P.A., Har- ley Lewis, active member of Boi- lermakers’? Local No. 4, stated he believed there were two phases to the present problem. “The first question,” he’ said, “is to establish the proper pro- cedure for dealing with whatever layoffs may take place, whether it is tomorrow, a few weeks from now, next year, or any time. Lewis went on to say that the second question was that of “‘se- curing—-new contracts for the dry- dock in sufficient time to en- sure that the majority of the LOANS on Diamonds, Jewelry, Radios, Silverware, Furs, Guns and All Valuables. B. C. COLLATERAL LOAN BROKERS LTD. 77 .E. Hastings PA. 3557-8 present competent staff does not have to be disbanded. “The coming city-wide confer- ence will be a tremendous help fin solving this problem, not only through the pooling of ideas but also in the mobilizing of public opinion to overcome the serious obstacles that seem to stand in the way. “The present defeatism and apathy on the part of some seems to -indiecate the influence of certain restrictive monopoly capital groupings who have strangled the future of our city before and must not be allowed to do so again.” é CITY WIDE MEET The conference was called when a trade union delegation requested such action from the City Council. This was ' the result of a motion moved by Harold Ponder at the union meet- ing and carried unanimously. The conference will take place January 28. : The Prince Rupert Labor-Pro- gressive Club, in a» public state- ment called on the CNR to con- firm or deny rumors that that company was laying plans to build new steamers for the B.C. coast service in the Clydeside. “These boats should definitely be built in the company’s yards in Prince Rupert,” stated Bruce Mickleburgh, LPP federal candi- date for Skeena. Mill-Run Fir, 55-50 cord HONEST VALUE FUELS 2239 CAMBIB — F Air. 0469 QL EEE No. i Fir Mallu Wood id é ® DRY KINDLING @ BULK SAWDUST ~ @ HEMLOCK—FIR SOHEN 1685 Kingsway FAirmont 6419 XK : BROS. | For a Geed . REGENT Suit or Overcoat come to the OLD ESTABLISHED RELIABLE FIRM 324 West Hastings Street TAILORS EVERY GARMENT STRICTLY UNION MADE S, FAirmont 6867 N :