A THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER December 12, 1959 44 W. Cordova St. Outside Rooms — Elevator Service “Steam Heat — Reasonable Rates Centrally Located RALPH ROSSE, Mer. ’ ‘ , ’ , , ‘ s s 4 ‘ s ‘ ‘ 6 ‘ ‘ 6 s ’ ‘ é gs s ‘ ‘ é s SCANDIA CAFE 217 Carrall St. “The place to meet your chums at meal-time in town” pasasesesss SEA FOODS ARE GOOD FOR YOU ... and you'll Iike them at THE “ONLY” FISH THEY ARE ALWAYS FRESH! 20 East Hastings Street 100% UNION HOUSE ance Correctly in 5 Private or 5 Class Lessons under the ex- pert and conscientious instructions of . . MR. & MRS. FRANK DUMARESQ “yancouver’s Premier Ballroom Dancers and Instructors” 570 Granville Street TRin, 4692 Old Time Dances Also Taught in a Few! Basy Lessons, When In Vancouver Stop at COLUMBIA HOTEL Licensed Premises 303 COLUMBIA AVE. Sey. 1956 HORSESHOE BARBERS 102 East Hastings St. ‘There is more to a haircut than cutting off the hair... . Try the Horseshoe Barbers for an up-to- date stylish haircut, UNION SHOP pureaneecccesenseeeeees, 7 baamennnnscnseccesese= “phe greater the difficulties are, are Ranges we resist, The final victory must be ours.’—Dr, P. D. Chang, in “China Today: HANEY TAILORS 62 Hast Hastings St. Phone SEy. 9417 Vancouver, B.O. ‘WE GUARANTEE A PERFECT FIT Camp and Mill “EVERY READER A CORRESPONDENT” ‘The accident occurred about seven miles no inspection was made before crossing the bridge, in spite of the fact that ab- normal and dangerous flood conditions existed for several days and just the night before another bridge had been washed out shortly after the train had crossed it, Authorities report “it was a miracle nobody was killed. Amongst those in the West Coast Hos- pital are: H, Gerrard, broken collarbone. J. Quigley, broken ribs and back injury. E, Santora, fractured ribs. ~ Masotti, broken ribs and ankle, A. Popovich, chest injuries, H, Morrison, injuries to jaw and severe bruises. ‘W. Dappolini, bruises to pelvic bone. G. Marion, broken nose and twisted right shoulder. P, Murray, juries, J. McLeod, concussion and sprained back, J, Melanson, broken leg, toe, and arm, concussion, cuts and bruises. ‘T. H, MacFarlane, fractured knee cap and bruises, L, Mesic, fractured arm. G. Wright, elbow and back injuries. P, Sereduck, broken arm and toe and severe bruises. P, Pezzetta, fractured rib, ankle, bruised knee, H, Miller, back and head injuries. M, Taslo, fractured ribs, Those treated for injuries but released from hospital were: G. Bordignon, bruises and lacerations of hip. ©, McLeod, dislocated shoulder. ©, Lowrey, broken ribs. J. Goozdanovich, sprained. arm and bruises. J. Hetherington, bruises, A, McGillivray, cuts on hand. Syd Gefferd, sprained ankle. A. Edwards, engineer of the train, cuts on face and bruised back. concussion and neck In- sprained A coincidence is the fact that just one year and two days before, what was the most serious single accident of 1938 oc- curred on the same operation near the scene of this week’s unfortunate happen- ing, At that time a loaded log car crash- ed into the speeder killing one and in- juring six others. Just how badly the victims are injured is as yet hard to ascer~ tain, although it already appears the press are “underwriting” the story as | AND COMPLETE SATISFACTION! WEST rer 04.45 WANTED! . . . All the loggers in B.C. to know that we wish them a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR much as possible, TAXI Geo. Price, Mgr. TWENTY-SEVEN LOGGERS INJURED WHEN FRANKLIN RIVER TRAIN CRASHES BRIDGE PORT ALBERNI, B.C.—Five doctors and more than the available hospital space was needed here this week to attend twenty-seven loggers, injured when the Bloedel, Stewart and Welch “crummy” crashed through a bridge between Camps A and B. inland from the mouth of the Franklin River at 7 o'clock in the morning as the men were being taken out to work, with the locomotive dropping about 50 feet through the trestle, and the crummy coming down on top... From reports reaching Vancouver it is believed the bridge was weak- ened as a result of flood conditions. According to reports reaching the Union office, LOOKING ‘EM OVER| CAMPBELL RIVER TIMBER, GAR! RETT, B.C—This MacMillan outfit is operating at close to full capacity and it is believed that the Christmas shutdown will be of short duration, perhaps only for a week or teri days. Max Kechik, member of the crew, was, killed here November 30 in a freak accident. He was sitting under a windfall eating, his lunch when it rolled on him, crush- ing him to death immediately. Fallers are facing the toughest show in camp. Timber is poor and cutting crews are coming and going with every boat, most of them unable to make wages. Indivi- dual requests for increases in the rates are refused, and some gangs have ap- plied for their fare back to town after one day in the woods. PIONEER TIMBER, PORT MAC- NEIL—The Pioneer operation is now the cheapest-paying Association camp on the Coast. There are a whole number of grievances, such as to scales of wages on the rigging, with some chokermen getting $4.00 and others $4.25. Some of the bunkhouses leak badly, which doesn’t jibe with MacMillan’s boast that he in- tended to run the best camp on the Coast. On the question of safety, over- crowding of crummies should be looked into before there is a serious accident. Overcrowding is already responsible for one accident when a faller, who was put- ting his saw in the rack, fell over the end of the landing and was badly shaken up. As he was struggling to get the saw in place on the crummy, the foreman waved the driver to “get going.” The faller took several steps after the mov- ing truck, still trying to get the saw in place, and didn’t notice that he had come to the end of the platform. Driver of the truck was not to blame, since he was acting on orders and was not aware that the injured man had failed to climb aboard. PATRONIZE our ADVERTISERS EEPRHELEREREREPEPSERUERRERE PENNE IELNN PIE ENNIS SEASON’S GREETINGS % } from FRED MARCHESE, Mer. Hotel West Ltd. 444 CARRALL ST. — Phone SEy. 9401, SEy. 9402 THE Gp MENERE REACH LRN NNER NNER IEICIE ICICI! CAMP ACTIVITY | : Floods on the Island and Lower Main- land district, while reported to be re~ ceding over the weekend, are continuing to disrupt a number of operations. FRANKLIN RIVER, the scene of a bad railway accident reported under another column on this page, is partially closed as a result of serious flood conditions which washed out a sixty-foot trestle bridge. ELK RIVER TIMBER CO. crews ar- rived in town on Monday’s boat, leaving only a few fallers working on snags. THURLOW ISLAND crew came in on Monday also, as a result of floods which washed out a part of the road. Some of the crew are reported still in camp. SALMON RIVER was forced to lay off over 70 men as a result of high water. B.C, PULP is likewise reported to have laid off most of their crew on account of flood conditions and slides. ALLISON'S CAMP, Q.C.L, has shut down completely until after the New Year, with most of the crew arriving in town over the weekend. Predictions in town are that rove ing weather conditions are not impos- sible, there will be an unusually short shutdown over the holiday season. Ac- cording to current reports the boys at ROCK BAY are coming in on Decem- ber 21st, BYLES AND GROVE, Port Neville, are reported reopened with tht crew going back this wéek. SODERMAN’S cold-deck crew went back to work this week also. A new outfit has started at Port McNeil, operated by -Carson Log- ging Company. This Company was last logging in Blind Channtl,-but has been shut down since before the summer. AL. DEVANEY’S CAMP, Wakeman Sound, reports the Timekeeper seriously injured in a land-slide between tht bun! house and the office. Woodworkers are reminded that the Union maintains a com- fortable clubroom equipped with radio, papers, reading room, cards, telephone and other facili- ties for its members and friends. The clubroom, located on the fifth floor of the Holden Building, is open from 8:30 in the morning until 11 o’clock at night, and we take this opportunity of extend- ing a cordial invitation to you to visit us the next time you are in. town. “MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT THE LOGGERS’ HEADQUARTERS, HOTEL Centrally located, close to theatres and amusement places; a good, comfortable hotel, well furnished and where you'll enjoy the best of service and a con- genial, friendly atmosphere. : WEST!”