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Striking Miners |Conroy Asks Support Of
Appeal For Aid |Red Cross Soviet Fund

a series of meetings in aid of the Kirk-| The urgent need of funds for medical aid to the Soviet Union is
land Lake strikers, Larry Sefton, finan-| stressed by P. Conroy, secretary-treasurer to the Canadian Congress of
cial secretary of Kirkland Lake Local 240! Tabor, in a letter to all Congress unions and Labor Councils, calling for
of the International Union of Mine, Mill! support in the Red Cross drive for $500,000 for Soviet medical aid,

Sepa op Coreers), wpportell erallly™ Pointing out the enormous casualties
ing response to the strikers’ appeal for

the Auditorium, I'm still of the opinion 4 il + | suffered by civilians as well as armed
next year, a much larger and roomier | assistance throughout the Dominion. Top- I S land C ounctl pee ee ere ne defending their

will have to be rented, since year|Ping all donations from British Colum- ® homeland against the Nazi invaders, Mr.

" after year the Loggers’ Ball is getting| Pia was a donation of $15,000 trom the H olds Elec tions Conroy emphasizes the need for supplies,

‘more and more popular. If I could ex-|International Office of the Mine, Mill including medicine, surgical instruments

press myself a-la-Hollywood, I would say | #24 Smelter Workers’ Union, from their) 7. annual election of officers of the| and opefating room equipment.

that it was :\stupendous!” “colossal!” |Tnternational Representative in BC,|s309 rabor Council (CCL) was held in| ;

t's worth ‘an “Oscar” any yéar as the|John McPeake, and Secretary George| +46 ynion Hall, Nanaimo, Jan, 11, Presi-| ~2® ™oney raised will be spent in -

‘pest performance of the “shutdown!” | Price. dent Archia Greenwell, representing IWA | C*202," the een continues, “and the
Getting into the hall was nothing, but| United Mine Workers of America at|1 721 3.40, Lake Cowichan, was re-elected | SUPPles will be shipped direct by way

when one finally managed to get near | Cumberland announced this week an 8s-| president by acclamation, as was also of Great Britain. There will be no ad-

_ the checking-room, where a sky-line sessment voted by the membership which | <.cretary-Treasurer Jack Waggett of ministrative costs, as ‘these are met by

and four or tive chokers were flying| Will raise $4,100. The United Mine Work-| Tw, tocal 1118, Victoria. Brother | 8 Red Cross, and as the Red Cross has

back and forth with a speed that would |<? at Nanaimo assessed $3,000. The | stoctcand, delegate from the Cumberland | 1° Shipping facilities every dollar will
pring joy and happiness to any superin-|CFw at Take Log, members of IWA|T cca of the United Mine Workers of | Purchase the utmost value in goods:

fendent on this coast, after shaking |/0C@! 180, have donated $100.00 a week) america, was elected to the vice-presi-| “Jt is not difficult to imagine what
hands and exchanging greetings here |!r five weeks. In Vancouver, Nigel Mor-| gency, a tremendous task is involved in lessen-

and there, you finally managed to strug-|£@% Financial Secretary for the Kirk- ing disease and suffering among the vast
3 i a ; .
"gle upstairs and unto the ballroom floor. pene co Se Aaaeee G00 and mill workers on the Island was the! Russian population. The British Red
__A sharp heel digging into your ankle | PP ee an athe Vancouver Commit. | 2c#om of the Council in placing the New | Cross is raising $5,000,000, and Australia
ibrygetting hooked into the cuff of your}? ™ST vs Os i a ea tas Method Laundries Limited, Victoria, on on ie aes ae also oan ae
Pant leg, occasionally precipitated a tor- z the unfair-tolabor list. The Council | ®2@re. We in Canada owe a great del
rent of insults of a vocabulary widely-] The above donations, however, are @/ 104004 its support to the Laundry |‘ Russia for the way her people have

own when hang-ups occur, About the ahi small pee was avai Workers’ Union in their fight for better | £Ueat in the common cause, and the
middle of the hostilities, the Maestro|' care for the 3,500 men now in their) ditions, Congress strongly endorses this appeal.

i heir fami-
tried in yain to make himself heard above |S¢cond month of strike and the : [It is hoped that Congress unions and
lies, who are carrying on a major battle} The Council also went on record in oP-|7 440, Councils will contribute gener-

of all Canadian labor for the right to| Position to the splitup of.the Island/ (iy to the emergency fund, either
collective bargaining in 40 below zero|%#bor Council through the formation of| +, ouen the local branch of the Red
weather in the Northern Ontario cold-|* /@bor Council in Victoria and instruct! o,...° the national office at 621 Jarvis
belt. ed Secretary: Wageett to write toithe na: | <ireet, Morontojen throuebittielConmrass

Any donations from locals, sub-locals, | onal office of the Canadian Congress|) oo aquarters, If you contribute directly,
camps, mills, or individuals will be grate-|©f Labor expressing disapproval of the) + Jug be appreciated if you would ad-
fully received and officially acknow- Proposal. vise me to that effect, indicating the
ledged by the Vancouver Kirkland Lake| Brother Waggett presented a financial} smount of your contribution.”

Strike Committee, 504 Holden Building, | Statement of the turkey raffle in aid of
Vancouver, B.C. the Island Labor Council showing pro-

ceeds amounting to $159.56.

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Of particular interest to the loggers

the roar and laughter to explain that a
picture was going to be taken from the
balcony. Immediately we took up posi-
tions under the balcony before I had
time to protest the intrusion of a big
faller who came up and parked in front
of me with two giggliag members of the
fair sex, the flash was out, and bust me
suspenders, but not even a sign of the
ole’ Bullcook appeared in the picture.

Circling the floor and beaming greet-

Contributions can also be sent to the
IWA, B.C. District Council, 504 Holden

ings and shaking hands all around, I|‘eany, when a wishing sound shook Building, Vancouver, and they. will be
finally heard the call for refreshments,| me off my torpor and a voice clear and promptly forwarded.
so without further ado, I went hunting||;impid as a mountain stream said: “Won't | GENEROUS GIFT

_ for, and finally managed, to get near|you have a sip, dear?” TO LOGGERS’ BALL Scandinavian DANCE

the bar, sipping away with delight the| ‘The effervescent amber liquid slid A generous donation to the Fifth in the
amber liquid, which has the magic powers| down my throat and within a few sec- Annual Loggers’ Ball, held in Van- HASTINGS AUDITORIUM
‘of quenching the toughest and driest spells) onds 1 was a new man, with a couple} couver, December 30, was received by 828 E. Hastings
ever experienced in the drought areas.| cups of black coffee on top of that, I] the IWA from Goldbloom and Son,
‘The following morning, I woke up with |hegan to recuperate. 207 West Hastings Street. A Gent's EVERY WEDNESDAY

parched tonsils, and making an effort} wy nat goes off to all of those ho| Toilet Set and a Ladies’ Travelling Set, || HELGE ANDERSON’S ORCHESTRA

to open one eye at a time, I glanced) contributed to the immense success of| each valued at $35.00, were given for|| Admission 25¢ Ladies FREE till 9
around the room and finally my vision|tnis great social event. Long live the| the fifth and sixth prize at the Ball.
rested upon a well-known red and gold/twa! and let's all of us do our best
label; I knew it was all a nightmare, S0/t. make it bigger and better in the
I reclined within the depths of the! coming year. Let’s all join hands and
Pillows, trying to remember or think! make 1942 the best and most progressive

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