Page Two THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER LETTERS Nanaimo I.W.A. Member Now With Royal Canadian Air Force MEMBER WRITES FROM ENGLAND To the Editor: Just a few lines to express apprecia- tion of the B.C. Lumber Worker which ig read by a lot of the boys here “some- where in England” and passed around. We like to see what is going on in the industry while we are away. Things aren’t too bad here but it is impossible to get snuff, and tobacco just isn’t for sale. The boys have to wait till they can get it from Canada. I went up to the Forestry Corps on my leave and saw some of the boys from Hicks around. There are quite a num-|’ ber here from Vancouver. We naturally all like to get the paper, but it takes about’a month to get here, so news is pretty old when it arrives. With best wishes to all the boys, Yours truly, PRIVATE WM. SPACKMAN. K 47320, A. Company, Westminster Reg’t, Motor (AF) 5 Can. Armored Div., CAO.S. Bert ees Editor’s Note.—How about sending snus and cigarettes, and writing, to some of the IWA members overseas, fellows? Donate Use Of Hall To ARP Meetings PORT ALBERNI, B.C—Members of TWA Local 1-85 decided that their hall, “Victory Hall,” formerly known as the Workers’ Hall, will be donated free of charge to the local ARP meetings every Thursday evening, as one way in which the local union can contribute its share in coast defense, ‘They also agreed that at all dances, sponsored either by the union or the Ladies’ Auxiliary, members of the Armed u Money To Loan 4 On Men‘s Suits, Overcoats, Logging Boots and Sleeping Bags. San Francisco Tailors 62 WEST HASTINGS ST. (4 Doors West of Beacon Theatre) First letter from another TWA member in the Armed Forces was received this week from Henry Lehti, a member of IWA Local 1-80, from Nanaimo, who is at present in the Air l Force and apparently likes it very much. .. He writes that he _. would like to hear - from the boys and ae E , that he likes to get ) 8 :the Lumber Worker ‘regularly, which, of course, he will, since all members are on the mailing list. “As to the Air Force, I like it,” he wrote. “And that really is saying a mouthful considering we are at present in the most tedious and tiresome part of it. All drill, pa- rades and P.T. Later on it does become very interesting, especially when you actually begin to fly. We're up at 6:30 am, start in at 8:30 am. and are through at 4:30 p.m. Same as the logging camps except that we have a shorter day—only six hours or so at present. HH. w. Lehti “We have a lot of time to ourselves but just to make sure you don’t make a damn fool of yourself they don’t pay you very much, “I would like to express the hope that the IWA continues to forge ahead in B.C. as it has begun to in the last two or three months and that before I get back the woods are 100 per cent organ- ized. “So, boys, keep the pot boiling and no hang-ups. . . . Best of luck to you and what you're fighting zor. — Fraternally, H. W. Lehti.” Forces on active service would be ad- mitted free, The Ladies’ Auxiliary meetings will be held every second and fourth Wednes- day of each month in the Victory Hall. PALACE CAFE 41 WEST CORDOVA STREET 938 GRANVILLE ST. A Satisfied Customer is Our Best Advertisement 100% UNION HOUSE [eae f The Heartiest Easter Greetings from . THE REX CAFE LTD. 6 East Hastings Street . . to All Workers; Shipyard, Loggers, Miners UNION HOUSE — and all the Union people meet here! J. MIRRAS, Mgr. Hee 4 Phone: PA. 6741 eee eee Hotel West Ltd. FRED R. MARCHESE, Mer. SS Moderate Rates and Centrally Located ——S PAc. 8374 — PAc. 8375 444 Cacrall Street Vancouver, B.C. FOP aT sa AS aaa aaa ae a Pea Pao a a Camp Comments “Every Reader a Correspondent” . peer REPORTS —————————e CREW DISCUSSES COST-OF-LIVING To the Editor: A short report from this camp, Gibson Bros. at Chamis Bay is about due. Our monthly meetings are much better at~ tended lately, as the boys seem to be- coming more interested in our work. The last meeting was exceptionally good, as the subject was, “The Cost of Living Bonus,” and this matter is still being discussed. Our delegate was instructed to secure a copy of PC 8253, and the boys here are very anxious to know if any camps on the coast are paying the bonus, Several new members have been taken into our union. The camp has been im- proved a lot by the installation of electric lights, which will make things a lot more comfortable. On the whole, camp conditions are not bad; it is not a high- ball camp, grub at $1.35 being fair. Fallers are making fairly good at 85 cents per M and the men are staying with their jobs pretty well.® This about covers everything just now, so with best wishes to the rest of the boys, Press Committee, Gibson Bros., Chamis Bay. Further Appeal For Spanish Vets To the Editor: May I make an appeal in your paper once more on behalf.of the four Spanish war veterans who are trying to make a living for themselves? At present we have $552 in the bank to help set these four men up in a busi- ness, our aim being $1,000 so that they can have a decent ‘start. Most of the Spanish war vets who could afford it have already donated a great deal to this fund, and they have now decided to assess themselves a further $25 to assist in bringing this drive to a close. If there are members among your read- ers, who are all undoubtedly anti-fascist, who would care to contribute something to the fund to help these people who fought fascism in Spain, it would be greatly appreciated. Contributions could be sent to mé at Room 45, York Hotel, Johnson Street, Victoria, B.C., or to the IWA District Office marked for this fund. OWEN DARCY. DANCING at the Swedish Community Hall 1320 East Hastings St. DANCING 9 to 2 Music by HELGE ANDERSON EVERY SATURDAY ADMISSION 25 CENTS Ask for “GEORGE” * WEST Cars Fully Insured . Office and Stand - - - - Phone PA cific 0936 | CAMP ACTIVITY. Hunter Bros., Refuge Cove, B.C twelve men working. Have had a couy of breakdowns, losing a day each time. ‘The road is so rocky they report it is almost impossible to keep the machine from falling to pieces. ; Spring Creek Logging, Harrison Lake— Fallers file their own saws, Grub not too bad, but lunches not so hot. General conditions are not very bad, although there is only a small washroom and no dry room. Maigrots Camp, Port Hardy, BO— Crew of 12 men working one machine, and there are 2 sets of fallers, signal man and one other out in the woods. Goodwin . Johnson, Stillwater Lake, B.O.—Very bad conditions; no wash~ house; poor lighting, poor grub, poor transportation, and boom foreman mis- erable. Both time and timber are wasted through poor management. A light snowfall closed a number of logging camps on Vancouver Island and the lower mainland last week. Several eases were also reported in where a shortage of men led to the shutting down of machines, Pacific Mills Limited—One of B.C’s largest pulp producers recently closed their former Camp B-40 at Juskatla, Q.C.I, having acquired ten square miles of timberland at Beaver Cove, near Englewood. The timber which runs al- most entirely to hemlock and pulpwood will be boomed and towed across the Straits to Ocean Falls. As soon as the roads have been completed the company will proced with the establishment of booming grounds and a camp for a truck show. Kelley Log Co—It is rumored that a new camp will open this spring in the Q.CI. between Copper River and Sand- pit. Camp 6, Youbou is reported to have closed down two machines last week on account of shortage of men, Fallers and buckers are reported to have received an average of $7.80 for the Past few months at B. & K., Vedder Crossing, with an adjustment arranged which brings the average up to $8.30 for bushelling. Day wages are set at $6.00 per day. The Good Logging Co. are paying their falling crews 85 cents per M, while B. & K, at Chehalis are paying 90 cents per M for bushelling and $6.50 per day. _ Labor Partnership in War Effort Will Bring Victory! DENTISTS LLEWELLYN Dr. R. Doug las | Phone PAc. us Corner Richards and Hastings TAXI * - » Reasonable Rates West Hotel, 444 Carrall 8374