Page Hight & THE B.C. LUMBER w@=: June 14, 1943 Workers Wa tch Prod ucts In Acti on An estimated 600,000 workers in} Canadian industry will soon re- ceive a visual accounting of the way the prodiicts of their labors are fighting for victory. Already ‘thousands of men and women who build motorized equipmént, tanks, guns, ships and planes in factories, mines and shipyards from Halifax to Vancouver Island are seeing on movie screens triumphs of the British 8th Army in North Africa, air war over Europe and the bat- tle against U-boats in the Atlantic. A series of 50 industrial film circuits are now being organized by the National Film Board on behalf of the Departments of Mu- Ladies Ask . Canning Sugar LAKE COWICHAN. — At a mass meeting in the Lake Cow- ichan Community Hall on the evening of June 8, called by the Ladies’ Auxiliary to the IWA Local 30, the housewives of the district discussed the allo- cation of sugar for canning pur- Poses, The meeting unanimously took the stand that they did not wish more sugar be horught into the country, thereby endangering more sailors’ lives, but they did insist upon a more equitable distribution of supplies now in the country. nitions and Supply, Selective Serv- ive, Labor and Wartime Prices. Also co-operating in the circuits are provincial governments, Can- adian Manufacturers’ Association, Canadian Congress of Labor, Trades and Labor Congress, Cath- olic Syndicates and various other industrial, educational and labor organizations. Films, projectors and projection- ists are supplied at no cost to either management of labor. Pro- grams are made up of documentary films produced by Canada’s Na- tional Film Board, British Minis- try of Information in London, U.S. Office of War Information in sugar be diverted to housewives for making jams and preserves which are necessary to supply energy to their families. We also unanimously approve rationing all available supplies of syrups, honey, jams, jellies and canned fruits to ensure an even distribution, : The Auxiliary had communicat- ed with other locals, women’s groups, and the Housewives’ League of B.C, and read a letter received from the latter group in which a conference was planned to decide upon what action to'take. Two delegates were elected to at- tend and plans are under way to raise funds for the expenses, The manufacture of soft drinks ORGANIZE B.C. was criticized. LUMBER 100% ’ ‘A committee was elected to draw | === up the following resolution to be||| SHOE REPAIRING signed by all women of the district While-U-Wait and forwarded to Ottawa: We, the housewives of Lake Cowichan, strongly condemn the allotment of one ton of sugar to one ton of fruit for commer- cial wine-making and insist this We Sell Men’s Fine Shoes Walk-Rite Shoe Repairs 48 - 6th St., 1 Block up from P.O. ‘New Westminster, B.C. pooece rece e ene n nanan ane PALACE CAFE @ 47 West Cordova Street © 938 Granville Street A Satisfied Customer is Our Best Advertisement 100% UNION HOUSE COMFORT and SERVICE At Moderate Prices Washington or their equivalent offices in other Allied capitals. The main “Feature” on each pro- gram is a film describing the ex- tensive and diverse war effort of Canada with special emphasis on the part played by labor and in- dustry. Films are’ also selected from the Film Board’s two theat- rical releases, “Canada Carries On” and “World In Action.” They are hard-hitting, factual accounts of the strengths, victories and de- feats of Canada and her Allies, Functional films on rationing, salvage, conversation, ARP and nutrition bring home to workers the gravity of the problems the war has brought to Canada. Pictures are shown in French PS ae Income Tax Returns MADE OUT BY G. Florence and . Associates “Accounting and Income Tax Service” 603 HOLDEN BLDG. 16 East Hastings St. MArine 8629 e Save Time... ... Get Refunds PROTECT YOUR “Compulsory Savings’’ REGENT AUXILIARY CORNER | A well-attended and socially successful whist drive was held on May 26 by the newly-established Ladies’ Auxiliary at Oyster River. “Prize winners included Mrs. M. McMillan, ladies’ first; Mrs. B. Muskett, ladies’ booby prize; Mr. J. Ware and S. Creleman, who tied for men’s first prize; and Mr. A. Dickson, men’s booby prize. This affair proved to be so popular and enjoyable that this Auxiliary plans to hold another one in the very near future.” After their regular business meeting on April 29, the Lake Cowichan Ladies’ Auxiliary, Local 30, held a social in honor of Sister E.. Lancaster, vice-president and member of the Press Committee, who has recently left this district. A gift was pre- sented to her expressing the well-wishes of the Auxiliary and their regrets at losing such a faithful member. At the next regular business meeting ‘of the Auxiliary, hel din the Union Hall, May 13, Sister E. Weaver was elected vice-president and Sister K. Carpenter a member of the press committee. ‘ Cash donations have been sent by this Auxiliary to the Rus- ‘| sian War Relief Fund, the Kinsmen’s Milk for Britain Fund, the Queen Alexandria Solarium and the Local Ladies’ Knitting Club. Ladies’ Auxiliary Local 30 is cooperating with the United Organization for a dance to be held in the Cemmunity Hall on Saturday, June 5, in aid of the Solarium at Mill Bay. A fret- work medicine cabinet and fifty pounds of potatoes are to be raffled . Plans are also being made for a:‘Sports Day and Picnic for the community some time in July. More details about this later. * The press committee at Lake Cowichan notes a consider- able improvement in the Union Office, which was recently re- decorated by Auxiliary members. The IWA Ladies’ Auxiliary at Victoria held a card party Thursday, June 3, at the home of Mrs. T. Lidgate. The prize winners were: Ladies’ first prize, Mrs. Scafe; consolation prize, Mrs. Peterson; gents’ first prize, Mrs. De Rossi; substitute; con- solation, Ruth-Lidgate, substitute. The ladies’ travelling prize was won by Mrs. Delmas and the gent’s by Miss Ruth Lidgate, substitute. Prize winners for the tombolas were Mr. E, Logan and G. Somners. 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