O THH B.C. LUMBER wong. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ... SAY WHAT YOU PLEASE AUXILIARY CORNER The Courtenay IWA Ladies’ Auxiliary held their regular membership meeting June 17 in the Union Hall. Twenty mem- ‘bers were present and four new members initiated. This Aux- iliary is planning a picnic to be held July 18 for members of the Auxiliary and their families. Sister Cowie was nominated to attend a conference to be held in Alberni for the purpose of nominating a labor candidate for the Federal elections in the Alberni-Comox riding. Sisters T. Hansen and Dahl were elected to attend the regular quarterly meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, B.C. District Council, in Nanaimo on July 4. Quite a discussion was held on the question of rationing and it was generally felt among the membership. that jams and canned foods should be rationed to ensure that everyone will get a supply of these scarce commodities and that workers in heavy industries such as logging, should be allowed more meat. Three members were elected to contact other organizations and get their views on these problems. An election of officers was held with the following being elected: President, Sister Cowie; vice-president, Sister P. Lind- berg; financial secretary, Sister Barbour; recording secretary, Sister Karlson; warden, Sister Herrdin; conductor, Sister Dahl; trustees, Sister Pederson, three years; Sister H. Lindberg, two years; and Sister Jerrod, one year. Members of the Oyster River and Campbell River Ladies’ Auxiliary met at the home of Sister Ethel Hallstrom, June 16 at 7:30 p.m. This Auxiliary is also planning a picnic for the families at Batco Camp on July 11.. Al Simpson, president of the Batco Development Company; Don Barbour, IWA organ- izer, and Sister Olgo Axelson, recording secretary of the IWA Auxiliary, have been invited to speak. Brother Hallstrom was asked to collect money from the men to supply the children with ice cream. Sister Axelson was elected to attend the con- ference in Alberni to discuss nominations for a labor candidate for the Federal elections in the Alberni-Comox riding. As this Auxiliary was just recently formed and they have just applied for their charter, the members felt they. are unable to send a delegate to the Nanaimo quarterly meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary B.C. District Convention, but will see that they have one at the next convention. As Sister Bourne is moving from this district, Sister Mee was elected in her place as conductor. The Lake Cowichan Ladies’ Auxiliary, Local 30, sponsored a mass meeting in the Lake Cowichan Community Hall on June 8 to discuss the insufficient canning sugar allotment. Inter- ested women’s organizations of this district attended, and two delegates were elected to attend the Housewives’ Convention in Vancouver, which is being held some time in July. Unless satisfactory action is taken, the delegates to this conference felt that jams, syrups, etc., should be rationed. The ladies also can- vassed the district with a petition to get a fuller representation of the housewives. This petition has been sent to various ration boards. Further plans have been made towards the Community Sports Day and Picnic to be held on July 18. Entertainment is to be in mae form of swimming and logging contests and races, to be followed by softball in the evening. Five new members were welcomed into the Auxiliary. The regular quarterly meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, B.C. District Council, will be held Sunday, July 4, in the United Mine Workers’ Hall at Nanaimo, commencing at 10 a.m. Special guest speaker from Vancouver will be Mrs. Janet Mason, presi- dent of the Housewives’ League of B.C., who will address the meeting on the subject of “Rationing—A Housewive’s Problem.” This and many other questions vitally affecting the welfare of the Auxiliary members and their families will be discussed at this conference, and all Auxiliary Locals are urged to elect their full quota of delegates. = Nanaimo. Nanaimo Steam Baths Massage: Thurs. Fri. Sat., 1 to 11 All Work Guaranteed Service Jewelers Dealers in Diamonds, Watches and Jewelry EXPERT WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIRING H, Zlotnik, Mgr. ‘Also Rooms by Night U. SAARI 826 Wallace Phone 1486 Nanaimo, B.C. ee June 28, 1943 Stop Contract Work Editor, The Lumberworker: Dear Sir—As I ride into camp on the crummy each evening I have noticed the tired fatigued, all-in look of my brother union men. These men are fallers and buck- ers. They work zealously in the organization. Their time and their energies are always available when called upon to take part in any union activity. These fellows work on a con- tract basis. They exert every ounce of strength they possess to make their wages. After a couple of months of this they are exhausted. They will not admit to this, but we who work among them can see the change in them. We workers have:before us, as a foal, as an ideal to which we are all aiming, a vision of a better world, no longer a Utopian dream but a reality. No one, nor group, that I know has worked as dili- gently to help bring about better working conditions for the workers than these fellows. My point is this: Will they be able to enjoy the fruits of their labor? A few more years of working under contract conditions and they will be washed up, their energies will be dimin- ished, and their health will be broken. It is my earnest desire that a resolution be introduced at the Mid-Summer Convention to abol- ish falling and bucking by con- tract. I have talked with a number of the older fallers about this and they would welcome the change. The work is either getting too hard for them or they are beginning to see the folly of this contract work. Now, with the strength of our organization, we have a splendid opportunity to free ourselves of this vicious contract work. If such a resolution were passed it could be sent to the camps and voted on by the fallers and buck- ers. We who do not follow this line of work think that by advocating for the élimination of contract work we may be helping our bro- thers to live a better and a longer life, Fraternally yours, CHARLES FRASER. Card No. 5743, Wants Letters The brother serving in the armed forces whose name and address is printed below and who is well known to many loggers in B.C,, is asking for letters from some of the boys. JOHN HALE, A. B., A3189, H.M.GS. Kootenay, c/o Can. F.M.O. King’s House, 10 Haymarket, London §.W.1, England. Courtenay 28 E. HASTINGS Vatconrer’| Join Your Friends at COURTENAY Ladysmith HOTEL © LOOK YOUR BEST! - “The Loggers’ Headquarters” Pgcoaag G. TATER — PROP. WEBSTER’S COURTENAY, V.L Barber Shop ‘The Only Union Shop in Town [=e New Westminster STEAM BATHS - 40 Lorne Street NEW WESTMINSTER, B.O. Across from Court House [| Open Wed. to Sat. 10 am. to 10! pm. Oil and Electric Massage. 1 Tel. 2264 Owner, M. Varila 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 Appreciates Paper K 16528 J.C. CARR CFC Wing Valcartier P.O. Editor, The Lumberworker: It has taken me quite awhile to drop you a line, but I have finally got around to it. You will note by the address that I am in Quebec or Valcartier Camp as they call it, We forget more about building camps out West than these stubble jumpers ever knew. I believe it is built after the pattern of these eastern logging camps and the cook houses; if you take one piece of meat extra, someone goes short. What a set up. Rossenberry must have set the example. I received The Lumberworker Saturday and the boys from B.C. sure appre- ciate having something to read from home and if you want to in- crease your circulation, add about 10 more to the twenty; make it 30. I see the boys are still fighting along. The workers can win or lose the war on the home front, and it sure is nice to read that the loggers in B:C. are on the right road to victory. I could write a lot more, but my time is limited, so I will close. Lots of luck. Fraternally, C. CARR. K. 16528, No Collection Camp A-35 Queen Charlotte City QCI, B.C. June 3, 1943, Editor, The Lumberworker: We would like to straighten miat- ters out regarding a collection sup- Posedly taken here at camp last year when Pete Bransstrom (Box Car Pete) got killed. Rumors have reached this camp that a collection had been taken, and not forwarded to the de- ceased’s dependents. We, the undersigned camp com- mittee, hereby wish to deny that such a collection was never taken at this camp. So will the person or persons who have started these rumors, Please take note. (Signed) CAMP COMMITTEE. (Cp. A-35, Qn. Charlotte City, B.C.) N. C. Madsen, chairman; Mike Freylinger, secretary; A. Neren, J, Watson, J. T. Hoff, Fred K. Konkin, I. Skog, Ernie A. McKen- zie, Brick Erickson. Congratulations IWA-CIO Sub-Local 1-71 G. H. Gildersleve Camp Dawsons Landing, Rivers Inlet Editor, The Lumberworker: Dear Sir and Brother—On be- half of all the members in this camp we are sending a word of thanks to all the officers that par- ticipated in that long-drawn-out struggle in the Queen Charlotte Island. We are very glad, indeed, to see that the award was given to our local as deserved. We also congratulate our brothers in the islands for the brave and patient struggle they have been through. One question we would like to bring to your attention is the ne- cessity of an equitable rationing system if the boys throughout the lumbering industry and in the oth- er vital war industries are to keep up the splendid work, We don’t in the least mind being rationed and doing without things when- ever it is necessary and when we can get some substitutes. But somehow lard just doesn't fill the place of butter, We assure you if the big shots can eat lard on their bread, so can a logger, but let them try it first and then we'll consider the matter quite seriously. (This is not a criti¢ism of our camp but at those who fill the orders). It seems that whenever meat reaches camp these days it is hardly in a fit condition to be eaten and we implore you to-see the Ration Board or whoever is responsible to see that this condition is alleviat- ed. Now that meat is rationed and a large part of it has to be dis- carded on reaching camp, it will soon be necessary for the loggers to live on air and I’m afraid pro- duction will drop something ter- rible, Hoping you will be able to iron this situation out and wishing you the best of luck at the Mid-Sum- mer Conferences, we are, Fraternally yours, WM. MARTINUKE, Secretary. EINAR ECKMAN, Chairman Continued Officers written in B.C’ lumber with the Bapco Development Co. of Campbell River. (d) Winning of the Queen Char- lotte Island arbitration award. “I want to stress particularly,” stated President Lowry, “the im- portance of driving forward on a program of sound Union agree- ments embodying seniority rights, advancement procedure, vacations, time and one-half, and, above all, an adequate grievance procedure whereby the day to day grievances arising on the job can be satisfac- torfly_adjusted, which all adds up to security for woodworkers in the future.” Mutual acceptance of the respon- sibility by employers and workers has helped to create a stabilized situation which has not existed be- fore in the lumber industry in the United States, and which can well be extended to Canada through the establishment of improved labor relations. Woodworkers know that in sign- ed agreements the wages and work- ing conditions of our people are being maintained and protected, and we know that when the boys who are on the fighting front do- ing the big job of defeating the dictors come back, they will return to the way of life they are: now fighting to protect.”