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October 18, 1943

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The Press Committee of IWA Ladies Auxiliary, Local 98,
of Camp 6, Youbou, writes that the membership of their
auxiliary Continues to increase and is now up to a total of 40.
This Auxiliary has made donations to the Kinsmen’s Milk for
Britain Fund, the Russian War Relief Fund, the Greek War
Relief Fund, the Chinese War Relief Fund and also the local
Sports’ committee to assist them in carrying on a program of
sports during the summer. A most worthy cause to which
they also contributed was thte Queen Alexandra Solarium ‘and
the Auxiliary has also adopted one of their boys and plan to
remember him on his birthday, Christmas and other special
occasions. They also sent in a contribution of $20.00 towards
the expense of the delegate elected to represent the Ladies’
Auxiliary in Sacramento. Just recently one of their members
left Camp to reside elsewhere, but before she left the Auxiliary
held a most enjoyable social at which a presentation was
made to her.

The Port Alberni IWA Ladies Auxiliary Local 94 held a
whist party Saturday evening, September the 25th in the
IWA Hall, at which a good time was had by all. Following
the presentation of prizes, refreshments were served. It is
hoped in the near future that Victory Hall will be reopened
for dances. The hall has been under repair for some time and
plans are now under way for the grand opening.

The newly elected Press Committee of the Ladysmith Aux-
iliary Local 92 reports that this auxiliary now has a member-
ship of 22. An IWA dance was held Labor Day to defray
expenses of the delegates to the International Convention, at
which the Auxiliary took over the concessions and netted a
profit of $34.90 which will be used to help their long list of
charitable causes. They are running card parties every second
Saturday and even during the summer hot weather managed
to come out on top as far as expenses were concerned. One of
their most interesting jobs is weekly visits to the hospital,
distributing “Lumber Workers” and cigarettes. A special ap-
peal is sent out by this Auxiliary to the male members of the
IWA to encourage theit wives, sisters or daughters to join the
Auxiliary, for in so doing we feel that they will help to build
their own Union tremendously. The letter concluded with the
encouraging phrase, “We work hard and enjoy it!”.

The Duncan Ladies Auxiliary Local 96, held their regular
meeting on Tuesday, August 10th. The meeting was well at-
tended and one new member was enrolled. The sum of $25.00
was donated to the Solarium and part of the proceeds of a
dance held on August 21st was donated to the Overseas Cigar-
ette Fund. The regular meeting on August 21st decided to
give all of the proceeds from the September 4th dance to
Chinese War Relief. This donation amounted to $14.00 after
expenses were paid. A guest visitor to the meeting was Mrs.
Jack Greenall of the New Westminster Auxiliary, who was
holidaying on the Island with her husband.

The first general meeting of the Lake Cowichan Ladies
Auxiliary, Local 30, was held after the holidays was held at
the Union Office on September 9th. The gift of a doll was sent
to a sister’s little girl in the Solarium and a little boy was also
adopted to which they will send gifts at festive occasions. A
gift was also presented to Sister Lindstrom who has moved to
her new home in Duncan. Sister Beline was elected as trustee
to take her place. The Auxiliary also endorsed the Cowichan
Health Centre Drive and members canvassed the district for
funds. A card party drive is being held in the homes of various
members to pay for cigarettes for local boys and girls in the
Armed Forces.

Mrs. W. Prochman of Port Alberni Ladies Auxiliary No. 94
wishes to acknowledge receipt of thank you letters expressing
appreciation for cigarettes sent to Pte. A. B. McGregor, Tom
Damery, Arthur Toms, and Sgt. Dave Galliford.

Typical of the sentiments expressed was one letter thanking
them for the smokes which “came at the right time as I just
came back off my nine days leave and as usual a fellow is really

trade union locals met in confer-
ence last Sunday at the Medical
Dental building and adopted a pro-
gram for civic improvement to be
put forward in the coming muni-
cipal elections in the city.

*The program, which candidates
for municipal office will be ex-
pected to endorse in order to
secure the support of the Trade
Union Representation Committee,
embraces these points:

© Recognition of the fuel prob-
Jem as a civic responsibility.

© A definite program of small
homes development, to be worked
out in conjunction with federal
and provincial authorities.

© Extension of the right to
vote to persons at present in-
eligible, by the process of open-
ing the city charter.

© Development of community
centers and supervised playing
fields; throughout Vancouver.

© Retention of present day
nurseries and further extension
of the service.
© Social services, such as pub-
lic health, institutions for the in-
firm, etc., to be extended; social
services to be maintained by gov-
ernments and not by individual
charity. :

© Greater social and economic
security.

© City council to take lead in
establishing proper labor rela-
tions between employer and em-
ployee by executing mutually sat-
isfactory agreements with its own
employees, such agreements to
embody the recognized principle
of a closed shop.

© Development
Such as steel,
plastics, to meet
period.

© Extension of educational fa-
cilities, investigation of- continual
changing of textbooks.

An effort has been made by
the trade union representation
committee to enlist the aid of
the C.C.F. provincial executive
in securing a united labor front
in this year’s civic elections,
William Stewart, boilermakers’
delegate and secretary of the com-
mittee, reported.

of industries
shipbuilding and
the post-war

short of smokes after his holiday; so you can easily see that

they were really appreciated.
“Tt is a splendid idea of you ladies at home to think of

us fellows as you do and I’m quite sure, speaking not only for
myself, but for the rest of the fellows in our unit, will join
with me in wishing you all the success and best of luck to you

and your Auxiliary.”

pink elephants, alligators, weasels
and buffalo, They were so real that
in his drunken doze he decided to
make people pay to see his manag-
erie. Hiring a big hall, he hangs
a big sign—See the Famous Zoo,

Continued

BULLCOOK

A protest will be made by the
_—————
JOHN STANTON

Barrister, Solicitor, Notary

603 Holden Bldg.
16 East Hastings MAr. 5746

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Join Your Friends c*

Forty-three delegates from 30

1 decided to stick to my own col-
umn and let Morgan, Pritchett, and
the rest of you with the columns
that the people don’t read—you
call them editorial columns—stick
stick to theirs.” So here's a story
I heard recently:

It appears that fellow from the

50e. A couple of farmers and their

wives pay the fee, only to see four

bare walls inside, ‘Thinking, of a COURTENAY
real fraud they notify the sheriff.

He goes and finds Mr. Zoo Keeper HOTEL
sitting at the back of the hall hug- “The Loggers’

ging a jug. The sheriff grabs the Headquarters”

jug, takes a few gargles, blinks G. TATER — PROP.

moonshine country got on a real;his eyes, and says: “Say, mister,
bender. Weeks and weeks of it. He Yl tell you what I'll do: I'll give

finally got the snakes. They got so! you $1,000 for a half interest in'
bad that he began to really see your business” ETT Ry

Trade Union Representation
Committee Adopts Program
For Civic Improvement

committée against the City Coun-
cil’s refusal to sign a closed shop
agreement with the Civic Em-
ployees’ Federation, it was decided
in a resolution.

“{ have heard aldermen say
the closed shop is a Fascist meas-
ure,” said Ed. Leary, Dock and
Shipyard Workers’ delegate. “We
don’t want such men serving on
the City Council. We want mem-
bers who are all out for collec-
tive bargaining and the closed
shop.”

TO APPROACH CITY

“We should ask the city to do
business with firms which have
collective bargaining agreements
with their employees,” urged L.
Anderson, Amalgamated Building
Workers.

Social services should be paid
for by the municipal or provincial
governments and not left to such
private charities as the Welfare
Federation, S. Shearer, Canadian
Brotherhood of Railway Engineers,
declared.

“It’s an outrageous thing that
a crippled child must depend on
funds derived from tag days,”
added W. Sribbens, Civie Em-
ployees.

“The state should look after the
infirm. The Welfare Federation,
which bears the main burden by
private subscription, is not the
right method of handling the prob-
lem.”

“Racketeering” in the sale of
textbooks was mentioned by dele-

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tional reforms.

“Commercial companies are
making a racket out of textbook
business,” charged Harold Prit-
chett, LW.A.

“There’s quite a possibility of
a racket,” added Maurice Baker,
Aeronautical Workers. “The con-
stant changes in textbooks bring
no great improvement either in
the books or their subject matter.”
CHLORINATED WATER

The issue of chlorinating Van-
couver’s water supply was referred
to the executive for special study
before labor, as represented by
Trade Union Representation Com-
mittee, takes a definite stand.

Recommendation was made in
a resolution calling for provision
by the city of adequate fire pro-
tection for waterfront property.

The executive was enlarged
from eight to sixteen members.
New members elected were: Wil-
liam Burgess, United Fishermen’s
Union; W. Cooper, Beverage Dis-
pensers Union; M. H. Coomb, Car-
penters Union; M. G. Baker, Aer-
onautical Mechanics Union; Nigel
Morgan, IWA; S. S. Rogers, Ma-
chinists Union; M. J. Kennis,
Bakers Union; E. E. Leary, Dock
and Shipyard Workers Union, S.
Hagman, City Firefighters Union,
was appointed financial secretary.

G. J.. Gerrard, Projectionists’
Union, is chairman of the com-
mittee, and William Stewart, Boil-
ermakers, is secretary.

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