THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER Page Five LETTERS ' Sawmill News REPORTS “Every Reader a Correspondent” | By GREEN. _Huntings and ihe mai Arbitration Probable At Sitka Spruce cn.|E hompson’s Com Union Prepares Evi tation at Arbi e last issue of the B.' mission Completed dence for Presen- eet Board cumber Mlomey the sit Local 217 Signs Agreements ie Eburne, Rowan’s Mills cee ee 1 oe this weele when Ebu: Ltd. w join numerical strength and solidar- | °XPization of the commissioners time it is expe fed t dl the |at Marpole and u n Mitchell Island. ay ie tadustey, i near future a conciliation board will be established on|In both cases the wi members excepted the standard form Recta’ an agracinent. this matter. During the last vo reeks several eetings have | of agreeme + and the wage adjustments agreed to by the been held between the conciliator, the union, and the com-|companies and the union Baye ee sebee jointly to the fall that will be a benefit pany’s representative, V. Stuart, Bey "stated that the | War Regional Labor Board ai sults of these applica- gle mill ers, company would not negotiate tion: Sai be incorporated Boundary shingle mill had ia a ‘se tn pion Labor Theatre Presents First the wage scale which is attached. er: a ae President lhe mee ¥ 11 a total of/ Show — “Unity Begins With You” eee a ae Msiesciresentative Roy. Mah 144 ere Baad out, of Date for production of Vane ver’s own shipyard revue, § 5 Sener. fi Thursday, fe aa these 86 returned marked |a show b on Vancouver’s war industries and wit! me and the lengthy negotia- Bae tigen Ay ganized Ba Apsit in favor of repudiating the peti- | drawn from ards ey, itself, Bas been set for Wednesday, Thurs- mainly to legal Ree tuetaiace: subioesl in ion. “Apparently the company ey 5 and pueey y 21, June 1 and 2, in Victory Hall, 535 tcl ‘whieh arose in re- needs to brush up their arith- r Str = gard to contract workers employ- Jocal 1-217. The wor there are] metic because 86 is certainly a city should st tl f tic-| ca b we ts fe i commended ing the ‘or sae oe s Vancouver SUP-| kets to make this first Seannick uf Teena eae majority of 144’ Mi the way on was ex) by and organization together in spite of | of the workers at the mill ie ee porters of social theatre will be pb Mie the excelent ‘eatin qhich haye obstacles placed in their} eq his feelings. able to see the dramatic version | Will get aoa the show.” prevailed el er are Be icatts eng om ‘Asked for a statement on the|of Corp.. Fred Wilmot’s moving; Cecil Hagman, as | expected me fee and improve. Reh dived the et ispute Gladys Shunaman, Sec-|narrative poem, “Unity Begins business aed Ge tae rire Due to the fact that an appeal Peeternsfen unitySo? orlental an ay f IWO cal 1-217 said: ith You,” and hear such songs Union, felt the show woul 3 anon the question of equ: ay for Tiiwtwamreriekn Thjuiy toione is ‘We are reluctant to proceed with|.. Cynthia Carter's “Swing Shift eye- Ceeer to those unt apa equal work is before the National hs tasir i dnuike > ed Re Ballad,” “Unsusceptible’ Joe” ana | “## Sccial theatre. r Labor Board the girls’ wages fiiiriese! Hicilisn Roy Mah reit- io) the Sn eae relations, “After Sa eeee Blows.” and| “This is something entirely dif-|at Eburne have been left subject MME TG views hele been established in Elsie Anderson's “Business Agent's |ferent—the first production of its)to further negotations followi Chin pledged their full eee our industry, iaweve r, the com-|7 ,nent” Skits and dances will kind in Canada. Everyon should | the ruli £ the Board. Mitre gia traccasad thei? ats [ou and certain employees at}),, ne anes songs by the |See it to get an idea of the im-| Local 1-217 IWA last week also Biden with their’ living Sitka Spruce leave us no alterna-|y 440, Theatre chorus, wm the |Portant role that Labor Theatre jhad the records checked for the a stating that the bunk tive, therefore, we are proceeding| ,o¢0q “baritone John Gos can play in the progressive move-| Universal Box Co. and Capilano Sete ae et RE for human habi- with gathering of evidence,| wWey}-known trade w aks who | Ment of this city.” ingle Mill. Six other applica- OR esa they’ goto, bed tn tear | ac, aye will present to the arDI-| tended a preview of the first act | “Besides being a morale boost: |tions are also before the miniset 3 2 ration _harings.” felt the show to be well worth the Jer, it's darn good entertainment,” | at the present time, dada both patronage Vancouver's lab uunbar, newly-appointed | shingle mills and sawmill Bro. Cygnel public. Beaeeial organizer for the Labor "If the other acts are up to the | Youth ene stated. “It’s ; Passes at Port level of this one, you've got a|refreshing to see a show that has) UNION HIRING MEANS The funeral service for Brother|good show,” commented Elgin r, See yes—glamor, JO TY Henry Cygnel, with the Reverend |Ruddell, city organizer of the eithout ung into the old cliches Back th by joi os Glenn Stevenson officiating, was|Labor Progressive Party. “The | that been worked to death}, OC je union by join- ae Be rari ay held on Wednesday, May 17. Bro-;1abor movement throughout the | by ee sereen and radio: I think! ing now? ; detonate Bice, aa Lap oe a es aoe Labor Theatre is here to stay.” of Loci , died on > Tickets are available at many % Flavelle. A cessful —Telephone: MArin eth a Chi- ae a Cees ce eee Ca of qhanks nue offices. Labor Theatre of- sa encase Been or ne a as working for the ene ne 326 West ee = be Sake their every Mah as ee e ; 08. it a ae ath crmeltion 0 pee ie ae ofthe, 1¢ Guaranteed ail came. opera: ir many friends and ne! a ti oe anaal Wet Do Mail Order Work ie Chinese cexpresse The funeral, one of the largest || bors, to employees and ||@™ reservation: mi e ade WATCHES REPAIRED ess to Join in the ever held it is district, was an anagentent of Sproat Lake for night’s Dee by ARANTEED union and pledged their full sup- expression 0! high regard in og. Co. Camps 2 and 3, to Lo- phoning MA. 642 a! 4 pm. or |} 497 Ee Hastings, Vancouver, B.C. al Wood |which Brother Cygnel was held Py |) eal 1-85, TWA, and to the Ladies any evening. f A ie : 1 who knew him. He as eon uxiliary 94, IWA, their — ned on men’s cloth- watches, worker, a fine friend and a stal 1- wart unio? “The union was qsmiionta! of- service by Ee ie jal R. D. Tassie CHIROPRACTOR Cross Block Phone 328 A expressions of Be aay their words of comfort and many focal tributes aurne the su ae den death of my b al Rey. Glenn Stevenson. (Signed) MRS. L. CYGNEL. JOHNSON'S "DOUGLAS . eal Best Wartime Service Available LIGHT CRUISERS | Always the BEST Ask for es In the Commissary Or Order Direct from A, W. JOHNSON LIMITED 63 West Cerdova St. MAr, 7612 Vancouver PORT ALBERNI, B.C.