a Page Four oo BC. LUMBER re LETTERS Camp Comments “Every Reader a Correspondent” 1 CAMP ACTIVITY By ROVING REPORTER Pacific Mills Ltd., Camp A-35, Queen Charlotte City—Camp clos- ing down December 15th. Men leaving now on every boat. A new camp is to be established at Sand- spit. i North Coast Timber, Q.C.I.—/ Fallers are coming down this week. Camp has been fixed up nicely. One grievance during this summer has been the food which, however, has been improved lately. Pacific Lime Co., Blubber Bay.— Operation certified and negotia- tions for agreement will proceed this week. Alice Lake. Logging Co., Port Hady.—Department of Labor has checked the record for certifica- tion. Canadian Forest Products Ltd., Englewood.—Camps are certified and negotiations are under way for agreement. York Logging Co, Homfray Creek.—It is reported that men are coming and going every boat day. Foreman is not .anti-union, but has a hard time holding crew. Cranberry Lake—A dance for Union members, their wives and sweethearts was held on Armistice day, with a very large attendance. Biggest crowd that has been at the Hall for a long time. The committee in charge of the dance believes that the next dance which may be a public dance, will draw a record crowd for the Powell River area. Editor's Note.—We extend our est wishes and appreciation to the members at Cranberry Lake and Westview in putting on a suc- cessful affair. It is by the Union becoming part of the community life that it will grow and pros- per, and thereby fulfill the role it is destined to play in Canadian life. B. B. & B. Logging Co., Lang Bay.—Sub-Local meeting held No- vember 12th, report of dance was heard. A number of grievances were taken up. Certification has been received for this operation and negotiations will be under way shortly. Aero Timber Products Ltd., Massett Inlet—Camps No. 3, 5 and 6 are finished for this year. No. 1 will be finished around Decem- ber Ist. Gibson Bros. Jeune Landing.— Sub-Local meeting held Novem- ber7th. Meeting held to straighten out some difficulties in regards to wilfull damage to camp property. ‘A warning was given to offenders. One man was requested to be dis- missed by company for selling liquor to a minor. He also has refused to join the Union. When in Town Register at the UNION HIRING HALL 204 Holden Bldg. Bay last week, District Council Meets December 3 The date for the third quarterly meeting of IWA-CIO District Council number one has been set for Sunday, Dec. 3rd, and will be held in the Eagles Hall, Nanaimo. This meeting, scheduled for Octo- ber, “was delayed because of the negotiation conference and other Conventions. It is expected that a comprehensive report on the pro- gress made in negotiations will be available for this meeting. The meeting will commence at 10:30 am. and continue until 5 p.m. with time out for lunch. All local secretaries. and business agents are urged to reserve rooms for their delegates as soon as possi- ble in order to avoid difficulty. Nigel Morgan Backs Brotherhood © Demand For Full Citizenship Rights - Concréte proposals for solution of the serious economic, and social problems facing native Indians in B.C. featured the fifteenth annual convention of the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia at Alert Major proposals for alleviation of economic problems concerning the fishing and fur industry, which are the main sources of livelihood for a large section of the 25,000 Indians in the province, were placed before the close to 1,000 who attended the meeting. ‘Granting of equal rights of citizenship with other Canadians and a Royal Commission with Indian representatition to make a comprehensive survey of their problems were among the many measures considered and adopted. An outstanding feature of this year’s meet was the strong sup- port for Indian rights voiced by representatives of organized labor in B.C. Speaking to the opening session, Nigel Morgan, IWA inter- national board member and labor candidate for parliament in Co- mox-Alberni, pledged his_union’s complete backing of the Brother- hood’s efforts to achieve remedies for their longstanding and burn- ing grievances. Morgan backed the demands of the Indians for full citizenship rights and parliamentary repre- sentation without interference with treaty rights of land titles, rights similar to those which have been gained by the Maoris of New Zea- land. The labor leader also pledged the support of organized labor Meeting in Mission Sunday our industry. A donation of $20.00 was made to the Labor Arts Guild toward the prize fund for the Industrial Arts Exhibition. Purchase of a $300 Victory Bond was endorsed. ‘Mike fFreylinger International Representative reported eight ap- plications for certification had been checked by the Department of Labor but had not yet been certified. These were S. Visnoski Lumber Co., Durieu Lumber Co., 131 Craig Street a ‘wil ‘a Cc. Bradshaw & Co. 7 INSURANCE Insurance for Sawmill and Logging Workers OPEN SATURDAYS TILL 9:30 P.M. Local 1-367 Applies For Eleven Certifications afternoon, November 12, mem- bers of Local 1-367 heard reports from their delegates to the CCL and IWA conventions. Frank Gaglardi gave a report on the CCL convention, outlining the main points of the conven- tion. Robert Stackhouse gave a report on the IWA convention. Jack Greenall, acting district secretary, attended the meet- ing and gave a report on negotiations and explained the purpose of the petition being distributed. The meeting unanimously adopted ‘the petition and instructed their officers and job stew- ards to organize a complete canvass. Hjalmar Bergren, district vice-president, spoke on the importance of a closed shop to: © Lumber Mills Ltd., Brown Lum- ber Co. Log Camp, A. Thomas Camp and Mill, A.A. & A. Cam- eron Lumber Co. Applications have been made for Tretheway Logging Co., Coast Loggitg Co. and Clark Bros., but have not as yet been checked. © No word has yet been received on the Hammond Cedar case be- fore the National War Labor Boi oa, LIFE ACCIDENT DUNCAN, B.C treatment of native servicemen in rehabilitation and pensions. He urged active par- ticipation of the Indians in the organized labor movement. (A considerable number of Indians are members of the IWA.) ‘Morgan was made an honorary life member of the Native Broth- erhood by the convention. ALBERNI BALL GREAT SUCCESS With the Alberni Athletic Hall jammed to capacity, the Wood- workers 3rd Annual Ball, on Fri- day, Nov. 10th, proved to be one of the most successful balls of the season. People attended from the two local cities, the various out-of- town camps and some even from Vancouver and New Westminster. The Radio Rascals with their own individual style of music lived up to every expectation, giving the dancers a pleasant change of music. The climax of the evening came at 1 am. when a long list of prizes was drawn for, prizes made possible by the kind generosity and good- will of the local merchants as seen as follows: First prize, Robert Steigenber- ger, $100 Victory Bond; second prize, Ellen Collie, $50 Victory Bond; third prize, Laura Aman, wrist watch; fourth prize, Mary Theriault, $10 Credit Note; fifth prize, No. 1270, unclaimed, $10 Credit Note; sixth prize, Benny Green, table lamp; seventh prize, Sally Gorash, Ioad of wood; eighth prize, Roy Richard, $5 Credit Notes ninth prize, W. J. Barber, $5 Credit Note; tenth prize, Per Swenson, $5 Credit Note; eleventh prize, Carl Olafson, $5 Credit Note; 12th prize, Charles Parko, $5 Credit Note; thirteenth prize, O. W. Kelly, Silex Coffee Maker; fourteenth prize, Jack for equal Erne Dalskog, secretary of loé 1-71 announces that the meeting of this local will t place Dec. 28, at 1.00 p.m, floor Holden Building. He all members to make their ; rangements well in advance and to spare no effort to attend this meeting. The following firms and ness men of Port Alberni and Al- berni have generously donated to- wards the prize list on the Wood- workers Ball tickets and mem- pers are urged to patronize those — who have supported us. B MacDonalds Drug Store, Roley’s Cash and Carry, Cleggs Studios, Local Vegetable Market, Dr. Tas- sie, chiropractor; King Edward Hotel Homewood Market; Mac- Gregors Economy Store, Water- — house and Green. Helen's 5c and 10c Store, Ed Price, tailor; Capitol Barber Shop, — Good’s Furniture Co. Alberni — Bike Shop, Overwaitea Ltd. Cen- — tral Grocery, Doug Mallory, bar- ber. Roley’s Sugar Bowl, Par Co-op, Koffee Kup, Blower’s Sporting Goods, McDonalds & Sons, Simon Shrank, Bud Carter,‘ shoemaker; Joe’s Shoe Repairs, Flanagan, Second Hand Store, ABC Bakery, Cliff Lee, Second Hand Store, Al- berni Hardware, Hans Peterson, Delicatessen, Lavers Dry Goods, Arlngton Hotel, Sommass Hotel, ~ Macfie & McKay, West Coast — Drug, Beaufort Hotel, Kingsway Hotel, Fletcher Music Co. Beggs Meat Market, Simms and Sons, Comfort Shve Store, George Shead, Russels Jewellers, Mac & Mac, Hardware; Wm. Burnip, Mac's Cleaners, Good Eats Cafe. MODERN and OLD-TIME DANCING Every Mon., Wed. & Sat. Hastings Auditorium 828 East Hastings MODERATE RENTAL RATES | Linden, Meal Ticket. Moderate EELLLE ELIE IEE ELLIE ELL LLL 444 Carrall Street 1 {a | ” HELE: §iiiiiee Lier Hotel West Ltd. = FRED E. MARCHESE, Mer. Centrally Located | PAc. 8374 — PAc. 8375 EEEET EEE SEES ESE EEEET EEE EES ESTE EEE SESE Rates and