THE B.C. LUMBER WORKER Highest Safety Award W on By Fraser Mills ‘The Canadian Western Lumber Company’s Fraser Mills opera- tion was presented last week with a Distinguished Service to Safety award, highest recognition of its kind on the North Amer- ican continent. The presentation was made by George Innis of Chicago, special representative of the National Safey Council, at a gathering in the Mayfair Room of Hotel Vancouver, staged by the B.C. Lumber and Shingle Manufacturers’ Association. President Fred Manning of the Operators’ Association, stat- ed: “This marks a milestone in the lumber industry of B.C., for the award of Fraser Mills is the only one of its kind gained by any unit of the lumbering indus- try on the continent.” “It is a remarkable achieve- ment,” stated Mr. Innis of the National Safety Council. Mr. Mackin’s company’s accident rate is far below the average of industry in Canada and the United States. The rate at Fras- er Mills is just one-half ‘that of the sawmill rate of the United States and Canada and it is 200 percent below the average for the industry in B.C. This com- pany has built up in 20 years a record 3 times better than the average of industry and in the 1944-1945 season has .improved its own record by 90 percent. | MODERN and OLD-TIME DANCING Hastings Auditorium Every Mon., Wed. & Sat. 828 East Hastings Moderate Rental Rates Mr. Mackin, president of the Canadian Western Lumber Com- pany, said the gaining of the award was due to the safety committee members who were seated at a special table at the banquet presentation. He said these men must be credited with a great industrial and humani- tarian achievement and to them was due the fact that many of them who would be now hopeless and unemployed cripples, were sound in life and limb. Also addressing the banquet, E. S. Winn, Chairman of the Workmen’s Compensation, ex- pressed gratification that the award should have gone to Can- ada, and particularly to B.C. Other speakers included Mau- rice Ryan, Manager of Frasét Mills; Ole Buck, President of the Truck Loggers Association; H. S. Erwin, President of the B.C. Loggers Association, Andy Whisker, Safety Advisor of the Department of Labor and W. N. Jenkins, Safety Director of the B.C. Lumber and Shingle Manu- facturers. An indication of the coopera- tion that exists beween the com- pany and the International Woodworkers in pressing for an improved safety record, was the fact that Local Business Agent Percy Smith was extended a special invitation to represent the Union at the presentation. ae | ee iF 8 I BRITISH COLUMBIAN T ss ' LARGER COVERAGE THAN ALL COMBINED OUTSIDE PUBLICATIONS 1. G. MacFarlane — Publisher . HE ESTABLISHED 1860 A Daily Newspaper Covering The City of New Westminster 100% Light Cruisers Always the BEST e Ask for them in the Commissary Order Direct from A. W. JOHNSON LIMITED JOMNSON'S: ita AA Sawmill News “Every Reader a Correspondent” Ending Regulation That Kept Workers “Frozen” fe ing Made Lamedistely Tope Coed Lapin Deno In Jobs Figsby’e been “frozen” in his job for the past 3 years! Bush and Miller Sign Agreement With IWA The 1945 Master Agreement was signed last week between the International Woodworkers of America, Local 1-217 and the Bush Miller Shingle Company Limited, Marpole, thereby avoiding a strike which would have been the culmination of a long period of negotiations and the unani- mous award of a conciliation board. The Acme Shingle Company has also signed the 1945 contract with application relative to wages to be presented to the Regional War Labor Board shortly, Increases Won At McCarter’s Shingle Secretary John Wainscott of IWA Local 1-118, advises that a jeint application by the McCar- ter Shingle Company and the union, for increases on 18 oper- ations, has now been granted. An appeal was made on August 28th for an increase for “Truck Load- ers” and “Shipper Helper”. which previously had been refused. All increases date from August 15, 1945. Klamath Falls Strike Settled From Klamath Falls, Oregon comes a letter of appreciation this week from the Klamath Basin District Council No. 6 for the generous contributions B.C. Locals have made to the strike fund of Local 6-12, Internation- al Board Member Huber reports the Klamath Falls strike has now been settled to the satisfaction of both parties. The Oregon woodworkers in expressing their appreciation of B.C. contributions, expressed the hope that some day they may be abe to show their thanks in more tangible form. — BROADWAY at ALMA “Your Community the Council, supply any information requested, CHAPEL HILL COMPANY — AND — BURNABY FUNERAL DIRECTORS 4257 EAST HASTINGS STREET “OPERATED UNDER CLOSED SHOP CONTRACT” We take pleasure in announcing to our union friends the appointment to our staff of Brother J. A. Dougall, Secretary Embalmers & Undertakers Atsist- ants, Local 23374, delegate to Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labour Council, and member of the Legislative Committee of Bro. Dougall will personally supervise all union business entrusted to the care of these firms and will be happy at all times to BAyview 0455 GLenburn 0154 Funeral Directors” aueueseiimesrenismernanni REPORTS Bert Melsness Back With Six Months Leave Private Bert Melsness, who has been serving with the para- trop section of the Canadian Army has been granted indus- trial leave to return to his union work. Brother Melsness was former secretary of District Council No. 1 and is well known to British Columbia plywood ~ workers and IWA members who remember him as former editor of the B.C. Lumber Workers. Welcome back Bert! Plywoods Agreement Signed By Local 1-217 Secretary Gladys Shunaman {)of Local 217 reports agreements for the Plywood Division of Mac- '| Millan Industries and Evans Fac- tory have been signed with sub- stantial wage increases. * Business Agent: Tommy Mac- Donald reports application for certification has -been made for the Cove Lumber Company which is the largest remaining lumbering operation om the B.C. coast still to be certifiet. Sick and injured At Port Alberni Port Alberni: The following woodworkers are those who have been patients in the West Coast General Hospital during the past month and whom IWA Sick Committeeman Jimmy Bruton has visited regularly bearing cigarettes, fruit, magazines and papers, ete, Henry, Herdman, Internation- al Pulp Supply; B, Niblow, Carl Cook, Fred Lindall, Len Alfred, Serian Singh, BS&W Mill; Neil McLeod, BS&W Shingle Mill; Walter Magium, BS&W Mill. Geo. Smith, Jagat Singh, Don McDonald, Great Central Mill, BS&W; Fred Laid, Wm. Cou- sin, John Garbouskas, Gunnar Carlson, Frank Kovach and Carl Klint, Camp 10, Sproat Lake BS&W. Ole Natiuk, Steve Clymchuk, D. Magnowski, Nick Chernoff, Bill Christie, and Bruce Cardy, Franklin River, BS&W; Frank Northup, Great Central BS&W Camp 8; Ed Jenkins, Wm. Jones, Frank Hartnell, APL Camp 1. Otto Ruecker, Alberni Ply- woods; Soo Chin, Ching Hong, APL Mill; Antio Niyen, Snug Basin; Oscar Kutzschan, Coast Construction; Lewis Breighter, McLean Lumber Co. When in Vancouver, for your health's sake, go to the... HASTINGS STEAM BATHS HLgh, 0240, 764 E. Hastings Vancouver, B.C. Always Open Expert Masseurs in Attendance After 11 p.m. - - - - 60c, 75c 8am. to 11 p.m, 30, 40c, 50c