g on November 7. Bi!l 15 w Withdrawal OF Bill 15. "Immediate withdrawal of (Bill 15 recognized as a near-fascist to Canadian Democracy was demanded in a wire to Prime ter Mackenzie King from Auxilary Local 107 at their regular ould give the Governor in Council s exceeding even those granted under war emergency and Bay could certainly not be endorsed by any organization which of auxiliary members. ngratulations were given to rs Hanson and Berglund, for putting on such a fine dis- play of novelties at our Bazaar. The financial report showed $21.92 in the bank after all con- vention expenses had been paid. The B.C, District Council “meeting was reviewed by Sister Morgan. There are six new aux- iliaries being started in B.C. They are: Nanoose Bay, Terrace, B.C., Princeton, Mission, Port Renfrew and Silver Skagit. Some of these have already started an auxiliary, and others are laying plans. Keep up the good work. We need more auxiliaries in B.C. A very full report was given by Sister Cook on behalf of the Jubilee Summer Camp. A sweepstake is being held by the camp to raise funds to buy more beds and to pay the key help, such as: a camp mother or nurse and a cook. It is also being arranged to have electric lights in for the next summer season—455 attended the camp last summer. The Ninth Annual Convention report from Eugene, Oregon, was given by Sisters E. Watts, Kay Rogers and Viola Pulling. They quoted President Marg- aret Mix as saying that every member in the family should be working for the union, and that Political Action Committees in the Auxiliary are extremely im- portant in the labor movement. ! Each Auxilary member should try to attend union meetings, ; and see to it that the Auxiliary; Cowichan Merchants LIMITED DUNCAN, BC For Your Convenience, a Full and Efficient DEPARTMENT STORE SERVICE steaneseeresevesironnooniticonen OLD-TIME DANCING Hastings Auditorium Every Wed. & Sat. Alf Carlson’s Orchestra Moderate Rental Rates wrescribed to the principles of democracy, was the opinion is made an integral part of the union. Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 11th at the Holden Building. This meet- ing will be held in place of our regular social. Duncan Local Supports Hospital Bazaar At the meeting on November 6th, the Ladies Auxiliary Local 96 made final arrangements for Sisters Custer, Hauk and Steph- ens to attend the convention at Eugene, Oregon. The bi-monthly dance at the Glenora Hall was reported to have been very well ‘attended and proved enjoyable as well as profitable. Sisters: Ruttan and Lowe re- ported on sending a gift to our Solarium boy, Frank Hall. Sis- ters Hauk and Stephens report- ed having visited him, and at the same time delivered 50 jars of jams, jellies and preserves to the Solarium. Plans were made for a raffle to be held in aid of the Local Hospital Bazaar. Sister Robertson resigned from: the position of press re- porter. Sister Coates was elec- ted to take over this duty. It was reported that a wreath had been sent to Brother Bly- the’s funeral. The Social Committee for this meeting were Sisters Cleough and Thomason. Hammond Ladies Hold Regular Whist Drive The Hammond Ladies Auxil- iary Local 106 held their regu- lar whist drive on Saturday, November 10th, The prizes go- ing to: Ladies first, Mrs. Mich- ell: Ladies consolation, Martie Madill; Gents first, Mr. Franks; Cribbage, first, Mrs. Becker; Consolation, Harry Hadley. The box of groceries that was raffled was won by Art Ward. Lunch was served. A little old time dancing was enjoyed at the close. The Ladies Auxiliary Local 106 held their regular meeting on November 6 at the home of Mrs. Westgard. It was decided to send five overseas Christmas parcels to some of the boys who wouldn’t get home sdon. A motion was carried to send $5.00 to the Crippled Children’s Christmas Fund, THE BC LUMBER WORKER \uxiliary News and Views Dorothy Richardson, Associate Editor Local 107 Holds Baby Shower ‘A surprise baby shower was held at the home of Sister F. Hanson for her daughter Sister H. Burglund on Thursday, Nov. 22. A bassinet, beautifully cov- ered with pink silk and trimmed with lace, was presented to her, filled to the top with lovely and useful gifts. A guessing game was played and Sister Mathews won the prize. Hospital Report Vancouver General Local 107 Hospital Comimittee visited five patients at Vancou- ver General Hospital and a Lumber Worker was given to each. Brother Boiman, Jervis Inlet, is improving. Brother Thomas, Eburne, had an opera- tion and was too sick to receive visitors. Brother Cook, Queen Charlotte Islands, is improving. Brother Guntler, Alert Bay, has been sick for some time and an operation is necessary. [Brother Dalgleish is improving. Another Brother from Alaska Pine was in the X-ray room and could not be seen. Brother G. Shunaman is steadily improving. Six brothers formerly visited have been discharged. Brother Owen Brown, President of Local 1-80, was discharged from the hospital last week and is now at home. A request was made by one of the loggers, that a visiting committee from the men’s local be sent up to the” hospitals. CONT. FROM PAGE 3 One Division port we note that special men- tion is made and the inference is left that a number of Local Unions have been deliberately withholding their per capita tax. We concur in the recommenda- tion that per capita should be paid when due. This practice should also apply to per capita payments by the International Union to the National CIO and the Canadian Congress of Labor. We recommend concurrence in the trustees’ report as a whole. GEORGE BROWN With reference to the report submitted by Director of Organ- ization, George Brown, we are of the opinion, that the less said about this report the better. It is extremely regrettable that Brother Brown, an appointed of- ficial of the CIO should devote one-third of his report to an at- tack upon the elected represen- tatives and officers of the larg- est district within our union. The spiteful tone of this section of the report detracts greatly from the dignity that should ac- company the responsibility of one in so highly placed and key position. The record of the District concerned speaks for itself and requires no comment in this report or apology from its elected leadership. Another feature of the report is the use of superlatives in describing organizational gains made dur- ing the past year. We recom- mend that in the future, figures rather than adjectives be used in this connection. Regarding the report ,of Bro- ther Ray Kroeger, Assistant Di- rector of Organization, we Eeommead that it be concurred with. “TARGET T.B.”—Men from every type of job queue up in the above scene for a free X-ray in one of the many travelling chest- clinies now touring the country. “Harget T.B.’—an American production to be released on the National Film Board’s Industrial Circuit—is a survey of the extent of the damage caused by tuber- culosis in the United States and the measures being taken to fight the disease. The most reliable detector of T.B. is the X-ray, the film points out. Canada’s portable X-ray units are travelling throughout every province in the Dominon to bring this device within the grasp of every Canadian—free. The film will be avail- able in industrial plants throughout Canada for workers to see to what extent they can take precautions against. T.B. ~ Women Refuse To Buy At Present Holdup Prices Only one housewife out of nine, in a nation-wide opinion sur- vey conducted by the University of Denver National Opinion Re- search Center, says she will buy such items as refrigerators and washing machines if the price turns out to be higher than she expects to pay. 2 The survey, conducted after , V-J Day for OPA’s staff in Washington, and not released {to the public, is believed to have strengthened the consumer and labor arguments directed at getting non-inflationary prices placed on these products by the OPA. Despite this pressure, the prices now being placed on pro- ducts returning to the market are too high, labor spokesmen assert. The-survey found that six out of ten’ housewives are planning to purchase consumer durable goods when they become avail able. About half of these pros- pective purchasers expect’ the price to be the same or lower than it was in 1942; two-fifths expect the price to be higher. At least a third of. these housewives who expect the price to be more, doubt the legitimacy of the’ expected increase, despite the high. pressure propaganda campaign being conducted by the manufacturers intended to dem- onstrate the immense superiority of their postwar products. Interviewers asked the house- wives, “Suppose the price asked by the store turns out to be higher than you expected to pay, what do you think you will do— buy anyway or wait for the price to come down?” In reply, 63 per- cent said they would wait for the price to come down and only [19 percent said they would aR anyway. Another 13 percent sai it depended on how high the price was, and how badly they needed the item; only five per- cent said they didn’t know what they would do. 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