B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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SICK

er General Hospital

following patients in the

uver General Hospital were

by Sisters Mildred Dona-
,and Ruth Bullock of the W.
al_1-217,-IWA, on Aug.
30 and Sept. 6:

MacDonald, O’Brien Log-
Co. Powell River—Back
d chest injuries; complicated
ndice. 4
, Fraser’ Mills—No report.
Tickle, Chemainus — Foo
nd leg cast, doing well.
Muir, Nanaimo—Doing well.
5 <n

W. T. Hunt, Merritt—Lung diffi-
culty; doing well.
Hansen, Farmington —
Broken arm; improving.

A. Patenaude, Kelsey Bay Log-
‘ging Co., Sechelt—Doing fine.
_ Wm. Aikins, Comox — Double

amputation;; feeling tops

wants to go home.

Len Bell, Morrison Logging Co.,
Bute Inlet—Multiple fractures.
Hi, Richins, Reliable Logging Co.
_ — Having skin grafts; slow,
but improving.

Duke” McNeil, Victoria Logging

‘Co.—Smashed heel; fine.

Benzenski, Fort St. John Log-

ging Co.—Torn cartilege; do-

ing well.

_ A. McLellan, Rubble Creek Log-

ging, Garibaldi—Knee improv-

ing.

Wm. Lungren, Comox Logging,
Courtenay— Operation; going
home.

Jos. Nasedkin, McQuillan Log-
ging Co., Tofino—Leg injury;
fair.

E. Longphee, B. S. & W., Great
Central—Broken elbow; fine.
A. J. Lambert, B. S. & W., Great
Central—Coming along fine.

~ WARD “gs”

Ht. Larson, Jervis Inlet-—Smashed
4 toes; waiting operation.

__ Y. Dalzell, Chaumax Logging Co.,

North Bend—Doing well.

J, H. Gilroy, Bridge Lumber., Sea
Island—Hand injured; fine pro-
gress.

Ole Krossenger, Eburne Sawmills
—Cut tendons in arm; fair.

_ Paul Beaudry, B.C. Forest Prod-
ucts, Jervis Bay — Fractured
spine,

C. Dunfield, L. & T. Sawmills —

ay Crushed under lumber pile.

WARD “T”—

H__Frederickson, Abbotsford, —
Doing well.

Chester Gronstrom, Lane Log- |

ging Co.—Doing well; part of

cast off.

Donald Cameron, B. S.& W., Ser-
eda River—Broken leg; condi-
tion good.

Broken pelvis; doing well.

LIST qh

St. Paul’s Hospital

_ The patients listed below were
visited on Aug. 25, in St. Paul's
Hospital, by Sisters Mildred Don-
ahue and Marjorie Paterson, of
the Women’s Auxiliary, Local 1-
217, IWA. Copies of ‘the B.C.
Lumber Worker and cigarettes
were distributed.

Credit Unions Prove Worth To

B.C. Woodworkers

- Expansion of purchasing power through the wise investment
of their pooled savings, is made available to lumber workers
through credit unions. This claim was made by Stan Enberg,
President of Local 1-357, IWA Credit Union, and William Mc.
Intosh, Treasurer, Local 1-217, IWA Credit Union, on the Green

Gold: program, Sept. 14.

-Speakers on the program,
which was devoted to the IWA

it, the combined resources of all
the credit unions on this contin-
ent. In B.C. alone, we have some
217 credit unions, with assets to-
talling $12 million, This makes
it possible to insure each loan so
that if death or total disable-
ment overtakes the borrower, the
family and the co-makers are re-

soon.

Arnold Cameron, Copper Canyon
— Knee injury.

E. Broderick, Northern Shingle | which Joe Miyazawa,
Mill—Burns and back injury; | tional Regional Office representa-
improving.

Y. Noeblom, Port Renfrew —|quently asked about credit
Back injury; coming along fine. | Unions.

Wm. Kraynyh, Campbell River—

Going home| Policy “a credit union in every

Local” answered the questions
Interna-

tive presented as those most fre-

In answer to thé question,

ously in debt, through no fault | lieved from the obligation to pay

of his own. In many cases, it has | the loan.”

proved to the advantage of the|_‘
member to consolidate his debts,
through the credit union, on the

advice of the credit committee, | LOANS: Urged To

He gets a loan, pays the debts in

cash and then makes a payment + i i
each payday to the credit union Form Credit Unions

to clear his total indebtedness.

R. M. Allen, Harrison Lake —
Broken legs; progressing fav-
orably. ;

D. McDermott, L. M. & M. —
General illness; improving.

J. Torgerson, Jordan River —
Knee injury; doing well.

R. Nikolai, Prince George — Leg
injury; coming along fine.

K. Lawson, Woss Camp—Feet in-
jured; progressing slowly.

F. Yamiw, Cowichan Lake — Leg
injury; making progress.

Joe Fedakka, McNab Creek —

its.

W. Abramson, B.C. Forest, Bear
Creek — Back injury; making
favorable progress.

Vancouver General Hospital
The following patients in the

Auxiliary, Local 1-217, IWA, dis-
tributing copies of the B. C. Lum-
ber Worker and cigarettes.

Mr. O’Neill—About the same.

Mr. McClure—Improving nicely.

Mr. Carroll—Stiffness and swell-
ing in hand lessening.

Mr, Blake—Out visiting.

Mr. Koenig—About the same.

Mr, Nelson—Out visiting.

Back injury; progressing well. |“What is a Credit Union For?”

Back injury; in excellent spir- | lems.

Vancouver General Hospital were | fully, und
visited by Sisters Allison Brown | they are in a position to do so,
and Iola Rempel, of the Women’s | they assist one another with

interest than are usually avail-

Stan Enberg stated:

Co-operative Credit

“I like to call it the ‘poor man’s
bank’, or as they say in Quebec,
the ‘people’s bank’. It is a co-op-
erative credit society in the busi-
ness. of supplying its members
with co-operative credit. It is an
association of persons who have
some common bond, such as mem-
bership in the IWA, and who or-
ganize themselves to assist one
another, in their financial prob-

“First of all, the members pro-
vide themselves with machinery
to accumulate their savings in a
common pool. This is done under
a charter, granted by the Pro-
vincial_ Government, and under
regulations approved by the In-
spector of Credit Unions. Their
savings are at all times protected
the law. Then, when

loans.

“The business of the credit
union is managed by officers
chosen by, and from, their own
number. The money accumulated
by the eredit union is invested in
loans, to the members exclusively
only for provident or productive
purposes, and at lower rates of

“Often by this
credit union is able to satisfy the
creditors with cash payments of
less amount than originally ow-

ing.

“Very often a member needs
help because of sickness in the
home, or because of death. Again,
sometimes when a member must
buy some household equipment or

means, the

Policy adopted by the B.C.
District Convention, urging the
organization of credit unions
among lumber workers, was en-
dorsed by the recent IWA In-
ternational Convention and
steps were planned to stimulate
interest in the subject through-
out all Districts

Text of the resolution, spon-

supplies, for which he would or- | Sored by Local 1-357, IWA, was:
dinarily pay the finance charges |wHEREAS: Credit Unions or-

on installment payments, he can
buy for cash through the credit
union to a very great advantage,
and at less total cost.

ganized by Local Unions in Dis-
triet No. 1 are providing excellent
service and benefits to [WA mem-
bers in providing cash for mem-

“I could mention many other | bers in need and in the encour-
emergencies, such as educational | agement of thrift,

needs, moving expenses, or dental

bills. In every instance, the mem-|THEREFORE BE IT RE-
ber can sit down with the credit | SOLVED: That all Locals be en-
committee, and get the best pos- | couraged to investigate the pos-
sible advice and the maximum aid | sibilities of setting up Credit
possible, through the resources | Unions, and

of the credit union and based on |
his own reliability and circum- |

stances.”

Loans Insured

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
| That a portion of the ‘“Interna-
tional Woodworker” be donated
to education in Credit Unions and

“Each credit union has behind *he Co-operative movement.

Here are the Brands

of the

CIO ENROLS

able through commercial institu-
tions.

“By saving small amounts reg-
ularly, each member protects his
financial security. He makes it
possible to assist fellow-workers
who require financial assistance,
and at the same time makes him-

CO-OP

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200,000 MORE

dent and director of organization

Allan S. Haywood, vice-presi- | should need arise.

self eligible to receive assistance,

“The surplus earnings are div-

The Fishermen's Co-operatives are fast be-
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Their products are gaining full acceptance

throughout Canada, United States and other

countries.

year.

unionists.”

C, D. McBain, Honeymoon Bay-
Appendectomy; resting co m-|
_ fortably.

the CIO has

Haywood said:

“Whenever we find Commu-| ing, by making it possible to have

{nists in unions now, we are out |. Savings aecount with small pay
to. supplant them

The convention voted 3
whelmingly to sustain J. E. Fad-| they must often face.”
ling, IWA president, whose re-

a. election last November was the
Morgan Williams, Tofino —/},<5, of an appeal filed by the

IWA Columbia River

for the CIO, told delegates that|iged among the members in the

not only purged | form of dividends and are paid
Communists from the union but| on the amount of savings on de-
has enrolled more than 200,000 | posit, at the end of the year, ac-
new members during the past|ording to the by-laws of’ the

credit union. I would say that the
big thing about a credit union,
is that it starts the habit of sav-

with real | ments, and that it gives the work-
ers a chance to escape the high
over- | interest and installment charges,

Membership Qualifications

The question “how does one be-
District.|come a member of a credit

Alleged violation of union rules|union?” was answered by Wm.

for conducting

cited.

elections was | McIntosh as follows:

“It’s quite simple. To become
a member of a credit union, one

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must be a member of the group
served, Next, one must agree to
buy at least one share of $5.00,
either paying cash or in install-
ments. I should add that there
is no limit to the amount that
may be applied to one’s share ac-
count. Each time five dollars is
completed itis placed in the divi-
dend-bearing class, and earns
dividends from the first of the
following month.

“Dividends are declared at the
rate set by the members at the
annual meeting. Credit unions
also have deposit accounts, to
provide savings for some specific
purpose, and the usual rate of in-
terest, paid on such savings ac-
counts, to provide savings for
some specific purpose, and the

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Purpose of Loans

Dealing with the purposes for
which loans are made by credit
unions, it was explained:

“There are a variety of pur-
poses which a credit union con-
siders productive or provident in
the interest of the pou wen For
‘instance, through adverse circum-
stances, a member might be seri-

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