olen, ae aa
Paul’s Hospital

ers Rossie Cummins and
Fulljames visited St. Paul’s
on October 5 and dis-

d cigarettes, candy and
es of the B.C. .Lumber
ser and the International
orker to the following pa-

. Broderick, Northern Shingle
_ Mills—Burns and back injuries,
side paralyzed; coming

along fine, very cheerful.

_W. Abramson, B.C. Forest Prod-
ucts, Bear Creek—Back injury;

and about in a walking aid;

_ doing well.

A. Barzycki, Giroday’s Vancouver

_ — Leg injury; coming along

Ie.
R, A. Borland, Cortez Island —
Knee injury; doing fine.
_ 'W. Krull, Woss Camp, Englewood
—Knee injury; doing well.
Wickstrom, Northwest Bay
. Logging — Spine injury; ex-
pecting operation.
Mr. ‘Woods, Rutland—Amputated
leg; coming along better.
A. Zimmer, Robertson & Hackett
—Spine injury; doing fine.
J. Sigurdson, Alberni Plywoods—
Neck injury; feeling good.
T. Dunnigan, Central Lake, Port
‘Alberni. — Leg and back in-
juries; doing fine.
_ 0. Dalin, Seymour Inlet—Broken
back; very cheerful.

LOURDES HOSPITAL

_ _ Brothers Gordon McEntee and

©. Simpson, Local 1-363, IWA,
‘visited the following patients in
Lourdes Hospital during the
month of September, distributing
cigarettes and copies of the B.C.
Lumber Worker to the following:

Jack Gunther, Cold Creek Log-
‘ging, Granite Bay—Fractured
pelvis; hospitalized two weeks;
doing fine.

Wesley Shingler, Emerald Log-
ging, Kelsey Bay — Dislocated
ankle. Compound fracture of
ankle; in’ four days; doing fine.

Ernie Keddy, Cold Creek Logging
Granite Bay — Hit with haul-
back; fractured ear drum; do-
ing fine. :

Prank Sayer, Giroday Sawmill,
Elk Bay — Fractured arm; in
one week; doing fine. Out Fri.
day.

Chas, Holloway Baikie Bros. Log-
ging, Campbell River —
Sprained back.

Alex Podydailo, Camp 5, Bloedel
Injured thigh.

St. Joseph’s Hospital

Sister H. Lidberg, W.A., Local
1-863, IWA, visited St. Joseph’s
Hospital, Comox, with cigarette:

nd the B.C. Lumber Worker for
_C, Gustafson — Severe cold; on
the mend.

KING'S DAUGHTERS
HOSPITAL

‘The following patients in_the
’s Daughters’ Hospital, Dun-
were visited by Financial
tary Ed Linder, Local 1-80,

WA, and supplied with copies of
B.C. Lumber .Worker and
forts. All were reported

and making excellent re-

Singh, Hillerest—Recover-
g from an operation. _
Black, Duncan—Recovering
m pneumonia,
ge Gundersen, Honeymoon
iteured hip.

neymoon Bay —
» Youbou—Ap-

‘SICK LI
‘A’s CHEER SICK
B.C. HOSPITALS

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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Vancouver General Hospital

Sisters Jacqueline Clarkson and
Margaret Slarks of the W.A., Lo-
cal 1-217, IWA, distributed pa-
pers, candy and cigarettes to the
following patients:

E. Blake, O’Brien Loggin; —
Leg trouble; Poke one =
I. Prosser, Vernon—Head injury.
F. G. Brice, B. C. Forest Products
— Accident; not feeling very
good.
Jos. Nadekin, Tofino Isle — Leg
injury; up on crutches.
Wolsuk, Alert Bay—Serious back
and chest injuries.
J, Steeves, Bute Isle—Compound
fracture; improved.
E. Backlund, Seymour Inlet —
Broken knee cap.
W. Shingler, Kelsey Bay. — Leg
injury; waiting for operation.
S. Maloff, Grand Forks—Broken
back.

H. Rickin, Reliable Logging Co.
—tLeg grafting; feeling fine.
W. “Duke” McNeil, Ladysmith —

Leg injury; feeling fine.
G. W. Schwager, A.P.L., Port Al-
berni
M. Bolinoff, Midway—Leg ampu-
tated; having operation.
Lavallee, Prince George — Left
wrist injury.
H. McDonald, Harvey Logging
Co.—Foot crushed.

Hip injury.

ST

5

Contributions from each Sub-
Local to aid the hospital visi
ing committee of the W.A., Lo-
cal 1-217, IWA, were recom-
mended at a well attended
quarterly meeting of the Wo-
men’s Auxiliary, Local 1-80, I-
WA, held in the Local Union
headquarters at Duncan, re-
cently.

Camp 6, Youbou, Lake Cowi-
chan and Ladysmith units were
represented. Two members from
Chemainus, Mrs. Millmore and
Mrs. Honeymoon were initiated,
at the meeting.

Camp 6 members reported an
increase in membership and plan
to hold a bazaar on Noy. 11.

Lake Cowichan members have
similar plans in view which will
be considered at the next meet-
ing. $10.00 has been donated to
the United organizations.

Ladysmith members are hold-
ing house meetings once a month,
and have already succeeded in re-
decorating the IWA hospital
room in the local hospital.

The meeting was addressed by
President Joe Morris, Local 1-80,
IWA, who described the growth
of the Union and outlined plans
for educational classes at Lady-
smith, Nanaimo, Lake Cowichan,
on trade union subjects.

Financial Secretary Ed Linder,
and Business Agent E. Boulet,
tendered co-operation in the pro-
motion of Auxiliary organization,
and also accepted the suggestion
that a neighbor or friend accom-
pany the police or company offi-
cials in reporting fatal accidents.

Business Agent Boulet des-

shi

he |

Individual co-ops in Canada
have an average membership
of 500 each.

Although
reached the

iW
She

in Quebee.
Provinces there are four co
operatives reporting membership
greater than 1,000.
There are 18 co-operatives in
Canada which report their mem-
bership as greater than 10,000.
"These are distributed as follow:
Alberta, six; Saskatchewan, five;
Manitoba, five; Ontario, one, and
Some of these co-
3 with an over-10,000 member-
ip operate in more than one
a eens m
‘poses, was consider-
ed to be in the province where
ituated,

head

Quebec, one.

province.

as

Co-ops In Sweden

Co-ops in Sweden, which cover about one family in three, have
very effectively protected the entire country from the menace of

monopolies and cartels,
This is the opinion of Michael L, Hoffman, U.S. writer.

Co-ops In

Canada

is demonstrated

15 ,in

office is sil

they _ haven’t
individual massive
sizes produced by the movement
in Britain and the rest of Europe,
the healthy growth of Canadian
co-ops t
membership figures for 1948, the
latest available.
Registered or incorporated in
that year were 8,553 co-ops, with
a total membership of 1,127,229.
By far the majority of co-
operatives in Canada are small
in number of members.
the provinces, Quebec has the
largest number with a small
membership. This is undoubtedly
due to the numerous housing co-
operatives, electricity co-opera-
tives, student co-ops and forestry
co-ops, where the potential mem-
bership is relatively small and
also affected by the type of co-
operative concerned.
ber of Quebec co-operatives with
membership of less than 100 is
682. Ontario has 302 co-ops with
less than 100 members and Sas-
katchewan is next with 222.
Co-operatives haying 2 mem-
bership of 1,000 or over number
28 in Ontario, 21 in Alberta, 21 in
Saskatchewan, ::
Columbia, 14 in Manitoba, and 11
In the Maritime

The num-

He pointed out that the main
effective agency for curbing the
abuses of cartel arrangements or
outright monopoly exploitation
has been the Swedish coperative
movement, which has developed
effective techniques for carrying
out a policy of protecting the
consumers against cartel exploi-
tation.

“Finding that publicity’ and
counter-boycotts were insufficient
to bring down prices, the Union
organized its own |margarine-
manufacturing subsidiary. Oper-
ated like any private business,
and selling to all comers—not
only to its own. retail outlets—
this organization immediately
brought prices down 15 per cent.”
Ultimately the margarine cartel
broke under the competition.

yet

in . the

Among

Since then the Co-operative
Union has entered the manufac-
turing field, taking over a wide
vegetable ils, flour, canned

1-80 WA TO HELP
CITY SICK VISITORS

eribed the work of the Local
Union in the investigation of fa-
tal accidents, and attendance at
inquests.

The next meeting will be held
on Dec. 9, and will be the occa-
sion of a banquet, for which all
members will be expected to

bring gifts.

PARKSVILLE WA
NAMES OFFICERS

Women’s Auxiliary to the
Parksville Sub-Local 1-80, IWA,
has now been organized, it was
reported at the quarterly meeting
held in Duncan recently.

Following are the officers el-
ected:

President, Mrs. Joe Dillion;
Vice-President, Mrs. Marshall}
Financial Secretary, Mrs. J.
Gildersleeve; Recording Secre-
tary, Mrs. Jean Sadzak; Con-
ductor, Mrs. E. Erickson; War-
den, Mrs. R. Peterson.

Musical X-Rays

IN NEW YORK City, a mass x-ray
of 30,000 musicians turned up three
stomachs: containing a cornet mouth-
piece, two guitar picks, and a ball of
fur one musician had chewed out of
his mustache.

WIVES FORCED
TO WORK —

More married women than ever
are looking for jobs to try and
catch up on-the ever-rising cost
of living.

This is admitted by the federal
department of labor in Ottawa
which ‘says that on Aug. 31, 54,-
000 women, of which approxi-
mately 40,000 were married, were
looking for jobs.

Point index has gone up two
jumps since then, and it is likely
that even more women are lining
up at the labor exchanges.

Statistics issued by the Labor
Ministry on Oct. 3, showed total
registrations (both men and wo-
men) for employment at Sept. 14,
amounting to 140,300. This over-
all figure is a decline of 11,300
from the first of September, but
1,600 above the total a year ago.
Registrations on hand from
men alone are 12,000 below the
total at the same time last year.
Figures on applications for em-
ployment (both men and women)
at mid-September for representa-
tive regions of Canada are as fol-
lows: 3
Newfoundland, 6,900; Maritime,
18,200; Quebec, 43,700; Ontario,
84,100; Prairies, 18,900, and Pa-
cific Coast, 18,500 (2,500 less than

a year ago).

Their

countries.

© Fancy Pink

© HALIBUT
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FISHERMEN’S CO-OPE!

throughout Canada, United States ani

Here are the Brands
of the .

CO-OP FISHERMAN

The Fishermen's Co-operatives are fast be-
coming leaders in B,C's fishing: industry.
oducts are gaining full acceptance

other*

Challenger Brand

© Fancy Red Sockeye ‘© Fancy Red Cohoe
© Fancy Blueback (Fancy Red Silver)

© Fancy Keta

Also Challenger Brand Albacore Tuna

HY-WAVE Brand

FRESH FROZEN PACIFIC FILLETS

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RATIVE FEDERATION

range of products, for example:
goods, galoshes, cash registers,
light bulbs, plumbing fixtures,
ceramics, paper, wallboard, staple
fibre clothing, fertilizer and
farm equipment. The co-opera-
tive retail stores throughout the
country handle 20% of the total
retail business.

The Swedish co-ops are expect-
ed to make money, and do so, and
are taxed in the same way as

British | private business. But their effec-

Union Signet Rings
Enameled Buttons and Pins, Medal

“Consult us for Your Personal or Group

FLAGG & COMPANY

Crests

and Badges For All Organizations
"Success to the IWA Safety Campalgn'*

Needs"

701-16 E. Hastings St., Vancouver, B.C.

eness as a price regulator de-
rives from their role of marginal
competitor, and the power of
their threat to become a competi-
tor when cartellized business mis-
behaves,

co-

IODINE FIRE

An employee attempting to ap-
ply iodine to a small wound,
spilled a large bottleful of the
antiseptic over his hands. When
he lit a cigarette, the lighter’s
flame ignited the iodine solution,
burning him so severely, death re-

yur

PRINTING & LITHO

sulted,

J. W. Gow. & co. umrep

An Employee Owned Company
1530 W. 4th Ave. <> Vancouver, B.C.

Préntere of The B.C. Lumber Worker

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