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after the federal government
British Columbia is one of the

cil of Provincial Employee's Associations to carry on rent con-

steps out of that field on April 1.
six provinces petitioned,

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ment took over rent control last April) there have been in-

in rents since that date,

(Editor's Note): The following
information was compiled by Sid-
ney Margolins for the Labour Press
Association and deals with mer-

January is a month of special
sales and clearances in the stores,
and it will be wise to see which
of your forthcoming spring needs
in clothing and other goods you
might pick up now.

The current post-Christmas™
sales are possibly the last
opportunity for some months
to pick up comparatively good
yalues. After present retail
stocks are cleaned out, you can
expect higher prices, beginning
in March, on the following
goods particularly, all woollen
goods, including men’s,
women’s and children’s suits
and coats; cotton clothing of
all types, including men’s shirts
and work clothing; and
women’s house dresses, and
shoes, which even the moder-
ate-price chains will boost 50
cents to $1 a pair this spring.

For example, the spring cata-
logues of the big mail-order
houses will show average price
increases of ten percent over last
fall, it has been announced.

Besides shopping the clear-
ances of local stores to fill in
a immediate needs, it would

smart to get the mid-winter
clearance catalogues of the mail-
order houses. These offer espe-
cially good values in broken
assortments and remainders the
mail-order houses can’t carry
over into their new catalogues.

Shoes

Perhaps the most valuable buy-
ing opportunity in the January
Sales is the annual shoe clear-
ances this month. These include
some staple styles as well as the
dressy numbers stores often try
to unload in clearances.
While prices of shoes will be
higher later this year, you need
fear no shortages, since produc-
tion of civilian shoes is expected
to be even larger than last year
despite increased military orders.

Since assortments of sizes are
often incomplete in the January
clearances, there’s always a
temptation to overlook a poor fit
to get a bargain. That’s a mis-
take, for not only does the right
size ‘assure comfort but properly
fitted shoes also wear longer.

Furniture

While prices of furniture and
household appliances have pre-
ceded clothing costs in going up,
business has fallen off drastically
in stores, largely due to the gov-
ernment’s restrictions on install-
ment credit. So retailers are
showing some inclination to trim
prices and give discounts.

‘The annual February furniture
Sales start late in January and
will offer some special buying
opportunities if you can lay down

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Suits, Overcoats, ete.
saps, So
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chandising trends across Canada,
Comment from our readers is in-
vited, ds to the value of occasional
articles with similar marketing ad-
vice,

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NATIONAL

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Hartung Re-Appointed To Board

AL HARTUNG, Vice-president of the IWA-CIO has been reappointed to the O. and C. Ad-
visory Board for 1951, Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman announced recently.

As a member of the 18-man panel, Vice-President Hartung acts in an advisory capacity to the
Bureau of Land Management of the Department on Forest Management and Land Utilization pol-
icies for the revested Oregon and California railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road

grant lands in Western Oregon.

the cash (which’ also saves you
the installment fee.)
Autos

Credit restrictions have also
forced down price tags on used
cars, and despite the higher tags
on new cars, mid-winter buyers
axe getting some concessions in
the form of higher trade-ins,
choice of accessories they really
want, etc.

There are some comparative
buys available also in unused
1950 models. Automotive News
reports that 1950 models, which
averaged $2,100 in dealers’ auc-
tions in July recently brought
only $1,650. Some dealers are
also clearing out 1950 models at
reduced prices by selling them as
“demonstrator cars” even though
they hayen’t been driven a mile.

Men’s Suits

Most drastic price increases of
all this spring will be on men’s
suits, which are slated to go up
again this coming autumn. As
previously mentioned here, best
current values are solid-color
worsteds (serge and worsted
cheviot) or closely-woven wool-
lens (covert, tweed homespun).

Avoid the especially high-
priced gabardines, fancy patterns
like glen plaid and sharkskin,and
flannel, which is comparatively
non-durable, in this year of steep
prices and wool scarcity, A two-
pants suit is a better buy than
ever, especially if you’re a heavy
fellow who wears out the crotch

quickly.
Food

Pork is comparatively reason-
able, and practically the only
good buy in meat at this time,
except for beef liver and tongue.
Beef xemains excessively high
despite the fact that prices are
supposed to come down this time
of year. You can find good buys
in fish, both fresh and frozen,
especially perch, mackerel and
cod.

Food speculators pushed up the
price of eggs to dizzy heights
jlast month but the cost has now

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HOW TO BUY

receded and will come down fur-
ther as production of eggs in-
creases seasonally from now on.
Use more eggs this winter in
place of high-priced meat.

Butter has gone up sharply this.
month, which makes margarine a
better buy than ever. Among
cooking fats, lard is particularly
reasonable right now.

In fruits, apples, oranges, tan-
gerines, cranberries, and pears
are reasonable this month. Fresh
produce is very high in some
areas now, because of the cold
weather. Switch to canned and
frozen vegetables where these
offer better value. Among com-
paratively good buys in fresh
vegetables are turnips, squash,
cabbage, cucumbers and kale.

Overcrowded
Mental Homes

Lack of facilities for special
care of the aged is glaringly
shown in the Dominion Bureau
of Statistics report for 1947 on
Canada’s mental institutions.

In 1947, 1,142 people over- the
age of 70 were admitted to men-
tal institutions for “senility.” It
is disclosed that many older
people, losing their abilities in
the normal course of old age, are
placed in mental institutions be-
cause of the lack of other accom-
modation.

This is one of the factors re-
sponsible for over-crowding the
already jammed hospitals. Nor-
mal capacity of Canadian insti-
tutions is 45,180. In 1947, 54,703
people were under treatment.

The old people were the largest
single age group; the next was
the 25-29 group, which totalled
881.

It is significant that the next
age groups sending the greatest
numbers into institutions are
those from 20 to 40. The average
age of first admissions in 1947
was 42.7 years.

won municipal office.

to Lillooet village commission.

NEW CANADIANS WIN OFFICE

_A sawmill owner, Naranjan 8. Frewall, Mission, is one of two
Oriental Canadians who have won civie office in B.C,
This is the first time in the history of B.C. that Orientals have

Mr. Frewall, 2a CCF member for several years, headed the poll.
The second was Dr. Masjiro Miyazaki, Japanese-Canadian, elected

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REDWOOD WORKERS in
both the north and south portions
of the Redwood Empire heard the
IWA-CIO Organizers, Kenneth
McKee and Stanley Bauer at the
regular quarterly convention of
the California District Council.

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REPORTING on the recently
launched organizing drive, they
cited excellent results in organiz-
ing work at the mammoth new
Masonite operation located at
Ukiah, California. The organizers
are being assisted by J. L.
Baughman, Financial Secretary
of Local 4-443, of Laurel, Missis-
sippi, where the IWA Local has
the Laurel Masonite plant under
contract,

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INTERNATIONAL PRESI-
DENT J. E. Fadling in his talk
to the delegates stressed the im-
portance of the part the IWA and
its membership must play in the
present national emergency and
the importance of the coming
spring negotiations on wages and
contracts.

CERTIFICATION for the Do-
minion Plywoods and Hepworth
Furniture Company were gained
recently by Local 103, Southamp-
ton, Ontario. Both certifications
are victories over the Brother-

hood of carpenters and Joiners,
AFL, which formerly represented _
the workers.
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NEWEST LOCAL of the [WA
in Canada, Local 94, Haliburton,
Ontario, received certification for
three more plants—Hay & Com-
pany, at Kenneris Lake; W. O.
Bailey & Sons, Haliburton, and
Wilberforce Veneer & Lumber
Co., at Wilberforce,
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MEMBERSHIP OF LOCAL
499, Owen Sound, Ontario, is
climbing fast ds RCA Victor
adds additional employees. This
plant has nearly 600 employees.
Preparations are now underway
for negotiations after the new
year.

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VERNON CASTLE, of IWA
Local 2-93, and Herbert Faubian,
Junior, of Local 5-87, were
awarded certificates of merit in
the field of industrial safety by
Governor Arthur B. Langlie, of
Washington, at the Second
Annual Governor’s Safety Con-
ference held in Olympia, Wash-
ington, in November. -

In presenting the awards, the
Governor commended the
brothers in their fine work in the
field of safety among logging

and sawmilling in Washington.

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