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April 19, 1951

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

STOP THIS

WHAT HAPPENED T0 THE
COST OF CIVING-

WITH
CONTROLS

WITHOUT :
CONTROLS

1941-1946
5 POINT

1946=1950,

Nf

50 P

During the war when wo had contro
December, 1941, to April, 1946—the
cow of living index went up only five
points. Since controls

© controls are going to be dropped. Rising

wwe to reduce the pur-
chasing power of your dollar unless
something Is done to stop them. Price
and rent controls are the only answer.
members of
spontoring
h control

HERE 1S, HOW

. -. You
CAN STOP THIS

Wages and salaries are alroudy controlled. Everybody has to
negotiate for increases and in some cases go on to conciliation
‘and even arbitration proceedings. Prices are free to rise.

toered 50 points, Ase result your 1939
deller is now worth only 59 cont—you
have lost 41 cents of every dollar you
‘earn, This means you con buy lets food,
+ for

your family. ‘campaign to

Your Member of Parliament has a voice at Ottawa in deciding
whether we are to have price controls.

Lot hins Imow by postcard, letter of phone that you want Price
; ond Rent Controls.

Balls! support from your friends and neighbours.

PRICES ARE STILL RISING
ACT NOW TO PROTECT
. YOUR FAMILY

«| national Labor Organization only

Vancouver General Hospital

On Thursday evening, March
29th, Sisters Jacqueline Clarkson
and Muriel Bradley, of the W.A.,
Local 1-217, IWA, visited the
General Hospital, Wards S and
T and D and 5, leaving copies of
the B.C. Lumber Worker, Inter-
national Woodworker, cigarettes
and chocolates with the following
loggers and millworkers:

George Anderson, Jusktla,
Queen Charlotte Is—Right leg
cut by axe; doing fine.

M. Cook, Lasqueti Island —
Broken leg; much better.

Harry Manzic, Zeballos, V.IL—
Hips and legs crushed, back in-
jured; cheerful and doing well.

Orville Mercer, Prince George
—Neck broken; no visitors.

Vic Polichek, Western Ply-
woods, Quesnel—Left foot ampu-
tated; progressing well.

Les Balla, Salmon River —
Right hand injured, in for new
operation; improving.

H. Mortensen, Camp A, Engle-
wood, V.I—Heart ailment; con-
dition good.

E. Polwich, Eburne Mills —
Hand injured; Keeps very cheer-
ful and coming along fine.

Helge Forsberg, Alice Lake,
Port Hardy—Heart condition; do-
ing well.

Mr. Holme, Campbell River,
Booth Logging Co., boom man—
Broken arm*and badly bruised;
improving.

Fred Potapoff, Hlookoff & Sons
—In hospital 10 days with back
injury; gradually improving.

George Pye, Bill Pye and Bill
Skellett—These three men were
working for Burns & Jackson
Logging Co. on pile driving
equipment at Sechelt, which ex-
ploded, burning the three of
them very badly. However, we
are pleased to report they are
making wonderful progress con-
sidering the serious condition
they were in when first brought
to hospital.

W. Buxton, B.C, Forest Pro-
duets, Port Renfrew — In for
treatment of old injury to right
eg.

W. Doyle, O’Brien Logging
Co., Powell River, engineer —
Right leg broken last June.

Stuart Bladworth, Pioneer
Timber, Port McNeil — Leg
broken; undergoing grafting.

__ Ed, Nymen, Empire Box—Hip
injury; in hospital three months;
coming along well.

General Hospital

Sisters Elsie Gray and Jean
MacKenzie, of the W.A., Local
1-217, IWA, visited the follow-
ing patients in the General Hos-
pital and distributed cigarettes,
also copies of the B.C, Lumber
Worker:

Bro. Koeinig, Eburne Saw
Mills—Very well.

Charlie Turner, Comox — An-
other operation due.

Nandor Nelson, Powell River—
Feeling fine, very cheerful.

John Pitula, Hope — Doing
well.

Alex Walsuk, Alert Bay —
Coming along fine.

St. Paul’s Hospital

Sisters Ruth Bullock and Pat
Fulljames, of the W.A,, Local
1-217, IWA, visited St. Paul’s
Hospital, and distributed cigar-
Lettes, chocolates and copies of
the Lumber Worker and the
International Woodworker to the
following patients:

R. Brent, Williams Lake, B.C.
—Broken leg; up and around.

M. Olineck, Tofino — Leg in-
jury; expect to be out soon.

G. Gagne, Knight Inlet—Knee
injury.

L. Nesbitt, Serito River —
Spinal injury; doing fine.

J. Rowley, Giroday’s—Back in
hospital with leg and spine in-
jury; very cheerful.

Y. Rouzault, Prince George —
Leg injury; doing fine.

M. Roording, Quesnel—Leg in-
jury; up and about; doing well.

E. A. Fortin, Elder Logging—
Spine fracture; feeling fine.

Mr. Ware, Mervitt—Burns.

W. Noble, Sechelt— Spine in-
jury,

J. Danijmosh, Campbell River
| —Spine injury.

FUR WORKERS|
EXPELLED

Wide range of administrative
problems affecting affiliated
unions of the Canadian Con-
gress of Labor were dealt with
at the recent National Execu-
tive Committee meeting it was
explained by IWA District
President Alsbury in a report
prepared for submission to
CCL unions in British Colum-
bia.

A decision was reached to
withdraw from the Canadian
Consumers’ League because of its

opposition to price controls and
maintenance of rent control.

The Congress will maintain its
representation at the Inter-

on terms which grant the Con-
gress equality with the Trades
and Labor Congress.

Farmers’ Strike

Consultation will be held with
the Farmers’ Union throughout
the prairie provinces to consider
support of the demands of the
farmers for price control and a
floor under farm products. The
Farmers’ Union, it was suggest-
ed, is prepared to take strike
action against some of the in-

justices to which the farmers | *

have been subjected.

The Executive Committee
heard and approved the action of

President Mosher with respect to}

the de-certification of CSU, re-
cently a matter of controversy.
It was shown that evidence had

been under review which had not | -

been publicly released.

Concrete evidence was heard
in substantiation of charges

against the Fur and Leather |

Workers indicating outright de-

fiance and organized resistance |

to Congress policy. The Union

was forthwith expelled from the |
ss under authority of the |

Con,
195:

Annual Convention,

1-217 WA Social On May 12

The Women’s Auxiliary _to
Local 1-217 held its last regular
business meeting on Wednesday,
April 4, in the IWA Board Room
at 45 Kingsway. We welcomed
a new member, Sister Teha Van-
dale. Also in attendance were
Brothers Bardsley and Fulljames,
representing the Local Social
Committee.

Reports from the Hospital
Visiting Committe for March
showed the following number of
patients visited per week:

General Hospital—I.D.H, and
T.B. Pavlion visited by Sisters
Jean Mackenzie and Beryl Busch.
Averaged eight patients per
week.

Wards S, T. D. E, visited by
Sisters Jacqueline Clarkson, Flo
Gladu and Muriel Bradley ‘with
18 patients.

St. Paul’s—Visited by Sisters
Pat Fulljames, Rossie Cummins,
and Kay Wood, with 11 patients
per week.

Mt. St. Joseph—Brother O’Con-
nor from Butler Downward visit-
ed by Harry Bardsley.

Hospital Visiting Committee
for April will consist of Sisters
Pat Fulljames and Ruth Bullock
for St. Paul’s Hospital, and Sis-

ters Rossie Cummins, Iola Rem-
pel, Jean Mackenzie, Flo Gladu
and Muriel Bradley for the Van-
couver General,

The Auxiliary will be holding
a social and dance on Saturday,
May 12, in the Veterans’ Com-
munity Hall at 47th and Fraser.
We expect a bang tp attendance!
Considerable time was spent dis-
cussing refreshments, check
room and other matters. Tickets
are being printed now and will
be out shortly to the mills in the
local area. A joint meeting of
the Local and Auxiliary Social
Committees will be held soon to
finalize our plans. A vote of
thanks was extended to Brothers
Bardsley and Fulljames for their
co-operation.

Our next meeting will be held
Wednesday, May 2, commencing
at 8 pan. in the IWA Board
Room, 45 Kingsway. We appeal
to the Local members to extend
for us a cordial invitation to
their women folk to join with us
helping to further the social and
hospital work of our Auxiliary.
Don’t forget the next meeting,
May 2. Social, May 12! .

Muriel Bradley,

Secretary,

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