B.C. LUMBER WORKER Take time to Take time to think- Take time to play—it is the Take time to read—it is the Take time. to be friendly—it Take time to Take time to dream—it is hi Take time to give—it is too Take time to the Gods! TAKE TIME TO LIVE work—it is the price of success. it is the source of power. secret of perpétual youth. fountain of wisdom. is the-road to happiness. laugh—it is the music of the soul. itching your wagon to a star. short a day to be selfish. love and be loved—it is the privilege of I’S PAIN TO BE IGNORANT We started thinking the other day about the saying “No more brains than a Jackass.” That, of course, started the thought of the reputed sure footedness of the much malign- ed mule. We had just spent® some .time reviewing accident reports where “slipped and fell” had become a familiar statement as the cause of acci- dents. A mule seems to test each foot- step, to plan each step. He can move over rough ground and in mountainous country with as- tonishing ease and his “safety record” is particularly good. Of course, with a mule it is instinc- tive. Providence which equipped him well to live in the unhospi- table parts of the earth did not forget to give him from birth a sense of sure footing and an obstinacy to back up his judg- ment. Mule vs. Man How different with men. He takes months to learn to crawl, more months to walk. Some men never develop sure-footedness, yet mechanically, their feet are the same as those of other men. Why is the mule then, different | from man, in his ability to walk safely. It is not, we think, his | feet, for certainly the feet of a man proper shod should hold as well as a mule’s. Partly it may | be that having four feet, the || mule can move one at a time and || still have three firmly planted to keep him stable whereas man re- duces his stability by half when he moves one of his feet. But we think that most of the answer lies in the fact that a mule tests his. footing instinc- |! tively all the time and has an in- bred obstinacy that makes him avoid poor footing. Man trusts to appearances, if it with a devil-may-care assur- recover his balance. The mule makes sure his foot doesn’t slip in the first place, and persua- sion, cajolery, and curses will not make him take a gamble once his mind is made up. Perhaps the trouble with man is that he has more brains than a Jackass but not as much self control. footing looks safe a man steps on |/ ance that if his foot slips he can |} = HEY) KEEP y UIT CLEAN. “Happiness isn’t everything,” says the cynic. “Tt won't buy money.” aoe Summer Sag is that awful feel- ing when you’re too hot to sit still and too listles~ to move. By the time we get old enough not to care what anyone says about us—pobody says anything. rs Men wish to appear older than they are in order to rule sooner, and women wish to appear younger than they are in order to | rule longer. s * # I’m glad that I am a bachelor, and neutral. Plant enthusiasm behind the effort to reach a previous 300- day target led to the develop- ment of a-unique competition which aroused interest beyond | expectations. Under this plan the |employees voluntarily submitted | themselves to a rigid inspection |by W. M. “Scotty” Allison, B. Lumber Manufacturers Associ: tion, and Ray Beaton, Workmen's Compensation Board, to discover any defects in their safety per- formance standards. Six points for a perfect per- formance in each department was offered on each of the following 312 DAYS WITHOUT ~ MISHAP AT B.C.F.P. Employees Tested For Bad Eyesight Enthusiastic safety teams of the Vancouver Division, B.C. Forest Products Ltd., jubilantly chalked up 312 acci- dent-free days on their bulletin board last week demon- strating the continuing success of their intensive safety program promoted jointly by management and employees. Targets previously set now make way for a new one of a complete calendar year of 365 days. and examining the records, awarded top honors in the com- petition to the dry kiln depart- ment, and second place to the sawmill. Vision Tests Result of the contest was to focus attention on all phases of active participation in the safety program, and thereby stimulate mounting interest in the safety achievements of the plant. Steps were taken recently to sereen all employees for defec- tive vision, and all those requir- ing same were fitted with safety | items: lenses and industrial eye-glass | frames. ; (1) Good housekeeping; (2)]| The job instruction training | Attendance at plant safety meet= ings; (3) Absence of unsafe acts; | (4) Safety suggestions; (5) Best | Monthly Bulletin articles; (6) THE FLOOR | Most imp ve departmental Wwe MEAN: | notice boa The judges, who | spent a | half day each in the plant observing work procedures, courses conducted for the com- pany by Vic Scaife have proved popular with all those engaged in a supervisory capacity or who hold key positions. This training is regarded as an important fea- ture of safety engineering and supervision in the plant. Proud Of Their Reco rd WINNERS IN CONTEST promoted by the Vancouver Division B.C. Forest Products Ltd. gather around the notice board on which they regularly place pertinent comment on safety performance, which now totals 312 accident-free days. (Left) Jim Reid, Bill Pyatt, Tom Wickham, Hank Bach- man, Arnie Haukuik, Sid Larner, and Ernie McLeod. ‘AMERAS, now the proud possession of the winners in the safety draw at Nitinat Camp, Bee. Forest xonueb Ltd. Monthly safety meetings are held regularly at this camp to exchange ideas regarding safety, with the objective of improving on the 1950 performance which won the WCB Meritorious Certificate. Prizes. For Safety Draw He liked his job hwice a day. The docte twice a year) . on rainy#* days. wide Bi open. He ate and vegetables, >s . He went fish was careful not to q very little, was not He was doing a bit of ; was sleeping at lea Physically, he was ; His funeral®> will, He is survived} falists, @hospit all manufacturers of products. He had beg; was accidentally @ S Wy ARE YOU LIke! \y YOUR LIFE ENTII Y) TO YOUR WORK \y WELL BEING?” \) THAT ONE DAS y LESS? REMEMBE ‘i SMALL ACTS OF )) AT HOME AT WOE \ y ROADS, THERE DANGER OF GEI ALWAYS BE Ci -YOU WILL PROT YOUR FRIENDS ST 0S OVTAL TO REEP ALL EXTWCHLENERS: CLEAR OF OBSTIOUETION WW CASE OF CME/