October 4, 1951 B.C. LUMBER WORKER ee a] CONVENTION VISITORS and delegates buttonhole Paul Finet, Belgian guest speaker at convention, and congratulate him on his stirring appeal. (Left) George Home, Secretary B.C. Federation of Labor, Paul’ Finet, Past President ICFTU, Jessie Mendels, Provincial Secretary CCF, and Arthur Turner, MLA. Highest Scales On This Job ‘The Vancouver Labor Coun- cil is sponsoring a Mixed Choir | for trade unionists, their families, and interested per- sons. Two hundred dollars has been voted to cover expenses. As the services of Morgan Wil- liams, well-known conductor haye been secured there is every promise of this choir making an important contribu- fion to the labor movement and the musical and cultural life of B.C. Those interested are asked to contact Jim Bury, Vancou- Braemar WEAR A HAND-TAILORED SUIT Made in Our Own Shop WORKMANSHIP; STYLE AND FIT GUARANTEED We carry high grade Woollens for Men and Ladies Braemar Custom Tailors 326 West Cordova Vancouver, B.C. yer Labor Council, 617 Ford Building, Vancouver. Phone MA. 7010, or attend the first choir meeting on Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. in Packinghouse Workers’ Hall, 2111 East Pender, Van- couver. HOUSE BUILDING DOWN AGAIN OTTAWA (CPA) — The de- cline in house-building activity in cities and towns with over 5,000 inhabitants reached stag- gering proportions in July. In that month 41.5% fewer “starts” were made in residential con- |struction than were made during the same month a year ago. The drop had been noted earlier when the total of May starts fell 20% below the 1951 level. A 63% decline in National Housing Act loans was also reg- istered in July. Government tightening of credit facilities for home building was blamed for much of the slow-down. These credit curbs, like those affecting auto sales, are part of the Lib- eral “short of controls” anti- inflation program. LESS MILK USED NOW OTTAWA (CPA)—Added evi- dence that Canadian living” stan- dards are dropping in the face of higher living costs is supplied by federal statistics on the con- sumption of milk in Canada. In 1946 Canadians—adults and children both—drank an average of about 160 quarts of milk apiece. By 1950 this had dropped | to-an average of only 140 quarts for the year, or little more than % of a pint per day. Main cause of the drop was not a change in Canadians’ tastes or a drop in their appreciation of milk food- values, Prices had risen in many localities, and high prices of other essentials had cut the por- tion of family budgets which could be spent on milk. Royal Columbian and St. Mary’s Hospital Sisters Nola Jones and Betty Sabaurin, of the W.A., Local 1- 357, IWA, visited the following in the Royal Columbian and St. Mary’s Hospital distributing cig- arettes and copies of the B.C. Lumber Worker: Rudolph Finnegan, — Capilano Timber — Head injuries, doing well, Art Jensen, Fraser Mills — Hand amputated, improving. Kenneth Watson, Mohawk Handle—Operation,, very cheer- ful. R. A. Clarke, Whonnock Lum- ber Co—Cheerful. : Lawrence Rolls, Capilano Tim- ber—Mastoid operation. In good spirits. Vancouver General Hospital Sisters Vera Wild and Ruth Bullock, of the W.A. Local 1-217, IWA, visited the following in the Vancouver General Hospital and distributed cigarettes and copies of the B,C. Lumber Worker: Gordon Berry, Prince George —Back injury, improving slight- ly. 3 Donald Jory, Oliver- ing. Serious back injur Norman Rudolph, Granthams —Coming along. Hanmore, Robertson & Hack- ett — Up for X-rays. J. Kadziolka, Burns Leg improving. W. Amos, Powell River B.B. & B. Logging — Operation doing well, Improv- Lake— Wm. Pereve, Nelson,’ Burns Lumber — Crushed under lumber pile. Wm. Vogt, Canadian White Pine—Very cheerful: M. Cook, Lasqueti Island—Leg injury. Doing better. Bill Cressy, Merritt—Seems to be doing well. Viano Prami, Kelsey Bay, Sal- mon River Logging Co.—Extens- ive. severe injuries. J. Klockars, Port MeNeil Log- ging Co.—Operation. Doing well. Lem Kronrod, Fairview Lum- bed—Doing well Wilfred Carriere, Cranbrook, Natal Lumber Co.—Amputation and other injuries. J. Snyder, Squamish—Broken knee. Bill Skellet, Gibsons — Burns still improving. G. Boardman, Dot Logging Co. —Making progress and is cheer- ful. Geo. Pye, Gibsons—Doing well. Wm. Hill, Canadian Forest Products—Up and around. A. Desaulniers, Allison Har- bor—Heart condition improving. Sisters Kay Rankin and Ros- sie Cummins of the W.A. Local 1-217, IWA, visited the following in the Vancouver General Hospi- tal distributing cigarettes and copies of the B.C. Lumber Worker: Ollie Olsen, Vancouver Bay Logging—Burnt. Doing well. Dalip Shing, Kelly Lumber Co. —Leg injury. Pete Nygard, Beaver Cove— Broken jaw. Cecil Paisley, Aero Park Saw- mills—Back injury. Jack Jadziolka, Burns Lake— Leg injury. Jim Cook, Brown Pelvis injury. R. Clifford, Prince George— Leg injury. ¥. Hallberg, Youbou—Leg in- jury. John O'Neill, Harvey Logging —Broken back, W. Samson, Baeys— Back in- jury. Vanio Pranio, Salmon River Logging—Coming along well. Bill Cressy, Merritt — Hand injiry. _ M. Cook, Lasqueti Island—Leg injury. _ A. Apps, Cumberland—Leg in- jury. G, Padula, Comox Logging— Leg injury. A, Desaulniers, Allison Bay— Heart ailment. Ken Scott, Canadian White Pine—Pneumonia. George Pye, Sechelt—Burns, Bill Skellett, Sechelt — Jaun- dice, Walter Young, Eburne — Op- eration, Fred Squires, Eburne—Opera- tion. Wilfred Carrier, Englewood— Operation. Lumber— E. Swan, Shelly Logging. Len Young, Englewood — Op- eration. J. Barnes, Great Central Lake —Spine injury. Running, Port Hardy — Back injury. J. Ross, B.S. & W.—Arm in- jury. Alex Chamaschuk, B.C. Manu- facturing—Back injury. igneous Sisters Jean McKenzie and Kaye Swidrowich, of the W.A. Local 1-217, IWA, visited the following patients in the Van- couver General Hospital distri- buting cigarettes and copies of the B,C, Lumber Worker: Mr. Ferguson, Harrison Lake Mills—Arm injury, better. A. Walsuk, Booth Logging, Alert Bay—Hand injury, improv- ing. H. Jolander, Comox Logging— Coming along fine. D. Mercer, Hendricks Brothers Camp—Improved. Albert Smedley, Dock Logging —Better. Andrew , Hucklack, Holberg Camp—Broken leg. Nandor Nelson, Oscar Johnson Camp—Discharged. Swanberg, Puget Sound Camp —Transferred to Victoria. Stanley Westerlun — Up and around. Feeling fine. JAKE J. 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