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COMING EVENTS

International Cabaret and
Smorgasbord, on Saturday,
September 28, in the Hast-
ings Auditorium, Vancouver,
will be a festive occasion
when the TLC-CCL Joint
Labor Commitiee to Combat
Racial Discrimination will
prove the meaning of its pro-
gram in good will, and so-
ciability.

Supper will be served from
7:15 p.m., followed by enter-
tainment and dancing. Tick-
ets are $2.00, and may be
obtained from TLC and CCL
union offices.

2 : B.C. LUMBER WORKER

The man who has the biggest

Plans are in readiness for
one of the largest and most
successful International Con-
yentions yet held by the
IWA, it was announced this
week by the convention ar-
rangements committee of Lo-
cal 1-217, IWA, host for the
occasion.

Although priority will be
given to the convention
agenda, as prepared by the
International Officers, the en-
tertainment and publicity
features are designed to ac-
centuate the fraternal spirit
of the organization, and at-
tract favorable attention
from the public.

LOCAL HONORS
JOE MORRIS

District President Joe Morris was presented with a
wrist watch by President Tony Poje, Local 1-80, at the
membership meeting, September 6, in recognition of hi:
services to the Local Union during his term of office as
President from 1948 to 1953. :

TYPICAL B.C, LOGGER, ‘wearing what every we ll-dressed logger will wear during Safety Weel

September 28 - October 3.

LOGGERS PROVE SKILLS

Spectators. at the Loggers’ Sports in Courtenay on
Labor Day witnessed a sensational demonstration of the
skills for which British Columbia loggers are famous.

Featured event of the program
was the exhibition of tree top-
ping by 60-year-old Swanty Ke-
Jonen from the State of Wash-
ington, who did the job as it was
done in the good old days, when
he topped the 100-ft. spar tree
from a springboard.

Martin. Holt and Alex McCub-
bing retained the 1-363 IWA
Challenge Cup for the second
year for the intermediate power
saw bucking contest, and also
won the’first prize in the heavy
power saw event.

Paul Searles proved the qual-
ity of world championship hand

bucking, when he cut through a
26-inch log in 1 min., 4 seconds.

Bill Baikie sent all his oppon-
ents for a ducking in the log
birling events.

Results of the various contests
were as follows:

BUCKING (26-inch log) —
Albert Holst, 671/5; Eric
Cresswell, 76 4/5; Gordon Mc-
Lean, 803/5; William Ripka,
94,

CHOPPING (12-inch chop)
—Phil Whitaker, 483/5; Paul
Searles and Alan Woodrow,
each, 55 2/5. :

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Prescriptions, Drug Sundries,
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Phone 1600

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Hours: 9- 5:30

DOUBLE POWER SAW
(46-inch log)—Martin Holt and
Alex McCubbing, 60 2/3; Mike
Papso and Gunner Ludvigson,
753/5; Hugh Anderton and
Martin Pederson, 851/5; Pete
Sundbury and Fred Orsbond,
107 1/5.

TREE CLIMBING — Hamp
Johnson, 23; Ernie Alexander,
273/53; Jack Creelman, 28 3/53
Gerry Pappenberger, 36 4/5.

INTERMEDIATE BUCK-
ING—Martin Holt and Alex
McCubbing, 85 3/5; Martin
Pederson and Hugh Anderton,
941/5; Joe Pederson and Bill
Henski, 2311/5.

HAND BUCKING — Paul
Searles, 1.04; Allan Woodrow,
1.24; Hugh McKenzie, 1.24;
Phil Whitaker, 1.39 4/5.

SPLICING —Dennis Durrie,
2.37%; Pete Dewar, 2511/5;
John Toivonen, 3122/5; Har-
old Johnson, 3.138; Ralph Ross,
4.2; Jack Creelman, 4,33.

LOG ROLLING—Bill Baike,
Jubiel Wickheim.

EXHIBIT, TREE CLIMB-
ING-—S. Fedichen, 33; N. Hast-
ings, 34; D. Bell and W. Carter
421/10; Sandy Strachan,
543/10; J. C. Tam, 55 2/5; T.
Ellison, 1.2; R. Hunt, 1.7 3/10,

OMISSION

The following two names
were omitted from the list of
Delegates of Local 1-80,
IWA, elected to attend the
17th Annual International
Convention in Vancouver:

George Smythe, Camp No.

6, Youbou.

Manne Hanson, 61 Acadia

St., Nanaimo.

The, gift was tendered with
words of appreciation by his suc-
cessor in office. In accepting the
gift, the District President ex-
pressed his gratitude, and spoke
of the loyal cooperation on the
part of the members, which had
inspired pride in the achieve-
ments of the Local Union.

IWA Convention Delegates

Delegates elected to attend the
IWA International Convention in
Vancouver were:

R. Bouchard, Youbou; Joe Mor-

ris, Ladysmith; Tony Poje, Na-

naimo; Andy Aitken, Ladysmith;
Ernest Boulet, Lake Cowichan;
James: Humphreys, Camp 6, You-
bou; Frank Telford, Coombs; A. _
L. Smith, Port Renfrew; Dennis
(Pat) Bailey, Lake Cowichan;
Bruce Sanderson, Honeymoon
Bay; Gilbert Schofield, Lady-
smith; Lorne Johnstone, Duncan,
Alternates elected were:
Stanley Heys, Ladysmith; Lee
Nelson, Nanaimo; Ross Davis,
Youbou; Dick Hawes, Nanaimo.

division.

In addition to the camp com-
mittees the conference was at-
tended by Financial Secretary
Fred Fieber, Local 1-71, Super-
intendent Russell Mills, CFP, and
J. Ross, FIR, as well as other
company officials.

The results of the conference
are now being placed into draft
form by the Local Union officials
and FIR, and will later be placed
before the Sub-Locals for ratifi-
cation. A further visit will be
made to the Camps by Secretary
Fieber, when the question is un-
der consideration.

Pioneer Timber

Meeting held at Pioneer Tim-
ber Camp, addressed by Finan-
cial Secretary Fred Fieber, elect-
ed Tom Gordon as Head Job
Steward. Team work between
Chairman Pete Rotham, and the
newly-elected head steward
brought immediate results in 40
new clieck-offs, and the promise
that the camp will soon be 100%
IWA.

Crew Change ie

Bob Ross, formerly employed
at Beaver Cove Camp, Northern
Pulpwod, has joined the crew of
the Loggers’ Navy. Harry Green,
formerly on the Union’s flagship,
is now supervising activities in
and around Terrace, Kitimat and

Queen Charlotte Islands.

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BRITISH COLUMBIA

Englewood Men
Discuss Rules

All-day discussion at Camp “N”, attended by delegates
from all six camps of the Englewood Division, CFP, held
on September 6, achieved agreement on eight points which
had caused difficulty in interpretations of the master con-
tract dealing with seniority as now applicable to the whole

_ The new organizer, Bob Ross,
is well known throughout the
Coast logging camps where he
plied his trade as a rigger, and
established an excellent record
for IWA organizing ability,

STEEL
HALL
OPENS

Official opening of the new
$40,000 Steelworkers’ Hall in
Vancouver was celebrated by
hundreds of attending trade
unionists last Labor Day, in
compliment to the Steelwork-
ers’ achievement in planning,
financing, and constructing the
Hall, through their own Coz
operative Building Society.
The gathering was briefly ad-
dressed by International Repre-
sentative Pen Baskin, after which
the Hall, gaily decorated for the
occasion, was declared open for
trade union activity by President
Frank Duhart of the Steelwork-
ers’ Area Council. :

Visitors inspecting the buil
were loud in their praise of
modern offices and spacious meet-
ing pale Shae hall with its —
moving pi kitchen:
facilities, and PAs sat