B.C. LUMBER WORKER

1st Issue, December

NEWS DIGEST

Items of Interest To
Labor In Capsule Form

N.H.S. Improves Relationship

LONDON.—A group of British doctors stated that doctor-
patient relationship was equally as good and in some cases better
sinee the inception of the National Health Service. The comment
was contained in the report of a three-year survey of the NHS.

Health Records Set

OTTAWA.—Canada established several new health records dur-
ing 1953, according to DBS. Death (8.6 per 1,000 population) and
infant mortality (35 per 1,000) rates reached a new low while the
natural increase was at an all-time high of 19.6 per 1,000.

100 Million Budget Deficit

OTTAWA.—The possibility of a deficit of $100 million in the
nation’s accounts by next budget day faced Finance Minister Harris
as revenues fell by $153 million during the first six months of the
fiseal year while expenditure fell by only $16.6 million. The last
budget deficit was recorded in 1945-46.

Misleading Advertising Charged

WASHINGTON.—The Federal Trade Commission laid charges
of false and misleading advertising against 17 health, accident and
hospital insurance companies. The companies handle one-third of
the total U.S. health and accident insurance business on individual
policies and collect $300 million annually in premiums.

AT CALCUTTA |

JOE MIYAZAWA, IWA Associate Director of Research and Educa-
tion (left), discusses with ICFTU Assistant General Secretary,
Hans Gottfurcht, centre, and the United Steelworkers Director of
Education, Gower Markle (right), subjects on the agenda of the
ICFTU Seminar in Calcutta, India,

ClO - AFL Merger Close
WASHINGTON.—The possibility of a merger between the CIO
and AFL within a few months was suggested by Presidents Reuther
and Meany following a meeting of the CIO-AFL Unity Committee.
Plans for the merger are to be drawn up by sub-committees of the
two labor bodies which haye a combined membership of 15 million.

Unions Plan Co-operation
MONTREAL.—he Machinists (AFL-TLC) and the Steel-
workers (CIO-CCL) agreed to co-operate on strikes at nearby
Lachine. 1,100 IAM members were out at Dominion Engineering
and 1,150 Steelworkers were out at the parent Dominion Bridge
following company refusal to implement conciliation board recom-
mendations.

Publication date of the next issue of the B.C. LUMBER WORKER
is December 16th, Deadline for ad copy is December 9th and for

mews copy December 10th,

BCLowsentiWornen

Representing the Orgenived Loggers and Mill Werkers of B.C. +
PUBLISHED TWICE MONTHLY ON THE FIRST
= International Woodworkers of America (CIO-CCL)
forkers of America (CTO-
B.C. District Counell No. 1 <p
DISTRICT OFFICERS:

Geol
‘Welter F, Allen

GEORGE H. MITCHELL, Secretary-Treasurer
45 Kingsway - Phone FAirmont 8807-8

THE THINGS YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR IN

CANVAS RAINWEAR

YOU WILL FIND IN

STANDARD COAT 66

Note the “tailored” de-
siga, giving maximum
comfort and freedom; the
cape and sleeves all’ one
Piece, and seams only un-
der-arm. Note also the
more generous use of ma-
terials with _interlining
away down at back.

STANDARD PANTS

See the extra depth of
double thickness, front
and back, and interlining
down entire front. Lots
of pockets, too.

From Your Local Dealer or Commissary

DRY-BAK”

HAT

You will find that it is
substantial and water re-
pellet... 2 real hat
: . « but soft, pliable,
and light in weight.

BUY ONLY GENUINE
“PIONEER BRAND”

“DRY-BAK”

CRUISER'S COAT
Notice how it is moulded
to fit with comfort and
freedom. Double  thick-
ness over shoulders,
chest,, back and sleeves:
Look’ at the four roomy
outside pockets and pen-
gil pocket, and see the
inside breast map pocket,
then look at the back and
see the large pack pocket
“with openings both sides,
(This design of coat
comes in featherweight
olive drab water repellent
poplin, too.)

FALLER’S SHIRT
‘The fallers’ and, buckers’
shirt is an original “Pio-
neer Brand” design, built
to give full freedom with
extra protection where
needed, and with extra
long skirt at back. (‘This
comes in olive drab
featherweight water-
repellent. poplin.)

IT IS MADE IN VANCOUVER, B.C., BY JONES TENT & AWNING LTD.

Farm Homes Need

OTTAWA (CPA)—Canada is
not the land of big farms that
some people imagine it to be,
The Royal Bank of Canada
states in its monthly newsletter
dealing with Canadian rural
life. As revealed by the last
census, only 10 percent of the
farms are 640 acres or more in
area, the letter notes.

At the time of the 1951 census,
the rural population was 5;381,-
000 or 38.4% of the total popula-
tion of 14,009,429,

Nearly one-half of all farm
holdings in Canada fell between
51 and 200 acres in size, while
less than one percent were being
operated under employed man-
agement,

Long Hours

The lot of the farm worker is
not an easy one in terms of the
hours he is expected to work. A

As low as

$328.00

McCULLOCH Model 47
CHAIN SAW

This one-man saw cuts time on
all professional woodcutting
jobs like logging, pulp cutting,
free’ surgery, construction work,
etc. Fells and bucks a 5-ft. tree
in minutes. Gasoline powered,
operates easily in any position.
Weight but 30 Ibs. Comes in
six models, blades from 14” to
36”. Drop in to your

dealer’s and see it,

try it, buy it, It'll

poy for itself in “no-

tim

McCULLOCH

COMPANY OF CANADA LTD.

220 West Ist Avenue
Vencouver 10, B.C.

Phone: EM 2155

| Modernization

questionnaire to farmers showed
that farm operators and hired
laborers were expected to work
between 10 and 15 hours daily in

the working day might be re-
duced to 9 hours,

Modern conveniences were en-
joyed by a far smaller proportion
of farm homes than was the case
in either rural non-farm homes
or urban households. The census

See for yourself—today.

THE CAN

all seasons except winter, when}

showed that only 56% of farm,

homes had electric light compared
with 76% of rural non-farm
homes and over 99% of urban
homes. Piped water was avail-
able in only 33% of farm homes
against 46% of rural non-farm
homes and 94% of city homes.

A total of 528,430 farm homes
were without bath or shower
(84%) against 446,720 rural non-
farm homes (72%) and only 36,-
170 urban homes (17%).

Indoor plumbing does not ne-
cessarily mean greater cleanli-
ness, the newsletter points out,
but it is, in its way, a symbol of
comfort. “The country home of
the old type will not hold its own
against the lure of the city.”

wi

BANKING BY MAIL

The safe way to save
your money is to put it
in a bank. You can do
this best through any
of the branches of the
Canadian Bank of
Commerce in British
Columbia. Get some
Banking by Mail forms
before you leave town,
or write for a supply to
your nearest branch of
the Commerce.

BANKING BY MAIL is convenient, easy tn do.

IAN BANK

OF COMMERCE

80 Branches in British Columbia