Local 1-118 ° 5) Union’s Efforts ~ Score Results VICTORIA — Officials of Local 1-118... IWA., have been successful in getting a revision for car loaders at the B.C. For- est Products Sawmill and are still pressing for a fair rate for the Planer Mill Two-Saw Auto ‘Trimmer operator. B.C. FOREST PLYWOOD— The Plant Committee has success- fully resolved a long standing seniority grievance. There was al serious accident which took place on February 23rd that will be thoroughly investigated by all concerned. C.P.S. LBR. & TBR, CO—The revision affecting production crews are being discussed by the Local and F,I.R. which will bring their wage scale in line with those being negotiated on a district-wide basi HARBOUR, MOORE-WHI TINGTON & P.W. SAWMILLS —The Committee that has been negotiating with the Company for a group insurance plan, including M.S.A., has been successful and the Committee is to be congratu- lated for their efforts in this re- gard. BUTLER LOGGING — The Committee in this operation has successfully negotiated M.S.A. on a 50-50 basis. Our congratula- Customer: “Remember the Swiss cheése you sold me yester- day?” ‘ Grocery Clerk: “Yes, why?” Customer: “Did I understand you to say it was imported or deported?” tions to the Committee. Revisions effecting production crews of this Company are also being carried out between the Local Union and F.LR. ELDER -LOGGING—Expects to resume operations by the end of this month. Revisions are also being carried out for the em- ployees of this operation McCARTER SHINGLE MILL —It was reported that two ac- cidents took place recently in this operation. Bro. F. Rich and Bro. J. T. Waggett both received hand injuries. SOOKE LAKE PLYWOOD— The newly elected Committee under the able chairmanship of “Duke” Shepard has been dealing effectively with grievances as they come up. _DALZIEL BOX CO.—Still more of our members are out of work, due to the closing down of the night shift in this operation. The Plant Committee had to pre- vail upon the Company to apply the proper seniority because of the layoff, as well as bringing to their attention that one of the categories was not being paid according to the wage scale. Satisfactory set- tlement was reached on both counts. LABOR INCOME: Reached $5,767,000,000 in the first six months this year, $93,000,000 or about 2% more than in the first half of 1952. About 1% fewer had jobs, but per capita weekly earnings were up 2.5%. PARTS * Nanaimo Phone 1515 IRA BECKER & SON Vancouver Island Distributors I.E. 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OTTAWA (CPA)—Far more waste is found on spruce saw- log operations in Eastern Can- ada, where profits are the prime consideration, than in Saskatch- ewan where lumbering opera- tions are controlled by the pro- vincially - owned Saskatchewan Timber Board, according to a Federal Government publication. A survey by the Forestry Branch of the Department of Northern Affairs and National Resources showed that logging waste on Fastern Canadian spruce opera- tions was “nearly 13% of the mer- chantable volume of the original stand, whereas in Saskatchewan it was less than 59". The reason for the wide difference, the survey noted, was that the Saskatchewan Timber Board converted the small material into pulpwood but in the East there was no comparable out- let. > While the use of both log- lengths and the smaller material is desirable from a good utilization standpoint, ‘the .survey explains, “they must also be profitable ven- tures”. Thus, since Saskatchewan has a well-integrated forest policy, in which profits are not the only consideration, cnutting operations in the province are less likely to be wasteful. Royal Commission In 1947, a two-year Royal Com- mission study of forestry in the province indicated that cutting had been conducted on a get-rich-quick basis with resultant damage to Saskatchewan resources. The Commission reported that the supply of white spruce, the province's main saw timber, was so limited that the prevailing rate of cutting and waste would have exhausted the province's supply of white spruce saw timber within five years. A cutting policy has now been laid down which ensures a sustained yield of this timber. SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS =e, Report on how the members of Parliament vo issues directly affecting the trade unions has been « by the Political Action Committee of the Canadian of Labour and is shown below. 3 The record deals with (a) the vote on the voluntary check-off introduced again by Stanley Knowles, M.P., an " the I.T.U. and (b) on a bill also introduced by Stanley Knowles posing exemption from income tax on medical expenses. : The members from British Columbia voted as indicated hereunder: (a) (hy ate Campney, Hon. R. O. (Vancouver Centre) 1 Goode, T. H. (Burnaby-Richmond) L... . Green, Howard C. (Vancouver-Quadra) PC. Hahn, F. G. J. (New Westminster) SC-- MacDougall, J. L. (Vancouver-Burrard) 1 MacInnis, Angus (Vancouver-Kingsway) CC Philpott, Elmore (Vancouver South) L. Regier, Exbart (Burnaby-Coquitlam) CC Sinclair, Hon, Jas. (Coast Capilano) L-. Winch, Harold E. (Vancouver East) CCF. Vancouver Island c. Barnett, T. S. (Comox-Alberni CCF. Cameron, Colin (Nanaimo) CCF. Fairey, F. T. (Victoria) L... Other Constituencies Applewhaite, E. T. (Skeena) L. Byrne, J. A. (Kootenay East) L- Fulton, E. D. (Kamloops) PC. Herridge, H. W. (Kootenay Leboe, B. R. (Cariboo) S' Jones, O. L. (Okanagan Boundary) CCF. McLeod, G. W. (Okanagan-Revelstoke) SC. Patterson, A. B. (Fraser Valley) SC--. Election Motion Opposed OTTAWA-—A motion calling for votes in federal elections at 18 was opposed by the Government. Hazen Argue, the sponsor of the motion, said that three provinces already gave the franchise to citizens under 21 years, Canada Follows OTTAWA—Canada has no commitments towards Formosa un- less the United Nations takes any action, External Affairs Minister Pearson told Parliament. If the UN were asked for assistance in the matter, he added, Canada would give sympathetic consideration to such action in line with her UN membership. High Birth Rate OTAWA—Canada had the highest recorded number of births and the lowest death rate in 1953, DBS reported. Birth rate was 28.2 per 1,000 population, the death rate 8.6 and Canada’s rate of natural in- crease was the sixth highest in the world. Union Makes Gains - OTTAWA—A contract covering 200 employees of C, H. Smith of Windsor marker the first major gain of the CCL Department Store Organizing Committee. The contract with the department store pro- vided for a 1234% retroactive wage increase and other benefits. Compulsory Retirement Bill OTTAWA-—A Liberal member introduced a Bill in the Commons calling for the compulsory retirement of Senators at age 75, New U.N. Appointment TORONTO—George Cadbury, former economic adviser and chief industrial executive to the Saskatchewan Government, has been appointed expert on social and economic affairs in Jamaica. He is expected to stay in the UN Technical Assistance post for two years, sk) WM KK whe says so TV POPULAR OTTAWA (CPA) — Sales of television sets continue to boom as the new entertainment medium makes a greater impact on Can- adian national life. Radio sales, on the other hand, are hitting a slump. Latest figures on manufactur- ers’ sales show TV sales up 11% in May and 37% for the five- month period January-May, while To get the facts straight, it’s only common sense to be sure of sources, to double-check for accuracy. Province reporters and editors. have a reputation for fair, unbiased reporting that makes them respected wherever the Province is read. It will pay you, too, to be a regular reader of radio sales were down 34% in May and 28% in the five months. During May, 21,392 TV sets were sold, bringing the five- month total to 158,115. This com- pared with 19,231 sets sold dur- ing May, 1953, and a total of 115,249 sold in the first five months of last year. May's radio sales dropped to 33,291 compared with 50,546 and five-month sales aggregated 185,994 against 253,- 898 a year earlier, “OLD DOC” Dr. R. Llewellyn Douglas has moved his Dental Office from 9 East Hastings St. to 712 Robson St., Vancouver, B.C.