2nd Issue, October B.C. LUMBER WORKER 9 Impressions of Fishing Derby By IWA ROVING REPORTER VERY day in every way, my trade union education gets _ improved. This time I learned about new fishing tech- niques from the IWA. It all happened because I accepted Joe Madden’s invitation to take in the Fishing Derby staged by Local 1-357, IWA, New Westminster, Joe drew me a map with minute directions, without which I would never have been able to find my way over the tortuous 30 miles of roads that led to Haney Bar, the scene of operations. It was a beautiful Sunday, so all went well, until I reached the toll gate set up by the farmer who controls the only known xoad to the bar. One dollar, please, or you can walk the rest of the way. I coughed up, and then learned that the farmer’s wife had made over $3000 pin money last season, just by sitting in her car at that gate, Saturdays and Sundays. Some of us are in the wrong racket, says we. It was a sight to behold, when I reached the bar. Who would ever have imagined that Izaac Walton’s tradition would be so popular. Along two miles of sandy bar at the river’s edge, business was as lively as on Granville St., Saturday afternoons. Mostly, it was a family occa- sion. Youngsters kept erupting from the family cars which were parked along the bush, hub to hub. -¢ Some had their sumptuous trailers, others erected tents, and the more sophisticated did their camping in the raw. But the eat- and not us. ing needs. ment of our country; Ww war nrg. : In the early days of our industry, it was the accepted custom. stripped, and then simply move on. But not-these days, We of Columbia Cellulose are permanent residents of the communities in which we live and work. We know that our future, that of our industry, and indeed much of the future of this province depends on perpetual yield from the forests. That is why we take great care to harvest our forests scien- tifically; why we devote so much time and money and effort to conservation and fire prevention; why we work to increase the growth in our woodlands to meet any increas- We know that only by such measures can we maintain our forests as an everlasting source of wealth for this province, and our communities as the bases for the future develop- COMPANY LIMITED © PRINCE RUPERT, B.C, An affiliate of Canadian Chemical & Cellulosé Company, Ltd. ey for woods operators to work a location until the hills were ing, drinking and sleeping enter- prises were just a background for the exciting business at the water’s edge. Every two yards or so, one could see, men, women and chil- dren intently watching a pole slanted over a tripod, for that quiver which betrays the nibbling: of a steelhead, or maybe just a bullhead—more absorbing than a horse race. It’s done this way. You first get achair. You place beside this chair such refreshments as may seem fitting for the day’s outing. You then cast the line with bait into midstream, and rest the rod against the tripod. If you're sleepy you fasten a bell on the end of the rod. You then await events with a serene frame of mind, induced by ample nourishment, the sunshine, and as large a measure of good fellowship as one is capable of assimilating. The fish in the stream will provide the rest of the day’s excitement. Be not misled. It takes skill. You will have to know the angles about getting into the right places, and how to play the fish, once it strikes. All this verbiage is intended to convey the impression that a lot of people had a lot of fun at the IWA Fishing Derby, and, that in- cludes the women and children. The IWA contest was well run, and was appreciated by the de- votees of the sport. It was a wholesome, happy way to spend a Sunday, out in the great out-of-doors. There was evidence of good fellowship on every hand, and that’s what makes a Union. Joe Madden, and Rae Eddie, who did the honors for the Ex- ecutive, didn’t catch any fish themselves, but they had a good time, as I had, sharing the fun of another successful IWA social event. Please invite me again next year, Joe. CNR OFFICES AUTOMATE OFFICE WORK TORONTO (CPA) — The pro- gram of the Canadian National Railways to introduce automation into its office operations will take from four to seven years, a union official in charge of negotiations for CNR office workers told a conference of white collar work- ers here. x The conference, organized by the Canadian Congress of Labor and held on the eve of its 15th Annual Convention, was attended by 75 delegates from ten affiliat- ed organizations, Stan Eighteen, Secretary of the Joint Protective Board of the Canadian Brother- hood of Railway Employees, which covers some 16,000 CNR white collar workers, and Joseph Tuma, of the United Auto Work- ers (CIO-CCL) dealt with the probable impact of automation in the office field. Mr. Eighteen stated that his union and the railway company had held consultations on the planning towards automated of- fice operations that had already taken place. Both the union and the management were paying for the expense of training one union member so that the CBRE could participate intelligently in the automation program. Joseph Tuma, who is a member of the UAW Engineering Staff, warned delegates that it was the job of the whole labor movement to ensure that the result of in- creasing automation is not poy- erty where it could be plenty. He predicted that the 30-hour week would be a reality within his own lifetime. Marital Status: 659% of all females and 64% of all males of 15 years of age and over in the 10 provinces were married in 1952, an increase from a decade earlier when 599% of the females and 57% of the males of 15 years jand over were married.