Ist Issue, December B.C. LUMBER WORKER ib t Vancouver General Sisters Jessie Wwart and Pea: Hodgson of the W.A., Local 1- IWA, visited the’ following _ p: tients in the Vancouver General Hospital, November 10, distribut- ing candy, cigarettes ‘and copies of the B.C! Lumber Worker: H, Latom, MacMillan. & Bloedel, UclueletFinger injury. Parkes, Western Plywoods = "Ponsils, 3. Hounsion, Universal Box. J. James, Boston Bar—Leg. Ik, Arneborg, St. Vincent Bay, A. Clayton, Stewart, B.C, — Skull ‘and ‘chest injury. A. Welsh, Elk” “River ‘Timber, Campbell River—Back injury. L, Bouchard, Sonora Island—Pel- vie injur: Jessie Pearson, i. shea . SKayman, Vancouyer Plywood. A. MeLeod, Salmon River.» W. Hiexter, Osoyoos—foot injury. ©. Brown, ‘Alberta Lumber — Leg injury. K, Tahara, Devine Logging — Leg injury, Hans Lokken, Eburne Sawmill — Leg injury. P. Wagstafte, Jeune Landing—Rib injuries, U. Lavoie, Williams Lake — Leg injury. Vancouver Ply- M. Martin, Englewood — Leg in- jury. 1 Justkatla — Injured jonoda, Kamloops—Leg Injur: 0. Lennard, Columbia Cellulose — Pelvic injury. Parent, Kamloops — Leg in- jury. Sisters Jessie Ewart and Pearl Hodgson of the L.A., Local 1-217, IWA, yisited the following pa- tients’ in the Vancouver’ General Hospital, November 24, distribut- ing candy, cigarettes and copies of the B.C. Lumber Worker: Albert Webster, W. Cox Logging Skull injury. Bouchard, Sonora Island—Pel- vis injury A. Welsh, Elk River Timber—Back inju A. Clayton, Stewart, and skull injury. L, Leith, Kitimat—Spinal injury. J, James, Boston Bar—Leg injury. B.C.—Chest H, ‘ & Bloedel, rt Alberni—Back’ injury. Sexsie Parson, Vancouver Ply- wood, A. McLeod, Salmon River, B.C. P. Wagstaff, Salmon River, B.C. eune Landing, Wagstai Zlom 1, Hburne mills, r, Prince George — Leg K, Bedell, Dawson Creek — Leg A, ‘Trenchand, Terrace—Back and leg injurie: K, Mulnkom, Juskatla — Knee in- han, Prince George — Leg injury, Leg injury. x Columbia Ceilulose— Pelvis injury, W. Bingham, Williams Lake—Bacl injury. Sisters Jessie Ewart and Pearl Hodgson of the L.A,, Local 1-21 IWA, visited the following pi tients in the Vancouver Gener: Hospital, November 17, distribut- ing candy, cigarettes and copies of the B.C, Lumber Worker: A. Clayton, Stewart, B.C. — Chest ‘and skull injuries, E, Farkes, Western Plywoods — ‘Tonsils. HW, Leith, Kitimat—Spinal injuries. J. Jamex, Boston Bar—Leg injur A. Webster, W. Cox Logging Com- pany—Skull injury. M. Whitford, Dawson Creek. L. Bouchard, Sonora Island—Pel- vis injury. R, Waddell, Flavelle Cedar. Al Welsh, Elk River Timber — Back injury. Jexsie Pearson, ‘wood. A, MeLeod, Salmon River. Aifrea Gillis, Minstrel Island — Internal injurie W;, Rienter, Osoyoos, B.C, — Foot ni R. Jeune Landing — Wagstatte, Mans Lokken, Vancouver Ply- Eburne Sawmill — Injured ribs, Leg injury. Wm, Stewart, Dawson Creek. I. Herttua, Juskatla —" Injured fingers. J. Sonoda, Kamloops—Leg injury. ©. Lennara, Columbia Ceilulose— Pelvis infury. St. Paul’s Sister Bobbie Sharpe of the L.A., Local 1-127, IWA, visited the fol- lowing patients in St. Paul's Hos- pital, November 24, distributing candy, cigarettes and “copies of the B.C. Lumber Worker: J. Andrews, Fleetwood Logging Co. — Fractured ankle, Looks ine. J. Stowe, Stillwater, B.C. — Knee injury. Going home so 3. Masirom, Prince George’ — Leg injury. Coming along. B. Inegt—Back injury. Ernie Mass, Prince George—Leg injury. Looks well. W, ‘Townsend, Western Plywood— Thigh and hip injury. S, Marshall, Kitimat—Blood pois- oning. Not well. Tommy Java, Minstrel Bay — Hip injury. ¥, Kawaski, Merritt, B.C. — An- emia. Royal Columbian Sisters Frances Love and Gladys Smith IWwa, tient of the L.A. Local 1-36’ visited the “following _pa- in the Royal Columbia Hos- November 9-16, distributing cigarettes and copies of the Lumber Worker: A, B. Murray—Improving. » B.C, Forest, Hammond— Improvin 3. Harris, ‘raser Mills—Improy- igcan, Fraser Mills — Improving. Samuel Fraser, O'Brien Logging— Poor, Milton Liv, Paci ing. D, Austin Pacific Veneer—Improv- ic Pine—Improv- ing. BU Vuskic, Timberland—Improv- ing. ‘Talson, Mil ing. Wm. Findlay, Pacific Veneer—Im- proving. Jas, Strahn, Pacific Veneer — Im- proving. M. Day, Pacifie Veneer—Improv- rr Fraser —Improv- ing. Paddy Whitelaw,, St. Mary's — Ladies’ Auxiliar: ‘©. Hospital — Ladies’ Auxilfary Sisters Gladys Smith and Fran- ces Love of the L.A., Local 1-357, «WA, Visited the following pa- tients in the Royal Columbian Hospital, November 16-22 di: tributing can cigarettes and copies of the B. J. Harris, ing. A. Bezanson, Universal Box—Fair. R. Doerr, P.V.—Improving. Findlay, P.V.—Improving. rs Nola Jones and Frances of the Ladies Auxiliary Local 1-357, IWA, visited the following patients in’ the Royal Columbian Hospital November 8th, distribut- ing candy, cigarettes ‘and copies of the B.C. Lumber Worker. B. Seribner, Eburne Sawmills. Martens, Retired from P.V. A. Korely, retired. ©. B. Marten, Lion's Gate Lumber. R, Hampton, Thurston Flavelle. Waxselr Chaley, Alaska Pine. Rier Holland, Fraser Mills. George Buckiey, Van. Shingle, Wm. Veatkin, Canadian White Pine. James Strohm, Pacific Veneer. James Rempel, Haney. Hayrup, Tahsis. Kumz, Whonnock Lumber Company. John Harris, Lumber. John Redling, Alaska Pine, Ole Brekke, Fraser Mills. Doug Andrews, Halkett Bay. James Wilxon, Father works at Alaska Pine. Sam Fraser, Father IWA member. Gary Lamberton, North Vancouver Douglas Brown, Thurston Flavelle David Aston, Pacific Veneer. S, Desterholm, Fraser Mills, ank Talson, Fraser Mills Slywehuk, Thurston Flavelle. Legath, Kashmire Lumber Co. Fraser Mills—improv- Canadian Western Coloring Matter Pollutes Food The danger of food contamination from artificial color- ing was noted at the 1955 Canadian nutrition ‘conference in Ottawa, although most news reports dealt with progress jn the scientific feeding of children, the ill and the aged. “Evidence is growing that sev- eral food colouring agents now permitted under the federal food laws have rather high toxicity levels,” a Health Department of- ficial warned. a Incidental Additives The official explained that there were two classifications of substances added to food. Incid- ental additives are chemicals that get into the food while it is grown, cleaned, processed, pack- the greatest potential hazard to health.” The intentional additives are put into food for a purpose and they include emulsifiers, extend- ers, tenderizers, flavouring, col- ouring agents, bleaches, matur- ing agents, antioxodants and mould inhibitors. The Maritime Co-operator last month commented that there was “little cause for elation” in the prediction that the use of poison- P.G. Unit Holds Party Prince George Ladies’ Aux- iliary of Local 1-424, IWA, held their second Card Party of the season, November 24, in the CCF Hall, Prince George. Prize winners for the evening were: Mrs. Von Biek, gents’ first; Mrs. Florell, ladies’ first; Mr. C. Whitmore, gents’ consolation; Mrs. H. Andres, ladies’ consola- tion. ment would act speedily on the matter, Nefarious Deeds “What is inexplicable is that those who poison our food so ‘gaily should be permitted to carry on their nefarious deeds for such a long time without even a mild chiding. There is grow- ing evidence that the colouring agents are poisonous. Just how much evidence is necessary to stop the poisoning procedure? “In a matter as serious as this it is only reasonable to expect that even a suspicion would be enough to warrant a suspension of operations,” the Co-operator said. Nutritious Program “All of this makes us wonder how far advanced we really are in the nutrition program. A great deal of time and money is spent in nutritional research and in the teaching of nutrition. From the time the seed is put in the ground until the food is prepared. in the kitchen the knowledge gained over the years in the science of nutrition are ap- plied. Great emphasis is placed upon teaching the housewife the basic principles of nutrition. To what purpose all this activity if we permit manufacturers to put poison in our food?” “Consumers may like a bright colour for a particular product but they do not like it so much that they are willing to pay the price of gradually poisoning their families,” stated the Maritime consumers’ publication. 1 BOX HELPS 50 CHILDREN OTTAWA (CPA) — Every time a Canadian buys a $1 box of Christmas greeting cards from UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund), the organiza- tion can help undernourished and under-privileged children of the world fight malnutrition and disease. An order for one box of fen cards enables UNICEF to buy a week’s sup- ply of milk for 50 undernour- ished children; DDT to safe- guard four youngsters against malaria for a year; or cine to help protect 50 children against tuberculosis. The attractive cards, complete with envelopes, are illustrated by an eminent French illustrator who provided his services free. They are obtainable from the United Nations Association in Canada, 340 McLeod Street, Ot- tawa, Ont. é BOOK PURGE IRKS CARROL By CARROL COBURN We are happy to see that the village of Flesherton, Ontario, is to be protected against insidious forces that threaten to undermine not only the morals of the villagers but the unblemished purity of their native tongue. After plumbing the depths of the village library, ex-reeve John Cook has come up with four books which he claimed were part of “an anti-Christian conspiracy to poison the minds of the Cana- dian public.” We quote from the Canadian Press: “Holding up a copy of ...., Cook denounced it not only for what he called ‘its obscene con- tent’ but because the title and the author’s name were printed on the jacket in small letters without capitals. Insidious Scheme “He said the lack of capitaliza- tion on the cover violated the fundamental principles of litera- ture and was part of ‘an insidious scheme to degrade the English.’ “I knew there was something wrong with that book as soon as I saw it,” he said. (We have omitted the name of the book so that none of our readers might be encouraged to borrow it from their libraries and wallow obscenely in a degrading morass of. uncapitalized letters. It _wouldn’t do you any good to ask for it anyway—the waiting lists are probably a mile long al- ready.) Filled with Filth The books, said ex-reeve Cook, are filled with “filth, sex and ob- scenity,” also with “profanity, sex and sacrilege.” We congratulate John Cook on his fine, crusading zeal, but we doubt that he has yet pierced to the heart of the problem, After all, living in a village named flesherton (oops! we mean FLESHerton), isn’t there a per- manent danger that the residents’ minds will be distracted by ideas that are, well, shall we say, fleshly ? s A drive must be started right now to change that name. The obvious choice would be to rename the village Spiritville. But no, that wouldn’t do. Much too suggestive of alcoholism. Perhaps Mr. Cook would settle for Bowdlersburg? With a name like that, the vil- lagers might even elect Mr. Cook back to be reeve again. Say, you don’t imagine that’s what he’s been thinking of all along .. .? (Note: For the information of: the younger generation, Mr. Bowdler was a gentleman who undertook to rewrite the works of Shakespeare, deleting from them all taints of sex, profan- ity, sex, sacrilege, sex, slang and sex. By the time he was finished, there wasn’t much left of Shakespeare—but what was left was awfully, awfully pure. The story has a sad end- ing, though. Nobody wanted to read it.) Remember, when you point your finger accusingly at some- one else, you've got three fingers pointing at yourself. Sign on church bulletin board— “You think it’s hot here?” Board of B.C. Basic Accident Prevention. 180 West Hastings Street INSTRUCTION IN INDUSTRIAL FIRST AID available through Correspondence Courses leading to Industrial First Ald Certificates approved by the Workmen's Compensation Also Correspondence Course in Timekeeping and THE INDUSTRIAL FIRST AID ATTENDANTS ASSN. OF B.C. Vancouver 8, B.C. 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