WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

March, 1960.
2nd Issue

Continued From Last Issue

“Glamorous Budget”

Indirect Debt

The Premier justifies this
segregation of $543,220,000 in-
direct debt in the contingent
liabilities column by stating that

_ the physical assets and works
represented, (and not recorded
in the provincial balance sheet)
are valued at $655,000,000. He
also states that although this
debt is fully guaranteed by the
provincial government, no claim
has yet been made for imple-
mentation of the guarantee.

Statements which appear in
the Public Accounts, tabled for
the year ending March 31, 1959,
show that these self-liquidating
projects must assume the -cost
of debt, resulting from necessary
borrowings. It follows that the
cost of this debt must fall on
to the Bridges Authority those
who rely on the services so
provided, as in the payment of
tolls or electric services from
the Power Commission.

Gaglardi. Pro-labour

Highway Minister Gaglardi
declared that he is pro-labour
and that his position is the same
as that stated by President
Jodoin of the CLC. He claims
to command the confidence of
labour,

Public Works Minister Chant,
referring to his remarks last

session said, “I have gained the
impression that there is evidence
of a firmer attitude on the part
of the responsible elements of
labour in this province to-
wards that other element which
would destroy on the one hand
the hard-won gains of Labour
itself, and on the other the con-
fidence of management and
citizens alike in the integrity of
the Labour movement.

The recent action taken in
disciplining the SIU following
the shocking attack on Mr.
Greaves is an indication of this
attitude. The fact that such an
incident could happen makes it
abundantly clear that the warn-
ing expressed by some of us in
the past were made with good
intent, and good reasons.

Neéd For Vigilance

It further demonstrates the
need for vigilance on the part of
all of us. We must not allow the
rule of intimidation and violence
to replace the lawful adminis-
tration of good Jabour relations.

“The mail received in my of-
fice following my Budget De-
bate Speech of the last session
was a revelation to me. It came
from,all segments of society, and
included many letters from
Union members deeply concern-
ed with the infiltration of

Whats New
For You

LIGHT is intensified 50,000
times by a U.K. invention, enabl-
ing objects invisible to the naked
eye to be seen and photographed,
The original faint picture passes
through a glass vacuum tube about
18 in. long and appears 50,000
times brighter on a phosphor-
escént screen at the far end of
the tube. It’s expected to find
wide use in astronomy, nuclear

physics and hospital X-ray exam-
inations,

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PORTABLE HUMIDIFIER
counteracts the air-drying effect
of central heating in buildings. It
works electrically, emitting a very
fine moisture dispersion, which is
said to be non-wetting, into the
atmosphere. Weight: 10 lb.

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REVERSIBLE LIFERAFT is
ready for use whichever way it
lands up in the water, The raft
takes only 17 seconds to be auto-
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water. A special jet-inflated

canopy can also be erected in 20
sec. to provide shelter and insula-

tion, Survivors can climb aboard
from all sides.

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ELECTRICAL MANICURIST
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cuticle, remove excess cuticle,
eliminate hangnails, stimulate
circulation to promote healthy,
flexible nails, and safely erases
corns and caliuses from feet,
too, maker claims, Price: $29.95.

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TOYS for the scientific
minded child include a minia-
ture Van de Graaff generator
that produces 75,000 volts, yet
is completely safe due to the
small amount of current pro-
duced in the _ sparks. « Also
there’s a color spectroscope lab,
a microscope set and a “light
polarizer lab.”

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GETTING SMALLER: Japan-
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Then there is the. story of
sized head who refused to go to

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dangerous elements into the
ranks of Labour leaders.

Mob Rule

“The rank and file of Labour
members often live in fear of
retribution if they do not toe
the line as directed by Union
bosses. If we pay scant heed
to those and other lawless hap-
penings, wé shall suffer the
dire consequences of mob rule,

“I believe it is our duty as a
Government to help the sound
elements achieve their aim of
sound law-abiding labour rela-
tions. These sound elements do
not deplore Bill 43. I feel sure
they are ready to accept the
responsibility and confidence
that is reposed in them as
mature persons in a democracy.”

Minister Wicks

Labour Minister Wicks has so
far side-stepped any discussion
of labour-management issues. In
an oblique manner, he cancelled
out his former criticism of the
IWA for “playing politics” in-
stead of energetic support of
the lumber industry’s safety pro-

‘gram by complimenting all and

sundry for an outstanding safety
performance, When speaking in
the House, he devoted his at-
tention to the new department
under his administration, Com-
mercial Transport.

Highway sign in Nebraska:
“Main highway open for traffic
while detour is being repaired.”

U.K. Develops
New Fluid

Drive System

A new fluid drive system for

_ off-the-road vehicles has been

developed in the U.K.

It can boost work output by
25%, according to its manufac-
turers.

Simple to operate, it means in-
creased safety and reduction in
driver fatigue. :

In the system, a single lever
combining clutch, gear and ac--
celeration control replace the con-
ventional clutch and gearbox
controls.

It operates on the hydrostatic
principle, has been tried out on a
conventional-tractor, diesel quarry
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has only to move contro] lever
back and forward to make vehicle
go forward or in reverse, slowly
or at maximum speed. No braking
is necessary since neutral position
of lever lets engine tick over
while wheels remain locked.

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