ywood cuts show need
or _— labor action

By HAROLD PRITCHETT
By agreement Ply ywood In-

week. T his was necessary, ac-

cording to an _ employers’

spokesman, because ,of over

production of plywood and as

a result of overproduction, ply-

wood prices are falling due to
ne glut on the market.

PRIOR GARAGE
& SERVICE

219 Prior St.
MU 3-2926
COMPLETE AUTO
SERVICE & REPAIRS

Auto Body Work

HING LEE, Proprieior

GAS HEATING

SALES AND
INSTALLATIONS
® COMMERCIAL
@ INDUSTRIAL
® RESIDENTIAL

Harry C. Weinstein

GAS CONTRACTOR

3823 W. 12 or 315 Powell
CA 4-7304 — MU 1-4857

work cut-
taking |

addition

sae lay ae are

| place. The need for a shorter |

werk week is necessary if the
workers are to benefit from
technological improvements.

The plywood industry is an |
outstanding example of the in- |
| troduction of more man power-
saving machines. Add to this a |

terrific speed-up of the remain-
ing workers and you have the
highest accident and fatality
rate in the history of the wood-
working industry

fits reaches an all-time high.

For example, the employers |

introduced a new Core ma-
chine, better known
Wheeler Saw.
machine

The new Core

the 32 men required formerly. |
The door factory, which form- |
workers, |

erly required 200
now, with automatic machin-

while |
| man-hour production and pro-

as the |

produces more than |

“Castle Jewelers
590 WEST GEORGIA
Vancouver, B.C.
PHONE MU 5-5014
Watchmaker & Jewelers
Special Dis-
count to all
Tribune Rea-
ders. Bring
this ad with

you.

ery is reduced to a mere skel-
eton. crew.

What is the answer? First of |
all labor must fight for aj|
shorter work week without re-
duction in take-home pay. Sec- |
ondly, full empleyment de- |
pends. on. markets,

|
1
|
|

To picket False Creek

Park warn

i| False Creek into a Civic Works
Yard will be prevented by 4
picket line.

| by the Save False Creek Park
| Committee. “If City
| goes ahead with its original de-

The Canadian section of the} cision to destroy the park, wé
United Electrical Workers is | will organize a picket line 10”

residents

Any attempt to convert

This was announced today

Council

| sending a delegation of five to| prevent them,” said William)
|-visit Peoples China this sum-
|mer. The trade: union delega-|

HO, headed by Ross Russell,
| Director of Organization, will|to respect the
be the first to visit China from | said Douglas.

= continent.

and file members elected by

ballot by the membership. So/ still hopes Council will chang®
|its mind and locate the works
yard elSewhere.

lfar Evelyn Armstrong Pres.

| of G.E. Local, 507 and Earle

| Harris, Pres. of Local 523 Wel-

| land have been elected.

domestic |

and foreign. In Canada, where

unemployment has _ reached
the one million mark, the Dief-
enbaker government wastes
| billions on so-called defences

could have provided new hom-
jes for
plus schools,
| ways, etc.,

hospitals, high-
with enough left
lover to take care of the na-
tion’s health and education

{Store Union,

< : . , |Civic Employees,
ivghich/is\-no -Getence), “which | Workers voted a $500.00 dona-

Vo wilh .... |tion. The strike and lock-out
114 million families, |.
|involves three Vancouver)

|panys are hiring from its hall.

tions slated for September.
6

After hearing an

from a locked out member of| cil meeting Monday,
issue may be considered at 4”
the Vancouver! other meeting next month.

the Retail Wholesale and Dept.

Outside}

| hardware firms.

| (21 billion dollars spent on de- |

\for destruction,
construction!

1fence since 1945). Everything |
nothing for |

As to foregin trade, we are |

| denied the right to trade with |

}our neighbours,
| Diefenbaker’s tie-in with the
| U. S. war machine.

because of |

|
|
1

To. Keep Healthy — Visit |}

HASTINGS

STEAM BATHS |}
766 E. Hastings - MU 4-0644

Expert Masseurs in attendance
Bill Litwin, Proprietor

Open Day and au
= ’

Douglas,

lions and all working people |

| work of conversion would be
The other four will be rank] stopped and the park saved.”

lare determined to save the)

Canadian Ironworkers Local| Park. We believe our picket
No. 1 announced this week| line would be respected bY
| that it?s membership is con-| everyone as it is in the inter
tinuing to grow and that com-| ests of all citizens — not onl
| those in the P
|The present officials are serv-|to prev vent the destruction 9
ing without salary until elec- | yet another civic park.”

appeal | announced, following a cou

committee secretary:
“We will ask the trade un")

picket line,”
“In this way, thé

Douglas said the Committeé

“In the meantime,” he said,
“we want it known that we)

Park’s vicinity —

In the meantime city cound!
is stalling on the issue. It was

that thé

ROOFING

& SHEET METAL

Duroid, Tar and Grill
Reasonable
Gutters and Downpipe

612)
NICK BITZ BR —_

ee

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING _

_— —

NOTICES

BUSINESS PERSONALS

HALLS FOR — :

| DEADLINE FOR COMING
EVENTS COLUMN — All
copy must be in the Pacific
Tribune office not later than
Monday, 2 p.m.

BUSINESS PERSONALS

George Gee
G & B HEATING Ltd.

$10.75 Installs an Automatic
Blue Flame Gas Heating System
@ NO DOWN PAYMENT ®@
No Payment Till Oct. 1st, at Only 5‘

4415 Hastings Street

o Interest

CY 9-4919

| HASTINGS BAKERIES LTD.
—Seandinavian products a
specialty. 716 East Hastings
Street. Phone MU. 4-9719.

/
|
|
;
{
|
|

Now Open

FESTIVAL. CAFE

985 Granville St.
MU 2-9652

Grade A Broiled Steaks
& Borscht
T-Bone Steak - $1.75
Extra Coffee Always

REGENT TAILORS LTD. ~—
Custom Tailors and Ready
to wear. For personal serv-
ice see Henry Rankin at 324
W. Hastings St., Vancouver
3. MU. 1-8456.

THE STEAM ROOM — Drake
St. at Granville. (Yale
Hotel). BATHS — MAS-
SAGE — THERAPY. ‘The
working man’s Remedial
Centre. MU 3-0719.

34 TRANSFER — 1424 Com-

mercial Drive. Call Nick.
HA 4058.

O.K. RADIO SERVICE —
Specializing in TV repairs.
Latest precision equipment
used. 1420 West Pender St.

ne be
RUSSIAN PEOPLES’ HOM

CLINTON HALL, 2605 3

Available for meeting ba

dings, and banquets at i
sonable rates. 600 Campr fF

Ave. MU, 49939.
a8

Pender. Available for ng
quets, Weddings, Mee tip
etc. Phone HA. - 3277.

Ji

MU. 4-1012.

June 1

“PENDER

“ATOM

(Marine Workers)

339 West Pend! i
Large & Smali Hal
for Rentals
Phone MU 1-948!

€
7, 1960—PACIFIC TRIBUN pas