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WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

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gyal Madden and Peter Rebey-
. ka were to office as"
» President and Financial Secre-
tary respectively in the member-
ip referendum vote reported by
the balloting committee at the
ip meeting March 19,

of Local 1-357, IWA.

The full list of those elected is as

follows:

_ President, Joseph R. Madden; First
Vice-President, T. Wyman Trineer;
Second Vice-President, Dave Steeves;
Third Vice-President, Eric Pearson;
Recording Secretary, Rae Eddie;
Financial Secretary, Peter Rebeyka;
Conductor, Alice Person; Warden,
Lewis McLeod; Six Year Trustee,
Ted Day.

JOE MADDEN

al 1-357 Returns

Rebeyka

The meeting was informed by the
Balloting Committee that because one
of the registration sheets of the
Rayonier Plant, containing 24 signa-
tures, was inadvertently destroyed or
lost, they had excluded the entire
Plant vote.

sworn statutory declaration by
the Balloting Committee that all was
in order when the ballot was com-
pleted in the Plant was not accepted
by the meeting. This action affected
the positions of Third Vice-President
and Warden.

The IWA International Constitu-
tion provides for an appeal procedure
so that anyone wishing to appeal the
decision may do so.

PETER REBEYKA

Dayton’s Boots Save

Logger From

Bear

The value of wearing protective foot wear while working has been stressed time
and again by safety officials and the following story, reprinted from the “Cowichan

Leader”, not only shows one reason why but

also points up the necessity of buying such

protective foot gear made by a manufacturer who knows his business.

His steel-capped logger’s boot saved a Copper Canyon faller
from a mangled foot when he disturbed a hibernating bear Friday

‘afternoon.

Len Arnold, Old Hillcrest, faller

the situation and then hit for the
e ”

at this camp of MacMillan, Bloedel ead

& Powell River Ltd., told a Leader
reporter of the incident.

“T was working on a steep bluff,
putting the undercut in a big fir
some seven feet at the butt. It was
an awkward place to work and I
seemed to be half in space. I had put
my foot on an opening to brace my-
self and was preparing to continue
when I felt something at my boot.

“I looked down and saw what I
thought was a marten. There were
not many inches of the bear’s snout
showing and I did not recognize it
at first as a bear. It was only a second
before I investigated, however.

“Sure enough, I had upset a full-
grown bear and its teeth had grasped
my boot but were prevented by the
steel cap from locking. Freeing my
foot, there was a white gash in the
leather which showed with what force

animal bi

“For a few moments I was puzzled
as to what to do, whether to go on
felling the tree or take care of the
bear. I put the saw in the hole and
tried to open it up. At one point the
bear lunged upward but seemed un-
able to leave the hole, I figured that
perhaps discretion was called for an
calling to my partner, Nels Falberg,
Chemainus, we had a final look at

there
n

This was only the first chapter of
the story. On returning home, Mr.
Arnold went over his knowledge and
past experiences with bears. In his
16 years as a faller he had encoun-
tered them often, chiefly in the Niti-
nat where they used .to come and
steal lunches. Lunch pails had to be
ao high enough out of their

Te recalled also that female bears
had their cubs during hibernation and
he suddenly wondered if his friend of
Friday had cubs. If so, he might get
a warm welcome Monday morning.

“T sure had some mixed feelings
when I went back to that tree Mon-
day,” he confided. “My fears were
realized when I discovered the bear
still there in the hole and two little
cubs. It seemed the only thing to do
to get rid of her if I was going to
finish that tree in peace. I radioed
into camp and they sent out Jim
Burdes, watchman, a_ registered
hunter.

“Burdes had to pump six shots in-
to the bear before she died. She was
a lovely specimen, about three or four
years old and in good condition. She
was so locked in that hole, however,
that we left her there. A man would
need equipment to get the body out
of her winter lair,’

Reflecting on the experience, Mr.
Arnold said he was aware of a
whistling sound before he discovered
the bear. He could not explain it at
the time as it was his first experience
of this noise from a bear.

He feels the bear when she got
hold of his boot, acted more in fear
than anything else as he sensed fear
in her eyes and there was an absence
of redness often associated with an
angered animal. ~

“L guess the experience adds up to
a good advertisement for the Dayton
firm which makes these safety boots,”
he laughed. “I hate to think of what
would have happened to my toes and
foot if there had been no steel cap

LOCAL 1-80, IWA, DELEGATES attending the Coast Wages & Contract Conference February 25, in Vancouver. George Smythe,
President of the Local is seated on the right.

CLC Holds

One hundred and seven stu-
dents, instructors and guests
enjoyed an interesting and infor-
mative education conference in
Parksville, British Columbia,
during the week of February 19th
to 25th
The Conference was sponsored by

the CLC Education Department un-
er the direction of Regional Direc-
tor Tom Gooderham, and Education
Representative Dan Radford. The
B.C. Federation of Labour assisted
in the organization work for the Con-
ference, encouraging participation
amongst its affiliates and participating
in instruction work.,

Political System

Professor John Haar, Director of
International House and Students
Activities, University of British
Columbia, gave students a very com-
prehensive outline of the structure of
the Canadian Political System and the
Canadian Government.

Pat O’Neal, Secretary of the B.C.
Federation of Labour, and Joe Mor-
ris, CLC Regional Vice-President,
spoke following Professor Haar and
outlined the proposed aims, objec-
tives and structure of the New Party
and the need for full support in its
formation’ and the fund raising cam-
paign now under way. On comple-
tion of the first day, students volun-
tarily donated $155.00 to the Esqui-
malt-Saanich New Party Campaign
Fund.

Pen Baskin, International Repre-
sentative for the United Steelworkers
gave Winter School students an out-
line on Trends in Collective Bar-
gaining.

David Lewis

David Lewis, QC, National CCF
Leader, was outstanding in his re-
marks relative to the New Party, and
left the students favourably impressed
with his knowledge, ability and sin-
cerity.

CLC Education Director Max
Swerdlow gave an extremely interest-
ing and controversial course on
Labour's Public Responsibility in
Collective Bargaining.

Professor A. W. R. “Fred” Car-
rothers spent a day and a half of his
two days at the Conference outlining
to the students Arbitration, Law and
Procedure, which covered scope of
arbitration, nature of grievance arbi-
tration, procedure and execution of
arbitration awards,

Bill 42
During the week of the Conference,
the Social Credit Government of
British Columbia introduced further

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anti-Union legislation in the form of
Bill 42 to amend the Labour Rela-
tions Act. Fortunately for all, Profes-
sor Carrothers was present and after
a brief study of the amendments, gave
an outline to the students of some of
the more important proposed changes
and what they could mean to Labour.
Mr. John Addison, Department of
Citizenship and Immigration, Indian
Affairs Branch, spoke to the students
at an evening session on integration
of the Indian into the Canadian way
of life and showed a very interesting
film entitled “The Longer Trail’, de-

nadian Indian.

Frank McLaughlin, Assistant Sec-

retary of the B.C. Federation of
Labour, organized a motorcade and
a number of students went to Victoria
and attended an evening session of
the Legislative Assemb!
Joe MacKenzie, Director of Orga-
nization, CLC, attended most of the
Conference and met with many of
the students discussing ‘organizational
work and problems.

Social Evening

The social evening held Wednesday
evening proved to be a complete suc-
cess and was enjoyed by all. Special
thanks were given to the Chairman of
the Entertainment Committee, Doug
Gibson of the Retail Food & Drug
Clerks; CLC Representative Bill
Gauld; Arne Hansen of the Steel-
workers; Norman Robertson of the
New Westminster IWA Local, for
their organization work in making the
social evening a success.

Special thanks were also given to
members of the Students Council,
Entertainment Committee, -the Pub-
licity and Press Committee, for jobs
exceedingly well done.

picting the problems facing the Ca-.

What's New

For You

CHEAPER books for the blind
now possible through U.K. technique
for printing braille. Solid dots of plas-
tic ink are baked on thin but strong
kraft paper. Dots are uncrushable,
smooth, firm enough to be printed: on
both sides of paper, and light enough
to keep down bulk.

FOLD-AWAY HOOD that covers
the kitchen range while cooking is in
process, and disappears under the
cabinets afterwards, has been intro-
duced in the U.S. It is available in
30-in., 36-in., and 42-in. widths.

HEAT RESISTOR: A sheet mat-
erial that will give protection against
heat up to $,000°F consists of glass
cloth impregnated with silicone rub-
ber and faced with a coating of
vapour-deposited aluminum. Has
been used experimentally as clothing
for firemen.

SLIDE-ON PAINT: “Prefabri-
cated” paint films have been de-
veloped in the U.K. for time and
labour saving decoration of kitchens
and bathrooms. Consists of two un-
dercoats and two topcoats mounted
on backing sheet. Apply by dipping
in water and sliding film off on to
surface to be decorated. No adhesives
required.

PORTABLE diesel generating
plants, light enough to be carried on
highway trailers, yet powerful enough
to supply power needs of a small
town are being marketed in Canada.
Available in four models ranging
from 1,200.kw to 3,000 kw. Are con-
sidering having units assembled in

Canada.

BIRD LOVERS will welcome a
plastic feeding-box from Germany
which attaches to any window pane
by means of four suckers. Box has
a roof resting on four pillars so that
birds may be easily watched through
window while feeding.

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