FROM PAGE ONE jn Memoriam in the Prince George and Quesnel areas. Management also recog- nized Ross’ ability and warm tributes were paid to him by the head of the Northern In- terior Lumbermen’s Associ- ation and officers of a number of companies, He is survived by his wife Bea and six children. Funeral services were held June 6 at the St. Michael and All Angels Anglican Church in Prince George. Burial was _in the Prince George ceme- "Gi ho had b gram, who een a Business Agent of Local 1- 85 since 1949, suffered a heart attack May 30, while visiting a logging camp near is on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Gil, 59, was born in England and grew up in North Van- couver, He joined the IWA in 1947 while working in the Franklin River Division of MacMillan Bloedel as a mem- ber of the train crew. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in landing crafts on the West Coast and other areas. During his years in the Union Gil held at various times the offices of Ist, 2nd. and 3rd Vice-President of Local 1-85. He was also a long- time officer and member of the Regional Safety Council and took an active interest in the Union’s safety programme. He was the Council’s Chair- man for three terms and was instrumental in winning a number of important: changes for the better to the Work- men’s Compensation Board Regulations. This interest in the safety of his fellow workers made Gil highly popular in the log ging camps he serviced ant throughout the Local Union. He was also tremendously interested in sports and did much for its promotion in the Alberni Valley. He is survived by-his wife Mary, one son and one daugh- tor, Funeral services were held June 4 in Port Alberni, at the Stevens Funeral Chapel. Both Gil and Ross will be sadly missed by their count- less friends and associates in the industry. The officers and staff of the Regional Council extend to Mrs. Ingram and Mrs. Inglis sincere condolences in their untimely loss. a | NEW 1-417 OFFICERS New officers of Local 1-417 IWA Salmon Arm, elected in the recent referendum ballot are as follows: Art Kelly- President by ac- clamation; Sonny Alexandre- 1st Vice-President, elected; Bill Hobbs- 2nd Vice-Presi- dent, elected; Henry Chris- tianson- 3rd_ Vice-President, elected; D. Kevin Kelly- Fi- nancial Secretary by accla- mation; Jack Kerssens- War- den, elected; Larry Jensen- Conductor, elected; Ted Mac- Donald— Recording Secre- tary by acclamation; D. Ke- vin Kelly- Safety Director by acclamation. Installation of officers took place in Salmon Arm June 23. PHOTO SHOWS one of the largest single loads of lumber ever shipped over Pacific Great Eastern lines. The load, containing 80,000 board feet of lumber on a 72-foot long flat car, was shipped last month from the plant of Alexandra Forest Industries at Mac- kenzie, 125 miles northwest of Prince George. JAPANESE WORKING CONDITIONS NOT WELCOME IN LOCAL 1-206 Local 1-206 members em- ployed at Crestbrook Forest Industries have been locked out since December 17, 1968. Regional Ist Vice-President Jack MacKenzie, spokesman for the negotiating committee, said, “This company’s attitude is incredibly bad. “In July 1967, Japanese interests acquired complete control of the company. We hoped at that time the change in control would introduce a more enlightened attitude — we hoped that for the first time the company would rec- ognize that the people who actually produce their ply- wood for them deserve some recognition, We even dared to hope that the company would consider paying 20th century wages. “We couldn’t have been more wrong. These people ap- parently intend to bring into Alberta not only Japanese capital, but Japanese wages and working conditions as well. “But they picked the wrong crew to try to do that. They are discovering that if they want to produce plywood in Fort Macleod, they will have to accept 20th century, Cana- dian standards of wages and working conditions. “The crew has been out for 6 months now, and are more determined than ever to get a square deal. “Until they do get a square deal, Crestbrook will not pro- duce a single sheet of plywood in Fort Macleod. At the time of the lock-out, the base rate for male em- ployees was $1.84, for females $1.72. In addition, there were glaring inequities in category rates. Dryer Graders-Offbearers, who receive 12c an hour above men’s base rate when evaluated, received 12c less than that base. 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