“AUSTERIIY] Auxiliary asks price roll-back YET ANOTHER APPEAL has been made by the IWA Auxiliaries to the King gov- ernment to roll back prices. A plain-spoken letter from Mrs. Marge Croy, acting secretary- ‘treasurer of the B.C. District Council, Federated Auxiliaries IWA-CIO, tells the prime min- ister some of the things that are on the minds of the wives, moth- ers and sisters of organized woodworkers, and, indeed, of all housewives, “Your government has carried out a consistent policy of driving the living conditions of the Cana- dian people steadily downward,” states Mrs, Croy. “Despite the de= mand of the vast majority to maintain price controls and sub- Sidies on essential foods (you have) continued to cater to the interests of big business, with a callous disregard of the well-being of the nation. “Your policy means less milk, less butter, less eggs, less meat— in short, less of every essential food on the tables of the people. “The time has come to call a halt to your disastrous policy of gambling with the health of the nation . . . to stop this profiteer- ing and inflation which will ruin our national economy and lead to unemployment and depression. “Canadian mothers will not stand idly by while the health and well-being of their families are sacrificed, ' “Again, Mr. King, we repeat our demand, to you and your govern- ment, to re-establish price ceilings at 1946 levels, and to reimpose ' subsidies on all essential foods.” While this letter was being des- patched, Prof, C. A. Curtis, chair- man of Mackenzie King’s royal commission on prices, was ask- ing witnesses in Ottawa, “What good would price controls do now?” The commission has yet to agree to demands from the LPP, the Vancouver Labor Council, the B.C. Federation of Labor, and consumer groups that it come to B.C. to hear the voice of the peo- ple here on living costs. Port Alberni DIRECTORY GOOD EATS CAFE “Where working people meet” New Props. Kay & Margare' 24 HOUR SERVICE UNION TAXI Phone 137 Frank Harris, Ist & Argyle R. D. TASSIE CHIROPRACTOR 117-Ist Ave. South ISLAND TAILORS Ladies & Gents Tailors Suits Lowest Price in’ Town M. Yesowick, Manager _ 103-Ist Ave. North ~ SOMAS DISTRIBUTORS LED:. WOOD — SAWDUST — COAL For all your fuel supplies Phone 1187 — McGregor Block Maximum load Modern scales which add customer use their fingers to pound roast. CHILD CARE up the cost while weighing the meat have been outmoded by soaring prices. These scales were made to register a 75c-a-pound maximum rate, so butcher and compute the cost of a 90c-a- sod 1 Night lights for baby A READER WRITES: “My child of three and a hali years was perfectly content to sleep in the dark until he overheard jadults discussing another child who sleeps with a night light. in to him? I can’t make up my mind whether he is really fright- ened or merely making demands.” There are several possibilities in this situation. Perhaps he ney- er had any fear of the dark until he found out another child’ has such fears. Using his own baby logic, it may occur to him that if Jimmy is frightened, there is something to fear, There is also the possibility that he has always ‘been uneasy in the dark, but did not appreciate the solution to his problem until it was presented. Then, too, he may simply be fas- cinated by the novelty of the idea. Since you are not certain, and since there is no harm in a dim light in his room, it seems to meé it would be wiser not to take the chance in further frightening KIDDIES’ STYLES - DAME FASHION rarely Now ‘my child insists on a light. Shall we give him. There are several very dim light bulbs available. One type plugs in to the outlet. None of these uses much power, and are so dim they wouldn’t disturb a sleeping child. Night fears in the pre-school child are very real. Parents are always astounded at the vivid imaginary incidents these tiny people can conjure up. A child, however, isn’t always ~certain that they are’ imaginary, and often confuses the real and the unreal. At night the shapes and shadows can become particu- larly menacing. A frightened or worried child needs reassuring, not arguments and pep talks, If the child finds ‘comfort in a small light, or the hall light left on, it’s a very small inconvenience.—Vera Morris. 4 = ‘Comfortable look’ best is a good guide to clothes for young children, so when outfitting your child for school remember ‘The Comfortable New fashion features such as pinched waists, longer skirts and added frills and furbelows, which may have sales appeal to mothers, tend to detract from a little girl’s appearance and make for incon- venience and discomfort as well. The ‘mother ~ and - daughter” dresses, made alike in style and fabric, rarely are a happy choice for both, reine Saari a’ Girls of: pre-school age espe- cially need dresses that are com- fortable, durable, simple and an aid to self-dressing as well as at- tractive. Dresses also should wash and iron easily and be easy to alter as the child grows. For comfort, frocks should hang straight from well-fitted shoulders, unbelted and loose to allow freedom of movement. Children of this age do not have definite waistlines, so belts and sashes may be unbecoming as well as a nuisance. Belts get lost in play and sashes come untied. Necklines should, be ample so that the dress does not bind around the neck or come up so high under the chin that the child Look’ rather than the “New _look” is, always the best style for the youngest generation. has difficulty in managing the tép button. Sleeves and armholes should be cut so that they are easy to get into and do not restrict the move- ment of arms. Roomy armholes and short sleeves, preferably rag- lan in style, are recommended. Shoulder ruffles may be used in- stead of sleeves in dainty dresses. Open cap sleeves, cut above the elbow, may be used for tailored frocks. The puffed, gathered sleeves, often found on little girls’ dresses, are binding to the arm ‘and difficult to iron. To help the child in dressing, front openings long enough so - that the dress pulle on easily are recommended. Medium-sized buttons—round, flat. with a slight groove to keep fingers from slip- ping—generally are easiest for children to manage, © _ FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS I'll be pinch-hitter in this column for Katy and John’s mother who is away on holiday. was a smart girl to pass up resemblance to summer was pure- ly accidental. Have a good time, Betty! Tucked away in the back pages of the daily paper a few days ago was a smal] item announcing that “the wartime boom in babies” is now on the decline. Any time now we can expect a blast from some Rotarian luncheon speaker: “Canadian women are neglecting their duty as mothers! Bridge and tea parties are interfering with woman’s God-given mission in life-’ Just wait and see. It’s no mystery why couples aren't going in for larger fam- ilies these days. Like everything else the price of babies has gone up. Friends of mine who had their babies before these present sup- posed good times paid their doc- tor $40. I paid mine $100. The cheaper cribs are selling at $30 and carriages at $40, unless you can pick up second hand ones. _ Four dozen diapers cost over $10, and so it goes. Trying to pay the doctor and hospital for the first baby when he’s already walking is very discouraging to plans for his sister or brother. RE NO STATISTICS ARE AVAIL- ABLE about the relationship be- tween landladies and the birth rate. But all those of you who have tried getting an apartment where children are “allowed” (I love that word!) know the con- nection. Every Christmas we hear the story of Mary and Joseph and every day their experience is re- — lived a hundred times in dozens | Unions stand by Mrs. Magdalena Joven, widow of the Philippine Congress of Labor slain by clseck for $1,250, gift of the International Warehousemen’s Union (CIO) of Hawaii. The Judging from the sunny fall weather I’d say she the past two months when any of Canadian cities. can’t take you.” Even childless young couples are considered suspect tenants. Said one irate “prospective land- lady to me, “It’s all very well for you to talk but I’ve been fooled more than once. I’ve had a young couple move in and then a baby materializes out of the blue.” The stork? Another dear soul assured me she wouldn’t mind a dog, but definitely no children, Not that I’m blaming unsym- pathetic landladies for the hous- ing Shortage. Let’s put the respon- sibility where it belongs, on the government’ of this country. Mac- kenzie King in his swan song at the Liberal convention said some very pretty things about his re- gard for the family as the foun- dation of Canadian society. Who does he think he’s kidding? His government has done exactly as much for the families of the Canadian people as he has done to establish a family of his own. His government’s criminal neg- lect of a “national low-rental housing scheme proves the hy- pocrisy of his remark. St. Laur- ent, his successor, has pledged that as long as he is in the gov- ernment there will be no sub- sidized housing. Quite possible, but Canadian families have the final say on how long he remains in the government. z The falling birthrate shows that old line government policies are undermining the basis of stable family life in Canada—B.HM. _ “Sorry, we secretary of the hired gunmen, Longsho remen’s & union presented a similar gift to the widow of the murdered Cuban Sugar Workers’ leader, Jesus Menendez. GREETINGS FROM Ladysmith Club LPP . PROS SOOO : < HIGHEST PRICES PAID for DIAMONDS, OLD GOLD Other Valuable Jewellery STAR LOAN CO. Ltd. EST. 1905 719 Rahson St. — MAr. 2622 POOOOOOOOPOOENHE Excellent Acoustics ALWAYS MEET AT THE PENDER AUDITORIUM Renovated—Modernized—Hall Large and Small tor Every Need DANCING—CONVENTIONS—MEETINGS eA Triple Mike P.A. 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