— a ANOTHER LIFE SAVED BY A HARD HAT. Chokerman James Crawford employed by the Hillcrest Lumber Company at Mesachie Lake, Vancouver Island, survived a blow on the head from a seventeen foot sapling so severe that it crushed the hard hat he was wearing. Crawford who is married with three children is now eligible for membership in the world famous Turtle Club. This Club was formed in B.C. some years ago and only those whose life was saved through wearing a hard hat may join. Sick List | Nanaimo General A. F. W. Hunt, Financial Secretary and J. D. Hutchinson, Recording Secretary of the Nanaimo Sub-Local of Local 1-80, IWA, visited the following patients in the Nanaimo General Hospital December 24, distributing Christmas parcels, and copies of the Western Canadian Lumber Worker. Sister J. Archibald, Franklin River, ‘Local 1-85; Bros. J. McWhinney, Nan- aimo, 1-80; Bros, J. Beeson (retired), Youbou, 1-80. A parcel was also left at the children’s ward for distribution to the youngsters there. Royal Columbian Sisters Phyllis Miller and Esther Spooner of the LA of Local 1-357, TWA, visited the following patients in the Royal Columbian Hospital December 28 to Jan- uary 9, distributing candy, cigarettes and copies of the Western Canadian Lumber Worker. Ken Kavanagh, Hammond, Cedar, Local 1-367 ; J. Daitz, B.C. Mfg., 1-357; G. Mon- uwald, Pacific Veneer, 1-357; M. J. Thomas, MacMillan, Bloedel, 1-217; Ole Skjaveland, Fraser Mills, 1-857; Victor Harrison, Camp 5, 1-363; Bert Wheeler, Fraser Mills, 1-857; Gordon Sundquist, Douglas Plywood, 1-357; Alex Melenko, Fraser Mills, 1-857; Frank Norton, Fla- velle Cedar, 1-357; Knut Peterson, Ray- onier (New West'r), 1-357; Joseph Sepp- lett, Flavelle Cedar, 1-357; William War- ama, Grand Forks, 1-423; Ernie May, Fraser Mills, 1-857; W. Bodor, Fraser Mills, 1-367; Tom Groni, Fraser Mills, 1-857; Ora Canfield, Fraser Mills, 1-357; 8. Makagan, Fraser Mills, 1-857; Andy Venos, Fraser Mills, 1-357; Victor Fair- field, Northern Wood Products, 1-357; Ed Gauthier, Fraser Mills, 1-857; Sorham Singh, Rayonier (New West’r), 1-357; B. McDonald, J. R. Murray, 1-217; Harry Schmelyk, Flavelle Cedar, 1-357; H. Wil- ler, Fraser Mills, 1-857; Egil Juben, Tim- berland, 1-857; Ralph Pennington, Pacific Veneer, 1-357; Phillip Matheson, Indus- trial Mill Services, 1-217; P. Trotter, Sur- rey Cedar, 1-357; J. Portcher, MacMillan, Bloedel, 1-217; Leo Ireland, Creston Saw- mills, AFL. King’s Daughters Sisters May Abercrombie, Beth Juben- ville, Bernice Creelman and Kate McTag- gart of the LA of Local 1-80, IWA, vis- ited the following patients in the King’s Daughters Hospital January 11, distri- buting candy, cigarettes and copies of the Western Canadian Lumber Worker. Jim Norcross, Duncan; R. Frances, Mesachie Lake; F. Wilkin, Lake Cowi- chan; Carl Ohman, Espinoza Arm; Mrs. G. Bergman, Duncan; Mrs. E. Knott, Lake Cowichan; Mrs. G. Lawson, Lake Cowichan; Mrs. E. Achurch, Duncan; Mrs. J, F. Thorn, Chemainus; Mrs. R. Irwin, Nitinat Lake; Mrs. S. Smith, Port Renfrew; Mrs. G. Braithwaite, Powell River; Mrs, C. R. Mattin, Duncan; Miss T. Scarborough, Lake Cowichan. What's New For You FAST PROJECTION. New 8-mm projector involves no threading of film, has no reels or sprockets. Film is encased in a special plastic cart- tidge. Just slip the cartridge in the back of the projector and you're ready to go, says manufacturer. Pro- jector costs $99.50 in the U.S. Com- pany charges $1.25 to encase 50 ft. of process film in the cartridge, or $2.85 to process and encase the film. od a *x PERMANENT COVER for swim- ming pools is made of aluminum, opens and closes accordion-style, is operated by a switch-cord powered by a battery or electrical outlet and automatically locks into place. Main advantage claimed is safety since — the all-metal cover makes access to the pool virtually impossible without It’s no accident that B.C. Air Lines enjoys the lowest possible air line insurance Lines. FLY B.C. AIR LINES. .~ THE LARGEST AIRLINE OPERATING ENTIRELY IN B.C. rate. Operating with unionized crews, B.C.A, flies over 50,000 revenue flights annually. Be sure of safety, service and satis- faction . . . next time fly B.C, Air MALLARDS * NORSEMAN ° BEAVERS ° CESSNAS ‘CHARTER FLIGHT OR SCHEDULED SERVICE “IT COSTS NO MORE TO FLY THE BEST” Fired Men Reinstated WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER Local 1-417 Wins L.R.B. Case Against Hystad Bros. Logging Charges of intimidation and coercion lodged by Local 1-417, IWA, against the Hystad Brothers Logging, Valemount, were upheld at a Labour Relations Board hearing January 10, in Vancouver. The Board has ordered the Company to cease and desist in its actions and to reinstate with back pay two dis- missed employees. Interior Regional Director, Clay- ton Walls and the Local’s lawyer, Mr. Varco, conducted the Union’s case before the Board. Union wit- nesses were Dick Larson, E. Tim- moth, D. Peterson and H. Shier. IWA Organizers The men were fired and the rest of the crew threatened during the attempts by Dick Larson, Ernie Boulet and Bob Schlosser to organ- ize the loggers and millworkers in the Valemount area last November. Local 1-417 reports that follow- ing the Union’s organizing attempt, the Companies raised their employ- ees’ wages by ten cents an hour. Valemount, the organizers learn- ed, was violently anti-union. So much so that after two days, the hotel they were staying in turned off the heat in their room, in ten- below-zero weather, to get rid of them. The town cafe also refused to serve them. While they were allowed to visit the camps during the first few days, so fearful was the crew to speak that nothing could be accomplished. Invitations to see the organizers in their hotel room were refused fol- lowing threats by the employers that anyone doing so would be fired. Low Wages The basic wage in these camps, the organizers report, is $1.50 per hour. Seventy percent of the work- ers were found to be drawing the basic scale. Camp conditions at the Hystad Brothers Logging were utterly appal- ling, the organizers stated. The con- densation on the walls was so heavy that the beds were frozen to them. There were no showers for the crew. .No hot or even cold running water. Drying rooms were non-existent. The crew was forced to dry their work clothes wherever they could find room above their beds and eating tables. Manager Listening A meeting was held by the organ- izers with the crew of the Johnson Spruce Company in one of the bunk- houses but again their organizing attempts were defeated when it was discovered that the General Mana- ger of the Company had sneaked in to listen. 3 A few days later the main road into the camps was blocked off to the organizers by the companies and two employees showing an interest in the Union were fired. With the road closed the organizers were forced to leave. Larson Returning Local 1-417 reports that they are considering sending Dick Larson back into Valemount in the near future. They also would like to thank those employees in Valemount who supported the Union’s organiz- ing attempts. Income Tax Amendment Sought By Local 1-424 Local 1-424, IWA, Prince George is seeking an amendment to the In- come Tax Act, allowing loggers to claim board, clothing and _ trans- portation costs as deductible ex- penses, reports President Jack Holst. The request was made in a brief to Revenue Minister Nolan. The brief says the 5,000 loggers in the Local 1-424’s jurisdiction earn on average $3,200 a year, of which $600 is spent on such essentials as special clothing, board, lodging and transportation to and from the job. “We are fully aware that work- men in other types of industry are allowed to deduct such expenses when their employment requires them to be away from home,” Presi- dent Holst said. “The privileges should be extended to B.C. loggers.” Tommy Douglas Judged Good Copy By Newsmen New Democratic Party federal leader Tommy- Douglas was adjudged one of the eight most newsworthy men of 1961 by the Canadian Press. Tommy shared the spotlight with such international figures as Premier Khrushchev of the USSR; astronauts Alan Shepard and Yuri Gagarin; separatist Verwoerd of South Africa; Patrice Lumumba, the former Con- golese premier murdered by Moise Tshombe; pirate Henrique Galvao, who purloined the Portuguese luxury liner Santa Maria; and one other Canadian Banker James Coyne, forced out of office by an inept Tory Government. The late UN Secretary Dag Hammarskjold was also in the running. the owner’s removable switch-cord. But company says pool heating, chemical and cleaning costs are cut by as much as 66%. * * * POCKET CHARGER powered by flashlight batteries lets you oper- ate your hearing aid for about Ic a day, it’s claimed. The charger ,is powered by two 1.5v pen-lite cells. It takes about seven to eight hours (overnight) to charge 675-size re- chargeable hearing aid battery which will then last about 10 hours. Hear- ing aid battery can be recharged about 1,000 times so that you can operate the aid for more than five years with only two batteries (one to use while the other is being re- charged). Charger battery can be used about 16 times before it must be replaced. Cost in Canada: $10.95 including two chargeable batteries that fit most modern hearing aids. * % x FOR ICE FISHING there’s a bat- tery-operated, motor-driven device that jigs the lure constantly to fool the fish. It’s made of aluminum and operates up to 100 hours on a D size battery, it’s said. U.S. price: $5. * * * SHIRT - MAKING MACHINE, available in Canada, applies auto- matic manufacture and assembly methods (similar to those used in the automotive industry) to the gar- ment industry. Integrated units per- form sewing, transfer, creasing, turn- ing and pressing operations in one plane and sequence. One unit per- forms the following operations on the left front of a man’s shirt: double folds and hems pocket, creases pocket, sets pocket to previously creased shirt front, sews six button- C. J. MURDOCH Please Contact Jackson at Suite 6 855 Thurlow St. Vancouver 5, MU 4-6045 holes. This unit uses two parallel transfer lanes, one for pocket-mak- ing, one for assembly and movement from station to station is automatic. Another unit produces double French cuffs with automatic pickup from three stacks of cuff pieces, runs stitching (with outer ply corner turned for easier setting later), turn- ing, pressing, top-stitching and mak- ing of four buttonholes. Price: About $50,000 to $100,000. * * * PEEPS IN PIPES. New closed- circuit TV camera inspects the in- sides of underground pipes. Weigh- ing 15 lb., it is encased in a hous- ing 2 ft. long, 3% in. diameter. Can be floated, pushed or pulled through sewer and other pipes as small as 4 in. diameter, with footage meter keeping track of its location, says the maker. Illumination is supplied by a built-in fluorescent light and camera focuses on a slowly revolv- ing mirror. Cracks, flaws, obstruc- tions’ show up on a monitor screen above the surface. * cd % SINUS SOOTHER. Electric heat- ing pad, designed like face mask complete with eye slits, brings re- lief to the sinus sufferer but lets him read while taking treatment. Has a sponged lining that can be moistened with water or medicant if damp heat is required, says the manufacturer. U.S. price: $8.95. % * * HARDY WAX for floors is de- tergent-proof, can be washed re- peatedly without losing shine, won't turn yellow, says the manufacturer. Company also offers a “winter” wax for cars said to prevent freezing and to make cleaning of the car easy without water. New Contract Proposed For Casket Firm Local 1-252, IWA reports that a three-year contract has been recom- mended by a conciliation officer for workers employed by the Van- couver Casket Company. The conciliation officer appointed following the breakdown of negotia- tions also recommended three weeks vacation after 10 years this year; three weeks after eight years next year; a 5% increase in pay Novem- ber, 1962; and another 5% increase in November, 1963; starting rates in the wage schedule. The crew are now awaiting the Company’s answer to these recom- mendations. No Need For Her To: Panic Mrs. Minnie Hanson, aged 75, yesterday called the local fire brig- ade by post. Mrs. Hanson, who lives alone, wrote to tell the Brighouse Fire Brigade that she had smelled burning and had seen smoke coming from the wall near the living-room chimney of her home in Church Lane, Southowram, near Halifax. The firemen were able to reassure Mrs. Hanson that a fault in the chimney was causing smoke from the fire to seep through the wall and into the living-room. Mrs. Hanson said last night that she had smelled the smoke for a week but thought it was coming from next door. On Sunday night, however, she saw it in her own house. “I did not ring the brigade because the nearest phone box is half a mile away. The post box is just across the road so I dropped them a line. As it had been going on all week, I decided it could wait another day.” The Guardian Teenagers Earn More A report to an international seminar on teenagers in Brussels stated that the incomes of British teenagers were growing more quickly than those of adults. 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