IN
MEMORIAM

One of the earliest
friends of the IWA, Dr. R.
Llewellyn Douglas, known
fondly to thousands of Un-
ion members as “Old Doc,”
passed away May 22, in
Vancouver, at the age of
81,

IWA officers in express-
ing their regret at the news
of his death stated his
wholehearted support to
the Union in the early days
will never be forgotten.

A practising dentist in
Vancouver, Dr. Douglas
first rendered assistance to
the IWA by purchasing the
first boat for Local 1-71,
when the Local Union could
not afford to purchase one.

He also sponsored the
Union’s radio. program
“Green Gold” during the
early years when the or-
ganization’s finances were
at a low ebb. :

One of his greatest con-
tributions, which benefited
not only the labour tnove-
ment but also the general
public, was his attack on
the Dental Association over
the high cost of dentures.
His campaign, waged
through newspaper adver-
tisements, drew the ire of
the Dental Association who
had his licence suspended.

Dr. Douglas continued
the fight and was success-
ful in not only being rein-
stated but also seeing the
cost of dentures lowered.

Those who knew him say
too few people have “Old
Doc’s” sense of dedication
to their fellow man and his
death leaves a vacancy dif-
ficult to fill.

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Regional Council Seeks
New Plywood Evaluator

Apolications are being in-
vited by the Regional Coun-
cil from members interested
in applying for the job of Un-
ion plywood evaluator. The
following letter by Regional
President Jack Moore has
been sent to all the Local Un-
ions advising them of the de-
tails and lists the qualifica-
tions needed by members ap-
plying for the job.

“Plywood evaluation in the
coastal area of British Colum-
bia has fallen far behind due
to the fact that it is far too
big a job for one man. The
plywood operations in the in-
terior of the province are de-
sirous of furthering an evalu-
ation program, as are the four
plywood operations we have
in the province of Alberta.

“Because of this, and be-
cause of the fact that Forest
Industrial Relations Limited
rejected our proposal of hav-
ing plant review committees
write job descriptions, it has
become imperative that the
Regional Council engage the
services of another full-time
plywood evaluator.

“I would request that all
Local Unions make known to
their membership that a job
as a plywood evaluator is
open in the Regional Council,
and that all applications from
our members will be consid-
ered. It should be pointed out
to the members that this type
of job is a very technical one,
but that the cost of training
a suitable evaluator will be
borne by the Regional.
Council.

“Any member desiring to
apply for this position should

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form in their own handwrit-
ing, stating their experience
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“This information should
be sent to myself as the Re-
gional Director.”

J. A. MOORE, President

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April 1 was 19,180,000 or an
increase of 334,000 in 12
months. The total was 942,000
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2nd Issue
May, 1964

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the mass meeting of Local 1-357, IWA, May 24, in New
Westminster that, “if a strike is good for this Union I would
be the first to advocate one.” Platform group from left are:
Rae Eddie, Eric Pearson, Wyman Trineer, Fred Fieber, Evert
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