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WCB still
as slippery
on silicosis ©

The Workmen’s Compensa-
tion Board continues to. be “as
slippery and evasive as ever”
and there has been “no notice-
able softening” of the board
towards silicosis cases, in spite
of the fact that the WCB was
proven completely wrong in
the Jack Zucco case, says the
officers’ report submitted to
the convention of the western
district, International Union of
Mine, Mill and Smelter Work-
ers (Canada) in Pender Audi-
torium this week.

Reiterating its demand for
amendments to the wording in
the Workmen’s Compensation
Act which defines silicosis, the
report said:

“We deeply regret and de-
plore the fact that Jack Zucco
had to die in order to establish
his right to compensation for
silicosis. We marvel at the
spirit and determination which
kept him fighting vigorously,
even in the latter stages of the
disease, when those attending
him stated they did not know
how he continued to live, with
practically no lungs left.

“On his death, the patho-
logical report proved that his
claim was justified- and his
estate received the back pen-
sion to which he was entitled
and which he had been denied
in his lifetime.

“His widow, ‘fighting not
only for herself and family,
but also in the cause of all
other silicotic victims, de-
serves full credit for her mili-
tant fight to secure a pension
for her husband., Unless the
fight is continued, however, her
efforts and Jack Zucco’s death
will have beén in vain.

“There is no very notice-
able ‘softening’ of the board
towards silicosis cases .. . it
continues to be as slippery and
evasive as ever.

“We urge this convention to
endorse a stepped-up and more
vigorous fight on behalf of the
silicotic miner, including in-
creased insistence .on proper
and improved ventilation and
every other means to reduce
the incidence of this dread dis-
ease.”

Some convention decisions:
@ Opposition to compulsory

arbitration in labor disputes.

@ Protection of our natural
resources for the benefit of
the people. Development of
all future power in B.C.
under the B.C. Power Com-
mission.

© Removal of inequalities in
the Unemployment Insur-
ance Act.

@ Prohibition by law of com-
pany towns and closed
camps.

@ Higher widows’ pensions,
allowances “and grants.

HEN THERE were the

king’s subjects who revolt-
ed against him because he
was letting the tigers run
wild. It was the first time a
reign was ever called on ac-
count of game.

es x x

After. watching B.C. Lions
lose their sixth in a row, one
sports fan commented:
“Thank heavens the hockey
season starts soon.”

In pre - season exhibition
games the Lions looked good.
With the pressure on in lea-
gue competition, they simply
fell apart. Not since 1954
have we seen such inept per-
formances.

Whither now, O Board of
Directors?

5e% $03 xt

One night recently I turned
on my TV and there was
tennis. star Althea Gibson
singing a popular ballad.

This week I read a news
dispatch which said that the
Harlem girl is forsaking ten-
nis for a singing career:

Maybe she’ll make it.

A versatile performer, Al-
thea already has published
her memoirs, and has cut a
record album called ‘Althea
Gibson Sings.”

Few athletes, when they
make the big jump from
sports to the entertainment
world, manage to hit the top.

Sugar Ray Robinson fan-
cied himself as a hoofer and
had no difficulty getting a
show booked when he hung
up his gloves. But a year or

Bert Whyte's —

TLIGHT

two later the night clubs were
turning thumbs down on his
act, and Sugar, needing sugar,
made a comeback in the ring.

Don’t be surprised if Al-
thea after a fling in television,
signs up with Jack Kramer
and stars in his pro. court
circus.

5 e3 5s 5 @ 3

When Tommy Fenton claim-
ed the mare Magic Note five
years ago for $1,000, he
never imagined, I’m sure, that
the mare would win more
than $40,000 and practically
build a ranch for him and his
wife Edna.

Last Saturday at Exhibi-
tion Park the crowd gave a
big round of applause,. to
Magic Note as she had the
Green Sheet blanket draped
over her. Normally a quiet
lady, “Maggie” was as excited
as anyone and pranced
around for a full minute be-
fore receiving her decoration.

“Maggie” will preduce a
filly next spring. How about
calling it High Note?

it xt be

City pools and beaches are
closed for the year, but what
about next season?

As soon as it was admitted
by city officials that the water
was polluted, only a handful
of swimmers continued to go
in, and thousands of sun-
baked citizens deserted the
beaches. -

Next year, the problem of
raw sewage may. be even
worse. Not a good advertise-
ment for a city which used
to boast of its beaches.

Chinese language classes
to be held in Vancouver

Since the language reform. in China a few years ago it has
become much simpler for foreigners to learn to speak and write
in Chinese—both Cantonese and Mandarin.

Vancouver citizens desiring to learn Cantonese (which is the
language of almost all Chinese living in Canada and is spoken

by about 60 million people -in
China) will have the oppor-
tunity to attend classes at the
School of Language, 639 East
Hastings, next month.

Director of the school is Mor
Cheo-lin, who came to.Canada
from Canton 30 years ago, but
has made several visits to his
homeland in recent years. He
has been teaching Chinese for
20 sears.

Classes, which begin late in
Oétober, will be. held on
Thursday and Friday evenings,
and will be confined to 20
students. A correspondence
course consisting of 48 lessons
will be available for out-of-
town students.

Further information can be

obtained by writing to Mor
Cheo-lin, 639 East Hastings
Street, Vancouver 4, B.C.

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