2nd Issue December, 1961 WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER $500 Million A Year: Nutritional Quacks Milking The Public A disturbing increase in quackery involving false and misleading claims for a great variety of vitamins, minerals, and other food supplements has taken place in recent years. As a result, millions of Americans are dosing themselves with nutritional nostrums of every description, the Food and Drug Ad- ministration reports. Exploitation of this market is the most widespread and expensive form of medical quackery in the country today. It is estimated that this racket is costing 10 million Americans more than $500 million a year. Vitamin and mineral food supplements may of course serve a useful purpose when for some special reason the diet requires this kind of supplement. But when unknowing or unscrupulous promoters distort the facts and claim benefits against diseases or symptoms which are not caused by a dietary deficiency at all—the results can be tragic. People who have serious medical problems are being misled by these false claims to rely on products which do not help. — It is not true that the American food supply is deficient in vita- mins, minerals and other essential nutrients. This is the “big lie” of nutrition quackery. It is the theme song of a persistent propaganda campaign to undermine public confidence in the nutritional adequacy of staple foods, and thereby to “soften up the market” for special dietary products, according to FDA. é The truth is that the American food supply is unsurpassed throughout the world in both quantity and nutritional value. Farming and food processing industries have provided the American people with an ever-increasing variety of wholesale and nutritious foods. Important staple foods such as flour, bread, milk, margarine, corn meal, and rice contain added vitamins and minerals under standards set by the Food and Drug Administration. The so-called “protective foods”—fruits, leafy vegetables, dairy products, etc.—have become widely used in the national diet. As a result of such developments, coupled with nutrition education in the schools, the once prevalent diet-deficiency diseases such as rickets and pellagra have virtually disappeared in America. Persons in good health who eat a variety of foods have no need to worry about nutritional deficiences. Foods, not pills, are the best sources of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. Beware of promoters who rush to cash in on new developments in medicine and science to get attention for their products and their exaggerated claims. A good example is the attempted exploitation of legitimate medi- cal research which seeks to determine the relationship, if any, be- tween certain heart ailments and the kind of fats consumed in the diet. Much more research is needed on this question. But numerous promoters are taking advantage of incomplete research and are offer- ing products which are claimed to protect against heart disease but which actually have not been proved of value for that purpose. Similarly, the great public and scientific interest in the problems wf aging has brought forth a rash of unwarranted claims for nos- trums for older people. A recent example is the promotion of pro- ducts containing so-called “royal jelly” for rejuvenation. Royal jelly is the special food prepared and given by worker bees to those whom they select to become queens. For bees, royal jelly is indeed a miracle food, but it has no prac- tical value for humans as a food, drug, or cosmetic. The claims made for it are groundless, says FDA. Schemes such as these are often difficult to stop through enforce- ment action alone. To a large extent they can be thwarted only through widespread public understanding of the facts—so that pros- pective customers will recognize the false claims of self-styled food experts and promoters. AFL-CIO-News great vision. He said “The day will come when electricity will be for everyone as the waters of the rivers and the wind of heaven. It should not merely be supplied, but lavished, "More Power ae a OS, RP ARR ae atin eta gt oi aa = To You” BY ARTHUR TURNER, MLA More than 2,000 years ago, in the ° fifth century B.C., Aristotle recog- nised the elementary facts of energy in life. To be a free man, he said, you must have five slaves to do your work. With electricity, modern men und women have the services of many slaves at their fingertips, Emile Zola, the great French writer, in 1885, when the use of electricity was in its infancy, had a that men may use it at their will as the air they breathe.” A century ago in 1860 animals did 79% of the work in the United States, man 15%, machines only 6%. Today animals do 1%, man 3% and machines 96%. That is the energy revolution in a nutshell, SO FAR. The cheapest possible power with- out limit for industry, farm and home is the surest way to develop British Columbia in the shortest pos- sible time, oe: - ‘. $R) we, yap E io: Sy f Coe: gM ig . oo Df wt ea = om EP ail LONG SERVICE EMPLOYEE Marcel Delahaye pickets at Langley Branch of Taylor Pearson & Carson while Home Oil truck scabs picket line. More Pay— Less Hours Still Labour's Goal Higher wages and shorter hours will continue to be the bargaining goals of the trade union movement, it was determined by the AFL- CIO convention reported IWA Regional President Joe Morris on his return from the five-day session at Miami Beach, Fla. The convention declared that a better wage income is “vitally needed” for the necessary stimulation of buying power and econo- mic growth. A reduction in hours was declared to be necessary to convert the rapid technological growth into a boon, rather than a burden. The delegates firmly rejected efforts to bind bargaining by nation- al formulas, by ceilings and other restraints. The resolution on this sub- ject stated that the public interest cannot be served by throttling gen- uine collective bargaining. Strong unions are necessary for meaningful and responsible bargaining and the warning was issued that at many points management has adopted a policy of inflexibility as an anti- labour weapon. Bargaining in good faith can ad- vance the interests of both labour and management, the Convention declared. In addition to the demand for higher wages and shorter hours, the Convention advocated collective bar- gaining advances on the following points: (1) Security of year-round em- ployment—in effect, either a full- time job or its equivalent for laid- off workers. (2) Improved health, welfare and pension programs. (3) Measures to minimize ill effects for workers displaced by technological changes. Steel Asks Early Vote In Sudbury Dispute The United Steelworkers of America bid for a quick vote among the 15,000 Sudbury employees of the International Nickel Co. of Canada to resolve the struggle with the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers. The steel union in a hearing be- fore the Ontario Labour Relations Board contended an early vote in Sudbury was essential to determine which union will represent the work- .ers in currently stalled negotiations with the huge nickel company. Three-Man Board The three-man labour board panel headed by Professor Jacob Finkel- man reserved decision but was ex- pected to order a vote by the end of January. Under revised provincial legislation, such a pre-hearing vote can be held before a formal certifica- tion hearing is conducted. The Steelworkers have already ousted Mine-Mill in the 1,900-mem- ber local at Inco’s Port Colborne refinery. The steel union also threat- ens Mine-Mill’s hold on locals in Thompson, Manitoba, and Uranium City in Saskatchewan. In the key hearing on the Sudbury case, lawyers representing groups of Sudbury employees having the tacit support of the Communist-inclined Sudbury vote for a year or even two years, Suspend Board He charged they were suggesting the processes of the labour board be suspended until a final court decision was achieved in another case or until an executive satisfactory to someone else was installed. “They are asking this board to relinquish its duty under the labour act,” Lewis said. “They are so afraid of the results of a vote that they are ready to take any line to push it off—I was going to say to eternity .. .” Lewis said he was not impressed with the argument that the workers were so confused, naive and unin- telligent that they didn’t know what they wanted. Royal York Rebuffs Strikers The CPR-owned Royal York Hotel rebuffed two new attempts to resolve the ecight-month-old strike against the hotel by the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union. Officers of the CPR met hotel union officials and Claude Jodoin, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, in Montreal but they re- fused to alter their surrender-or-else terms. The Royal York, largest hotel in the British Commonwealth, has in- sisted it will only rehire strikers as openings become available and it will dictate which strikers may be re-employed. The hotel management also turned aside an attempt to mediate the dis- pute by Toronto City Council after the union had indicated it would accept such a move. Strike Crushed? The hotel in previous meetings with union negotiators headed by A. R. Johnstone, Canadian vice-presi- dent, and Onofrio Zambri, Local 299 business agent, has made it clear it considers the strike crushed. As a result, it has refused to modify its position on wages where its offer is below that of other major hotels. The hotel has also continued to stand firm on its proposals for sweeping new contract exclusions and for serious weakening of layoff provisions. Union vice-president Johnstone re- newed his proposal to submit all out- standing issues to arbitration. But the CPR turned a deaf ear to that too. The union continued to picket the hotel which operates with the aid of supervisory personnel, strikebreakers and some strikers who returned to work under company pressure. About 600 of the original 1,200 strikers remain on the union rolls. Others have been placed in alterna- tive hotel employment. Australian Labour Polls Most Votes The Australian Labour party has nearly toppled the intrenched con- servative government of Robert Menzies. In December’s general election, the Labourites came within one seat of breaking the back of the Men- zies administration. A new election is expected this year. Arthur Calwell, the new Labour Party leader, caught the imagination of Australian voters who cast 500,- 000 more votes for the Labour party than they did for Mr. Menzies. Big Swing Mr. Menzies went into the cam- paign as the favourite. Hitting hard at the fumbling economic policies of. the government, the Labour Party won new support and a big swing in public opinion occurred. Only two seats separate the con- tenders in the lower house—a major- ity that will not stand up for long, observers believe. i eli ERE - Local 1-71 Draw Winners Following are the winners in the door prize draw conducted by Local 1-71, IWA, at their Annual Loggers’ Ball December 28, in the Canadian Legion, Vancouver. Calvin Wrist Watch (Donated by Crown Zellerbach): D. Rankin, Norman Road, R.R. 1, Port Coquitlam; Rogers Majestic Clock Radio (Donated by Rayonier Canada Ltd.): W. Crowther, 4213 Castlewood, S. Burnaby; One Pair Dayton’s Logging Boots (Donated by Dayton’s Shoe Co.): A. Clark, 3374 Bast 25th Ave., Vancouver; Gladstone Luggage (Donated by Canadian Forest Products): Carl W. Start, Allison Harbour, B.C.; Sony TR75 Transistor oe Radio (Donated by S. Madill Ltd.): Wm. Doren, Neile Hotel, No. 34, Van- Transisto’ die (Donated by MacMillan, Bloedel and Powell River): natn aetand mae > tg B.C.; Skilsaw Model 533 (Donated by B.C. Forest Products): Alan Thomson, Box 785, Ladner; Pair Heads’ Light Cruiser “Boots (Donated by W. J. Heads’ Boot Factory): John Lapin, 869 E. Pender St, Vancouver; Pioneer Brand Cruiser Coat (Donated by Jones Tent and Awning): J. Petershofer, Carlton Hotel, B.C. Pair Caulked, Work or Dress (Donated by Pierre Paris and Sons Ltd.): Geo. Barron, Beaver Cove; Credit Note on McCulloch Product (Donated by McCulloch of Can- W. Kurdziel, 3086 Charles St., Vancouver; Round trip pass between om RC. Airlines Base—Class 3 Shuttle Service (Donated by _ Airlines): Paul Platsko, 4924 Main St., Vancouver; Something Wet by Dave Tailored national office of Mine-Mill urged a WA delay in the vote. HEN YOU BUY ON Malcolm Robb and Claude TIME, COMPARE BOTH; BALL& : | Thompson, counsel for a group of THE CREDIT FEE AND s HAIN INC 2 CARRY CO. Mine-Mill workers, claimed the THE COST OFTHE Q patel eh ees labour board should first hear evi- MERCHANDISE ITSELF. | ae Aas SE Se EES dence on charges of fraud and mis- ALL SELLERS AND 3 it | OWEST. representation against the Steel- ; eae Ree: workers before considering whether LENDERS DONOT es PRICES e to order a certification vote. CHARGE THE SAME A te FEE. TRUE FEES : No Vote — OFTEN ARE MUCH . Robb also maintained there LARGER THAN THEY : oe should be no vote until court cases SOUND. A FINANCE : is involving the struggle between Mine- z Cope Mill’s national office and its own CHARGE OF 19% PER breakaway Local 598 executive had CENT A MONTH IS ACTUALLY A TRUE ANNUAL INTEREST RATE OF 18 PER CENT. been disposed of. The two Jawyers and John P. Nelligan, counsel for Thomas Tay- lor, a former Local 598 executive member, suggested the membership in Sudbury was confused and unable to fight the steel drive because its own local executive was fostering the Steelworker campaign. Nelligan even contended there could be a free election only after an executive Joyal to national Mine- Mill had been installed. But David Lewis, counsel for the Steelworkers, maintained that all of the proposals submitted by opposing Gout BUY MORE IN THELONG RUN IFYOU Pe BUDGET AHEAD FOR YOUR NEEDS, USE CREDIT ONLY : .— FOR LARGE PURCHASES, PUT DOWN AS MUCH AS = YOU CAN, PAY OFFAS QUICKLY AS PRACTICAL. Give YOUR DOLLAR MORE POWER. 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