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Local 1-405 financial secre- tary Elmer Atwood reports that seventy-one delegates from both the East and West Kootenays attended the Lo- cal’s Wages & Contract Con- ference April 14-15, in Nelson.

One hundred and fifteen contract resolutions were dealt with by the delegates during the two-day confer- ence of which a number were approved for submission to the general Wages & Contract Conference of the four Inter- ior Local Unions May 12-13, in Kelowna. .

Conference guest speakers were International research and education director Walter Simcich, Regional 2nd _ vice- president Del Pratt and In- ternational assistant director of organization Clayton Walls.

Delegates elected to attend the Kelowna Wage Confer- ence are A. Damstrom, E. Atwood, H. Smith, J. Inglis, E. DeAnna, C. Johnson, C. Milliard, John Paluck. Alter- nate delegates elected are W. Craig, Myrna Fletcher, L. Johnson.

During the Conference, the Kootenay Forest Products’ Sub-local sponsored a highly successful dance for the dele- gates.

REGIONAL 2nd _ vice-president Del Pratt was the Regional rep- resentative at the Conference and one of the main guest speakers.

NOT THE THREE Smith brothers but Local 1-405 ist vice- president Jack Munro, Carl Johnson from Kicking Horse Forest Products and Jack Nickvalodoff from Castlegar.

LOCAL 1-80 SICK LIST

Financial secretary Ed Linder of Local 1-80 IWA visited the following atients in the King’s Daughters ospital in Duncan and distributed candy, cigarettes and copies of the Western Canadian Lumber Worker.

Mr. George Kidds, Mesachie Lake, B.C.; Mr. Lorne Johnston, Tyee St., Duncan, B.C.; Mr. George Stewart, Gibbins Road, Duncan, B.C.; Mr. Gerry Vermiere, Youbou, BS Mr. Barry Budden, Youbou, B.C.; Mr. Cy Thatcher, Port Renfrew, B.C.; Mr. H. A, Colyn, Marchmont Rd., Retired Woodworker, Duncan, B.C.; Mr, Leonard Smith, Maple Bay Rd., Che- mainus, B.C.; Mrs. Nell Calderwood, Honeymoon Bay B.C.; Mrs. Freda Davies, Lake Cowichan, B.C.; Mrs. Laura Posti, Duncan, B.C.; Mrs. Ernie Creelman, Lake Cowichan, B.C,; Mrs. Edward Forrest, Lake Cowichan, B.C. (

Financial secretary Ed Linder of Local 1-80 IWA, visited the following patients in hospital and distributed

candy, cigarettes and copies of the Western Candian Lumber Worker.

NANAIMO HOSPITAL

Mr. Don Murray, Parksville, B.C.; Mr. Ken Robertson, Caycuse Beach, Honeymoon Bay, B.C.; Mr. Charles Hamilton, 5th St., Nanaimo, B.C.; Mr. Arthur Godfrey, Parksville, B.C.; Mr. Don Albion, Franklyn River, B.C.

CHEMAINUS HOSPITAL

Mrs. Melba Booth, Cedar St., Che- mainus, 8B.C.; Mrs. June Vander- busch, Chemainus, B.C.

LADYSMITH HOSPITAL

Mr, Andrew Bagley, Duncan, B.C.; Mr. Tom Battie (Retired Woodwork- er), Ladysmith, B.C.; Mrs. Beatrice Damant, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mrs. John Conti, Ladysmith, B.C,; Mrs. Shirley Brown, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mr. Wm. “Bill!” Alsop, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mr. Ernie Clark, Ladysmith, B.C.; Mr. pondon Kriese, R.R. 1, Chemainus,

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LOCAL 1-405 2nd vice-president Lawrence Johnson assisted in chairing the contract conference.

The Hand mM Craftsmanship

INTERNATIONAL research and education director 4 Walter Simcich reports on the financial health of the In- m terior forest companies to the delegates attending the a Wages & Contract of Local 1-405 IWA, April 14-15, in Nelson. With Simcich are Del Pratt, Regional 2nd vice- president and Carl Johnson. 3

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