2 THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER — a Tas ree ELIS TE IE IEEE PLNWOOD OINISION. . PRODUCTION HOw LABOUR COUNCIL. ELECTIONS An attempt by opposition forces to topple the top offi- cers of the Vancouver Labour Council in elections held January 16, were repulsed by the administration. Council president Ed Sims retained his post in defeating Len Guy 163 votes to 123. Lo- cal 1-217 president Syd Thompson also beat out Guy’s bid for the 1st vice-presidency by 147 to 140. Others elected were: Charles Stewart, 2nd vice- president; Mike Stephens, 3rd vice-president. Secretary - treasurer Paddy Neale was re-elected by ac- clamation. Bill Stewart, retained the post of chairman of the or- ganization committee. DID YOU ... CLANCY O’TOOLE .. . ON THE NIGHT SHIFT . . . ATTEMPT TO SABOTAGE MR. KLOWSKIE’S PERFECT PRODUCTION RECORD BY DUMPING YOUR SNOOSE TIN IN HIS GLUE BATCH? OTTAWA — Major indus- trial agreements signed in Canada during the first half of 1967 contained average wage increases of 9.1 percent per year according to labor department statistics. The survey showed that in the first half of 1965 the agree- Mark Rose MAPLE RIDGE N.D.P. CLUB GENERAL MEETING in Club Room, 8% Ave., Haney February 10, 1968 Pot Luck Supper at 6:30 p.m. Nominations and election of new officers to follow supper Guest Speakers: Dave Barrett, NDP-MLA 1967 WAGE PERCENTAGES ments in major industry pro- vided increases of 4.7 percent and last year the average an- nual increase amounted to 8.1 percent. Covered by the survey were 113 contracts signed with in- dustries employing more than 500 workers. Construction was not included. A NEW CHAMPION ON THE WAY UP (with Dayton's, Nach!) North Surrey, world’s top high-rigger, they seem to lead to the bank with ever-increas- ing regularity. Sailor, who gave up a $5,- 000 high-rigging job in the B.C. woods to scamper up and down 100-foot fir trees to the entertainment of crowds for pay, will hit the gold trail again this month. Still flush from a $30,000 = tour of major U.S. cities last : year, he’ll leave Vancouver Jan. 28 with his truck, spar trees, and a new partner, to start another tour at Chicago. The new partner is John Gordon Reid, 18, of Squa- mish, who started climbing trees in the B.C. forests two years ago. Last summer he won the novice climbing events at Sooke, Pemberton, and Squa- mish, and will understudy * Sailor during the tour. Says Reid: “My ambition is 4 to keep up climbing at every opportunity until I can win the world’s amateur champ- ionship. I want it so much I can taste it. “Dwight Carpenter of Jack Reid of Squamish is learning the. tree - climbing business from Danny Castle Rock, Wash., is the Sailor, who holds the trophy he won as world champion logger in 1962, present tree climbing cham- pion. He became champion when Danny turned profes- sional. I hope to win the crown back for Canada as soon as I can. I figure it will take me about two years. With. Danny coaching me, I don’t see how I can lose.” “Jack’s a natural,” Sailor said. “I’d like to see the championship returned to Canada and I feel Jack’s the boy to do it. I'll give him all the coaching I can. Perhaps later, after he wins the crown, I would like to see him join me for a two-man act. A lot of people are al- ready asking for this. To- gether, we'll travel around the world, developing new acts as we go along.” Sailor said the popularity of the outdoor pole climbing is increasing. The act consists of Sailor speeding up a fir tree, slamming spurs into the wood until he reaches the top. Here he does headstands, walks around and _ even dances the Charleston, with- out benefit of safety net. He races his hard hat down to the ground and—to the as- tonishment of the spectators, never loses. Outdoor tree climbing, while not new to B.C. and the north- western U.S., is new to other parts of the continent, Sailor said. Sailor’s olingh up the pole leads straight to the bank By BILL JOHANSON The paths of glory may lead but to the grave for some but for Danny Sailor of “For a long time, this show wasn't possible because the trees weren’t big enough in the east and we couldn’t transport the huge B.C. firs to the shows. “My two-section poles have got around this, It’s something people now look forward to seeing. I’ve got more engage- ments now and in 1969 than I can handle. “The main thing in this game is not to worry about height or anything like that. The minute you start worry- ing, you get into trouble. “The money’s good. I should make about $40,000 this year. The future looks rosy for Jack and me.” An indication of how ‘‘rosy” it looks can be gained from a quick look at this year’s schedule, Besides numerous U.S, ap- Pearances the two human chipmunks plan an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, then it’s on to the world’s fair at Osaka, Japan, in 1970. Their North American ap- Ppearances are expected to give them enough exposure and garner enough invitations for a world tour. “As I say, the future looks rosy,’ said Sailor. “Yeah,” chimed in Reid, as he stroked the promise of a future beard, “it sure does.” DAYTON Shoe Mfg. Co. (B.C.) Lid. 2248-50 East Hastings St. a Vancouver, B.C.