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after the federal government British Columbia is one of the

cil of Provincial Employee's Associations to carry on rent con-

steps out of that field on April 1. six provinces petitioned,

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ment took over rent control last April) there have been in-

in rents since that date,

(Editor's Note): The following information was compiled by Sid- ney Margolins for the Labour Press Association and deals with mer-

January is a month of special sales and clearances in the stores, and it will be wise to see which of your forthcoming spring needs in clothing and other goods you might pick up now.

The current post-Christmas™ sales are possibly the last opportunity for some months to pick up comparatively good yalues. After present retail stocks are cleaned out, you can expect higher prices, beginning in March, on the following goods particularly, all woollen goods, including men’s, women’s and children’s suits and coats; cotton clothing of all types, including men’s shirts and work clothing; and women’s house dresses, and shoes, which even the moder- ate-price chains will boost 50 cents to $1 a pair this spring.

For example, the spring cata- logues of the big mail-order houses will show average price increases of ten percent over last fall, it has been announced.

Besides shopping the clear- ances of local stores to fill in a immediate needs, it would

smart to get the mid-winter clearance catalogues of the mail- order houses. These offer espe- cially good values in broken assortments and remainders the mail-order houses can’t carry over into their new catalogues.

Shoes

Perhaps the most valuable buy- ing opportunity in the January Sales is the annual shoe clear- ances this month. These include some staple styles as well as the dressy numbers stores often try to unload in clearances. While prices of shoes will be higher later this year, you need fear no shortages, since produc- tion of civilian shoes is expected to be even larger than last year despite increased military orders.

Since assortments of sizes are often incomplete in the January clearances, there’s always a temptation to overlook a poor fit to get a bargain. That’s a mis- take, for not only does the right size ‘assure comfort but properly fitted shoes also wear longer.

Furniture

While prices of furniture and household appliances have pre- ceded clothing costs in going up, business has fallen off drastically in stores, largely due to the gov- ernment’s restrictions on install- ment credit. So retailers are showing some inclination to trim prices and give discounts.

‘The annual February furniture Sales start late in January and will offer some special buying opportunities if you can lay down

SAN FRANCISCO — TAILORS — LOAN MONEY ON Suits, Overcoats, ete. saps, So Watches and Rings.

chandising trends across Canada, Comment from our readers is in- vited, ds to the value of occasional articles with similar marketing ad- vice,

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Hartung Re-Appointed To Board

AL HARTUNG, Vice-president of the IWA-CIO has been reappointed to the O. and C. Ad- visory Board for 1951, Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapman announced recently.

As a member of the 18-man panel, Vice-President Hartung acts in an advisory capacity to the Bureau of Land Management of the Department on Forest Management and Land Utilization pol- icies for the revested Oregon and California railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road

grant lands in Western Oregon.

the cash (which’ also saves you the installment fee.) Autos

Credit restrictions have also forced down price tags on used cars, and despite the higher tags on new cars, mid-winter buyers axe getting some concessions in the form of higher trade-ins, choice of accessories they really want, etc.

There are some comparative buys available also in unused 1950 models. Automotive News reports that 1950 models, which averaged $2,100 in dealers’ auc- tions in July recently brought only $1,650. Some dealers are also clearing out 1950 models at reduced prices by selling them as “demonstrator cars” even though they hayen’t been driven a mile.

Men’s Suits

Most drastic price increases of all this spring will be on men’s suits, which are slated to go up again this coming autumn. As previously mentioned here, best current values are solid-color worsteds (serge and worsted cheviot) or closely-woven wool- lens (covert, tweed homespun).

Avoid the especially high- priced gabardines, fancy patterns like glen plaid and sharkskin,and flannel, which is comparatively non-durable, in this year of steep prices and wool scarcity, A two- pants suit is a better buy than ever, especially if you’re a heavy fellow who wears out the crotch

quickly. Food

Pork is comparatively reason- able, and practically the only good buy in meat at this time, except for beef liver and tongue. Beef xemains excessively high despite the fact that prices are supposed to come down this time of year. You can find good buys in fish, both fresh and frozen, especially perch, mackerel and cod.

Food speculators pushed up the price of eggs to dizzy heights jlast month but the cost has now

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receded and will come down fur- ther as production of eggs in- creases seasonally from now on. Use more eggs this winter in place of high-priced meat.

Butter has gone up sharply this. month, which makes margarine a better buy than ever. Among cooking fats, lard is particularly reasonable right now.

In fruits, apples, oranges, tan- gerines, cranberries, and pears are reasonable this month. Fresh produce is very high in some areas now, because of the cold weather. Switch to canned and frozen vegetables where these offer better value. Among com- paratively good buys in fresh vegetables are turnips, squash, cabbage, cucumbers and kale.

Overcrowded Mental Homes

Lack of facilities for special care of the aged is glaringly shown in the Dominion Bureau of Statistics report for 1947 on Canada’s mental institutions.

In 1947, 1,142 people over- the age of 70 were admitted to men- tal institutions for “senility.” It is disclosed that many older people, losing their abilities in the normal course of old age, are placed in mental institutions be- cause of the lack of other accom- modation.

This is one of the factors re- sponsible for over-crowding the already jammed hospitals. Nor- mal capacity of Canadian insti- tutions is 45,180. In 1947, 54,703 people were under treatment.

The old people were the largest single age group; the next was the 25-29 group, which totalled 881.

It is significant that the next age groups sending the greatest numbers into institutions are those from 20 to 40. The average age of first admissions in 1947 was 42.7 years.

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NEW CANADIANS WIN OFFICE

_A sawmill owner, Naranjan 8. Frewall, Mission, is one of two Oriental Canadians who have won civie office in B.C, This is the first time in the history of B.C. that Orientals have

Mr. Frewall, 2a CCF member for several years, headed the poll. The second was Dr. Masjiro Miyazaki, Japanese-Canadian, elected

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REDWOOD WORKERS in both the north and south portions of the Redwood Empire heard the IWA-CIO Organizers, Kenneth McKee and Stanley Bauer at the regular quarterly convention of the California District Council.

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REPORTING on the recently launched organizing drive, they cited excellent results in organiz- ing work at the mammoth new Masonite operation located at Ukiah, California. The organizers are being assisted by J. L. Baughman, Financial Secretary of Local 4-443, of Laurel, Missis- sippi, where the IWA Local has the Laurel Masonite plant under contract,

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INTERNATIONAL PRESI- DENT J. E. Fadling in his talk to the delegates stressed the im- portance of the part the IWA and its membership must play in the present national emergency and the importance of the coming spring negotiations on wages and contracts.

CERTIFICATION for the Do- minion Plywoods and Hepworth Furniture Company were gained recently by Local 103, Southamp- ton, Ontario. Both certifications are victories over the Brother-

hood of carpenters and Joiners, AFL, which formerly represented _ the workers. eo oe NEWEST LOCAL of the [WA in Canada, Local 94, Haliburton, Ontario, received certification for three more plants—Hay & Com- pany, at Kenneris Lake; W. O. Bailey & Sons, Haliburton, and Wilberforce Veneer & Lumber Co., at Wilberforce, x *

MEMBERSHIP OF LOCAL 499, Owen Sound, Ontario, is climbing fast ds RCA Victor adds additional employees. This plant has nearly 600 employees. Preparations are now underway for negotiations after the new year.

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VERNON CASTLE, of IWA Local 2-93, and Herbert Faubian, Junior, of Local 5-87, were awarded certificates of merit in the field of industrial safety by Governor Arthur B. Langlie, of Washington, at the Second Annual Governor’s Safety Con- ference held in Olympia, Wash- ington, in November. -

In presenting the awards, the Governor commended the brothers in their fine work in the field of safety among logging

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