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March 19, 1953

B.C. LUMBER WORKER

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Royal Columbian

Sisters Bey. Carlyle and Ellen Walton of the W.A., Local 1-357, IWA, visited 55 patients (over a four-week period) February 17, 24. March 3rd and March 10th, in the Royal Columbian Hospital. The following patients, still in hospital, received candy, cigarettes and copies of the B, C. Lumber Worker from the above W.A, members. Mr, Alnksa, Maple Ridge Sawmill

—Broken leg.

Mr, Wilbert Laughlin, Fraser Mills

—Operation.

Mr, Turrix, Mohawk—Old injuries.

Been in hospital since last May. Mr, Jones, Fraser Mills—Car acci-

lent. Mr, Allan, Stave Lake—Logger,

Mx. Lloyd Stevens, Western Ply- ‘woods—Operation on ear. Mr. F. B. Carter, Fraser Mills —

Broken neck vertebrae.

Mr. Sidney Swetman, R.C. Saw- mills—Arthritis,

Mx, Edward Schmidth, B.C. Forest Products—Back injury.

Mr, Albert Jucobson, Fraser Mills —Operation,

Mr. M. Blvin, Flavelle Cedar.

Mr. 5, Beyer, Fraser Mills,

Mx. MeCousiand, B,C. Timber Re- serves—Car accident,

Mr, Therrien, Fraser Mills—Badly cut hand.

Mx, Adelard, Fraser Mills—Opera- tion.

Mr. P, Kutasevich, R.C, Sawmills— Operation.

Mr, Wiesbrod, Brownsville.

Mr. H. Cope, Pacific Veneer Awaiting surgery.

Mx. Keith Rach—Operation.

Mr, William Jabey, Brownsville,

‘Mr. W. Coutis, Fraser Mills—Go-

ing home soon.

Mr, K. Lambright, Hammond.

Mx, Youngs, i'raser Mills — Opera- tion.

Mr, W. Shultz, Pacific Pine—Op- eration.

Mr. Hurd, Vancouver Island —

Operation on old injuries.

Mr, Williamson, Hammond.

Lourdes

Brother B, Wilson, Ole Schultz and G. MeXntee of ‘Local 1-363, TWA, ‘visited Lourdes Hospital, Campbell River, March 8th, 1953, and distributed’ cigarettes, ‘choco- late bars and copies of the B.C. Lumber Worker to the following: Nick Hawryliuk, jack hammerman,

Salmon River Logging Co. Ltd., Kelsey Bay—Hit on back with rock, Five broken vertebrae. Doing okay.

Gunnar Lindquist, Bloedel—Partial proving slowly.

Frank Seafe, boomman, B.C, Power Commission, Melvar Lale—In- fection in leg. Improving.

Ted Walker, faller, Camp 5, Bloe- del—Appendix operation. Com- ing along fine,

Juck Powder, falier, Barts Logging Co, Quadra Island, Granite Bay —Water on knee, Doing okay.

Jim West, hauling logs, Dyer Log-

ging Co,, Sayward—Pressure on

skull, Improvin;

Roy Nelxon, hooker, B.C. Logging, Whaletown — Broken leg. Log rolled on it, Doing okay.

Meetor Eckford, Eckford Brothers Logsing, Quadra Island—Broken finger, ‘boing fine.

Albert Hill, Hill & Waring Log- ging, Quadra Island — Abcess. Coming along fine.

Alyid Backman, scaler, Salmon River Logging Co., Kelsey Bay Fell, injuring back and break- ing two ribs, Doing olay.

bucker, Camp 5, paralysis, Im-

St. Paul’s

Sisters Muriel Bradley and Mar-~ garet Kamm of the W.A., Local 1-217, IWA, visited the ‘followin: 13 patients’ in St, Paul’s Hospital distributing candy, cigarettes and copies of B.C. Lumber Worker: Neil Aldred, Honeymoon Bay—Had surgery to back (discs). “Awalt-

ing cast, Looking well.

John Remando, Northwest Interior Lumber Co, Cinema, B.C. — Smashed ankle,

George Bullock, Columbia, Valley Planing Mill, Williams Lake — Uxpecting more surgery. Look- ing well and quite cheerful.

Joseph Lamoureux, Canadian For- est Products, Camp A, Engle- wood—Back Injury. Had cast re- moved, Further X-rays and pos- sibly surgery. Not feeling very well,

George Mostrom, Taber Creek Lumber Co, (near Pr, George)— Old injury to leg. Had skin grafts, Coming along well.

W. H. Ramsay, MacMillan & Bloe- del River Diy.), Port, Al~

berni jad back surgery. Com-

fine, Wald Lesek, Jordan River—Old

injury, Broken leg. Amputation. Up for farther ou .

Walter Ni oom 417— in ear accident, Up in i 'Bear Bay Logging, es A injury,

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John Poje, Nelson —JInjured July 11, Had surgery on thumb.

Rod Pritchard, Jeune Landing, Gibson Brothers — Compound fracture.

Alex Cameron, Decca Walton Log, Eee for new cast. Looking well.

Andrew Burlack, Camp B, Frank- lin River—Inféction in left hand. Sisters Muriel Bradley and Mar-

garet Kamm of the W.A., Local

1-127, IWA, visited the following

eight patients in St. Paul's Hos-

pital, March 6, distributing, candy,

cigarettes and copies of The B.C.

Lumber Worker:

Neil Aldred, Honeymoon Bay — Had back surgery. Awaiting discharge. Looking very_well.

John Remando, Northwest Interior Lumber Co, Cinema, B, C.—Bro- ken ankle, Walking around with crutches.

George Mostrom, Taber Creek ‘Lumber Co. (near Pr, George)— Old injury to leg. Bone grafts. Up ina walker for a short per- iod daily.

Joseph Lamoureux, Canadian For- est Products, Camp A, Engle- wood—Back injury. Had_ fur- ther surgery — bone graft on spine, Feeling a bit better.

Rod_ Pritchard, Jeune Landing, Gibson Brothers — Compound fracture (leg). Up and around on crutches. Awaiting discharge

Alex Cameron, Decca Walton Log, Hope, B.C, '— To have further surgery. Bone graft.

Joe English, Tahsis Co., Muchalat —Badly bruised leg, pulled back muscles as well as stitches to lip. Feeling quite stiff! and sore.

Sam Suto, Selkirk Spruce, Donald, 'B.C.—Broken leg. Bone graft: Feeling quite well.

Vancouver General

Sisters Mabel Anderson & Olive Whitehouse of the W.A., Local 1- 217, LWA, visited the following 13 patients In the Vancouver General Hospital distributing candy, cigar- ettes and copies of the B.C. Lum- ber Worker:

7.B, PAVILION GC, Biman, Seymour Inlet — Doing

fine after operation. Z A. Korpl, Kelly Log.—Operation. D. King, Camp 5, Campbell Ri

‘Had operation,

J, Weeks, Restmore—Doing fine. H. Cockrane, Jones Lake — Doing

‘well since operation.

LD. int & 3rd FLOORS

WH, Sjolander, Comox Log.—Back

injury. Progressing.

A. Krone, Pr. George—Back in- jury. Progressing.

A. Walsuck, Booth Log. — Back injury. “Progressing.

©. Mercer, Prince George — Back

injury. Not so good. tes Marie Bain, Pacific Veneer, N.W.— Polio, Back in iron lung. N. Lisenko, Inglewood — Gland rouble. improving. HEATHER AN: 1. Delair, R. J. Morgan Co—Ar- thritis. Not so well.

North Vancouver

Sister Lucy Robinson of the W.A., Local 1-217, IWA, visited the following patients at their homes during February and distributed ndy, cigarettes and copies of The B,C, Lumber Worker:

Mr. N. Moberg, M. B. King Lum- ber — Getting along slowly at home.

Mr. A. Daye, M. B. King Lumber— Had thumb taken off, At home now.

Mr. McKellar, Norwood Plant — Home on crutches.

Mr. MeBridge, Creosote Plant — Hip broken at home.

Mr. C, Grenier— Caught hand in Planer roll. Taking treatment.

NOT TOO OLD TO WORK

OTTAWA (CPA) More than a quarter of a million men and women of 65 years and over were in Canada’s labor force at the time of the 1951 census, DBS has announced here,

Of the 212,396 men in the 65 and over group, 65,075, or more than one quarter, were employed in agriculture. Of the 27,186

women in the age group 2,042 were employed in agriculture. This occupation accounted for the highest proportion of both men and women 65 and over in any industry.

1-363 W. A. WINS PRAISE

Hearty praise for the work accomplished by the members of the Women’s Auxiliary, Lo- cal 1-363, Courtenay, was con- tained in the annual report of the Local Union Officers re- cently submitted to the mem- bership. The report. states:

“The Ladies’ Auxiliary during the strike worked faithfully, pro- viding coffee and sandwiches to the pickets, a major task in itself, which helped to promote the well- being amongst the membership who walked the picket lines for better wages and working con- ditions.

“Much has. been done in the past by Auxiliary to cement the feeling of good fellowship be- tween our members. The Aux- iliary was composed of very few in number. However, their sin- cere efforts are to be commended and we extend to them our sin- cerest appreciation on behalf of the membership.”

CREDIT UNION REPORTS GAIN

Resolution setting a 50-cent annual fee for all IWA credit union members plus the stipu- lation that each member must have in shares ten percent of the-amount they wish to bor- row, was passed by the New Westminster IWA Credit Union members at their Annual Meeting, February 27th.

The meeting, attended by 50|

members, set a dividend rate of 8% rebate on savings and an ad- ditional 10% rebate on interest paid.

Officers elected for 1953 are as follows: Stan Engberg, President; Doug Ferg, Vice- President; Mrs. G. Alsbury, Secretary.

Directors: F. Courneyeur, A. Rose. Supervisory Committee:

J. Vallance (Chairman), Les Smith, W. Baldwin. Credit Committee: J. Ab-

rams, Chairman; Otto Eckman, Secretary. Committee Mem- bers: Dune Grant, Vince Yates, L. Laxton. Treasurer: Percy Harris, Treasurer Assistant: Pat Powers.

Council

Hears

Auxiliary Story

Addressing the 59th Annual Meeting of the Vancouver Council of Women in the Hotel Georgia, March 2nd, Muriel Bradley, Women’s Auxiliary President of Local 1-217, IWA, extended fra- ternal greetings and best wishes to the delegates attending, and

gaye the following description of to the present time.

Our organization, the Ladies’ Auxiliary to Local 1-217 of the International Woodworkers of America, CIO-CCL, has been in existence since October, 1948. We hold one business meeting per month. The Local Union we are associated with has a membership of approximately 6000, comprised of men and women working in the sawmills, shingle mills, and plywood plants in the Vancouver area.

Gave’ Assistance

In view of the fact that we are the only Trade Union Auxiliary affiliated to your Council we would like to take this opportun- ity to acquaint you with our aims and endeavors. Our main objec- tive is to assist our Local Union in its educational, organizational and social activities.

It is the duty and responsibility of our Auxliary members through the medium of their organization, to aid and advance the economic welfare of the members of ‘the IWA. To assist the workers

whenever requested and wherever |

possible, to secure increases. in wages, reduction in the hours of labor, and the improvernent of their working conditions. To pro- mote a better understanding among the women of the prob- lems of organized labor. To as- sist the International and the Local, in advancing the economic security of all working people. To encourage patronage of Union Shops, buying of Union made goods, and the employment of Union labor.

Hospital Visits

The most important phase of our activities centers around the regular weekly visiting of in- jured millworkers and loggers in

Local 1-217 W.A.’s activities up

the following hospitals — St. Paul’s, T.B. Pavilion, Heather Annex, Pearson, Shaughnessy, North Vancouver General, as well as occasional visits to Houghton House Private Hospital and St. | Vincent’s, An average of 200 visits are made per month. Our Local Union supplies us with a Hospital Fund with which to pur- chase cigarettes, candy and papers for these sick and injured patients. Special Christmas boxes are also distributed.

Our main social accomplish- ment during the past year was the 3rd Annual Picnic held in August at Confederation Park. At Christmas, in co-operation with our Local Union, we sent 1000 wrapped presents to the children of striking IWA furni- ture workers at Durham, Ont. We rendered assistance at several social functions sponsored by our | Local in support of the I.W.A. / Softball team (Major Men’s | League). During the lumber strike last summer our Auxiliary members prepared approximately 20,000 sandwiches for distribu- |tion to Union members on the tile workers’ strike have empha- | picket line in the Vancouver area.

In Agreement

Our Auxiliary found itself in accord with most of the recom- mendations and resolutions’ put | forth by the Council in the past | year. Our delegates enjoyed lis- |tening to the various speakers | presented during the year on topics of general interest, as well as the social functions held by the Council with special mention for the Founders’ Day Luncheon.

Muriel Bradley, Pres., Ladies’ Auxiliary, Local 1-217, IWA.

TRIBUTE PA

Allan Haywood’s death re- cently, at the age of 64, was the third great loss to organized labor in the last three months.

The death of Mr. Haywood, ex- ecutive Vice-President of the Congress of Industrial Organiza- tions, follows those of Philip Murray, CIO President, and Wil- liam Green, President of the American Federation of Labor.

Allan Haywood, the son of a Yorkshire miner, went to the United States in 1906. He joined the United Steelworkers in the 1930’s and was made chief orga- nizer for the CIO in 1939.

Following the death of Philip

D HAYWOOD

Murray, Haywood by this ‘time CIO Vice-President, ran for elec- tion to the Presidency of the CIO but was defeated by Walter Reu- ther, However, he was re-elected Vice-President, the position he held at the time of his death.

Canadian Congress of Labor Secretary-Treasurer, Donald MacDonald, who’ attended Mr. Haywood’s funeral in Taylorville, Ill, this week, has paid tribute to Allan Haywood.

Mr. MacDonald said: “Mr. Haywood was always a friend of |Canadian Labor and was one, of | the outstanding links in the close friendship which exists between the CIO and the CCL.

RAE EDDIE, M.L.A., is weleomed to IWA Convention Banquet by a group of his fellow-members ‘of Local 1-357, New Westminster, who played their part in electing him to the Legislature.