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THE FISHERMAN
January 8, 1957
THE FISHERMAN
Published every Tuesday except the last Tuesday of each month by The Fisherman Publishing Society, 301 Powell Street, GEORGE NORTH - Editor — Phone MArine 1829
Authorised as Second-Class Mail by Post Office Department, Ottawa
Democracy in Union Needs More Than Words
ANNOUNCEMENT of the UFAWU convention for March
24 should start a surge of activity throughout all Union locals during the two and one-half months preceding that date.
As the Call now on its way to Locals makes clear, this annual gathering of representatives from all parts of the coast is the high point of Union activity during the year.
It marks the time when issues are taken up, are discussed, debated, and finalised in the form of policies representing the collective opinion of the organised fishermen and shoreworkers of British Columbia.
These policies must correspond to the majority opinion of the unionists of the fishing industry, and all organised workers must express their opinions not only through their delegates to the convention, but NOW, at Local meetings.
Now is the time for special meetings, for policy resolutions, for frank discussion of the many important matters confronting the industry. And it is time too for what may seem to some the lesser questions which concern this or that member, this or that locality.
Democracy, yes, a democracy second to none in the trade union movement is the accurate claim of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union. That contention is of course borne out in the terms of the Union's constitution.
Many expressions and guarantees look good only on paper, however. For them really to mean much, it requires the membership to move, to act, to be the guiding force of the organisation at all times.
The responsibility lies with every member of the Union to get into action, to attend the meetings now taking place, and do all the other things a unionist must if he really wants his brganisation (and his own welfare) to prosper.
We'll be seeing (and hearing) you at the next Union meeting.
Title QC Has Lost Its Glamor
THE list of Queen's Counsels issued a few days ago by the provincial government once again proves that this once highly esteemed honor is rapidly degenerating to a rather mean status.
There are scores of lawyers now practising in British Columbia, who regardless of their qualifications, and some of them are extremely high, can never become QC's. The simple reason is they are not prepared to accept the status quo as hallowed. Others are denied the once-valued honor as the result of political spite or plain political difference of opinion with those in power.
The present tarnished value placed on QC's is certainly out of keeping with its Old Country standard, and is something of a departure from the royal tradition of not endorsing questionable products.
LOCAL LAUGHS
Millar
Let This Lone Seaman Remain
•HE government is spending a million Canadian dollars and offering " refuge to 25,000 Hungarian refugees, many of whom will return to their homeland within the next decade.
But one lone seaman, Christian Hanna, who has been confined to a Norwegian freighter for 15 months, has been refused a haven in Canada despite many offers to stand good for the man.
Regulations have been waived in the case of many Hungarians; surely they can be set aside in the case of Christian Hanna.
OLD-TIME DANCING
to Alf Carlson's Orchestra Dances Held Every Saturday
Hastings Auditorium
Moderate Rental Rates 828 E. Hastings Vancouver
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LUARO JE^LCRY B.C. COLLATERAL
77 E. Hastings
"What? A gift for the manager? Okay, Simperella, give me change for a nickel."
HAVING BEEN TOLD that the noise of a thunderstorm was only the ange's making their beds, Mary, a four-year-old, 'said next morning:
"You know, Mummy, I didn't mind the noise when the angels made their beds last night, but I was cross when they couldn't make up their minds whether to turn the lights on or off!" ft ft ft
THE BALD-HEADED BARBER was trying to sell his customer a bottle of hair tonic.
"But how can you sell it when you have no hair yourself?" he was challenged.
"What's wrong with that?"
* FISH and SHIPS *
HERE were two notes of interest to fishermen in the October 1888 issue of the Daily News-Advertiser, passed along to us by Dan Morgan.
"It is interesting to find," one item states, "that the result of the experimental trip of a Victoria schooner to the black cod banks on the coast of Queen Charlotte Islands has been so satisfactory that her owner has sent her back to the same fishing grounds."
The other item, headed "New Westminster News," states that The salmon catch averaged 40 to the boat yesterday."
ft ft ft For an up to the minute story, we have this item: Elgin and Gladys Neish of Victoria have proven that you can be lucky twice in a row. The stork could have timed it ^just a little better, but he did bring them a baby boy (9 pounds, 7 ounces) on December 22 in Royal Jubilee Hospital. Final decision was still pending when we last heard from Scotty, but plans were to name the young fellow Kevin Murray. All three are getting along fine.
Incidentally, Scotty made a very good showing in the Victoria civic election but failed to win a seat. He polled 796 votes even though only 31 percent of the electors voted. Scotty's biggest vote came the first year he ran (1,177) but 56 percent of the voters turned out that year. He'll make it yet.
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Doug Morton, owner of the packer "Izumi V," woke up December 19 to discover he was married to a grandmother. Yes, his daughter Betsy gave birth to a son, Timothy Douglas, mak-,ing Doug's wife Jennie a grand-
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mother and just incidentally, Doug himself a grandpappy. The new parents are Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Clegg.
ft ft ft You'll notice we never bothered with Tom Albury's recent
The "Unimak" is in for a new shaft also at the same yard, ft ft ft Dropped in to see George Bone of Northside Marine Service at 277 West Esplanade Street in North Vancouver. I see George tirade which was amply covered | nas three small Jolly boats com-
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in other papers. We've made a New Year's resolution not to bother with Tom in keeping with our general policy of not kicking a man when he's on his way down (and out).
ft ft ft It was during the cold snap early in December. Bert Brima-combe of Stuart Island was bringing his boat in to the landing when he suffered a heart attack. His son took over the boat but not before some damage occurred, we have received. Bert was able to give directions was 71 years old but the lad lost the skin off one <j #
hand befoce he could tie her up. At last word, he was in the hospital having skin grafted on his hand. Bert is also recovering from his seizure.
ft ft ft And also from Stuart Island, campman Keith Robinson's wife has given birth to a baby boy. ft ft ft Young Laurie Derrien, of Lulu
pleted for the Hudson's Bay Company which are going to waterways.
ft ft ft Don Weaver of the troller "May 2" has recently installed a new 42 watt radiophone and a 60 fathom echo sounder.
ft ft ft One of the old time trollers, John Mackie died aboard his troller "Sea Foam" in Nanaimo December 14, according to word Mr. Mackie
Hear that both Ted and Ole Anderson of Sointula are seriously thinking of taking up residence in the city. Ted plans on being down for the winter, at any rate.
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came the answer. "I know a guy who sells' brassieres."
THE VERY RICH MAN was
interviewing an applicant for the job as his personal valet. "You may have trouble with me," he said. "I have a wooden leg, a glass eye, a toupee, an artificial arm and false teeth."
"That won't bother me," replied the applicant, "I used to be on the assembly line at Ford's."
THE ATTORNEY called on his client in the jail cell. The more he talked to his client, the blacker things looked for getting him off without a stiff sentence, and he told him as much.
"But counselor," said the client, "I've got $10,000 and I'm willing to spend it all to beat this rap."
"That's different," replied the attorney. "You'll never go to jail with $10,000."
Sure enough he didn't. When he went to jail he was broke, ft ft ft A CUB REPORTER wanted a job as a newspaper reporter. The editor told him he would hire him if he could write a good headline from the following situation: ... A young couple got a preacher out of bed at 3:00 in the morning in order to marry them. "How would you title that?" asked the Ed.
"That's easy,," replied the young fellow, "I would just head it . . . PARSON TIES KNOT IN HIS SHIRTTAIL."
ft ft ft THE CAPTAIN of a fishing boat on the way to Rupert approached a miserable - looking young fisherman leaning over the rail in awful agony.
"Waiting for the moon to come up?" he asked, good naturedly.
"Gad," cried the novice, "has that got to come up, too?" • ft ft ft A BETTY GRABLE-ISH young beauty was watching drill one day. Suddenly a rifle volley rang out. With a surprised scream, the lovely young lady shrank back
POSITIVE PROTECTION
AGAINST
MARINE BORERS
Well, I guess we all had our feed of turkey for Christmas and right into the arms of a young I want to thank my good friend private standing behind her. Axel Neimlander of the gillnet- "Oh," she stammered with a blush, Island, escaped injury when his ter "Greta N" for dropping in "I was so frightened by the rifles, father's gillnetter "Penny" ex- i at the office and leaving a couple Please forgive me." ploded while Laurie was working of big, juicy moose steaks. Sure "Not at all, not at all," said the on the engine. The accident oc- j had the turkey beat all to Helena, quick-witted private. "Let's go curred December 26 and caused Montana, Axel. 1 over and watch the artillery,
about $1,500 damage to the boat, ft ft ft Early in December, Henry Nak-nakis, Cape Mudge Village, fell in the Fraser River from the Nelson Bros, dock and drowned. He was a crew man on the "Departure Bay 3."
ft ft ft The latest box score we have on gillnetters now being built is 34. Most of these are from 36 to 38 feet long which are being built in various shipyards on the Fraser River. The following yards are building: Don Puska shipyards, four; Deltaga Boat Works, two; Mel Sather's Boat Works, four; Nakadi, four; Yamanaka, four; Atagi, three; Stoltz Boat Works, three; Georgia Boat Works, two; Vestad, three; Sterling Shipyards of Vancouver, five.
No doubt there are more being built in smaller yards by fishermen themselves which means we can look forward to a big increase in the gillnet fleet, especially in larger boats.
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Nolan Lowe of Cummins Diesel engines tells me he has sold a total of 16 Cummins diesel engines ranging from 71 to 123 H.P. for new gillnetters now being built on the Fraser River, ft ft ft
I hear Ocean Marine Supply has been swamped with inquiries and phone calls from fisher- | men for this year's calendar. Reason for the big demand is pretty girls with lovely figures.
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Russ Trenhulm and Thor Sven-son, owners of the trollers "Try-on" and "Lady Ingrid" from Port Albion were in the city over the holidays. While here, the fellows bought some electronic equipment from Lyall McLennan at Ocean Marine Supply.
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Also in the city recently were J. Jones of the troller "Sea Flash" and C. Cross owner of the troller "Ideal 2". Both are from Victoria. While here they each bought 100-fathom Ekolite recorders from Lyall McLennan, ft ft ft
I hear that P. Grieve bought the troller "Yva" from Bert Peterson of Langley. »
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Met Mr. and Mrs. Ren Smith and family aboard their troller "Huntess 1". They are recent arrivals in the city from their home in Kyuquot and expect to be in the city for a month or so. ft ft ft
The "Kenn Falls" is in for a new stern at Benson's Shipyards.
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