Western Pulp and Paper

July 1962 Page 13

Falls Elects 5 to Detroit by R. McCormick

Local 312 will be represented by 5 delegates at the International Convention to be held in Detroit in September: Brothers J. Reed, R. McCormick, W. Smalley, J. Bushell and E. Day

Howard Sweeps Ocean Falls Polls

Frank Howard NDP candidate for Skeena who polled 550 votes in the last federal election here, increased his vote by some 150. Local NDP activists together with a number of hard working trade unionists made Howard's campaign a tremendous success.

NDP supporters obeyed the law and stopped campaigning at the time the law requires. It was interesting to note that the supporters of "Dief the ....." ignored the law and still go beaten. Next time maybe they should play by the rules.

August 1962 Page 6

Ocean Falls Report by R.McCormick

... I always find it difficult to say anything good about the Company, however there is no doubt that there had been quite a change in Labour Relations in our little Metropolis over the past two or three months ...

One of the outstanding changes here in the last while has been the attitude towards the Safety program. .. Throughout the recent drive on Safety there have not been the previous tactics of threats, etc, to try to intimidate the worker on the job. There has been a definite trend to talk to the men on the job and get their ideas, rather than tell them.

Labour day is fast approaching and this being the 25th Anniversary of the local we will be attempting to put on the best Labour Day yet. ... To any Old Timers living in or out of OF I would appreciate if you could send any information concerning the organization of the Local, or any information that may be of interest in forming some kind of History of the Local.

September 1962 Page 3

[photo] Ocean Falls Local 312 Scholarship Awarded Pulp, Sulphite Local 312 President Peter Marshall presents the cheque for the first half of the Local 312 Annual Scholarship to the 1962 winner Miss Alannah Kelso. The young man shown on Alanah's immediate right in the picture is her Brother Steve who was the 1961 winner of the Scholarship. Alannah is the third member of the Kelso family to win the Award, her older sister Lyn also won the Scholarship a few years ago.

Alannah plans eventually to become a teacher, a career also chosen by Sister Lyn and Brother Steve. The Scholarship is made annually by Local 312 and is valued at $250.00. The scholarship is open to all students in the graduating class at Charleson High School in Ocean Falls.

October 1962 Page 2

Ocean Falls Celebrates Labour Day by Peter Marshall

... in Ocean Falls Pulp Sulphite Local 312 and Papermaker Local 360 jointly sponsored a full weekend of activities to observe Labour Day holiday in the upcoast town.

Blessed with brilliant sunshine for the first time in five years, the program included sports for children and adults, two concerts and a dance with the music provided by the Evan Kamp Trail Riders Orchestra from Vancouver, a free film show for the children and softball and soccer games between teams representing the two local Unions.

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Some very much appreciated assistance was also received from Crown Zellerbach, the Hudson's Bay Company and Johnston Terminals, the local school board, in fact all in all it was a real community effort with everybody participating and everybody benefitting. [photos of some of the races and events on the school grounds]

Ocean Falls Report (same page) by R. McCormick

... good to note that the safety record at the time of writing has passed the 150 day mark

A notice of motion to send four delegates to the [BC Fed] Convention was amended and the Local will be represented by only two delegates ... Brothers Smalley and McCormick, Brother Hogrefe as alternate.

The Local donated $25.00 to the fire prevention committee at the General meeting.