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L.U. No. 230 Victoria, B.C.
Editor:

Since Frank Shapland more popularly known as “Shappie”, has been granted a pension it was necessary to elect a new recording secretary and your humble servant, having been elected until our next regular election of officers, it behooves me to write in place of Shappie.

Words will not flow from my pen as prolific as they did from Frank’s, nor can I inform all and sundry how the boys of the B.C.E. progress with their horseshoe pitching during the lunch hour, as I am a narrowback and not employed by the B.C.E.

Duties so far have not been over-burdensome, as the first meeting was a record in small attendance and duration, exactly 12 minutes, but 12 minutes of real honest-to-goodness business is better than two hours of back-biting and useless arguing.

Since Shappie’s last letter little has happened of a nature worth reporting of general interest in this neck of the woods, which is the most southern point and most western part of the Dominion of Canada.

The WORKER has steadily improved during the last five years, and is an asset to any electrical worker who spends time to read same. The article on “Goal Set by Scandinavian Countries” published in November issue should have been printed in red ink, so that none should miss reading it; short as it is, it is nevertheless an outstanding article.

If I may offer a suggestion, would it be possible to have a simple question and answer feature somewhere in our Journal? For instance, on page 462, November issue, Frank Farrand, of Local No. 46, speaks of a new multiple street lighting systems and I would like to ask for details as none are given.

Again on page 475, bottom of column 1, I would like to ask what is meant by “rotation of carbons” and in the recent diagrams published (which I have cut out and kept) there was one, not just as I thought it should be.

Well, here is hoping that we are on the up grade at last, and 1934 holds better things for us than most of us had to go through during 1933.

Recording Secretary

P.S. Enclosed photo of two of the boys who couldn’t hustle much work, but oh, boy! When it comes to mountain lions they are right on the job, besides $20 bounty looks like real money in these days of short time and few jobs.

The two mighty hunters are President Lemmax, and Brother Hasenfratz.

Shappy.



	Published in January 1934 - I.B.E.W. Journal L.U. No. 230 Victoria, B.C. Editor: Since Frank Shapland more popularly known as “Shappie”, has been granted a pension it was necessary to elect a new recording secretary and your humble servant, having been elected until our next regular election of officers, it behooves me to write in place of Shappie. Words will not flow from my pen as prolific as they did from Frank’s, nor can I inform all and sundry how the boys of the B.C.E. progress with their horseshoe pitching during the lunch hour, as I am a narrowback and not employed by the B.C.E. Duties so far have not been over-burdensome, as the first meeting was a record in small attendance and duration, exactly 12 minutes, but 12 minutes of real honest-to-goodness business is better than two hours of back-biting and useless arguing. Since Shappie’s last letter little has happened of a nature worth reporting of general interest in this neck of the woods, which is the most southern point and most western part of the Dominion of Canada. The WORKER has steadily improved during the last five years, and is an asset to any electrical worker who spends time to read same. The article on “Goal Set by Scandinavian Countries” published in November issue should have been printed in red ink, so that none should miss reading it; short as it is, it is nevertheless an outstanding article. If I may offer a suggestion, would it be possible to have a simple question and answer feature somewhere in our Journal? For instance, on page 462, November issue, Frank Farrand, of Local No. 46, speaks of a new multiple street lighting systems and I would like to ask for details as none are given. Again on page 475, bottom of column 1, I would like to ask what is meant by “rotation of carbons” and in the recent diagrams published (which I have cut out and kept) there was one, not just as I thought it should be. Well, here is hoping that we are on the up grade at last, and 1934 holds better things for us than most of us had to go through during 1933. Recording Secretary P.S. Enclosed photo of two of the boys who couldn’t hustle much work, but oh, boy! When it comes to mountain lions they are right on the job, besides $20 bounty looks like real money in these days of short time and few jobs. The two mighty hunters are President Lemmax, and Brother Hasenfratz. Shappy.