The Letter-Review (Fort Erie, Ont., Dec. 12/55) carries the following item:
"Incident in Toledo, Ohio, proves conclusively that labor bosses cannot be numbered among those who favor progress.
"Facts in case are simple. Mr. Gerald Strayer, member of AFL Bricklayers'union, dissatisfied with plumb line as device for keeping bricks straight when being laid, devised calibrated gadget that worked better and which enabled him to lay 1,000 bricks a day instead of 800 that he had hitherto been able to mortar into place.
"Union officials, when they heard about it, called Mr. Strayer before them and ordered him to junk his device in the 'interests of the trade.' Mr. Strayer refused. He was promptly fined $50 by the union. He refused to pay the fine and was thereupon suspended."
In the name of 'progress' or 'democracy', no doubt!
Rougemont Quebec Monthly Meetings
Every 4th Sunday of every month, a monthly meeting is held in Rougemont.