Get that sub--
"Monday night
is PT night

“Monday Night is PT Night’” de-
cided representatives of Pacific Tri-
bune press clubs at a Vancouver
conference last weekend. Plans
were made to set aside that night
for regular eanvassing to win new
subs and renewals.

“We are challenging provincial
press clubs to a weekly competi-
a conference spokesman
. said. “Of course, paper selling and
sub canvassing isn’t reduced or

confined to one night a week, but

we want to make a special effort
every Monday.”

tion,”

To stimulate street sales and help
all press clubs reach their 1951 sub-
targets PT business manager Fel
Dorland told club representatives
that in future every 25 papers sold
on street corners, at factory gates
or from door-to-door would be cred-
ited as one sub in drive standings.

“The success of our financial
drive must be followed up by sys-
tematic, year-round work to in-
crease circulation,’ stressed PT edit-
the Pacific Tribune into the hands
thePacific. Tribune into the ‘hands

of more and more people: Proof

that readers can- be won for the
progressive press is shown by the
fact that supporters of the Can-
adian Tribune signed up 3,500 sub-
seribers dur ing the past two
months. This should inspire evry
one of us to go out and do like-
wise.”

Tabulation of subs will be made
at the PT office every Tuesday
noon. All subs secured in the pre-
vious seven days will be counted.

‘ Provincial points led Greater
~ Vancouver “by a nose’ in the past
week, 22 to 20. Here’s the Bees

“score: “

GREATER VANCOUVER:’
Grandview, 3; North Vancouver,
2; Norquay-Renfrew 2; Hastings
East, 1; Commercial Drive, 1;
West End, 1; Ship and Steel, 1;
Central Burnaby, 1; Civic Work-
ers, 1; Electrical, 1; Miscellan-
eous 6...Total, 20.

PROVINCE: Stuart Island, 4;
Kamloops 1; Cumberland, 1; Kel-
owna, 1; Nanaimo 1; Correspon-
dence, 1; Haney, 1; Victoria, 1;
Albernis, 1; Miscellaneous, 10. To-
tal 22.

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Loggers’ dance fo be.
held in city July 2

“Timber-r-r-r!”"

* Once again loggers and all wood-
workers will have an opportunity
of getting together for a gay even-
on July 2, at the annual Timber-r-r
Dance in Hastings Auditorium, 828
East Hastings, where they’ have
held many a frolic in the past.

_ Alf Carlson’s orchestra will give
out with old -time and modern
dance music and there'll be door
prizes and refreshments.

[STOP THE
KILLING IN
KOREA NOW

PUBLIC MEETING

DR. HAROLD BASS

Former Missionary in Korea,
now at St. Paul’s Methodist
Church,.Tacoma. ©

REV. A> ROWE
.of Haney, B.C.

SUNDAY, JUNE 24
& p.m.

111 Dunsmuir
B.C. PEACE COUNCIL

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Unions vote for
strike action to —
back pay demand

Substantial wage increases are being fought for by British Columbia
unions this year and several locals have voted for strike action if de-
mands are not met by employers. ‘Here are the week’s developments on
the tober. front: :

@ Carpenters and plumbers have voted in favor of strike action
against contractors. Some 2,500 carpenters in Vancouver and New
Westminster recently rejected a 22-cent offer are holding out for 32
cents an hour hike to bring the rate to $2. About 600 plumbers demand
terms of a majority conciliation board award that called for 25-cent
increases April 1 and another 10 cents October 1 to bring the rate to
$2.16.

@ About 30 workers at Drapeshire Clothes Lted., 64 East Hastings,
have been on strike for a week. They are asking a 2%5-cent hourly
boost and reinstatement of an employee. Strikers are members of
Vancouver local, Journeymen Tailors of America.

workers walked out at Lama-Wood Products on Lulu Island and seven
struck at Chrome-O-Craft Ltd., 1921 West Fourth when their bid for
higher wages was rejected.

@ Seafarers International.Union set Friday midnight this week as
strike deadline in a dispute with B. O©.’s three major coastal shipping
companies. The strike, if called, aval tie up 22 ships ae: affect about
806 men.

-@ Some 500 city bakery workers in seven Se firms took a
strike vote this week. The workers, who are seeking a 25-cent hourly
increase, are members of Local 468, Bakery and Confectionery Workers
(AFL). ‘ ¥

@ About 225 workers at Imperial/ Oil Co’s. Ioco refinery idee \re-
jected a conciliation board majority report and asked tor a strike vote.
(Standad Oil and Shell Oil) workers are also. preparing to take action).
Toco workers, members of Local 614, Oil Workers International Union,
are asking a 30-cent hourly pay hike, :

@ Three. months before expiration of the present contract, Marine
Workers and Boilermakers Union has won a .25-cent hourly wage
boost for 400 workers of Western Bridge and: Steel Fabricators. New
mechanic rate is $1.75; helpers, $1.56. Added to the straight wage boost
is an increase in vacation pay which plus the corly, settlement, méans
an actual hourly hike of 34 cents,

~

16th ANNUAL

MID- SUMMER FESTIVAL

Sponsored by
Scandinavian Central Committee

at

The Swedish Park in North Vancouver

On Sunday, June 24th

Program starts at 1 p.m.

Transportation available from Cassiar and ‘Hestinge
- from 11 a.m.

gs : - EVERYBODY WELCOME

Provincial

Ukrainian Canadian

A) FESTIVAL

In honor of the 60th anniversary of

1891
UKRAINIAN IMMIGRATION TO CANADA

1951

JUNE 23 -- THE FESTIVAL

A Colorful Pageant of Music, Song and Dance With
Over 200 Participants From All Over B.C.
at

THE AUDITORIUM, 1805 WEST GEORGIA

8 p.m.
JUNE 24 -- THE PICNIC
_ STARTS AT 1.00 P.M. IN THE ORCHARDS

(Corner Maple and 2nd Roads, Steveston) — Busses leave
BOE bon Pender St. every 10 minutes beginning at 12 noon.

BUT TWO ‘GUILTY’

Four of Trenton 6 free

TRENTON

Gat by the state of New Jersey to execute six Negroes
framed for a murder crime none of them could have committed was ~

smashed last week as an all-white jury freed four of the “Trenton
Six’? but found two “‘guilty."” The convicted men, Collis English

and Ralph Cooper, were sentenced to life imprisonment on the

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jury’s recommendation of “mercy.

The four who were acquitted——-Forrest, Thorpe, Wilson and
McKenzie—stepped out into the street and McKinley Forrest
sald: “Free—at’ s good to be free. We're going to keep on fight-
ing “till we’ re all free, because English and Cooper are innocent

like all of us.”

@ Two small IWA strikes were called on Tuesday this ieee 30.

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MIKE RAINES’ RANCH

Commencing 11 a.m.

A PEOPLES’ DAY OF OLD-TIME FUN

Field Sports — Prizes. for all events |
Horse back riding for Children
Horse Shoe pitch ue Tug-O-War

Foot races — Broad Jump

Special Childrens’

*

OTHER SPORTS
Many added novelty attractions

Old Time and Modern Music by
NFLY Orchestra

Lunches served with coffee .

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Free Ice ream Cones for Children

Free Transportation -- Needham Sf. Barns:

11 a.m. Bus leaves via Victoria Road to Seventh t°
Bruce to Sixth to Hillcrest to Fourth to Pine to FitZ-

PICNIC

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races for, all age groups

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; go out Nicols Street. .

1:30 p.m. Bus via same route leaving Rest Room after
arrival of C.PJR. Boat from Vancouver.

Sponsored by Labor Picnic Committee
Chairman, Dusty Greenwell, South prelueioey B. GH