THE PEOPLE’S ADVOCATE By ART SCHWARTZ ARRY MILLER gives out the dope that the Vancouver Sports Club has almost completed arrangements to take over the vacant Canadian Labor Defense League headquarters in the Orange Hall on Feb. 1. It’s a good sign, inasmuch 4s the present VSC headquarters are too small to accommodate the crowds that line up at the box office on Sat’day nights. Jimmy McLarnin and Pop Foster ave paid two visits to the Arcade ¢77™ and it is common knowledge that they want to take Chuck Wichason back to the Sunny South with them. However, Ted Moore, syho holds Nick’s contract, seems bent on holding it for life. Moore has been successful in getting WMichason a few fights, I under- Stand, that would pay for a free Zunch. Under Pop’s wing Nickason gould go far, but he'll starve to death around here. * * * Tonight will definitely settle the Steele-Apostoli argument, although the crown is not at stake. If Steele eools off the “Frisco bell hop it will gaake him undisputed champion of the world. TI believe that Steele gyvill convincingly defeat and pos- gibly KO the Frisco aspirant, and in short order. If the fight goes ever six rounds, the champ can be expected to open up in the seventh er eighth with the heavy artillery. Apostoli will do most of the lead- ang in the early rounds with Steele wontent to dance around and poke eut that lightning left once in a 4yhile, z * * Some time ago an article ap- peared on this page concerning the trundling hashers from Local 28. Since that first item there has been mo word but a dismal silence, leay- ing my imagination to run riot. Gan it be that so many thumbs have been left in unsuspecting soup bowls that there is no longer a digit left for a ten pin ball? * * And then there’s the guy who was offered a one-fourth raise in pay for his good work on the ball field and turned it down because the thought his work was worth all ef one-fifth and threatened to quit the game cold unless the fifth were forthcoming. His batting average was better than the adding ma- ghine in the business office, ap- parently. = * + * > @ut of the seven Arctic bruins gwho went bathing (to put it mild- dy) on January 1, five were forced to leave the water after an approx- imate seven minutes when the in- tense cold was no longer endur- able. The two who were left, Geo. Mricos and Anne Mundigal, cap- ered around for 45 minutes by the elock and seemed to enjoy it. Br-r-r-r-r. = = = Pop Stites, manager of Services, pulled a fast one by luring young Wave Watson, up-and-coming soccer Star, away from St-Saviours where the had been ensconced on the bench at the beginning of the year with little or no chance to kick the pill around. Davie has how that he’s got the goods, hence the transfer SPORT LOVERS Come in and meet GEORGE DRICOS and ANNE MUNDIGAL, enjoy a GOOD cup of Coffee in a GENIAL atmosphere. One visit and you’l] make it a habit to eat at... The KING’S CAFE A Union House — 100% Show For Relief Camp VSC Goes Out To Green Timbers Several truckloads of Vancouver Sports Gentre leather slingers and grunt experts left on Wednesday for Green Timbers to put on a show for the boys in the relief camp there. There are sonmve 125 men in the camp, who were all out to watch the VSC boys strut their stuff. Those taking part were Gordie Purser, Jim Cowan, George Bunka, Seotty Jackson and others. Negotiations are now under way to take a trip with the entire VSC personnel into the bad lands of Vancouver Island for the purpose of entertaining the boys in twelve of the largest camps. Approximate date of departure, although not definitely decided, is January 12th. Start Year Off Right Bowlers Play New Year’s Game Four, count ’em, hardy members of Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club, R. Golliss, Wm. Poole (of the Sash and Door Pooles), Sam Downham and Harry Williams, did a polar bear stunt on New Year's Day that takes the cake for novelty. Playing two twenty-one end games in three hours, Colliss re- ports that playing and ground con- ditions were excellent, in fact too much so, as the powls had to be wetted down periodically because they became too dry to stay on the straight and narrow. Lawn bowling is one sport in Burnaby that is followed and en- thusiastically supported by old and young alike, contrary to the ideas of some that this game is only for the greybeards with creaky joints and crutches. to greener pastures where good players can expect action. = = * Jimmy MclIarnin, ex-welter champ from this fair city, has fin- ally announced his retirement from the ring, according to Eddie Brietz, who writes that McLarnin wired Al Weill he had definitely retired. = = + Wow suppose you take it from here .... 212 CARRALL ST. % FISG SSSSSSSSSSSssssesesSsey The Ruling Clawss By REDFIELD Well, Tommy, I guess you wish you were in my shoes.” Like hell—there’s a strike committee ta see you.” Plan Hibberd Hostak Bout Signed For Fight January 11 Word comes from Seattle that Nate Druxman has signed up Al Hostak, No. 2 middleweighter, and Jack Hibberd of Portland for a ten- round main event on January 11. Hibberd was to have shown in Van- couyer some two or three months ago against Henry Woods of Se- attle. INo notice has been given yet as to the number of Vancouver fighters who will appear on the card. For information of those fans who follow boxing closely, the Hostak- Hibberd fight will most likely be broadeast over KJR around 9:45 pm with Dick Sharp as MC. Leafs Win 6-4 At Lethbridge LETHBRIDGE.—Before a crowd of 3000 spectators who spent most of the time on their feet, Lethbridge Maple Leafs maintained their tie with the Trail Smoke Eaters for leadership of the Kootenay Hockey League by defeating Coleman Ca- nadians 6-4 in one of the tensest battles ever witnessed on this ice. The Leafs turned on the heat in the second frame to nick the Cana- dian goalie for five counters, while the best Goleman could do in spite of four and five man rushes was two goals scored on individual plays by Billy Fraser and Mike Lopichuck. Im the final period the Leafs were outscored two to one, with Alex Kaleta starring. CCF Eleven Will Riecet Boxers A much improved CCE eleven will meet Boxers in a second divi- sion game at Wilson Park Saturday when Vancouver and District soccer league resumes after a two-weeks layoff over the holiday season. Pro-Recs are slated to play Ker- risdale in nother second division game at Kerrisdale Park. Pedens Pass Up Cleveland The Pedens, Torchy and Doug, world-famous bike-riding brothers from Victoria, BG, have passed up the six-day mill at Cleveland in favor of the San Francisco show which opens Feb. 6. Reason given was that Torchy will have ample time to recover from the bad spill he got at Buffalo a few weeks ago. CONTENTS ef NUMBER 64 pages—mere than 2¢@ pictures, charts, montages. 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Wot even the proverbial shilling was left to the sister of General Jay Johnson Morrow, whose will re- veals: “I am/leaving Agnes out of this because ;one of her sons sat next to me at the Army-Navy game and cheered lustily for Navy.” With two out in the ninth, Pitcher Billy Robertson of the Lunchburg, Va, team, stood on the brink of achieving his second no-hit game of the season. As a sportsmanlike gesture the opposition coach sent in his 13-year-old bat boy as pinch hitter. Ducking the first pitch, the bat boy accidentally got his bat in the way and singled sharply. Mayor IaGuardia, commenting on the bill to legalize dog racing, Jost no time’ in scoring the pro- moters of the racket. ‘It is not a sport,” he declared. “‘To say that dog racing improves the breed of dogs is just as sound as saying bawdy-houses improve the human race.” : Ford-Hogan Bout At Sports Centre Vancouver Sports Centre will hold its regular Saturday matt and mitt show, with an added attraction in the special boxing event between Al Ford, well known colored light- weight, and Aussie Hogan, who needs no introduction. MEGS AUTLUTUTNEERTA UNS THRILL!... to the Music of Soviet Russia’s Child Prodi- gies. ,. Laugh with the Gayest Kids in the World! aie “Ue BEETHOVEN =CONCERTO: DAI “SHALL WE DANCE’”’ Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers 5 ACTS OF CIRCUIT VAUDEVILLE 2 DAYS ONLY Monday — Tuesday THEATRE Famous Players Discriminate Union Employees Received No Bonus Famous Players Incorporated, monopolists-extraordinary of the moving picture theatre industry in British Columbia, made a handsome Christmas present of one week’s pay to BC employees—but not all employees, only those who are not members of trade unions. One of the unorganized recipi-> ents, a reader of the PA, this week showed a handsome card, four inches by Six, worded as follows: "Vir. N. L. Nathanson and The Executive Committee of Famous Players Canadian Corporation, Limited, extend Christmas greet- ings and best wishes for the new year; and, in appreciation of your loyal services during the past year, enclose a cheque equal to one week’s salary as a Christmas bonus.” “They sure wouldn't have given me the week's pay if they know how I felt about a union for the ushers. The projectionists have a real un- ion,” he commented. Anxious for other viewpoints, the PA contacted two members of the projectionists’ union, enthusiastic supporters of the newspaper since the backing it gave to their union’s recently won strike. “The company must be good and mad at the licking we administered a little while ago. But they sure make it plain where they stand on the question of organized labor. T hope those who got the present don’t begin to look at the company through Santa Claus glasses,” were the remarks of one projectionist. Said the other: “If the company figured we got our present through the recent strike, well, I guess they are dead right at that. That's the way I like my presents.” Worsening Conaitions More sober were the reactions of organized stage hands and engi- neers. While mo rancor was dis- played at company discrimination, they all declared that a week's wages would look pretty good to them as a present, but there was general preference for union or- ganization as against dependence On money gifts and a nebulous friendship with employers. “The pity of it is that those jani- tresses with their eleven bucks a week needed that Christmas pres- ent in the worst way,’ one station- ary engineer stated. Qne stage hand, a union man and therefore minus the present, seemed quite cheerful about being over- looked, but he had definite ideas about Famous Players working con- ditions which, he declared, are wors- ening right along. This member of the Theatrical Workers recalled the amount of lobbying that went on when the projectionists and organized labor generally were fighting for the preservation of regulations govern- ing safety measures and manning of BC movie projection rooms. “Tt took the projectionists’ strike to offset the pressure brought by the big film companies on the pro- vincial government, and it was cer tainly nip and tuck as to whether 50 per cent of the operators would be thrown out on the street for good or not,’ he said. The PA learned about the strug- gle of the independent theatres to survive against the movie monopo- lists. It seems that Paramount Pic- tures control Famous Players, and between them they try to run things —including their employees, as they piease. The independents were the first to sign with the striking projection- ists and are more liberal in the treatment of employees. They have to compete with the monopoly at the Vancouver film exchange, and, whereas Famous Players can bid on films which will be shown in more than a dozen suburban the- atres,.small owners are at a dis- edvantage. An old trick, useful in the evasion of income tax and for attacking wage levels, is for a big outfit to charge enormous prices for films, against its own theatres, and later, to raise the cry of heavy losses and “prove” it on the ledger books — fictitious losses, charged back to the parent company. Enforce Ruling Against Ford = WASHINGTON, Jan. 6—Finding that Ford Motor company had violated “unfair labor practice’ sections of the Wagner Act, the United States Labor MRelations Board asked the sixth Federal Circuit Gourt of Appeals this week, to enforce the board’s de- cision against the company, which called for reinstatement of 29 em- ployers who, the board decided, had been discharged for union activity. NUREMBURG, Germany, Jan. 6. | —Jews have been banned from, using public bath-houses here. Now Jews are forced to go to the Jewish hospital three miles distant for health baths, Union’s Struggle Witk Burns Instrumental Improvins Meat Plani} Conditions. : Local 95, Meatcutter and Packing: house Employees, the embattled un ion which for one year has fougeh tenaciously for the right of unior recognition from the powerful Burn company until the position of dead lock has been reached, reportes - through Business Agent Har Douglas to the Trades and Ta’ Council Tuesday that other mes companies were treating employ better and that a democratic regi had been established in some Y; couver plants as a result of the bik 4 ter struggle. Douglas declared to the coun that the BC Livestock exchange bettered working conditions for # employees considerably, at the sam AR time doing a greater volume of trade than ever. Time and a half for oven time, pay increases, and one week holiday with pay had ben obtained he stated. The union is now reco nized, with no intimidation, and Aj berta Meat company is carrying ou} jf similar policies. at “There has been a general bette ing of conditions among meat work ers, and this can be laid directly aj the door of union activities, the b cott by organized labor, and @ splendid support of the publi Douglas said. Heads Board Professor F. E. Buck, CCF me ber of the School Board, servi his fourth year in this capacity, w the unanimous choice for chairma at a meeting of the board Wed: day. Tom Brooks was re-elec deputy chairman. Trustee Campbell drew attention of the board to the approaching of the Rowell Commission and gested the trustees should deci whether they would take any action with the city council in this rega The Rowell Commission will sit Victoria, March 2. Publish Report VICTORIA, BC, Jan. 6—Th Macdonald report on coal 4 petroleum industries in the pr ince, contents of which were wi ly publicized after a fightin speech before the legislature Harold Winch, MLA, will be r for publication shortly. Apparently not for working p ple to study, the price is set $3.50 plus postage, it was learne at the ‘legislative buildings th week, a "This Year tothe First Annual = Friday Evening J ca oPLi’s AovocATE Len. = MBERLAIN -