=e OP OM ma ee 200 mimeosraphed letters outlining Page Four THE PE OPLE’S ADVOCATE June 3, Agitation Grows To Complete Monkman P News From Provincial Centres | Could Finish Peace Outlet For $15,00C Monkman Pass Group = Urges Federal Gov’t Relief Labor Te Employ Jobless ae On Road Nanaimo Fails In Its — Pledge To Jobless 95 MILES MORE aca me WANAIMO, BC, June 2-—Vic- While over one thousand toria Day, main feature of which able-bodied men are sitting in the post-office and art gallery in an organized attempt to win a work and wages program, Vancouver’s chief magistrate belatedly admitting in a tele- gram to Ottawa this week that private industry cannot absorb the single unemployed, and while enterprising communities are reduced to stagnation by debt burdens, a statement was released this week by the Monkman Pass Hishway Asso- ciation that for a mere $15,000 a hishway connection between the Peace River country and the Coast could be completed. Characteristic of its energy con- tinued over a long period, the asso- Giation apain wired this weelk to Hon. Norman Rogers, federal min- ister of labor, through Hon. Tan Mackenzie, British Columbia’s rep- resentative in the cabinet, urging that he use some of BG's unem- ployed on the project. Working voluntarily, Peace River settiers, in face of many hardships, have already built a passable high- way via Monkman Pass for 53 miles westward from Rio Grand to Stony Lake. Approximately 95 miles has still to be completed to eonnect with Hansard. The Peace River people are start- ing immediately to tackle this work and state that with $15,000 added to the resources they have in the way of men and equipment, the road can be pushed through this summer. Frank Murphy of Pouce Coupe, one of the pioneers in the Monk- man Pass road, obtained a dona- tion of a carload of supplies the other night following an address he gave before the New Westmin- ster Board of Trade. These sup- plies will go immediately to Peace River citizens who are starting on the last lap of the road. Executives of the Monkman Pass Highway Association met this week to plan a personal canvass among business men of the city and to invite contributions from all eitizens. Survey Alaska Highway Route FPATRBANES, Alaska, June 2.—- The United States geological sur- vey announced this week that it would soon start systematic aerial survey of interior Alaska, covering 10,000 square miles between Fair- banks and the Yukon boundary, along the route of the Interna- tional Air Mail service. Forty-seven per cent of Alaska already has been mapped by the geological survey. The projected Survey is expected to aid in aerial navigation, highway construction. and prospecting. Launch Campaign _ Against Padlock KELOWNA, BC, June 2.— One thousand signatures within the next two weeks. This is the goal set for a petition calling upon the federal government to disallow the Quebec padiock law which is now being cir- culated in this district. In addition to the petition, some the threat of the padlock law to Canadian civil rights have been | Rodeo Used Was a rodeo, was a great success ducted, visitors were loud in their praise of the entertainment and none begrudged Nanaimo Hospital the proceeds. The one thine which marred the celebrations was the action of the city council in furnishing relief labor at no extra remuneration to ‘| build the various chutes, bleachers and corrals necessary for the show, Since Nanaimo possessed no ready facilities for staging such an elab- orate affair. Some months ago city water rates were raised 50 cents for the purpose of putting in a new pipe line, with the understanding that this money would be used to pro- vide the city’s unemployed with extva work at rates above those paid for relief work. But the city council, far from keeping this pledge, actually took men off the pipe line to prepare for the Vic- toria Day show. it was also noticeable and cer- tainly not in keeping with the Seneral sentiment of Wanaimo eitizens, who have contributed more than those of any other city of its size to Chinese medical aid and war refugee funds, that the larger number of midway and car- Dival prizes were Japanese-made._ No Action On Island Road Plan Is Rejected But Survey To Be Made PORT ALBERNI, BGC, June 2— Disappointment is expressed here at a statement made this week by ion. FE. M. McPherson, provincial minister of public works, who de- clared that there would be no work done this year on the proposed con- necting road between Port Alberni and Cumberland. The statement was made to a delegation from Port Alberni, Courtenay and Cum- berland boards of trade which pre- sented the road plan. The delegation obtained a pro- mise, however, that a survey party would be put in the field this sum- mer to locate the best site for the Proposed link. It is understood that a new and easier route has been located by private individuals, which nowhere reaches an eleva-— tion of more than one thousand feet and would mean only 18 miles of new road. May Committee Publishes Report Audited by Sam Shearer, Brother- hood of Railway Carmen, Mrs. J. Stevenson, Women’s Labor League, and HH. Constantine, Tailors’ Union, the Vancouver May Day Committee this week published its financial statement. Expressing thanks to all organi- zations which participated in the celebration, the committee reports a balance on hand of $172.26. Total receipts were $919.79, disburse- ments $747.53. NEW WESTMINSTER, BC, June 2—First car of strawberries from points on the north side of the here. The program was well con- Fraser River rolled to the prairies mailed out to individuals. this week. “Tackle Economic Problems we would probably have sot it lack of opportunity.” This is what Mrs. Haroid W. Riley, president of the Alberta Council of Child and Family Wel- fare told a meeting of the coun- cil’s members held in this city re- cently. Women, she said, could bring great influence to bear in the de- mand for greater social legislation and she urged women to make full use of the franchise they won twenty years ago—a franchise still denied to the women of Quebec despite repeated presentation of bills in the provincial legislature and strong agitation. Mrs. Riley charged that many Women Urged To Press For Social Legislation CALGARY, Alta., June 2.—(Special) —‘If we women had started agitation for a work and wages program five years ago by this time and helped to save the younger generation from the miseries of unemployment and women’s organizations still failed *o give sufficient attention to social and economic problems. If these women’s organizations were to play their proper role in public affairs then they must pay greater atten- tion to the pressing problems of the day. “Too many of us,’’ she stated, “take the attitude that if the sub- ject is controversial then we had better not discuss it. But if we are really progressive, as we claim to be, then there is no subject we ean’t discuss, even though we de- cide not to take a stand on it.’ Macs Top Production areas 2,587,823 were sold on the domestic market, 2,568,338 boxes exported and 97,222 boxes used by eanneries. Biggest production was in the MeiIntosh variety with 2,066,877 boxes, all of which has been sold. Jonathans were next with 700,000 boxes, of which a complete clear- ance was also effected, while third on the list of varieties was Deli- cious with a crop of 670,426 boxes, of whieh there remain to be sold just a little over 4000 boxes. Among Canadian provinces Aj- Bulk Of Okanagan Apple Crop Sold, Board States KELOWNA, BC, June 2—Out of British Columbia’s total commercial apple crop of 5,326, been disposed of as at May 21, leaving an unsold balance of 73,228 boxes, according to figures on the year’s operations just released by the Tree Fruit Board. Of the total crop comprising all@ 611 boxes, 5,253,383 boxes had berta was the biggest consumer with 647,068 boxes; Saskatchewan next with 625,479; Manitoba with 489,594; British Columbia, 365,115; Quebec, 278,738; Ontario, 156,558; and the Maritimes, 24,271- Domestic sales of 2,587,823 were just a shade over the total of last year, when it amounted to 2,255,262, while the year previous it was 2,149,156, and in the year ending May 21, 1935, it was 2,617,861. By far the largest number of export sales went to the United Kingdom market. Canada’s Birthrate Declines British Columbia Figures Are Lowest In Dominion sersons in 1921 to 11,028,000 in Im 1921 the Canadian birth rates per 100 population was 29.4. For the first nine months of last year the birth rate was 20.1. Quebee had the highest birth rate from i921 to 1936, and showed the most rapid decline, from 37.6 to 24.3. New Brunswick now has the highest birth rate in Canada, 24.7. British Columbia has the lowest birth rate, 14.1 in 1936 and 14.9 for the first nine months of 1937. In 1921, the rate was 20.3. Vancouver’s birth rate has risen slightly in the last five years, but the city has shared in the general dowmntrend in Canadian birthrates in the last decade and a half and now stands considerably lower OTTAWA, Ont., May 28.—Canada’s birth rate shows a steady decline over the past seventeen years, it is revealed in figures released by the dominion bureau of statistics. Despite this de- zline in birth-rate, the population has increased from 8,556,000 1936, the last available figures. than the show. In 1937 the city birth rate rose from 14.45 to 15.59 per thousand population. But this small gain is offset by the fact that the figure is considerably below that of 1929, the first year of civic amalzama- tion, when the rate was 19.08. Prior to amalgamation, when births in old South Vancouver and Point Grey were registered in Vancouver, the rate was twice as high as at present. In 1928 it was 23.54, and in 1921, 29.05. When the populations of the former munici- palities were computed against the births in the greater area the rate correspondingly fell. dominion rate, figures SEMI-DISPLAY CLASSIFIED MEAT MAREETS BILLIARD HALL and BARBER SHOP Everything in Smokers’ Supplies Cigars — Cigarettes — Pipes Lighters — Etc. 2341 MAIN STREET CAFES PURITY MEAT MARKET — Fresh Every Day — Steaks, Chops, Reasts & Boils Everything in Meats 2441 East Hastings — High. 140 | FERTILIZERS Saw nIon TIOUSe ~ = The EAST END CAFE Serving the Very Best Food at Low Prices. - Pry us: Open till 1 a.m. Garden Lime, 50c sack; Rotted Cow Manure, 1 yd. $1.75, 2 yds. $3.00; Sheep Msnure, the richest and most weedless of all organic manures, $2.00 1 yd., $3.50 2 yds. W. H. 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Hastings St. ¢ WE PHOTOGRAPH 6 6 Sey. 1763-R g ANYTHING, ANYTIME - oS ee ANYWHERE ¢, /assport Photos While You Wait % a STEAM BATHS Hastings Steam Baths Always Open Expert Masseurs in Attendance [oN S 2045 Get Farm Relief Total On Relief In BC Given as 56,409 VICTORIA, BC, June 2.— There are some 18,000 men and women able to work receiving unemploy-— ment- relief in British Columbia now, according to official figures. These figures, however, do not take into account unemployable persons who, under the provinciai government's new policy, have be- ass Roa come chargeable to the munici- palities. Figures for April show 56,409 persons in receipt of relief allow- ances, but of these only 13,257 were heads of families, and 5241 were Single adult men and women. The remainder, 37,991, were wives and ehildren. Among the heads of families were 2054 farmers receiving relief. This makes a total of 16,444 per- sons able to work—if work could be found. As against the total relief roll of 56,409 in April, 61,608 were re- ceiving relief in March and 71,713 in April, 1937. Merge Schools HALE MOON BAY, BG, June 2. —Ratepayers of Sechélt and Wil- son Creek have approved a plan to consolidate schools in the two dis- tricts. A new school will be erected at Sechelt. Surrey Bus | Drivers Hit) New Ruliz) Big Protest Meeting | Cloverdale Raps FE Qn School Bus Tra portation. 4 MONOPOLY MOV!I: —___ ¢ CLOVERDALE, BC, Jur: —Charging that the ruling | been sponsored by mono} / transportation companies, <- rey school bus drivers ata y_ attended protest meeting Surrey Wfunicipal hall E Thursday night condemned © recent action of the provin government in prohibiting t: from carrying other passenger: transporting freight. it was stated at the meeting 7?) the order-in-council had been sued without notice, so there been no opportunity for reside in rural areas to express t} opinion. The order provides ¢ school bus drivers shall carry o school children, even when in j session of provincial licenses ; ing them other hauling rights. All sections of the commur were represented at the meet which unanimously voiced « demnation of the provincial ¢ ernment’s action. In addition the chairman, Reeve Hunter Surrey, and Councillor Thor Binney, representatives from { Surrey Workers’ Association, { Parent-Teachers’ Association 4a local merchants were present. ARMS FOR SPAIN ——— y CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING | ADVERTISING RATES Classified, 3 lines 25c. Monthly and contract rates on application. |’ BEAUTY PARLORS. BELP WANTED CARRIER BOYS AND STRBE salesmen. Apply at Room 163 West Hastings, Saturday, | p-m. FRIEDA BEAUTY SHOPPE — Newest Permanent Wave — Mar- celling — All lines of Beauty GCul- ture. 684 East Hastings Street, High. 5606. BICYCLES AND REPATRS BICYCLES, NEW AND USED-— Baby Carriages, Sulkies, Doll Gar riages, Joycycles. Repairins of 5: Kinds. Saws filed, Xeys cut, et< W. M. Ritchie, 1569 Commerais _Drive. High. 4123. HOTELS AND ROOMS COMMERCIAL HOTEL, 340 GA bie Street. Newly renovated. Fu licensed. Hot and cold water every room. A home in the he: , Of the city. Sey. 431. P: Bedner, Mer. LAUNDERES LOGGERS, WORKERS —waHi in town see us for your Laund 13 East Cordova ‘st. CAFES THE ONLY FISH — ALT KEND: of Fresh Sea Food. Union House 20 Hast Hastings St. DIONUMENTAL MATIN MONUMENTS — SAN imoney here. Estimates for cen tery lettering. 1920 Main Stre REX CAFE — JUICY STEAKS, Oysters, Chops. ete. One frienc tells another. 6 Hast Hastings St CHIMNEY SWEEPING $1.50 CLEANS MAIN FLUE Pipes, Furnace, Stove. Ticensed Fraser 370. NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAI DR. H.C. 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