Page Four THE PEOPLE’S ADVOCATE sid be semana Aug. 5, 1938: Efficient Water System Urged On Refutes Sabotage Accusations Policeman Wrecked Pump, Says Engineer In Charge COMOX, BC, Aug. 4.—Additional proof attesting to the falsity of charges of sabotage levelled at single unemployed during the recent disastrous shown in a letter published in Vancouver Island forest fire is the current issue of Comox Dis- trict Free Press, under the signature of Jack Dingwall, local engineer. Scrap lron For Japan Ship Leaves Union Bay With Bic Death Cargo UNION BAY, BC, Auge 4— Skippered by a Scotsman, manned by a Hindu crew, her bunkers trimmed by Chinese, the Cape St. Andrew, Scottish freighter, bunk-— ered at the Canadian Collieries wharf here Sunday. The boat carried a cargo of 5,500 tons of serap iron bound for Japan; 5,000 tons of which were loaded at Wfouston, Texas, and the remainder picked up at Ta- coma after the trip through the Panama canat. The captain stated that his ship would make the crossing from Union Bay to Japan in 19 days and would be 22 days unloading. She sailed early on Monday. Ask ‘Works Program PRINCE RUPERT, BC, Aug. 4. —Six hundred and forty-six per- sons signed a petition urging the provincial government to institute a works program for single job- « “In regard to mistaken reports re wrecking of a fire pamp at Forbes Landing: I would like to make this statement. This pump had already seized up once before my arrival,” the letter states. “T was put in charge of two pumps, one of which was this new one. T was running it at half speed and while I was attending the other one, a well-known policeman from Campbell River advanced the speed, with the result that one too many Men spoiled that pump! I don’t see that I should take the blame.” Campaign Wins Wide Support BURNABY, BC, Aug. 4—For- mation of Civic Improvement Association here for the purpore of interesting all local progressive a organizations in improvement of water, sewer and transportation services and building of roads and sidewalks, has resulted-in a growth of support throughout the district. Unemployed are particularly in- terested in the association’s cam- paign to have much of the pro- posed work done by unemployed at an inerease of one-third of present work relief rates. At its next meeting the execu- tive will consider the question of affiliation with the BC Federation Jess here. The petition, sponsore_| on Unemployment. Mrs. A. Mel- is) the local unemployed associa-| lish, 2736 Denbigh avenue, is sec- tion, has been sent to Victoria. retary of the association. = 4 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING aN 4 4 — | ADVERTISING RATES Glassified, 3 lines 25c. Monthly and contract rates on application. 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BAVE TOUR OWN DESIGNS made into an appreciative yet economical gift, or choose from our assortment of buckles, metal buttons, novelty broaches, trays and bowls. Repair work neatly done. Alex Sell, 632 Howe St. HOUSE FOR SALE BURNABY — CLOSE TO TRANS- portation, modern six-room house, four lots, garage, chicken house and fruit trees. 3686 Dominion St. HOTELS AND ROOMS COMMERCIAL HOTEL, 340 CAM- bie Street. Newly renovated. Fully licensed. Wot and cold water in every room. A home in the heart of the city. Sey. 4381. Paul Bedner, Mer. LAUNDRIES TYPEWRITERS AND SUPPLIES GEO. DONOVAN — Typewriters, Adding Machines, Cash Registers. Sey. 9393. 508 West Pender St. TAILORS THE HORSESHOE TATLORS, OF 395 Columbia St., now M. Dong Tailors. Trin. 6024. 8 West Cor- dova Street. ») 20 CR 40 ACRES Good soil, good road, in Finn-Swede settlement. - Nothing to pay down. Will talke half the price in labor clearing other land- On Brown Road, South Langley. J. Anderson, 649 Graham Ave. LOGGERS, WORKERS — WHEN in town see us for your Laundry. 13 Hast Cordova =t. New Westminster, B.C. K ey Unemployed Association Starts Drive Asks Council To Take Advantage of Loan Act To Begin Needed Project Ss POPULAR ISSUE NANAIMO, BC, Aug. 4-—A campaign to win local support for replacement of the city’s wooden pipeline system began this week with the issuance of a leaflet by Nanaimo and Dis-| trict Workers’ Union. The pamphlet stated that by a bold policy of financing could be put to work on a five-day week at $4 a day for a period of at least 16 months. At its last meeting the union elected an action committee of five to eover trades unions, fraternal organizations and service elub meetings and to contact business- men and the board of trade. Main theme of the campaign will centre around the need for the city council to apply to the federal gov- ernment for necessary finance for this project under the new Muni- Cipal Assistance Act. This act pro- vides for loans up to $200,000 to any municipality for self-liquidat— ing projects such as laying of water mains. Those sponsoring the campaign express dissatisfaction at the coun- cil’’s present policy of completing the project with relief labor. They maintain that with over seven miles of pipe to be paid, only 2,000) feet can be laid this year at the present rate and that the old pipe ean last barely two years instead of the proposed 16 years. : Allowing for the fact that the provincial government must be won over to the proposed $200,000 loan, the committee believes that with a united community behind the plan, provincial consent can be obtained for the council to borrow the money. A number of meetings will be told that only two percent rate of interest will be charged on the loan, which must be liquidated in 20 years. DATA SOUGHT. Gooperation of the BC Federa- tion on Unemployment is being sought in the campaign to provide facts and figures on the Municipal Assistance Act and to provide fur- ther reasons why the city should take advantage of the Act in the interest of taxpayers and unem- ployed. First to back the campaign offi- cially was the local of the United Mine Workers’ Union» A speaker from the action committee ad- dressed the miners, obtaining full endorsation and getting a commit- tee of three miners to assist the unemployed in their campaign. The industrial conference offered its printing apparatus to the com- mittee, along with the valuable data compiled previously in a cam- paign for cheap money to finish the pipe -line. Cariboo Residents Rap School Levy 100 MILE HOUSE, BC, Aug. 4. —A protest against a recent in- creased leyy of $18 on this school district was sent by the annual school meeting last week to Lou. IeBourdais, MLA (Cuib., Quesnel), and Hon. G. M. Weir, minister of education. The meeting pointed out in its protest that the government's revenue was boasted to be greater than ever before and that the in- creased tax would have the ten- dency of reducing teachers’ sal- aries. The government reduced its grant to teachers, demanding that the district make up the shortage. unemployed ! < Federation Takes Issue With Counsel New Municipal Act Is Designed To Provide Assistance To Needy Municipalities GOV’T APPROACHED With affiliations coming in from many parts of the prov- ince, the BC Federation on Unemployment, utilizing pro- visions in the new tederal Miuinicipal Assistance Act, is advising organizations on the possibility of conducting local campaigns for public works on the basis of sovernment bodies obtaining federal loans at two percent interest. Corporation Counsel D. EB. Mc- Taggert speaking for Vancouver Gity Council, contends that bor- rowing powers of the city are ex- hausted, and that amendments must be made to the city charter before application can be made under the act for a full loan of $712 000. Taking issue with McTaggert on this point, the executive of the federation this week sent a ilet-— ter to Hon. A. Wells Gray, minis- ter of municipal affairs. The fed- eration maintained that the fed- eral act was designed to render aid to needy municipalities, provided provincial governments were agreeable and would accept res- ponsibility for self-liquilating pro- jects. = The letter also dealt with the problem of the five BC municipali-— ties operating under commission- ers and without elected councils— Worth Vancouver, Burnaby, Mer- ritt, Prince Rupert and Fernie. GOVT STAND ASKED The provincial government was asked to state its position and pol- icy in respect to the provisions of the federal act. Questions addres-— sed to Hon. A. Wells Gray were: “What will be the position of semi-solvent BE municipalities under the act? As it is an act to assist mumicipalities from federal funds, subject to work plans being self-liquidating: within approxi- mately 20 years, what will be the policy of the province toward coun- cils?” “What will be the effect of the issue of such federal loans to pub- lic bodies, such as the Greater Vancouver Water Boards and what will be the attitude of Victoria to- ward separate and additional ap- plication for federal loans by 1lo- cal councils?” Interviewed by the Advocate, Fred Tyler, president of the BC Federation on Unemployment, stated: ‘We do not accept the findings of McTaggert as final. It is felt that the federal law affords a much-needed channel to bring about a public works program and it is up to the municipalities and the provincial government to take advantage of the situation in the interests of the people. “ Jn regard to so-called insol- vent municipalities, it is up to Vic- toria to see to it that residents of such are not precluded from the act’s benefits, because each muni- cipality is the creation of the prov- ince and is therefore largely its re- sponsibility.”’ Emplover Fined Convicted under the Minimum Wace Act, J. EF. Jameson of Powell Lake Shingle company was ordered by Magistrate Fillmore in district police court this week to pay a minimum fine of $50 and the sum of $40.75 to S. Masuda, an employee. Jameson was also fined $25 under the Hours of Work Act in respect to Masuda’s Nanaimo Counc 1 saat alah ia its VELL Pleo ao ene: | Soviet Tea Plantation = are common, In many eastern districts of the Soviet Union, scenes like this These girls are gathering tea. And the more they gather, the lower the price of tea will drep—there are no profits to be deducted from their labour. They can afford those smiles. Staged By Women 800 Attend Maillardville Workers Alliance Picnt picnic held under auspices of Wovelty races included two nots’ seen before by this writer. The first required young women to stand im line at the end of a race, laced shoes on the grass in front of them. The men would then run to them, put on the shoes, tie them up, grab the hand of a woman partner and race back. In the other novelty race young women raced towards a line-up of men, lighted their cigarettes, grabbed a man partner and Tran backward with the lighted cigar- ettes. All prizes and foodstuffs were donated by merchants in New Westminster and Maillardville. Full cooperation was givén by the Women’s and Farmers’ Institutes. After lunch speakers included Mrs. Bertha Sabourin, president of the Women's Auxiliary; Fred Tyler, president, BC Federation on Unemployment; Ww. Woodhead, president, Vancouver Workers’ Ai- liance. Said Mrs. Sabourin: “We are receiving splendid co- operation from the women holding all shades of political opinion and it is hoped that a really fine spirit will emerge. Through our com- bined efforts we will soon have a Red Gross clinic in Maillardville.” Fred Tyler urged unemployed to press Coquitlam municipal council for a works program under the Municipal Assistance Act. W. E. Canuel, speaking both in French and English, supervised employment. By Special Correspondent MAILLARDVILLE, BC, Aug. 4.—Nearly 800 people wer present last Sunday at the Queens Park, New Westminste the Women’s Auwmiliary of th Maillardville Workers’ Adliance. poaens oi eer Seek Highway In Kootenay Claim Highway Woulc Be Open Year ’Rounc NELSON, BC, Aug. 4-—A pe tion is being circulated among ré idents in the Boundary distr here for construction of a neé Kootenay - Boundary road v Christina Lake and Castlegar. it is claimed that such a rou would be open all year rour whereas the Cascade Highway closed during fall and wini months. Estimated cost of the new ro would be $820,000, according to R. Burns, MILA, (Lib., Rosslar Trail), who is opposing the pe tion gn the ground that the p posed route would be entirely o side the riding. , Lardner 'Wounded BARCELONA, Spain, Aug. 4 James P. Lardner, 24-year-old s of the famous humorist, Ri Lardner, has been wounded in 1 eurrent loyalist offensive on | Ebro front. 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