Page Four THE PEOPLE’S ADVOCATE October 14, 1938 Separate Constituency Of Nanaimo Propose GOV'T PLANS NEW RIDING OF ALBERNI Separation Of Nanaimo, Alberni, Merging Of Islands And Saanich Is Proposed VICTORIA, BC, Oct. 13.— Merging of the Islands and Saanich provincial constitu- encies into one riding and recreation of the old Alberni riding, merged by the Tolmie Conservative sovernment to form the present Alberni-Na- naimo constituency, are pro- posed in the Redistribution Bill the Psttuilo government intends to bring before the House at its forthcoming session. The proposals are only tentative and have yet to be presented to the Liberal caucus before passing to a committee representative of all parties in the provincial legis- jJature. Wo reduction in the size of the | legislature is involved, since one riding will be abandoned and a new one created. The Islands riding is sented by Macgregor Macintosh, Gonservative, and Saanich by N. W. Whittaker, Liberal. In last years elections the vote in the Islands was: Macgregor Macintosh (C€) --.-.-939 now repre- Alexander McDonald (L) ..--664 Wis. Grace Martin (CCF) .-.-394 G. H. Brown (SG) .-..-.-.---- 50 The Conservative victory repre- sented a gain from the Liberals. The vote in Saanich was: WN. W. Whittaker (1) 2052 Leslie F. Osborne (©) ..---- 1633 T. G. Sheppard (CCF) ....--- 1510 A. H. Jukes (SC) ..-------- 262 Ww. E. Peirce (Constructive) 217 F. B. Shearme (ind) ....--- 33 Qn the basis of these figures, merging of the two constituencies would give the Liberals a slight majority on the combined vote. Alberni-Nanaimo is the seat held by Hon. George S. Pearson, min- ister of labor. In the 1937 elections Pearson narrowly defeated A. M. Stephen, running as an independ- ent GGE candidate. The growth of the strong United Mune Workers’ Union in Nanaimo and Pearson's unsavory record as sponsor of the Labor Conciliation and Arbitration Act and his subsequent interpreta- dion of the Act in favor of employ- ers in labor disputes have given the government good cause to fear ¢hat the seat will be lost to a strong progressive eandidate with united electoral support. The pulk of the progressive vouw however, is concentrated in what will be Nanaimo riding under the proposed redistribution. Figures for the last election were: Hon. G. S. Pearson (EB) .----- 3447 A. M. Stephen (ind CCF) ..-.2955 ¥F. H. Giles (Constructive) 3382 Wicholas Wright (C) 976 Tt is not knowm yet if, in creation of separate Nanaimo and Alberni ridings, neighboring constituencies of Comox and Cowichan-Newcastle, will be affected. These are repre— sented by CCE members. Vernon Gives $70 To Spain Orphans Donations forthe Spanish Or- phans and Relief Ship funds have been received by the League for Peace and Democracy from G_ D. Herbert, Kelowna, $2; B. G. Merrill $1.10; N. Prime, $1; a Friend, $5; IN. Hild, Surrey, $2.09; S- Freeman, Vernon, $70.15. Donations to the Chinese Medical Aid fund include: South Hill CCE club $1: Mrs. W. J. Honey, $1; N. Prime, $1; N, Steven, 50 cents; League fund South Hill CCE club, $2- G. Nelson, $2; German Cana- dian People’s Society $512. Leaves For Tour ~— FERGUS McKEAN Provincial secretary of the Com- munist party, who left Wednes- day on a two-weeks’ tour of the Interior. McKean spoke at Chil- liwack Wednesday and at Hope Thursday. This Friday he will speak at Kamloops. His itinerary includes: Salmon Arm, Oct. 15- 16; Enderby, Oct. 17; Armstrong, Oct. 18; Vernon, Oct. 19-20; Kelowna, Oct. 21; Penticton, Oct. 22; Princeton, Oct. 23-24; Iiis- sion, Oct. 25; Haney, Oct. 26. Mic- Kean is speaking on the Euro- pean Crisis. TOMATO CROP ROTS IN FIELDS KELOWNA, BG, Oct. 13—Tons of ripe tomatoes are rotting in the fields here and growers stand to lose heavily because of the shut- down of the three canneries in this district. The camneries operated only one month before closing down again, claiming there was no market. This season has been a disas- trous one for tomato growers in the Interior. A few weeks ago canneries refused to open until the minimum wage board violated its own regulations by cutting cannery workers’ wages ten percent, de- spite the protest of the Jam, Fruit and Vegetable Canners Union. UInion officials pointed out in dis- cussions with the minimum wage board that Canadian Canners, operating 84 factories in Canada, dominated the industry to the detriment of small canneries, growers and employees. Faced with the loss of their crop, growers cut prices by $2 a ton be- fore the board accepted the big canners’ ultimatum and cut its minimum wage. Now, with canneries closing down, much of their crop spoiled before the canneries ever opened and much of it left to rot in the fields, the loss to growers will be heavy- Rupert Communist Gives Radio Talk PRINCE RUPERT, BC, Oct 13 —_TIn a radio speech here last weelk August Wallin, organizer in north- ern British Columbia for the Com- munist party, outlined the partys position on the Huropean erisis. Wallin denounced the betrayal of Gzechoslovakia as certain to strengthen the hand of Hitler and stressed the necessity of rallying the democratic nations and forces to stop further ageression. Gitizens of Prince Rupert were urged to bring pressure on the King government to introduce a policy leading to real peace and security among the nations. CLOVERDALE HOUSEWIVES ORGANIZE BC Housewives’ League Forming Branches At Many Points in Fraser Valley CLOVERDALE, BC, Oct. 13. — (Special). — Housewives in this district, attending a meet- ing held at the home of Mrs. L. Farnsworth, Hjorth Road, last Sunday, voted to form a branch of the Housewives’ League of British Coiumbia and elected dele- gates to represent the new branch at the first annual convention of the Housewives’ League to be held November 9, at the Belmont Hotel, Vancouver. The meeting was addressed by Mrs. R. A. Prinn and Mrs. H. If. Bird, who outlined the league’s campaign for the repeal of Bill 89: Officers elected were: President, Mrs. Edna Farnsworth; vice-pres- ident, Mrs. John Dobson; secretary, Mrs. Thomas Binnie; treasurer, Mrs. J. A. MacDonald; organizer, Miss E. Dobson; publicity, Mrs. G. M. Ferguson. NEW WESTMINSTER, BC. Oct. 13—Ald. W. T. Cook of New Westminster was among those who addressed a recent meeting of housewives in the B.C. Blectric auditorium here, when 2 branch of the Hlousewives’ League of British Columbia was set up- Miss Erna Whitman, vice-presi- dent of Local 28, Hotel and Res- taurant Employees Union, and Mrs. Le Drew of the Housewives’ League also spoke briefly. Officers will be elected at a meet-— ing to be held Nov. 2. Branches of- the Housewives’ League are being formed at South Westminster, Edmonton and Sap- perton. COOK URGES. HEALTH UNIT NEW WESTMINSTER, BC, Oct 13——A further meeting of the city council has been arranged for Tuesday, October 18, to go into the question of New Westminster join- ing the Metropolitan Health Board this year, despite strong opposition from several of the aldermen. Ghampions of the proposed mer- ging were Alderman William Coox and Alderman Sangster, but they were opposed by Aldermen Court- ney, Sullivan and Jackson. “This city does not want to lose its identity as a separate civic af fair and IT am opposed to any mer- ger of health and medical inspec- tion work which would mean us being engulfed by the larger centre,” stated Ald. Courtney. At a previous meeting, Dr: W. J. MeiIntosh, former city health in- spector, was definitely in favor’ of the city joining the Health board. The way was clear, he said, now that Vancouver had received word that assistance would be forth- coming from the Rockefeller In- stitute. Advance Youth Elects Officers VICTORIA, BG, Oct 13—At the annual banquet held by Advance Youth Club last week the follow- ing officers were elected: President, Bob Edge, vice-presi- dent, Howard Megezer; secetaries, Miss Jose Wardell and Miss Mar- garet McCallum; treasurer, Miss Mary Edge; organizer, Wilson Money; recreational convenor, Steve Kinsey; press, NWN. Carson; educational director, Frank Hol- lins. Milk Plebiscite Planned Gov't Seeks Establishment Of Single Market Agencies VICTORIA, BC, Oct. 13—The provineial government will seek establishment of single agencies to regulate marketing of each agricultural product as its Announcement to this effect was made here this week by Hon. K. C. Macdonald, minister of agriculture. Macdonald said one such single agency had already been set up im the Interior and establishment of others was expected shortly. The Natural Products Marketing Act would not be changed at the forthcoming session of the legisla— ture, he said, but additional market- ing legislation based on the favor— able decision of the privy council might be brought down. Disagreement between important next step in market control. groups of milk producers on the question of distribution in the Auid milk market will entail an early plebiscite, it was indicated by W. =. Williams, chairman of the milk board, in Vancouver this week. Commenting on proposals sub- mitted by the Praser Valley Milk Producers Association and the In- dependent Milk Producers Coopera— tive Association, Williams said one cooperative body would not handle all the milk. : “The board will call a plebiscite on the whole question,” he stated. SPUD GROWERS RAP BOARD LADYSMITH, BC, Oct. 13.-—A resolution stating that potato grow— ers in this district had no confi- dence in the present marketing poard was passed at a meeting of growers here when discussion centered around market control. The resolution asked for post ponement of the vote to be taken shortly until further information could be obtained and demanded that the minister of agriculture order books and papers of the po- tato marketing board opened to registered growers, so that a re- port for further guidance of gTrow— ers could be made. COURTENY, BG, Oct. 13.—Adop- tion of a one-desk plan for potato growers was urged by potato grow-— ers at a meeting in the Agricul- fural Hall last week. Expressing complete dissatisfac— tion with the potato marketing scheme as operated in the past, growers urged that the one-desk plan be instituted so that all pro- duce would lose its identity before being placed on the market. The meeting asked formation of a single agency to replace the sep- arate Coast and Interior boards now operating and sought amend- ment of the present Act which, it was charged, permitted diserimina- tion against some growers. Knight Road Bus Extension Sought Civic utilities committee Tues- day set up a special committee to meet with the BC Electric on extension of the Knight road bus service as requested in a petition signed by 1505 residents. The line now runs on Knight road from Kingsway to 4ist ave- nue. The proposed new route would be north on 15th avenue, west on Clark Drive, north to First avenue and west over the viaduct to the junction of Ter- minal avenue and Main street. Part of the suggested route had been laid out for street cars in 1913. it was stated, and property owners had sacrificed part of their holdings to make the thor- oughfare wide enough. According to Ald. John SBen- nett, if the company agreed to the extension, the city would have to recondition the roads. Fisherman Collects $S7 For Mac-Paps PRINCE RUPERT, BC, Oct 13 —The sum of $57.90 has been for- warded to the provincial office of the Friends of the Mackenzie— Papineau Battalion for the rehabi- litation fund by Fred Stepko, mem- ber of the Trollers Cooperative here. The money was collected among Rupert fishermen. SEMI-DISPLAY CLASSIFIED BILLIARDS BILLIARD HALL and BARBER SHOP Everything in Smokers’ Supplies Cigars Cigarettes Pipes Lighters — Ete. 2341 MAIN STREET DRUGS Tel. Sey. 1053 RED STAR DRUG STORE THE MAIL ORDER DRUGGISTS Gor. Gordova2 & Carrall Streets Vancouver, B.C. Ree | aa DENTISTS | 608 BIRKS BLDG. Dr. W. J. 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Organ of the Lumber & Sawmill WVorkers’ Union Published Weekly STUDIOS oe io While You Wait § é Passport Photos STEAM BATHS —_— Hastings Steam Baths Always Open Expert Masseurs in Attendance High. 240 764 EH. Hastings GROWERS WILL GIVE EVIDENCE VICTORIA, BC, Oct. 13—Tt was announced here this week that At- torney-General Wismer wou ld meet #. A. McGregor, federal de partment of labor combines officer, in Vernon next Monday to discuss fruit growers’ demands for an in- vestigation into their charges that a combine controls fruit and vege- table marketins in British Colum- bia and the prairie provinces. McGreszor will be in Vernon of- ficially to -take evidence from growers. Much of this evidence has already been placed before proyin- cial officials who feel that it war rants a federal probe under the Combines Act. Attorney-General Wismer said as much during his recent interview at Ottawa with Labor Minister Norman Rogers. Federal machinery has now been set in motion. Evidence obtained from growers will be studied and it is expected that a recommendation will go forward to the federal de- partment of labor for an immediate investigation. Reject Propesal KAMLOOPS, BG, Oct. 13—By 2a vote of 400 to 124, Kamloops rate- Ted Gunrud, former or- ganizer in BC for the Inter- national Woodworkers’ Un-— ion, recently returned from Spain after 18 months in the Mackenzie Papineau Bat- talion ...- WILL BE AT PRINCE RUPERT ‘AND DISTRICT .. THIS WEEK Address Box 136, Pr. Rupert to address meetings in aid of the REHABILITATION FUND. of the Friends of the Mackenzie- Papineau Battalion * 43 - 615 West Hastings Street | Wancouver, B.C. Phone, Trin. 4955 payers on Tuesday rejected a pro- posal to erect a new city hall at and contract rates on application. BARBERS WHLEE SPOT, GRANVILLE AT 66th, for a style haircut Regis- tered masseur. BICYCLES AND REPATERS BICYCLES, NEW AND USED— Baby Carriages, Sulkies, Doll Car riages, Joycycles. Repairing of al) kinds. 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