re Mrs. ee. Suet. -Programs Two independent candidates for Wancouver civic office, Harold Pritchett, outstanding trade union leader who is con- testing a park board seat for the first time, and Mrs. Effie Jones, organizer for the Housewives League who has again been nom- inated for school board, this week announced their programs, which, it is stated, have already been endorsed by Vancouver Civic Labor Committee. Pritchett, who is district president of the International Wood- workers of America and secretary of Vancouver Labor Council, will campaign for promotion of a park board campaign to assist in overcoming the threatened vegetable shortage and for improved recreational and en-© tertainment facilities in public parks for war. workers. Provincial assumption of all edu- cational costs and provision of ade- quate dental and other health ser- Vices in city schools are main points in the program announced by Mrs. Effie Jones, who in i940 polled more than 14,000 votes for school trustee. Following are the two candid- ates’ programs: Harold Pritehett 1. Park board assistance in pro- moting a “Victory Garden” cam- paign to help overcome the threatened vegetable shortage. 2 Improved recreational and entertainment facilities in public works for war workers. 8. Repeal of the civic bylaw- prohibiting hoiding of public meetings in parks without park board permit. Mrs. Effie Jones 1. Provincial assumption of all costs of education. 2. Maintenance of educational standards compatible with a total war effort. 3. Provision of adequate dental and other health services. 4 Beiter air raids precautions facilities in schools. 5. Development of training. 6. Complete revision of present history and economics courses to ensure a proper understanding of. our Soviet, Chinese and other allies. technical Students Canvass For Medical Aid CLOVERDALE, B:C—Next Satur- day, instead of having a holiday, every high school girl and boy in Surrey municipality will go to school around 8 o'clock armed with @ can, which will then be labelled “For Medical Aid to Russia.’ Thus armed they intend to visit every house in the municipality, soliciting funds for much needed supplies for the heroic defenders of the eastern front. Principals of the three Surrey schools have undertaken to be re- sponsible for their students, equip- ping them with tags, stickers and labelling their cans. Red Cross and other groups in the area are coop- erating in this joint tag day, which is the outcome of work by a special committee led by Coun- cillors W. C. Franks, Tom Binnie and Ben Shepherd. ‘ Declaring he expected the days collection to be around $1,000, Councillor Tom Binnie remarked that visiting every house “sure was a big job, but then we don’t hesi- tate about things like that here.” A dance to be held in the Chick- en House, Nichol Road, at night will wind up the day’s proceedings with all-funds being given over to the Red Cross for Russian Medical Aid. e MRS. EFFIE JONES Doukhohors Give To Medical Aid PENTICTON, B.C.— Doukhobors working in the orchards in this district have made several dona- tions to the Red Cross for medical aid to the Soviet Union. The money has been forwarded to the Federa- tion of Russian-Canadian Relief in Toronto. In addition, many articles of chil- dren’s clothing and a home-made wool comforter were donated by a Doukhobor woman in the district. LARGE FARMS FOR SALE New Hampshire Pullets and Baby Chicks JOHN BOWLES | Phone 51-1 Cloverdale, B.C. 3 09OO00OO6O0O Officials of Sub-local Boilermakers and Ironship- builders Union, claimed Mon- day that lay-off of 17 rivetting gangs from West Coast ship- yard was not for the reasons given by the company, ‘inef- ficiency and absenteeism, and have placed the whole question before the Selective Service Board. Refuting the idea that the 80 men involved could all have been ‘in- efficient, the union cited several examples, one of a riveter who had not lost a single shift since Nov- ember, 1941, and who had a very high count, ’ another, a veteran air- man from Dunkirk, who was. very highly spoken of by the foreman, who had not lost a shift since last July and had also worked many -of his days off. Shop stewards have met with the management of the West Coast Shipyard Company, but without re- sults, company officials haying re- fused to discuss cases individually and insisted that it involved com- pany policy only. Union officials feel that lay-offs indicate that the yards can now operate much more efficiently, but in this case, are asking that the full cooperation of the unions be sought before such drastic action is taken, In fact, union officials have de- clared that the West Coast yard particularly could operate with about two-thirds of the men now employed if cooperation between labor and management were really in effect. Thus men would be avail- able for more essential and hard- pressed industries, or on the other hand, more ships could be built in the yard with the same number of men. The matter is being investigated by the Selective Service Board and F. E. Harrison, federal labor de- partment representative, is also conducting an inyestigation, pend- ine outcome of which the layoffs will not be enforced. Boilermakers Protest Pact Signing of an ‘open shop agree- ment’ between the Welders’ and Burners’ unit of the Amalgamated Building Workers and the manage- ment of Hamilton Bridge company has caused considerable dissatisfac- tion among other union workers in the plant. Classifying the agreement as a2 “yellow dog contract,” they claimed that the agreement contained no wage clause and, in effect, gave the workers nothing. It could only cov- er approximately six welders, since burners in the same unit wished it to be known they had no part in the contract. Protest to the company by repre- sentatives of more than 800 mem- bers of the Boilermakers’ Union in the plant only brought comment from the management that it could “sien anything it wished” without TOM BINNIE and Fire — INSURANCE — Auto 1574 Paeifie Highway (2 Miles South of Pattullo Bridge) R.R. 4, New Westminster —= consulting them. SMALL FARMS Labor Dep West Coast Layofis Amalgamated To Hold First Convention Here First convention of the Amalgamated Building Worke Canada, decided on at a delegate conference late in Oct will be held on January 28, 1943, where plans will be lai the future policy and expansion ‘of the organization. The {| tober conference also voted overwhelmingly to sever its © ‘D,’? “¢ Probin mination of a rising tide of protest from the membership ove. period of the last few years at the lack of an aggressive p and the anti-labor publications Continued Little my opinion, this means that every man should be placed in the job that he can best do to assist the war effort.” : In Ottawa, A. R. Mosher, Cana- dian Gongress of Labor president, declared that “it was public know- ledge that“the manpower program has bogged down ... due primar- ily to the lack of an adequate goy- ernment policy with regard to the whole war effort. The responsibilty for the present situation rests upon the cabinet and especially upon the minister of labor.” Percy R. Bengough, vice-presi- dent of the Trades and Labor Con- gress, agreed in principle with Mosher, and remarked that, as far as Elliott Little was concerned, he believed “he is honest and capable. As far as the minister of labor is concerned we have resented his dictatorial and uncompromising at titude. Generally labor from coast to coast does not like him.” Tim Buck, secretary of the Do- minion Communist-Labor Total War Committee, sent a tleegram to Prime Minister Mackenzie Hing stating that “manufacturers ol of the executive of the CE! viously set up by the manager committee of the ABW€ re at the conference that a lisi questions had been sent to the € executive in an effort to determ fi “who dictated the policy of | publications and its membe The questions were not answ it is stated, and the reply receiy when read to the delegates, considered an insult. Unit .2, comprising shipwrigr shipjoiners, boatbuilders and ca) ers, has already elected its Fr tions committee. Those selects for the day shift, D. Bisemenne Glyn, B. Sparks, L. Andersor Stewart, Emerson Cook and E son, and for second and third 5 |H. Fowler, G. Berg, R. Harris, R. Hornal. Resolutions are to receiyed not later than Jan and trade unionists alike recoj” nize that the manpower, p i tion and government labor ol cies indicated in Little’s spe« would constitute a marked i vance in government policy ar as such were to be welcomed ; supported.” The labor movement “and all nadians who favor development a total war effort,” he said, vit ed Little’s resignation “with “el cern and some misgivings.” ...Hear... | ‘ Tim Buck FERGUS MAURICE RUSH at Orpheum Theatre Overflow Meeting at the Capitol SUNDAY, 8 P.M. | McKEAN the + Theatre NOV. 29 hia Sint at aa 29 eR es Personal Appearance at Both Theatres —