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National Soviet Ar

d Campaign

For $3,000,000 !s Launched

A national drive for aid to the Soviet Union, launched on Dec. 1, has $3,000,000 as its

objective, it is announced by J. S. Maclean, national campaign chairman. A special govern-
ment charter has been obtained for the campaign, and monies raised will be sent directly to

the Soviet Union.

Charters for organization of the®

campaign in British Columbia has
been granted to a sub-committee,
of -which the honorary secretary
is Mrs. John Hill. Other officers

will be elected at a meeting to be

held later this week.

Local commiitees previously
working to raise funds for aid
to Russia plan to join with the new
national organization in order to
strengthen and co-ordinate the
work. Ukrainian and Russian com-
mittees will carry on their work
as sub-commiittees affiliated with
the main local committee.

Organizations and individuals in-
terested in the work of the organi-
zation are urged to direct their en-
quiries to Mrs. John Hill at 4963
Connaught Drive, Vancouver, B.C.

Russians Here
Plan Concert

A Russian concert will be held
under auspices of the Russian-Ca-

madian Federation this coming
Sunday December 6, at
8 p.m. in the Beacon Theatre,

to raise funds for Russian medical
aid.

Surrey Students
Conduct Canvass

CLOVERDALE, B.C. — Students
of Burrey high school and others
canvassed this municipality last
Saturday for funds for Soviet medi-
eal aid. Although the final figures
on the total collected were not yet
available, Councillor Tom Binnie,
chairman of a committee o: three
appointed by Surrey council, re-
ported this week that he was more
than satisfied with the results, and
that the students were to be com-
plimented on their fine work.

Queen Elizabeth High School
students participating in the can-
Vass carried a letter from Prin-
cipal IL. A. Matheson stating that
‘it is mot necessary to restate the
great sacrifices which the Russians
have made in our common cause.
Your co-operation in this effort to
alleviate some of their suffering is
now solicited.” E

COURTENAY, B.C.— More than
$300 for Soviet medical aid was col-
lected through a tag day here Sat-
urday.

CCF Wins
Salmon Arm
Byelection

SALMON ARM, B.C.—CCF
strength in the provincial leg-
islature was increased to fif-
teen last weelk with election of
George Stirling to the Salmon
Arm seat held for 18 years by
Hon. Rolf Bruhn, Conservative

minister of public works in
Premier Hart's coalition goyern-
ment, whose recent death necessi-
tated the byelection.

Stirling, one-time school teacher,
farmer, logger, and a former direc-
tor of publicity for the United Far-
mers of Canada in Saskatchewan,
defeated Mayor Cyril Thomson of
Salmon Arm, Liberal-Conservative
coalition candidate, in a straight
contesthy by a vote of 1227 to 1088.

To Harold Winch, leader of the
CCF Opposition, the election re-
sult was an expression of ‘public
dissatisfaction with the non-in-
clusion of farmer-laor representa-
tion in government policy-making
and administration.”

Premier Hart had no doubt “that
purely local issues influenced the
result greatly.”

Stirling himself viewed his victory
as “clearly indicating the swing of
public opinion.”

Labor Forum Will
Discuss Wages

MONTREAL.—Wage ceilings and
wage floors will be the main discus-
Sion topic of National Labor Forum
next program will be carried from
Montreal to the CBC national net-
work from 12:00 to 12:30 noon,
Eastern time, December 9.

Taking part in the discussion will
be Drummond Wren, secretary of
Wational Labor Forum, Robert Had-
dow, international representative,
International Association of Ma-
chinists; Paul Fournier, president
of Montreal Trades and Labor Coun-
cil, and Ivan Campbell of USA.

Penner Reqains Seat
In “Pea Civic Elections

WINNIPEG.—In last week’s civic elections voters restored
Jack Penner, veteran labor alderman, to the city council seat
from which he was ousted two years ago as a result of his

internment.

Eleetion Fund
Appeal Issned

An appeal for contributions to a
civie election fund was issued this
week through John Stanton, cam-
paign manager for Harold Pritchett,
independent candidate for city
council, and Mrs. Effie Jones, in-
dependent candidate for school
board.

“The working people of this city
now have an opportunity to elect
Labor candidates to civic office on
“a program that answers their needs
and serves their interests, and it
is to ensure that this program is
brought effectively to voters
through radio broadcasts and press
advertisements that this appeal is
made,” he said.

Donations should be sent to John
Stanton, 503 — 16 East Hastings
Street.

© fPenner’s running mate in Ward

Three was John Navis, Ukrainian
workers’ leader, also recently re-
leased from internment, and while
|Wavis failed to win election, the

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;}combined vote cast for Penner and

Wavis topped that of opposing can-

didates in the ward.
Other unsuccessful Workers’
Election Committee candidates

were Thomas Bain, who ran for
council in Ward Two, and Michael
Sago and Margaret Chunn, who
contested the school board.
“Despite the defeat of Mayor
John Queen, the vote showed a def-
jnite trend towards labor,” a
spokesman for the Workers’ Blec-
tion Committee stated. “This is re-
flected in that fact that Thomas
Bain and Margaret Chunn doubled
their last year’s vote and that more
‘than 4,000 votes were cast for Mi-
chael Sago.” _

Candidate

last weelx.

campaign for day nurseries.

‘All For Victory|

Pledging the organization and “all members to direct if
full efforts towards speedy victory for the United Nations,
Housewives’ League concluded its fifth annual conventio

Mrs. W. C. Woodward, wife of the Lieutenant-Gove
opened the convention, congratulating League members on
splendid work during the past year, and particularly on ~

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To ensure fair distribution of sup-©
plies and to prevent hoarding, dele-
gates unanimously resolved to ask
the government to ration all essen-
tial consumer goods immediately of
which there is going to be any
shortage.

They also advocate, as a paper
conservation measure, curtailment
of all non-essential advertising for
the duration.

The present fuel shortage pro-
voked considerable discussion.
Delegates felt that the coal short-
age particularly could have been
avoided had mine operators
agreed to pay miners a wage
equal to that earned by the ma-
jority of workers in other essen-
tial provincial industries and the
resolution adopted urged the gov-
ernment to compel collieries to
‘pay the wage increase asked.for,

Second Labor candidate for
city council to enter the civic
election campaign in New West-
minster is John Anderson,
member of Local 452, Floorlay-
ers Section, Carpenters and
Joiners. An active trade union-
ist for 25 years, Anderson is
wellknown in the Royal City,
where he has been engaged in
his trade for the last 12 years.

He is standing on the follow-
ing platform with Jack Green-
all, IWA sawmill organizer,
whose candidacy for council
was announced earlier:

® City assistance in setting up
joint production committees
to speed up our war effort.
@ Further encouragement of
war industries and establish-

war work.

@ A wartime housing scheme
for workers.

e A city-sponsored transporta-
-tion pool to utilize available
automobile mileage.

@ City-sponsored recreational
centers for dur armed forces.

@ Better working conditions for
all civic employees.

Britain Trebles
Bomber Output

LONDON.—Britain has increased
its heavy bomber output in 1941 by
300 percent, according to Col. J.
J. Lilewellin, minister of aircraft
production,

“Ror every 100 tons of aircraft
produced in September,” he stated
recently, “we produced 110 tons in
October.

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‘or else take over the mines’

Another resolution unanimously
endorsed asked that vocational
training be given in high schools
and that teachers’ wages be brought
up to prevailing wage levels in
industry.
| “If something isn’t done soon
about our teachers’ wages,” declar-
ed one delegate, “we aren’t going
‘to have any educational system
left.”
| Vigorous protest was lodged with
the government that cost of living
bonuses or increased allowances
lwere not giver to those in receipt
'of small pensions—veterans, blind
jpeople, old age pensioners, sol-
diers’ wives and others, who have
been forced to live on the same
rate of allowance although cost of
living has increased substantially
since the war.

A resolution forwarded to the
|ARP Advisory committee asked
jthat gas masks be issued free to
/ schoolchildren and instruction
given them as to their use. |
| Severe criticism was levelled at
Selective Service organization for

ment of day nurseries to re- delay caused workers wailing to
lease more women for vital get jobs, and delegates unanimously

urged a complete ‘reorganizaaion of
the Selective Service’. apparatus. —

Delegates also reiterated their
lana in fayor of health insurance,
and widening of the present re-
stricted civic franchise. |
| Other resolutions urged that)
women be trained immediately for ;
streetcar work, and asked ‘equal |
pay for equal work’ for all women |
in industry.

With the idea in mind that con- |
sumers’ help will be necessary to
maintain ceiling prices and pre- |

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