wi ~ $4,000 peered bee The People Press Drive tional boundary for bombing prac- tice of the RCAF, has been unsni- mously endorsed at a meeting of Mark Passed more days to go! McKean Nominated The speaker described the pres- ent policy of the CCF as unreal- voices heard as consumers, in As Dri Hit lop For Center ITH ten days still to go, drive returns went over the $4000 Pledging himself to fight un- mark on Wednesday. City committee’s magnificent work tiringly for full labor participa- was a major contributing factor and has inspired other com-| tion in the planning council of mittees to «overfulfill their quotas before the drive ends 0M] the nation, Fergus McKean, May 1. - Se. Z ® The following committees have secretary of the Communist RECEIPTS AND SEE Aa ee already shot past the 100 per cent | Labor Total War Committee, mit. Ge ae a if 5 . City Press Com. . $838.63 279.56 \mark: City Committee, Ol’ Bill,| accepted nomination as candi Groatians ....=.-.- 117.20 78.1 |Salvage, Loggers, AFL miscellan- | date for the Vancouver Center fed- Ukrainians 64.50 21.8 |eous, Victoria, Fernie-Michel, and|eral riding on Wednesday night North Burrard ---- sue pee Princeton. at a convention of five hundred eee ae ions An encouraging feature of this | citizens in Hastings Auditorium. West Coast- a eee | week's drive record was the lively) eKean, the unanimous choice of Hamilton Bridge 206.50 59. | interest shown by outside points. the gathering, was nominated. by. Loggers = 998.95 114.5 | Courtenay-Cumberland, Sointula afalbeind (MacLeod) bubiness eget & IS ig i a ri ‘t brol lon BPcONe = gransportation ax “ jens Sriee Ruper Saree . wee for Boilermakers’ Union, and Blectricians 82.00 41. | silence with substantial remit- ; cae Building Trades 59.00 59. |tances and the promise of more Ernie Dalskog, TWA vice-president. Aircraft yg eae ae 20.00 20. \to follow. Shipyard workers raise Charies McGregor Stewart, presi- : : = : % re = < : ’ x = . 4 or BM See 217.50 45. eee ae ee es eas eee iA Sa aS A ilwaymen’s | 4, her way to the plant where she is employed, this war Wi Wew Westminster 28.00 14. |the coming week. een stops off to Jéave her two small children in a nursery s@ deraser CV alEY. SEk0 ee Following the nomination, Tom | ot yp by the New York Committee for Care of Young Chi Fernie-Michel ...-- 41.00 164. < ae McEwan was named chairman of}; Wartime Salmon Arm 8.25 Sa HANES and Gate ass es all a committee chosen by the con- Princeton : 24.7 184.7 | supporters 0 e People go] _ = - Courtenay- jto the Amalgamated Electricians, vention to organize the eS eS, 5 Cumberland ..-.. 51.00 25.5 |The Moulders’ and Foundry Work-| McKean in his nomination Housewltves Plan Ly Prince Rupert .... 35.00 46.6 jers’ Union, and the Plumbers’ and | speech declared that the fight for Sointula Syke SEE O 70. |Steamfitters’' Union for generous rea aitio for workin : victoria ........... 308.00 102.7 |donations to The People’s sustain- sees ane Ae enen are e eye e The Alberni’s 63.00 84. linge fund this week. people was fully in harmony Nationa an On General miscellaneous, includ- | e the content and purpose of a war ing trade unions . 464-70 EMBERS of the City Press| fought against fascism. He hailed : . Bers £ all 5 ) cons Serbian Group 40.60 Committee are still receiving | recent amendments to the ICA Act With a view to pane topetn ere fe io Finnish Group 18.00 congratulations on the splendid|,, a victory for progress won groups in British Columbia to consider plans or affi ENO ISS SE ee aed success of their Beacon Theater | 1) oun unified activity on the part the National Consumers League of Canada, a conferens : = : concert which netted The People ; been called by B.C. Housewives League to be held Ar C $204.90. In addition to the chgir-| of the BC labor movement, and at Vancouver YMCA losu re man and performers, City Com- urged that the fight be intensified : eux sc mittee wishes to thank especially | for federal labor -legislation with ‘Much can be gained by eT [225% ne yn aaa ae tecth that could effectively deal sumers all over the Dominion ae 1 b > s - ery rd, : i (ee Bien : ee ae ae ee with attempts to sabotage the war ing together and working for their epor # j ro OER ala en ; "i > uni ‘llustrat-| Tights,” states the conference call, ; jand handled his job most effici- through company unions, illustrat- cata pett Sav, this’ De i. : A petition, signed by more than | ently. ing his point by references to the and in no better way can ‘ ts one hundred fishermen, protesting ; e activities of the Consolidated Min- done than by groups SYEnye. SEE CCl en ly the closing of certain areas be- ONCENTRATION on dance | ing and Smelting Company at Trail. affiliating with the National Con- tween Nanaimo and the interna- tickets, please! only seven sumers’ League and making their More than 5,000 worke their lives in British Colui ° e ° istic in relation to immediate prob- poLmine e pene the aciuies of|_ result of industrial the United Fishermen’s Union Viol f n iSt lems. That the CCF tended to take each organization are 1 no way |from Jan. 1, 1917, to Dec. ERS curtailed—but broadened.’”, according to a report Ss Bill Burgess, UFFU secretary, was instructed by membership to take the matter up immediately with the Department of National Defense and the Fisheries Depart- ment. Fishermen point out that the area in question is not only highly productive of vital fisher- ies products, but is also an area To Perform Gordon Staples, brilliant young pupil of Gregori Garbovitsky, and Len Holland and his Accordion Band, well-known radio enter- | orate blueprints for the future and | he saw inconsistencies in a policy -which the CCF described as revolu- tionary when at the same time statements of Harold Winch, CCF MLA, suggested that under a CCF fovernment BC would be a safe [ese from the present in elab- j 4 Objectives of the League, a nationwide body with headquarters in Edmonton, are to represent, promote and protect the Consumers™ interests of all ultimate consumers, to develop and promote consumer Workmen’s recently. During the same perio persons received injuries | them with permanent, p& total disablement. In al Compensation education in schools, commencing with the individual’s problems of wisely buying and using goods and services, and growing into a con- tainers, will highlight the big con- cert for The People, to be held in Hastings Auditorum at & p.m., April 25. Mrs. Boy, Ukrainian singer, a group of young Ukrain- were 744,079 industrial mis the years covered by the with an average of 28,6 year. a5, field for capital investments. Expressing his disappointment that the CCF had shelved for fut- ure consideration resolutions deal- through which passes a great deal of water-borne traffic. j Major Motherwell, of the fish- eries department, told the Union tha he liad not yet received all information from the Department of National Defense regarding the areas to be closed, but has agreed to obtain this information and submit it to the union as quickly PAY CHEQUES Cashed If you cannot get to your bank, bring Pay your Cheques to the. Army & Wavy. We shall gladly eash them for you. There is no obligation to buy. ARMY & NAVY DEP’T STORES Vancouver and Westminster re En cE Sa a ian dancers, Bill Hollick, banjoist, and Leonard Gibson, agile young negro performer, who brought down the house at the Beacon Theater concert, will round out a variety program of unusually high caliber. Jack Wood, chair- man of the Joint Shop Stewards’ Committee, North Wan Ship Re- pairs, will preside and will speak briefly on behalf of The People. Por an excellent Sunday evening's entertainment in support of the best of causes, come and bring your friends. Tendermen Ask Wage Agreement Fishing companies will be in- formed that United Fishermen's Union desires opening of negotia- tions on tendermen’s wage scales, it was decided at the regular union meeting on April 16. UFFU have in the past had agreementswith operators on hour- ly wages for netmen. This year, however, Cannery Workers, Local 89, is negotiating seales for net- men both on a pre-seasonal and seasonal basis. ing with affiliation with the trade unions and co-operation with the Communists, McKean . stressed his own willingness and willingness of his committee to discuss con- crete proposals for united action in the coming election with the CCF at any time. “There is no bonafide unity of the labor movement without the Communists,” declared McKean. “Progressive unity lies at the very heart of that national unity whica was the surest guarantee of victory ever Hitler-reaction the world over and the building of the future in the interests of the commoa ] eo- ple.” Malcolm Mclueod and Ernie Dal- skog, speaking to Mr. McKean’s nomination, spoke eloquently of his long association with the labor struggles which finally resulted in his internment fololwing the outlawing of the Communist ‘Party. MeKean had been the chair- man of the first sawmill workers’ local. He became a well-known figure in Vancouver and Burnaby labor cireles during the unem- ployed struggles of the early thirties and was chairman of the seamen’s committee in the water- front strike of 1935. sumer “philosophy,” envisaging a worldwide planned economy, in) which consumer needs in food, clothing, shelter, health, education, freedom and justice are controlling influences. Proposed activities of the group include promotion of a total war effort, promotion of grades, stan- dards ‘and informative labelling for goods and services, to be adminis- tered and enforced by the govern- ment, and creation of a “Depart—| ment of the Consumer’ and a na- tional consumer research agency, devoted solely to the interests of ultimate consumers. The conference will be addressed by A. J. Wirick, Department of Extension, UBC, who will speak on “The Value of a Consumer Movement,” David Duncan, organ- izer for National Consumers, League, and Mrs. Doris Hartley, of BC Housewives’ League, who will explain the necessity for a consum- er information bureau, All interested groups are invited to attend. Among those sending delegates will be Auxiliary to United Fishermen’s Union, and The report showed tt than 10 percent of industt dents are caused by i fuarding and faulty eq The solution offered for maining 90 percent was & or development of safe sciousness. GEE ee Communist-Labor Total War Committee . RADIO BROADC! Every Thurs at 7:15 P.M. Station CK) gS Tune in weekly on this the same time for up ute comments on waging Aeronautical Lodge 756. , (ee