Page 2 — Saturday, February 24, 1945 Five by Fi _ By GRACE GREENY PASE week Margaret Black promised ru y left as we mmarization for especially for outside points, in thi “however, Margaret has again been sent this tinte; and’ as there are still seven: “£0 to press, we nave decided to post "another week. This will give a few 4 ef the committees who didn’t get. onto tl as they might. So we will just report £ ¥ culation is still srowing at quite a healtfiy rate January. standard. ae - Not long ago someone proposed a slo larly directed to members of the Labor-PRee slogan was ONE SUB PER MONTH PER Eyeryone agreed that this was a very be easily within the capacity of every sincere the office of P-A. we greeted it with cheer ter for-P.A: than a circulation which woul -rate HVERY month, rather than by | press drive; only to fall away to a trickle PERSONAL EFFORT ES ee : Yes, it’s a grandidea! But is it soins to work? For instance have YOU turned in that February sub yet? It’s as simple as that—and a highly personal matter. “Just-meanssthat you, and phone bill or the milkman, only far mbd?é28atisiting “Bécause you'll know that with every new reader you’ye secured for P.A. you have added another brick to the edifice of democracy, that you have extended the influence of our party, with all that this means you, make it a part of the routine of living, just like paying the | SELLING TIPS Floyd says: judging you, yourself.” ions if this is necessary.” to the well-bemg, progress and prosperity of Canada. Perhaps you find it hard to sell subs;-espeécially to strangers. If so maybe these selline tips from one of our more expert sales- men, Floyd Anderson of South Vancouver branch, -will help- Be friendly. Remember that people judge your product by “Don’t indulge in controversy or recrimination when you con- tact people with a different political bias. You sell the sub— leave it to the paper to do the job of “Play up the features in P.A.—Ol Bill’s columnjs‘Cynthia Garter’s, the weekly articles—even the picture strip!?x : “And lastilz, don’t consider es if ali these fail on the first round. licized the paper, and if you have created a personal liking for your self on the part of the person interviewed you have also made a dent in his prejudices that will pay dividends later on.” changing the’ reader's opin- time has been. wastea even In any case you have pub- Notable Gain Made By _ Teachers _ “Brince Rupert teachers have made a notable gain,” Bruce Miekleburgh, vice-president the Prince Rupert Teachers? =As- Sociation, told P:A. in commentine on the School Boards’? decision to grant most of the demands laid before it by | the teachers. “In place of the old schedule for elementary teachers e which started at $1100 and allowed $60 annual inereases till a maximum of $1800 was reached, the ele- mentary scale wil now run from $1200 to $1900 a year, a flat $100 increase for eyery elementary teacher, and boy did we need it! “In addition, there is an in- crease in the cost-of-living bonus from a flat $60 a year to $90 for single teachers and $180 for mar- ried teachers. “These increases wil help back up the case of our provincial or- ganization for an adequate pro- vineial salary scale for all teach- ers, to be instituted by provin- cial legislation. “They serve as a _ stop-gap measure to help allay the enor- mous teacher-turnover in Prince Rupert, due to dissatisfaction with wages and conditions. We leok-forward to more far-reach- ing-changes in the coming year.” Rupert Machinists Isolated By Trotskyite Disruptive Maneuvers (Special to P.A.) PRINCE RUPERT—A further blow at the trade union movement was struck in Prince Rupert last week by members of the local Tro tskyite-dominated CCF Industrial Club when it was instrumental in securing the defeat of a motion to affiliate’ the Machinists: Local No. 1 (CCL) to the B.C. Federation of Labor. Leading opponent of the mo- tion was Dave McPhee (recently ired over “‘Stalin’s betrayal of the workers in Greece” !!!), who in his anxiety to prevent the union becoming a part of any effort through the B.C. Federation to have the government better con- ditions for the workers of B.C. was forced to use all the argu- ments which have been used by anti-labor bosses throughout the last generation. “How are we to know,” he asked, “That the men we send down will say what we want them to say ?”’ _ Lhe motion to affiliate was de- feated by two votes. “SOCIALIST PRINCIPLES” Now that the CCF in Prince Rupert, through the machina- tions of its Industrial Club, has succeeded by one means and an- other, in gaining hold of the ad- ministrative machinery of most Prince Rupert unions, the work- ers are able to judge for them- selves how the radical “socialist principles” of these gentlemen work out in practice. The approach of the end of the war confronts Prince Rupert workers with pressing problems which can only be solved by mili- tant struggle. In place of this militant struggle everything is subordinated to the process of gathering votes for the CCF can- didate, LAC Archibald. CCE trade unionists excuse themselves from the struggle on the grounds that “nothing can be done under capitalism.” The same Dave McPhee who led in preventing the Machinists from joining with their fellow-work- ers in the B.C. Federation of Labor remarked at a recent Gen- tral Labor Council meeting, “if that letter has anything to do with postwar rehabilitation throw it in the basket.” And this is precisely what the CCF clique is doing with all proposals by which the workers can through organized action bet- ter themselves—they are throw- ing them..‘in the basket.”’ UNION PROBLEMS The result ;has been that the Strength.of the unions is waning rapidly. The morale of the work- ers is being shattered,..A recent important meeting of the Boiler- makers was unable to obtain a quorum. “Safety conditions in the drydeck are deteriorating: rapid- ly. The =welder “packs his own tools these° days, ‘and the man with a grievance: frequently has to battle itcoutthimself with little or no help frem=the shop stéward winning the —if, indeed, there is a function- ing shop steward in his depart- ment. Angus McPhee, Boilermakers’ Recording Secretary, reported on returning from a session of the National War Labor Board at Ottawa, that the Board had re- jected an application of Prince Rupert shipyard workers for pay increases based on the vast dif- ference between the cost of living in Prince Ruert and other Cana- dian cities. = The Board used the same phony, reason advanced in turning down the demands of the BCER em-| ployees in Vancouver, that insuf- ficient evidence had been submit- ted to warrant authorizing the increase. Clearly PC9884, the Federal Wage Control Order, must be re- vised and strengthened so that the workers may be able to win Satisfaction in their just de- mands. Prince ‘Rupert unions face the task of mobilizing the whole city behind such a demand. The members must strengthen their organizations, first of all by control into the hands of the rak-pnd-file jn- stead of any outside political group. of this “week | Bail Rieve of the United Textile Workers, Vassily K netsov of the Soviet Delegation and Sir Walter Citrine the World Labor Conference. lans For Bazaar Underway By W. PURVIS 200 POUNDS OF GOOD CHOCOLATES Peat = If there are any faint-hearts among the ranks of tho fighting for unity in the coming federal election let them get load of what is going on among LPP Glubs throughout B; for the party election fund. There is now ‘goings-on a continudi titanic effort to ensure the success of the Bazaar and Carniy to be held at the Boilermakers’ Hall, 339 West: Pender on Mar 15, 16 and ‘17. _ (Got eee For a really heart-warming effort, the palm must be hand to Kitsilano Club for this week’s news. Two hundred one pow; boxes of good chocolates. Heart-warming is hardly the woi They say the way to almost any woman’s heart is to give a bi of good chocolates. But imagine the effort of accumulating 2) boxes. Think of these long queues that wait for hours in ce cold. Kitsilano Club is not only serious, it is ambitious and ¢ members have only just begun to get ideas. TREASURE CHESTS =} West End Club, taking a tip from the Navy is treasuz chest-minded. Priority-treasure is the attraction. ;Some lue/: winner is going to wear Nylon stockings, eat pineapple and mi find something Scotch—and so on. The motif is “some thin you simply can’t get in stores.” There is one interesting pers, in this club who among other accomplishments in something of - world traveller and has gathered curios, antiques and souveni from many countries. West End stall will be really interesting. Digressing from the stall preparations, we switch you the City Committee headquarters at 581 Homer. Here is a cent of industry. There are five sewing machines with five volunte operators. They are making pyjamas at preseént=—lots of them ft | women and children. Pretty soon it will be aprons, Slips, pillo: ! cases appearing to delight the eyes of tired unsuccessful shoppe when the bazaar opens. a The workshop is open at 9:30 to 5 daily—Monday to Fridz and more volunteers are needed to make a big load a little lighte t just phone PA. 4155 or call in at headquarters. And while guvit out phone numbers, the committee asks all male volunteers wi will make toys to contact Alex Gordon of Kitsilano: Phone Mi 1829. He has tools and a lathe in his basement and there no tellmg what a bunch of jackknife carpenters will turn oi when given free rein. KLONDYKE QUEEN CONTEST A colorful contest will be over selection of a Klondyke Quee | Constituency Committees from New Westmimster, Burrard, Vat couver East, Vancouver Centre, and North Vaneouver will eat: back their respective Queens after dressing them appropriate in the period costumes. There will be big hats and high boot and what have you. 8 Then there is a cooking contest for which prizes will | een March 15 will be for bread; cake on the 16th; and pie oO the 17. SS = ae This is where the housewife:comes-into her own and mayli the odd bachelor, who knows?! Which remonds the committe that Grandview Club is already selling homemade pies in. pyre dishes to raise funds in order to buy material for hand sewil for which there are six sewing groups. _ : Fairview Club has had a Valentine Tea thereby organizin help for the Bazaar stall, There will also be an assortment © “toys—hand-made and painted, which will be eagerly snapped Uj GUT OF TOWN CLUBS ee Next week we hope to have some news from outside Vai couver. Be. Outside stalls should be different in many ways. Sointulai lucky in having Mrs. Malm in town to look after their stall. Lol of hard work and canned goods have been promised. There wi be plenty of volunteers to look after the other stalls from oub-0) | town. Sneek on Meanwhile friends, there are the tickets. Just look at thos prizes and at only fifty cents a draw and a. St. Patrick’s D. ; dance thrown in, then go ahead and Sell!