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Sub-Finders

gut of town press workers have it all over city committees this
month; with a few exceptions they supply practically all of
the data for this column. i

The shining light of them all is Cranbrook; Pat Walsh and
his fellow workers from there have sent us 18 subs since March
i, and nearly all new ones teo! This is really eutting the mustard.

Salute to Cranbrook! Some of these were received from Sam
English, who has been averaging + sub per week for some time
now. and tells us to be sure to ask OV Bill, “How he likes them
onions.”

Then we had five from Art Truman at Jeune Landing, good
stuff; four from Kimberley, bravo: five from Victoria, hear,
hear; three from Vernon, nice going: and two each frem Ocean
Falls. Extension, Princeton, and Coquitlam, as well as a number
of renewals by mail, and individual subs from city press workers.
In the city. Kitsilano has.come through with 14 of the best, and
West End 7, Victory. Square 5. and Grendview and Georgia 4 each.

However, the city committees will be back in the limelight
soon. Already they are laying their plans for the April Press
Drive (material is in the mails to all committees on this). Six
chairmen of the city press committees have already announced
the intention of their club to take the city trophy; and we are
eagerly awaiting the reports from the outside points on their
plans for the drive, and who intends to win a similar trophy and
pennants which are being offered for competition among the
outside points only.

“P. A. DAY”

We welcome a splendid circulation idea from Bill Frie-
sen of the West End Club. The idea is that April 1, the
Opening day of the drive shall be “P.A. DAY,” and that
every committee arrange to contact every possible member
and friend to urge them to get a sub or a donation or both
on opening day. Everyone who gets a sub or donation or both
for the opening day, will be listed in the “Honor Roll for
P. A. Day” in the April 7 issue of P.A. These will be listed
according to clubs, se see to it that yeur club is well and
substantially represented! Get the word around and arrange
to have everyone contacted for that sub or donation or both,
on “P.A. DAY.” West End and Grandview have already an-
neunced their intention to be out in front on this; but we
imow that whoever wins is going to know that they have had
a fight for it. Personally, we believe that the out of town
clubs will certainly be in the running for this. So let’s dust
off these old gloves and get into the ring and fight! S

And remember, we know what we are fighting for; and it
is not a return to the hungry “thirties, which could be the result
of a victory for reaction in the coming federal elections. As one
shipyard worker stated recently: “Well, at least you have to
give R. B. Bennett credit; he said that he would put this coun-
try on its feet, and he did—its bare feet’? Which is somewhat
on a par with the hope of M. J. Coldwell. that the sooner the
liberals and tories are driven together in one camp, the sooner
well know where. we stand—-without regard to the pertinent
fact that we'll be standing behind the eight ball. Which all adds
up to the necessity of isolating reaction: not driving allies into
its arms to form a solid anti-labor front, but winning these allies
for labor to ensure democratic progress in this country. P.A.
will show the people the way; so let’s hear from all committees
soon, and in the meantime, on with the plan to get your man for
“PA. DAY.’—Margaret Black.

New Soviet
Film To Be
Released

TORONTO Announcement
has been made that a new Rus-
Sian motion picture, “Wait for
Me” has been “dubbed” into the
English language and is new
ready for release. The film will
be the first Russian picture in
Inglish since “No Greater Love”
which was shown in Canada last
year. It is expected that “Wait
for Me” will be exhibited simul-
taneously in Canada, the United

States and England during the
latter part of this month.

“Wait for Me” is a dramatiza-
tion of the internationally known
poem of the same title by Kon-
Stantin Simonov, one of Russia’s
great modern poets. Written dur-
ing the early days of the war,
“Wait for Me” is a message from
a Soviet soldier to his wife — a
message of supreme confidence
and faith in the future. The poem
Won instant national acclaim and
today millions of copies hang in
Soviet homes as testimony toe the
pledge of Soviet women to their
fighting men.

Directed by Boris Ivanov and
Alexander Stolper, “Wait for Me”
Stars lovely, blond Valentina
Serova, one of the Soviet Wnion’s
mioSt popular younger actresses.
Boris Blinov plays the part of
her soldier husband.

Howard Fast Seripts “Zoya”
Youthful Howard Fast, author
of “Citizen Tom Paine” and
“Freedom Road” is now workings
on the commentary of the Soviet

leased in the latter part of April.
‘Loya’ is the story of Zoya Kos-
modemianskaya, 18-year-old Rus-
Slan partisan who was captured,
tortured and murdered by the
Germans in 1941. The fame of
her deeds and the brutality of
her death sent countless Soviet

soldiers into battle with the cry,
“Remember Zoya” on their lips.

Soviet Paper “Pravda’

” Reports

Nazi Underground Activity

Large scale secret network of
materials and organizations to
carry on underground war after
defeat is being prepared by the
Nazis, under direction of Gestapo
Himmler. Included in the pro-
posed setup is a special secret
general staff operating from one

“of the neutral countries.

clearly part of political prepara-
tions for the “postwar war.”

According to the report, meas-
ures have been taken to create
a powerful financial base for sub-
Sidizing: - ‘extensive underground
work, to preserve the main ¢adres
of the Nazi party, to safeguard

This is the sensational news.
from a story which gave names
and specified concrete aspects of
the plan, earried in a recent is-
sue of the Soviet newspaper
Pravda.

In the light of this expose,
the continued. military resistance
of the Nazis in the face of cer-
tain defeat becomes intelligible
as part of their underground pre-
parations. In addition, attempts
of reactionary elements in the
cgemocratic countries to win
leniency in one form or another
for the Nazis (attacks on Crimea
decisions are a sympton) are

the economic base of the German
war machine, and to make poli-
tical preparations for “revenge.”

Activities are to be carried on
within Germany. and, from the
outside for sabotage and terror-
ism aimed at disrupting the peace
terms and the Allied measures
agreed on at Yalta.

A special headquarters has
been set up in Munich under
Wilhelm Shepmann, one of the
organizers of anti-Allied sabo-
tage in the Ruhr in 1923. Among
those named by Pravda as co-
workers of Schepmann are:
Ernst Katlenbrunner. chief of

the Gestapo and chief of the
Military Intelligence Service;
Werner von Alvenslebin, Hitler’s
personal friend; and MSchellen-
berg and Melle. senior officer of
the Security Service.

“The terroristie detachments
will consist of picked fascist cut-
throats from the SS units,” says
Pravda. “At present all these
units are studying future thea-
ters of operations in the areas
assigned to them. Simultaneous-
ly, a ramified network of secret
caches of arms. ammunition,
clothing, provisions. secret sig-
nals and communication lines is
being laid. :

“This clandestine organization
will serve to build up cadres for
the future German army.”’

The report underscores the im-
portance of the Crimea decisions
for a united Allied policy to wipe
out Nazism, punish the war cri-
mina’s and control Germany.

Henry A. Wallace receives congratulations of Assoc. J
tice H. Black who has sworn him in as Sec. of Comme

Films “Zoya,” which will be re-|

Labor

HE March issue of “Wallnews”, a monthly. publicatic ”
the Industrial Information Division, Wartime Infor
Board, in collaboration with the National Film Board, distr”
to 18,000 trade unions, factories, libraries and various.
organizations, has featured the recent “British Columb;
Work” exhibition. sponsored by the Labor Arts Guild ~
voluntary recognition by the federal oo
ment is a marked tribute to the first 1
event of the labor-art movement or
Pacific Coast, and augurs well for its &
development. :

The Guild has just received ad
copies off the Ottawa press, air mail”
special delivery, which are the final ¢
ation. of many weeks’ planning and ©
spondence with Dayid Petesorsky, 7
tor of the WIB Industrial Informatio:
vision. Expert reproductions of thy
prize-winning entries, artistic lay-out,
graphical motes on the artists. and eft
propaganda under the title of “the y
Paint .. .”, all combine to present a Most impressive reco
this first step taken hand-in-hand by labor and art in Ga
toward the- democratic goal of these two essentials in hi
progress. :

Mr. Petegorsky writes to the Guild: “I think your gre
doing an extremely good and important job, and I hope
continue to meet with the kind of success that has ath
your first ventures. When we see something as successfu
stimulating as your contest, we are delighted - to - have |
opportunity of bringing it to the attention of the people. I
our venture serves to stimulate similar developments else: |
aeross the country.’ :

A salute to the vision of David Petegorsky, and to the ©
technical experts, for a significant job extremely well done:

LOSING date of the Authors’ Contest conducted by the I

Arts Guild has been extended from March 1 to April
formal resolution unanimously adopted at the recular mo
executive meeting on March 5, in response to wide requests
claims of insufficient duration. Manuscripts already en
will be returned upon request to any contestants for fui |

editing and revision, if so desired.

“HAMLET”

(possis for this Shakespearean production. presentec

members of the Labor Arts Guild under the directio
Frank Lambrett Smith, are now on sale at $1.00 from J
Kelly Piano Co., at the Boilermakers? Hall, John’ Goss Si
and from Guild members and players: Remember the di
April 6, 7, 8 and 9, with an audience limit of 150 per nig! }
avoid overcrowding, Players, costumers, stage sets, desig |
and technicians promise an artistic achievement in this first |
length presentation of “Hamlet” to be staged in Vancouve |
[ues winners among the gay throng of merrymakers {|

enjoyed the First Annual Spring Frolic of the Labor’ §
Guild held at the Boilermakers’ Hall last’ Friday, were as @
lows: : mere ed,

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ist Prize: Courtney Hauptman. Oil painting by Fred-
erick B. Taylor.
2nd Prize:
Jack Shadbolt. :
3rd Prize: Peggy Speer. $50 Seventh Victory Loat 4,
Bond. 235"
4th Prize: J. J. Osborne Woodcarvins by Oscar ¢
Hilleren. ; : ; :
5th Prize: Archie Carmichael.
by Cattelle Porter. *
6th Prize: KE. M. Greenwood. Uluminated vanity box |
by Julius Fuerst. : 3

Pat J. Ryan. Water color painting by jf

Handmade pottery fF