G Page: 2 — April 14, 1945 — Subfinders - on their sub quota, with 99 subs on ice; whi | over the top on cash and will be over on: subs | week! Great work, Burrard Hast and G C ew. nd new, 2 little time out to inform all and sundry of some challenges which have been thrown out and accepted. Harry Asson, of Swing, has | thrown out a challenge to his club that he will personalk | the club quota of $75.00 cash; and Harry is produci | got five new subs on a recent canvass, and is still going st Ruth Turner of Prince Rupert is challengins Sam Hneglish, and all takers, especially in West End to raise more subs than she does. Incidentally, the ‘Turners, Ruth and Bill-are a real:team of sub-chasers: Andy Thompson of North Burnaby, las already taken up this challenge; and in addition is challenging Bill Hreherechuk of East End Club to raise more in cash and subs than Bill or any other takers. Walter Stellick of Hastings Mast is also after Sam English’s scalp and says he will top Sam’s performance, while Hid Ginits and Perey Budd are frankly skeptical of anyone taking the first places away from them; so what about it Bill and Sam? OUTSIDE POINTS a a é See (Oe Lake are desirous of taking that drive trophy, and Vernon are pleased to accept their quota and.to top it; while Ocean Falls with 90 percent of their sub quota in, inform us that they are just starting! HH. Hansen of Rupert, announces that their slogan is ‘Skeena for Skeenans,” but of course they won't mind taking that drive trophy for Skeena also, and they have set themselves an objective of 100 subs; Kamloops reports Jack Greg- ory, a newcomer, active on P.A. and drive plans well in hand; while Dick Custor of Duncan, sent in eleven subs today, and in- forms us that-his personal quota is 25 which will be forthcoming; as well as a social for P.A. this Saturday; and R. Jones of Kel- owna sends a note with another sub to say that their drive is going fine and that they will be sure to go over the top; while Bruce Mickleburgh, LPP Federal candidate for Skeena sent his P.A. Day sub with a bundle order and request for more sub books; while Bill Turner sends another 8 subs from Quesnel, and re- affirms his faith in the West End Club to take the City trophy! COMING EVENTS. ae a HERE is a rummage sale for P.A.; being organized by our Members and* friends are asked to place all So come one, prize, Club quotas! the Peoples’ Booksto invited to help us sell « go to the PA. sustaining tried and true Effie Jones. articles in a carton and ca 2 3 [ This sale will be held on May 16 at the IOOF Hall, 6th and Main. come all; let’s keep Effie and her committee really | busy! ~ PA. PRESS DRIVE DANCE : : TICKETS are now out for the big wind a Kelvinator Electric refrigerator, re, 420 West Pender. r 1 our dance tickets; proceeds of which will fund; and incidentally, will apply on ; ll MA. 5288 or FR 1317. =p dance, and the main is on display at All supporters are P.A. Drive Standings Percentage {CITY CLUBS Pereentage CITY CLUBS Raised Raised Subs Cash Ae See Subs Cash ast -...--- 132.0 3.6 . Westminster _... 4.0 — ome & a ee = BLD — |North Vancouver... 21.0 1 Sate _ 16.0 4:5. | OF Bill 2 43.0 49 Georgia ...._...--- 26.0 18 | South Hill = 2530 50 CET Pee aoe ae Swing Shift _... 77.0 20 astings East —..- . : : See ee ae 540 15-| Victory Square _ 28.0 6 Norquay -----------—--- 40.0 — | Victoria Jo 28:0 13 North Burnaby -— 25.0 == 9 Wess il - 400 2.9 OUTSIDE CLUBS Percentage |OUTSIDE CLUBS Percentage Raised : Raised Subs Cash Subs Cash Agassiz «..-..-—- aes —_— — |Mt. Cartier __.._. aa = Aldergrove __...... — — | Michel Natal _ 10.0 = Britannia -...-...----- 5.0 — |Mission ___........ . 60.0 = Blueberry Greek... 60.0 — |Nanaimo __. 4.0 — Bridgeview ........ = — | Notch Hill _ — = Cowichan ............- . 24.0 — |Nelson _........... — wes Campbell River .... — — |Ocean Falls ___..... 90.0 — Courtenay —__-...-... == — |Osoyoos -..----...... = — Cumberland ........ = 8.0 — | Prince Rupert _...... 12.0 — Gvanbrook ....__....- 33.3 — |Port Alberni _..... 68.0: — Greston, =. 20-0 — | Port Kells ._.... = 10:0 — Copper Mtn. _...... - 7.0 — |Powell River __... — — Cambie: 2-225. . 20.0 40.0 | Princeton ............. ae as Cloverdale ...___.... = = == |?Penticton. 7.0 _— Central Burnaby... - 70.0 27.5 | Pioneer Mines ...... ee ao Dunean - =.= - 44.0 — |Prince George -..... — — Hernie 223 — — | Queensboro _........... — — Grassy Plains -...-- — — |Revelstoke ............ 13.0 — Green Timbers —... — — |Red Lake _....... ave — = Gibson’s Ldg. -.....- 10.0 — |Richmond .............. =e — Hjorth Road -......-- 10.0 — |Rossland __..... _— — Hedley. === St — ——- 1 SOIMmbiar eee — = Jeune ide. == — — |Salmon Arm ........ 32.0 == Kamloops —. Z 30.0 — '!South Burnaby .... 30.0 — Kimberley _- 7.0 —— “| Silverton) 25 = — Kelowna: 2s —_— — | Terrace Bie eg — Kelowna City —... 70.0 ne erat lee ce ee 10:0) Ladysmith ..........-..- 10.0 — | Vernon. ....2.--.secscccnee 53.0 — Wsumby; 25 = — — | Wells; 45 35. —_ — Wancley. =.= 20.0 — | Whitehorse ___......-: — — Malakwa — — ‘Websters Corners... 20.0 — cong! ANDY THOMPSON HARRY ASSON Calgary Local In Unity Move CALGARY—GIO locals in Cal- gary, Alta., Locals 800 and 690, of the International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers and Local 504, of the Interna- tional Longshoremen’s and Ware- housemen’s Union, established a joint legislative committee on March 23. Members of the committee are Brother Bob. Heavenor, Business Agent, Local 504, chairman; Bro- ther Bill Longridge, Int'l. Re- presentative Int'l. UMM&SW; Brother Ed leason, Local 504; Brother Bill Eremko, Local 800; and Brother R. Odenback, Local 800. First action of the committee was to wire protest to members of the Provincial Legislature against anti-labor amendments to the Arbitration Bill being brought down by the government. On Friday, April 6, the new legislative conrmittee called a mass CIO rally to demand amend- ments to labor laws P.C. 1003 and P.C. 9384. A large and en- thusiastie audience supported the actions of the committee, after hearing outlines of the two bills given by Brother J. MacVicar and Brother Bill Longridge. Brother Bob Heayenor gave a report on the work of the committee and presented proposals for action. Those proposals were: @ Contacts with other organiza- tions in order to strengthen labor’s drive for amendments to P.C. 1003 and P.-C. 9384. Circulation of a CIO petition to the Prime Minister urging amendments to P.€. 1008 and Among the clubs deserving special credit for excellent work done on our recent bazaar and carnival, Fairview Club is per ‘haps most outstanding as the figures outlined below show Clearly. The energy and initiative displayed by members of this club in tackling this project is highly commendable and they are sincerely congratulated. Mrs. Val Adams and Mrs. Rose Kaplan contributed a great deal te the success of the club. Out-of-town clubs doing particularly well include: Cumber- Jand, Ocean Falls, Copper Mountain, Michel, Creston, Fernie, Po: Alberni, Nanaimo, Prince Rupert, Sointula, Kamloops, Revel. stoke, Kelowna (city), Aldergrove, Red Lake, Britannia, Victoria The New Westminster and district clubs worked togethe: ‘as a constituency and also-did outstanding work. ~ : _ The totals are as follows: Cumberland $178.75; Courtenay $47.10; Ocean Falls $80.00; Copper Mountain $95-00;> Verner $19.00; Lake Cowichan $27.00; “Luniby $10:00;) Michel $1'79-60; Kimberley $66.59; Creston $56.59; Penticton: $10.00; Rossland $32.50: Cranbrook $21.00; Fernie $103.00; Pert Alberni: $84.35. Nanaimo $87.00; Prince Rupert $90.83; Scintula $74.45; Grass: Plains $5.00; Kamloops $287.00; Pioneer Mines $7.50; Camp bell River $18.50; Powell River $8.50; Salmon Arm $20.00; Kel owna (rural) $82.62; Revelstoke $50.00; Extension $50.00; Kel owna (city) $100.00; Ladysmith $7.50; Silverton $20.50; Alder ‘grove $57.00; Red ake $29.69; Agassiz $13.50; Britannia $71.25; Princeton $25.00; Jeune Landing $10.00; Notch Hill $9.00; Hed ley $5.00; Victoria $363.59;.North Vancouver $288.36; North Burnaby $292.50; New. Westminster Constituency (excluding Aldergrove) $584.18. City Clubs: Fairview $542.90; Georgie $500.15; Victory Square $229.35; Kitsilano $425.51; Norquay $391.52; South Hill $191.85; Burrard Hast $421-26; Grandview $437.74; Hastings East’ $389.76; West End $475.14; Bast En¢ $481.37; Swing Shift $275.45. Prominent Speakers At May Day Rally Greatest May Day celebration in Vancouver's histo’ was in the making this week, with distinct possibility th This possibility emerged at a well-attended meeting of May Day Committee delegates in the Boilermakers’ Hall which heard Program Chairman Harold Prit- chett announce that B.C. War Finance Committee officials were prepared to give full co- operation. Participation of. the armed forces and merchant sea- men will be sought, with assist- ance of the War Finance Com- mittee, to make the parade the largest and most colorful ever staged. A. A. MacLeod, Ontario Labor- Progressive MPP who spear- headed the labor drive to oust Drew, has been secured as a guest speaker for the Brockton Point Oval meeting, which will follow the parade, and invita- tions to address the gathering are also going to Seattle Con- eressman Hugh DelLacey and to Major-General F. F. Worthing- ton, new GOC of Pacific Com- mand. A broad section of city trade unions, national groups, vet- erans’ bodies. women’s groups and others were represented by the 81 delegates’ present, who elected committees to assist chairmen of the various activi- ties and outlined final plans for the celebration. Slogan for May Day this year will be: “Victory, Peace, Secur- ity’,’ and an attiactive design has been prepared to symbolize this. ags bearing the design will be seld to raise funds for expenses. Delegate Pritchett, who was elected vice-chairman, also re- ported that a special skit, to bring out the meaning of the May Day slogan, was being pre- pared for presentation at~ the Oval by the Labor Arts Guild. Parade committee chairman George Kassian reported that all necessary steps were being taken for permits and that every effort P.C.9384. would be made to secure permis- it will transcend any event ever held locally. sion from the Parks Board continue the parade over main route “to Brockton Pe Oval and avoid last year’s di culties. In 1944 the parade } to bresk up at the entrance Stanley Park and strag through footpaths to:the meet place. The parade will start Cambie Street Grounds as us: this year. 4 It was decided to hold the I Day dance at the Boilermak Hall on May 1. --A strong committee of pre sional newspapermen from Vancouver Newspaper Guild set up to take charge of publi under the chairmanship Fraser Wilson. Cooperation: daily and weekly .newspai- will be sought. A special appeal was for floats and for informatior .to bands which could be sec for the parade. It ‘was nounced that indications ¥ | that there would be a large |! tingent of these this year. Secretary John Turn®r rorted that an office had } secured at 204 Holden Bui and was now in operation | full-time help, — Successful whist drive bingo party in aid of the ba’ Progressive Party election {| was held by the Finnish Org zation, Surrey Branch, at home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ny! last week. The affair was hi) enjoyed by the many who att ed and the sum of $11.51 — raised. — se It has also been anno that the organization will | its next whist drive on Apri at the home of Mr. and Mrs @ bert Hannuksela, corner Goa @ end Townline Roads. A gaot tendance is again expected. freshments will be served. :