Independent Candidates Enter
Parks, School Board Contest

‘The nomination of four independent candidates to contest elections to Parks Board
and School Board posts was announced this week, as Mrs. Effie Jones, well-known for
her activities in housing and community work, and Elgin Ruddell, Chairman of the City
Committee, Labor-Progressive Party, signified their intention to run. Parks Board nominees
on the independent ticket were Sam Shearer, prominent trade unionist, and Mrs. Jean
Mason, candidate in the recent provincial elections in Burrard.

Mrs. Jones and Elgin Ruddell
have intimated that they will de-
mand the immediate construc-
tion of schools and school facil-
ities in the areas of heavy popu-
lation, with special emphasis on
the construction of schools in
working class areas. Mrs. Jones
stressed that for the past several
months, intimate asociation with
the families confronted with the
housing problem has revealed
that children of such families are
being considerably hampered in
their school work. She urged
special emphasis on the training
of pre-school age children
through the’ establishment of
kindergartens and mursery
schools.

The need for free text books
for the children in Vancouver’s
schools was stressed by Elgin
Ruddell, and he ealled for the
opening of cafeterias in schools
to provide hot lunches for the
children attending school. He
also urged the utilizing of school
facilities for adult education and
community recreation, and the
granting of awards to develop
special talents shown by school
children.

The immediate implementa-
tion of the Parks Board by-law
setting aside $600,000 for park
development, which was slashed
by the City Council to $500,000
was urged by Mrs. Mason. She
Gemanded the restoration of the
original amount for the develop-
ment of Vancouver’s park facil-
ities. Mrs. Mason stated opposi-
tion to the transforming of the
entrance to Stanley Park into a
select nightclub, soliciting the
patronage of higher income
groups. Rather than permit the
establishment of the night-elub,
she urged the development of the
Park entrance in the public in-
terest.

Sam Shearer advocated the
sponsoring and financial assis-
tance of the Parks Board in the
development of community cen-
ter activities. He asked the es-
tablishment of suburban bowls
for the cultural activities of
working class people and ithe
promotion of summer concerts in
outlying areas. Shearer also urg-
ed the undertaking of park pro-
jects throughout the city as a
means of partially coping with
the unemployment situation and
the beautifying and improve-
ment of our city.

There is a definite need for
progressive new blood to be add-
ed to our [Parks land School
Boards. With four independent
candidates pledged to act in the
interests of Vancouver’s over-
whelmingly working-class popu-
lation, labor and progressive
people have an opportunity to
register a vote for progressive
action in the city hall.

PACIFIC ADVOCATE — PAGE 2

MRS. MASON

MRS. EFFIE JONES

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League

The Tenants and Home Own-
ers’ League this week sent de-
mands to Wartime Prices and
Trades Board head Donald Gor-
don, and Attorney General. Mait-
land, urging that present loop-
holes in winter eviction legisla-
tion be closed, and asked that
authorities crack down on black

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market racketeer landlords who

victimize tenants by charging ex-
horbitant rentals.

A wire sent to Attorney-Gen-
eral Maitland states: “Threat
caused by unemployment, des~
perate housing conditions, fur-
ther aggravated by daily influx
of returning veterans |and in-
creasing number of evictions due
to exceptions and legal loopholes
in eviction laws. We feel that in
your capacity of direct respon-
sibility for execution of eviction
orders that you secure from fed-
eral authorities new and ade-
safeguards to freeze all winter
evictions until, to quote Order
537 ‘alternate housing plans de-
velop and are realized’.

The League also communicat-
ed with Donald Gordon, WPTB
head, informing him that five
hundred Vancouver families liv-
ing in stores or commercial prop-
erties are not protected by freeze
orders, and demand that the
board immediately arrange safe-
guards” until alternate housing
is available’’,

The League, conducting a
fight against operation of black
market racketeer landlords, have
also directed communications to
the Attorney-General and War-

time Prices and Trades Board
pointing out that in order to ef-
fectively combat unscrupulous
landlords who are exacting sums
over and above legal rental, the
League demands immediate re-
moval of penalties against ten-
ants who are victims of this il-
legal racket, and that respon-~
sibility be placed upon landlords
guilty of the praciice.

On Monday, December 38, the
case against Sheriff Kiel, who
supervised the protested eviction
of G. Y. L. Chen, will come up in
Vancouver court. The League is
urging all of its. supporters to
attend thé court case.

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Insisting on need

wage demands on conference a

for including vital questi

genda, CIO Preg

tay addresses a session of labor-managemen

The

convention of

Selection of candidates to con-

test the remaining five wards’

was held pending reply from the

CCF District Council and CCF]

clubs in the municipality on the
question of electoral unity to de
feat the Tory-Liberal coalition
masquerading under the non-
partisan banner. It was pointed
out by Councillor Ball that
through a measure of unity be-
tween himself and Wilson and
the CCF councillor Beamish, an
attempt to tie the municipality
to an agreement with the BC
Eleeric regarding purchase of
electricity had been defeated.

The following letter was sent
to the Burnaby District Council
of the CCF:

“Motivated by a sincere le-
Sire to facilitate the election of
a slate of pragressive candi-
dates to our 1946 Burnaby
Council, the Burnaby munici-
pal committee of the Labeor-
structed me to communicate
with you, requesting that your
organization make  arrange-
ments to meet a delegation

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Action —=<= Cont.
with more to come. Locals of the
United VPackinghouse Workers
have sent in $800. Vancouver
Newspaper Guild, Local 2, with
30 members, has raised $200, In-
Warehousemen’s Union nas sent
in $1,000. All these donations are
exclusive of the collections on
Priday.

Meanwhile, as PA went to
press, Locals 195 and 200 of the
United Automobile Workers of
America were reported meeting
te consider a new “formula” for
strikes settlement put forward
by Labor Minister Humphrey
Mitckell. Terms of the proposed
settlement had not been an-
r.ouneed.

the Burnaby Labe
Party, held in Norburn Hall on Sunday, Nov:
lected Councillors K. C. Wilson and Harry i
carry the LPP banner in Wards Four and 43
they have represented in the Council for the

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rehabilitation of s
eight-point educat.
has been adopted |
LPP candidates fo
Mrs. K. GC. Wilso |
lender, and Mrs,
wood. The progra
centralization of s¢
of curriculum and-
line with a richer j
mocracy, school lit” 2
vocational training @
examination fees;
and nursery school |

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