& THE B.C. LUMBER wonn® November 1, 1943 Island Film Circuit Further showing to the Vancouver Island Film Circuit of VICTORY IN SICILY are noted below. This National Film Board current feature was especially produced to emphasize to the workers of Canada the vital thread connecting the men on te fighting fronts with those on the home fronts. To view this film is to see also interesting factual accounts of the Sicilian campaign. Everyone is urged to see the current program as it includes other outstanding films, among them being SHEEPDOG, an English documentary of an entertaining nature, and TEDDY BEARS AT PLAY which rounds out the program in an original and amusing depiction of the antics of the Australian Koala bear. Monday, November 8th. Paldi, 12:25 noon—Community Hall. Youbou, 8:00 p.m—Community Hall (large) Cowichan Lake, 8:00 p.m.—Community Hall Wednesday, November 10th_.Youbou, Camp 6, 7:30 p.m.—Cook House. Thursday, November 11th__Youbou, Camp 3, 3:00 p1m.—Cook House 7:30 p.m—Cook House Rounds, 7:00 p.m.—Cook House Cumberland, 8:00 p.m—Community Hall Monday, November 15th____Union Bay, 7:30 p.m.—Community Hall Tuesday, November 16th____Headquarters, 7:00 p.m.—Community Hall Wednesday, November 17th_Bloedel, Menzies Bay Camp, 7:30 p.m— Cook House Thursday, November 18th___Quinsam, Camp 8, 6:30 p.m.—Cook House, Friday, November 18th. :00 p.m.—Cook House * Saturday, November 20th___Campbell River, 8:00 p.m—C. R. Pavilion Tuesday, November 9th. Friday, November 12th. Sunday, November 14. Quinsam, Camp 9, 1,300,000 British Workers Demand Freedom for India LONDON, Eng.—At a giant meet- ing of the India League, held here this week, delegates representing 1,300,000 workers in the London area condemned the British Gov- ernment’s policy on India as hav- ing “led to the present disastrous Political and economic situation,” and urged the establishment of a national government “to enable India to become our free and pow- erful ally.” Stressing the importance of India as a base for the coming offensive against Japan, the conference called for the immediate release of political prisoners, and reopen- ing of negotiations with represen- tatives of the Indian people and measures to alleviate the famine situation. The resolution passed last week by the eighth annual convention of the United Automobile Workers of America (CIO), calling for “In- dia’s immediate freedom and par- titipation in the war as a full- fledged ally,” was read to the meet- ing and was greeted with prolonged cheers. The Indian League conference was attended by delegates from London branches of some of Bri- tain’s largest unions, including the Amalgamated Engineering Union, National Union. of Railway men, the Fire Brigades Union, Union of Post Office Workers, Amalgamated Union of Building Trades Work- ers, and the Transport and Gener- al Workers’ Union. Fifteen trades councils and 15 factory committees were represented. The largest dele- gation came from the London man- agement committee of the Whole- p.m, Oil and Blectric Massage. sale Co-operative Society, repre- rch, 2264___Proprieton, M. Varilal) senting 750,000 co-operators. SPEED THE VICTORY BUY WAR BONDS STEAM BATHS 40 Lorne Street NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. Across from Court House pa Ql ant Dict czas | W.E.A. Leader Here For Talks With Union Heads Drummond Wren, General Sec- retary of the Workers’ Educational Association in Canada, is arriving in Vancouver on Monday, Nov. 1, to address a number of conferences on Workers’ Education here, in Victoria and Powell River. On Sunday, Nov. 7th, at two p.m. he will address a conference of all Unions in Vancouver and vicinity at the Labor Hall on Beatty St., with a view to inaugurating a local centre of the W.E.A. and to co- ordinate any efforts of B.C. union- ists into a - dynamic against ignorance and reaction. Drummond Wren is a disabled veteran of the last war, and is a member of an international union. He has been general secretary of | the WEA since 1930. Through his leadership the WEA has stream- lined workers education stressing the practical workers approach to economics and other studies. “How does this affect the worker?” is the constant criterion. The WEA teaches one how to think, not what to think, and is non-political. While. here, Wren wants to meet as many union executives as Possible. Drummond Wren has represent- ed many eastern unions on arbi- tration cases. He conducted the Labor Forum on the CBC. last year, and in co-operation with the National Film Board, has inaugur- ated a new service to unions— educational movies to be shown at union meetings. The movies are first shown to a board composed of the Trades and Labor Congress, the CC of L, the CIO and the WEA. li DO YOUR PART 70 ENFORCE PRICE CEUNGS PEeads ae 21 EAST HASTINGS Vancouver, B.C. LIGHT CRUISER LOGGER “Heads” You Win! 10” WORK AND DRESS BOOTS + REPAIRS Prices in accordance with War Prices & chad Board ions JOHN STANTON Barrister, Solicitor, Notary 16 East Hastings MAr. 5746 503 Holden Bldg. ————————————eeeY Courtenay Join Your Friends f° COURTENAY MOTEL “The Loggers’ Headquarters” G, TATER — PROP COURTENAY, V.1. offensive ||« DRUMMOND WREN These four bodies contribute | jointly to the publication of dis- cussion material on the film-of-the- month, which is intended to be discussed, in order that the ful significance of the film shall be realized. These are being shown shown here, at Hammond, Haney, Britannia, Powell River, Ocean Falls, Victoria and Vancouver Isl- and, thé Queen Charlottes, and the mining towns of the interior, as well as the rest of Canada. The Boilermakers Union has affiliated with the WEA, also the Aeronautical Lodge No. 756, the Machinists (AFL), the Street Rail- waymen, the IWA., the Bakers and Confectioners (AFL), Electricians (AFL), the Upholsterers (AFL) and several miners unions. © Barrymores, Velours, and Form-Fitted models— $25.00 45 East Hastings Street. AUXILIARY NEWS The regular meeting of the Dun- can Ladies Auxiliary Local 95 IWA was held October 19th at which Mrs. O. Carlson and Mrs. R. Custer Were initiated as new members. Mrs. D. Lowe, Financial Sec'y, re- signed, as Mr. and Mrs. D. Lowe are taking up residence in Lady- smith, B.C. The members of the Auxiliary wish them well in their new home. Miss M. M. Hornsey was elected Financial Secretary in Mrs. Lowe's place. Preparations were made for a Hallowe’en Masquerade Dance to be held in the K. of P. Hall Satur- day, October 30th. After the busi- mess was over a social evening was held by the membership. Since June, 1940, the Royal Navy has worked under the greatest dis- advantage. Germany held the coast of the Continent from Nor- way to the Pyrenees, and Irish bases which the Navy used in World War 1 have been denied to the United Kingdom. In spite of handicaps, the Navy has done tre- mendous work n convoying, and has carried out its traditional task —to “seek out, engage and de- stroy” the enemy—with great sue- cess. Two Axis battleships, 14 cruisers, 97 destroyers and torpedo boats, and more than a hundred naval auxiliaries had been sunk by June, 1943. 570 Axis submar- ines were damaged or sunk up to November, 1942. During May, June and July of this year they were being sunk at the rate of one a day. 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