agents of Canadian shipowners.
lave failed to bring to book the
es.

Seamen n
because they wanted the right
same Nazi mentality at home.

Just as they sailed in the
labor movement and tl:e nation.
chains, tear gas, steam hose,

South Side

“Two generations of
35. years,” Kenneth
tee as he went to bat
a piece of land considere
Myron is a
Slope Community Association. |
Situated between Bast 57th and
59th avenues in the 1400 block,
this land was get aside as a high-
school site by the old South Van-
couver Municipal Council.
board, with
turned it
e city

The present school
other plans in mind,
over to the jurisdiction of th
council.

Unaware of these developments,
the residents one morning noted
with alarm the advent of survey-
ors on this property. A hurried in-
guiry to Acting Mayor George
Miller brought news that the prop-
erty was destined for sale.

This is the district in which the
Bale of property was tied up for
many years because of the pro-
posed building of a diagonal highh-
the future. The

of Vancouver tals

Way some time in
Associate Council

720 W.

Bombed by Nazis

Bombed yesterday on the seven seas b

ever wanted medals and

shotguns and revo

district residents hav
Myron to
for South Vanco
d important tot
disabled veteran fr

Mackenzie King
bombers of C

brass bands. . They braved

to live

face of death for Canada,
Their lines are holding against

in freedom in this Canada

y Nazis, Canadian seamen are being bombed today by
aul George Drew,
anadian Seamen’s Union headquarters on the Greati

their police and their courts

death sailing cargoes of victory
of theirs. Now they face the

they’re picketing for their union, the

the goons, thugs, bombs, leadpipe,

Ivers of the lawless, piratical Canada Steamship

Beaten by police

Lines and Misener. On tep of that they face squads of provincials
and RCMP who have arrested scores of seamen and given pro
tection to Sullivan’s goons and strikebreakers.

Small wonder J.W. Buckley, secretary-treasurer of the Trades
and Labor Congress, has demanded that King lift the licenses of
the four companies and operate tlem through CNSteamships.

The CSU and TLC are calling on the entire trade union move-
ment for all-out suppert of this battle of Canadian labor. Both
Vancouver labor councils are backing the call. Vancouver Labor
Council this week lashed shipowner violence on the Lakes.

residents

By EFFIE JONES

ld the city’s Building, ©
uver residents seeking

om the first world war

buck city
on plan to sell playing field

e used that playing field continuously for
Civic Planning and Parks Commit-

he health and welfare

to block the city from selling
of the youth of the district.
and a member of the Southern

et
South pointed out to the city,

that latest civic plans made tthe
highway unnecessary and asked
for its’ abolition from future blue-
prints and for free sale of the
properties involved.

This request was acceded to and
there was a rush of contractors
to buy lots.

But when the to the

danger

playing field arose the support of.
the Associate Council was assur- |

ed to Kenneth Myron.

The Southern Slope Community
‘Association (an affiliate of ‘the
‘Associate Council) called a mass
meeting at which residents pre-
sented their moral rights as citi-
zens to continued use of their
needed playing field.

Questioned by a member of the

-Associate Council, Lands and Ren-

Supervisor Tom Flannigan,

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Labor newsvendor dies

, ,Wong Chong, the labor. .news-
| vendor who was a familiar figure
| to thousands of Vancouver work-
ing people, has stood for the last
\time at his regular station on the
corner of Carrall and Hastings
streets. Following a short illness,
he was taken to Vancouver General
[eae last week and he died
| there Sunday following an opera-
tion. He was 65 years of age.

Wilson to the meeting, admitted
that four contractors were anxious
to negotiate for the land.

The citizens stoutly maintained '
their intention to fight for the
“health and welfare of their child-
ren. and youth as against the pro-
‘fits of contractors.

Gaining the support of Ald. Wil-
!son, members of the Southern
‘Slope Community organization
‘took a petition signed by 200 resi-
dents before the Building, Civic
Planning and Parks Committee,
demanding retention of the land
; until Moberly Park site is develop-
'ed for use of the people.
| Sensing that this is but a. res
spite, and cannot be a final solu-|
tion to the problem in this rapidly |
growing district, members of the
Riverview Improvement Associa-
tion, supported by the Southern
Slope group, under Myron’s lead- |
ership, attended the recent meet-)

i

ing of the parks board. Here they |
received sympathetic considera-|
tion. |

|

The residents are now begin-|
ning to feel assured that through |
the efforts of their community |
vorganizations a means of promot-|
jing better health and preventing |
| juvenile delinquency has been re- |
i tained, :

Has your district any problems
which could be solved through |
citizens working democratically
together in a community organ-
iization? Then why not follow the)
lexample of South Vancouver |
where seven community organiz- |
ations are in existence and where)
\larger common problems are han-|
| dled through the powerful Asso-
| ciate Council of Vancouver South,
| to which each community coun-}|
lei) has the right to send three}
| delegates. }

If South Vancouver citizens can
do it, you can do it.

| For years Wong had devotedly
attended every labor rally in the
city, standing at the doors or
moving slowly up and down the
aisles with his papers held high,

and many a regular reader of
labor weeklies bought his first
paper from the quiet, patient

newsvendor. Only a short time
befcre he was taken ill, he was
attacked by hoodlums who tore up
his papers.

Wong was a casual worker in
fish canneries and there helped to
build the United Fishermen and
Allied Workers Union among
Chinese-Canadians. He was also
a member of the Chinese Workers’
Protective. Association and the
LPP

Funeral services will be held this
Friday at 1.30 pm. from .Arm-
strong’s Funeral Parlor.

>A NN CATA

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