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% Hundreds of Pacific Tribune supporters are expected to

attend the big smorgasbord-dance this Friday, June 7
at Hastings Auditorium. Smorgasbord starts at 6:30 and
dancing is from 9:30 p.m. The event is held annually at the
conclusion of the paper’s financial drive. Photo shows Pa-
cific Tribune editor Tom McEwen and business manager
Rita Whyte at the banquet two years ago.

Mounties will fight

| for Sunday baseball

Detectives attended Capilano Stadium May 5 and May 12
and “discovered” that baseball games were held on both days.
As a result, Vancouver Mounties baseball club faces charges In
court for playing on Sunday afternoons.

‘ This farcial situation came about on direct orders from

. Attorney-General Robert Bon-

ner, who issued fiats allowing
the prosecution of the ball club
nearly three weeks ago. City
prosecutor Stewart McMorran
did nothing for a fortnight,
then apparently was jogged
into action by Victoria.

Meanwhile, Vancouver
Mounties will continue to play
al] scheduled games until
forced ta stop.

The “summary of evidence”.
Which the detectives will pro-
duce in court to “prove” the
sames were played has_ be-
come the subject of ridicule
among thousands of fans who
attended the games. Tickets
Were sold up to Saturday night,
and the games were reported
mM detail by the daily papers.

Mounties’ president Nat
Bailey said the club had been
€xpecting a charge of violating
the Lord’s Day Act, and would
fight it.

e
“We have to fight it to keep
baseball in. Vancouver,” he
Said. “Without Sunday ball we
can’t last,”

In a plebiscite taken Decem-
ber 14, 1955, citizens of Van-
»couver voted 38,031 for, 36,124
88ainst Sunday ball. The fol-

lowing week city council asked
the provincial government for
enabling legislation, but no
action was taken by the 1956
spring session of the legisla-
ture. The government claimed
the city was not specific in
its application.

On August 7, 1956, city coun-
cil passed a bylaw legalizing
professional sports, and sports
at which admission is charged,
between 1:30 and 6 p.m. Sun-

days.

On August 26 the first Sun-
day ball game was played here
before more than 7,500 fans.

On October 22, Mr. Justice
A. E. Lord ruled the bylaw in-
valid and suggested a charter
amendment. es

During the 1957 session of
the legislature the private bills
committee rejected a charter
amendment.

On May 5 and 12 Sunday
games were played. A report
was forwarded to the attorney-
general and fiats to prosecute

were returned.

Another city jail death brings
jury demand for nurse on duty

Recomendation that a registered nurse be on duty at the city jail at all times was made
by a coroner’s jury last Friday which probed the death of John. Standifer, 34, of 4454 Gore,

who died in a cell May 26 while being held on

a drunk charge.

The jury’s verdict was that Standifer died an accidental death from injuries received

All-Stars defeat
Tottenham by 2-0

Biggest upset inlocal soccer for years was scored by B.C.
All-Stars at Empire Stadium on Monday night this week when

“some time or place unknown.”

Evidence revealed that
Standifer was taken to Van-
couver General Hospital after
he had collapsed at Main and
Georgia. He was kept under
observation for six hours and
then an interne phoned police
to remove him.

VGH Richard
Newman testified he did not
intend to have Standifer jailed
for drunkenness when he ¢all-

interne Dr.

ed police to pick up the man.

A jail matron who is a
registered nurse was not. on
duty when Standifer was put

in jail.

The coroner’s jury urged
that in future no person be
discharged from hospital and
checked into the jail without
the jail matron being first ad-
vised.

they shocked and delighted

some 9,000 fans by defeating

mighty Tottenham Hotspurs, the second best team in England
last season, by a score of 2-0.

The Spurs had looked so
good whipping Glasgow Cel-
tic 6-3 Saturday before 31,000
customers that thousands of

soccer fans stayed at home
Monday, figuring All - Stars
had no chance against the

classy visitors. They couldn’t
have made a worse guess.
Going into an eight-man de-
fense whenever Tottenham
had the ball, the- B.C. team
forced their opponents to try
getting around the outside, and

Major issues ducked

says LPP

candidate

“One of the notable features of this federal election cam-
paign is the reluctance of old-line party candidates to discuss
those basic issues which affect the people most,” Tom McEwen,

Labor-Progressive candidate
S

here this week.

“Half of every federal tax
dollar goes for armaments ex-
penditure,” continued McEwen.

“No one hears Tory or Social"

Credit leaders blasting the St.
Laurent government for such
suicidal extravagance, and for
a very good reason — both
these parties, and to a lesser
extent the CCF, support the
government’s war spending in
parliament. ;

‘Some few voices, mainly
those of CCF and_LPP candid-
ates, have been heard on the
hustings demanding the out-
lawing of H-bomb manufac-
ture, testing and use. But from
the old-line politicians there
isn’t a whisper of protest.

“Liberal closure on debate
on the Trans-Canada natural
gas pipeline giveaway to the
U.S. monopolists merits the
strongest condemnation. But
Socred giveaways of natural
resources in B.C. and Alberta
rival those of Ottawa; and
Socred denunciation of the
Liberal] government on this
issue doesn’t ring true.”

Turning to the plight of sen-
ior citizens,- McEwen said:

“While MPs and

for Vancouver South,

charged

members voted themselves
handsome salary increases,

they only increased old age
pensions by a niggardly $6
monthly.

“Similarly with taxation.

Powerful monopolies and
trusts received extensive con-
cessions and exemptions in
corporate and income taxes,
but the working man and his
family got little relief, al-
though they are the ones that
need it. The Liberal govern-
ment’s tight money policy hits
those in the low wage brackets,
but not the big shots.

“Pandering to public senti-
ment in a chase for votes the
Tories and Socreds promise
lower taxes and higher pen-
sions, conveniently forgotting
that their differences with the
St. Laurent taxation policy in
parliament were largely on
minor details rather than on
principle.

“Subservience to U.S. dom-
ination has been the guiding
principle of the St. Laurent
government. This has resulted
in a loss of national independ-
ence and natural resources.
And it has endangered the

cabinet cause of peace.”

JUNE 7, 1957 —

stole the ball from them time
and again.

Playing in inspired fashion,
All-Stars prevented Spurs
from scoring in the first half.
No one expected to see them
score, and they were cheered
for making it a close game.

Then came the real surprise
when veteran Brian Philley
scored the winner at 26 min-
utes of the second half, fol-

lowed by another goal ‘by
Norm McLeod four minutes

later.

The desperate visitors pull-
ed all stops for the remainder
of the game, but were unable
to score. Some of their shots
went wide, others were per-
fectly .handled by All-Star
goalie Ken Spears, who did
everything right.

It is expected that Don Pet-
rie, manager of the All-Stars
may be appointed to coach the
Canadian team which meets
the U.S. and Mexico later this
month in World Cup soccer
play.

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