~ (his Youth centres needed By. ERNEST LAWRIE. I was sitting in Kay’s Cafe, Napier and Commercial, with some young’ friends, when a squad car pulled up to the curb outside. Three men got out, questioned a trio of youths on the sidewalk, then entered the cafe, : “Stand up,” one of the men said to us, not bothering to show iden- tification or tell us who he was. ~ He looked over the booth with a flashlight, then said abruptly, “You shouldn’t be hanging around res- taurants. You should be at home.” “Where are we to go for recrea- tion?” one of us asked. \ “Stay home,” the squad leader mame, we learned later, is Cameron) snapped. “If you haven’t got enough money to go to the Charge young people intimidated by police Many cities prove value of fluorine More than 400 cities and towns in the United States and Canada now add fluorine to the water sup- ply, and figures prove that the rate of tooth decay among children has been sharply reduced. Opponents of fluoridation, despite lack of evidence to prove their superstitions, continue to argue that fluoridation “injures health.” Dr. Walter C. Alvarez, emeritus professor of medicine at the Mayo Foundation, last week reported in his syndicated column (appearing locally in the Vancouver Sun) a story which neatly exposes the ef- fect of believing in the anti-scienti- fic superstitions about the harmful effects of fluoridation. “In some cities,’ wrote Dr. Al- -varez, “the proposal'to add traces of fluorine to the water set off a storm of protest from many citizens, some of them in prominent places. . . “In one big city the health com- missioner, a bit of a psychologist who knew how even the wisest of us human beings are terribly sug- Zestible, announced that that day he was going to add fluorine to the ‘water, and then quietly counter- Manded the order. : “During the next few weeks a flood of protests descended on him. Scores of people phoned or wrote to say they felt miserable; some Were covered with hives; some had indigestion, and some headaches. “All were sure the cause was the fluorine, and some were ready to Sue the city, and then, what a let- down when they learned that the chemical had not yet been added to the water! © “Vater, without. saying anything to anyone, the Commissioner start- €d fluorinating the water, and no One sent in a complaint.” eee WEST END COMMUNITY CLUB CABARET DANCE Saturday, December 13 HASTINGS AUDITORIUM 828 E. Hastings Floor Show Refreshments 8.30 p.m. Admission $1.00 & show, don’t stay in here, stay home.” “Can’t we come in here with our friends?” “You can have your friends at home, we won’t tolerate you sitting in here; you don’t buy meals but just coffee.” There were two young people un- der 17 in our group and he threat- ened to take them to the Juvenile Home. When I suggested that I take them home he told me I could be charged with “contributing to juvenile delinquency.” Cameron and the other members of the Youth Guidance Detail of the city police weren’t interested in discussing the problem of re- creational facilities for youth. “There are plenty of facilities for recreation,” he said shortly, when I broached the subject. “There is no indoor swimming pool in this area,” I pointed out. “What do you mean, no swim- ming pool? What -about Winde- mere, Sunset Memorial, Kitsilano?” “But those are all outdoor pools, and this is winter!” “Well, nobody swims around here in the winter time, anyway, and besides, we don’t want young people swimming in polluted pools. Now go on home, all of you.” This is the kind of thinking the police do about youth problems. They show by their attitude that they are interested only in keeping them out of sight, therefore out of mind, It is impossible for young peo- ple to stay, home night after night and some provision must. be made for them in that area. Recreation centres in Grandview are a crying need. Until parents working through their various organizations, can compel Van- couver City Council to take some action in providing these centres, they should keep close watch on the activities of the Youth Guid- ance Detail to make sure that their children are not intimidated. Crippled man denied aid -- hefsold Pr “Demand that provincial govern- ment welfare authorities set up a Hoard to review the case of Edward Yat Chu, 280 Powell Street, who has been cut off social assistance in Vancouver despite the fact that his doctor certifies he is only cap- able of doing light work, has been made by Mrs. Effie Jones. — Yat Chu had a major operation on one knee some 18 months ago and has been getting daily treat- ment at Vancouver General Hos- pital ever since. He has been re- ceiving social assistance and sup- plementing this by selling the Pa- cific Tribune on the streets, which brought him an additional $4 weekly. When he was cut off social as- sistance, Mrs. Jones asked local authorities if it was because he had | been selling the PT. . “Well, we've seen him selling Brie |said a social service worker. “If he can sell papers, he is well enough to work.” . | Mrs. Jones pointed out that Yat Chu was only able to sell papers for two hours a day, three or four days a week. “He can’t move around much, and has to use a cane,” she said. When authorities here refused to review the case, Mrs. Jones wrote Victoria asking for a provincial board. : i & Bella Coola resid ents build own road » Residents of Bella Coola, who have long fought for a link with British Columbia’s high ie oer Se road to Pee a third outlet to the Pacific. The B.C. te Siaheaipeas ioe sadel Sena the $10,000 already raised by Bella Coola residents to build the road. H bulld aad wild country between Anahim Lake and Bella Coola. ee eter a ‘Save the Rosenbergs’ rally to be held in city Dec. 21 as [part of world - wide protest A “Save the Rosenbergs” rally will be held in Vancouver at the Swedish Community Centre on December 21, the League for Democratic Rights announced this week. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, young American parents convicted by an American court of giving atomic secrets to-Russia, are under sentence to die during the week of January 12. On Wednesda this week U.S. Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan denied a motion to stay their execution. : All across Canada “Save the Ros- enbergs” meetings are being organ- ized. One of the largest meetings held among Jewish people of Mon- treal took place Sunday, December 30. A “Committee to Secure Clem- ency for the Rosenbergs” has been established at Toronto. A public meeting in Port Arthur last week sent an appeal for clemency to President Truman. The audience which jammed into Montreal’s Rialto Hall heard de- tails of the Rosenberg case from B. Z. Goldberg, prominent New York speaker and journalist. Gold- berg welcomed the activity of peo- ple around the world who are play- ing their part in attempting to save the lives of the Rosenbergs. He stressed that as the facts are made known the support becomes strong- er. Rev. Glendon Partridge pledged all possible support in the campaign to save the Rosenbergs on behalf of the Montreal Civil Liberties Un- ion. The meeting was chaired jointly by Dr. S. Gold, well known figure in the Montreal Jewish com- munity, and Philip Coleman, a busi- nessman, Defense attorneys in the /Riosen- berg case last week uncovered fur- ther evidence to prove their clients had been framed. FBI agent John A. Harrington admitted in an affidavit submit- ted in the U.S. District Court by the U.S. Attorney that Ben: Schneider, a government witness against the Rosenbergs, had com- mitted perjury in his testimony. This admission came as a result of a defense charge that the prose- cution knowingly permitted their |. ‘witness to testify falsely that the first time he saw the Rosenbergs since they allegedly ordered pass- port photographs from him was the day he testified in court. (The al- leged photographs were never pro- duced in court.) This charge, by defense counsel, was made in a petition ‘submitted to U.S. District Judge Sylvester Ryan in the course of defense mo- tions to set aside ‘the-verdict and order a new trial. The defense also charged that David Greenglass, key witness against the Rosenbergs, had given perjured testimony. Joe Brainin, chairman of the Na- tional committee to Secure Justice in the Rosenberg (Case, said: “This admission of perjury on the part of a witness was very significant in judging the credibility of the gov- ernment’s witness. Especially since the government admitted to this only after the defense offered informa- tion that Schneider was secretly brought to court by the FBI the day before he testified, to familiar- ize himself with the Rosenbergs.” Morton Sobell, tried with the Rosenbergs and sentenced to 30 years imprisonment, is being trans- ferred to Alcatraz prison from New York, it was announced this week. The Rosenberg Committee c that “transfer of Sobell to Alcatraz now will prevent him from consult- ing with his lawyers at a time when they are preparing new legal mo-— tions.” ‘Police commission shielding guilty in| beating of Clemens’ —EFFIE JONES > “Vancouver Police Commission is hiding behind a technicality — to avoid bringing to the bar of justice two police constables who were responsible for the beating of Clarence Clemens last July 19,” Effie Jones charged this week. Clemens is still a patient in may never fully recover. “f have conducted a personal in- vestigation into the Clemens case and have come to the conclusion that this is one of the most brutal and disgraceful cases of police terror on record,” continued Mrs. Jones. ‘When I visited ‘Mrs. Clemens re- cently, she told me that her semi~ paralysed husband hasn’t recogniz- ed her sinée July 28. “The police commission says there can be no investigation as long as there is a’ charge of ‘obstruction’ against Clemens. Because of Clem- ens’ condition it may never be pos- sible to deal with this charge, so the sadists responsible for this hor- rible beating will never_be brought to justice. “A full public inquiry into the affairs of our police department in Vancouver is long overdue,” con- cluded Mrs. Jones. a Vancouver Geenral Hospital and IWA leaders discuss pact A special meeting of B.C. offic- ials of the International Woodwork- ers of America here Saturday will decide Whether to ask for reopen- ing of the Coast wage contract af-_ fecting 30,000 workers in the lum- | ber industry. The contract provides for mach- inery whereby either the union or operators can seek a review of wage rates in the light of market con- ditions. aa Application by either party can be made between December 14 and January 1. The operators, sented by Forest Industrial Rela- tions Ltd., have not indicated what _ PACIFIC TRIBUNE — DECEMBER 12, 1952 — PAGE 7 stand they will take.