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SUN. DEC.3 8 P.M.
Hastings Auditorium

828 E. HASTINGS
AUSPICES: City Committee , C.P.C.

Civic affairs \== >;

Many labor, ratepayer
candidates contest
Dec. 9 civic elections

When nominations for British
Columbia’s forthcoming municipal
and school board elections closed
Monday, two noteable features
emerged; First, a reluctance to run
for office in almost every area
except the 39 district municipalities.
And secondly, the NDP decision to
widely contest municipal elections
with a party slate did not
materialize.

A total of 51 mayors, reeves and
village chairmen were elected by
acclamation out of a total of 101
posts open. Seventy-seven aldermen
and councillors won election without

Ball calls for.
housing action

Surrey aldermanic candidate
Harry Ball said last week that the
housing problem in Surrey is very
acute and that it is hitting senior
citizens and young people hardest.
He called on the District of Surrey to
proceed at once with a crash
program to provide decent
accommodation for those people who
are hard pressed, especially the
senior citizens.

‘“‘Many of the elderly folks can no
longer fend for themselves, or do the
work necessary for the upkeep and
maintenance of single unit dwellings.
Many would prefer to be housed in a
multiple senior citizens housing
project where they could live
together.”

Ball said the municipal council has
in its hands a formulae whereby this
situation can be met head on under
section 35A of the National Housing
Act covering senior citizens housing.

Section 35A of the National
Housing Act provides that 75 percent
of the cost is borne by the Federal
government and 25 percent by the
_provincial government,

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a contest. And 21 out of 50 elective
school board seats went by
acclamation, when only one
nomination filed for the post. There
will be no elections in Vancouver this
year, with the new two-year election
system adopted.

Indicative of the rising burden of
taxation on local ratepayers is the
fact that (in spite of severe
restrictions on spending for people’s
needs flowing over into Canada as a
result of U.S. escalation of the brutal
war in Vietnam) $48.3 million in
school bylaws and $20 million for
hospital construction will be before
the electors.

Some 30 of the candidates filing
nomination for the Dec. 9th elections
will carry labor and ratepayer
endorsation. Among the candidates
backed by labor and democratic
forces are the following:

Alberni city council: George
McKnight, Mark Ivesich, and J.
McLean. Also Mark Mosher for
school board. Kamloops: William
Ferguson for school board. Kent:
Bert Nillson for council. Fernie:
Mayor Vernon Uphill and Mike Nee
for council. Courtenay: Harry
Harris and Max Salter for council.
Revelstoke: A. S. Parker for council.

Surrey: Harry Ball and Leo
Labinsky for council and Bob
McLaren for school board. Trail: F.
E. Davito for mayor. Silverton;
Randolph Harding for council.
Vernon: William Halena for mayor.
New Denver: Cliff Uphill for
chairman. White Rock: John Tanche
for school board. Lake Cowichan:
Herb Halliday for council. Zeballos:
Joe Rochio (elected by acclamation)
for council. Victoria: Lawrence
Ryan for council. Burnaby: the BCA
slate. New. Westminster: candidates
nominated by labor.

LABOR SCENE:

Kamloops labor to stag

forum on Lytton ferry ©

At its November 23 session the
Kamloops and District Labor
Council passed a unanimous decision
to sponsor an open forum “‘to deal
with the Lytton Ferry issue’’. This
forum is scheduled for December 21
at the Kamloops Canadian Inn, 339
St. Paul Street at 8 p.m.

Letters of invitation to attend were
forwarded by the Kamloops Labor
Council to imposing number of
guests. These include Minister of
Highways Gaglardi, the Mayor of
Kamloops, E. Davie Fulton, MP, W.
Hartley, MLA (Yale-Lillooet) the
Municipality of Lytton and its Board
of Trade, the Lytton Indian
Department, the Lytton Citizens
Committee, and the ‘‘Anxious
Mothers of Lytton.’’ In addition to
the above all secretaries of Local
Unions, all Labor Council delegates,
the President of the North American
Indian Brotherhood, and last but not
least, all news media.

To these invited guests the KZDLC
letter emphasized that, “because of
the fact that so much publicity has
been generated, and so much
interest shown by residents of
various communities in the
Thompson River Valley as regards
the problems of an inadequate river
crossing at Lytton, B.C., we are sure
you will not want to miss having
taken part in the discussion of this
problem.”

The inadequacies of the obsolete
Lytton Ferry now in operation, has
resulted over the years in a serious
toll of injury and loss of life, and
especially in recent times. Hence the
wide public approval of the action of
the Kamloops and District Labor
Council in taking the initiative
through its sponsoring of a public
forum as a means of compelling a
solution to this long-standing
problem. The K&DLC also invites
suggestions as regards to a suitable

chairman or moderator for this

forum, which should make it easier

for ‘promising’ politicians to show
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up.

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The strike at the McCarter Shingle
& Shake plant in Victoria is now in its
sixth week since October 16, with no
signs of any early or satisfactory
settlement for the workers tramping
the picket line.

Under the leadership of Local 2802
Shingle Wavers, United Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners, the union
negotiating committee is meeting
with stiff opposition from McCarter
Shingle, mainly because the
powerful Forest Industrial Relations
with its top man J. Billings on the
job, is insistent that McCarter must
not concede to the just wage and
working demands of Local 2802,
otherwise workers in the rest of the
shingle industry would want the
same wage and working
improvements.

In a leaflet issued by Local 2802
some weeks ago, aside from
emphasizing that ‘‘automation and
overburdening of the work force are
prevalent in this mill’, the leaflet
also points out that, “‘it seems
evident that FIR is determined to
use this mill (highly automated. Ed. )
as the thin edge of the wedge to

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further lower wage and working

conditions in this industry, and
is little doubt that if they 2" ™
stopped at this time, this will face™
in our other agreements at oUF nef
negotiations”’.

A later strike bulletin issued by the j
union strike committee 4 ie #
emphasizes that”. . . this is a Dt
new mill, with brand new metli! '
and automation is prevalent. we is
quite certain that this mill an a ;
methods are the forerunner of ul
is to come in this industry - --

In this strike at McCarters f0! ; :
realistic daily minimum and
guarantee”’ for pieceworkers. ae
other classifications, the ae
Weavers have appealed tothe ©
join in calling for a shingle am Wa
industry conference. So far this
has not as yet responded to
appeal.

However, a meeting neld
Vancouver on November 1910
all piecework and hourly wort ;
the shingle industry were 1D
attend, and attended
officials, together wit
representatives, cons!
progress was made and the rf ‘
Weavers strike com as
strengthened. Harold pritche
Burnaby, veteran labor 1
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know that we are fighting ba
guns in the FIR-controllet
and not the managemen "4 ;
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the existence and protection
members of this indus! th
the importance of winning
round at the McCarter oper
Victoria.

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Boycott of Dow products 4
shifts to chain stores

Alderman Harry Rankin told a
meeting in the Pender Auditorium
last Monday night that although
Canada has no men, guns or aircraft
of its own in Vietnam it bears guilt
because of the supply of war
materials for the U.S.

Called by the recently-formed
Committee Against Canadian
Production for U.S. War, the
meeting was ‘chaired by Bert
Johnson, who said the work of this
committee was a gesture of
solidarity with the people of
Vietnam.

Lynn MacFarlan, a member of the
Committee, outlined some plans for
picketing Safeway Store at Hastings
and Kamloops at 7 p.m. Friday? The
committee has selected 11 chain
stores it will picket with its
campaign to boycott Dow Chemical
products.

A leaflet issued by the committee
last week called on the public to
boycott these Dow Chemical
products: Saran Wrap, Dow Oven
Cleaner, Handi Wrap, and other
plastic and chemical products. Plans
also include delegations from the
public to the manager of stores
selling these products.

‘In. Victoria, students of the

University are threatening mass
protests if representatives of Dow
Chemical attempt to recruit
chemistry graduates. Because of the
big protest on university campuses
across the U.S. and Canada, not
many chemistry students at U of V
have signed up for job interviews.
Company representatives have
indicated they may not come if more
students don’t show an interest.

The executive council of the Alma
Mater Society passed a motion two
weeks ago condemning the use of

napalm and directed
specifically at Dow
Despite the rumors By |
company representatives reste?
show up, the studen

bodies are continulne
demonstrations.

In suppor
students have pres
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photographs of 1 ene
P hich they. intend (tila ail
students have also sal
support from off-¢
organizations.

UFAWU defence fun? |

needs big boost

Fines and legal expenses to the
United Fishermen and Allied Workers
Union has so far totalled over $51,000
in their fight against contempt of court
charges that have jailed two of their
leaders and a $25,000 fine against
their union.

The Fishermen’s Defence Fund set
up to help legal costs and aid families
of jailed trade ists is now over
$13,000. The Fishermen’s Defence
Committee is urging more donations
because compared to the expenditures
the fund is still well short of what is

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Individuals °F

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Defence Fund $ be S
donations to
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