_-9ams of water control.
Wan River Dam, delayed for -sev-

_ Regina, there are many other

Move. the water from low lying

tos ; Tiver and creek beds clean-
3 out and deepened.

exten

— Ststance

Continued

FLOODS

Agricultural community has to be

for fed
ae 10 farmers deprived of the

: | “Mayb

ae People of Saskatchewan
‘ave for years demanded large-
"Scale federally - financed pro-
pe Aside

m the big South Saskatche-

eral years by both Ottawa and

things that can be done.

renroberly constructed dams to
Gulate the flow of water; drain-
a8e ditches in many areas to re-

aaa Many more culverts to pre-
Sx highways and roads from
the natural flow of

The time has gone when a great
eft completely at the mercy of
ture,

tre sSkatchewan cabinet ministers

avelling to Ottawa this week will
eee full backing of the peo-
ial ee demands for substan-
prob eral assistance to meet the
ee see created by the worst
inte S in the history of the pro-

langntlitions in the fertile farm
She an northeastern Saskatchewan
Manit Ing from Moosemin near
: Oba’ 300 miles to the north
have jo around Prince Albert,
ae €n described by Nollett in
- se terms:
sti) oS TOads and highways are
able ele: Children are un-
Unabl Set to school. Farmers are
meh to get on their land. Many
a lelpalities, some of which
Shee to collect only» 60 per-
With last year’s taxes, are faced
lem th minimum road repair prob-
t at will cost more than their
fb normal expenditure on roads
ne whole year.
ed ane large area it is estimat-
ca Beka ae we ene
a Tiously effected, wit!
nee three to five million acres
and involved.”
e Saskatchewan representa-
will demand federal aid
€construction of municipal
and bridges, as well as for
ith ae flood control projects.
Move A such a program to re-
land Ania waters from their
a ‘ Nett points out that
Y connot look forward with
Certainty to 1956.”
ey are also expected to press
€ral action to provide in-

tives
for ¢
Foads

any

ty of seeding their land
» aS well as generous as-
Property to those who have lost
lang a and valuable pasture

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Ratepayers’ groups
rap utility policies

WHITE ROCK, B.C.

Delegates from ratepayers’ organizations on Vancouver

Island and the lower mainland

attended a convention of B.C.

Federation of Ratepayers here last Saturday, and reported an
upsurge of growth and interest in ratepayes organizations

throughout the province.

Extension of the federation by a

linkup with existing ratepayers groups throughout B.C. is

planned for the coming year.

Addressing the convention, Tom
Irwin, Speaker of the legislature,
roused the ire of delegates when
he stated, in dealing with rising
school costs: “If I had my way I
would tighten up qualifications
for high school students so that
60 percent of them would not
reach Grade Nine.”

Irwin proposed technical train-
ing to fit young students for jobs,
rather than academic courses. Ask-
ed if there were sufficient tech-
nical schools for this purpose, he
admitted that there were not.

The convention took a different
stand and passed a’ resolution to
be submitted to Victoria, calling
for federal aid towards education-
al costs.

A key resolution endorsed by
delegates urged provincial con-
trol, through the Public Utilities
Commission, of natural gas dis-
tribution.

Another resolution called on
the government to nullify the
sale of. publicly owned power
facilities in the Sechelt area to
the B.C. Electric.

The convention went on record
as favoring tax relief for Old Age
Pensioners who stand to lose their
social assistance allowance if the
assessed value of their property
exceeds $5,000.

Last year’s officers, with George
Bonner of Cobble Hill as presi-
dent, were returned. ~-

Jenkins writes to

Lafitte

Expressing regret that he will
be unable to ‘attend the World
Peace Assembly at Helsinki, Fin-
land, next month, president Sam
Jenkins of Marine Workers and
Boilermakers Union has replied
to an invitation from Jean Lafitte,
general secretary of the World
Council of Peace, in these words:

“T am forced to turn down your
invitation to be at the conference
in person, but as a corresponding
delegate, I would like to wish the
conference every success in this
all important task of preserving
world peace. ‘

“At this time, when the world
is living under the constant fear
of the A-bomb and the H-bomb,
when the whole destiny of man-
kind is hanging by such a weak
thread, it is gratifying indeed to
see people of many different
political and religious beliefs
banded together in a combined
effort to prevent the final sever-
ance that would plunge mankind
into a fiery. holocaust of suffer-
ing and devastation. |

“As president of a large trade
union, and as a lay minister of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ, I cannot
remain silent on this all import-
ant question. i

“As a leader of the working

{class in society, pledged to fight

for a better standard of living
for my membership, I am duty
bound and conscience bound to
raise my voice against the misery
of war. And, as a follower of the
Lord JeJsus Christ, I must climb
above the mountain of prejudice
and propaganda and take my place
at the side of my Master who said:
‘Put up again thy sword into its

Union leader greets
Helsinki peace meet

SAM JENKINS

place; for all they that take the
sword shall perish with the sword.’

“Ts this not equally true of the
H-bomb? The Apostle John said:
‘I wish above all things, that ye
may ‘prosper even as thy soul
prospereth. How can we pros-
per amid the death and destruc-
tion of war? I say we cannot... .

“So on behalf of myself and the
congregation of my Pentecostal
Mission, and the membership of
my union, I extend the hand of
peace and friendship across the
sea to Helsinki to the delegates
assembled there from every politi-
cal and religious belief, and ‘say
from the heart, we stand for
peace, friendship and goodwill
among all peoples of the world,

regardless of race, creed or color.”

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Signatures
reach 22,000

Two. special ‘‘days’’ — Helsinki Day and Hiroshima
Day — are to be celebrated by B.C. Peace Council as local

highlights of the great world-wide campaign against the pre-

parations for atomic war.

Total. number of signatures
collected to the World Appeal

in British Columbia stood, on
May 18, at 22,489.

“Thus we exceeded the~ target
of 20,000 we set ourselves for the
original date of the Helsinki con-
ference, which was May 22,’ Ray
Gardner, council chairman, said
this week. “Now there is a new
date, June 22, and we have set
a new target, 40,000. . . . But, of
course, the collection of signatures
will not stop there.”

The council announced the fol-
lowing dates and plans for cele-
brating the two days: f

Helsinki Day, in honor of the
World Assembly for Peace, to take
place in Helsinki, will be held
Saturday, June 18.

During the day scores of peace
canvassers throughout the prov-
inve will collect signatures to the
World Appeal Against Atomic
War.

In Vancouver, peace workers
will engage ‘in a friendly signa-
ture - collecting competition with
Toronto Peace Council supporters.

In the evening a Helsinki Cele-
bration will be held, to include a
cultural program, dancing and re-
freshments. Peace canvassers will
be asked to bring their signatures
to the evening celebration where
the day’s total will be announced.

Hiroshima Day, Friday, August
5, will commemorate the tenth an-
niversary of the dropping of the
first atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
A public demonstration against
atomic and hydrogen weapons will
be held, featuring a report on the
World Assembly for Peace by Mrs.
Mildred McLeod, of Nanaimo. Mrs.
McLeod leaves this coming week
for the Helsinki Assembly.

“Our plans are to make this
tenth. anniversary meeting an ef-
fective demonstration against the
very idea of using the bombs,”
said Gardner. “Our slogan is to
be, ‘August 1945 — Hiroshima.
August 1955 — Never Again!’”

Martin Loveng dies
at Grassy Plains

GRASSY PLAINS, B.C.
The progressive movement has
lost an outstanding figure and

northern British Columbia one of]

its best known pioneers by the
death here of Martin Loveng on
April 29.

In the 42 years he had trapped,
logged and farmed at Grassy
Plains he had earned a respect
that extended far beyond this little
community. ~ ’ ee

The Native Indians looked upon
him as their friend and adviser
because of his consistent cham-
pionship of their interests and
whatever rights they have won
in this district are largely due to
his leadership. — ¢

During the Hungry Thirties,
Martin Loveng played a leading
part in organizing the unemploy-
ed and was active in their strug-
gles. :

For the past 12 years he had
been manager of the cooperative
store here.

A reader of the Pacific Tribune
since it was founded, he was one
of this paper’s staunchest sup-
porters in all its campaigns.

He is survived by his . wife,
Hilda; two sons, Cato and Edwin,

both at Grassy Plains; and a
daughter, Mrs. John Nyeste at
| Princeton:

Dates set for Island
Soviet Friendship tour

Canadian-Soviet Friendship ‘So-
ciety has arranged a Vancouver
Island speaking tour for two Van-
couver women who recently re-
turned from a visit to the Soviet -
Union.

Mrs. Kay Rankin and Mrs. Ann

ings:
Duncan, Sunday, May 22;
Lake Cowichan, May 23; Na-

naimo, May 24; Port Alberni,
May 25; Parksville, May 26;
Courtenay, May 27; Campbell
River, May 28; Cumberland,
May 29; and Victoria, Friday,
June 3. . :

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