Progressives contest many civic posts Outstanding among many pro- gressive candidates contesting pub- lic office in this month’s civic and]. municipal elections are Hugh Clark. who is running for council in New Westminster, ex-councillor Harry Ball, who has -again entered the field in Burnaby, and Damon Lise- man, who has been nominated for council in North Vancouver. On Vancouver Island, Park Com- missioner Archie Lewis is making a second bid for a seat on Nanaimo council and Mike Praisley is run- ning for similar office in Port Al- berni. Labor backers of Hugh Clark in the Royal City are confident that their candidate, who narrowly missed election iast year by 200 votes, will be returned to the coun- cil this year. Clark, a veteran of two world wars and a trade un- ionist of 30 years’ standing, has been endorsed by the Royal City local of the United Packinghouse Workers and has strong support among members of the Army and Navy Veterans’ Association of which he is a past president. H In neighboring Coquitlam, Rene Gamache, another trade unionist, is a candidate for council. In Burnaby, supporters of Harry Ball have good reason to believe that his past record on the council and his present fight’ against BCElectric politics in the munici- pality will earn him re-election. Last year he polled a strong vote as runner-up for reeve. Damon Eiseman, Civic Labor nominee for council in North Van- couver, is no newcomer to. civic politics or trade union struggles, and it is expected that his strong fight for policies to place North Vancouver ferries on a sound fin- ancial basis through modernizing and improving service will win him wide support. we Both Archie Lewis in Nanaimo and Mike Praisley in Port Alber. ni are leaders of the Woodwork- and well-known figures among organized woodworkers. Lewis, Paul Bunyan Day sports at Port Alberni, is vice president of WIUC Local 85. PACIFIC termine civic policies.” Arrange overflow Eager thousands anxious. to hear the-Dean of Canterbury’s peace message at the Exhibition Gardens, Sunday night, have al- ready picked up alP invitations is- sued to the meeting. The National Council of Canadian Soviet Friendship has arranged an over- flow meeting at Vogue Theater. MAYORALTY “Unless your mayor is prepared to lead you in your campaign for lower fareS and return of weekly passes, promises of progressive government mean ~~ nothing. The BCElectric and its allied interest will continue to dominate the cit: hall,” she stated in a broadcast. “Clearly neither of my opponents is prepared to fight the BCElectric. Both Charlie “Electric” Thompson, for the Non-Partisans, and* Tom Alsbury, for the CCF, insist that no- thing can be done about fares. And if they say that now, what sort of leadership can ‘you .efpect from them when the issue of even higher fares is raised?” Mrs. Jones charged that rather than tackle the problem of school over-crowding in a_ far-sighted vigorous way, by starting a planned program of school build- ing at once, the Non-Partisans were considering raising the school starting age to seven years, “That's how little they consider the welfare of Vancouver’s future citizens,” she declared. “Our city has a great future, but it won’t be realized until the people’s interests, and not those of the BCElectric, de- 9588 FERRY MEA 119 EAST -HASTINGS Vancouver, B.C. FREE DELIVERY Supplying Fishing Boats-Our Specialty T MARKET $ Englis navy We Al Jack Cooney, Mer. Nite Calls GL. 1740L GABARDINE and COVERT TOP COATS New shades of sand, biege, green and Warmth without weight. These smart coats come in winter browns and blues, 45 East Hastings ENGLISH 35 to $53 of quality and Coverts. tailored h Gabardines blue. also sell Canada’s famous pacana Top Coats $42.50 Vancouver, B.C. eS C. Stewart ; a “Our campaign for 2,000 more readers ended this-week, far short of the mark, but the real objective to which the campaign was only an introduction. to get all our read- ers and supporters working con- sistently to increase our circula- tion, is only now beginning. I hope every one will regard the short- comings of the campaign as an in- dicaticn of how much remains to be done.” This is how Fel Ashton, Pacific Tribune business manager, summed up “the results of the two-month subscription campaign which end- ed on November 30 with 852 more readers added to PT circulation list. Despite the failure of the drive to achieve the 2,000 objective, out- standing work was done by a num- ber of supporters. Charles Stewart. of Vancouver, who obtained 26 subs., Nancy Hamilton, of North Surrey, and Gordon Wood, of Rossland, both of whom brought in 17 subs. All three will receive copies of the Soviet historical calendar offered as top prizes. Other book prizes will go to all on the honor roll shown as having brought in ten or more subs. The prize of a workers’ library set of four books offered to the club obtaining the highest percent- age of subs over quota goes to Soin- tula, which had a quota of five subs and sent in 16. Other provincial clubs sending in more than their quota of subs were: Notch Hill, 18 (10); Salmon Arm, 11 (5); North Surrey, 17% (10); South Surrey, 10% (3). In Vancouver, among 36 contend- ing clubs, only Kitsilano obtained more than its quota—24 subs on a quota of 20. As usual, Ol’ Bill Bennett, draw- ing on his large following through- out the province, ranks high on the honor roll, with his 23 subs, second only to Charles Stewart. “Let’s keep up the work we’ve started,” says Fel Ashton now. “We intend to maintain our honor roll, publishing it in the first is- sue of each month on the previous month’s showing, and we're offer- ing a book as a prize to the read- ~ er who sends in the most subs in any month. / “The commercial press spends la~- vishly all the time to increase cir- culation. We have to rely on a vol- unteer support the dailies cannot command to get the PT into more homes, but it also means that we must be on the job—all the time.” Friends of — Free Spain CONCERT MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7 — 8 p.m — SPANISH SONGS Films: : “SPAIN, A FIGHT FOR FREEDOM” John Goss Studio Theatre 641. Granville Street SILVER COLLECTION . Heading the honor roll ‘are - HONOR ROLL Is your name on this list of Pa- cific Tribune sub-getters? GREATER VANCOUVER Chas. Stewart, Gas-& Transport 26 Bill Bennett, Pacific Tribune... 23 Perey Budd, Commercial Drive 16 Ethel Clarke, Commercial Drive 15 Frank Politano, Grandview .... 12 Rita Whyte, Kitsilano it J. Lesire, Commercial Drive .... Charlie Caron, North Vancouver Bob. Smith, Capitol Hill T: Antilla, Niilo Makela - Bill Hreherchuk, East End No. 1 C, Mackie, Gas & Transport... W. Jacobs, Ship & Steel Percy Padgham, Norquay J. Lasota, East End No.1 ...... 5 E. Suojanen, Forest Products .. 5 F. Sapach, Capitol Hill ........ 5 Sid Dove, Capitol Hill .......... 5 Frank Smith, Civic Workers .. 5 Bruce MacVonald Bul Bennett 5 Bert Carlson, Scandinavian AVOTROIE. 9 sts om cee 5 Elly Engle, Kitsilano ......--.. 4 Maud Stehr, Norquay .......--- A Wass Turple, English Bay .... 4 Dora Madley, Norquay ........ 4 Anne Chudleigh, Renfrew ..... 4 Harry Seland, Victory Square.. 4 Olive Wilkinson, Norquay ...... 4 G. Hanson, Civic Workers .. 4 A. Kucher, Central Burnaby.... 4 Myles Nugent, Victory Square.. 3 Dulce Smith, Fairview ........ 3 Fel Ashton, West End ........ 3 R. Mackay, Sea & Shore ..... Aor A, Bingham, Vancouver Heights 3 S. Seaholme, Scandinavian Workers ....... SR ane ae Shia ci ns 3 Bob Vamph, Capitol Hill ...... 3 Olga Turple, English Bay ..... 3 R. Hamilton, Civic Workers .... 3 Myrtle Bergren, Victory Square 3 Walter Gawricki, East End gus Lee Ae Se Rey ore ae 3 E, Ketola, Niilo Makela ........ 3 Dorothy Lynas, North VANGOUVEDS 4. iia as ees 3% P. Taranger, Sea & Shore ....., 3 Bob Towle, Commercial Drive .. 3 Don McIntosh, Kitsilano ...... 3 L. Lipsey, West End ........... 3 C. Rush, Electrical Workers.... 3 D. Barbour, Victory Square .... 3 Mona Morgan, Victory Square.. 3 D. MacLean, Victory “Square .. 3 PROVINCE Nancy Hamilton, North Surrey 17 Gordon Wood, Rossland ....... 17 Henry Codd, Notch Hill ...... 13 Ernie Knott, Alberni .......... 13 J. Senkiw, Port Alberni ....... 12 Chas. Johnson, Vernon .......- 12 George Teather, Kelowna ..... 1 Hilda Loveng, Grassy Plains .. 10 A. Johnson, Sointula .......... 10 ©. F. Coleman, Salmon Arm .. 9 Ed, Skeeles, Nanaimo E. Creelman, Alberni Joan Ferguson, Alberni Eric Anderson, Britannia Connie Hudson, Victoria L. Brady, South Surrey Sam English, Michel H. Lahti, Sointula V. Vesterback, Aldergrove '.... C. C. Wallace, Kamloops Harry Asson, Victoria J. Graham, New Westminster. . Betty Ayres, Langley P. Kulchyski, Notch Hill Doris Blakey, Victoria J. Heavenor, Les Bogie, Trail Wally Birnell, Fort Langley .. P. Cardoni, Fort Langley KE, M. Palmgren, Campbell River L. H. Brown, South Surrey .... C. A. Procuria, Port Alberni ... 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 8 3 L. Clarke, Victoria ....... ste ot Voters swing from govt in elections In byelections Monday, smelterman and shop steward James Quinn, running on the CCF ticket, took Rossland-Trail from company man Alex Turnbull, Coalition candidate, by 4,748 votes to 4,490 (one poll yet to report), while CCF candidate Bruce,Woodsworth polled 4,220 to 4,918 for Coalitionist *R. D. Browne-Clayton.in South Okanagan. Compared with 1945, the Coali- tion’s share of the total vote drop- ped by 4.8 percent in Rossland-Trail and 10.4 percent: in South Okana- gan. Overali Coalition loss in both constituencies» was 7.3 percent — a trend which can defeat the Coal- ition in next year’s general elec- tion. “These results reflect the rising tide of opposition to the Coalition’s sales tax and .union-busting poli- cies,” stated LPP provincial leader Nigel Morgan. “The people’s vic- tory-in Rossland-Trail will encour- age B:C. labor to press harder its popular demands. Already Labor Minister Wismer is begging the unions to make suggestions about the ICA Act. A few more defeats and he and the Coalition might learn that their Bills 39 and 87 have got to be repealed entirely.” “Unity at the polls proved victor- ious in Rossland-Trail despite the powerful array of the company’s Coalition forces and obstruction by certain right-wing CCF’ers,” With national organizer Stanley Ryerson and provincial organizer Maurice Rush participating, the LPP in both constituencies used leaflets, meetings and radio to urge the electorate to vote CCF to de- feat the Coalition. CHINA It comes from American. in- tervention in China, not from the victories of the Liberation arm- ies which will restore peace to Chi- na and enable her people to embark on “peaceful ‘reconstruction. — To the growing body of public opinion on the Coast that is de- manding a “hands off China?’ ‘pol- icy from the Canadian govern- ment, including trade unions, LPP. CCF and UBC students, a rally in Nanaimo last Sunday added the voice of Island miners and loggers. Two resolutions endorsed by the rally called upon the government to cease shipping arms and muni- tions to Chiang Kai-shek and to place an immediate ban on the sale of arms and war supplies to the Kuomintang by private Cana- ° dian firms. Grand Loggers’ Dance CLINTON HALL - 2605 E. Pender St. SATURDAY, — DEC. — 9—12 p.m, — Refreshment Tickets, 75c. Proceeds to Organization Fund Local 71, WIUC ¥F.O. Vancouver Branch POLO LOBED Send Your Friends Xmas Greetings Through the pages of the PACIFIC TRIBUNE Xmas Issue Complimentary . Greetings $1.50 — $3.00 — $5.00 18 PLEYEL PACIFIC TRIBUNE — DECEMBER 3, 1948 — PAGE 12 “*