Bert Whyte (left), managing editor of the Pacific Tribune, has been appointed foreign correspondent in China for the Canadian Tribune and the Pacific Tribune, and leaves for Peking next week. Maurice Rush (right), well-known figure in the B.C. labor and progressive movement for many years, is joining the PT staff and will take over many of Whyte’s former duties. BCE assessment cut kept from Island school board VICTORIA — The provin- cial government has refused to disclose the district’s assess- ment roll to the school board because it wanted to keep secret a 30 percent cut in ROOFING & SHEET METAL REPAIRS Duroid, Tar and Gravel Reasonable Gutters and Downpipes | NICK BITZ BR 7-6722 GAS HEATING SALES AND . INSTALLATIONS ® COMMERCIAL @ INDUSTRIAL @ RESIDENTIAL Horry C. Weinstein GAS CONTRACTOR 3823 W. 12 or 315 Powell assessment last year to the B.C. Electric. This was the charge made last week by Sooke school trustee R. J. Weir ata public meeting here. He told the meeting the con- cession made to the B.C. Elec- tric took $1,285,000 off the assessment roll and that this was one of the things which handicapped the school board in keeping taxes within reason- able limits. | Murphy speaks AL 2991-L MU 3-5044 Rae Murphy, SYL nation- al secretary speaks at a ban- quet Friday, March 4, at 7 p.m. at the AUUC hall, 805 E. Pender St. Murphy is on a national- tour to prepare for the com. ing 2nd National convention of the Socialist Youth Lea- gue.- Subject of his speech will be, “Youth Fights for Peace.” ; COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE & REPAIRS COLLISION SERVICE PRIOR GARAGE & SERVICE 219 Prior Si. MU 3-2926 HING LEE, Proprietor George Gee G & B HEATING Lid. Gas - Oil - Electric - Plumbing - Sheet Metal INSTALLATIONS — SERVICING TERMS MAY BE ARRANGED 4415 Hastings Street CY 9-4919 ||E. Pender St. on land ratepayer council. The conference was organ- ized by the Vancouver Central Council of Ratepayers and brought together delegates from Delta, Richmond, Sur- rey, New Westminster, Burn- aby, North Vancouver and Vancouver. Main discussion at the con- ference centred around tax- ation, education and transport- ation. A resolution introduced by Capitol Hill ratepayers was passed calling for the provin- cost of new schools and that a revolving fund be establish- ed under which municipalities could borrow money at low interest. : A continuations committee was set up with one represent- ative from each organization whose job will be to formul- ate a policy and draft plans for a permanent Lower Main- land council. The committee was instructed to convene a meeting of all delegates not later than April 10th. ee An early Federal-Provincial- Municipal conference to deal with the crisis in civic finance was demanded ‘at a meeting of nine Burnaby Ratepayers or- Ratepayers unite to demand more aid for municipalities Expressing growing. concern of ratepayers with the crisis facing municipalities thirty-seven ratepayer organizations from the Lower Mainland met in Vancouver § Pender Auditorium, Sunday, Feb. 21, and decided to set up a permanent Lower Mall cial government to assume full |. Meeting with the two Burn- aby MLAs, Cedric Cox and Gordon Dowding, the ratepay- ers asked for support of a res- olution demanding the provin- cial government pay the total cost of school building and establish a fund from which low interest loans would Dey available to municipalities 3 foe needed projects. The meeting also vecommen* ded that Burnaby Lake be 0 veloped into a provincial park and that work. be started a an ss daté. voice to the sentiment of anti-Semitism?” These questions are asked of the leaders in Vancouver’s Jewish community by the United Jewish Peoples Order in a printed statement being Jewish community. Expressing concern over the activities of anti-Semites- and neo-Nazis the UJPO statement adds: “Our community cannot stand on the sidelines. It is necessary to speak out in such a forceful way that the Nazi forces think more than twice before they dare raise their heads again.” A petition to Biifiie Minister Diefenbaker requesting that ganizations, Sptusdan Feb. 20. leaders silent?—UJPO asks “Why do they remain silent? Why do they not # | widely distributed in the}, the be aa government use our people by condemn 1] its good offices in the councils of the world to bring a halt the revival of anti-Semeti¢ out bursts of the type we havé seen recently,” winds up - Be leafelet. al May Day meet The vo heal May Day Continuations Commiitee ® nounced this week there Wl be a conference, Thursday March 3 at 8 p.m. in PendeF Auditorium, to discuss. plans for the 1960 May Day. celebr& tions. The Commitiee has sent & call to many organizations orm ang attendance. ie CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING _ | A charge of 50 cents for each insertion of five lines or less | with 10 cents for each addi- tional line is made for notices appearing in this column. No notice will be accepted later than Monday, 2 p.m. of the week of publication. COMING EVENTS DEADLINE FOR COMING EVENTS COLUMN — All copy must be in the Pacific Tribune office not later than Monday, 2 p.m. MAR. 5 CABARET NIGHT —will be held at the Russian People’s Home 600. Campbell Ave., on SAT., MARCH 5 from 8 p.m. on. Good music, lunch and enter- tainment. Admission $1.00 per person. Everyone welcome. SMORGASBORD MAR. 5 DINNER AND DANCE. For an evening of entertainment and fun come to the UKRAINIAN HALL - 805 SAT., MARCH 5. Dinner served at 7 p.m. Dancing at 9 p.m. Admission — $1.25 per® per- son. Sponsored by Junior Sec- tion of AUUC. COMING EVENTS BUSINESS er CANCELLATION NOTICE Leap Year Dance sponsored by Burnaby Social.Club for March 5 has-been cancelled. HASTINGS BAKERIES L D. —Scandinavian products specialty. 716 East Hasting Street. Phone MU. 4-9719. ann, nila Coming ‘MARCH 7th Annette Rubinstein MAR. 13 or OPEN for the 50th Anniversary Celebra- tions of International Women’s Day. BUSINESS PERSONALS O.K. RADIO SERVICE — Specializing in TV repairs. Latest precision equipment used. 1420 West Pender St. MU. 4-1012. REGENT TAILORS LTD. — Custom Tailors and Ready to wear. For personal serv- ice see Henry Rankin at 324 3. MU. 1-8456. % TRANSFER — 1420 Com: mercial Drive. Call Nick, HA-4058:. = @ * W. Hastings St., Vancouver | |THE STEAM ROOM — Drakt St. at Granville. (Ya Hotel). BATHS — AS SAGE — THERAPY. T working man’s Remedi Centre. MU 3-0719. HALLS YOR RENT RUSSIAN PEOPLES’ HOM ' Available for meetings, wea ‘dings, and banquets at re sonable rates. 600 Campb Ave. MU. 4-9939. CLINTON HALL, 2605 Ea Pender. Available for ba quets, Weddings, Meetings “ete. Phone HA. 3277. PENDER AUDITORIUM (Marine Workers) 339 West Pender Large & Smal! Halls for Rentals Phone MU 1-9481 = February 26, 1960—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page