TRIBUNE EDITOR SEAN GRIF-

FIN ... reaffirming a 45-year
tradition.

A tradition of struggle dating
back 45 years, and before that to
the early years of the century came
together with the urgent struggles
of today and those still to come,
Saturday at a special banquet
honoring the 45th anniversary of
the Tribune.

The banquet drew about 200
supporters of the paper to the Blue
Boy Hotel in Vancouver where the
Communist Party was holding its
23rd biennial convention.

Linking the past and present was
arecurring theme in the celebration
as past workers for the paper and
the current staff were honored, and
the urgency of the 1980 financial
drive to raise $65,000 was stressed.

Tribune Publishing Company
Ltd. vice-president George Hewi-
son paid a special tribute to the
45-year history of the paper which
first appeared in 1935 as the B.C.
Workers News, and gave special
recognition to several former staff

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May 10, 9 p.m.

Merville Hall, Courtenay

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MAY 17, 1880—2 PM—UKRAINIAN HALL
805 E. PENDER, VANCOUVER
DISPLAY OF WORLD COMMUNIST PRESS
5 PM: LAMB SUPPER — 7:30 PM: SPEAKERS, ENTERTAINMENT
CABARET 9 PM - 12 MIDNIGHT

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members and contributors to the
paper. -

Among those honored were
Maurice Rush, former editor of the
paper and now provincial leader of
the Communist Party; Ernie
Crist, former business manager
and now alderman in North Van-
couver; Fel Dorland, former busi-
ness manager; Fraser Wilson, artist
and cartoonist; Hal Griffin, for-
mer editor of the Tribune and until
last year editor of the Fisherman;
Betty Griffin, who was a reporter
and columnist; Dorothy Vint, for-
mer bookkeeper and office man-
ager; Eunice Parker, who worked
in the circulation department; Rita
Tanche, past business manager and
presently president of Tribune
Publishing Co. Ltd.; Mabel Rich-
ards, former staff reporter; Emil
Bjarnason, long-time contributor;
Harold Pritchett, former business
manager; Mike Gidora, former
business manager and reporter;
Oxana Bigelow, former office
manager. Also mentioned were the
voluntary staff of mailers, repre-
sented by Ed Dotzler and Nat Sher-
lock.

Hewison singled out the present
staff of the Tribune for honors as
well, remarking that the paper up-
holds a high standard of profes-
sional journalism.

Tribune editor Sean Griffin who
at 34 declared himself “‘the old man
of the present staff’’ responded

_-that the long militant tradition of

the paper is being reaffirmed by a
new generation. He recalled the
history of the paper since 1935 and
cited a letter to the young press
from the Nova Scotia miners’
leader J. B. McLachlan. ‘here is a
militant workers’ paper that de-
serves to live and grow. If the work-
ers support it, as it deserves, it shall
enter every worker’s home. . . If
they fail it, and it perishes, as has

TRIBUNE PHOTO—FRED WILSON

Present and former Tribune staff members and contributors pose at
the anniversary banquet. Left to right, Ernie Crist, Fraser Wilson, Fel
Dorland, Janice Harris, Pat O'Connor, Maurice Rush, Emil Bjarna-
son, Sean Griffin, Eunice Parker, Rita Tanche, Hal Griffin. Hidden
from view at right are Betty Griffin and Dorothy Vint.

happened to so many workers’ pa-
pers, I shall never tell anyone of the
pain in my heart when it dies.”’
“*Well it didn’t die, and 45 years
later it is living and growing,’’ Grif-
fin declared. .
The role of the Tribune in the
struggles of the 1980s is more vital
than ever, he added, noting the sin-
gular voice of the Tribune in B.C.
fighting for peace, for struggle
against the sellout of the province’s
resources, and for socialism.

The 1980 financial drive for
$65,000 is perhaps the greatest

challenge ever faced in a financial

campaign, Griffin said, but it is
necessary to make the drive a suc-
cess in order to have “‘a better pa-
per that can fulfill the proud, fight-
ing Communist tradition that be-
gan in 1935,”

Special guest at the banquet was
Communist Party national leader
William Kashtan, in Vancouver to
attend the CP’s provincial conven-
tion. ‘‘The media is important,’’
Kashtan said, ‘‘the question is: who

owns it, who finances it, who keeps
it going.”

Referring to the increased inter-
national tensions caused by the
cold war drive of the U.S., Kashtan
said that the Tribune had ‘‘a great
responsibility’’. to present the facts
about world events and to see that
“the voice of Canada is not the
voice of the U.S., but is a voice for
peace. ”

Urgent Appeal

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100 women, 30 babies at
African National Congress
creche in Morogoro, Tanzania
need diapers, underwear.
Please donate cost of 1 doz.
diapers — $10.98 — to: ANC,
c/o 1946 W. 11th Ave., Van-
couver, B.C. V6J 2C6.

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COMING EVENTS

APRIL 25 — Solidarity Cafe for the
Tribune and New Horizons fund
drives. Russian People’s Hall, 600
Live enter-
tainment from 8 p.m. on. Food and
refreshments.

APRIL 26 — Oolichan feed at Alice
& John Person’s, 599 Chapman
Ave., Coquitlam. 5 p.m. to? Pro-
ceeds to the Tribune.

APRIL 26 — Richmond press club
social, 9760 Railway, Richmond.
Slides from Eastern Siberia, and
Tashkent, Samarkand and Volgo-
grad. 8 p.m. Proceeds to Tribune.
Refreshments.

APRIL 26 — “Chile Today: A Per-

spective,” with speaker Elspeth

Gardener, chairperson of the Cana-
dians for Democracy in Chile, 8:30
p.m. at 2809. Wall St., Van. Re-
freshments, food. Sponsored by
B.C. Peace Council.

APRIL 27 — Bargain Open House.

Slides of Political Song Festival in-

East Berlin. Showings at 2, 4, 7 and
9 p.m. Adm. $2. German snacks
will be served. 15088 - 72nd Ave.,
Surrey. For directions, 596-9738.

MAY 2 — YCL Volleyball, 7:30
p.m., 2200 Charles St., Van. $1. All
welcome.

MAY 3 — Fraser Valley YCL Spring
social. Live music, refreshments.
12715-66th Ave., Surrey. 7 p.m. Br-
ing your own instruments. Pro-
ceeds to New: Horizons Fund
Drive. —

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

MAY 3 — Slide tape shows on
Latin America. See “Dependency
by Design’ and ‘’Guess Who's
Coming to Breakfast?’ Sponsored
by the Kingsway Club, CPC, 8
p.m., 535 €E. Broadway, © Van.
$2.50 adm. Proceeds to Tribune.
All welcome.

MAY 3 — Pot luck supper and slide
showing by Fred Bianco “36 days
around the USSR: 5 days on the
Siberian railroad and 10 Soviet
cities,” Newton Community Hall,
6948-134th St., Surrey at 6:30 p.m.
Adm. $3. Proceeds to Press Drive.

MAY 4 — Supper and social
following May Day meeting at 2066
Parker St., Van. Turkey with all the
trimmings; refreshments. Adm. $5.
Sponsored by Van..East club, CPC.
Proceeds to Tribune.

MAY 10 — Harry Rankin’s Birthday
party, Saturday, Russian People’s
Hall, 600 Campbell Ave., Van. Din-
ner and dance. Sponsored by
COPE.

MAY 17 — First Ever Tribune
Press Festival. Ukrainian Hall and
grounds. Displays, entertainment,
food and speakers, in honor of the
Tribune.

JUNE 1 — Reserve this date for 4th
Annual Burke Mtn. Labor Festival.
All welcome. Singing, music, good
food.

JUNE 21 — Tribune Victory ban-
quet. Italian Cultural Centre.

COMMERCIAL

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person to help with gardening.
Some knowledge of shrubs, plants
preferred. Phone 420-5866.

ROOF REPAIRS — Reasonable.
New roofs and alum. gutters,
277-1364 or 277-3352.

LEGAL SERVICES

Rankin, Stone, McMurray, Bar-
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LEGALS

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BRITISH COLUMBIA
CHANGE OF NAME ACT
(Section 6)

APPLICATION FOR CHANGE
OF NAME

NOTICE is hereby given that an ap-

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tor of Vital Statistics for a change
of name, pursuant to the provisions
of the Change of Name Act, by

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Dated this 14th day of April,
1980.
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HALLS FOR RENT

RUSSIAN PEOPLE’S HOME a
Available for rentals. For reserva-
tions phone 254-3430.

WEBSTERS CORNERS HALL —
Available for banquets, meetings,
etc. For rates: Ozzie, 325-4171 or
685-5836.

UKRAINIAN CANADIAN CUL-
TURAL CENTRE — 805 East
Pender St., Vancouver. Available
for banquets, weddings, meetings.
Ph. 254-3436.

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