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MRS. DOROTHY HEWITT

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Hewitts

When former Shawnigan Lake schoolteacher John Hewitt and

his Jamaican-born wife, Dorothy, arrived at Vancouver Airport:
Wednesday evening this week after flying from Toronto, they were
presented with flowers and given a warm greeting by Les Walker,
president of the local branch of the League for Democratic Rights,

and a group of LDR members.

A letter of welcome addressed
to Mrs. Hewitt expressed the hope
that “you and your husband will
long be with us and enjoy the
happiness you so richly deserve.
We are certain you will not judge
Canada and Canadians by the
small group who caused you so
much unhappiness. They are
no credit to our country, but a
disgrace.”

Other developments in the now-
famous Shawnigan School “color-

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bar” case included the resigna-
tion of D. Lukin Johnston, a mem-
ber of the board of governors of
the private school for boys, “be-
cause of recent actions taken with
which I have fundamentally dis-
agreed.”

Johnson, resident partner in
the accounting firm of Price
Waterhouse, revealed that there
had not been “unanimity” on the
part of the six governors over
~the issue. (Last week the Pacific
Tribune was the only paper in
the province to publish the names
of the school governors.)

In a peculiar statement given
to the press Tuesday this week
by G. P. Kaye, the school head-
master claimed.*there was no
question of a “color bar” but
that the issue was one of a “mix-
ed marriage. #

Kaye is the person whom Mrs.
Hewitt charged had ordered her
to leave the school some weeks
ago “before the boys return and
see a colored person here.” _

The Hewitts will look for an
apartment in Vancouver and he
has filed his qualifications with
Vancouver School Board in the
hope of securing a local teaching
post.

Discrimination hit

EDMONTON

A provincial Fair Employment
Practices Act to prevent discrim-
ation against workers by reason
of religion, race or political af-
filiation has been called for by
the Alberta Industrial Federation
of Labor (CCL).

Delegates to the federation’s
annual convention meeting here
last week endorsed a resolution
putting their group on record
against discrimination in employ-
ment.

Exports drop points —
need for China trade

A $244 million drop in Canadian exports during the first nine months of 1994

- will be drawn to attention of Vancouver City Council when a delegation of peace
supporters appears at City Hall this coming Tuesday, November 9.

Ten days ago a “delegation, organized by B.C. Peace Council, presented @

brief sto council urging the city to help develop friendly relations and trade with

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worth $100 million annually. The
industries it would serve would
provide more than 100,000 jobs.

“The Bennett government’s
proposal would stunt this poten-
tial development to the detriment

of Canada and the greater profit

of U.S. trusts.

“No tax or rental return could
ever repay us for the loss of our
water resources.

“The LPP demands that no fur-
ther commitments be given until
the legislature has heard all the
facts and the people have had an
opportunity to weigh up the al-
ternatives and voice their desire.
The ‘Bennett government has no
mandate to proceed with the giv-
ing away of our natural resources
in face of the widespread opposi-
tion.”

Film shows
Canadians
in USSR

First Soviet film ever to show
Canadians actually touring the
USSR will be given its first show-
ing in Vancouver by the Van-
couver branch of the Canadian-

Soviet Friendship Society as part
of a “Friendship Month” program.

The society has designated Nov-«
ember as Canadian-Soviet friend- ©

ship month.

Screening will ie place at a
tneeting in Pender Auditorium
this Friday, November 5, 8 p.m.,
at which a number of Canadians
who have visited the Soviet
Union will answer questions from
the audience.

During the coming week the
film will also be shown as fol-
lows:

_ November 9: 3023 West 4th
Avenue, Vancouver.

November 11: Victoria Drive
Community Hall, 2026 East 43rd
Avenue, Vancouver.

November 13: Websters Corn-
ers Community Hall.

Another event to be sponsor-
ed by the society is an evening of
reccrded music featuring the Rus-
sian composer Glinka at 2027
West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, on
November 10.

Similar meetings and film show-
ings are being sponsored across
the country by the society. ~

In Toronto, Dyson Carter, na-
tional president of the Canadian-
Soviet Friendship Society, and
Ted Baxter, national secretary,
will address a number of meet-
ings on Canadian trade with the
USSR.

Phillips on Town Hall

Jack Phillips, secretary of Van-
couver Civic Employees Union,
Outside Workers, will speak on
Town Meeting in Canada this Fri-
day, November 5, 8 p.m., at CJOR
Radio Theatre, 841 Howe Street,
on the topic, “What has free ca-
terprise to offer organized labor.”

Other speakers on the panel
are William Rose, agricultural
editor of the Vancouver Sun;
Arthur McArthur and G. Casey.

China and other Pacific countries.
The Peace Council contended in
its brief that peace and trade in
the Pacific were essential to the
city’s security and prosperity.

Some aldermen felt otherwise,
said the city had: no jurisdiction
in the matter and were against
even hearing the peace delega-
tion. Finally aldermen decided
to study the brief and then, at
their next meeting, to decide
whether to hear the Peace Coun-
cil’s representation.

“Just two days later, it was an-
nounced from Ottawa that Cana-
dian exports dropped another $7
million during September, and a
total of $244 million for the first
rine:months of the year,” observ-
ed Ray Gardner, Peace Council
chairman.

“At the samé time, Ottawa also
predicted a $450 million drop, in
farm income to about $800 mil-
lion below the $2 billion record
in 1951. ~

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“No wonder City Centre buses have vacant seats.

“A Canadian Press story Te
ports that ‘indications now are
that national production — will
show its first postawar drop this
year; government revenues Will —

be down; retail sales will be
lower; foreign trade will de- oe
crease.’

“Trade with China would ‘help
alleviate this blow to the nationa
economy and, of course, a flow of
trade between our country
China would tend to develop
friendship. And that is why the
Peace Council has concerned it-
self with the question of trade,”
Gardner said..

“We-urge all citizens who be-
lieve, as we do, that peace an
trade in the Pacific are import
ant to the city’s welfare to joi
our delegation at City Hall. They
may meet us at 2 o’clock, oF
shortlybefore , in No. 1 Commit-
tee Room, on the third floor
City Hall.”

Few shoppers

feel like paying 10 cents to ride a few blocks from one store
another, after paying 15 cents to travel to the downtown area from
the districts where they live,” says Effie Jones, independent alder-
manic candidate in the December 8 civic elections.

Effie Jones protests
cuts in bus service

“With no Victoria buses oper-
ating on Kingsway service has
beén drastically cut in a heavily
populated area,” . Effie Jones
charged this week in a press
statement hitting at the B.C. Elec-
tric for recent changes in routes.

“Buses in almost every part of
Vancouver are more crowded
than ever before,”
Jones. “More and more people
are left waiting at stops as jam-
med buses drive past.

“T am going to the city utilities
committee meeting of city coun-
cil next week to ask for an ex-
planation of these latest cuts in
service.

“During the recent Public Utili-

ties Commission hearing on the
BCE’s application for fare hikes,

said Mrs. |

company spokesman H. L. purdy
was asked why the figures De
presented failed to show a savin
in expenses caused by service
cuts. Purdy replied that the B.C:
Electric did not intend to CU
services in the future. :

“Ordinary citizens know. of
services have been curtailed ce
many districts recently.

“One new service has bee?
added — the experimental dow?
town bus, which charges a dime
for a short trip in the main shop
ping area. These are the °
buses with empty seats —
wwho wants to pay 10 cents to ride
a few blocks from one depat’
ment ‘store to another, after P2¥
ing 15 cents to come down
in the first. place?”

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