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| Dollars against Duplessis

PUBLISHING a working class newspaper is no easy task anywhere in Canada,
but nowhere is it as difficult as in Quebec, where Duplessis uses his notorious
Padlock Law in an attempt to silence all voices of resistance to his ruthless regime.

Combat, a bimonthly paper without an office, is beginning to rally the most
patriotic elements in Quebec to fight back against Duplessis reaction. In the past
year it has won over 700 new readers in all parts of the province, and its circu
lation is still growing. <

_ Appreciating the tremendous difficulties under which the staff of Combat
work, the Pacific Tribune decided this year to make a donation of $500 to its
heroic sister paper in Quebec.

The Pacific Tribune — and Combat — can continue to live only through
the generosity of the working people who contribute to our annual financial cam-
paigns. Have you made your contribution yet? Bae

144 Press Builders

Cash tu

Berd

red in
$9,970
We still need

Dear Reader:

Wert by week the list of Press Builders
climbs. We now have 144 supporters
who have raised $25 or more, and we hope
to see this figure reach the 300 mark with-
in the remaining three weeks of the drive.

Tom McEwen was guest of honor‘at a
successful PT banquet held in Lake Cowich-
an on Sunday this week,
and brought back some
cash and the good word
that Myrtle Bergren is
now an Honor Press
Builder, having raised
over $100. We have 16
HPBs, with Bill Hreher-
chuk, John deWever,
Ronnie Leblance, Frankie
Politano and Dale Schnee
still fighting it out for top spot.

One reader walked in this week and
donated his Hospital Insurance refund to
the press drive. “It seems to me,” he said,
“that many PT supporters will be receiv-

ing their refunds soon and could. put this
money to good use by giving it to the
paper.” Well, what about it, folks?

Some weak spots in the province and
city have us worried. The small provincial
centres are doing well, but New Westminster
and Michel-Natal are quiet—far too quiet.
We certainly hope to hear from them this
coming week. Nanaimo, which was also
lagging, picked up a bit recently and may
do all right if they keep stepping on the
gas. : :
In the city, success of the drive now
depends on industrial clubs like Victory
Square, Ship and Steel, Electrical, Forest
Products and Building Trades. A day’s pay
from every press club member would be a
start in the right direction. Remember,
time is running out.

Press club drive managers are asked to
look over the figures below and then take
the necessary steps to put all clubs over

the top.
Kita Whyte

| $8,030 —

OVINCE | _ GREATER VANCOUVER |
Sie es a pales SOEs NTS PRESS CLUB TARGET TURNED IN SUBS PBs HPBs
a. a cLuB gi 250 $107.00 $15.00 ; — Mavens So $500 $317.63 $16.60 2 1

A RMS Ste ee sees : : pa : i

; . Paints Coe 125 36.00 fs i ae A. E. Smith 225 130.00 10.60 _ 3 es
Campbell River 175 pee 6.00 1 po Building Trades .................. _ 250 58.00 21.40 a pa
Opper Mountain... 100 abo 10.80 4 os Diy Dak ngs ge 300 229.00 10.00 ees a
SOUL CTS ase 225 oe Qh os ee ee East End ..... 350 —- 126.00 9.00 3 ne
preston Pemba thi Spear e = 160.00 43.00 4 13 pincirical=: (ao aes 650 129.02 10.60 3 ies
auveriand ee x60 92.90 Epes 3 ca . ss Forest “Products: 202.56 5: 450 168.06 10.60 2 a

Fort Langley ...... 125 109.00 ie Paice Gece fe te 225 225.00 ~=—-24.00 ee

Grassy Plains 50 pee! 24.20 a a Grandview 500 571.04 21.20 3 2

Haney District 75 36.40 4.60. 1 a Hastings East .....0-.0...0.-.--- 300 76.00 6.00 coe ss

; MOORE, ae ts 10.00 3.00 = az Kislitios op: ee 550 465.26 57.20 5 2
aener eta soi 175.76 15.20 — 1 Little Mountain _.................. 500 260.45 15.20 3 1
are somehen 750 «55.00 phe eas as Moberle 250 164.15 —«-19.80 AP gt
ang Bay .... 50 5.00 12.00 oe _— Va eee iad ee cae 3
ichel-Natal 250 33.00 3.00 Hees Ee Mt Pleasant. 20.20.0235... 250 109.50 7.60 2 _
eli eee 5 gta.ao—«S'1.00 7, = Niilo Makela 150 73.00 ~—=—«18.40 Pec

il ee OO 58.00 Be Rocwwiy Phy SS 250 ge A OS

fa) DIGRESS Sheen, cn area 7.20 ae : Ss

Now Weatincter 500 77.50 ne ee ; 1 ONG anne 200 166.00 6.00 6

No 800 592.97 te Peng Pai 50 20.00 3.00 cs _

rth Vancouver ........----- 49.00 24.00 1 as ng

Notch Hill 100 40.00 4.60 1 — Philip Halperin... 200 109.72 12.00 1 ES

arksville ‘100 45,00 1.60 1 _ Point: Grey - ass 350 261.16 34.60 -2 i
Port Kells 50 135.00 3.00 rah ar Seamen BS es 149.00 _ — 1
owell River 190 ie ae ge) ee Ship & Steel 900 tenn: a Go
r neeton 5 ‘00 9.00 1 aes. Det FOPOGh T.. ee e . 5 °
Prince Rupert 100 . 40. 6.00 2 =— OPER OCOD sis comnsiatee 200,. 2 217,00 6.00 ~~ —
eoman Arm uae B95 30.00 4 Se SIS Square poe ps Zs i]
LTT) ERE Sea ann aR Sg a eats Sei eee aterfront et

South inde 100 a4 1.60 a _ West End 301.50 10.80 3 1

Steveston D> .. Brap ae Re Capitol Hill 194.50 27.00 2 1

North Surrey. ..-..-.---geree* 150 ‘05 27.40 1 — South Burnaby 309.19 29.20 1 2

Trail-Rossland _.----:0..0------ 400 3 6.00 _ _ Vancouver Heights ...... 150 80.00 4.60 1 is

Hite Rocke oo ossenensseeeeeeee Ls 190.00 12.60 5 — Zouth Bae to # ae ze a =
ven BOREAS SE SEA Mae hoeoen 00 272.00 32.00 4 — : U is as ; Ho cinco Sa Sa :
sotrin aos bo oP 5 12.50 1.60 — _ om McEwen’‘s Column .... BAS me a

Correspondence _.....-------- 150 133 00 pas a = City Miscellaneous ............ . 15.00 9 —

Ss Sloe sins sage NEO GSAO 8 ae TOTALS es $6,146.84 $486.80 77. «14
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| $3,823.16 $580.60 z. “ GRAND TOTALS "$9,970.00 $1,067.40 144 ~—*16

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