roe mira McFarlan wins UBC awards Jim McFarlan, leader of the LPP campus club at University of British Columbia, has been chosen as one of seven out- standing students to receive an Honorary Activity Award at the annual spring general meet- ing of Students’ Council on March 13. The award, given through the Students’ Council, is described as “the highest award given to a student for unselfish service to the Alma Mater Society.” Current issue of The Ubys- sey, student paper, summar- izes McFarlan’s activities: “Jim McFarlan has served as executive on Social Prob- lems club, LPP club, the Arts and : Science Undergraduate Society, Undergraduate Clubs Committee and Civil Liberties Union. “He has been an active mem- ber of NFCUS, Parliamentary Forum, and USC. He is a mem- /ber of Sigma Tau Chi, men’s honorary fraternity.” _ Other recipients of the award are: Thelma Sharp, Gordon Armstrong, Bill Ballantine, Ar- lene Dill, John Duekson and Jack McGaw. This week Jim McFarlan was also naméd as one of six recipients of the Undergradu- ate Clubs Committee honor- ary awards. Others selected were John Davidson, Jack Giles, Mike Jefferey, Howard Johnston and Ed Frazer. Kettle Valley cut protested TRAIL, B.C. — Mine-Mill local 48 has written to Rail- ways Minister Lyle Wicks pro- testing the recent curtailment of passenger train service on the CPR’s Kettle Valley run. Latest CPR move cuts serv- ice between Nelson and Pen- ticton to two daylight runs “per week. Union president Al King, in a letter to Wicks said: “A membership meeting of our union unanimously passed a motion condemning the man- ner in which this area is being serviced by the CPR and that, despite their protestations of fear of night travelling, they are a big enough outfit to re- schedule and arrange daily trips in the daytime in and out of this area, and we feel that it is up to you as minister of railways to see that they do so.” Death claims veteran of labor, farmer struggles One of the grand old pion- eers of the progressive labor and farmer movements, Henry Tomlinson Spencer of 836 Cal- verhall Street, North ‘Vancou- ver, passed away on March 2 in his 75th year. “Pop” Spencer as he was known and loved ‘by his many friends and _ associates came to this country from his native England at the turn of the century and took up farm- ing tn the Moose Jaw area of Saskatchewan. There he .began a career which was to shape the pat- tern of his close to half a cen- tury of service to the causes of the working people. Like. many prairie farmers in the hard years of the twen- ties and thirties, “Pop” Spen- cer had to go out and seek other jobs to keep his family of five children. He worked in the Robin Hood Mills in Moose Jaw, on the CPR as a sec ion hand and at other jobs. During the First World War years he was secretary of Moose Jaw Trades and Labor Council (AFL). And during early harvester treks he worked with the Industrial Workers of the World in struggles to win better wages and working conditions for the thousands of harvesiers who came _ yearly to the prairie provinces. When the crisis hit Saskat- chewan farmers “Pop” Spen- cer was in the forefront or- ganizing them. He pioneered in the building of the Farmers’ Union of Canada and the Far- mers’ Unity League. In _ his own district he was also one of the organizers of the first Canadian Wheat Pool. When loan and mortgage companies began wholesale foreclosures, sheriff’s sales and evictions of farmers from their homes early in 1931 he pioneered a new movement: the boycott of sheriff’s sales and mass opposition of whole farm communities to forced sales’ and evictions. At one such “sale” he and his friend Ivan _ Birchard herded all the stock that was to be sold out into the open prairie where they couldn’t be found, then led the assem- bled farmers at the “sale” in a loud and sustained rendi- tion of “O Canada” until the sheriff and his men gave up. “Pop” Spencer was a foun- dation member in the Moose Jaw district of the Worker’s party, later the Communist Party of Canada. He was also a foundation member of the Labor-Progressive party in which he was active up to the time of his death. A man with a deep sense of responsibility and great love for his fellow men, EPOpE adopted two Soviet orphans in the immediate post-revo- lutionary days. Despite the severe eco- nomic difficulties in rearing his own little family, he read- ily added these two Soviet orphans to his family and honored all his commitments for. their upkeep. After moving to B:CS=“Pop” Spencer took an active part in all North Vancouver com- munity affairs. He was an ar- dent supporter of the Pacific Tribune and of all socialist and progressive literature. He was also a steady contributor to the pages of the Western Producer. : By his passing, the work- ing people have lost a de- voted champion and_ friend. Henry Tomlinson Spencer 1S survived: by his widow, also in failing health, and by two sons and two daughters, resident in North Vaneouver and in Saskatchewan:. One brother and four sisters reside in England. Funeral services were to be held in Burrard Chapel, North Vancouver, this Thursday with interment following in North Vancouver Cemetery. VLC prepa political ral S in vate Trade unionist F; ver will distribute | a e lets and 1,000 postels © ay ing the political rally an gia Auditorium March ©” 5 delegates were ce i, this week by Sid” mr chairman of council’s F ™ education committee: ’ Candidates from. “pen parties represented - ! federal parliament m4 invited to speak. Har? ae MP (Vancouver ast) | te, resent the CCF, Moh s Of speaker and Liberal pit creds have not ¥ : ta the VLC i aan LPP FEDERAL ELECTION FUND ° federal election fund. Enclosed please find the sum of $ LABOR-PROGRESSIVE PARTY ROOM 503 - FORD BUILDING - VANCOUVER 4, B.C. CLIP and MAIL TODAY PEACE — JOBS — SECURITY: You can help to dispel this cloud ; over the future by donating to the: 3 t tet eee a oe as my contribution to your : * : ( March 7, 1958 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE)? -_ &