Black calls for concerted action by unions as jobless crisis grows “Prediction that “there may be 80,000 unemployed in this tea this winter” was made by Bill Black, president of the 100,000-member B.C. Federa- tion of Labor, in a Labor Day Message, as Federal immigration policies nd “Poor planning of ex- Penditures by both , govern- hee’ and industry” were h Med by Black for the un- falthy job situation. a Fade unions should take Acerted action to avoid a dis- i>, a astrous economic slump this winter, said Black. In Victoria, the govern- ment’s bureau of economics and statistics said that on June 22 B.C.’s labor force was 505,- 000, a new high. Of these, 16,- 000 were hunting for jobs. The bureau forecast increas- ing unemployment in coming months. “Official figures on employ- ment and unemployment are lacking for July and August, with the exception of unplaced applicants registered with the Unemployment Insurance Commission. These have been reported as higher this sum- mer than last, owing to a var- iety of factors. “Of importance has been the curtailment of logging opera- tions owing to heavy log in- ventories. As weil, the closure of some mining operations has had an adversei effect. “The reduced < volume of house building is another fac- tor of considerable importance in increasing unemployment levels.” Sub drive starts September 15 Survival and growth of the Pacific Tribune is the issue at stake in the cir- culation drive which opens September 15. As the drive begins, the paper is en- atging to 12 pages from its eight-page ‘Ummertime format. If the drive is suc- cessful the question of returning to 16 Pages willbe discussed. To help press workers sign up new *eaders and renew expired subs a special Subscription rate will be in effect for the Petiod of the drive — $3.50 for a one- Year sub and $2 for six months. This of- fer holds good from September, 15 to Ovember 1. We publish below proposed press club Proposed targets for the current drive. In the Great- er Vancouver area most press clubs have already approved these quotas; for pro- vincial points the proposed targets are based on. last’ year’s-showing. A con: certed effort to renew expiring subs and win new readers should make these quotas easily attainable: Future of the paper depends upon one thing alone — circulation — and that depends entirely upon the individual and collective effort put in to assure that future. 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Everybody got into the act during a recent game between Milwaukee ‘and Cincinnati, and before the brawl ended two players had been tossed out of the game. Bert Whyte's SPORTLIGHT Te gullible public still flocks to the stadiums to see the spectacle of the Christian (Billy Graham) and the Lions (BC. Lions). A glance at the performers and you wonder why, : Elvis Presley visited Our Town last week, too, and at- tracted about 15,000 paying customers. The Lions should sign him’ up — for the swivel- hipping Elvis might be a real asset on offense. At least, he seems to give offense to many. The Lions need somebody, and with Toppy Vann side- lined for weeks, the cry is going up for a quarterback. But more than a quarterback is necessary. We could stand almost a whole new team. 503 xt es If football frenzy is begin- ning to wane, the reverse is true in the case of. baseball. Success of the Mounties has turned attention to the dia- mond, and crowds are getting bigger and bigger as the pen- nant race nears its ~ climax. Vancouver has only a math- ematical chance of ending: the season on: top, but the pre- Season 50-to-1 shots are snugly in second place and fighting like: crazy, so the fans are superbly satisfied. 50s a $e; Horse racing continues to draw the most people, many of Whom are less interested in improving the breed than in Improving their bankrolls On Labor Day some 20,000 punters shoved $358,540 through the pari-mutuels, which is plenty of hay and oats. Whether you bet or not, horses at full gallop are a pleasure to watch, and few animals are more graceful than a young colt. On Mon- day the fans gave a nice hand when _Polonez, the beautiful chestnut yearling that will be the added prize for Saturday’s Yearling Special, was paraded in front of the grandstand. x be: es Turning to soccer, North Shore entered the Cinderella ranks Saturday by whipping Vancouver Halecoes 3-2 to win the B.C. soccer title after fin- ishing dead last in the Pacific Coast League’s second half schedule. They meet Calgary Hungarians this Saturday, and what will happen nobody knows — but we're keeping our fingers crossed. a x 5 Anyone for cricket, chaps? Brockton Point defeated Van- couver by eight wickets at Douglas Park in the final game of the Mainland League, First Division, and won the title. Tea’s coming right up. $e a F When one is young, days seem ‘endlessly long, months stretch into infinity. As one grows older, time speeds. up. - Here we are in the middle of summer (oops, I mean ii’s September) and already the ice chips are flying. Seems the Russians are sending over a hockey team, and perhaps we'll see: them in action