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|Women sponsor talk,
on fallout menace

The Young Wemen’s Branch of the Association of
United Ukrainian Canadians is sponsoring a public lecture
on the dangers of radiation fallout and the effects of
strontium-90, at the Ukrainian Hall, 805 East Pender
Street, Tuesday, June 16 at8 p.m...

Guest speaker will be Professor E. Daniel, of the
Department of Pharmacology, University of British
Columbia. His lecture will conclude with a question and
answer period.

Labor mourns loss
of John deWever

Labor this week mourned the passing of John deWever,
72, who died in his sleep Tuesday night here. A long-time mem-
ber of the Labor-Progressive Party and a staunch supporter of
the Pacific Tribune, he had attended the LPP convention in

Clinton Hall over the weekend as a delegate from the Grand-
view Club, and had received a

COP CONVICTED OF ASSAULT ~

Crippled man sues
city and constable

Gordon Recknagel, the one-armed worker whose good arm was broken by Constab
John Flaten outside the Mayling Cabaret March 7, is going to sue Flaten and the C
Vancouver claiming damages in no specific amount, lawyer Harry Rankin said this week.
kin is counsel for the 23-year-old Recknagel, who lost about 10 weeks employment as a B
man at Alaska Pine following his arrest and beating by Flaten and other city police.

“T have decided that we
suspended sentence would 2
pear to be the proper pe
in the circumstances, not ©
for the man involved but
hope to serve — not so mu
as a warning to other offic
who might be involved in
ilar circumstances, but to 81

Flaten was found guilty of
assault Monday by Magistrate

Douglas Hume. He was given
a one-year suspended  sen-
tence and ordered to post a
$300 bond, but Chief Const-
able Archer said he would
not be suspended from his
duties.

when he accepted the PT press
drive shield for Greater Van-
couver on behalf of his club.

John deWever was born in
Holland, and was 34 years old
when he emigrated to Canada
in 1924. He was a farm worker
for a time and during the
Hungry Thirties, in his own
words, “wound up in one of
R. B. Bennett’s slave camps,
at 20 cents a day, where I
soon found myself selling
working class literature.”

In 1935 he joined the Can-
adian Labor Defense league in
Calgary and took an active
part in its work. Later, in
Winnipeg, he joined the Com-
munist Party of. Canada.

In 1942 John deWever mov-
ed to Vancouver, and as a

member of the Boilermakers

Union worked in the shipyards.

In later years John deWever
devoted much of his time, en-
ergy and money to: helping
the Pacific “Tribune. He sold
Papers at meetings, and was
an Honor Press Builder for
»several years, raising $100 or

great ovation from delegates

JOHN deWEVER

more during each financial
drive.

Funeral services will be held
this Saturday, 10 a.m., at Cen-
tra] Park Funeral Home, 3642
Kingsway.

‘Guest Speaker:

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ANNUAL
~AUUC PROVINCIAL
PICNIC

SUNDAY — JUNE 21 — from 1 P.M.

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@ TASTY UKRAINIAN FOOD

BUSSES. WILL LEAVE 805 E. PENDER
FROM 11:30 A.M.

By car turn left on 8th Avenue in Haney to old Dewdney
Trunk Highway, turn right to Websters Corner, then follow

Dr. J. Endicott

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Rankin said a writ for dam-
ages will be issued against
the city and Flaten, and will
claim for “general damages
for injuries and loss of work.”

Magistrate Douglas Hume,
in finding Flaten guilty, said,
in part: >

“The injuries sustained by
Recknagel were multiple
bruises to the face, a one-
inch laceration over the
bridge of the nose requiring
four or five sutures, a frac-
ture of the nasal tip, a radial
fracture of the left tibula,
and two or more broken
teeth. .. :

“I have no hesitation in
coming to the conclusion that
the accused (Constable Flaten)
caused or contributed to the
injuries of the complainant
and that he broke .the com-
plainant’s wrist. . .

“A constable, whether act-
ing in the course of his duties
or not, should know that his
rights and duties are no dif-
ferent from a private citizen
when he is sworn or cursed
hiya

“Wfuch evidence was ad-
duced to try and prove
whether or not Recknage] was
intoxicated and from all the
evidence I have come to the
conclusion that he was not in-
toxicated sufficiently to war-
rant his being arrested for
being intoxicated in a public
place. . .

“It should also be noted

that Recknagel received all
his injuries after it was

- known he no longer had his

hook. I find it most implaus-
ible that Recknagel would
bang his head into the floor
of the paddy wagon and find
in fact that the injuries caused
to his face must have been
caused by Flaten during the
struggle which took place
while Flaten and Recknagel
were standing up_in the rear
of the wagon and when Reck-

for

HARRY RANKIN
Counsel for Recknagel

nagel had his face to the wall
and was being shoved there
and on, the floor by Flaten.

“I find that the number of
police involved, had _ they
wished, could most certainly
have used their weight in
numbers to restrain Reck-
nagel either in the wagon or
out, without causing the in-
juries they did...

“Under all the = circum-
stances I find the accused
Flaten guilty of the offense
which he has been
charged. . .

fair opportunity to other m
to know what is their resp
sibility and obligations —
perhaps these hearings
serve a purpose.
“Therefore I am going
impose a suspended sente

_of one year and he will sig

a bond, no surety, on defa
of which $300 or 60 days.”

The case began March
when Recknagel and a fri
were leaving the May.
Cabaret on Main as police ah
rived on the scene. -

‘Reinforcements have at
rived,” said Recknagel. “Bully,
bully, big deal.”

He was grabbed by
and other officers, throw?
into the. paddy wagon,
suffered injuries. At
headquarters he was c
with intoxication, but —
charge was withdrawn. 4
treatment in hospital he
discharged. <

On April 10 Flaten —
charged with the assault
Recknagel and the case WE!
to court. ’

PUBLIC MEETIN
Hear: DR. J. ENDICOTT

Just returned from 10th Anniversary of the World Cour
of Peace in Stockholm :

FRIDAY — JUNE 19 — 8 P.M.
Baker's Summer Gardens — 641 Granville

SMORGASBORD BANQUET.

In honor of Dr. Endicott

SATURDAY — JUNE 20 — 6 P.M.

RUSSIAN HALL — 600 CAMPBELL
Also Special Film Showing and Entertainment _
Admission — Adults $1.00: Children 50c

EVERYONE WELCOME

Sponsored by B.C. Peace Council

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June 12, 1959 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PA