: ; Behe Now time to fight for civic reform —Pritchett -The bid by Mayor Tom Alsbury and the NPA- dominated Vancouver city council to have the legislature amend the city charter to make the Board of Administra- tion permanent, received a setback this week when the legislature prorogued without acting on the amendment. Many labor, ratepayer and “public spirited organizations ‘have opposed the undemocrat- “ic Board of Administration ’~ set-up. The failure of the legis- lature to act on the city coun- “cil amendment was not an “oversight but was the result of ‘ wide public opposition to such ‘an amendment. . . When city council met with “Vaneouver MLA’s in January s ‘to win their support for the reactionary amendment, MLAs ; Bert Price_and Alex Mathews " told council that many people | had been writing letters ask- . ing them to oppose the propos- _ ed changes in the city charter. Undoubtedly this public oppo- ~ sition defeated. the attempt to foist a permanent Board of Administration on the people. _ Commenting on the event, _Harold Pritchett, Vancouver Communist Party secretary, Said “every progressive person will welcome the set-back for ROOFING & SHEET METAL REPAIRS Duroid, Tar and Gravel Reasonable Gutters and Downpipes NICK BITZ BR 7-6722 GAS HEATING SALES AND INSTALLATIONS © COMMERCIAL @ INDUSTRIAL . ® RESIDENTIAL Horry C. Weinstein GAS CONTRACTOR 3823 W. 12 or 315 Powell AL 2991-L MU 3-5044 |Farm notes the NPA and Alsbury. Now is the time to raise the fight for democratic reform of our city government.” Irving Mortenson ‘(above) was nominated Sunday as Communist Party candidate for Nanaimo - The Islands riding in the forthcoming provincial elections. A wood- worker, Mortenson is mar- ried and has been a long time resident of Nanaimo. At a meeting recently in Mission City, members of the Fraser Valley Milk Producers’ Association passed a resolution urging government action to end flood threats in the Fraser Valley by control dams on the upper reaches of the river. The annual meeting of Low- er Mainland Farm Institutes held in New _ Westminster earlier this month was highly eritical of Agriculture Minist- er Newton Steacy over ending. the long established right of the institute to present its reso- lutions tothe legislature’s sel- ect committee. on agriculture during regular sessions -of the provincial legislature; Under.a minister of agriculture and his | pstaff: This results: in by-passing |<: ; | \back- benchers and opposition council prepares to hear a in the legislature. : members This new ruling has been criticism. by farm throughout the province. It was revealed in the ju The airport is owned by the ‘city of Vancouver and attempts are now being made by~ ae % TRANSFER — 1424 Com mercial Drive. Call Nick. HA 4058. — O.K. RADIO SERVICE — Specializing in TV repairs: Latest precision equipment used. 1420 West Pender St MU. 4-1012. THE STEAM ROOM — Drake St. at Granville. (Yale Hotel). BATHS — MAS SAGE — THERAPY. the working man’s Remedial Centre. MU 3-0719. HALLS FOR RENT RUSSIAN PEOPLES’ HOME— Available for meetings, wed= dings, ahd banquets at rea sonable rates. .600 Campbell Ave. MU, 4-9939. CLINTON HALL, 2605 East Pender. Available for baD- quets, Weddings, Meetings, etc. Phone HA. 3277. : PENDER AUDITORIUM (Marine Workers) 339 West Pender | Large & Small Halls | for Rentals March 25, 1960—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 6 Phone MU 1-9481