Effie Jones fights eviction of vet’s family Charles Shepperd, 100 percent pensioned TB veteran of the First World War, his sick wife and daughter, are to be évicted from their home at 3930 Kaslo street by his landlord, unless friends and neighbors and an aroused public act to block the callous move. The landlord, a man named MAURICE RUSH Swaffer, recently bought the place and claims he needs it for his own use. president the Tenants’ and Homeowners’ League, is working to find suit- able accommodation for the Shepperds, but states .she will put a picket of unemployed vet- erans around the house, if neces- Sary, to prevent the present ten- ants from being thrown onto the street. ‘I have contacted Mayor Thompson, Ald. Halford Wilson, the Canadian Legion, and Hon. Gordon Wismer, but so far T haven’t been able to get any- where,”* says Mrs. Jones. Pointing out that there has been a house empty at 4719 Go- thard street for over a year, Effie Jones declared that she had wired Wismer to use his power to rent this unoccupied house to the Shepperds. The re- ply, signed by a secretary, said that Wismer was “looking into the matter.” Meanwhile the Tenants’ and Homeowners’ League has dis- tributed 500 leaflets in the neigh- borhood, outlining the facts in the case and calling for support in preventing an eviction. “This is a shameful way to treat a sick war veteran,” » commented Effie Jones. ~ “Charles Shepperd spent six years in Shaughnessy Hospi- tal. He is on full pension and has a very sick wife to take care of. An eviction is un- thinkabie. It must be fought and stopped.” Says jobless vets will picket house old-age pensioners and_ social assistance cases, have been or- dered to vacate three city-owned houses on Georgia street, next to the Art Gallery, by May 31. Maurice Rush, Labor-Progres- sive candidate in Vancouver Center in the coming federal election, investigated the plight of these people this week and sent a sharply worded letter to Mayor Charles Thompson pro- testing the proposed action. “In one house I found a wom- an on social assistance who is so ill she can hardly get around,”. he wrote. “She receives $35 a month and can barely survive on that. : “Another woman to whom I spoke is a compensation case who receives $20 a month. I found these people very wor- ried and concerned. The anxi- ety they are suffering is cer- tainly adding to their already great burden: Unable to work, receiving only a pittance to live on, able to pay only the smallest rents, these senior citizens, who have given their lives to our country, and those physically unfit, have been struck a hard blow by your callous order that they must vacate—or else. “I consider it my duty to pro- test this most inhuman action. The least you can do as chief magistrate of our city is to en- sure that the city find suitable ‘and that they be permitted to remain in their present homes until such accommodation is found.” EFFIE JONES Rush added that many’ citi- zens he had spoken to expressed similar indignation, and prom- ised support for any picketing - action that might be necessary to prevent evictions should the. city persist in pursuing its pres- ent harsh policy. Vote for LPP vote for peace, “Those who support the North progress ‘as a people depends upon | Tom McEwen, LPP candidate for constituency, a Backing down on this settlement, The union threw pickets around Reports that the Hewitt Company lines election problems and the need for’ an all-out effort to secure progres- sive representation for the new constituency. ‘ Fraser Wilson, Vancouver artist and cartoonist, gave a “chalk talk,” in which the skill of rapid cartoon- ing to drive home a political point was ably demonstrated. The audi- ence showed its keen appreciation of Wilson’s artistic talks by buy- }ing up each cartoon at a ‘dollar or more to swell the election cain- paign fund. During this coming week LPP clubs throughout the constituency will meet to work out campaign plans. ase TORONTO Speedup in industry has increas- ed the number of accidents in Canada from 168,000 in 1947 to 179,000 in 1948, a report of the Na- tional Safety Council shows. Accidents incre Q Se een Sunday, Effie Jones, of : More than 40 residents, mostly accommodation for these people { All those whose names are on this : list of sub-getters have obtained R cd two or more one-year subs (or the u a ]@ ectio J to equivalent in six-months subs) to rn . <' rn fa qualify -for a free copy of Tim Buck’s book, “Canada: The Com- —BURNABY, B.C. | party which consistently fights for munist Viewpoint.” You too, can : i i qualify by getting two one-year The LPP federal election cam- |? nn sheet maser eae nied ‘subs in April. paign in the Burnaby-Richmond De ae é : - s mks raed GREATER VANCOUVER constituency officially opened Mon- Pee ties eater gae acs oe day of the week when Leslie Mor- “Neg Rann bale saiags Oe ais ae ris, editor of the Canadian Tribune | Atlantic suicide pact and its fate- “a Sioice ow and LPP national executive mem- | ful commitments (secret and other- No. 2 Ee Nt, eee : ber, addressed a representative | wise) for Canada-— among them 9 dag Keri cme Se eS : gathering in the Capitol Hill Com-| must be counted the top leadership RJ. Pouliti, Forest Products ... 5 | munity Hall. . Be Ae a Seats 6 = F. Smith, Civic Workers. ........ 5 1 Warnin : : erests 0 e Canadian people, an na g his audience that the ee : i entangle p hee over-all issue of peace or war for must beideteatod ab the poles /Our : Canada would be determined in t * the (co. Oe. AeeeRene a 4 the outcome of the pending fed- ae not war, speaker B — acer ayy A aaa eal * eral election, Morris urged his audi- | © 27% Pewee separate ga ee gj|ence to translate their desire for Lottie Foster, Moberley ........ 8 | Peace and security “into votes for | Burnaby-Richmond Jas. Beynon, Civic Workers .... 3 | the candidate of the LPP—the only ' dealt briefly with some of the Geo. Campion, S. Burnaby ...... 3 Phil Gadd, Bill Bennett .......... 3 . af = _ A. Holyk, East End No. 2 ..... 3|J i k k H. W. McConnell, Victory Square 2} PW @WEIFTY WOrKCrS Bic eting Fred Sapach, Capitol Hill ...... ae . Nick Covale, East End No. 1 ... 2 fe ot 2 ‘ Domenic Lizzul, Georgia ....... 2 ¢ $ | d by Winona Zukor, Hastings rast... 2 (CNty Tirm: for closed s op Jean Bird, Hastings East ....... 2 : ’ Art Siven, Niilo Makela ....... #2 Fourteen members of International Jewelry Workers of America Maude Stehr, Norquay .......... 2 | (AFL-TLC) have been pounding the picket line at George H. Hewitt a a fesse Ee : Company, 732 Homer, since last Saturday, in a dispute over closed W. Hreherchuk, East End No.1 2 {Shop and Saturday work. = agg gg an AS : Strike action, which is 100 per- Frank : eg : K. Falk, Niilo Makela ....... ,. 2} cent solid, was decided upon after Elgin Ruddell, Mt, Pleasant- | the company reneged on a settle- | he Company Mean gee co ete Fairview Rees g{|ment arrived at during a joint ce aoe ae ne ee re Aun eee eS meeting with the Labor Relations | ©'S t? work Saturday mornings on G. Carlson, Victory Square .... 2 = straight time. The union has: al- Roy Combough, Kitsilano ..... 2 | Board. : Isobel Murphy. Gossimercial : ; ways had a closed shop under pre- — : wa wioieds 21, nig eae Syne at sete vious agreements and this question RAS CSS CAG Manteca ine incladell be haga Sees ; Riva Pike, Renfrew ............ 2 no reduction in take-home pay, no had not been discussed in LRB PROVINCE Saturday work except when found | talks. John Anderson, New necessary by mutual agreement. x id mee i icaccue | : Gladys Ferguson, North Surrey.. 2 | the building this week. No attempt eo yptaters patio gr nd wt “eateken its 4 nae) NW 2 has yet been made to run strike- Allen Kovish, New Westminster $8 eee Una her ane breakers through picket lines. The Phil Zander, North Surrey ...... 3 | Mrs. Tapio, New Westminster, company’s office staff is working = Pickard, Ladysmith .......... = = ea Kio SS ane ; but the factory is shut down tight. = Gibson, Youbou