NANAIMO RALLY to carry campaign NANAIMO, B.C. — Speak- ing to an enthusiastic audience of 250 people here Wednesday last week, H» Lee Briggs, dis- missed as general manager of the B.C. Power Commission for making public his charges of Social Credit juggling of the commission’s debt, appeal- ed to “the thinking people of this province” to carry forward his campaign on public power. “T am not a politician,” he declared. “I am an engineer. Politics, to use the vernacular, is not my dish.” He reiterated his statement that he was not a member of any political party, “although I have friends in all political parties.” Briggs’ speech was largely an elaboration of the charges he made earlier. Earnings of the B.C. Power Corporation, parent company of the B.C. Electric, he claimed, had averaged 19 percent a year Since 1932, much higher than the general average for Cana- dian utility companies. Yet the Public Utilities Commission last summer had granted the BCE electric and transit rate increasés on the basis of an unfavorable earn- ing-costs ratio. He asserted that, despite public statements to the con- trary, he had it on the record of “a high official of the B.C. Electric -” that the PUC had “to consult the provincial cabinet on every move they make.” Briggs said it took him three weeks to comprehend the mag- tude of the resources in the Rocky Mountain Trench that Premier Bennett seemed bent on handing over to the Wen- ner-Gren interests. “They (the Wenner-Gren interests) have surveyed 40,- 000 square miles of British Columbia’s north country — one ninth of the total area of the province — and they have 30,000 square miles of it set aside in reserve,” he declared. Pointing out that “no one knows the actual wealth of this PATRONIZE CEDAR FUEL & TRANSFER Plone: 566-R-3 Cedar, B.C. VICTORIA NEW YEAR’S EVE FROLIC Make your plans now to attend our New Year’s Eve Frolic WILLIAMS BUILDING 749 Broughton, Victoria area,” he charged that the Wenner-Gren interests were concerned in obtaining control of one of the world’s main sources of raw materials “‘sit- ting in top of it until the de- mand is there.” Enumerating the resources of the area, he said they in- cluded 19 million acres of timber. Turning to the Wenner-Gren plan to develop the hydro resources of the Peace River, Briggs said: “Peace River power is going to be developed, whether by Wenner-Gren or some one else. But it will be too costly at the present time to bring power south and west to the coast when cheaper power sources. are still available closer to the areas of popula- tion. And there is no other use, at the present time, for Peace River power. “What does this mean?” he asked. “It means that Wenner- Gren intends to get in on the ground floor and sit on that poWer until it is needed. Then we'll pay for it.” SPOTLESSLY CLEAN - TASTY MEALS BOOTH SERVICE * ‘Hot’ Corned Beef on Rye a Specialty FOUR - TEN COFFEE SHOP 410 Main St. 12.2%. = 6 pm, Closed Sunday ROOFING & SHEET METAL REPAIRS Duroid, Tar and Gravel Reasonable Gutters and Downpipes NICK BITZ BR. 7-6722 Mathie Saher ea. Gas Installations FURNACES — STOVES WATER HEATERS Harry C. Weinstein GAS CONTRACTOR 692 East Hastings Mitual 3.5044 Res.: AL. 2991L FREE ESTIMATES NELSON, B.C.—Labor in ths Koote nays wants cheap hydro power developed under public ownership: This was made clear by the stand taken by delegates from both East and West Kootenays attending the second Kootenay trade union conference here last Saturday. After hearing Randolph Harding, CCF MLA for Kaslo-Slocan, point out that “low cost power will act as a magnet that will draw industry to Kootenay centres,” endorsed a resolution moved by A. Cross of Trail Civic Workers Union calling for de- velopment of Columbia River and any similar power projects under public ownership. Cross’ resolution noted that establishment of secondary industry in the Kootenays would provide more jobs and at the same time create open- ings for technically trained young people who now had to leave the area to follow their careers. Kootenay conference supports Briggs asks people pyblic development of Columbia A second resolution, submit- ted by Mine-Mill Local 480, called on the federal govern- ment to subsidize the build- ing of secondary and manu- facturing industries or set up crown corporations to manu- facture finished goods from the country’s mineral, forest, coal and oil resources in order to ‘make us less dependent on U.S. factories.” the conference Continued VOTE - Mona Morgan, in her first bid for a seat on council, poll- ed 11,958 votes. Another inde- pendent contesting his first election, | Donald (Dusty) Greenwell, polled 11,311 for parks board. Harry Rankin, fighting city lawyer, maintained his strong challenge for a school board seat with 23,601 votes. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING A charge of 50 cents for each insertion of five lines or less with 10 cents for each addi- tional line is made for notices appearing in this column. No notice will be accepted later than Tuesday nook of the week of publication. NOTICES The Pacific Tribune office will be, closed on Saturday until further notice. DEADLINE FOR COMING EVENTS COLUMN — All copy must be in the Pacific Tribune office not later than 12 noon Tuesday. GREET YOUR FRIENDS this Xmas through the columns of the Pacific Tribune. An at- tractive boxed greeting from you and your family, wish- ing your friends season’s greetings, for only $2. Send cash and your name to the Pacific Tribune, Room 6, 426 Main St., Vancouver 4. A GIFT that will last a year. 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BAKERIES LTD. —Scandinavian products a specialty. 716 East Hastings Street. Phone MU. 4-9719. OLYMPIC STEAM BATHS 1956 LTD. 404 E. Hastings St., Vancouver MU 4-0720 A good clean place to relax December 12, 1958 — 34 TRANSFER - 1420 Commer- cial Drive. Call Nick, HA. 4058. e FOR SALE 3 PCE. MOHAIR CHESTER- field ste. in goo dcondition. Reg. $499—Sale price—$125. 1 carpet 7x9 and. pad—$20; S.F. mattress, portable phono- graph, drapes, seal fur coat, ladies and girls dresses and skirts as good as new. 4073 W. 18th after 7 p.m. Sunday, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. HALLS FOR RENT RUSSIAN PEOPLE’S HOME - Available for meetings, wed- dings, and banquets at rea- q sonable rates. 600 Campbels Ave. MU. 4-9939. CLINTON HALL, 2605 East Pender. Available for ban- quets, Weddings, Meetings; etc. Phone HA: 3277. PENDER 4 AUDITORIUM (Marine Workers) - 339 West Pender LARGE & SMALL HALLS FOR RENTALS Phone MU. 1-9481 x —— PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PAGE &