Ae amen

Ninety-one candidates contest
22 British Columbia ridings

contest between the

four major parties,
Credit, a all but one of British Columbia’s 22 federé

Liberal

Conservative, CCF and Social
21 seats was assured this week as 91 candi-

dates filed papers. The sole exception was Skeena, where the Social Credit nominee failed
to file, saying he would give his reason to Social Credit national headquarters.
In four constituencies there will be five candidates in the field, two of them nominees

of the Labor-Progressive
party, which earlier announc-
ed its intention to enter a lim-
ited number of candidates in
the interests of uniting the
progressive vote. The two LPP
candidates are Maurice Rush
in Vancouver Centre and Tom
McEwen in Vancouver South.

A third LPP candidate, Alf
Dewhurst, withdrew in New
Westminster last weekend in
favor of the CCF candidate,
W. J. Jones. Fifth candidate
in the field there is Gerry
Goeurjon, self-styled leader
of the: Canadian Democratic
party and only one of three
Canadian Democratic candi-
dates actually to file papers.

There will be a five-way
contest in Vancouver-Burrard
where an independent is run-
ning.

Standing by parties in the
22 B.C. seats when parliament
was dissolved was: Liberals 8
CCF 7, Social Credit 4, .Con-
servatives 3.

Following is the complete
list of candidates:

BURNABY - COQUITLAM
(CCF  2,245)—C. E. Gerhart
(SC), Miss Jane Kilmer (PC),
Fred M. Philps (L), Erhart
Regier (CCF).

BURNABY _- RICHMOND
L 640)—John Drysdale (PC)
Tom Goode (L), Tom J. Irwin
(SC), Robert Prittie (CCF).

CARIBOO (SC 402) — An-
gus Carmichael (L), William
Close (CCF), William Ferry
(PC), Bert Leboe (SC).

COAST - CAPILANO (L
6,522) — Hugh C. Clifford
(CCF)), Mrs. Evelyn Fingar-
son .(SC), William H. Payne
(PC), James Sinclair (L).

COMOX - ALBERNI (CCF
1,506) — Thomas Barnett
(CCF), A. C. Fillinger (L),
Harry McQuillan (PC), Ben
Wright (SC).

ESQUIMALT - SAANICH
(PC 5,466) — Noel Bell (SC),
Alistair Fraser (L), G. R.
Pearkes (PC), J. M. Thomas
(CCF).

FRASER VALLEY (SC
300) — Ernest M: Adair (PC)
Ken Pattern (CCF), A. B. Pat-

Question candidates
on banning H-tests

TORON TO

This federal election affords: peace workers a good chance
to raise the H-test issue with candidates, Dr. J. G. Endicott,
chairman of the Canadian Peace Congress, said in an interview
here on the eve of his departure for Colombo, Ceylon to at-
tend a meeting of the World Peace Council, of which he is a

member.

Endicott reported that ev-
ery candidate has received an
appeal urging that he or she
take a stand on this issue and
speak out against nuclear war
dangers.

“People are finally begin-
ning to get the true informa-
tion about the danger of radia-
tion, and it’s quite shocking,”
said the former missionary,
who for the past several years
has spoken at hundreds of
public meetings in Canada and
abroad championing the cause
of peace.

“We have pointed to this
danger since 1950,” he said,
“but only now is this danger
becoming known throughout
the world. Many scientists
who have favored the tests
are now revising their views
on radiation.”

He said the World Peace
Council meeting in Ceylon
has as its main purpose the
organization of world opinion
to bring about the stopping of
H-tests. The Ceylen govern-
ment is holding a reception
for the delegates and the min-
ister of justice is chairman of
the sponsoring committee.

The Canadian. government
could make a great contribu-
tion to world peace by press-
ing in the UN Disarmament

ada is a member, that an im-
mediate truce on H-tests be
declared by the governments,
said Endicott.

‘Peg minister
asks for stand

WINNIPEG

“Tf you are truly interested
in the health and welfare of
the Canadian people, what
stand do you take in regard
to the continued testing of
nuclear weapons - and_ the
spread of radioactive particles
over the face of the earth?
Do you favor continued tests
or do you think they should
be stopped? What stand do
you propose to take in parlia-
ment if you are elected?”

These questions have been
addressed to federal candi-
dates contesting Winnipeg
seats by Rev, P. M. Petursson,
Unitarian minister and former
Winnipeg school trustee.

He says these questions are
“a matter of life and death to

. the people of the world, and

therefore to the people of Can-
ada. It isn’t enough that they
should be brushed aside. They

sub-committee, ofewhich Can-should be answered.”

terson (SC),
son (L).

KAMLOOPS (PC 3,798) —
A. M. Affleck (L), E. Davie
Fulton (PC), Austin Green-
way (CCF), Walter . Smith
(SC).

KOOTENAY EAST (L gl,-
114) — James A. Byrne (L),
J. R. Chabot (SC), Howard
Day (CCF), Murray L. McFar-
lane (PC).

KOOTENAY WEST (CCF
4,996) — Don Brothers (SC),
H. W. Herridge (CCF), Wil-
liam McLoughlin (L), Charles
H. Wright (PC).

NANAIMO (CCF 2,388) —
Colin Cameron (CCF), Har-
old Hine (SC), Walter F. Mat-
thews (PC), Frank Wilfert,
(L). ¢ a

NEW WESTMINSTER (SC
35) — Gerry Goeujon (Can.
Dem.) George Hahn (SC), W.
J. -Jones (CCF) Theodore
Kuhn (PC), Hugh J. McGiv-
ern (L).

OKANAGAN BOUNDARY
(CCF 543) —-Mel. J. Butler
(L), Frank Christian (SC),
Owen L. Jones (CCF), David
Pugh (PC).

OKANAGAN-REVELSTOKE
(SC 197) — Miss Hilda Cry-
derman (L), Jack Dyck (CCF)
Stuart Fleming (PC), George
McLeod (SC),

SKEENA (L 1,608) — EI-
ward T. Applewaite (L),
Frank Howard (CCF), Dun-
can K. Kerr (PC).

VANCOUVER - BURRARD
(& 1,972) - —-° ‘Vie: “Forster
(CCF), Peer V. Paynter (SC)
Clare Skatfield (L), John R.
Taylor (PC), Irving S. Finkle-
man (Ind.)

VANCOUVER CENTRE (L
3,313) — Ralph Campney (L),
W. J. Dennison (CCF), Doug-
last Jung (PC), Maurice Rush
(LPP), Cyril White (SC).

VANCOUVER - EAST (CCF

Douglas Stein-

5,307) — John Chmelyk (SC)

Norman Mullins (PC), Alex
C. Sharp (L), Harold Winch
(CCF).

VANCOUVER - KINGSWAY
(CCF 4,552) — J.. Ferguson
Browne (PC) Everett Crowley
(L), Alex B. Macdonald (CCF)
Tommy Williamson (SC).

VANCOUVER QUADRA
(PC 4,983) — T. R. Burnett
(L), Howard Green -(PC),
Christy McDevitt (SC); James
G. Lorimer (CCF).

VANCOUVER SOUTH (L
3,791) — H. H. Beyerstein
(SC) Ernie Broome (PC),
Cliff Greer (CCF), Tom Mc-
Ewen (LPP), Elmore Phil-
pott (L).

VICTORIA (L 5,019) —Dr.
Frank T. Fairey (L), A. DeB.
McPhillips (PC), Waldo Skil-
lings (SC), Vic Williams
(CCF). :

NEW YORK

The budget for Evangelist
Billy Graham’s current inva-
sion of New York will:top $1
million, a sum sufficiently im-
pressive to rate him front-page
billing in the Wall Sears
Journal.

The Journal, more interest-
ed in finances than salvation,
dwells on the fiscal aspects of
what Graham calls a crusade
for “breaking down New
York’s tremendous religious in-
difference.’

The budget for the six- weeks
crusade stands at $900,000. Sat-
urday night telecasts, which
are being financed separately
“will push the New York out-
lay to at least $1,300,000,” the
Journal said.

Biggest. proportion of the

BILLY GRAHAM

money, $360,000, will pay the
rent at Madison Square Gar-
den, and supply the back-
ground flowers and evergreens,
“which will look nice for TV,
too,” according to Crusade Di-
rector W. G. Haymaker.

Next biggest outlay will be
$255,000 for advertising and
publicity. About $165,000 will
go for TV, radio, newspaper
and outdoor advertising, in-
cluding 580 billboards with
“Hear Billy Graham” signs.

Business efficiency
Graham catchword)

at $105,000; crusade staff and |
housing will cost $27,000 and |
advance staff $12,000. “Coun+
selling and followup expenses”
are put at $40,000.

All will not be outgo how-
ever. ;

The organization expects to-
collect at least $250,000 from

evening collections during the |

six weeks. Ushers, a small
army of two for each 100 spec: —
tators, will spend 21% minutes —
an evening at their job. “Be- —
cause,” says Haymaker, “it will
all be done simultaneously.” _

Buckets will be used to har
vest the loot. ;

Another $600,000 is expected }
from contributions from indi- i
viduals, organizations and busi- ~
nesses

Find -raising is done by 160

members of the crusade’s,New |

Yoak executive committee.
Many contributions are from —
$5 to $10, but some reach $100:
A 60,000 letter-mailing was
sent out recently.

Seeking background inform-
ation, the Journal sent a repor-
ter to Graham’s Minneapolis
office, “primarily a mail hand+ —
ling operation.” Graham has —
said, “It is a bad reflection 0M —
our Christianity to have any-
thing but top efficiency in our
work,” and the office illustrates
his philosophy.

Many letters come in from
people seeking advice. These
letters are read by six to eight
women who underline key
words with various. colore
pencils.

“In most cases the answet
is pounded out on a robo’
typewriter operated by one of
40 pink-colored tapes,” says
the Journal. “The proper tape
is selected according to colore®
underlining of key words ai
fed linto the clattering tyP&
writer.” :

Topics include advice on UM; —
saved husbands, segregation,
bereavement, new _ converl
backslider, baptism, service
man, amusements. Each  lettet
also suggests seeing a locé
church.

A Graham spokesman coi
mented that donations quic
reflect any economic dow!’
trend. “We have to watch pees
nomic trends,” he said. “Wé
have 13-week radio contracts
and if there’s a recession we?

Office operation is budgetedhave to cut back fast.”

Poll reports 63 percent —
in U.S. favor H-test ban

A majority — 63 percent —
of the American people favor
a halt to H-bomb test explo-
sions if all nations, including
the Soviet Union, agree, ac-
cording to the Gallup poll.

This reportedly represents a
drastic rise in sentiment for a

ban on the explosions since

the proposal was made by
Adlai Stevenson, Democratic
party leader. At that time,

according. to the Gallup poll; ;
24 percent ‘favored Stevensons —
proposal. s

The Gallup poll also repott:
ed that most people have he#!
about the controversy oa
fallout dangers and the ™
jority believes it is a 2%
menace. On danger of PO
oned fallout, 52 percent sail
it was real, 28 percent said
was not, 20 percent said ney
couldn’t say.

MAY 31, 1957 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE—PAGE ® —