Y wdney issues need ' @ e Vi ee” F -@ voice in Victoria j __ (Carl Hilland, Communist candidate for Dewdney ; Tiding in the coming provincial elections, sums up a few E the urgent needs of his constituency, and what must be j Sone to get action on these.—Ed.) ri Municipalities are having i ee ities in raising needed eens for schools, hospitals, ‘ i water mains and sewers. 7 Sare going up every year Wet people are going without @ “Se services. Haney and Mis- a hospitals are both over- i "°Wded. School referendums r to be pared down and Fah tied before ratepayers s accept them. Many roads = dangerously in need of re- eq T’and some have even caus- 3 ea accidents. Some areas by to aa trying unsuccessful- Bekins iy water and sewers for are re unteipal governments Shea a crisis as a result of Boas and: federal policies of ng the tax burden: on s™UNicipalities. i newdney constituéney has 3 4 eo beauty © spots fang He Ple from Vancouver 8 Be aster weekends and hol- Bi uring the hholiday sea- is . few facilities we have Pang rowded. Garibaldi ; Delt ncc vast area with many ts ilities and could be de- : “4 Phe to provide these need- ie ferities. Our highways “a Out of Vancouver are 4 pdequate and more need { Sta uilt and improved. The 4 So ‘ 0» y other places like to } war were used for these pur- poses, Our provincial government jshould be pressing Ottawa to cut arms spending and to take a stand for peace and disarm- ament and for developing trade with all countries includ- ing the socialist countries, to boost our failing economy and provide jobs and needed serv- ices, CARL HILLAND a Ser River dykes and shores “tecteg ° be improved and pro- : ®gainst erosion. Ste esttuction industry is } loggin oStill. Many mills and Industr; Operations and other sen Ee are employing less ae working ‘less time. ae : Many unemployed ‘Of Bs, fre and the number ‘Sistan Ple requiring social as- IS increasing every ae Workers are losing prt Pca automobiles and } “have lo Ssions because they these Oat their jobs. All of PWor, YtKers could be put to | Wer iN of these projects tbe our ertaken, Money could lw i if only a part of what aMents Spend on useless arm- ; —— *nd preparations for ae ‘ j ( { jay, / thei, t ee ee GAS HEATING SALES AND » NSTALLATIONS MERCIAL NDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL The Social Credit govern- ment is more interested in giv- ing away our natural resources to the large monopolies, such as Wenner-Gren, and aiding the B.C. Electric in their grab of our power, resources. The Socreds are more interested in protecting the boss’ interests than in helping the workers and farmers. Labor Minister Wicks has to take a great deal of the respon- sibility for our notorious anti- labor Bill 43, and the callous attitude towards our civil servants. The Socreds have done nothing to aid the farm- ers in this riding who are caught in the price squeeze of the profiteering feed compan- ies and packing houses. They have failed to protect the farm- ers against lowered prices caused by dumping of U-S. surpluses in B.©. What we need in this con- stituency is someone who will fight consistently for these aims. The Communist Party is the only party that has always fought for the interests of the erry Cc, Weinstein G aes CONTRACTOR 23 West 12th Ave. ae working people and the farm- ers. That is why I am proud to lbe its candidate in this com- ing election. Put a Communist in Vic- toria to fight for the needs of the workers and farmers! FARM NOTES | FARM MARKETS Last week this column dealt with prices, as one of the key issues facing B.C. farmers in the current provincial election campaign. A second key issue is that of markets — both the home market and the expori market. With the population of B.C. increasing so rapidly, there Unity could win for six heroic strikers By SANDY MOWERS SALMON ARM—A strike of six women workers in the Beers Department Store in this interior city has been in progress for nine months. Back in October of 1959 | these workers decided they | Curbed by Bill 43, frustrat- wanted a union and $1.15 an | hour instead of being unorgan- ized and working for a meagre should be a corresponding in- crease in the home market for farm produce: But this popu- lation increase is offset to .a very large extent by decreas- ing purchasing power in the hands of B.C. workers due to inflation and mass unemploy- ment. This again shows that the welfare of B.C. farmers is closely tied in with the wel- fare of B.C. workers. The solution for farmers, as well as for workers, lies in such measures as_ increased pensions, higher unemploy- 75c-per-hour rate. Consequent- ly they formed themselves into Local 1518 of the Retail Clerks Union and demanded a raise in wages. The management, ex- tremely hostile towards unions, refused their demands. A government supervised strike vote was taken and the clerks went on strike. Scabs (locally so-called “re- spectable’’ citizens) were hired and, despite heavy loss of busi- ness, the managers have waged a vicious battle to break the union. ed by scab clerks who have taken their jobs, and scorned by unwitting customers (who by their patronage aid the bosses’ strikebreaking), these women clerks have never fal- tered in their~ struggle, and have walked the picket line for nine months. I am sure that if every trade unionist in B.C. would extend the hand of solidarity and unity and say ‘keep up the strike, union girls, and’ make Beers Department Store real- ize this is 1960 and not 1860” this strike would end in vic- tory for these staunch union women in a few days. ment insurance rates and cov- erage for everyone who is out of work, and the creation of new jobs. If we process our raw materials at home instead of shipping them to the U.S. to be manufactured there and then shipped back here, if we cut armaments and build schools, roads, houses, hospit- als, there will be many new jobs and a new market for farmers. A second problem that plagues B.C. farmers is the ‘Sharp contrasts’ mark Burrard's key problems By ROY SAMUELSON This area is so heavily occus : ; ; {pied by industrial and busi- Communist candidate in the | ness establishments that one provincial elections for wonders where the low rental Burrard constituency |housing will be located, and } . . ° : 3 | Burrard is a constituency of | ee dumping of U.S. farm produce into this province. Fruits and vegetables, for instance, ripen earlier in Washington and California than they do here. They are sent into B.C. to be | sold at high prices and high profits before B.C. crops mat- ure, Later when B.C. crops are put on the market, the U.S. dumps its surpluses here at cut-rate prices, thereby squeez- ing out B.C. products and also cutting prices to B.C. farmers. This shameful and criminal collusion against our farmers | by both Canadian and U.S. big | business interests goes on year | after year without so much as | a protest by either the Social | Credit government in Victoria or the Conservative govern- ment at Ottawa. Labor should support farm organizations in their demands that a curb be placed on this U.S. dumping. Next week we will deal with the problem of the ex- port market and farm sur- pluses. HELP BUILD | PACIFIC TRIBUNE || CIRCULATION ! | Pass this issue on to your | neighbor or workmate. | i Mian < oonthests.... Along be a bare fraction of what is its | south-western border luxurious} | required. apartments, Vancouver Gen-| During the provincial elec. eral Hospital and City Hali| tions many of these issues will overlook “the other side of| be brushed off as responsibil- the tracks.” Broadway acts as|ities of the city and federal a buffer for the squalid Pia governments by the other and semi-slum areas that reach/| parties. oe down to the heavily indus-| As the Communist candidate trialized fringe along False | in Burrard, I believe the wel- Creek. {fare and happiness of the | people is the responsibility of |every level of government. } | | | | EE We therefore intend to cam. }/paign for a radical change in | the present Socred government policy of doing nothing about opening up-trade and shipping with our neighbours in Asia, and especially Peoples China. In the fight for peace, jobs and social security, the issue |of Canadian neutrality and an end to the suicidal arms race, is a basic question at all levels of political struggle; diverting the staggering sums spent on armaments towards peaceful construction and the peaceful development of our country and its communities. Only these changes will en- sure the peace and happiness of our people, and find its re- flection’ in Burrard, as in all other constituencies where people seek the right to work, to security, and a_ peaceful future, July 29, 1960—PACIFIC TRIBUNE—Page 7 ROY SAMUELSON The proposal for slum clear- ance in the area bounded by Burrard Street and Granville from ist Avenue to Broadway will certainly bear watching.