Veterans at Labor Picnic
Combine 1,000 years’ service Japan peace parley

A member of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers
Union has been named to attend the fourth World Conference
Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, scheduled to take place

aa ceremony honor-
b.,. a veterans will be
ie highlights of this
ie asl Labor Picnic at
Br Sration Park, North
ey ©n Sunday, August
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“ ess and eighties,
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ing AM Stoneman. repre-
City. ne North Vancouver
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ae In 1912, and con-
trem his Work as a painter
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Ven. he served five
Ait 3 tseas, and on his re-
Weanica Canada became an in-
lh 19 Salesman. for a time.
yy he married, and in
bis Sinan Vancouver with
to . Lil. Here he returned
Hing ane trade and
“inten ft - formed
bey’ the early years of
ty men Thirties he played
tay We tole ‘in ‘the Cana-
‘eye 8bor Defense League;
tena to organize the IWA:
vice ©. form: the Ex-
snen’s League; and
About With the unemployed.
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ling, °T began he tried his
Req ‘ farming, and “man-
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bop nored at the Annual
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duh the Norquay

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ring a that organization.
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tive in unemployed struggles.
For many years Padgham was
a close-co-worker of Bill Ben-
nett and Effie Jones.

A foundation member of
the Railway Clerks of Am-
erica, Padgham served as sec-
retary of his lodge. He was
expelled by Frank Hall dur-
ing the Canadian Seamen’s
Union strike, for con'inuing to
give support to the seamen
after. the “official” labor
movement had turned its back
on the CSU.

Other labor veterans who
will be honored at the pic-
nic, and the clubs they rep-

a Bert Whyte r)

EFORE she won the Wim-
bledon again this year,
Althea Gibson was defeated in
Wightman Cup play by a 17-
year-old English schoolgirl,
Christine Truman, The Eng-
lish were naturally delighted,
but they also were impressed
by Althea’s fine sportsman-
ship.

One British sports fan wrote
a letter of appreciation to the
Negro champion, in which he
said: ;

“T am sure you appreciated
the reason why, on_ the
changes-over aiter the odd
games, the applause for Chris-
tine was warmer than accord-
ed to you. Christine has never
played better. You were rather
below your best. I doubt, in-
deed, if you will permit your-
self so many loose shots in
the Wimbledon championships.

“On that day, however, you
will agree that you were fairly
beaten by a young girl who
chose the occasion to touch
the stars.

“But you, Althea, touched
my heart by a gesture in the
moment of your defeat. When
it was all over and the press
photographers were crowding
forward, you put your arm
around the English girl’s
shoulders and drew her to you.

“In 30 years I have seen the
downfall and the defeat of:
many of the sporting ereats. I
cannot remember one who ac-
cepted it with so much digni-
ty as yourself. Graciousness In
defeat is a diadem that will al-
ways belong to you.”

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On July 27 a crack team of
American thinclads will com-
pete against Soviet stars in a
track and field meet in Mos-

cow.

resent, include: Norman
Smith (Broadway); Walter
Wiggins (Mt. Pleasant); Sid
Sarkin (Olgin); George Trus-
cott (Pt. Grey); George Kosh-
owsky (Strathcona); Jack
Brown (Victory Square);
George Edgar (West End);
Fred Bassanoff (Advance);
John deWever (Grandview);
Helen Mathieson (Hastings
East); Emil Saari and Emil
Wilen (Niilo Makela); Don
Barbour (Waterfront); John
McCuish (Electrical); John
Bingham (Kensington); Julius
Stelp (North Burnaby); Bob
Towle (South Burnaby) and
Bill Christie (Drydock),

For many years the U.S. has
dominated in these events at
the Olympics, and it is likely
that they will cop most of the
honors in this two-country
meet.

Who wins or who loses isn’t
the important thing. What is
important is that, for the first
time, a large contingent of
U.S. athletes will visit the
Soviet Union and engage in
friendly competition.

The U.S. team will include
sprinters Ira Murchison, Wil-
lie White, Glenn Davis and
James Segrest; Charlie Jen-
kins and Eddie Southern in
the 400 metres; Tom Courtney
and Mike Peake in the 800
metres; Ed Moran and Jim
Grelie in the 1500 metres; Bill
Dellinger and Max Truex in
the 5000 metres; Charley Jones
and Bill Coleman in the steeple-
chase; broadjumpers Renie
Shelby and Josh Culbreath!
highjumpers Charley Dumas
and Paul Stuber.

At the British Empire Games
in Cardiff there are 1,500
athletes from 37 countries com-
peting. Canada has a total of
96.

In 1954 at Empire Stadium
Canada won 10 gold medals.
We'll be fortunate to win half
that number in Cardiff.

Our best bet? Rowing, of
course. The UBC crew should
take the eight-oared event.

In swimming events, Aus-
tralia is favored to splash
away to almost a sweep.

As for track and field, our
most likely winners are Terry
Tobacco in the 440, and Mike
Agostini in the 100-yards dash.
San Levenson of Toronto
might surprise in the 220.

Editor will attend

in Tokyo August 16-20.

He is George North, editor of The Fisherman, the union’s

official publication.

North, who is going under
sponsorship of the B.C. Peace
Council and a large commit-
tee of fishermen and _ shore-
workers, leaves for Japan late
this month.

In addition to attending the
world parley, he will take
part in observation of Hiro-
shima Day, August 6, and Nag-
asaki Day, August 9.. The Jap-
anese National - Conference
Against A- and H-bombs pre-
ecedes the world gathering
and that too will-be covered
by the B.C. representative.

Members of the United
Fishermen and Allied Work-
ers Union so far have raised
more than $600 for the trip and
the B.C. Peace Council has
also collected a_ substantial
sum.

North plans to see as much
of the Japanese fishing indus-
try as possible, meet trade
unionists and discuss mutual
problems. He will take pic-
tures and do aé series of
stories on his trip for The
Fisherman, in addition to re-
porting on the conference on
his return at the end of Aug-
ust.

The UFAWU last month
accepted an invitation to join
as one of the sponsors of the
Fourth World Conference
which is aimed not only at
achieving a ban on nuclear
weapons but also at securing
international disarmament.

“We are convinced,” the un-
ion. wrote Japan Council
director Kaoru Yasui, ‘that
the way toward progress for
all mankind is through nego-
tiation of all differences be-
tween nations.

“Our organization has spoken
out against the further testing
of atomic and hydrogen
bombs, for peaceful negotia-
tion to settle world disputes,
and for a policy of progresive
disarmament.

“We are quite sure that as
the people all over the world
unite and express their opin-
iong on these questions, we
can turn the tide in favor of
peace and security.”

North who has been with
the union and The Fisherman
for more than 14 years, has
described the conference as
“an, important step in the long
road to permanent peace...

“It becomes more evident
than ever with developments
in the Middle East and in
Korea that we must outlaw
the terrible weapons of
modern war as the first step
toward achieving complete
disarmament,” he says.

July 18, 1958 —

GEORGE NORTH

“It looks at the moment to
be an insurmountable objec-
tive but there is nothing the
people of the world cannot
achieve if they move in
unity.”

Among public figures who
have joined in sponsoring the
conference are J. B. Priestley,
British author; Sir Herbert
Read, British critic; Dr. J. B.
Bernal, professor of physics at
Birkbecke College, Mrs. Ste-
phanie May of Connecticut,
one of the plaintiffs in the
international law suit against
nuclear testing; and C. Rajag-

oparachi, former governor
general of India.

The Japan Council Against
Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs,
which is promoting the con-
ference, is headed by Prof.
Kaoru Yasui, dean of the law
faculty at MHosei University
and includes representatives
of the YWCA, General Coun-
cil of Trade Unions, religious
organizations, other groups
and a large number of promi-
nent individuals, including ex-
Premier Tetsu Katayama.

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