Turner asks probe of
Burnaby assessments

BURNABY, B.C.

“There should be a public enquiry into the scandalous under-assessment of big industrial proper-
ties in Burnaby,” William Turner, independent candidate for council, told a meeting at the Cascade

School on Wednesday this week.

“Last year the municipal clerk informed us that the assessment on industrial properties amount-

ed to only $5 million, and that in 1953 the assessments would jump to $25 million as a result of the
Ss eS “2 | president, H. Reid as second vice- |

tremendous expansion of industry.
Yet the fact remains that assess-
ments on all properties, residen-

tial and industrial together, went |

up only $3 million. What happen-
ed to the mooted increase in assess-
ments on big industry?”

“This is a vital question for
Burnaby _ residential property
owners. A $20 million increase
in industrial assessments would
mean a significant reduction in
taxes for homeowners.

“We in Burnaby have witnessed
the disgraceful spectacle of public
officials betraying their trust, and
then accepting highly paid posi-
tion in the very companies to
which they handed out special dis-
pensations,” continued Turner.

“We have seen hundreds of
acres of Burnaby land sold at bar-
gain basement prices to big com-

panies who are evading their tax)

responsibilities.

“The same servility is being dis-
played in relation to the B.C. Elec-
tric.
would never have come to such
a pass had councillors stood up
and fought for the interests of
those they are supposed toerepre-
sent.

“Tt is time for a change. The
electors should vote for those can-
didates whose positions and re-
cords are quite clear on these
basic issues.” :

Committee asks
for playground

A delegation from Renfrew Pro-
ject Kindergarten and Playground
Committee to Vancouver Park
Board this week questioned state-
ments of Park Commissioners Wil-
liam T. Calder and Norman Car-
michael that Renfrew Project
would be next to get park and play-
ground improvements.

Mrs. Rene McCardie, for the
delegation, explained the need for
a well-equipped, supervised play-
ground for the nearly 1800 chil-
dren living in the half-square mile
area of the project.

Mrs. Buda Brown, playgrounds
committee chairman, would only
say that improvements would be
made if council’s grant were large
enough.

Transit service and rates}

SID CHUDLEIGH

T. H. WILKINSON

Burnaby independent candidates

Among several independent

candidates contesting municipal

office in the Burnaby election this Saturday, December 12, are Sid
Chudleigh, veteran trade unionist making his first bid for council,
and Thomas H. Wilkinson, Burnaby businessman well known for
his support of labor, who is also making his first bid for school

board.

Muir outlines Nelson
public projects need

NELSON, B.C. |

A plan to “beat the depression”
already evident in this district was
advanced by William Muir at a
social gathering in Shirley Hall
here, organized by the Nelson club
of the Labor-Progressive party and
attended by some 70 people.

After outlining the LPP national
plan to beat the threat of depres-
sion, Muir turned to local projects
which could be undertaken to pro-
vide jobs.

“The Nelson Bridge is one build-
ing project that is long overdue,”
he said. “This job, estimated to
cost between $1,500,000 and $2,-
000,000, would give work to many
men for a long period of time.

“A bridge is needed at Castle-
gar and another one at Trail. We

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LABOR

BRIEFS

: |

In annual elections to Marine
Workers and Boilermakers Indus-
trial Union Local No. 1, announc-
ed this week, William White was
reelected president. R. Lund- |
strum was returned as first vice-

president, William Stewart as sec-
retary treasurer, and Jack Law-
son as recording secretary.

Executive board members re-
turned were C. Wilson, B. Ireland, |
W. Douglas, and B. Keeley. |

L. Hetet, was elected reporter; |
P. E. MacDonald, conductor; P.
Zander, warden; and B. Johnson,
trustee.

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A leading economist of the cap-
italist world has now joined a
leading economist of the socialist
world in predicting a depression}
in thé United States — which
would have a dire effect on the
Canadian economy unless indepen-
dent Canadian action is taken to
forestall it. It was Clark who is|

said to have been more correct in}
his predictions of capitalist world’

economy than any of his col-
leagues. But his solution — cut
taxes but don’t reduce government
spending, most of which is on arma-
ments'— —is counterfeit.

On October 18, Eugene Varga,
famed Soviet economist wrote:

“Signs of crisis in the U.S. eco-
nomy arising out of overproduc-
tion, have become so evident that
they are now openly spoken about.
Newspapers and economic journals
are debating the question: when

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