inde ay World War andi. 2 arry C. Weinstein he c A. (Bert) Whyte, a4 “abor - Progressive re. Candidates in the two- Nie Vancouver - Burrard | sian in the September D oti. anekal elections. Flying «= * Weinstein at war's fi aa Stationed at Skipton by be England, with the i : Squadron; Corporal E issing « ap in Germany after ® Sint ction with the Toron- Ae ish Regiment in Fran- §lum and Holland. l ee Y C.Weinstein; 32, was Briton Rumania, has lived in |) We of golunbia since the Schoolin ive. He received his Sitathen, In Vancouver at Mentary. and Seymour ele- y Union po. Templ¢ton md UBC gh, Britannia High W : i hile at Uni i = ——— versity he was Traini Canadian Officers the a6 ee and joined Not Calleq mm 1942, but was ing Year oe until the follow- Tonton fter training at Ed- bridge’) C*lgary and Leth- 194g" © ~Went overseas in SS W Cinstej S Smit tein Married Pauline ’ 0 ; have a piety in 1947. They y ildren, a girl and rt) ou oS O sa. nee years Weinstein Ctive member and 7 Bnai Brith, A a is the LPP since Nited Jo _4lso active in the For ¢ Wish People's Order Weinstein es, two year S Ss i 5 co Aa Aiko busi- on thr, Whyte, 47 acific 1 Cobalt of y ve int 4 BE = QD coe ee aes » a reporter Tribune, was » Ontario, and a Notthern Gaming towns m ntario. Son of ; Iney ’ (o A ag SS nd foe Ket in gold a or se * Mineg elterman Me [ies 5 Y in 1 ae for union Beale. 120 oan © Das spent. the Titer S an organizer tion gen for the progressive Roof a vith the excep- four-year stint in Ca} Loc} Co = Sa ee ee Se erecta food a Oo 2 8 Si roomate S i= =) Dart Lp dation 1935 and is a P. Pr} member of th ¢ gotked yy to the war Re jlition, ee Toronto Daily Tre * e In the postwar . tont, Ber the staff of ‘the Iggere a aps Tribune before “ ath ©. in 1948, Since i ang +. Pacific Ss ten Peet re, nen, atl : hey : USiness ae is the Weda Clebrateg th {Seared Weel § anniversary e 7 y ast Wh Pa Vhyt } ver. Contested the V, N53 p ving etd Seat in the i “lal elections. War veterans run ‘tor LPP in Burrard HARRY C. WEINSTEIN Vancouver-Burrard Ballot A BERT WHYTE Vancouver-Burrard Ballot -B Half billion in credit unions Exactly 200 new credit uni- ons were organized in Canada during 1955, according to the Credit Union Year Book, 1956 edition recently issued by the Credit Union National Associ- ation at Madison, Wisconsin. The total number of “credit unions in Canada now stands at 4,073. - Membership in Canad ian credit unions is 1,760,847, mak- ing these cooperative credit societies the most embracing orgeuzation of the people in Canada. Total savings amount to $569,377,145; outstanding loans $372,715,237; reserves $30,998,- 743 and total assets of $637,- 887, 574. Each of these figures figures represents a substan- tial growth over the previous year, the Year Book shows. In addition to its statistics, the Year Book contains an excellent summary of the basic principles and organi- zational structure of the Cred- it Union movement. Fishermen's union urges Two years ago the United Fishermen and Allied Work- ers Union launched a protest to the Prince Rupert school board and city council over lack of proper facilities at Sunnyside school. The UFAWU asked for clearing of a playground for the children and construction of a larger school with an in- door hall for recreation in rainy weather. The union’s requests were ignored and the same ram- shackle, one - room school is still there. : “Tt doesn’t look as though it has received a coat of paint for two years,” said UFAWU secretary Homer Stevens, who inspected the school recently. “Qur union is convinced this lack of attenion is a sign of discrimination against the Na- tive Indians and must be cor- rected immediately.” Union delegates and repre- sentatives have also decided to request action by the major fishing companies to improve the housing at North Pacific, Sunnyside, Cassiar and Port Edward. “Housing provided for Na- tive cannery workers requires drastic improvement to pro- vide even a minimum of sani- tation and comfort,” said A. L. Gordon, UFAWU business agent. “A large percentage of the existing cannery shacks should be condemned entirely and replaced with new build- ings. “Most of the houses don’t even have runnig water or sinks. Rat-holes in the doors, walls and floors provide thor- oughfare for some of the larg- est vermin in the country. “These places are potential firetraps with half a dozen outside taps serviced by half- inch or three - quarter - inch water lines providing the only water supply. “Many houses are not light- ed with electricity and their occupants must depend on coal-oil lamps. The potential fire danger is appalling and it is only good fortune that there have not been some real dis- asters. “We will carry our demands for improved housing and sanitary facilities to the com- pany managers and to the provincial government,” Gor- don concluded. “We want an end to the segregation and discrimination against the Na- tive people in the fishing in- dustry. It is high time the government stopped evading its responsibilities in this matter.” ‘better housing for Indians PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. Delegates from Sunnyside, North Pacific and Cassiar representing fishermen and shoreworkers have sent a wire of protest to Education Minister Ray Williston over lack of a public school teacher at the Sunnyside school. There are close to 40 children cf school age who are denied schooling for lack of a teacher. No parents were told of the deficiency in advance and were consequently unable to make other arrangements. Morgan, Gillett carry LPP banner in Centre Public ownership of the B.C. Electric and “a new deal in transportation” was called for by Jack Gillett, LPP candidate for a Vancouver Centre seat in the September 19 provinci- al elections, in a radio broad- cast over CKWX Thursday this week. Gillett’s’ running mate in the two-seat riding is Nigel Morgan, LPP provincial leader. . “The public relations boys of the BCE would have you believe the late Henry Ford is responsible for their troub- les, because he pioneered the mass production of the auto- mobile.- They shudder every time a new automobile leaves the lot after a small down pay- ment. They say that competi- stion from privately - owned ears is ruining the public transportation system. “When you ask them for a remedy, they call for higher fares and less service. This is like trying to cure malnutri- tion by gradually reducing the patient’s intake of food. “The fact is that our public transportation system is caught in a _ vicious circle. Every time the company’s re- medy is applied, more custom- ers are lost and more people drive to work in automobiles, which causes a worse traffic jam than ever, especially in Vancouver Centre. “What lis the answer to this problem? The answer is very simple: public ownership. Canada has a publicly owned transportation system. Why not Vancouver?” Jack Gillet, 32, is an elec- trician with 18 years’ experi- ence in the industry. Born in New Zealand and raised in England, he served as a tra- desman in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. In 1948 he emigrated to Ca- nada and settled in Vancouver two years later. He is a mem- ber of International Brother- hood of Electrical Workers, Local 213 and Kensington Community Association. Nigel Morgan, Gillett’s run- ning mate on the LPP ticket, has been provincial leader of the Labor - Progressive party for the past 11 years. Morgan was born in Victoria in 1913. He attended public school on Galiano Island and - JACK GILLETT Vancouver Centre Ballot A A NIGEL MORGAN Vancouver Centre Ballot B received his high school edu- cation in Vancouver. On leaving school Morgan worked in the woodworking industry, was elected secretary of Victoria Local 1-122 of the IWA in 1937, and served as international executive board member for Canada from 1939 until 1945, when he resigned to work for the LPP. Morgan was one of the four delegates elected to attend the founding convention of the World Federation of Trade Unions in London, England in 1945, ' In September 1941 Morgan married Mona Bjarnason and they have one son, David, 11. SEPTEMBER 14, 1956 — PACIFIC TRIBUNE — PAGE 5