Totem in Warsaw. Museum By RAE MURPHY Well over 250 people gathered mM Pender Auditorium here last Friday to greet Ben Shek and the returning B.C. delegation ‘from the World Youth Festival ‘Tecently concluded in Warsaw. _ Shek, who was leader of the Canadian delegation, had just Wound up a whirlwind tour of Vancouver Island, where he Spoke at Victoria, Cumberland and Alberni. In Vancouver he also had. the opportunity cof Speaking at the Burrard Indian Reserve, and on the UBC cam- pus, , Besides Shek, Alex Kucher and ale Schnee, two delegates froin BE rouver, spoke to the gather- Highlight of the evening was When Edna John, Native Indian Winner of the second place medal i the handicrafts competition : a the festival, was introduced _ ‘0 the audience. Edna won the Medal for her carving of an Ndian totem pole. The carving, which is now On display at the Warsaw uesum, was carved with the help of her father, 72-year. old Jimmie John. dna seemed quite shy and City fair rings up $1200 book sales More than $1,200 worth of books were sold last weekend at the book fair celebrating * the th anniversary of the People’s SOperative Bookstore Association Whose store is at 337 West Pen-. €r here, Friday evening’s book fair pro- 8am in Pender Auditorium in- cluded readings from the works a Mike Quin and Sholom Alei- €m, folk songs sung by Perry Tledman and a puppet show. The book display was note- Worthy for the large number of po madian authors whose works fre given prominence. Bee diners of the book draw Beet a Mason and A. Hestrin. a |Youth rally cheers” INative Indian artist , self-conscious when introduced _to the gathering but when she ‘spoke about how proud she was “to receive the medal no one could {doubt her sincerity. After the speeches were over, iand the crowd began to dance /and eat again I buttonholed Ben ‘for a brief interview. This was the third festival he had atten- ided and, he said, it was the _ greatest. - | “Not the least interesting — ‘and important—part of our tour } | was the trip across the Atlantic.” ‘said Shek. “It wasn’t long before | everyone on board knew who we were and where we were go- fing.y Passengers displayed .a keen interest in the festival, and many expressed the hope that future festivals would see many more young Canadians par- ticipating. “Tt was the same on the return trip. People were eager to know about life in Poland and the Soviet Union, and we had to answer innumerable questions. “Aside from the festival itself stay in Warsaw was our informal meetings with delegations from other countries, particularly a session spent with the young delegates from People’s China. Many warm friendships were struck up, and at the end of two hours I had a hard time dragging our delegates, away. “When we marched into the huge stadium for the opening day ceremonies we were not supposed to break ranks, but that order soon went by the boards and be- fore long ‘youth from many countries were mingling, clasp- ing hands and singing. It was a spontaneous demonstration of the desire of the youth of the world for peace and friendship.” one of the high points of our] Canadians looking to eneva says Gardner Important agreements to strengthen peace can be achieved at the Foreign Ministers Conference if the Geneva spirit prevails throughout its deliberations, B.C. Peace Council stated in a letter to the four participants this week. ‘org The letter, signed by council chairman Ray Gardner, was sent to Harold MacMillan Great Britain; John Foster Dulles; USA; Antoine Pinay, France and V. M. Molotov, USSR. The council also urged indi- viduals and organizations to send their own messages to the Gen- eva conference, care of the Pal- ace of Nations, Geneva. Text of the letter follows: “We look forward to your meet- ing with hope arid confidence, certain that important agreements will be reached if the ‘Geneva spirit’ prevails throughout your deliberations. “We expect the participants in the conference to turn their backs on the ways of the ‘cold war’ and negotiate with patience and goodwill. We realize that the problems facing you are diffi- cult of solution but they can and must be solved. “In all countries men and wo- men expect the great powers to reach agreement on arms reduc- tion and the abolition of nuclear weapons. : ‘In our own province of British Columbia 53,847 men and women have endorsed the World Appeal Against the Pre- parations for Atomic War, de- manding the destruction of all stocks of atomic weapons wher- ever they may be and the im- mediate stopping of their man- ufacture. “As Canadians, we know that ‘our own security depends in good measure upon the security of European states. We hope, there- fore, that substantial progress will be made toward an agree- ment on European security. “We wish you every success in your efforts to achieve agree- ments that will end the cold war and strengthen world peace.”, Mexican art exhibit wins acclaim in city Under the sponsorship of the B. C. Peace Council and assited by the Marine Workers and Boilermakers Union, an exhibition of | Mexican art, the work of the Taller de Grofice Popular, was | officially opened in Pender Auditorium on Wednesday this week. | Swankey, Ross at LPP parley Tim Buck, Labor Progressive party national leader, ar- rived in town Wednesday this week to attend the 11th con- vention of the B.C.-Yukon district of the LPP, which opens at Clinton Hall this Friday evening, October 28, and will con- tinue through Saturday and Sunday. BEN SWANKEY Buck will speak at an LPP banquet Saturday and at the Sunday afternoon session of the convention. He will also speak | Tuesday noon, at UBC, and ad-, dress a public meeting in Pender Auditorium on Friday, November 4, Fluorine preserved it Fossil tooth offers proof Other .convention guests will | - gee include William Ross, Manitoba ; Publig “Sarveve ppaeate ane LPP leader, and Ben Swankey, | Most people are rather vague Alberta LPP leader. ‘about the fluoridation issue, be- Main convention report will yond, DOSHE, AAak: Seria se be given Friday evening by, ounced as a “poison” by its Nigel Morgan, LPP provincial noisy opponents—helps prevent leader. The organizational re- tooth decay. port will be presented at a later} session by Alf Dewhurst, LPP) “Proof positive” that fluorides provincial organizer. ee HUB HUMOR | It will close this Friday. More than 125 delegates from The exhibition was officially opened ‘by Manuel Najera Diaz, Mexican consul in Vancouver. “J am glad” said Diaz, “to see how Mexican graphic art grows in the hearts of the Canadian people, not as a tourist attraction, but as a deep interest in a people’s culture. It is an art depicting a love of nature and people, which easily transmits its message to the people.” The Mexican exhibition of ap- proximately 70 lithograph and posters is the work of 17 artists, yond Mexico’s borders. _ _ Every exhibit bears the stamp of the suffering, sacrifices and hopes of the people, some in powerful satire, others in stark reality. Andrea Gomez’ Mother Against War and Fanny Rebel’s Hunger in Spain together with Leopoldo Mendez’ Death Train and The Execution are powerful portrayals of struggle. Elizabeth Catlett’s Colored Only portrays in simple lines the shame of racial discrimination. Ow many times must tell y to twirl the piano stool?” For over 50 years THE HUB a Sold good clothes and fur- meninges for men .. . union- nde, quality garments with © “gimmick” to mislead and Confuse, / has already been seen in a num- ber of Canadian cities and: has won high praise wherever it has irpD — 45 EAST HASTINGS many of them renowned far be- | ‘This exhibition of Mexican art, been shown. A large number all parts of the province are ex- of the . exhibits, -like Mariana | pected to attend the convention, Yampolsky’s: Not for Us, are which will chose a_ provincial dedicated to the world wide leader and elect a_ provincial struggle for peace. ‘committee for the coming year. No herring fishing until seasonal guarantee given Until they are granted a sea- | offer no alternative to the de- sonal guarantee based on total,cline in herring fishermen’s tonnage, British Columbia fisher- as ‘ ae : : : years ago our members men will not fish herring this could earn an average of $3,300 season. ‘for a herring fishing season,” Herring' fishermen and tender- | said Stevens. “Last year earnings men of the United Fishermen! dropped below $2,000 and the and Allied Workers Union have | prospects are for more cuts un- voted by a majority of over 82) less the steady:influx of boats is percent to adopt this stand. ,either stopped or some other “This brings the guarantee remedy applied. into focus as the major issue in| “Herring fishermen are in a current negotiations,” said Homer ridiculous position to fight for Stevens, UFAWU. secretary- an increase in price, only to take treasurer. a cut in their earnings. We have - Companies have refused to,come up with a seasonal guar-! grant a guarantee in any way, antee as a sensible solution. We shape or form. They claim it will offer to peg this guarantee to destroy initiative and is contrary | total herring production to pro- to the nature of the herring tect the canners against losses fishery. At the same time, they arising from a poor season.” | helps preserve teeth was un- covered last week by a 15-year-old North Vancouver lad, Robert Young, who has excited zoolog- ists with his find of a 40,000- year-old elephant tooth, weigh- ing 10 pounds and perfectly pre- iserved because of the natural ‘fluorides in the animal’s diet. | Young found the 10-inch- |square, three-inches-thick lower ‘left molar of what» experts say was a Columbian Mammoth, while clearing earth in front of his home. Meanwhile the battle over fluoridation rages on, with op- ponents of the health measure outlining their anti-scientific arguments in long letters to the daily papers. : ; i | Vancouver City Council has . approved fluoridation but in- dications are that no steps will be taken to implement its de- cision for some time. Bayview Parent Teachers As- sociation this week sent a let- ter to city council’s social services committee presenting a resolu- tion favoring fluoridation of city water supplies. PACIFIC TRIBUNE — OCTOBER 28, 1955 — PAGE 7