th NEED $3,300 have to raise $3,300 by then. goal. without delay. _ °F go over its quota. Victory Banquet next Friday. LAST APPEAL Our banquet to wind up the Drive will be held Friday at MAGLIO’S GOLDEN BLUE HALL on Venables and Com mercial. To make the banquet a real VICTORY BANQUET we still This is a final appeal to all our friends to help us reach our IF you have a five, ten or twenty dollar bill which you have earmarked for the PT, please rush it to the PT office NOW: If you have some friends you haven't visited yet — please do so IF you are a member of a Press Club, put your shoulders to the wheel in a last effort to make sure, that your club will reach Below is the standing of Press Clubs as of Tuesday, June 2. In the meantime, we look forward to seeing you at the DRIVE QUOTAS Club Club | GREATER VANCOUVER : ». WANCOUVER ISLAND = Quotas Achieved Bins Quotas Achieved Alberni 325 391 Bill Bennett 650 785 Campbell River 200 264 Broadway 550 597 Cowichan 200 122 Frank Rogers 600 - 319 Nanaimo 625 590 Kingsway 800 561 Parksville pal25 70 Nii Victoria 400 245 iilo Makela 100 129 i Ole; Totals 1875 1,682 Igin 300 269 ; Peter McGuire 500 604 DEWDNEY Point Grey 400 544 Haney Map. idge 300 105 - Vancouver East 1050 727. ~=Mission 200 263 South Vancouver . 450 387. ~—«‘Totals 500 368 Victory Square 700 833 | North Burnaby 550 498 OKANAGAN 50 14 Edmonds 350 411 Kamloops 1 North Shore 750 905 Notch Hill 10 00 Sretotcl a 7750) 622 oe Siem Ne ty . Totals 550 430 P ec FRASER VALLEY ERAL ee Fraser Ind. 250 99 Fernie Michel 50 36 Ft. Langley 300 307 Powell River 200 219, New West. 450 412 Sointula 75 112 White Rock Delta 750 794 Trail Castlegar 300 243 Surrey 575 368 Correspondence 400 303 Coquitlam 350 152 Bere mcEwen.”.<000 545 Agassiz Chilliwack.275 300 Prov. Misc. 1000 134 1850 2 Total 2525 1592 — lotals BODE See a : Unpledged 1725 578 GRAND TOTALS 18,000 14,709 ‘Resources Cont'd from pg. 1 export of copper ore to Japan for processing. All the deals discussed by the Premier, his cabinet members, and B.C. business men were likely of that type— deals which would see the further plunder of B.C.’s resources for export in raw form instead of being earmarked for processing in the province. This is further borne out by statements made by both Mines Minister Richter and Forestry Minister Williston after the talks. Richter said the Japanese are ‘‘intensely interested’ in coking coal for their steel industry.’ He predicted B.C. will ship 20 million tons of coking coal a year to Japan by 1975, and that the Peace River and Bulkley Valley districts will be the next area exploited for coal to Japan. In addition, the mines minister said the steel industry consor- tium in Japan will soon require an extra 38 million tons of coal annually. They now get 12 million tons a year from the Elk Valley coalfields in the East Kootenays. Williston followed up Richter’s announcements with some of his own. He said that two projects discussed with Japanese forestry concerns involve vast areas of B.C, The first of these is Bella Coola, where the Kokusaku Pulp and the Atako Co., want a joint and the forest resources to operate it. Mines Minister Richter in- dicated in a press interview that the giveaway of resources was not the only issue discussed. He said ‘‘If we can keep our labor and production costs relatively stable in the near future, B.C. is going to be in a _ really competitive position for the Japanese contracts.”’ It’s obvious from this state- ment, that the Scored govern- ment gave some assurances to Japanese monopolies that every means will be used to keep labor costs — meaning wages — down. The giveaway of resources is thus seen as being closely tied up with the campaign by the Employers’ Council to lower wage standards in the province. Tribute. TWo veterans of the working as movement in B.C. passed b ay last week and are mourned a Many friends, workmates Nd relatives. p MICHAEL EAGLE (born Otapenko in Harbin, ya nchuria), died at his home in -, aley on Sunday, May 24 at the life of 67. A warm tribute to his i and work was made by B.C. an nunist Leader Nigel Mor- att at a service Friday €rnoon at Boal Chapel in aa Vancouver. Beet. at the age of 21, Mike Du le to Canada with his family. Ting the depression, he went a in B.C. logging camps, is aps for the first time being Wn in into militant activity by tn: Lumber Workers Industrial Nion. "Tn 1936, he married Elsie and Ww to Bralorne Mines. He Tked underground as a Gy icker, then in the assay office. “aic_Ve. in the union, Mike was 380 lishin putty club in B.C.’s Bridge in estab- Communist instrumental 8 the first “Wer district. 1g pening to Vancouver in ’, he worked in the shipyards "ng the war, and played an to 2 labor active role in consolidating in- dustrial unionism in the yards. In the Fifties he went back into the shipyards as a coppersmith and joined Plumbers Union Local 170. During his many years of active participation in the Com- munist and working class move- ment, Mike was a_ Strong supporter of the PT, and in each financial drive played a large role in ensuring that the Com- munist press would continue to bring the message in which he believed to his fellow workers. Michael Eagle personified qualities and traditions natural to the working class: unselfish, . always thinking of others, dedicated and courageous. His thoughts were always on how the Communist Party and the working class movement he loved, and how he could advance the fight for the great goal of socialism. To this cause he devoted his life. ok oe LEONARD TORNBLAD, a life- long socialist and active parti- cipant in the working class move- ment, died May 25, after a long illness, at the age of 72. Funeral service was held at Boal Chapel _ veterans in North Vancouver Friday night. Born in Gusum, Sweden on Sept. 19, 1898, he came to Canada in 1924 and soon after plunged into the working class move- ment, joining the Communist Party. A warm and friendly man, deeply devoted to the cause of socialism, Tornblad played an active part in the unemployed movements of the thirties and in the building of unions in the unorganized industries of B.C. Early in the 1930’s. Tornblad was blacklisted in Trail where he helped found the first trade union organization, which had to operate underground. After 25 years of active participation in the Communist and labor movement, during which he was an active worker and contributor to the labor press, ill health forced him to give up his activities. He leaves behind his loving wife, Elna, and three daughters, Hedy, Nan and Joan. Readers and. friends of the PT extend ‘their warmest sympathies and condolences to the members of his family. integrated $80 million pulp mill, Bert Padgham, Popkum, writes: As a retired letter- carrier I sympathize with those who are working in the post of- fice department because in my experience of about 20 years employment we in our day also received some raw deals from our government employers. Our organization, the Amalgamated Civil Sergants of Canada always had a difficult time to settle any dispute or to make any honest settlement with our govern ment. When I was working in the post office from the 1929’s to the 1940’s we were told explicitly when we used to receive cheques ahead of time for old age pensioners, disability pensions, burned out pensions, family allowance, etc., not to deliver them but to hold them until the date on them, or until two banking days before the end of the month. Now we have received our May cheques, not to be cashed before the 29th of May, and a week later along comes our June cheque, so now I am convinced of what I. have’ always contended: a high wire fence should be erected around Parliament Hill and the name should be changed to the Looney House. Certainly whoever is responsible for having the cheques delivered so early is completely loony, for I am concerned that many of: the pensioners will lose track of their cheques by the time they can be cashed. An old age pensioner friend of mine who worked most of his life in the logging camps, (he was one of the Bundle Stiffs of the 1914 era), told me that our good Liberal government is out to try to smash the present postal workers union just at the same time that the forest industry is trying to smash the lumber workers union and the con- tractors are out to smash the unions in the construction industry. I believe he knews what he is talking about, but with ‘solidarity in the union move- ment for better’ working condi- tions, right is bound to win over might, Yours for solidarity! * * * Charles Farthing, Vancouver, writes: It is quite evident that the Pacific Tribune is needed more than ever to combat the trips in the local press. I hope the enclosed, (his second $100,-Ed) will help the drive along a little, and here’s hoping that everyone tops their quotas. I am forward- ing this by way of Steve Nicky foruk. FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 6:30 p.m. MAGLIO’S Cor. Venables and Commercial 39 Course Smorgasbord Special Feature Folk Singer Perry Friedman Dancing. Presentation of Awards Buy your tickets before June 7 at Trib office or Co-op Bookstore Classified advertising — COMING EVENTS BUSINESS.PERSONAL JUNE 7 — GARDEN PARTY— SUNDAY JUNE 7th Enter- tainment — Games — Food—_ Films. Admission (includes dinner) Adults $1.00, -Chil- dren 50¢ at 4449 Juneau—North Burnaby (South of Lougheed off Willingdon Ave.) 3 P.M. to Dark — rain or shine. Ausp: North Burnaby Press Club. JUNE 5 — FILM SHOWING on LENIN will be held on FRI- DAY JUNE 5th at 8 P.M. at 3340 East 2nd. Everyone Wel- come. Vancouver East Press Club. NOTICES Celebrate the Lenin Centenary! Get a Lenin Memorial Tree for your children to enjoy in future generations! Available now — young fruit trees of Soviet Origin, Several varieties in sizes from one to 25 feet. If anyone desires one or more of these trees they can be had for a@ donation to the Pacific Tribune Press Drive, B.C.’s_ leading working class paper. We need your support. Contact: Bob Towle, 4334 Halley St., Burnaby 1, B.C. NEED CAR OR HOUSE IN- SURANCE? Call Ben Swan- key, 433-8323. DRY CLEANING & LAUNDRY Also Coin-op LAUNDRETTE 2633 Commercial Dr. ~~ 879-9956 REGENT TAILORS LTD. — Custom Tailors and Ready- to-Wear, 324 W. Hastings St.: MU 1-8456 or 4441 E. Hastings — CY 8-2030. See Henry Ran- kin for personal service. HALLS FOR RENT UK RAINIAN CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE — 805 East Pender St., Vancou- ver 4. Available for Banquets Weddings, Meetings. Phone: 254-3436 or 876-9693 RUSSIAN PEOPLE’S HOME— Available for meetings, ban- quets and weddings at rea- sonable rates. 600 Campbell Ave. 254-3430. CLINTON HALL, 2605 East: Pender. Available for bin- quets, meetings, weddings, etc. Phone 253-7414. PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1970—Page 7