|Parm’ Pettipiece was a pion in union, socialist work in Bb. By HAL GRIFFIN founded the Lardeau Eagle at;shortly before the pa ap The death of Richard Parm-|Ferguson, B.C., the paper that }ed in 1918: a ater “Parm” Pettipiece in Van- | was to bring him into close as-| Although he used to couver on January 10 removes |sociation with the old Social- | himself as “the oftenes one of the last survivors of the }ist-led Western Federation of |eq labor candidate in men and women who pioneer- Miners and establish. him’ as was less true of his lat ed union organization and soc-|oné of the leading figures in| First elected to — Ti jalist thinking in this province |the socialist and labor move-|Cijty Council in D ‘is This photo shows a workers’ amateur dance group in|quring the opening years of|ment. The Lardeau Eagle was |1921, he held his seat : Peking performing for the workers of the “youth furnace” |the century. one of several such weeklies |years, but when hem ! at one of China’s new steel plants. Born in Wingham, Ontario, |then being published in B.C.,|the mayoralty in D " . in April 1875, “Parm” Petti-|among them the Rossland | 1923 he was defeated 0 én UC financial drive piece was in the labor move- World and the Sandon Pay-|13 years before he , ment for 65’of his 84 years. He streak, also with a printer-|t{o civic office, as a PD e ' y learned his trade as a printer | editor, William McAdam. missioner, in 1936. They with- pork party. “ Jan 30 on the old Edmonton Bulletin | In 1901 Pettipiece amalga-|ing year he also won® : da and in 1894, at the age of 19,|mated his paper with Citizen |to Council, but‘ whel Every year at this time, in Canadian. , . became printer-editor of the |and Couniry, published in Tor-|for a second term Ukrainian communities across} In Vancouver the campaign | South Edmonton News. - jonto by George Wrigley, to cember 1937 election, ee Canada various committees| gets underway with a “pork| The printing trade in those found the Canadian Socialist, |ing rejected by the™ Se ae _ and cultural groups hold meet-| party” January 30 at the| years was a potent influence of |in turn merged with the Clar- breaking with that ings and conference to discuss| Ukrainian Hall, 805 E. Pender. | ynion organization. Well or-|ion in 1903 to become the lost his seat. _ 3 raising funds and winning new|It is expected to be an even}ganized on a craft basis itself, | Western Clarion. - Named to Vancout subscribers for the bi-monthly| greater success than last year’s|it counted many widely read| In those years, and they tal Board in 1923 ¢ publication The Ukrainian)“fish feast.” é men whose thinking was shap- | were his best, “Parm” Petti- |aldermanic term, Barbecued pork with all the|eq by socialist ideas. The press |piece was an ardent spokes-| Office for 27 years, 4 OVALTINE trimmings will be served, and|had not yet come to be dom- |man for the old Socialist Party 1950. later there will be ‘dancing. inated by powerful monopol- of Canada. He took part in or- Pettipiece’s trade CAF E On Sunday, January 21, ajies controlling daily and week- ganization of British Colum- | tivities paralleled hi 251 EAST HASTINGS |}; variety concert will be held/ly chains and it was still pos- bia’s first short-lived labor | career. A member Vancouver, B.C. in the-same hall. _ é; sible for a printer to start a|party, the Provincial Progres- ternational Typogra , Readers and supporters of|small weekly for little more |sive party, in 1903 and stump-|ion since 1897 whet The Ukrainian Canadian are|than the cost of a press and a |ed the province later that same |came to Vancouver QUALITY SERVICE d invited to attend both events.|few fonts of type. year in the historic provincial |virtually every 90 * All proceeds, of course, go t0| The printer-editors who fol-| election which saw the Social- | couver Local 226, Q 0 0 F i N 5 the paper. ‘ lowed the steel west, setting ists take two seats and a La-|president in 1914 ; up their presses in railroad |bor candidate one. Continued on P & SHEET METAL “Everything in Flowers” | (224 mining boom towns. fre-| He himself was an unsuc- See PETTIPIE * quently identified themselves |cessful Socialist candidate in|. ____.___._@ A FROM with the workers and made|Vancouver in the provincial PATRON i EARL SYKES | {their pavers a forum for: la-|elections of 1907 and 1909. Ee 4 are e 56 E. Hastings MU 1-3855 por’s demands. “Parm” Petti-| When the B.C. Federationist CEDAR teas , piece was one of these. was launched in 1912 by the ~ ' a. Vancouver, B.C. In 1896 he and another prin- | old B.C. Federation of Labor & TRAN ~ Bie REPAIRS ses : Phone: 556 Best “pareid, Tar and fravel ter launched the Revelstoke |Pettipiece became: its manag- Cedar, BA a7 R exnotable OPEN DAY and NIGHT Herald. 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