LOGGING IN GHANA. Photo shows logs ready for transport at the port of Takoradi, off the Gold Coast in Africa. Ghana has rich timber resources. Lumber exports are a top item in the country’s economy and are second on the list of exports. Small Burnaby stores fight fo block wide open hours Burnaby municipal council at its meeting last Monday was presented with a brief and petition supported by 427 independent retail merchants opposing any change in store hours in the municipality. FOR SALE 3 Acres Good Land Light clearing, well drained. All-year creek with nice trees along banks. Secluded & pri- vate. -Off good paved road. - Phone 462-7369. D. F. Reimer 12619 - 25th Avenue Webster’s Corners, B.C. OVALTINE . CAFE 251 EAST HASTINGS Vancouver, B.C. QUALITY SERVICE Expert Watch & Jewelery Repairs se Special Discount to Tribune Readers 1179 Denman St. MU 2-1948 or MU 5-8969 This action by the merch- ants followed attempts by Webb & Knapp’s Brentwood shopping centre and Simp- son-Sears to spear-head a drive for _wide-open store hours in Burnaby. Support for the smaller re- tail merchants in opposing any change in hours came from the Retail Clerks Union in a brief at the same Coun- cil meeting. Action by the Burnaby ‘municipal council has been deferred until its next meet- ing on September 10, when third and final reading to the by-law for changing store hours will be given. In a statement to the PT, R. Picco, secretary of the Retail Merchant’s Com- mittee, pointed out that “wide open store hours in Burnaby would work hard- ship on smaller stores by in- creasing labor costs and overhead that would have to be passed on to the consumer in higher prices.” Two chain grocery stores, Safeway and Super-Valu are supporting the smaller retail stores in their campaign. Used Furniture Sporting Goeds We are reasonable, We are at : 573 E. HASTINGS ST. Beaver Transfer MU 38-3942 | We buy and sell { “Yow! cold hands?” Who has the tors for peace and unity Festival. the latest example of this. and F. W. Park, to vast connections, Leslie Morris, national leader of the Communist Party, recently called on an estimated 6,500 people to become agita- in the movement and to elect a labor-farmer gov- ernment at the 29th annual Toronto Labor The Communist leader scored the pre- sent control of Canada by big business and pointed to the appointment of W, M. McCutcheon to the Diefenbaker cabinet as Morris referred to Anatomy of Big Business, a newly-published book by L. C. trace McCutcheon’s as vice-president and managing director of E. P. Taylor’s Argus Corp., with the Canadian and U‘S. finan- cial oligarchy that dominates all main sec- tors of the economy. Argus, he said, con- trols $1 billion worth of holdings. ‘Mismanagement of Canada Pointing to a permanent army © over 409,000 unemployed, rising costs 4” the fact that every child born in Canal begins life with a debt of $2,000, Morti labor charged: what is.’ ‘If this isn’t mismanaging a rich am beautiful country, I would like to kne! In the face of all this, “Diefentale calls on us to work harder for less, # ‘while he’s at is, places a man like ‘Cutcheon in the Cabinet,” Morris ass The fact that over one million C@ dians have recently voted for labo er action, he said, was a breakaway frov voting for the boss, and this potential- once properly seized and utilize rid Canada of her traditional big DUS ness government. However, to exclude the Communists from such 4 tion was doomed to failure, ned: r-farm d—cour any atteme he walt manioy oad home-cooked meals at JENNIE’S | COFFEE SHOP Ford- Bldg. East Hastings St. ROOFING & SHEET METAL REPAIRS Reasonable Duroid, Tar and Gravel NICK BITZ BR 7-6722 Gutters and Downpipes .} PENDER LUGGAGE 541 West Pender St. MU 2-1017 PRIOR GARAGE & SERVICE 219 Prior St. MU 3-2926 COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE & REPAIRS Auto Body Work LEE, Proprietor . “Elect an NDP Gov't in B.C.!" Cont'd from page 3 provincial election and give B.C. the first government in its history based on labor and the farmers. ; COMMUNIST POLICY As a contribution toward that aim the Communist Party in B.C. has decided to: e Intensify its efforts to achieve genuine, labor-farm- er progressive unity’ to help poll the biggest vote against the Socreds, Liberals and Tories in the history of B.C. e Nominate a minimum ; number of candidates to ad- vance the platform and pro- gram of the Communist Party and to elect Communist spokesmen to the Legislature for our policies. -@ In other constituencies to work to achieve the broad- est unity to elect candidates of the NDP, giving positive, yet critical support and striv- ing to prevent NDP spokes- men from falling into the trap of the old line parties by making Communism the issue. e Being aware that the key problem is that the trade union and farm organizations are not in politics in a live, active way—to appeal to all © such organizations to affili- ate, to participate in the de- ciding of policy and in pre- paring to elect an NDP gov- ernment. The Communist Party un- derscores the need to fight to convince those who want to see the Bennett govrnment replaced by workers and ‘Everything in Flowers’ FROM EARL nee 56 E. Hastings MU 1-3855 Vancouver, B.C. farmers representatives at the next election, to adopt and fight for consistently progressive, anti- monopoly measures. In advancing the Bonae proposals for election of an NDP government in B.C. we Communists are not unmind- ful of differences between the Communist Party and the NDP on a number of issues such as U.S. integration, re- sources policy and: sales tax. We call for “all-in” unity to take Canada out of NATO ‘and NORAD and put an end to U.S. domination. The NDP does not. Our aim is a social- ist Canada. The NDP does not have that aim. ; However, the NDP advo- cates many important changes which could be of great benefit to all working people. Election of an NDP government in B.C. would represent a big step forward in the struggle against the monopolies. United Action is the only way to end big business dom- ination of the economic and political life of B.C. and pre- vent the return of a big busi- ness government. United ac- tion is required to win new policies and to help take our country on to the path of peace and progress. A sharp struggle will be needed to expose and defeat ‘struggles. the right wing policies class collaboration a” trayal of labor’s inte The forces of the left ¥ grow in the course of Political con 1! ence will be gained P workers and farmers— will lay the basis for advances. Let us resolve this Li Day to go forward 10 © a + all labor and PF forces to end the socred trayal of our interests aggressive U.S. srustt curb the monopolies living standards, nation’ foreign - owned monde expand our manufact industries and to i proved social and legislation. “Who was the first to contaminate the ne Labor Day Greetings & Welcome to the ‘ Vancouver Island Labor Picn'© SUN., SEPT. 2-1 P.M. 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