' | \ i \) i oat \\ A a Be Pipenetore approving the construction of the controversial Trans-Alaska oil " nterior Secretary Rogers Morton said his mind was *‘wide open” in regard to the issue. € last month, {ey ig —_(A comment from the U.S. Daily World on the Alaska pipeline) _ i oa Hargreaves, Chase ’ Bethe Writes: People who Pot ISt in living in the cobwebs : the p Nd ears that do not hear ‘g ehiug te does not have to be a kn © gain an end, a layman liar S the difference between a 1 4 hypocrite. Lawyers bee Mliticians get elevated to tence Judges who pass sen- - alerg n the poor confused char- Bt bri Who look to those judges : Which jp Justice to a society iUstiog ie little semblance of shal, rok Says ‘‘And the meek nherit the earth.” But if Code OF came interested in a ang a panics, justice, honesty, World fe We would be living ina i Patadise, Not dog eat dog, but OBITUARY MevaM Sidnick, well known 0 : monty ve in the Okanagan atthe 5? Passed away last week > p 28e of 75; Cangn in Russia, he came to Worked aS a boy of 16, and | ithe In the Hillcrest Colliery Later Tows Nest for 17 years. Tg as took a homestead at ten Ss Alberta, and spent the tard s farming, but during 2d cou] times lost all his money aus, d Not even get relief be- Ne; his political activities. : the Communist Party. “OUntry Teek and travelled the Baik Organizing. Lerhy p ok Up farming at En- loon, 1 1938, worked for Kam- Wag ‘Umber for 12 years. He ang ,°> steward for the IWA Union “Ss Very active in the trade ' ep oVement around Kam the Do ite mained interested in ih Bard Weal activity of the area, { Ne Was gale and peace work. (latep the ember of the ULFTA ‘ember eae and was a life nitvived by his wife, d several daughters. ast with eyes that do not’ Instead we are living in an age of millions unemployed. Weapons of war were respon- sible for 7,900,000 jobs in 1969. In the private sector defence- related employment accounted for 3.4 million jobs; about one out of every 8 jobs in manu- facturing. And the international relief organization. estimates that 320 million of the workers are unem- ° ployed. : “It’s pathetic that people in the pursuit of happiness have deteriorated into a rat race.” A reader in the Fraser Valley - sends a report from Chilliwack Progress: ‘“‘Space is what makes life human,’’ Alderman Harry Rankin told Chilliwack Rotarians Friday. ‘‘Preser- vation of farmland and land for parks in the lower mainland is essential. Too much first class agricultural land has already _ been turned into urban sprawl.” If the region is to be properly developed it will be necessary to ‘link compact cities with a rapid transit system, and pre- serve the green space between them’’ the controversial Van- couver council member declar P20 SP SPU A SOP STR “8 Ee Or 8 SSIs em Bennett's financial uggling BRT AP RE TER PRR OS fe Cg robs poor, favors the rich — By MABEL RICHARDS If the general public believes figures are dull and too complicated to bother with, here are some that should make the blood heat up if anything can. For John Q. Public, during the last fiscal year, turned his pockets inside out to enrich the Socred government coffers by $36 million through tobacco and liquor taxes, and dropped $39 million more into the kitty through an increase in personal income taxes. Thus, according to the Social Credit government’s own figures, revenues were up right across the board, but expendi- tures for schools, hospitals, welfare, etc. were down as a percentage of the provincial budget. The increased revenues came directly from the pockets of the little guy through the above men- tioned sources, and a new one was added. It may be remem- beréd that when a room-tax was mooted by city authorities, (that is a tax on tourists through hotel accommodation,) the provincial government made it clear that was their baby. In the short time it has been collected, it enriched provincial coffers by $3.6 million, an amount which might have gone towards an in- crease for civic workers who keep the city functioning for tourists as well as its own citizens. g So much for the healthy state of Premier Bennett’s bank balance. But how about the health of the school system, hos- pital facilities, welfare reci- pients, old age pensioners and the many essential require- ments of a province with, as Bennett sometimes boasts and sometimes cries about, an ever- increasing population? With an accumulated surplus for the 1971-72 fiscal year of $98 Labor veterans ill Two veterans of the Com- munist movement and life-time supporters of the Pacific Tribune are in hospital under- going treatment. Mike Stevens, one of the top press builders in the province who in the last financial drive raised $730, is in Heather Pav- ilion, at the Vancouver General Hospital. : Ethel Clarke, another veteran supporter, recently entered the Burnaby General Hospital. The PT editor and staff join with our readers in sending them our best wishes for a speedy recovery. Youth hospital fund grows Youth engaged in raising Vietnam realized approximately $200 at a secon night in the Ukrainian Hall. funds for the Children’s Hospital in d social last Saturday More than a hundred young people from across the city enjoyed the evening of folk singing and dancing to rock bands which in some cases had volunteered their services for the hospital fund. ; Another event to raise money for the Vietnamese children is planned for July 29 at the home of Alderman and Mrs. Rankin, 3570 Hull Street, where a garden fair will feature the sale of handicrafts, and art works, and entertainment and a smorgasbord will be part of the day. Time: 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Those who wish to donate to the fund should send contributions to Vietnam Children’s Hospital Fund, Box 5804, Station F, Vancouver 12,.B.G. million, the Bennett govern- ment’s figures show that health and social services dropped from 37.2 percent of the provincial budget to 35.7 percent, and educa- tion costs showed a 1.2 percent drop in percentage of total revenues. (Welfare costs were up but dropped sharply during the fiscal year.) So despite the‘ fact Bennett’s government took an ever-increas- ing slice of the workers’. paycheque, he gave and con- tinues to give ever smaller amounts back in the way of ser- vices. At the same time he attacks the wage structure with every weapon at his command. His friends in the highest echelons of business power in the province are the other beneficiaries of the imbalanced tax picture. Their portion of all provincial ‘income taxes fell by 60 percent between 1962 and 1970, while tax revenues from individuals rose by 83 percent in the same period. In other words less and less revenues are taken from the resource industries while more and more is taken -from Joe Doakes, the working man. A Vancouver Province finan- cial writer puts the whole matter on the line in these words: “‘What the mid-year review shows in fact is that it’s not the teachers and doctors and welfare recipients who are piling the load on the shoulders of the province’s taxpayers. “The real culprit is none other than W.A.C. Bennett — that merry old man who jacked up the taxes in 1971 to cough up the millions to allow him to sprinkle his election ads with all those fancy new special funds. . .”’ Grace Hartman, CUPE na- tional treasurer, said it even more sharply recently: ‘‘They (the Socreds) are leading us to believe they are protecting the people by restricting school boards budgets and setting wage controls, but they are really raping them.”’ Classified advertising oes! COMING EVENTS JULY 16 — North Van Peace Committee invites you to an AFTERNOON TEA, out- side at 891 E. 15th, North Vancouver — 2 to 4 P.M. Collection for benefit of Children’s Cttee. C.A.V.C. (Weather permitting. Phone 987-8772 or 987-1576 if in doubt. ) JULY 16 — Victoria Branch C.P.cC. — ANNUAL PIC- NIC and SALMON BARBE- CUE. Come have fun with your family and friends. Crab Salad, Seafood Plate, Clam Chowder, Refreshments. Sunday July 16th — 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Knotte Hole, 4810 Sooke Rd. JULY 29th — GARDEN FAIR — SATURDAY, JULY 29, 3570 Hull Street (Alderman Rankin’s Residence). Adults: $ .75 Children: $ .35 Games, Handicrafts, Entertainment, Refreshments. Smorgasbord dinner served from 6:00 p.m. Adults: $1.25 Children: $ .75 (tickets sold separately) Hourly Door Prizes Proceeds to the Vietnam Children’s Hospital Fund. Tickets available at the door. JULY 30 — Commemorate Cuban Revolution, Sunday, July 30th from 1 P.M. — On at Beynons — 1503 Dover- courte Rd., North . Vancou- ver. Ukrainian Food, Bingo and entertainment. Admis- sion $1.50 (Children half price). Spons. by North Shore Cultural & Recrea- tional Club. AUGUST 13 — SUNDAY, August 13th — 1:00 p.m. On. Keep this day open for a full day of fun at the FRASER VALLEY PICNIC. Games, Snack Bar, Refreshments, Entertainment, (Baked Sal- mon at 5). Ausp. Fraser Valley, C.P.C. WANTED: Clean, resaleable goods for rummage PROCEEDS: Vietnam Children’s Hospi- tal Fund. PHONE: Sylvia at 876-2782 after 6 p.m. BUSINESS PERSONALS REGENT TAILORS LTD. ..For reasonable priced Made to Measure and Ready to Wear. 324 W. Hastings St. — 681-8456 or 4441 E. Hastings St. — 298- 2030. HALLS FOR RENT WEBSTER’s CORNER HALL —Available for banquets, meetings, weddings, etc. For rates, Ozzy 872-5064 or 685- 5836. JKRAINIAN CANADIAN CULTURAL CENTRE - 805 East Pender St., Vancouver 4. Available for banquets, wed- oe meetings. Phone 254- RUSSIAN PEOPULE’S HOME — 600 Campbell Ave: Now under Renévation: Wateh ‘PT’ for ‘details re: garding re-opening re: Rent- als for meetings, banquets, weddings, etc. 254-3430. PACIFIC TRIBUNE—FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1972—PAGE 7 BR te eee