———— PP Enters 30 Candidates in Provincial Contest | JAMES MacPHERSON jarticipate in thé campaign. ALFRED C. CAMPBELL \.C. Campbell i0es East ( Alfred C. Campbell, who has en associate editor of The ple since’ March this year, ‘s been released at the re- est of The Canadian Tribune | join the editorial staff of ® editorial board of The Peo- 2 announces. (fhe board’s statement said at anouncement of a new ap- intment would be deferred un- ) 1 further staff changes neces- ,ated by the request of Hal aifn to be released from his Sition as editor could be con- ered. Griffin, who has been poor health for some time, S asked the board to accede to tequest in view of his health, > acceptance of the LPP fed- al nomination in New West- ) aster and other leading work | has undertaken in the labor Pyvement. at paper in a similar capacity, - Making its first major bid for election in any province since its formation last—September, the lLabor-Progressive Party has entered a slate of more than 30 candidates for the Alberta provincial elections on August 8. Headed by Scots-born, soft spoken James MacPherson, its provincial leader, who will stand in Edmonton, the party’s slate includes Mrs. Margaret Helina, provincial organizer, who is con- testing Edson, now held by An- Sus Morrison, Labor, who will not seek reelection and Capt. Lionel Hdwards, provincial chairman, who heads a full slate entered for the five Calgary Seats. Others nominated to run in Calgary are Gordon Wray, Beatrice HFerneyhough, Calgary city organizer, Gpl. Gordon Mar- tin, RCAF, and Pat Lenihan, former alderman. Captain Edwards fought in B.C. RPE! Leaders |-eave For Alberta With the Labor-Progressive Party already acknowl- iged to be a major contender in the forthcoming provin- al elections, the LPP campaign to elect the 30-odd candi- ites it is placing in the field moved into high gear this it eek with the announcement that Tim Buck, LPP national §ader, and other national spokesmen for the party would Among those who will tour Alberta in the three weeks pre- ceeding election day, August 8, are Sam Carr, national organ- izer, Leslie Morris, Ontario pro- vineial leader, A. A. Macleod, MPP, Wiliam Kardash, MILA, and Annie S. Buller. The B.C. section of the LPP is also sending a group of speakers, including its provin- cial leader, Fergus McKean. Minerva Cooper, LPP provincial secretary, and Alfred ©. Camp- bell, for the past few months as- sociate editor of The People, e left this weekend for Hdmonton to begin a tour which will be highlighted by public rallies to be held in the Albertan capital, Calgary and Wethbridge, while Fergus McKean also left this weekend on a tour of the In- terior, following which he will go to Alberta. Mrs. Cooper is well known in Alberta for the work she did in 1941-42 as editor of the West- ern Farmer. In that capacity she attended the 1941 and 1942 conventions of the Alberta Farmers Union as guest speak er and toured the province in the farm conference campaign McKean’s itinerary, as pub- lished last week, has been ex- tended to include additional points as follows: Kamloops, Sunday, July 16; Malakwa, Monday, July 17; Revelstoke, Tuesday, July 18; Enderby, Wednesday, July 19; Kelowna, Thursday, July 20: \ Vernon, Friday, July 21; Trail, Sunday, July 23; Nel- son, Monday, July 24:.Wynn- del, Tuesday, July 25: €ran- brook, Wednesday, July, 26; Kimberley, Thursday or Fri- day, July 27-or 28; Michel and Fernie, Sunday, July 30. South Slecan, Sunday, Aug- ust 6; Grand Forks, Monday, August 7; Osoyoos, Tuesday, August 8; Penticton, Wednes- day, August 9; Copper Moun- tain, Thursday, August 10. McKean will be in Alberta be- tween July 31 and August 4. the International Brigade in Spain and was second in com- mand of the Mackenzie-Papin- eau Battalion. 5 Among other candidates al- ready named by the LPP are Mrs. F. Ashworth, who will run in Peace River, and Mike Hay- duk, who is making a strong bid for the Redwater seat now held by James Popil, Social Credit. Both the Social Credit Party, headed by Premier Ernest Man- ning, which now holds 35 seats in the 57-member legislature— three servicemen to be elected at large will bring the total to 60__ and the €CF, whose lone repre- sentative is its provincial lead- er, Elmer E. Roper, are expected to name full slates. Roper announced last weelk that the CCF would nominate in every constituency, deferring its decision only in the Pincher Creek-Crows Nest riding. In this constituency Mayor Enoch Williams of Blairmore is run- ning as a miners’ candidate with LPP support. & | Party Makes First Major Bid in Alberta The LPP is also supporting: Victor .Johanson, Unity candi- date contesting Rocky Mountain House constituency. The fourth group seeking of- fice is the Independents, led by J. H. Walker, MLA for Warner, which now holds 15 seats in the legislature. Despite its present strength in the House, it is con- sidered. unlikely that the Inde- pendents group will increase the seats it holds. In Edmonton, at least, there will be a five-cornered contest, since the Liberals, with three seats in the present House, have rejected a bid for coalition with the Independents and will run their own candidates. Principal contest is expected to be between the Tabor-Pro- gressives, Social Credit and CCF, with proportional repre- sentation and the single trans- ferable voté ensuring’ that the relative strength of the parties in the next legislature will more accurately reflect their follow- ing in the province. John Cohee (center), Los Angeles Newspaper Guild (CIO), signs up Walter Winchell, while Film Star Bonita Granville of Screen Actors Guild looks on. Chinese in City Mark Anniversary of War Declaring that “the tide of Allied victory which will ultimately engulf Japan is already sweeping Japan’s Pa- cific islands conquests,” Li Chao, Chinese consul-general here, pledged that China will march with her allies to vic- tory, at a meeting held in Orient Theater last Sunday to mark the seventh anniversary of China’s patriotic war against Japan which is now merged with the greater struggle for freedom. Mayor J. W. Cornett of Van- couver, guest speaker at the rally, expressed his confidence that “China will emerge from the struggle as an independent and equal member of the com- munity of free nations.” While the meeting, which was sponsored by the Chinese Na- tional Salvation League and the Chinese Benevolent Association, properly urged that greater ef- forts be made to furnish aid to China, it was unfortunate that none of the speakers made any reference to the need for full unity between the Kuomintang and the Communists in the com- mon struggle, a need that de- spite the efforts of the Com- munists is still not recognized in practice by the national gov- ernment. Frank discussion of this question by the meeting would have contributed to-~the growing awareness that settle- ment of this problem is essen- tial to full unified warfare against Japan on the Chinese mainland. Donate Day’s Pay To Russ Aid Fund OSOYOOS, B.C. — Members of the Labor-Progressive Party here have donated a full day’s pay to Canadian Aid to Russia Fund clothing campaign. The money has been used to pur- chase clothing which was ship- ped recently as part of the 20th shipment of clothing and shoes to leave Canadian ports for the Soviet Union. : LPP members also appealed to all members of the commun- ity to follow their example in donating the day’s pay. PEOPLE'S BOOKSTORE FICTION FOR SUMMER READING A BELL FOR ADANO by John Hersey ___ $3.00 THE TIMBER. BEAST by Archie Binns ___ $3.00 TRANSIT by Anna Seghers _ $3.00 HEAVEN IS TOO HIGH by Mildred MeNeilly $3.95 CAPRICORNIA by Xavier Herbert _ $3.75 TO SING WITH THE ANGELS by Maurice Hindus _ $7.39 THE FALL OF PARIS by llya Ehrenburg _ $4.00 RANDOM HARVEST by James Hilton ___ $1 49 ALL IN A TWILIGHT by Allan Roy Evans $3.00 A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN by Betty Smith ___ $3.90 DRAGON’S TEETH. by Upton Sinclair __ $3.95 THE SEA. EAGLE ENDURE NO LONGER by Martha Albrand.. $3.00 WAR AND PEACE by Leo Tolstoy __ $1.75 THE LONG VALLEY Short Stories by John Steinbeck _ $7.39 420 W. Pender MA rine 5836 by James Aldridge . $3 00]