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Sub-Finders

gut of town press workers have it all over city committees this month; with a few exceptions they supply practically all of the data for this column. i

The shining light of them all is Cranbrook; Pat Walsh and his fellow workers from there have sent us 18 subs since March i, and nearly all new ones teo! This is really eutting the mustard.

Salute to Cranbrook! Some of these were received from Sam English, who has been averaging + sub per week for some time now. and tells us to be sure to ask OV Bill, “How he likes them onions.”

Then we had five from Art Truman at Jeune Landing, good stuff; four from Kimberley, bravo: five from Victoria, hear, hear; three from Vernon, nice going: and two each frem Ocean Falls. Extension, Princeton, and Coquitlam, as well as a number of renewals by mail, and individual subs from city press workers. In the city. Kitsilano has.come through with 14 of the best, and West End 7, Victory. Square 5. and Grendview and Georgia 4 each.

However, the city committees will be back in the limelight soon. Already they are laying their plans for the April Press Drive (material is in the mails to all committees on this). Six chairmen of the city press committees have already announced the intention of their club to take the city trophy; and we are eagerly awaiting the reports from the outside points on their plans for the drive, and who intends to win a similar trophy and pennants which are being offered for competition among the outside points only.

“P. A. DAY”

We welcome a splendid circulation idea from Bill Frie- sen of the West End Club. The idea is that April 1, the Opening day of the drive shall be “P.A. DAY,” and that every committee arrange to contact every possible member and friend to urge them to get a sub or a donation or both on opening day. Everyone who gets a sub or donation or both for the opening day, will be listed in the “Honor Roll for P. A. Day” in the April 7 issue of P.A. These will be listed according to clubs, se see to it that yeur club is well and substantially represented! Get the word around and arrange to have everyone contacted for that sub or donation or both, on “P.A. DAY.” West End and Grandview have already an- neunced their intention to be out in front on this; but we imow that whoever wins is going to know that they have had a fight for it. Personally, we believe that the out of town clubs will certainly be in the running for this. So let’s dust off these old gloves and get into the ring and fight! S

And remember, we know what we are fighting for; and it is not a return to the hungry “thirties, which could be the result of a victory for reaction in the coming federal elections. As one shipyard worker stated recently: “Well, at least you have to give R. B. Bennett credit; he said that he would put this coun- try on its feet, and he did—its bare feet’? Which is somewhat on a par with the hope of M. J. Coldwell. that the sooner the liberals and tories are driven together in one camp, the sooner well know where. we stand—-without regard to the pertinent fact that we'll be standing behind the eight ball. Which all adds up to the necessity of isolating reaction: not driving allies into its arms to form a solid anti-labor front, but winning these allies for labor to ensure democratic progress in this country. P.A. will show the people the way; so let’s hear from all committees soon, and in the meantime, on with the plan to get your man for “PA. DAY.’—Margaret Black.

New Soviet Film To Be Released

TORONTO Announcement has been made that a new Rus- Sian motion picture, “Wait for Me” has been “dubbed” into the English language and is new ready for release. The film will be the first Russian picture in Inglish since “No Greater Love” which was shown in Canada last year. It is expected that “Wait for Me” will be exhibited simul- taneously in Canada, the United

States and England during the latter part of this month.

“Wait for Me” is a dramatiza- tion of the internationally known poem of the same title by Kon- Stantin Simonov, one of Russia’s great modern poets. Written dur- ing the early days of the war, “Wait for Me” is a message from a Soviet soldier to his wife — a message of supreme confidence and faith in the future. The poem Won instant national acclaim and today millions of copies hang in Soviet homes as testimony toe the pledge of Soviet women to their fighting men.

Directed by Boris Ivanov and Alexander Stolper, “Wait for Me” Stars lovely, blond Valentina Serova, one of the Soviet Wnion’s mioSt popular younger actresses. Boris Blinov plays the part of her soldier husband.

Howard Fast Seripts “Zoya” Youthful Howard Fast, author of “Citizen Tom Paine” and “Freedom Road” is now workings on the commentary of the Soviet

leased in the latter part of April. ‘Loya’ is the story of Zoya Kos- modemianskaya, 18-year-old Rus- Slan partisan who was captured, tortured and murdered by the Germans in 1941. The fame of her deeds and the brutality of her death sent countless Soviet

soldiers into battle with the cry, “Remember Zoya” on their lips.

Soviet Paper “Pravda’

” Reports

Nazi Underground Activity

Large scale secret network of materials and organizations to carry on underground war after defeat is being prepared by the Nazis, under direction of Gestapo Himmler. Included in the pro- posed setup is a special secret general staff operating from one

“of the neutral countries.

clearly part of political prepara- tions for the “postwar war.”

According to the report, meas- ures have been taken to create a powerful financial base for sub- Sidizing: - ‘extensive underground work, to preserve the main ¢adres of the Nazi party, to safeguard

This is the sensational news. from a story which gave names and specified concrete aspects of the plan, earried in a recent is- sue of the Soviet newspaper Pravda.

In the light of this expose, the continued. military resistance of the Nazis in the face of cer- tain defeat becomes intelligible as part of their underground pre- parations. In addition, attempts of reactionary elements in the cgemocratic countries to win leniency in one form or another for the Nazis (attacks on Crimea decisions are a sympton) are

the economic base of the German war machine, and to make poli- tical preparations for “revenge.”

Activities are to be carried on within Germany. and, from the outside for sabotage and terror- ism aimed at disrupting the peace terms and the Allied measures agreed on at Yalta.

A special headquarters has been set up in Munich under Wilhelm Shepmann, one of the organizers of anti-Allied sabo- tage in the Ruhr in 1923. Among those named by Pravda as co- workers of Schepmann are: Ernst Katlenbrunner. chief of

the Gestapo and chief of the Military Intelligence Service; Werner von Alvenslebin, Hitler’s personal friend; and MSchellen- berg and Melle. senior officer of the Security Service.

“The terroristie detachments will consist of picked fascist cut- throats from the SS units,” says Pravda. “At present all these units are studying future thea- ters of operations in the areas assigned to them. Simultaneous- ly, a ramified network of secret caches of arms. ammunition, clothing, provisions. secret sig- nals and communication lines is being laid. :

“This clandestine organization will serve to build up cadres for the future German army.”’

The report underscores the im- portance of the Crimea decisions for a united Allied policy to wipe out Nazism, punish the war cri- mina’s and control Germany.

Henry A. Wallace receives congratulations of Assoc. J tice H. Black who has sworn him in as Sec. of Comme

Films “Zoya,” which will be re-|

Labor

HE March issue of “Wallnews”, a monthly. publicatic ” the Industrial Information Division, Wartime Infor Board, in collaboration with the National Film Board, distr” to 18,000 trade unions, factories, libraries and various. organizations, has featured the recent “British Columb; Work” exhibition. sponsored by the Labor Arts Guild ~ voluntary recognition by the federal oo ment is a marked tribute to the first 1 event of the labor-art movement or Pacific Coast, and augurs well for its & development. :

The Guild has just received ad copies off the Ottawa press, air mail” special delivery, which are the final ¢ ation. of many weeks’ planning and © spondence with Dayid Petesorsky, 7 tor of the WIB Industrial Informatio: vision. Expert reproductions of thy prize-winning entries, artistic lay-out, graphical motes on the artists. and eft propaganda under the title of “the y Paint .. .”, all combine to present a Most impressive reco this first step taken hand-in-hand by labor and art in Ga toward the- democratic goal of these two essentials in hi progress. :

Mr. Petegorsky writes to the Guild: “I think your gre doing an extremely good and important job, and I hope continue to meet with the kind of success that has ath your first ventures. When we see something as successfu stimulating as your contest, we are delighted - to - have | opportunity of bringing it to the attention of the people. I our venture serves to stimulate similar developments else: | aeross the country.’ :

A salute to the vision of David Petegorsky, and to the © technical experts, for a significant job extremely well done:

LOSING date of the Authors’ Contest conducted by the I

Arts Guild has been extended from March 1 to April formal resolution unanimously adopted at the recular mo executive meeting on March 5, in response to wide requests claims of insufficient duration. Manuscripts already en will be returned upon request to any contestants for fui |

editing and revision, if so desired.

“HAMLET”

(possis for this Shakespearean production. presentec

members of the Labor Arts Guild under the directio Frank Lambrett Smith, are now on sale at $1.00 from J Kelly Piano Co., at the Boilermakers? Hall, John’ Goss Si and from Guild members and players: Remember the di April 6, 7, 8 and 9, with an audience limit of 150 per nig! } avoid overcrowding, Players, costumers, stage sets, desig | and technicians promise an artistic achievement in this first | length presentation of “Hamlet” to be staged in Vancouve | [ues winners among the gay throng of merrymakers {|

enjoyed the First Annual Spring Frolic of the Labor’ § Guild held at the Boilermakers’ Hall last’ Friday, were as @ lows: : mere ed,

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ist Prize: Courtney Hauptman. Oil painting by Fred- erick B. Taylor. 2nd Prize: Jack Shadbolt. : 3rd Prize: Peggy Speer. $50 Seventh Victory Loat 4, Bond. 235" 4th Prize: J. J. Osborne Woodcarvins by Oscar ¢ Hilleren. ; : ; : 5th Prize: Archie Carmichael. by Cattelle Porter. * 6th Prize: KE. M. Greenwood. Uluminated vanity box | by Julius Fuerst. : 3

Pat J. Ryan. Water color painting by jf

Handmade pottery fF