a R. AYRES Editor - v, " “An independent 1 newspaper" devoted to the upbuilding oS a of Prince Rupert and Northern and’ Central British’ Columbia.” ~. wv ae A Member of The Canadian Press—Audit Bureau of Circulation ° “t*. "Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association ‘Published by The Prince Rupert Dally News Limited. * eg _ JOHN F: -MAGOR . eet a “President” G. P, WOODSIDE” General Manager. = “Authorized 28 second | class. ‘mall . by! the Post Office Department, Ottawa . “TUESDAY, FEBRUARY. 16, 1960 Cer tainly the home. t going ‘tO, quarrel: with | Wee and. Mr. Bennett aeesa cert So says that the: premier; has. misjudged”. ae -lowances for the aged, "handicapped the people “if he thinks he’s going to. buy his ° way out. of. purgatory” with - Mr, Bennett does think: and, My. Ben- nett is an expert: judge ™ ‘of. “people: , Fur thermore, past events. have proved him right. Deane Finlayson, able. ae ir not’: a , provineial e elec: . ‘ealled: this year, Premier’ ~ plus to 'such.a degree this ~ year. | Bennett. cannot: afford to. top” hee . Conserv ative leader though he may be, Is. another. “voice in the wilderness” ~ there i is going: to be an election is any: a thing but original. . | . Although the budget: makes no ae “lowance for 1960 as an: election year, : . there is nothing to prevent the govern- | ment from calling one. Premier Ben- “nett has budgeted $83, 583 as general ~ governnient expenses under elections. In. 1958- 59, $79, 155 was spent. keeping _ “up. the. ‘election’ machinery. In: the- 1d 1952. 53: election year, the. government _ spent. $787, 500°0n elections and there is*~. nothing: to stop: the government from: - | - Passing a supplementary: estimate at: - r “a'later date to provide for a,1960 elec-~ tion. and: this i is what ‘we: / hanpel. Ce a oo _Enuineration has. already started ‘in. the. south and.gets under way. this. think wil “week, in a limited fashion, ‘in- this dis-: — At any. time;. the: governnient mo trict. ean. boost the tempo of vote listing and. | as soon as the. outlying districts have been tabulated we believe ‘that t the city . enumeration will. ‘begin. One thing stands out. clearly. With 7 “the government dipping into. its sur- ‘province on holidays, “and: ‘mothers: allowances, the home- “owner grant boost and. increases tothe . civil: service, Premier Bennett is set stor go. and: from where we sit, we can- ‘not-see how. he can lose, whether we like it or not, Victoria Report by J. K. Nesbitt VICTORIA—Your MLA's ‘are: ‘now deep in’) discussion of Premier Bennett's record .break- ing $331,000,000 budget, Social Crediters. say it’s wonderful, simply. wonderful, showing this SC government. to,“be “the ‘most, human: -gov- | ernment in..the history ‘of 'B.C., so: human it. almost brings. tears’ to: "your yes: CCF’ers and .. Liberals say it's nothing but a: ‘budget designed ‘to. woo the., voters,’ In the: ‘budget ‘aebate: MLA's are supposed to stay with the budget, but they seldom do, . They wander all-over the..place, sometimes”, playing polities, as in: ‘the. Throne Speech. debate, This is a time- honored habit, hal- lowed by’ tradition, "- The Bennett -budéet, : 19060. version, js. most certainly a monumental work’ of spending the people's, money. on the. ‘people, The CCY, while finding it politically ‘inopportune to oppose hand-outs to tha peaple——-Socred dividonds tha Premicr calls thon -— saya they are merely: politieal bribes, the. government hoplhg. they pay good dividends on election day, whonever. that will be, and the Premier isn't. tolling yet, The CCF and the Liberals in. the House, nre convinced, positively, that It’s an: election budget, Certainly, it's the type one oxpects on claction eve—filled with goodies, and honsts - of haw government, | ‘The Premier, In ini: 1900 budget, was tnietnig no chances—that's to be sure; nn election any tine ho's all. sot, a8 far as, budgeting’ 1g,concorned, Porhaps, after all, the election will come this, yory,. for. thero couldn't possibly be another budget ‘AQ, “Mod with goodies, at the: 1061 soasion, Indeed, to be frank, the Promior spoke Roy eral times ‘aa /df-appealing, for votaa’ Naht than” and there, Juat. na if ‘he.wag on the huatings, thusly: so, of Ita jchievoments, Gratifying as. thoas.” may be, the future’ holds: promiso of successes » tranacending by far thoad: Alrondy achieved,-and - there is now ample: evidence tint, given’ pes: proprinte cO- “operation, thls: ‘government: enn - wonderful | tho governmont {9s how.no. other government" could do ag well, how. no. obher governmont. can suard, the! future ne: ohls ° : if he wants ' “ThIs. government ts proud, and. justly ensure their abtalnment.’” That's certainly a phrase designed to ap- peal. . for - votes “given appropriate’ co- operation. "In other words, the Premier wants - the people to co-operate with his government. by” re- ~electing it, when he issues. the. call, ~ Also. in:: ‘electioneering - vein,» took a whack at what ‘he -calls the state so- - elalism..of the CCF: “Most British Columbians: ° have’ made it abundantly clear that. they ‘be- Neve in free enterprise, and wish’ to‘ preserve tne creed of the individual who prefers equal °° opportunity jn a creative, progressive and. cul- tured society to a regimented existence; the - Individual who welcomes. competition and: who . / 48 anxious to praserve his: right to work with ! froedom of choice in contrast with: a con. trolled: Inbor force,” “This. one, too, could. woll be fin election paragraph in the Bonnett budget: “This gov- ’ ornment—bolleves in free enterprise and js dodicated to the constant dovelopment, use and conservation of British Columbia's im. monse natural, resources, and Industrial po- tentials In-a manner such as to ensure: that— without special privilege or favor—overy. man, - woman and cHild may secure and: enjoy the grontest possible mensure of cultural, . social and econamle progress compatible with the _gommon good, mn : /In the next 8.0. general, claction: ernment will bo out. to dofent the B,C; Social, Orodit Government, and: so,. in hia budget. ‘addrass, the Promler: took the. offonaive: “Tight _mMonoy, continulng ‘high unemployment:.in’.the . midat of an oconomic revival, declining ‘nat farm. . income, . and. 2 growling - Imbalance of trade ‘provide ‘gorious observers with grnavo: rosontmont — against. “misgivings, : ‘Smouldering | tho oxchanga promium. is now: bronking. out ‘Into’ florea . protest, proas. In resenting thia. grievous. handleap: that ls now..costing Onanndians $150,000,000: yearly. | for avery ono per cont premium: on. our dollar...” To be doprived of such a formidable: amount At 0 time whon the domeatie AUP PTY: of. enpital {8° 80. Inadequate. lg unbearable. . oo be # youth have a chance — Recently wo nti’ wi 1, © man who mado no pretence of: baling ‘ny “axport ‘In’ foreign © affalrs, But. he Tandy: home-made: tNeory,.of.: he: onco’ was, | what js wrong: wit. them, The mon: In. charge. nre too ‘old, ‘|: i This chap had Juat ontovod the ponalonablo age himself, He thought that (2) he. were old enough to receive a -penaion from: ordinary | work, then alntoamon Wh tholr romendous burdens: ‘so. should. be: rotirod. a the anmoa- ‘hae, Ho ndmitted ha. himaolt wag not the many ry “a o 7 » “Tha. old: follows. syne” Yanet'< tHetr chando, | ‘phoy have fnllod: to: settle: the problema: of tho | world, It ts time: for younger men with newor Adeas* and moro’ floxihlo nttitudon,”, he phil. onophizna, Be oo , Mr. With a 20 per cent, “Seopa in al: - the. Premier . ‘whone oe 2 ovor it comes, the Ottawa Consorvativa : ‘GOVe © “Ontario's” promier- has. | joined us and nv‘ large scation of the fnnaneinl . oh, ! 5 Those’ squeals and teen-age en who’ are willing to stand In ay , oo. he cries of ecstasy that you often queues for hours for these free | hear on radio.and television — shows. Kids don’t like it. \ when ‘youthful celebrities ‘of Too impatient. We tried out the male sex appear on stage older women’s voices. but. they Cc ave available at $5 per squealer. was too hoarse. The way it is a4 In New York I: met'a gentle- “now, it’s, professional. ‘Ingot’a,: 8 . man who was one. of the char-.. regular:. ssquad, squealers W coal: grey suited opulent yeggs’ trained ‘to the: job. y pay them te - that are ‘familiar type. tobe. $5 an engagement, and I can i “-found around’ all the best: eat-. - bring Out +10, 20,30, whatever q ing. places in that’ “great city .the celebrity calls. for.” paved with nickles and dimes Aw, . that spoils the whole tl (and everybody on: their hands illusion! we eg " and knees or in-any other. Eeey ! — ” : ture necessary to grab.a ey ® ‘ean of the Httle tokens;) and With the classics } his profession, ‘was oom he y ‘celebrity’ agent, os ve bt - There afe many a Ina Glass. Housé ti “other features -of . . his profession. But ~ If.I lived - ve providing teen age Raw In. a glass: house, ° female * squeaters I. could live «| for mate. singing With the. restive .wind, : stars was the most §3@ oe yD eeould’ Hyer oo. ; " ‘ ' enlightening:. ‘ ‘ fs With the slender . rain; GODSHILL, ‘ISLE. ‘OF WIGHT—The. Isle of ‘Wight is most ‘famous for its seaside resorts, but ' “When Snatra,’ he- ee ‘inland. are: also: a good ‘number « of things to: be “seen: Godshill- lies several miles. inland eliminating one of: Sinatra’s | I. could sit La li from Shanklin, cand makes_ ane attractive | picture with ‘its: + church’ and picturesque thatched - Syllables, “first started up the In the fire’s glow ~ F cottages.” oe ae ae a celebrity, ladder, his agent had =~ © In. a whorl of. white stars * a a young cousin of: his bring. a -And. watch; the snow \ squad of her school chums to : Pile up around me; L ‘LETTER BOX of a- radio show to squeal. It was - 7 Ri tht sf h idia be alle d be . such a success that squealing And like the. elm tree C s4 became right away a regular That wears last year’s nest ig t ° n ians sto e ca e a origines . gimmick of the profession. c ‘In its lapel, t isn’t as casy ‘as you migh ‘The snowdrift defended against sta nd. of Va ncouver writer think to get these kids to come - Could wear me, Y 5 _ «down to. TV shows and stuff. : The Editor, wets .S@SS and ‘under my present. ‘Judiciary—Judge Martin. - like that. It’s the vider. wom-- | BERNICE KING BRIGHAM.’ e ‘The Daily: News:. 00 “treatment I fear old age when’ Boy Scouts—Robert Gray, - oo ae mn — 7 C _I.-would: like ‘to: reply, to Mr. I. should be living in’ comfort _the one that remembers the , ‘Harold. Weir whose. column was. and free of worry. © King’s words and was awarded t _Teprinted: ‘from, the. Vancouver. , When we shook hands‘sol- 2 gold medal; Stephen. Morri- h Sun’ in The Daily’ News. of Feb-. emnly uttering the words of — son, Scout patrol leader. who M : uary. “le Itewas: entitled: “Nat- our ‘great Indian: Oath “As © was awarded the highest mark F sive: Indian: not. aborigines in long as the ‘sun shines, the in Canada. é true. ‘sense.. a, _ grass’ grows and the. waters . Entertainer, columnist, I : flow, I will keep'all. my prom- — statesman—Will Rogers. 1 ve ster’ 8 dictionary the word “ab-..-ises,” the great spirit in. hea- There have been Indian doc- 5 “origine”, means “an original: ven listened ‘to those. splemn - tors, lawyers and: scientists. ° a “inhabitant or first.inhabitant words... In. the. field of music the t of a country are called aborig- Yes, “Brother” the - sun is . Port. Simpson band was just a f inals, as the Celts in. Europe still.doing his duty in the sky few points behind the Irish § and Indians ‘in. America.” ~.:. making the grass grow. and Guards band when they “play- .. This. recalls. the. time. 88. the waters still flow but as. for ed in a world contest. Now we - _ years ago when we made: our’ me Iam slowly dying, just as have the famous Aiyansh k » longest. ived treaty in’ history. ’ any wild plant dies when de-.. band who™ played for the t --. It seems but. yesterday when. prived: of its source of life. I - Queen . ‘ _ this momentous incident took am dying because I miss those |‘ In closing I extend my hand € place. How warm was our- food elements and my natural in’ eternal. friendship. My t _-handclasp then, : how: sincere - mode: of existence, which are’ “tomahawk lies buried. I beg of of our: ‘promises . to one another,+: very necessary to maintain you to co-operate with us fora.| - : ‘ when we ‘agreed to. jointly use’ _ the strong health T-used toen- closer and genuine brother-..|- . this. country. oe ~ joy: before your children. grew ‘hood between us. pe 2 “It. gives me-pain in. my. heart” into multitudes... . 2095 : G. Jeffrey, of t -. when'T-read’ ‘your article in'The: .Ivery much fear. immigra- . _Prinee Rupert. : “ Daily News and to hear. agai ionalso,: when the allowance |= a mi : my’ can clalm the proud distinetlon of bolng.one of the unlls ; better ving and our make no Tom Longhoat, marathon run- hat tanded.on tha coast of Normandy on 0 Day, & June: 1944, i ‘ progr nore Tim Thorpe, all round: The Sacond Battalion sarvad :In Korea from March {954 fo progress at all, even when ate: | r April 1955 and went to Germany in October 1957 tending the. same’ schools ov Athlote, grontost of all time. 3 r an , whon. disclifirged from. . your, .;Edueation—Pauline Johnson, | “The flest BaitaionIha‘Queen’s Own Rifles is proceeuing. ° ~ schools, they ara helploga: to". ‘poctoss; Misa, Nigkowss eigen: yop “to Eurone in the fail of (960: (or duly with Conada's HATO minke: Hving In the’ forests. ar; ye “Moniste a coy : ilqade In Wost Cormany, A iImilod number of vacancies ' ' tox follow our’mode of to" Oxe “7 are open for young mon wilh the reat canael a cept In almplo forms of: Anbor +f : yu cl hin Rag a i cpa for, where no aki la required, “Power. ‘cuto ’ | va yon Iaws ‘aro mado for ur’ -ponofit, wo novar hons about “provides idea A : An Soymoni St, hom: and. thorofore cannot dew.” _& oe Vanover, WO, fond ‘oursalves, For .oxamplo;: “of bomb effect ma Mit \s aorn | the. now ‘federal Inw:. regurds, Coe pom The! ” eh Ay es nS eo Ang voting was forcod on us ry (Ont): Nowaeltecord : Without yopresontation, » ‘Cutting off. ‘of. . oloptrlen)” ‘Although we pay no taxes, ‘power duying the: rocont (ao: the Crown collects a royalty on. - atoms, Indicates Juat a Nettle Over pelt we catch, In my own’ bit haw handicapped wo would © —Ufotime, T put in nt lonst 40 © ho Ifa big disaster enma to our yonra of trapping activity and country, A coupla of wall- 4 the roynity collected on my placed nuclear bombs would - - polts during that porlod should put 'the ontira: country out of | ' ‘ entitle mo to a living allow-' commission, and repairs would’ , (Neo for my nge, but now the not. -be possible within wooks “Weh. companion have moved or months, nnd atrlppad our forests naked, PALE HONS Derren Plas send ma full dotallt on the Q Quonnis: Own «eto ohildren are not oven m SU Rifas al Cancicla hoe i om floyed: by’ those companion, “Lig hter side. ial 7 io oe Wat dvon: given'a living allow- * wnint anor Nahway ace PIED Nin etm en ADR ren 0 I nied, nftay the companions das aldanta? . COUPON Address sacs sahageaniin aap vig ote my a ; . : hy * troyed: my trapling: At-.one ‘Woll, exports all conclidu: GAYAT OWA, sauna giennnanaacnsste : waecae i timo this wna my ancient land =. Tho gasoline ia too refined, |, “Mov. ., Phone . _° / a mark, it waa given mn ta naR- “Tho driver much too ornda, | eq y