- hav taka Huong to. the, healt SG Vie’ So EN SST Ny MEME SS ot te 8S 9S SS a Mpeseae eee t sue: 44 ne 1910 = P PRINCE RUPERT. DAILY NEWS. a “An independent newspaper. devoted to the. upbullding’. “ ot Prince Rupert and Northern: and Central British Columbia. oA member of The: Canadian Press—Audit Bureau of Circulation. “Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association ~ Published by The Prince Rupert Daily News. Limited., JOHN. AR, AYRES ae . ' Editor PRINS TIPS E ES COS OOS ORO OOD OT EE Cee ~~. President GS} ake Ne Ee aN Ne a ete ANE RNS HOUR STUN NTN eee ¥.. MAGOR ae . -@. P. WOODSIDE ° General ‘Manager. | Authorized as second: class. mall. by. the. Post. Office Departmout Ottawa s Son Oat ae wed eS Me “ete eae ee RAS yoo ere - 1960 ~ "WEDNESDAY, must e with a feeling of statisfac- a thatthe Prince Rupert General board learned’ that it ended hasurplus of $10,986. True, - he British Columbia Hos-, rance Service depending: on. saries of this. branch - of. ‘the. : nd. ‘Welfare Department: The fina figure will not be’-known — until... id-summer, but nevertheless the hos- | pital’ board can ‘congratulate. itself on _ cheing in office’ during the era ‘of ‘Where eas ‘the present hospital board - saw-the: hospital receive. $31, 388 more » an BCHIS grants including’ an increase OF “$d. 25 per. patient day during. 1959, . iprevious ‘boards. had suffered: under My. Martin’s “wage freeze”. order. In. me: ‘policy’ ‘succes ed: in. driving © ically, every hospital in’ B.C. to” he wall with’ overwhelming deficits at. he same time and earning the antag-.. mismo fan. equal number of. hospital | » The hospital . situation | -in- Columbia during those times - not.a’ pleasant one. © ee oe aa eS enations of: hospital | hoards: plus hreatened strikes by nurses and other. spital employees i in B.C. The: glaring act’ that. something was amiss. must © : Metric , va “The. move. , to Bet. “this country, to: start’ using — ithe metric system is’. Gaining ° ‘ground, “After” ‘all, the. major. powers of ‘the world. ‘except the ™. ‘Unitea* ‘States, and: Britain are’ calready” using it "THe¥e’s ‘much ‘to be said for’ uniformity” and © for the metric: ‘system: itself: r But ‘the National Geographic: Society. shows": ‘what the: metric. system would do to! our, songs: ihnd witty sayings. Here. is how some of* them ” would. be affected by the new. system. - ve A miss Is: aS good As 1.6093. kilometers, fi ok. N i Be tte Victoria Report 4 VICTORIA — Social Credip MA's have a ‘happy, carefree, fooling-themselves ‘faculty: of. , ‘pretending that ‘all in British Columbia: was.‘ terrible. before they took office in’ 1952,.In ‘fact, to hear SC'ers talk you'd, think British :. ‘Columbia didn't. exist at all prior to. 1952, ;Wwh§g Sthe Berinctt “Sodial. Credit government was: sworn’ into” ‘office, | as’ much to the surprise — ‘of Mr, Bennett himself as to everyone: else, , « Cabinet. ministers, when they give statistics of thoy. departments, always start at 1952; the | Snférelice - being that conditions were not: ‘good. then, but now, after nearly eight years of. ‘Social .Credit——well, isn’t it wonderful, what’ -pragyess. we have made, what dreams of: long. ngorehave’. beon, fulfilled, What hope. there’ is: for the. future; as long as- Social Credit’s ih: « ‘power, of. ‘course, which, {n ‘the opinion of ° bhid “dolumn, , will. be for a good-long = spell. Lot. And everyone might as well get used to It, Typical of this “it-was-terrible-before- 1962" | ‘yotttine’ is: Alex Matthow, the: rotund, .very cgenint . Acots’-tongued Socred .MLA for. Van- seouverCentre, who put his version of Social ‘Credit’ *philosophy this way: “British: Columbia . Ud not, try our way: until 1962, and itvhas had: " ‘Mothing ‘but progress.’ and dovelopmont. ever ‘Since, After we took office you could begin’ to’: fieny thé marry hum of: Industry, Previous. to’: ‘that B.C. had tried’ tho’ out-moded Model 7,.' :way of the old-line. parties, and the dlamally: ‘Ampotent.way of the Coalition, both of. which: merited the cold, .nccusing . finger of. “public ‘gcorn, Thank | God, British Columbian did not: ‘ ry the way, of the grontest flop of the: contury, © “the way : ‘Of Boclalsm, If they had, .done ” 80, “B.C. would have been in a sorry plight, indadd. He al Well, that’s-supor-enthusinsm: for’ you. Yan'ts ‘1U2— ‘ “4; Gana an ctlles, «to: assess: the... degree. of 'dis- | 1 wns ‘Susb as ‘turbance, to chase them, slap many problem them around a bit, keep them... - ‘$n subjection until they grew “up. into adult citizens or. of- . ‘fenders; in which latter case, it was a matter, for the alive : It was no “problem.” tt was... a normal state of affairs. In. 1900, we took it for granted . that there were: good. horses " and | no- -good - horses, . dogs and ‘no- ‘good. dogs, Good: cmmomod 4, good - get into the saloons that'océu-.”-... pied all the . most populous street corners ‘down town, they - congregated’ around street cor- ners, after supper; and. in’ ad-. dition to hootin’ and hollerin’, - ~ EDITOR'S. ‘NOTE. — ‘Signed : articles. and édilorials: eredit- “ed to‘ other newspapers: do.not . - mecessarily “reflect?, the views -, “of. ‘The, Daily. News. me ae LEGION L.A _ Starting 10 a. Ma. _ Saturday, mah 5 = 6th: Street sacKeor QUESTION | be _ groups: and. it is. to: be. hoped that the fee ‘wage increases. granted. donot: whittle = down: ee, present surplus too much.” ae -wouldn’t ° touch . ‘that with. a 3.049-meter pole” Texans wear 37,853-litre hats, God’s ‘little: 4047 ofa: hectare. It's. All wool and. 0144 Of 2 meter wide. ‘And: ‘otiner things | ‘would: change,. ‘too. ‘Im- agine. how a Hollywood starlet would. feel. ‘say- ing. that her vital.’ statistics Were © 92-61-92: She, -just: wouldn’t do it — and you couldn't: make - her budge 2.54 centimeters (an inch, “ " to you), —The Milwaukee Journal, by J. K. Nesbitt not, ‘himself, analyzing’ the budget, Mr: “Willis- ton grinned that it’s pretty difficult to analyze ‘the budget, and Mr. Dowding sald it sure $s. However, Mr, Williston, naturally, thinks the ;, 1960 budget a first-class, marvelous budget; Mr. Dowding is. sure it’s mostly.a big hoax; de- ‘signed to. catch ‘votes for Soclal Credit. Mr. ‘Dowding dealt’ with the budget for about: five - minutes, then, bewildered, threw it into the » bucket, saying: “So much for this budget—. " “He didn’t..say how much! “MLA! 8, you see, take, the budget. for granted, -an accomplished fact, which it is—budgets bore them, and so they talk on subjects nearest and idenrest their. hearts—which can be - anything ‘from moongazing’ and birdwatching to the “dangers, to. them, of cigarotte-smoking pnd: the-horrors of fluoridation, ‘Well, after all, Legislature's: a public forum, and if we read What our MLA's say, and study what they say, and form some opinions of our own, and Jet them ‘know our opinions, we and thvy ean learn | a Brent deal, \ + + +. Mr, Dowding is a talkative, 4I-yonr old law- ai : yor, ‘but he docsn’t take himself too seriously, “| ' "He: made ike a novelist whon he sald: “The.. Premier and tho Minister of Lands and Forests : “have ‘committed this ‘government, to develope Ment of theyPence River, Tho government an. ~ momient is: ‘When will: Premier: J, seék*" support *-for- eo _ Straight’ term for his’ » Credit. government. Dee ney from a January kidney opera- pears ‘all ready. for the honeymoon trip with ~~ this dangerous and alluring:fomme fatale with the Swedish accent (Mr, Axel Wenner-Gren,) - In fnet, the Premier has already bought, the -tlekets for the trip, and our honlthy, hometown alrl,,.B.O, Hydro, js to be Jilted or end Up as ithe seullory maid,” Ne i cNow, that Isn't bad, really; but “Attorney. ‘gonora) , Bonner. saw nothing funny or clever: iy it: ‘and growlod, darkly, that his. fellow Jaw- ey: Dowding. was talking nothing but juat cheap talk, My. Dowding didn't anro; Indeed, he folt ~ proud that‘ he had nroused the ually allent Attornoy-goneral. ‘Let. ‘the light shine. in “gaint John, wae city. counel) has ‘made , 0 sonalble decision to lot roporters cover council committee meotings, And Salnt John 'Tmose Glohe ‘s to bo congratulated for. waging the “ battle whieh resulted in the decision and Yovoraed an earior stand, | © In, Groater Vancouver thore are. too. many “ avindod ispoeahts, on‘evoty sub {oct under tho: .:... aocrot mootings despite thojold rule that pubis . wn, Ho ddnt:put it! aulte so bhintly as this: ‘Ne and: It's ipposod to bea pune debate," | Roatan ha ianored the budaot and: talked. , putjands and foroats,.OOr. Cord on Dowding Burnpby ‘war ‘disappolritdd to hot My. Wile Halon 8 yo: what he. eulted a Jootura, and then business, should bo transacted In public. ~ Whon doors sro closed st {s ensy to wonder Jf the doliberations bohind them can't hear “the: Nght: of publle scrutiny, CA paton tho back for Balnt John and Ite - nowapapor, . ~The Vancouver Province, A ~-agree the premier. plans to go: _ Every. party wortied about coming ‘election - Seep confident Social Credit government — we “By HL: JONES mo : Canadian Press Staff ‘Writer sing an aside. made by. party “VICTORIA” —.. “The ° Jackpot question ‘in’ B: C. ‘politics at the’ legislature:.:that . ‘the ~ Bennett” call: an election: ‘and sa fourth, Social nicipal taxes instead. _ FIELD FULL. SLATES” ‘His™ political: ‘opponents ‘all to the’ ‘polls this” year. Most, a observer: favor September: OS tg election “month: .But: the:.59-. year-old, : “politically ~wise pre- Mier, isn’t ‘saying.- : --For reporters who: have been pressing « him ‘for*’ ‘months - he has: developed the stock ‘an- . swer that: his thinking is 50- - ‘between this year, and next — : 1961 his - government. will eve. “gone. its full, five-year . away” of Peace River power, ' term. in office since the elec~ tion, of September, 1956. ‘In that vote 38 Social ‘Cred- iters were. sent. to ‘the 52-seat legislature to face a combined Opposition of 14, : They include ‘10.CCF, three Liberals and veteran Thomas Uphill, 85- year-old Independent. Lahor member who first went to. the House 40 years ago in the. days when”. John Oliver was. pre- mer: and has been there ever since,’ GETTING OVER OPERATION The premier {s stil) recovering plan..to: field. full, slates, of:5 candidates “in® the: “election.: ‘current situation: ing of natural resources.” This “ineludes the main CCF. crit- the Rocky Mountain Trench to outside private interest con- “ist. Axel Wenner-Gren. . The CCF leader. said _ his party’s main platform. planks. qwill he public hydro for cheap ‘ power, an allinclusive health ~dnsuranee plan, reduction in school costs of- municipalities and compulsory auto. insur- ‘ance. The Liberals: party Ray Perrault, at 34 one of the youngest leaders, says the main: Issues will. be power, municipa) finance, taxes and the “integrity” of. the present government. mo Mr, Perrault believes there will be an early election “pos - sibly April 18” and says his party will campaign for “or- derly development of hydro, -and a civil justice act with ap- pointment of paid public de- fendors and a halt to a lower- ‘court’ system which he says ‘finds some magistrates being paid on the basis of the num- tion that has kept him pretty well away from the current legislative session except for delivery of his record. $331,- 600,000 budget . February 12, He plans a June trade-hoost- ing trip to Britain, Mr, Bennett has’ made it plain he will go to the people on his government's record of its cight years in office, This includes wipcout of the prov- ince’s direct debt, oxtension of the government-owned Pacific Great Eastern Rallway into the north, & vast highway program ter. and increased support for edu-~ ee cation and health, The premier saya the main Issue willk be the homeowner . hat grant, instituted asin tax-rellef 7 ‘wonder by my troth, wha “monaure for property ownors _ thou, and I leader Robert Strachan in the” party > would wipe it out and ease mu-) “Here is how they see the . The CCF: Opposition Leader . Strachan says the main issue . will be government “mishandl-- -icism that the government hag perpetrated: a massive “give- timber and:other resources in. , ' trolled by Swedish industrial -- hief | . “her. of convictions they rogls- With the classics and boosted by $22 this year to Did, till we lov'd?- Were we not a a year. Recently the Cor ..'.', wean'd till then? party, to tho Jeers of the goy- . ornment, came out'in definite |: _..childishly? - support of the grant after ON. anorted.we In the seven finding politically ambarrass _ sleepers’ den? “ ry faneles, be, Lig hter side. ‘Tf over any banauty I did geo, The gnrer ‘woe walking ° . through the village when'he (*% ” mot one of his parishioners) os a cei How's your cold, Donnid ‘ane ‘only ‘thing that “can ho asked, rel a sie op. ‘growing > without: “Vorra | obstinate, ", oe, the parishioner; : mn “nourishment la AN Of0, +. shut fn dronm af thee. -—John Donne. ‘But. ack don county pleasures, "Twad AO; But this, all plonsures “Which 1 deair'd, and got, ‘twas “And how {a 'your wife "| “About: tho game oy “Sow. many: -atudonte ? are pip YOU KNOW? thore in tho. university." : "About one In overy. fives woud | MANY OF THE We coleptone: “ints |[ uy BEST PARTIES ole or tolophono: “This is. é, ENJOY OUR DELICIOUS “Marry. Iwon't bo able 16 con eee founy, *My wie ef “CHINESE FOODI . JOg, Just Phone 3329: Umployvor: “What as hit: MELROSE CHOP suey to do with your: coming: to: work?" Volco: “Th wan my lor sho broke," The ‘Progressive Conserva- tives: Party leader ‘Deane Fin-. WEL c OME. To ) The ALL NATIVE VISITING "BASKETBALL | Nt “session: th ree: weeks. . -layson: says government “mis- handling’; of : resources: and _ power”. ‘and its, “misrepresent - ed fiscal “policy” will. be: the . Mr. Bennett’s political oppon-. ~-Main_ issues. ents, the CCF, Liberals. and”: Progressive - “Conservatives, all. .He believes. if: the. premier: As ¢ sufficiently. recover -* ed-an election will: ‘be announc-: ed: at” the: ‘end ‘of. oe ‘current: ‘s “probably! : ne sabout: The : Conservatives will promise to “put'an.end ‘to the -uncivil, civil war..with Ottawa” and seek . co-operation: from. the senior government..in fi-_ nancial support for highways and education. .The party would press Columbia ' River development and weigh private. ,ENJO ‘YOUR \ TO PRINCE RUPERT. ae "ROBERT QUAN and ALEX JUNG. /=c0- MANAGERS. development of the: Peace pro- . interests against possible public development of ject by B.C. _ Lotus CAFE” 628 Third Avenue West Phone 3133 of that river’as well, eat your fingertips ' “The firoman's ha is Q ‘aymbol of nretedion . 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