an” independent newspaper:

 

rr “JOHN F.

‘devoted to ‘the , upbutlding x .
7 of: ‘Prince. ‘Rupert’ and: Northern and Central British Columbia.
_ member: of. The ‘Canadian Press -—- Audit Bureau of Circulation
Canadian: Daily. Newspaper -Publishers Association

: ‘Published by.9 The. Pririce’ Rupert Dally News Limited.

President

MAGOR
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television producer. ee -

“Mr, Susskind, | ‘the current. ‘darling
intellectuals, -

    

mediocrity, of ‘giving people. what: they. wan. t
“He hates the’ westerns - and the - “situation
dies and. virtually all. the, ‘daily: and: weekly -
tam now .on -the air.: Instead; vhe :and

; merican ‘public...

 
 
 
 

Mr.
avénue < competitors: who ‘simply’ go .by: ratings
and stick to shows: more or:Jess. ‘guaranteed’ to
self soap, cigarets ‘or beer...” ae

Mr. Flesch “found: -Mr. Susskind’s. attitude

even more distasteful. than that of the. cynical
igive- ‘'em-what-they want’ fellows... The cynics
ard trying..to trick ,people,in buying” ‘culture,’

Most of their products, it seems, to me, » are
wogth the money, but. most: of the: ‘culture’
peddied by the David Susskinds ; 4s. not. yo
Mee \

wll that sounds convineing.: Heré is a ocd
plajn man who likes: plain entertainment, and
resents phony eggheads try!ng to push “eulture”
at *him. That’s the way At sounds.',In. fact,
it {s humbug... .

have read one of ‘the New Yorker articles
thdt Flesch uses for a apringboard, to attack
Susskind. Do-you know what kind of highbrow
prdfiuctions Susskind {is trying to foist on the
public They include “Tom Sawyer,” “Kidnap-.
peq,” ‘the Art Carney | ‘show and some. famous
ghost” ‘stories,

Pusskind isn’t trying to sell anything radical,

Hey has given up: even trying’ to: Bell original
”

- Victoria: Report

IOTORIA—Tho manner In which. ‘Premier
Bonnett announced the election date has many
pedgple: still gasping, | and 4 lot of them cons
sidtrably annoyed,. .

nit was all highly: inorthodow, to nay the

 

lonpt; there are those who think: it, wos rude,

Aiscourtcous, bombastic, '
“Certalnly the Premier gave’ the. ‘whole. thing
reat build-up, with: himself oa ‘the atar,
Thy dramaticas ware Intense. °-

“Yes, there's no other: way of looking. at it"

than this: the Premier played politics with
antimportant public matter—an Blection daté,

“he whole performance Jn Kelowna must
have been..quite a spectacle, Thora was tho
Prgmior, recolving the unanimous Soolal Crodit
nomination for South Okanagan riding, That

wa} all rigged, and thoro's nothing wrong with

that, The nomination in his pocket, the: Pramidr |

rag threo blocks to a Socin) Oredit birthday

paity—a public mecting, true, but: under Boon! |
and therefore a Bohial. Credit

Credit auspices,
pofticn) rally,

Who Premior made. a long. apedch, Biddenly
ch.
to himaolf, ‘then: clutched it to his.
Ro to apenk; painting and emoting’ for,

ae presented him with a meassnge,’
bojom wae

bot ae half hour, and thon suddenly, he road
moasogé, It, was ‘from: the; Licutenante

th
rnor Aa here'd..b6 an .clestion Septem-
a Re made’ !t appear: the Lt.~"

er 12; The:
governor had set the date, and called the
eloction, wheroas we a know. ib was

ha , nn) a

“ok

oy Ses
2 art och be able 10: > eal such. an

| discredit Mr."
, kind’s

 

 

 

is a man. with ‘a- mn er tis a how of

wafits to rescue television from’ the. blight. of |

work mightily ~ to “upgrade. the |
whates. all. those. Madison

“T have more sympathy with. the. cynics. |

the: Promier

  
     
  
 
 
    
    

  

or, for that matter, Canada

means ‘0 opaising | more . money, of . projecting
government, into new. programs. of expenditure, |. .
“of; enlarging : ‘government. departments, ..of - -en-.”

couraging government to invade, fields. s normally, _
‘occupied - by. ‘Private | investors. .

come’ only from: the. “wealthy. and: that. "small -.
“wage.-éarners. -would : hardly. feel it. at all. We.
~ Jnave- before -us.the . latest edition of” Quick
oP Canadian Facts, and it shows. ‘where the. nation’ s
"personal: income. taxes, come ‘from. we
eo The’ ‘largest. amount collected: in: ‘income tax
Aor from: ‘@ single: income: bracket in. 1957 was $231
va lais million. It was contributed by Canadians -

" ing ‘between: 0 $3.0 000: and? $40 000. Be year. a!

 

   

lunch. ~ SOONRTE OS BOR

Even: Susskind’s ‘rhited ‘aim—to’ put over

popular programs of a reasonable standard—is
hard to. achieve. Sponsors. prefer. “Wasterns,
private eye stories and. situation. ‘comedies be-
cause. they. feel that. shows of. this: ‘kind | Sell

“more soap.

. But -are. these ‘loveable rascals » of com-
mercial television -really “giving the ‘people
what they want?”-When do the. people have
the chance to vote for anything else, if all they
can get-on the dial are westerns, crime stories
and famify comedies?:

'. And how many ‘of the’ people: are” they
pleasing? Suppose that they please 75 per
cent of the people. Shouldn't the other. 25
per cent have a right to ‘gee What THEY, want?

“Mr, Flesch does: not answer . any. of ‘these

questions, or ever raise them. ~ .
- Of course people have a right to ‘wate
Westerns, detective -storles . and
comedies, Some of them ‘ate good entertain-.
pent. But there should be other things available
00. .

ity

There is a way ‘to make pence’ between: tho-

soap salesmen ‘and’ the people who waht. to
produce . good shows, It is called “Pay-TV.”
This. is simply a question. of putting a coin
jn the slot of your television set to. buy. the
show you want.

So-called. “free” television shows would also
be broadcast, to sell soap. Then people..could

take thelr cholee, and the argument: would 7
Boys ‘Route: ‘1,

be over,

by J. K. Nesbitt .

who sot the date, the Lt. “governor: “morely..

 

situation”

‘i crown’ éorborations ‘ts. ‘costing the , gperation.
“well: over $2. million a week, it. is time. govern- = -
ments. were. told. to: ‘start. -economizing . ‘before.

 

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approving it,.as he had to, His Honor.. chong ;

a constitutional head of government, ' i
This column finds the whole, Bennett pers.

formance at Kelowna incredible, ‘fantastic, fas~

cinating.: Perhaps it's no. wonder Opposition

Leader Strachan callod the Premier. Arrogont—
: and. a lot of ‘people agro, - a

| "There was tho - Promier, : gutting f “goclai
Credit: birthday cake. and’-bringing ‘out along |
with the tin whistles and the balloons’ and the |
toy rings tho date of the election, Why, there
“has nover. beon anything ke It in our history. «
“Some people — and some of them, not the

Premier's ‘politicnl onemles—say {t. waa. un
Aignified, Certainly jt was mixing up important
ublic business. with an election, all ao that

‘politics, . .
Tho whole

in the faco to all those who.are not SC'’ors.

The Premier. ahould havo mado: hig: an-
not In hia:
home-town of Xelownn, and he should have
made it without the beating and the banging
‘of Boclal Crodit drums, and tho Alstriontes of

“nouncoment, jn ‘this oapital,‘quictly

Boelal Orodit politica,

¢ '
? . : a

eotacle, of. courao, wos 4 slap

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S Letterbox

The Baitor,
~ Bally News.
Dear sir:

With ‘the. announcement “of:
~ 8 “Provincial ° general: ‘election, |
the Legislature is dissolved and.

“my term of office. asa ‘member

- of. the » Legislative. “Assembly _

now expires. Oye

 

“It has been for’ ame. ‘a mem-.
mt “orable ‘and - ‘satisfying - .experi-
‘ence to have served: ‘the people.
of. this. area ‘over’ ‘the: past-four.
years, cand to’ have participat-
din’ the; progress. of Prince .
: Rupert. and. our. surrounding |
constituency during. that. time.
.May.. I, through’. your ; “edl=._,
cumns express to all those who-
‘my. warm.
I. -would »
‘like to. particularly | thank the .
‘the:
‘Govern-

‘have assisted me, .
and. sincere’ thanks.
members. ‘of
‘Provincial .-
ment: departmental staffs, who

‘indivdual

Have -at.all times: been ,cO-Op-.

-erative - ‘and. most” heipful to.

: of” this constituency...

“the - Jubilee: -Edition © Of: “date
- June: 24," -1960, | and =for: all’ of

ar which. please’ accept. thanks.
tor” Weare, of ‘course, indebted to
of. ‘your-"
who .was.kind en- ;

 

Mr, “Applewhaite ™
Chamber,
ough: to suggest to you that
you: send, US ® a few copies. |
As‘one., “who, . ‘earlier in ‘his
business . career, “Had been a

i bit“ splattered with ' printers’

‘ Edition, ‘a

‘'ceach week

ool mie Bditor, a

he Promler: might appear as. the man of the -
hour, and so gain. votes, C

~The Promler’ oxhorted his faithful” not to.
engage in what he called petty palitics during |.
‘the election campaign, and.yet he Jaunched .
that campaign with, his qwn kind of ‘potty.

ink, we feel qualified to say.
your editorial
*. brought: forth. in. the Jubilee...

‘year review of the port of P.R..

Sdn’ ‘picture and: word, is worthy: ;
of high commendation and on
this subject we may later have :

more to say.
Mrs.

. monton. . Journal, .-
thelr

(only) edition, "

‘Hoping: that. your Jubilee.
,be all and
more than you ‘have calcu.
lated, and with all good Wishes’
from ‘your Texas friends, I am
ie cordially,

celebration . will. be

“J. Lahroy Slusher,
Vineyard, ‘Texas. | |

 

News, -

Dally.
Doar Sir; .

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The” ‘dinoctors | ‘at | mamberi .
Rupert Rowing
and. "Yachting Club’, ‘wish ©
through the medium. of your’
"1, paper, to oxprdss thelr gratl-'..
_+ tudo. to all. those, who contri-

tributed to tho success, of, our:

“at: tho’. prince

recon, reception of tho’ ‘con-"

tostants in the Alaska: Obutaor

 Race,.

onic .

i, Bpecific, thanks go ‘ott, t pies
‘the Clty of Princp Puan Fae
ayo

-Leater for his gractous ‘prene

: ance and assistance with pur:

G.. Laren,

‘ tinanoin) * nastatance, to,

program, to Dr, R,
chairman of the Jubilee: ‘Com:

rath for her work in recondl-

tioning the trophic, to Atlin
ackers, Prince |
Rupert Fishermen's Co-Op,
“and Nelson Grou, for, gonore 4
| ous donations of vartowa' aon “zine for gont owners, |
nu those whe in’ ce Bhe haa recently written to —

TWishartes, 13.0,

fooda and |

 

 

“me-.in the:coursé ‘of my duties.
“as the - elected .. representative , r

> excellent “journalistic: -effort— +

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be
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staff.

  

great. newspaper.;.
Your’ most - “interesting ‘fifty:

Slusher. and ‘myself, .
have been planning for some- . being worked ‘atthe present
time on. making an extensive /!
‘visit: to your interesting coun-
‘try; we had hoped to make
the grade ‘this season but it
now looks as. if it will be a
-Sixty-oné date; “meanwhile the |
‘writer would like to work out -
. Some sort. .of subscription to,
The Daily News: maybe n deal.
‘ke we venjoy with the: Bd- |
receiving:
Saturday.

miltoes, to Mra, Marnia Poffen=

  

 

‘THE: HARVEY'S. OF

Tiree ‘miles’ up’ ‘the Drift-
wood Creek Road: lives “Mrs.
C. G. Harvey. and her

 

~ Time ‘and Place . =
By STAN Rovens | CREEK

son. -

Gordon on. their 400 ‘acre. ,

ranch.’The road winds up.a.

narrow valley with steep grassy |

slopes and -in ‘the: centre in:
‘its. gravelly basin’ literally ©
strewn” with — gnarled.” drift-
wood. is the ‘creek. .

The setting of. the house and ©
outbuilding: reminds one. of a.
western. Saturday Evening Post..:

cover; For: the. past twenty. -
years. Gordon has.been mak-:

ing: the’ -floor of. . the valley ©
into. a: -park. “The underbrush. _

“petween. the. cottonwoods. and.

  
  

AS, ‘Gordon Harvey » showed -
us. over the ranch..we were fol-
lowed: ‘by: a herd: of: twenty. odd
goats; . one in” ‘particular was
“very friendly. cand’ ‘aroused the
ire of: my:.collie; ‘Lady who is
. extremely jealous. ‘A little later ~
sin the tour a: -yearling bull
“tried. to. corner Lady who kept -
me» between’ ‘herself’.and the
“pull ‘which interfered: with” my

7 picture: taking. as.I never was’
“sure.. ‘when. othe: charge would .

poplars has been: cut out. Sev-_

eral. springs - ‘have been. dam- .

‘med_in places sO that as they”

wander through the grove they.

create a number of tiny. water- -

falls. Two: streams. branch ‘into.

' three, then revert to. two and.

finally _merge into’ one which |

flows into. the: nearby.-Drift-.
“2. wood. -Plank bridges. cross ‘the’ a
: streams: in a number. of places. La
anda: tiny lake. with ‘several:
oS sealbeam reflectors in it which -
: give th impression. that sev-.

n outdoor grill and benches:
pr vide a comfortable’ ‘picnic -
‘site: and: ‘giant ferns: and wild:
“flowers are in profusion.
~The road winds up the valley:
and. -crosses the creek near an.
g ‘abandoned | sawmill. There - is.
ia jeep road. which’ continues
. .on.to the beautiful Silver King
‘-Basin, which should ‘be devel-
oped into. a Provincial Park

  

‘and campsite. Gordon Williams

..of. Smithers is an ardent ad-
“ Vooate to develop ‘this: beauty.
Spot. One Smithers man, Fort
L’Orfa, loved. the basin. so
much that he requested that
“he.should be buried there. His
wish: was carried: out. ,
“In-the area are a number of
silver and. copper prospects
dnecluding :. the Silver

 

~Gale. and Lipton.. None are

King,’
Rainbow,. Harvey, Little Joe,
Cronin, Highland, Victoria,

time, Coal showings are to be
seen near.the. Harvey. Place.

 

  

et me. “to: ‘guess
«the, ages: of, one of his’ three
- horses. I: examined her. teeth,
. hooves and general. appearance
and was. going. to say 20 years
“but: settled | for 14: the. right
answer “was'28,° a “remarkable
-age for a;horse, the. other two

‘were 18..and..16: respectively. ©

Believe.it.or not the 28-year-
old is too. frisky. for children
to. ride « but. her. saddle’ days

© are over ‘to. patrol the sur-

rounding steep. ‘hills.

As John Pousette and Dave
-Soon.. hunted -for. fossils. Mrs.
“Harvey. questioned ° me on the

‘ problems of..the. day, labour | |
: relations, United Nations,’ the. -

“Canadian ,Bill of Rights, “ete.
I was woefully ill-prepared for:

such .a.cavaleade of .subjects
and ‘suggested that on my next
visit. we debate. ‘various ques-
tions. from. opposite. ‘sides of
the creék and if.a decision was
‘reached,. meet. on the bridge
‘and. shake ‘hands. “Will we
carry weapons?” hopefully in-
quired Mrs. Harvey. My secret
‘weapons will be. a dozen ‘of
Kitimat’s best minds to com-
bat this ‘formidable lady.

 

 

 

“aswell as a, shale cliff which:
‘ylelds a vich harvest for the
‘rock hound of fossil, ferns and

leaves, At.one time there was
some petrified. wood in the

creék but a flood washed it

away,

Mrs. Harvey, ‘the widow of

the’ ‘late’ “Peavine”

‘In’ 1907, ‘She

Harvey
came to Canada from London
worked as a

‘stenographer for ‘the CPR in

‘Calgary and later for R. B.
Bennett who later

became

Prime Minister and for Charles
~ Mangon in Prince Rupert, Mr.
“Manson js now Chief Justice
‘of. tho, British Columbia
_ naupreme, Court.. She. married

Ban Hazelton.

husband | “worked until

‘and eventually
ono to the: Bulkloy where her
8

death _Goveloping hia mining

rs ‘Bhe “playod ‘the piano for

‘Sgient movies-.in. 10286 whon

Wiggs O'Neill: oporited a movic -
“house In Bmithers, The O'Nelll |

‘ponohes. wore the hardest in

-itheecountry she claims, 8h

6

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a when the loenl Senior Citizens —

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,Btar, At leant one of hor lottera |.
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vised | 4t,:The OBO also gavo !t

ie whirl. As aho rnjsoa gonta —
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‘ort clo to.the “Blent," 0 maga-

tinh i}

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--Cleveland Plain. Dealer, on

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‘done: is to dispense the corny

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