aL R. “AYRES. Se Editor ' 7 : and 2 A member: ‘of The, ‘Canadian Press—Audit Bureau of Circulation” a * Canadian” Daily: Newspaper. ‘Publishers Association - Published by ‘The Prince. Rupert Daily 1 News. Limited. JOHN, B, MAGOR. - » President... yk cA oh gt UF “he, Peete a ae 'p, “WOODSIDE — General Manager .. : not: be put to y death. “Therefore the iss me sue? of Ayhether’ capital punishment. is. oe right. or, wrong in a-civilized society is . beside'the point... There has been a stay. of: execution so that™ ‘an. appeal a ‘could be launched from the conviction os “Remember ‘when - we said that. if the. Egyp- tians. ‘took? over. ‘the Suez. ‘Canal’ “they. would ‘be *: ae sure? ito make. a mess: of it?" Those’ lazy; back~ we ‘ward. inefficient people, we told. ourselves, just. ‘couldn't’ match the: work of the Anglo- French. : _ Well}: a. story: in. the New’ York. Times shows...” we that! the Egyptians, far from:’.making. a-mess mee of: the’ canal, are actually” running it.more ef-~ _ ficiently - than the. British and French. did. : -To begin with, the. ‘canal is. busier; traffic 1,460 - employees, including ad- . : = - mor : "The others Isa drunken or - @rinking driver. ‘solely’ res- ponsible for . the” injury » (or death) he- may. cause to persons or the damage he may cause to property? Or may others be held responsible as contributing to his negligence, criminal or il? Specifically, can one who ‘knowingly sy man drunker be held intable for, what that man may” do in p” held by that state’s supreme court in 1957 in the case of a couple who. sued a ‘saloonkeeper for damages. because he allegedly had‘continued to serve, after the man: “Was visibly. drunk, the driver of the car- ‘which struck him. Now New Jersey joins the ranks of states TY whether it is right or society to, condemn anyone to déath for the'crime of murder. the Otitario case into the discussi “serves only to confuse and mislead. . =: eka ig ‘Before nationalization a . to realize it. aby the j jury. Tf: anew trial should proe” oe or duce a.verdict of not guilty he will go. free; if his. guilt should be confirmed a et the: prime minister and the min- “ister of justice have stated that sen- tence. will be commuted, as has been’, almost -all murderers. sen- éneed to hang in the last three years...” The question. which will be debated... rie for. -arliament during the coming 'S@S- s not whether the death. penalty. ght or wrong’! for a 14-year-old bu wrong . foi Interjectin, : —The Vietoria Colonist : Silly notions. discredited racial superiority. 2 For”. years: we . went: along with: ‘the idea that only. the British, the Americans, and per- haps the Germans, could make or run things. - - We-have: had our eyes opened by the’ Russians, - are having. them opened more by the J apanese, | the. Chinese, and now by the Egyptians. ee And it. is. not only in industrial, engineering. io and scientific know-how that our ideas of super-) - jority have been shocked. We used to imagine-—.- _-and often boast—that, not only in brains were =) “ we tops, but.in- brawn to boot. Sport was our. - - kingdom. But in recent years we have seen. ‘the m - Russians match Canadians in hockey, the Hun- - “garians, the: Italians and the Spaniards match”. the’ Britigh’ - : at least equal” the ‘Anglo- Saxons in tennis, and 2S, negr oes ‘all but take over the prize ring. ~'.-~: ‘As for’ Canadian and American ‘football, fon what. ‘would it: be without: those ‘colored glad- - - _dators who give it so ‘much dash and ‘ drama?- oa .» Those dark: heroes whose only. resemblance: to - football heroes’ of the past is in. their names a ‘in football, the Latin Americans of. elley” and. “Casey”? .. new life and. power.” is tesponibls © “which hold that there are others ‘responsible “in, a drinking-driving accident. That state:also’ “has a law forbidding sale of liquor to persons “visibly” intoxicated. “And its .supreme court — has just upheld the legality of a suit against four taverns by the widow of a man killed by a car the driver of which was declared. drunk by a physician. - Of course, these decisions leave: the tavern keeper free to prove, if he can, that the in- toxication of the accused driver was not ’ “visible” to him. But the New Jersey Supreme ‘Court very properly observed that its decision should “bring a fairer measure of justice to innocent third parties,” ‘Personal weakness js not the only culprit in’ drunken-driver accidents;. another is the temptation of someone else to “make a buck.” —The Christian Science Monitor. “Cause and effect In the news recently. were a couple of sig- nificant items which might have been " run under a single head, The first dealt with the new wage de- mands of two of Canada’s railway unions, They are asking a 24-cent-an-hour increase for thelr 135,000 members, This, it is estimated, would add $67 million to the annual wage bill’ for the two major railways or more than double thelr combined earnings last year, The second news item reported that pas- railway in the Western Hemisphere. Opened in 1882 with a locomotive designed by British inventor Stephenson, and running between two towns in the States of New Jersey, a daily schedule had been maintained without a break for 127 years, , a But competition, plus rising. costs and dwindling revenue, proved too much for this old line as they have for many others in the “United States and Canada.’On the final run . only six regular passengers showed up or just one more than the number of the train crew. | —The Financial Post. wre meneaene eee END INDECISION s ¢ % senger service had ended on the first ateam ~Let’s make flag, anthem official The Telegram's columnist Frank Tumpane has’ called for an énd to shilly-shally over a flag and anthem for Canada. The Telegram. agrees. What Mr. Tumpane eit suggesting is a final tidying up of the na- * tional habits of Canadians In matters relate ing to the true national status of Cannda, There Is no longer any need for ambiguity In the minds of Canadians or anachronism in the letter of the Jaw. Nor js there justification for'the Intentional equivocations of politicians in defining these matters, They have been. decided by Canadian usnge. In the coming session of Parliament, thera- ford, the. House of Commons should enncot . these mensures: 1, A Canadian flag ‘should he designated for all legal occasions, and.the flag now most used. by Canndians, that tk, the Canadian En- sign; should be authorized, 2. A national anthem should he: designated, and’ the only choleeg is O Canada, in tho ver- sion’, generally used, This does not aliminate vange, whore appropriate, of God Saye The Qudén, ns a Royal anthem for Appropriate 0ce ensionn, ” Mr, Tumpane has proposed that. Canada o should now assert the authority to amend Its own constitution, The solution !s for Parila- ment to take the Iinitlative In setting up a procedure for amending the. constitution hy Federal statute with the consent of n true majority of the Provinces. Questions of usage cannot be determined solely by Jegislation, but they cannot be finally established without jt, Mr. Tumpane objects to the Inappropriate use of “British,” which refers to Groat Britain and its Inhabitants, If his dictionary says that “every Canadian is ‘@ subject of Great Britain,” he should ask - Banta Claus for a new dictlonary, for there 1g no authority for such a description, How- ever, we lack a precise ward to deserjhé Can- adian status within the Commonwealth of Nations, Perhaps “Commonwealth eltizon" Ja the best we can do, for “Britlsh subject" tonds to he misleading. Much trouble arises in a multi-racial, mwWu-language country or Commonwealth be- cauro.of-somantics, It 18 Parilament's duty to wee see that this is reduced to a minimum by pre-: alse definitions based upon ostablished custom, The Toronto Tologram, NORMAL |.’ TONAL By, PALIFAX, rg “ IS “3, NORMAL" ~ PRECIPITATION . FOR THIS PERIOD : | REGINA.) . 06 “ WINNIPEG © 0.9- TORONTO. 23 - MONTREAL. 2.3 HALIFAX 5.2 ‘COLD. IN ONTARIO—Above- normal. temperatures are forecast’ for the east and west ‘coasts in the long-range forecast: of the - United. States _ weather: office for December, Map details the. forecast, and also shows precipitation expected across the country. Tables; give normal : readings for various centres during . the « : period. —-CP Newsmap.. - Burbank,’ The synthetic b blooms are on He sale alongside real The trouble. is: ‘that. “so nm many still don't: seem \ - ‘The Ottawa Journal. woe -are on the market. ‘in ‘the customers’ either, | ‘ Plastic ‘flowers that look. real’ . - enough to fool the bees are invading Canada: They come Japan and Spain, They may be growing. industry.° I found a vivid spray. of plas- . tié Sweetheart roses ‘in’a gro: ’ again. There’s a useful house- : ‘hold -hint for "you. cery store, priced at 40 cents. The. ‘stems: had’ sharp - thorns . ~~ and there was.a ‘fresh glow’ on - . the roses, as ‘if ‘they nad’ just. been picked. ones . many’ flower’ stores: ‘tificial blooms’ look frighten- ingly real. It worries’ me. to see them. They are a symbol of the way that. mankind is - -. losing touch with ‘the. ‘earth and its: ‘living things. Not. only artificial cut flow- ers, but artificial potted plants You can buy plastic geraniums, fuschia, ivy—even a plastic aspidistra. All of them look real. “Stores and offices are plant- ing indoor plastic gardens. They are suited to rooms that are too dark for real plants— places like cocktail -bars, No messy leaves or petals to fall A man will be able to have a brillant all. weather garden, anywhere in Canada. The roses, frangipanni and hibis- cus will make a fine display in the snow. A vacuum cleaner and a damp rag will be all the garden tools a man needs, to cultivate the plastic lawn and the plas- tic flowers. Much as T hate work, I don't look forward to that. Plastic corsnges will be use- ful to the thrifty young bump- kin who wants to recover some of the money he has Invested in taking a girl to a dance, If .. he feels that the evening. has ‘a. ‘serious | threat:to the Canadian flower-.. Douse them. in’ ‘scent, hang - a plastic spider’s' web’ glisten-. -- ing with plastic dew on the ‘tip ” _. of. a’ bud; and those’ ~ phony ' roses would deceive Luther. Lilies | of « ‘the. valley, dogwood, * orchids; fashioned “from |) martinis, | . _ from factories in. “Hong: Kong, : > flowers’ can’t. match them in. C- delicacy. ye : wy I’m. not sO. certain. ‘The ar- The Vonotlans, in nbout 1800, wero tho firat to make mirrors ‘at glans by backing them with a canting: of mercury and tin, Those quickly tool the place of carligr metal mirrors, Veno- {lan mirror-makers formed a corporation to protect tha see. crots of thelr monufacturing mothoda, 1¢.anyone carried tie [, fl Wie. ot oa vi Pe p art into a foreign country his noardst-rYolntives: were impris- _ aned, and tho corporation sont membors to find and kil] him, ‘wm Enoyclopoedia Nritannica z “AML, Aboard with G. E. Mortimore not been. a success, “he: can ‘de- mand: his. corsage back. The plastic. bouquet will serve well.at. Hollywood .wed- . . dings. hang around waiting to catch it... The’ bride will carry it off - = in her honeymoon. suitcase. ‘Six, months Jater. she. can. wipe-it.. “Bridesmaids need not with a damp cloth and use it. agreemént-: ‘and: ‘let vo. majority. “of: 2) VANCOUVER 9.550.150 05 “EDMONTON 0.9 fee > - blast off,: \vow:. to call in: person and RS oh ‘punch } the editor . ‘cin “the:-nose. But ise by noon, we’ ‘have B& . forgotten all about-it. One. of: “amy! ‘newspaper col- h Jeagies:. “was: down in the © “dumps this, week ° because: his: own newspaper: had -published: - -. several letters. taking violent ~ oe exception to” something he had . written, oe Péople, who. “do. not: approve. are’ much more. likely to take. ‘ pen. ‘in. hand: ‘than’ those. who . approve.. ‘The: vast’ majority of © us,-on" reading. something | with . ‘which* we: cheartily’: ‘agree, are, ‘inclined to nod ‘our “heads .in At go vat. that: And ‘the’ vastf usRy who do. not agreet are. - inclined: sto write a letter; orf However in. letters’ to, ‘editors, ° the. “disapprovers - , outnumber “the approvers by ‘a very large - - Ing Jetters. For, they know that-™: oot ’ those cheerful. characters, ‘the |) e. oe me ~, comfortable ways, and 4 || your suits ALWAYS “eds :-However, . - ithemselves percentage. The only. time you Love. “True love makes our. brighter. and. our Stronger. a / Ernést, Dimnet | “set, another before you.: LETTERS: MUST BE SIGNED. Letters to the editor must ‘bear the signature and address - of the‘writer. Letters that are ‘not signed. will not be publish- ‘if. the . ‘wishes a pen-name used, they | may do so, providing the Jetter poet is signed. If the two. persons. signing “respec.ively *A: Practicing. . “Peacher?*. and “Housewife” will telephone the | - | editor and. identify. the con- tents of their letters, they. will -be published. - “ideal ° purpose - ‘The ‘most sublime - act is to William Blake ; writer : ANNUNCIATION HALL _ Thursday, ‘Dec. 10th - 8 P m. 4—-$50 Games oe oa Games at $20 and $15 ! Hall. “NOTICE re: Fire. Alarm System | - The City Fire Alarm System will be out of ‘operation between 8 a.m. and'5 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, 1959, in order to permit a change over to the new Fire ‘In case of fire phone 10. Signed: E. W. BECKER, Fire Chief. il i at ngaoee ha ENS ! % -can rouse the: ‘approvers’ igby | “publishing too many: disap provers... “And editors are wise. ‘to this fact. .That is why they so °. cheerfully publish disapprove bartender, 2 SAIS AM Rat ear men ge “the lighter side yA honeymoon is a sort, of va~" * cation,a;:man takes. before go- ing: to work for, a new. boss, There is nothing wrong with having : nothing to say unless you insist on'saying it. - : ebb ce The only. psychiatrist : you'll mo “find. in a.small town ds the — approvers, will rouse-’’*them- “selves from. their: cheery: and bake: pen. in hand. : I-am happy. WO, ‘report “that: -my ~° colleague,” who- was | so soundly trounced: ‘the early: part of the week, has found: he poo. has..a score of: letter-writing |; “friends the. latter: “Bart of ae week. — °: ee te Be FIT. 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