| Bditor 22 “Authorized aa ond: ae “An “Independent 1 newspaper de ‘ot of, Princeé: Rupert and: Notthern' and’ ‘Central British» Columbia, . A: member of The. Canadian Press—Audit Bureau of © oo. -Ciroulation—Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers ‘Assoctalion eos 7 {Published hy. The Prince. Rupert Daily’ News) Limited a JOHN: FP. -MAGOR | “to ithe. upbullding ° ‘ Ga. B, ‘WOODSIDE . _ General. Manager: 0 etheit duties is a weléorhe trend. too. Jong now senttences for’ ‘such. ‘of- ‘the ‘necessary deterrent effect, The. ‘Prince. Rupert: taxpayers are paying. “good ‘money: for law enforcement and ‘protection. Unless those who are found ‘guilty or who plead guilty. to breaking . the law are dealt ‘with ‘severely, ‘they Ce will ..become- repeaters. Familiarity, eben with court appear ances and easily. oat stainable fines, breeds contempt, for Ses the law and the court. | . wots There i is little point’ for a police of. = "fiver to exert the extra force and: ef- - fffrt needed to enforce the law or ‘meet _ viBlence if the end result. is a. token = ie or admonishment. | The same rule Bs lies to: impaired drivers, who as we . aoe have: said before, .are potential mur- derers once they get behind the wheel Press rights - itor. 1. below. “is, ‘by wc. Peters, editor of the ‘Orillia Daily: Packet _. es. Jt-is' the winning. entry in the. . son Newspapers competition: for staff... A Free Press: Tts no wme me sae =~ee she teneraiees “= iters: on. the; subject: os course, but. its form .and- ‘substance took shape - oe dffing : the painting. of .a. garden chair, iIt ERS then- typed . and ‘sent. to: the. ‘composing: or g6in. ust : one’ “thing | “makes it, ‘noteworthy: earhe | ‘fact :that there» are countriés ‘in- the | 3 ridwhere such a thing cannot. happen. . oFor there’ are. countries. where. no editor may conceive his own -editorial,. write it as he sees fit, and have. it appear in. print. without eyes other than his own having scanned its sentences. There are countries where editors are: -told what they may. write and: how.-it: must. “be written. Where editorials must pass the scrut~ —. iny of ‘government officials before. appearing ina newspaper. Where transgression of these ‘rules ..means imprisonment or ‘death. , ‘Editorials are’ not written with a: paint brush in: such: ountries, racy’s citizens .see ” ‘nothing unusual in an edit writing hig opinion of civic matte:s or government actions. That is a-part of “free- dom of the press” as ‘they know: it. Day after day -the reader picks up a new3- paper to read of all. the important and. unim- portant things ‘that make up life. Rarely. docs he question the accuracy of the news presented, (toking it for granted’ that newspapers publish the trath, Occasionally he may accuse the newspaper of grossly exaggerating, of erring In quota- tion. He may become angered when his court appearance is recorded, or his name left,‘out of the lst of head table guests. He will comment bitterly that “newspapers ‘never: get: anything What with the CBC. controversy raging: all throughout Parliament Hill and across the country most other matters have been pushed aside in th enewspapers, except, of caurse, the present royal tour, In the midst of the CBC anil’ parliamentary - consideration of the defence ‘department es- has received considerable attention by some members, but which has reeaived very little publicity. This has been the meetings of the Joint Senate and House of Commons Come mittee on Indian Affairs, f This past -week we were visited by a dele- gation from.the Native Brotherhood of B:C, Rev, Dr; Peter Kelly, legislative chalrman and Robert Clifton, president, presented the beat prief that has so. fay heen: presented to the committee, In facet we spent two lengthy :days nearing evidence from the Native Brathor- hood, { The Indian Affalra Committee will not cam- plete its hearings: this year, but will be re- established again at the noxt seasion, 1 was rather astounded ‘to rand that: B,0,'s Royal Commission on Indian Affairs, atin time whon thore js a parliamentary committee studying the problem, On tho off chance that our B.C, Gavernment doesn't know ‘nbout the, parliamentary committee I was'instrumental in mretiing’ the committee: to. ndvise each of ‘tha provinein] governments of the: ‘committee's | hearings dn order that those proviney! govern- ments which .so deaslred could Appear hefore | the committed, butane i Tnagmuah ns munietpalltier nra attodtott : by Indian Affairs I got ‘the comnilttea to agree to advise ‘the Canadian Fedarnation of : Mayors and Munielpalition tao, In addition ‘to thin'the committee, will, ngala ni my sugwestion, write to. in dlan hari in Canndn advising them. of hearinga. o Naturally wo cannot write to everyone ny ' ta avery organization that might be intereatod, hut we hape bhat the hoarings wit recolyve mnt | mused by alcohol. - For . ‘an argument with the statement, that: “it in the’paper!” ° do not lightly sacrifice their - lives. timates there has been anothr matter that ' Inhor Minister Lyle Wicks ‘is asking ‘for a: -Omical to drive’. when © ‘impaired’ but: should. seaie the. average driver from... - Only. by. putting. ves ..Chusan . had “pennants. dnd flags flying” in“ tespo -. marking the’ return’ of /Orient-West .Cast b on rise editor, of. “the. ‘Prince Rupert Daily News" the fact: that. both the police and the. . . court mean business. in keeping the we people of Prince ‘Rupert and ‘their even attempting it. sore iteéth into sentences can the per. sistent law. breakers be impressed with oS ‘property. safe. from violence | cand. vaccident, | | ‘This city with 4 jts large» weekend a crowds and. limited facilities for visit- ors:cannot afford to have any. violence or. disrespect shown for the law. Those who: deliberately. show disrespect. for: ‘the men hired to maintain the law, who “resist: arrest’ or-incite others to do like- ; ‘wise should be dealt with firmly so that ‘their, punishment. not only serves: asa lesson to them but to, others. _ and duties. oa right” and find | many to nod ' ready. agree-- . ment. But next.day he will triumphantly: clinch That; too, is “freedom. of, the. press. Be There: are.countries in the “world” where’: explanation. . Where: an election . ‘can: -be> ela. 7 with:. candidates of only one’ “party “having” ‘Aheir speeches. recorded in. the press. . There. are countries where “world news. nev or” . But is ‘press freedom, then, so important to a people? Perhaps not: And yet, -when Nazi might lay heavy. upon conquered © Europe and state- ‘controlled newspapers printed only ‘daily gov- - ernment bulletins, hundreds of men and: wo-- men risked or gave their lives’ to print and “I tead a next- door neighbor can disappear . overnight. nos : ~without’a word:appearing in the. press to explain oe : Tne incident. Where a man'can be arraigned. -in: court and sentenced to death without public : appears, : -but where the--columns | of the: ‘press: ae are filled. ‘instead with. carefully- censored ra- - ports calculated: to: allow ‘readers’: ority: inat _. knowledge - of affairs which’ the government, ne deems fit. This, ‘by no stretch - of the ‘democratic int agination, can be called “freedom: of the press.” distribute clandestine newspapers with news — from the outside, world. Such newspapers the © German conquerors hunted down ruthlessly, reserving for their staffs their most revolting tortures. - Freedom of ‘the press must. have been im- portant to those: nameless newsmen, for men ‘For them freedom bf the press was syn- onymous .with freedom itself. and was some- “thing more precious even than‘ life. The struggle they waged is not over, not. in the lands behind the Iron Curtain, nor in the democracics.of the West. It-is a fight. that — ‘nas. no: final ending, for threats agalnst free- dom never end. - But so long as a man may write an editorial with a paint brush, tyranny cannot hope. for victory, ; -—-The Toronto Telegram. ficient: publicity so that any interested per- son, Indian band, or organization will have knowledge of the committee and wil] be able to take the opportunity of appearing hefore us, when one js away from home for any length of time as I have been for about six months now, It is easy to lose touch with many of the day to day problems and happenings In ‘the riding, This absence eof course, Js unavold- able because the House’ is in session. for six to seven months of cach year, One of the things’ which I,Jook forward to ‘is : ‘recelving papers from. -home, Not only dogs jt help to keep’ me up to date about things In the riding, but lt 4s. 80 : ‘nice to. rend about individuals: that, T ‘know, |. : Doe However, the session is drawing ton close and after that I will ba: ‘able fa spend the ‘bulance of ‘the year wavelling fround tha riding, Bee yOu soon, - . Drive defensively Drive- dofonalvely. Assume every othor motorist will make ‘the wrong move In any amergenoy or traffic conflict, That way you'll automatianlly yield the right-of-way and give ‘the other driver plenty of room, TL's better to be safe than gorry, v oS EEA OE OOS OR Al Pitt Thought for Doday ‘Twill THE up mine eyes to the Wilts, whonee conretlh | my ‘help, Paolo T2131, ‘When -Tmacl was taking possosslort ‘of tho, Pyomlsed Land thelr enemica thought thet gods” wore gods of the. hilla, But. the oary aolmiat-sald “My help cometh from: the Lord “that made . heaven and oarth, Tt is an amas. ho committee's, lng thing What tho Infinite. who made and ‘upholds ‘the wtmost: stars knows us so In- timately (hat the hairs of our head are num- bered, We also fruldeas and. direata two hun drod Wlion cella of our podies, ¢ ' Keates SS AO PAPO Bb Ca bated bed PB dA dy hale betel: fg 1, th Sipe Vale chute stig REPORT FROM. PARLIAMENT By FRANK. HOWARD 4 i ee ee ee filial atatid ad at dditab aint al bed Sal al olgt it ah ef wy as a mw dD hte hb 2 ow eee eee ee ee ee tan ep as a Of: a ‘motor vehicle with their praiit be. Fines of ° $300. to... $350. should make: it not. only unecon- cd life. NOSING GR. BFULLY into: "Sanderson, visited. ), “One of: the. most delightful - Island customs is the giving of ‘fresh: flower leis to’ Wisitors! on varrival. « - There seems to be: no. partic- - uular hurry by the native-born _ to go anywhere or. get anything ‘done at any specific:time..: The Hawailans-are ‘happy. .: They sing, dance, talk: and enjoy When t travellers arrive on: the Orient-and. Pacific.Line ships, - pretty Hawaiian-girls from the Honolulu Tourist Bureau board - “the ‘vessels ‘to’ greet: each ‘per- son: with a garland . ‘of fresh _ flowers. : - for: the captain.of the ship. ‘ahd There’s always a ‘special: lei ‘the “aloha” greeting: is follow- ; “ed by songs and dances, Lee The aloha spirit ‘is -every- | “where: Anyone: in Hawaii:who ““welcomes.a ‘friend, relation “Or. ea: open‘neck: style—are, proper. “dréss.-at' “most ‘functions and. “anyone. poing to an: -Hawaiian: . party who ¢an play“a musical .. traveller. “presents : ‘as leivas} * token” Of} greeting ‘arid® ati “tion. : Monolal, din: the - island (OF ia dust. weather, please pee the. © Christian Science Monitor The United States Weather Bureau which heretofore has dealt in objective (if not. al- ways correct) forecasting ‘and eminently factual] data, now is going with a singular new daily statistic called, the “Dis- comfort Index.” ‘* This. is an annoying intru- sion, And a redundant one. We are already getting uncom- fortable thinking about it, and today isa lovely day that pro- |; bably rates zero on the D.I. ‘The thing’s wrong already, The formula which yields the index number {s clear-cut enough up-to'a point, It adds . wet-bulb. and dry-bulb tem- perature readings, takes two- |: fifths of the-sum and adds 15 points to it, That’s as precise as changing ‘Fahrenheit ‘to - centigrade, ‘All right. per But then the weatherman has to become a sort of mass psychiatrist and rule that about 10 per cent of his con- stituents are when the index reaches 70; 80 cent of them ‘when ‘It reaches 75; and all of ‘them when jt renches 80, bone We repeat, it’s an intrusion -gnd-it’s redundant, Who wants, - to be told. when ihe's enjoying himself at the beach this sume mer, that Jt’s really an unen- ' joyable ‘81. ‘DI, day? “Or, on . the other hand, what.swelter- |- ,, ng other straphanger needs to ’ bes .told anything but to go I home, craw) into ‘some Bar- muda. shorts, and coo) ott his thinking? . When thig cloud cnmé on our horizon we yere just getting: |. ‘ready to congratulate the Weather Bureau for ita greatly — - Improved batting average” in forecasting, Now we'd Just like - to ask the barometer ‘boys if they'd stick to telling us what we nead to know and can't find out otherwise—whether — it's golng ‘to raln . tonight nnd leave what we and only we ean decide—our comfort : Lo U8, hes Success _—_ Tiboliove the true rond ‘to. --preaminent: success In: finy tine js to make yourself ‘imaater of that UnemAndrow Carnegie, Success In |e depends u non provement of moments more than upon any other one thing, ‘former news « couver.- newsnian, -just ‘completed : a:¢ > Orient: and: Pacific | ‘liners Himalaya he “HONOLULU—Bvery city. and ev “3 Oahu; ‘is is the/eapital city of the Hawaiian ‘Islands—the most the. world.’ ‘The ‘nearest mainland © to any.of the -7 ‘islands is more" isolated land! group > ‘in . than 2,000 miles distant, “mon -Sight ta - -bright-coloréd attire. ha shirts—the: brightly-#lower-. ' ae wet “ridingwthe waves, an’ amazing. jo"... number:: of. motels: shave. -con- 9)": Origin ‘of! thé: ‘custom ° SOF wearing “and. presenting one’s. friends. ‘with. fragrant -flowe> leis: is- notiknown.:. In the olden _ days” ‘feather. leis were worn, oo but. ‘only by royalty. . ee : ‘The Hawalians’ are’ ‘lovers of a . flowers ‘and riusic.. ‘It’s.a-com-. see ° “Hawaiians : strumming - uxeleles. ‘as’ they stroll along. the, beaches ‘and streets. evenings. “They dress casually; comfort- _ par ticularly in the ‘ably | -and-i almost always: ‘in instrument should take it with him: There’s. always lots of - ‘population; of 500, 000. ‘lives: in : Honolulu, which has become a mecca. for thousands. of tour-" sists.” me Of call for all O & P passenger ‘|: lines serving the Pacific area. . ~.» While. Americans and Cana- _ dians generally think of pine- apple when they refer to Hono-. lulu, the production of sugar is. the principal] industry with an | - annual crop of over. one million | : “second-in- importance and “next ‘comes. the tourist trade which — “is due ‘as much to warm, settled. weather: as tothe beauty. of the islands. temperature at Waikiki bedch, Honolulu’s world-famous resort « , The.alo-' vel'y country, has” ‘its-own particular: “ ‘enstom but the Hawaiians ‘stand. out among all nationalities for their ‘friend-— - _ Hness and. easy-going: mannerisms... . a PEPE D ME DR Ont Eis — : ‘The -city ‘isa major ‘port \ tons. mo ‘The pineapple industry ranks : The average water is about 78: degrees. . “And, while thousands, enjoy * structed. swimming. pools: for the enjoyment. of tourists. The. cost ‘of holidaying. in. Hono- lulu varies little from any sum- mer resort in Canada. or "the : "over nalt “the zionties ‘United States. Do - ‘SAVE UP TO » 50% ON: REGULAR. 996 W. 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