“An independent ines ' fy of Prince: Rupert and Northern: and Central British Columbia.. ; | ik the upbullding - ‘ : ee A member of The Canadian’ Press—Audit Bureau of ‘3 Q ‘ “Cirenlation “Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association og a “Published. by The: Prince Rupert: Dally: News Limited Co? at. a: R. “AYRES _ Editor. JOHN 'F, A SOR a a President: how -@. P. WOODSIDE _ General Manager ye - Authortaéa as second class matt by the: ‘Post Ortice ‘Department. Ottawa, waterfrqnt. on the’ green banks. Two fiver, ferries gave us shrill, quito:: ‘craft. ‘huagzed: araynd am FRIDAY, JULY. 24, 1959" * “Industral ¢ court oe ed ce ‘well, it. y vould be: wise: “to. ‘set. ab c Only by. such a means and such an. impartial tribunab. does it seem pos- - machinery. to have a permanent indus- ‘sible to point the way. to a more stable tial court which would command’ ‘the. same confidence as both sides and the public. at large. -manifested in... Mr.! Sloan.’ “His impartiality | was his. great | strength i in the eyes of. the disputants . “An industrial court of and: the public, trained legal. minds. would. not. be too’ high: a price to. pay ‘for gr eater ‘indus- tri ial, harmony. riety ets state of affairs. | _ This idea ‘of ‘an tion as‘one of its features. The court’s decision could be expected, however, to appeal to the reasonableness of the dis- putants more effectively than our present temparar y conciliation boards. . Cowichan Leader, 4, x es - Punishment i in schools eee “\The issue 2 of corporal punishment: in schools ° : ‘receiving “considerable | attention. United States. these days. . poy. ‘Averand jury in Brooklyn, after. al. year. ¢ spent ~ investigating ; ‘Jawlessness | ‘in: the: -schools, re- commended a return “of” ‘paddling ‘students for: . serious, misbehavior,‘ although. . the: bylaws. of» _ New. York's. board of | education’ forbid corporal _. punishment. The . president © of the. "National * Science Teachers’ Association’. told >a. recer:t .congres-~ sional | hearing that his: organization . favors © _ Strapping | as a last resort in- serious. disciplin- - ary . problems. And the. magazine. Scholastic ~ Teacher reported: that. a national opinion poll fond: two. out: of -every.: three American adults » believed school : discipline. was ‘too. lax: and Te-.- r Peayet ‘National: ‘Education ~ -Asso- : said -recently. that the threat ‘of: punishment is ..the - best deterrent to bad. -behavior and in - “order = ‘to ‘Keep ‘the: threat: valid “you. have. to. “be ablé ‘to -whip them. sometimes.”. *. Ther Secondary - school | Principals’ ear as “personis: criminal, record during, cross- examina- tion. Poe Magistrate: Robert Taylor‘ ‘is ‘yeht™ to" criti - is. common in: Metro courts on: the: grounds. that it: goes: further than’ the. Canada’ “Evidence. “Act Ans) cize ‘the practice which, : he: says, - tendedl. ae ' He: believes that if “gh decused | person admits ue to having ‘a record, that is sufficient. during - COSs~ ~examination.: Tt: is:“unfair” to, go deeply “into ‘Andividual - ‘convictions and penalties . im- posed’ ‘when’ the accused has not. yet. been cone, ’ victed. i ag play.’ The time for a ‘recounting of .an: “accused ‘national ‘road: system.” has’ gone “tion in urgently: requesting him to convene a federal- provincial- -municipal conference © on highway policy. : x The brief, signed by CAA. President Rowley J. Hastings of Vancouver, pointed out that it was impossible to carry out the most efficient development of the northland without: a clearly : long range. program which - would: . defined, providé the basis. It warned also that existing roqds into major cities Jacked capacity to evacuate populatioris in a defence emergency, and added -that the tourist industry as well was hampered, “Any hope that might be derived ‘from the prospect of a better balance between automon- - hiles and road space is vitlated .by the probab- in. the ion“and the National Association’ of. Second-.” School .Principals. But: even: the NEA is” oming- around: A spokesman - for. that group ‘That sounds ‘like. commonsense ‘and. “fair out ‘trom the’ Canadian Automobile Associa-. brief to Prime Minister Diefenbaker, “however, still. wholeheartedly rejects the, idea’ “of. corporal punishment on the grounds that it. may “humiliate’. older pupils, may create a personal - battle between teacher and pupil and may. “alienate” parents. With ‘the: second: ‘argument we are somewhat in: “agreement. It. is a. difficult matter for a. teacher: to impose a strapping without’ it start - ing a personal feud. -between teacher: and stud- -ent, | . We, iboe ey EE But. this’ ‘matter. of ““numiliating” students and ‘ “alienating” parents is rather difficuit — to” swallow: ‘Surely a student whose. behavior “is such that. he: justly. merits a strapping would be vastly ‘benefited by the inclusion of a littie humility” ‘in his make-up. As for. alienation. of parents, Crux of. the issue lies in the proper punish- “ment being meted out to suit the circumstances, -and .administration of the punishment being. fair cand. impartial. We don’t know of sinyona, who subscribes. to. the notion ' that: students should be. soundly beaten ‘at: every ‘slight provocation. But. clearly the’ ‘theory, that students should never under ae any: circumstances. feel the bite of the strap As losing most ‘of its: supporters. | Ani improper practice . \ the * highest concept of justice is: badly: served | by: Be Crown counsel emphasizing” an accused “man’s” previous. convictions” ‘is after the court has found him guilty, in assessing -tne ‘severity : of: the ‘punishment that Should be imposed. Once. an. ‘accused _ person . is. charged, the ublic interest. requires that he has a. fair _ trial. ‘His record -should not. be used to color “the. court's. opinion of the man and, conceivably, aoe sway. its. ‘decision: If-a.man with a record. denies the faci, then the. Crown: counsel ‘is perfectly. entitled © to establish: with evidence that the .court.is ~~ being: told a lie.. That is sufficient guarantee that the ‘Crown’s. case. will not be thwarted.. Magistrate Taylor ‘was ‘apparently the first “ to Protest the practice in Toronto. _—The Toronto Telegram. _ National, road system needed ility that the present number of vehicles . . will increase. to more than 8:000,000 during the next decade,” the brief predicted. The. brief traced growth of Canada’s auto- mobile population from 535 private motor cars ~dn 1904, 45,716 in 1914, 573,204 in 1924, 1,177,558 in 1944, After the war, volume mushroomed. In 1957 there were 3,367,525 passenger cars and 1,039 452 trucks and buses. Today, there are -nearly 5,000,000, « ~ “Traffic will require the broadest. study and action, " says the brief. “Canada is one of the: few major nations in the world that does not have a national system of roads , ,-.” Providing roads and streets for Canadians is now the greatest responsibility of govern- ment, second only to national defence, : —Journal of Commerce Weekly, industrial | court — “does not postulate: compulsory arbitre - So we suspect changing public opinion oy ae .Will take care of that. - comodated *: INTERPRETING THE NEWS" Inflation driving U.S. deeper into > debt By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer ' Despite economic recovery, the United States has plunged deeper Into debt. Thats’ the basic factor underlying Prealdent lisenhowers' expressed hellef thare can be no major: tax cuts during the 18 months inet remain in his term of office, 7 The president ts deeply concerned ; over the threat of inflation, He also {s concerned that his’ government Js finding !t increasingly difficult to ralse long-term loans without paying “Butt ylelda. The gross national . debt of the U8, now ' totals about $287,000,000,000. This works out to the equivalent of about $1,400 far. avery Amerienan,a tremendous rise from the equivalent of just $16 n person a halt century: ago," es ¥ + Sd : ' The recession, of course, sliced Anto govern- menturevonues, Just as it. sliced Into foclera] reventies in Cannda,: dn this new fiscal yenr which ‘started July 1 and..to bulld up a little surplus next year: But yiocone knows what the cold war. will Now tha U.S. govern« . mont hopes {t will be able to balance the hooks... the purchasing value of the American dollar, It Is time, says Eisenhower, that his adminis» tration started paying off some of the: huge national debt. That couldn't: be, dona untll iv budget surplus materialized, Meanwhile the government estimated that In the noxt fiscal year, Interest charges an the national debt alone would amount to some $8,700,000,000, about 14% times the alze of Can- ada's entire federal budget,: When you get Into that kind of costs just: for Interest, says Bisenhower, “it would be the part of wisdom to start petting the debt down a Nitle. bit." This in turn might create “the kind of confidence that will mako A tax cut ‘more juatifiable,” You gotta take it sittin’ down We, doubt Jf Prince Philip’ knows just, how “obsolete, Serewy and absurd Ontarlo's Iquor Jaws really are when he mado his crack about them, Probably the other provincns . havo no ~ anee and talent, Sem, Se ass Sat ee rongon for pride elther. ‘the respectable burghers of Ontarla | khow, for instance, that it ia totally illegal bringsor what pressures will be brought to beny . on the: brennury n ‘the 1000 ‘prealdont al Cleation ° year, oa! oe, . Of ‘some a0, 000 000, 000 in budgetary’ xpd ', to une a decanter? It is. The stuff ts supposed -diturek! in the: Inst. fiscal ‘yore, §42,000,000,090 . to be Kopt in its original contalner, was inken ip" by “the defence’ department, ? ‘For the worrlors, we would point out that Amoriean. military coats absorb more than 60 it 18 now Jogal for a man or woman in Ontarla ner cent of the: American budget canpared ta havea drink while altiing ‘an their awn With about.30 per.cont.in Canada... occ ddWn, Ib was formerly against. the law. _ Tho U.S. government reniizes that it cannot: But tt ts atill Wegal in a public bar to take _ Kaan wane deopor’ Into delat without wonkoning n v alp standing wp. —The Winancial Post, ‘ , ’ . ar : Bek ‘ \i ; ‘ , : . : : ' . ‘ : : : ce ata m- . ‘ LG : tat ghestidl stat gh oe geen Ms ‘'TPALIA,! at SEA—-Theré was.a:smoky. haze * _ above the land as we descend-' ed: the St. Lawrence in brigh it: sunshine, * past the-» ~ships ae all nations on, Towns’ appeared Indtstite hoarse salutes, which the: Italia. ange wered in °4:-rich: asso: Mo Quebec. city, » that. evening,’ was'a dark, high tldge Sprinks: dled with somé specks of light. - The ship. pulled in there;.at ‘a large, anonymous cavern: of. a terminal.A. tugboat’ skippéy” ‘hailed. us. from his bridge * “AB i - he. prepared” to help’ ug: tg » ward -the “dack. -Cab-drivers,, “loungers, visitors and Waits. ing passengers gazed. at? us 1 over a slowly narrowing gap’ of” _,water. They. were our! human’ -links with -the: city: Of: Wolfe and Montcalm. oo “We awoke ‘next. mornihg to. “tind. ourselves. giiding down. the river in.a fog that hid: the banks, and we remained wrap-" | ‘ped in fog past. ‘Newfound-" land ‘and into the ‘Atlantic ' ‘The ship is run by a crew : “of mixed’. nationalities, the’ larger number. of them. Ital- ans, @ lesser number. Germans 7 ‘and. citizens. of other coun: tries. Passengers include Am- -ericans, Canadians, a few Eng- . “lish: numerous Germans:.and | some’ French. Announcements . ‘on the ‘ship’s public. address. system are made.in thrée - languages, . sometimes... four * ‘(the fourth | being. Italian). The ship - is packed “with: some 1,100 .tourist-class' pas- sengers - “and. about 100 . first- | class. passengers. We’ don't. see the .latter except when they come into one of.the’ tovirist bars for. lower-priced. drinks; - or cross..the class: barriers to. “meet girl friends or boy: friends. : Luckily. we. are-part of. the : tourist. overflow ‘that ‘is’ ac-- ‘in: the --first- class - dining room—a_ spacious hall brightened. with a gallery -of artificial flowers. and: murals that depict scantily- clad folk ; frolicking across an: antique "landscape. This is'a.more airy:. and. cheerful ... environment than the tourist dining rooms, »; We must turn up at 7 a.m. for breakfast, and refrain from lingering too long, ‘because ‘there’ is another _ sitting > of - _ tourist diners. to! be served goad. A’ flagen of Blain vred:. ‘Montreal's: “ ‘promises to. be a ‘Pleasant: voy- age. ; a t “Courier': ® “and QR. world in which we must. |. be prepared ‘to’ compete with ~ other, less fortunate, countries . a order to survive, SHe time: |: : = ds fast. approaching - when : wine is served “on ‘the house” Ored a few tacts of lite. We Canadians must learn to live with lunch. and dinner, rp 2%e not insular.. We have. to® Spy. less; to-sacrifice some of the | _ live in this ‘world, a world. of frills that we have come. to: Fes. - Tt sain to’ US: ‘that in: gain. ing one of * the: highest: ‘stand- ° ards‘ of living in the world to- | day; wé, as Canadians have ig- after: us ar ‘bata the Heals class people arrive. 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G: (“Chubby”): - He was telling .a--friend, he said, how impractical is the- ‘Royal Canadian ‘Air Force: re-— tirement. system which forces many men to leave the service . when they are still capable of | many’ years of. public service. : “I wanted to know,” said Mr. | Power, “who the blessed idiot was.. who brought this policy in,” was Mr. Powér himself, then defence minister, who intro- , , duced the present policy dur- ing the Second World War. Under that policy, depending * on rank, Air Force officers are retired at various ages after 45. There are Instances, Mr. Power told the Upper House, “of men.” under. 50, of men between. the - ages. of 45 and 50, being re-— tired’ with pensions approxi- mating $6,000 to $7,000 a year,’ at a time when these men: have an opportunity of a very fruitful career before them,” The policy was Instituted as an encouragement to make the ‘ service a Ilfetime career; un- der it there is a gradual but: continuous change of person- nel In the top ranks, making it certain that there is always ronm for advancement for men of value, The policy has Served its purpose, a growing number of adminis- trative posta which do not re- quire the youth damanded of combat duty, the foree Ja losing many men of proved experl- The Air Force needs such men, Tho rotire- mont policy requives ad)ust- ment to Insure that the foree. does ‘not automatically lose, them at an age whon they are, perhaps, most valuable, And ‘Jt needs adjustment. to spare the taxpayers from. pay- ing for pensions for men stil! in the prime of life, mont of whom will develop other “srulilul enrears, regres dgunbduentehaeinmdarean e July issue ym the Comox District Free Press Dominion Day moang ¢ great dant to tours contyes: and jta. 18 obvious that’ sual apenas would benefit grently if the’ frat Monday in July wore dag- nae ignated so that vistora would o find it more convenient and mare practical to visht resor for what would really be a halle dny weekand, ye Wie de atetieg Pptic dat jn hood EOE ARORA ORE EER EAE ER DDO DOR APD CAEP Le AD AP ee OR PRE AR ee eee he . “‘poligies - Tp maga change with them. 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