An independent: riewapapir evtitad’: oof Pring Rupert and Northen end, Oontrad He, ue Columbia, “ “Amember of The Canadian Press--AMdiL. Bareanool Rubliahed “by ‘Tha Prince Rupert Dally News: Limited a, TORN, ¥, MAQGOR - , _erealaent a “General Manager a ene “men mit ‘bythe: Part: ‘OFtee ‘Dapartment, Ottawe EREOARY. 3, “1959 Oy il. oa Council,’ : 2 roe RPO i . papers. “It sounds, a it 1s Kite: silly bat neverthe dss ithero'e ‘are hasie? freedoms at ‘stake. City! Coun-_ . ils ar elected : ‘bythe ‘people 'to {gov- ern their city and. warry. ‘out municipal | elvie financial transaction mi ight en- — ‘danger’ the city.a more favorable deal,. 7 Pupigess. a “On'the | one: hi and, therefore, what 7 pusiness is dealt with: ig’strictly ‘public : . Neation. of. details - ‘until - transactions . business, - On the other hand, the peo- ‘ole should. have in its: ‘elected officials not.to seek a day . chy day. account, of -eouncil’s | . ‘What: they: do get isa ‘comprehensive feet oe + On alternate Mondays (City Coun- | , ei meets. in public on the: second and. holds © “eommittee ‘meetings, though held in camera have always “been § and still are, open to: ‘the press for seifing of a fire in Ottawa that kied seven jpe~ple Nave been ‘sentenced to 12 and AB years. in penitentiary, i They can consider - themselves. fortunate ‘that dhe. court showed. auch mercy. Sentences: “it simiar duration are not. unoommon for per- wong convicted of robbing. banks or . grocery plotes, ' These men killed five children and twa adults “arth aet of committing a felony. Had they d even one man in, the act of robbing a ‘Cari't have Cunada we have t rome a long. way under the path of security .and:-comfort, ‘But progress rs bn thik, direction demands understanding on the . art of the thousands who benefit from the vaat murray ot apetal services. and ‘protection | whieh awe Olay. - Too many peaple dn this country: ‘have parted with their common adane, They have failed to Yemeniber (bat no foods, no xervidas, no spro- Heetinn can ever be secured without a price of 4 ' | ' ' ! { i oe Cirenlation--Canadian Dally Newapaper Publishers Assoclation He : a i ‘ é 4 f ' , t { 4 ' t i i é t. ‘ 0 regular | ‘meeting nights... | y ‘eounell meetings : the: ‘mayor and city , -derk-comptrolier: ‘are authorized | ‘sufficient confidence action. : fourth Monday of each month). council i which ~ WO Mev convieted : of manslaughter in. the the 15-year term. + ‘still depends on.a'full ‘council vote on Tn. between to cumalce: ‘announcements: of. “'the:public-where matters crop up that , Needmot: wait until eounedl meets.’ ‘Such “hasbeen ‘the: arrangement: with Gity ‘Council and City'Hall'for-a.good many iyears'now and: a%good. arrangement it 4g. ‘Occasionally, where | publicity of ‘the’press: has‘ been’asked to: delay: pub- are complete and we have ¢o-oper ated. ‘Similarly, when . matters. come up — ‘that are too personal or touchy for - public discussion:and-council meetings - have-been closed, the: press has been : asked to stay, to.keep a watching brief -for-the :public. | t results of such discussions are always When completed, the published. Thus there are few oppor- tunities of council ever “pulling a fast. one” on the public and) we «wouldn’t: want to see any change in council pol- icy. -As we said-earlier, Prince. Rupert | is fortunate in having City Council’s “which: believe in - aware | of: what foes on. Ww G hope. that = the public. being bank, they would have ‘been: convicted of mur- der and sentenced to hang. “ ‘ : | Evidence presented at- the trial was that one - “nan was hired by. the other to set firesto the house in order Lo collect $40,000 insurance. “The man who instigated the-crime received Jt works out.to'a lHttle more than two years for the life of each person who died: and somewhat less if he gets time off Jor good behavior. more efnsideration than he showed his victims. —The Toronto Telegram. it both ways some kind. . Perfect roads, ever multiplying police pro- tactian, subsidies, old age pensions, fomilly al- lowances, winter work programs-all inust be puld for oul of dAnxation, yet we complain bit- terly when taxes go up. How can we have it ‘both ways? 4 Heyou don't like (he high cast. then it's time | to quit howling dor government help. ee Wingham (Ontarion Advance-Thnes, - ! - Incomprehensible system He Winnipeg School Board has decided to ‘“boansider the aystem of marking | repart ie leurds in Mementary geodes, Probably ‘mart Whiner parents will apree that this in a wel- edites Move, : AL present, children ate graded ‘on thelr work hy the use of A, 8, © and so on. Thiean Wiitriggse inarkinig ayaten, Kducationlata who CMppart it say that ie reveats a lot more about a ‘child's progress Unan does the old percentage is wae, That may beso for teachem, but the h fact. romaing that most parents find it almost Incomprehensible. They get no cloar idea of a child's ability or of his relative standing inn obaRsK, The old-fashioned percentage system had ite digndvantages. But this much bs plains a hen. cration ago, parents felt they had a better fun- dorstanding Of exactly where their children stoor, A marking system whieh does not achtleve thls la certainiy not ideal. The Wihnnatpes Free Presa. a enta: Very. seldom does: ‘any news| vemanate. sfrom ° -‘gommittee® meetings, ig ninco disposition of: committee matters ‘interest. to ° The.court has shown him much | “INTERPRETING THE NEWS eee t An dntrdruing feature af Nika Khrvahohev's minraihon address Uile week audiinkiag dae Bo- waite Unit's new seven-year plan ts the lack of Sdjulogdeny content. © ‘Shen are the usaal exhortadions ta the Tuna to enteh wp with and kerpasa the aap- Tada COMME TEN I por aapita Oudput. and the alt-repeated atrictures apgalost “rewxonlata" de Che Cannan party, Feet whit cmergie Mow cleanly ten aon-of Lion and incentive with a susploleudy ltaie majody based an mare and more of ave ring bang produced Wy lie and nas work with The tinal, climactic charua dolding out. Ake pratiiae uf a tax-free Citure. Ly 1890, rye Mnruashetony, Runa will have “the diwhen Heing atandardy wad the aloriast working woek dn ibe world " Tiods eany (6 pre aorne of The Russian dead- ‘ers more grarMione Wutbles IKiimination af Jincamne dao for mnaaapie, will meen te in a CONTA where neat distinguished n men . and: w men, . a who: come: embassies “and observer. can: reach only; one conclusion: .- The. thrift, cams, paignis.a: phony. The,.Queen handy excuse for a.small band. ‘of cranks. ..to indulge their’ “prejudice | against Britain, the® consulates, thé: 's visit: makes ap o a Peet : tem “of government, of which the Queen’ is the living symbol. : These tirades are not touch- ed off: by -any desire to . gave | money. They are: caused: purely : “by -hatred. Since the strength and: shrillness of. these out- bursts are far ‘out of propor- - tion .to’ elght ‘cents’ worth of “hospitality, it is- evident that the people who utter them ‘are’. - none - too: well balanced. “Frankly, I'believe such peo-_ ple are, sick in the -head. We ‘have-a free press, and all - -kinds. of mentally unbalanced -eitizens do succeed in getting their views into ‘print. ‘Writing -.. may help restore them to san-' : ty or at , . , . Although. -such may haveraw therapeutic ‘value for. -the-. “person -who | -makes ‘the’ ‘reader. t L: Ge ‘accepting: -the-stuff as ‘serious:argument: : hem,.. “liquor. outlets. provides no sure protection against:.corruption _by. liquor. .Anyone. who. hoped’ ‘te pour out political’ persuasion -could easily acquire a supply of liquor before election day. VVlorlimore— ~ statements. -should::be: Even: during: “provincial. ‘and ‘federa). elections ‘closing ‘down - Railway ‘to: Maske . _ From way Victoria” Cotonist Tf Canada and‘ the. US&.-can ' eo~-operate in. puilding:.a’ high- : way to Alaska. why not’a. rail-. ‘yoad? Visionaries: have always looked .to ‘the’ ultimate vexten- sion.-of -the *PGE: “Railway. to Alaska: Since ‘the-war'steel has © been laid a. large: ‘part of “the. - way. If. the gap could: De-closed with .assistance -from :Canada and the United :States, _ onee maligned - PGE: could - be- ‘the come one.of the. most. amport- ant. railways “in. North.. ~Amer- . i¢a.. Let no .one . forget, : ‘how- ever, that. it is. British’ ‘Colum- bia’s. railway. - . The mote in the. eye From thet” - Kitehener-Waterloo Record “at? home, “phores ete. ltraln ticket “baels, home. an ~ “Yoaned $20 besides." tse" iy “pemming © etreets, “ee seas bought: eh “The next day ‘another per- BONS approached another B.C. Me Hi . member with:a somewhat sim- .. ar story..A third CCF er Joi oNerthern*Ontarlo was appar- ently ‘also. co! the ist wo the > calad upon. roo By this time ‘our MP‘: yaa begun to compare “turned “out that the: “frst” per-- son had cashed his train ticket fh and ‘had ‘disappeared. - By ‘now “the ROMP and the . Ottawa city police are all alerted, with :a city-wide police aH: out. for these » omisrep Be. sentatida artists. Agpart! from: the - fact. that three’ P35 ° nave: Speen ‘viclim- aed, Mit madkes cal of us abit “Mere @autious in “helping. othe prsiontavno might have a deg- Somate : “peagon ‘for: needing -pasistance. “Y ‘mryself, have: been vietiin- Aged in: the past'and | ‘still “have ee $400 WSF cheques to re- mind me of itThis from: some- “one -whovhad ‘been. very ac- tive: job steward:in the. IWA -and ‘a person with: whom Thad worked. - a : “However, that. 4s “aN Gneid- ental’ ‘tothe actual aworkings - of the House ‘of. Commons. ° “In that arena -we'are ‘still on ‘the Bpeech “trom the ‘Throne, “put by. the time this is in print wes “will nave -dispensed -with the Throne Speech and will be dealing. swith other. matters. e A vote was taken the other : might (Monday, Jan.,26} ona. CCF .amendment.-The ‘surpris- ing.part was that the: “Liberals voted with -us.-and,-in- effect, supported. one ofthe. principles _ “that we-in® the: CCF ave. peen . “proposing » for quite: a, umber - of “years. That is. the. question - Some . people. don’t, -attend . church, they ‘say, ‘only; because ;8so' many -who “do “are “hypo-' -“erites. But: they ‘don't apply a’ oBimpar « test: tO" vevery meeting. : they. attend: Dry ‘trail “When tourists’ realize. they are mnable.to Duy.a: ‘drink-after a’ long day's ‘drive they «are going to shun. those. hotels and the province © “in? -which_ they operate. : og “ft From. ithe. Fredericton Gleaner se cpiy ae sates AND Commonwealth,. and. our SYS- YOU,TOO, CAN GET het ee eee Our Personal Loan service is organized to meet the wile range of needa ofp wide range of people. Personal Louna are availablocat any one of our tore than 800 branchod . ss for-any worthwhile purpose’, .. for from one (o three years... A lonn te readily repale through rogular monihly depoalts, THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE HHOVINIGD SPRCIAUIERD PERDONAL IOAN SERVICE SINCE Teme. Prince Rupert Branch, R. A. Morley, Mgr. of overall. planning by. a: gen tral’. government * cagehcy * order: -that..we may .be © in. a - better: “position - to combat: to~ : - cession : _ teu. Bowe. ee _day’s dual. malady,.. and :inflation. ; i Coes WAALS C10 - notes, It. CAMALNAM EVE Wr tS v A@ead parm Dev GIN “LIQuae CONTRO ‘HOARD QR nv rt “GOMER AT OU BRLTESRCOLUMBDA port from Parliament~ | By FRANK HOWARD, MP ‘It tooks as If the Indication piven in the Bpeech from the "PT hrone about Ineresenay the amount of money” fur ‘the Srans-Canada Highway — wiht. “not have any effect upon us in northern Bic. Indications. are that the: additional money will only ; be, for the present Trans-Canada, “Highway, This is ocdsslonad’ peeause the estimated expend- Stures are already “over tite maxixnum. allowable by: the - T raris-Canada Highway Atte: There \e/a great ‘deal more: “French being spoken in ter House: now ‘that. we nave: ear phones and translators. Many, “Prench speaking members: Tent more at Dome ‘ath. their: NE. language and -are able bo -ex-: “press “themselves more figent. ly than they Dave been ably, “to In ‘the ast. “The transla-- dion system ja alright dor toz, mal and lengthy. devates,* ‘bur ‘I*m. sure’ that the: translators will have quite a bit of ditt. culty in keeping up with the ‘Mouse once we get into the. estimates.of each: department. It-is then that the comments. . are short, the guesiions quickly given and the “ intesections, more gumerous. ™ Bat ithe transiation Usystern. is a. great advantage to all: snemibers: who ate not bi-ling- ual. “1, for instance, am cow" _gble-to tollow amy conversation that is given.inm Prench and do not have to wait until the next day for the written transia~" tion, * ‘The only drawback ‘that is apparent at the rmoment-ic: that. there will be less desire’ for those who speak French bw. ‘dearn. to speak ‘English, and: vice versa. Progression From the 4 . Stratford Beacon-Herald = “For his prilliant defense of, “Leopold and Loeb in the “tpril: roaurder”: of little Boobie * -Franks, Clarence Darrow was > -paid $33,000. For enacting the ‘4 “Darrow role in a film shortly to -be issued, Orson Welles sit. receive $75 009. Bome of tnese. days, somebody may ‘be paid~ 8100, 000 for. playing the: Foie: gems of £ thought. ‘Example has more followers than: reason. —Christian ‘Nes-; OF OF CSOO OEE COTO EEE Cee cee aaa? GW DASPERYLD Br PAT «4