; Published’ “PY, ‘The Prince

  

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JOHN ; By: MAGOR
_ President, .

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“A member of The. Canadian “Press—Audit Bureau’ ‘Of

Rupert Daily News. Limited:

G. 'P.. “WOODSIDE .
‘General Manager-

aD | Authorized as ‘second, class mall, by the ‘Post Office. -Departinent, Ottawa

NDAY, “SEPTEMBER 26, 1959;

 

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| Gidgtes: for ‘both. Liberal and. Oonser-
Wyaliye. groups. With only two elected

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vatives ‘the situation for them seems
maxe. ‘difficult. ts eR ye .

The pr -oblem 1 is sto secure: enough |
Hosneish. candidates. to, ’ vearty. | ‘their
1@ldts. - N owadays there is reluctance
i té: ehter the political field when itim-..

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pe inaieeatia?

tale svoeations. “Young men making.
a i their ‘way in the world ‘often find ‘it —
ee t awkward. to. “embrace! a "political
. career, even though: the: bent i is there.
. r Self and family interest, demand that,
, 4 prior attention’ be: given ‘to: maintain-
a wring the financial position, and. politics.
~ fin’ ‘itself. j is-no substitute. “Yet it is im-

ative that both Liberals: and Con-
res. presenta roster of. likely
d ites. at. the next‘election if. they
2 to lessen Social Credit: strength.”

 

 

“One whose’ handwriting ‘stopped improvirig
if Vhe ‘fifth grade and‘has “suffered grave ™
nd. hopel ss deterioration. through: the ‘years
(ogi using: a typewriter. may. sympathize: awith
% ‘the children. of. ‘Britain—and ‘of the United
“* States, as: well.-A.pen“company thas been’ mak-
: $ ing: Be. study’ of. -handwriting in: British ; schools. ;
aIte found: that: ‘children’ st handwritin “ha
-f clined; that: most: schools. are \C
it as. a: regular? -COUrSE.. Ue ns
oy Our’ own, confusion with. the. shaping. of let-_
“Ser “and. ‘the’ desired: goal” of. an ‘easy: and : rapid -
flow of. words: from the. pen is: atributable, in-
"part. at: least,’ to. the “changes..in™ ‘penmanship.
“systems’,”in. the different. schools. we. attended,

as well as to. ‘the: idiosyncracies’. of: teachers.
aking notes

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Later, in the ‘newspaper trade of”

"VICTORIA REPORT

 

VICTORIA--Thete: is always - talk: ‘about : a
premier calling: a: “snap election.” This term
was once more mentioned’ when Premier Maur-

“> fee Duplessis of -Quebec died—it. was said he
ad called -a ‘snap: election.’ :

‘However, ,under. our, constitution, there's no
such thing as a snap election, or,
should: ibe put this way—every . ‘election ds --@
snap election. Now, if this: sounds confusing,
it is, but then, our system of politics is often
confusing.

There’s no hard and. fast rule for elections
in our country, as there is in the United
States. The election date is up to.the premier—
and he, being a: politician, “usually picks it to
suit his own political ‘convenience and. at.. the
time he hopes will confound the. oppositioniats,

This column is of the opinion that ‘this: Js
not a particularly . good system, It gives too
much power to one man, the premier, He
can Keep the country, or a province, in turmoil
for months on end, even years, with everyone
guessing’ when’ the. election. will be, and the
premier not telling until he’s good. and ready
to tell, :

But to say a premier calls a ‘snap. election’
js nonsense, when there can't be a snap elec-
tion, or, as we have seen, there's always a

iy

INTERPRETING THE NEWS

 

| Liberals. at James Bay and'no Conser-

a + {ka
Mo tpl inges, as sometimes it: does, on norm- —

- Decline of penmanship,

in. a hurry, there emerged a ‘degenerate ‘con- :
-glomeration of. isolated’ létters, syllables . and-

 

days ‘old Bre, as incomprehensible..as Egyptian .

 
 

perhaps it.

‘snap election, depending upon which way you

‘seat i in Victoria. N 0 matter where he

stands one hopes he is elected; simil= »

arly with Mr. Deane Finlayson, the
‘Conservative leader. If these parties
are to be best served - ‘their. : leaders -

force shent it is in: “the House “hat se -

party must show: ‘its worth if it is. ‘to.
attract the support of voters.

“In any case. it. is in. the best inter- a

ests ‘of the province - ‘that. opposition .
_ groups should ‘be led there, for any al-. :
ternative’ to an existing government

must indicate. its. quality in the Legis- |

lature. Otherwise | a party can scarce-~
dy hope to.win majority favor. | One
does not expect the Social. Credit gov-
“ernment to: be unseated whether the.
‘election. comes. next year or the year
after, but it cannot stay in’ power for .
ever and it is well for democracy that
other offering groups. should have-
proved themselves. to visible degree. as
capable of holding office.
oe The Victor ia Colonist.

‘

abbreviations constituting a primitive type - ‘of.

Shorthand.’ which had to’ be translated to the .
typed ‘page in short order if it were to’ ‘remain . -

intelligible’. to:. its. transcriber. ‘Notes- several ©

 

 

“manship. ‘in ‘the | : ‘schools,’
- not gone: entirely. to. mechanization. Education

“and business have’ “shot: the’ pens. out of: “our |
hands, ‘but they have: ‘given us nothing to. take
their place at’ those times -when penmanship ;

Js wholly” te ‘pe: ‘desired.

we ~The’ ‘Portland Oregonian,

‘

By James. Ke Nesbitt

“Jook at ‘it, and’ “the brand: of your. politics.

In Canada we follow the British system of
calling elections. But, this is a new country,
and. this column has long. been of the opinion

  

 
 

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_. that people often have:to pay
oe $500 or.-more.
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ficial: who Jitves.\ lin Tahother | - ‘s

-.-German.-city-told-me -this: “We

‘pay 500 marks a month) ($126)

. for'a’small unfurnished apait- Y
..: ment that,; consists . of “living ©
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“b athrodm, :
m:twe |

“A skilled” worker ‘in.
‘from * 600- B00
marks a*month; an ‘unskilled

worker upward of 300 ‘marks.

This: small -apartment,-
nore ‘than’... laborers"
Oné ‘of: “the people : lit
par tment: ‘building, is:
nical” ‘purchasing. agent: ,

 

_ large. factory, ,. -making “about
-- 1,400 marks a month, A-man: in

"the same -positidh in. Canada
would . be; making .. “far:

ford a ‘modest: apartment:

-., “A plumber that 1 know has
' a two-rom: apartment. Four: ‘of |

_ them. live -in. ieee eae

   

“West. ‘Germ any :

“Rey: ‘mone

   
 

‘ment.
‘One téason: ‘why “We

“many is crowded is ‘that. refur

. Curtain.

ote Although. ey
“dows are. full. of washing m
. chines,

  

AL -absent-mindedly- ‘put.down“a
German five-mark: picee with .

that we should create a new. system, combin- |

ing ‘the best of American and. British systems.

The people, through their elected represen-
tatives, should set the election date—every four.
years, to the very date, thus following the
American system, but keeping the British safe-
guard of a defeat of the government on the
floor of the House, followed by an immediate
election, and the next election four years after
that, all being well.

With a majority government there is prac-
tically no chance-of defeat of the government

- on: “the ’ floor. of the: ‘House, ‘since, a government
orecdives.” ‘firm | pledges. ‘of ‘support from its own

members behind the closed doors of the caucus
room,

_ -So ‘it would be ‘that we would have an
election every four years, and the people would
‘always -know the. date, and there’d be none
‘of this upsetting nonsense about when an elec-

-..tfon will be, with a premier conducting a gucs-

sing game, and .evoryone jn on the act, but
no one ‘knowing anything except the premier,

and -he not telling ‘until ho figures the time

right for him, politically, to Jump,

Eisenhower not anxious to intervene in strike

7 By KEN SMITIT |
: Canadian Press Staff Writer \

Pressure. is building yp on . President ‘Elsen-
hower .to Intervene in the stubborn United,
States steel, strike,”

day and the longest steel) walkout in the U.S,
since 1020; ‘are being’ felt more... and. more
throughout the country. And: the pinch . of

necelerating pree as Rtocks dwindle,

In addition to’ the. §00,000' steel workers In-
valved, a total of 100,000’ workers in related
induatrios have already ‘hoen Inid off because
the shutdown has aft heed thelr busthoss, The
threat of further shutdowns, eapecially in the
auto industry, grows heavier daily...

Another renson.for intervention Js the doad-
lock in company-union negotiations, ° Spaleda-
men for both parties have beon meeting spo-
radically In New York, but ‘nelther aide ‘has
indicated = nanything approaching © important
progress.

Msenhower has repeatedly. urged—Iindacd,

 

moat pleaded—that both aldes gte down: to a
sonious bargaining. The negotiatora replied Frye.

day by brénking off their talks indefinitely, —

Ti Js this;-bitterness and no-give polley,
‘hawover, that inpponre’ to bo a fnotor in Blaon-
howor's wish to’ ‘Koon: owt.’ Of “bho dinpute for.”
na long ns monatbla,: «

Yo hra “bern. reported : ‘to fool that, unt
company and unio show signs of belng roudy
to seok nw Hettloment. onrneatly, any move by
{he government to Interfere would drive the

N Y)

SPOOR EE HOE H OE A DROME ORD AEA EER RENE ERS

 

The effects of the strike, now'In its 77th —

steel shortages Is going to Jncrensa at a rapidly .

HP OER EDAD RD

‘two sides farther. apart: and solidify tholr, dif-
ferences,
“TT a settlement ware. foread on ‘thom, Eis-

enhower !s sald to” balieve, ‘it could cause Insting -

bitterness that could harm relations for yenrs,
The most obvious ‘way for. Eisenhowor to
_Atep Into the dispute would be to Invoke tho

Taft-Hartley law, This provides for the’ ‘strikors - |

to-roturn to work for 80 days, while the dispute
“eools off"
the {saues. But the strike can resume afto®
the 80-day period,

Hisenhower, howover, hns made it clonr that
he does’ nat want to use the law, partly be-
ecnuse he appears to think ‘that a cooling-off
period wil acedmplish nothing unless company
‘tnd union have at Jest some common ground
this cdmmon ground is not In staht. He has
for ‘working out a solution, At the maomont,
‘sald ropantedly. the dispube showed ‘ho wor'kedl
aut by collective bargaining,

-_ eam ener

Flash brake lig hts.

‘A driver should mako his iS oft n Wray
yond or highway with all’ reasonable -spoed,
A lelaurely turh can back up the Yne of trattia
“unmocessarily, But firm braking atthe ‘Inst
“ewidnient may Invite “1. reavend. calision with

and a fact-Tinding - hody ‘studies

‘the car bohind, That {s Why warning flnahos |

of the atop light, operated by Naht taps on
the brake pedal, are alwaya worth while when
travelling in high speed .traffic,

eer

4
ET yey Oa siit thgimadid iowindyt bao aig by ability oudet te

'' They reach: that. t stindaa’
-the exercise : cof those. old: Ger

waitress,

‘gees -have flocked -there~: from. :

the other ‘side of. the ”

  

: “Germans. ‘don’ t eat.

“as we’ do, ” said’ my - -Canadian
acquaintance:

“We could. buy:
a roast .of beef. at. ‘five: ‘marks

50, a pound, (about: $1.38) 2 “An
. average . German - will “buy?
-SOUup. bone, -or.one of the ® po

- cuts - ot: meat.” re

   
 
 
  
  
     

craw one are. plenty. . n abe:

a And’ some ‘of. Germany’ sboorh-
_ ing: factories build apartment

race

“employees. ea
But. money”

eens sets;

   

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“3 oa

    

by, I was pleased by: ‘the’ fon-..

esty: of: a waitress ~who-: mefuged

my tip. because, she. ‘said; :
was too large.” a +
- Newly arrived. from: “Rrance,

 

two or three’ other: coifis; for a
tip.
“LT can't take: that; " said’ the

“That's ‘worth: ‘more. than: $1. ”

I realized: with. embarrass-
ment. that. I had been’ think-
ing about-a French: five-franc

‘piece of the same: size, Which. is

worth ‘about ‘one cent.”

I acknowledged ” her ‘honesty
as “well as I could’ ‘by’ ‘giving
her a tip of two marks—which —
probably represented . just ‘un:
der an hour's . “wage for : “her.

‘Newly
friends of mine are astonished
at the status of the ‘bicycle-in

_this country; Not.expecting to
be able to’. afford a car fora
year or two,-théy ‘have locked

arrived Brg lish

forward | to: ~ayeling | allover
the country the’ way they: do
in Britain, On highway, “and
byway, they intended ‘to -ex-
plore their new’ homeland in
the intimate, picknicky: way
the bieycle permits, And ‘to
thelr aatonishment they -find
é haa! bicycles prohib=
‘tted’ on 'mimy ‘of
tha — highways
and nobody --but.
ye. Mosonger
a and “schoolhays

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number ' rmnatat “oars, | ‘Thaly |
long - ‘astnbttah ga

Over the highways iand along |
all the curving winding. boun!
ty ronda’ of, Britatn,
Int Whirl; scorching we. used j,
to call dt in old Canadian cycl-'
Ing. days And ‘the’ motorilat dn
Britain la allowed no
horn-tooting to ‘bladt ‘thé oycl~
Ist out ‘of his“way, He ‘hos got.

. to respost the eydllat, nis ON.

Jor,

Even in the waging ‘tide ‘of |
London traffic, ‘tho
tandem, as oftin as not, with.

‘bidycles,

i iby carver on the > ‘baal ,
oti 0 swooping along ut ton,

om Canada, oydtlate nto io

himmble fn’ out’: ovorwheltitiing |
motor traffic that they wobble
na they go, adding. qemonsely
to thelr awn haggard, .

eet em

 

ht - structs |
Braille: ‘teading and: writing, ©
. handicra'fts’ ‘and the household.
~ arts. ‘which, ' “with practice, can —

- de® “carried “on ‘successfully | by

    

  
    
   

- and» outings, -

who “spoke. English. “

 

as resentatives . ofthe. law... ‘To

 

stand. aos

fo ‘help blind if yo aid

Institute . - the

Biitid stand. ready 'to serve and’

‘National © “for -

- equip the sightless Canadian.
for normal:living in whatever |

_ suroundings he finds himself. ,

-“Yhe Prince ‘Rupert: ‘branch:
“oF ithe: CNIB is ‘staging a city-.
: ‘wide: drive. ‘for funds. tonight. .
spon-*.
‘sored: iby: the. Women., of the:

The: _campaign,, being
‘Moose, s to raise funds te con- |
tinwe “providing. Services
those, swho, are™ ‘either :

 

for:

_ blind: or Jose ‘their sight.
“Services . ‘begin : when. ‘a‘ field”

séérétary,. ‘executive: ‘officer. or

social: worker makes his’ first

  

, Thi-oigh his: ‘familiarity with
blindness, his training and ex-

perience; " he: Js° ‘able’ to; ‘assist
‘the blind:pérson in ‘overcoming

the . initial‘shock': and : ‘frustra-

"> tion GF loss*6f- sight: The. ‘spe-
re cially’: “tramed | ‘home: ‘teacher,
. usually a ‘blind. _ person, con- —

‘tinues ©. tas: work as’ shé in-
Self adjustment,

_touch..

 

“attempts ‘to meet. the diverse

a Htérary. tastes of its, far- flung
‘ clientele. oo

cyte

‘JOb- training ror: the ‘employ-

_ Vice. The operation ‘of .can-
“teens * “and | concession «. stands
‘has: “proven. ‘one of the -most
ai able. types’ of. employment

  

- ployment ‘Officers;”
“For: the group: beyond. the

‘employable: age? the :-CNIB: -pro-"
: vides* recreation, light — supple-
mentary- occupation, and gad- :

gets ‘for the sense of touch,
such: as,- the BraiNé ruler or
interval: timer. Summer camps
reduced travel
rates: ‘and other ‘concessions all .
‘help: ‘to relieve the burden of
blindness.. oY

Through. a well planned pre-
‘vention of blindness’ program,
CNIB ‘attempts to save sight
‘before {t'is too late-and thus
coritributes a positive plank in.
‘the’ ‘better: health platform of
Canada’ S ten provinces.

The -CNIB’s local campaien
for. fiinds ‘is being held tonight.
Prince "Rupert -residents. can
“help ‘the rehabilitation and

other, services on behalf of the .

The. services of the ‘Canadian’

‘born,

“New: ork ‘and phoned .at ‘the
end: of, three days ‘to say things we
were: even ‘worse than ‘they, nad Q -

“PD he * National: Library, with -
“its ‘thousands . ‘of. talking ‘book
Tecords: ‘and touch- -type: books,

' resa.,
_ self with | ‘anxiety, i Was: ‘about to

_ but. Work cin “regular. industry
ds: .often* ‘found: by ‘NIB. em

Peter

more: ‘than: 2)800

° in. ‘British © ‘Columbia innd ‘the -

-Pukon. ‘Ter ritory. ‘with a. gener-
“ous. 'g at. this: ‘time. : “The ap--
peal tine. Rupert. is. spon-
‘sored’. “by the” local’ .. CNTB

   

branch and ‘carried. out: ‘by vol- |
unteer. canvassers’ from. the |

Women.of ‘the ‘Moose. aided : ‘by
other city organizations. ”

 

   

 

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.are..praperly: regarded . as rep-.

- permit them: ‘to: be © used” as -
.Stage..praps, in, a: ‘rather’ tawdry...
entertainment, must; eevee cr

“the: piiblic : and herefore. ‘de-
‘tract: from the: ‘law's: ‘dignity. .
“Canada: thas ‘been. ‘trying’ for..:
“years, ‘to. ‘dispel’ “the. idea wide-::

-ly-held: ‘abroad. ‘that. At is noth-::
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‘ficers : ‘at Atlantic”. ‘City will:
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“Finish’. the job: ‘Go!
Chicago.” She -

even more dismal tale.
nest of corruption, she:
ported sadly. “Sinners on all
sides. .I can’t: take any ‘more
of it.
Heaven.”

. “patience and fortitude,”
counseled Saint Peter, “They

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_of all.
there and then you can: come
home.”

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“I’m in the newspaper. bus-

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esting,” observed the cannibal

chief who was a graduate of

Oxford. “Are:you-an editor?”
“No,” said the captive, “but
I’m an assistant editor.” “Let

me be the first to congratulate
you on your impending promo-
tion,” said the chief warmly.
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