aN : ¢ , ~ oS eae ere - , , Tee MPD Ea Oe at a : og me ee ar ne ‘ boa pea Te My tis Or A bc ins yt BAL a ee pe any ’ * : a - ' ' ve 4 Penne a mr Soe Re fey opera he ' . ” —T9IQ*— PRINCE RUPERT DAILY ‘NEWS,'='1959 Clamps on obscenity. - ys J i : a _ ) oy 7 Seren : : . S Soe ke L From The Toronto Telegram ' . I re An independent newspaper devoted to the upbuilding: wet ‘ . . ; Ee : . : : - ' stribution and magazines on the ground. the setrten bs of Prince Rupert and Northern and Central British Columbta, a ; Publica ton. ast eer or tre obscene, distributors wid wae Oe am omber a ne Canadian Press—Audlt ‘Bureau of od ; ot ot 0 ‘aphs is indefensible. It have no outlet for them ang kL: / “Clrauation—-Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association ee photographs Canada, and the publishers will stop producing, . Published by The Prince Rupert Daily News Limited ae Is illegal in canada. § fem | Pvp we aw must be sect. ' , JOHN F, MAGOR ™ ae two questions continue Vigitance of conscientious” President . oe to concern those who must ad- citizens, prompt action by po.t on J. R. AYRES. oo, G. P. WOODSIDE “minister and enforce the law: lice on clear-cut offenseg, - Editor General Manager how to define obscenity, and against obscenity laws and. « ean yet . In. comn sense , self-disc oo 3 WILABED _ Authorized as second. tlass maf by the ewe ah. common eet how to enforce .. the | “among publishers, distributors: “ : Post Office Department. Ottawa 7 . clear-cut .cases;: there ‘is no) oe FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1959 -_ other monopoly—in the ay “| problem of © definition. . But. and retailers can deal with the) Lt ae what about the broad .twilight © problem of’ obscene Publicas?*) 4 co IE oe 7 ; line between obscenity and: tions without any state censor. pote | li arnincim 8 di . } | ° | art? . - ship program. "3 em Inte igensia ten Ing to mu tip y This subject, which has fre-' | arr mses a, 4g bya N a . ‘ quently been a public issue In vatna am age when. excessive taxation threatens to give the state yet an- role of patron of the arts and sciences—it is not sur- prising that the number of those who beers i a . “ : aspire to be included as members of | the intelligensia should tend to ‘multi- ply rapidly. | : Inthe current craze for the so- called creative arts, so dear to such bodies as the CBC and the National Film Board, My. Barzun sees. not a ‘passion for intellect but the reverse—: for the ambiguous, the titillating, the diffuse-—“at bottom love of.confusion, . , _4 : - My weed ;' confusion sought as a release from re- - ~“ Whicher, MPP. ‘lustrates both questions. Canada, was brought to the . fore by the recent prosecution instituted by complaint of Ross This case il- AS a private citizen, Mr. Whicher was Offended by publication offered for sale and He took ac- tion to stop their sale. «4 The idea that police should keep magazine and bookstands ‘ Naming a ferry “ From The vam pbell River Courier Ferries have always scemed to be assoclated with an ele- ment of romanec. Song writers and short story writers have made good use-of them in that respect. Many’s the romance that has come to blgom on the Ye 4 Oe a . err een AS nee and shops under constant sut- | upper decks of the ferries that | Whether political philanthropy is sponsibility, ... The abandonment of EO % SS veillance is repugnant to most | plied between North and West thé unmixed blessing that some claim it.to be, however, is debatable, Ae mindey that this is so comeg from a 7 recent book by Jacques Barzun (Har. per), entitled “The House of Intellect,” Writes My. Barzun, “The intellectual class, which ought always to remain in- dependent, even of intellect, has been captivated by art, awed by science, and 7 seduced by philanthropy. ... In the _ modern riot of art and science and lov-. -Ing-kindness, intellect has seen decline ng exper emg i fl : Y PU ao NB a nates . ares : : : so eyo: : . a captive in an alien country. | icemen taken prisoners in TERS E ES ; . the virtues that make it what it is: than-thou” attitudes towar ds. every- One out of. every three | other wars was above re- - Most skiers depend on an 18, 35 or 50 hp. unity, ‘concentration, communicative- thing American. Americafis taken prisoner in proach. But in the Korean Johnson because they have the smooth, de- “ness; and knowledge of itself.” od 4 ood sy t ‘From’ time to time in the last ten -years “it has. been suggested that the day of the big _. transoceanic ship is fast running out, that et ours _ The general collapse of mor- “bodied often refused to carry aga —_ ; y ouz own country may construct a sister ship. the faith-is firm that there will always be dlewas caused a great deal by them even when their officers’. ; Serle landed : a ofSthe United States, that Italy expects to enough persons who enjoy luxury on the surface ‘the attitudes which the pris- dens ner’s. future approaches vanishing point. rediction would be rash indeed as we enter, ugposedly, the age which, the more fancifully Ine say, will offer us “space”. picnic -e¥dunds; weekend excursions to the moon and perhaps two-week guided tours of the: nearer planets. The fact is, however, that the postwar age has brought us a number: of new large » luxuty'Ships and all of them seem to be doing quite well during the tourist seasdns. ° ‘Now Britain has begun to talk about re- ‘pldcing the “Queens,” the Elizabeth and Mary. In. London. it is pointed out that. France has _ prgjectéa the building of a fine néw liner, that ’ adq@ to her passenger fleet. So British shipping, - it fs contended, will need some handsome fast “shop-window” vessels too. Whether or not J. thé arsument_is..sound, it does appear that Liners’ intellect in favoy-of communion through quartet playing and amateur ceramics has bred a race of masochist- idolaters,. broken up into many sects, but at one in their worship of the tor- turing indefinite.” The author’s re- marks, it is true, are. aimed mdinly at. _ American intellectuals,” but ‘trends’ that Mr. Barzun discerns in the U.S. “are even more easily identified in Can- ada, wh ere “intellectualism” frequent-. ly takes the form of adopting “holier- neither shipping companiesg the: govern- ments which often provid _® 7 subsidies for them are yet acting. as if the age- of travel by swift and elegant oceanic liner ‘is dead and done with. , In times when. travel seems to’ be increasing | with every new year even the advent of jet — plane service has not discouraged the plans » . _ —Letter Review. | All Aboard with G. E, Mortimore . Civilians should be careéfin EVERY. SPRING an alert: photographer. manages to catch a mother duck and her ducklings being given courtesy” treatment by approaching motorists. We wouldn’t.want to miss 4 year, like we did in 1967, so.we “are publishing this one. As any observant -motorist should sec, ‘the cars. in % the picture: are of, .1956 vintage, This picture was taken ‘then. —CP photo... in passing judgment | upon’: soldiers. Nor should the ordin--.: ary person fee) himself quali- fied to utter any hurried opin-- ons about the behavior prisoners of war. ‘unless . he himself has gone through the gruelling experience /of ‘being | ’ Korea collaborated with. the Communists, and two out of five died. A civilian -has no- right to draw conclusions from these facts. But the United of.; agers results of this study, with re- spectful attention. The find- ings have been vividly report- ed by Eugene: Kinkead of the ‘New Yorker magazine, in a ‘book called .“In Every War But One.” The title refers to the fact that the conduct of U.S. serv- ' war, it was different. - - were not prepared Americans for the subtle, devious methods the To start with, . Communists employed to un- States army itself was so wor- | ried about the behavior of . prisoners that it spent five for designing and running handsome new pas-: |. Senger carriers of. the kind that once raced for records. No Jonger do. these plans empha-_ ‘Size size and ever greater size, but speed, ef-' ficinecy and comfort are still considerations of the first order. There is no’ disposition to believe that in another decade or two every- _ body who goes abroad will want to be whisked to his destination in hours.°On the’ contrary, of the seas to make additions to the ‘world’s ~ ‘“oners brought into “them. To fleets profitable. Indeed Britain’s: only fear today is that of being left behind in the clamor for passage. ~—-Baltimore Evening Sun. _ dy to yield further. years studying the reasons for their failure. - We non-military would be wise to examine the . The strong ‘reactionaries’ who refused to talk were fin- ally left alone. But the “pro-: gressives’’ who yielded even a little were badgered constant- betty camp with “One of the most revealing citizens dermine their loyalties. Physi- cal violence was _ seldom -brought into play. Fear, shame and psychological Many Americans yielded. They did not know their enemy. Imported attitudes. ne a big gap in our nutriment.’ * “On marches back from the dine .. . to temporary holding ;camps, casualties’ on litters ‘were often callously abandon- ed beside the road. The able- 7 commanded them to do so. a ‘took food from “, . The strong regularly the weak. There was no discipline to pre- Canadiuns. 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One of these it will greatly ease the task of selling abroad. combat ration is 3,500 calor~ line . - ; came, by- implication, in a recent Bank of Nova And with imported items more expensive, Cana- les . . . Prisoners’ diet at its When I asked Anderson the ' Schtia review which backed cautiously into dians might be more prone to investigate worst . ._. consisted of 1,200 thing that struck him most the question by saying “until more clearly domestic sources of supply before buying calories. This is inadequate, forcibly about the way the clefined patterns develop in such crucial areas abroad, ae but a man will not starve on men reacted to ett were (ny fiscal and monetary policy in Canada and __ It could all add up to the creation of more this intake. conditions, | he vor Ali ‘ ity ' the U.S.) it is probably wise to keep an open jobs. And in the light of that, a dip in the “The food the North Kor- . their almost un timitl an ny __! infid about movements in the exchange rate.” dollar is not a blow to national prestige.” - cans eave he, pusoners was Lon voreedtenie nee se the ecause o ; ti s which: — inancial . Post. mainly cracked corn and mil- ~Ta ree 2 TC Hi cause of the emotional att tudes which —The Financial . Post. “let, a qereal grass unfamiliar Oeht ann’ Ingenuity, you ce to most Americans ,-°. Corn mignt say. INTERPRETING THE NEWS ms ‘+ and millet were prepared in “This reaction was partially i U ¢ d f a t th Re d {f b | ‘ the. Forean,manner. by peng “hoa result OF ae aveile i . in an fron pot over a fire’ " ‘shock of being captured, It was ‘ “0. e ence exper rows e S Oo a ance any prisoners would not, or also, I think, the result of some ' By ED SIMON » could not, ent this food. They new failure in childhood and ‘ Canadian Press Staff Writer seemed to be waiting, wist- adolescent training of our The arrival of the United States defence and that he has limited powers to modify them fully’... for American chow. young aN withdre ‘oes scerclary, Neil McElroy, in Geneva goes a long if the Russians show signs of willingness to _ (‘Por example, said Ander- (Many men with rew ante wey to rebut accusations that the U.S. Is over- bargain, " sony during the worst carly ite ot Neve 4 1 min ‘On rigid in Its approach to Bast-West negotia- In the meantime, it remains to be seen ‘*days the North Koreans gave | seemed teens eee in Phe - tidhis, whether the Russians are prepared to cnil use a few soybeans, which con~- vine themseryes oe tml _ . riven If. McElroy takes no active part in McElroy’s bluff and induce him to open the tained more proteins than varmth and shelter.” _ Years ago Adams distilled 29 great thf talks, his presence ImpHes that the Amorl- briefcase, anything clse we had, Bul the wa ) no ttn . tye ways ae cap delegation is ready to talk about the mille McElroy is unlikely to sit In Geneva jn- «© Mon. disliked them... After The record of the strongly- whiskies, each with its own distine- lugy aspects of the packnge deal that State definitely while Gromyko continues’ to extol the Chinese took over, the disciplined U.S. Marines wits tive characteristics, and then aged ' fefrotary Hertor put forward last week on behal’ the virtues of the East Germans and deplore Pe Ont tae beatned so much for yori than au nanan ue le pcaebeaa nag ofethe West. oS ‘the aggressive designs of the West. The next LAWL We ‘ - ‘my, w ” , j 0] rsh, ; That leaves it up to the Russians to make move is up to Moscow and, for once; Its timing = MY Look Lhem away, This left — soldiers was hetter still, them in special oak casks. Now, ounter- proposals lo the Wesl's disarmament has been dictated by the West. ' | . ar Adams has “married” those 29 rare "_ ” Hans. Up to now, Andre! Gromyko hag ex- , . T k d d ’ mavanty ¢ Lf ire eae tnterest only in the linus of Berlin ’ ® Not one ur le Whiskles to er rate the superh flavour See Ye - ird the slaning of separate peace trenties with Can t give if away “0 t{ , atched lo bring back food for of Adams Private Stock, Thiseustom a ams ary Nits and West, Germany, : ow, nt of the entire number patched to bring back Priy. f | ‘For n ehange, ib is the Russlank who appear | Suraly we have reached the mit in fool =. of Turks -thiet fell Into enemy the group, ad it ane aivided blend is presented. in {ts crystal Ate Stock, fashave been caught off balanea, I ja probable give-away programs whon the federal naricul- hands (229) not a single one in equal por wank own La \ . MARE Tiana TTTS that Kikitn Khruschev, in hig anxlaty to downs ture Minister makos an announcement Hke died in eaptivily (although) Jast morsel. Thero was no howy- decanter, , Siar eee Tie ai Hrtde the Importance of the foreign ministers’ this: "We offered 30 million Ib, of skim. milk almost half these men Wore ging, no rula of dog ent clog, . rnin deiiherations has not staffed Gromyko's dolce powdor to international relief agencies In Jan- wonnded whan thay were ‘sap- ‘Only two of all the Turks a ‘ wftan henyity w' ‘ ‘ my wary. Bo far only 18.2 milion Ib, have been fared, ; could be called collaborntors, tort hiion heavily with defence exports, taken," An Amarienr lone! snid: d thelr “collaboration” was uy Pending the hurried arrival of Russian ken. OAR Dae an eovonal anid: and thet ™ Aaforenm a , ' We can't evor give away our surplus, It At Death Valley, one of.tha of the mildest kind. The others refnforcementa, the resulting Impression Ja that Bul t vg! ' tompornary prison camp atradlzed thom thy Russians are toa intdrested In building up Reams, We Wo wae taxpayers money bo holster t} ort re "4 t it Ps i) r} - 0 a0 & f the ont ses of Amer- preatiqe for thelr Enst German, Pollsh nnd farm priced and encourage production, Do wo ) es ORY hot ange me 0 ' ° ar Inkend CYooh xattelites to join the Weat In coming need more proof something is basically wrony man out. oof 110 Intermed, {ean failure which Kinkene tne urips with {he ronal issues tha have brought With Ottawa's farm marketing pollelos? Amenienn losses during this atk—ignorance of the onomy, . thh ministers to other -—The Pinnnelal Post, same porlod at thissame camp = Inck of military disciplina— ¥ ee & . . peewee were... from 400 to B00 dead =—senn and are being remedted, ‘Beyond scoring a tactical point for the out of 1,600 to 1,800 prisoners § = But two othor fnetora would ' West in the interminable propnganda con- Only or the well-to-do Intermed,” npnanr more daa + rooted, Lb the significance of McBlroy’s unexpected Se Tho seeret of the Turka' ree- ‘Thay avo rofianl to adapt to a wala | nyperarance can bo measured only by the con- Thoro was n time, within the momory of ord, tho colonel anid, was dire changed environment, and Tiernan | i tefits of his briefenso, many of ua, whon only the well-to-tlo could elplino, “When a Turk Botxick, = palfiahnoss, Moan Individually or ae Sy ‘There ly Witla chance that he plans to offer afford to drive an automobllo, the rest of than nuraod him enn not be binmed foy auch . ~ ah a y, . Lip Russians any new terms until they have We may ace the day when only tho wel)- back to hoalth, Ifa alele Turi fauita, The faults ave the pro- . ’ ; nts least repiied to the accurity proposnis. in to-do will be able to afford to park ona,’ Ale, Waa ordered to the hospital, duet of tha kind of soclety in 4 . te Herter package: Limitation of armed forens _ toady, here In Beloville, i costs as much to: two well Turks wont nlong. which the mon wore bred, e Of Melnar wenpona, menaures to guard against | purchnao parking privileges for nn yonr- as They minlatered to him hand Unloss wo ean find some ‘ hy both Hnat and Wost, Intemational contra) many families pay for ahalter for a month, nnd fool .,.and when he was other motives beside a greedy " muting iiinck and Algenaslon of a none 4) nr And tha Is epitalnly only pho nealing. dlacharged, brought hin baek purwult of comfort md pres _— ’ Whieh (roo disporils wou e reatricted to an rore are Many obher citlos whore the park. to hospital In thelr arma. dte—unloss wa can learn to anverd Yraxtmiun, Ing problam ja much move acute than in Noelle: wmhoy ‘shored thelr clothing work for some ideal Jarygor Adams CUSTOM BLENDED CANADIAN RYE WHISKY On the other hand, it Ja probable that tho villa tnd in all urban. centres jb Ja certain nnd thelr food equally, When than our Individual selves— American defence chief is propared to apoll to grow worse with the anced of geomatrien! the Communtata did the cook- our elvillzation may soon ba mit some of these general propnsnts in deta, prossregasion, —BolleviNe Intelligencer, ny. oe fWwo Turka were dias — doatroyart, We WOVETINUINOND Ie HOt published or displayed by the Liquor Ganliol Hoard or by tie Govarninent of Hritish Columba sHow long can we expect the premium. on thé Canadian dollar to last? In relation to the have grown up around our dollar. vis-a-vis its, U.S. counterpart, it would be sensible to have | was not ‘What can I do to help myself?’ but ‘What can even helped to their deaths. Dysentry. was common. Suf- s “* . : 9) 4 a U.S. dollar, ours has been trading at a premium _ the possibility of a dip Widely discussed. Cana- be done to help me? e. rer to wk oname too ' sitfce 1952 and although it hit a peak of almost dians have always swelled visibly at the sight The net result was a, kind iehts. helpless men hose 10$¢ in U.S. funds in 1957, it is still worth over of a premium. , Of apathy, an inability to im- nights, helpless m w 103¢ U.S. ‘But there have been an increasing number But exporters have been painfully "aware that this form of national pride has been bought y' provise or try new ways of - life, which increased the pris- Vv . were - rolled autside the huts by their com- clothes stank . .