“ vs] , - boy . toe : ‘ “ . a. a¢ 6@ , . — rc” “74a ow oand : - © PRINCE RUPERT DAILY NEWS — 1962 52 AD independent newspaper devoted to the upbuilding uf Prince Rupert and Northern and Central British Columbia. A member of the Canadian Press — Audit Bureau of Circulation Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association Published by The Prince Rupert Daily News Limited JOHN F. MAGOR President J. R. AYRES Managing Editor : . ck . vob viOR (Ry CAGED Authorized as Second Class Mall by the Post Office Department, Ottawa RNS ~~ MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1962 Competition, it’s wonderful [teresting sidelights keep cropping ‘up in the big fight that is taking place regarding trading stamps. The latest to come to the desk is from the ~ Retail Merchants’ Association of Can- Do hich is waging a strong cam- ,ai n against the stamps. This parti- r lar emission is intended to be an- ffe..a. shot in that campaign, but it serves to show the public once again that the competitive system which is “supposed to be in existence is not near- ly so competitive as the public is led to | elieve, Three chains in British Columbia have started to use the stamps. They are Super-Valu, Shop-Hasy and Lob- law’s. On the surface this seems to be _ a fight between the three to compete ' though the use of the latest sales gim- ; mick. But facts, as uncovered by the association; shiow that while there may be some surfaé¢e competition between them, the‘profits, in the end, all go to the same pocket. . Sopot soo he aes at a Faster we@his is an age.of speed. And the impression that this has made upon human activity has l@&to somé unusual results. “One of these is the present attraction of rapid reading, which has enlisted the enthusi- asm of no less a personage than the American president, Mr. Kennedy. There have been numerous reports of Mr. Kennedy’s voracious appetite for newspapers, magazines, policy papers and books. ; Some of the masters of the art of rapid reading are supposed to consume the printed BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT Ne ee mm: George Weston Co., according to the association, controls Loblaw’s Companies Ltd., which controls Lob- law’s Groceterias. George Weston Co. aiso owns Westfair Joods Ltd., which owns W. H. Malkin Co., which operatss Shop-Easy stores. Kelly, Douglas and Co. have been consolidating their accounts since their 1958-59 fiscal year with Loblaw Groceterias, Kelly, Douglas operate Super-Valu stores; so the three are tied in a neat bundle, all wrapped up by George Weston. But the chain isn’t yet complete. Loblaw Groceterias con- trol Loblaw Ine. in the U.S. And Lob- law Ine. owns the American Stamp and Premium Corp. of New York. Consumers in Campbell River are fortunate that Safeway Stores have de- clared their intention to remain aloof from the trading stamp monkey busi- ness.’—The Campbell River Courier. reading word at a rate of thousands of words per minute. And, by the standards of the present fashion, this seems to be regarded as a highly desirable think to be able to do, But sometimes it is to be wondered whether rapid reading is quite as new and original as some make it out to be. In a slower age there was a pastime which did not aspire to the description of “reading. It was Known as “skimming”. But it was not regarded as a particularly scientific activity. — The Montreal Gazette Canada’s non-merchandise deficit trebled By FORBES RHUDE Canadian Press Business Editor Students of Canada’s trade problems will tind plenty of study material in literature be- ing issued by the chartered banks, The Bank of Montreal’s current review notes that the Canadian deficit in non-merchandise items nearly trebled in the decade ending in 1960. In 19860 the non-merchandise deficit was $1,- 072,000,000, made up of $91,000,000 in freight and shipping; $491,000,000 in interest and divi- dends; $207,000,000 in travel; and $283,000,000 in other non-merchandise. The merchandise de- ficit was an additional $145,000,000. In 1961, on the basis of available figures, there appears to have been a surplus of mer- chandise trade and the travel situation is im- proving. Tne tourist acount, the bank Ictter says, scels to offer the best immediate prospects for improvement in non-merchandise items, and net outlays for business services and freight und shipping may also move downward, In the first nuane months of 1961 the balance of payments deficit was $746,000,000 compared with $914,008,000 in the corresponding period of 1960. Canadian Imperlal Bank of Commerce's cur- rent commercial letter also deals with Canada’s trade, A feature of record Canadian exports In 1661, If comments, was a marked improvement with countres other than the United States and the Uip_ted Kingdom, In repard to the balance of payment it says “the lurge and inereasing stock of Canadian as- sets owned by forelpners had tended to aggra- vate the deficit.” It adds; INTERPRETING THE NEWS By JOSEPIT MacSwrkeNn Pakistan not letting India forget Goa “Among services which we must pay for in foreign currencies are included the interest and dividents on Canadian bonds and equity secur- ities which are owned by investors in other countries. In the last several years this item has caused a larger net deficit than any other category in our balance of payments.” The Bank of Montreal has issued its annual edition of ‘“Forcign Exchange Rates’, which reviews the 1961 position of the Canadian dolar in relation to the American dollar and the pound sterling, along with background material, A recent review issued by the Dutch Rotter- damsche Bank, with which the Mercantile Bank of Canada is affiliated, contains an article on “Britain and the Common Market”, written by Sir Donald MacDougall of Nuffield College, Oxford. The article, an analysis of various argue ments, is less than enthusiastic about the econ- omic advantages to be gained by Britain, “The most Important arguments for and against Britain joining the Canmunity,” Sir Donald says, “are, ia my view, political rather than economic. “Many of the arguments used in favor of joining have been in economic terms. But none, in my opinion, are compelling. We can, I be- Heve, prosper and prow more rapidly than in the past whether or nol we také this @eclsive step. IL is even possible that entry might agpra- vate our econonle difMeuities.” The review Js distributed In Canada by the Mercantile Bank. Canadian Press Stalf Writer 4 ee Pokistan's diplomatic altack on India ls ap- parently designed to explode Prime Minister Nehru's claim that Indla sticks by the rule of law inoa warld dominated by cold-war tiers, Sir Muhammed Zatralla Khan, Pakistan am baussadar, was clear on this in his request for a United Niatious security counel meeting on the chiuype tbat Jodia was threatening Pakistan once mare aver disputed Kashnilr, India’s army takeover of Portuguese Gon and two other small Portuguese territories on the Indlan subeontinent Ino December gave the UN Its most traumatic jolt) since the Buez erinis and the Hungarian uprising of 1966, oh + * India escaped censure In the UN becaunre of passionate anti-colonial feellng iy the Afro- Asin bloe whieh comprises nearly half of the UN omembership, but no urgent has cone vineed the Western powers that on its faee it woes apytbing else but aw power grab, Pavistun apparently feels i is competont to polnt up the paradox of peace-loving India, Had any other country except India made sucha move on Goa the shock would have been Judia js dea in the fubrle of the UN, a moker of principle, © prime contributor to the UN force in The Congo, i supporter af the UN aaerpeney force In the Middle Bast, one of the key countries In the solution of the Buew erlals that rocked the Commonwenlth, Sharthly before the Clon ineldent, Nehru ad- dressed the UN general assembly and proposed nn dnaternational year of casaperation along tha nes of the successful “world refugee year.” fe } he Nohrn nnd his) defence minister, Vi KK, Krishna Mennon, long an emissary to the UN, frequently have referred to the wisdom of thetr mentor, Mahatmie Gandhi, and his doetrine of passive yesistance rather than foree, Agalost all this, Pakistan says Jodin da prac. thee WH hesitate not a moment to use force Where its interests ate fnvolved, The Indlan amy was sent against the reaueltrant state of Hyderadnd after Britain granted Independance in 1047, it was recalled, Indian troops have been working out along the Pakistan border. Pakistan says it was an insult to the United Stintes that India turned down President Kennedy's offer of “pood of- flees" between Pakistan and Indian on. the Kashmir dispute whieh has been ino progress Alnce 1048, Whatever the merits of the Kashmir dispute, ML appears Palistan felt this was a ripe imo mient to make India a defendant at the Onited Natlons, A Msible Drought for Taday We aro oxcesdingly filled with contompt, Pantin 12838, If we regard our own false steps with done tempt itis well for we then wlll turn from them, Fo bee terns ¢ ok Bea v gies sens “ ee ” . red Lo ' ee aye | oe oe Oe tena eynaa tee ay Ke oa en Tate PH EEG RAND with G. FE. MORTIMORE Foolish questions men to answer Why do people make gestures on the telephone? The people at the other end can’t see them, and yet they wave their arms in the air, point wildly to objects around the room and even draw little diagrams. for wise _ Why, please? + +b + Why do the speeches in e BC. Legislature sound so dull, trite and oafish? Not all of them, of course. A man could be called before the bar of the House for saying an untrue thing like that. Just 90 per cent of them. Why? a a Why do pencils work their way through a man's coat pocket and lodge in the lining of the coat? And after they are clinking around inside the coat, making a man feel that he is wearing a suit of chain mail, what happens to the hole in the pocket? Why can't the hole be found, so that the pencils may be puited out again? te hb of Why do people say, “I don't know anything about polities” —and then go down and vote? If they don’t Know anything about politics, wouldn't they help the country by staying home? Why do subdividers knock down all the trees in slight be- fore they build? I have been asking this question for some time, without getting an an- swer. But the trees are not grateful, I live in an old-fash- foned, shaggy neighborhood where there are atill trees around, In every storm, preat tree branches come showering down—each of them heavy cnough to cave In a man's skull, The Jast northeast wind brought down a Ilmb= elht Inches in dlameter and sent it through my roof ke a spear, Why don’t the trees show some foodwill toward a friend? ee & Why do the witnesses to erlmes and accidents often slink away, mumbling “T don't want to get mixed up in this?” Why does nearly everyone drive at least five miles over the apeed Ihni? Why do telephone operators sound so smug when they say! “Sorry, that number ts out of service.” The a bsertber can't help feoling that they are Pleased about It; that he hns made a foollsh error In trying fo ent! that number to begin with, And when the tolephone operntor {6 only tf recordad ghost vole, Why dork a sul. geribey have an irgje to talk prok? +, » When one of my ente I8 oute | side the door, why coos it nl- ways want to get in? And the other way round? I wish the Cats’ Protection Longue would fond one of Its phychiatyic cose-workers to solv. this prov viem, : UDITOWA NOTE—Algiad artletey and editorial oeredite’ toa other feat the views of The oatly News, Hewspapers da nat nee sarily rae At an old - fashioned tea party the other afternoon, which is like a cocktail party without the cock- tails, and farg more fun, shecek everybody docsg not always talk at® once, our hostes climaxed the oc beauty, and even had a ‘plum colored plush cover. It had been begun around 1860 and “Dent forget what happened to Nixon, .”— All Aboard s=qaaee had been abandoned around 1900, the Jast entry being a soulful upward - gazing pro- file of a lady in a large pom- adour. “Everybody in this book,” said our hostess, “was a char- acter. Some were dotty. Some disappeared, never to be heard of again. They were full of spite, mischief; fun and exu- berance. .Some of these prim _ dark, eyed ladies were filled with rectitude, but started feuds in the family that lasted The Packsack of Gregory Clark pencrations. They were indi- viduals, determined to be themselves even if that only meant failing to turn up at the church for their weddings. There is not one person in this book about whom a ridiculous, discordant or scandalous story cannot be told, “The reason family albums have gone out of fashion,” she suggested, “is that we haven't got any characters among our relations any more.” coe That could be. See , . ar ‘, " yh oN fay zt | } wee en al . +. ee, +e. atk eotumn, Unemploymer questions an} answers In this cotumna we punt Ne tlons obout unemploymen Mae t tnoyee ance and employment, todéth with answers whieh may 1," interest to you! mot Followlng are some quiet with answers recelyed from ty th smiployment Insurance Commi, If you ate uncertein abot in pnolnt do not hesitate to voi yont gtiestion, We will ottny ° answer and publish it in gf Q. Would’ you kindly tol, ne whether stamps paid in 4466) are still valid this year? Won, you have any employmen; Op. portunities for a labourer o: , lumbetman? . A. Contributions — made: in 1961 are still valid in Ase Whether the 1961 — contrity. tions can be used to qualify you for regular benefit a. pends on when you make 2 hew claim, and also on the commencement date of any earller claims which you made. Consult your nearest Nations) Employment Office for curren: information concerning - jobs for labourers and lumbermn, Q. I must support my me- ther, but she is drawing her old age pension. May I repor to the Unemployment Insur- ance Commission as having a dependent, or must I report 5 being single? A, To be able to draw th dependency rate of benefit, i: respect of your mother, yo: tnust establish that you wholi of thalnly tmaintain your me. ther, and that she is not un receipt of Income from any source exceeding $14 per wer: You must also prove that yo maintain the self - contain domestic establishemnt . .1 whieh your mother reside: Quote, unquote Dr. Alton P. Ochsner, p- dent, International Societ:< Surgery, in a Canadian i Insurance Officers Assocs tion press release: Lt “The death rate from Inu cancer among heavy cigarct: smokers is 800 per cent high" than among non-smokers. | “Cigarette smoking is: jw as much a form of self-de:- truction as shooting a bulle. through your head. The’ only difference is that a bulle' through the head is quick, ih- expensive and painless. Death * from lung cancer is long, and drawn -.out, very ahd excruciatingly painful,’ 1’ THE TROUBLE WITH WOMEN Is that they are hopelessly sentimental (usually) .. . Flrinstance, there's nothing that thrills a woman's heart like being remembered on those ‘little’ days of sentimental value... one of those days being Valentine's Day on February 14th. . .. Now it’s obvious that a woman's sentiment should be humored (even a newlywed knows this)... _,. So Mr. Merchant .. + don’t let the malo population down by Failing to announce your selec. tion of gift items through the best advertising medium available in this . cornor of British Columbia. (Yep... that’s us!) ... Note to Women And while we are on the subject of Valentine's Day... a gentle hint to the 'botter half’s'. . . us fella’s don’t like to be forgotten either! THE PRINCE RUPERT DAILY NEWS DISPLAY ADVERTISING — PHONES 3201 - 3202 rem: oii e ter Re ‘ fh, 4 7s ' x wre = %, aw ae \ ‘ , ( G. ay (Nay oe ? t “ ‘ ’ (p . LAS expensive, - -