ya ee Dy a : Dope tard “oy gate te Boe ete hat se mee of Prince Rupert and Northern and Central British Columbia, rade A member of the Canadian Press — Audit Bureau of Circulation Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association Published by The Prince Rupert Dally News Limited JOHN F. MAGOR President te eee » Authorized ‘as Second Class, Mall by the Post . . THURSDAY, AUG f 9 e u - AS was pointed out at last week’s As- sociated Chambers of Commerce coyvention in Terrace, tourism is big buginess and the tourist is king. *All the speakers and delegates usreed that this. lucrative industry must be promoted and encouraged in order to reap the most benefits from iu. But yet, local’ businessmen and erpups are apparently overlooking or ivforing how to get Prince Rupert in sofid with tourists. « Yesterday, 18 cars of almost 150 Aftmerican visitors arrived in town. ‘Wey all wanted to shop but were ex- tremely hampered because most of the stares were closed. Also, there was no representative of the Chamber of (gmmerce, the city or the tourist bu- reiu to welcome the visitors and an- swer all their questions about Prince Rbpert. SC « When they. get off the train with tlge intention’ of touring the town, \Ifere are.no maps, markers or any in¥ormation to guide them until they rdach the tourist bureau. Generally this applies for passengers arriving by boat or plane also. As a result, nfany of the visitors simply wander atound without knowing what can be sden. * This doesn’t do anything to boost Prince Rupert among other tourists. ly fact, if this continues, Prince Ru- pert could be branded as a town where at wake «Recent telecasts outlinging the powers and prpcedures of the Food and Drug Directorate ofgthe national health department seemed de- si#ned -to offset any impression that the direc- torate may have been remiss in connection with the thalidomide tragedy. They leave some ques- tigns unanswered #It has nct been made clear for instance why itgtook so long to take the drug off the Cana- difn market. It was banned from sale in Ger- many, the country of its introduction, in No- vdmber, 1961; the directorate was advised it had become suspect as the cause of malformation; yt it was not until April of this year that the uiectorate stepped in. It is a disturbing factor amd certainly an anomalous one, also, that while no drug can be marketed in Canada with- owt the directorate’s approval the directorate has no power thereafter to compel its with- dyawal. It cun only ask that the drug: be with- drawn. est is being pointed out that with its wide- s}fread responsibilities the food and drug branch h@s more than it can handle. Its staff of 300- odd and the budget of $2,500,000 allotted to it is tipidequate to cope with the current and im- naense proliferation of drugs added to the regu- hg extensive examination of food products while. come under its jurisdiction. pwd dds be so it would seem that steps should (X'S YOUR BUSINESS ‘Western ? « " , , . é N he. ‘ ¥ Geneva Park —Western Europe, over which Afverican Influence pasts a long shadow, today jw following in Americ vg footsteps. % Affluent society . .,, people's capitalism -— }i@bels that once were-rpplied strictly to North Afnerica are now being upped to western TBur- ope and Britain. af 8 An anelent soclely’ ‘that was slow to move ahd slgw to change hts required w new dyna- nelsme is moving towards the kind of classless re ye. and mass economy that North Amer- igi ,proneered, rn) = Att one rneet. at the pleture of the new tits in 31st Couchiching Con- @: y emerging at the tarot eS rare’ aponsored by the Canadian Inatl- twle on Public Alfalrs. , Speakers tress that one of the most dyn- amie forces In this social, cultural and economic eZplosion ins been education, Cross Ford, di- rector, Voentional Training Branch, Department of Labor, Ottawa, pointed out how technical waucntion for inatanece, has heen harnessed. In po national Interest. g What yort of effect is it having on society? “ + + } of all, the upgrading of worker skills Is reuking down class barriers, © secondly, greater mobility of labor—workers weveae to now jobs in new areas Instead of welll for Lhe Jobs ta come to them--is helping ty auatain Europe's high rate of eeononile irowth. #@ Another RBuyopean So Neond towards wider rly. | Germany, & growing number of si Wein kei own homey an well as a atike In industry, polpted out R. Molnberg, chief conorme avlaor to the Deutsche Hank, rank- ’ vi, Main. " TUN gr. Molnbore estimated that the number o! © ywirst development has been datribution of pro- J. R, AYRES Managing Kditor Office Department, Ottawa Rade EOE ONTO HEE ARR E CONE TELE OS OF ve 1910 — PRINCE RUPERT DAILY NEWS — 1962 An independent newspaper devoted to the upbuilding gt 30,1962 A progressive plan needed now ~ tourists are not welcome. If this hap- pens, it will mean a considerable loss in revenue to local merchants and will ciuse unnecessary “bac. feelings. At Prince George there is a huge log figure of a man to welcome the tourists as they come into town. In Prince Rupert there is little, if any- thing to welcome the tourist. True, Mrs. Jocelyn Bolton is at the museum, but she can’t be everywhere at once. She has her hands full as it is. Perhaps we could have an exag- gerated salmon mounted at some acd- vantageous point’ on the waterfront. He could be standing on his tail hold- ing one sign. saying. “Welcome to Prince Rupert” and another sign say- ing “This way to the Tourist Bureau” with an arrow underneath. .There should also be a sign at every arrival point giving brief facts on Prince Rupert. This is important to every tourist. . And for every “big deal” like the trainload of visitors, that comes up, there should be someone to greet the tourists personally. It will help to in- crease our popularity throughout North America. Perhaps the city, the Chamber of Commerce, the Jayceees and the tour- ist bureau should get together and come up With a progressive plan of ac- tion. It’s needed and fast, before we get left out. ot / Protecting the public - be taken to provide the directorate with the meang to do effectively what the public has assumed it was always doing. There is no sug- gestion that the administration is inefficient, and in fact it enjoys a good reputation, but it. seems apparent it is not equipped to cope with the mounting range of testing and examination which is imperative for the protection of the public. , It comes as a surprise for example to learn that the directorate does no clinical testing of its own and that in considerable measure it is forced to aceept the documentary evidence sub- mitted by a drug manufacturer when seeking a Heenece to market his product. This means that ho independent assessment is made by the di- rectorate before it releases @ drug for sale. There has been litle in the past to suEg- gest any incapacity becuse of limited facilities, or that a parallel bo thajidomide may eventuate to the grevious harm of Lhe public, but the wel- ter of pills and sa-ealled tranquillizers now flooding the market makes it more vilal than ever that the utanost serutiny take place before these are released . ft It seems plain that the powers and the bud- get of the Pood and Drups Directorate should be increased Hf this is what is necessary tu en- sure the widest: possible protection of the public health. =-Vietorie Colonist, 7 Ma, Europe following American footsteps By DAVID GRENIER Toronto Telegram News Service shareholders in German industry has ‘swelled to Qi million from 600,000 in the past few years, This has had a sienifieant effect on the trade unions ,he added, Onee they favored fur- ther nationalignilon of indastry; tuday this Is no longer true, + at eo For William Clark, director of the’ Overseas Development Pustitute, London, the econamle progress of the postwar period has resulted in the emergence of an affluent society in Britain, This new soclety is far less class-ridden thin pre-war soclety, The taxition, systyuy, is, well is new soein) welltue imeasures, hnve! proved great Jeveters. . The resull of this, Mr. Clark contended, Is that money differences are not so important as they once were. The new dividing Unes ure probably cultural, But there are still many interesting differ- ences between the lruropeunestyle aad North Amerieanestyle affluent societies, For one thing, Muropenns fecept the fact that governinent plays a hyper rate tw economic affairs: free enterprise dsavt the onty path to affluence. Por pnother, the makeup of Muropeun soclety remaing different in such respects ay religion, + * ‘' In Burope unlike North Amerleme-the lite crense Inoaaffluenee hus been aceampawied by a decline in interest bn rediylon, Nor his affluence been without its problents, Raymond Aron, director of studies at the Keale Pratique des Hautes hades, Paris, vigued that Froneh soclety was nol so adfmuent as some might belleve dnd that social tenslons existed despite economic suegAss, Perhaps, he also sugested, the traffie be- tween Burope mid North Amerten wits LwoeWwtly, EBurope was bela Amertoniszed: hut Amerie wis dso being Buropeanled, I + t ede = ’ ceva eeees op erm eee HtHA mente { SN HISTORIC GRAND PRE PARK and the old chapel which saw much of the story of the expulsion of the Acadians, described by Longfellow in his immortal “Rvangeline,” is one of Nova Scotia’s most popular tourist attractions. Visitors enjoy the opportunity for a leisurely stroll around the beautifully landscaped park located in the lovely Annapolis Valley. (Nova Scotia Information Service Photo) | INTERPRETING THE NEWS U.S. disturbed by Cuban action By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer The United States is deeply perturbed by the reported So- viet arms buildup in Cuba. White the situation has not yet become “intolerable,” there is every indication that Cuban- American relations will worsen. The immediate worry in American quarters is not that the reinforced Communist structure on the Caribbean is- land will directly endanger the US., but it will assist and pro-. long the Fidel Castro regime ana help to spread its influ- ence in Latin America. At the same time. there is’. concern over the limited ‘suc? eess of the Alliance-for-prog- ress aid program, at raising living standards throughout Latin America. The 10-year, $20,000,Q00 program, in which the U.S. foots half the bill, has accomplished little in its first year. ~- b & Inflation and wunemploy- ment, entrenched reaction and revolutionary turmoil have played havoc with pledges of many Latin American countries to reform government admin- istration and taxation sys- tems, Every action has reaction Many Latin American offi- cials, in turn, have blamed US. alliance officials for failing to understand their diverse prob- lems. Economically, the Castro re- gime may be faring no better than some of the other impov- erished countries. But Soviet aid may veil the true state of Cuban industry and the bat- talians of “technicians” Castro is reported to be importing from the Soviet bloc may help to starngle any major show of restlessness among the Cuban citizens. rc U.S. authorities say the flow of Communist equipment into Cuba is continuing and grow- ing. Imports are described as including ground - to - air mis- siles, radar, military commu- nications, trucks, tanks, guns and small arms. The stronger Castro becomes the more difficult it will be to dislodge him. This thought may be in the minds of the Amer- icans as well as the Russians. And the longer Castro stays in power the mere damage he may do to the U.S, cause in the Latin area. . By FORBES RITUDE Canadian Press Business Editor Tn taxation, as in the physi- cal world, every action has a reaction, Ronald Robertson, di- rector of the Canadian Tax Foundation, comments In an article in the current issue of fhe Canadian Pax Journal, “The prime example of this,” Mr. Robertson adds, “is the simple truth that the level of taxation depends on the level of povernment expenditures, We mortaks never seem Lo be able to keep both sides of the equation ing mind for any length of time.” The article is an abbreviated version of a paper presented by Mr. Robertson to the tax management course given by Queen's University School of Business in May, and it) sun marives a number of objections to the present’ tax structare and suggests some approaches Lownrds solutions, Mr, Robertson says it now Is being realized that none of the longstanding coneepts of equity, law, wecounting, busi - ness or econonres, ws they pur~ tain to taxation, can be ue. cepted uneritically. “We could do better if we could reach some congensus about a handfup of desirable objectives and remove some of the follslore Inevitably attach ed to tax questions,” + & ~ + The Tax Foundation dias also issued a volume on coe aperitives, Th contains i new ariicle hy Prof, Ro Crate Me- Ivor of MeMaster University on Recent Growth in Conadian Co-operntives; tnd papers on co-operntives presented ab the Moundution's (6) tax confer. eMHeE, Talest tee h nological ad vances in world textile produc. tion will be discussed at the Canadian Teste Seminar ut Queen's Univeralty Beptomber h-7, sponsored by the Pextile Teehuient! Federation of Cian cde, As a result of the Common Market, relations between countries on cither side of the Atlantie will be intensified, especially those between Can- ada and France, says 2 booklet issued by the recently-formed Canadian arm of one of the big French banks. Quote and unquote Erle B. Churehill, research rector, Toronto Reap Estate Board: “AL present, since taxes are mainly levied on buildings ra- ther than on land, if a person wishes to Improve his property he js faced with higher taxes, This system acts ay a deter- rent to the maintenance of his property in good condition or its rehabilitation if it haa de- tenloratled. “But where taxes are taken off buildings and added to and values, property owners with valuable land have a strong Incentive to put tt to the best, the highest, the most profit- nble use in order to earn the revenne bo pay the taxes.” + + Cland Coekburn, columatst. in the Sunday Telegraph, Lon- don: ‘ijatory is the propaganda of the victors,” - oe oe Milwyn Stherling, U.S. De- partment of Justice, quoted by Trsiders Newsletter: “Time after thine, confidence men have told mo that when thoy had a really big deal the sucker mast UWkely to fall for It was a bank president.” » + Caitlin 'Thonasy, wifow of Hylan Thonias, in Letter to My Daughter tn Warperk’ Magi virie: “Naver make tha wiypar donnble error of thhatelnig ite ts rommantie to be poor” vite. cad Any kind of noise is better than silence to a very consid- erable proportion of the pub- lic. And it isn’t only the much- abused young who are involv- ed in that accusation. On the verandah of a resort hotel last week I got into ronversation with an_ elderly woman who, in §& her working years ~ had been a train- ed nurse special- 2 izing in nervous Hs j cases, as she put it. kindly. “If there has been one radi- cal change in our way of life more important than all oth- ers,” she said, “I would sug- gest that it is in sound. The increase in nvuise, since my early professional days, is something enormous. It has become so familiar a part of our normal lives that people today are frightened of sil- ence. Where, in 1910, our com- munity, except in factories, acksack Dusgory Cook was largely silent, even the downtown business section be- ing relatively quict, today, the average person imust rush to the TV or radio to turn on noise, seize the telephone to hear somebody's voice; pursue company in order to chatter; jump in the car and go for a ride. Anything to escape sil- ence. “Yet, retiection is possible only in silenee. T think a great deal of the uneasiness of our time is due to the fact that we have no silence any more in which to indulge in reflec- tion.” The lighter side Why aren't men as patient in everyday life as they are waiting for fish to bite? % + i you must talk about your troubles, don’t bore your friends with them --— tell your troubles to your enemies, who will be delighted to hear about them. just about everybody does! say “MABEL, BLACK LABEL" for free home delivery phone Silver prices climbing again By SAM DAWSON AP Business News Analyst NEW YORK (#—Speculators have moved in on the silver market again along wilh many industrial users fearing short- ages of soaring prices during their big season just ahead. But all hands are keeping a watchful eye on Mexico which has replaced the United States treasury as a potential arbiter of world silver prices. - Speculators sent the price up earlier this month. Then Mexico, world’s Jargest silver producer, offered to sell atoa price a fraction higher than the market one, and the rise was halted. : Now it is climbing arain. The price went above $1.10 an ounce in London Tuesday. European speculators were eredited with sparking some of the demand. . . The rest appeared to be coming from industrial users preparing for fall production schedules. Prices have risen in the U.S. too, as manufacturers of silver items for the Christmas trade fo into full swing. Also watch- ing the price trend closely are | the burgeoning photographic and electronic industries. we oh It is their inercasing use of. silver, added to the traditional silverware and coinage uses, that sent demand = for the metal far above current world production. The pap between production and consumption in the non- Communist world last year came to 140,000,000 ounces. Production runs at bevter than 230,600,000 ounces 9 year. Silver held off the market by speculators is now estin - ated as high as 20,000,000 oun-~ ces, . In the U.S. many of the fabulous silver mines—in Ari- zona, Colorado and New Mex- ico—-have long been — closed. Most U.S. production of silver now is a sideline to the mining of lead and zine and copper. Price weakness in lead and vine in recent months vas closed many of these mines and silver production has dropped along with it. Last year the U.S. imported 40,000,000 ounces of silver.” With the U.S. treasury ovt of the market this year as a supplier, US. manufacturers have had to turn more and more ta foreign sources. — Mexico, with a larve sully on hand and more commun steadily from its imines, has acted occasionally to steady the price. ’ RL 80+ ae Tete Anat an f hale a A 4032 Pek Ba an iy NY oraar ele This advertivemont is not published or displayed by the Fiquar Contral Baan ae ty the Goverment of tet Calunbta,