4910 — PRINCE RUPERT DAILY NEWS — 1962 ‘An -independent newspaper devoted to the upbuilding ‘ of 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 a4 = ON Authorized as Second Clasg Mall by J. R, AYRES Managing Editor the Post Office Department, Ottawa WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1962 The drug trade ‘rire is widespread criticism in Can- ale of the three-months delay on (ie part of the Canadian Health De- partment in instructing the manufac- turers to withdraw the drug thalido- mide, marketed in Canada as Kevadon. here ig eviticism also of manufactur- ers, The most searching inquiry is need- cd into every aspect of this distressing case, The drug was withdrawn from the German market on November 26, 1961, from the British market on De- comber 2, 1961, and from the Cana- dian market on March 2, 1962. This dreadful tragedy has been possible because of the universally in- adeguate testing and control of new druvs. The case of thalidomide has re- venled dramatically a situation which lus been a cause of deep concern in vyery country, not excluding the Uni- ted States,, where. Canadian-born Dr. Frances ‘Kelsey performed so great a service in: relation to this particular rug. Congress was already consider- ing -changes in the U.S. Food and Drugs Act of 1938 introduced by Sen- ‘ator Kefauver, while the British Medical Council has been considering (le establishment of an independent und representative organization to supervise the introduction of new drugs. The British proposal envisages a hody with the following seven duties: 1. Assess the chemical accuracy and truth of the claims made for the drugs. 2. Carry out preliminary trials. ® Assess and encourage ther- apeutic trials and publish reports. 4, Supervise drugs in general practice. 5. Ensure that all drugs have the right name on the label. 6. Approve the literature that goes out with the drugs. 7. License drug's. The urgency of currying out items 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 of the tasks is self- evident. As to number 5, it is enough to suy that the drug manufacturers sold thalidomide under all of the fol- lowing names: Kevadon, Softeon, Tali- mol, Asmaval, Valgraine, Tensival, Valgis, Distaval, Grippex, Expector- ans, Peracon, Algosediv, and Conte- gran. What chance has any member of the public to know what he or she is buying in this jungle of brand names? The drug trade is international. The manufacturers make substantial profits, in some cases what seem to be unconscionable profits. There would seem to be a strong case for having the medical services of every nation combine to set up an international or- ganization which will protect the pub- lic from the misuse of drugs. It could ‘be paid for out of the licence fees. —Fredericton Daily Gleaner. Bonn‘s words of warning wy many eold. war neutrals believe the }opamutact resime of Walter Ulbricht in East Pocavar yours gi independent government? One were to thas question might be how many ‘aa. Would yoin in signing a “peace treaty” thai rewime and its puppeteer, the So- oo trouh, purporting to make the Ulbricht le dersh.p a sovereng government, Thy oon. ture, of some of them as witnesses would be of acine value to Moscow. Conversely, The government of the West German Republic in Bow has a legitimate concern to prevent the Ciecnton of Germabpy from becoming hardened ' ecu ition of the satellite East German er wee ' , admonitions, one official, the other un- etd. hive enlanated from Bonn as specula- toot yaa that Soviet Premier Khrushchev with any nations that participate in a peace treaty between the Soviet Union and East Ger- many. In addition, the Christian Democratic Party of Chancellor Adenauer has declared against further economic aid to such countries, Generally speaking, it is not desirable that political strings be tied to-economic aid. It is understandable, however, that Germans should net went to contribute to a fragmentation of tueir country. ; Theoretically, it ‘would seem that policy makers of Yugoslavia, India, the United Arab tepublic and other Asian or African countries should see that the pretended Bast German government is far from representing the East German people. If Bonn seeks to sharpen their vision with diplomatic pressure, this at least indicates that it) is not unconeerned, as has sometines been charged, about eventual re- unification of Germany. . —Christian Selence Monitor, Why all the fuss? hoo.) the step be has talked of for over CLE col Boe oe the so-called Hall-stein doctrine toe Fk - on Slinistry has served notice that Wed tt vill break diplomatic relations let ioe tell van, daek, this persecution’s got to he bead before ait ruins Iabor discipline, Whiy, vt ie the old yerk attaeked Jimmy, didn’t bet WS: kind of justice we pot these days when tie toma ite ae Big, Walon can’t beat up eoptak oe tag for didn without petting: dragged soba eer! Ane Jack look what they been doing to Old Dave Mab owen he was riding high the poor Sathidls dao pb everyviline peveeful, Ae never had no trouble petting the boys a raise, Imagine, all the wary te the United States Supreme Court, IT'S YOUR BUSINESS and they're gonna put Old Dave in the can for selling a dousy union Cadilae, And hew about Maurice? Contempt of Con- press! Didn't they know Old Maurice was in trouble bare home aad couldn't talk right out in Ceneress? What do these Jaspers think we elected ‘aim for? T tell you, duck, thing are gel- fing in a mess, Why, Jimmy’s beat up tots of puys, so What's all the fuss about? Ts Amerie petling soft, or something? Portland Oregonian, Minority group wants ‘good old days’ By DAVID GRENTER Toronto Telegram News Service There oo hahily voea) intnority group along Toranta’. Peay ft whieh waats to bring the poad old days. Look at whats, bappened to the economy they aa vte. osiiecs the Government — started crneking down on nitsitp promoters a few years puek. Th wa the promoters who made the country what dbo they add and we need more of them today, be betp pal tlre eeanouty back on its feet, fs ofe op Someliners one suspects (his group faals the country bes been on the slippery slope ever sioce the proving): set up seeurities commissions, And in ftuet they th even lary the blame for tha econo- riy'y Waekduntre performance aver the last few youre it. the door of the various comnilasions, " oTts red tape that’s Kuta the economy, they shy MPransdation: look how long ii takes fo ab tk Praspeehy upproved these daysy Most of the arpuinents for giving the mininy promoter a rece hand verge on the Judlerous, Hut they're worth considering, becnung they're tt rymptem of a curlous mystique mbout matural POHOUPE OS, Aceordiig to this mystique, Canada’s real wollen consists of mineral riches, (The people, i nee ms, Vy hive squntter's rip hts flu the more you spend tryinge to locate these minmrat riches 1nd promote new mining ven-= anen, the better off soclety as a whole will he, Without. trying. fo belittle the giant achleve. menta of fre mining industry, let's see why the promoters are bela. squeezed out. First of all, puble opinion still hasn't fare gotlen some of the excesses that took plice dure Ing the mining boom of the 1950s, 4 fe ye Secondly, there snl the same incentive tadny to find new mines or bring new eapacity ito prodvetion as there wits a few years ao, Prices of eopper, lead, zine and other metals have been falling, and without voluntary cut- bueks dn autput by Teadhags producers — there would be world oversupply in niiny Cases, So why devote capital and other resources Lo the kind of projects that wouldn't even mike economic sense ab the moment? Why Jork people's money up in the treasures of none praduetive companies’? The trensure-honse-of-minerals school of thinking about Canada is fine as fia is i fOe8K, But it doesiv’t po far enouphs it leaves aut the people, the Tumi reson rees, And (t's countries like Britain and Holland ~ dneking baomineral riehes by quid large who hive shown Just what biman skill and ingenu- {iy cnn achieve, When we uk of the wealth created by new mines and oll wells, let's balunee tt against the wonlth erented by human skills: skills In mere ehandising, In enpineering and davention, whieh ean ereate biion-dollar companies, And let's see Hf weeean learn how to produce More people with these kinds of skis, They're Ghe real weatth, tm em, AM Lee on CF RIAL a eee . ‘ 5 Wag A De valli Dy, lente et tea Ory See Per bipaafe TIME The Ghost from the Bitter Lake By Simon Wright of Kispiox, translator Arthur Hankin of Hazelton as told to Stan Rough of Kitimat The peole of the villages of Kisgegass and Kuldo were at peace and the trail between the two villages was well mark- ed and the travelling was good. One year, many hundreds of years ago, a group of people were out on the trail picking berries. It was in the month of August. A man in the party . wandered away and when it became time to return to the village of Kisgegass he was missed. Immediately his friends be- gan to search. for him but af- ter several days, as food was running short, they reluctantly gave up the search and re- turned to their village to mourn for the lost one. They believed that the Simelone, a semi-hu-. man creature, had killed him... The next year when the peo- - . ple again went out on the trail: ‘to pick berries they took their _ and. placed hunting dogs guards to warn the people if the Simelone or semi - human _ one was about. During their first day the dogs began to bark at the mouth of a small canyon. The guards rushed to the canyon. and to their amazement saw “ the body of the man lost the year before hanging by his neck in the forks of a cotton- wood tree. Upon examination they found no signs of death as the body was fresh and warm as if it had only been in the tree a few hours instead of many ‘months. The guards imme diately went back to their village al. Kisgegass to inquire what should be done about the body and the women were Seft at. the foot of the tree to guard the body. The elders of the village ordered the guards to bring the body back to the village. The guards then returned, lowered the body to the ground, and lashed it to a split, cedar board they had brought with them for this purpose. With ropes of cedar bark they lash- ed the body in three places, below the knees, hips and shoulders, to the board and returned to Kisgegass with it. The party placed the body in a house and proceeded to cover the smoke hole in the roof and the door. Meanwhile, the Walalit or medicine man and his assistants formed a clrele around the corpse, was thelr Intention to try and converse with the spirit. of the dead man in the darkness in order to solve the mystery of his strange disappearance and discovery, The medicine man rod his assistant sat ino the darkness from early afternoon until just before dawn when they heard a strange sound, Suddenly the corpse began to sing, “Big red sky the world will be made new. The ones who are feeble and helpless wil] revive and became strong.” The Halalit Qnedielne mand ond his assistants sat in the darkness Loo terrified to move, After the song was finished the dend man sat up breaking the cords that lashed him to the bourd and addressed the group dn the darkness, “T have heen enlled away by the powers In the sky and have lived Jn the presence of the Grent One for 12 moons, The Great One spoke to me and said, ‘From the {rst day to the fifth work and hunt. On the Demosh day frat, sing’ and dunee and on Big Demosh day, you must keep quiet, do not work und endenvor to com- municate with the spirite of the forest, mountains, Inkes, rivers and aly." “Bomeday you will ree on great erenture crawling wp the valley heside the river (Akeni), As Jt comes along Jt will swallow people and amoke wil} come ontoof dls fearful head.” ¢Traind, “You are going to see many small hard objects unite and as they move over the ground. trees will fall and-you will walk behind this monster on a great smooth path. All these things will be done by the spir- its created from the dust of our dead.” , “You see the grease boxes in the corner of your houses? The white ghosts will bring boxes and from these boxes voices will tell you about many things, even the days when the rain will fall and the sun will shine.” The corpse looked up at the covered over smoke hole and continued. “I am going back to the Great One in the red sky but I will return in 10 sleeps. When I return I will tell you how you can make water hot. without heating stones to drop into it. I will also tell you many things that are known to the white ghosts.” The corpse then spoke in several languages and the Halalit and his men were once again afraid and they began to think of how best to kill this strange one, for through him they thought the white ghosts will come and take our women. absent because of ulcers By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK (@)— Things 2 columnist might never know if he didn’t open his mail: Some 22,000,000 Americans have no teeth except those put in by dentists ... This in- cludes two-thirds of those over 75 years of age. Production of chewing to- bacco has fallen off sharply, but snuff is as much in de- mand as it was 10 years ago. To cure chapped lips, ac- cording*to pioneer backwoods lore, you kissed the third rail of a five-rail fence. 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Worth remembering: “Crime has the strongest union in the world ... but its members pay no dues, attend few meetings, carry no cards—and are au- tomatically retired if they are caught working.” Sometinies originality does- not pay... A girl showed up for a bathing suit contest at the Westhampton Bath and Tennis Club in a frogman’s suit... She didn’t win. The sweet smell for money: Americans now spend $200,- 000,000 annually on anti-per- spirants and deodorants. Nature notes: An octopus is a sissy—it actually turns pale at the approach of an intruder bigger: than itself... A polar bear can sniff a seal a mile away_....,. The Australian kiwi never takes a drink of water in its life. It was Henry David Thoreau who advised: “Be not simply good: be good for something.” today's 49,000 American workers The PACKSACK Of Gregory Clark Copyright: Canada Wide What may be in the back of the mind of the rebellious younger generation today is a distrust of the wisdom of the past which has brought the world into such: turmoil as it has been for fifty years, and in which it is still involved. full of strain and anxiety. This distrust is probably, not the result of conscious thought. Frames of minds. are often, if not usually shaped unconsciously. The so - called® teen-age problem, § the unwillingness # to listen to adult counsel, “lectur- ing,” the defiance of tradition in practic the creative fields, music, danee, the painting, sculptural - and architectural arts, is a re- bellion not unlike that of the enlightenment, the age of reason, the time of Rousseau and Voltaire. The departing generation, - of which LT am a member, was nut rebellious in its youth. 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