A -_—~me {910 — PRINCE RUPERT DAILY NEWS — 1963 EE An independent newspaper devoted to the upbullding 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 Authorized as Second Class Mall by JOHN F. MAGOR President and for payment of postage the Post Office Department, Otfawa in cash FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1963 —— Ferre he new minister for northern affairs, Arthur Laing is off to a dgeappointing start In proposing a $10 ngittion development of Garibaldi Park ag one of lis department’s first under- 6. takings, « lor one thing, just because Gari- haldi is slightly north of Vancouver it hardly rates as a subject of mo- ngentous importance in northern af- (girs. lor another, this open appeal i& skiers and the money they might place — wonderful Rough it might be — does not reveal the kind of sound comprehension of (?) development that we have reason to expect from this new Fou “pene in such a { northern exubinet member. Undoubtedly Mr. Laing is capable 6f much hetter stuff and, in the office he has just assumed, he could be a figure of great importance in a gov- ernment that promises to be the best that Canada has had in many years. suit we trust he will bear in mind that fora while at least election campaigns “uve OVER, Bold pronouncements such as the one he has made have their place in creating awareness that the Liberal government is out to get things done but they should be made with discre- tion. There is no need at this point to solicit public support by making dra- matic moves calculated to have a cer- Lain popular appeal. Confidence in our iedeval government certainly needs a vreat deal of shoring up after so many vears of indecision but open-handed oFfers to spend large sums of money on causes of limited public benefit are not going to produce that effect. In fact, they will do just the opposite. My. Laing’s office is not one to which we look for immediate sensa- tional results. We would be far more IN THE PAST ee I Ea What about this area Mr. Laing? impressed if he announced that his first undertaking would be to make a personal field survey of the north country to see what can be done to encourage settlement in those remote areas that hold real promise for solid economic development. To our knowl- edge, Mr. Laing has little first-hand acquaintance with the north country and he cannot perform effectively in his new position until this is achieved. As a starter — and with justified prejudice — we might sugyest a tour of the country bounded on the south by Highway 16. This also is part of Mr. Laing’s own province and there are problems up here of far more sub- stantial interest than Garibaldi Park and with far more significance to true northern development, What can be done to encourage Granduc mine traffic to pass through Stewart? What ean be done to en- courage development of Prince Ru- pert as northern deep-sea port? What ean be clone to open up the almost vir- gin but naturally wealthy country between Highway 16 and the Alcan away from highway? What can be done to pro- mote Highway 16 itself as a second trans-Canada route through B.C.? As Mr. Laing probably knows, all of the Skeena candidates in the recent election put a little of their life-blood on this last issue and now he is in a position to show, within the authority of his particular department, what can be done above and heyond cam- paign oratory. ae Say In view of the ever deepening need to lure more of Canada’s population the Laing’s office could be a major one in our new government. He has the abil- ity and he has the dedication to his country. We hope that neither of these will be misused. vibes. Lo 1 ey ¢ * alae . a fo is ’ U.S. border, My. PM/‘s pension increased by donations. By RON COLLISTER OTTAWA (TNS)-—In theory, onr political leaders are poor as ehureh mice. But they usu- liv leave fortunes, You needn't feel too much ‘ympathy tor Mr. Diefenbaker, bathing about his $2,900 a year pension When he retires and tte tek of monetary rewards ra polities hoa Mr. Diefenbaker is vir- finaly certain to get a hand- come eheque, with the thanks at iis party, when he decides io call it a day, riack-beneh MPs may retire peor. but their leaders elther make it themselves or are give mat te comfort their declining years or sweeten a change in beudorshiup. Certainly there's a case, and ao poaad one, for the nation ite wet to make sure its prime moisters live in dignity on re- tirement, But sinee the nation IS parsimonious in these mat- ter, the breeeh has been filled hy wealthy backers, not all of them Cyamadiian, Muckenale King often talked with a poor mouth. But when he dled, he left nearly a mil- hon dollars, On his 74th birth- div, be received an outright raft of $160,000 frem John D, ftockefellar, Jy, Johiu Braeken, the Tory party Jeader, was sweetened with a eift of more than $100,- O00 from: the party when he iit li 148 and was succecded by Ceorge Drew, My, Bracken now jives in confortable re- nrement on ou farm near Ot- awa, Hii predecessor, Robert Man- ion, Maide his own memey, He want well-lo-do physielan and lett aqnere than half a million dollars, His sueeessor, Mr Drew, alte fap eam ee eee the lighter side , It's ensy to recognize a fol- dow who owns his own home. ‘He's always coming out of a Thoardware store, Puel On pews, a t " } er eight) years as Opposition leader, moved to London as High Commissioner at $18,000 a year plus expenses. Mr. Drew is, anyway, a wealthy man in his cwn right. Another case of a party ‘“bo- nus” -- according to general belief .- involved General Pearkes, former defense min- ister, now British Columbia's lieutenant pvovernor, General Pearkes, with his military and Commons pen- sions and the lieutenant pgov- ernor’s pay, was still a rela- tively poor man compared with his predecessor, million- aire Frank Ross, And Pearkes let it be known that it would be very difficult to aceept the Job beeause he didn't have enough money. A committee was sel up, ace cording to the story, to raise $100,000 to help Pearkes, Whe- ther or net the target was reached Js not known. Prime Minister - designate Pearson was given ao dare helping hand by a committee of Tories and Liberals. It was- n't cash. It was payment of bills for redecorating and fur-~ nishing Stornoway, the Opposi- tion Jeader’s official residence. When he euececeded Louls Sl, Lavront as Liberal leader, Mr. Penarsan lived in the lower floor of a duplex in the once- fashionable Sandy Will areu of Ottawa. My. Poarson sald he couldn't ifford ‘to HNve in Stornoway. That was when the committca went to work and outfitted the heuse with furniture from bagemont to «attic, ‘UE WEALTHY WILL PAY The new prime minister re- colvad $40,000 tax-free with his Nobo) ance prive, But that, wouldn't have come near the cost of reconstruction, mod- ‘ernizing and equipping: Stor- ynioway, Quite reahtly, he thought. ‘thdt was an unuaccoptable per- onal oxponse. But it was an- other example of the fact that wealthy people whe want good men in politics are willing to pay for it. How many more ex- amples there have been in re- cert times is not known. It’s not something, after all that a recipient stands on the ramparts and shouts about, A Look Back at Rupert (50 YEARS AGO) April 26, 1913 -- The George FB. Poster of the Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Cos fleet, arrived in port about 11 o'clock lash night with 125.000 pounds halibut. ('Phis is the largest eatel brought ino by ao single hoat this season, (10 YEARS AGO) April 26, 192% -- Hoisted by the feet, stoutly eneased In an orthodox prisan stralt, jacket, and suspended from the Hel- Berson Block corner, tomorrow iu 4330, fhe super-wonder De- vere, Che min who defies ropes, chains, handeufis, or shackles, Will give an public demonstra- tion cf hts uneanny powers in escaping from bonds which would hold any ordinary man helpless, G0 YEARS AGO) April 20, 198% -- Mrs. Prank Minch and Mrs. W. Beasley, dressed dn hard times eos- tumes, were winnery of first prize dn the finals of the tox- trot contest ul the Capitol Theatre last udght, Q0 YEARS AGO) April 26, 48 0. The validity dates oof ration coupens are ehanged from Satarday to Thirsdays, i is announced at the loc) Wartime Priees and Trade Board offiee. Conpons No, 6 and 6 far ten, eotfee and sugar are valid Aprlp 20, Bute ter eoanpon Ne. 8 io alse valtd April of, (10 YEARS AGO) April 26, 168 — Trank Wow- ard, CCF candidate for Akoenu ding, lenves tonight by tratn for Bmilthors after a trip on JWA onion buslness tin this diatriet. ” RMS CM TL YT pr ans ~ Our ‘A’ secret stand flusters U-K demand By PETER DEMPSON OTTAWA (TNS) ..- Canada’s heavy water atomic reactor se- crets are available tc: the Brit- ish government — but at a development. ~ 7 ~ 8 mena a substantial price. British reports have been An official of the Crown- critical of Canada, claiming At sea and ashore! owned Atomic Energy of Can- ada Ltd. said the heavy-water development is a specialized Canadian undertaking. Can- ada is not obligated to provide ‘this know-how under the Ang- lo-Canadian agreement for the exchange cf atomic informa- ha; been made available ta Canada in exchange for knowl- edge . Canada has acquired through its own heavy-water this country is morally bound to supply the U-K with this information at nominal, if any, pay. Donald Watson, AECL secre- tary, said Canada is a pioneer in the heavy-water field and has made notable advances in tion. development of atomic power | British complaints about — stations. Canada holding back on British complaints apparent- ; heavy - water secrets have ly stem from the fact Canada ; cuused little concern here. will not vasily hand cver se- Britain insists it requires this information for heavy water commercial use. " FOR PROTECTION The official said the hold- out is to protect Canadian in- dustry and was Jearned from the Brigesh. He pcinted out that the U.S. has spent more than $5,000,000 on ua joint development pro- fram in the heavy-water re- actor field. This information erets and blueprints connected with the development: and is asking a healthy payment for them. “Phe Canadians believe they now have something valuable to offer and want substantial royalties,” said one London re- port, indicating that previous- ly cash payments were nom- inal, Mr. Watson agreed, AECL, he peinted out, is in business like seve ALP POEEEOIIEE EACLE CTE ETM ONE PUIABAN INO HETTUN ETE ATIEVSTENTUY OVER EN DL erie BAPE AINETCETECN ITE IL OC ETO ETE tT enanaere LAE RONEN OITETIR EKG SS 2 > 10 SAMANIALADABLASEBMABRAABA AD IAD ODE OO T IES HI CANE AU TOMEI ETEE RTE VENT OEE EVE RC On MaRS Ane eT: any other company. While it is willing to inform — other countries as to what it is do- ing, Canada has no intention Too many travelers for the air force? By KERRY GIBBENS: Canada’s commercial airlines are shaping up for a fight with the RCAF over who should carry what where in Canada’s come so extensive that com.- mercial carriers are beginning to’ suffer—and this in tuiy hurts the taxpayers who Hae ‘to foot the bill for the airing: deficits. - skies—and it cowd prove a fate | problem to Prime Minister “We believe there is a prow ! Pearson and his new Trans- port Minister. Armed with evidence pro- duced by the Glassco Royal Co- mission, the airlines will likely ‘make a definite bid for a big- ger share of port business. The airlines say the RCAF is . getting too big in the straight transport field and has be- come, in fact, Canada's big- gest scheduled airline. The RCAF says it has to do this to maintain a “state of readiness for emergencies and to keep Air Force morale high. First. shots in the battle were fired by airlines’ Air Trans- port Association of Canada (ATAC) at a Vancouver lunch- eon earlier ‘this month ATAC president H. Donald Cameron said operations of the RCAF “Air ‘Transport ‘Command -have ‘become .a major problem to the comercial -airline industry. “The Air ‘Transport Com- ‘mand -recorded - more flying. hours .on overseas - operations last year than even major in- ternational carrier Trans-Can- ada Air Lines,’ Cameron said.. “More than half of its passen - gers and freight were carried on scheduled flights, many -of Command operations have .be- of making the information readily available if the activ- ity is commercially profitable. Britain has been doing ex- actly the same thing in simi- lar fields for five years, he added. He found British com- plaints now ‘most ironical.” military trans- - per role for the Transport Command, but that role is not ‘that of a scheduled trunklitie or regional Carrier,” he said, “Phe ATAC, as the natiog% major air transportation group should. share in formulatiiij of policy concerning military _transport, as recommended the Glassco Royal Commissiom The RCAF says the ATAC'S claims are “unrealistic.” They do not take into account the fact that the RCAF has to have specialized aircraft avaj}- able for use instantly and crews to fly these aircratt have to be kept in constani training. es Said an RCAF spokesmay‘ “It would be. pretty silly for us to fly these planes arouyg empty or with bags of sang in. them—and I’m sure ‘{he taxpayers would take a dim view of such a scheme.” PRIME CONCERN i The money would have ty ‘be. spent on training anyway. he said; at least it is now HK ing spent usefully. The Air Transport Com- mand headquarters at Tren- ton, Ont., says it is primarily concerned with having = the right air transport equipment ing ‘a couple of TCA’s Van- guards” to provide an emer- gency airlift such as the one to the Congo. 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