1910 — PRINCE RUPERT DAILY NEWS — 1963 SS& 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 <>» Authorized as Second Class Mafl by and for payment of . President the Post Office Department, Ottawa postage in cash FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1963 Another great The United States has chalked up an- other great achievement in space with its successful 22-orbit flight by Astronaut Gordon Cooper. Major Cooper, a man of 36, is yet another example of American forti- tude. He is to be loudly applauded for his outstanding work, and needless to say, most everyone on earth is happy to,see him home safe and sound. Our neighbors are to be commend- cd: for such an astounding accomplish- ment. We in Canada can only herald this as a tremendous feat and look to it as another reason why we should establish closer relations with this progressive and certainly impressive country. ‘It is gratifving to know that this nation, which we are separated from by aymere imaginary boundary, is making such gigantic strides inthis’ KELOWNA DAILY COURIER SAYS feat by the U.S. modern world of space. Iiven more worthy of note is the fact that the tighter we tie our bonds with the U.S. the more we can share in these scien- tifie consummations. Our prime minister, Mr. Pearson, fought for this unity before his elec- tion and is continuing, evidently with success. There is no reason why we shouldn’t show co-operation with the United States. They are indeed mov- ing ahead rapidly. Surely this latest space marathon is proof of this. Canada can boast of many things. There should be no doubt that we are a great country too. But we must take a lesson from the U.S. and hope that some day we too can look to the sky with pride as a Canadian astronaut floats’ to earth from a_ successful space mission. Kamloops fight means B.C. is loser Mr. E. Davie Fulton, leader of the provincial Conservatives, has indicated that he will seek to find a seat in the Legislature in Kamloops riding. Mr. Fulton has made a courageous de- cision .as to obtain a seat in that riding he will have to defeat the Honorable P. A. Gagiardi, minister of highways. The next provincial election, a year or eighteen months hence, will have but.one focal pcint. Kamloops, as the struggle there bids fair to steal the limelight from all others. It will be one of the toughest and roughest election battles in provincial election history. Mr. Fulton will be bidding to bring about a political upset which, if successful, will give him giant-killng status and enhance his chance of successfully leading the provincial Conservatives out of the wilderness and back to his ultimate aim of power in B.C. govern- ment. The defeat of Mr. Gaglardi, who has held Kamloops since the Socred sweep in 1952 would be a Serious kKlow to Mr Bennett’s cause, a result which would not displease Mr. Fulton one small bit. Mr. Fulton, in making a direct attack on ene of the strong points of the Socred. citadel, is relving on the strategy of delivering a de- moralizing blow to the enemy. Certainly Kam- lorns has been a Socred strong point for more than a decade. In the last provincial voting, Mr. Gaglardi led his nearest rival, the CCF cand'date by more than 2,000 votes. The Con- servative candidate ran last in a field of four. This make the Fulton gesture the more heroic. True, Mr. Fulton has had a survey made of the riding and this is reported to have given A TOPS ORIGINAL Ah! for the days him a good chance of taking the seat, but the odds are long and the voting swing would have to verge on the terrific if he is to be successful. Mr. Gaglardi has consistently polled a very heavy vote and it is unlikely that very much of this will shift. If this is so Mr. Fulton will have to draw his strength from the New Demo- crats and the Liberals. Certainly, Mr. Fulton will poll a very sub- stantial vote. He has done so in the federal arena and his family have a long and success- ful background in the provincial field. On the other hand, Mr. Gaglardi has been a good, even a generous member for Kamloops. Whether Mr. Fulton was right in deciding to risk his political future in Kamloops will be long debated. Had he established his home in Vancouver, he could have run in any constitu- “ ency and he probably would have selected Sal- mon Arm, part of his former federal riding, which he would probaktly take without too much trouble. But Mr Fulton decided to es- tablish his home at Kamloops and under these circumstances, to avoid a fight with Mr. Gag- lardi would have given his opponents much lively ammunition. Still, this newspaper feels the Fulton decisicen is unfortunate. Come what may, this province will be deprived of the services of either Mr. Fulton or Mr. Gaglardi. If Mr Fulton fails, he can probably write finis to this political career. If he succeeds the prowince will lose the ser- vices of the energetic but capable minister of highways. Both men are needed by this province. British Columbia cannot afford to lose the ser- vices of either. of Tugboat Annie a SSRN OY 2 4“