PAGE TWO THE DAILY NEWS PRINCE KUPF.RT, BRITISH COLUMBIA Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by Prince Rupert Dally News Limited, Third Avenue O. A. HUNTER. MANAGING EDITOR SUBSCRIPTION RATES Subscription Rates to City Per Year, $.W; Half Year$2.50i One Month, 56c; One Week, 13c. Out-of-Town Subscribers by Mali, $3.00 a Year. ADVERTISING RATES .MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN PRESS The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to use for publication of all news despatches credited to it or to the Associated Press in this paper and also the local news published therein. All rights of republication of special despatches therein are also reserved. DAILY EDITION MONDAY. DECEMBER 7. 1948 EDITORIAL C.B.C. Takes Over transcription service of network programs provided by both Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and National Broadcasting Co. The power of the local station will also be materially increased sn as tn rpflph mii rn rlJct An imnortant flnrl intprpfinnr annnnnfoionf 7 X " -jj miiiivmiivvhivUV VSA. HVtl government policy whereby food prices are reduced for the lieonle of Canada hv n cvstpm nf faAavA Letter Box CIVIC APATHY Editor. Dally New: What is the matter with the people of Canada? Do they dr don't they want dwnecratic gw-enments? In the recent ejvte 'election In my home town of Winnipeg, only a bare thirty-three percent of the qualified voters took the trouble Local Readers, per line, per Insertion .25 I to go out and vote. The same holds (true for most other cities In Can ada. As for Prince Rupert, toe people seem to be utterly indifferent as to whether they set a citv council at all or not What a fine way of showing our appreciation and gratitude to the boys who are risking their lives on the various battlerronte! Just think of it! Mil lions of menyes and women and children, too have already lost their lives in this, most tragic Jf all wan. Millions of men In the army, the navy, and air force are risking their lives every day of the week to defend our right to elect viu umii luinuiitrnw ill a ormo- For many years Prince Rupert radio listeners have crUc nUlt"r than h,v clamored for better service. Thev have irked at nerve's oft dkItor,Jbra1 , Tfl w edge and almost in despair at the consistent impossibility percent T ui WTcSre Z to receive outside programs. While we have been fully trouble their comfortable liuie appreciative of the limited program service which the ,rtws 10 mk Uf of thu right! local station has found it possible to offer, there i? no What bonch 01 "tockw w nave sssfttaM 1 hr TYr st, time inadjiiuate iztjs meet that demand and what might be reasonably expect-;mnt. and better conditions in ed in the way of entertainment and news. ' jum country if the people refuse , . Now the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has!to tk anv "Merest public af-i ntitAxr. fVin '.'J,1 4- tnl.. .... TTirt mi . i I fain? fairs? HlMtr How can can we ever vr K be unrthv worthy ! r'cu me iiciu iu tunc uvci Maiiuii ir ru. ine iransier will take place tomorrow. The first step in improving the service will be to extend the time on the air to between twelve and sixteen hours per day- Pending the establishment first of a short wave link and then a physical link with the nearest land line outlet of C.B.C- which now happens a a to be at Prince George, " w " o there w will be "-'v- a u special y.vaai of the great sacrifices the men are i making on the far flung battle- I fronts of the world If we are too j lazy or too indifferent to even make use of the democratic rights for which they are fighting? I hope the guilty ones will at least be ashamed of themselves as thev should be. There is one other thine I want to get off my cheat while I'm at it Although I have not been here kmg enough to vote I am nevertheless on one oi of the me few lew who wno are are taking taking an an ,. . , v nit limited wattage of CFPR has been unable heretofore to active interest in fee forthcoming Cft Vt'n i ja4ea4W Al&iLu. i. n a. The entry of C.B.C. iRto Prince Rupert will natural! v ttal ta r vareh r-ie be followed by a period of tradition and e.xperiment Sil2'?X with a view to developing the best possible sen-ice to property quaUfieatton. i weiy auequaieiy meei tne requirements oi this long radio- hope the incoming council ix neglected district ; be ineomin council , Advent here of C.B.C. is a matter of importance and wal vnH ; ;Vaf B,1 : i : i. t ix. ft . , !it any peace until the Beetles auu, wcauu ,ik u.c event, uie people will i00KtAei is changed and tht. prtv fonvard with kpen nntifinatinn tn nrnvici'nn nf tho con vice and pleasure to which they have long felt themselves entitled. Through its medium of C.B C. the best and mosi important programs of world networks will eventually be made directly available locally. Another highly important feature is that under C.B.C. the station will be operated in the category of a public service rather than a commercial undertaking and the blare of advertising and ballyhoo wheh is so annoying on privately-owned stations, necessarily putting the considerations of profit before service, will be lacking. Prince Rupert may consider itself fortunate in the long deferred culmination which is how about to materialize to remedy our radio ills. An Important Announcement . . . (justification clause Is relegated back to the dark ages where it came from and where it property belongs. Certainly no modern, enlightened community, catting itself democratic, should tolerate this absurd and uniuet restriction of civic rtejhta a restriction which severely hampers the efforts of the community in securing able and qualified men and women to carry on the elvic administration. The people to be elected to office should be responsible ettteena of character who are Interested in public and community affaire and have the necessary ability for whatever position they are elected. You find these young people among both the property and non- property owners. The fact that a man does not own property does not mean that he is in no position to own It. With the advent of large apartment houses many DeooV prefer to rent their homes. Nefe subsidies and tariff and tax arliuatmPntR nrnttinrr tl,itake for. ePl the absurd situ T "i r r-- w ation: Jim Smith may be an out- oo, n. i v i same time the producers and distributors is made by Hon.j standing man m the commumtr. J.L. Ilsley, minister of finance. It is all, of course, a part of 'a man witft great ability. Every-a larger plan to regulate distribution, control profits andbodjr thlnk 0,31 J,m SmUn vuW keep the war effort running in an orderly and more ef f ec-1,6 right feUow tar maor or tive manner. "'J0 !nd t?hA' 7u , . . discover that he doevn't own any fru ir i Ihe cost of living is always a vexed problem in times .property but pays rent on an ntiv-u rt uiwe. :uany may not agree Wlin tne loea 01 reeu- ewt-rooni suite. He may pay ifiting living costs by means of government subsidy. Granted it is only an expedient in view of a critical situa-ton but it is at least a line of action which will provide relief at a time when relief is required and required immediately. The whole economic system is running along in a temporary and makeshift way under emergency conditions in order that the maximum of resources may be applied to the war effort. Many things are being done that under anv normal sort of a situation would be regarded as entirely unsound. When conditions return to normal, there will be many readjustments to make. Possibly some of these readjustments will come about more readily than we might anticipate now. John McLean left at the end of the week on his return to Vancouver after having come north last week to attend the funeral of his sister-in-law, the late Mrs. Harry Menzles. Mrs. J. E. Olbson, sister of the late Mrs. Menzles, and son, Sonny, and Miss Muriel McLean. ' who also came north for the V MW V WS Ml tVi lilV C. E. Thomas of Pechtel, Price and Callahan Co. dropped thirty feet from the dock at Port Edward at 10:30 Sunday morning. He sustained slight head injuries and podiibly a broken arm. He was brought Into hospital on Saturday's train and taken by r ambulance to - funeral, will be remaining In the i the Prince Rupert General Hospl--t.. t - i . . vuy iui u tuujJie vi wltk.s longer. uu more than $1,000 a year In rent but still he doesn't qualify to run as mayor. On the other hand there is BIO Whatslftname who mav h scoundrel and an utter no-ac count but because he owns a few chunks of muskeg and a one-room shack he Is Ipso facto qualified to run as mayor! The truth Is everyone who has a roof over his or her headeven if It's a leaky one navs taxes whether you own the Drorjertv or not. If you own the property you pay your taxes to the tax collector If vou rent a room or a suite of room you pay your taxes to the landlord or the landlady who In turn pays-them to the tax collect or. Therefore we are al) qualified to be members of the Ratepayers' wBociauon. And another thine. I noticed quite a few of my buddies listed among the casualties yet not one of them owned any property. Suppose we had put a sign "only property owners need apply" in front of every rescruiting station 1 program T :1TK Ahrott edW poiei XI) cfvtf nrmATTT shots MONDAY Jji jr.- 'lvif- it i ' F. 1. V how big an amy. navy and enforce could we have raised' but I noedTdf jfijwr the point. I have talked tZ'rifan of the property owners In this city and they all aree trvU. Mils property qaalifica- Hon should be abolished. Ability is what counts. We want to elect men and women for what they are and i not fos .what they own. CHA& BIBSIGK. f .... ... A ((I VIC PLATFORM Editor. Dally News: Bing resident in your city for eleven months and intending to remain a citisen. i am ehueked at the apathy toward civic affairs apparent on the part of large bers of downs. I had expected more Interest to be displayed by labor as of late years labor has taken sin active part m elvic af-mirs arid has elected representa-ttves in many Canadian ertles In reading some chronicles of ttie early days of Prince Rupert notice you were fortunate in having Md your affairs control-Ird by one of the most enttghtened. enterprising, albeit businesslike civic governments in the world." They wepe probably over-optimistic in more ways than one but tfcey made a splendid start and were probably not to be Waned tor same of the difficulties got Into. l wisn to recommend a of Imorovement and &d on my obiervattons. tton of this mav ha adoaa. of enlofcln observation of ail civic bylaws and collecting licenses, poll taxea, regulating street traffic, preventing loitering on streets, etc. Increased revenues due to their activities would make an efficient " ' ' t foroa aelf-sustalnina j Si Inauguration' el a civic bus' line. Such franchise is too- valuable to become permanently lost to the city. 8) H tension of water and tw. ' erage systems and acne) satin with all buildings where people tfve or work. Ml' Systematic campaign for anils men t of the rate nttieanee. -sent of the rat nuisance. if) Construction and openUfcm . of an artificial ice skating rink where hockey and skating might be enioyed by all. This is a valuable civic utility giving moral uplift to youth and its revenues would reduce taxation as proven by the experience of other cities. 6 The aeeurint at the earliest opportunity of a suitable power development site for the re-iUb-llehment when feasible of creic power station. The revenue from such would greatly reduce taxation on property. 7 hie is the proven experience of other etUas. 7i The reguiaUm of all public gatherings from the standpoints of safety and sanitation of buildings, number m occupation at any time, and the collection of taxes on sdml tons at all pohnc places or gatherings, Inclttdtng clubs, church service only exempt from tax. JflCW CIT1ZHN Mr. and airs. John Marvold left , aatoday nignt tot Beer WestaMa-tef where they wUl take up future : raamnuet. Mr. Murvotd has been easldent of rrinee Bhjpert for thirty -two years while MM. Mu.--V9id has been here twenty-one years Particularly pronsbarm la the local Norwegian eonsmunity. they have become well known and, highly erteemed and their depar;-' ure U .-nurh reerit?a by mar.v : sends M a id Mrs. Ote Wfcic have purrhased their residence or. Ambrose Avenue. ( -1 A WARTIME Xtnas 11 (like dirt) Can he "Matter in the Wrong Place" Oil wed in machining metals mutt be removed before fmithing can take place. In the language of the trade thete metalt muj be "degreated." Time was when degreasing was a slow, tedious process. Today, a product of industrial chemistry does it better, does it faster. The product has a long name trichlorethylene but its work !s done in seconds. Metal parts are now dry-cleaned by passing them through a controlled vapor of trichlorethylene. Oil and dirt fall away even from the deepest crevices leaving the surface chemically free of foreign matter . . . ready for plating, painting or any other finish. The use of trichlorethylene means time saved a boon to Canada's war effort. In aircraft and mechanized transport trichlorethylene cleans engines and moving parts of oil, grease and dirt, making possible quicker, close inspection. Introduced to Canada a few years ago by Canadian Industries Limited, trichlorethylene is produced from domestic raw materials by the Organic Chemicals Division of C-NL at Shawinigan Falls. Production of this important chemical solvent Is adequate for the demands of war-stimulated industry. TrlcHofthfUn It anothtr ol ffc many C-f-l pro6tx.lt r Indudriol Chtmlriry wfcdi or aiding Canada' War ffVf. CANADIAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED M H ! y.t.. We sukkcsI thai Christmas Shoppers this year be patriotic and buy VIC TORY HON'DS OR WAR SAVINT. (M-3UTIFICATKS. If you insist on Inlying Men's Wear W. R STONE "Clothes of Distinclioir XOUWAV8 .MOSS rt.Ot'R STOCKHai M. 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