the extreme step of shooting un-Oxtoiu, ai.u lbut.ea lo learned uleil In; and nobody yet knows which parties will suffer most from! judge: ess tliere is no other means ol wt,u, Prince Rupert Daily News burglar UUrKlar'i Takp n rinnw..i l at.... '"' As I See It uu.-uau,. .. iriili . . if arelullv inim ... "M .'!rt' Us h.,. ai:. - """ci.i, una j Cead. Thursday, May 29, 1952 'j Ha ladpeiidect dally newspaper devoted to the upbuilding of Prince Rupert and Northern and Central British Columbia. Member of Canadian Press Audit Bureau of Circulations Canadian Daily Newspaper Association. Published bv The Prince Rupert Dally News Limited J p MAGOR. President H G. PERRY, Vice-President To Shoot or Not Thai k Question Playwright Poses By ALAN HARVEY CtuiaUlun Press SLaif Write' LONDON If a burglar disturbs your beauty sleep, what should you do about it? Get out the old shooting iron or take it lying down? this. OF COURSE the Social Credit party cannot be blamed for the Transferable Vote slstem. h was in effect in Alberta before Social Credit was born. But Alberta's experience plainly shows that it simply means extra complication and nuisance, for no real effect. In other words the same candidates who finally won out in Alberta under the Transferable Vote system are l more Subscription Rates: By carrier Per wees. 2sc; per month (1 00; per year, (10.00 Bv mail Per month, lac: Der year. 8 00. PJrtt apprehension. It seems curious !hat Starley axixCe no attempt to follow tlie man." NO MERCY The question of to shoot oi not to shoot promptly set off a lively correspondence, with most readers hi favor of showing no mercy at all. Viscount Hailsliain, oett.'r known nut Quintin Hogg when he was a Conservative member of the House of Com-aions. t-hajleitged. the idea that any householder should feel bound to "chase his quarry through the darknvss clad in pyjamas a ul barefooted." From Chipping Sodbury in Olouceste rshijre, 82-year-old Bertram Horixe wrote to say he had two frauds murdered in Authorized as second class mall by the Post Office Department, Ottawa. 6 Wheels of Progress substantially tlu same as would Sir Alan Herbert, playwright, TABU Lamps TRI-LITCS B.C. Broad minded HERE is one difference between B.C. and Ontario, which makes me feel proud of west coast broadmindedness: have won out under the good . wit and former parliamentarian, old Rritish straight x system, j wliose logical mind oftvn rebels 'at the little quirks in British B.C. TOOK another even more Haw. pops the question. backward step in this elec- His own answer, as outlined tion. Correct me if I am wronc.'in an article in tiu? Sunday you lustortcal Slierlock Holmses j Times, is that a private citizen AND TORCHltRt: and see our ,w u . r. t I : ' their Deds ny burglars, had no if n . , 1 UUt fclMT W.V. WU1LII W 'WHO VIM " UUllill HVf- iiunUou ul uft -ring a similui iati and considered it fair war i-iii', that a sign Li his baseou-nt vin luw reads: "W.uniiuj, burgles will, lie Last year m ine uiuarw eiec- (lJ use Ul tWs tU,ctlon wili 1,andt.t ,lol ouly the right, tion the hospital insurance ys-jnalne lne mical parties to! but a duty, to arrest him. If the tern of Saskatchewan became a.,, tlle vttriou8 candidates' burglar, "having notice thereof matter of sharp controversy. . bel0Ilg l do beiievt. this im resists or flies," the householder, The CCF used a recorded talk!ever bven d()Ile 0t.fo,e in any ; lays Sir Alan, should take up the by Premier Tommy Douglas of etectton in any p3rt of the I nearest weapon, smite the In-Saskatchewan to answer some B r i t Js h Commonwealth. 1 he trunier mightily and if the ln-pf the Ontario electwjieenng K ili h unwritten constitution ! t ruder dies it is justifiable homl- i shot on sight." Home :aid lie has shot every Gordon & Anders) I species of vermin and hopes lo add a burglar to the list, lib bloodthirsty words appeared 1,."- Phone 46 statements. That sharply criticized actwn was j, uot recoeniae political cuie. by til TO"' ...i - a,!-.!..). ,. in fa,. a! Tin. li.ivs aflj-r tlie.-i? foilh- low this advici? from a reader i l ropto Globe and Mail, whkh is arnu,,it ia. im i.uii.ws ,t tiu-Iriui.t wu-rt wer i,iiiiLJied. ! alleged by Premier pouglas to Bl.itjS, system 0f deuioeiacy : London ourl took a different have refused publication of U,,. oavkl Ktartey. 32. of i ,,.,. Tlie Ariu?rk-ans. Aiiierii-ans fi O e e r r o m a a n n s s, 1 taiu'lhwuud. Noj'thwood. Miiidiesex. MitUUesex, was was letter Iroui iilin answering lts( ob- own editorial rebuke on him. i French and Russians liave iona iiged to pay costs of 2o guitu-as: Here is hi', as I return from recoeniAed parties. But my bu- tor takint; a pot sIujI at a man , Ottawa, I find that Die most pression is tiiat no oilier British i wlio entered by a window and Obvious election development is unit has done so. . (slatted Hashing a light around a veritable invasion from across1 Stuiu-y't; bedroom, the Eockies. The whole Alberta . THE BRITISH system of ubseo-1 Starley shout -d at the inti u- Social Credit party is moving in1 tee voting seems better than; der, then pulltd tlie tngtUr. Ho I 13 J Uf to capture B.C. A small sized the one we will use in B.C. In : was convicted of unlawfully and tlie prosecutor army of MPs from Alberta is ai- Britain tlie absentee voters get wounding, said: ready here. Premier Manning Is their balkits long before the 'It is tlie duty, as I understand coming too. - ' election. They must be mailed It is to tlie credit of B.C. that in time to be counted with it, of any citizen who knows that not one important paper and tlie rest immediately after theja felony has been committed to not one important candidate or election. Here we must wait for apprehend the felon, but that party leader has; raised the ques- 21 days. Ye gods. citizen is mt entitled to take tion of the propriety of such an " ' ' come and meet FEW remarks on B.C. by Stewart Holbrook in A his new book, "Far Corner (A Personal View :of the Pa'cific Northwest)", have the effect of making us pause a moment and drawing a deep breath. Mr. Holbrook, a former resident of this province now living in Oregon, writes: "The British Columbia I used to know was as delightful a country as man ever lived in. It had, and still has, gorgeous scenery. Life was not too hard. The people lived calmly. The pace everywhere, town or country, was leisurely. The people had their own ways and customs and heroes and symbols, ".They heid fast to these. I do not think this is true any longer. People and province have been caught in the heady current called Progress. Anything new is wonderful. Anything old is to be deplored. "The province is now beginning to know Prog-" ress in full measure. Backed by natural resources as great as any in North America, and possibly greater, I can see nothing to prevent British Columbia from becoming the hive of population and of industry and commerce that a majority of. its citizens seem to want. I wish them well, and remain happy in my memories of a British Columbia that wore its own clothes, including its own collar; and when, in all its immensity, there were only half a million people only a few more than are now living in Greater Vancouver alone." It cannot be that Mr. Holbrook wishes us to. remain in the backwash simply to retain our primii tive and unpopulated charm. But he clearly does believe that we have sacrificed individuality in our rush to get ahead. It is a point worth considering. Unless we keep our identity, first as Canadians and second as 1 British Columbians, this province will become , - simply an industrial backyard of the U.S.A. ... The idea, we suggest, is to keep on the move .there is character in that alone but to remember we are not chasing anyone or trying to beat anyone. : As far as reasonably possible, we must move in otfr own direction, at our own pace and on our own ' terms. Progress is not a form of competition. It is merely a means of making a good thing a little better. J ohnso invasion. Here on the coast the general attitude is: Let them all come, the more the merrier, let's hear what they have to say. I AM NOT at all sure of the political wisdom of the Social Credit party in depending so overwhelmingly on outside talent. Tlie selection of au Alberta federal MP as B.C. campaign leader seemed to me to be an obvious admission that there was nobody in B C. big enough for the job. MOTOR PRODUCTS LIMITED Phone 871 i One-Third Down 12, 18 or 24 month lo poy I951 frOKU lllHUt Less than luuou ni les. ,7jU Maroon, metallic paint. Exceptionally el -an 1 U" Saturday, May 31 I Ll'Il) DKIVi: Ooix.E SF.IAW-New motor 1485 The ordinary voter in B.C. is therefore bound to ask him and fluid drive unit, excellent Hies CiVDC 1951 fJODOK SKI1AN Only 1U.0IM1 miles. In "like ke new" new" self: If there is nobody in tlie 2195 condition. General Mulors used car guarantee . 1!M8 PONTIAC SIDAS, "fully equipped with radio, 1265 notlighl. heateV and seat covers A.t3tJ 1385 B.C. Social Credit party big enough to handle the mere campaign, then how many people are there in the party who are fit to sit in the Legislature, or the cabinet? ALBERTA surely does have one thing to teach B.C. and that is that we never should have been such nitwits as to adopt 1951 STATION W'AfiON, Al'STIN Kadlo, heater 3 to 5 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL BAND IN ATTENDANCE and defrostei. Only 6700 miles. Full price SPECIAL 1918 4 -TON C'HKV. 'J KK'K Deluxe cab, heaU r and d.'-frostei, excellent tiies, specially built trailer-type body. the silly system called the Transferable Vote. Idea) for hunt! Tg of ramping. Come In and Everybody who knows the 1185 Eveline Welcom ;ee it. Full price l!M7 iHHrtiE Mj-TON PANH Healer and,' defroster. Veiv clean il : V ! .! c v. 1 1 '': V mi FAW;0 2'i-lON Flat deck. 2-speed axle, short short wheel wheel score In B.C. politics today knows perfectly well that the real danger is that no party will ?et a working majority. Nobody yet knows how many, if any, seats the 8ocial Credit party will win in B.C. But everybody knows they will take a few hundred votes in every riding they run 1065 1275 ray brought a laugh, as intended. The incident reminds one of earlier days when, for anyone to cal) out "How about Cow Bay?" would launch a ripple of chuckles. But not today. This is the wrong generation. Sponsored by the Prince Rupert District Liberal Association base, brake vacuum booster', rock lug tires. Fill1 p. lee Reflects and Reminisces qf -yrr ry-mmi m. vi Canada and Canada alone has the right to say where her units An 18-year-old Canadian bride, Mrs. MacMahon, married njne months ago, won a fortune at the Epsom . race Wednesday. There are occasions when nothing appears missing. Chick-Chack Day Today marks an anniversary of an ancient old country custom, also known as "Oak Apple Day," and originates with a overseas shall go. Ottawa had . not been consulted, when her paratroop company found itself "on the way to Koje Island, east-- ern trouble source. Hence, hi a ' fctiff message to Washington, Canada protests. ' . The principle of the thing U similar to what it was when General Pershing's army arrived in France in 1914. Then, the story about Charles Stuart. Stutirt, some three hundred years ago, hid in an oak tree after the Battle of Worcester, leaders In Europe undertook to mingle the American forces with tne soldiers of Britain and from the fury of the Round heads. in tie sisi! popOTe France. Pershing went up in the air. The Yanks stayed ir, ; France, but as the United States Army. And everyone was aware of It. To remember the event, inhabitants of a village by virtue of an ancient custom and right, went eany in the day to the woods to gather as much firewood as they could carry away. Young men and women bedecked themselves with newly-sprung oak leaves and so tar- i . Many bank accounts, comments an Ottawa official, are forgotten. But many more are sadly remembered. ilanded return to dance around During a pause at Mr. Ans- the Maypole until end of day. Meanwhile, the oldesters headed for the local tavern for ale and i comb's two-hour meeting Monday, some one made an inquiry that had nothing in particular to do with various subjects under . review. "What's daylight saving ' amount to?" cama a query. This nome-cooklng with no other craving than that such thines and such peace might last for ever. "Moonraker." Are YOU on the Voters List? Ve can tell you at TOM CHRISTIE'S COMMITTEE ROOMS No Compulsion - Vote .. CHRISTIE Inttruil by th .C. Libual AwocIaUda S . , " "( . . . hi--; ... s fc ..... "