Prince Rupert Daily News Monday, January 19, 1953 As I Sec It OfMori ?. to Independent dally newspaper devoted to the upbuilding of Prlmot Rupan and Northern and Central British Columbia. Member of Canadian Pnws Auuit Bureau of Circulation Canadian Dullv Newsptyter Association. Published bv 'V I'rinee Ruiwrt Dally Newa LlmltoO t. V. MAGOK. p?miuiW'" H. O. PERKY, Vice-President " ,-,1 . .1 . 1 H . " OTTAWA DIARY By Norman M, MacLeod Governor General Vincent M&isoy has turned out iu b" a major disappointment to Ottawa .socialites who like to seo their daughters "-ome out" properly Mr. Massey Isn't hujvhitf any truck or trade with receptions for debutante In Ottawa or anywhere e! sc. Before the last war each Clov- Subscription Hatea; ey cairler f-er weett. 25c: per month 1 00: per Tear, ilOOO EXiX? 8T mail Per moiilll. 76c; per war. 8 00 SSswr i Vancouver Scientist Plans Five-Ye Probe Into Causes, Source of Sclero A scientist in British Columbia j.s at Wiif! i one of the most baffling of medical problc,,,, ' Dr. Anatole Dekeban of Vancouver plans af year investigation into possible causes of the , pling disease, multiple sclerosis. This research project, the ec- iond of lis kind In Canada, win ; near future. I made possible by a urant from I Multiple arleroMs ... j the Multiple Sclerosis Koclety of! name from the sc.ir t! ' Canada to the University of . results from .icatleri,) 'j' ! Columbia. i to British nerve co:itini;x in th, The society was formed four r.i rvous system (,,,, I years 8K. when tt became evl-'are dimmlni? of ,v,;.hl", ident the disease was common in! w nse of touch, partu f . tins country and apparently h'- j of the llmt) Any Urt , , coming Increasmgly frequent body may be af te. i, rj 'c.KOl l- OF lAXm S i IISM5I IN(i authorised aa ""cond class riall be the Post OfTloe Department, Ottawa drawimv ; enior-General hi'I'l J .' iHim" rermtion In the filiate yy , ' J i chamber as a hlshllitht or thi wtaV -pi4 4' , - : ' 1 opening of Purliitmt'iit. Every. 'V twSftmm'Tl ZMLm'Zitji .body ulebs included i who couI 'afford white-feathered head FIRST SAI E AT THE NEW $tock exchange at Edmonton Is m; Horses and Jackasses THE GREATEST danger I see in the Currie report is that what began with a couple of horses on the payroll of an army camp could, if mishandled, end with a couple of hundred jackasses on the payroll of the next parliament. The Currie report revealed a bad condition at Petawawa. But there was nothing In the report i ear and trnin-towittx gowns, " .and white tie and tails, bowed ;nd curtsied to Their This MM-lety of laymen pro-; vides funds lur rewarch on the S disease, and 1MH. the year the b president M. Duggan. right, to C. L. Jackson, vice-president. It was 100 shares of Royaltte oil. In the first day of operation the new exchange, second in Alberta, had a turnover of 15,650 oil and industrial shares. The province's other exchange is at Cal;;ry. Multiple srlero .iv v t ulrect cause of dii!h te' disabling In the nii ,,! (Continued on p,,,'. Letterbox j 1 ols iavish-functionVus drop-1 society was formed, saw the ' peel after tne outbreak of war loi ( vpeutng of the first multiple austerity reasons, ana ha.i never j s;lertwis resmnii pioje t in UtU been revived However, starting , country at the Montreal Neuro-in lijO Ciovernor-Generul Alex-j loijieul Institute, aiuler held a party at Govern- Dr. Roy L. Swank, scientist ment Hou.se for his duuhter,' in charge of the Montreal re-Rase. Ttie . season -s crop oi debs ; search, was a recent visitor to was invited and receded bv j British Columbia He said rr- or outside of it which Indicates Put Assessments JJark that local conditions would have been any less bad under any RETIRED ACCOUNTAri with degrees will accept pnvcte clients' auditing GCCOuntinQi i assignments. Box 596, Doily Newt Editor. The Daily News: I Their Excellencies The Governor. ress of reseanh in recent years other party or cabinet minister. Indeed, it is greatly to the credit I was much interested in your news item on the front page of t'cncial also sturieci to aitenn . jiVHrute that a meuns to con- the fashionable St. Andrew'sj lr() this dUeoav w.ll be dls- of Mr. Claxton that he himself January 7 isiuv! under the heading "City Ratepayers Stir Over asked for, and got, such a wide Ball in Montreal and receive covered, but railed attention to debs from all part, of Ihc coun- ,., d Uir KreitU.r narcn trv . .... v .u.. open investigation. Where the government would I111UII 111 till llWpt' llltll U lll'ttW- ANGRY MOTHHtS Assessment Hike." The fact Is that la.st years assessment on the i 'd buildings in the business section was an outrage. Frame buildings that origin- ally cost less than $20,000 00 af-1 period In 1933 due entirely to ter 40 years of occupancy were j inefficiency at the City Hull assessed as high as $26,000.00. j Unpaid wages and accounts The Court of Revision gave a ; amounting to $60,000 00 and a go seriously wrong would be in ment nilnht lw found in the now trying to sit on the lid It itself lifted. The "horses on the payroll" 10-per-cent reduction with a like amount of past-due inlere- Dhase has alreadv caused manv a lau"h. and Inspired Norris to p-omi.se 01 an etjuuaoie assess-1 cn Donas caused tne city bunk- draw one of the funniest car- i m?"1 in lfl33 era to shut off all credit lu RED CEDAR LOGS WANTED Number two, sixteen-inch in diameter and : Number three, fourtcen-inch in diameter end. ACT IMMEDIATELY. But. Mr. Maisey doesn't plan to revive the "drawing room" affairs in the Senute. to hold a party at Govt rnment House or to go to the St. Andrew's Ball Arwry mothers .f li"2 deb 111 the cnrl'al protested that instead of "comirt out'" this year their daughters would have to ".sneak ju'" at dances riven by parent! One mother with a deb daughter phoned Government ll.nise with her protest. But Mr. Mi.s-sey remained firm, and the Ot-taa debs had to, travel to the toons that I have seen since the I Not content with the big hike I bonds sold at 35 cents on the work of Bairnfather in WoriJ!in the assessment of buildings I dollar In Vancouver. It took all War One. But there Is nolhin;: in 1S32 the assessment on lots this to arouse the ratepayers to very substantial, as an election j has been about as great an out- i demand from the government a business administration. The Canadians Need More Music pNlFFICULTY the Rotary Club chorus is having s in attracting singers raises an uneasy question what is happening to music in this country? The Rotary group's experience is not an isolated one. Everywhere there is evidence that Canadians are content to get their music through professional delivery. Although the day of amateur hands, glee clubs, quartets and orchestas has not yet gone, it appears tu be in its twilight hours. Music for Canadians is becoming a sedative dispensed by others, not a self-created stimulant. A country without music is a barren one. Music, like humor, takes the tension out of living and stirs man to further achievement. In its own right it is, moreover, the highest form of artistic endeavor known to humanity. Disciples and practitioners of painting, literature, sculpture, drama and other expressions of art will deny this, but which of their preferences can match music in breadth of appeal and the power to move? 'No picture ever painted, or stone hewn into a likeness, can hold an audience in absorbed silence for hours. A painting or a sculptured piece plays on a few quick moods which may, it is true, be revived on sight again and again. But music plays on many moods and with greater effect. It can bring laughter and tears. In hymn it can lead man to stronger faith, and in anthem it can arouse an entire nation. While great literature offers a real challenge, the writer has not yet lived who can speak to as many as music does in a language they all understand. No matter how gifted, an author can gain attention on only a limited number of intellictual levels. A composer has no such restrictions. Education may help in the appreciation of music, but it is not an essential. The capacity to enjoy music is given at birth. On behalf of literature, it may be claimed that no musical work has endured through the ages with such a large following as the Bible. That great book, however, is not creative art in the same sense as music. It is, instead, a chronicle of an extraordinary era. The creation lies in the thoughts and events of that era, not in the recording of them. On the radio last night Harry Adaskin, well-known Canadian violinist, said that in the course of his travels across the country he had discovered the selection most often requested at informal gatherings was "Turkey in the Straw." It seems that we are not only passive about our music but tasteless as well. rane as was the raise in the as issue, behind that funny phrase. Everybody who was ever in our Write R. J. Lloyd, 661 W. 31t, Vancouver, E: or Phone FAirmonr 7599Y. city is not In that shape today, for the $1,735,000 00 of outstanding bonds after a year of effoit were refunded at a great saving to the city to a 20-year payment maturity, and will all be Dald ud In 1954 or 1955 The sessment of buildings last year. In one business block where there has not been a new building erected for 30 years, and where the lots are mostly vacant and owned by the city, the lew lots occupied have been St. Andrew's BalHn Montreal for, their "coming out ceremony Before Lord Lovat. chief of the army, or any other army, knows that petty graft and "wangling" j is an old army custom. If all the petty crooks and chisellers who have benefited extra-legal-ly from their army positions, since, 1914, were now sent to Canada's jails there would be no room for the really danger- rn il.' boosted 50 per cent. Could any-j city is now at the crossroad and1,rasrr cl,ln- ' thing be more ridiculous? j will either take a definite and- An Ottawa wo then got into a mighty step forward or will ue act i :ie funster now ioen- ve An assessor is tne most 1m-' ous cnminals( Wha,t the country ; portaiit man on a city payroll, sick back to a secondary place j tilled as a young man in the and ailew an entirely new city civil servicewrote le'.UM to an needs to know is. was "big busi-;b Jt the Prince Rupert adminis- O.tawa new.spapef and aljtned with a business administration Memo to all sidewalk ness or party politics involved? thi'tn Alice F. Richardson The letters complained about the lack of o-inl functions for the weH-brmnht-up people of tration apparently didn't wi,h to call in an experienced asses-1 sor from outside and instead ap-; pointed Mr. Daggett and sent j him to Vancouver to get a few ! tips on the job. I have known : Mr. Daggett for many years and perintenaento su to assume the leadlnR role in northern British Columbia As a taxpayer I advise the immediate organization of the ratepayers of Prince Rupert to put the assessments back where they rightly belong. WILLIAM 3 ALDER. 1 I HERE IS the seripus side as contrasted to the merely comical side of the "horses on the payroll." The Currie. report says: "A contract wAs'1 rVarded for the clearing of the Camp X area. It covered the clearing of 206 acres. thoti(rh Si Us acres were cleared and tna hot satisfactorily. In this, as in the scrap metal caseVTTeVf and. Indeed, in othe rs,' "a i I " tq li I ptti e n t was used although the contract called for the company to use its own equipment. During the I j .- n j , y 1 I battling rrtrss ; A flr.t c!a.'S fight then developed in the pre.s between the "patricians" and the "peasants" The "peasants" labelled the "pn-ti i"ians"' : -.obs, w hile the "patricians" eniied the "peasants" . cheap and conim-m. But Mr Mavey remained un-! mr.ved by the battle of words.! A eovernment eonflrtant said i MILESTONES i rum tlw film Hi I hr il:ill New I telieve him to be a good citizen and upright in his dealings, but I I have never known that he had i the. .siiKhtest qualification . tr, ! determining the taxable valu'V of a hole city. In such' Job as the Civic Cen-j tre the businessmen of Prince; Rupert have done a wonderful Job, but they are conspicuous by j 1 their absence from City Hall! affairs where inexperience lead-! iiig to inefficiency has forced 40 Yeors Ago Today H. Kden.shaw. head tl'C'ii,- f .tv.rrrkr..f lni nl h ill rief- i clearing of this area horses wer-1 hired by army personnel anu Inl'ely derided that times had' "hanged sitvjf ,"r)?Jore tne last1 Haida Indians, entertainul tne' Citizens this week a', s.,1 "e;;oy-! able banquet at the Centra iio-j placed on the army payroll tin war, and tliat Mr Mas.sey is jum : tier the names of toon-existent j this outrageous attempt to place lei in rionor ol his dau '.li'er l fi...,,- .,,1,. a- r laborers." , Ui j '.i''f.: marriage .to Frederick' Na.sh well, ",'t .XWUV Vi.se for known c ivil rngtiie.T and .sui - , t ,0 rn3l!,;(. w,ln a fictitious value on taxable property. The City of Prince Rupert passed through a very trying times. For a-tr: Hutment pokes-man says there will be no more Vlee-Re:il uilairs to mark their "commy out." It is difficult U) frnagine a more confused sentence than the above, for it does not explain exactly what happened. Did army men hire horses and help clear the land, and draw extra teamsters' pay over and above their army pay, or what? There are questions which further investigation will have to bring out and the government veyor. 30 Yeors Ago Today Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Duncan that their son, Cedric, has passed his double course In arLs and science with honors at the University ;f British Columbia. ATTK.NI (Ol'NCIL MEETINGS Editor, The Daily News It must be obvious to many readers of your paper that an alliance of some sort exists between the staff writers of your .41 A :l 'ti I Manhattan U'wiid, now ,1 bor-ough of New Yurie Citv, a as discovered bv Hem y HuO.on in KifiD. REFLECTS . and REMINISCES should be even more anxious 1 paper and some of the digni-j The second logging camp In lanes of the city council. - connection with the Misset Tim- The editorial of Jan. 14 ac-!htr Company's operation has claiming the five-year plan as'bwn opened at Buckley Bay. announced by Aid. Krueger at; 20 Yean Ana Todoi, There is one advantage of being that a butcher stripped his wife! than the other political partiei to bring them out for it has everything to gain from clarifying and debunking this particular joke. WHAT COULD swing public poor. You can alwavs pick your with a Butcher unite, some own friends. women have all the luck. . , An Ottawa Judge rules that a honeymoon is not a necessity. Because the Boston steamer Evangeline has a wooden, instead of a steel deck, she will not re- opinion against Mr. Claxton is the unwise use of the RCMP to Investigate how the advance While it may be needless worry, place the CP SS Princess Kath- i this Segal development brings up i leen, lost off Alaska. The sou of ! possibilities. council meeting Jan. 12 sounds very much like a speech one might hear from His Worship himself. Kindly allow me to express myself on that noble Idea. In the language of Shakespeare, it's full of sound and fury signifying nothing, apart from a Delusion and exposure of ignorance and a bid for re-election to office, as the following stated facts will prove. At the annual meeting ot th" I Prince Rupert Parent-Teachers: Association last evenfng Mis H B. Eastman was elected prcslri-ent, taking over the duti" of Mrs. S. V. Cox. m Dr. J. T. Mandy, resident mining engineer states the outlook for mining in the Prince Rupert' district is now better than It ha-i been for many years. off possession the CP is better without, than with. A Texan is reported to have married his cook and then start- copy of the Currie report came into Mr. Coldwell's hands. Quite frankly, the public does not give a damn. Everybody knows thtt government documents, like cabinet secrets, are not supposed to "leak." But in this case NI'IGHBORS AGAIN! ed divorce proceedings. A nre-;President Eisenhower, taking ! less cooker, however, Is what is over in Washington, becomes i really needed. Canada's most eminent neighbor. I the public Is sure to feel that PLAIN TOO MUCH No one can deny receiving an But this will net be the first time Ike has mixed with the Canucks without being in Canada. the "leak" was effective inffur- The 1953 council has no au-ance against the doctoring or ' thority in the direction of any hushing up of the report. j works program beyond the term All cabinet ministers swear of office that expires Dec. 31, that thev will not reveal doings . 1953. The period between 1954 ONE GREASE JOB with a purchase of 1 set of Tire Chains , Offer gnod until January 31, 153. 10 Yeori Ago Today , Owing to the heavy traffic' and other causes, city streets ate sinking and top? of survey monu- : ments and manholes are apnf ir-ing above the streets and are be Next time you watch a construction job, remember you muy have a doner connection with it than you think! If you own life insurance, thnt connection could be very close. Some of your premium money might be helping to pay the cost of digging tht gaping pit. For, every year, hundreds of millions of dollars are invested for policyholders in ways thnt provide many kinds of buildings. Homes, schools, power plants, waterworks . . . these are but a few of the projects which life insurance money helps develop. It's really amazing how those dollars get around ! All this building creates 'ofos too. Not only jobs for builders, but for workers in new or expanded industries from coast to coast. So anyone who owns life insurance is doing more than providing financial security for himself and his family. Hp also helps make Canada a better land to live in ! extra hleping of "Silent Night" during the Christamas rejoicing at Prince Rupert and elsewhere. And it may as well be said now that even thjs early in the Mew Year, it will not be the fault of hundreds of groups if they fail to hear the hymn fewer times. The trouble is misuse and over Most of the great lovers of history probably would face prosecution these days for having sex relations, contributing to the delinquency of minors or any of the other numerous laws in force. Dr. A. Kinsey. coming a menace to traffic, A young logger divested him in cabinet. But as Lloyd George ' and 1958 will be directed by the temarked, in his time every cab- counciis holding office at that Inet minister, but. one, told cab- time. inet happenings to his wife. The J Therefore, Aid. Krueger's five-exception was Ldrd Birkenhead, i year plan covers a period of "who told other men's wives." It I time extending beyond the al-has happened before, even in ! lotted time of the present ooun-Ottawa. I cil and is just plain nonsense. 1 of course, the history of our self ot- all of his clothes, this KfE SUPERIOR AUTO SERVICE LIMITED 3rd Ave. XV. Plume Green 217 morning and took a swim in tha chilly harbor and M now In th? city lock-up under observation. use. Music can be holy yetj wearisome. A story from Niagara reports ' 4 ... . . 1 as m. K ! city is a record of one council j taking over where the previous BALLOT one leii, 011, Boiiietiiiirs ircuing up the operation in an effort to get things done. THE ALEX HUNTER AWARD Many tlm the elector have General Electric Appliances FOR GOOD CITIZENSHIP Please consider my nomination of: tried to elect supermen to office, but have never yet succeeded. Our choice always appears to fall on the ordinary type of citizen, the kln4 of peo AT YOUR SERVICE! A trained life underwriter rpn,iB M; of the mar than SO Canadian, "tih ""''jV Unilad S)at life insurance camponi Canada will gladly hlp you plan for ij ple who comprise the governments of all democracies. Above I X x lit ifLmll family 1 Mcurity and your own n I that we cannot rise and beneath . : it we cannot fall. My advice to all citizens is, If j I you have the time, take In the , ! council meetings, then read the years. Rly an him I Washing Machines, Floor Polishers, Radios, Kettles, Ranges, Vacuum Cleaners and many others. RUPERT RADIO AND ELECTRIC Phone 644 Box 1279 for the outstanding'citizen of Prince Rupert for the year 1952. My NAME ; My ADDRESS ; ..''.;..;..; A I I AT FUI nd tlura the DAILY NEWS fT n r A I UALLVJ I not later than JANUARY 31st. 1953. 13 ALLv) I THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN CANAL reports the following day in The j "II Good Citiremhip to own UI Insurance" Daily News. You will then see for yourself what is going on. ALD. GEORGE B. CASEY. . : !