An Independent “Untly H roe O . . ta bata, Iva Meee eotp twas Pa dhhy, Atay Jd, vot, . Ae pene aie terme eoeare eee wy pa, eran devated to the upbuilaing e é nee and Nortners and Central Britfsh Catan! Member of Canadian Press —~ Audit: Bireaa of Glreuiations Ciuudian Dally Newspaper Assocation. “ Punitshed hy ‘The Prince Rupert Dally Rew. Limited J. Fo MAQOR, President. Subscription Rates: Oe “Ry carrler-—Per week, Qhe: per month, $1.00; per year, 810 00 By mail—-Per month, 7c; per year, 68.00. ‘in ag second class mail hy ‘the Post Office Department, Ottawa Honoring Flying Clubs HIS week is being observed as National Flying | : Club Week across Canada in recognition of the work carsed out by the 38 non-profit flying clubs, ~ ull, members aft the Royal Canadian Flying Clubs Association, to which the countr y owes so much. In »oviding pilot training for’'Canada’s steadily expandiae esmmeredal and military aviation, these “clubs perfo.m. a\.luable national service. As a nee: ussury part uf, the: C ranadian economy, dedicated to the advansen ent of aviation in all its aspects, these : Cli: are sponsored by aviation-minded citizens of their communities who give freely of their time and husiness knovvledge to the efficient operation and management us these tr ining organizations. Canada’s record in iso world wars, as well as in the f ‘ald uw ofviflaviat! on, sparkles with ‘achievement. Apart fro. ‘etountrs s brilliant military record in the air, the develope nt of its vast northern resoure- es has beer, hegely dependent on commercial avia- tion, Ite. eumplis shments have gained Canada a reputation + cue oi the world’s most air-minded nations, The Toy al Canadian ilying Clubs, and the men who guide their destinies without remuneration of any description, hive comtributed throughout the years in no sinill wa; 10 this achievement, . In te tin- ing pilots’ . «ar airhnes, for our armed services, for aur northern exploration and development, these _ clubs have been truly “training for peace.” During wee: Serre PETE EE EMP ET Srey, —_ =7 wnee of peace, Se te ee ee eee ‘the last war these sume clubs operated 22 elementary flying training schools for the British Common- wealth Air Traiming Plan and graduated some 41,000 pilots to advanced training units, Here in Prince Rupert the Aero Club is doing notable work in promoting flying for civilians and-in nasisting the ait cadet movement by training squad- ron members who have been awarded a flying train- ing scholarship, Thanks to the club's help, these young men now have their private pilot’s licence and cin take their part inthe advancement of Canadian aviation, Today, while busy with peacetime pilot training, the flying clubs and the men who direct them stand ready for the defcnee of Canada and the mainten- REFLECTS Ray and REMINISCES , The greatest optimist, a man benuty sleep, when of experience says, Is the person beauty that gets her the dates. who lends money to relalives. One of the eastest ways of get. , Davy Crockett in 1955 wears the came seri of hat that Davy (:ockett wore way back In the eth century down Jn Texas, More than a century ago this 13. ye.reold frontiersman did his, part in sharing in the victory of of (he west block of the partia- you have made think you earn. your the Alamo, which defeated the ment buildings in Ottawa being Ible. Rents must be kept below The late W. replaced with a similar style of a celling for a few yerr—but | irmy of Mexico. A. Crockett, « member of the On. werk, Vavy. And its entirely logical block will be recalled as uw some: thst the Ms st ytory ly the core what unexplained oceaslon—as undertake the project cannot; cet ane, sven ifa long time ago, well usa cold one. Pro comme mare erere: HE TRIED IT Hanging was under ‘Animals won't otteck you if in Ottawa (Wednesday) and it you wre rot Gigntened,” says came out, follawing questioning by tify, Thateher, that an offietal: toane Putoovese, an entertaln- ei Bort Wiliam, “If you see cxecutloner, y avage soking ti i occasion, nod arrived maka fur yuu leve'Nt, Then vt brow ford ve trled i" "Yes, bat what happens ateuld oe cae corte une ore your mind?” < 2-ON Ons one An dove: (gator says it costs’ prices after a series cf the age of 14. That may be a! fate investmicn ora dead Loss, ipl beciuee de eannat get in D year, _ the next greatest need ta for) Passengers board steamer one ant Soa cece vem -epectal amall apartinents for ald: hour hefore ondling, (enna IO ee red , nee, nenple. Passenger Meservatlons ee eaten MTT e et ten wid it a's Na 4! a " wi " "14 4 Th ; Connections to: S KETCHIKAN | ANCHORAGE. WRANGELL SKAGWAY | “PETERSBURG WHITEHORSE JUNEAU SEATTLE PeFor In Information © 3.” oF . peo * Call At Our Up Town lfc Phone 2223 fy “of Prince Ropere: a'to Hye in the subsidized low- . the same class, it’s her ting Into debt is to spend what cent of the cost is provided. un- friends de: federal authority and the There Is sald to be prospects per cent. discussion Ment under the legislation Itself | at the cent Iny a oe 1A EAL Ho i i Nevertheless the retail nrlee of you be slow when making up-a half pound tin of cocoa in 1054: and 1065 has been well aver the: i pres ewar average, Aud retell tea Inereases 10,000,000 to sate u child to during (he past year, reached ‘A peak in February of around ‘and provide a raaconuble profit! ($1.30 4 pound which compares to the landlard for his invest. Lie $8 sitle h be hard for a ‘with an everage of about 75 cently 9 As | See it | : aye hey BY Elin ore P h ilpotl Where Hast Beats West ® IN SOME ways, western Canada is far ahead of the! : east. But in other ways we in the west are so far And the far west is session of Parliament, They fig. voor emmeramienee = tved that they weren't getting révide 90 per “cent of nnywhere and that. they might { special low cost rental as well go home. ‘behind that it is net even f unny. the worst! Take this matter of providing nd to p Gecent homes at rents ardinary We cost o people can pay. The east ts fr housing for old folks, ahead of the west in this. ' Labor creanizations in Ottawa for Instance have already taken ? ‘acvantage of the new provis sons Ory. ay 6 ‘In the National Housing Act to bulid blocks of fine new homes to vent for about $60 per month. ‘These are “econcmie rental ‘homes—that is, where the rent actually pays the whole carry- ing cast and allows a strictly Hin. ited dividend to whatever group puts up the necessary 25 percent of the total cost. + ¢' + THE Quebec command of the Canadian Legion has just vot- ed unanimously to, build in, Montreal the first block of 100 anartments, for veterans of wi-) ‘dows on the War Veterans Al- lowance, or other low income. The estimated eest fs $590,000. It will be necessary, for the Leg- fon to Invest only $50,000 of this Amount, as the federal govern- ment “provides 90 percent of the necessary money for such low rental projects, through the Na- ‘tional Housing Act. Rents will be about $30 per ménth. Employment Questions And Answers Hasunece Commission, Heh dt di this cota. fa yon, ed ployment insurance for e+ + The relative backwardness of the west in taking advantage of the new provisions of the Na- tional Housing Act is all the more amazing because some of the Individual branches of th: Legion In B.C. have substantial reserve funds which woud cn- able them to undertake large housing developments. ‘ The big trade unigns da B.C. cre in somewhst tha same cate- Bcty—but with this difference sdest cf the men ers of TC. tree vons are. okine hicher wages than would ealitie them sively on the wood lot. full-time business, and * rental home: Hence it would PEt: not. be good business for a big union, Ike: the TWA to under- take a rental housing project of that Legion branches could-and should un- dertake.. "” The best plan for a trade un- Jon Js to build housing under the “limited dividend” section of the NHA, Under this section 75 per- and gas station ‘self- eniployad and ‘would! must be declared and an ad}} ment of benefit will ther made, ee ee meee AE ee eyes te aeRO SOU MINERAL ISLES froup which starts the project must provide the remaining 25 But this plan is far more flex-- shout 30 years.-and those wh: | lose on the deal because thelr: ents are Insured by the governs; In the end, tha autright own- | crship of the project passes te; the group. (or the inci . “ (Maylight Saving Time). -" ieee: ara sind ei ny construe: ~ Sunday 9 mh “Von will break all records, agaln Ahis year, However, there is slit: a drastic shortage of two Kinds of housing, The greatest nerd in Canad 1s for decent homes, to rent at yates which will carry all costs i ee tlay 0 p.m. urday 0 aan, 4 pm, nent and administration worry || May 1, 25, dune , pan. There ts a virtually uniimited ‘amount of money, already pro- vided under federal legislation .to provide 15 por cent of the cont of unsubsldived, sel f-sup- porting choap | rental housing, : Serving B.C. Slew 1Hb0, LES SMITH Prince fuport Agent Tn this catma are questions about unemployment lnsaraiice and employment, Cagether with answers revelved fram the Unemployment Wf yau are vneertahy abaut any point da not resiiiie to send tis sone question, we With altala an answer and pub- Following are same questions with temees which mas be af interest Q. Is a farmer who owns a -woud Jot required to pay unen- the workers he employs and pays more than the minimum, wages? A. If your wood lot Is operated in connection with your farm and nor considered a separate business, the workers whom you employ sre noi insurable even though they are employed excu- Phat nah and | Frelg ay Aplitn cli a aa A aU To Kitimat-Priday and sins To Stewart, Allee Arm—Sat- To Magket and North Queen Charlotlese~May 4, 10, June! \ To South Queen Charlot esens Freight Wooklngs ‘nent has been an object lesson | cto the’ Ce eee + 54 ' ne m ‘ANGiENY. " The past fortnight In’ Parlin- Opposition groups in the virtue of persistence, in the folly -af being too ready to give up the \ ' The missing lnk, ‘so far, 4s ‘bering to the public. seme local authority, to. under- themselves It was frustrating, ; take {tes share of the work, and The + * So just when they Q. Last summer iny husband and I operated a tourist: busi-’ ness — snack bar, cabins and a_ small gas station. The siiack bar.’ which I alone operated, opened in May, "but thé cabins ands: a station did not open: until the! beginning of the tourist sc¢nsan , However, if my husband were to: sell gas on one day a week — Sunday — until it opened for: did nething in connection with” the ‘snack bar, would it affect® his; benefits? He has been collecting unemployment Insurance bene. | ! fits since the end of jast Ucto- A. If the entire business, tne cluding the snack bar, cabins is operated jointly by you and. your vs band, he woulds ma aco be: cligible for benefit froth ' ithe’ time you opened any of the bis!- ness to the tourist trade. Other- | wise, any work done on Sunday: sts | as Besides its huge coal produe- _tlon, the Spltzbergen archipel- | ano has ble ‘deposits of low. It is unlikely the costiafler that there are na hailta| arade iron ore and gypsum, turlo legislature Is said to have would be Jess than $6,000, The tions, The cost of the whole pro. j~ chimed descent trom the first fire that destroyed the first west ject Is pald off, over a period of] wed ship, in the literal truth of the ol maxim that even the longest’ Auge has a turning—arn! all Ahat sort of (hing. For Just about a fortnight ayo the Opposition groups were iteady to cry quits for the present t the situation had become, And to: that py! t, just weren't making yaids against a government t* scemed all- ower were on the: point of puting up the shutters ond calling {ta day, what hap- pens? eed Out of a perfectly clear sky | the Dr. McCann storm breaks, and changes the political cli- nate of the Federal and Par-: hiamentary Inndscape almost ov. ernight. . Then, as Hf that were not quite enough, rumors of the early re-. tirement of Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe begins to circulate, And pollt!- cal speculators: in the Capital ,. began to ask themselves If the, great “C.D.’s" minent, can the PM's be far be-| hind? In brief, the, all-power- ' ful front of the Liberal govern- ment began to look like some- thing that very quickly could be. come just a memory of .ne past | The moral to be drawn from alt: this is thal if the Opposition MPs had downed their tools it “Cenneanan eR LOOK INTO 1955 © NOW Ho (Dibl Pang COMPANY ~ OTTAWA DIARY" * soma wine i nent ago and headed for home,!s They sensed: departure is ime ; Printing Needs | rr The University of py, Italy. v wan slong i none of It would have come thelr| then to nave the whole situation way. Or, at least. they wouldn't lchanged In cvdading Just by} an have been In thelr seats In Par-; the mere finge: of chance. linment to take advantage of 1t.' The obvious inferetice ts that an jfor an opposition leader the Im- There’s another lesson to he | portant thing Isn't to do Any- drawn from the new look that| Pring in partiontar, but’ just to the past fortnight has given &/ manage to be in the right place the Parliament Hill pleture. 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