From the Courtenay Argus Courtenay Reereatlon Asso-~ clation'’s annual gym display always Is pa proud and orten amusing occasion for parents, - 1910 — PRINCE RUPERT DAILY NEWS — 1958 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 one watching last week's gym capers certainly could not help but feel the children, teen-, agers and young adults were JOHN F. MAGOR lenders and participants from tho various classes ‘but last gaining values unfortunately unknown to those lacking recs", President week's show ha sre ¢ Ss ad more than — reation programs , J. Rte G. P. ven the usta! slenifieance, munity OP a thea ees Sditor General Manager _, Physical activity, of course, make use of opportunities ' is only one emphasis In mod- available a Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1958 WAJITH the reappearance of the sun- Shine today (fingers erossed landscaper, a husband is kept quite Chinese stede 1 Gen Mat A 8. law providing a penalty as 1 the ¢ ‘ing sig * -ver- ; slonine rar ink- se. student defined an — equiva! oor ' please) and the cheering sight of ver- busy designing the garden and think American university ae fol quivalent to $112, or a jail nal shoots on all the bushes and trees, thoughts of spring return once more. The bloods stirs in our veins, a slight dizziness effects our customary clear- headedness and a strange urge for honest toil in the outdoors sweeps our beings. We find ourselves possessed by a yearning for close-cropped lawns, : ~ hah gloss blossomed vines and riotously colored Prince Rupert Garden club hopes, our indoors ond flower beds amidst which to languish when the summer heat is upon us. April is a time of seed catologues, preparing the ground, waiting for the moisture to leave the soil and wonder- ing whether it is too early to plant. It is also time to think of buying the wife a new shovel, trowel (mattock if the ors more than a city’s beautiful gar- APPRECIATION the many people whose help posed on British Columbia cstrachora ars . . . . 7 . sur ‘ io xtra-hor ‘going-gets tough) rake, hoe and gar- dens and the satisfaction of having a The Editor, we valued so highly. service stations. These pro- snamelfor . yor, interior dening gloves, After all, if your plans are,to be carried out there is no point in-your “better half” being’ semi-pre- pared for the job and having an excuse to delay progress while the proper co Gardening time almost upon us equipment is obtained. As a master ing of improvements. Aman withany ingenuity at all can make this a sum- mer-long project. Seriously though, we should make a concerted effort during this B.C. Centennial year to improve the gar- dens throughout the city. If, as the hanging flower baskets are going to help make Rupert the “Garden City of the Northwest”, then it is only fitting that the average home-owner and householder do his or hey bit to make the areas surrounding our homes more attractive. Nothing impresses visit- flower-filled garden, with tidy lawns, (no matter how small) gives one a feeling of satisfaction of having done a small part to make Prince Rupert a more appealing city in which to live. The postman and the poodle pe SWEEPING CURVE of the h iphw ay between Terrace or the Terrace airport contrasts with the rugged contours of the snow-tipped mountains beyond in pieture emphasizing stitiness of B.C.’s interior. Lf ETTERBOX The Daily News: May we, through your col- umns express our thanks to the many persons who helped us make last week's perform- ances of “The Maid and the Golden Slipper,’’ the success it was. We will not mention names | for fear we omit some one of There were the mothers, those wha helped back-stage and in the auditorium. There were the merenants: who loan- ed or donated goods and serv- ices and other professional people who assisted. Nor shoulda we _ torget to thank the children, all of whom had to work very hard —Staff photo by Dick Ayres, Senseless curbs Senscless is the only word to apply to the restrictions im- visions make it mandatory for service stations to close on a total of nine specified holidays which may be declared. On all other days they must close at 6 p.m. unless a municipal council passes a bylaw extend- ing winter hours to ? p.m. and May to September hours to 9 ern-duy Hving but it is an im- portant and far too often. ne- #lected aspect of Hfe. Although no guarantee of mental devel- Opment, a healthy body can contribute the basis for a healthy mind and spirit. Any- College education lows: ° “Art American university ts: a oovast athletic association where, however, some studies are maintained for the beneftt, of the feech!e-bodied,” : -@ { ‘Hard. on. magicians ’ the law, claiming rabbits are 4 Top quality 4 WRT Row or retemeanict nh meen mnt ttes mse we Semen: oe From the ‘St, Thomas Times-Journal } In. order to check the Tab- ; hig population the state of Victoria, Australia, has passed sentence, on anyone Leeping rabbits, The only exception is to reséarch scientists. Magie- i jans have protested ‘against essential to the, practice of thelr profession, *4 “Double Duty” , at. “> 2 house paint for outtide work, ste 3 s or exterior, Rich, Interior flat finish. : + “and give up many of their p.m, ‘ga TUT. tas a : , ° . . . ‘ ra play hours for extra lessons - ae Mastin-Senour finishes offer a wonderful choice 6f styles and colors : CINDY isa French poodle whose But this time Mr. Severn wasn't Val uable publicity and rehearsals, particularly + think a man and woman 1o mest every decoreting nevd. They are exceptionally ecoramical | “owner, Mrs. Simone Sampson, of going to allow a poodle to bite with ’ Kron the . during the Easter school holi- should choose cach other for have outstanding coverage ond hiding qualities, stand up to years of Tae oe Campbell River Courier days. wear and weother. Be sure to see us for the complete Martin Scnour Long Island, regards as a cuddly com- panion capable of oodles of affection. But to the postman, Charles EB. Sev- ern, Cindy has a “vicious and ferocious disposition” accustomed “to attack and bite mankind.” In fact Cindy did bite the postman. She also knocked him down and injur- ed him in the back, so that he was con- fined to his home for ten days. This isn’t the first time Mr. Severn has had to cope with the dog menace. Readers frequently dislike our edi- impunity. He sued Mrs. Sampson for negligence and won a $9,000 out-of- court settlement. The suit produced other benefits. It drew the attention and compassion of a woman in Con- necticut, who sent the postman a three-foot metal tube with dry cell batteries and a vibrator at the tip. Now all he has to do is press a button, and the vibrator inspires dogs with re- spect for his person. Thus did the post- —Peterborough Examiner. INTERPRETING THE NEWS an naan senna dl oumermenaeeterinnetiitoomaamed Latest government fall leaves France alone By ALAN HARVEY Canadian Press Staff Writer The fall of a French governmont is a tired political joke. This time it’s being taken seri- ously. ; ; The resignation of Felix Challlard as head of the 24th government since Hberatlon poses a double danger-——of complete disorder at home and of undisguised Western disunity over North Africa. ’ Responsible observers in London and Paris, saddended by what they regard as a “senseless” crisis, consider hat the domestic situation is Yommunists, who have oa vested interest In mischief, and the right-wing Conservative In- dependents led by ex-premier Antoine Pinny. Pinay is thought to have been angered by Qalllard’s first speech in Tuesday's assembly debate and to have made only a nominal effort to coritrol his unruly followers. Pinay, one of the more moderate men of the right, is lkely to be a key flpure In discussions on the new reginia, ‘ The crisis could hardly come at a more awk- The world wide publicity be- ing given to the blasting of Ripple Rock will undoubtedly pay big dividends this coming tourist season to the hotels, tourist resorts and merchants of the Upper Island and more especially to Campbell River. We should, however, further than the immediate results of this season's tour- ist crop. Many of these people, here for the first time, we must encourage to come again, . To be happy-at home is the 5 ultimate result of all ambi- look ° ~ Tt will be a fe: days before the accounts are cleared and it will be known how much will go towards the Civie Cen- tre Swimming Pool fund and the Prince Rupert Society for ; Deere pe aman eect tonne en ante Retarded children. Since .the contribution of those who helped will make a substantial difference in the net profit of the show, the Swimming Pool committee and Retarded Children’s Society wuold laso have us pass on their thanks to everyone con- cerned. . Phyllis Hankinson, Buddy Taft, EVERYBODY WELCOME "Special Attraction~Valuable door prize’ your .ol llens for HEW blankets ! SAVE We allow you trade-in valuos for ald discarded woollans on new blankels, potentially grave. The latest demonstration of = ward momont. NATO 1s In session in Paris, more than halt sheots, towals, mats, ete, By a unlque parliamentary decay, coupled with signs of = uropcan trade negotiations ara in ,atalemate over retail proceus wa restora the old woollens, publa restiveness, may drive France toward and trouble looms on the industrial front, prices add new fibros and reweave Into finest an extreme solution, such as communism, fas- 1% ik alsewlore, quality new products, Evon if you have cism or somo form of military nuthoritarlanism, And the voto solves nothing, Right-wing In- Blankets as low no matnarials to trade in you can save by buying diract from Falrfleld’s -~ 7M ‘ ‘t i" transigenca merely makes the North Afrlean as 1 As President Reno Coty goes through the = problem more intractable, The French ease in 2 Complore waacuetton ie guaranteed familiar charade of interviewing potential Algeria will be harder to Justify and Prosident $ 1 5 oo prime ministers, the name of Genoral Charles Habib Bourguiba may have to fettison his pro- ‘ we ne de CGnulle Js again montioned, Many ordinary Western polletes, ee an Fronch people, tired of the old faces, would AS Allied diplomats see it, the uphoavnl is hwy like to ace a strong man In power to “clean up the moss.” But experienced studenta of the French acane fool that da Gaulle, at.68, has lost much of his political dynamism. ~The vote that toppled Gaillard leavos Franco niore tsolated than ever. =U pre alone,” mourns a headwne in. 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Not violently; they often, in our letter col- CIVIC CENTRE even the London Times and the New umns, suggest that only idiots, illiter- | vs York Times are free of the obligation ates, malcontents and malignants | Times ar g fe malcontents and | malignants MONDAY, APRIL 21st | to write specifically for and about the COUlG write such sturl; tnere 1s a wide people and problems of London and JY eld Notion tn 2 sterborough ie | | . a Y a " 4 ’ . |'- New York. A newspaper which has no 76" WO write the Lxaminer’ editol , mi | ersonality of it ‘= not worth ials no not know anything about any- ° e | personality OF 1s own 1s not W thing. We dissent mildly from these | having. And a newspaper without a views, feeling that they put the case JACKPOT oo. $100.00 | mind of its own is of no use at all. in extreme forms, JR. 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