corel sorgh PRINCE RUPERT DAILY NEWS An independent newspaper devoted to the upbuilding. L. of Prince Rupert and Northern and Central British. Columbia, iL A member of The Canadian Press—Audit Bureau of. J. R. AYRES: Editor Authorized as second class Circulation—Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association ; Published: by The Prince Rupert Daily News Limited . JOHN F. MAGOR President G. P. WOODSIDE General Manager mall by..the: Post Office Department, Ottawa.» eee "TUESDAY; DECEMBER 16, 1958: te n oH HERE were few surprises in yester- “* day’s byelection in the Rossland: Tail riding from which former. lands: and ‘forests minister Robert:Sommer's abdicated. With three parties running. against Social Credit standard bearer Dgnald Brothers there was little hepe thht any.of the other parties. would edge him out. + However, the. fact that CCFer: F. Tes . DeVito only trailed Brothers by 385.: . shows that Socred popularity:-in the: Kootenays. has waned considerably: since Sommers was mpr e than 5,000 votes in 1956. « The Sommers bribery and conspir-. ady issue was not stressed too- heavily duvi ing the pre-election campaign. In- , h ~ : )OISELESS popeorn—you' ‘chew it” ‘without a erunch—has been devel: . oped by science. It promises to bring back the silent movies in which you could actually hear the sound track | without masticatory interference. ~ But don’t expect toc: nuch of that promise—yet. z. The new, silent. popeorn is actually | orghum, not acorn. While it makes } racket under bicuspid compres- sion, its kernels expand when popped to only 17 times their original volume. ~¥ou call this inflation?. Not when: somé modern hybrid popcorns: expand as march as 35 times. Since popcorn is. soldaby. bulk, they'll, have to.make pop 1m More expansive to lend it commercial appeal. Lots of research is. going on to im- prove popcorn.. The Department of returned: with. Socreds win, but popularity. on wane . stead: Mr. Brothers plugged. the amount .of public works carried out:in the Rossland-Trail district, something not likely to happen in the Prinee Rupert riding. Whatever it was which hypnotized the faithful Socred core of voters the fact remains that only the preponder- ence of candidates made the Social Credit victory possible. Premier Bennett may see Brothers’ election as “the finest Christmas pres- ent any government ever had” but to us, the: election result depicts a trend which: will show: up even more,sharply if Mr. Bennett decides to take his charices next year with an increas- ingly skeptical electorate. Crunchless. munching ~ amen: ‘or theater lobbies on this side of . the ‘Atlantic. They popped it on a hot, flat stone laid over a fire pit. White settlers took it up, but the stuff didn’t really become commercially important until around 1890. Now, as an outgrowth of the sweets scarcity in World War II and the. introduction of popcorn stands in theaters, it’s the basis of an industry grossing many. millions yearly. Grow- ers in the midwest corn belt states harvested 251 million pounds of it last year. In the interest of prosperity for all, we have a suggestion which-should, get this:crunchless munch projec “oft the ground. Why not capitalize on the natural sweetness of serchum, and peddle the A orteutture, ©! ornell Universit y—fno pun intended), Purdue University and other institutions are working on it hecause of the great increase in pop- cornmgeonsumption the last 20 years. fstke other maize types, the movie corm is native to the Americas. Indians ate it long before there were white INTERPRETING THE NEWS Big drive by labor slated in new year hot buttered pop sorghum as a sweet (as wei! as quiet) alternate to the pop- corn? We make this suggestion free of charge. You can have it for the per- fecting, Well, don’t just stand there. —The Denver Post. By DAVID ROWNTREE Canadian Press Staff Writer Labor unions in the United States have bepun a great drive to extend their influence. Tt may result in more and bigger strikes in an embittered atmosphere that business and labor Jiave not known for many years. There have been a number of developments recently: Jimmy Uoffa, cocky president of the Broth- ¢rhood of Teamsters, is renching out to bring policemen, hospital workers, fremen and other local and state government employees totalling about 10,000,000 under his wing. Earlier this vear he formed a conference on transport nifty with the objeet of welding all land, sea und air unions into an alliance, George Meany, the APL-CIO president, says labor will start ita own politieal party If this Is the only way it can meet ita objectives. * * The unions feel themselves to be In a pow- erful position. The Democrats now dominate Conpress:; laws designed to curb union powers were defeated in five states In the Nov. 4 elec- fion: and they see the possibility of organizing white-collar workers whose wares have not niways kept pace, with Inflation or union-won pry Inereasesn, Opposed to these slqns of atrenath are worry - over corruption in the unions and automation Jn industry, an unemployment hangover of 4,000,000 despite the business recovery and fears that all is not well with the AFL-CIO, mernred just three years tua, Md yvivalries as to which union should have Jovladietion in certain Industries-—the lasue-that apt (he labor movement In 1085—and tha nim. har of expulsians from tha orranivation: that do not apparently result Ino reforma are two enises for worry, y+ * YURONG CHATTENGE Tre tenmaters were expallad from the APL- CIO on ehanen af carruption. That Toffa seoma to be rlding hleher than aver calithaugh tha: atronmost ehnllenze he hia role ao facamen from no fudve Jn Washington Mhouradny. Judig Y Dleleinwan Letts told Watin and: hds nsatstants tocohay orders to rds te union of unsavory ahiaractora ane stony out: corrune flon, The fudae threntaned to: hold: him in cantompt of court If he does noticamply. Woffa holds office only provisionally and eould he removed by a court order. Hoffa is shooting for: control of all elvil service workers, “We recognize the tremendous resistance that will come from politicians and anti-union elements,” he said. “But we will make this one of our major projects and there will be: no lack of funds to bring the benefits of unioniza- tion to these workers,” Hoffa blamed Meany for being lax in seck- ing higher wages and better conditions for these 10,000,000 civil servants.. Among other things, the present power plays include a strugglo for the lending role in the labor world between Hoffa on the one hand and Meany and Walter Reuther, his vice- president, on the other. It Js also a struggle for a louder political voice, When Meany spoke of a third party, he cautioned businessmen about becoming involved in polities, “My ndviee to the business community, nnd I mean this serlously: They had hettor just send thelr money and stay... aut thom- selves, “You soe, they've got the money, hut we've got tha people. And Jn a contest betweon money and people, thera is no doubt, of the reault."” eee arena repenemeneinny Syne The right to know From The LA Talogram Vnon the well-founded proposition that. tho publia's bualness should be conducted In nubile, Clty Counall has. requested tho Toronto Marbor Gommission to onen Sta mootinga to the eyes and cars of the pube—-thea press. The Caommission——comprising three mambars appointed by Conall, one by the Dominion Government, and ai fifth appointed iby thea Government unon the recommendation of (ho Toronto Bonrd of Trade—js rosnonsihin far tha. Port of ‘Toronto and for harhor Innda. Its nelining and decisions diractly affoat thia ety nnd ita eltigens., Not alwava are they nacnniable, na when ft pronosed commeresal wange of lanes hatween the Gardiner Expressway and Tale. Bhore boulavard, fram Wis avenue to Payleaida: drive. tnatend af nave. devalopmant, Admiaainn af. tha prea na -ranrosontatives af the nubile would sarva. tha dial nurnnasa of Informing the pubie and pormitting-tha Came miansion to oxnlain, $f necessary to justify, Its ralleles, propoanls and doelaions, ' gerated, and that the Kitwan-, . people by Mrs. Robert Tomlinson as told by Robert Tomlinson THE KITWANCOOL JIM AFFAIR When I arrived on the Skeena in 1919, to teach school at Glenvowell,, I heard about — the Kitwancool Indians and their animosity to white peo- - ple, and about them not allow-' ing white men into their vil-- lage. Later Iasked my husband about it. story had been greatly exag- coo] Indians were not so: bad as they had been painted. He said the Grease. trail .. through there, and that they had never had any trouble going or.coming that way. “Pil tell you a story behind that story,” he said.-“The In- dians had some cause for re- Sentment, if they ever -had any.” - I have written up the story, told me by my husband, about Kitwancoo) Jim. Robert and his father happened to be in Kispiox, when the Potlatch were arriving from down the river. It was before their mission had been started at Cedarvale, and they were just looking things over at the old mission site, now called Tontlinson’s flats. Robert heard one of the people say that he hoped Netzqu was not among those who were coming as there was always trouble where he was. He came, and the trouble started. .Tt didn't end for inany months, even years. , He told me that the — ‘PLACE... took very sick, and in a few days he was dead. This was the year the measles took such 2 heavy toll of the children and the young people in the Skee- na district. No one believed the measles had been the cause of the boy’s death. It was the work of the witch. doctor ' Netzqu. Jim and his wife were y went . heartbroken. They buried the little fellow there, and the Pot- latch went on: Now Jim and his Chiefess. had lost their zest, and watched the rest of . the. celebration silently. wanesol ab@er _ The people moved on to Kit- the Skeena river. Jim’s home town, and their home.: Their second child was ' by this time feeling sick, and the. parents were very cerned, and said: “Had Netzqu not been sat- con- . isfied with taking one of their sons,‘ must he also rob them of . another.” They watched over It was Potlatehing time jn . the winter of 1888. The Indians from the villages along the Skeena river were gathered at the village of Kispiox, on the Upper Skeenn. Whole families . bald. journeyed over the lee to tnke . part, and get thelr share of the Yule. Kilwancool Jim and his wife, who was na chiefess, were there with thelr three children, The large Community House was crowded, Each chief and chiefess had a sent of honor, The head chief! sat in the middle, and the others sat on each side of him, In arder of rank. Mrs. Jim had her placa, Nor some renson she wan callod down to the door. Before she left her place, she put her Uttle son on her sent, No sooner had she left, when Notaqu, a witch- doctor who helonged to her own tribe, shoved the boy off the seat and sat down himself. The child went crying to tell his mother, Mra, Jim, who wags a ronal Ageroxs, lost naptime in return ny toa her plaice, Bho got Neta~ qu off her sent and told him What she thought of his: bo- havior, Netzqu waa plenty mad, He waa shamed before al) the ‘tren, Ite mado his way to the door, but jiuat before he left, he war: heard to say: "IMe is now an the sont, but Na won't ive vory lony any. way." When the Potlatehing In the small boy as he = grew _worse.. The rash ,spread over his body, and the boy's tem-~- -perature rose. He tossed about, and when he spoke it sounded as if he was not making sense. Jim called the old ladies, and they brewed herbs +to try anrl ‘save the boy’s life. They made tea, but the boy could not swallow it. The plaster, made from the roots of the water lilies seemed only to agera- vate the fever. They looked on helplessly: as the child grew worse, Netzqu was at the hot- ‘tom of all this sielkness, they Soon the faint feker of life was gone from the boy, and thelr second son was dead. The witeh doctor had = done more even than he had threat- ened to do. There was still another son, just a small baby. He Iny snuggly wrapped in his little Indian cradle, Mrs, Jim = was frantic In her egricf. Two of her sons were gone, but she would save her baby. She turn- edan Jim with all her pent-up fury: “You old womant” she cried, ‘if you were an man you would find Netzqu and kill him, he- fare he kills our baby.” “Gol” she serenmed, “Ba a man—shoot Netzqu before he -ensts his ovil spell.on the only .4on we have left.” Ye Jim could not stand the ridl- owe of. his wife, and ha wis anxious too, to save hia child. Grimly he took down his ’ gun from Its place and started ’ Klaplox waa aver the people — left for Kitvequealn. hia waa tho village Mrs, Jim onlled hor awn, Netzqu alsa come. from this village. dim. and his. wife, were gueats af Mra. Mim's fam. ly. Anddenly thety oldest aon ’ e@ tt @ # rep, aut to find Netuqu, for he was determinad now, to put an end to tho ovil spells, . (Vo Ne continued) (prerevetep eines erties nie asinweny ion 68 penance Delicious Chinese Food SERVED. ARE! Bi 00: re MELROSE CHOP SUEY ' Phone 3329 Ot . Ce ere tenes v We HOME FOR .CHRISTMAS— Mostmen ‘of the Royal :Can- adian. Navy’s-three operational | squadrons on the west .coast will spend Christmas at home, | at. the close of a thoroughly. operational, hard-working year. In left -foreground are the six. destroyer-escorts of the’ Second Canadian. Escort Squadron. In the centre, cen- tre right and upper left corner , are frigates of the - Fourth Canadian Escort Squadron. The four minesweepers of the ' Second Canadian Minesweep- ing Squadron are berthed else- where.:in Esquimalt -harbour, not visible in the picture. Some officers: and men of’ the ships are enjoying a leave period: over the holiday season, in ' preparation for long menths at sea to ccyne in the New wl sii. ty aN " Ge yi " il (he BAY. tt THE sal yo ' for VRE BREW NELIUMRY phone 4032 and it is this: Tom explains: | r iehteous. a in as Premier, : “VICTORIA—The -Hon,: Mr, Martin, the Minister: of Health" ~ and..Welfare, at: 8. recent: political meeting, said if ‘there: wae a shouting competition he'd outshout everyone and win eas} When he snid this he was shouting at a heckler’ who waa shouting at him, Mr. Martin seems to have won easily, : Yes, the Hon. Mr. Martin's a good shouter; in the ‘Legis’ ture. he’s quite. delightfully -entertaining. as -he. shouts, thou the Premler doesn’t. like,his; Minister of,‘Health: and: Welt shouting, and does his best to shush.the.Hon, Mr. Martin..: Where .- Mr. Martin is thus shushed by his, chief It's: not nearly so mu , fun in the Legislature: ray “ial The Premier, of. course, may: ‘shout to his heart’s cont oe » and-no one:dare try to shush him, except: the: opposition,,-ai “= no: chief: of. government: ever pays: the: slightest: attention’ to. what: ‘the opposition: says: | Shouting in: polltics is not undignified; or: “rude: sometim : it’s necessary to shout in order to get people to pay attention to you. People who shout are not necessarily :holiow- brained. — ¥ oe Absolutely: amazing: was. the: defeat: of : Vancouver's: Mayory ‘Fred Hume. One: would ‘have thought: Mr, Hume could ; ‘nay? _-been mayor: as:.longyas “he- ‘wanted... |”: 74 “... In his defeat is:a-warning and aslesson: for. all politicians" sooner or later, if they. remain in office longe: .enough. they get. defeated, everyone, that is,.except. Mr, Uphiie -of..Fernie,.who’s_ still,.going,.strong after 38 years.as an Mid (victor, ino. generat, elections) and: apparently, will Keep, o winning: as: long: as there's:breath left’ in him. However,: this, _ an- unusual case-—so. unusual: :{hat it has made political history ie Canada, and: everyone wants..to know how Tom dose. it, an “TNO: ‘BOOd:: Lord: js: always: « on: the. side. of. thes: te ‘born: roma anes . 4H Sime sare fate Last! week: Byron: Jounson: marked his. eath birthday, slowbys. recovering: from: serious. and::prolonged {lIness: ate his: beautify? waterfront. residence, in. this: “capital where he: was’ ‘born Dec» 109 ‘He is one of: only: three: native sons of B: ©: ‘to ever have bear B.C., Premier, the: others: Richard McBride. (1903+15),: New. Westminster; ana.Dr; Simon Fraser. Tolmie. 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