a é * . fey \ . guise dias ean nea ap 1910 —. PRINCE RUPERT DAILY NEWS — 1958 “Ta, An independent newspaper devoted to the upbullding a of Prince Rupert and Northern and Central British Columbia, i A member of The Canadian Press — Audit Bureau of ry Circulation — Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association “g Published by The Prince Rupert Daily News Limited ae JOHN F, MAGOR nO ; . - + - - President am, . .. J. R. AYRES G. P. WOODSIDE el Editor Authorized as second class mail by General Manager the Post Office Department; Ottawa ter eget Vy BILE the Prince Rupert District « Baseball association (city local) ‘has every right to be indignant about ‘a proposal by the new Prince Rupert ‘Civic Band association to charge $50 for the band’s appearance at the base- :ball season opener, there must, be two ‘Sides to every question and it is only ‘fair that everyone try to see them. On ‘the one hand we have an organization Which requested services of a civic band and was horrified that it was go- 4ng to cost money. Onthe other we ‘Rave a newly-formed band which is “trying to place itself on a paying basis, " Main shock was probably the -imount asked. This was probably be- ‘cause (a) the HMCS Chatham Navy -band on previous occasions always “obliged on opening day by providing ‘music free of charge and usually stay- »Cd to see the game; (b) because the sband association hadn’t seen fit to in- ‘form the public that it planned to charge for its services and therefore «the first letter on the subject came as a ‘distinct shock in a hitherto unruffled Situation, v« However. the position of the newly- ‘formed band is entirely . different to «the now defunct Navy band and also «the still-functioning _adent Field Battery RCA (M) pipe 120th Indepen- “The bandsmen of the HMCS atham band were members of the erve Navy, were provided instru- nts and uniforms and also received spay. The 120th pipe band also. can shave its instruments provided by the federal government, bandsmern receive: “their uniforms free as members of the - “imilitia and also receive reserve army Day. to, rag Jqecu CHRISTIE, the warden of » OQakalla Prison near Vancouver, “has won an international reputation for his sympathetic interest in crim- =Inals and his modern approach to the question of rehabilitation. It is al- e * 4 *s - Rways of interest to hear what Mr. *Christie has to say on these matters, Addressing a recent’ meeting in Van- ~ €eouver, Mr. Christie remarked: a | hate to.say it, because I like them call, but in Oakalla I do not have social beings, I have animals, They are ir ° -animals because they have never faced «up to social problems, "’ Mr. Christie said that today’s .young criminals are markedly differ- ent“from those of even ten years ago, A decade ago most young criminals acame from “have-not” homes. Under- «privileged children tended to become “enemies of society, Today, many “young criminals come from homes “where they had too much, where life Was made too easy for them, » Asoft and slovenly educational system, known as “progressive” edu- ash igh Heagt = > Spoiled children a WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1958 New band could fold if support not given ‘The new civic band was granted $3,000 for instruments and still hasn’t enough. The bandsmen have no uni- forms but the Kinsmen Club has agreed to raise funds so that they will in the future. Apart from a few indi- vidual donations. and memberships and a few organizational member- ships the new band has no operating funds and the bandsmen do not get paid when they appear in public. It was after last Remembrance Day that the protests were made that we, had no brass band and that the Armistice Day parade suffered for that reason. There are to be other parades during this Centennial year and also in the years to. come. The City budget has been brotight down for this year so there’ll be no more money forthcoming from the city. What the public, city organiza- tions and associations have to decide is, do they really want a city band? If so it has to be supported. The bands- men, to become proficient, have to put in many hours, for weeks and months learning their instruments and per- fecting musical selections. Is it going to be worth it to them? Unless they get the support they seek it isn’t going to be. Later on, when the band be- comes a more closely knit unit, it can stage a concert to raise funds. It can stage two or three a year, depending on its success as a band and its popul- larity. But right now, when the band is getting started, is not time to quib- ble. Better scrap the whole idea if it isn’t going to be supported. If we want a ‘band and_/a good one, then we must be prepared to pay for the tune. The piper already gets paid. fill the prisons cation, an almost complete lack of dis- cipline in home and school, too many privileges without obligations or re- sponsibilities have turned out many boys and girls fantastically unprepar- ed for the stern realities of life, For- tunately, the great majority of these children are able to make their own readjustments without becoming de- linquents or criminals. Others, when suddenly called upon to face the norm- al problems of life, decide the world is “unfair” to them and strike out wil- fully against it, turning to a life of crime. The result, My. Christie said, is that these misguided children from privileged homes are in exactly the same position as the deprived children. Surely there is a lesson here for all of us. A child needs care, love and protection but that does not permit parent, teacher or others charged with his upbringing to fail to make the child realize that life is a stern and exacting business and there are just as many duties as rights, —The Edmonton Journal Be Our bill of rights ' ‘ing «x —Feom Tho Financial Pont «' Prime Minister Diefenbaker's we Promised Canadian “bill of vs Pights” will bo at any rate pro» " duco an extremely interesting x Gcbate, It will also bring forth a 44 Important judictal opinion;