tp 4 oa i i a a ‘ ane BO NTSTNTATASAS EASA STAN STN WP Oe EAN SOO ween " ; NS SNES ERNE CARE TNT ee 6 © tee te 8 A ww we oo . ” ' moe vo woe ry Pose ke . oe . | 1910 — PRINCE RUPERT DAILY NEWS ~ 195 An independent newspaper devoted to the upbuilding of Prince Rupert and Northern and Central British Columbia. . A member of The Canadinn Press—-Audit Bureau of Cireulation—Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association Published by The Prince Rupert Daily News Limited JOHN F. MAGOR J. R. AYRES Editor Authorized as second class ’ President G. P. WOODSIDE General Manager mall by the Post Office Department, Ottawa THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1958 If BCHIS wants to carry ball, let it PRINCE RUPERT General Hospital board has taken an understand- able stand by deciding to let the labor legislation take its course in regards to wage negotiations with two of the unions involved with the hospital. Both sides, the board’s personnel com- mittee and the representatives of the Operating Engineers and the Civie Employees Union, have no alternative but to take this attitude. For years British Columbia Hos- pital Insurance Service has been ham- meting at hospital boards to .keep down their costs in spite of every- thing. Last year BCHIS refused to pick up the tab for last year’s wage increases, despite the fact that. the hospital had a $15,000 deficit. “This year, coincidental with board- union negotiations the hospital direct- ors receive another reminder from BCHIS to not only keep down costs but-to make sure that the 1959 budget doés net exceed the 1958 one. So the wage talks go to conciliation and then since.the hospital cannot pay any in- crease an award might recommend, it Y bitvation. It will be in- ERE is an extract froma letter ‘about. the China question in the H New York Times: “It seems very clear to me that the trué aggression has been. the deter- mination of Chiang Kai-shek to attack and, reconquer the mainland of China . «+ Surely it was an aggressive step when many thousands of Nationalist troops were moved from Formosa to - Quemoy, to a point within ten miles of the Communist mainland. ... Whether we sympathize with the aims and to: see how the BCHIS will” A businessman on China handle a binding award from an arbi- tration board. If the government wishes to have 8 such a big say in the operation of hos- pitals and the bylaws of the associa- tion which elects the board, then why doesn’t it go full out and take over complete management of British Co- lumbia hospitals. For a long time now board members have been knocking themselves out, giving their valuable time and efforts to a far greater degree than the public realizes, trying to try to keep the hos- pital out of the red and at the same time maintain a high standard of services. If hospital boards all over the province resigned, then Health Minister Martin and: BCHIS admin- istrator Donald Cox would have their hands full. They would soon find that talk is cheap, particularly when con- tract renewal time with the various unions rolled around. They’d produce the money or else. The only trouble with the government taking over the hospitals would be that it would make the Social Credit regime even more dictatorial than it is at present. purposes of the Nationalist Govern- ment or not... let us not be naive as to which group is the true aggressor.” ‘Is this the opinion.of a Communist, pink or fellow traveler? No, the let- ter was signed by Harper Sibley of Rochester, N.Y., former president of the Chamber of Commerce of the U.S. and now a member of its foreign policy-committee. He has recently -made several visits to the Far East, including Formosa. | —The Financial] Post. ~ ee NE Se we . wo we ' . oe rae eg elie be eee eee eT ETE Se ee we we ew He MAJESTIC VIEW—The rugged peaks of the Andes mountains present a breath-taking Te ew we RT ee ae ewe Sgr Ras. 4 Se scene from this vantage point’ 11,500 feet above sea level on the Latacunga-Quevedo highway of Ecuador. Indians farm:.the land up to the bases of the peaks as far as possible, or as high as the growth: of vegetation ‘will allow. —CP* Photo. ‘How to write an editorial - _. By : John ‘Geuld, Lisbon Falls, Maine, in the Baltimore Sun Our young lady came.in, from school the other after- noon and said, “I’ve got to: write a real good editorial.” . “This is splendid!’ I said. The world has been waiting for this hour! What are you going to write about?” “} don’t know.” oe “You are now experiencing,” I said, “the exact same intel- ? fectual - hiatus. that precedes » Report from UN by Frank Howard, MP This is one of a series of articles written by Skeena member of parliament Frank Howard who was recently delegated to attend the United Nations as a parliamentry ob- server. He will report his impressions of activities ab the UN from New York, By FRANK NOWARD, MP It is quite obvious that the falth which Governments place in the civil servants exists here at the United Nations as well as at home. There are offielal delegates who speak and vote ~ on behalf of Canada, but there are also a number of advisers,who do al) the preparatory work. These advisers are employees of . the bepartunent of External Affairs There are 15 of these advisers, Without them the Unitec Nations representtives would be lost... 0° This, of course, is as it should be...World probjeins are of such complexity and change: so quickly that it would be almost imposstiste tor one individual to be able to keep un to date on every phase of international atfalys, The most surprising thing about these ad- visers is that most of them are quite young men. There ave none who are older than 46, Probably the most common age group is he- tween 25 and 35, with the youngest belng 26. Theee gentlemen nre all university graduatos, — some dn the fleld of economies and «some in the field of political sctence. Bach Js a speclalist in his own right. Y have come to know some of them and have a great deal of respect for their knowledge - and ability. -It must be that these advisers . (properly classified as Foreign Service Officers) enterca the field of international affairs because of a sincere dedeication and a desire to work for the benefit of mankind, for the salary is not sufficiently high. The starting salary is in the’ neighborhood of. $4,000 per year. This is equiv- alent to $1.90 per -hour on a 40-hour week basis. Many industrial workers receive wages in excess of this. Of course, governmental saj- aries are notably lower than what one could carn {n a-similar apacity in private Ife or industry. Cannda js not the only nation which relles heavily on advisers, Bach one of the 82 countries that is a part of the United Nations have their own staff of teehnical and political experts, Without such an arrangement most govern- menial activities would fall fat every time there was.a change of. government or a change of cabinet ministers. The critical time comes, though, If and when Cabinet Ministers and United Nations delegates rely exclusively upon the advice of the exports. There must he a great degree of independent thinking on the part of. the policy makers, Maintaining a proner balance between advice given by ‘experts and action taken hy the nations themselves i8 nocessnry in order to preserve cemocracy. ¥ alia m4 ar ae f ' in ie 4 i . nnn j ‘ee mn i ey Nh. r: ey en aay ein AVAL aN IPT REED “rer ONE ‘pq Nay tl Arey [2 Ip GINA Pr a poo oy Cy (( 4, “ — a : NL EM SIRI) SEAT ICOCD ILD 2 |) ss THE U.S. POST OFMICH Departinent plays tt Bato my hood Tcl eammenorutive afremaly stamp, lawer right. Binea Alaska won'b became th —aftlelad prochimation elther Inte thls yorr. or onarly the next, Bomplote oxcept for the Inst 4 eleasing Uhis design for the Alaska States ght in the year at 40th atate until Pronident Wiaenhower ianes an... nmipator diog and engraving plates - with both “2068" and 1060" are bolng made to permit. prompt. printing when the admission date ta determined, sall effort-in this field. All over the world sit bright-eyed edi- torial writers who share your con or neuter, but it must. al- ways be: “constructive.” It : should have the three required * qualities of all good writing-— clarity, vigor.and grace; and. it should convince and per- suade, rather than preach. It ought, above all, to be so con- . structed that it promotes mail, because ‘letters to the editor are important. You have no idea how quickly a hole can be plugged with a letter to the 4 editor. “I’ve segn the. time,” I said, ‘when a half-column to problem. Tomorrow’s” papers gthe editor, roundly, lambasting will shake the world with édi- torials. now being composed by eager gentlemen who don’t know what they’re going to write. about.” “Can’t you give me some idea?” “What's if for?” I asked. “The maw of what opinion- grinding mill awaits: — this grist?” . “Oh, it’s just for English. We've been studying news- papers, and the teacher wants us to write a good editoriar so we'll know how it's done. She says it isn’t hard, but wants it to be long enough to cover the subject.” “Yes,” I said. “How long a one write?” she sald. | “That depends,” I. said, I gazed in wondrous awe at this daughter of mine, now a full freshman in. our public high school,.ready ta tackle, subdue, tame and serutinize the greatest problem ever to confront the publisher of a free and unbiased press-- - planning to mold mass minds in a mere moment of home- work, between dishes and, Pat Boone, , How long should an. editorial be? YT remember the lengthy ‘éxegasis by Charles Mann, when he opposed the widening of Malin Street. He used eight columns of 24-3m slugs to make his. point, I thought of the New York News which, when Benntor. i Jenner . ane nounced he wowld not: ran, again, editoriniized moment- ously with, We wish to com- mend the Senator on hig great contribution to Amerienn poll- ties.” How long should ay edi- torial be? Long enongh, | BUCKS, “An editorial,” T said “wants , to be about some current tople of falyly common Interest, It needs to be logleally fal, Intel- Jeotually honest. It may be pro should I AA ae ome ELA Rr Rae el a NM ep oe ee New customers From The Vancouver Province .. The Iden that new: markota » cnn best be created py raising economia standards Jn back: ward countries is gaining ground in tho highest quar. tora thase days, and Ja poading | out of the stage of theory Into | that of planning. Sanctuary | Krom The Vancouver fun Wo. should make jt platy to.. al] the world that Uiero f¢ axylum here for the pordaeut- ed, quite without yegnrd to Normal iminigration — cores: tions. The fodnyal entolrnt enn always decide on individual CUIBOH, * my: stated opinions, alowed me _ to go fishing two full: hours sooner.” “Oh, Tw: “You’re such = “Why don’t you do an edi- torial. suggesting that schooi keep on Saturdays? You could ‘ say the teachers aren’t doing anything on that day, and might just as well put in their time in school as sleeping late at home.” “Not with Miss Ashton, I don't” “AIL right. You have now learned the first lesson--- don’t be too eager to espouse. Don't be and if rea- unpopular causes. unalterably genial eee eer rent rancrntans eae men OGM iv, son dictates stand alone in the. right—but think it out frist ; and be sure you can hold up your position. You don’t think | school should keep on Satur- days?” , “Wo.” “Why. not?” “Daddy, don’t be silly.” “Did you see where that minister down South got his Ascertaining man’s worth — Fronr The Everett (Washington) Daily What is a man worth? The chemist would say that the human body, i reduced to its principal chemicals, would be worth about 98 cents. But the Scripture ralses a question. Our thought for today is that | question as created ‘in’ the ‘words of Matthew 10:31--Ye are of more value than many sparrows, Thus man may. he worth more than. 98 cents. . The nuclear physicist would - say. that the atoms in a man contain a potential energy of. “more than eleven million kllo- If you dedicate parish to hold Christmas in July?” “Whereabouts down South?”. . ‘How would I know! Just down South. It was in the paper. Gets away from the ‘money, jingle of the Christmas megernveET. Puts religion “Back in the holiday. Could you do something on that?” “Gee!. Two Christinases!” “It’s always safe to ask, ‘So, | what do you think?” “That's good.” “Good! That's perfect. You have now completed the full course of study prescribed for graduate editorial writers, and can move on to harder things like obituaries, box Scores and elinning contemporarics. — I predict your teacher wil! give © you an A.” And, so help me, she did! * On the seene for over 80 years — the original 3.C, Pilsener! Ni at watt hours per pound of body weight. Thus a man would be worth about $85 million. -Then again, in the realm of military might or political power,-A man might be worth the equivalent of a nation, One could go on and on and yet be unable to evade — the truth: A man’s worth depends on how we leok at hhn. In the sight of God the true value of .the individual is not measured by chemicals, kilowatt hours, or | political significancé. God man by his relationship: with destiny and eternity. © A man is worth very Ittle if he is. not. in the will of God. He is worth very much if he is in the will of God. “ values a, your mind, your. talents, and your heart to. the purposes of God and to the service of your fellow men, your worth is im- measurable. y Jesus always measured aman by the serv- ices he might render which’ could extend: the kingdom of: : God, , elite Tonight it should be our re-. quest that our Father keep be-" ” ‘fore us his estimate | of our’ worth and that He help us ive. today and each as’ sons and: daughters of a 'King.. May He. help:us inelude that which Is" spiritual’ and eternal-in our scale of values. f : o Waste of time From The Calgary Herald. | The proportional represen- tation system, of voting is a. failure. It may ‘be a’ mathe-~.," : matician’s dream but propor- . » tional representation is: both a’ waste of time anda deterrent: — to public -interest. The astoundingly low vote in Cal-" - gary can-be attributed In large : . measure to the fact. that most” citizens cannot identify them- '. selves with any of the-candi-: dates.and are confused by. the ' 8. x Ney ew 2, C ANA this . day, .. BE SURE THE STOCKINGS ‘ARE FILLED / MAIL EARLY tor CHRISTMAS Your mail ‘will arrive at distant points in Canada and the United States in good time for Christ- mas if you observe the mailing . dates in the Post Office leaflet. which has been delivered to your home. 7 ‘ XK Parcels and cards should address, too, printed on the ee te voting system, Make certain you have the correct -postal addresses ond please write of. print clearly and in ink. Your gifts will arrive safely when packed in sturdy cartons, wrapped.in strong paper ~ and tied with stout cord. ¥ have address and return outside. Include address kee lee mee eee eat parcel as well, For your own convenience, have parcels weighed at your neighbourhood post office. 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