SSR aaa a as Mee 1910 — PRINCE RUPERT DAILY NEWS — 19 An independent newspaper devoted to the upbuilding ae ee uf 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 JOHN F. MAGOR President J. R. AYRES Editor G. P. WOODSIDE General Manager Authorized as second class mall by the Post Office Department, Ottawa _ \ THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1958 Public should help protect new park THE Prince Rupert public should be both indebted and grateful to the Columbia Cellulose Company Limited for providing a picnic site at Kloiya Lake. With the provincial government making no effort towards large-scale development of Salt Lakes Park and only one Forestry picnic site between this city and Terrace the new park will be a welcome haven for families’. on warm weekends. While longtime residents, who know the country well have favorite spots picked out from previous exper- ience, the newcomer to this part of the country finds picknicking quite a problem. The main difficulty is to find a pleasant spot to have an outing with one’s family where there is room for the children to play and where it is safe. It stands to reason that parents eannot take small children off into the more inaccessible spots which they themselves could reach. Therefore a handy, easy-to-reach area is essential. For that reason and with picnic spots at a premium without many hours of driving, the responsible resi- dents of this city should assist Colum- bia Cellulose Company in seeing that ithe: new. picnic site at Kloiya Lake is n top-notch condition. That not means keeping it tidy when they , say—or hear said—on occasion, without usually, giving much thought ‘to the pyofundity of- this particular observation. Free it certainly is. We have our problems, but (though there is ever need for vigilance) we can rejoice that Canadians have as much individual freedom as any people in the world to- day; and a good deal more than most. ~ We are free, among othér things, to worship and vote as we. please; to express our own opinions, however ‘eccentric, and to read and/or hear . (those of others; to move from one a place to another without hindrance; to s en | The Red Ensign ‘RAR. JUSTICE MANSON is abso- lutely right in pointing out to city council that the Canadian Red Knsign and not the Union Jack should he flying over our city hall. The Red Ensign with the arms of Canada in the fly has a double sanc- tion as the present official flag of Canada, It has long since been desig- nated so, on a temporary basis, by order-in-council. And it is reeopnized hy the world, INTERPRETING THE NEWS themselves are using it but making sure that no one else in their presence destroys or willfully damages the property so carefully prepared for the public by the pulp company. As pointed out by a company offic- ial the park should not be allowed to become a night-time hang out for de- linquents, adult or juvenile. Without too much effort company officials, workers and members of the public could police the site occasionally and without any qualm of conscience re- port to the RCMP any misdemeanor or persons engaged in vandalism. - Re- porting a crime is not being an_in- formant. It is a public duty, from which many otherwise responsible persons shrink because of the trouble it might involve. But the same people often wish someone had witnessed and reported damage being inflicted to their property when they find their car, their garden or their home van- dalized without their knowledge. As a token repayment for the Co- lumbia Cellulose Company’s generos- ity, the least the public can do to help keep the new picnic site in its original conditions, is to treat it properly themselves and make sure that others do the same. Must guard freedoms jealously 4NT’S a free country!” we are apt to change our jobs at will; to go into business for ourselves; to leave the country and return to its as and how we choose. And, let it never be forgot-.. ten, we are free from wrongful arrest. or detention without charge or trial. These are the basic freedoms, and there are millions of men and women who do not have them even in this twentieth century. They were won for us by other men in other centuries and at great personal sacrifice. _ Nothing is asked of us, save that we prize them and guard them jeal- ously, for they can be lost more easily than they were gained. —Industry. is our official flag It flies at the United Nations and at every other international affair at which Canada is represented. It is atop the Peace Tower in Ottawa and over the cloor of every Canadian em- bassy and consulate abroad. It is painted on the tail fins of RCAF air- craft in service with NATO, Until a permanent Canadian flag comes along—if ever—the Red Ensign should also be flying over city hall. —The Vancouver Province, ‘Spectre of inflation haunts treasury By HAROLD MORRISON Canadian Press Staff Writer OTTAWA —The spectre in Inflation still haunts the federal treasury, It could bring a change in pace In government spending on a huge public works program. Mo far, the administration Is bearing down hard on the recession, moving to create more jobs through vast new projects but federal Mnanclal advisers ‘are privately wondering whether the accent. shouldn't be on inflation: rather than on recession, ° They look back to the Inflationary spiral of 1956 and wonder if that wasn't caused by the “easy money” era of 1055 that followed the roceasion of 1053-54, Again they wonder if a new period of “easy money” and easy credit will sond prices upwards and foree consumers dnto deeper debt, a * n) ik Bome of these advisers have suggested’ the sovernment take a cautionary approach in its Kpending program, An Indication of this framg of mind came in the throne speech when. the kovernment soomed to agree that inflation was Indoad a threat, The throne speech, outlining government legislation for the new session Louchad on the peed of largo-acylo federal fine nneing to cover the cost of projects that would Include a 400-mile northern rail branch, ald of Parliament, . for construction. of the South Saskatchewan irrigation and power project,: expansion of harbors and airports and countless other works, And it called on all Canadian groups to recognize the dangers and inequities of infla- tlon “and the need to restrain demands whiclz will give rise to increases in prices and the costs of production.” Prlyne Minister Diefonhbaker spoke in similar vain before the Canadian Labor Congress at Winnipeg April 24 whon he appenled to con- sumors to start an “aggressive buying drive” to stimulate the economy, \ 4 iH vt 1 Industries have been ving on Ilght Inven- torles. They have been cautious about heavy stockpiling because of business uncertainty, But thore Js some suggestion in fedoral quar- ters that the production slack may be takon up In the fall. Business may again start bullding up big Inventories as a guard against price ad- | vances, This may generate Increased domand for cradit’ to: finnneo larger Inventories, Perhaps that: is why some elements of a “tight-monay”™ polley still ramnaln. Interest rates on short- term loans have beon sharply reduced. But ratos on long-term loans still re main high. 58 AN VS EVN HATO TS HE ESE ENO HE HVT ESSA VIEL? wees een o at oe, wey Weepe rey Pee eed er ey sweoreen ees aa entt “oe ‘ event we seremmtonee “.°. . Well WHAT kind of volunteers DID you want? . .-." NY oye vey -—Cartoon by Tom Nicoll — LETTERBOX — SCHOOL BOARD FAIR The Editor, The Daily News: In view of the Prince Ru- pert Ministerial association’s recent protest to the District 52 schoo] board over the use of the Booth Memorial High School auditorium by Jehov- ah’s Witnesses, it would ap- pear proper to publicize cer- tain facts. Especially so as I believe these facts will show that the school board has been very fair to all concerned. _ Appreciating the school board’s concern in caring for these very fine auditoriums, when we made application for use of the auditorium last fall, we furnished the board with a number of letters from. other school boards in the province, whose auditoriums we have used for our assemblies on a number of occasions. “ These letters clearly stated that. we had at all times taken good care of facilities. Never-: theless at that time the board. went on record-as recommend- ‘ing we try for other halls. This we did and received word that . the other suitable auditoriums were unavailable. As a. conse- quence we again made appli- cation for the school facilities. On the basis of this applica- tion, and recognizing that our work is classified as educa- tional, we were informed that we could use the school facili- ties but it would be necessary that we pay a rental of $300 and further that we must take out insurance, which cost $50, to protect the board from any claims which might arise from our occupancy. This we did and we also provided our own cafeteria equipment, staffed the cafeteria and looked after all cleaning. T cannot héip but think that many intelligent persons when reading the, at least implied charge of sedition, made against Jehovah’s Witnesses by the Ministerial Association will be tempted to compare this charge with one made some 1900 years ago at which time certain religious leaders said: “We have’'ndé’ king but Caesar.” — es . Jehovah’s Witnesses “continue to: ‘give Caesar’s thifigs to Caesar,’ but they will also strive to give: ‘God’s oy will’ Laughter comes harder now From The Calgary Herald According to opinions ex- pressed recently at a confer- ence of comic writers in New York people aren’t laughing much any more because they are no longer living in a very funny world. Intercontinental missiles, nuclear bombs, sput- niks and other contemporary threats to security and well- being dominate the scene to- day and have killed laughter, it was. claimed. Well we must agree that the times are serious enough. But we think there are other rea- sons, perhaps even more im- portant ones, which account fona decline in laughter, Aren't. we more sophisticat- ed today than people ever were in former times? We have been exposed to so many pro- fessional comedians by way of radio, television, motion pic- ture and stage that’ maybe humor has simply worked It- self out of business. : After all there is a Hmit to the number of times you can laugh at the same joke, And, unfortunately, there Is a Umit to the number of jokes al- though, fortunately, the same -joke can be turned out in a great many variations. The Inughingest people Jn the world are usually on the primitive side, Good humor 1s n characteristic of the Haski- mox, for example, and natives of the South Sens, where life is slmple and uncomplicnted, A couple of generations ago life was’ slmple in our own land! and people laughed free- ly. It was not uncommon to see people slap thelr knees and shake with almost uncontrol- Inhle Jaughter, But that ts not to aay life didn't have its grim alde then or that it hasn't its grim afde in aboriginal com- munities, Hunger, poverty, ne~. cldent, disenae, peatilonce andj Ginnster have always bean near, Tho highar up you go In the ‘Kone of elvilivation, the mora refinement in persona) habits. you get, Proper ladies and, gentlemen school thomselves to the polite smile, They may he enjoying themselves im- mensely, But they do tt with Unnity, And so we shouldn't bo too ‘quick: to confuse Inughter with! amusement, Comedians used - to responsive laughter audiences In the U.A, from have complained they found Cana- dian audiences cold. They couldn't know it but the Can- adians were getting as hig a kick out of their act as the U.S. audiences. They just didn’t show it. But it is true that present day media have been using up comedy faster than it can be produced. We’re sophisticated and we're a tough audience. But when’ anything really fresh and funny does turn up we enjoy it as much as ever even if with more outward re- straint. LETTERBOX LINE LEFT OUT The Editor, The Daily News; Re letter headed “Sewer Rental” jn Tuesday's News, You will notice there is a slight typographical omission after the 8th line in the see. ond paragraph, The latter part of that paragraph should read, “By your comments, I think, mind you I do not know, that you do not own A HOUSE OR PROPERTY fin Prince Rupert.” The words in capitals were omitted from the published Jetter, PENSIONER, Prince Rupert. remNtOe Sree weno Next election From The Economist The next British election wil] not be about soclaltsm but about capltallam — or, more precisaly, about the pre- gont state and future expec- tations of its British version, This will remain tho: crux even !f Labor, with its split mind, docs win next time. The --anly way to enlarge this na- tion’a wealth and the = free- dom of cholce of Jts people, the only way to underpin its so. ourlty and a rlaing standard of Nfe, is continuously to enlarge iia capitnl, The focus, now more than ever, haa to be In Investment, The key question now In politles Ja: How? ae epeaaiuenetnnmanadeatihustemeamand Chance remark A chanea remark is any- thing a man manages to sny when two women aro talking. things to God.’ He comes frist. To G. V. Waterman — Yos please, let’s be honest. of course there are many fine, lovely people in this world and as for this earth which will continue to be their beau- tiful everlasting home, it too is wonderful evidence of our ‘PFather’s’ goodness; but as for this world with its — strife, cruelty, selfishness and un- happiness, I cannot agree that it is beautiful. I sincerely be- lieve Jesus’s counsel to us is good counsel as found at Mat- thew 12:50 and John 15:17— and if you wish 1 John 2:15: Y stili count myself highly favored to bear the name of Him that Jesus called “Our Father,” and to be His, Je- hovah’s, witness. ARTHUR MELIN, Prince Rupert. - Skeena MP rae i queries limits From Hansard (May 15, 1958) Inquiry as ta Extension of Offshore Limits On the orders of the day: Mr, Frank Howard (Skeena): Mr, Speaker, L have a ques- tion Tf should lke to direct to the Minister of Fisherles, 1 hope notice of it renehed hlm in sufficient time, Does the government Intend to make a unilateral declsion with re- spect to extending. the pre- sent 3 mile offshore limit to 12 miles? . no Hon. J, A. MacLean (Min- ister of Fisheries): Mr. Speaker, first I want {o thank the hon, member for having given me notice of his intention to ask. this question, It is one which perhaps shoul: be more properly addressed to my colleague the Scoretary of State for External Affairs, but T think I can say that at pre- sent the government has ‘no Intention of making such na declaration, I might observe that it ls hoped further inter-. national discussions may be held on this ,matter. in ths future toward the end of. achieving agreement on the problem. Mr. Hoavard: / Does the minister have any knowledge of. any definite “plans for additional discuss- ions or ts he merely expres+ sing the hope that they willbe held and we will enter them? , Mr, Maclean (Queens): °°" Mr. Speaker, the whole probs lem ty still under ‘active international consideration: Iito There are om number of com= pleating factors that I would not ike to comment on at the moment. “ deteenn meen acter emee ae ene neem cette ae mee? ye Spam * Meat Balls * Chili Con Carne * Chuckwagon Dinner * Wieners and Boans * Bar-X Beef Stew * Spork DELUXE A SUPERB WHISKY IN A SMART DECANTER. eo eee ee oeeg,. e ° You'll love the flavor and a convenience of BURNS CANNED MEATS! : Mothers rely on it.. Babies thrive on it...! . TE wwe , Vacuum Bebd se 4 we we Government of yed by the Liquor Control Board or by the. This advertisement is net published or displa Britisn Columbia, eee te