‘ sie as! wie ft. Yo Bootes 1910 - _ “PRINCE. RUPERT. DAILY NEWS - ~ oe 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 Rupeft Daily News Limited JOHN F. MAGOR President Editor. pistricr School superintendent J. M. Phillipson’s hope that the new Senior High school being built at Al- «goma Park will be staffed in such a way that “we can make it ‘second to ‘none’ in the province” is a commend- sable one indeed. ‘In presenting to the ‘trustees one of the most concise re- sports in recent years, Mr. Phillipson «said “it would be our combined hope.” This places the school superintendent, the school trustees and many hundred “parents in the identical hopetul cate- 4 LOr'y. < Mr. Phillipson was speaking to the *board about ' teachers qualifications, which in a staff of 78 throughout the < district, range all the way from doubt- »ful to secondary advanced. It was ‘ pointed | out that the situation in the r elementary schools is fairly healthy with h 33: out of 48 teachers qualified to - give the children of this district a good "basic grounding in their formal educa- ‘tion. A better year was predicted. - Things in the high school, where ; the student is prepared for’facing the outside world, are not quite as good. » Whereas 77 per cent of the elementary S teachers have elementary basic or bet- ‘per cent or 14 out of 35 ? tedehers. in Booth Memorial High bol have secondary basic or better quakfication. It is.a staggering ‘thought to parents who have high ‘ . hopes for their children. : However, as Mr. Phillipson. pointed ‘outst i is: to ‘be: noted that there are a snugiber of well qualified teachers with “lessthan ‘the basic qualifications who . (are working toward their second basic 7 ‘certification and are doing a very pro- 5 fessional service to the district.” ’ "Mr. Phillipson. then urged | -the “school board that “it would appear that we should continue to look closely - to ways and means of recruiting more ‘pte recent survey by the Canadian Press of college fees across the | * cotintry undoubtedly presented some ‘startling figures to many older Can- -adians, The days of the annual tui- _ tion o7 $125 and $25 a month for board _are gone. Instead, tuition fees run all the way from $150 to $750, In addition, “some colleges advise out-of-town stu- dents to provide for spending $750 for “board and $500 for such expenses as “ books and clothes. Thus the annual " cost for a student can run from $1, 215 -per annum for an arts course in the : less expensive universities to $14,000. teachers with G. P. WOODSIDE General Manager Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa ea THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1958 ‘Merit system would improve teacher standard fully qualified teachers at this level (the high school level) and encourage present staff members to improve their status.” Mr. Phillipson is so right. Furthermore, now that contract ne- gotiations are underway, District 52 - school board has an opportunity to do something about it. Last May, the Prince Rupert Teachers association asked the school board to considey in- troducing a merit system. which agreed it wasa good idea should. do that little thing. The trustees should completely overhaul the salary scale system ‘for this district board and tes ichers has: problems peculiar te itself The board should pay good teachers a Salary commen- surate with their qualifications and in line with other tions something ra for their super- * ior status. Ik Should pay the poorer teachers jusi whet theyre worth and there should not te an honest com- plaint anywhere. Such a move, from top to bottom of the teaching staff would provide teachers with an incen- tive to improve their status and also attract other good teachers here. That would give the teachers the profession- .. alism they have long desired and the ones that deserved it would earn the respect of the board, the children and “the parents. At the same time it would prevent the board from placing. 12 teachers with eleméntary’ basic. / qualifications or less in the high; school” where they shouldn’t be'in the first place. It would. also help ensure stu- dents that when they entered high school that their. education was in qualified hands and even though they are going to school 500. miles north of. . Vancouver. their. education: would he still “second to none.” - oat a . College fees for a seven-year medical course. Despite these higher costs, obtain- ing the money for college must be a lot easier for today’s students than it was for theiy parents. In the mid-30s uni- versity enrolment in Canada was 35,- 000. This year the figure will be about 90,000. In that span‘of years the coun- try’s total population has increased just over one-half, So the proportion of Canadians who are able to carry theiy schooling on to university is cer- tainly much higher today than ever in history. —St, Catharines Standard, even better qualifica- - 1958 The board — which beth the school _INTERPRETING THE NEWS \ By JOUN M. WGUTOWER ” Associated Press Staff Writer The United Statew js trylng to persuade . Nationalist China to withdraw some troops ‘Jrom {ta offshore islands even though offictals "here see ttle chance of negotiating a Formosa ~ seLtioment with Communist Chinn, The line of U.S, action is apparent In state. ements made by Sinta Boecretary Dulles at hte ‘press conference Tuesday, Dulles denjed the U.8. has any plana for “urbing Nationalist China to reduce {ts military strength on the fsland of Quemoy now that the Communists have oxtendod tholy sevan-day truce there for an additional two, weeks, wk Kk ok Ne added, however, that ‘to doubt there ure disensiions that are going on now on _Yormosa betweon U8, Defence: Bocratiry. Nol) “ Melrvoy- and othors as to the most waotul dire ‘position af Nationalist farees, Vo drew ‘a sharp Une botween urghig Na- Monndat Mresidant Chiang Kat-shek to cub down on his forces for military reasons and for, pol- Heal reasons--that is, in order to move toward some kdnd of agreement to avaid conflict with the Communtata Dulleg anid the military question almply ‘da whether tt dy more effactive to have Chiang's. _ forces deployed “in thelr present numbers on ‘Quyomoy and Matsu or to have a greater numbor on Moron, which would have greator fate MMNty and greater range of action under tor, tain contingencies—and they could go back to Quomoy {f the necessity came.” Ye aluo spoke of the “military queation” af reducing manpower and. Increasing the atrik- ing power of the remaining troopa on the off- shore islands, The Nationaliabs have oponly opposed any troop withdrawal, put reports from Formosan indicated they may be rosigned. to the tdon of fewer troops equipped with better weapons, Dulles sald. renontedly that tho Chinese Communists have rojoctad: tho whole concept Of, discussing the atatua of the: offshore islanda 1s m basis, af sottloment, The Communists have demanded that the U.8, should withdraw its ‘own forces from Formosn and abandon Nationalist Chinn. Dulles assorted “the United Staten remnainas loyal” to ita trenty of aliiance with Nationalist Ohinn antl haa no Intention of bargaining: on tla Red demand. He mggeatad the mrontost current dantror in that the Reda might make somo yrogress toward driving a wo China and the ULB. with thelr cansn-fiva, Furthermore, ho anid, “we have to bo very earefal” to handle the problom in auch a way na to fivold olthor “violent reactions” or the oxhibition of wenkneas undor Communist PYasaryrs, U.S. now wants Chiang to reduce Quemoy forces fo batwoon Nationallst | professions and give (: .: : dullness, - ‘something. touching *.? proud way they show their — ~~ : ‘snappler, * CHANCE FOR DOWNTOWN AND East end readers to spot the vicinity in which they live is provided by aerial photograph taken from Pacific Western Airlines plane by J. R. Wrathall. Photo shows Seal Cove at upper left hand corner of picture, docks and waterfront area down to Ocean dock warehouse in left foreground and city spreading over rock’and muskeg to right and as’ far as the eye can see. Notable landmarks are Elizabeth apartments | centre foreground: provincial court house middle, lefts, , Prince Rupert hotel, centre; Algoma Park, upper, xight, All Aboard & G2 Matinon Bores come in many shapes and sizes. There’ are:the peo- Ple-who scrabble in, their wal- lets for.a set of fuzzy-looking | snapshots of their absent wives and. children, and stand waiting for you to: make some comment. “You can forgive them their because there is in ~ the dog-éared treasures. There are the people who apologize for taking 15° min- utes of your time on the tele- phone, and then go on to take another 30 minutes. “:. Sationalists by comparison _ to ““the"Horietown Bore. , The Hometown “Bore is a man. who tells you. with pon- derous coyness that his. town ‘is better than your town. He makes elephantine jokes about . - the climate. His town has less rain more sun, less smog and more: flowers than your town, i Tho people in his town are or else more relaxed and carefree than the peoplée . Babbitt, who in your town. The late Sinclair Lewis wrote about a Home- town Bore by the name of has _ spiritual heirs today in almost every sizable town of North Amer- tea. From hearing the Home- town Bore talk, you would think he had invented his town. But he was only born there, or brought there at an early age, and his emotional roots are all tangled in the town, so that it is part of him. That pool in the river is where he learned to swim, and that park bench is where he and his girl sat on their first date. Naturally, there is no pool and there is no park bench like those anywhere else “But these are pright. conver- *.in the world. There is no town ~. with © -play the game of quite like his town anywhere - else. in the world. "Therefore his town is better than. your town. Of course vou feel the same about your town, and you get into an argument him—unless you have lived in more than one_town, and got your values confus ‘or unless you have grown out of Jit. Some people never do.grow out of it. All their lives they “my town is better than your town,” with the zeal of children vying with each other at chestnuts, or marbles, , LETTER BOX” Rank and file The Editor, ’ The Daily News: We have just read a letter in your, paper signed by “Equa) — Rights” which makos a false - and unwarranted attack upon the ‘president of our union, Brother Pat O'Neal, We are not, nor have we ever been, officers or stew- ards of our union. We are just ordinary rank and file mem bers. We will state flatly that Bro- ther O'Neal, in conducting any mecting that we have attend: ed, has done so at all times within the spirit of falrness and democracy, In fact we would say that Brother O'Nenr! has bent over backwards to ensure that every member of the union has equal rights to’: sponk his piece at union mact- ings, Porhaps “qual Rights” 1s ono of those rare individuals who thinks that he ts right and evoryone else ja wrond): "qual Rights" ja one of those Nasty types who didn’t get his: own way ata union. meeting nnd Uiee a spoiled brat ja now. pouting and using your paper to vilily, not only Brother O'Neal, but our entire union membership, “Wqunl Rights" -probibly propasad soma mo- tlan toa ang of our moeatings ind was voted down hy tha membership and is now take ing this courso to vent hls anger and frustration upon, our monmbers using the name of Brother O'Noa) to do so, We are not asking “qual RNieghta" to Identify hihmasolt for wo are sure that if he had any integrity he would have dane sa in tho flrat place, The ontire history of the develop-~ mant of freedom within tha country ta fod with tha namos of poaplo who attompte - od ta subvert democracy by hiding behind meh phrases aa: “eqund riahta," "freedom" ote, We would remind = "Nqnal refute claim “rights” that along with rights there goes responsibilities and obligations. Obviously “Equal rights” has ignored this. One of these obligations Is to his union and his brother mem- bers. All that we ask is that “Equal rights” extend to his fellow members and workmen the same degree of fairness and honesty that has been extended to him. Yours sincerely, Pat Ratehford, Car) Johnson, A, Timms, Bll Mckee, Bill Gunn, Dick Bury, Bh. Sheppard, G,. Garrtaoch, C, Dearawny, I, Vidottlo, « Joe Walsh, L. Shankel, Woward R> Gale, John Leniuk, R. Rye, i, Ritz, F, Morowakl, Rod VWarrias, A. Dolany, G, A, Colman, R, Starnas, Cr, W. Parguson, Vv. White, 1, Davidson, CR, Whatinan. Prince Ruport, » 1D emeeepaneenveciememenmannogmaaneen Ethereal dump From The Snalt Deily Star When tho day of apnea travol oventunlly arrivos, If may ho possible ta shoot our radio wetive waste Into outer space, confident think it will nat re- ‘turn to enrth, In the meane time, however, the problem of controling this dangerous mi torlal throughout the world {4 ono which should be taken up hy tha United Nationa without dlelny. 4 = From The One of the well-known ‘Bast. Imagine our when the dateline turned: Out article in reality ‘Do descriptive piece about “a large. gabled brick lrouse = on. residential . Karmington Avenue” in Wich '. Mark Twain “achieved his most notable literary production. we Now: we would not ‘for a‘‘ino- “ment .depreciate. the- import- por . ance of the’ house where: Siri- ’ vel L. Clemens performed ‘the ‘ mechanical labor of writing out the stories of Tom sane, @nd Huckleberry, Finn.” ‘ “But ‘the: birthplace of ;Tom Sawyer? ~ Not In’ a: ‘thousand greatest of all great ‘American boys was not even born at Hen- nibal, although. he and: Bick ‘were. boys together. there, ee | There they- played™ in winter and. summer and...ex- out to the island. to smoke cornsilk ‘and- watch ‘the, long- legged cranes fly overheadand ta vlan the wondrous... things they were going, to do. *But ) Ci vic questions and answers 1 together with. naine The afiswers do nat Prince Rupert, and nddiress — This Is one of a series of ques- tlons on city affairs, sproblems and projects to which Mayor PB. J. Les- ter fas offered to provide answers, Questions should be sent to. “Civie Questions amk Answers,” City Hall, Q. I have four children and I cannot get a decent place to A. The City realizes that live, adequate housing should be the whole or city conned, necessariby ferlect or haadiyvidual members tion they might require and we certainly bope that by a combination of all these steps, there will be an easing of the housing shortage. Jog Tom Sawyer was not Born there. © Bae Highway. 24 to -Monroe - City. Drop down south on ‘the trogd to Paris, in Monroe. county, but turn off on 107 beyond Inm- dian Creek and before you get to Stoutsville. © miles. You are at Florid Florida, Mo., population “360, There on.the north fork of Salt Creek, little Sam Clemens wag - born, Nov. 30, 1835. And so was Tom: Sawyer. the opinion ot Tom’ S birthe plate, “St, Louis Post-Dispateg | , ern newspapers—we charit, ably do not say which one jt was—carried a two-column headline: (BIRTHPLACE OF ‘Tom SAYER’. | ike SCORES WiIGH-: wrt TOURISTS astonishment. ' to be Hartford, Conn.,.and.the . times ten thousand: ‘years. That .. “plored -the cave and padQled Go west from | Hannibal jn . Go about four available for ‘our residents. It is a question of getting the assistance of the Province and of the Federal Govern- ment. We have made arrange- ments with the Provincial and Federal Governments to build some 20 or 30 housing units. Progress in this has been slow, and negotiations which have been extended for over a year are stil] in abeyance. . It is possible, however, that. these new units will be avan- able by next summer. . The city is also anxious to assist any group which might want to organize a low rental housing association which could result = in. additional housing facilities. There are also: various pri- vate groups who appear in- terested in building. housing units in Prince Rupert. We give them all the informa- ! i nen ae ene tne ~ a Toot-timer From The Sherbrooke Daily Record A trombone player’s wife sued for divorce in the US. claiming her husband lavished attention an another woman. He’s what you might call a toot-timer. 10¢ PAQIFIC FUR. SEAL AGREEMENT INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC HALIBUT COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL MN. PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION ULA, ~~. ? INTERNATIONAL PACING SALMON. FIGHPRINS COMMISSION means wise use of Canada has heen a pioneer in the extab- lishmant Of intefnational ‘commissions, the aima of which are to conserve and develop stocks of fish, austaining their productive level whenever thin in threntened hy natural and human CHE, Thiscountry ina party to three hilateral fishory agreemonts with our neighbor to the xouth, and in also a momber of four “von. 1 ANQUS MACLEAN, M. f MINESTEN Suggostad price ROLLER RA EN IRN Penal Cr bh Fa tn sae ~ ov Nema wane wane INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION International conventions, which inchide other countrion in addition to the United States, DEPARTMENT OF FisHanies es OTTAWA, GANABA 3 wR sP mm Tea ete Ces M Qe tw @ Ma mse Tue Pha Furs *ur aX we Ture M*y tM oF% ue tart” ve ’ INTZRAATIONAL COMMISSION HW ANAHTIC PiGHCRUnG SEAT fishery resources Vinh hopulations renew themmclves if given the chance. The purpose of inter: national ea-operntion idto make aure (lat they ave given this chonee se. through practical programmes of sclontific renearely and by common Kenge finherien regulations ' ot F-97498 GORGE NL. CLANK, DEPUTY GINISTEY