‘ 1910 — PRINCE. RUPERT DAILY NEWS 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 Rupert Daily News Limited ‘ JOHN F. MAGOR President J. R. AYRES Editor G. P. WOODSIDE General Manager oD Authorized as second class mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1958 Loss of Peter Lien great blow to city DEATH of Peter Andrew. Lien, city ~ collector and longtime leader of local bands, will leave a gap in Prince Rupert’s community life that will be | difficult to fill. Not only will there be a void in City Hall financial circles, but the new Prince Rupert Civic Band is left leaderless and the St. Andrew’s -¢athedral is without its organist. This of course is all trivial compared to the bereavement of Mr. Lien’s family and Heartfelt sympathy is extended to them. ~ Last December, when Peter Lien as a new member gave his autobiography or “Who’s Who” to the Rotary club, he concluded with the words “Canada has been good to me.” Nowhere in his modest account of his career did he mention his contributions to the life of this city or the fact that he had been a pillar of Prince Rupert’s musical life. He left it for another member to point out that the mild-mannered Norwe- gian bookbinder had been “good for Canada.” So great is the. tendency to take things and persons for granted that when life runs out suddenly no thought has been given to replacing the valu- dble. That is why, since Peter. Lien had no understudy, his death is a great blow to the city. World mourns death of Pope Pius XII : FARLY this morning in Italy, life trickled away from the frail form of Eugenio Pacelli, spiritual leader of the world’s 500, 000, 000 Roman Cath- olics and 262nd Pope, and his long fight against recurring illnesses. and two strokes this week, came to an end. Today millions of Roman Catholics are in mourning and tributes to the gentle man-who hoped to be called “The Pope of Peace, ” are pouring into the Vati- Il over the world and from fall creeds. Throughout his career, the 82-year Old pope was intimately “concerned vith international affairs. Immediate- ly on his election in 1939 he made an appeal to Britain, France and Ger- many in an attempt to head off the. Second World War. Later he tried to prevent Italy from joining Germany. From just after the First World War. * until his death he fought against the ‘eated zeal. Communists with a fervant and dedi- In 1949 he acted against those whom he considered arch- enemies of the church and peace by ex- communicating all active Communists and denied the sacraments to all child- ren belonging to Communist youth or- ganizations. His broadcasts, his “dove of peace” coat of arms, his reforms within the Roman Catholic church, became part of the lives of millions of Catholics throughout the world. His influence in the cause of peace has left a lasting impression in a world -beset with vi- olence in this century. Already ‘princes of the Roman Catholic church are in conclave to choose from among themselves an- other supreme pontiff, each cardinal aware of the monumental responsibil- ities of the office. sumed his burdens with gieatness. EE “INTERPRETING THE NEWS . Cease-fire puts Washington in dither By GEORGE KITCHEN Canadian Press Staff Writer . The state department frankly doesn’t know what to make of Red China’s unheralded cease- fire in the Formosa area. Washington is in diplomatic dither. The state department's discomfiture is ap- parent in the sprase official Ameritcan comment thus far on Peiping’s one-week moratorium in Hs bombardment of the Nationalist island out- posts Of Quemov and Matsu. The Urted States has done about all it can Go for the mament- offer the cease-fire move mn eautions welcome and then begin looking be- trveen the lines af the Peiping proclamation, For this is, after all, a cease-fire however Jnadequate, and a cease-fire has been the pri- Mary aim of US) poley in the Formosa crisis. In that sense. it represents an easing of the deadiauck over Quemoy and a sign, however smal, of same flexibility in Che Chinese pos- Videodn. What the state department now has. to decide js whether this represents a genuine miave by the Read China Jn the direction of a Perninent cease fire and possibly a settlement of the dispute over the offshore tslands. This it mnenestionnubly will try ta determine when LS. Ambassador Jacob Beam and Red Chinese Fivoy Wane Ping-nan resume thelr diplo- matic talks in Warsaw next Friday. There is some speculation that the tem- porary cease-fire represents a Conmitnist res. ponse to the hints State Secretary Dulles Gropoed at his press conference Jast week that the United States miaht modify its position If there were some sign of “give by Rad China, wok oO One curious and militarily unrealistie—fact. fen't overlooked by same Washingtan observers, That ds that the Red Chinese, by halting thelr fire, are permitting the Natlonabsts to replenish their stocks of ammunition and other supplies, The net result of this ean only be to reduce the effeets of the war of attrition they have wiped on Matauand Quemoy since they began bombarding the dalands Jate tn August. That brings up two questions: if Red Chinn reniivo inenns to conquer the islands, why give the Nationalists oa brenthing apell and a chance to rally ther detence forces? If they Intend to start banging away at the islands again noxt weelg Why permit the Natlonallata tea bring in fresh shells to fire awoy at Red guns? Any number of possible answers are bolng puessed af dn Washington, One ds that the Communists Intend to turn new military tactics. To date, they have made little use of their air force as a method of harassing the two islands, Nor have they em- ployed their naval forces to any significant extent. They now may plan to lean more” heavily on naval and air weapons. Communist air fights over Quemoy Tuesday may portend a shift in that direction. But use of air and naval power, hence it would carry the Communist forces beyond the confines of thelr own mainland, would lacrease the possibility of direct involvement with the United States, which has heavy air and naval forees in the area, A third theory js that the Communists may have over-emphasized, in their own minds, the rift that appeared to have developed last week between Washington and Chiang Kai- shek over Dulles’ press conference statements, The text of the cease-fire proclamation, with its warning to the Nationalists that the Amer- jcans plan to abandon them, indicated the Communists may have felt the thne was ripe for an attempt to win the Nationalists over {to their side. , k o* One line of speculation ts that Peiping has begun to worry that Dulles may be moving to- ward a “two China” or “independent Formosa” policy—and that he may succeed. Peiping al- ways has refused to accept such a polley, alaiming that Formosa jis part of malniand China. This theory is supported by the stress placed jn the cease-fire proclamation on the argument that the bombardment of the offshore Islands was part of a continuing Chinese civil war, Pelping declared that “there is only ane China, not two, in the world.” Noting that the Nationalists also take that - position, the Red Chinese now may be moving Into the dplonmatie fleld, this reasoning goes, to prevent Dulles from rallying other nations behind a "two China" policy, which has conald- erable support outside the United Atnates, Cheap at the price Vrom the Urantlord Exposltor Cannda is picking up the tab for the Cam, monwealih Trade conference Jn Montroal. At an expectod $325,000 it wil) not be dear ff even half the hopes of delegates nre realized, fees neveie pesnes yom mgr: Hungry for knowledge Pope Pius XII as- . ! All Aboa rd By GE. Wostinore » Michael, aged three, learned a foul word somewhere. “tity!” he said, witn:a look of innocence. It is said to be bad policy to make. an emotional issue of children’s swearing. This fixes the word in the child’s mind, colored: with the vivid hues of a forbidden thing. The boy’s mother gently suggested to him that the devil said words like the one he had just uttered, and that anything the devil favored was no good. The litle forehead creased in a frown, The ‘boy seemed to be thinking. The following day we Jearned what had been passing through his mind. “Tryst” he ‘said. “The devil says !!°)! I musn’t say it, must, I? I-musn’t listen when the devil says !!*)!” . With this, the small boy burst into a malevolent snigger, jumped-up and down with glee. Now. he had an audience in his five-year-old brother John, - who urged him on to keener effort. “Tell Mummy, Michael,” he said. devil said.” “The devil said !!*}!’ the small boy chortled. And he repeated the word several times over, remarking piously each time that he must abjure the devil’s example and never utter that word. He and his brother doubled up with mirth. Having recovered his breath, John gave the matter some more thought. “Don’t listen to the devil. and paused again to reflect. the devil,” he grumbled earnestly. I just want to hear him speak.” ' Jom did not succeed in making contact with the powers of ‘darkness—or if he did, he is keeping it to himself. - However, he claims to. havé some influence with the sun. One day when the sky had partly -clouded- over, he anda little girl from next door were discussing ways of bringing the sun back. ~ . “Come back,” the little girl shouted. “No, no that’s not the way,’ John said. “You have to talk to it quietly. Come out sun, please come out.” ' Oddly enough, the sun did come out, and shone brilliantly. John seemed pleased, but not surprised. “I called the sun back,” he said, as though that were an ordinary thing to do. “Tell Mummy what the listen to the angels,” he said. “J've Jistened, and I can’t hear “T won't do what he says. of e * Fire safety new home factor If you own a home or are planning to build or buy one, make fire safety a Yoremost thought, Fire Chief Ear] Becker urged today in a Fire Prevention Week message. “Few things can take your home and one or more of your loved ones away from your more quickly and tragically than a fire,” Chief Becker warned. “And one of the hardest things you'd ever have to live down would be the knowledge that the: fire probably could have been prevented.” The fire safe home, the Chief pointed out, has two important factors: good family habits about fire and its dangers, and good construction, Good family habits include such things as care with matches and smoking, food housekeeping to get rid of rubbish, proper use of electrical fuses, appliances, and extension cords, and a sound general awareness of the ways fires start and how to avoid them, Good construction for a fire safe home, according to the National Fire Protection Association, includes: @ Built-in fire stops. These are barriers of wood or masonry between studs, joists, rafters, or stringers that serve to prevent the spread of smoke and fire. In existing homes,- when open channels can be scen from the basement or attic, they should be blocked off by the homcowner with 2-inch lumber nalled Into place or with bricks and mortar. @ Solid doors on every room, An ordinary wooden door ean keep smoke and fire out of a room for as Jong as 30 minutes, Ideally, bedroom doors should be kept closed at night. (An inter- com system can be Installed so that parents can hear children.) @ Good escape routes. Best exits lead directly outside, not thruogh other rooms. Windows should be large enough and low enough to climb through, and operate casily enough for the youngest member of tho family. @ Interior finish of materials witlT low Name- -sprend char. acteristics, Wallboards made of gypsum, cement, asbestos and similar materials are noncombustible and resist the spread of flame, On the other hand, flame spread is a dangerous hazurd with certaln other types of wallboard, @ Fire-resistant roofing material, The National Fire Pro- tection associntion says that wood shingles ean ignite casily trom aparka and big fires often sprand from them via burning branda, The NFPA recommends a Mre-resistant roofing materia, such as asphalt shingles, slate, asbestos, or metal, @ Proper wirlng. Qualified electricians observe the provis- fons of the Nationa) Electrical Codo when installing wiring in new homes and during remodeling, which means x fire ante Installation, @ A good hoating plant properly Installed and locnted, Many furnaces manufactured today ara equipped with fire-prevention safety devices. But they muat be cleaned. and Inspected reguinrly. A furnace never should bo located under stalrs or near an entrance whore fire originating In the heater might block escape. A furnace alzo needs ample alr for combustion and ad- equate clearance fram walls and cellings, Assembly line faults Ghost cars miss point From The Financial Post Police officials been arguing this past week in defence of “ghost cars” (un- marked police cars to trap un- wary traffic violators) miss the whole point of the exist- ence of their: own force. . When the first uniformed constables replaced the motely minions of the law in Britain 140 vears ago, the object was to create a force of men whose very appearance would inspire respect for the law and who, by their well-advertised presence, “would prevent infractions. Try Daily News Classified , The object.of a police force is not to catch culprits but to maintain peace and order. In this task the uniform is a hein —and the markings of a police car are the equivalent of the - constable’s brass: buttons. Every driver has had the ex- perience of finding himself in an exceptionally orderly stream of traffic—only to dis- cover that a clearly marked po- lice car in the vicinity was put- ting all the drivers on their best behavior. A “ghost car’ would have no such effect. Even the Knowledge that ghost cars exist, that the fellow in the car might be a policeman in disguise, won’t have the same effect as the sight of a police car. What’s needed is not ghost cars to apprehend law-break- ers, but.more clearly marked police cars, to put. the fear of the law. into the careless motorist in the imperturbable manner of the bobby on the beat. who have. . shop stewards “paper. UNION CRITICIZED The Editor, - The Daily News: In a recent article by | our MP for Skeena in the daily he mentioned that some unions such as Banks and hig seamen - controlled by dictators. — Truer words weer never spo- . ken, We have such a CCF dic- tator in the International Bro- therhood of 708, here in Prince. Rupert. This local had a good attend- ance at each meeting prior to the recent strike. Since Mr. E. P. O'Neal with his dictatorial and railroading policies became president, at- - tendance has dropped to a real low. . Seven out of twenty-nine attend shop- stewards’ meetings. . For example, at. one meet- ing the union wanted to raise union dues and welfare, which was voted down by a secret ‘ballot. , Next meeting O'Neal did more shouting for another raise In.dues and’ ngain-it. was voted down. If this isii't rail- roading. then Ti don’t _know what is. At least: iv s not dem- ocracy...; 1 He harped ; ‘about, a: 40- hour week but. wouldn't: allow. a: Sec. ret vote for shift: workers, ©” Lately the company® wants to lay men off that were ‘hired: temporarily. The: took a vote -without : workers, believing that | mechanics shift, laid off men be absorbed as shift. Yet some of ‘these - workers. mechanics had more than 600 .. -ETTERBOX -nored, told “Hal” are: Pulp, Sulphite . ‘and Paper Mill Workers Local © to persuade the Federal Gov-{ ernment to build a new Post « Office, with a view to, purchas- . ‘ing:as a new City Hall: ‘These’ _ ‘for well over a year, and Ibe- * that. ff we are unable to makes hours of overtime in last ear, If a brother gets up to ou he’s elther out of order,’ ig~ to sit down by other members, or even threatened with suspension by the-unton ‘for t talking against-- the president ‘or | executive.” This would be a. good union . brotherhood if Mr. O'Neal: re~” signed or was. removed by the! International, , " » “Equal Rights, mm: ue Prince Rupert. oe * Civic questions. ...and answers. This Is ane of a sertes of ques- Ulons on ety. affairs, problems and projects to which Mayor 2. a. Les ° (er has offered to provide answers, Questions should’ be sent to “Civic x Questions and Answers,” City) Hall, « Prinee Rupert, together with name * and address, The necessarily ferlect. the whole or of city counell, Q. When is the new City * Hall going to be built?) ss «. A.-The City has been’ nego- * tlating with Ottawa ‘in: an: at-? tempt to acquire. property and i ‘Answers. doo not® - the opinion of 4 Individual members * ‘ ing the preserit Federal build- » negotiations have dragged on™, lieve that it is now time to say £ | . WINIGBS suitable arrangements with ¢ the Government we should ; draw up plans for a new City r Hall and have it built to spec- , _ifications. : — a coe 4 i 2 i always . t . o sy buy. » i _ Pacific v . ? 5 e ? 4 a ‘ the only eraporaled milk processed in B.C, So anemones e Kacunm Ferd, LOCAL LABATT ‘BREWMASTER | WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD Canada hag scored another outatanding succoms in inter : LEWARNE (oft) recolvas tha “Prix: d'Exeollened"” Belgium, Pilsener eer, brewed by Mr, Lewarne, wos AWK for Labatt” Pilsener, highest awed won in North Amorice in tho Boldhum World Boer ve Competition, from Mr. TJ, Pupuie,; Rolelen Conaul, of Connda's brawling Industry Ono hundred and alxtyenine From The London Free Press this dnto oa permanent conse-fire. This thoory From Windsor Dally Star national compatition -- (ishawarded the highest, Canndlan | breweries from al) over the is that the Rog Chinese, having talon the first atep in halting their fire, now will find tt easy to Jenve things that way and continue warfare on the propaganda frent. Another In that the Reds intend to adopt Communtat China has ombarked on a five- yoary plan to wipe out iiiternay. Bo far as enn be loarned there {s no almilar plan to faad tho iuteraton, A hungry man makes an cager student. Tho Russlans are having education trouble too Thy maxd assombly method they have boon following lan't work. ing out aw they had hopod., Promior Khrushchev himaelt aaya it Js turning out too many younpstors {l- prepared for wvaliable jobs, and many who, having had no training for a particular end, have became dadalnaful of work. rt lime in the fleld of master brewing. At tha recont World eer Competition, In Ghent, honour of a Pylx d'exewllenen, Labatte award represents oa mufor ae IMuvement an tha pur world tools part in the compe Uitlon, and ontered: aver ot Mele Hnveet hrows wthn eters Thig advortigomont Ip tot published or displayed hy the liquor Contra’ Hoard or by the Tovernni of Writish Columbia.