1210 _ PRINCE. RUPERT DAILY NEWS, _ 1958 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 T.ilmited JOHN F. MAGOR President ‘J. R. AYRES Editor G. P. WOODSIDE General Manager Authorized ns second class matl by the Post Office Department; Ottawa MONDAY, MAY 26, 1958 Libel on teen-agers OME confusion of thought prompt- ™ed a motion placed before the re- cent Canadian Highway Safety Con- ference in Edmonton which, if it had ‘been carried, would have raised the minimum age qualification for drivers from the present 16 years to 18. Better judgment prevailed, however, and the te was rejected—as it deserved to e : That action by a nation-wide or- ‘ganization constituted to promote ‘safety in traffic may appear at first ‘glance to be in contradiction to its ob- jectives. What it really amount to, showever, was a defeat for those who ‘in this as in other matters to do with ‘the conduct of teen-agers would con- ‘demn all decent youngsters for the bad ‘behavior of a minority. Despite the ‘fact that the accident rate is higher in ‘their age group it is still only a small minority which causes all the trouble. ‘The thousands of young people be- tween the age of 16 and 18 who cor- ‘sistently drive skilfully and safely— ‘who often show far better traffic ‘manners than some of their elders, es- ‘pecially those in the twenties and thir- jties—yarely receive a nod of apprecia- “Instead they are automatically ict, for the simple reason that ware teen-agers, fhe adult who asserts that no one HE mother of a teen- -age student and ‘Ralph N. Peterson of the de- ‘partment of guidance of the Spokane public schools became engrossed one day-i in. the ubiquitous complaint of the teen-agers about not having anything to ‘do. “They came up with an answer, sev- eral. of them for that matter, and they are: ‘gaining in circulation. The piece is reprinted here from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer': : __=!"Always we hear the plaintive ery of the teen-agers: S “What ean wedo...? . “Where can we go...? SAT can make some suggestions, GO HOME! | “Hang storm windows, paint the woodwork. Rake the leaves, Mow the lawn. Shovel the walk. Wash the car. Learn to cook. Serub some floors, Re- pair the sink. Build a boat. Get a job. «Help the minister, the Red Cross, thé:Salvation Army. Visit the sick. Assist the poor. Study your lessons, under 18 should hold a driving licence is talking nonsense. There is a teen- age driving problem, and a_ serious one; but to attempt.to solve it by rais- ing the age limit is to confuse age with ability to perform. A licence is a cer- tificate of ability, granted in this province only on proof in. the form of a strict examination. Behavior at the wheel is another matter. No one would deny that there are many young people who flagrantly abuse the privilege of holding’ a_ lic- ence, to the peril of themselves and others. An analysis of accident sta- tistics would probably establish, how- ever, that a bad attitude towards pub- lie safety is proportionately higher among those in the late teens and early twenties than among those be-— tween 16 and 18, in which case raising -the age limit by two years would serve no purpose. In any event why should young- sters who conduct themselves well be punished without trial for the sins of the others? A more effective remedy would be to make young drivers real- ize that driving is a privilege by tak- ing away their licences for any in-— fraction of the safety laws, whether an accident has occurred or not. -—-The Victoria Colonist. Dig yourself And when you are through—and not too tired—read a book. “Your parents do not owe you en- tertainment. “Your village does not owe you recreational facilities. “The world does not owe you a living. “You owe the world something. “You owe it your time and energy, and your talents so that no one will be at war or in poverty, or sick. or lonely again. “In plain, simple words: ‘GROW UP; quit being a erybaby; get out of your dream world; develop a backbone not a wishbone, and start acting like a man or a lady.’ “Pm a parent. I’m tired of nurs- ing, protecting, helping, appealing, begging, excusing, tolerating. deny- ing myself needed comforts for your every whim and faney, just because your selfish ego instead of common sense dominates your personality, and thinking, and requests.” Great Falls (Washington) Leader. INTERPRETING THE NEWS Fear of dictatorship keeps France hopping By HARVEY HUDSON Assoclated Press Staff Writer The turbulent events of the Iast 10 days In Parts and Algeria have put the spotlight on the French political system which has resulted in 86 gover ments since the Second World War, This article from Parle explains the aystem, _Thoe memory of two Napoleons has been the dominant principle of Trench political fe for the last 00 years. Napoleon twice selzed power jn France and ruled the nation with a firm hand for 10 yoars before he was forced to abdicate In 1814, Some 30 years Jater his nephow, Napoleon Hy, took over in a coup, ‘ These two experiences seem to have decided the French people for ever against any kind of atrong or personal government. To guard against a recurrence, the power in France during both the third (1870-1040) and fourth (since 1047) republics has been vdated in par Nament. The executive arm, called the Council of Minijaters or cabinet, is voted into office by the National Assembly and can be voted out when- over’ n majority of ithe députion Wish. * ‘Tho 606 nasombly doputten Are divided among a6 partlog ak varled--and changing--In policy eng tho golors of the rainbow. Thely difficulty 4in making up thelr collective mind haw: led: to unending confurion. * ince the Second World War the average Jifo-of a anblyot haa been a ttle over alx ~ months, Tho assembly now Includes 143 Communists and about 30 Poujadists who are in systematic opposition to anything the government pro- poses, Take out the Communists and Poue jadists, ancl any prospective premier has a field of about 400 deputies—ranging from soctalists to right-wing iIndependents—-in which to find a workable majority of about 326 supporters, Inclusion of half a dovzon different polltical parties In one cabinet has often led ta timid action or Inaction. Why so many parties? It’s all part of Frenoh tradition of having partles to represont various froupaA. Some of the parties are separated only by amall nuanees of politicnl outlook. Two of the big parties, the Socialists 07 deputies and MRP 78 are split by one explosive Issye—the grant, Ing of state funds to church achools, The mult}-party ayatem i" oncournged by tho proportional representation election system, A department county may be allotted five dopu- tlos, These flvo seats are thon partitioned out necording to the share of the vote cach party gots. Almost nover doas one party wot all the sonta from a departmont. Zach Important son mont of poliical opinion gets something, - There has been much agitation in ‘yocent yours for a change In the pronortionol roproe Koyitation syatem, But parliament nover has beon able Lo agres on any now ayatem. Opponents of chango point out France has used no loss than five different systema alnce 1870, but none produced governmental stability, ie" af - ' All aboard |“ By G, FE. MORTIMORE 600 There are few towns so poor- . spirited that they cannot 550 516,000 JOBLESS claim something that is the . only, the biggest, the smallest 500 IN MID-APRIL —or precisely the most middle- 8.6% OF LABOR FORCE slzed one of its kind. Prince Rupert has not yet achieved any superlatives, but {t has British Columbia's only- publicly-owned telephone sys- tem and the only) mayor in Canada ever to be elected while on strike—Peter Lester, who was financlal secretary to Local 708, International Bro- therhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers on strike ngainst the Columbia Cellu- lose Co. when the voters sent him to City Hall. He still works for Columbia Cellulose as an Instrument mechanic. After hours and on time off he re- ports for duty as mayor, clad in a work shirt with open collar, a living symbol of the pleasant informality of: this northern Pacific seaport. Prince Rupert is also ‘the home of Prank Calder, who became the first and only native Indian ever to be elect- ed to o legislature in Canada. Calder, -an ex ~ fisherman from the village of Greenville on the Nass River, graduated from Anglican Theological College in Vancouver, Before he could be ordained, the CCF induced him to run for Skeena constituency. He was elected. In the next election, how- ever, a rising Social Credit tide swept him from his seat. ‘Now working as o bookkeep- er in B.C. Packers’ Sunnyside ecannety just up the Skeena River from Prince Rupert, the sharp-witted and personable Calder makes no'‘secret of the fact that'‘he hopes to get the CCF nomination for next elec- tion. And he hopes to win. “They pulled the last one - when most of the fishermen were out fishing,”. he ‘sald. “I lost by only 94 votes.” . ‘If the federal election is an : indicator, Caldey. should stand a-good chance. Predominantly a working. man’s town, Prince Rupert sent Frank Howard ‘tb Ottawa in defiance of numer- ous painted signs on the side- walks warning the electorate: “Don't vote CCF.” The blue-collar town stays on such good terms with capi- talism, nevertheless, that city fathers spent a chunk of the taxpayers’ money on a survey of timber near Prince Rupert, and persuaded .Bast. Indian in=._ terests to open’a ‘big sawmill =: on the site of the old drydocl:; — Closing of the dock a few years ago was a heavy blow, The new. sawmill should help give the town the industrial diversity which it needs, En* tire mixed cargoes of canned fish and lumber will be able to load here for the Panama Canal and Britain. At present, Prince Rupert canned salmon goes south in small vessels and has to be trans-shipped at Vancouver. The only ships that load here now take on whole car- goes of Port Edward pulp or whole cargoes of grain at the government elevator. Various types — of business feed on one another. There is strength in diversity. In the affalrs of cltles, as In the af- fairs of individuals, success hag a cumulative effect, Another game When one player who Is a billion dollars ahead in an in- international poker game starts to make new rules Ilm- {ting the ability of hls oppon- ent to Improve his cards, is It any wonder that the other player begins to feel it would be a good idea to hedge his bets by playing in another fame as well? That, In anything but diplo- matic language, Is why the Canadian government spons- sored a Commonwealth trade and econonile .. conference which Js belng held In Mon- trenl next September, Rt, A. Farquharson, coun- sellor of the Canadian Em hassy, Washington, D.C, in an address to the Ceorge- THOUSANDS _ WARM-WEATIIER JOB PICK-UP—Unemployment in Canada has dropped from its winter peak as warm weather has opened up more farm jobs. Government estimates show that at April 19 a total of 516,000 were out of jobs and seeking work. The April figure was 74,000 lower than the estimate of 600,000 jobless in March which was a post-war record. The graph traces the monthly fluctuation In the numbers of the unem- ployed through 1956, 1957 and early 1958. It is based on the monthly survey of the Dominion Bureau of Statistles. The April estimate of jobless is still far ahead of the 306,000 esti- mated as out of work in April, 1957, (CP Newsmap) Victoria Report ... by J. K. NESBITT © VICTORIA-~-There’s not much doing, politically speaking, around the Legislative Buildings these splendid days of early summer. The politiclans opposed to Mr. Bennectt’s government, who had hoped the Premier might panic and call a provincial gen- eral election this year, have pretty well made up their minds there won’t be an election until 1960, as the Premier put himself out to announce, and repeat severa! times, the last week of the recent session. That’s a long way off, 1960, but, just the same, the enemies of Social Credit are girding their political loins as best they can —just in case! Quite a number of private MLA’s have been to the capital in recent days, on business for their constituents. Mr. Uphill of Fernie spent some days here, looking chipper as ever; he’ll be 84 next month. He particularly hammered away, this visit, al Highways Minister Gaglardi to get a new bridge on a highway in Fernie riding. Mr. Gaglardi said he'd look after it all right, have no worries about that, Tom, but wise old Tom had Mr. Gaglardi put it in writing, and sign it. “God bless you, Phil,” said Mr. Uphill. Mr. Uphill, you see, being wise after these many ycars as an MLA, 38 years, remarkable record, knows that a cabinet minister likes a little soft soap now and theh, same as anyone else. . .CCF Mr. Gargrave of Mackenzie called at the Buildings, on . the eve of - ‘taking off for University of California ‘to enroll in summer courses in criminology and town planning, an odd mix- ture it sounds, but shows that versatility of young Mr. Gar- grave's mind and interests. Mr. Gargrave has just completed two years of higher education at Victoria College, in the Autumn will go to UBC. He is, you see, on the long, hard road he hopes will lead him into the law. Premier Bennett felt our history very close to him when, at a recent gathering of the B.C. Historical Assoclation, of which he’s a member, he sat with 18 of the descendants, into the sixth generation, of James Douglas, the founder of Victoria and the father of British Columbia. Chetwynd, B.C. is the new name of Little Prairie, B.C., a stop on the PGE extension into our wonderful Peace River country. Chetwynd. is named after Hon. Ralph Chetwynd, one of Mr. Bennett’s cabinet ministers, who died in April last year. Mr. Chetwynd, a pleasant genial gentleman, was MLA for Cariboo. He had much to do with mapping the PGE extension into the Peace. This time 100 years ago, rough-and-tumble Victoria was fill- ed with miners bound for the Fraser's banks of gold, rang with much nolse, as we realize when we read in The Victoria Gazette: - “Boat bullding—quite a large number of row boats are being constructed.on our wharves and in ‘French. Ravine,’ just back of Johnson Street, to navigate Fraser and Thompson Rivers, many miners preferring to start from here tn thelr frall boats to taking the steamer at present prices. The steamer Surprise-—the only steamer on the route—-is charging $20 fare to Fort Hope, and {s unable to accommodate all applying for tickets, even at that rate, The cost of building a small-sized boat, capable of carry- Ing a party of six or cight persons, is about $100, depending an glaze and finish. There are probably now more than 100 in the course of construction at the present writing, within five min- utes’ walk of our office.” ee ERR RNS pe CNR pine Sm nee So te et ee eee Going to bat From The Hamilton Spectator It is always rash to sow the | of Michigan Tech arrived ecar- seeds of mischlef In students, | "ying Uttle bags, which might Over In Hancock, Mich., the | have contained popcorn, hut . . ’ didn't. 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