ice OS \ . XLVII, No. 105 not PEN ap gem Wa a ak PR IER pgm’ ‘important ' graduates told The salaries that members of the 1958 Booth Mem-' otial High school graduating class earn, in, five e year Ss are Of. absolutel: ly no importance whatsoever in comparison. with ultimately ‘achieving © happiness the next ana gig ae keg ia and success, the 52 graduates were told at Commence- ment Exercises at the high Speaking to the Grade 12 orl dents as they sat on the stage of the high schoo! auditorium was! P, T. Sampson, secretary-treas- urer of District 80 school board: at Kitimat. “The tatk nowadays is of se-| curity but security can only be} found in the hearts and = the mind and in the inner convic-' school Friday night. . Mr. Sampson said ‘that suc- eess comes “only as a result of hard’ work and application to duly ‘and opportunity often comes only from always doing more than the task of the mo- ment demands.” In his opening remarks Mr. tion that you can hold your end; (Sampson told the students they happens may be,” up whatever wherever you Sampson said. Success docs not mcan money, the guest speaker told the grad- yates and nearly 600 gucsts. “Success lies in doing things: knowing yourself, your well, In being something and in: Occasion . | Goodbye to ‘school friends whom | and: were about to. enter the adult Mr.' world greater freedom. ‘of lesser control and “Graduation,” he said, “is one of the important milestones in| It ts also a sad | lives... .a time of goodbyes. } “You will not achieve success: you have Known and liked for by watching the clock for quit- ting time or by pennies in your pay envelope or, bound to break up. years counting the! Goodbye to the gang which is but will never forget, Goodbye to by devoting too much attention | the security of the classroom and to your date Ife.” goodbye to the teaching staff.” Parents try to give students key Looking at the education the; graduates hada reeeived, Mr, Sampson suid that they had heen given it for the purpose of conditioning the students to ac- cept and to carry on Western elvifization, He anid that adulls acting through the teachers had tried to give students the keys to the vast store of knowledge and por- ception whieh “Is our inhori- toneo” "The keys are readiness, abll- {ly and willingness to learn, to imnk and to appreciate. They area dovelopment of the Intel- Nyence so that wae vaico and the eye, the pen and the hand be- come the servants and not mas- ters of the mind.” "He wuld that “we have also tried to show you something of the challongos and satisfactions of Hfe, to glve you courage and onthuslasm for the greatest ad- venture known fo mankind— Hifo." My, fampson sald that “this may Be uw blgh-sounding de- wer phion of your edcuoation but wheter ms NOW...in 1 tablet daily ‘O Vitamins +12 ttinerals arg (REXALL ‘SUPER PLENAMINS "Sh ‘vitamins with known requis Wants plus vital sineralel van BO, $2.58 72's, SANG 14's, $88 ORMES DRUGS LTD. Sree oh ees ok ap Om: Monnet as nem amen Ce pete a ee De it has been the driving forte be- hind the parents who have sent you to school; behind the teach- ers who have striven to educate you and behind the taxpayers who have footed the bill," He said the meuns of’ educa- tlon was much criticlzed today and ednueators must guard against orrar and seek improve. ment, Ab the same time they should guard against ‘excessive eritielsm, Mr, Sampson sated Unit he was oducated on Latin granmmer and In his day that was bitterly eriti- clued, "People thought thal we would be much better off {ff wo learn. od something useful ko indus trial arta ar home ecenomiles. Now we hear home economies Js a frill and we should) concen- trate on academte subjects renin, He snld that peoplos' minds are different Just as thelr bodies are difforeng and difforent peo- ple learn best if they study dll- foront subjects, Modern education ra offer. ed here at Booth Momorlil Mlgh school Is the best the older generation Is witllog to pay for, Perhaps we oan ime prove It; perhaps the sput- Wiles loll us we have to improve ity but education will sult re- talu tin present = obsoatives, though I may seal ta attain them more quiekly and by dif. forent mens," (Continued on pniye 4) Soo NO EASY | ‘e'%9 Any y - Re ae eT art ating’ class:of 1958 are shown graduation, banquet in high school auditorium Saturday night... More than 160 parents and graduates attended the banquet © w at which Shirley Kurdziel said grace; ‘Alan Campbell gave the toast to the Queen; Kenneth Specht gave the toast ‘to the parents, to which Mrs. Kenneth Lindseth gave the toast to the teachers with Miss Eva Cavalier responding; Shannon Pallant gave the toast to the . PTAs and Mrs. Henry Lindseth responded: John Lambie gave. the toast to District 52 school Scott responding; teacher Gordon Galderwood gave the toast to the graduates and Buddy Nauman responded. Derek Allen was toastmaster, Full list of graduates is on Page 3. FIFTY- TWO MEMBERS of Booth Memorial High school gradu- Pea era wu eye van P PA Pe reas - Published at Canada’ s Most Strategic Pacifié. Port —_ And Key to ‘the Great Northwest PRINCE RUPERT, ‘B. C., MONOAY, MAY 26, 1958 | “PRICE TEN: CENTS. above in photo taken -after. * Anderson responded; Camille board with chairman W: J. * —Photo by Chandler’s Studio. be . T. SAMPSON tone “hadiresses graduates Speeder lined Stanley Wayne Fielding was fined $25 or In default of pay- ment sentenced to 10 days in jail when he pleaded guilty before Magistrate E, T. Applewhaile in city police court this morning to va charge of exceeding the specd | limit on Eleventh Avenue. The: magistrate also recommended a- three-month Heence suspension, Cuse against Willian Rody was adjourned until Thursday on request by the Crown when ody pleaded not guilty to a speeding charge, Adjourned without plea was the trial apuinst Jerry Oulette and Otto Jensen for supplying an Indian with Hquer, A Bruce Brown is appearing for the Crown, W. N. Poole is defence counsel for Jenson, ; AOR TET mee rene at caer erm he Semen mye ee! ome Brass funeral set tomorrow Funeral for Linda Oliva Brass who ded Friday in Prinee Rue pert Gonornl Hospital will be held at 2 o'clouk tomorrow alter- noon tron Terguson Funeral Home, Rev. Ivan 8. Gamble of. Clelathayg. The decenused, four yonrs old, was the daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Poter Bross, 1968 Overlook Street. She ls survived by a brother John and on sister Pat feta Any, hoth of Princo Ru- per ene aoe ene vert Bent Sa-IE HUOHE HEN emgoRmeReRONaRE H etree fon ttt No sales today on exchange. No sales ware reported = at Prince Rupert TMaltbut | Ex change this morning, Only delivery was the “Sip. vals" 25,000 pound Inndlog at Princo Rupert Mshernen’s Juveniles ‘court this ‘afternoon in: connec- tion’ with ‘an outbreak of van- dalism. Saturday night during which car and house windows were smashed, tires slashed and one car driven away without the owner's consent. RCMP said today several charges were contemplated against three boys under the age of 18 who are believed -re- sponsible for three separate in- cidences of wanton damage within about two hours Satur- day night. Most damage was suffered by Thomas Barber, of 229 Ninth Avenuc West, .when his car, parked on Wantage Road, was broken into through a window, 'a-camera taken out and smash- ed on the road, and the air Ict out of the tires. Windows were also broken Jn a car belonging to Mrs. Dorothy ‘McLeod, 106 Wantage Road, and in the bedroom of a house at Pipeline Road, occupied by Axel Olson. Finally, a car owned by David Knight of 416° Fourth Avenuc East was taken from its park- ing space without Mr. Knight's consent, | meena renet SEVEN DROWN ROCKPORT Tex. Wy -- Strug- gles of a drowning child drew 10 rescuers off a sunny beach late Sunday and seven persona perished, including the ttle girl the others tried to save. “Three juveniles were sched-| »* uled ta be charged in city police out rain. At least 60 persons, supporters. ame menreesweinnente arena By The Canadian Press. Canada closed the weekend with 29 dead in accidents. At least 17 were killed on the road, eight were drowned, - one burned to dath and three were. asphyxiated. . s- + TORONTO @—A hospital interne “said two persons ‘died and at least 12 others were in critical condition today after. fire filled a west-end nursing home with suffocating smoke. , ranging in age from 75 to 85, were carried: from the nursing home by firemen, nurses’ ‘and police. PARIS. : — The long- -awaited call to: ‘Gen, Charles de Gaulle to return to the leadership of France came. from the powerful Conservative party ioday. Party leaders said they will ask President Rene Coty to call a meeting of all non-Communist party leaders to consider the formation of a de Gaulle government. NICOSIA, Cyprus (Reuters)-—Communist-led labor unions — today began a 24-hour strike throughout Cyprus to protest against a new wave of right-wing violence against left-wing ALGIERS, Algerian (Reuters)—The French aircraft carrier Lafayette, accompnnied by three destroyers, arrived today at Bone in eastern Algeria, navy officials here announced. It left Malta for an undisclosed destination Sunday. Report in Friday's edition of The Dally News that George Ed- ward Grant was fIned $50 for speeding In a school zone was in- correct, Grant, 22, was convicted Thursday on a charge of tmpair- ed driving and was fined $50. The man who pleaded gullty Friday to speeding in a school zone was John Nemeth, of 1007 Third Avenue West, who was finod $25, Posalbilities of Increasing hos- pital revenue by Introducing a new room differential system, 14 under study by the ftnanece com- mittos of the Prince Rupert General Hospital board, The committee is expected to recommend placing a modified charge on private and seml- privato wards for pationts who ans bo admitted to over- crowded public wards, Hospital board at its monthly moobtlng Friday asked the Mne ance conmitteo to prepare & yecommendation on room dif- forontinls for the noxt board mealing. . 2o-Oporativg vasoulation, pe bea a Prete ht Action was takon aftor J, D. yd) ay ey ih vy VN soba Beak as hgh ih YAS ALE a MAA A att ot ob McRno, chairman of tho finance commitice, reported the hos- pital'’a deficit had rison by $4,017 in April to a total 1068 dofteit t) of $16,458, and suggested charg- Ing all pationts occupying elther of tho two uppor-class wards, Curront rate for soml-private wards is $3 a day and for private wards $8 a day, but: pntionts ac- commodated In these wards be- cause public wards aro (Mled are charged no difforontial, Mr. MoRao proposed a maxl- mum foo of 815 for private wards rogardloss of duration of the stay, -In arguing his caso, Mr. Me- Rao charged that many people woro taking advantage of the a f ad _ oF ae pled baie Awe et Hospital board finance committee to study room differential payment hospltal’s. plight. by asking for public wards in the full know- ledge that they would be placed In private rooms, , Wospital administrator Ed- ward Knight supported Mr, Me~ Rao in this contention. | “It Js bocoming widespread knowledge that all you have to do to gob a somt-private ward Is to say that you havo no monoy,” Mr. Knight sald. Dally occupancy of the hos- pital in April was: 98.8 por cont on the avorage, administrator Ndward: Knight reported. Avor- nage of pationts* por day is allghtly. above Inst your's lg ures, 1451 tp eb a at ai Cet tag i Nala inelita tenis O is Jlems onthe spot: district as’ ‘forests crackle with dryness "following 29. days, with- wo - Endorsation: of the: mayor’ meeting of the City. Council... clerk- comptroller: R. W.” Long, “Imet with Premier Bennett for} three hours last Wednesday, told | ~ }The Daily News today that Mr. Bennett and. most of. the 11-]. member cabinet agreed to. come to Prince Rupert. during. the city’s B.C.. Centennial celebra- tions, probably. on July 28. ‘The mayor, Mr. Murray and Mr. Long met with the premier and Minister of Education Leslie Petersen for a _ discussion . of school costs and how they. had artected District 2 school dis- rict Mayor Lester ‘sald that. some progress had been’: made and. that he would report -in full to the City Council tonight. He said that tho visit of.Mr.|. Bennett and the cabinet would ‘portunity to present problems to the cablnet so that the govern- ment members could obtain first-hand information while on the spot. The ‘mayor said that while the premicr was up-hero he could possibly be persuaded to open the new Museum of Northern British Columbia, It is hoped that the cabinet membars can be divided into dif- ferent groups so that they can be shown various loca) projects which come under thelr individ- ual jurisdiction, such as Oliver Lake, Salt Lakes Park, the can- nery road, District 52 schools, Highway 16 and other problems. The mayor sald that detalls of the official visit will be left in the hands of Mr. Murray and &, T, Applewhaite, spocial assistant to the clork-comptroller, A ten- tative program will be lald out as s00n as direction has beon givon by Cannell, Mr, Murray sald this morning that the cabinet’s proposed via will bo the second of its Kind. The cabinet has already mot outside Victorla whon i visited Nanaimo recently, The MLA sald that aftor visit- ing Prince Rupert, Premier Ben- nett and the cablnot will roturn to Victoria but lator in the. yoar will hold mooting & In Prinee Coorge and also Ih the Kooten- ays, In this way ho ‘sald, the gov ornmont will bo ablo to obtain firatehand information of tho \ pel “ot a ne at Att NY a Pols Cus ae wed 5 give various city groups an op-|. in a motor vehicle accident éarly | Sunday morning Just: this: ‘side | of the summit: on. Highway. : 16, " a action is. ‘expected ‘at tonight's “The B.C. forest service ‘here estimates theré” are : about: 1,400 men on the fire lines along with hundreds of pieces of wo havy equipment. More than 24,000 - acres are ablaze. ™ , Mayor Lester, who with’ MLA: ‘the city ‘| William 0° Murray” ‘and city} William R. Tipton; of 146 Avenue East, went into. the ditch | ” Mr. Muredy’sald that it Car damage $300 mora Damage dg. estimated fab. $300, ‘19 miles from ‘Prince. Rupert.’ Port Edward ROMP. report’ a late-model: car ° belongt ng “to. Sixth | when It hit loose gravel travel~ ling towards Prince, Rupert, | The Canadian. ‘Natlonal 'g8:. “Prince George” ‘arrives. here ot. 8:30. tomorrow morning on ‘her . first, trip of .summer cruises to Alaskan ports. . Here until noon, the: ‘Yossol colobrates her’ 10th. annivaraaty on the B.C, coast, rs WEATHER— | Sunny today. and, ‘Tuesday . with a, few. cloudy. periods, Yog and low cloud drifting | onshore. overnight clearing befora noon Tuosday.: Little » change in temperature. Light winds > froqu Aently , Yeashing northwest 20: guaty, over open water. Low, te 0 : night pnd high Tuesday 48 and 1 t ' 1 Tuguday, May, a7, 1088 (Paeltig Btandarg ey a Nth Nn ini arous’ problems whilo in tho ave]: 4 if 4 cgpuigal oA pa? boos i oa . an ee gh mana any ‘ TIDES os s . High sever 83046 2 feob . * 90:46 10.4 feot Low’ treateeeet a: Ov vy . 18 6 b Tae at gf §. ' hey sti SA Chg ‘now, under. the. Taxation ’Equal-. {ization Act, plus: the. $28 home- ‘owners’. grant now in its second year, compare with taxes aid: din . 3. Mr. Bennett's: belief that: it Will be. - found that taxes have: ‘not. in- creased ithe same-proportion | as wages, the cost. of living: and other Telated. costs have climbed. i i ' 4