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PRINCE RUPERT DAILY NEWS =

_ An independent newspaper ‘devoted to the upbuliding

of Prince Rupert and Northern and Central British Columbia.

vie b . ot
‘ J. A member of The Canadian Press—Audit Bureau of wy
. i Circulation—Canadian Daily Newspaper Publishers Association ;
ae Published by The Prince Rupert Daily News Limited Do
oe oo ' JOHN F. MAGOR ,
aan ae ‘Presideft “
J. R. AYRES G. P. WOODSIDE

 

 

Editor General Manager
aoe Authorized -as ‘second iolasa amatl .by the -Post Office Department, Ottawa ,
: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1958 —_ mine
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‘CNR dock should be

HE accident on the Canadian
" National Railways deck at the foot
6f the Second Street ramp yesterday
ghould be sufficient reason for the
ENR to speed its June, 1959 deadline
$ox-eompletion of the dock removal. If
any skepties thought the CNR was
fooling when it said its dock was not
worth spending any more money on its
maintenance, yesterday's. incident in
which a $100,000 geological research
truck plunged through the weakened
planking into the water, should dispell
‘any doubts.

/ Granted, the truck and its equip-

ment weighed a tremendous amount |

and by freak of ireumstanees was

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‘A warning against the dangers in- |

“™“ volved through the use of faulty —
Christmas tree lights has been issued
iby, the headquarters of St. John
‘Athbulance.

Every Christmas, fatal accidents
‘are reported due to frayed wires and
‘amateur splices. Trees placed near
in an at-
rt pt to keep the tree moist can com-
plete a ground circuit and result in

~telectrocution.

“¢

The St. John group urges residents
‘to ‘abserve the Golden Rules of First
Aids which are:

AM aboard with

ce ee ronat

s+ Simple- -minded people. wonder-why Saanich
jiprned down sewers. The ‘municipality neéds
asewers. Saanich ,residents are always writing
‘6 the council complaining about foul effluenr
wunning in open ditches where
Blips And yet when the chance came to give the

1 keep Saanich clean, the voters said ‘‘No.”

- Simple-minded people ask “Why?” For
‘sanich citizens to vote clearly against their
oan interests, seems fairly close to lunacy. At
porher umes, people of Saanich, and othe~
yh aees too. have voted against schools and
other things that they obviously needed,

- They did so because all these things mean

mending money, and Saanich people are deés-

qperautely fond of a nickel. They are not the
wanly ones
x. Tf all “public spending projects were put

to the vate—-roads, bridges, schools, the sal-
“aries.of public employees--the people of Saua-
enich and other municipalities would say “no”
“time “and again.

And the same people grumbling beause the
“facilities are lacking, That's why I'm inclined
‘te think that referendums on urgently-nesded
“publit projects are foolish and useless. A great
muouny people, candidly, tive in hopes that some-
shody else will give them what they need, free
a chi The.

children play.

vIn.
HOoaAnead Sight tO a ‘Dar U OTA ace — ott

dismantled immediately
parked in a spot right between pilings. -

If there had been a collapse and the
truck had been parked three or four.
feet either way the truck -probably
would have been caught up on'the pil-
ings. However, there is nothing to
say that a similar accident could not
happen further along the dock, which
God forbid, could prove fatal to some-
one.

Eyery. preeaution should be taken
to make sure such a mishap does not
oecur and the CNR and other firms
located in the vicinity should expedite
the complete aiemoval of the ancient
dock and make arrangements for
alternative facilities.

Care urged with use of lights on trees

e ‘Do things fast, quietly, with-
out fuss or. panic.

@ Arrest severe bleeding.’

@ Give artificial respiration if

breathing has ceased. 8

@ Guard against shock or treat
for shock by moving casualty as little
as possible.

@ Do not attempt to dotoo much.

@ Do not remove clothing un-
necessarily.

@® Arrange fordoctor, fire res-
cue. crew, or ambulance, ‘as neéded. *

Learn First Aid, it may save your’:

life, or the life-of your loved’ ones.

G. E. Mortimore |

. Who says. whether or not. we., are. to, admit .

B new ‘word<to the-languagé? "= fen be eS

In France, they have an academy which
hands down official rulings. In Britain ani

_the’ United. States, the job is assigned to the

scholars who compile dictionaries: :

to private enterprise.

A colleague reports that a car spotlight
on sale at an automotive supply store had the
following message in tis directions for use...

‘with gizmoes for precise adjustment.”

The same message was repeated in’ French.
The’ word “gizmo,” as far as I can find, has
not yet been admitted to any dictionary,

I suppose it means a control device—a knob,
switch or lever. Perfectly good words already
existed to describe these things.

However, “gizmo” has an exotic, outer-space
sound to it. If Oxford and Webster dceide tiv
admit the word, under sponsorship of the
Canadian General Electric Co., it should be
an ornament to the rich collection of flotsam
and jetsam of the world’s languages which
we eal) Enplish,

However, one thing bothers me. Why should
more than one gizmo be spelled “@izmoes"?
My feeling is thal the plural should be no ‘“e"
in it.

Canadian General Electrie should set its
staff language experts ta work on this problem

 

 

“INTERPRETING THE NEWS

 

have to save trade pact

METHERAL

Conudinn Press Start Writer

¢

 'Top-level talks may

: Ky Y

a4

"A viporaus exhanpe between British anad

-Rreneh delepates on the question of who was

ethrenteninp whom brought this week's European

(ree trie nepothitions ta ap uncompromising,
halt The delepates now have biurely four weed:

oT ret down to business,

*efore reassembling January 15 for another

‘Yoeetinge oof the Orpantwation for Eurapean

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ryan MORE SHAN JO yours New Wertyminater's

Maurice Boddugion ententulned on the Amer:

riewn oatere and Canodjan radio. During Mat
“ane he hae kept om verapboal ane from it
‘he ddypus anecdotes one atories for his weedy
CHO radia show “Yad Berapbool” heard every

duanaday.

Keononte Co-operation, they must devise some
formula the interests of the six members of
the newly-formed Common Market with those
af their dH) OBE: partners,

Tt they fall, the new year may see the
outhrenk of trade warfare between the two
contending graups, a development that almast
ll the countries concerned view a6 a) grave
threat ta the prosperity of the area,

Princes, Itidy, Weat Germany and the Ben-
elux countries liave formed themselves into
the Common Market which poes into effoet

Junnory id. This eastoms union will progressively
Hberuiige trade pmone its members and erect
hocomimon tori f wall against the outside warld.

Hut in doing so, they have introduced an
ement of trade discriminavon against the re-
mitiindnpg 2 ORC members that violates the
aptrlt of thot organization,

The main problem js to overcome French
fears of tbe consequences of @ wholesale Jower-
inp of ber trade baders on an.economy long

geared to oa high-tariff policy.
Yer Common Market partners have ox-
presied willingness to jain in a wider free

trode area. But despite visible shuns of annoy.
nnee ub Preneh fotronaleence, they have made
clenr that thelr first layalty la te the Common
market.

At unfortunite bypraduet af the diapute
hos been a marked inerease In tension betwean
Britain mod Franee,

Uritain's forthright warning hin waek that
phe will be foreed to talce retaliatory niaiaures
unlean (he diserniniingtory features of the Gom-
wien Market ore removed has angered Sranch-
men whore recent upnurge of nationaltatie
apirit makes them sentive te any sunpaation
of nagotiating iider prenure,

Jt moy well take a top-level moating -be-
tween Prime Minister Meomllan and Gen. de
Gaulle to restore the entente eardide and
open fhe wiry to nueceuiful take next month,

 

Meike

By STAN ROUGH. .
Round Up for 1958
‘In :looking ‘back: over‘ the
past yenr I would like to thank
a number of people who jhelp-

 

ed’ ‘produce 56 ‘columns: for .

“Time and Place’. The list of
contributors is an, imposing
one, Wiggs O’Neil, Smithers;
Mrs, -E. -N.. Whitlow, Usk;
Enoch R. L. Jones, Sr, San
Franciseo; Gordon ‘Robinson,

Kitamaat. Village; Mrs. Beth ©

Varley, Vernon; Sperry Cline,
Vancouver; J. T. Madill,.Kit-
imat; Een Brumley, Montreal:
the late Charles Durham, ‘Usk:
and Gordan ‘Cronk, of Kit-
imat.:

“Preservation of Historical

“Sites:

Near Old Hartley Bay 49
miles down Douglas Channel
are a number of rock carvings.
These. carvings -are on: “rocks
presumably of volcanic origin,
lie on the beach below the
high tide mark. Most of the
rocks on which the carvings
appear face shoreward and
are on racks approximately 8
feet by 3 feet by 3 feet, This
area should be definitely set
aside ‘by the “Provincial Gov-
ernment as an historical site.

‘ Kitselas Canyon: , |

The are2 on both sides,
above and below the Kitselas
Canyon,.should be ear-marked
not only as an historical site,
but as a future camp-site and
picnic grounds. There are six
standing totem poles, on; the
railroad side of the Canyon,
plus six poles on the’ ground,
and. four short poles: ‘on the
top ‘of- a cut bank above “the
railroad track, near the. first
tunnel]. On the opposite side of
the river are the ruins of. an
old Indian community house,
and two totem poles beyond
restoration, on the ground.
There are many salmon stor-
age pits and. -several. rough
stone markers. This should be
a profitable area. for the eX-
cavation of Indian relics. On
the bench overlooking | the
Canyon the two . graves, - sur-
rounded by cedar fence, ina
remarkable state of preserva-
tion, but the supports of the
grave houses have rotted away,
‘and the building: has’ fallen
to one side. -

One stone . reads: Ey
memory of Maria Ellwitt died
_ August 1883—aged 40 years.
..For«several- years: a Christian.
She-rests’ in’ peace.” The other
stone, of which only one’ ‘half
is in evidence “reads simply:
_ “J. Fisher, Victoria.” ~

This is an, historic spot, as

—Gannda,- ‘perhaps_the job. will be left the—articles—whiech—have—ap--——-

peared or will appear in this
colunin by Mrs. E. M.- Whitlow,

the late Charles Durham,
Wiggs O'Neil and Enoch R.
L.. Jones-,Sr., “will indicate.

Kitselas was in many ways
the key of the Skeena, from
the coast as.far as the Naline
People, Hudsons’ Bay Com-

pany, prospectors and railroad -

builders were concerned.

It is fortunate indeed that °

so much new material is
coming to light to suppli-
ment. that already recorded
by Dr. R. G. Large and.

Marius Barbeau famous Can-

adian anthopologist. °*
More Help Needed:

Aided by correspondents,
who have made contributions
regarding the history of this
section of the country, we in-
tend with their help to push
back the frontier, and make
our district more understand-
able to readers. You can help
by _writing me at Box 3529

“WILL vou BUY yourself a new pair of. “shoes | for (Christmas

 

 

 

 

or would you wather I gave. you the ‘boot?”

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- ment. without bod cause;

- Protection

From The Financial Post

Sumner H. Slichter, the not-
ed Harvard economist, urges
‘governments to take five steps
to protect union members
from the “abuses of oligarchy”
shown up by recent reyela-
tions of the ways in which. un-
jons are managed, .

Writing in the ‘Atlantic,
Slichter proposes:. (1) that
persons convicted of, felony be:

prohibited from holding un- -

jon office; (2).that unions be
required to hold “honest and
reasonable frequent” elec-
tions; (3) that unions and un-
ion officers be required to file
certain financial reports, with
penalties for omissions and
misrepresentations; (4) that
national’ unions be restricted
from depriving local unions
and districts - self-govern-
(5)

that governments provide an:
outside and neutral source of.

appeal for union members who

are disciplined by the union
Officers, so. that union mem-
bers can. feel free to criticize
the. officers and their policies.

The-proposals are emphati-.

 

e my ,
Biggest menace
oo From The
Kitchener-Waterloo Record
“You say you're a “moderate”
drinker: You never have more

- than a couple of highballs .at

a party. You're a “careful”
driver. ,

Now hear this, Mr. Moderate
Drinker. According to a U.S.
survey by the National Safety
“Council ‘you're ‘one of the big-
gest menaces on the highway
during the Christmas holidays.

Why?
genuine, blown-in-the-bottle
lush who weaves conspiciously
through traffic and can . be
avoided, you are a time bomb
‘who only explodes into irre-
sponsible driving .. conduct
when confronted with an
emergency.

Because unlike the’

 

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‘Canada’s first hospital, the

Hotel-Dieu, of Quebec, was es-

tablished in 1639, .

10 permanente treats pean

Main P.O, Kitimat, B.C. Your
communications I assure you
will be greatly appreciated.
Phe End of the Year:
10958 will seon come to an
end, To all readers and corres-
pondents may I take this op-
portunity of wishing you all a
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year, and above all a
Healthful New Year.

 

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WIE ALY

FOR FREE HOWE DELIVERY:
| HOWE:
4032

. .
for unions _
‘cally not designed :to destroy
unions or impair ‘their -effiec-
tiveness; Slichter pays tribute
to the rale-of unions in a: mod-
erm economy.
But he says the labor 3 smove-

. ment needs help in recovering |

from the blows it has suffered

as a result of the.efforts of.

‘crooks and racketeers to ex-

ploit unions for their own pri--

“vate purposes. His- advice is
sound, Labor leaders as well
as governments would do well

 

F rom. The i Telegram
The “ruling. of Chief Justice

. McRuer that: the careless driv-

ing ‘section of the Ontario

Highway Traffic: ‘Act is invalid —

attracts widespread public at-
tention. This is. because. .it

bears on public ‘concern about

the highway toll” and the, con-
‘efforts .of the author-
ities to make “the highways

‘safe by ‘regulation and deter-

rent action... | .
Chief. ‘Justice’ McRuer » has
ruled. that the provincial Jeg-
islation encroaches upon. the
sections of the Criminal Code
which deal with criminal neg-
Ngence, and is therefore. be-
yond the province's’ powers.

“A ‘summarization of the de- 7
. velopment. of. * criminal
‘he wrote, “would indicate - that
the. provincial legisiature has

law,”

been making an attempt to
amplify and round out the
matter of criminal: negligence
ag applied to’ the operation, of
vehicles.” ,

The decision. is” " being. ap-

--pealed by the Ontario attor-

Uf it is upheld, it
law

ney-general.
will Jeave a gap in the

' with respect to punishment of

drivers guilty of some degree
of negligence short of the de-
gree required ‘to convict on the
serious charge of criminal
negligence. It -will not mean
such offenders go scot-free,
for careless. driving involves a
specific offence, such as
speeding, going through a stop
sign of failing’ to "yield the
right of way.

- Attorney-General Kelso Ro-
berts has pointed’ out that
careless driving was formerly
covered by the Criminal Code.

p left i in “the. law” —

of: negligence - as “applied - to

s

Core, drawn up :in 1958".
' 1954, there is only ‘one: ‘degree

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SANA oe tne

ariving: manslaughter,. which
involved .achigh degree of neg-
ligences: dangerous — driving,
which ‘the courts held-to in-
volve a lesser ‘degree of negile..
gence; and.
which ‘the courts. regarded’ as
involying oa lesser: degree; “wots
negkgence than the. other two.
Under ‘the’ new Criminal

hind

of ‘negligence—crlminal : adit
ligenct..... Causing  death® “hy..

criminal’ ‘négligence’ is - subjects

to maximum sentence of : HEE
imprisonment; causing: bodily.

-jInjury by criminal. negligence:
4s. subject to maximum, sens:

tence of 10’ years; a*conviction:

on charge of eriminal negli-..
“.gehce is punishable. by up..to

five years. A person.is guilty.
of ‘criminal negligente if:

_shows “wanton or rockiless dis
regard” for the lives or sates,
ys et other persons:

nna
‘doubt many - persons.
charged: with careless driving:
under the ‘Highway . Traffic
Act could be. charged | .wita
“criminal negligence. ". In
practice, it is more difficult toy
get convictions on a serlons,

- charge than, yon a Jesser one,”

 

 

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rom The Edmonton Jourpal

we vt

Prisons
homes. Reformation atid re-
demption are paramount ¢oh-
siderations in a prigon systérmt
but the punitive and disciplirrs
ary element should not ™*be"

‘weakened. It is good to-have’
Mr. Fulton's assurance that
there is no intention: of

weakening it.

 

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