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Thursday, January 10, 1959.

THE TRIBUNE

Published every. Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C.
By The Tribune Publishing Co.
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Established 1931, Clive Stangce, Editor
Authorized as Second Class Mail py the Post Office Department, Ottawa

A Good Beginning

: If Monday night’s meeting of the Village Commissioners
is to be indicative of the ones to follow this year, we predict
ee taxpayers of Williams Lake can expect to see results in
1952.

The first meeting of the year is usually one of the quie-est,!
and it is understandable. This meeting is attended often by
several new commissioners who have to be brought up to date
on the work that has gone before, and adding to this the
problem of organizing the board into a workable unit for the
year ahead, very little more is accomplished.

: From Another Viewpoint _

“GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES COST TAXPAYER” >
(in the Vernon News)

of Labor, and thelr arguments woula
scem to be well merited.

The annuities branch, under the
proposed legislation, is to he expand.
ed in scope and will actively compete
with the insurance companies, The
major difference and the cause for
complaint is that the costs of the
government scheme are not borne by.
those insured. The taxpayers foot the
bill for the operating costs, said to
be about $800,000 annually: and
mueh higher under the contemplated
expansion. :

business written each year is for the
protection of wationals of other
nountries.

The companies are also a substan-
tial part of the Canadian financial
structure. The millions of dollars of
premium money flowing in each
month must be invested. Part of this
z0es into developments. of benefit to
Canada as a whole. In Vernon, tor
instance, many thousands of dollars
have been and continue to be loaned

Canadians seem determined to
have more rather than less govern-
ment in their lives and affairs. We
have not the slightest objection to
the government offering a fine sys-
tem of annuities to Canadians who
wish to prepare for their final years,
but we do believe that the general
taxpayer should not be called upon
to pay part of the cost. Thatimatter
of hauling the taxpayer in to pay

-trustees (particularly rural ones) may live at peace with

attitude was perhaps best expressed in the words of
Commissioner Johnson, who said “Why let the thing lie until
another meeting. If we're going to do anyting about it let’s
handle it now.”

There are lots of problems that the commissioners can
face with a like attitude and they will find the townspeople
will afford them every support in their endeavors.

When the time comes to look back on the accomplishments
of this new board at the end of 1952, we hope that this first
meeting was more than just a promise of action.

From Us to You for ’52

It’s still early enough in the New Year to extend several
individual wishes to various public groups in town and others.

To the Village Commission — May you have no trouble
with the water system during 1952 and may you find a way to
make it fit to drink in the months of summer heat. May ali
the taxpayers rush in before the deadline and pay up witnout
a murmer and when the village treasury is full we hope you'll
give some thought to a Playground and perhaps a small park.

To the School Board — may your efforts to have more
classroom facilities and better courses available in District 27
be crowned with success and may the powers-that-be find some
way of paying for the work besides the land tax — that all

their neighbors. :
To the Federal Department of Public WorkS — May your
‘planners-in-charge-of-federal-buildings-for-small-towns’ beS

galvanized into sudden action to the end that this year will be?

THE year our federal building actually comes into existence,

To the local detachment, RCMP; Cece Rhodes, postmaster;
telephone operators and subscribers, you can count yourself
in on the above. With a federal building Mr. Rhodes will be
able to look forward to Christmas; the bachelors in the police
force will have a Place to live, and we are bound to get a new.
telephone switchboard (the old one would fall to pieces if they
tried to move it).

To the Jaycees — may your membership increase with
carpenters and landscape gardeners to ease your job on the
beach — and may you get around to putting the eighth coat of
paint on the hospital chapel.

To the Board of Trade — just the hope gentlemen, that
you will continue to exist and grow again into a dominant force.

To Cariboo car owners — to you long-suffering travellers
40 miles of rebuilt Cariboo Highway, compliments of Hon.
E. C. Carson.

To the Stampede Association — another successful show
with a net profit of $2,000.

This could go on indefinitely, but there is the risk of it
getting very confusing. For example we might wish for the
ranchers, higher beef prices — and for the consumers,-lower
beef prices. So we’ll bow out of the picture before we break
our editorial neck trying to keep on both sides of the fence
at once.

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From fhe Face

ONE YEAR AGO
January 11, 1951

A motion to reduce the mill rate
on land and improvements taxes in
the village from 20 to 16 milis was
introduced by Commissioner C. H.
Poston. This move follows a substan-
tial jump in assessment of al! prop-
erty which becomes effectiv» this
year— Commissioner Alastair Mac-
kenzie again proposed that commis-
sioners turn back $209 4
pend, but again had no
the motion— Four of Canada’s top
ranking shuttle players scheduled to
appear here. Heading the bill are
Daryl Thompson and Lois Reid—
Although stili down from record-
Cariboo realized well over a million
breaking value of 1948, cattiemen of
and a half dollars from sale of stock
during the year— Opening of new
Oliver Theatre set for January 30th.
proceed to Canadiar Legion—
Stampeders lose out to Rivertown
squad 6-4 in most exciting hockey
game of season— Gordon Fox, weil
known bank official, transferred 10
Calgary branrh of Bank of Con=}

mpree-— Jenn Andersan again ieads
commissioners as chairman- i
George Mayfield elected p:

Hospital Auxiliary— New prcsiden:
of United Chureh Ladies’ Guild is
Mrs. V. Imhott—

hood district celebrates first green
Christmas in forty years— Stressing
need of a combined museum and
centre of tourist information in Wil-
liams Lake, Dr. A. H. Bayne aypeal-
ed to Junior Chamber of Commerce
to make it a reality—
FIVE YEARS AGO
January 9, 1947
One large stampede centrally lo-
cated at Williams Lake instead o!
small stampedes spread over several
months of the summer was tie con-

Nature
Scrapbook .. .

Reforestation

Since a good cone crop ocenrs only
once every four or five years, suffi-
cient’ seed must be secured. to last
over the years when there is little
or no crop. During a good year B.C.
Forestry men must collect 10,000
bushels of Douglas Fir cones within
a fourgweek period in the fall,

Insect Eaters

The Nuthatch builds its uest in
the decayed trunks of trees so that
its young may eat the Insects that
flodrish in this habitat.
Flour from Wood

Wood flour is made trom ‘inely
ground sawdust, and is used in mak-
ing inlaid linoleum, plastics, and
other commercial products. It also
serves as an absorbent permitting
explosives to be transported and
handled with a minimum of danger,
and is an example of how science
and industry are working wo get
greater use from our forests.
Useful Bark

Real cork is made from tie cork
oak tree, but a promising new cork
substitute may be obtained froin
Douglas fir bark. Tannin, used in
the processing of Jeather, comes
irom the bark of the hemlock, sev-
era] oaks, and other trees, Cascara
bark supplies a valuable drug. From
redwood bark is derived insulating
wool and fibres for weaving cr felt-
ing fabrics,

Forests Re-Grow

After logging and controlled burn-
ing of slash, seed from marginal
timber, patches of seed trees, and in-
dividual scattered trees will p-oduce
seed to provide a new forest on ap-

Gas and Electric Washing Machines

Mrs. Willa Stey. P

census of opinion at meeting of War an:
Memorial Society— Eight local boys
are taking flying lessons with Vara-
matta Airways at Williams Lak
They are Cookie Hodgson, Dan At-
kins, Wilf Hodgson, Francois Mac-
alister, Joe Gillis, Tod Lee, Ken
Campbell and Jack Hodgson- - Store
space between Borkowski’s Mens-
wear and Tony's Leather Shop being
converted into beauty shop tor Mr.
and Mrs. J. Hunt— Four parties
sent into field to make surveys i con-
nection ith PGE extension into
Peace River have completed work—
Store, stock of good valued at $15,-
900, also garage and new truck and
home and contents of Mr. aad Mrs.
L. Krause of Soda Creek completely
destroyed hy fire— New owners of
Lakeview Hotel plan to. remodel
present cafe as well as addition to
present hotel—
TEN YEARS aGo
January 12, 1942

A three-shift, 24 hour telesraph
and telephone service will be estab-
lished at Williams Lake as soon as
@ are all brought into the office.

James who has been gperiting

tor such long term expansion as
dwellings and industrial buildings.

of the Tribu ne Sante Canadian association of com-

ment the proposed expansion o? the

this and that deficit tor scheme after
scheme is’ the sad feature of govern-
ment in business. And it’s- an ex-
pensive feature, too.

nies is protesting to the govern-

There are 225 teachers of law in

nuities branch of the Department | Canada.

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f 150 Mile House office will ussist
- Barber of the local office—- James
X. J. Brown, pioneer of 50 years or

Over by I.T. Stages— Mrs. Kea Rife
feturned as, president of G.riboo
eae Club— Miss. Winnifrea
Mary Kinyig, formerly of Williams
Lake, becomes: bride of Sett savelin
First skating party of season en-
joyed on Williams Lake—

i TWENTY YEARS AGO

{ January 13, 1

Lifting for once that veil of mys-
tery which shrouds all secret socie-
the local Elks admitted the pub-
¢ to their meeting in Oliver Theatre
when newly appointed officers were
intsalled. H. Mainguy was installed
as Exalted Ruler— Alec Robertson,
64, picturesque figure of Uorsefly
country, passed away in War Mem-
orial Hospital— Instructious re-
ceived to close Forestry Department
at Williams Lake— Alterations and
modernization effected at ‘lyson’s

As Good as New _

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makes crumpled cars look like new again. . .
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