Page 2 ~— THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, February 25, 1954. Williams Lake Tribune Established 1931 C.ive Stangoe, Editor Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C. By The Tribune Publishing Co. Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association British Columbia Division, C.W.N.A. Subscription: per year . $2.50 Outside Canada - $3.00 Payable in Advance ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION Authorized as Second Class Mail by the Post Oftice Department, Otlawa The Poor Editor Consider the poor editar! A child is born unto the wife of a merchant in town. The editor write:h a column and a half and telleth the multitude that the child tippeth the beam at nine pounds. Yea. he lieth even as a centurion, And the proud ‘lather giveth him a cheap cigar. Behold the young one groweth up and sadist, And the editor putteth in the paper a swell notice. He telleth of the wisdom of the young woman and of her exceeding cemeliness. Like unto the roses of Sharon is she, her gown is played up to beat the band. And the editor receiveth a note of thanks from the girl graduate. And the daughter goeth on a journey. The editor throweth himself on the story of the farewell party. It runneth a‘column solid. And the fair one remembereth him from afar with a picture post card. Behold she returneth and the yovth of the town fall down The Cracker Barrel Forum By A.J. Drinkell An enterprising group of Kam- ‘There is an excellent Apprentic: Joops citizens recently formed an en- | Act upon the stitute books of B.C., Uirely new type of organization. It is but tor some reason it has never been known as the Kamloops and District | made use of to uny great extent. Youth Apprentices’ Committee. Its | Many people claim the trade unions main object is to interest local em-! are opposed to its ployers in accepting and training ap- implementa t ion in their respective trades, as their ranks sure a supply of highly contain so many in the years to cole. jacks - of - all - It is hoped it will obviate the un- , under hayfpy practice followed by some condi- firms of taking on a youngsier for a tions, get by very few months as cheap labor and then well and com- ing him when work gets a mand pay rates slack. A graduated rate of pay i far in excess of to be aimed for, which will increase | their ability. Others think the ap- as imparted knowledge and ability | prenticeship enhances the youngster’s value as a|here-for reasons never too clea workman, Proper safeguards will|defined. Many Canadian also he instituted to guarantee the | however love to howl long and loud youngster is adequately taught. about those ?? ? ? Buropeans who From the Files of the Tribune ONE YEAR AGO February 26, 1952 bit week— A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Rodger, 150 Mile to worship her. She picketh one and lo, she picketh a lemon The editor calleth him one of the promising young men and getteth away with it. And they send unto the editor a bid to the wedding and behold, the bids are fashioned in a far city. Flowery and long is the wedding notice which the editor printeth. | At last the editor printeth two columns of obituary. And he forgeiteth to read the proof of the heading and the darn | i omeih out “Gone to Her Last Roasting Place. “And all that are akin to the deceased jumpeth on the editor with exceeding great jumps. And they pulleth out their sub- scriptions and they swingeth the hammer even unto the third and fourth generations.---Fernie Free Press. Traffic Safety. Lesson Needed In a recent editerial the Cariboo Observer takes exception to the careless attitude of Quesnel high school students who wander down the centre of the streets on their way home from school and ustially delay giving the right-of-way to approach- ing traffic until the last possible moment. This situation is not peculiar to Quesnel. In Williams Lake we have observed thesame lack of courtesy on the part of high school students. On one occasion we were forced to bring our car to a dead stop while a group of boys and girls slouched o to the side of the street. Not only does this attitude spoil relations between students and adults, but it also refiects a lack of awareness of traffic safety. So far the incidents have merely been a source of an- neyance, bo? if the practice continues theyimeyitably accident will occur. No driver wants to hit a pedestrian, but icy streets ora mechanical brake failure could easily result in a heavy vehicle going out of control and turning a carefree scene into one of bloodshed. From the point of view of both courtesy and safety this practise of mid-street meandering should be dropped. We don’t profess to know how the lesson could be driven home, but we hope it can be done without first waiting for a traffic accident to point out the necessity of reasonable caution on the part of student pedestrians. A Good Man Steps Out Almost unnoticed amid the ceremony and festivities at- tendant upon the legislative opening in Vicoria this week has been an event of a less happy nature. We refer to the resigation of Hon. Einar Gunderson, the minister of finance in the Bennett government. It must be a4 thorn in the premier’s side that one of his most trusted colleagues should have fallen victim of perhaps the only unsuccessful political gamble yet taken by Mr. Bennett in lis meteoric rise to pewer. Mr. Gunderson’s entry into politics was a successful one in Similkameen, but in the 1953 general election he was moved about like a pawn in a political chess game. In an effort to capture a seat held by the Liberals, Social Credit ran its finance minister in Oak Bay. He was top man on first choice count, but fell behind Liberal Archie Gibbs on the alternative vote| counting. The effort to elect him in Victoria city, which followed the fall | session of the legislature, was about ‘the one clumsy political exhibition Premier Bennett has given since he walked out of! Coalition ranks. Voters turned on a government which had boasted of its economies while levying a rash of new taxes, | and the effort to find a legislative seat for Mr. Gunderson =) short by a few score votes. Without denying that the government may be better fox] the warning Victoria voters gave it, The News does believe British Columbia is losing the services of a first class finance minister. Mr. Gunéerson is an accounting and finance expert, he is a hard worker, and in our opinion has proven himself one one of the ablest men:bers of the Bennett government. Since the government’s position is intact until another ! general election, is seems unfortunate that one of its best cabinet members should be the victim of its notable moment of political ineptitude.---Abbotsford-Sumas-Matsqui News. | The Pacifie Great Eastern Railway Co. ettective September 28th 1953 Will Operate THROUGH-FAST PASSENGER & EXPRESS between ‘cou , B.C. AND PRINCE GEOKGE, Including Sleeping & Dining Car Service Prince George - Squamish Dock Ly-Vancouver (Union Pier) Ar-Wms. Lake Ly-Wms. Lake Ar-Pr. George ¥ s-Sat . Tues -Thurs-Sat .-Tues-Thurs-Sat Ly-Pr. George .-Tues-Thur Ar-Wms. Lake Ly-Wms. Lake Ar-Vancouver (Union Pier) 6:30p.m.-Wed-Frid- Sun THROUGH FREIGHT SERVICE Ly-Vancouver-Mon-\ ed-!rid Ar-Wms. Lake-Wed-Frid-Sun FREE PICKUP AND DELIVERY ON FREIGHT AND EXPRESS | Bears Satur As the finals for the Central B.C. | House— A large lodge at Lone Butte loop championship got underway at! owned by H. A. MacNeil, was-a total Vanderhoof, Stampeders continued | loss by fire— on their unpredictable way by going TEN YRARS AGO {down to defeat at the hands of the Febru: , 1944 y night and storming The fifth annual Red Cross cam- 1 terrific 8-9 | baign in this distriet is now being or- Mile Hous nized by the chair “J. Phillip- historic landmark that played a ma- | son J. Anderson was elected presi- jor part in the story of the Cariboo j gent at the annual meeting of the il, completely destroyed by |\ijliams Lake Amateur Athletic As- fire— Clive Stangoe sociation— Fit. Sgt. Raymond .fa- chairman of the Board of Directors | yiqsou, foster son of Mrs. Render*of of War Memorial Hospital— The | winiams Lake, has been officially Williams Lake flood relief fund now stands at $2,414, with several pledges still to come— Stampeders won the McKinley Trophy from Clinton— The juvenile Pontiacs came through with their first wins in the Clinton- Quesnel - Williams Lake league play when they downed Quesnel two straight games— Mrs. C. Singer was named president of the local branch of the Registered Nurses Association— Committee members of the Hospital Auxiliary bridge-crib tournament report a disappointins response to their annual drive for funds— = announced dead— Jim Bonner of Biz Creek was brought into War Mem- orial Hosital suffering from a severe- ly burned hand. and arm, after 1415 hours on the road from Big Creek here— The financial statement of the iboo Comfort Club shows that $865 was spent for goods for parcels to the boys overseas and $92.52 for postage— »A daughter was born to Sgt. and Mrs. F. Bass at Chilliwacic — $106 was netted for the local Red Cross branch as the result of a dance and social party organized by Mrs. House of Ochiltree— A picture dor ated by Mr. J. C. A. Long was raffled in aid of the Prisoner of War Fund and netted $140 TWENTY EARS AGO FIVE YEARS AGO z ree. dart et ork Sy \_ The Stampede Association have announced that the dates of this March 1, 1934 year’s annual event will be June 8] Announcement is made of the and 9. Benny Abbott was re-elected | formation of a company with a capital president of the association— ‘War | of $500,000 to take over and develop Memorial Hospital rates have been |*Windfall” gold mining property in raised to $6.00 for public wards, | the Whitewater. country— The death $7.00 for semi-private and $8.00 for | of Mrs. Besse Violette Bates of For- private. Sam Sloan and C. F. Rob- jest Grove took place at her home— erts were re-elected chairman and I couneny points adjacent to Williams vice-chairman of the hospital board— | Lake registered a temperature of ten Fifteen hundred of the $50,000 esti- | below zero— Road conditions along mated needed to replace the Elks|the Cariboo Highway have improved Hall, destroyed hy ‘fire recently, has | somewhat - two cars broke their way been received— Stampeders bowed | through— In Indian named Seymour out of competition in the Northern |is being sought for questioning in League by droping a game 9-2 to the | connection with the shooting of Mrs Quesnel Kangaroos, who go oh to|John Baptiste— Quatsino Copper- play Prince George Lumbermen for | Gold Mines Limited have taken over the southern division title— Work |p majority interest in thirty-six on the new Likely bridge started this | claims along Duck Creek. Miss America of 1954 says: Save «ms $100.00 on MY special MISS AMERICA KITCHEN Only Kitchens ave 1000 Steps a Day” 3 ( ) - Complete Yow ll like this Gleaming White, MODERN Kitchen Sink & Cupboard assembly. It be?ongs in your kitchen. American See Our Display Cariboo Home Furnishings “Visit the Store with the Friendly Door” Agents tor Connor, Mayfair, Norge, Gilson and Climax Gas and Electric Washing Machines arily paying higher rates, seems ir- [ventions which outmode each other come over here and take all the good able supply. of highly skilled crafts- jobs. men. Given that support there is no rea- son the movement should not become general throughout the province and aspire to heights as yet undreamed of. As for the jack-of-all-trades, it is our opinion he need not worry un- duly no matter how succes-*nl the new movement becomes. In tis rap- idly growing young country it will be a long time before the de-iand for his services no longer exists He may have to accept wages more in keep- ing with his ability but th re is no- thing, seriously wrong abo! that — at least not from the point if view of the chappie who hires him. TRAINED FOR ONE TRADE The European, being trained to one trade only, is probably better equipped to fill the more exacting roles imposed by higher positions. That does not imply he has greater mental capacity than his Canadian counterpart. It is largely a matter of grounding and subsequent concen- tration upon one line of endeavour which equips him thus. Should the anticipated industrial expansion in Canada materialize, and there is no reason to doubt its doing so, then the demand for highly skilled labour will-be very great, and if our native sons intend to take full advantage of this condition they- must prepare : ree themselves to meet the chanenge. t| Letter to the Editor is a foregone conclusion the more the country expands the more skilled craftsmen will be attracted here from | Morris, dealing with the practical other parts, but that is no reason | side of building under NHA, was con- our own youth should not occupy a | siderably digested by the time it got preferred positon. into print. One side of one of the The temptation to Jeave one occu-| pages was omitted entirely, and-we bation for another, which is tempor: | reprint it here since-it deals with-an interesting aspect of the problem. resistible to a large portion of our | ja. Note.) young folks. The higher. awards in one chosen field which come by vir- tue of superior knowledge and ability seem to hold no inducement. “Our technical schools are trying very hard to replace the apprenticeship system and in many fields are doing good work hut it seems to be an up- bill fight. Tt is almost impossible for them to keep pace with scientific in (Last week’s letter “from George ‘I would also like to point out this fact, to anyone contemplating build- ing under NHA, it would be very wise to go deep into the interest charges compared to private loans. One will soon find out that at the end of the fifteen or twenty years they have paid enough to build another j house nearly the same size.” i j “I might also add, from the stand- point of a builder, anyone who has enough courage to take a contract or work on a day labor proposition for anyone financing under NHA is to be commended, for he might as well ign a bankruptcy, and that takes courage. “All due respects to the in- tegrity of the Owner because he has no idea when signing the mortgage with amazing rapidity and create new techniques with equal speed. DIVIDE TRAINING As we pointed ont some months ago many concerns in the U.S.A,, and! some in Canada, now lean to a’sys- tem whereby the apprentice obtains practical training in the plant ani, theoretical knowledge in school; di- viding his time between the two so the two types of training proceed si- multaneously. Hewever, it is good to sec one of our inland towns seeking to encourage the movement toward more highly skilled-Canadian work- men ard we sincerely hope these en- terprising people will receive suifi- cient support at the onset to enable them to clearly demonstrate the many advantages an apprenticeship has to building is completed before receiv- ing a payment. His time and energy is taken up trying to arrange short term loans, here, there or anywhere to satisfy his creditors, in lieu of mortgage payments forthcoming. Now at completion the owner is ready for a mental institution due to the men- tal and physical strain he has gone through. The builder must have a letter of satisfaction from the owner ,to enable him to receive his final gtfer both-emplover.and employee in ~parment{ Noy I ask, you, what good dadition to providing a mors formia= Would a aes from a psychiatric.’ A CCF SOCIALIST SPEAKS... Reprinted from The Ubyssey, students’ magazine at the University of British Columbia js not 9 om te ‘ = aitser' f you are one of many British Columbians who. think there’s no real similarity between Socia ism and Communism, this frank statement by a Van- couver Socialist (CCF) former member of Parlia- ment will warrant your thoughtful attention. British Columbians cons stently have turned thumbs down on beth Socialist and Commun: efforts to take over the running of this province. A deep public instinct for freedom, a fear of govern- ment-run-everything, undoubtedly is the greatest obstacle the Mar: sis have to overcome in their bid for power in B.C, e THE BRITISH COLUMBIA FEDERATION OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY © — : 5 Sas} that he will have to wait until the’ q