Page 2 a THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, July 14, 1955. Williams Lake Tribune Established 1931 Clive Stangoe, Editor Publishea every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C. By The Tribune Publishing Co. $2.50 $3.00 Subscription: per year . Gutside Canada ........ Payable in Advance ~Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association British Columbia Division, C.W.N.A. ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION Authorized as Second Class Mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa Welcome Weather Breaks In the past couple of months, every time the sun had made a brief appearance, we have all voiced the hope that summer here at !ast. In between showers we hardly had enough of those usual lazy spring days to even mark the season. Rain and coo) weather has been with us so continually that a warm week like the one we’re experiencing makes the pull of the outdoors stronger and an Office job a dull contrast indeed. No one is likely to complain in the Cariboo if the rainy season is over for the year. Excessive rain slowed logging oper- ations down to almost a standstill in most sections. The same rain has kept creeks up to spring run-off levels and the ranchers’ wild meadows can’t be touched by mowers. Many country roads have been almost impassable and some tourist resort owners have felt the resulting pinch. Maybe we'll have an open fall. -Another Accomplishment Another feather in the cap of the local Board of Trade was the inauguration last week of daily aitmail service for the town. Aside from the fact that the service will speed delivery of mail itself between points along the line and to the rest of the country, the presence of such a service should eliminate once and for all any possibility of general air service being curtailed as is was two years ago. This was one reason the trade sroup keep up insistent pressure on the Post Office Department for inclusion of Williams Lake in the air mail set-up. It was abundantly clear that an airline company with a regular mail Day load would not place the emphasis on passenger list drop during slack seasons as was done previously when considering schedules. Salubrious Nebraska It is pleasing information to many Canadians that Ne- braska has been found to be the healthiest place in the U:S. Not Florida. Not California. Nebraska. The prairie folk in Canada are immediately cheered up, as Nebraska is more like Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta than it is like any other province. Ontario folk are cheered up because much of the population lives south oi, the n, rth} part of Nebraska. In general, Canadidiisew be glad to learn that rough weather does not macesaavi’ bring death sooner, making it seem less distasteful—The Printed Word. Machinery Tax Not New The protest being raised over the assessment of machinery being made in municipalities under the new provincial taxa- tion scheme will have the support of all machinery owners, but it is not something new in this province. Operators in what were classed “unorganized” portions of the province have long been faced with the tax. It was only in the municipalities where a portion of school costs were met by the municipality that the tax was not levied. - But now that the issue is being taken it should be pushed through to the limit. Already there has been one court ruling against the tax and there may be more. On the face of it why should machinery be assessed? The merchant who has little or no equipment beyond his shelves, Pays taxes only on his buildings and in many-instaaces his pro- fits may be far in excess of some aqther enterprise dependent upon machinery. Yet the machinery, which is an essential to doing business, is ‘taxable. This simply means that the manufacturer is faced with a dual tax which adds to his cost of doing business, and must of necessity, influence the cost of his product. Granted the manu- facturer may not be in as high a tax area in a given community as the merchant, but that should be no reason to place tax on machinery which is a means of providing additional payroll and indirectly building a larger tax roll for the province. Now that the provincial government has embarked on what it terms a tax equalization program it should go the whole way and ensure that there is truly an equalization of taxation and not inequalities which place penalties against one type of business and not against another.—Cariboo Observer. Niquidet Transport Williams Lake - Horsefly OFFICE-- Greyhound Bus Depot, Williams Lake Phone 62-R-2, town - Horsefly 3 short 1 long MAIL - FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICE although The Pacific Great Eastern Railway Co. OPERATING THROUGH-FAST PASSENGER & EXPRESS SERVICE between VANCOUVER, B.C. AND PRINCE GEORGE, H.C. Including Sleeping & Dining Car Service Prince George - Squamish Dock DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME April 24 to September 24 inclusive Ly-Vancouver (Union Pier) Ja.m.-Mon-Wed-Frid Ar-Williams Lake ‘Tues-Thurs-Sat Ly-Williams Lake Ar-Prince George Ly-Prince George Ar-Williams Lake Ly-Williams Lake 4r-Vancouver (Union Pier} One Hane ie m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat p.m.-Wed-Frid-Sup ‘THROUGH FREIGHT SERVICS Ly - Vancouver-Mon-Wed-Frid Ar - Wms. Lake-Wed-Frid-Sun FREE PICKUP AND DELIVERY ON FREIGHT AND EXPRESS The Cracker Barrel Forum By A. J. Drinkell American farmers recently voted overwhelmingly to curtail production rather than accept reduced govern- ment subsidies on their products. Uncle Sam already has a colossal sum invested in farm products of all kinds; it is not surprising therefore to learn he now intends to use every legitimate method that will enable him to unload at least a substantial portion of it on the world's markets We gather that some posed of on a being shipped to on a long term 1 rency of the pure! being accepted in p It is quite un- derstandable that this intensive sales promotion is adversely affect- f ing Canada’s mar- kets for similar products. Mr. Howe is frequent- ly being called upon for state- S ments regarding the situation. We agree with him the Canadian Wheat Board has done very well for the wheat farmers; helped for some years, of course, by purchases. per- mitted under the Marshall Aid Plan. Uncle Sam would have been justi- fled in demanding Marshall aid funds be entirely spent in US.A., but he didn’t. CANNOT COMPLAIN The only compiaint we heard dur- ing that period was that the Wheat a some is rge quantities are sold and the enr-| Board was not charging enough tor been imposed | against certain Canadian Farm pro- ducts entering the U.S.A., which have added somewhat to the discomfort of our agriculturists. Under the circum- stances Canada cannot complain very much. Both Mr. Howé and Mr. Pearson recently pointed out to American audiences that economic y co-operation. It is a tribute co-operation is quile as essential as to their listeners they were not howl- ed down, ‘The minute a bit of American sur- plus produce crosses the border into canada the Rockies shake under the howls for higher tariffs, prohibitive legislation and so forth. We are far from practicing the free movement of goods as preached by Messrs Howe and Pearson; not only between our- selves and the U.S. but with other countries also. We must admit al- together too much is done to protect many industries, textiles in particu- lar, mostly at the expense of the farmer; all of which takes the force out of any argument with the U.S.A. FIRE SALE PROPOSITION 1r Howe implies that the accept- ance of other currencies in payment for our equivalent to a fire-sale pro- motion, The U.S. is using these cur- reneies to purchase military supplies for allied nations; rendering a tance under the Colombo plan and similar projects. Canada has been very generous in granting aid to weaker nations, and still is, so she cannot be expected to do much more. a From the Files of the Tribune ONE YEAR AGO uly 15, 1954 Another link with pioneer days days was severed July 7 when M Helen Lee passed away at Hanceville in her 93rd year— The Highland Ranch imported six registered Scotch Highland cattle— While searching for water at Lone Butte a well drilling outfit struck natural gas at 66 ft.— Anahim Lake’s an- nual Stampede enjoyed a record turnout, A dance hall and set of cor- rals, two chutes and bucking area were all erected in time for the big event—— Application for establish ment of a non-scheduled air charter service has been made by Chilcotin Airways— An estimated crowd of 500 watched Lac La Hache win the sawmill trophy in a five-way soft- ball tournament— Haying is in full swing at Dog Creek, but cloudy weather makes it slow curing— FIVE YEARS AGO July 13, 1950 Cece Rhodes has received the ap- pointment as postmaster at Williams Lake— Funeral services were con- ducted last Wednesday for Eugene Adrian William, only son of the late Chief Adrian William of the Sugar Cane people and grand-son of the first Chief William aftér whom Wil- liams Lake was named— “As smart a volunteer fire brigade as you will find anywhere’ was the comment of ‘the Provincial Fire Marshall after giving the local brigade an intensive three nights of instruction— Bill Copeland from Dog Creek took top money as best cowboy at the 85th Lillooet Stampede— 1. Frizzi’s Shingle Bolt. and Clarence Twan's Sage Queen were the big winners ih Quesnel’s annual race meet— Father John Hosey of New York accompau- Phone VTERTIOR WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS illiams Lake, B.O. ied by Father MeBriatay arrived last week on a tour of inspection of Roman Catholic churches and insti- tutions— TEN YEARS AGO July 6, 1945 The store of Stan Dowling at Anahim Lake was broken into and $400 in cash taken— The eattle shipping season opened with 265 head being sold at the Williams Lake stockyards— Const. R. Turn- bil, well known throughout the Cariboo and Nicola districts has ar- ved to take the po: efable of Chilcotin— A U.S. y fighter plane on flight from Pasco, Washington to Seattle landed in the Chileotin after the pilot became lost. TWENTY YEARS AGO July 18, 1935 The heat wave of the past weck brought temperatures to Willian Lake of from 84 to 92— A whist lrive held at Alexis Creek netted hirty-five dollars in aid of the hospital. ‘regarding. distribution Herre 1K A MARYELODS SAE CAG SEs Tt may be difficult. for us_to even| be penalized accordingly. The pres- accept Sterling but it should be pos-| ent rate of industrial expansion sible to place a little more business | mates it even more imperative Cana- BA ane covminies: makin: UD 2000 | sian farmers prevention weet best markets so as to enable them to keep up their regular purchases. | P@tiament, for freer trade. There are many countries requiring our products and we should endes- vour to accept, so far as is possible, terms and conditions of sale most suitable’to them, It seems somewhat paradoxical for the Prime Minister -to declare that feeding the world will soon prove too great a task for the land to per- form so the oceans will have to do it. A Ye-organization ot our ideas might help some. It is regrettable that our agri- cultural organizations simply do not have the punch required to fend off the lobbying tactics of the Canadian Manufacturers Association. Until the farmers strengthen and support their organizations industry will continue (o get the ear of any government in power. regardless of political creeds and platforms, and agricutlure will a WILLIAMS LAKE Dry CLEANERS Central Plumbing & Heating SALES AND SERVICE All fork ana Material Guaranteed EVERYTHING IN PLUMBING Pipe and Fittings Soil Pipe and Fittings Baths - Closets - Sinks - Basins, etc. PROMT ATTENTION TO MAIL ORDERS a in a liqueur Captain Morgan De Line RUM Captain Morgan De Luxe Rum has the touch of true greatness +++ a careful selection of the world’s choicest rums brought together by master blenders rum of rare and remarkable worth. 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