Page 2 = THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.6. Thursday, August 4, 1958. Williams Lake Tribune Establishea 1931 . Clive Stangoe, Editor Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C. By The Tribune Publishing Co. Subscription: per year - $2.50 O©utside Canada a ---- $3.00 Payable in Advance ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION Authorized as Second Class Mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa Present System No Solution We believe that the recommendation regarding the sale of liquor to Indians that emanated from a meeting in Kam- loops last week between Indian tribal representatives and Indian Affairs officials deserves thoughtful appraisal by those in authority, Specifically the recommendation entered by the Indians themselves was that Indians should be allowed the package purchase of liquor the same was as the white man. -Delegates in advancing arguments in favour of their pro Posal touched on an obvious one that a revision of the Indian Act to enable Indians to buy liquor outside a beer parlor would do away with the frequent offence of supplying. Such a revision might also result in the Indians having more money in the family sock, particularly the Indian with a thirst. At present Indians in this large district can only buy beer in two pubs in Williams Lake and three other widely scat- tered pubs in the rural area. For many of the Indians in the , district there are a lot of miles to traverse between his home and the pub, and when he gets there he too often stays until his money is gone before returning. There would appear to be only two alternatives to the question - either the Indian is granted full privileges of liquor purchase, or he is once again denied any rights in this regard. Now that it has been established, we believe it would be un- just to change the present policy, and we cannot see what par- ticular harm would result from throwing all controls off, at least on at trial basis. There is another objectionable side to the present system as far as white people living in populated areas are concerned, Here in Williams Lake we are becoming hear y sick of the sight of the Indians who try and down as much beer as pos- sible in the beer parlours, a habit they probably get into be- cause they can’t drink anywhere else without falling afoul of the law. We trip over these super (malt) saturated people as they blunder around the streets, we see them decorating the empty lots and driveways when unconsciousness takes over, and too often we see them urinating in plain sight of anyone walking down the street. These no doubt are the exception as far as the general Indian population is concerned, but it is this class that we and our children and our visitors are exposed to every night of the week, : The authorties are faced with a difficult problem in’ the Indian liquor Question, and on the surface any extension of purchasing privileges might seem like adding fuel to the fire. On the other hand it might result in the Indian buying a dozen beer and taking it home with him to consume at his leisure rather than trying to empty the beer kegs in the pubs at one sitting. Certainly the present System is working to the general detriment of the Indian and his family and to the town where the source of supply is existant. Building Season Disappearing We think the time has come for the Pacific Great Bastern Railway Company to jack up the firm of consulting engineers they hired ‘to prepare an expansion plan for Williams Lake, This spring railway company manager Paddy Bowman said the engineers would be on the job by June ist, a date they kept. At the same time he said it might be quite a while be- fore the complete plan would be ready and in the meantime he would impress on the firm the necessity of presenting a recommended area for immediate commercial use and one for residental purchase. The idea was that this land would be available for this construction season. It is now the first week in August and unless a building program of any nature is undertaken this month it is doubtful if it could be completed before winter. And after the area site is approved the land Tust be sub-divided. With these thoughts in mind, we repeat it is high time a fire was being lit under the engineering firm, and the only one that can apply the match is the company paying the bill. Startling Figures Figures released recently by the Department of Resour- ces, Ottawa, concerning forest fires in Canada and_ their causes are startling, indeed, and should be of more than or- dinary concern to Canadians in provinces like ours which de- pend to a very great extent upon the ‘forests for continued prosperity. . While it was encouraging to note that the costs of fire fighting last year were materially lower than they have been for some time, this was due very largely to an unseasonably wet summer - a condition not likely to occur with too great frequency. . The report states that improved fire fighting equipment also helped in reducing costs. However, it was obvious from the fire causes listed, that | greater and more permanent savings could be effected through a campaign aimed at teaching greater caution on the Part of those frequenting the woods. Such campaigns have been held before but the lesson has apparently been missed by a very considerable number of people. The report from the Resources Department stated that 22 per cent of the fires in 1954 were caused by cigarette butts heedlessly dropped by careless smokers, And another 16 per cent were caused by campfires which had been improperly guarded. These two causes add up to a total of 38 per cent, which is a very startling figure indeed. Since these are national figures it is reasonable to assume | that a somewhat similar proportion exists in B. Ca discour- | aging thought in view of the great pains taken to punch the| annual slogan “Keep B. C. Forests Green”. According to the figures released from Ottawa two out | of every five forest fires started is the work of either a care-| | — Robert Graham of Horsefly has less smoker or equally careless camper or picnicer. Camping and Picnicing are parts of our way of life. Asa | nation we enjcy our great outdoors, but it seems there are | still a great many of us who treat what is really a great privi- | Jege, rather lightly, —Cariboo Observer | underway to install a storage tank The Cracker Barrel Forum By A. J. Drinkell Somewhat belatedly the hoys_got; roads capable of facilitating delivery around to studying the reported ae-| of these products to the railhead. cision of the Horsefly Board of Trade| It is undeniable that must or our Committee to circulate a petition | side roads are now having to carry asking for the recall of our present| traffic for which they were never M. L. A. because of his attitude re} intended and yery little has been, roads. done to correct the situation. If you We stand: four-square behind the| attempt to call the attention of the residents of Horsefly in their de-|@uthorities to these conditions the mand for something more than a lot| attempt is very promptly halted by of double talk in response to their] the assertion no funds are available long standing request for road im-| for the purpose, i provement but we doubt very much] 4 Contributing factor to the dis- i€{ the alleged delinquencies consti-| Mtegation and ultimate defeat of tute sufficient grounds for a recall,| th© Johnson-Anscombe combination We know there is nothing more ex-| WS Public feeut. over Ats\ long erating than to be the recipients ee indifferenes to, the: con: of promises that amount to nothing oe ¥ Peete cobdition: of secs more than expressions of sympathy care noes: 6 ‘a upon which the flowers were wilted| THe Present government, see long before being dispatched ana| eVidently. requires to be acquainted which may only be regarded as of-| With the fact that while we appreci- ies eee ee vat is, | ate the good work being done on the ficial routine denoting a dormant is- 3 a ‘ sue. Consequently, we feel such a | ©" Road we have no intention of wekionier ‘ = accepting that as reason for neglect- petition would forcibly convey to Mr. | 2 ‘ 5 Chetwynd and his colleagues . the| @& ther roads over which many of sees eee eee he | os niwat transport all our food sup- temper of his constituents and for] US that ¥eidoa should 4 roceeded | Pes» Seed, mail, etc., as well as rely ith Reason show Pe PERSON pone Chemndisaaee: Gf sickness or with, other emergency. The Horsefly re- SHOULD BE SUPPORTED call petition may prove the correc: Regardless of the outcome of its| medim of serving notice we are in no presentation the recall petition | mood to put up with further neglect. should be widely circulated and ac- corded unanimous support because Nature Scrapbook SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK By R J. SCOTT ICHNEUMON, 5 Eon i. y cmoe ape ees, ) FLYING ee Wenn PLATFORM. - Counttr Rofafing An IChNEUMON % fk ee PROPELLERS insim= ji 7 ae SSG Hou ff E PLATFORM. yt ARMADILLOS of fit. ae ARS US. “ARE THE Counfey's ORLY ARMORED MAMMALS ARMADILLO SPANISH MEANS © “Zrrfie bg FELLOW ww ARHOR™ ry tow. KILOWAT{S oF ELECIRICHy WERE RECENTLY PRODUCED WONE WEEK. By US. UNLIMES 10,000,000, 000. 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 Conservation Pays Off Beavers were much less plentiful a few years ago, but have staged a gome-back recently and are now on the increase everywhere. They are cousémied about responsible for much damage in HEEAT-dontrlba : some areas through flooding roads lions to better roads via Gasoline| farm meadows, and railroad rights. Avenue. It is all very well to laua| Of-way. Such animals are either Kill. Gaglardi's promise to allocate| ¢d or live-trapped and transferred $50,000 annually to improve the new | to distant areas where they can cause Bella Coola outlet but our own ho-| 20 harm. Beavers have been carefully sannas would be more resounding | Protected in British Columbia under a tagging system, with trappers al- lowed only an allotted number each our good neigh- bours at Horsefly are not the only folks in. South Cariboo deeply and infinitely more sincere if we Were convinced, if forthcoming, it will not spell the further deterior-| trapping season. ation of existing secondary thorough-| Wooden Range. fares. A kitchen stove of hardwood ply- Mith the phenomenal growth ot| wood is one of the many unusual the lumber industry hereabouts rey-| features of a “House of Tomorrow” canes derived from gasoline tax, ve-| béilt récently near Long. Beach, hicle licences, royalties and stump-| California. ‘The plywood kitchen age increase week by week. In Jike| range houses magnetic coils which] Pronerlion traffic over our roada.in-| set up. eddy eirrentatds the-cooking waases In volume. and wehiclar| utensfls. This dogs thaiastaa cook- Weight. If the Governmen: é ing. The utensils are sugpended two thoughts of a continuity ‘of tnbse| inches above the surfaeé of the stove revenues then they must effect the| by means of magnetic repulsion, and improvements necessary to make the! the wood range never gets hot. From the Files of the Tribune 2AR AGO ist 5, 1954 Joe Phillipson, for 13 years prin-| iipal of our high school has resign- ed to accept the Position of princi- Pal of the Campbell River High| IH. L, Swan, district engineer In: School— New principal _ replacing spected the Bella Coola trail and Joe Phillipson will pe Thomas Beames, who has heen on the staft of Quesnel High School for the past |TC4 and trail— A Hospital water three years— A truck owned by A, | SPorts day is being held at Roderici J. McIntyre & Son was completely | Mackenzie's in aid of the hospital “wrecked when it went off the road fund— Dr. Grafton and Mrs. Graf- at six Mile Hill and plunged down| ton are leaving for Edinburgh where 60 ft before stopping— Del Fowler | the former will take up post-gradn- is completing the relaying of the] ate work— Snow is reported to water main along Railroad Avenue| have fallen around Quesnel last —.Work has heen resumed on the | week— above the town to relieve the water situation— TWENTY Y August 8, 193: hopes to he able to improve both the The Pacific Great Eastern Railway Co. OPERATING THROUGH-FAST PASSENGER & EXPRESS SERVICE between VANCOUVER, B.C. AND PRINCE GEORGE, B.U. Including Sleeping & Dining Car Service Prince George - Squamish Dock DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME April 24 to September 24 inclusive Ly-Vancouver (Union Pier) 9:30a.m.-Mon-Wed-Fria Ar-Williams Lake 0a.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat Ly-Williams Lake 0a.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat Ar-Prince George Op.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat Ly-Prince George Op.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat Ar-Williams Lake 11:20p-m-Tues-Thurs-Sat Ly-Williams Lake 11:50p.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat Ar-Vancouver (Union Pier} 6: 30p.m.-Wed-Frid-Sun THROUGH FREIGHT SERVICE Ly - Vancouver-Mon-Wed-Frid Ar - Wms. Lake-Wed-Frid-Sun _ REP PICKUP AND DELIVERY ON FREIGHT AND EXPRESS Tatlayoka end of the Bella Coola MOVING? road— 600 residents signed a peti- tion to the Post Office Department If you are moving anywhere in Canada asking air mail service for the dis- trict— FIVE YEARS AGo August 3. 1950 contact Clift Bagle of Lac La Hache shot two cougars in the Timothy Lake SMITH district— Two Hereford bulls from | Great Britain were unloaded for Bridge Lake Ranch— Residents ot|] TRANSFER & STORAGE Canim Lake East District are build- ing a school by volunteer labor—|| FUlly Equipped Padded Van Phone 57-R-2 OUESNEL, B.C. Telephone Directory Closes Soon The October 1955 issue of your Tele- phone Directory is going to press soon. In order to change your directory list- ing, or to obtain additional listings, please- call the Telephone Company business office as soon as possible. BRITISH COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMP. [NY | Na meeting— Vie Johnson. formerly of North Vancouver, has purchased Bert Robert’s store at Riske Creek— TEN YEARS AGo ~ Angust 16, 1945 Peace declared after six years of war when Japanese accept Potsdam unconditional surrender terms— © FP. Cornwall, district agriculturist | has announced that a warble fly power sprayer machine will be avail- able to stockmen— Williams Lake turned out in full force to celebrate the victory of the 2nd world war and gathered at the Elks Hall to dance till the small hours of the morning arrived back from overseas— The town held its 1st annual water Re- % YOU REALLY ERJoy BEER WHEN YOU SERVE ee VANCOUVER BREWERIES LIMITED gatta at Williams Lake which proy- ed a huge success— Plans are This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia = ee eicsint