K _ THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, Ba. ‘Wednesday, January 15, 1353 SSF ae EDITORIALS The Wrong Reaction VERY time the fire siren wails in Williams Lake, members of the brigade find themselves in the ridiculous and dangerous situation of racing against time, pedestrians, motorists, cyclists and neighborhood dogs in their attempt to reach the scene of the blaze as quickly as possible. So heavy has the snarl of curiosity seekers be- come, that unless the fireman is in the first group to reach the hall andj wheel out the fire truck, he will probably be well in the rear of useless bystanders. . An incident of this nature occurred a few weeks ago when one fireman-was sitting in a coffee shop in the middle of town when the siren went. His car was out- side the door, but:by the time he managed to reach the hall and ascertain where the blaze was—then get as close to the address as possible and sprint the rest of the way—the men on the truck had laid hose to the hydrant and were already up on the roof of a house dousing a chimney fire. Trouble seems to stem from the fact that resi- dents just won’t take the business of fire fighting in Williams Lake seriously. The siren’s wail in Van- couver is the signal for all traffic to pull over to the curb, but in our town it’s the signal for a mad dash for the fire hall, And yet this movement is just as illegal here as at the coast. For the information of townspeople, it might not go amiss to repeat the wording of the by-law covering behaviour at fires. Section 3 of the by-law states: “ No person driv- ing or operating any vehicle, except such vehicles as are conveying authorized persons who may have duties to perform in connection with a fire, shall follow closer than within 300 feet of any vehicle of the Village Fire. Department travelling in response to any fire alarm, or to drive or stop any vehicle within a radius of 300 feet of any fire or to drive such vehicle over or across any fire hose laid on any street, unless directed to do so by a Peace Officer or a member of the Village Fire Department.” Section 8 states: ‘‘ Upon the sounding of the general fire alarm, vehicles must pull to the eurb and ptooeuntil fire truck passes or alarm ceases.” the above rules will mean your S@_- able to increase their already of fire. Failure to observe Morities taking an interest fea issue of H; that Epate in the House mmons, ading for e y_ thinking any Bas st : a oe i “e=.. _issue is concerned with the debate on adop- tion oma “bill of rights’ for Canadian citizens, as ‘an amendment to the British North America Act, and aside from the legal obstacles-that were placed in the way of the specific motion by government spokesmen, we were impressed by the arguments offered by pro- ponents and opponents of the principle| of such a bill in Canada. 33 There is no middle way of opinion, evidently. Wither one believes that it is necessary to write into our constitution certain rights of Canadian citizen- ship, such as free speech, freedom of assembly and the right to privacy; or one believes in the question- ing words of one member: “ Is it really necessary to include in our statutes a new resolution when eve thing has already been provided for since confede tion, and even before that? ” Being personally in favor of the principle of such a bill, we were interested in the many quotations inserted by speakers strengthening their arguments. A particularly impressive one was that attributed to Dr. Charles Malik, of Lebanon, in a speech in 1950. He said: “Today we find ourselves in a situation, all the world over, in which man’s simple essential humanity —his power to laugh and love and think and change his mind, in freedom—is in mortal dager of extinc- tion by reason of endless pressures from every side; governmental regulations and ‘controls, social inter- ferences, the maddening noises of civilization, the sheer multiplicity and crowding of events as a result of the contraction of the world, the dizziness of his mind from the infinity of material things to which he must attend. “Under this external social and material pres- gure, man is about to be completely lost. What is needed, therefore, is to reaffirm for him his essential humanity; to remind him that he is born free and equal in dignity and rights with his fellow men, that he is endowed by nature with reason and conscience, that he cannot be held in slavery or servitude, that he cannot be subjected to arbitrary arrest, that he is presumed innocent until proved guilty, that his person is inviolate, that he has the natural right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion and expression; and so down the list of proclaimed rights. It is this re- affirmation, if only he needs it, that might still save him from being dehumanized. For society and the state under modern conditions can take’ perfect care of themselves; they have advocates ad sponsors on every side; their rights are in good hands. It is man who is the unprotected orphan, the neglected ward, the forgotten treasure. And, therefore, it is good that the declaration (on human rights in United Nations declaration) has not lost sight of its main objective: to proclaim man’s irreducible humanity, to the end that he may yet recover his creative sense of dignity and re-establish his faith in himself.’ Government spokesman were careful to outline their belief in the principle of a bill of rights, although indicating they would not support the present resolu- tion (as put forward by M. J. Coldwell, ©.C.F. leader). Their objection was that a lot of careful thought would have to be given to whether such a bill should be enacted as a constitutional amendment or asa federal statute. Since Prime Minister Diefenbaker has tried for 12 years to have a similar bill of rights enacted, it would seem logical that the party he heads would want to bring one in as a government measure. \ yur “: MAY swenene f SWEDENBORG (igsa- i772) FORETOLD Ant EXACT DATE oF HIS OWN DEATH MoRE THAN A MONTH AHEAD INA LEf{ER fo JOHN WESLEY. ByR scon P Piano MOVERS of PERMAMBUco, BRAT USE HEIR HEADS. Is HE Path oF A HURRICANE USUALLY ALLEL fo “it WINDS 1 HE UPPER, MMOSPHERE. By A. J. LOOKS AT — The Continuing Hospital Need T our around to discus distric The concensus of opinion favored improved hospital accommodation as the most urgent need and, despite the obvious difficulties, it is one which cannot be postponed much longer without serious reper- cussions. It was felt a really serious attempt should be made this year to this baffling problem. The much criticized brochure, circulated a while ago, may not have been too happily secembled as an opening move in such U~sricky engagement, but that should Woene to becloud the real iss is no way of glos difficulties attendant upon attempt to form a hospital provement district at this time: On thejother hand, it,is equally impossfble to’minimide the-diti= culties under which our doctors and hospital staff have to labor. They deserve better — much better. COST IMPOSSIBLE TO MEET With our two major industries still floundering, it would appear impossible for this district to meet the requirements demanded by our present taxation system 8 before the additional facilities can materialize, therefore, we may justifiably claim that a crisis exists. Now that there is every assurance of Federal partic tion in hospital insurance pro- jects, our provincial government should be able to fully dis- charge its obligation to furnish hospital accommodation with this aid added to. monies re- ceived from the five per cent sales tax; a large percentage of which is supposedly ear- marked for that purpose. In any case, with a steadily increasing population and an expanding economy, the com- mission should be sufficiently realistic to budget for the additional demands for services that such expansion creates. If our landowners cannot shoulder the additional taxation, the crisis must be admitted That being so, it should be pos- Nature Scrapbook BY BILL MYRING Douglas Fir A single mature tree is capable of producing 22,801,800 seeds at one time. If each seed were allowed by nature to grow, this would reforest an area of 22,000 acres. Rattlesnake Rattlesnakes do not kill their food by means of poison from their fangs. When taking their prey, the poison fangs lie close to the roof of the mouth, the normal position when all is well. Salmon Certain landlocked salmon change from their usual silver to dark red and black during the spawning season, after which it die Trumpeter Swans British Columbia's north-west coast and some lakes in the western Chileotin area are bi lieved to hold about 1,000 ra trumpeter swans. A further | flock of some 500 of these m | nificent birds is known to winter in and around = Yellowsto | National Park. The two “| are the last remaining swans of this type in the world, THE CRACKER BARREL FORUM last hold-forth, the boys got ing some of the s more pressing needs. Drinkell sible to obtain a greater measure of assistance with which to overcome it. In recent we have been reading of the most extraordinary measures being evoked to meet unusually difficult circumstances in cer- tain commercial enterpris weeks, es. It seems to us, given a proper presentation and the will to co- operate, there is no valid reason why some form of assistance should not be forthcoming help us over our stile. Generally speaking, govern- ments pay most heed to the mass approach, particularly if it is well organized, consequently, =e formation of a hospital im- proveysent district is DYeY6pIcal = of commencement if our is to have any chance of WILLIAMS LAKE TRIBUNE Established 1 Editor: Clive Stangoe ‘iboo Press Jimited. Subscription .per Outside Canada ar $2.00 - $4.00 Advertising razes on application ag Second Class Authorized Mail by the Post Department, Ottawa. ° and ony representatives Ho sped tn claritypand fi ruthorjty. + From the Files of The Tribune 3 RE VE YEAR AGO 46, i957 jte Ontario to s\and trial on a |murder charge,. . . Prevailing The and tinues, current cold spell with the temperature registering 21 below at eight o'clock this morning . . - H. Hill- Tout, settlement officer with the suimigragon D-partment, was in town last week surveying possi- bilities of placing several Hungarian refugees in the In- terior Plans have been completed to have a Williams Lake and District Music Festival in early May .. . Cam Hooper, a former editor of The Tribune, has been appointed principal of Horsefly School. FIVE YEARS AGO January con-| winds deposited black soot ashes over every square inch of the town last week from the burning sawdust the plant of Lignum Ltd. . the 15th year, veteran skip Tony Woodland will head for Prince George this weekend to compete pile at . For in the city’s annual bonspiel... Acording to a wire received from Hon. Ralph Chetwynd, Minister of Railways, a reduction in P.G.E, lumber rates to Bastern Canada via Prinee George is now assured... With 12 inches of snow and the ther- mometer registering 40 below, to five years on each of three| Alexis Creék ranchers have charges arising out of an started feeding cattle, fully a attempt to hold up the Bank of month later this winter than Commerce. He is being returned last. “ considerable ” Henry Seguin was sentenced TEN YEARS AGO_ January 15, 1948 y \ Tong, familiarly known was found dead about three @ south of town. He worked on the C.P.R. in 1886, later coming to the Cariboo, where he became a well-liked, familiar figure Severe winds at Beecher’s Prairie completely blocked the road. Vehicles travelled in convoy behind a snowplow, taking six hours to cover the 10 miles from Moon’s Ranch to Roberts. TWENTY YEARS AGO . January 20, 1938 The first landing Sunday on the inaugural flight of the United Airliner was attended by a large gathering Cattle shipments from Williams Lake in 1937 amounted to 291 car- loads or about 7,000 head... 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