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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Thursday, May 6, 1955,

Williams Lake Tribune Establishea 1931 ; Clive Siangoe, Editor Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C.

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Argument In Favour

The current predicament that one town businessman has found himself in over the location of available land for com- mercial construction presents the most logical argument in favour of immediate adoption of a zoning bylaw.

The present situation is unfair to all concerned: people with money invested in residences; businessmen interested in expanding their present operations or starting new ventures, and the commissioners themselves, who have -no definite policy to follow.

Zoning is not much of a problem in present business areas or in residential parts of town that are some distance from the village centre. Where zoning does require a lot of thought is in the buffer sections between these two well defined areas. Here the first homes were built in town, but.as tle community stows, its commercial district pushés out to entompass parts of it or sometimes whole biocks. It is sideptal ar with this

growth present areas thought of as.residenfial are going to eventually become commercial zones; singe we cannot block our town’s progress. At the same ti™®y'this growth of the business district must be controlled te prevent spotty com- mercial development.

‘This problem the commissioners face is one that few of us would offer:to solve. However it is one on which a decision must be forthcoming for the guidance of all concerned.

A Much Needed Clean-up

Our village commissionerS are to be congratulated on their move to sponsor a spring clean-up week. Their first move in this direction has been to enlist the co-operation of the board of trade, and with a combined committee charged with the project, all that is needed is the support of the citizens to effect a new look around town.

.It is not before it is needed. This fact has been recognized already by the committee in charge, since its members have decreed that a two-week period is necessary if the werk is to be handied adequately. 3

The main contribution of the village is in putting out money to see that the event is publicized and that cartage is supplied to haul away the fruits of our clean-up labours.

All that is left for the rest of us is to get busy with rake and wheelbarrow and deposit as much rubbish as we can collect around our homes and business houses onto the lanes. That shouldn’t be too much to expect, and the results will] surprise us -— and particularly our visitors.

2 Thank You,’Dr. Salk *

Millions of people the world over have voiced prayers of thanksgiving for the brilliant work of Dr. James Salk, de- veloper of the new vaccine against polio”

Never before has a medical man received quite the acclaim which has been showered upon Dr. Salk. Other men of science have made discoyeries of great benefit to mankind, which while recognized were not as universally accepted with the promptness shown for Salk vaccine. This is probably due to two reasons.

First,, polio epidemics have continued to take their dread- ful toll years after science had made great progress in battling other diseases. Year after year polio took its toll, and many a prayer has gone up for divine guidance for those seeking a weapon against the crippler. Secondly, the comprehensiveness of the tests which American medical authorities applied to the Salk vaccine were perhaps unprecedented. When the results were compiled, proof of such compelling force was supplied that the world could with surety bestow its acclaim on the American scientist.

The entire Salk program has been one to reflect great credit upon the research, manufacturing and public health authorities of the United States. The results of this great discovery have been made available at once to the rest of the world. ,

Beyond question, the Salk development indicates the tremendous blessing to mankind when men of science devote their time and talents to the advancement of human living standards, rather than to the creation of newer and more destructive weapons of conflict.

Dr. Salk’s discovery has been a heart lifting one for all mankind. Men and women everywhere honor and thank him. Abbotsford-Sumas-Matsqui News.

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SCOTI'S SCRAP BOOK

So far as the fur farmers are con- cerned the “Go West Young Man movement is now operating in re-| verse. They are going Bast to New- foundland. The West can ill sp any of its citizens but excellent food for the animals and it is very cheap in Newfoundland so Mr. Smallwood may yet find himseli with a large add ami

The boys are not too badly wor- ried about it. No doubt onr new province can do with a boost. To ofi- set this movement we are told that a& great number of people south of the border believe Canada to be the coming country and the B.C. por- tion in panticular. There, the slogan is “Go North, Young Man.” Most of those coming from U.S.A. make ex- cellent citizens so we shall weleome them warmly as they arrive.

MR, PICKERSGILL'S TYPE —__

No doubt many of them will be married and ulti- mately produce the type of citi-

zen Mr. Pickers- gill, yearns for.

Cer n new: papers as well as some political

opponents are making much of Pickers gill's a speech about Canadian born babies ) making the best type of citizens. We

}

| cannot see what harm it does for our

politicians to express themselves |

freely upon matters of nat | nee. Too much hypocritic

por’ |

sense reaches us these ds find it refreshing when a eabinet| minister ankly, what he | thinks. |

|

3 5 | having his roots deep down in the

soil should eventually prove far su- perior to tie oldster who has been

uprooted and transplanted in new

soil under quite different climatic | and cultural conditions. In any case | Mr. Pickersgill has given the papers and politicians more gun fodder —| a change of ammunition at is were,

and there it little doubt the press boys will put in some extensive prac- tice while the target lasts.

The only thing we see wrong with Mr. Pickersgill’s idea of the ideal en is that here in the west we cannot produce them fast enough so him to pay heed to the tions made against departinent by some rather re- sponsible sections of our society. We certainly need more population out West and that is one thing some interests in the East do not wish us to acquire except in minute doses, infrequently administered. If pres-

Alt YouNG SQUEAL So LOUDLY 488 CAN BE HEARD Af A Dist WHEN EMERGING FROM (ie SHELL.

IS Formosa FFI

ent immigration laws, or the way ABLE“ SUPPLY they are interpreted. are responsible sce for our being able to get desirable NEEDS 2

zens out West then it is time to 3 SMAL change the setup. However, a con- No.

siderable number of Britishers- did

ay rane eS!

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\\ R i cow JENNER; AN ENGLISH 206

COUNTRY DOCTOR, BORN S AGO, CONQUERED HE DISEASE LPOK — SAVING MILLIONS oF Lives

WHEN HE PROVED ‘i EFFECIIVENESS oF CowPok

IRE AGAINS{ SMALLPOX,

arrive last year, and if we can,re- tr:

n from too much interchange of frain from too much internhange of etters to the Editors” until they et bedded down and accustomed to and our ways, more of them may

instead of soaking in, the soil reser- voir gradually loses its water. There is less moisture for the trees and other plants. The flow of springs di- minishes or stops entirely.

Except during periods of rain, or fast-melting snow. the streams re-

u stay here.

Hospital Pound Day, May 14th. Uf

ceive all of their flow from “leaks” in the ground-water reservoir — the flowing springs. If the springs go dry, the stream goes dry, too. Fish can't live in a dry stream bed. Their

food can’t grow in a dry stream bed-

either.

unable to bring your donations. try to get your neighbor to drop them off., won't you?

LOOKING FOR

Nature Scrapbook

Fish Live O ‘Trees

Water doesn't burn. Yet, a single mateh, misused, can destroy your fishing. ire can change a clear, cool, en-flowing stream into a muddy; raging torrent after heavy rains, and a dry river bed during times of drought. What we do to the woods ay decide your angling success, The soil is really a reservoir. Wa- ter is stored between the soil par- ticles. The soil can store most of the rainfall. Some of this water in the soil is used by ihe trees and other vegetation. Some emerges as cool springs — as “léaks’~in the huge reservoi

lf the rainfall runs off the land,

they were be are hard t

From the Files

= > a OSE Sone AGO * May G, 1954

Over 100 attended™the Boy Scout réunion dinner held at Columbus Hall— Mrs. Tom Denny, charter member of the Anglican Women's Auxiliary, was given a life member-, ship— Constable Jack Routledge: promoted to the rank of corporal— Eight degrees below zero was renort-| ed from Redstone, the lowest in 45 years— Leo Jobin game w 5 years has retired off:

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will ‘now have more time to devote! to his wildlife work, for which he is famous— Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith

left by air for a holiday trip to the Hawaiian Islands— Students this week at Williams Lake H elected Barbara Gardner dent of the Student’s Coun¢il—

FIVE YEARS AGO May 4, 1

Postal authorities turned down the businessmen’s request that W liams Lake have an airmail s — The Stampede Association is starting this year with a deficit and has to spend $1200 before opening day— The Bridge Lake Junior Choir won the Kamloops Board of Tradc shield for the best performance in the Rural School Choir class— The children’s operetta held at the Oliv Theatre raised $100 for the Cancer fund— — Twenty-four enthusiastic youngsters formed the Junior Small Bore Club with Duncan Roberts be- ing elected as president—

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ENTY YEARS AGO” May 9, 1934

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All Williams Lake celebrated the Silver Jubilee of King George V. The highlight being the presenta- tion of Jubilee medals to Miss Kay Gibson matron of the Williams Lake hospital; Miss Miller, Matron of the Alexis Creek hospital; Major Mac- Kay, M.L.A.; Rey. B. A. Resker and Dr. McRae— The Dominion Gov- ernment isheries Department put in a trap at the outlet to Lac La Z 2 Hache and removed mire than a Z ae ton and a half of suckers and squaw fish— Due to the alarming increase in wolves the bounty has been raised K

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