| Thursday, March 29, 1951. THE TRIBUNE. WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. ———= nee oe WILD MAN’S RETURN “Who's the stranger, mother dear? Look, he knows us — ain’t he quee “Hush, my own, don’t talk so wild: We's your father, dearest child.” “He's my father? Not at all; Father died away last fall.” “Father didn’t die, you dub Father joined the curling club. But they've closed the club, so he Hes no place to go, you see— No place left for him to roam — That is why he’s’ coming home. Kiss him — he won't bite you child; All them curling guys look wild.” Wheat Pool Buget. The Cracker Barrel Forum | By A. J. Drinkell SWAN SONG _ voles; nevertheless we do admit it It is becoming increasingly evident has furnished us with Some rare bar- our coalition government is about &ins in good government. A fact we to go out of business waich is a great , Must not lose site of during the storm pity in many ways. While this forum | °f Protest and criticism now being has never wholly endorsed the idea| levelled against it. of a coalition which seemed to be| It may be said in all fairness :this formulated primarily to thwart the]®torm has grown in intensity due to will of the people, or shall we say,|the truculent behavior of the Cabinet to deny to the other fellow something | Minist elves. They are act- \they have heen quite willing to take|img for all the world like a minor { ee for qaay, who hgg:already decided to idecades, namely, the opportunity of | Quit. Ole says thé tall it “thumbing gaining power through a minority of | the nose.” For some time now there has been an alarming increase in RADIOS Victor and Phillips From small Nipper models at $23.50 “government by — order-in-council”’ !which has a tendency to reduce the status of private members to that of mere rubber stamps. Our own mem- ber has said he Sometimes wonders why they are theré at all. Such con- ditions only happen when authority Battery model, same as above $124.00 - Wilkintont Radio & Electric to feels too secure in its position or has : decided to do its damndest before Large u dio-ph aph mantel models expiring. : at $99.50 HIGH HANDED : Their attitude toward the flood o’ protest over the B.C.H.ILS.; their de termination not . to listen to wel informed opinion on the matter o high handed methods in dealing with mat- This advertisement is not publishec o1 displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government ch British Columbia. ters of vital’ concern plainly indicates the end is in sight. The latest move in offering the sorely pressed orchardists a settle- ment at ten cents on the dollar is surely the gesture of a bankrupt con- cern; while the proposed changes in our electoral procedure indicates their desifé to make it impossible for any other party to accede to power by the same methods as they have maintained themselves in office through many decudes. In other words they are telling us that while they cannot hang together-they have no intention of being hanged separate- ‘Now, if they came right out and said we know the present system is far from perfect except in its ability to-keep any other party from gaining power we would be able to correctly evaluate. As it is now we must con- clude that the whole thing is just some more political bunkum designed to pull the wool a little farther over our already badly impaired vision. From the article prepared by the Cnadian Chamber of Commerce and reproduced in the columns of The Tribune last week, we gather this so called “single alternative vote” is by no means free of imperfections — why then should we accept ia? Vhy be compelled to vote for a can- didate whose party's policies_are an abomination in our sight simply bée> cause by not so doing we are guilty of some crime called “plumping,” or ringing about exactly the same cir- sumstances as may occasiosally arise inder our present system. We all know the very essence of ‘overnment lies in the strength of ‘he opposition but if the returning officer is permitted to juggle around until one party has a seemingly clear and unmistakeable mandate then where in heck does that leave any opposition? For our part if any party is unable to offer us platform worthy of sup- port but must resort to such skull- duggery as is now proposed; then we have no desire to vote for them any way. We much prefer to be left alone er the first thing we know we shall be casting one of Joe Stalin's form of votes. Grains, grasses, field row crops, vegetables—what- sem ever is planted in this mellow, weed-free seed bed, the latest in Spring styling. Available in Green, black, grey and tan from $6.45 - $7.45 Wealh-Rite inte Spring! with these smart casuals by Susan’ & Hanna. They’re ¢ That new shipment of Nylon hosiery is now here. £ All shadés awd gauges WALK-RITE SHOE STORE IEE BE THERE, | f ee I THERE’S sal MONEY the new Farmall C Tractor with Touch-Control will be on the job all the way. The Farmall C is shown here with the McCormick No. 10-A Disk Harrow. For the Farmall C delivers practical 5-way power: (1) at the drawbar, for pulling trail-behind machines; (2) at its mount- ing pads, for pushing forward-mounted implements; (3) at the belt pulley; (4) at the power take-off; (5) at the Touch-Control power arms for raising, lowering and regulating mounted impl by hydraulic power. All at isingly low oper- y ating cost! Available for the Farmall C is a full line of matched, quick- change implement units. New and simple in design, each low- cost implement mounts on the tractor to form a compact oper- ating unit. Rear-mounted implements, likewise, are quick- change. ; Implements for the Farmall C are under the complete, 2-way hydraulic control of the Farmall Touch-Control. The Farmall C pulls one 16-inch or two 12-inch bottoms; cultivates two rows of wide-planted crops. Ask for full information. CARIBOO TRUCK & EQUIPMENT Williams Lake, B.C. “Complete Garage Service” FOR SEED at the Bof M For many farmers, operating funds are low at this time-of year. It’s the in-between period when there's lots of expense, lite - income. If this is your problem, talk it over with your B of M manager. ‘W A ANH’ If you can plan repayment from your farm se umtALA! income, there's money for you at the Bof M tH —for seed, feed or fertilizer. Bank or MonTREAL Canadas Fist Sauk Williams Lake Branch: A. R. W. WILSON, Manager WORKING WITH CANADIANS IN EVERY WALK OF LIFE SINCE 1817 ADIce Slated for this Completion of the Hart Highway this year, probably in September, was announced by Public Works Minister E. C. Carson in a recent radio address. The highway connects Prince George with Dawson Creek at Mile O on the Alaska Highway and will provide a 750-mile all-B.C. highway between Vancouver and Dawson Creek. These points were again emphasiz- ed by the Minister in his address to the Legislature Tuesday. “Completion of this long-needed lini; will open up that rich north country to the remainder of the road system making the B.C. Peace River, a dis- trict rich in natural resources, a | part of this province,” he stated. The minister said this year’s budget included $10;700,00. for’ maintenance of the province's 22,00 miles of high- ways. Another $14,000,060 is earmarked for construction and reconstruction of highways, building of bridges anc paving. Despite the world situation’ there will be no reduction in the province's road building and improve- ment. program. : “Some feeling exists,” said Mr. Car- son, “that with the international situ ation as it is, we should not be build- ing highways in B.C. Under actual war conditions I would agree. But having in mind that world leaders in the Hart Highway Completion September Provincial highway, 30.85 miles stan- dardized at a cost of $1,384,000. Cariboo road, 13.55 miles of reconstruction be- tween Cache Creek and Maiden Creek. Kamloops-Vernon highway, 11.33 miles completed. Exclusive of the Trans- Canada‘ and John Hart highways a total of 70.56 miles of main highway completed’ at cost of $3,542,000. ~ A total of 280 miles of highway, exclusive of the Trans-Canada, were paved last year at a cost of $3,000C00. The Trans-Canada highway agree- ment signed with the Federal govern- ment during the past year found Brit- ish Colmbia with more miles of the Trans-Canada up to standard than in any other province. Estimated cost of completing this highway within British Columbia is $63,000,000. This requires an annual expenditure of $10,000,000. Letter to the Editor Dear Sir: Through the medium of The Tri- bune I would once again like to point out to the citizens of Williams Lake that it is very important they they do not phone: centraj—inquiring the location of a fire when the—alarm_is_ turned-in, as‘this only adds to the ion and delays calls. western have themselves saying that the present situation may last 10 years in relative- ly its present status I feel that we should proceed with the building up of our present highway system.” “In the estimates presently before the house,” Mr.’ Carson stated, “we are asking that thesum of approximately $10,700,00 be made available for the’ maintenance of our 22,000 miles of highway. This includes the sum of approximately $1,000,000 for the op- erationo of our ferry system and a like amount for snow removal.” “In- addition there will be provided this year for construction and recon- struction of highways, the building of bridges and paving of highways, the sum of $14,000,000 This, together with the federal 50 percent for work on the Trans-Canada’s B.C, section. will bring to total to mare than $17,000,000. ~ General highway projects under- taken last year, the minister told the Legislature~included: southern ‘Trans- An Important Address HON. E. T. KENNEY Minister of Lands and Forests B.C. Government * CBR 10:15 p.m. MONDAY, APRIL 2nd We now enjoy the privileges of our present system of fire calls which is much cheaper than an elaborate sys- tem, and very efficient. However, if the public continues to bother the operator, it is just possible that this Service will be discontinued. If you will please bear this in mind it will help all concerned and es- pecially your Fire Department. C. Huston, Chief, Fire Department. SODA CREEK NEWS WE ARE GLAD to see the days getting longer: More daylight gives us less time to talk about our neigh- bors ,and the bad cases of cabin fever, we get with the long winter nights. MOST OF US are busy with cutting and hauling ties, which is a great help in this district for winter work. It Was a poor winter for trapping. for moving cattle from Mel Moon's Meadow on Battle Mountain, to Mel- drhm Creek, and the spring range. D. BARLOW is leaving the ferry on April ist. John Donelly will be the new ferry operator. Barlow has gone to cut down the Big Tree. REG MILLER is busy getting things lined up for the spring work on Richmond Farm. HENRY BRUINTJES is waiting for spring so he can start mining on the bars of the Fraser. J. KENNEDY arrived back home last Saturday after a visit to his daughter in Kamloops. JIM KELLY has his new tie mill working now. He reports heavy snow in the bush hinders “skidding logs. Battle Mountain last week, also Mr. and Mrs. G. Walsh were down from the Perkeypile Ranch. DOUG HUSffON and Barlow at- tended the funeral of Mr. T. G Grounds an old-timer and friend of our who used to reside in Battle Val- ley. Mr. Grounds was 85 and was buried in Williams Lake, March 19th. WORLD WOOD CONSUMPTION Canadians consume 1.7 tons of wood per person per year. The cor- responding world average is 0.5 tons. In ‘China, it is less than 100 Ibs. Ladies’ Wear Girls’ gay colours, trasting belt. Sizes 7 to 12. Girls’ and Boys’ Sizes 2 to 6 .. 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