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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKR, B.C.

Thursday, March 29, 1951.

THE TRIBUNE

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Clive Stangoe, Editor

Slow Beginning

It is only natural that in a small town such as ours with
so Many ,organizations, flourishing and otherwise, that thc
formation of another one should be subject to a slow beginning.

+:0wever we think the few interested persons who an
turn out last week to form a local historical group are quite
justified in their optimistic belief of its eventual success.

here are always a good number of persons interestec

- ~sy, parucularly the history of their own locality, ana

these small societies usually enjoy the support of an enthusi-
astic following.

That the collection of historical data and objects can be
of immense value to the community concerned has been proven
too often to be disregarded. From a commercial point of view
the centre with the recorded past and something tangible fon
the tourist to see is making a place for itself in the tourist
industry sun.

That the members of the society who do the actual collect-
ing and tabulating get a lot of honest enjoyment out of their
work serves to make the arrangement a pleasant one. The
group deserves our best wishes and support towards its, even-

they will be continually contributing towards
e cultural development of our community.

The M argin

- The difference between a foolish act and stark tragedy
is often a matter of seconds or inches.

One evening last week a lumber truck driver took a
chance‘on Oliver Street, that fortunately only came under the
first category.

Two loaded trucks were proceeding down Oliver towards
Railway when the incident occurred. In the last block the driver
of the second truck swung out and raced past the first one,
cutting back into his proper lane just in time to make the
corner at the foot of the incline.

At the point where the trucks passed, cars were parked
on both sides of the street, giving some idea of the inches left
to spare. A car had made a “‘U’’-turn at the foot of Oliver and
Was proceeding towards the trucks -- a matter of seconds.
Two persons were standing at the side of the street waiting
to cross.

The stage was set for what could have been the worst
traffic accident the town had known. Death missed his cue
however and the incident fades from mind as just a “foolish
act.” We hope the driver realizes how slight a margin in
seconds and inches there was and acts agcordingly in the
future. “= 5

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Flirtatious Young Thing

The winter was with us so long that everyone has been
eyeing Spring’s latest flirting overtures with a somewhat sus-
Picious “it can’t last” attitude. But the fickle lady has been
with us for two weeks now and there is definitely that feeling
in the air.

Out of basements and woodsheds have come the bieycles
of the younger set and the tricky but definitely illegal art of
“no hands” is being practised along the pleasantly dusty street.
Marbles are once more the vogue and there is a tendancy on
the part of the adult population to loiter in the warm sun and
momentarily let the rest of the world go by.

The concealing cover of snow has been whisked away and
back yards are emerging in all their untidy cluttered glory.
Golfers are taking a new lease on life and up at the arena a
forlorn collection of curling rocks seems to symbolize the
passing of winter as the ice slowly melts.

Perhaps it is just an idle flirtation, but it’s a most
welcome one, and even if she leaves us we know she'll be
back soon -- and back to stay.

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iFrom the Files of The Tribune

ONE YEAR AGO, March 30, 1950 |

Meeting called by Sanitary Inspec-|
lor J. L. Hiebert: over resonsibility of
present sewage nuisance fizzled like |
a damp firecrackér and almost ad
journed when Department of Public |
Works officials stated that the fault
could be easily remedied and a-erew
had been put to work — Amendment
to Village Municipalities Act proposes
that commissioners he raised from
three to five — Williams Lake took
three titles in junior badminton tour-
ney at Prince George. Claudia Barber
takes girls’ singles, Claudia°and Sally
Richardson girls’ doubles, Sally and

Reg Norberg mixed doubles — Buek-
ley Eagle suffered serious accident
when he caught his foot between

heavy gears at Lac La Hache Lumber
mill. He was flown to Vancouver in
effort to save his foot —
and Bert Lloyd have been appointed

local agents for Canadian Pacific
Airlines —~ Roy Woodland. ‘takes
men’s singles title in’ South, ‘Cariboo |
badminton tournament at “Ashcroft:
teams with his wife to, taka mixed
doubles Diversified prob-
Jems from demand meters ¢

crown —

an,
MLA, there will be no new Provin-
cial Government building. or -offices
erected in the near future in Wii-
lams Lake — New two-room schowi
at Alexis Creek built by school board
with day labour is completed, and
officials feel that money saved
on the risky project — Henry Cas-
tillou, K.C., Vancouver barrister, ,has
been appointed County Court’ Judge
for Cariboo replacing Judge J. A.
McGeer — Mrs. A. H. Bayne gives
interesting talk to Legion Auxiliary
on pioneer women — J. Deane-Free-
man elected president of Bridge Lake
Branch of Canadian Legion —
FIVE YEARS AGO, March 28, 1936
Whole district shocked at tragic
death of Edwin Kinvig -of Miocene
who was killed instantly when a fall-
ing tree kicked back and struck him
on the head — Need for air service
of some kind to serve this part of
Cariboo was placed before Dominion

was

Transport Board at Prince Gedrge
by es from Williazhs
Lake — Hugh Cornwall, former

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RCAF pilot, calls meeting with idea
of forming a flying club here — Four
large storage oil tanks and a 30’x40'
warehouse and office will be built by
Home Oil Company according to local
agent, S. J Henke — B, Boe, mining
operator, states he plans operating
the placer mine at Pine Creek — Set.
J. McClinton promoted to Staff Ser-
geant — 52-ton drag line shovel for
North American Goldfields arrived to
be ‘installed at Asby Pit beyond Likely |
—40 to 50 members of Elks Lodge
and wives, including ladies of Com-
fort Club, discuss forming Order of
Royal Purple — Gladys Smedley, |
former secretary to the District |
Agriculturist, has accepted the posi-
tion of secretary for the Cariboo
Cattlemen's Association —

TEN YEARS AGO, March 31, i941
Wolf situation and other game de
partment problems brought to atten-
tion of Game Commission by editor
of Tribune who asked specially that
cowboys looking after: livestock be
allowed to carry = fi ms without
need of buying a hunting licence —
Miss Joy MacKinnon arrives home.
Large crowd of residents to meet her
— Kamloops Fat Stock Show beats
1939 record by $54,000 — Joe Lavoie,
mink rancher at Vanderhoof, has 13
wolves to his credit — Eckland and
Rawn, Horsefly placer miners, broke
into gravel containing important gold
values — Annex being built on to
Sacred Heart Church —
TWENTY YEARS AGO, April 2, 1931
Cariboo team represented by Gor-
don Beath and Jackie Yorston of
Australian took first honours in Stock
Judging competition at Kamloops
Bull Sale — Due to mild weather in
Co. is nearly twé months ahead of
Cariboo, the Hobson Creek Mininy
is nearly two months ahead of
Schedule in starting work on its prop-
erty adjoining Quesnel Lake —
Champion Hereford bull and reserve
of Kaysloops,
Wynn-Jolinson of

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| Operating deficit for PGE for 1930 was

$50,816 — Mrs. Clem Wright of 138
Mille House passed away — Tenders
being called
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-From Another Viewpoint

“THE FLOATING VOTER”
in ‘Industry’

In the middle of last month a large
part of Britain's iron and steel
dustry passed from private to public
ownership. Winston Churchill had
fought the Labour Government's plan
to nationalize steel with fervour and
eloquence, but his party's final vote
“f censure failed by the narrow margin
of 10 votes to turn the socialistic tide.
Of course, Churchill has gone on re-
cord that the Conservatives will de-
nationalize steel if they ever come to
power, but for the moment, steel is
publicly owned.

in-

Mr. Churchill may have an oppor-
unity of making good his threat be-
‘ore too long, because he only needs
. fraction more of discontent in

conscious sense, responsible,” At the
height of the. campaign in Green-
wich, With literature and photographs
pushed into every letter box, not one
voter in 10 knew the name of the
mdidate he was going to vote for.
‘I'm not interested in him personally,’
‘xplained one. The voter's interest is
‘n the glittering personalities of the
ig party leaders, and the local can-
lidate who is clean-cut and incon-
picuous can slide in on a party vote.
3ut this does not mean that the voters
‘Iways identify even the party lead-
‘rs with their policies. When the
survey team read off at random a
series of Conservative and Labour
statements of policy jt found that the

Tngland to topple the
nd, according to the best opinion, a
eneral clection would oust the Labour
Party. Unfortunately, the “best opin-
‘on” will neither unseat Mr. Atlee nor
‘lect Mr. Churchill with any degree
of certainty.

There are too many “ifs” and the
iggest“of them is the floating voter,
who ambles from pillar to post, un-
hitched to and unswayed by any po-
litical party, and who, on election day,
casts his vote, but whose reason for
voting the way he did is beyond ex-
planation.

According to The Economist, the
London School of Economics conduct-

ed a survey in Greenwich, before ana |

after the British general election of
1950, to gather a few facts about the
motives of voters. Said the Economist:

“After tabulating the answers given
in 2,058 lengthy interviews, the sur-
vey team decided that ‘behavior at
the polls cannot easily be called in-
formed or educated or even, in any

Sonservative won general
‘avour. By this token, the Labour can-
lidate should have lost; he was elect-
ed by 11,000 votes.”

There you have, in short, one of the
‘ig problems that Mr. Churchill faces.
Of course, Mr. Atlee faces it, too. So
do all political leaders in all democra-
cies. Plumbing the depths of the float-
ing voter's mind is impossible, but
at least attempting it keeps Elmo
Roper and Dr. Gallup busy and the
Politician from getting bored.

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