FHE PRUORT,

WILLIAMS LANR, 6.6,

THE TRIBUNE _

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5 Clive Stanigoe, Editor

The Obnoxious Visitor

Reams of copy are written annually on the desirability of
Wooing that alleged walking gold mine who spreads a goodly
amount of cold cash within the boundaries of the province —
the tourist. We are told that we must treat them with calculated
defference, go alorg with the theory of the open countenance
and glad hand and maintain our historical associations to offer
the proper amount of “atmosphere.” The alternative being the
horrible prospect of the tourist going to eastern Canada for his
next holiday, or even staying at home.

We have gone along with the theory ourselves at times,
although limiting ourselves to the thought that. treating them
as visitors in the accepted meaning of the word would serve
adequately. S

Every now and then though we run across an incident
that makes us a little sympathetic towards those who believe
the tourist should be treated as a necessary evil.

We are referring to the incident reported last week where
trigger-happy hunters blasted more ducks out of the sky than
they could legally walk away with, and just piled the carcasses
behind a convenient thicket.

This sort of thing isn’t confined to the hunting fraternity
either, it’s in the same class as the fshermen who take over
their limit or undersized trout, and is just a little worse than
the presumably well-heeled character the writer observed two
years ago clowning around a group of fishing boats in his
highspeed outboard along Quesnel River.

We like to see them visit us, much ia the same way we
would welcome visitors to our home, but like the one who spills
ashes on the carpet, burns a hole in the chesterfield or leaves
well-marked rings on the furniture, we think that even in the
commercial sense of the word it would be no loss to the province
if the obnoxious visitor stayed at home in the future.

Perhaps a small portion of the money now spent in
“educating” the public on the proper manner of receiving the
tourist should go towards telling the prospective visitor how he
should conduct himself on his proposed trip.

Worth and Need Are Here

Monday night the local branch of thges* anadian National
e*Sther organizations, will
eS of the town. Donations will

Established 1931

: a @eeves for a foment and tltink of what you
weuld do if the light you thus blacked out for s®h a short space
<* of time were blocked out permanently. Most. misfortunes that
affiict us are overAvithin a more or less reasonable time and
we recover to the point of taking life in our stride again. But
it is this very permanence of blindness that makes the condi-
tion so terrifying to contemplate.

But more and more people continue to join the ranks of
those who are partially or completely blind, and they have to
be trained to adjust themselves into a new type of life. The
CNIB takes this training on and doesta marvelous job of re-
habilitating these unfortunate people Through their careful
training thousands of blind Canadians now lead normal lives,
going to their daily jobs and contributing once more to
community betterment.

Whether organizations like the CNIB should have their
expenses underwritten by subscription or not is beside the
point. At the moment the only funds they can depend on are
those that are generously contributed by thé public in recogni-
tion of their worth and need. The CNIB deserves your recogni-
tion on both counts.

FRESH MEAT -

is the basis of many tempting food dishes
-- buy where quality is the finest

AT

Williams Lake Meat Market

Gas and Electric Washers

at new
Reduced Prices

Connor Electric, $239.50
Connor Gas ........ $249.50

President

Electric ... . $194.50

Speed Queen

Electric .:. -- $171.10

Maytag Electric $174.50
e

Cabinet Wood Heaters

Takes 26" wood lengths

AIRTIGHT HEATERS

$149.50 up

FAWCETT oil heaters - $89.50 up
Cariboo Home Furnishings

Agents for Connor, Mayfair, Norge, Gilson and Climax
Gas and Electric Washing Machines

kes Mile, one 6;

NEW. ANGEL OF PEACE ee
i : a shia

First meeting of the Courtenay
Comox Chamber of Commerce for the
1951-52 season was held in the Elks
Hall last week and as usual, the at-
tendance left much to be desired.

Since the meeting we have heard
several chamber members asx why
‘his situation has arisen . . . the
answer may lie in the following piece
sent out by the field service depart-
ment of the Canadian Chamber of
Commerce:

“No phrase meets our representa-
tives in the ficld more freuently thar,
‘our town is different.’ Often it is saifs
vith a spirit of pride as officers offa
Board or Chamber point toa Xong
record ot useful service or some out-
standing achievement. Ge

“Far too many times, howevjer, -it

successful Bogrds and Chambers in-

From the Files of The Tribune

ONE YEAR AGO

October 18, 1950

Sales of cattle entered in the com-
mercial cattle class sales brougat gon-
tributors $342,935 for the 1810 head
offered Average price for calves,
bulls, cows, steers and canaers was
$189. What is believed to be top price
ever paid here for caives was bid on
three lots contributed by Dan Lee and
A & P Ranch, Two lots went for $40
and one for $41. With 70 bulls offerry

by —$10,C00
$45,79:
October

13 with the

. Anna Scott Graham
in War Memorial
. Graham came to

the
Cariboo in 1889— Power Comn:ission
Crews are starting the installation of
a new power unit to boost electrical
output at the local plant— P-TA es-
tablishes $50 scholarship to be award-
ed to the Grade 12 student in Williams
Lake who attains the highest, mark,

any six subjects—

rovinte-Wide | Weterania. lAnd) Act
small holdings development ! competi-
tion— Canim Lake was the scene of
a pretty wedding recently when Dor-
othey Sonia, only daughter of Mr.
and Mrs, Howard McNei] became the
bride of Joseph Brady, youngest son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bradly— N.
Anton of Mission City starts second
pole yard in Williams Lake. It is ex-
pected that 10,000 poles annually will
be shipped out—
FIVE YEARS AGO

October 17, 1946
With

cattle streaming into Wil-

R. J)Rodger;|
the winneys in the

dicates that“they face these same dif-
ficulties, Which certainly are not to
be mininifzed. The fact is that these
con@iftions are normal rather than
different. Every organization faces
them and we know of few communi-
ties in Canada that do not nave a
multiplicity of organizations, some
apparently overlapping and ail con-
peting for the time and intercst of

firsts in four classes. First prize group |
of five steers entered by Alk2fi’ sold
this morning for $13.59/to: Safeways
Ltd. Earlscourt farinS of Lytton was

2
awarded the Grind Champion Here-

“IS OUR TOWN DIFFERENT?”
(fromm the Comox District Free Press)

succeed’-ape—yéneraitythose with ac-
tive leadérs, useful projects and
worth-while meetings.

“Next time we are iempted to snrug
‘it can't ve
because our tewn is different,’
Perhaps we should take another look
at ourselves and see if the fault may
not/lie in the simple fact that other
organizations are more active.

}-An honest appraisal of our leader-
ship, our program of work, commit-
tee structure and meetings will offer
man ysuggestions for strengthening
the organization and enlisting the
enthusiastic support of members,

“Starting from these fundamentals
we cam move on to successful achievo-
ments which will add a ring of pride
to our tones next time we say ‘our
town is different’.”

BEATTY
WASHING MACHINES
Electric and Gas Models
SERVEL
Kerosene Refrigerators
ONAN
LIGHTING PLANTS
Diesel and Gas

TERMS ARRANGED

150 Mile Store

the citizens. The which

horthorn class, A. Jeffrey of Meldrum.
Creek took first prize. Possibly this is
the best all-round showing of bulls
ever sold at Williams Lake. Grand
Champion calf in the show was en-
tered by Ray Webster of Horsefly Calf
Club— The Song Lee & Co general
store an] the Royal Cafe have been
purchased by the Cariboo Triick &
Equipment Co. (Sloan and Engeman)
and will be converted into a show and
stock room for the new business which
has failed to obtain material and labor
for building the planned warehouse
and office below the powerhouse, ac-
gording to Mr, Sloan— Rodk. Mac-
kenzie asks Wm. Irvine, Cariboo MP,
why he and his neighbors along the

Drive up!

It’s foolish to put off anti-
A sudden cold snap may cause serious damage to
your motor unless it is adequately protected. Let us
drain and refill your radiator with Anti-Freeze now!

CENTRAL SERVICE LTD.

IT’S TIME
FOR
ANTI-FREEZE

freeze service for your car.

Jakeshore have to pay the higest toll

hgrge Ke ever heard of. ie eniajbties =
in” Bddition to ne Heese monthly | " —
‘ental he has to-pay 10 cent a call
very time he wants to phone town—
Log Cabin Tourist Camp on Horsefly
Lake changes hands, this time Bert
Underwood of Prince George is the
buyer— =
TEN YEARS AGO
October 20, 1941
Heaviest buyer in the 1941 Cattle
Sale was Burns & Co. spenidng $51,479.
Total received by contributors was
$144,668— The Very Reverend Doctor
Ragg,, Dean of the Diocese of Calgary,
i Bishop of Cariboo tollow-

liams Lake y steadily for
the past three days to fill the extra
pens built this fall. The number of
cattle to go through the ring is expect-
ed to exceed the 2,703 head sold last
October— Alkali Lake Ranch again
won the bulk of honors in the show
classes of commercial cattle entered
in the fat stock show, winning three

ing election in Kamloops-- Heavy
rains of the past six weeks in the
Cariboo have raised the Fraser River
to the highest flood stage of the sea-
son and made up for the light snow
fall of last winter, Many ranchers
have lost a large part of their hay|

crop.

Niquidet Transport a
Williams Lake - Horsefly

t
R. M. Blair's office, Wms. Lake, phone R66
Horsefly Phone,

fe... on the trip oF

your Ilfe.. . go the

convenient Greyhounc
1

3 short 1 long

Give him a call. He's listed in the

as a buq inaruq

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