Ee Page 2 XN THE TRIBCNE, WILLIAMS LAK, B.C. Thursday, December 13, 1951. THE TRIBUNE Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C. ¢| By The Tribune Publishing Co. Subscription: per year .. Outside Canada Payable in Advance ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION $2.50 $3.00 Member: Canadi Weekly papers Association British Columbia Division, C.W.N.A. Established 1931 Clive Stangoe, Editor Authorized as Second Class Mail py the Post Office Department, Ottawa Ratepayers Group Needed Tt would seem that there is a definite need in Williams Lake for a Ratepayers’ Association. = We have come to this conclusion following Friday night’s public meeting where a taxpayer complained that after he had enquired about a permanent street grade and built his home accordingly, the grade was subsequently changed, necessitating the contemplation of the outlay of a considerable amount of money to his own property. Of course the catch in this case is that this assurane given sometime in the past, was evidently only verbal. It appears that nothing was written into the record and to this day there is no permanent grade established on the street in question. The many sides to a question such as this is one of our reasons for suggesting the formation of a ratepayers’ associa- : tion. At an annual public meeting time is usually too short to carefully examine each individual problem. These questions are ones that a ratepayers’ association could handle and make a decision on, if not on the individual question, then on future policy. The recommendations would be then passed on to the commission. The problem of street grades, for example, is an extremely important one to many property owners. If you_build near the crest of a hill, for example, and at some future date the com- mission decides to make the hill safer for traffic by cutting = down the grade, after the operations are over you may fina your home sitting high above the street, and your property value has dropped at the same time. How many home owners know what measures can be taken to safeguard such a possibility before they invest their money? There are many more questions like this that the ratepayer should be able to find an answer for, and the logical wav would be through the establishment of an association formed mainly for mutual protection. Stiffer Penalties In a recent “Letter to the Editor” that appeared in a neigh- boring paper, there was what we thought a sound suggestion made to curb indiscriminate shooting on the part of trigger- happy hunters. The suggestion was that the law read “for lack of pre- caution in-the use of firearms involving accident or death to a second party, a fine of $500 or 60 Gays in jail, rifle confiscated = and hpxting license lifted for life.’” —— < enctbae river's thoug¥ts followed.an inquest ipto the death] of a htnter who had been fatally slot by his companion. The verdict read “accidental death.” The companior stated in his evidence that “I saw something move, and I fired.” Every hunting season there are a rash of similar reports. Two recent ones we can think of were the case involving three hunvers who fired on a group of children, critically wounding two of them. In this case two of the three hunters had already bagged their limit and shouldn’t have been firing at all. The other incident involved a hunter who saw four legs maving through the bush and blasted in their general direction. The owners of the legs were human of course, and were attired in the conventional red hats and bright jackets. Evidently we have to start wearing red boots as well. There are altogether too many of these “accidental” deaths. How accidental they are is a matter of interpretation. In the case of deer it is illegal to shoot does, and the onus should be on the hunter to know what he is firing at. If he waited until he was able to see clearly enough to distinguish a doe from a buck there would be no human loss of life result trom squeezing the trigger. Try Shopping At Home When you are thinking of Christmas shopping, don’t get carried away with the idea that only the large coast stores. have a suitable selection for your taste. Look around the home town Stores, you’ll be agreeably surprised to find they are well stocked with gifts for every member of the family. And don’t forget that an intreased volume of sales adds to the town’s prosperity -- and indirectly, to your own, DINNER SETS For Xmas Entertaining 66 piece Dinner Sets English porcelain in 16 attractive patterns $22.50 to $34.95 82 piece Luncheon sets . 20 piece Breakfast sets . SANTA CLAUS will be here Saturday, December 15, from 1 to 4 p.m. e Cariboo Home Furnishings “Visit the Store with the Friendly Door” Agents for Connor, Mayfair, Norge, Gilson and Climax Gas and Electric Washing Machines DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS From the Files ONE YEAR AGO December 14, 1950 A new chlorinator has been instal- led to purify village water system— Property owners presented 2 petition co) lage commissioners against the piling of lumber on lots across from the cemetery. The petition pointed out that the area was a resi- dential one and advised the coimm ioners to take action— Harold Lee, 27. died as the result of an aceident when the railway speeder on which he was travelling went off the PGE track southsof Lillooet— Over 100 townspeople turned out to the civic election meeting, to hear cemmission- ers give a report on their sisward- ship— The condition ot seepage entering the water mains of the town’s water system when leaks or shut-offs cause the system to drain, ‘and the resulting danger to public health, were. presented by District Engineer R. S. Cunliffe on behalf of the Junior Chamber of Commerce— Local badmitton players took their opening tournament of the year 23 games to seven when they were hosts. to 20 players from Quesnel over tke weekend— / BIE YBARS ive Deckmber 12, 1 Joe Borkowski ana aT kenzie were nominated as two ni candidates for village commisisoher Dan Atkins, and a eine hada narrow escape from death or serious injury when their light de- livery truck skidded on the icy road and plowed through the railing of the- bridge across Williams Lake Creek, The truck landed 25 feet be- low on the dry, rocky bed of the creek— George Forbes of Lac La Hache, won the individual honors for the second straight year in the Junior judging competition at Kam- loops Fat Stock Show— TEN YEARS AGO December 15, 1941 z A successful trial blackout. was staged in Williams Lake. All lights were shaded or put out the moment. the siren blew, and according to spot- ters appointed ‘to wateh from the surrounding hills Williams Lake com- pletely disappeared— Mr. J. M. G. Smith has been appointed as brand ‘nspector for this distriet — Frozer garden hoses proved to be a hazard when several fires broke out at dif- ferent homes, and frozen hoses tailed to be of any use. The local volunteer fire brigade has issued a warning to all townspeople to be more careful in this respect— TWENTY-O: YEARS AGO December 11, 1930 Recovery from Lac La Hache by Charles Hamilton of a genuine Hud- of the Tribune sen Bay axe recalls a legend concern- ing the lake. At one of the Hudson’s Ray camps on the lake in the very early days the handle of an axe broke with the result that the axe flew into the lake. Axes being scarce the inci- dent was remembered and the lake called Axe Lake. Or as called by the French voyageurs employed by the eompany “Lac La Hache.” There is 0 proof that the axe found by Mr. Hamilton is the one, but it may be— Peppy Board of Trade meeting held, where incorporation of village was discussed; also interference nd landing place for planes, the milk supply and sanitary arrangements in town— George Lutz, owner of Williams Lake Garage and Miss Susan Twan were married at Quesnel— En- gagement of Dan Leland Lee; only son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lee ot Hanceville, to Miss Margaret Cou- sins of London, England, announced — Electric wiring almost completed all over town— Grading of village streets under unemployment scheme suspended for winter — Successful basket social held at Chimney Creek, ! » Nature “s Scrapbook ¢ by Bill Myring Goat Blankets We learn from Tony Lascelles, noted naturalists, that the Rocky Mountain Goat, a species of moun- tain antelope, and not the Big Hora Sheep as one would expect, is the From Another Viewpoint EQUAL WAGES? (Gin the Canodian Chamber of Commeree News Letter) Considerable interest has been per man-hour compared with our the recent agitatfon in: | Own.” We have repeated in these pages many times the fact that wages can- not advance unless accompanied by an equivalent rise in preductivity. Canadians are just as capable and te theory that aman doing acertain| ‘ust as hard working as the peopl2 b in one country should receive] sr any other country in the world. ae same pay as a man doing a sim:-| The miracle is that despite our small w job in another country. However. | 5roquction. Canadians are the second - requires very little thought and| sichest people in the world. Let us ry little argument to demonstrate] not feel sorry for ourselves for not hat this is a complete fallacy. As|reaching U.S. standards put, rather, ane of our correspondents points out, | feel proud of the fact that our stand the per capita output of Canadians] ara is second only to theirs. s only about 2-3 of that of the U.S zs ‘bviousiy, therefore, there is less] morese Economy Y capita production here to shar nd that is what wealtn is — goods} The forest industry is a very: im- ind'se not money.” The simple | 0rtant factor in our economy as the ruth is that in the United States the| following statistics show (in round eople manage to produce move of| figures): Employed in industry, 350 he good things of life per heed of| thousand men; Payroll, 760 million population than we produce. odilars net value of products, 1,375 million dollars gross value of pro- Mr. Gilbert E. Jackson. recentlv| aucts 234 billion dollars: external made the point that basically .he| trade credit 790 million dollars and “vastness of the market in the U.S.| government tax revenue $120,000, compared with the small size of our| 600 from direct and indirect taxes, own market is mainly responsible for | the difference in their productivity onsed in certain quarters for equalization cf smauiin und United States wage ates. To those who jump at co 7 ons, there is some plausibility in Polo was developed in India. Niquidet Transport Williams Lake - Horsefi y No schedule Trips on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 R. M. Blair’s ottice, Wnis. Lake, phone R66 Horsefly. Phone, 3 short 1 Jong ATTENTION. 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