2 PAR THERE, TMI AMA LA) HG, Pauredas, December &F, 1F81, THE TRIBUNE Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C. By The Tribune Publishing Co: Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association British Columbia Division, C.W.N.A. Established 1931 Clive Stangoe, Editor Authorized as Second Class Mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa An Age for Pessimists “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of credulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” Looking back in history the fact becomes apparent thai people always consider -their age to be in a class by itself Either it was an age dominated by the forces of evil and the people were convinced the world was going to the dogs, or i Was an age of enlightenment which generated a strong hopc in the minds of thinking men that the day would soon com when mankind would learn to live in peace. At the turn of the century people were convinced that we were in what was basically a “good age” with science coming into its own and the promise of its benefits in the years to comc held up as a bright expectation. Now, two wars and a depression later, the world faces 1952 with trepidation. The promised years of enlightenment have failed to materialize, and in their place we are surrounded by. an aura of evil and soul-depressing fear. But before we adopt a complete mantle of pessimism per- haps it would be well to took at some of our blessings as we contemplate the year ahead. 2 If science brought us the atom bomb, that many say will ultimately destroy the world itself, it also brought us penicillin and other ‘wonder’ drugs. The chances of your surviving hitherto fatal diseases were never better. The age of rapid + transportation has brought you into closer touch with friends and relatives in distant places. 1t is not long ago that if a continent separated you trom your tamily the distance involveu made visits a rare ‘once in a lifetime’ occurence. Now they are only a few hours away. If this is, in the words of Dickens, arother “season of darkness,” it is a darkness through which many shafts of light ~ are visible. We Wish Them Success Be Within the next two weeks the new Village Commission will hold its lirst meeting of the year, with two new races on the five-man board. We wish them success in their deliberations and offer the expressed hope that in tne twelve montis ahead they wil contemplate and carry out t0 a successful conciusion several much-needed civic improvements. ‘ The record of last years sittings of the Board was not a particularly brilliant one. Frankly, too much time was wasted T = about als aQd persenalilies ta “praducdiweby much in the way of rthwhile accomplisnments. — The citizens of Williams Lake expect more from their elected commissioners in the future and we hope they will not be disappointed when next December rolls around. As church bells herald the coming of the new year, we extend our wish for your health "and, happiness in the coming months Central Service Limited May the sun come up on a Happy Year for you just brimming with joy and good health aa Cariboo Co-operative Mercantile Society From ON ofthe TMbanee were taken to the Bridge Lake ranch nber 28, 1950 of J. Gardner Boultbee— by-law, that FIVE YEARS AGo December 19, 1946 the Files YEAR AGO A school would cost taxpayers somewhat un- der $100,000, if approved, will be PGE Raiiway refuses to accept re- presented to District 27 area repré-| sponsibility of laying water mains sentatives— First hand knowledge|in the two new sub-divisions to be of how a dormitory for rural studenis| 0Pened up in town, Commissioner E. works, was outlined to representa Gy MWeodlend: statesyin genortiue 2 = the Board of Trade. Further in his ‘aves by Inspector Ray Williston ot| report, the commissioner said the Prince George where one has been | Village had spent $440 on veacn de- operating for four years— Winners| velopment; $82 on playgrounds and of the perpetual challenge trophies| $400 on repairing sidewalks— Board for Christmas decoration contest | committee reports that concrete side= sonsored by Jaycees, were won by| walks are to he laid on Oliver Street The Vogue in the commercial class|when the PWD hardsurfaces it—- nd Mr. and Mrs. Doug Stevenson in Alastair B. Mackenzie, 37 year oid he residential class— A new re-|son-of Mr, and Mrs. Rodk. Mackenzie, ord for Christmas mail handled Was was elected commissioner to fill the et by the local post office this year. | vacancy created by the retirement of “he record 1s based on the fact that Sid Western, after 20 years on the 000 worth of -one-cent Stamps | Board. Mr. Mackenzie won by a nar- vere sold this year, compared to|row margin over Joe Borkowski 25,000 worth in 1949 — Wittiams Forty-two members of the hospital sake hockey team wins season open-| society turued out to elect three r with Lae La Hache, score 6-3— A| members of the Board of Directors, otal of 42,325 envelopes with the| Elected were Mrs. Pun Quesnel, Geo. nap of the district were printed this] Armstrong and Hugh Cornwall— ear, according to Frank Goodrich, | Legion braach writes to Minister of hairman of the Board of Trade trade Public Works requesting local dis- and industry committee— Two] trict engineer be provided with more Hereford heifers arrived at Ashcroft | equipment to keep district. roada from Werofordshire England, and|open— Lone Btute gets electric hght- building 3 From Another Viewpoint “FIGURES TELL THE STORY" (in the Cariboo Observer) The story of progress in British| Fisheries showed a return four Columbia over the period from 1939] times greater than that of 1939 with to 1950 was told briefly and em-/a return of $68,904,000 as against phatically in an advertisement ap-| $17,699,009, but the fishing industry bearing last week invall B.C. papers.|has definitely become a poor fourth It was the production summary re-| among the primary industries of the leased by the Provincial Department | province. of Finance. How long fisheries can continue Giving an outline of the gross rev-| to place stumbling blocks in the way enue received from B.C.'s four basic] of provincia! dévelopment is still a ‘ndustries the advertisement carried | $64 question. On the basis of the fig- 8 comparison of the 1950 returns as| ures released by the Department of against those for 1945 and for 1939. | Finance last week, it would seem that Most impressive gains were made| the arguments of the fisheries inter- in the forest industry. Mining, after] ests against such development as the slumping below the 1939 level in| Proposed’ hydro ‘plant on the Quesnel 1945 bounced back to assume second-| River must certainly grow weaker. ary importance in provincial produe-| That hydro plant would be a boou tion, pesaiere was third and fist] to forestry, mining and agriculture eries fourth. f Last. year it is estimated, that| *#¢- And all there are the natural oss revenue from the forest indys-| ‘#dustries for this portion of the tries totalled more than $463. province. Can they forever be denied lions. This was a tremendous in-| power for the sake.of an experiment gasie over the (447 ye milli Anat wih Fean) om) an estimateayya Shown in 1945 and lit amountedto| Sinton aiibbie in overal provincial more than the total production rey-| +t enue of all other three basic indus-| duction figures it it proves to be tries: combined: an outstanding success. Ht is the logging camps, the saw- mills, pulp and paper mills and the plywood and other converting plants! that are providing the bulk of the B.C. jobs and the greatest proportion of its revenue. This is but right when it is considered that essentially British Columbia is a forest province. The present desperate need for base metals has been the spur that has sent mining returns rocketing to a new high and this can well be ex- pected to continue as new and valu- able properties are brought into production. Agriculture could not help but show an increase ff for no other rea- son than because the increased min- e ing and woods activity has brought an-expanded market for agricultural products. Staff Holiday Closure The plant of Williams Lake Dry Cleaners will be closed for staff holi- days from January 18 to January 28 (dates inclusive). Clothes on the premises must be taken out be- fore January 13. Last date cleaning taken in January 10, host of the highways | ‘WILLIAMSLAKE sends best wishes and prosperous New Year. In 1952, the British Commission will continue to keep pace with the growth of our province. At the same time, constant planning for the bright future of B.C.—for industries, businesses and for the needs of the individual householders in our 24 power districts—will assure RELIABLE POWER for better living— | oe, for modern living. Dry CLEANERS for a bright Columbia Power ADEQUATE, Maruca Bottled eeatay ; TEMON| <3 ROYAL NAVY DEMERARA RUM This advertisement is not published er displayed by the Liquor Control Beard or by the Gavern. tren! of British Columbia: Ing system with the installation of a plant by Bill Davies— TEN YEARS AGo December 29, 1941 The home of Doug Huston, Soda Creek, burned Christmas night with a total loss of all its contents. For the past 15 years the winters in Wil- liams Lake have been growing short- er, according to the records of lake freeze-up and spring thaws kept by J. D. Smedley since 1927. Shortest period of winter was recorded in 1939 hen the lake froze over January 6 and the ice went out Aril 14— TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO December 25, 1930 Last Sunday, at St. Peters Church, a cheque for $590 was laid on the Alms Dish by Mrs, J. @mith. presi- dent of the Women's Auxiliary and represented the final payment of the ehureh. Construction costs have been paid for in just over two years’ work by the congregation— The new power plant started its new engine on Friday but the power was not turned on in town— ‘he skating rink, owned and operated by the Native Sons of Canada, has beer put in order and hockey games are ex- pected soon. The iwo world wars increased the appetite for foreign news in Canada. New Brunswick has a 27-ship drag- ger fleet, the largest of its kind in Canada. 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