Thursday, March 13, 19 THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAK#, B.O. Page 3 Big Creek News (Continued from page 4) Boh Gibbs, all from Alexis Cr WALTER BAMBRICK is in Kam- GET READY FO SPRING TRAPPING! The MOST PROFITABLE pant/of the season ahead — MUSKRAT Trapping Time. Got ready for it, offering full Stock TRAPS, ete. at rented 09. Don’t ho'd ship IMMEDIATELY! 176 A. B. SHUBERE 00., Wi nipes FISHER Furs Depi. any Address ship to: 423 Hamilton St, "VANCOUVER : jloops “Hospital receiving medical at-| tention. 1N TO Williams Lake last ce to attend the Ice Carnival were Mr. and Mrs. J. Bonner and family and Mr. and Mrs. Re The latter were accompanied by Joan and Stan Kinkead, of Alexis Creek, who spent the weekend at the Church home. MR. and MRS. DUANE WITTE spent a few days at Williams Lake recently. Other local residents in town lately were: Frank Witte, Wm. | staxted. A.M. Piltz and Mr. and Mrs. ews A HE. Av Y SNOWFALL on March 9 and 10 has smothered the Big Creek countryside — and our optimistic oughts of spring. The temperature dipping down to a few degrees below zero adds its touch to the wintry scene. Ancsomb, reprint part of it uere to keep dead end of the line at Squam “Madam Speaker, the thing that perhaps disappointed me more than anything that I have heard this Ses- sion so far was the statement that the Premier made yesterday with re- gard to the Pacifie Great Eastern Railway Company and the brief a minimum cost of Oc a year you can guard los keys are ever MOTORISTS Miniature License Plate Key-Ring T: gs for the year 1952 are now available to the motoring public at 25¢ each. HOUSEHOLDERS Usé our SECRET TAG for your home or office keys because it isthe KEY to no mo: one of our SECRET, TAGS to your ley. -Ving. [f your the finder mails them FREE to us Ba they are back in your hands immediately. REMEMBER when you send 2 you help the 'f.B. Veterans in B.C. ——— MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY — — — — — — statement that he had in his printed speech on the matter, and that was, in general form, that the Govern- ment was not prepared or could not borrow the money to proceed with the extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway to-the city of North Vancouver now. “I want to refer to the language which the Premier used in his budget address yesterda: “ ‘Of concern to the Government is the fact that the company is un- able to cope with a vastly increased demand made upon it for additional service by new or fast growing indus- Ss, and that the solution lies in roviding an -adequate transporta- tion means between Squamish, at the head of Howe Sound, and Vancouver itself. This link with Vancouver, against loss, by attaching 25c for this Tag- SECRET TAGS REQUIRED LICENSE NO. whatever the method applied, will be a costly undertaking. As already an- ADDRESS .... nounced, it is proposed to proceed Name with the construction of the highw: T.B. VETS Room 100—603 W. Hastings St SUPPORT A B.C. ORGANIZATION from Squamish to Vancouver. This project, when completed, should prove of great a:sistance ot the Vancouver 2, B.C. PA, 2951 railway.’ . 1946 LAST YRAR'S STAND “And then let us take our mind A TRUCK for Every Job! back to half past two o’clock on March 9th, last year, when the Pre mier made a statement to the Legi lature with reference to the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, and at that time he was pressing — and I think rightly so, Madam Speaker — the Position of the Railway and what he felt the government would have to do with it, and he used this language: ‘I would like to state that, sub: | ject to certain conditions, it is the governinent’s intenion to extend the Pacific Great Eastern Railway from Squamish into North Vancouver, “The government has made this Whatever International . 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Last Wednesday, replying to the budget speech, Herbert leader of the opposition, brought up the question of the Pacific Great Eastern rail link from Squamish to Van- couver and the Premier’s decision to abandon the scheme for the present in favour of a road. Because this speech of Mr. Anscomb’s presents a let of pert’nent data‘on the question, we of the fate of what we believe is eoing to rrove a major stumbling block to the advancement of the Cariboo --- the ; ter of fact, Madam Speaker, there are ; other alternatives that can be used Anscomb Disagrees With Premier’s Decision ee oe To Delay PGE Rail Link To Squamish 150 Mile News (held over) A VERY ENJOYABLE evening was had by all who played crib in aid of the hospital at the Ralph Rod- The Tribune readers informed ish. decision in view of the fact that the present barge service is unable to cope with traffic and that an ever- increasing load on the line demands a further development to replace the present barge service and enlarge the service. ‘To put in a proper ferry service to take care of the unprecedented expansion in traffic and the con- tinued expansion which is inevitable would involve the expenditure of a large sum of money. “If this were done, we would stil) not have a completely satisfactory solution to the problem since there 's anything from nine to twelve hours’ delay in transit in delivering car- loads to Vancouver by barge. “In view of these circumstances and in view of the fact tha we have been advised that the line van be extended from Squamish tc North Vancouver at an approximate cost ef some $8,500,000 to $10,000,000, the government has decided. sabject to the availability of steel and sub- ject to the ability to raise the neces - sary funds at reasonable rates of in- terest, and receiving satisfactory McConnell, False Ducks island at Picton, Ont., bagged this 40-pound wolf. dogs were used in relays in the chase allowed McConnell enough to shoot. been killed by wolves in the dis- trict recently, ger residence last week. Nine-Hour Chase Bags 40-Ib. Wolf MR. and MRS. HUSTON DUNA- WAY and son left !2st Sunday for a trip to Vancouver and Seatte. THE FLU seems to be maxing the rounds again although it doesn’t last long. Quite 2 number of chil- dren and some grown ups have had it for a day or two MR. and MRS. BILL CROSINA, former residents of the 158 Mile House, are here for a month’s visit. Most of their family are iving in the. Cariboo. JACK KEENE was a recent visit- or at the home of his brother, Lloyd KEN McKENZIE left Thursday for Vancouver on business. IT SEEMS as if winter hasn’t had its fling yet as we are stili getting more snow and more cold weather although spring should be just around the corner as the pussy wil- lows are coming out. MR. DEGNAN and MR. SAYES of the Diesel Equipment, Vancou- ver made a flying business trip to the 150 Mile Monday. Central Press Canadian After a nine-hour chase, Kenneth lighthouse keeper at QUITE A NUMBER of Jocal resi- dents took in the Ice Carnival Friday Three [night at Williams Lake. which tired the wolf and ee to come close ee ae Many sheep had START WITH LEMON HART bids on this work, to proceed with the extension of this line. “I may add that, at the present we have 138 sawmills along | is the Pacific Great Eastern “and iu many instances these mills are un- able to operate at capacity due to our inability to overcomt the bottleneck at Squamish.’ CONDITIONS WORSE “That was a year ago and condi- D tions have got progressively worse. When I say worse, I mean business has increased «and congestion gets more difficult. “In the Throne Speech made by the Premier a few days ago he re- ferred to the question of highways from Squamish to Vancouver which | Cr is one thing, but Pri no remarks I make, Madam Speaker, 1] an want it clearly understood that I am | ly not opposed to a highway. I want a; highway, but I am not prepared vo| sell out for a highway and crucify! fell on Sunday. the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and all that it stands for in the de- mendously nothing at all that should stand in once in the furtherance of that policy. Kamloops spent two days in the val- ley this week. munity hall Saturday evening, the proceeds going towards the Red the railroad, of] dollars course, is another. Now, in any of the| Place had charge o: ning. ; Kamloops for the Bull Sale. important that there is way, and that we should proceed at - And I don’t like the idea of the emier’s to go abroad that we have t the ability to borrow this money. og Creek News CORPORAL TODD, RCMP, from A DANCE was held in the Com- with ‘oss “drive. The sum of thirty-five was Tealized. Mrs. Harold all arrangements d certainly laboured very diligent- to give everyone a pleasant eve- ABOUT six inches of new snow This, -advertiventne. beter FiBlabedy or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or b A FEW local residents are visiting y the Government of British Columbia. 1 velopment of the great central nee = tions of British Columbia. As a mat-| to secure road traffic from Vancou- ver to Squamish area. LACK OF STEEL “Now I am not quite sure whether the Premier yesterday stated that lack of steel was anything of his problem at the moment or not, but I think he did tie himself very much to the question of financing the cost of the road. Well, now it has been stated that lack of steel is a problem that could not be gotten over. As a matter of fact, just a year ago when the House was in Session, and I was siting next to the Premier, I advised him then we could get stee: trom England, and also advised him to buy on Brighter iMuing « USE SMARTLY PATTERNED LINOLEUM - Tnlaid or Plain -- we have a wide variety of colours to choose from. it whether we used 11 or not. It could have been stored and, if we finally decided not to use it, there were many chances it could have been sold at a profi MUST GO TO VANCOUVER “When we think of the tremendous development which is going on in the northern sections of the province and, as a matter of fact, between Squamish and Prince George, that in itself does indicate to us that the railroad should be brought into Van-| couver, It tells us that if we are going! to service that territory properly the | railroad must be brought into Van- couver. “When you sum it all up, Madam Speaker, it looks to me pretty much | like this: That the Premier feels he) cannot go into the money markets and ask for money to expand the rail- way so he says to himself, ‘we won't} do it at present; we'll offer this gra- vel road business up there and t and keep people satisfied.’ That, in short, is What he is attempting to do. | Now, I happen to disagree with the, idea that you could not borrow the ten or fourteen million dollars re- quired for it. It certainly does not have to be all borrowed at once, and the fact remains that the money that is going to be spent on thi. ggested ‘oad there now could be used as the Cirst expenditure for the railway. i think the matter of the development of central British Columbia is so tre-! Seagram's King’s Plate Kye Whisky Pep PAQCOWS ond ce Save This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia,