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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Thursday, June 19, 1952.

THE TRIBUNE

Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C.
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Beer Is No Privilege

It is our opinion that the Stampede last week was offered
proof that the Coalition government Was wrong in extending
beer parlour pr leges to the Indian population.

Any misgivings we had last December when this dubious
privilege was offered to the Indians, we kept to ourselves in
the hope that the government had given the measure sufficient
thought before considering it. However, with the disgusting
examples of rowdy drunkenness flaunted before the public on
the town’s main streets during and since Stampede we are
convinced that this contemplative thought was completely
lacking.

The appearance of Indian bands at formes Stampedes was
undoubtedly colourful, but their actions this year have done
more to harm the town as an attraction for visitors than any
other single adverse condition.

We do not believe the Indians should have any privileges
(including the doubtful one in question) denied to them, but
in the case of liquor we feel just as strongly that they are not
ready to handle its free use with responsibility.

By being allowed this free use of beer we white ‘guard
ians’ of the Indian people are dooming future generations tc
even lower standards of living than most of them have today
They are spending a good part of their savings on beer and
they are easily parted from the remainder because of thei
drunken condition. What pitiful bit of money, for example, is
left in the possession of many Indian families now that the
Stampede is over, to adequately feed and clothe their children
until they have more in their possession,

The answer to the problem of ‘‘what can we do for the

“Indian?” lies, we believe, in the Reserves. Here is a place the.

government can step in with the prospect of a wide scope of
improvement. Their home life needs to be improved: their living
conditions, and most inrportant, the further education of their
children. Only when these conditions have been improved to
a reasonable standard will the Indian people as a whole be
ready to accept the responsibilities of citizenship.

e believe that their present conditions of living are
directly responsible for the drunken harvest we are reaping.
The Indian is a repressed personality. He is constantly aware of
the fact that he is looked down upon by his white neighbors
because of the way he lives and his limited education. Give
this same man a bellyful of liquor and his repressions are
gloriously released and he becomes the tough, blustering
Person he can never be in ordinary circumstances. And that is
not because he is an Indian — a white person in the same
circumstances will react in the same way.

Whatever the form of govenment we,end up with after
July 8rd, one of its main problems is going to be the Indian
question. Extending beer parlour privileges has neither solve

They Should Have eer Stopped

We have one question to ask the vested authorities about
the Stampede, and that is “why were thé two alleged shows
at the midway allowed to continue on their obscene way?”

There was no vestige of entertainment to the ‘acts’ in the
shows — merely their appeal to man’s lower instincts by their
lewd display of sex in words and actions. We cannot honestly
vouch for these remarks except by hearsay as far as one of
the shows is concerned, but we did take in the other. The
‘entertainment’ in this show was furnished by one woman whose
command of pornographic literature was unquestioned. The
whole exhibition was frankly the most disgusting display we
have been unfortunate to witness.

But we do not believe there was any necessity for allowing
this type of show to go on for one appearance, let alone four
days and nights. If this type of thing comes under their control,
the RCMP would have been doing the town a valuable service
in closing the shows down. |

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With regard to the results of the provincial election. we
lave decided to withhold any comments on the situation until
he final results are known next month.

We're confused too.

From the Files

ONE YEAR AGO
June 21,1951

of the Tribune

hoo Bield Meet held at Lac La Hache
were won by students from Forest
Grove— Miss Lenore Joyce Bush of
Forest Grove exchanged vows with
Matthew Paul Wagner of 100 Mile
House— Miss Dorothy May Dawson
of Vancouver became the bride of

Lawrence Bruce of the Circle S$
Ranch won the title of the best all-
round cowboy of this year’s Stam-
pede— Miss Claire Kelly was ctown-

: George Raymond Cowx of Macalis-
ed the 1951. Stampede Queen, ‘and| |. Miss Mabel: Ghristié? dauglter
Katherine Wycotte of Sugar Cane| of Mr, and Mrs. William Christie of

Williams Lake, will wed A. H, ‘Bill’
Fogelquist at Sacramento.

Reserve was crowned Indian Queen
for the second straight year— Char-
lie Hance of Hanceville won the
Mountain race, which was the climax
of this- year’s show— District rate-
payers will go to the polls again to
vote on the $112,000 money by-law

FIVE YEARS AGO
June 19, 1947

Eric Collier, president of the B.C.
Registered Trappers Association, re-

From Another Viewpoint

“THAT MAN SHOULD
Gn The Carihe

Senator Thomas Reid, of New

Westminster, who is also chairman
of the Pacifie International Salmon
Fisheries Commission, is back at his
favorite pastime. Recently he has
been labelling the B.C. government
as power mad and declarinz that
propaganda favoring power over fisn
is being put out by the Aluminum
Company of Canada.

The Senator’s concern over his
salmon is still laudible, but it is
about lime he adopted a new atti-
tude.

To many people in the Central
Interior, Senator Reid is becoming
known as “that man” who doesn’t
want to see any power developinent. |
To become so known is not to ey
ther the cause of his campaign.

So far Senator Reid's efforts seem |
to be largely comprised of protesting
power development and thinking up
new arguments in favor of his
salmon.

Salmon are needed, and pcople

generally recognize that. It would
seem there could be a little more
effort on Mr. Reid’s part to deter-

mine how best the salmon and the
power can get along together.

At University of British Columbia
a most comprehensive scale model
was constructed to study- action of
the water to determine how best to
combat the obstacle at Hell's Gate.

If fisheries engineers can beat that
problem, and others of like nature,
they should also he able to add con-
siderably to solying the problem of
getting young fish safely down the
rivers being used for power.

Of course Senator Reid's present |
complaint has to do with cutting the]
flow of the Nechako River, which |
may haye a serious effect on the|
movement of spawning salmon to |
Stuart Lake. But again the fisheries
people and the Alcan engineers are
supposed to have come to an under-|
standing on that point.

A little co-operation might go a
long way. Senator Reid’s commission
is doing very necessary work. It he

OW BETTER”

so Observer)

could bring himself to the point of
making the fish-power controversy a
joint problem, all B.C. might well
be better off.

Or better still, he could swing his
support behind the proposed gas
pipeline through Central B.C. If that
pipeline is a success there is every
chance that one of the greatest power
starved areas of the province will no
longer have to eye Senator Reid’s
salmon rivers with a glint of hydro
in its gaze.

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for School District 27 that failed to
receive its necessary majority when
it was first presented— Announce-
ment of his appointment as Ford

agent for Williams Lane le At stones Cunningham attended the

made by J. S. ‘Buster*Henke. +

wylso agent for Home Oil Distributors
— Mrs. J. Smedley was named pres!

den at_the anpee} eles OT Ure
cers of the Parent-Teachers Associa-
tion— Staff Sergeant A. Fairbairn’
retires after 39 years’ service with
the B.C. Provincial Police and the
RCMP— Mr. E. Redekop, teacher at
Big Creek, and Adam Wroblewski,
encountered a mother bear and two
yearling cubs. After using his three
shells, Mr. Redecop had to keep the
wounded mother bear up a tree with
repeated blows from the butt of his
rifle while Adam ran homie for more
ammunition— The 150 Community
Club gave a farewell party in honor
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zirnhelt, who
are leaving for their new home at
Cherry Creek Ranch, Kamloops—
All the trophies at the South Cari-

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turned from the annual meeting held
at Prince George and reported that
the trappers are again asking $30
wolf and $5 coyote bounty— Com-

eeting of the Williams Lake Fi
snd Gun Club and expresse,
| Unt oxntes would be increased—
The Campaign Committee of the|
Canadian Cancer Society in Williams
Lake exceeded its quota by 2—
South Cariboo district is redistribut-
ed into the Kamloops Federal Riding
—A grizzly, stretching 10 feet from
claws to claws across the shoulders;
and nine feet from nose to tail, was}

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| killed on Quesnel Lake— The school
jhouse at Likely burned completely
with nothing saved— The Lake ball
team took four games in a row from |
Quesnel— Dorothy Antoinette Bel-
mond of 150 Mile became the bride
of Douglas Roy Beaman— Patricia
Anne Belle and James Charles Reed

Cariboo Home Furnishings

Agents for Connor, Mayfair, Norge, Gilson and Climax
Gas and Electric Washing Machines
“Visit the Store with the I'riendly Door”

were united in marriage— Anna
Burns and Wilfred Lowden exchang-
ed vows—
TEN YEARS AGO
June 22, 1942

An extension of the present 3400
foot runway of the Williams Lake
Airport to 5600 feet will be surveyed
immediately— Gasoline rationing
was cut for British Columbia from 5
gallons to a ration unit of 4 gallons
— The Lake Motors sent a ten-ton
truck and trailer with Bert Roberts
driving to Prince George to partici-
pate in the moving of 400,000 ton
of P.G.B. railway steel— Funeral
services were conducted for Dora S.
Goodrich, wife of George Goodrien—
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Rifte—

TWENTY YEARS AGO
June 23, 1932

A most enjoyable dance was held

at the Big Creek Hajl— The ool
pienje at Alexis Creek was a great
succe: Dr, MacKinnon of the
United Chureh held a service at
Alexis Creek, during which the in-
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Alee Rohert-
son was christened— Return fare

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