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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE. 8.6.

Thursday. December 11, 1959.

THE TRIBUNE

Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C,
By The Tribune Publishing Co.
Clive Stangoe, Editor
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The Responsibility

(GUEST EDITORIAL)

Last Saturday before the familiar handful of voters who
take more than a passing interest in the affairs of the village,
a young Man made an appeal for a greater realization of the
responsibilities that are an integral part of democratic citizen-
ship. The speaker, Lon Godfrey, was acting as chairman of
the stewardship meeting and because we thought his remarks
should be worthy of a greater audience in the community we
are quoting them in this Guest Editorial.

“Too often we are inclined to take for granted the rights
and privileges which we enjoy as citizens of a free and demo-
cratic country. Despite the lessons which two world wars
within a generation should have taught us, we still fondly
believe that ‘it can’t happen here.’ Although all about us we
hear the sound of alien, bestial ideologies gnawing at the roots
of democracy, we insist that whatever may happen in other
countries of the world, our individual rights will remain,

“We are far too prone to look upon goOvernment-as a power
above and beyond us: a paternalistic body with the authority
and responsibility necessary to guide us along the economic
and social road of life. We forget that ours is the power and
ours is the authority, which government exercises only at our
behest. We forget that government consists of our representa-
tives voicing our opinions and acting with the authority which
we have delegated!

“When we stop to consider these facts we must realize
that this power and authority which exists in the individual
— in each and evéryone of us — carries with it corresponding
duties and responsibilities. The most important of these duties
is to exercise the franchise, to raise our voices as free men in
the selection of those who will act as our representatives.

“If we fail to acknowledge this responsibility then all the
blood that has been spilled, all the tears that have béen shed,
all the damage that as been wrought by the crushing years of
war and the passing years of uneasy peace have been in vain.
Let it not be said of us that we let freedom wither and die
because we failed to exercise the responsibility.

“This is not a partisan appeal, but rather an appeal to
our patriotism, to our sense of citizenship, so that there may
be awakened an appreciation of the power and authority
which we posses.” e

A Disastrous ‘Freeze’

If the recen

ecision of the Social Credit government to
‘freeze’ points to @aything in particulay it is|
the folly, ards of somé€> hospitals in successfully
keeping costs to a*minimum.

That is the case in our own War Memorial Hospital, where
the government edict can well result in financial disaster.

Since the B.C.H.1.S. was established, the members of the
board of our hospital have taken pride in the fact that by
careful management the daily patient rate was one of the
lowest in the province. Last year only two small hospitals in
British Columbia managed to get below the local rate.

But the hospital has been operating very close to the line
in order to accomplish this, pushing the rate up each year
just enough to cover actual increased cdsts. Now these rates
are frozen at the 1952 level.

The directors deserve a lot of commendation for this past
attitude towards the public’s money, but ironically it appears
now that they would have been much wiser to have been as
extravagant as possible. Had that been the case, the Hospital
Insurance Service would have paid out much more to Williams
Lake Hospital in past years through a much higher rate, and
the present directors would only have to face the prospect of
practising normal economy in order to stay within the 1952
rate structure. :

We believe the Social Credit mania for curbing govern~
ment costs, although commendable in most instances, could
have been left out of the Hospital Insurance Service until such
time as the government has -managed to solve the more
obvious problem of how to make every citizen pay his or her
insurance premium. The word is ‘compulsion.’

USED CARS

From Another Viewpoint

“WHAT WOULD IT REALLY Cost”
(in the Abbotsford-Sumas-Matsaqui News)

National leader of the CCF, M. J.
Coldwell, did some vigorous evangel-
istic work on behalf of his party’s
proposed national health plan dur-
ing his recent visit to British Colum-
Dia. 3

In theory, a nationally financed
health program would be a wonder-
ful thing. Before politicians start
promising too fervently, however, it
might be well for the public to give
the matter a little study. To date,
the average Canadian’s.understand-
ing of a national health plan is con-
fined to an appreciation of the fact
that Mr. Coldwell seems to be talk-
ing about it while the government
marks time.

Before we rush into such an am-
bitious project, Canadfans should be
shown some pretty careful estimates
of its cost. The time has come to
realize that there is no such thing
as a free service.

Whether government pays for
them, or whether we pay pay on an
individual basis, Canadians cannot
escape the cost of paying for health
services. The question to be settled

is whether the federal government
could provide health. services for us
more economically, or more effi-
ciently, or both than presently ob-
tainable.

In theory, there is a great deal to
be said for a nationally financed
health plan. It would be a wonder-
ful thing for every citizen to know
that a modest tax each year would
remove forever the threat of crip-
pling bills when sickness strikes his
home.

In practice, the danger is that any
federal service would get bogged
down in red tape and slow motion
administration. If it did, its cost
could be enormous.

Before political leaders of any
party rush us into such a scheme,
we should weigh the arguments for
and against most carefully. Our
troubles with hospital insurance in
British Columbia should prove suf-
cient reminder that it is possible to
move too rapidly toward a very
worthy objective. Good intentions
are just not an effective substitute
for sound planning.

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From the Files

ONE YEAR AGO

December 13 1951 oss

- For the first time in the history
of Williams Lake, Indians will be
allowed to/enter local beer parlors
this Saturday— "The candidates for
this year’s election presented their
platforms before a turnout of 35 rate-
payers at the annual meeting— wWil-
liams Lake and South Cariboo will
have the benefit of another doctor
April 1st when Dr. H. K. Atwood will
open an office here— Forest Ranger
O. Paquette of the 100 Mile was
elected president of the Forest Grove
and District Board of Trade— First
beer in town since supplies ran out
November 15 arrived at the Liquor

Storey n another major. aj-
teratio the Maple Lear H
that will ‘tually add mine rooms

to the establishment was announced

of the Tribune

E. C. Chamberlayne, newly appointed
District Agricultur took over the
office at Williams Lake— The Ath-
letic Association has made arrange-
ments to take over care and control
of the skating rink at Williams
Lake— Mr. R. (Dick) Stowell moved
40 head of cattle to Meldrum Creek,
where he will take up ranching—

TWENTY YEARS AGO
December 8, 1932

A public meeting was held at the
Maple Leaf Hotel to protest the
Columbia Power Company's rate in-
crease of 3c,per kilowatt hour, and
the consumers: reSdlved to refuse to
pay the increase until an engineer
reports to the Village Commission-
rs— A gpecial car contaiping a

‘dealing with the provincial govern-
ment for purchase of the PGE rail-

<= Johnny gyeultalo” Hance; -welle| way arrived ucre——A daughter ee
known Chileotin resident, passed! horn 19 Mr. and Mra. Marvin Curtis
Sway. suddenly, ati War: Memorial Christmasiturkeys. were: selling

Hospital— A party honouring Mr.
and Mrs. Phil ‘Temple was held at
Dog Creek airport. Phil was leaving
the service of the D.O.T.— Mabel
Winnifred Kinvig of Miocene he-
came the bride of Douglas Norman

at 20¢ per pound.

Big pantry bill: In 1951 Cana-
dians spent $3,400,000,000 on food.

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the Liquor Control Board or by the Government of British Columbia.

Brown— The local Parent-Teachers
Association realized $30 from a
bridge and crib evening— Top price
among the class-winners at Kam-
loops 1951 Christmas Stock Show
was the 46 cents a pound paid by
Canada Packers to Circle $ Cattle
Company Ltd. of Dog Creek—

FIVE YEARS AGO
December 17, 1947

The closing of the hunting season
will find 1947 to have seen ‘the
heaviest toll of game taken in the
Cariboo. Up to November 26 there
had passed through Cache Creek
1219 moose, 879 deer.and 112 bears
C. H. Poston will take office as
the new Village Commissioner next
year— H. J, Gardner and Sons’ new
sawmill at Horsefly recently cut its
first lumber— The Williams Lake
Public Library is away to a good start
with over 400 books on the shelyés—
Dominion Government Telegraphs
will shortly open the first radio-

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1949 FORD 4-door Sedan ... + 1000.00
1940 CHRYSLER 4-door Sedan .. 825.00

. 725.00

1939 CHRYSLER 4-door Sedan ..
1939 NASH 4-door Sedan ...
1949 PLYMOUTH 4-door Sedan .
1941, PLYMOUTH 4-door Sedan .

1946 CHEVROLET 4-door Sedan .

1942 - 700.00

POWER WAGON ...

TRUCKS

FARGO %-ton .... ss $475.00
FORD Cab-over engine, 2 ton .... 2500.00
DODGE 2-ton ....

950.00

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“The Car Centre of The Cariboo”

CHRYSLER — PLYMOUTH — FARGO
DEALERS

telephone circuit in the district— H.
G. Windt of the Public Works de-
partment was re-elected president at
the first annual meeting of the B.C.
Provincial Government Employees
Association— A. B. (Al) Campbell,
long-time resident of Horsefiy, passed
away— Sons were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Laverdiere, Williams Lake
and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Martin, Dog
Creek. Daughters were born to Mr.
and Mrs. Phillip Abel and Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Rae, Williams Lake—

TEN YEARS AaGo
December 10, 1942

ariboo Comtort Club spon-
sored Amateur program prizes were
rded as follows: Junior class:
Betty Hodgson; second, Mary
Christie. Senior class: first, Winnie

Buchholtz, Wilma Richardson and
Dolores Spencer. Adult competi-
tion: first, the Mackay sisters of

Riske Creek— Machinery and men
started work on improving the Wil-
liams Lake Airport— R. Kelt, the
local plumber has been trying to re-
store the plumbing at War Memorial
Hospital which was badly frozen

TOVLAN

Is Just
Jammed Full

of interesting gifts for the
youngsters in your family.

It's Santa’s special
preview showing just before
his special visit.

Remember

Santa
Claus

will be here

aturday,

Dec. 20

Hours will be published next
week, so watch this space

during closure of thé hospital— Dr.

Cariboo Home Furnishings

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