THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Thursday, December 18, 1953.

THE TRIBUNE

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

The disastrous home fire this week on the outskirts of
town has pointed out the necessity of some type of mobile
auxiliary fire euipment that could be moved out of the village
boundaries.

As the town broper grows, so the fringe settlements grow.
Today we have a great number of families settled on the
lakeshores, on the river road north of town and above the
airport. Granted these people do not pay taxes to the village
and therefore can not expect the protection of fire equipment
paid for by the town property owners. At the same time they
contribute much to the town’s prosperity and should be entitlea
to our -consideration of their problem.

There is no lack of help available for fires of this nature.
At Monday’s blaze, townspeople were on the scene in a matter
of minutes, many of them trained firefighters. But once on the
Scene they were helpless to do anything but bravely pull what
furnishings they could from the burning structure.

Everything costs Money of course, but that might noi
Prove to be such a stumbling block. If the question of equip-
ment was gone into by the Fire Brigade, these same property
owners who now have no fire protection whatever, might be
more than willing to contribute to a portable hand pump or
whatever would be necessary to assure some hope of saving
their home in case of fire. z :

The Searchers

The search and capture of an armed man: makes an

since

unusual news story, but it is just a job of work for the men |Civie election, M. F. “Mae” Johnson

demonstrated he still has the rate-| 550.4; i
district, died at Kamloops— Ton:
payers’ confidence when he headed _ me

of the Scarlet and Gold who are charged with the protection
of society. ;

This week the men of our detachment, joined by con-| py
stables from other centres, took part in such a search and the| were
story of the danger they faced should make us all thankful] youn

that we have this protection with us. During the last war a en-year-old

phrase “calculated risk” came into usage, and these words
describe the job the men of the RCMP take on when they enlist.

Vince

Although it has been six years

the polls with a total of 120 vates.

THIS WEEK’S CROSSWORD

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Pepper 5. Revolve Berk Peee
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ofheads 7 Oil of rose eee olution
12. Custom petals lessly
13. Fiber of 8 Greek letter 30 Goddess of
agave plant 9 Unadorned the moon
14. Roman 11 Observed (Gr)
pound 16 Large worm 32 Religicuse 39-Climate
18. Sharp 19 Ostrich-like 34 Dressed (poet.)
17. Devoured bird 35. Crippled 41. Emmets
18. Guides 20. Honey- 36. Conscious 44. Man's name
20 Broken coat gathering 38. Hebrew 46. Petty
of cereal insect month quarrel 5
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42. Norse god Ey 32 EY
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47. Free of rats 40 = 41 ae] |
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From the: Files of the Tribune

ONE YEAR AGO
December 20, 1951

efforts of the Williams Lake Fire
Brigade, Mackenzies will put aside
$25 each year for a fund to help re-
imburse firemen for damage to cluth-
ing in their line of duty— Thomas
Scallon, a settler of the Big Creek

a
he last faced the electors in a

Woodland and Mae Johnson are

y pealion tea | C22didates for the position of Village
ge Somimlssloners| Selectenl comm atissiéage = Staff Sgt. Martin,
. A. “Tony’” Borkowski and travelling instructor for the PCM
Anderson— Gary Racicot, sev- pspent four days in Williams ‘Lake
agi or oe Anstructing the local rangers in the
2 ={use of standard military small arnis

From Another Viewpoint

“NO. BREAK FOR DRIVERS”

(in the Caril

Already it has been announcea that
motorists can expect higher insur-
ance rates next year. and that is
something which gives a yery large
public |
something to apuse and consider. |

percentage of the ~ general

Insurance rates have been creep-
ing up and up. Invariably the same |
story is presented with each raté
hike. The insyrance companies s‘at»
imposing figures of increased acci-
dents to support their case and even
the most casual observer about gar-
ages anywhere can see that their
figures are not exaggerated.

The under-25 drivers are current-
ly being shouldered with the great=
est portion of blame for increased
rates. It is claimed, and statistics
bear the claim out, that drivers in
this age bracket are generally loss
reponsible thn those of more mature
years,

But in the face of a continued rise
in rates it is time that someone look-
ed a little further field. When this
view is taken the motor car manu-

'facturers-seem to be more than a

little responsible. They are turning

boo Observer)

out more powerful cars that can
whip up to high speeds in a remark.
ably short space of time.

In addition to this they have been
bitten by the streamlining bug that
seems to be the modern trend. As a
result the new cars are things of
beauty but at the same time they are
extremely vulnerable to bumps and
bruises. =:

When it is considered that cars
are being built for show as well as
well as speed — and the durability
of bodies is being given less and less.
consideration — it is hardly surpris-
ing that inurance rates should climb.

It’s about time the motor people
started to consider a few changes
that would ease the maintenance
burden for unfortunate customers
who see their shiny new cars reduced
to crumbled wrecks in little more
than minor aceidents.

Rum stories...

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‘By the great Horn Spoon, those were gales,” said the bosun,

Much of their time is taken up with minor infractions of the
law that involves little personal danger, but they nust live
always with the knowledge that the next call might be danger-
us in the extreme and could be their last. We sleep a little

-easier knowing that they are on duty.

Another man, outside of the force, who deserves com-
Mendation in the week’s episode is predatory animal hunter
Marius Mortenson, who lent his woods talents to the job of

hunting the most Gangcrous animal of all, ;
5 4 SP?
} 7 2

All Deserving

Former commissioner C. H. Poston’s.comments on the
work of John Anderson on the board are well taken. Without
detracting from Mr. Anderson’s contribution to the welfare of

the village we might say that the same words of commendation
are due to all present and past members of the board.

About the most thankless job you can tackle around town
is that of a Village Commissioner. For the munificent sum of
$200 it is a Commissioner’s privilege to attend some 40 regular
and special meetings on village business. Besides this you are
also the butt of every complaint that was ever thought of.
Irate citizens think nothing of calling you up atany hour or

disrupting your own business time to tell you what a bunch of

dunderheads the commissioners really are, They’ll complain
about the taste of the water, the fact that a single board is ont
of the sidewalk in front of their house, that their street needs
more light and‘less bumps. It’s their privilege to complain,
and as a commissioner soon learns, it is his privilege to listen.

But with all the job’s disadvantages, we have been for-

tunate in filling it, not only for single terms but for repeated
ones. The village owes a lot to these men who have offered
their names year after year as candidates for the town's
executive positions. John Anderson is one of these men, and
With his decision to retire from public office we have lost a
willing worker who contributed much to the town’s growth.
Still a young man, Mr. Anderson may be persuaded to again
return to the civic field when his business affairs are not so
pressing.

Winter’s Been A
Long Time Coming

But don’t let our recent mild weather fool you,
there is tough motoring weather ahead. . os

Prepare now by having your car WINTERIZED.

$12.95 Plus Parts

will winterize your car and give you a complete
tune - up job,
important for

motor
both
safety on the road.

“The Car Centre
of The Cariboo”

CENTRAL SERVICE LIMITED

CHRYSLER — PLYMOUTH — FARGO
DEALERS

'/— Showing at the Oliver Theatre
was “How Green was my Valley” —
TWENTY YEARS Aco
December 15, 1932

of
views on the situation, decided tof The Welfare Fund staged a play
call the annual meeting January 17.|“What Happened to Jones?” whic
to-give businessmen a second cha g
to eet\pening the Board witif act Bryank, Ken
suppo Two more curling tro-| Rife, Mrs. Spencer,
phies for the ladies will be offerea|Miss Foster and Miss Muir— Set,
for competition this season. Play will| Gallagher and" Joe Smith returned
get underway early in the new year|from a trip up north where they nad
— Construction of the Cottonwond| been looking for over 125 cattle
Bridge was completed— Funeral|Stolen during the past few months
Services were conducted at Redstone| from the ranges at Nazko— ‘he
for Chief Charlie Boy, head of the| twelfth anniversary of the present
Redstone (Alexis was celebrated at the
Seven babies were born at War Mem Church— Frank Atkins,
orial Hospital this week— Culmin-| butcher, advertises 3 pounds of but-
ating a week of intermittent snow-|ter for $1.00.

fall, a wind of near blizzard velocity
blocked country roads and almost
Plugged the highway north to Ques
nel—

In May, 1952, the Canadian Army
was 97 years old. The present army
had its beginnings in the forces
authorized by the Militia Act of
May 9, 1855.

FIVE YEARS AGO
December 18, 1947

The Cariboo would prefer to see
American capital rebuild and com-| 9g,
plete the Pacific Great Eastern Rail- ise
way, members of the Board of Trade
agréed, and endorsed George a
field’s motion that Premier Joln| 3
Hart be informed of this attitude—j
Horsefly Pioneer Alexander Camp-|
bell, age 77, died at War Memorial
Hospital. His father, Neil Campbel),
came into the Cariboo with Cariboo
Cameron— A new deal in hock
was promised Williams Lake by
Coach Jack Monday at the first meet-
ing of players and officials. Gordon
Smetanuk and Cece Rhodes will be!
in charge of the junior players—
The first meeting of a newly-formed
discussion group for men of all
denominations interested in the
Christian approach to life was held.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. W.
S. Sloan of Williams Lake and a son
also to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cripps,
Big Lake— Paramatta Airways ad-
vertise reduced winter fares to
Kamloops $30.00, to Vancouver $60
from Williams Lake— Accommoda-
tion and lighting facilities have beon
greatly improved at the skating rink
with the construction of an extra
rinkhouse and new players’ boxes,
and new higher light poles—

TEN YEARS AGO
December 17, 1942

Moffat Ogden, age 45, of Lae La
Hache was fatally injured in a log-
ging accident near Cranbrook— To
show appreciation of the voluntary

ARTHRITIC.PAIN |

Don’t suffer night and day—with dull,
wearisome aches—or sharp, i

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medicine specially
made to bring longed-forrelief to sufferers
from arthritic or rheumatic pain. 7-841

gids TEMPLETON’S T-R-c’s | 8

when I come down the chimney
at Cariboo Home Furnishings
store this Saturday.”
There’s an Invitation, kids. I
store SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20,

from 2 to 5 p.m.
gift for everv one of you!

Our store is loaded with gift suggestions for everyone on your
shopping list. :

CARIBOO HOME FURNISHINGS

RAMOmmwmme eran

“Not only could we not round the Horn, but the fury of
the elements was driving us backwards up the coast of
America. Only by the unusual feat of using the bowsprit
as a rudder could I keep us from Perishing on those in-
hospitable shores. At this point, a flock of gigantic albatrosses
sank exhausted on the deck. Hastily reviving them with
tots of our cargo, Lamb's Navy Rum, I harnessed them
x to the vessel and enfouraged them to fly in the ‘desired
direction. The upshot was that our time for the Boston-
Sacramento run stood as a record for thirty years.”

“That’s a Rum Story,” said the unsuspecting guest.

“Thank you, sir. I should enjoy nothing better than a
Lamb’s Navy Rum.”

This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor
Control Board, or by. the Government of British Columbia.

“Hope all you

youngsters will ©

be on hand...

Santa will be at our

He’ll have a

It’s the ‘one stop’ store
for Christmas shopping.

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