Page 2 THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE. B.C. Thursday, February 26, 1953. THE TRIBUNE Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C. By The Tribune Publishing Co. Established 1931 Clive Stangoe, Editor Subscription: per year 50 Outside Canada .. Payable in Advance ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION $3.00 Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association British Columbia Division, C.W.N.A. Authorized as Second Class Mail py the Post Office Department, Ottawa Workmanlike Budget Although Finance Minister Gunderson’s budget speech last Thursday was soon pushed into the background of the passing parade by the more far reaching Federal budget from Ottawa the following day, it still attained an important position in the consideration of every British Columbia tax-- payer. By and large the first budget to be brought down by the Social Credit government seems to have a lot of merit. Cer- tainly it is a workmanlike job and proved to the point held by most people that Mr. Gunderson is one of the most able men in the Social Credit camp. It contained several direct tax savings that the man on the street could appreciate, like the raising of sales tax exemption on restaurant meals from 50 cent to $1, and the saving in car license fees, although in the latter instance the saving to the average motorists is so little that he probably wonders why the government bothered to make the gesture. Mr. Gunderson pointed out in his address that there has been a steady increase in expenditure over the past seven years of more than $107,300,000, which is more than $40,000 a day. “Granted the expenditures include debt charges,” he said, “but we cannot overlook the fact that during the same period our gross provincial debt, eliminating B.C. Power Commission borrowings, increased over $69,000,000. He stressed that a halt has been called in this increase in government spending, mainly by eliminaing frills and dupli- cation, without reducing services, If this has been done and can be done in the future, few taxpayers are going to complain. Because of the complicated financial structure between the government and school boards, it is still not possible to estimate what effect on the tax bill of District 27 ratepayers will result from the government’s new policy of educational tax distribution. It has been suggested that in District 27 it could mean an additional 2% mill increase, but this is pure conjecture until such time as the legislation is introduced. From the point of view of the rural districts, it was grati- fying to see that one of the three departments to receive a larger share of the appropriations this year is the Department of Agriculture. In the past few years this department has too often been the ‘poor cousin’ in the economy of the province, First Attempt Anything sponsored with the intent of securing closer co-operation and} understanding between town and country has our full support, and we believe the proposed Agricultural Field Day in Williams Lake falls into this category. ‘Being the first attempt, this year’s show is going to take a tremendous amount of preparation on the part of the dual committee set up by both the Board and the Cariboo Cattle- men’s Association. We hope their efforts are crowned with success. . e For the Finest in QUALITY MEATS Shop with Confidence at Williams Lake Meat Market Radio Batteries COMPLETE STOCK OF BATTERIES MAINTAINED FOR EVERY SIZE AND MAKE OF MACHINE RCA VICTOR RADIO-PHONOGRAPHS Console models featuring three-speed record players. One 7-tube long and short wave model on the floor and one 5-tube standard. Wilkinsons Radio & Electric Used Car Special! Must Go This Week 1937 CHRYSLER SEDAN completely reconditioned Only $550.00 Drive in today for cheerful, courteous From Another Viewpoint PEOPLE” Monthly News Letter) after 1911. By the time of the 1941 census the numerical strength of the principal racial stocks was in the following order: French, Hng- lish, Scottish, Irish, German, Ukrainian, Scandinavian, Dutch, Jewish and Polish- When Canada’s first census was taken in 1666 to measure the ad- vancement made by this French col- ony since the founding of Quebec by Champlain 58 years earlier it was found that there were 3,215 inha- bitants. The growth from this figure to 14,009,000 at the time of the census in 1951 places Canada among the leading countries of the Com- monwealth in rate of population growth. Our population was estim- ated to be 14,675,000 at the end of 1952. Let there be no mistake about it: Canada is an attractive country. The people who come here do not come empty-handed. They brought, in the way of money capital, $60 million in 1951. In addition, they brought skills, and they brought themselves and their dependents to feed and clothe and house. There were 194,000 new Canadians ad- mited in 1951. , THIS WEEK’S. CROSSWORD ACROSS 2. Past 18. Fortify “CANADA'S: 1 Rational 3. Short sleep 19. Tidy (In The Royal Bank 5. Fail to hit 4.Halfanem 20. Haul behind 9. Heathen 5. The human 24. Nuisance Canada is no land of the midnight 10.N See 19; Neer (poet.)_— race 27 Loose hang- sun, half British and half American, ion tee 6. Peruvian agi te Pome Back Page Populated chiefly by Indians, Eski- ii acece 1. Closes a0: Sort drinks ‘ mos, the Mounted Police, and trap- 14. Nickel hermetically 31. City (Port.) FO™ Solution Pers on snowshoes. It is a land of 6 am) 1 & Protective 33 Autition opportunity for individuals and or- . Flewing tool case for sign ganizati vh vari te 16.Seaweed baking 3. Thigh bones HE arbiad: wtruecseasa Gare 17. Passage wares 36. Rub out ha 1 5 aa through (var.) 38. Attempts @:Stountain 's reached its present eminence or over 9. Gasps 40. Part of pase under the stimulus of the northern 21. Unhappy —_ 11. Completely “to be” 4B Narow. climate. the initiative fostered by 22. Wither repared 42. Lamoreys inlet (geol.} life in a new, vast and rugged coun- 23. Apex 13. Egress #6. Marsh; 50. Masurium : : i 25.Railway 15. Like mengee. é try, and the courage and self-reli- (abbi ‘ (sym.) ance bred of great open spaces and 26. Insane 7 z = z = 3 7 ni freedom of enterprise. - movement. 28. Tiny. ] A} speech, religion and politics. 32. Spigot 9 70 C Canadians do not form a com- 34. Secure pact group like the English or the 37. Make choice @ is French, but are a collection of di- 39. liste: verse races molding themselves into 41. French 8 Is “Mlustrator a nation that takes its pattern from ‘andractl aa ae clea ro the land of their adoption. st 43. Pronoun They are held together by the 44, Mother 22 Fy 24 lbve of country, common interests, jiralnutive 5 and loyalty to the Crown. ~ 45, Sprites zs 32: 28 23 Y At the time of Confederation the (Shake- SG T Ke 3 ar largest. individual British racial) speare) i Broup was Irish, and the Irish and 47. The shank [57 | [so Ya <6 Scottish together outnumbered the # (onat.) Z English by almost two to one. After Statute: faa , 1881 the English predominated, and 50. Watered sik fa Z Lad the Scottish moved into second place 51. Bones (anat.) as =) 52. Expression s of sorrow Gy DOWN YA" Oy 1OC ey 1. Irony LAA . From the Files ONE YEAR AGO February 28, 1952 The question of fluoridation of the local water suply was recommended to the Board of Village Commis- sioners, by local dentist Dr. A. H. Bayne— Confiscation of hunting 1i- cences, permanently in the case of a person whose carelessness causes loss of human life, and for a period of five years for serious offenses under the Game Act were recom- mendations of the local Rod and Gun Club that will be forwarded to the provincial game convention— School Inspector W. J. Mouat spoke on education at the A.O.T.S. instal- lation night— Ranchers of this great cattle producing area are wor- ried about the possibility of the prairie outbreak of foot and mouth distase spreading to” British Cohfa® bia— For the third year in succes- sion, Ed Follis accepted the presi- dency of the Williams Lake Rod and Gun Club— Nick Welyk’s cabin at Lone Butte, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hayes, was totally de- stroyed by fire— Henry Wycotte, 41. resident of Sugar Cane reserve, was found dead on the road to the’ re- serve— Tom Denny was again named chairman of the Red Cross district campaign— Canon Berry will conduct his farewell service at St. Peter's Anglican Chureh prior to leaving the Cariboo for Canoe on Shuswap Lake— Thomas F. Barber, Big Lake rancher collapsed and died as he was sitting in the Williams Lake Cafe— FIVE YEARS AGO February 26, 1948 Walter Hogg, Liberal Coalition candidate, was elected for Cariboo by a majority of 405— Williams Lake Stampeders went to Prince George to play a benefit hockey game in aid of funds for Bill Pasco, Prince player who suffered a broken leg in a game this season— Claude Huston was returned as presideht of the Southern Cariboo War Memo- rial Society. It was felt there were sufficient funds to start construction of the arena this summer— Ellis Swanson, age 88, who settled at Springhouse about 1909, passed away at Kamloops— Top honors were brought home by the Williams Lake Badminton Club from a com- petition at Wells that included clubs trom Queshel and Wells— The ma- jority of the parents and ratepayers of the Bradley Creek, Buffalo Creek, Canim Lake and Forest Grove school attendance areas who attended a public meeting were in favor of a preposed consolidation of these schools— The first passenger and mail train arrived in more than a week since tracks have been cleared of snow and slides— Twilight Lodge going modernization— TEN YEARS AGO February 25. 1943 The twenty-fifth annual Provin- cial Bull and Fat Stock Show to be held in Kamloops promises to be is all we’re selling this week! THE STA of the. Tribune B. Hill of Marguerite— School chil- dren of Williams Lake purchased $113.50 worth of War Saving Stamps from September to Decem- ber, 1942— Residents of the town contributed generously to the Aid to Russia’ Relief Fund— W. C. Slade well known mining man of the Cari- boo, passed away at Seattle— A sun| was born to L.A.C. and Mrs. Robins! of Soda Creek, and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. John Hough, Williams Lake— TWENTY YEARS AGO February 23, 1933 “weekend when they ‘championship. A great team has come a Iong way... make sure you give them all the support possible this TrI’S YOUR HOME TOWN TEAM BE AT THE ARENA THIS WEEKEND MPEDERS try for the League Gold mining ruled the news of: the week, with 1,118 claims and leases filed in the Barkerville record=| ing office for January, and a new bateh of. eighty in the Williams Lake office, affecting Keithley Creek and Likelye— Mr. Sharp resigned trom active participation in Smedley and (Continued on page 8) Gas and Electric Cariboo Home Furnishin Agents for Connor, Mayfair, Norge, Gilson and Climax “Visit the Store with the Friendly Door” : gs Wasblig jMachines bod; New International Trucks Thousands of Variations Many improvements and new features have been proved and added to the thrifty “Silver Diamond” engine which powers the light and medium-duty models in the New International Truck line. 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