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Eskimo Girl Tells ler

sis ready to leave hospital in To|
family in perfect condition. She|
when she arrived in hospital so
happened to her—how she was
then flown to Toronto.

mangled by the fangs of sled doggin front of her igloo.

Story in Illustrations

Today she
nto and return to her Eskimo
id not know a word of English
je drew this illustration of what
len, taken Lo a government post,

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One of the. boys happened along to
our last hold-forth with the latest
issue of The Tribune protruding from
the pocket of his mackinaw coat.
Dated March 19th, 1953, it was so
folded as to display those glaring
headlines “Moving Dog Creek Air-
port to Williams Lake Would Save
$40,000 Annually.” Not one pair of,
eyes failed to mirror the copy.

The first enquiry directed towards|
the chair was “By what feat of leger-
demain do they propose to move Dog|
Creek Airport?” The next remark
was crisp and terse “They may as
well speak of moving the Cariboo
Road alongside the Fraser where it
should have been located in the first
instance.””

However, upon the article being
read out it transpired the emblazon-
ing caption was terribly mis-leading.
The word “abandoning” should have
been used instead of “moving.” That
is precisely what the article implies,
and, that, in order that certain pieces
of electrical equipment may be trans-
ferred to Williams Lake for installa;
tion in an airfield yet to be built a
few miles nearer that point.
Naturally it is physically impos-
sible to move the runways of Dog
Creek airport which rest unon.alava
cap that is as solid as the Rock of
Gibraltar, Nor can we transport the

wonderful weather it enjoys by vir-

You can save a lot of precious time by hitching up a tractor
instead of your horses .. . and we can likely help you buy

that tractor — now!

Tractors come under ‘farm improvements’, and a temporary
lack of ready cash is a poor reason to hold up any farm improve-
ment. That goes for most all farm implements that make for
increased production and — thereby — increased income.

If you've made up your mind to get a tractor some time,
why wait any longer? Come in and talk over a Bof M Farm
Improvement Loan with us just as soon as you find it con-
venient. You'll be surprised how little it costs and what easy

P: terms can be 1g

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Williams Lake Branch: JACK PURSER, Manager

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ALK OF LIFE SINCE 1817
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The Cracker Barrel Forum

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tue of its geographic and topographic
location and which has earned it the
sobriquet of “‘Old Reliable’ amongst
those pilots who flutter around the
Interior. But, it is possible to wrecl
an. installation costing several mil-
lions of dollars to construct in. or-
der to salvage the said pieces of
equipment, and the wire necessary
to. conduct power to them. Having
done that we then expend around
three million dollars to build the
equivalent ‘of what has been so non-
chalantly abandoned, but sans its
solidity and wonderful weather,
|which, if we accept the figures of the
nonymous expert as correct (which
We do not) would require the savings
f seventy-flve years to pay off.
THER SAVINGS TOO
| Much of the savings referred to by
this master mind could be effected
while retaining the status quo by an
alert administration. Take for ex-
ample the item of $20,000 for haul-
ing water for this ten man crew and
their wives. This is done with the aid
of a tank wagon having a capacity
‘of around 1000 gallons. The well is
Nocated about five miles from the
aigport on a perfectly good gravel
road. The expert would have us be-
-it.costs-around-$400, per week
to lbperate this vehicle or $40 for
evéry ten miles of travel. Are we also
£5 believe the management of this
Mairport is so lax as to be oblivious to
fsuch a glaring piece of mal-adminis-
fration? No private corporation
would tolerate it for a second longer
than it took to get someone on the
carpet, and yet we are to understand
this has been going on for years.
Many of this expert's figures may
be similarly questioned but having
no desire to embarrass people who
are not directly responsible for much
of the needless expenditure we re-
frained from discussing the subject
further. What we would stress, and
what should be kept clearly in mind
by everyone is the cold fact that Dog
Creek airport was never intended
for a commercial project. It was
built as an integral part of our coastal
defence system and as such is still re-
mains. It is maintained with that
fact clearly in mind. With the world
situation as it i: with the possibility
of aerial attacks from Siberian bases,
it is of far greater importance today
than when it was first constructed.
We object to any effort to impair
the defences of this province in order
to gratify the selfish whimsey or
pipe-dream of a few interests in Wil-
liams Lake. We want no part of a
scheme that would seriously jeopar-
dize safety of hundreds of thousands
of our citizens to serve such trivial

STILL SAME ATTITUDE

It savours strongly of the attitude
of mind we have long associated with
the Williams Lake Board of Trade.
We had thought for awhile a new
spirit was abroad but apparently the
old guard dies very hard, as evidenc-
ed by the reaction to the Bella Coola
road. We are no longer surprised at
the lack of concern for the well-
being of those communities which
contribute so much to the commer-
cial progress of Cowtown but when
they go out of their way to seek the
wrecking of such assets as we do
have, then we must warn them they
are going altogether too far for their
own good. It may not be impertinent
to enquire of what significance is the
fad of a few people in the VILLAGE
of Williams Lake compared to the
safety of the remainder of the prov
ince? It hurts to think the Vill
commissioners are now getting tar-
red with the same brush. Heaven
help us and strengthen the Hon. Mr
Chevrier who gave what would have
been a good and sufficient answer
when he informed Mr. Fulton “Dog
Creek is an excellent site for an
airport and Williams Lake is a poor
one.” _

BIG CREEK

BOY INJURES
HAND IN FALL

Suffering from one crushed finger
and another broken one, Truman
Henry is in Williams Lake hospital.

The injury resulted when a log
fell from the top of a fence, striking
Truman's hand. His parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Henry, rushed the 5-
year-old boy to the doctor Sunday
and Mrs. Henry remained in town
to be with him.

Dog Creek News

MRS. CHAPPELL, Vancouver, is
a guest of the J. S. Places at View
Ranch.

MRS. C. R. PLACE entertained at
tea Sunday in honour of Mrs. Chap-
pell.

MRS. ROBERTS is home again
following a prolonged stay in town.

AL STEWART has returned to
Kitimat where he expects to resume
work in the transportation section.
Mrs. Stewart plans to remain at Dog
Creek until the end of the school

—— year.
THE INTERIOR of the school will
be fresh and bright on Monday
morning in a new coat of cream
paint with green trim. G. G. Groome
& Son, painters from Williams Lake,
are weilding the brushes.

Wife. Preservers’

MURRAY TAYLOR left this week
on a two-week tour to California ard
Mexico. Murray is making the trip
in company with Jack Cade of Wil-
liams Lake.

MRS. RICHARD PILTZ arrived
Wednesday from Abbotsford to join
her husband who has been at the
Sky Ranch for the past month and
a half. With her is their young
daughter, Zella.

R. CHURCH and W. Bambrick
each made a trip to town this week
to bring in fertilizer.

A. M. PILTZ drove to Williams
Lake Tuesday to take in the Fire-
men’s Ball, Also representing us at
the Ball were Hazel Henry and Bar-
bara Piltz.

F. and D. WITTE have been haul-
ing wood from the “burn” on the
Big Creek road.

THE CALVES were de-horned at
Church's this week. Ranchers will
soon be heading the first drive to-
ward their spring turn-outs.

-Use a well-soaped rag to wash mud or
slush from rubbers and overshoes. Then
rinse with a clean, damp cloth; and wipe

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