Page 2 7 THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, April 28, 1953. Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C. By The Tribune Publishing Co. = Clive Stangoe, Editor . $2.50 . $3.00 Established 1931 Subscription: per year .. Outside Canada ... = Payable in Advance ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers association British Columbia Division, C.W.N.A Authorized as Second Class Mail vy the Post. Office Department, Ottawa > Peculiar To Africa? Columnist Jack Scott recently completed a fine series of articles on South Africa’s racial problem. The reaction of read- ers throughout the province was probably that of the average Person in Williams Lake, who invariably expressed distaste for a type of government that could condone and foster racial discrimination as has that of Malan's. The concern though is all for the South African native, with little thought being given to the fact that a similar situation exists right in our own district between the white population and the North American natives. Granted we do noi carry out the practices of segregation to the extreme that is the case in South Africa, but that is no reason for complacency over a very real problem. The average white person in this part of the country thinks of his Indian neighbors as lazy, dirty.and a thoroughly useless member of society except as a source of cheap labour. And the unfortunate fact is that this picture is often a true picture. Where our shame lies is in the fact that we, as a race, constitute the governing section of the country’s population, and we are content. to Jet the situation remain in its stagnant condition. Mr. Scott's description of the shacks that South African natives live in can be duplicated on our own reservations. - Small wonder that succeeding generations of Indians fail to climb out of their present status in society. We know that those ef our readers who believe the Indian will never amount to anything, will say that we do not force them to stay on the reserves, that they are free to go out and make their own way. That is true in a sense, but there are more ways of creating a prison than erecting concrete walls. By giving simple, uneducated people the choice of being main- tained by us as long as they stay on the reserve, or entering into a competitive life with no security, we have effectively bound them to their present mode of living. Any school child could tell you that one of the privileges of living in a democratic country is that all its citizens have an equal right to work their way to the top rung in any field of endeavour.-Now take a searching look at the Indian young- sters you see on the streets and ask yourself for an honest opinion on whether this applies to them as well. Report On Health Dr. H. M. Brown and his staff of the Cariboo Health Unit have every reason to be proud of the annual report they pub- lished recently. Previously the unit published monthly reports only and this first attempt.gt compiling Statistips on a yearly Basic sents @ clear pictur§-of the healt pattetn in the hige area,é which takes in five Farge school districts from Burns Lake in the north to Williams Lake in the south. According to the réport, of the-total deaths (249) in the district, heart disease caused 69, violent and accidental accounted for 37, cancer for 23, diseases of early infancy 32, apoplexy 23 and pneumonia 15 with other causes contributing to fewer deaths. Some unusual facts are compiled on the incidence of venereal disease. With 288 new cases reported in 1952, an incidence rate of 7.8 per 1000 population is noted compared to 8.4 for the remainder of the province. This is a situation which the report-notes, and rightly so, that we have no reason in this health unit area to be complacent about. A brighter condition is noted where tuberculosis is con cerned. The rate of this district is .13 per 1000 population, compared to .18.for the remainder of B.C. Williams Lake can take a bow as far as the purity of the municipal water supplies is concerned. Of the samples taken during the last year, 24 per cent of those taken at Prince George and Quesnel showed contamination and 11 per cent of those taken at Burns Lake. Not one of the 27 samples taken here showed contamination. There were no statistics given on taste. And so the report goes, accurately tracing a health pat- tern that provides valuable ammunition in the continual fight against disease. QUALITY need not ADAMS ov nye wuisky s not pubhshed or displayed by the Liquor Control Board or iy the Government of British Columbia Tis advertisement i. THIS WEEK’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE 35% cae. 23 Hawaiian 1 Infrequent 4, Erbium + bird 5. Boll slowly (sym) 24 Place of ry Teutonie 8. Guide the learning see gor course of Smallc = : i 10. Various 6. Sailor (collog,)> FOF Solution es 7. Seaeagle 26 Sloth See 12. Rendered 8. Marine 27. Light Back Page fat of swine ishes bedsteads 18 Grain of "9, Exclamation 29 Main body wheat of sorrow 32 Proofread- 14 One-spot 11. Slopes er’s mark car 13. Sharp 33. Wadin; 41. Even 15 Observe 15 Cease Seep fae 16 Virginia 18. Walks 34. Way 42. Clamor (abbr ) lamely 35. Droopsin 44. District 5 palges 19. Herringlike. the middle Attorney lalf anem h i 20 Helranem “ts “40 Distant == ¢(abbr.) particle 22. Sheltered 27 To oppose 28 Fragment 29 Extinct New Zealand bird 30. Hawaiian Islands (abbr.) 81. Disperses 36. From 37 Beast of burden 38. Tibetan gazelle 39. Tenders 42. A narcotic 43. Vacate 44. Legislatures 45. Allowance for waste 46. Poker stake DOWN 1. Get to 2. Harmonize From the Files of the Tribune ONE YEAR AGO April 24, 1952 present development of the Cariboo passed away at his home in Williams Lake— H. J. Gardner and Sons are the new owners of the Anderson saw- mill near Williams Lake— New District Agriculturist is Ted Corn wall, formerly of Ashcroft district— TWENTY YEARS AGO April 20, 1: Williams Lake became the north= ern terminus of the Pacifie Great Eastern Railway this week as traific was halted by a fill slide at Whiskey Creek canyon— Sixty delegates to the first Social Credit nominating convention to be held in the Carihoo picked Ralph Chetwynd to carry the A petition has been circulating in party banner in the coming provin-| Wiliams Lake asking the sitting cial election— Edward Thygasen,-an| member, Rodk. Mackenzie, to stand old timer of the Cariboo passed| in the next election as an independ away in Vancouver— Bill Wiede-| ent— Added tothe list of contest. man announced the formation of al ants for Stampede and Carnival new company, Cariboo Machine and| Queen Contest was the name of pop- Welding, that will commence oper-| wlar Miss Jessie Foster— Miss Bea- ations the first of May— Marold| trice Vincent Fosbery was united in 3 From Another Viewpoint “THE POT IS BOTLING” - (in The Campbell River Courier) Two British Columbia political parties enter the June elections with new leaders. A Vancouver school teacher, Ar- nold Webster, replaces Harold Winch as leader of the CCr part: Mr. Wineh resigned his party-leade ship for a number of reasons, the most important of which appears to have heen the state of his health. Mr. Webster's name is a familiar one to members of the CCF party al- though he is not too well-known to the people of the province generally. is is not expected to make much difference to the CCF fortunes, how- ever, since it is felt that voters of socialist persuasion will cast their Nature . Scrapbook . .~. by W. F. Myring Gri Animals that belong to the same family and look much alike may, nevertheless, have many different habits. The Black and Grizzly bears, to say nothing of their Polar cousin, provide a typical example. For in- stance, the grizzly seldom, if ever climbs a tree, except when very young. The Black }: 5 hand, climbs from infancy to old age, hiding and often sleeping on limbs far above the ground. The grizzly covers bulky uneaten food with stones and brush against possible dis- covery by hungry. wilderness folk, while its black cousin leaves what it cannot devour at a meal exposed for all to see. The breeding habits of the two species differ too. Grizzlies give birtlr to cubs only once in three years; the black bear every second year. The exception is when death claims the youngsters within the first few months of life. Should this ogeur, both bears usually bear young the following year Zly and Brownie Recent estimates show that the average Canadian telephone user, in paying his bill, annually contributes Edmunds. Maealister rancher, was| marriage to Mr. Henry Arthur Bam- named first president of the Carivoo|:brick of Big Creek. $12 in taxes to the Federal govern- ballot for CCF candidates regardless of who may be provincial leader. The other newcomer is Arthur Laing who was named last wee: as veader of the B.C. Liberal party. There is little doubt that Mr. Laing’s selection as leader has materially boosted the ehances of the party in the fortheoming election since he lias consistently refused to have any- thing to do with the old “machine politicians” whose works led to the well-earned defeat the Liberals sus- tained last year. With such a man at the helm, and with new candidates in the various ridings, the Liberals have every reason to hope that they will regain the place they once held in the minds of B.C. voters. One month ago the talk was that Social Credit would go back into office with ease. But that was before Mr. Laing came on the scene. TRY OUR MID-DAY SPECIALS Next time you’re in for coffee or a cool drink, order a tasty sandwich ./- » . Served _in*a jiffy, they’re tasty and satis- fying. BANQUET ROOM available for Private Use THE LAKEVIEW HOTEL RESTAURANT ment. Sete) C¥edit Assoqtiatioms— THe + x ri i y wnt out of Williams Lake Api? 19 —-Prince George hoopsters plowed their way to the Cariboo senior men’s basketball championship— A shower was held at the home of Mrs. E. G. Woodland in honor of M s Pat 3 Viola Marie Huxtable of Big Lake became the br de of John Frederick Whitmer of Quesnel Forks— FIVE YEARS AGo April 22, 1948 Low cost National Housing Act loans are now available in Williams Lake, according to J. Phillipson who reported to the Board of Trade that arrangements had been completed whereby local residents could benetit from the government-financed loan Compare These Terrific , Low Prices helrigerators Refrigerators Don’t Wait! Prices May Never Be So Low! 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