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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.c.

Thursday October 8, 1953

Williams Lake Tribune _

Established 1931 Clive Stangoe, Editor
Published every Thursday at Williame Lake, B.C.
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The Contradictory Theory

According to his speech in the Legislature’ last week,
Health Minister 5 Martin is determined to hold to his
conflicting theories on compulsion with regard to Hospital
Insurance.

Faced with the admitted fact that there are more than
28,000 persons in British Columbia who are evading the pay-
ment of insurance premiums, Mr. Martin clings to the weak
straw of a compulsory payroll deduction plan as the cure-al’
for the problem of collections. Clings to the theory in spite of
the fact that it has been proven impractical in practise, par-
ticularly in hospital districts where agriculture is the primary
industry.

The end result of such a theory has been that the indi-
vidual hospital boards are forced to set up elaborate collection
systems and advance payment plans for those same delinquents
that Mr. Martin appears to be unable to cope with.

The entire problem arose from the government’s asserted
policy two years ago that the word compulsion would be re-
moved from the insurance premium plan. This promise was
half-kept. Persons who are not caught by the payroll plan are
allowed to get away with failure to pay their premiums. By this

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“contradictory system the government manages to wash its hands

of the unpleasant chore of direct prosecution of the individual
evader. The responsibility is shifted to the employer and the
hospital board.

If this is a sample of the ‘sound government business prin-
ciples’ the Social Credit adherents are so fond of referring
to, it is proving to be an extremely shaky one.

The Growing Province

A trip to almost any part of this province of ours is enough
to convince the most skeptical that there is no immediate sign
of a recession ahead.

The more congested coast area is enjoying an unprecedent-

ed construction program, with commercial buildings, repre-|,

senting the investment of millions, going up on every side.
This activity, on a smaller scale, is being repeated in the
Interior centres,
Kamloops showed that construction values in that centre for
the first eight months of this year were greater than the 1952
total, a fact that was duplicated in Williams Lake and prob-
ably a good number of other provincial centres.

We are growing in population too, as a recent report from
Trade & Industry Minister Ralph Chetwynd reveals. b.C.’s
population is today estimated at 1,230,000 compared to.
1,198,000 a year ago. Percentage growth is 2.7, .8 higher than
the average for Canada.

Canada’s westernmost province is imgood economic shape.

Our Responsibility |

from the Campbell River Courier

There is no single issue of greater concern to the people
of British Columbia than the state of their forests, which is
as it should be, for in years to come our economic welfare will
almost certainly depend upon whether or not we have trees
as a source of raw material.

The general public has not yet come to realize that both
the government and industry have been working towards sus-
taining yield forestry for a good many years. Neither do they
realize that just planting trees is not the answer to regenera-
tion problems.

The forest industry has not now, and never will have, the
manpower available to plant an area equal to its cut. Fortun-
ately, it is not necessary to plant these areas. In fact, about
5% of the logged over areas require planting, the other 95%
will regenerate naturally, if protected from fire. As a matter of
fact, many foresters tcday contend that it would not be neces-
Sary to plant at all if our fire protection facilities were
adequate.

The forest industry hesitates about pointing out the fact
that regeneration problems are gradually being solved , be-
cause there is the danger that the public may get the impres-
sion that everything is being taken care of, which may lead
them to become apathetic. In other words, the industry is
making progress, but not to the extent that it can rest on its
laurels,

The public has a responsibility, and that is to help cut
down the fire hazard, and to keep its MLA’s alive to the import-
ance of our forests. :

Stock Sale
Week
Special

Have You Tried one of TOM HAWKER’S
Choice STEAKS? If not you’d better
hurry and get some—

—and to the Ranchers
Best Wishes fora Successful Sale

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Cariboo Home Furnishings

“Visit the Store with the Friendly Door”

THE OLD HOME TOWN

By STANLEY

Negowet 2 1 Tee Otee

THE STREET AND MAKE
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WAY, CHILD, YOU KNOW Your

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The Cracker

By A. J.

Barrel Forum

Drinkell

At the turn of the century the

The effect upon our society of this

Statutes of British Columbia con-| so called liquor control requires no
tained an Act known to the public| recounting here; suffice it to say it
as “The Bowser Liquor Law.” At! jailed, miserably, to accomplish the

Recent building figures for neighboring]

that time it was deemed one of the|
best of its kind on the American
continent. Unfortunately, it feil into
disrepute largely due to the anpall-
ing lack of law enforcement. In the
larger centres particularly some sa-
loon keepers got away with every-
thing short of murder.

No curb whatsoever was attempt-
ed. When a customer was positively
unable to consume more liquor he
was unceremoniously dumped into a
squalid room ta sober up. In many
instances he was first relieved of any
valu-

maining
person. That fs
only one of the
many ugly facets
of the licensed
premises of those
days. There is
little wonder

3 : many people be
came nauseated at the very mention
of the word SALOON; nor is it diffi-
cult to understand the clamouring
which resulted in the era of prohibi-

tion.
va =a

beneficial results forecast for it,
NEW ACT

We are about to have a brand new
Liquor Act. Naturally, it does not
suit everyone — no law ever does.
Nevertheless, it is being widely ac-
claimed as being an honest attempt
to grant the public what it demanded
at the recent plebiscite, and provid-
ed it works really well, desirable
changes having public support may
confidently be expected to be effect-
ed from time to time. Its success, or
failure, as with its predecessor, will
depend almost entirely upon the
manner in which licence holders con-
duet their premises.

We understand certain interests
are already pressing for what they
term “‘some form of punishment for
infractions of the liquor law other
than the suspension, or cancellation
of the licence involved.” To accede
to such a request, particularly follow-
ing a first offense, would foredoom
the entire system to another dismal
failure. Drastic penalties and rigid
enforcement are the surest means of

ensuring decency age deratio:

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From the Files

ONE YEAR AGO

October 9, 1952
At this morning’s auction first,
knock-down prices indicate that the|
15th Annual Cairboo Feeder and Fat
Cattle Sale will undoubtedly prove
satisfactory to sale officials and con-
tributors— A 1125-pound Hereford
calf owned by Bobby Overton and
Jimmy Roberts won the trophy for |
the boys’ and girls’ championship
for the best calf shown by a non-club|
member and went on to come out as
Grand Champion of the show in com-
petition with the senior exhibitors—

been set aside by the government as!
a park site— For the first time,
Jalopy Races will be held during the
Cattle Sale— For the second year,

lfred Smallenberg will head the!
Cariboo Lodge 139, B.P.0.E. as Wor-|
thy Exalted Ruler— Anne Cecile |
Konzuk was united in marriage to
Zeno August Henke— Lillian Van
Antwerp became the bride of Law-
rence John Jefferson of Big Lake—
Elizabeth Roskewich and Gordon
Bruce of Williams Lake were united
in marriage— \

FIVE YEARS AGO
October 7, 1948
With the cattle and pull sale
scheduled to open next week, direc- |
tos of the Cariboo Cattlemen’s As-
sociation decided a second saie this
year was necessary— At an impres-
sive ceremony the Lone Butte-South
Cariboo Outpost Hospital was offi
cially opened by Red Cross officials.
ansell was introduced as the
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re-opened its
Williams Lake office after a lapse.of
several years. John Rickhay js in
charge— Verna Fern Smallenberg
vas united in» ge to Maurice
Vincent Meraw— \

TEN YRARS AGO

October 7, 1943

Cariboo Cattlemen have gore on;
record as being in favour of buying
having the cattlemen of

k Exchange at Vancouver— 103
head of registered bulls have been
entered and accepted for the Bull
Sale here— Frederic Stanford was
consecrated fourth Bishop of Cariboo,

Agents for Connor, Mayfair, Norge, Gilson and Climax
Gas and Electric Washing Machines

Stewart Chrysdale was inducted as
minister of Williams Lake— A re-!
Port was received of the death ot;

of the Chureh of England— Rev.|

of the Tribune

Ben Reeves, one-time resident of
Cariboo— Sons were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Hendrie of Williams
Lake and to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Frizzi
of Springhouse—

TWENTY YEARS AGO
October 12, 1933

A well-attended meeting under the
auspices of the newly-formed C.C.F.
party was held in the Oliver Theatre
to support the candidature of Rupert
Haggen in the forthcoming election
— Margaret Francis Bellamy of
Tatlayoko became the bride of James
Seotiand—

a meeting at Lac La Hache.

In other words, “fear of the law.”

As for the new Act, the boys do
not quite see the sense in compelling
Tolics to sit in public houses and just
guzzle liquor. ‘They see no harm in
a game of darts, dominoes and such,
provided there is uo gambling more
than the losers buying a drnik. They
opine far less liquor would be con-
sumed under those conditions.

The hoys are keenly disappointed
to learn the quality of liquor is not
to be improved. They had hoped
Premier Bennett’s keen sense of
business ethics would impel him to

see the quality of goods sold by his}

government is commensurate with
the figures on the price tag. Why
™must we pay such a high rate for
water that is obtainable free, at
home?

During the introduction of the Bill
to the Legislature one minister is re-
ported to have expressed the pious
wish that all the liquor could be
dumped into the Fraser River, then
added, jocularly, we will now sing
“Shall we gather at the River.” You
may recall the boys suggested several
months ago that the Liquor Commis-
sioner already spent too much time
“gathering” at the river. However,
if those same reformers, who proved
so terribly wrong the last time, can
convince the Socreds the vast ma-
jority of their fellow creatures can-
not handle it any stronger, or, are
totally incapable of effecting their
own dilution, then for heavens sake
bring the price down in direct ratio
to the amount of added water. (Sure-|
ly the Premier will see the fairness
in that suggestion.)

Last year 31,254,139 tons of
freight moved through Canadian
canals. This was record volume.

The average Canadian family
spends better than $82 annually on
health services.

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