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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Thursday October 15, 1953.

illiams Lake Tribune

Established 1931 Clive Stangoe, Editor
Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C.
By The Tribune Publishing Co.
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Authorized as

Firecracker Menace

The annual nuisance of fire -rackers is with us again. For
the past two or three weeks youngsters have been purenasing
handfulls of squibs and throwing them in the general direction
of parked car: , buildings, dogs, pedestrians and each other.

It is a senseless and dangerous pastime, and one that we
believe the Village Commissioners would be wise to put a halt
to, if they have the power.

The danger of the use of firecrackers
pointed out. Newspapers in the
this time of year always carry stories of painful firecracker
accidents, the type of story that we will be writing about our
town sooner or later if the sale of these items is allowed to
continue for an indefinite period each year.

To lessen the possibility of such occurrences we suggest
that the sale of firecrackers be banned until two days before
Hallowe’en. We don’t believe that such a move would be an
injustice to the children or to the stores involved, when weigh-
ed in the balance is the safety of the children themselves and
of private property.

hardly needs to be
more populated coast areas at

Clean Up Fringes

At the Village Commissioners meeting Tuesday night a
Suggestion was brought forward from an outside source that
the board consider dealing with the housing conditions prey-
alent in one of the ‘fringe settlements’ of Williams Lake.

Quite properly the commissioners refused to give the
matter any consideration, since the settlement outside the
village limits and therefore outside of their jurisdiction as
well.

But the complainant hada good point, and one that should
be considered by the proper government authorities. It is a
strange situation that allows a person to build any type of
tumble-down'shack on one side of an imaginary line, while the
person on the other side must conform to a rigid set of build-
ing regulations: If, for example, it is unsafe to use a ‘Yukon’
type chimney in a building within the village limits, it should
be that much worse in an area where there is no fire protection.

But that is only a part of the overall picture. Under the
existing circumsances, the results in our town, or for that
matter any small town, is that it eventually becomes ringed
with an unsighly mess of shacks strewn indiscriminately
across the landscape. And if the town continues to grow, this
problem eventually comes to rest on the shoulders of the
municipal authorities. Boundaries are extended, and the long
difficult struggle begins to bring the former fringe settlements)
up to a standard classificAtion. At the same timeGhe shack
builders move back and the process starts all over again.

It is a problem that the provincial government could well
toss in the laps of its regional planning department. There
surely could be a solution that would meet with the approval
of the ‘neighbors’ of the fringe settlements without working
too great a hardship on the inhabitants themselves,

My Typist Is Gone

My typist has gone on her holiday,
Hy tiypist has gohn on a spre,
Mx typish hap gon on hyr haliday,
O gring bacq mG hypist to me.
Bling bac?. Ok ink bac
Oh bynk bDck my typish to mi, ty mo,
Brung bica O Sling Rac!
O bunk bakk mi tipishth to mi.
---The Valley Echo.

For the Finest in

QUALITY MEATS

Shop with Confidence at

Williams Lake Meat Market

A Repeat Special
in Floor Coverings

Tesponse to our last sale of Linoleum was
so outstanding that we were soon sold out.

FOR THOSE THAT MISSED THE FIRST SALE

we have just received a second shipment
that is going at the same bargain prices

Regular price, 89c sq. yd.
SALE PRICE, G9c
Special good until October 24

& Patterns To Choose From
e

Cariboo Home Furnishings

“Visit the Store with the Friendly Door”
Agents for Connor, Mayfair, Norge, Gilson and Climax
Gas and Electric Washing Machines

SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK

TO, 17
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of Joleen
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Ak Quaprupiets cif {auge tannin
2g OCCUR ONCE =
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ISRAEL.

How MANY MILES oF
ELECTRIC WIRING ARE
WERE IN ANEW JET
BOMBER “2

More 4HAN 27 MILES.
+

Mis EASIER fo BUILD A House

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The Cracker Barrel Forum

By A. J. Drinkell

prolonged
for the abolition
of capital punish-
ment. Many of the
arguments em-
bodied in its tre-
quent editorials on
the subject ap-
pear quite con-
vineing and each such editorial
brings forth a flock of letters to the
editor. If we may judge by those
which appear in print most of the
seribes agree with the newspaper.

The Vancouver|_ The .boys have laboriously waded
Sun is waging a! through a mass of these editorials | more old folks would be clubbed to
battle | and letters but about the time they | death for paltry gain. More children

feel like climbing aboard the edi
torial band-wagon up crops an ac-
count of a brutal attack upon the
aged proprietor of a suburban store.
He is clubbed insensible but miracu-
lously escapes death. His attacker

escapes with fourteen dollars. Next} The risks are tremendous. Reluctant-

we read of a little boy being kid-
napped and his release being prom-
ised upon payment of a huge sum.
The frantic father pays the ransom
money only to learn his little son has
already been murdered and taken to

From the Files

ONE YEAR AGO
October 16, 1952
Cattle prices on the whole remain-
ed satisfactory to the contributors
throughout the 15th annual sale,
which saw 1872 head bring in $264,-
119. Local merchants purchased
most of the junior stock entries—
In the second fatal highway acci-
dent in many weeks Moise Williams,
74-year-old Sugar Cane Indian met.
his death when he was struck by
taxi— A seond hunting acdidens
the district this year resulted in wii
hospitalization of a Ladner man,
Howard Manley— Only one perso!
showed up-for the school Area Rept
resentative meeting called in town—
FIVE YEARS AGO {
October 14, 1948 }
The eleventh annual feeder, fat eaty
tle show and sale and bull sale of the
Cariboo  Cattlemen’s —_Associatioy
opened here with an estimated entry
list. of “between 2;100 and 2,20
head’’— Two predatory hunters hav:
been assigned to the Williams Lak
area, L. S. McKeena of Ashcroft an
George Hockley of Horsefly— W. H.
Edmunds, Macalister rancher, is the
first president of the “On to the
Peace Society” organized by ranch-
ers and businessmen to press tor
completion of the PGB Railway——
V. EB. Ellison took two first in the
Hereford bull classes and his ani-
nials"were declared Grand Champion
and Reserve Champion. Best carload
of finished beef was won by Alkali
Lake Ranch and best carload of feed-
er steers went to the Newton Estate
— Horsefly school was officially ac-
cepted from the contractors—
TEN YEARS AGO
October 21, 1943
Once again the Cariboo
through a successful sale and this
time of a record breaking number of
cattle, to bring a total of $209.702.86
for the 2411 head sold through the
ring by Mat Hassen— Both the
Grand Champion and Reserve Cham-
pion of the Bull Sale were owned by
Chas. Turner of Westwold and were
sold to the Diamond § Ranch of Vie
Spencer for $460 and $450 respec-
tively— Walter Franklin Tyler
former resident of Riske Creek, pass-
ed away at War Memorial Hospital
— More than 90 persons attended
the Cattlemen’s banquet to hear
guest speakers Professor McEwen of
Saskatehwan and Hon. K. C. Macs
Donald, Minister of Agriculture—
Over one thousand people attended
the Klondyke night dance, the larg-
est in many years— Mary Alice At-
kins, elder daughter of Mrs. B. Sto=
ber of Horsefly, became the bride of
George Lewis Taylor of Edmonton—
Sons were born to Mr. and Mrs, D.
Wright of 125 Mile House and to Mr
and Mrs. R. J. Rankin, Soda Creek—
TWENTY YEARS AGO
October 19, 1933

went

The voter's list just printed show: H

a total of 2601 for the Cariboo ria-
ing, the largest in the province, em-
bracing forty-eight polling divisions,
Williams Lake, with a list of 185 in
the previous election has now in-

of the Tribune

creased its total to 3 A daugh-
ter was born to Mr. and Mrs. J. Nor-
quay— Miss Madeline Niquidet and
F. Cameron Kroupa, both of Horse-
fly, were united in marriage— Cari-
boo Gold Quartz shipped its sixth
and largest brick, it weight being
1345 ounces and its value $33,i161—
Recent developments at Yank’s Peak
in the Keithley Creek mining area
indicate that properties here will
show higher values than those at
Barkerville, 2

[2 lonely region for disposal. These

happenings, however, seem
what remote, but, as if to call forth
further deliberation the seene cnang-|
es to our neighbor's backyard. There | ce
we see a girl of very tender
criminally attacked before being
ruthlessly murdered. That clinches
it so far as the hoys are concerned. |
They see the anguish of mind of the
parents. They suddenly realize this
hideous crime might easily have
been perpetrated against one of their
own young ones,

some-

Th
se

evi

years /an example of Private

Smiles

The recruits were more raw than
er that morning, and so was the
‘geant-major. He decided to make
Brown,

Take two

“Brown!” he bawled..

| paces to the front!”

Two men took two paces forward.
he sergeant-major glowered at the
cond man. “Hey! You!” h= shout-

ed. ‘Is your name Brown, too”

“No, Green, sir.”

“Then -are you deaf. daft, or

Henceforth, no penalty seems too! what?”

severe to mete out to a human so

‘aved as to he capable of such a|

“No, sir. color-blind!”

dly crime. Sueh as he must
definiiely he deterred and the only
deterrent appears to be a real fear
of the law. A dog has the rabies and
a cow the foot and mouth disease.
They are promptly put to death and

buried deep in quick lime to prevent
the spread of a pestilence which may
easily become endemic. No one seri-
ously suggests isolating them on the
off chance they may ‘recover under
treatment. The risk is too great. By
the same token we must exterminate
the human killer. To exonerate him
or temporize because he may be
merely a sick person would only fan
the spread of the disease. More and

would be kidnapped, ravaged and
murdered. More homes would be-
come desolate and mental auguish
would become more, and more wide-
spread. That which is’ now revolting
would quickly become commonplace.

anily, we disagree with those who
would remove the only real deter-
rent to wholesale murder and there-
by destroy all hope for the quiet

The more thonght you give
to the matter of food
the more you'll appreciate
the fine quality of our cui-
sine. Service is tops too:

Laheuisus Hotel
Rettaurant

enjoyment of life on earth.

This advertisement is not published or

HUDSON'S BAY
Kest Pocuulle
SCOTCH WHISKY

dis;
Beard Sey. the Government oe

layed by. the Liquor Control
British Columbia.

Comradeship is one of the
finest features of Army life.
Ask any soldier! You take
part in sports, live, work
and face dangers with men
who share your interests
and ambitions,

for

Travel will give you wider

experience and
There are many chances

overseas.
learn more in the Army to-
day than ever before,

Never before has

military service. Hei

for special traini

To be eligible you

or

interests.

Work Poin

travel in Canada and
You see and

an Army career offered so many

advantages to young men. Army life is for men who
want to help guard Canada’s freedom. It is not an
easy life — but it is a rewarding one. You-and Canada
profit by the many opportunities and benefits of

re's how you gain when you serve

Canada in the Army: good pay, financial security and
pension; 30 days annual leave with pay; opportunities

ng, promotion, adventure. For

Canada, you will represent another trained soldier to
help guard our freedom.

must be 17 to 40 years of age, skilled

tradesmen to 45. When applying bring birth certificate

other proof of age.

Apply right away —For full informotion write or visit
the Army Recruiting Centre nearest your home.

No. 11 Personnel Depot,
4201 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.

Army Information Centre, 119 AA Bty., RCA,

* Barracks, Victoria, B.C.
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