Ease 2 St - THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.c. Thursday, November 5, 1953.

W illiams Lake J ribune : down five or six of his fellow citizens! the court’ house. Such procedure
: beer and escaping unscathed to sin an-| surely would be tragically symbolic
Established 1931 Clive Stangoe, Editor The Cracker Barrel Forum Nae Sy re yan Se

Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C.
By The Tribune Publishing Co.

By A. J. Drinkell 2 CANNOT BE RELEGATED sive people will foster the joys of
We can pass all the restricting the fuller life attendant upon a well

Subscription: per yea: $2.50 . ; f .
Oauide ee ee 300 After perusing the flood of articles, cree that playtime on the Streets | leWs) We Nave @ mind to but unless ordered homie eivifonment while ex-
Payable in Aavance plus letters to the editors and listen- must end at a given time but for) there isa full acceptance of parental pressing extreme displeasure over the
ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION ing to innumerable comments re Hal- heavens sake let us keep sane. If We | Se ponelblitys Wwe: shall continue to i need for law enforcement.
Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association lowe’en the boys are curious to know ™¥St Veally xo overboard alter el ew outeries against the abuses of We wonder how many would really
Ra fe ace : matters why not enact a by-law set-|liquor, sport and the splutterin ive in a world in which the

British Columbia Division, C.W.N.A, if all these people really believe it |. aiitiow rents' squib. We, lik y rs Seer en ween
Ung lorth penalties tor the parents’ Squib. We, like many others, deplore children were entirely without the

Anthorized as Second Class Mail vy the Post Ottice Department, Ottawa possible to ‘ehact enough laws to or children who comaili these acta|theds abuses Natl agice the wisdom or spirit of adventure; devoid 0: a mea-
make children behave or whether it of wanton destruction und other de- | the possibility of legislating them sure of impish delight, an! whose
3 : is good policy to legislate all the joy meanours. It is high time some par-) Out of existence. Responsibilities of chief enjoyment consisted of reviling

PePA Achieves Impossible out of their young lives. And, above. ents were made to realize inardage Lbarenviided cannot successfully be civic authorities while ducing the

all, 1S 1T NECESSARY? something more than combin-|Telegated to the couneil chamber or arm of the law.

The Parent-Teacher Association as a group is to be con-| The way.things are shaping up it
gratulated on achieving the seemingly impossible at last] won't be long before the city fathers
Friday’s ratepayers’ meeting. will be asked to ban the sale oi soft-

Along with the other three or four taxpayers we have kept | Pails because some unfortunate,
lonely vigil with at these meetings in the past four years, we | Youth accidentally sends one hurtling
had come to the conclusion that education in Williams Lake|‘hrough a window ‘to. neck (over
was ‘nobody's business’. But the P-TA has changed all that-- ou a Westy TA BRS Fae
or at least they changed the picture once. Probably next bothered to investigate it aoUld ‘be
year the meeting will revert to its former status but at least found to be an absolute monstrosity
Wwe can look back and say we can remember when these of common clay
meetings drew forty people. stuck together in

Without detracting from the above bouquet, we would two or three
like to suggest the next. good project for the P-TA would be places with secco-
to convince its members to allow their names to stand for the |tine. But because
job of area representative when they are nominated, If thelor this untortun-
meeting set a record for attendance it also set a record for ate incident we
nomination” rejection. We kept track up to eight and then! must forbid “all

lost count in the confusion. children to play §
soft-balls,

| means
ling their respective earning capac’
jties in order to have a “good time,"
nd that the unfortunate arrival of
an infant cannot he overcome by the
simple expedient of turning it over
to the teacher and the police con-
ise ineuleate with good

stable to r:

The Weather Is Al says
moral values.
Beinn the. vileee eee Under a SOLARAY Electric Blanket

ers would avoid a lot of trouble if

they compiled a booklet dealing with

the responsibilities of parenthood. No matter what the room temperature — your

We feel they could do a better job Solaray Hlectrie Blanket will keep you snug

that way than they can ever do with and warm all night long -- no chilling — no

berlin: ; overheating. Just dial the warmth that inspires
After all, children, in reasonable sleep. Solaray takes care of all your rest.

number, should be the greatest as-
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Dual Control Models . . . $58.50

many deem them to be, particul:
landlords. How can anyoné, for
ample. fail to be gladdened by
rapt expressions beautifying

Having led the village commi:
i ers thus far along the primrose path
Normal Observance? they will then be bludgeoned ‘into
: forbidding the sale of marbles he-
After a particularly destructive observance of Hallow- ae Wn ee oh isa, im their formative years, of the = :
e’en, the night in subsequent years is apt to register on the scuffed up through kneeling to ee a| tities, the elves, the.witehes and the Cariboo H
public mind as ‘quiet’ in comparison. That is the case in better shot at a blood alley. Hence- hobgoblins? That is far more satisty-
Williams Lake, Two eee as the ea forth, the vicious game of marbles ae Bs Eoae “Visit the Store with the Friendly Door”
aaa SEEPS ae Ie bean ee oe Probably 3 2 ari ne etiees . Fee search for while lea to Agents for Connor, Mayfair, Norge, Gilson and Climax
But normal or slight damage is alla matter of viewpoint, | PARENTS SHOULD BE PUNISHED] regale himselr with » crade account Gas and Electric Washing Machines
If you were the citizen who was faced with the job of ne-
Painting the side of a house because of splashes. of red paint, : :
or the one who has to replace sixty feet of fencing around his . ..
home, we doubt-if you would share in the general opinion that From the Files of the Tribu ne V hat man
the damage was slight. . y
Wanton destruction or defacement of property that in-
volves long hours of work or expenditure of hard earned
money to repair doesn’t come under the category of ‘mischief’, Sixty Williams Lake passengers
This is the work of older boys who use the excuse of Hallowe’en| joined ihe inaugural run of the Pa- T YEARS AGO H x d f.
to let naturally destructive impulses run rampant. | cific Great Eastern Railway's Ques- November 11, 1943 rea y made oi.
Here is the logical time to operate a curfew. Call the| nel-Prince George extension, and a Directors of the Cariboo Cattle-
observance of Hallowe’en off at say 11 o’clock and then let crowd of 600 attended the spike= men’s Association approved a consti-
the police clear the streets of the older teen agers who are| driving ceremony at Ahbau— Only tution for the co-operative owned

going the right way to have Hallowe’en legislated right off major act of Vandalism over Hal=| 4 operated livestock exchange at
Jowe'en was reported from the planer lynn conven Margaret Allee Wight,

‘childish features as one reads

j

ome Furnishings

g as a source of relay

We believe it is one thing to det ot Billy the Kid ruthlessly shooting

ONE YEAR AGO Douglas Speed, of Likely— Frank
November 6. 1952 Hansen, pioneer farmer of Br:
Lake, passed away at his home—

buildings are

When you look at any build.
ing in which life insurance
dollars have been invested,
you may see only bricks and

Jendar. : Sen
gihe oe. 2 . re eS a mill of Columbia Valley Lumber. daighter of Mi and Mrs. T. R. B mortar. But these buildings
: Where Ghost Aye, thousang =a OF Wiehi of Pha Hache, jéined the}* Bre really: fashioned out a.
lumber were strewn around the yard ROAF— Chas. Willinson martha eed. of many different people’s J N
reams.

the Flying-U Guest Ranch— The
Maple Leaf Cafe re-opened under the
management of T. George of Prince

low Form Of Humour und a heavy Lodermobile driven over

a it— 1489 “head of cattle and 313

sheep were put through the ring for

Of all the tricks played Hallowe’en, the least humorous iM x B nad B jeiweekend’

the falsezal that was tumed-in at 3:30 in the morning. |* ‘0t#! of $217,440 at the week-end! George Robert Yorston, pioneer
Was the false-alarm that was sree nt m [Sale here— Jobn Gilbert Groome ex| australian rancher. - ae

This type of a prank is bad enough when it occurs in a eee changed vows with Marie Rose Fiest|patey Treesiers, wing
; - 7 ry it isi ini v wh. Raj: a 2 rs -
with an employed fire brigade, but it is infinitely worse when —Edith Joan Fraser became thell jie:aisiitet.ateaat Peavine-Sprink

What dreams? Perhaps a
father’s hope of sending his
hoy to college some day. Or
a school teacher's goal of a
trip to Europe. Or someone’s
plan to pay off a mortgage,
buy a farm, or retire at 65.

it is perpetrated in a town served by volunteer fire fighters. bride of Frank Matthew Latin— The'l nother well-known pioneer, Wile
These men work all day at their regular job but are ‘onj new pre-fab school at Big Creek |! jiam, George Crowston, died at his Out of such dreams many
call’ in case of fire emergency 24 hours a day. To rout such | opened for classes— home at Soda Creek— A son was different kinds of buildings are
men out at 3:30 in the morning for nothing is to reach a ao Rae born to Mr. and Mrs, BE. Pike of Wil- constructed all over the nation.
) : FIVE YEARS AGO Schools. s. office buildi
moronic low in humour. liams Lake and a son also to Mr. and hools, stores, office buildings,

November 4th, 1948 homes, hotels, power plants,
factories—these are some of the

useful structures created with

é EF Gt the ae pai TWENTY YEARS AGO the aid of money which life
armers Dacks re p fereg 34 the Second sale of the year November 9, 1933 insurance compa

Mrs. Eddie Shooke of Tatlayoko
Present indications are that at Lake—

‘ : es invest for
— More than one hundred children their policyholders
converged on the Elks Hall for the! A double wedding took place at

annual Hallowe'en party presented by the Sacred Heart Church when So. if you are a life insurance

Reports from the Unitea States indicate a growing un-

ee Oh Pee aes Fane joined ae ee ec oue victory the Elks— Mike Duncan Antoine, Louise Agnes Grinder was united in polte yhelder, semen ber ae. while
Pp of President Dwight D. Bisenhower last year. ©y aTC)-rappen Indian, was sentenced to marriage to Joseph John Bishop of you te Working te make your :

the regions of the midwest, the group of states from which hang for the knife-slaying of Daniel Big Bar Creek. ana Mary TrentacGrind: dreams come true... while you’re

comes the bulk of the American farm vote. Elkins, Chileotin Indian— Two miles| er exchanged vows with Joseph Ros- Providing for your family’s
President Eisenhower, personally one of the most popular | of high grade galena, lead aud gold aire Pigeon of Meadow Lake — The cae ‘Caz a ze alto helping :

figures in American history, faces a crisis which hinges on a ore has been uncovered on Quesnel! Yank's Peak area of Cariboo is de. sedate ee

simple question. Why, with prices to farmers falling, do|Lake, it is reported— Joe Siebel, who| veloping into one of the busy see :

Tetail food prices stay so high? Key commodities are selling |has been managing the Ranch Hotel tions in mining activity— Support-

r below the government price stubort levels in United States; |for the past year, has taken over the ers of Major D. M. Mackay, Liberal | THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES a
farmers have_agreed to reduce wheat acreages next year; a|management of the Lakeview Hotel member for the Cariboo, gave their} = IN CANADA ussip : =
government that would like to withdraw price supports knows |also— Rita Crosina, formerly of successful candidate a celebration | pee se * Z : WIZ

It is Good Citizenship to own Life Insurance” ag

it dare not do so. ~. ;|Mountain House, became the bride of banquet in the Lakeview Hall, |

People in the great corn belt of the United States see
that the price of top steaks remains high, while beef on the
hoof drops waydown. They follow the same process of obser-
vation through a whole range of commodities, and ask the
Same question each time. Why?

The answer is always the same: distribution costs re-
main firm, in some cases climb. Rail and trucking rates on
foodstuffs have not come down even though on the farm prices
have. The U. . Secretary of Agriculture has taken note of
the unrest, and ordered an enquiry into food price spreads.

Whether he finds any way of cutting distribution costs
may be open to question, but certainly Canadians will watch
Secretary Benson’s investigation with real interest. The same
forces threaten Canadian agriculture, and the same high ratio

of distribution cost to producer returns makes many a Cana- AHUNGRY FOX saw some fine bunches MORAL: Instead of saying “sour
dian Zormer _ phe reseen for it all: a 7 of Grapes hanging from a vine that was grapes” when you can’t immediately
mmer organizations themselves must, of necessity, trained along a high trellis, and did his i iti -
. Imeneasing ' : o Ai cease 2 > attain your ambitions, build a
devote increasing study to this problem of distribution costs best to reach them by jumping as high 2 |

ladder to success by opening a

if they are to gain for the farmer a fair proportion of the
food consumer’s dollar.
—Abbotsford, Sumas and Matsqui News.

as he could into the air. But it was all in

L : savings account with The
vain, for they were just out of reach: so

Canadian Bank of C . Add to
your balance regularly and

he gave up trying, and walked away with
an air of dignity and unconcern, remark-
ing, “I thought those Grapes were ripe, you'll soon be in a position =~
=z»
YS Ny

Dancin y every Saturday but I see now they are quite sour.” to get what you seek.
S N 1g. ht at ; Mtration by. Arthur Racklom, from the SS

Columbus Hall i a
sectte ain The Canadian Bank of Commerce

Vic Imhoff and his Orchestra a