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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Thursday, December 8, 1953.

Williams Lake Tribune

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Were Here Too, Mr. C.

Speaking to the Clinton Chamber of Commerce in that
South Cariboo centre last week, Hon. Ralph Chetwynd had
some interesting remarks to make.

As a news story in this issue reveals, the Minister spoke
on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, government plans for
hard-surfacing the Cariboo Highway and such local problems
as power and cemeteries.

The thought has occurred to us that there are groups in
Mr. Chetwynd’s own constituency that would like to hear about
these general policies of the government too at first hand. As
for local problems, Williams Lake (and probably all of the
other centres) has its full share, problems we would like to talk
over with our provincial representative.

Our hospital is crowded to the point where beds are being
placed in the corridors and doctors have been unable to get
their patients admitted. The ground work of eventually alleyvi-
ating this problem is being undertaken by the directors, but
they could be helpea considerably by talking the matter over
with their member.

The commissioners here consider we have a cemetery
problem too. It has been suggested through Mr. Chetwynd in
the past that the provincial government might give a grant
towards is upkeep, not because of any historical association,
but because the cemetery services the entire district and the up-
keep cost is borne solely by the village. What the reaction was to
the suggestion has not been revealed, according to the commis-
sion chairman.

We sincerely hope that the next time Mr. Chetwynd is
passing through Williams Lake he can pause long enough to
talk over these questions that concern all of us.

Mackenzie Avenue?

We heartily endorse the suggestion made last Friday by
Mr. E. G. Woodland that serious thought be given to changing
the name of Railway Avenue. re

Rightly or wrongly, there is always a “wrong side of the
tracks” stigma placed on any thoroughfare that is designated
by a plain unvarnished name like “Railway,” ‘Front Street”
or Water Street,” and if a centre is served by a railway line or
harbour facilities, there is usually a street so named

We believe Mr. Woodland’s choice of an alternative name
is particularly appropriate. Mr. Mackenzie pioneered the
growth of he town’s business district when he built on Railway
Avenue. He likes to tell about those early days when his wis-
dom in building a store in what ‘‘might be a settlement,” was
often questioned. a

But his faith in the future of Williams Lake has proved
justified and it would only seem proper that if the name of
Railway Avenue is to be changed it should commemorate this
log association as Mackenzie Avenue. é

Gloomy Christmas:

“Who’s going to buy the darned stuff and what with?”

sked a Prince George storekeeper the other day as he watched

dozens of cartons of Christmas good being unloaded at the
rear of his place of business.

This is only one of the questions being asked by many
pessimistic local merchants as white-bearded Kris Kringle
looms on the horizon to discover hundreds of sawmills which
have been silenced for two months by a strike which at this
writing appears more remote from a settlement than when the
operators and workers first decided to part company.

With lay-offs increasing in practically every line of busi-
ness and the bulk of the lumber industry pay-roll dried up, the
prospect of a “Merry Christmas” for many Prince George
families is gloom indeed.---Prince George Citizen.

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By A. J. Drinketl

whom he probably
contemplates with
cynical  amuse-
ment,”’ we rise to
declare Dr. King
thereby gives ex-
pression to ego-
listical balder-
dash and displays
the crudest form
of pedantry.
When he proceeds to rejoice in the
fact “we shall now hear no more of
getting rid of the curriculum experts
and replacing them with “practical
men fom basic industries,” we opine
that despite his venerable years and
much book learning, the erstwhile
teacher and inspector is still quite
wet behind the ears. -
STEREOTYPED PRODUCT.

The reference is plainly directed
toward the proclaimed intention of
the late Mrs. Rolston to set up a
permanent advisory board to work in
conjunction with (not replace) the
curriculum builders. It becomes evi-

of the Tribune

ie connection with

A recent issue of the Vancouver
Sun carried a guest editorial penned
by Dr. H. B former chief
inspector of schools. Dr. King naive-
ly suggests that Premier Bennett in
placi of the
Portfolio of eduction upon the bur-
dened shoulders of Attorney-General
Bomner hoped he was putting an ena f

King, a

the responsibilities

to a struggle within the Social Credit
| party.

We have~no difficulty going thus
far with Dr. King for we cannot re-
cal a time when politicians did not
seek to influence the awarding of
political phims, but, when he finds
consolation in the fact there is rea-
son to hope that “Mr. Bonner, who
has had a regular education,
graduate of the U.B.C. and has un-
deniable abilities, will not be influ-
the cruder
ideas of his less literate colleagues;

From the Files

ONE YEAR AGO
December 4, 1952

is a

enced by educational

the murder of
“Shortie Charlie,” former member
fof the Alkali Reseryation—- The
Residents of town and country” Guiges and Scouts are appealing for
alike: were shocked: to: hear-ot th: o14 foys, which: they: will vepair and
Sudden death of Clif Overton, well-! give away for Christmas— Milo
known local businessman and: form-| pmile, a resident of Soda Creek dis-
er fleldman for the Cariboo Cattle-| trict for twenty years, passed away
men's Association— An election for] Mr. Tracey of the Maple Leaf
Williams Lake voters was assured|Tonsorial parlors has opened a
by noon today when four men filed | pranch establishment at Wingdam.
nomination papers— Low bidder

|

dent Dr. King belongs to that group!
of educators who believe the hall-
mark of citizenship is only stamped
upon those able to wrangle a doctor-
ate of some kind and the main object
of our system to create a stereotyped
product of that nature. |

Fortunately, in spite of Dr. King
jand his ilk many students manuge to
develop splendid individual charac-
teristics and along with those others
who are “contemplated with cynical
amusement” by their begowned fel-
j lows, contrive to make worthwhile
contibutions to world progress. Up to
the minute educators now realize the
crowning achievement of any educa-
tion system lies in its ability to pro- |
duce a variety of raw material which
may be readily absorbed into the pro- |
fessions, industries and even the
lowly branches of agriculture, and, |
by virtue of their fundamental train- |
ing. bring to their chosen fields fresh
vision, new concepts and rejuvenat- |
ing vigor with each succeeding
generation. That being so who can
be better fitted to advise tlie curricu-
lum builders ‘regarding the type of
raw material best suited to their
respective needs than the masters of
those spheres in which the students
must ultimately work out their own
destiny?
EMBARRASSING ROLE

When Dr. King assumes Mr. Bon-
ner’s associates are so dumb and
illiterate as to occasion -him to re-
gard them with cynical amusement
we consider the former inspector
casts him in an embarrassing role.
Furthermore, it occurs to us that
pedagogue must be heaping oppro-
bium upon many people who gradu-
ated out of our academic institutions
during the period he was in excel-
lent position to influence their allot-

ted course of study. Evidently, he
is unable to take pride in his own
handiwork. Dr. Ki expresses sur-
prise the appointment was not given
to Mr. Ray Williston of Prince
George, a former school inspector
and a man after the Dr own heart
complete with academic qualifica-
tions and all the fixings.

In the field of his chosen
sion we have heard nothing
of Mr. Williston but wher
tered the realm of poli ics he
promptly blotted his copybr 9k.
chairman of a house comm
quiring into the sale of certein stands
of timber Mr. Williston isplayed
such obvious bias his colleagues on

the committee threatened to with-
draw from the proceeding. Is that
the type of man Premicr Bennett

could appoint to the imp-rtant post
of education minister without bring-
ing down a deluge of angry protests?
Mr. Williston's faux pas may have
escaped Dr. King’s notice but the
less learned, but more astute, premier
both observed it and skillfuily ap-
praised its implications. :

It may not transeress the rules of
fair comment to suggest a man of

r. King’s scholastic attainments
should be able to conjure up a more
telling argument and propound it
with greater dignity when choosing
to challenge the political beliefs of
any party to question the sincerity of
its adherents. It is not imperative to
be one of the faithful to accredit Mr.
Bennett with sufficient intelligence,
as apart from book learning, when
relieving Mr. Bonner of the dual re-
sponsibility (which he soon must)
not to be unduly influenced by the
pedantic phantom cayorting around
in Dr. King’s none too vivid imagin-
ation.

and probably contractor for the new
Federal building here is C. J. Oliver!
Ltd.— Two youngsters, age ten and
eleven, were involved in the theft of
articles from badminton players at |
the Elks Hall— Funeral services | §
were conducted for Edward Veith, an!
employee of the Public Works De- |
partment for many years— Resig-| 5
nation of J. A. Kennedy, general |

manager of the PGE, became effect-,
ive at the end of November— Eileen |
Annie Hutchinson of Big Creek be-|
came the bride of Oscar Dupont of |
St. George, Manitoba— A hunter in|
the Big Creek district, Peter Kelly, '
was shot in the leg when his brother
mistook him for a moose— 7 =
FIVE YEARS, AaGo 4, | HH
December 2,/1948 es:

Charge of shooting with inten} to
kill pas been laid against Ed¥ie
Quilt, Stoney Indian, as the result ©
the wounding of Otto George during
a quarrel at a party— Captain Jack
Charters died from exposure neat
Alexis Creek. Apparently his car
had run out of gas and he had walk-
ed 14 miles to the point where his
body was found, which was only 300
yards from the Newton Estate ranch
house— Williams Lake senior bas-
ketballers took a shellacking in two
games here. Lineup for the Cowboys
consisted of Macqueen, Woodland,
Abbott, Blair, Rhodes, Hutchinson,
Latin, Gibbon and Gibson— Three
cars and trucks were stolen during
the weekend, taken for short rides,
and left damaged. Owners of the ve-
hicles were Fred Mellish, Gordon]
Blackwell and Elmer Quiring— J,|
Phillipson reports that 16 new pupils!
entered the Williams Lake Senior)
High-Elementary School during the!
month of November, making a total,
of 257—

TEN YEARS AGO
December 9, 1943

Mr. Chas. Moon, president ot the! &
Cariboo Livestock and Fair Associa-
tion for the past 14 years, was again.
elected to the chair at the annual
meeting— At the annual meeting of
the Cariboo Cattlemen's Association
several problems vital to the live-
stock industry were dealt with, in-
cluding the PGE’s policy of non-
payment for livestock killed on the
right-of-way, and the proposal that
boys and girls Calf Clubs be formed
in the district— 25 thoueand Christ-
mas trees were burned at Williams
Lake and in the Chilcotin by employ- |’
ees of the J. Hofert Co., when freight
cars could not be obtained to ship
the trees to the United States— Mr.
Rodk. Mackenzie has purchased the
balance of the lot next to Boyde’s
Hotel and is going to build as soon
Edith
Caroline Nicholson became the bride
rthor Estill, both of Likely |
—— A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Chales L. Campbell of Lac La Hache
— Myna Baldwin and Charles Chase

is material is available—

of Ernest

of Big Creek were united in mail
ragse—
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December 7, 1933

Police have not yet been able to
apprehend Jimmie Decker, who is| &f

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