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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. é Thursday, December 24, 1953

was won by Dickie Hockley. Frank |

su i’ SAFETY STARTS BEHIND THE WHEEL

cake. Third prize went to

Horsefly School |Quesnel Curlers Will | Quesnel Polio Victim

Christmas Concert
Outstanding

Horsefly Community Hall was the
scene of a delightful concert and tree

stra, a box of chocolate
canned goods. went to
children in ihe higher
the raffle ticket
came . Joa econd,
Bruce MacLeod third. Never in the
forty-three years of Christmas enter-

es sold
Dunlop

for the children. The carefully train-| taiuments has there been such a
ed little singers under the super-j /@78¢ crawd. The Hall was really
vision of Mrs. S. N. Barrett were as, PUTSting at the seams. ;
always much enjoyed as’ were the! During the serving of refresh-
AG Save and: recitations the ments. Mrs. Chapman, Beaver Val-
children showing careful training on’ Bendered, Oo. solo; Avitell
the part of teicher; Mrs, Gauston Etetly enfoyed. Jotun Rockwell,
= eee ancouver, nephew David-

and Mr. Epp.

Santa then arrived to accept the
gifts of the children’ for the orphan
patients in the-Preventorium. Santa|
thanked them in a few well chos

son, the teacher of
school did the Highland ng and
the Sword Dance. He was appropri-
jately attired in Scottish o
| Bach year, we oldsters say “Li

Valley

words. Bach child here received ;
s the best concert eve
large bag of candy, nuts and) - the :
is the highlight of the year as far
Sranses: as most of us are concerned.
a s Ss are concerned,
‘The principal, Mrs. Clarke, then

thanked all who helped with the en-

tertainment.

Mrs. Thygasen, presi-
dent of the Parent-Teachers Associa-
tion gave out the raffle prize
prize of one thousand feet of lumber

The aver: earnings of
Canadian labor in nine leading in-
dustries during As;
axainst $49.61

ge weekly

First

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‘and best wishes”

Niquidet Transfer
Louis and George

Wilkinson’s Radio Shop

May the season’s joys follow you

throughout a happy New Year.

With Christmas rush traffie erowd-
ing our streets and highways, the!
B.C. Automobile Association reminds
Ml motorists that “Safety starts be-|
hind the steering Wheel.” |

Traffic safety specialists say that
study and application of a few com-
tively simple rules will make al-
pyone a better driver. The
Automobile Association asks
i] motorists to observe these rules
and he not only a better driver, but
safe one.

. KEEP SAFETY EQUIPMENT
IN GOOD CONDITION — Brakes and
headlights are obvious, but are
tail lights and stop lights working
too? Are your wipers clearing or just
smearing, your windshield? With the
approach of winter, safety equipment ;
on becomes more important than |
ever.

your

2. START ON TIME — There is no
percentage in gambling a lifetime
against “making up” a few minutes.

3. Once under way, OBEY ALL
TRAFFIC LAWS — More than 28,-
000 lives were I Jast year in the
United States because somebody
thought the law didn’t actually ap-
ply to him.

4. Constantly ANTICIPATE
TRAFFIC SITUATIONS — Keep
your eyes moving. Know what's half
a block ahead, in town, and a half

! fic manoeuvers. Most drivers, for in-

mile ahead in thé country. That car
at the curb tor instance — the one
showing the whisp of exhaust vapor
— may be in front of you in the next
split second. Can you stop? is there
room to pass? '

ADJUST YOUR SPEED TO
CONDITIONS—Wi h the best of head-
lights, you can’t see as much at night
as you can on the dullest day. Heavy
traffic, bad weather, curves and in-

Use kce-making Machine |Deing Well At Coast .

Quesnel
livery of a machine to be used in ice-
making. It is an airplane propeller
arrangement that will fan enol air
over the ice sheets and hurry <ooling.
A similar set-up was used euccess-
fully th Prince George last year and Hospital. Mrs. Weldon was {!own to
enabled the northern club to
started earlier this year.

curlers are awaiting de- A report in the Cariboo Observer
last states that Mrs. Gerald
Weldon, Quesnel resident and form-

er nurse at Williams Lake, is making

week

good progress in Vancouver General

get the coast two weeks ago to receive
| specialized treatment for po

tersections all call for reduced speed.

6. DRIVE IN THE CORRECT
LANE — whether you intend to
move straight ahead, pass, turn, or
stop. If you are forced to stop, putl
to the curb or off the highway. Al-
ys signal the man behind you of
your intention to stop or turn.

al

7. LEARN the limitations of your
car, and REFUSE to gamble on trai-

stance, think they can stop much
quicker than is possible. Learn the
facts and drive accordingly. - You
won't intentionally get into a skid,
but learn what to do if a skid is un-
avoidable.

8. BE PATIENT — When you lose
your temper, you lose your judgment.
It may cost you your life.

Quebec produces 60 per cent of
the world's aluminum.

By Ancel Beauregard
PU*2VEY BUTLER ran a chapped
hand through the lank brown
hair that fell over his forehead and
stared contemptuosuly at Jack and
Gordon Linter. Their blue eyes were
on him, wide and questioning.

“You sure there ain’t no Santa
Claus?” six-year-old Gordon asked
worriedly.

Harvey laughed. ‘Course the Lin-
ters were little kids, six and seven,
but they ought to know better. ‘You
think I'd be parading around i
split-out jeans an’ a patched shirt if
there was?”

“Probably Santa Claus is brin;
ing you new ones for Christmas,
Jack said hopefully. 7

Harvey sneered, thinking of the
barren Christmases at his house.
They were lucky if they hada tree
even. This year on account of his
little sister—just over three now—
mom had said they’d try to have
some presents. “Any new clothes I
get we buy,” he said,
I just get my cousi
hand-me-downs, mom calls them.”

“Well,” again Gordon looked hope-
ful, “that doesn’t mean anything.
Santa brings toys, ~ not

“Not to me, he doesn’t. I tell you
there isn’t a Santa Claus except for
your folks.”

Gordon’s eyes filled with tears
and Jack looked like crying. “Are
you sure?” he asked, his voice
quavering. “Your little sister told
me Santa Claus—Kaws she calls
him—is coming to your house.”

The wind semed to whistle
through all the holes and thin places
in Harvey's clothes. “Carol said
that? Honest?”

“Yeah,” Jack said, ‘you know
how funny she talks. She said he
was coming through the door, ‘cause
you don’t have a chimney, when thc
lights’ are out and bring her a dol?
and some other things.”

“What things? Try and remem
ber.” Harvey felt chilled. If Carol
was expecting Santa Claus, counting
on him like these kids . . . How
would she fee] when he didn’t come

“Doll cradle and a wagon,” Gor.
don said. ‘‘And a trike—‘‘twike’, she
called it—painted red. You were just
kidding us, weren't you, Harvey?”

‘ARVEY LOOKED at their faces

and felt mean that he had told
them the truth. After all, he@was
eleven big enough to know better
and they were just little guys. “Sure
I guess there’s a Santa Claus, but
sometimes he doesn't get to all the

IRIE

For now... for always...
Joy to our friends and

neighbors, Peace to our
nation, Goow Will to all.

Blackwell’s
Portraits
Bessie Halleran

and
Edna Blackwell

“You were just kidding us,
weren’t you, Harvey? There
really is a Santa Claus?”

houses. Like Carol said, we don’t
have a chimney for him to come
down, so he probably missed us a
couple of times."

The light Was back in the boys
eyes. “Sure, that’s it. What're ya
making that scowly face for, Har

This time Harvey chose his words
carefully. “Well, he might miss our
house again this year and Carol’d
sure be disappointed, so I was trying
to think how I could see she got
what she wanted. I think I can
make“ her a wagon at the Boy's

From all of us
to all of you—
>} a Merry Holiday
i Season, filled to the
brim with joys of

the Yuletide.

Club and a wooden cradle. You think
that’d work?”

“Sure,” Gordon agreed enthusi--
astically, “long as she thinks Santa
brought them, she won't know the
difference.”

“What about the doll and the tri-
cycle? You can’t make those,” Jack
pointed out.

Harvey shivered, leaning against
the board ferice. “Mom gave me
money for a haircut that I could
use for a doll.” Usually Mom gave
him haircuts ‘cause they were so
expensive, but she had a burned _
hand now.

“Hey, Jack,” Gordon Shouted ex-
citedly, “how about that old trike
in thé garage? Harvey could fix the
wheel as

“Sure,” Gordon answered, “and
I'll bet we can-find sc ne red paint.”

“And we could make her some
blocks at the Boy’s Club easy.”

Harvey shoved his hands in his
pockets, swallowing quickly. “Gee,
that’d be fine, she doesn’t have any
now. See you later.”

“Come on, Gordon,” he heard
Jack yell happily, “let's go find that
trike." -

As Harvey hurried toward the bar-
ber shop, he was glad he hadn't
persuaded them there wasn’t a real
Santa Claus. It didn’t seem to mat-
ter so much with all of thenStrying
to-make Carol happy. That was the
way Christmas should be.

ty

th this glad time of the year,
we wish for you and yours:
the Joy-of giving, the
Satisfaction of appreciation
and the Blessing of love.

The Ranch Barber Shop

-- Bill Weatherill --

De

FAVOURS

cember 31

THE ELKS HALL

_ Mutic by Dick Atpind Orchestra

NOVELTIES

Dancing 10 p.m. to ?

ADMISSION
‘$1.50 EACH