Page 2. 7 > THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, March 11, 1954, Williams Lake Tribune Established 1931 Clive Stangoe, Editor Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C. By The Tribune Publishing Co. Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association British Columbia Division, C.W.N.A. Subscription: per year $2.50 Outside Canada - z $3.00 Payable in Advance ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION Authorized as Second Class Mail by the Post Ostice Department, Ottawa Service With A Smile In the belief that the most harassed females in the town’s business life are the telephone operators, who do their best with the antiquated equipment at their disposal, we have re- frained from joining the ranks of those critical gentlemen of the Board of Trade.’ That is, we have refrained until this moment. The straw that finally broke our editorial resistance occurred one day last week when we picked up the telephone to call the Greyhound Bus depot and at the same time looked at the directory on the wall to find the number. A couple of seconds later we were still trying to locate the printed inform- ation when the operator cut in to ask for what number we wanted. Not having found the dratted digits we asked for the depot and were informed that it was listed in the directory. We Pointed out that we were looking for it without success and the operator suggested we look under ““W” for Western Canada Greyhound, = We submit that since there are probably 95 percent of the telephone subscribers who are unaware ‘of the incorporated name of the transportation company, the logical thing to do in-making up a directory would be to place the name in both its proper listing and under the name it is most commonly known as, - = But this is only a side issue of the question. What we would really like to emphasize to the operators is that under the circumstances we cannot see any excuse for unpleasantries on either the side of the telephone user or themselves. In our office we realize that we should have the number of the party we wish to call, but we also feel that we should be able to place our call within a reasonable length of time. We have picked up the receiver and timed the response from the operator and we ‘are not stretching the truth any when we say that it is not unusual to wait up to five minutes, with the record being fourteen minutes. .. We believe that under those circumstances, anyone using the telephone any amount from a business office would be excused if they were unhappy about the service, irrespective of where the blame lies. We know that no improvement can be expected until the service is taken over by the B.C. Telephone Company, but in the meantime operators and subscribers alike will have to put .up with the present facilities, and pleasantness on the part of both might sustain better relations. ‘ Student Issue Next Thursday’s issue-of The Tribune will be produced, editorially speaking by sixteen students from Williams Lake High School, y Z F : The project is undertaken by the publishers in recognition of “Education Week,’ and with the sincere hope that the venture will be of material assistance to the students concern- ed by giving them an insight into one aspect of commercial life. The boys and girls will write their own stories; collect and write their advertising copy, and take an active part ir the make-up of the issue. Under Editor Eddie Kozuki we wish the student ‘staff’ every success in an ambitious project. - Education Costs (Victoria Daily Times) School critics of this community and other parts of British Columbia are repeatedly telling the taxpayers that education. costs are out of line because the schools are too luxurious and the system has too many frills. The case can be made for simpler amenities. Books, pen, paper and shelter from the elements were the physical ingredi- ents of the system in an earlier day. Modern education makes much more complicated demands, In view of the resultant controversy, present inquiries on the question are interesting and important The provincial education department has now before it a report from a com- mittee of school inspectors, course directors and specialists in certain subjects. In the opinion of the committee the present buildings are not too elaborate. There is little jusification, according to this group. for charges of gross extravagance. Before the findings of this committee can be given their proper weight they will have to be measured against those of a Second commitee of architects and a third composed of rep- resentative engineers. The latter two will study the question from the point of construction and maintenance. When the results of their inquiries are co-related with those of the aca- demic body, an analysis of some authority will have been made. = At this point it is notable that those directly concerned with adequate facilities for the teaching of different subjects are generally satisfied with modern schools. They do not con- sider the classroom and other facilities too luxurious, too heavily decorated with “frills.” Now it remains to be seen if architects and engineers are satisfied with the construction and maintenance costs. But even if they are, the argument will not be ended. There will still be a call for more spartan conditions of instruction, which, in itself, is not necessarily a detrimental attitude toward schools, The Pacific Great Eastern Railway Co. istlective September 28th 1953 Will Uperate THROUGH-FAST PASSENGER & EXPRESS SERVICE between VANCOUVER, B.C. AND PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. Including Sleeping & Dining Car Service Prince Géorge - Squamish Dock Ly-Vancouver’ (Union Pier) 9:30a.m.-Mon-Wed-Frid Ar-Wms. Lake 5: 5 Ly-Wms. Lake 5 3 Ar-Pr. George a; .-Tues-Thurs-Sat 3 1 1 Ly-Pr. George :00p.m.-Tues-Thurs: Ar-Wms, Lake :00p.m.-Tues-Thurs- Ly-Wms. Lake :30p.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sa Ar-Vancouver (Union Pier) 6:30p.m.-Wed-Frid-Sun THROUGH FREIGHT SERVICE Ly-Vancouver-Mon-Wed-¥ rid Ar-Wms, Lake-Wed-Frid-Sun FREE PICKUP AND DELIVERY ON FREIGHT AND EXPRESS Letters To The Editor IT’S HERE... REVOLUTIONARY Williams Lake, B.1 March-5-54. Lditor, ‘The Tribune, Williams Lake Dear Sir: I am mueh interested in your editor- jal as regards beautification of our Village. A short time before D: very left here I had written to him a ietter suggesting that he take up this mat= ter with the Junior Board of Trade. My suggestion to him was that an avenue of trees be planted on the main approach to Williams Lake from the Bast and also as far as the cemetery North, Also that something should be done as regards the park, the improvement of the present chil- drens’ playground etc. At a personal interview I had with Dr. Avery he was very much in favor of such a plan. The Siberian Maples surrounding the Anglican Church were supplied by the Government Baperimental Farm at Agassiz free of cost. I be- lieve that suitable trees would be supplied if in the public interest such as I mention. I believe that with the right leadership that the work oi planting such trees could be obtained voluntarily. What is mostly needed is the right sort of leadership in our feel sure. rate as the most niggardly d iiserly place in Camada. saonewea"| Whispering Power gards_the fitness of Willianis ke See this amazing EVINRUDE for ’54 - The Fleetwin for the making of a high class res Acquasonic. The rippling of water as you leave milzs* dential district, a haven of rest for astern . . . the casual conversation of your boating Sey Se pune sone a he) partner... you can actually hear these sounds abc ve Sueh could he obtained ana in areai|| YOUT Pleetwin!” Whispering Power is unlike anyth:ag OMNES. bue ake Kanes aaa you’ve.ever known before! In this new motor it’s yo irs have to be overcome. (1) Muddy with Evinrude’s finest features --- Gearshift, R to- 3 ? : sage, matie Control, Auto-lift hocd, Cruis-a-day tank -~ All streets, (2) Dusty streets, and (3) in a rugged 7% horse- : ie Water. SOW em TOtn tl - For .many years Ihave been Hower motor that welshs just 49 Ibs. spreading the information without ‘00 COMPLETE 5996 any seeming effect that the gravel placed upon our streets consists of OTHER MODELS at least 80% kaolin pebbles. The buff and light colored pebbles in our local gravel is kaolin, which is clay, thés2 pebbles ground under the wheels of Lightwin 3hp $190.00 trucks and cars create a powder Super Fastwin which causes much dust and when it 15hp $419.00 rains ihén a sea of mud. If one will take the trouble to grind one of these , pebbles into a powder and moisten it | into a brick or marble and heat it in Big Twin 25hp $509.75 Big Twin (Electric starting model) their firebox then then the result is = me BIG TWIN brick or crockery. Try it out folks. 20D. SotB-t5 That is the proof. The only way that iu a nureewoimnes|| LAKE HARDWARE LTD. by changing the type of gravel from clay to igneous. Avenues of trees collect dust from Agents for Fairbanks Morse - Evinrude Motors - McClary Ranges Community whieh has been so lacka- daisical since the incorporation of our Village. As a taxpayer I am ‘definitely not in favor that such developments be actuated from Village Revenues. Some few years ago when it came to} purchasing of War Bonds then Wi-| liams Lake was the highest subseril: er per capita tan any other plaee in | Canada. When it comes to raising money for our War Memorial Build- ing or similar affairs then we do, 1 D: ‘ing cars instead of the dust trav- elling hundreds of yards infiltering our lungs and homes. Rains will wash the trees off and deposit thé dust be- Youngstown Kitchens - Servel Refrigerators “Support the Library Book Drive, March 12th” neath them instead of across several blocks. Water, that is wholesome water, as many of us NOW know can be pro- cured at @ more economical cost ‘of production than now~obtains. “Support the Library Book Drive, March 12th” Yours truly, G. G. Groome. New shipment of From the Files ONE YEAR AGO Mareh 12, 1953 Education week activities spon- sored by the local schools showed more interest than ever on the part of parents, according to. attendance -— Alice Fraser, a local grade ent, has been chosen as one of four British Columbia girls who will spend more than a month in. Great Britain this summer with a srqup 4 | 50 Canadian teen-age girls as uestS of W. Garfield Weston— Winners of he annual Hospital Auxiliary crib and bridge tournament were: bridge, Mrs. L. Hellyer and Jim Bogle; crib Mrs. A. BE. Levens and J. Rodgers— R. “Dick’’ Monrufet, managing- lirector of the B.C. Credit Union League, was the principal speaker it the first annual meeting of the Williams Lake and District Credit Union— The Quesnel badminton club carried off the Woodland Tro- phy, emblematic of the Cariboo Clube championship— A new feature of Education Week was _ introduced when service badges were presented to the members of the school Safety Patrol who completed their term of service, and to those acting at pres- ent— The Quesnel power project will go ahead on the north fork of the river, according to an announcement of the Tribune liams Lake, horse races, dog races and six-legged races— Capt. poche arty completed the sale of his Horse- fly ranch to Glenn Walters— Pte. W. A. Robinson, of 150 Mile and Seda Creek, was among a recent group of soldiers returned from the battle area of Europe— The first crows of the spring arrived, along with the first warm weather— | ' | & Chrome ~ Suites Chairs finished in gay plastie covering to = match The Stain-proof Table Tops— TWENTY. YEARS Marchi Start on construction of the Pa- cific Great Eastern Railway trom Vancouver to Squamish and from Quesnel to Prince George, was ree- ommended in the Legislature by . Mackay, Cariboo M.P.— 12 different styles and patterns to choose from Priced at Ladies’ Guild of the ¢ Dalisd Chaféle ol Server” wan! $89.50 end ‘Tennis Club Pussy Wittows| $109.50 are out and lilacs are in hud— Wil $1 19.50 $129.50 liams Lake Badminton Club enter- _See them on display at Cariboo Home Furnishings eighteen out of nineteen games play- “Visit the Store with the Friendly Door” ed— Rey. B. A. Resker appeals to the public that the stores in Wil-| liams Lake should close on Good Friday. For rubber stamps, date stamps, i 4 i a= Agents for Connor, Mayfair, Norge, Gilson and Olimax in the legislature— Shirley Woods and Terry Wasstrom, both of 100 Mile, were united in marriage— Mrs, J. Purser was elected secretary of > bulk stations now béing established. 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