Gear tourist industry is the third largest industry in British Colimbia."and although figures are not available locally. | Page 9 = THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.6. Thursday, May 6, 1684, Williams Lake Tribune . Established 1931 C.iive Stangoe, Editor From the Files of the Tribune Vancouver to meeting, and urged | cota talk less and do more— Gavy more frequent service of PGE. Vil-| Hamilton of-Beayer Valley, lost cow lage Commissioner Eva Fry, only| and calf to marauding bear. Bear Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C. By The Tribune Publishing Member; Canadian Weekly Newspape Br h Columbia Division, C.V Subscription: per year Outside Canada os Payable in Advance : ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION Authorized as Second Class Mail by the Post Office Department, Ottawa Give Good Measure This Saturday is Pound Day, an annual observance de- signed to make citizens conscious of the work’ the hospita) is doing for the district, and offering them the opportunity to donate to its upkeep. In this day of growing government-sponsored care for our well being, together with the inevitable govenmeni intervention, observances like Pound Day are gradually disappearing. Here in Williams Lake the people responsible for the management of our hospital feel that this trend is a r ttuble one, and their wholehearted support of National Hospital Day, as it is called throughout Canada, is in the nature of a struggle against public apathy. It is an attempt to convince ‘the citizens that hospital care of those in distress is first their responsibiliy and secondly that of government's, As far as actual donations are concerned, there is for- tunately a loophole in the present set-up of hospital manage- ment. Whatever money or goods are received by the individual institution become their own. With the money realized from Pound Day, for example, the board of directors can purchase extras for their own hospital without accounting to Victoria. In this way the ordinary grants from the government for patient care are not in any way lessened by the amount contributed. But the main feature of Pound Day is not the amount of actual] donations. If the direcors can stimulate a continued awareness in the people that the hospital belongs to them and is their responsibility, they will feel that the observance is worthwhile. Towards this end, the directors lend their moral and financial-support to the Women’s Auxiliary. This latter or- ganization takes on the work of Pound Day observance along with their busy annual schedule of activities. The members organize a poster and essay contest among the children of District 27 schools and hold an ‘open house’ at the hospital on the hill on the actual day itself. Whether your “pound” of support is in goods. money or time in helping your hospital, make the measure a full one. _ Tourists Are Coming Next week has been designated by those interested in the industry as* Tourist Service Week,” and while we have long deplored the present day tendency towards weeks specially set aside for practically 'y cause under the sun, we believe that tourism has a particwiar significdncé to our district. f undoubtedly the same ratio applies in the Cariboo. Our country has long been recognized by our friends to the south as a vacation spot without parallel. Here they can run the gamut from large modern lodges with all the comforts of home, to the rough outdoor living next to natural beauty spots unchanged in thousands of years. These visitors represent a considerable amount of cash to us. The have to live while they are with us and the money they spend on their vacation is money that stays right here. Our part in helping this industry that directly and indirectly helps all of us, is to make certain the visitors find the friendly atmosphere that is one of the major attractions. Being strang- ers, they will ask a lot of questions and will often need your assistance. It is common courtesy, and in this case also good business to treat them in a friendly manner. Ah, Spring! This is more like it! With a week of good weather behind us now, the countryside is taking a new lease on life. The ranch- ers are looking more cheerful than they have since Spring’s first false start back in February. Those brown sidehills are beginning to display faint shades of green and feeding can be left to mother nature for the summer. Lumber operators see the day fast approaching when even the bush roads will be dry and the trucks of lumber will start their ceasless roll to the planer mills. In town gardeners are busy turning over -s persons Uended~ the fourth annual jon night of Williams Lake junior Chamber of Commerce— Williams Lake Motors ewarded contract for supply of bus for new 100 Mile sehool route— Flags of Canada and U.S. raised over Puntzi airport in ceremony that was attended by civilian and military dignitaries. G. T. L. Bayliff, Stipen- diary Magistrate at Redstone raised Canadian flag and Staff Sgt. Martin G. Hewson, U.S.A.P., raised the Stars and Stripes— An experiment in dec- orative wood that should prove boon to home builders and local lumber producers is heing conducted by local firm of Argus Lumber Company-— Clinton men George Keeling and Fred Hoad were named president and respectively of South Cari- boo Branch of Auto Courts and Re- sort, Owners— Constable Lon God- frey leay i Pr. B. MeConnel of Wells is candidate tor CCF party in Cariboo riding— Wm. “Bill” Roberts found dead. at foot of stairs of Ranch Hotel where he was employed as night clerk— Mrs. S. G. McBurnie named president of local branch of CCF party— Bridge Lake choir wins Kamloops Board of Trade shield at Kamloops Festival— Fran- cis Marigold “Marnie” Wood, daugh- ter of Dr. and Mrs. S. N. Wood of Williams Lake, united in marriage to Jack Byron Oxford Jr.— Cariboo Fair catalogue now available to ex- hibitors— Fred Graham in charge of annual crow shoot staged by Rod & Gun Club— Walter Bailey offers use of his private range to members o7 Gun Club— Clarence, Singer pur- chases half interest in ranch of Frank Clark at Forest Grove— FIVE YEARS AGO May 5, 1949 A cne-room high school will be built at Forest Grove this year in addition to two-room elementary school already planned— “We _are not going to stop building the PGE at Prince George,” Premier Byron Johnson told meeting at Oliver Theatre, “for the simple reason it won't be a railroad until it is built into the Peace River'’— Greatest highway pr ish Columb ef way 4 three years. declared Public Work& Minister E. C. Carson. Caripoo’s maintenance allotment had increased from $108,000 in 1946 to $290,000 in present year— Cariboo's fight for better predator control appears well on the way to being won atter pro- vincial game convention at Harrison attended by delegates Ron Waite. Norm Schroeder, Eric Collier and C. Wilkinson— Another of Cariboo’s old-timers passed away with the Seventy New Holland Ferguson Farm Equipment Now In Stock McKay Equipment WILLIAMS LAKE the soil these mild evenings, and if the odd fat worm is turned up. they can be pardoned if they pause in their labors to think of fishing expeditions to come. | Spring, that elusive and captivating young thing, was never more welcome in the Cariboo. LAC LA HACHE Invitational death of Thomas Comer, aged 68— Conerete has been poured for new Wks Hall— Johnny Erickson in charge of Stampede parade— Ex- periments in burning-over range be- ing conducted in Carihoo— Decision reached to launch a three-team sof!- ball loop. Alan Blair, Frank Latin and Ralph Woodland appointed to seek sponsors— TEN YEARS AGO May 4, 1944 Meeting held to discuss proposed changes in administrating schoo! districts of Cariboo to improve edu- cational facilities for the youth of the area— Williams Lake Board of Trade accepted a challenge to pull its weight in wider than local cir when it voted to join Cana Chamber of Commerce. It also deci: ed to begin negotiations to affiliate with other northern central B.C. trade bodies. H. Richardson, past president. introduced speakers from Housewives are natu- rally happier in bright, cheery kitchens. There’s a smiling face where B-H “HIGH-GLOSS” covers walls and’ trim. B-H “HIGH - GLOSS” has a gleaming lustre that-lasts ~ through 3 repeated Lake Hardware Ltd. lady present, that the men | killed by Dr. Pump of Wiliiams Lake. ele e eg ATON'S bro! <7 : iS 136 Pages of Sale Values! A 2 og ae ¢ << 532 ‘ jee va 2 By ) 3 ) é ave BV e A 1 e yi bes = eS . 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