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Tet TRIBUNE, WILMAMS LAER, B6,

Phuneday, August 2, 1084,

Williams Lake Tribune
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Safety In The Water

News of the death by drowning

ive to a timely summer warning by

Drowning, states the Red Cross, is the third most common
cause of accidental death in British Columbia.
approximately 125 lives each year. This is an appalling toll
when we analyze the
simply they could have been avoided. A little knowledge of
our limitations in the water and a normal amount of common
sense could save, conservatively speaking, 50 to 100 lives each
year in this province.

Let us take a look at what has caused a few of our drown-
ings this summer. Thumbing through a few back issues of our
newspapers, we find such statements as: ‘Two Drown When
Inner Tube Deflates," ‘Father and Son Drown When Canoe
Capsizes,” “Two Brothers Drown Playing in Boat” (one boy
fell overboard; his brother drowned attempting to save him).
These deaths could have been avoided had the victims realized
the dangerous situations in which they had placed themselves

It is fairly common knowledge that inflated toys and
particularly inner tubes are a menace in the hands of poor
Swimmers. They are doomed to upset, deflate or carry their
riders beyond their depth. There is no place for inner tubes
at an open beach!

The fact that a small wooden boat such asa canoe or row-
boat can act as a life raft even though :t is full of water or
capsized is well worth remembering. Non-swimmers or poor
swimmers venturing out in small boats is a very common cause
of drowning. Surely we realize that the slightest accident
could result in such a person being thrown into the water. In
Such cases, we often see multiple drownings caused by one
person trying to save the other only to be pulled under himself.
Non-swimmers should not go in small boats. The use of a life
preserver is not sufficient insurance in the case of the non-
swimmer.

One factor which makes accident prevention so important
around the water is the fact that the majoriy of water mishaps
result in a drowning. In the water, it usually takes just one
mistake or one foolish move to lose a life.

‘Welcome Rail Action

In a recent Social Credit booklet showing the results of
two years of government under their party, there are only
two of the 64 pages devoted to the Pacific Great Eastern Rail-
way, but to the people of the province’s central and no ~
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foregrouna ot tocal interest. 5
It doesn’t mean too much to the average taxpayer ‘
through a debt adjustment act the compaiiy was relieved of
some of its massive debt load, but it has been refreshing this
spring and summer to notice news stories on the work being
undertaken on construction plans for the extension of the line
to North Vancouver and eventually to the Peace River,

The government promised action in regard to this con-
struction at the last session of the legislature, and welcome
action is what we have been getting.

Auntie Knows Best

The Socialist maxim that goods should be produced “for
use and not for profit” is still fashionable, if one is to judge
by utterances made from time to time by socialist leaders.
What these leftists fail to grasp, says The Letter Review, is
that without corralling labor and materials, goods cannot be
produced at all unless someone wants to use them.

Goods produced for profit must, therefore, first be pro-

duced for use. The buyer (who foots the bill) determines what
i ful and what is not. : :
Bader the socialist planned economy, it is bureaucrats
and the politicians who decide what people ought to want and
what should be produced. Freedom of choice under such a
system would quickly vanish and people who displayed polne
tance to pay in taxes for the goods and services produced by the
State would be under constant propaganda pressure to pers
suade them to pay for things they really didn’t want at a :

Unfortunately, socialists who bear the party label Puiey
no prerogative in seeking to persuade people to purchase from

Sunday of a Fraser Valley
youth in one of our district lakes should make us more recepts
the Canadian Red Cross.
It claims

causes of these fatalities and see how

the State, through taxes, goods and services which they neither

ant nor need. o :
: “Auntie-knows-best-ism”’ is no respector of political party

lines.—Campbell River Courier.

Building Troubles?

See Len or Clarence

PELHKEY BUILDERS

Alterations Kitchen Cabinets
Concrete work of All Kinds
Phone 22-S-L Williams Lake

Estimates

The Pacifie Great Eastern Railway Co.

Effective June 1st, 1954, Will Operate
THROUGH-FAST PASSENGER & EXPRESS SERVICE
between
VANCOUVER, B.C. AND PRINCE GEORGE, B.C.
Including Sleeping & Dining Car Service
Prince George - Squamish Dock
Daylight Saving Time

Ly-Vancouver (Union Pier) oct@meMon Wed Fria.
iyWae, Lake 5:50a.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat
Arpr. George 1:30p.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat
3.40p.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat

ae Waie Lake 11:00p.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat
. . 11:30p.m.-~Tues-Thurs-Sat

Ly-Wms. Lake ‘ aur Ss
= v Ini Pier 6:30p.m.-Wed-Frid-Su
ArVancouver oROUGH FREIGHT SERVICE
Ly - Vaneouver Mon-Wed: Irid
Ar - Wms. Lake-Wed-Frid-Sun
FREE PICKUP AND DELIVERY ON FREIGHT AND EXPRESS

The Cracker Barrel Forum

By A. J. Drinkeil

“The Comomnwealth is flexing its
muscles,"” is the way one American
Periodical describes the great event
now being staged at Vancouver, {4
* somewhat different manner Canada
is flexing other muscles too. The
eminence to which she has been
catapulted in the association of na-
tions is having a marked effect upon
the behaviour of some Canadians, Ii
has created a bonyancy of spirit and
cocksureness hitherto unknown as a
characteristic of John Canuck. It has
engendered an awareness of having
grown up and a
desire amongst
some to announce
this sort of com-
ing of age in a
sort of belligerent
declaration of in-

bursts as being representative of Gar.
adian opinion or assign them an im-
portance far greater than their vol-
ume warrants. After all, there are
the other extremists who consider
it would be an act of sacrilege to do
away with the Union Jack as our na-
tional emblem. Others mourn over
this desire to turn the back on the
Motherland. Some would admit only
Britishers while others would open
wide the immigration portals,

It would be disastrous to attempt
‘0 throttle these widely divergent
vutbursts, Most of them are quickly
relegated to their proper place upon

posure to the full glare of public
It is our conviction that in
velween these two groups of extrem-
ists there is a preponderance of citi-
zens who, regardless of their country

dependence. of origin, fully realize the many ad-

Its varying -antages which have accrued to Can-
forms of expres- «da through her association with the
sion are notice- Sritish Commonwealth.

able in the many leters now crossing
the editors desks upon such subjects
as a pew flag, a new name for this
province, our future immigration po-
‘icy and even the naming of a sta-
dium. Some, apparently, would have
no reminder whatsoever of*our asso
ciation with the Old Couutry appear
on a new flag. The term “British”
is so obnoxious to others they would
eliminate the word trom the name of
this province. Some would allow no
more Britishers in here while others
are allergic to some, or all, continen-
tal Europeans. There are still.others
who see a menace in too many of one |torious and like the good sportsmen
religious denomination. It is good they will cheer for the other fellow.
thut it is so. It is well for us to take [It is safe to say they will surge with
stock of ourselves and shake off any | pride at the sight of all those flags
fecling of inferiority or subservience | fying Proudly atop the sea of masts
(real or imaginary),

Jt is quite natural in the process
of doing so the more~ exuberant
spirits will be entirely carried away
by this wave of sudden optimism. It
is not good however for editors and
feature writers seeking sensational-
ism to play up these emotional. out-

These peeple are well able to view

sttendant upon that association iu
heir true perspective, and will make
-very allowance for the current crop
€ tumultuous yamimerings. They
vill Keep our ship of state upon an
sven keel and set upon a fair course.
Millions of Canadians will be un-
able to attend the Empire and Com-
| Monwealth Games so will have to. be
content with ha ing this great event
portrayed to them by pen and cam-
era, nevertheless, they will be boast-
ful whenever a Canadian proves vic-

noting its association with the great
family of nations of which the Uni-
ted Kingdom is the head, and of
which Canada is a most important
component. Regardless of creed,
colour, or birthplace we do not be-

From the Files of the Tribune

ONE YEAR AGO
August 6, 1953

have operated a farm four miles
from Quesnel for past 48 years, sold
to Dr. A. Knight of Victoria— Mac-

DEOL " Zeer ite
‘S0lEh streets of Ottawa when Post TWE_ sein
Office Department stages show \to August

mark the growth of Canada’s vast Legal argument in court over bld

mai) carrying. “aystem=—_ VSteady: | acda; \crack mining property front
srowth in membership and assets | Snitch uecrly two uniline Sine
marked the local Credit Union. Mem-

have been taken over the years—-
Interest seems to be increasing in
Cariboo Livestock Show.

bership has grown from 12 charter
members to 50— Concern is being
felt over long absence of business
mun Sam Brown, missing since the
latter part of June— No word re-
ceived of Frank Peters, 19-year-old
Indian boy, lost in Tsacha Lake dis-
trict— Body of Thomas Emmett
McGill found helow Likely, following
drowning incident June 6th— Police
leave first traffic tickets to be issued
in Village, which serve as warning to
offenders— Directors of B.C. Beof
Cattle Growers approve in principle
a voluntary contribution of five cents
per head on cattle sold— Farewell
functions honour Mrs. V. Racicot
who is leaving to join her husband at
Atlin— Earl Gemmil causes excite-
‘ment when he landed his plane ot
new highway near 128 Mile— Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Butler of West
Branch. celebrate their 25th wedding
anniversary—
FIVE YEARS AGO
August 4, 1949

Simon Seymour, 23-year-old Indi+
an, was found hanged in his cell in
Williams Lake jail— Work on new
four-room schoa} to start immediate:
ly— First baby born in Lone Butte
Outpost Hospital— Mercy flight
takes out Beatrice Becker, four-year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al
Becker of Dog Creek airport, suspec:
ted case of polio, but tests prove she
was suffering from pneumonia— Co:

\ny petty annoyances and grievances | great

By R J. SCOTT -
GALLIC, ,

OF, RELATING 40, oR
CONTAINING. GALLIUM.

SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK

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Ait SuPersonity oF
HIS NERYOUS ‘s1Sen +
OVER Tit LOWER ANIMALS

has
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wit ADULT AND. AS HfCAN VARY HS PREY, 18
SHORTAGE UNDER AHESE CIRCUMSTANCES Hf
INDIVIDUALS MAY REACH A CREAT AGE. FOR THE EAG) ee
EARS WAS BEEN RECO SUCH A FIGURE IS EXCEPToNAL,

Nof LIKELY 40 SUFFER FROM A FOOD
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lieve that even
rapidly

in this our era of
increasing prestige that the

majority has any desire to Ty
order it otherwise. On the contrary
it is our conviction the process of i
lexing our national muscles wil be- sdnCouVer

come more rhythmic because of this

great gathering of the clan within 2% Hours
our midst, tor vie with each other in 2
iriendly rivalry. $ 45 fe) 4)
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: ONE WAY
Sam McGee. of Northern Lights Phone 93

fame up Lake La Barge way would

tun over in his grave, perhaps, at eed
this news: Employees in the cocktail
loungé and tavern at Whitehorse in

AIRLINES

the Yukon have become unionized.

“Serve Old Country Ale
—you'll like its
distinctive flavor.

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i i t is not published or displayed by the Liquor
cee alae es

Nstant

acclaimed

operation of public asked to keep
village beach tidy— Wet weather
and poor logging roads have sawmill

An immediate success with thousands of discriminating

operations down to a low point
where only 9 of 43 in the area were
operating during month of June——
Murdock Donald Ross, age 89, pio-
neer of the Ca at War
Memorial Ninety-five
guns entered in skeet shooting com-
petition—
TEN YEARS AGO t
August 3, 1944
George Owens receives wire stat-
ing that his brother, Enoch, officially
missing and presumed dead— C. F.
‘Cornwall, district agriculturist and
J. W. Eastman, provincial botanist,
conduct plant and poison weed sur-
vey of cattle ranges of Chilcotin;
one of main poison plants was the
milk vetch which causes many casu-
alties among cattle— Oldest part-
nership in Cariboo dissolved when

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