Thursday, October 28, 1954.

THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Page 3

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R. M. Blair’s office, Wms. Lake, phone R66
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Horsefly

LETTER

TO THE EDITOR

HORSEFLY OBJECTS TO TELEPHONE SERVICE

Horsefiy, B.C.,
October 18, 19514.
The Editor,
Williams Lake Tribune,
Sir:
At a recent nfeeting of the Horse-
fly C i of the Williams Lake

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and District Board of Trade, it was
decided on behalf of the people of
Horsefly, and outlying district, that
I, as secretary of this Board of Trade
should write a letter to you regard-
ing the telephone service.

Since the complaints of the people
made direct to the B.C. Telephone
Company in Williams Lake have not
been acted upon, they wish through
us, to exppress their complete dis-
satisfaction with the poor service
they have had for a very long time.

Despite the fact that their phone
rates have jumped recently, the ser=|
fice has deteriorated. Last week for
a period of four days their phone calls
did not reach the operator: in Wil-
liams Lake without considerable as-
sistance from subscribers along the
way.

This district contains twenty-five
sawmills with two hundred and
eighty-six employees and their fam-
ilies. The phone is their quickest
contact with the doctors in Williams
Lake, and they are fortunate indeed
that no emergency arose during that
four day period.

The line from Worsefly to Williams
Lake has never heen good, nor has it
ever been worse. Any other utility
corporation would do something
about such conditions or fire someone
for gross dereliction of duty or neg-
ligence. There is no conceivable ex-
cush for the line being in such a con>
dition at such high rental costs and
‘tolls as are now being charged.

If the cost of rebuilding the rural
network is to be too high to be prac-
tical, then someone in the B.C. Tele-
phone Company miscalculated when
he figured out what the company
should pay the Federal Government
for the network. He should have de-
ducted. the cost of rebuilding from
the purchase price. If the lines were
taken over gratis, then someone else
fluffed when he underestimated the
cost of rebuilding and the temper of
the subscribers. In either case, the
B.C. Telephone Company under-
stimates the vociferous capabilities
of the people of Horsefly. We may be
under one thousand in population,
but we can raise a noise that wo8td
do justice to the steel mills of
Hamiiton.

We can only wish for micro-wave
radio telephones; we don’t want
walke-talkies, but we do want, and
need, reliable telephone services, if
only in emergencies, but preferably
on a twenty-four hour basis. Com-
plete confidence ir reliable com-
munications dispells the worries of
the sick and injured, and assists the

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for it. Better service would mean a
larger take in tolls for the company,
and would allow the people of Horse-
fly to concentrate their tempers en-
tirely on poor road conditions, the
weather, the lack of hay, the condi-
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high cost of living, and dying, scarc-
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Yours sincerely,

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Secretary-treasurer.

CANIMAHOOD

Water Power Survey
Work On Clearwater

A metering cable was installed
this week at the outlet of Mahood
Lake by the Dominion Water Re-
sources Division to facilitate the
measuring of the lake's discharge.
The work, done in conjunction
with the water power survey of the
Clearwater watershed was in charge
of Dick Brown of Vancouver with
two assistants. Due to rough water
they were transported to and from
the work by Chas. Gaglardi of the
Forestry Service.

THE SYMPATHY of this commun-
ity is extended to Mrs. H. M. McNeil
whose mother, Mrs, Jennie Nicholls,
passed away in Victoria last Monday
after a long illness. Mr. and Mrs. Mc-
Neil motored to Victoria Tuesday to
attend the funeral in Port Alberni.
Mrs. MeNeil’s message was received
through the courtesy of the Forstry
stations of Mahood Lake and 10v
Mile House.

MR. and MRS. RAY FLAHERTY
visited Mrs. Flaherty’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. Pelkey in Williams Lake
last week. Returning with them to
spend the long week-end was Mrs.
Flaherty’s sister, Miss Gail Pelkey.

MR. and MRS. HAROLD BECK
with son Jimmie, new owners of the
Wolfgang place at Lone Butte, mo-
tored to Canim Lake to call on Mr.
and Mrs. Herb MeNeil, recently hav-
ing been old acquaintances of Mrs.

land.
WE ARE PLEASED to see Eaward
Higgins around again after being in
poor health all last week.
CURLY GRANBERG spent a week
in the district, returning to Lone
Butte Sunday.

AT THE FIRST of the planned
meetings of the Jolly Hours club
eight ladies, including two visitors
were present. Mrs. R. V. Roberts was
hostess “at her home at Shadow
Mountain resort when an enjoyable
afternoon was spent.

McNEIL SAWMILL is operating
at the new site up Red Creek a mile
of new road having been built to the

project.

HARRY OSCIENNY and Albert
Chaney from Saskatchewan are work-
{ng at McNeil’s sawmill,

THE LOVELY AUTUMN weather
and improved roads tempted several
motorists from Lone Butte to enjoy
a trip last Sunday through to Mahood
Lake. Amongst them were Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Sandberg, Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Larimer, Curly Granberg,
Mr. and Mrs. Lute Edahl.

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Municipal Act
Revision Now
Being Undertaken

B. C. Bracewell, former deputy
minister and inspector of munici
palities, has been appointed to un-
dertake a complete revision of the
Municipal Act. He has been given a
year in which to complete the task,

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(continued from page 2)
Lord, 70, dies at Buffalo Creek—
Mrs. Engel Baiersdorf, world famous
anthropologist, returned from her
summer of study among the Chilco-
tin Indians— Seven hundred~ewes
purchased by Orville Fletcher to be
run on his 150 Mile ranch— Another
oldtimer, William Edmond Swan, 81,
of Keithley, passed away— Michael
Gillis of Likely, 60, dies—
TEN YEARS AGO
October 29, 1944
Citizens Volunteer committee
formed at Williams Lake primarly
for rehabilitation of veterans of this
war— Alexander McLeod, 76, old-
timer and prospector of Likely dis-
trict, found dead in cabin— S. C.
Elliott, manager of Bank of Com-
merce, transferred to Salmon Arm.
He will be replaced by N. Schroeder—
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
October 25, 1934
Louis LeBourdais, as reputed col-
lector of historical data, ‘spoke to
Jarge audience on history of Cari-
boo— Hospital masquerade dance to
be held— Miss Gladys Smedley
leaves for China— First snow of sea-
son fell at Horsefly October 20th.

and his findings will likely be the
basis for some sweeping amend-
ments in legislation which has re-
mained unchanged for decades.
year ago Wesley
Minister of Municipalities,
stated that he intended to present a
revamped Act. However, the matttr
seemed to have been pushed aside
due to pressure of more urgent busi-
ness. ,

Now, however, with the appoint-
ment of Mr. Bracewell, the revision
plans ‘appear to be under way. The
former deputy minister is recogniz-
ed as an authority on municipal af-
fairs and it is-doubtful if a better
man to draft the revisions could be
found.

As the Act now stands municipali-
ties in B.C. fall into three categories:
villages, municipal districts and
cities. It is possible that a new cate-
gory providing for the establishment
of towns may be added in the re-
vised act.

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