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tHE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Thursday, April 28, 1955,

Williams Lake Tribune
Bstablishea 1931 Clive Siangoe, Editor
Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C.

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We Can Make The Show

One of the hardest things to fathom in this community
cf ours is why more tangible support is not forthcoming in the
organization of our annual Stampede.

It seems we are all ready to bask in the publicity limelight
of living in an area that is the home of one of the few amateur
rodeos still existant, but only a handful ef us are prepared to
take on the responsibility of seeing that the show lives up
to its name. :

This year has so far proved to be no exception. For the
first meeting of the Stampede Association some seven persons
showed up. The second meeting there were still only fourteen
in the hall.

It is quite frankly a situation that we, as a community,
an hardly take pride in, assuming of course that the Stampede

an annual affair that we wish to perpetuate.

Friday night the association is holding a second general
meeting in an attempt to foster renewed interest in the
Stampede. The hall should be. filled. This is our type of show.
At belongs to an industry that is a permanent part of our
economy. In recent years many urban communities have spon-
sored rodeos because of the very colour that they engender.
put for all the ballyhoo they are still imported shows. Ours
is a different offering to district residents and tourists alike.
The Stampede in Williams Lake from a showman’s angle is
a ‘natural.’ Gathered here from our own ranges are the wild
Lorses and the men who tame them. With these ingredients
and the backdrop of the Cariboo hills our Stampede should
prove a major drawing card in the tourist calendar.

Where the town falls down is not getting into the show too,
and this means from the first organizational metting. It would
ereate a much more colourful and entertaining spectacle if
everyone got into the act. Visitors to the Stampede shouldn’t
come up from the ‘wild west’ atmosphere of the grounds to be
projected back into humdrum modern living in a small town.

@ spirit of the rodeo should be sustained in every business
house aid-along every street. e

All of this takes a lot of planning if it is to be successfully
earried out — more planning than a handful of men and
women can be expected to handle adequately.

See you Friday?

~ Control Needed

Reports that residents are losing rabbits, kittens and
ducks, to name several instances, is indicative of the fact that
the town is becoming overrun with stray dogs.

Control of these animals in a small village is a probem to
the authorities. While licencing of dogs is handled through the
offices of the RCMP, they have not the staff nor the facilities
to handle the problem. It is one that they would quite gladly
hand over to the village, but here again the same obstacles are
evident. In order to enforce a licencing bylaw, the services of
a pound keeper are required and an adequate pound.

The last time there was ami outsize jump in the dog
population their numbers were cut considerably when! some
of them took to running deer, @nd while it was effective, it
came a little late for the deer destroyed.

Since the village commissioners have indicated that the
pound now operated during the summer months is going to be
put in shape again, possibly one solution is to take over the
licencing of dogs and make a round-up once a year during
the time a pound-keeper is employed.

Onto A Good Thing?

Those teachers who consider themselves underpaid must
have sat up with a start when high school principal Tom
Alsbury, speaking at the teachers convention, said ‘‘a halt
must be called somewhere or we are likely to head into a gov-
ernment investigation that could result in slashed teachers’
pay.”

The statement, made in a discussion on whether teachers
should adopt a hold-the-line policy on salaries, certainly gives
good cause to stop and think about this salary business.

If what Mr. Alsbury says is sound, then it appears that
teachers could be penalized by having their salaries reduced
if they dare ask for more.

If they are not getting enough, then they should be able
to ask for more and expect to get it. If they are getting enough
then their salarie shouldn’t be increased, nor should they be
decreased:

But if they are getting too much, as Mr. Alsbury indicates
they are, with his statement about slashing, then we have a
Tight to ask why.

If the government, as Mr. Alsbury thinks, would take the
attitude that salaries should be slashed, why has the govern-
ment allowed them to reach the present height?

Before now this newspaper has advocated a value for
money approach to teachers’ salaries and we still do. We are
opposed to poorly paid teachers if they are doing a worthy job
and we are opposed to highly paid teachers who are doing a
poor job.

After Mr. Alsbury’s remark we are inclined to think that
salaries are too high for the job that is being done. Otherwise
why would a high school principal publicly state in effect.
“if we ask for more we might be given less?”

To us that sounds like an admission that the teachers are
onto a good thing and at the same time a warning that
they shouldn’t spoil it by pushing their luck too far.

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The Cracker Barrel Forum

Drinkell

A week or two ago the boys devot-
ed a little time to discussing the local
hospital situation a resume of which
appeared in this column Mareh 1st |
and immediately brought forth a let |
ter of protest from our M.L.A. Mr. |
Chetwynd. Insofar as the letter ap-
plies to the matter in hand we'quote
it herewitl
Dear Mr. Drinkell:

You ask the question at the end ol
your article “What about it Mr.
Chetwyn'

Your article suggests that you
have heen informed that I have done
nothing about the Hospital at. Wil-
liams Lake, so to get the facts in

chronological order, First, on Sep-
tember 26th, 1953, all hospitals in
itish Columb: including Wil-

liams Lake were circularized re-

questing estimates for their-construc-
tion requirements for the subse-
quent fiscal year. The War Memor-
ial Hospital at Williams Lake replied
1s follows: “We beg to advise ths
no hospital construction is planned
for the period April 1st 1954 to
March 31st, 1955.”

Tt could be that I could finish my |
letter here to explain my position and
the position of the hospital. Those are
the instructions given to the Hospitai
Insurance by the Williams I
Board and I was just wonderins
what you would do in my position
with those instructions from the Wil-
liams Lake Board. Since that date
however, the Board have changed |
their minds. In the meantime othe
hospitals throughout the Province
i

answered the questionnaire
stated their requirements which
amounted to Thirty-Four- Million

Dollars, and now, a few months ago
the Williams Lake Board requested
hospital construction and they are
‘dollar-wise’ Thirty-four Million Dol-
lars down the list; and since the
Board’s change of attitude etowards
their requirements other than say-
ing they wanted a hospital puilt,,
which was a complete reversal of
their instructions to the B.C.I.1S.
the first time I have ever heard of
any amount of money required is in
your column, namely, $12,000. 1
have arranged for delegations of the
Board of Williams Lake Hospital to
meet the Minister and his Staff
one occasion only-haye the rena

cluded e in. their #deliber:

which indicated that they did’
want the help of their M.L.A. This
Particular type of M.L.A. does| not’
thrust his proboscis where he is nov
wanted; also, this particular type
of M.L.A. has always believed that
local people know best what they

want, then instruct treir M.L.A. as
16 their requirements. I would re-
iterate then that they instructed me
that they wanted no hospital con-
ruction during the period April 1st,
1954 and March 31st, 1955. 1 must
add that something similar occurred
at Quesnel until a very capable Fin-
ce Committee, together with their
very outstanding Administrator,
went to work in a businesslike man-
ner and put their proposition up to

their M.L.A. with the result, they
have a most modern hospital now aj-
most completed. Yesterday, April

I re-
a wire
from Mr. Fred

Bass of Williams
Lake to arrange
a meeting with
the Minister and
Mr. Cox. We met
at 4:30 p.m, and
by 0 p.m, in
1% hours, an ad-
dition to the Williams Lake Hospital
was thoroughly discussed; all that
now remains to be done is that form-
al application be made (IT will be
the first application!!!) by the
Board, and finalizing of plan de-
tails — This all could have been ac-
complished in 1954. As the Forum
asked “What about it Mr. Chet-
u will, I know, carry this
information in your next
rel Forum.’? Kindest
to you all, Ralph Chetwynd.
is so
with our
of the trend of
events we felt it incumbent upon us
to cheek with the Chairman of the
Hospital Board, Mr. Clive Stangoe.
We now give you his version
of the progress of negotiations:
The circular letter referred to by
Mr. Chetwynd is a routine affair
sent out annually by the authori
He points out the first big jump in
patient admittance experienced at
our local: hospital occurred in Aug-
ust 1953. It could hardly be expected
the directors would request greater
aceomodation on the strengh of one
month’s high occupancy. Hence the
reply which Mr. Chetwynd also
quotes,

However, the upsurge in patient
admittance continued, resulting -in
the-various facilities showing distinct
signs of oveyburdening. By tha end
of 1953 it was evident more accom-
modation would haye to be provided
and it was felt nothing coula be
gained by expending any large sum
on the old building or its facilities
The directors were unanimous on
that point, it was decided therefore

variance’

From the Files

of the Tribune

ONE YHAR AGO

Apri , 1954

Beath. Motors Ltd., Quesnel, are
looking for a suitable location to\es-
tablish a branch here— Two more
cases of theft in town were reported
by Neufeld Bros., and C & § tire
Service— Tenders have been called
for work from the Mountain Hohse
junction to Soda Creek hill— Op-
timism in the year's cattle market
was reflected by district ranchers at
the bailli’s sale on the Onward
Ranch. Heifers brought from $57.50

to $75.00 each— The normal spring
weather is about three weeks later
than usual— Big Creek roads are
impassable by car, so Gus Piltz came
down to the P.O. with his traciox—
The Cariboo Art Society held an arc
exhibt at the Elks Hall. There were
almost one hundred paintings on
display—

WwW. eG Cam”

3 C; Hooper,
editor of The Tribune, has purch

a former
od
the weekly paper in Princeton—
More money for cowboys in this
year’s stampede with fifty percent of
the entry fees being added to. exist
ing day money to form final money

jackpots— The Cariboo lost one of
its best kown pioneers with the
passing of Edgar Lunn, retired gov-

ernment agent— Five entr
Stampede Queen contest have
received— Cariboo Truck and Equip-
ment company began construction
on their farm implement huilding—
Mrs. George Mayfield ha
en tor
Chureh
Vancouy

in)

been

been chos-
local United
t the Annual Conference in

present the

ARS AGO
7 30

einald Norquay has heen releas-

ed from a prisoner of war camp in

Germany according 10 word received
by his tamily— The Greyhound bus
with fourteen aissengers aboard
mired down in the mud near the &
Mile trom Sunday afternoon until
four a.m. Monday morning— ay

the
PGE Railway met at Clinton to aisel

hoo Cattlemen and officials of

cus transportation problems. The
long delay in getting the cattle to
their destination is causing exces-
ve shrinkage— Henry Zirnhelt of
50 Mile received a carload of work
horses.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
May 2, 1
Andy Christensen of Anahim Lake
reports the weather is still around
twenty below with two feet of snow
on the ground— The Silver Jubilee
of His Majesty King George V will
be celebrated in town with entertain-
ent for the children and a dance for
the adults— A regular airplane ser-
Vil is in operation between Oceau
Falls and Vancouver, calling at
Bella Coola on request— Cedar
Creek Wydranlic, near Likely, is
starting up again with a crew ot
ten men.

to°seek government approval of an
entirely new hospital. Once approv-
al was obtained steps would then be
taken to form a hospital improve-
ment area in order to finance the

| district's share of the venture which

would require some time.

Early in March 1954, having ar-
ranged through Mr. Chetwynd, with
the Minister of Health and: Welfare,
the Board Chairman, Mr. Stangoe,

visited Victoria were he was intro-

duced to Mr. Martin by Mr. Chet-
wynd. He was then turried over to
officials of B.C.H.I.S. Before leaving.
for home Mr. Stangoe was unable to
see Mr. Chetwynd so dropped him a
‘thank you” note from his hotel.
Shortly after returning -to Williams
Lake the following acknowledge-
ment was received: Dear Cli
Many thanks for your letter and I
Was sorry that you had to hurry
away; you may be assuerd that
will assist you and your Board in
every way possible with the com-
pletion of arrangements for the ¢on-
struction of the new hospital at Wil-
liams Lake. kind personal regards.
Ralph Chetwynd.

Mr. Stangoe then forwarded to
Mr. Martin a formal application for
approval of a fifty hed hospital in a
three page letter which pointed up

the large jump in bea occupancy and

other relevant details. A copy of this
letter along with a covering letter
was sent to Mr. Chetwynd. Mr. Stan-
goe's letter to Mr. Chewynd read as
follows: Williams Lake March 13th,
1954. Dear Mr. Chetwynd: I am en-
closing a copy of a letter that has
gone forward to Mr. Martin today,
asking approval in principle of a hos-
pital construction program for Wil-
i I have advised the Boara
of the interest you have
shown in our problem and they have
sked me to express their apprecia-
tion — Clive Stangoe, Chairman.

In the meantime the hospital got
more overcrowded; beds had to be
placed in the corridors which
brought forth a request from the
Fire Marshal’s office that the cor-
ridors be kept clear... On June 15th
1954, Mr. Chetwynd was in Williams
Lake and the Board asked him to
meet with them for a further dis-
cussion of the situation. This he did
On June 24th Mr, Chetwynd wrote as
follows:

Dear Mr. Stangoe: Further to my
meeting with you and-your board in

| Williams Lake on June 15th. I have
discussed this matter with Mr. Eric
Martin who will be out of town for
the next few days, and sol am taking
the matter up with Mr. Cox, Com-
missioner cf the Hospital Insurance
Service, and get some action on your
hospital problem. Mr. Martin did tell
me last night that the Hospilal Ad-
ministrators find that a fifty 1-4 hos-
pital in their opinion is the m‘nimum
requirement for the reason that hos-
pitals with fewer beds than fty are
seldom able to be a financial success.
It therefore appears that thr approv-
al for Williams Lake will je based
upon fifty beds or over whic was my
understanding of the Bi ird’s re-
quest at the time of the meeting. I
expect to see Mr. Cox tomorrow and
request that’ he make lis recom-
mendations to the Minist-r with as
little delay as possible <> that you
may proceed with organizing your
hospital improvement district. Sin=
cerely, Ralph Chetwynd.

In October a further meeting was
arranged -between a delegation froma
the hospital board and Mr. Martin.
As this meeting took place in the
afternoon Mr. Stangoe called upon
Mr. Chetwynd in his office during the
morning to talk over the problem. Ac-
cording to the board chairman Mr.
Chetwynd said he had seen Mr. Mar-
tin the previous day and asked him
to do everything he could for us. It
was during this meeting the delega-
tion was informed there would he
no funds available for large govern-
ment grants for several: years and
that we were, in Mr. Chetwynd’s
words, Thirty-four Million Dollars
down the list. The matter of a tem-
porary addition to the present build-
ing was then mooted. The building
committee set up by the Board of
Directors arrived ‘at a plan that
seemed hoth practical and economt-
cal. This was sent to the Minister on
January 26th, together with cost
figures, ete. The letter advised the
minister of the Board’s intention and
assured him of our ability to ‘meet
district's share upon .a 50-50 basis
with the Provincial Government. In
the meantime the urgency for more
accommodation became greater and
greater. Finally residents of the dis-
trict took a hand and set about rais-
ing funds for the purpose. Donations
began pouring in.

In discussing the trend of events
up to this point it seemed to the hoys

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