Thursday, May 12, 1955. THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Page 11 ORDER YOUR RUBBER STAMPS COUNTER SALES BOOKS SCRATCH PADS THE TRIBUNE TELEPHONE COMPANY HAS SPENT $225,000 ON FORMER GOVT. SYSTEM spent $225,000 on ed from the Federal year ago, The B.C. Telephone Company has expansion and improvements in territory it acquir- Goverment a increased the number of telephones by 21 per cent, and ex- pects to spend an additional $500,- Wrangler, Levi's, Lee Rocky Mountain Saddlery 256 Lansdowne Street Kamloops, B.C. MAKERS OF FINE LEATHER GOODS LEADING SADDLE MAKES z ALL LEATHER REPAIRS e Coats, Shirts, Pants e MAIL ORDERS FILLED SAME DAY FOUR DEPARTMENTS To Serve You— * Groceries * Menswear *Dry Goods| | * Hardware Mackenzies Ltd. [900 on-further development in thi portion of its system during the next 12 months. These are highlights of a report by W. S. Pipes, vice-president and general manager, on progress during the past year of operating the 28 government exchanges taken over April 1, 1954, and the company’s program for future development. “The 21 per cent increase in tele- hones in the formeer government system is more than double the per- centage gain for the B.C. Telephone Company as a whole during the same period,” Mr. Pipes state: “Improvements of one kind or an- other have heen made in all exchang- es acquired in the transfer, Includ- ing switchboard additions or re- placements in many oifices, renova- tion of buildings, rehabil ion of outside plant, expansion of long dis- tance facilities in many areas and installation of outdoor and other telephone pay stations. “In addition, we have made a num- ber of key personnel appointments in order to bring more efficient ad- ministration and operation of the sive survey was made of the entire area to assess de- mand for service, both present and future. “Our continuing program will in- clude additional switchboard and as- sociated equipment, more cable, wire, crossarms and poles, and all those facilities associated with long dis tance service to provide additional cireuits between various points and to improve existing service.” During the first year of the com- pany’s operation of the former gov- ernment offices, expansion and provement projects Included the re- placement of switchboard or addi- tions to existing equipment in Lillo- oet; Lytton. Clinton and 100 Miie House. 5 Long distance carrier equipment was moved from Shalalth to Lillooet in order to provide a direct circuit between, Lillooet and Bridge River. At the same time the company pro- im- vided local exchange service in Shal- alth where none existed béfore. The old Federal Government long distance line between Lillooet and Ashcroft was renovated and in places rebuilt, and additional Ashcroft- Vancouver and Asheroft-Kamloops circuits place in service. The Ashroft- Clinton-83 Mile circuit was spilt at Clinton to provide Clinton-Ashcroft and Clinton §3-Mile circuits. Poles were replaced and general repairs were carried out on the Forest Grove- Canim Lake line. Tenders Called On Two Bridges On North Extension Prince.George—Tenders were call- ed this week for construction of sub- structures of two Pacific Great East- ern Railway bridges which will cost an estimated $1,300,000 Largest of the two spans will be about a mile east of Prince George and will link together the two ‘banks of the Fraser River. The smaller of the two will carry the northern ex- tenson rails over the Salmon River approximately 15 miles north of the city. = Still not known is whether the Fraser River span will carry ve- hicular traffic decks and become a liuk between the Cariboo and John Hart Highways. Advocates of the plan to have the bridge equipped with traffic decks point out that the industrial area which is expected to spring up in the Fraser Flats region must have access from both highways. and that traf- fic should not have to pass through the city to reach it. Opponents of the plan say that tourists will bypass the city and the merchants will suffer as a conse- quence. 2 So far the PGE has given no in- dication which type of bridge it will build The Fraser bridge will be 1200 feet long and its deck will be ap- proximately 50 feet above the water, It will cost approximately $1,000,- 000. The Salmon River span will be about 200 feet long and estimated cost is $200,000. ceo ao ae ae ae ee 'SIGNS OF THE PONTIAC 26 GRE Gleaming, massive eauly delights You control your actions perfectly Luxury and Comfort are yours, You have stability and balance Gh” Long and SZ lovely lines are yours s TYING < BS oy You are going lo travel Make all changes smoothly or automatically A GENERAL MOTORS VALUE Williams LaKe Motors Ltd. This Week In Ottawa By E. D. Fulton, M.P. May 9th, 1955.. INTEREST Mr. Hazen Argue (CCF - Assii boia) has introduced a private Mem- ber’s Bill to lower the legal limit on interest rates which may be charged by small loan comanies to one per cent per month. This Bill was de- bated on Friday evening, but as it was still under discussion when the time for adjournment arrived, no conclusion was reached. MAXIMUM At the present time the maximum legal charge on a loan from a small loan comany is 24 percent per an- num. Many people, said Mr. Argue, think the maximum that should be charged is 12 percent, or one percent per month. But the fact is that two percent per month can now be charg- ed for the first 15 months, and it is only after that that the rate is re- duced to one percent per month. TIMELY Mr. Argue stated — although he did not at this time give any statis- ties to support it — that there are some concerns in Canada which are currently charging up to 54 percent per annum on instalment purchases. These are not loan companies, so pre- sumably he must have referred there to merchadising companies which carry their own time-purchase fin- ancing, and vastly increase the cost of articles purchased on the instal- ment plan. In any event, the Bill raises a timely question in the light of the very considerable increase in the amount of credit buying in ‘Can- ada, but it is possible that it may now be allowed to die on the Order Paper. ATTACK A matter not related directly to Parliamentary business, but never- theless of considerable interest and importance in the general politica! picture in the country today. is the meeting of the National Executive of the Conservative Party of Canada, which took place in Ottawa this week-end. Mr. Finlayson came down from British Columbia, where he is Leader of the Provincial Party, to bring to the National Executive his challenge to the right of the Nation- al Leader and National Association to control their National affairs within a province. Mr. Finlayson had served public notice that he would demand a convention, on the basis of non-confidence in the Nationa! Leader for refusig to yield to Mr. Filayson’s demands. REPUDIATION This Executive meeting was at- tended by delegates from each of the provinces of Canada, including five Provincial Leaders, or where the Provincial Leader was absent, offi- cers of Provincial Associations in all other provinces of Canada. Mr. Fin- layson was condemend and his stand completely repudiated, after a full day of discussion, in which he had full opportunity to state his case. The renudiation was made on the basis that Mr. Finlayson — or any person who feels so inclined — has the p fect right to disagree, and to criti- cize any aspect of the National As- sociation and National Party, pro- vided he does so in the proper time and place. But Mr. Finlayson had placed himself completely out of court by his taetics. INVIT. ATION It is one thing’to come down here. to the meeting of the Executive to which he belongs, and make his at~ tack, criticisms or suggestions to that body, and use whatever per- suasion he can to carry his point; it is quite another thing to make his attack from outside. He had issued a pamphlet, released to every news- paper and radio station in Canada, in which he publicly declared war- fare on the National Party itself. He had threatened to run candidates against any candidates recognized by the National Leader. Such conduct from one who called himself a mem- ber of the National Party’ and ‘its Executive, could only have one re- sult: he was repudiated and invited to leave. Church Services SACRED HEART Sunday Holy Mass 9:00 a.m 10:30 a.m. Rosary Benediction 7:30 p.m Saturday Rosary Benediction 7:30 p.m. Redemptorist Fathers 000 CALVARY TABERNACLE Friday 8:00 p.m. “Shelter in Cumberldnd” Sunday = 10 am. Sun. ~ Sunday School “For Entire Family’’ 11 a.m. Sun. Worship 7:30 p.m. Sun. Evangelistic Rey. H. Catrano will be guest speaker Pastor - Rev. C. Fawcett Film 000 ‘a ST. ANDREW’S UNITED McKinnon Memorial 3rd Avenue & Cameron Street Sunday School 11:00 a.m. All departments Evening Worship 7:30 p.m. Speaker Mr. T, Beames “The Christian Challenge in Education” Rey. J. Colclough 000 ST. PETER’S May 15th - Rogation Sunday Holy Communion — 9:00 a.m. (W.A. Corporate Communion) Children’s Service 11:00 a.m. Evensong 7:30 p.m. N.B. Do not forget the pilgrimage to St. Luke’s Church, Alexis Creel on Sunday, May 29th, for the 3:00 p.m. Service. The Blessing of the new Font and unveiling of a Memorial ‘ablet to Miss Helen Warden Lee by the Administrator of the Diocese, Archdeacon Bradshaw. Will those in- tending to go on this occasion please notify either Messrs. T. Larson, Pf. Beames or E. G. Wood d as early a possible. Geo. J. Fielder, Vicar_ WATER ells the truth about whisky Pat Seagram’s “83” to the water test. 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