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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Thursday, May 19, 1955.

Williams Lak

Established 1931

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The Cracker Barrel Forum

By au.

Drinkeil

A most provoeative article in the
current issue of Macleans mag
engaged the attention of our
hold-forth. This up and coming
Canadian publication seems to revel
in telling us what is wrong about our
America - Canadian relations.
time R. T. Allen, a Canadian turned |

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last

Achievement In Safety

The achievement of workers
Logging Company in winning one of the annual safety awards
made by the Workmen’s Compensation Board is worthy of
note. In the local company’s case, it topped the other provin-
cial firms in its size class with an accident ratio of zero. Not
one accident requiring medical attention. This record is not
attained by all award winners in the various classes. In the
list of WCB awards only three firms had a zero ratio and some
of the winners had a rating that was quite high,

In the young, growing lumbering industry of the Cariboo,
such an example of safety-conscious operation in the woods
as demonstrated by J & W is well worth emulating.

“On Parade”

Cadets of the Williams Lake Corps showed up well in
their first general inspection Monday night. Although still a
long way from showing parade square finish as a unit, the
boys showed a lot of promise considering the little amount of
drill they have been able to take part in since the formation
of the corps. The cadets and their instructors are to be com
plimented on their appearance.

Colour for the inspection was provided by St. Joseph’s
band. Usually these boys are only glimpsed taking part in a
Parade, -but spectators Monday night had the opportunity to
see them present a full program of band music and drill work.
Brother McDonald and his bandsmen proved again why they
are prime favorites with townspeople.

Challenge

In a recent letter to Prince George Trade Board President
Harry Loder, the Minister of Highways for British Columbia
has lamented, somewhat plaintively we thought, that he re-
ceives no appreciation for what he is trying to do.

What this newspaper and thousands of its readers would
like to know is this; just what is Mr. Gaglardi trying to do.

Last week he visited Prince George, only a few days after
the writing of his plaintive communication to Mr. Loder and
he did not even make a faint overture towards telling us what |
he is trying to do. |

and management of J & W

Never in the history of civilization west of the Rocky
Mountains has a minister of highways or his equivalent been |
so reticent. Z ge Sa ees ~

If Mr. Gaglardi is concerned over the lack of appreciation
of his intentions in this district he might take the trouble to
tell us just what they are.

We would like to know just what he intends to do about
the abysmal condition of the Cariboo Highway between Wil-
liams Lake and Prince George. He might tell us why, when
it is possible to duplicate paved roads in the southern part of
the province, it is not possible to maintain a condition on a
main arterial highway in the interior where a sustained speed
of 25 miles per hour is possible.

He might tell us why his government considers it more
important to alleviate the inconveniences of lower mainland
and Vancouver Island traffic when the very economy of an
interior community is brought to a complete standstill with a
monotonous regularity indicative of utter contempt for the
welfare of the people.

We suspect that Mr. Gaglardi does not know the answers
to these and many other questions relating to his responsibili-
ties. We suggest that he does not’even know all the questions
because he has simply not bothered to witness at first hand
the conditions which he is helping to perpetuate.

If he does know all the answers, then let him come to
Prince George and tell us, through the medium of press and
radio what they.are.

Let him present a cohesive plan for ‘the alleviation of
hardship wrought upon this district by the inadequacy of our
roads, or let him abandon the role of a martyr to misunder-
standing.

Accept the challenge,, Mr. Gaglardi, and “bring unto us
light, that we may see.’’—Prince George Citizen.

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“heen called for alteration work to an

American, returned to his homeland
ibly as an American tourist but;
actually, we think, to gather data
article which is entitled

‘S. Tourists are passing<up |
He roamed for two! months
wound Ontario and relates some
nar ‘ing experiences. He seems to
have found every out-of-the-\

dlace giving accommodation, serving

vad meals) and
jtuate upon the
worst possible
roads in that
province.
For
ion

informa-
regarding
other provinces
ie received the
issistance of
Macleans Tesi-
dent representa-
tives. They supplied him with ma-
terial ably suited to the title. We|
were interested to learn the. B.C.
chap says Americans flock to B.C.’s
majestic Caribog country and Van-
eouver Island but most of them go
home with upset stomachs and mem-
ories of sagging beds. One: man.
motoring in Cariboo, with his wi
and two daughters had to take a one
room cottage with four single cots
in it. He was told if he wanted heat
he would have to light the fire and
Was shown where he could collect
fuel from a wood pile. Of Vancouver
we read: “In Vancouver there's a
ereat variety of odd little corner
stores where tempting delicacies may

be bought. Some of them sell nothing
but imported goodies. - - - Scores of
delictessens run mostly by Euro-

peans from the Baltic States, would
make any gourmet’s mouth water.
Yet amid all this, order any of the
routine restaurant meals and out
comes the inevitable dish of olives.
dill pickles, celery and sliced toma
toes followed by a meal of appalling
greasiness and uniformity.

LIQUOR LAW CRITICISM
“It’s the same in Victoria and any-

where in/ B.C. Pauimenl garage

mgals
Ayauldzio a Jana oifice hosing . Tour-

old-fashioned and dir There
much more of the same. The liquor
laws come in for some well- deserved
m. Aiter two months in On-
tario, plus the imparted knowledge
of his assistants, Mr. Allen arrives
at the following conel ns:

(a) Highway
small town rest
jacking up.

(b) Motels which are doing a bet-
ter- job than the restaurants still
need to olfer more extras and ser-
vices and Canada needs plenty more
of them,

(e) The whole thing needs selling.
Much of the article one must agree
ith. We agree that signs directing
travellers to local points of inter
are altogether too few. We hear
many complaints of enquiries being
ecurtly dealt with. Boards of Trade

is

restaurants and
urants need severe

an get all that as well as messy
dessert-at home. They crave plain
, rousts, stews, puddings, home
baked bread and pies void of syn-|
thetie fillings along with vegetables |
fresh from the garden all served
family style. Perhaps the govern-|
ment standards need raising so that
the signs displayed really mean}
what they imply.

The article would have impressed
us more favourably had it dwelt a
little upon some of the yery -desir-
able places to be found all the way
across Canada. If it awakens us to
the immense amount of business the
tourist trade has to offer if we only
get down to catering to it, the article
will have done much good. No last-

ing business is ever built up by ex-
tracting the maximum reward for
the minimum of service. Consider-

able service genially tendered com-
bensates the traveller for many
other deficiencies.

and similar servire organizations
devote little time to discussing this
important item of our economy.
Others have complained at the same:
ness of Cariboo meals.

We do not, however believe the
reporter was fair to Vancouver res-
taurateurs. Most of them serve ex-
cellent meals. On the roads over
which these reporters travelled regu-
lar callers may well- be the exception
rather than the rule and possibly the
people putting them up did their best
on short notice. We cannot believe
it is common practice to treat guests
in the manner described by the man
with the family,

BETTER IMPRESSION
We do not believe the catering
profession is entirely respo: ble for

the dwindling tourist traffic. Our
provincial Dept. of Industry recently
painted a glowing picture of the sus-
tained American invasion. Neverthe-
less, we feel much more could be
done to create the impression wi
welcome the tourists and to make
their visit memorable. We have
much to learn in the field of adver:
ising our beauty spots. Canadians
generally are too reticent about ex-
tolling their country. We also believe
that people travel far afield in order
to find complete change, both of
scenery and diet.

If our local stopping places would
throw away the can openers and for-
get the frozen food lockers and serve
simple home cooked they

From the Files

of the Tribune

ONE YEAR AGO

May 20, 195:

Members of the 1st Williams Lake
Boy Scout Troop gathered at a ire-
union dinner. Scout commissioner
B. A. Resker, original Scoutmaster
and Dom Demtiy Sr., original Assist-
ant Scoutmaster were present—
Early morning risers saw the United
Chureh manse being pulled from its
location on the corner of Oliyer
Street and Second avenue— Lord
Martin Cecil was returned as pres!
dent of the Cariboo Cattlemen's As-
sociation— Marvin Jeff, 12 year old
pupil at Anahim Indian Day School
won first prize for his poster in ‘a
contest sponsored by the B.C. Tu-
berculosis Society— Tenders have

existing porch . that will provide
space for four more cot-type heds at
War Memorial Hospital— Outdoor
Religious observance honored Father
Francois Marie Thomas and Fathe>
Patterson when Pontifical High Mass
was celebrated in their honour—

FIVE YEARS AGO

May 18, 1
Announcement has heen made of
the sale of the 150 Mile Ranch to,
Huston Dunaway of Cawldwell
Idaho— For the 14th consecutive
term. Geo. W. Renner was returned

as president of the Williams Lake
and District Liberal Association—
A carload of 13 steers sold here
brought the highest price ever pajd
for heef cattle from the Cariboo. The
carload sold for $26.50 per =
Alteration work valued at approx
mately $8,000 was started at the
local Overwaitea store— H. J. Gard-
ner & Sons opened their new puild-
ing and supply house— Two district
students, Austen Gibbon and Walter

Wilde have received their Bachelor
of Arts Degrees from the University
of British Columbia—

TEN YEARS Aco

May 17, 1945
The fire department extinguished
an early morning blaze at Macken-

Ltd. The source of the }:

Tim Baylin,
. G. Bayliff of Ale
who has been serving overeas in the
nirforce is home— The Wartime
and Trade Board announced
that a drastic cut in the sugar ration
has been found necessary— Horse-
fly folk report the sun is making al

sop of

xis Creek

Mr.

fast clean-up on the patches of re-
2ining snow.

TWENTY YEARS AGO

The weather brought twelve goli-
ers down from Quesnel for a friendly
game— H. G. Lockwood has moved
his office from the rear of Tyson's
Drug store to the premises formerly
occupied by the post office— Fine
weather has arrived at Horsefly and
with it the mosquitoes— June 5th
has been set as Clean-up Day—

Conducts Annunl
Wateefowl Count

Bob Smith of the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service based his

Grumman Goose aircraft at the Wil-
liams Lake airport this week for two
deys while conducting his annual
waterfowl inventory. With him was
Chester Kebbe. Oregon State Game
| Department and Ron McKay of the
Canadian Wildlife Service. The
party moved to Prince George.

Mr. Kebbe reports that several of
the bighorn ewes transferred from
British Columbia to Oregon last fall
gave birth to lambs this spring.

Then, there was the fellow who got
a dollar too much in his pay envel-
ope and didn’t say anything The next
week the paymaster discovering the
error deducted a dollar. “Say,” the
fellow said, “I’m a dollar short.””
“Well,” said the paymaster, “you
didn’t complain last week when you
were a dollar over,” “Yes, but a guy
can overlook one mistake, when it
happens a second time, it’s time to
complain.”

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