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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B..
Thursday, June 9, LIDS ae
Williams Lake Tribune
Established 1931 : Clive Statigoe, Editor
Published every Thursday at Williams Lake, B.C.
By The Tribune Publishing Co.
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Council of Sportsmen Needed
Speaking to some of those who attended the recent pro-
vincial game convention at Nelson, we have heard several
comments on the disappointing fact that there was no sports
men’s organization representative from this part of the
Cariboo.
Considering the value of the game industry, if you wish
to call it that, to the district as a whole it was too bad that
local sportsmen were not represented. No doubt there were a
number of resolutions at the convention that directly concern-
ed the Cariboo, and even a single representative expressing
the views of sportsmen who live here the year round would
have made his group’s opinion felt.
Ofcourse behind the lack of representation is the lack of
2 live club to formulate local policies toward game regu
lations. The Williams iiake Rod & Gun Club has not been a
strong voice in the community for several years now, and its
present state of inertia-can be traced to the breaking away and
subsequent rapid growth of the Cariboo Marksmen. We felt
the move made at that time would work to the ultimate detri-
ment of one or other of the groups. The split was not made
without considerable thought. and perhaps it came as the only
solution to the club’s internal organizational difficulties, but
dit did divide the strength of the parent club.
Perhaps this strength can be revived again. We certainly
hope so, because hunting and fishing as a visitor industry does
Brovide a healthy shot to our economy and so attects all of us
directly or indirectly. We would like to feel that in provineial
meetings of the future that affect this industry and the enjoy
ment and perpetuation of it as a sport, our citizens’ Mterests
are being guarded by the sportsmen as well as the representa-
tives of trappers’, guides’ and similar organizations.
The Late Campaign
Somewhat belatedly, the local Red Cross campaign is
getting underway in town. Reason for the delay is evidently
an internal one, since it appears that the branch ran into the
same slump that from time to time affects other organizations.
But the 1955 campaign is being held after all, and perhaps it
would be worthwhile looking at what the Red Cross has meant
to us, as a district, over the past year. 5
Since we did not experience any major disaster during
the twelve months of 1954, it will perhaps come as a surprise
to most of us to realize that of the service districts British
Columbia is divided into, ours headed the list in numbers of
persons receiving disaster relief. According to disaster com-
mittee chairman Tom Denny, assistance in the form of bedding
from the Vancouver headquarters and money to purchase
supplies locally was obtained for nine disaster cases. These
jes that had lost their homes by fire.
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Was the Beaver ever Larger?
A great number of fossil bones of
a giant beaver, known to science a¢
Castoroides ohioensis, have been
tound from time to time in different
parts of the United States, and it is
entirely probable that they also oc-
curred in Canada following the re-
treat of the glaciers. A nearly com-
plete skeleton of this huge rodent.
the only one known, was discovered
in a swamp in Randolpli County, In-
diana, some years ago. It is now
mounted and exhibited at Earlham
College, Richmond Indiana. ‘The
total length of the specimen, as it
stands, is 5 feet 4 inches, with an
extreme height of 20% inches. The
skull measures 12 inches in length
and the incisor teeth are 6 inches
long. Such a specimen in’ life would
weight about 500 Ibs., ten times the
weight of the modern beaver.
Fire Hazard Increases:
Hazard conditions are becoming
increasingly severe with the rama
growth of tourist traffic and the open-
ing up of new forest areas to the pub-
lic. Another important hazard factor
is the rapidly increasing acreage of
second growth timber which is much
more susceptible to fire than our old
stands, There are many reasons why
second growth is more vulnerable
than old growth. The old established
forest enjoys numerous advantage:
hese families relief in a time of great need, took
om the fund that/people annwally subscribetto. It took
the tim€ or vofunteers like Mr. Denny and district people he
i i i ati ber o
calls On to obtain necessary information on num Soro
pernone EA :
needs, Stee, and-often to“take delivery of the goods forwarded
and see to their safe and speedy distribution. At the other end
of the message for help it takes the training of other Red
Cross workers to see that goods are packaged and speeded on
their way to the Cariboo.
In short, this type of assistace is carried out with merci-
ful speed because of the existence of a disaster organization
like the Red Cross -- and more important because our dona-
tions roll in every year to see that it can continue to operate.
It isa thought worth considering as the canvass for funds
gets underway.
Perils In Journalism
Few craftsmen suffer from ag grave an occupational
hazard as the journalist who must always face the danger that
his copy will contain a typographical error that will alter his
whole meaning. At best, the public will make sport of it; at
worst it may be actionable in law.
Down in Los Angeles where Mr. Sam Schulman, a candi-
date for city council, is suing a newsaper, the editors of the
Paper must now recognize with special sharpness the perils
that lurk behind the printeq word.
Mr. Schulman had placed an advertisement in the news-
Paper which was supposed to have read, “You need a friend on
the city council.” It came out, “You need a fiend in the city
council.” Mr. Schulman’s irritation is understandable. How-
€ver, the ediors also deserve some sympathy.
Missspellings are, of course, the more common among
newspaper errors, and sometimes do bring lamentable con-
sequences. But an equally unhappy result may be attained by
Switching the captions on pictures or articles.
A New York newspaper once ran a report on a speech by
Congressman Hamilton Fish, and an article on tropical fish,
on the same page. Unfortunately the headlines were wrongly
placed.
The night editor was deluged with telephone calls draw-
ing his attention to the error, which had of course been quickly
corrected when Mr. Hamilton Fish first telephoned somewhat
testily. Finally, the phone rang again, and a voice introduced
itself to the weary editor as “Mr. Fish.” The editor spluttered
that he was fed up, that the mistake had been rectified, and
and the caller, presumably Mr. Hamilton Fish, not to phone
again.
The voice at the other end answered with dignity, “Sir,
this is Mr. Tropical Fish calling, and I demand the same cour-
teous apology that you have extended to Mr. Hamilton Fish.”
He then hung up.
When a newspaper makes a mistake the public has fun,
over young growth. }Hikhes bum
in’ the dense forest stands/ana
hazardous undergrdW'th on the fores¢
eer discourage 6*€, While the thicié
bark of the mature trees protec
them agaiust flash burns. Fire dan-
ger in second growth is always severe
because the more open stands diy
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{out faster in hot or windy weather
and the thin-barked trees themselves
have far less resistance to the flames.
Duck Down
Hiderdown is collected from the
nests of the eider duck. It is not
plucked from the hodies of dead,
birds. The bird itself plucks the down
from its breast and uses it to line the!
nest and cover the eggs when it is
temporarily vacated.
Comeback:
Trumpeter swans, which, near-
ing extinction 30 years ago, are stag-
| ing a comeback. There are now about |
1500 in North America, of which ,
about half are to be found in Br j
Columbia an Western Alberta,
Smiles...
Thain lashed the castle windows
and the wind howled mournfully as
the timid guest was escorted to his
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room under the castle eaves. ‘Hus
anything unusual ever happened in
this room?" he asked the sinister-
looking butler.
“Not for 40 years.”
Heaving a sigh of relief the guest
asked, “What happened then?” The!
butler’s eyes glittered ominously as
he hissed, man who stayed here
N night showed up the next morn-
amo '
stenographer and they gave her a
spelling test. ‘How do you spell
3 i Fah
A girl applied for a job as ;
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Mi ppi?”’ she was asked.
“The river or the state,’’ she re-
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of the Tribune
ONE YEAR AGO
June 10, 1954
Twenty members of the School
Safety patrol received their crests
in appreciaton of their work during
the school year— Over 250 students
competed in the hig annual sports
day of School District 27— Rate-
payers of the Anahim Lake district
petitioned the Department of Edu-
cation for the establishing of a
school in their area— The Chilcotin
Guides Association held their annual
meeting at Alexis Creek. The meet-
ing was conducted by A. L. Bryant,
vice-president, in the absence of
president Cecil Henry— Despite
cloudy skies more than 200 people
turned up to make the annual
Chileotin Sports day a success, some
folks travelling almost a hundred
‘miles— On June 5. four inches of
snow fell at the 93 Mile— Miss Dee
Hills. matron of the hospital, was
honored to a tea. She is leaving
shortly to be married— Tommy
Alphonse, 52, Sugar Cane Indian,
was instantly killed when he wa
Btruck by a car on the main high-
way— A call for tenders for an
addition to the Provincial Govern-
ment building and for. renovations
to present building has been issued
from Victoria—
FIVE YEARS AGO
June 8, 1950
T. M. Gibson, regional superin-
tendent of the B.C. Power Commis-
slon announced a reduction in power
rates— Norma MacDonald, Flics
but somewhere an editor is suite ing.
---Campbell
River Courier
Ro | of Boston decided to move his print-
entered Can- ing office up the coast to the new |
ada at Halifax in Nova Scotia, 4 proy- | town. He arrived in the fall of 1751,
ince formerly French. and ceded to) but died unfortunately, and his
Britain in 1713. In 1749 the British | former Boston partner John Bushell,
‘Government established a settle-| came up to start the business. Bush-
ment at Halifax, making it a base ell’s first production was a news-
from which to attack the French paper “The Halifax Gazette’ whose
stronghold at Louisberg. The Eng- | No. 1 issue appeared on March 23rd,
lish colonists in New England took |1752. This was the first newspaper
a lively interest in these proceedings, |issued in Canada.—‘‘The Introduc-
@nd one of them Bartholomew Green / tion of Printing In Canada,”"
CANADA'S FIRST NEWSPAP
The printing p
candidate, is the white queen of the
24th Annual Stampede and her In-
counter, harine Wy-
cotle, Sugar ve— Jackie
Joore, 26, well-known local hockey
pyer lost his life when the truck
in which he was riding went over
an enbankment— Three thousand
people jammed the town to see the
opening of the 24th annual Stam-
pede. Some 35 floats and decorated
cars were in the parade— Parents
met at the Lac La Hache community
hall and formed a P-TA group—
TEN YEARS AGO
June 7. 1945
Norman Ewart, 13-year old son of |
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ewart of Timothy |
Lake had a miraculous escape from
death when his saddle horse was
struck by lightning and instantly
killed— Bert Roberts has recently |
built corrals and fixed up a race
track for the holding once again of
the famous Chilcotin races on Jun
15th—
TWENTY Y
When Mr. Hodgson made his first
trip to Tatlayoko with freight, in a
distance of twelve miles, he was
forced to unload the freight tw
times— A party of hunters just ri
turned from a fifteen-day hunt at
the head of Quesnel Lake during
which they shot ten hear— Salada.
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