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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.6.

Thursday, August 18, 1958

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It's Fair Time Again

It’s Fair time in Williams Lake again. Next week the sixth
annual showing of the Caniboo Fair will take place in the
Arena on Thursday and Friday.

Although not a verylarge enterprise yet, the fair provides
a good showcase to display the products of district gardens,
farms, kitchens and hobby. hours. It also provides a common
meeting ground for town and country cousins, and as such is
well worth the effort that goes into-its preparation. .

No matter what theoretical values are placed on the fair
though, it cannot continue to flourish and expand without dis-
trict support. It needs support in the entry classes to guarantee
a well-rounded exhibit, and it needs support at the door when
the judging is completed and the fair is officially opened.

See you at the Fair. ;

Low Pressure, Less Protection

We ran across a disturbing fact in regard to the service
of the village water system last week following a fire brigade
practice in the new sub-division area. Due to the elevation of
this area, and the resulting low water pressure obtained, it ap-
pears that a fire protection hazard exists.

Commenting on the problem, Fire Chief Huston states that
the brigade might be compelled to use the truck pumper in case
of a fire in the highest area along Fifth Avenue, which would
result in precious minutes being lost when the fire was gain-
ing hold. He said the hose coupled to a hydrant on the high
land would not throw a stream of water much more than thirty
feet.

The remedy of the problem would be the construction of a
water reservoir higher up the mountain than the present tank,

The Cracker

By A J.

Barrel Forum

Drinkell

The chairman had barely time to
get his rotund figure perched com-
fortably on the barrel when Frenchy
came rushing in waving what turn-
ed out to be a copy of the August
10th edition of Kamloops Sentinel.

Glaring headlines prociaimed the
discussion of the possibility of de-
veloping Thompson River pbench-

Jands. The importance attached to
this meeting may be judged by the
People participating. Mr. EB. D. Ful-
ton occupied the chair. Public Wor
Minister Gaglardi, The Chief Settle-
ment Officer of the Department of
Citizenship and Immigration L. M
Hunter, Area Manager S. V. Cox and
J. N. Olsen of B. C. Power Commis-
sion, the various
district manag-
ers of the sey-
eral cannery

firms, the pre-
sident and secre-
tary of
loops
Trade
ing-mayor
Cummings -were : Sa
present. The purpose of the meeting
was to place before Mr. Hunter the
Possibilities of developing the land
by. new settlers to the district.

FRASER VALLEY =

REPLACEMENT

It was pointed out the installation
of power to the district made such
development feasible as it would be
possible to pump water from the
Thompgon. Mr. Fulton had previous-
ly discussed the subject with the im-
migration branch which resulted in
Mr. Hunter being delegated to view
the possibilities at first hand. "Need

for new development to offset the
rapid industri i

Fraser
confessed that when the power com-
mission authorized installation of
power to the area it had not antiei-
pated such quick interest in the de-
velopment of land. He gaye his as-
surance the power output would be

enlarged to meet any. increase in
demand. Mr. Gaglardi assured the
gathering his government is vitally

interested in new agricultural areas
and interested parties will find the
department most helpful in every
away.

WHY NOT HERE?

All this and much more was the
cause of Frenchy getting all worked
up into a ti Just what has the
Thompson got that we do not have
on the Fraser he wanted to know.
Where on earth can you find finer
benchland and better climatic con-
ditions, and so on.

While fully ~ concurring in
Frenchy’s claims for the Fraser the
rest of the boys reluctantly pointed

lacking in this area, chief of which
heing a closely co-ordinated -group
of service organizations zealously
working for the development of the
district as a- whole with all the in-

out there are a few essentials sadly |”

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an any other
DRY GIN

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fluence at their joint 5
On the Thompson they appear to
believe that development anywhere

within the district cannot fail to
benefit every community in it,
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The same arguments, the same

pressing demand for increased agri-
cultural production are equally ap-
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From the Files

of the Tribune

a remedy that is being considered by commi: rs but will
undoubtedly not be into the working project stage until more
money is available in the village treasury. We can sympathize
with the commissioners in their dilemma, but we wonder if it
would not be possible to make a start on the project if it is the
intention to finally construct such a reservoir. It would ap.
pear, for example, that a certain amount of planning would
have to go into the scheme in order to eventually have a re-
servoir that was large enough for future needs and in a suit-
able location. Once those points were decided, the village bull-
dozer could do a lot of the excavation work necessary without
a large expenditure of funds.

There is an urgency about the whole problem that dictates
&@ more active consideration of the solution-than is now ap-
parent.

he Law vs. The Dipnetters

The ancient and quite dishonorable - (since it’s illegal)
sport of dip netting on the Fraser gave up two of its devotees
in the interests of justice last week.

In this day of salmon packs that can’t be sold and power
interests who want to dam the Fraser with, say the fisheries
interests, ultimate ruin to their industry, it is difficult for the
man on the street to see why it should continue to be an illegal
act to lift a few salmon out of the river.

As far as the fisheries officers are concerned of course, the
law is the law, and they’ll continue to make the occasional raid
down the river’s steep banks in search of the dip netters, and
the latter will undoubtedly continue to clamber down the same
banks hoping they’re Where the fisheries men ain’t.

Our Heritage—Our Concern

(Penticton Herald)

Disposition of British Coumbia’s forest lands is of more
than academic interest to the people of B.C. regardless of
whether the lumber industry is a major or minor pillar under
their local economies,

Every schoolboy knows that the lumber industry is num-
ber one in B.C., producing 55 per cent of the province’s wealth

Consequently the current hearings of the forestry com-
mission, under Chief Justice Gordon Sloan, now in Penticton,
should be of interest and concern to all who regard the forests
as a natural heritage of the people.

Chief Justice Sloan is taking his second look at British
Columbia’s forests and after reading and hearing of arguments
for and against issuance of forest management licences, we can
not help but wonder how far the system now in vogue for divi-
sion of forest lands has departed from the original recommend-
ations of the chief justice.

Did, for instance, the chief justice envision a decade ago
that huge slices of British Columbia’s forest lands would be
handed over in perpetuity to a small group of lumber operators
virtually creating a monopoly and freezing out, so it is claimed,
the small operator?

We cannot think that in his strong advocacy of a sustained
yield policy the chief justice envisioned the major natural re-
sources of the people of British Columbia being divided and
handed over, in perpetuity, to a small group whether of large
or small operators.

The people of British Columbia rest their hopes for a fair
deal in the handling of their forest resources upon Chief Justice
Gordon Sloan. =>

We can rest assured that the chief justice will recognize
what is evil and what is good in the system which has develop-
ed since he took his first look at the B. C. forests some years
ago. We can rest assured that his recommendations will be in
the best interests of British Columbia. It will be up to us, the
People, to see that the government does not pigeon hole the re.
commendations which the chief justice will eventually submit
to Victoria. ty

GLADIOLUS SOCIETY

RULES AND REGULATIONS
i. Should Read: Entries close 11:30, August 25

ONE YEAR AGO
August, 19, 1954

Over $2000 in cash was obtained
by safecrackers who broke into the
premises of Western, Rife & Pigeon,
and Williams Lake Motors— Miss
Alma Koch who is presently employ-
ed in Williams Lake advanced to
second place in Canadian fencing
championship— Don Bingham, Soc-
ial Welfare official, who leaves this
fall to resume his studies at the Us
versity of British Columbia wilt be

of sunshine is badly needed to bring
fair entries to exhibition standards
‘— Low bidder and contractor on the
two-room elementary Skyline Schogl
is the firm of Overton Bros.— Work

NOT August 26.

began this week on installation of a
new switchboard in the telephone or-
fice— Power was turned off for over
ten hours while a large switch panel
was installed—

FIVE YEARS AGO
August 17, 1950

The change-over from British
Columbia Police to R.C.M.P. took
place this week. Staff-Sergeant’ A.
Fairburn will remain in charge. He
has been with the force 38 years—
Chas. Moon will officially open this
year’s Fair on August 31.— Cariboo
Home Furnishing will move to its
new location in the Masonic build-
ing— Lone Butte won the Lewis Cup
trophy, when they defeated Lac |La
Hache— Williams Lake share of the
motor vehicle tax for the year was
$1548— A new store is being built
at Redstone by A. L. Stuart— War
Memorial Hospital is operating on a
sound financial basis with a low oc-
cupancy rate of 54.3 per cent.

TEN YEARS AGO
August 30, 1945

Word has been received that ‘all
restrictions would be off the sale of
shotgun shells and rifle ammunition
after September-1— Heavy frost
destroyed many of the vegetable
gardens in the Beaver Valley dis-
trict— “Uncle Bob” Campbell,
grand old man of Horsefly, left for
the coast for medical attention. He

replaced by Steve Watson— A week|*

has lived in the Cariboo 62 years
and has not been “outside” for 30
ears— Z
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August 22, 1935

The annual regatta, held under
the auspices of the Hospital Aux-
ilary took place at Rodericks Mac-

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Kenzie’s lake shore home with over
200 in atendance. The 141 Ranch
has heen sold to George Mayfield of
Klamath Falls, Oregon—

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