Page 2 THE WILLIAMS LAKE TRIBUNE Wednesday December 30, 1959 EDITORIAL PAG DISASTER ON THE LAND The quiet-spoken man with his story of hardship on the land was a walking indictment of the agricul- tural policies of the provincial government. He came into our office to place an advertisement in an attempt to sell 50 Sussex ewes, his entire basic herd, and bit by bit we pieced his story together. A year ago Alex Graham was a “ successful” far- mer. Today he still is successful as far as the land itself is concerned. He has 125 acres of cleared land 18 miles out of Quesnel, his home and a small stock of cattle, the products of 12 years of hard work. But like every other small businessman, either on the land or off it, Mr. Graham has been ploughing his earnings back into his enterprise, in machinery, seed and additional stock. Given an even break he would still be building. But the breaks have not come the way of the north Cariboo farmer this year. Freezing conditions following heavy rains last fall winter-killed much of the alfalfa and other grasses. Then the even heavier rains of late summer this year ruined any hopes the farmers had of taking a grain crop off. To keep his stock alive, Mr. Graham had to buy hay, but commodities that are in short supply have a way of rising in price, and where he paid $30 a ton for hay early in the winter, it is now $40 a ton plus $10 haul- ing costs. Suddenly life on the farm became a matter of financial hurdles incapable of surmounting, and the immediate answer is in a classified advertisement. dicts to a doctor. in the early days. As The south side of Williams Lake was not often the target of camera fans But this shot lakeshore. it used to look shows the PGE snaking along the Bush land to the right is now the site of a number of homes. SPEAKING PARSONALLY REV. E. H. WALLACE New Year's Eve, 1959. As you read this it will be New Year's Eve, the end of one year and the beginning of yet an- ing as though the world would come to an end if they didn't get their own way? A sense of humor, properly uséd, would make this world much more like the Kingdom of God than other people. I resolve Iam going to try and see my- self—not just as others see me, but also as I usually see others. It should make quite a differ- that ence in my outlook. does not. ALL ABOARD With G. E. Mortimore Britain sends her drug ad- the United States send them to jail. tered addicts, Britain has 441 regis- North America has many thousands. When are we going to wake up? Britain's addicts have drugs doled out to them by doctors. North American addicts deal with criminals, and become criminals themselves, Britain's policy works. Ours Then why do our lawmakers cling stubbornly to their ancient ideas? Our treatment of drug ad- diction, it seems, is at the stage that the treatment of mental illness was 200 years ago, when the experts held that people went crazy from pure spite and wickedness, or be- cause a devil had got in them. Standard therapy for mental derangement was to chain the patient to the wall and beat him. In the 20th century we continue to apply the punish- ment technique, in a more re- fined way, to those who are enslaved by the narcotic ill- ness. North America’s puritan conscience is the source of the trouble. -It teaches that all things are either black or white, never grey, and that»all men are totally responsible for what they do. And wrong- Canada ana Sie a AGO ONE YEAR January 7, 1959 Strong rumors that Ralph Edwards, 60-year-old pilot and “Crusoe of Lonesome Lake,” was down in his aircraft were dispelled Sunday when he was found to be safe in a rescue bid to bring medical help to his daughter Trudy. She is the wife of Jack Turner and they too live at Lonesome Lake in close proximity to Mr. Ed- wards. The couple arrived in Williams Lake Sunday by air- sea rescue plane... Men from 100 Mile House joined workers * at the 105 Mile Ranch in an attempt to save three feed warehouse buildings burning near Tatton Siding Ina letter to the village, the T. Eaton Company nas signified their intention of opening a mail order office in Williams Lake .. . Fire completely des- troyed the well-known resort of Timothy Lake Lodge in the early morning hours. of Janu- ary 2 FIVE YEARS AGO January 6, 1955 Possibility that the Board of 2 Leelee é should be taken from Crown ranges in the Cariboo which will enable the issuing of round-up permits and licences to wild horse chasers to round- up and dispose of or shoot the remaining horses still at large after the limit of gathering ig up. Weather conditions have been favorable for the Airport contractors and this week excavating was contin. uing at the airport in Williams Lake . . . With establishment of the new Wells-Gray Park comes the demand for a road to it if the park is to be made use of in any way... A body identified as’ that of Serephin Solomon was found by one of the Jeffersons late Friday near Big Lake who immediately not- ified the police at Williams Lake. Go To Church on Sunday it is now, doers must be beaten to drive. Tyade's efforts to have a miajor other. So the years go on, one I can imagine that It has been the same desperate answer for Mr. Finall i i - : ° iesus must have eiiled oft inally, let me wish each the evil out. . nee 5 ‘ - ; after the other in unbroken often q , airport for Williams Lake may Graham’s neighbors. Sell the stock you can’t feed. succession, The beginning of When he saw how silly some 224 every one of you a very It the sinner dies of the b ® 2 3 te ae Sacrifice the results of years of hard effort on the 3 new ear is by tradition a People looked, all puffed up happy and blessed New Year, ‘reatment, it was for his own near tenee eras 5 ate ae land—and maybe start all over again. time for reflection—some after- With their own importance. It May God grant you peace and £004. f hi ‘ Mini f : . thoughts on Téally is funny, if it weren’t contentment, more love for Lawmakers imagine they are from the Deputy Minister o What was the logical answer to the plight of these what has 80 tragic. I resolve that Iam Him and for your fellows, and @0ing the, right thing, when T¥ansport received by board men? They think it lay in the form of government happened in eons fo ue ow ; @ More certain knowledge that ‘hey punish addiction as a Secretary Al Stewart this week assistance. Not a hand-out, but making available a he year just or frenmentix, ceneran, He loves you and cares for you. ¢FMe. In fact, they accom- +: - Fortunate discovery of a N : »d g e year ju humor frequently, especially “ coat wow plish as much good as the fire in the Overwaitea store Also may you ha ds fund from which they could have made long-term loans past, and al- Als ay you have good suc- ; minutes after it must have vide th h i i Tso for reso. When 1 am tempted to forget cess with your resolutions for Witeh-burners did — perhaps - fl to provide the cash to see them through this period. ws how funny I must appear to 1960. less. started, and prompt action of Th vernment’s answer was a freight subsidy on . Hrenten are, crediteg. with wre ne80: F WAS @ IFelghe Subsidy 0 fore- > venting a serious loss Monday certain supplemental feeds, small solace to people who on Nature’s afternoon . . . Tragedy marred LISTED BELOW ARE , ft i i what might iday’’ Weel couldn’t afford the feed itself let alone the freight. he oe scrapbook the holiday weekend for a PLACES OF WORSHIP The PGE tried to help with a reduction of freight on appen ta ° young district couple at Spring- IN WILLIAMS LAKE . +, cou Si i f hay from the Peace River, but here again the same happen or PORCUPINE QUILLS pause: enone gee ne ST. PETER’S ANGLICAN situation prevailed. should happen in the year Young poreupines are born ee nein Howe ana enuerea CaURCH : eo ; with quills. However, when they 3 : ean: Corner Carson Drive and The farmers of the North Cariboo had their MLA head. Perhaps you might bi first arrive in the world the Ut the lives of their three Fifth Avenne . we ~ interested in “ listening in” as . : r 28 arrange for agriculture minister Steacy to come and I think over what necoiusione quills are ‘soft and_ hair-like. ema gecnane about aicviice Rev. E. H. Wallace meet them. This was back in November and the meet- | will make for 1960? Be Shortly after birth they begin to School, latest. addition to -the Second Sunday after ing was postponed to December and finally abandoned warned, however: resolutions By CibesSting harden and tae ona rormiaable town’s elementary _ school Christmas . ; are y zoe appearance, ve as they ;'8. 106 altogether when Mr. Steacy had to admitted to are very personal, and what is ° } ‘ _ Week-old porkies are well S¥stem, will be o iy open-t} 3430 peoraae eae 3 " ° in is Pe - are. Week- kies ‘ is nm _ sarily rig other, [ : , : ir quille Seen nat ” Friday afternoon at 3 i. : 3 Had he been al to come, the minister could have and also, if you will pardon In the interests of light holiday _ me au ee a ae 11:00 a.m. Choral Eucharist Ss ne 5 i a is F Nursery School r ¢ the expression, what is right - iene . , ; r 5 B done little at that stage of the problem but to offer ¢ press’ oS she reading, we are snitching the lines comfort and misery as the quills TEN YEARS AGO 2:00 p.m. 100 Mile House his regrets, since much of the stock had already left [fF this parson is apparently of their elders, ied . not right for all parsons, and below from Claude Hoodspith’s 9ypway MIGRATION TananEy 76; AS? and. . - NE-WAY MIGRATIOD = ; 7 for this I thank God ‘common round” in the Lions Perhaps one of the most pecu- _—‘The first inter-town hockey;| ST. ANDREW'S UNITED The Cariboo should mark well the year of 195 It ~ liar migrations and one which match of the season was CHURCH should remember the inaction of a government that BE IT RESOLY ED: that Gate Times. few people know about is the played Sunday evening at|| 3Fd Avenue at Cameron St. failed in its responsibilities to one of its major indus- during 1960 I will pray more transocieanic flight of the but- prince George when the Jun- Rev. A. Anderson tries. This time the effects were felt mainly among fervently for peace in the terflies. One species travels the iors of Williams Lake lost to January 3, 1960 the smaller farmers in the north, The next time it world, for international peace, “Twas the night before Christmas and all through the pad route from the Americas to the Shamrocks on a score of|] 9:45 @-m. Church School” i t the great cattle ranching industry in the ‘or industrial peace, for domes- Not a hip cat was swinging and that's nowhere Dad, Bermuda, a distance of 600 4-1. In a second game Tues-|| 11:00 am. Morning Worship might effec i: e a sok e h “ cite sary the tie peace, for personal pea The stove was hung up ini that stocking routine, miles over open water. This is gay night the score was 3-3 Central Cariboo. It makes little difference in the tc peace, to sone “ Like maybe the fat man would soon make the scene. Terias Lisa, a beautiful speci- The PGE train u : c pea ersona ayb a a scene, . p trom|] g: CHURCH We have just celebrated the men of the butterfly family. SACRED ‘HEART overall picture, since a loss of basic industrial assets affects all of us in our integrated economy. THE TIME AHEAD—AND BEHIND With a brand-new year waiting at the doorstep of time, we encounter a moment of mental hesitation, of looking ahead to the next 12 months in a contemplat- tive mood, and at the months behind in reflection. Assessing 1959 from the viewpoint of town and dis- trict is not difficut. On the whole we enjoyed an- other good year in the Central Cariboo. Towards the latter end, weather affected lumbering to a great de- gree and ranching to some extent, but both industries had already been compensated. Break-up in the spring did not put the usual long crimp in lumber produc- tion, and the relatively mild winter added another assist. In the case of the ranchers, two mild winters resulted in a carry-over of hay that was the saving factor in problem of soaked meadows this fall. Construction held up well, and yet there is still a shortage of residential units and commercial and in- dustrial space. Retail sales figures consistently showed monthly increases over corresponding periods of the year before—a reliable indication that purchas- ing power is high. Disappointment is felt in the failure to start a new hospital in Williams Lake, a situation that means a continuation of a very inadequate, and from a health viewpoint, dangerous service. Letting the contract for the new bridge over the Fraser was a high point of the year. With its comple- tion considerable impetus will be given to the rela- tively new lumber industry on the west side of the Fraser. Looking ahead to 1960, there seems little possi- bility of any slow-up in growth. As far as Williams Lake itself is concerned, plans for new industrial plants are already on the drawing boards. Up at the airport work will be underway in the spring on administration buildings and homes for personnel. The new residential sub-divisions of the PGE and village should be on the market in time for spring construction. The same evidence of continuing growth is notice- able in the smaller centres around the district. We do not believe that economically speaking any- one need look forward to 1960 with trepidation. There are bound to be localized set-backs, but we cannot see any shoals that would be impossible to navigate. anniversary of the birth of the Prince of Peace. Wouldn't it be such a good thing if more people thought about that Prince of Peace more often? Just imagine what changes would be wrought right here in Williams Lake if the prayer for personal peace were answered. People would be less worried, less anxious, less critical of others if they were at peace with themselv Hus- bands and wives, parents and children would be so much more loving, so much more tolerant of the shortcomings of each other if there were domes. tic peace here at home. Ye: I am going to pray for peace in 1960 BE IT RESOLVED: that during 1960 I will use my common sense more often than I did in 1959. Someone said that common sense would be a wonderful thing if it weren't uncommon God gave this gift (and I believe it is a rful gift) with the idea we should use it I be- solve, therefore, that I am go- ing to think twice before I act ashly, that I going to think twice before I lose my temper, that I am going to remember that other people have ideas, and that it is very probable that their ideas will be much better than any of mine. This will a hard resolution to keep, because it’s sO ei for me to fly off the handle, and it’s so delicious to act on the spur of the moment, and it's so easy to think that no one could ever have a bet- ter idea than I have. How- ever, the year is just starting and we're making resolutions. I wonder what the score will be this time next year? so us am be BE IT RESOLVED: that during 1960 I will try to re- member that God gave me a sense of humor and that he meant me to use it. We all take ourselves so seriously, don’t we? Wouldn't it be won- derful if everyone stopped act- I was ready for Snoreville—Man was I beat, When there started a rumble that came on real frantic, So I opened the window to figure the pani I saw a slick rod that was making fat track: Souped up by eight ponies all wearing hat r: And a funny old geezer was flipping his lid, He told them to make it and man like they did. They were out of the chute making time like a bat, Turning the quarter in eight seconds flat They parked by the smoke stack in bunches and clusters, And Chubby slid down coming on like gang busters And the mop on his chin had a button down collar, And with that red nose, Dad, he looked like a baller. Like he was the st, the most absolute. But let's face it, . when he left all that loot He laid the jazz on me and peeled from the gig, Wailin’—have a cool Yule man, Later—like dig, Then there is the cks. not too Advertising rates THE WILLIAMS LAKE TRIBUNE Established 1931 Editor, Clive Stangoe Published ever Wednesday at Williams Lake, B.C., by the Cariboo Press Limited. Subscription per year . $3.00 Outside Canada - $4.00 on application Authorized as Second Class Mail by the Post Office Squamish was but a few hours late in arriving here Tuesday with a full load of passengers and express and mail. The Greyhound bus but an hour late arriving in spite of road conditions... Mrs. John Mikkelsen, who has been in failing health for some time, passed away at the hospital in Vancouver December 31. was TWENTY YEARS AGO January 1, 1940 Notices have been published and posted that all private owned horses of any value pleasant reading of the tale of a chureh, For the women of St Nativity scene in the vestibule, using china figures imported from England. While the midnight service was in pro- gress Christmas eve someone walked off with the three ings” in the set. Suspicion points at a group of young people who were standing in the vesti- bule while the service was go- ing on, At one point while the collection was being taken, they were not under observation by any member of the congregation Added cause for regret is the fact that the pieces cannot be replaced sin, only complete sets are av the up a church festive season Peter’s set CKCQ AND Greetings to residents of Tossing out a few wishes for the New Year, we hope the vil- . ; vely cards received by wu: lage commission has now seen lovely cards received bj the last- of excavation projects|f] season. along the main streets and ac- so many loyal listeners in quires the money the black-topping program. For the directors of War Memorial “570 is the favorite spot on the dial.’ we hope that 1960 will of their proposed The Kiwanis year of Hospital, see the start building program. Club, another sucessful service, particularly with their major playground project. For the Fire Department, nothing but 12 months of practising. For the library association, more volunteer workers than they can handle. For all of you, a full measure of good health and per- 1240 Ke. colorful Cariboo. I We take this opportunity to extend New Year's: the South Cariboo and thank you for the many It is gratifying to know that we have our program and write to let us know that Early in 1960 CKCQ 1 will be on the air at A portion of our daily programming will originate in Williams Lake. you who have enjoyed CKCQ so much during the past year, the added enjoyment of programs originating from Williams Lake. CKCQ and CKCQ 1 are proud to be the first private radio network in west- ern Canada and we are even more proud that this network is serving the CKCQ 1 Williams Lake and s over the Christmas this area who enjoy To those of 1960 will offer 4th Avenue at Yorston Street Redemptorist Fathers Sunday Masses, 9 10:30 am. First Fridays and Holidays of Obligation, Mass at 7:30 Pm. Benediction Saturday ere- ning, 7:30 p.m., followed by confessions. and CALVARY PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE 2nd Avenue North Pastor: Rev. E. P. Funk Sunday, January 38, Sun- day School, 10 a.m. Morning Worship, 11:15 a.m.; Evan- gelistic Service, 7:30 p.m. KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES 4th Avenue South Sunday, 7 p.m., Bible study LUTHERAN WORSHIP SERVICES The Church of the Lutheran Hour Rev. Dan Pfotenhauer Every second and dst Sun- day of the month, at United Church. Lutheran Hour over Kamloops, Sunday, am. Quesnel, B.C. Sunday School and Churca Services held 11 a.m. Sundays. Wednesday evening Testi- mony Meeting, first Wednes- day of each month at 8 pm. These services held in :he Masonic Hall. All cordially invited to attend. Radio program: “How Christian Science Heals,” station CKCQ at 1:05 p.m., first and third Sundays of each month. * * * The Tribune will be pleased to include any religions notices in this column such as title of service, name of Preacher, etc. Information should be available by noon, Monday. sonal happiness.