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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Thursday, May 19, 1955.

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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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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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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

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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

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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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