Thursda>, April 26, 1951. ™ TE TR | Fadl digi ULTAMA £43k, BC} Page 5 The Cracker Barrel Forum By A. J. Drinkell We feel really sorry for Johnson, Anscomb, ‘et. al. They draw down a Whole lot of public money and to show Us how deeply they appreciate it they srend c untless hours d:vising a vot- ing system wherein the odds aze at Jeast 100 to 1 that one or the other of them will emerge at the head of < winning combination. More specifical- ly to effectively stop Harold doing anything. No sooner do they announce their devising has been productive of un- qualified success than the village com- missioners up and decide they are go- ing to let Harold do somethig — any- how. Meaning by that to let Mr. Harold use the goad upon these great devisers. To jab them as it were. Now, this forum maintains that attitude shows decided lack of consideration and is grossly unfair. It just isn’t cricket y'know. : U ly, the haye taken full cognizance of the fact there are goads and goads. Some, they do say, have points at each end and are capable of jabbing with equal or greater force on the recoil, so to speak. Not to be outdone by a group of mere Commissioners, those old boys in the Gilded Chamber arose from their customary recumbent position long! enough to “tell the world” they intend doing alittle jabbing themselves. All this furore because the Depart- ment of Public Works has decided to adhere to the accepted usages in lo- cating a certain piece of highway. The old boys will have no such nonsense. If any roads are going to be built they i must pass through Bill's Puddle or| else. Why, the first thing we know Carson & Co. will decide to throw away a lot of money on the side roads around here, and then those ranchers OFFER EYES TOUS. A delightful Greenwood Tree” Over 31 girls between the ages of 8 and 13 took part in the 134-hour per- formance which was ably produced by Mrs, J. Haramia, The story opened with Robin Hood's men in Sherwood Forest, the scenery for which was re li tically designed and painted by Dr. J. Jlavamia. Attrac- performance of the operetta “Under the (a tale of Robin Hood people in the Elks Hall Friday night. of the performance. ) was enjoyed by 300 eee production by members of the cast. A surprise party for all the children Miss Betty Wrightson and directed by |i" the cast was arranged by the ladies Royal Purple, following the sce “Under the Greenwood Tree” [LAKE FISHING Proves Outstanding Success OPENS MAY 1ST Although it will be too early for good fishing, anytime after next Tuesday it will be perfectly legal to start angling for the wily trout, provided you do so in lakes. Lake fishing opens May Ist, but you have to stay away from your favorite streams until] May 24. Even if you actually aren’t fishing, cut only carrying a fishing rod or “other device that can be used for | Music for the operetta and at in- termission was supplied by Miss Bet- ty Wrightson at the piano an? Stun catching fish by angling,” it is neces- also sary, according to the law, to and cow-pokes would be in town so thick we won't have time for a snooze | - or five holes of golf, and every cash register in town would be completely Worn out in six mnths. They might even decide to build that road to Kitimat and then Railway Avenue will be so crowded with tour- have taken out a fishing license. ception to this clause is carrying equipment while travelling in a public conveyance, ‘vely dressed in tight-Altumg tunics|Noakes on the violin. Mr. Noakes ef forest green, the “men” recantea| sisted in the musical numbers at ales of Robin Hood’s deeds. well-|Jast year’s operetta, but since then added Beverly Hawker as Friar Tac |has been transferred to the post of added a humorous touch to tne pro-| assistant Fire Inspector at Kamiops. ceedings. fe The group were fortunate in tha’ Mr. A gamekceper, one of King Rich.| Noakes was in Williams Lake on busi- = = E i gai rand ard’s men, also appears in this scene, | P¢S8 Friday, and again took part an As a service to anglers, the game d. partment has included a map of the province divided inte classified dis- tricts in this year’s issue of Sport ist cars those big trucks will have to slow down going through town. The very idea. Why they would have.to take up the P.GE. tracks to make room, Not only that our road to Soda Creek enjoys the reputation of having more accidents happen along it than any other road in B.C. And here they WE'D LIKE TOTAKE YOUR PICTURE— | Bagiu CHIEF WILD HORSE- ‘a YOU GO PUT ON BUCKSKI BRITCHES?2 : Railway Ave. at Oliver ™ ALL INDIANS GOT SMART fe} ONG TIME AGO—-THROW. | > AWAY BUCKSKIN } i N)) PANTS —- ALL WEAR LEVI‘S LIKE CHIEF ga by WILD HORSE. FOR THE CARIBOO” Sa : in_ our bones the old boys will al be with noble effort. E : . RAY GORLEY —Central Press Canadian Photos Plight ° of four-year-old Joan Purcell of Atlanta, Ga., who is ex- pected to go blind with cancer of the eyes, has caused two Ottawa men offer to donate one eye eaca if they can be transplanted to the little “girl. Bernard Munroe. and Ray Gorley say they wish no money for their eyes, wish only to help Joan Purcell and her parents. want to deprive us of the thing we can truly brag about. No, Sir! They will build no roads outside of Bill's Puddle except over our dead bodies. In chorus — Amen. The latest report reaching us, via the grapevine telegraph, states that after one of the old boys had managed tc stagger to the telegraph office, they all resumed their recumbent posture in the path of Ee the on-coming bull- success. ooking for the culpril who killed one | be!ped to make the operetta a succes: of his sire’s deer. Janet Kelt was well ast in this cranky part for many will emember her performance as dour ‘ing Cole in last year’s production of “Merry Old Soul.” After the gamekecper’s departure, Robin Hood appears, excellently por- ROE LAKE NEWS A NUMBER of the Roe Lakers met at the Roe Lake school house last Sunday and organized a Community frayed by Claire Haramia, with food|Club. Their first meeting was Friday for his men. He admits slaying ihe | ight, and their first project is to get deer and leaving the venison at a poor | :0ftball equipment and organize a ball team. Wood-cutter’s cottage. In the second scene, Diane Ward- CECIL HIGGINS ana Al Hulbert Moran playing Katherine, the beautiful | ™#4e a business trip to 100 Mile Tues- daughter of the wood-cutter, is danc- ‘ng and singing with her friends at the day. MRS. DOROTHY ROBERTS visit— i i rs. Nancy edge of the forest when the gamekeep-|°@ Tuesday night with Mrs. Nancy ‘Jer appears, leading her father away | Hulbert. for the crime of slaying the deer. Be- fore he leaves, her father (realistically made-up Marilyn Scott) tells Kathar- ine that she is not his rea] daughter but was left on his doorstep as a baby. _| Act Two, scene one, opens with | Robin Hood's men capturing a masked Black Knight (Laura Friesen) wno tells of searching for his long-lost cousin. After proving his prowess in wrestling with Robin Hood, he is allow- ed to join the band when they leave to rescue the wood-cutter, In the final scene, the Black Knight reveals himself as King Richard and by means of a silver locket, Katherine finds out her true parentage as Lady! Katherine of Dart. cousin of the King. At the end, the whole cast joined in = festival which featured dancing girls, | ribbon and candy vendors circulating among the gay cdmpany. Main event us — So help us! It was “COWBOY _. “COWRoy OUTFITTERS MaPERIAL Esso Paopucts other products we sell. teceived went this way: CRUDE OIL and the half of each dollar. than 25 cents. This was 1 ducing crude oil, and of b keting points took the next bi moved over wide areas to serve TAXES to provincial and federal Ment amounted to 3.45 tents. At times most of us have looked at purse, wallet 0) book, and wondered: “Where does the money go?"” You may have wondered, too, where does our money g0 the money we receive for gasoline, fuel oil, lubricanes af Well, last year cach-dollar wi TRANSPORTATION of products from Sovernments took7.64cenrs. And this did nor include gasoline tax which: a where you live—took from 22 to 33 cents ou you spent for standard grade gasoline, TO REPLACE worn out equipment and to make sure thar we can supply your needs in the future took 3.59 cents. oie a other raw materials we bought rook OPERATING AND ADMINISTRATIVE expenses took more Our refineries‘to mar- g bite of the dollar. Products every communicy in Canada. —depending on t of every dollar H DIVIDENDS paid co shareholders for use of plants and equip- IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED Wa fae were by, S men RO trained by J. P. we: aly. Hague. Small Jean Stevenson unconsciously brought down the house in the final Operatic number. Clad in an ingenious monkey costume complete with rubber mask, she sat directly over the foot- lights in the final scene and joinca in the singing. The resulting facial con- tortions were extremely humorous and the cause of a great deal of hilarity on the/part of the audience, jivs. D. Stevenson and Mrs. C. Hus- are to be complimented on the cpver make-up; Miss Joan Richardson br the lovely dances; and Mrs. E. G. Voodland and Mrs. P. Scott for the effective costumes, Mr. Frank Lee spoxe a few words of thanks on behalf of the Cancer Society. Bouquets of daffodils were presented to the main a: clors of the 100 MILE TALKS ON BREAD ——___.. MRS. HILDA LARSON went to Kamloops to attend the Music Festi- val, Mrs. #d. Malm lcoked after her store while she was away. MR. and MRS. KEITH MURDOCK and Ronald Higgins were guests at! thé Will Whitely Ranch on the 70 Mile road recently, HOWARD MALM has been working a few days at the Larson sawmill. MARION and RONALD HIGGINS are busy sawing lumber at the Higgins sawmill. Fishing Regulations. In the past it was always a tedious job to try and Picture the districts as they were de- scribed. District Five, or the Northern Dis- trict is the one that concerns anglers in this area, and incidentally’ is the largest of the five districts listed. Roughly it extends from a line bisect. ing the province just below Clinton on the south and takes in the entire prov~ ince north of this. Sportsmen who are interested in the. preservation of trout should—be~Con- versant with the section in the regula- tions with regard to reporting recov- cry of marked trout. Trout are marked for scientific research Purposes by re- moval of either one or more fins. Ad- dress of the department concerned is given and a detailed list of what in- formation is required, In return for asking this assistance from anglers, the department gives some worthwhile advice on the care and preparation of fish after capture. Incidentally, the method of cleaning fish given is about the neatest on re- cord. Once you clean your fish this way jyou'll find there is nothing to this | formerly messy job. | FULL HORS - Rakes. - BAMBOO RAKES - LINE HAND CULTIVATORS DIGGING FORKS You'll Find Them at Lake Hardwar e & Plumbing Niquidet Transport Williams Lake - Horsefly R. M. Blair's office, Wm: Horsefly Phone, Ss. Lake, phone R66 3 short 1 Jong ONE MAN PIONEER POWER CHAIN SAW A Deluxe Model at No Extra Cost Leading the field with © Multiport Engine FAAKING TO WI ©@ Trigger Swivel Blade ae stot © Automatic Rewind Starter A talk on “Bread Making” was given © Weighs onl by Mrs. M. Meraw at the meeting of ‘he 100 Mile Women's Institute held last Thursday at the home of Mrs. R. | Jens. Mrs. Meraw will give a demon. | stration of bread baking at the next | meeting, which will be held in her | home May 10. Ten members and two visitors were | ‘ ; present at the meeting and Mr There is no excess weight on Kaye acted as secretary in the ab: the PIONEER. It goes into action of Mrs. Mitchell. trimmed to bare cutting essentials, Handles easily ; carn TOtie M. LYSAK of Canim Lake went to Woods with Sone aa site through: the Vancouver last Thursday and Mrs G a ee arkable ease, Lysak will visit her sister, Mrs, Case Supplied with bar and chain, 140 13" - 246 2 sou of ixeter, during his absence. ti MR, AUSTIN and family are ack A Power Saw That Has Been Proven by Time at 160 Mile from Blairmore, Alberta. me AMONG the visitors here last Tue As One of The Saws of Today” 2 day were Mrs. O. Gibson and Mrs. R. | Woodland from Lone Butte; - Mrs ———-—~ ae Stovin and Michael and Mr. N. Sand- j Fil in and mait for ful particu berg from Horse Lake, | Name MOVING PICTURES were put on te cdavens at the Lodge last Monday night. 1 SRS MR. MARKS brought back a new argo station wagon from Vancouver tr the Lodge. ,ORD MARTIN CECIL is in Color- | a a month's holiday. | r pai ad, U.S.A. se aed Tommy: are‘on WM. WIEDEMAN'S MACHINE SHOP RS. H. Al a Williams L: ke, B.C. Mn. H. J. AULD | 100 Mile House, B.C. THR Exeter road is getting a r el DISTRIBUTOR: 8nd ahich needed going over, it | PURVES E. RITCHIE & SON LTD, | Being \idened and the hills are being 658 Hornby St., Vancouver, B.C. Sut down, Tt will then be gravelled. ————__! ~