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» WILLIAMS LAKE, B.c,

‘ Thursday, April 26, 1951

Quesnel May Be ‘BIG CREEK NEWS

Scene of Convention DOLLY RICHARDSON ana Betty

Quesnel has been Suggested as the| Wilkinson returned to Kamloops last
Possible site for the 1953 convention
of the Associated Board of Trade of
Central British Columbia, according
to a report in the Quesne] Observer,

week following a visit at Chureh’s,
A 1951 FORD pick-up was delivered
to Charlie Erickson April 20, Ken Max.

5 S. R. Weston,
ted drove the truck in from Williams

chairman of the B.c.

Sa

B.C. Power Commission .
Centralizes Proy. Oifices

NEW: DIRECTOR.
OF NEW BuREAY

KAMLOOPS ROUND-UP
$16,401 tn Debt

Tt will take $16,401.83 to wipe out
the losses sustainea hy the
in two years?

: lowing day by|POWer Commission, deciarea in tes by the committee in charge
Duncan Mein “Aoaus, Eker returning the following day by foster Serer is : jast week,
‘ | stage. ie ae ee 2 Z| : Expenditures’ forthe 155) 40e
retary, made the sue, Prosram is being carried out whereby Shuswap Falls hydro plans is being Bi OW
2 P question when. 1 WASYL TURKO left Saturday after | .

certain transactio
pre, Meare CH Bie a ie ie new head office and other |

2 % |
Operations will be de-centralized to
Provide closer local ontact.

spending nearly
Creek. He was employed the frst 1
months by A.M. Piltz and the remain,
ing 8 by R. H. Church,

A TRUCK LOAD of cauipment was] jim ihe oe
Prought up from the Chileo Rangh Bional offices, situated at Vernon and
Thursday for completion of the new Nanaimo, and the transterng an at
head gate on their ditch here. It is ex. tore
Pected that the bulldozer will be up ean
soon to resume work of widening the =:

Pacity,

struction workers,

Accommodation for a large number
of delelgates will also have a bearing
in shaping the Quesne] decision,

The plan invdlves the

gradual clos-

and this work vil)
demand for

Edgar Alien Poe ig generally re-
@arded as the originator of the modern
detective Story.

ete. | has no definite
is being as-
officials of the
have been transferred
Modern bookkeeping ma-
are being installed to handle
the increasing flow of work.

The regional offices, Mr. Weston de-
= clared, were only a temporary step
;in the commission’s overall plans, and | Second
| Bow the point has been reached where
efficiency demands éentralization,

More local contro) is being given
district offices, which are to og main-
| tained at all points where the commis.
)sion has plants

ditch,

Let's Telh

es, Mr.

In this connection, the Okanagan

regional superintendent,
fo remain in this city as district man-

° Rather than transfer to Victoria
Be Pecos ecvabans ae oe with the breakup of the Interior re.
oe Hhe Scie ena ly gion, Mr. Gibson preferred to remain
in the Okanagan, and because of his
sompleted: gt] SCDONty of position his- request was
- Okanagan is a very important dis: Eranteds
j trict and one which has shown rez ae
markable growth, Mr. Weston said, The greater an animal's mental
Completion of the Whatshan hydro ‘capacities, the more sleep it requires.
electric plant east of Vernon will sup- =o  - H
This means that from now on every used cap that ply abundant power for the Okanagan, | It takes from 59 to 100 Years to pro-
is turned in with the purchase of a new model will also Kamloops and adjacent areas, The|duce a tree large enough for timber.
command a higher price on the market, commission plans to close down the Tighe are approximately 5,000 honey
BUT YOU CAN SAVE NOW Bairicte plant north of Kamloops, and bees to the pound.
On these medels that are on oux Jot.
Vor Fast ‘ie
4948 FORD SEDAN — complete with deluxe radio, - and wie
heater. Good tires, original Steady UTTLE
FINGER
1947 CHEVROLET SEDAN -- a rea] economical family USE
car, upholstery ang finish as new. Lieut. WEIGHT
Shee & A SNAP AT $1500.00 MeCULLOcH

WILLYS JEEP -- 800d vehicle for rancher.
YOWLL.WINAT $475.00

1947 CHAIN Saws _

Only in the McCulloch 3.95 7
can you get all these: x
features:

CHEVROLET DE LUXE SEDAN -- this outstand-
ing car is equipped with,$123 radio, $80 climatizer
and defroster. Has only done 9000 miles and is in
new car condtion. Cost originally $2700.00.

* SACRIFICE AT $2300.00 |

1950

\.18” blade and chain
stops chain when
automatic-rewind

Mileage 23,000, me-
chanically perfect. PRICED TO SELL. aT $1475.00
!

7] There’
1949 DODGE DE LUXE 5-PASSENGER COUPE __ only : EN
done 18,000 miles. Equipped with radio, air con- controlled + shecial magneto de- for every.

ditioner, spotlights and mirrors, ,

for fastest sawing in any type of wood.
OUTSTANDING BUY AT $1650.00

ae
STOP IN TODAY FOR A FREE DEMONSTRATION g pole
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= too to 60

1949 inches, and 2u-lftch bow

CHEVROLET
to believe it!

you're reading that right - three thousand Equip- - } Blhdes
Ded with heater -- maroon colour. This car is in y : = from
showroom condition, y —

18 to 30
inches, and 15-inch bow

SELLING THIS BEAUTIFUL UNIT AT $1975.00 . EN .
Rottacker B ros.
Williams L e, B..

FOR COMPLETE INFORMATIONS
Prices, and opersting details writ

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Several older models also on the lot that
will be going at bargain prices -- call in soon!

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220 West Ist Avenue
Vancouver, B.C,

YOUR COMMERCE BRANCH

Keystone
of Main Street

Our town is here to stay. We ship thousands
of cattle by rail to all sections of this country.
We are an important spot on the rolling prairie,

Canadians depend on towns {ike ours fora
steady beef supply. We depend on services
within our own community to keep that supply
Constant. One of these is your bank—The Commerce.

Yes, our town is here to Stay and so is
the Commerce branch. The men and women there .
are good people to know.

Jack Elmes

The Canadian Bank of Commerge a

"The Commerce”
186-504
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ns will be centraliz. | maintained and is now operatiny

ly small expense, the
‘erlor and Island re-| capacity of Whatshan can be doubled
be undertaken as
electricity warrants, yyy,
Weston said that as yet the commission

Jast fall. He saia ther road isn’t too ming downstream,

the
} Gibson came to Vernon
n 1940 as superintendent for the West
Canadian Hydro Electric Corp. Ltd
| when the West Canadian Hydro prop.

The people and firms to whom the
Round-Up owes money number 75 on
the 1950 show alone and only about
half are situated in Kamloops,

The Kamloops City Council has been
urged to “take the lead” in steps that
may produce éither community-wide
effort to Pay off all or
Round—Up’s debts or will

to oppose.”
ivas Wartime director of

for the RCAF,
ein

education
KEITHLEY Said “We as a community must de
NEWS | Something about this situation. ye

dust can’t let $16,000 worth f credit-
ALEX SUTHERLAND, : ae eee

ors say ‘That's how things nappen in

Paid

Reo connec se Oe [erties were expropriated by the B.C. Kamloops.’ And even if we ultimately
[district office will remain in. Vernon [Power Commission in 194 Me eyr| ton, has returned. He says he had bury the Round-Up 20 feet deesiuit
With an augmented staff. The Cy Pet ee regional manager with | €T8d time visiting wie old friends as thé creditors
mission has acceded to the request ot | paper jon over seattered units |and relatives, but is glad to be back i

Won't matter so long
are off.”
m Keithley again.
“POP” HOLE. is

See
2 WATER RESOURCES
nessy again. He had

One of the most northerly power
2 dams in Canada

NWT. Operated
the m

back in Shaugh-

Commission, it
wes the gold-mining area of Yellow.

© ‘ : ‘
REMEMBER Bob Reinhold ae ae Work has begun on a similar

makes his home in Fort St. Jamecs

in Vancuver General. He haa

# Serious operation last year, and is

4 sick man again. :
LAWRENCE JERFERSEN mage

upstream because it ig
his first trip in here Saturday, since

to obtain foog than by swim-

bad.
ALL SORTS of rumours about who
is going to talce

over the Keithley “¢
Hotel. Maybe we'll have something to IVIL
Teport soon.
THE Tom Kinvigs almost lost their DEFEN CE A

the flames from his place and ran to 2 fii.
tell Mrs. Kinvig, who.was alone ‘at the C2 Fe

and it was a miracle that the fre was ee Seed ed b

ds Ss ry
locust under control with the neip aN be: iscus ed
er some neighbours and the bucks: i ay
ee HON. -

Quesnel Turns To
Boxing For Holiday

=
Quesnel will stage Cariboo Golden |

re urged to listen
Anis important address

CBR

Gloves tournament over the Dominion
Day week-end, accordingto a report
in the Observer, 7 al

Official sanctionby the Prebeen
and Dominion amateur bodig- will be
recelved forthe event ig Club.
staged by-the Quesp-which the tour- ie

So fat the dare yet to be decided. 10:15 p.m.
neyowall De Bist is hig enough it is]

af the Sening bouts will be held on | MONDAY, April 30

Possiiay, with the finals on Monday. |
Sa’ Sa aay

I’s-your home. Insurance may
protect it, but won’t make it beautiful,
B-H Paints do both.

Lake Hardware & Plumbing

WILLIAMS LAKE