a “Williams Lake Tr ibune “ NEWS EXCHANGE OF THE CARIBOO WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. ‘Thursday, May 31, 1951. Single copy 10c, $2.50 per year. Volume 19 -- Number 22., J HIGHWAY COURSE z OBTAIN 58.7 PERCENT OF he VOTR ser, stares carson Narrow Margin Defeats vaitnenn «* School Building By-Law low the winter read route to the 158 Mile in preference to the old Fraser River route to Soda Creek, unless he could he shown a good If five “no” voters had changed their minds at the last iminutes and cast an affirmative ballot, D: ‘ict 27’s new school building program would have been on its way -- that’s how close the margin was when By-law No. 2 for $112,000 went Sun-Suits, Overcoats Vancouver Board Invades, °°: S22... Town on Goodwill Tour (= The hustle and bustle of Vancouver, personified by 64 businessmen with a ptfffose, invaded Williams Lake Tuesday Morning on a special train, were taken in tow by t22 local Board of Trade, shown a bit of the countryside, treated toa luncheon -- and were finally sent on thcir way north with a reason why it shouldn't, Hon. EO. Carson told a delegation fr Jocal Board of Trade Tuesday af- the better understanding of our problems in the Cariboo. of the ‘The men were all be every type of industry, and they all had ‘a common interest in what made omically. on buses in the morning and took them on a short tour that included the z Onward Ranch, St. Joseph’s Mission ~ and the 150 Mile. Benny Abbott and Ray Cunliffe acted as commentators for the busloads along the route, — pointing out places of interest and giving some statistics on the district. the Mission, the Boys’ Band turned ‘out to welcome the. visitors and proved a highlight of the day. Before the visitors left they collected over 340 for the band to purchase equipment. ‘Over 100 sat down to the luncheon, as local businessmen joined the vis- itors. x Board President Bob Blair weicom- 3 ed the visitors; and expressed the F hope that they would enjoy their i short visit here as the local trade { group's guests. Commission chairman John Ander- son extended a welcome on behalf of the citizens of Williams Lake. , “Et is only by visiting us that the Wancouver Board of Trajie cai: realize the difficulties encountered py small communities,” Mr. Anderson said _ Vancouver Board of Trade, taking in this part of the province on their an- nual good-will tour. Headed by Board “Vice-president Hon. H. H. Stevens, P.C, and including such dignitaries as Hon. E. C. Carson, MLA, minister of public works, H. L. Smyth. United States Consul General, and J. A. Ken- nedy, general manager of the PGE, the party -was representative of almost. our part of the country tick econ- The local board piled the visitors ize what a great heritage the good Lord has given us," Mr. Showler said, ‘and it is our responsibility to sev that this heritage is developed, so that these who come after can speak of us as we speak of the pioneers.” SPEAHS ON ROADS “I sometimes think that in the Highway Department we get all the criticism,” stated Hon. E. C. Carson, in speaking briefly on road develop- ment. The minister went on to say that the Cariboo Blectoral District con- tained one-tenth of all the roads in the province, which, he said, would #ive some idea of the problems facing his department. ince wouldn’t be solved in a matter of months or a few years, the Minis- ter told his listeners, but he promised that the department would drive the highway north just as fast as finances permit. = The Cariboo Highway Lac La Hache would June 15, he said. as far as be paved by + Following the luncheon, the visit- ing Beard members were “on their own" to tour the town before their train left at- 5:30. The special train consisted of four sleeping cars, a CPR compartment car ond a diner, EFFECTIVE SATURDAY ——_—_________. LAKEVIEW, RANCH HOTFISURCHAS. SED The highway problem in the prov-+ —Central Press Canadien Bathing suits and summer shorts tevnoon. The route the by-pass will follow to join up with the winter road at tho corner of the airport has also been settled the Minister revealed. Survey stakes are pow set mark: ing the centre of the highway by. pass. These show the by-pass will leave the present highway above the Stampede grounds about 14 mile from the village boundary and will pass along the far side of the golf cours, reaching 2 point 2 out a % of a mile from the boundary. Even the present highway will be changed somewhat to eliminate a bed curve just before entering the village near the golf course fence. S of other s This is the return by districts and represents only CHAMPION HORSE HERE FOR SHOW One of the country’s! outstanding Palomino studs will take part in this year's Stampede parade. The champion horse, Bonanza Del Sur, will be ridden py its owner, Mrs. Robt. Norton of West Vancouver and California. Mrs. Norton is president of the B.C. have made their in Southern Ontario as temperatures soared to all-time highs for May. But in Northern Ontario, snow was falling and winter coats were still worn, FISHERIES OFFICIAL GIVES ANOTHER SIDE OF POWER PROBLEM An appeal for a sane approach t the salmon vs power question based on the premise that it was Ppoassible to have both in British Columbia, was t™made by A. H. Sager, representative of the Selmon Canners Operating Committee, when he addressed the local Board of Trade Friday night. Specifically, Mr Sager was referring | to the Quesnel Hydro Development| Project, but he also dealt in. broad! terms to Show what the/fishing indus. try meant to the province’s economy. | =In speaking of the Quesnel, ses Sunday. ne Palomino Association atid is a recog- nized authority on these horses. She is the author of a book, “The Palo- mino,” which was recently published in California and is the only one ever written that is devoted entirely to the strain, on the Cariboo Highway, the Minis- tex stated that work would start on tho highway north’ from Lac La Hache before the end of June. The Palomino was brought here May 22 and will be standing at stud at the Circle S ranch at Dog Creek. ‘lake Squad Wins Softball Tourney For CANCEL SuNDaY’s.|TDird Straight Year CROW SHOOT Williams Lake walked off with the Dingwall Trophy at the Lac La ‘Local Rod ard G un Club officials ova announred of): sa Hache imvitational softball tourna- =< e ¥ row Shoot which was slated! for Late Report Results of the voting on the by- law from Canim Lake East were received just at press time. The vesults are nine against, and one for the by-law which reduces the majority to 57.7%. ment May r oe = the South Cariboo attended the tout nament to root for the six competing |"? down to defeat Tuesday by a vote of 272 for and 191 ag ‘bol telehoné report from ou a preliminary connt. Sixty percent of the vote was nec- essary to obtain approval of the by- law and the recorded vote only gave & majority of 58.7 percent. There were Were six spoiled ballots cast. One poll, Canim Lake Bust, remains to be heard from, but the vote there ean only change the percentage slightly. It would take a 15 solid af- firmative vote from this station and there are not that many registered voters in the area, ‘Only 463 ratepayers cast their bal- lots in the sprawling school district, which contains 32 polls and has a registered voting list of approximate- ly 1681 ratepayers. Some interesting observations can be made from the voting by polls, 2 detailed list of which will be found on Page 5. Biggest single blow to the by-law was delivered in Williams Lake, with 102 voting for and 69 against. It was generally considered that the strong- est opposition would be found in the rural districts. Only three polling stations register- ed solid approval of the program. At Dog Creek the vote was 6-0 in favour; at Miocene it was 8-0, and at Bridge Lake North, Chairman | Gardner Boultbee’s home area, the vote was 3 At Laz La Hac’ e, where feeling ws thought to be very strong against the by-law, ratepayers turned out to vote 19-5 in favour. —— = no te. inghouse vote: > Spi against, andHanceville voted 40, Mr. Anderson alsa. vcérbute to the Trade andusiry committee of _«¢-VancUuver Board for its assist- “ance in furthering the development of the -PGE and the Cariboo Highway. Two presentations were made at the luncheon. Hon. H. H. Stevens presented Mr Blair with a gavel inscribed with the words “presented by the Vancouver Board of Trade on the goodwill tour of 1951.” The speaker also brought greetings from the Vancouver Board president, Ralph D. Baker, who was unable to make the trip. Local board secretary Bert Lloya presented a desk ash tray with a Western motif to visiting board sec- retary Reg. T. Rose, who was also manager of the tour. FROM VANCOUVER CITY Bringing greetings from Vancou- ver City, Alderman Birt Showler stated he was glad that Alderman Archie Proctor was also on the ‘trip, as it would put “another alderman on my side when I’m selling the Interior to Vancouver.” ¢ “Seeing this great country we real- _ STAMPEDE HAS OWN OFFICE THIS YEAR To cut down on the usual confusion Stephen George Demcoe, Vancouver businessman, and three associates, has purchased the Lakeview and Ranch Hotels from former. owner Henning Madsen, in a deal effective this Saturday, it has been announced. Mr Demcce, who has been in town for the past two weeks, will manage the new company. For the past 15 years he has been operating stores in British Columbia and Manitoba. For a short pericd last summer he oper- ated the Clinton Hotel. He is-a wi- dower, and his one son, Allan," 14, is attending school in Vancouver. The two well-known hotels have been a part of the town almost since it started. Both the Lakeview and Ranch buildings were burned down in 1921 and rebuilt the same year. in 1930 the main concrete addition to the Lakeview was built. According to Mr. Demcoe the new company- plans to modernize both buildings. The kitchen of the Lake- view Cafe has already been redecor- ated and equipped. The cafe is again open daily from 7:30 am. to 11:30 p.m. The possibility of extensively alter- ing the Ranch Hotel building is being considered as a first step in the com- pany's plans, although nothing defi- note has been decided upon. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Foster are in charge of the Ranch. The new company replaces the one headed by Henning Madsen, wno has the ¥. ife Hotel in of trying to find i on the Stampede, the committee this year has opened a special office. The Stampede office is located on iiway Avenue right next to the 3 Cariboo Saddlery in space made avail- able hy association president Ben Richards. In charge of the office is Stampede Manager Tony Woodland, and through it will go al! the questions pertaining to the show. Accommodation prob- lems for visitors will also be handled there. A phone has been installed, and anyone wanting information should direct their enquiriees through the office. At an executive meeting Tuesday night, the directors decided to give volunteer labour one more chance before hiring men to put the grounds in shape. Last Surday’s call for assistance was answered by five men, all mem- bers of the committee who are already working hard on the show. If a good representation is on hand Sunday morning at 10, grounds com- mittee chairman Ted Plante B faving of $300, the Northwest Territories. Ball Players Open Season Play Friday First game of a three-team local softball league is scheduled for tomor- row night, according to club officials. The three teams are GMC Rockets, the Maple Leafs and the Firemen. Rockets and Leafs will meet in the nights. The following is the schedule Game time is set for 7:15. Games throughout the season will be played Wednesday and Friday nights. The followin gis the schedule for June: June 1 -- Reckets vs Leafs; June 6 — Rockets vs Firemen; June 8 Leafs vs Firemen; June 20 — Leafs vs Rockets; June 22 — Rockets vs Firemen; June 27 — Firemen vs Leafs; June 29 — Rockets vs Leafs. This Sunday Lac La Hache soft- feels; ballers will visit town to take on the that most of the work can be com-| locals in a double-header. First game pleted in one day, which would mean’ will be played at 2 p.m anl the wes 5-day motor | agan, | at 7 pm, stated that it con tention of the fisherieStterests that a hydro development could be placed on the North Fork of the Quesnel almost as reasonobly as the contem- plated one on the main stream. | Basing his argument on the esti- mates that the development on the main stream could be carried out for $10 million, he stated that for an-| other million a similar development, could be established on the North| Fork. In order to help in preserving | the fish run, the speaker said a series of fish ladders would have to be built if the dam was placed on the main stream, which would necessitate the expenditure of at least another three million, The Quesnel sockeye run, which almost vanisled 30 years ago, was de- Pleted because of the block at Hells Gate and the tailings from the Bullion Mine, the speaker stated. In 1941 only a thousand spawners went up the Quesnel. This figure had |r to three thousand in 1945. and to 12 thousand in 1949. By 1953 fisheries men expect that this number [in be increased {o a hundred thou- j sand. This return of the Quesne] run Would mean four million dollars annually to the fishing industry. It was on this fact that Mr. Sager based his case; that if we insisted on sacrificing any food industry for de- velopment, all of us were going to suffer economically. The speaker said in his,opinion the ideal situation would be to have an impartial hoard of experts set up that could hear the arguments of} both fisheries and power interests in any case involving both sides. This group could then determine whether| power was more essential, or tHe preservation of spawning grounds, in areas where it was impossible to de- velop power on waterways not car- rying salmon. The speaker claimed that the first inkling the fisheries interests had that a power development was being} considered on the Qucznel, came when the government announced that it] would be carried out In his opinion, he said, the blame for the delay of power development} in this area did not rest on the B.C. Power Commission, which is only in- structed to obtain power at a rea- sonable cost, nor with the Fisheries Commission. | Mrs. I. Piercey and Miss Helen| ; Coultry returned Thursday from a| trip through the Okan-| teams from Forest Grove, 100 Mile, Bridge Lake, Ashcroft, ‘lake and the home team. Work bee at the Stampede grounds and the golf tournament are given as reasons for the cancellation. The shoot will be held next Sun- day, Williams Lake scored easy wins over Forest Grove and 1(0 Mile, down- ing both teams 15-1. In the finals they ran into tougher opposition against Lac La Hache, before coming out on top of an 82 score. The home team ran~into a series of tough breaks in the game, being retired several in- nings with the bases loaded. June 10, and those wishing to take part should give their names to shoot manager Dan Rottacker, Engineer Moved To Victoria Post After a little’ more than a year in his present post, Divisional Engineer J. P. ‘Jack’ Hague has recei of his promotion to M gineer the Dep: toria. Third plaice in the tourney went to the Bridge Lake squad who were re- lired in their semi-final event by Lac La Hache 9-7. The afternoon sports were followed in the evening by a picture show and dance. The net prefit of $300 realized by the : sponsoring Community Club, will go Mr. Hague’s new appointment be | towards community projects. comes effective June 1, but because | — he will have to familiarize his replace- ment with the work in the vast is. | H+ ‘7 tit, Ie wil probabny pe aesc e FFQMK English Dies Here In 87th Year with end of June before the Hagues move to Victoria, | Prior to coming here last April,| Mr. Hague served with the depar One of the early links with the ment in Cranbrook and Chilliwack.|Cariboo's past was severed last: Pri- His engineering career has included| day with the death in War Memorial working with the Manitoba Depa Hospital of Frank Benjamin English, ment of Public Works, the Canadian | 86. National Railway company and ser-| | Mr. English was born at Soda Creek vices with the Engineers in the Jast/ in 1865 and had lived all his life in svar. the Cariboo, He had been in ill-health Successor to Mr, Hague will pe| for the past two years, Charles Greig, who moves up from | Growing up with the Cariboo, Mr. District Engineer at Vernon to his/ English had seen the transition from new pos the early modes of transportation in eo the country to the fast highways of | today. At fourteen he took his father’s Pack train from here to ale. | He moved to Deer Park ranch with his father when he was five years old Hotelmen Add Race To Stampede [an had ved the ast fy year of his life on his ranch at Peavine ye wn a horse that has f | If you own a horse that has lots o: Spring near Chimney Creek. ying power on the race: u to pic s to mourn his passing his will be a chance park: étds at this year's| “He, two sons, Otis and Garnet of Stamapaae | Williams Lake; two daughters, Mrs. s + a Rotel | Alex Paxton, Alexis Creek and Mrs. South Cariboo hotelmen are putting| > Hutch, Williams Lake; four step. up a hundred dollar purse and the sons, Robert, Charles, Jack and Ga- brielle Tressiera and three step-daugh- ters, Mrs. G. Johnson, Springhouse; Stampede Association is adding $20] for the mile and a | half “marathon”, Race will be known Mrs. Chas. Kostring, Clinton, and Mrs Hotelmen's Marethon w Chas. Prest, Laidlaw. Four grand. Winner, $40 second, and $20 third.| visaven and one great grandchild Entry is $5. | also sur The race will be run into Friday's! Requiem mess was celebrated at| track e as the final event of ‘e) Sacred Heart Church at 10 a.m, Tue: a Father Johnson celebrant. Inte: dat The mile a field past the | Anyone interested in entering this!) Dave race should contact the office for full information, ! | Pal gran Pearce, milton, Joe Smith and Simon Tres- sierra, Anton Boitanio, Rae Stampede! Horsefly hit hard at the program with 22 ratepayers voting “no” and 8 voting in favour. It is not known what the next step of the School Board will be in regara to providing more accommodation in the district. A special emergency meeting will be ‘held here tomorrow. Board officials feel the vote would have been different if more ratepayers had availed themselves of the oppor- tunity of attending the public meet- ings held in the various areas. In places where the vote was more sol- idly in favour of the by-law, a better attendance had been registered at the meetings The one held in Williams Lake last week was only attended by 22 persons. The Trustees will be faced Friday with the problem of whether the by- law should be presented again im- mdiately. There is no waiting period necessary by law and if the Board feels that the by-law should again go before the ratepayers as soon as j it cam be arranged, all that is neces- sary is to obtain the approval of the | Department of Eduction, 40-Hour Week | For P.G.E. Employees Starling June 1st, employees of the Pacific Great Eastein Railway, with the exception of the running trades (engineers, firemen, ete.) will go on a week. This includes the office staffs, car-men, machinists, and section men. -hour A new operator is also expected for the office which will result in better service for the public. The sta- tion will be kept open all night Satur- day instead of closing after the south- bound train has gone through as at present. loe: a THE WEATHER Taken at the airport for daily hours between 9 am. and 5 p.m. pending installation of 24-hour re. cording equipment, Max. Min. Friday, May 25 ........ 60 46 jf Saturday 42 Monday 28 Tuesday 43 Wednesday 48 | Williams Lake and district was “treated” to a breath of winter with the temperature dropping to 26 deg. in town Monday night, ac- cording to PGE thermometer, Snow fell in many parts of the dis. trict, and reports of “blackenea” potatoes have been received, f na