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OF THE CARIBOO

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Felker, G°7

Volume 19 --- Number 40.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, October 11, 1951.

Single copy 10c, $2.50 per year.

Chest X-Ray Clinic
Here Next Week

Volunteer workers from local wom-

_» en's, organizations will start canvass-
,ing the town tomorrow night making

appointments for the TE Chest Clinic

that svill visit Williams Lake for three
_ days next week.

Here Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, the clinic will be held in

~ the Elks Hall with hours from 1 to 5

p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m. daily.
The Chest Unit makes these trips
annually to various parts of the prov-

RAIL CARS ARRIVE
TO CARRY LOGS
TO COAST OUTLET

Fifty-eight special log-carrying rail-

way. trucks have recently arrived in
the Cariboo to™haul
spruce logs over. the PGE to Squamish.

jack pine and

Owned by Kelley Logging Company
Limited, a subsidiary of Powell River
Sompany Limited, the trucks will be
loaded here and at Quesnel and dump-

ince to assist in checking the

of Tuberculosis by detecting the dis-
ease in its early and easily treated
stage.

Everyone 15 years of age and over
is invited to take advantage of these
free X-Ray examinations, which take
a minimum of.time to complete.

Full information will be given by
the canvassers when they call on you.

Marie Pigeon Takes
Three Major Awards
In Junior Competition

Contributing her share to the effort
of holding Cattle Sale silverware in
the district “this year was Marie
Pigeon, whose calf was named best
in the show for a non-club memebr,
winner of the boys’ and girls’ cham-
Pionship, and went on to sterner com-
petition to win the Reserve Champion-
ship for the best fat animal judged
from the first three in boys’ and girls’
elasses and the first three in the open
class. :

Merie’s wins in the non-club member
group made her the first holder of the
new Gordon Fox Challenge Trophy
With the boys’ and girls’ champion-
ship goes the Bank of Montreal Tro-
phy and with the Reserve Champion-

| Slip the Smedley & Sharp Trsany.

Another frst-time-winner of & new
trophy for boys’ and girls’ was Rich-
ard Dick of the St. Joseph’s Mission
Calf Club, who topped his club mem-
bers and won the D. M. McKay Chal-
elnge Cup for the best calf shown by
an Indian boy or girl in the Williams
Lake Agency,

The Mission club won the Elks
Challenge Trophy by topping Narcosli
in the inter-club competition.

First prize for the boy or girl dis-
playing the best showmanship went to
Tom Windt of the Narcosli Club, An-
other Narcosli member, Jack Dobb,
won the International Harvester Tro-
phy for judging, with 98 percent.

Following is the detailed list of
prize winners:

Class eight: boys’ and girls’ inter-
club competition. St. Joseph’s Mission
Beef Calf Club.

Class nine: boys’ and girls’ cham-
pionship. First prize: Marie Pigeon;
second, Richard Dick; third, Tom
Windt

Class ten: Grand Champion Fat
Animal judged from first three of
boys’ and girls’ and first three in open

class: Grand Champion, Earlscourt
Farms, David Spencer Challenge
Trophy; Reserve Champion, Marie

ing each clup sef-
rately. Narcosli Creek Beef Calf
Club: First prize: Tom Windt; second,
Martha Twan; Richard Higdon, Bob
Windt, Jack Dobb, Barry Higdon.

St. Joseph's Mission Beet Calf Club:
First: Richard Ditk; second, Johnny
Rocky, Stephen Johnson, Michael
Theodore, Lioyd Sellars, Percy Bel-
Jeau, Charlie Gilbert, Wily Sandy,
Ralph Philip, Ronald Michel.

Non-Club Beef members: Marie
Pigeon, Raymond Pigeon, Bidred
Thony, Edward Archie,

ed at where the logs will be
boomed and towed to the Company's
mil] at Powell River, B:9. for conver-

sion to newsprint and pulp.

Rice and Yorston of Quesnel Will be
sending about five cars a day, each
carrying approximately 8,000 f.b.m.,,
while Anton Pole & Lumber Co., and
George Turner, both of Williams Lake,
will be loading two cars each per day.

- The decision of the Powel River
Company to purchase these cars,
making possible the export of logs
from the Cariboo, will create employ-
ment in the district and contribute
substantially to the general economy
of the area. Small operators working
by hand can augment their income by
cutting the pine and spruce off their
land and turning it over to the ship-
pers in the Quesnel or Williams Lake
areas,

« W. J. ALTON

President of the British Columiia

Elks Association who will attend a
meeting of the Cariboo Lodge, No 239
af Williams Lake on Friday, Octobsr
19. This is the regular Cariboo tour of
the president of the association and.
on his trip he will visit Quesnel, Ash-
croft, Burns Lake and Prince George.
It is expectad he will outline plans for
an extensive membership campaign to.
be undertaken early in 1952 by-Eiks
Lodges throughout British Columbia.

_fif that she has

Cattle Prices
In 1896

With” bidders giving the nod
to prices like 32c at the Cattle
Sale today, it's an appropriate
time to take a quick look back-
wards at what cattle were bring-
ing’ in 1896.

We are indebted to Mrs, Nor-
man Lee of Hanceville, for the
information Mrs. Lee writes
yust come across a
copy of a letter from her late
husband concerning a hst of
cattle shipped from their ranch

ey

to Kelly Barkerville, at that
time,
Sixteen four-year-old steers

went for $35 each, 14 three-year
olds for -§82 and two dry cows
brought $25 each.

‘Stampede Association
Still Down $350

Although there are still severa] do-
Jnations and other possible sources of
revenue which might to-

District Bulls

Althorgh they didn't capture the
Grand Champion award at this year’s
Bull Show, an honor that went again
to V. E. Bllison of Oyama, district
cattlemen had reason to fee] proud
om their efforts 3 emueneiseti

fp animals of
“Ban ee, who has been Grocaing
purebred Herefords for eleven years,
own the Reserve Championship: with
bis animal Pavillion Domino 18th,
sired by Pagan Domino LRD s5th out
of Chilcoten Miss Mischief 4th. His
sire was a former Reserve Champion
at the Kamloops show and was bred
by Wilf Edgar of Red Deer, Alberta.

How closé the competition was
among the 18 two-year-olds in the
class can be gauged by the words of
Dr. S. N. Weods, who judged the ani-
mals. Dr, Wood said it was as good a
class as he had seen, and the winner
was the finest anima] he had ever
laid hands on.

The Grand Champion, Kalwood
Domino 23D, sired by Beau Domino
230940 out: of Kalwood Belle Domino,
placed second in this year’s P.N.E. to
another Bllison animal, which is in
the show but not entered in this class,
Kalwood Beau Donald 2D. Asked his
opnion on the two animals, Dr. Woods
said he would be intlined to favour
the one that took the award here.

The 1950 champion placed first in
his class and won the Grand Cham-
pionship at Duncan this year and took
frst and Reserve Senior Champion at
Armstrong.

Mr. Ellison used both of these ani-
mals in the new “Champion Pair of
Bulls’ class yesterday to take first
pr Dan Lee was again a close
second.

VETERAN RANCHER

Probably the happiest man in the
show was, veteran Sprinfghouse ranch-
er Sam Sorensen, whose hefty young
bull, Danneborg Beau Baldwin 14th,
sired by Alkali Beau Baldwin out of
Danneborg Miss Bocaldo, won first

prize in the heavy entry list of 34

Shelia Lee,|Herefords in class 13, for bulis born

Dorothy Weetman, Wendy Lee, Albert| between January 1 and May 1, 1950.

Beaver, Ray Beaver, Matt Nobes.

For Sam, it was bowing out of the

Class twelve: best calf shown by a preeding game in a blaze of glory.

(continued on back page),

... FOR

Ew INDUSTRY

Well known throughout the Cariboo,

Pictured above are the cars that will be used on the PGH

to haul pulp logs destined for
Company.

processing by the Powel River

Place

Well in Competition

Sam has ranched in the Springhouse
area for 41 years, but now he has sold
his 900 acres to Alkali Lake Ranch,
and the two bulls the veteran breeder
has in this year’s show are the last of
his stock.

is Plas$ winner
at 132) pounds. His grandsire wasva

back around 1943.

The lone entry of Jesse Helfer of
Salmon Arm, Perfection Domine, wen
Irst prize in Class 14, for bulls born
after May 1, 1950.

All awards in the Shorthorns went
to main contributer A. & W. Watt of
Barriere. First prize animal was
Newburgh Anthony.

Tota] number of bulls in the-sale
was 71, down from the anticipated 80.
Contributor J. A, Hole of Airdrie, AF
berta, again failed to have his animals
kere. He had nine- Herefords entered
in the: catalogue.

Following is the detailed list of
claSses and .winners.

Class 12, bull born in 1949. First
prize: V. B. Ellison; second, Daniel L.
Lee; third, Daniel L. Lee.

Class 13: bull born between Jan.
and May 1, 1950. First prize: Sam Sor-
ensen; second, B.X, Ranch Ltd.; third,
V.:E. Ellison.

Class 14: bull born after May 1,
1950. First prize: Jesse Helfer; second,

Class 16: Shorthorn bull. First prize
A. & W. Watt: second, A. & W. Wati;
third, A. & W. Watt.

Class 20: best pair of bulls. First
prize: V. E. Ellison; second, Daniel
L. Lee; third, Chas. Turner.

| prepared

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tipped the scilew

Reerve Champion of the show here!

+ thi i
W. H. Stafford; third Thomas sacle amount. Stock-and arena wages conie

[tal another $100, the Stampede As-
sociation is not out of the hole finan-
cially yet, according to the statement
this week by association
-treasurer Walt Thomas.

The deficit has been cut to $201
owing to the bank and another $150
owing to three town organizations
who put up the loan a year ago.

According to the financial state-
ment. this year's show finally showed
a surplus of $322, but to arrive at that
figure, a lot of healthy donations hac
be received. and.a dance held in

Donstions tetslicd sa4¢ ana
su“dance realized $486. ex

On: the brighter side of the picture
is the profit realized py local organiz-
ations that participated. The amounts:
shown on the financial statement that

appears on Page 5. are 20 percent of
each group's net profit and 40 percent
in one instance

But all of the entry fees, in the case
of arena events, and a good chunk of
other revenue, went into the prizes,
with a whopping total of $4,578 being
handed out to cowboys and race horse
owners.

Directors next year will be faced
with the fact that the heavy prize list
helps to make the show an outstanding
one, but there is little prospect of rais-

ing revenue except by continued do-
| nations at this year’s pace or a heavier
slice out of the concession purse, Gate

admissions are already at their peak,
}and the suggestion has ‘already been
considred of selling a special three-day
ticket at a reduced rate if tng: three-
day show is retained next™

Going down the list of expenditures,
there seems little likelihood that these
can be pared to any appreciable

‘high just in the same way that every-
| thing else is climbing.

Monday, November 12, will be pro-
fzlsimed a public holiday. it has been
learned.

Headed by W. Stewart, superintena-
ent, the three-man delegation from
the railway company explained their
difficulties to the directors and after
several suggested ‘rate structures, fin*
ally settled ‘of, one that-was agreeable
to the ranchers as well.

Under the new plan, it will cost
shippers 25 cents for each head of
horses, 10 cents for cattle, 5 cents for
calves and sheep, with a’ minimum|
charge of $2.50. Rates to apply to eaca
shipment. 2 ‘

Explaining bis

company’s
that the’

were erected to attract shipments by
rail.

view- y
point, Mr. Stewart told the directors| been partly overcoma he Ad, by an
had a large investment in]'agreement with the
stockyards along the line; yards that| Reilway Company which

P.G.E. Imposes Yardage
Charge On Stock Shipments

Seeking to derive some revenue from trucking outfits that
use the facilities of their stockyads, Pacifie Great Eastern
Railway offiicials told directors of the Cariboo Cattlemen’s
sociation Friday that effective October
would be imposed on cattle shipments.

AS
15, a yardage charge

a

be effective as soon as\ the stock en-
tered the yards.

~ However,” said Mr. Stewart, “when
the shipments go by other-means of
transport than rail, it is unfair to use
these facilitigs””

‘The Superimwadent tola the direc
tors thal he Jmnew it_had been’ less

convenient to ship a4 “line by
rail because Americ B4_haa
to come to Vancouver t tock

from the PGE. Thi. ai

nad been
y| finalized last Thursday and by which

PGE cars could now go down as far

These yardage rates would be over|as Blaine. Negotiations Were sti)) un-.
and above the set charge for weighing |

(Continued on back page)

animals on the PGE scales and would iw

1590 Head Offered At Sale

TRUCK SHIPMENTS DO NOT
CUT INTO SHOW AS FEARED

i
A drizzling. rain greeted

buyers and spectators at the

auctionring this morning, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of

the officials in charge of the Fourteenth Annual Feeder

Stock

and Bull Sale, who were happy with the turnout of buyers and
the number of head entered in this year’s show. Down ‘rom
last year’s 1800 head offered, the 1588 head to go“under the
auctioneer’s hammer in lots and singles was still much better
than some had hoped for with unusually heavy truck shipments
threatening to cut into available beef.

Wednesdays judging showed district
ranchers off to good advantage.

For the third year in a row, A. M.
‘Gus’ Piltz won the Princeton Chal-
lenge Trophy with his carload lot of
finished beef steers. Mr. Piltz also took
the Bank of Montreal Challenge -Tro-
phy for his carload lot of stocker
heifers.

Another double winner was Dan Lee
of Hanceville, who won the Canadian
Bank of Commerce: Tray for the best
lot of five feeder steers under 1000|
pounds. He also took -first prize and
the Alkali Lake Ranch Cup for his
carload of feeder steers under 1000
pounds.

Newcomer to the district, Huston
Dunnaway of 150 Mile, won the Buck
erfield’s Cup for the class of ten feeder
1000 pounds,

First and second prize in the class
of five finished steers over 1000 pounds
went to Duke Martin’s entries. With
the win ‘goes the Bank of Commerce
Challenge Trophy.

Only first in these classes to go out
of the district went to the Earlscourt
Farms entry in the open single fat
animal class. This entry went on to
be named Grand Champion fat anima!
judged from the first three in open
class and i threé in boys’ and girls

steers under

Gass.

MORE TONIGHT

|WRESTLING CARD

PROVES POPULAR

Wrestling was welcomed back to
town last night by a sell-out crowd of
screaming, booing, and therefore well-
pleased petrons, who literally packed
the Elks Hall, Although the matches
were scheduled for 8 p.m., it was 45
minutes later before the jam-up at the
door could be cleared and everyone
seated.

Logger Jack McDonald, a burly gent
of 218 pounds form Blue River Oregon,
and Johnnie Valentine, a mere strip-
ling of 208 pounds from Los Angeles,
headed the night's card.

The crowd chose Valentine as the
favorite, a tall, blonde lad. Cast in
the role of villain was McDonald, a
tough looking unshaven gent whu was
a natural for the role.

Valentine won the first fall, pinning
the logger after 23 minutes of groan-
ing. But the management as well as
McDonald were in trouble at this
stage if the game as Valentine picked
up his opponent and threw him against
the ropes. Down went McDonald and
the ropes too, so the sponsoring Elks
nad to perform some quick repair
work,

“Much to the disgust of the Paying
customers, McDonald took control of
the match from here on, throwing Val-
entine right out of the ring and pin-
ning him twice to the canvas in the
next 15 minutes — thus winning the
match and the boos of the crowd rather
handily.

SECOND EVENT

Thésecond event of the evening was
iosite with the patrons trough,

Billy "fohnke and Tarzan Zimba

went into ction.

The boys put everything they had
into the scrap and the crowd loved it.
Naturally the favorite, Kohnke, was
cheered all the way, but even with this
help it took him 45 minutes of hard
work to win the match with one fall.

The last 15 minutes of the fight were
spent sometimes in and sometimes out
of the ring, the action winding up with
Billy clouting his opponent so hard
when he was on the ropes that Zimba

tutned a complete somersault, wind-

|ing himself up in a tangle that took

referee Harold McKay some quick fig-
uring to undo.

Kohnke mets Logger McDonald to-
night in the main event, to be followed
| by a team tag match Time is 9:30 p.m,

a ee eee
OPENING

The Sale officially got underway
this morning at 9 o'clock with the
Hon. Harry Bowman, minister of ag-
riculture, opening the show.

“This sale has done more good for
the improvement of livestock in this
area than any other single cuuse,” My,
Bowman said in opening’ the sale. “I
attended your first sale, and the dif-
ference in the quality of stock shown
at your Fourteenth one is amazing.”

Angus McLean, MLA for Cariboo,
praised the work of those men respon-
sible for the success of the sale, when
he briefly addressed the spectators.
“The beef industry plays an important
part in the economy of our province,
and the Cariboo has always been noted
for the fine beef it produces,” he said.

Also on the stand was Lord Martin
Cecil, president of the Cattlemen’.
Association, who introduced Mr. Bow-
man and Mr. MacLean,

With the remarks over, the gates
swung open, and into the ring piled
the first lot to be placed on auction.
“The lot consisted of 20 calves of mixed
cwnership that were knockcd down
for :36% after buyers were coaxed
from a slow start by veteran auction-
cer Mat Hassen.

Following. them camp a Jot 94-26
cows, contributed By Alka:i thie
Ranch, that brought 24.20 after a start.
at 22.

Thirty steers offered in the next lot
brought 31% -and the next lot of 23
heifers, contributed by G. T. Baylift,
brought 32%.

DETAILED PRIZE LIST

The following is a list of 1951 win-
ners in the Cattle and Feeder Sale:

Class One: Carload Finished Bec!
Steers. 20 head. First prize: Lot 652.
A. M. Piltz, Princeton Challenge Cup;
second, Lot 646 M. C. Moon
Lot 656 Duke Martin.

Class two: Carload Feeder Steers,
25 head under 1000 Ibs. First prize: Lot
636 Daniel L. Lee, Alkali Lake Ranch
Cup; second, Lot 651 W. Banibric
third, Lot 657 R. Church.

Class three: 10 Feeder Steers under
1Co0 Ibs. First prize: Lot $41 H. Dun
Raway, Buckerfield’s Ltd. Cup; second,
Lot 630 K. B. Moore.

Class four: 5 Feeder Steers, under
1000 Ibs. First prize. Lot 635 Daniel L.
Lee, Canadian Bank of Coraemrce
Tray; second, Lot 626 Circlé § Ranch.

third,

Lot 816 A. M. Piltz, Bank of M.

cntreai
second, Lot 827 R. Caurch.

5 Finished Beer Steers
over 1000 Ibs. First prize: Lot 654 Duke
Martin, Canadian Bank of Commerce
Challenge Trophy; second, Lot 655
Duke Martin.

Class seven: Open Single Fat Ani-
mal on Halter. First prize: Lot 126
Earlscourt Farms, R. Mackenzic Cup;
second, Lot 130 George Staifo

LAND CLEARING
SURVEY STARTS

Those ranchers interested in having
Jand cleared under the Land Clearing
Assistance Act should make their
wishes known now, according lo Dis-
trict Agriculturist Joe Walsh.

His office is at present undertaking
a survey to determine the numper of
ranchers who would be interested in
taking advantage of the assistance if
the clearing outfit returned to. this
district, and also the number of acres
that would be involved.

During 1948-49 some 2000 acres were
cleared in this area at an average cost
of about $30 per acre. Since that time
hourly rates on butidozers have in-
creased however, and it is anticip:

‘Traphy;
Class. six:

that present per acre cosis will be
slightly higher.
‘Ranchers interested may contact

the local office in person or write,