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Volume 20 --- Number 6

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, February 7, 1952. +

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EMPIRE MOURNS KING’S DEATH

The British Commonwealth this week mourns the passing of their King in the
= 15th year of his reign. This portrait was

before his serious illness last fall.

made of the late George VI shortly

Schools Close Here
When Death Announced

Here in Williams Lake, as
well as in all centres through-
out the Commonwealth, the
news of the King’s passing
came as a féeling of great loss.

Schools in District 27 were
dismissed for the day on Wed-

“ nesday. Some functions slated
<for that day were cancelled,
and at War Memorial Arena,
the crowd at last night’s hockey
game stood for two minutes ot
silence as a mark of respect.
Churches this Sunday will
hold special services.

$15,000 LOSS
IN MILL FIRE

Fire that started in the engine
room of the small portable sawmill
of Roseneau Bros. Ltd., on Canim
Lake Tuesday afternoon, completely
destroyed the mill at a estimated
loss of $15,000.

The small tie mill, which cuts
about 10,000 feet a day, had been
shut down for a week for overhaul-
and and had just started cutting
again when the blaze started.

* The day before the diesel unit that
supplies power had been set up after
overhaul and run four hours. Tues-
day morning it was running again lo
break it in and after lunch cutting
Started. Otto Roseneau, mill sawyer,

Miss A. R. Burley
Leaves Fer Island
Home After 17 Yrs.

A familiar figure in the business
life of Williams Lake’ for 17 years,
Miss A. R. Burley left for her mo-
ther’s home in Victoria Tuesday af-
ter closing out her drygoods busi-
ness,

Miss Burley first started in busi-
ness here in partnership with Miss
R. Stewart. That first winter was a
cold one, with thermometer dropping
fo. 60 below, but it wasn’t the Van-
couyer Island-bred Woman who gave
up, it was her partuer, who hailed
from Winnipeg.

Miss Burley contiaued on her own
and her store occupied the same
premises through the years. Last
fall the building was sold by tne
owner, Dap Lee, te Joe Borkowski
and Miss Burley sold out the last of
her stock last month.

Mr: Borkowski's  ‘Borkowski's
Menswear’ store - will occupy the
building, moving from: the present
loéation on Railway. Extensive al-
terations sre now being carifed out
preparatory to the move,

No Rush To Buy
New License Plates

Depnty government agent Jim
Bogle reports no great rush here on
five-year motor vehicle
license plates that went on sale
throughout the province Friday.

Only 50 passenger plates have

to this office, which run from 99-351
to 99-999. About the same number
of commercial plates have been is-
sued. Number on these range from
C83-301 to C93-301.

New plates are manufactured of
durable aluminum and carry black
numbers and lettering. Commercial

had checked the unit at one o’clock
and it appeared in perfect shape.

We held him in- high

family,
with all of us-

As is fitting,

The Well- Loved Monarch

We knew of course that te had peen seriously ilk
But even this knowlege failed to lessen the shoek that
we all felt when word came of the passing of the King.

monarch, but there was more to the ties of feeling than
that. As the well-loved head of an équally well-loved
his welfare was a matter of personal concern

As head of the State he carried out his duties in a
manner that merited only praise, and we all felt a thrill
of pride when we saw his tall figure flash upon the news-
reel screen, the only way many of us in these distant
spots had seen him carrying out the official functions
that are the constant responsibility of the Royal Family.-
the great nations of the Common-
wealth will declare a period of official mourning -- but
his true monument is in the hearts of the people.

The well-loved monarch has gone.

Five logs were sawn in the next half
hour when the edgerman noticed
e coming from the enginehouse.
‘The men threw open the door but
the unit was a mass of flames and
they spread quickly through the mill.
A high wind carried sparks to an
adjoining pile of slabs and sawdust.

The company’s bulldozer was not
operating at the time so the men
were unable to haul away any ma-
chinery.

Fortunately all stocks of ties had
been shipped during the shut-down.

The mill was partially covered by
insurance.

esteem because he was the

Table Tennis
‘Enthusiasts Form

Lake Takes Clinton
In 5-4 Puck Victory

Although they had the home town
supporters worried at times last
night, the Stamps managed to
squeeze by a visiting Clinton club
5-4 to record their first win for some
time.

Clinton opened the scoring at
4:45 in the first period when Fred
Hutchinson took to the ice to make
a save and Pigeon took the rebound,
raising it into the corner.

The lead held to the 13-minute
mark when Hutchinson took a goal-
mouth pass from Smetanuk to even
the score, The locals went out in
front a minute later on a picture
play, Reg Norberg to Ulveland to
Norquay, with the latter’s lard shot
labeled ‘goal’ all the way. Norquay
again registered before the period
ended when the opposing goalie had
trouble finding Latin’s shot. The
puck was right bebind his skates
and a surprised Norquay pushed the
gift in.

The second period was all Clin-

and farm tractor plates carry totem
pole emblem to the right of the i:
cense number and passenger and
dealer plates include an emblem of
the totem pole encircled in a maple
leaf.

Proviison is made for fastening
new year tabs on the plates,

Annual headache in the sales of
plates will develop around the. ena!
of the month as owners wait until |
deadline day, With the new onl
in the government office that was in-/
stalled last summer, the work of;
the issuing clerks will be consider-
ably lightened thoneh,

ton’s with the visitors evening up the
score without a retalliation from the
Stamps. Goalie Huchinson was is
trouble on both counters, the first
one, a shot from Pigeon, going in oft
his skates, On the second play Fred
came well out of his net on a
scramble and a pass to ‘Simpson
|found the opposing forward with an
empty net to shoot at.

The visitors went into the lead
eary in the third frame with Bord
roaring in on an unassisted play.
Doug Norberg evened up the game,
Scoring on a pass from Hutchinson

Club In Town

A new lccal venture in popular in-
dor sports got under way this week
in Columbus Hall. Some call it Ping
Pong — che professionals call it
Table Tennis.

Sponsored by a Table Tennis Club
seven new tables of Doiron design
with regulation equipment have
been installed for play three nights
a Week from 8:30 to 11:30, Tuesday,
Friday and Sunday.

Membership is open at $1.00 for
| the full 1952 season, Playing fees
are set at three games for ten cents
per person. Anyoue interested in
giving the Table Tennis a try may do
so without a membership card. To
enjoy continued playing privileges a
club. membership is required. When
regular play has been established
tournaments will be introduced with
match and challenge trophies.

On Sunday evening the seven
tables were kept busy for two hours.
All games were free with the com-
pliments of the Table Tennis Club.

and the winning counter was made
by Blair with assists on the scramble
going to Moore and Huston.

Only penalty in the game came in
the third when Pigeon followed Reg
Norberg behind the Stamp net and
laid a high stick on the local defence-
man’s head.

Friday night the Stamps again
play hosts to a visiting’ club in an,
exhibition game. This time Lae La
Hache will provide the opposition.

ANNUAL HOSPITAL
MEETING MONDAY

Members of the War Memorial
Hospital Society of Southern Cari-
hoo, to give its full title, will meet
in the Courtroom Monday night to
hear the annual report on the hos-
pital’s affairs and tu elect two town
directors and one director from the
country. ji

Town members of the board whose
terms expire this year are G. W.
Renner, present. board

chairman, 5 4 .S d
and Mrs. E. G. Woodland: Mrs. P. enior tu ents
W. Ogden of Lae La Hache is the
Announce Program |

country member whose term expir
Students of the local Junior-Senior |

The board is made up of three
elected- town directors and three

high school have announced their
contribution to the program of Edu-

from the country, al] of whom serve
cation Week, March 2-8.

for two years, and four appointed

members who represent the Provin-

cial government, Federa) govern- On Friday of that week the drama

ment, Ladies’ Auxiliary and the | club will present a play “The Valiant”
under the direction of Mrs. D. Stev-
enson. The same evening a display

The Empire was plunged into
mourning this week with the an-
nouncement Wednesday morning
of the death of the King, who pass-
ed away peacefully in his sleep at
Sandringham Palace.

The death was discovered by the
King’s valet, when he took a cup of
tea to His Majesty at 7:30 a.m. The
Queen was notified immediately and
at mid-morning the official an-
nouncement of the King’s death was
made,

Radio stations in Canada went on

Elizabeth Asc

On the King’s death, the Privy
Council formally accepted his elder
daughter, Blizabeth, as Queen. The
young Queen ascends to the throne
officially tomorrow in England al-
though her accession was officially
proclaimed in Canada yesterday

At the time of ber father’s death,
Elizabeth, with her husband, Prince
Phillip, was visiting in Mombasa,
Africa, before proceeding on a tour
that would have taken her to Aus-
tralia and New, Zealand.

The King was 41 at the time he,
took over the throne and became
titular head of an empire that has
a@ population in excess of 500 million

His reign -extended throughout
some*of the most trying times Brit-

land in the face of Sthreatened
vasion during the Second World War,
the position of the throne was more
firmly entrenched in the hearts of
his subjects,

Ill health plagued him during his
reign, and the culmination came last
September when he underwent an
operation for the removal of one

As a result of his tours throughout
the Empire, the King became B:
ain's “best known” monarch. This
policy of vi: ng the nations of the
Commonwealth was being followed
by Queen Elizabeth and just a few
months ago her visit to Canada en-
deared her to millions in this country.

The ascention of a Queen to the

ain has ever known, but due to the|/1702 at the age of 51.
| Royal Family's refusal to leave Kng- |
71 when he* died
‘Sandringham.

—] Monarch Dies Peacefully
In Sleep At Sandringham

the air to broadcast the news in the
early morning.

The Canadian governm
nounced that a National d-;
mourning would be declared on the
day of the King’s funeral, and early
this morning the announcement wes
made that this \ouia take place Fii-
day, Februsry 15th

The King’s deatn vrought to ao
end his 15-year reign that started in
1936 when he ascended ihe throne
December 11th following the abdi-
eation of his elder brother, Edward
Vul.

ends Throne

Born December 14, 1895, the late

King was the second son of King °

George V and Queen Mary. He was
born Albert Frederick Arthur George,
Duke of York.

In 1923 he married Lady Elizabeth
Bowes-Lyon and it was due in great
part to the patience and understand-
ing of his wifetha: the King learned
to overcome a marked shyness and
difficulty in speech that bothered
him even after his ascention to the
throne.

Took Over Throne At 41

lung. It was thought that he was well
on the way to recovery, and tne day
before his death he had seemea in
good health.

He was Britain's youngest king to
die since the death of William III in

King George V, wad

in 1936, also at.

His father,

Queen Elizabeth, namesake of her
mother and of “Good Queen Bess’’
who reigned over England four cen-
turies ago, becomes, at 25, Britain’s
second youngest queen to ascend to
the throne. Queen Victoria was 18
when she commenced her long reign.

: ‘Best Known’ Monarch

throne wili result in many changes
of official designations. For example,
“King’s Councillors’ will now become
‘Queen’s Councillors,’ In court cases
the
private individuals the terms will be-
instead of

involving government against

come “Regina vs 4

“Rex vs

Board of Village Commissioners,
General members of the society

holding 1951 membership cards are|of calisthenics and group dancing
eligible to vote at the annual meet-| will be shown under Mrs. N. Palmer |
ing. Besides these persons, members| and the school choir will round out
of the Ladies Auxiliary are auto-|the program.
matically members of the society in
good standing.

(Continued on back page)

QUEEN ELIZABETH MW, t
Britain’s history officially asce

This portrait of the new Queen

tour of Australia and New Zeala

Queen Elizabeth

he second youngest queen in
mds to the throne tomorrow.

; Her accession was officially proclaimed in Canada yesterday

and the Prine> Qonecrt sas

On the Wednesday afternoon the| made just before the royal couple left England on a prepesed

nd.

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