YS A Williams Lake Tribune .... ~ NEWS EXCHANGE OF THE CARIBOO Volume 20 — Number 3 WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, May 29, 1952. Single copy 10c, $2.50 per vear. THE WEATHER INJURY_MAY SIDELINE GUEST FROM OLYMPICS WRESTLING CARD Overtures Made For i + : . 4 s | sip ate | © __FOR STAMPEDE 4 2 Friday, May 23 45. 3 . | ry Saturday 195 10) ‘For the first time in three years own as ranc ise Monday BU 2 ote |wwrestling will be added to the attrac- 5 E is year. ‘i . i tte . Hist se = we ae este Sees First enquiry regarding a gas distribution franchise ert reading. at topic ludsin gc tree oe grunt anq|!0F Williams Lake was recorded at the Village hall last week airport at § o'clock this morning, groan artists that promoter Fred erioueh une eel application has not yet been forthcoming. 48. Cardwell has brought together for} Three men representing New York | Want Sprinklers Turned Off At Night Although there js ‘no shortage of water, a question of fire protection prompted commissioners Tuesday night to ask townspeople to refrain from sprinkling gardens between the Lours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. With sprinklers left on all night there are times when water in the storage tank drops to a point where pressure is too low to provide ade- quate force for firemen in case of @ blaze. Although the pump man in a case of this kind would go down a GUEST GETS SOME POINTERS FROM HIS FA! MOUS DAD entral Press Canadian Canada’s hopes of copping sculling laurels in this summer's O!ympic the two-night card. | Two outstanding wrestlers wlio thave just completed an overseas tour will headline the program. Fe- ix Kohnke, billed in England as he ‘Cariboo Kid’ will step into th ving fresh from laurels won in France, England and Belgium. An- other touring attraction who is fa- miliar to wrestling fans here is Chief Thunderbird, who never lost a match during his continental tour. - The ever-popular Bill Kohnke will also be in the. ring displaying his knowledge of the game, and the fourth man will be Johnny Demehuk, one-time junior heavyweight cham- pion of the United States. The two-night show will be staged in the Arena and proceeds will go financial interests and a B.C. bond figures prepared by the Village clerk house wvisited the village clerk’s of-! the village has had all its own work fice with enquiriés regarding popu-! lation. Clerk EB. H.=Gibbon reports’ that the men expressed the opinion that it.was doubtful whether a dis- tribution set-up would be profitable here unless the B.C. Power Commis- sion plant would convert to use gas instead of oil as at present. The men were Cecil Smith and Wm. H. Nix of.the engineering firm of Ford, Bacon & Davis of New York City, and E. McMahon of the invent- ment house of McMahon & Burns Ltd. g The men left, saying an applica- tion would be in the hands of the commissioner§ in time for Tuesday Probably centre around the done for a cost of $200 a year since it took over the machine. Actual dit- ference between earnings and cost has been about $1500 on the red side of the ledger without taking in- to consideration work the machine has done on Vil- lage streets. PUBLIC MEETING some 900 hours June 16th has been set as the date for the public meeting to consider objections to the town's new zoning by-law. The meeting will be held in the village hall. Main objections to the by-law will boun- night’s meeting, but the clerk in- daries set for the commercial area. The Liquor Control Board has signi- to the lakeside station when the al- ra is i formed the board that it had not FE 4 games at Helsinki took a nosedive with the announcement that Jack to the War Memorial Society. pe fied its intention of having a repre- arm sounded, to start the pumps Guest, Jr. 19-year-old Toronto scull star, may be forced to quit the = arrived: sentative at the meeting. The Board i pumping directly into the mains, sport. Guest, who rates among the world’s great scullers, has been suf- Several commissioners expressed owns two lots on First. Avenue be- Scalable minutes could: be lost that fering from a severe back ailment for past two months. A freshrian at LAKE TEAMS FAIL the view that the board shouldn't yond Borland Street, which are now University of Pennsylvania, the 6° 51” giant is back on the water now outside of the commercial zone. f : in a hurry to grant the first gas and intends to enter the college singles in the Ametican Henley at Phila. be urnystoyer Ss & might mean the difference between “2 small fire and a dangereus. con- flagration. TOWN BALL AWAY Olympics. June 14. Guest's father, has high hopes his SISTER OF MRS. SLOAN 16E ‘TERED AT LAC LA HACHE MAY 24 TOURNEY Local softball players first failed franchise asked* for, particularly from eastern interests. They felt that local capital should be given an op- portunity to consider the proposition first. VILLAGE ‘CAT’ BUILDING PERMITS < Building permits for construction of private dwellings were granted to A. Halleran, A. F. Smith and J. D. Smedley. Three permits were held up be- MEN TOPS DIES AT VANCOUVER to agree with the umpire then failed] Back on the agenda, after an ab-| cause of the rough nature of plans i = Di t . t CF di t to agree with themselves and fiually/Sence of several months, came the| supmitted. ¢ : I Mrs. Wm. Arnold, 74, sister of] MEISHICE STUGeNTS failed to hold-on to their title when| subject of the village bulldozer. - SPREBT SERVICES _ IN OPENING GAME Rated on ‘paper as the strongest of this year’s three-team town league, the No. 1 entry lost their opening tiit against Firemen last night by virtue of six big errors in the first inning. Taking advaniage of the fumbling infielders, the Firemen picked up five quick runs and then clinched the ball game in the third frame with four more. 4 Big Gordon Smetanuk kept tight control of the-situation on the Fire- men mound and only weakened in the fourth inning. In that frame the No. 1 batters managed to collect a Mrs. Sam Sloan of Wiliams Lake, Passed away Sunday morning fol- jowing a lengthy illness. Mrs. Sloan left here Friday to be at her sister's side and Mr. Sloan left Monday to attend the funeral: = District 27 English Decker Issues Challenge English Decker, colourful” Indian trapper from the Canim Lake dis- trict, came to town last week and challenged another oldtimer, Antoine Boitanio, to a roping contest at this school went over afternoon. Memorial Hospital Share Poster Prizes Judges for the hospital poster con- fest had a difficult time deciding which of the’ sixteen entries “trom children should get the top three positions when they the projects yesterday First prize of $10 went to Rose- biayy Hannah, Williams Lake Grage Seifn pupil, whoseaepiction of 3 as a haven’ of refuge on a stormy night was well thought out and executed. Second, prize of $6 went to Dick Briuch, year’s Stampede. Grade Seven pupil from Miogetg for his unusually artistic “treatment of soing by now: Law gave Follis twe they took part Saturday in Lac La Hache’s annual invitational’ tourney. Here’s the way it happened. With two teams in the tourna- ment, Williams Lake ran into their first trouble with officialdom in the form of umpire Alf Law when they played each other. With two men on bases in the third inning, a fly ball was picked up by the No. 1 team outfield and thrown jo third. The throw was high and pent iato the crowd, so runner Bred rown took advantage of a ground rule and came home. Law’ ordered him back to third’ and out on the field came manager Ed Follis, want- ing to know what rule the ump was The machine broke down early this year and was left in the Public Works yard waiting for mechanics to have the time to take the big TD18 into the shop to see what work was needed on it. They discovered an- other major job was needed to put the machine back in operation, and as the news was broken Commissioner Borkowski seemed in danger of blowing a few gaskets too. A firm be- liever that the machine was too big and togexpensive for the village, Mr. Borkowski wanted to now why the commissioners couldn’t persu4 ade the Department of Transport to take their earth-moving giant back and substitute a smaller one. ernacle weekly street services at the corner of Oliver and 1st Avenue was approy- ed by the commissioners. An application from Calvary Tab- for permission to hold Police Court News At least one hotel owner in tow: has served notice that he is pre— pared to take a more than dim view ) of customers who like to. add their efforts to the standard decorations. ~~ Last week when Benny Abbott discovered a district woman writing on the -wall of his Emporium he L 2 But it appears that this nas been Promptly laid a charge, and Magis- == gash one Bees ite end) toucted | aciish gays that many people the poster theme ‘The Work of Merey| Minutes to get off the field and when| tried before without any hopes of ee. oe = DION gee I = Bone ee timgimes forithelr only |icisim_antoine was the best rope? in Never Ends.’ Another Grade Seven’ the irate manager said he didn't in-| success. It boils down to the fact Jusisee, by: levying a fine.of Sy Bllies of’ the game. Firemen addeq) o,. o1q days 72 statement that he student, Maureen Simpson of Forest| tend to leave until he got an auswer| that thé village keeps the machine, #25 20d Costes : Sgne more in the sixth to come. out in| 5. cin wining to challenge. We have-’ Grove won third prize of $4 with her|to his question, Law announced the|and keeps it operating — or it goes| or driving overloaded vehicles on _ front of a Te e. nit Tun across Antoine recenliy to drawing of a modern ‘lady with the| game was awarded to the No. 1 squad.| out of the bulldecer business. restricted highways. one driver. re= Second game of the season is Fri-| check the facts, but English sayS lamp,’ a Red Cross nurse. Both teams took exception to the} But another side of the picture|°CiVed 4 suspended sentence and the day night when No. 1 squad meets] Antoine has accepted the challenge.| The top three posters and run-j ruling (Follis was managing both of| was presented by Commisioner An-|°th¢r to appear was fined $50. No. 2. Another unofficial program item, ners-up will be displayed this week- them), and they decided that both| derson who said according to the The two: teams that are identified| Benny. "| end in the windows of F. B. Bass Ltd.| teams would bow out. . l | ° | ff solely by numbers are still awaiting) Tye trapper says the 3000 acres| Judges for the competition. which| Somewhere along the line though GREYHOUND AGENCY oca Hospita Sta sponsors. burned off last year near his line on! Was sponsored by the Ladies Auxil-| the decision was reversed and the = League games will be played Wed-| Deka Lake has brought hundreds of iary to the hospital were J. C. A. Long] No. 1 team eventually took the field CHANGES HANDS Agreement Receives gor nesdays and Fridays with the Junior| moose and deer into the area. jand Mrs. A. H. Bayne. against Clinton in the finals but - team playing exhibition games each] - ae - lost’a close 12-11 game. Greyhound bus agency in town T R ene week against idle clubs. e h i : tas the ag vs aay. 190. Alls tose has been taken over by Gordon Mac-/ HOD ecognition i : Fin igh’ © Clinton 6-5; Lac La Hache defeat-| Lean effective this week. See ee ee First Plywood Pre-Fab Sc 00 ‘led Lone Butte 11-8; Williams Lake} Joe Siebel of Williams Lake Taxi ee pees ier be morse one Ralph Woodland, Mars Poirier, Cece No. 1 breezed past Forest Groye 10-4] stated that the expansion of the taxi Spring between the hoard. am ee cK i air, Sid an H and Clinton downed Lac La Hache] business has made it imperative tha:| St of War Memorial Hospital con- Rhodes, Hank Fort, Jim Bath i n revince Or KIS e ree face the bus agency be dropped. ‘The ter.| stitutes the most forward step taken ee, Bee ee wee ee Ed Ander- The lads on the No. 2 ‘lake team| minal will continue to remain in the|¥¢t by smaller hospitals in formu- son, Ramsay Blair, Alvin “Terry, Lon Godfrey, Gary Hutchinson, Vic Shedlar, Don Wright and Jim Bogle. The new one-room school at Riske Creek will be the first one in the province to be built of plywood pre-fabricated panels. The panels are a new d of the H. R. MeMillan company and after foundations are in place the liament, or by accredited dates for election, where there is no eandi- probably never earned easier third place money. With their original bye and dropping the protest in the semi- } final, they actually played two in- nings for their winnings. - taxi office. The taxi company, operated by Mr. Siebel and Bill Edwards, now oper- ates four cars and a panel delivery truck. The firm also operates the lating better staff relations in the opinion of Lloyd Detwiller, BCHIS commissioner. Mr. Detwiller’s opinion was ex- Pressed to local board chairman F. B. Bass when he studied the docu- = . | building can be erected by two men| other accommodation available. The Dingwall trophy, emblematic) Home Gas station on Railway : Parents Attend in two days. The Riske Creek school) However, hecause two political’ of the tourney championship, willl Avenue. ment at last week's northern Region- will be located near the Riske Creek 5 have been refused the use of ‘lay with Clinton this year after — al Conference. Boy Scout Banquet Seventy-five Boy Scouts, Wolf Cubs and their parents and leaders sat down to a ‘get acquainted’ parent and con banquet Monday night in the Elks Hall. Designed to acquaint parents with the work of the movement and to stimulate interest in the training of the 150-Mile school not become store. Delay in calling tor tenders for the new 100 Mile school will be oc- easioned by the use of these panels. , this change will effective campaign unless the two parties ask for, and use, the 150-) during this Mile school. Representatives of McCarter & Nairne, architects for the school dis- trict’s building program, say that the use of these panels is so new that RESIGNATIONS The Board has accepted the fol- lowing staff resignations; Miss Anne. Konzuk and Miss Helen Heitzman three years in the hands of Williams Lake. Players on the No. 1 team were G. Rowan, E. Anderson, FP. Hutchinson, C. Rhodes, D. Norberg, G. Hutenin- son, D. Wright, K. Ewing, K. Huston. 'On Dunn, R. Woodland, M No. team were F. Latin, J Poirier, R Want Commission The agreement, which has been in effect for the past two months, was mainly the work of Mr. Bass, and its succeasful application has been carried out by Jack Purser, board they are afraid that should tenders} of williams M. A. Smith, be called on the 100 Mile school now, - Vogt, Lac La Big Lake; Norberg, .H. Fort, S. White, J. Bogle and F. Brown. For Hospital Insurance Establishment of a commission similar to the B.C. Power Commis- sion to administer the B.C. Hospital Insurance Service was recommended at last week's meeting of the north- member in charge of staff relations. Hospital Insurance officials also cleaned up a laundry problem that has members. been bothering local board = ee 7 ——_______. When the standard washing ma- eh panguét ‘program was contractors would Be forced to use Hache; Mrs. K. Lee, Dog Creek; Mrs. ern region Hospital Conference in chine that handles the hospital the boys, the ba aship of jocal ordinary construction methods to p J. Robertson, McLeese, and V. F 2 ° Prince Rupert. laundry “broke down recently, the sede ae eee) oon Mave, | Dae thelr tenders on and they feel icyie Lac La Hach Onirl uting GFE | rnc resotution, which was present-] hoard took the opportunity of an Legion Branch president Do: {| ‘hat these figures would be consid-! — yyise Dorren Goodall will be trans- PPOr OAL. ed by Fred Bass, chairman of War Memorial Hospital Board, called for| service to ‘divorced’ from bar-| polities and that a board be set up 1] (o direct It. | ee ee ae Sou ele offer to use an automatic washer and A drier on a trial basis. It soon became apparent, however, that the capaci- ty of the machines was not great ‘enougk and in order to obtain one erably higher than actual cost. Plans for the Forest Gro completed and tende b alled when specifications are ready, | sometime next week. ferred from Springhouse School to Williams Lake effective in Septem- Quashed In Appeal Henry G. Commitee. Also on Fiela. Comm Prince Ge hand for the affair was Me 7 Jim Plaine of , as well as giv- local the appe: Lockwood, , hus announced uk er. Location for the new school at yr 3 alk on the movement, [Biz Creek will be an area with the) against the conviction of distrie. man| A second resolution, also presented that would handle the jol it would be ing a short tal cal troup with an] CHANGE POLICY | unimposing name of Mosquito Plats, ' ¢. H. Kelham, February has been| by Mr. Bass, asked that the BCHIS necessary to install a commercial presented the loca! Save Bice Applications from two political about three miles from the present| upheld in a judgment handed down] institute a Payroll deduction plan jaundry type. This would move than achievement award for the year’s| Parties for the use of the 159 Mile| structure. last week in Vancouver by Chief Jus | with standard monthly deductions 80! handle the job, = but the price was correspondingly higher too. Presented with the board’s prob: j lems, the officials stated the hospital could purchase the commercial ma- chine out of the depreciation fund. | Since the inception of BCHIS hos- = cessfully carried course of training. z Local Scouts who had won prizes for a bird house hobby project also received awards.. These included Johnny Rankin, first; Mellville Beck- man and Ernie Smallenberg tied for No decision has been made yet on tice Wendell B. F. this the hiring of a matron and cook for; Mr, Kelham was charged with con-| tions are made would be entitled to | the Williams Lake dormitory. jtributing to juvenile delinquency! benefits for that month. This was ———— and appeared before Magistrate J.| passed unanimously by the confer- D. Smedley who sentenced him to! year’s ence. Town businessmen have set this Ve imprisonment. school has resulted in a change in the School Board’s policy in regard. Previously the policy was that the — schools in the district could not be; CONTRIBUTE TO SHOW rented for the purpose of religious | that employees from whom tea | Delegates heard Lloyd Detwiller, ieki ki and Bobbie or political meetings | Year’s Stampede off to a good finan« Mr. Lockwood appeared in Van- commissioner for BCHIS, and Perey | pital boards have not been able to second; ne ea - | This bas been changed to read that! cial start. by donating oven $500, couver on behalf of his client and Ward, executive secretary of the B.C. include depreciation ot buildings or Overton tied for third. 5 = F siti ie Jorri 7 ea for the spi ssocia i | eaie eet , Following the banquet a film was the schools may be used by sitting according to Stampede manager 7. G- Norris, Q.C., appeared for the Hospital Association, outline gen: | equipment in their annual operating shown to close the program. | members of the Legislature of Par- Tony Woodland, crown. | (Continued on back page) | account,