ROMP detachment and the operat- “possibility that it will receive the authority from Victoria to Williams Lake Tri NEWS EXCHANGE OF THE CARIBOO bune cq. M- vere Volume 20 — Number 26 WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Th ursday, June 26, 1952 Single copy 10c, $2.50 per verr. Victoria May Approve - Water System By-law Provided the village can show enough prospective water users will be building on the new sub-division, there is every proceed with a by-law to raise the necessary money, according to a letter from B. C. Bracewell, Deputy Minister of Municipalities. Mr. Bracewelll was replying to a| Building permits for residential letter from the commissioners asking | construction were approved for Dixon his opinion on the proposal of pre-| Marbry, John Neufeld, H. E. Neu- senting a by-law for $25,000 that it/feld and R. M. Melntyre. is estimated it would take to put in| Bob Adams, who operated the the new lines and replace old mains} New Grill Cafe on Railway Avenue that are gobbling up the water sys-| last year, was given a. license to op- tem profits. erate a confectionery in the same With regard to the latter sugges-| Juarters. Trades licenses were also tion, Mr. Bracewell said that ajl-|@Pproved for Bruce Magoffin, who thongh the carrying charges on the| Will be opening a drug store in town, ‘additional bond issue would be| 2nd to Stewart McBurnie to operate heavy, if the village's experience of | # Contracting business. 1950 with regard to leaks in the old Maifis is any criterion, more money is being spent repairing leaks than would be necessary to finance a $25,000 issue. Commissioners will proceed with sketches and necessary data on expected revenue to present to Victoria. DRUNKENNESS Something must be done about what he termed ‘‘a disgraceful condition” every Saturday night on the streets ° Young Lawyer. Joins of Williams Lake, Chairman Macken-! zie told commissioners. He cited the Local Law Firm drunken exhibition during and fol- lowing Stampede as examples of the! Lee Skipp, who was called to the condition he was referring to. | bar May 17, has joined the local law Although he couldn’t suggest any firm of J. A.V. Cade. , definite remedy, Mr. Mackenzie said Mr. Skipp, whose home is in Van- he believed Sgt. Howe of the local couver, took his articleship with the Vancouver firm of Lando, Nelson & Co. He is a graduate of the Univer- sity of British Columbia. Mr. Cade’s office equipment was moved back- to the firm’s former offices in the old Stampede hal) Wed- nesday. Since the yecent fire iu that building, the law office has been lo- cated temporarily on Oliver Street. TASTE ELIMINATOR Water Commissioner Stan Goad announced that the village’s new taste eliminator machine for the water system had now been installed. Mr. Goad said he would wait until the lake water had its usual summer algae taste before putting the equip- ment into operation. ors of the two beer parlours, should be invited to attend a special meet- ing next Monday to discuss the prob- lem. This Was agreed to by the com- missioners. Another special meeting will be ealled half an hour )efore the com- missioners’ regular meeting July 8, +e which properiy owners whe hcol- ed on to the sewage overflow line behind Oliver Street last year will be asked to attend. Purpose of this meeting is to clarify the villages Christening Ceremony Held ai Alexis Creek FIRE DESTROYS MILL AT LAC LA HACHE Fire last Friday completely de- stroycd the planer mill of Tudor For- est Products Ltd., at the south end of Lac La Hache. Value of the plant destroyed is set at $7,000. In addition 15,000 feet of lumber was destroyed. The mill was covered by insurance. Company officials in Vancouver have announced that the plant will be replaced as soon as s porelble: Summer Holidays Begin For Pupils Of District 27 Throughout sprawling School Dis- trict 27, this morning empty class- rooms settled down to two months of unusual quietness, and students tasted the first hours of freedom of the long summer holidays ahead: In Williams Lake, 375 pupils lett their classrooms yesterday when school was dismissed for the term. Many of them will take up new quar- ters when they return in September as the elementary grades will be moved from the new to the old school. | This week many. of the elementary grades haye held picnics and clas8 parties ‘to mark the end of the term. In town the Grade Sevens entertain- ed the Grade Sixes at the main school party. Over in the School Board offices Monday afternoon, 14 boys were be- ing treated to an unusual party as the guests of the Trustees. They were the senior lads who. took on the ad- dition 1o the Board offices as their major project. ‘The addition, which only lacks in- terior and exterior finishing was practically the entire product of the Industrial Arts classes under teacner Les Cantell, and was completed in 649 ‘boy-hours.’ The boys drew the plans for the addition, completed the millwork in their shops last win- ter apd walter spr ing break-up start ed inl: actual building! Besides the actual carpentry they wired the building. Speaking at the party, Principal work also position with regard to requests from any other property owner to connect to the line. St. Luke’s Church, Alexis Creek, was the scene of a triple christen-' ing Sunday, June 22, when three baby girls were baptized by*Rey. Geo. Fielder. | Elaine Vera Helen were the names ac.| Si¥en the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Lee, who was sponsored | by Mrs. Vera Hance. Kathleen Anne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Yells, was sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Doug- las Saunders. Mr. and Mrs. T. Harvey | were godparents to Linda Louise, a! daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Gibbs. Following the christening cere- monies, christening teas were held at, the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Lee and Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs. HALL RENTAL The issue of village hall rental flared briefly Tuesday night with Commissioner Anderson being cused of voting in favour of the $5 charge and then stating to the press that he was not in favour of it being that high. Mr. Anderson denied the charge, saying he did not register his dissenting vote but did vote against the motion. Commissioner Goad also charged that the press report of the last meet- ing was incorrect in saying that “Chairman Mackenzie forced a vote Joe Phillipson congratulated the “boys on the fact that they nad done far more on the project than they had originally planned. He said there had been some question about the ability of the boys to do the work they had, but the finished product had proved they were capable work- ® i Trustees E. G. Woodland and Hil- ary Place thanked the boys on be- half of the School Board for their work. Mr. Place said the project had filled a two-fold purpose, the boys had gained valuable practical ex- perience and the Board had obtained additional quarters at reasonable cost. He said he hoped this practical type of training would be continued. on each individual bill for hall rent- is." Mr. Goad said the idea was his and not Mr. Mackenzie's. Commis- sioner Borkowski attacked the cha man from another angle, challenging his authority to continue arguing the rental question as he had, with- out bringing the matter to a vote within a reasonable length of time. Chairman Mackenzie retaliated that Trade Group Criticism of the Board of Hall Rental Decision Opposes Village Commissioners’ action |.egonomy of the district could not be BOARD OF TRADE TO INVESTIGATE ROAD CONDITIONS A special committee to thoroughly investigate the condition of district roads and the amount of mainten- ince that has been done this year will be formed by the local Board of Trade it was decided last night. The @ecision followed a long discussion on the whole question that consider- ed charges of general incompetence hurled from the floor at the Public Works Department. Speaking on the condition of the Horsefly Road, Herb Gardner said the attempts to put this road in shape this year had been ‘worse than use- less.’ Importance of this road to the stressed enough, Mr. Gardner stated. He said there were 14 sawmills along this road contributing a thousand dollars a month stumpage fees to gov- ernment revenue and it was practi- cally impassable. (Another report on the Horsefly Road was made several days ago by Andy Westwick, who stated that last Friday night 22 vehicles were unable to cross the worst stretch of the road and had to wait arrival of a bulldozer from Kohnke’s Mill to pull them through). Mr. Gardner said that he was afraid that because of the policy of the department of widening roads to standard width and making long straightaways, the $30,000 alloted Tor work on the Horsefly Road this year wouldn't go anywhere. All the people of Horsefly want is a good roadbed built up on their present road and some of the dan- gerous corners straightened out,” he said. It was pointed out by other mem- hers that the Department is now get- ting more money than ever for road intenance and that less work was done. conerd: La yaat-risine gosta wanld: Wipetaue the increase in allotment, members said that offsetting this was the fact that last year a private company had looked after much of the main Chil- cotin road. and that the maintenance on the Cariboo Highway had heen eliminated from the 74 Mile to Lac La Hache with the completion of pav- ing on that section. Village Commissioner John Ander- son said the village streets th were in the worst condition they had been in during the seven years he had} been a commissioner. Reason for this, he asserted, was that the PWD did| not have the equipment to rent to the village for the work. The condemned the department for carrying on with members again the by-pass highway project instead of letting this work to private con- tractors. The meeting finally agreed to the road committee that the its official recommendation of chairman Tony Woodland lend weight to any sweeping charges until Board should not the special committee had considered ‘them, LOCAL GOLFERS WIN AT QUESNEL Local golfers scored a repeat vie- tory Sunday when they travelled to Quesnel and took a 12-7 win in their second inter-club match this year with Rivertown. Ten ‘lake players made the trip. Several weeks ago the localites downed Quesnel players on their own course. Emergency Clothing Committee Called On The need of a local salvage cloth- ing depot for the relief of burned out families was proven last Thursday when, the day after their first cloth- ing drive, members of the recently- formed Bmergency Clothing Com- mittee were called upon to outfit a district family whose home had been completely destroyed. In its first appeal through mem- ber women's organizations, the com- mittee obtained from three to four hundred items of clothing for the supply depot. The members would still like to build up a more complete stock of babies clothes and men’s shirts, but otherwise they are fairly well equipped to come to the aid of stricken families. The Catholic Wom- en’s League has joined the commit- tee, bringing the number of member organizations up to six. Dry cleaning service for items of clothing collected is being donated by Williams Lake Dry Cleaners. HART HIGHWAY TO OPEN JULY 1 Condition of the Cariboo Highway from here’to Prince George is stop- ing the idea of any local delegation being present at the official opening of the Hart Highway July 1st. The Board instructed the secretary to in- form the Prince George Board of this fact after it was ascertained at last night's meeting that no“one was in- terested in the Jarring trip. There is a possibility that immedi- ute past president Bob Blair will make the trip on his own to repre- sent Williams Lake. Mr. Blair was actively interested in-the tour of the Okanagan Cariboo Trail Association last summer. Program for the opening, which will be attended by Board of Trade and Chambers of Commerce repre- sentatives from Klamath Falls, Ore- gon, to Dawson Creek, has been an- nounced by the host board at Prince George. Monday night the Prince Board will entertain at a banquet and the following morning the delegates will travel to the Parsnip River Bridge. After the noon ceremonies there, the party will go on a tour of the high- way to Dawson Creek. Wednesday the tour continues, taking in the Al- aska Highway and area around Daw- son Creek, followed by a banquet at night. The Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce plans on having a dele- gation of from 200-400 people at the Parsnip River ceremonies, accom- panied by their pipe band. Seven Studen ts Participate In Graduation Exercises The words of the Prophe: t Isiah when he exhorted the children of lsrael to-“‘beware, lengthen thy cords and stengthen thy stakes,” as forming a worthy pattern Officer Dom Binghar when he spoize at the graduation.exe Monday night. The advice was directed at the seven graduates who received their diplomas at the evening exercises in the Elks Hall. Mr. Bingham continued that to strengthen their stakes, the young! people should strengthen those things that ate right, and also those things that are better than right. Choose your activities, he said, not because there is nothing wrong with but because they are the best. “I say to you, lengthen the cords; lengthen your interests, not only ac- ademically, but politically and re- ligiously, all those things that will bring you a happier, richer and full- er life.” “You are going into a world that is a hard taskmaster, not a happy world, because the exams you are going to come up against are the ones you must not fail, such as marriage and the choice of a successful voca- tion. You have it within you to make the world for yourself a happy one.” Speaking to the Grade Bight class, Mr. Bingham told them their group was small in numbers but. that they represented -an important part of 2% million of our Canadian citizens who are engaged in academic education. were held up to the 1952 Grade Twelve graduates to follow by Soéial Welfar feae- toast: tothe graduating class proposed by Rey. Colelough, replied” to by Students’ Council president Sally Richardson. Wm. - Mouat, School Inspector, spoke to the graduates and extended congratulations on behalf of the De- partment of Education. Village Com- missioner T. 4. Borkowski brought best wishes from the Village Com- mision and urged graduates to resist the temptation of high paying short term jobs and concentrate on ftur- thering their education. Principal Joe Phillipson, who acted as toastmaster, pointed out that al- though the graduating class was still small in numbers, there were 22 in this year’s Grade Eight graduating class, Where several years ago only around 10 had gone‘ on to high school. This, Mr. Phillipson said, in- dicated that larger Grade Twelve graduating classes the future could be expected. SCHOLARSHIPS One scholarship and a bursary were awarded at the banquet. Mrs. Smedley made the presenta- tion of the P-TA scholarship award- ed annually to the best all-round student. This is the second ‘year it in every aspect of the situation and re- has been presented and Miss Fran- ces Arnold-Smith was awarded it this year. The recipient is going on ‘to University. in levying a $5 rental charge on the Village Hall flared into the open last night at the meeting of the Board of Trade, with the group being unanimous in its condemnation of the He urged them not to apologize for the fact that they attendea a small school, because, he stated, “if you go to a large school you get a lot he was going to continue argumg on any point as long as he was of the ion that it was wrong, and that if the remainder of the commission- turned its findings to the members. ers felt he was wrong’ in this atti- tude, they could ask for his resig- nation as chairman. AVIATION }missioner John Anderson rose principle of charging local organizations for the use of the hall. Support of the motion informing, the Commissioners of the Beard’s, of the taxpayers when they imposed feeling in the matter came from a urprising quarter when Village Com- to A letter from the B.C. Aviation) formally second the motion. Council was read to the meeting, which stated that this group was or- ganizing a goodwill flight tour simi- Jar to the one it carried out in 1947 and would be in Williams Lake July 14. Purpose of the letter was to ask for some organization to sponsor a luncheon meeting to hear the objects of the Council. The request was turned over to the Board of Trade, with the Commis- sioners agreeing to pay for the lunch for the Visiting party. PUBLISH FRIDAY NEXT WEEK Next’ Tuesday, July 1, being a statutory holiday, The Tribune publishing day will be moved backward ‘from Thursday to Friday. i considered’ and ‘unfair’, Mr. Anderson said he had been criticized by other members of the vill the proposal and for publically ex- pressing this opposition. was going to continue the fight irre- spective of missioners thought, fase Board for his opposition to but that he what his fellow com- He was going farther than that, Mr. Anderson stated, in revealing that he was advising every organiza- tion that had received a bin tor hall rental “not to pay it’ Terming the rental decision as ‘j)) Mr. Ander- son said he had opposed the mea- sure as it stands since its adoption and would continue to do so. “This question is not settled”, he | asserted, “the fight against the in- justice of the rental is only begin. ning”. presentation of the motion was made by E. G. ‘Tony’ Woodland, who the rental. “The Village Commissioners are in office to administer the affairs of the village according to the wishes of the taxpayers, not according to their personal feelings”, Mr. Woodland stated. ‘This is a fact they some- times forget’’. ‘The original idea in building a vil- \ | | a place for Yillage organizations to meet, Mr. Anderson stated, asserting that this was neing forgotten. He! pointed out that the Board of Trade! was now being penalized for its work | in trying to better community con- ditions through the rental assess- ment. Ed. Follis. president of the Rod & Gun Club, rose to his feet to point out one aspect of the new policy that had resulted in his organization be- ing charged for a meeting it never hela. The Rod & Gun Club reserves one night a month at the hall and last month did not hold a meeting, but said he doubted very much that the commissioners had expressed the will ‘ had received a bill for $5 just the (Continued on page 6) lage hall was to make provision for | , of school, but if you attend a small one, a lot of schooling goes through you."” Local Students Pass Conservatory Exams Ten local boys and girl studying piano at Rosary Hall, have passed their Royal Conservatory of Music examinations for. their indi- vidual classes, according to an an- nouncement this week. | BANQU | Earlier in the evening, one hun- dred parents, teachers and the gradu- ating classes sat down to their annual graduation banquet. In the course of proposing and answering toasts to the students, teachers and parents, who are Of the 30 students studying music| speakers emphasized the co-opera- at Rosary Hall und ter Berna-| ion needed by all in producing grad- Gette; the ten who are listed below| ates prepared for life outside the were the only ones who sat for the| School, Parents through the Parent- Conservatory exams this year. hers Association and interested . | citizens through the School Board Grade VI, Beverley Hawker (Hon- ours). Toast to the P.-T.A. was proposed Grade V, Marlene Gardner, Hon-| | by Marilyn Scott, replied to by Mrs. | J. Smedley,-P-TA president; toast to de JIT, Kozuki (First! Grade Hight was proposed by Kay Class Honou ; Dwayne Brandly| Halleran, replied to by Barbara Gard- (Honours); Kenneth Brandly (Hon-_ ne toast to the parents was pro- ours). | posed by Norah Anderson, replied to Grade II, Terry Yelland (Hon-' >¥ Mrs. B. G. Woodland; toast to| ours); Karen Pelkey (Honours); the Schosl Bosra. Dropopea ya e a + Yep 0 er Judy Borkowski (Honours) ‘Gardner, board chairman: toast to! . Grade I, Patricia Twan (Hon- the teachers proposed by Frances! ours); Joan Yelland (Honours). , Arnold “Smith, replied to hy Les Can- The first award of the new Legion bursary was made to Sally Richard- son by Legion Auxiliary president (continued on back page) GRADUATES Frances Arnold-Smith Audrey Denny | Kay Halleran Agnes Faessler, Bridge Lake Sally Richardson Gilbert Walters, Horsefiy Frances Pinchbeck Queried as to their future: plans now they have graduated from High School, the above graduates gave the following information: Miss Arnold-Smith goes on to UBC as does Gilbert Walters, where the lat- ter will take an engineering course. Miss Denny is working in the law offices of J. A.V. Cade; Miss Haller- ; 40 will work for the local Bank of | Montreal. Miss Richardson will prob- ably enter Normal School after year’s absence from school. | Faessler said her plans were * nite,’ and Miss Pinchbeck was not | @vailable for comment,