« illiams NEWS EXCHANGE OF THE CARIBOO Lake Tribune G \ welber> Volume 20 — Number 43. WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Th ursday, October 30, 1952. Single copy 10c, $2.50 per year. CHICO IN NEED OF REFINING INFLUENCE = Centra, Press Cans __ George Hardy’s pet monkey Chico had a brief fling at freedom from his Windsor home before citizens of Windsor, Ont., found George sad town Windsor, Chico bit three policemen scratched iniumerabl and then, when picked up by service station operator Alex Matis ot seven Matis brothers, tore the drapes in his home to shreds, and, ext changed blows with Mrs. Matis. That did it. Chico was without a home and Mr. Hardy took him back and is now looking for a female monkey companion to improve Chico’s manners. Association to Move 1400 Head at Saturday Sale A second cattle sale, almost as large as the Annual Sale ago, from the point of view of stock offered, will be held here Saturday by the Cariboo. Catlemen's Association. Almost 1400 head will be offered | at the auction, according to sale /driven up the alleys to the sale ring, manager Ray Pigeon. Some 60 con-/and then cut out before beg sent tributors from as far west as Anahim jin, so that good beef steers are ot- Lake will have cattle here for the fered, then feeders, heifers, cows ar sale. whatever the lot contains. The association will be marking} This type of sale offers several two departures from the accepted |*4Vantages. In the case of feeders custom here of livestock selling Sete ae for sale some buyers may urday. In the first place, although |B@Ve their minds set on what they the operation of several larger sales |W@Mt to spend and will not consider each year has been advocated in the |@0imals that according to previously given weight would bring their total cost pri tl a op A ed to . however, tle stock is |not weighed, the buyer can only Sse judge to an approximate weight and Tn this method of sale operation |= BO" 4Pt to let his liking for the ak ee are weighed after they |{@ividual lot influence his bidding. e ca re wei : ey é = = Is also tends to cut down on the nay eevee athe) ae HOE Ty cost of crews necessary to handle eel Sy Dnenepa ever o. mize |the stock. If stock is weighed pre- ownership, lots offered to the buyers, |viousiy, a full crew has to be kept on but each rancher’s stock will belror several days as contributors handled separately. If a contributer|stragele in with cattle. This has 20 head; the animals will be/.n the stock are being weighed during the same period. according to the so-called ‘Americ sale set-up — also a first for the CA SS FOR BLIND TOTAL NOW $222 Although not all sales across the line are conducted in this manner, a great- number of them have gradu- ally swung over to the system. Proceeds so far reported from tie | ni i ; adian z oe ae eae total | Association officials are at a loss Nee oats fs sy one-thiga (t DUt a finger on the reason for so S222 with appr Eee Raaeeey many head coming in to this addi- Of un eesn op osreeas $0) 28 jtional sale, although two pos: rome |ties are given. Slow selling early in es [the season has built up a backlog of aleable animals and ranchers may PESTS AND PRAISE 2: z 3 EROTES EEA w arse \ ec el that after the experience of this |year’s Annual Sale, that they are safer contributing through a large central movement of stock thau ‘shipping at different times. The success of Saturday's sale will A.C.R.A. Members Discuss Reads The question of road conditions in the Cariboo received the attention of members of the Williams Lake an District branch of ACRA at their meeting last Friday with both pr and condemnation meted out. Praise was handed out to the local Public Works Department with re- sort owners in the Horsefly district going on record as being grateful for the work done ‘on the Horsefly Road Had. this work not been done, the owners claimed, some resorts would have been badly hit as for a time it was impossible for tourists to gain access to the places where they had made reservations. But other members said thei pusiness had suffered severely he- cause of the condition of the Cariboo Highway between Lac La Hache and prince George. The branch will ask that the parent association (Auto Courts and Resorts As fon OF B.C.) protest to Victoria about the condition of the highway and to wy se that something be done seu al east maintaining the road. ae occurring in the Fraset ar tnrough road construction were als sted. 2 2 one subject of a nae resorts and oi vommendation Was . i ided cat at tg eel leave the question to the anni) os vention of ACRA at Vanco! eember 8 and 4. undoubtedly mark the start of simi- lar large auctions during the coming selling seasons and it would also in- dicate the method of selling would be continued. This would not apply to the An- nual Sales of cou where show stock entered by weight classes would make previous sale weighing a ne- cessity. firs. Emily Smith Dies at-Ashcroft Word wa ing of the death yesterday in croft hospital of Mrs. Emily S:nith, mother of Joe Smith of Williams Lake. Mrs. Smith will be buried: in Cl \ton tomorrow, 70 years to the axy when she arrived to make her home in the South Cariboo centre. CALL TENDERS | ‘Tenders hae have been called this week for the construction of a Federal Building at Wil- liams Lake. According to the tender call, closing, date for tenders will be November 26 in Ottawa, | Town and Country Stores Hit By Robberies Same Night Robberies are rare occuranges in our district, but thieves made up for past slackness in activity when two separate break-ins were reported last Friday night. In Williams Lake daring thieves drove a truck or car-up the private driveway on'the property of Macken- zies Ltd., opened a window in the office and made off with a 250chound safe. The robbery occurred between six and 7:15 in the evening and dis- of the theft was madé: when . Gillis end Mrs. Bileen Perry, returned to the- office at eight to work. E The second robbery was réported from the 150 Mile Store. ‘There thieves broke the window in tho door and released the lock. They éscaped with $50 in cash and an -est{mated $600 ‘orth of men’s clothing: Although the robbery was wot dis- covered until owner Clarence Zirn- helt opened the store next morning, time of the break-in is set at between 12 and 12:30 the night before. At that time Alice Fraser, who lives, several houses down from the store. heard breaking glass and later heard a car starting up and heading south. At the time she thought the breaking glass was a bottle thrown on. the highway, Cpl. Todd, detective attached to the Kamloops RCMP headquarters. conducted an investigation into the two robberies. Town Names Carson Drive For Late MLA A street in Williams Lake will perpetuate the memory of the late C. ‘Ernie’ Carson, MLA for’ Lil- looet, who passed away suddenly Just week. » + Pe Decision Was made“at™a~cemmis: sioners’ meeting Monday night when discussion centred around the new sub-division to be opened up soon| above the arena. When the presert streets and avenues are extended into the sub-division a portion of the | present ail'port road will still’ be left as it is now, and this will now be called Carson Drive. ecal Hoop Squads Split Weekend Series With enough men to keep three iresh lines on the floor the local Elks hoop squad managed to keep control of one of their games against Weils on the weekend, taking a 41-39 wis. Sunday's game was another sto: though as the visitors held on to a two-point lead for two periods and secured a 41-39 comeback victory. Sunday’s game was the crowd- pleaser as the teams see-sawed back and forth for three periods. At the half way mark the score was knotted at 19-19 but in the third quarter Wells managed to regain their first- period lead and they managed to hold on to the two points necessary to win. Nine penallies meted out to the localites didn’t help their cause any, particularly®as under the new one and one rule a player trying for a penalty shot has more chances it he misses the first one, The nine penalty shots were all good, for single points. In Saturday’s game the Elks came from behind a 6-point deficit at half time to take a five-point lead in the third quarter that was practically enough to cinch the final decision. received here this morn- TWo field baskets and a penalty shot just contributed the icing to the ory cake. Lake line-up included C. Moore, J. Gibbon Abbott, G. Hutchinson, W. Crosina, B. Kennedy, G. Latin, i B. Lar R. Blair and D. vie The senior girls‘ games followed me pattern as the men’s, with a win and loss chalked up on the league records. Saturday night the locals took an early lead in the first quarter and were never headed a they wound up the game with a 18 win. Sunday the visitors took con- trol and although the results of tne game were never in doubt, their mar- gin was threatened in the fourth quarter when the locals scored 5 ) —————————______I fiela baskets. Pinal score was 29-18. THE WEATHER Min. Friday, Oct. 24... 44 55 Saturday 39 50 Monday 35; 53 Tuesday 37 49 Wednesday 3468 emperature reading at the air- port at 8:30 this morning was 36°. LIBRARY SPACE FINALLY SECURED After five months of shunting their books from storeroom to storeroom, the Williams Lake Public Library Association has finally managed to secure space that will allow opera- tion of the library once more. At a meeting last week the associ- ation was informed that the small entrance room of St. Peter's Hail can be used as a library. At another meeting to be held next Monday the group will set definite library hours The association is asking the local Students’ Council to sponsor a chil- dren's library at the school and the possibility of establishing a junior library in the elementary school is also being investigated With the adult library once more in business, association officers lost no time in asking the Village Com- mission for a promised grant of $204. This will be matched in book value Spiit On Civic Holiday Question Here Marks Final PGE Opening Preparations There will be no civic holiday in Williams Lake Saturday- to mark the opening of the This decision, rescinding special meeting of the following a two-day squabble right down the centre. No intimation of the objection to the holiday was evident last week when the Board of Trade committee in charge of the celebration from this centre released to the press its intention of attempting to secure a civic holiday Saturday. Subsequently commissioners were polled individu- ally and the help of Hon. Ralph Chetwynd was secured in paving the way to provincial government ap- proval of the holiday if the comm: sion requested it Monday night the commissioners heard the committee’s request and then declared a holiday, pending Victoria’s approval. The following day this was obtain- ed in the late afternoon and as word got around town some merchants placed placards in their windows stating the store would be closed November 1. Opposition to the decision was started by Sid Western, chairman of the Williams Lake Retai] Merchants Association, who based his objec- tions mainly on the fact that not enough notice had been given for word of the declaration to reach country customers: This would have been bad at any time, Mr. Western Village Commissioners Pacific Great Eastern Railway extension from Quesnel to Prince George. an earlier one, was made at a last % that split town sioners was called Wednesday ing with Mr. Western arguing against the holiday and Board com: mittee chairman Bruce Mago‘in taking the opposite view. Mr. Magof- fin stressed the fact that because the epening of the line meant so much to this part of the Cariboo, his com- mittee had felt that a request for a civic holiday would be in order. Following a suggestion put to the meeting, a poll was taken of town businessmen- with the result that voted as being against the holiday and 22 in favour of it. Working on the result of the polt, the commissioners decided to rescind their previous declaration at au- other special meeting in the evening. PROGRAM Meanwhile the board committee had been at work on several other ideas, including a decision to send: the 30 members of the St. Josepl: Mission boys band to the Prince George celebrations. Because school officials felt the train trip would be too long a day for the youngsters, they will be transported up, and met by memby ‘ommerce George J f the boys are looked said, but the fact that a cattle sal was being held the same sized the hardshi would tustomers. by the provincial library commission. The grant was approved by cop sioners at Tuesday night-Teetins. PAIWAY FENCING PROBLEM MAY BE SETTLED SOON Whether cattlemen along’ the P.G.B. can expect to see a program of fencing carried out by the railway company next year remains to be seen, but at least at their meeting Saturday with Hon. Ralph Chetwynd they settled on what type of a feneo it should be. The fact that the ranchers felf |that something was accomplished in the long-standing argument wasn’t ‘the only unusual aspect of the meet- lig. It was the first time too that they had their former association secre. [tary Ron Waite on the opposite side of the fence, so to speak. | Ron, whose appointment to the ‘post of livestock representative and | gene customer trouble-shooter ‘with the railway company, was con- firmed by Mr. Chetwynd, was taking Special meeting of the commis- Credit Union Directors Hear Visiting Speaker Main job facing the directors of the new Williams Lake and District Credit Union will be to get more niembers and more money, Miss Jean Archibald, educational director of the provincial body, told the local group last Friday. Miss Archibald explained thar the Credit Union could expect to carry on a successful operation along with similar community credit groups, but that it would find the going slow until membership and membership avings grew. The Vancouver accountant, who carries on her credit union work as a hobby, said the unions were actual- ly co-operative savings clubs that are made up of members who waut to help themselves either in planned ving or borrowing. Contrary to the experience of the credit union movement in the United To defray the expense of sending the band, the committee decided to sponsor a public dance Friday night, which would also help to get the town into the spirit of the celebration. The dance has been entrusted to the local Jaycees, who in turn have se- cured the assistance of the Knights of Columbus in donating the use of the hall and Vie Imhoff’s band, the members donating their music. The dance will get underway at 11 p.m.. following the annual chil- dren’s dance held by the Elks Lodge. From the dance those that are mak- ing the inaugural trip will go to the station and board railroad cars that will be spotted there prior to the main train’s arrival. The Rube Band’s ‘jalopy’ has un- dergone a transformation for the trip. The famous buggy is conceal- ed under plywood moulded to~ re= semble a locomotive. Local bandmaster Tony Woodland has been entrusted with the leuder- ship of a massed band of 40 musi- cians from the three centres along the line. According to the official program released from the Premier's offic this week, the special train will ar- rive in Wiliams Lake at 3 a.m. Set- States, where the industrial groups are the most successful, Miss Archi- down all the information for his new employer. Mr. Chetwynd sat back ane gave Ron various pointers as the bald stated urday and will leave at sitsts: urday and will leave at 3:30. It is that British Columbia 2% hour later will proceed north to lias developed many sound commun- | Abou Creek for the “driving of the ity unions. In the past two years last spike” ceremony. Participating night 20,000 new members have joined in in this will be pioneer Quesnel resi- discussion progressed, a role he is qualified for since he was the raii-| British Columbia. way company’s former livestock rp-| Miss, Archibald stopped-off ia Wi resentative and now responsible for!jisms Lake following a tour of the its destinies as Minister of Rail- | .o.¢n central Iiiterior, She was ac- Ways: ! companied by Colin Haines, who had Getting back to the fence, every-) xttended a@ recent co-operatives con- (Continued on back page) | vention in Prince George. NAIL DOW? Hallowe’en Is Just About On Us Friday is Hallowe’en, the night;tume contests and that any young four-yedr-old kaows| treats for them all. ken over by witches and hob-| Police and property owners are goblins and things (including the| keeping their fingers crossed in the ueighbor’s gate) that go ‘buinty|hope that this Hallowe'en will be a bump’ in the night! repetition of the quiet celebration of It's a night when householders are | last year. warned that “trick or treat’ time is Parents are asked to pass on a here again and youngsters in cos-|note of warning to their children in tume and false faces lug sacks of |regard to a new hazard — propane ‘loot’ along the street. i The local Volunteer Fire Brigade and business firms using and Elks Lodge are again contribut-| this gas usually have the cyliders in ing to the children’s entertainment | Plain view beside an outside wall and tia ‘yeas. théir very handiness accentuates th2 Assistant Fire Chief Bert Levens | danger they present to youngsters. will set off a half-hour fireworks di Although chances of an accident play at 6:30 in the evening beside | are slight, if a cylinder valve was the fire hall and following this the broken in being pushed over and an oungsters will parade down lo the open flame was near, the gas could Elks hall for their annual party. ignite and with the terriffie pressure There Brother Bills will divide them behind it would act like a military into various age groups for the cos- flame thrower. ANYTHING MOV. BLE & there will is ta | dent and former M.L.A, John A. Fraser and L. G. Gunn of Giscombe, one of the surveyors of the original line. After the ceremony the train wil! proceed to Prince George, reaching there about 1 p.m. _ At Prince a mammoth parade will (continued on back page) LIQUOR ENQUIRY BOARD AT PRINCE The British Columbia Liquor In- quiry Commission will sit at Prince George November 4, in the course of a tour of the province being made to hear the opinions of the citizens on the controversial liquor question. Prior to making its tour, the com- mission made it clear that what the members are looking for are opinions on the method of distribution ot liquor by the glass, not arguments on the question of whether we should have liquor by the glass, It is pointed out that many of those who have presented briefs did not seem to realize that this latter ques- tion was settled at the polls. Any private person or organiza- tion can present briefs on the prob- lem to the commission for consider. ation,