Williams Lake Tribune ... - NEWS EXCHANGE OF THE CARIBOO Volume 20 — Number 48. WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. T hursday, December 4. 1952. " Single copy 10c. $2.50 per year. Preparing For Busy Season At Arena A-work bee at the Arena Wednes- day got well along with the work of closing in the shortened ice surface. _ Taking ten feet off the length of the rink surface and five féét froit can find time to install them this year, It is still too mild to worry much flood coat on their two sheets. They are away behind their Prince George counterparts, who are preparing a mixed novelty bon- Spiel this weekend to open the 1952-, 58 curling season ‘ The lack of snow has made for perfect outdoor conditions. Several ponds in the area of town and the ereek outlet from Williams Lake have had their full quota of skaters for the past two weeks. the major addition that was completed this fall. will be officialy opened this afternoon at a public on hand to look over the new buildings. OFFICIALLY OPENS PERSPECTIVE SKETCH e Above is an architect’s sketch of the Williams Lake Hig! Visiting school trustees from Prince G Sudden Death of Cliff Overton |TWo JuveNites Saturday Saddens District Residents of town and country alike Were shocked Satur-|2round town was made day to hear of the sudden death local businessman and former fieldman for the Cariboo Cattle- ae ee ae men’s Association. Mr. Overton was found dead in|they moved to Fairview in the Okan- \agan and according to his elder bro- ther, it w@s about this time Cliff began taking an interest in trading livestock. He was only twelve years old, but already the business he was to follow the rest of his life had ta- ken hold of him. the cab of his truck by Bert Roberts, his associate in the firm of Cariboo Cold Storage Ltd. The truck was just off the river highway about a mile north of town. = Shortly after 11 o'clock Mr. Rob- erts drove out to the village dump with a load of scraps and on his way way back to town he caught a glimpse of Mr, Overton's : truck parked off the road. He went on to the shop and as time went on became, Wor 3 alae ae at phone galt indica Taare Qyerton had not made a promised business call. Remembering the in- cident of seeing the truck, Mr. Rob- erts drove back to the spot and found Mr. Overton's body. Police impanneled a coraner’s jury that afternoon and the inquest is scheduled for December 10. The tragic incident occurred just three days after the wedding of Mr. Overton's son, Frank. Friends of the family on the other side of the border were alerted and the young couple were stopped as they went through the customs and flew back Sunday. Clifford Shular Overton was born in Erskine, Alberta in 1909. The family moved from the prairies to British Columbia in 1919 and settled first near Chilliwack. Two years later MISTAKEN FOR MOOSE EN Se aaa NANAIMO HUNTER HAS CLOSE CALL ‘A Nanaimo hunter narrowly es- eaped serious injury last Thursday in the Big Creek district when his brether mistook him for a moose. According to a statement made to police the victim, Peter Kelly, 25, ‘wae one of a family party of three that included his brother Robert and father Nicholas. The three men were tramping the, bush looking for game when the accident occurred about 9 a.m. Rob- ert and his father were walking to- gether about 50 feet apart and nei- ther one of them had any idea of the location of Peter. The two men broke out into a hay meadow and looking over the clearing Robert thought he Baw a moose from 300 to 400 yards on the far side. The hunter brought his rifle up and aimed at the ‘moose’ and then being in some doubt put it down without firing. The more he kept looking at his target though the | more certain he was that it was a moose. Finally he thought he could make out the antlers and he brought his rifle up and fired. The target dropped and the ‘moose’ started yell- ing. The two men rushed over to Peter who had been dropped with a bullet in the leg. His father and ‘bro- ther assisted him to camp two miles away and then brought him to Wil- liams Lake for treatment. At the time of the accident the victim was wearing a red hat and plack checkered jacket, Okanagan, Cliff attended high school track sports. rated as one of “the 12 best athle INVOLVED IN THEFTS Recovery of several items missiag by. police Friday when they picked up two ju- veniles for questioning. The two youngsters, aged teu and eleven. years, had in their possession a pair of buckskin loves and show- ed police where a wallet had been hidden. Both articles were stolen from badminton Players the night before at the Elks Hall. The gloves belonged to Government Agent Miss Jessie Foster and the wallet, con-| taining $75 in cash, was the property | of Dr. Larry Avery. ~ of Cliff Overton, well-known While the family lived in the Oliver and showed an aptitude for He was at one time We Gyerwie st ioe more to Keremeos in 1929 and a year Jater Cliff was married. He bought a meat market there in partnership with Frank Shiller, eventually sell- ing out and purchasing a ranch, which he built up from nothing to a spread running 200 head in a mat- ter of six years. During these years he took part in many rodeos, being an accomplish- ed horseman. He was also noted as a cook and at one time worked as a Famous Cafe and while later. the two will appear shortly in Ju- venile Court. TODAY. This building and the new dormitory ceremony by Dr. F. T. Fairey, Deputy wearing a watch that subsequent in-| ber 12. muttaperty of z 2 = it was missing when he went back for it a little “Apprehension of the juveniles also led to the recovery of two pairs of No charge has heen laid yet but|the staff. Mrs. Montjoy who has been Election Next Week Assured As Four Men Run For Commission An election for Williams Lake voters next Thursday was assured by noon today when four men filed nomination papers with Returning Officer J. M. G. Smith. Surprise entrant into the civi z ‘ wie race was Chairma: i aoe t < n. 0: aes eommlssioncts Alastai: Mackenzie, who had previous- y fie is intention of retiring fr ice after six year Sa eee ig from office after years Up to first thing this morning Mr. Mackenzie had remained firm in his original decision, but Was born at the Onward Ranch and spent most of his life in the La a group of Hache area. He has worked te Forestry department, been a ranch- er, sand for the past ten years | operated a barber shop in town. 2 one time competitor himsel’ in the stampede here, he has always peon interested in the staging of the an- nual show. Mr. Eagle has watched Williams Lake grow up, and in his own words ‘hasn't seen a better place to live in.’ h Sehool as it now stands with eorge and Quesnel will also be A believer in progressive govern- ment for the town within its finan- {cial limits, Mr, Eagle has stated that he is in favour of the proposed sewer system and would like to see more attention given to town beautifica- tion. BACK IN RING Back in the ‘political ring agi this year is former commissioner C, H. Poston, who resigned after serv- ing one year of a two-year term and then offered his name at last year’s election. Police Court News Police have issued a warning to children riding bicycles that they will receive no further warnings for rid- |» ing on the sidewalks or being out after-dark without lights on their bicycles. In the future offenders of these traffic regulations will be prosecuted. ; see LASTAIR MACKENZIE The Game Act case that involves! —-— @ Quesnel. man with a charge of pit town businessmen persuaded him to lamping has been remanded once chinge his mind. more. Reason fo z is| oN at he i i i wee ne ons this | ow that he is definitely in the ene he net County Court running, Mr. Mackenzie has stated sittings in Williams Lake and Ques- that one of-his main platform planks nel which) are taking up the time of will be t In his final term as commissioner, Mr. Poston was in charge of parks and. cemetery, He responsible for drafting the ‘perpetual —care’ cemetery by-law, which was discuss- ed at the tinie but was never pushed after Mr. Poston left the board. : POLL AT HALL Tow the gecond Hoar of the Villaze Hall (Mire-Hall) gid the polls, will be open from’9'a:m. to 7™p.m. There will be three seats to. fill ~ tinued attempts to dump the village -|airport back into the lap of the De- partmente a ts rs alge (edge has ieewCantrol one of piss been mM charge of aixport until December 12. mnakagement. has been-warning that 2 = the strip is a costly luxury for the POPULAR NURSE HONOURED village to be saddled with. ~~ : Second of the two present com= popular | missioners to stand for re-election is Stan Goad, who first rode into office with a large majority two years ag6, Mr. Goud has handled the town water system during his term of office; a department that has been termed the major ‘headache’ that skates. which had been stolen from Mrs. Mackenzies Ltd. on Monday of last week. D. Montjoy, R.N., t|nurse at War Memorial Hospital, was honoured at a tea last night by = | at the hospital for the past two years leaves the permanent staff Monday. cook for a mining camp for a year and a half. In 1949 he was offered the job as fieldman for the Cariboo Cattlemen's Association and it wasn’t long before he, had the trust and confidence of all the rarichers in this part of the Cariboo. His knowledge of beef cat- tle and his reputation for fair deal- ing earned him respect and liking throughout the industry. To the town his contribution to the success of thé annual Stampede made him an invaluable asset. In his quiet way he looked after much of the detail of the show and its actual operation. In January of 1951 Mr. Overton. in ‘partnership with Clair Ford pur- chased the Cariboo Cold Storage. this partnership later heing dissoly- ed an incorporate company formed. Mr. Roberts and Frank Overton join- ed the business at this point. Funeral services were conducted in Keremeos yesterday from the United Church at that centre. Pall- bearers were Garney Willis, Bill Graham, Herb Clark. Al Christie, Al Tweedle and Bob Parsons. He leaves to mourn his passing his loving wife Hilda; two sons, Frank and Bobby; his mother, Mrs. Nellie Overton of Penticton; four brothers: Russel and Ralph of Pen- ticton; Fred of Keremeos and Ken of Vancouver. His father predeceas- ed him in 1948. Teachers’ Sa Break Down Trustees of District 27 will have to negotiate directly with teachers on the Northern Interior Branch of the B.C North Central District Council o: the B.C. Teachers Federation. rive at a common salary schedul that would hold good for all distri in the north central Interior, includ ing District 27. ing of negotiations between the loca school board and this branch of th B.C.T.P. on a salary agreement fo the coming year. Attending the meeting at George were trustees Ray Pitre an Prine B. Macqueen. CORRESPNDENCE OFFICE sibility of establishing an office i town to handle elementary grad correspondence Work in the distric The office would have a staff of on qualified teacher who would ma JAYCEES SPONSOR STEWARDSHIP MEETING The Junior Chamber of Commerce will again sponsor a public steward- ship meeting this year at which time Commissioners will be invited to ex- plain the workings of the Village Commission during the past year and candidates for office will have an op- portunity to. express their opinions to the voters. The meeting will be held this Sat- urday night in the Elks Hall at 8 correspondence work with parents. agreed to the proposal but that th tion for office space. OVERCROWDING Overcrowding at the school is for will be needed to bying the childre to Williams Lake. pm, now staff following a break-down of salary talks in Prince George on the weekend between the School Trustees Association and the The attempt at Prince was to ar- No date has been set for the open: Hilary Place and board secretary C. At their meeting last week, trus- tees decided to investigate the pos- papers and discuss the problems of It is understood that Victoria has main obstacle is finding accommoda- 150 Mile ing trustees to find some method of juggling classes between | the 150 and town schools and pro- viding the extra transportation that There are 26 pupils now at the 150 and additional can befall a commissioner. NEWCOMER A newcomer to the civic election field is Alf Eagle. well-known town businessman. Mr. Eagle, who is 50 years of age, RESULTS For the convenience of those lary Talks At Prince requests’ for transportation 1 | build this figure up to 35. would Overcrowding at the Lone Butte wishing to know the results junior classroom will be relieved of next Thursday’s election, somewhat by the removal of cup-_| The Tribune office will main- tain a telephone service after the polls close, Results should be known about 7:45 p.m. Ask the operator for 56-R-3. hoards. The room is designed f6r 25 -|pupils and 38 are attending class. Over the Christmas holidays the {interior of the Miocene schoo! will be re-decorated. A small equipment and maintenance building STAN GOAD this election, and voters must place storage nce their ‘x’ beside three of the sour e| will be constructed at Williams Lake Ed d Vv ° h names on the ballot behind the board office war elt if the. voter only- places onecor STAFF CHANGES Mr. R. E. L. Kennedy, teacher at Laid To Rest , the 150 Mile school has resigned | ; same thing will happen if the ‘e {rom Staif effective December 31. | services were conducted | yses a check mark or | With enough pupils to once again|{rom St. Peter's Anglican Church] or mark than the approved two crosses on his ballot, it will be called ‘spoiled’ and thrown ont. 1 Funeral S ax for Baward Veith wile ve start classes at Likely, the smaj] Saturday for Edward Veith who p dcsienate ‘lisoF hax choles: school there was again re-opened. ed away in Vancouver November 25 15 e | Mr. Veith was born on the old qiTeacher is Trevor Kinloch-Taylo who came out to Canada from Eng- if family ranch at Keithley Creek. His land two years ago. father sold out early in the centn and went back to Rhode Island, but the eal] of the Cariboo was strong in young Bddie and he returned in 1905 THREE VANCOUVER when he was 19. He worked for yéa n M for the Public Works Department ©|FIRMS SUBMIT BIDS [incite wes forced to quit tact spring seek medical attention at the t. to °/ON FEDERAL BLDG. Kk urvived by two sisters in ova Scotia. Three Vancouver firms submit- ted bids for construction of the new rers at the funeral were Federal building here, it has been Beaman, Bud Barlow, Leonard | disclosed following reception of y, Wendel MacDonald, Tom Mart and Tommie Brent. Legion tenders which closed November 26 in Ottawa. Low bidder and probable tractor is C. J. Oliver Led., with « 885. and their fignres were Manning Ltd., $249- 943; Mutual Construction Co. Ltd., n| $271,5' The bids have been referred for tabulation and report, branch retiring president Don Mars conducted the service portion of service. Funeral servic! onducted by Rev. Geo. Fielder. con- FIREM Firemen answered an early morn- ing call Wednesday to a chimney fire at the home of Ray Curtis. A high i Wind was blowing at the time, CECIL H. 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