Williams Lake Tribunz NEWS EXCHANGE OF THE CARIBOO ga? Volume 21 — Number 1, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, January 8, 1953 Single copy 10c. $2.50 per year. Mine Looks Like Large Stadium Giving the appearance of a Roman amphitheatre or a U.S football stadium, the “asbestos bowl” at Asbestos, Que., shows the result of open-pit or sur- face mining. Thousands of tons of the valuable min- 2ral have been exported all over tae world as this deposit was mined and processed. Central Press Canadian | the line. And Where Will Beef Prices Be In 1953? There seems to be a slight differ- ence of opinion among livestock ex- perts in the United States in fore- casting the price of beef. R. M. Conway, a leading American livestock economist says retail meat prices will remain at high levels in the U.S. during 1953. He cites three major reasons for his optimistic pre- | diction: (1) increased industrial activity; (2) the continuing growth in popu- lation indicates there will be no let- | down in consumer demand; and (3) most of the increased fall slaughter supply has been at the expense of the coming year. Of the opposite opinion are other livestock men in the States who haye spoken’ to local producers. The ci census among these men seems to be that next year will see 25-cent below that prediction is enough to worry any rancher. Sever- al local producers have voiced the opinion that if beef drops helow 18 | cents, the industry is in for a serious set-back. Chairman Mackenzie Outlines Seven-point Village Program A seven-point program that Vil- lage Commissioners ‘should attempt to follow to completion was outlined at the first meeting of the year Mon- day by newly elected chairman Alas- tair Mackenzie, Completion and presentation of aw was the lirst con- the sewer by-] sideration offered by the chairman, vice called for immediate action on the by-law’s preparation. Vo assist in alleviating the current housing shortage, the Pacific Great Hasiern Railway-company should be asked to speed work on the develop: ment of ihe new subdivision, Mr. Mackenzie said. A number of people were ready to pu e the lots and ‘build in the spring, the chairman asserted. Continued work with the railway company to secure the Stampede grounds as a recreational area for the village was also urged by the chairman as was completion of the park area below the hospital. In this regard he said he hoped that Conm- missioner Borkowski would present a plan of the park development in the near future. Mr. Mackenzie said consideration should be given to appointing an as- sistant village clerk to share the in- creasingly heavy burden that was k EH. Gibbon, ibility of a natural gas distribution system becOming a re- ality for Williams Lake in the next few years should be planned for, the chairman said. He said the commis sioners should study the problems would entail so that sensible restrictions could he made for the protection of property owners. One such protective restric- tion should be the insistence that gas users have automatic shut-off valves included in their installation. The problem of continual leaks in} the old lines of the village water tem also should be studied, Mr/Mac- kenzie said. The ~ commissioners might consi the advisability of old pine each year out of general rev- enue. | New Regulations For License Applications Car owners who do not receive an application form for their 1% li- cense tabs will have to apply direct to Victoria for them, according to Deputy “Government Agent Jim Bogle. In the past if the owner of a ve- hicle failed to receive the forms, they could be obtained from the loca! government office. This practice is now forbidden and the owner must write to the Superintendent of the Motor Vehicle Branch, Victoria. The forms are now in the mail and Mr. Bogle advises that anyone not receiving one by the 20th of this month should write to Victoria. The 1958 tabs must be on by March 1st. Stamps Take First Game From Clinton The Stampeders took a close 2-1 win over Clinton Sunday in the first game of the season, but in doing so they lost the services, temporarily, of one of their strongest players. The third period was eight min- utes along when Reg Norberg went down heavily on the ice, tangled up with one of the Clinton players. As fe went down Reg hit the skate of the other player, driving the blade into his thigh. He was taken to Ashcroft hospital for treatment. The teams played a close game throughout a scoreless first period. Early in the second frame Kenny Huston rapped home a pass from Carl Buchholtz to put the locals ahead, but the score was-tied up: by Clinton before the period ended. Cur] again figured in the final tally when he roared through the defence after seooping up a pass from Gary Hut- chinson with five minutes left to play. ‘Hockey Schedule Jan. 3-4 Vanderhoof at Pr. George Quesnel at Williams Lake (unable to play) Jan. 10-11 Pr. George at Vanderhoof Williams Lake at Quesnel* Jan. 17-18 Vanderhoof at Wms Lake Quesnel at Prince George Jan. 21 Prince George at Quesnel Jan. 24-25 Wms Lake at Vanderhoof Jan. 28 Prince George at Quesnel Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Prince at Wms. Lake Vanderhoof at Quesnel Feb. 7-8 Williams Lake at Pr George Quesnel at Vanderhoof Play-off schedule to be set later. CENTRAL B.C. HOCKEY LEAGUE P ' Kangaroos Swamp Stamps In Season Loop Opener Outclassed and outplayed-by what will probably turn out to be the strongest club in this year’s B. - Central loop, the Stamps absorbed an 8-0 shellacking at the hands of Quesnel Kangaroos in their first league game of the season here last night. A disastrous 5-goal deficit in the first period finished any chance the locals had of making it a close game. although they came back fighting in the second frame and held the oppo-| sition to one tally. By the time the! last 20 minutes of play was under-/ way both teams were showing the! results of the early season grind and. lay wai not as “organized: pl we open = To the Stamps had to contend with was! one Alex Ritson, a lad who is away} out of his class in this league. ‘Alex| played for Vernon last season and has done a trick with Seattle. With- out seeming to exert himself Le ac-} counted for four-of the Kangaroo goals, three of them on unassisted} lays. A third-period flare-up that finally saw each team with four men apiece | on the ice and everyone confused on| the multiple penalties piling up,/ brought fans out of the bleachers and | practically out on the ice. | Cause of the original furore was Rivertown’s ‘bad boy Ritson.’ Player- | coach Ed McGibbon boarded the pug-| nacious Ritson, who retaliated in the usual manner by starting to clobber McGibbon with his ready fists. Ed showed a willingness to mix it up and for seyeral seconds players and referees stood aside and let the lads go to it. Jack drew a major for his part in the fray and Ed a minor. Billie Keene and Gary Hutchinson Vatiey To Reach Sick Sisters of Christ the King. who’ minister to the needs of the Chilco- tin Indians added another record to their accomplishments early in the New Year when Sister Mary St. Paul, R.N., made a return trip in her Willys station wagon over difficult trails and brought help to an Indian woman in the Nemaiah Valley. It was the first time a motor vehicle had penetrated beyond Elkins Creek. When Mrs. Gus Isnardy ran into difficulty having her baby in the re- mote Nemaiah Valley Reserve ad- joining’ Chileo Lake on the last day of the old year, her husband set out on horseback to seek help. He cov- ered the difficult trail to the Sacrea Heart Nursing Home on Anahim Re- serve near Hanceville in less than a day and found the Sisters willing to take the trail, however hazardous, Sister St. Paul, who is Field Ma- tron among the Chilcotin Indians for the Indian Health Services, accom- panied by Sister Mary of the Ine: nation and Danny William as guide, started out about 6 o'clock New Year's Eve. They travelled all night and were able to complete the jour- ney to Chileo Lake, driving over the Nuns Take First Car Into Nemaiah Indian Woman at any other time of the year. The best travelling experienced was over| frozen waters of Konni Lake. On one occasion, after stopping their motor, they were unable to start again due to a breakdown of the starter. Thi8 is where the re- sourcefulness of the Indian, Danny William, revealed itself, when he jacked up the rear wheels and suc- ceeded in starting the motor by spin- ning the wheels. Arriving at the Isnardy home on Chileo Lake at 10 o’clock the follow- ing morning, first aid was given by Sister St. Paul and mother and babe were made as comfortable as possible in the station wagon. The return trip was completed at 6 p.m., just 24 hours after the nuns had started out on their mission of merey. Anyone who has travelled over the country will appreciate the endurance and integrity of Sisters in bringing help to the sick under dan- Serous conditions. The Nemaiah Val- ley home of the Isnardy’s is miles from the new bridge over the White- water River, and few trucks have pre- viously ventured over the few pass- able miles beyond this point and st singld mim ‘opposicisue frozen swamps that are impassable Elkins Creex, eA drew two minutes each, seconds after play resumed for roughing and then Gord Smetanuk and Quesnel’s Ar- rance were banished for tripping. While the penalties. were being serv- ed the ice looked deserted with both teams limited to three players each in front of the goals. After Alex Ritson started the scor- ing gt the: 24-minute mark of the} fivst/neriod ‘the Ipeals jnanazed to. Stave off disaster ‘until the last four minutes of play. Then the roof fell in on them. Arrance was the Quesnel opportunist in the next two minutes, each time managing to be in the right place during a goal mouth scramble to ffip the puck past cus- todian Dal Irvine. In the last two and a half minutes Alex Ritson came roaring in twice on unassisted plays | |to put the Kangaroos well out of reach. The second period opened with McGibbon and Campbell drawing two minutes for high sticking. Camp- bell had a 10-minute misconduct added when he insisted on arguing with referee Ralph Woodland on a highly technical point of whether he should precede McGibbon into the penalty box or not. The Stamps lost several good chaices to score during the period as they pressed the play into the opposition territory, but the breaks just weren’t with them. With eight minutes to go Young scored on MecGibbon’s indecision. The Quesnel- ite brought the buck right up to the goal only to have McGibbon relieve him of it, but the defenceman hesi- tated on his pass-out and Young flipped his stick up and scooped the puck-into the net. With 52 seconds of play underway in the final frame, Campbell scored on his own rebound and two minutes later Alex Ritson scored on a pass from Young to wind up the collec- tion of points. Badly missed from the Stamp line- up was Reg Norberg, who will not be back in play for at least another two weeks following his accident in a game with Clinton. Newcomer McGibbon seems to be having a little trouble untracking himself early in the season but he does show the ability to stick handle and has an unusually hard shot. Fans will have to wait awhile to see the results of his coaching as an ice- less arena has delayed practice up to now. Other familiar faces on the Stamp lineup were Gary Hutchinson, Doug Norberg, Ramsay Blair, Carl Buch- holtz, Ken Huston. k h Norquay Vie Carolan and John Gibbon. Vi eran Wilf Moore w in uniform but only got into play for several minutes. Mr. and Mrs, Walter Nesbit re- turned this week after spending Christmas and New Year's in Cal- gary. COMMISSIONERS TUKN DOWN BRIEF Garages Call For Cancellation Of Small Service Station License A brief aimed at asmall local servicestalion y ‘he “ar Se Owners Association of Williams Lake, received liit.e sympat from the Village Commissioners when it was re -d out n night. The brief specifically asked the commissioners to withdraw the li- cense of the Home Oil Service Sta- tion, or to take other steps to close the station until such time as it is brought up to the standard and re- quirements of the Village. It also asked that the commissioners have the Fire Marshall ensure that all fire regulations have been adhered to. In the preamble, the brief pointea out that the other garage owners have a considerable capital invest- ment expended in conforming with village requirements, and that the village has permitted a\‘sub-stand- ard’ station to operate for two years. It goes on to say that because this station has not had the investment put into it the owner can give a cheaper service that other garages cannot compete with. Although the brief did not give a specific instance of cheaper service, it is understood that a lower gas price had started the~eruption in town garage circles. Asked about this gas price in an interview with The Tribune yoster- day, Stan Rushton, who operates the Home Service Station, said a special rate had been given, but only in isolated cases. He said he had of- fered truck operators a 2-cent a gal- lon discount, a practice which he be- lieved that at least one other siation in town had followed. As far as the straight retail gas trade was con- cerned for passenger cars, the regu- lar gas price was in effect. Mr. Rushton, who took over the station last September, said he was sorry the other owners hadn’t con- sulted him about their grievances, and the call from The Tribune was the first intimatién he had had ‘or the brief. He has-put the emphasis on ‘service,”” Mr. Rushton stated. His station stays open 16 hours a day: Commissioners, who are perfectly New Year’s Functions- Well Attended The compartively mild weather we have been enjoying up to this week was reflected in attendance fig- ures at local New Year’s celebra- tions in town. An estimated crowd of 400 people were at the Elks Hall to usher in the New Year. At Columbus Hall the popular invitation party started last year had 165 participants. There were of course the usual number of house parties and a private party at the Lakeview Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Herbert left for Vancouver on the weekend to drive their daughter, Dorothy, back to university. They were accompan- ied by Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Roberts. aware of the fact station does n: ; of the building b; id no? take too kindly to the brief. They pointed out that they had inthe past haa trouble with garages. Several times they have insisted that used ears be taken off the street, without any no- ticeable effect. In the case of the Home Servic Station, Mr. Rushton had been in- formed when he erected the last ad- dition, that his permit was only good for a limited time and the entire structure would then have to be made to conform with village regulations or torn down. The owner has heen waiting for lease negotiations with the Pacific Great Eastern Railway company to be completed before he can secure backing to erect a modern station. LOCAL LAWYER DIES SUDDENLY Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon for Henry Green- shields Lockwood, well-known local solicitor, who passed away suddenly January 3rd in War Memorial Hos- pital in his 65th year. = Mr. Lockwood had suffered from peptic ulcer for two years. He be came critically ill last week and was rushed to the hospital. Volunteer donors were called Friday night to give transfusions as doctors strove to keep their patient alive, but he passed away at three o’clock in the morning. ‘Harry’ Lockwood was born in schooigrs in. He later attended Trinity College at Port Hope, Ontario and attended Royal Military College at Kingston for a year. He then decided to follow the legal profession and returned to Vancouver where he was articled to a prominent firm of the day. In 1912 he was called to the bar of British Columbia. After a number of years in legal circles on the coast, Mr. Lockwood came to Williams Lake in~1934 to start an office. Through his legal work and active participation in the Elks Lodge, he became well-known throughout the Cariboo. He is survived by his wife, Eva; one daughter, Mrs. John A. Harri- son of Vancouver, and a sister, Mrs. R. M. Lambert of Haney. Cariboo Lodge, B.P.O.E. was in charge of funeral arrangements and a special lodge- ceremony followed the church service which was con- ducted by Rev. Geo. Fielder. Fellow lodge members who acted as pall- bearers were Roy Nelson, Gordon Thornton, Gordon Gibbons and Bill Adolph. Interment was in the Elks plot, Williams Lake cemetery, GRAND CHAMP after winning the title of Gra in Chicago. urant suppl nt Press Cai ey Every inch a champion, Ohio's Leader II evidently knows the end is d Champion Steer at the 1952 Inter- The big fellow was sold te a Chi- house for $4.55 per pound. This was the lowest price paid for a champion since 1944, Looking on (left to right) are: 1 Ire ), buyer; Adolph Miller (bow tie); Jess Andrew < show, end herdsman Richard Sour, Sorel, Quebec, but took his early eteria and Vane———— Ralph - ee