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NEWS EXCHANGE OF THE CARIBOO

Lake Tribune

Felker, G. H.

Volume 21 --- Number 6

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, February 12, 1953

Single copy 10c. $2.50 per year.

TO COST $47,500 TO BUILD AND EQUIP

Dorm Extension Approved
By Area Representatives

Although it will résult“ii a considerable boost to the

mill rate in District 2
confidence in the value of the

7, Area Represenatives showed their

school dormitory in Williams

Lake by approving a major addition to the new building that
will cost in the neighborhood of $47, 500 to build and equip.

The dormitory oceupied a geod
part of the time of Saturday's m2et.
ing here as the representatives dis-
cussed exisiting facilities and heard
School Inspector Wm. Mouat tell
them that a survey had indicated the
dormitory population would jump ty
around 50 students this September.
The proposed addition would bring
dormitory capacity up to 80.

Forest Grove representative BE.
Nadin had a lot on his mind in
regard to the dormitory in general.
He brought up an incident of teach-
ers writing to dormitory students’
parents, threatening expulsion of
the children from the dormitory if
their school marks did not improve.
Mr. Nadin said it was his opinion
that the dormitory had nothing
whatever to do with the school, nor
did he think the teachers in ques-
tion had the fight anyway to criti-
cize youngsters that had lost 47
days schooling in the first.part of
m throwgh no fault of their

from opening in time for the Septem-

ber term.)
Board Chairman Herb Gardner
assured Mr. Nadin that the incidents

he referred to would not happen
again — that the board had taken
action to see that there was no con-
fliction between school and dovmi-
tory administration.

Mr. Nadin went on to say that he
thought the dormitory did not have
enough recreational space or equip-
ment and said that in a survey of
dormitory students from his dis-
trict the majority lad /indinatea
they would probably not return in
September. Two other representa;'
tives present, who have children tT
the dormitory were asked their
opinion and both stated their chil-
dren were extremely happy with
dormitory. life.

Upshot of the discussion was that
the plans for the new addition will
include extending the present rec-
reation room. The establishment of
a ‘complaint committee’ was also!
recommended to the board. Tuis
committee would probably consist of
one trustee and two adults not con-
nected with school administration.

The jump in capital expenditures,
mainly through the dormitory addi-
tion, will raise this year’s tax rate
to around 19 mills. The rate for oper-
ational expenses is pegged at 8 mils,
and the balance of 11 mills would
provide capital funds,
BUS PURCHASE

The approved a

suggestion that arose at the meeting

that a 20-passenger bus be purchas-
ed by the board.

The suggestion followed a com-
plaint from 100 Mile where a taxi is
being used on one route and must
make three trips with the result that
some children have to get up very
early in the morning.

It was decided that the bus would
fill a gap in the transportation sys-
tem and could be changed drotnd in
the district where temporary use of
a bus is required. Set aside for the
vehicle is $4000 for purchase and
$1650 for operating costs.

Considering the cost of hiring the
taxi in the 100 Mile case, and aiso
the government grant that will acrue
on the bus purchase board officials
say the difference in cost actually
amounts to only $1740, between run-
ning an unsatisfactory service and
owning a bus of their own. The bus
will go into service at 100 Mile
April 1.

School Costs Still
Rising In District 27

Educational costs continue to
mount as the population in the dis-
trict increases and trustees seek to
maintain an improved standard of
education in what is primarily a
rural area.

Estimated operational costs for
District 27 this year are $250,061 —
up from last year’s figure of $20
749. This covers administration and

Students Selected
For UBC Conference

Miss Joan Huston, president of
the High School Students’ Council,
and Barrie Bishop have been select-
ed to attend the annual-High School
Conference at the University of Brit-
ish Columbia February 27 and 28.

Sponsorship of the two grade 12
students will be handled jointly by
the Parent-Teachers Association and
the Students’ Council.

The two-day conference whici- is
attended by high school students
from all parts of the province, is
sponsored by the university's Alma
Mater Society

Buffalo Creek Home
Destroyed By Fire

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Fitzpatrick, Buffalo Creek, was total-
ly destroyea_by an early morning
fire Wednesday.

According to reports reaching the

Tribune the fire occurred at six
o'clock when Bob Bovette, who
works for the Fitzpatricks was light-
ing the stove. It is understood Mr.
Boyvette was using kerosene td get
the stove going when the liquid ey:
ploded, enveloping the room in a
matter of seconds.
- Despite severe burns to his hands,
Mr. Bovette helped Mr. and Mrs.
Fitzpatrick to get their three cbil-
dren to safety. The children are
aged five and three and the baby is
just six weeks old. The frame build-
ing burned to the ground and the
three adults were unable to save any
furnishings or clothes.

Mr. Bovette was brought to Wil
liams Lake for treatment and’ re-
leased the same day.

The Fitzpatricks came to Buffalo
Creek in November, 1951 from Klam-
ath Falls, Oregon.

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teachers salaries, dormi-
tory expenses and many others that
go towards the day-to-day expen:
of running the sprawling dis
Some of this money is reclaimable
though. Rentals on several teacher-
ages are recovered, as is an amount
of $16,308 included to operate the
dormitory. Trustees estimate that
this amount will be offset equally by
government grants and student fees.

Conveyance of pupils account con-
tinues to climb with $268,966 set
aside this year compared to an ex-
penditure of $224,006 in 1952. The
budget figure includes $4,000 for the
purchase of a bus.

The total budget, which includes
allowances for new buildings and
annual payments on by-law borrow-
ings, comes to $372,896, down trom
last year’s $464,541. The 1952 fig-
ure was high because of a large
building program.

Local Hospital Administration

Has Surplus To

Most hospitals in British Colum-
pia seem to be having trouble in ex-
plaining a deficit, but at the ann
meeting of the War Memorial Ho=.
pital Society Monday night adminis-
trator Walt Thomas was faced with
the problem of explaining away a
healthy surplus — one amounting
to $8,816.00 for 19

Working on the daily rate for ‘each
patient as set by the Hospital In-
surance Service last year of $8.60,
the hospital made $8,816 but in the
financial statement is a little phrase
“deduct estimated BCHIS adjust-
ment on current ‘Budgetary’ basis.”
This amounts to $8,877, which leaves
the hospital with. a net deficit of
$61.17 on the year’s operation.

Mr. Thomas explained that in 1953
the number of patient days was £0
close to that estimated that it had
made little or no difference whether
the hospital was paid on a basis of
patient days, as it was in 1949-50, or
on the budgetary basis. However 4
considerable increase during the
past year over the estimated occt-
pancy has thrown the difference be-
tween “day rate’ and “budgetary’
systems into sharp relief.

The surplus of $8,816 is based or
the ‘“‘day rate.” Under the budgetary
system, allowance for actual patient
days in excess of the numher esti-

Explain

mated is only made on the hasis of
cost of food, medicines and drugs,
which the extra number of patients
would use. The extra profit thai
shows on the books of the hospital
as an ‘account receivable’ from B%-
HIS, will actually never materialize.
It does show on the records of the
insurance service as a credit to this
hospital’s account though and should
the institution lose money another
year it would in theory be able to
offset its deficlt trom this standing
credit.

Mr. Thomas stata that the
getary method of payment to
pitals (points up the principle
hospitals are not operated for
poses of profit,
operating costs.

pud-
hos-
that
pur-
but to meét actual

The administrator went on to give
a few figures concerning the actual
increases the hospital board en-
countered during 1952. Patient in-
crease over the previous year was 23
percent with operating ° expenses
inereasing 19 percent. Salaries ang
wages, which in 1952 constituted 58
percent of total expenses were 94
percent over the amount paid in
1951.

otal revenue during the year
amounted to $60,038 and expendi.
tures were $51,222,

CANVASS STARTS |

Flood Relief
Fund Now $800

Total of the Food Relief Fund in
Williams Lake now stands at $300,
just before actual canvassing gets
underway.

Last night the Junior Chamber of
Commerce assigned sections of the
town to different work parties and
the work of canvassing will be com-
pleted by Saturday night.

Two major donations, one of $500
and one of $250 make up the bulk of
the present fund.

Proceeds from two dances in town
Saturday night will be- turned over
to the fund. Officers of the Colum-
bus Club volunteered the proceeds
of their regular Saturday night dance
and their action was followed by
those in charge of an ‘old time’ dance
at the Elks Hall that only started
last week as a regular feature,

Canvassers for the fund are using
official Canadian Red Cross Society
receipts, marked ‘overseas flood re-
lief.” When the local fund is closea
money will be turned over to the Red
Cross and used to aleviate the suffer-
img of those people living in the iow
lying areas of England, Holland and
Belgium, who were made homeless
in the recent disastrous floods in
those areas.

Ray Cunliffe, immediate past
president of the local Junior Cham-
ber, spoke from the stage of tle

liver Theatre Saturday night and
urged those present to support the
fund. Support was also urged by
ministers of local churches at their
Sunday services.

LUMBER RATES FROM
LONE BUTTE NORTH
TO BE REDUCED

Agreements have heen reached by
the Pacific Great Eastern Railway
Company on lumber rates for prairie
destinations from Lone Butte north,
according to a wire received by The
Tribune Tuesday from Hon. Ralph
Chetwynd.

The Minister of Railways states
that publication of the new rates will
be made within three weeks and that

the reducton is ‘considerable,’

sally aiaine fompletely destrdyed the mill,

$90,000 Sewer By-law
Receives First Reading

First reading of a $90,000 sewer by-law was made at
Tuesday night’s meeting of the Board of Village Commissioners.

The by-law, which would

authorize the borrowing of

money to provide a complete sewer system, including disposal
units, will have one more reading and then must be voted on

by the taxpayers.

Under the method of tax levy set
forth in the by-law, 10 mills would
be. set on 100 per cent of the as-
sessed value of property and 10 mills
on’ 75 percent of improvements. This
would of course, be added to the pres-
ent 20 mills on property and 10 mills
on.50 percent of improvements.

To give a idea of what the cost of
the sewer system would mean to a
taxpayer in the first year, we can
take a hypothetical case of a person
owning a home assessed at $4500 on
a lot assessed at $500. The 10-mill
levy on land would be $5 and the 10
mills on 75 per cent of improvements
($3375)- would be $33.75. So on
top of this person's annual tax Dill
would be and additional $38.75.

This would only apply to the first
year, aud taxpayers could expect a
revision downwards as time went on,
After a year's operation a sytem of
rentals on individual fixtures would
be instituted that would in the case
of owners, result in some saving.

Two Mills Hit By
Fire This Week

Two mill fires were reported in
the district Tuesday.

Little information is available 1
the first that broke out in the mill of
Graham Cartage Ltd. at Forest Grove
Tuesday morning. The mill produces
around 8000 feet a day and equip-
ment loss was covered by insurance,

A fire that is thought to have bro-
ken out in the engine room of Gor-
dog Flett's operation at Lac La

aS oduces droun®@ 5000 feet a
day. NoMinsurance waa carried.

Workinen managed to save a buil-
dozer froin the latter fire ‘that broke
out around noon. The mill is located
on the road to Timothy Mountain
and has been operating three years
It is understood that Mr. Flett plans
on re-building.

Trade Group Names
Committee Chairmen

Committee chairmen for 1953
were named by the Board of Trade
executive at a meeting Monday night.

Heading the road committee for
a second year is B. G. ‘Tony’ Wood-
land. Clarence Singer and Bruce
Magoffin will take publicity and en-
tertainment. Jack Purser will head
the membership “committee

Clive Stangoe. Ed Follis and Ray
Hargreaves were named joint chair-
men of a new committee that will
co-ordinate Lhe work of the central
bowrd and outside district commit-
tees,

Kangaroos To Meet
Stamps Here Sunday

Williams Lake fans will have
their first glimpse of play-off hockey
here Sunday when the Stamps meet
Quesnel Kangaroos in the wind-ip
of a two-game series this weekend
between the two clubs.

Saturday night the first game will
be played in Quesnel. Winner of this

semi-final series will be based on
total points for the two games.
As a result of last week’s play,

Quesnel wound up in first place in
the B.C. Central League; Vander-
hoof second, Williams third
and Prince George in
Prince and Vanderhoof
off this weekend too for
the final:

Lake

PEDIGREE BULLS FLOWN

FROM U.K. TO STATES

A consignment of British-bred |
Pedigree bulls was recently flown|
from the United Kingdom to the |
United States It included Vern Dia-}
mond a massive two-year-old for |
which a Wyoming farmer paid the

record figure of $44,000. The Here: |
ford was first introduced into the
United States in 1817, \

Development of additional Drones
would also bring down the mill-rate
at the repayment years go by,

SUB-DIVISION

As the result of a suggestion eman-
ating from the Central Housing and
Mortgage Corporation, the commis-
sioners approved a mild restriction
to prospective home builders in the
proposed sub-division.

The restriction is that no nome
with less than 750 square feet of fleer
area shall be built there. It was ac-
tually an amendment to the zoning
by-law which places the restriction at
not less than 720 square feet.

In asking for the change, Clarence
Singer of the firm of C. H. Dodwell &
Co., stated in a letter that there was
a possibility of a number gf people
building on the sub-division under
Central Housing, and during discus-
sions with their representatives the
suggestion regarding floor area had
been made.

MILL BURNER

Gordon Bruce, manager of the lo-
cal plant of Lignum Ltd., appeared
before the board but was unable to
give a definite committment on wiie-
ther his firm would construct a proper
burner to eliminate the fire hazard
occasioned by the mill’s sawdust pile.

Mr. Bruce said that in his opinion
it was a hazard during the summer-
time, but he had been unable to talk
the matter over with company presi-
dent J. Kirz who has been in East-
ern Canada. Mr. Kirz is expected in
town this weekend though and Mr.
Bruce promised the problem would
be gone into thoroughly.

Graham Rink Wins
Central Service Cup

The Central Service trophy was
won by Fred Graham’s rink in we2k-
end play against Jack Smedley.

Up 9-1 at one point in the game,
Fred’s rink looked like they were
going through to an easy win, but
the, opposition settled down to real
curling and the game was tied up
coming home. Fred clinched his win
in the 12th end with two points to
the good. Final score, 10-8.

For the Smedley rink it was almost
a repeat of their semi-final gaine
with Murray Fairley a few hours
earlier. This game was tied up in
the 10th end and Jack managed to
count one in the extra end to win
7-6.

Making up the balance of
Graham's rink are Bob Kelt, third;
Charlie Grigg, second; Art Brown,
lead. Jack's.rink consists of Claire
Reding, third; Ed Follis, second and
Tommie Brent, lead. i

Loculs Take Quesnel
In Club Shuitle Play

A strong threat from Quesnel bad-
minton players failed to materialize

ting club went
down to a 21-14 game defeat at the
hands of Williams Lake.

Surprise of the tourney was pro-
vided by ‘lake “First year’’ players

Sunday when the vi

who, without exception, took every
game they were entered in.

Following the day’s play, the local
club members were hosts to the 32
visitors at an evening banquet.

Play for the Woodland Trophy,
emblematic of Cariboo Club suprem-
acy will be held this year at Quesnel.
Dates for the big tourney are March
7 and 8.

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MEETING HEARS AXNUAL REPORTS

Town and Rural Directors
Named To Hospital Board

Filling two vacancies’on the Board of Directors of War
Memorial. Hospital, Rev. George Fielder was elected as town
director and Mrs. Eva Lockwood as a rural director at the
society’s annual meeting Monday night.

Mrs. Lockwood, who now resides
at her Lac La Hache home, is a for-
mer matron of the hospital. Rev.
Fielder took over St. Peter’s church
here a year ago. Boyd Halfnights
name was also placed before the
meeting. A lack of representation
from rural residents ruled out the
posibility of filling a second vacant
seat on the board. When this hap-
pens a person is later appointed by
the board.

Chairman Fred Bass, whose term
of office has expired, was nominated
again but declined to let his name
stand due to pressure of business.

In a few brief remarks made at
the start of the meeting Mr. Bass
said the hospital had just completed
an exceedingly busy year that had
seen the institution filled to capacity
several times.

He warned future boards not to
overlook the possibility of this area
undergoing an industrial develop-
ment, which would, in turn, bring to
the fore the need of either an addi-
tion to the present hospital or » new
hospital entirely.

NEW PROCEDURE

Breaking away from the custom at
previous annual meetings when the
chairman gave the board's report in
its entirety,
mittee heads to outline their work
during the past year.

Jack Purser, chairman of the staff
committee, told the meeting that a
ystem of direct contact between
inembers of the hospital staff and the
bourd had heen instituted last year.
This was done, he said, by the nurses
organizing their own group and dis-
cussing their problems among them-
selves. Minutes of these meetings
were then gone over between Mr.
Pu and the staff and problems
that he could straighten out were
handled and others that affected pol-
icy were channeled through nim to
the entire board.

During the year one graduate
nurse had been added to the number
on staff Mr. Purser stated, and no

Mr. Bass called on com-!

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serious shortage of help had been
encountered. He went on to say that
the board was appreciative of the
presence of married nurses in town
who willingly pitched in to help the
hospital in a crisis. “I feel we have
an efficient staff and a happy staff,”
he concluded.

HOUSE COMMITTEE
_Tony Borkowski, who looks after
the house committee, said his work
was divided into two classifications,
additions, and repair of equipment
and straight repair work.

In the first category, Mr. Borkow-
ski said the board had installed an
automatic oil burner in the furnace;
added portable cots for emergency
use and three clocks in the building.
The largest addition to equipment
has just arrived, he stated, referring
to the automatic laundry and drier
unit that will handle all the hospital
laundry with ease.

Straight repairs included repairs
to roof over nurses’ quarters, re-
placement of ceiling in the operating
room, construction of cupboards
throughout the hospital, and other

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Scheduled For March

Prior to heading south this spring
on a wrestling tour of the nortb-
west states, Bill Kohnke will be fea-
tured in a local card March 6 an3

Bill is at present in Vancouver,
arranging for three other grunt and
groan artists to fill out the two-nlgat
program. The card is being staged by
the Elks and Bill is turning over his
share of the gate to the lodge.

Latest word on Felix Kohnke, who
has been on tour in the United States
is that he drew twice and lost one in
his match with former heavyweight
boxing champion Primo Carnero,