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Felker, G. H.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, February 19, "1953. Single copy 10c. $2.50 per year.

Volume 21 --- Number 7.

_ Williams Lake
Again Tops
Shipping Point

Williams Lake again in 1952 head-
ed the province as the largest single
cattle shipping point in British Col-
umbia, with 11,707 head moving out.

j LOCALS MOVE INTO CENTRAL B.C. FINALS

Stamps Down League Leaders
In Season’s Biggest Puck Upset

& A five-goal scoring splurge in 20 minutes of play during

= Sunday’s semi-final series opener set the stage for the biggest
| THE WHATHER

PUUND-PARING PUTS PAUL ON THE

LIST

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upset of the hockey season as the Stampeders went on to dump
the powerful Quesnel Kangaroos with a total-point margin

head.
This total was down 1314 head from

Kamloops,
includes Kaiu-
loops, Chase, Nicola. Ashcroft, Lyt-
Arm were 20,679
head, down 5120 head from 1951.
Total number of head shipped from
55,374,
1951 and

tS

‘Temperature reading at the air-
port at 8 o’clock this morning
| was 9° above.

BOARD TO SPONSOR
AGGIE FIELD DAY

Discussion of an agricultural

the latter’s home ice the following
‘night. The series was originally slat-
ed to start at Rivertown Saturday
night but mild weather left the
Quesnel rink unfit to play on and the
game was postponed,

Coach Al Camponi ‘started his
second string forwards in) Sunday’s
game and the lads carried the bulk
of the scoring plays, with the em-
phasis placedon the results turned

; Min. Max,
Total cattle shipments from the of two.
= Friday, Feb. 13 1G 29
Cariboo district, which includes Wil- ee saturday See Sunday’s big 7-2 victory for the] the puck through both defencemen
liams Lake, Quesnel, Alexis Creek, Monday Ee 31 42 Stamps was enough to tide them over] to get his goal.
Lac La Hache, Clinton, 100 Mile, omiiseday ens as they went down to a 7-4 defeat] Quesnel was starting to put on
Lillooet, Pavilion, Bridge Lake ond Suedneadey 13° 26 at the hands of the Kangaroos on|the pressure now but their rushes

only resulted in three break-aways
and three more goals for the Stamps.
Always looking for a potential scor-
ing play, Camponi got his chance
when he picked up a muffed pass
near centre ice and started streak-
ing for the Kangaroo net. His play
was broken by Jack Ritson who
sprawled into the speedy forward as
he got.set for his shot. A penalty
shot was called on the play and

65,986 in 1950.
" Cattle shipped from the Interior.
of British Columbia to the United
States in 1952 were 205 compared

field day to be run in conjunction
With the annual meeting in May of
‘the Cariboo Cattlemen’s Association
‘occupied members of the Board of

in by Carl Buchholtz. Working hard-
er than any other two men, Carl
performed the three-goal ‘hat trick’
and then added another for good

Buchholtz picked up the extra point.
Bill Campbell drew the only pen-
alty of the game over his decision

—Central Press Canadian Photoe
HON. PAUL MARTIN

GOV.-GEN. MASSEY

with the outbreak of foot and mouth
Shipments of cattle to the
2 were 4,140 head,

Horses shipped out of B.C. in 1952
were 5,251 compared to 5,519

Figures on the shipment of cattle
and horses were released this weeix
by the Provincial Department of

THOSE ‘SAUCERS’
ARE BACK AGAIN

Those ‘things’ in the sky at nigut
ere reported from two sources this
reek.

Mrs: Oscar Lindstrom of Buffalo
Oreck writes wo iell of ler Gbserva=
30 Monday merning.
She saw a strange object when she
awoke from a deep sleep and looked

star-filled sky was clear and as her
heavens she was
exceptionally
bright ‘star,’ much lower in the sky

Lindstrom’s own’ words
“at first this ‘star’ appeared to be a
little more
amber than an automobile tail light.
rather it glowed

size,
then became quite large again, and
again decreased, and I noticed, when
seemed
to be a luminescence, around it, a
sort of phosphorescent
severa] times there appeared to be
little dancing lights coming out of
west side of it,
point at the

and converging to one

had appeared
to be suspended in one place, then
it suddenly moyed off at
first to the east, then upwards, then
back again, and then it seemed to
ight course to the north-
parallel to the earth, all the
while alternately growing large, then
small, as though it were rotating and
hiding the bright portion, display-
sinall light, encircled with
dim halo of light, till I eoula

random,

ing to the Men's Fashion council
His choice of cloun-

according tothe
judges “a vice-regal simpliciiy
and gentlemanly restraint.”

was entered for a special reason:
improvement. He slimmed down
from 200 to 160 pounds and pre-
sented a slim figure for tailors to
work on.

m

When former local Power Commis-
sion manager Jack Dobie.started out
three years ago to make the Railway
Avenue plant a place of floral beauty
(and also to try for some of the priz-
es offered at the first Fall Fair), bis
gardening staff consisted of a bunch
of good electricians. But the boys all
persevered — and the gardens did
produce some prize winners.

In the case of one member of the
‘staf! theveffori also produced an en-
thusiastic gardener, Chief Operator
Roy Clements, who Friday night was
elected president of the Cariboo Fair
Association. .

Roy is quite willing to admit that
before the power plant gardening
venture he wasn't too interested ia
the art of producing prize-winning
flowers, but he found it just ‘grew’
on him.

Other officers named at the assso-
ciation annual meeting were Mrs, &
Deschene, 1st vice-president; C. H
Poston, 2nd vice-president, and Mrs.
Gordon Gibbons, secretary-treasurer.

$1400 IN LOCAL
FLOOD FUND TO DATE

Local collections for the European
Flood Relief fund have topped $1400
according to a check with bank offi
cials and Jaycee canvass captains,
Of this amount, the dance at Col-
umbus Hall last Saturday night net-
ted $90 and the one at the Elks Ha
just over $50. Hall rentals we
waived for the night and musicians
of Vic Imhoff’s orchestra and the
Cariboo Ramblers donated their
usic,

Some town collections haye still
to be completed by canvass teams and
it is understood that several organiz
ations will donate to the fund.

The

and

o=

Power Plant Gardening Sparked Interest
Of New Fair Association President .

The provincial government has
been asked to set aside August 27
and 28 as this year’s dates of the
Cariboo Fall Fair.

The treasurer's report for the dis-
eal year end showed the association
with a balance of $819 in the bank.
Of this amount, $333 was voted to
the arena paving fund. The assocla-
tion has set aside this amouni
two yenr} pow andticdh ca)

ford piv accepted the Board’s offer of
Sigath aghrine she Mele-aay an promis: |:
the work can be done for the $10%5 Pea ruil co-operation with tle trade

that will be in the fund by the end
of next year.

Comments on 1952 show by oue
of the judges, pointed out that in his
opinion the flower sections were the
best he had seen in the Interior of
British Columbia.

SUSPECT FOUL PLAY

Former Local
Couple Vanish

The public is heing asked to bring
forth any evidence that might lead
to a solution of the mysterious dis-
appearance in Kamloops last Noyem-
ber of a former Williams Lake eou-
ple, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Joseph
Labrie,

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
officials say they suspect possib)a
murder in connection with the dis-
appearance of the couple,

Mr. and Mrs. Labrie vanished from
an auto court on Mission Flats at
Kamloops around November 17 last
year.

Linked to the mystery is Henry
Seguin who is serving five years for
the wounding of local Bank of Com-
merce manager Len Hellyer in an
attempted robbery in December.

From suggestions made at the
meeting, it would appear that the
main part of the field day will con-
sist of an exhibition of the latest
agricultural equipment, and possibly
some demonstrations. The War
Memorial Arena may be used for
the machinery exhibits and other
fgricultural displays. At the same
‘time a ‘white elephant’ auction of
tised farm machinery may be spon-
gored.

The Board's entertainment com-
mittee will take over in the evening
to see that the agricultural day will
e enjoyable as well as educational
to the ranchers.

Directors of the Cariboo Cattle-
men’s Association, when approached
at their meeting Friday énthusiastic-

group's special committee.

ASSIZE COURT

The question of how to get the
Assize Court sittings back to Wiul-
liams Lake again came up. This time
a letter was read from the Attorney-
General giving the reason for the
decision not to hold the Assizes here
was because of lack of accommoda-
tion in the Court House,

The meeting decided to write the
Attorney-General pointing out that
similar conditions existed in Quesnel
and Prince George and that the fault
could be rectified by carrying out the
long-promised addition to the local

second mark when he picked up a
pags from his own defence after
Quesnel’s facé-off rush and worked
it right up to the Kangaroo net,
beating custodian Wilson without
any trouble. Only one other goal was
recorded in the period when Alex
Ritson tied the game up with four
minutes to go.

BIG PERIOD

Frank Latin set up the first of the!

Stamps five-goal efforts early in the
second period when he worked the
puck behind the Quesnel net and
passed out to Carl and Gary Hutehin-
son. It took two tries but Carl beat
Wilson on the second. Honors were
reversed in the next scoring play
when Gary took Carl's pass and took

Hockey Finals ‘Open
At Vanderhoof Sat.

Central B.C. hockey finals get un-
derway this weekend at Vanderhoo?
meeting in the first two of a ‘best of
meting in the first two of a ‘best of
five’ series,

The next two games will be played
here: the following weekend as will
the fifth game if it is necessary.

In their previous encounters with
the Bears, the Stamps lost three and
won one in regular league play.

In Williams Lake this weekend
the local Juveniles will meet witn

provincial government building.

Quesnel.

Provincial Budget Reveals
New Distribution of Taxes

A new distribution of the

provincial tax system will be

affected by the Social Credit Government, it was revealed in
the budget speech by Hon. Binar Gunderson, Minister of Fin-

ance, yesterday afternoon in th

Changes in .the
provide for:

1. Exemption from the 3 per cent
sales tax on restaurant meals is to
be raised from 50 cents to $1.00.

2. Further exemptions on agricul-

taxation picture

he Legislature,

the minister stated,

Mr. Gunderson announced the gov-
ernment’s “pay-as-you-go” _ policy
would see current funds providing
all administration costs as well as
the largest public works program on

topges 30 ani 1252, ste sharp decres Governor - General Vincent|Named among the first 10 also : when. he argued the point with ref-
Trade at their meeting last Thurs-| measure.

heing caused by the embargo on ex Massey leads the parade of Can-|was Hon. Paul Martin, minister ei “ 4 ‘a Seah eaten ing at the 2e-| (Tee Ralph Woodland and drew a

d eaily in 1952 ada’s best dressed men, accord-|of health and welfare. His name ewe pered Tie Scorne “| ten minute misconduct for his ef-

forts.

Latin picked up the next ‘lake
goal with Buchholtz getting the as-
sist and the period wound up with
Camponi again sagging the twine
after a solo breakaway. The big
period saw the Stamps register five
goals out of five shots-on-goal.

After that wild 20 minutes, the
final period seemed an anti-climax.
The play was just as hard as ever,
but with MeNiven playing his ususl
sterling job between the pipes, the
Kangaroos were only able to manage
one more goal, an effort that was
nullified by a Norquay-Camponi
rush earlier in the period with Keith
making the pay-off shot.

Good jobs were turned in by de-
fencemen Begg, Reg Norberg, Blair
and“Smetenwice a
MONDAY !

After that performance, the least
the Williams Lake fans could do was
offer strong support for the boys at

uesnel and that’s just what they
did. Some 30 cars, carrying around a
hundred fans, made the 75-mile trip
to see the final outcome.

The game started with more than
a slight resemblance to the Sunday
tilt as Camponi opened the scoring»
in the first few minutes on a pass
from Doug Norberg. The speedy for-
ward was to score his own hat trick
before the game was out, emulating
Carl's feat of the night before.

A fighting home team soon show-
ed the outcome was going to be dif-
ferent though as Alex Ritson tied the
game up and then the Ritson-Keene
combination paid off in two more
rapid goals. Gary Hutchinson added
one more:for the Stamps as he split
the defense on a solo rush.

The Kangaroos cornered the scor-
ing market in the second frame as
they ran their count up to seven’ with
only a single retaliation by Camponi.
LONG PERIOD

It was a long 20 minutes for the
locals as the Kangaroos threw every-
thing into the play in an effort to
capture the one necessary point to
put the game into overtime for the
series decison but with a minute and
a half to go it was Camponi who
broke their hearts on a play that
will have ‘lake fans talking for years.
Al came in on goal with both Ritsons

zer distinguish anything.” tural ir
momoneer Seguin and Labrie worked at a| ‘UT! Irrigation equipment.

= Mrs. Lindstrom first saw ainiay emit . | C@Pital account that the province hus| trying to take him out and in th2
woe a . nee roused her husband T | local lumber mill just prior to leay- dedicea hee beter ie be) ever had. resulting tangle the Quesnel stars
to watch the phenomenon, but ‘ne| 1WO Errors n ing here November 8, shee ie p ne In reviewing the accounts for the| Wound up on the ice and Al was able
sleepily assured her she was dream- Mrs. Labrie preceded the two men} 4. 7 ahtaes Hee cent ge ihe °S"l year ended March 31, 1952, Mr. Gun-| to regain possession of the puck and
ing and didn't take in the show, in the move to Kamloops leaving ® lands NOW| Gerson discussed the current finan-| take his time about beating Wilson.

School Reports

ays lasted for here November 5, The two men join-| held under leases or licences for lum- Tempers began to flare as time ran
bering or pulp purposes.

which Mrs. Lindstrom s; cial position of the governnmet and

In Williams Lake. Bert Lloyd, who
seeing one about a month
picked

was driving into town Sunday p
Arriying in town he looked up 4
and Mrs. Clive Stangoe, publishers of
the appear-

ancer,’ fitted the de-
Lindstrom.

scription sent in by M H
zon, although

It was low on the hor
at no time did it move around the
sky. The object gave off a bright
light like an incandescent lamp hang-
ing in the sky. Three times as ‘he
watchers looked at it, the light be-
came obscured although a luminous
discera-
ible. After about three minutes the
light again started to fade and this
time it was suddenly completly. blot-

News reports on the field of edu-
cation in last week’s Tribune con-
tained two errors,

A release from the High Scheel
principal's office stated that one of
the two Grade Twelve students who
would be attending the high school
students’ conference at the Uniyer-
iti ja was Barrie
e Herbert is the student
who will be attending,

Taking the wrong line in a budgei
report resulted in the estimate tor
cost of conveying students in Dis-
reading $319,316, compared
882 in 1952. This shonla
read $50,350. compared to

s he
ight.

have
$45,876.

Lorna Fearn, R.N., of Van.
, a graduate of St. Paul's hos-
nas joined the staf of War

pital,
Memorial Hospital,

ed her November 9 and the three
people moved into the duplex the
following “day.

Questioned about the missing
couple, Seguin admits Hving with
them in Kamloops, but denies any
knowledge of what happened to thein.

Meanwhile an RCMP spokesman
in Victoria had made the disclosuye
that Seguin either sold for cash or
traded in the Labries’ truck shortly
after the couple disappeared. He also
sold their furniture.

The Labries moved about the d
trict during the time they lived here.
They worked for Chileo Ranch in
1951 and at Likely part of 1952 be-
fore moving into town.

Any person having knowledge
that might be of value to the police
in their efforts to find the Labries are

asked to contact the Williams Lake] economies

detachment of the RCMP.

5. A 10 per cent provincial income!
tax on the net profit of logging oper-
ations in excess of $25,000. And a
similar tax on mining operations.
The latter to replace the existing 4
per cent tax where an exception of
000 is allowed on gross profit.

6. A change in the distribution of
the proceeds from the $.8.& M.A. T
that would channel one third of this

irectly to educational costs on a|
provineial level, Mr, Gunderson said
that to make certain that no muni-
cipality receives less under the new
formula than it did in 1952, special
aid to municipalities amounting to
$1,030,000 has been provided. |

Except for increases in the depart-

ments of agriculture, education and

all other de-!
partments show substantial cuts and
when compared with

authorizations for the current y;

disclosed that since February, 1952,
the gross debt of the province had
been reduced by $10,206,000 to
8,853,000. The net debt has been
reduced to $169,711,000 on Decem-
ber 31, 1952.

Of the $41,762,000 capital works
appropriation; 6,293,000 is tor
roads. bridges and ferries; $405,000

for forest development roads; $495,-
000 for mining roads; $6,550,000
for provincial buildings; $3,000,000

tor grants towards hospital construc-
tion; 50,000 for the PGE rail-
way; $830,000 for better housing
projects. Items like Okanaagn flood
control and “recoverable expendi-
tures” were also listed.

Mr. and Mrs. George Renner re-
turned home Tuesday following a
visit to -San Francisco and Sacra-
mento,

out. Jack Ritson boarded Buchholtz
and then started to pummel the luck-
less forward after he copped an in-
stinctively raised stick on the chin.
Reg Norberg finally separted them
and then Bernie Blair took after Carl.
Gary Hutchinson came in on tne
scene just in time to collect one of
the five minute penalties that were
handed out to Ritson, Blair and
Buchholtz.

All was not quiet on the other
side of the fence either, at least four
Williams Lake fans nearly getting
into physical argument with Quesnel
players.

Local fans have dubbed in to buy
hats for both Car] Buchholtz and Al
Camponi for their ‘hat tricks,’ and
Al will be living well for a while on
the ‘T’ bone steaks Tom Hawker of
Williams Lake Meat Market offered
for every goal in Monday’s game and

& pork chop for each assist,