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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Thursday, March 19, 1953.

PGE FARES HIGHER
HEARING DISCLOSES

Vancouver—The Board of Trans-
port Commissioners heard last week
that passenger fares charged in B.O.
by Canada’s two major railroads are
lower than those of the B.C.-owned
Pacifie Great Eastern Railway.

Figures of comparison were iniro-
duced by the Canadian Pacific and
Canadian National Railways at the
hearing on B.C.’s application for re-
moval of the mountain differenti
on passenger fares.

The CPR and CNR said the PGE
charges 4.6 cents per mile with no
distinction between firstelass and
coach whereas they charge 4.5° cents
for first-class and 4 cents for coach.

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SUNDAY FIRE ALARM

Firemen and the usual number of
citizens had their Sunday afternoon
siesta disturbed by the wail of the
siren, but all the exercise they aad
Was a run to the firehall. A chimney
fire had been reported to the tele-
phone operator but the alarm was
cancelled almost immediately.

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Miss Madeleine Lamoureaux is in
Vancouver undergoing treatment it
St. Paul’s Hospital.

OLIVER THEATRE—

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday --- March 23, 24, 25

cent-a-mile rate in B.C, com-
pared with four cents in other parts
of Canada.

Dana Andrews -- Dorothy Maguire

in
“IT WANT YOU”
Thursday, Friday, Saturday --- March 26, 27, 28

- Susan Hayward -= Robert Mitchum

in
“LUSTY MEN”

Comedy and News Shows start at 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, this week:
Richard Todd, Joan Rice in “STORY OF ROBIN HOOD”

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NATHAN R. RONEY
DIES IN 89th YEAR

Roderick Roney, one of
al employees of the Powell
River Company, passed away at ihe
home of his daughter, Mrs, H. R.
Devore’ of Forest Grove Tuesday in
his 89th year. Mr, Roney had been
i for about two months. He would
have celebrated his 90th ‘birthday
March 22.

Born in Bakersbrook, New Bruns-
Mr. Roney spent his early
in the United States. He was
brought to British Columbia by the
newly formed Powell River Company
and cruised the timber on the com-
pany’s land that became the town-
site, of Powell River. He was em-
ployed continuously by the huge
paper company until his retirement
at the age of 75. For the past ten
years he has lived with his daughter,
and son-in-law at Forest Grove.

He leaves to mourn his passing
three daughters, Mrs. Katherine De-
vore; Mrs. Bess Bird, 2250 B. 24th
jAvenue, Vancouver; and Mrs. Irene
| Fraser, 5158 Victoria Drive, Vancou-
|ver; two sisters, Mrs. Sally Doe.
Hoqiam, Wash., and Mrs. Della Rich,
|Cloquot, Minnesota; two brothers,
Norman, Minneapolis and Walter
Arlington, Va. Also surviving are
six grandchildren and four great-
grandchildren. Mrs. Roney predeceas-
ed her husband in 1924.

Funeral, services will be eonduct-
ed in Vancouver and burial will he
in the-family plot at Agassiz.

Pilot Bails From Jet
To Land Safely
“In Quebec Bush

ae

Centra PFs Uunadian

Lost for 28 hours in northern
Quebee woods after bailing out
of his F-86 Sabre jet in 10 below
zero weather, 21-year-old FO.
Robin Francis Heiliger is> re-
united with his wife after rescu-
ers brought him back to his base
at Bagotville, Que. While re-
turning from 4 routine training
flight in his single-seat jet, the
young trainee was unable to land
due to poor visibility. He had
flown 11 air miles to the north-
east, approaching Port Alfred,
Que., when his base radioed him
no other strip was within’ fuel
distance. He then bailed out
with the help ot his ejector seat,
after setting his plane controls
for straight flight. Moments
Jeter he landed uninjured on
a bare patch of hill-top. ~

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Borkowski’s “swear

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District Agriculturist
Warns Ranchers It’s
Warble Fly Season

Mn. the interests of good publig
relations with the ranchers, here's
a note from District Agriculturist
Joe Walsh on a seasonal stock prob-
lem:

“Warble control time is again
with us and cattlemen should bej
Preparing to combat this pest. The!
grubs will by now be evident on the
backs of cattle in most parts of the
South Cariboo district; the stage of
maturity however, will yary some-
what with the area. e 4

“Derris powder is available at the ae
District Agriculturist's office in the “aN ¢
Borkowski block. If you are not in Genieaserte
town in the next couple of weeks Nineteen - year-old Japsnese

ae ; Crown Prince Akihito, will visit
phone or write for your supplies, five major cities in his travel
For the information of those new| across Canada en ronte to attend
in the district — it’s free,” the Coronation of Queen Eliza-
beth on June 2.

item Wace Se ? begin his Canadian tour April

In. the Item last week reporting | pe6i" tus “Canadl aie Vieni
the appearance of the new Convair] Ottawa. Toronto. Nia ‘Falls,
aircraft on CPA’s Vancouver-White- Cnt.. and Montreal. While. in

Ottawa, he will pay a courtesy
call on Governor-General Vin-
vent Massey.

horse flight, we said this was the
inaugural flight on the route. The

flight route has been in operation
for some time, the incident reported| Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
was the first time the Convairs have! J. Ww. Ferris were Owen Wynstra
been used. . and Howard Lowry of Horsefly

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