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‘thursday, March 26, 1953.

THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, 8.C.

TATLAYOKO NEWS
eS

ALYITTA HENRY
DIES SUDDENLY

Family and friends of Alyitta
Henry, wife of Hagle Lake Henry,
were agrieved at her sudden death
about seven-thirty p.m. March 4th.
She had long been suffering from a
heart ailment.

Bugene Sammy William made the

19 mile trip by saddle horse to Tat-
layoko, then on to Tatla Lake with
Pete Baptiste to phone Constable
Turnbull and Coroner Ren Hance.
They drove in as far as McGhee’s
taking horses from there for the re-
maining slow 19 miles, returning
Saturday night.
“Mrs. Henry was buried at Moun-
tain House, their home ranch, Mon-
day, March 9th. Daughter Mary-Jane
Baptiste and grand-daugher June
Henry made the journey over for
the funeral. The Baptistes reside in
Tatlayoko while the children attend
the Tatlayoko school.

MRS. EMELIA McGHEE returned
home March 8th, from a prolonged
visit to the States. After consulting
a nerve specialist there, she found
considerable relief from the pain she
had suffered all winter and is en-
joying much bétter health. Mrs. Na
Graham, who has been taking charge
of the McGhee household during
Mrs. McGhee’s absence, is once more
pack home at Tatla Lake. 5

ROBERT ‘DAY’ McGHEE drove
up from Union, Washington, accom-
panied by Mrs. McGhee. He expects
to be in the valley all summer.

WITH ONLY one cold spell, com-
piensa Caw ae

Wife Preservers
SSS
WZ

‘Buy shripk-resistant wool socks and
you will not need sock stretchers, Wash
them in lukewarm suds end rinse in
plenty of water of the same temperature
as

ing during January, our winter
weather has given way to something
remarkably resembling Spring, com-
plete with robins, crows and snipe
The extra snowfall of fifty-seven
and o half inches that piled up dur-
ing January has dwindled amazing-
y, leaving fields and ridges bared
in lower Tatlayoko. The road bed
from Moore’s to Schuk’s store is a
sea of mud reducing traffic to a
minimum. The Moore and Terry
children have- been transported to
school daily by tractor the past two
weeks.

THE NEW BRIDGE Johnny Hen-
derson is putting across the river
Wit give better access to the THen-
derson ranch from both the north
and south:

ELEANOR and JACKIE BUTLER
went home over the week-end, the
first such opportunity they’ve had
since the big snow. Donnie MacKilt
and Mrs. Jim MacKill went out to
their home at Kleena Kleene at the
same time. Mrs. Jim MacKill, grand-
mother to the three children, takes
charge of their household here in
Tatlayoko while they are attending
school. .

WE ARE HAPPY that Dean Holt
is back in the valley after many years
of Absence. He came out from Wil-
liams Lake with Joe Schuk to help
with activities of jthe

carry on
Circle X.

FRED CYR left with the stage
last Friday for Vancouver,where he
expects to receive medical attention.

ALF-BRACEWBLL took a couple
of days off from logging operations
here to make a weekend trip to
Williams Lake.

150 Mile News

MR: and MRS. HUGH CORNWALL
returned from their hollday last
week. Wnroute, they visited with the
Webers, who now live at Bend Ore.

MRS. C. J. ZIRNHELT a ‘ived
home last Wednesday from Vancou-
ver.

ONE LOCAL RESIDENT was fed
up with flat tires this week having
5 between Williams Lake and Lac
La Hache.

E—. BENNETT of the repeater sta-
tion has gone to Williams Lake as
an on the PGE.

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Some time ago local contractor Roy Nelson brought a
clipping from the Burnett County Leader of Siren, Wisconsin,
containing the above picture of the ‘world’s largest load of
logs.” The horses, Baldie and Nellie, Rowdy and Dan, were
owned by Mr. Nelson’s father, which is about as far as the
local connection goes. ao
However, because it was an inter-|high. Distance % mile.
esting pic, we wrote to the Leader) _ At this point, this story on the big
and borrowed the plate. Along with |load should have ended but Leader
the picture was the information sup-| editor Bernie Nye enclosed a second
plied by-one old-timer, that the load | story on the logs that another pion-
is believed to be the largest one of eer of the district sent in. This old
pine logs ever loaded on logging time logger claimed the picture had
sleds in the world, March 17, 1909.| been faked and that he should know
Scale 21,770 ft., 19 ft. wide, 24 ft.| because he was one of the men in

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Whist Drive Will
Aid Outpost Hospital

The Women’s Auxiliary “to the
Outpost Hospital are having a whist
drive Saturday March 28, at the
home of Mrs. Frank Winteringham
in town. Proceeds will be used in
aid of the hospital.

MR. and MRS. LARRY BURNS
nave returned from the coast.

MRS. HAZEL HUCKVALE was up
to Williams Lake for a teachers’ con-
vention during the weekend.

MR. anw MRS. JACK DE VRIES
land Lola spent the weekend in Kam-
| loops.

THE Optimist Club had a very
successful meeting at the home of
Perey Willard on Saturday evening.

ON SUNDAY MORNING at 5 a.m.
March 22nd. the thermometer regis-
tered four degrees above zero.

A WEDDING of interest to resi-
dents of Lone Butte, was held in
Prince George on March 14th, when
Mr. Norman Lind and Lorraine Rit-
son, only daughter of Mrs. John Pet-
erson, were joined in marriage. Nor-
man Lind is well known in Lone
Butte and district. The newlyweds
will reside in Prince George. Mr. and
Mrs. John Peterson and Carl were
in Prince George for the wedding.

ROE LAKE NEWS 6
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Fund To Send Cheir
To Kamloops Festival

There was a good sized crowd at
the dance last Saturday night at the
Sorth Shore Hall. The communities
of North Shore, Bridge Lake and Roe
Lake each put on a play.

‘The proceeds from the dance will
send the children to the Festival ot
Kamloops next month. The children
are training for this event under the
supervision of Mrs. Myra Deane-
Freeman,

J. R. ROSS was in Kamloops last
week for dental care.

MRS. HILDA LARSON kept sev-
eral of her grandchildren part of
ast week while. their parents at-
tended the Bull Sale at Kamloops.

THERE has been quite a lot of
sickness in the Roe Lake-Bridge
Lake communities, bad colds also
several cases of “flu.”
and MRS. LEE ROBERTS
and Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Grauman visited- Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Marvin Hall at their ranch.

NELS SANDBERG was at his Roe
Lake place one day last week.

CECIL HIGGINS is now employed
at trucking from Canim Lake.

A LARGE CROWD attended the
show at Bridge Lake both show
nights last week. An added attrac-
tion of the show, was “The Royal
Tour” in technicolor, which every-
one thoroughly enjoyed.

WE HAVE BEEN having some
beautiful warm days, but the ther-
mometer has gone down to § and 10
above before morning several times
lately.

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Train Schedule
BETWEEN VANCOUVER AND QUESNEL
PACIFIC STANDARD TIME Effective September 28, 1952
NORTHBOUND
Vancouver’ (Union Pier) Mon., Wed., and Fri.

Williams Lake Tue., Thurs., and Sat. Ly. 5

Quesnel Tue., Thurs., and Sat. Ar.
SOUTHBUUND

Quesnel Tue., Thurs., and Sat. Lv.

Williams Lake Tue., Thurs., and Sat. Lv.

Vancouver (Union Pier) Wed., Fri. and Sun. Ar.

Stage connects with train et Quesnel for passengers to
Prince George, Barkerville and Wells

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