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Volume 21 — Number 13,

WILLIAMS LAKR, B.C. Thursday, April 2, 1953.

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- Stampede Dates Set For 1953
Showing of Annual Classic

Dates of this year’s Stampede will be June 17, 18, 19,
it was decided at the annual meeting of the Stampede Associa-
Se a See se aw ate ee

tion last Friday.

The decision to hold the show after
June 15 was made because at that
time the date of the provincial elec-
tion was not known and it was felt
that by placing the Stampede closer
to the end of the month there would
be less likelihood-of conflicting with
election day as occurred last year.

Whether the show will consist of
two days’ arena events and one day’s
flat racing as last year or revert to
the former practice of running ‘events
in both categories on the same days,
will be left to a later meeting to

sentatives of participating organiz-
ations will also serve on the execu-
tive. Judge Henry Castillon was
named honorary president again.

The meeting decided to do away
with the position of Stampede man-
ager and instead the secretary will
act as business manager of the
annual affair.

Following a review of the asso¢ia-
lion’s. financial standing, which was
published last week, the meeting ap-
proved the repayment of three $50
loans that were made by the Jaycees,

| Up to Tuesday of this week, the
local Red Cross campaign had netted
only $539, according to campaign
manager Tom Denny.

Although none of the outside
centres have been heard trom, the|
tota] is a long way from reaching the
$2000 quota set for the town and
district.

L. BANQUET

BADMINTON CLUB
ELECTS -OFFICERS

Ralph Woodland was elected presi-
dent of the Williams Lake Badmin-
ton Club at the annual meeting and)
banquet last Saturday that marked
the wind-up of the shuttle season.

Alf Eagle was named vice-presi-
dent and Miss Hthel Stafford secre-
lary-treasurer. Directors are Mrs.
Joe Borkowski, Sid Pigeon, Miss
Claudia Barber, Gord Smetanuk,

The 44 members present at the
banquet heard their newly elected
president promise an increased drive
next_season to keep the juniors ac-
tiye in the club.

Trophies for the local club cham-
pionships were presented to the fol-
lowing players: Reg:Norherg, men’s
singles, (Tony Borkowski Trophy);
Miss. Claudia Barber, ladies singles
(Gaspard Trophy); Miss Barber and
Miss Joan Huston, ladies doubles
(Pauline Mackenzie Trophy); Dr.
Larry Avery and Art Morgan, men's
doubles (Alf Eagle Trophy); Gord
Smetanuk and Miss Huston, mixed
doubles.

Following the banquet, the annual
club dance, attended by some 200
people, wound up the evening's pro-
gram. Proceeds from the dance will
go towards paying the expenses of
holding the Central B.C. champion-
ship tournament here next year,

AN

the
all stores in Williams Lake will be
closed both Good Friday and Baster
Monday. Usual store hours will be
observed Saturday.

Red Cross Drive Slow All District 27 School|
Students Will Receive Moose r

‘Coronation Souvenirs

Sehool children from every part of

School District 27 will réceive special
souvenir porcelain mugs. at the Cor-
onation Day program to be stagea| topic for discussion at-gatherings
|here June 2.
| The mugs, which were manufac-| Fhis was proved again Tuesday
|tured in England, bear a smart ‘‘cor-

nation” design.
Because these mugs have to be

ordered well ahead of time, the local
‘Legion branch executive made the
decision Tuesday night at a meeting
held to name a steering committee
Pfor the program.

Other members of this committee,

which is headed by E. G. Woodland,
include Jack Routledge, C. H. Pos-
ton, Tom Denny and Reg Norquay.
Ts
tacted and invited to appoint a rep-
resentative on the committee.

‘en town organizations will be con-

One of the m: highlights of the

afternoon's entertainment will be
‘the annual District 27 scliool sports
‘day. A fireworks display is also be-
ing contemplated.

STORES WILL CLOSE
FRIDAY & MONDAY

According to an announcement by
Retail Merchants’ Association,

Offices of the Public Works De-

partment and Forestry will be closed
Friday, Saturday and Monday. The

AL ROD & GUN CLUB MEETING

Deer and Biologists

Gain Sporismen’s Attention

The Game Department’s b

iologists have provided a major
of sportsmen, trappers and

guides with their move last year in opening a cow moose season.

night at the annual meeting

of the Williams Lake Rod & Gun Club when the bulk of the
meeting was given over to heated debates on this and allied

questions.

heading the on
whether the biologists are right or
wrong in their assumption that there
is not enough feed for the present
moose population was Brie Collier,
president and able spokesman for
the-B.C. Registered Trappers Associ-
ation. His remarks on the subject
were just a preview of what is to
come when the guides and trappers
ask for a hearing on the floor of the
provincial game convention this
spring in Chilliwack,

Mr. Collier said his association had
written to the Attorney-General ask-
ing him to be present so that their
presentation of facts will receive a
full hearing. After hearing his re-
marks on the subject the meeting de-
cided to forward a resolution recom-
mending that no cow moose season
be considered this year.

Opinions offered by Mr. Collier,
Game Warder Jobin and Predator
Animal Hunter Marius Mortenson
on the shortage of deer in the coun-
try prompted the meeting to recom-
mend to the Game Department that
the season on deersbe shortened by
cutting two weeks off the present sea-
son. This would mean the season on
deer as recommended would be from

Government Agent's office will re=
main open Saturday morning,

Banks will take Friday and Mon-

day but will be open as usual Sat-
urday morning.

“decide, 7 peeiy :

Heading the ass6ciation this year
is Slim Dorin, fieldman for the Cart
hoo Cattlemen’s Association. Retir-
ing president Benny Abbott was
named vice-president.

Back again as association secre-
tary is Mrs, Ollie Matheson and Walt
Thomas as treasurer. Jack Purser
Was named assistant treasurer.

Directors are Pete Barker, Ray
Curtis, George Pulver, Bill Pulver,
Art Hagen and Bert Levens. Repre-

Liberal Nominating
Convention Date
Set For This Month

Nominating convention of the
Cariboo Liberal association will be
held in Williams Lake, April 27,
George Renner, president of the Wil-
ljams Lake group told an executive
meeting Monday night,

Delegates from all over the sprawl-
ing Cariboo riding’ will attend to pick
a candidate to represent the Liberal
party in the forthcoming provincial
election.

The Williams Lake Liberal asso-
ciation will hold its annual meeting
the night before the convention. It
is usually held in May,

The directors approved two resol-
utions that were forwarded to the
resolution committee at Quesnel and
will subsequently go down to the
convention in Vancouver on April 8.

Completion of- the Pacific Great

_Bastern Railway into Vancouver and
then into the Peace River country
was recommended by the group. The
second resolution called tor “removal
of restrictions that hamper the_pro-
gress and development of the prov-
ince.” What these “restriction’
were was not enlarged upon.

Delegates to the Vancouver con-
vention are Harold McKay, Clarence
Singer, Benny Abbott, George Gill
and Bert Roberts. =

PUBLISHING DAY
NEXT FRIDAY

z With two holidays coming
up in the next seven days, The
Tribune will publish a day
later next week. /

The Tribune will come off
the presses Friday, April 10,
instead of the usual Thursday
afternoon.

seer esiva*
years ago when the association was
faced with a large decficit,

FIREMEN RETURN
COMPLETE SLATE

All officers’ of the Williams Lake
Volunteer Fire Brigade were re-
turned at firemen'’s annual, meeting
Jast Thursday,

The list includes: Claude Huston,
chief; A. E. Levens, assistant chief;
Sid Pigeon, Herb Gardner and Ralph
Woodland captains. Secretary-treas-
urer is Mickey Lunn,

Committee members for the com-

ing year are social committee: Sid
Pigeon, Maurie Meraw, Ken Huston;
sports committee, Ralph Woodland,
Wilf Moore, Gary Hutchinson,
The meeting went on record as
supporting cont{nuation of the Stam-
pede and named Tom Bishop and
Boh Moore to represent the brigade
on the Stampede committee.

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Sclidol Pia é
An audience of over 100 people
sat spellbound during the presenta-
tion of the play ‘Campbell of Kil-
Mohr,” wihch was enacted Friday
night by the Drama Club of the Wil
liams Lake Junior-Senior High
School in the auditorium.

The title role of Archibald Camp-
bell was played by Tony Cousins,
who displayed a natural acting abil-
ity in his wonderful portrayal of the
man who betrayed Scotland. Tony,
who had allowed his hair to grow
Jong especially for the part, was able
to adopt a remarkable Scotch brogue
which added to the richness and
authenticity to the role.

A good supporting cast was also

larly good were Elizabeth Stevenson
as the Jacobite mother who refused
to reveal Prince Charlie's where-
abouts although it-meant the life of
her son; Barry Herbert in a fine por-

The Bright Spot coffee chop was
jammed to the doors last Sunday to
watch a well-publicized gastronomic
battle as Norm MeCulloch, billed as
the “Cariboo Pancake Eating Cham-
pion,” took on challenger Howard
Upton, a recent addition to the town’s
banking fraternity,

Arranged by the “Bright Spot
Match-Making Society,” which con-
of six of the town’s bachelors
who are ‘regulars’ at the local coffee
shop, the contest followed a rigid
set of rules. Time limit for the stom-
ach-stretching test was an hour and
a half, unless one of the contestants
found he was suffering from a sur-
feit of pancakes in a shorter period
of time, in which case he was to sig-

si

nify his defeat by crying out “enough
good woman, no more, no more.”
Whereupon, the rules stipulated,

“the better man shall assist the loser
up off-his stool and enable him to
make his way from the said Ye Olde
Bright Spotte.

Contest judge was Earl Brown,
complete with ‘official’ button and
scorekeeper was Ed Pedersen. Man-
aging McCulloch was Leo Glynn-and
looking after Upton was Bruce Catch-

pole.
Promptly at 12
hot pancakes were placed before
testants, and with an empty
io. But

0 the first plates

of

the con
and determined air they set to

pancakes Vanish In Gastronomic Duel

even to the least observant of the
spectators it was soon evident that
the challenger was in trouble. Stuft-
ing the pancakes into a seemingly
bottomless cavity, McCulloch tucked
away 14 in a matter of 27 minutes,
leaving Upton far behind. Seeing his

the claims of his manager, the champ
started to coast and at the 3
mark Upton threw in the towel with
only $% to his credit. McCulloch had
finished off 15, as well as five cups of
coffee, one glass of water and a
cigarette (which he smoked).

The champ showed an inclination
to keep on eating though and wagers
were laid on how many pancakes he
would eat before the time limit was
up. His supporters were convinced
he, could go on to 27. This figure had
evidently heen set as a mark hy Me-
Culloch previously. but the pancakes
he was faced with Sunday were big-
ser than he had anticipated and he
was only able to force down another
three before pushing back his plate
for good.

Secure in the knowledge that his
man didn’t need any coaching, man-
ager Glynn spent his time during
the contest in selling ice-cold fruit
juice to the spectators and also tak-
ing up a silver collection to help
the Match-making Society defray the
edible expenses,

trayal of the young son who goes
bravely
Berglund as the young serving-girl
who divulged the secret in a futile
efiort to save the boy,

were Charlie Wiggins as
Sandeman,
James Mackenzie. Soldier roles were
capably handled
and Rudy Faessler.

seen member of the cast. Betty Me-
Kenzie did a capable job as prompter,
keeping the play rolling along with
no pauses or
the audience.

very much in evidence, with each ;
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Player's individual talents, Partieu-| 71". 5 2/28 8 Walle

students, Miss Ruth Erickson and B.
Pedersen
scenery, L, Cantell the props, and J.
McRae the lighting.

Stevenson as part of the English
course, but jit entailed two months of |
extri
to polished form. Mrs. Stevenson was
presented with a gift from the stu-
dents in appreciation of her efforts.

turned over to the Students Council,
and will be used to defray expenses
opponent was not going to live up to | jy
play at the Cariboo Musical Festival
-minute! jn Kamloops,

girls and.one boy gave several choral

yeadings which were well received.

Major Dirt Moving
Job Levelling Lot

Johnson is getting the attention of
the
days as one of his machines chews
imto the hillside lot on. the
of First Avenue and Borland Street.

he'll have to remove y
dirt to bring the lot down to street
grade.
quire retainin

a service st:
excavation is completed,
too definite with his plans yet,

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to his death; and Carole

Other characterizations
Captain

and Philip Mayfield as

notable

by Dennis Adolph

Mention should be made of an un-

mis-cues apparent to

Represented in the play were stu-

With the able assistance of the

provided the realistic

The play was directed by Mrs. D.

urricular study to bring it up|

Proceeds from the play will be
it is found possible to present the

Preceding the play, a group of

Local bulldozer contractor Rudy

sidewalk superintendents these

corner

Rudy, who owns the lot, estimates
00 yards of

The big excavation will re-
walls to keep adjoin-
property secure. Rudy ‘may’ put
ion on his lot when the
but isn’t

September 15 to November 15.

Season and bag limits on other
big game and on migratory birds
were approved as they were last year
with the exception, as preyiously
noted on cow moose. {

Clinton Guides Assdclatton ene Oh tbe
the meeting briefly and said his or-
ganization, one of the oldest and
strongest in British Columbia, was
definitely opposed to the biologists’
ideas on cow moose seasons.

Also present at the meeting was
Game Warden Bill Fenton trom
Clinton.

... STAMPEDE CHIEF

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—Photo by Blackwell’s

Tep Rodeo Performer
Heads 1953 Stampede

No stranger to the rodeo arena is
the Stampede Association’s new
president, Carl ‘Slim’ Dorin.

The husky fieldman for the Cari-
boo Cattlemen's Association followed
rodeos in British Columbia and the
three western states of Washington,
Idaho and Oregon for ten years be-
fore the last war and was still com-
peting in 1949.

He won his share of prize money
too in the rugged sport, and among!
his accomplishments he is under-|
standably proud of winning the Brit-
ish Columbia best all-round cowboy
title three times in a row at tho big
Kamloops rodeo.

His responsibilities as foreman for
Douglas Lake Cattle company
finally cut down on his travels to
various rodeo centres. Just a year
ago he left the Nicola Valley, where
he had lived for 20 years, to come

the

to Williams Lake to take the position
he now holds with the Cattlemen’s
Assocition,

as. del to the
Cariboo zone convention thut is held
in Williams Lake usually in May,
were Benny Abbott and Geof Place
Alternates are Fred Graham and
Clive Stangoe.

The subject of giving considera-
tion to the formation of a rirle ranco
group within the club resulted in a
committee consisting of Walter
Bailey, Fred Graham and Dick Fel-
ker being appointed to study the
matter.

Retiring president Ed Follis, said
the crow shoot trophy, which was
won by Mr. Mortenson last year,
would be here shortly.

Trap shooting this year willbe
run by Fred Graham, Marius Mor-
tenson and Claude Huston.

Provincial Election
Set For June 9

British Columbians will go to the
polls, for the second time in a year,
Tuesday, June 9.

Premier W. A. C. Bennet made the
announcement Tuesday following
the defeat of his minority govern-
ment last week. Nomination day
will be May 19.

When the House/was dissolved last
Saturday it was composed of 19
Socred MLA’s, 1§ CCF-ers, 6 Liber-
als, 2 (Progressive Conseryatiyes; 1
Indepesdent Labor-and two seags
two Tory MLA’S.

Voting will be the preferential
ballot system used last year for the
first time.

Bill Margetts Heads
Rod & Gun Exeezi*

Bill Margetts, manager of the 150
Mile Hotel, was named president of
the Williams Lake Rod & Gun Club
at the annual meeting Tuesday night.
He replaces Ed Follis, who will be
taking up residence soon in Quesnel.
Vice-president is Ron Waite.

New secretary-treasurer is Jack
Abbott, replacing Garth Lluyd, who
declined to stand for the office again.

Sid Pigeon and Claude Husion.

Committee Collects 12,813
Carton Ends In Contest

The War Memorial Arena society
committee in charge of the local All-
sweet Mrgarine contest collected
12,813 carton ends during the month
of March.

The society receives one cent fo
each carton end and through its p
motion of the contest, competes
organizations in other Canadia
centres for a share of the $4000 prize
money. The contest closed Mareh 31,
but the Swift Canadian company has
extended the offer of a cent for every
carton end to the end of Ap

HEADS PRINCETON BOARD
Cameron ‘Cam’ Hooper, former

resident of Williams Lake and now
publisher of the Similkameen Spot-
light, has been elected president of
the Princeton Board of Trade.

Clean-Up Needed

A broad hint has been drop-
ped by Bert Levens, deputy fire
marshall, that in the interests
of fire prevention in town, prop-
erty owners could help a lot by
cleaning up their back yards
and vacant lots.

Some
choked
inflammable rubbish that pre-
sent a dangerous hazard, par-
|] ticularly with our prevailing
strong wind at this time of year.