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Volume 21 -- Number 15.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday

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April 16, 1953.

Single copy 10c. $2.50 per year.

Cattlemen Appoint
New Secretary

Chet Leavitt, presently employed
by the Swift Canadian Company at
Kamloops, was appointed seerciary~|
manager of the Cariboo Cattlemen's

tors last Friday.

Mr. Leavitt’s application for the
position was one of 12 received. He
will start May ist under present sec-
retary Willie Crosina and take oyer
full duties at the end of May.

Mr. Crosina is leaving the associa-
tion to start ranching.

Hospital Tabulates
Water Heating Bids

Tenders from two local firms for
the supply and installation of a
heating unit for hot water at tke
hospital were opened by directors
at their meeting last Friday.

J, Halfnights submitted a tender
of $647 and Cariboo Blectrie sub-
mitted three tenders, based on vari-
ous types of burners and other
aecessories, Two tenders of $968
and $660 were for new units and a
third of $297 was for a former army
surplus system,

The directors tabled the figures
for further consideration pt a spe-
ejal meeting to be held next Tuesday.

In the meantime, the automatic
laundry equipment has been in-
stalled and will be hooked np as
soon As an adequate hot water sup-
ply is available,

Three applications for the posi-
tion of hospital janitor have been
received and will also be acted spon
at the special meeting.

Rey. George-Fielder Seal jet |
new instructions for fire gril neved
been posted and an actual practise
will be carried out in the near future
fn co-operation with the Fire De-
partment.

Also in connection with greater
fire protection, one new ramp has
been constructed and the old one
changed around to permit faster
exit from one end of the hospital.
Panic bolts have been installed on
two more exit doors.

FRENCHMAN

of the lumberjacks,

tional bucksaw

Montreal.

REIGHS

cand Lavoie, a rugged pulE:

championship
» held at the Mount Royal hotel in
His average of 6.6.

, seconds for six cuts was good
enough to beat his own record

wood cutter from St. Ulric de of last year when he placed first
Matane, Que., who slices 103 inch with 7.1 seconds. Above, armed
spruce logs as they were with the Woodlands Section
Patent took all honors in the trophy, presented by Canadian
finals of the 5th Canadian na- Pulp and Paper association, and

received from pretty Queen of
the Forest, Michelle Norman-
deau_of St. dovite, Que., Gerard

ROAD FOREMEN TOLD
————————$<_—_______.

Only Part Of Total
Road Grant Available

‘The fact that roads in this district
will have to be maintained this sum-
mer with only 65 per cent of the
necessary money available was
stressed at the second annual meet-
ing of the Public Works Department

of the government there was $75,000
less to spend on maintenance than
was in the original budget. Although
this will probably be upped by the
next government to be elected, it will
be too late to do much good locally.
This conclusion follows because the
90 per cent of the annual appropria-
tion is spent in the summer months.

Only straight maintenance work
will be No minor better-

THE WEATHER

5 Min. Max.
Friday, April10.- 34 47
Saturday 48
Monday 39
Tuesday 45
‘Wednesday $5 57

“Temperature reading at the air-
port at 8 o'clock this morning
was 40°.

Four Men Charged
In Truck Theft Case

Of four Vancouver men who ap-
peared in police court this morning
on charges of ‘taking a truck without
the consent of the owner,’ three en-
tered pleas of guilty and one of not
guilty. The charges arose out of the
theft early Monday morning of. a
pick-up truck belonging to Robin
Blair.

The four men, John Burgess, Wil-
liam Sound, Don Lamoureux and
James Cook, were apprehended by
RCMP officers at Vanderhoof. All
but Burgess have pleaded ‘guilty,’
The case has been adjourned until
later this afternoon.

Police of the northern centre w
alerted Monday night by a metorist
who reported that a car coming to-
wards him on the highway” about
three miles out of Vanderhoof nad
stopped and disgorged several men
who disappeared into the bush,

Oificers checked up on the story,
and discovering the truck was stolen,
instituted a search. Three of the
men charged in connection with the
case were found and the fourth gave
himself up the following morning.

‘The headlights of the Vanderhoof
man’s car were blinking on ana off
when the incident occurred, ana po-
lice believe
truck thought they were approach-
ing a police road-block.

the occupants of the|

ments to district roads will be car-
ried out except where project money
has been definitely allotted, as was
outlined two weeks ago in The Tri-
bune. Major regravelling jobs will
not be carried out.

In regard to the Williams Lake-
Mountain House cut-off, $20,000 has
been lopped off the original approp-
riation. Mr. Cupliffe says the depart-
ment hopes to be able to put the road
through on the amount now ayail-
able but no gravelling will be done.
Without mincing any words on the
maintenance situation, Mr, Cunliffe
states that this year will see only
the poorest job of maintenance done
on district roads,

Foremen attending the meeting
included, O, H, Gibson, Lone Butte;
F. G. Jago, Forest Grove; F. M, Bell,
Bridge Lake;- P. J, Yells, Aiexis
Creek; A.C. Allan, Likely; ©. J.
Odian, 105 Mile, and Ben Gruhs und
Bud Barlow from Williams Lake,

Golf Club President
Returned To Office

Claude Barber was returned for a
second term as president of the Wil
liams Lake Golf and Country Club
at the group's annual meeting last
Friday.
Others on the new executive are
Bert Levens, vice-president; George
Morris, secretary; George Mableson,
captain and Jack Smedley, vice-cap-
tain. Mr. Levens was also named
chairman of the greens committee.

A poor attendance marked the first
meeting of the club, and with a busy
year ahead of them, including acting
as host club for the Cariboo Cham-
Dionship, the members were encour-
aged to stir up interest in a secona
meeting that will be held some time
in May.

The local course is reported in
food condition and golfers have been
out on the course steadily for the

Mr. Blair’s truck was undamaged,

told the foren§@ nat due to the fall |,

AS KING OF CANADIAN 1

UMBERJACKS

—central Press Canadian.
is een accepting the Precision
fonhy from beaming Mayor
lien Houde of Montreal.
Tayi won over five pulpwood
cutters representing Canada’s
largest pulp and paper com-
panies. Some 25.000 woods-
waters had previously taken
part in the individual company,
contests,

’

Cabinet Ministers Discuss
Problems With Local Men

Sessions with members of the Board of Trade and the

Hospital Board occupied the

time of Hon. Ralph Chetwynd

and Hon. Eric Martin during their short halt- day visit to

Williams Lake Saturday.
The discussion with the trade
group held a note of hope for pros-
pective home builders in the new
PGE sub-division.
Advised that the whole project was

| being held up because it was impos-

sible to get a decision from a seem-
ingly non-operating board of direc-
tors, Mr. Chetwynd said he thought
if would be possible for the railway
company to approve expenditure of

the necessary money for water mains|

without waiting for a directors meet-

mediately on his return to Victoria.
In support of a demand for more

staff in the local government office,

a brief was presented to the minis-

ter showing increase in revenue and
departments since 1944, without any
provisions made for more help.

Mr. Chetwynd promised to take
this matter up too and reiterated a
previous statement that Williams
Lake could expect the long-delayed
addition to the provincial building
would be started by next spring. He
ing. He promised to take this up im-
said work of this nature had been

Public ‘Stewardship
Meeting Postponed

A public meeting, tentatively
scheduled -for next week, at which
Hon. Ralph Chetwynd had planned
on presenting his stewardship report,
has been cancelled.

The meeting will be held sometime
after May 4, in line with a directive
from Social Credit headquarters
that the party would not hold public

road foremen ere Saturday. _|Mmeetings until —piter its provincial
“pivistonal» Rn: rigg\ convention. e
and Distr er Ray ‘canine << —————— =

Town Softball Loop
To Start May 8

don Smetanuk vice-president and

League play in town softball will
get underway May 6, it was decided
at the club’s annual meeting last
night.

A three-team-league will be run
as last year, with games played ever
Wednesday and Friday nights. First
practice is scheduled for this Sunday
and the three teams will be chosen
at that time.

Gordon Rowan was named presi-
Kay Halleran secretary. Directors
will consist of a representative of the
three men’s teams and the gi
team.

Two teams will represent Wil-
Hams Lake in the invitational soft-
ball tournament at Lac La Hache
May 17 and 18.

The club hopes to enter its girls’
team in a loop with Quesnel and
Wells.

RETURNING OFFICER
E.G.

‘Tony’ Woodland has been
appointed Returning Officer for the
Cariboo provincial riding in the

forthcoming election June 9.

Hstimated cost of supplying ans

|inialling four fire alarm boxes
g/ throughout town would be around
you, commissioners were told at
tfelr meeting Tuesday night.

4 Hetore proceeding any farther
witketie scheme, the commissioners
whither the safety factor resulting
in tae installation would warrant. the
cosf.

Apcoug

¢ mer Stan “Goad, cl
man of the water committee, had a
tale of woe about the leaks in the
system on Third Avenue. The prop-
erty owners below Yorston Street,
have been complaining for two years
about excessive seepage from the
line and this year a determined effort

To Attempt Baseball
Revival In Town

Another attempt will be made this
spring to organize a baseball club in
Williams Lake.

Two years ago was the last time
the move was contemplated and ii
was found impossible to get enough
players to field teams in both base-
ball and softball.

This year though the sponsors are
optimistic about their chances of get-
ling enough players. If the club is
formulated, it is hoped to tie in with
a league to the north.

Sponsoring the club are Benny
Abbott, Bill Sharpe, Fred Graham
and Bill Margetts.

Auction Sale Will Highlight

Agricultural Fiel

According to all reports, ranch-
ers are showing a great deal of in-
terest in the big auction sale that will
be featured in the Agricultural Field
Day to be held in Williams Lake
May 16.

Object of the sale is to help tarm-
ers and ranchers to dispose of sur-
plus equipment or stock and at the
same time offer the opportunity to
pick up items they can use from
others that are contributing.

George Sheline, who is handli
ihe auction, will do his best to sell
anything that is brought in. Ald
ranch and farm equipment, pack
equipment, tools, furniture, gentle
horses, young pigs, tested milk cov
and chickens will be accepted. C
tributors will be allowed to make
one bid on their own items.

Here are some of the items that
ranchers have already they want to
buy — or sell. To buy — weaner

Dast three weeks,

pigs, saddle, 20” breaker plow, disc,

d Day Here

side mower. To sell — weaner pigs,
oil burner, wood heater, lawn mow-
ers, set of harness.

To assist in preparing advertising
for the sale, contributors are asked
to list the items they will be bring
ing in and contact either the secre-
tary of the Cariboo Cattlemen’s As-
ation or Bert Roberts, president
of the Board of Trade.

day evening an edu
m is being arr:
‘ariboo

ations

lowing th
tion annual meeting in the after-

noon, Slides, moving pictures and
irrigated pastures and simi-
ubjects will be handled by Tom
superintendent of the Range
Kamloops. Tickets
be obtained trom the
jation office or the

Development at
for this

may

Board of Trade.
The evening program and the sale
the following day are being sponsor-

Commissioners Discuss Cost
Of Fire Alarm System For Town

was made to find the cause of the
leaks. When the 27-year-old wooden
main was uncovered it was found to
be leaking at every joint and a tem-
porary line was installed. Cast pipe
will be laid as soon as available.

CORONATION COMMITTEE
Commissioner Goad has been ap-

tative on the Coronation) ‘bay eom=
mittee.

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PERMITS %

Six trade permits were ‘approved
at the meeting. J. W. Lamb of.Kam-
loops for sewing machine sales and
service; Catherine J. Olson, general

trucking; L. B. Pilkey, building coa-
tractor;

Chas. McHugh, trucking
; K. A. McKenzie, contrac-
ting; Bill Lewko, home freezer sales,
Two small commercial building
ermits were approved. One was for
n Addition to The Tribune building
for $1300, and- the second for a
lumber storage shed of H. J. Gardner

& Sons Ltd., valued at $2000. Home
permits were granted to J. Gillis
and A. A. Routley, both valued at
$6000.

Permit for construction of the new
Federal Building was finally granted
after the architects had the plans ap-
proved by the Fire Marshall’s depart-
ment.

placed on a priority basis through-
out the province and that the addi-
tion here was fourth on the .ist.
“Three of these jobs are being com-
pleted this year,” he said. -

On the subject of industriel t
age for Williams Lake, Mr. Che‘wynd
said that company engineers had
surveyed an industrial site two riles-
north of town and he expected the
report on this survey had now neen
|,gompleted. When’ this is presented.
it will be compared to the previous
site south of town over the creek and
the better site will be developed im-
mediately.

Hospital and trade board members
were interested in meeting Mr. Mar-
tin, who, in his capacity as Minister
of Health and Welfare, has been
perched precariously on that keg o-
political dynamite, Hospital Insur-
ance.

Shy and mild in appearance, Mr.
Martin suddenly blossoms out when.
he starts to speak, and you realize
that he is the type of person who
studies a problem thoroughly before
he propounds on its merits and dis-
advantages.

Unfortunately, in speaking to the
hospital board on the controversial
subject of hospital insurance, he
placed his: government's ideas on im-
provement of the situation as “oif
the record.” He did, however, re-
iterate the government’s stand of
‘non-compulsion’ as far as the scheme
is concerned.

Whatever measures his depart-
ment takes to bring the majority of
British Columbians into the plan,
board chairman Clive Stangoe asked
study the problem
Tom te point af view of agricule
tural areas like our ows, aswell as
considering solutions for tnauserial
centres.

Mr. Martin said he realized the
gravity of the problem here parsicv-
larly since/he was informed that ihe
average of uninsured persons enter-
ing War Memorial Hospital was
around 27 per cent.

Board members and Hospital Ad-
ministrator Walt Thomas received a
verbal pat on the back from the min-
ister, who said our hospital was one
of the best: administered in the prov-
ince,

Mr. Martin gave the directors
several tips on procedure to follow
if they continued with plans for con-
struction of a new hospital in the
future. He also said that when the
time came to actively consider this
Project, he hoped the directors would
give some thought to keeping the
present building as a home for the

chronically ill.

THE WAY OF

Young Dwight David Eisenh:
and Mrs. Eisenhower, submit

ed by both of these organizations.

A BELLE WITH A “BOW: —

posed for ee
ounds of the White

The children, of Major John Risenh
US. army in Korea, thea
Brandpavents and hele moter st the executive mansion,

are staying with their