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NEWS EXCHANGE OF THE CARIBOO

Lake Tribune

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Volume 21 —- Number 29.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Thursday,

July 23, 1953.

Single copy 10c. $2.50 per year.

Indian Students May Enroll

Applications from Indian

In Dorm, Board Decides

students wishing to enroll in

the Williams Lake.Schogl»Dormitory will be handled in the

same manner as those received

from white children, according

to a decision made by District 27 trustees at their meeting

last Friday.

“Phe receipt of two sueh applica-
tions touched off a strong debate by
trustees" on thesubject. The debate
was concerned solely with the ex-
pense aspect of the case. Several
trustees felt that since the Indians
are wards of the Federal govern-
ment, it should be Ottawa’s réspen-
sibility to educate them, and it was
pointed out that a considerable
amount of money was being spent at
St. Joseph’s Mission to erect new
buildings for the Indian Residential
School there.

Not all Indian students off the re-
serve want to attend this school
however, and it has been the custom
for these students to attend the pub-
lic schools in the district, with the
Federal government paying tuitior.
This fact was the deciding one in the
trustees making their final ruling.
CONSTRUCTION

Work on construction of a new
classroom for the 150 Mile schoo!
will get underway within the next
two weeks. Board officials expect be-
tween 40 and 45 students up to
Grade six will be enrelled at that
centre in September and the present
one room will not be adequate.

The long-delayed well drilling
program has got underway in the

-Tural areas. Wells have been drilled

at 150 Mile and Lac La Hache with
water being obtained around 35 feet
in both cases. At the 150 Mile the
well is practically an artesian type.

The crew is now moving to*Lone
Butte.
TRANSFERS

‘The work of tranferring teachers,

and

Hache school; Miss Irene Mutta and
Mrs. D. Thompson, Lac La Hache;
Mr. Harry Brown, Horsefly; Mrs. E.

C. Money, Soda Creek; B. B. Sever-
son, Bridge Lake; Mrs. EB. M.
Stewart, Dog Creek; Miss Helen
Ryder, Riske Creek, Miss EH. M.

Hoare, Alexis Creek.

Transferring are — Geof. McRae,
from Williams Lake to principal of
Forest Grove; Mrs. H. B. Huckvale
from Lone Butte to Williams Lake;
James Ellis, Beaver Valley to Soda
Creek; Mrs. G. L. Gaustin, Tatlayoko
to Horsefily; Allan Bunker, Horsefiy
to 150 Mile; Arthur Halloran, Wil-
liams Lake Blementary to High
School (commercial).

New appointments — Walter Ser-
ack, Alexis Creek; Miss Jane Kerry,
Big Lake; W. V. Potter, Bridge
Lake; Howard Luxton and Mrs. So-
phia S. Masters, Forest Grove; J.
Johannessen, Big Creek; Miss Helen
Wilson and Miss Phyllis Greenslade,
Lac La Hache; Miss Nancy Holman,
Miss P. Sibley and Miss M. Grubb to
Williams Lake High; Mrs. E. Uhl-
man, Lone Butte; Dayid Epp, Horse-
fly; Mrs. G. V. McKinnel and Miss P.
Allen to Williams Lake Elementary.

In several of the appointments,
the new teachers are replacing those
holding only temporary certificates.

Fined For Failure

Te Purchase U.I.C. Stamps

Failure to pay Unemploymen: In-
surance contributions for his emplo:
j ees resulted ima ac La Hache ep

By.

Ing new staff members keeps secre-|mill operator being ordered to Pp
tary C. B. Macqueen busy during) all the arrears plus a $25 fine and

the summer months. Altogether there

are still five vacancies in the district

to be mued:
AC

costs when he appeared in police
caurt at 100 Mile House July 14.
A UIC audit in May, 1952 brought

received
in the district include: Dyne Kayil,
principal of Forest Grove School;
John Calam, principal of Lae La

thé disclosure that the had
failed to purchase the insurance
stamps for his employees for 2 12-
month period.

Photo by Blackwell's

Still a bundle of fun, this young bear cub proved quite an
attraction in town last week. The animal was brought from
Prince George by Predator Animal Hunter Milton Warren to
be inoculated against rabies before shipment to the United
States. While in town Mr. Warren stayed with his brother-in-
law, Bill Sharpe, who is shown here with the cub.

The cub originally wandered into a fishing camp at Fran-
cois Lake and was turned over to the Game Department. It will
be sent to a cougar hound breeder in the States who also keeps
a private menagerie. According to Mr. Warren, the Game De-
partment will send two bear cubs and two cougar kittens to
the American in exchange for two cougar hound pups, valued

at $500 apiece.

Although they make playful pets at this stage of their
growth, black bears soon become too boisterous for safe com-
pany. This fellow will weigh around 400 pounds when he has

finished growing. ,

If you run across a bear cub, don’t take it along to make
a family pet. It is unlawful to keep these playful youngsters.

Game Club Forms
Pistol Section

Formation of a pistol section of the
Williams Lake Rod & Gun Club was
approved Tuesday night by local
sportsmen.

Prior to the decision to form the
section, an outline of what was pro-
posed was given by Walter Bailey,
who has been looking after the club's

rifle range work and has-offered space,

for a pistol range.

Once the range is readied by mem-
bers of the pistol section, application
for approval is made to the Attorney-
General’s Department and if this is
forthcoming, members in good stand-
ing will be able to apply for permits
to purehase target pistols and to carry
them to and from the range.

To get the plan rolling, a tempor-
ary slate of officers for the section
was named, with Herb Gardner as
president; George Owen secretary-
treasurer, and Walter Bailey as range
officer.

When preliminary work has been
carried out, a meeting of the pistol

section will be called and information|

will be available on cost of target
pistols at club rates.

Local Observer Takes
Part In Warning Test

Participating in a civil defence ex-
ercise Sunday designed to test the
time it would take to get warnings
of enemy aircraft to control head-
quarters in Vancouver, chief observ-
er Alastair Mackenzie placed his call
from Williams Lake in three “nin-
utes.

Mr. Mackenzie said it was just a
matter of seconds before the local
operator was through to the coast,
but the number of calls flooding the
central switchboard there prevented
thé call from going right through.

. .. SPEAKING HERE

Ken Houghton, young lawyer
from Ashcroft, who is contesting the
Federal Kamloops seat for the Lib-
era) party, will speak here Friday
night.

On the same platform with Mr
Houghton will be Senator Gray Tur-
geon, who is well known to Cariboo
residents. oe

‘Report Of First Polio Cause;

In District Proves Incorrect

There was a happy sequel this week to the report made
several days ago by the Cariboo Health Unit, that the first case
of polio had been found in the district. .

Ten days ago a nine-year-old boy
from 100 Mile was sent to Kamloops
hospital and the case was diagnosed
as bulbar polio. Preparations were
made to fly him to Vancouver, but
the plane didn’t come in that day,
and in the meantime tests were
made of the fluid from the boy’s
spine. As a result of the tests, the
doctor in charge gave the patient
streptomycin and he started to make
an amazing recovery. It has since
been decided that the boy had an
unusual form of spinal meningitis
and not polio.

With the exception of this report,
no occurrence of the poliomyelitis
has been recorded in the Cariboo
Health District, according to Dr. H.
M. Brown, medical health officer.

Dr. Brown has issued the follow-
ing information on polio.

Although this disease should be
treated with respect because of the
occasional death and paralysis
which result, we do not feel that
there is any need for public alarm
when cases crop up.

Careful epidemiologic studies have
shown that for every clinically rec-
ognizable case of polio that occurs,
there are approximately one hundred
persone with sub-clinical infec-
tions. This being so, it is obvious that
no widespread effect can be expected
from the quarantine of the patient
and his immediate contacts, though

no one would wilfully condone as-
sociation with the patient and his
family.

The presence in the blood of neu-
tralizing antibodies shows that the
majority of adults have at one time
or another been infected with this
disease, despite the fact that only 2
few give a”history of having bad an
attack. This is why the gamma globu-
lin fractin of pooled normal adult
blood serum confers a temporary im-
munity when injected. We hasten to
add that gamma globulin is not gen-
erally available because one pint
blood is required to manufacture
each dose but it is available in lim-

ited quantities for use in those areas

where serious epidemics threaten.
HOUSEFLY SPREADS

As the virus of this disease gains
entrance to the body through the
mouth from the intestinal discharg-
es (and possibly dropleis from the
nose and mouth) of an infected per-
son, with the house-fly as a very com-

mon intermediary, attention to the
matters listed below will prevent
the onset of many cases of this
disease.

1. Improved personal hygiene.
Frequent hand washing, particularly
before meals. Daily baths. Clean

underwear.

2. Scrupulous care in the handling
of food.

3. Control of the
avoiding the creation of
places and by spraying with insecti-
cides.

4. The sanitary disposal of human
wastes. The provision of a fiy-tight
privy and the use of bleaching pow-
der.

5. The use of uncontaminated
water for drinking and swimming.

6. The avoidance of crowds in poor-
ly ventilated places.

The general symptoms of the dis-
ease are fever, headache, stifin
and soreness of the neck and hack,

house-fly by
breeding,

digestive upset and pains in the
limbs. An attack of this sort may or
may not be due to poliomyelitis but
should be reported to the family
physician for diagno

BIG TROUT

FROM QUESNEL LAKE

An 18-pound Kamloops trout was
received at the Cold Storage toda

from Speed Bros. Lodge at Likely.
The big trout was landed by an Al-
berta visitor after an hour's fight.

Mrs. G. Thornton returned re-
cently from a week’s holiday at
Lillooet.

—o—_
Miss Betty Munro of Vancouver,

is visiting with her cousins, Mr. and
Mrs. D. Stevenson,

SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS TO CUSTOMERS

Lake

Savings to customers will be sub-
stantial. For a person with a home
having lighting and minor appli-
ances only, 80 cents will be cut from
the first 40 kwh Used each monti:
for a customer whose home is equip-
ped with an electric range and/or
water heater, the first’ 60 kwh con-
sumed in a month will cost $1.20
less than previously.

For commercial users, the saving
will amount to 60 cents per killowate
Vor demand. For example, a slore or
business with a C-2 rating, (com-
mercial, two kilowatt demand), will
pay $1.20 per month less than here-
tofore on first block of power used
each month. For ©-3, C-4, and C-5
customers, the saving will be $1.80,
32.40 and $3.00, respectively.

Approximately 350 residential
and 123 commercial power users in
Williams Lake will benefit from the
reduction.

Mr. Gale said the reduction was ap-
proved by the Commission in Vic-
toria after careful consideration and
study of the financial situation of the
Williams Lake Power district.

Since each district must be self-
sustaining from distribution faci:i-
ties, cost of service in the respec!
districts is reflected in the rates.
MORE USERS

It is interesting to note that in
1947, there were only 116 residen-
/tial customers in Williams Lake, us-
fag an average of’ 66 kwh per month
at an average cost of 8.6 cents per
., Today, there are more than
residentfal usersiwit! dn averase
consumption’ of 228 kwh per montit
dt an average cost of 2.9 cents per
kwh — a decrease of approximately
66 per cent in only six years!

Though customers, on the
age, are using approximately three
and one-half times. ag much elea-
tricity per month in their homes, the
average bill during the same period
has increased only about 17344 per
cent, from $5.70 in 1947 to $6.70
in 1953.

This is a reflection of the Com-
mission's’ promotional rate structure
which gives lower costs per kilowatt
hour as monthly consumption ia-
creases.

The rate reductions are the same
as those recently announced fer the
Quesnel district, also effective Aug-
ust 1, On the same date, Terrace
rates also will be-cut. The Kamloops
commercial rate was reduced June
Ist.

The new Williams
structure will be:

aver-

Lake rate

Residential rate — First 20 kwh
per kw of demand reduced from 10¢
to 8c in zone 1 and from 12¢ to 10¢
in zone 2. Next 60 kwh per kw of de-

Former Alexis Creek
Resident Passes On

Funeral services will be conducted
Friday afternoon from St. Peter’s
Church for Mrs. Greta Morgan, tor-
mer long time resident of Alexis
Creek who passed away at her home
here Tuesday afternoon after a!
lengthy illness.

Born April 20, 1869,
daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs.
Courtney of Christchurch, New Zea-
land, Mrs. Morgan first came to tiis
country and Alexis Creek in 1920,
accompanying her sister, Mrs. New-
ton. Two years later she married T.
R. Young, who predeceased her in
1946

In 1950 she married Thomas P.
Morgan, and the elderly couple mov-
ed into Williams Lake permanently
last year. At the time of his wife’s
death, Mr. Morgan was undergving
medical treatment himself at the
coast. He arrived in Williams Lake
yesterday.

the eldest

will be Jack Bliss,
Alastair Mackenzie,
Robert

Pallbearers
Joe Smith,
| Sandy Robertson,
|and Bob Turnbull.

Power Rate Will Be Cut
August Ist In Village

Residential and commercial power rates in Williams
have been reduced, B.C. Power Commission District
Manager Basil Gale announced today.

The reduction, amounting to two cents per kilowatt hour
in the first block of power consumed each month, will become
effective for all meter readings on and after August, mes

mand remains at 2% in both zones
with the balance of monthly con-
sumption unchanged at le in each
zone.

Commercial rate in zones 1 and 2
—First 30 kwh per kw of demand
reduced to 10¢ from 12c. Next 60
kwh per kw of demand stays at 4e,
with balance of monthly .consump-
tion unchanged at %c.

The monthly minimum of $1.00
per kilowatt of demand in both vluss-
ifications remains unchanged, and
10 per cent discount for prompt pay-
ment of accounts will continue as
before.

Students Pass
Conservatory Exams

The following local students were
successful in the pianoforte examin-
ations given by the Royal Conserva-
tory of Music, Toronto:

Grade Seven — Joyce Van Dep
Busche, honours; Beverly Hawke
honours; Joan Phillipson, pass.
Grade Five — Jean Stevenson, first
class honours. Grade Four — Freda
Kozuki, honours; Dwayne Brandly.
honours; Kenneth Brandly, honours.

Grade Three — Terry Yelland, hor-
ours. Grade Two — Patty Twan, hon-
ours; Joan Yelland, honours; Bs-
ther Pettroyvitz, pass. Grade One —
Gwen Booth, honours,

SEER aed

Pint-Sized_ Ball
Players Popular

Fans were treated to a full ball
fare in town over the weekend, with
the Air Force and Power Glides
playing three games and an interest-
ing exhibition of baseball headlin-
ing Sunday’s program i
from the Vancouver [ i 1
came to town.

This was the second game the
youngsters had played on their week-
end Cariboo jaunt, and McLeans
Motors took the tilt 2-0, e-mi-
back from a 14-6 defeat at the hands
of Camphell’s the night before at
100 Mile.

The brand of ball the kids play
caught the fancy of the fans, particu-
larly the performance of the Me-
Leans battery. Winning pitcher Ger-
die Fernett had a tremendous
amount of speed for a little fellow,
and the pint-sized catcher could give
a lot of lessons to older hands in, en-
thusiasm. Only ten years old, he
was on crutches for two years as a
result-of polio and is now rated the
best catcher in the Futurity League.

The two teams were late arriving
in town, leading to a mix-up in the
welcoming routine. To keep the fans
happy, the Airforce and Gli
on their third game of the ee
end as an extra while the youngsters
were haying a late lunch.

Althohgh the 'Glides came out on
top of all three of these games, the
locals are finding the American boy
a little tougher to put away every
time they meet. Saturday night the
locals won 8-3 and the two Sunday
game scores were 8-5 and 9-7. Play-
ing a razzle-dazzle brand of ball
that keeps the fans in the bleacher.
happy, the Airforce proves to be 2
strong drawing card whenever they
come to town.

This weekend the Glides will fa 2
their toughest opposition when the
giant killing Music Centre club from
Kamloops comes to town. Thi:
won the Lae La Hache tourna
May 18 and since then have de
several important sealps to their
belts. Some time ago the Interior
club scored a major upset when they
dumped the Vancouver Senior A
Firemen in an exhibition game, and

team

Telford,
| men.

last weekend they scored two straight
wins over Vancouver Senior B Fire-

me