NEWS EXCHANGE OF THE CARIBOO 12-55 Williams Lake Tribune ~ Volume 21 =- Number 41. WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, October 22, 1958. Single copy 10c. $2.50 per year. LEGION BRANCH BUYS QUONSET HUT Announcement was made at the Canadian Legion meeting here Mon- ay night that the branch has pur- jchased the quonset hut below Rail- way Avenue that was formerly used by the H. G. Barber construction company. The branch submitted a bid for the hut to the owners, Central Mort- gage and Housing Corporation, about two weeks ago. The large quonset building is -fully insulated and is equipped with plumbing facilities. Plans for future use of the build- ing are indefinite. The Legion branch owns a lot on First Avenue that is to be the site of the Legion home, but whether the building will HOSPITAL BOARD TO CONSIDER BUILDING PROGRAM Whether directors of War Mem- orial Hospital should be contem- plating a new hospital-for the dis- trict, or going ahead with major re- pairs to the existing building will be taken up with officials of the B.O. Hospital Insurance Service in the near future it was decided at the board meeting last Friday. Board chairman Clive Stangoe said it was his belief that the con- siderable arguments in fayour of a new structure should be collected and presented to B.C.H.LS. Should the board go ahead with a major repair program, the people of the district would still only have a hospital that is proving itself in- adequate to handle the number of cases coming in, Mr. Stangoe assert- ed. He went on to say that we could expect this accomodation situation to become more acute as the town Board Wants Sign and outlying centres continue to grow. By the ehd of next year the A ¢ h C k Cariboo Highway wil have veer! Af Cache Cree reconstructed right to Williams Lake i and this will result in many patients T Pl C b from the 100 Mile area coming to] 40 FIUG CGriboo hospital here instead of to Ashcroft. If the Board of Trade has its way, The board hopes to have complete! in tuture tourists passing through Cache Creek will know they are en- tering the Cariboo and why this part 4nformation on the subject ready for the annual meeting of the Hospital of the province is famed in the an- nals of history. Society early in the new year. Members of the board agreed last night that a large sign at Cache Creek would be a valuable publicity aid for the Cariboo and decided to proceed with the drafting of a suit- able inscription. This will be sent to Quesnel, Clinton and Forest Grove Boards of Trade for approval and backing of thesé groups will be sought in approaching the Public Works Department to make and a one will not be decided until the spring. Amount of the purchase price has mot been disclosed. First Hard Frost Hits Gardens Mild weather that has resulted in some unusual garden reports came to an end this week as the mercury dropped Tuesday night to 22° above. Up to this week we have had re- ports of gladiolus being in bloom, wild strawberry, plants ing for a second time and réses in bud. But along with the frosty nights has come clear warm days as Indian summer continued in the Cariboo. the sigte< =< NO RESULTS Looking hack on the visit of Min- jister of Public Works Gaglardi this spring, the members Gouldn’t see that any miaterial gain had accrued from his promised action. This trend of thought led to one of the favorite indoor pastimes of the board, a dis- cussion that usually starts out ‘the trouble with the public works is...” This time the main Court Impeses Year Individual Curfew be moved to this location or another |- E. % TRIED TQ MAKE PET OF BEAR ote : : rs e = When Clark and George Simons, ages seven and 11, came face to face with two half-grown bears on their farm eight miles from Ottawa, their first thought was to make pets of the animals. One bear ran away, the second went up a tree and the boys stayed underneath trying to coax it down. A neighbor started to look for the boys, shot the bear in the tree and two others in the bush a few yards away. Now Clark and George have a couple of bearskin Tugs—together with a lecture fram their father on the dangers ot becoming friendly with bears before they are made into rugs. New Pest Office Will Be Ready For Occupancy Next Month Finish carpenters, tile men and decorators are busy putting finishing touches to the Post Office section of the New Federal Building here. A complete unit, sealed off from the remainder of the building, the post office section will be ready for occupancy some time’next month. The general public and employees of the post office: will welcome the change to the modern quarters. A total of 405 post boxes and drawers will be available for rent, and the additional space will speed service at the wickets. The next section of the new build- Retailers Drop Cigarette Price Cigarette smokers are saying two cents a package and more these days as a result of a general drop around town stores of from 33 to 31 cents a package. Sales tax added brings the price to 32 cents. The local cigarette price cutting began several weeks ago when the town’s Overwaitea outlet advertised cigarettes at the lower price during one of its quarterly sales. It is un- derstood that other retailers thcught this price would go back to the original mark-up when the sale end- ed, bnt Overwaitea continued to i the ‘cigarette deal’ as a HUNTER SHOOTS HORSE regular feature, ing the contracting firm of C. J. Oliver will have ready will be quarters for the Department of Transport. It is hoped to have the work ready for the telephone and telegraph service sometime in Janu- ary. The next department to follow will be the Indian Affairs, with the RCMP moving in last. The sections of the building for these two de- partments will probably be ready in February. : Uxterior of the building is finish- ed with vertical cedar siding and ply- wood panelling. This week carpen- ters are putting on the last of the siding and painters are moving along behind them spraying the natural finish. Down in the base- ment furnace room heating men are hooking up the coal-fired furnaces to get heat into the sprawling build- ing and allow interior painters to carry on. One unusual feature abont the building will be the dado finish in the lavatories. Instead of the usual tile, these portions of the walls will be covered with a type of porcelain- like finish that is sprayed on. So new is the process that none of the men on the job have seen it used before. Teachers Attending Annual Convention Over 35 teachers from School Police were called out to Spring- house last week to kill a stray horse Tender Price Given This week other retailers fell into| District No. 27 are expected to at- line and the prices of 31 cents for|tend the North Central Fall Teach- a single pack; three for 89 cents and] ers’ Convention at .Prince George that had been seriously wounded » On Highway Project i a careless hunter, A nearby rancher reported inding| the horse with the gunshot wound jan. its: teg: “There was. nogsign’ of party®esponsible. © z Contract for the reconstruction of has been awarded. to W. C. Arnett Construction. RECORD PRICE Amount of the contract is $417,450 Calgary — Record price for a fe- and includes the construction of the male animal ever paid in Calgary $150 Mile Creek bridge. z sale ring went to C. E. Jones of! A tender submitted by F. BE. Sor- Balzac during the 49th annual Fall engen of Vancouver for the erection Sale when Leroy Bond paid $1,900, of an RCMP detachment building for Dan's Flowerette Junior. (double type) at Alexis Creek has | been acéepted by the Federal Depart- against the department appeared to the deplorable condition of the liams Lake-Soda Creek River road. It was admitted that attempts to maintain it were useless in view of the condition of the roadbed, but members felt that a determined ef- fort should be made this winter to see that a sum of money is avail- On 16-year-old Seriousness with which the drink- sis ing problem among juveniles is con- sidered in official circles was réfiect- ed in an unusual sentence imposea in police court this week by Magis- trate J. D. Smedley on a minor who was arrested on an intoxication charge. able in the department’s appropria- The magistrate gave the 16-year-| tion next year to adequately repair old boy one year’s suspended sen- {n5. yoaq. tence and directed that during this period he was to be in his home| every night by nine o'clock. If the Canvassers Collect boy is found outside after this hour, "s $377 In Blind Drive he will appear before the magistrate Canvasers have collected $377 to again, and if there is any proof that the boy’s parents co-operate in such a violation, a charge can be laid, date in their annual drive for funds against them as well. [2 help the blind. In handing down his judgment, Some canvassers have yet to turn Mr. Smedley said that any other in their collections. to the central minor coming béfore his court on!fund. The money goes to the Cana- similar charges would be dealt with| dian National Institute for the in the same way. | Bima. Mis i i has ment of Public Works. The success- joined the R.C.A.F. to take medical ful tender was for §57,060. Two training, and left Williams Lake for other figures were received, one for Quebec yesterday. ' $58,052 and the other for $66,174. Construction. Being Rushed On New Planer Mill Here Racing against time and weather, be employed when the mill first gets a crew of men are busy installing| underway. the first planer mill to be set up on} Both Mr. Taylor and Mr. Vande- the new PGE industrial trackage| vanter are pleased with their mill site north of town. location, although they admit that Officials of the Allfir Lumber| for months it looked as though it Company Limited hope to have their|was almost impossible to invest mill in production by the middle of money up here in a mill. Negotia- next month if power and trackage] tions with the PGE were stalled are available by the time machinery] several times as the men tried to is ready to roll. obtain some official assurance that In charge of the instalation are! the Les Taylor and Joe Vandevanter.| available and that they could lease a two of the principals in the firm,]| site, Attempts to get this assurance who came to Williams Lake trom) dragged on so long that the com. Everett, Washington. | pany was finally ready to look else- No newcomers to the lumber busi- where for a site when the assurance ness, both men have had years of /came after the Board of Trade gave experfence in the industry in their) helping hand to the valuable home state. Mr. Taylor has been lum-| groundwork done by local real estate bering since 1933 and in 1950 he|agent Jack Bslar. sold his sawmill and logging inter- Last weekend Mr. Taylor and Mr. ests. Mr. Vandevanter owned a|Vandevanter brought their families shingle mill and logging show be-|up to take up permanent residence fore deciding to turn to lumbering|Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have a family of in the north, three, the eldest son serving with There are two other principals in| the U.S. Naval Air Force. Mr. and the firm, Ted R. Westrom and his|Mys, Vandevanter have no children, brother, Kelly Westron. Ted Wes- trom is sales manager for the firm and the sales organization is located at Everett. His brother's interest in the business is financial and it is not expected that he will take an active part in management. Operating with a planer that has only been in use eight months, the company hopes to work up to an average turnout of 90 thousand feet a day, a figure that will depend largely on the problem of supply of lumber from district mills. The all-electric mill represents an investment of $65,000 worth of equipment and the firm hopes to maintain a Perpetual yard inventory value of $40,000, Fifteen men will commercial trackage would be New CBC Booster Station Installed At Lyiton | Latest low power radio tra ter in nsmit- fanadian | the network of ting Corporation’s network of ‘booster’ stations started broad. casting at noon today at Lytton. — | The 20-watt transmitter will carry the full program service of the CBC) Trans-Canada Network and is ex | pected to give good radio reception | within a ten-mile radius of Lytton. Installation of this transmitter | brings to 1¢ the number of similar boosters throughout the province. 200 cigarettes for $2.95 went into effect. Retailers pay 28 cents per single 00 Hishway| package for the B1-cent cigarettes, : ‘ ana wl “their: cents on the\200 retail deal. Jack Purser left Tuesday to spend several days in Vancouver, NAMED TO NEW DIPLOMATIC POSTS LES LEGER —Central Press Canadian Photos Lieut.-Gen. Canadian Maurice Pope, to Bel- since named Canada’s first ambassa- dor to Spain. The external af- fairs department in Ottawa also announced that Jules Leger, as- sistant undersecretary of state for external affairs and former secretary to Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent, had been appointed Canadian ambassador to. Mexico. The appointment brio Canade’s relations with the Franco government to the tep diplomatic level. Previously Canada was represented only by a trade commissioner. rofit.on-a single principal pack sale is 3 cents, this dwindles to Friday and Saturday, Making the trip/from Williams Lake will be a delegation of 14 teachers headed by “J. Phillipson, of the high Scteel