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Volume 21 — Number 44.

WILLIAMS LAKRE, B.C. Thursday, November 12, 1953

Single copy 10c. $2.50 per year.

CHURCH DRIVE
PASSES 50 PERCENT
OF OBJECTIVE

Officials in charge of St. Andrew’s
Church budget and building fund
canvass report that over 50 percent
of the objective has been reached. A
total of $25,000 up to Tuesday night
has been received in pledges. The
objective for the budget and building
fund is $45.000.

‘The Victory Dinner of the canvass

Commissioners In Disagreement
Over Location Of Sewer Lines

To the exasperation of the

remaiider of the village board,

Commissioner Alf Eagle is waging a succesful delaying action
*on the proposed sewer by-law for Williams Lake

Tuesday night the verbal battle
broke out again when Commissioner
Tony Borkowski expressed the ques-
tion of how far along the plan was
now. Village Clerk Ted Gibbon said
as far as he knew nothing further
had been done on the project since

Com Eagle had taken it on

will be held next in the
Youth Room of the chureh.

Edward F. Sullivan, director of
the canvass, is planning to leave Wil-
jiams Lake the following day, but the
canvass will continue under the ac-
tive direction of Don Mars.

At the Loyalty dinner last Thurs-
day attended by 125 members and
friends of the church, general com-
mittee chairman Dr. S. N. Wood an-
nounced that the new church will be
-ealléd the St. Andrew’s McKinnon
Memorial Church in honor of the
memory of the late Dr. A. D. Me-
Kinnon who was the minister of St.
Andrew’s from 1921 to 1940.

Dr. Wood said a placque would be
installed in the new building
worded to the effect that the church
was dedicated in memory of Dr. Me-
Kinnon and the first Board of Stew-
ards.

In referring to Dr. McKinnon,
Bob Blair, one of the members of the
original Board of Stewards, said he

. had given far more of himself in ef-

fort and money for the good of the
qistrict than mosey people realized.

himself to prove to the engineers his
theory of using the ianes instead ot

the streets for the lines. ~
Mr. Eagle produced a létter in
support of his argument that he had
prepared for the engineers and want-
ed approval to send. According to
this, it is Mr. Eagle’s contention that
the cost of the job would be 26 per
cent cheaper if lanes were used in
preference to streets, and ratepayers
would be more inclined to favour the
bylaw. since they would not be faced
with the prospect of haying their
lawns torn up or ornamental walls
disturbed if the lane plan were used.
Commissioner Borkowski challeng-
ed Mr. Eagle’s facts on his 20 percent
figure and Commissioner Johnston
reminded the champion of the lane
theory that the engineers had been
emphatic in warning the board that
if contractors had to figure on the
job using the narrow lanes, their
figures would be considerably higher
to compensate for the slower digging.
The meeting decided to leave the
contentious problem until Chairman
ie returns from his holiday

of the
first board, and Mr. Blair gave some
highlights of the history of the
chureh.

Objectives of the canvass and the
need of supplying more aceommoda-
tion for church activities were out-
lned by Dr. Wood, Les Canteil, Don
Mars and Don Bingham, Lee Skipp
was masier of ceremonies.

~ Cache Creek Totals”

The following totals of game and
hunters passing through the Cache
Creek checking station were record-
ed up to October 31.

Moose, 1225; Caribou 16; Deer
400; Sheep 19; Goat 49; Grizzly 21;
Brown Bear 86; Grouse (all species)
9,974; Ducks 6,242; Geese 423; Elk
1. Number of hunters 6,161.

Constable Turnbull
Transferred To Clinton

Constable Bob Turnbull, popular
constable in charge of the Alexis
Creek detachment, has been trans-
ferred to Clinton after eight years
service in the Chilcotin.

Replacing Constable Turnbull is
Constable K. Hubbard who comes to
this district from Greenwood. He has
been with the RCMP for 13 years.

and then hold a special meeting to
deal with the question of lanes
versus streets.

ASSESSMENTS

To raise the borrowing power of
the village, the commissioners pres-
ent agreed in theory to the sugges-
tion of raising property assessments
in town.

At present -assessment-figures are
based on sixty percent of building
costs in 1941, which is far below the
actual value. Even raising these
values 25 percent would result in the
village boosting its borrowing power
sufficient to cover the cost of tne pro-
posed sewer system if it is approved
by the ratepayers.

Up to this year the commissioners
have refrained from boosting assess-
ment figures chiefly to keep tax rev-
nue beneath $12,000 a year, since
over this the village must share in
the cost of social welfare costs to
residents. However, this year, even
at present assessment values, addi-
tional building and the addition to
the rolls of another sub-division are
going to boost revenue figures over
the $12,000 mark.

At the present mill rate, larger as:
sessment values would mean more
taxes, but the commissioners intend
to bring the mill rate down so that
taxes will remain the same. The

Beef Prices Down
At Second Sale Here

With 2312 head on offer, last week’s sale almost equalled

the annual sale of last month
were more bargains available

in point of number, but there
for buyers in this second sale,

as total receipts brought contributors $244,088. In the October
sale 2470 head sold for $295,022.

Highest price paid for steers in
the two days it took to clear the
yards was 17.75 paid by Swift Cana-
dian for a 2-animal lot contributed
by Claus Mikkelsen. Prices ranged
from this high to an isolated low of
8.00. In the main, steers sold from
14 to 16.50. Of the 1086 steers on
offer, 97 dropped below 14.

Cows ranged from a high of 11.60
to a low of 3.50. Of the 297 animals
offered, 120 sold for less than 8.00.
Forty-three head of heiferettes sold
at from 8.25 to 13.25. There were
432 heifers on offer with prices hold-
ing fairly steady between 12.00 and
14.00. Highest price paid was 15.35
by W. Bosworth for eight head con-
tributed by Mrs. K. A. Telford. An-
other lot of 10 head contributed by
Ron Waite brought 15.10 from
Greenacres Ranch.

The bulk of the 402 calves on offer
sold for from 14 to 16 with some lots
going as high as the top of 18.25 paid

by Mrs. Purkeypile for 6 head offered

py Stan Dowling, and others drop-
ping to a low of 11. The 53 bulls sold
prought prices from 6.00 to 12.75.

The large number of cows being
purchased by district ranchers result-
ed in more stock being tested. for
Bangs disease following the sale and
31 reactors were discovered. The
bulk of the stock at these sales is
usually purchased by packers and it
is only necessary to have the Bangs
test made when animals are going
back on the land.

Five Months For Theft

Louis Dafoe, Vancouver, was
found guilty in County Court Monday
when he appeared on a charge of
breaking and entering and theft of
several items from the Bullfon Mine
property on June 16. Dafoe was sen-
tenced to five months in jail.

In passing sentence, Judge Henry
Castillou said he was taking Dsfoe’s
age into account in handing down the
sentence. Dafoe is 71 years of age.
Police are still searching for his ac-

complice in the theft.

t
was in the nature of a contact vis

rates bylaw revision
each Mareh.

The whole question of assessment
will also be dealt with at a special
meeting of the board.

PERMIT

One building permit was ap-
proved by the meeting for Williams
Lake Motors Ltd., for alterations to a
house. Alterations are valued at
$3000.

comes up for

Game Department
Will Not Recommend
Cow WNioose Season

Im a release dated November 10,
the B.C. Game Commission has an-
nounced that any cow moose season
outside Wells Gray Park will be de-
ferred until next or at least
antii present legislation ammending
the Game Act has been approved to
provide for an antlerless season.

This latter-move seems most de-
sirable, the release continues, be-
cause of the large number of calf
moose that were inadvertently killed
or destroyed last year.

In arriving at this decision the
Game Commission emphatically states
that it has every confidence in its
game biologists. During the coming
year enlarged investigations will be
made to obtain a complete coverage
of moose populations and conditions
in the Central Interior.

The release states that after ex-
amining returns through the Cache
Creek checkign station, it is indi-
cated that by the end of the season
there should he a total of 1600) modse

taken out, which would pe 630) a

than the high year of 1951.

Some areas such as Anahim Lake,
Quesne] and north of Quesnel have
been producing increased returns,
while due to unfavourable weather
conditions, some of the areas provid-
ed with a cow moose season last year
have fallen down to a considerable
extent.

The number of moose coming out
of Wells Gray park has been most
disappointing, according to the Com-
mission, and there is a recommenda-
tion from the Forest Service that
the present season in the park be
extended.

Curlers Will Hold Off
Drive ‘Till Spring

Although they have not given up
their intention of installing an arti-
ficial ice plant in the local eurling
rink, members of the curling club
Tuesday night agreed to wait until
the spring before acting on a cam-
paign to raise funds.
_ In the meantime the finance com-
mitee Will investigate two methods
of raising money, one by the sale of
club debentures and the other by es-
tablishing a straight membership fee
over and above the annual dues.

Anglican W.A. Names
New Slate of Officers

Mrs L. Scott was elected president
of St. Peter’s Anglican Church Wom-
en's Auxiliary at their annual meét-
ing Monday night. She succeeds Mrs.
T. Bishop.

Other officers elected wer
Bass, vice-president, Mrs. L. 4
on treasurer; and Mrs. A. EB. Levens
secretary. In charge of the le-a-day
fund is Mrs. C. Roberts.

The sum of $271.60 was realized
at the annual I and tea held
recently.

Attending the meeting was Mrs. V.
H. Beecher of Kamloops, Diocese
president of Anglican Women’s Aux:
liaries of the Diocese of Cariboo. This

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and to give a report on the annval
meeting of Canadian Angiican Aux-
iliaries held at Edmonton recently
Mrs. Beecher met members of the
1953 executive at a tea held Monday)
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Bass.

Quesnel Game Warden
Wins Prize Steer

‘When Game Warden Jim Lorance
of Quesnel bought a raffle ticket last
July to help the Bella Coola road
project he promptly forgot about the
expenditure. But it was brought back
to his memory last Friday when a
telephone call from Williams Lake
iformed him that he was now the
owner of a 1200-pound prize steer.

“What does a person do with that
much beef on the hoof” was Jim's
first reaction, but by the time he ar-
riyed in town Tuesday to take posses-
sion of the animal, he had his plans
made. The beef will be crammed into
the family locker and as Jim puts it
“T won't have to bother getting that
moose now.”

“The chunky steer, now 27 months
old, was first shown here at the 1952
annual sale and took the top award
in’ the non-calf club member's class
for exhibitor Marie Pigeon. The ani-
mal is a Chilcotin produet all the way,
being sired by a bull from Dan Lee’s
herd out of a dam from the herd of
Andy Christensen.

At the sale following the show the
arial was purchased by Benny Ab-
bott and he later offered to donate it
toa fund raising committee for the
Bella Coola Board of Trade road
fund.

Jim Lorance bought his ticket 2t
Ike Sing’s Anahim Store when he
was on a trip to that country with
Game Warden Ken Walmsley of
Alexis Creek.

“The drawing was made at the sale
last Friday by Sheila Lee,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lee
of Hanceville,

here

with Marie Pigeon
looking on.

Hall Filled To Capacity

For Rememb

rance Service

People were turned away at the door as the bleacher
sections in the Elks Hall were filled to capacity yesterday for
the solemn service marking the observance of Remembrance

Day.

The presence of a 30-man detach-

ment from the 917th Squadron, U.S.-
A.P., headed by Major G- A. Peebles.
0.C., was used by principal speaker
Rev. J. Colclough when he referred
to the need for peace in the world.
Mr. Colclough said their presence

could be taken as a symbol of the

peaceful relationship that exists be-
tween our two countries, a relation-
ship that others should try to emu-
late with their neighbors in a torn
and broken world.

The program included readings by
Bill Christie, appearing for Rev. Fr.
Boyle in the inter-denominational
service. and by Rev. C. Fawcett. Rev.
G. Fielder read the names of The
Fallen and the service was in charge
of Legion Chaplain Frank Lee.

With several players having left
town, there was no band in attend-
ance for the service, but the service
was rounded out by the blending of
the young voices of the dormitory
choir. Last Post -and Reveille were
sounded by bugler Mickey Lunn.

Just before the close of the service
and the singing of The Queen, the
audience joined in singing a verse of
The “Star Spangled Banner. Joining
the colours present was the United
States flag borne by a color party of
three sergeants.

Following the service the parade
marched behind the Mission Boy
Band to the War Memorial Hospital

Although he again tried to step
down from the presidency after seven
years, Claude Huston finally consent-
ed to take over the job again. As the
election of officers got underway,
Mr. Huston told the meeting he did
not want to stand again, but no one
seemed eager to take over the chair.
Eleven nominees gave varying rea-
sons for not wanting to stand for
the office and Benny Abbott and Joe
Phillipson made direct pleas to the
retiring president to reconside~. Mr.
Huston said he would on_one con-
dition, that the society receives the
same support in the future that had
been shown that night.

In reviewing the standing of the
society, Mr. Huston stated that the
group owed its creditors, H. J. Gard-
ner & Sons, Cariboo Electric and the
bank, $8,383. To clean up these ac
counts, he suggested that the society
consider issuing bonds for eight or
nine thousand dollars. The arena
could be considered half paid for,
Mr. Huston stated, and the building
is paying interest on the bonds al-
ready issued.

Vice-president for the incoming
vear is Benny Abbott, with Don Mars
secretary and Ron Friesen treasurer.
Directors elected for two year terms
were Wilf Moore, Herh Gardner,
Fred Graham and Mrs. C. A. Pelkey.

Mr. Abbott was elected chairman
of the building committee to look
after maintenance of the arena, and
he appointed Fred Cardwell ané Cliff
McIntosh as other committee mem-
bers. Gordon Blackwell suggested:
that one of the younger boys should
be on every committee to see at first
hand just how the Arena is operat-
ed and in view of this Barry Bishop
was added to the building committee.

The society will again take on the
Swift’s Allsweet contest this year and
Mr. Abbott, Mr. Cardwell, Omar
Crosina and Mrs. Pelkey will be in
charge. The group won second prize
in last year’s contest.

It was mentioned that Western
Plywood of Quesnel had donated
veneer last spring for use in building
dressing rooms at the arena and that
| this donation had never been publi-
cized or acknowledged.
| Fred Graham, as president of the

| local curling club, stated that his
organization wanted a long-term
| lease on the curling rink so members
could go ahead in their plans for the
installation of an artificial ice plant.
The meeting agreed to give the club
a year lease with a definite rental

Arena Society Gets Boost
With Record Turnout

fear that\lack of interest in the Arena might result in
See building closing its doors, brought» a record turnout of 4
ip the society’s annual meeting last Friday.

instead of a set fee per member.

Tommy McDougall was appointed
to attend a representative meeting
of the Central Interior Hockey
League. Last year’s hockey commit-
tee of Reg Norberg, Ken Huston and
Herb Gardner will get things started
this year.

Manslaughter Charge

Dismissed In Court

A charge of manslaughter against
C. B. Macqueen was dismissed by
Stipendiary
ley in police court Saturday morning.

The preliminary
case,
September 25 when Francis Tres-
siera lost his life, followed much the
same line of testimony as the coron-
er’s inquest.

Jack Abbott, Dan Rottacker and
Alf Smallenberg, all witnesses at.the
inquest, were called again and re-
affirmed their previous testimony
that Mr. Macqueen was in a sober
condition and in perfect control of
himself. They had all seen Mr. Mac-
queen previous to the time he agreed
to drive Mr. Tressiera home.

Constable Jack
tha although the
straight at
occurred, there was a definite indent
in the road shoulder there.

Groves testified
road appeared

Dr. J. B. Ringwood, who had testi-
told the court
that he had changed his opinion as
to the cause of death since receiving
a report from the pathologist at Van-

fied at the inquest,

couver regarding a clot whicn was
anti-mortum. Dr. Ringwood stated
he could not definitely say that death
was caused from
jury resulting from the

cident.

Magistrate J. D. Smed-

hearing on the
which arose from an accident

the point the accident

y particular in-

Cenotaph and then to the War Mem-
orial Arena for the laying of wreaths.
Taking part in the- parade were
members of the Canadian Legion,
W.A. to the Legion, Elks Lodge, Jay-
cees, Students Council, Boy Scouts,
Wolf Cubs and Brownies. The USAF
detachment headed the parade im-
mediately behind the band.

Legion Branch Will
Elect Officers At First
Meeting In New Year

With approval of a motion to move
the business of election of officers
from the Remembrance Day meeting
to the January one, no change in
slate of officers was made at the an-
nual meeting yesterday of the local
Canadian Legion branch.

In presenting a brief annual re-
port, president Cece Rhodes said the
most outstanding item of business
completed during the year was the
purchase of the quonset hut for a
future branch ‘home.’ The problem
jof attendance at regular meetings
[continued to plague the executive,
Mr. Rhodes stated, and appealed for
more support from the membership.

Commenting on this year’s Poppy
Day receipts, committee chairman
A. E. Levens said that taggers on
the streets had collected $136, but
that the contents of boxes in stores
had not been cleared yet. Mr. Levens
said the branch owed a vote of
thanks to the girls who had carried
out the street tagging, and particu-
ljarly to the youngest helper. little
Bernie Bass, who worked from eight
o'clock in the morning through the
day.

BANQUET

At the annual banquetin the eve-
ning, 155 sat down to a turkey din-
ner and enjoyed an informal pro-
gram. >

Head table guest Major G. A.
Peebles thanked the Legion branch
for inviting the men of, his squad-
ron to take part in the day’s pro-
gram. Their job of watching and
waiting is a tedious one, the Major
stated, but the highlight of the men’s
stay in our district was the warm
welcome they are accorded when
they come to town. On behalf of the
men of the squadron, Major Peebles
said he wanted to particularly thank
the people of Williams Lake for their
hospitali

Tourist Operators Want
“Cariboo Read” Signs

Signs designating the Cariboo
Highway as “the Old Cariboo Road”
should be placed at strategic points
for the interest of tourists, aceord-
ing to a recommendation of the Wil-
liams Lake and District branch of the
Auto Courts and Resorts Association.
The fall meeting of the group, held
here Monday, had no objection to the
government's decision to change the
highway number from 2 to 97, but
fear was expressed that the historic
al association of the route might be
forgotten if signs were not eretced
bearing the legend “Cariboo Road.”
On the local: Board of Trade’s ef-
forts to have a public camping site
established on the shores of Williams
Lake, the meeting went on record as
being opposed to its establishment
as a camping site while agreeing
that its development as an approach
to the lake for the convenience of
local Fésidents was satisfactory.

Judge Castillou To Speak To Historical Club

Judge Henr;

ing of the Historical Society Friday
evening.

Continuing a series of lectures on
man’s early
of North America
will deal with civi
Columbia ten thousand years ago.

Directors of the local

Castillou will be the
featured speaker at the annual meet-

migration to the shores
Judge Castillou
zation in British

group at-
tended a meeting of the Cariboo His- | Mr.
torical Society held here last week.

vamping of the society’s constitution
to remove several stumbling blocks
that have prevented members of the
Williams Lake and Barkerville
groups from affiliating with what is
hoped to be the parent body.
from Quesnel were
and Bill Speares;
and Mrs.
Wells, Mrs.

Here
Alvan Johnson
from Barkerville,
Dan Hour and from
Sullivan,

12-55

Chief business conducted was the re- ~