Williams L

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ake Tribune

OF THE CARIBOO

Volume 21 -- Number 48.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, December 10, 1953.

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Couple Celebrate
Golden Wedding

Fifty years of married life together

was celebrated Sunday by Mr. and
Mrs. Will Scott of Williams Lake.

A number of friends and the fam- |"

ily gathered to mark the Golden Wed-
ding anniversary. Toasts were pro-
posed by Mr. Frank Lee and’ the
couple’s only surviving son, Mr. Louis
D. Scott of Williams Lake.

Mr. and Mrs. Scott were married
at Rossmere, Manitoba, which is also
the birthplace of Mrs. Scott, who is
73. Mr. Scott was born at .Glenella,
Manitoba, 82 years ago.

‘The couple have lived in many dif-
ferent parts of Canada, but came to
British Columbia in 1907 settling at
Vancouver for a time. His occupation
as a farmer eventually took Mr. Scott
and his wife to the Peace River
where he became too ill to continue

and retired from active life in 1934.

They came to Williams Lake five
yeas ago to make their home near
their son and his wife.

Mr. and Mrs. Scott have received
many cards and tributes from friends
and reljatives in all parts of Canada
to mark the happy occasion.

Two New Trucks
Here for P.W.D.

‘Two trucks have been added to the
equipment of the local Public Works
Department, with one more scheduled
to artive soon along with a tractor
unit. The latter will be used in con-
junction with the PWD trailer for
hauling heavy equipment for the dis-

“triets of Williams Lake, Lillooet and

Quesnel.

Truck operators will be interested
in seeing one of the two 4-ton dump
truck units. It is equipped with
pee! frame”, a comparatively new

by av
ver firm. The frame of the trnck is
split behind the cab ana the tubala: |
unit is installed, joining the two
sides of the frame. The result of the
installation is to reduce the strain
imposed on a truck fame when it
moves over rough ground with a
heavy load.

The Public Works Department
now has six trucks equipped with
the unit in the province. The one
here is presently working in the
Horsefiy area.

Victoria Legal
Firm To Draw Up
Sewer By-law

Commissioners at their meeting
Tuesday night approved the appoint-
ment of a Victoria legal firm to rep-
resent the villagé in preparmg a
sewer by-law and presenting it to the
Department of Municipal Affairs,

"The appointment was made on the
recommendation of the firm of As-
sociated Engineers. Officials of the
engineering company advised the
commissioners that the Victoria firm
has had a great deal of experience in
preparation of such by-laws and stat-
ed that it was their belief the village
by-law would have a greater chance
of success in being approyed by Vic-
toria if the appointment was made.
PERMIT

‘A permit for the construction of a
small gas station on Railway Avenue

was approved. Plans for the 12x16
foot station, with two gas pump
‘islands’ were presented by Home

Oil Distributors. The station operat-
ing on the location now is known as
Home Oil Service,

“POWER WILL BE

OFF SUNDAY

Six and a half hours without elec-
trical power is in store. for town
residents this Sunday, December 13.

Power Commission manager Basil
Gale announces that power will be
off from § to 11:30 a.m. and from
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Only users who wil)
not be effected by the shutdown will
pe the residents along both shores
of the lake.

The interruption is necessary
while line crews string wire along
Railway Avenue for a new 6900-volt
circuit that will supply power for
the PGE industrial site,

YOUTH WINS QUEEN’S GUINEAS AT RWF

“Warners of the Queen’s guineas in the steer competi
the K.yal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ross Graham, 17,
of Palmerston, Ont., is congratulated by Deputy Minister of Agr!
“Ike,” his Aberdeen Angus* steer, cenire
ution. while the judging was in progress, now looks sadly
on whue his owner gets all the reward for “Ike’s”

wulture
aint

Cc. D. Graham.

Ss “Dest steer in the show.”

ions at

fing showing

Fulton Asks Probe
Info Meat Prices

A call for a thorough investigation
into the spread between the prices
paid to the producer for the different
grades of beef in the light of the fact
that the same choice of prices is not
offered to the consumer has been
made in the House of Commons by EB.
D.fulton, M.P.

The notice of motion placed by Mr.
Fulton on the order paper reads in
ful: :
“Phat in the opinion of this House
the government should consider the
advisability of an immediate inyesti-
gation into the reasons why the
spread between prices paid to the
producer for top grade beef and those

Over 100 Attend Game Banquet = °.cens 2

Over 100 sportsmen turned out last
night to enjoy the third"annual game
banquet of the Williams Lake Rod &
Gun Club at the Elks Hall. ;

Singled out for special praise by
head table speakers was Game War-
den Leo Jobin, who is retiring from
the department after 25 years service.
Tribute for the manner in which’ he
has carried out his job over the years
was “expressed by Judge Henry Cas-
tillou, Game Warden Bill Fenton of
Clinton, who also represented the
Game Commission at the banquet,
and Predator Animal Hunter Marius
Mortenson.

The affair wouldn’t have been a

game banquet’ without some refer-
ence being made to the work of the
commission biologists and this was
supyied Ss-Pat Martin oF Rcamioope
and Lauson Sugden of Williams Lake.
Both men emphasized that the biolo-
gists believed in the theory of har-
‘esting game and birds when the
population cycle was at its peak and
imiting bags and seasons when the
natural cycle was down. With sens-
ible game management the bioiogists
could see little change in the general
game picture in the future.

Other head table guests included
Howard Harris, president of the
Quesnel Rod & Gun Club; Game
Wardens Ken Walmsley of Alexis
Creek and Jim Lorance of Quesnel,
and former local club president Ed.
Follis, now of Quesnel.

Bulk of the prizes presented for
the annual trap shoot championship
went to Ed Follis, who won the tro-
phy for the open competition; grand
aggregate award and two seconds in
the remaining two competitions.
Other awards went to Ben Abbott,

Arena Ice May Be
Ready Next Week

Winter sports will soon be under
way at War Memoria] Arena if the
cool weather we have had this past
week holds out.

Flooding has started in both the
skating and curiing rinks and offi-
cials believe the ice will be ready for
use by the end of next week.

Curlers are ready to open their sea-
son with a ‘green bonspiel.’ The ’spiel
is open to everyone, club members,
non-club members -men and women,
ind ‘green’ or seasoned players. The
entry fee is $1 and every rink is
suaranteed two games. There will be
sight prizes for the top two rinks. En-
“ries should be submitted to club
secretary Murray Fairley or president
red Graham. Club officials will pick
the rinks after the entries are all in,
distributing new players amoung the
regulars.
’ The hockey committee meets this
Friday to start lining up the junior
and senior clubs. The juniors have
been undergoing training for some
lime now, and are raring to go. Just
what additional talent is available
for the seniors over and above the
regulars is not definitely known.

One of the three business leaders
named directors of the Bank of Mont-
real this week was Robert J. Din-
ning, Calgary, president of Burns &
Co. Ltd. Mr. Dinning is the father of
Mrs. Walt Nisbet of Williams Lake,

Jack Abbott, Bill Margetts, Dan Rot-
tacker and Jeff Place. Consolation
prize went to Claude Huston.

Winner of the annual crow shoot
was Doug Beaman who was presented
with his cup. He shot 52 crows in the
contest season.

Entertainment following the ban-
quet was provided by Bill Foreman,
who gave a humorous cartooning
‘chalk talk’ and staged a veutrilo-
quist act. 2

Rod & Gun Club president Bill
Margetts acted as toastmaster during
the banquet.

Over 1000 Patients

Admitted to Hespital]

So Far This Year

For the first time in the-history of
War Memorial Hospital, over 1000
patients have been admitted within a
twelve-month period.

The thousandth patient was entered
on the hospital records December 4
when a baby daughter was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon McBurney -of
Likely. Last year up to December 31
total number of patients admitted
was 981,

At November 30 of this year the
total stood at 987, represented an in-
crease of 69 per cent over the annual
admittance figure for 1948.

The continued increase of the num-
ber of patients admitted, has resulted
in the hospital using every corner to
handle the situation. ‘The rise has
been particularly apparent ~ since,
July of this year, The usually slack |
period during the month of Angust
failed to
the accommodation problem has

materialize this year an
con-
tinually worsened.

Last week the board of directors
received permission to add one more
to staff and- Mrs.
Helen Fogtmann of 100 Mile House

full time nurse
was engaged Monday. Mrs, Fogtmann
graduated from an Ontario hospital
in 1945,

prices required to be ‘paid by con-
sumers, and into the question of
whether there is an abuse under the
present system of grading, and into
the methods whereby such abuse,can
be eliminated.” .

Infant Polio Victim
On Road To Recovery

The district’s first polio victim,

seyen-months old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Frizzi of Springhouse.
is back home
recovery.
The mild case of the disease was
first diagnosed six weeks ago and the

again on her way to

is uew able te move
her hahd and doctors expect she will
make a complete recovery.
Meantime Mrs. Gerald Weldon, a
iormer nurse at War Memorial Hos-
pital, became Quesnel’s second victim
of the disease. She was flown to Van-
couver Monday by an RCAF rescue
plane. Mrs. Weldon lived in Wiliiams
Lake for three years around 1946,

JACK PURSER
MOVED TO COAST

Surprise move in local banking
circles was announced this week by
thé Bank of Montreal. Jack Purser,
popular manager of the B of M here
'has been transferred to the Bank’s
North Vancouver branch,

Replacing Mr. Purser will be D.
E. Gilliland, manager of the bank’s
Merritt branch for the past three
years. The shift is beng made im-
mediately with Mr, Purser due to
leave for the coast next week.
the just
B of M.manager has been
in Williams Lake, he bas served as

| During more than two

years the

‘treasurer of the Board of Trade ana
is completing his second year on the
board of directors of War

| Hospital.

Memorial

P.G.E. Manager

R. F. P. Bowman, presently act-
ing superintendent’ with the Cana:
dian Pacific Railway has been ap
pointed manager of the Pacific
Great Bastern Railway, according
to an announcement from Victoria
last week.

The new general manager
chosen from over 70 applicants from
Canada, the United States and South
America.

Mr. Bowman, a comparatively
young man of 49, zraduated from
the University of Alberta and held
the rank of Major in the Royal Can-
adian Bnei e During his years
of active service fom 1940 to 1945,
he formed and commanded the No.
2 Railway company and later served
as assistant director of transporta-
tion at the headquarters of the 21st
Army Group and the headqverters
of the 1st Canadian Army.

He first entered the ser

was

exverience
ation com-

transport

with this major

Position Filled

pany. He is at present acting super-
intendent at Medicine Hat, Alberta.

In his announcement of the ap-
pointment, the Premier states the
move is further recognition by the
government of the increasing im-
portance of the raiload to the econ-
omy of the province. He also points
out that the extension of the PGE
to Vancouver and to the Peace River
country will be one of the most im-
yortant matters which he intends to
discuss with the Prime Minister upon
his visit to Ottawa this month.

Fifty miles of new rails have been
ordered in England to improve the
present roadbed of the railway.

LIBRARY HOLIDAY CLOSING

The Williams Lake Publie Library
will be closed for two weeks during
the Christmas season. Last day that
hooks can he borrowed is December
18th, and the library will re-open
on Friday, January 8th.

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Thirty-two ratepayers wer
the village’s five commissione

Commissioners Report on Year's Work
At Ratepayers’ Meeting on Monday.

e on hand Monday night to hear
rs report on their activities

during the past year and to hear two of the three candidates
for office in today’s election speak.

Starting off the parade of speakers
was Commission Chairman Alastair
Mackenzie, who) confined his re-
marks mainly to the airport and
sewer by-law question.

M. Mackenzie said he was con-
vinced in view of the fact that Wil-
liams Lake’s airport serves such a
wide district in the Cariboo that the
establishment of a new airport was
justified. The present ’port can han-
dle aircraft presently used on the
Canadian Pacifie Airlines route, but
if the company placed larger aircratt
in service here we would not have
the facilities for landing.

The chairman said he had con-
tacted the Minister of Transport in
this regard, and the present airport
survey being carried out had result-
ed. He gave credit to Senator Gray
Turgeon, one time M.-P. for Cariboo,
for taking an active interest in the
establishment of a new ‘port.

But Mr. Mackenzie warned that
once the survey was completed it
was going to take the backing of
every organization in town to try
and convince the government that
the expénditure of the money needed
to develop such an airport was
necessary.

The chairman briefly touched on
the cemetery and the attempt to re-
ceive provincial assistance with its
upkeep. He said this approach had
been made through, Hon. Ralph
Chetwynd but the village had receiy-
ed no information on the suggestion
at all. He noted though that the min-
ister had offered advice to Clinton
recently on the same matter and con-
eluded his remarks by saying ‘This
md’s) riding an@-1
believe is ok after it.”

On the! proposed sewer system, M?.
Mackenzie said the lines would be
laid down the lanes wherever pos-
sible. It had been the hope of the
commissioners, Mr. Mackenzie said,
that enough property owners would
be at the meeting to indicate gen-

eral approval or opposition to the
by-law. If the latter had been the
case the chairman said the consider-
able expense involved in preparing
the bylaw could have been avoided.
WATER SYSTEM

Reporting on the village water
system, Commissioner Stan Goad
said it appeared the total money
spent on the system during 1953
would be about the same as the pre-
vious year. In 1952 the village spent
$21,622 ‘and up to November 31
1953 $20,097 had been spent.
Roughly this total is divided into
one half for operational expense and
half for repairs and extensions to
the system.

Less has been spent on répairs
this year though with a correspond- |
ing rise in

ment-of wooden mains. Replacement
work on Third Avenue and purchase
of the pipe for the proposed replace-
ment along Railway Avenue cost
$3378.93 It is still necessary
though to receive advances from the
general” revenue fund to keep the
system going. This year advances
have amounted to $4000.
BUILDING

Commissioner Alf Eagle had some
interesting figures on new buildings,
both inside the village and in the
fringe settlements, based on a per-
sonal survey. Within the village,
Mr. Eagle said that in the last two
years there. have been 45 homes
started. Of these 20 percent have
been completed, 50 percent partially
completed and 30 percent “off to a
good start’.

In the fringe settlements, the
commissioner said he counted 8&
new homes and although some of
them were good looking residences,
some of them were merely shacks
that added little to the impression of
a person coming into Williams Lake.

Not noted as a conformist. Mr.
Eagle had several personal views to
air that run counter to accepted vil-
lage policy. On building he said he
did not believe that the commission-
hould tell people what standard
tructural work should go into
their homes, hut should concentrate
on insisting on a pleasing exterior.
On the cemetery, which comes under
his care, Mr, Bagle deplored the mod-

the amount spent on}
‘capital expenditure for the replace-

ern practice of using flush stones for
grave markers. With the old fashion-
ed type of headstone, a cemetery
locked like a cemetery, the commis-
sioner declared, but now all you can
see are the weeds.

Commissioner Mac Johnson had
only. a few words to say on his de-
partment of sidewalks. He said the
village had constructed 1% blocks of
cement sidewalk during the year and
a “lot of wooden sidewalk.” :

A curtailed budget was blamed by
Conynissioner Tony Borkowski for
the fact that more work had not been
done on the village park and streets.
On the small park at the head of
Oliver Street, Mr. Borkowski said
that the land had been graded and
fenced the year before and in 1953
he hhad hoped to install a water line
but there was just not enough money.
| Of his budget of $1009 for this work
he had only had $325 to spend, he
stated.

Even with a curtailed budget, Mr.
Borkowski said he believed the
streets had heen kept in good shape
during the year, Besides gravelling,
his department opéhed up Comer
Street to the new sub-division and
Fourth Avenue from Yorston to Rail-
way and major reconstuction job
had been done on the lower end of
Third Avenue.

Mr. Borkowski said his work on
the commission had also included a
two-year term on the Hospital Board
as village representative, and that
during the past year he had headed
the finance committee.

QUESTIONS

In thejuwestipn period that follow=
ed, ratepayers Séemed mainly inter-
ested in the proposed sewer system,
asking questions on how it was pro-
| Posed to finance the project and what
‘it would cost the property owner.
Asked if the engineers had been in-
structed by the commissioners to in-
‘clude or exelvde the new sub-divisirn,

Mr. Mackenzie said they had been
| tola to exiende it on the plans.

| Commissioner Bagle was asked
what would be the fate of the shacle
on the new sub-division just opposite
the high school that is now vacant.
| Mr. Hagle replied that he had not
been aware of the fact that the Leople
had actually moved out, but if such
j was the case he gave his assurance
that it would be destroyed.

. . NEW MANAGER

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Pictured here is N. J. F. P. ‘Felix’
Nicholson, formeriy manager of the
Bank of Commerce West Vancouver

branck, who will arrive here Satur-
day to replace Len Hellyer. Mr.
Hellyer will leave for Vancouver

around the end of next week.

Stores Anneunce
Holiday Heurs

The following store hours have
been ‘announced locally for the two
holiday weekends by the Retail Mer-
| chants’ Association.
| Stores will be closed all day De-
eember 25 and 26 and all day Janu-~
ary 1 and 2. For the Christmas
shopping rush, stores will remain
open all day Wednesday, December
28. The usual half-day closing will
be observed on the following Wed-
nesday, December 30,