Williams L NEWS EXCHANGE ake Tribune OF THE CARIBOO Volume 21 -- Number 48. WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, December 10, 1953. 2 Single copy 10c. $2.50 per year. 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. [is his (ur 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 | | 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,