if Williams Lake Tribun NEWS EXCHANGE OF THE CARIBOO aot G gare Volume 22 — Number 45. - WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, November 18, 1954. Single copy 10c. $2.50 per year, Temporary Hospital Quarters Being Considered AND MORE SHEEP With our story on the California Big Horn Sheep last week We planned on running four pictures, but an error in the engraving plant resulted in only two coming back in time for the paper. Here are the two missing ones. Caption of the top one Might be ‘“‘over the hills and far away,’ but of course that fence in the background ruled out the far away. The sleep spent the day running back and forth across the hogsback as a few were cut out each time for herding to the chute. Readers will remember the account of Cecil Heny remarks about “tossing bigger calves than that.” Well here he is putting his words into action. A few seconds later he hoisted the sheep up and carried it in his arms to the waiting truck. BODY OF INDIAN WOMAN FOUND ON STAMPEDE GROUNDS BY HUSBAND An inquest will be held November 24 into the death of Mrs. Elizabeta Harry, 35, Alkali Lake Indian, whose body was found by her husband, Isa- dore Harry, on the Stampede grounds about noon Saturday. Mrs. Harry when he discovered her Death is believed to have been due | body. to exposure. It Mr. and Mrs. Harry have been working at the 127 Mile and left there November 9th to attend 2 funeral at Alkali Reserve. They stop- ped here and Mr. Harry went on to Alkali with several friends leaving his wife here. He returned on Friday and was looking around town for is believed Mrs. Harry died sometime Friday night. No one ap- parently noticed the body Saturday morning although it was lying on the field behind the arena chutes and was plainly discernible from the highway. Hunter Loses Way, Spends Night In Bush Cool headed action on the part of local hunter Dick Renniger when he bush last New Secretary Recently from Sweden New secretary for lost his bearings in the Saturday at dusk was commended by the Cariboo Cattlemen’s Association is Olsson, 22 * police as they closed the hook on a Norton ‘lost* case before an organized search ac fecant Aailerahtstiom Was necessary. - Sweden. Mr, Renniger was hunting in the! yp Olsson Chimney Lake area with Irvine Mc- April of this year and the following month started to work for the Bank of Commerce. He was transferred to the Kamloops branch and was work: came to Canada in Donald when the ineident occurred. Mr. McDonald waited until dark at their intended rendezvous and then WILL BOOST CARIBOO ON AIR Benny Abbott, manager of the Maple Leaf Hotel, who is presently in Vancouver attending the B.C. Hotelmen’s convention, will be heard over radio station CJOR tonight at 8:05. Ben will be taking the oppor- tunity to plug the beauties of the Cariboo. , PIONEER HARDWARE FIRM SOLD | Purehase of the business and prop- erty of the well-known hardware firm of Smedley & Sharp from Me- Lennan, McFeely & Prior, was an- nounced this week by Bill Snyder, former Kelly Douglas salesman. The new firm will be kndéwn as Snyder’s Hardware Limited, and will be open for business sometime next week. The business deal includes the two-storey frame building that houses the firm, and the vacant lot between the store and Western, Rife & Pigeon. ag A native of Manor, Saskatchewan, Mr. Snyder was educated there and came to British Columbia 15 years Power Shut Down This Weekend * Three four-hour power shutdowns are slated for Williams Lake this Weekend, according to B.C. Power Commission manager Basil Gale. The shutdowns will occur Satur- day, November 20 from 1 am. to 5 a.m.; Sunday, November 21 from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m,, and Monday, Novem- her.22 from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m, In each (gase the entire town will be affected. ‘fhe interruptions are required to Glow the Power Commission con- Struction crew to complete the in- stallation of the switchboard wiring for the new 1000-kilowatt diesel electric generator which is scheduled to be in operation later thig month, and also to energize the new 1500- kilowatt 12,000 volt transformer bank a the power house to handle the fndustrial load on the rural line @long the River Road to Quesnel. Mrs. O. D. Stitt of Radville Sask. accompanied by her daughter Mrs. H. Shibley were visitors briefly at ‘the home of her son, Jim Stitt. Committee Looking Into Costs Of Adding 20-Bed Section Cost of a 20-bed temporary addition to War Memorial Hospital is being investigated by the board of directors follow- ing a decision made at their regular meeting last Friday. } Heading the building committee fis director Bruce Magoffin with Bill Christie Sr., J. D. Smedley and Dr. J. B. Ringwood serving. As soon as sketch plans are com- pleted and costs obtained a special meeting of the board will be called to consider the proposition and lay plans for raising the district’s share of the cost. = Town medical men sat in on the board meeting last Friday to hear the report of the recent delegaticn to Victoria. Board chairman Clive Stan- goe told the meeting that it was ap- parent that no plan of new construc- tion could hope to be completed for at least two years. In the meantime, he said the board felt that consider- ation must be given immediately to providing more beds immediately. The recommendation of providing for 20 beds in this temporary construc- ago. During most of that time he was employed by Kelly Douglas, and he was resident representative in Wil- lams Lake from 1949 to 1952. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder then returned to the coast for a year and a half. They re- trned a year ago, and while Mr. Sny- der was looking for a business op- portunity he worked for the Stand- ard Oil agency. During his years here he has been active in the Rod & Gun ‘lub. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder built a home in the new sub-division last year, which they are selling in order to live in the apartment above the store. Fred Graham, who has been man- lager of the-store here for Me & Me for the past twp years, states his plans are indefinitealthéugh he intén to continue making his home in Williams Lake. Juvenile Held On B&E A .sixeen-year-old juvenile has been charged with breaking and en- Suspects at noon yesterday. According to police, W. Pearse of iMardville-wason his way. to Wil- s Lake when; he picked. up the sn jist this“side of Chifliwack. The ride was uneventful us far as Lytton, where the three stopped for supper and Mr. Pearce picked up the check. oe On the road again, the car was half way to Spences Bridge when the driver felt a knife point at his tering in connection with the theft}Meek and he was asked for his of articles from the Lone Butte Gen-|™oney. Showing great presence of lveral Store November 3 mind, Pearce told them he had no money to speak off and said he was on his way to Williams Lake to earn money for his family, Finally talked out of robbing him the men took his sporting rifle from the back loaded it, shoved the barrel in his back and told him to start driving and to “go where you are told.” During the drive the men helped themselves to Mr. Pearse’s luggage and exchanged the clothes they were wearing for items of h ROB STATION Arriving at the 59 Mile, the men R.C.M.P. Changes Several staff changes have been noted around the local RCMP detach- ment in the past few days. Transfer- red to Williams Lake from Kamloops is Constable A. Tuttle, and from Lyt- ton comes Constable P. Grudiniski. Constable K. Aquilon has been trans- ferred from here to Lytton and Con- stable Don Harmyluk has left the force. He returned to his home Wed- nesday. , seat, Keep Faith By Strengthening Home, Speaker Tells Audience At Remembrance Service If we would keep faith with those heroes who gave their lives for their country, we should start building a better life in our homes, Rev. George Fielder told a capacity audience at the Elks Hall last Thursday gathered to honour the dead of two world wars and the Korean campaign. “God's kingdom is made up of | ———— ‘small units — the homes," Mr. Fiel- der said. “There is where we: must start building, and by example forti- ty our children against the enemies of God.” led by the trained voices of the Dormitory Choir. The scripture read- ing was given by Rey. J. Colclough. Following the service the parade again formed up outside the hall “A short time ago the churches| under parade marshall C. B. Mac- observed All Saints Day. We do right | queen. Led by the colourful Mission to honour the saints, and on this day | Boys Band under Brother MeDon- ald, the de moved through the fown streets to the cenotaph at War Memorial Hospital and then on to the Remembrance Plaque at the War Memorial Are aths were laid at both memorials. we do right to honour our heroes. “But,” he continued, “honouring is not enough, we must keep faith with the memory of their sacrifice. Phe large hall filled up rapidly after those taking part in the parade came into town and reported to police. The next morning he return- ed to the area for a last check be- fore police brought in a trained dog for the search, and met his friend coming out of the bush. When dusk set in the night before, Mr. Renniger had not tried to blunder through the bush, but had lit’a fire and waited until the morning before finding his way out, ing there just prior to taking on his present post. The new secretary’s experiences prior to coming to Canada include a! hitch in the navy, working on farms, | and latterly studying commerce and international law at the University | of Stockholm. He is single and is’ engaged to be married. His fiancee is in Sweden, filed into the seats on the main floor Taking part in the parade were On the stroke of eleven bugler| veterans of both World Wars and key Lunn sounded the clear notes the Korean campaign of “The Last Post’ and the flags were members of the were lowered, reverent silence was| Legion Auxiliary, Boy Scouts, Cubs, observed until the call of “Reveille” | Evewnies and Girl Guides as well as sounded a representation from the Students’ The names of The Fallen were read out by Legion Chaplain Frank Lee and the hymn “O Valliant Hearts was sung with congregaion ng from the parade this year a representation from the United (continued on back page) Thugs Take Benefactor On Nightmarish Ride A coast man’s Good Samaritan act in picking up two hitch hikers Monday afternoon in the Fraser Valley started a chain of events that included a nightmarish ride with a loaded rifie in his back; the armed robbery of a Cariboo Highway service sation; a minor wreck, and finally a full-scale police search through the Cariboo bush that ended in the capture of two told Pearse to-drive up-to-the pumps to-gas\un- Once parked, they took the rife and his car keys, warning him not to move, they put handker- chiefs around their faces and wert up to the store. By this time it was 11 p.m. and the men got the oper- ator, Mrs. Albert Friend, out of bed, They took $70 cash from her and a watch from Marvin Rodberg, her boarder, tied them both up to chairs in the kitchen and left, after first procuring another rifie and ammuni- tion, Once outside, they decided to take the Friends’ truck and filled it up with gas for the journey., Before leaving they gaye Mr. Pearse back his keys and rifie and told him to. “get going.” Mr. Pearse took off be- ‘hind the truck and pulled in at the 93 Mile to telephone ahead to police. Tn the meantime the truck went by, headed north. (Evidently the men had pulled off the road to let Pearse get ahead of them.) Mr, Pearse took off right behind them, and as he neared the PGE crossing on the hill leading down to 100 Mile he spotted the vehicle on its side where the driver had failed to make the tricky turn, SEARCH STARTS He proceeded to 100 Mile and in- formed police and the search was on. Special constables were brought in from nearby detachments and trom Vernon and Kamloops as the bush was scoured for the two rob- bers. All the next day the search went on with police aided by two trained dogs. The chase ended when police were tipped of by Charles Forrester of Lone Butte that two ‘lost’ hunters had turned up at the Unicorn Guest Ranch. Ranch proprietor C, Brown had doubted the truth of the “hunt- ers’ story, and alerted by radio broadeasts the day before had pass- ed on the word. Two squad cars rapidly closed in on the ranch and the officers took the suspects completely unaware: ra charge of armed robbery is Emileon Joseh trault, Waney, nd William Walker, 21, Winnipeg. Other charges are pending. Juvenile On Probation A local juvenile placed on probation for a year when he appear- Frida the theft of headlights from a ve- ile court ed in Juve morning charged with aled hicle owned by Fred Bucher. beam | took place Monday with tion plan was given. by the medical men. = In the meantime the board has authorized the lease of the T. Mart home just outside the hospital gates as a nurses’ home. This move was considered some. time ago by direct- ors when it was found that with the additional staff taken on this year to handle increased occupancy, there were not enough rooms in the pres- ent staff section of the hospital. This problem would have been~further accentuated by prevision for tem- porary patient occommodation and the consequent need of more staff. The Mart building. has nine )ed- rooms and bathrooms on both floors. AMBULANCE Directors were asked to reconsider their original decision on the pro- posal to use the hospital as a clear- ing house for ambulance calls by a two-man delegation from the Wil- liams Lake Ambulance Society con- sisting of Ralph Woodland, presi- dent and Frank Lee, secretary. The men said that the question of legal responsibility to the agent looking after the calls had been look- ed into, and the opinioh had been that such responsibility would not be assumed. It was finally decided by hoard members to delay giving a final de- cision on the matter until the special building meeting was calied. Lecal Kiwanis. Club Sets International Sponsorship Record A new mark has been set in Ki- wanis International history. by the Williams Lake club in sponsoring a similar group at Quesnel. Reporting to the Tuesday luneh- eon meeting, new club development commitee chairman Elmer Carswell said that there was no.record show- ing that a club as young as the Wil- liams Lake one has _ successfully sponsored another group. The local , club was organized July 27. Mr. Carswell ‘said the organize- tional meeting of the Quesnel clud the spon- soring group being represented by president Felix Nicholson, secretary Bob Conrt and himself, President of the Quesnel club, that now numbers about 20 members is Lew Griffith, publisher of the Cariboo Observer. A big representation from Wil- liams Lake will travel to Quesnel next Monday for the club’s first reg- ular meeting, which is traditionally run by the sponsoring club, Charter ht at Quesnel is December 11. At Tues local meeting, at- tended by 25 members, Village Com- missioner Herb Gardner was formal- jy inducted into membership by treasurer Fank Lee. At last week’s meeting the guest speaker was Father chose as his topic the Kiwanis motto “We Build,” and terming the phrase the jon of all mankind, showed its significance to the obser- vation of Remembrance Day. “They (The Fallen) died because they were builders,” he said. “We can hope for a longer life only because they died, and we have ideals of freedom only because they had them.” Manageress Takes Over At Local Hotel Miss Joy pointed m has been ap- s of the Lakeview to an announcement Company director Jack Klassen, who has been acting as manager of the hotel for the past four months, h retired Miss Russell has been an emloyes of Chileo Ranch for the past five and a half years,