Williams Lake Tribune

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Volume 23 — Number 11.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, March 17, 1955

Single copy 10c. $2.50 per year.

In Kamloops Hospital

Felix Nicholson, manager of the
local Bank of Commerce branch, is
confined to hospital in Kamloops for
treatment of an eye infection. He
expects to be in hospital for four or
five days.

Mr. Nicholson is president of the
Kiwanis Club and officially weleom-
ed visitors to the club tea yesterday
afternoon before being driven to
Kamloops for eye examination by
Dr. J. B. Ringwood.

P-TA Charter
Members Honoured

Charter members of the Williams
Lake Parent-Teacher Association,
which was formed approximately 14
years ago, were honored at the regu-
dar méeting of the association Tues-
day night.

“Presented with carnation corsages
were charter president Mrs. J. Smith,
along with Mrs. H. Richardson, Mrs.
T. Denny and Mrs. R. Blair. Other
members named on the cahrter but
mot present were, Mrs. C. Walters,
Mrs. J. Norquay, Mrs. Nick Quesnel,
Mrs. P. Coxon, Mrs. E. Gaspard, Sr.

In presenting the corsages, presi-
dent Mrs, Fred Graham said “These
mother realized 14 years ago that
Parent-Teacher Association was
mecessary with the rapid growth of
our community and our school. They
started us on the right path and now
We are reaping the benefits of their
earlier policies.””

Mrs. Graham displayed a new
framed copy of the charter, the ori-
ginal haying been lost over the years,

Named as representative of the
group at the annual conyention in
Nanaimo on April 13, 14 and 15 was
Mrs. J. Pomeroy.

A resolution to the Parent-Teach-
er Federation urging that the gov-
ernment set the school entry date at
December 31, was rejected. Their
fetter stated that this was purely a

Mews Made On Town Development

District Ranchers
Serve As Directors

“That district ranchers are active
in the affairs of the associations
representing the various breeds of
beef cattle is seen in reports of the
annual meetings of these groups at
Kamloops last week.

Elected directors of the strong
Hereford Breeders Association. with
250 registered herds in the province,

were Gardner Boultbee, Bridge
Lake, and Bill Dingwall, Lac La
Hache.

A director of the B.C Shorthorn
Breeders’ Association is A. Jeffries
of Meldrum Creek.

The sale week saw the formation
of another group as the breeders of
Aberdeen Angus cattle held an or-
ganization meeting with 21 pros-
pective members in attendance.
Oliver N. Wells of Barats was pamed
president.

Following the Sie of the new
board of directors of the Hereford
Bimeders Association, it was an-
nounced that C, B. Erickson of Lyt-
ton has heen re-elected president,
with Fred Dey of Kamtoops vice-
president.

The Shorthorn Breeders named
Ernest Haughton of Kamloops presi-
dent; Alec Watt of Barriere 1st
¥ i and Glen Sh:
Knutstord 2nd vice-president.

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GAME HERE SUNDAY

Quesnel Pulls Out
Of League Play-Offs

Play-off breakdown in the Central
Interior hockey loop -has resulted in
an exhibition game being scheduled
in Williams Lake this Sunday be-

the Caribbean,”

splendor. She was also

A BIG DOMENT, FOR A ‘LITTLE GIRL!

—Cenigal, Presx Canadian

This is a moment that will be cherished always by this little
resident of St. Vincent—one of the Windward Islands—as she pre-
sents a pretty bouquet to charming Princess Margaret during her
visit to Kingstown. The touring Princess appeared to oes, every-
one of the 100 minutes she spent on-the island, called

“gem of

and was greatly impressed with the island 's tropical
“impressed”
local cottonwood, presented tos her by the islanders.

"with exquisite parasol, of

last week.

Aberdeen Angus showed the: big-
west drop with this year’s average
price being $415 for 16 head, while
the 1954 average price was $517 for
eight head. ene

tter, and should be dealt
“Tor ard.

with, by Fre

ex panel discussion on *‘Are We
Satisfied with the Product of Our
Schools” will be reported in next
week's issue of the Tribune.)

Spring Fashion
Show Draws Record
Turnout Of 400

Over 400 attended the first an-
mual spring tea and fashion show
yesterday afternoon at Columbus
Wall under the sponsorship of the
Williams Lake Kiwanis Club in aid
of the hospital building fund.

The hall was jammed for both
showings of the program as people
from town and rural centres came to
see the latest spring fashions and
enjoy the novelty of having men
pour and serve the tea.

Men’s fashions were included in
the program to add an unusual
touch and a comedy highlight was
provided by three club members who
gave their own slightly whacky in-
terpretation of spring styling.

A full report of the show will be
carried in next week’s Tribune.

Kangaroos.
‘The best-of-seven final series “be-
tween Quesnel and Vandérhoot

Bears came to- an indecisive halt
Jast weekend when Quesnel won the
third'game Saturday night 2-1 to
4ake a one-game lead in the series.
The Kangaroos found they were
slated to play Monday night at Prince
George and objected to the lay-oyer.
When no game could be arranged
for Sunday, the ‘Roos pulled out of

the series,

"Roos phoned league presi-
dent Cece Sieele at Vanderhoof, ob-
jecting to the high handed manner
in which the Bears management was
arranging the series, Steele handed
in his resignation when the Bears.
would not agree to the Sunday game.

In a wire to the Quesnel hockey
club today, they were advised that
dheir refusal to carry on with the
series would result in no league
champion being named for this
season.

At Sunday's game the E. G. Wood-
land & Son award for the most valu-
able Stampede player will be pre-
sented by Mr. Woodland, Sr. The
player award goes to the man re-
ceiving the most votes during the
season.

Game time Sunday is 2:00 p.m.

‘School Budget Meeting

Waits Government Clarification

The area representatives meeting | presented amounts to $613,663. Of

‘originally scheduled to be held
March 12th to approye the school
budget has been postponed until
March 26, pending clarification by
the Department of Education of
rt of the capital portion of
the budget comes under “approved
costs.”

As a result of a meeting with de-
partent officials on the proposed
budget, it has been ascertained that
the amount for teachers’ salaries
under the present scale will be some
$11,000 in excess of the Provincial
Government basie salary scale. This
excess will haye to be borne entirely
by district taxation.

The remainder of the operating
portion of the budget was approved
with the exception of $800 for trans-
portation to music and drama festi-
vals. a cost that has already been
paid out Of district taxation.

Total amount of the budget as

his amount, there is $179,475 allo-
cated for new buildings, recondi-
tioning and additions -to existing
buildings and equipment.

Father And Son.
Banquet For Pontiacs

Marking the end of the hockey
season for the juvenile Pontiacs, a
father and son banquet will be spon-
sored by the team coaches and the
auxiliary to the War Memorial
Arena Society on April 1st.

At the banquet presentation will
pe made of the new Blackwell’s
Photo Service trophy for the Pontiac
club member judged the “most valu-
able player” during the year. The
selection will be made by the coaches
of the Pontiacs, Clinton and St, Jo-
seph's Mission clubs.

}Tbe Hereford ‘slass didn't drop as
padly as some ranchers expected. A
record number of 112 head sold for
an ayerage of $508 while 1954 saw:
92 head sell for $531 average.
Shorthorns dropped considerably
with 18 head selling at an average
price of $366. In 1954 21 head sold
for an average of $433.

GRAND CHAMP BULL

Fred Dey’s Noble Creek Real Su-
preme 12H caught the eye of Judge
Charlie Yule in the bull judging con-
ducted Wednesday and was named
the Grand Champion Hereford bull
of the show.

Last ‘October Fred placed the
Grand Champion vf the Williams
Lake show and hnd the Reserve
Champion of last year's Kamloops
Sale. Both animals half
brothers to, this year

THANKED AT

Students Contribute
$213 To Hospital

At separate student assemblies at
Williams Lake Elementary and Sky-
line schools Monday afteroon, oifi-
cfals of War Memorial Hospital were

presentd with cheques totalling
$213.73 for the hospital building
fund.

At the town school assembly June
Moore made the presentation, repre-
senting grade for, the classroom that
made the largest single contribution.
At Skyline the presentation was
made by grade six pupil Sylvia Kon-
schuk. ”

Representing the hospital were
board chairman Clive Stangoe, vice~
chairman Bruce Magoffin and ad-

ministrator Walt Thomas. The three
oficials expressed the board’s gra-
Utnde to the boys and girls for their
splendid contribution to the hospital

The chairman advised the students

thar the money would be used to
purchase new hassinetes for the
tursery and said that the board

would provide a small plaeque or
the nursery wall commemorating
the donation so that visitors in the
future will recall how well the chil-
dren of the town contributed to a
eommunity service.

Ron Friesen, school principal, told
the students that the staff was ex-
tremely proud of the manner in
which they worked on this special

school project,

Average Bull Prices Down
From 1954 At Kamloops Sale

Kamloops—Average prices paid for Shorthorn, Hereford
and Aberdeen Angus bulls were down over 1954 in this year’s
37th Annual Provincial Bull Sale and Fat Stock Show, held

Real Supreme 12H won out over
the entry of McIntyre ing Co.

Commission And Trade Group
To Study Land Problem

Appointment of a committee to work with the Village

Commissioners in an attempt to make more land available for

purchase around Williams Lake highlighed last Thursday's

meeting of the Board of Trade.

The joint effort, if to
the entire board of commissioners,
would also be aimed at establishing
a blueprint of long range planning
that would be acceptable to both the
village and the Pacific Great Eastern
Railway Company, owner of the
land surrounding the village.
Discussion was touched off by
trade and industry chairman Clive
Stangoe, who told the board that
lack of available land, both for
residential and commercial use, was
holding back the growth of the town.
He.said that local real estate firms
were ayeraging six inquiries a week
for residential property alone. He
also had been advised, he said, that
one prospective investor who had
been prevared to put $100,000 in a

Boy Breaks Leg
In Highway Accident

Tommy Pizzey, 12, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Pizzey of Lac La Hache, suffer-
ed a broken leg when he was struck
by. an automobile on the Cariboo
Highway last Thursday as he was
walking to school.

The boy had stepped off the road
as a transport truck went by and
due to flying snow did not see the

car following behind as he stepped |

back on the highway. The driver of
the car rushed the boy to hospital
for attention.

business here had been forced to
give up the idea because suitable
land could not be secured.
Commission chairman Stan Goad
told the meeting that his board had
met with. officials of the railway
company last summer and a plan of
development had been promised at
that time, but no word on the project
had been forthcoming since that
date. He said the officials had been
studying the possibility of putting
more lots on the market along the

highway and extending the present

sub-division below the airport.

Ron Waite, who is employed in .

the freight department of the rail

way company said he knew of no ~

plans for land development except
the prospect of some general survey
work. He recommended that the
board of trade and the commission

work together in negotiating with _

the company for the release of more
laud for town development.

Mr, Goad said his hoard. would
welcome the establishment of sucli
a composite committee,

President Tom Larson named
Tony Woodland, Sid Pigeon 2
Clive Stangoe on the trade gro
committee.

LOT NUMBERING

Joe Borkowski, reporting on the
plan of numbering the lots in the
town, said he would be attending
the next meeting of the Village Com-
mission with his general recom-

Ltd.’ of Lethbridge, Alberta, the
Re Grand Champion Hereford
Bap, :

7 However, in the sale the Mein-d~

tyre ¢ntry brought the top price paid
in the show. Harper Ranch of Kam-
loops: purchased the Alberta. bull
tor $1125. :

Fred Dey’s entry was purchased
by F. DeLeeuw & Sons of Knutsford
for $1000, which proved to be the
third best price in- the show since
George Reiswig of Winfield paid
$1075 for a Hereford bull owned by
Felix M. Abel of Westwold.

Another bull bred by Felix Abel
purchased by Alkali Lake

Ranch Ltd. for $1000.

In other judging Wednesday Fred
Dey’s entry was named Champion
B.C. Hereford bull, while Len W.
Wood of Armstrong placed the Re-
serve Champion B.C. Hereford bull.
Johansen of
_was picked. as the
bred Aberdeen An-
Reserve Champion Angus
bull owned, by 0. N.

was

gus bull.
went to the
Wells of Sardis.

James Turner of Royal Oak, Van-

ecuver Island, placed the Champion
B.C. bred Shorthorn hull and also
the Reserve Champion,

Champion Hereford temale of the
show was owned by Henry Rottacker
of Vernon as was the Reserve Champ.

\No Word Yet

On Hospital Project

Nothing new has been fortheom-
ing on the proposed addition to War
Memorial Hospital.

Directors last Friday discussed a.
Jengthy review of the problem as
prepared by the Hospital Insurance
ervice construction department and
then turned down a suggestion that
consideration he given to building a

new operating room theatre that
could be used as a nucleus for a
permanent building. Directors telt
that such a project would ran to
about $40,000 alone and fewer beds
than had been planned for would
result,

The directors have asked the ser-
vice to send an official from the

construction department to Williams
Lake to Jook over the project on the
ground,

Mrs. A. G. McBurnie, of West-
view is visiting with her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart
MeBurn

Daughter Of Pioneer
Family Passes

__Funeral services were conducted
from Sacred Heart Church yesterday
or Mrs. Ethel Rose Sutton, daugh-
ter of one of the pioneer families of
this area, who passed away suddenly
Saturday evening in War

_The Weather.

Readings taken at the airport for
the past week: 7

min max
Friday, Mareh 11 220 41
Saturday 81 38
Monday, March 14 3. 30
Tuesday 2 35
Wednesday 26 41

Hospital.
Apparently in good health. Mrs.
Sutton suffered a stroke Friday

night at her home by the lake and
did not regain consciousness.

Mrs. Sutton was born at Onward
Ranch in 1893, the second daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Bernard
Paxton. Her grandfather, the first
Paxton to settle here had followed
the lure of gold to the Cariboo, Her
father, still hale and’ hearty, lives
with another daughter, Mrs. T.
Hodgson in town.

Ethel Paxton attended school {n
Kamloops and in 1922 she married
Frank N. Sutton and the couple set-
tled in the house at the far end of
the lake that has been a familiar
landmark over the years to passers-
by on the Cariboo Highway.

She leaves to mourn her passing
her husband, one other sister, Mrs.
C. Spencer of 150 Mile, and four
brothers, Chas. B. Paxton,, Prince
George; Thomas W., Williams Lake;
Alex Paxton, Alexfs Creek,.and Hu-
bert Paxton, Macalister.

Requiem Mass was sung at 10:00
a.m. yesterday, Rev. Fr. Boyle celeb-
rant. Pallbearers were Rddie Herde,
Bill Pulver, Tom Denny Sr., Bob
Blair, Hugh Cornwall and Huston
Dunaway.

Edgerman Dies
Of Injuries Suffered
In Mill Accident

A verdict of accidental death was
returned by a coroner’s jury yester-
day afternoon enquiring into the
death of David Schmidt. 48, who
lost his life in a mill accident at
Wright Station.

Mr. Schmidt, an edgerman for
Northern Studs sawmill for the past
ten months, was struck by © flying
board from the edger last Tuesda
He was rushed to hospital here by
fellow workmen, but died of in-
ternal injuries the following day.

he 1s survived by his wife, Bertha,
and a son and’ daughter.

Roberts Is After -
Keknie’s Scalp

The headliner fight in Saturday
night’s wrestling card promises to
be as rugged a match as has ever
been staged in Williams Lake.

From his home in Washington,
Cal Roberts, the famed drop kick
artist who originally hailed from
Mesa Arizona, has written a message
to opponent Felix Kohnke through”
the medium of The Tribune saying
that he is confident he can beat
“Logger” anytime. To back up his
confidence, Cal says he would like
to put up a side bet of $200 plus his
share of the purse.

He has one other request,
time concerning Mrs. Felix Kohnke.
Writes Cal:/“I wish to request that
she stays in-her seat during the
match, or elsé dons a pair of shorts
and helps her husand inside the
ring — not the outside.”

Fans will remember the last time
Roberts and Kohnke met at the Elks
Hall. Cal was thrown out of the ring,
and as Felix helped him through the
ropes, he doubled our local hoy up
with a punch to the midriff and then
on crab to win the
. After that fists were thrown
freely and the two bloody grapplers
had to be separated. ,

‘Treating Cal in the dressing: room

after the fight for a deep gash in his
head received when he bounced oit

a chair, Mrs. Bill Kohnke, who holds
an first aid ticket, said
@ Mesa grappler couldn’t remem-

ber anything about the action in the
ring after his mishap. He was rush-
ed to War Memorial Hospital to
have stitches taken in the gash,
Feeling in top fighting t , Felix
Kohnke is just as confident that, he
can dispose of the lad from Arizona
Rounding out the card will be
popular Bill Kohnke, who meet
Frank Snyder, one-time holder of
the U.S. Pacific Fleet heavyweight
belt. Following the two  one-fall
fights, the Kohnkes will take on the
visitors in a tag team match,

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