Thursday, May. 12, 1955. oan THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Page 7 The Pacific Great Eastern Railway Co, OPERATING THROUGH-FAST PASSENGER & EXPRESS SERVICE between VANCOUVER, B.C. AND PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. _ Including Sleeping & Dining Car Service Prince George - Squamish Dack DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME April 24 to September 24 inclusive 9:30a.m.-Mon-Wed-Frid 6:20a.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat 6:60a.m.~Tues-Thurs-Sat 1:30p.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat 3.40p.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat 11:00p.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat Ly-Wms. Lake 11:30p.m.-Tues-Thurs-Sat Ar-Vancouver (Union Pier) 6:30p.m.-Wed-Frid-Sun ‘THROUGH FREIGHT SERVICR Lv - Vancouver-Mon-Wed-Frid Ar - Wiis. Laké-Wed-Frid-Sun FREE PICKUP AND DELIVERY ON FREIGHT AND EXPRESS ~y-Vancouver (Union Pier) Ar-Wms. Lake Ly-Wms. Lake Ar-Fr. George ‘ay-Pr. George Ar-Wins. Lake Cancer Campaign Over Half-way Mark’ The local Conquer Cancer Cam- paign is well over the half-way mark in trying to reach the 1955 quota of $1000 for Williams Lake. Campaign officials report the fund now stands at $711.00. Officers of the Williams Lake branch for 1955, recently elected, are: Rev. J. Colclough, president: Mrs. E. Deschene, vice-president; E. A. More, treasurer; Mrs. A. B. Levens, secretary. Directors are Mrs. L. Goffin. Mrs. M. Lunn, Mrs. BE. Ewing, Mrs. G. Morris, Mrs. A. Kal- laur, Miss Mary Kartner and Frank Lee. will be held on Friday, May 20th at 2 p.m. Hall, Williams Lake. the Tests on the Progeny of Bulls. Columbus Hall. will be a meeting of the B.C. Live Stock and the Manager will be present. NOTICE to the Members of the Cariboo Cattlemen’s Association The Annual Meeting of the Cariboo Cattlemen’s Association Mi. Tom Wiltis from Kamloops will speak on-the results of Following the meeting the Board of Trade will provide an evening of entertainment with films and discussions to which all members and their wives are invited. This will also be held On Saturday, May 21st at 11 a.m. in the Columbus Hall there Association for members in the Cariboo district. The President In the afternoon the Beard of Trade will arrange a Field Day in the vicinity of the Stock Yards under the guidance of Ag- ricultural Engineers from the Department of Agriculture, Attend these meetings and educational programmes and discuss your problems with other members and the officers and experts present in the Columbus Producers Co-op ‘Students’ Price-winning Pound Day Essays Published Published below are the two prize-wining essays among students in District 27 entering the contest run in conjunction with Hospital Pound Day May 14 The one written by Ann Midnight was judged best over-all entry and won for her school (Williams Lake) the War Memorial Hospital Bssay shield offered for competition for the first time this year. John Zirnhelt’s entry was judged best in the Grade Seven group and second in the shield contest. WHY OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS A HOSPITAL By Ann Midnight Our community of Williams Lake needs a hospital to serve the towns people themselves and the people of the large district surrounding it. The population of the town itself is ap- proximately sixteen hundred and including the entire district there is 4 population of about five ‘thousand. Where there is humanity, medical services are necessary. Tne nearest hospital to our town is at Quesnel, ninety-seven miles away, but it has facilities to care for the people in that district alone. I think that every town needs a hos- pital to itself, not only for ordinary illness but for accidents also. In the past few years there has been an added hazard through accident since ‘logging operations and sawmils have opened up in this vicinity. Some-- times getting a victim to a hospital in a few minutes will save a life and without a hospital the patient would have to be transported to a hospital in one of the cities. For a town this size and with the growth of Williams Lake, a hospital is definitely needed. I think with the prosperity evident here, a fully mod- rm one could be built to compare th the modern buildings and homes erected today. 2 _ I think we need a hospital to, give our four skilled doctors an oppor- tunity to serve the people to whom they have dedicated their lives in the manner in which they would like. We do have a hospita] in our com- Another Large Unreserved Auction Sale at Edmonton, P.C.U.’s, Backhoes and many miscellaneous items. be on hand Wednesday, May 18th at 10:00 a.m. Sale lot Phone 40 10.00 a.m. Contractors and Farm Equipment consisting of Crawler and Wheel Tractors, ‘Welders, Loaders, Light Plants, Trucks, Motor Graders, Trenchers, Dozers, To attend the Sale of the Year, Edmonton on Highway No. 16, directly across the highway from the B-A Refinery. Wire for Sale Bills. Auctioneers: Frank Gwartney - Lic.No. 1, Archie Boyce - Lic 21. STEWART EQUIPMENT CO. LTD. ea Wednesday, May 18th at is located 4 miles east of Airdrie, Alta. ‘Pound Day Tea Plans Arranged Arrangements for the annual tea to be held on Pound Day May 14th at the nurses’ residence were made at Thursday’s meeting of the Hospital Auxiliary. Convener is Mrs. P. Jorgensen. A dozen new bed lamps with exten- son cords will be purchased for the hospital. Following the resignation of Mrs. H. Atwood from the position of sev- retary, Mrs. C. Stangoe was elected to replace her, Mrs. E. Carswell was welcomed as a pew member. Money in the bank Millions of Canadians know the value of a bank account—the security and comfort it brings, the peace of mind it assures, the enterprise it makes possible. When you keep your money in a chartered bank you know it is safe. And you are dealing with friendly, experienced people, skilled in the management of money and anxious to share their ~ knowledge with you. There is a type of account to suit your purpose, some designed to help you accumulate funds, others featuring the convenience of chequing. Your local branch bank provides these and many other services. It is much more than a handy, safe place to keep money. It is a banking service-centre where you can count on prompt and courteous attention to a// your banking needs. Only a chartered bank offers a full d range of banking services, including: SAVINGS ACCOUNTS Keep your money s. you steady incerese; age the habic of chrifc. CURRENT ACCOUNTS For individuals and companies who pay by cheque; your can- celled cheques serve as receipes. encour- BANKING BY MAIL ; pay Convenient, and saves time. All your routine banking can be handled in this way. JOINT ACCOUNTS Savings or Current; for wo or more people, any of whom can make deposits or withdrawals, THE CHARTERED BANKS SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY ‘ munity. A hospital built about thirty years ago when the population of the village was approximately two hun- dred and fifty people, with one doctor in charge. Today the same hospitai is being used to serve the same com- munity, also the surrounding district that has so greatly increased in popu- lation. There being so little room in the hospital and lack of modern equipment, our doctors work under a great handicap in this hospital. I think that if we want the best medi- eal care from the doctors we should give them the best equipment for use in their skill and knowledge in medicine. I helieve I can ‘trutthully say that we need a hospital, don't you? WHY OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS A HOSPITAL By John Zirnhelt Do we have a large enough hos- pital in. Williams Lake? That is the big question everybody here is ask- ing. My answer is no. The present hospital will only ac- commodate twenty-nine without crowding. lt has patients from all over a very large territory. This ter- ritory stretches from Anahim on the west to Keithley Creek on the east and from Marguerite on the north to 100 Mile House on the south. This is a total of ahout forty-five thou- sand square miles. There is a lumber boom on in Williams Lake and the surrounding district which means population will be growing and the mill accident rate will rise. The new highway through now will also mean an accident increase. The present hospital hasn’t much room for emer- gencies. Because of these reasons we need a much larger hospital. Town Congregation will Travel To Alexis Creek For Memorial Service Members of the congregation of St. Peter’s Church will travél to Alexis Creek May 29 to take part in @. special service at St. Luke’s Church at that centre. The service will include the bless- ing of the new baptismal Font and unveiling of a memorial tablet to the late Miss Helen Warden Lee by the administrator of the diocese, Arch- deacon Bradshaw of Kamloops. Among those taking part in the service will be Rev. George Fielder, Mrs. L. Moxon, organist, and mem- bérs of St. Peter's choir. Archdeacon Bradshaw will con- duct a 9 a.m. service at St. Peter's that day and about one o'clock the cavaleade will move off for Alexis Creek for the service at 3-p.m; Big Creek News (held over) : JIM BONNER and John Seibert tried their luck at Steelhead fishing in tho Chileotin last weekend, but: without success. ee THE WATT FAMILY are moving to their Dry Farm this week to put in the crop there. MRS. BEULAH BAMBRICK re- turned recently from Williams Lake where she was having dental work done. Beaulah also visited her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Birdsil at Clinton before coming home. Phyllis Bam- brick stayed home from school to keep house here in her mother’s absence. FRED OLIVER has returned to the community and is again employ- ed at Churech’s. 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