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THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Thursday, June 2, 1955,

McGill of Likely,
born June 1st.

BIRTHS

At War Memorial Hospital

a daughter,

At Quesnel

BARGER — To Mr. and Mrs. H.C.
Barber on May 25, a son, Stephen

MACKENZIE — To Mr. and Mrs.
Keith MacKenzie of Miocene, a
daughter born May

John. Weight § pounds, 7 ounces
PECK — To Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Peck of Lac La Hache. a son,
born May 29. Mrs. Audrey Swank and her
mother, Mrs. Tom Denny, Sr., left

MOORE — To mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Moore of Williams Lake, a daugh- |
|

er’s father and mother-in-law
and Mrs. S. Swank of Minery.

ter, born May 30.

ROBBINS — To Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Robbins of Alkali Lake.
a daughter, born May 30.

McGILL — To mr. and Mrs.

OLIVER THEATRE= |

--- dune 6, 7,8

—~o—_

Murdoch McLeod,

James |Lake, Wed. p.m., June 8.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
“DOWN THREE DARK STREETS”
(adult entertainment only)
with
BRODERCK CRAWFORD and RUTH ROMAN
Comedy and News Show starts at 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Priday, Saturday --- June 9, 10; 11

“WINGS OF THE HAWK”

with
VAN HEPFLIN and JULIA ADAMS
TWO COMPLETE PROGRAMS
EACH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT

First show at 6:45
Children admitted to second show only ¥

— Second show at 8:45
en accompanied by Parents
er eee

Thursday, Friday, Saturday this week:

Edward G. Robinson, Pauleite Goddard in “Viee Squad”

: 100 MILE HOUSE
Yuesday, June 7 --.
Frederick March and Martha Scott in
“ONE FOOT IN HEAVEN”
— News and Shorts —
Saturday, June 11 ---
Judy Holliday and Jack Lemmon in

“PHFFFT”
— Shorts and Cartoon —

Jast week for a visit with the form-

Optometrist,
will be at Lakeview Hotel, Williams

Show Starting ‘Time: Sundown (Not. befare 9:00 p.m.)

The Month of

JUNE
is Gift Time

May we offer some suggestions — be it for man or
woman, bride or groom, husband or wife, or
anyone -- we have a suitable gift that will
thrill and please the lucky person who re-
ceives it. Silverware, holloware, cary-
ing sets, crystal, book ends, cups
= and saucers, china and silver
plates, figurines, jewellery,
electric shavers,
watches and many

other items

Expenditures from
conservation

the provincial
be handled
ion with the
ission instead of by order
in-council as at preseut,

Delegates to the game convention
hich ended in Nelson Saturday en-
dorsed a resolution which Ns for
a committee of the B.C. Fish and
Game Council to meet with the com-
mission to approve spénding money
from the conservation fund.

The only dissenting vote was cast
by Eric Collier -of Meldrum= hake.
president of the B.C. Trappers A-
sociation who said trappers’ royal-
Hes contributed much to the game
commission reserve,

Move to give free hunting ana
fishing licences to old-age pensioners
was defeated but it was agreed that
a small game license should be offer-
ed to resident aliens who now have
to buy a $12 licence for any game,

TWO ‘previous conventions haye
asked the attorney-general to estah-
lish a wildlife ministry and he will

eee uintstry ana tie. will
Forest Grove News

THE WRATHDR this past week
has been quite rainy and cloudy with
some snow on Friday.

CURLY FOLLAND of forest
Grove injured his leg at the planer
mill on Tuesday when a board flew
from the trim saw. ‘

WITH the coming of a cool windy
Saturday morning, the students of
Forest Grove superior school gather-
ed with high hopes of winning the
South Cariboo Track meet. We
would like to congratulate the stu-
dents and teachers for bringing
home the J. Gardner Boulthee trophy
for the sixth consecutive y. A spe-
cial congratulation is forwarded to
Howard Luxton for his splendid
work of coaching all students in
track and ‘leld events.

IN SPITE of the heavy downpour
rain, everybody enjoyed them-
selves Thursday evening at the
Father vs Son ball game and the
lunch which was supplied by_the Stu-
dents’ Council,. The sons won out.
A FINE CROWD attended the
dance Saturday night where a good
time was had by everybody. Music
was supplied by Don Kay's orchestra.
CORA SELLARS, Dick Sellars,
Asako Uyeyama and Kenneth Min-
| ato returned home for the weekend

[Dog Creek News

THE DISTRICT NURSE paid the
) community a visit Thursday in con-
nection with the polio vaccination
program.

VISITORS at Dog Creek
from Town-Sunday included the Wm.
Christies, G. D. McKenzie and Miss
Connie Dougan.

BRIAN HIGGINS, Alkali Lake,

was a Sunday guest at the Hilary
Place home.
MR. C. ROWLAND returned home
onday to Po e La Prairie after
ting with the Jamés Symes. Mrs
Syme and son Rickey are accompany-
ing him on the journey.

THE C. R. PLACES and A, J.
Diinkell left Monday on a motoring

of

House

trip through the Okanagan and
thence to coast points.
~ LAWRENCE CAMILLE had the

misfortune to be thrown from his
horse during the late hours of Sun-
day night and H
arm, Excellent service on the part of
Williams Lake Taxi enabled him to
be rushed to hospital in record time

THE SLOPES of the vall
snow covered Monday morning
lowing a heavy precipitation during
the night.

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Convention Approves Suggestion To
Sport Men Handle Conservation Fund

be asked why this has not heen done.

Veral speakers cautioned against
hasty removal of wolf hounties ana
the game commission will be asked
| to sound out ovinions of sportsmen’s |
| groups before lifting it,

rhe anne
‘New 8.C. Atlas Will
jBe Continent “First”

i A complete atlas of British Colum-
| bin wil be publishea early in 1959
j by the B.C. Natural Resources Con-
| ference with the financial assistance
jof the provincial government.

It will mark the first time that any
province or state in North America
has compiled its individual geogra-
phy, physical and human, and the
natural resources within one volume.
The atlas will contain 50 maps in
full color and accompanying: illus-
trated text pages facing the maps.

The first printing of 10,000 copies
will include a deluxe edition of 1000.
* general office and home edition
and a special school edition. When,
!the atlas comes off the presses in |
56 It will have been two years in
the making,

ee

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Blackwell
are in Vancouver where they will at-|
tend the Photorama show being |
Sponsored by Master Photo. Dealers |
rd Finishers i

More About Merchant

(continued from page 1)
formed back in 1924 and held ita
meetings in the PGW station walting |
room. He served on the hospital
board for eight years and one term
on the local school hoard just before
the locals were discarded for the{
consolidation system, |

Remarking on the early days of
civic administration, Mr. Westera
recalled that the annual revenue ran
around $5000 and most of this weat |
into grading streets and building |
sidewalks. There was lots of it to
do, because when the village was
formed only Oliver Street was grad-
ed and most of our sidestreets now |
were only trails, During these years
the present village hall was built and
the public beach was purchased.

Thirty years ago Ken Rife start-
ed to work at the T. A. Moore store
‘nd this started a relationship that
wound up in the establishment of the
present Western, Rife & Pigeon busi-
ne 1944. Les Pigeon had also
worked at T. A. Moore’s and he came

in on the new venture_as a third
partner although at the time he was
in the forces and came home on

leave for the offici

ul opening.

CHANGE OF ECONOMY
Looking hack over the yes
Western finds the most interesting
economical change was the emerg-
ence of lumbering to its present
strong position. Back in 1922 there
ene sawmill here operated by
Harry Curtis.and located high up on
the hills overlooking town, ewhere
what is called the “old ski cabin” is
located. Gerald Hayworth ran an-
other mill at the 150 Mile and that
was the extent of the lumbering in-
dustry, in fact experts said it aaa

never amount to anything in this
land of inferior wood.
In those days the talk was all min-
ing. The Cedar Creek gold rush was
on and the economic future of the
district seemed as much tied up with |
with the old stable

try,

ranching indus

*t think there is any dif-
nee in community spirit between
present day standards and the “good
he believes that most of
the newcomer re the opinion of
those who were here first that the
future of the Cariboo is assnred,

Have).
the ceremonies will be held this year
in the Elks Hall at 3:15 p.m.
public is invited. Program arrange- |
ments are under the charge of
dents of House 3.

Friday, June 10 is ‘awards Day"

Mrs. Harold Mainguy of Clinton
F local high school students and

Was a recent visitor at the home of
Mr. and Mrs, a. W. Haddock. =
The ——o—_
Bob Reynolds has gone to Shaugh-
nessy Hospital, Vancouver for medi-

stu- |
cal treatment.

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