-TUTYKO — To Mr.

Williams Lake Tribun

NEWS EXCHANGE

OF THE CARIBOO

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Volume 23 — Number 30,

WILLIAMS LAKH, B.C. ‘Thursday, July 28, 1955.

Single copy 10c. $2.50 per year.

Around Town

Recent visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Windt were their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Watler Greenhalgh and family
of Edmonton, Alta., amd their*son

‘Vimy Windt of Vancouver.

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Miss Marjorie Felker, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Felker is home
on vacation for three weeks from

Oregon.

—_o—_
Mr. and Mrs. Hope Patenaude re-
turned- Monday from a three weeks

trip to coast points and Keremeos.

——_
Madame Lenora St. Hilaire-La

montagne, noted millinery designer
California, is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Driscoll at
Twilight Lodge. The visitor expects

‘of Hollywood,

to spend the next two weeks in the
Cari)oo.

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Mr. and Mrs. R. Kelt and family
jeft last Sunday for a ten-day holiday
to northern points.

Mrs, Jack Halfnights and family
are leaving this weekend for a
month's yacation at Vancouver.

ae
iting in town this weekend af-
ter a holiday spent at Horsefly Lake
was former resident, Mrs. Helen
‘Madsen and her two daughters from
South Burnaby.

Mrs. 8. Pigeon left last week for
2 holiday at Vancouver.

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Mr. and Mrs. Harris Wilkinson re-
turned last weekend from a three-

% weeks holiday to Alberta points.

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J. L. Erickson is home on 30 days
leave visiting with his parents., Mr.
and Mrs. John Erickson, before go-
ing to Anchorage, Alaska.

Constable R. W. Ransom has been
transferred from the local detach-
ment of the RCMP to the detachment
at Merritt. = : s

ee

Jim Wickett has gone to Vanc
yer for medical treatment.

BIRTHS  °

At War Memorial Hospital

and -Mrs.
Thomas Tutyko of Williams
Lake, a daughter, born July 22.
COLEMAN — To Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Melvin Coleman of Wil-

liams Lake. a daughter, born
July 22.

SUNDMAN — To Mr. and Mrs.
John Sundman of 160 Mile

House, a son. horn July 24.
PAPOB — To Mr. and Mrs. Peter

Papoh of Williams Lake, a

daughter, born July 26.

Anahim “Mayor”
In National Magazine

Coincidence following the recent
opening of the road to Bella Coola
is the appearance of the latest issue
of National Geographic of the story
of a journey across Canada following
Alexander Mackenzie's historic route
by author Ralph Gray.

With the story fs a picture of Tie
Sing, “unofficial mayor of Anahim.”
Other residents of the Anahim and
Bella~Coola are mentioned in the ar-
ticle. The party travelled to Bella
Coola on horseback from Anahim.

Appointment Made
Of Probation Officer

Local businessman Harold Mackay
has been appointed an’ honorary
probation officer for tle district,
according to.an announcement. by
Juvenile Court Judge C. H. Poston.

The appointment followed an an-
peal made by Mr. Poston to the
Kiwanis Club to stimulate interest
in youth who-need adult guidance.
Mr. Mackay volunteered to act as
probation officer if the appointment
was approved. _

The Juvenile Court Judge said
that previous to this there has only
heen two alternatves for him in
many cases before the court. to let
the youth go or send him to detention
school.

Now it will he possible to put the
young offenders under the eye of the
probation Officer, They will have to
report to him regularly and he will
be able to offer guidance. The posi-
tion is an honorary one and carries
no remuneration with it,

| record, made the trip two days be-

Wearing a look of serious

concentration, Highways Min-

ister P. A. Gaglardi pauses just before he cut the ribbon and

declares the “third outlet to the

Pacific’ officially open: Behina.

ihe minister is the single RCMP constable on duty in the Bella

Coola valley and standing besid

e the flag-draped car is Deputy

Minister of Highways Evan Jones. ~
Due to film trouble with the camera we were using for
news shot our pics of the mud holes failed to materialize. Pics

forwarded by thé Governmeén:

t Travel Bureau of the cere-

monies at Bella Coola just arrived yesteday, too late to send

away for plate processing.

The Trip To Bella Coola

Had Its Lighter Moments

— Clive Stangoe —

The trip had its moments at-that.
Bella Coola Board of Trade presi-
dent Clifford Kopas had the clue to
it when he said that this was Bella
Coola’s wedding day with the re-
mainder of British Columbia and
Williams Lake was doing the cele-
brating.

Among those making the journey
there was the usual wide variation
in age. Old-timers in the convoy were
R. M. ‘Bob’ Blair, a past presidenc
of our own board. who-first came up
the Cariboo trail in 1903, and Fram
Witte, well-known resident of Big
Creek. Mrs. Witte was one of the few
women on the trip: Youngest in the
group as tiny Pamela Glover. 12-
month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Morten Glover of Victoria.

The Glovers got into the act quite
hy accident. They, together with
their three children (eldest about
four) were touring the province in
their small Vanguard station wagon
when they heard of the forthcoming
trip at Wililams Lake. Informed that
they were welcome-to make the trip
if they wished, they decided to come
along.

TROUBLE IN LARGE DOSES

Most miserable experience of any
of the travellers had nothing to do
with the official convoy. Dick Colby.
chief photographer of the B.C. Gov
ernment Travel Bureau, his assist-
ant, B. H. Atkins, and a writer for
the bureu whose name we failed to

fore to be on hand ‘for the officinl
doings and also to get a pictorial
study of the valley.

The trio arrived at Anahim about
four in the afternoon and were in-
formed that the road wasn’t bad and
it would take them about five hours
to the coast. Thinking they would
get to Bella Coola for a late supper,
they started off in fine humor. aout
18 miles out, after jarring over the
unfinished section of the road, they
were beginning to wonder what they
yad innocently blundered into, ana

RCMP Corporal Now
Posted To North Vancouver

Change has been made in the pro-
posed transfer of Cpl Ront-
ledge, who was due to leave shortly
for the RCMP detachment at Kel-
owna. Cpl. Routledge received word
Tuesady that his new move would be
to North Vancouver. The shift may
delay his departure from Williams

with intermitt
ga

Water Extension

To New Sub-division

\Up To Owners

|Break In Policy

Action of the local Overwai

of Local Stores

To Close During Noon Hour Occurs

tea branch last week in break-

Owners of the new sub-division om| 128 the long standing noon hour closing agreement between
the former Nick Richards property Williams Lake merchants resulted in a mild furore in retail
a ea ee

were told by commissioners Tuesda:

night that the village didn’t have the
money fo finance construction of a

circles.
Following the initial break, some
merchants promptly followed suit,

water line to service the first 27 lots | others gave it a try and went back

to be opened up.

owners laid the proposed line at an| doors between 12 and 1 o'clock. Bi

other food outlets, Mackenzies Lid.,
remains closed and Williams Lake

Meat Market has not formed a defin-

to the old sytsem when only one or'| ite,policy. Of the stores selling other
They agreed though that. if the|two customers came” through the

estimated cest of $7,000, the village | of the merchants though are holding

would consider an agreement to take
over the project. If this is worked

“out, rates from water users after de-

ducting pumping fees. would he
turned over to the sub-division own-
ers as payment on the principal laid
out for construction.

It was pointed out that the agree-
ment would be contingent on the
sub-division being taken into the
village boundaries, which met with
the approval of owners Harold Mac-
kay and Tom Mason. Commission-
ers pointed out that the village might
be prepared to purchase the line out-
right in another year or two if it be-
came necessary to pass a by-law to
raise funds for a general expansion
program of the water system. In-
cluded in this plan would have to he
a reservoir to replace the present
storage tank. Location of such a
reservoir would probably be above
the present tank in order to provide
sufficient pressure to reach higher
levels around the town.

THE WEATHER

|Rain Brings End To

Summer Hot Spell

The two weeks of hot, dry weather
that saw lumbering again at peak
production and haying in full swing,
came to an abrupt end Sunday night.
Since then the days have been cool
tent rain falling every
‘bes

when they hit what proved to be the
last mudhole and hogged down com-
pletely they failed to see any humour
in the situation at all. They had to
drain the mudhole to find the wheels
of their vehicle and in the process of

jacking it up they discovered their
gas tank was leaking.

Two and a half hours later they
were on their way again, and by the
time they were going down ‘the
mountain it was dark. it was raining
heavily, and an electrical storm was
in process. On the valley floor they
drew up beside a small cabin and
debated using it for the night, a de-
jon being rendered when their
motor spluttered and died. Their
single flashlight failed to function,
and as they plundered about the
cabin by the light of matches. a voice
in the distance demanded to know
“what was going on.” Their cabin
was near a farmhonse oceupied by
two brothers, who with true Bella
Coola hospitality took the travellers
in, fed them, gave them beds and
the following morning travelled he-
hind them to make sure they reach-
ed the coast safely.

In the convoy was a panel delivery
truck owned by a New Westminster
plumbing and heating firm, driven
by John Cove. Seems that owing to
the steamship. strike, the company
had no way of transporting a heating
plant to Bella Coola for the new
school there, and the decision was
made to send it by truck. ‘The heavy
foud caused the panel to ride low in
the rear end, and rocks ripped a back
fender and the skirt below the rear

door.

FORDING RIVER

Interesting experience going to
Anahim was the fording of the
Kleena Kleene River in two places
where it had flooded the main road.
At Stan Dowling’s place that affable
rancher was waiting with his over-
size tractor to pull us through, With
the heavy rai of the night before
te water was high and the car was
hamled a mile through the water
before being deposited on dry land
again. A couple of miles farther on
we came to Fred Brink's place where
the water hole was not as long but
the main hole was deeper. Fred was
using a cat to pull travellers turougn.

The flooding is an expensive ob-
stacle for the. government. ‘We ‘were
informed that the hauling had been.
going on for a month, off and on,
at a cost of $5 a tow. In other words,

0 their TS cP) rs
but little of it on the highla
been picked up.

Outlook for the Cariboo tomorrow
is scattered showers.

Here are the temperatures taken
at the airport last week between the
hours of 8 o’cock and 5 p.m.

max min
Friday, July” 22 85 59
Saturday 82. 60 ~~
Monday, July 25 62 55
Tuesday Gl 50
Wednesday 65 50

This morning at 8 o’clock the
reading was 53.

than food lines, two have adopted

uli | the noon opening policy.

Food stores that are remaining

the closing line, show no inclination open at noon are not following the

to keep their doors open during the practice on Wednesdays. They

noon hour.

y are

closing at 12 o’clock on this day a3

When Overwaitea opened up, Wes-| they did previously.

tern, Rife & Pigeon and Cariboo

Cold Storage followed suit. Of the not

Timothy Lake Scene
Of Drowning Accident

Fourth victim of drowning in the
district this season was 19-year-old
Harry Maundrell, Vancouver,

the waters of Timothy Lake.

the summer holidays. It was his first
out-of-town job.

He apparently suffered a cramp as
he was swimming with a companion
about 60 feet from shore. Just be-
fore he went under, he remarked to

Maundrell, nor did people in a near-
by boat. The drowning occurred | @

about 8 p.m.

covered and forwarded to Williams | #

ake. The following morning Maun-
drell’s twin brother arrived from
‘Vancouver to take the body there for | 5
burial.

A change in town store hours has
t occurred since ‘the war years

when the noon hour closing first
came into vogue wth the shortage
of help. About three years ago some
talk of opening on Saturday nights
was going the rounds, but the idea
was never carried out.

rarutesane sae.” $42,000 Rural
é Beets e
hone aang a tae tame, se| Telephone Line
e
Project Starts

A $42,000 long distance telephone

project in the Williams Lake area
his friend, 17-year-old Fred Gilbert | tO service rural customers is under-
Hickey, that he was getting tired. Way, according to W. R Graham,
Hickey, who is not a strong swim- | B.C. Telephone Company plant man-
er did not have a chance to aii| ager:

The project will provide additional
nd improved long distance facilities

between Williams Lake and “Keitn-
The body of the victim was re-| ley Creek, Williams Lake and Horse-

ly and Williams Lake and 150 Mile

House.

The job, which calls for placing
7 miles of copper and 67 miles of

iron wire, has been started by Bill

bserver Corps

Private pilotsocally can newfie
or close flight plans with thé Ground
Observer Corps, according to region-

al supervisor Gordon Lewis. This can
be done through either Mr. Lewis or
chief observer Don Bremner if pilots
are unable to contact the airport_
Both Mr. Lewis and Mr. Bremner
completed an _ intensive
Ground Observer head-
quarters at Vancouver,

f

recently
course at

eavy gang foreman ‘and

Three applications had been re-

ceived for the position of assistant
village clerk when the deadline date

or applications rolled around Tues=

day night.

Commissioners held off on any

definite action pending the receipt of
additional information from one of

Tenders are being called
new Village Hall opposite the
Commissioners Tuesday night ap-
proved plans of the 24 x 40 frame
structure and authorized the tender
call Bids close with the village clerk
on August 9.
Plans show a general office, and
council room occupying the main
part of the structure. At the rear

a long narrow room for storage of
small pipe lengths for the water
system.

The building with its outside fin-
ish of striated plywood and drop

Two Appeal Sentences
On Robbery Charges

Garnet Marks and John Spurrel!
two of the three men sentenced in
County Court here June 3 on charges
of Fobbery with violence have sub-
mitted their intention of appeali
their sentences.

m

peal Court, but date of the sitting is
not known.

The charges arose out of an inci-
dent on the night of April 9 when
James Russell of Gang Ranch was
knocked down and robbed of his wal-
let. The third man who was charged
and sentenced following the afir
was William Sound.

G. Woodland lett

Mr. and Mrs.
left Wednesday
where they will attend the

Lake for another three weeks.

(continued on back page)

Grand Lodge convention.
pect to be away two weeks,

Tenders Being Called Locally
For Construction of Village Hall

will be a parts room and behind this,

The appeals will be heard in Ap-

t

this week for construction of a
post office. i

siding will match the styling of the
Federal Building. It will have a flat
roof.

Commissioners this year set aside
$8,000 in the budget for construction
of the new hall. When it is complet-
ed the present combined viflage hail

the Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Idaho, passed away
morning. His son Huston Dunaway
and fire hall will be turned over to] of
today to attend his father’s funeral.

che i . The decision will be

handed down at a special meeting
next Tuesday.
PERMITS

Building permits for residential

construction were issued to F. EB.
Leavitt
and Howard Charney. A commercial
permit was issued to Central Plumb-

(addition), P. J. Roberts

ng and Heating for construction of
n addtion to their present premises,

a
valued at $2500.

LEAVES FOR
FATHER'S FUNERAL

Mr. J. P. Dumaway of Boise,

suddenly this

150 Mile left by plane at noon

+ RARE WHOOPING CRANES SIGHTED

Be TESS ee
—Central Press Canadian

Four young whooping cranes have been sighted in Wood Buf-
falo papk, in Northern Alberta, which leads ornithologists to hope
that the world whooping crane population is now at least 25. ‘The

birds winter in T.

as and fly north to nest in early spring. The

nest of one pair was sighted this summer, the first time a nest hag

been seen since 1922. Airline oper:
over the park, so that the birds will

ators will be ask
not be disturbed

ed to fly high.