5 A 4 Donates Generator For Hall Use A. M. Piltz has very kindly donated to the Community Club a gas engine for generating elec- tricity, and we now enjoy the luxury of electric lighting in our hall. The engine also provides speaker which bas been pur- ehased by the club, making good music available at a moment's notice. With amusement August re- members dancing as a young fel- low to a scratchy gramaphone with a flat-iron hung on it to keep it working, and is happy, he says, to have a part in pro- viding sweet music for this younger generation. feel that the gift will be a solid monument to its donor for many years to come. = Big Creek saw the New Year in with a lively dance in the hall’ Snappy music provided by the new amplifier system, and a number of gay novelty dances kept everyone on the floor. Noise-makers and caps were giv- en out at midnight. Len and Mary Lidster trom Cal- gary; Eileen and Oscar Dupont from Asheroft; Rosalie Church from Three Hills; and Phyllis Bambrick from Williams Lake. JACK CADE of Williams Lake, who spent the New Year week-end at Henrys’, added much to the entertainment Sun- day evening with the showing of his coloured slides. Taken last year on what Mr. VO Tuesday January 24, 1956 He een Mr. and. Mrs. Gil-! yi) be open to the public. Sea- anywhere in Canada H 1 ert. Forbes, = skating tickets wlll be available : cnoo ISTFIC 0. ANDREA GRAY spent the! 1. tne weekend. contact Christmas holidays with her er’s trip’ to the West Indies and the Amazon, the pictures clearly portrayed interesting snd _his- torical landmarks and beeutiful scenes, and left us all feeling as if we had shared the colourful tour. LAC LA HACHE NEWS New Years’ Eve Party Success The New Year's Eve party held in the Community Hall was a huge success. The hall was gaily decorated with balloons, streamers, boughs and tinsel. At one o’clock a very delicious cold turkey supper was served. Roy Hutchins proposed a hearty vote of thanks on behalf of the Com- munity Club for the people who contributed so much in making the party a success. Music was supplied by Tommy and Lil Tressler, Bruce McLean and Jean Millar. MISS IONE COLIN of Kam- loops spent the New Year week- end visiting the Rita Mortons. CAROL TRENTON was a guest of Anne Ogden over the Christmas holiday. GEORGE FORBES arrived home to spend Christmas with grandmother, Mrs. O, Karland- MASTER TEN MILLION: Four-year-old Michael Roder of 4 grt NS Ea y e St i =e Phuraday, January 12, 1956. THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, BS. cha “Page 7 BIG CREEK power for ah amplifier and loud-|. We certainly are grateful: and|° HOM#®-.tor Christmas . were|.Cade refers to as his “wander- Vancouver recently became the 10,000,000th passenger to be carried by Trans-Canada Air Lines since the company began operations 18 ycars ago. He is seen here “holding-up” pretty Jackie Harper, a TCA passenger agent at Vancouver airport. Michael, his parents Flying Officer and Mrs. Fred Roder and year-old sister Carol, flew from Vancouver to London-and Zurich to visit relatives. Young Michael was presented with a cowboy suit that was added to at each major station. z. = ing the past week witn her sis- ter Mrs. D. Hamilton. THE SKATING rink is at last ready for use. The lights will be up in a day or two and-then it ‘THE WILD HORSES journey- ed to Clinton Sunday for the | MOVING? If you are moving SMITH first game of the season. The score was 7-6 in favor of Clin- ton. It was the first time the team had been on ice this year, SEVERAL children are out of school with the mumps. Some of them being quite sick. DON BROWN went to Kam- loops last week. to have a piece| of steel removed from his eye. beets UPHOLSTERING- | either re-covering, repairing, or custom making -a chair from the frame out — 5 | SCHOOL LOAN BY-LAW REFERENDUM NO. 1 pacar ie bee ; SON and son Donald arrived n | Your Board of School Trustees to Borrow Funds Dog Creek News MRS. VIVIAN PATCHELL re- During the next five years DR SARANTA yee x yratie turned to Kamloops after spend- sional visit on Wednesday last. - IF AND WHEN NECESSARY, FOR oe ment has broken out amongst Clearing, Grading, Fencing, Wells and New Sites Transfer & Storage Fully Equipped Padded Van Phone 57-R-2 QUESNEL, B.C. the children. TED. EWING, town, paid his first visit to the valley on Sat- urday..He was here in connec- tion with the forthcoming school referendum: THE AIR around here is acrid with cigar fumes. The local mer- chant, Hilary Place is givi Renovating and Modernizing Existing Serviceable Buildings and Increasing their Furnishings and Equipment New Classrooms, Teacherages, Offices, Shops, Furnishings and Equipment to Meet the Needs of a Rapidly Growing Population CONTACT US _ Provision. for Grades IX and X in Smaller~ Centres — them away, being the father of | FOR A QUALITY JOB THAT LASYS : . 3 ee z another son, born at War Mem- = 2 a ae i Additional Classrooms so that Age Limit for Beginners May be orial Hospital, Saturday morn- 5 oe Lowered ing. We are pleased to learn = Rita and the new arriyal ‘are DRAPERIES CARPETING. doing splendidly. MATTRESSES MRS. C. R. PLACE is confin- ed to bed with an attack of Asthma. We hope she will soon be around again. ~ WE HEAR- of robitis- appear- ing in the Okanagan. The best we can do so far is a couple of crows. There is no other method of raising the Necessary Funds he Only Alternatives Are: Continued Use of Crowded, Inadequate ClaSsrooms Poorly Furnished Teacherage JAN MIKER For over 30 years Manufacturer of Exclusive Upholstered Furniture Phone 171 Continued use of Inad Continued Restriction on Age Limit for Beginners Because of Lack S of Classrooms = Denial of High School Education in Smaller Centres Because of Lack ae of Classrooms : Swing Shifts te Meet the Needs of a Rapidly Growing Population with Consequent Disruption of Family Routine when Children < of one Family are on Different Shifts and Must Depart from Home and Eat.at Different ‘Times CHARGE ACCOUNTS WITH US ARE OPENED ON THE BASIS THAT CHARGES ARE TO BE PAID BY THE 15th OF THE FOLLOWING MONTH. Increased Costs of an Already Expensive Bussing System as Some Busses, if Swing Shifts are Necessary, will have to make Two or Three Times as Many Trips Per Day : Extreme Difficulty in Securmg Good Teachers. The Better Teachers have No Difficulty in Finding Much Better Working and Living Conditions Elsewhere : ie : — 8 The Decision Is Yours - Whatever Decision You Make It Is Your Duty To Vote CONSULT YOUR LOCAL SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE OR TEACHER FOR THE LOCATION OF THE POLL IN YOUR AREA SCHOOL POPULATION INCREASE AS A GREAT MANY OF OUR ACCOUNTS ARE NOT BEING PAID EVEN DURING THE FOL- LGWING MONTH, WE WILL EVERY MONTH, WITHOUT SENDING NOTICES, SUSPEND THE CREDIT PRIVILEGE OF ALL OVERDUE ACCOUNTS, UNLESS SPECIAL ARRANG MENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CARRY AN ACCOUNT OVER TO THE FOLLOWING MONTH OR TO PAY IT BY MEANS OF OUR BUDGET PLAN. YEAR % POPULATION TEACHERS 1950 = 748 37 " _— x OTF ry CUSnE i 1087 20.2% 899 a WE HOPE EACH OF OUR MANY CUSTOMER? 1952 13.2% 1017 47 WILL UNDERSTAND OUR POSITION 14ND 3 1953 11.7% 1136 53 sajsatnintieeres Terns ae a 1954 15.8% 1316 37 CONTINUE TO DO BUSINESS WITH Us, aN BN, 1955 24.3% 1636 64 - THOUGH SUCH CUSTOMER MAY HAY TO DO 1956 10% 1800 30 ON A CASH BASIS ACCOUNT ioe 10% io86 SO ON A © S UNTIL BH? 1958 10% 2178 IS BROUGHT UP-TO-DATE. e = 1959 10% 2396 1960 10% 2636 During the past five years the average increase has been about 17%. Using a very conservative 10% the school population will increase by 1000 students in the next five years. This alone, without taking into consideration any replacement of existing inadequate classrooms will mean an increase of at least 25 classrooms. WILLIAMS LA¥£ MOTORS LTD.