if Phursdar, August 80, 1956. Page 3 how THE FRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAER, B.C, Commission-Will- Not Make Exception In Gas Agreement Williams Lake will not release Inland Gas Company from an agreement to pay a three per- cent surtax on sales of gas to the B.C. Power Commission. Decision in first. alred several months ago, was the case, made last week when reaction of other communities to Inland’s proposal were read out. Actually there was only one other centre, Quesnel, in the sameposition as Williams Lake. Most other com- munities have the Power Com- mission plant outside their town X-MEMBER__/ - CANADIAN ~ [RESEARCH INSTITUTE Williams Lake ~ Dry Cleaners limits and the argument is not applicable. Quesnel however, signified their unwilingness to release In- land from the agreement, and "| the Total commission decided to go along. Inland’s argument in asking for the exemption of tax on sales to the power utility was that they were supplying the Com- mission with gas at an extreme- ly low cost. They had agreed to the figure when asked to give a preferential rate in view of the fact that the commission was in turn selling electricity as cost. Obtains Master Of Science Degree Back in town again is resident game biologist Lawson Sugden, who has been attending the Uni- versity of Utah, where he was successful in obtaining his mas- ter of science degree in game management. For his master’s thesis, Mr. Sugden wrote on the California big horn sheep west of the Fra- ser. Much of his material was obtained during a winter spent in the Churn Creek area. and the usual courtesy. food and service. ' THE LAKEVIEW CAFE Specializing in Ws have recently renovated our dining room. The idea is to please our customers and patrons. We give the best of service, at reasonable prices We specialize in group dinners and take-out orders. Try us and you will be pleased with our Menu for 6 people — $10.50 Special Fried Rice - Diced Almond Chicken LAST SPIKE CEREMONIE replica of the golden spike net by George C. Lipsey, first train. Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd., before 5,000 people at the North Vancouver Terminal. More than 300 news- papermen and dignitaries from all over Canada and the United States were on the three trains which made up the inaugural run. Railway cars from almost every railway on the continent were sent to B.C. for the 'S preceding the inaugural run of the Pacific Great Bastern Railw y over the newly completed North Vancouyer-Squamish section were culminated Monday with the presentation of a to Premier W. A. C. Ben-| ice-president of Britannia Nomination in munity worker, will car name put before the floor. Thirty delegates attended the aftt: est Liberal conventions in recent years, The new candidate is 36 yea old and lived most of his life in Vancouver before coming to the Caribog in 1948. He has been in the lumbering business sine: Felix Kohnke, local lumberman and popular com- forthcoming provincial: election. Mr. Kohnke.was named at the Liberal convention here Wednes- |'hat time, running one of the : istrict's larger sawmills. sin day afternoon. His was the only |4isttict's large partnership with his brothers, noon sessions, one of the small-| y CCF Nominate Quesnel Man Jim Lehman of Quesnel. will contest Cariboo riding for the CCF. Mr. Lehman won the nom- ination at a CCF district con- vention at Quesnel Monday. The 36-year-old candidate was born at Ashcroft and edu- cated at North Vancouver. He served overseas and on his re- turn made his home again in the Cariboo. An employee of Westefn Plywoods, he has been business agent for the IWA for the past two years. Mr. Lehman has taken an ac- tive part in community affairs. Wells Man Named Liberal President New president of the Cariboo istrict Liberal association is Archie White of Wells, who was named to office at the Liberal convention here Wednesday af- ternoon. First vice-president is Clive Stangoe of Williams Lake and Kohnke Gets Liberal Cariboo the Liberal banner in the Bill and Walter. He served over- with the airforce for five A professional wrestler, Felix promoted many cards lo: cally. As a result, several com- munity projects have been as- ted materially in a financial y. He is president of;the local brangh of the Chasign Legion A Be blished This ad\ For Free Home Phone 184 is not or a) lal Delivery displ Board or by the Government of British Columbia. | by the Liquor Control - Chop Suey - Subgum Pork Spare Ribs - Chicken Chow Mein - Deep Fried Prawns Menu for § people — $12.50 _ Deep Fried Chicken Wings - Shrimp Meat Chow Mein - Chinese Shredded Sweet Pickled Pork Spare Ribs - Beef and Greens - Chicken Fried Rice - Menu for 10 people — $15.00 Almond Chicken (Boneless) - Mushroom Chow Mein - Deep Fried Prawns with Sweet and Sour Sauce - Dry Pork Spare Ribs - Chicken Chop Suey - Fried Rice Menu for 12 people — $18.00 Deep Fried Jumbo Prawns - Braised Chicken Wings with Chinese Oyster Sauce - Shrimp Fried Rice- Chicken Chow Mein - Deep Fried Oysters with Season Vegetables - Pineapples Sweet & Sour - Pork Spare Ribs OP. DAILY from 5:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. EAT AT The Lakeview Cafe Mackenzie Avenue Willi Lake LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD Notice to Contractors GOVERNMENT LIQUOR STORE WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Sealed Tenders endorsed “Tender, Govern- ment Liquor Store, Williams Lake, B.C.,” will be received by the undersigned for the erection and completion of premises for use as a Government Liquor Store on lots 8 and 9, Block 7, First Avenue, Williams Lake, B.C. General Contractors, on and after Septem- ber 6th, can obtain copies of plans and Specifications on application to the nnder- signed and on payment of the sum of the said plans and specifications. Contract to include fair wage clause. A copy of the plans and specifications of the Proposed building herein mentioned may be examined at the office of the Vendor Govern- ment Liquor Store, Williams Lake, B.C., after the above date. Tenders must be in the hands of the Secre- tary, Liquor Control Board Victoria, B.C., on or- befor 4: PDS ir Wednesday, September 26th, will be opened in public at that time aad place, T. R. Berry, secretary, Liquor Control Board, 525 Fort Street, Victoria, B.c. || did the carving of it. Here, : the candidate, Felix Kohnke, is second ~vice-president. District secretary-treasurer is former M.L.A. Angus McLean of Wells. Photographing the world’s tallest totem pole in Victoria's Beacon Hill sometimes presents a bigger problem than si itor tries a worm’s eye per- spective of Chief Mungo Mar- tin’s masterpiece. Note the peo- ple standing at the base. Mock Holdup, For Visitors Hanging Peps Up Trip For P.G.E. Visitors In a tradition that it i brate the The fun started with the ar-| rival of the second section of| it kept up for two hours without let-up. the train, and Premier W. A. C. Bennett, railways minister Ralph Chet- wynd and PGE manager Einar Gunderson found themselves ar- rested and removed from their train to the old B.X. stage- coach; tried on a make-shift gallows by the station with oversize. nooses around their necks, and photographed irom all angles in company with the “dancing girls” in front of the sawdust covered Rat Trap Sa- loon. The shenanigins startea out by the public beach, where the hold-up men, including Bill Sharpe, Bert Roberts, Tommy Madison, Hugh Cornwall, Red Allison, Tom Desmond and Ron Tomlins, touched off 24 railroad torpedoes and the special train ground to a pre-arranged stop. Stage coach driver Claude Hus- ton brought his coach down to the train while Sharpe, Roberts and Madison with bandannas over their faces and revolvers in their hands, jumped aboard and apprehended the three prin- cipals in the stunt. They were “foree the coach and| driven into town, AFFIX NOOSES Once in the station yard, the deputies were instructed by Sheriff! Frank (Woody) Wood- ward to bring the accused up to the gallows platform. Dressed in a black robe, the sheriff had his deputies a’ the nooses and then read out the chagge: 3 “I charge you P.G-B, riding varmints with disturbing the peace in our once quiet town, cluttering up our railway cracks with .trains and engines, also making it unsafe for cows or cowboys to sleep-on the rignt- of-way.”” Having duly found them guilty,, the sheriff said that be- fore the hanging went on the. Cariboo people- would like to have them rest their feet on the RETURNS AFTER 78 YEARS Beaver Valley oldtimer Gavin Hamilton was one of the hun- dreds of visitors to the Fort St. James centennial celebration two weeks ago. Mr. Hamilton was Dorn at Fort St. James but left there when he was seven years old. In the intervening 78 years he never made the trip north again. Wins Jackpot Jack-pot of $207 at the Elks’ bingo last week was won by Mrs. N. Searff. This week the jackpot starts off again at $100. SCHOOL STARTS NEXT WEDNESDAY School children in District 27 will have an extra day's holiday before the start of the fall term. Usually school opens the Tues- day following Labor Day, but this year classroom bells will not ring until Wednesday, Sep- tember 5. Reason for the new ruling is to give teachers a day to meet with their principals in the vari- ous schools aud go over their term organizational work. WE HAVE 2 THE OLD North Cariboo M-0-V-E-D FIX-IT Corner 3rd Avenue & Mackenzie Avenue SAME PHONE NUMBER 162 SHOP Beverages Ltd. S becoming noted for, Wil- liams Lake went all out Wednesday morning to cele- arrival of the first Pacific Great Hastern train from North Vancouver. brass rail of the Rat Trap Saloon. He also objected to the hats they were wearing and presented them with Western ‘models. En- tering into the spirit of the gag, Premier Bennett promptly threw his black homburg into the crowd. PREMIER SPEAKS Before, they left the stand, Premier Bennett spoke briefly to the early morning crowd. He ap- ologized for being a day late, but said that after waiting 40 years he didn’t think an extra day mattered. Referring to the rock slide that held up'the train for 22 hours north of Horseshoe Bay, he quipped that the com- pany had’ never moved rock cheaper. “ The premier prophesied that the railroad would build a more prosperous future for the Cari- boo, this “last great grass_fron- tier,” as he termed it. He also promised that before many years the line would go north-to Al- aska, Small clock mementos of the inaugural run were presented to Mrs. Claude Huston on behalf of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Wayne Huston, pioneer Soda Creek resident, and to well known local resident Antoine Boitanio. Hits of the show were the saloon “dancing girls,” headed by Mrs. Ed. Baker as the “lady known as Lou.” Without doubt they were probably the most photographed women on the North American continent Wed- nesday.. Dozens of news cameras and TV, cameras were trained on them. Those taking part were Mrs. Ken Rife, Mrs. Claude Hus- ton, Mrs. Tom Mart, Mrs. Mars Poirier, Mrs. Jim Blair, Mrs. Jim Stitt and Mrs. Bill Margetts. Back in the saloon the chief bar- tender was Tom Hawker. On the wall was a bill-of-fare that listed such drinks as “P.G.E. Slowball” and “Cariboo Cal- amity.” ‘WANTED’ POSTERS Visitors also got a kick out of the “Wanted” posters for the three candidates for a noose Each one had the “culprit! picture in the centre. Premier Bennett’s read “Wanted— half alive or half dead. Reward (for either half) 5,000,000 Socrea dolars (17%c Canadian)” Un- der his picture was “Whisper- ing AC(E) Bennett. It went on: Wanted by three states for fail- ing to acknowledge their author- ity. The state of Progressive Confusion, Deane “expose ’em* Finlayson, shuruff;’ the state of Liberal Promises, Art, ‘never say die” Laing, shuruff; the state of C.C.IFFERS, Bob “So- ciable” Strachan, shuruff.” Mr. Gunderson’s read: ““Want- ed by sundown— reward, one mounted head of rare Socred cow. “Run Again” Gunderson for conduct contrary to the Cari- bo way in, making a business pay, making the PGE run on time, not equipping trains with bar rooms. Caution! Keep the women off the streets — we're told this man’s an expert with figures.”" Mr. Chetwynd’s read: “Want- ed— with or without hat. Re- ward— 2 passes to 1928 Stam- pede. Apprehend this man with caution — don’t get in his hair. Curly “Please Go Easy” Chet- wynd. This man is wanted in six communities for - breach of the slow and easy way of Cari- boo life by bringing us a rail- way; gambling with hats instead of honest cards; rustling Soc: red cows.” The wanted posters were pro- duced for the affair by The Tribune. Greetings from the village of Williams Lake were extended to the premier by Commission Chairman Stan Goad, who said the inaugural run market a great day in the history of our town. The trains were in Williams Lake two hours, Visitors termed the Williams Lake effort the most original they had witnessed throughout the trip.