en une Yolume 25 — Number 34 14 PAGES TWO SECTIONS Single Copy 10c; $3.00 per year Flower Sections, Exhibits Will Feature One Night Showing Of Fair Next Week Reoues all divisions will not be represented, officials of the Williams Lake Gladiolus Society are retaining at least.a paxteof the Fall Fair next Flower Show in the Friday when they stage thei Arena August 30 In co-operation with the Gladiolus Society, the Kiwanis Club will again run games of skill for the entertainment of the’ public, and have taken over the arrangements for displays by the local Pottery Clubs and the Carjboo Arts Society. It is also hoped to obtain some com- qercial exhibits. (Fall Fair officials were force to drap plans for the usual Fair due to lack of public support both in exhibits and member- ship). According to Miss Stafford, secretary pf Gladiolys Soojety, the entry is exactly the same as last yi with 35 awards listed in the Fegnlar Flower Section, and 33 in the Gladiolus Division. Only ehange is the addition ef two entries for juniors up to the age . of 12 for a wild flower collection. Entry lists are being mailed out this week, or they may he obtained from Miss Stafford or the president, Mrs. T. Bishop. Officials are hoping for a record display of blooms as local gardens appear good in spite of continued thunderstorms and heavy rains, Entries are also expected from Quesnel, Judging the Gladiolus Section will be well-known Harvey Turnbull, from Lillooet. Judge ‘Yor the Flower Section has’ not SeRrererscerospesttettscecsese Distinguished Visitors For Church Re-dedication Distinguished clergymen and laymen of the Anglican Church will visit Williams Lake Sep- tember 27 on the occasion of the re-dedication gor St. Peter’s Church. at the rex detionnien veremanies At 7.30 that evening. Holy Somumtaion will be observed at 8 a.m. the following day and at 11 o'clock the Rev, Archdeacon €, H, R. Bradshaw will conduct mgrning prayers, At the 7.30 ivensong, the Bishop of Baribag will giys the sermon, _Other visitors will include Canon J, C. Jolley, of Kamloops, and Dean T, Allan, of Prince George. An invitation has gone out to Archdeacon B. A. Resker, gt G@agtlegar, former minister yet been named. All entries must be in place by Thursday evening and judg- ing will take place Friday morning. Doors will be open to the public at 2.30 Friday afternoon. Street Oiling Proved Worthwhile In Wet Conditions| With mother ngtyre's sprink- ling system worki this syumnyer, the! much of a dus} problem on the town streets, but Ghaipman Herb Gardner is of the opinion the single ojling application this spring has heen yalyable under these anaes tor ~ PONVENTION PRINCIPAL These three men ating convention at Q In the centre in dir inutive Reddis, who was named the Barty, Tower ng at ere in jhe limeli of the Progressive-Genseryative nomi: uesnel last leader, and week J. a (Dick) oe for ring that Young Man Drowned In Swimming Tragedy At Lake’s Public Beach A evening claimed the life of Gordon Frederick who was named president of the Pro- Con-Caribeo district Association. ate Frent Page, Rowat, 20, son of Mr. Williams Lake. According to confused reports on the tragedy, the young man appeared to be swimming from the float ta'the water ski jump, a distance of about 50 yands, when he got into difficulties. It is believed he.may have suf- fered'a cramp. Although there were some people @y the beach, it is pre- sumed there were no strong swimmera, A young called-td shore and a telephone éall was placed to the R.C.M.P, the man in meantime, gameone went to the nearhy home of the Perreton family and their eldest son, Gosden, answered the sum: nlaysan, provincial party at the left is Ceal Tingley, (See Second Section). — Tribune photo. mons and commenced ‘diving for the victim, * An the grader he ait on the streets to remoye some haleg that are appearing, Mr. Gardner said he would hesitate to disturb the oil base, He yentured the opinion that heayy and continu: ous rains like we have had thix summer would have resulted in former years in the streets being ribbons of foggy gumbo. ‘This year the streets are holding ub well, and te ij counted it ‘is Becduse” at the oil"hol@ing ihe surfiize tggether. IH was decided to fill the holes with gravel ana leave the street surface as it is. Air Mars al K, § f of Canadais air staff, will he commander of both RCAF and USAF forces on the continent in the absence of the U.S. commander. The new com- mand, under U.S. General here, and tp al} gther clergymen in the djoeese of the Carihya, Earle Partridge, will be effec- tiye only in event of war. BUILDING UNOCCUPIED AT TIMR Mystery Blaze Destroys Home On Chilcotin Road TRH of an unknown origin totally destroyed an unoccupied home on the Chileotin Road Monday night between midnight and 1 a.m, Destroyed in the blaze were buildings, the original house formerly owned by Fred Rich, and another one that had been moved alongside and was to be incorporated into the main struc- ture by new owner Bill Magark. Mr, and Mrs. Rich moved out of the house a week ago follow- ing the sale and were living near McLeese Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Magark had planned op moving in this weekend. The house is located on the upper side of the road about a city block from the intersection of the Dog Creek and Chilcotin roads. : Mr. and Mrs, Magark had been painting in the house until 10 o'clock Monday night, but didn’t know anything about the blaze until the following day. Mrs. Magark was told on the street myuesday afternoon and her’ hus- pang didn’t know’ about the family loss until he came in from the mil] at night and catiea around to the house before going to their present home, The yiew of the charred beams still smouldering on the site was the first intimation he had of the fire, Loss to the Magark family is estimated at close to $4,000, in- cluding the value of the build- ing and some furnishings that they had purchased from Mr. Rich. Goes To Dog's Aid, Falls From Roof Board Trade secretary Perey Glenister is walking with his arm in a sling this week as a result of going to the resene of a dog Sunday night. The dog bad managed to get up on the flat roof of a shed and Glen climbed up to the rescue, On his way back down he slipped on the root and fell over the edge. He dislocated an arm of in the fall and hurt his foot. Magnus Meason Passes At Coast Magnus Meason, native son of the Cariboo, passed General Vancouver “yarn eek, the son of Cantain William Meason, who Was the first Indian Agent in the Cariboo. Magnus ranched at the home ranch until 1912 qyq ten, Praigie, In “made his &, He is sypvived hy fis siayen Mrs. Celesime Roxeewha her home With her brother, and three nieces and five nephews, Mr, Meason underwent two serious operations in hospital over the weekend. A familiar gure on streets of Williams Lake, Meason was aly about curren} reminigee quail (le e: in the Gariboo. He 1949 he retired a home in Williams. the i was member of the Wks Ladge Funeral services were ducted this morning from Sacred Heart Church. Pall- bearers were Mike Ispardy, Freq Mellish, Mat Latig, Pony Bor: kowski, Ray Curtis and Bert Westwick, cons Ranch Foreman -| The "py. She's Ready For Show All ready tor the. sweet Sea Section of next weéek’s flower show is Mra, W. A. Hubble, who has heen growing some © Uonal stems. One Hubble Graughr into ne the other day had 18 huds on it, and appeared to be a double stem grown together. Complain About ing: At Beach Jaints oink cheers at the? Sabie Beach were yoived at ne HA Com- mission meeting Tuesday even- ing Wy Gordon Cole, president of the Aquatic Soclety, and Mrs. V. Konehuk, Of the concession booth ay the ey meaen, Mrs. further com- plained of the slow response to; her calls for assistance from the| R.C.M.P. “They seem to think just fun,” she stated, adding that it was often an hour or sq later hefore. the police arrived, Although great damage as yet, Mrs. Kon- chuk related how one group had been throwing bottles from the railway track at the eancessian [Drink who is jy chayee Konchuk im calling for there has been 10 Police answered the call immediately, and on “arriving at the scene, Constable Bill Hender- son stripped to the waist and plunged in to join the under- water search. Dark-clouds that obscured the sky at this point cut visibility completely’ under the surface of the ater, COF CANDIDATE seks Name In Cariboo Race Fourth candidate to enter the race for the Cariboo provincial) After repeated unsuecesstn) seat ie ea aan attempts to find -the victim, Bi asyli, Ol | dragging operations were started Quesnel, whg Waa named OCF jana the body yecovered around c#udidate at a nomination con- vention at Quesnel last Friday The CCF candidaje has lived in Quesnel fay seven years, He came originally trom Ontario, where he was active in mine union ‘etivities. “He is a ‘sales- min tn_the Quesne}-area tor the \Yathint compangy Mr, Wasyliw is active in agri- 10 o’cloek, Gordon, who worked at his father’s mill at 150 Mile, had taken -half an hour off for a swim before going out to check on the mill for the night, Born at Dryden, * Ontario, August7l, 1937, Gevijes came t and Mrs, Jack Rowat, of aS ee poe British Columbia with his parents and family when they moved to Vernon in 1950. The Rowats moved to. Williams Lake two years later. Gordon was, educated at Dryden and Vernon and completed his schooling here, He leaves to mourn his pass- ing his father and mother; two sisters, Mrs. N. (Verna) Par- chonchuk, Vernon, and, Linda at home; three brothers, Jack, Williams Lake, and Donald and Richard, at home. Funeral services will be con~ ducted this afternoon trom Calvary Tabernacle, with inter- ment in Williams Lake cemetery. Pallbearers will be Edward Kohnke, Ralph Kohnke, Donald Grover, Jules Carrier and Norman Singe. Parties Lining Up Top Speakers For Campaign The Social Credit Party is bringing up its big guns for the Caridoo by-election fight with a speaking program aimed at every part of the riding. Premier W. A. C. Bennett and Hon. Ray Williston will appear on the same platform at meet- ings Thursday Wednesday. im Williams Lake next and Quesnel next _ Hon. P. A. Gagiardi wilt speak fat 100 Mile House on August Hon...L. Reterson will travel ewltural and horticultural work and was a prime organizer of the Gladiolus Glub, of Quesnel, [Acting aS uresident the firey wa years, Parking Meter ‘Stolen From Curb First case of thett hivetviae | the town's new parking meters | occurred on the weekend and |} commissioners have moved to] prevent another similar incident. | p A meter attached) wa concrete on post (with meter! | ( ripped out of the|1 ackenzie Ayenue|r M Closing Hour Question To Wait Two More Weeks has heen rchants on the question of store night to a suggestion that this to Horsefly on the 30th and Hon. Ken Kiernen will speak at Wells. on Septemlier 8. Noel Murphy, president of the B.C. Sociat Credit League, will speak Man~ day to a meeting at Alexandria. The Liberals are bringing up G. F. T. Gregory, M.L.A. for ictoria, and Hugh McGivern, president oi the New | West- minster Liberal Association. The team will address meetings at 100 Mile, Williams Lake and Quesnel on September 4, 5, 6. A further extension of time given to town mer- closing hours. Commissioners agreed last be done while an attempt is| Late starters. in holding their made to organize a retail|nomination, the CCF party is not merchants’ association, ©, F.|passing up the Cariboo. Robert Strachan, leader of the opposit- tion in the provincial house, will address meetings here and at Bert) Roberts has promised to make an attempt to get the merchanis together within the ° ° Leaves District booth, with the result that > : shattered glass Was spread over Buster Jsnardy, well-known @ large aren. On another foreman of Alkali Lake Ranch, occasion, teenagers were throw- has resigned his position and ing smaller children into the leaves for Kamloops next week, Jake. Her complaints were not where he has purchased the aimed at teenagers alone; adults Tateson’s Motel in North Kam- t00, were at faurt. loops. SUGGESTS CURFEW Mr. Isnardy has worked for! Mrs. Konchyk seemed to fayor the large ranch for 21 yeaps,{a curfew of 10.30 p.m. being the Nast 11 years as foyeman. |eniorced, but this idea was opposed by the commissioners. Commissioner Al Carswell felt that there were many law- Checks Power abiding, decent cltizens who enjoyed going to the heach for a late swim or @ weiner roast and it would be unfair to cut off this privilege “ for the sake of a few idiots.’ Requirements Peter C. Forward, load devel- opment officer of the B.C. Power Commission, was in Williams Lake yesterday gathering data; 4 decision was fiually to be used in projecting possible|reached to make 4 request to future power needs of the area.|/tne R.C.M.P. to include the The work is carried out each|beach in a nightly patrol, and year, with the official in charge! also to make arrangements with travelling throughout the Com- mission's districts. Will Cost More To Redeem In Court F you received a parking ticket in the past month or so and forgot to make the required deposit, you had better hustle down to the Village office Post haste. Reviewing the subject of parking violatings last night, commissioners were told that over 500 Uckets have been issued to date and some of these Were still outstanding. Itwas agreed that five of these outstanding violation tabs would be turned Over to the police for prosecution, set the hours of closing without | |consulting the merchants, but it was the wish of the board to give the businessmen. every oppor- tunity to come up with a pro- posal that would be agreeable all round. | this type of thing, the commis- sion has authorized the posting of a reward for information leading to the conviction of any- found tampering with, or damaging, or stealing the park+ ing meters one in front of the old second hand|time period and formulate a| Quesnel, Harold Winch, former store building, Value of the|conmon policy. provincial leader and now an double meter is placed at §120.| Chairman Herb Gardner said|M-P., was reported from Quesnel To prevent a recurrence of|the commission had the right to| Yesterday to be speaking here this week, but no information has been received from the party itself. Information is not available on the plans of the Progressive~ Conservative Party in the way of visiting speakers. A sizzling barbecue roast lent a touch of Canadiana to a recent “at home’ held by Can: dians in Egypt playing host to soldiers of the other nine contributing countries. The outdoor cooking proved a great success and the native cooks were well tutored in the art of barbecue of the cooking r Walker, Hersey, Lockport New Westminster, B. CANUCKS THROW BARBECUE PARTY IN EGYPT sai RE a la Canadien. Shown supervising the basting ‘oast are left to right: Cpl. Art L/Cpl. Ray t, N.S., and Spr. ‘Ed ‘Goupinings of New Waterford, NS, ~