liams Lake

Williams Lake, B.C., Wednesday,

January 22, 1958

E. J: Hughes, well-known British
Columbia artist, compares his pre-
liminary sketch with the oil painting
which was commissioned from him by
the B.C. Telephone Company. Full-

Historical Picture Reproduction
To Be Used On Telephone Books

The “British Columbia Tele- the many copies that will find|
phone Company will give note-

colored repr

telephone d

their way to various other parts

worthy recognition to B.C.8)of Canada and the United
Gentennial Year with full-color). to60 yt will be the first
reproductions of a special

time that colored illustrations

have been used on these books.

historic painting on the covers
of all its telephone books and
those of its associate, North-

West Telephone Company. air

Hughes is represented

in the permanent collections of

oductions of the picture

will appear on the covers of most B.C.

irectories to mark the

Centennial Year.

| Government

Residents | Enjoy
‘Skating Rink

With the completion of the
skating rink, 50 people turned
out Sunday and the
grown-ups as well ah the child-
ren had a wonderful time.

afternoon

Commissioned from ©. J. Sie

Hughes, noted Canadian artist,| the National Gallery in Ottawa,! CONGRATULATIONS to Bill

of Shurnigan Lake, the painting|the Hamilton Art Gallery, the| Owens, who celebrated his 76th

Itself will “ea “valuable and) Fredericton Museum, the Mont-|pirthday January 12.

SE ane S|real Museum, the Toronto Art| para Worth

pictorial , ese mo Eg NORMA Vorthington and

Gordon Farrell, B pera = fe ce Art! Bob Seott/ were down to) Van-
= an e Hart . House - ;

Gompany president. collection in ‘Turehte~ -couver fox a few day:

es company decided that
in ne Gainal Year, the | Brock Hall at the University of
covers of our various oysters British Columbia. One of his)
<iould portray some scene or| Paintings was recently presented
event that stands out in B.C. os | by Canadian citizens to the
history,” said Mr. Farrell. museum at Tel Aviv, and an-|

cee es oe ae of tae Obes wes vounne tor the: Lever

LL e arriv

Brothers building in New Yor
River

Brat OF ONS ear tive [Others have been reproduced in|
stern-wheeler: : ae
teen ob Sale. gas ceventually |Veuous Pal plication
selected after considerable re-| In preparing his preliminary |
search and discussion, and we|sketch, Mr. Hughes made exten-
commissioned Mr. Hughes as the|sive use of reference materials
artist.”” and early photographs obtained

Mr, Farrell said that the|from various library collections
directories “ will be a constant|/and from Willard Ireland, the
reminder of this important year| Provincial Archivist. AS 3° Te
in B.C’s history, with a total/sult, the picture =coupite
circulation of 676,000 through-|down to the last o
out the province, in addition to| costume.

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has been stayhig Wreh MS,
Worthington while Norman w
away.

MISS B. PETRIE and Ray
were
me of Mr. and]ant part to play in the economy

Insecoe, Williams Lake,
visitors at the ho’

Mrs. H. Perry on Sunday.

| VISITORS to Williams Lake}

the last week were R. Church,
Delmer Jasper, W.
Mrs. Pat Johnson.

Phillips and

BOCTOR SPEAKS OF LOCAL NEEDS

N considering the need of a new\ hospital for
Williams Lake, residents should think of the many
requirements ‘for the well-being of the sick and
injured for whom the structure is intended, Dr.
Barney Ringwood told members of the Board of
Trade last Friday. Fe a
Dr. Ringwood was asked at
the last minute to substitute for
the scheduled speaker, Dr. Peter
Larkin, who was unable to
attend. Dr. Larkin was on
Friday's C.P.A. flight, but the

air

ft couldn't land at any of
the northern airports that day
because of foggy conditions.

Dr. Ringwood told the mem-
bers that a modern hospital
should give patients more than

Attendente Down At Annual
Dinner of Board of Trade

NE of the poorest turnouts in recent years marked
the annual banquet and installation ceremonies.

of the Williams Lake Board of Trade last Friday.
About 65 people were present,

dowik trom tiasheassee 100 or [the district would continue to

over that normally attends the |W 4 strong growth in spite of
annualstinetlon. recent atraleitened economic
circumstances. ‘We have had
big jobs to do in Cariboo before
and I think we'll see this one
he stated.

Felix
Nicholson and vice+ president |
Clive Stangoe were installed by | through,

Incoming president

Agent Mrs. Les
Pigeon. Following the ceremony |
the gavel was turned over to

the new president by immediate |

NIQUIDET BROS.

Garage and Freight

past president Paul Jorgensen, |
who added his personal congrat-|
ulations to the new officers. ce
Service Limited
the
urged

In his first words from
Mr.
businessmen to speak with opti-
mism during 1958. Although
the economic skies have been
cloudy in the district for the
past eight months, he said he
sincerely felt that the coming
year would be a good one for
Cariboo. He said he does not
subscribe to the theory expressed
by some that we are going into
a depression, and“ he warned
hat_70 per cent of the cause

ets psychology ||

chair, Nicholson

Bonded and Insured
Carriers
General Freight and
Lumber

GARAGE AT HORSEFLY

Hospital Should Be Designed For Welfare of Patients

-and aR whole
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shelter from the
Every department should be
well equipped to meet the
demands of modern medical
treatment, and the wards should
present an appearance to
patients that would result in
people feeling thankful that
they have a cheerful hospital
to go to when they are ill,
rather than feel it is the last
place they want to be sent.

“If a hospital has more than
76 per cent of its beds occupied,

elements.

it is too full,” Dr. Ringwood
asserted. Admittance figures
showed that the average

occupancy during 1957 at War
Memorial Hospital was 141 per
cent.
TREMENDO
Other

US INCREASE

figures given by the

speaker showed the average
daily occupancy has increased
121 per cent since 1953. Total
number of adult patients admit-
ted to hospital last year was
1,568, down from the previous
year’s peak of 1,891, but still
far in excess of the hospital’s
capabilities to provide beds and
adequate service.

Medicine has made tremen-
dous strides since the days prior
to Pasteur, when a compound
leg fracture often meant ampu-
tation was necessary to save th>
patient’s life, Dr. Ringwood
stated, but he em~hosi
the work being don b
medicine also leans heavily on
the facilities that ar= provid-d
or should be provided by modern
hospitals. :

The
ALSTON THEATRE

Children

TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY

admitted
second show only when accom-
panied by parents

to

rs _Cost. le;

largest geograpiie tthe
province, Mr. Nicholson said the
Williams Lake and _ District
Board of Trade has an import-

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Village chairman Herb Gard-
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lthe council, said he was certain

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