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Williams Lake, Be. Wednesday, March 18, 1959

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First year skip takes
fwo primary events.
in local bonspiel

Al Armstron,
the first time this

is foursome cap-
events in the first Williams
Lake Curling Club annual bonspiel.
The Armstrong rink squeezed ——— i
: first rock, which took out two
opposing rocks and <at for shot,
¥" | Glover tried to take the scoring
rock out with his second shot
and missed, and Armstrong drew
in another to come within one
Point of the leaders. In the 11th
“ a Glover made a fine save with his
_ Was a big weekend for the] jast Tock, cutting Armstrong
Winners, and particularly for|down trom three to one and the
skip Armstrong. Al has been game was tied up coming home
curling six seasons now and took| oth teams played a cautious
Over the masterminding job of| ay d
skip just this year.

The rink is | when it worked down to the last
» Armstrong was sitting with
“ biters.”| The game looked
lub two Ja cinch for Flover, who had only
years. The rink includes Mike | to draw Well into the red to win,
Pacholoh, third: Howie Wilson, | ang though he had missed the
second; and Bob Scott, lead. occasional shot before, his draw
CLOSE GAMES weight through two games had
been almost flawless.

is mo way a “ packed”

shaves and upset’ wins making
their way to the top.

SECOND TROPHY FOR ARMSTRONG

Civil servants’ strike
short in inconvenience
but long on curiosity

Williams Lake’s first strike last week created
No particular inconvenience during its brief life last

Friday morning,

In company with other mem-
bers of the Government Employ-
ees’ Association, the Williams
Lake local issued its strike call
Thursday night, and the follow-
ing morning the first shift of 10
Pickets appeared in pairs at
various government offices at
seven o'clock.

They remained on duty until

Interest shown
in new hospital
planning

Organizers of the meetings
being held throughout the Cen-
tral Cariboo to elect trustees for
the new Hospital Improvement
District, are pleased with the
interest shown in the elections.

but it did arouse a lot of curiosity.
ee

eleven o'clock when the strilce
was called off.

In Vancouyer, where strikes
are a fairly common oceurrance,
the appearance of picketers on
the streets is practically ignored,
but this was far from the case
in Williams Lake. It was our
first sight of picketing on our
streets and passersby gathered in
clusters about the placarded
government employees to chat
about the situation.

« Since not all government em-
ployees are members of ihe as-
sociation, some government
Offices were open. The govern-
ment agent’s door was open. as
was the department of highways.
Clerks in the liquor store were
off, but agent Mickey Lunn
opened the doors in response
to a Liquor Control Board order
and early morning customers
walked in freely.

their closest games was against
Al Smallenberg. The game was
tied up on the last end and a
throw-off was necessary. Work-
ing into the “ fours” on Sunday | LONG LEAD

night, the Quesnel quartette In their “B” event win, the
Scored an upset win over the|Armstrong rink ran up an 11-4
strong Jim Wilson rink from|lead over Gaffney by the final
Prince George. Wilson won six | end.

The “C™ event went to tnd
high school curling rink of Kevin
Smale of Prince Geo (
story Page Three).

The “D”™ event
Monday night, and a number of
visiting rinks that were eligible
for play dropped out of the com-

was blanked and the
wound up at 11-8.

On the next sheet, Jack Glover
was taking his semi-final event
against Campbell of Kamloops,
and the latter rink conceded de-
feat in the 10th end with Glover
four-up.

score

ran on into

Safety factors examined”

Here the Armstrong rink of Quesnel receives the
Bank of Montreal Trophy, emblematic of the “B”
event title in the Williams Lake Curling Club's first
annual bonspiel last weekend. The Quesnel rink
also won the “A” event. Tom Larson of the local
B of M is presenting the trophy to Al Armstrong.
Other players, from left to right, as: Howie Wilson,
second; Bob Scott, lead; and Mike Pacholoh, third.

in High School building

| Recommendations on improvements to the old
high school will be made to the School Board by the
| elementary P-TA following a tour by a representa-

Finlayson bla
in B.C. emplo

Deane Finlayson, lea
gressive-Conservative Par
day, assailed the goernment
a clear-cut policy in regard to

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fe ON 314 loyees’. Assoc
Poor, f Pinlupeoa” “egieee
ition should

official reco:
Ziven the AsSociation and th:
“ground rulés” for bargaining
between the sovernment and its
employees should be laid down.
“Unless some definite action
is taken, government employees’
morale will continue to worsen

mes govt.
yees dispute

der of the provincial Pro-
ty, interviewed here Mon-
for its fajlure to issue

the position of the
OD ceased

Mo
by Woth groups.

Oh the subject of his own
4 fr. Finlayson said he is
fovering on h tour of the
province that interest in the
party is at a new high, ana local
associations growing in

swith experts employea|

Some 21 property owners at-
tended a meeting last Friday at
Tatla Lake and named rancher
Fred Brink as trustee for Zone 1,

The next night at Riske Creek
School, a small turnout of 12
Property, owners named Ren,
Hance of Hanceville to serve a
two-year term for Zone 2.
| Im both cases
ecessary, wil

if ster

Last Wednesday at 159. mite| according Go an coment

Ouse, only nine property owners | bY Highw@ys Minister Phil Gaz-
were on hand. ‘They elected|lardi, made at the opening of
Mrs. C. Zirnhelt as trustee of|the B.C. Cristom Car Association
the Dog Creek—150 Mile zone. |annual hotrod show on Monday.

At each of the meetings, War
Memorial Hospital administrator
Hugh Lousley attended to giv

0 mph speed
Zones forecast on
Cariboo Highway

-h speed limit will

was.
tes

an election

Other “ 800d long stretches”
of 60 m.p.h highway will be

petition. The event was won
by Jim Bann's local rink in the
finals again the Aitken rink ot |
100 Mile House. { . as ne |

Here are the prize winners aa Gere, pera Presi:
n each event, in order of their “\undell, with members
: Mrs. C. Odine, Mrs.. H. Buck- |

The final game was a heart-
breaker for Glover. The veteran
curler, who has taken his rink
into the regional B.C. playdowns
on several occasions, seemed to
have this final sewn up several
times.

The game was tied at five-all
at the end of the. eighth, ard as|nel), Glover (Asherof:), Wilson
the ninth progressed, Glover|(Prince George) Campbeil
started to fashion a fair-sized| (Kamloops) |

tive group made up of me
department.

finish.
“A” event—Arm

|Sid Pigeon and Tribune repre-
sentative Mrs. C. Stangoe.
Main concern was feit over the

: two narrow inside stairways
: se] “B” event—Armstreng, G

end. Armstrong cut the house whiea 2 means ot
down on his first rock, but}ney (Quesnel), Wilson, Larson [ecbien are meme al oan
issed i tempt to draw in] “C" event—Smale (Prince | ©Seape* from the second floor.
inissed'in an attemp ‘ With the furnace being located
for shot with his Jast granite|George), Larson, Dog Creek, Al near one staircase, which in the
and the Ashcroft rink went three|Smallenberg (Williams Lake) ° ae |

liams | Vent of fire there would be shut
Mile),/ Of with an automatié fire door
Lake), | &Sape for the $0 students in the
upstairs classrooms would only
be possible down the one narrow
set of stairs.

Although the two existing
staircases probably comply with
fire regulation, Mr. Pigeon prom-
ised that he and fire marshal
Fred Cardwell would investizate
the situation and make sure the
building is brought up to proper
standar It appeared that an
outside fire escape could ve pro-
vided with little difficulty,

Town school P-TA
will purchase
fape recorder

Members voted to purchase a
$200 tape recorder for the school
at Tuesday night's meeting of
the elementary P-TA, Aithough
finances are rather low, this
amount had been budgeted for
this purpose at the start of the
Principal Ken Kingwell
how invaluable it
would be in the school in help-
jing with choral and_ festival
| school broadcasts and in-
numerable other ways

Members will conduct a drive
‘abob coupons to purchase
8-cup electric percol: for
use at the m s and various
school activit

“D" event—Bann
Lake), Aitken
Woodland (Wi
Graham( Williams Lake).

up. As the 10th end drew to a
close, Armstrong was again in
trouble, with Glover sitting four
when the Quesnel skip threw his

x, Gerernment
Employees

work

Mrs. D. Spence’s class won the
prize for the most parents in
ttendance. The next meeting

2 will be held on the second Tues-
Doing their union duty last Friday morning were | day in April, as the third one
— 4 | would fal the high schoo! |

these two department of highways employees, Tommy | Would fall on in echod

opening.

An extremely interesting film
on bigotry entitled “The Hig!
Wall" was presented by pr
‘gram chairman Mrs J. Huekvale.

Patton, left, and Fred Lee. The pair weve stationed
outside the gates of the department's yard. Local
branch of the B.C. Government Employees’ Associa-
tion had shifts to 10 lined up for town picketing.

mbers, press and the fire

On the inspection were prin- |

Other main recommendations
asked for repainting and build-

evitable,” Mr. Finlayson said.
On the subject of the new

Trades Union Act, the Progr

sive Conservative leader said

|

now realizing that the Social
Credit government is failing in
its responsibility to the élec-

ing inside and out (the older|that his party supported the|torate.

this); more blackboard space in
many of the rooms, repairing
spots where equipment has been
torn out and moved tc the new
school; and completely fencing
the whole school area.

The School Board has already
torn up the worn tile in the

boys’ washroom to be replaced
with new, and are making two
hew washrooms in the newer

section at a cost of $1,500.

However, principal Ken King-
well estimates that it would cost
$20,000 to convert the school to
a good, usable unit ss there is
so much space it is impossible
to use as it is. Main example
is the industrial arts room,
which has been. suggested for a
gymnasium, but unfortunately
the ceiling is too low. To make
it into suitable classrooms will
entail moving partitions.

Mr. Kingwell intends to place
the primary grades and Grade 3
the older sec-

in classrooms in
tion, with Grades 4, 5 and 6 in
the new addition. The home
economics room will become the
lunchroom and the suditorium
will be classed as the activity
room. He is hoping to retain
the library for that use instead
of converting ot into a clas
room.

21 entries in
talent show

Committee in charge of the
‘search for talent ” show being
staged at the Elks Hall Satu
day night report that 21 <
ve been received to date
ef the competitors are solo in-
stumentalists or voca

The talent show is one of a
series being sponsored the
ociated Canadian Travellers’

by

in aid of the Arthritie Society.
Co-sponsor of the local show
Cariboo Elks Lodge, and their
share of e has been
earmarked for War
Arena.

Winuers in the town show
will compete later at contest

finals at Prince George

rong (Ques-|@"an, Mrs. Jack Moon, fire chief) Part is desperately in need of|™easure, although there were

|several points in the legislatioa
that he felt could be enlarged
Jon and clarified.

| He also feels the department
lof tatior is lagging behind in
its dealings with management
and labor groups because of its
lack of experts. Mr. Finlayson
| said the department should have
the services of the country’s top
| sociologists and economists to be
jon sate working ground in dis-

Work to start on
Copper property
on Cuisson Lake

After a closure of almost two
years, work will commence again
on the Kimaclo copper mine on
Cuisson Lake, according to mine
manager Edward Kinder.

Latest development on the old
claim, which was first discovered
about years ago, occurred
to 1957, At that
time a small company did
siderable diamond drilling and
tunnelling and established the
vein had an indicated width of
154 feet However, work was
stopped in the face of a Irop in
copper and shortage of capital.
000 was spent in +

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two years

The mine has now beea taken
over by a new public company,
Major Mines Ltd., of Vancouver.
Mr. Kinder took delivery of a
large diamond drill today and is
proceeding to the mine, where
first work will be to establish
the length of the vein.

Cuisson Lake is just north of
MeLeese Lake.

Weather chilly
around the edges

The weather remained a little
chilly around. the edges this
week, although Monday saw the
mercury rise to a high of
above.

Here are the minimum, maxi-
mum readings taken at the air-
Port between the hours of § a.m.

and 5 p.m. daily.

55

Wed. Mar.11 — 36 52
| Thursday — 22 26
Friday — 27 35
Saturday — 19 40
Mon., Mar. 16 — 47 54

This morning at eight o'clock
it was 29 above.

cost figures on the proposed new
hospital and describe its fune-
tional design.

At Riske Creek he mentioned
that one service the district
could consider was the supply-
ing of an ambulance service,
either by car or helicopter, gor
the huge rural area.
has been made on the new hos-

Provision | stretche:

opened on Vancouver Island,
Fraser Valley, Okanagan and
Thompson Valley highways,

He said the first test sections
proposed by his engineers were
much too short.

“T sent the report back and
them I wanted longer
the minister said.
“Tt wouldn’t be right to have

Pital site for helicopter landing drivers speeding up, then having

space, he said, and in this day

to cut back to 50 in a short

and age he did not consider it distance.”

unreasonable to have such a ser-
vice available to the people.

He pointed out that the new
hospital with its up-to-date facil-
ities, would attract medical
specialists to the area. He also
said that the board plans to have
at least one resident interne
here. -

Mr. Lousley states it is the
board's hope that the necessary
approval from district property
owners can be obtained in time
to allow construction on the new
hospital to start this fall. He

Mr. Gaglardi wouldn't give
the exact locations of the test
stretches. The first motorists
will know about them is when
the signs go up at the end of
this month.

Calling tenders

Tenders for the addition to
the Williams Lake High School
will be opened March 26, ange’

estimates it will take from 1$
months to two years to complete.

Horse in “Irish”
A-report from Vancouve
yesterday said a Williams Lake
| resident using the nom-de-
|Plume “Verna had drawn the

Hospitals Sweepstakes based on
the utional Sweepstakes
jto be run at Aintree, Liverpool,
England, on Saturday.

I ms cal Progressive-

Meworial horse “Turmoil in the Irisn| Members of the loca e
| Conservative Association saw that pro-
| vincial leader Dean Finlayson got the

“hat treatment when
town Monda

Mr. Finlayson receives

Bob)

he came to Tingley, of

tenders. for three one-rdom

teacherades_at 100 Mile*on the

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the gift of a Western hat from long-
time Conservative supporter R. M.
Blair.

Looking on are Cece ~*~
Quesnel, and local bar- —~

rister Les Langley. os