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Volume 27 — Number 17

Williams Lake, B.C., Wednesday, April 29, 1959

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- Three drowned

WHERE THREE LOST LIVES
Here. is shown the slip and small ferry at Mar-
guerite where three persons were drowned Sunday
when the car in which they were driving plunged
through a guard chain into the Fraser. Dotted lines
show the path of the car and the point it was iast
seen by ferry operator Arva Wilson, Mr. Wilson
Was standing on the ferry at a point near the stern
of the first pontoon when the car went out of con-
trol. He jumped clear and‘ then clambered into
the rowboat (arrow) to follow the car downstream.

Church purchases|
town block

For future planning develop-
ment, the Catholic Church has
Purchased approximately one
whole block of land on the north
side of Comer and situated be-
tween the proposed continuation
of Second and Third Avenues.
They have also acquired a por-

Import Brahma bulls

f

tion of the adjacent block be
tween Third and Fourth
i Avenues.

fer annuel-

ca eee for the ches
: thet the land has been pur-
med

a long term develop-

Stampede +

in tr

Proposed bowling

alley subject
of debate

Walt Thomas of First Avenue
appeared before the village com-
mission Tuesday with a petition
signed by several residents in his
district, in which they expressed

apprehension concerning the
Proposed construction of a bowl-
ing alley

at First Avenue and

Proctor.

©
nient policy with such objects in Among the added attractio, , for the 33rd reference to the need for a
view as school and church] Annual Stampede this year will be 12 mean Brahma

building programs.

bulls, with a Mexican bullfighter and 15 head of

|

Mexican horned cattle.

| pearance in the local a

for those who remember

representatives of this breed

Powell promis it will
different story this year.
Brahmas coming here will then
be transported
the countr;
show.
There being no bull fighting
on the program, the imported
fighter won't be showing his pro-
fessional talents along that line.
He is one of three bull fighters
coming up to Canada this sum-
mer to act as clowns at various
rodeos,

OTHER EVENTS

Other events for~the days
—June 29, 30 and July 1—are
gradually shaping up.
Still down on the

major Western

grounds,

junior calf roping and steer rid-
ing will be introduced this year.
be
2

Youngsters under 16 will
eligible for an entry fee of
| There will be one go-round in
each event and prizes will be
$15, $10 and $5, with entry fees
jadded. This year the juniors
will be worked into the regular
arena events, but if the idea
goes over, it is hoped to set aside
half a day for juniors in 1960.
Whether there will be pari-
mutuel betting at the evening
races this year is still problema-
tical. The association has been
informed the Ascot Jockey Club
charter used last year cannot be
borrowed again. This move has
pushed the association along to
trying for its own charter here,
but the application will have to
wait for the next on of par-
liament. In the meantime, an
application has been made for |
temporary permit this year

THRILL OF A LIFETIME

Continued on Page Five
Telegrams usually contain very good, or very pad a
news, so Mrs. Henry Castillou was rather he! tant W k d r a |
about opening the one she received last week: ut or un le W y |
she had nothing to worry about, this one in orme Just three days after whe)
her that she had won a trip for two to Lisbon. Mrs. otticial opening of Williams|
castillou was one of two grand prize winners in a |r oe senior High School,
“Betty Crocker Name the Recipe” contest. The construction work started on an
local winner isn’t certain though what name won the addition at one ond of the build|
Prize. She sent in about three names for the cake ing which will house another
Pictured in the contest, and doesn’t know which one tour elassroomi.
won. Whether she will take the trip or not depentis Work is being done by the
on whether there is an alternative prize. In the local firm of Carlson Construc
tion at a cost of $52,000.00.

Meantime she will have to wait for a letter that is
coming from the company.

This will be the second time)
Brahmas have made their ap-
rena, but
the
pallid performance of the first|

Stampede arena manager Dave]
be a

The

to Calgary for

building that would be properly
|landseaped and present a favor-
able appearance.

Mr. Thomas was assured by
the commissioners that they
would take due steps to see that
[the proposed bowling alley
would not become a nuisance to
the public.

Later on Frank Webb, who is
sponsoring the new development,
appeared at the meeting with
[arenitect’s drawings of the pro-
| Posed construction. Plans call
|for a low, flat roof building of
jmodern design with accommoda-
tion for six bowling lanes. The
building is to be constructed at
the back of the lot immediately
next to Mr. Thomas’ lot. The
latter contested this and felt that
it would materially reduce the
value of his property in that he
would have a long cement wali
at the southern aspect, cutting
oif the sun and presenting a par-
ticularly dull appearance. Mr.
Webb assured Mr. Thomas it
would not be a cement wall and
that his architect had designed
the wall to present as plea:
an appearance as possible on Mr.

The building and installations
are estimated to cost about
$65,000.

Order removal
of old hall

The old parish hall, which was}
removed from Third Avenue
when the Anglican Church was
moved to its present site, is to
be again removed, or destroyed.

The hall was purchased by a
Charles R. Edgerson of Quesnel
and placed on PGE property jus!
below the Shell oil bulk pplant
on Mackenzie Avenue. It was
intended to develop the property
but it has remained an eyesore
since its removal to Mackenzie.

commission re-
that the PGE

The villag,
ported Tuesday

sent a letter to Mr. Edgerson on! §

April 14, giving him 10 days in
which to remove the building.
Failure to comply with the order
would result in the PGE them-
selves either removing or dest-
roying the structure.

With the deadline fixed for

last Friday, there should be
action any day now.

2

Ferry operator rescues
driver of ill-fated car

Three persons lost their lives Sunday afternoon
when the car in which they were driving crashed
through a guard chain on the Macalister ferry at
Marguerite ang plunged into the swi ling waters of
the Fraser River,

Drowned were Mrs. Oscar ;——————_
Laycock, her 12-year-old daugh-|Close to the swimmer and told
ter Sharon, and Sharon's friend, lim to grab hold of the stern.
12-year-old Ivette Felton, dangh- Mr. Wilson said that Mr. Lay:
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Vie Felton, C0ck suddenly seemed to become
All were residents of Quesnel, ,eXbausted, but he managed to

Sole survivor of the. trageay St#¥ NP and grab the boat. Mr.
is Mr. Laycock, who managed to| Wilson’ then rowed to shore,
escape through a window of the ‘WINS the swimmer to safety.
car and was rescued from the| Mt Laycock was in a dazed
Water by ferryman Alva Wilson, |Condition and the — ferryman
Mr. Laycock is still in Quesnel | SMCuted for help and assisted

i - kim up the bank. Mr. Laycock

hospital suffering from shock. js

* was then placed in a car and
decording to Mr Wilson, the rushed to Quesnel,

accident occurre about 3: 7 ° _— <r

Sunday afternoon. He had just|*tW ACCIDENT |

brought his ferry to the landing| OBlY other witness” to the
é oe rt ide of | T8SC4Y Was the ferry operator's

slip on the main highway side ot | 7 -

the river at Marguerite. wife. At the time she was mak-

ing coffee, and she said she was

NGINE RACE: |looking out the window to see
“Mr. Laycocks’ car was in its|it her husband was ready. “Thi.

Proper position up the hill near|car wastarting down the hill

the ferry stop sign,” Mr. Wilson|and as it got to the top of the

said when interviewed. “I sig-|ramp it shot forward just like

jnalled him to come down and

a toy. It was like a bad dream,’
|he proceeded to! approach the
For no reason, the engine
jot the car suddenly raced as the
driver reached the top of the|and Salvage at Quesnel were
steep, wooden ramp leading summoned: to the scene but were
down to the ferry and the car| unable to locate the car, a 1951
shot towards me. I jumped out|or ’52 two-door model. Con-
of the way and the ear ran on-|tacted this morning, the RCMP
to the ferry and through thejoffice at Quesnel disclosed that
guard chain at the far end, dragging operations are still pro:
bi king the chain--post -as it eeding.,»The river is about

fe,
thinly en

r. Wilson

she recalled.
Divers Morgan Hartnett and
Ted Morgan of Interior Diving

ferry.

\Called ia for the grim fob of

agedy at Marguerite

arn

fying to lofrate the

w ast 100 feet down-|dent at the Macalister ferry. In ‘death car that plunged into the/Fraser Rivet: Sunday
sureas “sh about 25 feet from|1926 or 1927 a car with twe Were divers Morgan Hartnett, left, and Ted Morgan.
the b2". I jumped into my|men in it overshot the ramp and - Mr. Morgan has his equipment adjusted prioi to go-
rowboat and started down-| came to a stop teetering over the img into the swift waters. Both men gaineél their
stream. The car had dis-/edge of the ferry itself. One or iving experience while serving in the Navy. {

appeared by now.” the men opened a door to get

Suddenly a head bobbed up| out and fell into the river and
and the ferry operator saw Mr./was drowned. The pther man
Laycock swimming strongly for|stayed in until the car was
shore. He brought the boat | haulea back to safety.

Two members 0
Players’ Club festiv:
awards at the Pri
weekend,

f the

Picked “best actor” in the
festival was local school board
secretary Lloyd Yorkston, whose
Portrayal of the young man who
arises at Judgment Day sans
his trousers, delighted the local
festival audience. Prince George
Festival adjudicator Mrs.

Prior to coming to
Williams Lake, Mr. Yorkston
was a member of the Vagabond
Players’ Club in New Westmin-
ster.

HONORABLE MENTION

Honorable mention went to
Ken Elleray. Mrs. Harper said
she liked the way Mr. Blleray
stayed in character throughout
the play.

The play’s other two cast
members, Irene Henderson and
Phyllis Henry, were also compli-
mented by the adjudicator for
staying in character.

The play itselt was described
by Mrs. Harper as a delightful
comedy of the “chuckly type.”
She said she thought the cast
worked well together as a team.
Action was slow at first but
picked up towards the middle
= and ended on a lively note.

Of the six plays entered in
the festival, “Rise and Shine”
placed fourth. The Dawson
Creek entry of “The Poison
Party’ was judged best Blay
with S9 points. Other markings
were: Prince George Players 86,
Quesnel 85, Williams Lake 83,
Vanderhoot §2, Prince George
Catholic Young Peoples 78.

BEST ACTOR

Winner of the “best actor” award in the Prince
George regional drama festival was Lloyd Yorkston,

Warren Hayes, director of
who earned his honors in the portrayal of the young

“Rise and Shine,” said he was

al play “
nce Geor;

Local actors win
festival awards

cast of the Williams Lake
Rise and Shine,” won

se Zone festival last

Contract let
for sidewalks

Work will start immediately
on sidewalk construction follow-
ing a contract granted to Steve
rBothers by the village commis-
sion Tuesday,

The contract will entail con-
struction of new concrete side-
walks as follows:

Completion of both sides of
First Avenue between Oliver
and Yorston; widening and com-
Pletion of the east side of First
Avenue between Oliver and Bor-
land; from First to Second
Avenue along Borland on the
RCMP and Government Build-
ing side of the street; continua-
tion around the corner of the
Post oifice along Second Avenue’
toward Oliver, '

More. sidewalks are planned’
for completion but action will
be delayed until a firm decision’.
has been made as to how much’!
street paving is to be done.

T cs

0 enforce zoning:

The commission res!
Solved to take a strict view in)
future and enforce village by?
laws regarding single dwelline—
residences, following a case
brought before then at Tuesday's
meeting. The chairman pointed
out that areas zoned for singie
residence dwellings were so de-
signed to improve the living
amenities of a particular dis-
trict and that it was in the
interests of the general public
that such laws were passed.

It was decided that applicants
for building licences would be
obliged to sign an agreement”

£5
af

Village

Man in the play “Rise and Shine.” Mr. Yorkston

extremely Pleased with the show-
is holding the statuette that goes with the award.

ing of the play and players,

showing that they were aware
of the building by-laws.