Wednesday, May 13, 1959 THE WILLIAMS LAKE TRIBUNE Page 5 BUSINESS DIRECTORY BAKERIES FAMOUS BAKERY Wholesale and Retail * SWEET GOODS * PASTRIES * CAKES iene oa Cakes Wholesale Distributors of 4X Bread PHONE 119 ram ere BEAUTY PARLOURS oo Se * Styling a Specialty * Cofa Waving MANHATTAN BEAUTY SALON Margaret Blenkinsop Phone 195 a? BUILDING SUPPLIES & CONTRACTORS WILLIAMS LAKE WOOD PRODUCTS | Near Shell Oil Bulk Plant ee GP PAINTS Concrete Blocks - Bricks Drain Tile - Batic Blocks Windows Doors Frames Lumber Building Supplies Telephone 239 ee sal eee G & L CARLSON Construction Ltd. COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL 0. Box 675 Phone 239 PHONE Wms. Lake 61-K - Quesnel 445 mer WIRE IKE * Slectrical Contractor CERTIFIED CARS & TRUCKING GA. COLE McCulloch Power Saws Corner Mackenzie and Yorston Phone 51-X ’ Sse a DOCTORS Ww. ieee M. DUTHIE Doctor of Chiropractic Office at BARNARD AND FIFTH AVE. 2 blocks. off highway on Fifth Ave. from Beaths Shell Station Telephone 156 Office in 100 Mile Motel on alternate Fridays ee are FARM EQUIPMENT SS McKAY EQUIPMENT Massey-Harris Ferguson Farm Equipment e TELEPHONE 170 ees Agents for LINDE AIR PRODUCTS e Swanson Equipment Limited PHONE 161 INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE C H. Dodwell & Co. R. BEAUCHAMP Notary Public INSURANCE REAL ESTATE Williams Lake, B. PAINTING residential and commercial SIGN PAINTING J. LANGSTON P.O. Box 185, Williams Lake Phone 406-A FIGLERS EXCAVATING AND DITCH DIGGING * Phone 34-K CARS & TRUCKING 24-Hour Wrecker Service LAKESIDE SERVICE AND AUTO BODY — Phone — 212-K (days) 198-F (nights) RAY HIGGINS LID. Trucks REO FEDERAL Single and Tandem NEW AND USED TRUCKS Phone 97 $45 Lansdowne St., Kamloops 5 spe eo OS T&H Cariboo Transport Limited DAILY SERVICE Vancouver - Wms. Lake Local Office ARMES BROS. 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Ske eee SMALL COST — USE TRIBUNE PHONE 56 BIG RESULTS CLASSIFIED SYLVIA BAKER’S LETTER HOME of Holland and you last. saw beautiful tulips. I had better start at Rotter- dam, where we spent two nights and a day. The hotel was a great improvement on Brussels. It too was relatively cheay. sor 80 cents we had a bed, supper and breakfast. The meals were filling but certainly uot satisty- ing. For supper they filled us up with potatoes and vegetables. We had meat once during the two days we were. there, and then it was only one meatball. For breakfast we had more bread, cheese and sweetened tea. Their style of eating is quite different from ours. They eat their bread and butter with a knife and forsx, and in England they eat their dessert wah a fork and spoon, country has own customs in eating. When you stay in a hostel you are required to do chores, since you get your board and rooms so cheaply. Qur chore in Rotterdam was washing dishes. We washed mountains of them as there were 100 at the hostel the same time as us. My hands were all wrinkled when they came out of the dishpan. WINDMILL TOWN We spent a day’ wandering around the city aud even had time for a small side trip to rhe town of Kinderdyk, where we saw 20 windmills at once. It was extremely picturesque. The fruit trees were in blossom and there are canals winding be- tween the windmills. I took a lote of pictures and hope they turn out. From Rotterdam we travelled to Keenkenoff, where the tulip gardens are. Once again I went wild with my camera. I have never seen so many varieties of tulips. You would have enjoyed the bus trip, all the fields are vibrant with color. ‘ The Dutch people are really wonderful. When uu walk down the street, they all smile and the men tip their ha When you walk by their hom you can’t help but notice how clean they are. Their windows are spotless and all the houses ave white curtains. Every day you can see people airing their blankets, pillows and even mat- tresses. Everyone in both Rot- terdam and Amsterdam ride bikes. In Rotterdam I often saw men pedalling along in wooden shoes, but haven't seen a woman in clogs yet. Amsterdam is a lovely city, with all its canals and really friendly people. There is heat and hot water in the hostel, and it was really wonderful to be able to have a bath and wash clothes. Every night just after you get into bed, they play Beethoven over the loudspeaker. I realy enjoyed it. In the morn- ing you also have music to wake up to. I think it is a great idea. We toured Amsterdam by boat, along the canals. It is a nice way to do it and it is ter- tibly cheap. For an hour and a half we only had to pay 20 cents. It’s amazing how much further your money goes over here. The five of us girls spent a very edu- cational afternoon in the art gal- leries surveying Rembrandt and Van Gogh original paintings. That should be something to tell my grandchildren. INVEST IN VAN ‘Alan and Kevin arrived in Amsterdam a day early from Cologne with our car. We are now the proud owners of a 1954 Volkswagen window van. We are all thrilled with it. The car cost $600, which is very reason- able, but with the rack on top and insurance it cost us each $103. Of course there were other expenses such as tents, stove and a food cooler. I made a big purchase in Amsterdam. I bought myself a lovely grey sleeping bag with pink flowers on it for $13. Dont’ laugh, it’s awfully pretty and will make a nice quilt one day. Last Friday morning we all went to Alkmaar, a small town north of Amster- dam, to see the cheese market. ‘The Dutchmen are dressed in white and wear bright hats and carry the cheeses on a stretcher- like board with shoulder straps They run like mad with these We couldn’t very well things. leave a genuine cheese market without some cheese so we pought two and they were de- licious. Seeing the countryside I’ve really covered some ground since I wrote We are now in Amsterdam, and I have been to Haarlem, Leiden and Keenkenhof, where we y|taking them by surprise. France From Alkmaar we drove to Volendam, where the people still wear their native dress. It was interesting to see, but it is really only a tourist attraction. The town is built on a dyke and makes its livelihood from the tourists and the sea. We took a boat from Volendam and went to visit Maakem Island, where the native dress is also worn. The island people were far more colorful and their town is very quaint. The children are really Dutch-looking and the young boys all have shoulder- length blonde hair. We had an awful time trying to get a pic- ture of them and we ended up following them to school and On our way back to Amsterdam we saw cobblestone roads being laid by hand. It must be an aw- ful job. I hopped out of the car and took a picture of them. They were very obligin and gave me their Sunday smiles. From Amsterdam we headed back to Rotterdam, where we spent another night. Before we left the photographer took our picture for ‘Women's Own” magazine. From Rotterdam we drove through Belgium and spent the night in northern Franc We stayed at Amiens and it is a ter- rible place. The hostel had the type of plumbing you hear about but hope you never see. The first one I saw I was quite fas- cinated by, but now I dread the sight of one. There is just a hole in the floor with two sup- ports for your feet and a chain that hangs from the ceiling. I wasn’t impressed with northern France at all. The countryside y pretty but the towns and the people are not nearly as friendly and cour- teous as the Belgians and Dutch, but since the sun came out yes- terday my outlook has been much brighter. APRIL AND PARIS AND RAIN April 29—April in Paris and Our first few in paris were rather dis- appointing. It rained nearly the whole time. We did manage to see most of the main attractions though. We spent the first night in a hostel, but it was a terrible place so we moved to a Hotel for our remaining days. I am sure the hostel was once a bus depot. It is situated on an island in the middle of a four- lane highway. I have no doubt it was the truck route to the city. What a racket! Besides its location it had one of those dreadful toilets. After we were settled in the hostel we went to Pigalle to see the sights. It is amazing the number of girls on the streets. They stand in every doorway and it is surprising how attractive and young most of them are. After one night in the Paris hostel we decided to move to a hotel. It was wonder- ful. It is surprising how much you appreciate the small con- veniences you took for granted at home. We really apprecia- ted the hot water and the warm rooms. I must tell you about the fancy thing-a-ma-bobs we had in our room. At first I was sure we had our own piivate toilet and was thrilled with the thought of it, but I was told not to use it as it wasn’t a toilet but to wash my feet in and do my washing. It was the handi- est gadget but a little hard on the back when you are washing. I took my first night photos in Paris and I sure hope they turn out. I took Cleopatra’s Needle, the Eifel Tower and the Are de Triumph. They look beautiful at night when they are all lit up. No trip to Paris is comptete without a visit to the Folies Bergere, so of course we went. It was a good stage show and we all enjoyed it immensely. The costumes and settings were out of this world. I think a few of the things I will always remember France for are the berets the men wear, the excitable way they talk and the wonderful French bread. When you buy bread over here it comes in long lengths and you carry it. off unwrapped under your arm. THE SUN APPEARS As I mentioned before, it rained most of our stay in Paris, but our last day was marvellous. We tore around to all the places we had put off seeing until the sun shone. One of the things was the Eiffel Tower. We took the elevator to the top and it was the strangest experience. You can see the ground falling away from under yau and I was quite satisfied with going only as far as the first landing, but since my ticket was for the top, I kept going. We had a fantas- tic view from the top, and I was lad I had kept going once I was up there. Did I mention that we bought a pressure cooker in Amster- dam? We had quite a time try- ing to operate the thing. None of us have ever used one before and the directions are in Dutch, which reminds me that when-I was in a store the other. day, I bought raviolli instead of spag- hetti sauce. The only way we can buy food is by looking at the pictures on the cans. I started this letter in Paris and now we are in Santes, which is north of Bordeaux. We should be in Spain in a day or two. Since Paris we have seen Ver- sailles, Tours, Orleans and all sorts of interesting little towns. We followed the Loire River A BEAR | FELIX KOHNKE WILL WRESTLE A SEVEN-FOOT BEAR weighing no less than 550 lbs. on this Kiwanis-spon- sored wrestling card Thurs., May 21 - Elks Hall - 8.30 p.m. TERRIBLE TED The Bear FELIX KOHNKE Williams Lake No time limit or one fall vs. yesterday to the coast and saw some lovely countryside. In each village there is a chateau standing up on a hill overlooking the town and the river,really picturesque. We drove into a few villages and saw how the French farmer lives. Some of them have the quaintest homes. They have carved holes in the side of the hill and put in doors and win- dows. You have to see it to be- lieve it. I took some pictures of them. Last night we drove as far as Mont St. Michell where we camped for the night. At last I was able to use my color- ful sleeping bag. I nearly froze! I guess I’ll have to get myself a blanket. I had socks and my heavy black sweater on too. St. Michell was especially nice. It is a castle and village carved out in rock and connected to the mainland by one road. The village is a maze of narrow winding streets leading up to the castle. In the week we have been on the road we have been out of gas three times, broken the lock on one of the doors and the other day the accelerator cable broke. These little things make life interesting. We weren't able to get a spring for the ac- cellerator until today so we man- aged on a hair pin, two elastic bands and a piece of wire. Budget Plan for Home Improvements * RE-WIRING Y¥ USE OUR 1.B.C. PHON lf you are— * INSTALLING A FURNACE x UNDERTAKING PLUMBING IMPROVEMENTS 1—NO DOWN PAYMENT 2—BUDGET $30—$3,000 3—CARRY OVER 6-60 MONTHS W. E. 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