Soe Fae ie oe OS eee Taco - - ‘THE WILLIA eee NG TRIBL MS LAKE TRIBU TT lee Volume 27 — Number 23 Williams Lake, B.C., Wednesday, June 10, 1959 Single Copy 10c — $3 per year Young man dies in car accident near town Merlin Vernon Lillico, 21-year-old B.C. Tele- phone lineman in Williams Lake, lost his life in an Glendale water district approved by Govt. Letters patent have been approved for the for- mation of the Glendale Water District, and tenders auto accident on the Chilcotin Highway about one mile from here last Saturday at 10:45 p.m. ~__————\—\—— "The fatal accident occurred when Lillico passed another Merchants form vehicle while coming towards Eye Villiams Lake. Witnesses said association that the 1950 Dodge coupe which the victim was driving Ten Williams Lake business-|was travelling slowly. It te pene Tned out toa meeting last/thought that something may night to form a Retail. Merch-| haye been wrong with the ants’ Association. Doug Stevenson was elected chairman and Garth Lloyd sec- retary-treasurer. A board of directors was formed consisting of Ken Rife, BI Snyder and Al Montford. Association dues were set at $5. The next meeting of the group is slated for June 16 in the Elks Hall at 8 p.m, An agenda for this meeting was drawn up in- cluding discussion as to what steering mechanism. Andrew Allen Peterson, who ssenger in the car, was unconscious and hos- pitalized overnight, but he was released the next day with no apparent injuries. Merlin, who has lived in this area for seven years, is sur- vived by his mother, Mable E. Lillico, of Williams Lake; fire brothers and four __ sisters. Brothers Melvin and Earl live Winner of the floor lamp DOOR PRIZE WINNER .| engineering work for the system. le for the work of installing a system to the suburban area should be called shortly, according to Val Hard- ing, president of the planning committee. Mr. Harding and committee John Davidson were in Victoria last week to meet with govern- ment officials. Also in attend- ance was Paul Walker, of the engineering firm of Walker & Weber, who are handling the Next move in supplying water for the area will be a meeting of property owners concerned to hear estimates of costs and to elect a new slate of officers for the newly-formed district. The meeting will also be offered as a door prize at asked to express opinions on the question of ‘fire protection, and to sign a petition to the provin- cial government asking for paving of the highway. INCORPORATION Another question of import- ance to face the property owners is the matter of con- sidering incorporation as a Village. Alternative to this would be to petition the Village of Williams Lake for inclusion in its boundaries. Approval of the formation of .|% Water district for Glendale is {|the clima¥ to some four years hours the stores will remain the opening of the New Canadian Legion lounge of work, much of which was open during Stampede time and possibly at Christmas and New Year. There will also be dis- cussion about remaining open one evening a week. _ This latest move to form a Retail Merchants’ Association was sparked by the Board of Trade under a committee chaired by Alf Knull. The com- mittee held a meeting Monday night and canvassed merchants yesterday to generate interest in the idea. Car destroyed _ in highway blaze Henry Johnson “of Horsefty | lost bis late model car valued at over, $5,000 when it was com- pletely destroyed by fire last Friday at $ p.m. The Johnson's were driving} home from Williams Lake and as they ascended the Deep Creek hill the car backfired and started a fire in the carburretor. Johnson and his wife tried to put out the flames by throwing dirt on the engine. A few min-| utes later a car with a fire ex- tinguisher stopped but still the blaze could not be controlled. The vehicle was completely gutted. in Williams Lake, while Keith, Delmar and George Lillico re-| Beside the winner are Mr. last Saturday was Mrs. Harr y Peebles of Quesnel. wasted when petitions weren't completed and committees fell Mrs. Of.0 George, Albus Creex,'t side at Peace River, Alberta; Cold Lake, Alberta; and North Bay, Ontario, respectively. The Legion Pipe Band which Forbes, both members of the Quesnel Canadian Peebles, left, and Jim was here for the occasion. four sisters, all from Williams Lake, are Mrs. Robert Bell, Mrs. George Bell, Mrs. Donald Phillips and Mrs. Harry Gender. The funeral will be held this afternoon at two o'clock from the United Church. About 300 people cro Attacks man with pocket knife, 2... emits of the br A 26-year-old Indian Woman, | Officials of the Canadian Legion, ccaifbrandh and’ Lékiog Awsik ‘participated’ in” ceremonies e the hall was fined $50 or one month in default when she appeared in police court last week on a} charge of assault causing bod- ily harm. Charge arose from an incident May 27 near Hanceville when the Indian housewife appeared at the home of Marvin Isnardy brandishing a pocket knife. She attacked Isnardy and inflic- ted wounds on his arm and chest. outs Spectators were treated to an appearance of the Quesnel Legion branch pipe band and the Kiwanis girls and boys band. Master of ceremonies for this part of the program was Bill Kohnke. Greetings were brought from Provincial Command by Zone Commander Willington of Prince George, who said the hall was a measure of faith of the veterans of the district. Absent for the affair was branch immediate past president |Felix Kohnke. Earl Brown Evidence at the trial indicated the attack was motivated by confused thinking on the part of Mrs. George following a party last fall. 300 attend opening of Legion lounge Jast Friday to take part in the social evening mark- ing the opening of the branch’s new lounge. During the social evening, |danecing was enjoyed to the music of Mr. and Mrs. Jim wded into the Legion Hall spoke for Felix and- said he kneyo that Ralix would want extend his toll the branch members for the work they put into construction of the AL. Fa 5 Tribute was again paid to Mr. Kohnke when branch presi- dent Tom Mason said that the hall stood as an achievement to his work as president during the building period. ‘The hall is an achievement that future generations will benefit from,” Mr. Mason said. He also prom- ised that now the hall was com- pleted and membership in the apart. besides Mr. Harding {|and Mr. Davidson, M. Shaw and Jerome Botts. Horace Fairman was secretary-treasurer, since he left the district the Office has been handled by Mrs. N. Heare. NO CO-OPERATION GLENDALE WATER PLANNERS Looking over the map of the proposed district committee, and Val Harding, water system for Glendale are John president, Davidson, left, trustee of the water Committee has been work- ing since last September on the system. branch high, the Legion would devote more time to community services. Cutting the ribbon marking the opening of the lounge was charter branch member Harold Richardson. |Groome and Arthur Mushins. Faller tangles Greds step up in colorful eremonies at High School Twenty-five students of Williams Lake High formally marked their step from secondary school- ing to a more adult world last Friday when they participated in the annual graduation exercises. For the first exercises to be lee, who could not attend, ° torlum, needa Sehook sudt'/ "Presentation of twa bursaries With tree, saw [rtm tseee of bie 90) sotowed, with ORE. Honored “lo the hich esis e{L2ay Mrs. George Halinights Otto Folz, 47, of Big Lake,|each wall to the high ceiling resenting the OORP burs: to was the vietim of an accident/to form a shimmering lattice | yy Junek, and Tom Me involving a falling tree and a/canopy over the students and power saw Monday morning when he was bucking trees near the Big Lake Sawmill. Otto was sawing ten-inch limbs off a felled tree with a power saw while his brother a short distance away was cutting down another. The end of the falling tree struck Otto on the head inflicting a gash. The power saw which was running at the time kicked up and cut the side of his face and head. Luckily there was no fracture or concussion. It was a close call but Otto is feeling good and hopes to be out of the hospital in a couple of days. Juvenile lacrosse to start soon m: in: th at pre their parents. the auditorium the public filled the bleachers to watch the pro- ceedings. the ceremonies, school principal Tom noteworthy that the number in the graduating clas creasing each year, there was an encouraging mat- urity in the students, encourag- ing when day Went on to say that observing evening and the way Was sufficient reward “ At the back of Continued on Page Five Speaking at the opening of Beames said it was but particularly in this era newspaper stories and agazine articles were impres: § on us that the youth of to- is letting us down. He e deportment of the the banquet earlier udents in epared to accept respon. To attend festival Mrs. Doug Stevenson, English and drama teacher at Williams Lake High School will be one of four chaperones accompany- ing a group of British Columbia students to the Stratford Festi- val next month at Stratford, Ontario. Twenty-three students from C. high schools will make the t Candidates were chose: from among names submitted b: high schools throughout th province, The two students representing north-central B.C. n y e jand Sonja Jarek George. of Prince This committe has functioned well, but when they started cir- culating their. petition among the property owners they began to get some idea of why the two preyiowsones' wereigever — completdd. The petiktoa a — Placed in a local store for ri dents come in and sign. Only 47 ont of a total of 155 did go, the rest had to be canvassed in person. General meetings re- sulted in only a handful attend- ing, but the committee per- severed with their work. The approved water district only includes the residential area of Glendale. Victoria would not approve extension of mains to serve the mills, In order to gain this protection, they will have to stand the cost of installing line from the dis- trict boundary to their ptoperty, something like 4,800 feet, and also the difference in cost be- tween six-inch and eight-inch line for the main servicing the district proper. As it is now, a ix-inch main will service the residences. Glendale School is also outside the present district. Benefit dance * A benefit dance held in the Elks Hall last Saturday for the a i Canadian L °"'/are Etsuko Karald of Quesnel, | burned out Chick Henry family president of Canadian Legion realized $153. tended the affair. About 200 at-— here in Williams Lake. The Juvenile Lacrosse League, consisting of three divisions, will be starting games in the near future. The league is | divided into age groups of under 10, under 12 and under 14. It is hoped that there will be four teams in each division and be- fore the end of the season, at- tempts will be made to form an all-star team to play in the B.C. play-offs, Harry Buchanan says that is is about 20 years since an effort has been made to establish lacrosse in Williams Lake. : CUTTING THE RIBBON immediate right is Tom Mason, branch president. In the foreground are Bill Kohnke, left, and Zone Commander Willington from Prince George. Wielding the scissors at the ribbon- cutting ceremony last Saturday at the Dew Legion lounge was branch charter Member Harold Richardson. At his of us who teach.” It bas been reported that im} speaking directly to the grad-| the last week, four practices for| yates, he said: “It does not juvenile lacrosse have been held) matter to me where you so from here or what you do, vided you can sit b: at times and examine your in-| ner self and say “I did my| best’. Anything short of that he went on, is going to leave this old world in a pretty grim situation. HOUSE WAS SAVED The home of Mr. and Mrs, Roy chesterfield, Josephson was saved by Williams Lake Fire Brigade last Friday night when they quickly responded to an alarm at eight o’clock. The Joseph- sons were out at the time and it ap- pears that the fire started in a CONGRATULATIONS Greetings and congratulations to the graduating class were ex- pressed by Village Commission Chairman Herb Gardner and School Board vice-chairman Bill Dingwall, the latter substituting for board chairman E. L. Green- In addition to saying the house, quite a bit of furniture was | saved too, although the kitchen was Nee badly burned, and flames everything in the clot house spoiled