Page 6 THE WILLIAMS LAKE TRIBUNE Wednesday, June 24, 1959 Sylvia Baker’s Letter Home Qur travellers like everything but tourists My last letter was from Penis Cola, a small fishing village on the Spanish Mediterranean. The night before we left our haci- enda, we decided to have a little beach party, so we all chipped in and bought six litres of wine and some long loaves of bread. We built a roaring fire on the beach, sat and drank wine and chewed on the bread, very Bohemian. The two Spanish youths we met the previous night happened along with some friends and joined us. They had a guitar and although we didn’t speak their language, we managed to get along. Singing is universal so we sang “‘ Torara,” a popular song, or at least it was when I was home. We left the next day, even though Sophia Loren was arriving for a fiesta. We would very much have liked to hhave stayed, but we are away behind our schedule. We have so much more to see and two months have flown already. Speaking of food, we have been eating some really odd things such as duck eggs and goat’s milk. At home I would rather have gone without. CAMP NEAR DUMP I must tell you about our last two camping spots. We drove until ten o’clock and were all very tired when we finally found a place. All we knew about it was that there was a river and a railroad nearby. The railroad was nothing, it isn’t home to us unless there are trains roaring oy all night. When morning ‘me we found we were camped a Costa Brava, which is the betnning of the Spanish Rivi- era. The name was the only thingnice about it, as we were parked at the edge of a garbage dump. AN morning men with horse-drawn carts were dumping rubbish Bear. Jt really wasn’t too bad When the wind didn’t blow our Wy, and added to this there W@S a sulphur plant quitoes wey? 2h 0: flies, They bis oS away, and ini¥ carried Me ; another storm hit anguight lost our tent at foup eae he morni lock s ing. Ihear to vixe this make life interesti? ever! I was just loo diary us 1 cameras and big cars. like tourists. Funny, I don’t think of myself as one. I get a bang out of the middle-aged men in shorts. You know the ones I mean—their chests have usually dropped quite a lot. They think they cut dashing figures and I guess no one has the heart to tell them any dif- ferent. We saw Kath off on the train at noon today and what a rush it was. The train left for Rome at twelve o’clock and at 11:30 we were at the American Bx- press office collecting mail and changing money. At ten to twelve we tore into the station with Kevin carrying her suit- case,-Marg her airlines bag, me with her purse and the others trotting behind. She bought her ticket and then we all ran on to the plat- form and put her on a train. Wrong train! Around the plat- form and on to another train. We were sure it was the right one this time. Just to be safe, we asked in our broken French if the train went to Rome—a lady said no, so off we dashed for the third and last train. I was in a real flap, it was two minutes after departure time. Kath jumped on and we threw her luggage on after her as the train was moving. We hollered goodbye and started to laugh. It is the best way to say good- bye as there is no standing around on first one foot and then the other, but it sure is hard on a person's nerves. Kath will see a little of Italy before returning to London at the end of June to catch her boat home to the States. We don’t CITIES MUCH THE SAME Since Granada the only big cities we have seen were Bar- celona and Marseilles. They are both lovely cities, but a city is a city anywhere in the world. The people are all very civilized and wear western clothing. In fact, their styles are way ahead of my pourists. and the last time,, slept The buildings are very rn and, “of. course, have tree-lined boulvevards which I really like. We spent a whole day in Barcelona and went on a shopping spree. We yent through a Spanish village utside the city and it was very y\nteresting, but strictly for the You pay 25 cents to et in and you can see people in a bed or had a real Lip wasMoing things their ancestors did May 9. DON’T LIKE TOURISTS The Costa Brava coast # beautiful. It is very rug€d aad in the small coves 9° White beaches. The numbe °F tour ists is terrible. The/@re every: where with their Sunglasses, pasket-weaving, em- glass-blowing, wood other things. There were some ter- rific souvenirs and there a per- con could easily part with a for- tune. I final, orange. ate my Moroccan great dis- It was a On May 22, Sylvia Baker in Tangiers. African city, showing a appointment—sour. I have come to the conclusion that I have far too many clothes with me. I live in jeans, shorts and T-shirts as I hate to dirty blouses and dresses. I am quite presentable, but no fashion plate. June 9—My day on the French Riviera. At the moment I am sitting in the car only 18 kilometers from Cannes. We are just pack- ing up and then we are heading for the beach. It is hard for me to realize that it is actually me, Sylvia, on the Riviera. I took the map out and looked at the Riviera—it is not very im- pressive on paper, but all the same I am here for the first and probably last time in my life. The next paragraph you read will be written from the beach at Cannes. Gosh, that sunds nice. ON THE BEACH We are here and it is marvel- lous. The sand is hot and the water cool and inviting. spent an hour driving aroun seeing how the people wit money spend their time and then headed for the beach where we will spend the day. The hotels and apartments are mag- nificent. Every room appears to have a baleony with potted plants and overlooks the spark- ling Mediterranean. The rooms only cost. $45 a day. The streets. are lined ‘with palm trees and men and women walking about in the briefest of bathing suits. I am not disappointed in the Riviera, but it is not exactly what I was expecting. The coast is still quite rugged although very pretty, and there isn't too much beach to speak of. I suppose I was expecting miles of white sands. The hotels have the better part of a h and her companions were Here is a market scene in that North group of veiled women. chored here and they are out of this world and about half the size of the Queen Mary. I have just been horribly shocked. An old couple next to us (around 60) just arrived fully dressed, took their clothes off and climbed into their bath- ing suits. I nearly died when I looked up. They lacked all modesty and didn’t even so much as blush with embarrassment. I don’t know how they could do it. Right now Janet and I are feeling very much overdressed in our Canadian bathing suits next to all these slim-bikini-clad French girls. Tomorrow we will have an- other day at the beach, and around supper time leave for Nice and then on to Monte Carlo. CANIMAHOOD NEWS Tells students of wild life work Chuck Gaglardi was a recent guest speaker at Canim Lake East School on the subject of wildlife. He discussed thor- oughly the life of the beaver, his cleanliness, intelligence and industry in controlling water levels within and without his domicile. Mr. Gaglardi glso spoke of the work of wildlife management done by the Game Department in tagging moose for conservation study. Mr. Gag- lardi has taken part in this |work, having personally tagged 58 moose for the department. A COMMUNITY whist party and bazaar held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Higgins the beaches reserved for their! raised a total of $74 for the guests. The reserved beaches are | school picnic, In whist, ladies’ very posh with umbrellas and|high went to Mrs. Joan Uhrig, padded deck chairs. There are|and gent’s high to Clarence Mc- scads of beautiful yachts here,|Millan. Consolations went to in fact Aly Khan and Lady|Mrs. Millie Olson and Joe Docker have their yachts an-!O’Brien. (you can’t beat it , for quality... always ask for Labatt’s) Vv 276 This advertisement is not published or displayed by ‘ol Board or by the: Government of British Columbia Honor standing in pianoforte Honor standings were achiev- ed by two, local candidates in the Royal’ Conservatory music examinations held recently at Quesnel. Mara Thibaudeau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Thibau- deau, made 72 percent in Grade Four pianoforte, and David Bateson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Bateson, received 77 percent also in- Grade Four pianoforte. Forest Grove news THE weekly bingo games, which are being held in the Community Hall, started last Thursday evening, June 18, with a small attendance. Mrs. Flo Hartwig was the lucky winner of the split pot. The jackpot was not won and has been in- creased by $10. The bingo is sponsored by the Board of Trade and refreshments by the local WI. PEOPLE of the community of Forest Grove have held a couple of work bees this past week. Project is the cleaning and en- larging of the park and beach area at Ruth Lake, and making of more tables and benches MR. AND MRS. Bourgeois and son Bob motored to Kam- loops last Thursday, where Mr. Bourgeois will receive medical attention. : WE ARE, sorry to learn Miss Joyce Hart has been ill all this week. Mrs. Burke from Canim Lake, who is our music teacher, has been taking her class. WE HAVE new people living in the parsonage. Mr. and Mrs. Venos, from New Westminster, are the new occupants, Mr. and Mrs. Letkemen having left to work at Bob Fish’s lodge for the summer. MRS. R. SELLARS, Mrs. 0. Bourgeois, Mrs. M. Hunter, Mrs. M. Daniels, Mrs. M Nimmo and Mrs C. Mason attended the an- The candidates are the pupils of Mrs. J. Duthie. nual convention of the Women’s Institute at Bouchie Lake. This young lad is really going places. He knows the value of a dollar — because he worked hard over the past year to buy this pony. He saved every penny and nickel by doing farm chores for his Dad. While the Minister of Agriculture's budget at Ottawa runs into millions of dollars, he has to jus down to the last cent. fy his expenditures His money comes through the Minister of Finance who gets it largely in taxes from Canadians such as you. When he spends more than he takes in, he must borrow from you or else create new money. The creation of new money js one factor that leads to inflation’ — which means your dollar buys less and less. The government has been spending more than you have been paying in taxes. To narrow thé gap between income and expenditures, new taxes have been imposed. You can encourage the government to live within its income by ‘asking only for those services you are willing to pay for with taxes. Tell your M.P. at Ottawa that since you are trying to save, you expect government to do the same. You also help when you save more by means of life insurance, savings deposits, and the purchase of government bonds. Your savings help to create a SOUND dollar; and this, in turn, helps to create job security for you and more jobs for other Canadians. A SOUND DOLLAR MEANS A BETTER LIFE FOR YOU GIVE YOUR ACTIVE SUPPORT TO THE FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE FROM THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN CANADA Lasse BUSINESS DIRECTORY BAKERIES FAMOUS BAKERY - Wholesale and Retail © * SWEET GOODS * PASTRIES * CAKES Birthday and Wedding Cakes Made to Order Wholesale Distributors of 4X Bread PHONE 119 BEAUTY PARLOURS * Styling a Specialty * Cold Waving MANHATTAN BEAUTY SALON Margaret Blenkinsop Phone 195 BUILDING SUPPLIES & CONTRACTORS WILLIAMS LAKE WOOD PRODUCTS | Near Shell Oil Bulk Plant \ GD PAINTS Concrete - Bricks in Tile - Patio Blocks Windows = Doors Frames - Lumber Building Supplies Cabinet Work Telephone 239 G & L CARLSON Construction Ltd. COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL P.O. Box 675 Phone 239 PHONE Wms. Lake 61-K - Quesnel 445 BP" WIRE IKE Zlectrical Contractor CERTIFIED PAINTING residential and commercial SIGN PAINTING J. LXNGSTON P.O. Box 185, Williams Lake CARS & TRUCKING BURRARD TRADING 94 MILE Cars, Trucks, Panels Jeeps, Cats All types of heavy equipment Deal or Trade FARM EQUIPMENT 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.C. LAND SURVEYOR TOM WILLIAMS B.C. Land Surveyor LAKESIDE PO BOX 768, WILLIAMS LAKE GOOK & BARTELL B.C. LAND SURVEYORS Phone 256 P.O. Box 400, Quesnel, B.C. McWILLIAM, WHYTE & SEARLE B.C. Land Surveyors e KAMLOOPS 219 Victoria — Phone 1691 PRINCE GEORGE 1368 Third Ave. — Phone 648 Phone 406-A FIGLERS EXCAVATING AND DITCH DIGGING if Phone 34-K 24-Hour Wrecker Service LAKESIDE SERVICE AND AUTO BODY — Phone — 212-K (days) 198-F (nights) RAY HIGGINS LTD. 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COLE McCulloch Power Saws Corner Mackenzie and Yorston Phone 172 icity - Water - Sewage Situated behind Cariboo Home Service Weekly or Monthly Rates Apply Mrs. Readman Phone 145 Cs $< OFFICE SUPPLIES Staplers - Perforators Filing Supplies Binders - Ledger Sheets THE TRIBUNE Phone 56