Volume 27 — Number 31 Willia:

Lake, B.C., Wednesday, August 5, 1959

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SIMPSONS-SE

SUNDAY BLAZE DESTROYS BUILDIN
STOCK -- $40,000 DAMAGE ESTIMAE -

A mystery fire Sunday caused over $40,000.00
Worth of damage when Simpsons-Sears store in Wil-
Hiams Lake was completely gutted.

tion of a few tires, all the merchandis4p the store
was lost, this part of the damage a

estimated $25,000.00 of stock.

ting to an
With the excep-

The alarm was raised just before}
day by Mike Papovy who was in the poo
the store cleaning up. He heard noig
Went to investigate and yelled to a pas:
street to turn in the alarm when he
pouring from the store.

p-m. Sun-
hall below..
upstairs,
-by in the
w smoke

Forest fires raging in
Alexis Creek district

Forest fires nave become a, week: have seen the destruction
posit danger in the Alex Of 50,000 acres of timber.
Creek area and already an un-

Pressure from the heat soon blew ou the front
windows of the store and thick smoke clo|ds poured
forth, hampering the work of firemen.

Firemen used four lines in trying t¢stem the
blaze but it had got a good hold and theywere un-

specified number of persons], There during the ck 2] able to subdue it although they fought or threo

have been burned out of shacks/ oC. Guring the whole of/ hours’ One line was left connected un{l 7 p.m.
a iz 1 but already that figure

and cabins in the bush. Forestry

against the possibility of a further flare-
has been passed with a total of| 8@inst the pi y of

workers have not been able to] “®S
128 outbreai

trace the persons affected but
it is thought that there will be
quite a number.

Largest conflagration broke
out Saturday night at Alex
Graham Mountain when the for-
est service were obliged to
abandon their look-out as the
road in was threatened. Within
24 hours §,000 acres of forest

Towards four o’clock, the fire burned big hole
in the roof of the building. ‘This releasedithe pent
up clouds of smoke and enabled men to @ter and
rescue the safe containing all the credit refords and
a little cash,

The fire was fought from both front and rear
and investigations by the local fire department indi-
cate that the fire probably started in the rear of the
store where the offices are located.

There has been the usual conjecture that a

Forest Ranger Geoff Bodman
is deeply concerned about the
Situation because he strongly
Suspects incendiarism is at the
back of the outbreaks. Speaking
to the Tribune Monday he said
“We feel sure that these fires
are being lighted deliberatey.
Too many of the old timers in

a lighted cigarette caused the outbreak, but store
Bade sone: villiams Lake| We district are still laboring un-| clerks deny the likelihood of this. They say that

partes escent ES PARC Gg @ia delusion that burning) Saturday’s last-minute rush prevents any employees
and Alexis Creek are working | “‘ |

E good for the ground.
on this fire alone and it

hoped to have a helicopter on
“the stene to help direct opera-
tions.

There are 25 othe:

grea any'th

from having time to smoke and, being Saturday
night, they generally dash straight off home with-
out thought of smoking.
In) addition to e gutted main fidor,
he sustained! food damage
OOP is

while in the

It isn't and the terrific 4
generated in a forest fire steril-

thes pool

aaa

meuntimé, it

is
il

usual”’ for Sir ons-Sears. The itp
as already opened a temporary 0
srkowski Block on Mack
the Borkowski Block on }

are on the main floor and will inc lu

credit department ©
Anyone hurt? Yes :

fered blisters to both arms but

fere s

too bad.

roman Bob Moore snt-

they 2 £

Dense clouds of smoke

Sears store Sunday as Williams pee soe

rigade try to subdue the outbreak. y ght
fontiess hours but it had got too great a hold be
fore the alarm was raised.

S GUTTED BY FIRE

pouring out of Simpson’s-

Exciting day at jackpot

New schoo! fai
to attract

[os :

sehoal

term |

j ments Wi
igh school w

h
new

tees hoped that the school, ¥

all its excellent

Secy.-Treas. of District 7
comments on right to v

e

Last year, under the revision of the lic
Schools Act, persons who were qualified, Ste
pnts to have their names placed on the yfers
Tist for the first time as Resident Voters and Thant
Voters.

Normally this would coveryir yoy have been a tqint, or
several hundred persons in the) ar¢ yoarding in a houfor ap-
district and the Board of School srtment and are a. Breh sub-
‘Trustees were rather surprised ject, 21 years of age
when only 21 people filled oUt} yen renting boas

or
ix months you
a tenant elector, also.

The Board of Scho
of this district wish

declaration of eligibility. It was
felt the small number of dec-
larations was due to the lack of
publicity and provision of sut-
ficient information to bring the

size the importance {this re-
matter to those electors WhOl vision of the voterdst, Mr.
i v uality. Yorkston said, and yfd earn-
George Aion 2rowe . ene board would like all per-lestly request thatAfesia
. sons to complete declarations Of }and ienants of the ol Dis-
G ronment Agent eligibility, Lloya Yorkston told|trict pay particular fution to
New ove the Tribune yesterday. To qual-|the notice to be fouy sewhere
ity, a person must be a British|in the pages of thisPlication.

d have|man passed away in War Me
for | orial Hospital Saturday, August
as}|1 Marga

ustees| known causes. She is
empha-|by her husband and five chil-

would eliminate
g teachers

to

come onto}
the However, the ‘new
| buitaing has had no effect along

these lines
term in June, about
teachers left vacancies
high school stam.
teachers left District

on

Horsefly woman
| dies Saturday

A 46

| ‘ar-old Horsetly

wo-

m-

et E. Dunlop, wife of
Ker Owen Dunlop, died of un-
survived

dren.

Daughters are: Mrs. John
Felker, Lac La. Hache; Mrs.
Howard Meyres; Lillian, aged

about 16; Daisy, aged about 1
and son Jack who is about 18.

Funeral was held yesterday at
Horsefly.

i iboo ubject, aged 21) Who has been

takes over in ar continuously ¢ six months

i ident o!

been working with the provin-|prior to this dale, a resides ‘ot

nal government since 1940 with |the school aii peter wn us
the exception of four yéars dur-|been —continugisly

g for
New government agent for)

ce is George Allen
Williams Lake is George Allen

" serv rior tg this date a ten-
stat pen-|ing the war in which he served | months pe Uns dace a tear
A ancy ° y ant in occup’
xem tote vases in ce The 203 i rithin Uf school district
tictom to fill the vein rs Le. With fishing and camping as|erty w
ce staif here Left DY MES eS ie main summer time pur-land that the
| - agent said that|pied are 8
a originally |suits, the new agent said Ut pied ve si
Ceaceeeanes He has|he and his family are loo ¢
8 trom, visror’* ‘ |rorward to settling in the Care} af. quatitiea
oo. The Brolies have two) oe aaah cote
eee ee | six, and|~ = ° te elec-
Jdanghters, Shari, a8ed So ad eee eye or tenant elec
P i tables Hon [tors are onlyfualifed to vore on|
‘ | TT Jotection of fepresentatives or |
| tru: not to vote on
money Ss. . |
change Sunday Boy hurt when | if you We lived im the Dis-

re 21, and
3 il- | criet for si are sh
< Eastern Ral trie : al-
Pacific Great vee eaay that rom morse a British spJeet. you can qual)
announced yesterday ident elector,” the |
a- ; : iy asa ,
their sleeping car #1 come et In ar Memorial Hospital| ity faryethsurer said, “and|
7 i s eretary-
tion will be discontinue te a ruptured spleen is Den-]5° |
from August 9, between Pr s Leavitt, son of |
from Aug nis

Fort St. John and Daw-|

rank Leavitt of Roe Lake.
“3 will be| Frank Leavit
Diesel cars wil

basis be- Dennis was injured when he
- and| was thrown from a horse it
fence The horse's

operated on @ through be
North Vancouver

Beath Ptors made applica-
tween jumped a

tor} building permit to}
. . le i tomac! tion for =
these points. Jso being made [hoof struck him i the a wee’ [constructt $9.900 body. shop
2 also 8 . ring his spleen a a : vw sae
Changes are eae and travel- rupcuring intestine The acci-|on theifproperty on Oliver|
in the time sc! jing a a

lers should not follow the ee
\dvertisement shown» on naa
back page of The Tribune £07]
journeys made on am

August 9.

y ni treet bye Stampede grounds

cent aan ne ae egos ake [ws cofeton Te to tae th

vo miles from ake. s ; ne |

ot ee yea old lad is recov-| place oie body shop lost in
The 15-year~ ad is

|
joely a fire
[ering nicely.

Cut out er cowboy.

break for,

rd but a hard-working cutting horse

Here a steer makes a

S| Girl thrown

this problem of |

<\t the end of last

seven |
the |
total of 26

‘roping and gymkhana events

i de
There was plenty of excitement at the Stampe
grounds. last Sunday afternoon when the Jackpot
Roping and Gymkhana took place.

| from horse
|

A Pitt Meadows sil Ws! phe team roping contest ad-)animal sat down on his haum
thrown from) a horse Monday) aoq quite a bif of interest toland refused to move as ity 4h

night ang w4 ‘Try and rope:

pice Rud MIKE

a8
seconds. Don Mac-
Donald and Bill Twan placed
Rext with 30.8 seconds.

The ladies gave a display of
their horsemanship in a ladies*
barrel race.

It didn’t quite work
for Hugh Corrwwall. His part-
|Ner roped the/ head, but’ when
|Hugh went after the feet, the|

a sat-

isfactory

condition.

Leila Fowler won
with Sandra Twan
| placing second.

In an event called the cow-
hide race, two horses trotted
into the arena dragging behind
them a piece of cowhide oa a
Tope attached to the saddle
horn. A youngster

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They're off. ‘And
the animals galloped for the
Stake at the far end as the cow-
hide and its rider bounced along
behind. Around the stake and
back down the home stretch
through the huge cloud of dust
Kicked up in. the race. a
couple of boys were thrown
from the hide as they were
dragged around the stake, but
no one was hurt. When a horse
emerged trom the cloud of dirt
towing an empty skin, everyone
Searched for the missing cow-
hide rider. Then a boy would
be seen coming out of the dust

Here Leila Fowler and her trusty brone are seen
trimming one of the three barrels in the ladies bar-

storm wiping the grit from his
rel race. This was one of the feature events in the |eyes. This race ended in a tie
Jackpot Roping held at the Stampede grounds last |between Mike Isnardy and
Sunday afternoon, George Tucker, sr.
: Another ex

iting event of the
day was the stake race. Seve-
ral riders entered and many
heats had to be run off.

Bill
Twan took first Dlace as he
made two fast turns around the

Stakes forming a figure eight
and galloped for the finish line.
Hugh Cornwall came in second.

Winner of the professional
jealf roping event was
| Matier in a time of 2

Puce Watt placed second with
|a time of 28.3 secs,

| The calves

> a lively bunch and ran all
the arena dodging their

| Continued on Page Five

| Williams Lake to
| have laundromat

new laundromat
will be opened
liams Lake on
the Cariboo ca,
once - stood.

Service
shortly in Wil-
the site where
ttlemen’s office
This service will

days a week. It will be a self

7 Service affair” where coin
= © . operated automatic washers ‘and
‘ eS: See dryers will enable indivi
: : : a ividuals
heads him off. There were several entries in the |to do their Own washing. John
cutting contest, which was won by Jim McDonnel. | Mikesel will open the service