Wednesday, August 12, 1959 THE WILLIAMS LAKE TRIBUNE fase! e ° xhibiti ff baseball. Of TEETH TRANSPLANTED successruLty | Freddy fails to [Little League course, “ais wage deagire é their credit too. The games A firm policy needed for Williams Lake golf course By Ken Morisette Is the Williams Lake golf course here to stay? Right now the land on which it stands is owned by the Pacific Great Eastern has it on a one-year lease. Railway and the golf club This has been the situa- tion since the club was formed in -1931. As most people know, the course is in bad shape. It has a liberal sprinkling of rocks and there are holes and rough spots along the fairways. There is no grass on the course and the only thing that grows there is sagebrush. Golf Club members would like to pipe water onto the prop- erty and rig up a sprinkling system’ so that grass fairways could be put in. They would like to patch the holes and the rough spots. Also the club has been giving thought to hiring a man as grounds keeper next year to maintain and keep the course in as good a condition as possible, But the members do not want to invest a great amount of money on these improvements \hile the lease and the land is on a yearly basis. If the prop- erty was owned by the club it- self or if they had a 25-year lease, the feeling of security would be stronger and undoubt- edly the grounds would receive the much-needed attention and improvements, I think that everyone will re- alize that a golf course definite asset to a community It is a place and a form of rec- reation, it attracts golfers from other towns and is a source of that the Williams Lake golf course is packed with potential value and could become a main feature of our town. However, the PGE prefers not to sell the land and does not favor the idea of a long-term lease. Executive members have approached the railway company as to purchasing the property. When this fell through, they inquired about a 21-year lease and again the response was negative. Because the course would be an asset to the village and a public park could be put on the grounds, the golf club asked for assistance from the commission in approaching the PGE. It was felt that some re- sults might be achieved with the weight of a municipal auth- ority making the request. The answer came back from the railroad—that the golf club would enjoy the use of the prop- erty until such time as the vil- lage requested it for subdivision. The village stated that it would not require said land” for such purpose as the commission felt inter-town sport. With nice grass fairways, a well cared for golf course would add colorful appearance to the village. Also, many tourists take their golf clubsalong on their vacations, and if they saw-a nice green course while driving into Wil- liams Lake, they would take ad- vantage of it. Club members would like to start a long-term program of improvements and renovations. This would make the course much more pleasant to play on and a main attraction in the Cariboo. Players from Prince George and Quesnel have said that the Williams Lake course has the best layout in the Cari- boo. The shape and plan of the tees is perfect and they lay in one of the loveliest natural set- tings there are—if only the fair- ways were in good shape. These are the feelings of visiting players so you can see Bees = ee ae Williams Lake Golf Club president Tom Wale says, “ The course is getting obsolete, it is not what it could be or should be.” He said that members want to go to work on it, But be- cause the land lease is on a yearly basis, they don’t wish to invest a lot of money. WE BUY OLD BATTERIES that a golf course was an asset to the town. When the railroad was asked why they would not consider a long-term lease, the only reply seemed to be, ‘It just isn’t the policy of the PGE.” About five years ago the golf course land was surveyed by Walker and Weber, a professional and ex- perienced town planning and en- gineering outfit. From the sur- vey, the company recommended that the course be left as is and possibly a park added later, and if there was any res- idential expansion it should go around the site. The PGE ac- cepted this report in its en- tirety. . Some of the club members say that the PGE is very co- operative and although they may not want to sell the land they would not cancel the lease and go back on their word. The general feeling between the club and village issi is that x-Tays show a new root growing. years, says that now the tooth bite or chew as hard as he likes. the railway may grant a term lease. long Next question is, “ What is becoming of the golf club?” Membership is somewhere in the neighborhood of 50 and 60 players. It should be just about double that for a town of this size. Golf is one of the most popular sports in Canada and if some effort were put into re- cruiting, the club could prob- ably increase its numbers. There is strength in numbers. It seems that in just about every group of this size there are always about a dozen or so people really willing to wer Golfers are paying a large mem- bership fee so that help could be hired to do the work and upkeep of the course. Peovle join the club to play golf not to‘work on their Weekends oi. This feeling is quite understane- But help that hired needs supervision. The man do- ing the work is probably familiar with the plan of fairways and requires tion. Such supervision has been lacking in the past. Also, has to go around and abte is un- the truce someone hire the help. Someone must arrange for the materials. Someone must see that the work is properly done. Someone must see that the help is paid. The Village of Williams Lake could offer the club a lot more support and attention. We ,the Population of this town, should respect the value of the course and try to realize its importance to the town, At the present time, Alf Knull has been given authority to hire men to work on the greens and cut the sage on the fairways. Loads of sand have been delivered to each of the greens. This sand has to be sifted, spread and oiled. Such work is now being done. The group owns a cutter and the fairways will be cut-and cleared. These the big preparations are for Cariboo Open tourna- ment which will pe tera nere on the Labor Day weekend Golfers from Princ) George and Quesnel will be coming down to take part in the event. Over 100 entries are expected from out of town. With visiting and local players battling for titles the program should prove inter- esting. We have a tangible asset in fast-growing Williams Lake. Let us see that it is here to stay. Firm plans made for minor hockey Preparations to establish the Minor Hockey League will soon be underway. A general dis- cussion will be held in the aear future. Manpower to operate the hockey program is always in great demand and any' help offered will be appreciated Notice of the meeting wil ap- finish first Although he didn't win any of the stock car races at Prince George last Saturday night, Freddy Seibert established a new kind of record. When roaring down the straightaway in one race, Fred’s car, number 789, was crowded off the inside of the track. An- other car cut in too close and forced 789 off the inside of the paved track and Fred went shooting across the infield. The car went completely across the centre piece to the other side. The remarkable thing is that the infield is quicksand and this was the first time a car had managed to get across it to the opposite side. It just wasn’t Freddy's day; he got a flat tire in the B Main event, spinning around twice and smashing through the out- side fence. Usually 789 is the top car on the track, but Satur- day night it just couldn’t get going. Maybe it was because Fred doesn’t race on the paved track at Prince George very often and he isn’t used to it. Well, we have to make some excuse for our hometown racing expert! Leafs lose Williams Lake Maple Leafs bowed to Quesnel Lumbermen in both games of a double- header played at Quesnel last Sunday. The home town club lost the first with a score of 11-2. In the second contest they held Quesnel to six runs, but only two players from Williams Lake crossed home plate. One Maple Leaf player said that there are too many errors made and this is what cost them the games. . The senior baseball clubs are hoping to expand the league and have other towns enter teams, pear in The Tribune. possibly Ashcroft and others. S$ szomn “Friendly Drug Service from the Heart of the Cariboo" Williams Lake Pharmacy J. Brace Magoffin, Ph.O. Dispensing Chemist WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. TOP QUALITY BED-CHESTERFIELD Spring-filled mattress * Thick foam rubber Cushions x Zipper Covers x Finest Mohair Cloth * Modern Design SEE IT TODAY AT JAN MIKLER got off with growing pains To say that Little League baseball failed in its attempts this season would be far from Tight. Although baseball did not enjoy the great success that the hockey league attained, it must be remembered that this was the first year that an attempt was made to establish juvenile ball in Williams Lake. Many of the boys had not Played before and the league was late in getting started. An- other mistake was in trying to carry the playing schedule through the summer months. This resulted in a loss of players and some teams could not pro- duce a full complement. Games were cancelled and others were won by default. League play finally faded out. These were the mistakes. However, when Little League was started enthusiasm was at the top. The boys were eager, games were well supported and six games were being played each week. But when school got out, a lot of players went away on holidays. Also, some of the coaches and umpires were out of town. _ The coaches did a great job. They took a buuch of boys, many of whom were new to the game, and turnel out some good were well controlled and sports- manship rated high. 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