- Williams Lake Tribune

NEWS EXCHANGE OF THE CARIBOO

Volume 19 — Number 24. WILLIAMS LAKE, B.c. Thursday, June 14, 1951. : Single copy 10c, $2.50 per year.

: ° ° : > he Rural Students Again Win seh scon | THE WeATHTER | Parade Down From Last Honours At Track Mees . Year, But Still Good

Bours between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (ending installation of 24-hour re. carding equipment,

For the second year ina row rural students again swept Although this year’s opening parade wasn’t as large as 2. the field for athletic honours in the District 27 sports day on the year previous, it still drew a lot of comments as an oute the Stampede grounds Tu ue standing part of the 25th annual Stampede.

It was a second year win too for Josie Wilcox of Forest Biggest: gay-was. caused by ite fail] Grove, who again won the senior girls’ aggregate award with ure of the Rube-Band to make an ap. ‘ total of 11 points. pearance. One of the number was un- ales

Senior boys’ top award resulted in | ——————— able to get off work and the boys felt| to the a tie with blk Gilbert Walters. ot See ees ee oe thet aimee gods tat Poe | ee out-of-town award went to Horsefly and Peter Nadin of Forest | for first — Gar ner, Lydia Schi 2 Dog Creek Stages. The station-wazon

inning nine points. (Forest Grove), Loraine Smith, Faess- was well decorated with a bevy of

Gee, ee ne ley Ball throw; Schiller, Shiney Teslo

arenes Hooker, Horsefly and Janet | oy Greve), Gardner. Standing Wileox, Forest Grove won the inter- Evoad jump — Gardner, Crawford, mediate cups with 14 and 13 points Claire Haramia. 3 = respectively. Boys, Intermediate ‘section: ages 12- Junior awards went to Robert | 35. 100 yd. dash — three tied for first — Jackie Brown (Forest Grove), Al- cide Deschene, Charlie Higgins (Mio-

The big sports day was attended by scene), Clarence Hoolter (Horsefy). 100 out of town students from Forest igh jump—Alex Walters (Horsefly), Grove, Lone Butte, Bridge Lake, Lac] Robort Nagin (Forest Grove), Hooker. Ls Hache, Horsefly, Miocene, broad jump — Walters, Lake, Soda Greek, Glencoe and

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Cancer Unit Elects Cificers, For Year

their appearance. The antics of the band and their exploding jalopy were missed along the route.

Award for the best float went to Mackenzies Ltd. with the old stage coach and its inmates dressed in Period costumes, A group of riders also went along with the coach this year. The oldtime vehicle also copped the best comie award.

Most original went to Lignum & Associates with a four-unit entry. The first truck contained small fir trees

Bev. J. R. Colclough was elected President of the Williams Lake unit

Best car again this year was Brand. y's Drug Store. The car was almost completely covered with coloured balioons.

Best commercial float was entered by the Upholstery & Furniture Work shop. The company, which manufac.

Mr. Colclough replaces Fraak Lee as unit head.

5 * ss a ubers are Mrs. W, E. Bellmond, s a tures upholstered furniture, showed Creek, “An estimated 300 spect —Brown, Eddie Kozuki, Hooker. Bal Eddy Deschene, Mrs. K. Knight, | With a banner worded “from the for-| different items of farnitire trom 2 took in the sports events this year, — John Hooker (Horsefty), Mis, A EH, Levens est” the next truck was loaded with

frames to finished product, There was a heavy entry list in the best dressed cowgirl and cowboy

Which were under the® direction of| Brown, Hooker.

Girls Intermediate, ages 12-13: 95 yd. dash — Lorna Chapelle (Forest Grove), Marjorie Mikkelsen, Janet

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; Mrs. Harold Rich- : S the third, a heavy Lodermobile, with

trict teachers and senior pupils. n, chairman of the campaign AN cups for: the aggregate awards

ittee, presented a financial report ae Wert donated this year by the local |. re Gaara BS 0 id d ictre ee Wilson, Genre Snee i ma [Siu a tar eas wie ser rex OUtSide And District |"i22%.°s =. tack ti phic toe

Visiting students were treated to a , Chapelle, the best decorated bike.

s lunch by the Order of Royal Purple] Wilcox. Standing broad jump — Amy in Hood and his Merry Mes* o iH Sh P PALOMINO ladies in the Elks Hall. Gone Butte), Beverly ap.| Be'forta i : D jfood and his Merry Men” pro imOrses are Urses!' s

y Miss Betty Wrightson, wea: z lin ‘he-paraue nahi: re School with the highest agzregate x. Bull throw — Shea sebestty te Wrighison, waa & the paradentiiz year was

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i 8 eae 7a ae the front lines ina DS et AF “subcessful, a most ple: fn-) Outsiders and district racehorse Palomina, Bonanza

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f Points was Forest Grove with 91, with | Sloan, ee oe ue ae 50) = tres pict airerall. Commenting gn | ‘erliniment. when grossed .}ewners shared fairly evenly in the |Del Sur owned by Mrs. Robt. Norton | ‘Horsefly second with 6135. Tee ae ‘Ragnane Mee Goren eae far Ura! air power, he Benses Were comparatively low, | first day’s money yesterday with mure| Of West Vancouver. ‘The show horse

Following is a detailed list of evenis cai ae ee (Forest Grove), | idea’ 8s, done wonders in whe lueite the generosity of those suppiy. horoughbreds being, seen on the| Was ridden by Miss Ann Spencer ana

| end placements: Sars procs ey oe ing Services and donations thereto. | track. flanked by a group of Circle § riders. i Senior Section; bovs 14 & 15: 100 aes Wiley, Aavibn opie (ote a SS le commendable work of all who District. owners Following these riders came the old

: ih, Omar Crosina, Peter Na~| "ce — 5 sg : : : stage coach wi :

f vara nae Jimmie Kelly| Creek), Mason, Standing broad jump e G iM abroU ast fall trom. the | Stag: h with Judge Henry Cas l din (Forest Grove), Jimmie —Bert Poston, Lewis Wiggins (Mio- z * which | coast circuit and their familiar names] tillou ana J 4. Kennedy, general

(Horsefly . High Jump — Nadin, Trout. ate appearing consistently in the

we, Paul Faessler (tied). 2v0 yard'| C¢Re), Bobby Bishop, § Gece Ths was tien ee é Girls, Junior section, ages 89: 50 PRESENT AT OPENING oney brackets, ollowed in turn by an dash — Kelly, Bowe, Nadin. Ball , age S Warm thanks to the representatives “Whenhedid,” a newcomer to this} 0Pen convertable

f : sun : sees! carrying Stampede fs throw — Bowe, Crosina. ee len oe as July Ses ae GfWe various organizations and others tack, owned by V. R. Nesbit of Pen-| Queen Norma MacDonald and her. Bei Girls, Senior 14 & 15: 75 yard dash — ae 2 ie ina = Z = ae “It’s a new way of starting off the Who had so ably assisted her with the ficton, took the first race of the day, | sort of R.C.MIP. constables c. Greg- Joyce Miller (Lac La Hache) tied for ae pee ae = ae ae ~.. |Stampede,” President Ben Richards] carvess, Stating “That in view of the! the halfmile Sawmill Stakes in 1 and|°TY and M. Stevens in their dress second, Edith/ Winteringham (Gone| tum, Shirley Macken: ger Mabe Pet | told the crowds of people lining the hat sub-units bad been formea four-fifths, D. Petrowitz’s “Blue Light-| Uniforms. ge Nohr (Forest. Grove).| Yer (Lac La Hache). Standing broad || renees and watching from the grand- i ¢ Behind the Quees's ¢. yed= Y= culls): auibg : = ee : B ‘he Quem scan on horses 7. Jump — Mac! enziex Ann Caswell jStend pnd surrounding Aajtls | sontby ie Babe came this” years three white Sersetty)) Borkowski. < dey afternoon as he asked them tol we yes SIMPSON dous response|. “Nicola Ver *e Queen candidates, Miss - Boys, Junior Section, ages ¢7: 95| °2 ae ie es qa ey Lady tsowned by : eee ae ee Forest | (022 to the person on fiieir right and Wyoughjent through‘09! Louis Charlie of Vernon Won the hair| Ker, Ofiss Juanita Haines and Miss I wae es =A yee S 2 e soe shake hands — just to start thinzs off The phe largestia he wis very hap-| mile Indian Derby with ‘}Moonlignt”| Claire Kelly. 3 Rts ae a Se Deas | in! a typical Cariboo way. fo “eport that the ‘ladies of the| secona and “Rurel Parade.” Last'two{ The color party consisted of the here Sai ae ee pe = See in welecming the people to the 25th had ex-| horses are awued by Pierre Squina-| Williams Lake ist Boy Scout Troop bel ac La Hache), Kenny snnual show, the president pointed| nes, desire, in keeping with their} han of Alkali and Philip Bros, or/8"4 Cub Pack. McKenzie (Rose Lake), Hooker. Po-| | t that the sta ide wi ai 52 ae ay : Followi: lato race — Campbell, Nohr, Hooker, | “Ut that the Stampede was made pos chapters throughout British| Canim, ollowing Girl 8: Bel ¥ =| sible mainly by the Support received bia, to make bandag: Fone ee Se Bec ftom the cowboy one real working yo. dash — Gail Hawker, Fe EE lc uwoys ako. Ge their living with ep ors Marjorie peonley thei horeer ‘Horsefly). Sack race — Hocicley, Roval-agan ; ieotartend; Austi 5 Diana Kobeka (Rose Lake), Hawker. ris Soles Wake jaleo lex ae z chepter,| bolland of Williams Lake and “Sar. ves wale ce ee Ones cea Sie ae | by reigning Stampede Queens Norma| ing her fal particulars of all re. asee” owned by F. Rankin, of Soda|°hie was pulled by four horses and ae ee os = a as June (Horse- MacDonald and Katherine Wycotte. Creek, secona and thira respectivel its slight construction was in direct unlop, Hockley. J. A. Kennedy, general manager of| midst wil create a wider interest in| thie Aikat Lake Stakes, a one mile; | COMtast to the huge grader that fol. ee Ge Eauines Ghee! Paton Raiw sy the work of this unit and the society | for Cariboo bred horses, rhs Avon by gotten both front and rear wheel z nen omicially opened the Stampede] ar a whole. Kankin's “Terraway” with “Calamut” ee hit Ga: e following an introduction by Judge from Canim owned by Wilfred Emile| TH Mission Boys’ Bana 40-strong, Henry Castillou, fags : second and “Moonlight” onnaa ie added their stirring bugle and fife 5G 1 fey owe. x Fee ida plese : marti i Got Hs 'Rirdie cat rameay expressed his, pioas-| (Rae and Run Charge) mene semen third. The ore tg iusie to the parade, The boys ure at being invited to officiate at the entries in this race got away to te fai foes 7 a Tet i ew i v4 i: _Jim Bogle shot a new kind of fanous Stamp de and ended hia, f W ° ° starts and for a time afte, “Savages” - iforms and have their separate birdie on the eighth hole of Ques- || remarks with the hope that “this rings ine @ | c¥ossed the finish line it wasn't knog, | 7U™ maior section, Rel golf course last Sunday when || show would be the best yet.” which was the legal at rt. The fret], l278 Tndian Bang from Alkali he hit a robin in full fight, killing Hardly had his words “t now de-| A fine of $500 or six months in de- sles fare’ Ca sale ‘ nae Be TSt] was headed b the bird. clare this Stampede officially op. foult was meted out to Robt. Collins, | S°'#¥ay Sout and Moonlignt | ray regalia and behind him rode the

Sven ue aetids Sepseayiy| ab, gowned hy ~ ry Curtis) tire

Ariene Duke (Forest Grove). tunni ig broad jump — Ethel Render_ > Rose Lake), Belle Kjos (Horsefiy),

“_-shr, Winnie Weetman. Bail throw — “Nohr, Winteringham, Duke. Senior Section; boys 16 & over: 100 yd. dash — Allen Brigden (Horsefly), Peter Williamson (Horsefly), Gilbert Walters (Horsefly). 220 yd. dash —- ed for first, Frank Purjue, William- son; second, Walters. High jump — . Lawrence Brigden (Horsefiy), Louis . Eggleston, Ramsay Blair. Runnine broad jump — Ernié Gruhs (Horsefiy) Williamson, Gilbert Walters. Ball throw. -— Eggleston, Ailan Brigden, Blair. . Girls senior section 16 & over: 100 ya. dash — Joan Huston, Dorothy Weetman, Josie Wilcox (Forest

Wohlleben, Weetman, Wilcox. Bal) ‘Wohlldben, Weetynan, Wilcox. Ball

} iis, throw — Dunlop, Faessler, Wohlleben. | Jim was one of the eleven-man || jeft his lips when the arena erupted | McLeese Lake when he pleaded guilty [+ the starting ine, Indian Queen Katherine Wycotte and Intermediate Section, Boys: 75 yard team from Williams Lake playing || inte life as Gordon Boyce of Buffalo| in police court this morning to a| “Sarasee" took the last race of the this year's princesses Rose Harry of desh — Robert Chapelle (Forest | 2, inter-club match when the || Creek came out of the chutes on the| charge of “failing to remain at the| aay, the Soda Creek Stakes in :57 with Rose Lake and Rita Bertha Charlie Grove), Terry Baker (Lac La Hache), | incident occurred. first brone of the day. ne of an accident,” Walter Olsen's entry from Dog Creek) of Canim Lake.

“Don Jens (Forest Grove). Running - For the uninitiated, a “birdie” Attendance figures for the frst day| The charge arose from an accident| Second and “Flying Scarab” third, The Jaycees resurrected their cow broad jump — Jim Staff (Forest in golf technically means one || were down slightly from last year|on the highway in front of Sunny-| In the Boys’ ang Girls’ race over a] with the movable head and addea a Grove), Jimmy Rankin (Soda Creek), stroke under par, with $209 less taken in at the gate,| side Hotel about 8 -p.m. last night half-mile distance, Pp. Kramer of Ver-| calf that Went through life-like ac- George Miller (Lac La Hache). High but officials expect this® to improve} when Lucille Evans, Clinton, was! non, up on “Ruby”, came in ahead of| tions — the fioat to depict the fact

sump — Staff, Chapelle, Gordon Mc-| today-and tomorrow. tbrown from her horse to the pave-| J. McKenzie of 150 Mile on “Dude"| that “Wwe toig you we'd grow.”

Biggest improvement was noticed} ment and suffered facial cuts. With Kelham on “Jesse” third. Other floats yy, in the running of the arena events According to police, the accident| The Cariboo Hotelmen's Marathon, Forestry Depart due to the three-day spread, Previous| occurred when the car Collins was} slated for the last race of the day this} Shop, Williams Lake Planer Mills! shows have had a tendency to draz driving, a large truck, and the horse| afternoor has been washed out and| Cariboo Truck ana Equipment, In- on late in the afternoon because of| passed at the Same point on the high-/ sulky races put in its Place. The three| terior Power & Equipment, Imperial the necessity to cram each day’s pro-| y As the car passed close to the} sulkys on hand wil} race today and] Oil, Sunnyside Auto Court, Williams gram. But yesterday the arena event: | ho: the animal shied and was tomorrow afternoon, making their] Lake Motors, ang McKay and Laver- Were over by 4: vith the ex ‘eption | struck by the car, knocking it down. | first appearance on loca} tracks, diere, of the calf roping.

ere entered by the ment, Bills Welding

= Kenzie (Rose Lake). Ball throw —- INDIANS CHOOSE tied for first, Staff, Chappelle, Ralph ) Larum (Lone Butte), Jens. Girls Intermediate Section: ages 10. KATHERINE WYCOTTE 11, 50 yd. dash _: Maureen Simpson

(Forest Grove), Helen Faessler AG. U EN «Bridge Lake), Donna Widlund (For- AIN AS Q E

(Fe est Grove). Running broad jump — Katherine Wyeotte has again been

tied for first, Helen Faessler, Maureen | .17t0q Indian Stampede Queen, re The car continued along the hi A float entered by Abert Smith Crawford (Forest Grove), Simpson, sults of the recent ee ve dis-| Under a different system of judg nd in an attempt to make tne with two small 4. reshir, es voting have dis y 5 , y © calves, . = olesed. however, there will be no resuits on|driver stop the juvenile owned car ‘ z Plugged the formation of a Junior Jus The Sugar’ CangIndiag gin win| tse:arena events until lace today. The} one of the occupants. reached ove, Lake Golfers Win Dairy Club. Also in the parade wee 7 | nave as her rincesses to rej, ver) ‘hree days’ events are run into two! and turned the ignition key off. This two sulkys that will be raci, 2 it 2 P ign ove ) : cing today ore En res an next year's show Rita Bertha Chartis|2cunds with an overlapping on the] ‘ocked the steering wheel as the ear

Quesnal Match ica care

of Canim and Rose Harry of Alkali. second day. | was going around the curve near the

J : i i i sy rted | golf d the vehicle pl d Ever In 5] Show Best dressed Indian award or the) A dull early morning sky star ted golf course and the vehicle plougne : ; : opening day parade went to Chief| to clear during the opening Parade | into the golf course fence, Williams Lake golfers won their ANAHIM INDIANS

Even with higher entry fees, there | David Johnson of Alkali, who headed | 1nd by afternoon the sun was shin several posts, - second match against Quesnel when | are more entries in this year’s saddle| nis band in full regalia An award | tightly, with refreshment stand on | was then driven hac kr on| they travelled to Rivertown on th 3 brone event than the 1950 Stampede. | also went to Altred Wary, tre eum. | be ground benefitting directly. the road and left behind the Willians| eekend. ‘The locals came out on top ORGANIZE GROUP

Fifty-three cowboys are entered in| mer who rode behind the royal party.| Opening day entertainment continu-| Lake Auto Court, where police dis- i 4 ; ; the event compared to 47 last year. Best. dressed girl award went to ped into the night with dances at the | covered it, f |. E lay consisted of nine holes in the! An organization fo, “mutual assist-

Other entries are Correspondingly | Rita Johnson, with Katherine Wy- oe Hall, Columbus Hall and bre-} Court Was conducted by Stipendi- aed and 18 holes medal play in ae and protection” was formed on high with 39 entries in bareback | cotte second. A special award went | '£Ssional show at the War Memorial / ary Magistrate J. D. Smediey, ‘© afternoon, € Anahim Indian Reserve June 3,

Arena. The same program is waiting | for S€cond-night revellers tonig'it.

be ieee Lowest scores were turned in by] with Thomas Elkins its president,

Jack Smedley who toured the nine- Those responsible for bole course with 38,33 and 32. Par for | tion of the Anahim the course is 34, Smedley also set Association, say

event, 27 in steer Halneend 28\inicalt| to Rose Harr) roping.

Over half of the cowboys entered ‘are from outside of the Caribyo, |

| 2 organi | Alex Inch Promoted | the organiza-

PENTACOSTAL CONGREGATION | Fo Welfare Officer

that such

There were 48 cowboys at theiy gn. OPENS SUNDAY SCHOOL wae P pain in jal worker Alex Inch has been| something of @ record on his. last as felt to be necessary for a, groun ual pre-Stampede meeting Tuesday tye Pentacostal Assemblies, Wo coneeee eerie ae ei Ene Tt they dled’ oF hls Promotion to Welfare] Yound, playing one putt greens for are of the people as an organized = nt, and they all expressed agree. pave purchaséd a lot in Williams Lake | ieee oe J. Snow. | Officer at Penticton, effective June 15, | "me straight holes. body has a much stronger voice in ment with this year’s BONS eT writ a view to. ov entually bunaing | Mire: of Rutland stopped| The veteran staff member of the| Taking part in the tourney from | the welfare of the Indiay People than

| winiame len de fidiga ing back 100 percent OTGTREIGs ont ereeit. crescent holding Sunday Schoo! | over to visit Mr. Welfare Branch has been here just a) Williams Lake were J. Bogle, | ‘hat of the indiviauay i

ack : e to Williams Lake fi Racicot, K. Rife, Geo. ¥ °.| Vice-president ‘ § . pated e| tacker on her retu; = came to Williams Lake from| Racicot, K. Rife, Geo. Mab on, C. Bi ent of the new organix. their final purse. {10:30 each Sunday morning in the | tac! t ms . ri eaniz fees a arena judges were, Bob |g, aa | daughter, Mrs. | Barber, Geo. Morris, Bin Margetls, ation is Charlie Alphonse, secetary is Jamieson of Princeton and Fe ette Residents of ait’ ages are invited to| Prince George last Thursday | Successor to the local post is T. D. ih Bert Levens, Mrs. G. Cuth-) Father Sutherland, OMT, and treasun. a ts 0

Honey. Ed Claymar is chute judge, [fake part in the services | Friday, tingham, now stationed at Ixamioops.| bert and Mrs. Levens, er is Johnny Hance, joney. a g