Williams Lake Tribun

NEWS EXCHANGE OF THE CARIBOO

~ WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.

Thursday, October 18, 1951.

Single copy 10c, $2.50 per year.

Here are two breeder keep the quality of breeding

its present high level. On

Vernon Ellison of Oyama with his Grand Champion of the Show, Kalwood Domino 13D which was sold to Alkali Lake Ranch for a top price of $2250.

who help to This anifipal was runner-up at this year’s | sires offer | PNB, Grand Champion at the Duncan, | ed at the Williams Lake Bull Sale at, V.J., show aynd Reserve Champion at

the left is | Armstrong. On the ri

me purchased velp to main-

with his Reserve Champ*ion of the show, |tain the fine herds for wich ‘this part of Pavilion Domino 18, which ~#VaS8 sold to|the province is famous.

350 Attend First Days Of Chest Clinic

‘A good average” was how techni- cians of the TB Travelling Chest Unit described the attendance of the first two days of thé clinic in the Eiks Hall this week.

About 350 persons have stepped in front of the big X-Ray machine, obeyed the instructions of “take in a deep breath, hold it, don’t move or breathe,” and stepped away agin, the Picture of their lungs ready for pro- cessing and final examination at the coast. :

Actually those in charge of the Unit hardiy expect mere than a “good average.” Throughout the province they never examine more than about 70 percent of the population. The re- mainder, for religious reasons or per- sonal ones, would never volunteer.

‘Cf this 70’ percent, $0 SESE are Tepeaters, who never miss a \isit of the chest clinic; about eight percent skip every second clinic, and fhe re- maining two percent are going through the short examination for the first time. Seer nes

‘The unit moves tomorrcw te the 1€0 Mile for a one-day clinic and then reports back to the coast following a

One-Night Canvass For Blind Planned

A “one evening” campaign tc raise funds tor the Canadian Institute for the Blind will be staged Monday, ac- cording to | Frank Lee.

The campaign will ‘be carried out throughout the residential area ‘with canvassers from other loca organiz- ations assisting.

No quota is sét for the area, but Mr. Lee impresses the act that the In- stitute makes good use of as much money as is donated in this manner throughout the country. The rehabili- tation of the blind goes on all‘ the time and the wors takes an ever increasing budget as more afflicted persons are assisted each year.

local branch president

iste say in Williams Lake, that threatened the sight of an eye or both eyes, the person would be flown out and receive immediate specialist treatment. If he was unable to afford the expense, this would be borne from these funds collected by the individual branches.

There will be no local tag day in

four-month tour of Interior centres.

| connection with this year’s canvass.

Show’s Grand Champion Brings $2250 At Sale

As long as Vernon E. Ellis

on of Oyama is breeding bulls,

he’ll be Showing them in Williams Lake. At Friday’s sale, the man who has reached the point in demand for his stock that he didn’t anticipate would come for another six years, sold

his Grand Champion Kalwood

Ranch for $2250 -- the top price in the show.

For the second year in a iow his

Kalwood strain has taken top honours, and Alkali Lake Ranch has purchased both animals.

In addition he sold.Kalwood Royal Domino 20D to Duke Martin for $1000, Kawood Real Domino 11E to R. A.| Moon for $1075, Kalwood Real Domino 18E to C. Moon for $850, Kalwood Real > Domino 24D to Me} Moon for $1800 and Kalwood Beau Donald 2D to Alkali Lake Ranch for $1550.

His average price was $1412, higher by $1000 than that of any lot Mr. Elli- son has sold previously.

There were 67 bulls sold in the ring throughout the afternoon with $58,150 changing hands. Average price for the sale was $867.50

There were some good prices p: put it was bargain day in the ring too. Surprise of the sale was the low price of $1825 that Dan Lee's Pavilion Domino 18, Reserve Champior of the show brought. Purchaser was Baker Bros., Clinton. Mr. Lee's Pavilion Domino 14 went to Glen Walters of Horsefly for the same price. Average was $1108.

Bidding started slowly when the first animals were brought into the ring. The first bull in, Alex Gardner's Shingle Creek Triumph 10th, was taken out of the ring when the auc tioneers couldn't get a starting bid of $750. The same animal was drought in again late in the afternoon and was knocked down to Wm. Downie of 137

Mile for $950. Sr ‘The first competitive bidding came with the seventh bull, Bar D. Tuck

Domino 13D to, Alkali Lake

purchased by P. M. Patenaude, only brought $625, the bidding seemed to break the ice, with Circle S paying out the first sizeable chunks of money. on the next two animals. Royal Cane 24th by the same contributor brougat $900 and the single entry of Jesse C. Ielfer of Salmon Arm, 9 Perfection Domino, brought $1425.

Other buyers who paid out $1000 or more for the animals they fancied, were Mrs. Geneva Martin, wno paid $1050 for Wm. H. Stewart's Demitone Mac 1E and $1600 for Len W. Wood's Elwood Allusion; Duke Martin, who paid $1175 for Leonard C. Johrson’s Victory Domino 11th, $1050 for Bridge Lake [ritisher 19th, from Bridge Lake Hereford Ranches Ltd., $1125 tor Sullivan Dale Lionheart 5 from K&J Herefords Brown Ranch; G..T. L, Ba: liff, who paid $1200 for Sam Sorensen’ prize-winning Danneborg beau Bald- win 3rd; T. Jackson of Salmon Arm, who paid $1050 for Chas.” Vwner's Sunnybrae Brigadier; M. C. S. Moon, paying $1350 for Clonbroch Lionheart 1B from B.X. Ranch Ltd.; Ray Har- greaves paying $1700 for r Earlscourt Farm entiy, Court Domino Lionheart 3rd; R.A. Moon who paid $1000 for the only skorthorn io reach the four-figure bracket, Royal Baron 2nd, contributed by A. & W. Watt.

Duke Martin was the heaviest local buyer, purchasing seven bulls for a total price of $6,875. Mrs. Geneva Mar- tin bought four animals for a total price of $4225.

Miss Frances Malesicu is visiting her

ard, contributed by Fred Gaven, Okanagan Landing. Although this bul)

‘yother and sister-in-law. Mr. Mrs. Steve Malesku.

the only |

morning to find the ground vovered with snow, =

Even though the snow- is melting quickly, we can be assured that winter is not far away, the mer- eury having dropped below freez- ing point severa) nights this week. Se ee ee

Watch Lost At Last Year’s Sale, Turns Up Again

Last year during the Cattle Sate, Dr. J Jarvis, department of agriculture drppped his watch <ome- inv the yards, ind atheug# he as always on the lookout for it when work took him back, he had prac: tically given up hope of finding it.

Friday afternoon, just a year later, Dr. G. M. Clark was walking through the yards, and noticed an_object at his feet and picked it up. Turning around he asked if anyone had dropped a watch. Sure enough it was the missing | timepiece and Dr. Jarvis accepted it, gave the winding stem a twist and away it went again.

It was unusual enough that th» wateh

it was in comparatively good shape, |

because during the 12-months thou- sands of cattle had passed through the yards.

Min, Max. | e e

Thursday, Oct. 11... 42° 53 ‘On Highway Project Friday greets

Satins 4g ||'] Crews from the W. ©. Arnot: Con Monday . a5 | pal{guction Company started work Mon- Tuesday .. 30 | aay ealgering the road allowance for Wednesday .. . 28 35 | the 9.99 . Miles of Cariboo Highway Town residents awakened this || that wil! be iWggonsTucted from Lac

jLa Hache north. The clearing has start. :

bridge ieading to Wright Sta.s¢o! 204

[the crews will work south. —~*

Company officials in Prince George}

announced last week that they were in the process of moving both men and equipment to a newly acquired contract on the Cariboo Highway

A number of Euclid gravel zrucks, power shovels and heavy bulldozers aré being moved to the new project:

Jock Agaters Netivé — In The Cariboo :

|. Four hundred and sixty moose have | been bagged in the Cariboo and nor- thern B.C. so far this season, accord- jing to game branch officiais at the Cache Creek inspection station | They believe this to be a record for this time of the season. Estimated number of. grouse taken is 6,000 birds. Three thousand hunters have come out so far and there are still an esti-

turned up, and even more unusual that | mated 3,000 more stil) hunting. Many

of them are from the States. Game officials say the high price of

meat is driving more and more people

out in the wilds in quest of game.

+ / TCP JUNIOR ANIMAL

Looking happy about the j daughter of Mr. and M Ray

junior non-calf club member:

a hundred when it was

jto Canada Packers for $40.

—Phetos by Blackwell's udging results is Marie Pigeon. Pigeon, pictured here with her

entry in the junior singles class. Named best animal among

Ss cla junior champion and

Reserve Champion single, this white face brought the ton price knocked down to Burns and The Grand Champion, an Earlscourt Farms entr

and Co, Ss solc

Sale Realizes

Although- prices were -c. below market. price, ranchers satisfied with the results of the Sale that brought in $383,558

There were 1588 head offered com-| pared to 1800 the year befure that wrought $342,985 for the contributors,

Good steers brovght from $27.50 to °88.75 compared to last year’s figure of $22.50 to $2550, The top offering of $33.75 was paid by Canada Packers ora lot of nine steers of mixed own- ership. The same firm paid $33.70 for a lot of five show steers offered by Ciree $. Cattle Company. second prize winners in their show class. Top winners in their class of five under :009 pounds, Dan Lee's steers brought $32.50. The same price was paid by Pacific Meat for the prize-winning 20- lot over 1000 pounds contributed by. A. M. Piltz. & 3

Calves again brought the briskest bidding of the ‘sale, with Hank & Potts, Elensburg, Wash., paying out $45 per 100 for a lot of five offered by Dan Lee. The same buyer purchased a mixed ownership lot of 68 calves for $43.25. ‘The American buyers bought in all 141 head of calves at prices starting at $33.50. Last year’s top calf price was $41.

Another American buyer, Ed Neal, paid the top price for heifers at $38.50, again to Dan Lee. Another lot of 12

eked down t

ie rane be Ray NERS

ville rane R. Postill for $27. Top priato thet ers last year was $25.50.

2 top price of §26 paid by Hd Neal for eight head from Alkal Lake Ranch, The. two lots of heifdzettes offered | brpught $27:25 and $28. ce ‘one lot of |wulls broucth $2795. = - —Phere. were no heav§ sales. localy. Orville Fletcher of the 144 Mile, bought 25 calves and 21 steers. ‘The calves were show stock contributed by Gus Piltz and cost the buyer $35.40. TOP AMONG JUNIORS The championship animal

in the

pacers also contribtued by the Hance- e:

xx heif=

2 P ad eee [est hidden by the silver truphies: Cows ranged from a low of $18 ak - i

$383,500 |

For Stock Contributors As Prices Hold Stee

expressed tué€uisel.es es Weis 14th annual Stock and Feeder for the 1588 head offered.

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& Company. The steer wes also Re- serve Champion in the open class and topped the Grand Champion animal in the auction. The latter steer, shown by Earscourt Farms, sold to Canada Packers for $40.

Heaviest buyers from the junior classes were Burns and Canada Pack- ers. The former bought ten animals at prices ranging from $35 up, with Canada Packers buying 14 within the same price range

Among the: local buyers, Cariboo Cold Storage Ltd, ought Hyp animals shown by members of St_ Joseph's Mission Calf Club for $35 and $36. "Benny Abbott paid §37 for one shown by a Nareosli Beef Club member.

Indian Lad Steals Spotlight At Dinner

A shy Indian boy from St. Jcseph’s Mission stole the show at the Cariboo Cattlemen's “official sale banquet Thursday night.

*The diners, who took up every inch of Space in the Elks banguet voom. 0 Watched Richard Dick walk up to the. head table four times during 11

resentation of awards until he w:”

a Not nim in frome ‘ - Richard acces, [BE of his bee ingr-tlub wit award for the 3 Segond” for. the boys" -aiy ealf competition and the D. M. Mo. Kay challenge cup for the best calf shown by an Indian by or girl in the Williams Lake Agency. Tho latter trophy which was presented for the frst time, is a large Landsome cup on

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| junior class, the 873-pound steer shown| Which is mounted a minature Here- | by Marie Pigeon brought a record $45| ford in silver. when it was knocked down to Burns| Richard’s success prompted the

To Start Program Of Widescale Bangs Disease Vaccination

The Livestock Branch of the pro-

Hon. Harry Bowman, Minister of Ag- riculture, to remark that he was par- ticularly pleased to see the boys from the Mission doing so well.

“I would like to see several cf these boys on a team going to Toronto, and 1 think we will before very loag.” he said.

E. D. Fulton, M,P., also had a word to say to the boys and girls, when he

vincial department of agriculture hopes to be able to vaccinate all heifer | caves in the Cariboo Disease Control | Areas against Bangs Disease cis fall,’ a continuaton of the policy which has

scope in the range cattle areas of B.C. for the past 5 years.

The value of having calves vacdin- ated against this scourge of the cattle industry is becoming more widely known all the time, Vaccination is not only usefu] n combatting the disease but it aids greatly when cattle are to be shipped across the U.S. border, Heifers which have heen officially vac- vinated may cross the line without

animals must undergo.

Last year over 2000 head were vac- cinated in the Cariboo and it is hoped that as many ranches as possible will come-under the area program.

This program is one of tie most advanced on the North American continent in disease control work. British Columbia has ‘actually pion- eered this work and now other states and provinces are planning programs similar to ours,

The vaccination work will begin avound November 1 and will continue until al] ranches in the area are taken re of. As a small staff has to cover the whole of the Cariboo from Anahim Lake east to Horsefiy and south to the 109 Mile House, ranchers are asked to y and have their calves ready when ‘he veterinary is in the area. Proper chutes and corrals can speed up the work immeasurably. A Veterinary will be working in each area, but if anv one shoud be missed he shoul notify the district agriculturist, M. J. Walsh at Williams Lake and he wil) make the necessary arrangements.

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been steadily increasing in size ands

aid he would particularly like to ~ commend the work of the young peo- Ple who didn’t win. Mr. Fuzion im- pressed on the young exhibitors that it was this spirit of coming back again With the determination to win that would carry them through every com- petition. :

The awarding of the trophies went off much better this year. With the exception of one, all the cups and trophies were on hand, and most of the winners’ were there to accept them.

Lord Martin Cecil, president of the Cariboo Cattlemen's Association, wel- comed the visitors ond said he trusted

the blood tests which al other female |My Were enjoying their stay in the

Cariboo.

Conservation Article To Appear In U.S.. Wildlife Magazine

In the January issue of Gutdocr Life, well-known sportsmen’s publica tion, an 8000-word story on the part beaver play in wild-life conservation wil appear under the name of Eric Collier, Meldrum Creek, president of the B.C. Trappers Association,

With Mr. Colier's article will appear severa! photographs that he has taken of the work of beaver alonz Meldrumn Creek.

Feeling somewhat like the prophet who was without honour in country,

rk will be conducted this

umbia.

ged one award on be-