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Volume 20 — Number 49.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday, December 11, 1952.

Single copy 10c. $2.50 per year.

- Dr. F. 7, Fairey, Deputy Minister of Education, presents

Mrs. Bayne Elected To ACRA Office

Mrs. A. H. Bayne, joint operator with her husband of Hinterland Lodge on Canim Lake, was named vice-president of the Auto Courts and Resorts Association at the] group’s annual convention: in Van. couver last week. was attended by some 400 delegates. |

Deputy Mi

nister Defends Modern

Educational System At Opening

The convention 10 Feature ‘Lake

Dr. Bayne, a former president of ACRA was presented with a brief- case from the asso: ion. in reeogr:? tion of his work for the organized

tourist operators in the province.

‘Town Businessman’s Father

the keys of Williams Lake High School to Principal J. Phillip-| Pies at Vancouver Hospital

son. The presentation was made last Thursday in the audi- torium of the new addition completed this summer.

Arthur Evan Evans, father of lo-

The association has two viee- 0 M di P ovcdencareanee cat ve “Qn Monday Program

the resorts and one the auto courts. 4

Monday night, December 15, Wil- liams Lake takes to the airwaves in the first of a series of two documen- tary broadcasts over the Traus- jCunada network of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

In the first of these half-hour broadcasts the emphasis will be on ‘the old timers and the people of the town proper. The following Monday

Minister of.Education Dr. F,

Ofte

As the the government’s senior educationalist, Dr. Fairey had much to do with the implementation of the Cameron Report, which saw the dis- appearance of the small rural school boards as the provincial educational field was consolidated into some 75 large districts and a number of smail ones,

Before the implementation of the Cameron Report we had an educa- tional system in British Columbia

children and 3 great-grandchildren.

cal businessman Arthur Evans, pass- ed away in Kerrisdale Hospital Van- couver December 8, in his 78th year.

Mr. Evans is also survived by two daughters, Mrs. Frank White and Mrs. R. Greenwopd of Vancouver and another son, Harold J. Evans of Vie- toria. Also surviving are 12 grand-

Burial will be in Victoria.

district. 7:30.

producer included Prince Rupert and two to Prince George.

it will deal-with the people of the Time of both programs is

These two broadcasts will wind up

a series that were produced by CBC “Bob Harlow this fall and two programs devoted to

Poor Turnout To Hear

Again sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the meeting only attracted about 25 people, of whom not more tien 15 were voting ratepayers.

Commenting on the attendance in

Jn the Industrial an room a student suides ghowea off the his remarks, Commission Chairman

school’s 501

Sloan, 3 red eae

“Sam | Alasteir Mackensis caidit awwas-eithdsy rence Singer ci by a indicative of a dangerous lack of inz

power drill. press. Describing the machine is Walter Richarson, | terest in civic affairs or that us who neatly managed to duck.out of sight when the fiash bulb oe had no complaint at ail

exploded.

© find With the manner in which the present board has been looking

CANDIDATES SPEAK TO RATEPAYERS

Alf Bagle, candidate for village commissioner, had no fault to find with the present board when he made his first politica) address at Satur- day night’s publie meeting.

Commenting on the fact.that it “tis not an easy job to run the affairs of the village on a limited budget,’» Mr. Eagle said he though that the past commissioners had done a splendid job.

The candidate said he favoured the sewer system project althougn he thought that money could be saved by the village doing the work in- stead of letting it to contract if the by-law went through. He also endors- ed the park project and suggested that it should be planted in the spring or it would be a weed patch.

He would like to see part of the side sireets leading onto Oliver

jury enquiring

lowing verdict.

JURY FINDS DEATH CAUSED BY SELF INFLICTED WOUND

_ After deliberating for 45 minutes|lems in a general way, Mr. Macken- Wednesday afternoon a coroner’s|zie told his: listeners that the board

after their interests.

Chairman of the meeting was Jay- cee Lon Godfrey who opened the meeting with a few remarks on the responsibilities of citizenship and in- troduced the speakers to the audi- ence.

Handling village government prob-

of/had been unable to complete some

Clifford. Overton, presented the fol-| projects that funds had been ear- “We of the jury find| marked for at the start of this year that Clifford Overton came to his|hecause of the water system. Leaks death from a gunshot wound, self-|in the system had, he stated, used up

Commissioners Report

One of the most disappointing turnouts for-a stewardship meeting since the annual events were inaugurated three years ago marked the one held Saturday night when Village Com- missioners were on and to report on the affairs of the village.

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Street paved if it could be managed, Mr. Bagle said. He also commented on the fact that if he was elected ne! would push for sidewalks in the new sub-division

Forme

commissioner C, H. Pos-! to say in regard to spe- although he did liven king Commissioner k for concentrating 1 of improving the

Stating that it was his belief that could have waited and the money spent on the cemetery, Mr. Poston said the visitor to Williams Lake goes down Oliver Street and ness houses

admires the fine Wb there and just a short distance from the centre of town is the worst look-

ing cemetery in Brit Columbia. Asked for his opinion on the Poston said he

sewer system, Mr. provided the

irather’ favoured it, work had proper supervision. Commissioner Goad said he had little to add to his previous remarks on stewardship, but he would go on record as favouring the sewer Ssys- tem, or at least a partial one. He sa:d he wasn't too certain that the village was ready for as large a system as had been originally planned. Mr. Mackenzie told the meeting that he had not intended to run

inflicted, ness strain.”

This emphasis on the fact that Mr. Overton was under strain was borne out by several witnesses at the in- quest. His business associate, Bert Roberts, testified that he had a habit of keeping everything in his mind, not tabulating anything. He testified that Mr. Overton was the main share- holder in the Cariboo Cold Storage Ltd., that the company was well off financially.

A former business partner, Frank

Richter of Keremeos, testified that! wouiq entail moving the DOT facili-

| this had also been the case in the| ties at Dog Creek airport to the new years of 1939 to 1944 when the two} one, hut Mr.

men were together. Mr. Richter said|jjeyeq this would be justified since ithe new had carried the/at the present time some 500 land- and physical] ings a year are being made at WII- strain of the ranching and buteher|iams Lake compared to about 26 at Dog Creek.

that Mr. Overton bulk of the mental shop enterprises they were. engaged in and kept all his dealings in his

while under severe busi-|earnings in

AIRPORT

Mr. Mackenzie Helterated his posi-

mctze, Public Shows Interest In New Equipment For Special Courses

tion that as the South Cariboo as a whole, its main- tenance should he the concern of the Department village.

told the meeting that there was little

tures until the older lines had been gradually replaced. ‘People say I run the waterworks,” he said, aoa the waterworks runs me.” steni My an téld the au¢ ~< With 800 reét of nf line havWapbeen added in the néw sub-division.

The commission is installing a clock for the automatic pumping system that will cut down on over-

time pumping costs, he said. He also|™Oving to

revealed that the new taste elimin-

ator had not been connected to the|SPorts circles.

system this year as the damp sum-

mer had kept the water supfly from |Telief committee went into immedi-

turning brackish.

If the water system is going to finally pay its way though, Mr. Goad’ told the meeting it was his beliet that an “opportunity of user’ charge would have to be made somehow. In this way owners of vacant lots would be forced to pay something to the maintenance of the system.

TAUGHT -IN QUESNEL

seen the first automobile that travel- ed on the Cariboo Road. It took a day to make the trip from Ashcroft to Quesnel.

a former pupil of his, retiring trustee that could be done to save expendi- and former board chairman Gardner

“shen Total Loss Suffered =a ——rowhnneAs: Likely Home=Burn;

morning, completely destroyed the "home of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart White at Likely. According to reports, noth- ing was saved in the blaze. Before

The committee has been stock piling lelothing ana ments for just such an emergency.

again after undergoing six weeks

turning with her were Mr. and Mrs.

that did not give equal opportunity to every child in the province, the speaker asserted. These broader fields of opportunity were only avail- able to students in large centres.

Dr. Fairey said the small rural school of the past could not fit pupils for modern living and although tue purpose of consolidation had been mainly to ease administrative prob- lems it had also presented the oppor- tunity to provide a richer program to British Columbia students. As he put it, “in the atomic age you can- not have a horse and buggy educa- tional system.’'

The likeable deputy minister men- tioned the fact that he had taught in Quesnel 45 years ago and had

He also had a compliment to pay

A fire, which broke~out Tuesday

Likely from~ Williams Lake, Mr. White was active in local On hearing of the fire, the disaster

ate action and had supplies on the way to Likely the same afternoon.

household require-

Officiating at the opening .of Williams Lake High School afid the new dormitory building last Thursday gave Deputy

T. Fairey an opportunity_to

defend the modern system of education and he made the most ig ——— =

Boultbee. Referring to Mr. Boultee’s opening remarks, Dr. Fairey said that at all the official openings he hed attended he had never heard a better address and had never heard a chair- man make a point of defending con- solidation.-

Dr. Fairey then presented the keys of the dormitory to Matron Mrs. L, Boyce and the keys of the school to Principal J. Phillipson. The princi pal, in turn handed the keys over to Student Council president Joan Hus- ton, who entered Grade 1 the first year Mr. Phillipson taught here. In making the presentation, Mr. Phillip- son said it was fitting that the chi!- dren of the school should share the responsibility of looking after the building.

PROUD OF SCHOOL

Miss Huston said the students were very proud of their new school and promised they would discharge the responsibilities imposed on them. On behalf of the student body she also thanked retiring trustee Gard- ner Boultee for his past work for ed- neation in District 27 and presented him with a gavel, made by one of the dormitory students, Cameron Ken- nedy of Forest Grove.

In thanking Dr. Fairey for the do mitory keys, Mrs. Boyce -said she was proud of having entrusted to her care such a happy group of chil- dren. She then called on her newly formed girls choir to sing the dor- mitory ‘house song.’

Dr. Fairey was introduced to the audience by School Inspector Wm. Mouat, §vho_said that everyone con- nected x 4.21. | British Col- umbia fe’ chinese that we

had a man vr suchStature at ite helm of the department.

He went on to trace Dr. Fairey’s rise in educational circles from tae time he started teaching in Quesnel through the years when he was vice- principal of a Vancouver technical school and later was responsible for the organization of vocational edu- cation in the armed services during the war. A year or so ago, the speak- er told his audience, Dr. Fairey was allowed leave from his government post at the request of the United Nations. He was one of three educa-

Mrs Steve Malesku is back home

medical treatment at the coast. Re-

that department ana | S!DEWALKS some money from general revenue.

Commi:

joner

M. F. Johnson told

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P. Malesku of Regina, who will stay here the winter

Swinging to the airport question,

of Transport, not the

Pressure should be brought to bear

Mackenzie said he be-|

i

The village spent about $2000 |

This dustrial art

The equipment tha on the government to establish a ‘to provide students with such diver- new airport on the Springhouse road site, the commissioner stated.

is necessar}

sified courses as farm mechanics, in- home economics and business training came in for a thor- ough inspection

last Thursday by

isiting parents and ratepayers when

In the ndustrial art:

school addition was thrown open to the public prior to the official ceremonies well-lighted combination and farm mechanies room, senior boys were on hand to

Foreman of Sharpe.

Johnson.

mind. This strain was again evident| year gor fire protection, as recently as the last cattle sale

here, Mr. Richter stated. At that Mr. Overton had told him he wished] a) hose. He pointed out that consid- he could get away from it all, the strain was too much for him.

y was Wm Jury members were Benja-| ture in actual cash was only a min Abbott, Ralph Woodland, Sidney | consideration.

Western, Stewart Smith and Malcolm} Mr. Mackenzie also expressed the

Two Marksmen Win

. Macken- zie told the meeting, which included me) payments on the truck and addition-

that | ering the invaluable protection afford-

ed the village by the presence of our volunteer fire brigade, the expendi-

thanks of the commissioners to Di- visional Engineer J. Grigg and Dis- trict Engineer Ray Cunliffe for their co-operation and also to Sgt. J. Howe

explain the working of power tools that include a band saw er, drill press and a variety of sheet metal working tools. In the back- ground to supplement the conducted tours was industrial arts teacher Les Cantell who is quite apparently proud of his y equipped work- shops. |

Although it is still early in the term, visitors could see the results of the work being done by the boys in partially completed projects such | kitchen tables and

| identical working equipment of can-

22 in size and Mr. Cantell says that the courses prove almost without exception to be extremely popular. HOME ECONOMICS

The contents of a number of mod- ern equipped kitchens make up the furnishings of the large home -econ- omies classroom.

The room contains four elegtric kitchen ranges, one gas range and a wood and coal range. During their course the girls. work for three weeks on each type of stove. There is also a washing machine, laundry tubs and a large refrigerator.

Home economics teacher Mrs. B. Anderson explains that the girls ar broken into family groups of four and later into working teams of two. Bach of these partnerships have

nister sets kitchen utensils and their own cuphoard space.

Either working as a unit of two or in the family group, the girls pre- pare meals which they incidentally

Three Birds At Shoot

Two marksmen collected three birds apiece at the 150 Mile Turkey Shoot Sunday.

Judge Henry Castillou and Ruay Cote were the top shots of the day.

witz collected two birds apiece and singles were won by Orville Fletcher, Jack McPhail and Fred Pipe,

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and the RCMP staff. He mentioned too the service of The Tribune in| 1 ost completed smart looking pob- ‘M {sleds that utilize woodworking and metalworking training in their con-

bringing the work of the commis

idea of what the commissioners were Irvince Labounty and Archie Petro-| ing,” he asserted.

to the attention of the public. “If it wasn’t for the paper, most of the Public would not have the faintest

WATER SYSTEM

Commisioner Stan Goad, who is;4nd woodwork that

ken down

ics cours!

as end tables, other items. Several of the boys ha

truction. The industrial

responsible for the -water system, | Mechanics. Class

into drafting and woodwork and the farm mechan-{ includes blacksmith work /term on the cooking part of their

arts course is bro- metalwork

related to farm s range from 10 to

have to eat themselves, even if it is a breakfast menu made in the last class of the day, The exception is | when the girls prepare a luncheon |tor the staff. Besides this class work, the girls must also prepare a recipe 2 home and thelr mothers become ‘the teachers, reporting on the results, ‘The girls spend half of the school

to be sent by the UN to Burma to help the government of that country set up a better educa- tional system.

Mr. Mouat also had a word for the local board, saying that he didn’t know of any other school district where the trustees and representa- tives attended the meetings so faith- fully, a fact that was particulariy outstanding considering the distances involved.

OFFICIAL HOST

In the absence of Board Chairman Herb Gardner, vice-chairman Hilar Place opened the official ceremonies and welcomed the visitors to the school. He then turned the meeting over fo former board chairman Gard- ner Boultbee, a man, Mr. Place said “who in view of the work he has done for this district is more worthy to be your official host today.”

Mr. Boultee told his audience that on looking back over his six years on the board he could remember it as a most exciting job that ‘gets under your skin.’

“With the opening of these units today we see that the program of work that was started six years ago is almost to fruitation now,” he said.

Going back to 1946, the time the Cameron Report was implemented, Mr. Boultbee said that we had in this area schools and school boards seattered throughout the district.

By 1949 instead of 29 schools there were 16 as the district was consolidated and today there are even less, although the school population has doubled in size..

“Consolidation was expensive, but considering the results achieved J think the cost was small,” he stated. “We now have a program second to none in the province.”

Other speakers on the program in- cluded representatives from tbe architectural firm; the contractors and sub-contractors. Ray Williston,

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