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Velutie 20 — Number 40.

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. Thursday,

October 9, 1952.

Single copy 10c, $2.50 per year.

Tax Levy For
Sewer System
Scales Down

prepar ig facts and figures to pre-
sent‘to, the ratepayers on the proposed
Village Co1-

sewer system by-law,

missioners have sharpened their
estimating pentils considerably and
now helieve the cost of the system to
the taxpayer will be in the neighbor-
hood-of 17 mills instead of 20.

It wifl take approximately $6500
annually to amortize the bonds sold
for the project, with payments de-
creasing as the principal is reduced.
Added to this is an estimated annual
maintenance-cost of $2500, although
this figure is open to argument.

The present 20-mill tax levy in
Williams Lake brings in $9000 an-
nually, and Village clerk E. 1H. Gib-
on estimates that this will be closer
to $11,000 after the fall visit of the
provincial assessor. Based on the
latter figure, 12 mills of the proposed
17-mill sewer bond levy would bring
$6600 and the other 5 mills earmar’
ed for maintenance, would net $2750.

Some ratepayers have given some
indication already of the type of
questions the commissioners can ex:
pect to be confronted with at the
public meeting October 17.

Cost will of course be the main
query, but ratepayers will also want
to know if;this is a continuation of
the private 2iluent drains that have
been laid in several parts of town,
and they will also want to know ex-
actly what parts of town will be
served by~tiré Proposed new system.

Answer to the second question will
be that the system is a standard sew-
er disposai one, complete with set-
tling tanks to handle solids as well
as liquids. Present effluent drains
where practical, will be connected to
the new sewer mains.

- .- SUBSTITUTES

—Photo by Blackwell's

Hon. Ralph Chetwynd, who substi-
tuted for rellow-cabinet member Ken
Kiernan, Minister of Agriculture, in
opening the 15th Annual Cattle Sale
today.

BEEF MARKET

An active market on improved de-
mand was noted'at Monday’s auction
of the B.C. Live Stock Produéers. Co-
op in Vancouver when 365 cattle and
calves and $1 lambs were offered.

Prices were: Good light steers $19
to 22.85, good heavy steers $25, com-
mon to medium $17 to 18.50, good
stockers and feeders $15 to 17, good
heifers $17 to ; common to me-
dium $15 to 16.50. Good beef cows
$11 to 14. Good dairy cows $ °
10.75, canners and cutters $5.50 to
7.00, good veal calves $19 to 23.50.
oGod bulls $11 ta 13. Good lambs
$22.25 fed and watered.

JUVENILES PLACED
ON PROBATION

Two juveniles who appeared in
police court this week on charges of
theft and intoxication were placed
on probation by Magistrate J. D.

Smedley
Each was placed on three months
probation for the theft convi

tion and three months for being in-
toxicated. One was ordered to make
restitution to the owner of the ar-
ticles stolen from his parked truck
and the other youth was ordered to
pay the court costs. .

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Thanksgiving Day
Will Be Holiday

Thanksgiving Day will be a holi-
day for most British Columbians.

Monday October 13, has been pro-
a holiday under the Factor-
ies Act, which means that 173 cl
es of factories, mills, foundaries and
other industrial establishments must
close for the day.

Thanksgiving is also-a holiday un-
der the Shops Regulations Act, which
calls for closure of all retail and
wholesale businesses except restaur~
ants, hotels, taverns and theatres.

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Jalopy Races Will
Aid Arena Fund

Something new on the Cattle Sale
entertainment program this year
will be the jalopy races that will be
staged on the Stampede ground race-
track Saturday afternoon.

Just as the name indicates jalopy
race entries are old cars that tl
owner-mechanics have gone to wi
on to produce as much power as pos-
sible. :

The races were held in Quesnel
this summer and at Prince George
and proved popular with the spec
tors. Straight races, Australian tay
races and other, novelty events will
round out the program.

The meet is being sponsored by
the War Memorial Society with pro-
ceeds going to the Arena Fund.

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1800 Head Off

HEAVY

At ceremonies op=
for jet engine:
caster
four engines operating.

~Orenda engine on whi

ing Canada’

in the Sabre fighter plane for the

BOMBER FLIES:

the Avro-Canada plant at Malton, Ont., a heavy
omber flies aver the heads of the spectators

‘The demonstration was to prove the power of the
ch the government is spending $66,000,000 to install

ON ONE JET ENGINE

Centra. Press Cansaien
's 70,000-square-foot production centre
vy Lan:
ith only one of

RCAF.

BOARD OF TRADE

RECOMMENDATION

Government

An area comprising 3.
liars Lake has bees set aside
enjoyment of the public,’

Establishment of this reserve came
just short of two months after the
Williams Lake & District Board of
Trade started negotiations with gov-
ernment departments to have the
parcel of land set aside for park use.

Official
the reserve is as follows:
ing at the south-east corner of Block
A of Lot $828, thence north 4 chains
along the east boundary of Block A:

boundary designation of
commens-

thence west 13 chains (along high-
way); thence south 5 chains to high
water mark;
water mark to point of

commencement.

thence easterly along

the high

The south-east cornér of Block A
is on the north shore of the lake,
little ways on the town side of E. N
Sutton’s home on the lakeshore. The
shoreline included in the reserve is
about 13 chains or 858 feet and the
highway forms the north boundary.

The new park urea will be easily
accessible once a short road is bull-
dozed out! from the highway and will
give ample accommodation for pic-
nickers, campers and trailers. lt will
also provide space for a public whart
for small boats.

Investigation’ by the Board of
Trade started in July following Mr.
Sutton’s suggestion that public ac-
cess to the lake would ease a prob-
lem he was confronted with in the
public using his private road to take
boats down to. the lake.

A committee consisting of Clive
Stangoe and Bd Follis, in consulta-
tion with local Forestry and Lands
Department officials, examined the
area and made their recommendations
to the Board. These were endorsed
by the general meeting and the ree-
commendation that a reserve be
made was forwarded to the Lands D'
partment and to Hon. Ralph Chet
wynd.
Little

government action was

BILLIE BRANCH RECOVERING
FROM ACCIDENT WOUND

Twelve-year-old Billie Branch,
Jast week in a hunting accident, is
well on his way to recovery at War
Memorial Hospital.
Billie is walking
every day now.

around a little

Reserves

Park Site On Lake

5.8 aces-on th2 north shore of Wil-

for the ‘use, regreation and

according to an official notice
published in the October 2 issue of the B.C. Gazette by the
Department of Lands and Forests.

fortheoming immediately and - the
first ‘break’ came when J. G. Gawth-
rop, director of the Regional Devel-
opment Division, Department of
Trade ard Industry visited Williains
Lake in late July. He was acquainted
with the problem and promised to
take it up from his department. In
early August he wrote from Victoria
saying that the Lands Department
had indicated that final details in
making the reserve were just about
ironed out.

Further representation was made
to Hon. Ralph Chetwynd in the be-
ginning of the next month and Mr.
Chetwynd, in his capacity of Minister
of Trade and Industry wrote on Sep-

tember 18 saying that an order-in-
council was being prepared and he
would recommend its authorization

when it appeared before the Cabinet.

Sometime in the future the Parks
Division of the Land Department
will be aproached in an attempt to
have some initial work carried out on
the reserve, particularly as to access,
but the Board was primarily concern-
ed in having the reserve made while
the land was still governmen-owned.

. . ALSO HERE

Cattle Sale

Taking part in tonight's
Miocene youngster who was wounded | banquet proggam of speakers will was taken over by Bill four y

be E. D. ‘Davie’ Fulton, M.P., who
is attending the sale.

Winters in places near the ocean
are warmer than those inland,

ALF. SMALLENBERG
AGAIN HEADS
LOCAL ELKS LODGE

For the second year, Alfred
duedge 129, B.O.P.E. aS. Worthy Exal-
rea Rulery The logal businessin
was returned to offige last Thurs:
at the lodge’s annual meeting.

Other officers who were returned
were Arthur Haddock, secretary and
Walt Thomas, treasurer.

For 1953 Ralph Woodland will be
Leading Knight; C. B. Macqueen,
Loyal Knight; Robt. Moore, Lectur-
ing Knight and George Morris, In-
ner Guard. Tom Bishop was named
to fill a three-year vacancy on the
lodge board of trustees.

The lodge will once again sponsor
the town:senior basketball club with
Geof. McRae assisting Tony Wood-
land this season.

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LOG HOUSRE AT BIG L.
DESTROYED BY FIRE

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According to a report to police last
week, a fully furnished log house at
Big Lake, owned by Henry Patton of
Kamloops burned to the ground Sep-
tember

The rouse was vacant at the time
and information is not available as to
cause of the fire or estrmted loss.

Smallenberg will head the Cariboo|

ered At Sale

Fairly Good

officials and contributors.

The present market trend and the
experience of other sales in the prov-
ince this fall had given rise to a lot
of pessimistic speculation on both
the number of entries that could be
expected and the price they would
bring.

Bidding this morning opened slow-
ly and veteran auctioner Mat Hassen
had to coax packer buyers out of
every ten-cent boost. After the first
half-hour several non-show lots of
steers seemed to break the sale into
2 faster pace and consequent better
prives.

First lots to come under the ham-
mer included 15 veterans of the
range and the bulls went for $13.20.
Pacific Meat did the majority of the
early buying, paying $18.30 for a lot
of 27 heifers (mixed ownership);
$16.70 for a lot of 15 heiferettes
(mixed ownership); $18.70 for 20
show steers of Mel Moon’s, and a
top price of $21.25 on lot of 25 steers
contributed by Andy Christensen.
Tranquille farms bought a lot of 31
steers for $20.25 and a lot of six con-
tributed by Bert Schultz went for
$21.20. A lot of 16 cows contributed
by R. C. Cotton was sold for $14 and
a lot of 17 calves by the same con-
tributor brought $20.30.

SHOW OPENING

In the absence of the new Minister
of Agriculture, Ken Kiernan, the
show was officially opened at 9
o'clock by Hon.’ Ralpht Chetwynd,
Minister of Trade & Industry.

Mr. Chetwynd said he thought he
detected a gleam of delight in the
buyers’ eyes because of today’s mar-
ket, but he urged them to open their
pocketbooks and make the sale a suc-
cess. Mr. Chetwynd was introduced
by Lord Martin Cecil, Cariboo Cattle-
men’s Association president.

JUDGING RESULTS

No ‘contributors obtained more
than single first prizes in the com-
mercial classes Wednesday after-
noon.

In the carload of finished beef
steers class (20 head) first prize
and the Princeton Challenge Trophy
went to Alkali Lake. The average
weight of the Alkali animals wes
1092 pounds. Big Creek Rancher A.
M. ‘Gus’ Piltz, who won the trophy
in this class in the previous three
| shows, did not enter any animals in
the commereial classes this year.

The Buckerfield’s Cup for the best
10 feeder steers under 1000 Ibs. went

A Heffley Creek rancher who
breeds Hereford bulls as a sideline,
took two major awards at the 151h
Annual Feeder and Bull Sale Wed-
nesday afternoon.

Bill Stewart's Domitone His Lord-
ship 4F was. named Grand Chainpicn
of the show and his entry teamed
with a second, Blanitone Buster 7F,
to win the class for best pair of bulls
in the show.

Both bulls were sired by an Earls-

court bull, Court Teddy Tone, and
took first and third awards in their
age class of between January and
May, 1951.

Mr. Stewart's. win here marks the
first time the Heffley Cr
has won a major

award with his ¢
tries, a fact that made his wins a sur-
prise to everyone. He has shown bulls
here for the past four years.

Bill’s father, F. P. Stewart, started
in the breeding business in a small
way ten years ago with Angus bulls,
but switehed to Herefords to reach a
better market. The g work

ars ago
‘On their Hetfley Creek ranch about
14 miles from Kamloops, the Stew-
arts run 150 head of commercial
stock.
| Reserve

breedi

Champion of the show was

First-time Winner Takes Grand
Champion and Pair Awards

veteran breeder Verne Ellison’s Kal-
|wood Duke 281, 2 1950 bull sired Ly
Court Royal Tone Jr.

Afraid that the record number of
entries of 98 bulls in this year’s sale
would swamp the market at Friday's
auction, breeders cut down on thei
expected entries and only 73 were
placed in the barns.

The Shorthorn entries of A. & W.
Watt of Barriere will be in the sales
ring Friday, but were not entered as
show stock for judging.

Detailed list of class winners fol-
lows:

Class 12, bull born in 1950: first
prize, V. B. liso, Oyama; second,
A. Rannie, Lomby; third, Chas
Turner, Salmon Arm.

Class 13, bull born between Janu-
ary and May 1, 1951: first prize, W.
| Stewart; second, H. Rottacker, Ver-
non; third, W. Stewart.

Class 14, bull born after May 1,

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1951: first prize Alan Syme, Salmon
Arm; second, J. G. Lyster, Arm-
strong; third, Tom Jackson, Salmon
Arm.

Grand Champion: W. Stewart.
Reserve Champion: V. B. Bllisox.
Class 20, best pair of bulls: first

prize, W. Stewart; second, H. Rot-

tacker; third, E. A, Rannie.

First Lots In Ring Bring

Prices

With a commercial cattle entry list that equalled the 1970
mark and first prices at this morning’s auction showing a ‘bet-
ter than expected’ trend, the 1@th Annual Cariboo Feeder and
Fat Cattle Sale will undoubtedly prove satisfactory to sale

to contributor K. B. Moore of Tat-
layoko.

Duke Martin’s entry of 5 feeder
steers under 1000 pounds took the
Canadian Bank of Commerce Anoph ny

finished steers over 1000 pounds won
the challenge trophy for this class,
aiep. put aty for compelition by-We
Bank of Commerce.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Stafford of
Springhouse made sure of the open
single fat animal class with Mrs.
Stafford taking first prize and the
Rod’k Mackenzie cup with her 89°
pound animal and Bill winni
second prize with his entry.

In the commercial classes theve
were no entries in the class for car-
load feeder steers, 25 head under
1000 pounds, or the class for carload
stocker heifers, 25 head born during
1950.

Class 1, carload finished beef
steers, 20 head; first, Alkali Lake;
second Duke Martin; thifd Newton
Estate. Class three, 10 feeder steers
under 1000 pounds: first prize, K. B.
Moore; second, K. A. Telford. Class
four: 5 feeder steers.under 1000 Ibs.:
first, Duke Martin; second, K. B.
Moore. Class 6: 5 finished steers over
1000 Ibs: first Newton Estate; sec-
ond, Alkali Lake,

Partnership Cf
Town Youngsters
Takes Major Awards

Two partners of tender years
swept the board of trophies yester-
day afternoon with their 1125-pound
calf.

The smart looking Heref
ed by Bobby Overton, 1
son of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Overton
and Jimmy Roberts, five-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Roberts, wen
the Bank of Montreal Trophy for the
boys’ and girls’ championship class
and the Gordon Fox trophy for the
best calf shown by a non-club mem-
ber. Then the partners’ entry caught

Champion Fat Animal of the show
in competition with the senior ex-
hibitors. .

Reserve Champion award also went
to a junior exhibitor. This time it
was Leonard Thony of Prince George
who kept the juniors to the fore with
his 892-pound- entry.

Leonard’s brother, Eldrid, also
showed well in competition. He was
awarded the Bank of Nova Scotia
trophy for showmanship and ring 4e-
Pportment and also the International
Harvester company trophy in the
judging competition.

Michael Theodore topped the ten
members of St. Joseph's Calf Club
in individual competition to win the
Quaker Oats company trophy and his
entry went on to win the D. M. Me-
Kay Challenge Cup for the best calf
shown by an Indian boy or girl in
Williams Lake Indian Agency

The Mission club was awarded the
Elks Challenge trophy for inter-
club competition.

The detailed prize list for the jun-

jor classes follows:
Class nine: boys’ and girls’ chain-
pionship: first prize Bobby Overt

and Jimmy Roberts; second prize,
Leonard Thony; third prize, Ray-
mond Pigeon. Class Eleven: placing
each club separately: St. Joseph’s
Mission — first Michael Theodore,
Freddy Chelsea, Lloyd Sellers, Ralph
|Philip, Johnny Rocky, Norman
Harry, Charlie Gilbert, Freddy Samp-
son, Steven Johuson, Lawrence Sel-
lers. Class twelve: best calf shown
by a non-club member: first, Bobby
Overton and Jimmie Roberts; second,
Leonard Thony. Showmanship: first
prize, Eldrid Thony; second, Leon-
ard Thony. Judging: first prize, El-
drid Thony; second, Lloyd Seliers,

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Prizewinners in other clases were: ~

the judge’s eye to come out as Grand: