Page & = THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LARE, B.C. Thursday, May 7, 1959.

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Just as the boys were getting set
tO un-roll the Rolston assessment
roll a bewildered young shaver put
his head around the door of the em-
porium and plaintively enquired,
“Where’s Grandma?” That complete.
ly effaced the Rolston Rolls,

Now, when the boys were young
anyone of them could have told the
lad where he could find Grandma.
she would be in a rocker by the fire-
side, sitting erect as a member of the
Household Cavalry. She would most
likely be knitting something for

e Laura's youngest or making over a
coat for Joe's boy. In those days
grandma was quite an institution.
Her bag of odds and ends was a
source of constant wonder and could
be relied upon to provide twine to
spin a top, a piece of silk that would
just do for dolly’s dress and a piece
that would patch the seat of one’s
pants and never be noticed,
FOR A FEW CENTS
= It was she who for a few cents
could make salve that would eure any-
thing from gravel rash to felons and
liniment without equal for easing 3
lad’s tired muscles after a hard game
of football. Her brew of Senna Tea WwWici
taken by the cupful each Sea Parents who both follow careers | division.
mornizg, could be relied upon to| hoping thereby to assuage the gnay- |
Keep one “regular” the rest of the| imgs of their consciences. A deluge!
Week. It cost about a penny for] Of comic books has killed the need

enough leaves to make a gallon, She| Of grandma's bedtime stories and) x 7
could always produce someiting to| the radio is more in keeping than her | ee ne ee
sweet lullabies. A can opener and | 13) 29 33 ey Sal eg 7 Sq 23 fox) 7a) 25]
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ter went shopping or to a guild meet-
ing. In the evening she could enthral

the children with her legends. i : announces : :

New Subdivision at Williams Lake

ing grandma was a remarkable piece
of human mechanism and a veritable

In accordance with requests which have been received from a | '
large number of residents of Williams Lake and vicinity, Pacific

fount of wisdom. Toward bedtime
her chair would be drawn up a little
nearer the fire — farther over the
rug, and her lap would assume a
position parallel to the floor which
was a signal to kneel and repeat
the evening prayers. She performed
a thousand and one little chores
which kept the wheels of domestic
life oiled and working smoothly,
PUSHED OUT OF PICTURE
Today it is hard to say where the
little chap will find grandma and her
wonderful bag of tricks. ‘The experts
have slowly pushed her out of the
Picture. Her lotions and potions have
been superseded by a crop of con-
coctions containing everything from
T.N.T. to that wonderful microbe
buster B49. They cost around 1.65
for the economical household pack-

plan hereunder, consists of a number of very desirable lots for

residential purposes. It is understood that all streets and lanes
ase ps 50 for the nandy diapece will be cleared, graded and gravelled, and that water service
They are bought electric waius, peas | WALL be available as quickly as possible to all lots in this sub-

ears and all kinds of costly toys by

take the taste away. It was grandma

Who saw to it the children’s boots| thermostat take care of the family

went to the shoemaker before they| 4immer. As for morals, deportment! «beet ce | ce Ee. ale

got beyond repair, and carefully| amd the like, teachers are now ex- 3 FIRTH AVENUE <
pected to inculcate Johnny witn} aa peepee

examined their heads. She would
look after the roast while her daugh.| 00d manner, respect for his elders, !
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warm his seat occasionally,

How can Parents be expected to
Perform these duties when they are,
slaving all day to make the payments;
on the latest batch of labor saving
gadgets? A chip of a girl is entrusted
with tucking the youngsters in for
the night, sans devotional exercises. |
while their parents seek relaxation
and gaiety. Naturally, grandma re-
sisted all this but to little purpose |
Her remedies became primitive, |
even crude, and her ideas too ola)
fashioned. She became the butt for!
every would-be humourist who was
unable to think up a good piece of}
humour so sougth to maintain him-
self by deprecating poor old grand-
ma. She became the wicked mother-
in-law who thought Laura should stay
home and attend to her family. Poor| z ;

Grandma. Thousands of youngsters . . . .
Universi ee ote eoythe | are now missing her ministraions|| Bids will be received until 12:00 o’clock noon, Thursday, June 18th, 1953,
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LAM MC | Sure ones ae es ael| BY MAIL, for any of the lots in this new subdivision, except Lots 10, 11,
{ural organization Associa St | Tumble seat? 12 and 13, in Block 6, which are reserved from this sale. Intending pur-

fessor of social work, Dr. Ross

Selected from applicants across | TE Canadian wnaiite service ss! Chasers should submit bids for lot or lots desired, naming separate bid for

applying television to the study of

paleee of avard."The ial eheits | fish and thelr habits a's eee tae each lot, and forward bid by REGISTERED MAIL to:-

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rights. persons per square mile.

¢-o Government Agent,
WILEIAMS LAK®, B.C.

FREE Gas IMPORTANT: ENVELOPES SHOULD BE PLAINLY MARKED “TENDER FOR LOTS" IN THE

UPPER LEFT HAND. CORNER OF THE ENVELOPE.
For the Lucky Customers Bids will he opened in public at Williams Lake at 12 0’cloek noon, Thursday, June 18th, 1953.
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IN A WEEK-LONG CONTEST

that gives anyone a chance to win

Bids will not be considered if for an amount lower than the minimum or “upset”’ prices shown below.

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Lots will be sold to the highest bidder, except that the Railway Conrpany reserves the right to rej

any bids n its judgment it is advisable so to do.
A Tankful of Gas

Sale Terms: All Cash, or on instalments of one quarter of the purchase price, with balance payable in
three equal instalments payable 6, 12 and 18 months from date bid is accepted, with interest on
deferred balance at 6%.

Heret How The Contest Worhs

Drive up and ask to “fill it up,” then give the attend-

| A deposit of at least one quarter of the price bid must aecompany each bid, such deposit to be in the form of
ant your exact guess of how much gas your tank will

a certified cheque, hank or express money order or Post Office money order, made payable to Pacific
Great Eastern Railway Company. Deposits made by unsuccessful bidders will be returned to thein

hold (remember the automatic gauge measures in . .
¢ eta He. BAMBe se as quickly as possible,

tenths of a gallon) .... If your guess is EXACTLY
right you drive away without paying a cent for the
gas...if you’re wrong - you pay.

Minimum or ‘Upset’ prices, below which bids will not be considered, are shown hereunder:--

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THIS OFFER GOOD FROM Lots 1 and 12

Friday, May Ist Lots 2 to 11...
BLOCK TWO

to Lots 1, 12 and 24 .....

Saturday May Oth Lots 2 (0 11, 13 and 14 to 25
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BLOCK THREE.

. Lots 1, 12, 13 and 24.
24-hour Seruice | Lots 3'to 11, 14 to 23.

Home Gas Station ! Pacific Great Eastern Railway Company

Railway Avenue Stan Rushton, Mer. |
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BLOCK ONE BLOCK FOUR
each
each

306.00
- $400.00 each
- $200.00

BLOCK FIVE {

$600.00 each
$500.00) exch

-- $600.00

$500.00 each BLOCK S

$400.00 each Lots 1 to 9, 14 to 21 $4100.00 each I