THE TRIBUNE, WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. ; 2 New Hockey Club {== - |Fire Confined Elects Executive : Bill Margetts has been eiectea| 10 Attic of Home president of the new nockey club |: (held over) The Lac La- Hache Fire De- partment was called out to the home of Cyrus Stewart recently. Very little damage was done as the fire was confined to the-at- tic. Apparently the stove -pipe had come apart and the roof caught on fire. ~“Phursday, December 16: 1958. Fire Destroys Riske Creek School Fire destroyed the- Riske Creek East School, Monday night at § p.m. Cause of the fire has not been determined, but it is believed the oil stove was the direct cause. that will operate the Williams Lake Stampeders this season. Vice-president is Ken Huston and secretary is Geoff. Place. In an effort to get the arena ready for ice skating this week- end if possible, members of the hockey club have been holding short practice sessions every night this week and flooding the New Power! New Cufting Speed? Light Weight! Perfect Balance! i Cuts Full Power All Positions—No Adjustments! FREE DEMONSTRATIONS ALL DAY LONG Teacher Skelton was slightly burned when endeavor- ing to control the blaze, but had to abandon his efforts when the Don Come in today. Try out the new McCulloch Model 4-30 Chain Saw. Gordon Cole, Williams Lake, B.C. Nelson’s McClulloch Sules & Service 100 Mile House, B.C. 24 HOUR THERMOSTATIC DOWNDRAFT WOOD HEATERS. YOUR DEALER WILL SHOW YOU WHAT ASHLEY’S PATENTED DESIGN MEANS. & many users say they Time tested and proven in coldest states. You should build but one fire 2 season, refuel on average every 12 hours remove ashes 3 times monthly. Tremendous heating capacity many heating entire homes, schools, stores Wood burns clean—less soot and grime. Users say Ashley heats from floor up, gives safe 24-hour heat Burns all types wood successfully- KEN McKENZIE BIG LAKH, B.C. fire extinguisher did not work. All equipment and books in the one-room school and some Personal possessions of the teacher and children were com- pletely destroyed, including the 1,0.D.B. Christmas gifts for the children's Christmas tree party which was to be held on Wed- nesday night. Arrangements have been made to hold a Christ- mas party for the children at Scotts. Feed Grain Freight Hearing In February The B.C. Federation of Agri- culture have been advised that following representations made by them and the provincial gov- ernment at a hearing in Ottawa on November 21, the Board of Transport Commissioners have agreed to-reverse their original decision against holding a hear- ing in British Columbia. ‘hey have now decided that the con- templated 10% increase on freight rates on feed grain com- ing into British Columbia will now go into effect on January 1, as previously stated, and that the whole matter of the federa- tion’s request for a reduction ra- ther than an increase will be de- cided at a hearing to be held by the Board of Transport Commis- sioners in Vancouver February 7, 1956. rink afterwards. New Switchboard For Alexis Creek nounces that a new position of switchboard has been at Alexis Creek to replace the one previously: there. improve and speed service for subscribers in the area. " run close to-$2 billion a year. CERTIFICATES have been sent to the members of the fire department that attended four out of the six meetings recently held here by the Fire Marshal's olfice. Those receiving their fire- man’s certificates are Fire Chief Ray Wise, deputy chief Hugh Ogden, Mike and Johnny Kay- tor, Ole Karlander, Archie Og- den, J. Voth, Nick and Pete Ka- zakeyich. B.C. Telephone Company an- installed The new board is expected to BADMINTON has started in in the community for school children and adults. It looks as though we are going to have a fair sized club this year. Canadian defence expenditures First photo of the new plant of South Durham Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., at Stockton, England, shows 30- inch diameter welded steel pipe being fabricated for Westcoast Transmission Company natural gas which will run from the Peace River region to the lower mainland, ‘Total of 75,000,ton have been ordered, This $12 million purchase is one of the largest single offshore order England has received in recent years. Shipments are due to arrive in B.C. in January. Cana- dian Bechtel Limited, agents for Westcoast, will have charge of stockpiling the-pipe at railway sidings and other strategic points in the interior during the win- ter in preparation for an early start in pipelaying in the spring. Other construction activities will be carried on throughout the winter. Move Made to Form Independent Board of Trade at Horsefly It has been announced that an A chain-saw contest was held line] ) IN VANCOUVER he SYLVIA’ i's ‘ 5 Tops i Accommodunon— Tops in Food— Tops in Service No fuss, no bother, and no park-. - ing problem. Away from traffic noises too, yet only 5 minutes from downtown shopping and theatres. A relaxing resort atmos- phere overlooking beautiful Eng- lish Bay. Singles from $3.50; Doubles from $6.00. Suites from $7.50; Special Family Rates. a worst. SY Ly ja “Landmark of Hospitality” + English Bay, Vancouver ty aoe Keay. A t has been reached be-| in front of the shop during the | VANCOUVER BREWERIES LIMITED brewers of "This advertisement is not published by the L or by the Government of British Nothing ‘adds so much to everyday good living and holiday good cheer SS - iquor Control Board Columbia. PILSENER, UBC BOHEMIAN, AND CASCADE LAGER BEERS @ OLD “COUNTRY ALE, 4X CREAM SToUuT tween the local commiitee of the Board of Trade, for the dissolu- tion of the local committee and the formation of an independent Board of Trade in Horsefiy. A general meeting will be an- nounced by the secretary, Don Peters, in the very near future. |afternoon, with a good attena- ance noted. Five contestants took part with the first prize of $25 in merchandise going to Harold Hartwig of Rosenau’s mill The second prize of $15 in merchandise, going to Dick Ros- enau, the third prize of -$5- in merhandise was won by Dick DUE to the heavy mails at| Branch of Miocene, and a special this time of year, the postmis-|Prize of $5 went to Glen Wal- tress, Mrs. L. Thygasen and the/ters for outstanding perform- mail-courier, George Niquidet,|ance with his chain-saw of its have agreed to a ‘third mail| size. night on Thursday during the| Refreshments were later serv- Christmas rush, at their own ex-|ed at the Bar B Q Coffee Shop. pense. Although the mail will be| In the evening a well attended sorted Thursday evening, only|dance was held in the Commun- those people owning locked box-| ity Hall. . es will be able to obtain their] 4 MODERN, mail then, otherwise the mail will be available to the public all day Friday. well appointed coffee shop opened to the public Saturday, December 10, in the efly Trading Store. Mrs. H. Crichloro and daughter Alice will manage it. MR. and MRS. C. P. von HUGO, formerly of Gardner’s mill, have moved into the How- ard Lowry Home in Horsefly. For over a year Mrs. Thyga- sen, Mr. Niquidet and the local Board of Trade have been trying to get a third ,mail night through the medium of two péti- tions and several letters to the postal authorities. Due to the great increase in population in this district in the past seven years, the effort of giving the public fast and efficient postal service has been complicated by trying to crowd this service into two nights a week, As has also been pointed out by the local Board of Trade, much business that could be conducted in Horsefly by the outlying dis- tricts, is now being done else- where, as businessmen find that Just Phone the gap between Tuesday night's saa MACHINERY DEPOT LIMITED CALGARY ALBERTA makes “LITTLE GIANT” Sawmill Epuipment ‘No Portable Sawmill compares with it é for Economy in Price and Operation LOOK! 12 ft. Carriage tie and Saw- mill, 2 head block $765.00 (A Pony Carriage and another Head Block makes it a 20 ft. Carriage) 16 ft. Carriage, 3 head block $945.00 All Mills have ball bearing mandrel and carriage wheels, and are complete, less the saw. Now! A Power Receder for any “LITTLE GIANT” mill - $104.00 EDGERS— Ball bearing mandrel complete with lead ball bearing feed rollers, corrugated pres- sure rollers and tail off rollers with special edger saws complete. 2 saw $980.00 — s cow $685.00 We are headquarters for good used low priced equipment. Power units, electric motors, light plants, machine shop tools and truck winches fdr loggers. ANY ENQUIRIES GIVEN PROMPT ATTENTION WRITE FOR LATEST MACHINERY LIST 1009 - 11th Street East Phones - 51122 & 51132 mail and Saturday night’s delivery is too long a wait in the ever-increasing busi- ness volume, both postal and commercial. What was satisfac- tory for Horsefly ten years ago, is outmoded now; an opinion held by the large majority of people doing business at the Horsefly post office. THE OFFICIAL opening of Horsefly McCulloch Saw Shop DO managed by Allen Brigden, took place Saturday, December 10. ELKS TURKEY BINGO DECEMBER 17-19 - 20-21 Four Nights! 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