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NEWS EXCHANGE OF THE CARIBOO

Williams Lake Tribune.

Volume 23 — Number 15.

“WILLIAMS LAKR, B.C. Thursday, April 14, 1955.

Single copy 10c. $2.50 per year.

OF THIS AND THAT}

When Sam Barrowman, Alexis \Creek’s genial hotelman, left on: trip to Australia last Recemberp he “promised to send back some, notes on life “down under.” Well the other ‘week the notes turned up in two betches, with one written early in February arriving two days before one that was completed December 24.

We'll’ be lucky to get this into print before Sam and his wife, Irene, come bounging through the office door.

On February 6th as Sam penned his lines, the thermometer read 9S above and a 40 day dry spell had been experienced, a 100-year record with temperatures up to 104,

Wis other lines on Austaralia were brief and to the point. No stores open on Saturdays at all. All beer par- ours close 6 p.m. for the day. Horse racing all year round with two and three sweepstakes a week for hos- pital upkeap. Lots of jobs ayailable and no unemployment. February 1st end of summer holidays for children:

The travellers were impressed by the facilities on the Oronsay, 28000- ton liner of the Orient line that car- ries 1200 passengers, and has a <rew complement of 625. The boat left Vancouver December 7th and 10 days later crossed the equator with King Neptune coming aboard with his court to perform the traditional veremony. Sam is now carrying his certificate. December 21st was the

hottest day of the trip with the mer- 5

eury at 114 above at Suva.

Notice the Stampede Association is showing signs of activity with the annual meeting called for next Wednesday.

The ice break committte’s para- hernajia for recording the exact time the ice goes out on Williams Lake has heen in place for some tim the past yeur: average it should-hé apoving anytime now. Last year the ite. 4:48 p.m,

With some citizens still away on

"fu, the board of trade meeting last might was postponed to next Thurs- day when only seven members show- ed up.

Trade and Industry Minister Ralph Chetwynd (and our own MLA) is In England now fo¥ the first vi: home in 31 years. Ralph will have a reunion dinner Monday with hi brother and other relatives. He will be leaving England for Vancouver again next Saturday.

—Clive Stangoe

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gillis and Mr. | end Mrs. Fred Cardwell returned | this week from a holiday in the| southern United States.

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Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Kemmler en- tertained Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Cantell of Castlegar, Mr. and Mrs. W. Low- den and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kozuki at their residence Wednesday eve- ning.

Ss Mrs. Buynes of Matsqui is visiting her daughter and sen-in-law. My. and Mrs. E. Nieuwejaar. Bert Roberts is at the coast for a

tae cae Shown here just after she. noted singer Josephine Baker, Lake (see story below).

Vancouv

BEVERLEY MEETS A CELEBRITY ....

liams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Harr:

was presented with flowers by is six-year-old Beverley Wiil- Williams of Williams

Also in the picture is Miss Dorothy Findley, director of nursing at the B,C, Cancer Institute in

A -6-year-old Williams Lake girl ‘uet.a world famous. celebrity last 1 Fancouver.

Jose fe Baker whose love for children is international in scope went calling on child cancer patien in Vancouver as -B-C.’s “Conque Cancer” campaign opened.

The famous entertainer who has adopted eight children, each from a different country, took gay bouquets for the four children under treat- ment at present in B.C. Cancer In- stitute.

The institute, built by B.C. divi- sion, Canadian Cancer Society and B.C. Cancer Foundation with ‘“Con- quer Cancer” funds, is across from the General Hospital.

Ranch Cafe Under New Ownership

Another change-over in the owner- ship of the Ranch Cafe took place last Thursday when Yie Sim of Lil- looet purchased the cafe equipment from Raymond Lee. The cafe prem- ises are leased from the hotel.

Mr. Sim has had wide restaurant experince. He operated cafes in Sas- katehewan and at Revelstoke, B.C, before moving to Lillooet seven year ago. He is an uncle of Sam Kwong. well known merchant of the south-

‘week on business.

Trio Face Robbe Violence Charge

Three men face charges of robbery with violence in con-

nection with a fight outside a lo that resulted in a Dog Creek and robbed of $220.

-Awaiting preliminary their case April 20 are Garnet Marks, 31; William Sound, 24, and John Spurrell of Vernon,

One of the men, Sound. was sen- tenced to a year’s imprisonment last April for his part in the breaking and entering of Williams Lake Phar-

bearing of

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macy. | :

Arising out of Saturday nights ineident, another man, Richard Han-| son, 18, pleaded guilty in police court Tuesday to a charge of receiv stolen property and was sentenced | to two months imprisonment. |

According to police Russell, 41,

ern town.

ry With s Here

cal beer parlour Saturday night man being knocked insensible ees

an employee of Gang Raneh, was sitting im the Ranch beer parlour Saturday night when it is alleged that one of the three men heeame involved in an argument with him. ‘The upshot of this was that the men and in the was knocked unecon- scious and fell hetween two parked On regaining consciousness he overed his wallet was Missing. Police were quick to round up the suspects and the three men were hook um of $60 was found in possession of one of the men ana $160 was found hidden in a vacant

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Local Girl Meets World Famous Singer Af Hospital ~~

Miss Baker presented the flowers to Beverley Williams, daughter of Mr..and Mrs. Harry Williams of Williams Lake. Mr. Williams is local manager of the equipment firm of J. L. Wilson & Sons Lta.

Beverley, who is under tr for a tumor of the arm. presented bouquets to the other children in the hospital. Miss Baker, whose own

family has been stricken with can- cer, smiled broadly when told by Institute doctors that Bev

treatment is progressing favourably.

The little girl has been in hospital for two months.

Miss Baker, a close friend of dame Curie, discoverer of radium

which is extensively used in treat- ment of some ea delighted to hear that no one in B.C needs to y treatment of cancer sons. Patients at the institute are charged on the ha

of thelr a low income free. . In order to meet these and other

bility to pay and those im

brackets are treated

costs in regard to the fight against cancer, the society sponsors an an- nual “Conquer Cancer’? campaign for funds that is going on this month. The local campa is under the chairmanship of Rev. Jack Col-

Phillipson Named B.C.1.F. President

Joe Phillipson, former principal of the local high school, who left last fall to take a similar position at Campbell River, has been elected president of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation.

Mr. Phillipson, first year, was named pr onp’s annual convention at couver Wednesday.

A long record of service to teach- ere is behind Mr. Phillipson’s elec- tion. He has been on the provincial

ice-president sident at the Van-

executive for four years, Last year he was also president of the Wil- lias e Teachers’ Association

A graduate of Victoria 1 school xnd UBC, he holds a B.A. and Bachelor of Kducation degree, He taught in Williams Lake 15 years

and position.

taking his

~ and Mrs. Ralph Lincoln. of Williams Lake have adopted two

shack on First Avenue,

little girls, Kathleen, 11, and Pa- tricia, 7,

The Weather

Considerably cooler weather was experienced over the past week. From two to six inches of snow fell in various district points as a result of the lower temperatures.

Here are the readings taken at the airport last week:

min ma: Friday, April 8 35° 57 Saturday ee 46° 55 Monday 34° 48 Tuesday 37 42 Wednesday 37 43 Thursday B83. 41

Garage Parking

parked in front of garages takin. they wait their turn in the shops, unless the commissioners thems commercial lots: -

This side of the problem was pre- sented Tuesday night by Jack Cade, a director of the firm of Williams |r Lake Motors Ltd., who told the com-

issi that his company had

‘Local Wholesale

Firm Opens Branch At Dawson Creek

The local wholesale firm. of In- terior Wholesale Distributors Ltd., has opened a branch at Dawson Creek, the second major expansion move to the north for this hustling company. It already operates a branch at Quesnel.

Wilbur Hannah, president of the

ycompany has. been busy for the past

few weeks getting the new branch established. The Dawson Creek branch will operate as @ wholesale soft drink business with a franchise ‘from the Orange Crush Co, of Canada.

‘The company operates its own transportation service under the name of Interior Freightways, haul- ing fresh fruit and produce from the Okanagan Valley north as far as Prince George.

Interior olesale Distributors employs a staff of 20 men with Frank Armes as manager at. Williams Lake. and Harvey Gibson at Quesnel. Man- ager of the new Dawson Creek branch is Bob Armes, 23, who for the past year has been employed in town by Western, Rife & Pigeon.

Wash Streets Sunday

The town’s two paved streets will get their annual spring washing this Sunday by the village fire brigade.

Fire Chief Claude Huston asks residents to co-operate with the bri- gade by having parked cars off Oliver Street and Railway Avenue before 9 a.m.

Daylight Saving Starts April 24

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light saving time goes into et April 24 in British Columbia and will end September 25. ;

Provincial secretary's office said official time for setting clocks for- ward one hour is one minute past midnight April 24.

Lac La Hache News

PREDATOR HUNTER Bill Hillon was in this area tracking cougar and shot one fully grown animal out to- wards Ernie Wright's meadows. He is having it made into a rug.

KEN FRASER is soon going to open his new garage, to be known as Northern Service.

MR. and MRS, DUDLEY GUNN have returned from their trip south.

MR. and MRS. J. WATERS and the children, Wendy and Carol spent Easter week-end at the coast

TRAVELLING, in California are Mr. and Mr Bun Ogden and Mr. and Norm Ewart.

MRS. W. DINGWALL

attended

the P-TA concert in Clinton, where she painted contest

helped in judging the posters by school children in the

sponsored by the Historical

MRS. ALAN PRY

| home Toronto they were recently married, and are guests of the latter’s mother, Mrs. E. Lockwood

MRS. ALEC BRYCE with Ken and bara and accompanied by Ann Ogden have gone to Seattle for a few

and and

from

day

‘old home week’ at V: York Hotel for local v weekend. A check of the ter showed 42 registered Lake and district.

Te was

Williams

trom A home-town party of 25 were guests

of hotel guests Mr, and Mrs. Joe

| Borkowski,

firemen Wall — F

where |

been prepared to purchase several lots to erect a second body shop and alleviate the overcrowding of ve- hicles now on Second Avenue. Only obstacle was that there were no such lots available.

the largest garage in town, with 28] _ employees, had acted in good faith in an endeavour to help the situation

to the commissioners to negotiate| ,, with the Pacific Great Eastern Rail- way to secure more land. He point- ed out that the property along Rail- way Avenue from the village houn- dary to the creek bridge would make ideal commercial development land.

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One Rail Break Repoired At Quesnel

ti ~ According to information receiv- ed this morning, service over the Pa- cifie Great Eastern to Quesnel was resumed yesterday following a week of shut-down as crews effected re- pairs over a break four miles south oi that center.

Last Thursday a mud slide took out a sectidn of the line and it was necessary to construct a 90-foot bridge over the gap. Sunday another mud slide cut the line 18 miles to the north of the town, halting trattic | to Prince George.

The. northern break} was eonsid- erably worse and repairs there lave still not been completed. tl

Want Town Clean-up

Village commissioners will seek | P co-operation of ‘the board of trade in staging a ‘clean-up’ campaign around town this spring.

At Tuesday night’s meeting. com-, missioners said they would be will- ing to assist by bearing the cost of having refuse trucked out to the dump. Commissioner Alf Bagle was appointed representative to contact the trade group and outline the plan.

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LICENCE PLATE FIGURES

Up to March 31st, 1050 passenger car licence plates were issued trom | \ the local government agent office and 700 commercial plates.

t dvawn to the with any part of an airplane might

result in the liv sengers being in jeopardy.

Village Complaints About

Backfires

Perennial annoyment to Village. commissioners of: cars

g*up needed parking space as will continue to be a nuisance

elves can find more available ¥ SS See ee ae

The commissioners instructed

Clerk BE. H. Gibbon to write to the

railway company suggesting that

this land along Railway Avenue be opened for commercial development. PERMITS

Building permits were granted for

construction of. residences to W. J. M. Duthie $8000; BE. Walters $6500, and a temporary one to I..F. G.- Fraser for construction of a garage Mr. Cade said he believes his firm.| or qwelling purposes pending erec-

ion of his home. Commercial, per-

mits were granted to Kahl Propane Ltd., for construction of a store and but he believed that it was now up| warehouse, and to the Ranch Cate

‘or a storage room $500.

GRANTED INCREASE

Commissioners agreed to an in-

crease of $50 a month to the end of

he year to Phil Coxon, nrésen;

holder of the village garbage es: tion contract. The former ra‘e. w $275 a month.. In applying for iho inerease Mr. Coxon pointed o t

he rate had remained the same i he past two years but in the mean- ime from 50 to 75 new homes had

been constructed. RETAINED ot

Commissioners agreed’ to the ap-

Pointment of the local firm of Skipp & Langley as village solicitors.

Lays Aircraft Fire. Blame To Thoughtless Tampering

Thoushtless tampering with air- raft at the Jocal airports blame:

by pilot Bob Ransom as bemg pehimi

he cause of a fire to his "plane at

‘Vancouver Monday.

Bob flew down last Friday and left

2 ° 2 the ship at the Vancouver *port un- Commissioners Ul ready Cetitite Sena He ab day. When he started up the motor, leaking gas caught fire and the air-

ort fire fighting equipment had to e called to extingish the blaze. Es-

timate of the damage is not known. Repairs to the motor and controis are being effected at the coast.

The pilot feels that the gas leak-

age was caused by something being damaged in the fuel system. weeks ago he had to have a hole in

Two

he fuselage repaired that had been

punched by someone when the ship was parked at the airport.

ide from damage to the aircraft, Ransom say he believes that he attention of the public should be fact that tampering

of pilots and pas-

—By Pletro a! Rich blue cloak of the Garter sky are part of the splendor of thi.

goni. The Queen is painted life- into the distance and behind her

artist was commissioned

Her Majesty—considered her finest—by ize, star

y the worship

SAID TO BE “FINEST PAINTING” OF QUEEN

onigon! from Central Press Canadian ound of light blue and latest portrait of in artist Piertro Ai

and bac ir

is

ring Itali

out uiet pastoral scene. The 1 Company of Fishmongers

is a

to make the oil portrait for a fee of £2,000,