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Quesnel turned out in force to fair which drew cheers from the At Alex Eraser Park, comenjoy
the May Day weekend, many adults and children lining petitors from the area's horse
Temperatures in the 70s drew the one and one-half mile route, clubs were kicking up their
thousands to the opening of the It has been estimated there were heels before a large crowd.
„ stock car racing season, the 1,000 people and more than 100 Trophies for the top floats
big May Day parade, the Elks' horses in the parade. taking part in the parade were
Kiddies Day frolic at Le Bour- 1
i,"' . on display at Le Bourdais park,
dais park, abeer and wine festi-v May Queen LeslieHameswas* The Truck Loggers took first
val, and a gymkhana put on by crowned at Le Bourdais Park place in the commercial divi-
. the horse clubs in the Quesnel during a short ceremony that sion.
.area. kicked off the Elks' Kids'Day;°
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^ festivities. Free hot dogs and In the schools category, top
. The parade, under the gui- soft drinks were served tohun- honors went to Quesnel Secdance
of Parade mar shall Ray dreds of children. Sports events ondary.
Tremblayj was a non-stop af- followed.
Best 4-H float award was won
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Dragon Lake second and Barlow f la ss
A . wito Sharon Monk winning
Creek third. The trophy for the ^ ^ e i r l s s e c t l o n
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best club float was won by the
Top majorettes were the
Junior Forest Wardens.
Starlettes, with Barlow Creek
A wagon load of busty women
seniors and junior scorning seeo
n a n
whooping it up won the first ° h p ^ d
p;,
place in the comedy category
The Jaycees' "Pig and Whist­
for the Quesnel Calorie Counle"
night at the Legion Hall
ters Club. Second place went to
drew a sell-out crowd. Mem­
the B.C. Telephone Company
bers of the group said Monday
"Giraffe".
night a similar event is being
Young Ken Windt's bicycle,
considered to run at the same
time as the upcoming Quesnel
decorated as a bi-plane, won
Rodeo.
Mto QuMnt/, teiv ffratf, rifts to Mav 0«y Parade KenWindiwon kkyck decorating competition, with bi-plane
B.C. Tel's Glnffo' took mood ptee 1st cm®iy sottlm ef tftonfay's parade
Just a few of the 1,000 Quesnelites who turned out for Sunday's stock car racing
Bright red coats of mounted Royal Canadian Movntai Polhe tscert cater
fcuflg Smfotlo hmps Instep with older members of first-phce baton group
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Editorial, 4; Womens, 6, 7,
8; Comics, 9; Sports, 11, 12;
Builders, 15;Church,18;TV19.
Stock cars, page U
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
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2 QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1969
by Fete Miller
The Jaycees have redeemed
themselves.
Normally, the expression,
"No shirt too young to stuff'
applies to the ambitious club
of under 35s, but in Quesnel
on Monday they pulled off someting
pretty damn good.
It was billed as a beer and
wine festival Pig and Whistle
session. The club rented the
Legion Hall, hauled in 250 cases
of beer and many jugs of wine
and asked people to have fun.
Judging by the turnout, a lot
of people did have fun. There
was gambling, (Heavens!) and
some crown and anchor fans
actually lost 20 or 30 thousand
dollars. In the funny money the
Jaycees sold, this could have
amounted to as much, as $3.
It started at noon, the same'
time as the Elks' Kiddies day
at Le Bourdais Park, and the
place wasabouthalf full by three
in the afternoon. At eight in
the evening, the place was jammed
with parents and kids. Yes,
kids.
Somewhere, there appears tobe
a lovely loophole in our stupid
liquor laws and clubs, including
our local Jaycees, have found it.
Mom and Dad, usually burdened
with the cost of a baby sitter,
can now take the caln to a beer
festival and have a good time
while the little ones dance; sing
and make merry the way only
six and seven year-olds can.
Stupid? Far from it. If things
like this continue, we might
find ourselves becoming human'
beings again. All of a sudden
, it's not naughty to throw back
a pint, sing along and enjoy
ourselves.
Something like this on a regular
basis would probably outdraw
every pub in town.
And remember, all the profits
go to Jaycee community i
projects.
The talk now is about doing
it again during rodeo time. One
Jaycee figures the club could put
up a big tent at the rodeo
grounds and throw the party
there.
Let's hope this happens.
* * *
Uncle Ben has done it again.
Ben Ginter, the Prince
George millionaire who wears
cowboy boots, has come up with
a new addition to the line of
beverages.produced at his Tartan
Brewery. This time it's malt
liquor — lighter than beer but
with a bit more kick, alcoholwise.
If s called "Uncle Ben'sMalt
Liquor" and the can even has
a protrait of Mr. Ginter sitting
in front of a waterfall.
If you recall, Ginter made
the breakthrough into canned
beer in Western Canada and the •
major breweries followed suit.
How long will it be until those
same breweries go into the malt ,
liquor business and the prices ,
go up again?
Frank Wolfe
Dies At 77
Father of a well-kriqwn Quesnel
family, Frank Wolfe, 77 died
in Baker General Hospital, May
14.
Mr. Wolfe was a retired
farmer. He came to Quesnel
with his family 10 years ago.V
He was born in Austria and came
to Canada 66 years ago.
Mr. Wolfe is survived by his
wife, Katherine; three sons, Sig,
Albert, Edwinj three daughters,
Mrs. W. Herman, (Eva), Mrs.
J. Lanskie, (Agnes), Mrs. A.
LaBerge, (Eleanor) and 11
grandchildren, all of Quesnel.
Funeral services were held
Friday, May 16 at 3 p.m. in
St. Andrews United Chuch, Rev.
Don Jackson officiating.
Interment was in Quesnel
Municipal Cemetery.
Dennis Onciul
Funeral Held
Dennis Merle Onciul, 9, of
Kersley, died in G. R. Baker
Memorial Hospital, May 17.
He was born in Edmonton, Alberta.
Surviving are his father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. F. Onciul
of Kersley; six brothers,
Marvin, in Carnacks, Yukon;
Richard in Rose River, Yukon;
Alfred, Kenny, Perry and Gary;
one sister Ruth, all of Kersley;
and one maternal grandmother,
Mrs. Rhoda Tucker of Glendon,
Alberta.
Funeral services were held
yesterday at 1:30 p.m. in the
Bethel Tabernacle with Rev. R.
Schmunk officiating.
Internment in the Quesnel
Municipal Cemetery.
TORIES PICK
NEW LEADER
In Vancouver the B.C. Progressive
Conservatives will
hold their leadership convention
June 13-14 as scheduled regardless
whether Premier Bennett
calls a provincial election.
r
M a y Q u e e n
Leslie Hames was crowned Quesnel's May Queen during a;
ceremony at Le Bourdais Park Monday afternoon. Leslie was
crowned by last year's queen, Leslie Barker, who travelled front'
Kamloops for the occasion.
WELLS-BARKERYI LIE
The Centennial Hall committee
will be having a show at
the Lodge Theatre on May 23
at 7:30 p.m. The name of the
picture is "Rhino". An African
adventure filmed in color and
there will also: be a comedy
film. Everyone welcome to attend.
The Stars are Shirley
Eaton and Robert Culp,
The Wells Cubs will be holding
a Banquet in the downstairs
of the Centennial Hall on Wednesday
May 28, at 6:30 p.m.
Mrs. Joe Berlin left town
ten days ago on receiving word
that her father, who lives in
Norwich Ontario, was seriously
ill, and is still in critical
condition.
Mr. Fred Ludditt, a former
resident of Barkerville and
Wells and now residing in Vancouver,
was a visitor in town
last week.
* * *
Mrs. M. Scott is visiting at
the home of her daughter and
son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Geo
Seatter.
* * *
Mr. Bill Hong who has been
visiting in Vancouver for the
past four months returned to
Wells last week and will be in
town for the summer months,
* * *
Mr, Leo Hansen of Barkerville
will be leaving for a vacation
to be spent in his homeland
Denmark and leaves on the
26th of May, lie expects to be
away until the latter part of
September. He will be visiting
with his relatives in Denmark.
Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Brown
were visiting with their son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs, Murray Brown and their
family of Penticton,during the
winter months returned home
to Wells May 15. "Anne and
Brownie" your friends and
by Bess Allen
neighbors welcome you home.
The following engagement
notice will be of interest especially
to the Wells-Barkerville
area of the Cariboo. This
will be Linda's fifth year with
the Barkerville group. Vincent
as a Geologist is also well
known.
Mr, and Mrs, F. W. Baines
have pleasure in announcing
the forthcoming marriage of
their daughter Linda Beth Collin
s to Kenneth Vincent Camp->
bell son of Mr. and Mrs. J.K.
Campbell of Vancouver. Olivet
Baptist Church will be the setting
for the wedding, June 11
with Rev. George M. Edwards
conducting the 7:30 p.m. ceremony.
The following Wells residents
have been invited to the
wedding: Mrs, Doreen Townsend,
Mrs, Alice Barwise and
Mr, and Mrs, Pat Hong. Doreen
is to be a bridal attendent
to Linda,
West Quesnel Man
Wins Car Raffle
A West Quesnel man won the
Elks' car raffle Monday night.
Ray Beaulieu's ticket was
drawn during the May Day windup
dance. His prize is a $4,
000 1969 Chevrolet with an automatic
transmission and V-8 engine.
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YELLOW PAGES. Wriereyour fingers do the walking.
by Missie Foyle
•Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grubisic
of Rossland and Mr. and
Mrs. Henry HorneofCranbrook
visited last week with Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Zschiedrich and family.
* * *
Mrs. Stuart Leflar arrived
home last Wednesday morning
while in Penticton she at- <
tended a B.C.R.A. Convention
in Trail. Keith Maltman was
one of the conference chairman
and wishes to be remembered
to all his friends in the Cariboo.
For those who remember
Dick Wayling, a former Kersley
teacher, will not be surprised
to hear that he led the
singing at an informal evening.
The Leflar s then left again for
Penticton taking with them Mr.
Bill Foster who will visit for
awhile with his other, daughter
ALEXANDRIA
by K. M. Moffat
We have had some beautiful
spring weather, in the last few
weeks and it has enabled most
of the farmers to get most of
their crops in. Most of the grain
is already up and by the end
of tills week nearly all the potatoes
will be planted. Gardens
are coming fast too with peas
and corn high enough to hoe.
* * *
Mr. Earl Davis left by bus
for Vancouver over the weekend
to receive further medical
attention.
• ,* * *
Sorry to report that Mrs.
Ronnie Moffat will be at the
coast for some time as she
is to receive a number of medical
treatments.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Burgess
and youngest daughter returned
last week from a trip to Nova
Scotia. Mr. Burgess, who was
raised in that part of Canada,
finds that many things have gone
backwards since he was last
there and many good farm shave
gone back to scrub brush. Unless
farm produce prices -
increase we will probably see
the same thing happening in B.C.
as without a fair share of the
profits we will no longer be
able to operate either.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wilcox
of Merritt were weekend visitors
at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
Willis Piercy.
The regular monthly meeting
of the Alexandria W.I. was held
at the' home of Doreen Piercy
last Wednesday evening, with
nine members present. Main
business of the evening were
Resolutions for the June 14th
Convention to be held in Williams
Lake. Delegates to the
Convention will be named at
our June meeting. A donation to
the Alexandria School was made
to help with the Annual Track
Meet to be held at the end of
May. There will only be two
schools competing this year, the
other school being Narcosli
Creek School. Members are
asked to bring old wool to the
next meeting to be sent away
to make blankets. Also bring
some small item suitable for a
gift for the Queen Alexandria
Solarium. The next meeting will
be held at the new home of Mrs.
Sandy Macalister on McLeese
•Lake.
USE OBSERVER
CLASSIFIEDS
AUSTRALIAN-KERSLEY
Helen Lundquist and family at
Tulameen.
* * * '
We hope by press time that
little David Dale infant son of
Ron and Mary Dale is out of
G. R. Baker Hospital.
* * *
George and Rita Legere and
family spent the long weekend
in Vancouver visiting friends
and relatives. * * *
Bob and Pam McGuire and
daughter from Prince George
visited Pam's mother Mrs. Sylvia
Dale while they attended the
Teleske wedding.
* * *
Sandra and Art Durrell of
Ft. St. John spent the long
weekend with Art's folks, R.T.
and Nettie Durrell.
* * *
Deepest sympathy of the district
is extended to the Onciul
family on the sudden passing of
their 9 year old son Dennis.
RANCH
BREAD
Hundreds of mjIes
Fresher!!
The bigger you get, the bigger we get.
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Unoccupied cabin on Willis Street, West Quesnel, burned to the
ground Sunday. Quesnel Volunteer firemen were kept busy
F I R E D E S T R O Y S C A B I N
W a t e r B o m b e r B r o u g h t I n
A forest fire covering approximately
30 acres out of
West Creek, 18 miles West of
Quesnel got immediate attention
Sunday night.
0, A Can so water bomber asisted
by a spotter Bird Dog
plane came to the rescue, taking
water from Dragon Lake
and dumping it oyer the burning
acres of forests, more than 20
miles away.
By Monday morning the for­
• A c r e B l a z e
estry reported everything was
under control.
The fire' was apparently a
hang-over from a slashing operation
in the area,
Meanwhile, fire suppession
crews have been kept busy all
over B.C. The B.C. Forest
Service reports a total of 233
forest fires throughout the province
since the fire season
started May 1. Fire hazard '
conditions this week ranged
from moderate to high in most
Youth Centre Donations
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Include Four furnaces
Four furnaces to heat the
Cariboo Youth Centre have been
donated.
A' spokesman for the Youth
Centre Society said Friday a
cheque had been received from
John McMahori, Inland Natural
Gas, to cover the cost of the
furnaces.
The spokesman said work at
the site was progressing well
and the group was working on
cross-supports for the floor, He
said volunteer helpers could
contact either Rev. Wilbur Way
WASHINGTON CONCERT
of the Anglican Church or Rev.
George Ferguson of the United
Church.
He added that other welcome
donations had been received
from the sawmills and from
Heinzelman Construction, a
firm that has done considerable
trucking of materials to the
project.
The Beavers, an international
work group, will arrive in
Quesnel in early July to help
with the 8,000 square-foot project.
QSS Singers Head South
• Sedro-Woolley bound, a happy
busload of 26 boys and girls left.
Quesnel this morning at 7 a.m.
The boys and girls are the
members of the Quesnel Secondary
School Choral Group.
They are being chaperoned by
Miss Marilyn Hook and Mr. and
Mrs. Burton Gifford.
When they arrive in Washington,
US.A. late this evening
they will go directly to their
billets.
Friday morning the group will
be giving concerts in the grade
schools of the city. In the afternoon
they are scheduled to present
the "Mikado" in the Sedro-
Woolley High School Auditorium.
Friday evening they will present
a public preformance at
the High School and attend a
dance to honor the cast.
Saturday morning both the
Quesnel and the Sedro-Woolley
music students will drive 86
miles to Seattle to "do" the
city. They will return by way of
Whidby Island over Deception
Pass in time for a big dinner
together at the home of Mr.
Jerry Sommerseth the Sedro-
Woolley orchestra conductor.
This will be followed by a party
at the home of one of the students.
The Quesnel crowd will head
back to B.C. Sunday morning and
will arrive home that evening.
CARIBOO GOLD
QUARTZ MINING
COMPANY
MINE OFFICE - WELLS, B.C.
Manager - Mr. Sid Dannhauer
Head Office - Royal Bank Building
675 W. Hastings St. Vancouver, B.C
President - Mr ). R. Morris
'oyer the long weekend and answered
car fire and two bush fires.!
regions and the cost of fighting
the blazes to date has been
approximately $80,100^
So far 97 fires have
occurred in the Kamloops Forest
District; 49 in the Prince
George District; 51 in the
Prince Rupert District; 23 and
13 in the Vancouver and Nelson
Forest Districts respectively.
In t the week which ended May
16, there we're 148 fires, 101'
of which have been exteinguished.
The estimated cost for.the
week is $71,800.
The Forest Service Reports
the following summary for the
week ending May'16.
No. of No. of Est.
Forest fires fires cost
District to date this wk. to date
Vancouver
Pr. Rupert
Pr. George
Kamloops
Nelson
Totals
23
51
49
97
13
233
15
34
40
52
7
148
/
$ 600
19,900
26,100
24,400
, 9,100
$ 80,100
M. McLeod Optometrist of
Prince George will be at Sylvan
Auto Court each Monday. * * *
three other calls - a
— Pat Pitman photo.
CARIB
THEATRE
8EHHETJ AFRAID' SAYS NOP LEADER
Provincial New Democratic
Party leader Tom Berger has
challenged premier W. A. C.
Bennett to call a byelection in
the Cariboo.
He issued the challenge while
speaking to delegates at last
Saturday's CaribooNDPnominating
convention at St. Ann's
Parish hall.
"If the Premier is afraid to
call a general election, he
should at least call a by-election
so the people of this area
Cars Wrecked
In Six-Mile
Collision
A two-car collison on the Six
Mile road near Barter* sTrailer
Court Saturday evening caused
extensive damage to both
vehicles, RC MP said Tuesday.
Police said a car driven by
Edward Sulin collided with one
driven by Terry Yalowaga of
Quesnel. Both cars were total
wrecks.
The accident occurred when
Sulin pulled out of the trailer
court, police said. Yalowaga
was treated for cuts.
An accident near Cinema
early Tuesday morning sent
one man to,, hospital. Police
said one car was involved. No
names have been released.
* * *
On Monday night a pickup
truck driven by Leonard
Charles Crocker of Squamish
left the road near the PGE
tracks, in the Carson Avenue
stretch. The car was a total
wreck and Crocker has been
charged with driving while his
licence was suspended.
THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 TO 28
Show Time 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. One show only Friday and
Saturday, 7:00 p.m.
DARK OF THE SUN
Cinemascope and Color - Drama
Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Brown
Baser .-on the novel, "Last Train from Katanga."
Mercenary soldiers fight for independence in the Congo.
CASBAR
DRIVE-IN
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MAY 23 AND 24
Show Time - Dusk
WATER HOLE No. 3
Color - Outdoor Action Comedy
James Coburn, Carr»;ll O'Connor, Margaret Blye
A professional gambler goes in search of a fortune in
gold bullion burried in a waterhole in the desert.
NEXT ATTRACTION - SHENANDOAH
are not left, without representation,"
Berger said.
He said the government's
failure to call a by-election
indicated it was afraid it would
lose.
(The seat has been vacant
since the resignation April 25
of Socred Robert Bonner.)
"It is one thing to open a
seat for a valuable member of
the government, but it is quite
another to allow the people of
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1969 QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER 3
that riding to go unrepresented
when the minister for whom •
it c was opened has given them
up for greener pastures," Berger
told the delegates.
The New Democratic Party
leader at the same time bro-_
posed that constituents ofCariboo
look to the N.D.P. for representation
until a by-election
is held and a new representative
is chosen.
Berger said theparty'sCari-
% u c a n c o u n t
boo candidate would have the
use of the Opposition Leader's
office in Victoria to take up
issues on behalf of Cariboo
residents.
"This will be a good apprenticeship
for our candidate,"
Berger added, :
"in preparation
for him becoming the area's
representative after the,next
election is held."
More on HDP, page 15
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4 QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1969
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D. R. LYNCH - Publisher- P. L. MILLER - Editor
The Editor,
The Cariboo Observer,
Dear Sir: Thanks to the write
.up in last weeks Cariboo Observer,
re: 'Dragging May Take
Place In Quesnel', we have
learned of one more reason why
our summer trade has been
turned from our door. /
Not only did we have to contend
with a • rough and dusty
Armstrong Hill during road
construction work we now realize
no. man would endanger his
family by traing to get past the
'Sunday drag racing' on the Old
' Prince George Highway.
Other obstacles we have had
to put up with are two 'Class
A' Govt, camping parks, 'Cottonwood
Park'at old Cinema and
the 'Ten Mile Lake Park' at
the south end of the lake and
a 'Class C Govt, picnic and recreation
park at the north end
of the lake and no improved
access road direct to the new
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FESTIVAL OF SPORTS
One of the most important
things about the planned British
. Columbia Festival of Sports
is that every community of any
size in B.C. will benefit, says
the President of the B.C. Sports
Federation.
"It means that in towns large
and small right across the province,
amateur sports events of
some kind will be taking place
during the month of May," said
Dr. Robert C. Hindmarch.
"It is this local participation
that is so important if
we are really to develop the
potential of our young people
. and to encourage participation
by all'members of the community
in some form of recreational
endeavour."
Hindmarch was commenting
on an announcement by the Minister
of Travel Industry Kenneth
Kiernan, that an annual Festival
of Sports is to be held throughout
British Columbia starting in
May 1970 to encourage participation,
by British Columbians,
in all forms of sporting activity.
The Festival administration
will be financed through a grant
from the new Sport and Fitness
Fund set up by the government
during the last session of
the legislature. An estimated
$750,000 will be available annually,
from a S10 million fund,
to assist amateur sport and fitness.
Promotion of the Festival
will be done by the provincial
Department of Travel Industry.
Hindmarch said the B.C.
Sports Federation will have important
roles to play both in
the organization of the Festival
of Sports and in the distribution
of monies allocated under
the Sport and Physical Fitness
Fund.
"You could say that amateur
sport is at last coming of age
in this: province," he said.
"Hundreds of young people and
adults will benefit."
Hindmarch said the Festival
of Sports will give a tremendous
boost to the B.C. Sports
Federation as the co-ordinating
agency for amateur sport in
British Columbia.
"Now, at last, we have something
that we can get our teeth
into", he said. "While the
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I T E R S to the E D I T O R
Prince George Highway #97
since it was opened ten years
ago.
All we need now is for the
lake to become polluted then
, Social Welfare better move over
and make room for us.
Mrs. S. Rogers,
'Rogers Resort'
Ten Mile Lake..
The Editor, ;
The Cariboo Observer,
Dear Sir: Recently I wrote
you about our coming "Championship
Dog Shows", the first
being held in Northern British
Columbia, and also our coming
"Sanction Show".
Due to a reduction in air service
in and out of Prince George
we have been forced to change
the date of the Sanction Show to
Saturday, May 24th, 1969, with
registration at 12:00 noon, show
commencing at 1:00 p.m., and
u n i t i e s
Sports Federation has played
an active role in some areas of
amateur sport, the Summer
Games in particular, it has
lacked funds to play the decisive
role that it should.
"Now that we're sure that
these funds will be forth-coming
through the Fitness Fund, we
hope to be able to expand our
Federation accordingly, in a
sincere attempt to serve the
best interests of all amateur
sporting groups in the province."
Hindmarch said he was intrigued
with the idea of the Fes­
•I
as we are expecting entries
from the Quesnel area, we would
appreciate your bringing this
important change to the attention
of your readers.
Further to this, we are
pleased to announce our judges
for our "Championship Shows"
have now been approved by the
Canadian Kennel Club, and will
be, Mr. Henry H. Stoecker, of
Holmdel, New Jersey, U.S;A.,
and well known and popular Canadian
judge, Mr. William Dawson
of Prince Albert. Show Secretary
is Mrs. E. J. Anson
24490 Fraser Highway, R.R.#3,
Langley, B.C., and the Show
Superintend Mr. ^Michael Bun-,,
dock of Prince" George, B.C.
Thanking you for the space
and your assistance in helping
us promote of shows in the
North. NORTHERN INTERIOR
KENNEL CLUB
Doug M. Jinkerson,
President.
tival of Sports "because it gives
amateur sports right across the
province a boost". "The timing
of the Festival is also excellent,"
he said, "because May
is an exciting time of year
for sports. With winter activities
tapering off and summer
activities just starting up, participation
is at its peak.
"The fact that the Festival
of- Sports is to be organized at
the community level in cities,
towns and villages across the
province, will ensure maximum
participation."
THE F R A S E R R I V E R
by Cherry Graf
Oh, mighty Fraser, deep and
wide -
What is your plan?
What to you hide in your heart
so deep?
What do you hide from man?
Last strong God from a by-gone
age
What hatred you must hide,
Flowing past slaughtered forest
and sage.
How long will you let us bide?
One you were the people's friend
The road through a rugged land.
They followed your banks from
end to end.
You gave food and drink to the
roving bands.
Happy people laughed in the sun,
Dark maidens bathed in your
streams.
Bears and coons fished the
shallows,
Eagles rent the air with raucous
screams.
Brave hunters sped like arrows
Over your rolling tide,
And portaged around the
narrows
Climbing dark cliff sides.
Gone are the forests from your
side -
Gone, your streams, so clear -
The cotton-wood no longer
scents the air.
The freshest breeze grows rank
As it blows above your head
From the sewage in your body
From the factories 'round your
bed.
You show your hatred when you
can,
Climbing your banks in rage!
And sweep away the works of
man
Who tries to keep you caged -
Sullen, river, in your banks -
Last of the Anchient Ones -
Will you heave forth the waters,
putrid, dank,
As punishment for what we've
done?
Oh, mighty Fraser, deep and
wide -
What is your plan?
What do you hide in your heart
iso deep?
What do you hide from man?
"People are waiting for some
gutsy statements from this
party. We have to shed the nice
guy image in politics. It's time
to fight against those big corporations.
. .
"People are convinced the
Social Credit government is
an immoral government. . ."
— New Democratic Party
unsuccessful candidate Don
Wise, speaking at Quesnel convention.
L O O K I N G
B A C K
58 ytAKAGO
Miss Mellefont, Victorian
Order of nurse, came to Quesnel
from Brockville, Ont., to
take charge of our local hospital.
This was welcome news
to many but especially so to
the Hospital Board, who had
had to face many knotty problems
because of the lack of a
trained nurse.
* * *
The "B.X." which looked like
a new boat with the glittering
new regalia of the officer, lay
in port for a few days to have;
some minor repairs attended to.
The streamer "Chilcotin" was
expected back down soon, having
made the trip to Fort George
quite successfully.
u f o f T o u c
"The minimum of government with the
maximum of public benefit."

P o o l O p e r i s
Youngsters flocked to the Quesnel municipal swimming pool over,
the weekend for the traditional free swimming days that accompany
the opening.
m
Bob Barnes
says
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insurance plans are the
things that count with us.
This is why Dominion Life
always enjoyed exceptional
public acceptance as a progressive
company with
highly competitive rates. I
can arrange the plan best
suited to your needs and
budget."
ROBERT M. BARNES
1687 West Broadway
Vancouver'
Ask about our Group Welfare Plans. .
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Quesnel — Phone 992-2127
by Marie Wasyiiw
• Our lakes are quickly being
lost to us as recreational areas
and places of beauty because of
pollution.
This and other pollution problems
were discussed at the first
seminar on pollution held May
14, in the Helen Dixon Activity
Room. "
John McKelvie, who is very
concerned about local lakes said
that nothing was being done to
save them from pollution.
"Why has no action been taken
as a result of the letters which
I wrote over a year ago to the
local M.L.A. Bob Bonner?"
asked McKelvie.
"Never give up", answered
Dr. W. G. Meekison, Cariboo
Helath Officer and guest speaker
at the seminar. "Sometimes
pressure must be put upon the
government for results,'' he
added.
McKelvie said he felt that
first tiling should be treated
first, otherwise, there were so
many fine details to be done that
nothing was ever accomplished.
"It looks like a bunch of
people waiting for the government
to do something and the
government is waiting for the
people to do something and nothing
gets done," said McKelvie.
"I am concerned about the
farmers who have cattle feed
lots that extend to the water
front and use the lakes as a
fourth fence. Why are these
people not made to fence off
their property?" he asked.
Also criticized by McKelvie
were farmers who have creeks
running through cattle pens, and
into the lake, and waterfront
cottage owners who used the
.lake for sewage disposal.,Legislation
to control this should
be introduced, he added.
Because of a leak of money,
personel and time to make technological
surveys and studies
of the lake, weeds, algae and
•fish should be no reason why
we allow pollution of the lakes
to rapidly reach a point of no-
S m a l l T o w n of Q u e s n e l P l a g u e d
W i t h B i g - C i t y M r
A period of 'no-wind' could
mean a serious health hazard
but a 'wind' could mean a serious
fire hazard to the flyash -
plagued Two Mile Flat area.
Dr. W. G. Meekison, Cariboo
District Health Officer told
last week's pollution seminar
at Helen Dixon Auditorium that
there was definitely an air pollution
problem in the area just
north of Quesnel.
"Air pollution is a problem
of the cities and in this case
Quesnel is a city and has the
problems of a city," he said.
. Two Mile Flat is certainly
the No. 1 pollution problem in
the Cariboo right now,"he added.
Should we have an air inversion,
and this area is subject
to them, the problem would definitely
become a serious health
hazard, he added. This would
happen if there were a period
with'no wind. On the other hand,
a wind, while eliminating the
health hazard could create a
serious fire hazard.
A member of the audience
asked why a test could not be
made of the young children.attending
the Pinecrest school to
determine the extent of damage
done to health by the flyash.
L o c a l R e a l t o r s M o s t
C o n v e n t i o n D e l e g a t e s
Anyone wishing to buy or sell
property. May 25, 26, and 27,
will be hard pressed to find a
realtor around.
Most Quesnel Realtors will
be in Prince George attending
the big convention of the Real
Estate Institute of B.C.
The Quesnel Group will be
entertaining the convention,
hosted by the Cariboo Real
Estate Board, Sunday night,
having won the inter-town Associ
at ion's competitions at
Christmas.
A Coffee House will be. set
up at the Tourist Bureau center,
sponsored by the Quesnel
Realtors to entertain the guests
passing .through Quesnel en
route to the convention.
Signs will be posted along
the route directing the guests to
the Tourist Bureau for a stop
before continuing north..
In Prince George, the stores
are dressing up western and in
the words of the Treatre Royal's
producer Fran Dowie it will be
a rollicking finger licking, toe
tapping, rib tickling time, complete
with hurdy gurdy girls. ..
but it will be more than that.
, The host board is not following
the normal guidelines in
choosing guest speakers for the
"living with industry" theme,
that a good speaker is anybody
from out of town.
At the luncheon May 26 May
Williston, Minister of Lands,
Forests and Water Resources
will speak on the Growth Potential
in B.C. The same day
regional planner Alan Soutar
will talk on Problems of Suburban
Growth to accommodate
industry and "city planner Desmond
Parker will discuss Urban
at any time. Life Insurance means
that your estate will get double the
amount of the certificate plus the
earned interest to that date. I'll tell
you more about Life-Insured Savings
Certificates and about buiiding a
nest-egg with a 5%% Bonus Savings
Account, the next time you drop by.
Growth. Dr. Michael Goldberg
of UBC's Faculty of Commerce
and Business Administration
will speak on Strategy of Urban
Growth.
May 27 apanel discussion will
examine the finances of industrial,
commercial and residential
expansion. Speakers will be
Ray Thomas, manager of the
Prince George branch of the
Industrial Development Bank;
Rafferty Chapman, Cumberland
Mortgage Exchange, and Jack
Hadden, manager of the Prince
George" branch of the Central
Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
L. A. Williams, MLA
West Vancouver, and solicitor
for the Real Estate Council of
.B.C., will talk on the Real
E ste.te Act and Regulations.
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Dr®g Strip'
Propose!
Gets Okoy
Town council Monday night
agreed to. let racing enthusiasts
use the North Star road for a
drag strip ~ under certain
conditions.
Aid. Jack Allison recommended
permission be given to
the group, which used to hold
illegal races on the old Prince
George highway.
"I see nothing wrong with
the proposed location, he said.
"I'm convinced there won't be
any problems."
Aid. Lon Godfrey, however,
said the drivers should sign a
h o 1 d - harmless agreement so
the town could not be sued if
an accident occurred.
Several members of the drag
strip group attended Monday
night's council session to hear
the favorable decision. They
will be allowed to use the strip
of road provided:
* Proper blockades and signs
are put up at each end of the
. North Star strip while drag
races are in progress.
* Drivers sign the hold-harmless
agreement,
* The RCMP do not object
to the races.
, * The races are not held
when a major event is on at the
• Alex Fraser Park, which is adjacent
to the road.
* That the group makes up a
list of safety rules that will be
followed.
* That snow fencing is put
up along the strip to keep the
spectators out of the danger
area.
Council also stressed the
group would be able to .race
there only on a trial basis.
Spokesman for the drag-strip
group, Jess Ketchum, said after
the meeting the fir st races could
be held in about two weeks.
Regional District
To Be Explained
The Baker Creek Community
Club has invited representatives
from the Cariboo Regional
District and B.C. Hydro to a
meeting May 31.
Regional board directors
Alex Fraser and Jess Higdon
will attend the meeting to explain
the regional concept and
B.C. Hydro's Doug Heavenor
will give a talk on rural electrification.
The meeting will be held in
the community hall.
"Flyash is more of a nuisance
problem and a fire hazard than:
it is a health problem" said
the doctor.
"Because it is very difficult
to prove that this type of air
pollution is a health hazard,
we were anxious to carry on a
scientific study this summer.
We wanted to prove beyond the
shadow of a dobut that the flyash
was a serious problem in
this area,Butunfortunately,because
of a lack of available
money, equipment and personel,
the survey will not be done this
year and the problem will continue
to increase for another
year," he said, '