The Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle from Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada • 1

a Volume 50. Number 18. The Ladnsmith Chronicle Situated on Vancouver Island on the Forty-Ninth Paralled Serving Saltair, The Diamond District, Cassidy, North Oyster and Yellow Point LADYSMITH, B.C., THURSDAY, Chamber Will Not Ask Intervention In Pulp Strike Members of the Chamber Commerce decided Monday that they would not comply with a request from the Prince Rupert Chamber that they ask Premier Bennett to intervene in the pulp mill strike. The decision was prompted by the fact that the Premier had already stated that neither he nor the government would intervene unless requested by both parties to the dispute. Steve Jackson, secretary of the local chamber, announced that plans are being made for a dinner meeting early next year to which the president and secretary of the Vancouver Island Associated Chambers of Commerce will be invited.

Mrs. W. A. Cooil Died Wednesday At The Age Of 101 Mrs. William Ambrose Cooll, who celebrated her 101st birthday on February 2 this year, died early this morning in the General Hospital here.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, in St. John's Anglican Church, with Rev. D. B. Houghton officiating.

Burial will be in Ladysmith cemetery, The Clayton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Born on the Isle of Mann, Mrs. Cooil was married in Glasgow and came to Canada with her husband in the Fall of 1909. After a brief stay in Victoria, they moved to Ladysmith and had resided here since that time. During her long residence in Ladysmith, Mrs.

Cooil was active in a number of community organizations. She was active in the local Red Cross Society in both World War I and World War II and served as treasurer of the society for many years. She was a member of St. John's Church and was active for many years in the ladies' guild. When she celebrated her 100th birthday last year, Mrs.

Cooll received gifts and congratulations from many local organizations. At that time she was able to read a letter from the city without the aid of glasses. Thieves Break Into Station Thieves broke into the E. N. Station here early Saturday morning and ransacked the office thoroughly but left without taking anything.

Entry was gained by forcing a window. R.C.M.P. are investigating. Chemainus Guides Host Mt. Brenton Scouts And Guides Chemainus Girl Guides were hostesses at a Christmas party for the Guides and Scouts of the newly formed Mount Brenton District last Friday night in the Chemainus Scout Hut.

Eighty-two leaders and young people attended, including the following: Guide Commissioner, Mrs. Vera Grant; Guide Leaders, Mrs. Keith Gourlay, Ladysmith, with seven Guides; Mrs. E. G.

Lewis, Saltair, with 13 Guides; Mrs. J. D. Whitelaw, Chemainus, with 15 Guides; Scouters, Mr. G.

Brand and Mr. D. Campbell Chemainus with 11 Scouts; Mr. A. S.

Vroom of Saltair with three Scouts, and Mr. Ray Knight and Mr. Stan Wyckoff of Ladysmith, with 24 Scouts. A programme of relay games and dancing, followed by a campfire, was enjoyed by all. Each Guide and Scout brought his own "box lunch" for supper, while coffee for the leaders supplied by the Guide Committee.

After supper, gifts were exchanged, and a moving picture of the 1st Ladysmith summer camp was shown. Closing ceremonies were led by Scouter Ray Knight with everyone joining in the singing, of "Taps," and concluding with The Lord's Prayer. A novel collection of a "penny per size" of each person's shoe was taken to help pay for improvements to the hall. DECEMBER 12, 1957 SUBSCRIPTION dun RATES Anywhere in Canada Per Year $4.50 SINGLE cel Per Year 53 50 COPY Farmers' Meeting Discusses B.C. Marketing Regulations Continual of the policies of the provincial marketing boards in an effort to allow more individual freedom to producers was urged in a resolution passed at a meeting of producers in the Speedway Hall, Tuesday night.

About 25 persons were present at the meeting which was sponsored by the North Oyster Ratepayers Association. The meeting opened with 12-minute talks by five speakers on the general theme: "B.C. Marketing Regulations and Their Effect on Producers and Consumers." Speakers were: George Bonner, president of the Vancouver Island Ratepayers Association; Dave Stupich, Cassidy district poultryman; Capt. 4 A. Paull, Cobble Hill dairyman; George Wyndlow, Yellow Point district dairyman; and R.

M. Strachan, M.L.A. for Cowichan-Newcastle and leader of the provincial CCF. C. C.

Wager of Cedar district did an excellent job as chairman, holding the speakers to time and keeping the audience to the point with patience and good humor during the question period which followed. While the subject was marketing regulations generally, most of the discussion was about vegetable marketing regulations and more particularly, about potato marketing regulations. Mr. Bonner told the meeting that the "potato board" was started in an attempt to introduce by grading and regulation a potato of such high quality that no imported variety would be able to compete with it. He said he believed the board had achieved that objective to a considerable extent, but the board had got away from the original objective and had developed into something altogether different from the original intention.

Mr. Wyndlow had shown the people of the province that there was something wrong when a man engaged in ordinary commerce could end up in jail, Mr. Bonner said. He told the meeting that he was present because Mr. Wyndlow had asked him to be present.

"He is a man with a principle behind everything he says. I admire his stand in connection with the potato issue." Dave Stupich said that farmers are prone to forget that the agricultural industry, exists not to provide a for farmers, but to provide food for people to' eat. If some better way could be foun dto obtain food, the industry would soon cease to exist, he said. Ideally, marketing regulations should achieve three objectives: they should insure a consistently high quality of product; they should insure that products were produced in optimum quantities; Three Lions Club Members Receive Ten-Year Awards Three members of the Ladysmith Lions Club were awarded 10-year certificates in a pleasant ceremony conducted at the regular meeting of the club Monday evening. The certificates were presented by Dr.

A. T. Verchere, a charter member of the local club. Members receiving the certificates were Bruce King, Bob Edwards and Tom Strang. Pat Ryan, president of the club presented 100 percent tendance pins to 10 members of the club.

Pat Ryan and Willis Jamieson reported on the club's new venture into roller skating. They said that 300 pairs of skates had been purchased and they mended that the Agricultural Hall be open for roller skating on Friday evening as well. as on Saturday afternoon. This recommendation was adopted by the club. There was some discussion about limiting attendance Saturday afternoon to young children, but it was decided to try the Friday night skating first for the older boys and girls, and the adults could skate then by preference.

Plans were completed for the annual Christmas party which will be held Monday evening in the Lions Den. and they should encourage the' most economic production. Examining present regulations with particular reference to those governing poultry production, Mr. Stupich said they had succeeded fairly well in accomplishing the first objective of consistent high quality, but had failed almost completely in regard to the other two objectives. There was still a violent fluctuation in price levels from year to year and as long as this continued there would never be production.

in optimum quantities or economic production. In periods when prices were high, new people started in the business and increased tion brought the prices tumbling down. Floor prices imposed by the federal government on eggs and more recently on fowl had failed to stop these fluctuations. Mr. Stupich said he believed there should be price control on eggs as there is on milk.

Then the price could be set at a level which would obtain production in optimum quantities. "Farmers do not realize that they are competing with each other. They think they are with someone he said. He urged that farmers band together as labor had done to eliminate this competition. "It is unfair for one farmer to work 12 hours a day when City Welfare Fund Now Totals $675 A donation of $100 from the city, a $50 from the Comox Logging and Railway and a large number of individual donations have pushed the City Welfare Fund past the half-way mark.

Total in the fund Wednesday was $675.80. Objective of the fund this year is $1,200. Donations during the past week were: Previously Asknowledged $364.80 Assoc. Sewing Circles. 2.50 L.

T. 10.00 Anon. 5.00 Miss D. Ireland 5.00 Axel Anderson 2.00 Ladysmith Trading 10.00| Simpson-Sears Ltd. 25.00 G.

Axelson 2.00 Jeanne's Style Shop 5.00 Mr. and Mrs. E. 3.00 Vets' Barber Shop 3.00 Geo. and Anne Geering.

10.00 Geo. Padula 5.00 John Sisco 10.00 Mrs. Geo. Dickson 5.00 Busy Bee Sewing Circle 4.50 Dr. R.

J. Stirling 10.00 F. Paivarinta 7.00 R. S. Wood 5.00 Harry Blair 5.00 Mrs.

N. Purslow. 5.00 Harold Harrison 5.00 Gordon's Shoes 5.00 Comox L. Ry. 50.00 City of Ladysmith.

100.00 J. Thomson 2.00 Island Publishers Ltd. 10.00 Funeral Services For Frank Tuomi To Be Held Friday Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Frank Wilhelm Tuomi, Road, who died in Hospital on Monday morning after a lengthy illness. Mr. Tuomi was 52 years of age.

He was born in Kafala, Merikarvia, Finland, and had resided in the Ladysmith district for 20 years. He is survived by his wife Mamie; two sons, Wm. in Victoria and Bobby at home and a daughter, Laila at home. An aunt, Mrs. I.

Erkkila, and cousin, Wilma, reside in North Oyster. Mrs. E. Pannell Dies At Vernon Word has just been received here of the death of Mrs. E.

Pannell at Vernon, recently, Mrs. Pannell was the widow of the late Mr. E. Pannell, former mayor of Ladysmith, who predeceased her some years ago. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs.

W. Allen of Seattle: three grandsons and three greatgrandchildren. others only want to work 10. It is unfair for some farmers to work their wives and children when others do not," he said. Capt.

Paull said that Vancouver Island farmers were facing a grim situation at the present time. More and more people on the mainland were buying milk at wholesale prices from the big chain stores and if this trend was followed on the Island, farmers here could lose 50 per cent of their market. He said that chain stores could buy mainland milk and bring it to the Island. He charged that these stores were selling milk at cost to draw trade into their stores. Mr.

Wyndlow charged that an excess of regulation by government sponsored boards was resulting in a deterioration of grades and a drop in the quantities of vegetables being produced by coast farmers. "The farmer has stopped growContinued on Page Seven See REGULATIONS Cedar Centennial Committee Makes Final Plans At its regular monthly meeting held recently, the Cedar nial Committee made final plans for its first official celebration of the Centennial year. This will be the New Year's Eve dance at the Cedar Community Hall, and it is hoped to have the hall decorations carry out the Centennial theme. Arrangements are the hands of Mrs. Duncan MacLellan.

The history of Cedar district is being collected by Mrs. Allan Golloway, who is finding this part of her Centennial work most fascinating. It is hoped that a booklet may be printed sometime in 1958 which will be of great and lasting interest. One unique feature of the Cedar District is that the Wheatsheaf Hotel is reported to be the only one in B.C. still operating on the old-time road-house licence.

A report was received on the cost of the Centennial Project concerning the Community Hall and the finance and building committees will now finalize matters and apply for the project grant from Victoria. Cedar W.I. Holds Christmas Party Cedar Women's Institute enjoyed their regular Christmas party at the Speedway Hall last week. Games were arranged by Mrs. J.

Galloway. Prize winners were Mrs. T. Hawthornthwaite and Mrs. R.

Wallace. Lucky drawing winner was Mrs. H. Philp. All membres were the recipients of dainty lavander sachets from their sister Institute members in Aldingbourne, England.

Exchange gifts were distributed from a gay Christmas tree. Dainty refreshments were served by Mrs. Fisher and her committee. An excellent demonstration of gift wrapping was given by Mrs. T.

Hawthornthwaite, who showed members how to tie several attractive bows. Christmas remembrances were sent to four "shut-in" members. A baby spoon was presented to Mrs. Porter, a new mother. It was announced that a giant New Year's Eve Ball is to be held at the Speedway Hall, to celebrate the beginning of the Centennial Year, by the Centennial Committee.

During the business meeting preceding the party, plans were made to contact Mrs. Hilda Emery, delegate to the recent convention of Federated Women's Institutes, recently held in Ottawa, It is hoped to have Mrs. Emery present at a forthcoming meeting of Cedar W.I. Donations were solicited for layettes to be forwarded to the Unitarian Services for distribution to refugees in the Holy Land. Roll call was answered with a suggestion for a Christmas decoration.

Many interesting and practical ideas were presented. Ladysmith and district residents will have an opportunity to enjoy once again, the familiar and beloved story of "Alice Wonderland" when it is presented in play form in the high school auditorium, Dec. 20, by the junior members of the Yellow Point Drama Group. Among those taking part will be (standing at rear) Pamela Wyndlow Robin Hall as Tweedledee and. Tweedledum; and Margaret Yearsley as the Duchess.

(Seat- ed at rear) Fran Robinson and Police Court News Marcel Besner of Crofton was fined $20 and $5.50 costs in police court here for exceeding the 35 mph speed limit. A Ladysmith juvenile and Leslie Howard of Victoria each paid $15 and $5 costs for exceeding 50 mph limit. David Greenhorn of 'Chemainus was fined $25 and $5 costs for careless driving and his driver's license was suspended for seven days. A Nanaimo juvenile paid the same fine on a similar charge but retained his license. William Lawrence Lahey of Chemainus was fined $150 and $6.50 costs and his license was suspended for 30 days.

Richard C. Richards of Ladysmith was fined $25 and costs on a charge of common assault. Daniel Johnson of Westholme was fined $10 and $4.50 costs for parking in a lane, and a Youbou juvenile was fined $7 and $3 costs for parking in a crosswalk. Ladysmith Dog Takes Top Honors In Nanaimo Trials "Penny" a Border Collie, owned by the Cochrane family, Ladysmith, and handled by David Cochrane, took top honors in the Obedience Dog Trials, held in Nanaimo last Friday evening. Mr.

Howard Tyrell acted as judge and awarded "Penny" 194 points. Runner-up was handled by Henry Herwig of Nanaimo with 191. Other dogs attending the trials from Ladysmith were owned and handled by Mrs. Rozzano, Mrs. Wm.

Saunier and Mr. G. Fogden. Penny is just completing her first set of lessons, yet she took first place over a number of dogs, who have competed for two years. On next Sunday afternoon the Ladysmith Dog Obedience Club will hold their trials in the Legion Hall.

Dog owners from clubs all over the Island have signified their intention of competing. During the afternoon, Mrs. Smith will give a demonstration of advance obedience work with her dog "Buff', "Buff" is top dog in Obedience work in Canada and has completed the Utility class, which is two classes above the one the Ladysmith dogs are working on. PUPILS SEE THE ROYAL BALLET CO. Members of Mrs.

Morag Renwick's ballet class attended the performance "Swan Lake" by the Royal Ballet Company in Vancouver last Saturday afternoon. Among them were, Joanne and Patricia Ingram, Butler, Jill Hulme, Myfwaney Paton, Christine Regulant, Janet Wilcox and Andrew Renwick. Travelling with the group were: Mrs. Thelma Paton, Mrs. M.

Renwick and Mrs. W. Ingram. as the King of Hearts and the Red Queen. (Seated Centre) Dick Reiber as the March Hare: Barry Bourque as the Mad Hatter; Hindmarch, a flower girl; Joanne Kenzie as Gryphon; Jan Trudell, a flower girl; Emma Hedley, the Frog; Barbara Fiander and Cathie Stewart as flower girls.

(Front) Betty Allison as Alice, and Neil McKenzie as the White Rabbit. -Chronicle Photo Jean Bourque Rural Representative Questions Board's School Building Plans Tentative plan of the district Elaborate Costumes Feature Of Yellow Point Production Costumes which will rank with the most colorful and elaborate ever seen on the stage in Ladysmith will be seen here on Friday of next week when Yellow Point Drama Group present the three-act play, "Alice In Wonderland," in the high school auditorium. The production is being presented under the sponsorship of St. John's Anglican Church. All the incredible characters from the pages of Lewis Carrol's children's classic will come to life in the production the Charming Alice, the Mad Hatter March Hare, Mock Turtle, Gryphon, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the King and Knave Hearts, the Red Queen and many others.

in a cast of nearly 30. Directed by Miss Anne man and drawing on the talents of the junior members of the Yellow Point Drama Group, the production is one of the most ambitious the group has undertaken. The costumes, which were all made by members of the group, are an achievement in themselves, and the play has been in rehearsal for weeks to insure that it has the polish which has become characteristic of the group's plays. Works Department Stockpiling Sand Having finished the sidewalk construction program scheduled for 1957, the city works department is now finishing out the year cleaning up odd jobs which have been left over, overlooked in the busier months. The department is also stockpiling sand in large quantities against the possibility of snow this winter.

Any that is not used for snow can be used for road work in the spring. Club 44 Members Entertain Husbands The members of Club 44 held their annual Christmas party on Saturday last in the Anglican Church Hall with their husbands as their honored guests. Mrs. Colleen Formeaux, president, welcomed the guests and a lovely dinner was served. Games were enjoyed.

The winners being Mrs. Formeaux, Mrs. E. Grouhel, Gordon Winter and Ivan Gardner. Mr.

Formeaux thanked the club members on behalf of the gentlemen present for a very enjoyable evening, school board to develop the Chemainus high school as an independent junior- -senior high school was questioned at a meeting of rural representatives here Friday night by Bob Hindmarch, representative for The Diamond District. No action was taken as a result of the lengthy discussion which followed, but it was decided that another meeting would be held at which all the representatives and all the school board members would be present to go into the matter in detail. Mr. Hindmarch expressed concern that the board's plan would work to the detriment of the high school students in all parts of the district by providing tw6 inadequate high schools instead of one adequate one. He expressed the opinion that students attending the Ladysmith -Senior High School are at a disadvantage because the school is too small to offer the choice of program which a larger school could offer.

Questioned by Mr. Hindmarch, Inspector H. S. Hurn said that the optimum size for a high school was between 500 and 600 pupils. $675.80 At present the enrollment at the Ladysmith Junior Senior High School is between 450 and 500 and it is forecast that this enrollment will grow to approximately 600 by 1962, with no pupils coming from the Chemainus area.

It is also forecast that the Chemainus high school will have an enrolment of approximately 475 by 1962 if developed as junior-senior high school. Mr. Hindmarch's argument was that one of the two schools should be developed to optimum size before second junior-senior high school is opened in the district. R. W.

Ovenden, secretarytreasurer of the school board, reported that board's proposal to enlarge the Chemainus school was discussed with the department of education last year and the department has not raised any objection. He also reported that the 000 voted in the last referendum for additions to the Ladysmith High School will not be affected by plans for enlargement of the Chemainus school. This sum has been borrowed and is being held in the bank until such time as it is needed for the Ladysmith school, he said. Prior to this discussion, there was a brief formal program at which Ray Chamberlin, one of the two representatives from Saltair, was re-elected trustee by acclamation. Other representatives in attendance were: Erick Persons, Saltair; Trustee Alex Smith, North Oyster; L.

McAstocker, Thetis Island, and C. C. Jones, the Crescent. SIt 1.