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FHASH! The election of Bryan in Macr- kenzie is conceded, the last of teh B.C. returns. Liberal gajn from C.C.F. With Special Election Featrues Thirty-Seventh Year; No. 26. PRINCETON, B.C.THURSDAY, 3rd JUNEf$.937. 5c Per Copy LIBERALS SWEPT BACK ¥ER IN B.C. Similkameen Again Endorses Tupper MUCH INTEREST IN PRINCETON VOTERS INDIGNANT AT FRANCHISE VOID -k- Technicality Bobs Many Voters Of Franchise Bights In This End of Biding Election Broadcast Popular Despite Failure Of Power FAILED TO VOTE LAST TIME -#- No Opportunity To Study Lists, However —k Venters' nm K-'2H INDIGNATION of several local voters who were refused their franchise on Tuesday, appears to be without legal justiflcat on, however aggrieved they may feel on its moral aspect. There is, however, a reasonable ground for dissatisfaction with the manner in which the lists were handled this year, however legal. Several persons who presented - themselves at Princeton were told that their names were not on the lists, and despite their protests, were refused franchise. The matter became ooimmon talk. - The Star's enquires, however, indicate that the names were not on the Provincial Voters' List, and the legal onus was on the voters themselves to attend to ths qualification. There was an open suggestion of purposeful manipulation. Said Mr. James Sim, Pres dent of the Princeton Liberal 'Association, in th's respect, "I can assure you our organ, ization was in no way responsible, or had any knowledge. We were h t just as hard as any party, with the names of some of our own executive left off." Some of the disenfranchised persons have been local residents for years—one in constant residence for forty years — and had all the necessary qualificat ons. But their names were not on the list, and the returning offics-rs had no option but to refuse them. Some insisted that they voted in the last provinc al election, but no case has been reported to us where their names appear on the 1933 list, thereby casting considerable doub*-, on their statements. The Act prescribes that where a person fails to exercise his fran- ^^.'^V?:.->^A:oi-fe^?i^^^^^^^^^^ C.-H. P. TUPPEB H. H. BOYLE (Continued on Page Fourteen) | Robt. Taylor Secures Best Bull At Calgary WHEN Mr. Bob Taylor stepped off Tuesday morning's tran wearing an gven bigger smile than usual, there were other reasons than the election. Back from Calgary where he supervised a sale of choice imported Scottish Shorthorns, Mr. Taylor had poked off for his own prize-winning herd the peer of the choice lot, Pittodrie Monarch, can- ceded to be one of the best bulls ever to leave Scotland. Monarch's dam is the greatest show cow in I Scoilr.nd to-day. and his three top 'sires aer conceded; to -be the Vfinest breed-ng-bulls' ever produced in Scotland. Though the sale failed' to win the support from Canadian breeders it deserved, it was manifestly success ful arid no difficulty was experienced in dispos ng cf the special shipment of sixteen fine animals arranged for as a result of Mr. Taylor's recent visit to the home of the Shorthorns while on the Vimy tour. -k- RESULT CHEERED -*•- Lion Soothes Lamb As Parties Co-operate £»IMILKAMEEN displayed a lively interest in the election, with the vote one of the heaviest on record. Firinceton citizens showed real appreciation for the enlightened arrangement °f bring ng in the results, organized by The Star and co-operated in by the Legion and the local Liberal and Conservative associat ons. A large crowd turned out at the Cenotaph for the broadcast and he band concert proceeding, and while greatly incommoded by the failure of the pewer, the broadcast of provincial intelligence received; by d rect wire proved very popular, with Dave Taylor doing what was generally conceded to be a tidy job of interpreting the news flashes. , The crowd voiced; its enthusiasms as the early results came in, but as the verdict became more and more ev.'dent, and the night darker, gradually dispersed. First result conceded was the election ioC: F)remier Pattullo himself. The Liberal victory was fully es- tabl'shed by eleven o'clock. The local count was delayed by the failure of the lights. — k Liberal Candidate Wins Three Cornered Fight Here BOYmSCLOSE In -k- Premier Pattullo Endorsed By Electors In Tuesday's ■■$tw Voting -k- Majprity Only 55; Princeton, Hedley, Settle Issue TAKES 31 SEATS Reduced Majority; Health Insurance Favored -k- S1 IMILKAMEEN showed that its 1933 swing -to L beralism after 30 years on the other side was no accident, when on Tuesday it gave Charles Herbert Percy Tupper, its sitt ng member, a vote of confidence in what turned out to be virtually an old two-party fight. Harry Boyle, new-deal Conservative, was a real threat, but Frank Brown, C.C.F. aspirant, was hardly in the running. Thus for the third legislature in succession S milkameen is on- the government band wagon, after a notorious reputation over the past dec'ade. In Yale, into which part of the community . has been spl t through political manipulation, the tradi- t onally Liberal towns of Coalmont, Blakeburn and Tulameen were again in happy company as the Nicola riding as ever -strongly hacked the L berals and Dr J. J. Gillis. The most interesting faature of the result was that despite the preponderance of the Pentcfbn vote, the balance of power was again held in this section, w th Hedley and Princeton handing Tupper the majorities that sent him into office, offsetting a split Pehtie'-on vote which went in favor cf Boyle. There ware no notable changes in the local returns over 1933 A Chatty Scamper Round The Scattered Ridings As B.C. Counts The Ballots -k- $ Albernl-Nanaimo—Hon. George S. Pearson returned with a plurality of some 600, slightly reduced from 1933. Mr. Pearson succeeded Hon. Wm. Sloan in a traditionally Liberal riding, and also succeeded (after a spell in the Opposij; on, when Similkameen's W. A. McKenzie held the office, to the M nes portfolio. In a four .cornered race Stephen (Ind.) gave Pearson a good fight, with the Connell man and Nick Wright, Conservative, far behind. A daughter. Mrs. K. Alexander, resides in Fr nce- .ton. Atlin—W. J. Asseltine. successful Liberal, is well known to Hedley and the Sim lkameen, being superintendent at the Mascot during construction arid early operations and still a frequent visitor to the d strict. A well known mining engineer, his successful entry into the House in 1933 for this scattered riding was a surprise. An increased majority 'n a three-cornered r«oe, C.C.F. next, Conservative trailing. Burnaby — An orig nal C. C. f\ stronghold returned the elder Winch with a reduced plurality. He was, however, far ahead in- a. seven-cornered race, wit' every banner carried n this election represented. Howard Clegj, director of Hedley Gold Mtn. mines, was Conservative candidate, running second place. Cariboo—Tu th s scattered sagebrush riding, Louis Lebourbais, the reporting telegraph operator, made good his bid for even more 1 me- light. Running as a Liberal, he had a big edge over his only rival, a woman, running Independent. This wild mustang may give Mr. Pattullo plenty of trouble; then again it may be worth his while to be a good boy. Ch'lliwack—A big surprise here. Hon. E. D. Borrow, an old stager, came back in the last election after having been bc-aten in 1929 by Wm. A'kinson, who took over his Agriculture portfolio. He ran a poor th rd, with the C.C.F. man almost 1000 votes behind the successful Tory Columbia—Th s ridling is interesting because t was dropped by the Tolmie Redistribution Bill-—the only reduc'ion. The Liberals restored t when they took office and added another to their majority." A 'Varsity boy, Len. Gaddes, running Tory, gave King a good fight, with the C.C.F. man well down. Comox—A real surprise here, although this Up.Island mining and farming district is one of contrasts. Hanna had two or three terms behind h ,m, bui took a hiding from the C.C.F. Cameron, with the Conservative proportionately as far behind him again. The only C.C.F. gain. Cowichan-Newcastle—This ' riding resembles Comox, and j has some solid orthodox men and some free thinkers. Editor Hugh Savage ran a surprising race lasf time, virtually making the B ble his platform. His appeal failed to hold, for he only ran third, with the C.CF. and Liberal ahead . and Tory behind. The -' - , k . . ■ ' (Continued on Prge Six) SWEPT back to power with a clear though reduced majority over all, Firemier Thomas Dufferin Pattullo is recuperating after a strenuous campa ign at a well known Coast health resort, preparatory to taking up the reigns for a second spell of Liberalism as appled to British Columbia, post-depression But while the Prem'er was given a sweeping mandate, there were definite trends in the result. Though British Columbia regards the L b- erals as tihe, organization best capable to keep a strong hand on the tiller, the popular vote should be a warning against over-conftdehce, and with a strong, though' not impregnable Opposition, by and large British Columbia can look forward to solid, substantial government in this perid of rehabil tation. Three broad principles appear to be indicated ;'n t!he vote. (1). The solidity of old-party 1 nes despite the unrest embedded in the depression. After four years' oblivion the Conservatives return as the official opposit on, with evident signs of strength under Dr. F. P. Patterson, bulwark of the new Conservatism. 2. A definite recession of C. CF. hopes. Though still more or less solid with n their oWn ranks this third successive, rejection by the electors can be taken as a verdict -of d srpproval. 3. The bursting of the bubble of new theory parties. The public has shown by its complete lack of interest in the Connell and Soc al Credit groups that it is content to let "freedom slowly broaden down from precedent to precedent through the medium of its established- parties There was nothing spectacular about the .verdict. All the major figures were returned with the exception of Mr. Connell, Byr-ori Johnson and McKeen. There was a .-tremendous spread; in votes, w th the ridiculous number of candidates accounting for most of the incongruity. Of Health Insurance, the result is about as expected, with the verdict capable of many interpretations, but most 1 kely indicating that the public does not know what it is all about. A margin of some 30.000 in favor of the principle Of health insurance seems to, bje indicated. -> Similkameen Vote Brown Boyle Tupper Allenby ....-..-;:};... 8 10 5 Allen. Grove 0 10 20 Cawston ...-. 23 25 20 Copper Mtn. .... 25 6 19 Hedley .......:..;..... 53 56 120 Kaleden ....:;*£-„ 3 32 45 Kf-remeos ...ViO- 24 132 -. 67 Mazama "':. ~ 4 4 7 Nickel Plate ... 25 15 17 Ok'n Falls 'MO 5 45 69 Olver : 96 238 356 Osoyoos jgfeg 35 43 118 Penticton. ■.■-- 270 1185 935 Princeton ..:&... 162 254 299 Absentee 17 40 47 750 2095 216C PAGE FOUR * THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B.C. THURSDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1937. Subscriptions and Support, 1936 Celebration THE following table shows the support accorded the 1936 celebration. Several outside business firms serving the district were canvassed, but the list shows only such of these as responded. An asterisk (*) indicates that an approach was made; an "x" indicates favorable response. The first column covers Subscriptions; the second Parade: the third Carnival Queen Contest.- The fourth shows the amount received. Where money was promised but has not been received this is indicated by "0.00". If the spirit moves any of those concerned, their belated action will be most acceptable. The same system will be followed this year, with a current list show-- ing the progress of the canvass starting in the next issue. Get on the "Three X" list! A sticker w II be provided for your window. The Carnival Queen popularity contest is des'gned to give business men a run for their money. Each subscriber so desiring receives ballots which are g'ven to customers with every purchase, thereby stimulating sales and giving everyone a practical interest in- the celebration. S P C Amt. Ambulance Assn H. H. Avery * * Miss Archibald * * fci D.Affleck * Allison's Dairy x x 1.00 Archibald Bros * * Grace Carson * E. McNeill * $*./:; L Williams * H. Holdier * Dr. J. D. Butler * J. G. Biggs .' x Fr.nceton Brewery .. x x Princeton Bakery —- x x Burns & Co .". x * x Burr Motors Ltd * x x C. A. Bernard ^*>-- x * Board of Trade O&T * * B.C. Telephone Co. .. * * A. S. Black * Boston Cafe x Frank Brown * F M. Barnes * * Bla.k» turn Store ....... * * Brownies x Coalmont Collieries.. * * Coalmont Hotel * Cook & Co., Clt * H. Holmes, Clmt * * * Mathescn Bros, Clt. * * * I. McTavish x * * D. Rabbitt * * * Cosmopolitan Store x x x "Cook Estate, Pr x * x Capitol Theatre ...... * F Caruso -''• * x Consolidated; M&S Co. * J. Corre x * x Bank of Commerce .. x J Cunliffe -- * DeMuth & Co * Drug & Book x * Department Store -■■ * * T. Daly * Dominion Cafe x W. B. Ewart * * T. Eaton- Co x Fire Brigade Forestry Branch x E. French * * E. Frediing * x W. S. Garr.son * * Gray's Bakery * * S. R. Gibson * P. W. Gregory x * Grand Forks Garage * Greyhound Co * * Gault, Bros. Van x T. B. Hooper * Historical Assn Hotel Princeton s. x * W. Hazzand * * Hospital Board A. E. Howse * W. Huff x x G. N. Cafe, Hedley -- * Tree's Garage * * Lucky Strike Cafe -- * Hedley Plumbing Co. * * Hedley Bakery * J. H. Innis * * iMaodonald & Wallace x * Brendta * Pacific Mercantile ... * * x 0.00 Jno lK>ve * x 0.00 x 1.00 x 1.00 x 0.00 x 1.00 x 2.00 5.00 30.00 5.00 5.00 0.00 2.00 Collens, Hed * x 0.00 Commercial Cafe .... * * Mascot Mg. Co * * Amalgamated Mg. Co. * * Silver Grill * x 0.00 Pentokan Electric .... * * * Hedley Theatre * * W. Gillies * * Kelowna Exploration x x 25.00 Knights of Pythias .. * Keremeos W.I * B. E. Williams x J R. Campbell x Ker. Board Trade .... * Coleman & Oo. * C H. Armstrong * J. N. Bush „.i; x Ker. Meat Market .... * * Keremeos Creamery .... * H. C. McGuffie * * E. Egli x * Keremeos Co-op * * Sunset Garage ............ * * Keremeos Garage .... * * D j. innis v- * * H. Tweddle * * Degon x *i Mrs. Lansing x * Liberal Assn * * Light & Power Cq x * (and free lights) C. E. Lucas * * Oscar Lind * * Matbsson, Princeton x * L.O.O. Moose x * L. Mora x x Masonic Lodge * Rod' MacDonald * * H. McConnell * * Dr. D. McCaffrey .... * * T Norman * * Overwaibea O-C x * IiO.O.F ' s Orange Lodge * \ O V. Prosser * * Pease & Atkinson .... x * (loaned trucks, parade) Princeton Properties * Princeton Motors .... * > G. Prideaux * ] Mrs. Pope x Penticton Sawmillls * * Princeton Cafe x J3. J. Rotherham * Rhodes' Garage. x x Rod and. Gun Club.. x Rex Cafe x J. D, Saunders * St. Cuthbert's Girls x A Stenvold 0,0:. * * Mrs. Steele '---:. * j C. Summers * "Jrote St rling. MP .... * iki Club ..: '. xi Shell Oil ....:. x \. Sorenson x x 2.00 3. J. Thomas O'A * Travellers' Cafe^M..-- x x 10.00 Twentieth Century .... * Tulameen Hotel x 20.00 Tulameen Cafe x 2.00 Hi Timms * 3tan. Thompson- * W. H. Thomas ..... * Chas. Tupper MLA.... . Chas. Thomas * * Tulameen Store * United! Church ■* W. H. Urquhart ... X X 5.00 Union O 1 Co * * G. Vladetich * * Wilson Min.ng Co X X 25.00 Wilsion & Dessard X X X 10.00 Williams' Dairy * * Miss N. Williams .... * X 0.00 Water" Co $ * * Dr. R. J. Wride X * 5.00 West Kootenay P&L. X 10.00 A. L. White X X 5.00 $300.50 In addition somel50 requests were made to outside firms doing business in the district, which may bear fruit this year. 5.00 5.C0 5.00 x 5.00 5.00 2.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 x 5.00 0.00 2.50 0.00 x 5.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 What Is The Junior Service league ® Sunday Rates for Long Distance Calls 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 10.00 x 10.00 x 0.00 k The long-distance telephone n'ght rates which are in effect for both person to person and i station to station calls from 7 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. ion week-days are also in effect all diay on Sundays Make use of these law rates to telephone- your- friends. Follow the modern trend and use the long-distance telephone to keep in touch with home, or to convey congratulat ons, or to '.transact 'business, or to deal with emergencies. We will gladly quote you rates to any point.* B.C. TELEPHONE CO. HE Junior Service League is an organization of young men and men young in spirit, who are pledged to the ideal of community service. It has no other motive than the promotion of community good. Its sole object is to make Princeton a better place to live in. % It was organized 5th May, with a charter membership of fifteen. It now numbers thirty-eight. Soon the familiar red plume will be greeted everywhere as an emblem of unselfish service. It is an earnest hope that it will com© to be an honored symbol. t The youngest member is fifteen; the oldest is seventy. It brings together coal miners, musician's, business mien, prof esional men. They meet 'on common grounds of friendship and a desire to serve. t The Junior Service League is not based on any axis of opposition. It hopes to bring together rather than split asunder. It hopes to build confidence by performance. It stands ready to inaugurate or assist any move it believes to be in the public interest. It is at the beck and call of the Community. It hopes to make its stamp of approval the guarantee of success. IjM. t You cannot buy your way into the Junior Service League. You cannot be keipt out if you are sincere in your desire to be of public service. Your application must 'have the support of a-' safe majority of the members. t If you already have confidence in this new organiza tion, make your application through any member. If not, watch the Service League, and do not apply until yo can be proud to be a member. Mi TENDERS at S> For Concessions on Dominion Day, at the Race Track, are now receivable by The Secretary. Please apply in writing. —Address: Dave Taylor, Princeton. 2.00 Cup 0.00 5.00 5.00 20.00 5.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 x 0.00 * x 3.00 "FOR AND BY A UNITED SIMILKAMEEN" DOMINION DAY CELEBRATION • DAVE TAYLOR GENERAL SECRETARY NTRY FORM Princeton, B.C., .193... PLEASE ENTER: Name Event Application No. Event Nio. Class Received. * I (We) agree to appear for competition at the scheduled time for the event herein described, and to abide by the rufes governing same. Signature • SPONSORED BY THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR AND JUNIOR SERVICE LEAGUE CLIP OUT THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B.C. THURSDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1937. PAGE FIVE ¥ A Short Text for A Successful Day FINANCIAL STATEMENT §g&ip [AN EDITORIAL] TT is not our purpose to. waste our space or the public's time arguing the merits of the organ zation effected for the forthcoming Dominion Day. celebrat on. It is un- fortuate that at this late date the sisted in, it will simply be su cidal. sised in, it will simply be suicidal. It cannot hurt any individual or group that has undertaken the task, for they have nothing to lose; it can only hurt the community, wh'ch stands to lose much. Therefore, if the dissent is wholesomely inspired, it will quickly be dissolved by the appreciation of this simple point; if vind ctive, it can only recoil on the heads of the perpetrators. Let them think well, and let the public think nothing of it. After all, the main thing is to hafve a good celebration. How or by whom doesn't matter, and if anyone is interested in mak ngit better there is an obvious way, and that is by putting a shoulder to the wheel and "not against it. It may only be enquired if the organization is in capable, unselfish hands. It is n the same hands it has been in since 1928, and a glimpse* at current progress reports should suffice to show that things are being .properly done. It fs in no sense a private arrangement. As previously announced, proceeds will be devoted to a public object, the building of a band-s'.-and. There is nothing secret about the conduct of affafrs, and full publicity on this -point has been given and will be given. If the worsftyretches in creat on had the job in and, and were yet fully responsible and giving value, there would be no point in such criticism; and no one has suggested anything like that or even impropriety of motive. A s milar impasse was raised only a month ago, when the magnanimity of the persons behind the present organization obviated unpleasantness. We had believed that such a lesson m ght have impressed itself There can be no advantage in any shakeup, and there is no need for one;. There are many functions that must be carried over from' year to year, such as competitions for which annual challenge cups are to be. won. An excellent system and organization has been built up, by which there is surely more hope for success than by new and untried setups. A responsible organizat on has affairs well in hand. It has been at work since 9th May, when a properly advertised public meet'ng was held. It has made several commitments, has advertised, has accepted entries. Can it reasonably be interrupted now? And why? Th's is a public celebration, not personal jeu d'esprit. There are important responsibilit'es; there is work for everyone. No offer of assistance or well-intended suggestion will fa 1 .to find a welcome. On the .other hand, where , teiiest is at stake, should be gklihcuml: HEREWITH is submitted .a report of the 1936 Dominion Day celebration, wh'ch was directed byDave Taylor, with assistance of a committee of honrary workers. No fee;; were paid for serv ces except K5 noted. The celebration was of necessity run on frugal lines, yet wkh system atic efficiency, and a small though nominal profi was. applied to an old debt of the Basketball Club, for which purpose' the event was staged Considerable care was taken in regard to the. bus'ness management, with a number of labor.-saving forms in use, wlr.ch facilitated matters for supporters, competitors and administrators. Memos were printedi describing each event, subscription forms with return receipts, etc, to give thorough business lines, which seem to have been greatly appreciated. The entertainment provided seemed to give general satisfaction, although despite strenuous efforts some difficulty was experienced in finding competitors, principally because conditions were very poor in the district. However, everyone seemed to be satisfied they had got their money's worth. That the celebration was able to clear its books was due to the voluntary paring of The Star's account for printing and advertising, which normally would ha.ve come to $102.80 In addition to the usual posters, programmes tickets and ads for which the Racing Assn. used to allot $75.00, twelve separate forms were provided for purposes noted above. Something like 2500 letters and forms were sent out. These appear to have justified themselves by the excellent response despite unusually adverse conditions. RECEIPTS— Subscript tens $300.50 Grounds '.. 125.00 Dance li^QiiS^A.!.... MM 155.00 $580.50 EXPENSES- MI. Carmichael Co, Prizes $26.00 Express .-.-. 2.60 Greyhound, ■_ .25 Drug Store a-c .:„.., 10.30 Rent Princess 10.00 Labor: J. D. Saunders 2.50 A. Rintoul 2.50 H. Lethebe et al 7.00 Band ..., 50.00 Orchestra 36.00 Hall 45.00 Race Track Rent 0 20.00 Trucking •„.. ;. 10.00 M scellaneous lumber, lime etc 15.80 A. Sorenson 12.00 Princeton Cafe (Hatherill a-c) 4.25 A. L. White, Prizes (P.G.H) 30.00 W. Huff (Parade a-c) 5.00 High School, Decorations 5.00 Telephone Calls 2.45 Paper etc for Floats 4.50 Stamps 15.00 Pr zes and fees .'. 201.00 Basketball a-c 20.00 Printing and Advertising 29.45 580.50 Regulations Till Further Notice. 7 a.m.l- to - 8 a.m. 6:30 p.m. -to -8:30 p.m. BY ORDER GENERAL UTILITIES, LIMITED. Thursday, 3rd June. WHEEL. PUT 0LDSM0BILE THROUGH ITS PACES four-door Sedan with Trunk COME for a drive today in a new Oldsmobile Six or Eight. Know the pleasure of driving a car that's smart and different. Know the thrill of smoother, livelier power . . . the restful comfort of roomy interiors, Knee-Action Wheels and Dual Ride Stabilizers . . . the priceless sense of security that comes from the new Unisteel Turret Top Body by Fisher, and Super-Hydraulic Brakes. Oldsmobile is truly "The car that has everything" yet it is priced with the lowest to"set the pace in value." Monthly payments to suit your purse on the General Motors Instalment Plan: (6-cyl. Sport Coupe with . Opera -Seats') Delivered at factory, Oshawati Ontario'. Government taxes, license \and freight - additional. (Prices subject* to change without notice.-) -Cylinder Models also Available. P-H-O-N-E — QQ # arage j Princeton §1 135 PAGE SIX * THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B.C. THURSDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1937. A Chatty Scamper Through The B.C. Ridings & ? i [ Continued from Page Three ] successful Guthrie held the seat way back in 1920. w.th Davie (Conservative) and Savage succeeding, giving a fair idea of the nature of the voters. It is the old seat of Compensation Board Parker Williams, who has a son (D. P.) in Hedley. In the old days Guthrie ran as a straight Socialist. Cranbrook—Nothing exciting here wth Public Works Minister Mc Pherson having a 2000 majority in a straight party race with C.C.F. Delta—Here the C.C.F. answered the Cohstructives. Swailes sent in as C.C.F. last t me, but who joined Connell, got a scant 564—just about h's plurality last time, while the orthodox C.C.F. Sheppard got more than five times that total. Liberals gave the C.C.JT. a real scare, with the popular R chmond reeve, Conservative, right behind. Dewdney—Real drama here! Dr. Patterson, bidding, for a new deal, chose John Oliver's old seat to run in and wrested it from the Liberals. He had 250 on the Grit nominee, with C.C.F. still 300 farther behind. Esquimalt—Th s staunch old Tory riding, which backed Harry Pooley, Unionist in name but Tory at heart, Tithe huge desertion of 1933, was badly cleft, with Ave banners flaunt ed. But it developed into a straight old-party fight, with Conservatives, just safe. C.C.F., Independent an:i Social Cred t finished in that order Fort George—This scattered north ern riding is behind Speaker Perry as yet, but st II in doubt. C.C.F. running close, Tories trailing. Fernie—Ah, yes! Fernie. ..Harry Colgan, barrister-import from Vancouver, made some plain and fancy Liberal threats, but the coal miner; gave Labor (self-appbinted) Ton: Uphill his umpteneth term wth a 300 majority m a straight race. Grand Forks.Greenwood— Editoi Torn Love (brother of the Hedley druggist) jus1; doesn't seem to be cut out for any extension over c'vic politics. He can beat Henniger any time for the mayorality, but the Liberal endorsement was better than Love's Tory affiliat on. A scant 20 votes, with C.C.F., Constructive and Independent out of it. Kamloops—backed Carson again. The Liberal had 300 over the Tory man with C.G.F. well behind. Islands—With a name like that, you could hardly blame them making McGregor Mcintosh Lord .of the Isles. Och aye, he's a Conservative. But Alexander McDonald, the Liberal who gave him a good run. does n't sound like a Swede to us. Stil, it couldn't be a clan feud, for the Grit got the nod last t me. C.C.F. and Social Credit are no go amongst these solid Scotsmen. Kaslo-Slocau—was pretty well divided, with the Liberal just that much beiter than C.C.F. and Conservative, witn Social Cred't getting a mere handful. Lillooet—lacked nothing in interest. Carson vs Murray, the old feud, was renewed, with the spoils to the Grit, who ousted Carson last time. Both th s Cave on and the Kamloops man are brothers of Mrs. H. H. Avery of Princeton, and in 1929 they were elected on opposite sides. The C.C.F. man was close behind the other two in Bridge River. Mackenzie—This riding incorrectly sent in a C.C.F.'r last time and a number of mill hands got their walking ticket at Powell River. It may ye' be that they did not send out enough, for though the imported North Vancouver editor is in the van, incomplete results give the C. C. F. man a chance. Conservatives are right uo there, with Construc- Tonight (Friday) EV. BLACKSTOCK and His Orchestra ORANGE HALL -*• Admission 50c Heads The Poll t'.ves and Social Credit way down. Nelson.Creston—-Aid. Horswill, son of a former Coalmont merchant, failed to upset Putnam, but came close, with C OF. well behind, and Social Credit and Independent suffering the usual rout. New Westminster is as Liberal as Glasgow and Wells Gray, a two- term cabinet man, had no trouble. Conservatives were 2000 behind and C.C.F. 400 behind them, with the parson-Communist fail'ng to make an impression and Labor man netting only 88. North Okanagan—Agriculture Min 'ster-Denlst MacDonald was not disturbed by the youthful Conservative Gordon Lindsay, while Stephen Freeman, a relative of the local Freeman's, fell far behind his 1933 show ng 3or the C.C.F.'s. Omineca—This is one of those two interesting ridings wh'ch Dr. Pattullo chose to leave without a member for some months last year. The former Manson stronghold, how. ever, repeated its July vote for Mark Connelly and Duff, with a substantial marg n over C.C.F., and Conservative hardly in sight. Peace River—How fickle popularity is was demonstrated in aspiring Peace River, which, having set up the ambitious young CI ve Planta (a former Nanaimo boy and son of former Senator A. E. Planta), they turned right round and placed him a poor last. Liberals took the seat, one of their few ga'ns, with C.C.F. and Conservatives running in that i order. Prince Rupert—You may have heard of Frince Rupert's member, whose name is Thomas Duffer n Pattullo, K.C. Three optimistic opponents are sadly disillusioned, for the 'Attorney General" s mply coast ed to power. C.C.F. led Conservatives by a. few votes, with the hyphenated Social Crediter getting just a small handful. Revelstoke—If Adam was a Liberal, Revelstoke must have set him up; it has been that way ever s'nee. The government man had one of those rare majorities in a three way race, Conservative well ahead of C.C.F. The winner,-Johnson, is an uncle •of Al. Dodd. Rossland-Trail—In the days of old Jim Schofield Tra 1 used to be considered as safe as Gibraltar for the Tories. But Ji?n retired before the last election, and Trail followed the trend. The votes were comfortably spaced—Burns (Lib) 1821: Crowe (Con.) 1209 and Nimsick (C.C.F.) 872. An increased vote for the Grits. Saanich—had a good old three, way fight-, with honors to s tting i member (Liberal); Conservatives and C.C.F. were evenly spaced, and i Constructives and Independent hope lessly out of it. i Salmon Arm—Tom Reid must be I very disappointed. When he spoke I here a. couple of weeks ago he called Rolph Bruhn all the names but the good ones, and said Bruhn's alliance with Connell killed the Constructives. Well, something evidently did, but Rolph entered his nomination papers as an Independent, and got a big margin over C.C.F. and Liberal. He was a member of the Tolmie cabinet, and may be expected to line up with the Conservatives, though nobody seems to have ythought of that. This must be his fourth term. Skeena—This scattered far-north coast riding usually gives its few votes to the liberals and it endorsed its member, E. T. Kenney, over the C.C.F., but by a reduced margin. Similkameen—This brings us right home. Charlie Tupper, then young and green, upset the long-standing Tory heirarchy in the last election, and demonstrated Tuesday that the the result .was no fluke. South Okanrgan— Similkameen's neighbor, wh'ch went over to the Liberal fold at the same t me, likewise stayed that way, despite the strong threat of Tom. Norris. As in the Similkameen, C.C.F. faded badly Vancouver again spl t its vote, with Conservatives taking two seats from Liberals, and C.C.F. retaining their three places. Van. Point Grey—Nowhere better than in Point Gray did the Tories challenge the Liberal rule, ousting two members from an all-Liberal slate -n 1933. The three Liberals fol- Liberal, a lady, seventh, Straith squeezing into fourth place ahead of Johnson. Connell was tenth, 4,000 short, and the C.CF.'s and Social Crediters trailing. Yale—Our neighbor to the West (and partly our riding since Bill McKenzie "got even" with Blake- burn's George Murray) was safe enough for Dr. McLean to seek refuge there in 1924, and it made no mistake on Tuesday, Dr. J. J^Gillis | getting his third term witrrout difficulty. Gillis 925. Langley (C.C.F.) 106, and Nona (Con.) 201 was the: complete result. First In Princeton 17 Announcing the new lowed each other closely, but brilliant Pat Maitland and steady former Reeve Pa ton were cne.two above them and the other Conservative sixth. Dr. Weir, author of Health Insurance and educatonal reforms, was the only one whose scalp was saved. C.C.F. were solid as a th rd place group, and Wm. Savage, the man Tolmie picked up to fill his dwindling cabinet, way out as a So- c'al Crediter. Van. Center —No mistake here, Wismer and Crone well in the van, with Conservatives and C.CF.'s alternating, followed by the stormy Paul Kerr,' then the two Construc- t'ves, and Socialist on the *-ror.g end. Vancouver East — And here you have to. hand it to the C.C.F., -w\::i' leader Telford sett ng a re: >.-d for the entire province. Right on party lines the two C.C.F's are paired, 6,000 ahead of the two -Lios -ais. then two Conservat'ves, two Constructives, two Crediters, and '.He usdal Socialist tailpiece. 1p||| Burrard, where the dress rehearsal was scored by Fattullo's henchman, repeated for Forester, successor to Gerry the Great and the stream-lined Mrs. Smith. Then C. C.F.'s and Tories play turn about, with the minor groups spaced in i ;Ve ta'l.end vote, two Connell men, two Socreds, and a helpless Independent, who on the YOte. decidedly was. North Vancouver has had its political storms in the past. C C F.'s Mrs. Steeves ran out on top w th a big split in the old line vote :hrou- gh the .popular Reeve Leyland getting a big hand as Independent. Turner (Lib) and former Conserva- t ve oi'ganizer well behind, and the inevitable tail-end Socialist witn 31. Victoria, as befits the Capital, had the largest actual number of candidates (18), and provided as much interest as any. Venerable John Hart repeated his come-back triumph to head the poll, but he was th-j orJy Liberal to win f&vor. -A.nothe" veteran campa gasr, former Mayer An- scomb, will k;op the staid ole, Cap. ital benches r-i.rm for the To:vs, but the Best he could make was third place,"Hunter, a new-comer, stepping in ahead of him to give the Old Party the edge. Popular "Boss" Johnson fell by the wayside, along w.th Dr. Connell whi compelted the rout of the Sook parson's ideal. B. A. McKelvie, Colonist editor and un- "King of the entity of Vancouver Island", placed sixth, with the fourth NOMA PERMANENT WAVE: ... A Matchless Machineless Permanent Wave The ZENO PERMANENT WAVE: . . . Enhances natural loveliness. And The Genuine DUART PERMANENT WAVE. . . . The choice of the Hollywood Stars. BEAUTY SALON • PHONE 57 Every Comfort • Convenience • Economy Air-Conditioned throughout; healthful, even temperature. Observation-Club Car—S.howerbaths, barber-valet, buffet, radio, library, solarium. Latest Standard Pullman Sleepers— Berths, private bedrooms, compartments, drawing rooms. Coil-spring mattresses. New-Style Tourist Sleepers—Plush-upholstered. Reading lights. Spacious dressing rooms. Fine berths. Luxury Coaches -Individual reclining seats, reading lights, dressing rooms; lounges. Excellent Meals at extremely low prices. Served in attractive, roomy dining cars. Smooth-Riding through Majestic Scenery—60 miles along Glacier National Park—low level route. ■HNMSNHMNNF FOR FARES. DETAILS. ASK ANY GREAT NORTHERN AGEiu PJMI^I^IMIMIMI^I^^ To those who worked so unsparingly for the Conservative cause in Similkameen, and to the voters who supported me—My sincere thanks. —HARRY BOYLE. -•$ \ T^i^irrti^iffffl?^^ m * THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B.C. THURSDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1937. PAGE SEVEN tr Round the Corner I * The excitement of another election is over and most of us are feeling just a little sorry over some of the hard things we sa d, and beginning to realize that after all, all the virtue may not be in our own bosom but that good and evil is after all pretty much a matter of pont of view. Many wise men have said! the very same thing many times before but life can't be lived on a formula any more than to-day's sunset can set a pattern for tomorrow's > is •k Miental associat on carries the trend' to the Aurora Borealis. Life is in some aspects a series of sensations, and he who has not thrilled tc the mag c flute of the northern lights in their silent symphony has, in the fair and essential analysis cf some of us to whom a dollar s merely the key to a closed door of experience, not lived. The real magnificence of the aurora is in its ishafted .ilium nation of dark cgres of rOcky. mountains en a lapping stretch of northern water, with the phosphsrescent flakes iof dogfish dotting the foam. The aurora is at its" best these n.ghts. Get out into the vastness of the night with the magic fingers of the Pole tickling your fancy, and! tomorrow's gossip may not seem so vital, of tomorrow's bruises so harsh. k ■k But we were speaking icf the, el-' ection, and the tickling of the funny bone may "be as pleasant as the tickli&p, of the fancy, or something even'more profound. Even in the seriousness of the battle of the ballots—the inevitable woman! Prom Vancouver comes word cf a.sweet young' thing who went bo exercise her rights. Paper has funny propensities, even election paper, and though it just couldn't happen officially, the s. y. t. found herself in the polling booth, alone with her conscience—and two ballot" papers. Being of a generous though honest disposition, she felt constrained to do" the. right thing by the candidate of her choice, and marked both of them. But she reported it to the deputy, 'of course. The latter, being of her ilk, said, "Oh it's all right'' and forthwith dropped both of the fateful missives into the box! A glass of wate for Mr. Pattullo, please! &$&. •Cr 3*- Virtue is like a rich stone it :'s best plain set. There can be no 'deny ting that it takes many birds to make a summer, and all of them may not sing alike. But the essence of beauty is ihere, and' there is no mistaking -it. And; the sweetest sohgster generally wears the; quietest plumage. Clothes need not make the man. nillltllllllllltltlHIIItlllltltlHIIIIItllllllHUIttllllllMtlllllllilMtllllllUlllllllllllinilltllKflllllllltlllHIIIItltllHlltllllllf ik THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR A Community Paper published weekly in. the interests of a united Similkameen DAVE TAYLOR, PRINTER, EDITOR, PUBLISHFtl PRINCETON, B.C., THURSDAY, 3rd; JUNE, 1937. The Axiom of Good Government 'c/fie FIRESIDE : PHILOSOPHER* By ALFRED BIGGS Learti to radiate nappjuess ♦ * ' .* ■ Al) w.ealth is produced by labor. ♦ ♦ * Indiscriminate giving is no help. * * * As well drink poison as be jealous. It is hard for little minds to forgive. Prosperity and. humility rarely live together *4* Tin* rich are in bondage to their . wealth. • * • if you cannot obey, you are unfit to command. npHE election is over, and no remarks we have to address on the subject can now possibly affect the result: therefore- we feel justified in making them, :t being our purpose not to promote private but public interests. During a campaign we apply the yardstick of mechanical fairness, only guarded, and not imposed on by moral right. Unless someone flagrantly transgresses the bounds of decency cr propriety, we feel that in this business of politics as at present administered, the newspaper's best service is as a veh'cle for the contesting parties in putting their own case before the people, whose inviolable and obvious right and duty it is to judge for themselves. By profession, as well as determination, The Star is open-minded and non parbsan, rather interested in good government than in. who governs. This attitude is of course a little puzzling to some of the olcLline partisans, who feel that every quest on can be answered by a straight yes or.no, and cannot understand anyone not swinging one way or the other. One of the puzzled partisans suggested the other day j that we were "always with the government." He meant it k ndly, and in that sense it is quite a satisfactory tribute, in that the ideal situation- would be where everyone was in unanim'Jy with the government. But; that of course presumes that the government must deserve that confidence, and that is just the point We are coming to. We have a brand new government, and by and large we are prepared to endorse it; for it has been given the mandate of the peoplo, and ;t is an accepted principle of this democracy that the majority ru'es. In accepting it, however we, as a public, have a r gin to make the provision that it m its turn accept and embrace that respons bility inherent in its selection, simply that it shall honestly endeavor to govern in the best interests of that electorate that has reposed its confidence in it. Th s of course is the obvioug fundamental principle of democratic government; and therein lies the danger; for it is the obvious tba* we tend to grow careless w th; and it a fallacy to believe that the obvious is easy. Far from it. The principles of ideal liv ng could be summed up in half a dozen sentences; yet civilization has groped for flve thousand years for a solution of its fundamental problems. Greatness rarely takes much expla'ning; but what a lot of doing. So now we have a new government, a government, with as great possib'lities as any that could be selected., It is up to them.;|fe|| It is up to them to realize that malgre all«else they are there to do a good job of governing rhe province in the best interests of all its people, regardless of how ony ind vidual or minority voted, or what they did or promised to do. For far from being given a mandate of absolute authority, they have simply been made trustees—custod ans of a serious and important trust. Sj§| Thi admonition goes out not only to elected mem. bers and executive leaders, whether on government or Opposition benches, for their responsibiltes are parallel; but to the great army of lesser potentates in the party machines, successful or otherwise, for their att tude is reflected in tr.ie policy and performance of a government just as they reflect it; and beyond them to the great rank and file of the people, whose duties as citizens are no less rmportant, even though less onerous, than those of their elected governors. There has been a great deal said and promised during the campaign that was obviously insincere and impossible of fullfillment, just as at this time we warned you Work and Wages would be, last election. Release of B.C. from ts debt burden, for example These gaudy morsels make gof'd baits; but Mr. Pattullo and his henchmen ar e ho longer fishermen; they a.re now fishers of men. No one expects miracles; no one expects the milennium to be here by the timo the next election rolls round. But if Mr. Pattullo and Dr. Patterson and all the rest of us w 11 stop playing Uhis great hokum game of the ins and the outs and get down to the sane and simple task of honest, j common sense government for the common good, wa I can at least bring it a step nearer in B.C. before thc I trumpets blow for the big parade of 1941. t And now—-will Mr. Pattullo remember that the- qual ty of mercy is not strained? What Is Best For Similkameen ft 'pHE Election -s over, and nothing we can say, as we pointed out above, can be interpreted as partisan, or can affect the chances of any candidate. What we said there was general. T© be constructive, we must local'ze and particularize. Just as the Fattulio government is the government of us all, so here in Similkameen Mr. Tupper is our representative, .ind Mr. Tupper has presented himself as an crjinary practical man among us, anxious to do what is best for -us all. For the time being we can put aside su;;h b'g matters as debt refunding and health insurance. There is much to be done at home. No one will deny that Mr. Tupper has done something; but there is a great deal to be done, and charity, if the outlook be charitable, can well beg'n at home. A consistent,av- erage programme will be much more acceptable than an eleventh hour-election splurge;, and We prefer i.o think that Mr. Tupper wishes to be, and was, given his local majority not because he was smart, but because he was wise.' Firstly, there is the Hope Road. It affects us as a prov'neial problem, and as a vitai local one. It will do no good to say that so and so promised it, and we did better than that fellow. The simple fact is that the road is needed, and it has not yet been finished. The obvious 'thing to do is to complete it. Two days before the election it was drawn to the voters' attention that Mr. Pattullo is committed to its completion. We hope it will not be necessary to remind Mr. Pattullo. An even more immediate local problem is. the Hedley road. As with the Hope road, there is every logical argument for its improvement, and no need to make an election issue out of it. We trust that is not the intention. Indeed it is high time a comprehensive and com-, plete programme of local road development was undertaken. While th:s has been going on in other districts and other parts of this riding, local roads, quite antiquated, have been patched willy-nilly. The same can be sad for the: improvement and surfacing of " the principal streets,- not only 'n Princeton, but also in Hedley and Keremeos. A vital problem Mr. Tupper will have to face is the re-habilitat'on of Princeton's coal industry. There is no gainsaying it is in a sorrier cond tion than it was when he took office four years ago-. Ths is not necessarily Mr. Tupper's fault, but it is unmistakably his responsibility. It w 11 be short-sighted to let the current activity of the never too stable Granby activity bind us to the seriousness of the situation. On a similar strain, Mr. Tupper should know that while through the new activity hundreds of new jobs have opened up here, there 'are scores of local men st 11. on relief. Lastly, and most vitally, Mr. Tupper must undertake to deliver us from the dominance of his Psi- ticton friends. We have dwelt on this pont for. some time, and we are not alone in our plea; our feelings are shared by Mr. Tupper's own party workeis, his government workmen and executives, and by'his local pubi'c at large. This end' cf the -riding has. every desire to be friendly towards Penticton, every appreciation for the progressiyeness of its citizens, but lkewise a wholesome respect for our own community and abundant faith in its future. We believe thai Princeton itself is destined to lead, has priority in local leadership, and resents usurpation of that right. The palliative that Penticton' men hand us abo-.it "their member" neglecting his home town in favor of is too obvious a rhetorical trick to fool anyone. The plan facts, and the less obvious inner party workings tell too different a story. Ev.ry re-alignment tenis to establish Penticton, quite unnaturally, as more and more our government and.business headquarters. You have to go there to find if you are on the voters' list, to do your minng business (though it is an orchard town), to transact customs business, and to some extent to do your legal business, while there is no mistaking where the polit'cal power lies. Every angle seems to shape business into Penticton and out of Princeton. And this community, feeling that their interests are not served by building up Penticton, resent it, not because they disl'ke Penticton, but be. cause they feel they have a duty to perform by their own community. The most unkind blow of all was the annexation of a large and important, and essentially integral, part of ths riding (Coalmont, Blakeburn, Tulameen) to Yale. That hardly strengthens Penticton directly, but it certainly weakens local unity. It is idle to argue (though the fact is there) *nat this end of the 'riding almost invariably gives the member his majority. It is enough to recognize that he is our member, elected to represent us, and we k k-j&jS* . (Continued on Page Ten) LIBERTY MAGAZINE'S CANADIAN HALL OF FAME No. 17 Having shot down more enemy aircraft and experienced, more aerial combat than any other pilot of any nationality, living or dead, Wing Commander. Raymond Collishaw is Canada's forgotten hero. May soon l| have a baton i a n d become I the first Cana- i dian made Air i Marshal, in the j R. A. F. S o modest i that when he visits Canada 1 now he travels in disguise and only a fraction of his courageous exploits are known. He is the true d'Arta- gnan of British wings and still flies in the British army in the King's uniform. Went to sea as a boy and at eighteen was close to the South Pole, navigator of Scott's ill-fated Antarctic expedition. When- war broke out he forgot the sea and took to the air where he became the greatest combat pilot in the silent service. He was third only to iBisbop and Fonck amongst. Allied aces and was never scratched although shot down three times. His guns destroyed twenty-nine craft in two months and in 1918 his all-Canadian 203rd Squadron shot down 203 enemy craft. Has held aerial duels in Persia, Mesopotamia and led the air fleet against the Arabs in the Holy Land in 1929. He was born in Nanaimo, B. C, in 1893 and early developed uncanny marksmanship. Has flashing white teeth, blue eyes and fair hair. Unlike most heroes, he actually prefers the thrill of a dangerous deed to getting a medal for it. !*»♦♦♦♦♦& >ft »t« ift >I< »t< m iji -^»~^p mi i«i Perley Comments On The Election OIMILKAMEEN has gone Liberal with the rest of the Province,' and we have been w&l oiled. A new King has been safely crowned and with a Liberal K'ng at Ottawa we should be well on the way back to prosperity, despite the annoyances of Mr. Hitler and Mr. Mussolini who, along with Gerry McGeer, for some strange reason did not contest the election. Health Insurance and the Yukon have replaced work and wages, and now all that remains is for the Printer's Devil to marry the Fairy Princess that we may all live happily ever after. • Meanwhile, we are still pushing FIVE ROSES FLOUR F. P. Cook Estate I ESTABLISHED t»»« • ,5 ^ * Groceries and Merckandtae of all kinds. Floor and Feed, ate. STORES AT PRINCETON | £NQ CO ALMONTE »J**5» *>♦£« ♦ <*'•>*>♦♦> *$" #** * •J" *$i >$i A i%t ijfr 4$»#$H$t PAGE TEN THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B.C. THURSDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1937. .MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllKllllllllllllllllllllliillHL i = i = I = I = i i i = = = i Pattullo Takes The Cake And if you are wise you will take some of our spicy Mocha Cakes home to-night I E i i i i f E j E ! = I | i = i = j 1 Similkameen Voters' List Shows Substantial Gains Since 1933 Election THE MRS. E PATTINSON, Prop. BAKERY i | 1 TELEPHONE 9 * = MI! i IB1111! IE1111 i E i 11E11II1111B i EI f 1111111111 i 11~ 1937 1933 Allenby 66 100 Allen Grove 36 34 CaWston -- 86 89 Copper Mtn 87 - 109 Hedley 300 156 Kaleden 1C0 81 Keremieios 286 237 Nickel Plate' 50 46 Mazama 29 15 Okanagan Palls .... 130 83 Oliver 900 537 Osoyioos -■■ 240 84 Princeton -... 970 912 Ffcntioton ....:.... 3280 2836 6560 5319 impsons urocery Phone 77 Princess SOAP FLAKES: Ideal for jpl pureidealTh The ideal soap, flake "I Per package !• TOMATO~KETCHUP Happy Vale Brand 7 lb tin S Phone 77 COWAN'S COCOA— In Bulk. Buy the economical way. 1 It) 77' B.C. SALMON, good quality, tall size O *}KC O tins ; a? A full line of fresh fruits and vegetables always. FRESH FRUIT, VEGETABLES 15' Combination Special— lib Malkin's Tea and ItlyJMalkin's Coffee Both for J. The S* Estelle Beauty Culture, Ladies' Wear. EWART BUILDING 5' Combination Special— lib Ft. Garry Coffee— 1 lb Fort Garry Tea and Both for— MRS. E: POTRUPP $1.05 $) These Specials for the Week-end Only! I ~~~~~~~~". ;_;, ;; HARDWARE ALL KINDS W.B. EWART PRINCETON HARDWARE iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir llllllllllSIIIIIIIlllllHIIIIHIIIillllllllllllllllllllillllllllilllillli! Everybody Votes for PRINCETON ROYAL EXPORT REER A 100 Per Cent Similkameen Industry CUBSTANTIAL growth of the S m- ** ilkameen is observed! in a comparison of registration of voters for Tuesday's election- with that for the 1933 electlon.Only Allen Grove and Cawston remain fairly stable, tJhe former with a slight gain and the latter with a slight loss^ Princeton :s up 58, with Hedley making the biggest proportionate gain, almost doubled. Oliver and Osoyoos are fililhg up rapdly, with Penticton showing a steady growth. Allenby and Copper Mtn. show slight losses, but this registration m sses the recent influr of new settlers from the Granby re -opening " ; ft e rtacers Continue Tunnel Work OPERATIONS have been conduct- u on quietly during last summer on the Slate Creek placer leases held by Mr. N. McCormick. Considerable drilling has been done to explore the the tunnel, which is now in more than 200 feet-. Dredging will be under taken when development work has been carried to a sufficient extent'. Mr. McCormick has been in charge of operations. It is expected to proceed this season with the development program. * ;— , A special invitation is extended th s year to all who can tp participate in Princeton's big Dominis-n Day paradls. This event is fast becoming the finest spectacle of its kind in the Interior. For the Conservative We Recommend Krnschen Salts 75c per bottle Princeton Drug & Book Store G. G. LYALL, Manager CANADIAN : PRINCETON BREWING COMPANY, LIMITED, PRINCETON, B.C. 7 i^mi iniriiini ii—nrnini'""""""""""""""" """ ■■■■'■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■jt iHjgiS E£Wffi3&&&8S!&^L: ya^^S^a«'iiiiriiiiiiiiii[iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiif -jfr This Advertisement is not Pub- lished or D'splayed by the Liquor Control Board or B.C. Government. • Congratulates all pr.rties on a splendid fight fought along true British lines. Whether Liberal or Conservative » r even a Printer, you are always welcome if you ate a good fellow. Licenced Premises HON. A. WELLS GRAY—Elected m+m9m*m>m+mTm+m*0 HON. JOHN HART—Elected HON. DR. GEO. WEIR—Elected OPTICIAN MURDOCK MC LEOD Will Be At The HOTEL PRINCETON ONE DAY ONLY FRIDAY, 4th JUNE We Don't Keep .rs v^*v^*JL*. but for the best in pure milk and cream we back our herd against any/ WILLIAMS' DAIRY TELEPHONE 2Q * THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B.C. THURSDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1937. PAGE NINE HON. F. S. McPHERSON—Elected I'+^mrmr ***•+■* m\mTm*m+mT+ HON.-GEO. PEARSON—Elected ROBT. WILKINSON—Defeated A&A TAXI • PHONE 104 Stand at Princeton Pool Hall 24 HOUR SERVICE I illllilllllli We don't know Much About Health Insurance But on any problem of Fire and Life Insurance you can't go wrong in consulting us. P. W. GREGORY Registration of Voters For Yale (Federal Riding) Allenby - _... Armstrong Bear Creek Beaverdell _..».„ Bridesville Cascade _ Coalmiont Oherry ville 7. -.— Copper Mtn. Coldstream . Deep Creek Sast Kelowna Ellason Enderby Ewing*s Landing Grand Porks - Greenwood —.'..- Hulloar _ — HupeLAshton Lavington ..., Kedelston - Kelowna Keremeos - Larfcin Girindrod Hope-Princeton Rd. Camps Hedley - »..-..- Lumby - Mabel Lake Mara Naramata Nickel Plate Okanagan Palls Okanagan Landing ....... Oliver r. Okanagan Miss'on Osoyoos - Rutland - Oyama Peachland ■ penticton ^?- P> incston -~ Summerland 29 1005 74 190 120 130 145 117 . 39 229 123 279 247 340 70 953 362 159 130 178 139 2868 407 236 241 92 236 303 54 125 228 33 258 185 646 245 -228 380 284 259 3102 942 1203 Vernon 2459 Trinity Valley 36 Westbank *. 245 Winfleld 290 Tulameen 79 -*- The Star is acknowledged bo haye one of the finest plants of any town of its size in the world. Equipment is. fully modern and fHfUy spec alized and hag been installed on an intelligent programme. With this equ p- met backed by sound! technical know ledge, We are able to offer the very best in print ng and! advertising. .^.a ^.a.a a -a-a■a ^.— mm £2 oreia Cre r«s#sr^#*-., is no go here but our establishment is a real credit to us. Fully Licensed A. O. JOHNSON, Prop. Don't beef about the election result, but beef on our PRIME LOCAL BEEF Nourished on Similkameen's grassy ranges, ekpertly cut and cooked by Similkameen's peerless housewives. 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THURSDAY ONLY tlOth JUNE "THE MOON'S OUR HOME" —with Fred McMurray, Claudette Colbert. and Comedy FRIDAY, SATURDAY 11th, 12th JUNE Jack Oakie —in— "Pigskin Parade" Comedy and News SERIAL: "THE LOST SQUADRON" Commences 8:15 USUAL PRICES THE COMMANDERS ( Formerly Trail Commanders ) DANGE o BAND #• OPEN FOR ENGAGEMENT *• DAVE TAYLOR, Business. Manager. isiiiiiiiiiiiiuftiiniiitii The Lumber Industry. I. has prospered by trade treaties, the Liberals tell us. Efficient management and a contented crew have, however, been big factors in the success of this Similkameen industry. Demuth Lumber Company, Ltd. <* PAGE EIGHT * THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B.C. THURSDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1937. « Silent Barriers" is Splendid Canadian Film *» s of the. construction of ,th. Canadian Pacific Railway, which had its Empire premiere under the patronage .of Her Majesty ■Queen Mary, and Mrs. Stanley Baldwin, in London recently, and its Canadian premiere' in Montreal, and which depicts one of the most important chapters in the history of the British Commonwealth of Nations, will be shown in theatres from coast to coast during the current month. The story, based on Alan Sullivan's book "The Great Divide," brings back and vitalizes the titanic struggle with nature waged by the giants of pioneer railroading in this country, and particularly in the seemingly impossible task of thrusting the road through the Rocky Mountain barrier. The 'ory lias a tremendous Canadian historical value, as wen iii, ^i% first rate entertainment The film, a Gaumont British production, was made at Revelstoke, B.C., and in the surrounding mountain area. It includes such great stars as Richard Arlen, Barry MacKay, Antoinette Cellier, Lilli Palmer, and J. Farrell MacDonald.- In it the men who would not acknowledge defeat n srain play their parts. The lay-out shows a re-enact ion, i. oi ihe historic scene when Sir John MacDonald pledged the support of his Government to the enterprise." Left to right are shown George' Stephen, William Van Home, R. B. Angus, Sir John MacDonald, T. G. Sliaughnessy and Donald Smith. Picture No. 2 shows one of the tense moments of the play and is a scene between Richard Arlen and Lilli Palmer. *?&&&!&% "Silent Barriers" Plays at the Capitol June 7th, 8th, 9th What Similkameen Really Needs @fcK (Continued from Page Seven) are satisfied- he will appreciate that. Yet when he outlined his'road programme at his last meeting here he told us he would first hard surface the "main road"' through the Okanagan and Osoyoos, and improve the "side road" from Princeton to Penticton! If Mr. Tupper really wants to do something for Princeton as its representative, the greatest service he can render is to restore some of its logical leadership, and make t the political center of its own community, and that eventually means putting | Penticton n th^iSouch Okagagan iiding, where I properly belongs. \I.O. For Discontented Cows Recommended As Printer's Devil Answers Question and Complaint of Irate Princeton Gardener k Editor, The Star. Sir: Would you kindly publish the proper method of enforcing • the pound laws? I believe there is a way of doing so. though it does seem that all laws fail in Princeton. I have; just lost all my season's work in the garden through cows and a goat running loose. The owners do not seem to realize that big bells are not a prevention; they are just an aggravation to peace loving people. We are told there is a pound keeper in town. Where is he to be found? If I had any money I would pay you to publish this request, and the answer, if any. Respeetf ully, AN ENQUIRER. Princeton, B.C. 3rd June, 1937. The curfew tows the Nell of party day, and drowsy tinklings of the dusty foald are making hay in the cabishes and radages and aquele- gias, which is columbines to you blokes who don't know your flowers like us and the cows doze. How can you, Mr. Enquirer, as a piece loving kittycan, as. you says you is, demy a nice gum-chewing moolly cow acksess to your cab- t|hes? What is a summer's work in camparysin to a contented cow? Or doan'd you believe in advertising Well, nobodby else here seems to neither. But you ax a kwestun, and we prides ourselves on our abilities to know everything, or more, and we has answei ed kwestuns rangin' from the Lusitania to baby food, so will wish you the same. Now we understands there is a law called tihe Found Axe, wich has to do with cattle running wild. We wish there was a s.milar law about wimmen and trombone play- e: s. According to this law the pound-keeper runs around like Shirtless Homes with his scales and 'iris aforementioned axe, and takes st ay cows into custardy. The po- .is g ves him moral support, and he liquidates his assets in the Legion. All you have, bo do is to- convince him that this is so—and that's enuf. His name is Yon Horricks, and he is no relat on to Alas Poor Yoriks whose bones is in the hamlet. Now. to give you further enlight- ningmer t, we would say that we don'd kno any other certun remide except rat poison, but Al. White has been there and he might no. They are tryin the Soshul Credick plang in Alberta, but we don'd believe the cows would get the hang of it, and that's the hang of it. We has notised the cows ourselves, but our chief worri is the tennis (?) players. However, we ain't seen the goat since the election, and we hears that Gerry left it in Alberta. May- bt Mussolini was gunning for it in Ethyl-open-it, or perhaps that is Ogypogy. And speaking of fish, we has liearet that putting sailed on theire tales works sometimes. Maybe it would hear, so you could suggest that to the leeg of mayhems. ■ If it doan'd, we suggests you try this. Take two quarts of bootleg licker and throw in a galvanized ii on kettul. When the kettle has d'sappeared, buy one quart of cherry brandy and take it-to the Printer's Devil. Then take two quarts of turpentine and two liters of hydrogen sulphide, one paint brush and one spray gun. Spray t(he H2S into the cow's nostrils, and if tnat don't moove the cow, it will mooee you. Then gently lift the cow's t&W-~ and apply the turpentine until it (or the cow) is contented. If that don'd work we could lone you a pickle-oh. If it has fhe same effeck as on the cat, no self re- specktun cow will stick around. P.D. Devil's Note—Dear Enquirer. We extoniished at your lag of sediment. Haven't you red the gray Egely of a sundry Courtyard, where it says P&. If we had eny mumy we woodend dair to publish tttis. mmmmmwi Mmemim One of the smartest new Simmons Beds and the biggest value we have ever produced. A full panel bed—durable baked-on Simmons finish in rare wood grain effects—strong and rigid construction for life-time use. Twin or full size. 64 D t ," ki ., ... The finest of all BeaUtyreSt IVlattreSS. mattresses. Has 810 in dividually encased coil springs, interlaid with cotton felt layers. Standard sizes—a variety of coverings. "QL.—L,*.. I^:««" QMP:MM Simmons outstanding OlUmOer l\jng Opring. achievement in spring design. 27 galvanized flexible steel ribbons, linked by four rows of cross helicals. Heavy steel-trussed end angle frame. All standard widths. AT ALL LEADING FURNITURE STORES A. L.WHITE Agent for the famous Simmons line of g Beds, Couches, Cots, etc. THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B.C. THURSDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1937. PAGE ELEVEN A PAGE OF LOCAL AND GENERAL ELECTION STATISTICS ®New Attorney-General. GORDON WISMER, K.C. • Loses In Grand Forks- i$S8i • This Editor Loses Too HUGH SAVAGE | ^Health Insurance Plan Was Favored k LIEALTH INSURANCE will have "a majority of approximately 35,000 in the final returns, it was ind'cated from Victoria Tuesday. A . start will be made next.week on a new plan, the Premier announced. Armageddon Peerless Pattulio took the stand With his best Sunday look on, His K.C. voucher in his hand, And gazed upon the Yukon. His mighty scimitar dripped blood, His henchmen served him well, In rows the slain C. heifers stood, And there lay Doc Connell. Doc. Paterson stood upon the deck, Surveyed his shattered hopes, Survivors six clung to the wreck— . They didn't know the ropes. The Mountain Differential stopped, Though quite unnecessarily; Beside the cow-catcher was propped "On time", if not too early, The P.G.E* with figures red, And Charlie at the throttle; It gave the lin to those who -said Its power came from the bottle. Now Mr. Brown he came to town, His pony act was clever, But Charlie's lariat came down And hooked the C.C.P.er. Geo. Murray did the Highland fling, Was Perley disappointed! And Mr. Black was off the track, Tom Hooper quite disjointed. Now "share the wealth" may sound O.K. To those who fain would wed it, But Health Insurance, so they say, Will be no social credit. Par called, our navvies melt away, Forlorn is work and wages, Although it- was the wise ones say, The prize of all the ages. Caddy the swimming worm may know If it was .quitp by Hoyle, That this fair vale of Ogopogo . J Shpuld.Boyle .in .Liberal..oil,. So We regard with baited breaths Our images of wax, And so we die ten thousand deaths While waiting for the zc e. (For all of which the Printer's Devil tenders humble apologies.) ft How The Leaders Regard The Verdict\ PREMIER PATTULLO (Liberal) — "It is all over now and the people of British Columbia will be astonished at the development wh'ch will take place in this province in the next few years." DR. F. P. PATTERSON—"We do not accept the verdict as a defeat, but as an incentive to renewed effort to br'ng good government for the citizens of British Columbia." DR. LYLE TELFORD—"The verdict is an answer to those of our party 'who flouted . rank and file control." (C.C.F.) REV. ROBERT CONNELL — "I still have confidence that our .'deals have permanent value such as is not affected by personal defeat." (Social Constructive.) A. D. CREER (Social Credit)— "I am sat'sfiedi with the educational results of our campaign. We shall make a strong effort :'n the next Federal campaign." The British Columbia Election At A Glance Constituency Candidates LIBERAL CONSERiV'TV C.C.F. Last Election LABOR INDEFDT. ALBERNI.NANAIMO 4 * Pearson ...: Lib, 793. ATLIN 3*Asseltine .• Lib- HI BURNABY M0% 7 *w:nch C.C.F. 528 CARIBOO IsL 2>Lebourdais Lib. 578. CHILLIWACK - 3 ; Eyres ; kib. 617. COLUMBIA 3*King i '■'■■■ L'b. COMOX ......0 '-*&■ 3 Cameron Lib. 614 COWICHAN-NEWCASTLE ...... 4 Guthrie Ind. 367. CRANBROOK 2*McRherson - ub- 720 DELTA 4 Sheppard) -C.C.F. 538 DEWDNEY JSSS^jJk, 3 ....Patterson ......... s Lib- 166 ESQUIMALT ....: 5 „...: .Finland ■ Un'onist 59 FORT GEORGE &0 3*Perry '. Lib. 952 FERNIE ':.-.. 2 ..: *Uphill Labor 394 GRAND FORKS-GREENWOOD 5 Henn'ger .----. - Liberal KAMLOOPS ...! 3*Carson .*. : - - --- Lib- 476- THE ISLANDS Ife 4 Mcintosh ~.-: ub- 57 KASLO-SLOCAN 4 *Leary - --- L b. 289 LILLOOET '.' 3*Murray JiSO---- I - Lib. 222 MACKENZIE 5Bffyan ..-- |%P - --'-'^- C.C.F. 685 NELSON.CRESTON 5 *Putman ■' ■ Lib- 1187 NEW1 WESTMINSTER 'il§|jj|fc. 5^Gray .:....1.H;.l : v * *$£.& Lib. 1218. NORTH OKANAGAN *%%?*' 3 *MacDonald jj ' - ....,...-;.?5$...,Lib. 676 OMENICA ..Oi..:. '3*Connelley .....\.....&.^teM,&... Lib. 202 PEACE RIVER -, 4p,raden \ ._..::.^M.J:-.....: :%il.: Ind. 157 PRINCE RUPERT 4*Pattulla 0^s|L^.-.;£>~. Lib. 1060. REVELSTOKE ...i....... 4*Joh-nson .a.v.O'^'O .' ■ i --* --Lib. 12Q0 ROSSLAND-TRAIL .7. 3 *Burns S&S6 O. '■■■■ - Lib. 415. SAANICH 6*Whittake ■•— -■::&" Lib. 348. SALMON ARM 3 3;J5&$S&saj - *Bruhn ..•=...-. Ind. 463. SKEENA '.'. 3'Kenney ----- Lib. 457. SIMILKAMEEN 3 *Tupper '.. - --■ Lib.' 379. SOUTH OKANAGAN 3 *Bull Lb. 191. VANCOUVER POINT GRAY.... 10*Weir ..Maitland pSsg Three seats) .•... Paton 3 Liberals. VANCOUVER CENTER %*.. 10*Wismer Two seats) Crane Two Liberals. VANCOUVER BURRARD ..^f.. 11 ♦JTorester '....'. Two seats) *Smith : 2 Liberals VANCOUVER EAST :;,fe;.. 11 ::.:....::.&Sfe, Telford ..-•- ... Two Seats) -O^.. * Winch : -2 C.GF. VANCOUVER NORTH .;^r>£p: 5 :!&$ ! *Steeves C.C.F. j VICTORIA 18*Hart Lib, 223. Four seats) Straith : - Lib. 582 *Anscomb Ind. 216. |$pfe%^ ~::-:. ........ ....Hunter .OOOO C.C.F. 366. YALE 3*G His ■ Lib. 881. The Party Standing -k Last 1937 House Liberals ... .SJ8J||^|aO- 31 3^ Conservative - _._:.._ 8 0 C.C.F. M.:..... ......'.:. : 7 *3 Constructive - 4 0 Independent - tl 2 Labor 1 1 Independent Non-Fart 0 2 Tolmie Unionisfel: 0 1 * In 1933 seven C.C.F. candidates elected; four later changed to Constructive. t Properly Independent Conservative. % In 1933 the Conservative government ,ended in discord, splitting into two main groups, Unionist and Non-Partisan. k 200,000 In Vancouver MORE than 2C0.000 votes were cast in Greater Vancouver for forty six candidates, with ten seats in competition. The Liberals now hold; five where they formerly had seven, the Conservatves having gained these seats. They were unrepresented in the last house. The C.C.F. retain three seats. The only change came in Point Grey, Similkameen Vote Brown Boyle Tupper Allenby 8 10 5 Allen Grove 0 10 20 Cawston 23 25 20 Copper Mtn 25 6 18 Hedley 53 56 120 Kaleden 3 32 45 Keremeos 24 132 67 Mazama 4 4 7 Nickel Pla'e .'.'. 25 15 17 Ok'n Falls 5 45 69 :$1 '< r 96 238 356 psrvob^ 35 43 118 Fei.ticton - 270 1185 935 Pri.vceton 1-2 254 299 Absentee 17 40 47 %;fet 750 2095 2160 The Popular Vote k (Incomplete) Liberal 146,745 Conservative 113,976 C.C.F 111,871 Constructionist 7,579 Social Credit .... 4,445 Others - 8,554 393,171 k k Whatever it is—Use Star Ads.. Local Vote In 1933 Brn. He'ny Tup. McK Allenby .-. 15 4 2 11 Allen Grove ... 0 0 Copper1 Mtn. 4 2 Caws-ton 20 8 Kaleden 7 0 Keremeos .... 30 21 Hedley 8 37 Mazama 1 0 Nickel Plate -.2 7 Osoyoos 13 8 Ok.. Falls 4 5 Oliver 65 J.9 Penticton .'..'..408 57 Princeton ' 131 17 Absentee 25 3 732 198 k 10 23 19 24 74 £9 13 0 24 36 73 19 8 •t n j 154 8?3 164 SI 1384 1749 Some Odd Statistics -ft~ No. of Candidates (48 seats) .... 188 Members of last house returned: 25 Members Defeated 9 Biggest vote 11,621 (Telford, Vancouver East) Smallest vote '(incomplete) 3 (Walker, Ind., Burnaby) Biggest Plural".ty (Telford) ..... 6220 Women Candidates ...-.:.,0>..,„ 7- Elected Or^v 2 Last House 2 joins with the Similkameen member, and their successful candidate in acknowledging with thanks a debt of gratitude to the electors of Princeton and District in their successful effort at the polls on Tuesday. An even deeper expression is extended to the band of willing workers who played so large a part in this accomplishment. -*-J --- * iii ifii i«i Thank You All Mr. Harry Boyle extends to the voters of Similkameen his sincere' personal thanks for the friendly spirit in which his efforts were received. An indellible memory of the campaign wil be the kindly greeting everywhere accorded, and nowhere more than in Prince- tonand District. Princeton Conservative Association adds its thanks to all who unselfishly worked in the interests of their faith. f i*i i«i i|i PAGE TWELVE THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B.C.' THURSDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1937. Winning For Yanks Q f^\ Irvft STAR tariff BLAKEBURN IN TOP POSITION -*- QSjfS Stnnding W Blakeburn --.-.i§0 2 Hedley 0|fO....O l Keremeos ibj^OO 1 Copper Mtn 1 Princeton 0 N ckel Plate ...%£;.■..'.... 0 L Pet. 0 1.000 0 1.000 1 .500 1 .500 1 .000 2 .000 -is- LEFTY GOMEZ They're waiting for Lefty at the Yankee stadium. The veteran fast-baller continues to be the best bet of itfhe world champions' pitching staff. ft Baseball Reorganized With Good Support k—— OT1LL another sign of the loc?l *^ renaissance, organized baseball has returned to Princeton after a lapse of some half dozen years. Atop the enthusiasm of Andy Vaydo, and with a few public spirit, ed old hands to give ballast, a promising bunch of youngsters cliinD- ed on the band wagon at a well attended meeting in The Star office recently and decided to put Princeton back on the baseball map. The team will compete in the new Similkameen Valley League, and with the appetite really kem and the knowledge that things can never be quite so bad as they havs been, the youngsters expect to go places. Manager Eli Plecash told the boya when he to->k on the onerous duty that he intended to have a ball club, or else. He looks like making good, with a nice bunch of boys turning aut. The Plecash men are now ready for all comers, nattily clad in a brand new outfit of red and white, with matching accessor'es, the gift of the best man around these parts, Mr. Nick Bush ' Officers were named as follows: Hon. Pres.—N. Bush. Hon. Vice Pres'dents—E. J. Fitzgerald, L. Q. Wilson, Wm. White, W. Maxwell, A. D. Broomfield, G G. Lyall, H. G. MacDonald, E. 1 Rhodes, Dr. R. J. Wride, Const. F. G. Hatherill, G. M. Harman. President-A. Samuel. Vice-President—P. >E. Reeves. Secretary-Treasurer—Dave Taylor Fl.-rar rtkS Feed .. OHardWai-e Dry. Goods Boots and Shoes, etc. h Handy" to H?*; Station . J- U J- PHONE 85 2 DLAKEBURN Colliers took over the top spot in the Similkameen Baseball League when they took a hectic struggle from Princeton at Coalmont 7-6, Sunday. Hedley's strong entry kept right in the running with a smashing win over Copper Mountain, while Keremeos sent Nickel Plate into the cellar by a tidy win at home; Last week Oopper Mtn. beat Keremeos up the hill and Blakeburn won from Hedley's Nickel Plate entry at Hedley. Keremeos nosed out Nickel Plate 13-12, while Hedley had a 10-2 edge ever the Mounta'n boys. >.At Coalmont the game was a scrappy affair, as close as the Score indicates, with Blakeburn getting off to a three, run lead and) Princeton doing some heavy slugging hi the fourth and fifth. PRINCETON—Muir, 3b; S. Garrison, cf; Vaydo ss; Kelly 2b;-F. Or- eskovich If; Whitehouse c; Currie p; N. Oreskovich cf. BLAKEBURN — Whitelaw 3b; T. Brown lb; W. Bryden cf; Kerensky If; C. Rhodes rf; Clark c; Laghten . ss; Hughes p; Cook 2b; Dalton lb Schedule Baseball Similkameen 3Pth May—Hedley at Princeton. . Blakeburn at Nickel Plate. Keremeos at Copper Mtn. 6th June—Ftinceton at Blakeburn. Copper Mtn. at Hedley. Nickel Plate at Keremeos. 13th June—Blakeburn at Keremeos Hedley at Nickel Plate. Princeton at Copper Mtn. 20th June—Nickel Plate at Princeton. Keremeos at Hedley. Copper Mtn. at Blakeburn. Js?th June—Princeton at Keremeos. Copper Mtn. at Nickel Plate. Blakeburn at Hedley 4th July—Princeton at Hedley N ckel Plate at Blakeburn. Copper Mtn. at Keremeos. llth July—Blakeburn at Princeton Hedley at Copper Mtn. Keremeos at Nickel Plate. 18th July—Keremeos at Blakeburn Nickel Plate at Hedley. Copper Mtn. at Princeton. 25th July—Princeton at Nickel Plate. Hedley at Keremeos-. Blakeburn at Copper Mtn. 1st August—Keremeos at Princeton. Nickel Plate at Copper Mtn. Hedley at Biakebum. ► «L l/s ^ * You might be excused for thinking we mean softball, but it really was a basketball tournament that a pick-up Hedley team engaged in at Summerland on the King's birthday. They took second money, with Summerland first,, tr.mming Oliver but losing to Summerland in the process. We wonder how the King stood it. k High School softballers came back from Merritt with another scalp under their belts Wednesday. tr.mming the home students 18-14, with a bull'seye to Perley II. The Princeton co-eds were whipped 30-7. A great deal of credit goes to Mr. D. P. Williams for the amount of work he put in, in preparation for the recent track meet at Hedley. He takes much credit for success of the the event. He. had the track as good as it was possible to make it, and it was fairly fast. Tunnel Amalgamates went to the top of the local softball loop with wins over High and: Pen-Pushers. _i/*~l_ )£t \o^=S^ac^ 'ii^wSss! fi Announcing The Opening Of A NEW | POOL ROOM "in the former Princess Theatre Building, newjy renovated. R. SCHULLI and SON m Assistant—A. Vaydo. Manager—E. Plecash. Executive—T. O. Lessard, W. S Garr son, E. E. Burr, Jr., A. Gould All purchases will be made by a purchasing committee comprising the President, Secretary and Manager. Grounds, Committee—V. Schuhi. K. Tweddy, J. Tweddy, Guerinnci Schulli, George Schull. Logan's Service Expert Repairs—Day and Night Service UNION GAS AND OILS :—: FIRESTONE TYRES ® At the One-Mile—Hedley Princeton Junction; At Your Service ^ * This Advertisement is not Pub lished or Displayed by the L'quor Control Board or Government of the- Province of British Columbia. * THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B.C. THURSDAY, 3rd JUNE, 1937. PAGE THIRTEEN GOVERNMENT'S STONET PATH IN BRITISH COLUMBIA T\0 you remember when Judge " Denis Murphy was member for Princeton? when Fighting Joe Martin,,• bludgeoned mighty Bob Duns- rhuEr?; when votes were quoted at $50 to $100 each, with a premium of free whiskey?; when Premier Sel- tfree whiskey?; when Premier Sem- lin successfully contested tihe local John Oliver appeared on the same platform here, under the same banner, with "Judge" (Tom) Murphy, Barr Hall and E. E. Hardwick, net to mention the mere MR. J mmy Anderson, backing them up?; when Ashcroft was in this riding? If you do, you are an old timer can take your place with the grand, father clock and the woman who stayed home as relics of "way back when." Meanwhile, let's take a refreshing jaunt down the shady lane of our far western poli'ical history. You won't And it either in the school books or the popular magazines, but it always takes a hundred years to recognize quality. First -permanent interest in British Columbia dates tol846, when as a result of Boundary difficulties, the Hudson's Bay Company established THE LATE SENATOR SHATFORD a trading post at Victaria. In 1849 the Company agreed with the Imperial government to colonize the Island, and Richard Blanshard arrived from England 10th March, 1850 || act as "Governor". His position was, however, untenable, and he returned without leaving the ship Before leaving, however, he named, at the request of the sparse but de_ mocratic minded settlers, a governing council cf three, including the H.B. factor James Douglas. Now known as the real father of British Columbia, Douglas had fancied the post ,of governor even before Blanshard had come, and after his successful "cold shoulder" act, he was satisfied in November 1851. He soon proved his capabilities and in July of the following year was made in addition Governor of Queen Charlotte islands and created admiral. The three-man council did not • Whether or not the Election suited you -*- hold its- first meeting till 28th April, 1852. The first thing it did was to refuse to recognize a proxy for one of its three members; the next to decline payment of the surveyors bill and the third to pass a liquor law. The Mainland got its first council in 1858, and the two colonies were merged :'n 1866. The council, first partly appointive and party elective was gradaully enlarged and the franchise extended. In in early election a single vote :of a Nanaimo property-holder elected a candidate! After Confederation government gradually developed along modern 1 nes. The early days of the century were momentous ones for British Columbia, and here was seated the awakening of party lines in politics., They went rare lengths in those wide open t'mes! 1900—Martin (Murphy) First election of which we have been able to establish local record was hed 9th June, 1900, when Mr G W. Beebe, the local Martin man, was beaten by Denis Murphy, then an aspiring young Coast lawyer, 351 to 152 (for the whole riding, known as West Yale, and including Yale, Sarvona and Ashcroft). Martin had •j only 11 followers as aga'nst Turner's 14, but made an uncertain alliance with some of the 13 private members 1903—Semlin (Semlin). In 1903 Pernr.er Semlin h'msslf ran for West Yale, with Dick Mc Bride and John Oliver campaign ng here against him. Semlin defeated Dr. Sanson 27C to 169. Princeton (neluding the lower valley vote, which had to be cast here, gave Semlin 44-13. Granite Creek had ten registered voters. The Star, inevitably on the wrong s de, gives a glamorous account of a whirlwind campaign, witn free Whiskey, and votes auct oned up to $100. 1903—Dunsmuir, Prior. The life of a government was a precarious one in those days. Duns- uir followed Mart n ami E. G. Prior I came ner'jt, with patronage and land and railway "policies "■ which" spelt h "s I early defeat. Behind the apt cam- jjpaign'ng" of Similkameen's own J "Judge" Murphy L. W. Shatford the nserchant prince of Hedley was swept to power as^the first real Similkameen member. Farty politics .n his election really blossomed out, CANADA'S 11 PRIME MINISTERS —Kolleiflex News Photo Service Since Juljr 1, 1867, when the Dominion was form ed, Canada has had eleven prime ministers. This pic- SE *ows *hem. reading from left to right, in the orde r of their service. They are: Sir John A. Macdonald. 5867-73 and 1878-91; Hon. A Mackenzie, 1873-78; Sir. J. J. Abbott, 1891-93; Sir J. Thompson, 1892-94; Sir Mackenzie Bowell, 1894-96; Sir Charles Tupper, Bart., May, 1898 to July, 1896; Sir Wilfried Laurier, 1896-1911* Fir Robert Borden, 1911-17 and 1917-20; Right Hon. Arthur Meighen, 1920-21 and June to September, 1926- Bight Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, 1921-26, 1926-30 and 1935— and Right Hon. K. B. Bennett, 1930-35. Mr. ^'SIlO8 *ne ***** Prime minister to have headed his third ministry.. and the development of Hedley and Keremeos gave us ind vidual status The Star, violently Liberal and endowed with an ample if not modest vocabulary, was so mad it refused to pr nt the results! British Columbia politics had now stabil-zed."Though the 1837 election gives us only 'our nineteenth house* from the time J. F. McCreight became the first prime m nister in 1871 until the ascendancy of Mc Bride in 1903, no fewer than fifteen ministries had held office, five 5n the last five years. 1907—No change. McBride, who was to enjoy a long period of confidence, received a popular endorsement in 1907. On 2nd February both Shatford and the government were returned. Shatford was opposed by the well known Sm th Curtis (Rossland, Liberal) and G. E. Winkler fo Penticton as independent. 1909—Repeat. McBride held power by grace of two Socialists, his own forces only equaling those of the Liberals (10) and 24th- November 1909 he appealed to the people for a stronger mandate. By this time The Star had warmed up sufficiently to greet Shatford as "a man who does things Shatford beat Elmrick (Lib) 429 to 197. This elect.on was the high water mark of Conservatism, with 37 Tories, 3 Socialists and only two Liberals. These figures speak for themselves, Shatford first (and note the two towns of Keremeos): Prince ton 70.47; Keremeos Center 18-9; Keremeos Station 38-25; Hedley 68- 53; Ashnola 4-4; Granite Creek 9-0; Tulameen 13-6; with Fair view and Camp McKinney still polling booths (Continued on Page Fifteen Election Cartoon of the Days of Fiery Joe Martin Just Rite You ccn always be sure our cooking is Just Rite MRS. M. HEWITT, Prop. ~~pillillllllllllilillllilillllillllliiliiilil PRINTING W I Brings Business! -%-%< The STAR. P-H-O-N-E — 3g !«/»'*%'%/%-'*«'%%/*%-'%' PAGE FOURTEEN * THE SIMILKAMEEN STAR, PRINCETON, B.C. THURSDAY, 27th' MAY, 1937. Burns Wins! TRAIL, B.C.—Election of Burns, Liberal, conceded. Unchanged. PRINCETON, B.C.—It is conceded by a unanimous vote that Burns' fresh and cured meats and famous Shamrock Brand meat produce can't be beaten. Gain for the Princeton public. BURNS & CO. LIMITED lome of "Shamrock" Quality Meats Telephone 10 Bridge St. Liberal i B Allowances For BV3tf 0 Conservative Buyers , pan U When You Trade in Your Old Car ona N \ Pi MW FORD V-8 «N 7 i. q. wilson PRINCETON, B.C. T- °- lessard PRINCETON BILLIARD HALL ."".-AND BARBER SHOP RIVERSIDE AUTO PARK P.O. BOX 61 CONFECTONERY NOVELTIES TOBACCOS TOURIST INFORMATION fc»ffij|.* NEWS HEADQUARTERS Complete The Hope-Princeton Road IIIINIIIIIIili::l!!!tlI!MIIM!IIIIIIilllllllllllIllllllilllllllllIIIIIIIHIIIiSHIiUlilllIli»<i lllllillllli ilii!HII[l!illllllii!lllll iiiiiiiiiiiniiiiii»i •ads are promised by Pattullo, but it's good Rhodes is on the job to keep your car serviced to get the best ^^ ■ results on them. ^Rhodes' Oarage Disqualification Of Voters Is Resented [ Continued from Page One ] chise, his nam;; :s - automatically struck off, and he must re-apply. It is the common practice, however, for party workers to make sure their likely supporters are enrolled. NO ACCESS TO VOTERS' LISTS There is, however, -a reasonable compla'nt with the handling of the list this year. Except by enquiring, -from Penticton, which is obviously impract cal, no one had the opportunity to find whether he was on the list or not. s Government Agent W. R. Dewdney! of Ponticton was responsible for the revision of the ' list w Registrar of Voters. Pr'nceton I'Agent C. Nichols ijj deputy registrar I but was supplied with no list, nor j was any' prelim nary list posted or published in any other manner un. til the. final list wag printed in book form and'made available to only a few partisan people. There s, moreover, a -standard form which may be sent to any elector, giving notice that his name has been struck off, but apparently there is no compulsion to send them and none appear to have been sent. While, on this survey, d sappoint- ed citizens apparently have no legal complaint, there are many who, on this showing, feel that the Act is in need of rev'sion.' i- Any person thus affected may enquire, by mail or in person, of Mr. Dewdney, why his name was not on the list. More POWER to PATTULLO— and More LIGHT from the Princeton Light & The Popular Vote runs as strongly for the new smoke-tone shades in shirts as it did for Mr. Pattullo. Then greys and browns are popular with well-dressed men this year —not the ©ild standards, but new, modern shades, soft yet startling; and the lines have a new, airy slant; and tie and shirt ensembles that harmonize-, with shoes, socks and suitings are very much in favor. But there are so many new things to discuss you really should come in and talk things over. ' &, '- :' Prosser s Shoes and Men's Wear OUR SHOE REPAIR DEPARTMENT AT YOUR SERVICE 1^ ^ dtmi mtUm ^m)mmmm^mm^0h»^A^^t mVK aMfci Complete Refrigeration! For a real $Sf9 Election Special Try a Meal at the TRAVELLERS' CAFE Ice Cream and Soda Fountain par Excellence OPEN DAY AND NIGHT ■it ln?jiBlS?[MlMI^IMI^I^^^ © wim lim © 1 * GenT Motors ■ * Telephone 10 SOO.Ui*Jillllilllllllllll»ll«llilllllHIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIU^ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii . . and here are the latest vogues for Men in J ant z en Swim Suits—the ideal garment. Stream-lined for speed, comfort and beauty. Made of fast-drying, noh-shrinkable wool, as modern in style as Park Avenue. Look these over: ZIP-HITCH—Jantzen No. 242; trunk style, in a variety of new and striking color com- fffl.-"-Ql£': jbinations. Per pair OpO-^OO .«P«J>^«I STREAM-LINER—Smart-fashioned Trunks, Jantzen No. 247. A nifty light-weight swim d»9 "QC 'suit. Per pair I £gS ,- «PJ -3^J HALF-HITCH TOPPER-No 221 A smart two-piece model A QJf The idead swim suit at - *»v& | PLAIN TRUNKS—Jantzen No. BOYS' and YOUTHS' TRUNKS 246. Good quality ,$2.95 (Not Jantzen) JL ., $1.50 MacDonald & Wallace ;| Handy to the Station :—: Phone 85 :—: We Deliver i_^_i*J
Title changes in chronological order: Similkameen Star (1900-03-31 to 1900-07-28), The Similkameen Star (1900-08-04 to 1900-10-20), Similkameen Star (1900-10-27 to 1918-05-10), The Princeton Star (1918-05-17 to 1935-08-29), The Similkameen Star (1935-09-05 to 1939-12-28). Page numbering starts at 3, not 1. Pages misnumbered. Last page misdated.
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