SECOND FRONT

- Williams Lake ”

Williams Lake, B.C., Wednesd

February

THE RED. JACKETS

Surprisingly enough, four topnotch curlers rarely

make a championship team
skips never made a rink.
Obviously the most important
of the many factors that con-
tribute to the success of any
curling foursome is compatabil-
ity or the willingness of any in-
dividual member to unselfishly
subject his own ambitions or
feelings to the interests of the
team as a whole. This is the
story. behind the success of any
famous rink in curling annals.
If you are a skip you will do
well to keep this thought in
mind when casting about for
another lead, second or vice at
the beginning of the season.
Out here in Western Canada
the skips are not selected. They
are chosen by those with whom
they play. We believe that any
man who can get three curlers
to play with him is entitled to
be a skip, Should there be an
individualist, even with the ex-
perience of thirty winters, who
eannot form a rink, he is auto-
matically relegated’ to.the spare
board unless another skip signs
him up. This may be another
reason’ why. Western rinks still
dominate the Canadian Brier
Championships. 5
Almost a hundred years ago
a team from the Toronto Curl-
ing Club established a reputa-
tion for themselves that not
only spread their fame through

; Or, as it is often said, four
ie eed

Hastern Canada and the United

States, but drew great public at-!

tention to the game of curling
as well.
FIRST APPEARANCE

The story starts in 1865 when
one of many international hon-
spiels was scheduled between
Canadians and Americans on a
Pond at Black Rock, N.Y., not
far from Buffalo. Among the
forty-six teams competing was a
rink from Toronto skipped by a
Scot named John Shedden. Capt.
Charles Perry, George Ewart
and J. E. Thomson comprised
the personnel. In those. days
many teams adopted a rink
name. Shedden’s men called.
themselves with or without
Toyal assent, “Her Majesty's
Rink”; but when they arrived
at the scene of battle arrayed
in cardigan jackets of royal
scarlet, their American rivals
immediately dubbed them “The
Red Jackets” and the name
stuck during the next twelve
years while they established an
astounding record of wins
against opponents in Ontario,
Quebec and New York State.

In the following year McGaw
and Gray replaced Thomson and
Ewart as lead and second and in
the year of Confederation Capt.

established

| ice waned temporarily;

Shedden and assumed the duties
of skip. When David Walker, a
famous Chatham curler and
hotelman, moved to Toronto to
establish the Walker House, he
was asked to play third. This
the team that for
ten long years accepted any
challenge hurled. at it and in
so doing compiled an almost. un-
believable record..If my memory.
serves, I believe the score was
90 wins against five
losses. When you consider that
almost all matches were chal-
lenges by opponents who fielded
as strong a team as possible for
each game, the achievement of
the Red Jackets verges on utter
disbelief.
LONG RECORD ;
The very fact that Perry.
Walker, Gray and McGaw re-
mained intact as a rink for ten
years speaks for their great
compatability. John A. Steven-
son, whose record “ Curling in
Ontario ” states: “‘ The quartette
played as a thoroughly harmoni-
ous team, reposing complete
confidence in the ability and the
judgment of their ‘skip and in
the skill and loyalty of each
other. They did not regard any
position on the rink as superior
or inferior and they were in-
capable of jealousy of one an-
othér.” These words suggest the
nobility of purpose and charac-
ter to be found in any team of
champions whether it be in curl-
img, baseball, football, hockey
or in business.

. The story of the Red Jackets
is not without a parable for the
lead man. When McGaw’s ill-
ness kept him from the team in
1869-70 their fortunes on the
but on
his return for the season 1871-2
the famous aggregation really
began its amazing string of vic-

tories. In 1877 the colorful
team was disbanded and each

NEW REPRESENTATVE AT U.N.

United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjold, left,
accepts credentials from Charles Ritchie, new permanent repre-
sentative from Canada to the U.N. at the secretary-general’s
office. He succeeds Dr. R. A. Mackay.

ly
up

serving on three Standing Com-
mittees, viz. Forestry Commit-! dian Health Service is attending
tee, Agriculture Committee, and'a conference at the Coqualeetza
that formed to deal with Social’ Indian Hospital, Sardis.
Welfare.

In all, it is a very revealing
experience.

He who is prejudiced is usual-

down on something he’s not ers
on.

Nurse Amy Wilson of the In-

Thirteen pieces in a “‘baker’s
dozen”
Louis of France warned all bak~

orginated when King

who gave’ under measure

that they would be beheaded.

— SESSION NOTES —

By William Speare, M.L.A.

It is difficult to realize that the present session of
the Legislature is just entering its second week.

Debate on the Throne Speech
continues, with members for the
government relating benefits of
programs and policy, while Op-
Position members condemn and
decry — there being many view-
point to public issues of the day.

Much is repetitious, with the
seeming inefficiency of democra-
tic process eventually leading to
gradual decisions. This is pre-
ferable, though, to the surface
efficiency of a regimented state.
PORN NRRE ODDITIES

member was elected a skip but
not before the ‘‘Red Jackets"’
had inscribed their names in

curling annals for posterity.

Charles Perry replaced © John

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Doubtless,
made for good government, the
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subject
ments
department offi
in the House are given to hear-
ing exchanges of views
awaiting speaking turn
budget
Speech reply from the Cariboo
was
concepts,
presentation
views planned for the second,
Budget Speech.

something of a pattern.
respondence and appointments
with department
dealt with in the first part of
the “morning,
ings in the latter part, reference
work in the Provin#ial. library,

The
ALSTON THEATRE

TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY

Children = admit

second show only when accom-
panied by parents

itted = to

if total efficiency

form of administration

Cariboo affairs are the main

of morning~ appoint-
with the ministers and
ls. Afternoons

while
in the
Throne

debate. The

largely devoted to broad

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, This Week

RANDOLPH

JAMES CRAIG ~ ANGIE DICKINSO

JOHN TUCKER BATILE sD BEAUCHAMP - RICHARD WHORE - Rc

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with more detailed
of. our regional

THERE WILL BE NO SATURDAY MATINEE

The daily routine has set into
Cor-
Officials are

committee meet-

hour immediately prior to ‘the

ly around 6, with the occasional
night sitting. Your Member is

Session which usually begins at
2 o'clock. Adjournment is usual-

MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, Next Week

SST
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ROBERT STACK: DOROTHY MALONE

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Our company hopes the many friends that International-Harvester has made over the years will con-
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Cliff Swanson, president of Swanson Equipment Lid., has for many years been in business for himself
ina predominantly agricultural area. He understands farm equipment fully, from manufacture to repair
work, and we sincerely believe his decision to go into the field here will prove worthwhile both to our

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TOM BISHOP

Serviee Department

EELING OF

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INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY

Swanson Equipment Ltd.

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we are all anxious to serve you to the best of our ability,

G. C. (CLIFF) SWANSON
President

BOB MOORE
Parts Department

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