Wednesday, August 19, 1959 nen WITH IRENE We wanted to get to Sask- atchewan as quickly as Dos- Sible because the necessary travelling time was going to Cut a big slice out of our two Weeks’ vacation. I studied the map and added up the mileage; I glanced quickly at the Big Bend route and just as quickly discarded the idea 200-mile circle; 1 Poured over the Hart Highway Toute to the north, almost de- Ciding that was the best way; but somehow I kept coming back to the dotted lines that indicated the Yellowhead Route diddling across the Middle of the province. It looked much shorter. “Tt’s awful,” said a neigh- bor.. not bad,” said “It's narrow,” said a visitor. “You can pass easily,” said another. “It's beautiful,” said friend. “I wouldn't go again,” said another. “You teeter on the edge of pre- cipices” . . . “There’s absolute- ly no danger.” “You can only make 20 miles an hour” .. , “I was hitting fifty.” And the contradictory so statements went, and I worried back and forth for days. But I needn’t have bothered. The editor had made up his mind Weeks before. The Yellowhead Route was shorter . . . and that was that. In case your wonder- ing, the roads start at Kam- loops, goes north through Little Fort, to Blue River and numer- ous small villages to end up at Jasper. We made it shorter by cutting over from the Cariboo Highway to Little Fort. Beautiful . . . but I think the original rocks are still in the road.) ‘ EVERYBODY RIGHT Practically all of those people were ‘ighe about the route, aren’t too bad. too narrow to pass another car in spots, but then you can pass easily in others. It is beautiful as it wends its way along the North Thompson River and eventually into the magnificent Bride-to-be is guest of honor Miss Rhona Stevenson, whose marriage to Gordon Armes will take place next Wednesday evening, was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower August 11 at the home of Mrs. J. B. Ringwood. Co- hostess was Mrs. M. Kahl. The gifts were presented to the bride-to-be in a plastic laundry basket decorated with ribbons, which was one of the many lovely gifts she received. of garden “flowers the rooms for the event, which was attended by approximately 23 friends of the bride. The tea table was centred with a charming ar- rangement of pink stocks in a turquoise vase, and M Jean Stevenson and Miss Lil- lian Moon acted as serviteurs. Bowls graced Rockies, but I wouldn't want to go again until they fix the road—regardless of scenery. It did teeter on the edge of pre- cipices, escecially when I was driving; mind you, they aren’t Precipices like on-the Fraser Canyon but they are bad enough when there isn’t room to pass. We did only make 20 miles an hour most of the way, but occasionally we must admit, we did hit fifty (there is about ten miles of pavement outside of Clearwater.) And so, on a bright Friday morning, we started off high ings (I couldn’t imagine dri ing for three days with the kids and not going berserk.) And we even managed to get as far as Lac La Hache before the kids wanted to go to the bath- the box on top of the car al- room, the tarp had blown off lowing sleeping bags to cascade along the highway, and the editor was already cussing be- cause comic books erupted onto the road every time a door was opened. YELLOWHEAD That night we camped near Tete Jaune Cache, the first B.C. place named by white man, which takes its name from an Indian “Tete Jaune” who cached his furs there. Tete Jaune was also that rai cd a blonde Indian. Thus the road gets its name, The Yellowhead Route. of town, and we didn’t have the courage to go back again. By now the country had flat- tened out, but it was still not like the prairie land that 1) remembered from my visit of | 17 years ago; there were too! many trees and the odd roll-| ing hill. But after we left North Battleford and ap- proached Biggar and Rose-| town, and the end of our jour-| ney at Bounty, the grain fields | stretched away as far as the| eye could see, broken only by an occasional clump of trees| marking another farmhouse. T turned to Ward and said, i do you think of all rd?" And he took his eyes away from his comic book long enough to re for a moment, then around ake the classic remark of the, ip—* Gosh, the mountains | are sure flat around here!” | Saturday morning we break- fasted while gazing at the majestic splendor of Mount} Robson glistening in the early- morning sunlight; and by mid- morning had limped into Jas- per nursing a broken shock absorber. Our main recollec-| tions of Jasper are a colorful | parade just starting as we ar-| rived, much to the kids’ de-| light; shorts of all descrip- tions on people of all descrip- tions—short, fat, lean, tall| male and female; and the in- side of the General Motors| garage. | By evening we had left the| mountains far behind and} were wending our way through Edmonton's Saturday night traf Somehow, with un- erring wifely instinet, I man- aged to read the highway signs wrong and got us lost) there, so now we are not sure whether we saw the city or not. A kind taxi driver took us in hand, escorted us swiftly deposited us on the other side oil lands. Did you know there are more than 10,000 people engaged in the search for oil in Canada? We know it, because we run into plenty of them each time we try to lease promising Blair Brothers Phone 66 THE WILLIAMS LAKE TRIBUNE Page 3 from small children is very are bound to find. It’s best ints Worst hazards oe to know what to. @o ‘ance, Household hints The very thin plastic might ately if a child is suspected In a family with several A floating trip through the clouds to a mountain-top perch in the Rockies is the newest attraction of Banff, Alta. A $550,000 chair lift has opened at Sulphur Mountain » which carries riders up the mountain-side in nine minutes. A 180-horsepower electric turbine powers the lift, which takes pas- sengers up 2,300 feet, providing a panoramic view in the home Children are often exposed to far worse hazards in the home than those normally en- countered by a worker in a modern plant. Curiosity can be a child’s worst enemy, “especially when it tempts him into under kitchen sinks which often hold dan- gerous — chemicles. Such as solvents, lye, spot remover, javel water, silver Polish and liquid floor wax should be taboo in these lower cupboards, cabinets washing Another housekeéping aid which should be kept away cling to a all child's face, covering his mouth and nose and smothering him. Matches and poisons cause hundreds- of serious accidents to children each year. There are many safety percautions that can be taken to prevent these tragedies. Medicine cab- inets, for instance, should have locks which small child- Ten are unable to open. And all drugs should be kept in this cabinet and not’on bed- side tables or kitchen shelves within the reach of small children, No how careful people try in removing art- icles dangerous to children, there may be something over- looked which the young fry matter of swallowing something that might be poisonous. ‘Try to promote vomiting and then call a doctor right away. Diluting the ‘contents of the stomach will delay absorption of the poison so encourage the child to drink as much milk or water as possible. However, never attempt to give fluids to an unconscious patient. Some poisons paralyze the breathing mechanism. Arti- ficial respiration must be Started at once if breathing stops. And finally, if you live in or near a city, rush the child to the hospital. Middle age is when our trip- ping becomes less light and more fantastic. teenagers wearing jeans, it is difficult to tell which pair be- longs to whom. Take a dark_ crayon or marking pencil and write the child’s name on the inside white pocket. Then press with a warm. iron.. This will stand many washings before it fades away. When unravelling a knitted garment, wind the yarn around a milk bottle or fruit jar. Wet the yarn thoroughly with luke- warm water and let it dry; this removes the kinks. You can then wind the yarn into a ball and it will be quite straight and will knit up evenly. 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