Wednesday, September 2 1959 THE WILLIAMS LAKE TRIBUNE Page 5 NIQUIDET BROS, GARAGE AND FREIGHT SERVICE LIMITED Bonded ana Insured Carriers General Freight and Lumber GARAGE aT HORSEFLY %* IMPERIAL Esso DEALER %* GOODYEAR' AND ATLAS TIRES AND ACCESSORIES * CEDAR POLES AND PILING BOX 100, HORSEFLY Phone 1-4 Horsefly BOX 304, WMS. LAKE Phone 148, Armes Bros. Williams Lake Big Cr eek news Sylvia Baker’s Letter Home JACK CADE SHOWED colored slides to an interested group of spectators at Henrys last Sunday evening. The pictures, which Were taken on his ocean trip last year, included ship-board shots, beautiful ocean views, and scenes capturing the crowded Water-front of Singapore and the teeming streets of Hong Kong. There was not time to see them all and we look forward to second showing in the near future. Refreshments were served by B | Hazel Hen: VISITORS OF MR. AND Mrs. Duane Witte last week were June and Bob Streigler, who re- turned Sunday to their home at Lac La Hache via Farwell Canyon. ATTENDING THE wedding of Phyllis Banbrick and Keith Welch at Williams Lake August 22 were the following friends from Big Creek: Mr. and Mrs. Duane Witte and family; Hazel Henry; Gail and Larry Henry; and Verra and Trena Bonner. All the Bambrick family were in atendance. We regret that Walter Bambrick, who had been suffering from the flu, had to leave the reception to enter the hospital for treatment of Pneumonia. He is progressing Skyline School PUPIL REGISTRATION Registration of new pupils to the school will be done at the school between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. FRIDAY, SEPT. 4 All pupils entering Grade I must register, including those pre-registered in June. Visit to Sweden highlighted by ship owner’s hospi I just have to start next week’s letter early so that I can tell you about the wonderful day I had “lin Gothenburg, Sweden, while it is still fresh in my mind. Around eleven I phoned Mr. redo Jorgensen, and he invited Janet and I to lunch at 12:15. He told us to take a taxi to his Office, so at 12 we hailed a cab and were driven three short blocks to his office. The cab driver must surely thought we were wealthy tourists, taking a taxi that short distance. We met Mr. Jorgensen, left his office and were taken to one of his Swedish freighters for lunch. I had my first chauffeur driven ride from his office to the ship. As we climbed the gangplank we were greeted by the Captain and two other English speaking gentle- men. From here we went to the lounge and were served a martini by a steward. We then moved to the dining room where a long table laden with delicacies awaited us. Janet and I sat on either side of the Captain and we were served our first Swedish Smorgesbord. It was fantastic— we had roast beef, delicate pieces of salmon, herring, eel, (yes, I ate eel and it Austrian weinerschnitzel and so many interesting foods that I soon lost track. We had beer and Swedish schnapps — that schnapps again. When we had consumed all this we retired to the lounge for a cup of coffee and cognac. This is really living! The men were y nice and Mr. Jorgensen D. H. ARMES, Principal wonderful. We left the “Kyoto” at three and were driven back to town where we said good-bye to Mr. Jorgensen and thanked him for the wonderful hospitality he had extended to us. When Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jorgensen return from their trip tell them I saw Mr. J. and I had a wonderful time. After lunch, while waiting for our “Bomb” to get fixed we all went shopping for belated The car was fixed by 4:30 at a cost of $30.00 and we all said good-bye to Gothenburg. I en- joyed the city very much, but then that is because Mr. J. was so kind to us. It is rather a Pretty place and is the second largest city in Sweden and is a Prepare now - Insulate FIBERGLAS INSULATION 2x 13" ROLL BLANKET, 75 sq. ft., per roll ... 2” x 23” ROLL — 100 sq. ft., per roll . . 3” x15” ROLL — 50 sq. ft., per roll . 3” x 24” ROLL — 75 sq. ft., per roll ZONALITE LOOSE FILL INSULATION $1.60 per Bag 1 bag covers an area of 22 sq. ft. 2” thick; 17 sq. ft. 3" thick; ig 18 sq. ft. 4” thick busy seaport. Janet and didn’t have an opportunity to see much of it, but the stores were nice and we thought it was really clean. AUTHORS HOME I forgot to tell you that while we were in Denmark we went to Odense where we saw the very plain home of Hans Christian Anderson, the famous story tel- ler. Tonight after supper we sat down in the grass with maps spread out all around us and discussed the possibilities of going as far north as the Arctic cirele. We decided against it as it is 1,500 kilometers over poor, monotonus roads and we have to consider ,our tires. We could never afford new ones now. At this stage of the trip we are all anxious. to get back to England. None of us are bored it is just that you get a little weary after awhile and now we can see the end of our trip we are rushing to meet it. was delicious) ; Store Hours - Effective Sept. 15 CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY OPEN TUES., WED., THURS., FRI. AND SAT. 8 A.M. TO 5:45 A.M. No Deliveries after 5 p.m. YOUR BUILDING SUPPLY DEALER H. J. GARDNER & SONS LIMITED Phone 23 Today we reached Oslo and visited a park where a Norweg- ian sculptor has his life’s work displayed. There were statues everywhere showing the different stages of life from a baby, to manhood, to death. When we crossed from Sweden into Nor- way we saw our first fjord. It was just a bay with a bridge joining the two countries. It was very pretty, but not nearly as rugged as I had pictured a fjord to be. Oslo is situated at the head of another fjord, the more spectacular ones are further up the coast near Bergen, which is our destination. ROADS LIKE HOME It rained most of the atter- noon in Oslo so we drove as far as Kongsberg and spent the night in a youth hostel. It was really nice and fairly new with hot showers. The rain kept up all yesterday and it was miserable driving. We went through some beautiful country and couldn’t take any pictures because of the rain.. I-was home. in Williams Lake _ yesterday. The roads are definitely B.C. roads, wash board and full of pot holes and the scenery could have been from anywhere near Williams Lake. Even the trees were turning, most of the cotton- woods are gold and the other trees are getting ready for winter. Norway paradise with crystal clear lakes and_ rivers along the road. We drove to the little town of Lofthus and as it had rained all day we agreed it was too’ wet to camp so we checked into another hostel. The girl’s dormitory was in the top of a small log cabin and steep stairs led up to the bed- room. It was like climbing into a hayloft. The lounge had a typical Norwegian atmosphere— there were hand carved wooden chairs in front of the fireplace a fisherman's its numerous is and on the walls were hung bronze plates, pictures and various objects typical of, Norway. ISOLATED LIVING The last part of our drive yesterday was very different to the scenery of the morning. In- stead of forests we were up against mountains of rock. The people in this region must lead a very isolated life. There were a few houses and only scrub managed to grow. There were goats everywhere, I never knew there was such a variety of goats. I saw quite a few cottages that were built quite oddly. They were two story structures and the top floor extended quite a bit out from the botom. I am glad we are not going any further north, the roads in Nor- are nothing: more than twisted dirt tracks. It took us three and one half hours to travel 110 miles yesterday. We were dodging pot holes all the time. It was a tiring drive and we were all ready for bed after supper. We stopped to look at the largest stave church in Norway yesterday morning and it was a beautiful structure. It was made of wood and had turrets and steeples. The outside finish looked like a giant honey comb. The interior was completely done in wood, even the huge pillars were giagantic smooth logs. way must have taken years to build. tality The caretaker chureh told us that it was built in 1100. Back to the subject of hostels, The hostels in Norway differ to the ones in other countries in that they offer accommodations for families. It is wonderful because people with kids can get board and lodgings for around seventy-five cents a night. of the Tell me, are the trees at home turning gold already? It seems awfully early to me, it is only the middle of August. It is nice for Janet and I, we can see winter Yapidly approaching and we can be very smug. We will be leaving Merrie Olde Englande just as the smog and rain begins to move in, heading to South rica where we will be in time to enjoy another summer. It is another miserable day and we are considering stopping for the day and hoping that tomorrow clears up. We are in the fjord area and we hate to be driving in the rain and missing the scenery. This section of Norway is the wet area, so I suppose we can’t complain especially after all the sun we have had in the past four months. We arrived in Bergen yesterday afternoon and the sun was shining. This was auite’ a surprise for we had heard that it rained constantly. What people say could be true, for nearly everyone on the street had an umbrella under their arm, even though the sun was shining brilliantly. Bergen, the second largest city in Norway is Picturesquely situated at the head of a fjord. It is not a large city, but it is a busy sea- Port and a. very pretty place with its mountains and water. We only spent a ‘couple of hours there and then we left to find a Place to camp. It is quite a job finding a place to pitch our tent as there are rocks every- where. We did find a nice spot by ong of the nice clear lakes that dre everywhere. Our car leaks at the seams when it rains. This article is one of a series being published by The Tribune in conjunction with the blood donor clinic to be held in Williams Lake on 18. Blood new miracle worker in hospital The blood flowing through most amazing medicine. worker, newer even that does more life saving drugs. Even so, we have penicillin. jobs than any of our wonder your veins is today’s It has become a miracle Blood already only just, begun to solve its mystery and to discover how to use blood to save lies, fight diseases, and maintain normal health. If an atomic war ever comes, blood will perhaps be our greatest single medical defence to save hundreds of thousands of lives. If, on a single day, you were Permitted to follow the activi- ties in one of our city hospitals, here is what you might see. A surgeon in a brain operation packs a soft, white spongy mass into the wound. It quickly stops the bleeding, and he leaves it there. The patient's body will later absorb it,.for this sponge— tibrinogen—is made from human blood. Nearing the end of the operation, he covers the exposed brain with a transparent plastic film that looks like cellophane. This strange plastic, made from blood, will stay safely until the body manufactures a new cover- ing. BLOOD SERUM In the accident ward, a quick injection of clear liquid, human serum albumin, made from blood, saves a man dying from shock. In the delivery room, an anaemic newborn babe is being given a complete new blood supply to halt a possible fatal battle caused by Rh antibodies in its veins, Over in the children’s ward, two youngsters with rheumatic! fever receive injections made from blood (Gamma Globulin) to save them from a_ serious bout of measles. A boy with hemophilia, the bleeding disease, comes in for a dose of still another blood pro- duet—(frozen plasma). ‘This boy, who could die from pro- longed bleeding, resulting from a single nail scratch, will soon Be In a ward bed, an elderly man gets the first of a series of blood transfusions. Within two days he will receive 12 pints of blood about as much ag you have in your body. This tremendous amount will pull him through a dangerous operation. A few years ago this man would have died from lack of blood. RECENT DISCOVERY These uses for blood have only been discovered within the past few years. Research is still going on and no doubt many more uses will be found for this miracle healer. Are these isolated cases? No, there is an average of 40 pat- ients a day in Vancouver Hos- Pitals and an additional 50 a day in the hospitals outside the city who receive blood trans- fusions. Over the past three years an average of 12,000 patients in British Columbia hospitals re- ceived an average of ‘two free blood transfusions each or 44,000 pints of blood. What does this mean in dollars and cents in.addition to the lives saved and suffering spared? As an example, a patient was sent from Vancouver to a hos- pital in Seattle to undergo a serious operation. The patient received 11 blood transfusions. The cost for this blood and Jabratory service was $451.00 or $41 a pint. In Vancouver this concerned. not furnished. have a perfectly safe operation to remove diseased teeth. = STUDENT REGISTRATION Williams Lake Elementary School Students who will be attending Williams Lake Elementary. 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