Two old friends reunite again CURLEY RAY of Terrace and Buster Gunn of Calgary have met again after 62 years of being apart from each other. The two men were playmates when they were len years old. They went to school together in Grade 1 at the Little Smokey school house in the Peace River country. : And now, I will tell you their story. “Curley’’ Hubert Adrian Ray was bom Feb 12, 1926 . in Cadillac, Saskatchewan, His family left Cadillac when Curley was three years ald to set up on a homestead at Little Smokey District in the Peace River area, ‘Buster’ Charles Thomas Gunn was born on March 28, 1926 in Washington state. ; In the early thirties, his family left the U.S.A. and moved to the Peace River area. But when the depression struck, Buster’s family headed North and settled in the Little Smokey District, ’ This is where the boys” friendship began 62 years ago. - When the boys started schoo! together, the Little Smokey schoolhouse was only a small log home housing Grades 1- 9. Curley said there were 40-50 students at times. The school was heated by two barrel drums. When it got to be 60 below Celsius, students would stoke up bath bar- res. Children were of course, responsible for hauling the wood, Both boys remember packing their lunch to school in lard cans. They would have moose meat sandwiches. Lard was spread on the bread and a dash of salt was added for flavour. The boys would walk two to three miles to and from school in winter and summer. And Curley remembers that they never wore shoes in warm weather, During the winter months they had moccasins and rubber boots to wear. Both Curley and Buster ran a trapline and would check their traps on their way to and from school. Both boys used to hunt for deer. Curley remembers when he was cight years old, he shot his first moose. ; Moose meat and potatoes were staples. Everyone made do and they shared what they had. , Curley and Buster remember that life back then was pretty tough, but they fondly remember the good times they had growing up. : : Both boys remember that their mothers always had a family bible. They were taught at home to read, spell and write by that bible. Plus, all the family records were kept in it. : When Curley and Buster were in their early teens, they left the Litde Smokey District and went their own separate ways. Both youths joined the forces during the war. ‘ Later, both men married, Curley married Joyce in 1945 and had four children. They now have 9 grandchildren. ' Buster married his wife Cathy in 1964, They had two children and now have four grandchildren. : Sadly Buster had some sadness in his life. He contracted polio in 1952 during the polio epidemic. He has been con- fined to a wheelchair ever since. He and Cathy settled in Calgary, where they live in a high rise apartment building. ‘It was Terry and Kathy Gunn who live just down the street from the Rays in Thornhill who was responsible for Buster and Curley’s reunion. Since she’s Buster's cousin, she made sure both men found each other last year. ‘ Buster drove to Terrace to meet up with Curley after all these years. ‘On Saturday, June 13, [ was invited over to Curley and Joyce Ray’s home to listen in on the tvo men reminiscing. It was a wonderful evening spent with both men trying to piece together their past lives together. ‘ Good luck and good health to both Curley and Buster. “HERE “N THERE: YVONNE MOEN Built fora rough day at work. . 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YOu BE THE JUDGE Liars Don't Prosper “Darling, why are you sitting at your desk in the middle of the night, head in your hands?" Eleanor swept into the living room dressed In her nightgown and put her hands on Ivan's shouldars, Ivan coverad her hands with his, . “Eleanor, we are in a terrible mess. You know Mother left me most of her property?" “Nothing to sneeze at $140,000?" Ivan looked dejected. “| just came across a laler will which laaves most of the money to charity, We are doomed.” Eleanor was a fighter. "Nol at all, Come 9:00 a.m., I'm calling Daddy's old law firm, They'll handle it. Don't worry aboul a thing and come lo bed.” That afternoon, the couple were sitting In front of Mr. Winston Jr, signing the contract hiring tha firm's services. "You understand what you're signing, Ivan? Because you say you're in dire stralghts, wa agree that you will pay a percentaga of your mother's estate fo us if we are successful. Should you decide to terminate our services, you consent to pay our hourly fee for all services rendered to that ale.” Ivan signed with a flourish, In the elevator, Elaanor gave Ivan an angry stare, “Why did you lia to Mr. Winston, Ivan?" ivan pretended he didn't understand, “You know full well what | mean, Ivan. You lied about being in dira straits." Ivan looked defiant. “Frankly, | don’t want to pay thair hefty bills. | have a right to protect my income.” A week later, Ivan received a letter from the law firm. ‘Winston and Winston have just learned that you BY CLAIRE BERNSTEIN BASED ON ACTUAL COURT CASES lied about your Income. We cannot represent someone who is not completely forthcoming with us, Please consider our services terminated. Enclosed Is our statement for $20,000, for servic- es randerad to date,' Ivan went out of control. “Our contract didn't Gay thay could collact if they ended the relation ship. They'll hava lo sue me.” The firm sued van. 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