GORDON HAMILTON
PRODUCTION

P.O. BOX 399,

A rather interesting play in mime
was performed last weekend in the
Civic Centre Auditorium in Prince
Rupert...the only problem was the fact
that they were words...“‘A Ripley’s
Believe it or Not” in the minds of the
audience,

A Company of Wayward Saints, the
first production in the new Civic
Centre, could simply not be heard in
the booming building which would
have been more aptly called a
gymnasium.

More worried today is Pat Bolton,
director of “The Mousetrap’. This
production hits the planks this
Thursday and this might be the first
time in the history of the long-running,
well-known play where the audience
does not find out who the real murderer
is..simply because nary a word will
enter their ears.

. Bolton has hopes that ‘something’
can be done by this Thursday so his
audience may hear his hard-working

the herald:

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Mouse trap to suffer?

‘MARY OLSEN.
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cast. The Prince Rupert Theatre
Company's ‘Wayward Saints’ is
expected to perform yet another
evening upon completion of their tour.
And although no direct ‘‘yes” has been
given on whether they will perform the

" production again, many local residents

‘areat least hoping it will be performed

' sometime next month at say, perhaps,

Booth Memorial Junior High.
Perhaps, the man most realizing the
problem himself, is our Mayor Peter J,
Lester - he was part of Saturday night’s
audience and succumbed to an ‘en
Masse’ protest crowd during
intermission. .

If the city feels that Rupert theatre is
not much of an issue at stake then at
least let them consider this problem for
such groups as the Naden Band, The
Tish Rovers, Jeunesse Musicale; etc.,
etc.

It’s strange how the basketball hoop
wins out again!

"Ready for this”

Did you know the Eskimos have fifty
words for ‘‘snow’’? Wonder if they
include the word I heard emanating
from an irate motorist on Stuart Drive
last Friday?

Read with interest an item in the
Star Weekly in which it is purported
that a Canadian inventor has come up
with a.screen. device which converts
thlack and white televisibny into natural
“colour. For less than’ $160.00 so the
article says. Wonder if this will bring
down the retail price of colour TV sets?

Hallowe'en was exceptionally quite
at this end of town, I have scads and

seads of treats left over. Father will be.

getting them in his lunbucket until he
starts looking like a squirrell (Alright,
alright---I'll put in some sandwiches
too!) .

Went down to the Legion for awhile
on Saturday evening. Big Louie was
there. So was Willy, We all enjoyed -
Brusatore’s Repertoire!

. Have the most firm feeling that Fort

St. James will have an election by
acclamation on all counts this time, .
No-one seems particularly enthusiastic
about getting into the Civic fray.

Thought you would be interested to —
learn that. Ft. St. James Village
Council voted in favour of supporting a
resolution from New Westminster City

«-Couneil..in which. the: Canadian:
«iG@evernmient’is urged-not to -legalize-»

marijuana. Seems the New
Westminster people are dead against
legalization of weed. Noseems the Fort
St. James people are dead against it
too. But-up in Terrace, THAT City
Council did not endorse the resolution.
because—(are you ready for. this?)—
they didn’t Know enough about the
subject! ;

As for my own opinion on the matter-

-I went to pot several years ago and |

I’m certainly in bad shape today asa
result. _ ,
Caledonia Courier

Get the message? The place for litter
is in that garbage can and not on the
street, as the funny looking character
Drawing. is by

is demonstrating.

School
« 15,

Jeffrey Klimek, 9, of Tait Elementary
in
contribution to Anti-Litter Week, May 9

Richmond, as_ his

Sad story by Rick Knight

What can you say about a four
month old kitten who loved you’.

You ‘can only remember the
funny way he walked and the
equally funny way his head
shook, Some people can get a
dog or cat and it will last them
for ten or fifteen years. The
longest expanse of time we can
get is two and a half months. |.
don't know what it's like to lose
a human child because we have
none, but I can sure imagine the
grief a bereaved parent must go
through.

In August when my wife Vicki
and I moved to Terrace from
Victoria, we decided -to add
some little ones around our
home to keep us company. We
went to the S.P.C‘A. everyday
for over a week until we got the
right combination of feline and
canine, We proudly took them to
their new home and set about
the job of naming them.. :

Now naming pets is no easy
task especially when you have
three cats and a dog. Right
away we decided not to go with
the usual Fido, Sport, Goldie
stuff, so we went about it with
great care. .

First came the kittens, two of
which were six weeksold and
one (the smallest). four weeks.

with Jezabelle, not bad except

_to spell, The tabby we gave the

handle Carlos just becatise he
looked like a Carlos.

That left the little guy, four
weeks of grey fluff. Leon fit so
well. After about two more,
hours of haggling we came (at:

_ Jeast Vicki did) up with Ruebyn

for our prize puppy. Part
dachshund but looking
suspiciously like a golden
labrador. ~

When we moved to Thornhill
the pets were overjoyed, all that
room to romp-around in, They
wasted no time in picking the
rocking chair as their new bed,

so we gave it to them as a.

present. Everything was
beautiful.

All goad stories have to have
their bad points so this is as
good a place to start as any.
First Carlos got the runs we
attributed to a change in diet
from the twenty cent stuff to the
sixteen cent stuff.

MAKER MET

By Sunday he was as weak as
they get. Never having had a
sick pet before we passed it off
and didn’t do anything. In the
afterncon while laying in the
sun Carlos met his maker. Only
having eyes for two weeks we
weren’t too bereaved, a little.
upset but nothing to cry about,

This meant we only had twa.

kittens and our older cat and

Ruebyn to share our love with. -

Again we were wrong. :

By Tuesday Jezabelle was
well on her way to the grave so
Vicki quickly took little Leon to

the Vet. Through the next two |

weeks it was touch and go but
Dr. Proctor saved Leon's life.
Jazebelle, however coyldn’t be
saved. We felt we were
fortunate indeed to have little
Leron and Ruebyn left, they ate
together, slept together and

“togethers. Sadho),

[don't know: what it is, °

must live a vexed life because

we went to Prince George for
the Thanksgiving weekend
someone either persuaded
Ruebyn to go or stole her from
our next door neighbors yard,

_A whole week of radio and two
pictures in-the paper didn't get
any results, We were very

attached to that little dog with

no personality and we still have
hope fur her safe return.

DISTEMPER |. .
This left us with little
Leon.Asa result of his bout with

distemper Dee, Dee, as he was |
. sometimes called was a partial -

cripple. Scarcely being able to

walk let alone. run.and having -
the . misfortune of. Parkinson's -
disease as well, J don’t “know ~

where you could find a. more
affectionate .cat anywhere,

’ Leon was also lonely...

., Sooff tothe S.P.C.A, we went

again. This time we got two
more cats and another dog. The
eats were twins of the tabby
persian strain and the dog, well.
let's say: Heinz 57 with one blue
and one brown eye. Leon
couldn't be happier, friends-to
play with and sleep with, — -

But alas the story is getting
too good again. The funny thing
about pets is that even as you
become attached to them they”
also become attached to you.
Every day when we came home
all the guys would come te the
ear to meet us, al] but Leon, he
was terrified of the car. On
Wednesday. night, November
the tenth Leon came to meet us.
We figure the tire must have
come pretty clase because I saw
Leonrun at about 150 mph . per
hour away from the car, Vicki

.Said someday we were going to

hit one of them but I said it
wouldn’t be Leon because I saw
him run across the yard,
When we went to the stairs, in,
the dark of the night we saw a
Cont'd. on page 5 .

' . This was to be my first trip by.
road, via: the newly constructed ~:.
|: bridge acrosd the Nass River. _
‘[L” Car owners will be interested to. :

“note. that.-my brother was. ~portion of the.trip - bumps andi

_ efficiently for “the entire 190

i by having to return to the house.

' route was that more directional

' business, The section of road

_ hours.

second look was not in order, as

raddled  quite.a deep. gorge.
THEN, we hit-what is known}
‘the Fisheries. Road! This

orse-and-buggy.ten milem™

driving a Datsun 1600, which I". all-has become.a political issuetiam
must say, held the road . between the Dept. of Fisheriessiay
aad the Dept. of Highways as toygm
‘winter upkeep, etc. I had thew
definite :feeling once. we were xm
‘ _. over it.that-the buck had been way
for a few forgotten items that . bounced back and forth between jam
the. baby required; and at this: the warring departments, iam
point, my brother ; suggested almost as badly as the Datsun.
that I’ warn readers of this ~ Roughly 155 miles out, of im
column against rushing or Terrace now, we were speedily}
setting a time limit on this approaching a two mile stretch, 3%
particular: journey: . that - called Béar-Pass, which drops Bm
although it should take about six. ‘away to. the left about 400 ft..1z
hours, it would be best to aliow.a: . suspect we were all a bit jumpy 2m
total af eight. Asithappened, he - at the thought of going over the fim
had a date to pilot-a-helicopter. Pass, by the fact that we had a im
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. | baby’ with us just of af}
. Our- first criticism along the hospitalization... —— . _
The big question was whether §
road signs should be set up.’ we would require snow chains (%
Commencing around the Nass __ or not. There is.a fair climb up 3am
Camp turn-off and thereon. For the Pass anda slow crawl down ¢
example, we were surprised to the other side; and we met the :iq
learn, there wés .no ‘sign to driver of a truck and trailer,
indicate the main. division. who said he had been pushed up
between the road to Stewart and . the other side by a gravel truck
the road to Cassiar..Nor were due to icy conditions, Our own
any signs evident, whatever, to driver mentioned, “If we have
warn .of .precarious road .to slow down behind some
conditions ahead. dumbhead, we won't be able to
Even the nortoious Bear keepour speed up.” - |
Pass, which came under . Thus it was decided, the
advance discussion, almost chains’ must go on, a chore we
triggering a family debate, were kindly assisted’in by two
passed unamrked. — fellow travellers. Thankful we
Now let's get down to. had takenthe.added precaution,
we drove over Bear Pass
from the Nass Camp turn-off to . . without any problem, Along this
the , “Bridge”. is marrow,. route, my brother. observed that
winding and pot-holed, with during later winter months.
little space for passing. The- there would be the possibility of
idea of meeting a rip-roaring avalanches 25 to 30 feet in spots;
logging truck along here during and the people: should ‘carry. {f
working hours, would ke enough extra gas with them in the event.
to ehurn one’s breakfast, they had toturn.back. — -
Therefore, traffic movingeither .. The last lap of: thé “journey
way between Terrace and . was uneventful - with a level, |
Stewart, would be more. but -wider roadbed, and the
advisable during thelazy,$iesta. ususal pot-holes - winding
". *. parallel to-Bear River. It was
Nov. 2nd as we completed our.
trip -and thecolourful, but calm
District of Stewart hove into

sight. ,

miles, give or. take 5. miles,
’. . We were somewhat delayed,

Sg Rad El

iP Pat a OE

I was really. anticipating my
first view ‘of the Nass Bridge I
had read so much about. A

- were stars of the loca) paper
“The sblack--persian‘got tagged: * tog 2

Is peace

_ The frantic antics of the “Stop

‘the Amchijka Blast!’ contingent

are reminiscent 'of''a flock‘ of
banty roosters singled out.for
tomorrow's slaughter. *

They aren't sure whether they
will get their necks wrung, their
heads decapitated or their
throats stuck -- but they know
they're going to get it and they
aren't one bit content with the.

thought, fos vk
In -a fit of hysterical -
consternation they -have

succeeded in keeping the entire

nation awake at night for the’ .

past seyeral weeks.
The problem is they haven't

given éne particle of attention to

the number one hatchet man.

Little Dickie is a fast manon the .
‘block. otek
“In fact-- by the time you read ..

this item, the people of northern

B.C. and Alaska may well be in ..
the niopping up stage, if indeed -

there is anything left to mop up. ~

worth fighting for?

Then. gain they may" well be" ‘Kéepers"” in Northern Ireland
complétély" uiitouthedii by "the becene' ignorance and- paverty-
blast without ‘any' evidence: have'reduced them toa lévebot:

other than a few slight ripples.
on the surface of the sea,

It’s one of those games people
play today.

It’s calied “House of Cards”.
You place your pieces caréfully...

together and then count ‘the’

lasting power of your
construction by recording the

-. ‘days from now til Boomsday!

Along comes the powerhouse:

_ crew arid your house of cards ©

falls down. re 2
\ All in; the name. of world
peace,. CT By

“* he protesters claim ‘they:

protest in- the namie of: world

‘ peace and the blasters‘ calim -

they blast in the-name of world
ACE, re

world peace? moat
Js it the same thing:that has

“women and children spitting in. .
the faces of ‘armed ‘Peace ~

wens’ Made to Measure

“Just what is this thing called -

civilization that, is...only.-one - 7
small cut above rudimentary? js
Is it the same thing that has °

neighbour setting upon

neighbour simply because one

has-and the other has not?

“political leaders sniping at each
other and backbiting and nit-
' picking as each one takes off on

his own private power trip? _
Is it the same thing thal has

starving children* scrambling:

over each other as they reach

- hopelessly for smail hanitstul of
rice while in other parts of ‘the.

‘ world,’ children: gobble: large

quantities of Hallowe'en trash.
“in addition ‘te ‘regular well-.
balanced ‘meals? While: in. yet:
‘other areas, tons of basic food is.
: .serappéd because’ of a simple-

. thing called-economics? |

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Is it the same thing ‘thal has

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