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hide behind an obscurity of expression which helped to
give him his reputation for eccentricity. Once, after ask-
‘What is your religion?’” he took a rose,
f smell declared that this

by Andrea Deakin :
Terrace Book Reviewer

“Whatever Ralph touched he imbued with
even his famous motorbike seemed like some splendid,
black, mediaeval steed champing for its knightly rider to
charge, though the targets were only sometimes wind-
mills. in the head’. So writes Sir Alec Guiness in his
- autobiography, ‘Blessings in Disguise”, speaking of his
good and valued friend, Sir Ralph Richardson. .
Garry O’Connor published a much acclaim-
ed biography of Richardson, ‘‘Ralph Richardson, An
_ Actor’s Life’. On Oct. 10, 1983 Sir Ralph Richardson
died. Garry O'Connor has revised this biography and
" added an epilogue which covers Richardson’s last years .
and final performances. This is a fine. biographical
study of the actor.and the man, subtle, understanding,
bringing the essence of its subject so much to life that
the reader can almost see the actor standing astride the.
pages. . -
Richardson was a man of modesty and infinite com-
passion. He saw the actor as ‘the jockey of literature’.
the plays, and we. simply

In 1982,

“Others supply the horsés,

ing a friend,

“If a man without a sense o |
rose had no scent we should know that he was wrong.
. The defect is in him, ‘not in the flower. It is the: same.
’ with a.man who says.there is no God. It merely means .

_ Blessings in
Disguise =|

nobility;

“he is without the capacity to discern His. presence’’.

.. “The new edition of this outstanding biography is -
‘ published in Canada by General Publishing at $27.95. -
Michael Powell and Peter Ford are already known for

'-their life of Joseph Carey Mer
of the Elephant Man”. |

2. fThe Ghost Disease’ (Penguin: $9.95) is an absorb-
ing collection of 13 stories of medical detection, ‘The |
. "episodes selected for inclusion in the book may, on the _
- "whole, be better known to- those: who ‘live. within the .
~ world of medicine than to those.who stand outside’’, —:
_: They are certainly stories that those outside the field can
‘appreciate and enjoy. ‘“‘The Case of the Eppi .
. » dice’, a-story of.an outbreak in Epping in 1965.which
© threatened to defy all attempts to solve it, reads like the:
_ =. best detective thriller. ‘‘The Ghost Disease’’ ‘is a grim
" account of kuru, a disease which became prevalent in. an
_ area of New Guinea, and whose well-disguised roots

rick, “The True History.

_ turned out to be associated with a grisly practice.

'.. From Boston there is a story which warns us not toig- |
“nore the threat of past fears. Puerperal fever can still
.. strike. There is the fascinating account of the connec-
. tion between the life work. of Dr. Moller-Christensen,

_ Professor of the History of Medicine.at the University |
~ of Copenhagen, and the skull of Robert Bruce, King of —
- . Scots. ~ ce rs

Howell. and Ford write well, with compassion and
‘clarity. This collection of accounts of true detection is as
fascinating and gripping as any fictional one.

Gleolie Jakobs of Terrace recently graduat

ed from the Universi-.

ty of B.C. with her Bachelor of Science. Jakobs Is specializing

In geology and has been the recipient of many

acholarships.

awerda and

ng Jaun- -

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baker are pleased to announce that their
daughter, Laurle-Ann, has successfully completed a three-year - -
nursing program. at.the Vancouver General Hospital. Laurie--.

-Ann graduated in the top 10 percent of her class and was also
presented with a Special Service Award for her outstanding
achlevment. and leadership qualitites, from the faculty ‘of -

Vancouver Genera! Hospital. The graduation ceremonies took -

place at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver in May. |

-Marathon runner

A well-known, former Terrace resident, Laurie-Ann Baker, .
recently completed the gruelling 26-mile Vancouver interna-
tlonal Marathon run in May. Laurie-Ann (left) successfully

crossed the finish fine after 4 hours, 23 minutes, 38 seconds.

TERRACE — Giselle

Jakobs of Terrace, daugh-.

ter of Hildegard and Ray-
mond Jakobs, recently

. graduated from the Uni-—

versity of. British Colum-
bia with a Bachelor of
Science degree.

Jakobs plans to con-
tinue her education at the
university in order to ob-
tain her Master’s degree in
geology. She graduated

from. Caledonia Senior.

Secondary School in 1983
and took her first year of
studies at Northwest Com-

- munity College in Terrace ace. Queen

Student —
GraduteSs Sec cm

‘Transferring to UBC.

Jakobs. took her second

year of Geology. and spe- -

cialized in Paleontology.
In May she was present-
ed with a gold medal for
the third consecutive year,
and also received the Dr.

Aaro E. Aho Memorial.

Scholarship award for
highest standings. - -
‘’ During the summer the
student will be working on
the
lands, for the Geological
Survey of Canada. Jakobs
will be studying ammonite
biostatigraphy of. the
eh Charl : .

Queen Charlotte Is-

of 1988.

by Roy. Greening
- Chairman,
Public Relations .

: Comniittee, Branch 13°
‘TERRACE — Branch 13

in, Terrace supports

several organizations |

around town. —-

__ ‘The Poppy Fund is used .
. to help needy veterans and

their families’ locally.
Money -is. raised through
different methods for such |

--charities as Meals On
“Wheels: Daily. «hospital

visits are made.to veterans:

-and as the: need: arises,

money is. raised to buy”
equipment for’ the
hospital: The local Salva-.
tion Army also. receives
funds from the Terrace
Legion. To raise money

_the Branch helps out at a

visiting carnival, -has |
bingos,. puts on. pancake
breakfasts,. does a
smorgasbord or two and

Simulated disaster
Prince Rupert Regional.
Hospital ‘aided:.Mills © -

continued from page 10 ,
members of the. Terrace

Police detachment sealed -
off the airport. No one”
was allowed in -without |

authorization.

Within approximately —
-an hour, victims began

gan
flooding the hospital area.
Attendants checked labell-

* ed victims, as to the priori-

ty of treatment needed. © -

Heritage —

‘ continued from page 19° | .

Forests to task for their

lack of consultation,
cooperation and trust.
The planning process is
what. I’m vitally concerned
about. The Ministries of
Parks and Tourism have a
great deal of expertise to-

contribute and the B.C. .
Wildlife Federation ° is |

eager to participate, but
direction is needed from

the government,‘* he said,
“ Hazelwood suggested .

heritage’ conservation

‘gould be enhanced ‘by up--

dating the .inventory of

- heritage sites, . enforcing

the preservation of natural

‘sites through. -inter-

ministerial: . cooperation,

educating the public, and.
placing a . stronger’ em-

phasis on scenic preserva-

ties to prevent: desecration

‘and ‘destruction of.
“The:

heritage areas.
penalties have been far too
lenient against violations
_ of our natural resources...
and historic sites are not
renewable resources,’ he
concluded.
- The Project Pride task
force is expected to report
to the Minister of Tourism
in September. Kim Camp-

bell said the formalized - -
was impaired and fined

$400. Fraser was also _

recommendations will ap-
pear in: the fall ‘sitting of
-the legislature, and. the
new act is ex
become law in the spring

a :

"has lotteries. Bes

‘hospital: ae
.* The drill was completed.
“by 30am

’ formed. through «local.
‘media. re

‘Incourt - |

In Terrace Provincial.

pected _ to.

~. Branch 13 provides bur-

saries and scholarships.for. |
students (June -15 is: the

_ déadiine ‘appiication™ date

for the. Frank Morris
Scholarship). The, local”
Air Cadet squadron \is «—

_sponsored by Branch 13 as_

are a hockey team, a soc-

~-cer team and a ball.team.
--~ The- Riverboat. Days.
parade is put on by ‘the

local. Legion and with this

year being the Branch’s
Diamond.Jubilee 4 special ©

Legion display-will be put |

‘on’ at the July 1 celebra-
tion at Heritage’.Park
‘whichis sponsored by the.
Terrace ‘Diamond. Jubilee.
Committee.-.There is’ a

Senior Citizens’ Dinner, a.

D-Day . Dinner -for

overseas veterans, a

‘children’s Christmas Par-
-ty and an annual picnic all _
put on by the members of ©:

Branch 13.00

Memorial Hospital, ‘by

keeping notes’on how the-:.
hospital’s staff handled |
the disaster: Later the'two. -.-

compared notes. © -

~The crash . included 15.

victims; - five . fatalities

‘which included four-males.
and one female. Eleven"
were seriously injured-and -
Terrace. -

brought ‘to

Participants of the acci-

dent. gathered for’ a

debriefing at the -‘airport’s

fire hall.

- ‘The purpose of the exer-
cise, said officials, was to

_test the effectiveness of .

our emergency. action
plan, in case of a. real.
tragedy: We need to iden-
‘tify areas that could be im-

-provedon.. =

‘In 1988, - another.

- Simulated Disaster will be
‘held to- ensure Terrace -

residents that in the case

of a tragedy, officials at .

the Terrace/Kitimat Air-
port, are doing all they

‘and keep the public in-—

Court on. Friday, -May 15:
Robert McIver was found
guilty of driving while dis-
qualified and fined $400,
kk ‘

_ "On Tuesday, May 19 in
Terrace Provincial Court
Katherine Fraser . was -

found guilty of driving
while her ability to drive.

found guilty of driving.
while disqualified and fin-
re 2 sr

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can to offer maximum ef-
fectiveness to aid victims, —

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