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- By, AGNES 1. NEAVE |. *
FRANCOIS LAKE — Stanley
carrier for the

with a broken bine in his ankle.
This happened on Sunday when

. he slipped. He drove the mail car
‘on Monday but his foot was so

painful that he was obliged to go

. to Burns Lake to see the doctor
7 who found the broken bone.

Two heavy rains have been

a very. welcome, but we'd like some
‘ warm still weather

soon when
the-visitors start coming for their
The cutworms have

s Shelford. We cannot re-

been
bed: ‘Uke this before.

 

Mr. and Mrs. “Scotty” Coutts
of Port Coquitlam drove up by
with the

; Routley famlly. Scotty worked on
. the ferry dock here when it was
being. built.

Mrs, “McCallum was .at school

on” Monday to give the children
P polio: shots,

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/. There ts much activity at the
'  Mollice Lake -Youth Camp
| willing workers are building two

as

large sleeping quarters, cach to

accommodate 10 youngsters. The
main. ‘cook house is also being

altered. ‘Although this camp is

sponsored by the United Church,
- ydungsters of all denominations
: are “welcome from
' niné to'l6 years for 10 days holi-

the ages of

day, at ‘the camp.

 

There. were a number of guils

i flyirig: about on Sunday, which

probably meant that there was
rouph | weather ‘on the coast.

 

Liat

A: wild duck swam down the
lake with what we thought was
a black stick behind her. Then

_ we-'saw that she had a brood of

tiny. ducks following her in single

. file, all close together.

 

Francois Lake News

Daphne Flemming was taken
ill on Saturday with an attack
of appendicitis, and. this may
have saved her husband's Iife.
Virgil was not able to go to work
on the Monday when the Skin's
Lake Control Dain broke loose as
he coukd not leave home with
Daphne away in hospital. If he
had gone to work he would have
been with the men who were
nearly killed, dnd when Peter
Bucckert was carried away,

The water rushing to Ches-
latta lake from. the dam has
washed away the Indian Grave-
yard at Cheslatta and coffins
containing bodics buried some
tsme ago have been floating
down the lake.

_A letter has just arrived here
addressed to a frlend we are ex-
pecting shortly from England. It
was postmarked somewhere in
Yorkshire and the only ‘address

 

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EARLY HISTORY -

Ancient Guns, Weapons |
On Display at Museum

By GLADYS BALDWIN
The ‘identification card reads—Flintlock Blun-

derbuss. Date about 1500. From a Russian Fort in

Alaska.

How did it reach Alaska in the|the guns used by the soldiers on
first place? Was it brought to|the Fort when the nine tribes
Alaska when Vitus Bering sailed ,of the proud.and mighty Tsim-
the. Bering Sea and _ sighted ishean nation were camped
Mount Elias? Or did it arrive|around the Fort. Perhaps it was
later with Shelekov or Baranovjin the hands of a guard when
“Lord of the North”? Perhaps it. \Father Duncan stepped ashore
took part in the defense of old/in October 1857.
Sitka, or perhaps it was around | A Hollis, double barrel muzzle
in more peaceful times, when a Joader, a Winchester .22 short,
new Sitka was built and such date 1860, a Prussian gun from
peaceful occupations as casting,a Danzig regiment, and an Aus-
bells for Franceiscan monaster-|trian weapon, single shot, bolt
ies in California was one of the action, dated 1876, are. also part
jobs In the new foundry. Or of*the collection.

 

 

 

 

 

was “Francois Lake.’ Someone
ana post office in England had
evidently looked up post offices
in other countries and had pen-
cilled in “British Columbia, Can-
ada.” So evidently our little set-
tlement has the only post office
of that name in the world.

STEWART NEWS

 

The Burns Lake taxis are sure-
ly busy taking officials and men
to and from the dam, and huge
truck loads of material for the
new coffer dam go past every
day to go across the lake on the
ferry,

By W.

ter of Mr.

Robert L. Behnsen
To Patricia J. Morrison

SHIELDS ORR
Daily News Correspondent
STEWART—A wedding of interest to this community took
place on Saturday, June. 29, when Patricia Jean Morrison, daugh-
and Mrs. R. G. Hutchings was united in marriage to
Robert Louis Behnsen, son of Mr. and Mrs, Louis Behnsen, both

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residents of Stewart,

The ceremony took place at St.
Mark’s Anglican Church with
Archdeacon Hincheliffe  OffICi-
ating.

The bride was given in mar-
tilage by her’ step father R.:G.

Don Harder is busy putting up
a new fence around the school
grounds which has improved the
look of the school as new gates
will be hung on the road side of
the fence.

her sister Miss Ann Morrison as
bridesmaid and two flower’ girls
Shirley Hutchings and Lorna
Behnsen.

Groomsman was William eC.
Behnsen, brother of the groom.
Mrs. H. Lindseth,  sister-in-
law of the bride’s mother sang

We are fast becoming a sub-
urb of Burns Lake, for 12 of our
workers go in to work there
every morning. Ken Rensby and
Bob Hazelton are with the B.C.
Power Commision, Bill Wood,
and Tom McQueen with sawmills,
Orville Luveseth with the Burns|“O@ Promise Me.” .

Lake Electric, Lawrence Love-| additional interest was given
seth and Jack O’Meara with the|to the affair by the presence of
Department of Highways, Bobby./four generations of the Craw-
Albert and Everett Jeffrey withitord family, W. J. (Bill) Craw-
cil companies, Lauretta Jeffrey|ford, Mrs. Louis Behnsen, Wil-
with the post office and Gwen/liam Behnsen and Miss Lorna }
Van Zanten has a hairdressing} gBehnsen.

establishment.

STEWART -— Dominion Day.
yesterday, opened with brilliant
sunshine to the gratification of-

There was 2 good attendance
in the hall on Saturday evening

Hutchings and was attended by |:

; ning,

 

to see the National Film board
films. A special one showed the
work of the UNICEF and the
wonderful results, particularly in
the curing of. sick children in
India, Japan, Burma and Thai-

the committee in charge of the
celebrations.

Rainy weather had prevailed |
during the past two weeks and
it was with feelings of despair
that the committee had been

iand. A social period followed making their preparations for
and lunch was served by mem-~ithe event. ,

bers of: the Women’s Institute! 4... .: : _
who sponsored the evening’s en-

 

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Miss Peggy Walker was the
successful candidate for Domin-
ion Day Queen, Miss Margarct
Macleod being the runner-up
and maid-of-honor,

Flower girls: Louise Behnsen,
Rozanne Hatzl, Cindy Forsberg,
Karen SBanerd, Coleen Kirby.
Sheila Foot, Pages Masters Hel-
muth Hatzl, and Robert Dresser.

The speech to the Queen was
given by John Nicoll, chairman
of the Village Commissioners.

Sports for the young and not
so young were held at the bail
grounds. A feature event was

 

the softball game between men
(dressed as women) and women '
as usual (wearing the pants).

A dance followed in the eve-|

PERSONALS

Mrs. Robert Collart, 704 Fifth |
Avenue West, and children Tan!
and Susan, left by plane this |
morning for a two-month holi-!
day with her mother in Erlers-
housc, Nova Scotia.

Tony Searle left this after-
half years in Prince Rupert. to

take up an appointment with |
the Torbrit Silver Mining Com-

| Avenue East, with Mr. and Mrs.

| friends and members

noon 1 fter two and a!
by plane, after two fitsty Sunday

‘ischeg@ale ak. First. United, - with |.

maybe it arrived in Alaska|
aboard a New England clipper.

This is just one of the guns in -
the small but interesting arma-
ment section in the Museum of
Northern British Columbia. An-,
other interesting small arm is
an Enfield, dated 1853, and was
used at Fort Simpson.

This could have been one of

U.S. Coast Guard
Officers Feted

‘Officers of the United States
Coast Guard Cutter Sweetbria:
under the command of L/Cdr.
Charles L. Turner, USCG,, were.
guests at two receptions over the
Dominion Day holiday as well as'
taking part in the July 1 parade
yesterday morning.

Sunday night the Sweetbrier.
officers were entertained in the
HMCS Chatham ward room by.
Lt. Cdr. J. D. McRae, officer
commanding, and officers’ of the
local RCN reserve and last night
at the ward room by Mayor
George E, Hills and members of
the city council at a civic re-
ception.

Lt. Ian Ingles, staff ofifcer

JAMES COYNE, governor of

the Bank of Canada,. smiles
after his wedding to the for-
mer Mrs. Marabeth Stobie Ri-
ley of Winnipeg. Mr. Coyne is
the younger son of Mr. Justice
J. B. Coyne of Winnipeg. The
bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George Stobie of Toronto.
(CP Photo)

 

Eight
Children
Baptized

Eight children -were baptized
at First United church Sunday
morning by Rey. Vernon E. Mc-
Eachern. «

Those baptized were:

Mavis Lynn, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Donaid E. Glencross,
953 Ambrose Avenue;

Julie Margaret, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Adams,
Blizabeth Apartments with Mr.
and Mrs. J. Alex Skelton acting
as godparents;

John Barry and Kenneth
; James, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs.
James C. Georgeson. 544 Sixth

 

 

 

following message to the com-
manding oficer of the U.S. Coast
Guard station at Ketchikan:
“The Mayor and Council of

Henry Hansen and Mr. and Mrs. {Prince Rupert join me in con-

Carl Strand acting as. god-j|gratulating the ship’s company
i parents: of the USCGC Sweetbrier on.
Mildred Ulizabeth, Richara|their smart appearance and

Neil, James Donald and Diane | Whole-hearted participation in

Louise, children of Mr. and Mrs.
Ian MM. Campbeil, 245 Seventh
‘Avenue West. The baptisms were
; witnessed by a large number of

 

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‘2 Prince Rupert Daily News

{ to

announced that he had sent the!

the Dominion Day celebrations,

From Kitkatla comes a Hud-
son Bay Flintlock, and another
from Boulder Creek. These guns

were used as trade guns.
which fort on the B.C. coast did
young Indian brave paddle
exchange his winter catch
of furs. Was it Fort McLoughlin,
or Fort Simpson, ot did he go
as far south as Fort: Camosun,
Perhaps the trader came to him
in a sailing ship, with its great
sails billowing and puffing.

From away across Canada, 4
cannon and the cannon balls
used in a battle between the
English and the French at. Fort
Churchill on the Hudson’s Bay
have found their way tothe Mu-;
;seum of Northern British Co-[| . |

the

lumbia,
Old and

To

in need of expert |.
care, the small collection, can

 

, bring bits and pieces of early|. <:
history to interested. persons. — :

 

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Revealed.

sew, for .the fitat ‘ume, ‘ave
reporters will ‘tell in ‘thelr ews
words the exciting things that:
happened te them in pursuit of
the story that made headlines. ..
In a series of Star Weekly eae
elusives, ace newspapermen and .
women of the century will re.

 

 

Mve their “Biggest Story,” *.:.°.' :

playing the hunches, working .
the breaks, questioning, isting, “
Gigging for facts ..... waiting! fe
Actually the Biggest Story: ‘i
dwarfed when these key newa-..
papermen report their. ewn: et-' Bo
periences. Mach week a different. “ ‘
Writer pit entertain scignowat, with -
or person
ATL have a unique twist. They |.
. Will’ cover a wide variety: ef =:
‘oubjects. When you read: ene, °*
you'll want to read the series. ‘.
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of the Tuesday, July 2, 1957

Piggy Bank Guaranteed $290

TUESDAY, July 2nd

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Sunday morning marked the
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yorite..resort blend their tal-
ents in this study of sun and
shadow. The tree is a coco-
nut.palm, which makes a con-
venfent support for the statu-
esque beauty of Elaine Alcire,

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The Mystery Of Amelia
Earhart’s Last Flight

On July 2, 1997 ahe took off
from New Guinean on the taat
lap of her round-tha-world:
fight — and was never geen

again, Waa aho ahot down over
a secret Japanese base? Did she
nrmalt- land on an isolated ise
land? Why could searchers find
absolutely no trace of her?

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thia tragic mystery... and
what iprobably happened to the
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lit, and tere are two tiny white

along the road and see the
masses of, blossom on the bushes
beside the road. Some are almost
red, and others white, and then
the various shades of pink be-
tween.

A pair of tiny humming birds
are back at Tehesinkut Lake this
year and have bullt their nest in
a spree tree cluse to the Chiff
Harrisen home agnin, It is quite

eves in it. They look like mini-
ature white beans, The nest looks
asdf itis made out of white woot,
with pteces of something brown
woven in to cumoutlage | it.

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the Grand offers you Chinese
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Mrs. V. E. McBachern and son:
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