Kimberley has been harder hit this year with polio than most districts in the immediate area. The type of polio which has struck the city is the bulbar type, most vicious of the three known types of polio viruses. It attacks the muscles of speech and swallowing. As the diaphragm is not affected, iron lung treatment is not of any use, but we have been advised that an iron lung is available in Vancouver and will be flown in if required.
Calgary and Lethbridge are also in the grip of the most serious attack in their history.
Two new cases were reported in the city last night and one this morning, brining the total count to twenty. All cases reported have been from Lower Blarchmont, Chapman Camp and Rotary Drive area with the exception of two in Upper Blarchmont. Three deaths have occurred, all three fatalities being registered the first three days of the outbreak. Three have been declared well and have been discharged from hospital.
Parents are still asked to keep their children away from public gatherings and to make sure they have plenty of rest and a wholesome diet. Call the doctor when in doubt, but there is still no cause for panic. Rumors are still prevalent regarding new cases. Please do not be a party to these rumors.
There is a 9-year-old Kimberley boy stricken in Rossland receiving treatment in Mater Misericordiac Hospital. His is a paralysis case. Another Kimberley child on holidays in Kelowna is also being treated for polio.
Communication this morning with Dr. W.G. Watts of Cranbrook, East Kootenay Health Unit Officer, advised that there are two cases of polio under treatment in Lady Bruce Memorial Hospital, Windermere.
No increase in Cranbrook which stands at three cases with one local and one transient death.
Sinclair and Fairmont pools have been closed to transients under sixteen years of age.
The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company announced that the Hudson's Bay Company has purchased the Mark Creek Store, Cominco's retail establishment in Kimberley. The Hudson's Bay Company will take over the store on August 1st. In November of last year, the Hudson's Bay Company bought the retail business of Cominco in Trail, taking over The Company Store.
Both of the stores are of the departmental type, adding to the Hudson's Bay Company operations in British Columbia which includes large department stores at Vancouver and Victoria, and junior department stores at Nelson, Vernon, Prince George, Kamloops and Penticton. The junior department stores, associated in the interior stores division of the Hudson's Bay Company now total 20 and extend across Canada from coast to coast.
WE. Lawrence and H.G. Creelman, prospectors in the Meacham Creek area met two men on the trail Saturday night who were carrying what the prospectors recognized as a tent and bear-paw snowshoes of theirs. Before they could do anything they were distracted by flames shooting from their cabin.
Investigation showed that it had been entered, burglarized and then set afire. The hikers had vanished on the Crawford Bay-Kimberley trail meanwhile. Lawrence and Creelman then walked the 31 miles to Kimberley to report to police. An R.C.M.P. hunt started Sunday.
The police have asked anyone in Cranbrook, Kimberley or Kootenay Bay seeing the men to notify the nearest officer.
The one is described as five foot six to eight inches - weight 210 - good looking Latin type, wearing grey leather on cloth jacket and carrying old, bolt-action heavy calibre rifle with carrying sling. His companion is puny, around five foot four inches, slim, light brown hair and has noticeably crooked teeth.
A misdemeanor of this kind is doubly serious in the hills where it could result in death should one of the prospectors be injured. 31 miles is too far for an injured man to travel or be carried by his partner. To be left alone without shelter, just can't be done. Arson in civilization is one thing; arson in the hills another far more serious.
Modern law does not differentiate but the unwritten law - the code of the hills in the early days did. Anyone who entered a cabin and stole from it - let alone destroyed it was never asked questions when caught - he knew his fate and no one disputed it. By what right was the penalty imposed - by the right of survival for the theft from or destruction of a cabin could mean death. The right of survival still remains - the right of punishment is by regular process of law today.
There is too much of this going on in this district and something must be done to curb it. The police are determined to do everything in their power to punish the culprits and ask the help of residents who may see these two.
Perhaps the immediate penalty of the hills is outlawed but the law of the hills is not, it has been upheld in the not too distant past. Help the police enforce it for everyone's good.
His Worship Clifford Swan,
Mayor of Kimberley,
Kimberley, British Columbia
Dear Sir:
As you doubtless know by this time, Jack Butula of your city has now been approved by the Canadian Olympic Association as a member of Canada's Olympic Boxing Team.Because of the various misleading and inaccurate reports, which have appeared in the papers from time to time, I thought that I should write to inform you of some of the details pertaining to the matter.
At the conclusion of the boxing trials in Vancouver, a Selection Committee consisting of boxing representatives from all provinces, in accordance with the quota set by the Canadian Olympic Association, selected six boxers in order of priority. I might add that I acted as Chairman of this Committee but I did not have voting power. The Committee also approved three other boxers as being of calibre worthy of representing Canada. Because of his courageous performances, Jack Butula was named first on this latter list. Subsequently, at a meeting of the Canadian Olympic Association in Toronto, I was able to prevail on the directors to enlarge the team from six to seven.
In making my plea for increasing the team by the inclusion of Butula, I finally stated that if they would approve Butula's name at the meeting rather than leaving the matter in abeyance until the last meeting in June, I would guarantee that we would increase British Columbia's financial quota.
As you know, we advertised the proceeds of our display "Dance Little Lady" to go to the B.C. Polio Fund and a local charity. Mrs. Sheills and I have since talked it over and decided to divide the proceeds this year between the B.C. Polio Fund as advertised and The Crippled Children's Hospital in Vancouver. We have done this because last year B.C. was one of the worst hit provinces and Kimberley the worst hit in B.C. The public could not possibly forget that terrible time.
We feel that if they realized that the entire net proceeds of our display was going to such a cause, they would respond whole heatedly. Even in our small dancing school, pupils were afflicted with this dread disease. We feel very deeply about it. Mrs. Mason our pianist, has talked with Mr. Gunn, the Administrator of The Crippled Children's Hospital and he told her the hospital is entirely dependent on donations such as these to enable them to carry on their wonderful work. Children from Kimberley have recently been treated there and we feel this will be a wonderful opportunity to express our gratitude in concrete form for the care and attention they received.
We have had many setbacks since reopening in October, but with the untiring efforts of the children, the excellent co-operation of the parents, we are sure that "Dance Little Lady" will offer to the public even better entertainment than last year's edition, which was very well received. All details of the show have been carefully worked out - the dancing is varied and the costumes beautiful and appealing. I would like to mention here that the cost of these costumes is being met by the parents for which Mrs. Sheills and I are very grateful, as the cost would make a very large hole in the proceeds. I am writing this letter in the hope that you will publish and in so doing help to boost the show and help a wonderful cause. On behalf of Mrs. Sheills and myself would like to thank you in anticipation.
Yours very sincerely,
Maijorie Cuninghame
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