1968

Stubborn blaze causes damage

Fire which broke out at 3:15 p.m. Sunday in the centre warehouse in the Kimberley Transfer sheds on Rotary Drive caused $3,000 to the building and $1,000 to contents, mostly household goods stored there. The building owned by Bruno Fabro, also housed Kimco machinery but the fire did not damage this. Building loss is covered by insurance but contents were not covered.

Firemen took approximately an hour to knock down the fire, which flared up again about 9:00 p.m., and was checked regularly throughout the night to guard against further outbreaks. It was a difficult fire to fight, Fire Chief Dicken said this morning, due to the tight construction. The metal roof was a big help in holding it in check.

Cause of the blaze is unknown but owners have experienced considerable trouble with breaking and entering by children and had taken all precautions to prevent this by boarding up all windows.

Voters say yes!

The ratepayers of Chapman Camp, Marysville and Kimberley came through with a dramatic 84.6% vote in favour of amalgamation yesterday.

The vote Tuesday climaxed 11 months of meetings and discussions between the three municipalities, Cominco and provincial officials.

Approximately 75% of the eligible voters in the new city exercised their right to vote with 1,356 saying "Yes" and only 246 "No" votes.

The next step in forming of the new city, which will be known as the City of Kimberley, will be the issuance of "Letters Patent." The Honorable Dan J. Campbell will be asked to expediate the issuance of "Letters Patent." Mayor Bud Buckle of Kimberley, who has been the spearhead in the drive for amalgamation, told the Bulletin this morning that the next two months will be a busy time for the members of the three councils will be established in an effort to smooth the launching of the new city," the Mayor said. "If the same spirit of harmony pre-vails until January as has been evident since last November, the new Municipality is assured of a successful embarkation," he concluded.

And so, come January 1, 1969, a new Municipality will come into being. The area which for years has lived, worked and played together, will become one.

Congratulations to the councils, Cominco, provincial officials, and to the ratepayers of the area for their foresight and faith in the new City of Kimberley.

1969 Local girl tops Canada

Judi wins it all at Coast

Judi Leinweber, Kimberley's representative on the Canadian National Team (Women's) has won the Canadian Ladies Alpine Title, with Peter Duncan of Montreal emerging as winner for the men.

Skiing at Whistler Mountain in Garibaldi Park, B.C., proposed site for the 1976 Winter Olympics, Judi placed first in the slalom, third in the downhill and third in the giant slalom for the Alpine title.

Skiing the same 3,500 foot long course as the men, with a vertical drop of 740 feet and 62 and 61 gates, respectively, in Sunday's Women's Slalom, Judi had times of 1:04.5 and 1:03.68.

Gerry Rinaldi, also of Kimberley, was 13th in Saturday's men's giant slalom but was disqualified for missing a gate.

Search continues for lost youth

RCMP are continuing an intense search for possible kidnappers of Philip Porter who disappeared from his home 19 days ago.

Some slim leads were found over the weekend and every effort is being made to track them down. So far there has been no follow-up contact after Mrs. R.M. Porter received a telephone call the day of her son's disappearance demanding ransom of $100,000. Sgt. Bodneruk said the suspicion of foul play perpetrated by area residents "has been exhaustfully investigated, but has turned up nothing." "We are now convinced that if the boy met with foul play it was an outside job," said the police officer.

A report that persons were holding the boy in the Cranbrook area was tracked down and was found to be based on idle talk, said the Sergeant. A $5,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of his son has been offered by the father, R.M. Porter.

Contacted this morning RCMP said that nothing has come from the reported sighting of the lost youth in Chilliwack, and no new leads have been received.

In Porter case Local man charged extortion

Earl Kitchener Bennett, 52, of 405 Creston St., Kimberley, was arraigned in court before Magistrate W.E. Leaman this morning and, under section 291(1) of the criminal code, was charged with attempt to extort some $100,000 by threat from Robin Porter in connection with the disappearance of the former's son, Philip Anthony Porter on June 26. He was ordered remanded in custody for seven days until Aug. 5 at 10:30 a.m. at which time court will re-open.

Bennett an assistant welder and Cominco employee for 35 years was arrested at 10 p.m. Saturday near Marysville.

An RCMP spokesman from Nelson this morning stated that they have been unable to locate the missing youth and that the investigation is continuing.

1970 Only one case of typhoid fever

One case of typhoid fever was reported last fall in Kimberley, but it remained the only case of the disease in the East Kootenay Health Unit during 1969.

The Unit's Annual Report that the case, in a middle-age man, was diagnosed after symptoms of fever, headache and diarrhea. "The immediate family received vaccination against typhoid, and other members of the family living away from home but who had been home recently were placed under surveillance."

A fairly extensive search for the typhoid carrier was undertaken. However, "how this one patient contracted typhoid remains unsolved but investigations have not yet been closed."

No cases of typhoid had been reported in the Health Region in 1968, but there were seven cases in 1967.

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