Page 14 January 1985 Cassiar Courier | HAPPY AEW YEAR — to all our friends and GUS GORMAEPS a ae All Brand Tires (except Michelin) Buy 4 at Regular Price—Get Your Spare Free woe Tire sizes from 13° to 16 1/2” B.F. Goodrich, Goodyear, Pirelli, Bridgestone, Kelly Springfield, Off-Road Tires en wn Buy 4 Rims (white spoked) and get your Spare rim free STUDDING $15 per tire OOOO OOOO LO On | 15 /.off all accessories * Running Boards * Fender Flairs * Bug Deflectors * Shocks + Rollbar * Custom Grills + Pickup Rails * Pickup rear window louvres * Chrome rear step bumper * Part time conversion kits steel hubs * Custom headers * Custom rims - all makes ROAD SERVIGE G.D. Box 253 See Phone 778-7849 Cassiar, B.C. Mobile JJ37376 * for tires bought from us | eae it pee pe ——— a RS RS PN PPE Scottie Gold Loan Provincial Government approval in principle of a special snow-removal loan for Scottie Gold Mines Ltd. is important news for the northern community of Stewart. Scottie Gold is the biggest industry in the area, with 105 employees, and the loan would permit the mine to continue in operation. By cabinet order, the government cleared the way for a $435,000 interest-free loan to the company, to keep open the 50 kilometres of road between the town and the minesite this winter. The company must repay the loan by 1990, or earlier as the price of gold recovers. Details. of the loan agreement must still be worked out with the company and its bankers. Until now, Scottie Gold and the Granduc copper mine shared the cost of snow removal, with Granduc picking up the lion’s share. However, Granduc closed permanently last April, laying off some 400 workers and dealing a severe blow to the economy of the area. The responsibility of keeping the road open now rests with Scottie Gold. “This is a special situation,” said Energy Minister Stephen Rogers in announcing the government’s de- cision. “The continued operation of Scottie Gold is crucial for the District of Stewart. In addition, the road is now being used by other companies for exploration activities in the area, so they too will benefit.” SAFETY DEATH IN SEVEN—TENTHS OF A SECOND ? This is the slow-motion, split-second reconstruction of what happens when a car, traveling 55 miles an hour, crashes into a solid, immovable object such as a tree: 1/10 of asecond —— the front bumper and the chrome “frosting” of the grillwork collapse; —— slivers of steel penetrate the tree to a depth of 1-% inches or more. 2/10 of a second —— the hood crumbles as it rises, smashing into the windshield; —— spinning rear wheels leave the ground, . == the grillwork disintegrates;—— the fenders come into contact with the tree, forcing the rear parts to splay out over the front doors. In the same tenth of a second the heavy structual members of the car begin to act as a brake on the terrific forward momentum of the 2-% ton body; ——but the driver’s body continues to move forward at the vehicle’s original speed. (This means a force of twenty times gravity; the body weighs 3,200 pounds.) The legs, ramrod straight, snap at the knee joints. 3/10 of a second —— the driver's body is now off the seat, torso upright, broken knees pressing against the dashboard;—— the plastic and steel- frame of the steering wheel begins to bend under the driver's terrible death grip;—— the head is now near the sun visor, the chest above the steering column. 4/10 of asecond —— the car's front 24 inches have been completely de- molished, but the rear end is still traveling at an estimated speed of 35 miles per hour;—— the driver’s body is still traveling at 55;—— the half-ton motor block crunches into the tree;—— the rear of the car, like a bucking horse, rises high enough to scrape bark off low branches. 5/10 of asecond ——the driver’s fear-frozen hands bend the steering column into an almost vertical position;—— the force of gravity impales the driver on the steering-wheel shaft;—— jaggered steel punctures lung and intercostal arteries;-— blood spurts into the lungs. 6/10 of a second —— sO great is the force of the impact that the driver’s feet are ripped from tightly laced shoes;—— the brake pedal shears off at the floor boards;—— the chassis bends in the middle, shearing the body bolts;—— the driver's head smashes into the windshield;—— the rear of the car begins its downward fall, spinning wheels digging into the ground. 7/10 of asecond ——the entire writhing body of the car is forced out of shape; hinges tear; doors spring open;-in one last con- vulsion the seat rams forward, pinning the driver against the cruel steel of the steering shaft...Time elapsed —— SEVEN—TENTHS OF ASECOND.. ~ eee “There is room to live” in there, if you are fastened in your seat belt. 7 rea “Raven In A Pine Tree At the Ladies Christmas Tea, we sang the Northern version of ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’’—the first line of which is ‘““A Raven in a Pine Tree”, and it started me thinking about that Pesky Black Bird we all shake our fists at! | can understand why the native people place the Raven in such high esteem in their legends. They are an extremely intelligent bird. | know many people complain about the mess they make of the garbage, but if it wasn’t for modern man’s use of paper, plastic and tin cans, the Raven would not be so dispised. It really isn’t their fault! The Raven is very competent in getting garbage can lids off, even when held down with a large rock. Even the “snap-on” lid can be popped, if bounced on just the right way. Black garbage bags put out, not in cans are a Raven’s gourmet delight, served on a silver platter! One ‘‘garbage day” in spring, | was putting garbage bags into cans at the end of the driveway, when | realized that | was surrounded by 10 Ravens, sitting on light stand- ards and on the. roof of the house. They were talking among themselves. As | watched them, | realized that at Writer’s Corner Continued from Page 10 down, discussed, turned down, discussed, and fin- ally approved in the Vatican congress meetings. It had been.a difficult decision, but Leger and his * supporters finally proved to the people of the Ro- man Catholic Church that it was a definite need. During this period, Léger dealt with other minor problems and absolutely refused to take a vacation from his work and duty. By December of 1963, Léger had achieved a great number of re- forms which benefitted the Roman Catholics around the world. He enjoyed his work with great spirit and enthusiasm until a day came when he thought it was time for him to resign as archbish- op, and to endure a mission of his own accord to help the Africans who were suffering from lepro- sy. It was 1967 when his resignation was permit- ted and his new mission stared him straight in the face. He had been happy about his resignation and explained to people that even though being a cardinal is a high class job, “‘being a cardinal does not mean you can’t do’any good’’. With that he went to Africa. Little did he know that Cameroon was a steamy, hot little town that was full of need, but he found out when he arrived just a few days lat- er. It took some time to grow used to, but he managed and took it as a challenge that GOD had given him. Hope and a stronger belief in GOD had devel- oped in the people through the long, sweating hours of a day’s work. A challenge had been ac- cepted and won as the. people saw the changes PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME: The bus now leaves at 12 noon HOURS: 9:30 a.m. to 12 NOON and 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Cassiar Courier January 1985 Page 15 VI By Marian Craft least half of them were young Ravens, that year’s ‘hatch’. It was obvious that the adults were taking them around town, and | could just imagine the conversation in Ravenese.....’"Now this is Mrs. Craft's house. If she hasn’t gotten out all her garbage for the Saturday pick up, on Wednesday, she will try to hide a garbage bag between the cans. Now, over here is the.......... “and off they flew! The Raven enjoys teasing the family dog, especially if he is tied up. One will distract him from his dish, while others will eat all his food. Often when the dog is indoors, they will take the dog food and hide it. | have seen them hide it under dry grass, in eave troughs, along fences, and gm then watch another Raven steal it while the first goes back for a second load. One day in Pine Point, the neighbors gave their dog a feast of bones and scrapes—within 10 minutes, he was surrounded by 25 Ravens and 17 seagulls. He was still a pup and really didn’t understand that they were stealing his lunch, to him it was a game, with lots of friends to play with! ; You also do not dare leave your barbeque unattend- ed. One lovely Sunday afternoon, we barbequed steak. One of our sons decided that part of his steak required a few more minutes over the fire. He Game back into the house to eat, when we heard the woosh, woosh of wings, turned around just in time to see a Raven fly away with the steak in his beak. ; Speaking of lunch, Raven's also recognize ‘Brown Lunch Bags’’ much to the chagrin of an unsuspecting “Southern” equipment operator who left his lunch bag on the seat of his earth mover, while he took a short break. Another favorite haunt of the Raven is outside the grocery store. If you drive a pick-up and have to put the groceries in the back, you must be prepared to drive home quickly, no stopping for mail, coffee or whatever—| have seen Ravens chased from rooting through someones groc- eries, follow them home and be back into the bag before they are parked and out of the cab! Yes we do bless them, chase them out of our garbage, etc. but we really must admire them. No dumb bird, this Northern Raven in a Pine Tree! happen and pain and suffering die down. This could only mean that the time had come again when Paul-Emile Cardinal Léger would move on to yet another extraordinary mission, but this time, age had come too quickly and taken over. It was time to rest and remember. He remembered his brother Jules, who had sought out an interest in journalism and then who had joined the De- partment of External Affairs in 1940. As a career diplomat, Jules became ambassador to Mexico in 1953, Italy in 1962, France in 1964, and Belgium and Luxembourg in 1973 before becoming the Governor-General of Canada in 1974. In this honourable and new position, he exhibited the quality of having courage like his older brother, but his came from the difficulties that he endured for his country which he put above his illness which came as a result of being partially paralyz- ed by a stroke which occurred a few months after taking office. His determination gave him the spir- it to carry out his duties with great dignity until 1979 when he was replaced. Now Paul wanted only to resign and enjoy the remainder of his life with peace and a good thought of what he had done for the world. He retired from his mission in the mid-seventies to Montreal where he still lives, recalling sadly that his brother had passed away only two years after his replacement as Governor General in 1979, “Sorrows have passed, but we know we did what we wanted to do.” Léger is still remembered for his sincerity when he was quoted as saying, “You cannot stand still when billions of people cry for help. What should you do? Should you give them a sermon or a piece of bread?”’ aervel Travel Service Lid 164 Elliot Street, Cassiar 778-7220 (Trailer next to Curling Rink) Domestic & International Travel REVISED BUS FARES—Advance Purchase—Only through Marvel Travel Cassiar/Watson Lake Return———$25.00 One Way———$15.00 PLEASE NOTE— If tickets are bought from the driver——return—$40, one way — $20 ——S |e