the Yukon River. After many weary
days, they got there.

“The Northland people were prob-
ably the finest I’ve come across any-
where,” he says. “For tenacity and
general decency, I’ve never found
anyone to beat ’em. They would pass
the hat around and send someone who
was going blind out to have a cataract
removed, bring him back and set him
up in business. But if you hadn’t gone
according to their code, they might
not have been so good.”

Once a trapper who seemed poor
brought out $1,000 from a hiding-
place to help out a broken old man
facing arrest for a $1,000 debt. That
was the most touching thing the
assistant Commissioner ever saw.

Took His Bride to Arctic

Mr. Rivett-Carnac was surprised to
get a telegram appointing him to
the rank of inspector. He went back
to Regina to be adjutant of the train-
ing depot. There, in 1932, he married
Mary Dillon-Ware, daughter of Col.
F. B. Ware, D.S.O., of London, On-
tario, and took his bride to the
Western Arctic.

It was a difficult place for a woman.
The couple lived in a small frame

building. Tasks included lighting
fires in the coal and wood stoves and
chopping ice on the water barrel.
Their first child, Beverley Ann, was
born at Aklavik, one of the few white
babies to see the light in the Far
North. An early diet of frozen fish,
corn flakes, canned milk did not pre-
vent her growing up to be a healthy
young lady. She is now 18 and will
soon start training as a nurse at Royal
Jubilee Hospital. There is a second
daughter, Mary Frances, 11.

Mr. Rivett-Carnac went from the
Western Arctic to headquarters,
Ottawa, where he was placed in
charge of intelligence (now called the
special branch). Subsequently he went
to Saskatchewan, was made superin-
tendent, and moved back to Ottawa in
1944 to take charge of intelligence for
all Canada. One gets the impression
of some lively cloak-and-dagger work
at this point, but Mr. Rivett-Carnac
is most reticent about it. He also
served as assistant director of criminal
investigation.

Commands R.C.M.P.’s Largest

Division

In 1947 he was promoted assistant
commissioner and took over command
of Saskatchewan. He remained there

until March of this year, when he
came here to take command of “fk”
division (B.C.) the largest division jn
the force, succeeding Assistant Com-
missioner Alan T. Belcher, the officer
who organized the force in B.C. after
the amalgamation with the provincial
police.

Assistant Commissioner  Rivett-
Carnac is known among his subordin-
ates (though not in his presence) as
“Rivets.” They look upon him with
affection and a lively respect. Sub-
ordinates say he is a stern disciplin-
arian, but quick to help a man in
trouble. He is a keen judge of char-
acter, and can make lightning deci-
sions. When a page-long document is
placed in front of him, he scans it in
seconds and makes a comment that
strikes to the heart of the matter.

He is about six foot one, 210
pounds. His voice is crisp and re-
sonant. In manner he suggests a more
kindly version of screen star George
Sanders, minus the sneer. A motto on
the wall of his office in Victoria sums
up the code by. which he lives:—
“The game is more than the players

of the game
And the ship is more than the crew.”

PROMOTIONS...

ue Saks

MEMBERS OF “E” DIVISION WHO
RECEIVED R.C.M.P. LONG SERVICE
MEDALS ON THE 11-10-51.

10831 S/M. Holmes, R.R.R.J.
10750 A/S/Sgt. Allen, A.
10383 Sgt. Wright, J. E.
10711 Sgt. Unia, A. F.

10459 Sgt. Ward, J. H.
10749 Cst. Mittlesteadt, C. C.
10226 Cst. Perks, D.

9898 Cst. Morrison, R. S.

Spl. 1686

Spl. Cst. Leong, Y. C.

*

Attorney-General
Gordon S. Wismer
congratulates
A/S/Sgt. A. Allen
and Sgt. J. E. Wright
on receiving Long
Service Medal. At left
ts Assistant Com- .
missioner C. E.
Rivett-Carnac.

*

TH

Kw OK

E FORCE
a6

MEMBERS PROMOTED TO THE RANK
OF OFFICER, AS OF 1-11-51

Reg. No. From To Name
11871 Sgt. Sub-Insp. Atherton, J. J.
Two new Sub-Divisions, Chilliwack and

Prince Rupert, were placed in operation
November 15, 1951. A/Sgt. T. A. Stewart is
in charge of Prince Rupert Sub-Division
pending arrival of an officer to take over
command, name of whom has not been re-
ceived to date. S/Insp. H. E. Bloxham is
Officer Commanding the Chilliwack Sub-
Division.

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MEMBERS OF “E” DIVISION PROMOTED
AS OF 1-11-51

Reg. No. From To Name
16302 Set. A/S/Sgt. Smith, J. L.
11850 Set. A/S/Sgt. Gordon, W. G.
16315 Cpl. A/Set. Howe, J.
11846 Cpl. A/Sgt. Whittaker, R.
16314 Cpl. A/Sgt. Norman, H. L.
16316 Cpl. A/Sgt. Emsley, G. J.
11930 Cpl. A/Sgt. Robson, H. E.
12495 Cpl. A/Set. Turner, W. G.
16364 Cst. A/Cpl. Matheson, M.
16367 Cst. A/Cpl. Anderson, E. D.
16502 Cst. A/Cpl, Parsons, M. S.
16396 Cst. A/Cpl. Quinn, A. W.
12078 Cst. A/Cpl. Krag, N. E.
10559 Cst. A/Cpl. Jefferson, F. R.
16378 Cst. A/Cpl. Duncan, A.
16381 Cst. A/Cpl. ‘Todd, J. W.
16389 Cst. A/Cpl. Murdoch, W.
13597 Cst. A/Cpl. Draper, H. C.
13838 Cst. A/Cpl. , Campbell, A. R.
16411 Cst. A/Cpl. Nelson, G. S.
16385 Cst. A/Cpl. Elphick, N. H.