also a very good source of meteorological
FAIRWAY GROCERY data, sending this information by radio. | Phone 350
MUMFORD'S purine oe Pee of ee Corfield Motors Limited
If you get it at , cases, the police boat is oiten used as a : 2
ee it's Oe » hotel, as well as a conveyance. Where the Sales + Service
secs Oil crime occurs in a sparsely populated area, Ford — Monarch Cars
CUMBERLAN Dk and there is no accommodation available, ||
AND B.C. technical investigators and others work- | Courtenay, B. C.
ing on the case use the boat as quarters,
so that they can stay “on the job” till the
work is done.
“Home was never like this’ Some of the trips are not too comfort- |
KING GEORGE HOTEL able, even in the relatively protected P. LEO ANDERTON )
waters of Howe Sound. On one occasion .
FRANK ECCLES, Proprietor | the writer was going up the Sound in one Notary Public |
LICENSED PREMISES of the police boats and met a “Squamish” Real Estate and Insurance
R ie e or wind which blows down the sound | Phones 42 and 364-R
easonable hates | from the narrow valley of the Squamish | Courteney British Columbi
Fully Modern | River. With the tide just right, this can *
raise quite a “dust-up”. It became neces-
CUMBERLAND B.C. sary to make a turn, bringing the vessel
as — ,—— _ abeam with the seas. This requires nice
timing, seeking a relatively low wave ||
han | when making aturn. The writer had gone | BILL RICKSON
below to get something, when suddenly | f
WAVE RLEY HOTEL the ship appeared to roll on her beam Men’s Wear |
HE Enoprislors ends. Landing in one corner, followed |) e
Pasig L) by a shower of cups and dishes, and |} ;
LICENSED PREMISES ) finally with a Pyrene fire extinguisher, Union Street Courtenay, B. C.
e indicated that the “nice timing” had not
: CUMBERLAND B.C. been quite “nice” enough. But outside of
a bump or two, no damage was done.

“WE AIM TO PLEASE”
‘ = COURTENAY HOTEL
Resourcefulness is a prerequisite of a G. W. TATER, Proprietor

patrol boat skipper’s character. Recently
one of our boats while on a patrol was
forced onto a rocky ledge by a treacherous
current. The boat, having quite a bit of
“way’ on, ran on the ledge for some Courtenay, B.C.
distance, and it became impossible to float
her off again. The skipper realized that
with the falling tide, the boat would roll
over on her side, fill and slip off into deep
water, thus becoming a total loss. Acting Sunnydale Golf Club
quickly, he set out lines from the vessel
to the shore in an effort to keep her on
an even keel if possible. The tide went
down and the boat settled as the lines Three Miles North of Courtenay,

tightened. But this action saved the boat | Vancouver Island
e from slipping off the ledge. Later, the |
4th and Angus Port Alberni, B. C. skipper organized the salvage of the boat,
and after lightening her by removing

oe = == ballast and heavy material, she was re-_ !: = = =

EFFICIENT CREWS

SEARLE'S SHOES

Superior Shoe Service

Remodelled Throughout
Fully Licensed
Dining Room in Connection

COURTENAY—PHONE 278
CUMBERLAND—PHONE 16

PORT MOTORS LTD.
Dodge — De Soto — Dodge Trucks

Complete Stock Chrysler Corporation
Parts and Accessories

SANDWICK, B.C.

Headquarters "PEACHES CLUB”

WITH COMPLIMENTS TO THE
By (Cy. IROIUCIE

C-S-C

“HANK” GUIDOLIN

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WHERE SPORTSMEN, LOGGERS
AND FISHERMEN MEET

BOX 460 PORT ALBERNI, B.C. PORT ALBERNI B. @

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