ERGT. FAIRBAIRN
CELEBRATES AN
ANNIVERSARY

Da
WHEN SERGEANT A. (Andy) Fair-

airn completed three decades of service as

Provincial police officer on March 26,
1942, the occasion
didn’t go unnoticed.
Brother officers and
well wishers at
Courtenay present-
ed him with a hand-
some fountain pen
and club bag. The
presentation was
made by Inspector
Robt. Owens, who
took the opportun-
ity of wishing Sergt.
Fairbairn the best of
luck for the future.

When he joined
the B. C. Police in
March, 1912, Andy
Fairbairn was first
stationed at Hazel-
ton. He was there
nearly two years
when he was moved
to Decker Lake, and
seven months later
he moved on to Al-
dermere. In Janu-
aya lO bexswas
transferred again,
this time to Telkwa.
He was twelve years
t Telkwa, where he made a host of friends
nd distinguished himself in a number of
mportant cases. Just when Andy thought
e was settled in Telkwa for life, he got
nother transfer. This time it was Burns
Jake. He was only there two months when
e was promoted to Corporal and moved to
mithers district headquarters. In April,
930, he was promoted to Sergeant and
laced in charge of the police district where
e had started duty as a rookie 18 years be-

Sergt. A. Fairbairn

fore. Four years later he was transferred to
Cranbrook as N.C.O. in charge. Sergt. Fair-
bairn was four years at Cranbrook, then
came another move. This time it was Grand
Forks. In 1940 he was transferred again,
this time to Courtenay.

One of the west’s pioneer police officers,
Andy Fairbairn is a typical Scot, whose dry
sense of humour has made him a favourite
wherever he has travelled. We join in wish-
ing him long life and future success.

A SERGEANT was obliged to stop over-
night at a small country hotel. He was
shown to his room by the one boy the place
afforded, a coloured lad.

“I'm glad there’s a rope here in case of
fire,” commented the sergeant as he sur-
veyed the room, “but what’s the idea of
putting a Bible in the room in such a
prominent place?”

“Dat am intended foh use, sah,” replied
the boy, “in case de fire am too far ad-
vanced foh yo’ to make yo’ escape, sah.”

ON his way home a drunk stopped at an
electric light post and pulled out his house
key.

A passing policeman noticed him fumb-
ling around trying to insert the key into
the post, and asked him politely, “Nobody
home?”

“There should be,” said the drunk.
“There’s a light upstairs.”

A motorcycle traffic officer caught up with
a speeding car and forced the driver to the
side of the road.

“T suppose you're going to give me a
ticket for speeding,” said the speeder.

“No,” replied the officer. “Im giving
you a ticket for flying too low.”

“DINAH,” inquired the mist
iously, “did you wash this fi
before you cooked it?”

“Law, ma’am!” said Dinah. “Wot’s de
use ob washin’ er fish dat’s lived all his life
in de watah?”

ress, SuSpic-

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Grouped outside the Courtenay District Headquarters office after the presentation to Sergt. Fairbairn
are, left to right: Const. A. T .Lashmar, Cumberland detachment; Const. M. Matheson, Courtenay;
Const. F. L. Cawdell, Courtenay; Game Warden B. Harvey, Courtenay; Staff Sergt. Thornthwaite,
R. C. M. Police, Victoria; Mrs. A. Fairbairn, Inspr. Robert Owens, Miss Rena Fairbairn, Mrs. B.
Harvey, Const. E. Corson and Sergt. Fairbairn. Photo by Radio Operator W. T. Davis.

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