of themselves unsparingly, and done
a quiet dignity that enhanced the merit
eir performances.
the poet spoke of ‘that best portion of a good
nan’s life, his little, unremembered acts of kind-
ness and of love. When the story of the early
of 1935 has become history, many through-
out the scattered portions of this district will
‘remember with thankful hearts the acts of gracious
kindness of their police officers at a time when
such services were most needed.”
It was while stationed at Chilliwack that
Sgt. King had one of his “close shaves.” He
_ was pursuing cattle thieves toward the inter-
national boundary and was driving through
a gulch when he was fired at. The bullet
just passed his nose and went through the
' window on the other side of the car. Several
of the cattle thieves were caught but he does
not know to this day who fired at him.

Took OvER IN VERNON

In may 1936, Sgt. King was given the
responsible job of taking over on behalf of
the Provincial force the policing of Vernon.
It was while in the Okanagan city that Sgt.
King was honoured on the 25th anniver-

sary of his joining the force.

__ Another promotion came to Hughie King
in August 1940 when he was made staff-
sergeant and transferred to Kamloops in
charge of both city and district detachments

of the Provincial force.

During his many years on police work
Staff-Sergt. King has had many an exciting
experience, but probably none has brought

him quite the thrill and excitement as the one

that earned for him the title “The Canadian

Police Kid.” It occurred just a year after he

joined the force in Nelson, when he was
almost “a kid.” Walking down the streets
one day he saw a man whom he was sure he
recognized from posters received at the police
office as being wanted for two murders in
the United States. He slipped back to the
office to check the pictures but lost track of
his man. He set to work and traced him to

Castlegar where he apprehended him in a
sawmill. He effected the arrest without
difficulty, the man maintaining a different

identity. When he took his prisoner back
to Nelson the accused proved to the satis
faction of police officials that it was a case
of mistaken identity on the part of the
young and inexperienced King. However,

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sc sure was King of his man that he offered,
if he were wrong, to pay the expenses out
of his own pocket of bringing an American
sheriff to identify the prisoner. The U.S.
sheriff came and identified the man beyond
any doubt as the one wanted. Const. King
earned a rather handsome reward that had
been offered by the American government

for this murderer dead or alive, and with it

the title bestowed upon him by the American
press of “The Canadian Police Kid.”

Sergt. King has been in on many other
episodes too, such as the investigation of the
bombing of a Kettle Valley train which
resulted in the death of eight persons in-
cluding Peter Veregin, Doukhobor leader.

And so it goes. Staff-Sergt. King’s exper-
lences were those of a broad and under-
standing life. As a police officer there has
passed before him a parade of sorrow and
joy; of sordidness and of uprightness; of
dishonesty and honesty; of meanness and
kindliness; in short all that goes to make up
humanity.

It was while working hard on the case
which resulted in Allan Bruce Cunningham
being charged with the murder of Frank E.
Hargreaves on December 26, 1940, at Jack
man that Staff-Sergt. King suffered a severe
heart attack on January 30, 1941. This
laid Sergt. King low for some time, it being
July before he returned to duty.

Now Hughie King has retired on pension
and with Mrs. King and Pamela will reside
in Penticton, where they own a home.

There are three King children. Patience,
who gained a wide reputation for herself as
an accomplished exponent of the art of of
dancing, was married July 30 this year to
R. A. James Gee, the newlyweds residing in
Kamloops. Miss King became well known
in the interior of B. C. as a teacher of
dancing and as a Pro-Rec instructress. More
recently she was stenographer in the school
inspectors’ office here. Their only son, E.
Maurice King, enlisted in the R.C.A-F. in
January, 1940, and is now stationed at
Trenton, Ont. Their younger daughter
Pamela, 14, is attending high school.

DESK Sergeant: “Who was that man with
the lost memory you found wandering in
the park?”

Constable: “That was the absent-minded
Professor Gookins. He looked in a drug:
store directory to find out where he lived—
and then he couldn’t remember his name.”

“MARSE Govenah, I suttenly does wants
my Sam pardoned.”

“Where is he, auntie?” asked the gover-
nor.

“Out at de pen,” was the reply.

“What is he in for?”

“Stealin’ hens.”

“Did he steal them?”

“Yes, sah, he sho’ did.”

“Ts he a good boy, auntie?”

“Lawdy, no, sah; he’s a turble wuthless,
no “count boy.”

“Then why do you want him pardoned?”

“Cause, sah, we’s plumb out of ham
agin.”

NOW WITH FERRY COMMAND

THE MANY friends of ex-Constable Allan
Drysdale will be interested to hear that he
is now with the R.A.F. Ferry Command on
the east coast, helping to deliver those giant
bombers to Britain.

Const. Drysdale served with the B. C.
Police (Emergency Squad) from 1935 to
1938, eventually being assigned to Sicamous,

eee ree

P.O. A. Drysdale, R.C.A.F.

Salmon Arm and Quesnel. He purchased
in July, 1941, to join the R.C.A.F., and got
his wings at No. 12 S.F.T.S., Brandon,
Manitoba, in April of the next year. His
final and operational training was completed
at R.A.F. establishments at Charlottetown,
P. E. L., and Greenwood, N.S. From there
he was posted to R.A.F. Ferry Command
last October.

Born in Vancouver, Pilot Officer Drys-
dale is the son of Mrs. H. M. Drysdale,
3877 West 16th Avenue, Vancouver, and
the late J. C. Drysdale of Neepawa, Mani ~
toba.

His brother, Const. P. Q. Drysdale, is
serving with the B. C. Police at Vernon.

Comrades on the force will join with us
in wishing Pilot Officer Drysdale happy
landings.

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