= sued the insurance company in an effort
to collect his $100,000.

* * *

In March, 1939, the case came before the
courts in Vancouver, the owner was con-
victed and sentenced to one year in gaol.
He didn’t have a leg to stand on during the

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A close-up of the site after the fire.

—Photographed by Deputy Fire Marshal W. A. Walker,
Sept., 1937

trial. The evidence which Walker had
gathered in the course of his detective work
across half a continent was too powerful
and could not be gainsaid.

It was a perfect example of determined
sleuthing. Nothing was left to chance.
Walker knew he was on the right track,

Success to
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Kelowna, B. C.

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and while at times he was forced to take a
side road, yet he never overlooked the main
issue and never considered any item too
small to be investigated.

The watchman has not been found yet,
but there is no reason to find him now.

It is not only the satisfaction of solving
this one case that so elates Mr. Walker but
the belief that such diligence will serve to
prevent similar occurences.

If those who are contemplating following
such a procedure they will, no doubt, hesi-
tate before putting their ideas into opera-
tion because the Provincial Fire Marshal's
department will never take any fire, even
the most insignificant blaze, for granted.

“We are principally concerned with fire
prevention,” Mr. Walker declares, “but we
also make it our business to delve into every
fire which comes to our notice —and we
never miss any of them.”

And that should be enough to discourage
any would-be arsonists, for Walker never
misses and he never quits.

NINE RULES GUARD YOUR CAR
AND MINE

HERE is a list of suggestions for avoiding
accidents:

1—Hold speed below the suggested 40-
mile maximum.

2—Keep alert. Be prepared for the un-
expected in congested traffic.

3—When caught in a long line of cars,
be patient, don’t take risks trying to pass.

4—Never pass on a curve or when the
white line is on your side of the center stripe.

5—At night, dim your lights when
meeting cars.

6—When in the vicinity of recreation
areas, watch for pedestrians crossing the
road.

7—Don’t drive when sleepy or after over-
eating.

8—Check your tires and other equipment.

9—Remember, even a minor accident
may put your car out of commission for the
duration.

BIDDY: “Patrick (who is talking with a
gentleman outside), come to your cup 0’
tay an’ four eggs.”
Patrick: “Ah, Biddy, where is the eggs?”
Biddy: ‘Faith, Oi didn’t want to let the
gintleman know we lived on praties all the
toime.”

THE dear old lady asked the Sergeant-

Major what the Crown and Stripes repre-
sented. He replied that the Crown showed
that he was married, and the stripes showed
the number of his children. Later the dear
old lady met the Corporal and boxed his
ears!

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Wholesale
TOBACCOS and CONFECTIONERY

Kelowna and Kamloops
British Columbia

Mc & Mc

McLennan McFeely & Prior (Kelowna) Ltd.
ONE BIG STORE AT YOUR SERVICE
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, HARDWARE,
FURNITURE and CROCKERY
Phone: Appliances, Furniture, 44
KELOWNA, B. C.

Our Motto: “Courtesy with a Smile”
Call in and see us, folks.

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FRUIT and VEGETABLE SHIPPERS
and PACKERS

Occidental A-1 Canadian Apples

Registered Offices
Kelowna and Summerland, B. C.

E. M. Carruthers
M. A. Meikle

E. M. CARRUTHERS & SON
LTD.

LOANS REAL ESTATE
Kelowna, B.C. :

INSURANCE

PHONE 298 P.O. BOX 351

D. Chapman & Co. Ltd.

MOTOR HAULAGE CONTRACTORS
and WWAREHOUSEMEN

KELOWNA, B.C.

JOSEPH ROSSI
CONTRACTOR
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Growers, Packers and Carload Distributors of

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GENERAL FINANCIAL AGENTS
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