* ae THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDNESDAY, ‘NOVEMBER 1, 1933 on Harry Pearo Fi _ No:Food or Fire for Three Nights FR 4g WT uty Pedro’ isin ‘patient in the Haz- Bvt tuo favorable. Hon Hospital suffering..from two fro- won feet, the result of having spent B(liree nights and four days:in the open without food or fire. His condition ts When first admit- ted on Friday. evening be was cheerful ad remained” so :until Monday morn- ing when he began to suffer front. shock '_the “reaction of his experience. As yet it Is. fmpossible to say “how. ser iously his feet. were frozen or ‘whether he will loose one or both feet or not g “y oo ‘4 BIL, Priday., afternogn, ” arrived . at... Mr, Hageglund'd rateh™ in” rather “3 “noor © con-. ‘org “he not possessed that] faith in your In-{° am Wb Yq Peg “nt Four: Mile. School Tuesday: evening in the: “intergsts Of: u p aose -elther,- It:is known, however, he wv il loose, some. of his: foes. ' Harry Jett bis’ cabin ‘in: the Kispiox % early Tuesday morning, ast week to pee: ‘if he could get a moose as his.meat supply Was ‘yunning low. a couple of sandwiches with him, ex- pecting to ‘retirn in the, evening. He had no matches as he uses aglighter for his smokes. He soontvan’ ‘éat! “of. gaso- line and in the wilds ‘of the, Kispiox woutls there are not. many filling sta- tions, stead of retracing his. steps he decided tu tnke a short cut and sare a lot of walking. TDnrkness came down and he could uot loeate bis: route. He wan- dered about.-and, finally hit his old, tracks. - He then - hit. for the river and dition, -ALr. Hagelund took him to the; He took only |. Pedro atc off thirough ‘the “bush. jwnt’s after Pedro had left for the hos- in the fresh snow and “had made quite ; pital. The next-conple did not get. in “at Tome trip over hill- and ‘dale. ie He. pot’ a uething and flecided to go home. | ‘In- roze Feet. and. Four Days'" nospitul by car, | The first night out Haxiy froze hig feet and from then on travelling. was slow and painful.’ He was - in thick bush and it so happened that during all the. days - he wes out. there was no. sign | of the sun by day nor: stars. by night so. that be. could not get... his bearings. ‘The lack of a ‘fire was the avorat of his hardships as his feet were getting ‘more pninful and he was wet ‘and fatr- ly. well. chilled... His main diet, after. the first days lane on sandwiches, was the fruit of ‘the wild rose, He consum- ed quite a quantity of these and while they temporarily satisfied his longing for a howl: of soup, they did nat go far in keeping tip: his strength, — When Pedro. did not’ return to’ his cdblu-avord was sent to the provinclal police. It waa feared that he had met with an-accident.. Cons. Grant-went to the Kispiox: and. got, aix men ta volun- teer to search the bush. - The first two men soon’ found his tracks and follow- ‘hint aronnd, ‘They : arrived at Hage- for twenty-four hours, _ Pedvo has lived'in the Kispiox for. yenrs and has hunted through the bush ‘many times, He says he was not lost us he Imew that he would reach, one of the settlers. some time, but he could not wet his:benrvings until he hit the river. But whether he was lost or not he wil! take nintches ‘with him next time he use when: he comes “to: tawn only. . to A THOUGHT ON 7 Back in. Ontario they. get. problems similar to curs. Let Mr. Frank Irwin, Editor, The Chronicle, Durham, give you his thoughts on ensh, credits. and debts — , There Are some people who try ‘to emulate the old “bossy” that jumped over the moon when they receive a statement of an account they have con- tracted and failed to pay. They ‘vow never again to-deal in that partieular plree of business that dared to “insult” then with a bil, | Thelr bumilintion: aver recetving an, account may be gennine, but it is foolsh in the extreme. -As one writer puts it, it is an honor to recelye.a bill, A bill ix an indication that: one one has faith in your honesty, véind “faith that “you will some day liquidate the debt. Had territy yor would never hive received the goods without the ensh. We hive henrd a lot lately about the cash system being the only method for successful ‘business. Why? . Because too many people eontract bile. and mnke no effort to pay. “Business with, these people. is a dead ‘loss and any- thing but a pleasure, - On -the. other! hhnnd, When: you walk ‘into: pice of business, ask for. credit and: receive it, ake up Your. mind this ‘is an. evidence of, confidence and something, you in furn should ‘redpect:: ‘Tt is note credit aratent that. is WEO otis ‘but the nbjse of tt. “So, dear reader, the next time: you. recelve a billy don’t: fly’ off. “the” handle. The: Tan who gave ‘It.to you; oY, bent it ‘to you }etisted ‘in your: honesty, ‘and: perhaps | needs What.yon. owe hin to: upay some body else. who. trnsted him, ‘ On ‘account: ofthe soft ‘wehther. thie roid. Work’ was Closed down for. a ‘tew days “until ‘the: ground . hardens up: ‘once | ciionmnibe ‘DANCE A: SUCCESS The musquerade dance given in Haz- elton under the auspices of the W. A. to the H.-H. last Friday night met with considerable success, There was a very good attendance and the ladies will have some money to add to their treasury after: nll expenses Ave paid, The prize winners were — . Best “w OMAN costime—Miss More- ham. ; Best mens eoxtinie- —Verne Hawkin, Womnus ¢omic cistume—Olive Pipe | Mens comle costume—Geo, Hall. Children's © costume, . gir] — David Cr Why 5 Boy, Norman Carry. - John Newick was the winner of the doll which was donated ‘by Mrs. EL c. Wrinch aud ‘draw n for that night. FARM LABOR AND WAGES * The avernge wages paid te farm: helpers in. Canada for the year 1932 dgain showed .a considerabe decrense asx emnpated with the, previous’ year, The cost of farm Tabor reached -its Highest point in 1920, In the next: two yerrs there Wasa vapid drop so that the nverage ‘of-seirly wages, including hoard for thale hely, In 1922 was nearly 28 per cent less (hin in 1920. From, 1288 ta 12f no very wide fluetuation ovenrred, Ia 1030, 1981 and 1932: con- tinnans: marked redlictions were regla- tered in ‘the’ average yalue.. of. yearly WHECS and. board, folowing the down- w nud trend. ‘of the ‘brlais ‘of fay pro- ‘duce. ‘ro . “AIR SPACE FOR Fowis ‘Chickex bretithe - n ving ‘of “alt per minute, or 1.2 ‘eubic feat: per -hour.: Tt, ig caleutated ‘that: each- bird requires |: more, ‘the: gravel” truck were fl hig nore hay than’. good. . ee Pr. ue “C: bate held": 7 x’ politidat obviate. the: deleteriowd: effect: of: carbon dug’ ‘about four. and a half pounds fa’), at least 40 cubic feet.of ‘alr Ter. hour to dloxide in’ the: breathed: air,;. The Jair requirements: of ‘2--medium: towl:- -veigh |} ‘woes “hinting? and alenve~his- lighter: for, ‘turn hy ‘the same on: Satardas. niorning. and: the-fla |Mrs. Larkworthy - _ Died Last Week Frou The Stinttord ‘Beacon: Herald: of - October 49.: ut . Another link’ with the early days‘ of Stratford was. severed this “ morning when. Mrs, Mary L, ‘Larkworthy,. belov- ed resident of this’ ‘city, passed: peace- fully ‘aw. ay: “at her residence, 244 Ontar-. fo. St, after an illness’ of: two weeks duration, “In the passing’ of Mrs, ‘Lark wortby,. who was in her 95th year, Stratford loses a citizen whd had watched Stratford grow from ao small town. of frame buildings to the beauti- ful ‘city it is today. _ Death did not cone ‘unexpectedly to Mrs. Larkworthy, who, despite her ‘ad- vanced age, had. been ‘in fine health and was able to ‘be up and-ay ound un- til tuken