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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1973
Page
2
A satirical look exposes sawmill life in British Columbia with critics naming four foolish mill types. It denounces owners, labor, and finances, detailing seasonal cycles, economic folly, and the joke of a “Lumber Company” profiting mainly from by products while workers endure low returns and constant disasters.
Quentin King Gething, a colorful and honest resident of Hudson's Hope, died after a medical transfer from a prospecting trip. Funeral at St. Peters Anglican Church on September 20. He served as Hudson's Hope Reeve and mayor until 1969, promoted regional growth, and earlier hauled mail to Kort Ware. He was laid to rest in the Hudson's Hope Municipal cemetery.
A mixed column notes car front wheel brake components and service costs, then pivots to a stream of world headlines. It recalls Watergate era politics with Agnew and Ted Kennedy while mentioning Elliott Roosevelt and a Bahamian assassination rumor. Peron returns to Argentina with wife No 3 as Evita’s memory endures.
A chaotic global snapshot notes a military junta in Moberly Lake and Salvador Allende's death by action, Sweden’s king adopting the motto For Sweden with the times and renaming as King of Sweden, plus various cultural outruns from sports to stamps. It records local obituaries and community updates from Moberly Lake including visitors, injuries, new neighbors, and civil defense ties.
With meat prices high, BC predicts a record hunting season across most regions. Most hunters are responsible, but a few vandals shoot livestock and damage powerlines, risking outages and endangering linemen. The public is urged to condemn such acts.
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