, 1921-12-29
near TRAGEDY
Three men NEAR LOSE LIVES IN SNOW
STORM As RESULT OF THIEVES
STEALING ST0VEPlPE FROM
G.. P. SHELTER At emile

caught IN cruSted snow that had
during o moderate weather of
the day drifted into the roads leading
to the oil fields. four trucks and five
automobiles we're abandoned along
the highways north OF town Christ
mas eve and in most cases the occu-
pants found the G. P. storm shelters
the nearest cover within reach.
Everyone was eager to reach town of
course. and after warmth and a little
rest several parties attempted to
buck a way through to the next
storm shelter. Driver knight sue
ceeded in reaching the Willows with
a truck and there found a car stuck
in the snow and the former occu-
pants huddled around a good fire in
the shelter nearby. After resting
a while Mr.. knight hooked onto the
stranded car with his truck and
pulled it back onto the road. U. S.
Waugh. Jr.. and two employees from
the Renroh Syndicate camp on 49,
1858, driving the stranded car. then
started to walk to the Nine Mile
shelter on the main road to Raw
Inns. expecting that a truck coming
or going would overtake them. en-
route or pick them up at Nine Mile.
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head winds and drifted snow they
reached Nine Mile shelter complete
ly exhausted. only to find that some
miserable miscreant had stolen the
stove pipe and also the CRATE from
the stove. An effort was made to
build a fire but the coal smouldered
in the bottom of the ash pan without
developing anything but smoke and
so they had to stand and stamp and
slap each other for hours to keep
from freezing.
In the meantime the Knight
truck was forced out of commission
en- route and Knight walked back to
the willows shelter. Late that night
Guy Miller was able to force his
through from point to point. picking
up Pat Graves and others en- route
and when they reached Nine Mile
three pretty happy fellows greeted
them. They finally landed in Raw
Inns after midnight. Just a short
time previous a truck was started
out from town In an effort to reach
the men known to be en- route
but had to turn back when about
four miles out.
Mr.. Bellamy from the Producers
camp with his father. had to abandon
his a and found shelter for almost
two days in the first shelter this
side OF the G. P. Home camp.
While no serious results followed
these experiences, no thanks are due
the thieving u who stole the crate
and stove pipe which had been so
generously repair and r%eplenish them
Petroleum two years ago and who
generously regair and r%eplenish them
each year without charge for the sole
use and benefit Of travellers during
stormy weather or those overtaken
by accident. These storm shelters
are credited with having saved two
lives already. Early in September
The Republican called attention to
the abuse Of these shelters in the
following language:
"Thoughtlessness seems to extend
to the system of Storm Shelters,
erected by the General Petroleum
without expense to the public. They
are for the use and protection OF
travellers day or night. summer or
winter. Hundreds OF people have
availed themselves Of their use and
much suffering and possible loss OF
life has been saved through the
erection Of these storm shelters.
They were painted. doors and win
dows installed, rough hunks placed
against one wall. a stove set up and
a fuel bin Just outside the door filled
with coal. Could you believe 1t pos
sible for a real human being to steal
one of these stoves? Is it possible
that anyone could be so devoid of
decenly as to leave such a place in
awful filth? Both of these dastardly
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another winter is close at hand"