CC ee on Wednesday, August 28, 1991 helr names once blazed In lights from theatre marquees — William Desmond Taylor, Thelma Tedd, Bob Crane, Sal Mineo — all stars of the entertainment world, all murder victims, Probably the most popular enter- tainment personality to meet a pre- mature end was William Terriss, The name means ; little to us now, but few men have achieved the ,fame and public adoration Terriss received before the turn of the century. . Like many a thespian who preceded him, Terriss , attempted to make his mark in several professions before turning to acting. Born in London, England, in 1847, he grew up in a family which was vehe- ‘+mently opposed to his theatrical aspirations. Terriss joined the Royal Navy, where the swash- ; buckling style so evident in his later acting was nurtured and perfected. At age 18, he left the Navy. ‘for India, where he tried his hand at various com- mercial pursuits, none of which were exceedingly -profitable or Matar ae Lo For a while he worked in .the cotton uisiana, before returning to * London in er at rhe Tipe old age of 20, must have been deeply entrenched immediately went about trying to « land an acting job. After two years of bit parts and long periods of time between engagements, he ‘decided to make an abrupt career change. This * time, his travels abroad would not be as boring as his previous lone excursions. . Terriss had fallen in love with actress Amy Fel- lowes who, stout girl that she was, agreed to give 4 the profession and travel to, of all places, the Eikland Islands. The young couple married and sailed away to that rather barren isle, where Ter- . worked on a sheep farm. A year after their , arrival, Amy gave birth to a daughter, Ellaline., A 2 few months later the Terrisses moved back to Lon- ae aos again, Terriss turned to his first love, the ., theatre, but this time the gods who regulate such things were smiling on him. After only a few days of attending cattle calls, he obtained a part. Ter- zrlss was noticed and received excellent reviews. once the ball started rolling, it didn’t take long. igger parts and starring roles followed. By 1878, William Terriss was a name to be reckoned with in . the English theatre. A few years later, his name was a household w 5 Tall, handsome Sitio Terriss had that ‘elusive’ oatity called charisma, Men wanted to be like him.” Women simply wanted him. Ho made several tri-' umphant tours of the U.S, He was sought by authors to perform in their plays. Other stars of the theatre. wanted to. et Into plays starring William Ter- riss. Toland such a part meant employment for long’ perlods of time. Terriss’ plays usually: broke house records, : Terrlss never forgot his leaner days. He often per- formed for and promoted varlous charities. Down and out actors were assured of a handout from the ' iene opular actor in the country. ard Archer Prince was one such actor. Prince on a short, rather unattractive man who sported 'a heavy black moustache and had perpetually s squint: ing eyes. He believed himself e exceed nely handsome. Whenever he managed to obtain a small art, which wasn't often, he invariably would be fired. Prince always felt he was the main character of any production. He forgot his lines, made inap- propriate.ad libs and in gencral, was a real pain. This a demented man rationalized his failures, as the fault of one man — William Terriss, He was con... vinced that Terriss blocked his chances because he feared that Prince would usurp his position as the most popular actor in England. On occasion, the two men’s paths crossed, Prince sometimes received handouts from the generous Hace who had no idea of Prince's black thoughts. In December, 1897, good old London town: was. bedecked with Christmas decorations. Al! was right with the world, but not the world of Richard Archer Prince. Out of work for months, he lived in abject squalor in a rented room at 16 Ebury Court. His only source of income came from the Actors’ Fund. to loled out just enough to keep body ‘and soul together. Ironically, one of the references Prince used to obtain money from the fund was a letter written on his behalf by his imagined arch enemy, William Terriss, Rather than being grateful, Prince complained that the few @ received was not enough to cover his most basic ne On Dee. 15, the Actors’ Benevolent Fund cut off funds to Prince. That same day, Prince bumped into Terriss on the street. The idol of millions pressed some money into Prince’s hand. Unknowingly, Wil- liam Terriss had financed the Instrument of his death. Prince went directly to o store and pur- chased:a long bladed filleting knife. Noxt day, patrons lined up in front of the Adelphi Theatre () oping to purchase the few remaining tickets for that night’s Besformance, of Secret Serv- ice, starring William Terriss. Later that evening, Terriss made his way to the theatre. Prince lurked in the doorway of a restau- rant at the rear of the, building. It was a cold night. Prince was hungry. He had used his last shil- ling to’ purchase the: knife he now fondled in his pocket, Terrlss approached the private door reserved for stars, authors and financial backers, Accompanying him peas a friend, John Graves. Terriss inserted his key Into the doot’s lock. At’ that precise moment, Prince struck. He stabbed Terriss in the back, heart. Graves grabbed Prince by the arm and had no trouble holding him. The man who had just mur- dered -England’s most prominent actor, made no atten t.to leave. the: scene. Graves’ shouts into the cold winter alr brought police on the run. Prince was hustled off to jail, Inside the theatre, an announcement was made from. centre stage that the show would not go on, Patrons were told that, full refunds would be issued on the way out. The word spread like wildfire. A down-and-out actor named Prince had stabbed William Terriss to death, From Queen Victoria came words of sympathy. The man on the street felt a personal loss. The entire country went into mourning. On Jan. 13, 1898, less than a month after the mur- der, Richard Prince stood trial at London's Old Bai- ley. He admitted kiling Terriss and displayed no remorse for what he had done. Graves took the wit- ness stand and described the murder in detail. Defense counsel produced Prince's aged mother. She testified that her son had always been erratic. From time to time Prince shouted at ihe court that Terriss was his mortal enemy and had to be destroyed. It remained only for the Py, to decide whether Prince was sane or insane in the eyes of me law. If sane, he would receive the death pen- alty. ou, brought in a verdict of innocent by rea- son of insanity. The presidin: judas, sentenced Prince to Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Once ensconced in Broadmoor, he became leader of HOUSEHOLD WORD — Popular entertainer William Terriss was killed by an down-and-out actor Richard Archer Prince in late 1897 The Castlagar Sun Compared to Dear Readers: I-am. still on -vacation, but I have left behind | ‘some of my favourite columns that you might have missed the first time around. I hope you enjoy them. —Ann Lande TS. Dear Ann Landers: I don't want you.to think we're a bunch of crazy kids, but ‘seven of us— 15 to, 17 years of age—were sit- ting, around last night: comparing our belly buttons. Four of the guys have belly buttons that wee recessed. One girl and two guys had belly but- tons that stuck out. We all agreed the ones that stuck out were quite ugly. No one knew the reason for the difference and we were won- dering if anything could be done to change a belly button once it was there. The girl with the ugly one said she might want to be a belly, dancer and her “imperfec- tion” could be an occupational hazard. Will you please give us some information on this subject? — Students of Anatomy Dear Students: Things must be pretty dull in your crowd if you have to sit around comparing belly buttons, But people have been contemplating their navels for quite some time and your questions sound like an honest search for information. The belly button is what is left. of the cord that: linked you to your mother before you were born. The prettiest ones are neatly rounded and slightly sunken, -The: protruding kind somehow did‘not close deeply enough, but:no harin was done, ne ae! 4 Landers Syndicated Columnist It is possible to have a surgeon beautify a navel if a person wants to go through the expense, time and trouble, but it’s hardly worth it—even for an aspiring belly dancer, Dear Ann Landers: My hus- band was first married when he was 17. After seven months, the marriage was annulled, The other night, on his 29th birthday, we were celebrating in a cocktail lounge with five other couples. Out of the blue my husband made this statement: “I have never loved any woman in all my life the way I loved the little chick I first married. If she walked in here’ this minute and asked me to go with her/I would do it." 7 I.was so shattered by that’ “remark Y-disfolved into tears. Niy husband ‘Jeayied toward me aid softly! I love you vers ‘much,’ but {here is somethin about a: first| love that can never! ad. i never see her! again, so ple: ‘don't His brother’ s wife tried to make mic feel better, by saying, . “Forget it. He's on an ego trip.? What do you think, Ann? —Glad She's in ‘Texas Dear, Glad: You husband's remark under any circumstances was thoughtless and unkind. ’ After how many martinis did he come up with that beaut? I sug- gest lemonade for your next cele- bration. | Dear, Ann Landers: We are a middle-class family with two children in college. Our third will be attending within two years, which means we will be working almost exclusively to educate our children. They’ve had summer jobs and saved money since they were 16. They also work on campus. They have partial scholarships, but still the transportation and extras keep us strapped, Do you believe college ‘tuition should be tax deductible? If oe i$ do, will you say fc — tation about saying so. Dear Ann L ‘and fee} it is, my, responsi i y. At, timgs! i + Any person ‘who. "Seven - “years ed" is long overdue for. r f ter from the woman: who hadto’- drag herself to the nursing home once a weck to spend an hour with her semi-senile mother real- ly got to me, Too bad she found the old lady's “crazy chatter” so depressing. I wonder how she'd like to have had her mother living with her for the last seven years. And what if she had to drive her moth- er to the beauty shop, the bank, i to the doct place Mother decided to go? What if she did’all this and never received one word of thanks— only criticism and complaints? I would be overjoyed if I could visit my mother in a nursing home. It would certainly improve my relationship with my husband and children. Our family has been in a state of upheaval ever since Mother came to live with us. they say I’m a fool to let her run me ragged. Maybe I am, but I love her Hing: I’sense a ‘martyr ‘complex in’ your letter, Plus an amount of and resentment. Is there no public transporta- tion in your city? No taxi? No sibling who can give you a hand? Discuss these alternatives with a’ therapist and get your head together, woman. Your letter was a cry for help, even though you didn’t mean it to be, Dear Ann Landers: There ‘was a time when my husband and I could travel and enjoy a full life. But now he is not well and we are both getting on in years. So we stay at home a great deal and make the best of it, We have certain TV shows that we like to watch. It is our major form of entertainment. this couple we've known for a long time has a habit of dropping in unexpectedly, and it seems they always come right in the middle ‘ota vert dood si show. ‘They Ast ‘0n'25 or'30 minutes—fust long: enough td-ruin a program for.us, This puts my Jwsband {n, ery bad mood cg: “Should we ‘turn off the TV whet they show up ‘or, ‘say ‘we'd like to finish the program and risk insulting them? —Sitting Ducks’: Dear Ducky: Explain that you’ and your husband’ watch ‘certain TV shows and ask them to join. you. Suggest, when the program’ is over, that you'd like to give them your undivided attention when they visit and to please call; in advance next time so you can do just that: Dear Ann Landers: If my penmanship looks shaky. it’s because I’m still shook. I took | an attractive, sophisticated woman to dinner last night. She has done some import buying in the Orient. When the menus were pre- sented, she took a wad of gum out of her mouth and stuck it behind her ear. I was horrified. She said, “Relax—it's an old Chinese custom. Even the very aristocratic do it.” True of false? —Small Town Bor beat S.T.B.: False. And if this is your idea of “sophisticati you need a dictionary, honey. the institution’s orchestra, They didn't play that well. Prince lived on for. 39 years before dying of natural causes in the asylum. inside London's Adelphi Theatre. Prince spent 39 years in an asylum. "Do you know of any sporting event we're not covering? |. Let.us know by calling 365- 2278 and asking for. Jim Zeeben. @ Shopping Continued from 3B ; -pa and shopping for slempas is a social occasion. Members of the family, close friends and other relatives are often invited along PRN and asked to give their opinion. * Slempas are also available in stores to the south of us. There are perhaps 3 different stores, each carrying a’selection of slem- Pas. Since there are only | 6 man- the only diffe ce between a Canadian store and an American store is the in-stock Jerry, Ashley & Selina «Kyla love Baba & Deda tove & + Nicole Gy In a small area such as ours, the common sizes, styles and colours are carried; in a larg- er metropolis, stores can afford to carry each style is carried in each size and colour. The kicker is, everyone knows that by the time the exchange and duty are paid, it is cheaper to pur- chase the slempa in Canada. So why do people happily pay more? It’s not a rhetorical question. The answer is simple. The merchants in the States make it easy and attractive for every customer, Canadian or American to buy. The key word is buy. Helping people buy is an art. It requires ized skills and i Just because we own a store or business or we've worked in a store, docsn't mean we know how to help people buy. Staff have to be properly trained. Why do we. hire staff to work in our. businesses, spend up to 3 hours with one customer and not train them how to ask the customer to buy our slempa? How can we keep our staff happy if they don't have the tools necessary to do their job? Slempa stores in the States hire people with certain qualities that reflect the image of the store and the ability of the person to work with a customer. Initially they familiarize that staff member with the store and teach them how to smile and greet the customers, ask a few pertinent questions and then show them to a slempa salesper- son. Staff then spends 6 months training in the product, and in how to make buying easier for the. customer. And then they assist the with the « Happy Birthday Nicole Gyurkovits from Bernice, + Nathan from Morris family love & + Happy Birthday Dan Verigin love Moe & Max ¢ Nicole Gyurkovits 4th birthday ich ‘Schedule for August 28 & 29, 1991 be Wed. 6:30 pm, Thurs. 9:00 am . West Kootenay Today - Nancy Lingley talks to Tracy Elke, by bringing out the styles, sizes and admiring each slempa. When they are ready to work on their own, they are given a 3 week intensive course on sales tech- niques, company policy, and the product benefits. Only then are they allowed to work unassisted. - On the. other hand, Slémpa stores in this valley, hire staff who are often relatives or friends who.may or may not experience “as store clerks. They tell them to read the books and catalogucs and to look at the slempas so they can tell the difference. Total taining is less than 3 hours and the staff member is put on the floor ready to work. Whenever a customer comes in, the Canadian clerk eyes them suspiciously, thinking perhaps they might walk out without paying. When it is realized that the customer has every intention of spending 3 hours checking out all the slem- pas, the clerk heaves a big sigh, knowing that 3 hours is about to be wasted, because the customer is going to buy it in the States anyway. Dutifully the clerk shows them to the slempa sec- tion, all the while trying to figure out a way to get rid of the cus- tomer in under 2 hours. _ In the remainder of this decade and into the 21st Century, train- ing and retraining of staff is going to be one of the key ele- ments to a successful business. Well trained staff know how to help people buy and they know how to provide good service. And, it’s not only staff who have to be trained, Many owners and managers learned their skills in the past decades. Times have changed, new s + sot he current compilation of the most peculiar things people do, edited by Chuck Shepherd. Proof that true stories are weirder than made-up stories. In December, the Kansas Court of Appeals affirmed Arlene Evans’ challenge to Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co.’s determination that her hus- band had committed suicide. Though he was found in his bath- tub, clothed and charred, she said it was an accident, that he was a heavy smoker and had often burned himself. Her strongest argument was that he often struck matches after passing gas, to bum off the smell, and that in fact, the fire that killed him started around his crotch, Well Put ° In December, California Court of Appeals Judge Arthur J. Scotland, deciding that the scro- tum is legally a “sexual organ,” explained his decision by writing, “As a matter of common sense, a penis without the testes and scro- tum is like a flintlock rifle with- out a flint and flashpowder, or a bow without a string and arrow.” (in a dissenting opinion, Judge Frances Newell Carr ‘wrote* that” ~ the only male sexual organ is the penis.) * Oklahoma state Rep. John Monks answered criticism recent- from Oakland in February, said later, “I can’t really answer that question (why he wanted to go to Cuba) because I don’t speak Cuban. It’s just a place that Iread a long time ago that hijackers were going.” ¢ J.R. Spradely, a member of the U.S. delegation to an interna- tional conference of climate change, addressing the Bangla- desh delegation about last year’s floods, said the situation was “not a disaster, it is merely a change. The area won't have disappeared; it will just be under water. Where you now have cows, you will have fish.” e In an incident last year, Vera Lomax, deputy mayor of Roch- dale, England, and freshly gradu- ‘ated from ‘an’ assertiveness-- training course, threw a cup of tea on a noisy, early-morning work- man outside her homie and, alter « Ku Klux Klan grand wizard Thom Robb said recently that he foresaw imminent respectability for the Klan: “You take Exxon. They had an identity thing to overcome after that oil spill. Well, the Klan has an image problem to overcome, also.” «And Wayne Pierce, former Klan leader in Louisiana who is now in prison on a weapons charge, sent a note, written on a paper towel, to the Shreveport Times, announcing his resigna- tion; “I have soul-searched myself, and me being a felon and so on, it just won't pay off so please let the public know I have resigned from the Klan.” + Last summer, Marcus Alpert, 33, of Brooklyn, distraught that “he was‘about to ‘robbed for the ~ second time in nine months (this time by two youths intent on his watch and cassette player), start- d her pulled a knife and said,” "I like for ly that he was itive in returning a gift coffee mug to the donor because it had been made in China, He had directed it back “to the chinks, where it belongs,” but said, “If I was going to be derogatory, I would have called them slopes.” . Curley Lee Compton, 54, d for of a Southwest Airlines plane « After Ronald Reagan, speak- ing to California legislators in May, told them, “Never forget to care for her (the state)" and, “May she be for you as she has been for me, the love of a life- time.” An aide to Gov. Pete Wil- son told a reporter, “Kind of makes you want to run out and buy a gerbil, doesn't it?” First-time smocking and fashion crochet patterns Q. I have sewn and done needle- work for many years but never have tried smocking. Now that I am a grandmother with a new granddaughter, I would like to make a beautiful smocked dress. How do I get started? And, do you think I’m being overly optimistic about being able to tackle smock- will pleat your first project fabric for a fee. Then you can decide whether to invest in one as your skills progress. One thing the author reminds us is that even though a project might be small in size, the choice of the best is pleat evenly or may be difficult to work with so that your results will not’reflect'the hours or care you put into a project. It’s ‘also worth checking for classes at your local sewing/craft center and at the local “Y” or adult center. Low-quality materials may not ing quickly enough to such a project? _A. Smocking is one of the most lar .needlecrafts .around have of selling have changed:' It’s time for all of us to realize that the more our world changes, the . More information we have to have to adapt to it. And the only way to get that information is to Tead, take courses and today, and it,is continuing to grow in interest. Really a form of em- broidery worked on pleated mate- rial, anyone with some needle- work experience should be able to pick it up without difficulty. “When we think of SHOP LOCALLY! Merchants make it their policy to. “stand behind” what they sell Providing customers with extra “fol- low up" service makes a good store -éven better. Local merchants’ interest ble children’s dresses are and to ask for advice and be pre- Happy 4th Nicole love Mom, Dad, Caitlin & Ross . Happy 17th Darrin love Mom & Connie, + Happy Birthday Mom love Lana '& Dennis Red Cross Small Craft Safety Consultant, ‘4:2. about the Ginelle dog that saved a boys life... » Happy Birthday Quinn from Mom, Dad, Dionne, Josey & Dillion THIS WEEKS WINNER IS INDICATED BY LOGO S&S Phone In Your Birthday Wish & Wo Will Print it Free of Chargo. All Birthday Greatings Must be Phoned (365-5266) In By Noon * On Line - Chris D'Arcy Thursday Of The Week Before Tha Paper Comes Out. Pick Up Your ROYAL TREAT at the Castlegar Dairy Queen Sunday, ‘Sept. 1 Wed. 6:30 pm + West Kootenay j ‘Today - repeat from August 28: |, Wed: 7:00 pm * The Holistic Networker = Angele talks with “Li Wed. 8:30 pm Faith Alive MLA Chris ne: will be the happening Inthe provincial go" views known. A studio panelj : Wed. 7:00 pm, Thurs.'9:30 am a 4) : ‘Faith Alive - interviews,with 3 participants of the ; Youth Aliva conference held in Seattle. Wed. 8:00 pm - live, Thu rs.'10:30 am - repeat- with Richard Maddocks. GLASS & TRIM LTD. sy 24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE * ‘ - 1050 COLUMBIA AVE. 365-6505 pared to implement the changes. Unless of course,'we want to sit in our valley, head stuck in the sand and complain about ‘cross border shopping to the’ remaining customers who dare ' walk in our store. If we do,” then we've just added one more to the, list of rea- . Sons for cross border shopping. * Although slempas them- selves don't exist, the item this name represents does. lon - the caicbraion: te repeat fr from August 28. show will allow the viewers questions about what Is ment as well as make their am DiAroy. Sastooar - 365-3122 § Gratiam Read the first :items to come to mind, but other ‘lovely projects can be enhanced by smocking, too. A new book called “Simply Smocking” by Jenny Bradford and published by Sterling provides information for the beginner as well as many proj- ects and gift ideas. The book suggests using a pleat- ing machine, which prepares the fabric for the embroidery, takes away the tedious task and leaves more time for the fun part. Before investing in one, you may find that your local sewing or craft center In your plete ‘does not stop after you've pald for your pur- .. chase and left the store. They are : happy to assist you should problems arise later. Your business is Important * to them and they want you to know. , you can depend on them. " When you shop locally, everyone bene- fits. It's more convenient so you save gas and time. You get friendly, knowl- edgeable service because local mer- chante “know” you and appreciate your + business: Thay depend on you to keep their stores going strong. And some of what you spend goes back into the com- ' munity in the form of taxes and charita- ble contributions pald by the merchants. eo eo os a mm .) Sponsored by 7 . > ee Annie’ s Gold Jewellery | Diamond Ring ‘Draws ed scr uncontrollably, “Why does this happen to me!” Alpert told police later that one of the robbers then answered, “Don't be a crazy person. This is New York. Everybody gets mugged.” Wrong place, wrong time + Last summer, Dallas Cow- boys wide receiver Kelvin Martin ‘was arrested in Austin after trying to elude police chasing him for speeding. He left the interstate highway and sought refuge in a nearby parking garage, to discov- er after his arrest that it was the parking garage of the Austin Police Department. « Sui Keung Wong, 32, of Van- couver, was arrested in June for trying to smuggle 682 cartons of cigarettes from the United States into Canada. His car got stuck in a ditch when he tried to cross the border off the main highway, forcing him to hitch hike. After describing his car's location and circumstances to the man who picked him up, he discovered the man was a Canadian customs agent on the way to work. * Four people fleeing a bur- glary in their getaway ar were caught by police near Columbus, Ohio, in March after they made a hasty decision to swerve onto a road only to find traffic at a standstill because of an accident. Furthermore, the police car chas- ing the burglars had developed mechanical problems and could not have caught the four had they not been stopped in traffic. ¢ Police in Arlington, Texas were greatly assisted in solving a May armored car robbery. The robber, with gun in hand running for his car, was parked beside a busload of Japanese tourists, who aimed their cameras when they heard the commotion. Many prints of the man’s face and license plate became available, and he was picked up a short time later. (Send your Weird News 40 Chuck Shepherd, P.O. Box 57141, Washington, D.C. 20037.) “Keep your I business ‘on track! Let The Sun help ‘keep 3 you rolling 365-2278 Sun Advertising Sa Ga aa | Presented to: or clients. aaa eeu (Angie, Connie, Margie, accepting award is Connie Medeiros Sandman Inn This award will be presented every week to someone in Castlegar who shows extraordinary service to his/her customers The recipients will receive an award plaque to keep courtesy of Kats Trophys and a lunch for 2, value to $20.00, courtesy of the Fireside Dining Room. Wy he Gastiégar Sun 4 7S Excellence in Service Award We'd like everyone in Castlegar to know there is an "Excellence in Service" in their community, and to congratulate each of them personally. If you know of someone that offers "Excellence in Service," call me, Jon Jarrett at 365-5266, or drop a letter at the Castlegar Su with your suggestion.