page 14 - April 6, 1977 - North Shaze News

tion bigger and better, free
of charge,’’ explains the
5-foot-seven McLellan who
has rolled into more than 50
B.C. towns to the tune of
‘‘Um-pa-pa music,’’ as he
puts it.

If necessary the 24-year-
old operator and driver will
‘serve as master of ceremony,
disc jockey, or even help
organizers move © picnic
tables around. .

Only recently: he was ‘in
Kamloops to help with ‘a
danceathon sponsored by
citizen band radio operators —
in that community.

DOWN MAIN

At times McLeilan will
advertise in the town crier
fashion as he proceeds slowly
down the main street of a
small town, broadcasting the
event over speakers.

DISC-JOCKEYING Wayne McLellan finds that music from the reel to reel

‘sometimes used in

The six-wheeled vehicle
may also be used for
on-the-spot interviews and as
a broadcasting centre, says
McLellan. “‘A walkie-talkie
radio inter-communication
system allows instant report-

ing to the caravan’s home

station from within a three-
mile radius.

“The walkie-talkies are
horse
‘facing events for getting in
touch with people on the
other side of the track,’’ he
adds.

toa
ow!
Pega tere as

Operators ‘tike McLellan ed lounge with a camper-

are graduates of a basic first
aid course, and are trained to
use the oxygen resuscitator
and fire extinguisher among
other facilities kept aboard

for safety. At one event, a consumption of beer inside

visitor who noticed the
stretcher, also kept in the
van, said: “‘It sure is nice to

be a stretcher bearer as long ithe names of the brewery’s
‘products on radio and tele-

as I don’t have to use it.’’
NO BEER

Apart from these first aid
equipment there is a furnish-

Sat euet camera eae Tan seeders.

recorder and the 8-track caesette keep him company during his lonely: travel te
community events in B.C. towns. [G. Lam photo]

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reservation within a three-

local functions. The brewery

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month ~ period by either

writing or calling McLellan at
the brewery. “Events to be
held later than three months
from the date of reservations
will not be accepted because
it creates a scheduling
problem,’”’ he says.

S353 A DAY

His role largely is a
promotional one. It costs his
company $300 each day to
keep the caravan on the road.
This covers McLellan’s hotel
bills, wages, gas, and provi-
ding soft drinks, coffee and
other refreshments at the

gets the publicity, hoping its
charitable effort will create
more sale of its products.

McLellan says he has met
ple inquir-
ing about what he does. He
answers them with this
_, question.

**Have y vou ever see een that

large caravan on the Upper
Levels Highway?’

‘The. reply — invariably
comes: .““You mean yourdrive
_ that thing!?"" —

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