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Persons who wish to list.
information in this column
should telephone TAB at 638-
8195 hefore 12 noon on
Wednesdays

Second Thursday of Every
Month.

Old Age Pensioners Monthly
Meeting - Senior Citizens
Rm. 2 p.m.

Kiwanis Club meeting 6
p.m, Terrace Hotel every
Tuesday.

Rotary Ciub Meeting 12 to

1:30 pm. Gim's. Every .

onday.

Whist every Tuesday night,
Senior Citizens Rm. at
Arena.

- Centennial Lions Meeting
every Thursday - 12 p.m.
Sandman Inn °*

- Kinsmen meeting - 1st &
3rd Thursday - 7 p.m.
Terrace Hotel.

- A.A. meeting, - Terrace
Hotel. Every Sunday 7:30

p.m.

- Alateen, Alanon meeting at
the Skeena Health Unit
every Monday

'. + AA, Meeting at Knox
United Church

every
Monday 8:30 p.m.

Mills Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary Thrift Shop open
from 11 a.m. to 4:39 p.m,
every Saturday. Lazelle
Avenue up from Speedee
Printers.

- 0.0.BR.P. (Ladies of the
Royal Purple) 2nd & 4th
Monday

- Loyal Order of Moose
Lodge No, 1620 - 8 pm.
every 2nd & 4th Tuesday

- Thornhill Calorie Counters
meet every Tuesday,

Thornhilt Elem. School, 7:15 .
“members

p.m. New
welcome from Terrace &
Thornhill.

- Weight Watchers 7 p.m.
every Tuesday, Knox United
Church

- Inches

8 em. a
-Council meeting - 2nd & 4th
Monday, Municipal Hall.

Away every”
Tuesday Skeena Health Unit -

- Kinsmen Bingo every 3rd
Wednesday of every month
at the arena. -_

- Kermode Four Wheelers - 8 |
p.m. Ist Wednesday of each-
month in meeting room of
the Sandman Inn.
- B.P.0.E. (Elks Lodge) Ist
& ard Thursday of each

month.

The Terrace Shriner
Lodge 18 meet the first
Tuesday of every month at
7:30. p.m. at Gim’s
Restaurant.

- Shrine Club Bingo eve
last Thursday of the mon
at the Arena Banquet Room
beginning at 8 p.m.

- Kinettes monthly meeting
is the 2nd Wednesday of
every month in the Sand-
man Inn at 7:00 p.m. -

- Independant Order of
Foresters.’ Meeting every
third Saturday of each
month at 8 p.m, at the
Slumber: Lodge.

- Thrift Shop every Saturday
from i1 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Children’s Storytime every
Saturday at the library at
1:3) p.m,

PAIR CROSSES THE ATLANTIC

First across the Big Pond

Fly across the Atlantic’.

today atid you can expect a
comfortable jet, in-flight

movies, reclining seats, hot

meals, bar service, airsick
bags and five or nine hours
out of your life, depending
on your route.

Back in 1919, things were
somewhat different. The
first non-stop trans-Atlantic
flight was in a flimsy
biplane with little in the way
of comfort—a rain-lashed
cockpit, some sandwiches
and chocolate bars—and it
took 16 gruelling,
frightening hours, with nota
single guarantee that its

- occupants would arrive.

But Jack Alcock and
Athur Whitten-Brown made
it to Ireland to be the first
men to fly across the
Atlantic non-stop and opena
new era of aviation.

They were the successful
ones and their story is

recounted in The Great:

Atlantic Air Race by Percy
Rowe. But theirs wasn't the
only story.

Lord Northcliffe, the

enterprising ‘‘Napoleon of

Fleet Street” had long been

_ interested in flying and its

. potential.

~ for the first

Through his
ublishing empire; par-

icularly London Daily Mail, ©

he had offered cash prizes
for flyers in competition. In
1913, he set a prize of $50,000

successfully
cross the Atlantic non-stop.

The race was on, post-.

poned for a few years by the
First World War, but not
forgotten,

And soin 1919, flyers from
England. and the United
States gathered in
Newfoundland to take up the
challenge. The English
aviators were mainly
Dacked by airplane
manufacturers, the

“Americans by the U.S. navy.

Newfoundland, excepting
its geographical position,
was a most unlikely place: to
start an air race. Air strips
were, to be mild, far from:
ideal. One was, as a local
reporter put it, “... a series

. of gardens and farms, with
roc

walls between them”
which all had to flattened
and removed.

“The result, after a
month, was a bumpy
aerodrome.”

The reporter was Joseph
Smallwood.

It wasn't all drama and
excitement, Newfoundland
weather proved unco-oper-
ative—for nearly two
months, The little colony,
however, took on new life
with the arrival of the
flyers. The village of Tre-
passey, boasting about 600
residents, suddenly found its
population swelled by 9,000
American sailors who were
helping to launch the US,
flying boats. ;

But now Newfoundland
began to think of itself as
“the air cross-roads of the
world.” so,

A favorite Sunday outing
for the family was to trek
out to the airtields to watch
the. competing planes being
assembled.

Finally, the weather
allowed the race to begin.
The American flying boats,
four of them, left May 16
heading for the Azores.
They were to stop there,
after being assisted navi-
gationally by a bridge of
navy destroyers, and then
on to Lisbon. One eventually

made it. It took 19 days, and |

the Azores break made it’
ineligible for the prize.

The British flyers made
their attempts. Alcock and
Brown were the only ones to
complete the crossing and.
even that finished nose down

in an Irish bog.

The Great Atlantic Air
Race is great fun. Rowe has
detailed backgrounding in
his book and he has paid
particular attention to the
characters who people it.
Hawker and Mackenzie-
Grieve, the ‘magnificent
failures,” Santos-Dumont, ©

- the granddaddy of modern

aviation, all of the figures of
that era in flying history are
discussed. eir foibles
and feats.

It’s a nostalgia piece, cer-
tainly, of the days when men
were men, and planes were
kept flying on a wing and a
prayer—and magnificent
skil but still Rowe has

_ assembled a book of interest —

and excitement.

PUNCH LINE

CAR EQUIPPED
Wwi7H
AUTOMATIC
cL UTCH.

‘IN TERRACE

Thursday, June 2
0.A.P. Monthly Meeting -
Snr. Citizens Room 2 p.m.

~ Qn June 18, 1977 there will
be a Workshop at the
Terrace Public Library on
Aural. History Techniques
from 9:00 a.m, - 3:00 p.m. in
the Library Arts Room.

Workshop open to anyone
interested in the creation,

reservation, and use of

storical sound recordings,
Admission Free.

Registar by notifying the
Terrace Librarian - Elain
Perry at 4610 Park Ave. or
call 639-8177.

Copper Mountain School is
having a spring concert
tonight at 7:30 at R.E.M.
Lee Theatre.

Terrace Answering Bureau
638-8195 ~

Tuesday, sune 14
Facifie N.W. Music Festival
Monthly Meeting - 3 p.m.

Wednesday, June 15

Joan Spencer’s Singing
Students Final Concert -
R.E.M. Lee Theatre 8 p.m.

Friday, June 17
Caledonia Sr. Sec. School
Graduation Ceremonies.

Is our queen —
a trend-setter

LONDON (CP) - Clothes
worn by the Royal Family
have significance because
television and sophisticated
media photography
frequently leave the imprint
of royal flair on millions of
minds.

The Queen's wardrobe
does not always reflect the
latest trends in London
design, but more so in the
1970s than in heyday of
miniskirts and the Beatles.

Based on the traditions of
British tailoring, the clean-
cut image associated with
royalty has countless young
admirers among devotees of
“the classic revival’ and

there is increasing respect
for sheer quality and im-
peccable craftsmanship.

The Queen’s couturiers

‘are not inhibited by the

special demands of royal
fashion because both
Norman Hartnell and Hardy
Amies have'a smooth ap-
proach to design as a whole.

Ian Thomas, a youn
designer recently favor
by the Queen, as well as the
veterans of British couture,
never forgets that the royal
client has much more in
common with today’s
“executive Eve’ than with
any lady of leisure.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD sy vamis

Forecast Period
June 5- June ll

ARIES .
Mar, 21-Apr. 19

An excellent period for promoting
fellowship and group activities. Be sym-

pathetic, Visit someone who is confined. .

TAURUS
Apr. 20-May 20

Your self confidence is high and you gain
recognition from the public. New friends

are drawn into your circle.

GEMINI
May 21-June 20

Get on with the project you've undertaken
and get it out of the way. Success comes

when you face the problem.

MOONCHILD
June 21-July 22

A sentimental journey seems likely. It’s a
good lime for long range planning. Anim-

portant person pays attention.

LEO
July 23-Aug. 22

VIRGO
Aug. 23-Sept. 22 |
’ it carefully.

LIBRA
Sept. 23-Oct. 22

You seem to have all the responsibility you
can handle. and here comes another
generous helping. Face it squarely.

An attractive offer comes your way. —
Listen to an inviting proposition but weigh

Skill in dealing with ecq-worker pays
dividends. Don’t overlook the talents of — -

another as a means of getting the job done.

SCORPIO
Oct. 23-Nov. 21

Further changes in personal relationships
are likely. Keep ahead of things and adapt

tothe sudden changes.

SAGITTARIUS
Nov. 22-Dee. 21

Accent on partnership or legal matters. -
Make no decision involving others without

first consulting with them.

CAPRICORN
Dec. 22-Jan. 19

AQUARIUS
* Jan. 20-Feb. 18

Another person’s financial standin
, becomes your concern, and frictions coul
, threaten a longstanding friendship.

This week should bring a happy romantic
interlude. Investments and speculative

matters likely, The three together keep

you alert.
PISCES

opener.

A surprise travel opportunity comes up.
: Feb, 19-Mar.20 Take advantage of it. It could be a-real eye