‘ CouP. were ty rece pep LSbaihie ™ erm! foe eL. gL biedes 71/78 VOI ME 71 NO. 166 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 36, 1977 ‘ | RUTAMEUG rol VICTORIA, FeCes , ‘ ' yavelk4a - es ——— — — i" ~ | Serving the || TERRACE Weather og | | Continued cold and clear is the ‘ Progressive weather forecast for today. Northwest A possibility of snow during L | JL \ the night. _ | 20¢ World Record Attempt For Flatcar of Lumber A recent issue of a Canadian Cellulose trade quarterly quoted an article a lumber publication “Chip Chat” which reported a “world record” load of lumber on a single flat car. Established by Pack River Lumber Co., which has its offices at Sand Point, Idaho. The article claimed a world record established by loading 83,202 board feet of lumber the summer of 1977 onto one flat car. CanCel’s sheet record?’ Bob Black, Industrial Relations officer for Pohie Lumber, in Terrace, quotes Ray Singer, Pohle’s sales manager here, as saying the company is going to give it a good try! Starting at 10 am. Tuesday, January 3, the Canadian Cellulose owned Fohle Lumber operation, in Terrace, , commence loadin an 99 foot flat car wit 110,080 bim of No. 1 and No. 2 kiln dried con- atruction grade lumber, with an estimated wight of 187,000 lbs. Singer is not only conviened the Terrace sawmill will establish a new all-time world’s record, but that it will be a record almost im- possible to beat. It requires a maximum le th Nia right epecies eet, the species of dried lumber, cut to the right | to obtain maximum load. singer is allowing himself a 2,000 Ib. margin as the car’s maximum rated capacity is 189,000 lb. . Very modestly. (for a sales manager), Pohle’s Ray Singer was reluctant to SCUCUSS ossibility that the errace Company has robably broken Pack iver Lumber Co.’s “World Record’’ several times over during the st year, with one car a - few montshs ago loading 99,900 bfim. Tuesday, January drd’s record breaking load is ordered by Taiga W Products of Van- couver, destined for Discount Dave's Home Centre in Windsor, On- tario. If all goes well, Pohle Lumber Co., by 3 p.m. of that day, could be eligible for 8 new record eaking entry Guiness Book of Wrold Records, for loading the test number of board t of finished lumber onto a single railway car — ever — anywhere. Reams pu a photograph o: the event. Pohle Lumber employs 330 people in its the: Terrace operation, and is a subsidiary of Canadian Cellulose. Ltd. Skeena Mall Announcement Sets No date for Startup Friday’s Toronto Globe d Mail carried a six paragraph article on the announcement, recently, Abacus Cities Lid. of | they had = chased the ‘ite of ‘the ed sho mall Fee marae comer of Lakelse Securiti Avenue and Eby Street in Terrace, and were pr to go ahead with construction. to, be. completed by October. The Globe story was quoted as giving the urchase price to Abacus rom. Cloverlawn In- vestments, of Toronto as $2 million, but a spokesman for Abacus told the Herald, Thur- sday, he had no idea where the figure came om. Public Relations consultant Gordon H. McCann, calling from Calgary, told the Herald r who was trying to obtain a sod turning date -for the project that various circumstances connected with the type of operation Abacus Cities conducts, pose certain problems in i such an an- nouncement. However, the investment in Skeena Mall has been approved, he said, by B.C. es Commission, and he saw no reason why there should be any further skepticis ding. the;xalld na lasts: weakens ttuimstafices ‘surround the operation involve various tax shelter benefits to investors interested in purchasing shares for such pur- poses.) Recently Mayor . Maroney had declined to comment to the Herald on the Abacus Cities .an- nouncement, since he felt the _takeover. —_ of Cloverlawn was contrary to what he had heard. Maroney also said that in conversations he had had only a few days before, with represen- tatives of Cloverlawn he New contact lens Can be H VANCOUVER (CP) — Dr. Peter Prasiloski, esident af the thalmology division of the British Columbia Medica] Association, said Thuraday there should be a stricter regulation of contact lens sales in Cana da. Prastoski said a report that wearers of certain new types of contact lenses were being used las guinea pigs was “ o} telling part of the story." “The | oblem in Canada is that there is no regulatin: ency con- trolling ‘what types. of contact lenses are sold,” he said. There should be some itype of governin body the Food an Drug Administration in eee . a the health tection branch. of Health and Welfare Canada said Wednesday that 6éx- tende lenses, intended for wear from one to three months, may cause permanen damage to the eyes. azardous Prasloski said the story would serve to alarm people rather than inform m. e “The problem is much broader,” he said. “Canada needs a group to weed out poor manufacturers of contact lenses before they get on the market.” Da ta said the feder: branch is reviewing all extended- wear contact lenses now on the market and will take approprate action if any are found unsafe. ‘ow that the money would had understood Cloverlawn would be still involved in the project. Abacus Cities, the mayor said, had paid back taxes on the Lakelse property and had stated . they would rovide financial backing to Cloverlawn. However, Maroney's reaction had been fairly hat-the moziey: had been miade available, even though he was not aware Abacus Cities acquire the property. MeConn could neither Thursday yesterday} ur es Clovertawn’s *eontinusd involvement. - He romised further in- ormation would be forth- co ‘from Abacus Cities ter in the day, but up. is ime, no more Pad been heard from that company. Terrace Chamber of Commerce president Mike Tindall, on the other hand, was more op- timistic about the entire project. Post Office Opening times for the Terrace post office this weekend will be from £:30 to 12:50 on Saturday closed on Sunday an Monday, and open Tuesday for regular business hours All other government offices will be closed Monday. Council Meeting A regular council meeting will be held in Terrace municipal hall Tuesday, Jan. 3. Tha public is invited to attend. Loft in car Tot Freezes KAMLOOPS, __ B.C. (CP)— City coroner John. ‘hospital Wrinch called Thursday for a police investigation into the death of a three: year-old girt left over- night in a car Dec. 23, Wrinch said the child - had been left in minus 17: degree temperatures until discovered the - following morning by her parents, The child was taken to jn this south- central Interior com- munity, where doctors found ‘her body tem- atuwe minus 20 . They said the girl’s heart restarted after 1 12 hours of massage, but there was apparently no. brain activity, No names have been released by police. Although -yeativitiee” Mayor Dave Maroney with the Kermode bear (who resides in the council chambers) in preparation of Terrace’s 30th anniversary celebrated last night. Maroney and members of council, enjoyed an anniversary dinner last night, At a meeting of the Terrace District Teachers’ Association on Thursday, December 8, 1977, it was decided to make public the frustrations which the teachers of School District 88 are ex- periencing in their en- deavours to bring class sizes in the district within acceptable limits. These limits were determined by studies made by the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation and adopted bf T.D.T.A. The criteria are: — 20 students in Kindergarten classes, 25 students in Frades 1-3, 30 students in Intermediate and Seconda: in Special classes. Representations by the Teachers’ Association to the Board of School Trustees, School District #8, have failed to secure more acceptable class sizes. The issue, says the association, is always clouded by official ot joined by former mayors and former members of council. The Kermode has become Terraces official symbol, having been made famous through an- aiversary crests, pins and other commemorative articles. In Terrace 50th Birthday Observed - ee e in. a series. of : Shere were. still saly.9?- pateel-boub mailings: thes high Terrace’s “SO “an niversary, the fact. that: yesterday was the actual irthday of our town made it an equally happy event, Fifty years ago, Terrace was as small Sut ving place of less than 300. The city’s in- corporation on . 29, 1927, was celebrated by the residents and organized by the newly- Hig er. hed” formed.Board of Trade... That Board eventually became. and remains today the Chamber of Commerce, one of many business organizatiors serbice club and groups who organized this year’s celebrations. During its brief history, Terrace has seen many changes, Although the time of its incorporation, in 1927. Terrace had about 300 people. By 1956, twenty-nine years later By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - A doctor's daughter was killed on Malta and a journalist’s son and a postman were injured in residents. a But after that the town grew in leaps and bounds. 1974 was the boom year, the year that preceded the gloom of our recent slump. * at have hit Europe. Targets included the U.S. Embassy in Athens, olice sources in the eek capital said today. The bomb was defused and caused no damage, they said. Six bombs the size of a pack of cigarettes were reported received in Greece in the last week and the extreme t- Now, in the year of our are beg u for Terrace, to Bt local residents can continue to take pride in their growing, prosperous ist Organization Sadat Disappointed at Carter CAIRO (AP) — . Egyptian Presiden Anwar Sadat said poday Lid wit he is ‘‘disa ppointed U.S. President Carter’s again latest statement on the Middle East and added ait may delay for some time” Egypt's signing of @ peace agreement with Israel. Carter, in a television Interview in Washington on Wednesday night, supported Israel on two key issues: he rejected the idea of an in- dependent Palestinian state and approved the continued presence of Israeli troops on the West Bank of the Jordan River after an eventual peace setdement. Carter's remarks, Sadat said, will ‘‘for sure” make negotiations “difficult for me.” “I am’ disappointed because I should like that “we put all our efforts towards en the suf- ddle East f ring in the and giving a bright future to our next generations,” Sadat said in an interview here with the American Broadcasting Co, “(Carter's t will postpone this for some time because we have to reopen the issue ‘Asked whether in light of Carter's statement he still believes a settlement B.C. Won't, Help U.S. Ferries VICTORIA (CP) — The British Columbia government is not repared to subsidize the ashington State Ferries sc reea ti Bn Minister Sam Bawif said today. Bawlf, minister responsible for Crown-owned B.C, Ferry Corp., was commenting on-.remarks Wednesday by Governor Dixy Lee Ray of Washington, who said she may go loo for money from the B.C. government to kee operating the ferry lin! between Sidney, B.C., and Anacortes, Wash. | She is chairman of the Washington State Ferries commission and has threatened to eliminate the route because it is losing money and the statment) - the. to claimed responsibility. One addressed to a Greek journo was of the Egyptian-Israeli ; conflict in two months is exploded, inj possible, Sadat seid: tly. “It may be delayed for some time ... but I think that quoting 1978 as a year of decision is not an exaggeration.” Another addressed to the Bulgarian Consulate in Athens and bearing an anti-Communist . slogan exploded in the hands of a ostman, slightly in- faring him. ferry is needed elsewhere in the state system. Bawlf said he does not view her roposal favorably and added that the people of B.C. are paying for the B.C. ferry system and the highways system, both of which are used for the tran- sportation of Americans Alaska. The Athens mail bombs came in the wake of fire- bomb attacks on cars owned by members of the U.S. itary mission in Greece. A leftist group g US. military presence claimed responsibility. In Valletta, Malta, a parcel bomb delivered to He said these services 4 doctor exploded in the are provided ‘‘in the Local — teachers classes and 10° dispute,“ in wing Greek Nationalist . Social statistics in the form of Pupil Teacher Ratios (PTR), which are arrived ab by dividing the total number of students receiving instruction by the number of educational staff em- ployed by the school district. Included in this number are some non- teaching principals who do not register classes and district staff. PTR is a meaningless con- sideration ot the Grade 6 teacher in the district who enrols a class of 35 students, according to some association members. The members of the Terrace District TEACHERS Association are urging the public to join them in a campaign to bring ALL classes in the istrict within desirable limits. The §.D. No. 88 School Board they say, needs to knwo the feelings of the public on the issue of class sizes. Parcel Bombs - Plague Europe hands of his 15-year-old daughter and killed her. DOCTORS DISPUTE Police said the bomb appeared to be connected with Malta's doctors’ | which - physicians claim they ve been locked cut of their hospital jobs because of a . agreement with the overnment of Labor ime Minister Dom Mintoff. In Paris, a suspected. rcel bomb sent to: ench Communist : leader Georges Marchais : toned out ollce a PP: explosives, ce said. : An identical device was: sent to French President: Valery Giscard : @Estaing. Arrival of the parcel at Communist party headquarters Wednesday had prompted the party: to attack the French gov- ernment for its: “tolerance and com-: placency’’ in dealing with: a recent wave of bomb- attacks in France. : Police found a dummy parcel bomb in a bus-. terminal luggage locker . today after the locker key was sent to Giscard: d’'Estaing at the Elysee Palace, : Police said the har-. mless device, made of animal fat to look Ilke plastic explosive and con- taining a detonator, was identical to the one sent to Marchais. spirit of friendship which has long existed between our countries.” “The Anacortes ferry is a modest contribution that Washington State makes along that line, he added.” The minister said he did not believe the people of Washington would wish to see the Sidney- Anacortes sarvice termi- NO PAPER MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1978 Herald Office will be open January 3, 1978 nated.