PAGE 4, THE HERALO, Wednesday. Decamber 14, 1977 EDITORIAL With welfare ‘Human Resources, Minister Bill Vander Zalm predicting continued high unem- ployment well into the future, it would seem the people of Terrace are gning to have to pull themselves out of the glough of ression ‘to mix a good metaphor: «by their own bootstraps.” In yesterday's itorial (if you missed it, we can give you a copy on request; we suggested a number of ways Terrace could capitalize and otherwise benefit [rom ita position in the heart of good timber country. We headed the editorial “Log City” for starters. A wood museum, to display the many varieties of wood in this part of the Pacific Northwest and exhibits of the beat examples of the tens of thousands of uses of wood from toothpicks and cuckoo clocks to fullacale wooden windmills was suggested. We ended the article by pointing out Canada can consume over 3 billion gallons of methanol alcohol per year as fuel for ita gasoline and other internal combustion engines and that this can be oduced cheaper from waste wood (including h el) currently considered a nuisance. We also sai that a distillation and production plant of an economic size would require many millions of dollars, but the benefit of employment accruing from it should eliminate this factor as a ‘‘preblem”. We were looking to the future when Terrace men, women and youngsters would be known the world over as the hest wood carvers, wood-workers, woodsmen, and artists in wood products anywhere around the globe. We felt it a shame that at present woodworking tools ‘axes from Sweden, for example) must nearly all he im- ported. We envision a school of wood use, wood engineering and wood technology in Terrace - perhaps attached to our Northwest College, staffed by the hest experts in wood in the world. There could be a tie-in with the log-cabin and log-house construction courses at New Caledonia College in Prince George, and other tie-ina with the Department of Forestry, etc. Because of the energy and fuel crisis - a crisis that is world wide - people are turning increasingly to the use of wood for fuel. A recent article in the Header’s Digest tells of the phenomenal rise in the manufacture and sale of wood-burning stoves in the U.S. Local hard- ware stores are selling Franklin - type and other such “fire place” stoves and healers for up to $1,000. Some of these are advertised as burning for 14 hours on one filling of wood. But, if anyone has tried recently to buy a cord of wood, delivered — they will realize how expensive it is. Desplte the use of chain sawa, that are capable of cutting through logs in seconds, firewood now costs up to ten or fifteen times the price of when it had to be laboriously chopped by hand wielded axes, a chip at a time. Properly organized, one would think a good growth industry could be developed in Terrace that could expand with sales throughout the Northwest. In the matter of artificial fireplace “‘logs’’ — retailing at approximately a dollar each, one would think, since there is such an abundance of sawdust and wastewood, these logs could be manufactured and marketed to sell at the most — for half that price. Rather than paper-wrapped, why not have them shaped to look more like a real log? Also, instead of having to light them with paper could not an Improved method be developed? Mass-produced, artificial togs possibly could be..broughtdown -to price levels-with competitive conventional fyels, Undoubtedly, this will eventually occur but, instead of waiting for this to happen elsewhere, why could not Terrace take the initiative? All sorts of Government “development and seed money” is available for this purpose. It’s a thought anyhow, Let’s have some feed back from our readers on this subject. We'll be pleased to publish their letters. Letter To Editor It appears that Mr. Shelford was misin- formed on a number of points prior to his press and from a previously employed nurse who Is returning from Burope. The individual from B.C. release on December 6, 1977. The percentage of professionals to non- professionats has not, is not and never will be a Nurses Union demand. This item is non- negotiable and would be illegal according to the Public Service Labour Relations Act. According fo the Administrator of the Prince Rupert hospital the new in- termediate-care unit to be built there will be 75 beds not. 150 beds. Mr. Gee stated in the Herald on December 7, 1977 that advertising has brought “zero’’ number of applicants. 1 suggest that he check his records ag he will find that up to a couple of days ago there were 6 applicants, one has had to withdraw his application as he was not guaranteed a job. and there fore had to stay with his present em- ployer. r. Gee also stated that a minimum of 40; more preferably 15 professional nurses are needed to hold the line at the present level. Skeenaview at present is only 6.5 nurses short of the number set by overnment regulations. rom this it is seen that Mr. Gee could not hire 10 to 15 nurses but only 6.5 could be hired. In August 1976 Mr, Gee was advised that the number of staff then employed was adequate to care for 150 residents. Kenneth R. Born Labour Relations from B.C., one from Chairman Alberta, two from On- ‘Terrace Branch fario, one from Quebec B.P.N.A.B.C. Use Christmas Seals It's a matter of life and breath - TER RACE daily herald General Office - 615-6357 Circulation . 635-6357 Published by Sterling Publishers PUBLISHER... W.R. (BILL) LOISELLE EDITOR ... ERNEST SP NIOR Published every weekday at 3217 Kalum St., Terrace, B.C, Amember of Varlfled Circulation, Authorized as second classmal!. 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A total of $920,502.00 has been raised for charity with four Lucky Leo Lotteries sponsored by the British Columbia Lions Society for Crip- led Children, with 587 503.00 going to the pro ams of the Society or handicapped children and the remaining $342,999.00 staying in the communities . for other Lions Club charitles. in a $25,000 defamation appeal brought by Morris . emesky, a lawyer and Saskatoon alderman. At the heart of. the appeal is what defences ; newspapers should be allowed in defamation suits. at the high court dents might. have 74 -for all newspapers. .. Almost five. years: age, the newspaper, ‘owned; by Armadale Publishers Ltd., published’ a. letter from" two . university B Cherneskey's stand in a controversy over location ’* an’. ” aleohotic rehabilitation centre for imporjfant implications _ native people.. a Marsh World: HERRING GULL (Larus argenfatus) — ‘These large quils are about two feet in length and have a wingppread of alrautt five feet. They wsually nest on islands in loose colonins, fretuently accompanied by other speciny such a3 terns and cormorants. Herring Gull, are orniveroys feeders and at times prey on the egy. and young of other birds. They haunl garbage dumps as wellas shores of lakes, rivers and marche, feeding an dead fish and refuse. The youn are 6 dark mottled brown color and require three years to attain plumage. Ducks Unlimited (Canada) 1485 Pombina Hwy, Winnipeg, Man. ROT 2E2 © 22.77 Port Moody “Adds French ‘PORT MOODY,.'B.C. - (CP) — Council ‘in . this Vancouver-area com- munity told the federal ‘overnment Monday that f it wants a bilingual :- plaque on the CPR ‘monument in front of city: hall it will have to add onto the existing plaque. Alderman Bert Elitin date Rice ee B.C. Tel Talka Resume VANCOUVER (CP) —~ Negotiators for the British Columbia Telephone Co, and the Telecommunication Workers Union were to continue talks with spe- cial federal mediator Mike Collins today after meeting Monday for the first lime since ne- gotiations broke down ov. 21 over the issue of contracting out. ; Collins was adppointed by federal Labor Minister John Munro Dec. 6 just as the union sent the ‘ment io leave the historical marker alone but the totion was defeated in a ° council vote, soph a Flinn“tiad sald if any other language