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‘TARRACE, B. C, WEDNESDAY, PEBRUARY, 13, 1986

ABOUT THE HIGHWAY?

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There is a lot of apecnlation these
is an to whether we shall see any
progress this setxon on the unfinished
partion of the highway between “Cedar
“ule and Usk. One view that is being
frequently expressed is that any mon-
hys available shonl be used to get a
arrew road through as quickly as pos
Aeiiie. In the past there has been far
tox mich insistance on -a standard
stemobile road ond ha the engin
eeving staff been content. to push
Bihrongh ao narrower ven we should
Ai. this time be nmch nearer the real-
Biation of ont dream of being ble to
ent Cheah to, the interiar by road.
htehty finished road that stops in
the jungle is nseless, A trail that a
Boe cin get over would serve the pur-
coon first, and al rojd_ experiences
+ oehinaven fidit’ onee ‘traffie starts to
“over grand the annual mainten-
reork very quickly, impreves it.
otoastthin a fow “Years a Hoot road

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COyYMERCTAL RAILROAD

Ree aaenial

racers

ha emelpst annmorein) railvenrd in

Wo owtth locomotives. which are
the average man's
tow ond ithich operate over a track
of 15-ineh genage,[s the Romney, Hythe
Roecd Dymehurch Tallway on the south
const of England, states J. Cecll Nel-
con inoan article published in the Feb-
mary issne of Canadine Natioug) Rail-
wpeys Magazine. The RW & D. oper-
etes at a profit. with iliputian en-
rtnos and rolling, stock, ‘Phe small

es Titehar thay

fe \ocomotives can hnul.n fall-train of

m1 passengers up A 1 in 100 gradient
at 2% miles an-honr,. .

JAMAICA: CITRUS FRUITS ©

Bananas, docoannts, .cocoa, coffee,
piemmto and ginger are usually asso-
' ated with Jamaica,
he generally xnown that grapefruit, or
whees and Jamnien are likewise synon-
veueus terms, .partienlarly at this time
ef the year when Jamsaica’s exports of
citrus fruits ure at their peak, with
‘haveands of boxes af Incious prape-
Fenit and oranges heing forwarded in
the vessels of the: Canadian National
Ftenmships every : year for. distribu-
fiom fa many purts of Caviada, Tama-

ie ones cond) geapetvdiit: fire’ ofa

ws quidity. whieh niks high mn the. eit-

ris world.

but it may not}

BEING A GOOD CITIZEN

“We have had same. ver Y. interesting
conversitions of Inte with some, of our,
foenl residents avho read. the remarks
denling with out. of. town buying,.Ay
number of these who have spoken to
us did not ngree with what has been
siid. Some said. awe had told .only-a
hulf. of the story. Others have admit-
ted. that there is'a lot of truth. in: the
argnments advanced. We have, told
all whe disagreed that we. would, wel-
come their views if they were put in
the form, of. 2 letter to the editor. A
local weekly piper hus as one of its
main functions the ventilnting of ques-
tions of pmblic. interest, and we quite
recognize the fact that there are many
who hold: views contrary’ to our own
We recognize. for examp'e, that there
are cortin lines, not many, hnt. some,
thet sre not curried ‘in local stores.
When, these, are wanted it is necessary
at, thnes to. send out for them. But
there is the other angle. Some , of

‘/these [nes are not carried: locally he-

Re the excessive innit order. buying
reduces ‘the volumn of. the merchants
ta a point where they. cannot carry
the complete Hues they would. be pre:
pared to carry if their neighbors. gave
them anore consideration. And, let. it
be suid, that the majority of those folk
who do not ike ow biy-at-home arti-
cles are “not subscribers: to the legal
yuper and never have been, yet. they
seom to rend {ft earefully. The paper
is only’ two dollars. a year, andd.we
work? be glad to reeeive two. dollara
front aw lot of those good people who
ere rot now taking ‘it.

A good citizen does not have to vend
the local paper but-the local paper is
m help in mating eltizens better citi-
ZONK. rs

February. 4, 1985, a daughter, Audry
Fur.. ' Ca,
see. ot

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“A very suecossfnl mission has been
hell the pust week .in” St. Matthews
church. Mgstings were -held in the
aftesnoen for ‘ehlldren rnd in the ev-
ening for adults aod all were well at-
téndeno -Cnpt, Hanuey and : Capt.
Hutchison were tn charge and, they
are now at Kitwanga. a

= € id

Ay. nut Mrs, Aw Williams and fam-

Hy whe havo am ule their home ‘tt Usk

of

Foy some-venrs, Moy ei buck te Ter race

“on Saturday.

So Whe vou lise’ e'the earns gee ae

LN. EWS,

Loc

You are supporting a ocal va and erie a asin te

- mi at: Home’’ eireloals

Bee printers ill.
‘help 8 sell | your produc a as

Bota to-My and: Mra: Tigtish on,

| Ritchie ‘aiding
Prmetion of Time a ‘few brief remarks |

Table: for

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eaursg very, Initch,

|Terrace F. I. is

. Cautious of a~
- Marketing. Act

A well: attended meeting of the Ter-
race Farmers Tnstitute was held in the
Orange Hall on Saturday evening,
The annual-report was presented by
the executive to- the members. and af-
terwairds those present’ included - in
their number several members of the
Lema Institute, joined: in an interest-
nig. discnssion of matters of. interest to
the: community.

‘The secretary, F. Ww. - Aykroyd in
presenting the financial statement in-
formed the meeting. thit liabilities
had’ heen reduced’ during the year by
$950. Tiuprovements. had been made
to property belonging’ to: the Institute
In addition -bulk shipments of flour
and fecd bad been purchased and sav:
Ings made therehy had been pissed on
to members, In closing, the secretary

were now on on. ‘really satisfactory,
basis, and asked for. continued support
to he extended to the new executive.
The officers. were highly. compliment-
ed on the, vote of, the meeting for their
excellent work during the year, parti-
culayly Mr, Aykroyd who. was prevail-
ed npon to. continue in office for an-
other term. .Gther directors elected ]°
were as follows:—F. Franks, J. Me-
Comnell, J. Lamby, J. D. Jones and’ C.
Pohle.

Following, ‘the: completion of prelim-
inary business -an -address ‘was “given
by Dot: Sutherland,’ district. ‘agrioul-
tnrist, ‘Smithers, the subject . being,
“Possibilities of: Accomplishment., throu |.
Local . Institute. .Efforts.?. In. his -pre-

ed that. in view of: ‘the general-interest
in marketing developments that those
present would not “feel disappointed 7:
when he ald. not centre liis remarks on
that tapie. * He explained that -the de-
partment - had “taken.” “the” ‘stand that
field: nen nnd. Tnatituies should not en-
ter Aleeett into . any, marketing. con-

Bre. therefore ; ‘wished to
etre Pe ‘onpor tunities for: “improve-
mont ‘by rect local effort, and any
remarks: on marketing would . be of 2
vere onotal mature! “Although: it ‘was
“ertsiniy avisnble ‘nat’ to enter ‘direct-
Iv iuth controversial fssues. it Was
pat: NT advisable to discuss ‘them ° in ‘a
ep en WAY So: “that: considered: ‘action
iF Hoenn, aadvisable:, eduld-- be’: taken!
nutstide} ‘the sphere, | “Of: ‘Ingtittite. svork.

Ax ‘his fivat. “suggestion Mr. ‘Suther-
lave ney ntloped an urgent ‘need of time
to rectify the acid ‘eondition. of: ‘mnch
of the’ ved. ‘unland goil ‘in’ the Terrace
| district and he pointed out the: pre.
seneo: in a: large. deposit.. Of. ‘ime near
In order to explain the

on: the origin. of solla. and: ‘the feeding
af plants | were elven, Plants: “need
certain essential slonients of which ten
are usually considered to grow. ‘These
elements as contained in the decam-
poser] particles of ‘rock® and in- animal
nnd: vegetable remnins: “which | gO. to
innke up ‘soils. are not: in, a ‘form ‘avatl-
Plant growth.

“ud te

incoluple forms into, th

io

soluble . con-
& Hye. 4 rey

ganic matter ‘whieh. An tbr rae deen

| joins. ‘vardons ‘organle 1 acids, i
turn aghipnt, he: pee Aine,
is oth

The. W. ole <3 TOCRSS ql
more inyolyed thin,
this, hut! ttt iar “i intetesti ing,

steted that finances of the Institute |.

Iininnty rematks Mre -Sutherland: hop-

‘They must. bel!
{first-in'.a soluble. state. -{n’ -the ‘soll:
‘moisture. Ao. that they: ‘canbe. talon ‘in- ‘
plant system, '. At, cdg, the. func. |
tion at the: myriads. of. soll” miero-or:.
zanishs: or’ baeterla ‘to change * these |

WATER NOTICE

Diversion and Use
Take Notice that Nicholson Creek
Mining Corporation whose address is
Usk, B. C. will apply for a License to
take and use 8.33 cubic feet per second
of water out of Nicholson ereek, | also
known as Lowrie creek, which flows
easterly and drains into the Skeenr
river about 300 feet east of the east
boundry of Lot 5979, Range 5, Coast
District. .

The water will be diverted at tt
the north-east corner of Lot 5979, and
will be used for power purposes upon
the land described: as west -half. of
west half of Lot 921, Range 5, Coast

‘This notice was posted, on the
ground on the 11th day of January,
District. se

A-copy of this notice and an appli-
cation pursuant thereto and to . the
“Water Act” will be filed in the office
of the Water Recorder at Smithers, B.
c. : .
Objections to the application may
be filed with the said Water Recorder
or with the Comptrotler of ‘Water
Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria
B. ¢., within thirty days after the
first appearance of this notice in a
local newspaper.

Nicholson Creek Mining Corporation
Applicant
Fred Nash ,Agent
The date of the first publication -of
this notice ts January 16th, 1935,

BRAUNS ISLAND BRIDGE AGAIN

The sudden. -break: up: -of. fee-during}
the: heavy rains ‘brought near disaster
to Bramm’s Island bridge, south-west
of town, The. bridge ds a. new. one,
having been. built’ ‘in 1932, It ‘is, made
up of a centre span, short approach
on the north side resting on piling, and
a ‘longer appronch on the south side
under which are several bents.” The
approaches. are protected’: ‘by heavy
sheer booms. All went well until the
river blocked just below the island.

the slough, broke ip the ice and car-
ried it dewn to the bridge.

the boom and did considerable’ damage
to the under works ‘of: ithe bridge. On

the ‘north: side the same thing: happen- q

ed, and: the< boot Was éut Joose and:
aivmngto the shore, ‘Then the: -ice hit.
the. ose of the north’ pier : ‘And did ° F
lot of damage to the structure. The
engined cume down early in the week

In shana so that traffic ‘to’ and from,
the island might ‘be resumed. ; :

CANADIAN, DURUM WHEAT

An inter esthug feature ‘of. the awheat

situation is the growing appreciation |
of the:high quality of ‘Canndian-grown

durum: wheat, Thus, certain Buro-
pean counter tes find it peyantageous, to
blend their home: “grown ‘duriuns, of “at
ame of: thei: ‘with: te: b yloietto

-Chtisty’ S Bakery”
Terrace, B.C.
” Will ship to any point oii line
’ Will vou try our Bread and
Buns?

’ Standing orders. shipped
regularly.

All kinds of cake.. Get our price.

point about 1500 feet north-west of ‘

Then all the river water turned down].

On the!
sonth side, the ice forced itself under .

meres teed

Philbert Hotel

TERRACE, B. C..

“Fully Modern Blectrie Light
Running Water .
Travellers Sample, Rooms
Lp, 0. Box 5
Gordon Temple, Prop.

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- Telephone

Tetrace Mill Sack of |
Lumber.

No. 2 Shiplap
S48 common dimension and Ne, 1 Ship-

Rough Lumber’

No. 1 Finish, » sag, Maine V-§oint

| Shingles - Monlings,

PRICES on: wy, Abe Aion

Try Our; ween ees

MINTHOLATED. COMPOUND
SYRUP OF ‘WHITE PINE and
TAR and our COLD TABLETS

“For that eough and cold

: Whine = 3
Be Terrace: Yi tent .

and: temporary ‘repair work was put 5

Swain’s Transfer
Garage, Service Shop

Taxi

Tracking Delivery
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