TERRACE “Omineca’’ HERALD, TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA: Wednesdir, October 26, 1 * DRAINAGE * GRADING TOPSOILING * SEEDING * PLANTING * LAYOUTS Asphalt roadways, drives and walks * Howard Suggests ’67 Shinplaster. ‘Bring back the. ‘shinplaster’" says Frank Howard, MP; for Skeena, Mr, Howard in a letter to Finance Minister Sharp yesterday asked the Finance Minister to issue the shinplaster as part of Canada’s commemoration of its 100th birthday next year. The word shinplaster is a cal- loquialism for the fractlonal cur- rency which Canada issued in 1870, 1000 and 1923 in the den- omination of 25 cents, The original of the word shin- plaster is not know for certain. The original shinplaster was a curative plaster made of known brown paper and covered with tar and vinegar. It was applied to a sore Shin, It is speculated that the United States fractional currency was considered worthless during and after the American Revolution and thereby earned the associa. tion of having a value equal to the medicinal shinplaster, _— The Swiss have been entrusted with the job of keeping time throughout Expo 67. The Time Centre at the Swiss pavilion will transmit “Expo Time” to a dozen watch towers and to 70 public clocks on the site. - Looking Back.. 15 YEARS AGO From the files of the Terrace “Omineca” Herald: . AUGUST 1951. SURPRISE ARRIVAL There was a new business sign on Lakelse Avenue Tuesday morn- ing announcing the presence of the hank of Nova Scotia, Tuesday morning pedestrians and local business people were interested in the efforts of workmen engaged in moving a large safe into the office space adjacent to the Terrace Meat Market and most of the on- lookers were surprised to learn that the place was to house Ter- race’s second bank, According to announcement in the daily press, the formal sign- ing by representatives of the con- tractors and the Aluminum Com- ‘pany of Canada took place in Montreal of a contract said to be valued at around $50,000,000 for work at the Kitimat project. The contract covers building a complete townsite, a smelter, har- bour dredging and dock facilities. 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COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY — WORLDWIDE TELEPHONE colNecTioNs * INTERNATIONAL TWX AND TELETYPE SEAVICE » AADIOTELEPHONES » CLOSED CIRCUIT wv ® INTERCOM AND PAGING SYSTEMS © ELECTROWRITERS 5 DATAPHONES # ANSWERING AND ALARM UNITS « OVER 300 OTHER COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR MODERN HOMES AND BUSINESS “ {more than $120,000. Last year | total for the 12 month period tae just over $151,000. 8 ban, involve the outlay of appl mately $50,000 according to owners, Mr, and Mra, Paul Pei ulk, are in the process of consige tion along the’ highway just § i of the High’ School. @lue Gat SEPTEMBER 19st | The school term has opeMm There were 75 high achool 3 ents registered on. opening y with more to come. At the | of the last term the roll call i 53 pupils. : in Attendance rise at the clam tary school was not so spectans but was - substantially ha} ; from 360 pupils last term tame on the first day of this new 3s A wedding of wide distrigg terest took place at Usk oni urday, August 1! when Mall Helene Adams, youngest daw of Mr. and Mrs; W. R. Adam Usk, was united in marriaj Willigm Hugh MoRae, sou James McRae of Skeena Crofm Mr. and Mrs, John Chapm: Vancouver, arrived in town end of last week to take upie dence, Mr. Chapman has im the mechanical staff of the ¢ eca Herald. " Installation is expected completed this weekend of & two-way radios in Columbia § ‘| lulse pickup trucks and the # ‘ Pany’s. working landings. ; With slightly over three mor§ to go building permits issued) the Municipal office total a li ae ne In an effort to cope with | . creased jong distance calls loca the Government Telegraph oe Telephone Service. has installed - >} small switchboard that will hant : long distance phone calls exclusi; The bank of Nova Scotia’s n ‘'|branch at Terrace is under =| management of B.C. Sandover-’ ‘leouver where he was with supervisor's department of "OCTOBER 1951 Who comes to Terrace from ¥ t . Whitney Lewis of the Columt _|Cellujose Company at Prince Rh ert spent a week hunting in t Terrace area with Steve Tomec of Rosswood and reports he £ a moose as well as some feather . .| ame, : NOVEMBER 1951 j The Canadian National an afl has completed construction of rail ‘spur at West Kalum for { Columbia" Cellulose Company : loading of -logs from this poy ‘| has ‘commenced. | mhe new _ Kinsmen-sponse community: ambulance had first call Jate Thursday aftern; when .it wag used to bring anim jured worker from the airpor Terrace. hospital. - “Another page in Terrace’s ‘Ivelopment will be written ton a when Officials of the Red Society in British Columbia over the Terrace Red Cross ii pital to Terrace and District ; pital Association, . os : es ‘DECEMBER 1951 "Charlie Adam, proprietor off eu ‘| Tillicum Theatre, while ‘host: ‘| group of friends at dinner at ./Moatel, announced his engagef tte Mrs, Susie Heinach, a-nati\ Holland “wha: came to Canal [year and avhalf'ago. ©... ia ‘A major attraction of the ‘tadian pavilion at Expo-67 w “Uki,”'' a twoheaded mo about 30 feet long, which (Me emerge from the water, brea fire and smoke every ho the work of Sculptor Gerald stone of Toronte,