_PAGE 4 ii a ror TN Se eaceceteat Satststettatat batath eB silt Piin A weekly paper published by Sterling Publications Ltd. Published every Wednesday at 3212 Kalum St, GORDON W. HAMILTON. ‘PUBLISHER, en a motets rerenele: ELREEN TOOVEY = Circulation Pac ratatetaPatsMareteMeMeterarer ese, - Happy Terrace, B.C, A member of Varified circulation, Authorized as second class mall, Registration number 1201. Postage pald in cash, return postage guaranteed, TESS BROUSSEAU SSNS OSS a (belated) MARK HAMILTON) Sports nanatinatnesnanracactatwanasitoen Birthday, Ma! Grand old gal spends birthday at typewriter, working. British Columbia’s, nay, Canada’s best-loved journalist celebrated her ‘a5th birthday last Thursday. And where did she spend the day? At work of course. ; By now everyone should know I am writing about Margaret “Ma” Murray, the fiery owner, publisher and editor of the Bridge River-Lillooet News. Ma’s career has been one full of fun, laughter and controversy since her start in the newspaper business in the early 100's. She has established (with her husband, since deceased) many newspapers throughout the province including the News which has the distinction of being perhaps the only weekly newspaper in the world with a circulation of a twice the number of people in the town where it is published The Bridge River-Lillooet News is a delightful paper, filled with the news of tt the district, the salty no-holds-barred Ma Murray editorials, _and guarenteeing ‘ chuckle every week and a belly laugh once a month or your money back’, Ma has never been known to mince words; she is often identified with the phrase, ‘‘That’s for damshur’’. In a recent editorial concerning safety week, Ma started the editorial with, “Watch out you stupid people.” Ma’s son, Dan the former owner of the Alaska Highway News, said, “Ma made her mind up a long time ago that she was going to live forever and there . isn’t anything anyone can do about it.”’ That is a highly believable statement. A congratulatory phone call to Ma on her birthday brought her away from her desk where she was hard at work. I’d swear she sounded no older than thirty. Sylvia's Scrapbook The subject of this column is a letter, which might very well have been written by an imaginary Bald Eagle. living in the surrounding woodlands of Terrace, to the Editor the local news- paper office. Dear Sir: I have some rather urgent complaints to air! Very few of your people fully realize what a turmoil] it is to be a Bald Eagle and try to survive these days. My cousins to the South were almost exterminated when I retreated to the Canadian north in my juvenal stage, seeking a last foothold for my race. I should “emphasize that my privacy is valued above all things, and if it is grossly-interfered with, I simply CANNOT go on - to produce an adequate number of eggs annually to preserve my species. Therefore, you will sympathize with the predicament in which I found myself the other day. Normally, I delight in living along the Skeena River Valley. It has a wonderful updraft during breezy days, which gives my wings tremendous ‘lift’; and I can spend leisurely hours soaring, gliding, and wheeling summer, only my_ white head -and ‘shining yellow. beak. peeked: beyond the thickly clustered pine cones. You will understand the dire craving I had for a feed of fresh trout in view of this year’s slow and unpredictable fishing season. I was ravenous.. In fact, my pitchfork-like talons were actually growing irritated with. the desire to dive-bomb directly into the midst of the feast! But I was able to restrain myself in. ‘accordance with an old Bald Eagle proverb: “Don’t dive ‘until the water’s cold.” It was in this ambivalent state between ecstasy and agitation that I heard a loud Ziing...and the hot heat of a bullet passed - through my tail, leaving one of my gorgeous white tail feathers trailing aimlessly towards the pround., This unexpected, : unwarranted attack caused the same reaction around. 1 designed ti -with every security in: mind, for it was my cherished hope to raise a family of young eaglets when opportunity presented itself. Instinectively, I understood the importance of doing my . share in the preservation of our kind from ‘the threat of extinction. So it was to this refuge I had built in the wilderness that my wings hastened. - All fears were dismissed, and grudges forgotten, as I happily surveyed my realm and circled the chosen site. And then I saw them...the two men, packing a chain saw. Clad in their logger’s shirts and boots, they ignored my. plaintive cries, which were drowned in any event by the sharp growling of the blade. My beloved tree and my home within it, quivered_ once, then slanted like a ship’s mast in a storm, and swiftiy crashed! How I cursed my lot and_ the insensitivity of Man. Out in me, as it would have of sheer frustration I dug had upon one of your two-. my talons into the forest legged creatures, if floor and heaped leaves, someone had blowna wig twigs, and earth upon my .' off her head with a. bowed head.: shotgun. I was indignant — —_ , tosay theleast, After all,’ . Huddled in drizzling I had only wished to. rain that falls upon mogs- THE HERALD, This is the Life at Grandad’s, Somehow I can't get too excited these days about . Senator MoGovern or Bobby Hull playing against the Russians, or any of the other - hysterical events in the press. Trouble is, we're staying for a week at Grandad’s, which Is not conducive to getting excited about anything. There's a radio and television set and a_ party-line telephone, but nobody pays much attention to any of them.. On the other hand, there is no roar of traffic, no paper-boy ringing the door- bell at 7:00 a.m.,demanding . - his week’s pay, no honking of horns or squealing of tires, no raucous sputtering of lawnmowers. Nor is there any reek of | exhaust fumes, factory _ Smoke, melting asphalt, rancid fish-and-onipg, or... - polluted water.” The reason is simple enough. ' Grandad lives in a _ handsome stone house about sixty yards from a quiet country read, which you can barely see from the house, hidden as it is behind trees and hedge and shrubs. About four cars and maybe a couple of small trucks and one tractor go by each day. No biatting. motorcycles, snarling buses and grinding big trucks. The nearest lawnmower, and nearest neighbours, are two hundred yards down the road, out of sight and sound. No daily paper, so no cheeky paper- boy ringing and ringing. The only sounds are the _ breeze in the trees, the TERRACE, B.C. bf somehow comforting mutter of a farmer mowing his hay, birdsongs, the huzz of.an odd fly, and my wife talking incessantly to her father’ The. only striells are. roses, fresh-mown hay and what's cooking for dinner, Alohg with the cleanest air this side of heaven. The road fs gravel, so there’s no stink of asphalt, The nearest fish- and-chips are four miles away. The nearest factory is twenty miles away. And the nearest waler is a huge bay, deep, clean, cold and unpolluted.” Tm sitting typing this at Grandad’s ‘desk, with a window right in front of me, Locking out, [ see nearest a magnificent bed of roses, red and white. Beyond that a huge maple tree, Beside it an old apple tree with a swing dangling for the grandchildren. And beyond _ these the solid green of other trees, Looking out the other window, to my right, there’s a mass ‘of flowers, then a white fence, then a huge hay-field, often with kids riding houses, then a line of trees and beyond and below that, a vast expanse of blue, blue water, with white cliffs on the other side of the bay. Three hundred yards. down, 22,3, | Lett iS Sete = ecatate’ SMM SMHS He eaenat tanta! ae eset m Se rs t Thanks from TO As a student participant of the Young Voyageurs representing Toronto, Ontario, I would like to express our gratitude to the warm welcome we have received from the citizens of Terrace. We are ali more than grateful for the kind hospitality shown to us through our host families, Special thanks go the Mrs. Shepherd and Mr, Giles who put much’ effort ‘into organizing: a ‘very .interesting and . varied schedule for our week’s stay. During our visit, there occured many new and exciting experiences which we shall later share with many of our * friends. This trip has enabled us to gain a first hand knowledge of your area which would have otherwise been only partially obtained through classroom media: We leave Terrace with a high regard for the friendly attitude of its peopte and a certainty that the same greeting would be extended if ever they visited Toronto, : . Wendy Williamson for the Young Voyageurs. Arena vs. - . Civie Centre Dear Editor: Contractors are at this moment preparing bids for the . construction of an addition to the Ice Arena. This building will provide entrance, Lobby and washrooms for the. Arena and rooms to replace the old Civic Centre burned down last year. It is 11,000 square feet in area and costs are estimated at $300,000.00. os Last December a plan for rebuilding the ‘old Civic. Centre, called. the SATH Centre was submitted to Council, It is 17,900 square feet in area and is estimated to cost $480,000.00. | In terms of useful space less lobbies, washrooms, corridors, storage and similiar non active spaces, the present scheme gives our recreation: » community three rooms: . Hobby Room, Assembly Hall,” A community with an Auditorium 66 feet by 99 feet seating 400 persons, a 1200 square foot Assembly Room seating 120 persons and a Hobby Room 14 feet by 26 feet, The Auditorium is equipped for 1 basketball court, 2 practice courts, 2 valleyliali courts and 3 badminton courts. It has a stage and team size changing rooms and bleacher space for 426 spectators. Future addition of a small theatre is allowed for. It appears that due to an earnest desire to improve and complete the Lobby of the new Ice Arena, the unwilting result has been the complete sacrifice of the rebuilding of the old Civic Centre. This, we believe, is not necessary. Both the Lobby requirements of the Ice Arena and the rebuilding of a new Civic Centre. serving the needs of theatre, music, crafts, hobbies and indoor sports activities can well be accomplished. For the Arena let us simply build a single storage addition of washrooms, and lobby: Then let us rebuild a fine Civic Cen- tre, _T remain, Yours truly, SOUTAR. ASSOCIATES CONDIE ‘Uplands. Dear Sir: With reference to the announcement that aur elected Council's nominated Development Committee, as well as District of Terrace Staff, are investigating the Uplands area of the Bench, with a view to possible’ expansion in that area, Iam interested to know if those concerned are aware that there must be considerable information available already on this subject, and on this area. In 1965 I believe, a Consulting company was hired by our Council to make a study of “Terrace for plannin . acquired, meaning total area’. P B burps and this area was included. . Also, there was a public meeting, at which I was present, when. the question of such matlers’ as sewerage and drainage disposal was raised, and the, then, Superintendant of' the road, there is a ccid, fagt-flowing stream, with a. real waterfall. I’ve taken some nice speckled and rainbow trout out of there.. In the spring the rainbow come up it to spawn. Half a mile away, where the stream flows into the bay, the rainbow trout fishing would bring tears to the eyes ofa tte bey who has never caught anything buta perch. ; Hundrede of rairfbow are ‘taken there in the spring and tall, and the fishing. is improving, because the local anglers have done-a lot to preserve the spawning females. Across the road from the house, there is a pasture and { beyond’ it a ‘wild apple “© orchard where the partridge ' like fofeed, : ~A couple of years ago, I was . looking that way. Out of the orchard, Across the pasture ‘and Tigk?' up to the fence * came 2 buck and a doe. They were perhaps seventy yards from me. We stared at each other in mutual admiration (at least on my side) for about five minutes until they turned, flipped their white tails and gazelled back into the woods - without panic. memorable experience. A friend of mine, who runs . - -. property,’ was out counting .;. -- Shis beasts one day when he“. Quite a layout, i lunch and ‘dinner. A. the editor Terrace - Notice of Sale of Terrace does not have te suffer yet another development lacking. proper planning and amenities. Thank you Yours truly, (Mrs.) Mary Moore Spraying games ‘they? Dear Sir: “ ; All around usiiiteas ate beitiif =" Bprayed with defoliants: © Department of; “Highways sprays it along the roads, B.C, Hydro sprays it along the powerlines and the Forest Service sprays it amongst, others, on 60 logged over acres west of Terrace. . ‘ Yes, I know the Departmen of Fish and Wildlife approves the use of herbicides such as 2-4- 5-T, and 2-4-D; but under how much pressure from the more profitable departments ar There is enough well: decumented material available to warn us against the use of herbicides and pesticides and — the evidence makes one's hair stand onend, Are we really still ga naive to believe the direct ‘and residual poisons effect only birds, fish, wildlife, cows and babies.in Vietnam? .. , ‘ We are in the process of electing a new Government, I personally refuse to vote for a Government that approves of- the use of pesticides and herbicides. Hew about you? I know it is easier to stick your head in the sand and not ta think aboutit, But every time;l try it, 1 get visions of my children with oxygen masks-and grandchildr- enwith deformities. So why,not ’ make life an election issue too? After all, what good is a well _developed country. with “under developed people? | > Is it much more economical to. use chemicals? If we took all’ able bodies off -Welfare*and Unemployment Insurance’ and send them in the-bush With cutting tools, I bet that: we would come out about even. We would, however, be much more healthy and happy, certainly in the long run), : _Is it 80 wise to try and kill Alder and other brush because itallegedly smothers coniferous trees? . Usually after years ‘df study and research we discover “cattle “on the | adjacent _ saw a.black bear”amble “-. across the property south of - this, stroll up the fince line and disappear, 2 No wonder I can’t get excited about world affairs ina-locale like ‘this, You’d have to be nuts to go.crazy here, while it’s very simple to dogo in most “civilized” areas, Grandad leads.a simple but fulfilling life. He cultivates his garden, as* Voltaire Suggested we do. He doesn’t even have a garden, but he © cultivates his ownsmall plot of life. He has a deep faith,- loves nature, hurts no man, ‘and has ati utter integrity which is rare to find these days. - Up at seven, he reads his Bible, makes his breakfast, , pokes about doing chores: weeking, digging, mending something... He's feady for , Enjoys food, though he doesn’t eat a» lot and weighs about 96. He drives a fairly gruelling ‘rural mail route (I went with him yesterday, and that’s a . eolumn in itself). He is the township treasurer, and enjoys working on his books. He has a nap. He gives the house a lick and a polish. ~ He lives alone but is less lonely than the great majority.” He likes. to talk religion, politics, pollution, what have you? He doesn't give a hoot about money or acquiring “things”. He has one arm and will be 80 this month. ~ oo cia os is a! Seoscereesy Property, then a long legal description (but no mention of the Street names), and then finished up saying that this: parcel was no longer required for Municipal purposes, The lowest-price for the land would be $3,000.00, I visited the Municipal Office, - asked for, and read, all the Minutes made available to me of both regular meetings and committee meetings for 1972, and could find no mention of a ting: either the sORSSRNAland «oor = the: ‘advertising’ for sale, or it disposition in any way. 1 did speak to the Mayor, who informed me, “don't worry we're doing everything legal and complying with the Municipal Act.”” oe Further investigation on my part reveals that the land in question is part of the old. Riverside School site. This land was obtained by the District of Terrace in a land exchange with the School Board; the minutes of which read: June 8th, 1965, Item No. 271 “‘A letter from - School District No.53 requesting that the Riverside properties exchanged for Clarence Michiel properties be perpetuated’ for - Civic uses only was read. It was moved by- Councillor McRae, seconded by Councillor Smith, that a letter of approval for the land exchange be forwarded to the School Board and further thet the letter commit the . District to use’ the exchanged. ‘land for Civic purpose for all time. Motion Carried." Further minutes of June 15th, 1965, reveal that the District of Terrace taxpayers purchased the land involved in the exchange for the sum. of $44,923.00 (see item No,292 and - No.294 page 91}. It is possible that Council does — . not have these Minutes on file.: ‘It is. also possible’ that" the Curling Club is not aware of the: terms of the purchase of this land. This is unfortunate, as I have learned in the last week that the Curling Club are in the advanced stages. of putting a building on this land; they may indeed have even ordered the - building ‘on the strength ofa commitment by some of ‘our “gports-minded” Aldermen. — : + 7 was not on Council in 1965, The sum of $44,923.00 seemed a: ‘lot for the taxpayers to pay for, interesting, do, too. - Bit, (( ee RS. eeraerToy Today is the start of a new, Remember’ When § section, Every.issue we. will scan- the past:and F ‘come up with stories that we find humorous; or We hope. you ° er - 60 Years Ago August9, 1912. For years past,” the daily press *| ‘and magazines +have . been ‘talking church. union. Sermons have been preached about it, and while ~ the | ‘three denominations .are drawing closer together, it was left to Hazelton "to demonstrate real church union. The Methodist: and Presbyterian churches | have joined. handsy in this town and there will be but one church and the one sermon. 40 Years Ago. August 10,1932 : The new herd: law came into effect -last. Monday and .. that evening Pound Keeper - Wilkinson rounded up 7 ° cows that had .no 7 permission .tobbe wandering about ‘the municipal limits “and then on. Tuesday “he collected two more. Since then the. cattle have stayed away-from (ay this land at that time, but the . town, and the local gardeners feel that their gardens will be much safer. in the future. ‘One ° man who had his cows rounded up undertook to ‘take them. away without. @a the consent:-of the pound keeper-‘and without 3m paying the necessary fees. He was invited to appear before the magistrate, . failed to: show up. “He was given eight davs to Be get around to see his jim worship and talk things over, " St Sit * 20 Years Ago . ~~” August 8,1952-: -A Columbia am Construction Company: | donkey is. presently at work below the easterly approach of the Skeena Bm River Bridge. clearing @& the log jam in which a. — fire started: last: week jig that threatened. to & destroy the structure. Bag - The Department: .of Public Works is having the work done ‘as a a precautionary measure. | | Weber support : pethn. Dear Sir,” We would like to ‘expréas our appreciation to Mr. J, F, Weber for accepting the Social ‘Credit _ nomination: to run as candida in the August.30 election: .: ~ With Mr, Weber representing us in the Legislature, we can be; sure that this area will,continue to grow.and prosper even more: than ever before. ote: We wish Mr. Weber: a but he (a and ‘Senior Citizens Room all ‘totalling 4,100 square feet or $75.00 per. square foot. The unequipped Hobby Room is 18 feet by 14 feet, The Assembly Hallseats ©. — 100 persons, : less than half the old Civic dispose oflany garbageor covered rocks tasty entrails the - overlooking the Skeena, I fishermen ‘left behind, write this letter to and for this favour to the you..sadly a environment, was comtemplating the future rewarded. by, their fate of my sisters and . murderous. intent!. _Is -brothers. There is so. there any justice, I ask? much I want to say to . With my huge wings you, whichis obscured by pounding the air and my . the vision of unborn. -;: heart beating madly, I. eaglets| before .my..» pehir | flew towards the purple . clouded eyes. But I dare :.. don’t have .to tell you" mountains’ where my not. Since Late breakfast ‘what was in my thoughts . home’. is.‘ ‘° 1, couldn't”: this ‘mhorning “Tye “Had as I settled-’into -.an_ -escape fast enough... inconspicuous . branch,...”:-. above the frothy water. in search of delicate morsels to fulfill my bad preying habits. So I was ‘merely doing my. ‘thing’ and trying to mind my - own business... when my keen eyes fastened upon two fishermen, who had scattered four trout and one bullhead across the. bank behind them, . TI’ Works for the District, answered :-that sewerage ‘disposal and drainage was an extremely difficult. one. and ‘would entail terrific costs, due, ‘mainly, to the fact that ‘the ‘natual.fiow’-in that part of the . bench, runs in the opposite > direction. to the: existing . Municipal drainage system. . [have also been told by real: ‘> estate personel in Terrace, who + claim to know the area well, . "that: there-have always been neces “"problems.of drainage resulting Oe din leaking basements and other, - problems, due to the type of soil ‘in thatiareay. ee and |" Phave written to our. elected : ill. be . Council in-the hope that.we, the : after all: could it, for example, purchasing a site with Railway , be possible that Alder and B h spurs adjacent, for ea be oo ae Andustr ‘ark, cannot naw Youra very.truly, ere questioned: The sale toa: ' wocami [eae private club, and the lack’of *.. Tony and Betty “Wagemakers ae themselves? .- - «© >. + disclosure: by :the present: | - re Only if we protest against Council as to: the terms, ‘and: these mindless sprayings. loud «. background, is a ‘dis-service to” ‘and long enough we will: get, . the taxpayers who are having to action, I -am_ hollering...are “ meet-this subsidy, that nature was, not so ane . wisdom of the 1965.Council in outstanding majority on BO, ee give a Protective covering and Your hie die by the time. the coniferous trees are able to.-look after. . ~Tunderstand there ls achange . Inthe Editorship. of the . WOWEPAPR. pag m= "T-would hope that “you will." *' “search out, “and* print the greg: background to this newsworthy’ peng 8 me oar ‘within reaching distance’. and: constructed cumbersonie; mnfortable, sat “Battier this spring, I. from the top of ‘an -had carefully. planned: . immense coniferous tree, Like a clump “of. unmelted snow in mid-: future developers: who may | considering investing money in that area,. tay have assuran these factors. are’ iblicly .pnd “tha "general public; as .well-as,any..:""