acevo re es ee PAGE At THE HERALD, Wednesday, December We Wa ~ Of all the residents of the wild, | Seommunity the one least seen’ “and most misunderstood ts the’ wolf, All animals have a place in Nature's circle, even though ‘many humans think that shouldbe’ eliminated. Outdoors by Les Watmough: ‘ (ihe wolves)are- out of place ani : fis ‘The greal buffalo wolves held: a prominent position in that Greal Circle. . wolves stil held their position, eat tatatata tata The caribou | as do all walyes that remain in the quality. blg game ranges of Canada. That posilion is to keep herds healthy and lo keep herds from over-populaling. It may seem that starvation should be ‘as good a limiting factor as- predators. But before a specie will slarve, they damage their food supply so severely thal il May never-recover. But the rate of the Wolf in this" section of.lhe. North westsis..not quite'so cleat! Here, where the mountainous. See seer are quite a limiting factor, there seems fo.need far (he wolf, Indeed, with the exception _ of the deer, dees the wolf have Terrace French, Club to hold Gala .New Year's Eve party The Terrace French Club will be observing [he arrival of the New Year with a gala party al the Skeena Room of (he Terrace Hotel, The festivities will get under way af 8:30 with refreshments and dancing until aboul. 10:30 when ali will sit down ta a traditional Christmas banquet, This will be served in the regular dining-rooam with the quests eating al their tables in the Skeena Room, It is an- ticipated that the meal will he all over with and cleared away by 11:90 when the revellers will continue to celebrate until the clock strikes midnighi to usher the old year and welcome in the hew, Following this dancing and “revelry will continue until closing. . Guess ere restricted 150 so tickets: are at a premium although some .are sill available, These are on sale ai the Terrace Herald or ean be reserved ‘by calling Ariane Briand at 635-6917. The ost is $12.50 per person or - $25,00 per couple. This includes, the banquet and entlilles’ the lickel holders lo (ake part in a dozen draws . during - ihe evening. . ; Profits from the New Year's Eve Gula will ga to the French Club’s construction fund, Come and join them and welcome in (he New Year with traditional | French revelry al a minimal - cost. 1975 Christmas stamp project: The Canada Post Office has organized an imaginative 1975 Christmas stamp design project directed lo Canadian children under the age af 13, _ The = project began on » December 2, 1974, Canadian children from coast (9 coast are invited lo con- (ribule (heir own drawings or paintings, expressing lhe theme “What Christmas Means To Me". These will be used to produce several distinclive Christmas stamp designs ‘Accident Report On December 4. Robert Middleton in a 1974 Oldsmobile ‘was following a semi-trailer "when a brick fell from the truck The car came out of it wilh five hundred “and struck the car, dollars worth of damage. Qn the fifth a 1970 Datsun, driven by A, Schulmiester, was In collision with a 1973 Nova, - driven by Frederick Sturby. Editor's Quote Book Do yaur duty and deave J the rest da Arate. , Biri Garnitite In China, it’s believed the dog fonnel plant will bring good luck to ils possessor.” 4 a Schulmiester's car received (wa hundred dollars in damage and there was fifty dollars of damage to the Nova. Sturby was charged with failing to yield. On the seventh at about 4:30 p.m, Tlona Legovini driving 4 1971 Buick, was travelling West on Highway 16, The car crossed into the East bound lane and . through’ a guardrail into the Copper River, The driver was ¢ taken to hospital, The case ia Sull under investigation. On the eighth at 8:30 p.m, a4 1971 Chevelle, driven by Neil - Marlell received one thousand dollars worth ‘of damage when it was hit by a 1973 Dodge driven ‘by Carl Wille. Wilte’s car recelved fifty dollars of damage. Witte was charged with impaired and hit and run, On the tenth af 12:10- 8 1974 Plymouth driven by. Gary ' Edward Partridge rear-ended a Terrace Tax! al Kalum and Scott, The Plymouth received two hundred dollars worth of damage while the Taxi had one hundred dollars of damage. Partridge was charged with following too closely. “reflecting ‘the essence of the Christmas spirit and the freshness and variely of young minds. The cooperating with the project. TheCanada Post Office issues special stamps each year lo - makr the Christmas season and normally these are designed by professiogal artists, For Christmas 1975 designs by Canadian children will be used. Children are invited to par- liclpate in the project by sub- milling their personally executed :designs belween December 2, 1974 and February 14, 1975. Selection will be mate initially. cn a regional basis and subsequently at the . national vel. “To assist with the screening of. designs, the Canada Past Office has enlisted the aid of regional panels, including directors of art galleries, artists, educators and members of the Advisory Commillee on slamp design.. When the provincial jurylng has been completed, selections on the natlonal level with be made by ‘the Department's slamp Design Advisory Com millee. It is huped that this project, which offers an opportunity for children to See their own drawing or painting on a Canadian slamp, will ‘be an interesting experience for them as well as being fun. Aslimilar-‘contest in 1970 drew participation froni more tharr 50,000 children. Selves.” "for their winter ground-is the ‘be obtained, Bt goats are in - greal ~ aplenty for a family . . They must be pulled down and” Deparlments of _ Education in every province are “whenever. they are available, art” much impact on game numbers here? A large wall is as big-as our coast deer. He is strong and fast and he has the advantage of being able lo travel over snow that a deer cannol. There is no doubt that a pack-of three or four wolves do keep deer herds here just above the extinction level. In late winter, wolves will patrol the low slides ‘on the ‘mountains looking for those Boats that are just,too old to care aboul protecting them- ease, bul the younger and aclive animals are-not easily caught toughest terrain in the world. Wolves range high in the summer and where gaals can be surprised away from the comfort of the cliffs, feasts can the habit of always keeping. their friendly cliffs very handy. Jtis doubtful that wolves have influence on ~ goal populations, Certainly ‘they have less impact than the harsh winters and the restricted winter ranges. It must be that ‘the moose ‘is the only one that provides the wolf. with nourishment.: -Cer- oSeteee Sentara Contrary. # «ans eén- vironmentalisls report that they had seen .one track, and so assumed (here: were some wolves around, the” wolf population is.on the rise, the increase in the last three years is three fold. . What effect this will have on the game’ populations remains to be seen but when ihe wolf has intered ‘into campelition with man the hunter, man the ran- cher, he has the record ‘of being a consistent loser, ‘They ‘lake these” with: tainly a moose would be‘ food =. ‘ Bul moose do nol lie down anddie jusl beqause they see a_wolf. killed, nol an easy task,’ The wolf is a funny fellow - he. |: doesn't like {to gel ‘by a moose. caretil lo select just’ ihe right moose and just the wright con: ditions before altempling a kill: “hurl, © especially not kicked in the ribs * So he is. very,- They do take moose, but only - on the special terms decided by. the pack, So whal does the wolf eal, and what is her role in this vailey” . . He eats like the wandering gypsy that he is’- all things in. 7 their proper season; Goal in the lale winter and perhaps some. moose, [he young of all‘species -. in. the spring and summer, marmots, groundhogs, rabbits and salmon ‘al spawning times, decr toa, when winter snow. makes them easy [are. : He is expert at fishing, so much so that old Umbers refer to his kin as ‘fish wolves’. T doubl that at this time and under . present condilions, his role in the Great Circle is very important, Man has, assumed the wolves' rale - he is now the great killer, thé one who trims - the herds, But thaugh man has - ursurped the wolf's occupation, he is still jealous and begrudges the game animals ihe wolf lakes, through need. cs Few people know how a wolf pack. brings . down large animals. Quile literally. they cul them down. Rip and tear, . - bite and chew, until the animal is so weak and in such deep. shock that a killing hold may be taken inuller safety. They may go olf and leave an animal mauled and maimed, confident ° that It will still he here, and weaker or dead, when they relurn in a few dyas lime, * What they do to an animal fs not pretty but it is, effective and — safe and does put ‘meat on the ‘table, which is the one concern of the wolf. Every day of the year, 1,700 disabled children and adults rely on the Bunny | Buses to get them to school, treatment centre, sheltered workshop or social act- ivity. Proceeds from the lotte to keep the buses rolling in all parts of so send for a ticket today and help the British Columbia Lions 1 | Society for Crippled Children help the not ; British Columbia... so lucky, . Ne atidet fr bicnas You could wih the ~ son 000 FIRST PRIZE... © and help the Children Cool. a ee ’ muamisniminning To order your tickets, mail this | coupon to: LUCKY LEO ) LOTTERY $ 2. PER TICKET "NG OF TICKETS UNI REQUIRED Maun sen In the dark ~ Plunges in Skeena - to save stray dog An unusual act’ of bravery was reported to The Daily News last night. Glen Jackson, of Tillsonburg, Ontario, and his wife, en route to Prince Rupert for a two-day visit, had pulled their camper into a campsite at which there was an historical marker, near Tyee, and were preparing a meal. The time was around: a quarter to eight, Wednesday evening, and it was dark. . Shortly afterwards they noticed a red and white Volkswagen camper drive in, and a man get out, with a flashlight, Gien.said. The’ man seemed to be gathering drift- wood, which he was piling into the back of his van. . “All of a sudden there was a weird noise. My wife and I sat up and looked araund, We saw the man with the Volkswaged stand up, then take off his shaes, and before we knew it he dove into the Skeena River and was . lost from sight. “It must have been a full five minutes — possibly longer, before we saw him come up out of the water and fall exhausted on the rocks. He rested awhile, We went over-to see if he was alright and if there was anything we could do, but when we spoke he paid no altention, and I figured he was sort of in shock. He stood up and began to danee or stamp around — I Buess to get his circulation going. We tried to. ask if there was anything we could-do to help, but still he dida't seem to hear us. “The dog, meanwhile, “fost limped away, with one hind leg dragging behind, and its tail ~ down. The man looked for it but gave up after a while, climbed in his van, rested a couple of minutes, then drove off. “Because we were concerned for the man who had done such a brave thing, we followed behind in cur camper but, when we gol to town, we lost him. “So impressed were we, and wanting to ensure the man Was O.K., 1 phoned the RCMP, and reported {he incident. I had taken down the licence number of the VW — which was a local a | will help | This advertisement was paid for by _ black and white dog B.C. one, and gave it tathem. 1. checked back later but 1 guess they were too busy to follow it up. "Friday morning, driving by econd Avenue, [ spotted the and white VW van — I knew it was the same because the licence number matched. It was parked outside the government , liquor store, so 1 went in and enquired. The manager (or I guess it was the manager) told me the man Who owned the var! was an employee and his name was Bill McMaster, but that he was not in at the time. I waited around to see him, but finally gaveup, as we are only staying here a few more hours. “What that man did was just about the bravest thing I have ever seen, I thought something shauld be done to recognize his ‘actions. I don't think the RCMP will do anything — they didn't © seem {oa interested — so I thought ['d phone The Daily News.”" Acall to Bill MeMaster, at the . Government Liquor Store this morning confirmed in general, the account given by Glen Jackson. “The dog seemed to, have bene injured, there were gashes in its stomach, it was bleeding and its hind leg appeared paralyzed, I guess he must have been hit by a passing car and Imocked into the Skeena.. T phoned the SPCA and they went Jooking for him — he was a — but didn't find him,’ McMaster said, Asked about the Jacksons, McMaster said he hadn't noticed them or heard them speak to him. "I guess I was pretty cold at the time. The current was fairly strong, and it was hard to get back on shore and oul of the current, with the dog." Asked why he had taken the risk, McMaster was extremely modest. "Oh, I guess it's something that anyone else would have done, if they'd been there.’ The dog had been howling in pain. . ' Why had he been there in the ~ first place? He had recently” ee a es some friends of the British Columbia Lions Society. for: Crippled Children. nO Terrace Contennial’ Lions” Box 583, Terrace,’ B.C, - ss cueaue o rented an apartment with a nice ’ fireplace, and he was gathering dead wood that’ was well weathered, ‘so. it Would “burn we. “Actually,” McMaster sald, “T hadn't thought: ‘much about it sinca.”? Thought For Food Vanilla "Smartie” Capeales 1 cup butler or margarine, soflened 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons pure vabilla extract co 3 egga 2 cups all-purpose flow 2 tenspoons haking sowder l cup mini chocolate can dies in a sugar shell * Fluffy Vanilla Frosting In electric mixer beat butter and sugar until Mpht and fluffy. Beat in vanilla extract, Heat in eggs, one at a time. Combine flaur and baking powder, With electric mixer’ at low speed, gradually bletid flour mixture into bulfer mix- ture. Gently blend in choco late candies. Line twenty-four . - 2%-inch muffin pan cups with ~/ paper baking cups; fll 4% full’ with batter, Bake In a pre heated moderate oven (375°: F.) for 20 minutes or untll-a cake tester inserted In canter | . comes ol4 clean. Remove from pans; cool on racks, Frost tops with Vanilla Frosting. Editor's Quote Book There ft a girat man who makes every man ject small, But the really great sanis | the man whe makes every ‘man fect great, MONEY. 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