© Wednesday, December 14, 1966

‘. solid masonry. Solid masonry

. sand lime brick, pumice block,

' smooth leaved kinds were call-

orchard in Canada is-located at

1966 AWARD WINNERS in MacMillan Bloede!
Limited's annual . journalism contest for. B.C. daily .
newspapers discuss their winning entries with MB
president C, A, Specht, at right, following presentation
‘pf awards recently at Newsmen's Club of B.C. in Van-
couver.’ From lett Paul. St. Pierre, Vancouver Sun

columnist, who received $100 honourable mention: -
-Arnie Myers, Vancouver Sun, who took $500 first

award for series of articles on ‘pollution; and Peter

2

Loudon, Victoria Times, who received both e090 sec |

ond award and $100 honourable mention,

| ber 1985 for a. total f $090,183.

"Building ‘Slump
Reported .

‘Building permits © ‘issued . in
Terrace during. 1068 have
shown a marked drop-off, in
comparison with figure ‘elon
éd for. 1065.

In a. recent report: from the
Terrace Municipal Building In-
spector, total amount of ‘buiid-

‘ling permits issued to-date dur-

1968 total $2,698,024'ds against
a 1965 total. of $3,395,255, a

|decrease af $487,281..

Novernber marked the heavi-
est slump in building in the
Municipality. witha “<“decrease
of $801,783 shown in. "permits.
There. were 1§-permits issued
with a total value’ of $197,450
as against 18 permits-in. Novem-

were for houses, °3° for altera-
tions, 2 for commercial build.
ing, -2 for institutional building
and 2 for industrial ‘construc.
tion. Eleven plumbing: permits
and 9. occupancy permits, were

Jalso issued.

Pore

BB. & G
ar ocery.
sours KALUM. STREET

“Open, 10; 30° AM, to
10:30 P.M. Daily

Phone 843-6180

ANSWER YOUR 1B SEAL
Have you ‘taken a close look

at your TB. Christmas Seals? |
There is ‘a double bared cross.|.

in red, along’ with the shepherd
and star. The cross {is on a
Imission. to fight TB. Answer
your Chrlstmas Seal letter to-
day.: - ee

TERRACE
DRUGS

Kalum St. Vi. 3-2727
Open Sunday 12-2 pen.

“Your Rexall Stores”

Lakelse
Pharmacy

Super-Valu Shopping
Centre|

V1 3-5617__
Open Sunday 7-9 p.m.

PERSCRIPTION” SERVICE
DRUGS - SUNDRIES

Babs

“4856 Loxelle. havens
"Phone 843-2073 | ae
~ Terrose, B.C.

*

~ What's In

WALL CONSTRUCTION
The two most common meth-
ods’of -wall construction used
in Canada are wood. frame -and

“intervals: between the
courses of the masonry “back
up,” bond strips ,or nailing
blocks are built iff
nailing for the wood strapping.
The wood strapping in turn is
used for fastening the gyproc.

The wall -is first parged on
the inside, then strapping is
installed and insulation is ap-
plied in the ‘spaces. between
the strapping. Wood. frame
walls permit.- many differing
types: of exterior finish such
as ‘wood: siding, aluminum ‘sid:
ing, stueco, artificial stone,
brick veneer or stone veneer.

in house construction refers to
a brick. or. stone facing with a
‘back up” masonry finish in-
side. This “back up” can -be

cinder. block or concrete block.

A HOLLY LEGEND
To Canadians and to Beople
throughout -the ‘world: holly
says A Merry Christmas in a
very special and friendly sort
of way. The folklore and leg:
ends of -holly have been devel-
oping for nearly 2000: years to
make it probably the most,.in-
testing and ‘generally. used of

alt Christmas decorations.
In most European countries
the prickly varieties were
known as He Hollies while the|.§

ed the She: Hollies. The: type
of holly brought into the house-
hold‘ determined wha was to
dominate the home ‘during the
year. If the holly. was smooth
the wife was in command: if
the holly was prickly, the hus-
barid- governed for the year.
This. custom. was brought into
North America and was known
until the turn of. the. century
among ‘the Scots of Ontario.|..§
Hee the belief: existed too that
4f the holly was brought into
the house during good weather
the wife would be. master of
the household ‘for the ensuing
year; if ‘during rough weather
the husband _ Would” be. the
ruler,

The oldest: and. largest: holly

Duncan, B.C. on-Southern Van.
couver Island. It has-been own-| §
ed and. operated by the same}:

family for four generations.

Tillicum

THEATRE.

-‘Thura,, Fri, Sat.

‘Dee, 15, 16, 17:

-elRCUS ‘WORLD - ,
In ‘Color an Ginemascope

s Tues Weil,
a Det. 40,.20, 21
; SUMMER: HOLIDAY
- ‘Musical Comedy : in ¥
“ole Richard, Laurie Pot | ;
Shor: Ocean “Cruise:
‘+, Byways of France”

= Shorts: Wag, ‘The Teenage °

A Disney Pectioretia”
on of of Geronimo” atta”

House coe
to provide,

a. double top -plate. - -

‘temporarily braced. The

‘

If brick or stone © veneer is
used provision must be made
for seating this facing when
constructing the -foundation.
The plans “-and . specifications
show the type of materials and
spacing of the studs. There
usually is a single bottom and

-‘Once-a wall has been framed
it is: raised’ into position and
top
member’ of the: exterior wall
plate is cut to permit fastening
of an intersecting partition.
This binds he frame of the
house into one integral unit.