e ald Fifty years ago this week. ED’S NOTE: As part of - the celebrations of the Golden Anniversary of Terrace becoming in- corporated as a village on December 29, 1927 we will publish the highlights. from the Terrace Herald dated exactly fifly years ago. The. Herald began publishing many years previously, with the first issue hitting the ‘street on July U1, 1908, ‘FRANK'S PIONEER FARM . “Pioneer Farm” and operated by H.L. Frank & Sons, has the distinction of being the largest farm on the Lower Skeena river. It comprises 110 acres, 40 under cultivation. The main crop on this farm has been potatoes and during the last 10 years an average of 35° tons per year having been grown. Mr. Frank believes in storing the larger part of his crop and_ selling gradually during the winter and .early spring, and to accommodate an estimated - crop of; 55 tons for last season increased his-storage “19°95 ton capacity. However the wire worms took things in hand and by a successive drilling tournament reduced the yield by 20 tons. This pest has nm spreading rapidly the last few years, not only in this district but over the whole of Central British Columbia and until some method of control is found the growing of potatoes on the bench lands will not meet with marked, ‘success. ; While potatoes have been the main crop strawberries have also been grown. In 1924 off an acre patch 350 crates were marketed and about 50 crates were lost on account of rainy weather. While this was a good year Mr. Frank states that ‘an average of 300 crates per acre can be raised if proper attention is given to the cultivating and fertilizing of the soil. However it is in the marketing of this crop that most growers fail. They do not put up a pack that will pass inspection on reaching the market. ‘Cattle must also be given a place here, Mr. Frank is a firm believer in the cow as a means of building up the soil and maintaining its fertility. As the name ‘Pioneer Farm’ implies Mr. Frank is an old timer here, having back in 1905 run the first survey lines in the valley when taking u his homestead. In recalling the obstacles to be met with and overcome in hewing out a home in those pioneer days, he feels that, with the ad- vantages of the present day, any man’can make good on the land, provided he is - possessed of an ability to work, and perseveres in. whatever branch of farming in which he engages. POLE INDUSTRY AT REMO DOING VERY WELL NOW The past few weeks of real old time winter weather has been a great boon to those engaged in the pole ‘in- dustry, les that were left in the ush last winter because of the lack of snow are now finding their way to the river and railway and will in due course be shipped to their respective destinations. owned” necessary. Jos, Thomasson, : . men.and ‘teams: engag _ will have no difficulty in & particularly at . Remo. Here thousands of © John Vigor who has a‘ contract there has made good progress with his tractor which has. materially facilitated getting out this years cut as well as some of last winlers. Thos. Ross has several teams engaged in cleaning up his contract there and if the winter weather holds good for a short time longer he expects to have his poles all out of the woods where he can handle them in the spring on wagons if 635-6572 prices start at another Remo operator, has ; been making good progress | p.apa91a $9,017" on his contract and with the ; ee aD LOOKING SOUTH on Kalum Street in the-early days. - s Committee (E.T. Kenney collection) PAUYENCIAD Ltoa PARLIAvS ED 295 VICTORIA 3B 2 “ Terrace 1927-1977 50 Golden Years 50th anniversary meeting tonight Terrace 50th Anniversary will be organized tonight- in the Skeena Room of the Terrace Hotel beginning at 8 p.m. During the meeting a steering committee will be elected by the members of _ the public who attend. Ideas are needed and anyone interested in becoming VOLUME 71 NO. 5 PRICE 20 CENTS | Skeena Aute Metal Shop Ltd. Terrace now Mazda - Serving Terrace and area since July 11, 1908 PARK AVENUE REALTY LIMITED involved in this year's celebrations is invited to attend. The anniversary com-. mittee committee will act as a liaison between clubs and groups which want to take on anniversary projects. Other objects of the com- mittee will be determined tonight. TERRACE, B.C.. assistance of the -winter : weather will get his poles to” the river in contract time. A. _ Kitimat pipeline Bedore is cutting on the timber limit owned by Mr. Wilson and Mrs. J.K. Frost. He has a comparatively =: short haul and does not #: anticipate any difficulty in & keeping abreast of his contract schedule. Altogether the woods .in the vicinity of Remo are a hive of activity. The many eda much in evidence. The rive! has frozen over. making crossing at present on the ferry impossible and hardly. yet safe enough te cross wi teams. In a short time this difficulty will have passed and all will be well. TERRACE NOTES St. Matthews Church — Father and Son's day. Feb. 13, Fathers and Bs especially invited to the 11 ; o'clock service. Men whose son or whose father is not here are also invited. “A man becomes what he worships, therefore worship A special C.G.LT. service will be held in the United Church on Sunday evening next. Rev. Wm. Allen will deliver an appropriate address while the members of the club are supplying a special musical program. Miss Opal Cassell is opening a tonsorial and = beauty parlor in the building =: recently vacated by the barber. She will make a % number of improvements to :: the place and make it more ; attractive to the. public. Ae, ete, ee ae eee * President Mike Tindall of George Little returned & the Terrace and Distriet last Thursday from the = Chamber of Commerce has prairie where he purchased & Written to all members alf a dozen horses for his ‘ S . -. # Collaboration in celebratin, carp and a number of pigs & canada Heritage | Wee for farmers in the district. February 14 to 21, Following = is the text of Mr. Tindall’s iatat, ' The ice harvest has been ini , as : cg aicg NY ean § im orto mak stored away in the several & oon and other local service purpose. The roads were in % : excellent shape for hauling = Canada Heritage Week, and. the ice in fine shape for = seek cool refreshing dishes = - S$ uppres next summer as the ther- : te - mometer hits the high spots = | 4 film, reported to have having their thirst and ¢ Canadian government will tastes. assuaged.. Last # be.shown at the Terrace summer the only ice Public Library Arts Room shipped in from Prince % P¥ ; Rupert as the weather here . wasnotcold enoughtomake #3 The | National Film ‘ Forecast for si been suppressed at the wi cabinet level as being too For Sale — One be wantity of seed potatoes;- pply to John Dool on F.W. # (herrace Alllanes Auisnt Ackroyd Farm, Braun's = Supertankers to Kitimat). # letter: houses usually used for this © Giubs in their promotion of handling so that those who : * been suppressed by the available locally’ was % 0M Friday, February 11 at 8 ice. - Survival” is sald to, have ‘ood i Perchan mare and . 4 shown as part of the third, Island. ‘At the same meeting a “Is there anything - asking for support and. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1977 that. | SUPERTANKERS would travel the north coast inland beautiful Douglas Channel. Chamber President asks _ for Heritage Week support — February 14 to 21, 1977, The intent of the week is to make; Canadians more aware of their heritage and also to underline the many dif- ferent: heritages which combine to make the Canadian culture. Although Canada Heritage Day will not be an official holiday this year, the Kinsmen are going ahead with plans for various winter sports activities such | sed film film shown for the first time in Terrace dealing with oi] spills will be part of the program. This film has been shown in Prince Rupert and Kitimat and caused con- siderable concern .to those viewing the footage. The film will be projected by Tony Pearse of the Telkwa Foundation. This film rompted the formation of* is foundation afd other anti-tanker groups in B.C.'s northwest who are against ‘the proposed transportation of oli'to American markets: via Canadian routes via Kitimat. passage into ¥ as a giant slalom at Kit-- sumkalum country and ski cross events ‘organized by the Terrace Rotary Club. High school Students will be hosting winter games during their lunch hours and a Heritage poetry contest has been organized for the junior high se ools. The Kinsmen ‘will be distributing information this week and I would appreciate - any support you may be able to give them in terms of - providing space for their . display materials - and- participating in the ollowing suggestion. — ’ The Kinsmen ask that you encourage your employees to dress during Heritage ‘Week in either Canadian ‘costumes (early pioneer??) or in costumes of their own heritage such as German, ‘Scottish, Ukrainian, etc..An all-out effort by retall merchants could greatly’ assist the feeling of fellowship and participation that the Kinsmen are aiming for, Any assistance you can’ offer will be appreciated. ” environmental Id b irretri vabley lost?” proposal _ In a public airing of the proposal, Jack Cressey, manager of Kitimat Pipeline Ltd.,.and Dr. Douglas Gordon of the environmental consulting firm of F.F. Slaney Lid., spoke to. the “B.C: chapter-«of ~the —~* regiart they looked at the federal ° - governmient’s own -study: prior Canadian Society of... En- vironmental Biologists. In a three hour meeting, they outlined the submission to be made to the National Energy Board of Canada later this year” and the Slaney report assessing “available data’’ on en- vironmental impact should’ there be an oi] spill from one of the supertankers that would carry Alaska crude to Kitimat. Several key points emerged over using Kitimat as a major oi] terminal, — The Slaney report's “general conclusion that the siting of the terminal at Kitimat would not have any significant long-term effects on the en- vironment” is based on the ‘one prime guideline” question: of: ‘Js there anything that could be irretrievably lost?" — the pipeline company has made no provision to pay casts of compensation or cleanup in ihe event of a spill; ‘ — the inside passage route for tankers from Alaska to Kitimat was not chosen because of considerations: ‘but.on the advice of tanker captains and B.C. pilots; . 3 — the use of Kitimat to pipe oil to the U.S, midwest would not eliminate tanker traffic to the B.C, south coast or Puget Sound: — the pipeline would not supply oil to the Canadian market. FEDERAL STUDY Mr. Gordon said that in preparing the. environmental. to allowing drilling in. the Beaufort Sea. He said that study concluded that even if there were’ a -“continuous, un- it (the ecology) would take decades to come hack, there ° wouldn't be any irreversible effects,” . ‘Mr. Gordon said several times that his forecasts of the ability of various species of sea life to survive a major oil spill were, “conclusions net the result of any in-depth studies. © He said he had looked at the possibility of a disastrous spill that would ‘decimate’ the five species of salmon in the area and that ‘taking into con- sideration the size of the area, the nature of the oil — how it behaves, decomposes — again, this is a conclusion, that with _ theknown salmon enhancement | methods and the funds that would become available, I’m sure there would be no irreversible damage.” “There's no question that tens af thousands of birds would be killed in a major oi) spill but would they be wiped out? There would be some disastrous ef- fects on some populations but we couldn't find any indication that it would wipe out major species forever,"’ said Mr. Gordon. ‘He said he did not see any disastrous effects on sea Woman killed in car ‘Margaret Turner, age 50, of Copperside Estates died in Mills Memorial Hospital shortly after she was in- volved in a car accident on Lakelse Lake Road Sunday at 2 p.m. _ Charges are being con- . Four car A four car accident oc- curred Friday, January 28 at 7:15 p.m. when Theresa Barr, of Capperside Estates, lost control of her vehicle due to ice on the Copper River Bridge. Le Her car went off the bride into the ditch and Lawrence _ Baker of Kleanza Drive took evasive action. Jacuelin Smith, of Kitwanga. rear- femplated against Wayne Lloyd Bell, of Prince Rupert, the driver of the - alter vehicle. rs. Turner's youn daughter, Judy, was wit! her in the ‘car and she suf- fered minor cuts. . accident ended the Baker vehicle with her vehicle and Richard John Franklin, of Kitimat, took evasive action to avoid hitting the Smith and Baker vehicles and struck the bridge. ° Police reported the drivers and several issengers received minor injuries. Passengers names’ were not released. Woman injured in fall ‘Shirley Marlene Stevens, of Kitimat, is reported in satisfactory condition after a plunge from a second story window at the Lakelse' Hotel Tuesday at 6.a.m. REALTY WORLD aired | mammais unless a spill were to occur during “seal pupping” time or during the migration of the gray whales. . Gary Gallon, executive director of . the Scientific... ‘Pollution: and -Znvironmental Control Society, said the cost to clean up a nine million gallon spill in Japan's Inland Sea was $160 million. contained blowout :.. although | GOVERNMENT. ROLE Mr. Cressey, asked if the company would be willing to assume full responsibility for any spill caused by a tanker discharging oil at Kitimat, said, “] can’t extend a land-based pipeline’s responsibility into the water, but I'm sure the government of Canada will have something to say about it.” One questioner asked Mr. . Cressey, “Why should we be paying for the costs of cleanup for oil going to the U.S?” Mr. Cressey said similar questions are now being asked on the east coast of the U.S. be- eause oil delivered to Montreal by Pipeline is off-loaded at: Portland, Me. Mr. Cressey said the Kitimat pipeline Is backed by Minnesota and Wisconsin based interests and the total design capacity of 300,000 barrels a day is “to meet the demands of the people who are paying for it.” He said that by adding seven pumping stations the capacity could increase to 550,000 barrels or ultimately, 600,000. When higher capacities are reached, there could be “access hy Cana- dian refineries.” But, he said, Vancouver refi- neries are equipped to refine “light, sweet crude” from Al- berta and not the “heavy, sour crude” from Alaska, “It costs $1,500 to $3,000 per barrel day of production to change a refinery over from light to heavy crude, “That cost exceeds the origi- nal (cost of the refinery) s0 the demand in Canada will be for Persian Gulf light crude.” TANKERS CONTINUE - Mr. Cressey said that if the Kitimat pipeline is approved, supertankers carrying Alaskan oil would stil] have to deliver oil to Cherry Point in Puget Sound, lesser amounts to California, and some would. continue through the Panama Canal to the East Coast of the U.S. “The alyeska production will be 600,000 barrels a day, even- tually rising to two million bar- rels a day.” Mr. Cressey said that if a competing pipeline proposal to supply oll to the midwest were to be approved, his company would not continue with the Kitimat application. so: ’ He referred to Northern Tier Pipeline Co.’s proposal to build aterminal at Port Angeles and a onemillion-barrel-a-day ca- pacity pipeline. a wot