TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C. NS eteTaPatN eelerats BPs te Sete se Can asedagitaesyerasiaseces states aM nee nee ad Terriers pound. Pacs, edge past Alcan pucksters By JOHN OMAN Terrace’s Terrible Terriers put a palr of wins back to back last week with playoffs in mind, The Terriers, playing in the Kitimat eommercial hockey league, found hame ice to their liking Wednesday. They drew 200 fans and smashed the Kitimat Pacs 15-3, The Dick Brovm, Martin and Leo O’Brien line was the heavy artillery for the Terriers’ bombardment, They registered 9 goals and 3 assists between them. Defensively A! Pritchett, Mel Motz and Joe Price were standouts in getting the puck away from the Pacs, Terriers scoring was divided between Martin O'Brion (4 goals, Jassists) Dick Brown (8goals2 assists) Lee O’ Bricn (2 goals and 3 assists) Al Pritchett (2 goals, 2 assists) Joe Price (2 goals, 1 assist) Ian Johnson (1 goal, 2 assists) HoLaraheteletapetetoltotazeace Captain John’s electioneering... ‘After | get your votes you can all go to Hell’ Told to the Herald in 1953 by the late Wiggs O'Neil of Smithers,) The first ‘election I rememe ber in Northern B.C, took place in the Nineties, before party politics were introduced, The members of the govern ment were then called ‘“‘hand- spring politicians,’ due to the fact that they might be sup- porting the Government one day and bucking it the next, « * * The whole north country was called Cassiar. Capt, John Er ving, Part owner and senior cape tain of the Canadian Pacific Navigation Co., (later taken over by the CPR) came north to offer himself as a candidate for elece tion, He enchanted the voters of the North country, . There were only two places of size and importance on the North Pacific coast, Port Simpson and Port Essington, The former was the winter capital and the latter was the summer big town, The population of Port Simpson was made up of700 native Indians, their homes being in the village, The rest of the pcpulation was made up of employees of the Hud. son’s Bay Company, Methodist Mission establishment, Covern. ment Agency offictals, Indian mission schools for boys and girls, a school for white children and a Government assisted Methodist Mission hospital, There were two churches, Angli- can and Methodist. Port Simpson by environment and general appearance was 24 very law-ablding community and Christianlike, Port Essington, on the other hand, on week-ends during the summer, waS more or less wild and woolly, There were three hotels, each having a long bar room; several stores; three salmon canneries anda town hall, The Indian village wasnota large one; the home of probably twa or three hundred souls, There was an Anglican and a Methodist Church. Both worked hard to keep the community in hand, but it was generally con- ceded that the Devil hadthe upper hand during the summer months, Port Essington would bustle with revelers on the week-ends. ti] * a Captain John, as our candidate was usually called, came to Port Simpson, and as our modern com: mercial traveller would say a peseg ary yt ep Rhyl dt Coniiiittée to ‘study geurestcn wh ane regional recreation Regional recreation planning and financing will be investl. gated by a new committee established recently. W. H. Van Heek and §, G, Patterson, members of the Ter= race Recreation Commission were appointed at a February 20 meeting to serve on the com. miitee, _ E, F, Suttis and Mrs, K, F, Enge lish, members of the Thornhill Recreation Commission, were appointed earlier this month to serve on the four committee member, The ¢ommittee, which will have the power to add, has been charged with the responsibility of. investigating the feasibility of regional recreation planning and? financing and to look into the possibility of obtaining 2 letters patent for recreation for the area, . The committee expects to meet shortly to draft guide lines for policy and procedure in its in. “worked it first’, He knew the. town well and used the techs nique peculiar to his environ ment, All garbed out in a swallow. tailed suit and high collar, he took in the Methodist services in the morning. He bad a good hass voice. which he used lustily in the singing; shook hands with Rev, Thomas Crosby and his | ss: church dignitaries at the door; and generally made a very good impression, In the evening he repeated the performance at the Anglican Church; met Rey. Hogan and his flock and went over big again. His electioneering was ‘sim plified some as the Catholics and Salvation Army had not yet arrived in town. es a In Spokeshoot (Essington) he found the situation quite differ. ent, He called on and shook hands with the town’s few digni- taries in the morning. In the afternoon he arranged with three hotels to make it wideopenhouse for the rest of the day and eve- ning. Everything “on thehouse” with Captain John footing the bill, Naturally with free drinks roll- ing buckshee he made hosts of friends and became very popular -aS he. personally joined with his new frienda:to:paint thetown red, . -He Hadannounced that there would), be no speeches, — just going to have a good time. As the evening progressed and everyone was happier, they de- manded a speech. They hoisted him up on the bar in old Robert Cunningham's hotel, One stood on each side “ him to hold him up, Captain Sohn. always equal to the ocassion, came up with a speech that lingered in every one’s memory for years: “Gentlemen,” he said (adies did not frequent bars in those }. days} “Tonight 'm playing the goat and buying all your whiskey. Tomorrow, after I get all your votes, you can go to Hell, thank you, LUNCH. BREAK at Vancouver International Alport is enjoyed by a 100-pound tiger cubwith ho atc ‘of Canadian Pacific Airlines \N “ground hosteas Helene Walker. ‘The younganimal : joined the airline “mile flight toa zoo In Lima, this weekin Tokyofora 10,000, Peru, Foreman and Nick Shaigec. first goal. the third period, assist from Dale Kushner, to the playoffs, to school grand plano for $1, But it has only one customer in mind: School District 88, And the low price is not gener- osity but a move to have the piano insured when it is installed in Skeena Secondary, February 26 meeting of the eommission, decided to submit the idea to Terrace Municipal Council for approval, The commission stated in the recommendation, that the baby grand piano, now located at the community centre, will be sold "Can't spall; go to gaol TORONTO (CP) — The Metro. politan Toronto borough of North York uses the spelling gaol in its bylaws. North York’s solici= tor told aldermen the reason is that Ontario habitually spells the word that way, © spelled it differently “we would risk the possibility of not being able to send anyone to jail,’’ ¢ es @ SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. (CP) ~The Saskatchewan wildlife agency is looking for a herd of black antelope. Selected for a -| migration siudy, the 15 animals have nat been seen since Decem- ber when they were sprayedfrom the air with a permanent biack ye. in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Montana, sponsored by OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THES. Mel Motz (2 assists) and single assists to Don Morton, North York The search is under way |. nt tn, thee lit EDUCATION WEEK IN TERRACE March Ist to March 9th TERRACE Mp DISTRICT TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION in co-operation with THE BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES, SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 88, and . THE ROTARY CLUB OF TERRACE. Theme: “Education is this Community's Concern” Friday, ist March 7:00 to 10:00 p.m, , OPEN HOUSE SKEENA SECONDARY SCHOOL Friday Is¢ March 7:00 to 10:00 pam. TERRACE SCIENCE FAIR - ; SKEENA SECONDARY AUDITORIUM Saturday 2nd March 1:00 to $:00 p.m. TERRACE SCIENCE FAIR SKEENA SECONDARY. AUDITORIUM Saturday 2nd March 4:15 to 4:30 p.m. Sound of SKEENA goes FRENCH _ -~ TK Radio, 590 on the radio dial Monday 4th March to Saturday 9th March. . Display of Art Work from all Schools in Terrace — exhibits of Industrial Arts, Home Economics from Skeena Secondary, Displays will be set up in OVER. WAITEA & SUPER-VALU. Tuesday 6th March 8:60 to 10:00 p.m. Band Concert and Drama preseniation Bkoens Secondary Auditorium , . Wednesday 6th March 3:00 to'$:00 pm. - : OFEN HOUSE THORNHILL PRIMARY “Thursday With Mpfch 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. , ‘ COMMUNIIY CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION — Friday 8th March 7:30 pam, ‘eo 10:00 p.m. of COMMUNITY CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION (conld) EL T, KENNY PRIMARY | a ‘ ALL PARENTS AND STUDENTS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO TAKE FART. IN THE ABOVE ACTIV. Bud Terriers had a harder time Monday when they edged the Alean team 6-5 for a spot of sweet revenge, Tt was a come from-behind win. Centre Dale Kushney broke in unassisted for the Terriers Tan Johnson had himself a hat trick with assists by Dale Kushner, Mel Motz and Harold Flogum, Johnson's third was the one that Hed the game 5-5 in Harold Flogum also scored in the earlier action with an The winning goal was a dazzler with the O’Brien brothers combining with Dick Brown in a fasteskating pass play, Brown rifled the puck into the corner of the net with five minutes left on the elock, + Leo and Martin O’Brien both received assists, Hard-checking defenceman Ed Kushner is the first Terrier ° to be racked up in the season's play, He’s out with an arm injury but could be back for the league finals, - And those two wins last week give the Terriers a 6 won 6 lost record in the league and the impetus to go all the way Baby grand for $1 district Terrace Recreation Commission wants to sell its baby to the school district for thesum| of one dollar and that it will be located in the new gym at the Skeena Secondary School. - The commission also ree quested that Council have first right to repurchase the piano on one years notice at the $1 sale price, An additional rider to the recommended sale also sug- gested that the school board be committed to accommodate all activities in the new secondary school gym where the iano ds “ “would: © include’ forthe]: com music festivals or concert programs, The reason for the sale of the piano was explained by’ Mrs, Nancy Orr who represents the school board on the commission, She said that school boards can- not be responsible for main- taining or insuring any article which does not belong to the school district, Therefore there maust be a token sales agreement before the piano can be moved ‘0, the secondary school, .she sald. The commission was also. in- formed at the meeting that if the baby grand piano was sold to the school district, several busi- nessmen in the community were considering a donation of an up right grand piano to the come munity centre, Commission members ° ex. pressed approval of this dona~ or, SKEENA-CASSIAR E.t, KENNEY PRIMARY STONEWARE SLAB above is entitled Victory and is by Winnipeg sculptor Dorothy Paine Johnston. It will be seen in the Western Crafts xcibiton next week at the Terrace Museum, ° a Western Crafts on show here. Western Crafts 1967, a trae velling exhibition of crafts wiil be in Terrace March 2, The exhibition, which is being sponsored by the Terrace Picture Loan, is a collection of 48 pieces chosen from the best artists of the four western provinces, - The display includes pottery, weaving, leather work, wood work, ceramic sculpture, hatiks and moblies, _ Western; Crafts 1907, jitic aheie organized and circulate by. the Western Canada Art.Cireuit.and the Canadian Centennial Com- mission, will be on display inj the Museum Room atthe Terrace Library for one week starting March 2 and will be open to the, public during Ubrary hours and on. Sunday from 2 until 5 p,m. Admission to the display wil! be 25 cents for adults and all | children will be admitted free. Any profits from the show will be donated to the museum, Terrace Picture Loan, which poetry several years AS aM-or ganization ring in paintings "te" lodn to te smBBE, a the ‘last year expatded-its ‘gramme to holding arts anderaft shows and to generally creating a new interest in the various in| PB art forms both for its members and for the public of Terrace, Helicopter out, try elevator CALGARY (CP) — City council has decided against renting a helicopter, at a cost of $260 an hour, for aldermen to hava a bird's « eye view ¥ of municipal ride. on a: 612-foot. comifferciat’ tower in downtown Calgary would provide a ‘cheap butgood'’ view, “Seal “Cove, Prince Rupert | ‘March 22nd - 26th ‘Marine Smorgasbord and: Dente On ‘Friday, March eal .