maar < nerearge crs ages WES TERN oo TRAILER SALES LTD. ' Your Wheel Hétate neater”... See ts first for quality moble hemes © Gafeway © Klose -' aad Travolair Holiday. Unita: eat of Skeena Forest Produote ” SPecreod: ; Phoite 635-6564 — ~~ Nerrace, B.C, ~ Hiwy 16: .DRUGS 'N * EVERYTHING that ‘almost’ mystical: sheet of ice again ‘takes yet" “another tentative step. towards. reality... whe i at the invitation of other people, partic- = Se ee Se ee a Siar tat Re Rte Ce : 4 es fi ny A - ularly -young people. . . There is an added urgency from: at “least. “some “focal elements. to build-the arena now. to give some, ‘justification to. -that done-to-death slogan of. “Skote- in. “68”. : , When the Arena Association’ anid the - ‘ Kinsmen can. jointly come up -with’$31,-" 000 collected from the public; there has “40 be a large number of people who sup- - port the arena project. Folding money ts ’ the most sincere ballot known in n modern experience. ‘Yet without denigrating. the. efforts of canvassers.and the support from the ‘public, the community has ‘to ask the question: is there enough, support for an ‘rena? * It -is reasonably certain that. ‘the: ‘arena asseciaion could build: some form of arena now, given’ suitable site, But the more disturbirig question. is- whether _ the community could support a possible: deficit? 7 People. are again parting with money. ~ Look at the figures ” Arena ¢ enthusiasm fs ising again és : ..To date, there have. been Insufficient figures on proposed . budget - of art ite. . "arena to supply real answers to. that i ques- - “tion. Other communities haye ‘lost Jarge arhounts of money Inthe: “operation. of. arenes.” Until such-time:as men experl-_ enced in money and management can -_sit’down and come up with real figures, ' the arena must remain ari intangible, - Aldermen Edna Cooper made good sense. recently when she. criticized, the ‘present . community centre as a white elephant, “inadequate for community* Needs yet impossible to rebuild because . of a -hasty decision made in the past. - Her suggestion to wait .until the com. . munity can afford the arena it feeds is worth attention. “Slogans and enthusiasm were needed: to bring the. concept of an ice arena to the citizens, But the time has come now for the enthusiasm to be -tempered with an honest and intelligent appraisal of - costs. ‘all the \factors invalved in construction, maintenance _and future ‘pérational ” We néed a good ice arena for our . community, not another white elephant built on the shifting foundations of a emo- tlon. and. catchcry: - ~ They’r re feuding again “Kitimat. aiid Prince Rupert c die. fe “Its “doubtful Tf guns‘ will be “hed, ae blood’ spilt,or ‘the. contemplative calm. of Terrace be ‘shattered. by - combative Kitimatians- of tiled: Rupertites.. oes Alcan has not as yet switched Into production of shining armor for its local. 5 heroes, nor has the Skeena Kraft pulp mili been diverted ‘to making poison ges —— it just smells that way, :. : The battle so far has baen: ‘confined to salvoes fired. fram the ‘ever-flapping mouths af Municipal .and Chamber of Commerce warriors: * The: immediate issue is Cariadian ; National Railways’ decision to grant par- ity on freight hauled to-either community from Houston, And behind that is: the - desire of both: communities.to become. | major deepsea ports, Until such time as Mayor Weber boriows a. Knights. of Col- umbus admiral’s’ hat and formally an- nexes Lakelse Lake as Terrace’s: private ecean, we locals are expected to remain: .reasonably. Impartial. ; . Canadian National: Ratiways" decision to decisions, something’ handed down: fram. fy tons program in these parts: to. ‘mailing: . _ Newspapers the. recoHlections of an-elder- iy tedy, the news it makes affecting the. - on high and quite. inexplicable to mortal. «men. While CN. confines its public: rela: ~ grant parity Is, like: many other CN ~ public must continue to be iiexplgabile. ; Mayot.Sain’ Lindsay, of Kitimat called. ‘the CN parity “decision “a” hell. ‘of “: Sophistication 4 fa Py ee com-| ping | “TERRACE CENTENNIAL LION'S ity ‘which « only humens can ac. quire - or be infected, . Objection to this use. of this word goes beyond mere ance. at anerrorin English, There is ‘something more than a Hitle disturbing ‘about this’ attribution of an uniquely human. = eventf not 100 per cent. desirable - > quality to a-machine, There js a wrongnese about it; an intimation we aro abdicating some of our human birthright to the prothicts - of our minds and |. hands, almost: committing. the. monstrous inversion” of worship: our creations instead of our creator, Wialted Church) finable qual- "| matter how poor the quality of that | -| Was "stocked with ali the itema _|given two price tags, a 1916 “land’a present price tag, =. more. for: alf the’ poor quality}; 7 = ay way. except for this method}: “seed industries ‘in B,C, Gold Coin Wusenwre rere ee . ra THIS CAB NOBODY'LL Editor, Herald: . fairly substantial farm of local produce. ° these points should be clarified in fairness td the local farm ing industry, - “Many - people. are under the impression ‘that when they pur- chase produce in “a ‘market:no broduce is, if it bears: the tag. ‘local,’” it’ must haye been pro- duced in the Terrace area, > This is not the case. Any pro- duce j grown in B.C, ‘and sold in Tile brtege.us to another ola a-Us:to another of: quality, ~ There are certain] “coniiitions *- -undér’ which ‘produce should be.stored in ordar to pre- vent spoilage and loss: through a ‘In most: cases people’ buy a quantity of produce, take it home and store it in-an area which | is not the proper temperature or shrinks, they immediately blame the producer for the | poor. quality} "| producta.: In. the cage of potatoes they}: Should: be stored. at :40 to 50 degrees’ and a humidity of 85 6.50 ‘per cent.. They: will store easily under these conditions for periods of fiveto ‘eight months, There are other ranges of. stor- age condittons for’ ‘other vege- tables. | Anéther complaint that is often heard is the high -price of pota- 25a At a ‘recent Supermarket in stitute Convention in Chicago, the first’ supermarket: store “intro- duced by .Clarance Saunders in 1916, was recreated. The store Jof the 1916 era and each one was Potatocs ‘retailed at the same present: time, other: : Ancreases,“ a. five ounce ‘potato, today, would retail at} eer peopl do not reali thatlor le do not realize ‘when they: buy .ahoestring potat-; oes, instant potatoes or chips, they are paying $2.0) a pound ox |! ‘potatoes ° which ‘cannot be Sold) of rocessing, : us, at the price of potatoes “at_ present, they ara one of thel; cheapest . and best, quality foods: on the market, ‘ The Terrace area has a poten- Hal for gne of the best potatoe potatoas. havebeen field inspected and rated foundation duality by Department of Agriculture Lite spectors, |. These potatoes will undergo further inspections after.aporiod : 1 feel ‘itis time that people mew a little mora about the local farm” industry and the potential ' The Terracé area supports al ing ¢om- _| munity. There seems tobe some misconception: as to the quality A few of humidity,. When’ it’ rots or] fdity. price in'1916 that they do at the": If potatoes had]: -/ineressed- in accordance with|..” a storage for final certification, | Clu gers Our readers write; Local’ produce not alwa ys local. City four miles east of Terrace, This is not, by any means, a simple task ‘when one consid tilizer must be taken over by ferry and the results must also be transported to storage in Ter- race by the same’ tmirellable ferry, | : ” AL AMES e® @:@. * Editor, Herald, -- To me, insurance people and Feligious ne thing. ag ihe parts e same groups are outright ‘Dlackmailers andl | gangsters, Insurance pepple create earth. [salt ‘ud’ insure’ against ‘the every conditions which they them- selves created, Religious: fanatics creato hell- fire fear in hearts, then, black- mail us into buying insurance nothing more than the product of their. own ‘fecble-minded _Stup- words blondy lovely hell fire! a. chap Hke that in my home t town. Chicago a armed ‘Scar-face Al Capone, We threw him: in jail and threw the key away and the poor Dastard ‘died tlike-.a rat caught in a- trap, back now, I realize Al Capone was a lily-white dove, compared to the religous canni-« bals and blackmailers in Ter- wace,.- Actually, no intelligent civilization would accept ‘either religious beople ‘or, Insurance J companies, ; But. rotten as the insurance ‘companies, are, they can atleast guarantee to pay off about 20 ‘cents: of every dollar that they Rouge outofus. — I ask only. one question: when ‘the hellare religious people going to. to produce some concrete proof t ‘they. too can back up their Art Curfman a on ” Editor, Herald, - Terrace Minor baseball ABB. clation: would: like to thank all of’ those - who. helped to make the Provincial Pony League play- offs” held hore in July a success, i. It fs not often that we have the ‘Gpportunity to host a tournament of this calfbre in our district. + Quite often too’ those who live “metropolitan centres feel that. they are taking. a: big chance in | amo’ ‘a. tournament of ‘this ers all machinery, seed an? fer-|. Ay_fear -in- our, earts: and-then| - All this leaves your inflamma-|° — tory statements: clearly. Point- i “ . less, : a those who provided billets and everyone who. supported the tournament in anyway, Those who participated in the tournament are still talking about their stay in Terrace and the way they were treated by. the Thunity, in future years just as success- Once again, thanks for all your help, Dick Mason, President, A --most- derogatory remark ‘against me has been flaunted in er. printed, entirely at his ex- Ponse, ‘the Droposed program for carrier service,“ OF COURSE I included a “plug” for our company. For this your entirely to call me a “wise guy,” You’ seem: to forget that the principal of advertising is the very means af existance for your newspaper, The obvious and logical acknow- Program and for ‘which you publicly . Blander me ia identical to your method of business which you uphold in every issue of the Terrace Herald. Considering the obvious facts, Your excessively hypocritical ‘To use the excuse that ‘‘a cere- mony involving .Federal, Pro- UU had printed the Progress ane Souvenir Edi- OUR program was a "Salute to Progress" andintend- ed as a “Souvenir Edition’ also. I auaigest y you apologize. a Robert Re Westover ‘size m the confines: of. the }: Nower mainland. This feeling was Frevalent when our, association asked. to host: the- tournament in ‘Terrace, . -We are pleased to any that Terrace did an exceptional kb with the tournament, Thanks must be given to tha following For. it the. a Northwest” Log: -Agaoctation, anne, in this area, The Gold Coin aco 2 dani wore promucodet copper c crIK, wTorraee Herald, ‘and eepers, awl : WOMAN DIES” oe VANCOUVER (CP): —Jeari & suffered Saturday in a fall down had suffered head injuries, ” Ab Credit. Union cn vincial and Municipal reps is not |. the ideal cecaston’’ is . absurd... No matter what YOU focblowinted distortions offact, | Bitte itis is paid for by adver- | Prentice, 64, died in St. Paul's} - Hospital Tuesday of injuries |’ : “ERNE cons = “MAJOR SOCIAL PROBLEM. people who reside in this com= We will have other opportu iB ‘| ities to host other tournaments Terrace Minor Baseball Asso-|f - . Let etatlon,, MES oe 8 a) , : ‘Editor, Herald’ ' Your unsigned column “The Gab If Bag.” against the conditions that are]: az my suggestion, my employ- | the opening ceremony for letter |B commercial newspaper is used |B ledgment . that. WE printed the | front page abuse is ridiculous,-| program tn your paper it would | . B have been identical in principle to our publication, Your “Salute to tion’? tabloid of the Peace Power Project isan EXCELLENT exam- Ble, full of supporting adver. sing. a flight of staire,. Mra, Prentice| - 4 , Blindness constitutes a social and economle problem of | conetsereie mise i by-the De National Health | A et ed epartment of and Welfare reports that about one ‘person’ in: every eight hundred of. the total population of Canada has. poor enough vision to be considered blind, Every year some 2,000 Cana~ dians lose thelr sight; one- child tn every four needs some " ‘Ieind of eye treatment; hundreds of thousands of accidents to . the eyes occur annually in factories, kitchens and gardens; some 100,000 people over a0 suffer from Blaueomt, and half of them don’t know it, These are stark: statistical. facts that give ‘poignancy to the thoughts and urgency to the work: of The Camudian _ National Tasiitute f for the’ Bind, : BLOWING HORNS?. Yes... We're blowing our own horn. We feel we have every right to. Our hours cre. more convenient than anyone's. We can offer’ you afl the services you can abtain | ohewhere. - ond more reasonable, ; Now... . ., We con offer you 7% return @ on your money 7% that is ‘guaranteed, Guaranteed ’ by the Terrace & District Credit Union. -Guar- anteed by the Credit ‘Union ‘Reserve ‘Fund,. and Guaranteed | by. Provincial Goyerament Reserve. No safer and more sure way ‘to “bulld up. a fund for future use... _ Why riot come in aid seg aie. at us 5 fedey and. .° gtk cbout aff our services ond benefits? _ We think: you'll be pleasantly surprised. Be come an. owner, get -inyolved:-‘and._ “get ©: on our band. wagon ‘and then you too can | blow a horn. No... We.are not giving away a horns but. we. are fooking for: more horn blow- i “TERRACE & DISTRICT - CREDIT UNION: A617. Greig - comalor tl “homeowners |