-Lakelse Hotel opens Reprinted from the Herald
- “Rita Davie and Mrs,’

. Grant. Me
It is interesting to zo baie ‘in,
‘the history - of, this‘ block and: .

‘remember the ‘old-timers who a
lived on ‘this piece of land 20, ;

“The handsome new’ haif-

“million dollar Lakelse Motor -

“Hotel ‘opens for. business this -

This. *
-. beautiful rear: ‘block length 0°

--Friday;. March - 9th,’
bedroom hotel. is situated on

“the. north: side “of -Lakelse |

“Avenue from’ Emerson. Steet
east. The attractive exterior
is finished in white stucco and
pastel green ceramic tile with
‘the canopied main entrance
fronted’ with San-anna
decorative cement blocks.

Behind the many. aluminum
framed windows that face the
main street curtains in pastel

“shades: add ‘a: touch’ of soft!”

° * sunshine ' brightness. ‘An’ the.
foreground stand ‘majestic

weeping birch and sycamore .-

_Maple trees that were planted
“half century: or more erage by

ney 1K
.

. future.
press Mr. Bennett said.tie felt’
-there was need for such a hotel

George Littie, ‘Terrace's :

founder,

This fine new addition to the

town’s” ousiness: section was

_ ->Mmade possible by the foresight
of the investors, C. V. Bennett —
of Kamloops and H. R. Mainof - -
» Bellingham,. Washington.
These gentlemen have faith

and are ‘convinced that
Terrace is a town with a
Speaking with the

and if something is needed it is
a good business - proposition,
Fred: Pollock” of

along.

some 25 persons.

Cliff Reid, superintendent of --:

in the arly 20 s

“at-«:Port

New.
-"Weatininster who fins. been
7 With its’
. construction: will: be: hotel
- manager. .There-is a staff of

-constrisction, was’ for: many”
- years suiperintendent for C0,
“Oliver Ltd,,.which ‘company >.
Supervised construction of.
-Terrace Super-Valu store and.”
with Bennett & ‘White Ltd, -

Alfie Davie who. is. well

known in-Terrace, willbe in.

charge of: the beverage room. -

John Janicki, with 15° years.

experience in the Dell Hotel in
Whalley and the Golden Ears.

number of years, is chef;..
Spencer / Marr, “who | “wai

formerly. with Terrace Forest
Products, is accountant of the
new establishment.

oie nek at’ the esk

. Coquitlam, a he
‘restaurant manager.’ Euclide :
Langlous; who has’ - worked: ‘-
along with Mr, Janicki for a.

- 40:and 50: years apo! oi:
. . 4s we havé nated elsewhere

in’ this. edition ‘the Dudley:
Little: home ‘was moved from. —

the‘ Ladelse . Avenue - site,

‘Others in ‘the block of pioneer

homes . was.-the:\over a half

century old* house on the —

corner ~ which: ‘was. owned

: originally by‘a’Mrs, Barber of
Prince Rupert, theii by::the’
Iste Berinie Agar. who sold ifto’
Mr-: and‘ Mrs.;-Ee éole, 2:
who ‘in: turn sold ‘it to Mr. and

Mrs. E.-T-Kenney;: Further
.along was the 50.or more yea
id: Knute Olsen home, family

‘ gorgeous new. bt

its,
. ‘wishes: ‘along: vith: ‘the’ many

home’ of Tom Olsen and ary.
. Harris which was: ‘Temoved ‘to.
comake | room for. the ‘olfice of C;

C, Pratt, barrister; then‘next.~-
to that:the ‘Dover:home, which’.

"also. -stood * on. this: gr: und for .

over: 40: years.

: One of the. former residents

"of this hotel block was heard to

remark as’ she entered’ the -

Lakels¢ Hotel for the Hospital”. ~
Ladies’ Fashion “Show j:last

week, Fancy, [. lived on:this

bit of land some 40. years‘ ago.

and“'‘now I'm “entering this °
ilding 8

cbest:.
‘congratulatory: ‘sentiments:

that appear, on other. pages of :
this-week's: dition,