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Terrace omneca Herald

The Terrace Herald is a member of the Canadian Weekly
Newspaper Association. The 8.C. Weekly Newspapers
Assacialion,. and Varified Circulation. Published every
Monday and Thursday at 3212 Kalum Avenue, Terrace, 8.C.
Postage pald in cash, return postage guaranteed. Second
class mail registration number 1201.

ASSISTANT MANAGER - George T, English

PRODUCTION ~- Gordon Hamilton

EDITORIAL - Rudy Haugeneder, George English

ADVERTISING - Bill Groenen

Our Opinion

P.O. Box 399
Phone 635-6357

Business address
- 3212 Kalum Avenue, Terrace, B.C.

It's your choice

Terrace has a problem. It is the
same problem, perhaps, that is facing
many of the young people the world
over - “What am I going to be when I
grow up?”

Terrace is definately growing up, but
will it grow up to be a beautiful
upstanding and responsible city or will
it become the juvenile delinquent of
British Columbia? Terrace must look
towards its future if its expects to
become something more than a giant
hic-town.

It must look towards its industry.
Now, all we have is the forest industry
which shuts down when it gets too hot,
and when the snow gets too deep.
Mining in the area has only just begun,
and it will be several years before
anything concrete in the way of
industry develops from it,

Terrace is in a geographic position
where it should have a thriving tourist
industry. Where is that? What does
Terry Kolterman have to tell the
tourists coming through here on their
way to Alaska? Not enough, that much
is certain.

But there is nothing to say. No
reason for a tourist to stay in the area.
Lakelse Lake is the only body of water
that people can swim in, but it is
inaccessable, except for the two public
beaches. Those two beaches are far
too small, and as a result, the water at
those beaches is dirty.

This is not a pollution problem, it is a
problem . of. ..over-population. .,.

best, but the Parks Branch are
expanding the camping facilities.
Where? Towards the highway, without
expanding the beach. Why are the
parks people not looking to the
Shoreline to expand? Why can’t they
expand and rebuild the campsite at the
old location? There is a beach across
the lake, presently accessable only by

boat. Why does the branch not develop _

this beautiful site into a tourist

facility? .

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in the sullen beauty.

_The, ..
Furlong Bay site is over-crowded at ....

One of Terrace’s greatest tourist

attractions, the Hotsprings, now
attracts few people, The potential of
this place is fantastic, but the
development of it is practically non-
existent. Why? *

There is room to develop public
camping spots at this location, but
nothing has been done. One local lady
phoned the business, asking if there
was tent-space for rent at the
Hotsprings. Her answer was that there
was, but only if she brought along her
own toilet facilities. Why?

And what else dees Terrace have to
offer it’s potential tourist population?
Very little. The odd baseball game, the
most beautiful scenery in the world, a
bit of good fishing...

But unless a family of people come to

Terrace explicitly for the fishing, they —

soon become bored with the place.
Terrace has little to offer the tourist
in the way of night-life. There is one
cabaret in Terrace, and one fourteen
miles out of town at the Hotsprings.
The Red D'Or, at the Terrace Hotel
can only do so much, and they .are
trying. They are the only place in
Terrace right now where a group can
to watch live entertainment, dance and
have a good time. The Hotsprings isa
good night-club too, but it’s location is
a dangerous one. Will people drive that
distance and risk their driver's
licences and their lives to drive back
after having a good time? Not likely.
Terrace has no parks that are set

_ aSide to be nothing more than places of —
beauty. Why? Terrace has a very high’

millrate, but few paved streets. Why?
Isn’t it about time Terrace got off it’s

- butt and started to make people outside

this city aware that it is growing up to
be a city? It’s ahout time that the
people of Terrace made it a known’ fact
all over the province that Terrace
exists, and about time that they started
to do a few of the things that Terrace
needs to make it known as a place to ga
for a. week..or a month..or a
lifetime... ;

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TERRACE HERALD, TERRACE B.C.

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BY RICK MUNRO

What is your opinion of a peeping tom.

When your ears hear the term does your mind simply flash
back toa nearsighted uncie, a review of next Sunday's late night
movie or does it mean something more.

No matter how pretty orsickening your opinion may be, living
in Terrace does not necessarily exclude you from being part of
the range focused through the eyes of a peeping tom - the eyes
whose presence remains unaware to you and whose only
objective is to silently observe your private intercourse.

Take a quick glance about yourself. Are you certain that no
such eyeballs are pointing your way.

' There is one particular residential building in the Terrace
vicinity which houses a peeping tom and to this day I am
convinced he is fully active in his unearthly pursuit.

At'one time I occupied a single room of a basement suite in
this particular building. Although the landlord for some
unknown reason had been reluctant to let me the room I scon
became settled and reasonably happy in its quarters until one
alarming day.

The discovery of peep holes occured when I completely lay in

* anexposed position. I was engaged in the ungraceful ceremony

of unplugging one of my toes from the bathtub faucet. The event
was a playful one at first but as the minutes floated by without
loosening my toe’s position in the slightest I soon entered a state
of labour as | became intense upon freeing my toe.

Throughout the incident I must have executed a choregraphy
of awkward looking movements that would certainly have
puzzled any nearby peeping toms and even delighted any hard-
core yoga specialists in the crowd.

It was about the time a fair sized popping noise brought my
foot down in a terrific splashing manner that E first noticed
something fishy about the bathroom's interior. “My: God, there
are peep holes up there,” I believe I said.

Tn the past TI had regarded the holes merely as faults i in ‘the
woodwork or simply the work of some anxious native termites.

As I progressed in my thinking I failed to understand why the
bathroom was filled with unfitting holes and cracks while the
kitchen, bedrooms and other woodwork results indicated that
only the tools of an expert carpenter had touched the place.

Though the first two holes had been engineered above the tub I
believe that their purpose was more properly aimed at the toilet.
Noreal explanation could pop into my head and of course at the
time there were no bodies around to conduct any on-the-spot
seminars over the matter,

The-area behind the wall was neatly considered off I{mits to
tenants but in my opinion it composed ample space fora hidden
room.

Quickly grabbing the nearest towel and covering myself in the
best possible manner stood tomakea closer examination of the
wall and surrounding district. My efforts were immediately
rewarded and my suspicions fulfilled when I discovered more

‘ holes,

One crack was conveniently disguised as a join between two
‘wood panels. My eyes could not delect anything but darkness

_ through the crack but after taking advantage of my longest

finger the sensation of moving air soon clinched my earlier
diagnosis of a hidden room.
_ One crack seemed to lead to another and before I could even
partially collect my wits I had performed a series of dance steps
around the.room and found many holes.

In similar fashion the cracks adjacent the toilet seemed to be
- meant for activity around the bathtub area. I gathered that

i across-the-room viewing tactics were safer than immediate

‘ones for if the peeping tom had any sort of breath problem the

_ latter tactic would increase his chances of being detected,

Twas so impressed by the mastery of the latest find that ina
purely appreciative gesture I at reasonable velocity put my
_ head smack irilo the sink pipes. No pain asI recall arose from
“the hit because by this time I was thoroughly enjoying my view
of a section of basement never before witnessed by a tenant.

‘Without casting any accusing thoughts toward my landlord I
hurried the nextday and bought some masking tape. Where bits
of soap proved unsuccessful, masking tape did amazingly well.

‘Despite my keen scrutiny of thé room and positive self-
assurance in believing that all views were totally or partially
blocked, I still came into the habit of wearing swimming trunks
whenever I chose to bathe:

Being of the male sex, (and hopefully a man by anyone's

standards) I only regret that [ could not offer anything more in,

the way of entertainment than hair and freckles,

I now think ] know why my arrival was regarded . with so.

much indifference. If my figure were only a little more curved
and developed in areas parallel to feminine qualities, E might
have mel warmer response.

After my final analysis and corresponding actions [ could
never really sleep properly while living. there. [ however felt
guilty for covering-up tom's holes.

The person responsible for such actions could either be mildly

insane or absolutely deadly,

I therefore was always half-expecting. my landlord to slip
arsenic into my water supply or to do something entirely drastic -
such.as jacking-up my rent,

1 am fortunately alive and able to tell the tale so the peeping

‘tom either gained his senses over the matter and stopped at the

masking tape or he had a far betier. Peep hole which remained
French to me.

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Pity the newspaper

In bygone days publishing a
newspaper was fun and if you
were really lucky...prafitable.

This year the government is
taking away a good chunk of
newspapers advertising by
censoring certain
advertisements.

Many B.C. weeklies and
small dailies have increased
their advertising rates already

‘to offset this loss in order to

exist,

Now they find out that the cost
of newsprint is going up and will
assist in the closure of many of
them.

With the elimination of profit,

a number of communities are

going to find themselves

reading about what’s happening
in Vancouver but nothing local.

Limited recently announced an
eight doiiar per ton increase in
the price of its standard
newsprint...another decibel
increase in the ioud death knell
of the local newspaper.

President Robert G. Rogers
said the company’s considered
efforts to improve productivity
and reduce overhead expenses
have not offset recent increases
in the cost of labour and
distribution. “We feel this price
improvement is a vital step to
ease our present cost-price
squeeze,”

The new price for -standard
newsprint rolls wiil be $159 per
ton for Vancouver [sland and
Lower Mainland markets, and
$161 for the interior of British
Columbia and Alberta,

- movement,

Crown Zellerbach Canada.

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MAC'S SHACK

RY KIERAEN MacALLEISTAIRE. -

Armageddon is upon us. At least, that is the issue being ,

pursued by a number of quasi-religious orders running amock in.
Terrace lately.
According to the Bible, the battle of Armageddon comes along
after a period known to Religious Scholars as ‘the’
_ Tribulation,”, and will involve almost everyone.’ =<. wr

“If one can believe what he reads in the Bible, the end: ‘ofthe: n
world is indeed at hand. But so much of what is in the Bible is .
symbolic, and to take it literally is an insult to the intelligence of -

both oneself and the God-he worships.

If these passages were meant tobe taken literally, they would
not have been written in Hebrew, for there is no more irrational

‘language, Jesus Christ spoke-Aramic, language which is now

dead, or at least corrupted into non-existance, Through
Translation the Bible has lost much of this symbolic meaning,
and through religious dogma, all figurative things are now taken
to be gospel truths.

In any case, that is nothing more than speculation, and as such —

is meaningless, The point is, if Armageddon, or the Tribulation .

iSupon us, a lot of people will have a lot of straightening out to
0.

According to the dogmas of orthedox religion, ‘all things .

‘pleasureful are wicked. At least, that is the impression one gets.
That is absurd.
Things are pleasureful, not because of the influence of the
Devil, bul because they were created tobe thatway. —
Nowhere in the Bible does it say, ‘Thou shalt not fornicate..”

but that particular passtime is still frowned upon by the Jegions

of celebates that dictate the moral world.

It does, however, say in the Bible that God is Love, If youare
inlove, you are (usually) happy, [f you are making. love youare
happy. Ifyou are not happy making love you are sick. If youare
happy, you are inGod for the only reason for Man's existance on
the face of this earth is tobe Happy.

That, too is a moot point, and Fornication is not first and
foremost in my mind. The point [ am trying to make is that .

’ pleasureful things were also created by God and as such are
meant to be enjoyed by man.

Hf it is a sin to enjoy beautiful things, then it is a sin to enjoy

, living, But itis alsoa sin to stop living by your own band.

{tam a member of no church, but would offer this advice; .
Before Armageddon gets into full swing, straighten out: your
heads and arrive ata believable setof Tules to follow to win your
way. to God.

‘1 believe that [ will have no problems getting into o the Kingdom

of God, and I am by no means a Christian by the, standards of
- Orthodox Religion. . -

Convinced of this after ‘having been involved in several
churches that preach what I consider to be nothing more than so
much Human-nature based mumbo-jumbo, I believe in the God -
of Happiness, who co-incidently has the same name as your God

' = Jehovah.

As a final word, may | simply say, Dominus ‘Vobjscum - God

gowith you. Perfect Love ‘and Eternal Peace.

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Your:
Opinion

Dear’ Editor: :
I am sorry: to hear that yo
were ill, but I have noticed it fo®
some time In your write-ups ang
when | [-read “Rudy’s - as
please " in the edition of Augus}f

' 2nd,I noticed that you must alse

have trouble with your ears.
The news ‘release on Radi
and T.V, only criticized the pargg
where ©: you": quoted. thay
rectifying the econoniy must b¢

appreciated if you would says
what you intend to do abou
that; since even Mr, Trudeau

"THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1971,

. done’ in: spite of the labougal
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said’ that this problem | coulda
only be dissolved in a joint”

effort.
you're going about it.

I'd like to hear ho ..

"signed, a faithful reader. i
"Gabriel Mahl @

Terrace, B.C. 3

The Editor ,
Terrace Omineca Herald

Dear Editor: ‘- rs
T have followed with§
amazement the publicity give
by all forms of news media t
the Arena Fund controversy,

particularly your front page of}

August 1, 1971.
Jolliffe, all Councillors and the
Arena Association all claim to}
be in favour of the Arena:
project the manner in which 9
they ‘support’ each other in
public can only cause contempt q
for the whole project in the eyes :
of the citizens of Terrace,
However, there is-

Since Mayor ®

one ¥

comment by Messrs, Geerserl
and Whitehouse in your guesi 4

editorial, which was alsé

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reported on television, which in 4
my opinion was quite uncalled ¥

for and in extremely poor taste
losay the least. The comment |
refer to is that Mayor Jolliffe
has contributed ‘only ‘one
hundred dollars’. I firmly
believe — that individual
donations should be confidential
- regardless of. which bank
account they are deposited to -
and if the Arena Association are
so disgusted at receiving ‘a .
mere-$100’ I will gladly give
thern a list of a hundred worthy

_ charities that will gladly accept
_ one dollar each of the Mayor’s

donation, including 6,000,000
Starving Pakistani refugees in
India.

Personally Thave not directly
donated anything to the Arena
Fund, as yet, and have no

. that will be merely compared’
for its value to the donations of
others by two self-appointed
‘judges’. ;
"Yours truly,
David Pease .
Another ‘Interested citizen’

PS. 1 believe your. stated

policy: for guest editorials
achieved it’s aim of making half
the community angry, but the
part about: not permitting
personal slams against named
‘individuals did not seem to
apply in the case of
criticism of the mayor by your
guest writers, (David Pease).

LONDON (CP) — An unsus-
pecting British truck driver™
dumped a load of rubble in an
abandoned field, provoking
immediate cries of fury from
British naturalists and wistful
‘ladies.

The driver, who managed to
remaln anonymous, unloaded -
his truck. on a rare plant |
which British folklore says
will make any girl who. picks
it irresistible to men.

. The plant, known as lovage,
is believed t6 be the only one
of its kind in Britain and has.
attracted considerable atten-

six-years ago. -

But Dr. George Nelson,
member of a local naturalists'
club, thinks he may yet be
able to dig out the lovage and
enshrine it in a city park. .

“T shall be taking the wife | |
along just in case the legend

is true—it’'s the safest way,"

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