i ‘THE HERALD, TERRACE, B. a. PAGE AS

webwEsbay, MAY 2, wt me

a cou ry could nd kill Bilt
“but it can, now’ clafm a

. ielary of Sorts, ‘Thirty year old

Volkar ‘Werner. “Bil .”" : Zobel
‘wha “survived, six_ and: a half °.
“3 hours. entombment “in
- + January! 22 ‘avalanche that ,

‘brought tragedy to six families

“the

‘But Bill Zobel has i ‘not aul.
His defeat was not an easy one...’

He faced: thé road those’ first

nights with 'a determination and
inlense desire, to: beat back his

“fears and” bury” ‘his. ap-,
. prehensions,: to vanquish ' the’

secret ghosts that haunted him.

‘The Legislature waa con- . ‘petion cunt daiendment

, sidering ‘Friday morning the. Act, 1974. ~
spending estimates of the last of . Enables the Minister, of.
the 19 government. depart-. “agriculture: to directly un-
ments.. ~ dertake and pay for projects in.
The chtimates’: ‘OF the. cases. where cout-sharing

aliawanices,  wursing “home,
private’ care and comfort
allowances; child day care and
fester child care. ae

The’ Increases will: go inlo
effect in dune and July to affset

. hae. route et ait hea ane “Mlle 28 was but a blur of 09 - Department of. Recreation and:-" arrangements with the: Federal the rising cost. of living. .

‘. 28 on that Infamous da by into the ‘anonimity: of the Conservation were approved . Government | cannot’ be . Social assistance will In-
Less. than’a° month aie | his night beyond..." It was ‘many ‘Thursday evening, leaving only | arranged... ~ crease $20 in each category,
‘ordeal at Mile 28; Bill Zohel had mien before ine could stop and ‘ the pera amt of. ; Lay 6 Regarding ine able * Of+ along with similar increases in

’ : sportalion arid Communications _ ficials . « an mployees . olher arcas. :
“Teclairned his snail route, A pale in awe and horror al tie - ’ awalling approval of ils 1974-75, ‘Disclosure- Act, . Attorney- ee

cand ..thinner. Bill“ Zobel, yet

-confident and prepared 10 face

aftermath of nature gone wild.
The gentle good. humour. of his

budget. General .Alex “Macdonald ‘said

“Meanwhile, the Government Thursday. the. Government Is -Premier Bafrett ‘met His

the torturous. toute. with’: his ‘eyes those first nights masked a has 81 bills before the ;
_gonsidering same “mihor Excellency Chang Wen-Chin,
7 wae and “ie pete peas deioes th ogh whieh the Legislature, 16 of which have _ changes” inthe Bill, including . Chinese « _ Ambassador — to
thus PpOKe: ay when’ “drov received Royal Assent, one has : change of the effective date. Canada, on several pecasions

Bil ‘Tought his fears hard and received third redding, and four ©. ‘He said this’ js being ton," Unis ¢ week. .
have passed Commitlee.stage. sidered because. of upcoming Chang: invited : ‘the -

“ roiite,
: drove,” establish -himgelf ‘in
» / business; bon would

han one million
*, We urgently need goad used books.to help F FSave@ga not n ; / approved,
- our book department get on the Go gn bafety deposit” _enasht a you'll get free”

‘buy ‘the ‘truck he now

successfully: untli one night, -
long after the threal of further

premier (o: visit the Peoples’ .

The others, along - with. 38. municipal elections.
Republic of China ‘laler. this -.

Private Member's -Bills, are’ . Human Resources . Minister

slides”: “hadipassed, when the.
. winter had given way to the wet,
“spring'days. Just west of Mile’

awaiting second reading (ap-
proval in principle) or clause-
by-clauise study in Committee.

Norman Levi announced in the
Legislature: Tuesday increased

year, bul Barrett’ sald.he “ts
unable to accept or decline the :
invitation, at this tim:

swithoul bearing'sears, "tse

: are’ other,’ less evident
stars: A neai phobia for siden’
_ and loud noises 1th

the polel

ceded ie avalanche ~
i . entrapment, Was over-whelming

“hightmares: that”

awake screaming. . The feeling
‘of being -closed «in, confined,

“ npn. It did not Jake lang

: forthese scars: to. surface. -

SEND

new home?

KEITH WILSON

“28, where ‘the highway runs

beside. the: Skeena, Bill Zobel.
drove his mail truck intoa, thick
‘wall of river mist, a damp, thick

The lights | of. his truck plerced. -

the'mist -: for only scant feet

‘result of (he... and if anything: «thickened the

“mist -into“a- brilliant sheet: of"
tauntirig ' white:. “The* feeling’ ol: -

“and it.ook’all of his energy:to
keep his foot fram ‘pressing the
—secelerator:: to the. floor. ‘He

managed to driva‘through the

thick ', cloying: tol nen but
that drive look it’ 5 tall in energy

ti

“Bil Zobel as mail truck driver
“on the:Rupert ta Terrace high-
way; Sittce,then' he has looked .

dhe -Army.‘sind. years - of ‘ex:-.

the ob his: “Spirits have im-

and mental.’ Gn his left leg, just d § be
‘above. the ‘ankle, Bill” ‘entries. blanket of-white. ‘Although the ‘ ever et ; i
-such-a mark, small ugly mass “Skeena . ‘River was but: fifteen sas : amendment a es tim wil ;
-of reddened sear lissue where . feel to his left, the steep rugged - a a ere ior of : eo "peteh
~._ his, leg. was punctured: Aluring, “mountain. sides fifteen feet io _ oh, a ‘Outenbia. on of ritis 1ASY.
his’ Wis right, he could see reed -Bill-” : 139; . Agrieuliural ©

Bill zabel was dag from beneath several fest of snow after belng entombed for

wa

almost seven “hours on January 22 on this year. oo

,proved. Bil Zobel is once again
“happy, buoyant and tremen-
dously relieved as'is his-family
a a wife and. "two. children’ :

and strength: - =
Il.was that wight that finished

” Seven people, were’ “not as”
*Jucky’as Bill Zobel, for they died
when ~ the: avalanche : crashed
: through the North ‘Route ‘Ser-
‘viee Center, but even Bill is not
unaffected by disaster. He will
bear the scars for-a long time to
come, a-life time, Bul he. is’
alive and--once ‘more. he is
happy, finally freed of the high-
way and it's 8 mountains.

for work elsewhere,’ anywhere,

Finally, recently, he “has °
found'it,-ajob with a. Prince
Rupert +" Building , ‘supply
firm’ as: a‘ salésman, ” Three -
years: carpentry: ‘experience in

perience as a salesman, on ‘car’:
lots and door:lo-door , prepared,
him for this job.” Since taking

payments, for sacle assistance

The

New bills this week include:

Bill | 138, Motor-Vehicle ,
Amendment ‘Act, 1974, J+ .
‘house: -keeping ,

a“ So “Rehabiition and 4 Development, ¢ “hoice .

The smooth taste
_ of quality that is TRS

unmistakably
- _ “Seagram's.

Stag
Five's STAR :

aii

oo  Seag rans
7 FIVE STAR

rage } H , “Canada's | Li hisk
EE 1974 “oe anacas argest-se ing rye WHISKY,
s rE SON
‘ NELS WOMES a ..but his recovery i Mills Memorial was quick and he ‘was Blended and bated by Josenh B Seagram & Sons, Ladi right hare In z c.

P.O. Box 1329, Pinca esa 6. Vat Ava
a a J

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“Pop shops have finally come -
fo the Northi!!. ~

, auanenn Till Sal. Cth June. Sl lalalals .

MIX & MATCH

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- GOOD USED POCKET BOOKS
MAGAZINES & COMICS,

‘Being them in. We want them.

“AS IN: THE goon: OLDE DAYS'"

STORE HOURS

Tuouday- Saturday, 10:00 A.M. 6:00 9.8.
: “Friday 10:00 AM 8:00 P.M}

Blosed Sunday a Monday

a "Located ‘at 4839 Keith between the
# Totem Car Wash and Northern Magneto Ltd.

"SPECIALS

16 Flavours of ‘pop:

| 4 Case of 493° :

waready to restme-his mail ‘route within a’ month.

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. iM case of. 124 79 7 Residential-Commercial- Industrial ot ‘Protection: em
4G ° Relax! - * You: ‘geta preter
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rn) fa “\ muaranteed upto: ._ Personal.

; Bye vafundable deposit on bottles a Tray. “APPLIANCES BY. - . _ ‘the available credit“. ” ‘Installment ©

: ot . _Sanadlen General Electric, ws cere .

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” DURING OUR OPENING YOU CAN BUY -

A BOTTLE OF COLD. POP TO DRINK cc. Payments here ee

_IN, THE STORE FOR ONLY Yoo. _ ain Cannas until Fe .
* “Fund tidanstons 19 74 when the:

” PHOME.
635-5431

pouyant and smiling a day Jater and...

“JOE'S PRINTER'S. on :

“2. agit Ladella, Terrace.

ALL TYPES OF COMMERCIAL PRINTING. -
. OFFSET & LETTERPRESS : _

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