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o . Skeeng agency, is also leaving for

‘new' superintendent shortly when

_ the . Skeena
» Prince Rupert arrives,.

’ posting last: Wednesday,

 : ~Cooper has. been transferred
sto Williams Lake,

LIGHTNING SPARKED
LOCAL FOREST FIRES

Lightning strikes have been blamed for four forest fire

out-breaks in the Lakelse Valley during the past week.
Three ‘of the blazes are now out and under patrol, The
fourth continues to burn over a 20 acre area on the Beam

Station road near. Tlermann
’ Perrace,

Lake; 5 miles’ South West of

fie tes Ranger Orval Gorley told the. Herald the third

re ig: _Bpreading. ents put. | ig under: ander. epatrol, Hes ip Ba

“ att water bomber” was. ‘dalled ito service. ‘on Sunday

the fire’ broke out ; 20, msn are. working: atthe: ‘site, with Pumps:

and ‘cats’, ”

Gorley’ said a ‘Friday night. flare fire fizzled out near Remo.
The fire was spotted almost as soon as it started by Spring
Creek Golf Club owner, Ronald Cush, The Forest Ranger
commented, ‘Sometimes these. lightning ‘fires are sleepers,
We have to be constantly on the alert for flare-ups,” :

out,

He said a small fire near Mezziadin Lake is now completely

Sales drop cuts
Colcel profits.

Columbia Cellulose net profit picture took a plunge. during the

first six months of. this year with,

Indian agent
named for
~ local area

Terrace Indian Agency pets : a

Walter J. Easton, formerly. of
Tiver Agency in

B,C, Indian Commissioner J,V,
Boys announced Easton's new

Easton. served. as_superinten-
‘the’ Queen Charlotte
agency in Masset for two years

Skeena agency, 5"
He has been with the Indian
Affairs Department since 1956,
He ‘succeeds Jack. MeFarland
in Terrace, who goes to Hazel-
ton, ‘replacing Gordon Cooper.

T.H, McGing,: assistant dupere
intendent for ‘engineering at the

Terrace, His replacement is
Oliver Adams, 4 momber of the

Masset Indian band who is now | Se

with Indian’ Affairs’ at Kitkala,

All changes take place Sept. 1.

only $296,014, 7)
For the ‘same ‘period: in 1966,

‘net profit was $1,549,366,

. A declina’of close to $2 mile

‘lion in sales’ was, cited in-the bie

annual report : issued by the COlite
pany last week™
. Sales during the sixmonthpore
fod this year totalled$32,656,214
as compared with $94,592,534
for the same time last. year,
In the sixemonths ‘statement,

:Paul M, Marshall, president and

‘chairman, says because Skeena
Kraft is still inthe Startup phase,
the revenues and expenses have
not been included in. the earnings
for the period, -"

“The: earnings statement does
reflect the adverse, effect on sul-
phite operations resulting from
continuing: difficulties encounter.
ed in the’ startup and operations
of facilities jointly’ used by the
kraft-and sulphite mills." ..-

. The statement dees not show
any earnings per share. Payment
of about $450,000 ‘in preferred
share’. ‘dividends - would put this
figure in-a.deficit position. Earns
‘Ings for the ‘second quarter were
$183,724 vs, $933, 60, :
~ Skeena - raft Ltd., 60 per cent
owned by Columbia Cellulose, has
announced that it will shut down
operations. for two weeks starting
pt. 4. hecause of the siow.mars.

ket brought:on ‘by a world wide “at ‘the ‘progress’ being. made in|”

the company's’ capital expansion ‘tal

oversupply @ of: rood pulp. am

as ‘expansion, Program for - tht Ter.
"stamp to honor: the late Governor General George P; Vanter 2, ts
- “will be issued Septembor 15, Tha stamp is, based on 8 portrait...

: bs Ottawa Bhtograuher: Youane, Karsh. ae

_d, ERNEST RICHARDSON

BC Tel

| president |

in Terrace

The. see . «itl yourself: Dro.
sident of BC Tel will: “take, a look
at Terrace’ this week,:

J. Ernest Richardson ‘flies
into Terrace airport Wednesday |°
night to open a tour. of company | -
installations in the Terrace, Kiti- |"
mat and -Prince. Rupert: areas,’ },

Richardson, . president... and
chief executive officer ‘of .BC

‘Telephone Company is credited

witha miajor streamlining: of |
ithe company. since. he tocle over
four years ago,

“The visit: is part. of a Ye.
gular series of trips Mr. Richar-

-dson makes. each: year to meet].
with employees on the job and to}’
get a first-hand look at devel-|.

opments taking place throughout

‘British Columbia,” 4a company

spokesman said, :
“His schedule: includes visits to

‘the company’s offices in Kitimat
-and Terrace -and.a. tour of the |.

Alcan operations -in Kitimat be.|
fore his departure Friday for
Prince Rupert,. where he will]:
meet employees ' in’ B,C, Tele
phon's toll centre, : *

The. company has more than.

.200.employees “in its Terrace.

operating district, which covers |'
the Terrace, Kitimat and Prince |.

- Rupert areas and. that he hoped:

to be able to meet. most of them

‘during his visit, *:

Richafdson’ will ‘algo see some

7 program in the area; - aa
This’ includes’a riew. $300,000}:

‘bullding.- din’ . Terrace. and”

"| $100,000.bullding adaltlon ini Kiti,
. | mat-on which construction began:
"| recently, - :

The Terrace | pulling will:
become: the - centre. df love diss |.
‘tance operations’ for the :reglon:

‘| when: installations. are .compléte.

ed late .next-year;” The Kitimat

\p addition... will house "switching

equipment through which: Kidmat'|
4s to’get dial. telephone service,
moxt years... F
“These are. two: ‘of ‘the ‘major.
‘tems. in’ ‘the company’s: ‘capital:

ch , will see:
2H mil

WHERE. Do SMALL “PEOPLE GO IN SUMMER TIME? It
just could be the ‘Terrace Public Library where youngsters
are taking advantage of the special children’s reading desks

donated by jecal Rotary

Club‘to the new Hbrary in the cen
tennial building. Studious ‘young lady above is Nelly Seinen
who borrowed .a pair of glasses for an intellectual approach.

En raute to Terrace

Plane ioffisons fuel,

nig!

And: despite. ‘the fact that ; jis
CPA flight had to return once
to Vancouver following éngine
trouble, Dr. Willy Souchler and
his wife looked remarkably calm,

Dr. Spuehler was not on an:
official visit. He decided to see

‘|the local area after a visit to

He was greeted here by an ene

tourage from Alcan an whisked
ff to what was described as

“an informal: and private tour’
of Alcan's Kitimat operations and
the Kemano works. —

The CPA flight with Dy, Spue.
hler aboard. was forced to jet.
tison 3,000 pounds of fuel and re.
tum to Vancouver when an en=
gine began to overheat,; . = «

Tt is: believed .that a. small
electrical motor in the engine
eowling failed to edloai that init
cooling system fun

CPA in a

fog; try
‘Smithers

If you get into a-foz you could
finish up in Smithers,
Particularly if you're ona
‘CPA flight from Vancouver,
Despite a fog of secrecy far
murkier. than anything that has
ever obscured: the Terrace Airs
port; Herald reporters have
learnt. that CPA pilots want to be
able..to take.a good long look
‘at the “airfield .before ‘landing,
Otherwise theyll head for
‘Smithers or Prince Rupert,

-Problem:. apparently .is the! &

“yagio’ beam . which brings the big
‘planes: in. ‘during * murky condi.
tions. Coak yhy

A temporary power fallure Fri»
‘day night one -hour before the
“Vancouver flight was due is the

apparent: cause. for possible ree |:

routing,”

“The: power failure cut off the
radio ‘beam.
- CPA. officials locaity ‘verent
King. .

“It: is -vallevea hint CPA is now
a | Sturtying. ‘the use’ of-an “instant,
‘an’. “puddliary.. ‘power switching
Bystematthe-dirport.
:. Thesystem would. MEAN, COf

1} tinuous: power for the radio beam, |

Meanwhile. the’ Harald con-
tacted BC. Hydro’: 6 Jack Me-

‘Dougall - concerning. power out}

“ages, ad

i The. power line: “hetwoen Kein
‘quo and ‘Terrace is in first class
condition, McDougall said, :

‘in’ “an” initial: testing perio
McDougall told the Herald,

Swiss V-P stays calm,

That was the: vice-presldent of: Switzerland you saw at
:| alyport, Monday:night. °

: AN the faa mare {robe out &

"We" don't ene aa ‘ies,

. The nigtor was quickly fixed

at. Vancouver and the Swiss vice-

président's flight arrived in Tere
race just two hour's behind sche,
dule,

Dr. Souehter _ will ‘yeturn ‘to
Vancouver. Weanosdiy afternoon
by CPA,

Maaistrate’s

Court .63.

The following convictions were
made in Terrace Magistrate's
Court last week before Magis-
trate C.J, Norrington: .

John ‘Peter ‘Cherney,: impalred
ariving, fined $225 and prohibi-
ted fron driving for two months;
Robert Purdy. Fowler, ‘indecent
assault, fined $500; Dale Patrict
Kushner, assault -causing
bodily : harm sentenced to three
months," .

‘There: were 28 convietloris for
speeding and minor trafficinfrace

Hons; 16 for. parking offences; | -
| three. for infraction of trucking

regulations; one for causing a
disturbance and two. on sundry
charges,

Magistrate F.H. ‘Adames prese |

ided over’ the following: Cecile
Wittmeier, . sentenced.- to six
months for theft over $50; Joseph
Boulerd, fined $250 for impaired

driving; James Olson fined $25
for. common assault,

There were three convictions
for ‘speeding and two for Tiquor
offences,

that he is prepared but unable

of-way properties have been no=
‘otlated, °

Corb on
“speculators
predicted

Highways Minister P,A, Gage
lardi has broken the Highway
16 bypass silence, |

But .which way the blacktop
goes, nobody knows for sure @X%.
cept Mr, Gaglardi and Terrace
Municipal Council,

After three wecks the minister
contacted Terrace Municipal
Council by phone Tuesday morn-

ing, :
-He is believed to have said

to release details of thenew route
for Highway 16 through downtown
Terrace,

His reasons appeared sketchy
at Herald press time (Tuesday,
4p.m,)

The Minister's
pears to be that he will not an-
anounce the route untll all right.

g + 7

Possible land speculation
appears to be the main stumbling |"
block, Gaglardi expressed an ap=
parent desire to ‘tread Lightly”
until all necessary lands for the |
facilitation of the bypass have
been permanently nailed down.

Plans are now underway to ne»
gotlate a property ‘freeze’ in the
Inystery bypass area.

The property freeze could be

thinking ap-|

applied . tonight Tuesday when!

NOON HOUR BLAZE at the

Braun Island fourplex’ above .
caused residents to move belongings out rapidly. BL, ‘Forests
_ department crew fought the blaze, :

‘Noon blaze hits
Braun Is. fourplex |

B,C. Forestry Department fire
crew and passersby hatiled
flames which threatened a Brauns
Island fourplex housing unit,

They fought the fire for an

Terrace Municipal Council holds] hour,

.@ public meeting.
“It is: understood that Council
‘| andthe Highways I ent are

‘in agreement -over the location
-Of the ‘route which will ease the] -
flow .of traffic on Lakelse Ave,
‘Reeve A:F. Goulet accompani.|
ed by Councillor Dorothy Nor-
ton, Municipal: Engineer Hector
Buncombe, and Skeena MLA Dud=
ley Little travelled to Victoria
July 17. for a. meeting with the
highways iminister, -
- According. to the Reove,. the
interested in

| minister’ appeared.

the Terrace. proposals ond BrO~
mised.adecision. = |.

The’ route of. the. bypass {sg
holding up commercial and pos-
sible industrial development of
downtown: Terrace,: Also at: ite

sue is an’ underpass beneath the}.

ONE tracks. .

new Safeway shopping centre
incorporating ‘a Woolworth tora =
at ] Emerson and Lakelse is one:
site that could be affected,

' ‘Traffic planning is also being
held ‘in, suspension until it can,
be krown i just where the bypass
Real estate sales in the area
havé: also been slowed because
of wicertainty of the new route,

Howard
in Terrace

- Sheena MP Frank Howard ex=
pects to be in Terrace and Kiti-
mat August 14 to 16. .

‘His itinerary while here has
not yet been released, ;

Flames and heavy smokedama-
ged two of the four units, Build
ing is owned by Charles ‘Tuscher,

Demage. nage slight. .
in botel fire fire.

A searched ‘wall ‘and a borned |
out thermostat were. the only
damages resulting from a. fire
Saturday at the Exppire. Hotel.

Terrace, Fire Department went

to the hotel at about 6:55 p.m,

‘to ‘extinguish q small blaze in

the ‘basement. of‘ the. ‘building,

The fire: was contained in the

‘furnace rooni- with smoke and

scorch. damage to one wall and

some burned out thermostat wits. :
ing. resulting, =

The Empire Hotel is. locatedon
Greig. Avenue, _

Forestry crews and passerse
by battled for an hour Friday to
quell flames, that threatened a
Bemuns Island fourplex housing

Two of the four its. were
damaged by flames and smoke in
the. building owned . by, Charles
Tuscher. ae

_ The. fire. wad lectigered at the.
noon. hour. It “has not. yet been

‘An apartment occupled.by-Mr.

., Jand Mra, Tuscher was evacuated

as well as one’ occupied by’
Charlie Betts, Betts was-at work
at the Terrace ‘Herald where he
is employedas aprinter, when the
fire broke out..-...:

. Forestry crews ‘used pumps.
and hoses, taking water from the
Tuscher well near the building.
Household effecta ware removed
by friends and neighbours, ~~
All losses: were covered by in

surance. tat
rauns land . beyond
Terrace. nae bound es; it

is not protected by. the ‘Terrace
Fire Department.

"Bosses bes ‘employess
* with concealed mikes:

A company selling electronic. ‘bugs lists one of the suge
‘gested uses as a method to find cut which employees are
faithful. to the company, presumably,

. The case is reported by

Jim Young, Riitor of Design

; othe transmitter and automatic recorder ¢ can be concealed
in the office, and will record all voices and sound heard over
the receiver. The recording belts are “unique, unalterable,
identifiable, fileable, mailable and indexed: for instantaneous
pinpoint: location. for - playback: of any ‘part of the recording,
- Capacity is up io 24 hours,” according. to’ the promotion,
"+. "We have often wondered,” -says Young “What -sort of

engineers design these bugs~'~

how .they rationalize this kind

of work with the engineers’ code of ethics-or any other code
of ethics,’ for that.matter, No need to wonder about the com:

panies _ that sell. or buy them.’ We. know what they are.” . :

personnel” cartier
Caravi hes Te

ACK’ MONSTER ABOVE ts know’ ‘béchniéally. a8 an, armored
nd: when the Armed services. Centennial,

Drtifieates wi will he eyed

| determined how it started.” * ~~ -