i BUT LOTS _OF GAS... 63.7" reg, _ cheapest gas in town at | THORNHILL fm HOME 071 River Drive 635 HOME’ | -9168 THORNEMLL PRE-SCHOOL according to plans. (urn (bree before September 15 and plan on using the Centre. will not be atlending the program every day.- Please fill inthe form and sendit to: Box 421 . Terrace, B.C. + Please phone 635-5597 for further information. my me oe —— a QUESTIONNAIRE A contract has been let to Archie Bobsien Construction for the building of an activity room on E.T. Kenney Primary School at a The Thornhill Pre-School Committee is working hard at establishing a pre-school , program for three and four year old children in the Thornhill area. A startling date has not been sel as yel bul we hope lo gel started in the early part of Seplember if everything goes The spaces available in the program are limited. Therefore, we would appreciate the co- operation of all Thornhill residents who have children that are three or four years old or will The information will help the committee in drawing up a schedule of those children thal Thornhill Pre-School Committee News Briefs The Herald has learned that the Thornhill Junior Secondary School which was scheduled to open by September will — be delayed until at least mid-October. School officials blame labour problems in part but a large portion of the blame is lain at the door- step of the Kitimat- Stikine Regional District because of the political hassles in regard to the over-size water system at the school. The auditorium is also behind schedule and will not open until the middle. of October © Tom Chesterman, former insurance agent’ and hot line broadcaster is ‘the successful can-. didate for the lposition’ of enforcement officer with the district of Terrace. * Mayor George Thom of Kitimat has called a meeting of all Northern mayors in Kitimat this weekend when the whys and wherefores of the provincial governments announced -plans — to develop the north, now seem to bbe switiching to the east of the province. Mayor Gord Rowland will attend. ; The §.P.C.A. animal shelter has been closed down due to an epidemic of distemper. All- animals lodged in -the shelter were destroyed. : TERRACITES THIRSTY Terracites, who rely on beer to quench their thirst especially during this warm spell, are remaining thirsly unless they get ta the doors of the Terrace Liquor Store quite early in the morning. There is very little beer finding its way into this communily, in fact into any B.C. communily. Customer's who arrived at the Liquor Store after noon en Saturday were advised that all beer was sold out. Those who wailed patiently aver the hot ’ weekend and did not make the jocal outlet by noon were also disappointed as the delivery for the day was sold oul. A memo to all liquor stores from the head of the Liquor Commission directs thal no customer be sold any more than Name: ..——.——_____—— Address; —--—-~.-—-—-~-=—— Phone: -——— = ee eee Name(s) of Child(ren): --—-—-————-— Birthdate: ~—— Morning (9 -.12) - . Monday ’ - Tuesday - Thursday Friday “Affernoon (1-4) . yes: no Session Preferred aqme tae a ee Wednesday ae oo oO eg Witl you bring the child ta the school yourself? 7 . un Iwo dozen at any one time. Local warehousing officials and Liquor store Manger are very lightlipped about the situation due to regulations and con- fidentialily of information and . no indication. of when an im- ‘ovement of the situation can oblained. - ' . It was learned that the supply al present can only meet in the neighborhood of ten’ percent of the demand for this period of - the year. -As best as we can. ascertain the northern com- munilies are not being descriminated against. and we are getting our fair share. Most hotels ‘are not selling beer and are relying dn harder stuff to keep their customers happy. [DOMRS & GOOD §ENSE by WILLIAM J. MARTIN . Special Cont la Arco Financial Services New carpeting can be one of the most expensive home fur- nishings you're likely to pur- chase, but now is the time when you should be able to save up to hundreds of dollars. July and August arc tradition- ally the best months to buy car- peting when savings of up to §0% off'regular retail prices are available, If you need new cat- pets, either wall-to-wall or just area rugs, this is the time you should seriously shop around for some trie bargains. Wool is the most expen- sive carpeting f f f Fg material but it is durable, re- $ f sillent, flre re- * ‘ sistant and f f £ . easy to clean.’ Nylon is less resilient but a litle more durable, and acrylics | are Jong wearing as well as fade and soil resistant, Rayon is the chenpest carpeting material but doesn't hold up well under heavy tse, . : Since eatpeting can run from a couples of dollars a square yard to well over $25, it pays to . shop carefully before purchas- ing. Shopping this summer should net the best buys of the year, so slart looking now if you're In the matkel. Smart shoppers not only come . parison shop for all major pure chases, but they know when to two combinations will make you ‘a wiser purchaser and sove a aver, the long.run. look for certain items, These _ substantial amount of ‘money cost of $271,543. The Bobsien was the lowest tender received. Work, as can be seen above, is already under way. New dog pick-ups are’ being lodged in the local animal clinic. : Park and_ Tilford regional awards were announced yesterday with the Terrace swimming pool taking top honors in this area Six other buildings in Houston, Smithers and Terrace received Cer- tificates of Merit. The Terrace recipients are _Finning Tractor and the Barvarian Inn. The provincial award winner will be announced at a Banquet in Vancouver on the 26th of next month. A representative of the swimming pool and, Terrace ‘Mayor Gord Rowland will be invited to attend. ee ge. call. 7 ' tenants, . (¢) -.”- Municipal voter in the “ complete the required abt * 2. Ldmiled: will, ~ Summer Olym : ‘The Consumer Electronics & “Appliances Division “of “RCA | spend ‘ap- proximately $550,000 to sponsor CTV coverage of the 1976 Winter and Summer Olympic Games, it was announced today by Don Bell, Manager, Advertising & Marketing Programs, RCA Limited. Mr, Bellexplained that, under the terms of ils deal with CTV, the Canadian electronics firm will receive one-eighth spon- sorship of the television net- work's 1974 Olympic Games package which will include - prime lime coverage af the Winter Olympics from Inn- sbruck, Austria, and the Summer Olympics | from Montreal, Quebec as well as 19 Olympaid one-hour ‘specials’. “This ig the most expensive single media buy RCA Limited has ever made, ” he said, “bul we think the Olympics are important and deserve our support, particularly in 1876 when Catiada will be hesting the summer games.” _ “It also presents us with an ideal opportunity to provide our television, stereo and appliance dealers across Canada with the kind of advertising backup they have come to exoect from a KALUM TI WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1974 ics on CTV | company thal manufactures 28 per cent of all. the. television products made in this country.” ’ He added. oO The CTV Olympic Sports package will run for a total of eight months, extending from January through to August, 1976. RE SERVICE. .. The Public Hearing shall be Municipal Building on Wednesday, August 21, 1974 at 7:00 p.m. The proposed By-law is as follows: - .. To enter into a Land Use Contract described as: Lot A, District Lot 361, Plan 7292 being 4717 Walsh Avenue. DISTRICT OF TERRACE _.,,Notiee is hereby given that a Public Hearing wili be held.on proposed Land Use Contract By-law ADP-02-4029 (Walsh Avenue Enterprises). for the parcel of land known and .. The proposed By-law may be viewed during regular business hours at the Municipal Hall. held in the Councit Chambers of the _ All persons having any interest in the proposed By-law aforementioned shall take notice and be governed accordingly. . Jack Hardy Clerk-Administrator ‘District of Terrace PUBLIC NOTICE The 1974 amendments to the “Municipal Act” "RE:1O74 VOTERS REGISTRATION require that. persons regardless of their status {property owners, If you are: (a) 19-years of age or ove November"16, 19747 © a resident ‘ : or residents) must complete a voter registration form on or before 5 o‘clock p.m. August 31st, a : ‘(by A Canadian Citizen or British subject; , of Canada for 12 months, and inthe Province... ‘of British Columbia for the past six months; - ns “_-(d) a resident of the District of Terrace; ‘ Pn, JA, - Clerk-Administrator istrict of Terrace eee . 1974 in order t “> be eligib{e to vote at the 1974 Municipal Election. - r, or willbe 19 years of age prior to:: and have not been enumerated and - or registered as a_ District of Terrace; you are eligible to. . voter registration form, which may.be =. - ained at the Municipal Building, 3215° Eby St, Terrace, ~~ a BC, : at The Munic "The ipal Office is open-for voter registration purposes “Monday th ru Friday from 8:30 a.m. fo 4:30 p.m. Hardy