“FACTS NOT FICTION’
s-Ford Trucks outsold all. competition in.

‘the fletd during 1st qtr. 1968,

THIS FACT 18 OFFICIAL

s SEE ERNIE FISHER OR BILL

SCHOERS

te KNOW FORD ‘TRUOKS..

Bck Parker . Lid,

Phone 635-2808

Terrace, BO.

Prove

Library.

_ Perlodicals Department, .
m Metoria, Be c..

Read Automotive: ‘News: we

. They Tell The Story
“ORD. LEADS ALL. MARES: on”
CANADIAN SALES FOR FIRST OTR,

we toe, Parker Urd td. |

460th YEAR — NO. 50

“IN THE TOWN POKEY was

Ralph Vande Velde at Sat- —

urday’s opening bf Playground program. Playground

headquarters at community

centre were made of card-

board, Including the jail. See story page 3,

Mail box lack to
stall delivery?

Terrace and Thornhillpeople move slowly when it comes to

mail boxes,

ae And they’ re positively serpens
me tive when it comes toletter slots,
Terrace postmaster Robert
Dumma this week issued a re.
ms minder to householders to get
oe them installed soon.’ |”.
As in now,
: Mail delivery is slated for
a Terrace, And it won't: start
mee until at least 80 per cent of all
| homes on mail routes’ haveletter
m boxes and proper numbers on
@ the house, .
S “It’s a definite necessity toget
those letter slots installed,’
3 Dumma told the Herald,
m He said he expected a post
office team here in late July or
Riearly August for a= spot- check’
“on the mail box situation, ;
“H -we don't have.the required
80 per cent by. August, mail doe

Hvery could -be held over until | =

mearly spring,’*Dumma said,

im No official date has yet been

maset for postmen to bring the
mail to householders and replace
the present box system,

But. unofficial estimates say
that if the people instal the mail
boxes, delivery: could start in

malate August.or early September.’

Dumma ‘said - numbering. of

ouses was good, but the mail
boxes situation was: bad,

Farlier Kiwanis clubmembers
had volunteered to sell mail boxes
AS a fund-raising project, Hard.

e stores decided not to carry

em, . ;
i Herald learned this week‘that| i

the stores have changed their
minds and will now carry the let.
er receptacies, |
Postmaster Dumma also sald
Bhat to date only about 50per cent
f directory registration forms
d beon returned to the Terrace
‘ost Office,

* TURN IN GUNS a
NEW: YORK-(AP) New York

ity police satd Monday that.62| §

@ hod boon turned'in so far

“the mantl-long perlod of amn-|:

for weapons possession that

n June },

endered. ey! revolvers, 25| °
pmatic ipistola, cight rifles, :

me shotgun amd one airgun, A

|Residents haye| ™

onka shell also was turnedin.| .

Check made on

“Stewart-Cassiar
’ Department of Mines officials

‘| inspect ‘the Stewart-Casaiar road,

Harry - Bapty, inspector of
mines for this. area, flew nor-
th from Terrace Monday. He!
joined the inspection party ‘con=

“sisting of J.E, -Merrett, deputy. .

chief ‘inspector of mines;- L,
Wardman, senfor. electrical in
spector; Victor Dawson, mech-
janteal inspector and DR Mor-.
gan, senior inspector in charge
of roads and trails,

Ben Ginter Construction and
Peter . Kiewit Construction are

_ | each’ eontracting a section. of

road construction from either
end.

‘ITS DOWN THE HATCH
liest fish in the world,

at) by RAT,

It was hot, it
was a record,
so they say

Terrace had its hottest-ever July 3 when the temperature

hit 83 degrees,

At least that’s what they 6 said
in Vancouver,

A Herald check-at the Depart-
ment of Transport Weather Office
at the airport. ‘confirmed the
figure and the record,” But de-
taille were sparse, “22 °°". -

An airport spokesman said that
all the records were kept in Van-
couver, _ a

All tiie high for Terrace is
believed to be 99 degrees but no
‘one knows when it happened, In-
formed observers feel that the
record was not set in January
-or February...

A‘ check - with Taxirace Municl-
pality's Gary Holmes revealed
that weather statistics are being
‘compiled in the municipal office,
But they weren’t available,

_ Five other B, C, towns also

at chow. time as the skilfish, frland.::
gets hand.fed at the Vancouver Public. |
.Aqiarivm, Skilfish grow to 200 pounds, but fooders call each «

with bank loans,

broke temperature recerds
Wednestay,

Abbotsford recorded 88; Kam.

Joops, 95; Nanaimo, 86; Quesnel
90;. and Williams Lake, $6

» Tofino tied its previous recon be

of 71, ‘. Lytton at 100 degrees,
was the hottest spot in Canada
but i fell § degrees short of ita
own record,.

"Guan FRAUD

-_MONTREAL - (CP). — Jean
Guevremont, manager of a ‘sub.
urban Laval branch of the Ca.
hadian National - Bank, was
charged Wednesday along with
four other.men with defrauding
the bank of $98,200 by. using
false documents” in connection
leased $2,000 Da nding
eased on pe
proliroinary hearing duly fe

lien,

tor E, H. Thomas, .

- Threat of ait WA
1588 municipal taxes,
Terrace: Munfelpal, - ‘Adminis
strator’ ° John: _ Pousette © told
Council Monday .that by due date

taxés had been paid, ...
He sald: that in 1967,. Council
gollected. 87 per cent of taxes
lue,

erman Edna Coopar both sug.
gested tliat late payment in many

| instances could be blamed on the

threat of a woods closure during

IWA-forest . industries negotia~

dons for a new contract.
Municipality's 1968 tax ie

Grab brone.

a a stampede

- It’s bront rid'intimethis week-
end in Terrace, pardner,

+ Lions Park in Thornhill will
be the place, July 13-14 for the
annual Terrace Lions Stampede.

Six major events; saddle bronc
riding, bare-back riding, bull rid-
ing, calf roping, teami roping and
‘Steer. wrestling -are scheduled,
Added items are’ brahma bulls
and barrel racing. -

Stampede celebrations’ start
Friday July. 12, with an open air
dance at the Terrate Co-Op park-
ing lot, Western style music
will be played starting at 9 p.m,

Friday evening there will also
be the western parade in the down
town area,

Stampede eveitts on Saturday
amd Sunday will begin each day
at 1:30 p.m. -
Over $1000 in prize money will

awarded to wimers. of the
various events, A $75 prize is
also’ being awarded to the Hest
decorated place of business in
Terrace, Decorations must have
a rodeo theme, .

Entiies for all stampede events
will be, received at Ey’s Mens
Wear up to 10 p.m., July 12 or
entries may be phoned into John
Clift at 635-5420,

Leading cowboys from out of
town. are expected to compete,
George Palmenter, Bruce Waitt,
Jim Robinson, Bill Gentles, Dan
Worthington and Henry Dowe are
expected,

A Rodeo Dance atthe Commun=
ity Centre on Saturday night will

he bart of the weekend activities,

ee ete

”CONSTRUC TION BELOW —
1967 RECORD PACE

: Construction In Terrace Municipality ‘in 1968. ect
tinues below the 1967. record-setting tigure of $8. 5 mit

Figures were ‘released by

sdestesssmmmats

_« Figures, for: ‘the holt ‘year show $1, 053; 542 com-
ered with a ‘1967 figure for the same period of $1, 547, -

municipal building inspec.

. They show that a total of $262, 374 construction
wos authorized in June, compared with 0.1967 7 figure for.
the same month. of $332,900, '

# vibe sou coeSeaan Ee nisolnitonstintennasaasares

” Strike threat blamed
Tor tardy taxpayers —

strike was blamed for tardy payment of

Bane enn sae se aod

of July 1, only 77,2 per cent of}

Alderman: Cam Lane and Ald. |

come is set at $1, 236,638, Pow
sétte said that $379,000 has not
been received, -

He sald -that approximately
$90,000 representing homeowner
grants .would be pald by the Pro.
Mincial Government late in July,

“At the rate of our current
expenditure, we will be forced
into a borrowing position byt vets
ober 1 unless sub
tax money is recelved,” he told
Council.

Taxes pald after closure date
of July 1 carry a 6 per cent per

annum penalty,

Eurocan signs

—.Eurocan ill ell years,
: te overseas ‘Tmaikete Wi Withthehelp |"
| af Seabord Lumber Sales Co, Led.

Seahord is: believed.to handle:
more than half of overseas sales
of B.C. lumber last year.

Announcement of the sales
agreement was made jointly last
week by representatives of the
two companies,: —~

Eurocan has reeently started
construction of its ‘ulp-lumber
complex, —-

Mining office
opened locally

Morrow Mining Ltd., first min- oth

ing office to open inTerrace, had
its official ribbon cutting cere-
mony Monday night,

There ceremony took place
following a supper at Manuel's
restaurant at which a number of.
town representatives Were pre-
sent,

The new mining company, open
ing its office in the Da Silva
Biock on Lakelse Ayenue, is come-
prised of Terrace businessmen.

jA. (Bert) Morrow isin char-
ge of the office assisted by his
partner Mel Szabo,

ASKS GUARANTEED WAGE

QUEBEC (CP) ~Quebec City
Welfare authorities called on the
Quebée government Wednesday to
establish a guaranteed annual
wage axl to wrap up allits social
welfare legislation in a single
law. The Quebec Welfare Coun

.cll made the recommendation ina

brief to a royal commission
investigating. health and welfare’

| Minister tells Council

services in the province,

Housing ‘dire need. ‘here

Low rental housing 1s a dire
need in Terrace, Municipal Coun-
ell was told Monday, °

The warning was issved ina
letter from Rev, George Keenley-
aide, chairman of the Community
Resources Committee. -

He asked for a meeting with
council to discuss the problem.

He ‘said a-survey revealed *al-
most literally no rantald suitable
for. a family.of even four for any
less than 00; to #150 per
month,” : :

“This rental oe. ‘s: 4s almostpro-

hibitive in-a great many cases,

Mr. Keenleyside sald, «
He warned that tent costs

caused “resultant deprivattonsin.

other areas of family life".
The Knox United Minister noted
that many houses rented fn the

ing accom
” farnilies, ”

Mr, Keenleyside sald his group
was’ Interested in a move to pro-
vide low rental housing and off-
ered is organizations Repeal
ance in preparing a housing pro- |:
file for: the ‘local community,

Union .of B,C,  munictpall-
ties has accepted a request from

the B,C. Committee on Housing | ia

to provide information ofhousing
situation in each community,

In his letter: Mr. Keenleyside.
sald that the National Housing
Act provides ways to providelow | °

“rental housing, .

Ro said that’ municipalities pay
nono of the capital costs for srect+
lon for low-income |
: Cost. is ‘shaved’ be-.

B . tween Federal and Provincial

$100-150.. bracket . were Anade~:

quate,
*~ *Th some cases they’ do, rot:
even | : contain: Proper. sanitation

| facllittess'” he sald, ms

BEY. ‘GEORGE REENLEYSIDE |
Sac for housing ©

emi a 7525 pees cent

ner. Cre ion
eae come : ‘ack n° ae

ferent stip. wae

and bases serving northern B, C.
’- Arinouncement of sale and

"| transfer was made jointly July 5

by PWA president R, H, Laid-

man
of trans: “Provincial Air Carriers

“Effective August’ 1, 1968,

| Trans-Provincial Air Carriers

will take over the operation of
scheduled air services from
Prince Rupert to Alice Arm, Kit-

{ sault Village and Stewart’ and
.| from Prince Rupert to Anuk and

Scud River,

the transfer cover the vast area
of British. Columbia north to the
Yukon and south intocentral B.C.

riers, have operated froma char-
ter hase at Terrace, for the past
eight years, They will start
their new. operation with a fleet
of 11 aircraft which includes
three Grumman Goose Amphi-
bians, one DeHavilland Otter, one
‘DHC2 Beaver and one Cessra
180 taken over in the purchase|
from Pacific Western, .

In a statement from Vancou-
‘ver, Laidman said, “Whilewe are
awalting the. implementation of
Regional Air: Policy for Cana=|_
dian Air Transportation, it has
become obvious that the trans<
fer of regional scheduled routes
to Pacific Western would carry
with fit a requirement to divest
ourselves of our small dircraft

tions,”

“The sale of our aircraft and
transfer of licences at Prince.
Rupert is the. last of cur small
alreraft’’ operations where we

hay ed thy .
- has ferves Minette fir tare

oy, League

for amaller aircraft, ;:
Garry Reum said that this ox.

-| pansion by. Frans-Provincial Air

Carriers was in line -with. his
company’s policy to provide in-

creased services tothe fast grow-
ing area of northern B,C. .

Their two main bases will be
at Prince Rupert and Terrace
and that substantially the same
Pilots. and staff.as at present
would be ial employed by -‘Trans-

roving

eeu said that arrangements
have been made for the transfer
of passengers and freight with
er: Mm. air carriers and
that: they: planned to: contime ‘to
operate as a feeder line to C,P,
Air at Prince Rupert,

Charter services involved in £

Trans Provincial
fo serve north B. C

ee. group of Terrace and Prince Rupert businessmen have pur-
chased Pacific Western Airlines "B" schedule and charter licenses -

ani Gary Reum, president Mae

Trans-Provincial Air Car- B

GARY BEUM
-.. heads group |

Welcome mat
out for Alta |
Visitors

“Some three: hundred. Terrace
people welcomed 86 visitors
from and - Northwest
Chambers of Mines and Pinel
sources at - a banquet -

The affair Was organized hy
Terrace and District Chamber
of Commerce and the Munici-  -
pality. of Terrace.’ Local elt
zens pald their share a hosts,
Terrace . ident

achedule and charter opera-| day. °

‘or 20 inch was, has been-an

“dea : fast . developing
‘area ‘and ono of great partial

z| allnusl tour“of- businessmen, fir

‘anciers, “doctors, . lawyers and

‘WOLVERHAMPTON, England
(CP) Antique ~ dealer Kerns
neth Gill, 28, rad to akandon a

He claimed the charges were
too high and used candles tolight
Staffordshire home, but found
candles. more expensive ‘than
soctricity.

Bears ‘Uke the good life too,
The CHARLIE HARRISONS were
nightly yisited by two bear cubs
who 10 guletly helped themselves to
Rood 28 from the outdoor cooler,

Ongervation officer GarySmy-
the’ was called: in as a consul-

j tant, setup a trap:with tasty sal-
mon from the Skeéna, Frienily |:

bruines bypassed - the salmon,
headed straight for T-borie steaks,
strawberries and grapefrult;\La~
ter one varmint was ‘caugtit and
released ata greater. distance.
but the ‘other steak snatcher {8
still ‘on the loose,
on oT

You: be glad, to.know you're

lving™ in’ “a"scenic worlerland

with recreational facilities for all

ages,’* sie also that you are in
“dynamic rapidly oxpanding
mid-western British Columbia,” .
Prose géms were culled from
School District 98 ad for teachers:
the. Vancouver. Sun, Don't know
if the approach is successful but

‘| it certainly has more comphthan
‘said,

« eens are. Invited:
for as sr tpe ot oa ;

‘A share of the good lite also
comes to Terrace's TONY PAn=
VIAINEN whose ticket {ithe B.C,"
Minor. Basebalt Assoclationdran:
won him a:21-day all expenses
r to. the, Caribbean, « It vas

.C. wide ‘contest, : Incidetitally,
Terrace soot zon

0 B

StAueu Beale i "Ny

ninesmonth electricity boycott. | be

;company ‘officials from Alberta...
and ‘other parts of ‘Canada and:
‘the United States, |. :
“We are here ‘so-that we can
learn something of each other”,
said Dave Jacox, president ofthe |
Alberta Chamber. of Commerce,
“And to learn more! about the
natural resources. of the area,’
ja view of more and more mar--
kets being sought in the Pacl-
fie rim*’,
Jacox felt ‘that northern Al-
berta and Saskatchewan should
Work, more closely with North
Central B.C., the Yukon andNor-
thwest Territorles,
A number of the guests re-
paired to the Red ‘Dor to fir
ish out the. evening; others re-
tired to be up at 3 a.m. for ©
fishing in nearby. streame, wiv."
ers and lakes,
Other places visited by the AL
rta group were Endako Mine,
Vanderhoof, Prince George pulp
am paper plant and oil refinery;
Granisle Mine near Smithers
amd the Alcan plant at Kitimat,

dangerously, He" 8 leaving Ter-
race for 4 new job in the Depart-
ment of Education at Simon Fra-
ser-Louis Riel U, the embattled.
university on Burnaby mountain, .
He'll be working under SFU press
ident-for-aday Dr, John. Bills is
in teacher training work, :

Also: ‘on the education beat Kee
lum School principal-ROY PRY-'.
STAY leaves town fora new job...
aa ‘superintendent of special clas~ .
Bes dn the Dawson Creek areas

ELMINA NORTH & yas one of. 22
B.C, delegates. to the, Canadian
Nurses’ Assoctation: : ‘convention *

tive for nurses in Can’ ;
ada Le one,of th e toples, - .

© Seubtlebutt says that the voces. .
tonal ‘school ‘won't. be using
Skeenaview: as @ boarding centre -
for — students. when: tho school’
opens in September, And further:
‘seutilebutt doesn't. see: much Cus:
ture for fhe. Present bulldings.

- There. is. a 2 BC. B
ain JOHN Fost who ‘cls

remath* if Fok to eo ‘ba
elor.”’ 1 ow. pri

in Saskatoon this. week, Collecs | ||