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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1974. .

THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C.

There has been an alarming -

increase in the number. of.

** complaints handled by. the.
in. Terrace and’,
~ Kitimat, il was revealed at the

S.P.C,A,

~ “Annual General Meeting of the

Skeena Valley Branch §.P.C.A.
Monday night. .

Incoming. president’ wan’

Murphy’ of Kitimat; revealed
that Ihe number. of complaints

‘ fielded:-in- Terrace . last. year ,

were 342, up. 31 percent. from:

* 1972, In Kitimat that figure was

up 91 percent in the course of
one year. That incliides specific
complaints ‘without taking into
* account many of the phone calls

= the shelters here’ and in the

.. in, Kitimat.

_ B.S.

* Aluminum City receive daily.

Newly elected presiden Ivan
Murphy.

The report was just one of
many labled at the meeting
which saw Iva 1 Murphy elected
lo the president's chair for the
coming term. Elected first
vice-president. was Sheila
Hertslet, Harry Murphy was
elected second vice-president,”
‘Dorothy Sheasby was re-elected.
lathe. post ‘of secretary: aid
_Nancy..Clay -was
~treasurer for the group.

*.Oul:going ” president Gordon .

. Hanna gave ihe 1973 treasurer's |.
“.. report and gevealed that for the

‘firstlime:in several” years the
S.P.C:aAs Sad "shown: (an
"operating surplus, $2,587.99.

Me.Jack ‘ Jaworski. of. the” 4
. Vancouver S.P.C.A, office later

Tevealed that the provincial
“ hgadquarlers was handling the
books for the local branciy until

~ dagt- Augus| when they were _

lured ‘over ‘tothe local club.
‘The group ‘then heard. from
- Jaworaki who: made a short:
-speech,. @ special presentation
and: ‘then’ “presented. an in-
formative slide show sto the
lwenty- five members on hand.
*The award was to Tom and

Eileen Murphy, formerly of "3
. Kitimat. and now. of Mackenzie,: |

Jand was for. Outstanding and
meritorious” service’. in
S,P.C.A- while the couple lived

Branch of the.S,P.C.A; and both

. have shown, a.concern for the
" welfare of-animals in this area.

’Mr... Jaworski. went on to
auuine ihe achievements of the
P.C.A. over (the- past
several years (an internalional
manual ¢n, moving animals by

‘air, the: Health report on Zonas,

the -report on “Horse Aban-
donment) and. -then:. touched

. _ upon’. the role of the, S.P.C.A.

“Our prime concern,” said

+” Jaworski, ‘is the prevention of

We don’t ke that.
- faced with “‘emationalism, i’ 5
. difficult, you get people angry.

laws. ‘The problem lies with the
“those ‘who neglect their : pets,.
“2 while those who take. care. af

Os “The must” dlificuli type"
“ case.is one: where - we. in-

*, “efvelly to animals bul in many. _
coiniunities wa are asked to.

handlé animal control as well.

g . although: shooting was still

_ electrophenator, a piece ol

elected -

the.

“Both have been -
, very aclive In the Skeena Valley

_I's,a job .

are involved Is the develapment
‘af. a more. hijmane ‘trap,
ene to replace the leg
hold trap. ‘The Teg hold trap Is
effective. in catching animals
ibut- we want lo help develop a
_ trap that will kill the fur bearers’
. rapped instantly,”*
_ "The heart of the $:P.C.A. is
_ of course the local branches and
“though I don'l get out very often
Uenjoy the visits to the bran-
ches. Through your secretary
here [amin constant touch with
the happenings at the local
level.”

Mr. Jaworski then presented
a slide show concerning the
§.P.C.A., including history,
facilities and programs.

A question and answer period
followed during which which the
question of ‘pulling down’ or
disposing with unwanted
animals was brought up.
Jaworski outlined the three
accepted methods: of
destruction (shooting, by (the
needle and by way of an elec-
trophenator) and sald that

carried out largely, a lot.of the
branches were swilching 1o the

equipment worth +1,500 - $1,600.
As for disposal of -animals
Jaworski appreciated the
difficulties in this area during
the winter due to frozen ground.
and pointed out that more and
more incinerators were being
used., He staled there were
- Canadian models on the market
for between $6,000 .- $7,000
dollars which meet with safety
and: emmission. standards and
are‘sufficient for the job. -

These dogs need homes

I''s:a case of damned if you do, rae

damned if. you don't,
-!Wecarry out local pound, hy

iheir’ pets. are-usually the ones
ihat haveto pay; But we have to
keep after.il, keep the patrols on:
the road atid, even though it is’

not the dag’s faull, keep -im-.

pounding animals: -
of

vesligale a charge of, cruelly’ 10
animals and then jurn il over.t0

~ the -R.C.M.P..who lay. charges”

. and; prosecute: under. :the’.
“Criminal : Code. of ‘Canada:.'; .. *

We're’ ‘irying 1 10 change this, we. ws

~ feel it: Is: (00 -harsh.,

found guilty. is. labelled a ;

: criminal for.’ he. rest * of their,’

s liveas

“Involved in’ animal education.

“In schools.

“Alberta has ‘an ~ animal

‘Distress. Act and sa should
ar al least.

Brilish- Columbia’,
amendments to the SPCA Act,

‘jo hit the animal mis-irealers in -
. the ;
- “Thave met. with: some ofthe °°.“
"NDP caucus commected with the
Department of: Recreaticna and -
“Conservation and..bopefully
further meelings toward this
- end will be held. .

pockel-book.

sOne of things ‘the 8, P. c. ‘A
would like to'see is a change in
“the current system where we

. would. educate rather, than |

had . .
“meetings: with. -Eileen. Dailey. ° _

” and with a Mr, Nailer ‘who is in.)

. charge... of.” ora
development for B,C. scheols *.,.

prosecute... I have,

> aericullum
and J] want'lo get the S.P.C.A.

. Not only can we teach children
proper respect for thelr pets bul

we cai make sure animals, used.
: “treated .

are
properly.

Settee

“Anyone 7

~ Wanolhier area" in’ “whe we.

FASTER

One of the most pleasanl duties facing Mr. Jack Jaworski of the
Vancouver office of the B.C.S.P.C.A. on his recertt visit hare was
the presentation of an award for meril to Tom and Eileen Murphy
who lived in Kitimat for many years and devoted much lime ta

’ SPCA both there and in Terrace.

Vice-President: -

"GREETINGS

Easter ‘Cards,

Especially for

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Meeting
Members of Beta Omega
Chapler,. Beta Sigma Phi,

~ elected new. officers al a

meeting on March 19, ‘at the
home of Mrs. Micki braid.
Vesta Douglas assisted wilh
elections, Elecied were:
President - Mrs. Judy Olsen
Mrs. Cheryl
Grant

Second Vice-President - Mrs.
Barbara Odiorne
Recording secretary -

Mrs.
Vicki Huxtable :

Correspondence secretary -—

Mrs. Gail Sharples

Treasurer - Mrs. Ellen. Smith - -

Extension oificer - - Mrs. Gerri

Jones _

Engagement

Mr. and Mrs, Ernest'Spidel af
Terrace are pleased

son +Darhl Ernest of Lana
Rogers, daughler of Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Rogers of Fort SI.
John,

The wedding will take place
June 15 al 3p.m. inthe Kingdom

From Tracks & Treads - :

Catre contract makes for safer,
faster driving o on the ‘Yellowhead :

Gardner-Denver drifi and Cal equipment al work on Yeliowhead Highway improvements.

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Fastar,., safer: road travel. between
“Terrace. and Prince Rupert will resuit
= from: the .11,6 miles: of “highway fa
. -sonstruction underway, on Route 16.
A By: the time Catra Industrles Ltd., of
.- Vancouver, completes Its $5.3 milllon
=contract, more than two-thirds of the
Yellowhead route will have baen im-
proved.
” Catre's contract, awarded in Octo-
4 “ber, 1972, and due for compilation in
ctober, | “1974, calls for removal of
4,070,000 cubic yards ‘of. rock, re-
grading and resurfacing tha 11.6 mile
- ‘section with’ three-inch’ and. %-inch
"“¢rushed rock followed by repaving.
"The 11,6 mila saction extends west
“from a ‘point - flve miles beyond
. sTerrace, It is immediately north of ihe
~ Skeana River, and follows the route
of the Canadian National rallway
dhat serves Prince Rupert, Other con-
tracts currently underway.‘on the
same highway include the rebuilding
of some bridges over the tributaries
of the Skeena,
_ Machinery used by Catre ‘neludes
a 10 drill spread, all Gardnar-Denver:
two 3200, two 9700 and’six 3100 air
tracks, with two 150, two 900 and six
600 compressors. ‘Theae are: backed -
by a fleet of Caterpillar earth movers:
bulldezing—two ripper-equippad. bg
tractors, three’ D8 and three D&C;
loading —two 7-yard 968 wheel
loaders; ' hauling—tive 35-ton 769 —
trucks: fill and compaction—a 300
hip. 824 wheel dozer. with Hyster com-
pactor; grading—a° 125 h.p.-No, 12°
and a 150 fp. No. 14 motor graders.
Ditching waa ‘done with a Keehring
466 hydraulic hoe.

Curt Ragnebarg, Calre's equipment
division manager, said the ‘only con-
tinuing problem on this contract. was
caused by regular highway traffle;
such as tourists and logging trucks.
The highway is only two. lanes wide ~

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and tlagmen were needed at various -
locations to contro! traffic tlaw while
bulldozers moved-shot rock from
shelvas above and adjacent to: the
travelled surface. Loose rock then
had to be removed by whee! foader
and graders” before < traffic was
allowed through. Extra caution had to
be exercised . during: firing. of ex-
; ; Mex plosives to guard against damage
. A : = to GN telecommunications and rall-
way track.

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