*h

Hisbecoming Tore and more
7 apparent ‘that. the’ Terrace»
- Chamber: ‘of. ‘Commercé. ig

asking itself where it is- going

and what must become its new:

role in the community.’

During the course of thé dist :-

Annual” Convention of--the |

Northwest -.B.C, ‘Chambers: of

Commeres: .'and- . Alaskan |
Affiliates this. was’ brought to.

the‘ fore through a series’ of

@ questions asked: by one of: the

A NT a A 8 ET ON , ”

more aclive-members: of the |
local’. organisation,. Willie

Schneider, which were summed
up to mean. that unless: the
Chamber is prepared to make a
realistic: assessment of. its
activities, the usefulness and

original intention of the
Chamber movement could be -
. lolally destroyed; .

Again, during the course of

the meeting which took place on -

October. 37,:the same’ self:
examining type of question was
thrown to Cily Adminstrator
Jack Hardy, one of four guest
speakers at the meeting, The
question was “What do you

} consider that-the Chamber of

Commerce should do?”

__Mr. Hardy replied, “The
Chamber has been historically
oriented. towards
commercialism, Now we are

4 Masters in our own domain,
& More and more the functions of

is. as low as possible. . | -
‘- Heinformed his hosts that the
cost of administration tends to
increase more rapidly than the
increase in population, =~
_ As, it stands at the moment.
the city is faced with an annifal
Tat ¢ of 16,000. cubic feet of
garbage which it has to dispose
of. /A huge task at the best ‘of.
times. However, now faced
‘with the new’ environmental
controls being enforced’ at. both
the provincial and federal levels
in regard to garbage disposal It
is geing to cost a lot more .

"money for garbage disposal. In

addition there are more severe
sewage disposal regulations
adding to the skyrocketing cost
of civic services.

the Chamber have been taken

dome way sibsidized by
governments, — ;

Bee : “The new role of the Chamber

i

7G
iD

of Commerce must become one
of assisting,..in helping make
y the-community a better place to
live” and Lord knows we need
jall the support we can get.”
b+ Jack Hardy.was one of three
Fdivic representatives to-address
the October, meeting of the

th

invited to attend: “:

gover by governments and their © 1y
g Own agencies or they are’ ’. in

burden on the taxpayer in a
community such as Terrace,
(where there is an imbalance of
commercial-industrial
assessment as compared’ to
home owners assessment), that
much more heavy. =|
After making it clear that he.

~ Bed

- During the. course

Hardy said in reply

Recrea uring. which he
noted: in answer to a “question ©.
that the arena will operate at a‘
yearly. deficit of $50,000 unless ©

reported some help -from: the Regional

looks: ‘good. .
question and answer period Mr.
oa
question fromthe Moor. that the

* answer to problems’ such - as

‘are: ”
" -Pesponsibility, He - said: that.
* gommunities are the products:

these encountered: in Terrace
the. *. province's

* of provinclal government’ and
. as such all should share’ the

Facilities are
expensive but how do.we really

* The
portion of the budget reserved
for sports and all forms of

ten percent. .
Recreation in Terrace over
the present fiscal exercise took:

. five per cent of the budget or

$100,000," It is generally ¢

Old Age

-- Pensioners.
to wear
funny hats

- The next meeting.of the Old
Age Pensioners Organizatton
will be held on November 2 at2
p.m. in the Legion Hall. The
only requirement is that
everyone wear, crazy hat.

- The Old Age Pensioness

Wiks Hail recently. ‘The roast

~ beef and yorkshire pudding was-

cooked ‘and served by the
Ladies of the.Royal Purple and
everyone dgreed it was a

‘beautiful meeting.

PA.
‘FORMER JEHOVAH'S WITNESS TO SPEAK oe, a
‘. Rev. Ted Dencher, former Jehovah's Witness now a Baptst
‘minister, will b® speaking at Knox United Church, 4907 Lazelle
Terrace, B.C. an October 29th to November ard. at8:00p.m.. |
m §:- These meetings are sponsored by the: Terrace. Ministerial
Association. Their -~will also be daily Bible studies In the Zion
ee) Baptist Church 10:00a.m. 2911S. Sparks, The public is cordially.

« Mr, Dencher joined the Watchtower organization in 1946 at the
q2a¢ 17. He left ten years later, in early 1857. During his time as
sone of Jehovah's Witnesses he served in various “servant! °

positions and three times‘as “Pioneer” (Local missionary). In .

Trinity,

fa‘ 1953 a family of Christians became interested in him, and he in

Fathem. They became involved in discussions concerning the
ssupreme Deity of Jesus Christ (the Godhead of Christ) and the
key doctrines denied by

Jehovah's Witnesses, These:

discussions were ii Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a ‘result of ~.
bthece meetings (which lasted six months! ) he began a thorough
study of the New Testament to determine whether or not the -

paching is true-that Jesus is God. During the course of these

ptudies he encountered Hebrews 9:27 which teaches there is a -
gludgement following death for. everyone, which teaching: is ‘

denied by the Watchtower Society, a

,

f Convinced of the Bibical teaching that Christ is God, and that
fiere is a judgement after death, he left Jehovah's Witnesses °
y gtcd wa 8 g00n afterward fully converted to Jesus Christ. He was. .

-. present members you can call:

oyee of the Terrace Hotel, .

or many

‘After the dinner some of the
members told some stoties.and
_Mrs. May. Cole read a very

appropriate «poem entitled |

Thanksgiving. Then Mr. Bill

Young of ihe Tillicum .Theatre-
entertained everyone on’ his. .
accordian, ...0ld and new -

favorites. were played . and
everyone joined in a sing along,
’ A draw for the door prize was
made and the wimers were Mr.
Doll and Mrs. King. . Afterwards
two membera of the Elks Club
ran a bingo for the pensioners.
The winners were. Mrs.
Sweeney, Mrs, Mary Cote, Mra.
H. Amdam and Mrs, and Mr, C.,
Many thanks go to the Ladies

. of. the Royal.Purple, Mr, Ivan |

_ Bristol
Elks, a Litt
Mercer who. provided the
transportation, Mrs. Wightman,

and. Ted Adams, the

- past secretary and Mr.. Young

for the lovely music. “All. of
_ these people helped to make ita
very enjoyable-evening for the
pensioners. ©" ee

Ifyou are interested in Joining
the organization or would ba
‘willing to ‘provide :tran-
sportation..for some of the

the ‘secretary at: 695-5590 or
come ‘to the next meeting on’
Novemver 2 at 2 pm. at the

Legion headquarters. .

ick ~ Obituary :

' -\ “Sandra Smith, 29, of Terrace ©

“ @led--suddenly : last: Friday |

mn ag-the result of a ‘car.
accident near theSkeenaRiver -

bridges fe ee
“Sheds survived -by her |

mM

~~ husband -Wayne,. her. mothe:

er untimely death came exactly 4 years to the day and!
fher marriage to Arlelgh-Burton Frieson, “
She was 4 very active member of the Skeena, Valley

ige No.6e (Secretary)

reation,- including parks is -

Mr. G Little and Mrs: -

revenue of natural resources.

“He. noted that: it is © the
Chatnber’s role to get this and
‘all problems across. te the
government. Because there is
nothing that governments’ pay
more attention. to than public
opition and the voice of the
Chambers ls a public opinion of

_ the community,

| A Direction fo

\

_ Cesare Glanna in his address ° .
tempered this: deficit saying
that: it is impossible to set an. -

District ‘can be obtained, ‘for’.

are many expenses. which will |.
be incurred on taking over the:
arena that will:not re-occur in:
subsequent years. He felt that |
the estimate of $50,000 was high.
He alga advised the Chamber, -
in reply to a question, that the ©
long range plans for Little Park -

is thal it will become a green
‘center park

with picnic ©
facilities, benches, flowers,, °
pathways etc. It is possible that
work along this line could get
under way as soon as the
curling club moves to its new
home and the old building is
removed. He noted that the city

positive

Local-' Noil13™ of: the’ B.c.

:Assoctation” of Non-Staiua
Indians wag held last October 11

‘atthe Salvation Army Hall,”

; Onthe agenda for the meeting
‘was a discussion of the local's
proposed “housing © project.
Provincial Housing Councillor
Fern Landgan wasto be present

esources Officer Ann’ House
but .. due- ~ to’ ~ unforseen
circumstances

new date will be set forthe next

-meeting:-Members can look for

announcements via the Terrace
Herald or on radio..."

~ The 1972-73 Board of Olficers
for Local 118 was elected at this
meeting as- follows: President:
Art Collins of 5127 Keith Stree!
in Terrace - Telephone 625-2579;
First Vice President Niel Bazil
of Terrace; Second ‘Vice:
President Wilter! Seymour of
Terrace; Secretary — Vj
Gellenbeck of - Terrace;
Treasurer Sandra Bazil of

N+ Dynami ondership with
—. @anada’s greatest Prime
Minister ever.

| showing faith”
_, ./In- Canada's future

- ‘Bazil, Gerald. Bazil:

operating coal this year as there along. with . Provincial . Human -

es they ‘were -
-undble to attend the meeting. A

‘

Seymour;

790 Quéensway” being: draw
The: lucky tickel “namber ‘wa

Ray 529. The proceeds of the:

¢ Seymour, Ann’ Kirby,’ Loretta: i

Pelleti¢r and Ken McDamer.
‘Witber!
Seymour. installed new. officers .
and in his closing speeck:‘he |
reminded. (he rhembership that *
the executive can only. be. as,

all of Terrace. *
Past ' President

successful in its efforts as is the’.
’ membership ‘behind “it. He

warned thal here would not be:
any progress in B.C.A.NLS.L- if)”
_ “we do-not. all work together."" :
He reminded al] members to go

ahead and nol backwards: ’
- New president. Art| -Colfins
- thanked the membership for

having elected him afd -

promised to. do everything’
- possible for the local to the best

of his-ability. He said.that, the’

top priority on the fall agenda
willbe housing,: .
Araffle of an afghan made by:
‘Anne ‘Kirby took. place on’
' Friday October 13 with a ticket
purchased :by Joan Mason. of

r Skeena... .

I will work for averyorie in Skeena
to the hest of my ability

’ year,

“The Association. wishes ‘to

‘thank the general public and the
-Ca-up for granting. permission
to sell tickets in the store lobby,

“A membership’ drive is ‘in
.progress ‘and all Non-Status

- “Indians who wish. lo join, and
-wha-do not know where

meelifigs are held are advised
‘that they take place on the first
Monday .of every month at the

> Salvation Army Hall. The next

meeling .is scheduled © for

. November 6 and will_get under —
/Way al 7:30. pm, All) Non-

* Slatus Indians are invited: to
come and. join. “If - any

_tiformation is - required

beforehand you are inviled to
call any member.-of the

_ executive or the Membership

Chairwoman al 635-3387, The
memibership fee is $1.00 per

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he is survived by: her husband:
ace, three sons, John Ennis): Miso
gelowna: Técry Ennis, Kitimat, 9°).
| Ger mother Hanna Jones, Drum Heltet, Alberia.
funeral services were; held from the Knox |
S Brace, Oct. 7, 1972: (Rey. Louis):’ :
pPallbearera were Measers T, Shaw, Bob Shaw,
arlie Tuschen, Augie Geeraert, John Olso:
Mr, ciegon wishes to express his-sincer ‘thanks and ap-
fallen to the pallbearers, relations and frlerids tor the
salons of sympathy, The Skeena Valley Rebecea Lodge fo
that was served at the Odd Fellows Hall, Dr. Leo, nurses
ernie Memorial Hospital, Dr, Leé, nurses and staff.
selon Hosys

fabebstss Eager S