PAGE Ad ' Tne Death Tolls and Election-Polls = = 7 ee ‘From-the Prinea Rupert News © polilical future will. be after the |: Sou.ebhes. an editor in his ‘editorials atfermpts to anticipate public need and-social issues. At other times he uses his column to reflect public . feeling and serve as the voice of the public. An interview just held by a reporter dicated that the avalanche which daimed seven victims on Tuesday at the Northroute Service Centre, about 80 miles east of Prince Rupert, could ‘have been moving at speeds up to 200 miles an hour. But even more deadly than the swift torrent of snow itself, Godfrey says, can be — and in this instance it seems it was — the still THE HERALD, his next election. : The youth of Prince Rupert havenot | been particularly interested in party — politics, and mainly considered politics a lit of a drag, reserved for their parents and others over 30-years-old. day —he isa salesman —I never know until he gets back at night whether he is lying dead in the Skeena, or under A snowdrift.” Another said, ‘I don’t hit tt off too well with my old man (father). I never did — we are on different wave lengths, “But ‘I care, I care. This morning I said to Mom, “Tell dad to be careful, Mom. Tell him I love him TERRACE, 8.¢. a . eu . 7, A weekly paper published by Sterling Publications Ltd. — 1201. Postage paidin cash, retarn postage guarantecd, Sports, Entertainment MARK HAMILTON Circulation _ELREEN TOOVEY Advertising ~ COLIN GOODALL | - GARY ROWLAND. NOTE OF COPYRIGHT ‘The [evald retains full, complete and sule copyright in any advertisement produced amt or PUBLISHER b WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1974 els “THE FOUR-WAY TEST 4, ( the things. we say or-do 1 Herald, in But now, they are beginning to ge - ae , | Fervace, wil atley. Godfrey, the . involved for, as one of their group said Published every Wedeesday at 3212 Kalam St, GORDON W, HAMILTON [ . nr a A regional engineer for Region One of today, “When I kiss my boyfriend . : Terrace, B.C. et member of Verified circulation. eprok a fs it the TRUTET? the Department of Highways, in- ‘ goodbye as he leaves for Terrace each F oat HY - : t - ‘ 2 wer 2: Wit FAIR to all | ‘concerned? 3. Will it build GOOD.» WILL. aad BEPTER | © FRIENDSHIPS 25°. I. Will it be BENEFICIAL, palitorial ar pliotographic comest published in the Herald. Reproduction is not permitied . without the written permission of the Publisher. , , and don’t want to lose him’ on “to all concerned? * : “way 16, particularly the stretch bet-. y 4 "faster wind blast that precedes the | avalanche. ; ‘Yé the volume of criticism, the phone calls, the letters and the personal visits we are getting at the Daily News is an indication how the public feels about this Rupert-Terrace stretch of Highway 16, and the public utterances of their highways minister, Graham Lea, are a true indication of public feeling, -perhaps an analogy . might be drawn of the slide and its’ more deadly windblast to the present public indication and the effect it will have on the next provincial election. "If Highways Minister Graham Lea could have heard, as we did, late last night, an eighteen-year-cld Rupert woman’s opinion of his call for yet more “studies” before he would ex- ‘press an opinion whether or. not , '* snowsheds and guardrails.were really needed along the highway, he might be - . revising his opinion right now of what - ween ‘Terrace and Prince Rupert. A copy of that editorial somehow “reached the desk: of the: B.C. Chief. ~’ Engineer, Department of Highways, White Peril on the Yellowhead . ‘From the Prinee Rupert Hews , - a JH: Harding in Victoria for study.and | they are seriously planning some kind that.. highway. And you know what Mom said? I worry about him -too, honey —I always have.” - ‘Several young people have told us of protest to Premier Barrett. “If the Indians can blockade the Burrard St. bridge in Vancouver and tie up traffic and get action for their cause, surely we can do something equally effective here.” We have the best cause in the world to fight for — our lives!’’ said another today. Our Last quote is from a caller we listened to just as ‘we were about: to hegin this paragraph. “Graham. Lea says he is not qualified to answer a lot of the questions about safety on. our . dangerous highway. If he. isn’t qualified, be should be.-A Highways Minister should be a qudlified person, at least in his own specialty — high- ways. Can't we get something done about it?"’. eee graduated from® Terrace ‘Secondary, School three days-later, and the near death and miraculous rescue of an eighth person. who was replacing a - driver swept to his death in a mail truck about five months earlier on the 5. Your very truly: “A. Wugemakers* |: Good Show Mrs. DB. Fairclough Deitary Department _ Mills Memuarial Hospital -Dear Mrs. Fairclough: Please accep!‘ cur sincere appreciation for the very fine job you have done in preparing - Tood (or ull the disaster workers during the snow slide clearing in the recent disaster. - On behalf uf the . Royal Canadian-Mounied Police. Fire .. Department .and -all the - yolunteers, a hearty ihank you for lhe delicious, soup, . sand- wiches, coffee and eake you prepared for them. °°." “Your thoughtfulness and .. untiring efforts on January 22.’ » Has done much to make the hard avark involved .in- the rescue 2 uperatien a. litle .more bearable. Mills: Memurial Hospital Administrator > °° Canon John Stokes © _ Terrace, B.C. Dear. Mr. Stokes:. January . 3 1974 to the. Honourable David Barrell, Premier, the North West Loggers Association again avishes lo protest: the im- plemeniation of daylight saving lime on February 3, 1974. 0 would mean Loggers going lo work in jhe dark and having to wait nearly an hour before it was safe tastart work, This will creale problems and cut down production. . it will also mean children going to school. in the dark. Manyol of ihese children have -ta eaich school buses which would necessitate their waiting _on dark, fey roads, perhaps a mile or so from their homes. We further think thal British Columbia. should stay in line with the resl.of Canada to save _ contusion wilh travel. : We note by the Press thal ihe U.S. is-having problems. with parents laking their children to -schvol on dark mornings, ,in-°, ./ greasing the tratfic ;and using more pus. ‘Librarians _ Defended Open Letter The Hon. David Barret! Premier of British Columbia . 1 ‘Dear Mr. Barrett: — On behalf of the -buards of schvol trustees of this province. 1 would like to congratulate your governmen| an ils an- nounced iniention.to introduce legisivtion which will allow for. the &.ferral of property taxes : for'senior citizens.) 20-7.) You are aware thal the B.C. ~ $choul ‘Trustees Association © Letters to the Editor . - supports the concept: ofa local: . property tax fer education. We believe thal such a lax-is vital lo ihe concep} af Ideal contro) af education” through boards’ of lected schvuol trustees... -. As'- carly as” 1965, “this . Association recognized : hat “some relired, persons, because. “of their reduced earnings, were. », More oo experieticing hardship. “Ar that -, We trust you will reconsider. - wes “this date and willleave daylight ~ saving lime the same-as 11 has ‘been in the past. : lime we ‘Suggested a property 1ax deferral scheme such as the one reeently. announced...’ . “+ This legislation-will serve two _ tell er Jheuge, of od und other institutions at ihe loca Hievel os: woo ; Our. Association endoreses ihis concep), ard Tam pleased Ww take this -opporlunily to _vanvey.aur Teelings to you. : important ends: . will provide. . coneern lu does, Extreme policy swilches, to therigh! or to the left, are nol possibie and both parties tend to moderate their platforms 16 atirac! support. Also, whatever gavernment is. elected, il is elected by the’ wishes of the inujacity of voters) - ‘fhe secend assertion is lhal he non-socialis! volers need a choice between parties, or they will vote socialist. If this -is true, ‘then the socialist yolers should-alsd need a chvice bet- “ween saciilis| parties, or, they would: vole privale-entérprise. This, cholee, af course, does net. will; so But all this avgument ignores the real-problem, The issue of J most, “Hrilish, Columbians today -is that we altedy havea minurily socialist “enist, arid itis doubtful if it ever wevernment, and) by their conslanl. nitpicking. our hon socialist ‘political leaders “are avuiding laking effective action to correct this inbalanee. Mr, Anderson, Mr. Benner and Mr. Wilkice remind me of, three men fighting for the job of captain an the -Titantic. after it ‘has struck the feeberg. -” Gentlemen, what is needed is Vinew ship, wilh a united smimand, (We members of tbe an 5 yhich’ ppeared in this)tiés+ ‘esday!s tragedy with seven i!

Brian. Tracy. - i i : Sincerely, Le, possible comment. Lon, . same highway, and the recovery of the Having heard on the TV - B.C. Sch Trusiees- ' On‘ January. 2nd, this month, Mr. _ body of ayoung woman driver fram the news last night of. the grea! ‘The Editor ; Be ination wal rustees : Harding wrote to his superiors: Skeena al-Terrace a week ago— surely tragedy in your. community I. prospector Bill Holly Defends P.D. Walsh; “The above (editorial) is a very _ was greatly concerned, 1.1 the Librarians. : emotional and senseless, editorial which really deserves to be ignored. “Following is some text which ’ might be used in a reply. ‘The road has been standard than the volume of traffic warrants, as.it is one of the three main, east-west provincial routes, even though it carries only 800 or 900 through trips a day in.the summer on the. section “between Hadelton . and ~ Prince Rupert, and a similar volume of traffic on the section between McBride and Prince George, =. -. i. ‘For: comparison, Route 9 ci 6,000 over the Hope-Princeton section, 2,000 over. Anarchist: Mountain, and oer a ‘adicati the peuple of your community , “1,100 over its lightest ‘travelled section ; some . indication, of government tonight. a Weill ['m sorry the rocks have “The firs|asseytion presented offegiive,”.[t can also, ru int between. Salmo. and . Creston... The’ prio Lo. . . ne went.- only hope the ladies in “Further ta our night letter af CHILDREN’S _.The following -com- assignment their teacher asked for their thoughts if compositions, have not been corrected and ‘are exactly as the students wrote them. ; and. asking their prayers: for the — “Prospector Bil I'l were going to dle ‘T would Just. a: word: of defense for - -them poor girls which thre w out, ihe Library Rock Display. ‘Sure no “Blue Blood Prospector” would ‘go right along. With them: throwin the rocks right aut. ‘Seems-1o me them burly girls should: be displaying shiny racks on their fingers und around their necks, ‘As Tor. cosmetics, - they're fll" ; ; * Well my middle nume’s Art ~ bul { don’t seem to make nu hil - with the ladies, 1 suppose I've . been bringing rocks and they've been (hrawin them . out for years. Dura near black. and blue: I've been several Umes, “The cook" . Terrace - poets -that'-the rock display is! still in ily plaee at the Library-and it is hoped thal a place will be found: tor it when the renovation and is cumpleled. , pray thal the rest of my family tow Would 1 FACE wouldn't know: what to da, ° 1 -would probably scream for _belp. T might. feel cold. and hungry. And when. nobody cymes I would pray ‘thal! Jesus Grades“ * | wright in ‘the right. place. “Where nature lacks tel art. ED’ NOTE:’- A check reveals. expansion work now underway - bee heeaie Eon pote cepted bd igepe ane Pik peta and ira do, arma ee ae President .- The Editor, | , Dear Sirs: There has been some. ‘com. tment) ih recent weeks (6'the effect that a two-party sysiem in British Celumbia Would nut work. The argument! is sup- ported) by wo rather weak’ ugsertions, beth af which duno “hold water when examined a. ‘line more closely. . * gavernmenl part-af the’ time, * deause the party in power is dhvays defeated eventually. “'Vhis ignores the fiet thi ‘Dea twe-party system, neither +, party.cam abford tome tan fait fromthe contre, where: the “majority of yvulers are to’ be found, -becuuse a clear alter~ nulive exists for The yoter lo How WOULD. 1 FACE: must face death. sometime becaue it is a part ef Life, 1 would be very difficult to be ’ _ Grade 6° wo How 1 WOULD) FACE DEATH? ; “praying’ta god." register his displeasure’ if il ; “We Need a New Ship “te the L:ditor: . poured ‘on every night..o- | -are su desperate that they are THOUGHTS OF DEATH. cane Ey: "| would: think of dll the; ba 7 the, above factors.’ thi the goods more attractive {o mporers and Mey nad been n La: : DEA m Le, Smashed or in a car accident or wi igul be scared: 2 oe “am passing this, on to the exporters .:.and should create about Vaultmar = fo elfs: oo + ~_. anything’ to‘do with death. " ‘would. Director of Design and Surveys in case “1,000 new: jobs,"” predicament, The death, f Mould be terrified T Anni; Siemen,” Veritas School ier gout a eid eo. ae \ A Disgusted ; ‘Terrace Citizen “Think “of my life, tam writing aga eriticism uf the problem.of dogs rumaging through ‘garbage cané: of Local -_ residents. The problem ii this ¢liy .bas gollen- out-of hand. ~ ‘Every morning [wake up i face a yard full of rash’ (af, our own. scuttered all aver. the * place, due tu these dogs ceming during the night, Ihave tried wing both bleach and ammonia onthe cans but hit haste: have lalked to several athe people in the neighborhood an they feel (he same way. Som rendy fa “Sat, fraps. or ppl poisened meat in iheir garbage {- would like’ -10 hear athe peoples feelings loward thi problem. | °. * he ! aa factor. In the vast majority of fatal ‘3,000 jobs in Malawi. Canadian funds positions. all written by » would livea long and happy life nia vr ite things I did, and pray, 10, God “ accidents the driver was responsible, will also-be-used to'pay a portion of - Grade Five stuents at." 1) ney etd airs ae 4 would feel, s eee ad cleo pratt i y J , ; ; aeuinere to int ry on ld feel, lonely, scared, again. Lwould also priy-lhatif as demonstrated by the following their salaries and for the manufacture fending Veritas School “ihat would have died in the andgad, But] would feel happy die! will be taken up td heaven . stalislics: 50 per cent alcohol involved, —_ in Malawi of concrete railway ties... are'their réaction to the uccidem. | in a Way because Tam going | Bruno Hidber;: Veritas: Schoo! ” 23 per cent excessive speed, 48 per cent A vastly improved railway system | miraculous survival of Karen Pani, Veritas with Jesus, [ can feel twoways Grades” ee : Vaultmar Zobel. In-the Grades maar Icanfeclhappy.andsad, You, 0". ‘ Fa Welue tue ack wauld pray. lo’ Ged" to" Hol Mary, Wonder If would be sti alive when they found. me. L woul probably feel -.hungry. ‘b Grades ree PE ER gS