| ie Bed Parker Ltd, Terzace, B. c. 1 Phone 695-2001 “Poy, Pertodt aa la Dinarsg: Vietorta, Library, ment, BR. e, 60th YEAR — No. 4. Rancor — mounts in interior | lumber dispute _ (CANADIAN PRESS) ' The dispute between 68 lumber employees in the BC interior and the ™ tnternational \ workers of America could be one of the most bitter in this province’s history. Wood- | Mr. Justice F, Craig Munroe| @ of the B. C. Supreme Court, was appointed industrial inquiry com- missioner, both sides were taking irreversible and inflexible stands and had eyén goneas faras taking large newspaper ads to support their stands. : Both sides were accusing each ‘other of making sly deals behind the scenes, and both sides were firmly maintaining’ that the other’s stand was unbelieveably wrong, Resources Minister Ray Wil- - liston threw ‘a little gunpowder. _ on the fire whenhe said, in Prince Me George, that a: “strike by IWA members couldn't do. any worse to the industry than what. would, happen if the companies met the IWA demands, There were immediate howls from the union, and immediate press - -releases from employers saying Mr, Williston was Sead — ar. right. SEEKS PARITY iconcia eatin for the, ,000 interior members, " This would mean a “$o-cent’ an ‘hour wage boost on the. current, dnterior rate of $2.26 an-hour, The companies say there is no way they can match coast wages and still run their businesses at a profit. In several news releases and newspaper ads, they explain that the forests of the B. C. interior are not now and never. have been as rich as those on the coast, They also say that it’s a lot tougher to harvest interior tim- } «=—swheer, and harder to transport it. |. There is no ocean to float it along to the mills, They say that if they meet ni will |; the union demands, they. be cutting their own throats, | economically. BIRD'S EYE VIEW can be startling when you're looking down the barrels of Terrace Rod and Gun Club marksmen {eft to right) Ron Oldenburg, Bob Karrer and Ed Hinz, getting ready for the dlub’s second annual registered shoot next Saturday, Sunday at their Thornhill range. Some 475 clay birds will test shotgun shooters skilis during the eight major events, MOTORISTS NOT AMOOSED’ AS BEASTS BAR HIGHWAY ; Sa you're driving along on Highway 16 and there is this Jady moose looking you squarely in the windshield, : _* ‘That-was the experience of motorists Sunday on Highway _ 16 East of Terrace, near Champion Motors, - ~ ‘They weren’t about to relinquish the highway to any- - thing as unimportant as cars, They stood right and: Mrs, 1-Day when sa tied stop, the iwo ‘animals. - for one days er in the middle of the highway. : Frank Clifford of Terrace, sat calmly , “in their’ ear waiting for the animals: to move, _.. &-second motorist. pulled. up. . too sat: calinly, and watehed ey wal a ehind the Clifford car, He Thornhill Centennial Hort Weather was warm,. so they opened the park INSIDE... Some other pages you'll want to read in this week’s Herald: Editorial, Andy Kapp, page 2. Around the Town, page 3. ’ Classified ads, pages 4, 5, Peanut Butter and Joe! 8 Place, page 7. Women’s pages, 8, 9 : Radio, TV guide, pages 10, 11, - RONDIVING -recelved Keen " Friday..when tha- Armed Forces Some 500 Thornhill people were present to inspect their new park, built to honor Canada’s birthday, - The 20-acre park was the site, for a full day of sports activi- ties, special events,. and ribbon cutting ceremony. The day’s action started early with & pancake breakfast followed by a parade,’ The parade featured Cubs, Scouts, Guides, ploneer Thorn. :.| hill residents, a teen Queen and interest from this a family fst Centennial Caravan atopped. oon Lakelea ‘Aves: Soo:also page Tos .| held at the park several displays by the Totem "| Saddie Club. - Interest then focussed on the | gates of the park where a cere- monial ribbon was cut by plon- -eer Centennial. medalist, Mrs. Mary Stolz, Don King, secre: tary of the Thornhill Centennial Committee assisted with the of- ficial opening, Rev.‘ J, H, Kos-- ter of Uplands Baptist ‘Church gave the dedication prayer," Following the. ribbon cutting, a Centennial flag-raising .cere- mony. took place with Don King hoisting the colors, . Pioneer Jadies were presented with bou- quets while’ gentlemen received boutonnteres, - Tiny Thorobiller, Michele Joy Read was presented with a Cen. tennial medallion and narned Thornhill’s Centennial baby, - ‘She is the. dayghtex'’ of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reati. Commenting on the opening ai the park, chairman of the Thorn. hill Centennial Commitice, John Collier said: “Although the park | is not yet compieted we selected: August 12 as opening day because wel. Imew the weather ‘would be ex- cellent.”” He . complimented the. many peopls: who have worked to bring the ‘now recreation : centre into | reality. ‘ Still in the offing for the park |. are a tenuis court, ball dlamond and playground equipment. Pic. nic tables and benches have been installed and wooded - -pathwaya cleared and landseaped, aay Earl - Suttis, chairman of. the Thornhill Recreation «Commis |: sion cited the work ofthres Cam. | ‘misaion chairmen: ‘in seeing the project through. Sports, games, square dancing and free treats for‘ the ehildron rounded. out the afternoon.” In the evening an’ outdoor dance was sont 100. to the final ‘athe ‘peenle attending. ; BRUINS AT CAMPSITES Beware of bears, parks man warns Bears killed three people last week. And it ‘could happen here. .”: That’s the warning given: by ‘Departments of Parks and-He B "ce of t tani a.couple of: fingers or reation district tsuperv was an vinereased tet ves mere - ‘Beery near local:campsites, “The Herald ingulry. followed |. news of the death of:a Haney]. girl idilled at an Okanagan camp- site by a young black bear, | Uni- dentified bears also killed two U, S, teenagers in the past week. Carruthers commented: “Black bears have certainly created a problem for us this year, “We ‘caught one ‘at Exchamsiks |- campsite and we now have the bear trap at Kleanza where ano- ther bear has been giving us a bad time, ‘There are morebears around thls 5 year than I've ever seen be- ie said the animals comedawn to Lekelse plenic sites inthe eve- ‘| ning and tip over garbage pails, It. is, doubtful if they seek food because often they: simply up- ‘turn the pails and then leave the food scraps untouched, he noted. “'People would be well advised to steer absolutely. clear of the}. animals whenever’. they are sighted, ”" Carruthers warned, He added: “Stupid people who ‘feed the bears or even try to pet them, are just asking for the ‘worst possible kind of trouble.’* Carruthers said the conversa- tion department -has a bear trap that is designed, not to KIL the animals, but to trap them sothey might be taken well: back -into the bush for release, . He asked; .. ‘Would you believe that people have activally tampered with the trap when it has been set? They will ‘close the gate at full risk Man drowns | in bid to save boat his ten-foot boat, - . Leonard Di Fabio, 53: drowned River at about 8:30-a.m. . Di Fabio and his fish- race, were both dumped into the river when their 10 foot aluminum boat hit a snag broadside and capsized. The men managed to make their way to shall- ow water. But Di Fabio decided to wade back, in an aft- tempt to free the boat | from the snag. When he reached the boat, he got into diffi- | culty” in swift, deep | water and began to call for help. Another Terrace fish- erman, Charles Orto, quickly removed his clothing . and | plunged into”: the ” ‘cald Koo to gaté-on: the Saath Bil Slosee Be Whole trit= ep iy: the: tinge is.defeated,” ” Goon | floods - home Call it the meanest parson in town, . That’s the only way to des- cribe the anonymous goon who flooded the home of a Terrace couple, — The intruder brought a water sprinkler inside the home of Mr, and Mrs, Cec Blakeburn, 4612 Greig, -The Blakeburns left for Lakelse Lake-at about 4:00. m., August. 6, leaving the sprinkler running ‘in their garden. It was moved inside the house. . When ‘they returned at mid- night, water was ankle deep in ‘the: floor section of their building which houses offices for Blakeburn Construction Ltd... “Records, ledgers, letter files and .business documents were soaked beyond recognition, Floor tile was lifting. and buckling. ' oo. ‘Upstairs in the Blakeburn apartment, carpets, clothing, woodwork and linoleum were completely saturated, The sprinkler was still pumpingfrom its position near an outsidedoor. -|sist’ Di Fabio. When Orto reached the’ boot, from sight. : Orto attempted to but muddy water thwar- ted the rescue bid. Police ..cqntinued Monday: to search the river. for Di Fabio’ s body. Dragging. operations because of the large number of sandbars and snags in the river. Di Fabio was a mech-. anic for Twin River Timber Limited. He lived ‘alone in a trailer in Terrace. —~ His only known next” of: kin is.a brother who is expected. in Terrace shortly from Eastern Canada. we “The drowning took place a few yards up- river from the Twin River logging bridge, a popular spot for fish- ermen in this grea, A Terrace .man died | Friday trying to salvage | ‘water, i swimming ‘across to as- |" Di Fabio . had slipped | tind Di Fabio by diving |. cannot be undertaken | in -Lakelse}” ve ing companion, Louie as Maklavic also of Ter-|* THAT'S A. TELEGRAPH POLE “BEING hoisted by Terrace based Okanagan ‘Helicopter with pilot Roy Webster ‘at the © controls, Photo was taken outside Prince Rupert where the ‘heHeopter shifted 115 big poles to renew the BC Hydro line . ~ between Galloway Rapids and Prince Rupert, HeraldStaff Bhoto ; ‘lt could save a_life. * _ They want _ your blood © The Red Cross is after your blood. . And. your local hospital is in favor of the idea,’ | Specifically, they want people to give blood to the Red Cross blood donor clinic — tonight] ° (Wednesday) atthe Terrace Com- munity Centre, . ‘Mills Memorial Hospital i is now using blood cautiously in the face of ac current: blood shortage ‘in Hospital administrator, Fred Clarke told the Herald: “We've been doing very well so far, only ordering what is required and using it very carefu ‘ Red Cross blood donor clinics are now crossing the province . in efforts to bolster theB, C, Red Cross, Blood Bank in Vancouver, Storage facilities at Mills pro- vida for some 12 pints. During one- emergency this yedr'a’ call . went out for donors, and a total. of 29 pints of blood was collec-. - ted and used for one. patient.” : Such emergencies do not arise. too often, but when they do the: hospital lab staff moves intohigh. = § gear, with radio appeals and . a telephone blitz, . a ~' In cases where very rare blood - ‘types are involved, the hospital 8 resorts to use of RH Nogative a type 0 blood which is universal, Mrs, Lissner warned: . “Right: now the List of O negative donors is not as full.as- it might be,” A Red Cross blood donor clinic’ wraps up.its annual visit to Ter=" race tonight with donations being — taken between 6:30 and 9:30 at. the Terrace Community. Centra...