ednesday, December 7, 1966

TERRACE "DiinacAa™ HERALD, TERRACE, BRITISH COLUMBIA,

troup to suffer from TB..

HRISTMAS SEAL STAMPS “HELP FIGHT TB by finding hose persons who unknowingly. carry the infection. fsrandpa’s, and other men over r 40, are the most common

» (This is the conclusion of a three t series dealing with the form- ton and progress of Terrace’s mospital facilities. The series was prepared by George McAdaing, former Terrace resident now re- fsiding in Sidney, B.C.) - ay 6S The committee now had.a very good building, but how could they ; obtain the money and assistance required to turn it into a hospital?. @ They knew that only a miracle mee cOUld help them, and unbelievably Se a miracle did happen. The Terrace Red Cross sent Mrs, ma Ida Robinson to the annual con- g vention in Yancouver, and on her way down ‘by boat she read in m the paper that the Red Cross had funds available to open several’ ‘outpost hospitals. So this demure @ little Terrace Jady made the Van- “ couver headlines by standing up in the general assembly. at the mm colivention and asking for a Red H Cross Outpost Hospital for Ter- w race. As a result the Red Cross @ took over the army building and me Spent $18,000 to adapt it for hos- m pital use, On March Ist, 1948, the “Mir. R acle” reached fulfillment when a # modern 10-bed hospital was open- , ed. At this time, Dr. Mills received ? assistance, as Dr. Frank McGillvry, f} one of New York's leading sur: ! geons had brought his family to '— Terrace and set. up practice here.

; a Two years later, two young doctors |

B arrived in the persons of Dr. M. i. Weir and Dr. Roger Hicks, and S\ now at last with a ten bed hospital . and - four doctors, ‘the town felt ‘reasonably secure. - . ,- Rapid expansion and growth of ¥ the district soon .overtaxed the t ten beds, so in 1951, the Red Cross B decided that’ in view of the better. communications, the town should Fown and operate their own hos-

i) Terrace and: District "Association

} Red Cross the sum of $5000 ‘as ‘| part of the original cost, A new $ Organization was set up, known as i the Terrace Hospital Fund, ‘and a) with B. R, Dodds, as chairman and Miss E. Head as secretary, the Imoney was soon . available, Miimonths later the hospital . was" Fdoubled in size by the addition’ af |

By various biubs, also private citizens - who Meprovided one bed each, : A new and larger building, would Hoon be required, so steps were maken to form a Hospital Improve: Baments District. In the summer of 954, the tedious work of canvas. Bing every property owner’ in: the grea was completed -by a-<hard

the Lieutenant : Governor - “in |.

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Martin visited the Terrace Hospital and after expressing amazement at its dilapidated condition de- cided immediate action. was neces: sary. He obtained Government approval in principle and soon a firm of architects had been hired by the Terrace and District Hos- Pital Board’ and a site chosen by government engineers. Now came the long and difficult period when plans were altered and shut- tled from Victoria to Ottawa and back to Terrace. Because three

‘partners were involved, (i.e. The

Provincial Government, The Fed- etal Government and. the Terrace Board,} arguments, changes, and delays were inevitable but: finally in the fall of 1959, a contract was given to Peter Kiewit and Sons who started construction on Feb- ruary 6, 1980. ;

| |Mce, Susy Adam, wishes to thank

; for, a $35,000 earilion In Victoria,

‘{an extraordinary . formation of

use is equipped with 40 beds but

to inerease the capacity to 50 beds. In addition, construction is arranged that: accommodate 25 more beds be built at minimum without the need to: increase cen- -tral services as kitchen, laundry, heating, ete.

district ratepayers ‘will be asked to consider a $435,000 referendum which would provide share towards bringing Mills Mem. orial Hospital to 80 bed capacity through. the addition | of a new wing. ;

Terrace Hollanders Make Contributions :

Local committee representative, all the ‘Dutch ‘people of Terrace

tion of $375 to. B.C. Community Centennial Corm- mittee whieh is collecting funds

The carillon will be cast in Hol- land and erected in front of the new provincial museum in the capital elty: -

which there are 37, — will be three feet in diameter, ranging down to a Small dinner: table size, ‘and will be mounted on a steel frame, with the bells’ exposed and a glass house for the ¢arillon, -

The. Netherlands community in British Columbia consists of about

gift to B.C. for the centennial celebrations,

It is hoped the bells will be ready in time for the May 5, 1967 V.E.-Day commemoration of the liberation of ‘Holland by the- Cana- dian troops,

SO DEVILS MONUMENT.” Devils Postpile National Monu- ment, southeast of Yosemite, is

symmetrical columns rising more than 60 feet above their base fit- ted together like the pipes of a giant organ. The monument is a Temnant of a Sierra Nevada lava outflowing that look place more than 900,000 years ago, reports the California Office of Tourist.

the rooms are available and ready

a new wing. to “can

cost - and

On December 10, Terrace. and

‘the lacal

The building which. is now. .in

for their very generous contribu. | fe © Netherlands' | i

The largest of the hells, — off

24,000 persons. This will be their |. ne

H pital. On December 1, 1951, the|’ ~ Bi took over and agreed to pay the}~

Six |

men new beds, These were donated lodges. and ‘service |:

my By 1953, the Board + alla that .

mvorking committee ‘and. the “new |. ganization was set up by-decree |*

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