Centennial Caravan In City British Columbias confedera confederation ¬ tion caravan exhibiting authentic material relating to Canadas colorful historical background will tour to nearly 20 northern Interior communities during 1967 The caravan consisting of eight giant tractor trailer units will visit both Hlxon and Black Blackburn ¬ burn in the Prince George area during its swing through the prov province ¬ ince The local visit is scheduled for October 1967 The caravan will be one of eight such confederation cara caravans ¬ vans which will criss cross the nation during the centennial year as part of the gala cele celebration ¬ bration planned for the occasion It Includes authentic historical displays and re enactments and will visit nearly 100 cities and villages in the province during the year The first of the specially de designed ¬ signed and built caravans con sisting of eight units recently went tnrougn five days of rigo rigorous ¬ rous highway testing and on site positioning Exhibits In the caravans will be based on authentic material relating to Canadas historical background and its varied cul cultural ¬ tural and technical achievements The caravans will visit commu communities ¬ nities not visited by the centen centennial ¬ nial train a similar display Staying in each center from one to eight days the caravan will be like a small fair In many communities It Is expected the visit will bo tho major event around which local planning for centennial celebrations will develop Total exhibition area will be about 40000 square feet The caravan will bo open until 11 pm most days staffed by 26 employees The first unit is now in Tor onto where the exhibits are being installed on Terrace businessmen and the struggle to meet the demands Is evident Many of its motels have been built since 1063 when the Alaska ferry system be began ¬ gan pulling In Americans bound for the biggest state New shopping centres have popped up in various areas giving the town a hodge hodgepodge ¬ podge look which the muni municipal ¬ cipal council Is trying to counter with a town plan completed last December The council not always as decisive or fast acting as it could be has just com completed ¬ pleted a new zoning bylaw and a new subdivision by bylaw ¬ law is soon to be Imple Implemented ¬ mented In the intervening period however development has come to a near standstill Canada Safeway for ex example ¬ ample was thwarted In its attempt to establish in Ter Terrace ¬ race The company Is expected to have another go at it now that zoning and subdivision bylaws have been approved Housing problems for families settling In Terrace are probably more acute than In Prince George There is little open accommodation and when a family does find suitable digs its likely the rent will be sky high 150 a month for a bachelor suite The usual complaints are voiced about Central Mort Mortgage ¬ gage and Housing Corpora rtM wLs IMiK- jRKVilllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllBillllllllJP On Their Way Ten secondary school students from northern interior commun communities ¬ ities left by bus today on the first leg of a two week trip to Toronto Tho trip sponsored by the Canadian confederation cen centennial ¬ tennial commission includes a week in the city when students will be billetted with families The trip Is part of the centennial commissions know Canada bet ter plan for students Five of the youthful travellers are from Prince George HHMhIIipiJV HHp W4M Henrys Happy Today Henry Hasa could qualify today as a member of the Happy Gang Mr Hasa after weeks of tense waiting be became ¬ came qualified to retain the trophy he won five years ago for worldhigh diving championship He leaped 150 feet into the Bow River near Banff City Drivers Cut Down Dog and Cat Population Every month cars on Prince George streets bring about a dozen lives to an abrubt end Theyre not fortunately human lives but those of the canine and feline variety City dogcatcher Emil Kallweit says he gets calls day and night from police drivers and onlook onlookers ¬ ers when cars ram the animals on busy streets Its up to Mr Kallweit to dis dispose ¬ pose of the dead animals or bring to an end the life of a wounded and suffering one Missing Man Turns Up Unharmed A Prince George man missing in the Stuart Lake area north oi Fort St James turned up un unharmed ¬ harmed Monday night Police at Fort St James had been looking for Lewell Dloif 29 after he failed to rendez rendezvous ¬ vous with companions while on a fishing trip at the top end of Stuart Lake Dloif had planned to meet his friends Saturday night but when he failed to keep the appoint appointment ¬ ment his friends reported him missing He turned up in Fort St James Monday night after he borrowed an outboard motor to replace a damaged one he had been using on his boat The original engine failed and the police said the fisherman had to beach his craft until he could get another Police at the Fort are still Investigating the disappearance of a youth who Jumped Into the Stuart River to avoid capture on the weekend The youth one of three being pursued in connection with car theft from behind the Vander hoof RCMP detachment was last seen swimming in theStuart after he Jumped Into the river when cornered by RCMP Police believe the youth made It safely to shore The theft is still under invest investigation ¬ igation Forest Fire Scene Quiet Despite rising fire hazards the Prince George forest district remained quiet today But Forest Service officials are fearful the situation wont last much longer Weather fore forecasts ¬ casts call for continuing warm sunny weather bringing a dry drying ¬ ing trend There were only eight fires burning this morning with eight men guarding them If a dog has a licence the dogcatcher says he will try to contact Its owner But stray dogs if they are hurt too badly have to be de destroyed ¬ stroyed We dont keep any In Injured ¬ jured dogs In the pund Mr Kallweit blames the high Incidence of animal fatalities here on two things careless drivers and careless owners Too many people let their Next Week animals run loose especially In areas like the shopping centres he points out Then there are drivers says Mr Kallweit who go whizzing by hit an animal and some sometimes ¬ times even fall to stop Most arent so callous though and will phone the dog catcher or take tho animal to a veter veterinarian ¬ inarian Junior Wardens Set For Squamish Camp Itll be back packs and bed bedrolls ¬ rolls for nearly 100 Junior For Forest ¬ est Wardens from northern in interior ¬ terior units of the organization next week when they attend thuir annual summer camp near Squamish Ninety four boys from through throughout ¬ out the region including 54 from Prince George and Hlxon will attend the camp Northern con contingents ¬ tingents will attend in twogroups one leaving later this week and the other in August The majority of northern boys will attend next weeks session at the Evans Lake camp a mod modern ¬ ern complex of administration buildings dorms training grounds and recreational facili facilities ¬ ties that can handle more than 70 boys at a time The camp will be attended by some 360 youngsters In five eight day camping periods this summer The camp is sponsored by the Canadian Forestry Association parent group of the junior forest warden program Junior Forest wardens from all parts of the province gather an nually at the popular training centre under the direction of five supervisors The associations Prince George region representative Dave Campbell will attend with the local contingent Training schedules cover four programs first aid woods travel and survival forestry and con conservation ¬ servation Two Fined For Brawl Two city men were eached fined S50 in magistrates court today after they pleaded guilty 10 causing a disturbance Dy fight fighting ¬ ing Rubin Blnnett and James Donald McEachnie were convict ed of fighting near the Tiki Vil lage Supper ciud early touay During the altercation Binnett fell and struck his head a era Inst a wall Police said that McEach nie kicked Binnett while he wasi on the ground but McEachnie denied It Your Savings Earn with 0e DMC INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES DEVELOPMENT MORTGAGE CORP LTD iWrite 674 Howe Street Vancouver 1 BC FOR BROCHURE - MAIL COUPON PLEASE PRINT NAME ADDRESS NUMBER STREET OR BOX NUMBER OR RURAL ROUTE B C 107 crrYoR town V tion which doesnt have an office or even permanent officer in the area The pressure lias been on for years to establish at least a field officer In the area but the corporation says it wouldbe economical economically ¬ ly unfeasible The low or mid Income man in Terrace has the same problem as his Prince George counter part Land costs are high one com commercial ¬ mercial lot on the main street went from 2000 to 65000 in three exchanges and its present owner wants 100000 and down pay payments ¬ ments are a long time in the saving Terrace boasts Its fine salmon fishing in the Skeena THL GITIZfcN Kltlmat Kltsumkalum and other rivers Some say its not boasting loudly enough but fishermen come from all over the continent to try their luck which is usually good Some of the oldtlmers are mourning the passing of a scenic little park called Fishermens Park at the junction of the Skeena and Kitimat Rivers The park surrounds the area where the world record steelhead was landed by a youth a few years ago Terraces other claim to tourist fame Is Its proximity to Lakelse hotsprlngs which draw thousands of visitors winter and summer every year Wednesday July 1 3 1966 3 TERRACE A BC TOWN THATS GROWING UP By SCOTT HONEYMAN Citizen Staff Writer TERKUli - A stranger In town still gets the fish eye from the natives but Terrace is losing Us small town attitude Terrace a curious mix mixture ¬ ture of doughty oldtlmers and hundreds of brash young newcomers Is growing at a steady rate but couldnt be described as booming Its population has grown from 7200 two years ago to about 9500 today The Increase has been almost completely attributable to the woods Industry Ter races only big revenue base There Is no tangible sec secondary ¬ ondary Industry Columbia Cellulose alone employs more than 500 men during the summer cutting huge hemlocks and Sitka spruce for the Cellulose pulp mill at Prince Rupert And company officials are expecting a new Increase when the 80 million Skeena Kraft mill comes on stream at Prince Rupert late this year Summer Is the big logging time in this area where the ground remains solid and roads In the backwoods are in good shape Cellulose of official ¬ ficial Dave Lloyd says about 100 more men operate dur ing the summer than In cold winter months when the Terrace areas proximity to the Coast promises lotr of snow Cellulose is moving fur further ¬ ther northward from Ter Terrace ¬ race and in the Nass Valley is building a small town site There are nine houses there now nine more to come this summer and plans for accommodation for bachelors The townslte complete with a school Is about 75 road miles north of town Another townslte is to be developed even further up the Nass Valley The young population and a growing tourist business have created new demands Hay Skoglund developer of Lakelse resort about 14 miles toward Kltlmat has begun an expansion program expected to cost In the neighborhood of 5 million Terrace has its short shortcomings ¬ comings among them the precariousness of being a one industry community but its staunchest supporters are predicting a boom period to come It could become a supply centre for the burgeoning northwest where mining companies are combing the hills and finding mineral riches To do so however Its greatest need Is for some farsighted businessmen with money lined pockets Study Situation Trustees Disappointed Over Land Decision Two dissenting school board trustees slapped down Monday for repeated objec objections ¬ tions regarding expropriation proceedings of the proposed Kelly Road school site indi indicated ¬ cated Tuesday they will study the situation before taking further action Trustee Alf Nunweiler expressed disappointment for the boards rejection Monday of a motion to consider alternative building sites The controversial eight acre site owned by James E Perry of South Fort George gained prominence last month when trustees Nunweiler and Mrs Cleo Bryant charged the school board with peculiar irregularities In expropriation proceedings Mr Perry in a brief deliver delivered ¬ ed to the school board last month said tho land was being developed as a residential subdivision and was not for sale The landowner said he had made several offers of alternato sites but had rccoived no re response ¬ sponse from the school board James V Elliott chairman of the board said Tuesday no offers of alternative sites had been roceived from tho Perrys but If such an offer was made It would have received attention If an alternative site is of offered ¬ fered In good faith tho chair- main said we would cortalnly discuss it Expropriation hearings on the eight acre plot of land original ly scheduled for Thursday July 14 have been postponed to July 21 Mrs Bryant in arguing against the boards decision said ex propriation of property can take months to complete If our object is to got another badly needed school in a hurry wo aro going about it tho wrong way The school trustee said some members of the board had earlier been misinformed re regarding ¬ garding termination of expro expropriation ¬ priation action should a satis satisfactory ¬ factory alternative site be obtained after hearings had begun Wo wero led to believe that once started proceedings could not be stopped until completed she said The hearing can bo stopped at any time ponding agreement of tho parties Involved the trustee auueu Above normal temperatures and light precipitation is the outlook for the next five days and should give a pleasant week weekend ¬ end on the beaches Cariboo Prince George Bulk ley Valley Mainly sunny today Ardent Sun Bathers Get Medical Advice Now that Prince George resi- dents are about to go into their lobster act the medical profes profession ¬ sion has soma advice for ardent sunbathers This time their advice is directed towards the bootlo-and-bottlo set Sunbaths for babies they say can start when Infants are three weeks old so long as the weather is warm enough Doctors suggest the tempera temperature ¬ ture should be about 74 degrees They warn babies shouldnt bo placed in the sun until at least an hour after bath or mealtimes Like adults miniature sun worshippers should become ac acquainted ¬ quainted with tho sun gradually two minutes doctors say is long enough for their first encounter AtiH frn 4 hn flfctMraalr mnlliAie are advised to dress Infants In shirt diapers and bonnet In creasing sunbathing time about a minute a day They can start all over again with a two minute period and less 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