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AAL[A:I:.~:/ i~!~;~J3 "r /'£1ffl~rl r , 1927'11977 ....... 50 Golden Years the YELLOWHEAD 16 as it once looked iooking west of School Board offices. (E.T. Kenney collection) I Fifty years ago this VOLUME 71 NO. 8 PRICE 20 CENTS PARK AVENUE BOARD OF TRADE Frank Michaud was held in • REALTYLIMITED TERRACE :WANTS A the Lakelse Valley school Skeena Auto GOLF COURSE house on Saturday last at 2 A general meeting of the p.m., Rev. W.A. Robinson Metal Shop Ltd. i newly organized Board of conducting the ceremony.' ,635.6572 ~ " Trade was held on Tuesday Interment took place in • , ~ evening in the G.W.V.A. Kallum Lake cemetery. The Hall with President J.K. deceased's home was m Terrace new Mazda Cordon in the chair. Routine Prerigate, S.D, and he was Ii business was disposed ~of 58 years of age. He is sur- prices start at Serving.Terrace and area since July 11, 1908 and new business taken up. vived by a wife and five The membership fee is $5 children, 'besides his ~oo~,~ s3'377°~ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1977 TERRACE, B.C. and an annual fee of $2.50. brothers and sister who REALTYWORLD Any male over 21 years of reside here. age and who has the in- terests of Terrace and W. WEST MAKES GOOD district at heart is eligible to DAIRYING NEAR Death at own hi]nd Expandedyouth employment program TERRACE" Veikko Parviainen, a 65 Coroner Harry smith join. Mr. Barker was elected perzence. The employment treasurer. An indifferent obse~er year.old Terrace man, was asked for an autopsy Labour Minister Allan districts, hospitals, non- Mr. Williams said the The board decided to viewing the success W. West found dead in a shack near ~yesterday and an inquiry is Williams announced an profit organizations, school summer employment of native Indians will be support Prince Rupert in its has made farming might his home on Lazelle Avenue now underway. Parviainen expanded summer youth boards and universities will program is largely directed encouraged. fight for a road from the say that it is easy for him, it by a police dog Monday at apparently hung himself in employm[nt program for be eligible to receive fun- towards assisting students "The principle behind this coast to Terrace. Many is his natural occupation, he 8:30 a.m. ~. the shack. 1977 aimed at creating 13,300 clingto place young persons to earn money to continue is to facilitate the orderly having spent his childhood ' jobs, an increase of 1,000i. in newly-created positions. their education and to help movement-of handicapped other matters of importance youth into the labour force to the town were discussed and early manhood on the 20 years for attempted murder jobs ocer 1976. It is expected that 7,200 them gain job skills. The at length. Among these was farm in Ontario. That early The program to be con- jobs will .be created by program 'recognizes the while they are young and a proposition put forward by training fitted him for the Terry Gordon Gelinas, of ~ Following the stabbing ducted between May 2 and employers taking ad- need for high school capable of preparing H.L. Frank urging that problems to be met with •Kitimat, has been sentenced, near Lakelse Lake Ge]inas August 31 will be financed • vantage of the government's students to secure summer themselves as productive efforts be made to get a when pioneeri~g. But why is in Prince George to 20 years isreported tohave taken her by a proposed expenditure proposal to cost-share employment as well as members of the work for-: creamery started in town so it that some cfin make good •in jail for the attempted to Kitimat General Hospital of :$15,00.0,,000 by. the salaries..To qualifyf0r cost- college, university and other" ce," Mr., Williams said. :- the farmers could be assued while others, with equal murder of a Terrace woman • where he was arrested by Ministry of Labour and a sharing, employers must post-secondary school Funding applications will: of a market for their milk. training and advantages hitch-hiker art.Highway 25.. police. total of approximately; offer full-time jobs which students. be mailed within the next- The future of the valley is ¢luit, declaring that it is. $10,000,000 by other have a duration of at least "Young persons face a two weeks to all: the dairy end of farming, impossible to make a living " , .. .= = government ministries• two months. higher unemployment rate municipalities, regional: districts, improvement? Not only is dairying good but off the land. ~ ' " 1 Juvenile sTaDoea ,. of the funds available:to The Ministry of Labour than any segment of the the land is in need of the Mr.. west came to B.C. ..... .... ' .... o. , " ... : ~ ~the Labour Ministry, i will make available to work force," Mr. Williams districts, public school" fertilizer for the fruit and and the'district 20 years ago, ,~, 3uvemle Is l.n nospl.t~ muna one ,.]ym.g :on me: $10,000,000 will be directed i government ministries a said. "Students are boards, public hospitals, garden crops, although..he, has spent ~u one man : IS in jad groun,a ~)leecung DaOly zr?m. towards iob Creation outside ~ fund of $5,000,000 .to.finance available to compete in the community colleges and ' • Another project put considerable tinie odtside. tallowing a stunning in- necg wounos anu anomer' . n i 1; overnment i sn c" easonalnroiectsfor workplace only during the farms in the province. .i, forwacd . was, the Oft ' But.lzd=.retained:ivisio~ df~. spring and summer ~months Advertisements will appears: .... i,~ discussed g01f' course for the Terrace.valley. aild six i Sundayatgp.m.Afightwas Police;. are . still "' .in- ..Small .busineSses, farms, special fund will create l,800 and often are unable to find shortly directed at small " which, a number of large years ago ha'took ,.up 'far, reported by Wilmer Cox, vesugaung.:: .( ,~ .: mtiniei[~alities, regional! jobs, all of .which will be jobs to help them pay their businessmen and farmers:i ~ ': tracts :bf ;land. already minx onthebench:j~t north note~manager,:anopouce ' .." ":~ ' ' - ' paid at th e negotiated next year's school bills. We Thirty Ministry of Labour practically cleared, are of town where he built a student wage rate. hope to expand the number field coordinators will be available. A lot of discussion small home and then started Hiring by individual of job opportunities located throughout the was indulged in and most of in to clear land. He is now ministries from their own available to them. province (Victoria, it Was favorable. The working 40 acres and .last budgetary ~llocations will The youth employment Nanaimo, Courtenay, opinion has been expressed year he cut 40 tons of hay provide an estimated .4,300 pi-ogra.m also makes Burnaby, Abbotsford, that this will be one of the and raised 30 tons of roots to bs for young persons. All prowsmn for physically, Kamloops, Kelowna, first matters to go after. feed to 14 head of milk cows ~ ring will be coordinated mentally and socially Penticton, Nelson, Cran- From the general he has accumulated. He is through the Ministry of handicapped young persons: brook, Prince George; discussion it appears .that the town milkman and four Labour's computerized school drop-outs and'youth Williams Lake, Dawson the citizens realize that the years he has not missed a " Youth Referral Service• with no previous work ex- Creek and Terrace). district has been dormant day. He has given service. about long enough and that Besides his dairying he has unless they stir themselves planted an orchard of 200 that no help seems to be trees, consisting of apples, Casey quits anniversary coming from any other pears, cherries, plums and quarter. Terrace has they are all doing very well. everything to make it the He considers them a great leading town on the whole asset to the farm and home• committee chair • line of the railway and needs Bill Casey resigned as urged committee.members the committee as a mem; only united action on the TERRACE NOTES chairman of the Terrace not to delay in making its ber. part of the citizens to get The many friends of'Mrs. 3olden Anniversary plans. He said he would The committee looked at fi things going. Win. Allen are pleased to Committee -Monday, ex- continue'to be involved in design for an annlversar~ President Gordon stated see her able to be about plaining that business logo by Dave Comfort of that he would have the again after her recent l~ressures had become too riverboat. The riverboat chairmen of the various illness. me consuming. Ted Taylor theme does not depict committees named before is now chairman of the Terrace's history, however; the next regular meeting. Married at Terrace, B.C., committee. and the committee decided Thei-e will be the following February 21, 1927, by Re_~v. The committee has met the to ask for' another designi committees: Public Works, A.W. Robinson at several times since it was They did appreciate the Civic, Finance~ Publicity, Anglican Church, Miss organized, however there quality' of the artwork by Entertainment, Mining and Annie Riggs formerly of has been a problem with Comfort. Agriculture. Prince Rupert and Mike poor turn-outs and very Popovich, .of Lembourg, little progress by the sub- The committee will meei SONS OF CANADA AS Germany but now a farmer committees. next Monday to examine HOSTS at Usk. The happy couple Casey expressed concern new logo sketches and The Sons of Canada en- left for their home at Usk on that the committee has los( decide which one is suitable tertained the Sons , of Monday afternoon.