Vol. 1 - No. 1 HOUSTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA - April 10, 1969. FREE of CHARGE

Some of the attendance who heard T.W.Beak site for construction workers. Pinkerton Security guards are already on directing visitors to report to security speak on effluent disposal system at camp­ duty at the camp site. On right is sign offices before entering camp Beak Says Effluent Unit Is Foolproof No Pollution Application Vague "I guarantee that any sewage Bulkley Valley Forest Indust­ Mr. Beak said that it was not perly maintained and operated disposal units which we shall ries," he added, "If I did not strictly necessary for the com­ if it was to work properly. He install at the new forest pro­ sincerely believe this I can pany to advertise their appli­ added that precautions had ducts complex in Houston will assure you that I would not be cation in the newspaper. "How­ been taken to see that this is meet with all the regulatory involved in this project, be­ ever, we wanted to avoid any done. Capable, professional standards laid down by the cause my reputation in this suggestion of gilding the lily, personnel are responsible for Pollution Control Board in Vic­ field is more valuable to me so to speak, and to preclude its operation and maintenance, toria, the Department of Fish­ than one project". the possibility of people sug­ and regular samples will be eries, and the Department of Mr. Beak's firm, T .W . Beak gesting that we had acted be­ analyzed by his firm to moni­ Health. In addition I give you Consultants Limited, Canada, hind their backs in having the tor the unit. my personal reassurance that are specialist consultants on unit installed. This is why the Looking to the future, Mr. the Morice or Bulkley Rivers biological, chemical and en­ application was advertised." Beak said the process used in shall never by polluted." gineering applications to water Mr. Beak added that they the lumber mill development The speaker was Mr. T. W. pollution and fishery problems. would have an explanatory will be entirely a dry process, Beak, an international author­ Mr. Beak said that the com­ blurb published in the paper and that it will not cause any ity in the field of biology and pany has already spent tens of ahead of any future applica­ water pollution problem. The pollution, addressing 25 mem­ thousands of dollars on research tions, because of certain mis­ only significant use of water bers of the Houston, Smithers, to ensure that it's operations, understandings surrounding the will be in washrooms and cafe­ Telkwa and Burns Lake Cham­ can be developed here without present application. " There are teria and this will be handled bers of Commerce yesterday causing any harm to the Bulk- many things which we could by a treatment plant similar to at the site of the proposed for­ ley River. He added that in his not explain in our application. the one being used on the con­ est products development. thirty years experience with the The form is somewhat similar struction camp. The Chamber representatives industry, he had never exper­ to an income tax form, which A sewage treatment plant sim­ had been invited to inspect the ienced quite the degree of con­ provides for 'Yes' and ’No" ilar to that which is being plan- millsite at the request of the cern for, and willingness to type answers, but does not for Smithers is to be built at president of Bulkley Valley spend money constructively on, allow room to explain, for ex­ Houston, due to the interest and the protection of the environ­ Forest Industries Ltd., Mr. D. Terry Waller (on right) John Sykes luent unit at campsite, Wednesday. ample, that the effluent could financial support which the G. Currie, following the ex­ ment that he had found with be discharged directly into the (centre) and T.W.Beak (left) discuss eff­ town will receive from the Com­ pression of some concern over the company. river, and still meet with all pany as its principal taxpayer. the company's application to Mr. Beak then went on to de­ the regulatory standards", he "The net result will be there­ discharge effluent from a con­ scribe, in detail, the activated said. fore”, he said, "that, whereas struction camp on the site. sludge treatment plant which In relation to the sewage at present some untreated sew­ Mr. Beak said that it is pos­ has been installed to dispose of treatment unit for the camp, age reaches the Bulkley River sible, and there have been the sanitary wastes from the Company Plane Plans Mr. Beak said that it is the from Houston and district, when pulp and paper mills built construction camp. He said most foolproof piece of equip­ the lumber mill and townsite which do not cause water that the present unit is design­ ment designed for disposal of are complete all sewage will pollution, but that it requires ed to handle the waste from a waste, but that it must be pro­ be treated in modem facilities". an imaginative management camp of approximately 300 which really believes in the men, and that, in tim e, a necessity for complete pro­ second, and possibly a third, Accident Averted tection of the receiving water. unit would be installed accord­ The Houston News interviewed pany expects to save money " I can assure you that you ingly as the need arose and the Doug Spence on Wednesday. over the use of commercial air­ have such a management in camp expended. Doug is pilot of a $175, 000 line facilities. Piper Navajo Turbo-charged During the c onstruction phase aircraft. presently underway, many Houston Smithers Doug flies for a, Vancouver people in a variety of activities based charter service who reg­ will require transportation be­ ularly serve the needs of the tween the site and Vancouver. Bulkley Valley Forest Indust­ The aircraft was in the area ries. yesterday to bring Mr. T. W. Professor To Beak, an eminent authority, on It has been announced that commencing in May the plane waste disposal, to Houston to will be chartered tor two regu- address leaders of various org­ lar scheduled flights per week: anizations. His visit is reported Speak In Area from Vancouver This schedule elsewhere in this issue. is to be maintained throughout The skill of pilot Doug Spence Two workshops for teachers, His thesis "The Educational the construction period this was demonstrated earlier when entitled "Emotional Blocks to Ministry of the Churchhas since spring, and possibly into the on Tuesday evening, while learning", and "Social Studies become a standard work and summer. landing with a number of passen Curriculum", will be conduct­ may be found in nearly all lib­ Terry Waller, a spokesman gers including Mr. Beak, the ed for teachers of the Houston, raries of teachers and ministers for Bulkley Valley, stated that aircraft blew a tire. Skilful Smithers and Terrace Christian of the reformed persuasion. the provision of such a service handling prevented what could Schools at the Houston Christian Well known in Christian cir­ is far from a frill. The com­ have been a serious accident. School this coming Wednesday, cles, he has contributed many by Dr. Arnold H. De Graaff. articles to periodicals of all At 8 p. m. the same evening, different sorts. Among the sub­ Dr. De Graaff will Be featured jects with which he has dealt District Chambers as guest speaker at a massed are included. Our Teenagers Kennco Refutes All Rumors meeting for all those interested and the Hippies, One Daisy, in Christian Education. The Don't Worry, A Christian View Rumoured announcement of no statement issued from Ken- mond drilling, has been done which were supposedly announ­ meeting will be conducted in of Psychology, and Understand­ Invited To Meeting a large tonnage copper mineral necott's New York office as by Kennco since mineral ced. the auditorium of the Silver- ing the Scriptures - which has showing at Sam Goosley Lake, had been rumoured. claims were staked during the A map of staking in the gen­ thorne School, and the topic been published in book form. Pollution will be the main topic have been invited to attend. south of Houston, has been of­ During a telephone call to 1967 season. eral Granisle Copper Mine area of the speech will be Christ­ Born in Holland in 1933, Dr. of discussion at the next meet­ The meeting which will be o- ficially denied. Vancouver Wednesday, Dr. P. Early this year, staking was on Babine Lake to the Nadina ian Education in 1995”. De Graaff is married with four ing of the Smithers and District pen to anyone interested in Cha­ T. Black, Kennco Explorations commenced by Silver Standard Mines property at Owen Lake An assistant professor of psy­ children, and at one time Chamber of Commerce, to be mber activities, will commence Checking out the story with geologist, further stated "There Mines and other interests sur­ has been prepared for publica­ chology at Trinity Christian worked in the Royal Bank in held in the Hilltop Hotel on April with a dinner at 6:30, and it is the Vancouver office of Kennco is no foundation for this rounding the Kennco group, tion, along with a general College in Palos Heights, Ill. , Abbottsford. His trip, which 14th. usual to levy a charge of approx­ Explorations (Western) Ltd., rumour". presumably on the basis of un­ mining story on the area, in Dr. De Graaf is an eminent also includes a speaking en­ The meeting will be held in the imately $2.50 on those attending subsidiary to Kennecott Copper It has been confirmed that substantiated information. next week's issues of both the scholar, whose doctor’s thesis gagement in Smithers, is being form of a public forum, and mem the dinner portion of the meeting. Corporation, big American mineral interest has been dis­ The business meeting should com Reason for the check on the Houston News and the Interior was written at the University of sponsored by the Northern B.C. bers of the Houston, Telkwa and mining company, the Houston covered in the area, and ex­ widespread rumour was the mence around 8 p. m. News. Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Christian Schools. Hazelton Chambers of Commerce News was told there bad been ploration work, including dia­ unrealistic so-called facts Page Number Two THE HOUSTON NEWS, HOUSTON, B.C. THURSDAY APRIL 10,1969. Proud History Of An independent weekly newspaper published in the interests of HOUSTON and area. Published by the HOUSTON NEWS COMPANY, and printed in Smithers,B.C. by North Central Press Ltd. B.C. Women’s Institutes

The history of the W.I. goes husband. When war came to Winnipeg with Judge Emily Mu­ Mrs. Philip Matheson who is back to 1898 and it has grown England in 1914 the main pro­ rphy as its first president. Their now Area Vice-President for all Canada under ACWW. steadily ever since. Its accomp ject of the W.I. was to increase aims and objects follow a simi­ lar pattern, to educate and im­ Each local Institute is the most lishments have been many and food supply. This was handled s< prove the life of women in gen­ important part of the whole or­ varied, and of such a wide scope effectively that Mrs. Watt was eral to promote Home Economics ganization, as it is the life lint that only a bare outline can be honored by the King for her work the improving of the education of all the other bodies. With­ given here. However I will at­ and the membership there in­ of children and child welfare— out the participation of each tempt to touch on its most im­ creased rapidly. An Institute and everyone of us, the whole - Mrs. Elnora Smith portant aspects. was formed at Sandringham of to keep the housewife informed HOUSTON NEWS REPRESENTATIVE as to the purchasing distribution structure would lose its strength - Phone 845-2466.___ We are proud to note that this which Queen Mary was the first It is non-partisan, non-sectar­ influential and world wide org­ and sale of commodities. president, and since that time ian and non-racial, and we anization had its beginning in succeeding Queens have held the Our Provincial W.I. guides would all do well to remind Canada. It was because of the position and other members of and co-ordinates the work of ourselves of this on ocassion. energetic and farsighted enthu­ the Royal Family have been ac­ the local Institutes throughout the province, co-operates with So we see when we are mem­ siasm of our founder, Mrs. Ad­ tive in its work. bers of the Womens Institute we eline Hoodless, that the first W. other provincial bodies, the FW Mrs. Watt was also responsible are united with a group of wom­ I. was formed at Stoney Creek, IC and ACWW and keeps in to­ for the spread of W.I. work all uch with the Minister of Agri­ en which covers more countries Ontario on February 19, 1897, around the world. In 1923 she than any other womens organiz­ under the auspices of the Farmer culture on all pertinent affairs. was invited to speak at an Inter­ ation in the world. Our aims Institute. The Main objective national Conference in Paris, In B.C. each local group re­ are broader in scope than alm­ at that time was to provide an and there presented the idea of ceives a grant of ten dollars per ost any other womens group, and educational influence for all ru­ an International organization fo year from this department. Each our activities so varied that ev­ Introducing The Houston ral women, particularly in im­ all women of all races, kindreds group also has various projects eryone can find an avenue thr­ proving conditions in health and and tongues. It took many years to support. We contribute to ough which best to express their social welface. This gradually of hard work and effort on the the Childrens Hospital in Van­ own personal talents and inter­ branched out into information on part of many women in many couver and the Queen Alexander est. Home Economics, Education, A- countries, but finally in 1933 Solarium near Victoria, these At the World Conference held griculture and Cultural Activiti­ The Associated Countrywomen institutions having been found­ in Lansing, Michigan last Sept­ News-Serving Houston es, so that today we work under of the World was formed at Sto­ ed by the Womens’ Institute ember approximately 1500 del­ seven defined Convenorships, ea ckholm., Sweden, with Mrs. and later taken over by the egates gathered from more than ch having their own field of en­ government. We have a Mem­ In a little over ten months since the that an independent paper is economically Watt as its first president. Here forty countries to exchange views deavor. orial Fund from which we give and experiences and to try to establishment of North Central Press Ltd., feasible. I can do no better than to quote The organization grew and gr­ from our Handbook- two scholarships each year, an gain an understanding of each in June of last year, the firm has striven adually pread across Canada, it The aims of the ACWW were emergency Fund used for vic­ others problems. A great deal to increase its services to the communities This first edition is being mailed, was through the influence of Mrs many- - to promote and main­ tims of disaster, a National Of­ of good will and honest concern of the Bulkley Valley. free of charge, to every resident of the Hoodless that Home Economics tain friendly relations between fice Fund and donate Pennies for each other has had a far re­ was first taught in public schools the Countrywomen' s Association for Friendship which goes to the aching effect on the women of community. upkeep of the ACWW. in Canada. It was in 1909 that and homemakers of all nations other lands and perhaps as wo­ On June 16, 1968, we published the Miss Laura Rose was sent to B. C. Out meetings are held in good first issue of the Houston News. That was In future weeks, up to the end of May, and to give all possible help in men unite in this way our world from the Ontario Agriculture C- their development to promote Parliamentary Procedure form will somehow find the peace a short three weeks after the new manage­ a free copy may be acquired in your local ollege as a lecturer and teacher. the common interests of these. and we are advised to refer to for which we are all striving. During her stay she organised fi­ ment established. At the same time, we com­ stores. organization in the economic Roberts Rules of Order for any Now what of the future of the menced publishing a front page entitled The fteen Institutes and in 1911 un­ social and cultural spheres wh­ question arising and not provid­ der the Agriculture Assistance Womens Institute? Will it re­ ile avoiding political and sec- ed for in our Handbook. main an important link between Hazel tons. After the May 28 issue has been dist­ Act these groups were legally re­ retarian questions of a controver­ All departments of the Womens- ributed, the newspaper will go on a paid cognised and gathered together women of all nations or will it Institute work in committees wh be allowed to wither and die in Now, in our eleventh month we have dec­ circulation basis. Subscriptions may be under one Provincial body with sial nature; to encourage the formation of organizations work ich are under seven headings and our fast moving world? The an­ the Minister of Agriculture as ided to publish an independent newspaper ordered in advance by filling in the subs­ ing for such common interest in one person is chosen in each gr­ swer lies with the women them­ for the community of Houston. Your own their Superintendent. oup as Convenor of these various selves. Only we can keep this cription form in this issue. New subscript­ It is interesting to note too that such countries where this need paper has long been a wish of many resi­ ions will take effect for a period of one had not already been met. The committees. They are Agricul­ wonderful movement alive by it was in 1914 the first District ture and Canadian Industries, C- our interest and support. It is dents, and now, in view of the future that year from June 1969 to June 1970. The price Conferences were held in this ACWW through Freedom From Hunger, UNESCO and UNICEF itizenship and Education, Cul­ not only we who are members is opening up, we are pleased to announce for this introductory offer: $2.00 per year. province and the first provinc­ are apart of the nongovernmental tural Activities, Health and So­ of the W. I. who feel this way , ial Conference was held in Vic­ body at the United Nations so, cial Welfare, Home Economics but many others who have re­ toria in 1925. even at this level the influence Public Relations, and United N- viewed the results of our endea­ It was a B.C. woman Mrs Al­ of the Womens Institute is felt. ations and International Exchan­ vors through the years. Here I fred Watt, who in 1913 first or­ Market At the Federal level, the farm ge. Recently a brief as compil­ would like to quote to you from ganised Women's Institutes in ed by the FWIC and presented to our B. C. W. I. News ot Febru­ England where she had returned Womens Institutes of Canada the Royal Commission last Oct­ to live after the death of her (FWIC) was formed in 1919 in ary, under the Editors Column- Report ober under the Chairmanship of In the Federated Womens In­ stitutes of Canada's Centennial The Cattle Market: Book "A Heritage of Canadian Receipts were considerably lighter this week while demand for both killing cattle and replacements showed no sign of slowing down Handicrafts" the Editor, H Go­ Consequently, values worked upwards in all directions, with the rdon Green has some very flat­ Bulkley Valley Names tering remarks to make about possible exception of killing cows, which were a little uneven, but the Womens Institutes------nominally steady. A stronger trend was evident from the outset He says "One of the most re­ where butcher steers and heifers were concerned. Some choice steers markable things about the in­ sold from the outset at from 29. 00 to 29.50, and while some re­ stitute is that it is non-political sistance to this higher level appeared to develop in some quarters New Staff Appointments non religious and non racial. It salesmen experienced little difficulty in maintaining the stronger has grown out of mother love and values to the close. We had some choice heifers that brought up tc Recent changes in the Northern Garnett Webber District Logging dent , Pendleton Bay. nothing else, and in the broads 27.20, although most of the killing of heifers were only good to est sense, it has always had but low-choice and sold accordingly. The bulk of the bulls appearing Operations Division of Bulkley Supervisor Burns Lake. Palmer Nordvie, Garage Super­ Valley Forest Industries Ltd, Paul Trobak, Sawmill Superin­ visor, Houston. a single aim- that of giving our this week were of a kind that sold from 20. 00 to 22. 00, although children a better land and a bet­ good lean bologna still brought up to 23. 00 and better. have resulted in the following tendent, Smithers. Bill Patershuk, Sawmill Super­ changes of responsibility or titles Elmer Anderson, Sawmill Super visor, Pendleton Bay. ter life than our parents were a- Good to choice butcher steers 27. 00 to 29. 50 ble to give us. " Fair to medium butcher steers 24. 00 to 26. 50 within the company: visor, McBride Lake. Ross Merkley, Sawmill Super­ Norm Patterson, production co­ Art Lucier, Sawmill Superinten- visor , Houston. ordinator, sawmills. Good to choice butcher heifers 25. 00 to 27.20 Claude Parish, Assistant to Man Fair to medium butcher heifers 21. 00 to 24. 50 ager of Northern Operations. Good cows 21. 00 to 22. 50 Herb Kettner, sawmill superin­ tendent, Houston. Fair to meduim cows 18. 50 to 21. 00 Canners & cutters 16. 00 to 18. 00 A1 Meints, Shipping Supervisor Houston. Medium to good lean bologna bulls 20. 00 to 23. 00 some higher Archie Smith, Shipping Super­ Plain and overfat bulls 18. 00 to 19. 50 visor, Burns Lake. Walter Boissevain, Office Super REPLACEMENT CATTLE: These again made up the bulk of re­ visor, Houston. ceipts but still fell far short of existing orders. Trading was con­ Ken Loper , Area accountant, sistently active and strong, with sales mostly at the high end of Houston. Harry Birkelund, Purchasing A- quotations. This gentleman's offer to one and all, of a gent, Northern Operations. drink was graciously refused by most. Phil Smith, District Logging S- Fair to good yearling feeder steers 25. 00 to 30. 00 some higher upervisor, Houston. Medium to good feeder steers 750#&up 26.50 to 29.50 Medium to good Holstein feeder steers 23. 00 to 26. 00 Medium to good stock heifers 23.00 to 26.00 Medium to good stock heifer calves 25. 00 to 29.00 Medium to good stocksteer calves 30. 00 to 36. 00 A few fair to good quality stock cows 17.00 to 22.00 B.V.F.I. Awards Three Contracts TAKE NOTICE Bulkley Valley Forest Indust­ Provincial Highway 16, and the ries Limited has announced that main C. N. R. line. Camp cook, E.J.Barrett has had an interesting career as a cook. He following competitive tenders, The contract for the office now works at the construction camp of Bulkley Valley Forest Indust­ several contracts' have been building has been awarded to YES, I would like to enter a charter awarded for work on the first R.J, Cooper Construction Limi­ ries in Houston. subscription to the new, independent phase of the Company's integra­ ted of Prince George, with ted forest products complex completion date set for the end HOUSTON NEWS. I enclose my special here. of June. Camp Chef Used To Cater The general civil and struct­ The Fulton River crossing, introductory rate payment of $2.00 and ural contract for the lumber adjacent to Topley Landing on mill has been let to Smith Bros. Babine Lake, is being built by would like a subscription entered as and Wilson Limited of Vancou­ Northern Construction Company For Premier Bennett follows: ver. The same company has the of Vancouver. construction contract for the Construction has now started Chef manager at the cons- coming to Houston, he was em­ railway coaches. garages and scale house at the on all these projects, except for struction camp, currently cater­ ployed on a contract basis by A native of North Vancouver, m ill and the logging road the Fulton River crossing, which ing for 50 construction workers Canadian Bechtel in Alberta, Mr. Barrett has been in Houston bridge across the Bulkley River, will commence in May. at the camp, is E. J. Barrett of National Caterers in Vancouver. ana listed among his achieve­ for approximately one month, FOR THE FINEST IN Mr Barrett has been in the cat­ ments are personal catering and expects to remain here VAN RHYN ELECTRIC ELECTRIC HEATIN G USE ering business for as many years until such time as construction GENERAL ELECTRIC Phone 845-2314 HOUSTON HEATING UNITS as he can remember, and has service for Premier W.A.C. worked for National Caterers for Bennett, and P. G. E. president work on the new forest products the past ten years. Prior to J. S. Broadbent, in their private complex has been completed. THURSDAY APRIL 10,1969. THE HOUSTON NEWS, HOUSTON, B.C. Page Number Three

T.W. Beak describes activated sludge system for sewage disposal to representatives of Chambers View of trailer park housing facilities for construction workers at sawmill complex site. of Commerce. Snow Survey Conducted Through Watershed Area

The greatest proportion of Bri­ Samplings are usually made by with figures for last year, are tish Columbia’s Interior annual Horst near March 1st, April 1st given as follows.: stream flow originates from the May 1st, May 15th, and June 1, March 31st, 1969 melting of snow. Precipitation Results of these samplings are 204 Mt. Cronin snow 62" water during the winter season falls sent to the Water Resources Ser­ 21. 3 largely in the form of snow and vice in Victoria, and they are 190 McKendrick Creek snow, accumulates to great depths on used to forecast seasonal stream 31. 3”, water 8. 8 the province's higher-elevation flow patterns. Hudson Bay Mtn snow-59.7 " watersheds. This forms Nature's water 20.8 ". nearly perfect reservoir from 151 Chapman Lake, snow-45. 5 Some of this data is passed to which she releases water to swell water 13. 8". the Department of Fisheries who our streams during spring and March 31st 1968 summer months. use it in connection with water 204 Mt. Cronin, snow 72.0 " In 1935 the Water Investigati­ storage at Fulton Lake. Artifi­ water 25. 4 " ons Branch realised that a know­ cial spawning channels for sock 190 McKendrick Creek, snow ledge of mountain snow cover, eye salmon, on this lake, run 45. 0 " , water 14. 0" just prior to snow-melt, run-off to a $5 million operation. 150 Hudson Bay Mtn, snow 65.4 would be a good indicator of re­ Comparative snow levels and water 24. 3” sultant stream-flow, and of water equivalents for locations 151 Chapman Lake snow 55.0” within Horst's area, together great benefit to hydro-electric water 17. 4" . power, flood control, irrigation Area Chamber of Commerce representatives look over sewage disposal navigation, and domestic and unit on campsite. municipal water supply. Conse­ quently in this year they instit­ uted a snow data collecting sys­ tem known as snow surveying. Surveyor for this area is Horst Saffarek, who takes surveys at McKendrick Creek, Chapman Lake, Mount Cronin and Hudson Bay Mountain. The Water Reso- urces Branch establish snow cou­ rses at the predetermined eleva­ tions and locations in these plac- es consisting of sampling points spaced at 50-100 feet intervals At each point a sampling tube is used to cut a core through the full snow depth, the depth is no ted, and the core is weighted. The average of all the points is the snow water equivalent for the course. - HEALTH & SAFETY Horst Saffarek, chief

Mainly for Mothers snow surveyor for

by Carol Hart the Skeena area.

Never Take Your Child’s Safety for Granted Effluent drainage ditch running westerly three-quarters of a mile to Morice River. The most unpredictable people in the world are quite small, very Workers are completing camp area fencing. young, and extremely impulsive. They’re the children of pre-school Start of work on bridge over Bulkley River to provide logging road age. These tots seem too little and too incapable of doing themselves serious harm, yet, says the Council on Family Health, when unsuper­ access to sawmill complex. vised by adults, youngsters can become involved in major accidents in the home. Following are reports of some WHEN VISITING PRINCE GEORGE actual accidents in the home NO ONE PAINT SALE which were serious enough to be reported in newspapers: A fifteen-month-old boy found a can of floor wax while his LOOKS AT NOW IS THE TIME TO mother was busy with household FULLY MODERN ELECTRIC HEATING tasks. He drank some before he KITCHEN FACILITIES was discovered. And in another A SMALL TELEVISION g o v t ’ a p p r o v e d PAINT YOUR HOME! home, a two-year-old boy swal­ FOR RESERVATIONS TELEPHONE 564-6869 lowed some drain cleaner before AD 1737 TWENTIETH AVENUE w ith his mother found him in the MARG AND JOHN RAHIER PRINCE GEORGE. B.C kitchen. (First on the Right)_____ A four-year-old youngster waited until his mother was busy EXTERIOR PAINT in another part of the house. Then he went into the kitchen, from climbed to a high cabinet in YOU ARE search of candy, and was seri­ INVITATIONS For All Your . . . ously injured in a fall to the floor. READING ONE Another small boy watched his ANNOUNCEMENTS RIGHT NOW PLUMBING & mother take some medicine. ACCESSORIES When she put the medicine con­ tainer on the kitchen table and toxic cleaning solvent with which HEATING NEEDS left him alone in the room, he they had been playing. drank the contents. Make watching your little chil­ COME IN AND VANRHYN A little girl was left on the dren a habit, says the Council on ASK FOR YOUR ground floor of her home, while Family Health. Look in on them SALES & SERVICE mother went to do laundry in the frequently, even if you think you FREE BRIDAL GIFT ELECTRIC basement. A short time later the do it too often. It’s the unguarded FOR YOUR child’s clothes were aflame from moment when you fail to watch REGISTER ELECTRICAL WORK a cigarette lighter with which that may be the moment of an HOUSTON she was playing. accident. North Central (Big or Small) REITSMA Two small boys were put in an The Council on Family Health and upstairs bedroom to watch tele­ is a non-profit public service or­ Press Ltd. G.E. APPLIANCES vision before breakfast. When ganization, established by mem­ Ph. 847-3266 PLUMBING & HEATING DEPARTMENT STORE their parents went to get them, bers of the drug industry to pro­ Ph. 845-2314 — Box 16 Phone 845-2240 HOUSTON they were in serious condition mote family health and safety in HOUSTON 845-2419 from the fumes of a bottle of the home. Page Number Four THE HOUSTON NEWS, HOUSTON, B.C. THURSDAY APRIL 10,1969.

IN THE GRANISLE NEWS NEWS

Mr Ernie Smithe of Kitimat was a weekend guest of his sister, Mrs. Yvonne Sullivan.

We were pleased to receive a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hall of Kitimat on Saturday.

Mr and Mrs J colbourne and Tom left on Sunday for a holi­ day trip to the Okanagan and Vancouver. Mr and Mrs Albert Seinen left on LEaster Monday for a month long holiday in Mexico. Their many friends will be awaiting news of the trip on their return.

Mrs W Bold and children left on Thursday's bus for the coast where they will spend the Easter holidays with relatives in Vic­ Bowmen Entered Tourney toria and Vancouver. The BC Indoor Archery Champ­ bow (no sighting aid). Another interesting feature at tend the function. The Lyons motored to Kitimat ionships. Top men in the freestyle division this tournament were the Junior The Babine Bowman are now on Good Friday to spend the we Three members of the Babine are as follows.- Olympic Archery Development looking forward to a good sum­ Consider Recreational Career ekend with Thelma's sister, Es­ Bowmen Archery Club, Granisle Don Warren-Haney B. C. Program-which was drawn up by mers shooting. Major Tourna­ ther and family. B.C. attended the B C indoor 566-first. the BC Archery Assoc, and start ment this summer will be the Have you thought about a car- iciency, todevelop useful skills drama —from hobbies to camp­ championships in Vancouver Davd Roberts-Vane, B.C. ed in Dec./68 for the purpose of Canadian Championships to be Mrs. Bob Clee and two little eer in physical education and re­ and to enjoy wholesome physic­ ing— a list as broad and varied 561- second. training Junior archers for pos­ held in Victoria BC this year , nieces of Prince Rupert arrived March 23/69. creation? al recreation. as the interests of people. The indoor championships held Womens Freestyle: sible placement on the 1972 July 14-17. in Houston last Thursday to These fields have almost unli­ annually, usually precedes a Dorothy Lidstone-W. Van. Olympic team. Pacific Northwest Championships Professional recreation leaders spend the Easter weekend with mited scope. The physical edu­ busy summers shooting activity. 560-first. Shooting on this line were ap­ July 19-20 Vancouver, BC. are also greatly concerned with For more information, contact her folks, the J. T. Goold cation teacher might be involved The three members shooting Jean Charles-Sapperton proximately 40 shooters turning Aug 11-20 World Archery Cham people. They help people of all your provincial welfare depart­ family. They were joined by in conducting competitive sports from the Granisle club had very 534 - second. in some very respectable scores. pionships at Valley Forge, Penn, ages to meet their leisure needs. ment or write to the Fitness and Mr. Clee on Saturday. tournaments, recreational games ******* respectable scores in comparison Junior Freestyle This program has also been a- B .C . Outdoors Championships This work becomes increasingly Amateur Sport Directorate of the physical exercise, skill-teaching with the top shooters. Wayne Hughes 499 (Intermediate dopted by the Granisle Club and Penticton B.C. Aug 31- Sept 1st important as we live longer and Department of National Health The Morgan's were weekend dance and other activities for Two rounds were shot on 16" Dan Mawer- 497 (Junior) will be started shortly. So it could be a busy summer work fewer hours. The recreati­ and Welfare, Ottawa, for your visitors in Prince George, target faces-bulleye or (gold) Mens Barebow division In the bowhunting division Pete for those people able to attend any age group. His or her aim is on leader's programs range from free copy of "Professional Oppor­ guests of their daughter and son- as its called in archery being , to help others to develop and Odd Yttri-Richmond-519 first Halbig of Ocean Falls BC was in them all, any persons in the playgrounds to pottery-- from tunities in Physical Education and in-law, Naomi and Dale Sin­ 2¼ inches with 4 outer rings- sc­ maintain optimum physical eff- Don Brown- Burnably-5l6 second top place with 1 moose 1 caribou Bulkley area interested in start­ sports and games to music and Recreation. " clair. oring from center out being 5, Women’s Barebow Division and 1 black bear. Andy Carden ing an archery club are asked to ******* 4, 3, 2, 1,. Five arrows are Dien English-Merritt-451 first of Granisle received awards for contact A. Corden. Box 27 , Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Rutherford shot at each end with 12 ends Marry Jessee-Courtney 362-2nd 1 black bear as he could not at- Granisle. accompanied by their grandson in each round for a possible sc­ Junior Barebow Divisions Recreation Conference Plans Calvin Nixon of Calmar, Al­ ore of 300. Total for two rounds Kit Fish-Bellingham 394 berta, are enjoying a visit with shot being 120 arrows and a b) To assist communities to de­ Darryl Heindrick- Chiiiwack- 372 Mrs Ellen Williams was in Programmes Branch and to make: their son and family, Mr. and possible grand aggregate of 600 Junior girls barebow Terrace on the weekend attend suggestions and recommendat­ velop programmes suited to Mrs. Bob Rutherford. ions for improvement designed points. All shooting is done at Jo-Anne Dick-294 Intermediate Endako Concern ing the Central North West Re­ their own needs and interest. ******* to serve recreation more effec­ 20 yards. Roberta Charles-Sapperton 184 creation Commission Confer­ c) To encourage local responsi­ There will be Sunday School tively. There were approximately 150 The three competitors from ence as representative of the bility in the operation of such in the United Church next Sun­ B.C. R.A. shooters on the line representing Granisle scored totals as follows programmes and to ensure a ma day, April 13th, at 10 o'clock. 36 B. C. Clubs. Shooting com­ in the Free Style Division The Community Programmes ximum degree of local control menced at 9:00 am last arrows With New Law A similar conference is being Branch of the Dept. Of Educat­ Smart Spider Jim Hutchison-522 over them. shot about 4:30 pm after which held in Burns Lake on April 12 (Prize Winner) Andy Corden-5l4 ion was formed in 1953 to serve shooting awards were made. Much of the television and press It was too soon to tell what d) To provide a consultative and When Mark Twain edited a Ted Clemit-368 and 13th and all Recreation the people of British Columbia comment on surface mining re­ would be the effect on Endako advisement service in recreat­ newspaper in Missouri, one of Two classifications on bow sh­ Ted has been shooting for only Commission members in the in the provision of Recreation ooting are Free style (shooting cently has been misleading said of the new legislation calling Central North (east of Smithers) Services. ion matters for communities and his subscribers wrote him that 2 months and shows great possi­ Thomas H. McClelland, presi­ for reclamation of surfaces mi­ interested groups within them. he had found a spider in his with a sighting aid) and Bare- bilities. are encouraged to attend. dent of Endako Mines Ltd. at ned. But h e hoped that the rules The role of the Branch can be Subsequent to the regional co­ paper and wished to know the annual meeting attended by and regulations that evolve from Purpose of the seminar will be summarized briefly as follows: whether it meant good luck or nferences now being conducted bad. 24 shareholders. this legislation will not be un­ to evaluate and discuss the cur­ a) To stimulate local interest throughout the province the Twain answered: “Finding a McClelland, whose company duly burdensome to the mine o- rent services of the community in recreation of all kinds. operates an open pit three-fifths perators and at the same time British Columbian Recreation spider in your paper is neither Bowling Season of a mile long and expects to will adequately provide for the Conference will beheld in Trail good luck nor bad. The spider continue mining for 2 5 years safety of the public and the ae­ B. C. early in May when the was merely looking over our near Fraser Lake, north central sthetic values of modern society Farm Machinery Costs future of the Community Pro­ paper to see which merchant B.C. , said they are "following grammes Branch in recreation was not advertising, so that he the best engineering practice in This year Endako, a molybe- in the province and other timely could go to that store, spin his Nears An End the development of the property num mine will strip 1.8 million Are Being Examined topics including Community Pl­ web across the door and lead a with full consideration of all o- cubic yards of overburden at a anning Recreation for youth and life of undisturbed peace ever Bowlers are taking a slight re­ There was no action in the ther resource users.” cost of $1.1 million to gain ac­ the Role of Sports in Recreation afterward!” prieve from the alleys this wee! men's league on Friday night Dr. Clarence Barber, Chairman in Canada are manufactured in will take priority in conference Waterloo. Iowa Mrs. P.H.B. cess to ore. This will be the co and will be rolling off the last because of it being Good Fri­ He said the comment had been of the Royal Commission on Farm the United States. discussions. day and they will roll off this misleading because it referred mpany's major capital expense. Machinery, said the Commission night of the Winter League play Their pit is now about 2,900 next week. With only one roll to operations many years ago will soon publish a detailed ex­ week . In the meantime a feet long and 17,00 feet wide . off left standings in the Women and in other parts of the world. amination of farm machinery meeting of the Bowling Associ­ When fully developed "on the League are as follows: "Realistic up-to-date views" prices. The study will review the ation is to be held later this we have been given to the legis­ basis of present reserves” (prov­ situation in which Canadian list Gwomps- 67 ek with everyone, please at­ en and probable 209, 625, 000 Alley Oops 66 lative committee by the mining prices of certain farm tractors We welcome news tending. industry, the mine unions and tons, and possibly 22, 778, 000 and combines are substantially Zombies 65 Will there be play-offs? tons more) it will be 6,800 feet Blow Outs 58 other interested parties, he add higher than the list prices for That is the question. ed. long and 2,800 feet wide. from folks in the Mavericks 5l identical machines in many oth­ Goof Balls 51 er countries. whole BULKLEY VALLEY. Night Hawks 47 Evidence presented by the Co­ Flexibles 38 mmission at its hearings with the Monday night.. Citizen farm machinery companies Blow Outs got 4 points on a to­ about a year ago shows, for ex­ ample that a Ford ”5000" tract­ tal pin count of 2189 and a 48 Now or, assembled in England from pt handicap. Gwomps counted components made there and in 2098 pins Zombies took 3 point: Antwerp and Detroit, carried a with a total score of 2395 and . a 41 point handicap. Southam list price of $5, 392 in Canada Flexibles with 2358 took one. compared with a Canadian dol­ High single of 249 was rolled by Legal arrangements for the sale lar equivalent of $3,406 in Eng­ Ann Everson who also had the of the Prince George Citizen to land, $4,476 in South Africa, high triple of 609. Southam Press are expected to $4,494 in Italy, $5,305 in If you have a newsworthy story Tuesday Night... be completed by the end of the France and $5,479 in Sweden. month. Dr. Barber said there is a simi­ Goof Balls with a count of 2367 The sale was announced last lar pattern of international diff­ feel free to call us and tell us took 3 points on Night Hawks weekby W.B. Milner controlling erences in list or "suggested re­ who had 2208 and a handicap of shareholder of Northwest Publi­ tail" prices for other makes and about it. We welcome 77. Alley Oops with 2081 and . cations Ltd. , and St. Clair Bal­ models. He noted that many of a handicap of 10 scored 4 point four, president of Southam Press the smaller-horsepower tractors contributions from everyone. over Mavericks with 1963. following recent speculations sold in Canada are built in Eur­ High scorer was Cec Cowley with that Milner was in the process of ope. a 257 and 660. disposing of his newspaper inter­ FOR THE INTERIOR Wednesday night.. ests. Nearly all Ford tractors sold in High single for the men was Northwest Publications Ltd., this country are assembled in NEWS OFFICE bowled by Willie Moleski with still own or control the Prince England, as is the International a 243 and the high triple by Beri Rupert Daily News, the Queen Harvester ”434" model. John Woelders with a 585. Corrie Charlotte News, the Quesnel Deere "510" and ”710" tractors Goold and Lavender Morgan with Observer, the Terrace Herald are made in West Germany. singles of 241 and Dawn Mac­ 847-3266 and the Cowichan Leader. Up to Cockshutt's model ”1250" is Millan with a 617 took the hon­ the beginning of this year they built by Fiat in Italy. All Mass­ ors for the ladies. also owned the Lakes District ey-Ferguson tractors sold in Ca­ Team wise Gutter Bugs scored News and the Williams Lake Tri­ nada are assembled in Detroit, 3 points over Alley Bugs one bune. but many of the components art In HOUSTON: Call Mrs. Smith at and Score Builders and O’Keefes Southam Press are one of Can- manufactured in Europe. Case split at two points each. ada's largest newspaper compan- and Allis-Chalmers tractors sold 845-2466 Need a WHEN VISITING PRINCE GEORGE Photographer Stay at the . Contact Forsyth Incidentally: We're looking for Commercial,passport FULLY MODERN a regular correspondent at both and industrial ELECTRIC HEATING KITCHEN FACILITIES photography. TELEVISION Studio facilities The Interior News is now fully equipped GOV T APPROVED Granisle and Burns Lake. 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