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We welcome the new Terrace Shop-
ping Centre which opens its doors to the
public today,

The arrival of nine new stores is a
major economic advance for the whole
community,

The new centre will offer shoppers
from the surrounding area a greater
choice of merchandise, and the shop-
ping incentive of keen comp:tition,

The completion of the new shopping
centre, coupled with major expansion
from already established stores such as
the Terrace Co-op, Sav-Mor, and Omin-
eca Builders underlines an already ob-
vious fact: Terrace is on the mave as an
economic entity. It is not wishful think-
ing but hard-headed logic that this com-
munity is the geographically obvious lo-
cation for a central shopping area to

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velop industry for a diversified economy.
Any hosannahs of glorious glee that
this year’s municipal taxes will not cause
taxpayers to dig even deeper into their :
pockets than they did in 1967 should ; WELL, IF YER
be short lived, Zl GOT YERSELF A

The municipal budget climbed, and
will continue to climb as costs mount.

The major reason for a hold the fine
budget bylaw brought dawn Monday was
a drop in the schools budget following a

the Department of Education. Most mun- :
icipalities actually found themselves pay- | = . ae

ing more for education. Obviously
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enough, the readjustment of taxes should

cause local trustees to re-examine pres-

ent facilities. in the light of real educa By FRANK BEINDER

tion needs. (Mr. Beinder is president of the B,C,

School Trustees Association. This article is -

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It is hard to belabor the Council for

serve communities such as Kitimat, Haz-
elton, Smithers, and, hopefully, with

a conscientious effort to hold down the

campletion of a road, Stewart,

The enterprise of the retail stores
however should not blind us to the fact
that the community also needs to de-

taxes. They are to be commended,

But until this community has paved

Streets, better parks, and more
’ tional faclities, the satisfaction of hold-
ing the line on taxes is hollow indeed,

recrea-

vest Comment

Too many people too soon?

On Nov, 20 last year the popu-
lation of the United States offi-
cially passed the 200,000,000
mark on the “census clock? in
the lobhy of the commerce de.
partment’s building, This mile.
stone was greeted with mixed
feelings,

Many elements hailed it as an
achievement, putting the U,S,ina
population class exceeded only by
three other countries. Chinaand
India long ago passed the 200,-
000,000 figure, the Soviet Union
more recently,

These four nations present a
marked contrast, The twomajor
powers claim to have the room
and resources to continue~ to
support an expanding population,
China, poverty-Stiicken ‘for cen;
turles, claims its Great Leap
Forward philosophy of Mao Tse-
tung’s Communist government

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assures the future of its mul-
titudes, India remains a land
threatened by famine but hope-
ful that the sclution lies in self-
improvement programs backed
by Western aid,

But will the U.S., with a land
area much smaller than that of
the Soviet Union, be able to cope
with its growing population pres-
sure? There are indications of
doubt on this score,

The clock in Washington —
actually more like the mileage
jindicator in an automobile —
relentlessly ticks off the addi-
tion of one American every 14,5

large a base, a modest-oné-per-
cent increase means 2,000,000 a

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The first U.S, census, in 1790,
counted less than 4,000,000
Americans, It took until 1915
to reach the 100,000,000 figure,
In the next 53 years that had
Soubled, Indesd, the Population
Research Bureau, a private
Washington organization, Says
the census clock — based on the
last head count in 1960 ~~ is at
least two years behind in its
total,

The PRB quotes editorials
from across the U.S, express-
ing deep concern about the rapid
growth, One example, from the
Kansas City Star:

“Today the great rivers are

The “roads are .congasted, Open
panding cities are running out.
If those conditions exist in a
nation of only 209,000,000 people,
what will the quality of American
Life be like . , . in the not-so-
distant future???

Canada, just over the 20,-
000,000 mark with an area
greater than the U,S,, may not
fee] such a sense of urgency,
But in many ways the pattern
is ‘similar. Air and water pollu.
of agricultural -Jand into urban
subdivisions already are part of
Canadian life, ;

A nation of 200,000,000 Cana-
dians may hardly lie in the fore-
seeable future, But the time for
planning ehead for the needs of-
a doubled population could
already be upon us, (Canadian
Press) .

LETTERS _

Editor, Herald

We felt that the folks in Ter.
race would be interested to know
of a recent achievement of
Ral-Van, a Purebred Arabian
Stud colt at the Calgary Inter-
national Horse Show held April
30 to May 5,

On April 30 he was shown in
the 3 year old breeding class
(Halter) and placed third in this
large class. This was Rak-Van's
first showing in a Class A show,
‘Raf-Van will be 3 on June 30
but was shown against colts about
5 months older but Raf-Van is
Geveloping nicely for his age
and stands 14,2 hands,

Many will remember the in-
jury Raf-Van sustained that was
inflicted by a dog back in April
1966. Due to the immediate care
given by Mrs, Barb Parfitt, Raf.
Van is well on his way again,

Raf-Van will be shown at Halter
in the Olver International Horse

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bart of an address to the B.C. School Dig.
trict Secretary-Treasurers Association)

I believe that in terms of the criteria |

which up to now have been used to evaluate
an education system, we in British Columbta
have the best in Canada and probably one of
the finest in North America,

: “We can be proud of the record of our
students in Standard Achievement Tests and
competitive examinations; we have the highest
student retention rate of any school system in
Canada; we have the best paid and qualified
teaching force in Canada; and our expenditure
Per student ts the highest in Canada.??

“1 ag a school trustee, and I am sure that
you as inistrators, find the present fashion
of throwing rocks at institutions, whether lit-
erally or verbally, most distressing,

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' of the painful process of trying to adjust our
education to make it more relevant to our society,
By its yery nature education is conservative.
Kt has, in the past, provided the main thread
of continuity between generations, Ithas been |B
the medium through which our culture has been iE
passed on to the young.

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Mercury dealer will be happy to arrange a listen.

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Golf Club holds its first annual 497 se | ask? y
meeting tonight (May 15) at 8:30|

pom, atthe club houses, «| ilekhaofer Mercury of Conada, Ltd, Toronto. Subsidiary of Brunswick Corp,
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club's proposed constitution and yo . an

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Terrace Shopping Centre —
on your Grand Opening

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