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. Libe "ALY, _

. Perledicals Department,
Metorda, B. oc.

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16 Pages

Wednesday, 4 EEE 3

, 1966

10 Cents-a Copy, $3. 00 a Year: ~<— - Press Run 3200 .

FERRACE’S FIRST STAMPEDE ARENA attracted thousands of people for the “two-day
F rodeo. Saturday and Sunday, July 30 and 31 and the weatherman co-operated favorably,

: ferrace To Host Giant Track Meet

The Empire Games in Jamaica are. being overshadowed
in importance in Terrace this ‘week-end by. giant track
ameet this Saturday,-August 6 at Skeena: Secondary. School _

B counds at which ~“gome ..Of
the “tap ten” ‘ranking: ath-
tetes in B.C. will perform. .
The Canadian Legion Track and

Field program,’ under. zone. “sports.
| chairman, Nick .-Nattress, - = report |:

this‘ track: meet -the- largest ever

to be held in the north. It is balled

; Kitimat,” Ocean .Falls’ and Terrace’
competing ‘for “inter-Zone” "awards, [--"A
Pe ‘highlight. of ‘Saturday's: meet

_:| Mainland,

as an Inter-Zone Meet with | ath-
letes from Prince Georg:, Queen
Charlotte Islands, Prince Rupert,

‘will be an exhibition of. outstand-
ing track * and | field ability “by
eight. athletes ‘from the” Lower
who are. -ranked

@“MELTING POT” — on vatation...

= Obsermations .. .

Three “Gals”

_A Continent By Camper.

Eight th nd miles — 62 a
iitinvoives . “pandrefill I. queried «the service-
moan’ as- td) what. had :to-be done

3 redit-invoicesy'— and a few “calo-
ie’ pounds later, I Cathie Fraser,

four Herald publisher, returned to -
ork this. week after crossing Can-

Rida into Michigan; U.S.A, by. camp-
wr, and driving back: Stateside. The

At times along the way we felt
je. were being jooked upon ag
me: kind of oddities, by gas sta-
een attendants, passersby and
awnfolk.
mA custom’s officer at the border
-Sault Ste. Marie clarified the
mason for us when he. exclaimed,
ree women travelling. this far
a camper alone! — this is really
husual,””
wa0n one stopover | at dusk our
mmper wheel grazed the peg ‘of

fapup-tent that had been set. up,

mactically on the roadway, by an-
er overnighter. When we stop-
d to camp further along a very
ste gentleman stormed passed the

ree of us — presumedly bent on.
meing the driver'a “blast” (It. was:
m tent). The blast-was' worse by:
ee-fold when he ‘discovered.

driver to be a woman, -

ur camper set-up that night in-:

ited We would have to back our

out when ¥. left:the ‘next.
“anfriendly" ,

and so. or
hbor — tiking no chances —

7 roadway. -

‘oh. into. Ontario,’

Crossing
Stopping another: day’ for a pro-

about a break’ in the Eank’s copper

tubing. A New Yorker,: standing
‘by waiting | for service, exclaim-
ed impatiently, “Listen lady, your:
- husband will know what 4o do!"

- Travelling by camper is indeed

a happy, carefree way to spend a

-yacation. From the cab’s high vant-
“age‘seat one misses nothing ‘of the

beauties of the passing countryside.
British Columbia, with its ever-
changing: scene — picturesque
Skeena, the beautiful Bulkley Val-
ley, the fascinating Cariboo coun-
try with its sage brush and rol-
ling hills and the lovely Okanagan.
Then on -into Roger's Pass with
its snow-capped: mountains, toppl-
ing waterfalls’ and deep ravines;

Alberta -with its famed national

parks and sprawling valley cities;
Saskatchewan, .splendent with

fields of ‘golden: ‘eorn,- yellow clov-

er: ahd ‘widée:expanses of wheat —
waving gently in the breere; heau-

tiful -Manitoba--with contrasting |.

green. hillsides and -hedges, and
bright patches of,wildflowers: and
) ‘abounding in
great lakes, wide stretches of un-

“inhabited counttyside “and: lake-

shores, and Canada’s oldest cities.

.. Seeing: our“ ‘dominion this ' way
made us proud’ to. be Canadiana.
‘We were also. pleased ‘to. be’ part

‘of the: ‘travelling : “public: “who is
“keeping: Canada: green : and: clean

Q + | bh ai} le a in BC.
up at dawn and away. So hasty with its' garbage “zoblers

@ been his retreat that he left a.
box of tools In. the: middie’ vot

and: its: “orbits” for. trash in the

: : ‘ominued at wea °

— Columbia in their event. Each of
‘| these” performers entered the qual-

- team, To be ranked in the Top
if Ten, you must
*|/"good" in your event, andthe dif-

‘Yference between Kingston, Jam-|

amougst the Top Ten in British

ifying. trials ‘in their age group
for the British Empire Games

be better than

aica and Terrace, this Saturday is
Measured in’ mere inches and
fractions of a second,

“This group will represent ‘the
finest collection of athletic prow-
ess. ever assembled in the’ North,
and it is fitting that they should

perform at. the Northern Area's :

largest track meet.

Upwards of 100 other young ath-
letes from all over the north-west
and north-central areas will be set
to compete when the starter’s gun
blasts off the first everit at 1 p.m.
Saturday. All of the action will be
described by Cam,: Lane, as he re-
turng to the mike of the P.A. sys-
tem to keep spectators informed
on results of the last event and
What is next on the program,

| SKILLED COWBOYS TAKE PART ©

Thousands Att 7 q
Terrace Rodeo |

Close to seven thousand people ‘attended thie. first '

annual Terrace Rodeo which was acclaimed an outstanding.

success, both in the quality
and the enthusiastic cheer--
ing crowds,

The stampede took. place last
Saturday and Sunday afternoons

on Thomas field at the foot of the}.

benchland at Lanfear Road.
Portable bleachers, chutes ‘and
corrals had heen constucted by. a

hard-working crew of six. cowboys:

from the Williams Lake area:who
are at present here on. transmis-
sion line contruciton for Cece
Electric Ltd.

Terrace Lions Club © sponsored'|
the redeo which is now.to become
an annual event. Local businesses

and lumber mills were contribut-

ors toward its success, oe

Taking part in the events were
top-rating performers . from Wil-
liams Lake, Kispiox, °
George, Fraser _Lake, Houston and
other points, as well (as
Tiders, °

cow milking and riding, pole bend-
ding and other events were ‘the
order: of. the--program. ‘The crowd

was kept. informed gf the events

and -their ‘performers by? CETK
radio announcer Al Parfitt in the
Officials’ box. Mrs. _W:. Crosina,

Mrs. Gilly Bowe and’ M rs. Henry) ~~

Bowe,. .all of. Wiliams. Take, hac
Sharge of, the scoring. 8

clown - performed ° comedy acts. be:
tween. events.
‘Sky Divers Frank ‘Bealle and

Don Keith performed a “sky div:|'

ing” act on. Saturday afternoon
from a - Piper-Trypacer®- aircraft
pilotted by Tom Burton:'

While taking part in the rodeo

Mike Isnardy had the misfortune

Those ‘in.charge are hoping
there will be .a large crowd of
spectators .in attendance Saturday.
They anticipate: ‘records May. be
broken, ce

——

Cool Weather 1 Easing
Forest Fire Threat

Forest fire fighting task: -forces,
consisting of the: field staff and
contractors, employed: by the for-
est products industry and other: in-
dustrial“ occupiers of forest ‘land,
the Forest Service and other. relat-
ed. government agencies, as" well
as.: responsible citizens; . settlers
and other co-operators in: the Pr.
Rupert forest district were breath-
ing a little easter towards the end
of July. The advent of cool, damp,

calm weather over ‘much ‘of. the |.-
Adistrict cased the ‘tension after the |.
_fibatement of the: threatened ‘holo-

“ried: life,

‘Prince.
local }

- Brone riding, calf fog.’ “ witd [for the. redecking of Terrace

el ids |
re: of. ‘Smithets, aga}:

of sportsmanship ‘and -riding.:

of loosing his WilKams Lake- home
by fire; On Saturday a‘ “hat’’ was

‘Passed at the rodeo and: $521.70

was turned over to Mr, Isnardy.:

Richard Ozirny,: Dale . Gunn, [Noel

Walker, Gary. Tove, ; ‘and. Gordon’.

and “Ken. McKenzie," “along with - .
president Jules Perry ‘of the Lions
Club' would like to thank all for

their: Support. .

TERRACE, BRIDGE

TO. BE ‘REDECKED

Department: “of Highways dis.
trict: superintendent. J.P.
O'Toole, - in an: Inferview with
‘the press this morning, reported
that an.order had been placed
with the department at Victoria

Bridge - (Skeena). Mr. O'Toole’
said the job will be completed
by the. ‘end of the month,

“protruding spikes
and knots, but the three-yearold
decking - ‘is. badly worn, —

, if che: .
cost) inthe: ‘vicinity’ “oF ‘$12,000, -
will - ‘be dene during the hours
from ‘midnight to'B a.m, Neces-
sary.’ closure, during these
hours, ‘would; not-be for mors
than 45 minutes, at: a time and

th

“every hour: The
closure dering the: z

“Teking The: Limelight in Terrace's first Rodeo Dale Gunn -
Stands proudly beside the saddle that hewon as best. all. -*:
round cowboy of the two-day event. Dale was also in th
limelight Friday night at his own wedding: He says th

_ trophy money of $346.50 will help him get started in ma

Event winners: ~

Saddle: - Bronc—Dale Gun

Bareback—Dennis Gunn; Cow Riding—Dale Gunn; - Calf.

Pol

_ Roping—Bill Sure; Wild. Cow Mifking—Bob Evans; Ba

“Pale Bendine Ante B “Wild Cow Rac

The Terrace Rodeo. Association, — |
“| consisting . of . the: six; cowboys —