2S "MODERN ACCOMMODATION - — _ WiMNING — CAMPING — MINERAL ‘BATHS — a wo fees ae et aes C0 ek Se eo ee oe = £ ‘ ? Sto ton . Terr uce didin’ te grow fre om wilderness into its pres- ent state of Canadian- importance overnight. as did her newly-bkorn sister Kitimat, but in 51 short:years it has become the traffic metropolis of the northwest coast district. 7 Hi 4 prince Rupert. Daily. waelws Thursday,’ ‘September’ 8,° 1960 TaERRRCE! SOE AL ds, GEERHERT,. Manager H HEADOUARTERS FOR. ‘COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS. AND. TOURIST — TRADE © . BANQUET. ‘and. DINING.” SO . BEVERAGES coe a Phone Vi 3-2231:, a a at Terrace has the large t log- |, yee te ee. SP oe ac meee 5 Ltd.” enon and the Frank family’ settled on yo + in”1905. Today ‘the’ ‘Fownship: of | Ter- = “ ance: AS a -transportation. centre. : creasingly » important: factors in D SHOP Box 118 orp memn ree ee Jeres wecpee - | TERRACE - = : nT SANDE | LUMBER MILLS up. we cms fener ne ue remem “ROUGH AND DRESSED TIMBER PRODUCTS ye Gh mht a . a on "PHONE vi 327i ate “intact B.C, ot . Lo pie tye “ pdt rr en ape oe ee oe i = “ee * TECTIA "Neaciona ond SERVICING. , CLASS ' ye | od Nee von Wasi hee fh epairs - . Applis neo,R woh bee SN RHR eae Vi eal! ples 7“ lt - While its inception Look place in 1909 when George Little, hik- ed from Kilimaat Village in 1995 ' to lay out the present townsite, four years. later,: the Halda In- “ dians long befcre rezognized its importanc CoS pO agricultinar centre-and its- transportation--fa-- cilities, settling on the mouth of _ the: Kitsumgallum River... or: Tom, Thornhill” was. recorded | ag! ‘the first. white. ‘settler in 1892, the district's first pre- “emptor race: “services ‘some: 30 000: people} fertile: valley: in} “the | ‘heart: of a ‘rugged : but- rich® _wilderness its |: position ~ at the: junction” ofthe - Skeena cand Kitsumgallum Val- “leys: gives ‘its eminent .import- ~and while rail; highway and air. traffic .are becoming — in- the. local, economy, the advent |. ‘tpoles for: éommunication’” “and + “Loéated ike an oasis—a- br ‘oad| . “Marine. Highway:’ | “through. Terrace as ‘a junction |: ~ te northern: Canada. ‘and Alaska “will ‘¢hallenge the- timber indus- ‘try in ‘importance. : 3 MAIN: INDUSTRY . -For- logging: is the: main indus: try: in the district in. this’. year of. 1960..0...5 Together with | “ pole-making and? sawmilling = Abs ‘engages | 15 per... cent. of. the. working | ‘popu- | - lation” ‘and ‘sustains a: payroll “of £$6;000,000::* : The:: Columbia. Gellulose. Com- ging operation facilities whicn logs. a forest management - lie cence to supply the plant at Watson Island, 12 miles. from Prince Rupert.’ In_ addition: there’ “are many large “modern: Sawmills’ in” Ter- race with markets ‘extending to the eastern limits of the contin- ‘ent.-The Umber. area “is. one. of the greatest: suppliers” of. éedar’ ~ KALUM_ TIRE SERVICE . LD. \ For auiek, efficient | “service, deal. ‘ae ee ee ee ee eR wren on sett oe reer. e wales eye ee oe o 9 alert ot wee fe pattem ii Bae =. HWY. 16: the Northwest's most modern tire shop, GOODY EAR Tires, Batteries and Accessories PHONE ie Vi 3- 2811, transmission ‘lines to. the. contin- ent... “In addition there. are “vast re- ‘serves: of. timber mainly western hemlock, Sitka spruce, ‘red cédar | { € ‘of “eotton * acand! wood, balsam, 18 ‘birch. no MINERAL DEPOSITS | -Long- -Known by early pros- pectors as an area: filled with mineral potential. of gold, silver, lead, zinc,. copper, tungsten ‘and molybdenum - deposits, a major otk company holds it under, op- 2 ~SuPERYAL 7 TERRACE You GET “MORE FOR WHAT. You: PAY - tion and is presently exploring THE "SUPER- VALU" WAY » cos _ OWNED » AND, OPERATED ‘BY. FRED A. (SMITH oa’ CEs me, ‘i * we 12. million’acres. in'the area. “The ‘rate of: ‘growth has ,been spasmodic ‘but, with’ the interest in the power and resources of the, north coast in recent years, substantial markets’. have. im- proved transportation facilities rand: has encouraged .the devel- opment of the, rich and fertile valleys to give ‘farming a sig- nificant: place in the economy of the territory. °.. In’ its: role of traffic centre, ‘Terrace. chas.. . modern..- ‘stores, shops, | offices, “Festaurants, : -ho- ‘els and motels: to’ éater to. ‘the ;.6n. the contineni:is “located just ‘peach: Jab: pakelee lake, the . De- " Jaunching:site needs ..of-. the. transients. . 3: One. of the ‘largest: ‘hot’ ‘springs 20. miles: away.: Newly- -developed At. has: ‘two. ultra-modern. swim- cs motel, . ‘the : "excellent Recognizing © ‘Recreation. and pleted:‘a° mas iu nping: unit with parking: facilities, at icnic‘:tables, trailer site... a - However ‘Lakelsé Jake is pars! ticularly spopula ‘its’ fishing; J swimming; sailing and’: hoating. conditions. North of Temace:a fleld is. accessible~ iby a! ‘private highway, built’ by the Columbla Cellulose Company: Permission to: travel’ this. scenic: route is” or- dinarlly obtained from the com~: pany, — The road runs to the Naas River and when completed will meet the Stewart-Cassiar high- way to the Yukon and Alaskan points, The entire magiificence of -{he north is: fast. becoming a tourist attraction, with. its. good hunting and fishing, Game read- ily seen is mule deer, moose, mountuln goat, grivaly. and black: bear, -while favorite fish ds coho and spring salmon, stecl- head, dollyvarden, cutthroat, and ‘yalnbow trout;: found ‘In. abund- “ance in. all: Inleos; streams; and ivers. ye re ~ REUM MOTORS LTD. “alt G. M. Cars and Trucks. Home Oil Products _ e Firestone Tires 4 Poe oe “Evinrude Motors - ome * SALES and SERVICE _ TERRACE, B. c. _ PARTS DEPT. _ Phone Vi 3- 3-292 a Phone Vi 3- 2343 OR eo Lone be ites pee _—_ meme Re eT ee EH Tw ‘ camping / : * ofa Pe ~ Industrial Distributors: Utd. 4 ———— “LOGGING, INDUSTRIAL and 7” eo pep ee “bas, hee 3 i © CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES EVERYTHING IN WIRE, ROPE . TERRACE, B. Ct. oa 4 te a ee wee ae ‘ ' i “PHONE vi 3. 2630- Toxo oe i MONARCH ~ = “FALCON It’s BOB PARKER'S For. Good Service — Good Deals TERRACE -—~ PRINCE RUPERT. — = KITIMAT OPENING SOON: The. largest. service department in Terrace to offer the quality service your car or truck deserves. ANGLIA CONSUL ZEPHYR THAMES’ SKEENA HOTEL J. ‘H. PEARSON, Owner A Home for all | Commercial and Tourist ‘Travellers. _ CAFE ‘and BEVERAGE ROOMS Phono Vi 3- 5610 eee me at ee t For Information ‘about, property in the. Terrace aren, contact . RICHARD M. TOYNBEE ol REAL ESTATE AGENT. = | SMT WLOOK oe P.O, Box 783 | “TERRAC i, B,C, Phone Vi_3-5655 or VI a “2474 oo te