the river on a paddle steamer which was running up to Hazel-ton at that time. We made our home at Kalum on the Skeena River. In the summer we got our supplies for the winter, and in the winter we got mau once a month by dog team Irom Kiti- mat," said Mrs. Franks, now CIp) living in town but still active. She is building a 'duplex as a hobby. "Our folks worked very hard to make this farm pay off," said Floyd Franks as he supervised the milking in the shiny, mod- ernly-equippea miming parior. "Even we, until a few years ago. did a lot of milking by hand, as many as 15 cows each. Family "But this is a cinch now," he grinned. Thu mitkinfif narlor is located " er'x '"4. at tha nri nf thp loafinff barn which is a large, open-air ro 3T o o o 4U tunda covered by a root, in tse barn, the cows feed or loaf around, wandering in and out at wilL At milking time, the cows are herded into a small corral inside the barn. At one end a door leads into the milking parlor. Three cows are let into the parlor at one time and they take their places in three separate stalls. There the milking machines are attached and all three cows milked at one time. The IIY-WAVE Fresh-Frozen Smoked Fish HY-WAVE Steaks and Fillets CHALLENGER Canned Sea Foods MILD CURE SALMON WHITE CREST Fresh-Frozen Fish Mink Food sultants for the 52,(XK),000 plant, includ-ing the recently built sawmill and skyline across the Fraser River, were Phillips, Barratt and Partners of WESTERN PLYWOOD (Cariboo) Ltd. plant at Quesnel, BC, in its second year of production, plays an important role in the economy of the central B.C. town, known also as a mining and cattle-shipping centre. Structural con- v milk is pumped up to an overhead cooler, then flows into a bottler. The entire operation of ing the 35 cows, the cooling and BrothersDevdopEarlyHomestead Into Most Modern Northern Dairy SHRIMrS, CRABS, OYSTERS in season . bottling takes slightly more O o thoir father in 1908. The same year the nucleus of tnrtav'i herd of 55 was shipped which can accommodate 100 milking cows with little more ! difficulty than the 35 the two Franks brothers operating the than two hours. The bottles of milk are stored in a refrigerated "holding" room" and delivered in the morning. The Franks dairy is the only one such commercial venture ;in central B.C, 300 miles west of the Bulkley Valley, and is I the most modern throughout central and northern B.C. i Cab et Aiwntlin 1 hinh in by river irom Prince Rupert BLENDED FEEDING OILS VITAMIN A and 1) EMULSION FISH LIVER OILS GARDEN GRO LIQUD FERTILIZER by river boat. They were iwo calves. ' Those days were recalled by Proving that certain types of agricultural activities pay off in Terrace, the community now boasts one of the most modern dairy farms on the whole North American continent. Located on the site of the first white settlement in that rea the Franks Dairy recently installed a $50,000 combined loafing ham and milking parlor dairy are milking now. j Ivan and Floyd Franks have, developed the modem farm I which supplies milk-by-the-quart ; to the rapidly growing commu- j nitv of Terrace from the first, pioneer homestead taken up by Mrs. Franks, mother of the brothers, one of whom was the first white baby born between Prince Rupert and Smithers. ! though, says Mr. Franks. Large I tracts of land for raising the ' feed are not available in the Terrace area at economical Trade Marks Repitml prices. Clearing costs are high and much of the land that is available is of poor grade. Some feed has to be imported from CREDIT INFORMED the Bulkley. SOCIAL KEEPS YOU "But we hope to increase our herd in the next few years so we can produce to a maximum of efficiency. Yet we know it will not be long before we won't be able to supply the bulk of Terrace's milk consumption," PRINCE RUPERT FISHERMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION Producers Packers Processors of Fine Fish Froduds COMPLETE DEPARTMENT STORE LARGE MODERN BAKERY said Franks. "There is no doubt in my mind that the need for more dairying in this area will exist soon for the Terrace market alone. And then there is always the potea In the first twenty months of Social Credit government British Columbia has experienced the most progressive legislation in the history of the province. Between February, 1952, and December 31, 1953, the net debt of the province has been reduced by $36,178,000.00 in other words, $38.00 for every citizen. tial Kitimat market which will . be right next door once the road and railway are in opera tion." YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER B.C. Plywood Operations Near Quesnel Quesnel, some 80 miles south of Prince George on the Cariboo Highway, was born out of the famed Barkerville Gold Rush days, but today its economy is based on three natural YOVR SOCIAL CREDIT GOVERNMENT has placed British Columbia along with Alberta ahead of all ; other provinces' in Canada in the field of Old Age, Blind and Mothers' pensions and Social Assistance. VOIR SOCUL CREDIT GOVERNMENT abolished the unfair method of Hospital Insurance premiums and instituted a 29i increase in the Social Service Tax. This means a family of four with an average wage of $260.00 per month now pay onlv approximately $14.60 per year for Hospital coverage against the old premium method of $39.00 per year. This progressive change spreads the cost of a worthwhile service as can be devised and saves the people of the province $1,000,000.00 per year in administration costs. YOUR SOCIAL CREDIT GOVERNMENT has removed the Social Service Tax on meals costing up to and including $1.00, and abolished the Sales Tax on young children s resources timber, agriculture and mining. Major single operation in the town's vicinity is the $2,000,000 j V plywood plant of Western Plywood (Cariboo) Ltd., which be gan active production in January, 1952. A sawmill to process logs not suitable for plywood manufacturing was completed in Janu ary this year. A total of 325 persons including woods per sonnel are actually employed by the company's operations in the Quesnel area. But as only enough raw ma clothing, voung children s boots ann snoes. reourea car i.iS and car registration fees, and reduced the Amusement Tax. The following thr factors win lay a iolid foundation for opinj; op th rich interior and northern country of British Columbia and encourage new industries, YOUR SOCIAL CREDIT GOVERNMENT passed legislation to extend the Pacific Great Eastern Railway both north and south. Clearing haa already commenced on the southern extension from Squamish to North Vancouver. The surveys to the Peace River country will also soon commence. YOUR SOCIAL CREDIT GOVERNMENT has undertaken the largest highway construction program in tht history of the province. terial to supply one shift at the plant can be harvested from Western Plywood's forest, man agement acreage, another 200 persons are engaged in contract- cutting to meet the company's demand. The company's1 forest management license comprises 86,-000 acres. 7 WwS- WIS mmmum Through planned management of the forest resource ... it is anticipated that at FROM THE ADVERTISER'S YOUR SOCIAL CREDIT GOVERNMENT places major Importance on rural electrification. OVK SOCIAL CREDIT GOVERNMENT maintains a constant and unoompromising stand for free demowatie way of life in which the rights and responsibilities of each individual citizen are recognized and respected. BRITISH COLI'MBIA SOCIAL CREDIT GOVERNMENT will continue to do Its best to administer your affair honestly and efficiently In the best Interest of the people and the province as a whole. some future date the entire requirement for the mill can be met from this area. During the present transition, however. Ml from virgin forest to managed forest, this is not possible," states Ian C. MacQueen, mill manager. CATTLE COUNTRY Quesnel, with a population of POINT OF VIEW "I know my advertising is accepted with authority when I place it in the local newspaper! A man may want to buy a new car, a radio or a power tool; he may have heard all about the advantages of this or that model but he still wants to "read all about it " to see the claims set down in authoritative black and white for his careful study. Women, too, look to newspaper advertising for the guiding facta on merchandise they plan to buv. In my opinion, no other advertising medium has the Selling Power of the Local Newspaper." SOCIAL CREDIT Is in favor of Social Reform but is opposed to State FAIR TREATMENT TO ALL AND SPECIAL FAVORS TO NONE is the Policy of your Social Credit Government. some 2,000, Is the centre of the northern Cariboo cattle country, with some 2,000 head of cattle SOCIAL CREDIT is genuine free enterprise, but opposed to monopoly. shipped from its active stockyards each year. It was until recently the northernmost terminal of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, which two years FROM THE READER'S POINT OF VIEW "I wouldn't be without th nft lished right here in my .community authority on what's going on m ' h00d keeps our family informed in ft happenings and world events, carnc tur4 of local interest which are so impoy to every family. Its stones are or fh living, the simple and homey even w "J8 our lives. In my opinion, no cun matter entering the home is asuai family as the Local Newspaper. ago was extended into Prince George. Other forms of agriculture, such as poultry farmlm?, dairying and seed potato growing, are becoming Increasingly im o portant ' The Quesnel area Includes the communities of Alexandria, Cottonwood, Quesnel, Wingdam, Barkerville and Wells, and totals some 6,000 people. YOUR SOCIAL CREDIT GOVERNMENT, IN ITS SHORT TIME IN OFFICE HAS ALREADY ABOLISHED PATRONAGE WASTE AND EXTRAVAGANCE SECRET ORDERS-IN-COUNCIL Do Not Be Misled by Fatw Propaganda of tht Political Machine! SOCIAL CREDIT KEEPS YOU INFORMED Headquarters B.C. Social Credit League: 175 E. Broadway, Vancouver 10, B.C. Vancouver Island Office: 1034 Stobart Building, 745 Yates Street, Victoria, B.C. Noel i. Murphy, President i 1 Daily air transportation is provided by Canadian Pacific Air Lines to Vancouver and to Whitehorse, Y.T. . A bus service provides transportation to Van couver and way-points, and to MORE VALUE TO THE ADVERTISED MORE VALUE TO THE READER READ AND USE YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER Prince George to the north, con necting with the Dawson Creek bus. Although mining is no longer considered a principal activity in the area, some 30 gold placer- mining operations are active, as well as several gold hard-rock , mines.