EDITORIAL — cain with the rest of Prince Rupert in well- , Terrace, our nearest neighbor to the east, ting its 25th anniversery tomorrow. hobly the most remarkable thing that ad to Terrace in the last 25 years is what doily routine with most of its citizens— nord tc develop a Fine community. » community as a whole hes done much ct the industry which today makes Terrace srowing centre and which in the last few L.; more than doubled its size. an who has done much for Terrace where id do it best is former lands minister E. T. There is little doubt he strained hard to ‘th Columbia Cellulose Co. Ltd. and the um Co. of Canada settled near and around . the constituenty he represented. race has everything to gain, very little if g to lose as developments appear to be place today and in the future. bn it will be a railway junction with a direct tion to one of Canada’s largest single indus- dertukings at present—Kitimat and alum- js can't helo but do a lot of good for Terrace, he same time, the centre of much good farm ould not entirely depend on forest, mining industry for its future. ricultural development is a growing need in ing northland where food stuff has to be d ot high cost. ile farming may be a little more difficult the southern areas, the fruits thereof cannot r-estimated. Terrace will be called upon to much of the food which will be required to a growing army of industrial workers at t fact, right now Prince Rupert could be c!ly aided with a source of supply in agricul- products available at Terrace. This in turn necessarily help the Skeena River village. solute to the pioneers who made Terrace e—A wish of qood will on vour Silver Jubilee, Sth birthday party, is our messaqe. (. 4 3 \ j » Canadians from Coast-to-Coast Say... FORD'S THE BEST ee &, es 4 y *\ KE NCE’ Dm ) i XY an alleday aw = CAN, hs eRFORMA WF os —and F = driver myself heal a We et Nie | ord’s solid co BaD \ SEA , oO \eli¥ sure > . mfort } \ \=\ ee aily wv pays off—~you : LY, | \\s yor A uy relax } 3 can i \ a. : ; hind the Wheel a d ae NEW 110-HP, . ; wl really enjoy d n / [| BRATO-STAR V-8 ENGINE red ld hacked Perience ined in t \ engines inufae. lest. our choice Combined lr drives— Vransmig. * tdrive*® or wie, ‘FORE You BUY ANY CAR ST-DRIVE') ste vour FORD DEALER Buy out of income—see your dealer fora“ TIME PAYMENT” plan, PRINCE RUPERT, Ae) ae aT BEST BUY jerrace Celebrates PROVE IT YOURSELF! FORD GIVES YOU MORE... BY FAR.... T LOWER COST THAN ANY,OTHER CAR IN ITS CLASS! <-> BUY OF ALL B.C. IN A USED [7 SUMMER RESORT—One of the many beauty s 30ts Lake There als« development are THE FOOD BOWL OF NORTHWESTERN BC Farmers See Another Future For Terrace Lumber has made Terrace grow but in farming lies another fu- ture. That is the thought which dwells in the minds of many newcomers to this village which omorrow celebrates its 25th versary of incorporation. Srivw-ng pernaps the most out- standing growth of any centre | in the province during the last 10 years, Terrace has more than quadrupled its populatien from a war-time 600 and has doubled its growth in the last two | vear Major factor velonment is in its recent de- the operation of Commbia Cellulosé pulp mul at Prinee Rupert Which draws most of its pulp logs from its No. 1 forest Management licence around Terrace 4 It’s out Sf this world! Verd won my beart the fir$t time | saw it~—and it’s a Winner with me in every way! nd riy ing. ‘| T can really see where I'm going with so 25t 2 Several lumber mills also are a part of the industrial growth of the village, but with more than 56,000 acres of potential farm land—several thousand acre® already under cultivation —Terrace is squiting toward the horizon which spells the food bowl of northwestern B.C, One of the first to put his faith in farming at Terrace is pioneer Dutchman Peter Van Stolk who arrived before the First World War and has developed his 20- acre farm to such an extent that the Dominion government is using it as an illustration sta- tion Other Dutch farmers have fol- lowed Mr. Van Stolk. A recent development comes with the purchase of a 160-acre farm by room 88 Com Plete} y » x UKE THE 1 \ VISIBILITY much extra visibility / all around—and back - PY \ ing up is just as easy! TERRACE CAR SEE YOUR mere 2OB PARKER LIMITED , BC. On ao DEALER h Anniversary seen around and 12 miles south of the village, which offers excellent hot-springs flowing into the lake which have been swimming and fishing in season. Prince KN pert LGiiy in@a 3 Tuesday, September 30, 1952 CONGRATULATIONS ! We are glad of this opportunity Pioneers Choose Site Early Tomorrow the village of Terrace looks back on 25 years of development as) an organized community but its beginning goes back many years before Oct. 1, 1927, when it re- ceived its official charter of incorporation. Probably the first white man to settle in the Terrace district —and he’s still alive to talk about it—is 83-year-old Harry Frank who rowed up the Skeena river to the benchiands in 1894. Ten years later came George Little, looking for a place to settle after his adventures on: the Klondyke. At that time the land around Terrace was held in| |reserve fot railroad protection to ioin in celebrating the Silver Anniversary of the Villane of Terrace. * A. E. SMITH: LIMITED (WHOLESALE PRODUCE) Prince Rupert, B.C. near Terrace is Lakelse further studied for SIDNEY S. GONICK . ' - |The Grand Trunk Pacific had L Doorman, a Holland gradu- | begun its survey. : ae ate in scientifie.-farming ‘and! But in December, 1905, the| Vtometlrtst applied agriculture. |gevernment opened the reserve Mr. Doorman fs sparking a move to attract many of his countrymen te the area to open up a 4600-acre basin near the |and one of the first to stake a/ \land claim was George Little. He |staked the present stie of Ter-! jrace, which he later named, and | Skeena river for truck farm- (became the founder of a com- ing. jmunity which began with a The future for agriculture, say |CTude railway station and a lot the farmers, is assured in Ter-'|° ftimber. } race | In fact, Little turned over 50 . acres of his land so the railway J Prince Rupert, a fast growin ; port 93 ai west, neue draw | station could be built there and 7 named the heavily on every type of agricul- ; railway officials tural produce while the future | Station Littleton. — town of Kitimat would mean| When a post office was estab- | another wide market. | lished there a few years later, | Terrace looks back on a tot of | Little became the post master, | success today, but its forward|>ut With the job also went the) outlook is still more rosy. It has Dame of the litule village. There everything to gain. was another Littleton and a new | Prince Rupert B.C. —Terrace B.C. GEORGE COOK Heweller OPENED TERRACE STORE IN 1951 name had to be found. Gaving at the evenly cul benchlands breaking away from the Skeena, the founder of the village called it Terrace. George Little is retired today Terrace ° ° Statistics but much sought after by those who look for advice on important Incorporated as a village in gecisions, He operated the first 1927, Terrace has an area of 349 jumber. mill in Terrace, starting acres. It is situated on the shortly after his arrival and to- Skeena River 93 miles east of gay Little, Haugland and Kerr is Prince Rupert. The population one of the biggest mills and lum- ‘has doubled over the past two per concerns in central B.C. years and is now estimated at — einai ple boma 2,500. METHWOLD, England (CP) - ‘Terrace has: A toy balloon released at a Diesel-electric power, supplied fete in this Norfolk town has by the B.C. Power Commission peen returned to Methwold/ With 381 comestic, 97 commercial council by a German ex-service and 15 industrial services, |man in Munich. With it came Water obtained from Howe and} jetter appealing for ‘inancial Little creeks with a reservoir! giq. capacity of 140,000 gallons and | CONGRATULATIONS on your SILVER JUBILEE Terrace Prince Rupert a water pressure of 80 pounds. Two banks Taxes at 20 mills on 100 per cent of assessed value of prop- erty and 50 per cent on improve- ments. A voluntary fire department | of one fire-truck and 58 hy- | drants. | Septic tank sewage facilities. | Telephones operated by the | Dominion government telegraph | and telephone service wilh 113} Grant & Newton Ltd. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS business and 237 residential | ESTABLISHED IN TERRACE IN MAY, 1951 connections. | ef Omineca . Herald newspaper, | published , weekly, ise Paes si Two hospitalgsérving thé ated, | ® ; at the Terrace Hospital with™a ;complement of 12 beds and four | bassinéts and the Wrinch Mem- rial Hospital at Hazelton with | a complement of 53 beds and} four bassinets. | One elementary, one high | school with an enrolment of | mere than 400. A new high) school is being built, Recreational facilities includ- | ing a theatre, civic centre with | bowling alley, ball park, hunting | and fishing. | Principal religious institutions | are Anglican, Pentecostal, Ro- { man Catholic and United Church, Three service organizations, the Board of Trade, Canadian Legion and Kinsmen, Two hotels with 40 rooms and two aute courts. An airport of three asphalt runways, each 5,200 by 100 feet, day-and-night operation, han- gar facilities, scheduled air line service. Also a water base al Lakelse Lake, 12 miles south of Terrace. Very Best Wishes to the Citizens of Terrace On the Occasion of Their Silver Jubilee Frizzell’s Motor Products LIMITED De Paper Invites Contributions Of Social News The Daily News endeavors to give all possible coverage of so- /Clal and personal news of town and district and will appreciate contributions of such items. Re- ports of club activities, weddings, teas and personal nutes are in- vited. To contact a reporter, phone 749. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE We Extend Hearty Good Wishes From the Pioneers Of Prince Rupert To The Oldtimers Of Terrace