The Oregon statesman., April 21, 1975, Page 34, Image 34

34-(Scd III) Stalciman, Salem, Ore., Sun .'April -21, '57
British Columbia
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I'orlhland Large
. By UERT ITANWOOD '
. . Caaaflaa Prest Matt Writer
VANCOUVER, April SO -Th
treasure chest of British CoUinv
, bia'e Rorthlarxl mysterious, clu-
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iv. Md cballniini cootiDUM
to dart man to rip off ill lid and
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Clutch ok wealth within.'
Tha pounding oa the at roof box
. of aalural reaourcet la growiag
louder:
1. A billion-dollar plan to de
velop a M.ooa squar mill tract
known as the Rocky Mountain
trench, ' stretching from Prince
Ceorfe In the middle at the prov
ince to we YDkoa Boundary, an
nounced recently by Swedish- fi
nancier Axel Wenner-Gren.
i X. Agreement by . the federal
foverament to snare the cost of
11-miUkm dollar highway to a
point near the Yukon border,
opening the westers half of the
Berth. - -- , i ,
A few corners of the strong-box
have been pried apart and seme of
the riches have spilled out But
aaturt flgnta back the Invaders
with the same resources that con
tain her wealth: rocky peaks and
.glaciers;, muskey and rampaging
rivers. U1"'.: ;: '
Farata, Fish, Fornis fay Oft
British Columbia;) reaps from
agriculture, fishing, forestry . and
mining developed mostly in the
southern portion aa annual in
come 1 more , thai tl.JM.ooe.ooo.
Of the total, more than N .per
cent comes from the forest.
la addition, about M mjllioa dol
lars warn of oJumiatira a year
is produced at the Xitimat smelter
of Aluminum Co. of Canada. By
1859. prodocUoa. is expected to be
IS millions annually.
Only since the second World
War has industry focused acute
attention north of the 63rd Paral
lel. A Kmillioa dollar Columbia
Cellulose Co. pulp mill, was buiH
at Prince Rupert is IMS.- , . .
- The second ' Industrial venture
was Alcana vast Kill mat project
Mora thaa J5 millioa dollars
Was spent a five years and the
aluminum plant ia still expaadiag.
A modal city of mors thaa 1130
ha rrmshroomed la the wilder
Beat, t miles ta the Bearcat civil-
New Tews Plaaeed la NW '
Oa tha keels of KlUmat m Itsz.
. Frebisher-eacked- interests came
ap with plans for a 700-millioa-d
a 1 1 a r metallurgical -chemical-forestry
eeater la -northwest Brit
ish Columbia.
' The ambitious plsa kit anags.
Surreys are still going aa ia the
Atlia area far tha project, but bo
work 'has been- started. Attention
shifted south until the Wenner
Cren -proposal was mad public.
Estimated to . cost an ultimata
two billion dollars, this plan Tails
railway np the Rocky Mount ais
Trench to join the B.C. -owned pa
cific Great Eastern Railway with
the ' Yukon , border; pulp mills,
steel mills and other metallurgi
cal industries; and model com-
munities complete with . schools,
bospiUli and technical institutes.
Tha area embraces tt.ao .acres
at uninhabited country from It to
at miles wide, described as a huge.
geological Uu running north of
ranee porge Into tbe Yukon.
Baeaeved With Mixta
' It includes aa estimated lot mil
lion dollars worth of Umber, 750
- tnillioa dollars worth of hydroelee-
trical potential and unknown mhv
oral resources.
Wenner-Grrn -B.C. Development
Co. has deposited 1500QOO with the
B.C. government for the right to
survey the area for its industrial
potential. Cost of the survey,
mostly aerial ia estimated at five
millioa dollar, Results will de
termine further actios.
. Tha proposal has beea received
with mixed enthoiiaam. Some
members of Parliament called it
a give-awsy.
Premier Bennett says the gov
ernment has gives Wenner-Grea
"nothing ... and w have 1500.000
la the treasury.
While the proposal was being
debated, fa tha Legislature, the
federal government announced it
would split costs with .C oa a 11-
nuflion dollar highway Into the
aorta from Stewart at use aeae
of Portland Canal, the northern
most nart of tha province.
The lS-mDe road would rua
through aa area of potential min
eral wealth to Casaiar, a company
town of KO near the Yukon bor
der, which It supported by a pro
ductive asbestos mine,.
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Search Seeks
Missing Son r
Of Diplomat
CHICAGO, April M ID Tea
thousand porters describing the
mi.atne tM ni an If.liaa rilnlA.
mat Friday were sent to police
departments throughout the sa
nation. ,
The circulars describe VHtorio
BaratrJeri, 14. son of Count Lode
vice Barsttieri di 8aa Pietre. Its!-
iaa consul general la Chicago. The
boy has beea missing since Tues-
oay. s . - ..
The boy's father tsid Vtttorie
lad developed a kosa Interest in
cowboys, rural life, animals and
oil fields while living ia the Unit
ed states. .,
'. For this reason a search was di
rected to the Southwest, ia the
oilfields of Oklahoma and Texas.
The boy is described ss slender,
dark blood and I feet 11. He
speaks English with a slight ac
cent. He disappeared after leaving
borne Tuesday morning. He failed
to report st-his school, , Loyols
Academy. j
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65x85 orebjd, rpsa, satin band, lily of tha valley , r : W
If Pwrf ict ActtgU Dinntr Cloth T 'r
Rtg. 6.95
Pair Htmititchtd Irish Linen Pillow Catts
42x36; pink, groan, yellow, blua , pft
Rag. 14.95
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65x105; orchid, rose, satin band, lily of tha valley .j;
Rag. 21.95
8.98
Rtg. 2.50
Each Nylon Pillow Cast
Easy to wash and dry In minutat. White, graan, pink
..at.
rtg.1.49.4.95
throw pillows' :.
r. This great' value- group in- .
- eludes tiny throws, cotton
. and kapok fillings . i . many
shapes andycoverings, some ,
sipper closed. Save substaa-
.tully now! .
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IEG. 54J.l STAMPED GOODS; baby tecque and blarv
lkets, quettjcjwals,".tcarvj napkins ?..20tJ $l,79
FINISHED MODEt" AIT NEEDtWOWQ towels,' sfrons, baby
. things, quilts, afghans, rugs, hats, bag .,.i.J....Vi af
REO. $lJ-$7.30 NEEDUroiW AJio-WtNITOtchair,
teats, stools; Federal benches, spring-filled chairs ........
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beautifully natural; many style .... 1 .10)-79)
REO. $U BASKETS; imported atraw. In many try les for
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"' OtrTS; planters, tome slightly -damaged, cotton pickers, par
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. ART NEEDLEWORK - SfCOND rlOOR
50e
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$2.95
If Porftct Acotat Dinnor Cloth -
5x126; lily of tha vtlley pattern only 0 Q
If Porfoct Dinnor Napkins
Rtg. 8.95-l 0.95
Chonillo Bwdsproads
Rog. M
Full bectiiza only.-Good color telectlont .
Size 20x20; available In all above pattern ...
Cannon Bath Towol
Rtg. 1.952.125'
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24x46 size; white, p,':k, yellow, rote, gren, aqwarad, beige
Rg.l.1.25
Cannon Hand Towtjs
16x26; white, pink, yellow, rose, graan, aqua, rod, beige ,
Cannon Wa$h Cloths-
Reg. 39c-45c
12x12; white, pink, yellow, rose, graan, aqua, roej beige
FioldcraiV Both Towtls '
Rag. M.95
27x52; pink, yellow, toff, pIitKhio, blue mist
Reg. 2.25
Fioldcrest Hand Towels'
18x32; pink, toffee, pistachio, blu mist, white ,
Reg. 85c
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Fleldcrest Wash Cloths
79e
75e
$2;47
97'
Reg. 1 2.95- A.95 rToilored Bedspreads
Solid color and florolprlnts; full or twin
Reg. '29.95
If Perfect Electric Blanket! .. i
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Single control; full tba; txtll Imparfactiont ara alight a.-
If Perfect Electric llankets
S199
M.99
$7.88
14.88
Reg. 24.95
Twin bad tlze; single control; textile impwrfaction
i Reg. 24.95
12.48
If Perfect Loom Woven Colonial Bedspreads
Full bed size; bleached white color. .
Reg, '22.95
$12,48
Full bed, ilze 78x90; rote, blua, grtn, yellow
Reg. '10.95
St. Mary's 1 00 Wool Blankets
-s14'.88
Acrilan Comforters
Washable cotton percale cover; tize 72x84 dainty floral print
13x13; pink, White, yellowrplttdilo, blu mlt toffees-
Rag. 4.95
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6.66
'Morning Cloryr Print Percale Sheets')'
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twin bed tlze 72x108
.2 tor
Reg. 69c
4.95
Rtg. 8.95 If Perfect Nylon-Rayon Blend Blankets ' ' '
- $2.99
w Double woven;,fuH bad tlx 72x84; rose color only.,
Reg. '5195
Full bad tize; xig zag quUl ttitchad-.
Contour Fitted Mattress Pads
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Cannon Colored Muslin Pillow Cases
tize 45x36; rose, pink v
49'
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reg. 79 Spring Mills
Catawba prints
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A naadle-tampting group of fine, crease-resitf-
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color ftt, of courte. Choose gay cortversation -prlnft,
tia pattemt or border motift In gtyly
teatonabla colon. 56" width. -
. MaU and phtm orden. ' ,
reg. $30.50
English dirinorwaro
45-pcsorvicofor8
reg. $1 yd.
putcher
rayon prints
59 w
One of fre mort vtr-
..til. f.brlr. for spring
and jumnw- ir..
tuv to cart
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69' ,i
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Cilbroo
printed voiles
69'
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heavy
bongalino
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lata and nlM faille
m a hod of eerlni
mlora. hwludint navy
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phAe orden
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dress prints i
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Wmdarfut blmda of
Arn.1 and cation, and
Orion and cotton . .
washable and ereaaa-
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cereal-toupt, tea cups, saucer and a plstter,, vegetable dith,
creamer and covered ugr.v Solid yellow or blua. ' '
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with a contemporary feeling and repratant outstanding
quality, at a low, low prlcel Choota azura. rota, tunny
fields, lace gray and pink, or THania (blua and pink).
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