, yas - Poms . et vienna 9 comment LEGISNATTVE rTepsRY, COWP. 77/78 PARLIAMENT QUILDINGS: . oe | | ' (1978 LTD.) . _ 24 HOUR SERVICE. 635-5555, 635-2525 635-5050 LIGHT DELIVERY SERVICE | _ Volume 73 No. 171 20¢ Friday, June 8, 1979 SALVAGE LTD. Seal Cove Rd., Pr. Rupert 624-5629 WE BUY copper, brass, ail metals, batteries, ete. Call us - We are [open Mon. through Sat., § a.m.-5 pam. | oe __yIcteRTA, 2.0-, aol | - yO, . 4 ee \ O vaveixe oe \f _ 8555 TAXI || TerRace-Kirimat. RUPERT STEEL & | BRIAN GREGG |: Around town death ruled ‘negligence’ Girl's ALERT BAY, B.C. (CP) ~ ger: Ars sae eens, eh ne i : gt ay ae Sia cane Negligence on the part of a Up The Down Staircase, a production of Skeena i i syeehi ec tagt i teeeee aaa EMEP Bees local doctor played a role in Junior Secondary Theatre Arts Department, will be oy : ie ns ik the death of an 11-year-old performed in the R.E.M. Lee Theatre at 6 p.m. tonight ; native Indian girl last Jan. “and. Saturday. . ; 22, a sixmember coroner's . The.play centres around an overcrowded, un- £4 inquest jury ruled Thursday. derstaffed, fictional high school with problems that #5 Renee Smith died of severe -are sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking; . | ‘but underneath the insanity of the school there is a real concern gn the part of the faculty and students to “teach and to be taught. __. There is a huge cast of 29 students in the play and a § lot of work has gone'on backstage to prepare for the production. Tickets to the play are $3 at the door and #2 advance. Advance tickets can be obtained at . Skeena School or by telephoning 635-9136 and ieaving "name, address and phone number so that a theatre arts student can deliver the ticket today. The students say that each audience member is sure to see some. part of himself or herself in the play. .& d Beneralized peritonitis and acute appendicitis. “due ta megligence on the part of Dr. Jack Pickup to apply adequate medical care and Procedures,” the jury sald at the conclusion of the Inquest, The girl's death had aroised strong feelings in this community of 1,800 on Comorant Island, at the northern tip of Vancouver’ Island, - , Some persona said native _ Indians h i Caledonia Senior Secondary School graduates will inadequate Mmnedical: core { be taking over CFTK radio from ? p.m. to 11:30 p.m. white others defended ' tonight and listeners will be able to telephone song Pickup who has practiced in dedications into. the station this evening, the area for nearly 30 years. The jury called for an : Rachel Reay, the Terrace flautist, is presently in investigation ‘by the New Westminster where she is competing for her town aa the neaellene nisey iand the northwest .in the provincial music festival. “Penny Der, the Prince Rupert pianist, is also par- “ticipating,,. ' Scholarships have been awarded to seven musicians who are attending the provincial festival as observers. ‘They are Ken Brewer, Julia Everton, Audrey Faber, ‘David Hislop, Ken Bromley, Kathy Patershuk and _Margaret-Ila McDaniel. .__ Executive members: of the Northwest Music -Featival will also be attending the provincial festival Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. into Pickup and the gen- eral medical standards in Alert Bay, They also recommended an inquiry into nursing care at St. George's Hospital, where the girl died; a search for another practicing dector for the community; better ‘to collect ideas for the next provincial festival which communications between wil be held in Terrace in 1980. medical personnel and the ee parents of sick children; and : ‘There will be a perinatal ‘health display at the - Skeena Mall from June ‘11 to June 13. ‘The display a faster and more reliable _method of getting xrays to laboratories. and specialists to replace the present method.of sending them by. \ § il. a Sle . ak, wAESE When their we bene emo pata lgbabiead Fo ni the inquest opened, 4 : The, annual general meeting’ of the ‘Térrace and” ’ District Arts Council will be held June 13 at 7/45 in the /R.E.M. Lee Theatre. All persons wishing to attend dre ‘welcome. . ; My ‘ The Terrace Women's Growth Centre will host a . women and employment semiar at 4711 Lazelle ‘(the old Jungle Jim's Shop) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June oe _ : There will be speakers from the Canada Em- ployment-Centre, job creation and employment orientation for wonien. 7 . Also on Thursday, June 14, Women’s Night Out will be held at the centre. The evening session starts at 7:30 p.m. with Edna Foreman of the labor relations department leading the discussions on non-union jobs and labor relations information. _ ’ Anyone who wants further information can call the centre at 635-5145. , The Terrace Child Development Centre open house garage sale will be held on Saturday, June 16, from 12 noon until about 4 p.m. The object of the afternoon eventis to turn out with items for sale and provide the centre with 1¢ per cent of the income of the sales. The _ centre is on South Eby near Cassle Hal] School. For further information _— telephone — 635-9988. _ Mayor Dave Maroney and his wife, Jean,.will of- ficiate at a ribbon cutting ceremony te mark the official opening of the Terrace chapter of Birthright on Saturday, © June 16 at 11 a.m. The office is 3-462] Lakeste Ave. (upstairs). and " everyone is invited to the open house which follows the ceremony. The office cleses at 4 ‘p.m. “Hey, Naked Lady" is already in the planning process and if you want to participate in this Terrace Little Theatre October production, either on stage or back stage, you are invited to the casting meeting in the Kalum Street Playhouse on Monday, June 18 at 7:30 pm. Any new members are ‘welcome. If you own a sail boat that is 12-feet or under you _ may want to enter the Sea Fest sailing competitions on June 241n Prince Rupert. . . All you need is a boat that is 12-feet or under and has sails. This fun event involves a race in the harbor. To enter call Leslie Yates at 624-2161 or 624-9338. Sea Fest is being held from’ June 28 to June 24 and jacludes a parade, bath tub races and dances, The first prize in the sailing competitions is $150 and second prize = is = $100. ‘ The Caledonia Senior Secondary School Graduation Ceremonies takes place in the R.E.M. Lee Theatre on Friday, June 22, The Terrace Little Theatre Summer School for © students ages Sto 14 years will involve three two-week sessions starting on July ®, July 23 and August 6 _ vespectively. Students will be involved in drama between 89100 am. and = 3:30 p.m. A miximum of 20 boys and girls per session will be glowed and there are three teachers involved. Registration will be at the Terrace Little Theatre Kalum Playhouse at 9625 Kalum St. on July 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Bob Hallsor (right) receives mural: for municipal hall from Skeena student Rory Doell and teacher Ed Oldfield. Scenes depict Terrace area. OTTAWA (CP) — A dismal trade performance combined with a traditional shortfall in international travel] and service payments has left Canada with a first- quarter deficit of $1.696 billion with the rest of the world. | . Government figures released Thursday show that during the 12 months ending March 31, Canada spent $6,147 billion more abroad than it took in — the largest ever 12-month deficit. All figures are adjusted for seasonal variations. This year's first-quarter deficit is more than double the $637-million deficit for the first quarter of 1979. However, it is a slight im- provement from the $1.765- billion current account deficit incurred in fourth quarter of 1978. Last year, Canada spent $5.285 billion more abroad than it received. - - Statistics Canada, which released the figures, said the merchandise trade surplus, . normally one of the strongest features of Canada's account with the rest of the world, fell to $426 million during the first three months of year. Thia compares with a surplus of $1.2 billion in the corresponding period — last year, It also represents a substantial drop from the $840 million surplus in ‘the previous quarter. Although there was a slight increase in export sales during the quarter, this . waa more than overtaken by a surge in imports, Money paid to trading Harassment too much WHITE ROCK, B.C, (CP) ~— “Break a leg” might be an old theatrical saying, but Michael Bugera is won- dering whether it could. happen. His 36-member Gaslight Theatre Productions ragtime troupe has been harassed and intimidated by someone and Bugera, 23, can't wait to get his hands on the rogue. Investigators looking As a result, his piano player Henry Waack of: nearby Coquitlam has quit and Darcia Steeves, the group's secretary has had her car damaged by a vandal. The company cancelled a scheduled performance last weekend at McPherson Playhouse. in Victoria when Waack succumbed to the intimidation and quit. The booking would have been Gaslite’s first big en- Hagement since it was for- ‘med four years ago. The -harassment began three weeks ago when Waack received a telephone call from a man who said he was a member of the Vic- toria Musicians’ Association. “Be said his name was Weston and that he had a sworn affidavit saying that for fault in airplane WASHINGTON (AP) — Aviation experta are running computer tests, examining engine wreckage checking documents in an effort to determine if there is Terrace.. Endako mine workers, call 635-4747. LABOR PLANS. PICNIC HERE ‘The Kitimat-Terrace District Labor council will be holding an “old-fashioned picnic” on Saturday at J & L Estates, 8 miles south of The council is having the picnic to provide an enjoyable day withfamily and friends and, at the -same time to raise money to. support striking ' Activites planned include games, campfire, music, a raffle and an auction. Refreshments will also be available, with the orofits to go toward supporting the striking mine workers. Anyone interested in further information can and ° a basic design flaw in the engine mounting of the grounded DC-10 jetliner. . “It's a long, slow, plodding process of sifting and re- sifting through the evidence,” Fred Farrar, a Federal Aviatlon Ad- ministration spokesman, sald Thursday. FAA administrator Langhorne Bond suspended the design certificate of the DC-10 Wednesday, saying there might be a design defect in the engine moun- ting assembly. The actlon has grounded all 136 DC-108 operated by U.S. airlines. Similar grounding orders have been issued by government aviation agencies around the world and the FAA said ail 143 foreign-registered DC- 10s now have been with- drawn from service. Thousands of would-be DC- 10 travellers scrambled for other jetliners around the world’s major airports Thursday while hundreds more camped out and fretted about loat vacation time. At Gatwick Airport south of London, hundreds of passengers bound for New York holding cheap Laker Skytrain tickets either spent the night In a lounge, grabbed standby seats on rival carriers, found hotels or went home. ; Similar problems were re- ported at airports in Japan, Rtaly, South Africa, Den- mark and the Far East. The grounding is the fourth for the troubled plane since the May 25 crash of an American Airlines DC-10 in Chicago which killed 275 persons in the worst aviation accident in U.S. history. The jetliner plunged to the ‘ground = an exploded seconds after an engine fell from the wing as it was taking off. Bond ‘said DC-108 will remain on the ground “until, the problem Is found.’ Henry had played our show for half the price,” Bugera said. ' “He started badgering Henry, telling him he was thinking of taking him to court. We called the musicians’ uniona in Van- couver and Victoria and neither had ever heard of this Weston guy.” Several days before the group’s Victoria ap- pearance, Waack received a letter postmarked Victoria, warning the pianist to stay away from Victoria. “We will halt your show and you will get hurt real bad,” the unsigned letter said. “This is your last warning.’ “At firat Henry thought it was a hoax," said Bugera. “Then he started getting breather calla and taxi cabs started arriving at his home for no reason. Bugera said he and his col- leagues have aie few suspicions as to the identity of the mysterious prankster but they have no solid proof. pathologist: Tom Harman testified that the girl's ap- pendix had ruptured and she had gangrene at least three - days before her death She had been admitted to the hospital Jan. 18. anada sees $1.6B deficit partners to import their products increased at a rate of 7.1 per cent during the quarter, while receipts from exports increased by just 3.8 per cent, : Exports registering in- creases were woodpulp, crude petroleum, iron ore, nickel, copper and coal, Imports showing in- creased sales were automotive products, in- dustrial machinery, commu- nications ‘equipment, agricultural machinery non- ferrous metals and chemicals, During the quarter, there was a travel deficit of $348 million. There was a §409‘ milllon deficit in the previous quarter. Last year ‘Canadian travellers spent $1,7 billion more outside the country than foreign tourists apent in Canada. Lottery winner HAJLEYBURY, Ont. (CP) — Five numbers worth $100,000 each were chosen in Thursday’s Wintario draw. The winning numbers are: 48111 in series 50; 72812 in series 16; 56028 in series 38; 38385 in series four; and 92306 in series 49, The win’fall number is 10. may have. PARENTS TO GET HEARING Parents of children attending Copper Moun- tain Elementary Schoo! will have an opportunity to meet with Frank Hamilton, superintendent of the school board, and Bruce Phillips, principal of the school on Tuesday, after 1:30 p.m. Hamilton says he will be at the school to give parents a chance to discuss any concerns they wo ape ae