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tati ‘ions deny gas price war.

‘New competition ay era Id

cuts. into profit Ste
Serving Terrace, Kitimat: the-Hazeltons, Stewart and the Nass | _

etvre ‘ 4 “
LEEUW OPEN Re te eee,

° Herald staff writer . i
‘Terrace service station owners deny there is a
ijasoline price war being waged here but they are.
sensitive to questions regarding prices at their pumps.

By BRIAN GREGG 5
{ VOLUME 71 NO. 78 , Price: 20 cents TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, wm a

- Mallis as yet an empty fleld.. When Cloverlawn is going:
ta-move is anyone's guess right now.

‘Still no sign
Of mall start

Herald staff writer
cle 40 store shopping mall has been

“Why “would you le
“interfere: in it,” said Pete
Rempel owner ‘of West-End
Chevron when he was told |
The Herald’ was doing a
survey on gas prices’ in the
area.

“We are not involved in
gas wars and if ‘you people

Ht he station owner would

“not give his prices ‘to this
« newspaper

Vic Potulldki, owner of
‘Lakelse Esso Service at
. Skoglund Hot Springs, says
self-service gas stations-are
“defeating the: whole pur-
pose’? of service stations..

He said they have caused
the price war and this ma
be goog for the public but it
is not good for businesses.

Potulidki: said he is only

cents a gallon to 90.9 cents %
gallon. Prices for supreme
and non-leaded gas have not
changed and are $1.043 and.
$1.024 respectively... -
“I've had to put my prices
down because of the com-
petition,’’ he said. ‘I’m not
making any money...1'm

es in prices and-does

aan an to enter into “any

gas price war that may be
going on downtown,” said a
spokesman. ‘Prices there
are -99.9 cents for regular
and $1.05 for supreme.

Terrace Esso says its
prices. are 88.9 cents for
regular gas‘and 99 cents for
supreme though figures
may hange any day.

The Chevron bull plant
says it selis regular gas to
its stations at 84 cents per

are going to gef involved in’ just keeping my ii
* other people’s business you customers.” 4
The tite of Terrace's futare 40 store covered shopping had better stop and forget oyeetrace Shell has made no

slow to. mater “making eight cents per _ gallon while the Gulf sells its [
It’s almost September and construction on the scuth_ gallon when he should be regular gas at 84.6 cents per |
, Side of Lakelse Avene has yetto in, According to | making 16 to 17 cents per gallon. The Shell bulk plant & i
* the Feb, 25, 1976 Herald, the: ‘m ty and the | gallon. The costs of taxes, 86.8 cents while. the Im- .
developer agreed that the ‘project woul be completed insurance, labor and _perial Esso bulk plant here ‘
~ by March 1, eneral operation are so Fells its gas at 83.9 cents. :
A sign on oe pepe says the expected opening of gh that he is not making = Any price changes from
the centre is , ‘| any profit. . the bulk plants to the service
~ District administrator ob Halls.r says Cloverlawn He saidall heis able todo station customer are made

took out. a buil permit the first. week of July.

Halisor said the permit s by the station.

Totem Gulf which has
become a self-serve station

is provide the service to the

ies that'the builders | public. His prices are 88.9

months after papers are»

even hada tition. as far:as that. station is ~“=oe ae
The ene ae over a period of ae spokesman for -East- ~ concerned, _ Every time you,.turn ground, wis prices seem to have " prehenalvely at the pumps, prices are actually on the im
several days to Cloverlawn offices In Vancouver. But | nd Chevron tells a similar ‘When we opened the two © increased. Though. this. Terrace motorist. gazes ap-. _ way down, as a Herald survey found. if
_ been no reply. : ‘| story. ‘His price for regular : stations: up and: Sawn the ™ ,
en fais. come, dawn-from..08.9- t avere, ae

have to begin construction
issued.

" them to meet with the new council. He said he hasn't

cents per gallong for regular

‘price to deal’ with com-

“DANGER 70 PEACE”

invelvement in a price war

- “prices ‘and we were in the’
" middle, that’s all,” he said.

He added the. prices: had
already been § set. before the

and 99.9 cents lion for, ‘ sellsits gas at 88.9 cents, the 5
one nai « have had-no further indication as to _ Supreme. ‘The cont of this’ same a Terrace Eseo's
asoline was 91.9 ice. ccording one

Hallsor says he has written Cloverlawn and asked | cents before be reduced the’ anne at Gulf there is no |

“Dease builder |
reaches accord |.

"NO FERRY HELP ©
“FOR STEWART YET

station. opened Anew ferry route to Masset on Queen Charlotte Islands
“South Atricz n N- \omb Customers of the new self- from Prince Rupert is being established by the B.C.
service station allseemedto VANCOUVER (CP) — will end OP but we would | Ferry Corporation following an authorization memo by

agree. the Gulf ‘station was

The British Columbia

like to avoi going the court

route if we ¢an,’

Jack Davis,

provincial t&

ort minister.

P. _ . fficient and chea Railway has made a ‘secret A cabinet order is being processed that will increase
a Pan Ae) une eapeesentativs of other bat statement again ich what is all about settlement with one of two Miller and Chinook were | funding for ferries to $43.6 million from $33 million to
Guiringaud said Monday he that the reports of test ‘APranch foreign ministry forme,” saidonecustomer. contractors dismissed frori awarded contracts totalling 4 allow the route expansion, according to Davis’ August 11

has new information that

preparations were “totally ©

- spokesman. said Botha’s

“Tll go where I can get

working on-the railway’s

$15.7 million-for completing

memo to Charles Challagher, general manager of the

South Africa is 4 ” " -Dease Lake extension when work on the final ferry corporation. ;
"experimental faue one unfovnded.” He referred fo denial was "under study.” cheap 688. Premier Bill Bennett halted strétch of the extension line | Davis sald the extra $7.6 million gives cabinet
plosion. work on the 420-mile line in to Dease Lake, following the | authorization for the Queen Charlotte Island service as

* “We have notified : South
Africa that we consi lersuch ;
an explosion as a er. to
all the peace processes
under way in. southern
Africa that could- have
. Seridus consequences on our
two iad deola ted inva
Guiringaw eclar a
broadcast. -

The sharp tone. of his
statement, which followed
an official foreign ministry
announcement, - seem
indicate France: doubts _ 3

- denial issued Sunday by:

South African: Foreign
Minister R. F,: Botha,
De Guiringaud said South
Africa is claiming» the.
anned nuclear blast will”

were informed of it.

Community party Chairman ‘oup later in the week. move.
‘TheU.S. state department “Hua Kuo-feng has warned OTTAWA (CP) —Pie eeclined to say. how Sauh Israeli officials denied
f . — Pierre Camu, president of the ‘ te As well, the Nalional AntiPoverty Organization, a poor ¥. 1

‘Sandie it had asked - that” moves in’ the’ West’ | broadcasters’ lobby group, says he accepted the govern: people's lobby group which has intervened in CRTC cases, | support the group as, snenusetn Shite Pay
epari Po vest blast, toward appeasement have | ment’s offer to become the next chairman of the Canadian said it may legally challenge Camu’s appointment | At least one major Arab an 7 ith I i.
Oop ety a experi ment increased the risk of global f Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission begause his ties with the CAB give the appearance of built- - newspaper nas in vent connect lon Ww sraeli :

: aul have most serious ‘al: indirect means toreinead foth heb ier gview) t However Camu dismissed such critici his | Most elected mayors of Israel has ruled out

implications. The query pig warning came in a eres Quebec threat fo national situation is similar to that of a lawyer who is €ppoinsd as | West Bank cities - the only contact with the PLO under

followed Soviet reports that

_ Hewspaper
"It says. the instructions,

- YOU MAY OWE MONEY
Bad. news from taxman

TORONTO CP - The Globe
and Mail says thousands of
ayers will be surprised
that they owe the
federal government up to

$300 in additional - income
tax when they file income

tax returns in 1978, ;
. Such a- possibility results

‘from new - instructions -
the main impact. will be on

‘isaued to employers on
amount of income -tax to
deduct from. pay cheques,
says.

"PEKING Reuter - Chinese

political report to this.

Officials of. the depart-.

ment of national revenue
said in a number of. cases
less money will be deducted
than’ the -employee is
‘required to pay. The dif-
ference would -have to be

- made up before the end of
976.

“The newspaper said. the

persons claiming —sub-
Stantial amounts of ad-
‘ditional personal -exemp-
fens for reasons other than

Such -persons might in-
clude those supporting other
relatives or being able to

claim the equivalent-to-

married exemption, The:
Globe and Mail said.

- It said. the new = in-

structions were designed. to

give effect torecent changes
~ infederal and provincial tax

rates.
~ Tax. officials said persons

concerned about eventually
making: additional
payments may file a form

northwestern

b.c. last April, -
Bill won, resident of
Engineering Lid. of Van
eering of Van-
cower confirmed - Monday
a

Lal

‘company reached a set-

tlement with the railway.
about three weeks ago.

_ “Itis part of the deal that

we keep the details con-
fidential,”” Owen said. -

Michael Miller, president -
of Miller: Cartage _ and
Contrac Ltd., of Rich-
mond, B:C., said that his
firm, ‘which was forced off
the job at the same ‘time as
Chinook, has still not settled
with the railway...

Lf

withdrawal of contractor
MEL Paving Ltd., of Red

Deer, Alta., | which sub-.
‘sequently won a $2.5 million |

out-of-court settlement of a’

civil fraud suit against the .

railway.

Miller has withdrawn
completely from the work
site, movin
worth arourid $4 cn to
Prince George, B.C., and to
_ Kitwanga, on Highway. 16,
northeast of pertace.

Chinook still
ment valued at ara has equip.
million i

milion in place on the
railway extension.

“We have no other job ta
move it to,” Owen said,

equipment -

wn nin there are indirect means of contributing.to the

a judge.

to preserve Canada’s unity |

well as feeder routes to other communities on both the
north coast and the west coast of Vancouver Island.

He said further details will be worked out at a ferries
corporation beard meeting in Victoria Saturday,
gave no indication of what ferries would be used on the
runs or when the service would begin.

A July 29 submission from Davis to cabinet which said
the government will not improve ferry service to Stewart
and Bella Coola because road access will be improved by
1980 was enclosed with the memo.

He

REFERENDUM

West Bank Arab_

challenges PLO

mation of a yet-unamed

indigenous ‘officials wit

head off such an American

any circumstances but says

South Africa was on the Tronth's 11th Communist debate, the big debate.as we call it ... and I would like to in such cases, ‘the judge ealin political influence - support it would not oppose seating
verge of a nuclear teat blast, party congress published hel the cause of the country,” Camu, aS4-year-old native cases he has worked ued as buyer wide beng expected the PLO and its leader, Palestinians among the
Sunday he had Monday by the New China | of Montreal, said in an interview Monday. yemain impartial on other: cas Yasser Arafat. Arab negotiators at peace
Botha sald! an ey e d news agency. The report oan algo said there is no apparent conflict of interest “Anyone with his own code of f athies atiould be able to'| Shuhi, who favors a talks, provided they are not |
told U ‘al Absa nd covered the domestic and | between his job at the Canadian Association of Broad- move onto the CRTC and remain impartial," Camu said. referendum to determine PLO members.
William. Bowdler an international situation and §-¢28¢ers (CAB) and the one he will take up Oct, 1 because Camu, who said he is a cautious, conservative man, has | the: West Bank's political pecrelgn Minister Moshe
t down the goals for post he will make no decisions about CRTC cases on which be also said that some of the stands he took as CAB president future, said: ‘‘We are not Daya an arranged a meeting 7
o. China, _ | bas worked for the. rivate broadcasters. were not his own but the association’s, against the PLO or Arafat s home two weeks ago
W h . ‘. ' |. The CAB represents almost 90 per cent of the countr 's AGREES ON VIOLENCE personally, But the West between U.S. State
eather ‘The report, “unanimously “| Owoers of p fate radio and TV stations, Camu, C He agreed with CAB's response to public concern about | Bank people has no - Secretary Cyrus Vance and
Monday: High 20 adonten? by: the 1,510 | President for four years, said he will-remain with the — the effects of TV violence on children. The CAB favors a | representative in the PLO. | five West Bank intellectuals
onday: igh congress delegates, con- ‘association for about another month. yoluntary system of classifying children’s programs to | No one has asked for our who oppose the PLO.
- Low 12] tains scathing criticism -of. |.’ His appointment took many observers by aurprise help paren is Bud e their viewing habits. ‘opinion.’ Asked about the new: :
- | Tuesday: High 17} the Soviet Union, Peking’s - ‘because, they say, it is unusual for the government to mu sald his statements on Communications Minister | Control of the 2,000-square group, Dayan said Monday: ;
, Low 101 bitter ideological foe, and. appoint the head of a lobby proup to the agency that will Jeanne’ Sauve! 8 telecommunications bill reflected his own | mile West Bank, ruled by “I sh the Palestinians on
ridicules. detente | and regulate the labby group’s interests. th the Israel military since its _ the West Bank would have
digarmament. © : capture from Jordan in the their own ‘Tepresentatives.”

o

effective July 1, in many having. wholly dependent: ‘with their employer and “Tt, seams | we have « ‘ it
. re peaceful. But, pee ‘eases reduce the. amount ‘children lesg:than 18: byears have additional deductions another round to go with “and we don't want to pull | |
distinguish between ‘a employers must withhold, ~7./ Maade, the newspaper ‘said. them. I don’t-know how it next work les.” JERUSALEM AP - A 1967 war, isa major issue in ig
peaeefl atomic - explosion gray of Palestinians | is Ming East peace |
e Palestine . I
oe mes oe Chinese. PIERRE CAMU APPOINTED Libera on ‘Organizations’ | The United States is :
France's concern has claim k for the openly talking * of
been conveyed to the ie fe R T C h d 700,000 Arabs nthe Israeli recognizing the Et ri ht .
African government a t occup est Bank of the a
diplomatic demarche, a... _ Warn Cc a ] ir m a n $s ees m an a e Jordan River. to exist, This has eld some i
nee  y | ats Ss Stony to such tat reels
announced, an awyer, sald Monday
States and the Soviet Union ance he plans to ‘announce for- sponsoring the new group to . :