Page &, The Herald, Tuesday.

Sports Council is new
rown corporation

TORONTYU (CF) -- A new
Crown corporation too ww
-ealled the Sport Council,
with responsiblity for
‘Canadian participation in
‘national and international
‘sports, was proposed in a
federal government policy

“paper released Monday.

Highlights of the white
paper were announced at a
‘news conference by lona
Campagnolo, federal

May 1, 1979

minister of state for fitness
4na amateur sport,

The paper came after two
years of consultations which
revealed that
governing bodies want
autonomy but recognize the
need for continuing govern-
ment involvement if Can-
ada's full athletic potential is
to be realized.

‘Athletic excellence
demands funding and

Johnson leads

NEW YORK (AP) -
Guard Dennis Johnson of
Seattle SuperSonics heads
the National Basketball
Association all-defensive
team selected by the
league’s coaches and an-
nounced Monday.

Johnson — the only player
selected by every coach and
named to the first team by
all but two — was joined in
the backcourt by Don Buse of
Phoenix Suns. Others on the
first, team were forwards
Bobby Jones of Philadelphia
TF

the selection

‘Toers and Bob Dandridge of
Washington Bullets, and
centre Kareem, Abdul-
Jabbar of Los Angeles La-
kers.

The second team had two
Portland Trail Blazers,
forward Maurice Lucas and
guard Lionel Hollins.
Completing the squad were
guard Eddie Johnson of
Atlanta Hawks, forward
M.L. Carr of Detroit Pistons,
and centre Moses Malone of
Houston Rockets.

sports |

technical expertise beyond

. the reach of athletes and

most volunteer-based asso-
ciations,"" Campagnolo said.

“We are proposing that
sport governing bodies and
government meet on new
ground in future. Those
elements of Sport Canada
now in the fitness and
amateur sport branch of
Health and Welfare Canada
will be transferred to a new
Sport Council, and to effect
this, a congress of sport is
proposed within the year.’

The congress would be
composed of representatives
of all interested national
sport governing bodies as
well as the new Sport
Council.

“Its purpose will be to
engage in fundamental
debate on the needs of
Canadian sport, to’ discuss
the possibility of partnership
and to move, 1 trust, to the
achievement of that goal."

Campagnolo declared that.
the proposed Sport Council,
which she sees as “a very
flexible Crown corporation,"
willbe a step toward “taking
government out of sport.'’

“The major immediate
advantage of the council will

RE GOON dee, ras}

Job creation.

Number of jobs created.
soon 120,000
_t

100,000
i i] |

140,000

NDP
" {1972.1976)

Social Credit -
. (19765-1878)

Source: B.C, Ministry of Economic Development, B.C, Economic Activity, 1979.
B.C. Ministry of Labour, Labour Research Bulletin, Feb., 1979.

Mining output.

Growth in mining output fannual percentage}

a 16 Is 20 r
L ) . | ! a

NDP
_ (1872-1975)

Social Credit
(1975-1078)

Source: BC. Ministry of Economic Development,
B.C. Beanomic Activity, 1979,

Real income.

Increase in real income?* fper person)
S00 sai aon |
{ 1 l

81200
i

. NDP
- (1972-1675)

Social Credit .

(1975-LB78) |

"Figuros adjusted for inflation. Figures in LOTH dollars,
Source: "B.C, Ministry of Economic Development,
B.C. Economic Activity, 1879,
Ministry of Finance. Budget, April. 1974.

Bankruptcies.

Number of business failures ‘annual averages

200 800
J

‘Social Credit
(1976-1978)

Source: Statistics Canada, commercial failures,
Cat. No, 61-002

| : ay year.

be its much greater,
flexibility, its heightened
responsiveness to sport
needs, its relative freedom,
within accepted parameters,
to apply flexible personnel
and financial administration
practices, and its possible
consolidation of organ-
izations serving sport under
a single umbrella.”

She said the council's
success will depend on the
response by organized sport,
business, universities and by
other elements of the sports
community.

The white paper called for
Canadian universities. to
participate in the new
organization in the area of
research and as “an im-
portant pool of athletic
potential, one that might be
further enhanced were the
universities to accept the
principle of athletic
scholarships.”

The government hopes to
set up a national sport trust
which would consolidate
fund raising, and would

receive contributions from

Lote Canada and private and
corporate contributions.

daily herald SPORTS

with Chris Porter

-

Government giving ©

grant for purchase ©
of Thornhill course

The Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club has
been working on the purchase of the Thornhill
Golf Course for quite some time, and yesterday
these efforts recelved a tremendous boost when
the provincial government announced the Club
would receive a grant of $82,366.48 towards the
purchase,

The grant, approximately one third of the total
purchase price, provided through the Recreation

Facilities Assistance Program, was applied for.
some time ago by the Skeena Valley Golf and
Country Club, and just verified yesterday.

“We're very happy about the whole thing,’‘

Who does a better job for British Columbians? Four

vital si
here. 1

s of economic activity are displayed
ves

ou compare. The Socreds themse.

_ , admit failure, In the Economic Development
Ministry’s 1978 Review and Outlook, they concede

Oo T

that unemployment will increase even further this
ey have turned to massive tax and rate

increases to compensate for their economic errors.
They raised the tax burden on your family

substantially.

O And they have doubled ferry

rates, upped hospital and ambulance charges, and

“EE. increased auto insurance rates,
better things is one thin,

O Apromise of
. Delivering what you

promise is another. The NDP has proven that its

; 3 economic program works.

You judge.

E _,
leadership.

_ Qne more reason.

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etter O
with the

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commented Skeena Valley Golf Club president
Cec Moore. “The grant, along with volunteer
labor, will enable us to turn it Into excelient
course as soon as possible, hopefully by the end
of May.” ;

Skeena MLA Cyril Shelford, in a press release,
commented, “I congratulate this society on Its
determination in raising the needed finances to
purchase this course. It would have been very
unfortunate if this facility had to be closed or
sold to private Interests, so community residents
could, not use it.’

Cec Moore added that the Club Is still looking
for commitments from tocal business and in-
dustry to support the Golf Course praject, and
that they stil] hope to sell more membership
entry fees. These are available to anyone at $250
each, and entitle the holder to a 20 per cent
reduction in annual golf club dues, as long as the
purchaser holds the membership.

The grant, according to Moore, Is a major step
towards the purchase of the course, because
without it there would be no purchase. He added

a that with it, the purchase procedure should go

smoothly from here.

I The Golf Course improvement Committee has:
‘scheduled work parties every Monday and

Thursday evening until further notice, and any
volunteer labor or use of equipment the Golf Club
members can provide would be greatly ap-

prectated.

GIRLS MINOR
SOFTBALL

are BYE Chin:

“This report concludes
the three-part article on
Girl’s Minor Softball,
"In the Bantam Division
(14-16 yrs) there are three
teams: Team 1 (Moose
Lodge) will be coached hy
Denis Fugere, Team 2
(Doe's Cartage) coached
by Linda Juba and Team
3 (Mohart Trucking)
Henry Therrien coach.

League play for the .

‘Bantam will begin next
week.

In the Junvenile
Division (under 19 yrs)
the team of R King & Son
is coached by Len Chin,
Ed Schlosser and Linda
Juba, The girls are
striving for a berth in the
B.C. Summer Games
being held this year in
Richmand B.C. on August

3,4 and 5. Last year in:
Penticton, R King. &.Son:
placed 5th. Teams from
Kitimat, Aiyansh, Kit-
wanga and the host team,
R King 9 Son will playoff
on June 9, 10 to decide
who will represent this
district. Entries are
expected from Houston
and Hazelton but to data
are not confirmed. Word
has it that a former
ballplayes from Ladner
has moved into Terrace,
if any reader knows who
she may be, please
contact Len Chin at 5-5676
in the evening.
Registration deadline for
the Juvenile Division with
the BCASA is May 41.
Any girls between the
ages of 17-19 interested in
pitching, or who have
pitched competitively can
also contact Len Chin.

'Chamberlain

is inducted

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.
(AP) — Seven-footer Wilt
Chamberlain was inducted
into basketball's Hall of
Fame Monday, five years
after his bilter National
Basketball Association rival,
Bill Russell,

“Being elected means
more to me that just being a
great player,’’: sald the
former Philadelphia and Los
Angeles superstar. “It's the
honor of being identified with
all the greats of the game —
people V’ve admired all my

e.’
Chamberlain, 42, was the

lone NBA player among
seven Hall of Fame in-
ductees chosen by the Hall of
Fame selection committee.
The others included the
winningest coach in college
basketball, DePaul’s Ray
Meyer. In 37 years at the
Iinois university, he has
won 597 games,

Chamberlain, who flew to
Springfield from Australia
where he was promoting a
rock ‘n roll concert, has the
most NBA career points, tlhe
highest per-game average in
aseasonand for a career.

Baiocchi, Hayes

added to

AKRON, Ohio (AP) —
South African golfers Hugh
Baiocchi and Dale Hayes’
have been added to the field
for the $400,-000 World Series
of Golf, scheduled Sept. 27-30
at Firestone Country Club.
- Balocchi and Hayes
earned their first berths in
the invitational tournament
by finishing first and second,
respectively, in the South
African Professional Golf
Association's order of merit.

Balocchi, 32, led the South
African tour with $19,804 in
winnings, while Hayes, 26,
won $19,788. Gary Player
finished 26th on the South
African money list with

tield

$3,650.

Baiocchi has won tourna-
ments in both Europe and his
native country, while Hayes
also has won international
events and played on the

United States tour for two |

years.

The field for this year’s
World Series has been ex-
panded to a minimum of 36
players, including the top
two finishers In the orders of
merit in South Africa
Australia and the Aslan golf
sircult. The top three players
from the orders of merit on
the European tour and the
Japanese PGA tour also will
qualify,