* BPORTSRAP « «4 d =f threw in 41° points against bh] Lakelse, the only part of him ‘@ that was winded. was his 1 | | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 197 ‘BY a3 DOUG SACK “Herala - Sports Editor “Should be quite a, night at _Skeena’s gym this evening with _the three basketball games. The girls game should be . interesting; to see if those old grads can keep up with the younger gals... 0 ot su , The.inen's gaine-Wwon’t bean ~ out of shape affair for sure. - i Most of the guys playing for the All-Stars are in. the Caledonia Men's League.anyway and at - least in some kind of. shape. . Last week when: Larry Davies. a shooting arm. He used'it go. rs eT RETEST ¥ to get it out of the gym. a much he had to put it in a sling. Unfortunately we don’t know much about the ball club from "%. Portland“ Oregon.- My. boss, Mary Olsen (who we call “little f napoleon” because by. 9:30 every. morning she’s issued every. order from “get the : '@ RCMP Report” to “where's my Waterloo?) expects to see an ¥. invading army. of seven foot giants. Yours truly will be i warming the bench for the All- Stars and if her prophecy comes true, I'll be content to stay. on -. the bench, = -" * We'll wait for the. surprise. We've got some: g ball f players on the All-Stars though - 4 4 | so we may be able to give them arun for it. If all eise fails, we can tell them we have our own rules up north and play” Guadalcanal Hockey during the second haif. Actually the best ball game of the night will probably be the Kermodes against the men alumnus. Both teams will be fast and if the Alumni can somehow figure how to take the rebounds ‘from Arne Janzen, Dale Prest and Lorne Dakin It should be a smasher of a good ball game. ; All three: games guarantee a - good night of basketball for the ‘many fans expected to attend. Come one, come all to. the TERRACE GALA HOLIDAY NEW YEAR’S EVE BASKETBALL NIGHT. . 1 5 THE HE “ The Caledonia Kermodes ‘meet the alumnus tonight-as one of the three big . games slated in the New Year’s Eve _ basketball night in Skeena Gym. The other games feature the alumnus girls against the Kermodees. The night will - be ‘rounded out as Multnomah __ University of Portland Oregon meets the Terrace All-Stars at 8:40. -CALGARY--Large numbers . of moose and elk will have to be removed from Elk Island National Park this winter to 1 ensure the available carrying | capacity is not exceeded, the — -National Parks Service reported recently. According to a recent study, ‘carried out in the Park there is a.surplus of about 165 moose and 175 elk which could endanger the survival chances: 4720 ' s vaxeuse Pilicum ‘PHONE 625-2040 Theatre DEC. 29, 30 . Million Dollar Duck 7:00 & 9:15 P.M.. era Ae Wheredo youlearn abouttheimportantsports action? In your local newspaper, of couise. If _you havea budding sports star in the family, a” “newspaper clipping adds another scrapbook. _ memory, Local sports news doesn’t interest everyone but that’s one of thefealuresofa newspaper: there's something for everyone. , “You also get full details of the latest major ._ league activity too. If youwanttoknow what's happening around the warld—or ‘around thecorner—iook in the pages of . -yournewspaper: Think about it. What would you do without your newspaper? “: ABITIBI PAPER COMPANY LTD.TORONTO, ONTARIO ad * Newsprint ‘suppliers to. the world's pressroom - | McCloskey | doesit, © On Th ee BP re of the total number if over: utilization were allowed to. develop. mo : The reduction will leave about 300 moose‘and 250 elk in the. Park along with the 400 Plains: Bison onthe range. -Park: Wardens will start slaughtering the moose immediately with the meat and hides to be distributed to Indian bands throughout the Province by the Indian Affairs Branch, according to R. P. Malis, Western Regional Director- of - National and Historic, Parks. - "However, attempts will: be’ “made to capture the elk live when suitable net. traps arrive from thesupplier. This move is in response to requests from the “Province. x ~Albértas which ntends -“to¥ ‘transplant, the animals to various regions, Mr. Malis said. OF the number to be reduced, a total of 35 moose and 40 elk will be utilized by the Canadian Wildlife Service at - varying times throughout the winter for -detailed studies correlating snow depth and: climatic severity with the condition of the animals. These studies will -help lead to.a long range management program for the Park; Mr. Malis said: -The 26 square mile ‘Isolation Area” of the 76. square- mile Park constitutes some special game management problems. and has “te. bé. considered separately, Mr. Malis said. The area is reserved for a herd of 33; Wood . Bison, the only. know#i purebred examples of the sub- species, which are kept there for scientific study and to avoid cross-breeding with the Plains - Bison in the northern section of the Park divided by Highway 16, The study recommends that ~~ , ‘winter mortality among. the ‘as many deer as possible be eliminated from this area to avoid their potential for ‘carrying ungulate diseases: to - the Weed Bison. As the deer can pass through the fence there is no estimate available on haw many. will have . Slaughtered, Mr. Malis said, ‘The moose and deer meat will - be inspected by the Health of Animals Branch of the ‘Department of, Agriculture to. be before distribution, he added, In a strictly natural setting winter mortality among the ‘animals would have to be accepted as a fact of nature, ‘In a strictly natural setting animals would have to be accepted aS a fact of nature, Mr. Malis said, but Elk Island, - which dates back to 1906, is surrounded by the unnatural fence boundary: through geographical necessity, The lack of effective predators further necessitates game. management to a’ greater extent than other National — Parks. _ games and may be.a little rusty. The Terrace’ All-Stars. versus the Versity Basketball; squad from Multnomah University of Portland, Oregon highlights a big three game holiday _ schedule tonight in the Skeena Secondary gymnasium, - The - first two games will be Homecoming contests featuring ‘ Caledonia. alumni against the eurrent Kermodes squads. - “The first game will be at 5:30 . - with the Kermodee Gals team * taking on girls who played for - Caledonia in years past.. Such names as Stephanie (Drop shot) © Duffus, Susie (Lotsa Points) Brorup, Sheila (Fancy Feet) Foate, Sharon (Makes ‘em from the north, south and east) Weat and: Lynn. (Always. 2 basket) Atwood playing for the alumni. . have to build a partition on the Skeena gym to hold the crowds. ° The girls game should bequite.a contest. Any other girls who would ‘like to-play, and.receive a nickname, ‘can ‘simply show, up in time for. the game. ; The men’s game starts at 7:00 p.m. and this may be one that goes to the wire. . The- alumni . -. §will feature such ball players as Rod -Kluss,- currently | fifth _ leading. scorér- in -the -Men's League, Bob. Kester and Bill - Keller, also both in the top ten, - “ Del Strasburg, Flavio Cervo ‘and Gordy. McConnell... -.. “They will ran into the- streaking Caledonia Kermodes -