WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1974

today; utiprecedented

distance cails originating in the
Terrace, Kitimat, Prince
Rupert and surrounding areas
‘in the past 6 months has forced

some equipment. lo operate.

above normal capacity.

Stan Patlersan, District
Manager for B.C. Tel sald the
calling volumes, far. greater
than expected, had resulled in
‘complaints of busy circuits or
delays in completing Direct
Distance Dialing: calls-

“DDD calling has jumped 50
percent in the first six months of

this year, over Jast year,” said ”

Mr. Patierson. “While in the
same period toll calls handled
by. Prince’ Rupert operators

- Were up 46 per cent and lhe -

volume handled by” Terrace
operators was up 15 to 20 per-

een: ‘

"He said the Increases in both

" Direct Distance Dialed calis

and Operator . Handled calls,
coupled with local problems in

oblaining and training; suf- :

ficient. numbers of operators,
had created unusual problems

In keeping pace with service «

damands, ;
“And -to campound our
problems in this area," he

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Growth
The B.C. rrelephone Sonipay

ce Bald
growth in-the volume of long:

“existing. equipment,
because of this growth, we have

. 3 Weeks an

added, ‘there have been delays.

in oblaining - additional * swit-
ching equipment from. the -:

manufacturer and we've had a
number of. problems. with
Also,

had'to expand the building in

Terrace that. houses our swit-

ching equipment. The $250,000
dollar building addition has
already been started."
Mr. Palterson: said that with
such heavy calling, main-
tenance men have not been able
to carry oul the required
number of rautine equipment

checks, and this in turn has led -

lo service problems, usually ~
avoided through maintenance.

He said B.C.,Tel has added
some new’ Direct Distance
Dialing equipment in the past 2-
i additional equip-
ment is currently being added
as the company . moves to
upgrade service...”

“The problems leading {0
complaints in the Pacific North-
west area have been caused,

-basically, by Ihe grealer than
= expected volumes in calling - ~

and-we are doing everything

‘possible to keep pace. We hope

we have overcame the main
problems at this. time,” hé
concluded. |

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Throughow Canada and the
United Slates, hundreds of

thousands. of people ‘are:
“preparing to attend one of. 85 -

“Divine Purpose” District

Assemblies . of “Jehovah's
Witnesses scheduled this
summer.

Terrace is one of: the con-
vention ‘cities... The site: ' the
Terrace Arena.. The’ expected
altendance: 3,000 persons. ‘The
date: July 18-21, -

Conyention ‘headquarters in
Terrace is at 2822 Tetrault.
Convention manager, EB. Funk,

. heads a staff there of volunteers

that is busy preparing itself for
ihe biggest convention held in
Terrace yet. °° -

Funk supervises a total of 20

departments that are organized |

to took after the convention. .
*“The first step,” Funk said,
“is securing: the . required
rooming accommodations. This
includes , hotels,’ motels and

. many privale homes."

- Heading up‘ the department
far reservations and con-
firmalions is. EZ, Zabinsky,
rooming supervisor.
Zabinsky:, said excellent
cooperation is shown ‘by the
Terrace residents as a whole in
housing . the. aut-of-iown
delegates. Lot
“We astablish files of
available accommodations
during the convention and then
as requests for ac-
commodations are received we

- Fire Report*

The Prince Rupert Fores!
‘Distriet Fire Summary fer the

> week ending July 5, 1974.

Cloudy, cadl and. showery
weather has been fairly general
throughout’ the Prince Rupert
Forest District during the past
week, The fire hazard has heen
reduced to low and very low in
all areas with the exceptions of

Kitwanga, Houston, Burns Lake:

and Southbank ‘which are
reporting moderate hazards.

Two new fires were reporled
early in the week bringing the
District iolal to 32 for the year.
Both new fires were starled by

14

The beard of directors af B.C.
Central Credit Union, at their
first meeting followed the
organizalions’ annual con-
vention, re-elected A..Rod Glen
of Nanaimo, president for the
coming year. :

J.H. Lucas., Vancouver, was
renamed vice-president.

Other members of the board
of directors are: E.J. Simpson,’
IW. Darling, G.T, McCullough,
all of Vancouver; P.B. Richards

and E.T. Cross, both of
Coquillam, W.E. Taylor, Ab-

THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C.

Jehovah's Witnesses Enter
~ Final Preparations For—--
Mammoth Convention

ry ta match ihem up," he said.
He pointed ‘out thal Terrace

residents who are -willing to

offer rooms can do go by

_ phoning the reoming depart:

ment at 635-2113. a

Funk said the next step 1s
advance ‘planning on seating,
parking,. refreshments, music,
public: address,. first aid and
platform construclion.

“There are many details
involved,” he said.
honestly. speaking, we have
organized and execuied so
many convention functions in
ihe past, il get easier each
year.”

Asked about. the program,

Funk said many people today -

are depressed and disappointed
by what they are seeing and
experiencing in lhe world.
“They ask, ‘Is this life all there
is?” Any who might feel that
way can be certain. that: the
program ‘will. be. mast - up-
building and encouraging ‘to
tham,” he said.

Funk pointed out that people
will be inlerested to.learn what

is taking place’. in the ‘out-

working of :God’s
purpose’, ae

The public is invited to all the
sessions diring.[he convention.

“eternal

_ The highlight will be the public

“talk whieh is entitled '‘Human
Plans Falling as God's Purpose.-
Succeeds". [t will be delivered
by E. Funk Sunday, July 21 al:

3:00 p.m. al the Terrace Arena

people. One originaled from a-

camp fireand the other froma
careless smoker.

__ Of our.$2 fires In'the District ©
this year,31 have been started

by people ar machines and only

‘one by lightning. Smokers and
campers have been the cause of

12 of these fires,:

_ The wealher ferecast is
looking .a litle better as the

opportunity lo enjoy

B.C., bul, please don’t. add lo.
Have a"

our forest fire statistic:

good weekend. 3 7 7

botsford, F P. Podonvinikelf,
Grand Fork; Peter Heyming,
Kelowna; . W.K. ‘Girdwood,
Dawson ‘Creek, W.D. Iversen,
Campbell River; J.0. Simspon,
‘Kamloops; Helmul Krueger,
Trail, and H.A, Down, Sidney.

B.C. Central Credit Union,
which - provides "centralized.

financial ‘and ancilliary -ser-’

vices to credit unions ane’ co-

‘operatives throughout B.C., has
asseis“in ‘excess: of) $161.6"

million, * Wns

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*“erisis,"' the -report noted

Hydro's . services . rose more
than ‘15 percent during:the year.
ended March 31, 1974, according
to, the ulllity’s --42th ‘annual
report. :
The report, released today,
shows that Hydro’s net income
-for 1973-74 was $14,280,787, dawn
nearly one-third from the
previous year’s $21,192,058,
Hydro Chairman David Cass-
Beggs said in the report the
year had been one of carefully
Planned change in the utility's
administration and of ad-
_ Justment to outside changes.
“Changing attitudes toward
the use of energy coupled with
the curtailment of ofl supplies
from middle eastern sources,
continued inflation and. high
. interest rales demonstrated the
need for a critical review of the
program and practices of B.C.
Hydro," the chairman stated.
“While adjustments to the
changing  siluation — will
necessarily be spread over a
considerable time, immediate
action was taken by the ap-
. pointment of an internal Task
Force to review the electric
power program and the policies
and assumplions upon which it
_is based. oo
“Sales promotional, activity

. has been replaced by programs

promoting the wise and efficient
use of energy, and significant
new -activity in the form ‘of
_ public | consultation
discussion has-been introduced
in relation to project planning
and’ environmental matlers.””
’ Among factors contributing to
the higher cost. of providing
services, the Hydro annual

_.. report cites, an increase in the.

wholesale price of natural gas
and greater cosis to operate
diesel generating. plants and
diesel buses.” .

“It shows Hydra had gross
revenues in 1973-74 of $376.2
million, drawn from ~ the
following sources; sale of
electricily, $268 million (71 per
cent of the gross revenues);
sale of gas, $60.7 million (16
percent); passenger tran-
‘sportation -tincluding a §2
million: provincial government
_subsidy for urban transit), $27.7
million (8 percent); rail freight
operations, §12.2 million (3

- weekend approaches: We hope: - percent) and, miscellaneous ,--
that. people ’-will: lake ‘every: f
outdoor. investments, $7.7 million (2.

« percent),

including lnterest on‘lemporary -

‘-" The revenues, weréused"as

"follows: interest on-debt - (less
inlerest on projects under .

eee ee ; Pee at ee vgs d: construction, 910-7 million (29
lan Re-olected ‘Presidetit ::: sce: sires, vege anc.

7, employee benefits, $88.5 million -

»; serviees,. $76 million (20 per-

cent); depreciation of, plant, -
$61.7 million (16° percenl);’
grants, school taxes, etc., $25
million (7 percent) and relained
in the business, $14.3 million (4

percenil).
The total cost of providing all
Hydro’s eleciric , . Bas,

.’ passenger “Iransportation and
: rail-frieght services during the ~
*: year was’ $361,943,282 ,.an in- -
crease of $49,213,741 or 15.4 per,
cent from 1972-73. | "
“Exports. of- surplus power -
during the year increased
” substantially as B.C. Hydro was
able to provide assistance to
‘wlilities in the -Uniied. Siates
‘during their electric, energy”
in.

’ ‘commenting on the 2,031 million
kilowatt-hours of . surplus

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Cost of providing B.C.

and -

electricity exported in 1973-74.
- “The abnormally low ruroff

~-in the Pacific Northwest area of .

ihe United States resulted in
reservoirs in thal area dropping
to an all-time low .in August,
1973,”" .

“During this period, B.C.
Hydro was able to meet its own
requirements in full and had
surplus .whermal capacity
available; this . thermal
capacity was used to provide
assistance lo the utilities in the
United States," ihe report
stales.

During periods of crisis, the
policy of all- utilities in the
Northwest. Power Pool is (0
assist one another, and B.C.
Hydro has received help under
(his policy in the past, it ex-
plains. .

A record peak one-hour
demand of 3,578,000 kilowalls
was reached on January 7, 1974,
on Hydro's integrated electrical
sysiem.

Average revenue pr kilowall-
hour from sales of electricity to
residential customers was 1.9
cents in 1973-74. it was the 12th
consecutive year that the cost of
electricity | to Hydro's
residential cuslomers remained
below: two cents per kilowatt-
hour. ~
- "Bor the second year in
succession, B.C. Hydro, in
common with mosl. North

- American transit systems.

experienced a significant in-
crease in passenger riding, and
it-Is apparent that there is a
greater ‘public acceptance of
urban transit systems," the
annual report states.
Passengers carried by
Hydro's urban’ transportation
services on the Lower Mainland
and in Greater Victoria lotalled
85.5 million, an increase of 11.4
per cent from 1972-73. Riding on
inlerurban bus services
‘(Pacific Siage Lines) increased
-by B.5 percent to 2,8 million.
Hydro's frieght railway
handled 2,799,128 tons, the

highest volume in its history, -

and a record 29 new private
spur racks and exlensions.were
built, a .

The willty sold 711 million
therms of gas to customers in

Greater Vancouver, the Fraser:
Valley ‘and Greater Victoria --;
‘during.1973-74, an increase of 9.6 .-;
per cent from the previous year,“

The annual report noles thal ‘5
‘(he average price of naiural gas

10. Hydro was increased ‘from

about-30 cents to about 58 cents -

per thousand cubic feet (al 95
per’ cent load factor) in

. November, 1973, in line with a:

recommendation by the British

"(24 percent); materials and’ -Colummbia Energy Commission
“which followed hearing into all -

aspects of the nalural gas in-
dustry in B.C, -

Hydro absorbed ihe entire
increase until the brunt of: the
healing, season was over and
then Introduced new natural gas
rates on March 1, 1974, to

recover part of the added ex:
pense. The new rates result
in an average increase of 17 per.
cent for residential cuslomers,
increases ranging from 17 to 33
percent’ for commercial
customers, and inereases of 60
1o 82 percent for interuptible
customers. . .

At the end of March, 1974,
Hydro was serving 238,237
customers with gas, an increase
af 10,872 during the year. Net
increase in gas mains inservice
for the year was 180 miles,
bringing the total to 4,113 miles.

The Hydro report cbserves
that the provincial government
made a grant of $3 million in
1973-74 for rural electrification,
enabling the utility to extend

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financial. assistance ‘to 223
projects serving 692 customers
along 308, miles of distribution
lines, Projects approved during
ihe year included extensions 10
serve 61 cuslomers al Lac Le
Jeune,. north of Nerritt, 46
custemers in an area near 100
Mile House and 19 customers at
Garden BayLake, on the Sechelt
Peninsul,”

New Hydro facilities In the
North Coast region mentioned
in the report Include the gas
turbine generating station al
Prince Rupert, where a first
25,619 kilowatt unit became
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