eg ee er pan Sa i Gm A HE HA Rey , yreaenne MN FT LFS hls ae fod DIEFENBAKER SEES TRUDEAU‘S ABSENCE A SNUB TO ROYAL VISIT - SASKATOON (CP) — Staunch royalist John Diefenbaker launched a venomous atiack on Prime Minister Trudeau Monday for not being on hand to greet Queen Elizabeth on her arrival to Canada. .. “It was a snub,’ said the former prime minister, his voice quavering, minutes after he emerged from a Tuneh with the Queen, courtesy of the federal govern- ment, ; . -Diefenbaker said Trudeau should have been in St. John's, Nfld., last Wednesday for the arrival of the royal party butthat Trudeau snubbed the sovereign by choosing to remain on vacation in Morocco with'plans to meet the Queen later in her 12-day tour of Canada. .. It is in keeping with his general attitude . . . didn’t he turn a somersault behind her?” he asked, referring to an awardwinoning photograph of a playful Trudeau turning a pirouette behind the’ Queen last May at Buckingham Palace. . was not offended, Diefenbaker insisted it was a deliberate slight. . He said he didn't expect palace spokesmen to say anything different because “it has to take the position the Canadian government tells it to take" on matters involving Canada. - . Canadian and British reporters covering the royal tour seribbled notes furiously as Diefenbuker warmed up to his topic, BLASTS LAWYERS ..The Prince Albert Conservative MP said the recently published recommendation of a committee of the Canadian Bar Association that the Queen be removed as head of state in Canada was ‘a most shocking example of indecency.” ..The fact that the committee’s recommendations were made public Saturday, while the Queen ig visitng the country, “ds an indication of a reprehensible at- . Diefenbaker suggested the lawyers who served on the bar assoclation’s committee on constitutional changes made the recommendation because they have ambitions to be appolnted as judges. . Federal Transport Minister Otto Lang, who was - host of Monday's lunch with the Queen. at the University of Saskatchewan, sald in an interview the _ Queen’s roje in Canada is primarily ceremonial but that it is an important one. + Proposals introduced recently by Trudeau would formally recognize the Governor-General as acting head of state, but the Queen would remain the sover- eign head. .» The Governor-General, the Queen’s representative in Canada, is appointed by the Queen on the recom- mendation of the government, ..Diefenbaker said Trudeau was proposing to change the constitution so he would “have a head of state that . Although a Palace spokesman said Queen Elizabeth titude.’" RUPERT STEEL & SALVAGE LTD, } | TERRACE-KITIMAT | we buy COPPER BRASS | ALL METALS & BATTERIES OG @ ¢ aid MON. = SAT. . OPEN TIL 5 p.m. . | \Location Seal Cove Phone 624-5639) | VOLUME 72 No. 148 TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, we) Saturday at 10 a.m. . GENERAL APATHY MAY LEAD TERRACE PARADE ‘That old prognosticator, and loser of many a battle, General R. Apathy, may be leading this year's Riverboat Days’ Parade. That is, unless Col. successful in manoeuvring the lethargic old strategist. According to hot weather specialist, E.N. Ervating, response to and support for the one hour display of floats, bands, pipers, Scouts, Guides, Service Clubs and customary backers is at a low ebb, and even the Red Cross Blood Donors Clinics - today at the Terrace Arena and tomorrow at Mount Elizabeth Senior Secondary . School - are hoping that a last minute miracle will pump more enthusiasm into volunteers. ‘Perhaps the Dairy Queen whill whip upa big float for a last minute entry, or a cooling wind from the North Pohle’s exhibit will save the day. The parade, scheduled to start at 10 a.m. from the Royal Canadian Legion will welcome entries from the many recreation vehicles (R.V.’3) and the Wally Byam, No. 119 Airstream Caravan, due here Thur- sday, so there might be a “Long Long Trailer Win- ding”’ throught the streets of Terrace, after all, With a Capt.- Cook Bi-Centennial theme, be sure- to arrive early, oar (sic) you may even Mr. Boat, (Sorry about that. Blame it on the hot Celsius. Our weather has never been the same since they switched it over from Fahrenheit!) ‘IBEW Calls Negotiations Farce Last week's negotiations between Pacific Northern Gas and its employees, member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, have been called “a farce” by the union's business agent Rick Dowling. ee The two sides met, along with the government mediation services and the Labour. Relations. gard, -for---early:In-June couver, but negotiations broke off Thursday. "We spent a week and a half compromising and they came up with the same offer that put us on strike,” ac- cording to Dowling, who was in Terrace recently to ‘ support local striking em- ployees of the natural gas supplier. . e IBEW weht on strike alter-a.year. of a week and a half in Van- trying to get a firet contract Weather Story. The hot weather Terrace and Kitimat have been experiencing has “broken a few records but not many” according to Bob Rowson of the Terrace weather office. Rowson says on the 20, 21 and 22 of July three new high temperature records were broken. The old record for the 20th was 26.1 set in 1959. The new mark is 30.3 The old mark for the 21st was 27.8 set in 1959 and tied in 1971 and again in 1972. The new mark is 30.0 The record high for the 22 was 30.0 in 1962. This was barely beaten this year with a temperature of 30.3, Rowson says the rain fall for this month was: 12.8 millimeters, Although this is low it still doesn’t beat the record low rainfall for July of 5.1 millimeters. for Pacific Northern Gas employees between Prince George and Prince Rupert, including offices in Terrace and Kitimat. Dowling said picket action would be resumed and escalated, Pickets appeared Friday —"_—s outside the headquarters of Westcoast _ Tranathiasion, owner of Pacifie Northern Gas, -.. ~The. business: agent,-also. . waned ‘that the union’ will picket anywhere ‘ that Westcoast Transmission has operations. Prior to the July negotiations, the IBEW had picketed Westcoast's Taylor Kitimat . GIVE BLOGD plant, but the pickets were called off for the negotiations, “It was a complete stall tactic by the company so we would take down our pickets,” Dowling said. “It suddenly dawned on us that they had no. intention of - moving from the position théy had last February,” employees ‘at Pa and $8 an hour, but Dowling said the union wants to establish a base rate of $9.64 an hour in the last year of a ’ two-year contract. - : WEDNESDAY A Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic will be held at Mt. Elizabeth Senior Secondary School Wednesday, sponsored by the Kitimat General, Hospital Auxiliary. Blood is essential for surgery and the supply entirely dependent on public volunteer donors. Hot weather and other conditions could mean a smaller turnout.:so the Red Cross would appreciate all the help it can get in ensuring a good response. « Wawes':for.. auurn r3 ant north. of Haze! iF «aoe, ben. cigs jages':for..y S Noe proving Veg au Te ee thern Gas are between $7.50 | Forest. Fire Update The grave forest fire situation of the past four § weeks is still with us, says ff Vern Hopkins, duty officer for the Forest Service. . . The good weather we have been experiencing for the last few weeks is O.K. for the tourists but offers little relief for the fire fighters. ..No new fires of concern have developed in the last, few days but some old fires | have proved difficult: to contain, says Hopkins, . The most advanced fire ls the SLOK fire which Is burning 2,655 hectares 48 kilometers south east of vr would be a pawn in the hands of the prime minister of this country.” --Lang said the Queen's role in Canada is Important because under her reign there are sirengthened links between Commonwealth countries and her presence in the country reminds people of the traditions that built Canada, . ; ..Diefenbaker said “If it hadn’t been for the monarchy Canada would have long since been absorbed by the United States’ and French-Canadians would have lost thelr language rights. .-The Queen, he said, is a wonderful woman. --“She has a feeling for all her people.” ..Diefenbaker had to be pulled away from reporters by an aide so he could take his place with the Queen at her next stop, the University Hospital in Saskatoon. - Security officers with the Queen had a fright at the hospital when a camera flashbulb exploded a few feet from the her. There was still snow on the mountains, Sunday, when this photo of playful mountain goats was taken by Dave Brosseau of Terrace, while on a-hike. Dave was in the Rosswood area, 30yniles north of Terrace, when he snapped this on his Pentax Kx, using ASA 400 Tri-X black and white film. ; Atlin, 90 men and three helicopters are in the third week of battle against the blaze. According to Hopkins the fire has the upper hand in the fight at the moment. .-The KEN fire is burning ‘ 1,760 hectares, 50 kilometers ent: to. contain. It. crossed the “fire - guards at three points “Sunday before. being stopped hy air tankers and water. = # bombers. mo, , «+The large KAT fire bur- -ning 2,800 hectares, 35 kilometers north of Kitimat a is being controlled and mopped up by a large crew of '325 Forest Service men and 165 industry people, .. Three fires are not belng fought because of their location in remote areas with low timber value and men and equipment not being readily ayailable. . ».These are the KING fire 100 kilometers south east of rr Atlin where 17,44 hectares are burning, the HOW [ire 130 kilometers south east of Atlin where 4,000 hectares are burning and the BOO fire ometers east of Dease Lake with 230 hectares burning. «Three new small fires started Sunday but none are serious. . Sales executive Jim Wexler dates everything from January 21, 1969 -- the date of his open heart surgery operation. He was 49 years old then, a - dim Wexler hac! cden heart surgery 9 years ago. Today he swims, tancs long walks and enjoys lite - BLOOD CLINC TODAY Syrup - Sequel MONTREAL (CP) — A syrup recelyed. an- unex- pected letter of thanks from Queen Elizabeth on Monday gallons of syrup. Hyman Weisbord, co- owner of Fin D'Hiver Inc. of nearby St. Hippolyte, sald he will frame the letter from Sir Peter Ashmore, Master of the Queen’s Household in Buckingham Palace. - . Welsbord sent the syrup when he heard that city fathers of Westmount: were thinking of closing the ta on the Queen’s annual supp! of maple syrup bacause she had not sent her thanks for this year’s shipment. . “Both the Queen, the Duke . of Edinburgh and the Family enjoy greatly its very special and delicious taste,”’ Ash- more wrote. “And’ her Majesty has asked me. to You very much for mt thoughtful and loyal surgery, “But I never worried. [ knew the blood would be there for the operation,” Wexler said. ‘Hospitals know the tools -they need. 1 Blood is one of the tools. 1 sey tcout,.- firm bottling Quebec. maple. for its shipment to her of two. Neighborhood youngsters are already enjoying ‘the newest addition to the Parkside school playground - a boom boat. The boat was one of two donated to the school district by Canadian Cellulose of .Prince ‘Rupert recently and the school district adapted them for ‘playground purposes and gave them a new coat of paint. the other boom boat is located at Thornhill primary. .A total of 27 fires are burning in the Prince Rupert forest district at the moment. .-Hopking wants to remind man with 90 percent of his main arteries blocked. Nine months before he had buried his older brother who died of the same condition. Some years before that hia father had died al age 57, also a victim of blocked arteries. Yet Wexler wasn’t afraid Weather: : for his own life. A businessman who thinks like everyone the camp fire ban is still Im effect in the Kitimat-Terrace area. a businessman, he was Sunny confident the operation would be a success. and warm | “ Not everyone shared his calm. The night before his ration, some friends from 5 local B'nai Brith chapter donated blood at a Red Crass blood donor clinic to ensure there was adequate supply for Wexler's open heart High of 30 Low of 15 Two separate auto accidents sent three people to hospital with minor injuries, according to Terrace RC,P. Jeff Johnson was taken to hospital after a car driven by his brother Walter Johnson went off the road 16 kilometres east of Terrace Monday morning. The 1970 Ford rolled and caught fire, also setting fire to nearby grass. The grass fire was extinguished by a passerby. . One other person, Lloyd Johnson, was a passenger in the vehicle, but he was not injured. didn't even question it wouldn't be there.” He's 57 now, plays a full round of golf, swims, and sculpts in his spare time. He says he feels 39 and is convinced he has another 30 years to live. "I've been closer to dangerous ground than most people," Wexler said. "And t know that while I was in the hospital | never worried, The blood was always there. But it’s not always golng to be there unless le come through and make sure there's always enough.” The Red Cross is holding their clinic in Terrace, at tha Arena Hall, Banquet Room, Tuesday, August 1, from 2 ta 8 p.m. The vehicle was IslandF ire PARKSVILLE, B.C. (CP) — A 1,500-acre forest fire, 20 kilometres south of this - Vancouver Island com- ‘munity, is more orless under control, - Tom Williams, spokesman: for MacMillan Bloedel Ltd, said today. Williams sald about 259 men were fighting the fire in difficult terrain. in the company’s Northwest Bay logging division. They were assisted by . bulldozers, . ground tankers, air tahkers . and helicopters. . He said about 60) acres of the burned forest was in mature timber, 250 acres in newslash, - Two Accidents Put Three in Hospital . a total writeoff. Jimmy Wagner and Ernest Sweet were taken. to hospital when a car collided witha motorcycle. at the intersection of Ottawa and Greig at about 3 p.m. Sunday. A Volkswagon stationwagon driven by a 17 year old youth turned onto Ottawa Street and collided with the 1977 Suzuki ridden by ‘the two men, ° The youth, whose name was not released, was charge with failing to yield right of way. SUPPORT RIVERBOAT DAYS PARADE SATURDAY ey : ae? sees ——" noha ns ial Maite