he Fe Roll on... Roller skating still seems to be the fad, at | 7 gymnastics | least with these Terrace yourigsters, ‘in revonet meet ‘The Terrace Peaks Gymnaétics Club will host. the second annual Terrace invitational - meet at the Thornhill Junior Secondary School . on Saturday and Sunday. . . Eight gym clubs from the northern region of B.C. will participate, including teams from Ft. St. John, Prince George, Quesnel and Prince Rupert. 37 competitors will seek to — earn ribbons, individual medals or trophies for their teams. The highlights of the meet will be the performances on Sunday afternoon of gymnasis (including Terrace’s. Kerry ‘Paulis) who are training for the Western Canadian Championships and eventual ’ @ligibility for the Canadian competition for ‘gymnasts from zones six and seven who will be competing at the B.C. Winter Games in Prince George in March. - Opening ceremonies commence at 9 a.m. . sharp ‘Saturday; and the public is most welcome to atiend the two-day competition. The Peaks would like to thank everyone who contributed support through donations of food, providing billets, transportation and = : are no - VANCOUVER (CP) — case Thursday that’ there marriages i in the province. Chief Justice Allan McEachern said that, in fact, recognizing cammon- law marriages could cause common-law - alot of problems for people. © Both parties could find themselves prisoners of a relationship they never in- tended to adopt and others could find themselves. - gecused of bigamy. The B.C. Supreme Court © ruled in a compensation: ‘He made the ‘ruling in dismissing a claim under the Families Compensation - Act on behalf of a woman. who lost the man with whom she was living as the result of a tratfic accident However, the chief justice ruled that a son born to the couple was entitled to compensation and awarded him "915,000. On ‘the question of commoniaw . marriages, : said the everything it takes to make an event like this one take place. ‘Tonight the annual legion bonspiel kicks off - to all crulers we say Good Luck and Good Curling and for the reat of us, bets go down to the rink and cheer them on. This has long been one of the better spiels and noted for the good Comradship involved and I exception. . Don’t forget Monday ~ night, Feb. 2 is the starting point of PROJECT 81, 7:20 at the Branch. Lets have a good turn out to kick off this most worthwhile © ‘ monthly Executive Meeting 50 I know we can count on all the Executive being present - in uniform #540 goal et for Project chairperssns for. the various. committees, required to carry on the regular workings of the . Tents are alweyslooking for people fo assist ther. If you would be interested in getting invelved, working . with one of ‘these com- mnittees of if you have any suggestions to offer them, PLEASE, either leave your mame af the Branch o contact the chairperson direct, © are as follows: Sports - Bad Kirkaldy; Entertainment + Laurie Mallett; Poppy and Wreath - Derek Hales; Project 81 - Neil McKay; Membership - Joan Davis; Building - Bob Campbell; Sick. ‘and Visiting - Dave Bowen- ~ Coltburst; 747 Squadron - Laars Anderson; Liason - Ken Austin; Finance - Ron Gowe; Public Relations - Mary Ann Burdett; Anything and Everything - Dave Mallett. . Any of the aforemen- tioned can be contacted by ° leaving a message at the Branch and would be more than pleased to hear from’ ammerethis year willbeno you. -_ So oftei there is much work done for the Legoin that is not readily noticed by the membership, and the people who spend multi hours of their time and energies go virtually un- _ mast. Bennett's power play WHITEHORSE, Yukon - (CP).— Premier Bill Bennett: of Hritish Columbia has told Alaska Governor Joy Hammond that hydroelectric devélopment-on the Stikine. River by B.C, Hydro will not damage his state's fish- ery, the governor said Thursday. “| was heartened by the apparent prospective location (of dams) between Telegraph Creek. and Dease Lake) being above the major spawning areas,” Hammond said in an interview. Possible damming of the Stikine was among the topics discussed Thursday @uring the annual meeting od the heads of government of Alaska, B.C. and Yukon. Earlier this week, Hydro released a study saying that a $7.6 billion hydroelectric development- on the Stikine and Iskut rivers is “technically feasible and economically altractive. " _ noticed. for their efforts It would be my hope through this media to bring some of -these people to our at- tention and I feel a good starting place would be with Bob (Stretch) Pat- terson. Bob is a fraternal affiliate member of our Branch and has been for some years. He doesn’t have a vote or get to go to the conventions or have his name on the board 33 an executive member but’ in all probability he déesn more for our Branth than Brooms bristling in Prince Rupert PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. (CP) — Four rinks - moved to within a victory of a berth in the B.C. men’s curling final Thursday night by posting their Second win in the Interior playofis, |) today's A event semifinal, Barry McPhee of ’ “Kamloops will play Gary Harbinger of Kitimat on one.side of the draw while Peter Sherba of Prince : George faces Tony Eherts, also of Kamloops in the other pairing. ; The winners and two others from the B .C, Curling Association championship here will move to the ~ BC. final against four Pacific Coast Curling Asso - ciation rinks. That final is also to be played bere Feb. 6-7 The PCCA contenders play for. the right to make the final eight rinks in the province this weekend in _ North Vancouver. The winner is the province's representative at the Canadian championships. . * FOUR ELIMINATED ‘The first four of 16 rinks in the Interior draw were eliminated in the second draw here Thursday night. ‘In B event play, where eight rinks are still alive, . Sandy McDonald of Prince George sidelined Al Ward of Williams Lake 8.0, Bert Gretzinger of Ke-- lowna eliminated Jim Hill of Trail 9-0, Myler Savill of Prince George stayed alive by downing Dave * Simpson of ‘Vernon 85 and Daryl Hauptman