Westend Food. Mart. | é:20am-T1pm-635-5274 a week Jrernack-Krriiar “Complete Office ; Coffee Service” ' ost et X 638-1825 4928 Hwy.16W. TERRACE J Westend fevag Service en ~S 635-7228 . "We Satisfy Tummy & Tank \ : 365 DAYSA YEAR” - Volume 75 No. 10 _.. Owen death earns many ‘condolences Parkinson’ Ss disease claims Atlin native ae Fs ee ' VANCOUVER \CP) - ‘He had a further relapse ay Aa - Words’. of -condolence. this weekend and died at 4 i .aae . quickly followed the death a.m. PST. . : 2a: Wednesday of former B.C. Quen, a member of the ene 4 3 mo ‘ lieutenant-governor Walter Liberal party, was 5 2 aa Owen. prominent in legal and Fo: .Owen, the Queen's -business circles in Van- i. . 3 te o representative .in ihe | couver and across Canada Pe” & < yo: province from. 1973.to 1978° for many years. when he was succeeded by ‘ current Lt.-Gov. Henry Bellirving, died at his Vancouver home after a.- When ‘appointed Jieutenantgovernor, he _ described himself as “a bit “fan imperialist!” and, asa tea oces wthemie ree Charred remains of equipment in the ‘garage are all that remains atter an ex- plasion Wednesday morning. The blast blew - | OWNERS C ON HA WAI! HOLIDAY out the walls causing the roof to collapse. Several of the burning wails fell onto buildirigs beside the garage. but firemen were able to save them. By GAIL DOTINGA : Herald Staff Writer An explosion rocked the west side of the bench in the early hours of Wednesday. A garage at 5228 Soucie was levelied when an oi] furnace inside blew up. The Terrace Fire Department received numerous calls at approximately 2:30 a:m. from residents in the area who were awakened by the blast. Fire Chief Cliff. Best says they are still in- vestigating but that both the oil furnace, as well as an acetylene and oxygen tank in the garage, were involved, Over $18 million oN spent on fires VICTORIA |. (CP) More than $18 million was spent fighting 1.740 forest fires in British Columbia last year, ‘but that was “quite ight” conipared with past years ‘and the over-all Canadian picture in 1980. a forests. ministry spokesman said Wednesday. . The fire total was well’ below the lu-year average of 2.594, and‘iess than the projected maximum: ac- ceptable limits of “69.006 hectares identified in the ministry 's fivevear prograir..” said Don Owen, director of the ministry's protection branch. . The fires burned 63.500 hectares. destroyed more than 593.000 cubic metres of wood and caused a total damage cosl of about $21.5 million. ‘burned: as Throughout Canada. forest fires burnedsome +5 million hectares. Ontario was the worst hit area. with Blast and: a number of disastrous - fires. - 1 In B.C., lightning was responsible for 639 of the blazes. followed by recreationists 213), logging 152-. landclearing operations 136. and railroads 61:. Owen said the light year enabled the B.C. Forest Service to help firefighters in other parts of the country. particularly in the Northwest Territories. Al- ‘berta and Ontario. While admitting it is “always danger to do any crystal ball gazing in this . business.’’ Owen said the 1481 fire season may be rr.oderate yo ‘There's a good possibility that there was a build-up of gas in the garage and then the oil furnace cut in,’ said Best. No injuries were reported. The owners of 7 the garage and whose house is on the same. ~~ property are away on holidays in Hawaii. Damage has not been estimated yet but the’ fire chief says there were no trucks in the: garage at the timeof the explosion. A building ' Which stored tires and other equipment, next to the garage, caught on fire when one of the walls collapsed on it but firemen were able to save it. TALKS TUESDAY ON CUPE ISSUE Negotiators for the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Loca} 2012, wil] meet with the District of Terrace, Thursday in an at- tempt to resolve the differences between the two sides. Last week the union served strike notice after they voted 78 per-cent in favor of a strike’ Thursday. However, the union wanted to allow city council time to consider the dif- ferences before iaking action. ‘ ‘The.district has offered CUPE members a 1212 per cent increase buta spokesman for the union says that still puts them behind the Kitimat workers who have already settled. Other issues in dispute are leaves. of ab-- sence without pay for union business, and salary projection when a job is reorganized and ‘results in a downgrading of an em- — ployee’s salary. Areas affected if the workers went on strike * would be city hall, civic centre, swimming pool, guards and matrons at the RCMP Station and all outside work crews. . at camper. taller was ito scorched d by the explosion.- 4 There were two major ‘blasts and numerous smaller ones as gas tanks from a motorcycle, a cart and other machinery blew up. Best - says one of the firemen heard the blast at the fire hall. Ernest Sande, a neighbor across the street, . says at first it ‘sounded like rifle. shells going . “There was a number of explosions, eight or _ 10,” he said. ‘One was really powerful. He said hesaw flames 100 feet in the air. Chrysler gets a last chance through,” Miller said. He was referring to the WASHINGTON (CP) — lengthy illness, He was 76. | Premier Bill Bennett, in Richmond for a meeting of . the Social Credit party caucus, said he was sad- dened by Owen's death.. Liberal, said he and some of the then-New Demo- cratic Party cabinet were “friendly enemies," On his first visit to Government: House he said ; Canadian, and his passing ’ -Jeaves us. poorer, Bul the . example For all of us." “ Owen during the years he’ ‘“pather quickly witha _ magnificently right up to “He was a greal British .- he and his wife had “come Columbian and a (great to case the joint.”*- Born in the remote north- western B.C. community of Atlin, he was the son of a member of the provincial police force who -later became warden of Oakalla Prison Far (now Lower Opposition. Leader Dave Mainland Regional Cor- Barrett said in Victoria he —_rectional Centre). grew to love and respect AS @ young man in Vancouver Owen was -elected first premier of the Older Boys Parliament. He ‘took a law degree at University. of, BC... was _ memory of the courage and the way he’ carried on during his illness the last years of his term .. .is.an “Wins lieutenant-governor ‘and Barrett preinier. “I mourn the loss of a friend.” " ‘Bell irving paid his regret: “but chat is followed -- prosecutor for Vancouver county court, -younges! occupant of such.a position in Canada, ~ feeling thata man who is of ‘Mature -years, who had completed'a magnificent - lifetime it’snot sosad when he leaves the world and in this case, Mr. Owen has | been suffering so greatly and has carried on ‘In’ December, 1978, he was named an officer of the Order of Canada by Gov.- Gen. Jules Leger. _ From 182 to 16 he served with the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. In 1945 he was appointed King's Counsel and became one of the leaders of the Bar anda lifetime Bencher of the Law Society of B.C. ‘In 1938 he was elected president of the Canadian Bar Association. the last minute that one cannot help but feeling considerable relief he’s oul of his misery." ' “And so my basic reaction “is not. one. of . sadness but one of pride and thankfulness in the lifetime of a very great British Columbian, Bell- ‘Irving said. “Owen is survived by his joni, Was “adiess*and**-+ daedto the bar in 1928 and” later: _appointed’_ Crown ” A prominent Vancouver lawyer for more than 50 years, Owen had been ina wheelchair for the last year suffering from Parkinson's disease but had attended his legal office until early second wife. Shirley. widow of former B.C. Electric president Dal Graver; two daughters, Margaret Barbeau and Daphne Francis; and two ~ sons, Philip and David. His on the’ conditions, She missed an opportunity VANCOLVER CP. — A young prostitute who threw away a chance to start life anew after she was given $17. 000 has been given a suspended sentence and two years’ probation for keeping a common bawdy house. Luanne Stolarchuck. 19. was also ordered by Vancouver provincial court Judge Randall Wong ta undergotreatment for drug addiction and to look for work or improve her education. Defence lawyer Daniel Steinberg had told he “ judge a generous customer gave Stolarchuck a $17.0) cash gift from. a properly transaction in northeastern B.C. and she could have used the money for a clean start. Instead. she unwittingly gave the money to her boyfriend for safekeeping and never saX him — of the cash — again. Sleinberg said. Stolarchuck, originally from Dawson Creek, B.C., and brought up in the Koolenays, was arrested lasi spring after vice squad officers staked out a motel. U.S. government officials agreed Wednesday night to guarantee private rescue loans to the struggling Chrysler Corp. provided the company, its employ- ees, credilors and suppliers all agree to make lough . financial concessions. U.S. Treasury Secretary William Miller said after a meeting of about four hours - involving parties in the proposed deai that the federal Loan Guarantee Board overseeing the rescue effort wants firm word that the conditions will be met before ‘authorizing guarantees of $100 million in loans. A further meeting of the board and Chrysler is to be held Friday to hear reports After that, there would be a 45- day waiting period before the guarantees are issued — presumably to make sure all parties are carrying out the contitions. “I the board gives unanimous agreement after’ -hearing from Chrysler thai it expects to -méel all the conditions then, regardless whether same members of the loan gudranteé* board are chariged, the $400 million in loan guarantees would go _ change in government with the installation of the presidentelect Tuesday, when Miller himself leaves his post. The conditions, which Miller said must be met promptly, require wage concessions on the part of employees, financial concessions from previouus lenders to the company and from Chryslers's suppliers, plus agreement by Chrysler to seek an infusion of funds by a merger with other companies if necessary. The deal, if it goes through, would affect Chrysler Canada operations. with the wage concessions applying to 7,000 Canadian employees in the United Auto Workers. Canadian union officials agreed unanimously to the proposed UAW con- cessions, said Basil Hargrove, administrative assistant lo Canadian LAW director Bob White. Union members must ratify the proposal ina vate expected next week. Lee lacocea, Chrysler president, described’ the rescue operation as a “super deal." December when he became too ill to continue’. first wife, Jean, died in 1970. INSIDE THE HERALD Rob Greno is the new face at city hall. Page 3. Frank Robinson went from a birdtoa Glant in one day. Page 7. Sex and seniors. Page 9. Rick Kehoe, “a natural scorer” is starting to prove it. Page 7. _, ROBGRENO Frank Sinatra is still near the top. Page 10. A free trip to Vancouver, ac- commadations inciuded, is still possible. Pages 4 and 5. Comics, Page 6. Classified ads, Pages 8 and 9. Horoscope, Page 6. 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