3) i. a Pree eet? (QrENgTAS L122 ae poi { IRLIATEY? BLb2S ETON IA gc Empty are By ED YUDIN : Herald Staff Writer The arena banquet room has turned inte a white elephant for the municipality of Terrace, and in- dications are there will be a change in the facility's operation in the future. Municipal treasurer Keith Norman revealed figures which show the banquet room has gone from a $7,000 profit in 1977 to a $15,000 loss for the 1979 operations by the end of September. “Something has to be done to create for revenue,” he said, “keeping it as a banquet room is simply not worthwhile." Joyce Almgren, a clerk at the arena office, says the banquet room is booked for perhaps one night out of seven every week: The room is utilized by the recreation department on some occasions-free of charge, The room is generally left empty the rest of Financial picture of District of Terrace’s recreationalfacilities. : Listed here are the yearly subsidies for the operation of three of the main recreational Facilities. Facility 197) Arena ice rink Arena banquet room 1977 1978 +$7,000 $11,000 $15,000 na banquet room costs city $152,000 $118,000 $106,000 (est.> (profit) (deficit) {as of Sept.) Swimming poal $80,000 $91,000 $94,000 The continued deterioration in the financial picture of the municipally-run arena banquet room has three candidates in the Nov. 17 election calling for a change .in its operation. Jack Talstra, an incumbent seeking re- election is looking fer the most drastic change. He thinks the banquet room concept should be abandoned completely, and the space converted into a youth centre. He would also like to see the a ROOM BECOMES ELECTION ISSUE through increased use. Incumbent Alderma:. Helmut Giesbrecht agreed the present facility, “doesn't seem to have any use", and isn't generating any revenue. Giesbrecht thinks "there must be some way to increase its use’ and will bring up the issue at the upcoming al? candidates forum, on Monday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m “I would like to see the arena banquet room converted into a community centre for youn money the time. Bob Hallsor, the municipal administrator for Terrace, admitted the facility is “basically not being used” though it 1s available for rent to any group. When first constructed, it was thought the banquet room would attract social events such as weddings, but that simply hasn't happened. As Hallsor explains, there are numerous social halls around town, such as the one run by the Oddfellows. Since the service group hails are generally run by volunteers, the banquet room simply can't compete in terms of dollars. space expanded. : “1 would like to see an addition to the ice arena which would hold perhaps handball courts,” he said. The front end-of the arena could be ex- panded ‘and renovated, says Talstra. “I don't wantit tobea capital expense that will cost the taxpayer money,” he added. Talstra hopes the expanded facility could pay for itsel: people," suggested Molly Nattress, who i. seeking her first term on cotnct\. Nattress says the centre could be used both as arecreational facility and “for young people to drop in”, She says it would help keep young people off the streets, Nattress says she will push for the conversion of the banquet room, “IE I’m in office and we have any tax dollars.” Prospects look dim The arena banquet room sits nearly empty most of the time, but for the next few days at least it will be filled with the proposals for changes offered by the can- didates in the local election campaign. s | \ q j i ce negate ie " BOTT cr Sciaeks hee [RUPERT Sate” nN Yaa ‘agreement STEEL & SALVAGE LTD. Seal Cove Ri., Pr. Rupert 624-5639 WE BUY copper, batteries, ete. Gall us - We are ‘ brass, all metals, i \.. TERRACE-KITIMAT | dail Friday, November 9, 1979 herald 20¢ » Volume 73 No. 217 ra \ 14 Flavors BOFTLE DEPOT Beer & Pop Bottles 4836 Lazelle Ave. Terrace, B.C. Open 10.a.m.-6p.m. daily except Sunday Fri. thi? pm. Stump fee to decide FORT NELSON, B.C. (CP) — The amount of a Kovernment stumpage fee Open’ Mon. through Sal, 6 a.m.-5 pm. | reduction will determine & whether one-third of this Peace River community’s work force will have jobs at its three lumber mills. Forests Minister Tom Waterland sald Friday he would reduce stumpage fees —a timber-harvesting tax — for the three mills to offset Increased transportation costs and slumping markets, Playground is polluted RICHMOND, B.C. (CP) — The Fraser River Coalition is concerned that children are playing in a partly- fenced vacant lot near the Fraser River, which a fish and wildlife spokesman calls “the most highly- contaminated piece of land in B.C.” Later Chemicals Ltd., which previously owned the - land, manufactured pesticides for more than 25 years at its plant, outdoors and in dirt-floored sheds, virtually saturating the site with chemicals, said Rick Candidates to gather The Terrace Jaycees have organized an All Candidates meeting for aldermanic can- didates for Monday night, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. in the R.E.M. Lee __aneatre ¢ SR ea Clark ready - By JOHN FERGUSON OTTAWA (CP) — Prime Minister Joe Clark sald today he will be ready to use federal powers to impose a plan for higher oil prices if with the provinces is not reached by the end of next week. Clark said at his weekly news conference that there is broad consensus on the range of price Increases, but there = is provinclal disagreement with a federal plan to impose higher taxes on oll companies, particu- larly those which are foreign owned, ‘ .] Brat’ left NANAIMO, B.C. (CP) — If the New Zealand police are still looking for 20-year-old Wendy Porter, they’d better Bend an officer to this Vancouver Island city, Police in New Zealand issued a statement Thursday saying Miss Porter had been missing there since Oct, 26 and that they and her mother were extremely concerned about her safety. They distributed her discription and photograph throughout the country in an attempt to locate her. ee a] “ Cary Humphrey, Terrace Pool Manager, expects the new pool slide to be very popular with youngsters. The been closed. slide is one of the renovations done while the poo! has Photo by Greg Middletan When will the pool open? ByEDYUDIN | Herald Staff Writer The $64,000 question is when will the Terrace swimming pool reopen? Will it ever reopen? Well, according to pool manager Cary Humphrey it will, and he's looking towards Tuesday as a target dale. The real question, oi No paper Monday The Daily Herald will not publish on Monday Nov. 12 as the slaff takes a holiday for Rememberance Day. The Herald will resume publication on Tuesday Nov. 13 with all the regular features, Postal services and banks will also be closed Monday course, is why has the pool been shut down since the Labour Day weekend. The problems relale to the old filler tanks which, ap- parently through neglect, HERE'S SOMETHING had been allowed to gradually deteriorate over the years. The filler tanks, which properly monitor the amount of chemicals that see page 3 HOSTAGES ‘Death’ chanted World leaders to help TEHRAN (CP — Thousands of demonstrators chanting ‘death ta America" marched on, the U.S. embassy in Tehran today es hopes remained dim that diplomatic efforts might lead to the early release of about 100 hostages being held at the embassy by Iranian students. So far all attempts te nego- tiate the release of the hos- tages, who include about 60 U.S. citizens, have been rejected by thestudents, who say they have the support of Tran’s unofficial head of state, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The latest attempt at negotiations by represen- tatives of the Palestine Liberation Organization met with failure Thursday when the students refused to meet them, Earlier, Khomeini refused to meet with two U.S. representatives sent by President Carter. The students say the hostages will not be released until the U.S. extradites Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to iran for trial. The shah is undergoing cancer treatment at a hospital in New York City, Today, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat joined a growing list of world leaders offering to help, saying he would fly the shah in his personal jet to Egypt. The shah has said he would leave the U.S. if it would help secure the release of the hostages, but doctors say he is too ill to be moved. Officials in several other states, including Pakistan and the Vatlean, have also offered to help, Muhammad All, former world heavyweight boxing champion, offered today to exchange himself for the hostages. President Carter, whose own peace mission failed twa days ago, reacted by halting shipments of spare military parts to [ran during the crisis and postponed a two- TEHRAN (CP) — The firri signs of a break in the standoff over the U.S. em- hassy hostagetaking came today with mews that a Palestine Liberation Or- ganization mediation team has begun talks with Iranian authorities and student militants. A PLO source in Turkey reported that PLO representatives are in contact with Iran's unofficial head of state, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and stu- dents wha stormed the embassy last Sunday. The hostages include 60 U.S. citizens and an estimated 30 to 40 other persons, mostly Asians, The PLO source in NEW YORK (AP) — Muhammad Ali, the former world heavyweight boxing champion who is a Moslim, is reported to have offered his help to secure the release of the 60 Americans being held in the U.S, embassy in Tran, even if it means ex- changing himself for the hos- tages. The U.S. state department expressed some interest in the idea and referred the boxer to the Iranian em- bassy in Washington, the New York Post said today, The newspaper quoted an Iranian embassy official as saying the idea has merit and that the government of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran would study the suggestion, “If agreed ta by all par- ties, 1 would go," Ali fs quoted as saying. “I'd go quick, even if they wanted to hold me instead of those BREAKTHROUGH? Ali offers self Ankara, who asked not to be identliled, said the Palestinians are seeking the release of a few hostages as a first step toward ending the. standoff. ; Earlier reports said the students, who are deman- ding the extradition from the U.S, of deposed Shah Mohammad Reva Pahiavi, had rejected the PLO mediation team. Tehran Radio said representatives af the Red Cross, the Red Lion in Iran, were allowed inta the em- bassy today and found the hostages in good condition. But the PLO source said the Red Lion reported some are suffering from mental duress, and [ don’t think they would hurt me.” Ali indicated that he knows such a swap could be dan- gerous: ‘‘Even if they shoot me, I'm just one man, and if T could save 60 people, I'd take my chances. PLO said behind it WINDSOR, Ont. (CP) -- A Jewish leader at the United Nations says the Palestine Liberation Organization may be behind the oc- cupation of the U.S. embassy in Iran, Harris Schoenberg, director of the B'nai Brith International organization at the United Nations, told a news conference Thursday that the PLO will go to any lengths to get recognition from the U.S. government and may have staged the embassy takeover as a TO RING YOUR BELL B.C. Tel says it will begin to credit its customers with a rebate with December bills in compliance with a Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission decision ordering a $7-millian Anti-inflation Act refund. Rebate amounts will vary according to the amount of each customer’s recurring monthly rental but the one-time rebate is expected to be in the range of 25 to 30 per cent of the customer's monthly exchange rental, exclusive of long distance and other non-recurring charges. All subscribers who receive the November bill for recurring monthly rental will receive the rebate credit with their Decernber bill period statement. day state visit to Canada. Kitimat settles School District No. 80 and the Kitimat District Teachers Association have reached agreement on a new contract effective Jan, 1, 1980. The agreement, accepted unanimously by teachers and the board, provides for a 9.92 per cent increase in teachers’ salaries. In addition, the board has agreed to Increase its share of medical premiums from 70 per cent to 100 per cent. Negotiations began Sept. 20 using a new single team approach instead of the usual adversary technique. KTDA president Jackie Worboys said the team, composed of eight teachers, three board members and people, I'd go. I'ma Muslim means of getling it. with teachers two staff members used a problem solving approach to reach agreement. ° The team approach, suggested by teacher Tam Williams and Trustee Noel Halton, proved so suc- cessful that the beard and KTDA have decided to adopt the technique to solve problems which arise during the school year. Members of the single team bargaining committee were: Reg Stowell, Noel Halton, Tom Williams, Jackie Worboys, Don Van Kleek, Brian Smith, Stanley Watchorn, Neil Worboys, Rita Grant, Bryan Graydon. Chee Ling, Bev Rodrigo and Susan Brayton.