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Premier’ a fties,

Victoria,

SERVING TERRACE AND KITIMAT

TERRACE, B.C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1971.

on. Christmas. Day: marred: an

take'a 20-hour

Terrace area and:-‘a. major “

section of Thornhill. leaving residents without lights and in ~ Many cases. without heat. “One resident reported that the whole . family was garbed in boots and: ~ coats while wrapping the last of - the. Christmas’ ‘gifts.

Fortunately, the. hospital was L

not affected by. the stoppage.

Besides the: main: break’ a” number of small. outages: occurred . especially: in. the Thornhill area, where winds forced trees to fall on lines, The; ‘Severe cold and high winds also - caused’. a number of transformer leads to break due to stress, None of the outages

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS and commented on the sparse

‘strings of Chritmas lights put ip

‘by. the - “municipality © and. voluntarily serviced by Hydro.

‘Mr. Sandhals of the local Hydro |

officé, said that the problem lies

Mane residents have‘not{ced

-with thé ‘sockets which have:

been damagedin years pastand not... replaced. - Though

“replacement: bulbs have” been i

made available. they cannot be

“used. in.-the old: strings "and.

sockets. | : .’ Muni jicipal | hall sald that the city is is well aware.of the problem and hopes that the: ‘72.council

will ‘take .up. the matter of: . Christmas decorations so that

caused serious problems, .B.C,, .the situation can be remedied

Hydro linemen remained on call

by the next holiday season.

Things were quiet in the Térrace area over : the Christmas holiday; Both the ‘police and the burglars had

time to enjoy. the holiday spirit.

There was one smail breaking and entering on’ Monday at the offices of Grant.and Ewert on the corner of’ Lazelle . and Emerson... Entry was gained

through a window in the small:: crawl space. between the office

and the Mountain View Bakery, Damage was‘nil and the theft not yet determined, RCMP are

f wat ols gating

otherwise quiet and. happ sday’ in the Terrace area, ;

Steven Laniuk was charged with’ unsafe backing when his vehicle: backed © into George ‘Munsen's parked. vehicle. © He was pulling out‘of a driveway. Laniuk’s car suffered: $50.00 damage while inflicting $250.00 on the Munson vehicle,

RCMP Report

Christopher Balatti and. Lion Goyette collided in a front end ‘angle collision’? in RCMP talk,

. on Christmas Day on Kirkaldy road in Thornhill. They were .

travelling in opposite directions (when a snow drift forced one: car into a bitof a spin forcing: Hit

to collide with the other. There” ;

were no charges or: injuries, :The Balatti vehicle suffered $200.00 damage and Goyette’s vehicle $400.00. «=, : John Janas of Kitimat | was not

__ charged when hig vehicle stryck’ . and kellled a moose 25 miles bast-* “OF Tetrace of Highway 16, His. ehic li $1,000'00'

‘. Samaze, Road ‘conditions were - poor:.at the time ‘with high »

guffered::

winds, swirling. snow and poor visibili ty,

The moose apparently. moved down from the mountains from the extreme cold félt last week, Now that it is warmer. there

should not be’ any more moose

down this low. :

“New hunters. will ‘take safety. exam

VICTORIA. (CP) i A spokesman for . the : British Columbia Fish: and ‘Wildlife Branch sald ‘Tuesday -B:C. residents seeking a first hunting licence next year. will-have to pass a safety qualification -

examination. However, th will not have to unter tralning,

branch director, said it was “an error on our art” that earlier reports stated an examination © based on such an extensive . course would be mandatory as “of April 1 for all hunters. and firearms users In the: ‘province “Whq have'not previously held | ae hunting licenee, - “Tt wae never our: intention to make the course com pulsory

A: spokesman. at:.

The Trudeaus’ were not the only proud: pared o

Christmas ‘Day. Gloria and: Randy

O’Brien of -

Smithers rushed to Terrace on Christmas Day and

Army dinner - well attended ©

The. names. of the’ “families ° ‘who receive the hampers come’

- Over iso people braved belaw rero temperatures on Christmas Day to join: Captain Bill Young and volunteers of the

Salvation ‘Army for Christmas.

dinner. Captain Young. said

~ that the turnout this year was.

lower than last year, but this he Attributed to the weather. The army delivered 124 food

hampers to needy families aver

the holidays. . The Lions Club,

provided forty-two of the hampers with monies received’ ‘fromthe’ bow!l-a-thon staged at:

Barney's Bowl, Money. for the remaining hampers came from

private donations, grants. from .

from a master list from the welfare office-and from calls

‘Suggesting families who would... ‘appreciate the food. This year: vata Children’s Christinas party _ Sponsored by the Terrace Co-op ‘at the Tillicum Theatre children ‘;

were asked to bring a: can. of”

‘food to be added to the hampers,

Because! of the: “tremendous.

- Tesponse, many cans: of.coyp “and j."vegetables - are ‘still: .

available and Captain Young - suggests that any family who-. feels they were left out should”:

arrived just in time for thé appearance of their 10° “Tb. 1 02. Pouneing baby boy at 7:59, P.M at Mills

‘Memorial Hospital. |

; Saigon mai 3 security blackout

“SAIGON (CP) — Mass US.

‘air raids on-arms dumps, air- - fields and anti-aircraft installa-

‘tions in North’ Vietnam. went into their fourth straight day

today with the U.S. command in

: Saigon maintaining a complete - Security blackout. on. the opera- tions, .

“US: official sources predicted : - the bombing-—-the heaviest since.

former president Johnson halted daily bombing of the North in,

: November ,1968—wouldcontinue’ °

‘throughout, this week. - “U.S. diplomatic: sources .re- . ‘ported 350 planes’ and helicop-

©

port missions in the first Bh days of the. round-the-clock. bombing that began Sunday. =:

The carriers Constellation and: Coral Sea, stationed-in the Gulf . of Tonkin, aré supplying ‘abotit ; 150 fighter-bombers to the force attacking North’ Vietnam. The - rest of the aircraft come from bases in South: Vietnam and *

“Radio Hanoi, ‘claimed that’ a _ seventh. U.S. plane ‘was. Shot - down Tuesday, in Quang Binh “province just north of thedemil: itarized “zone, dt; said,nothing --

ifains

The domestic rate for a first class letter or postcard goes up ' to 8 cents on January 1st. -

This is the second step of a

two-stage rate increase for first: class mail ‘approved :. ‘by Parliament last summer. ‘ The new 8-cent rate will dpply to all mail weighing up to:one ounce travelling to estinations in Canada. .

The'rate for over ounce to 2! ounces goes to 14:cents;. over two ounces-to four ounces; 20 . cents; overd ounces to ounces, 82 cents.

Concurrently, ‘the: surface - letter mail rate ‘to’ the ‘Urilted’

States, its territories and.

_ Sessions (and to St.Pierre and

Miquelon) -also goes up to 8 cents. . Other. changes coming into

effect on ist’ Januaiy:1 1072:

He ene Jamey .

* fourth clags mall and for post to the United ‘States is -inereaged from 25 lbs; to 35 Ibs. “The-rates for. mail’ going: to * Cariadian: Forces Post. Offices are adjusted in accordance with the other: changes mentioned above; ‘please check with your “local post’ office for details. “International ‘rates ‘do’ not

“change! , Leiter. Mail weighing ‘up tos ounces ig aitofnatioalle

' conveyed by air at the following.

rates: . up to ome ‘ounce, ‘15 cents; ‘over one ounce to. two. ounces, "30 cente;" over two ounces to four ounces, 40 ‘cents;

“over four ounces to ‘ight

ounces, Wcents,

- Detailed rate sheels are ava- * ilable at the Terrace Post office eo “Emergon St. ae

‘Campbell. says :

Unemployed

‘want to. work |

’ At least 420 people in Britian Columbia have found jobs under. the. B.C;. Government. Job Opportunities Program so far, Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Campbell has announced, and... another 265 new jobs ; are me now in” the process of being filled.

-Mr. Campbell said the:

governnierit offices around the province and ‘are likely on the conservative side as not all job

_ seekers who find employment -

report back to the local offices: The final figures will be known when claim forms for the wage subsidy ‘are ‘sent into the government by: employers, .... Of the total jobs filled, 260 are. : in the major population centre ° of Greater Vancouver. = ~ The Minister noted that’ these figures represent jobs created - almost exclusively. by ‘the . private sector... because: . participationin the program by. municipalities will likely -be in January when‘ federal money . Will be available 'to: peomplement .the ¢ Provincial subsidy. of . Tuesday; there: were: : 7, om: British: ‘Columbians “holding: Certificates‘. of ° -Opportunity’ which ‘confirm |

’ “their eligibility for: employment ;

under the program..: . The: _provinclal government will pays: - half the cost of wages and fr: benefits .for newly-created job

“lasting ‘eight weeks or. poe us

on ‘gocial “assistance generauy don't” want ‘té. work: _Reaplehave sai they do want to work,

The. Minister said experience — “in By! of. centres’ is:that ‘poseession of the Certificate‘af

Gpportunity..has motivated

° figures’ people who have been out ufthe. . : Come. froma survey"” oF » Beople ‘out

‘force fir-idag periods of tinte ‘and bad given up hope of ever: finding work again. By _taking positive action and. secking employment with the confidence ‘of. government backing, some ‘people ° have © found johs outside © of government programs. Others: ‘have. gone to -work.:-un aa a and. _federa a

rcentage ‘of the jobs 4

ill: ; continus,:

"Mir. Campbell suggested & that.

ifm Lemployers: knew of: ‘great variety of work” being

. Gone under the program, matiy: . wea ee would be

"He gave a sampling “of the jobs filled: ° “and -toad. superi end repairman ‘fo: ng: equipment, _ receptionist,

. Seamstress, florist trainee,

dental aasistant,: ‘trainee to ‘learn candy. representative, com artist, |

aking, sales ial *

Sats SF RODY NED AE ea Ti

conservation and outdoor safely” courses = Don: Robinson, . ‘assistant

about-the crew. Radio Hanoi re- sp qualify for employment

under the ‘program, ‘a. person WO Ts

must have been resident ii BiC. coat check -girl,.. for a year and 6n™ social “apprentice, rf sscistance for. three eocpar ‘mechanic, rod maniand chain - “Jam very-encouraged by the. man for surve party, washing initial response of . both job . machine: repairma “CA

Me Coan ewe by i Lol x

Mr. “We have put.. draughtsman, coo waitress, the lie to the: myth that tpeone ; (geen ren as

.contact the’ army. ‘so that the.

service clubs and contributions. ”.- food can be delivered.

ters: flew more: than. 500 attack ed earlier that five planes: ~made to the: Cheer Kettles, port thier: th ‘pi

__ Strikes and hundreds more sup- were shot-down Sunday -and. a, a _ sixth Monday. It said a number omnes of the pilots’ were killed or. cap:

only’, the © xaminti” Mr , carpenter’s.: helper, 7

_, Robinson said.

The U. §, commend: refused to. comment on: the. report’ of the ° number of” strikes flown,Ha- noi’s claims: 6f::seven “planes : downed .or. its report that®.the

’ raiders: had Killed. or. wounded many civilians. ;

Girl's | body. : found i in Washington

found Tuésday hear .

and, one. of Washington: State's

” San ‘Jaan Islands; wakidentified c as that. of cit yearald ”

seven jobs at the facili e | incentive based cane ‘of per ae ‘af the he aparared ciipi

British Columbia have accepted fit costs, estimated at $100; y dp: subjae

develc ment incentiv

‘from: Departmen An:

- estimated, total ‘of, 24 Jobs: ane. be created ‘by -th

: g a°-her “father, “Cals ‘Richard eles and 1s. - “ apt ° yearold Jennifer Ann: Sraith of :

’ Vietoria failed ta return on: Sun: ‘a