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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

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- 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 <f —

Prince Rupert ousted Bruce Young of Cranbrook r 4

In A event play, Eberts downed Frank Brewer of Vernon 7-6, Sherba edged Bert Theene of Kamloops 6-5in an extra end, McPhee got past Peter Delver of

"Kamloops 84 and Habinger defeated Jack Hockey.

of Vernon 10-6. In the first round of the double-knockout.com-

' petition, it was McPhee 9, Gretzinger 3; Delver 8,

“Hill 3; Habinger 7, Young 4; Sherba 6, Savile 5; Hockey 5, Hauptman 4;.Thorae 9, Simpson 7;

Always quietly, .

extra end.

Eberts 7, Ward 6, and Brewer 5, MeDonald 4 3 in an

VEN él

“Good. Luck’ * to. Legion. curlers

behind the scenes, no fanfare but things keep getting fixed, remodelled, painted or cleaned up and rarely is there a work party for special events or otherwise that Bob is not

available, A Legion with a-

hundred members - like Bob, would be a real Progressive organization and we would like to say

‘thank you. Qur = ap-

preciation, Bob, does not in anyway constitute an éxcuse for not dancing!

Speaking of dancing, don’t forget Friday and

S.K.B. Auto Salvage Ltd. offers a complete line of ‘guaranteed used car & truck parts. including Japanese imports. At generally half the new price. REMEMBER, whether it's 1981. or 1951 you are driving on used ports.

We also offer free ports locating service __for those hard to te find parts.

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‘tc right

” Saturday night, there will

be dancing to the ever

popular ‘Home Brew‘'.

Come esriy, it'd bonspiel

week-end and you want to be sure of being inside

before the “Full House” ’

sign goes up.

snow

dead man, Michael John

-Dunthy, 22 at.the time of |

- - his death in February, 1974,

_ and the woman, identified aay, as’ Mra” Kiff, had - decided to-live together. - She was seven months (regan atthe time of the " accident. a He. said they” ‘had ooo pressly decliéd not to ‘Tnarry and, in the absence © of such an intentio, he concluded. she did not the status of a wife, ~ “If this: seems. barsh, I _ wish to mention that great

. mischief might result if it

. were the law that common- law marriages are valid in

British Columbia,” the -

chief justice said.

’ He said it seems ad- ” vinable to. recognize that "arrangements of con- * venience," "which are

(Cweanien |

The outiook for the

weekend is sunny but-.

cooler. Highs both days are to reach 0 degrees with the low The

flurries Sunday

"Owners Helga &

Friedhelm

7 managing the i Ka-Lum Motel.

The Herald. Fridey, dnewary m, i, ren 3

Court annuls. common law Marriages _

; even by mutual consent. | He said , Subsequent regular or irregular . " marrage might be-veid or _bigamous anless there is an lntervening diverce-and - that children, of: a ‘wub-

their arrangements are

-_ necessarily to be. per

“manent and each'reserves

the’ Tight to withdraw at any time whether there are

_ children or not.

"The. "chief justice

“reviewed the . laws ‘of ., marriage going back to the _ He also said (hat moet of | ” the arrangements do not ~ qualify as common-law. Marriages because the : parties do not intend that -

lieved the phrase “com- monlaw Tharriage”’ refers

toonethat was not-valid for Property purposes’ but. which the common law recognized as valid for the

aa Parpoves of satus,

NOTICE 0 MOTORISTS

Reports hive been received by the Motor Vehicle Branch that some. motorists” are placing thelr -

renewal decals on the wrong. number plate.

35 follows:

Please note - 1981 validation decals ‘must be placed :

Cars, malor homes, motor cycles; tralere aid”

trucks having a GVW of 5500 Kgs. or less place the Secot on the designated location on the rear number ‘plate

. Trucks, buses having a acu in sxdeas ot 600 Kgs:

place the decal on the. designafed location on the . front number plate:: :

Application: jnstructions are sated on the reverse:

side of the decals.”

ot Is Important that motorists place'the 1981 +t soca of & number Plate in Becordance with the above ; instructions. :

7 os, att

1 you hive’ placed your decal on a number. plate - . incorrecity, contact your local motor license office .

‘for i

Province: of. British fotujbia. : er ~ BAlnistry. of Transportation, : .

- Communications: and: woo

Highways. : » Motor Vehicle Branch . Hon. Alex V. Fraser, Minister :

. The Old Schnitzel House will remain closed. ‘until we, can assure the people the friendly service and cary” atmosphere of ‘past years returns. We regret any:

, inconvenience this may have caused our customers:

“Keep 3 an eyeo cut for Sehntza House open dais” -

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