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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY. 4, 1978 .

VOLUME 72 NO, 2

Pehle Lamber crew puts the finishing touches to the 110,080 FBM breaking ead ef number one and two kiln dried spruce in their record-.

feat Tuesday..

1 cm snow

‘Traffic. ‘police were holding their breath

motorats off off guard, combination ws ood luck

and caution on of drivers kept trattie move

we were no major eecldents and no. tle-uns on the - scale of renpon 's firat ‘snowfall in Mie nese hy by. Delta, where aptee inet line by members Canadian Union of Public Emplo ees, Local ° said

sa off gu byt

“We trough that r

‘would. snow this mor-

ning,”’a. weather office forecaster’. aaa “But .it earlier man Wwe ex:

earlier,

“Teachers “get increase

ton ce has

ation pan exbi wie Pr aw tere an crease ta of 8 a day to ‘pay:

Board Bite ad ‘he panel "! increases

& ciation, said. the “ar-

ard was just and the board's” “attitude

Eatgdtute’ teachers haven't hada raise for three years, he: said. “The board has been get- ting, away with murder.”

trucks "Ugs

© bron

come —

. another boy and girl. “When Vhe er

Arthas ce pa eet ee dpe chat ee A et

Ideas for “New Skeenaview” invited

-- The Skeenaview

Society has decided to set — Up a committee ‘to look into all aspects of a new

_Skeenaview Lodge.”

vrograms which will to he included in the new facility, slated to he

soclety will do is for- mulate what they con- sider a ._ functional

Invited to send written submissions on what they

would like to see in the |

new Skeenaview. --Submtssions can be

WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. (CP) — Rescue workers searched through blinding snow on a North Shore moun- tainside Tuesday to turn a nightmare ordeal into a happy memory.

amily group of four and two stragglers, in- cl ‘another member of the family, were found safe on the slopes of Black Mountain after spending the night in the ed area above Horseshoe Bay. hein

groups were g ht down the Nelson Creek trail, little the warse fr. ory although one of the party may have frosthitten feet.

It wae now known how. the hikers spent the night, since radio com- munication with the res-

was poor, . sae when Robert MeN 50, of Van- couver, fir ee of his. four sons and his teen-aged daughter went' eat Monday on a toboggan Dp.

“We were expecting them to go to Squamish, said McNeeley's wife, Francine, at home. with

didn't come home for dinner, I phoned the police, and. eventually the car was found at Gleneagles school, near the . Nelson Creek ‘rail, ” she said, Members of the North Shore Emergency Measures ganization

' rescue team were called | -out after the car was dis-

eovered at 4 a.m, and began {o ascend the trail in the early morning snowstorm.

It was mid-morning before word came that McNeeley, daughter Anne, 17, sons Michael, 15, and John, 12, were found safe.

Later the rescuers spotted Tom MecNeeley,

who had met Peter Boyd, 17, of West Van- couver on the trail and had together separated

from the main party. Boyd was being helped down the trall slowly, the

“Family rescued ae “from Black Mountain -

But. apart. from “that

rescuers radioed, because he. may have frostbite. _

.-The society met phased. out' by the program which. could be t to Sk ti yesterday {o set up plans provincia! government. the basis of .. future — ot cre ape) to make recom- . According te Brad Gee, development of the senior Skeennview Lodge, 4011 * mendations . as. to administrator of the citizen care. home... Sparks. Street, Terrace, ~~ Jacation, - size _and . loan, the first thing the. .-Inte Interested peopin. eB yeq.

both were in good shape, they tid ani é

Palestine state in question

RIYADH (AP) = Qresident Carter came to this oil-rich desert kiuedom Tuesday hopin

persuade Sau

Arabia's conservative |

leaders to compromise on the thomy issue of Palestinian, statehood, a major block to ‘Middle East peace.

Carter met for more than an hour with King Khaled at a guest palace soon after he arrived from New Delhi on the fourth stop of his marathon ternational tour

A senior U.S. official aboard the presidential ne en route here from lew Delhi said, “It would appear they (the Saudis) meving in the process of mo ward our ap- proach on the Palestinian saue.”

Carter earlier told correspondents he favors creation of a Palestinian homeland on the Israeli- occupied West Bank -of the Jordan River and the Gaza Strip linked to one of the | neighboring nations, rather than a new independent © “radical” state.

NOT ACCEPTABLE

_ Israel has offered self- rule— with a continued Israeli military

esence—for the 1.1 mil-

on Palestinian Arabs in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, with whom Carter meets ‘today in the

sta Mile city city of Aswan, : ar :

inted” by Carter's

Kamel appealed to the United States Tuesda

supply fresh momentum to — the stalemated Egyptian-Israeli dia-

yptian initiative vad has .

logue. The E toward.

are vstates including *s .former &

syne, but Saudi Arabia

akey ower broker which

Pe eg oil Gellar ‘to

an a--

has renained publicly neutral in the dispute.

THREE QUESTIONS The official said Carter will ask Sadat three questions: —What he expects from Olitical and militar lks between Israel an:

Fevet set set to begin later

will: put on the table when to negotiations begin; —-What specific ob- tions Sadat has to the sraeli proposal Palestinian self-rule. After Carter arrived in

been th = a” iy criticized in anree ihe sun-baked “ Saudi

ablan capital of

‘naay primary Pore of m trip and visit is peace.

While the leaders met, Rosalynn Carter visited a museum in Riyadh. She yas to attend a dinner in

te from the ate separate from

dinner iyen the resident, The sexes ‘aditionally are separated under this

ox M nation’s strict féligious

—What tosition Egypt law.

eae

Skeena projects funded «

Five additional Skeena . pro ts have been led unde r the Canada Works Program, it was anounced toda’ OA. fr campagnolo, ME P, for Skeena and State for Fitness Rr Amateur Sport. . The five projects will

receive, funds in the . amount ‘of $176,982 and . +o create a:

M in

‘8 expected - totel of 35 new northwestern B.

Oba in

rection of ne califoran winter...

in ependent. Palestinian atate and his description of the Israeli negotiating position as “a step for-

tian — Foreign Miner Moet

Projects - which have been funded are: ,

Kitimat Cross coaaig and Ji

Fitness ‘Trail (1a ($78,960),

tere tet Fin se be tae 5

spr Field aan res

Bivne Lake Recreation Commission (4 jobs) $17,196).

Fort St. James Com-

| munity Development 3

jobs) ($14,372 Houston Guilin

“has had its funding. . -ereased b

$2,856. to ea locally-

' part-time

r. This corrects an oversight made when the project was initially approved".

allow it to

iene chores bite

eae ne Ra ee Roe Ere ae een nen rhe pe PO athens i Ese.

; Health and

for.

“Health Dept won't come to Terrace

The North West Zone .

Office of the Department of National Health and Welfare will not be leaving Prince Rupert. This announcement came today from Skeena M.P. and ster of State for Sport I and Amateur ona Campagnolo, behalf of National Welfare Minister Monique Begin. Campagnolo noted. that the decision to remain in Prince Rupert was taken as a result of consultations with representatives of the Indian Bands who would hav have been affected by such a move, and after

B.C. Tel

VANCOUVER (CP) — The Telecommunications Workers Union stepped Up ite activity in a labo

te with the British umbia Telephone Co. by putting up g upa Ticket line y¥ around the main downtown post office. ¢

A union spokesman ~ said the picket line was agssembl because payment of B.C. Tel bills was being sent to the company through the mail

A union injur: and sent to hospital for treatment of cuts to his face after allegedly being struck after an argument with a mall, truck driver.

icket was

, EES | the mal. Nee Hall. de

a subsequent depart- mental study of the proposed relocation. ‘I discussed this issue with my colleague Mme Begin ona number of occasions, and we agreed that the decision had to reflect th e best interests of the people served by the office,”’ said the Skeena MP. “My own in- vestigation of the situation showed clearly that Prince Rupert remained the Best overall location, and that was the recommendation that I gave to Mme Begin. Iam pleased that the matter has now been resolved through con-

picketed

st the picket line and Into the ‘post office

loa lepot. pine “spot: operations were halted by the action

and it wasn’t known how long the pickets would

The company: said today it had renewed its contract offer to the 10,000 union members, but had not heard from the union executive.

situation has existed since Nov. 24 and service has been maintained with the use of company supervisors. in dispute is a section of rt by mediator MS ing with the

‘Beattie’ trove ‘Contracting out: teat work.

* Potter i in Terrace

On Feb. 4 and 5, the Terrace Art Association will be sponsoring a workshop ty the well-

Vancouver potter, Hire Urakami.

School of Art with a Ceramics major and from 1971-74 ‘taught ceramics at the Van- couver School of Art. Since 7" Pelle he has

Douglas ox ane. He. t1s0 has eae

the owner, of the gallery House of

Bancouver since 1873, While he is in Terrace he will demonstrate all processes of potterh including throwing, decorating glazing and Pulled handles, as well as ocesses of glaze

ote ation.

To register for ‘this workshop, or for more informa’ on, phone 635- 2964 or write 4711 Tuck Ave., Terrace, B.C.

Ceramics ° in.

sultation in a manner that meets the needs of those being served by facility in question. ” The office provides medical services to In- dian com munities and other residents of nor- thwestern B.C. who live in more remote areas.

Houston — gets housing

The Houston Lions Senior Citizens Housing Society has received federal financing worth $477,050 for the new Housten Lions Senior Citizens Housing Project. The announcement was made today by _ the Honourable Iona Cam- pa olo, M.P. for Skeena

Minister of State for Fitnea Fitness and Amateur Sport, on behalf of Urban Affairs Minister Andre Ouellet.

The financing, which which will underwrite the ent cost of the 16 unit roject, takes the form of a loan at an- interest rate of 8 percent. In addition, 10

cent of the cost, or

7,795, is being donated towards the cost of the

project as a forgiveable

oT ..; Want.

ae the mem-

s of the Lions Club, whose hard work and dedication has made this

roject P possible”, said

nolo, “I am ‘pleased ed. tbaethe the federal

government -

through it, taxpa from all corners country - has been able to aid in making the first senior citizens housing prot t in Houston a

eo iruction on the project, which consists of sixteen, one bedroom

or

' self-contained units in a “row-housing” design, is

expected to get under

way way almost immediatley.

Fist car worker Serafim Silva stra down the world's record loa of ti Pohle Lumber yard Tucaday traped a mmber in

tee, bey

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