— f[OUGH COMPETITION will be facing the nine finalists Thursday evening’s Banana Split Eating Contest qantered y Dairy Queen and Noca Dairies. Conten- lers are the in Monday ‘s Pp Dar ViacKinnon who ate seven banana splits, in 20 ninutes, Terry Halisheff, 6, and David Rush, 5 and vesday. evening's session which saw Allan LeRoy eat “a', followed by Gordie Pace with 5%, Ray Nichols and lavid Anderson tied with five each and Frank Ruljan- cl d 4%. Wh je of the finals hen competition began at seven p.m. Thursday out- the Terry Fox Cancer Fund, to which pledge money is being donated, will be the winner. Two contestants have pledge sheets, one totaling $21.25 and another $22.25, for each banana split they eat. Participation has been so great by both contestants, the community and by spectators Dairy Queen manager-owner Earl Grewcock says the possibility of turning this into an annual | event is being +} Prizes to the contestants are D. G. Real Machine (10-speed Raleigh bike) for first place, a head phone radio for second and $30 for third. All nine finalists will have their $5 ide the Dairy Queen on a Public Freightways flat deck, registration fee returned to them. —CosNewsFoto by Linda Heil Has potential for micro-hydro VANCOUVER (CP) — The hydroelectric potential of Canada's small rivers and creeks is being examined in the hope of saving diesel fuel in remote communities. Such use could mean a saving of three million bar- rels of oil a year — more than one day's supply for a coun- try that used 1.8 million ba- rrels a day in 1980. But it could also mean the damming of many waterways that now are free-flowing and vital for fish production, British Columbia probably the entire province of B.C.," says the report, Micro-hydro could probab- ly replace 14,000 kilowatts of that power load and this could lead to a savings of 251,000 barrels of oil a year. STUDIED EIGHT SITES For its study, Crippen in- vestigated in detail eight sites considered suitable for micro-hydro development. The sites were located in dif- ferent parts of the province and different climatic zones. Five were found to rate further investigation. Tony Ostrom, energy de- has more p lor micro- hydro — as the technology is called — than any other part of Canada, says the federal department of energy, mines and resources, Micro-hydro is generally considered by engineers to be any project up to 2,000 kilowatts (two megawatts). The waterwiiys that can be used range from small rivers to-narrow waterfalls with a fall of 10 to 100 metres. An intensive look at Can- ada’s micro-hydro potential started with an unsolicited proposal made by Crippen Cc of North Vancou- Ends on positive note i continued from Al unemployment must be our highest priority and . .. must he tackled at the same time.” 'We have agreed we can- not revitalize our economies isolatii ves from conflicting interpretations of what happened. The Americans, who had far.and away the best prop- aganda machine, worked hard to promote the image of of the summit statement on trade with the Soviet Union, endorsed by the Germans but opposed by the Americans, French President Francois mitterrand indicated he was each other,” Prime Minister Trudeau told the closing ses- sion, the only meeting re- porters were allowed to at- tend. =For Trudeau, the meeting iP of various U.S. positions by its allies. It was not until the other delegations offered their in- terpretations. that the con- flicts became evident. chairman, the communique not i satisfied with the wording of the ocmmu- nique, particularly on the Third World issue, but said he could live with it. The interest-rate issue was said by Truedau to have The leaders also pledged to resist pressure to tighten ac- cess to trade markets, saying they recognize that in the long run protectionist mea- sures aggravate inflation and unemployment. — the decision to offer more assistance to the poor coun- tries is the first step in a series of meetings this year aimed at adopting positive measures. ineluded qualified support for Despite the concerted ef- fort to promote harmony at produced “a Jarge measure of “We are deeply ver to the federal supply and services d in 1978. P 4 says Crippen’s report has con- vinced the government mi- cro-hydro can reduce oil con- sumption in rural commun- ities. p He said the potential sav- ing across Canada would be three million barrels of oi] a day, and added the environ- © mental impact in many cases would be minimal. Ostrom ‘added the depart- ment is preparing a proposal for the government to give financial assistance to some micro-hydro projects in re- mote communities across Canada. He also said the federal offers an incen- As a.result, Crippen, re- ceived a contract in 1979 to estimate the potential for micro-hydro development in remote tive in the form of an ac- celerated tax right-off against corporate income to encourage small hydro power which now use diesel planta, : Crippen has long speci- alized in consulting engineer- ing ‘for water resource de- velopment. B.C. Hydro already has dammed or has plans to dam most of the province's major rivers to create hydro power projects. Crippen’s report shows there are many small -Streams in the province which could be harnessed to agreement,”. but there was of the serious economic prob- provide hyd for remote communities. ., global negotiations on a new al with the Third Worldon 2 levels, there remained outward signs of lingering differences, no indication U.S. President Ronald Reagan intended to alter quickly his trend-set- ting policy. lems in many ping The report I there countries and the grim pov- are 448 “remote load centres” erty faced especially by the in B.C. including Indian and series of commitments to h@)p, th rest countries. girudeau, has. worked hard to:promote the North-South dialogue between the indus- trialized countries of the nor- thern hemisphere and the poorer ones of the south. :He claimed a_ significant victory on global negotiations had been won from the United States, which had withheld support until now, arguing it was not clear how the process would work. }However, American offici- als later downplayed their cammitment to the vaguely- worded proposal, which said only that the leaders would support preparatory discus- sidn on the matter, Differing accounts of what went on during the meetings were common throughout the summit, Briefings by senior officials West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt told report. ers he will have to take certain unspecified measures on his return to Bonn to counteract the continued pressure of high U.S. interest rates. The two countries also struggled over the wording . minimize volatility of interest poorer among them,” the said. Trudeau's performance as chairman was lauded by the participants, all of whom also endorsed the concept of annual summit meetings. They will meet again next year in France for the eighth such session. .. The communique said only . itis “highly desireable, to rates and exchange rates. “Greater stability in for- eign exchange and financial markets is important for the sound development of the world economy.” non-Indian villages, mines, --logging :operations: and -pri+ vate resorts with a total average load: of 25,179. kil- owatts of diesel power. “The potential for replace- ment of installed diesel-elec- tric power by micro-hydro power was found to be ap- proximately 54 per cent for of less than 15 megawatts. Beer bottle collectors EDMONTON (CP) — Beer sales at Edmonton's Com- monwealth Stadium and Ren- frew Park may have made sports fans happy, but chil- dren collecting liquor bottles are crying for empties. The sales seem to be wiping out the need for fars to smuggle in their own liquor, leaving slim pickings for disappointed bot lectors, ~" *' 3 “Before we started serving beer, I noticed a fair’ amount’ of bottles left behind,” said Mel Kowalchuk, president of the Edmonton Trappers Paci- fic Coast League baseball team. “Since then, I haven't noticed any.” Theories emerge in hotel disaster continued from Al Kansas City Times reported toda: y~ Although no single factor was to blame, a series of design, construction and in- spection problems con- tributed to the accident that killed 111 people and injured 188 others, a structural en- Sire: gineer, hired he paper to look into the dis- began to surface Tuesday. Two other structural engin- eers said there simply was too much weight for the sus- pended walkways to bear, and they gave way, crashing into the lobby and crushing people, Tuesday, that scid a design error was to blame. “It’s just overstress — too much load,” said Lee Lowery, an engineering professor at a Texas university. FAILURE CITED He and Rex Paulsen, a Denver engineer, said there was a failure at the point where suspension rods on the The two engineers, hired by a law firm that has filed a offall eight delegations, who generally asked to remain unidentified, often presented aster,was quoted as saying. Various theories on the cause of the skywalk collapse damage suit stemming from the accident, disagreed Tues- - day with a theory, presented in a Kansas City Star story SunFest Specials . * Solarcaine 1159S 370 mi lotion Band-Aids New super adhesive 50s Coppertone Tanning Butter 80g. (2.82 07.) reg. $3.39 $2.49 Coppertone Suntan Lotion No, 4. Reg. $3.19 $1. 89 CARL’S DRUG MART Castleaird Plaza OPEN Sunday, 12-1 p.m. 8 6-7 p.m. sides of the fourth-floor sky- walk were joined to steel - support beams. In another development, The Times reported today that the criminal division of the Internal Revenue Ser- vice is investigating alle- gations that gratuities were given to building inspectors and. others during: construc- tt8h of the hotel The news- an unidentified ane ere J aid the IRS may be looking at whether any city ins; had received gratuities and failed to report them as income. The Times — basing its report on the observations of Bogdan Kuzmanovic, a struc- tural engineer hired by the newspaper — said the prob- lems were: — A missing washer in a support rod, a critical link connecting the fourth-floor skywalk to the ceiling of the lobby. — A design change was made in the method of sec- uring skywalks to the walls of the hotel — a change the consulting engineer who de- signed the support systems, Jack Gillum, said he knew nothing about. Herbert Duncan, one of the lead architects on the hotel, confirmed a design change took place at the wall con- nections but wouldn't discuss the change in detail. —A second design change, reported by The Star, was made in the support rods themselves. One expert said the change placed more stress on the skywalks’ sup- port system. “In a major catastrophe, you always have several fac- tors working together,” said Kuzmanovic. Rollin Hammer, a private inspector hired for the Hyatt construction project, said reinforced steel weld plates intended to anchor the sky- walks to the hotel's walls weren't in place after con- crete for the walls was poured. col / Police Bri efs oy The first weekend into SunFest '81 has been termed by local RCMP as very quiet. The number of complaints investigated, which num- bered 47, were what is con- sidered average. These in- vestigations resulted in three liquor seizures and one dri- ver being charged with being impaired. A single accident, in which a 16-year-old passenger was taken to hospital suffering facial injuries, was reported Saturday afternoon on High- way 3 at the Columbia Av- enue interchange. Police report a 1968 Olds- mobile driven by Shelley Stone, 18, of Elkford, left the highway on a curve causing an estimated $1,500 damage. The passenger has been identified as Mark Pooho- choff. Stone has been charged with driving without due care and attention. letter Open Wants noise to end The following letter was set to Her Worship, Mayor Audrey Moore: Dear Madam Mayor: Almost every evening in the vicinity of our house on Meadowbrook the air is split with a noise like ten thousand chainsaws. The bikers are at it again, roaring up and down, round and round, throttle full open, un- mufflered, unlicensed, and uneverything else. a] Being a patient sort, I en- dured this agony for a couple of months but that red, silver and yellow horde has finally got the best-of-me. The other night I phoned the police. They were certainly sym- pathetic and indicated that our section of town wasn't the only section which had this problem. Apparently it is a difficult problem to deal with. There is a shortage of police, as well as unmarked cars to patrol these areas, What the solution is I don't know. A special area where poor Johnny can go and ride his torturous machine has been talked about. The moon sounds like about the right distance. Meanwhile, I am rapidly losing my senses. Maybe my sense of hearing will be the first to go and I will be re- lieved of- this agcny. Could we possibly get ac- cess to the one unmarked police car in the area in Nelson for a few days and nab a few of the offenders? Is it against the law to make this much noise on a machine especially made for that pur- pose on a public road in the city of Castlegar?-Am I all wrong? Does anybody else have my problem? Yours sincerely, John Mansbridge Resettlement proposals continued from Al on record as favoring a simple water system, which will meana gravity fed sys- tem from Deer Creek. ' The ministry of environ- ment also is interested in that creek, because it is a natural spawning channel for native fish stocks. There also is a proposal to build a small fish hatchery in the future. For your Convenience a New ) Liquor Store. _FRUITVALE 150 East Columbia Gerden Road On Thursday, July 23, 1981 eat 10 a.m. Mondo sole: 10 sms to 6 p.m. ni ursday day Friday until’ p.m. Closed for lunch: 12 p.. . to I p.m. Gf TUDESED IRECTORY} 1400 Block, Columbia Ave. Month of July Sunday Services: 10a.m. Robson Community Church + »+ 4th Sunday of Month: 10.a.m. Rectory: PH. 365-2271 Rev. Desmond Carroll 70 Ibs. for only $19: 0 Ibs. each of: BBQ Special iI T-Bone Steaks, Sirloin Steaks, Rib Steaks, Blade Steaks, Hamburger Patties and Pork . Chops. 5 ibs. each of: Sirloin price per Ib, (near C Ribs. No Trim, No Waste — Quality Guaranteed. SIDES OF BEEF 172 Ibs C/W Fronts $1.45 Ib. Hinds $2.19 Ib. Sides $1.66 Ib. SIDES OF LEAN PORK 99¢ Ib. Cut and Wrap; Weight loss in cutting, boning and trimming will increase Triple D Meats Leach Road, Canyon, B.C. 428-5613 Tip Steaks,. Pork Spare reston) +1471 Columbia Ave., Trail 364-0117. Regular Saturday Services Pastor Dirk Zinner: OF CANADA 2224-6th Ave. 1% Blocks south of Community Complex Summer Services: 10.a.m. Except Jyly 26th and August 23rd when we worship at the Robson Community Church, 10 a.m. 60D | 2404 Columbia Avenue Church School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship a, mn. Pastor Ira Johnson Phone 365-6762 713 - 4th Street Worship Service 9.a.m. . Sunday'School 10:15 a.m. Rev. Lowell Kindschy h, or 365-3662 Listen tothe Lutheran - Hour Sunday, 11:30 a.m. ,on Radio CKQR below Castleaird Plaza Phone 365-6317 Service for Summer —— ry am. ‘Sunday School and (—Cfhow Grollilude tn Prayer CALA BAP; Rs = Tisp %S ©) OT yaw 809 Merry Creek Road Next to Cloverleaf Motel Castleaird Plaza Family Bible Hour 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Evening Praise 330 p.m. WED. NIGHT Bible Study & Prayer Service7 p.m. Church Office 365-3430 767 - Vth Ave., North Pastor Roy Hubbeard Church: Ph, 365-5212 Christian Education Hour 9:45 a.m. ‘4 7p.m, Fellowship Service Rev. Ed. Wegner, Pastor Phone 365-2374 A Full Gospel! Church 2605 Columbia Ave. jundays: 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. WORSHIP SERVICE 11:00 a.m. — Junior’ Congregation & Nursery Minister H. M. Harvey Phone 365-3816 8:30 a.m. & 11.a.m. Evening Service 7p.m. Tuesday: Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Saturday: Young People 7:30 p.m. “ Rev. Michael Guinan Ph. 365-7143 Saturday Night Mass 7p. Sunday Masses at . 8a.m. and One man's opinion Slow driver Fred Merriman . Since the season |s well upon us for travel on the open road, it might be appropriate to share a few opinions on the subject of the slow driver, ‘We have been given advance warning that times will be tough for the heavy foot on the high of British C b do not see any announ- about in regul concerning the motorists who have nothing but time on their hands. You really can’t blame the vacationer who is admiring our beautiful mountains for the first time. In a trip of a lifetime it is only fair to him that he drive slow enough to enjoy the scenery. However... many others on the highways are trying to cram business and pleasure into a three-day weekend or perhaps carrying freight for the usual business of the day. Therefore, it is my opinion that the motorist of the first part should be considerate enough to pull to the side of the road and allow the usual flow of traffic to move unimpeded. 7 A spokesman for the Trail detachment of the RCMP, who by the way have always been most helpful and cooperative with facts, figures and support detail, quoted section 151 of the Motor Vehicle Act: 'No person shall:drive a motor vehicle in so slow a manner that he imped: je normal flow of traf- fic”. It was explained that Traffic Patrol officers do use reasonable discretion to pull the slow driver over and perhaps i a warning ticket or just for the urpose of making room for the traffic sometimes backed up several miles Behind the offender. Most courts appear to be rather lenient and generally dismiss charges brought under section 152, therefore the highway patrol con- centrates on the more usual or p Pp and speeder. - This may not be a solution to the problem. We happened on the scene of an accident 14 miles west of Midway, ona Sunday afternoon at around 4:45 p.m. between a lone motorcyclist and a pickup truck. The scene was sobering and the motovation for this opinion. On the trip to and from Vancouver | noticed several tong line-ups following patien- tly behind a motor home or camper pickup rig. : Generally an impatient driver could be noticed, somewhere about ten. cars back, making efforts to break forth from the tine. | am quite'sure the driver of the vehicle number one at the head of the parade had not looked in his rear view or side mirrors for dozens of miles. lam quite sure many accidents are caused, perhaps indirectly, by the slow driver, who sets up the circumstances '. . . impatience and risk taking or even anger in the minds of the following traffic. The officer at Trail RCMP observed that much discredit should also fall'on the driver of the vehicle two or three who do not make an attempt to pass when the opportunity presents itself and thus starting the back up problem. 2 He also pointed out that section 151 would be difficult to apply if the high- way is long and straight even though traffic was heavy both directions because the slow driver cannot be charged if he is not impeding traffic. He would not be impeding on a straight portion of highway. it is possible but unlikely he would be charged it driving far below the sp- eed limit on curving or-mountainous roads. The iudge would, | am sure, com- mend the driver for his cautious manner and throw the case out of court. The slow driver is a problem that the authority should address . . . mediately. im- Extended stay means extra time to live Immigration officials will allow a Trinidad man an ex- tra year to stay in Canada, close to the medical treat- ment that may allow him to live longer. Carver Flocker, 35, came to Ottawa last fall for a kid- ney transplant. However, the September operation failed and he is on a steady routine of dialysis treatments while awaiting a donor kidney for a second operation. Flocker said he was afraid he would be deported after the operation -failed, adding that the government rep- rieve will give him a chance “to live a little longer.” The dialysis equipment in Trini- dad is inferior to that he is using in this country three times a week. Dr. Gerald Possen of Ot- tawa Civic Hospital said, “If he had to go back home, he wouldn't survive.” Flocker might have a chance for another operation if doctors find a suitable donor. Montreal major crime on increase MONTREAL (CP) — Ma- Jor crimes in the Montreal region increased by 13.6 per cent last year, says the 1980 annual report of the Montreal Urban Community. Police solved only one of every 10 crimes — the worst record since police services were don the island Question royal gifts TORONTO (CP) — Some ment broke its own Cultural mits for the others. They of Montreal in 1972. Only 12.98 per cent of the 124,519 major crimes last year were solved. The second worst solution rate, recorded in 1975, was 13, per cent. Highlighting the rise in j SAUSAGE STICKS of the shine may be off the furniture given by Canada as presents to Prince Charles and Lady Diana for their July 29 wedding. Antique dealers’are ques- tioning some of the prices ay ae England ille The antique dealer who sold the‘government a four- poster bed, John Russell, ° admits ‘that it came from New York state, Russell, who - also sold the’ government a chest of drawars, two candle stands and a toilet mirror, said no one insisted that all the’ antiques be Canadian. A second dealer, Holly Henemader of Vineland, Ont., said she noticed from photographs of the bed that one of its legs had been re- placed. ‘ “You know the Queen Mother is an antique collec- tor,” Henemader said. “She's going to take one look at that thing and throw up.” And a third dealer, R.A. O'Neil of Toronto, says ke thinks all four legs have been cut down and that the head- board came from a. different bed. SPOT ALTERATIONS Antique experts can usu- ally spot major alterations in a piece of furniture by exam- _ ining photographs. In addition to such em- barrassments, three of the pieces may have to be re- called because. the govern- Same deal for children of unwed VICTORIA. (CP) — Amendments to the B.C. Child Paternity and Support Act have been proclaimed to | give children of unmarried parents the same protection available to those of married -parents. “~ The changes, approved by the legislature this spring Property Export and Import Tax. The 1977. act provides * maximum penalties of a $25,000 fine, five years in prisoa or both for anyone who exports srraltare a A .yparg old valyed. at Pestoke vances permit. Three of the pieces aren't worth $2,000 but nobody remembered to get the per- Failure to fence area brings fine LLOYDMINSTER, ALTA. (CP) — Husky Oil Ltd. has been fined $1,000 for failing to fence an oil well on which a four-year-old boy was killed last September. The conviction is believed to be the first ever under a section of Alberta Oil and Gas Conservation Act which /, tres west of Lloydminster. were shipped out two weeks crime last year was a 23-per- ago. ‘ cent increase in the number. of break-ins at private homes Sharon Van Raalte in the and_ businesses. secretary of state's depart- : : ment said three applications | f s for permits arrived -in her, 1 ryan Rete to export, the beds » Resu ke ig Us «desk and a chest.of drawers. i , . But by then, they were all in Joy enlor England awaiting presenta- BRIDGE CLUB Seven and a half: tables took part.in play July 20, tion by Gov.-Gen. Ed Schre- yer. with the following results: North-South Average score was 72. 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