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The head of the dredge has a rotating cultivator which can be lowered to work in up to 15 feet of water, and a suction intake to start the mud and water solution on its way to disposal on land up to half a mile away, bottom picture. Angel- stad Dredging Co. Ltd. of Edmonton owns and oper ates the dredge. 11 I I THANKS To The People Of Picture Butte For Supporting Me In The October 19th VICTOR CRAPNELL Election. Picture Butte Yours Truly, Thelma O'Donnell Charges that Picture Butte mayor Alex Chronik's --- I_I ! ! business interests conflicted with his elected position ap parently struck a cord with the voters as they ousted the veteran mayor Wednesday. His opponent Dr. Victor (Ted) Crapnell said that Chronik weakened council every time he disqualified himself on issues concerning his residental development. NOTHING TO SMILE ABOUT AS BARNES TUNES IN ELECTION RESULTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1977 No. 13 _____£• —Canadian Press photo Queen, Prince Philip, and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau listen as Senate Speaker Renaude Lapointe commands Gentleman Usher of Black Rod, during last week's opening of parliament. MAXIMUM FOR SHOOTING DEER NOT SUFFICIENT SAYS JUDGE By WENDY STEPHENSON yards from the bridge. Picture Butte folks Herald Staff Writer Crown Prosecutor Jim Langston said A Picture Butte hunter who shot two Chronik admitted shooting at the deer within Waterton townsite com animal along Cameron Road, about panned hum display mitted "one of the most flagrant five miles inside the national park boundary. violations" of the National Parks Act Three young men who climbed on a well-lighted ever to come before a Lethbridge It was also learned he shot, killed and apparently left a second animal, a stage at Picture Butte High School and dropped their court, a Crown prosecutor said Friday. trousers before a stunned crowd of 450 persons Satur Mieczyslaw Chronik, a farmer, young male mule deer. "To say the least, this is a flagrant day night are facing criminal charges. pleaded guilty to two counts of unlaw RCMP at Picture Butte said Monday they will lay fully killing game contrary to the game violation of the act. . . it was virtually within the townsite," Langston said. charges of indecent exposure against the three men, regulations of the National Parks Act all in their late teens, who turned both cheeks to a and one charge of unlawful possession He added Chronik was carrying a tag authorizing him to hunt elk. The season family Grey Cup dance organized by the town's Lions of an unsealed firearm. Club. Provincial Court Judge K. A. Cush, in was closed for deer. The judge told Chronik he was lucky An RCMP constable who was at the dance said many levying fines totalling $1,100, said the the penalty was not more severe. people were embarrassed, and others were angry. maximum penalty is not sufficient in As it was, he was fined the maximum Constable Mike Calvert said the three "just about such cases.. $500 in each of the shootings and got lynched . . . one of them had his nOse broken." The court was told Waterton Lakes another $100 for having an unsealed RCMP did not identify the three men who will ap National Park game wardens were ad weapon in a national park. He also for pear Thursday, Dec. 15 in Lethbridge provincial court vised of the incident in early November to answer the charges. by a resident of Waterton townsite. feited his rifle to the Crown. She reported seeing a female mule Speaking in his own defence, Chronik deer frothing blood from its mouth and said the reason he didn't go further into coughing. The deer was later found the forest was that the roads were dead, lying in Cameron Creek, about 20 slippery. . Judge finds no humor in cheek stunt Timothy Douglas Grant, 18, of Picture Butte, was fined $200 and placed on probation for six months today in provincial court for baring his buttocks at a family dance. Grant was one of three youths who appeared Nov. 27 on a well-lighted stage in the Picture Butte High School and dropped their trousers before a crowd of 450 persons attending a Lions dance. Crown Prosecutor Jim Langston said the young men presented "an unobstructed view" to several 17-year-old young women and to a police officer standing 20 to 30 feet away. RCMP Constable Mike Calvert, who was at the dance, said the three "just about got lynched" by people who were angered by the stunt. PAM SUCHER Although many persons in the court today were sup pressing smiles, Judge Lloyd Hudson did not treat the Butte girl matter as a joke. He imposed the regular con ditions of probation, then add ed a condition that Grant wins a war tis should "attend upon a psy chiatrist if the probation of Word has been received that Picture Butte High School Honors ficer decides that treatment is Pamela Sucher, daughter of Mr. Award, the Provincial government indicated." and Mrs. Arnold Sucher, of Picture award for Honor standing, and the Butte, has been awarded the Owen Langston withheld the Williams Memorial Scholarship, Caruso Construction Co. award for names of the other two youths which is awarded to a student the highest mark in Physical Educa until they enter pleas in court. entering the faculty of Education. tion 30. She is attending the Miss Sucher also received the University of Lethbridge. yyyyyyyy ______if n_____% lilillWIIIIIIII—W Tracking down the Dumhells A keen interest in early Canadian entertainment has taken Lethbridge resident Al Candy across the country to interview the surviving members of the Dumbells, a First World War variety group. Candy intends to document the history of the group through photographs and a collection of sheet music, newspaper clippings and tape recordings. Story and pictures on Pages 2 and DEATHS Spill kills t COOK — Dawna Elizabeth, beloved wife of Kenneth Cook of Sentinel, passed away on November 9th, 1977 at the age of 30 years. She was born in two youths Lethbridge on March 31st, 1947 and came to Blairmore in Two teenagers killed early 1961. At the time of her pass Sunday when their car over ing she resided in Sentinel and turned on the main street of had been employed as a hotel Picture Butte have pushed waitress for the Summit Inn. this year's death toll on South She married Kenneth Cook in ern Alberta highways to 50. Lethbridge in October of 1966. Killed when their car rolled She was predeceased by her near the southwest town limit DEATHS father, George Meheden in were Mark Joseph Witdouck, Lethbridge in 1966. Surviving 16 of Iron Springs and James besides her husband Ken, are Gilbert, also 16, of Picture two sons, Darren and Mark at Butte. GILBERT — The family of home, her mother Caroline in Cpl. James Seymour of Pic the late James Gilbert wish to Sunnyside, Alberta, four ture Butte RCMP said police express our deep apprecia brothers, George in Brooks, are investigating the acci tion to friends and relatives John and Allan in Sunnyside, dent. The driver of the car at for their prayers, food, floral and Glen in the Queen the time of the mishap is not tributes and expressions of Charlotte Islands in B.C. known, but the car was owned sympathy in the loss of our Funeral services will be held by Gilbert's mother. beloved son and brother. Our in Fantin's Blairmore Chapel Seymour said the two dead special thanks to Bishop in Blairmore, on Saturday, youths were alone in the car, Jenson and the Picture Butte November 12th, 1977 at 3 p.m. which crashed at 3:45 a.m. Ward, also Jim's classmates, Cremation to follow. In lieu of Sunday. friends, and hockey flowers, friends wishing may Witdouck was killed in the associates, whose gestures donate in her memory to the accident and Gilbert died at 3 will be treasured always. We Pass Community Pool Fund, p.m. Sunday at St. Michael's extend our deepest gratitude c/o Vivian Strandquist. Hospital. to the doctors and nurses of FANTIN'S CHAPELS LTD. in the St. Michael's Hospital, charge of funeral ar The two young men were WITDOUCK - Mark Jo rangements. among at least 15 persons kill seph, beloved son of Mr. and and our doctor in Picture ed accidentally on the Mrs. Rafael (Ralph) and Butte. o^irjo,, Murine the weekend. Mary Witdouck, passed away —Sincere Thanks at Picture Butte on Sunday, —Bruce, Barbara, Ken and November 6th, 1977, at the age Jason Gilbert of 16 years. Born at Picture Butte, and raised in Iron Springs, he was presently working on his father's farm. He attended St. Catherine's School, and Picture Butte High School. He was former ly a member of the joint Iron Springs Cubs and Catholic Youth Organization. His main interest was in cars, and working on them was his hob by. Besides his parents he is lewan survived by three brothers, Mberta Brian, Calvin, and Dale, all at home; his grandparents, p.m. DEATH Julius and Maria Witdouck of Picture Butte, and John and Petronella Bouw of Bow RAKUS — Passed away on Island. Prayers will be said at November 18th, 1977, Mr. 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Novem Joseph J. Rakus Jr., beloved ber 8th, 1977, at St. son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rakus Catherine's Catholic Church, Qf Iron Springs. Born in Leth Picture Butte: Funeral Mass bridge, the late Mr. Rakus re will be celebrated at 10:30 sided in Iron Springs until his a.m., Wednesday, November passing. Besides his loving 9th, 1977, at St. Catherine's parents he is survived by one Catholic Church, Picture sister Helen, at home, and Butte, with Father D. Vorn- many aunts and counsins. brock celebrant. Interment Prayers will be said at 7:00 will follow in Mountain View k Finch p.m., Monday, November Cemetery, Mount Calvary, Szteina 21st, 1977, at Martin Bros. Lethbridge. MARTIN BROS. TRADITIONAL CHAPEL, 812 LTD., Directors of the Fu 3rd Ave. S. Funeral Mass will neral Service. 328-2361. be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Mills Tuesday, November 22nd, snsen 1977, at St. Patrick's Catholic insert Church with Father D. Vorn- brock celebrant. Interment will follow in Mountain View oxn Cemetery, Mount Calvary. MARTIN BROS. LTD., Di rectors of the Funeral Ser vice. 328-2361. Spill kills DEATHS COOK — Dawna Elizabeth, beloved wife of Kenneth Cook of Sentinel, passed away on November 9th, 1977 at the age two youths of 30 years. She was born in Lethbridge on March 31st, 1947 and came to Blairmore in Two teenagers killed early 1961. At the time of her pass Sunday when their car over ing she resided in Sentinel and turned on the main street of had been employed as a hotel Picture Butte have pushed waitress for the Summit Inn. this year's death toll on South She married Kenneth Cook in ern Alberta highways to 50. Lethbridge in October of 1966. Killed when their car rolled She was predeceased by her near the southwest town limit DEATHS father, George Meheden in were Mark Joseph Witdouck, Lethbridge in 1966. Surviving 16 of Iron Springs and James besides her husband Ken, are Gilbert, also 16, of Picture two sons, Darren and Mark at Butte. GILBERT — The family of home, her mother Caroline in Cpl. James Seymour of Pic the late James Gilbert wish to Sunnyside, Alberta, four ture Butte RCMP said police express our deep apprecia brothers, George in Brooks, are investigating the acci tion to friends and relatives John and Allan in Sunnyside, dent. The driver of the car at for their prayers, food, floral and Glen in the Queen the time of the mishap is not tributes and expressions of Charlotte Islands in B.C. known, but the car was owned sympathy in the loss of our Funeral services will be held by Gilbert's mother. beloved son and brother. Our in Fantin's Blairmore Chapel Seymour said the two dead special thanks to Bishop in Blairmore, on Saturday, youths were alone in the car, Jenson and the Picture Butte November 12th, 1977 at 3 p.m. which crashed at 3:45 a.m. Ward, also Jim's classmates, Cremation to follow. In lieu of Sunday. friends, and hockey flowers, friends wishing may Witdouck was killed in the associates, whose gestures donate in her memory to the aceident and Gilbert died at 3 will be treasured always. We Pass Community Pool Fund, p.m. Sunday at St. Michael's extend our deepest gratitude c/o Vivian Strandquist. Hospital. to the doctors and nurses of FANTIN'S CHAPELS LTD. in The two young men were WITDOUCK - Mark Jo the St. Michael's Hospital, charge of funeral ar among at least 15 persons kill seph, beloved son of Mr. and and our doctor in Picture rangements. ed accidentally on the Mrs. Rafael (Ralph) and Butte. D-oiriosLrlurine the weekend. Mary Witdouck, passed away —Sincere Thanks at Picture Butte on Sunday, —Bruce, Barbara, Ken and November 6th, 1977, at the age Jason Gilbert of 16 years. Born at Picture Butte, and raised in Iron Springs, he was presently working on his father's farm. He attended St. Catherine's JAMES BRUCE GILBERT /Jle Ju, vxd ^fia/rr Born March 24th, 1961 at Regina, Saskatchewan Died November 6th, 1977 at Picture Butte, Alberta Picture Butte L.D.S. Chapel fjrie y^i^d oi mu lAeA^iei'd; LS $baM -neU u* RAKUS — Passed away on $ie. YfMvrwth mu ic*U jte leadeth m* on tne November 18th, 1977, Mr. Hymn: "I Need Thee Every Hour" - Choir Joseph J. Rakus Jr., beloved AatrU oS^if AleouAne&b £o* Jftoi name'} xtAe.. Invocation: Ray Simmons Biography: Tom Marsden son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rakus tyea . tAouyA J' uxdl tr{-»c HEINRICH - Passed away DEATH suddenly in Calgary on Satur DEATHS day, December 24th, 1977, SCHWARTZENBERGER JENSEN — Passed away in JONES — Passed away Mrs. Albena Alice Heinrich at — Passed away in Turin on the city on Wednesday, De suddenly on October 13th, the age of 39 years, beloved Wednesday, October 26th, cember 28th, 1977, Mr. Hans 1977, at the age of 60 years, A. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1977, Mr. Joseph Schwartzen Kristian Jensen at the age of Leonard, beloved husband of Tony Kowbel of Red Deer. berger at the age of 52 years, 82 years of the Blue Sky Mrs. Mary (May) Jones of Mrs. Heinrich was born in beloved husband of Mrs. Ruby Lodge, beloved husband of 1211 Mackid Road N.E., Wakaw, Saskatchewan and Schwartzenberger, of Turin. Mrs. Emma Jensen. Born, Calgary. Besides his loving was raised and educated in Born in Foremost, the late raised, and educated in Den wife, he is survived by two Crystal Springs, Sas Mr. Schwartzenberger was mark the late Mr. Jensen sons, Brad and Randy both of katchewan. She moved to Red raised in Retlaw where he came to the United States in Calgary; five daughters, Mrs. Deer, Alberta in 1961, and for received his early schooling. 1927. Some time later he mov J. (Glenda) Berreth of the last three years has resid In 1937 he moved to Turin ed to Canada and settled in the Bieseker, Mrs. B. (Nadine) ed in Lethbridge until her where he resided until his Picture Butte area. In 1940 he Waterman of Calgary, Mrs. P. sudden passing. Mrs. Heinrich passing. He operated his own moved to Lethbridge where he (Carol) Yamada of Calgary, is survived by her parents Mr. garage in Turin for a number has resided until his passing. Miss Terry Jones and Miss and Mrs. Tony Kowbel of Red of years, and at the time of his Besides his loving wife he is Shannon Jones both of Deer, two sisters, Mrs. R. passing was employed by Gas- survived by six daughters, Calgary; one sister Esther of (Adele) Worobetz, Red Deer, come Projects Ltd. He was a Mrs. M. (Margaret) Pledger Picture Butte and one brother and Mrs. R. (Gladys) McKay member of the Elks Club, Pic of Calgary, Mrs. H. (Mary) Ed of Picture Butte. Funeral of Aldergrove, B.C.; two ture Butte. Besides his loving Langille of Edmonton, Mrs. services will be held at The brothers, Mr. Roger Kowbel, wife he is survived by his Wilma Taylor of Edmonton, Garden Chapel, 540 16th Rocky Mountain House, and mother, Mrs. Mary Mrs. Delia Lillemo of Leth Avenue N.W. in Calgary at Mr. Blake Kowbel of Red Schwartzenberger of Turin; bridge, Mrs. A. (Florence) 2:30 p.m., Monday October Deer. She is predeceased by three sons, Leonard of Picture Dimatteo of Syracuse, New 17th with Pastor G. Hansen of two daughters, Tara Lane Butte, Dean and Tim at York, and Mrs. Mildred Schie- ficiating. In lieu of flowers, Heinrich, and Naomi Lee home; one daughter, Karen, man of Calgary. A private ser those who wish may donate to Heinrich. The funeral service at home; three sisters, Mrs. vice was held at 3:00 p.m. in the Heart Foundation (Alber will be held at 3:15 p.m., P. (Helen) Fehr of Red Deer, Martin Bros. Traditional ta), 2011 10th Avenue S.W., Thursday, December 29th, Mrs. L. (Maggie) Sammay of Chapel, on Friday, December Calgary^ Alberta. 1977 at St. Augustines Onoway, Mrs. R. (Martha) 30th, 1977, with Pastor Paul Anglican Church, with Rev. L. Weist of Enchant; two grand Koester officiating. Crema Frank Lee officiating. In children. He was prede tion followed. Martin Bros. terment to follow in Mountain ceased by one daughter, Ltd., TJirectors of the Fu View Cemetery. MARTIN Darleen, in 1949. The funeral neral Service. Phone 328-2361. BROS. LTD., Directors of the service will be held at 1:00 Funeral Serice. Phone 328- p.m., Saturday, October 29th, 2361. 1977, at Martin Bros. MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 703 C3860 13th St. N., with Mr. Bryan Derksen officiating. Inter HEINRICH — Passed away ment will follow in Arch suddenly in Calgary, on Satur mount Memorial Gardens. day, December 24th, 1977 Miss WELSH - Kathleen was Naomi Lee Heinrich at the MARTIN BROS. LTD., Direc born on October 11th, 1894 in tors of the Funeral Service^ age of 13 years, of 621 9th Herfordshire, England. She Street South, Lethbridge, be came to Canada at age 14 and loved daughter of Mr. Wayne settled with her parents on the Barry Heinrich of Leth Urch Ranch near Fort Kipp bridge. The funeral service where she resided until mov will be held at 3:15 p.m. on ing to the Albion Ridge Dis Thursday, December 29th, trict where her father home 1977 in St. Augustine's SWARTZENBERGER - steaded. She married Ray We wish to express our deep SMILEY — Passed away in Anglican Church, with Rev. L. mond Welsh in 1911 and raised Frank Lee officiating. Inter est gratitude for many acts of Edmonton on Friday, their family in the Newlands kindness shown to us during November 25th, 1977, follow ment will follow in Mountain district. She retired from View Cemetery. In lieu of our great loss in the passing of ing a lengthy illness, Mrs. Eva farming and moved to Fort our beloved husband, father, Victoria Smiley at the age of flowers those who wish may Macleod in 1968, where she re- donate to the Scholarship grandpa and son, Joe 84 years, formerly of -sided until her passing on Swartzenberger. Many thanks Lethbridge, beloved wife of Fund for Tara and Naomi, c/o December 1st, 1977. She was School District No. 51,43315th to Mr. Brian Derkson for his the late Rev. J. W. Smiley. predeceased by her husband comforting words, to friends She is survived by one son, Dr. Street South, Lethbridge. Raymond in 1947 and by one MARTIN BROS. LTD., Di and relatives who called at D. V. Smiley of Toronto, On daughter Hazel Irene in 1916. our home for cards, flowers, tario; one daughter, Mrs. T. rectors of the Funeral Ser Surviving are five sons and vice. Phone 328-2361. food and offers of assistance. E. (Joyce) Nolan of St. three daughters; Edwin L., Special thanks to those who Albert; ten grandchildren; Marie Marsden, Jean Ander C3861 travelled so far to attend the two sisters in Ottawa. The fu son, Robert G«, all of Fort service. We are deeply grate neral service will be held at 3 Macleod, William B. of Vegre HEINRICH — Passed away ful. p.m., Monday, November ville, John D. of Turin, suddenly in Calgary, on Satur —Ruby Swartzenberger and 28th, 1977, at Martin Bros. Geraldine Domier of Toron day, December 24th, 1977, families. MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 703 to, Ontario, Lawrence J. of Miss Tara Lane Heinrich of 13th St. N„ with Rev. L. J. Calgary. Also surviving are 25 Lethbridge, beloved daughter Musto officiating. Interment grandchildren, 25 great of Mr. Wayne Barry Hein will follow in Mountain View grandchildren, two brothers, rich, of Lethbridge. The fu Cemetery. In lieu of flowers Chris Gwillim of Munroe, neral service will be held at those who wish may donate to Oregon, U.S.A. and Wilfred 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, De the Mission Fund of the Gwillim, Coquitlam, B.C.; cember 29th, 1977 in St. United Church of Canada, or one sister Audrey DeCook, of Augustine's Anglican Church, to the charity of their choice. Ashcroft, B.C. A private fami with Rev. L. Frank Lee of MARTIN BROS. LTD., Direc ly memorial service will be ficiating. Interment will fol tors of the Funeral Service. held on Saturday, December low in Mountain View Ceme 328-2361. 3rd. Interment is in the tery. In lieu of flowers those family plot in the Mountain who wish may donate to the View Cemetery. No flowers or Scholarship Fund for Tara and donations by request. 7010-3 Naomi c/o School District No. 51, 43315th Street South, Leth bridge. MARTIN BROS. LTD., Directors of the Fu neral Service. Phone 328-2361. Entertainers head list of 1977 deaths The Canadian Press Presley died Aug. 16 at the In the world of politics, Among religious leaders Bing Crosby and Elvis Pres age of 42. Archbishop Makarios, the who died in 1977 were William ley, singers a generation Other top-notch enter president of Cyprus who led Cardinal Conway, 64, apart, had something in com tainers died in 1977. his country to independence Archbishop of Armagh and mon. Among them was Groucho from Britain in 1960, died Aug. Primate of All Ireland since They began as brash young Marx, 86, the cigar-smoking 3 at the age of 63. 1963; Sir Norman Cardinal singers and ended as in comedian who made two The Greek Orthodox prelate Gilroy, 81, the first stitutions. generations laugh with his escaped four assassination at Australian-born cardinal, and Crosby, who monopolized leering grin and active tempts during his long A.C. Bhaktinedante Swami the top of the music charts in eyebrows, in Los Angeles, political career. "I'm careful, Prabhupada, 82, founder of the-1930s and 1940s, and Aug. 19. but the evil deed may the Hare Krishna movement. Presley, the Mississippi boy Actress Joan Crawford, 69, happen," the thickly-bearded who reached the top in the who won an Academy Award archbishop once told a sup 1950s with a new style of pop in 1945 for her role in Mildred porter concerned about his ular music, ended their Pierce, died in New York May safety. careers by sharing the 10 and Zero Mostel, 62, stage Other notable political spotlight in 1977. and film actor, died in Phila figures who died during the They were among the delphia Sept. 8. year: prominent world personalities The Earl of Avon, Anthony who died during the year. Eden, 79, British prime minis ter from 1955 to 1957 and pre viously foreign secretary, in Alvediston, England, Jan. 14. Anthony Crosland, 58, British foreign secretary, in ELVIS PRESLEY London, Feb. 19. Sir Alexander Bustamante, films and won an Oscar in 1944 first prime minister of Ja for his portrayal of a priest in maica, in Kingston, Jamaica, Going My Way. on Aug.8, the 15th anniversary Crosby, 73, died of a heart of his country's independence attack Oct. 14 in Madrid while from Britain. playing golf. President Fakhruddin Ali Two months earlier, Ahmed, 71, India's chief of Presley, the rock 'n' roller *l__fl___l * state, in New Delhi, Feb.ll. GUY LOMBARDO with the gyrating hips, died of Kurt von Schuschnigg, 79, a heart attack in his white- pre-annexation chancellor of A number of literary columned mansion in .v::i:::::::_S____S Austria, near Innsbruck, personalities died during the Memphis, Tenn. Nov.18. year. Novelist James Jones, 55, When the king of shake, rat f films tle and roll appeared on the author of From Here to Eter Ed Sullivan Show in the late nity, died in Southampton, 1950s, fears about his N.Y., May 9, and Vladimir : seemingly overt sexuality __99_1 Nabokov, 78, author of Lolita, were so great that television died in Switzerland, July 4. : cameras shot him only from GROUCHO MARX Pulitzer Prize-winning poet j BING CROSBY the waist up. Robert Lowell died in New • York Sept. 12 at the age of 60 \ He once asked his mother: Errol Garner, 53, jazz Crosby's renditions of Silent pianist and composer; Ethel and British playwright Sir Night and White Christmas "Momma, you think I'm Terrence Rattigan, 68, died I vulgah on the stage?" Waters, 80, black singer and still top the holiday best-seller actress; London, Ont.-born Nov.30 in Hamilton, Ber- : charts.. Elvis said his mother bandleader Guy Lombardo, muda. The blue-eyed native of Ta- replied: "You're not vulgah, 75; opera singer Maria Callas, Other world figures who coma, Wash., known as Der but you're puttin' too much 53; and symphony conductor died: . Bingle, Old Dad and The into your singin'. Keep that Leopold Stokowski, 95, also Lady Baden-Powell, 88, \ Groaner, made more than 70 up, you won't live to be 30." died during the year. World Chief Guide and widow 1 ' f of the founder of scout and guide movements throughout the world, near London, June25. Gen. Sir John Sharp, 59, British commander-in-chief of NATO forces in Northern Europe, in London, Jan.15'. Francis Gary Powers, 47, U.S. _4_JLot captured by JOAN CRAWFORD Russians in 1960 when his U-2 spy plane was shot down, in Los Angeles, Aug.l. Wernher von Braun, 65, the master rocket builder whose talents helped the U.S. put men on the moon, in New York, Junel6. Elvis Presley defined style, image of rocl New York Times Service The songs were tough and yo.ung women adored and NEW YORK - For most driving in a time, 20 years young men instantly imitated. people, Elvis Presley was ago, when American popular Presley's national impact rock-and-roll. music was still based on Tin began in the spring of 1956, And they were right. Bill Pan Alley tunesmithing. And after he had signed to RCA Haley may have made the the image was of a working- Victor; in that year alone he first massive rock hit, and class rebel, pushing sex into had such hits as "Heartbreak people like Chuck Berry and the nation's consciousness Hotel" (the first), "Don't Be Little Richard may have had long before the "sexual Cruel" and "Hound Dog" (a an equally important cre revolution." double-sided hit), "Blue ative impact on this raucous With his ominous, greasy, Suede Shoes," and "Love Me new American art-form, but it swirling locks, his leather Tender." was Elvis who defined the jacket and his aggressive un But before that Presley had style and gave it an indelible dulations, Elvis was a per forged his style in Sam Phil image. former that parents abhored, lips's Sun Records studios in As an actor, Elvis was a good singer LOS ANGELES (AP) - He was paid as much as a $1 World's Fair, Kissin' Cousins, Elvis Presley's songs turned million a film, hence Roustabout, Live A Little, the music world topsy-turvy, producers had little left to Love A Little, Tickle Me, but his acting career never lavish on production values. impressed the way his singing The Presley films were: Viva Las Vegas, Girl Hap did despite 31 movies, Love Me Tender, Loving py, Harem Holiday, Frankie "The only thing I know You, Jailhouse Rock, King. and Johnny, Paradise about my singing is that it was Creole, G.I. Blues, Flaming Hawaiian Style, Easy Come, a new sound," Presley said in Star, Wild in the Country, Easy Go, Spinout, Double a 1960 interview. Blue Hawaii, Kid Galahad, Trouble, Stay Away Joe, "It was different. The rest I Girls! Girls! Girls! Follow Speedway, Clambake, Charro, couldn't answer. I try to im That Dream, Fun in The Trouble With Girls and prove my performance all the Acapulco, It Happened at the Change of Habit. time. I try to entertain." FIRST MAJOR PRESLEY APPEARANCE, DEC. 18, 1954 Hal Wallis was the first film producer to capitalize on the Presley mania. After Presley's death Tues day in Memphis, Wallis com mented that his association with the singing idol was the most enjoyable of his long and roll career. "Elvis worked hard at his Memphis. Although he was of hysteria about a singer songs," Wallis added. "He not a songwriter, Presley still since the days of the young often recorded all night and deserves more credit than he Frank Sinatra. would do as many as 20 to 30 is generally accorded for the takes on one song." creation of his style. Early He was mobbed and idolized As well as the 31 films rock-and-roll derived from a even as he was denounced as cranked out between 1956 and blend of white rockabilly and the devil's tool. Presley 1970, Presley made a docu black rhythm-and-blues. Elvis became the focus for a new mentary, Elvis—That's the was not an ignorant country Way It Is. I kind of youth music, one boy who stumbled into the swept aside the gentilities of styie or who followed the the adult-oriented pop of orders of wiser mentors. previous decades and The by-now-legendary "Sun reflected the swelling youth sessions" of 1954 and 1955, market of the postwar baby which produced his greatest boom. recorded work and which were recently reissued on an By the late 1950's, however, RCA LP, saw Presley care Presley's image began to fully working and reworking change. He went into the ar the songs, evolving his craft my, and by the time he return on the spot. ed to performing, his main Elvis's first national impact impact was felt in the films he — the "Elvis the Pelvis" days had begun to make soon after — saw the greatest eruption his initial success. Crosby 6 death numbs Der Bingle' through the years j Hope LOS ANGELES (AP) - Deep sadness and fond reflec tion fell over the entertain ment world today upon the death of show business legend Bing Crosby. For two of his oldest com panions and friends, express ing their love and loss, it also meant no last road. Dorothy Lamour, who co- starred with Crosby and Bob Hope in the series of "Road" movies, said she learned of her friend's death Friday on the radio while reading a newspaper story about plans of the trio for one last picture, to be entitled. The Road to the Fountain of Youth. "I couldn't believe it," said Lamour. "It's such a great loss. Hope, a movie partner and off-screen pal, was one of the hardest hit by news of Bing's death Friday from a heart at tack. "I still don't believe it. I'm absolutely numb," he said. Hope, who was scheduled to give a benefit performance in Morristown, N.J., cancelled the show and planned to fly home to Los Angeles. "I just can't be funny tonight," he said. "It's just not in me." "The death of Bing Crosby is almost more than I can take," said Frank Sinatra. "He was the father of my career, the idol of my youth and a dear friend of my maturity. Comedian George Burns de clared: "What can you say about Crosby? He was the original. He made up that kind of singing. He will be missed by the world and his voice will always be with us." In Hollywood, comedian Milton Berle, near tears as he spoke of his old friend, said: "It's unfortunate that we have to lose this giant. But what is consoling to me is that even to this day, in 1977, he was still in demand. The sustainment of his popularity was really WITH SINATRA, JOHN WAYNE, HOPE — 1975 1965 remarkable." Dancer Fred Astaire, who made movies with Crosby, said, "Bing was a great friend Crosby set style for soft rock era of mine. I'm so sorry for all of us who valued him so much." 1945 By JOHN ROCKWELL in the early 1930s, and his suc S1U30NOO1SV1SIH dO 3NO ONIHOa New York Times Service cess was clearly related to ra NEW YORK - Young dio and to the Depression. Ra North Americans are used to dio helped him to define his pop stars who are angry, sexy style; the Depression provid and rebellious. Bing Crosby ed the context in which his answered different needs for music and his personality a different age. He did so with could be best appreciated. Before the introduction of the electrical recording process in 1925, both classical Analysis and popular singers had to rely largely on lung power to reach large audiences. a grace that was typical of his Electronic amplification entire career, and in his own provided the opportunity to subtle and unassuming way, sing conversationally to an au he left a mark on popular dience of millions, and Crosby music that many more flashy was a particularly dramatic performers would find hard to example of someone who match. profited by this technological Crosby came to prominence innovation. [ Groucho Marx dead at 86 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Groucho Marx, losing consciousness and had to be ad whose duck walk and flick of a cigar com ministered oxygen and fed intravenously. bined with an irreverent wit to make him His early comedy years were spent with the most famous of a zany team of com the family, the five Marx brothers. With edians, is dead of pneumonia at age 86. Groucho's death, only Zeppo, 74, is still The bushy-eyebrowed moustachioed alive. The least known brother, Gummo, Groucho, who recently was the centre of a died this year. Chico died in 1961 and bitter court battle over who should be his Harpo in 1964. guardian, died at 6:25 p.m. MDT Friday at In recent years, a new era of affection Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre. First word for Groucho and the Marx Brothers of the death was withheld for 50 minutes, emerged, spawned by television reruns of giving the family time to slip out of the their films, the You Bet Your Life game hospital and into seclusion, show and live theatre revivals. seclusion. On May 6, 1972, Groucho embarced on "I guess you could call this an end of an what was to be a series of concerts. An era," said Erin Fleming, longtime compa Evening of Groucho at Carnegie Hall in nion to Groucho, who practised his chaotic New York that first night was sold out the brand of slapstick comedy for more than day after it was announced. More than 3,- 65 years in vaudeville, films, radio and 500 youths—many dressed as the various television. "But I don't believe Groucho Marx Brothers—were turned away from will ever leave us. He's too impudent." the theatre. Fleming, who said Groucho had pro posed to her several times, added that Groucho Marx once sent this note to a he was "a very, very strong man with a friend on his birthday: "Happy birthday. great will, but the pneumonia simply over PS — If you keep having birthdays, you'll took him because of his age." eventually die. Love Groucho." "He didn't suffer, he just fell asleep." Dick Cavett recalled that incident With Groucho when he died were his Friday. son, Arthur, daughter-in-law, Lois, and grandson, Andrew. Fleming, a native of Cavett said he once told Groucho that he New Liskeard, Ont., left about 15 minutes could probably find something funny in his earlier. own death. He had been in hospital with "He said he could but that it was easier pneumonitis since June 22, re-entering to find something funny in the deaths that Cedars-Sinai only one day after he had are not your own," said Cavett, who is been released following his recovery from * starring in a Broadway play. hip surgery. Officials said pneumonitis is a normally Actor George Jessel said he knew mild form of pneumonia, but was fatal to Groucho since 1910. Groucho because of his advanced age and "In the last few months, I was very, weakened physical condition. close to him because Erin Fleming Groucho had lingered in "fair" condi (Groucho's long-time companion) invited tion for weeks, until Wednesday when his me to come to the home and make him his vital signs became erratic, a hospital laugh," said Jessel, 79. "What was spokesmen said. The comedian's condi Groucho's contributions? He made people tion worsened early Friday when he began laugh, and that's quite a contribution." MARX AWARDED HONORARY OSCAR IN 1974 _*•' MORRIS PASHKOWICH MICHAEL SOKYRKA President Manager v Our Pleasant staff . . . •;•-, are ready to serve you. II :: : Merry Christmas and y • ';:i:-' :..r.iO.':: vfell^W&r:. ,i\y yyy>yiy'y-yyyyyys;: A Very Prosperous New Year 1 S. McFADYEN EUGENE SOKYRKA Secretary Homes For Living Co-ordinator It >* ysyyv* •*1____ WALTER BAKER WRITES CHEQUE TO PLAN Foster parenting means .. . Plight of world's poor becomes real Walter Baker once rode the rails, electricity — a bare light bulb "I was 62 then ... old enough to >enniless and without a home. hanging from a single wire, install be a great-grandmother or great- Times were lean then, but 45 Herald photos by ed by PLAN. aunt," Flock laughs. 'ears have changed all that. He Colin Shaw, Over the past 12 years, Carrie She says she had considered low has a nice home, a little extra and Walter Baker have had eight contributing to a foster child for a noney, and a family in Bolivia that Bob Wotherspoon. foster children — four with PLAN, long time, but the right opportunity lepends on him. two with the Christian Children's had never arisen. Walter Baker is a "foster Story by Fund of Canada and two with the When she retired after 40 years ather." He belongs to the Foster Wendy Stephenson. Help Honduras Foundation. as matron of a hospital in Empress, Barents Plan of Canada (PLAN), a They now have one boy with the community provided money for ion-profit social service organiza- PLAN. He is five-year-old Joel her favorite charity. ;ion working among the world's Mamani of Bolivia. That money went toward helping poor. ventura, Colombia, to see just how Joel's father ran away and left a Brazilian boy named, Ricardo. Baker and others, like Barbara their money was being spent. the mother with four children to In one of his letters, Ricardo Spiess, Ruby Larson and Marion "You see it (the poverty) all the support, Baker says. The meagre wrote that his family was able to Flock, are among 1,482 foster time on television and it looks just wages she earns by selling fruit are buy blankets, a water purifier and a parents in Southern Alberta. like what we saw in South not adequate to meet the family's charcoal cooker because of the help By sending $19 per month to America," Baker says. needs. from his foster parent. PLAN, they expect their foster "We had better buildings for our By sending a cheque each month, Flock says the money also went children to get proper medical and animals on the farm." Baker says, the whole Mamani to buy medication for Ricardo. dental care as well as guidance on Their homes were little else but family benefits. By the time Ricardo was 16 years hygiene, nutrition and sanitation. shacks on .stilts, with cracks in the "I don't need the money ... so old, his father had found steady Baker says he is "quite floor so wide that dust could be why couldn't I share a little bit with employment and the family was satisfied" that the money he sends swept outside, he says. someone else." taken off PLAN because it was is put to good use. The Baker's foster family was Marion Flock, who has never had self-supporting. In 1973, he and his wife Carrie perhaps better off than most a family of her own, has been a There was some communication visited their foster child in Buena- Colombian families because it had foster parent since 1968. 1 after that, but it ended when Ricar- *3> J* - 'fa y* / y - » ** / 3S--- yc (Wendy and xeaueAl £n& hleaAiute< o£ UGUX- cam/ianu/ atiy Che't/ie, accaAcaris oAtn£i/o hoKen/y 25ws u/ecLWitiay S$nriiMe#&cu t& 6e< ne/a'' at weddings the, GIK^ ytcul, yiucfajte, ^Sd/Ze, Mr. and* Mrs. Lloyd Trapp Qlecetrdie* jO/h, S:30 fc.nv. fa 4:00 a,.nv. of Barons are pleased to an nounce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Wendy Carol, to Rodney James, son of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Murray of Picture Butte. The wedding will take _» No gifts by request place Dec. 3rd at 3 p.m. in Southminster Church. 0 _> %eaue.s.t the honoux of Uouz hieienae at the. maliiage of tks.il dauantei ^Wzndu daxol to <^/\eaehtion 6:30 h.m. 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The wedding will take No gifts by request place Dec. 3rd at 3 p.m. in Southminster Church. tario riding gave the Liberal candidate Washington, 1977, with Carter Norm Cafik a four-vote margin—of being (top) and Margaret (above), turfed into opposition. and Tashkent, USSR, 1971: if Many of Trudeau's wounds were self- nothing else he gave the world inflicted. Even at the apex of his popularity an image of Canada it had rarely, if ever, seen before in the earliest years, his style and his arro gance rankled lesser mortals. In the Biaf- *''i **__£__ ran crisis, as historian Jack Granatstein ob were curiously inappropriate. With defeat government. But after 1974, comfortably serves in the Canadian Annual Review looming, Trudeau presided over a frantic back in majority, Trudeau's Liberals (1968), Trudeau's "cool intellectualism and cynical last-minute attempt to grab stopped experimenting. The novel social seemed somehow a shade inhuman." votes with taxpayers' money: a national programs in local initiatives (LIP) and Trudeau also began to reveal symptoms of park for Quebec, a new wharf for youth employment (OFY) were chopped. an Achilles tongue. Members of Parlia Yarmouth, a $30-million waterfront park The screws were tightened on immigrants ment, he said with disdain, "are just no for Toronto—"candies" as Trudeau con and unemployment insurance. There was bodies." Their place of work was "the fessed in an engagingly honest but self-de a retrenchment on official bilingualism. House of Comics." British Columbia pre feating slip. The Foreign Investment Review Act, mier W. A. C. Bennett was a "bigot" and It was in 1972, then, that the uniqueness passed in 1973, was abandoned. The Quebec premier Jean-Jacques Bertrand went out of Trudeau and his government. search for byways through the world inde was "off his rocker." He told the striking He had come in as his own man in 1968, pendent of Washington (the Third Option Lapalme workers to "mangez de la merde" with no debts to the party and aware, as he and the Contractual Link) was forgotten. and the opposition to "f— off." put it in Malaysia in 1970, that "no so- Instead of the rule of law, there was an Trudeau's exotic travel, his penchant for called charismatic leader can last." After RCMP cover-up and official sanction of riding esoteric beasts of burden in faraway 1972, however, Trudeau delivered himself other illegal activities in the guise of na places, his celebrated flirtations with to the back room of the Liberal Party, to its tional security. Exiled cabinet ministers re blowsy ladies, his skiing in Courcehevel barbers and pollsters and tailors. "What turned from the cold in less time than it and his skin-diving in Antigua also began emerged was more charisma and a con took to dial a judge. The vaunted Liberal to chafe back home where unemployment summate actor; a linguistic stunt man who tradition of managing the economy (see was on the rise. could zap controls one year and bring them story, page 50) became as wobbly as a The campaign of '72 was a disaster for on the next; a traditional pol, who was now Trudeau Grey Cup kickoff. Trudeau. The party's slogan, THE LAND reactive, rather than innovative. With his unerring instinct to foresee the IS STRONG, and Trudeau's self-pro After the near-defeat in '72, the minority future, if not always to plan for it, Trudeau claimed "conversations with Canadians" parliament injected some verve into the half-predicted the unfolding of events *_» £ m m & _> a% S d a 9ft5> * 4 %GAR£ Canadian Sugar Factories Company CSF Retirements Allwyn Stone Allwyn "Stoney" Stone started with CSF at Raymond in May of 18th ANNUAL 1932. He remained in Raymond for nine years becoming Boiler Room STAFF PARTY Foreman. He was then transferred to Picture Butte. He received his Steam Engineer's 3rd Class Certificate and worked in the Power House. For the GENERAL GRANT ROOM last 17V2 years he has been a Fieldman, his district covering the EL RANCHO MOTOR HOTEL Lethbridge Northern Irrigation Dis LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA trict and, in the last two years, Tem pest and North Coaldale also. He married Lexa Simpson of J FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd, 1978 j Raymond, daughter of Jack Simpson who was Master Mechanic at \ 9 Raymond, then at Picture Butte. I They have three children, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Their plans for the future are to go on a mission for the LDS Church and to enjoy leisure pursuits such as square dancing, playing a lot of golf, doing a lot of fishing and seeing a lot of country. Our best wishes to them both. Picture Butte Keith Pilling Keith was born and educated in DONALD V. BEDDOME began life in Neepawa, Manitoba. He comes to us as a 2nd Cardston. In 1931 he joined CSF as a Class Steam Engineer, having had previous experience with Imperial Oil, Simplot Chemical and Federated Co-op Ltd. Don and his wife Theresa have two daughters at home, Sharon temporary employee weighing and Brenda and three married children, Terry, Bruce and Carla. His hobbies are listed as beets. He was taken on permanently hunting and fishing. during construction of the Picture Butte factory in 1935 and became JOHN H. CRONQUIST was born in Sweden and emigrated to Canada at the age of five. He received all his schooling in Vancouver, including the Vancouver Technical School Beet Receiving Foreman. Some years where he obtained a 2nd Class Steam Engineer's certificate. Three years ago John saw the later he was appointed Agricultural light and moved to Alberta, first to Shell Oil and last August to C.S.F. as a Shift Engineer. He Superintendent for the Picture Butte and his wife Elizabeth have two sons Ross and Roy. John enjoys playing duplicate bridge Allwyn Stone area, a position he held for 18 years. and skiing. Since 1966, he has been Supervisor of the Fertilizer Department. Keith and his wife Ruth have five children and 14 grandchildren. They will continue residing in Picture Butte. His plans for retirement in clude hunting and fishing, garden ing and some travel. i In August of this year, Keith was presented with a scroll by the Red Cross for donating over 100 pints of <\ blood since 1939. Keith is the only •_i person in Alberta south of Calgary to Keith Pilling hold this distinctive honour. RETIRING EMPLOYEES — 1977 L. MELVIN EASTHOPE has lived his entire life in Taber where his first connection with the Company was as a carpenter for Dominion Construction in 1947. He joined the PROGRAMME permanent staff in 1949 as a Diffuser Operator and worked in various capacities in the beet end until 1968. At this time he joined the Mechanical Department working as a Maintenance Mechanic on fertilizer equipment as well as in the mill. In this capacity he has been the Day GENERAL GRANT ROOM AT 7 P.M. Shift Mechanic during campaign. Melvin's carpentry expertise has been utilized throughout his career and he has been involved in most jobs at the plant that require this skill. Melvin and Thelma were married on December 4,1935 and have raised a family of four boys CALL TO ORDER and twin girls, all of whom are married and all reside in Alberta. So far they have twelve RON SABO, MASTER OF CEREMONIES grandchildren. The Easthopes plan on retiring in Taber and, when Mel can spare some time from gardening 0 CANADA and carpenter work, they plan on doing some travelling. BERNARR HARRIS AT PIANO KEITH PILLING is a native of Cardston, who moved to Picture Butte in 1935 to work on construction of the sugar factory. Prior to this he had association with the Company as a scaleman at both Tempest and Coaldale. INVOCATION During harvest, from 1936 - 41, Keith was a Beet Receiving Foreman and then Sugar Warehouse Foreman for the next two years. In 1943, he rejoined the Agricultural Department BARKER SELMAN as a Fieldman, succeeding to Agricultural Superintendent of the Picture Butte factory district in 1949. During this period, and up to his retirement, he handled the additional responsibility WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION of operating the cattle feed lot at Picture Butte. With the Company's expansion into the fertilizer sales field in 1966, Keith became Supervisor OF NEW EMPLOYEES of that department and continued in that capacity up to his retirement. W. A. WILLISON He and Ruth were married on February 14, 1935 and have five children and fifteen grandchildren. Keith tries to save a little time for hunting and fishing, but is kept busy with home renovations ENTERTAINMENT and sideline farming. Ruth and Keith expect to spend their retirement engaged in family and church activities, but THE MANDIN FAMILY hope to spend some time travelling. WILLIAM H. SMITH was born in Taber and moved to Picture Butte in 1944 to take CSF Retirements INTRODUCTION AND PRESENTATIONS employment with the Company. Bill has worked in the Sugar Warehouse on the plate and TO RETIRING EMPLOYEES frame presses, as a Battery Operator and a Boiler Fireman. The latter position he held at the time of his retirement. Allwyn Stone H. HILDEBRAND W. A. WILLISON F. H. KARREN A. W. HILL Bill and Britha were married on December 6, 1937 and have raised a family of seven Allwyn "Stoney" Stone started children. With the exception of one son who farms at Yorkton, Sask., the family all reside in with CSF at Raymond in May of INTRODUCTION AND PRESENTATIONS the local area. A leisurely retirement of spending time with his family and some travelling are his only 1932. He remained in Raymond for TO NEW 20 YEAR CLUB MEMBERS present plans. nine years becoming Boiler Room L M. ERICKSON ALLWYN STONE first started working for the Company in May of 1932. Born in Foreman. He was then transferred to Raymond, he worked there until transferring to Picture Butte in 1941. His varied career has Picture Butte. He received his Steam seen him in the Mechanical Department, Boiler Room, Power House and as an Insulator and INTRODUCTION AND PRESENTATIONS Machinist's Helper. In 1960 he joined the Agriculture Department as a Fieldman and held Engineer's 3rd Class Certificate and TO NEW 40 YEAR CLUB MEMBER that post until his retirement. worked in the Power House. For the J. RAY FINLEY In 1932 Allwyn married Alexandria and they raised a family of two girls and one boy. At last last VVi years he has been a count they had seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Fieldman, his district covering the Stoney is renowned as a Square Dance Caller and enjoys most sports, particularly golf. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS He and Alexandria are presently serving on an 18 month mission for the L.D.S. Church in Lethbridge Northern Irrigation Dis North Carolina, and they plan to retire in Picture Butte on their return. RON SABO trict and, in the last two years, Tem IN MEMORIAM pest and North Coaldale also. DANCING He married Lexa Simpson of It is with regret and sadness that we record the sudden and untimely death of our friend and Music: THE CHAMELEONS Raymond, daughter of Jack Simpson fellow worker, Jim Maynard. who was Master Mechanic at Jim was born in Farnborough, England on January 14,1913 and came to Canada at the age GROUP PICTURES of six. He served in the Canadian Army for five and a half years with the Provost Corps. Raymond, then at Picture Butte. In 1957 Jim joined C.S.F. as a Machinist at Raymond and transferred to Taber in 1959 where They have three children, seven DON BORAS he was working at the time of his passing. grandchildren and three great Jim and Louise were married in 1942 and raised four daughters. He enjoyed the good things in life, particularly his family, golf and CB radios. grandchildren. Their plans for the To Louise and the girls, we share your loss and offer our sincere sympathy. future are to go on a mission for the LDS Church and to enjoy leisure pursuits such as square dancing, playing a lot of golf, doing a lot of fishing and seeing a lot of country. Our best wishes to them both. \ m Keith Pilling Picture Butte *I M Keith was born and educated in DONALD V. BEDDOME began life in Neepawa, Manitoba. He comes to us as a 2nd ^/jfa_& Cardston. In 1931 he joined CSF as a Class Steam Engineer, having had previous experience with Imperial Oil, Simplot Chemical temporary employee weighing and Federated Co-op Ltd. Don and his wife Theresa have two daughters at home, Sharon and Brenda and three married children, Terry, Bruce and Carla. His hobbies are listed as beets. He was taken on permanently hunting and fishing. during construction of the Picture Butte factory in 1935 and became JOHN H. CRONQUIST was born in Sweden and emigrated to Canada at the age of Beet Receiving Foreman. Some years five. He received all his schooling in Vancouver, including the Vancouver Technical School where he obtained a 2nd Class Steam Engineer's certificate. Three years ago John saw the later he was appointed Agricultural 3, S> Friday, November 25, 1977 - THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD — 15 S> s> s» 2* 3 _• 2> 3* _> _» _> Herald photo by RICK ERIVIN a> Makin9 sugar _> Canadian Sugar Factories Co. plants in Picture Butte and Taber, above, have been in full production a. since early October and are about half finished the 1977 processing campaign. Muddy field conditions during harvest has slowed the processing, which is expected to be completed early in January in both fac tories. After this campaign, the Picture Butte factory will be closed, with all operations shifted to Taber. Of ficials say beet sugar content this year is average, at a ?bout_ 16\5 per cent. a a a a Factory poem SUNNY SOUTH NEWS, Wednesday, April 19, 1978—15 The closure of the Picture Butte feelings of the people concerned. a sugar factory has prompted a Below is the poem written by In memoriam resident to write a poem about the C. M. Allen in March of this year. a The Sugar Factory's doomed, alas, Till they have to shut down again, Post Mortem No more will the whistle toot. And say "too bad, but you must The Picture Butte Sugar Factory The decision's made by the big see, brass, ALMOST: We are hiring too many men". 'To hell with Picture Butte'. If they can peddle sugar cane, The shock is over; the flurry is past The factory site cost a mere song, Who cares about the beet? Alone, to sink or swim, we are at last. The water has all been free, Why should they? They are not But now they have to move along, _ New visions, renewed strength, a desire insane, It's more profitable, you see. And the sugar's just as sweet. Are ingredients needed to free us from this pyre. The beets must all to Taber go, So you can see how things are run, a Our sugar daddy has gone, the residue is bitter No matter how we holler. When handled by a computer, Our taxes now will surely cause a jitter. It's just good business, we should If you think your wife's best days know, are done, What's to be done for our correction And they're following the dollar. You just take her out, and shoot _ We must demand that bridge erection. I wonder how long it is going to be her. -W. W. Dalgliesh THE WESTERN PRODUCER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15,1977 Town and farmers oppose shutdown of sugar factory 6 By RIC SWIHART for the 120,000 tons of beets pro turns plus the requirement for capi Keep open duced in the Picture Butte area. tal investment m non-productive LETHBRIDGE (Special) — Ca Farmers will be forced to haul pollution control measures have nadian Sugar Factories Co. has their beets to Coaldale. If the beets brought about this decision. or sell announced it will close permanent are hauled in the two-week harvest "It is planned to continue full ly its factory at Picture Butte, Alta., period, it will mean a farm truck production in Alberta with all pro after the current processing cam crossing a single-lane bridge every cessing and packaging ... to be paign ends in December. 26 seconds. done at Taber. sugar plant* The announcement has brought "We believe that this very neces opposition from many sectors, in Extended season sary move by the company will The Picture Butte sugar cluding the town of Picture Butte The other concern is the extend assure the long-term economic fu factory should be kept open by which relies on the high tax base of ed processing season at Taber. ture of the industry." Canadian Sugar Factories Co. the industry and farmers who claim Farmers claim the Taber factory Bill Willison, company general or sold, the Picture Butte it will force farmers in the Leth will have to operate for an extra 50 manager, refutes the charges by Sugar Beet Action Com bridge Northern Irrigation District days to process the 40 percent of growers, claiming many people mittee says. to stop producing sugar beets. the best crop normally processed at "have jumped to a whole bunch of Two Picture Butte district farm Picture Butte. conclusions" for which they have Macleod MLA John Walker, ers, representing the Picture Butte Farmers feel the longer period no basis. chairman of the citizens' Chamber of Commerce and the beets will have to be stored will He said his company has a giant group, is sending a letter to Lethbridge Northern Sugar Beet increase the risk of spoilage. Farm investment in the beet sugar in the B.C. Sugar company presi Growers Association claim the Pic ers receive 63 percent of the whole dustry in Southern Alberta. dent requesting an extension ture Butte factory closure will make sale price of sugar and beets that "I understand [closing the facto of the December deadline on production of sugar beets unecon are not processed are a direct loss to ry] is upsetting," he said. "When negotiations. Canadian Sugar omical and allow the factory com farmers. people get upset, they are inclined Factories is a subsidiary of pany to stop processing sugar from Mr. Boras said sugar beet farm to say things that are not founded B.C. Sugar. beets in southern Alberta.,, ers have their entire year's, work on fact. "We want to discuss the First step? and investment stored in the piles "All arguments have a little bit of John Zeinstra, chamber presi waiting processing. truth but they are being blown out possibility of the company dent, and V'alter F. Boras, beet He said the only investment the of proportion." keeping the plant open or sell grower official, say the closure is factory has in the stored beets is the Mr. Willison said the company ing it to local interests," "only the first step in the demise of cost of piling them. 2 has spent more than $1 million at Walker said. the entire sugar beet industry' in "Once the factory company can the Taber factory in 1977 to im show a declining interest in sugar prove pollution control and revamp The company has previous southern Alberta." ly said it would not consider After this season, the company beet production, they can close the the beet handling arrangement. will consolidate all processing at Taber factory without too much "This has nothing to do with the selling the plant. Taber. About 50 of the 60 employ fuss from the government or the growers," he said. "We would not The committee is also re ees at Picture Butte will be provid public," the men said. do this if we thought the industry quested a meeting with com ed jobs in Taber. Some moving Company letter was dying." pany officials, either here or assistance will be provided. In a letter to all growers, the in Vancouver, Walker said. There are two major areas of company says, "Economic factors "Right now our main con concern for farmers. The company resulting from continuously in cern is to keep the factory will not provide receiving facilities creasing costs and decreasing re- open," he said. Action group, B.C. Sugar to meet Friday Six members of the Picture \ Butte Sugar Factory Action Committee will meet with Sugar factory manager mum B.C. Sugar officials in Van couver Friday in an attempt The manager of Canadian Sugar Factories Some sugar beet growers have suggested to keep the factory open. Co. (CSF), Bill Willison of Lethbridge, the company is afraid to open its books Lethbridge MP Ken declined comment today on a court injunc because they would show the factory at Pic Hurlburt, Macleod MLA John tion preventing CFS from closing its factory ture Butte is more efficient than the one at Walker, Picture Butte Mayor at Picture Butte until Friday, Dec. 30. Taber. Ted Crapnell, County of Leth The injunction was obtained Monday by the In comments on other concerns expressed bridge councillor Roelof Town of Picture Butte, and other opponents at a save-the-factory meeting in Picture Heinen and local chamber of of the closing. An extension of the injunction Butte Monday, Willison said the statement commerce president John will be sought in Alberta Supreme Court in that 18 permanent employees will lose their Zienstra, will be trying to get Fort Macleod at noon Dec. 30. jobs in the closing is only "speculation" since the company to reverse its de CSF plans to close the factorv after the the final decisions on job changes have not cision or delay closure until current sugar - making run. been made. an independent assessment The sugar-making run ends "sometime Willison said if growers refuse to grow can be done. next week," Willison said. beets in an attempt to pressure the company The company has thus far Willison also said it is "naive" to think a into keeping the Picture Butte plant open, "it refused to alter its decision to company should open its books to show why a would hurt the industry — them as much as close the plant. company decision is made. us." In a letter received by Walker last week the presi dent of B.C. Sugar main tained that the plant was un economical to run and not for sale. "I feel that the company is trying to force the growers out of business with its hard line policy," says Walker. Delegation takes sugar plant plea to cabinet ministers in Calgary By NORMA BAIRD The delegation was schedul ditional pressure on the area's Factories Co. to shut down the Herald Staff Writer ed to address Municipal Af small sugar beet farmers and $30 million sugar beet in fairs Minister Dick Johnston, on the industries serving dustry in Southern Alberta. The Canadian Sugar Fac Transportation Minister Hugh them. A copy of the Picture Butte tories plant must stay in Pic Horner, Environment The small farmer will need delegation's brief was releas ture Butte or the area's Minister Dave Russell, additional vehicles to haul his ed to The Herald in advance. economy will be severely dis Agriculture Minister Marvin beets to Coaldale and some rupted, a 12-member delega Moore and Business Develop may go out of business be tion told provincial cabinet ment and Tourism Minister. cause of the additional ex members this morning. Robert Dowling. pense. The delegation, including The brief says urgent action According to the brief, the Lethbridge MF Ken is needed as the plant's extra hauling involved will Hurlburt, Macleod MLA John proposed closing on Dec. 20 also increase the traffic Walker and representatives of would cut Picture Butte's tax congestion on the one-lane Picture Butte, the County of income by a minimum of $40,- TMolan bridge, the closest river Lethbridge, Alberta Sugar 000 in 1978. crossing between Picture Beet Growers Association and Assessment for tax plur- Butte and Coaldale. the Oldman River Regional poses is taken Dec. 31 and the ORRPC planner Bea Fric- Planning Commission early closure would mean the son, who prepared the brief in (ORRPC) were scheduled to plant's machinery would be consultation with the other speak at 10:30 a.m. to five assessed on a non-operating groups, said plans are under ministers in Calgary on a rate. way, but the bridge will not be cabinet tour. The shut-down also means a completed for some time. Closing the CSF factory loss of 62 full-time and 200 The delegation also told would adversely affect the seasonal jobs in a town where cabinet area residents are town, sugar beet growers and there is no other industry. afraid the plant closing may related industries, according The brief says the plant's be a prelude to a long-range to the delegation's brief. closure will also place ad plan of the Canadian Sugar Province last resource' Higher beet in sugar factory fight guarantee EDMONTON (Staff) - The mittee, the factory company, Sugar beet province "is our last sugar beet growers, Town of resource" in the battle to keep Picture Butte and County of harvest down sought the Picture Butte sugar fac Lethbridge. "There will not be any ne LETHBRIDGE (Special) —. tory open, says Burns Wood of Sugar processing from beets grown A higher guaranteed price Taber, president of the gotiating," said Wood. "We in southern Alberta in 1977 was for sugar beets will be sought Alberta Sugar Beet Growers' want all parties to explain completed Jan. 23 when the Taber Tuesday when five Southern Association. their position and concerns to factory of Canadian Sugar Factor Alberta farmers meet in Ot The' province is getting give government a better pic ies Co. finished the annual cam tawa with federal Agri more interested in the Picture ture of the situation. paign. culture Minister Eugene Butte situation and if it deems Wood said without the Pic About 120 part-time workers Whelan and other officials. that area of the province ture Butte factory, sugar beet were laid off as the firm, a wholly- needs it "government might production in the Lethbridge owned subsidiary of B.C. Sugar Alberta Sugar Beet Refining Co. Ltd., pared its Taber Growers Association officials give some constructive help to Northern Irrigation district help the sugar beet industry "will eventually be dropped." staff back to the 80 full-time Burns Wood of Taber, John workers. Vaselenak of Coaldale and expand," said Wood, Uni- He said with only one fac farm's director for specialty tory, the industry will The firm processed fewer tonnes Walter F. Boras of Iron of beets and produced less sugar Springs and Lethbridge crops. "never" be able to increase to 50,000 acres, and until the beet from a smaller beet crop in 1977 Northern Sugar Beet Growers "It is a great time for the compared to 1976. Association officials John premier to put some teeth into slicing capacity at the Taber factory is increased, Alberta's At Taber, 352,792 tonnes of 1977 Zienstra and Noris Taguchi of his food production talks and beets were sliced in 105 days com Picture Butte left Calgary his industry at home talks," farmers will be stalled at 30,- pared with 421,469 tonnes of 1976 this morning. said Wood. Sugar is a perfect 000 acres. beets sliced in 111 days last year. example because it is produc "Southern Alberta should At Picture Butte, the company Lethbridge Progressive ed here and doesn't have to be raise 45,000 acres of sugar Conservative MP Ken sliced 179,500 tonnes of 1977 beets shipped away or exported." beet and as the population compared with 255,500 tonnes of Hurlburt was to arrange the increases, the acreage should meeting with Whelan. While many individuals and 1976 beets. groups in Southern Alberta increase," he said. The sugar content of 1977 beets Under the federal Agricul have accepted the Canadian was 16.99 percent compared with tural Stabilization Board Act, But if the Picture Butte fac 16.4 percent for beets grown the Sugar Factories Company de tory is permitted to close, the various commodities, cision to close the Picture previous year. including sugar beets, have industry will decrease, not ex Butte factory, the central pand. price protection. The price in board of the growers as any year is guaranteed for at sociation "is not finished try "A strong growth position is least 90 per cent of the ing to keep it open." needed if we are to fill our previous five-year average A special meeting has been market area." Sugar from price. called by the province early in Southern Alberta is marketed Local growers feel closure February for members of the in Alberta and about 80 per of the Picture Butte sugar fac Picture Butte Action Com cent of Saskatchewan. tory will place economic hard ships on all producers. 1 Picture Butte brie Picture Butte seems to contrad has Ottawa's ear By NORMA BAIRD mendations on the bridge. Ottawa, as well as the pro "This is ajnatter of profit Herald Staff Writer The department had under vincial government, may be — more money can be made The government's commit taken the study after Picture drawn into the controversy in buying sugar off-shore." ment to build a bridge south of Butte, the County of Leth surrounding Canadian Sugar Hurlburt, and Macleod MLA Picture Butte appears to con bridge and the County of Factories Co.'s (CSF) an John Walker, who also at tradict a transportation de Vulcan, had made numerous nouncement last Wednesday tended Wednesday's meet partment study on the need requests for a more direct that its Picture Butte plant ing, will join Picture Butte for such a structure. route into Lethbridge. will be closed in December. town officials in a meeting of The transportation de The 1984 date is During a heated three-hour the provincial cabinet Mon partment has already been recommended, but if the pop meeting in Picture Butte day. looking at the feasibility of a ulation grows at only four per Wednesday, Lethbridge MP Walker said that although bridge for Picture Butte and cent, the bridge could be put Ken Hurlburt said he is pre CSF officials cited govern this summer completed a off until 1995, the study says. pared to take the issue to Ot ment requirements for $1 mil study which recommends that Instead of a new bridge tawa, if no other means of lion in pollution control equip the bridges be completed by south of Picture Butte, the helping the town's workers ment as another reason for 1984 only if the area main study recommends the im and businesses is forth the plant's closure, they never tains a six per cent growth mediate upgrading of the coming. indicated the equipment was a rate. Nolan bridge, north of CSF said last week the Pic problem at the Nov. 7 meet The study says the bridge, Coaldale on secondary road ture Butte plant's 60 full-time ing with himself and three expected to cost $9 million, is 845. workers would be found jobs other cabinet members. not immediately needed, be The estimated cost of in its main operation at "Something's not tallying cause the population growth is renovating the one-lane Taber. here," Walker said today in a now fairly slow. bridge with a loading limit of "This matter should be telephone interview. He said However, Transportation 85,000 pounds is $2.6 million. dealt with in Ottawa," Hurl the government has placed no Minister Hugh Horner an Cronkhite said in an earlier burt told about 100 persons at pressure on CSF to install the nounced in the legislature interview that there is no tending the meeting, organ pollution equipment, and has Nov. 10 that plans for the doubt the Nolan bridge has to ized by the Picture Butte and not even given the company a bridge would be accelerated, be replaced, regardless of District Chamber of Com target date by which it must but he gave no schedule for what happens at the Picture merce. Thirteen community comply with Alberta En the planning and construc Butte site. groups were represented. vironment's anti-pollution tion. "The present bridge is "I think what the sugar beet program. Then earlier this week at a simply substandard," he said. industry needs is what the cat Walker said he plans to find meeting in Picture Butte, And the need for a new bridge tleman has been asking for in out the "real reason" for the Fort Macleod MLA John will grow "if there is a shift in the past three or four years." plant's closure. Walker said the government truck traffic from Picture In an interview today, Hurl burt said cattlemen have been "We'll go any route to try is going ahead with land Butte to Taber." and keep the plant open, but purchases along the ap Government engineers are requesting a meat import law for several years and "sugar money doesn't seem to be the proaches to a proposed bridge doing a preliminary survey of problem," he added. site, indicating the planning the bridge and its approaches producers need the same for the bridge may be far for the construction of a new thing." Meanwhile, the provincial beyond the preliminary stage. one. "We can't let an industry government is going ahead But Friday, R. H. Cronkhite However, the town and like this go down the drain," with land purchases along the transportation department counties also want the Picture he said. "It would be dis approaches to a proposed deputy minister said he knew Butte bridge on secondary astrous for Southern Al bridge site south of Picture nothing of such land road 843 built to reduce the berta." Butte, Walker said Wednes purchases. distance residents of the town Hurlburt said the closure of day night. Cronkhite, in charge of con and the area north to Lomond the Picture Butte plant, por struction- within the trans would have to travel to reach trayed by the company as too He said Transportation Min portation department, said in Lethbridge. small to be efficient in today's ister Hugh Horner told him a telephone interview Friday Picture Butte officials over market, could be a threat to Nov. 10 that the move was be government engineers have the past week expressed even the whole sugar beet growing ing taken to speed up the con been evaluating feasible greater interest in the industry in the South. He said struction of the bridge. crossings of the Oldman River construction of the bridge, he's trying to arrange meet The bridge, expected to cost for a number of years. following the announcement ings with Industry Minister $9 million, would cross the "We have done preliminary the sugar factory there will Jack Horner and Agriculture river south, of Picture Butte route surveys of the area," he close next month. Minister Eugene Whelan, to and connect with secondary said. They hope the shorter dis discuss the plant. road No. 843. The 1977 transportation tance to Lethbridge will at study of the road networks tract more residential and in north of Lethbridge also gives dustrial development to the cost, estimates and recom town. SpSfplt!l|«|liL-_ 183 History row There's a hush over the "heart of the Lethbridge Northern" as Picture Butte adjusts to last week's stunning economic news that the sugar factory, hub of the town's economy since 1936 will be closed by the year end. The hum and clatter of the fac tory will cease and king beet may lose its place on the town's welcome s«gn shown here. Bulk storage bins, pillars and past 0S^,W|11 J°in the town's railway, station on history row About 10 of the factory's full-time employees will lose their jobs and the town will lose 25 per cent ($90,000) of its annual tax revenue, as Canadian Sugar Factories, for efficiency, con solidates its operations at its Taber plant. Most of the com pany s Picture Butte staff will be offered jobs in the Taber operations but it will mean commuting, or relocating, in Taber B.C. Sugar may face injuncf A Picture Butte "action They've had two years to have to take its word. talks within a few months committee" Monday will con think up and plan the whole The mayor said the long- with proposals to protect the sider seeking an injunction to thing and it's not easy for us," term answer is up to Ottawa domestic sugar industry. prevent removal of equip Crapnell said. and means quotas and tariffs. ment from a threatened sugar He said growers, business He said the pompany es Crapnell said the MP told factory and may also ask the men and local public officials timated it could profitably run the delegation that he got province to nationalize the may approach the Conserva the factory if a national sugar "practically nowhere" in local industry. tive provincial government to policy guaranteeing 25 to 30 attempts in the House of Com The committee, formed to take over the plant. cents a pound for beet sugar, mons to get industry minister fight closure of-the Picture "I'm talking of the Quebec compared with half that now, Jack Horner to protect the Butte sugar beet plant by B.C. situation where the govern could be imposed. local factory from closure. Sugar, returned empty- ment took over the sugar fac But Crapnell said any handed from a meeting in tory ... but it will be hard to The Canadian Sugar Fac national sugar policy will be tories Nov. 9 announced plans Vancouver Friday with com convince a Conservative too late to save the local fac pany officials. B.C. Sugar is government that is the way to to close out processing tory because the federal operations at the Picture the parent-company of Cana go- government moves too dian Sugar Factories Ltd., Butte plant when the current "I'd like, to see it and I'm a slowly. The town's only campaign is completed at the which operates the Picture Conservative," Crapnell said. chance is with the province, Butte plant. end of this month, saying the The committee meets Mon he said. small branch plant was too "They didn't give in on any day at 9:30 a.m. in the Picture Lethbridge Conservative thing," Picture Butte Mayor costly for the amount of beets Butte Town Office. MP Ken Hurlburt, who ac handled and sugar produced. Ted Crapnell said today. Crapnell said the B.C. Sugar companied the delegation to "We may use some sort of maintained that the plant is Vancouver, said today he's Most of the 60 workers at injunction to stop them mov uneconomic but refused to hopeful Ottawa can b€ con the Picture Butte plant will be ing stuff out because we need produce any facts and figures, vinced to enter the next round transferred to jobs in the time to study the problem. saying the committee would of GATT international trade main plant at Taber. PRODUCTION CUTBACK AT RA YMOND PLANT The production of icing sugar at Canadian Sugar Factories Co. (CSF) facilities in Raymond will cease next summer as the company further consolidates operations at its Taber plant. Town officials, cabinet ministers The more will close out CSF operations in Raymond, m\ where the sugar factory closed 14 years ago. The 10 CSF employees making and packaging icing to review sugar factory move sugar at Raymond will be offered work in CSF's Taber plant, Bill Willison of Lethbridge, CSF manager, said Picture Butte officials and three minister, may also attend, Walker today. cabinet ministers are to meet this said. Willison said the Raymond workers were advised month in another attempt to save the Various officials from Picture Butte almost a year ago that the company would be beet processing industry in that town. will attend, including chamber of com switching its icing-sugar production to Taber in mid- John Walker, MLA for the Macleod merce, town and factory representa 1978. riding which includes Picture Butte, tives. Willison said the switch to Taber is part of CSF's said Monday a meeting has been tenta Walker said there is still hope that program of consolidating for efficiency — a program tively set for Wednesday, Feb. 22, in something can be done to halt the move he says will ensure the permanency of the sugar in Edmonton. of the sugar processing factory to dustry in Southern Alberta. Attending the meeting will be Hugh Taber or avert any problems to the In November, CSF announced it would close out its Horner, deputy premier and transport town which may be caused by the branch beet processing plant in Picture Butte after the minister; Bob Dowling, development move. current campaign. and tourism minister, and Marvin Most of the issues to be discussed Willison said the Raymond employees of CSF will be Moore, agriculture minister. have likely been mentioned at earlier interviewed — just as will those at the Picture Butte Dick Johnston, municipal affairs meetings, he said. factory — concerning employment in the Taber plant. eH The company is offering the employees assistance with moving costs or mileage allowances. However, Willison said full relocation of Picture Butte and Raymond employees is not scheduled until next September. The company has no plans to move its business of fice to Taber from Lethbridge, Willison said. 6- 4_r« Picture Butte wins short injunction against CSF The committee will now compile "It's a very short injunction but lawyers Doug Maxwell and Bruce closely examined. By RON WATMOUGH Crapnell said the company had evidence to show why an injunction Herald Staff Writer we hope on Dec. 30 to show the need Miller. The injunction was issued in Fort already started moving equipment extention is needed. PICTURE BUTTE - The group for a longer injunction," Mayor Ted The case will include the loss of 25 Crapnell told an audience of 500 at a Macleod where Milvain was from the factory. fighting to keep the sugar factory", The injunction was sought after per cent of the town's tax revenue here from being closed won a court meeting here. presiding at a sitting of the Alberta Supreme Court. several attempts to negotiate a ' and financial difficulties of beet injunction Monday preventing Ca "It's slim but shows we're get reconsideration of the company's growers and factory employees. nadian .Sugar Factories Co. (CSF) z It was to be served on CSF this ting there," Crapnell said. morning. decision to close the Picture Butte To the financial argument will be from closing the plant before added the moral issue of displace The injunction was issued by Mr. Maxwell said it is a "rare occa plant and consolidate operations in Friday, Dec. 30. the CSF plant in Taber. The at ment of veteran employees or hav The company announced earlier Justice J. V. H. Milvain of the sion if an injunction is put aside until a trial of the action is held," sug tempts included meetings with gov ing them move to Taber to continue this fall it would close the factory Alberta Supreme Court on a petition employment with the company. of the Picture Butte Action Com gesting the injunction will likely be ernment and company officials in after the current sugar-making run, Ottawa, Edmonton and Vancouver. Related story Page 9. likely to wind up a week from today. mittee, represented by Lethbridge extended while the issue is more .a.AH? OLP MACPONALP U)$T His SfJ/ffT-SVi-Eyi-OM -Tftfg-AWAV veer i&ec£-fm&£tie&tF> Nolan bridge It is ironic that the highway depart 9 ment could be planning to build a new PCs 'must lead in face bridge to replace the Nolan, north of Coaldale, mainly to serve the sugar beet hauling trucks for a harvest tirrie of sugar plant closure of four to five weeks per year. I would think that if a bridge is going CALGARY (CP) - Alberta Liberal leader Nick to be built at all, it should be north of Taylor called on the government of Premier Peter Lethbridge in a direct line off 23rd St. Lougheed to show leadership in the face of a closure of to Picture Butte. the B.C. Sugar Factories plant in Picture Butte. This would serve several purposes without adding any extra miles. It Speaking to a Liberal organization meeting Monday would take care of the beet hauling night, Taylor said: "The premier continually lectures us time, it would relieve the traffic on the on the need to industrialize Alberta. So what is he going to west hill, it would help to compensate do about the 40 permanent and 200 part-time jobs that will the town of Picture Butte for the loss of be lost?" the sugar factory, in that it. would en courage people to build and live in Pic Business Development Minister Bob Dowling an ture Butte and commute to Lethbridge. nounced the closure in the legislature Wednesday but said company officials had assured him that most of the Picture Butte is a modern, up-to-date town with good elementary schools, a workers would be transferred to the company's main high school, swimming pool, skating plant in Taber, about 30 kilometres southwest of Picture rink and an up-to-date old timers club Butte. and a golf course which is second to none. The Liberal leader said the premier should make it I understand that this bridge is on the clear that any major shutdown has to be, worked out with books to be constructed at a later date. both labor and local government so sufficient time is Why not now? allowed for local residents and the local economy to de ANDY BRIOSI velop alternatives. Lethbridge 1 ______Picture Butte to seek Sugar policy call gains Alta. support By GEORGE STEPHENSON suggest the federal govern provincial gov't aid Herald Staff Writer ment guarantee a 25 per cent By NORMA BAIRD The council members will munity for the city, and its Calls for establishment of a share of the domestic market Herald Staff Writer also be looking for a stronger construction could also national policy to protect the to Canadian producers. PICTURE BUTTE - Pic commitment from the govern attract more industry. future of Canadian sugar "We have the capacity to ture Butte town councillors ment on a bridge across the production have gained the produce 25 per cent of the will meet with provincial Oldman River, to connect the In addition to the Calgary support of the Alberta agri sugar used in Canada," savs cabinet ministers in Calgary town with north Lethbridge. meeting, town officials will culture department. Bob Bogle, MLA for Taber- next Monday to discuss the The proposed bridge on also be discussing the closure A spokesman for the depart Warner and a minister with town's economic problems. secondary road 843 would of the sugar factory with ment said Thursday the prov out portfolio. The meeting was arranged shorten to 12 kilometres the Lethbridge Northern Irriga ince is preparing a sub "The only solution is a last week after Canadian distance into the city, said tion District beet growers mission on a national sugar national policy that says a Sugar Factories Co. an Crapnell. Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the policy to present to the percentage of total sugar con nounced it would close the The bridge could bring more Picture Butte town hall. The federal government. sumed in the nation be Picture Butte Plant at the end residential development into meeting has been arranged by Brian Stecyk, executive -produced domestically." of this season. the town, which would then the Picture Butte Chamber of assistant to Agriculture By setting such a policy, The town will lose 25 per serve as a dormitory com Commerce. Minister Marvin Moore, con growers and processors will cent of its tax base because of firmed that the minister has have a better indication of the shut-down. told local farmers the prov their future and be able to The four town officials — ince would discuss the issue open markets in other prov Mayor V. E. Crapnell, coun with the federal government. inces. cillors Chriss Watson, Morgan Establishment of a policy Walker said Canadian Heninger and W. H. Butler — to guarantee a share of the producers now are providing will seek government assis domestic sugar market to about 11 per cent of the total tance to ease the economic Canadian producers is the domestic market, the re shock of the plant's closing. responsibility of the federal mainder mainly being im The delegation will request agriculture department. ported cane help with the debenture pay The moves by the province ments and operating costs of were sparked by the closure "There is no logical reason the town's new $700,000 sew Tax revenue of the sugar beet processing we can't expand," he said. age plant, built at the provin factory in Picture Butte by "The companies say they cial government's urging. Canadian Sugar Factories. have been trying to get a policy for 15 to 20 years, but The town spends $10,000 a from factory Recently, a few Southern Alberta MLAs have been call now we have the provincial year on utilities alone to oper government behind it." ate the plant, said Crapnell. ing for the province to Picture Butte officials will to be halved pressure the federal govern Walker said some dis also seek preferential con ment into establishing a cussions have already taken sideration for new industries PICTURE BUTTE (HNS) national sugar policy. place between Hugh Horner, and industrial grants to en — Closure of the sugar factory The government MLAs said deputy premier, and Jack courage new businesses to here will reduce tax revenue in interviews they are con Horner, federal minister of in locate in the town. from the factory by about cerned the closure of the Pic dustry and trade. $44,000 this year, secretary- ture Butte plant puts all sugar The MLA said he hopes the treasurer Pius P. Ries said beet production In this area in next step is for the premier to • Thursday. doubt. raise the issue at the national "This is the second of three first ministers' conference The plant completed the fall plants to go," said Macleod later this month. It is not con beet run in December, and MLA John Walker, whose firmed that he will. crews will start moving equip riding Picture Butte includes. More than a decade ago, a Stecyk said he didn't know ment out of the building this when the provincial agri year. sugar factory in Raymond was closed. culture department will com Ries said the factory will "We're worried. Sugar plete its position on a national pay about half the $88,000 in production could be reduced," policy. The minister was un taxes it paid last year. he said. "A national policy is available for comment. the basic answer to the whole Walker said he hoped some The lost revenue will inflict thing." thing could be accomplished a hardship on the town, he While Alberta agriculture is within six months to open Pic said, but an increase in still investigating what type of ture Butte plant by next fall's construction during the past policy it will seek, the MLAs processing campaign. year will ease impact. Picture Butte picked up $259,040 in tax assessment from new construction, he said. That computes to $19,791 in taxes. In spite of the shot in the arm from new construction, tax revenues will still decrease by about $25,000 because of the loss of sugar factory taxes, Ries said. Town officials are seeking to replace lost factory revenue by attracting other industries and businesses to Picture Butte. Ries said the town has some contacts, but nothing solid has developed. "If we can find some replacements, we can do all right. If we do nothing, we could lose some businesses," he said. Picture Butte plant closure issue Sugar official answers critics claim Closing the sugar factory at what would "raise the spectre there were 91 sugar beet fac If world sugar Butte, questions CSF state Picture Butte is a step to keep of a non-viable industry for tories in the United States. prices, dominated by cane ments that provincial pollu the sugar beet industry viable the area. Today there are about 45, but sugar increase, the price of tion standards contributed to in Southern Alberta, Bill "We're doing a service, not they're producing three times beet sugar can be increased. its decision to close the fac Willison, manager of Cana a disservice to the industry," the sugar," Willison said. But it also falls with a fall in tory. dian Sugar Factories Co. he said. "We're taking steps Willison also countered world sugar prices, Willison Walker told The Herald that (CSF) at Lethbridge, told The to avoid a threat." another comment made by added. when CFS officials met with Herald Thursday. CSF announced last week it Hurlburt Wednesday at a "A few years ago, we made provincial cabinet ministers Willison was replying to a will close the 41-year-old Pic special meeting in Picture good money when sugar Nov. 7, they did not mention comment by Lethbridge MP ture Butte factory after this Butte of groups concerned prices increased but those the pollution standards. Yet Ken Hurlburt, who said fall's sugar processing run. with the factory closing. peaks come 10 or 12 years they told the public later that Wednesday that the factory CSF claims it is too costly Hurlburt claimed CSF apart and are short-lived. in order for the Picture Butte closing could be a threat to to maintain the small- wants to make more profits "Today there's a glut on the factory to meet the standards, the whole sugar beet industry capacity factory year-round by buying more low-price world sugar market. The raw the company would have had in the area. for a three-month beet pro sugar from off-shore markets sugar price is seven cents a to spend up to $1 million. Willison said that keeping cessing run each fall. The and processing less sugar pound — well below the 11 Replying to Walker, an inefficient factory open is company will consolidate its from beets. cents a pound it costs to Willison told The Herald that sugar-making operations at Willison said there are produce." although the pollution issue its larger Taber factory. times when off-shore sugar is Willison said the sugar pro contributed to the plant The CSF official declined to cheaper — and times when cessing industry in Canada closing, the plant would close give figures on the Picture beet sugar is cheaper. He said doesn't get much attention even if the province was to Butte factory operations the off-shore sugar deter from Ottawa because it only relax the standards, or help which would reveal the econo mines the price range for beet supplies 10 per cent of pay the extra costs. mics of the plant. He said that sugar in Canada. Canada's sugar. Hurlburt sug Said Willison: "The com was "an internal matter for "Ninety per cent of the gested the sugar industry pany must be viable and be the company. sugar sold in Canada is cane needs an import law on sugar, able to stand on its own feet "But we must remain ef sugar — sugar Canada is im Meanwhile, Fort Macleod without public funds". ficient if we are to stay in porting. That's the price we MLA John Walker, whose Willison also discounted business. Fifty years ago have to meet," Willison said. constituency takes in Picture suggestions made Wednesday by Harry Kostiuk, Alberta Federation' of Labor presi dent, that the Picture Butte factory should be taken over by the government or be sold. Willison said anyone operating the factory would experience the same econo mic difficulties of CSF. CSF has also been criticized for the sudden manner in which it announced it was closing the Picture Butte fac tory. "How do you make a gradual announcement about closing a plant?" Willison asked. "You'd never be able to hold a suitable staff or Picture Butte beet pile to continue operate effectively." He said an extension given when the By RON WATMOUGH have to haul beets to a receiving station "not answer the beet growers' CSF plant at Raymond was Herald Staff Writer at Coaldale. This involves crossing the problem. closed 14 years ago did not Canadian Sugar Factories Co. (CSF) Nolan Bridge, which is too narrow to "The grower who (eventually) will create a happy situation. will keep its sugar beet receiving sta handle more than one truck at a time. have the shortest haul to Coaldale says "How are you going to close tion at Picture Butte open next fall. The highways department had plans it will cost him an additional $10,000 a a plant and keep everybody Bill Willison, CSF manager at Leth for a new Nolan Bridge before closure year." happy too?" bridge, confirmed the company's plan of the sugar factory at Picture Butte Walker said efforts will still be made Some persons concerned in an interview today. was announced. to save the factory at Picture Butte and with the plant closing say the The Herald learned Tuesday in an Bob Cronkhite, deputy minister of that more discussion will take place at extra volume of sugar beets interview with Dr. John Walker, MLA highways, said today in an interview a meeting early in February. stacked at Taber for a longer time awaiting processing for Fort Macleod, that the sugar com from Edmonton the new bridge will Burns Wood, president of the Alberta pany's intentions had been made known likely be completed by the fall of 1979. would spoil through freezing Sugar Beet Growers' Association, said and thawing. to the provincial government. Cronkhite said the bridge will be the company's decision "shows a Willison said the decision to keep one Willison said freezing and built near the present bridge and will change in some of the original plans." thawing has always occurred. piler operating was made to allow time be about 30 feet wide. Woods, interviewed from Edmonton for construction of the new Nolan "Sugar factories south of us Willison said the decision to keep a where lie is attending the annual (Idaho) have similar and Bridge across the Oldman River north beet piler operating at Picture Butte meeting of Unifarm, said growers of Coaldale. While the plant was in perhaps worse conditions and does not indicate any change in the haven't had a chance to talk to CSF they run well into January," operation, three pilers were used. company's plans to dismantle the Pic about the Picture Butte piler. The he said. The company has advised the Alberta ture Butte factory. matter will be among others to be dis highways department of its plans. Willison told The Herald the "It was made to alleviate the cussed at the growers' annual meeting company would not re CSF closed its sugar factory at Pic in Lethbridge Wednesday, Feb. 8. ture Butte in December and will con problem of lack of adequate bridge," consider its decision to also solidate operations at its Taber fac Willison said. Woods declined comment on whether close the beet receiving Walker, whose constituency includes the move by CSF was an indication that stations at Picture Butte. tory. Growers will be able to haul The closure means beet growers in Picture Butte, said Tuesday the piler there might still be a possibility of operating at Picture Butte this fall will keeping the Picture Butte factory open. to Coaldale, the next nearest the Picture Butte area will eventually station. "They (growers) have in re cent years voluntarily stopped growing beets, anyway," Willison said. "We used to get 40 per cent of our beets from , that area. Now we get 17 per J ^cent." : £—I Sugar workers Beet growers going to Taber threaten CSF face pay freeze with boycott By GEORGE STEPHENSON Herald Staff Writer By RIC SWIHART Taber, producers complained the longer processing season A majority of sugar factory workers being Herald Staff Writer Sugar beet farmers Wed required at one plant would transferred to Taber from Picture Butte face wage nesday threatened to boycott jeopardize the quality of freezes that could last up to two years, a union official Canadian Sugar Factories Co. stored beets. said Monday. (CSF) unless it resumes They contend the factory John Finch, presiderft of — operations at a Picture Butte would have to operate into the union local, said in an factory. February or longer instead of interview the prospect is Growers asked directors of into January) to process all the causing, many to look for the Alberta Sugar Beet beets in the existing Taber other jobs. Growers Association not to factory. The longer beets are approve a 1978 contract with stored in piles in winter, the About 35 men have been greater the risk of spoiling. offered jobs at Canadian the company until it Sugar Factories Taber opera guarantees to handle the Association director Walter tion because of the closure of Southern Alberta crop this fall F. Boras of Iron Springs said the Picture Butte plant. within 90 days. the resolution means all sugar However, most men are be Delegates to the 53rd annual beet growers will meet fac ing offered jobs with lower association meeting said the tory officials as a unified classifications than the company can't meet that de group. positions they hold in Picture mand without re-opening the "It has given us the ul Butte, Finch said. Picture Butte factory or mak timatum to fight the battle," Lower-classification jobs ing massive expansions at a he said. "If this resolution had carry lower salaries, but Taber plant. not passed, it would have wages will not be cut. Even with the Picture Butte meant the end of the sugar Instead, workers' 1978 factory in operation, the beet industry in Southern wages will be frozen until the Taber plant required 105 days Alberta." wage for the classification last year to complete process Wood said the conflict does equals or surpasses it, Finch ing the crop. To process this not mean the end of the in said. year's anticipated crop of dustry "at least as far as the It is difficult to estimate 600,000 tonnes the plant would growers are concerned. We how long wages will remain have to operate 133 days at are willing to grow beets in frozen, but it could be years full capacity. Southern Alberta but by the depending on the results of Bill Willison of Lethbridge, same token, we're not willing contract negotiations. manager of CSF, told The to grow beets at any price." Finch said that as union Herald today the Picture representative his first Butte factory will be closed concern will be to get wages despite growers' threats not increased as much as possible to grow beets. on this year's contract. "The factory closing is a Negotiations have just fact. I see no possibility of re begun on a new contract to go opening it," Willison said. into effect April 1. Willison said the threats The freeze will be applied to sound more like those of a un that settlement, ne said. ion. Plant employees are upset "It's like taking a strike at being offered the lower- vote before opening ne classification jobs and many gotiations," Willison said. are looking for.other work, he Growers say closing the said. Picture Butte factory signals One a factory employee of the end of the sugar beet in 20 years, John Rudelich said dustry in Southern Alberta. Monday it is difficult for him But Willison said today: to accept a. wage freeze after "It's the type of remarks and so many years with the com threats growers are making pany. that will kill the industry." "When you've spent a lot of Growers association presi time there, it really is a dent Burns Wood of Taber problem," he said. said at Wednesday's meeting Since the closure of the Pic he is glad the growers gave di ture Butte plant was announc rectors such strict contract ed at the end of 1977, about 11 negotiation demands. "The employees have found new stronger and higher you make jobs. the wall between us and the Because of the number of company today, the better for people quitting, it is still not us. It gives us a much known how many the com stronger base on which to ne They will likely form car gotiate." pany will eventually release, pools, but even that could be Finch said. difficult when the plant is Wood said if no agreement A spokesman for the com operating with three different can be reached with the com pany was unavailable for com work shifts, he said., pany to assure processing capacity, no growers will be ment. The men who are looking for Beginning Sept. 1, full allowed to sign a production new jobs do not appear to be contract this spring. operations will be switched to finding it difficult. the Taber processing plant. Most are skilled tradesmen "We expect all growers to The company has offered to who are still in demand adhere to our decision." give employees $500 a year for despite the country's un When the company an two years if they want to com employment situation, he nounced Nov. 8 it was shut- mute to Taber or $1,000 for said. < ting down the Picture Butte moving expenses. factory and consolidating A number of the employees processing operations at Finch said most men now who have quit or have given appear to favor commuting notice, will be moving over to although the company's offer the new General Foods plant won't cover the expense if in Lethbridge. each mail drives_alone. Picture Butte seeking compensation for sugar By RON WATMOUGH Canadian Sugar Factories because the government the $l-million CSF would couver, CSF vice-president, locate in Picture Butte, saia Herald Staff Writer Co.'s (CSF) plant in Picture "forced us into a $700,000 have had to pay to meet said in Lethbridge Wednesday the mayor. The Town of Picture Butte Butte. sewage treatment plant and provincial pollution control • the $l-million pollution Crapnell said the town will will seek compensation from Mayor V. E. Crapnell told then forced away from us our requirements for the Picture ! control requirement was the also "push for a bridge over the province for tax revenue it The Herald Wednesday that basic tax base." Butte plant. "crunch" that clinched the the Oldman River north of will lose due to the closing of financial help will be sought Crapnell was referring to W. R. Hetherington of Van- company's decision to close Lethbridge, to shorten to 12 the Picture Butte factory. kilometres the distance from Hetherington said the Picture Butte to Lethbridge." factory, built in 1936, will "The bridge would give us a Employees offered Taber job assistance close next month after the position similar to Coaldale current sugar-making run. and we could become a dormi Most employees of the be offered jobs in the Taber plant will add about 30 days to ing was the decline in sugar Crapnell said the town was tory town — and possibly Canadian Sugar Factories plant. its 90-days annual production beet production in the Leth told by the province that it attract some industry because (CSF) Picture Butte plant, The workers' organizations schedule, said Hetherington. bridge North Irrigation could not create any more of the shorter distance to which will close next month, of both Taber and Picture CSF officials have been con District between Diamond subdivisions, without first Lethbridge," Crapnell said. will be helped financially by Butte plants have assured sidering closing of the Picture City and Turin, said the CSF having the $700,000 sewage The recently-elected mayor the company to move to jobs their full co-operation in the Butte plant for some time, vice-president. treatment plant. Tax revenue said word of the factory clos in the Taber sugar factory, change-over, Hetherington Hetherington said, but the "About 40 per cent of the is badly needed now to meet ing was a "bit of a shock." CSF's vice-president said in said. The workers are not in a decision was made when a $1 sugar beets grown in 1960 capital costs of this and other "Our concern was in the Lethbridge Wednesday. specific union, but are affili million installation of pollu came from the LNID. This town improvements. way it was done. It was rather W. R. Hetherington did not ated with the Canadian Labor tion control equipment was year, the same area produced sudden," Crapnell said, add The mayor said he has ing that the closing was known elaborate on the plan of assis Congress. ordered by the provincial gov about 17 per cent of the total," already been in touch with tance other than to say it "And I want to emphasize ernment. Hetherington added. around town before any con MLA John Walker, (PC-Fort tact with town leaders had would involve moving and that in the transfer of Sugar from the CSF plants He said growers in the area Macleod), concerning the travel cost allowances. employees to Taber from Pic is sold in the Prairie prov will now be asked to haul their been made by CSF officials. plight of the town, which now The factory will be phased CSF officials had an ture Butte no one in the Taber inces and the market "hasn't beets to the receiving stations gets 25 per cent ($90,000) of its nounced earlier Wednesday operations will be dis grown as fast as we had at Coaldale. The company out in two years. Crapnell said annual tax revenue from the the tax revenue could remain that the plant would close placed," said Hetherington. hoped," Hetherington said. pays all freight costs from factory. after the current sugar- The decision to close the "Western Canada is short of beet receiving stations to the fairly constant next year making run. Picture Butte plant was based food processing plants, such factory. "Through our MLA, we're when a bulk sugar shipping "All employees will be on economics, Hetherington as those making jams, which Hetherington claimed the going to have a deputation to and packaging plant is ex interviewed and the plan ex said. The plant's capacity and use large quantities of sugar." distances growers must haul Edmonton to get some aid," pected to continue operation. plained -to them," said short annual sugar-making * He said the $12 million their beets in Alberta are the Crapnell said. After that, the tax revenue Hetherington. run could not justify main General Foods plant now be shortest of anywhere in North All avenues of possible from the land and bulk stor Hetherington said about 10 taining it. ing completed in Lethbridge is America. replacement industries will age would be about five to 10 of the Picture Butte plant's 65 To accommodate the ad the type of industry that will A meeting was to be held to be pursued by town officials, per cent of the current $90,000 full-time employees will like ditional sugar beets to be di improve the local sugar day between officials of the and Walker has promised full a year. ly lose their jobs as the fac verted to Taber from the Pic market. Alberta Sugar Beet Growers' co-operation in seeking Crapnell said following a tory is closed. The others will ture Butte area, the "Taber, Another factor in the clos Association and CSF. business and industry to meeting between town and factory tax loss CSF officials Wednesday he money and have somehow to could "understand their pay for the roads and other economics" and see why they improvements we have made chose to close the plant. on the basis of a 20-year "But were still losing 25 period of payback," Crapnell per cent of our housekeeping said. * Sugar factory future Beet growers eye unresolved for staff contract refusal By GEORGE STEPHENSON izing the company since the Gibb said he won't lose Herald Staff Writer decision has been made. much money by retiring three PICTURE BUTTE (Staff) are satisfied with their plight, condemnation of that kind of Workers at the Canadian Wayne Gibb, who is facing years early even though he — Sugar beet growers may Picture Butte Mayor Ted action," he added. Sugar Factories plant in Pic an early retirement at age 62, wanted to work until he was refuse to sign contracts with Crapnell said he's learned Speaker cautioned the ac ture Butte should know with said workers felt the com 65. Canadian Sugar Factories otherwise. tion committee not to lose in weeks what their future pany's decision was sense He said, however, men who next spring unless the com "When sugar factory of sight of options to the factory with the company will be, the less, but now are resigned to are 60 and 61 may be hit hard pany decides to keep the fac ficials say the workers are closing, such as seeking more workers' union president said the fact. er. tory here open. satisfied, they're making the help from the province in a Saturday. Gibb, who joined the plant Rudelich said there is not The meeting of 500 farmers comment on a slave-king "crisis" situation. Qs John Rudelich said al The company could have much more that can be done, and residents was told Mon relationship," said Crapnell. At the meeting in Van though it appears now there done the same as a number of except await the outcome of day refusal to sign contracts "When I talk to them as couver, Zeinstra said com will be openings at the firm's firms in Ontario which have decisions this week. for their sugar beets was a friends I haven't found one pany officials presented some Taber plant for 35 of the 65 released thousands of em The union's contract doesn't drastic measure but likely to that is satisfied," he added. figures which showed the Pic Picture Butte employees, the ployees outright. expire until March 31 and it is be supported both by growers Wayne Gibb, veteran fac ture Butte plant to be more ef £*s situation is still unclear. "A person has to keep that too early to tell if negotia directly affected by the fac tory employee, claimed the ficient than the Taber plant. Up to 18 men could lose in mind," Rudelich said. tions on a new contract will tory closure and by growers number of full-time jobs like The Picture Butte plant their jobs and a number of "They could have let every involve the company's move, outside the Lethbridge ly to be lost has increased to with a capacity of processing others are expected to take body go and hired new people he said. Northern Irrigation District. 18 from the 10 originally an 2,400 tonnes of beets daily, early retirements. in Taber." Canadian Sugar Factories "If I asked you growers for nounced. The Picture Butte was handling 2,278 tonnes dai Rudelich said further dis Rudelich, who has 20 years spokesmen would comment- your loyalty . . . that there be plant has about 65 full-time ly as of Dec. 10, Zeinstra said. cussions between the com with the company, admits the only that the situationjhas not no contracts signed until April employees. The Taber plant, with a pany and employees are ex union has not been outspoken been settled. / , 1978, or maybe April 1979, I Gibb said some workers had capacity of 4,000 tonnes daily pected this week, after which the day it opened, said em know you'd back us," said been asked to take an early was handling 3,379 tonnes. @g the overall job situation ployees are still concerned Norris Taguchi, president of retirement. "So we checked the sugar should be settled. that they could lose between the Lethbridge Northern Beet Of the 35 workers planning production and found the Pic The union local president $5,000 and $10,000 by selling Growers' Association. to relocate in Taber only four ture Butte plant getting 134.7 said the exact numbers keep their homes in Picture Butte John Vaselenak of Coaldale, will do the same jobs they now kilograms of sugar per tonne changing because the com and buying an equivalent representing the central have at Picture Butte, Gibb of beets and the Taber plant pany has .not yet decided what house in Taber. board of the Alberta Sugar said. getting only 133.3 kilos," said jobs will be open for em "A lot of fellows are look Beet Growers' Association, "The rest will have to take Zeinstra. ployees. ing for other work here," said said, "I hope we don't have to laborer jobs, even some of He said sugar company of Also, at least three em Gibb. whose work ends Sept. go that far. But if it has to go them with 30 years ex ficials called the figures ployees at Picture Butte have 1. "I don't think there will be that far, I think they (other perience, who have developed "nonsense" and asked where quit since the company an a mass migration to Taber." growers) would stand behind skills and are quite well Zeinstra got them. nounced it would close its us." paid," Gibb said. "They're your plant figures, sugar processing plant at Pic Taguchi said the growers Gibb said the workers will I told them," said Zeinstra. ture Butte and consolidate and the sugar company are be paid the same but their operations in Taber, he said. working partners. The wages frozen until the job Another employee at the growers produce beets, the warrants more. plant said many workers are factory makes them into Speakers at the meeting searching for jobs. sugar, and both share the included MP Ken Hurlburt Rudelich said those facing returns from the sale of the (PC-Lethbridge); MLA John &* the loss of their jobs may be sugar. Walker (PC - Fort searching for other work al "We cannot give in to those Macleod); MLA Ray Speaker though the company has guar exorbitant demands of our (SC - Little Bow); John anteed employment for the 18 partner," he said. Vaselenak of the central until at least March 1. "I think they are not doing it board, Alberta Sugar Beet For those who will likely to increase efficiency but to Growers' Association; Norris face working in Taber, the make more profits at the ex Taguchi, president of the company has offered $1,000 to pense of their partners, the Lethbridge Northern Sugar cover moving expenses or growers." Beet Growers Association; $500 a year for two years if The company said it will and John Zeinstra, president employees wish to commute close the plant and the sugar of the Picture Butte Chamber from Picture Butte to Taber. beet receiving stations at Pic of Commerce. Rudelich said most men he ture Butte. This would mean Walker said CSF officials' has talked to have indicated growers in the Picture Butte - attitude at a meeting in Van they will probably commute, Iron Springs area would have couver was at first "totally but they may change their to haul beets to Coaldale. inflexible but polite" then minds after travelling the One grower, who said he changed to "arrogant and more than 60 kilometres be would have one of the shortest hostile." tween towns for a while. increases in hauling distance "We asked for a cost 6- The employees are not if he trucked his beets to analysis and production happy with the plant's deci Coaldale instead of Picture costing on the Picture Butte sion to move, Rudelich said. Butte, said it would cost him factory and were told it was But the union, a direct local an additional $10,000 a year. 'none of your business'," said under the Canadian Labor Another grower said his cost Walker. Congress, realizes the com of hauling could go up to $20,- "I told them the provincial pany has tried to lighten the 000 in 1978. government would likely blow by offering some re The Lethbridge Northern delve into the sugar beet in placement jobs and moving Irrigation District growers dustry in its food inquiry. expenses. produce about 17 per cent of They said that was un about the firm's decision be the total beet crop each year. warranted interference by cause the job situation has Vaselenak said the sugar government," Walker said. been unstable. company has departed from Speaker said the action of its past practice, when even the sugar company gives free While a number of groups, the decision to close a beet enterprise a bad name. including the Lethbridge receiving station would be "They're acting in the worst %a~ Labor Council, have attacked negotiated. manner, turning down the the company, the union local Although Canadian Sugar needs of the community," has kept a low profile so as not Factories spokesmen have Speaker said. to antagonize the company. said workers in Picture Butte "I want to publicly state my A 41-year veteran with the Picture Butte plant agrees that there is no use antagon 3» 9 9 9 Passing of Picture Butte factory 9 9 9 'would mean passing of way of life By AL SCARTH brought me where I'm at now." Beef and Herald Staff Writer grain provide the remainder of his in PICTURE BUTTE - Sugar beets have come. brought Dutch immigrant Art Bergen- Bergen-Henengouwen can replace beets Henengouwen and many others the good with more grain — but reap less than half life in Canada. the returns for his efforts. Beets would br Now, the 44-year-old farmer and dozens ing in $36,000 or more, compared with $15,- like him are bracing themselves in case 000 for wheat. the sugar refinery here shuts its doors for "It would present some problems," he good this month. observes wryly. "Beets are a way of life with me. I can't Others in this region who depend on picture myself without them," says beets for larger shares of their income are Bergen-Henengouwen in an interview at making the same observation. his 480-acre farm,'seven kilometres north Bergen-Henengouwen and neighbor of Picture Butte. Evert Tanis, 37, share seeding and har A mere 70 acres of the land sown to vest equipment at their farms. They will sugar beets brings in a third of his in be saddled with several thousand dollars come, demonstrating why news of the worth of machinery useless for any other planned closure sent shock waves of dis crop if the Picture Butte factory closes. may through the beet-farming commun Others face much heavier loads. ity here. Tanis mirrors the disbelief of some pro Fellow beet farmer Gerry Van ducers at the closure. Perhaps his com Nistelrooy at Iron Springs says "at least ments reflect their high hopes for saving 50 per cent" of up to 200 local farmers will the factory. With a shutdown on his door quit the business if forced to haul to more step, Tanis says flatly: "I don't consider distant points. He says he will be loaded that question. We're keeping.this factory down with $25,000 in new beet equipment open." purchased last year. Bergen-Henengouwen isn't as emphatic "If it does close, I will have to go out of as that, but he is very much in the fight as sugar beets, says Bergen-Henengouwen. secretary of the local beet growers' as It's too long to haul, 60 miles to Coaldale sociation. return. Now it's only 10 to Picture Butte." 'T've got confidence . . . they've got all Making up the difference in mileage the growers behind them," he says of a means buying a $25,000 truck, too big a producers' lobby to save the factory. step for the farmer. Even with the truck, "I'm an optimist. Otherwise I wouldn't he describes the trip to Coaldale over a be a farmer," he says over coffee in his narrow bridge as "suicide," considering kitchen. "If it did close, I wouldn't be forc the fall crush of beet trucks headed for ed out of farming." market. He is in favor of a fanners' co-op creat He came to Canada in 1952, then work ed to run the factory. But he points out ed for others before starting up his own that Canadian Sugar Factories said clo farm here just 10 years ago. Beets have sure of the 31-year-old plant in favor of a Herald photo meant reasonable prosperity for a family more economic operation at Taber is BEET FARMER BERQEN-HENENGOUWEN of nine children, he says. "Beets have "non-negotiable." Goodbye to the Butte It is with the deepest regret that Sugar Scoop records the closure, for economic reasons, of our factory at Picture Butte, Alberta. Constructed in 1935-36 by Dominion Construc tion, the factory was the first beet sugar plant built by BC Sugar, and had operated continuously for 41 years. The complete story of Picture Butte and its closure will appear in later editions of the magazine. The last of the '77 crop 'Butte sugar factory to close next month Canadian Sugar Factories Ltd. (CSF) will close its "The plant operation is too costly for the amount of branch plant at Picture Butte next month, the firm's sugar beets handled and sugar produced," he said. Mak general manager said today. ing sugar in today's economy requires large-volume Bill Willison said most of the 60 full-time workers at plants, he added. the Picture Butte plant will be given the opportunity to The Picture Butte plant processed about 2,400 tonnes accept jobs at the CSF factory in Taber. of beets a day, compared to 4,000 at the larger Taber fac Willison said CSF's decision to close the 31-year-old tory. Once the branch plant is closed, the Taber opera plant after the completion of this year's sugar pro tion will handle all beets grown by Southern Alberta's 800 cessing was "a matter of economics". beet growers next year. Willison said the Taber plant will not have to be ex panded to handle the all area beets, but the annual processing run will be ex tended to 115 or 120 days, from the present 90-day run. The Taber plant now employs 80 full-time employees, but expands to •& staff of about 250 during the peak of the fall run. Some staff will be retained at Picture Butte over the next two years, as the plant is dis mantled, Willison said, and some sugar packing opera tions will be carried out dur ing that period. John Rudelich, head of the factory workers organization at Picture Butte said today shut down would be "dis rupting," but workers were not concerned about losing Battle to save factory 1 jobs with the company, "The company has always appears to be finished been pretty good to us," Rudelich said. The battle to save .the Pic The evidence sought by the However, the factory ture Butte sugar factory committee and its legal coun closure is expected to have a appears over. sel was that "an implied con definite financial impact on A 10-day injunction pre tract" to the end of the 1978 the town of Picture Butte. The venting Canadian Sugar Fac sugar-beet growing season plant's permanent staff of 60 tories Co. (CSF) from closing next October exists between was augmented by 140 part- the plant ended at noon today. the sugar company and the time workers during the fall. The committee fighting to growers, Crapnell, Picture A town spokesman said the save the plant was to have Butte's mayor, said today. plant's closing would mean an applied for a further injunc Crapnell said he made last- annual tax loss of about $90,- tion today but decided against minute calls to Ottawa and 000 — some 30 per' cent of the it because evidence to support Edmonton Thursday but town's tax revenue. a further order was lacking, received no commitment of CSF officials were to meet according to committee support from either govern with Picture Butte town coun spokesman Dr. Ted Crapnell. ment. cil this morning, following meetings with factory workers at Taber today and Picture Butte Tuesday. Burns Wood, president of the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers Association, said the news of the factory closing 'was a shock." He said association leaders would be meeting with com pany officials Thursday morn ing to discuss how the plant closure will affect the 200 beet growers in the Picture Butte, Iron Springs and Turin areas. Wood said some growers might cut back beet produc tion due to longer hauling dis tance, as had been the case when the company closed its Raymond plant 10 years ago. SUPERMAN: Village folks will long remember the time movie people made Barons Smallville a& By ROGER EPP usual going on but in the technical crew will go to When everything is com Herald Staff Writer next breath asks the same work dubbing music, edit plete, the film will have BARONS - This u as waitress, "Why didn't you ing heaps of film footage cost in excess of $25 mil suming village of 280 peo ride the train?" and coming up with a fea lion, Arnell says, a figure ple may never again be the Mary Ann Evenson, who ture-length presentation. that makes it one of the same after a week of pos with her husband operates From there, the movie most expensive motion pic ing as Smallville, the Kan the town grocery, has been will go to Warner Broth sas town where Super tures in history. left alone to tend the store ers for what will probably Major filming is being man, alias Clark Kent, was the past few days because be a blanket distribution raised. her husband and son have done in London, New York a% across North America. and Alberta, he says. Even after Smallville been giving the acting pro School again becomes' fession a fling. Barons School, the 'Small "I just wish I could go ville' sign is removed from out and watch," she says. the Pioneer grain elevator "This has been the talk and wheat returns to what for months and months. . -a*' Ws? . is now the Smallville High We're going to find next football field, townspeople week awful quiet." will remember the time a% Machacek also got a the movie people were chance to "be in the pic here. tures," spending two days a% "This is the first bit of as a spectator on the train. excitement we've had It appears the show biz bug since the bank robbery," has bitten him. says Mayor Frank "Like the old saying Machacek, comparing the goes," he says, "there's no filming of the Superman business like show busi epic to the 1974 robbery of ness." the town's only bank. The absence of big-name "There are a lot of stars was somewhat dis (movie) people here and it appointing to townspeople creates a lot of excite expecting to get a glimpse ment," he says. of the likes of Marlon Dovemead Productions Brando, Gene Hackman of London, England, is and Glenn Ford, none of 3k filming two scenes from its whom were involved with multi-million dollar movie local filming. 3k here — one of them a foot "I met little Lois Lane," ball scene from Kent's Evenson boasts, beaming 3k school days; the other a about the young girl from train sequence where the Los Angeles who "is very lad first meets his future -3* polite." sweetheart, Lois Lane. Machacek hopes the Machacek estimates up movie will have a positive 3k to 50 Barons and district effect on the village and residents auditioned and surrounding district. 3k won themselves parts as "A lot of people will take extras, most of them in the an interest in the area, see 3k train scene. ing that the movie is con "It seems as though the nected with it," he says. major topic in Barons right 3k When Superman finally now is the movie busi does reach the local ness," he says. screens, the mayor says 3k A quick check of the the whole village is going town verifies his state to be there. Mary Ann 2k ment. Evenson agrees. A local customer enter However, the movie's m^ ing the Barons Hotel Cof fee Shop isn't even seated publicity director, Gordon before he tells the wait Arnell, says the film won't 3* ress, "I thought you'd be in be ready for distribution the movies." until at least next June. 2t. Ten minutes later, an Filming, he says, is other local man explains three-quarters completed that, as far as he's con and should be finished by 2> cerned, there's nothing un October. After that, the -a a* 2. _s €»•* Small donations Graham's key Probably no evangelist Is million also included $1.4 the Gospel. school to teach evangelists better known throughout the million from estates and In the next 27 years the cor how to use modern mass world than Rev. Billy $359,000 in interest and other poration expanded into tele media. The fund also owns 1,- Graham, Mend of presidents income. vision, books, magazines and 000 acres of land near and minister to millions. But it was largely the flood films. It now employs 500 peo Ashville, N.C., which might By JIM CARRIER of small donations that helped ple around the world, in be used for a laymen's retreat MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - It Graham's efforts to convince cluding 375 in Minneapolis. centre. is 8:15 a.m., inside a two- thousands to become A balance sheet filed with Of the rest of the "minis block cluster of brick Christians, and once in the the Minnesota Securities Divi tries" budget, $942,000 went to e* buildings on the edge of down fold, to remain there. sion showed that BGEA last Wheaton College, $209,000 to town. The BGEA spent $27.7 year spent $10.4 million—38 other religious organizations From a folder with a pic million in 1976. Of this, $8.8 per cent of its budget—on and almost $21,000 to other af ture of praying hands on the million—32 per cent—went for "evangelism ministries." filiates. cover, 15 women are given production and time on radio Of that, $5.6 million went The BGEA balance sheet letters. and TV. for mail handling, literature also shows: $2.5 million for For the next quarter-hour, The Hour of Decision week and crusades by eight foreign crusades and world the women pray. Then they ly 30-minute radio show is associate evangelists. emergencies, $2.8 million for open the envelopes. heard on 900 stations and BILLY GRAHAM (Graham's 11 crusades a year Decision magazine, $1.4 Thousands of them arrive three or four televised Wilson drew up papers for a are self-supporting.) million for administration and each day. Many are addressed crusades are shown on 310 corporation: "To transmit the Some $3.6 million of the $1.5 million for postage. simply: Billy Graham, Min stations each year. Gospel of the Lord Jesus budget went to the World The association sends 100 neapolis. BGEA was set up because Christ by radio and television Evangelism and Christian million to 125 million pieces of One-third of the letters ask Graham decided to take his ... by tracts, books and other Education Fund, basically a mail a year, including 25 for help or a prayer. Nearly ministry on the air, a $25,000 publications ... by any and all building fund established million appeals for funds. all contain money. The venture for 13 weeks on the other means." seven years ago. Decision magazine is mailed average donation is close to ABC radio network in Novem He hired a secretary, rented With cash assets of $23 mil to four million people each $10. ber, 1950. > a small office and waited for lion, this fund has transferred month. Last year, the non-profit, "We didn't know what to ex the mailman. $7 million to Graham's alma Graham's salary of $39,500, tax-exempt Billy Graham pect," said George Wilson, More than 4,000 letters ar mater, Wheaton College, is listed in a $248,000 item for Evangelistic Association BGEA executive vice- rived that first month. The do Wheaton, 111., for a Graham officer and director salaries. (BGEA) received $26.9 president who has managed nations in the letters kept Centre for Communications. A board of 26 businessmen, million in gifts. the non-profit corporation Graham on the air, and un Another $8 million is ear financiers, clergymen and Total income of $28.7 from the beginning. derwrote the means to spread marked for the graduate lawyers guides BGEA. yyyyyMsyMyyyyyyy 6- JACK SMEED eJ PARLIAMENTARY REPORT KEN HURLBURT M.P LETHBRIDGE CONSTITUENCY PARLIAMENTARY REPORT 9^ fete** fter/ (QokftB if 9iwi£ 7'3oM /03/ - // ST. So. Picture Butte Residents Recover after Main Industry Death Jewellers target What happens after a town's one major industry of smuggling talk pulls out leaving local By ROGER EPP government coffers 25 per Herald Staff Writer cent slimmer and dozens of Three weeks ago today, a local radio station re residents jobless? ported that an unidentified city businessman was being r~~* investigated by customs officials for allegedly smug That's what happened in gling jewelry from the United States. Picture Butte, a town of Since then, Lethbridge jewellers have been the 1,100 people 23 kilometres target of widespread speculation by a curious public, northeast of Lethbridge, three jewellers said Thursday. when Canadian Sugar Fac The three said they've been queried by customers making conversation, by persons in their tories Ltd. pulled out last neighborhoods and by fellow businessmen in coffee December after 40 years in shops. the community. But the town "You can't even go into a coffee shop any more secretary-treasurer says his without having someone ask who the jeweller is (who's community isn't taking the involved)," said Joe Seeman, of Seeman's Jewellery, 604 3rd Ave. S. loss quietly. "There have definitely been accusations," said Neil "We're still fighting to Foster, of Foster's Jewellery, 513 4th Ave. S. keep the town going. With "None of the jewellers has been immune," he said. This area's top customs and excise official, who was the state of the Alberta unavailable for comment Thursday, confirmed re economy and the determina cently an investigation is taking place. tion of the peole here, there's David Theodore, manager of customs operations, little danger of us becoming Southern Alberta has said the investigation, which in volves custom officials locally and in Ottawa, could a ghost town," secretary- last up to six months. Until it is complete, it is de treasurer Pius Ries says. partment policy not to release information, he said. But "he doesn't say the Meanwhile, the jewellers said public suspicion of transition has beeen easy. them is slowly diminishing as the community dis The town now has perhaps covers by rumor the businessman involved isn't one of them. Alberta's first five-year fin "I think you'd be quite safe ... in saying it isn't a ancial plan to budget the local jeweller," Seeman said. money that's left to a "It (speculation) is dying down because the priority list of projects. As Picture Butte's Canadian Sugar factory stands deserted now since last knowledge is becoming more wide," Foster said. well, the town actively seeks year's decision by the company to close its operation in the town. Lorin Ericksen, of Ericksen's Jewellery, 519 4th Confident residents, however, aren't about to let their community become Ave. S., agreed that customers who were at first in businesses for its newly quisitive about which jeweller was involved appear to formed industrial park. a ghost town. have forgotten the subject. "The only restrictions we Instead, it's been left to members of the business production in nearby Taber. at Taber. They produced community where rumors "are going left and right," have on the types of busi Seemans said. nesses is that we want clean They criticize the "bomb more sugar per ton of sugar Added Foster: "The gossip end is working over non-polluting types but any shell" decision by the com beet. It was a well-main time." thing else that's half way pany last fall made by, they tained plant, cleaner and The three said the subject will be popular con reasonable is okay. Since the say, hardnosed businessmen run better. There was a lot versation fare "on coffee row," where details of the who only see the situation incident and the supposed worth of the jewels — now town is in the middle of of pride and that's all down up to $160,000 — will continue to enlarge. the Lethbridge Northern Ir in dollars and cents and not the shute," says Ries. rigation District, anything to what it would do to the do with agriculture would community. Sugar beet farmers aren't be a good idea," he says. Residents were also proud happy with the decision Residents and farmers re of their efficient sugar beet either because they must now main bitter about the fac factory. cross a one-lane bridge to tory's decision to close its "The factory at Picture deposit beets, meaning a operation in Picture Butte Butte was small but it was truck goes over it every land centralize sugar beet more efficient than the one 30 seconds in one direction In memoriam The Sugar Factory's doomed, alas, Till they have to shut down again, No more will the whistle toot. And say "too bad, but you must The decision's made by the big see, brass, We are hiring too many men". 'To hell with Picture Butte'. If they can peddle sugar cane, The factory site cost a mere song, Who cares about the beet? The water has all been free, Why should they? They are not But now they have to move along, insane, It's more profitable, you see. And the sugar's just as sweet. The beets must all to Taber go, So you can see how things are run, No matter how we holler. When handled by a computer, It's just good business, we should If you think your wife's best days know, are done, And they're following the dollar. You just take her out, and shoot I wonder how long it is going to be her. -W. W. Dalgliesh Progressing with Lethbridge . . . The General Stewart Branch No. 4 Of The Royal Canadian Legion • IN THE BEGINNING ... In this historic photo graph it shows those lined up to apply for their land rights in 1919. The building you see there was later to become the home of The Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League. In 1919 to 1925 it housed the Great War Veter an's Association and in 1926 it became the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League. The late Prince of Wales, later to be come His Majesty King Edward the VIM, granted the building to the Great War Veteran's from mm ctPfPPS crown property to be used as a veteran's A clubrooms. Look at that car! • AS THE LEGION PROGRESSED WITH LETHBRIDGE . . . Following the Second World War, membership in the Legion expanded from a few hundred to more than 1,000. Proud of its historical background and with pride in its help to indigent veterans and community efforts, the Legion, now renamed the General Stewart Branch No. 4 of the Royal Canadian Legion, after Brig-General J. S. Stewart, CMG., DSO., LEGION ED., one of Lethbridge's most venerable cit 11 izens, became a strong and viable force in the city. "lis i 8 113 MI ..-»*>.:: :.-.» »;»•!*.* •..«•• .-*.••: —<....*.«W" k c 'i •Hill ^^^^M^H • IN OUR SPANKING NEW QUARTERS . . . In 1977, the General Stewart Branch No. 4 moved to its new quarters at 3rd Avenue and Mayor Magrath Drive, to become one of the most respected branches of the more than 200 branches of the Royal Canadian Legion in Alberta. The work that is done by the Legion in Lethbridge is "Legion." The branch has a most respected past and the members look forward to an even more productive and bright er future. I THE LEGION STANDS FOR UNITY! .October 12. 1977 Picture Butte OctI9 Picture Butte town council Two Picture Butte residents are his credit the experience of three He feels with his experience on campaigning for the mayors seat in years on town council. council, he is of value in delibera the Oct. 19 civic election. One of his main thoughts at the tions that concern the town. ALEX CHRONIK, the incumbent moment regarding the election and Items Mr. Branch expressed as mayoralty candidate, came to Can future government is to "keep pressing are industrial land banking ada and to the Picture Butte district information flowing to ther elector and water storage upgrading. in 1949 and became a Canadian ate". He is also concerned about He is married with three children citizen in 1954. He has operated a spending and peoples needs. and is employed at Barton Motors construction business and a farming He has served on the Old Man in Picture Butte. operation for many years. He has River Planning Commission and is served on town council for six years chairman of the recreation commit and has been mayor for nine years. tee. He was also president of the Picture _. THELMA O'DONNELL Butte Chamber of Commerce from Mrs. O'Donnel, a native of 1953 to 1962. southern Alberta, has lived 29 years Mr. Chronik says he is very in Picture Butte is also a contender happy with the progress of Picture for council. Butte. She has taught school in the town RICHARD CASSON for 22 years and for the past 10 has been the principal of St. Catherine's RAY NIEBOER office on the Picture Butte Town School. She holds a B.Ed, degree Council from the University of Calgary. RAYNOLD (BUTCH) NIEBOER He has lived in Picture Butte for She cites as her reason for feel that because he is always in nine years and has been a member running for council the fact that she town, he could make himself avail of the fire department for 8 years expects to continue to reside in able to the citizens of Picture Butte and is now the deputy chief. He is town and is very interested in the to discuss any problems if he were employed at the University of administration of the town and also to gain a seat on council. Lethbridge in Production Services. the future development of it. He is a Painting Contractor and owner of a Development company. JOHN FINCH FRED THOMSON He says that perhaps there could be John, seeking to be re-elected to FRED THOMSON, a new comer some improvement in public works. town council has 4 years of exper to Picture Butte describes himself ience on town council. He has lived as a 'concerned citizen'. He has in Picture Butte for 14 years and is lived in the town for just over a year employed as head mechanic with having been in southern Alberta for Canadian Sugar Factories. He be- about 9 years. He is employed at leives in a sensible and unbiased the Co-op Insurance in Lethbridge. government. ALEX CHRONIK DR. VE. E. (TED) CRAPNELL, opposing Alex for the mayor's chair, has been a physician in Picture Butte for 14 years and a resident of southern Alberta for most of the 22 years that he has been in Canada. He served in the Canadian Armed Forces for three years and received his Wings in the Royal THELMA O'DONNELL Canadian Flying Club. As well as being a former staff A new comer to the scene BILL member of the Haig Clinic in BUTLER has joined the race for a Lethbridge for five years, he has seat on town council. CHARLIE SHIMEK served on the Southern Alberta He has lived in Picture Butte for Mental Health Advisory Council for two years and is the owner of the CHARLIE SHIEMEK is seeking the past two years. Imperial Oil Agency. He is active in re-election after serving three years Dr. Crapnell is very interested in the Chamber of Commerce and is C. WATSON on council. civic affairs and has just completed JOHN FINCH presently the first vice president. Mr. Shiemek is a retired farmer a three-year term on the Picture One of the thoughts he stresses is who is interested in the betterment Butte town council. more open government for the Having lived all of his life in of Picture Butte and who also has people of Picture Butte. Picture Butte, CHRISS WATSON is the time to contribute to the town. MORGAN HENINGER interested in the well being of the He would like to see the Morgan Heninger is a counsellor town. He is married to Peggy and paving program completed and on the Barons Eureka Social Ser has two children. He completed some recreation facilities in town. vices staff. He has been a resident high school here and is the manager of the town for 29 years and has to of Barton Motors. HOWARD BRANCH has been a member on the Butte council for the past six years. V. E. CRAPNELL BILL BUTLER Picture Butte voters will have to choose six councillors from a field of 11 candidates on election day. RICK CASSON HOWARD BRANCH Rick is trying his first term of MORGAN HENINGER^ election candidates Separate school board She feels that "education is the Seeking re-election on the school Picture Butte Separate School Barbara was on the steering Board No. 79 committee for the formation of the most important facet and really board, following a three-year term Election Day, October 19, will see kindergarten and has served as cares that their learning is happy as is JOHN VANDER HEYDEN. supporters of the Picture Butte secretary on the ECS council. She well as knowlegable. She would like He has three children presently Separate School District No. 79 taught Sunday School for St. Cath the opportunity to serve as liason enrolled at St. Catherine's, two elect five members from the list of erine's parish for three years, a between the teachers, parents and attending PBHS and one at college. eight candidates to sit on the board member of the Royal Purple for five the board. Mr. Vander Heyden is a member for the next three year term. years and is currently the secretary of the Knights of Columbus, the JIM WILTON, is one of the eight treasurer for PB Jamboree Days. Parish council and a member of seeking a ballot in his favor. He has Unifarm. lived in Picture Butte for eight years HERMAN "STROEVE has had' a and is employed by Calagry Power seat on a satellite separate school in Lethbridge. Everyone knows him board for about four years. He is the as the friendly meter man. Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus and served as director on the provincial Unifarm Board for two and a half years. He is also a local RE A director. He is interested in a good BARBARA DOWHANIUK Christian education for everyone. Being a graduate of St. Cather ine's School and now having her own children attending the school has motivated BARB DOWHAN IUK to seek a position on the school board. JOHN RUDELICH Mrs. Dowhaniuk has never been on the school board but did have a JOHN RUDELICH feels that his JOHN VANDER HEYDEN seat on the kindergarten board. She 12 years on the Separate School also taught play school in Picture Unavailable for comment was the Board should show his genuine Butte. eighth candidate, J.OSTER- interest in the operation of the She is a homemaker and gives school system and his interest in BROCK. instruction in handicrafts. JIM WILTON education in general. A veteran in the field, EDWARD WOJTOWICZ, has been on the board for 12 years and has been chairman for eight years having HERMAN STROEVE lived here for 13 years. He is employed by Canadian County Sugar Factories. He is married and BARBARA MACLEAN resides, has three children, two of whom with her husband, on a farm attend the U of L. He says he is very southwest of Picture Butte. She has interested in the children getting a two small children, one attending rep. good Christian education. St. Catherine's. The town of Picture Butte is allowed one elected representative on the County of Lethbridge School Committee. Bill Vogt who has represented the town on that com mittee for eight years has been ,•:':.: returned to the position by acclama tion for another three-year term. Picture Butte Hospital Board jf"'' f- JASON RONNEY JASON RONNEY likes living in a small town where you can get to know people and can get involved in community activities. ED WOJTOWICZ BARBARA MACLEAN He is seeking a seat on council because he is interested in the town and is "willing to put in time to help the town along". He has lived in the town for 7 years and for the past four years has worked for Palliser Distilleries in aW@a:' Lethbridge. 14 - Jason is a member of the Elks, the Masons and the Fire Depart ment. He is married to Barbara and BILL VOGT has two children. Hospital board Low-key Those elegible to vote for the CLARENCE LEKuis., a long time hospital board in Picture Butte have resident of Picture Butte is seek the choice of five members out of ing his third term on the hospital six candidates to be elected on board. For the past three years he October 19. has served as chairman of the Seeking a second term on the board. approach Hospital Board in DUANE OLIVER. Duane has been a resident of Picture Butte since 1953 and has formerly been on town council for six years. supported By BRENT HARKER representing the needs of Herald Staff Writer the farmers, and asked IRON SPRINGS - More them to stand tough. tha/i 100 water users in the Lethbridge Northern Irri Rick Ross, LNID BILLBODNAR gation District (LNID) manager, told water users gave their support Mon that farmers face loss of day to the LNID board's $10 to $30 million in BILL BODNAR, who works for low-key approach to a dis revenue if they can't irri Canadian Western Natural Gas, has gate their crops this CLARENCE LEECK pute with the Peigan In lived in Picture Butte for nine years dian Tribe over water summer. and is seeking a return to the rights. Board members sug hospital board. He has just com EARL GIBBONS, one of the The meeting was meant gested the best solution to pleted a three-year term. He would original hospital board members, is by organizers to be a small the dispute now is to get a like to help see good health care at a not an incumbent, but has always information-gathering ses legal settlement from the minimum cost to the taxpayer been interested in the hospital and sion, said Picture Butte courts, defining who owns maintained. is offering his knowledge to the farmer Leonard Haney, what. but word spread. citizens by serving them on the Those at the meeting DUANE OLIVER board. As it was, concerned agreed to hurry a legal set BETTY JURIS seeking a return to Mr. Gibbons is the business farmers and residents of tlement by putting politi the hospital board has served in instructor at Picture Butte High affected towns and villages cal pressure on MLAs, that capacity for six years. She has School. He is married and has four crammed into a room of MPs,. Federal Minister of lived here for 22 years. Betty is very children. the Huntsville school. Indian Affairs Hugh Faulk interested in seeing that quality ner and Agriculture Minis health care in the area is main Some at meeting urged ter Eugene Whelan. tained. the irrigation district board not to offer the Pei- They agreed to start a gans any money, and a mo phone campaign today. tion was passed asking the Ross said Faulkner has board to "stand tough." come out in active support of the Peigans' position, Board members explain but he said the minister ed that they have avoided has based his public state antagonizing Peigan ments on incomplete in leaders in the hopes the formation. He said he Peigans will continue to hopes a phone campaign negotiate. And they have will reduce Faulkner's sup not forced their way past port for the band's claim. an illegal blockade by the CAROL NIEBOER Peigans to turn water into One farmer urged that a canal which supplies 133,- everyone at the meeting CAROL NIEBOER, a Picture 000 acres with irrigation call Hugh Faulkner today Bulte iiomen:aker and resident of water. and then get two of his the town for five years, has never The LNID represents neighbors to call. Ross told before sat on the board but because some 900 irrigation the farmers Faulkner has of interest and citizens encourage EARL GIBBONS farmers. The Peigans have complete control of the re BETTY JURIS ment, she is seeking a term. blockaded the headworks serve and has the power to of the LNID canal since grant LNID access for May 9, claiming the tribe a year. was never paid for the land on which the headworks A committee, with Elroy are located. Nieboer as chairman and 13 members, was formed In wording a unanimous to gather information and ly-passed motion, one co-ordinate further farmer thanked the board meetings of LNID mem for its "excellent work" in bers. Herald photos by MIKE LAMB RCMP, INDIANS VIEW CHANNEL MONDAY Shouting, laughter and 'solutions' , Blockade opinions pepper 1 Picture Butte coffee time ' By BOB BLAKEY they've got nothing to been a lot of trouble." PICTURE BUTTE FARMERS EXCHANGE VIEWPOINTS Herald Staff Writer lose," says Tom Caruso. Farmers might not be I Over coffee in Picture "The Indians are getting "excited" but their con Butte, farmers are talking a raw deal but they ain't cern is obvious as they sit k ominously about rough going to get it (what they around the pulled-together times ahead for Indians if a want) this way. tables at Lee's. Peigan blockade results in "They say they've got About 100 kilometres * damage to the irrigation these documents claiming away, in Brocket, tension system. they've got rights and it's grows as the Peigans turn ) There's even some men all legal. Yet when they get down an attempt by Pre tion of guns, but it's hard an injunction from the gov mier Peter Lougheed to in I for an observer at Lee's ernment they don't obey tervene in the three-week- Palace cafe to know where that. old controversy. joking stops and threats "They use the law when "They could have had * begin. it's good for them but when this settled three weeks "The Indians figure it is not, to hell with it." ago," says Al Sauer. as "solutions" to the prob thing's fine with the In rect action by the Indians. Dairy farmer Dick "(Government repre lems are offered. dians. They're real peace Another farmer, who . Stronks has some sym sentatives) could have "Send 'em to Quebec," ful until some . . . dis won't give his name, be pathy for the Peigan cause. walked right in there. says one. turber gets in there." lieves Indians' social prob "If they've got their "It's Crown land and "Rene Levesque'll take The opinions contrast lems are at the bottom of rights, they should have a Crown water . . . it's got care of 'em." with those expressed in the controversy. chance." to run." A waitress squeezes previous interviews. Pic ' The "fight to the death- "They've got a point," "They (Indians) kept through and refills coffee ture Butte farmer Nestor remarks by some Peigans says Chris Haney, "but this right to the last," says cups. Van Vaernbergh told a re are a cry for help, he says. they've picked a very in Leon Barendregt. At one end of the group porter "farmers say things "This area's been hit opportune time to make it, "They didn't think about of 15 or so, Indian warn sometimes when they're pretty rough the last six but I suppose that's the going through this in the ings the weir could be de really mad, but the major months," says Zeinstra. only way they're going to winter or spring. They stroyed are having an ef ity of farmers don't think "There was the sugar get any action at all. waited just about till we fect. that way at all." "I agree with Leth needed water." factory issue and now we "Trouble is," Leon As for settling the dis get this. bridge Northern (Irriga There's much shouting Barendregt says, "if we go pute by using physical tion District) not interfer as farmers interrupt each out there and raise hell force against the Peigan "It's pretty rough for the ing. All it takes is one man other, and some laughter they'll blow that weir up militants, he said: whole area." and two sticks of dynamite . . . (then) we're finished "Force isn't needed. and there won't be any for this year." We're a much more broad- weir a,t all." A solution is "pretty minded country than that." Rain falls gently outside critical" for Picture Butte, A Nobleford resident Lee's, where the group of he says. who refused to give his Picture Butte farmers His brother Ed is pessi name, said the Peigans meets most mornings. mistic about it all. "are probably going about It's a far cry from a year The Peigans, he insists, it the right way," by block ago, when drought was the "keep yapping away, they ing the irrigation canal. daily topic, not an Indian keep pushing and nobody's "If no one's going to band blockading a Brocket doing anything about it. listen to you, you're going irrigation weir. "This year they want to have to stop the water," "If it would have been something and next year he said. "It's the same as a dry conditions like last it's going to be something strike." year, they'd have been in a else. He and several others hell of a lot of trouble and "They don't even know said they believed the In there'd have been a lot of what's going on, those In dians would win the cur lynched Indians by now," dians. rent confrontation by forc says farmer Leon "They've just got some ing the government to bar Barendregt at this Mon big shot lawyer telling gain for a settlement. day morning session. them what to do. He thinks At the coffee shop, John His brother Ed agrees: he's making a pile of Zeinstra believes the issue-, "Farmers aren't too ex money." is fogged by the age of the cited now. If it had been Normally, says treaty. 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