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8, 1970 DROP TO 18 OR 19 HINTED See CLOUDY Earlier, the Alcolholism Foundation of B.C., which argued against radio and television advertising because it would increase sale of alcohol and therefore increase alcoholism, nevertheless said it favored lowering the drinking age in the interests of more effective control of adolescent drinking. The foundation also urged a sytem of identification cards. In other summations, the Canadian Brewers Association, B.C. Hotels Association and the Canadian Restaurant Association, reiterated arguments made in earlier hearings. Still to be heard are Mrs.

H. S. Rogers of the WCTU, who appears today, Ben Ginter of Tartan Brewery and the Associaton of Canadian He said it would immediately result in more young people drinking. But the archbishop also countered this argument. He said authorities believe this initial rush would pass as the novelty wears off.

"The law says 19-year-olds must not drink, and this is one of the reasons why they want to go into beer parlors," the archbishop said. Pinto asked the archbishop if he would eradicate all age restrictions on drinking. The archbishop replied that while some authorities suggest just this, he was not suggesting that 17-year-olds be allowed to drink. Mrs. E.

H. Mcintosh, of the Vancouver WCTU, made retention of existing age restrictions the central point of her summation. "By all means let the young drive at 16, and vote at 18," she said. "But don't send youth to war or let youth drink. "Let a person decide when he is 21 whether he will drink.

But let it be his decision at 21 not society's decision at 18." Mrs. Mcintosh also argued that beer and wine sales should not be allowed in grocery stores because children and adolescents should not be allowed to equate alcohol with food. She said the WCTU takes courage from the words of Attorney-General Leslie Peterson, who she quoted as saying recently that the sale and use of liquor will always be restricted in British Columbia. By DAVE ABLETT Sun Staff Reporter VICTORIA The liquor com-missioD appears headed for a recommendation that the legal drinking age in British Columbia be lowered to 18 or 19. This probability arose Wednesday following testimony an alcoholism counsellor, who appeared with the Women's Christian Temperance Union.

J- The counsellor, Josef Pinto, 'who works at Harbor Lights in Vancouver, urged that the present legal age of 21 years be retained. He said 80 per cent of the alcoholics he counsels at Harbor Lights started drinking at 16 or 17. i Pinto, who said he is now a non-drisking alcoholic, said he effects of alcohol rather than seeking prohibitions. "When you say to an 18-year-old JYou may not drink you do just the opposite to what you want," the archbishop said. Today, youth counsellors tell me that the young people drink because it is a challenge.

In my own area, I see young people gathering in groups they are drinking." Pinto, who appeared taken aback by the archbishop's argument, responded that to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18 would give the young the psychological feeling it is all right to drink. "If you lower the age, it will give the young a sense of freedom, that they can drink at will," Pinto said. began drinking at the age of 12 in his native Portugal. "An early start has a great deal to do with whether a person becomes an alcoholic in later life," Pinto said. But two members of the three-man commission Archi-bishop Martin Johnson and Teamster Union leader Ed Lawson disagreed with Pinto.

The chairman of the commission, Judge C. W. Morrow, had no comment. Law-son noted that the fact that the law prohibits drinking under 21 years of age had done little to save the 80 per cent of alcoholics on Skid Boad in Vancouver, to whom Pinto referred. "This is not the way to approach the subject," the archbishop said.

"The law now says that an 18-year-old must not drink. It says that a 19-year-okl must not drink. "I think that is doing harm. It is not good pedagogy and psychologically, I think it is a wrong procedure." Stronger criticism of Pinto's stand came from Archbishop Johnson, who was expected to oppose reducing the drinking age when the commission began its work 10 months ago. The archbishop said Wednesday he believes $ose who want to keep young people from drinking through the law are wasting their time.

The archbishop said the tern- -perance groups and others concerned with alcohol problems should focus their energies in educating the young in the 1 cy cops us. uth Hard Freeze Extends Into Central Florida MIAMI (AP) The frostbitten southern United States braced today for more record-shattering cold with the forecast a gloomy one and heat becoming a problem in some areas. PS mill vW pllll 0 HUP mYT fl ,7 a bfes i mm Xam Hiiff Mil Israeli A hard freeze from South Carolina to south Texas and extending into central Florida ushered the second day of a cold snap into the normally temperate southeastern states The weather bureau said "very cold" weather is expected Jets Hit 3 Fronts for the next few days. Demands for power to fight the frost forced the Tennessee Valley Authority to boost its electrical power output to an all-time high. CROPS THREATENED Florida farmers, usually free irom ireezing weather cares, worried about their crops.

In Atlanta, with a low of five degrees this morning, TEL AVIV (AP) Israeli jets swung into action on three Arab fronts today. They shot down three Syrian planes, struck at Egyptian military targets and pounded guerrilla bases in Lebanon, the Israeli military command reported. The Syrian planes, Soviet-made MiG-21s, were intercepted as they tried to attack Israeli positions in the occupied Golan Heights. A spokesman said the dogfight took place at altitudes ranging from very low up to 20,000 feet. Israel now claims to have shot down 17 Syrian planes since the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, including three MiGs durine an Mayor Sam Massell organized emergency assistance centres to dispense food and blankets tc unprepared residents.

The high Wednesday was 23 A three-hour power failure Israeli bombine mission infn Syria last month. Other Israeli aircraft roved over the southern and central Ray AllRn Photo dola "lift, claimed as world's longest, but has gone into receivership after stalling for lack of funds. ALPINE DBEAM which turned into financial nightmare, luxurious resort stands empty on lonely slopes oi Mount Swiss-style development includes lodge, chalets and half-finished gon- Suez Canal, hammering Fvn. tian war objectives in two raids Wednesday at Cleveland, added to that city's misery. Below-freezing temperatures were the rule in Tennessee, where a seven-below reading was registered at Lafayette, northeast of Nashville.

LITTLE CHANGE Sub-freezing temperatures extended as far south as Miami and the Everglades Wednesday night and this morning, with little change indicated for tonight. Citrus growers were concerned and a spokesman said a damaging freeze could cut the yield of oranges drastically. Record lows for Jan. 7 were set Wednesday in Atlanta (14 lasting a total of almost two DEATH OF A DREAM AT GARIBALDI hours, the Israelis said. Planes also swept into south ern Lebanon to bomb and strafe Arab guerrilla camps on the western slopes of Mount Luxurious Ski Resort Lies Deserted Hermon, the military reported.

In Beirut, Gen. Jean Njeim took over command of the Lebanese armed forces today with a mandate to strengthen wooden balconies and a huge mural of a dancing peasant 1 nM fka ntiiciAa 11 degrees), New Orleans (24) and thern "Vu omnn, hoiof. uVoriH-Montgomer: border area, menaced by Israeli tucked in the surrounding firs. mercury plunged to 10 below Zero in the mountains of Tennessee and the temperatures in reprisal raids. The 54-year-old general was Wednesday night to the Carolina's ranged from zero named to the teens.

I replace Gen. Emil Bustani. Trudeau 'Hoping7 drive could make the rough road -which winds up from the base -terminal to the lodge at the level, known as the village area, and then on to the gondola lift summit at 5,700 feet. The base terminal is only a few miles down the Whistler road from Squamish. In a helicopter it took about 15 minutes to fly from Squamish to the resort Tillage soaring over frozen Alice Lake and then follow the gondola towers up the mountainside.

The towers march up almost tvertical cliffs and down into valleys without a sign of civilization to spoil the snow and the trees. Suddenly we lifted over one last ridge and beneath us was a scene right out of Switzerland an Alpine lodge with also owns the Delta hotel chain, was set up after U.S. investment dealers. Kleiner Bell, of Beverley Hills, and the W. G.

Wood Corporation, of Vancouver, each put into Driver Petroleums of Alberta, and announced plans to turn it into a conglomerate. In September, 1969, Driver announced first a suspension of work at Garibaldi and then its application for appointment of a receiver. It said the action was taken to protect its investment in the resort, then totalling $1.25 million in shares and loans, even though they owned no land. A helicopter or snowsfaoes are the only way of getting up the mountain in winter. But in summer a four-wheel By MOIRA FARROW Sun Staff Reporter MOUNT GARIBALDI One lonely watchman is the sole inhabitant of a multi-million dollar ski resort that stands locked and shuttered high on this mountain.

The luxury lodge with its hand-carved and painted Alpine furniture is empty. Three Swiss-style chalets five feet deep in snow are unfin-. ished. the world's longest gondola lift consists only of towers that wind about miles over spectacular mountain ridges to a peak of 5,700 feet. The lift cables have not yet been fitted and the gondola cars are stored in another locked building at the foot of the mountain.

This is Mount Garibaldi Glacier Resorts Ltd. today. It began as one man's dream in 1954, was due to open this winter, but stalled a few months ago through lack of funds. The company went into receivership in September and a B.C. Supreme Court order appointed chartered accountant Robert D.

Young as receiver-manager. Young said the land on which the resort is constructed belongs to the cial government and no leases have yet been granted. "It is Crown land that is one of our problems," he said. "We understand the leases were about to be issued when all this (financial trouble) happened. Now the govern ment are sitting on "the leases." Young declined to The Sun the asking price for the resort assets.

He said there have been many inquiries from across Canada but so far no new developer has been signed up. The idea of an Alpine village on the slopes of Garibaldi was dreamed up 16 years ago by Adi Bauer, of West Vancouver. In December, 1968, it was announced that Driver Developments an Alberta-registered and Vancouver-based conglomerate, had purchased 700,000 shares of Garibaldi resorts, io Bauer's 300,000, and would provide the initial $400,000 for financing. Driver Development, which The helicopter stirred up a minor snowstorm as we dropped down in front of the lodge and were met by watchman Leurent Vignault. Even in the Alps the view would be hard to beat.

Mount Garibaldi towered up behind the lodge, its glacier gleaming blue in the pale winter sun. In the opposite direction the rugged peaks of. the Tantalus Range were strung across the horizon. Vignault, who spends much PZease turn to Page Three See: "Multi-Mimon" To Meet Chinese HONG KONG (AP) Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau Billion- Dollar Name Game cials in Hong Kong rather than go to Peking for talks there because a meeting in China would jeopardize Canada's present relations with the Nationalist Chinese government in Taiwan Formosa. (In Ottawa an external affairs department spokesman man said it is conceivable the prime minister will make a brief stop in Hong Kong on his Asian trip but "there are absolutely no plans for political discussions of any nature." (Plans for Trudeau's Asian trip, which will include a visit to Expo 70 at Osaka, Japan, are incomplete, the spokesman said.) Train Jumps Tracks, Plows Into Gas Depot GOLD SLUMPS BELOW $35 LONDON Reuters) The price of gold on the London free market today slumped to $34,975.

hopes to discuss Canada-China relations with Peking officials when he visits Hong Kong late in May, the China Mail says. The English-owned and edited tabloid, quoting its "own politic-cal sources," says Trudeau is reported to have asked for the Hong Kong meeting as a follow-up to talks which the Canadian government has been having with Chinese diplomats in Stockholm for several months aimed at recognition of the mainland government. Trudeau, the paper says, wants to meet with Peking offi Faces essional Probe Conqr and 30 persons a Sarnia-bound were killed injured on TORONTO (CP) A major disaster was narrowly averted ence of fraud and questionable Some abuses uncovered by WASHINGTON (AP) Cousin Minnie Pearl of the Wednesday night when three business practices within the committee investigators, cars of a CNR passenger train still growing industry. according to general counsel northbound to Sarnia, Grand Ole Opry will be there. And sitting next to her may be jumped the tracks, plowed More than 600,000 franchises are operating in the United States today, licensed by some Tim Ford, are unrestricted com petition through over-franchiS' 1,000 different franchisers of Johnny Carson, Joe Namath, Mickey Mantle and Pat Boone.

All are players in a multi-bil-lion-dollar-a-year "name" game the franchise industry. Losses Dominate Early Trading Losses dominated moderate early trading on the Vancouver Stock Exchange today. In industrials, Crestwood Kitchens, listed for the first time, traded 500 shares at $2.60. Neoncx was down 12 cents to $10. Dundee was up 11 cents to ing in certain geographic areas, lack of promised management help to the individual franchisee and unfair contract clauses that Tempo.

That accident was blamed on tampering with a track switch. John Noel, manager of CNR public relations, asked how the siding switch came to be open Wednesday night, replied: don't really know yet. It could be that one of the wheels knocked it open." One of the four persons seriously injured was identified as Laura Strain, 19, of Sudbury, struck in the abdomen by. a piece of tubular fencing which pierced the floor of a coal car. It took police about 45 minutes through a wire fence and came to rest in the fuel depot of a Toronto factory.

Fourteen persons were injured, four seriously, when the Tempo train, carrying 125 passengers, hit an open siding switch at the Facelle and Dominion Cellulose Co. Ltd. plant. All have been asked to be leave the buyer of the franchise at the mercy of the parent firm. In addition to the personalities whose names publicize some $1.10 in mines while Casino CHINA, U.S.

RESUME LONG-DELAYED TALKS WARSAW (AP) United States and Chinese officials met today at the U.S. embassy in this Polish capital. Lei Yang, charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy, joined U.S. Ambassador Walter Stoessel Jr. for the talks.

Warsaw has been the site of secret U.S.-Chinese ambassadorial talks the only official contact between the two countries-since 1958, but there have been no meetings for the past two years. dropped a nickel to $4.80. everything from service stations to fried chicken and tacos stands. "The concept of business franchising has been around for a long time, but all of a sudden its taken off like a big bird and nobody knows which way it's going to fly," says Senator Harrison Williams Jr. -(Dem.

N.J.). Williams says his subcommittee on urban and rural economic development "will attempt to unwrap the entire franchising package for the benefit of all concerned." Japan Exports Up witnesses in three days of congressional hearings beginning Jun. 20. So far only Minnie Pearl has accepted. The eventual outcome could be federal of an industry whose $90 billion annual sales accounts for 10 per cent of the U.S.

gross national product. Senate investigators laying the groundwork for the hearings say they have found some evid to free from the wreckage franchises Here's Johnny roast beef restaurants, Minnie Pearl's fried chicken restaur-: ants and Broadway Joe's restaurants other witnesses invited are from the Federal Trade Commission, the Small Business Administration and the International Franchise TOKYO (Reuters) Japanese One of the derailed cars knocked over a tank of propane gas before, coming to rest against two tanks containing about 35,000 gallons of fuel oil. The derailment occurred about three miles east of the scene of a similar accident April 20, 1969, in which two men exports during December in 10-degree temperatures. She was listed in critical condition with multiple injuries after a three-hour operation at Northwestern General Hospital. reached an all-time record high of $1.6 billion, the ministry of international trade and industry said Wednesday..