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VoU 38; No. 62
Prince George, B.C., THURSDAY, August 4, 1955
\k-Seekers  C/fy
 inriux of job seekers  parts of British Colum e prairie provinces has ,�,,(.,! by the local office of � ^employment Insurance fission     during    the-   past
ttiiis'-tirid figures released by M,.->, manager of the Prince office,   show   that   there
u-oximately   235   unfilled !],,'::> for males, and 25 vacant ,i- female's.                .  .
!�� same tiine there were ,i,. and KiO female insur-iiimants on file.           '
of   the   demand   is   for
labor such as specialized u-i inn workers, camp I'liil kitchen attendants. il.> Ju'lp is required in the
,,iid stenographic fields. ,. \vet weather persists, the il tiiQ unemployed will be-i ,,iv   mnvded,   U1C" offi-L'lieye. Mn-s. in an interview last
.-,;ii'l favorable^ publicity en jjiy.erJ  to thisxcity and
all ever Canada and that people aiv_leaving their :.. come to Prince George ii'r   i"  get   a   regular   pay
Thief With Past |$ Long Jail Term
police    court    last    week
�   Garry   Allan   O'Day,   38, ] guilty  to the theft of a serian car from Daniel' Pa-
of i.his city, and was sen-Id  to serve a term of three
lalf years in prison. t>;iy firs'  fame to the atten-Dl t-he police on the morning liy 2J at 3:-15 a.m., when of-
in a  prowler car proceed-'
ing a  hark  alley  heard  a Irimling its gears, ey  went   to  investigate  and
rhey   drew   closer   to   the
�  it -sped off;-RCMP officials �il    the    car'   and    finally d  it.
�driver  was   taken   to  the
i  for finestioning, and  was
in   the   lock-up"-until -bis.
|jiai   record  could  be  deter-
< .(bii in [dates ba< includes a
that O'Day's re-: as far as 1933 ist of convictions
$4.00 per year
5c per copy
Production Up 35 Percent
At Record Clip
Prince George Forest District lumber industry is enjoying the busiest year on record according to latest B.C. Forest Service statistics which show production up 35 percent from this time one year ago.
Wearing smart new uniforms presented to them by a number of city firms and organizations, Prince George Little League baseball team posed for the .above picture before leaving on Sunday for New Westminster and the B.C. championships.
Top (left to right):. Don McEachhie; manager; Gordon Cruickshank, coach; Glen Goodwin, utility player; Johnny Dinsmore,  president;  Lloyd  Pollard,  manager.
Centre: Mike Shelest, Ray Newman, Larry Johnson, Eugene Kazakoff, Neil McDermid, Lyle Pollard, Barry Allen.
Bottom: Carl Olafson, Lome Goodwin, Vernon Mal-gunas, Ted Teichman, Jim Wright, Don Boult, Larry .Allen.
� Craftsman Photographers
arious' offences   across   the
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ither  Prediction |More Hopeful
'die showers tonight arid arc the' n. said.
pair gained access to the MSes by.breaking a window fe rear.
ion police arrived, one man "tempting to escape through
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jn  Of Many Aliases tes  Forgery Counts
-Ph Trembley, alias Marcel ibley, Paul Trembley,- Lucin |n, Marcel Ladouceur 'and "Douceur, appeared before Magistrate P. J. Moran three preliminary hearings forgery charges yester-
was remanded for trial in
?her court.
|e   incidents   occurred   early
year   when >the   accused   is
d   to  have  forged  cheques
der  to pay room  rent- and
bills.
the window and the other was found, .hiding behind -some barrels.
Three skill saws worth $150 to $175 eacl), were found near the broken window in preparation for the escape.
In court the pair attempted to convince the magistrate that they were intoxicated at the time and were unaware of what they were doing.
weather  conditions  permitting.
Starting point for the work is at the top of Peden's Hill, and it terminates where the Baldy Hughes road leaves the highway.
Relocation   work   to   be   done
Building Boom Here; Old Records Topple
July Permits Over Million Dollars
All previous city construction records toppled this week when municipal officials disclosed that building permits worth more than a million dollars were issued during July.
Late   in   the   season   as   it  is,
the 1955 building boom materialized last month when permits covering $1,152,948 were issued at the office of the city building inspector.
The figure is the highest in the city's history and brings to within a hairsbreadth of $2,000,-000 the total value of permits issued in the first seven months of the year.
At this time a year ago permits., only totalled $739,000 and builders' supply houses were expressing disappointment in the 1954  season..
Last record building boom here was in 1952 when permits totalled just over $2,150,000 � for the. whole year.
This year the figure- should crowd   the . $3,000,000   mark   and
$72,000 for the municipal swimming pool.
Most expensive home covered by a July permit will cost $19,-000, and a city motel will add 12 new units at a cost of $16,000.
With construction of one, and possibly- two' new apartment houses scheduled for August, all previous    annual    permit    totals
A new annual production record oh the part of district mills is only threatened by recent inclement weather and a CNR boxcar shortage.
Eastern market conditions are said to rival those of 1948 when local mills had one of their best years profitwise.
Production volume today is more than ' twice what it was in 1948 and due to expansion and increased efficiency of production equipment local mills are in an improved position to compete with  U.S. spruce producers.
During June, latest month for which BCFS figures are available, district mills scaled over 24,000,000 board feet of sawlogs, of which mills tributary to Prince George scaled almost 14,000,000 board feet.
Although the district figure for June is off 11 per cent from
the corresponding figure for 1954, the year's total so far is a bountiful 358,408,905 board feet. Last year at this tiine district mills had scaled only 2GG,31G,000 ! P#m'
George area mills for the first seven months of the forest service year (which commences with December) is 251,085,000 board feet, up 40 per cent from the 1954 figure of 180,886,000 board feet and up one per cent from the 1953 seven months total of 249,-000,000 board feet.
The same mills have cut 72 per cent of the district's total.
Provided wet weather and the current boxcar shortage do not prevail for too long, the Wrest district is expected to produce an annual sawlog cut of 550,000,000 board  feet  this year.          .
Legion Outing Set For Sunday
Prince   George   branch   of   the Canadian   Legion  will  hold -their
annual picnic Sunday on the old golf course site, beside the Fras-er   River,   commencing   at   1:30
board feet.
In 1953, the last record production year, the district had sailed 344,273,000 board feet at 'this time and during the full 12 months scaled just over a half a  billion  board  feet.
Production     of     the     Prince
Seek Tenders For New Bus Depot
Western Canadian Greyhound is calling tenders today for the construction of a new bus terminal at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Dominion Street.
It will be of the latest design, having bays for the busses, modern waiting and rest rooms, ticket offices and a repair department.
Tenders will be received at the offices of J. A. Cawston, architect, Oil Barron Building, Calgary, up to 12 o'clock noon, Friday,   August  19.
Early this year Northern States Ltd., who also occupied the building, built a garage and re pair shop at the corner of Twentieth Avenue and Qu'eeri'sway where   the   company's   fleet   of
may be  broken within GO days,     busses is stored and repaired.
Manslaughter Charge Awaifs Man Convicted Of Hit-Run
The Ladies' Auxiliary is helping with the arrangements.
As has always been the case, copious supplies of ice cream, pop and hot dogs will be available for everyone who attends. Softball, horseshoe pitching and races will be held for which the committee in charge has obtained prizes.
All veterans and their families are invited, and for those who need transportation cars will be made available if they "will phone the Legion Hall, 133.
Justice Baffled By Faulty Charge
A man alleged to have thrown refuse out the window of a city hotel   earlier   this  week   escaped judicial action on Tuesday when it was learned he had been char ed under the provisions of erseded statute. "�    -
A Royal Canadian/^Iounted Police constable \vbo investigated the incident foftowing a complaint from anyeyewitness charged the aceu,se*n under an ancient miinicipaj/i)ylaw which was sup--erseded>by a new one last -year.
Magistrate P. J. Moran dismiss-iJ/Uk case against tlie man when he u'nenforcjble .nature of the harge was made known.
The offense was also improperly described on the complaint sheet in that it accused the man
Inquest  into  the death of a  31 -year-old .nrian who died  nc
of depositing the refuse on  pub-
property.
along the way will eliminate al-'maV even exceed it. from injuries sustained in a Cariboo* Highway car crash on j Proceedings divulged that it most a-njile in the length of-the W to last Sunday the build- j| 16 has b en waived Qnd manslaughter proceedings williwas' in fact',a privafe Pf.lh lcad' stretch.                                               ing inspection department had is-   ,     f_____,     ,___.   .-, _-;s D. ...      ,.A___Zt .Li ..-ul,_-     iin�.to an, adjacent dwelling.
Specifications for the work re-
quire width
a       shoulder-to-shoulder of   40   feet   with   ditched
PWA Plane Missing West Of Pr. George
A    Pacific    Western    Airlines plane with five men aboard was
overdue last night in the ru
 gged"
fvitimat-Kemano   area   250   miles .west of Prince George:"-
The twin-engined amphibian, carrying tjvree unidentified' en-gineer.v^vas piloted by Captain Edwafn~rtell-of Vancouver with -K- R- King of Vancouver as copilot.
�/The engineers were making a survey of the 50-mile powerline between the Aluminun^" Company of Canada at Kitimat - and the power-producing centre of Kern ano.
The plane was due back at Kitimat'at 6 p.m.
Four PWA planes were sent to the area but were forced back at nightfall without spotting the missing aircraft. � A small RCAF float plane was conducting a search this morning over the small lakes and rivers in the region.
three   feet   deep  and   eight   feet \yide:
Ditch dimensions represent a departure from standardi   rorest   products   were
state'of Prince George's economy 9'ven as tne reason for a-net profit of 513,080,802 reported by MocMillan was' given by city banks today and Bloedel for the nine-month period ended June 30, a company spokesman when   they   disclosed   that   July
July Bank Clearings Here Up 34 Percent
An   indication   of   the   thriving
clearings for city branches were up 3-1.6 per cent from last year.
July clearings in 1954 totalled $5,881,-696 and this year were $7,923,571.
Prince George bank clearings are being made available to the public for the first time through the co-operation of local branches of the Royal Bank of Canada, The Canadian Bank of Commerce, The Bank of Nova Scotfa, The Bank of Montreal and 'The Toronto  Dominion   Bank.
Bank clearings are generally interpretated as a barometer of local and national economies.
said Wednesday.
B. M. Hoffmeister, company president, cautioned the next quarter will reflect "increased wage scales and annual mill shutdowns."
Net profit for the nine months reported wos more than $1,000,000 higher than the figure for the whole of the previous fiscal year.
Young Teacher Named CCF Candidate In B.C. By-Election.
LILLOOET�Alberta-born Jock H. Thomas, 28-year-old school teacher, Wednesday was named CCF candidate in the coming Lillooet provincial by-election.
The by-election became necessary when Liberal member Gordon Gibson resigned his legislative seat March 10 in protest-against the government's forest policies.     Gibson will  seek  re-election.
Candidate for the Social Credit Party is expected to be announced soon.  '          --�>'
Born in Calgary, Thomas now lives at Squamish, where he is principal of Brackendale Elementary School.         '
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