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Dedicated to the Progress of the North
Vol. 3; No. 127
PRINCE GEORGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1959
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P3R WEEK
News Flash.
Truck Found.
What may be an important clue to the identity of the McLeocI Lake slayer has been uncovered In Vancouver.
It was reported just before press time that a truck, owned by Bruce Worlinc, a University of Alaska student travelling to his home in Santa Monica, California, when he was murdered last week-end at McLeod Lake, was found abandoned in a Vancouver parking lot.
City police there and lower mainland RCMP are searching for the driver of the truck, who is believed to be a hitch-hiker that killed Worline and escaped in the victim's truck.
The while panel vehicle had been the object of a province-wide police search since late yesterday, when the murder victim was identified.
Move
to
Join Association.
A move is afoot to join the Highway 1(> Committee of the joint Boards of Trade along the route with th< Northern Trans-Canada Route Association in Saskatche wan.
Local Board of Trade Prcsi-cicni John Morrison .says the machinery for closer co-opera-lion between the groups was put in motion here this week, when he met 'with Bob Polls, president ot the association, which lias its headquarters in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Lions Club Installation
The Prince George Lions Club held their installation ceremonies last week with all new officers ulloted their positions. The new president for the coming year is Hoy "Yip.
Tlie iiCreipdriles wotfecbhuuet-ml by jfoho Chairman, Dr. Harold Johnson of Quesnel. In all, J2 new positions were filled.
In I he vice-president's chair will 'be Reg Qayne, with Marry Loma and Allen Fitch as assistants.
The secretary will be Wm, "Hill" yVoyclk; who was re-elected for his second term. The other member of (lie main executive is Jack Wolstenholm, who will handle the financial end of the club.
The Directors for the 1959-60 reason will be Willie Kay, Jack Ejunkley, and Jack Littler. The Lion Tamer is Bob Clements and the Tail Twisters are Frank Moore and Gene Maas,
At the close of the meeting five members were added 10 the clubs rosier. This was officiated by District Governor Hoy "Williamson. The new members were Gordon Olseu, Krnie ISelc-vaiK-r. Ralph Chick, Jim McAn-�clri?w and Al Limaeher.
The guests mainly were from Quesnel, with seven "lumbermen" being in attendance.
The plan is to have one organ, izatlon, eventually, with membership stretching from Prince Albert to Prince Rupert to press for a northern trans-Canad; highway route, involving High way Hi.
Slogan of the association, when formed, says Morrison, could be "From Prince (Albert 1 to Prince (George) to Prince (Rupert)."
Highway Six teeners think the urbanization with the Northern T r a n s-Canada g r o u p could Strengthen their cause to have a road from the Yellowheacl pass, through McIJride to Prince George established. EIGHT FOR ROUTE
The highway group is fighting with the Yellowhcad Route Association over the route for a proposed highway through the pass. The Yellowhead people want the road to swing south and join the Pijwt Trans-Canada Highway and the northerners want the road to join Highway
to.
One part of the fight concerns completion of Highway 10 to McBrlde, The members of the highway committee along the entire route have been advised to appear before the provincial cabinet hero on July 2:5 to present briefs asking that the completion of the highway be the prime objective of the B.C. De-parment of Highways.
Morrison says he hopes each community along the route will send at least a delegate, and even better, a brief as well.
"We arc preparing a very .�strong brief for the cabinet," he says.
Board of Trade members mot yesterday and dlscused the forthcoming cabinet appearance In Prince George.
It was agreed to do all possible to assist city officials in making the visit of the ministers a success, both from Che government and city points of view.
THE BACKBONE of northern economy � the thriving lumber industry. This is the foundation of a report from New York that Prince George people "earn more and spend more than those in most other Canadian centres. Since the report was issued, however, there
has been a drop in lumber prices on the U.S. market which has lumbermen anxiously watching the markets. Lumber production has reportedly slowed little in the face of the market slump but continued drops in prices
could be serious.
�Vandervoort
Prince George Families Earn And Spend More than Most
NEW YORK � Prince Jeorge families earn more ind spend more than tnose n most sections of Canada.
This is t'he conviction of Sales IanagemciU's new "Survey of Juying Power," which covers very section of Canada and the Jnited States.
It says the resiliency of the oca] economy, after a year of trong recession, is to be m^n n the final figures for 1U5S, list released. JPWAKD CLIMB
The upward climb in the last uarter of the year brought the otal retail sales volume for 0,x up to $23,590,000, as com-lared to S22,o;>O,uot) for the irevious year.
The statistical business report ays (die volume of business lone by Prince George stores vas more than should have been xpeeted for a community this Ize, On the basis of population, >cal retail activity should have ecu only .0780 percent of Can-da's. Instead it amounted to ['503 percent.
Credit for the recovery is Iven to consumer confidence
and optimism, bolstered by continued good earnings, says the report.
A survey shows that Prince George families had a net in-confe in the year, after deduction of personal taxes, of $15,-1)05,000, compared with $5.4,013;-000 in 1957.
1'er household it was equivalent to $4,070, Jin average- obtained by dividing total Income by mi in her of households.
This was considerably more than was earned by the average in the province of British Columbia, $4,757.
The report, continues:
"With retail sales greater than income locally, il is apparent that the city is a trading center for people in other areas.
^Business was much better in some parts of the country than in others; This is brought out, in the .survey through an 'index of quality,' which takes into account such factors as population, income and retail sales.
('For Prince George, the index rating is 125. or 25 percent above the national average.
"All signs point to the Fact that the way back from recession js in lull swing. Guins in business, registered in the-first quarter of this year, are being surpassed in the present quarter.
"It is being fed by a record personal income that makes possible long-delayed big purchases, such as new homes, cars, boats and travel.
"Economists are now forecasting that 1950 uill top all previous years."
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A MOTHER now is the female boxer owned by Bob Joy. :;;il Douglas. She gave birth l-o seven pups yesterday. Joy was scarehing frantieally yesterday morning trying to find the dog, who had wanderod off. She was found, safe and sound, and gave birth to the pups shortly alter. �Vandervoort
Optimistic Report
Hoard of Trade President John Morrison said the New York report is "optimistic," when questioned about it this morning.
"It would be unwise for people to take this thing too much for 'granted at Ihc present time." All jobs in the area are filled and there are no signs of any major change in the employment situation; with the area having a large number of jobless men, he adds.
The survey Mas all in good faith, no ilotibt, lint the people who conducted i( :ne probably .just a little <>:<< of touch wilh the area, says the Board of Trade President,
The report cOcs reflect the situation lieve, but it i.s slightly exaggerated by lack of familiarity. Business is up eight to 10 j percent from last year and is very encouraging, nut, the trend hasn't yet fully developed as "no doubt it will," says .Morrison. LUMBER 1'ItICE DROP
At the moment the business world here is beyinniuy to reft
fleet, slightly, the recent drop in lumber market prices in the United States. This could get worse if the market doesn't level off, or, if a continued drop in prices comes about.
Record lumber yield for the year in the Northern Interior, and particularly the immediate Prince George area, was forecast by the Indicative winter production�the yardstick of business here.
But, if lumber prices skid more than the seven or eig^H dollars per thousand that .has developed in the past month or so, the economy will suffer.
The business report that pictures Prince George .-is a hive of activity till (I money was compiled from a survey that preceded the lumber price slump.
Morrison says, however, that the section of the report dealing wilh this city's position, in relation lo other centres in Canada. is quite true. He says "we "have always been ahead of other areas. It's a wonderful area and a good business town."
Bishop
Here
Rt. Rev. Dean M.T.. M.I).D.. Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Hie Cariboo. Espiseopal Commissary of Caledonia, will be performing confirmation ceremonies this Sunday in the St. Michael's and All Angels Anglican Church.
Special services will be held this Sunday, when 21 baptized persons will receive the gifts of the Holy Ghost through the laying i�n of Hands.
The Bishop will be in Prince George lor Sunday morning only.
He will be preaching ai li Communion at 8:00 a.m. and will confirm and preach at the 11:00 a.m. Service.
The bishop at the present time is the acting principal of liic Anglican Theological College in Vancouver.
The names of those to be con? firmed are: Jim Elliot. Ted LonsrJale. Perry Stairs, Brio Ca-vaghan, Robert Thorn, Peter Thomson, Richard Smith. Frank Hcwlct t.1 K i c t h Sutherland, George Fcnnings, Varcssa Grant, Dawnc Hunter, Lynn Clarke, Barbara Grccr, Lila Hewlett, Penny Piers, Kay Shipley, Dolores Aubcrt and Yvonne Four-nicr.
Oi\e indication, of the city's promise is the June report of .the city JjuiUUng inspector on construction in Prince George. IIUILIMXG KECOltO
Inspector Hd Neff reports that he is optimistic about a record building year iit 1959.
In .lime, building permits were filed for construction worth .some S(i22,2((5. Six new commercial Imildings are included in the figure along with 2,'S new housing units, as well as various alterations, additions, etc.
The figure for June brings the total for the year so far to .?."), 125.75S.
In the sixth month or 1058 building in the city to July 1 was valued at $3,502,180, with the June figure at $510,050.
ACTIVE VEAll
Although the figure for the end of June last year is higher than construction values in the first six mourns or 195!), Mr. Neff says this year is more active construcnon;wise.
A good part of the permit, figure for last, .vc;ir � about two million dollars � was made ii|' by the start 011 the new hospital. "\\V don't build �1 I1ospil.1l every .year," he states.
Considering the figure for the hospital tins year's building far outranks tjiat of last year to this date.
The total flRUi'C I'm" all of last year, was nearly .six-million dollars.
Tlic figure has climbed steadily each year since 1952 and Mi". Neff says he is siili optimistic about another record year in
The business report, tin' Rojird of Trade President, the building inspector and local people .lie all optimistic about the ruture � imnicdia found a pool of blood that had been hidden by the killer, was used in a thorough search of the bush in a wide- area surrounding the site where the body was found at WlusKers Point � a provincial government campsite at .McLeod Lake.
No weapon or any additional clues were found.
The dog has returned to Clo-verdale.
Two frogmen were taken to the McLeod Lake area last night to search lake bottoms in the area fur the murder weapon. Jack Steelc of Prince George and Morris Ledoiu/froni Quesnel began their underwater search early this morning, under RCMP guidance.
No report has been received yet from the RCMP Laboratory in Regina, where the murder victim's clothing, bullet fragments and some blood are being analysed.
M u c h of the mystery surrounding the McLeod Lake murder has now disappeared with the identification of the hotly and police are concentrating on the weapon and the killer.
Police haven't made public any duos they may have as to the identity of the slayer.
No Fire
Residents who've seen a hugo smoke'cloud billowing <>}�. from dense bushland to the West of the city need'ht worry about it.
There's a blaze all right; but it's not a Serious forest fire. (What fire could burn by itself in this weather?) Highway and BCPC crews are burning brush on right-of-way near the Van-derhoof Highway. 1 Many Dominion Day holiday-ers who saw the monstrous smoke cloud thought there was a big forest fire west of here.
Juno Hazel Parranto of the Hart Highway, was charged for offending two parts of the Unemployment Act.
She was defended by F'rascr Macintosh of Vandei'hoof.
Agent for the crown was P. G. Hanslow.
The accused pleaded guilty to both charges and was fined $25 and costs for each charge.
The charges were: 1. Failing to apply for insurance book within the time laid down by tlic act: 2. Failed to deliver the 'hooks to t'he employee within the period of time laid down by the art after employee had left employment.
RCMP traffic checks yesterday caught Prince George motorists by surprise. Traffic on First Avenue near the Nechako Bridge was stopped in the afternoon while the RCMP quizzed the motorists. Above, Constable Doug Doige checks the driver's licence of a motorist. �Vandervoort