LOGS ROLLING Krmce Kuperr uony New: Monduy, January 7, "3 Or-". . J v. sj l v -a ; c - : Quits Bank to Enter Insurance Millions of Feet of Timber Ready After Good Year in Woods Cellulose Co. Aids Terrace Fire Fighters l Morris Wightman, for severs. years accountant in the Prince - Rupert branch of the Royal i Bant of Canada and more recently manager at Terrace, has Fine Job of Organizing- A Train a Day From Terrace to Rupert TERRACE The Terrace Vol- decided to leave the bank serv-unteer Fire Department, enter- ire and is to enter the insurance busines at Terrace with J. H. tained on New Year s Day at ,,flftM , . , , . ... , ilhe home of Mr. and Mrs. Har-. BmiJi. With J0,0U0,U(JO teet Of logs lying 111 the water Lld Linum were present-' with1 Fo- f.ie past few months Mr. alongside the mill at nearby Watson Island, enough ' Jj Tllt to feed the giant new pulp plant Until Spring, to Say tion toward the fund which is of there. He will b returning l . b r..L .1.1 .1.... .1 .l . I hoimr raised fur a sopnnd firv Terrace about February I. irurk. In a letter accompanying the :hrck, Dr. R. H. Ball, general manager of Columbia Cellulose Co., offered the suggestion that Tfc. race had reached a size where iti lire department should oc -- - management area at Terrace and another four million feet ready for towing from the Khutzamateen camp, up coast from Prince Rupert, the logging department of Columbia Cellulose Co. can look bach with satisfaction on its first year of operation. I fi.ianred f .om taxation rather than by volunteer nuuMiripiLn. r Under the organization of - ' quiet, hard-working Rae John-, could commute back and forth son, woods manager of the com- for the week-ends at the least." piny, Columbia Cellulose is to- j Mr. Johnson suggested. ;tay in an enviable position as ' NORWICH, England f Swinging from the Marquis of Granby public house here was a painting of the 18th century soldier, adorned with curls. When someone said the Marquis,' who died in 1770, was bald, the manager had the sign replaced. 1 . Let us guard your ; heating oil supply We'll keep you ship on hKit-. ing oil with automnlie r-iiKs of Standard Furnace Oil or Standard Stove Oil. if Fast, efficient wrvire if Meter-e(uipl trucks ir Carefully filtered oil ' 1 ' - v - - ijv , ' 'HIS " i u. , . ,". U regard log supply. Probably there is no big consumer of tim-1 ber in the world in better shape , and certainly It is a situation ; that mioht arouse the envy o many of the major mills on tn; j coast whose timber supply was, so seriously interfered with dur- ing ltol by forest closure be- cause of the long fire hazard period and for other reasons. 1 f ) i f LONDON f British prisons are becoming so crowded that three new ones are planned. Officials said that at one time hout three-quarters of the known criminal element were at large, but that nowadays about three-quarters are behind bars. If you want to sell It, advertise it. News classified. N. R. YOUNG Heating Oil Distributor PHONE (174 : i Call us trxiav ,JH.-J.n .. .'.Ja!fc : N i V. V; The big store of logs which Columbia Cellulose now has 011 i hand is only one matter for sat- j isfaotion. Its woods operations have Dcen fully organized fori smooth production and the tran- ! I sit of timber from woods to mill! has been effectively set up for . directs RAE JOHNSON He CCC woods operations. regular and uninterrupted delivery. This delivery of logs from Terrace, the principal source of Columbia Cellulose timber, at a rate or three to five million feet pet month, is proving a great boom to the Canadian National Railways. It means a full train of 25 to 30 cars of logs every day from Terrace to Prince Rupert, keeping 1311 tars in constant use between FOR QUICK SALE 1. D-4 CATERPILLAR TRACTOR Scria' So. 7U-0373 2. 4-A CATERPILLAR ANGLE-DOZER serial N. (iF-1949 3. D-4N HYSTER TOWING WINCH Ail thesj are in excellent condition. Offers will be entertained for the lot. Willing to take a loss lor quick sale. Equipment can be seen at Smithcrs, B.C., by eontacting Mr. C. A. Munro,-stpsrirttendert. for lnsp?ctlrn. if interested contact Mr. Greening, 9 Adeljide St. F... Toronto, Ont. Phone Empire 3-8r;03 Toronto. HAVE WE A CLIENT IK YOUR VICINITY? Writ . . . G IIORGE S. AY V COMP.VMY n Gefy tlrMl, Urn CtaKitu 1, (Kl. Ctobi;hd coast mill and the interior as- j sembly area. j While ColumV.a Cellulose Co. . U?ans heavily now on the rail- I way for delivery of most of its ; timber from Terrace to Prince ; Rupert, towing experiments on the Skeena River during the past year established the 'leasibiiity of water transport. Last ytari . .. : ui., .r-. -t- - ' 1 jlina-m Li ,...S...ir ...J iJ II. INC i OOS AT TERRACE Woods scpne in Kitsumkalum area at Terrare v hich is picxluchig millions of feet moi.tlily. SHIPS AND WATERFRONT two million feet of logs were towed down the Skeena River ' t from Shames river camp at Watson Island. A consideraoiy larger : amount will be transported in tiiis manner during the summer of 1952. Except for a close-down dur-1 ing the Christmas and New Year period, logging operations in th? lorest management and timber ; sale area on the west side of the-Kitsumkalum River at Terrace is a continuous operation throughout the winter as well as ! summer. The holidays there end-! ed with the resumption of op-! erations today. Terrace logging ' means employment for about 1 140 men. j Meanwhile several feet of snow , in the rugged terrain of Khut- Two liners of Union Steamships ,s.. ' ' ... . Sf Such Economy! fcsso and Esso Extra arc continually hcing improved to give the best balanced combination of instant starting, smooth flowing power, lively acceleration and protection against engine ping. Switch to Esso Gasolines and you're always ahead ! Ltd. were in port last night in he course of their regular weekly voyages. Steamer Chilcotin, Capt. William McCombe, arrived at 6 p m. from Masset Inlet points and sailed at 8 p.m. for Vancouver. As the Chilcotin was de v parting, the steamer camosun, ; j,mateen has caused cessation I Capt. John Bodcn, was arriving o that opcration for three iClad I switched. i vaiicuuvci. oiiiuiiB ai months until March. The camp night for Alice Arm and Stewart nas Deen ciosecj down and the whence she is due back here to-mell brought to town. Some morrow morning southbound. of thee arei however, finding employment on repair and main- . Lateness of arrival of the j tenance work of boats and other Camosun was due to a special , eQUiument at Prince Rupert. KHUTZAMATEt'.N CAMP-Closed for winter because of dtp s,now. to GASOLINES" l" (call having been made at Ke- Colurnbla ceUuiose loeging op- I advantage of normally heavy j mano with workers on the Alcan ; rations are empioymg about 363 mod Prices For l.ha nornijtl : uni i.sunas viaue o iiiml 1uuv.11 juci iiuiwcpiujrLi nn-mimis vw aij .and , men n January 01 ine unmovea mcnuamuM-will now have to be cleared ct the job af or h.rtidaymg m Van-; ! cmrse Qf eyents tner mlght be couver. There were about fi ty an ,ncrease of the fpree ln view of ttam. The Camosun also ; anUclpated mill expansion at : brought abaut futy passengers , Wnts ,n Isand and conseQUCnt i faond-Hdnd Furs i'N-DON (CPi-At a Cl,rlstmas lor Prince Rupert and points ; t;lnber consumption. north. , . , . . : cut-rate prices. ! TOYS, MNC.EKIE I P ! The story Is far from one of ! universal gloom, however. The ', fact that business was below I last year in many lines doesn't " : itself ln the residence camp idea 1 LONDON Peggy Qrace. who "whereby iogsers are established has flown more than 30 different ! in communities with families in Clearance Selling TORONTO. January sales, prewar-style, lire back with a bang in most areas of Canada. nisiimiolntinu over-all Christ in itself signal a sharp general ear types of aircraft, says she is de- business contradiction. Last I I urs nriny husbands solved j Christmas present problem: "I the No. 1 sale was ai "al Canadian mink that1 bt 920. the chanceliered auction1 ,w "laiiiiequing paraded in "n which the bids rose 10 '1. Althuui'h mntt nf tho IS some termined to become Britain's first was a record one. A nd residence. "But if you could provide 100 houses in Prince Rupert, we would soon establish a boat service between Prlnee Rupert and the camps whereby . men lines went even better this year toys, lingerie and some foot- airline woman pilot. Says Peggy: Russia employs women airline pilots and so does one Australian 'ine. Why not Britain? year Hues. "Wherever a merchant had new lines to offer, the sales response was very good," an official of a large department store eration IS THE SILKEN STRING RUNNING THROUGH THE PEARL CHAIN OF ALL OUTFIT ELECTRICALLY mas business uor mosi dinners), the need to clean out. inventory for quick cash, arc sparking this biggest wave of January sales In the postwar period. . ' Substantial price savings are being offered particularly In the fur, dress and home appliance fields. While the Christmas business pattern varies considerably from nrnrlnrt to DrodUCt. Store tO went to trade buyers, ''wives found bargains too. Freda Robson of North -Middlesex, found herself Piuud possessor a Canadian squirrel model 'or 155. Part of the price '.turn can be explained by act that second-hand furs m Britain without the crlp-'4 lUO-per-cent tax effective coats. for 1952 with told The Post. The expanded lines of mechanical toys from 1 U. S. and Europe boosted toy sales to new heights. New fash- ion lines boosted lingerie sales. ! Mail order business was good, suggested that country and town buyers are less inclined to wait for "next month's bargains" than urban dwellers. Retailers blr.rr" the "savings- G.E. PRODUCTS VIRTUES JOSEPH HALL store, area to area, a broad er&js-section shows Christmas buying generally below most retailers' expectations. ranks beside the auction- aids there were 600 coats, " lif,s' toles and cloaks, the "f 2000 items submitted for Low-priced sales included llRkrilt at 30, a Russian er-o coatee Hint hm,rit en G.E. Radios G.E. Kettles . G.E. Steam Irons G.E. Washers and Pumps G.E. Refrigerators G.E, Toasters minded" mood of the public lor the over-all C iristmas business drop. "They have It in their heads that cash will buy a good deal more a month or two hence than now," a clothing retailer stated. "And if enough of them ke( thinking that they'll be right." a leopard jacket and muff This year in the two pre-Chrlstmas weeks normally the heaviest business period for furs business was "very slow" and "far below" the same period of last year. There was little pickup in the majority of appliance lines- sales here were also gen l'ouSh some women ha(i al. ip.yrs I UcJ louse ofocagram -SEE 'ound bargains, they sr.t Other fact o r j tending to erally "far below" 1950. Sales of i strengthen the consumer picture "ie saie ol the minks ""'King. One housewife, Mrs. 1 Kcimuri of Bexleyheath, ' Save a tvclCil whni.in';: women's dresses lagged substan Northern B.C. Power Co. Ltd. ' are wage rates catching up with tinllv Sharp price cuts are m- the rising cost 01 living 111 many trades; flattening out 'n 1wr 0 a question about the!"'1 " U""' HP,r- MFN WHO THINK OF TOMfl WROVV PRYCTll'K M (lUKRVl'ION TDIlAYl Stewart, B.C. Prince Rupert - Phone 210 ( ITll f , . . I HI' irillll'LLia tU iliuiuuti the cost-of-livlt puiure gives I 1 lUSCina .Inn nf mhik I . . ... . i..nl.. ' .... nnnl, o thn fun . n v uaniv .... . e odvluroni it not puUUhd or diiplayd by W lino Coottul Boai d or by fiormnl ol Brili.h Cokimbia. This it ..... "" -------- , ... i ind cation at present 01 re- wonirt would '"inc .vvm ieei siinnri mniitncT.nrers naa pamthu- i . . its 1 per cent rise i wai the peatinB business l ed loans to give she replied.