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Nanaimo Daily News from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada • 2

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2 The Daily Free Press, Tuesday, September 29, 1964 VERBAL PITCHFORKS B.C. Forestry Firms' Taxes $191,900,000 Plans For $60,000,000 Pulp Mill fit Squamish Procedural Wrangle Tangles Up Farm Bill 350 and 35 persons and provid ing a yearly payroll of VANCOUVER (CP) British Columbia forestry companies will pay a total of $191,900,000 In taxes to all levels of government this year, it was shown in an industry study released 000, could be in operation by the end of 1967. tv. Some 700 men would bi em be referred 'to the Commons ployed in construction. Monday.

Some Conservative members have argued that the measure would be to the benefit of big The 100-year-old Price Broth The tax bui would compare VANCOUVER (CP)-PUns for a $80,000,000 pulp mill to be built at Squamish, 40 miles north of here, were announced Monday. The mill is planned by United Pulp Company a group of B.C. forest companies, and Price Brothers and Company of Quebec. In a joint announcement, Samuel Heller, president of United, and T. R.

Moore of Price Brothers, said first stage ers company is one of the larg with the estimated $75,000,000 operators at the expense of est lid oldest in Canada. It in corporate profits left to the operates six pulp and paper industry, said the report from mills in Eastern Canada and the B.C. Council of Forest In has mining operations as weU. U-ITY-; Lii dustries, a central body repre More than 90 per cent of its OTTAWA- (CP) A government farm loan bill got all tangled up In a procedural wrangle Monday night after an annoyed Agriculture Minister Hays went after the Conservative opposition with verbal pitchforks, accusing its members of "the cheapest kind of two-bit partisan politics." The Conservatl ves, he charged, have been attacking the bill "for whatever partisan political mileage might be made out of it." The bill would allow the gov senting the companies. 12,000 shareholders are Cana jf; -i- A A The report said the provincial dian residents and more than government would get agriculture committee.

As a lawyer, he said, he could see serious faults in the legislation. It was "a piece of show rather than a practical working instrument" Instead of giving loans to partnerships of farmers, in which each member was legally responsible for the total indebtedness of the group, the farmers should be encouraged to form limited companies. As the Commons carries on with the measure' today, Mr. Nugent's amendment is still before the House. Mr.

Hays spoke Monday night after a series of Conservatives had criticized the measure, a 000 in taxes and this would rep per cent of the company's shares are held by Canadians. United is an association of in resent about 29 per cent of the total provincial revenue of small farmers, and it would be a useless measure In meeting the needs of the bard-up farmers in Eastern Canada. "This is legislation which all fanners, In every part of Canada, need and want," insisted Mr. Hays. He sought second reading-approval in principle so details could be discussed in committee stage.

But Conservative Terry Nugent, an Edmonton, lawyer, moved an amendment Monday that would have the effect of killing the bill. The motion was that the bill be denied second production of bleached kraft pulp would start at 800 tons and probably reach 960 tons. The capacity would Increase to about 1,200 to 1.400T In toe second phase. Mr. Heller said if applications for 1 harvesting dependent B.C.

sawmlU and plywood operators. Part of the raw 000,000. ernment to guarantee loans to SEEKS TO BUILD VANCOUVER (CP) Mae- FIRST CANADIAN YULE STAMP It was (he high tide of Empire when this Canadian Christmas stamp was issued 66 years ago. Dark areas on world map are shown in red on the stamp which was issued for Christmas. 1898.

"We hold a vaster Empire than has been" reads the legend. At that time the British Empire comprised a quarter of the land are of the globe and a quarter of Die world's population. Reproduction shown above of the stamp in the collection of Hiram Gough, Bradley street, is four times the lize of the original. licences for timber in nine Crown forests are approved con struction could begin imme Milian, Bloedel and Powell River Limited has applied for a permit to build an 18-storey, groups of three or more farmers for the purposes of buying farm machinery. They could get loans up to a limit of per member, or a total of $100,000 at five per cent series of Liberals had praised it, and spokesmen for other diately.

The mill, employing between $8,000,000 office building here. parties expressed mixed opin ions. reading and its subject matter material for the new operations will be provided by United companies. The announcement was the latest in a pulp mill boom that has exploded on the B.C. business scene in the last year.

Other mills announced Included a $70,000,000 kraft mill at Prince Rupert by Columbia' a $60,000,000 mill near Kennedy, B.C., by Cattermole Timber and a $60,000,000 mill at I George by Northwood I lis where an $86,000,000 mill already Is under construction by Prince George Pulp and Paper Company Ltd. ACROSS THE PROVINCE Yarrows Wins $1,200,000 Job To Build Arctic Supply Ship WEATHER All But One Of C's New Executive Are From The East Georgia Strait regions Small craft warning in effect, on the west coast of the Boothia rain this evening. A few show Peninsula to the Alaska-Yukon H. F. Hoerig, Montreal, vice- Man Jumps To Safety As Surrey Home Burns ers tomorrow.

Continuing cool, border. It will be based at Tuk- toyaktuk. Winds, southerly 15 except occasionally 25 near Georgia "The ship will be wholly com president of Du Pont of Canada chairman of the executive council; J. M. Keith, Montreal, presi pleted here," Mr.

Wallace said, "Including sea trials. Northern Strait. Winds shifting to southwest 20 after midnight. Low tonight and high Wednesday at dent of Imperial Tobacco Co. of Transportation will have time FREAK SHOOTING NEW WESTMINSTER (CP) Vancouver Airport, Abbotsford to give it their own trials before Canada vice chairman of the executive council; Lawrence Noel, 15, of Chilliwack is recovering in hospital after ESQUIMALT (CP)-A contract for an Arctic suppiy ship has been awarded to Yarrows Limited shipyard by Northern Transportation Limited of Ottawa.

W. M. Gilchrist, president of the crown company, signed the contract here Monday. Yarrows general manager, John Wallace said construction of the 225-foot ship will begin at once, and will employ 150 men until May 8, 'date of delivery. To be named the Frank Br'od-erick, after a former president of Northern Transportation, the ship will replace the Hearne, it sails from Vancouver In July for the trip around Point Bar W.

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row to the Arctic." president and managing direc lets in the right side. He was tor of Dom-Tar Packaging The supply ship will have an Ice-stiffened hull, and will be WINNIPEG (CP) A. J. Little, Toronto chartered accountant executive, today' was, elected president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, succeeding Howard T. Mitchell of Vancouver.

Mr. Little, past chairman of the Canadian Tex Foundation, is a partner in the firm of Clarkson, Gordon and Co. Maj. Gen. R.

H. Keener of Montreal, president and chairman of the board of Northern Electric Co. was elected first national vice president. Other officers elected at the annual meeting were: T. 0.

Peterson, Winnipeg chairman, president and chief executive officer of the Investors Group, second national vice-president; hit when a shotgun he was car v'ce-chairraan of the executive and Nanaimo, 48 and 58. Yesterday's Temperatures: Min. Max. Pre. Halifax 40 63 Montreal 32 53 Toronto.

34 54 Winnipeg 25 60 Regina 38 54 Medicine Hat 43 53 Edmonton 37 46 powered by two council. rying under the seat of a tractor fell to the ground and dis power General Motors marine A. E. Hall, Toronto, vice-pres engines. ident and director of the Tor charged.

MUSEUM RANSACKED onto-Dominion Bank, re-elected honorary treasurer; .05 Lot Bonof icial put CLINTON (CP) Thieves broke into the South Cariboo Historical Museum here and SURREY (CP)-Trapped up- stairs, Ivan Johnsen, 38, jumped from a second-storey window Sunday while his wife and eight children fled as flames raced through the family home Sunday. Neighbors quickly donated two carloads of clothing for the family which lost all its belongings. The house was gutted. WANTS ROYALTY KAMLOOPS (CP)-The Royal Inland Hospital, one of five in Canada entitled to use the "royal" prefix, is investigating the possibility of having a member of the royal family officiate at the opening of a nine-storey addition next year. 102 YEARS OLD SALMON ARM (CP) Mrs.

Sarah Ann Johnston will celebrate her 102nd birthday Oct. 1. Mrs Johnston, born five years before Confederation, attributes lost three years ago when it hit D. W. Casey, Montreal, general manager, Bank of submerged .02 Mont real, associate honorary stole a valuable collection of 1 Nanaimo 50 61 Cres.

Valley 35 64 Pr. George 41 55 Whitehorse .,41 50 Spokane 48 71 Chicago 32 62 The vessel will provide sum treasurer. historic guns and sidearms. The mertime service to the Canadian thieves broke down a door gato Arctic coast from Spence Bay ing entrance and the museum will be closed until repairs are DEATHS 1 made. GARAGE BURNED i Moscow Sereei Borisov.

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LAWYER APPOINTED "VERNON (CP)-Vernon lawyer J. R. Kidson has been appointed a bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia. He represents Yale County and will replace A. D.

Washington of Penticton who was recently appointed a county court judge. York World-Telegram and Sun FUNERAL NOTICE Funeral Services for our late' Comrade, FRED A. EVANS will be held at the West-wood Chapel of Flowers, Wednesday, September 30, 1964, at 1:30 p.m. Members to meet at Lejlon Hall at 1 p.m. Pallbearers required.

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V. -t i last post Sunday and 100 men stood silently at attention. It was the 50th anniversary service of the Vancouver battalion of the Royal 29th Regiment. Bugler Jock is one of 40 remaining original members of the battalion. $275,000 GOAL VANCOUVER (CP)-A goal of $275,000 was set Sunday by the Poliomyelitis and Rehabilitation Foundation of B.C.

for the 1965 Mother's March. February 1 was picked as the date for the annual appeal for funds. $700 FAVOR PRINCE GEORGE (CP) -Tourist David Bell told police Monday that a hitclr-hiker he picked up 21 miles north of here, fled with his wallet containing $300 in cash and a $400 cheque when Bell stopped his car briefly at a service station. COUPLE RESCUED HANEY (CP)-Mr. and Mrs.

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