26A THE CIMZEN Growth Problems Tuesday May 24 1966 B C Telephone Company has special problems to deal with special and unusual situa situations ¬ tions in the B C Cential Intenoi Heie the companys new snow vehicle makes shoit woik of deep dnfts on the way to a noimally inaccessable lepan job EXPANDED FACILITIES PROMISED BY BX TEL A continuous expansion in BC Telephone operations here has been promised by J Ernest Richardson the companys top executive The rapid growth has given our company problems but wo are aware of them and are making progress in meeting them Mr Richardson said before leaving for Vancouver after a three day visit here Mr Richardson president of the company said every pos possible ¬ sible effort will be made to keep up with the growth taking place in Prince George We will continue to make progress by hiring new people and by expanding our facilities here to see that the telephone needs of Prince George and this entire region of the province are met he said Mr Richardson promised SrwsSi J5S2Si ws that further expansion details will be announced In the near future During his visit here Mr Richardson met with Division Manager GordonSmith district managers F G McGee Prince George E R Lutke Dawson Creek C L Dennie Terrace and other senior members of the Prince George office He also visited company operations in the area SAYS N0RTHW00D MAN SUESj PLANE RENTALS CESSNA 172 to our fleet for rentals Shell Aviation Products Prince George Airport LABOR GROUP HELPING STUDENTS Local labor is taking an active interest In high education It is making available a 500 Prince Coach Lines which six years ago started a schedul scheduled ¬ ed bus service between Pj ince George and Prince Rupert has been sold to Canadian Coacli ways of Edmonton With the sale reportedly around 1 million goes Rupert Bus Lines a subsidiary serving Prince Rupert and district When Prince Coach Lines be began ¬ gan in 1959 from its Smithers base the central point for serv serving ¬ ing the highway east to Prince George and west to Prince Ru Rupert ¬ pert it had only two buses Today Canadian Coachways has a fleet of 14 buses and a booming tour agency opera operation ¬ tion Speaking of growth which was given a boost by start of the Alaska state ferries operating between Southeastern Alaska and Prince Rupert Jack Foote of Smithers operational mana manager ¬ ger said todays When we started there was only 75 miles of pavement be tween Prince Rupert and Prince George Now there is less than 75 miles of gravel Owners with Foote latterly have been a sister Mrs John Martens of Smithers Harvey Bradley of Kitimat Richard Dyck of Smithers Ray Rear of Prince George G B Phillips Log Production Rises in 65 VANCOUVER CP Log production In British Columbia in 19G5 rose to 9000000000 board feet exceeding the previ ous year by 114000000 board feet E P Burchett retiring presl dent of the BC Loggers Asso- elation told the groups annual meeting Wednesday that 5000 000000 board feet of the total cut was produced on the Coast Kraft Pulp To Be Produced Among Best in the World The tons of kraft pulp that will begin rolling out of Prince George by the carload within the next few months will be among the best produced In the world Thats the opinion of the ex experts ¬ perts behind Northwood Pulp Limited which is spending mil millions ¬ lions to bring its C25 tons per day Prince George mill on stream in mid June The big mill Just above the Fraser River about nine miles from downtown Prince George will be something to boast about says Northwood indus industrial ¬ trial and public relations man manager ¬ ager R1I Richmond Northwood will rel heavily on the wood that made the Cen Central ¬ tral Interior famous western white spruce mixing it with some lodgepole pine and a lit little ¬ tle fir Mr Richmond sas the blend researched by Mead Corpora Corporation ¬ tion scientists is Ideal for a strong versatile product Mead Corporation is a partner in Northwood with Noranda Mines At the top begins and at the bottom ends tne actual conver conversion ¬ sion of wood chips into pulp Admittedly when the mushy pulp leaves the bottom of the digester after being cooked in strong chemicals It isnt much to look at but the remainder of the process will look after that This brown stock is dis discharged ¬ charged Into a blow tank where spent cooking liquor is washed out Trom the liquor incidentally a largo percentage of the chemicals can be recovered Tho process simply is toeva porate the liquor until it be becomes ¬ comes combustible when it is fed into the giant recovery boil boiler ¬ er and burned until chemicals can be reclaimed later to be re caustlcized with lime Meanwhile back in the pulp pulping ¬ ing group the pulp slurry is going through a sophisticated yet simple purification and bleaching process Rotary screens remove most of the residual impurities before tho slurry moves into the five stage bleaching sys tem which starts with chlorina tion to remove llgnin and begin a change in color of the now brown pulp Largo storage and treatment tanks standing alongside the chemicals to effect the trans transformation ¬ formation By the time it has completed the bleach wash cycle with a boost through a caustic and chlorine dioxide bleaching stages the slurry is as bril brilliant ¬ liant as its manufacturers de desire ¬ sire it to be Mr Richmond says Noith wood will be able to produce as bright a pulp as any other mill anywhere The pulp is re screened to remove residual dirt particles and moves on to Radiclone cen centrifugal ¬ trifugal cleanors from which it emerges a 1C per cent slurry and is pumped Into a high den density ¬ sity storage tank at the head of tho pump machine Northwoods drying process is a relatively new one rapid becoming common on the mod modern ¬ ern pulp and paper industry Moving in a continuous sheet about 232 inches in width over a Beloit wet end and through a tpo L sr Tlakt airborne drier the pulp emerges contiinlng about 10 per cent moisture standard In pulp sales Northwoods 500 pound ship shipping ¬ ping bales after they have un undergone ¬ dergone the pressure of a mas massively ¬ sively strong hydraulic press will measure 28 by 32 inches and will be about 1C 12 inches deep The scene at Northwood as the production target approach approaches ¬ es is one of intense activity In all but a few Isolated spots with the exception of the hydraulic chip dumping appara apparatus ¬ tus installation of heavy com components ¬ ponents is still the order of the day Next to be handed over to the company will be the wood room scheduled for run in during April Instrumentation is expected to come Into the spotlight else elsewhere ¬ where In the mill as the heavy work nears an end COLUMBIA AIRLINES LTD CHARTER OR CONTRACT GOVERNMENT APPROVED FLYING SCHOOL we have just added another brand new John Bright Manager Phone 963 7034 res 564 5029 bursary to be awarded annually to a grade 12 student In Central nc Edmonton Firm Buys Prince Coach Lines of Smithers Tred Balrd who left the organization earlier this year to become a pilot for Okan agan Helicopters and Ernie Norman of Burns Lake Mr Toote who has been in the transpoitation business since 1949 and once drove buses for Gieyhound plans to continue to work with Canadian Coach ways for another five years Canadian Coachways oper operates ¬ ates elsewhere in not thorn BC and Alberta Announcement of the buisary was made in Prince George by Ross Inglis president of local union 1 424 International Woodworkers of America The buisaiy is tne lesuitor a resolution at our annual meet meeting ¬ ing heie Mr Inglis said Education is no doubt one of our labors main Interests In these days of rapid technolo technological ¬ gical change It shows too that labor does Indeed play a part in the community he said Applicants must be a member of or a son 01 daughter of a member or deceased member of the IWA to qualify for the award It will allow the student to attend any university technical school or college In B C I think its a wonderful idea said George Bevan prin cipal of Prince George Senior Secondaty school and a member of the bursary committee Its the first time here organized labor rather than management or seivlce clubs have taken a step in the direc direction ¬ tion of encouraging people to continue their ed ication ho said They are showing their con concern ¬ cern in an active rather than a passive way It shows labor is thinking ultimately of free education This is a step towaids that Mr Bevan said Laboi had long advocated free tuition foi qualified students Mr Bevan said scholai ships piesented by labor and manage management ¬ ment are the first Indication that government will ultimately have to take it over Wherever youve had apro- LTD gram of helping people and It becomes a popular program governments usually adopt It I believe education should be free Mr Inglis said as union funds permit more scholarships could be made available in the future The 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