Business Outlook In B.C. Excellent For New Year

VICTORIA 'CP) — Business-beverages and bakeries. Only ated by feed processors. meat

men in British Columbia's key industries report 1963 a year high activity and money-mak- Ing, with 1964 looking even bet-

lndustry by industry, I gov- ernment survey found a high degree of piant utilization, in- creased sales and strong prices.

But there were notable excep- tions and cutting across the en- tire report released by the bu- reau of economics and statistics Is the shadow of unemploy- ment.

There were more join in 1963. but the increase did not match additional hysical n u t p u t. Shortages of some professional persons and skilled workers are expected to become more ee- I‘IOIIS.

The survey. an anniia‘. pool of .100 executives With a go ord for past predictions. found hustnessmen a t‘ g u t n g that

hizhcr 1964 prices will offset ex ,

pet-ted waze increases of two to four per cen

The larger-question of tana-f

(ion was tint b‘oached. REFLEFT ASSURANCE Says the bureau in summing up "The forecasts reflect an air of assurance that has not been so readily available In earlier surveys'

Four factors are said to be responsible for this generaliza- tion, A continuing high level of resources development. a strong demand for B Cfii primary pro- ducts in foreign markets.

merits, a sustained the domestic econom.

Here is how the companies reported 1963: (figures indicate percentage of companies. not percentage by dollars or vol- time)

growth in v

No l'p (‘hange Down 73 I4

C‘o, sales .

Co. earninzs .30 .10 20

Factory output 82 19 19

Prices 212 59 9

Emploiment 34 53 13

“age rates 9i 9 0 And industry by

industry. here is the 1964 outlook:

Forestry— Said to earn half of BC ‘s dollars, this industry made a capital investment in 1%? nt‘ 910000.000 and will need more next vear to meet commitments Almost very

production and profit. but smal- ler sawmills

divided.

nosSihle restrictions on exports to eastern US iron and steelvln this highly competitive sector 1964 should be the third-successive year of marked improvement, with pro- duct lines broadened and in- creased desire to compete in foreign markets. s and beverages—Wages

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had difficulties. It There “ere some shortages of‘ l labor for particular skills. Opin-. ion on 1.0m sales and prices is with concern over tn-i roads of substitute materials and i

. Vessey; supply. Mrs. Floyd essey: stewardship. Mrs. g = Louis Vessey; organist. Mrs.

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i turned to her home in York at- will increase and the price line i . \ril‘. not be held in carbonated ‘Hem Promt' Rnsenemh'

thalf the firms were content with and fish packers. and competi-

calm, I weak picture was cre- tion held down profit margins. —

Sales. production and profits * should be better in 1964 Othe

I :- manufacturingl— 1m- ; provement expected for oil com- panies. building supply firms. 1 non-fe‘rrrgis metal manufactur- , . ‘eru. c of ng and furniture man- thmnm‘lT? ‘C;;d_reli,:élelg' ufacturers and c ,nglsndus- e purp 9‘ em? ' tries. Shipyands had unsatisfac- has pranced himself out of a , oh. 1 Santa Claus—in this case com on _

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ry year and forecast declines. Competitive, the suburban Thornciiffe Mar- [girylegzg imagid rygrgg ket — gave Phillip the sack looks at least as large. i this week after he 1‘8" an i Mining—1963 was a year of Iantler through his keeper" iincreases and 1964 promises hands higher metal prices and 1 Unlike the famous Rudolph. ‘creased production. adding up who was loved by all of the 1to new unit and dollar recnrd. other reindeer. Phillip be- Reta" tradeflaeflpcm “mud came unpopular With hi! (9]- Iincrease in consumer price in- lows in the market Christmas dex of hwo per cent, Moderate display after he knocked them ;price advances and sales In- I about the pen with his ob- icreases likely for1964. strepcrnus prancinfl- I Wholesale trade — Continued I \‘hillip was taken out I gmjusbment in 153 to “OWfltab. harness after h? flanked lllshed business procedures of herdsman Dnn Gill. 32- ldiscount houses and direct sell- ‘Ing. Improvement in corporate

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land coast. The motor vessel Zeta managed to save Sylves- ter Hynes, the Mary Pauline’s w‘as gthort Axiisrnasqueslmst mate. a a on : p.m. .

An RCAF Albatross aircraii'PR’FSUMFD, DEAD from Greenwood. was Still missing and presumed se 3 United States an. dead are the two crew mem- force b a se at Stephenvillc. b?" of the long “he” Ruth 1‘1" mm” to “and by if needed m lian found wrecked Friday on transport Douala survivors toil‘mdy Enerwm’d wand " other hospitals. isouthwestern Nova Scotia. The

The grim battle againsiivessel. out_of Westport, N.S., waves. freezing spray and but, ad been fishing in the area. ricane force winds began eariy

‘ Isaac Douglas. 60. of Fortune. Nfid.. w s

Thursda . . washed overboard 0n rho. six members 0! early saturday when ' hug“ 3" sea broke over the schooner

the crew of the l75-ton coastal phile E. Lake, 14 mm. "mm freighter Mary Pauline lost out of St. Lawrence, Nfld., The only inches away from rescue. body was not recovered.

They drowned when their dor- Twenty-seven crew members ies swamped close to the sides of the 7,000 - ton Lebanese of a rescue ship. They had freighter Corfu Island. aground

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. were taken to hospital at Grind- | stone.

STILL AGROUND

The Corfu Island was still hard aground and listing badly late Sunday.

The 7.100-ton British freighter Tulse Hill grounded briefly on the Magdalen Islands Friday ght. but managed to pull her- free apparently without suffering damage. She carried a crew of 25.

Aircraft were sent out Sun-

day to search for the 79-tou coastal freighter Gladys Wis- combe carrying a load of coal from North Sydney. N.S., to Marystown. Nfld.

The vessel. overdue 40 hours, was spotted from the air drift- Ing and apparently powerless. Her captain later made radio contact with a shore station at

fishing vessel was to take the Gladys Wiscombe in tow. DRAGGER TURNS UP Another bright note Saturday was the safe arrival at Lunen— burg. N.S., of the l41-ton scal- lop dragger Judy and Linda III with 15 men aboard. She had been missing since Thurs- day. Ice that coated the vessel from stem to stern had knocked out. radio serials and prevented

her reporting her whereabouta..

The tug Foundation Vigilant was heading toward Halifax with the . - ton Danish freighter Argentina in tow. The Argentina. 3 b o a r d. developed troubles d uring Thursday's

storm.

The Vigilant which had diffi- culty putting a line aboard was expected in Halifax with her tow about I am. AST on-

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W John, N.S., over- coming engine trouble about 140 miles off Newfoundland's south coast Thursday.

The navy's auxiliary Glenslde was towed into fax Sunday by the

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abandoned the 124-foot Mary on the Magdalen Islands. in the all. Pauline between North Syd‘ Gulf of St. Lawrence. reach Burin, Nfld., and said the ves- .The Nova Scotla trhawl‘ajAg; ney, N.S., and the Newfound- shore safely Saturday. Some sel’s crew of five was safe. A dian Neptune was on

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I A vesper oervieo we held in iYos-k United aim-ch Sunday :evening. The CGIT had charge to! the service with their leaders ers. Reuben Watts and Mn. 1 Richard Vessey. “ Donald Crocket has taken the contract of driving the mail from Charlottetown to George 1 Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Brown, Cornwall. were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Laken Lewis, York, ion Sunday. Dec. 16th. ! Mrs. Harry Swan. York. visit-

Ied her daughter, Mrs. Merrill

j. Craswell. Charlottetown last

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I New officers for tihe now are

as follows: president. Mirl. 600‘ 3 Arthur Johnson; first vice- f ..

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i president. Mrs. Reuben Watts; w I ‘ h . s f. ‘ second vice-president Mrs.

TArthur Brown; secretary. Mrs. 0" "any

EBeverIey Simpson; correspond-

! e I o n d I I ‘vbership Mrs. Parker Jewel]:

Mrs. Harry Lewis:

friendship, Mrs. ‘Clifford Chappell; social activi- ‘es. Mrs. Walter Mallett: fin- ancial secretary. Miss Frances

Floyd Vessey: manse, Mrs. Ray- 5 d Vessey. and Mrs. Will Crockett: treasurer. M r I. Swan: preSIi. Mrs. :George Whiteway: Christian land missionary education. Mrs. ; Richard Vessey. i Miss Frances Vessey has re-

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