” \ \. . i A i A \ \ —. eer ‘ “piel. _ NEW HEAD F . _ the Workman's Compensation gst " pnriiamenarians in * Hes are thought to be entirely adequate, NEW: HAZELTON, B ass ~ WEDNESDAY. APRIL 13, 1982") A Very Merry Election » 1 7 Citizens Association. is all. Ready for Business oF *~ New Hazelton Citizens “Association heli its aunmel meeting and election of officers ob Thursday night last and if _ paved -to he aqjaite a ‘lively meeting with Indications: that ‘there had been a _Yitthe organizing on the side ‘before the meeting got _ together and. at tines it looked very much like a municlpai eampiign meeting - ‘when & question 91 retlucing taxes was the mnain feature. President 8, H. Senkpiel . called: the necting to order with’ the remack, “Well let's bring this thing to 2 head”. Secretary Sherrifis read the minute: nud after they were adopted he pr sented the financial statement, T he important document showed that the Association bad a few dollars on hand but that he taxes for Jast year and for the current year. had not been paid, nna that the ingurnnee on the building “had been allowed to lapse. | : These items guve the imaginary opposition the opportunity to make ‘a loud protest and the opportunity ‘war seized upon “Mrs. R. 8, Sargent, Sani Flecher and G. D. Parent taking: the lending roll as finaneial eritics. ‘The uly ecome-back the. president had war tlint there had been -a ‘shortage of funds. This did not altogether meei with entire satisfaction. However, the financial - statement was adopted. There was some correspondence of n minor nature read and then the big " “feature “6F the: “wieeting- was: introduced; “Vide he election of offieers for the en- sping year. . According to custom only meinbers paid ‘up and in advance. are allowed to vote:for officers, so a recess was called to give all ‘desiring an. op portunity to pay their money into the treasurer. In order to let all get ir nnd vote who wanted to vote, it wat decided ly resolution, that the an: nual fee be reduted from one dollar te HWe. sam Pletcher “was: the first: one t+. secretary with lls fou; money ‘upproach the , Jits and after that. the nembers cane thick. aud fast until ‘thirty had pale their money into the coffers. The secretary nnd president annown eed that: here were twenty, elsht mem, bers? yo Namniations for president were as ‘ed for and “two nanies “were sulnnitted. first 7. A, Ballots’ were passed out. Two “members decided ‘not to vote and 6ok no Iatllots. The bitllots Ww ere’ pather- ed up eal there were was’ one tuo had , one- majority anyway. to be @lected* to “the: the last. - taxes Willan and then 8. H. Senk - , the” ineeting. many ballots. “opposition” it was decided to let it go aa it ‘looked 1s Senkplel “would have ‘Then it wits discovered that the secretary had counted. a nin and bis wife 2s onc member, so that apparently made. he vote alight. - Next néminations for yice president were nsked for and ‘two or three’ wert nominated and Jwhen. the ‘vote war taken, Leo” Spooner had the mos votes but still there was one “Daliot ton nny, Then the: fat’ wus In the ire. Accusations were flung, aerass | the floot in ret} B.C. Legislaure style nnd ‘the argument betwen the president and the “gpposition” was’ loud. and prolonged until, the secretary, W ho “had been once more "counting the list of members: dis- covered another nian and his wife bad been counted as one, - ‘That: madé’the. ‘full: thirty yotes and everything - war alright, but the president regretted that two.of “our side” had gone out. Next came the vote. for the secretary ‘and. two. were nominated, W. 8. Sher-, wfis and J. H. Willan. . With “two of our side” gone home the “apposition’ got in their full, vote ond Willan war elected. , ‘The meeting WRS “arawing ‘ta ‘ft clos: although the exeltement was still run: ning high. ‘pemntive- commuit- tee, “Sever. were: nominated, ‘and: ‘the |: president “expecting - there might. be , tie some place-he. reserved his vote ‘t? A tie did develop. The first | three were elected with o good margi viz, BR. -J. Morrison, F.. A. Goddard. c. H. Sawle, but there was a tie for fourth plnce between S. H. Sherriff: and Mrs. W, 8... Sargent. The. presi: dent then: cast. iis, vote and declared |) Sherriffs elected. The “new executive was inatructec to ‘take: the ‘money on hand and thi “receiv ed -from the . amembersht. ‘fees’ and insure .the Iilding’ and ‘cor. tents forthwith, nnd also to. ge the pald up at the earliest posaibor moment. As there aid. not seem to be. AU more business coming up anil as. some of the members were getting tle ed Mr Sherritts moved: ‘the: “adjournment of This syound up the: an: hm] session and the. inid-senson whoo vab.: ’ ; onW. cB NEXT —_— ZA 1 Mr. Winn is to be superaniated and Possibly EL 'D. ‘Twigg ‘will bo’. His. Successor —mel BOS. HL. . Winn, i.2C, chairman of to retire shortly o gecaunt of yO0r chealth, it was. understood at the legis- “ative bulldings ‘tuday. “The. question of appotnting a BUCLENROT. and supernn- uating. Mr: Winn, is “aadex considera- _tlon by the government | now, H.-D. whee, M. Ta, Ay of Vietorla: is mentioned as. Mr. Wii's suvcesadr, Ine) ~ qustrial and “labor sownded. “out. on bis appointment - and the verction has apparently, been en: ‘tively in fav ov of: ite? : "Mr. nwigs's quulifieaitous 18 “a Taw: - yer, a. business man.and one of the. able provincial: poli- A complete reorganization . of. the howd may he wuadlertaken. ‘one veprexeiting ‘employers ° Board is leaders ave behig.| - Strong pres! astve is hehig renight to Pear on the government to aypoint n permanent tull time ebairmant with wo usgocintes, and the other employees, to. hold sittings us. b 4 quired. Canadians ¢ enn now -get dow to the |. oid, tind. The budget- at Ottawr and. the one at Victoria. have both been put through and the worst ts known, Ally thut ‘is left.o do ts” to pay. ,If you ean pry, all right. Tf ‘you: cannot pay; At “ will be just too bad. “But. when Ave Dx¢ broke most of us are dust. even anyway’ Mus. nn He -Beott left. abr, Vancouver. Tuesday: morning, accompanied | by Mrr 8. ‘Wilkinson. : : Mya, Beatt, hag: not been well for SOME: thme 6 —_— ~ Rev. Mr. ~ painlster 4s exiicted home| this. week in time to. take. charge of the services in Bt ‘Peters chureli,. Hazelton |: am. Sunday nexts After” ‘alot of + hot ‘talk Ahetw: een the president und, some of the There were four member |. \Canadian Papers: Advertise Free ‘ganda, urging” people to “eat. ‘oranges in Vancouver, “MeCoy-isin” declared the ‘speaker. you to. drink not British Columbia tomato . juice? beenuse it will mike you. fat. you .not to eat meat—T, suppose that’: because you'd get oo strong. go out and ‘tell the people of Canads to drink tomato juice? to egt an extra piece of bread a day in n lot hetter off, darn'fool pools they’ talking about?’ farmers tell the people of Canada 0° the good things hat are grown in Can- ‘ada, and that are better for: them thar all the McCoy-ism they can vend? Old Landmark on Fraser. River in the interests of. economy. is transferred to the agency at Borker ville, filling the position of Mrs.