THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1934 NO.37 — Real{Plan_ for B.C. University the Peace River country, seems to pe Pa’:; man of more than ordinary intelli +fenve, even for a member of the great ighteenth legislature which the Pre- S oufer admits is the most intelligent the T province has ever known, Mr. Planta. has net only shown considerable intel- H ligence, enough to qualify him to sit in @ ihe present legislature. but he has in F timated that he is a man with an idea or two, He has expressed himself a time or two in the house. That may not ‘be so good. Men with ideas are ™ not very often welcome in governing me circles. ’ A weeds acts and that kind oe} But here is Mr. Planta'’s idea, as re- ea} ported in a Vaneouver paper -— He was speaking on the budget ani saon got away from that and launched , onto ‘his own scheme for curing sone "af the ills of the province at least. “My, Planta’s plan, in brief, is to ent the départment of agriculture down to a small organization under 2 ecommis- sioner, which would confine itself to enforcing agvienltural laws, noxious of thing. The job of supervising agriculture, in- structing farmers: and ‘training young men in agriculture, he would tun over to the University. completely. ; “Then the University would stop training yomng agricnlturists who only wanted jobs training other young 4O£€- rieulturists and almost never went on the land themselves. The University would have charge of 0 series of voca- Honal farms at good points through- out the province, where farmers could ' hed aE -Citst hand how crops.zre, raised, unimals treated and so forth.’ “At these! farms young men would be trained In -agricutture by practical furmers, blacksmiths and other experts ry The farms would support themselves, My. Planta believes, and -would give agriculture 2 really practical super- vision and youth a real opportunity to sueeced on the land. “Besides that Mr, Planta wanted the lew economic eonneil to go, into the whole basis of B, C. agriculture and sep Where it needs to be changed to meet the neds of these thnes. “By this complete overhau) Mr Plan- ty wonld take local polities ont of ag- rieniturnl administration, which is of- ten erippled by ft now. Te outlined hix scheme in great detail and with competence, and filly moved to “hold ay, the ngrlentural estimates or pars them in one item’ so that the’ govern- ment conld make the desired changes daring the veut. ‘This was ruled out ol order, bat My. Planta’s iden wilt vot he forgotten.” SMALL FRUITS OUTLET ere A. compariutively recent Innovation. which may be expected to reach quite rae Jaree proportions, is the merchnandlzing " a aod i of fyesh-frozen strawberries. The ad- dled cost of freezing and storage is very’ inoderaute. Distribution with the mory- ing milk, or otherwise, once’ establish. ed, doubticss will develop a very sub- stuntin? demand for this superb fruit. Processing of strawberries for storage, nid domestic ar expart: disposal for quinine. jum-niaking ond freezing, al- rendy has attained quite large propor- tions. This wnetbod affords the grow- crs mp esenpa fram -erop ‘and weather’ “abnormalties us well as affording the manufacturers their supplies the yer around, oO Soret. Andy Pairbairn will be down from Snuiithers on Thursday on police investigation business, Te eam . : Aunie Spooner, daughter of: Mr, and’ Mrs, Leo Spooner, lias ‘been, confined to her hed for the last week 1 sa. ore . ; Thas gvour subseription been pata yor? Mr, Manta, the first member from} and paid o small wage while learning. | | Many Poles to . Be Shipped at New Hazelton -Anstin Goodenough of the Hanson Pole & Timber Co, was in town a day ov two this week looking after the cut- ting of poles in this vicinfty. He has a brighter ‘outlook new than for some time. Ie expects that the export’ of poles to the United States will he set- tled by the middle of April and that while Canadian exports will “be by quota it will mean that orders will be coming aong and that will Inean open- ing cuinps and the engagement of men. Mike George has had a number of men working on his Hmit for some time and it is .expected he will have some three thousand pieces to haul to New Havelton, starting as soon as the vouds will permit of traffic. Sam. FH. a Special Powers - Act is Sprung “The Specint Powers Act, the big sur- prise which Premier Pattullo had up his sleeve: ond which he promised the people would cure all {Hs, was sprung on the Legislature late Friday . night by the Premier himself. The bill pro- vides -— ‘ “ry the full extent to which the Powers of the Legislature ‘extend thereto, and notwithstanding the pro- visions of any piibli¢ or ‘private act of the Legislature. the Liewt-Govenor-in- Councit shin have to do and to auth- orize within the province such cts and things aud ta make and prqgoul- gute from time to time such ordinances as he muy by reason or in anticipation of any condition, or for the purpose of my matter referred to in the preamble and shac S011 livir ficir of ' to } Senkel lus been cutting fora short time. near town aid it is expected he Wilk get out a thousiund pieces of a speci size, 7 This week the company is loading at Nosh seventeen aus of piling for the G. NX. BR, pe Altogether there is a hetter feeling in the country and men are getting to work and jobs eve to he bad, There will, however, be a goodly number for the publi¢ works department when it ix possible ta get on the roads, These men have practically always worked for the goverment und seemingly pre- fer that to working at other occnpn- tions. Within a month there should yenliy be no more relief required in this district except for aged and in- firm, : eet at Mrs. Sawle's home ~Thitdday afternoon of this week to arrange for a social evening to be held. during the Faster vacation, ‘ke The first game in the play-offs for the National Hockey League champion- ship was played in Montreal Monday night between Montreal Maroons and New York Rangers. ‘It resulted in’ a tic, nae 8 The logging camps in the Comox dis- trict reopened this week. The men voted overwhelmingly to return to the juh, Appnrently the deputy minister of labor met with strecess. More Than A -Quarter.Century _ From Onr Files of 1908 ed Before the old year (2H0T) was out # dance was given in tha Omineca Hotel. The music was supplied by KR. Purvis, Hatvey Crum, 7. W. Davis and Bob Gerow, with occasional assistance from HR. S. Surgent. Pe Arthut Skelhorn get th from Fran- cols Lake in time for New Years Eve and the festivitles of that and follow- tng evenings. : ' a 5 _ As in yenrs ist the men of Hazel- tom pad their vespects to the ladies on New Years Day. Owing to, a temper- ature of 10 below zero taques and moe- eusius took the plice of top hats and patent denther shoes. 6 oo _ a a ee t . fhe Heruld advoentes: the constyne- tion of a heldge over the Skeenn some where between Hazelton and Kispiox. . weet frank Martin and three men left the first part of January to build a bridge over, Benr river so that they might get ‘Tin to thelr ¢laiins enfly the following apring with supplies, They had a big group of ‘claims ‘which: were reported to le rich In gold, and they thought they had'a veal.good thing, J. W. Davis wos his partner in the staking. ‘Pe New Hazelton, Tadies-Aid avi] jor in this section, consider necessary jor ndvisnhle in relation to the mintters ‘coming within the classes of subjects next hereinafter enumerated, that is to sar: 1 The reservution, preservation, management. development, site ‘and disposition of the natural resources of the, province, including. withont limit- ing the generality of the foregoing, all lands. forests, waters, ofl, natural gas, mines minerals ‘and. royalties lelong- ing to the provinee: °. 2 ‘The borrowing of money on the sole evedit of the province: 3 The lending of money to industri- es and municipalities the aiding or tle joining with any person in the carry- ing on. of any industrial or productive uperations, and the payment of moneys out of the consolidated revenue fund ‘therefore or for any purpose otherwise Fednatdéved *hecessary- ox: advisable: .... ~4 Provincial public works and pro- perty: : : 6 Municipal institu Mr, my ney her qui He Ca, tions in the pro- Yukon Days of way chuvacters in the fameus poems of Rebert W. Service, was a renal person- ire, after an adventurons Hfe on four con- thuents he is earning a living: as a cominercial traveller, those who toiled along the famous trail suloon for $50 per day in gold There he met Lady Lou, the renl Sam McGee, Siwash Bill. Swiftwater BIH, Lady Lill and Inndreds of other char- neters later enshrined in verse by Ser- vice who was a bank teller in Dawson. “What tunes did I play?” Jong as they were loud. Leipsig.” two years. exchange in San Francisco ‘montis. “Since-the 1898 days he has treem-in-the- Weat=-Indies,- South Ameri rant: -—-Jt- means: a. great-deal to. the. | "98 When The On Legislature Kid Played Piano The kid who Randled the music box hit « vag time tnhe during the sting of Dan McGrew back in.Daw- City in 1898, is now over 70 and is ne in Minneapolis, ‘aceording to of- nly of the Cunadian National Rail- x, °The Kid” Hke nearly all the His name is Phillip Gershel and He was oe of 98. In Dawson City he was hired round the pismo in the Monte Carlo dust, In reply Yershol said, “It didn’t matter as Think of it— father sent ine to study music in The Monte Catlo saloon er clased. Lady Lou was a big biond. the Mae West type you'd call today. I have heard that she imuetied and is living in. Sioux Falls. I didn’t see the actual shooting of McGrew,” Mr, Gershel said. “I was minding my own business at the piano A bullet passed through my hat. I t then, $50 per day or not $50.” Later Gershel struck out for himself filed a cluim and made $70,000 in He Jost it all on the stock- in six France, Italy, the Near East, Ma- dascar and South America. vinee: - 6 The establishment, maintenance nud regulation of hospitals and schools in the province: 7 Local. works and undertakings, other than. such as are of the follow- ing clisses: a Line of steam or other ships. rail- wiys, connls, telegraphs and other works 2xnd undertakings connecting the province with any other or others uf the provinces or extending beyond the limits of the province: h Lines of steamships between the province aud any British or foreign | comntey t . : . e Such works as, although wholly situite within the provinee, are beforé or atter. thelr*éxecution declared hy tho Parliament: of Canada to-be forthe }- general ad€antage of Canada or for the advantage of two or more of the other provinees: ; § Property and civil rights in the 4proyince: ; a 9 The impositionvef punishment by fine, pennity or hmprisonment for enfor cing any Inw of the provvince or any or Ginunee of subjects enumerated in this seetion . 10 Generally all matters of a merely - Hon, T. D. Pattullo, Premier of B. C. The Roosevelt ef the west who asks “That All Power be Given Onto me.” local or private nature in the province. President Roosevelt took action inj? h connection with the threatened auto- mobile workers strike and bad it post- poned -for twenty-four hours. In the mennthine he proposed to talk turkey to the munutacturers. . , ae It is reported that.Geo. H. Perry. M. 1, A, ter Fort George strongly opposed renewing the: charter for five years to the Canndian North Hastern Ratlway a projected. railway from Stewart to the Pence River country. 1. T. Ken- ney for Skeetn, is reported to have supported Mr. Perry. The grounds for opposing the renewal: of the: charter is that it wonld wipe ont any: chance of the. P.. G. Ib. being extended into that country, ," . : at the an eae ing . ane. ’ An? ounce | of tomato: seed will: pro- duce 1600 plants enbbage seed 1800 plants; and: celery secd 3,00 plants, airy production in ‘most foreign Mrs. Moherley of Kitwanga who was ospitnl patient for a time, has been a guest for a few days of Hazelton friends. se Miss Evelyn Casu was admitted to Hazelton Hospital on Monday for operation, ee nities has shown an inererse dur- the Inst few yvenrs, this trend being ‘especially noticerble in New Zealand nud Australia where both butter and cheese production has shown a mark- ed expansion. : one Exports of Canadian poultry cand eggs lave incrensed ‘appreciably. in the lant few. years, while imports of . both shell and processed eges ha ed mnterially. ; ve decreas: hem Has your: subscription been peid yet? ‘| that it is coming to us as soon as we Progress Being Made Columario a Engineer There Mr. Batten, consulting enginer for the Coltimario ConsoHdated Gold Mines Limited, is expected to artive at the mine near Usk this coming week, also a representative of the Vancouver En- sineering Works who have been award ed the contract to construct the tram- way from the mine te the mill. One of. the permanent camp houses for the mill has been completed and is new oceupied by a crew of about 20 men who are clearing the right-of-way for the tram line. - The new 112-horse power diesel en- ginc has arrived at its destination at the mine and the compressor is on the wit tp. The compressor house with foundation for the engine and compres- sor is vider construction and so is the new blacksmith shop and dry house There ave present about fifty men working. .The new haulage tunnel ix’ in n hundyed feet and good progress is heiug made on this work. A new two tou truck arrived on Saturday last for the company to he. used in, the trans- portation of machinery and supplies, and for the time belng will help out the commercial trucks that are on the job. The highway between Terrace and Usk is in very poor condition. For a nuniber of years a lot of money has heen expended yearly on this short piece of road, supposed to be part of the main trans-provincial highway, and it should have been in a permanent condition by this time. It is hoped the people of Terrace will use all their efforts to have these few miles of road made permanent during the present hrisiness interests far more than all” ""y other toads combined. ; * It is expected that the Usk ferry will he yt into commission right: away so ag to relieve the main road. while it_is drying out and being put in shape. . SHEEP RAISING GPPORTUNITY Sheep production has fluctuated within narrow limits during the past five years, Teereases have occnrred in sone provinees. while in others the numher of sheep have increased. Dur- ing 1932-35 there was a decline of 7 per cent for the Dominion as a whole. There ix a distinet tendency towards mixed farming in many parts of west- ern Canada in an endeavor to intrease farm: revenue. The supply of aged trige ewes, which are available from Inst vear at-moderate prices, makes it possible for the western farmer to be- xin sheep raising with a very small cish outlay, and many are taking ad- vaniage of the opportunity. A WORD TO THE WISE A rural weekly newspaper, Many of whose subseribers were in arrenrs, printed the following: “Phere i$ a $mall matter which Some of our fubSeriber$ have $eemlne- ly forgotten, To uf it if nece$$ary to our buf$ine$$, But we are very mod- eft and do not wi$h to $peak about it.” That modest fentnre does not apply to The Omineca Herald. We speak of it (overdue subseriptiens) because we think we heve earned the money ant can get ik” + In the United States, and ‘the-same thing is being.done in Ganada, prices of food ‘stuffs, clothing, ,etc., were put on the upgrade long before wages were improved, and in many cases, before wages were even -paid. That is put- ting the wagon hefore’ the horse, and creates suspicion from the beginning. oe 41,8 ~ ‘Spring: fs around: &hé corner.: Rob- bins are back. in numbers, flowers-and thubarb are through the ground end teins are. late. - : !