NEW HAZELTON, B. C., JANUARY. 2, 1925

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After His Firet Session

7: c oo Wrinch Writes to his Constituents

{ ihe Editor,
si Omineca Herald
2 | . sar Sir—Now that the 1924 ses-

q a~nof the Legislature of our

-vovince is closed, and the papers

have given their version of the

oaceedings, it has occurred to

a that. some of your readers

ght be interested in a view

_vint taken from the inside rath-
“« than from the outside.

‘And first I would note that a
ood deal of fuss has been made
m: -er the alleged hasty despatch

:, . important matters towards the

‘y».d of the sessivn, in order to

; .umelude the work in time to al-

#; ‘ow the members to return home
ts ‘ot Christmas. And it has been
™\ insinuated that a return home for
a. sat event was of much greater
m\ ‘portance to the members than
“hat proper time should be given

a’ <9 the consideration of important
‘nactments. This has been an

wtfair imputation, for the amount
' af legislation to come before the

“ase during the session was

' -efully considered before call-.

i:'z the members together. : Then
3. date was decided upon for op
ching the legislature early enough
yo allow ample discussion upon
all matters to-come before it. .
It is true that not many bills
wa, are passed finally during the early
ff nalf of the session, and many are
mm: iziven final reading, ‘and decisions
m. arrived at, during the last week
a or two of the proceedings, But
aa ois is only the natural course of
mm :vents. Many of the bills have
‘a be considered in committees
‘or some length of time before
peing brought up for discussion
.’ decision on the floor of the
‘ouse. Some do not reach there
at all, but are thrown out, or
withdrawn, after being consider-
ad in committee. Much of this
work is being done while the
sublic are perhaps wondering
oe, when the Legislature is going
m :o get down to business’. And
‘in reality the members were
f working just as hard during the
am earlier part of the session as they
. did later,
| Another thing-that mav be of
a interest is that, notwithstanding
fe che popular belief that ‘‘all poli-
ud ticians and grafters, and have
=: worked hard to get into parlia-
me nent in order to make money for
fg; themselves “and. their: friends,”
ie the writer found his. fellow mem-
ies ders to assay. just.as high’ ‘in hon-
Se csty and integrity as ‘the people
BH -vho sent them: to: parliament,
oe Frankly, it was an aye-opener to

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£ one posaibly sould, , tevin

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Mee cind them working as hard as any-

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Jeff Oden and J. Nutt, of Ter-
race, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. G..W. Graves during the
Christmas holidays.

Mr, and Mrs. Slaney, of Prince
Rupert, spent the festive season
with Mr. and Mra. T. W. Shackle-
ton at the Shackleton Hotel.

Mrs. L. A. Davis, of Port Es-
sington, and Mrs. Ed. Valpy, of
Haysport visited their parents,
Mr, and Mrs. D. McDonald for
several days.

At the Shackleton Hotel: J.
Qden, J. Nutt, Terrace; Mr. and
Mrs. Slaney, Prince Rupert; Mr.
and Mrs. Valpy, Haysport; Har-
old MeLaren, J. A. McCoy, J.
Cutsfortf.

The week has been spent in
renovating the Kleanza camp and
bringing in supplies and arrang-
ing for active work, The Lucky
Luke management has been busy
hauling in needed machinery and
supplies before the heavy snow-
fall commences. ©

A dance was given in Bethurem
Hal] on Saturday: night; Decem-
ber 27, in -honor of Miss J. M.
Whitlow;-who-has: been visiting |-
Mrs. E. M. Whitlow auring the
Christmas vacation and who re-
turned this week to Vernon,
wheresheisteaching. Theeven-
ing at the hall was attended by a
joliy crowd and was conceded to
have been one of the best of the
season,

The tie and pole business seems
to have been given a full share
of patronage in this section of
Skeena. Louis Edgar has been
given the timber from the Cop-
per River Indian Reserve and
expects to get about 200,000 lineal
feet from this quarter. He will
get to work at once towards
delivering. Another contract has
been let at the old sawmill site of
Hardscrabble, where a number of
men.-will be employed this win-
ter, it-is expected. Tom Snell is
at the same old site at Chiminess

Creek, where he plans to make

ties and poles during the winter.

Ernest Stubbs is negotiating
for a small acreage'block back of
Usk station for the purpose of
establishing a nursery and hot-
house to supply the local and
Prince Rupert market with winter
vegetables and flowers, and also
will get acreage started in fruit
trees and plants, to be acclimated
for this district as a starter for
real horticulture in the north.
He appears to be well versed in
such matters and should . meet
success, as the need for such an
establishment is felt, having. re-
gard to the adaptability ‘of this
ntty. to every ‘branch,

therd peed and. fruit ‘Stoel has

Christmas Was _
Great Day at
The Hospital |

The Hazelton Hospital was the
scene of one of the happiest fes-
tivals this Christmas season. For
weeks the nursing staff, with
Mrs. Mathieson, the superinten-
dent, taking a prominent lead,
spent all their spare time pre-
paring for the occasion. The re-

ception hall and sitting room had
been nicely decorated and a fine
big tree was placed in one corner

many artistically wrapped parcels
were very attractive. There were
gifts for every patient and of
course the nursing staff, and all
employees were remembered by
many. Santa Claus arrived on
Christma Eve and there was a
jolly time for all. Christmas Day
there wasa big turkey dinner and
in the evening Dr. Wrinch and
family entertained the staff. The
patients greatly appreciated the
many kindnesses shown them.

A Very Jolly Party
Mrs. R. 8. Sargent and Mra.J.

on Friday evening ‘at the home
of Mrs. Sargent. There were
eleven tables and the prizes were
won by Mrs. Mathieson, Mrs.
MacKay; and Mrs. Hugh Harris
got the booby; Dr. Large, L. A.
Graef; and A. E. Falconer won
the mens booby. During the
evening Master Jack Sargent was
in charge of the radio and tuned
in on New York, Oakland and
intermediate points. Mrs. Mac-
Kay sang a couple of solos very
acceptably.. Then an hour or so
was spent dancing, It was a
most enjoyable evening.

Albert Mereer returned last
Sunday from his annual trapping
expedition down-river. He met
gratifying success in his efforts,
and is now disposing of his pelts.

Rev. A. C. Pound lectured in
the chureh on Tuesday evening
before a good audience. The
lecture, which was on the subject

numerous lantern slides, some of
these being entirely original ones
made by Rev. Pound during. his
recent stay in the Orient.

G. ©. MacKay, provincial gov-
ernment engineer for the Cariboo
succeeds Major Taylor in this
northern: district. Mr. Dimock|™
of Smithers succeeds the late T.
T. Dyfalop as assistant. .

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retake’ 4 general, planting, and
unti a nursery. is ‘started to pra-
agate. distinctive varieties ‘to
‘Buit our peculiar requiremerits no
great. auccess.: canbe expected | in

|| dling of industry that the. country |" ue
-\the failure-of. most. kinds. of. yiou-

is ‘well fitted. ‘for. and for which{:

there’ is 4: next: door matket.

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and its fancy decorations and the |.

D. Galloway. entertained at bridge

of ‘‘China’”’, was illustrated by| .

{the congregation.

‘OVERHEARD AROUND
NEW HAZELTON

J. F. Duthie, ship builder and
mining man, is defending a half
million dollar suit in Seattle.

Sehool will open on Tuesday
morning and the attendance at
‘New Hazelton will be larger than
ever. The capacity of the school
was overtaxed last year.

Look up the subscription bar-
gain offered by the Vancouver
Province in their advertisement
on another page in this issue.

Sleighing is now good and the
tie and pole men are getting in a
lot of material. .

An informal dance was given
in the schoolhouse on Monday
evening by a number of the
younger set.

Evening Services Twice A
Month at New Hazelton

Negotiations between the New
Hazelton and Hazelton churches
have resulted in an agreement to
hold eburch servicesin New Haz-
elton two Sunday evenings each
month and the first evening ser-
vice will be held on the 18th of
January. When there is no ser-
‘vice at night in New Hazelton it
will be held in the morning as
usual. In Hazelton the service
will be held each Sunday evening
at 7.380. When Rev. Mr. Pound is
away the pulpit will be supplied.
It is expeeted that the new ar
rangement will remove all excuse
of not: being able to get around
in time for morning service.

Terrace Items

Winter is here in earnest, and
its arrival is marked by increased
activity in the woods, The pole
and tie camps are getting cut
timber, and two camps across the
river are cutting logs and shingle
bolts, With a little more snow
on the gravel roads, hauling will
be general Ina few days. This
is the season when the residents
of the valley appreciate the new
bridge, and the winter’s work
will find many of them materially
benefitted by it..

A Christmas service was held
in- the Presbyterian Church: on
Sunday evening last. The cold
did not prevent a goodly number

- (from: turning out to enjoy the

service. Rev. W. J. Parsons
preached an appropriate and in-|*
teresting sermon. Special hymns

ere sung by. the Willing Work-
ers’ choir, heartily . assisted. by.
A vocal duet

by Mona. Greig’. ‘and Kathleen |~
+ Burnett;. and a‘ “vocal: solo. by E.
T. Kenney were’ greatly appre-

ciated.
vent seca

fis week + with

‘week.

swere ‘among’ ‘the’ ‘iattore of the}
a a !

“of * Pacific '

Terrace

We regret to report that Mrs.
W. J. Parsons has been indispos-
ed for several days..

Misses Marion and Ethel Chrie-
tie came up from Prince Rupert
to spend the Christmas holidays
at their home here.

Miss Glover is about again after
her recent illness and is spending
the remainder of the vacation
with friends in Smithers. -

Stanley Brooks, of the Bank of
Montreal staff, Prince Rupert,
visited his parents here oat te e
holiday. =

G. A. Andersgp i Shiet-
mas at his he eck if re Ru-
pert. He and ‘Stanley’ "Brooks

changed places in theit. respec-
tive branches of the bank, and
this gave the boys extra days at

home.

Fred. and Bert. .M
Christmas. TH se he
been t ‘apni hI
for the : pag: few ei and re-
port hayisp- made some splendid
catches;

A, Me McLeod, of Spences
Bridge, apent last week in Ter-
race, lookipg over the district
‘and its possibilities with. a view
to settling here.

O. P. Brown, of Lakelse, was
a Christmas visitor,in town.

Mr. and Mrs. Richmond, of —
Prinee Rupert,-spent a few days
n town last week in the interests
of the Richmond Fur Co.

Mr. Rice, of Anyox, is spend-
ing the festive season with his
family at Hill Farm.

The sympathy of the commun-
ity is extended to Mrs. O. Sun-
dal in the loss of her mother, who
passed awav on Saturday morn-
ing at Yarmouth, N.S. Mra.
Sundal received a message that
morning apprising her of her
mother’s illness, and was making
preparations to.go east when a
second message broke the sad
news.

C, Hearn . returned to Terrace
on ‘Wednesday. of last week after
a stay. of - ‘aeveral weeks i in Vie
toria. .

St. John Colthurst, who attends
school at . Shawnigan Lake, - is
spending. the Christmas: holidays
‘with his. parents, Capt. and Mrs.
J. C,. Colthurst.

R: G. Harlow, of Prince Bu- .
pert, was a. ‘Terrace visitor last
week, . a oe

J.P. Bradford was a. 5 guest at
the Terrace Hotel last- week.

William Smith spent’ the. holi-
day. with friends ° ‘in Prinee Ru-
pert, Pag a

Roy Reid, of,

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