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NEW HAZELTON, B. G., DECEMBER. 14, 1928

a Societies Held

Very Successful

| _ Sale of Work

The ladies of Hazelton are well

oy satisfied with. the result of their
Mey annual bazaar, -which was held

jin Assembly Hall last Friday
The attendance was not

ae ind also because quite a number
a ot ‘local people. are wintering out-

iside,
The entertainment was in

*| charge of a very capable commit-

# tee and much credit is due them,
especially those taking ‘part in
the sketch, “‘Billy’s Chorus Giri’.
This wias greatly: enjoyed and

mcaused many a zood laugh. Mr,
: Connon «gave a monologue, and.

favocal solos were given by Mrs.

Mennie and Miss Smith.

| The-bazaar was formally open-
sd by Rev. T, D. Proctor, of St.
Peter’s Church, and at the close
Rev, V. H. Sansum, of the Union
Church, shade a few remarks.
As goon as the. sale was opened
he pathered populace made a

@-ush for the various stalls and ‘the

ttendants were kept busy for .

some time. There was the gen-
mera! work stall, with many fancy
Band useful articles, the candy
and flower stall, the home cook-
ke stall, the bran tub, and the
@efreshment tables. ,
m Asa result of the annual sale
She ladies’ organizations of the
mwo churches will be materially
venefitted, the proceeds. being
quaily divided between the W. A.
nd the Ladies’ Aid. The total
mroceeds amounted to $816. A
umber of articles were left un-
old and these were’ also divided,
that each society will still re-
sive further assistance.
‘Great credit is due the ladies
‘ho were in charge of the bazaar.
woe number of workers has been
it down since the last sale and
hat threw more work on those
ft. That they did so well re-
sets to their credit,
4 The werk booth was in-charge
‘Mra. Proetor and Mrs. Sansum,
sisted by Mrs, Grant and Miss
morbury, Mrs. Sharpe and Miss
logan were in the candy booth;
rs. Newick and ‘Mrs, Chappell
esided at the. home. cooking

mall, and Mrs, Fakeley had. the}:

an tub, while the refreshment
jles were in charge-of Mrs,
nt, assi8ted by Mrs, Mennie |.
Vs, Sealy’ and Mrs. _Dungate.
hose taking part in the sketch
Bre: A. A. Connon, W, Hunt,
Fulton, Mrs. Cox; Mrs,
Keley aud Miss Smith.

Airs, Sealy was accompanist :
ing the evening. : ;

Development of
Tron Hat Group
Progresses Well

the: Iron Hat property’ located
just a few miles east of Terrace,
work has been going on for some
months with the result that there
ig every reason to believe that it
will shortly develop into an im-
portant producing mine, The
property is being operated by a
Seattle syndicate with Mr. Brown
in chirge of operations, The sur-
face showings were indicative of
good values and a tunuel was
Started several hundred feet
down the hill. The pay. streak
at the beginning was about four
inches and it has increased to
two feet with vein several feet
wider. The chief values are in
pold.
tinue cperations throughout the
winter, °

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Miss Winnie Alger left on Fri-

where she intends to remain .ior
some time,

Miss Norma Minzhgor, after
spending a few davs with friends
in town, left on Friday to join
her mother in Rupert,
they propose to make their home,
Her father, Matt. Minzghor, is
now laid up, haying recently sus-
tained a broken leg while at
Stewart.

8. A. D. Davis, who is operat-
ing the Lueky Luke group on
Kitselas mountain, was in town

him some high-grade ore, accom-
panying bornite. Owing to the
recent excessive rains, seepage
in the underground working has
made it necessary that work be’
confined to taking shipping ore

_ | from the surface,

Mrs, T. P.- Scully is a patient |.’
at the Hazelton Hospital.

- The usual Saturday night gath-

ering in Bethurem Hall for a

_ grand frolic. took: place. Harrison

& Berg rendered the music.

Jim ‘Jones; who has been away
for nearly a year, gave the town
the’ once-over.

ade. K: “Frost, ° of the -forest.
branch,.. was . here on Saturday,;
and crossed overto the Kleanza’
mill, looking up the lumber situs
ation. : an .

‘The Herald i is 82, 00 a vear,

While little has been said about

The syndicate will con--

» Skeena’ & Industrial. Centre __.

oo arteries

Will Attempt
To Revive B.C.
Fur Industry

Measures to conserve British
Columbia’s fur-bearinge animals
from total extinction and to re-
vive the fur trade are contem-
plated by legislation introduced
‘in the legislature this week by
Attorney-General Manson, says
Victoria despateh. ‘

Under the. minister’s amend-
ment to the Game Act, neo aliens
‘except bona-fide farmers will be
allowed to trap fur-bearing ani-
mals. - All trap lines in. the prov-
ince will be registered and the
trapper will be in the position of
a game conservation official. He
will have to prove his right to
his trapping area and observe the
law strictly in conserving game
there. In return for this he will
be protected against the inroads
of other trappers,

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| Study. the Christmas Advertisements in This Issue—T hey're Good Ra ng }

Branch of Red
Cross Did Great...
_ Work of Mercy].

Prominent among the organ-
izations which established Hazel-
ton’s remarkable record for war
activities was the Hazelton branch
of the Canadian Red Cross. So-
ciety, which has now wound up|
its affairs, the officers and mem-
bers deciding that local efforts
for the promotion of health would
be best directed in supporting
the Hazelton Hospital.

‘The Hazelton branch of the
Red Cross was organized in Janu-
ary, 1916, to carry on under
official auspices the Red Cross
work which until that time had
been undertaken with excellent
results by the: Women’s Auxili-
ary. The first executive com-
prised: Mrs. (Rev,) John Field
and Mrs. (Rev.) W. Hogan,
honorary presidents: Dr. H. C,
Wrinch, chairman; S$. H. Hoskins,
vice-chairman; Mrs. Chas. Reid,
honorary secretary; H. H. Little,
honorary treasurer, and a com-
mittee including Mesdames H. C.

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day’s train for. Prince Rupert,

where.

on Sunday and had brought with |

tinued its. work on the Lakelse

up camp. During the rest of the
season’s work the men will room
and board at the Tourist Hotel,

| New camps will be opened in the

spring on the Terrace side of
the river, just as soon as work
‘can be commenced.

Mrs, T. J. Marsh was a pas-
senger on Monday’s Rupert train.

- Mrs. Riley will arrive from
Victoria. about Christmas time
to make her home here with Mr.
Riley,

Extra copies of the Terrace
News may be had at the Drug
Store.

Geo, Little sold two teams of
horses this week, one going to B,
Carrigan and one to T, Davis,
both of Terrace.

Shipping Telkwa Coal

ad. J. MeNeil, of Telkwa, was a
Visitor to Rupert last Sunday and.
Monday .in connection with the
cval business. ~The mine up the

; Telkwa, river.is now. shipping coal

Jand'is in.a position to ship @ Car-
load per day. . There‘ is sufficient
snow for sleighing and the teams
can average a trip’and a half. per
day. ; “Orders for Telkwa coal. are
being received i in good numbers,
While » rat, the mine:a few..days

4 ago a piéce of timber dropped on

_ Hfask’s big toe-and_ he ’has been
4 jbureing. it alongs since,

"1 $On,
~The bridge gang has diseon-

side of the river and has broken|.

Wrinch, S. Cline... W.-W... Ander-
Miss Hogan, Rev. John

Gold Production.

the Dominion ‘Bureau of Statistics
show that the production of gold

of 1,263,364° fine ounces,-
highest figure reached since 1900,
when the Yukon placers. reached
the peak of their. production. The
year’s production was.-valued at

$20,678. 862, ° was. ‘produced “by
Ontario mines and placers; Brit-
ish Columbia taking second place

mainder,
The major - portion ‘of. the

most two decades has heen de-
rived from the sil ver-cobalt-nickel
arsenides of the Cobalt district.
The year’s cobalt production was
569,960 pounds, which, if the
‘average New York quotation of
$3.25 per pound were taken,
would be. worth $1,852,370. This
estimate, however, has reference

Field, Rev. W. M. Scott and G.
Burrington. —

With 187 members, the organ-
ization became one.of. the most
active in the town, and during
the continuance of the war de-
spatched -to headquarters large
quantities of hospital supplies
{and soldiers’ comforts, besides
jraising and contributing for Red
Cross purposes: sums apgregat-
ing over $6,000.

Dr. Wrinch remained the active
head of the Branch, and H. H.
Little continued as treasurer,
Miss W. G. Soal and Miss M.
Horbury succeeding as secre-
taries. The membership of the
executive committee was, of’ ne-
cessity, changed from time to
time, but the high standard of
achievement was maintained.
While the disbandment of the
organization will be a matter of
regret, those: who made it so
successful will doubtless be found
ready and willing to undertake
similar tasks when called upon.

’ The” syndicate that figured on
sending’ large numbers of Swiss
people to Canada have given’ up
the idea, - The syndicate could |.
not get all the inducements de-
manded. :

W. S.- ‘Harris; ‘went down" to
Prince: ‘Rupert this week on n_busi-
ness.

~ Miss. ‘Spooner,

with. her Parents. woes

spent the week-end at home here

of ‘Smithers, ;
The Omineca. Herald is #2 a year, -

metallic , cobalt from Canadian
smelters.
exported for treatment,
yielded 173,211 pounds of metallic
eobalt but more than half. the

form of oxide,

NEW HAZELTON |

Business Lots for sale.
Wm. Grant’s Agency,

' Cyrit Spooner was laid up in
the hogpital.a few days with a
poisoned hand.

Tom Phillips is an optimistic

.\farmer and last Saturday came

to town with a sleigh—the first
seen this season...

'G. A. Woodland, representing
ness visitor through the: district
last. week, ;’. He was: agreeably
surprised to find that . business.
conditions at. all parts. had: im-.

‘visit.

closed until about Christinas. . a

: _ Are you a :

In Canada Best: os,
In Two Decades a

Revised. statistics issued. by: we

for 1922 attained the high total ©
the. .

$26,116,050. Almost four-fifths |
of the total .production, valued ‘at.

with nearly four-fifths of the re- -

world’s supply of cobalt for al-.

to the cobalt-content of. the; ores. ~ .
mined and not to the output of.

Cobalt residues were:
- which.

ok

ao
ea

production was marketed in the
b 4 = _ 3
OVERHEARD AROUND - |
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See. -

the Imperial Oil Co., was a busi- -

proved so rreatly since | “his last : :

The mill at Hanall was obliged

to close down last, Saturday ow-
Jing toa shortage. of logs: ‘There:
has been so. much. rain: that: the w
logging roads are not navigable.’ .
The mill. will probably’ remain” -

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