. VOL. a Bie at ae ‘hes. it ser at “tie SNM: n , \ “yone down, THE OMINECA HERALD, WEDNESDAY JUNE 6, 1934... _NO. 48 B Damed Spring. Caused a Slide Delayed Train A sample of the chances the rail- way Is taking In the uaine of ‘economy war the slide at the west end of the ¥ Scuth Hazelton yard last week ‘ust \ after the east bound passenger and freight passed over it early Thurs-, day morning. Some years age a band of engineers were working on . the Senly, gulch bridge. They needed to hare some water for their camp. and outfit. A spring close by wua damed an a good supply of water was ready Int when the engineers went awiy no one broke the dam and as re result the water sonked its way through the clay nntil it had everything « ‘yendy for @& slide. The time cume early Thursday morning Jast. The engineer of the train is reported as saying that as he vot the engine over he felt the slide starting. --He turned on stern and gat the train over as gnick as he could znd none too soon, The slide was over # hundred feet long and = deep cnough to jar the passengers had they A pile bridge was con- structed over the hole and twenty- Jours after trains go cross ugnin, It wis an big. expense and woukl piay the ‘ wires of aun extra section crew for quité a time. There is some talk of inerensing the anmber of section crews and the sooner ‘it is done the better. Eighteen section ér ews were taken off in the name of economy, but it has eost Caunda many times their wages already and the endl is not yet, W. A, FO. THE H. Hi. MEETING ‘home ‘of’ Mrs. Hooey fix Hazelton oan Tuesday afterneon. This was the last meeting at which the president, Mrs. ¥. S. H. Redman would ‘be present as she is going to Mission Clty with Afr. Redman at the end of the month. the meeting held Tuesday - afternoon : “Mrs. W. W. Anderson, on preclation felt by the members for the work of the retiring president during the post-vear and a half. As the vice- pres! ‘gent did not feel enclined to airry oh the work of the president for the v mhexptred tern. Mrs, Russell, the sec- 1efary. Wis appointed to the presidents chair. and Mrs. §. Mellusen was giveu the office of seeretary, WISPIOX, ANNUAL PICNIC Last Suturdiay afternoon the people af the Kispfox Virlley eyjoyed their aval pfeme in the aftecnaan nid Bad 2 hig dhmee at uight at Love's school lhone@, A goad inany from arewid] the: rteet Joined with their Mieptox hoods and another: crowd went out re othe dance tn thes evening. The Wikhwood orchestra oof Rishlox fin. ished fhe musie and the affair was a hitge sticcess in every wii. Thive yon paid your suoseription yet Jn | behalf of] the Ausillary, expressed the great ap- on Usk when it comes to base ‘bull, but! it foo, and stay until camp closed down LOGGERS TO CO-OPERATE FIRST | Will Take on Boys from Sehéol Soon as Regulations are. Prepared ‘ In apealtigot the work of the Ec- onontie’ Advisory Board Dr. Wrinch suid that they found-lots of work to do and he believes. that something worth while is going to result, For the most part they are preparing material for the government te consider at the next session, bit even tow they. are doing a work that Is to jiraduce early results, such nas the absorjtion of boys just out of school into industry, The logging camps are jreparéd to co-operate’ at once and are waiting for the nfnimum wage hourd or the department of labor to prepare a set of regulnatlons govern- ing the term of apprenticeship and the wiges, industries, Next week the Herakl is te give a more extend review of what the Feonamic Conneil is doing. MADE A DEAL IN AUTOS An automobile dealer in Smithers informed us that he sold a car, but to nntke the deal he took a sedan as first payment. This le soll te another: farmer but had to.take an old touring + car oas first payment, The touring , car he sold for a car load of hay, The hay was shijped to Vanconver and he wot at eredi¢ with an oil company for gasoline, The gasoline he disposed of in exchange for butter, eggs, pork and some beef, He ate the produce and now the bunk wants him to cover his overdmft, ar meet his note. That nin ds new tilking GG, Yet, it is his company and many others like it forether with their finance companies which Inve helped very maternally to j bring about the present shortage of They, Ad. Jt. mulyy, but the |. resntt ix the same.” It ts thé law oe the low of the lind that needs ching | ing aml must be changed soon, : USK LADIES WIN THEIR GAME i Me ‘Gregor (straight-up) ask me for tt Torrace may he able to pat the jinx! when the Usk ladies take the field to yay safg hall there is a different story fo report, The rumpus wis staged webht after Che bows gime and the Usk lidies showe.b pretty soo that they now their games, At the end of the ecenth the seore wars Usk 15 amd the Perrace givls 12. nnd when it was de eet te oqiay a eonple more innings Tsk remped away fo seore another 75 while the home girls got Just ane ran. The outstandiug players for Usk were Niveves Panny MeLeren ged Mareavet Cutts and Mis. Kelly. while Msse« Masire BLewellyn and May Smith did the big shot stuff for Terrace. Tn fteittsh Colmmbin whee griss- happers Tnve heen ata Pav ehh in re. eenf veors, there were evidences in PER of qe severa) fserecee thir omar Presse a genesk onthiterck In this province inp fee ours, partlendldrly an the dry eattle ranees. aoe e Has your subserlptien been paid yet? ( ( t t ‘Jt he Cuan cnettaap web the veeevit! nimonncemenit af on avpeeonten-iiito litrentn fares on the peo Cometh radlywiys tu eastern vin the Great Takes," on - yayment af the resuhit Inve § ta Tune 30, with: au Atedny Te Letter to Editor REPLY TO MR, McGREGOR Kitwanga, May 30, 195-6 Editor Omineea Herald, New Hazelton, B.C. Dear Siv:—In reply to ani item ap- pearing In your paper of Wednesday, May 23 ubove the name of Dunean MeGregor. Apparently this is ‘level- led nt Tom Moore of Kitwanga thou it. does: uot say so. However T erty in replying to correct some mis- lending stutemeits it contains. Virst it appears to me that Mr, Me- Mr. MeGregor ever discuss with me why he got the foreman’s job in the spring of 1931. Thon I ean tell you what he did sny in the presence of a third party, too, when he cume ta get what cdérrespon- Public Warks, structed to turn over to culled for have), He stuted he did not ask for ‘the jol and did uot want it, only there “Was a umn at Doreen after it and he jw ould take it rather than see him get 1 it. which T had been in- him As to my ability of foreman I will leave that to the department heads who have the figures of slashing and hurting, clearing, stumping and gard- iug per station per acre and per mile Xow. before going further, in case saine of the boys do uot know what Mr. McGregor this is, I will refer to him as "stralght-up) McGregor which title he assumed in locating and ¢on- structing a trail wp Legute ereck ly rfgodniy- “frien tity, Gi eae ia aitites -he could find and the trail was at last jabandoned. Mr. MeGregor (straight- ny ostetes net fai dealing with men in crip oud oyer charging for beard, “myself gue of them’ Does not this ‘sound a Little fishy? Why did) Mt. Jeb at Whisky ¢reek in 1928 and get tendo fe 192! ar Usk nnd at Kitwanga in 17980. and iu both cause remaining vat) tee camp closed down, Appar- ently My, MeCirezoe | (sterdght-up) Yikes being avercluirged — fer baard. Sirely Te irnaws sll heard recounts re ftemdzed anes, two ave attached te the puuvrall; amd forwarded to the de- srytinent oof uialte works affiee for verification, As te cooks and helpers wires and hard. Now My, MeCivegor tstradehteng) omit dnvve, hutde on. had Are pad pot crasseT wiles. ts) the rly polley carried ent liv me re cooks aed helvers. boam) and serges, was the ose gtd dawn be the denirtment., Naw Ve Reader whetere: sonty may ane vene fe this yeu will herr no more wom ome as PE ohave personal affales ta heen me qpiife busy. Aw) never be np Tp haee J Gt ‘aped tea the sal low down. fer rucdine job of try wn tated gd velzhhar it Than To have seen other vette ay Hh Po been alwys seen the sae peantte. meme, the one that ‘tarts it is the gent for loth, Tom Afiore ne ae 1) the press, 1 ‘ THOSE CREP Y VILIAY FARES + Te BR. Jaivker, seerctary Passenger Association. Annaunced (lint. in cons A aaa ta ere swatomn Heros ‘anne anal Aerangement hud “been umeted: amiaking thdse tlekets good men} and berth rate on he stenmships. ‘Nekets from western 0 eastern, Canada will Ge on sale from, wn Himlt., F 3 : : er . Th peastvos Awan" net hole. aneapths ‘Late L.S. McGill. Moore of Kitwanga is taking the Jib-|N " Gregor is getting both childish and, The xame will apply to other: forgetful, for at no time nor place didied at short term in a New Westmins- dence 1 bad from the Department of’ when , (which iostruetions I stil: a Great Citizen For the Interior Leonard Sydney McGill of Smithers pissed away at the Smithers hospital on Sunday afternoon at the age of: 43 years. In his passing Smithers lost one of its most valuable citizens and there is general regret. throughont the entire community. — The late Mr, MeGill was born in Man. December 6th, 1891, IIe was eduented in* Neepawa pulllic und -high schools and at Wesley Col- teve. Winnipeg. While studying law he tanght at intervals and this includ- ter school. As a lnw student he was articled to the firm of MeOrossan & Harper of Vancouver and was in nni- form when called to the bar, The devensed served oversens with the 20th’ Batt. ‘ax a Seont Lieutensut. avd soon after being discharged ot the ‘end of the war he moyed to Smithers to set up a law practice for himsclt, arriving in the north in 1920. lie is. survived by a widow, daughters, Margaret Jown. bom May 1928 and Jesse Muriel. born 1925, amd one son, Allan Syduey, born Febroary 17922. Four sisters reside In Vancouver and o brother in Hnum- boklt, Sask. Th. McGill, superintend- ent of Indian Attain, Ottawa, is 4 cousin, . Upon his arri two a1 in Smithers Mr. McGill begun strenuous life of ymb- lie service. Tlewas n meniber of the Nitive Sous of Cyonada, of the Elks, the Canadian Legion-and the Masonic Order. He was president of the Dist- Sattar ore -norttionn at different ‘tines.’ Por yenrs he has heen the, enpalile’ niinager of Ominecu Branch of the B, 6. Chanter of Mines, and this developed into the most Dupertant work of his enveer and Ihoxt satisfactory results were being achieved, A few years ago he made a tour of the east lecteriug on the mining pos- sibilities of the northern interior. He had a fine Jet of slides which he used effectively, As oa mining lecturer he wits in demand and was always given an gead hearing, About three months ayo he went to Vancouver to “put ver Northern B,C. He was meeting with c¢omsiderable success, Dut in so doing he overtiaxed liis strength and when he returned te the north a conple of weeks ago he Was aoslek inn | As soon vas his: phy- selin sawoliint he had him go to hed NT ordered porfoet quiet and rest and while everything possible was done a heart candition developed the latter artoof last week and from that he March, | rict- ‘Rourdof Trade and ef the Asso- Improvement in. South General Says Dr. Wrinch Dr. 18 C. Wrinch returned Tuesday afternoon after attending a three day sessiur af (he Weonomic Counctl held in Vancouver. The Ductor is very inneh impressed with the improvement in dusiness conditions in every part of the south that he yisited.: There is 2 very much better feeling and a much hrizhter ouflook, ‘fhe fruit growers are doing well this year as theix crops ate from a month to five weeks earlier than usual. The strawberries are just abont over and the vaspberries are caming in Hay is being eut in the Okiunusan and all along the why he sw. Whit he says, is the most adaic- ed growth on record .for this time of year. (While he was not in the mining veptres of Bridge River and the Cari- hoo, he could see that it was having 2 very stimulating effect on business in Vinesnver and other, southern centres. The Toctor feels confident that it is long now before the nerth will begin to tvel the effects of the improved cou- Gitious, PROVINCIAL PREMIER COMING * a Tlon, T, D. Pattullo, Premier of BR, CL, will visit the north the end of the Jrosent imenth oor the tirst of nev: nouth and ne dawbt the people wilt Ye able to learn from him direet what i irrangements with the Dominion *remier were. There has been a Jot ff gmessing going on, “hut very Httle that caine divect from the Premier. He will also be ready ta say what the future has in store for those out of | wdly grow weaker until the end on sadiy aftervadn, ; Se freerd] is te take glace on Thiurs- ‘av-atternoon at two and will be mie ler the auspices of the Masonic Order. 1 couple of Gays nt Ritwange and then tel te Taranto, ‘vork. “He might also have something ta say exbout those who do not want ta work, but prefer the dole, — In spite of the incrense tn wheat pre inetion and) cormsnmuption in the past 10 years, the workt sitll consumes ame Miss Kate Zelina left Tresday for-a} aud na ohalf te two million bua. of rve every ‘he will lenve the end of the week for} erally used in Russian, Germany and } Poland, 4 year, Rye bread is most gen- : , for a shinment af Firing: Te rene’ ‘Cale a Ss 2 emit, Lidia, from Vanvouver.