he gamd

~NEW HAZELTON, B CO, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 6, “1929

mithers Won
Hockey From
‘Vanderhoof: |

Below zero wenther Was not enonsh |

» stop Smithers people turning © out |

f good ‘numbers * to. see. the huekey |
times on ‘Phursday and Friday night
i Leween the local team amd Vander: |
bot.

Vanderhoot” brongeht nu speedy young
rward line who played - well togeth-
pam in the first ‘game . they bom-.'
brated the tal of ‘the home team ;
‘erent part of the time. Smithers '
ve from. a bad benting only by the
ational, work of -8. Robinson in!
al, bat the visitors woll by n. three '
two score. |
Friday. night's” same. was’ better
nd faster than the first and the Iatt-

t part of it showed high-class hock-
y that would be a trent to the fans

fuywuere, Smithers utarted ont, strong
coring two against Vandérhoof in!
period. while Robinson jn: the gonl
fwas impregnable. The second period
went to Vanderhoof on necount of the
f speed and good. combination of the
torwaord line and when the third per-
iod started the score was a tie, three
all, For. the first ten minutes of the
fino] period the. visitors : bombarded
‘Robinson from all nugles, and alth-
ough he made many sensational: saves
two more goals were gained: against.
- him. About’ this time. the home team
woke up to the fact that they would
have to exert themselves to win and
with a sudden reversn! of form they
pressed the game until they evened
the scnte—ii. to. i. _just oa few seconds
before the flu] bell- rang.

Going into the overtime both teams
tore in like mad but” the. local, boys
were now thorotfghly aroused: With

Dawson and Graham on the forward!
' Ine showing of ‘their form of three
yenrs ago a gonl was secured in the
first period out of a mix up in the
Vanderhoof goal. Another period of
_ overtline saw Cliff Warner make it
“xeven to five with a wonderful long
* ash.

For Smithers’ the star of both gam-
es was Robinson in goal, while Cliff
Warner was the most effective of. the
other phiyers. Vanderhoof had: the.
best -forwards while Tommy Smithers
showed up a good advantage on the
defence. Teams: were:

Smithers ;— .

Goal; &. Rebinson .

Defence; Cliff Warnersand o Steele |

Forwards; F.C. ‘Dawson, J. Me Gra-

ham, F. Smith.
Spares: J. DeVYoin, |
Taylor,
Yanderhoof ;—
Gonl; Brayuun. ’ ;
Defence: T. ‘Smithers and B _ Dany.
Forwards; G. Campbell W. , Silver,
‘and W. Lee. :
Spareay IC. Johnson,
Rinbley.

Tq. “Silver, R.

-

K., Campbell

CAR: DOF: THANKS -
. are ae hese wo
Mrs. Herbert ‘Hankin ' “wishes | ton ex-
ivess her ‘appreciation for the. Many
Tri Inesses . shown ‘her duying “her -re-
cent. Dereavenent. and to. tank. those

who nent: flowers.

ane ne

’ See |Annouricoments of. ‘the. Hazelton’
o Theatre. on
Next Saturday Night,

w ‘IL. take George.
/Thuneday moral

i pieces,

“eave: Toronto: by specinl |

Page 2. Big . Comic: Shaw

: icotute quiet,

PRIN CE RUPERT
NEWS LET TER

Three hundred men, young und hus-
_ky, are in Prince Rupert just now and
ali want. employnient, A. third belong
here. The - rest drifted: in, mainly
from the -prairic.
getting enough work at the elevator. to

_tide them over the winter, but. reduced

vrain traffic shot their enleulations ta
So here tley are, broke and
"possessed with first rate’. appetites.
‘The city will provide enough relief.
employment to at least take care of
some of the number.
————, « ’ .
About ten: days ago Prince Rupert's
sombre skies turned a steely hlue, and
the popnlace discovered with some dlis-
‘comtiture, that Prince Rupert's soft
air Had a nip in it, There’s a deep
yearning for rain, ‘for rubbers, .for the
soggy felt hat. Prince Rupert abhors
frost. . The rain caningt come too soon,

oa letter from the department at Ot:
tawa, to the board of trade, intimates
that Hon. Nels. Langheed, minister of
pubHe works. for B. @., is giving per-
sonnl attention to the question of an
early ‘centinuation of the Prince Ru-
pert-Terracée road. ‘

The impression is growing that the
next year or So may see the sale of the
government block, located between
2nd and 3rd avehues and 8rd and 4th
streets—the heart of the business dis-
trict.
by practically , everybody that the the
is drawing near ‘when. this land should
be sold: that it will bring a good price
add materially to the city’s revenue
by w ay of taxation, and stimulate
general. business.

Jimmy ‘Bacon, whose knowledge of
fish curing puts him in the profession-
nl class, and who has been in Prince
Rupert since Hector was 2- pup, isnow
back from the storied shores of Eng-
land, his native land. He‘spent his
Christthas there. While his “holiday.
was most. nagreenble, his impressions
aré tinged with regret, for he found
the sledding rather hard, in the old
country: Hundreds of thousands are
idle. THe is back, convineed that the
B,C, coast is. a mighty wood place ta

: ret th. to.

WESTERN CANADIANS TO TOUR
: MARITIMES

eee

the: Hast and the. West, Dr. 8. W.
Fallis, publisher “of the “New Ontlook”
the official perlodical of, the United
Churech in Canada,
with the co-operation of the Canad-
jan. National Railways, ti. tour to the
‘Maritime ‘Provinces for the benifit of
Western Canadiana. . The tour will
Canadian
National, train on June 17, - visiting
Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, going by |
steumer up the Saguenay river, thence

-by railway. tothe. principal towns ond:
beanty spots of New Brunswick,. No-

va Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
More. than 80 persons from’ Winnipeg

‘jand. the West are expected — to take

part in the: ‘tour, - which . will be’ per-

fonally conducted.

he
“ Doctor: “Your husband ‘must have’
Here’ ia nm sleeping |
it to}

:“Wiien shu |! I ive

dont ave | It to. hifi
] .

; ful

They reckoned - on

‘As: matters now. stand.it Is, felt.

in aun effort to bring closer together

ds organizing, | .

‘Smithers: N otes |

In the curling cainpetition’ for ihe
EInuson trophy, the ring skipped. by
Frank H. Johnston has beeti success-
int winning. Next “to him is the
rink of Chas Reid, which © was nosed
ont byt one point i in the last end of the
encounter. “Mnoy" close games were
played. and both lick and skill had a
turn, aut, deciding the w inners.

‘The Ladies _Aystliary of the ‘Bulk
ley Valley: District Hospital is -putting
on a. childten’s masquerade ‘on. the
evening of Friday, February 22 in the
Smithers ‘hall. This is becoming re-
cognized ax one. of the annaul ev ents
of the town and ‘veal big night for
the “kiddies”.

L,. 8. McGill leaves Thursday for

Vancouver o nniining business of hi:

own nnd the ‘Ouineca | branch of the
B,C, Chamber of Mines,

The Native Sons ot Cauinada — will
hold their school essay ‘competition
agin this year and will award a prize
to cach of grades 8, 9-and' 10 and 11,

lta the pupil turning in the best es-

suy. A different subject will he giv
en to euch of the grades. It is ex-
pected that the essays will be turned
in for judging in about two months.

7 Smithers District Board ° of Trade
completed its. organization for 1929
at the. meeting of the council on, Mon- |
‘day-night, when the chairmen for the
various bureaux ..were appointed.

Mra, Angus Chisholm and J. C. Ken-
nedy were two who passed. away \in

had been: ailing for some time.

‘Te haullug into the yards. at Smith-
ers has been speeded up of Inte ‘and
every day sees more hundreds of ties
added, to the pile at the siding.

QUICK NEWS

Mr. Greene tuned in on the radio at
2am, on January 20th, and picked
up a. station where Japanese or Chin-
ese.was being spilled’ at high speed.

This. was followe dby a drama of a
kind. The“aeavy was not only heavy
Imt an oxeeptionnly No.1, first-class
genius, carrying on continuonsly for
two and a half hours.. The music was
queer. stuff. Mv. Greene would like
ta trace, the origin of same. The
station was- picked: up. at | about 375
ineters at dial 52. '

On Friduy the mereury took u sud-
den drop and the woodpiles followed
it down, Maybe it w il , talse the
price of eRgs. ;
The. government ‘gent the snow plow
up from, Burns ‘Lake.’ W. LL. .Padden
ride a plow. “Nir, Greene plowed out
his. road.» Everybody was all set to
80, and then: it snowed, °
are (ue, however, for the good inten-
tions. ‘Skeena has nothing on us now
in this “respect. .

inv Assembly Hail Hazelton, on ‘Thurs-
day: February ‘Mth
Auspices - of the W. A, to ihe HH.
Lots ‘of Fun. and Plenty. of Hearts.
Good: Muste. _

day, March, ist. &: 30. oe

“phe. Power | : Corporation’ 6 ‘
-prebiresented, by: B. Hi: ite

‘|Douglas Lay Will Arrange -

Smithers: cducing: ‘the™ ‘past week: "Both |’

Our thanks ['

Da Not Forget the ‘Valentine Dance:

“It is Uuder the “

os

‘MINING, LECTURES:

Itiniary
When He. Returas- From Vietoria

itesident Mining Hngineer Douglar
Lay leaves Thursday morning for Vic-

district and to present it t6 the Minis
ter of Mines, On the 15th of this
month he will deliver a an iddress hbe-
fore the Vancouver Chamber of ‘Mines
und expects to ‘get: back here by the
end of February.’ He will then pre-
pare his program of addresses for the
several: points along the railway. As
to. the addresses this-year he says he
will have a great many nore lantern
slides nud hopes to make the address
more interesting. Speaking
mining outlook in - this immediate
district Mr. Lay says he is greatly en-
‘conraged.: The properties that have

heen gone after in any kind of proper:
way’ have all turned out exceptionally

well and he hopes to see n large ton-.
nnige developed during the coming sen:
son. He does not particularly fancy |;
ore shipments with the Idea. of paying
the way of the mine. He favors more
development and preparation for larg-
er aperations,

In Assembly Hall, Hazelton, Thurs-
day, February 14th. It Is Under the
Auspices of the W. A. to the HL. H.
Lots of Fun and , Plenty of Hearts
Good Music.

NEW HAZELTON SCHOOL |

The followiug is alist of the class
leaders. for. January. |
‘Grade 2 2 Fred’ Sait. .
' Grade 3—Stanley Willan.
Grade 4—-Hgili Sargent
Grade 5—Fred Thornton .
Grade 6—John Sargent.
Grade 1—Sam Senkpiel.
.Grade 7--Louls Parent.
Gindé S—Billy Sargent.
The following pupils in Grado 8 ob-
tuined: the required standing in thelr

Agent, John Willan and Delcourt Par-

ent.

The Omineca Herald. is $2 A Year

IN MARCH

teria te complete his annual report for |-

of the’

Do Not Forget’ the Valentine Danee,

|who makes an annual -

tterip requires three days’

_ THE NEW HOME MAKER

Radios ‘are ‘Greatest of all Entertain- .

ers and Edueators—Keep Family at
: . Home

v

The radio is becoming almost gren-
erally used in this northern interior
cuuntry, Many farmers ‘are - getting
them and a greut many in town ‘The
radio is the greatest. thing ‘yet pro-
duced to keep the young people at the
home. fireside at night. It. also “keeps?
the old’ man’ ‘in at night ‘nnd home life.
is coming back. The radio ig ‘not only:
the grentest ‘of entertainers but: it is
‘ilso the: greates of educators. Every
household should have a radio, and
especially in this country where the,
reception Is so good and where so lit--
tle other eutertninnent is offered.”
The old mnan sits in, his easy chair
with. his feet.on another chair, at ‘pine
in his face. 1 book in his hand, some
refreshments on the table beside him.
and the music, play or lecture, comes.
in over the air and there is no effort .
required to listen, The best’ shows
are now given and we in the north do
have to even go to a thratre. The
radio is real sérvice. Ask anyone who
has one, Ask’ C, W. Dawson, he is an
agent for one of the best makes.

GONE TO SASKATCHEWAN

Miss G. Nault, R. N,,. late of the.

Saturday last for her new < post’ ‘ati
Tle'ln' Crosse in Northern ‘Saskatche
wan. She will be in a Romdn Cath
lie: mission hospital. She ‘will be ac
ompinied. north by: one-of. tha Sister
trip. Atie
leaving modern transportation ‘the
journey’ by
dog: team. -Enroute Miss Nanlt is to :

John Chappel},. aged T4 yenrs, and-
father of Albert Chappell of Hazelton |

to being on the sick list himself at the
time Alhert was not able to attend the.

funeral. The decensed was one of the .
old timers of New Westminster.

CANADIAN IDEAS IN JAPAN

7 “the Badiainton: Club: will “Hola ‘Al: to Ww.
Dante In’ Hazelton’ Assembly Hall. Fri- 14 .

. pad ine bath
aver

|. Japanese railways;;
ere inaction and the inget.

“When K, ‘Hashima, superintendent. of rolling stock a nd’ machinery of -
the 2 annaro ee the Japanese Government ee “was in- Canada re=*.

Railways ‘for

_He went onto describe: ‘a ew t
devised from’ ideas’
ng master: of: the Canadia
ion. The m ems which is the most ‘successful of.
has heen.nam
“a phot

atic ailways,

I the types Hig id,
‘ploy, :

graph ,

staff of the Hazelton Hospital, left on, oe

visit at ‘Prince George for a short time wo”

passed nway at his home in New West. 2).
niiaster the 1st.‘of February. Owing * *