: a Alter’ an Absence 0 "Boi ‘Months. i

In the regular. classes cs theip were ‘not,

ous many ‘exhiblis’ ‘isin previous years,
: ‘but all exhibits were of very: ‘high qual:

ity. The. ex! ibita: of ten-bushel lots: of:

‘

f seed were the: ‘outst ding” loss ‘in: ‘the

‘Fair, particularly ‘the: classes: for’ ‘seed
oats, a ta
AD ‘attractive: ‘display of seed grains
“was put on ~by: Miss ‘Dori. Haber: of
Smithers. :

. Dr. H. C. Welnehi officially pened
the Fair. at "2:50" Dm, November 18th:
There was a. very: “food. ‘Atendance’ ‘of |:
exhibitors and other interested parties.”
In. his opening reniarks, Dr. Wrinch Te,
ferred‘ to the” development that had.
taken place’ ‘along agricultural’. lines:
‘sinte the timdé early settlers had- loeat.
ed in the district. At one time. it-wa:,

thought: impossible. to produce market:

able potatoes.:: The exhibits.of potatoe:
“in the Fatr proves that the district.car
produce a- potato. the quality. of which |-
is equal to that prodiced in. any. of the
_ best, potato growing. districts “in. the..
province: ‘Similar ideas were held” re-
“pording the production of grain;- “but
_ the reports from the-elevator at Prince
Rupert show -that ‘some 6f the finest
curloadsof ‘wheat shipped” into: the port.
of Prince Rupert. were. produced in the
Bulkley Valleys. 0°:

Dr. Wrinch referred particularly: tc
the ten-bushel ‘seed: exhibits: In. addi..
tion to the: educational, value of a dis: }
trict seed - foi, these ’ “teén-bushel lots
of seed. being shown. and. offered for

sale at the: fair wag a great ald to ex- |,
make :

_-hibltora- in. anarketing: théde-oropy,
ing! the fair off
‘Portance. Sed

athe | seed was Judea by. Mr. D. sali
erland. ‘ot the Peace River. district. ‘Mir
Sutherland: stated’ that’ the quality: or |
seed displayed ' was: a “credit” to.the dis
‘trict,,. Fhe following is, a list. of the’
prize, winners! wel To ~
Class 1, Oats—A. - MeMitlan, Eveiyn;
A. Peacock,: : Telkwa,;
ber, Sunithers: a3
‘Class 2, ° Spring Wheat". ‘Owens,
‘Evelyn! 2, Dora: Huber,. “Smithers; A.
J fohingon, Evelyn, . :
Class’ 8, Fall Wheat—Dom: Huber.
‘Sinitliers, - o a
s “Claas ‘4, Biatloy Dove Huber’ ‘Sintth:
ers} AL MeMillan Evelyn; Oy J \Ril-
‘ler, Telkwa,.* wt :
“Class | 5,-Fall: Ry “ara RK Haber
Smithers; Ae Peacock; Tellrwa.- nde
‘Class :6, ‘Field Peas—Aj. MeMitlan
Hvelyiry Mrs. K. Huber; Smithers; C. J.
Killer, Telliwa. a
. ‘Class 7," mot shy — irs. G. Barrett
Barrett Lake.* bo ata. ,
* Class 13, Flax--Dorp, Huber; sini :
ers; Mrs. Fy “Huber, Smnithers. neti
= Oltas 16, Certified’ ‘Netted Gem Pota|
‘toes--Harlin: &e ‘Phompsdn,: Werrace,
Clays 17, Certified: Gold. Cot Potatoes |
OT. -Killer, Mélicwa: ~
“Class: 19, ‘Seed Potittoes; ay : “varlety
—A. P, ‘Legerton, ‘Smithers; i Owens
ly elyn; WwW. . Billeter ; Smithers,
As “SPECIALS | P Oo
“Seed. Oats, ten:bushel'. lots—A.- ‘Me-
Millan; Bvelyn; A: J. Peacock, Tellcwa ;
Ww. Billeter, ; ‘Smithers. oO
Bpring Wheat, : ten=bushel tote+Ge0

paar

ORVENT, WANES : Yaairapes * :

China is looked “upon rather ag. a
producer, than as a consumer ‘of veger
tables,, but a. telegram vecelved by thé

B. C.. markets: ‘division from’ Shangha”
indicates some need of import to -that
country. The ‘cable: ‘asks’ ‘for a supply |;
‘of fourteen tons. of “potaotes and ser:.
en ons of, onions’ from- British’ Colum:
bia for British nrmy use to ‘be deliver.
loin January. Enquiries ‘are. being

unde by the markets. division: witha
view ‘to filling’ the order. In its last.
sailing fron . Vancouver the Ompress
of Acia took out 800 sacks on onions!
und 100 sacks of: potatoes for’ Hong
Kong. Phere ‘were also. 1400 - boxed
oft _ apples. for: Shaighal..

fy. ] wanga. .

Dr I, C. Wrinch,. ALLA, who pencil
the seed tutr at ‘wake’ ab and their

ay ‘ment’ sends ou a Special. despatch - tr

jy and thé great. yalne’ of: the B. O Mar*
ket Coltimisstorier and his’ stat. .

, tist-has drawn another reeruit to the |:

‘wide \ notice. . Between - Smithers and
| Hazelton lie’ painted, 20ine fifty. Scenes:
: whieb attracted : chim, :

Aves
Night.”
}| the Ottawa Att. ‘Gallery for. some yeas,

PROFIT IN ESSTERN WAR

a
‘About the only place ‘where’ there}
seenis, to be’ anything doing-of @ naturc
to incite: interest is im the far easi
where the Japs and Chinnmen are go-
ing. to it with both feet, Importers |.
willl, be glad to ‘see the- -serap go on, i?
is goed for: business. With the Wa?
‘that far-qway (if it stays: there)" the.
big business Anterésts on’ this contin.
ent. can afford: to ‘talk peace ‘and gooc
WwW il, - the League of N. ations, ete, anc
keep shipping « out - thase things tha’
Wil keep ‘the fight, going. .B. C. £0"
an otder for 14 tons ‘of: spuds. anda"
tons at onions—just: wha’ one- Vancou -
ver Chinaman. eonid: ‘put out ‘in a shor?
dur. Yet. the Provincial press ‘depart.

tell- the world“ot B. con 'g “good: fortun..-

PAINTED iN NORTHERN B. ©.

——:

British Columbia’ 5 appeal te the: ar-

art colony, here in’ Mr: Lowrie, ‘Waren-
er. of “Toronto, * ‘painter ' and sculpter;.
avhose ' work haa: ‘already| © attracted +:

He spent’ about
six.” weeks in the. wwicinity; egneluding
with “wha: he: “conalders- most interést-
ing studies ‘of the totem: poles ot : Kit.

Mr. Waréiéy-’ "received

mention in the: a neat competition. Bi
: den, Mi:

acanyas: entitled gether
He has.. .been' an: exhibitor’ at

He begin Mia ‘art atndies -fi
then, went:

Mrs. Frank ‘Hu, | Wr

| decrease in - numbers. from 1080,

- Foviner : ‘Minister kere. Returns |
. - From’ ‘Trip Abroad’

|e .. n wWriett, BA, “arrived b
“‘Montreat:: on October , 19th’ ‘where: he

; remiined . for | a. week ‘and. preached ix:

the’ Verdun © “Preabyterian. ‘chureh, «Ti

toronto: he: ‘was: the-guest: 0: ‘his. stste::

inslayy, ‘Mrs. Walter - Watts. During.

Wrinch. in. -the hospital - where he wir

‘received. as on welcome. ‘visitor.
phtient, wag = surprised to. ‘gee Rev. Mr:

-

Weight was the: gues
giver, ‘he. ‘tarmérs, for the ‘best ‘erat ¢
shown;: seh ‘AB, ivheat, barley ‘and’ oatt
at. North’, Kamloops church’ and . a1,
Sanitarium. with ‘Rev. Henry -Wilsor

and: Judge. ‘Swanson. Rey,"
Pringle who has been a. visitor to Haz-

Wright. read the Scripture: lesions - a!

“| the Armistice’ services ‘which were int
‘charge’ of. ‘he. United © “Church and’ the

-Anglican : church. of. ‘the - town. Ther:

Servicd was held. *-:

“Mr. Weight : ‘expects to reach Yah.
‘couver-. on: Tuesday morning and hy |
will | reside at: 2475 Ath Ave, We

*  Vancouver;’

» The. Lord Dtayor | ‘of Neweastle-on
“Tyrie sent greetings and avell avisher
thtough’ Mr. ‘Wright o the mayor of
‘Wanoouver: in. a ‘unique document.

{4ng: just 88 Spry as: ‘usual, and fi hig
feélings' ate-like.our own were “tumder |,
‘similar pare we: would. advise

most imporaince., ‘On: Monday evening
the Doctor. started off by. car 0. made a

Mile, corner: the car. skidded, turned ov:
er ‘and stopped. © When the Doctor: got
binself gathered: together he.found he
had a broken rib and a. number of un-
beautiful livuiges, | Ne returned. to. the
hospital for ‘first aid, and for the next
‘few uy, he will “hot £0 _Akating.-

* ‘THOS Avro 1 LiciinsEs.
Motor licenses in Buttish Coins

the’ end of October’ ‘there ivere issued
To
‘DT586 for he whole of Tast year; “As
Octobre Yegistrations : amumber¢d 803 it

™ shows. ‘that they: are: still: -coming in.

Bren: at ‘the ‘present standing’. this
yenr’s' figures’ are’ ‘Well. ‘above hose of.
‘the boom ‘year "1929" which: should. a
total. of $4,012; awhile in‘ 1928. regisbes: |:

for present: year. to: ‘ante. a .

‘00D, TALK FOR R caNaDrine of

his: Step | ‘in. ‘the eity:. he Visited: Arthur |

‘The.

“Last” Sunday. Mr. Wright . officiated}
‘Tuesday aftétndon. visited - Tranquil -
Georg.

élton- ina patient in the sanitarium,. ,
* Coming. onto -Asheroft, Rerv:: Mr,

Cc. “Wriach, MIA; is not, fee |

“a week- oritwo;.1 ‘unless it is ‘of the rut-|- a

professional call in New Hazelton, -At}
‘a point between the hospital.and, Ewa,

for; ‘the ‘current year: sri. show: sonte|.

er: ‘of what’ is coming Ister on,”

‘tions, were’, $4, 56, -or- 11,000-1 ; ene
$4.0 or. 683 ‘than 4 BARLY sine oor au. wun.

Be 6 DRIED PRUNES -

, Mare. for all Surplus Fruits:

x
a

mn nae

stations’ on, ‘Vancouver: Island,
year. shows ' that prunes | ‘of. the. ‘best
quality. ean: be’ successfully grown. ‘and
dehydrated, “there, ° “Catada | imports
priines ‘and “dried _Blumbs annually . to
the. value of: ‘About $1,000,000... Tf they

can, be. “successfully. raised: and: dried

ona large: scale, it Will mean that Can.
ada will, be’ “able to supply its owr

. .lweeds without” further Amportations. ;
Saskatoon ; and |
1a “blue. ‘plum. Very similar. to; ‘the. pranc:
“While,

_In the. Perrace ‘district prunes. anc:

and an excellent prim for chnning,. arc
succetefnlly | ‘grown. ‘Tt: “would ~ be

* worth, ayhile’ trying: hydrating thase
a plums..”

‘Tevrace . should’ at: least haye
a” cinning factory to. take: care. of the}
surplus fruit, ‘the secoud ‘and ; ‘third
grades. At. present, . ‘they: are ° “wastec.
to. a. “very. Jarge “extent, « The use or
the ‘surplas -orithe waste: ‘of: it is: the:
difference between ‘success and fallurc
There” As enough, ‘fruit in- Terrace anc
there are- enough men with. money | ir
Terrace to” ‘proceed. with” a eanniny
factory. : :
a . . ’

TO: OPERATE. ON. ‘LORNE, CREE |

—

was a large: turnout. and, an. Ampressive Reports’ ‘of Substantial Compa any Tak.

” ing Hold of Corley Property and
7 “Operating alt Soon “

"Tk. ig reported x “desl is about « com
pleted by (8. :A.. Corley. and’ associates
with Jarge’ cancern - to ‘operate the
placer ‘claims ‘they. Hold | ‘on Lorne)
Creek. Fhe company have ani exten-

| sive plant available to put.’'on. ‘the
+ ‘ground. and it As: sully: expected . a foe
inde ‘

mi ;

‘inte: Lorne Oreck, arid: ‘he also: ‘took’ a
lot of money out. -
was to get’ sufficient capital: ‘together
at. ‘One | “thihe : to, ‘operate on. a * larg: |
‘|'seale,-: oe ah cas
‘MASONS. RAN INTO ‘COLD: SNAP.
“the niasons-. who. “went to ‘Smithers
on Baturday:: ‘hight’ to. spend the wee¥
-end with the members. of Omineca |
‘Lodge, gecelved &@ cool reception from
the aventher. moan which only tended
tO mnke’ the welcome from Ominecr-
Lodge. seem: the warmer. ‘But ‘the
boys, from the: const £ot a good cooling |
Row while din’ the’. Bulkley Valley’: and
they were glad : to beat it back to. the

: | good. old * ‘dampness. ‘of Prince’. -Rupert.. oe.
-[but‘of course’ they did not say-so“out |
a} loud. “The: ‘first ‘cold ‘sap: of t

‘son! and. the - ‘one. ‘that: calways'.come;.
along. between the first” and fifteenth
of Not vember, : put. its. appenrance off
until. ‘the: last minute aid: ‘accompanied
the. Masons. in. There, Wwas' about ‘a
dozen Megrees” below zero. ‘i! Smithers
during the stay—just” a little’ ‘remind-
We
really. can do much: better than a doz.
en, ‘below: mero. a ee cad

Bn he likes ‘and ponds war

| Perrace Needs a Canning vactory tel Dk

“Following: exyertinents over a 1 sertes Brot
of years at’ “Dominion. ‘Experimental
this |

— *

a Sty a ‘Smithers dy
- Evening—Funoral: ‘On. Toeolay.:
a , Afternoon’ a

tea was 2 with something oft a shock the
peoplé of Smtibers. learned tast Friday
hight that Mrs,, Gertrude DeVoin, wwid- _
ow. of. the, late DL. Ae
ed away “suddenly. ig an
ly in her. cusyal good. health during the.

Afternoon’ When she was talking with”

a number. “of. friends in Smithers. It...
was about. seven o'clock in the evening — .
‘that. she ‘collapsed and: expired before e
'shé ‘could: be got to the hospital...

» The! late’ "Mrs, . DeVoin + "Wag: connect. :
ed: with the mithers- ‘hospital for-years.

late- L. L:. DeVoin whom. ‘she ‘married -
and. “ogether - they: carried. on 4° dairy .
‘farm on*'the ‘outskirts: of ° “Smithers. ,
Since the. death’ Mr. DeVoin: ‘Mrs.
DeVoin : -earrléd | on. the business alone‘
and. with a degree: of success, as. she
was: ‘8 good busiiess woma

 ‘The-funeral | waa ‘held: “On, ay y af.
ternoon. and ‘Interment took. place ni the
Smmithers.cemétery. A ‘very. large nun. .
ber of people’ turned : out to’pay thelr ° *
respects to the departed.: -There were.
No: “eileen by. the marriage, me

Cedervale Notes.

: he’ Parents /Teachera “Assoelation
held 2 successful sale of ‘home-cooking
in the school: house. here’ on -Wednes-
day, Noy. 1, Béfore the sale. the fol-
lowing: program was.run off:— a

' © God our, help'ni ages past: : So

The meaning of Armstice by Wy. Co.
Little, See ,

In _Flander . Bields by P Rathteen,

‘His ‘greatest trouble :

attle -Mother~ by.

Kathleen’ Oadwalindax**:
Hy rawatha's~ Hunting, record, Wat

‘ter ‘Tomlison. ey ve
Duet by: Olive Mulyain and Meine a

Briice.. .

--Mary. Ann, record,

Tomlinson. ;

Happy: Thought; record by Main

by ‘Kuthieer we

‘Tomason:, a

- The Rose of No Man’s Land; 1 ‘Trio,
Tits a Long woy to. Tipperary, - -tric
.| Mary? s:Lamb by Mrs. Tomlinson. _
The sale wag very avell attended: it
spite of the bad weather. “4

- Mrs, - Molienly who hos been visitin:’
her. ‘danghter has. ‘retlimed to Duek 7
Lake. _ a,

sea: |.

"There wat ‘dance: ast. Sat day.
‘bight; in: ‘honor of Mr." and Mrs. ‘Geo =:

Alger, who ’ ‘were “recently | Iarried:: 4
“very enjoyable time’ “Was. ‘spent, - oBev:

for’. the happy: couple.: ay _

= “rt —_—"

“Mrs,: Darhain ‘returvied | on ‘Sunday
from a: trip, to Smithers, MP et

.», Mesere:\-P... Skinner and! “Willmar —

tas visttors. to Terrace. Inst: Phos
ny. oan . . . 7 :

It waswhile- there that“ she met the”

Mrs. ‘Brew aud 8

“enteen ‘péople ‘came from. ‘Terrace: this «>
expressing the ; ‘esteem: of . the distrie oe