| gilackes.
received many. “profests and ‘upon fur-|:

VOL, 20 2°

: NEW HAZELTON, BE, ¢, WEDNESD AY, MAY 6, 1936

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. NO. 43

BASE BALL SEASON IS HERE

Time Loeal Boys Were Getting Into
Shape for Season—Older Ones .
Should Csach Younger

The haseball season is at hand and
in all other communities teams are be-
ing organized,. but in New Hazelton
there dees not seem to be any. thought
of playing ball yet. ° There is abound-
ant material bere, anda team. com-
posed of some of the..younger. fellows
alung with the best of.the olér fellows
could ensily be rounded into shape to
Innintiin. the standing of New Hazel-
ton as a base ball town. We do not
claim that this team: would. win ‘the
champfonship the first year, but that

ot far-in the future. of}.
aistinetion fs n ‘folle whe had been left in town all

course the youngsters con not do it
alone, . They need conching and = en-
votragerient. It is np to “the older
boys, Young men now, to do this, It
is not Tiany years ogo that they were
encournged and coaebed by the older
fellows in the community and they are
in a, position _ to take this fob on now,
forjtherr : own good, if not for the good
oF the younger boys and of the town. -

It is certaln that nothing will be ac-
complished if an effortis not put forth
Since, size and hge do not cut any ice
in these bush leagues.
lot -of youngsters never went on a dia-
mond then the New Hazelton: ‘team
when they first won the champlonship
it Lelkwa Barhecue. But they. tried.
und they won. If the older boys will
give the younger fellows o cance they
will repeat. The people of the town
will support them and so will the peo-
We of the district.

C, 8. EDDINGS PASSED AWAY
Atter- being ‘tin’ ‘the “Hazelton: "Hospi
al for several - months following’ 2. ‘tong
lingering - ‘illness. nt home, ©. 8. Edd-'
ings of Francois’ ‘Lake died at the. Hos-
itn] on Sunday. Inst in the 56th yer
of his age. .He ig ‘survived by his wid-
ow ond a brother in “Missouri. The
Mineral - was held “Tnesday nfternoon
vt 3.30 from the United Church in Haz-
“ton, O. Grondahl | conducted. the’
services at the elureh -and at the side
of the grave. Interment took place i.
the Hazelton cemetery. ‘The deseased
had beet. a-resident: of the’ Lakes dist-.
yiet for same sixteen ' ‘'yeaTs and was 4:
trapper. He- Was well kriown in that
comntry and syinpethy with the widow
is expressed. by. the ‘many friends, a

eek grat
w

POrLAGHES ARE saien :

Some time azo: the “Department of

Indian Affairs: ‘propised to amend the)

Indian: Act to: “penalize the: Andians
nore heavily, in’ connection. with. ‘pot-
‘The © ‘Minister ‘of ‘the ‘Interior’

_ ther ‘Investigation ‘decided ‘to ‘drop the
new section complained of. The Tn-
dians ‘can: hold their. potiaches, minus.
the abjectionable features, which ‘have
long since’ been, wiped ‘out. except,. per-|
haps in an ‘Isolated: GASB, ‘The Indians

have as mueli right: to ‘thelr “eelebra- :

tions as have the ‘white man. so ‘long. as:
‘they do not permanently injure’ their
welfare or injure another. : It. “would:
be very unfair, : ‘quite. probably ‘dnnger-
“aus, to carry, “fanatical - dictatorshl
tee, fate : .

rhe. Canadian: Natal ‘Railways is]. 9 :

Koln; ea ee ile) y. Pgrlinage’” apec-|

A more scared |

° men’ 8,

STEAMBOAT WATER JS BARLY J,

Not Ofen: That Boats Could Get up! E

_ River, hy May First

pwerernereny

‘ t
There was'*jeuod steamboat water in,

the Nkeona the first of May this -year.. |

Tt ‘has uot been often that there was,

steaminnit: water so early - as the first. |’
In yeuxs gone by business would be on

the hoom’ avound ol Hazelton--row as
the: first. bout. always‘ brought a lot: of
prospectors, : ininers, holidayers’ and ‘on
aecaislon some grub ‘to replenish the
larder that a long hard “winter had
fuat) abont ‘depleted.. OF course | ald
John Barley Corn fleured largely in’
these first enrgoes, und we: remember
ouce: that the first bout had nothing
bot John Barley Corn ahoard, and the

winter would much preferred to have
seen woerdck*of butter and a ‘side of
incon wheeled up -the bank, There
had been plouty of Barley: Corn all thie
winter. in fact townrds spring that and
“hienzu: Chicken” were the chief, if
not the anly items on the meny The
second boat that spring, ten days Inter
was really the  weleome ” ship.. We
Jenyned then some thing of the meéan-
ing of “When our ship comes in.”

CARD OF THANKS

_.Marshall Bros, Wish to express their
sincere thanks to all who rendered
such valuable assistance when the 0.
K. Cafe burned last week. . It was due
entirely, to their efforts of the volun-
teers that practically all our property
was saved, We appreciate that,

* Marshall Bros.

NEW PRESIDENT ELECTED
‘he'd ‘aunaul ‘meeeing |

‘nigitt and: while. the’ attendance was
nat oy erly large the prospects are that

‘the membership: this year will -he aq

Tirge ns last yeur anyway... Reports
of lust year's
and. the officers for the ensuing: year
w ere elected. as follows
‘AT . Chappell; Vice-press Geo, Powell
Sec.-treas., James Smith. The - work
comimittee is composed of Tas. Turnbuil
and: Andy Grant. |

The first tournament this year was
plared last Sunday when some Bixtecs
took ‘part. Geo. -Powell and Mra, A.
Grant won the ‘mixed, and Jas. Turn-
ball and Gordon Williamson | won the

rant
ree ear)

The budget, has been brought down
at Ottawa’ und - with the exception of
something over a hundred ‘million dol-
lars it waa‘ balanced, The tariff has
been” tampered with, the ‘sales | tax is]:
up from 6 per cent. to 8 per. -eont,: aM.

‘that is ‘the: tax. that hurts like, fury.
Nothing is indicated: in, the ‘program :

obsery: ed, that vill. lighten: the: white
man’ 'S , ‘burden. Investigations, eben:
that nev er amount to a hoot, are going

ant Ottawa s nt a. cost of. $2,000.4 day

no. “Hope f r the: ‘poor ‘and ‘very
ne ragenpent: for jndustey.. wi By.

“ot “the: Frazel- |
‘ton Golf -Clult whs- held - “on “Moniday'|

s netivities were presented .

President,

‘| fow:

“(hor in Ottawa:
: ‘siding since: hi rdeparture’ forthe east,”

eee ee a ee . A Foi: years Ngo, folidwin 2+ 1e; .
|No HOPE FROM OTTAWA ‘AS. YET 6 S..a- legacy

wf

Prince Rupert

By The Seu

Brom Our Own Reporter

“The coming o' the May fired Prince
Rupert. with great community clean-
ing, zeal, he order of the day has
Hiren clean up, wash up, tidy up paint
up nnd cheer. up. Toilers have been
busy fh front.and back yords and gar-
dens, removing © all wisightly arficles.
The sonnd of the slap. slap, shipping
pintbrovsh is abroad. over. the town-
site, nud to help the good work along
the boys band turned out and headed
ft “parade, which demonstrated — the

br means of rake, shor el. broom, wheel
Iaitrow, strong: hands and sturdy bueks
. eo

q W. MeAuler, ‘locomotive foreman
at: Prince. Rupert, says that if Cali-
fornin trout fishermen desire to catch
trant, they Bad better come to Skeena
in order to. at least acquire 2 primary
clncation in matters pertaining to the
xpeckked monsters.’ Mr.

Angeles, Southern’ Pacifie railroaders
told: him about a trip two of them had
taken inte the California hills. ‘Thoy
fished a lake, The-two had differeut
luck. One hooked one‘ 8-inch trout.
The other hooked nothing,. The vaca-
tian required about.800 miles of jour-
noeying before they were ¢ through Ww ith
it. : ;
eee

Mrs. Peter: Lakie And Mrs. EE.

‘subject ; .t0- hedrt. a
Iiniesa,-. ‘Mre.. :Laktie: ‘and Mrs. : Aves.
have gone, south: for: the funeral.”
O aa * a
Prince: Thatiert. is: looking for: the: at
rival. of. a freighter ‘this - month: The
‘boat will, ‘take” “ae consignment. of: “ngpen
logs for delivery: ‘in the Orient .¢ Stan-
ley Bishoyn'e,. jt. ot Portlani,. -Oregan;
has: been: in :the district, for ‘the past
weeks. making. shipping arrange-
nienta and transacting: other business.
aek
“Miss. Alice Cruiekshank, for many -
years: librarian. in: Prince : “Rupert, ts
recovering from: an aculdent’ that befell .
where she has-been ‘re-

from: ‘her? ‘father's estate: “Miss Crutek-
shank was nit by. aQ- ~ ear, She was
pinned against a wall and: ‘both | legs.
injured, - tiie ‘suffered “a eompound
break; - cue ae so

VANCOUYER HAN, FOR oMINECA?

Assoclitions down ‘there, ‘ts being: men
tioned as a, possible Liberal : ‘candidate
for Omineca.: That sliould: ‘spell. his;
defeat! without.” ballot, ‘being “taken! |
Surely. there is some one: of the. Liberal ;
filith in. ‘all Omineea’ who can represent
that district, We believe. there ds and

_ blgue ‘merry ing:
dropped. dawn inte’ "Mission Point air

henuty of a purified and: uplifted city. .

AVES, have: Been. advised of the death aiany
the THexbe ord

tacks, and finally succumbed to: a Jong -.

y. ttegar ‘Christté: of Yancouver, a 7
president: of: une of, ‘the many Liberal. .

F ou RT oN

AM TASSENGERS IN

- ee ; :
ingest Load-‘of Passengers Ever to

Land at Mission Point—Some
Fast Piying

A Ite tri-moter sixteen,
fourteen

_ Pussenger
am ssengers,

field an Manduy evenitig at $15 and
the night was spent by the passengers
in Thizelton, The plane was raining
from Skagway. Alaska te Seattle ant
carried the biggest list of passengers
that ever tanded on the loca! field. It
is understood that regular trips will be
nade hy this machine during the sum-
wer between those twa cities, Tnfor-
tunately. weather couditions developed
daring the night which delayed the de-
parture of the big plane until ten the
next morning (Tuesday). but if eondi-
tions improved ais they went, along they
expected to reach Seattle Tuesday evs
ening. The passengers were from
Fairbanks and Nonie and inelnded two
women and a little boy, doctors, nurses
mechanits and business men. The
plane made from Skagway to Hazelton
on Monday. having left Fairbanks on
Sunday. Pilots Wein and Ross were
“in charge of the machine.

ir, McAuley has |”
returned from a. holiday visit: to: Los |

aga: Oe .
Written to Editor
| es
. DAN GREENE AGREES AT LAST
Dear Mr. Fator:

1 “If a dog bitees a man it is not news
but if a man bites a. dog itis news.”
Really don't you think this deserves a
“special ‘edition?

ai have or itleized, cursed and ‘damned
things, more Tess indiscriminate-

co-operation hs 18 ‘no. dott i sityel

aqme expense, if you: fet niy: “yneaning.
"However... dear ‘people, T am jist as
_,[Bavpy 1s ‘though Twas‘in my) right
mind, L; certainly “sympathize _ with }:

air. S20

> Ser innsly. yr. “how ey er,.
aratnhite the. editora of MeLean’s: for
the article in Muy dst edition. Also
the. writer af the, article “Fantts in
British Fore'gn Polley.” by. Howe Mar-
tn. Tt is, refreshing to note stich an
exhibition of good old comnion sense,
after wv hat we: are atfticted with, ‘these
ays. a

t ‘wish to ‘con

Natu Wpcyou,: an T.rare.not. arlvertise |

ing MeTean’s, but it is too bad. that
imany will be winble to rend this -arti-
cle. It is x long time over-due, but the
fact that. at least: one person hrs fig-
‘nréd- out the: right: dope is a conaolation
It: may be locking the’ stable’ ‘door af-

‘tter ‘the horse is stolen,

Possibly ft is best ta eonelnde these

remarks —eonsidler ing,” Ls
Mo Yours. : truly, :

: De: m, Greene,

Lovally: we eal know. ‘inat ‘Daniel T,
Greene is a farmer. in the Bulkley Val:
“ley,” ‘and: ‘he has a darn "good farm ‘and |

| gete: lots of. crops ‘off itt “But with adl

his: farm. duties. he atilt: hag’ time to la
keep * in, close touch with, local, pro-.
vineial, Dominion | and”
ae it you er out that X

ar tela mde

worked “in. the opus cer:

“International t

TR SENTATION MRS. RUSSELL

We Al to the H. HH. Regular Morithly
Meeting——Sale of Home Cook-.
ing Up—Hospital Day

wen regular monthly nieeting of the
“A. to the Hazelton Hospital was
eta at the home of Mrs,, Shearman on
Tuestliiy. May -Bth. The- president.
Mrs. ‘ Hussell was in the chair and op-
ened the meeting, after which she re-
sisned from that position on recount of
her removal from. the. district, Mrs.
w, W,
took the ehgir and
ineeting.

At the request of the Board of Dir-
ectors of the Hospital as presented by
Dr. TT. C. Wrinch, secretary; the W.A.
avrecd to take charge of the refresh-
nonts and entertainment at the- Hos-
pital on Mospital Thy, May, 12th. 7

The orgunization Gecided* to. hold
another “mle: of. home - cooking’ in the
United Church. on, May 30th, of which
further. ‘par tienlars, Av vith be. aly ‘en later.

Mrs. Anderson, ‘on behalf.” of -the
mumbers' of the: W. AP expressed. their
hearty thanks’ for and appreciation. ‘of
all the splendid. services © rendered by
Mrs, Russell during her time as presi-
dent of the W oA She expressed sin-
cere regret at the removal of Mrs.
Russell from the distriet and extended
the best wishes of the organization ta
her wherever she may*go." On behalf
of the W. A. Mrs. Anderson ‘then made
a presentation’ to Mrs.. Russell as a
token of esteem from the ladies.

Mrs, Russell, in accepting the pre-
sentation,- expressed ‘her appreciation
of the assistance the ladies had been
to. her and her pleasure in- being asso-
aed with. them in this work. While
she may be’ going: aay, “ghe, “expressed

catried on the

“the meeting: was then ‘adjourned: to
meet. the: “first: Tuesday. in Tine: at the
Hospital: when ‘Miss Craig’ will he hos-
enn, . Mrs.’ Shenrmeair served refresh-

| mens and a aoedad: hour was apent,
sane’ ‘wople, who have : to’ Usten to ally pe :

“the tWaddleot - the yr esd. ‘and . over the},

HOSPITAL. D

: “Arrangements are now complete fox.

Hospital ; Day -to be held: any Tuesdas.

afternnon next in comiection With the
Hazelton: ‘Hospital, “The” ‘affair this

yeer will be Landled by the: Wi-A i.

the H..H. and the ladies of Hazeltan,
and will.take the form ‘of an
Home.” .A° very “cordial invitation is
extended to all to be the gue
Ani taey atid “4he" stité "6
Refreshments will be. served | on
héspita? binteony from, 3:30. until 5.00
o'élack, :

ma Livenson, Huzo. Johnson,
Johiison; aliel: Ednmnd Johnson will he
leay ing shor tly. for: MeConnell. creek to.

Anderson, vice-president, then —

“ At :
is of. the ;

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