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VOL. 30

_ THE OMINECA HERALD, NEW HAZELTON, B. C.,, WEDNESDAY AUGUST It, 1937

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NO. 6

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T. Woods Won
Northerm B.C.

Tom Wood of Smithers holds the
cup for the Northern Interior Golf
Championship. He won it last Sun-
day, hut he had to play for it. Andy
Trant gave him a good run for it and
had the boys-in Smithers just a little
anxious for the reputation of their
club, although they would have been
giad to see Andy win at that.

There was a good number of. contes-
tants, although only, four from the
lluzelton club—Anidy Grant, James
Turnbull, Powell and A. Irvine. The
weather wag very “fine and. play got
started abowt 10.30-or 11.00 o'clock A
hig gallery followed the players all
day and did what they could to en-
cournge them, After nine holes in the
morning and nine in the afternoon the
result was a three-way tie with Messrs
Houghtdi ‘arid Woods of Smithers and
_ Andy Grant of Hazelton in the lead.
'ro reach A decision these three started
te play an extra five holes, buz only
Woods and Grant finished and Woods
wag ahead. ;

At noon n- light lunch was served on
the grounds and play resumed soon at- |
terwards. Itefreshinents were als
served in the afternoon.
son was captain and bad charge

sented the cup:‘to Tom Woods and the
second prize, six golf balls, to Andy
Grant. |. .

The Hazelton players were pleased
with the entertainment provided and
thoroughly enjoyed the day.

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‘Hie. Prince Rupert: Pulp..& Paper
“Mil has come to the front. again. It
is severnl years now since. this. pro-
jeet was first.put forward. Tt was one
part of the plan of the promotera who.
started the big saw mill at. Usk. Then
nothing was heard of it until a year
ar so ago when.J. G. Bjornsted got on
the job again. He has since died and

promotion end, Chiesigo ‘and Minne-
apols capital are behind the scheme.
The mill is to be built in Prince Ru-
pert and the timber from along the
Skeena is to be used. This is the see-
ond pulp mill talked of for Rupert and
it is possible one of them will get un-
der way in time, perhaps both of them

HE HAD A FAIR APPETITE

The kurgest appetite ever recorded
wmong British Columbia forest service
five fighters. During a recent discus
sion on the feeding of fire fighters the
following. dati was brought to light.
Tt isthe breakfast eaten by one mnu
nt a single sitting and is thought to
constitute o record of some sort, and
here is what he ate—16 eggs. 1 can to
matoes, 4 can, jam, 144 loaves bread,
¥4, pound butter, 7 cups coffee’ 6. pota-
toes and %4 pound of cheese. _Aceord-
ing to the cook’s report the man wai
still hungry and could have eaten 2
event deal m¢

1] more had not a‘ hastily” or-

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Golf Trophy of |

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Bob David- | Yerrs: to com
of the {considerably

play and at the end L. G. Calder pre- ;

PULP MILL PROPOSED
oa. gah pilot “ois TREAT EME

now a My. Steensland is-handling the; in. spi

Totem Pole Golf
at Jasper Park

— Sept..5 to 11

One of the outstanding golf events

in Canada is the annual Totem Pole
tournament whieh takes place over the

Jasper Park Lodge course this year)

from September 6 to 11, inclusive. The
tournument which is played over 4%
magnificent scenic 18-hole course laid
in the Athabaska Valley in the heart
of the Canadian Rockies, promises this
year to be the most suecessiul yet
atazed. according to the manager of
the C.N.R. hotels. During this golf
week the best amateurs- strive for
the honor of winning the silver totem
pole and other yirizes which are given
to men and women players in competi-
tion. Players from oli parts of Can-
ade and the United States will be on
the course as well as players from oth-
er countries. .
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Smithers Notes

'The new bridge “across - Driftwood
Creek near the Sealy farm has been
completed and will serve the farmers
on the far side of the bridge for many
e. The new structure is
higher and larger than
the bridge which was carried away in
‘the floods twa years*ago and will not
be affected by floods in the future.
sme rond work has to be completed
‘an the approaches on loth ends of the
“bridge and it will probably be about
jtwo weeks yet before the bridge can
lhe made use: of- ct .

are 2 hee

ecently recely-
ba SMTA Fett + He sel prob-
‘ably.be back -in: Smithers: “about ‘the
‘middle of September., He left here 0
couple of months ago for 2 rest as his
\health was none too good,, He has
been at bis old home in &t: Augustine,
i Qnelice antl is apparently now much
improved physically. When he left
for the east be did not.think he would
lover return to B. OG. (he-wwas very low
rit) but he took the precaution
to buy a return ticket and is going te
make use of it, Tom belongs to thg
‘north and to the mountains. ; ,

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One of the extra awards at the fall
ept. 2 and 3 will

According. te advices

fair tu Smithers on §
_be prizes for exhibits of ores from the
(istrict for this year, In the past #
lanineral exhibit was always feature
j but there had been no ‘prizes offered,
i
"Qmineca Branch of the Chamber of
Mines, there will be a first and a sec-
‘ond prize for several different classes
lof ores.. It is expected that samples
lof minera) all the way from Terrace
‘ta Prince George will be sent to the
“Sinithers fair. Besides a call from
'ginithers for a good big mineral dis-
‘play, the Chamber. of Mines in Van-
| couver. wishes to secure samples of ore

‘yam this north~country. The Cham-| .

ber of Mines will pay the freight south
‘aud would like ‘to get the samples a8
‘soon: as possible. ;

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RREREIENA EIEN

ee horvtotig tl haa. landed. the.J0b

It this year, through the efforts of}:

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Prince Rupert.
The Garden City by the Sea

By Our Own Correspondent

rece eee tC CCe 4c CS eS SSS

Delegntes to the convention of the]:
Associated Boards of Trade of Central
British Columbia have oll returned to
their bomes with happy memories of
Prince Rupert's hospitality nnd feel
ihg that their deliberatioys in conven-
tion will contribute something fo the
general welfare of the north, With
one exception there was sweet reason-
ableness and unanimity. Delegates
west of the Bulkley Valley want a
Peace River railway. Delegates east
of the Buikley feel that present motor
roads bpilding will serve for the pre-
sent. So there the situation Stands.

But anyway a pleasant time was had.
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president 8. J. Hungerford and his
purty of officials spent a day in Ru-
pert lust week, and the C.N.R. head
sald he was glad to be able to say to
Commissioner Alder that the general
appearance of the city impressed him.
‘here was an air of proapcrity, streets
and premises were clean and well kept
avd the gardens a delight. The yail-
way would co-operute to the — fullest
possible extent towel the general
growth and development.
“-* &

Billy Kerr, Prince Rupert sourdough
who has been rancLing at Wistaria-
for many a year, ts doing his bit. in
tunking the visit of the Govenor-Gen-
ern] to Tweedsmuir Park an ovension
of conifort, as well 23 novelty, for His

nf supervising the esiablishinent.of 2
camp at Intata Lake where the dis-
tinguished explorers will ‘sojourn for
five days. There are thicty tents and
a couple of mess tents with board
floors to be put up, a wharf to be pro-
vided and many other necessary cuties
so that a resting place, suitable for the
representative of His Majesty may be
crented far in the glorious wilderness.
aae
The Prince Robert, Iwxury liner of
the inside passage, will make one more
yoyage north.. With Capt. Nedden on
the bridge, she has carried thousands
of passengers this simmer along the
winding blue inlets, and the tourist
has yet to be found, even the widely
‘travelled, who does-not confess to have
heen charined.

Me
tee

Japan wants to pet a piece af the

ave being. sent to Canada, the United
States, Great Britain and other big fish
producing couutries. It is good hav-
ing the Japs send. their boats over to
Canada, catch the fish, can and cure
it and ‘ship it back to Canada at a less
price than the Canadian companies
will sell it for.
Lt bd

Mr, and Mrs, M. A, Myros and the
‘family returned Sunday night from a
mnotor trip to Vancouver, All are in
good condition and Mat. says that they
only lost one of
city and that was only for an hour or
two. It was @ great trip and’ Mat. is
well pleased with its. success.
. sa: hk ‘

| My. ond Mrs. 8. Mallinson and Iittle
‘Gaughter and Miss Shand spent the
week, end with Mr. and Mrs, Wearne
dn the Bulkley Valley. 7”

ed shortly after, and he allently slip.
ped away ‘home to bed, There were
other ninsing incidents pulled by the
kids of 45 to 65 years of age. Some.
of the aldermen. figure, on getting un
outfit of merry-go-rounds, slap bangs,
erown and anchor, fan tan cand rotk«

toh, dropped

then came. his
‘He was reseu-.

Hon, BR. B. Bennett consented on Sat-
urday last at a gathering of the Con-
servatire members of Parliament in
Ottawa to remain as leader of the Con-
servative party in Canada, and at the’
sume time as leader of the Opposition | fr
in the present House of Commous.

a month’s vacation which she

world fish market and trade envoys},

the children in the}:

Hazelton Flower - |
Show Promises _
To be Big One

The committee in charge of the flow
er show in Hazelton on August 19th
are making good progress with ar
_lvangements. The prize lists are being
distributed and there are nineteen clas
ses with three prizes in each class of °
$1.00, 50c ‘and 25c. The flowers for
competition must. be at the hall be-
tween ten and twelve o'clock and the.
judges will start their work immediate’ :
ly after twelve. The doors will they
he closed until the judges are through.
At five o'clock the flower show. will be
over and the hall made ready for the °
picture show in the evening. The pic —
tnre is entitled “The Road to Glory”
featuring Fred Marsh and. Lionel: Bar-
rrinore, ‘Then there will be the dance
in the evening at which the best music
‘possible will be provided. Durtng the
afternoon the ladies will serve Te
eshments from a booth along aide the
‘hall. It promises to he a big day in
‘the ald town. ;

Miss Lois Studdy, R.N., of the Haz-.
elton Hospital staff left Saturday for:
will:
spend at Prince Rupert, Alert Bay and
other coust points.

THE FIGS FROM THE TROPICS
The fig tee is a native of sub-tropi-
eal countries and belongs to the same
lfamily as the bo-tree, the banyan and
' _ {the indiarubber plant. The © bo-tree
The funeral of the Inte J. Johnsov, and the banyan are venerated by the
a tracher who had farmed in Evelyn /Brahams but we of the western world
istrict for years, was held in Smt- think more of the edible quality of th¢ —
thers on Friday afternoon, The set- gia, :
vives were held at the United ehurch , The tree is hardier thnn the orange -
and quite a number of Byelyn people and can be grown in sheltered places
accompanied the remains of their ald. iy England and in the southern United
neighbor to Smithers. Interment took sintes. For many years the growing
place at the Smithers cethetery. The. of figs was unsuccessful in California ;
iate Atv. Johnson fell off'a load of hay'|7y4 frees’ Would ‘ot’ ben¥ “fratt ‘The’
and died almost immediately. He w#8/angyer té. the problem was found in
a bachelor and lived with his sister. [the absence of a certain insect which
. “** ierawls into the cavity of the fig and
Raymond Stanyer, jr.. was caught bY | fertilizes the many blossoms inside.
the big power belt in his father’s sav The insect was brought from its native
mill at Tebesiikut Lake and his arm $yfediterranenn home ‘and after many
was so badly erushed and torn that it expensive and difficult attempts was
had to be amputated close to the shoul! ¢inglly acclimatized.
der. The little fellow is only twelve | Turkey and Asia Minor produce the
years of age and is a nephew of MTs. ' preatest quantity of figs used commer-
‘Allen Benson and Jasper Stanyer of cially, Smyrna geing considered the
Hazelton. 'yreatest fig market in the world. Be-
: leause of the simple drying. * process,
Rey. Mes. McIntosh of Smithers is a!phis fruit is an important crop along
patient in the Hazelton Hospital for & Mediterranean from one end to the
few days. other. During the war when the Tur-
kish supply was cut off, the region
nvound Malaga, Spain, suddenly — be-
came an important exporting centre.

In the United Statés.and moat. tein-
perate countries, figs are used as a
sweetineat, but in the Mediterranean
countries it is a standard article of
dict. It is so abundant in Chilf that,
although its nutritive value is high,
is is in some localities considered food
for beggars. In the Balearic Islands
alcohol is distilled from figs and the
residue fed to pigs.

Last year, of the five million pounds
of figs imported into Canada, four
million pounds came from Turkey.

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-Mvs. Archie MacInnes of North Buck
ley is n patient In the Hazelton Hosp-
ital for a few days.
: Lo ed
Violet Hevenor, adopted daughter of
James Hevenor. Hazelton, was mir-
pled ta Robt. Brown of New Westmin-
ster, on Monday evening by Rev. Fath-
er. Donze.
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A new teacher will be in charge of
the Indinn dry school in Hazelton the
coming term. He will come from
Lloydminster, Sask., and he will also
take charge of the church services in
St; Peter's Anglican chureh. Mr, Ste-
wart, who was there last ‘vear will go
to Alert Bay Indian shool.
; so

On Thursday in Smithers a‘ case of
obstructing. the highway will be heard
in court. It is a’case of a man with
‘cattle at Kitwanga . putting .a gate
across the’ read.

. so £
- On Tuesday of last week the annual
pienle and get-to-gether of the old tim-

ers in: Vanconver from Hazelton and et

ing horses and operating {¢ as a-per-|-

vicinity was held in Stnnley Park and
about sixty. were present, jncluding a
fewfrou: Siithers. Among the guests
were Mi. ahd. Mrs, M,°AiMyros -and

very long, but he: undératood' that they
nil band & wondecful thie,” |
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_ Fapan and China are: still going to
it in the same ‘old Way." .A number ‘on
both sides are being. Killed ‘andthe
dally. papers: are: page
stuff ofity

‘manent attraction ‘for the-tayrlets go.
‘Ing thro
‘kinds Should be good in-a’year or two,

ng throtigh on the trains. Those old

ee fr ss fy
i. here were @. number’ from, about
‘here-went. to. Sinithers:the ‘latter. part

of lust week to sec the circus? :”

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‘| family who. were! in ‘Vane miver on a
-|naviday. ‘Mit. saya be vkas’ not: there

making’ front page |
wel! : LUnited States:for tungsten: rethat. a

Rain continues to visit this part of
the district each day, with, perhaps an.
odd day-of sunshine, -)0 0

wt By ewe wo :
there ig i. big, crop ‘of, wild “berries
again’ this yenr and many: people are
putting away a supply for’ winter, al-
though we heard of one familly, that:
can eat the attiff'as fast as the lady of
the house cans it, No need to seal the -
friit at allz «+ -: >. he

oo owes ea < ee : poe

There is such a good market in th

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‘New: YVérk: maiiiidertook ‘to-smtuggle.
it inte that. country from Canada. ‘He:

swag’ fdund -to have: taken :4t: 6,000 Ibs,

von which the tarriff is. $1.00 a pound. ~

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