F hospital, will be accorded patrons’ pri-

tones at’ this time. due to the bad times
the people. are facing. : ‘The . Hospita).

q

> tion expressing confidence in. the pre

q Annual Patrons —

Mar 82

set

"NEW HAZELTON, B. C., ‘WEDNESDAY: JANUARY. 20,1982,

Hospital Meet —

. Fhe anual. meeting: of the patrons

F Gf the Hazelton Hospital ‘will be held |

in. the Minited. Chureh- “fn. Hazelton on,
Friday evening, Feb. 5th, This. war
; tedded at, a Imeeting of the: ‘board of
; (ixéetors: held last. Saturday -night.
“1 tt was also decided that all those* “who |*
: baye contributed duting the past year
_fo the Woman’s Auxiliaty;’ or-putchas
ed tickets or contributed dixect to the

Vileges at the annual: necting this year
and all those neople are asked to vat-
tend the- meeting on. Feb. 6th and eX:
ercise those privileges... There will be
no direct canvas, made for _-Subserip-

does, however, ‘most earnestly request
all friends who are able to do | so te

send their contributions direet to the’

hospital as ‘the money is needed, now a“
‘never before, -

The secretary submitted n stutement |

fov the year of the statistics which
showed that. the days attendance: of
patlents had totaled 2206;-or on. aver-
age per day day of.33. ‘Formerly. the
high daily. average was 26.°
Tie receipts for the . year tataled
$36,737: 23 and the total expenditure
wag $39, 683.15. “Thus there iso defi-
_ elt of $2,043.92, Theincomé was the

largest that the hospital has ever had’).
and under-normal timés it: would have],
The
past year, however,- brought many. ex:.
traordinary expenditures in comectior |
The new.

‘takgn care ‘of ‘all’: expenditures:

with the building, program.
hospital | had no.root, cellar, and. it wat

necessary. ta cover over: and make: frost:
at.was. ‘under’ the:
“Phen - On ‘top of that

proof. the big | ;
old: hospital.”

drying shed for ‘the laundry was built.
This cost was - $500." ‘There was the.
new -bungalow for the assistant medi-
vu ‘snperintendent;. 2 lot. of new, far:

tart

niture had to be purchased and the old’

furniture rebuilt..and:put into shape.
The matter of interest on deferred
imilding grants amounted to $700. As
2 net result of the years éperations the
institution’ -4s- $3000" behind and) this
will have. to ‘be taken “care of: by the
new yenra operations. jin: addition td
the nboave there. Was ‘tn over. expendi-
ture on building operations of $1200
und still $400 more interest on defer.
aed evants to meet, So that the hos:
pital is netuilly behind §4500 and the
jwesent yer will be enlled npon te
meet most of that sum if, not all of it
Thus it is neeessary to continue’ th
recently adopted’ plan of. rigid ‘econ:
muy. Part of that ‘policy was. the re.
duction of the salaries by 10% -
WE ineomes over FIO a- ‘month; Te is
however, the intention to. rise the sal
avies to the old level at. the entice
poselbile moment, :
After veviewIng the fiunnelal situ.
tion the bourd of directors passed a me

oxent administration and of the finan, |.
“ell pokey pursued.

Do not forget the Golf club brid:
purty at Mrs, Snvgeni’s, Anzelton 0°
Monday night. next.

'
4

.. Hospital Patrons.
| will Meet Feb. 5th
* ate Chureh

On Feb. Fifth] |

ony}.

matter, -
twas bid Wenhnst both ‘men’ “tnd: “Yodiar'|: a

| Accounts Now. ,
Being Paid by:
Government)

-¥ictovia—Complaints ‘have’ been re-
celved by the government at various
times that there’ is delay in issue
cheques for the payment of goods- ta
the. Unemployment Relief - -cAMps.
+ Through uiprecedented’ volume’ o”
work occasioned by the unemployment’
rellef, program, geveriment depart
ments, particularly: the ‘public ‘work:
and department of finance, have fount:
theinselves, overwhelmed with Q. Vas
‘amount of routine ‘work, This. has rt
sulted in many creditors suffering dle
day. in settlement .of thelr - ‘ecountr
In order to relieve this hardship; pu
‘ticularly to many. small creditors ‘i
the way of farmers who have been ;
en,a preference in the ‘mutter of sup.
plying camps, instynctiona lave tr
issuéd to department heads that: anecla
efforts . must be made. forthwith |
make payment. of. accounts,

The necounting departments . heve |:

‘bya night staff hus been’ ‘put on in t¢°-
accounting branch of the department: +/
publie works to expedite, settlement oi
the balance,

ermuent official have had to content
with may be apprectated.when it. is
pointer out.that an accounting. organ-
ization, set up. to: deal with : between

‘months,

entailing an enormous: ‘nthount of. de-
tail checking. Further; owing’ to. ‘the

-ment in, connection With -their: contri. |:
‘butions, - the vouchers shave to: be pre:

the amount of work, In addition, tha
detailed accounts. of pay-rolls and maz
terials subinitted - by . seventy munici-
pulities in connection with the thre
million dolar _Drogyam of municipal
Teliet work are being hondled by the
‘accounting ° ‘branch of the department
of public. works, In other. words the
duties of ‘the branch : fave -ineveased
‘vome 500 per cent, “

Christmas Jag.
‘One is Stabbed
_ Two.i in Court

An after math of a. Christijas Are]
celebration staged” ‘by: the Indians of
‘Kisgigas: Moser -Green ‘and Isande

.

Gowrn were brought In to Hazelton on’

Saturday last by the Mounted Poliée,’
‘Green had ‘been stabbed, ,but upon: ex-
auniuation it wos found the wound:
were of a superficial nature and bad
alrendy heaied up, ‘It ‘appears that
during — the: - festivities a free-for-all

‘| fight developed. Isane Gowrn,- a very

young . fellow flashed. 1 knife” and
Green was tn. the way. None. of the
| natives: Seentéd "ta be very cléai ‘on. the
aA chair e. of druikerness

Agent ‘Capt; Moai‘timer: Fenianded . the
‘Andinns -for ‘a few. days, | Corpl:. King:
ston headed: the patrol with | Chits,. Ster-
vett “ug. ‘filde.: The. trip. 1hte “Kisga-
.| ing soft add ‘the solic hard.* “The men

were six, days going. j

‘| wether tightened’ up’ and: it took only
.| tivo’ days | to edie” back; : Te: was. thr |. .:- 6,
. irate ‘trite! toe’ ‘Cotpl ‘Kingston’ ‘who: “bad
Only. revéintly, arrived ‘ffom Victoria ‘te-]

| xot” underivay. foi! the: return. tilp. the

, the ‘havdahip, well.

‘take charge: at ‘Hazelton, tut: he stoi

. 4

.Some idea of the problems that gov.

fifty and sixty ‘thousand youchers in
a normul, year, pas, had ,to. (eal. with.
‘tweenty-one™ thonsitia® vouchers in twa:
 Thése’ vouchers’ inglude. the }-..
‘grocery bills. tor fifteen: ‘thousand nen

sented ina ferm which involvéd twica

Anniversaries

heen putting in long and arduous -honys |
in recent months endeavoring: to cope
‘with the situntion and fully 80%. oi:
the necounts have been paid but step:
have recently. been instituted“ where ‘|:

are Celebrated _
_ Old Hazelton}

rhe: tenth ‘anniversary: of the Unit-
ed ‘Churéh in: ‘Hazelton was: celebrated
in -Hazelton~ on: Tuesday night last,
and- coupled - with . that event was the
celebration of the: silver wedding anni-
versary, of Mr. and Mrs. John Newick,
two very" ‘prominent: chureli workers.
and: prominent vitizens of Hazelton: for’
neurly twenty years. The - ‘church an-
niversary” tedk .thé for of ‘devotional |

by? Rev. “Mr. Redman, ‘pastor, #Follow- :
ing’ “that” “was Q program: of musié and:
speeches: The ‘pastor: first: gave: ar

Hazelton, ‘Which from the first-waa of
a union nature. - “The: ehurch was op
éned ' ‘and dedicated by Rev. John’ R
Hewitt, now of Cumberland. Sinci
his time there have been many pastors
administering to the people, but. thi
congregation - has’ “grown. ‘The follow.
ing program was then given:—

Phuino solo by ‘Rev, 8. Vi H, Redmar
"Vocal : _solo—~Trees—Jean ‘Burns.
- Violin’ solo—Mazurka—Mrs:: ‘Redmar
‘ Selections by the: Hazélton. Glee Clul
. Guitar. solo,. Verne “Hawking

Vocal’ solo—At- Dawning,Jean: Burny

“Dr, Wrineh: then’ addréssed ‘remarks
to Mr. and’ Mrs. Newick,-on. pebialf of
friends: of ‘the’ eduple” an the. district.
He read: “a short’ address: ‘and presented.
them with: ‘a. silver purse - filled: with
silver in ‘honor of ‘their’ ‘anniversary.
The doctor also read a letter from: old
Hazelton and New Hazelton friend:
who are now. residing. in. Smithers, A
silver. purse of silver also. accompanies
this letter.’ Mr, Newtek made a ‘very,
suitable: Teply in hamking his” ‘fridiae:
Votal sdlo“ The” Sieetes

reqtirements ‘of: the Domizion govern :

wus WAR! a! tough’ one, the” Weather. be-. i. it a

‘Mrs. 8.. ¥: AL. ‘Redman... |:

. Guitar and: violin duett—ates, Red:
man-and:¥. Hawkins
’ Vocal solo—My- Ships:—Mre.: Redmar |

-Reéfreshments were served and ‘dor’
ing this period Rev. and: Mrs: “Redmar

the. piano and violin, A collection for
the benefit of. the church: funds Wat
taken up ‘and ‘the: gathering was clos-
‘ed with singing “Bless Be the Tie.”

There was a. Bood- gathering of 0’

friends, | seine who have heen in the
district longer than Mr. ‘and Mrs, Johr
Newick,-and some who have not’ beer
so-long. «All were glad to do honor te
them. so ' :

The ; Address

: “ahzotton, Ba Cia Jan.. 19, “ga!
To Mr. and Mrs, John New ick :

: We, a few of your. friends of the]
Hazeltons, whose -nanyes appear be
tient, take this opportunity of ex

] tending to you our most sincere eon-

gratulations upon your having, rec
ed. this twenty-fifth anniversary...
the date when you started in life, tu
gether,

We tire very glad, and consider It.¢
privilege to have. known and been asaso-
cinted with you, in . different way
during the ilme . you have Hved here.
-We most earnestly wish that y.
will enjoy many more years of comfort
‘and ineveasing hajipiness together, an’
that there may be for all of us many
more occasions such ‘ns we have ch
joyed in the. past: of Blensant asta
tons. | -

Conservatives

exercises for the - ‘opening; ' “eonducted-{:;

historical veview of.the- congregation’ in|

rendered ‘some-.classical - selections. 02 -

‘4 the C.N.R. at: South Hazelton inform-
“} ed ‘the Herald that it was Inst seven

of the Hazeltor United, Chureh:, lagt. San;
day. evening, | ‘the . ‘Dechiste

Tn Smithers on
Redistribution

"The Sinithers Orindecvutive Associa-
tion: hak gone on record as favoring the
‘redistribution ©
whereby this electoral. distrief, of
Skeena will be bounded on the west
by Shanes, and: ‘on the east by ihe 126
‘meridian at" Rose Lake, including the
Whole Bulkley: “Valley district in. one
district instead of its Leing divided ¢ as
at: present, . ;

The" anjiual meeting. “passed resoiu-
tions expressing the utinost confidetice
In, the. administratior of, federal and’
provincial affairs’ under ‘the: two exist:
lugs, governments, :

‘The annual. convention wns held in
Sinithers on ‘the evening of January 1%
and there was a large attendance.

The following officers were elected :

. Hon.-Presidents—Hon., RL B. Ben-
nett and Hon. 8. F. Tolmie.
Hon, “Vice: -presidents—Dr.
Bamford and C. H. Orme.

President—R. Ta. Gale.

First Vice-president—J. G. Stephen:

Second Vice-presi—C, Waite © -

Secretary treasurer—h. S8.- MeGill

Executive committee—G,  H, Wall, J
ML Collison, W..d. O'Nelll, E. Wood-
ward, CG. . Doolittle, . Alex. Ss. Miller,
RC. Mutch. - -

‘Sam. Cocker,. Conservative candidate
for. Omineca: riding, Was: “present . and
gave. -@ most: interesting address:

The Smithers- ‘Association is ‘in very
"good shape. and the workers are quite
confident that everything: will comc
out alright in the wash when the stn
begins to. ‘shine in ‘the spring and the
aveat* financial depression: has Rassec
into. tistoty?* iy me "

RYO.

cows GET. A SELECTION PLAYED

| Fhe Voice. ot the Prairie Grants. Their
i _Request—Wonderful Programs.
: Fridays, and Sundays -.

Last’ Friday night during the . Old
Time Music prog?tam-‘C.F.C.N, . ‘‘The
Voice of the Pratrie’ announced hay-
ing received’ a wire from. - William,
Lora and Charles Gow of South Haz-

coming . in fine and requested that. the
orchestra play “Ny Blue, Ridge Moun-|
tain Home’ for, Charles. The selec.
tion was played ‘the latter part of -the
program, -Mr. Gow, who is agent ‘for

‘minutes’ from ‘the time the. message.
was sent. until the. acknowledgenient
‘was received .over the air. That jg
considered .n ‘very. satisfactory, KOPVICE:,
Since Calgary installed. . the most
powerful ridio station ‘in Canada and
started putting »on real programs “it
‘his “become -the' most: popular station
in-all the west, ».Rapeelally . are. the old
time musi¢ programs: ‘on. Friday ‘night-
and the religious service and Song ser:
“vice on Sunday: nights, very popular
‘not only in ‘Canada’ but in the. United
States, hecording to the flattering’ re-
quests for more that the station receiv:
es. Those. two | programs are eo re-
freshing after the: tin’ pan jazz, and
the moaning. vocal sorrows, that come
trom matny rat hev stati me

There. wns a goud couigregniiin ‘in

of ‘electoral districts |

. Will Increase

Development
‘at Lorne Creek

steady | progress ‘is being made with
evelopment work in‘connection wit} -
the placer. workings on Lorne Creek |
F. Neville who recently returned fron”
the south has ordered material for thc -
bunk ‘houses and construction will ge -_
started’ as soon as the material is ui -
‘the. ‘ground. When the bunk house.
nre ready the present crew of five will
be. added: to- ‘and the work speeded ur:
The equipment. to be. Anstalled Will op‘
erate. at high . pressure, water bein; -
supplied | by. punips, and a large. yard |.
age will be handied dally, “Tt is under:
stood, that a grant. ‘of $700 has beén sv.
cured, to recondition the ‘road: fron
Deorreen to the workings, and Mr Nev
ike has promised to add another $800
Besides fixing the road a bridge. will h
pat: ucross Lorne Creek.

Legislature to.
~ Meet Feb. 4th |

The provincial legislature is called
to meet on February-14th, This will
be a-real. Session of fire works, espec-
laliy: will. the opposition - -be hostile
At: the: same. ‘time the opposition mem-
bers are. tickled. to death that: they a are
in opposition’ at the: p¥esent time. -
matter : of :relief work ‘and ateect re.
llef will loom up big ‘in opposition. eri
ticiam,, -'Then there is the: matter o
redistribution: which wili - “fitise © Ok
Harry in. both rartles x unless: -Bome. ex.
L ceptionak: ‘genernlship ts
One’ "proposal ‘is that ‘the. number On

oa

‘as ‘represent: ‘the. Dominion; and with.

elton stating. that the ‘program. was|

‘ding day which ‘Was’ “Tuesday,. January .

ot {nto | water severaltines,”” “They |'

Dr, ‘i i MTEA., 4
to ‘Simithérs | Ate Well esd ky
‘to attenil ‘tlie? in

i

ative service: »ttklhg as his theme: “Tha
| Bbenezer Stone’,

al pa! morro
ee aitstiiodn ey 80."

“ After. the’ sermon
and while the offering was, bel taken :
») Mra. Redini ‘bin @

nia meeting of. the :
Smithers Elberdl, ‘Ag . .

pretty much the same ‘boundries. TH
‘north. will ‘be up ‘in arms over that,bi
if the Conservative. caucus . ‘agrees the

north: cam: not‘ do. ‘much as. ie. is all

‘Liberal: “anyway. ‘and the | ‘governmen*
has the, economy ‘argument on its side:

‘and everyone. is enlling for economy tr

ali places. ‘but’ their. own: - Tid truce
“Theasy. lies. the. head. that. Wenrs :
crown,” S noo

Had a Birthday .

on ‘Monday night Mr. and. Mrs. Job ,
Newiek entertained some twenty-f
friends: at-a,bridge.party in. thet hon
in honor: of Mrs. Newick's birth
The party wasso- -enloyable:. and: the:
people stayed. so ‘Yong’ that: they “we

on the celebration: Of their’ allver: Ww

1, ‘Mrs. Bernie. had made. 4. sweddin;
aike for - the ‘occasion. and: during. tl -
refreshment, ‘period. the’ bride blushing
Ty ent ‘the. ‘eile and: asked: all, to part’
clpate “intitts ‘consuinption. Dr. EL a
Werinch spoke highly of Mr. and. Mrv

‘Newick and of ‘the:guod work they. had

done in the: commmuiilty,. ‘anid “ot. mt,
pleasure “it: was tobe ‘qssoelated . with

Lay who also: spoke. highly. of ‘the: thos:
pitality: of the host. “and, ‘Hostess. Bes :
fore golig-the- guests. sang “For They. |
are Jolly: Good “Fellows.” . The’ bridge
_| prizes were wort 1 by Mrs. Ins: Tarnbul!

° wl j and I by ‘Walton

membérs. hé -reditced:to 14, the ‘sami: a ~

able ‘to’ start the host and hostess oy ee

them.: He was -followed:-by ° Dough: _