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| NEW: ‘HAZELTON, BCs ‘WEDNESDAY. MAY 25, 1982 _ ae

aN ew Hazeéiton Celebrates
Won Two. Baseball Games

Lost the Sott Ball Game.

New Lavelton had one of the best |
celebrations | om Tuesday last, May 24,
that has marked this holiday ‘in the
yust twenty years. In spite of the de.
pressed times there was a large gath-

‘eving of people from many parts of the
‘district Phe weather was very good,

except the wind was high and natural-
- iy very cold, but there were momente
between gusts of wind when the sun-
shine was nice and warm, and that
helped a lot to keep the crowd on. the
_ tleld.

The program | of sports was rather
pretensious | under the ‘circumstances,
but the events, were ull keenly eontest-
ed for, much more so than in years: of,
prosperity. Even the fat man's race
brought out fonr starters, The pro-
vram of races .was started soon after
twelve o'clock and everything await

7 - kept golog in oat shape until the. soft
ball game in the ‘late. afternoon which.

wound ud the: program for the day and
let everyone det away home soon artes
‘five o'clock.

Immediately after the field sports
there was a pall game betwen the ju.
venile' teains from ‘Hazelton’ and New
Hazelton. ‘These: w: ere the sime team:
that played .a couple.of "Sundays ago.
As expected the - yourgsters: put up!
splendid game for seven innings, with
the New Hazelton boys coming out or
top with a score of 10. to 5 for the Haz.

elton boys.

° met. the. New Hazelton, nine ‘immedi.

~ ately. after the . - juniors.,

gf

" dlassy ball.

~ @

~ fu; eotinect with the ball to any, extent, en
‘The flnal ‘score wan “yix: ta. one: in

~ {lest soft ball game

. weeks O20 that. they:

wp a erent game.

first appearance | of the Smithers -Ben-
ior team this season, “and: while they
did not win, they put up some very
The wind was plowing
“strong right ackoss the diamond and it
“had. qiute an effect on, the: ball.’ CHff.
W amer, the old’ veteran, was in the
‘box for Smithers and for six. Anning:
he pitched fine ball. It was not untit
the fitth inning . ‘that New Hazelton
was able to get a score, and then they
only got two. ‘Smithers got ‘thels" girs!
vnd only score in the, sixth inning,

At the end.of the sixth Warner pui
Tope in the hox inorder to save his
own aim, but ‘Pupe is. not the pitche
“that Clift i for the ‘Hirst two-thirds of
the enme, He shonid: work his arn
“nove between Eames so aK to’ pitch the
whole ulne innings. .

For New Hazelton Bert ‘Spooner “pu
He fanned. most ot

ihe Smithers latters and the few times

_ that smithers Ud hit he Tallt the New |

* Tlavelton fielders were right. on, the job
and caught most” ot the men ‘at first.
Spooner hind better support on Tes:
_ day thin he -has had in some other:
games. John Smith at second . base
pinyed tL particularly ook game and
Onkley Senkpiel , at ‘flrst-.was on: the
job all eine, aunt “he was strong , at the,
bat. .

New Haveltow ts known throughoit
the interior its pretty heavy batters,
lmt on Tuesday it was the light bat.
ters than did most of the hitting, the
heavy hitters didnot seem o be able

fav or of the Joeal team.

‘Atter the “senior ball ste there .w Watt
n sott ball gnme. between Hazelton and
‘New Hazelton elvis, teams: Tt waa the
seen. au the loeal
wyounds amd it provided. n “lot of fun
~ for the apectatérs, | as: well ne for the
irl. These tems ‘have: “only. got un:
“der Ways It Wie | “only a “couple of
got. organized’ ‘and

: constant | he time. they. have hina tc

pail | ‘feat ie .

at: Avas thie |:

practice. they ‘gave “a ‘pretty fair’ exht. .
biticn, + ‘More - confidence - will ‘make’ Ye

big difference : to the’ play. Hazelton
gitis: won by a-score of 11 ‘to 8. The
Hazeléqu sirls are the. better team so
far; but the locals suy they will, do: :
lot better next ‘tine.

The officints in all the - gatnés seem:.

ed to have giv en good satisfaction and
shown sportsmanship, . The ‘entire day
went offdin a manner ‘that w was admle-
able, of : *

‘the Ladies Aid booth where refresh:

ments were served was a iusy, place‘

The hot ten and. coffee and. hot. dogs.

as well as other good things, both hot,

and cold, seemed to be apprectated b;
the crowd, Although a hig gathering
was _prepared for the ladies had prac
tically’ nothing lett at the end of th
day.

“th the evening there was n splendid
turnont at the dance in the Nev Hazel.
ton hall. The local orchestta “supplied |.
the misie ind gave general. satisfaction
lntil the wee hours: of Wednesday

There were people there fram Dorreer.

vight-throngh to Smithers, and. every-
one had a fold time.
ments were particularly good.

Although the weather was cold and
financial conditions are none too good
it can be suid that the celebr ation war
a snecess in every. way.

WM, Ware: 18 RETIEING .

/ Win. “Was are, | for many . yenrs. g ssuperin: .
tendent of.the fur posts of the Hudson’

Boy Co. tn British Columbia and north,
is retiring on pension from June Ast.
Mr. Ware has been with ‘the company
for a life thme and received many ‘pro-
motions for his efficieny and. loyalty.
to the compuny. AS av fur han there
were few better. : He is known’ all
through British Columbin. and. he is ar
well Hked as he is well known, He
will ‘be missed br the outlying post
employees who have been so long As
socinted with him, It is nat known i
be will make’ one move ‘trip over (he

territory with, the now superintendent,

or not, Many would like to see. hit
again to sy farewell, and to wish him
n long life fu which to enjoy his- well)
ourned leisure... _

GOING TO KITWANGA SHORTLY

Many in Hazelton and distriet wil
reset ¢o learn that Harney Walker. i:
leaving Hazelton, early in June for Kit-
witnga. “He hns been in Hazelton, tor
a number of years and Is quite promin-
ent with the y oung people. ATL are glad

to learn, however, that he is being pro-

moted, and will assume charge of the
I. B. Co's store, at Kitwanga,. Otto
Ttterstrom, present manager, Will be
transferred to one of the other northery
posts: probably Babine where’ there i:
a very “Anrge. fur pusiness, and Otto Is
n read, fur mitt. te .

Cs CARD. OF THANKS.

phe ‘Talies Aid Society, of tine ‘New
Hazelton: ‘ehnreh | “wish. to express: their.

rent: ipprecl: ition for the valuable ase
sistance rendered . them. on: “May 24th:

by: RO, may’ ‘of, the. -eltizens. ‘ oo oe

A cold. supper will be: erved. by. 8t.]

Peter’s Auxillary ' on. Siturday saftor-

noon, July: Sth, on the Mission: Howe :

‘Lawn, fi ron
welcome.

to + o'ctoelé ¥ é

| took ‘for’ gold.
Phert. “Tt have seen a couple ‘of ‘eresks

‘lheen. gold considering the hardness of
: the tip). and there is still five feet. ‘of

The. refr esh F

_ well: known. Tip ‘Top sults ° and: * ‘tor

| from the interior who were class mates
of his at the U. B : .

_ WENT" ‘TRAPPING FOR GOLD —

eT
ide :

| alter Mercer Visited Coiinle of execkis
‘pul: ‘They. were Barren—Took a ,
__ Sltot at a Poor Bear

va

. “Abert, Mereer’ retirned last: Thurs-
dety” morning from: this spring. outing te
his trap: line. on the. South Fork of :the
Copner: river. Bis" ‘object. in’ making
his: ‘spring. trip. this year was to get a
few. beaver, | but the. ‘¥enl reason - Was,
and he only tells, this: to-a. few, was to
“For ‘years,”: said AL

nway off, ‘over there ‘and I have had a
hunch that there might be gold in ‘em.
‘this apring I made the trip over, some
tailes, and just as hard a trip as a fei-
low wants to take, (there should have:

snow: up there. But when I. got there
tt wis Ike the old woman's enbbard—
darn the color did- I.get, Towas so
darn mad - that I up and “fired ‘a shot
ata béar that was along side the river
—just to. see bin rin; Boy, oh boy,
how the sind. and ‘gravel flew when
that -bear snddeniy shifted into high
gear. ‘That made me feel a lot better
and T startet barek for cump.

Well Known Fim
Adopts New Price. Policy

Radical Reductions. to Public Will:
Take: Effect. Today.

In keeping with the prevailing low
price trend, the President | ‘and Direct-
ors ‘ot. Tip. ‘Top. Tailors Limited: ‘today.
\anno ehitehige 1 the price’of the}.

conts. ’
For the past two. years: “the “quality

of Tip Top clothing has ‘steadily. advan.
ved. -This higher ‘quality -has - been
possible, first, - ‘by the quantity “puying
power of the company, ond in the sec-
ond place, by. the lower cost of fine
British woollens, |

In this price reduction the divectors
have dletermined to rigorously ‘main-
tiln the high ‘standard’ of quality al-
ready achieved... Indeed, in effect, the
lower price of ‘Ti Top garments wil!
pring to thousands. of Crmadinns high-
er value than ever before.

Speclalshowings have been arranged
furat all Tip Top stores.

Represented ‘at Hazelton hy: Myr wae
& Smith, dy

“yn. MITCHELL, WAS | DROWNED

Wm. Billie” Mitchell of. Prive Ru.
pert was drow ned.on May 24th in the
hartior, ‘nt Prince : ‘Rupert. He.saw ul
young boy fall out-of a smiul bart and
being avery strong swimmer, hinwelf
he. swam out. got the boy. to the “pokt
and then ‘took eeunps himself: and
went down. ~The deceased young man
w As very ‘popular. among the young
people in Rupert: where he has spent
most, if not all of his Nfe, his father
belng among: the ‘ploneers and 4 mem-
ber of the contracting firm of Mitchell
‘& Cwrie. Billie was algo well known
and greatly iked hy all the young folk

an

(incon Mea. John Rewik rene ‘on

oun Country.

“Whit, Hoya: of: ‘the: Hivilson’s ‘Bay Go.
staff at., Hazelton: ‘hoy received’ ‘word, of

his-pyontion: to. a jute ation with
' ‘ He

Saturday migening « on 1 thei trip 't to the -

: red Reldny;: June ae

BETTER FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES FOR ©
“CANADIAN ‘TABLES

Canadinns like good ‘hings to eat and

the: year.
by the breeders of new. vegetables. and

-fritits,-and the aim has heen to origin-
rate, if ‘possible, something” better thar

wos yet. ay ailable,” ind good : stccess
haa ‘followed thesé efforts.

- After A long wiliter there is" ‘a. ereal-|:
ctating for something with’ _fidity
hence there is much’ demand ‘ for thu
barh, not: only on this wecount, but be-
catine if, -1s the first. edible produet
from the ‘soil in spring. There is a
great difference: in rhubarb from thx
xreen, course, stringy variety to ‘the

‘Ruby, originated at the Experimental
Farm, ‘anid eousidered ta he the. best

very popular. ‘Not only is it red on the
outside, but it is red nll the way
through. the stalk, and mnnkes such, an
attractive sance that even -those whe
do not- care much for rhubarb are
tempted to ent it. It-is much better
than some of the old green varietie:
ns the Melba apple is better than the
Duchess. of Oldenbirgh.. Here again
isa product of the Experimental Farm

dwhich fills a, long felt want. Up te

quite recently those who were eager
to ent a summer apple, after being
without one 80 long, had to depend on
Astrachan and Duchess, which werc
not at «ail conducive to a large con-
such sorts a8 Yellow, Transparent, Red
sumption of apples, ‘but in the Melba
there . is an apple: of Duchess season

‘tractive. luscious apple of high flavor.

appreciated by. the slot machine ven-
ders who are e&ger 0 get Melba to oper
the senson for their machines. 7

Of all vegetables, corn fs, ‘perhaps.
‘the most popular, after potatoes, and
everyone. Jooks forward eagerly to the
corn Sexson. The Golden Bantam cori
is the most popular variety, and right-
ly so, but ig one can have corn as good:
in quality as Golden: Bantam but twe
weeks sooner, he will not be without
it, The Picckaninny: and Banting var-

Farm are such. The Pickaninuy Tes. a
siight pinish tinge when young, and i

‘| Ge deliclous quality quite equal to Gol-

lel: Bantam. Banting is a very. popu:
Ine enrly yellow corn of fine quality

“These valuable: originations make it
yroxsdble for thousands of Canadians te
grow thelr ‘own fresh fruits and vege-

by the ulder sorts,

' GEO. G. BUSHBY PASSED AWAY

On Wednestay night May 18th, in
Victoria, Géo. G. Bushliy of Prince Ru-
pert, passed away after a long iNness.
Some time ago he was taken to ¥ie-
toria by Mrs. Bushhy for special. rtet
ment, The decensed was at one time ry
enndidate for the Conservative party
in Skeenn. He was 0 grandson of Sir
Tames Douglas, the second govenor of
Vancouver Island and the first goren-
of British Columbia... He was" one
of the leaders In business eireles-in the
nor theri “coust town, "He was 63 yrs.
| of age and a native of the’ country,

eltan Community  Assoclation will hold

days ‘duly 16 Keep. the date ‘open. -

‘MOSPrRAL PATRIOTIC BRIDGE

Saber | Rte ;

‘Snappy. Nine on:

desire to have them at all seasons “of |.
This has been kept in mind |

the ‘Hazelton grounds by. a: score OE: f

altvactive. ‘fine . grained sort known ne]:

rhubarb on the: market, and already.

‘equal te ‘Melutosh in quality—an at. |

siping: ¢craving” for~ more,- his: is, f

Loosing | Side.
Hazelton Won :

, Hazelton defeated the Snappy ‘Nim
f Sinithers . on Sunday: afternoon an.

to- five. There was a good attendane:
from Smithers, New. Hazelton and alec -
from, ‘Hazelton. ‘Fhe game started on -
time and the public appreciated that.
At first it. looked ike a ‘pretty: snappy
gume, but ‘it 8000 tamed down. and «a
tines positively dragged as though tha
boys were tired. Of course there wit:
i rawness in the air and that woul
tend to slow down the play. .

In the first inning Ed. ‘Denno, cate:
er for Hazelton, was ‘stooping to get
a ball being thrown from the field tc
get a ‘runner from third base. ‘The’
runner, hoivever,, collided with the Hitz -
elton’ catcher and: Denno got a broker ©
nose out of it. -He was taken at once _
to the hospital, “Dell Austin was tuk: :
en in from centre field and he canghi .
the rest of the game, doing good. work
toc. He is a big husky fellow with :
strong peg. He also is batting better
this year. He got a finger hurt ou
first base and called for a renner, but '-
the umpire would hardly stand ‘for’ it.
and Bell had-to do his. own running’ |
and puffing

“Both.teams took two runs in the first
inning and’ then. poth’ were shut ont
for he next two. In the fourth Hazel-
ton got a run and in the fifth Smither«
got one. They both took a run in he’
sixth, but in the seventh the Snappy:
Nine went into the air for a time and:
allowed three runs in Cour’ ‘Own score’:
Awas- sist “rns: but: the official geores:,
‘sald: he ‘ohly. saw ‘thre ‘come: in). “a

ieties originated .at the Experimental

inhbIos who were previously tmable t-
da owing to the longer season requirec

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The Woman's: Auxiliary to the Haz: ;

2 garden party’ in’ Hazelton on: Satur:
held, at ‘Kitsecukla, Tellcvw

may | ‘te that only. three runs were:
scored, .
‘Phe final score was - eight. to five irs
favor of Hazelton. :
For ‘the Sueppy. Nine Gerad wre
net pitching ‘to form—he threw . Wen
bally high, and'to make it a little more —
unfavorable Downey behind the: bat
did not hold those he got his-hands on.
Carey at second base made'e aplendic:
run and got a fly with his left mit.
Hazelton played a steady game. righ‘
through with no one outshining the
others, The, Hazelton line up is some:
what changed this: year from Inst. | Al-
len Benson is promoted to second base
with Sterrett on first where he play: -
a dandy game: Ward Marshell pay:
short with some ‘suecess—he was or
third last-yeur. Jas, Cox bas’ heen,
brought-in from the field and put- wv
third base. Marshell’ is algo. the. Des*
batter: on the team with Jim Cox AT
close second. If the. Hazelton:. team
as {t stands now, could land on the bal
a. Jittle ‘harder and oftener they wouk’:
be hurd -to beat, and a | supertor team .
to lust-year.
Fortunately for the crowd: there Wir.
a couple of good rains and the, gromnd: a
were in pretty good shuye for the bal
game on, Sunday. . e
One of the cars from Smithers park:
ed behind short stop, stopped a foul
ball with its wind shteld—the wine
shield: got the worst of it. F
The officials for. the day were Geo.
Benson, ST. behind the pitcher ands.
H; Séikpiel on the, bases. . There: Away
not too. much howling about: ‘deetaions coe
In fact: ‘there. was. not S80, many... or ct
a saninber ‘of other: ocrashon I

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Lake as well ng Terrace
Hazelton. . fatboy

“i Come ani enjoy: fs gaine of caida and om