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2 ; THE OMINECA HERALD, NEW HAZELTON, B. C. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1936

NO. 6

Willie Bird was
Drowned in the |
Skeena Slough

On Monday evening about six o’clock
Willie Bird, the six year old son of Mr.
und Airs, Billy Bird of Hazelton, was
drowned in the slough at the junction
uf the Skeena and Bulkley rivers. He
had been playing around the. water
with several other children and fell iti
beyond hig depth and’ was apparently
carried off by the under tow. The
slough has been dragged, but-up to this
writing the body hns not been. recover-
od. The impresston is that-the cutretit

has taken’ the body down the river and

that it may be recovered. Intéx on on.

i bar or in a log jam. The slough is
net a safe place for small: children rl-

though the water looks calm enough.

This is not the first drawning at or
near this spot.

Liberals to Meet
New Hazelton
End of Month

There is a Liberal convention im the
affing The time will be about the
end of this present month and the
ace will be New Hozelton. Sam.
J. Meyer of Smithers, the old Liberal
war horse who Js always going out of
the politic, but who is on the job when
ever there is a job to do, was in town
“on Monday, and he visited round ‘the
fistrict stiring up a little; interest

among the boys and urging them tola

vet their delegates appointed. He also
went to Hazélton;‘South- Hazelton, the
Kispiox and ta G, D, Parent. to make
arrangements for teasing the hall..a
une night lease for the time being.
Nam has been tripping about quite a
rom deal, what with his Big Four de-
“nrtment that takes him back to Mon-
treal and Ottawa, ete. and his Tdberal
Association arganization, But he has
the idea that he is working for the
esl of the conutry and some one has
‘oo da it, , ,

This comvention is heing hekl Instead
of? thegote proposed last spring. There

Bes theyp to come heforé the boys now | word pull it out.

‘han there was in the spring, and it
“coms most people are feeling hetter at
regent, what avith rand work, a hig
Tey oon, a, pr anise of a bumper grain
and all, If is therefore expected .

el

oped and inpole.

Good Prospect
» Timothy Seed
.. This. Season

Pere oe

~ There is joy in the hearts - ot the
timothy seed growers at: the prospects
for 2 much higher price for seed this
fall than was received last year. The
long dronght in the Mississippi Basin
and the Pincher Creek areas two of
the heavy: producing timothy seed
areas has practically wiped them off
the market for the-time ‘being, Whiie
there {s no thought of rejoicing at the
arent, misfortunes of those arens, the
northern interior farmers are in need,
of a higher price for their seed, and
aparently neture has taken a hand to
provide that inerease. The interior
¢rop never was better than it is this
season and there is nothing now that
etn de any damage except a failure ‘to
harvest, nnd thresh. In some of the
carly sections the harvest has started
wd. for the next. month the farmers

“lwill unt have much spare time.

With a fair price for timothy seed a
let of farmers in the Bulkley Valley
and: in’ the Lakes country should get
on thefr feet again and take a new in-
terest in Hfe and in the development
of their farms and herds.

Capt. Mortimer _
Home from Trip

Capt. G. CG. Mortimer returned Inst
Sunday evening from his vacation in
the south and-he is all decked in with
4987 model Nash sedan of the larger
size He honght. it when he arrived in
‘the south?nia“did: several hundred. -or
more miles with it np and down the
Pacifie highways, going as far south
as the southern part of California, It
is now in fine shape for running. On
the trip south with Col. Pragnal the
Captain reports hating met with a con
siderable amount of difficulty. What
he said will not bear repeating, but
the gist of it was that he got to Hixon
Creek cut aff just as the public works:
gnny was starting to bulld the mile of
road through a swamp. The Captain
got his car into the sw amp and nothing
Men had to dig a
trench ayound it and hoist it out with
The car was some
what dainagred, i At cost twenty odd
dollars to get oat of that . hole besides
getting all wet cand dirty and tired.

sanite a lof af the-fellows; will come to,; The rest: of, fhe’ tiip,- however, wae ‘ally

Yow Hazelton towards the eid of the! ‘thet contd he desired and’ Hixon Creek

manth, ;
wis selected hecanse there are fewer
Tscontonts here than ony place be has
‘len in the riding.

Besides the delegates there will be
rresent Olif “Hanson, MLP., and FE. T.
-Keney, M.L.A. ‘and perhaps.one or two
ather ‘guests... The local Liberals are
vetting out their Sunday clothes and
hanging them. on the-line to alr and

eonvention and the reception of the
visitors, There will be no 6.0,’ P) rs
here that day ,

“Oscar Olson returned Jate Saturday
nisht fvom his motor trip south. He
was away five weeks, Sunday after-
noon he went. west to Join the B. & B
gang ow tlie ‘railway re

How’ are you “nokia out. with ‘the

Goodenough recontly. . He replied, Ob,
Just’ so-so,. but in a day. or two we will
rlve ? em 1 hell. —BSo that's. that,

. * as.

. Cona; Andy Grant. “48° ‘on his vacation

Sam says that New Hazelton |ent- off was alright when-he came back

[THE MAKING OF A ROAD

The #reatest ‘trouble the public
works department has in connection
with the big fill here is to get material
for the fill. The shovel: ns been
moved back and forth over the town-
site in search for ensy digging. The
road in front of ‘the. Herald office was

ground * up by machinery. ready for a
coat. of gravel, but Instead of. gravel-
ling it the whole company of trucks
were put on to haul material for the
él. Ar rangements - are now’ being
miade-to have the shovel mayed to this
office ta remove the, dust and dirt that
the. trucks have ,cansed ta sift in ‘and
settle. Quite: ‘some-fect of dirt.can “bb
sécured. ” Of éoutse it was necessary
to first grind up a. fairly. passable ‘road
and then. put™ on a number of-trucks. to
haul.over it The surface. da: being: well
powdered: and made very: ‘xpceptive: to’
fn: ‘good cont of. pravel; Such ‘ia the dis-

‘ advantage of being: on a “main: “high:

which he is: spending around home and .

nt the golf: cOUTRE, « ‘He ig getting tobe

sep thy * felt ‘nnd haw,

a *
Hen of. ohng a

way ,

in ‘the making. . pes

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Prince Rupert.

By The fea |

From | Our Own Reporter

Prince Rupert igs navy minded this
week. The sleek, racy looking destroy-
ers, “Skeena” and “Vancouver” are in
port, the ships are open to the publie,
the jackies come up town to be called
perfect darlings by the girls, and ey-
everything is merry and bright. In fact
the longer that oue-half of the Can:-
dian navy rides on the peerless harbor
of Prince Rupert the stronger grows
the impression thnt this should be | n

naval base.
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Local as well as Ketchikan halibut
fishermen say the International Fist
erles” Commission could nat have been
thinking of the small fry. fishermen.
when they ordered the closing of Area
No 2. effective Agust 10th. The men
‘who own, or who go. to sea in the smal-
ler vessels, complain that the order
need not worry the larger boats,. They
enn go away out to sea and fish till the
¢ows come home, but the smaller boats
dare not even make the attempt. So
they will lay upon the 10th, so far ns
the pursuit of halibut is. concerned.
“Its fine for the big fellows” they say
with a ¢ood deal of.truth and amphasis
“hut for us—well, its just too bad.” ”

ae
- Paper making prospects at Prince
Rupert continue to mark time. There
is no excitement although the subject
may he regarded as a live one. There
is hope if somewhat deferred. ‘No
Mhenrts: have -sickened::
an undercurrent of confidence, and a-
avell defined impression: that if Frank
Buckley's pet project has.not yet been
translated into steel and concrete, it

for the product, to say nothing of Ru-|

‘Hon.
* . Lad

in t
day. Busy all the time, he was extra |
busy when the Skeena river tore loose |
iand floeded the valley, but now that
trains are again operating he is taking |
a vacation and it is well earned. He
‘isin the south-west. and, will view, some |
‘of the great reclamation ‘dams built in.
that part of the country, and which
menn so much to the farmers in semi-
turd states. From: the standpoint. of
englneering science, the work is of ex-
coptional interest, ,

EXHIBIT AT‘ SMITHERS FAIR

Great Opportinity’ to " Advertise the
Local Distriet’s Productiveness

With the Smithers Fall Fair com-.
ing the first week in September ‘this
year a number from this section should
get busy and prepare exhibits, ‘There
is no part of the northern interior or
of British Columbia ‘that: ean: produce
any better stuff than can the local dls-
trlet, ut if the: people: do not: show. the
stuff or make any.attempt to ‘improve
it no one will ever-know that anything
re.: The prize lists of
the fair will be” ‘available shortly and
it Is hoped that a good showing will be
made ‘from ‘this district,” One should’ al

of. any. county cae regularly and

Infact: there_isy’

may happen next year or the year after |:
but eventually it is certain, because of |
market material -and growing demand |
pert’s undoubted advantages as a lo-;
eation for an industry of this desxerip- |

Major Burbank, divisionnt engineer’,
he C.N.R, service, is taking a holi-;

date,

Ways bear in ‘mind :that the population. th

Fall Fair First
Week in Sept.
Two Big Days

At a meeting of the Bulkley Valley
Agricultural and Industrial © Associa-~
thon held in the munieipal hall, Smith-
ors, on July BL. it was decided to hold
the aunnal fair, and preparations for
ri good two day fair were inmediately
begun.” Mt. A. Howell was appointed
manager with authority ta make any
changes in the prize list which he ¢on-
sidered advisable. The prize lists will
be ready for distrilmtion in n few days
as snon as the dates, which will he the
2nd aud Srd-of Reptember. or the ard
tind 4th. ean he definitely set.

Tt hes been the complaint of mony
farmers that the farm exhibits are on-
Ivo a kide line to races and base hall
a and the main object of the Fall

Yair has heen lost. Wlth this in mind
it was decided. to hold races and base
ball games on ‘ne day only. A good|®
exhibit of live stuck is expected and
the oven judging and live stock parade
will be w orthy of attendance. In the
past fow yenrs a number of good stock
have heen brought into the’ community.
The results of this will be seen in the
Junior Calf Club entries, the Cow Test-
ine Association and the class for
suckling colts. .

John Hynes has offered 2 $10.00
prize for the best colt from: his Bel-
gian sire, Prince Finnikin.

crops and garden produce. With the
eo-operntion of the growers some fine
exhibits are looked for in all classes.

Watch the local papers for announce
ments and prize lists and cut these out
Foy, LOferengey. i. aa: :
At. the fame meeting. R “fowr ‘ ehantex
were ‘made: in the officers for the pre-
Rent year, and the officers are now as
fotlaws:—

Hon, _ Pres. Ton. Ik,
of agriculture.

C. MeDonalia,

ininister

ard FE. 'T Kenney, MTA.
President—Chas. Morris
Secretary—s. Preston
Treasnver—H. H. Griffin
Managver-—Alf. Howell

THANKS 70 THE COMMITTEE

There was a "meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Hazelton Hospital
last. Saturday hight, and during the
meeting nf report was recelved from the
‘committee which had charge of the
i Hospital’ pay © * doings. ‘As everyone
who was there knows, it was quite a
snecess, and special mention was mode
of the good work of Mt. McGuire, the
high school teacher: of, Hazelton for
his keen interest and splendid work in
organizing the sports program and in
enrrying it out. He was also ably as-
risted hy. ‘the. other teachers. A vote
of thanks wns passed. to the committee
aud all those who took part in the af-
faty,

, “Phe regular monthly: meeting, of ‘the

iW. Aw to the: B ‘H, was ‘held on Tues-

day” ‘afternoon: nt the home ot Mrs. H.
Cc. Wrinch. Owing to the -nbsence of
severrl members - on.-vaeation’ and’ te
the intense hent- the . attendance Was
not solarge as usual, The next meet-

15,.the change. of
coming” 80 clase ‘tothe’ regular meeting
date being on account: ‘of: “Labor” Day
During. September. the. “Auxil-
jary. wi ‘hold a shower... -

Pre 2 le

“AL Myros : ‘who; recetly purchased
acKay. house in Hazelton, is’ hav-
ing i tie house: moved edght. feet: forward

Tana! “will put concrete. pilldra ‘under ‘it.
He. dogs not. helleve. the: ‘Skeenr’ will he ao

“hig has heen.a good year for field F

Tlon Viee Pres —Olof Hanson, M.-P. }-

‘ployees In’

Elks Flag Day
Fine Program
Sports Ready

“In arder to allow a large number of
people to participate in the plenic at
Lake Kathivsn, who would otherwise
be unable to do so, the Elks have de-.
cided to hold their flag day parade
and pienic on Sunday afternoon in-
stend of Saturday

“The program as previously advertis-
1 will be slightly altered, and is new
us follows -—

Saturday Morning:

Drive to Morricetown.

Afternoon—8 p.m., base ball game
Sinithers vs Prince Rupert, admission
Oe.

Evening—-9 p.m., Big Dance in Town
Utll. Gazeles's 7 piece orchestra, good
eats; admission Tic.

Sunday Morning: - .
‘10 a.m., Baseball ‘kame. Xew Hazel-
ton ¥s Prince Rupert; admission 25c.
1 pont: Elks flag day parade start-
ing from station at 1 p.m, headed by
the Smithers band,. who have also
kindly agreed to play selections at the
Lake during the afternoon. All ehild-
ren in the parade will receive free tick-
ets for refreshments at the Lake.
Prizes of. $3.00, $2.00 and $1.00 for
the best decorated bicycle in parade,
provided there are least ten entries.
2-p.m., Land sports at Lake Kathlyn
8p. m. ta 5 pm, Water sports at
Leake Kathlyn.
5 pm, Baseball game, New Hazelton
vs Smithers, admission 25c

Monday Morning:
- Trrive, to points ot. nterest in, the
Bulkley. Vatley
»fternoon-—Baseball zome to be ar-
raneed if. the Rupert team stays over.
avening—Big dance at Lake - Kath-
lyn pavilion. starting at 9 p.m.: good
ents: Berg’s orchestra: admission Ae.

Hanson is Back
Long Trip the
Islands of Sea

On Monday Inst Olof Hanson, MP.,
was in. town and about the district.
He had just returned on Saturdar to
Smithers from a trip north from Ru-
pert and around the Queen Charlotte
Is}qads. ith, Ainister.. of Marine and
Fisheries. - “Hoan. Mr. ‘Mighnud: “They
did not use a plane; ‘just: a ‘gas boat,
Imt Olof says they are: pretty good at
that, and get you there if. not. in too
big a hurry. Last Sunday was the
first Sunday he has-been at home at
Lake Kathlyn for the year, and, he was
in the Igke and rested In the shade of
the, trees (not opposition any 'more.)
On Wednesday of this, week Mr.
Hanson leaves by car for Quesnel to
tnke in the annual meeting of the As-
sociated. Boards of ‘Trade. meeting, He
wilt ‘probably. take along one or more
other delegates: from: Smithers, and F.
T, Kenney, MILA, of’ Terrace Is, also
going” alone. ‘The convention. is heing
held on. Friday” and Saturday or this
Week.

ing. will, be ‘held. at the. home. of. Mrs.f: “WW.
Andy Grant, on Sept::

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