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THE OMINECA HERALD, } NEW HAZELTON, |

B.C, WEDNESDAY, ™ MAY ii, 1938

Working at the
Silver Standard
Increase Crew

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On Thursday morning of last week
Walleee Fraser and bis, cousin John
Fraser arrived from Vancouver to go
to work at the Silver Standard. mine
on Glen Mountain, and- they may have
heen working, every day since, picking
out the ice and felien timbers in the
mouth of the tunnels; That, of course
is the first work that is to be done and
it will ‘be # few Gays yet~before the
entrance is clear and retimbercd. As
fist ns room can be made men will be
put to work, and it is expected that in
FA short tine some fifteen will: be. em-
ployed,

The- people. behind. the deal, are @X-
pertenced” mining. people: who’ mine the
stound along. modern lines ‘and. for the
purpose of getting mineral.

The present. intention is to carry on
quite an extensive development pro-
tam before any attempt is made to
Lrovide a mill, ‘The work is all to be
dene underground and, if possible, a
hig tonnage'developed. before any: -other
Linn ig, u undertaken...

The headijuarters of the Silver Stan-
dud, will te at "New. Haxelton; and al-
sa far’ ‘Inost of the nien engaged on the
work. This is going to be a bie help
to the town and to the district at large

_ MINE MANAGER ARRIVED

» §. Williamson. and Jobn Hender-,
son arrived by ear from “Vancouver on
_Monflay,_ 4 iffernogn Jast, - Mr, Willlam-
sun is, the manager tor ‘tid? Cait fidian”
Cnailae: Gold" Mines Ltd., ot Montreal,
the peuple whe *ywill- ‘development; ithe
Silver Standa‘ ‘mine at New: ‘Hazelton
Mr. Henderson: ig a amechanie - ‘who. twill
he in charge of that. part: of - the’ work.

Mr. Williamson: gald that the read
WIS, ‘fine all the: way. from Vancouver.
They had to make" ‘two, or three: short
de tours, ‘ut that. did: “Tot! -amount: ta
anything. , They* ‘came north’ in. two
zd a half days, covering a distance of
1,033 miles for the trip, ¢

FARMERS PAINT RELIEF FISH
WIH. ELECTION. SLOGANS

Reginn—-Dried codfish, sent. out from
the Maritimes ‘last fall by the federal
government ‘for drought area residents
to edt, are going to be: election cam-
wiign material: Many’farmers of the}:
southwest country saved: the dry fish,
Now, with election coming. on,: these
untl-Libeyal. farmers are dusting off
the cod:fish and painting on them the
words "Don't be. hooked by the . Lib-

seral: eyewash’ again.’“and. other simil-

ar slogans, - The: fish: “with ‘these war-
mngs ure being 1 malted. “UD: th, various
places. ‘ fot

The Sister. Superior, accompanied. by |.
three Sisters: ‘from the . hospital. at
Smithers, paid a visit’ to. this part of
the district .the first of the week. It!
‘was the. first: time’ ‘the Sister Superlor.
had been: dy: this section: and she was
sreatly Impressed with the climate and
the seonery, and. the Hagwilget canyon
and the great. bridge: over the canyon
especially attracted hei ani those with
Speaking of hospital matters to
a friend the Sister Superidr sald that
the Smithers institution ‘had béen fill-
ed ‘for’. ‘Mnany ‘months : past and they
were “gutistied with the. work x they. had.
been able. to do. . ‘
“o en:

The ‘Suilthers: golf kourse was offl-

_ edally opened. last” Sunday and, there

Whe a, big® erayd. of” members present
to wateh 't ii four 2 some -between the

; president. of the c b nd * ‘the vlee-pres-

denti.- ihe. latter

vd] ut from; Haz)
“preséat. and. ‘particl-'
yated in. the festivitics. iy

Smithers Ball
Team Coming
* For 24th Sports

New [Hazelton will open the summer
season’ of doings among the whites en
the 24th of May, Victoria Day, as it
has been doing for the last quarter of
acentury. There was a meeting of the
citizens last Friday. night when plans
were discussed nnd some adopted, It
was decided to have four ball games.
One between the small boys and girls
of the junior grades of Netw Mazelton
aud Hazelton schools. ‘This will be a
real game and if you want to get next
to the very latest in, baseball chatter
you cannot afford to miss this game.

Then the girls of Hazelton and New
Hazelton will play. even, innings of |,
soft ball, with ‘n hese ball game for
the boys of high school age of the two
communities. There will be a senior
base ball game between Smithers and
New Hazelton. During: the afternoon
there will be races, ete., for the young
folks ‘and perhaps something for the
boys of more mative ogé.- The after-
noon wil be fully oceupied, even if all
sports are rin off on tip toes, In the
evening of course there will be a grand
ball, the feature of the.season, and it
is expected everyone from far and near
will he there. More particulars in the
adv. on another page, and next week,

A six piece orchestra from Kispiox
will furnish the music and it will be
ren) peppy stuffs Get to the dance
early and enjoy the lest music.

Substitutes. for..."

Kiverything

The sclentist gives'us.the story of
substitutes in a way all his owns. Ht
ian adventurer just as.much as Cook
or Magellan. He is urged: to his task
liv the thrill of discovery and he works
‘on -and on, dominated hy the desire to
find something that will benefit his

‘fellow man. So, it is not unexpected

to find that these. hardworking adven-
turers preface the annowneement of'|
the records of their achievements with
siniple, easily remembered tale,

In .the year 1868, billiard players
were alarmed af the prospect of a
shortage of elephant tusks from Africa
Billiard halls: were made - from that
iyory..” Lo protect: the} growlng market
for billiard balls and finne keys “a
mannfacturer offered a prize of ten
thousnd dollars to anyone whe could
find a reliable ivory. snbstitute. A
young printer, John Hyatt, found ‘it..
By treating cotten lHinters:. with nitric
nei Hyatt produced a cellulose nitrate
Solid which fitted: the bill, ¥¢ was the
world’s first plastte, -

The. arrival of substitutes is not wel-
comed hy all, particularly by those who
nre forever, ‘searching for gems, ‘The
Hindus prize - rabies above ll other
‘reclous stones, Jt is said to bring its

eaner, health, wealth, wis Jom. und
ha abpiness, and it is the emblum of true
love, It is called the most precions of
the twelve stones God created when
He made all creatures. By the Lérd's.
command ithe: maby © was placed. on
“Aaron’s neck. . i

Synthetic. rubles. were ficat placed on:

‘the. Market’: in 1800 and aypthetic BABS

phirés- about. ten. years later, Those
Which most . perfectly. réproduced .the
genuine | were: exported to the Orient

‘where they wére eat by natives. and of-
ten sold ‘to tonrists for. geniline ones,
A. zealous young: thisslonary, with. ‘alo

sparse ‘pocketbaok, once. purchased a

Toby ‘ring: for ‘his lady, and. when‘ he |,
‘returned home ‘to, Toronté.: to marry

her, . -Dresented the ring’. .to;:her, : She

learned later on that it. sway; an ‘imito-,

‘Hon,’ but, “Uke the true:, lay: she was,
Valle: never’. toll her hneband thine he
hua een RYDped. | ‘

MUSES, | aan

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Prince Rupert

The Garden City by the Sea

By Our Own Correspondent

During a recent dinner ‘meeting ‘of
the Chamber of Commerce it was men-
tioned’ that Bulkley Valley people, tak-
ing, advantage of excursions to Prince
Rupert, coniplain of the shortness of
the stop-over privilege. They think
they should have more than two or
three days, The matter will be taken
up with the railway, although three
days is said to be the period generally
aevepted as part of the railway policy.

. . 2. fF

. Mr, and Mrs.. Haworth will leave on
May 11 for Montreal where Mr. Ha-
worth, who has been identified with
the local grain elevator organization
here, has accepted: resopnsible post
with 2 large English shipping company
He came here about seven years ago
from Fort WilHam. Mr, and Mrs. Ha-
worth were guests of honor at a din-
ner and to them was presented ‘a hand
some silver entree dish, appropriately
engraved,

rTs w

George, Nickerson who, with Mrs.
Nickerson, returned recently from a
Sun Franeiseo visit, says that in Van-
couver he discovered a few British Col
tmbians who do not feel well disposed
to the Alaska road. What they appear
to fear is a drift toward U.S. control or
influence, once the highway is com-
pieted. But ‘of course such are grent-

ly in the minority.

htt fa a et hs Se
a part carge of wheat here this week.
She is the first‘in many months. ‘There
will atill be a full‘cargo left after she
sails;;and the lot is: expected to be
cleared out before mid-summer. The
Alherta Poot lease of the plant expires
this summer afid it is believed doubt-
ful if there will be a renewal." -

se @

A fort at Esquimalt is at present oc-
eupled by members of the 102nd Heavy
Battery R.C.A. “They will be there for
eleven. days under Ideut Harvey, tak-
ing training which includes target

-| practice, the targets being towed out

in the. straits,
. . . se .

The necessity of completion of the
road between Prince Rupert and Ter-
race,.and hetween Terrace and New|:
Hazelton is becoming’ better recognized | :
now that there is so much armament
and defence policy heard and . read.
Speakers at the recent meeting of the
Chamber. of Commerce in Prince Ru-}
pert mentioned. the usefulness of such
‘a road should raiders ever visit Skeena
and destroy railway bridges. A high-
svay By: ‘syth emergency would be little
Short. of: Sital.

BRIGADIER CARRUTHERS ‘HERE

Brigadier Carruthers. of ‘the Salva-
tion Army, with his headquarters at
Wranegle, Alaska, arrived: in Hazelton
on. Saturday last and spent Sunday
morning and afternoon with the. mem-
bers of the Army in“Hazelton and. the
evening with: the Army, at: Glen Vowell.
There were very. large gatherings . at
fll the. services ‘held: on’ ‘Sunday.-'and
Brigadier is well pleased wlth the fine
work’ ,being fearri¢d.” on: ‘Wnsign . Hal-
varson and Ensign’ Parkinson He. is
tb leave on Thursday to returh -to. the
coast. | cose

Mra, carer sir
an

then go on to. Wiha ‘where she will
nttend the nurses’ graduating exercises,-
Her daughter 1s. one’ of: the e graduating

A “Norwegian. motor vessel is ; taking Wg

"MAKING CANADA

A Better Place in Which fo Live and
Work

A series of letters from distinguished
Canadians on vital problems affecting
the future welfare of Canada.

Specially written for ‘the Canadian
’ Weekly Newspaper Association.

6 LETTER NO. 5

London, Canada,
Mareh, 14, 1938
Deay Mr. Eilitor::

Asa believer in the exceptional pow-|:
er of the weekly press to gufle publie
thought I eannot but commend your
speclal cffort to assemble constructive
views concerning the great public is-
sues of Canadda. Though I dare not
count my own views as of any worth,
yet I venture to submit one or two of
them if.for no other renson than that
you have requested them and that I
hold them very strongly.

It seems to ne that the many inter-
ual issnes that éonfront us now are
renlly only so many phases of one
great issue—essentially a great moral
issue, Most of our troubles appear to
he due to the Inability of Canadians as
ft group to sce national conditions as
they ure. This is nothing less: than a
refusal to face facts, a shortcoming,

aa -

the right name of which is a very un-
lovely one—intellectnal dishonesty.
However sunely we conduct our priv-
ate business we are in the habit of As-
suming an attitude of wishful thinking
in regard to our public problems. We
‘act ag though wnpleasant problems. will
solye themselves if we only: close our
eyes ‘ta their existence * long enough.
We svem to assume that by merely
wishing things to be otherwise we can
improve them or remove ‘them. In the
menntime the plain fact is that our pro} &

' blems are steadily growing - worse-—

public debts mountitig, railway deficits
neariag thelr absolute limit, :. govern:
ment expenses increasing through de-
mands of ourselves, the people: who
bundty. ask to he bribed by: ‘our own
money.

. Another form , ‘of this ‘self-inflicted
Blindness is playing :the old game of
“passing the hack" Canada: is‘a de-
moeracy- and, therefore, we ,the people
are fundamentally ~ the’ ‘government,
Our ‘representatives: do- ‘the: chores of

government: ore UB but we are: “reéspqn..
‘gible forthe ° kitid’ of: people. they are

and the way in: which ‘they do~ their
‘chores; In practice, however, we, lay:

the blame of' bad or indifferent govern-

ment ‘upon’ them and -arrogate. ‘to’ ‘our-
| selves credit for any bits: of: good: ‘gov-

1] ernnient. | We dre-also in the habit: of
| evidenvor}ie: o"maké. inflaences origin- ;
ating - outside: ‘the,’ ‘country: the scape; t!
‘goat for’ ‘nlany of our!own Bins.) .

- sbellave that: the. weekly. press can | Qo

imide: iio’ better servee. than,’ even,

Tat the” ‘tsk of becoming: horésome. throu.
74 Heaton, ADM + constantly’ reminding,

‘s vt

Increase Gain.
Acreage in the —
Bulkley: Valley

Abott five carloads of seed grain, or

-| alout 120 tons of wheat, ontsand bar-

ley has been or will be sown this year
west of Vanderhoof. Most of the oats:
were purchased by the government at
Yanderhoof from Geo. Snell and Jos.
DeVauld of Vanderhoof.. There were
to be found only about 20 tons of seed
wheat in the Buikley Valley.

There was quite a lot of. barley’ in
the Bulkley, Valley, although most. of
it was traded between the farmers .
themselves and only. ‘seme three ‘tons
passed the governnient regulations for
seed grain, :

, Between Endako and Smithers there:
will he at least 2,000 ‘eres more grain
than there was last year, this beiiig
due to the farmers plowing up timothy
land. ‘They are getting fed up on the
timothy seed business and have had to.
take very low prices for the Iast year
or two and the progpeets for any in-
crease in the price to the farmer is not
at all enconraging.  ~

‘Phere will not be a very heavy iu-
crease ih the total acreage under erop.
Possibly 400 or 500 acres of new land
is, heing breken, although it looks as if
there will be a much greater increase
in the future.

Owing tb some assistance ‘being of--
fered by the department of agriculture
this year, a number of farmers in the
interior are heing interested in grow-
ing clover for seed purposes. Some
sections fre more adapted to clover
crops than others and the business ‘will

be more or less ‘Pxperimental this year,
Aas =

ubees

Stampede and |
Sports Day- at
Moricetown

Ho for the Stampede.and Sports Day
at Moricetown oh June 2nd. The fun
will start at ten o'clock in the morning
with races and sports for the ehildren.
There will be in the afternoon a base
hall game hetween native teams from
aulong the Skeena. Then New Hazel-
tan and Smithers will play... It will be
their second game this season. It will
he worth seeing. Then there is to be
steer riding and bucking contests and
it atl around good time. There will
he boxing contests in the early’ part of
the evening ond the day will wind up ..
with a grand dance to which all are in-
vited to attend. The music wil be of
the hest ard furnished by a picked or- -
chestra. Refreshment stands will be
on the grounds. from early morning
unfil the day is over. The Morice-
town people always.-
good show and this year will be no: ex-
ception, A good many. from ‘here ‘will
he there and will meet a lot of old

friends froth Smithers and the Bulley
Valley, ener | -

France! 8 3 birth. rate s talling.
‘.

Mace comes tom the fe. ‘coat of
the nutmeg shell, Sas

Canadians that most. of. their: national
troubles are’ of | their own. ‘making: and.
hence of ‘thelr : ‘OWE ‘curing, that: ‘the hon
day of reckoning is. absolutely unavVoid-
able; that -we. face: the: facts ‘in our
public business as we'do in our private’.
-buysiness. there.‘ ig. Yet: time.
large | ‘number: of. our Brobié
reduceor even: fivold:
amity. .

me and: tor.

have put om-w ”

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