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THE OMINECA HERALD, NEW WAZELTON,

BE. ¢G, WEDNESDAL, JANUARY 3 1938

The Omineca Herald

NEW HAZELTON, B.C.

Published Every Wednesday
C. H. Sawle on Publishér

Advertising rate, Display 85c per inch
per issue; reading notices 15¢ for the
first insertion and 10¢ each subse-
quent insertions; legal notices 14c and
12c, Display 40c per inch

Certificates of Improvements......$15.00
Water .Natices $15.00

In spite of all our good Wishes, good
advice, etc, Warner, of the Interior
News at Smithers, does not seem to
have had a very merry Christmas, ac-
eording to the last issue of his paper.
Some old complaint cropped up te
plague him over the holiday season.
But Larry got a lot of consolation out
of the fact that John Wallace had to

en to the hospital also.
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RADIOS FOR SCHOOLS

A very short time ago some boys and
virls did a thing their farthers and
mother had never done. They could
net go to sehool because the school
honse was closed to prevent the spread
of infantile paralysis, so they had
their lessons at home by radio, But
they were not the first people to re-
ceive instruction this way. As early
aus 1920 the Maniteba Department of
Mducation was giving lite afternoon
broadeasts on high school subjects and
Saskatchewan began to do the same
thing two years later. The subjects
selected were English, history, Mathe
nutties, Science, Music and French and
were of particular help. in small
schools where the teacher cannot find
time to cover the course thoroughly
with the pupils who are preparing for
high shool.

Although many: eduational programs
are delivered after school hours, there
are 14 city school. systems which re-

jout in Australia also.

ceive regular programs during school
hours and 61 who: receive theem oc-
easionally. Outside the city #2 schools

receive radio programs regularly and

$35 occasionally. About two-thirds of
them are one room schools and there
are relatively more in Alberta than in
any other province. Ontario and Al-
berta together account for more than
80 per cent. Many of the radios ore
owned by the teachers. Sometimes
commercial firms or public service or-
ganizations loan them to the schools,
One large firm in the west instals
radios in the city schools for about 3
weeks at Christmas time to enable the
pupils to take part in carol singing
conducted daily from the store,

In- England and Wales there -are
now over 5,000 Listening schools and
406,000 pamphlets to accompany the
broadcasts were sold to listening
schools in the autumn term. In Scot-
land 700 schools registered, A survey
of the city schools in the United States
showed 11% ‘million radio receiving
sets. The experiment is being — tried
The majority
of school. inspectors and snperintend-
ents indiente to the Bureau through
the Educational branch, their belief
that more use could be made of radios
in Canrdian schools with advantage
to the pupils,

TRON

A little more than 200 years avo the
first ivon was smelted in Canada. ‘The
need for this common metal bas resutt-
ed in an iron and steel industry which
employs over 71,000 persons. Iron’ ig
rarely found in a pure form, in fact
pure iron-is a chemical curiosity, The
ore is combined with other’ metals.
Nearly all meteorites contain iron al-
loyed with nickel, Most of the ore
used in industry contains one to seven
per cent carbon and by treating it in
different ways products of very dif-
ferent physical properties ean be ob-
tnined. For Instance cast iron is very.

hard -and brittle. Wrought iron and |

nest types of steel are quite flexible
and. elastic. _Steel.-by the. way is an
iron product, Alloys are added to
steel to produce special types such as
tungsten steel chrome steel nickel stee]
and so ou. Cast iron is used chiefly |.
in castings wrought iron in wire elec-
tro-magnets and malleable iron ond
have numerous uses a few of which
are structural steel wire, nails, tools,
springs and permanent magnets,

Tron ores- have been mined in Cana-
da in Nova Seotia, New Brunswick
and Ontario, but at present the iron

industry of Canada depends upon im-.

ported ores. Millions of tons of ore
are shipped ‘from the Michipicoten dist |.
tict but there has, been no great incen-
tive to the development of the tron-
uvining industry in Canada. There are
easily accessible. and abundant sup-
plies in the high-grade ores of ,Wabana

Newfoundland, and of the Mesabi}.

range in Minnesota. :

Sydney, Nova Scotia, depends upon

ore imported from-Newfoundland and
blast furnaces at Hamilton, Welland,
Sault Ste. Marie, obtain: their supply
from the United States,.
' The; ove is; fed into giant: furnaces
along with coke. and limestone and
when the molten metal has run off it
is known as pig iron or erude iran.
Pig iron is. further hented and.treated
for steéE and other kinds of iron. Last
year nearly a. miliion.and half tons of
iron ore were imported. Incidentally
7,000 tons of it came from Spain. ¢

CANADA'S GOLDEN FUTURE

Caunda is now third amongst the
world’s gold producers. Her position
may be regarded as enviable at the pre

sent time and full, of unusual promise |.

for the future. Insofar as competition
with other countries is concerned, Ca-
nunda is well placed because she hus a
wealth of favorable areas accompanied
by all the natural and essential con-
ditions such as power, transport, acces
sibility, Inbor, materials and so forth,

that must insure her 2 bigh place in],

the gold industry

Ski-ing Across Canada

major “winter sports throughs

‘Canada. ‘The keen sunshiny’¥, i

* tex’ days ‘call thousatidas ‘to *
traila;: from. the: Maritime -Pro¥
cos. in. the.east to: British Colw
bia in the west, The Canadi

| Pacitic:-Railway Js. contributin;

. . Jarge nleasure to the oe

“of. ake Breas, both in ‘the east’

leasure .and.. competitive akt-.
ing now: rank high among: the.

om | Montreal and
Stated “thousands

rin . the. weat.. : BD
tevatern ‘United

skiera halting for a breathér’ on:
a highpass above Sunshine ‘Val-:

bray Ski: Specialy” to|ley, Canadian Rockles;. middle "|
hp Leurontions gach! week-end, | left is a group of Winnipeg en-.. . 4
the ‘pratrie: in,’British | thusiasts on-one of the ski ‘trails - 2

| south of: that slty, and: lower’ lett "i

shows: Laurentian» Mountain” en-" ~*~
thusiasts: preparing luncheon on
the.\trall:
ultra-enthuslasts-object, the, _ fam;
ous. ‘Latrentlan, sunita a

‘Lower right are two...

‘pry of other metals is frequently inei-
dental, but at times may be of equal-or.
‘sreater importance than the gold for

_| times as much, Russia nearly twice the

: first of. the year,,-he, , WH assume .the|
Jj position ‘of general. superintendent: ‘of |:

“-[the Sullivan Gold Mines in Northern
“) Cod oe

“things up: a. little,
py. B. few: other: holidays

: Have | you. ‘oni you f eairpton vot?!

Synopsis of Land Act

. PRE-EMPTIONS

“V7 A0anr, anreserved, surveyed Crown
landa may be pre-empted by British
gubjecta ower 18 years of age, and by
aliens om declaring intention to become
British subjects, conditional upon resi+
dence, eccupation and inprovement,

Full information. concerning fPre-emp-
tions is given in Wetin No, 1, Land
Berles, “How to Pre-empt Land,” copies of
which can he obtained free of charge by
addressing the Department of Lands. Vic-
torfa, B.C.; Bureau of Provincial Informa-
lon, Victoria, or any Government Agent.
Records will be granted covering only
- tend suitable for” agricultural purposes
within reasonable distance of road, school
and marketing facilities and which fs not
timberland, Le., carrying over 5,000 board
feet per acre east of the Coast Range and
6,000 fect per acre west of that Range.
Applications for pre-emptions are to de
addressed to the Land Commissioner of
the Land Recording Division in which the
Jand applied for fs situated. on printed
forma obtained from the Commissioner.
Pre-emptions must be occupied for five
Jeats and Improvements made to value of
$10 per. acre, including clearing and culti-
vating at least five acres, before a Crown
Grant can be received.

Pre-emptions earrying part time condie
tions of occupation are also granted,

8 PURCHASE OF LEASE e
' Appllentions are. received for purchase
of vacant and unreserved Crown land
not beiig timberland, for agricultura
purposes. Minimum price of first-clasp
(arable) land is $5 per acre, and second-
elass (grazing) and, $2.50 per acre.
Futthet information Is given tn Bulletin
No. 0, Land Series, “Purchare and Lease
of Crown Lands.”

Az a partia] relief measure, reverted
fands may ba acquired by purchass in ten
equal instalments, with the first payment
euspended for two years, provided taxes
are paid when due and improvements are |
made during the first two years of nat
less than 10% of the appraised value.

Bit, factory or industrial sites on
timber land, not exceeding 40 acres, may
be purchased or leased, the conditions
including payment of Btumpage.

Onsurveyed areas, not exceeding 20
acres, may be lensed as homesites, cond!-
tional upon a dwelling being erected in
the first year, title being obtained alter
gesidenca and improvement conditions are
fulfiled and land has been surveyed.

For azing and Industrial purposes
areas or exceeding 640 acres may. be
leased by on6 person or s company.

ler the Grazing Act the Province is
enn Into grazing districts and the
range administered under grazing regula.
tions amended from time to time to mect
varying conditions. Annual Brazing pore
mits ate Issued based on certain monthly
rates per head of stock. [; ‘ity in grate
ing priviteges fs given to .sidant stock
owners, - Steck-owners may ‘form aseccin-
tlons tor tange Mmanagemeit Free or
partially free ermits available ier sattlers,
campers and Sateen up to ten head.

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The hunt for this glittering metal is

a great incentive for opening up re-|

mote territories. It gives employment
to railroads and. other methods of
transport, Indirectly eapital is
Iwonght into circulation because of the
outlay involved in exploration and de-
yelopment. Taxation hoth at the
source and from the income to the in-
dividnal. adds to the country’s revenue.
With a view to stimulating explora-
tion and development of mineral re-
sonrees in Canada, certain exemptions

from incame tax were granted in May;

1086, to new or re-opened mines com-
ing into. production, There can be no
denying the fact that in Canada new
torrituries. have been opened up more
inexpected|ly hy the search for gold
fan from any other cause.

While exploring far gold, the discoy-

Awhich. the: prospectors! were looking,
Last year the production of this met
al made an all time’ high ‘record tn
Canndian gold mining. The new pri-
mary gold preduced was close to four
Inillion ounces worth over $131,006,000
Sonth ‘Africa. preduced -about three

amownt fad .the United. States, nhout
the same quantity: ns Cainiada, .

“Word ins been received ‘from Doig-
lus-: Parent’. that, beginning with -the

"Ye will ha‘
nen or more under:
a kok

J erew ae * 100
im. Bee

Au the “teachers of the public nud

4|Iigh schools in the district were back|
on ‘the.job Tuesday morning to great]
>| the-.children, with &..Happy New Year|:
smille..and 72 ‘datermihation : ito? get, ‘the '

youngsters* ready: fork. ‘thelr éxaniina-
tlons and Promotions next summer, A
holiday’ period ‘at. : Easter will hold
ut there wiil be ‘on:

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Orme’ s, Ltd.

(The Pioneer Druggist)

The Mail Order Drug Store
_ of Northern B. C.

Drugs Stationery
Fancy Goods Kodaks
Pictures Developed and

Printed

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