vwill have their horses trained to do
~auything desired.

Telkwa Barbecue Put one
Good Show and Had Fair ©
Crowd Dispite Weather

"Although the weather man was by the perliminary judging and will count
no means on his best behavior on Lab- perhnps fifty-per cent at the final’ ‘jud-
or Day the Telkwa. Barbecue Associa- ging in the fall or. winter. ied ;
tion went abheod with its, “program and The members of the club and the or-

gave the people a good ‘afternoon’s fun der the calves were placed by the judg-
There had been general rain Saturday es are:—Dan Ekman, Harry, Woodman
and Sunday nights and it looked any- Helen Olton, John Lapadat (young
thing but favorable ‘for the Barbecue. John) Jack Hkman, Agnes Killer,
Monday was cloudy and none too hot, Deris Olarney, Geo. Tugnam and Rudy
Imt the rain kept off with the excep- Zest.)
tion of a little shower%: at noon. The . ee

afternoon was very fair,”
Smithers Won.

toon when the covers were taken off

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THE OMINECA HERALD, NEW HAZELYON, B. C, WEDNESDAY, “~ SEPTEMBER 7, 1938

'NO.10°

SERIA ICE ICRCERCR

Prince Rupert
The Garden City by the Sea

By Our Own Correspondent

ada eieladealelelasaintatacciaitied

. the city’s nearest Alaskan neighbor
Ketchikan, - was invaded by about 250
local people- on Labor Day. They gail-
ed away full of good cheer and what
have you, and returned exhausted and
coptented. Alaska gave all and sundry
a hearty band, everyone had a royal
good time, and so the invisible border
‘line was made just a little Dit less in-
visible. wy

= * % Paty

where ig enough pulp timber Erow-

ing within conv enlent distance: of this

The attendance of course was by me
Ineans es good as other years and a
“In Extra Inning .
Good Baseball

the beef there was hardly’ soul in
sight other than: the officers and their
helpers. It ¥ was but oa. few minutes the
wonderful odor of the barbecue took to
circulate over:.the countryside and al-
most as if by magic, there was a good jes, New Hazelion vs Smithers, which
sized crowd Hned up’ at the counters, was. played at Telkwa on Monday at:
all eager and hungry for the juicy. 3.30 o'clock was won by. Smithers with
generous sandwiches. Believe it. or a final score of G6 to 4. It was one of ;
‘not, in less than. an hour, when the the main attractions of the day and
writer got around the whole ox had was played during the most favorble
disappeared and only a few bones re- jurt of the day. New Hazelton, proud
mained and they had been well scrap- with previous vietory marched onto
ed. ~ the field and warmed up in the most

Just before noon the first’ base ball confident manner. The game started

’ game was played between Telkwa and with Bert Spooner on the mound: for

Smithers end while Telkwa made the New Hazelton and the veteran of base
visitors fight all the wey the home boll, hurling did some fine pitching.
hoys were on the short end of a: one no- In the first inning Ker rscored on
thing score,
right to the last inning. Smithers got when,. with Senkpiel on “third, Mar-
shall: ‘drove a high: fly in-no tnan’s land»

their score in the first Inning. |

‘first event was ‘aging the. ‘bell. “Quite. Hotherhicton scored «on Lewis" . bunt.
a number of: boys. atid ‘girls- ware on New Hizelton: enstie to. ‘Tat: and ‘Parent
horses and some-of them did remark- scored :on-Deno’s short “grounder.
ably well. The gymbkana events were. Spooner and Deno scored on Johnson's
zl on horse back and were performed ilig hit over left -field. Score, New ,-
ly the yonngsters. Cansidering that Hazelton 4, Smithers:3, No-runs were
none of the horses had been trained, made wntil the first half of the last
nar had the riders, the-performance in inning (the seventh). With their last
wi] events was exceptionally good. , As. chance to tie the score Smithers were
i] permanent feature it ts assured..The on their toes and did-some fine play-
audience was delighted with the fame ing.
and in wnother year those youngsters New ‘Hazelton in the last half of the
ith were undle ta’ to reenin ‘the lead.
The second feature Smithers, in the first half of the 8th
Wis a potato race, then musical chairs continned pounding the bali out of the
and then the pop-drinking and orange lot. “Watson and Kerr “scored on He-
tecling contest, all on horsk back. therington’s drive fo centre field, In
The winners in “theGymhkana con- the. Inst. half of the 8th New Hazelon
tests were as follows:— was, unable to seme, Final score, G
Tilting at hells—D. Ekman, W. for Smithers and:4 for New Hazelton.
Wear ne, N. Faure. i bacagbey agate _ darryo Warier, youngest piteker.< for. .:
_ Broom an “Balle race—W. Paddon, Smithers was. doing’ the hurling. He
w. Wenrne, a. David: “: has. been doing great ‘work this:season
Novelty (pap | ‘and diplaying fine, control, cool headedness
Werrne, N. Faure, | and: co operation. with _ the — catcher
Lotato race—R, Wearne,. B. Paddon, and the team in general. And he has—
Tiuek ‘Tompking, . ra ‘lots of time to increase his: speed and
Musical chairs-—D Padden,. G Da fa hasebal tact-—JInek Furness
I, Woodmin::.: °
There were: dnly two races thse [FINE SERVICE LAST SUNDAY
“a Jinlf nile open and the. Bulkley. Valeo: -:
ley derhy, Both races.were. close and: . One af the nicest services ever hel)
exciting. The helt! ‘mile apen was. won fi the New Hazeltoh church was the
hy Dexter on. Silver. _ Arrow ‘but. Nancy flower Sunday and Labor Day’ service
Foe chased him all the * Way: and was. last Sunday evening, -
duly a few inches back as they crossed filled.and. the. cougregntion included a:
wader the wire... a

oranges) —R,

| mMunber: from outside poltits.. Rev. Mr.

The sume two ran the inile derby’ ‘in: Golightly gave'a very fine sermon very

the same order. ‘There: Wwas-an Indian , Stitable-to. the ocension, The 0.6.1.7.
reece, hut as the Indians’ dil not think
the race was going: to, be run ‘for two
or three Anys’ yet,’ they,made no entries|
ind the: ree was: “cat élled, . Then .the
“Natives, started .: ‘to. ‘moye, © btit: ity id
Inte and “Poo "bad mower
In. between events: Mr. Bayne. of: the|:
Experimental’. farm, : nud . ‘Mr’ Howell,|:*
cow. ‘testing officer, ‘judged: ‘the, calyes
in the Bulkley, Valley Calf :Club., Bight |.
loys atid girls Mnedup thelr, calves: ‘and, 80
the Jndges: ‘seemed: ‘ta: Mean ,;
che.

vocal: Bolo: . which was greatly ‘appre-
‘ciated.

fly, decorated:

with: 2e

‘ ol, dire, in thé irelkewa|

‘ished to “award, points, from he: dairy
standpoint ‘aid that: shut. ont two, fit

The final game of the “Barbecue ser-

The game was snappy at Watson's line drive over right field. .
all stages and it was anyone’ game New. Hazelton tied in ‘the second: half:

ationunin Ss" ‘Tie “drlid wer” ‘thind?*4

Leach scored on Kerr's grounder

The eburch: was

Birls sang, and: Mrs, . Golightly gave: a

The. church. was" very beantt. |,

py. They were’

city to keep a plant the size of Powell

From Smithers:

Mah:Chong (Chong Key) proprietor
of the Chong Key Laundry; felt tired
andnot as well as usual, and on Fri-
day last, at the instance of iis frierids,
he saw a doctor who told him to go ‘tu
bed for several days. That night Irish.
of the’ O, K, Cafe and another China-
man went to call on their sick friend.
They found the doors all open and
‘Mah Chong apparently asleep on the
bed, but it was to be his long sleep.
He was only 49 years of age, but he
was an old timer in the district arriv-
ing in Telkwa in 1912 he moved to
Smithers soon ‘after and‘has:temained
here since. Mah Chong hasia wife, a

son. and married daughter 4n China.
The funeral was held froin the United
chureh on Sunday 4t noon and a large
number were present to pay their re-
spects to one good Chinaman,

|Dr.W.E. Austin
- Assumes Duty
Superintendent

Dr. ‘Winston Erie Austin, FRCS,
Ed., arrived -here last Saturday after- .
noon to take over the superintendency
of the: Hazelton Hospital-and he as-
sumed his new duties immediately up-
on arrival. Dr: Autin just. recently
‘retutned to Canada after spending a
year. as student at the Royal College
of Surgeons in Edinbourgh,’ and three
years practical hospital work in -Lou-
don;- Eng. -He is a graduate. of the
University of Manitoba. He spent a
year in Vancouver General Hospital,
and two years at Bella Bella before go-
ing to the Old Country. Pr. Austin is
not a stranger to the west. He is well

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River going for a~ century. So sald
i snid Bob St. Clair, district forester, in
the course of an address, last week,
to the local Rotary Club. He is of,
opinion that some.day there will be a

pulp industry ator near Prinee Rupert a gfnest at the Sealy ranch for a time,

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R. W. Cameron, war veteran and
Jew eller, is the new president of the’
Prince. Rupert Conservative’ Associa-;
tion. The annual meeting was held |

Mrs. -J. Simpson and son Jack left
on Thursday for Prince Rupert for a
holiday,

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|. Mrs. Rochester of Prince Rupert is

Her son Harry will remin t the farm

for a year and attend schoul at Glen-

tun.
a |

Allan Rutherford bas gone to Fort

qualified for the position he has as-
sumed and the Hazelton Hospital may
be-looked to in future to maintain the
highest. efficiency of service to the
qublic. The new superintendent will
be glad to mect the people of the dist-
rict and he asks for that co-operation
from the people which enabled the in-
stitution to Lecome such an important
factor in the life of the community, -

The worst electrical storms to have

on September 2 when delegates: were, ; Ware where he will be surveying on cver visited’ these parts let: loose ‘Sat-

also selected to attend ‘the Kamloops:
_eouvention this month at which a pro-

vineial leader to succeed the late Dr.}.
Patterson, will be chosen. There are from: Victoria by, car on Sunday after :

eleven delegates and they are not in-
atrneted,
ae ek
Hundreds of girls, and some of them
not so -young,
Louise when “she called here on her
«Inst no thhound .\ voyuge, “with her pas-

 sereen netot and” “tiatinee idol.’ Taylor
‘played up ‘to’ the ‘part and the ladies

‘flocked around bim and many got auto
‘REPDS which he cheerfully gave, -

Sunday School —
Picnic was Fine

‘fhe joint Sunday School and con-
gregational picnic of the New Hazel-

ton and Hazelton United churches was.

held last Thursday afternoon at Two
Mile and jit was a great success. One
at the largest gatherings een in year

was present and under the - capable .

handling of Rev, F, Golightly, the folk

joined. in the sports he artily. There having spent the summer at the capita]
He will be on, the Smithers high, school .

were races: ‘for the, youngsters and for
‘a few" wot 80 ‘young, ‘and there’ were a
couple of soft ball games which were |
supposed to be between the two towns,
hut. as New Hazelton had to borrow 2
- couple of Hazelton players for the mix

| Mapper time all gatheerd around. table
‘ clothes and papers spread on the floor

| of eating, ‘but: ‘ome of the ‘adults found

another time there will be tables and
benches, for old folk who. ‘know . only
sitting, kneeling and standing, and eve
en then’ on something : soft, :

- There was! an’, ‘abundance of good |
thitigs, even.to’ ‘cream ‘puffs. in: limited
quantity. The youngsters had.a good
feed and. ‘the: adults Were: not-far :be-.
hind.’
on, ofelock, |

met the ss Princess’

Scngers intivding” Hopert® Ty lore estar

The attdlr broke up: ‘about: seve Zz

‘ndian Iteserves for the next month.
. * 2 8

urday. and Sunday nights.. No ‘damage
was done, but the former. prairie resi-

Ived McCague arrived in Smithers dents thought ther were back home,

teaching’ stat”
eee

The Smithers Tennis championship

S rhe bet to bese pended. em Sunday

A ‘large. number
ed game it was just. lot of fun. At of members entered the ‘contest’ and

on uceount of. rain.

the first round was completed befor
‘the rain,

and) Harold. Ta nner.

tinued next Sunday.

Mr, and Mrs. C. QO.

Wells, BO, _
Sl ne ae

wT. Rife. is hack from:
which : ‘he 8 Spent in, Vancouver.

ad. passed * away. 7

Those now leading are Tat
of the park, This is e nice socinble way Ajdn, Harland Lewis, Garnet Quick

ik vena Refreshments
t very: cramping in due. course, and were served and. the series will be con- |

his otlaays.

"the ‘doctor’ ‘arrived: the young. .

held in Smithers on Tuesday.

wots :
te aoe

* Paul Iaymond. “arrived. in ‘Smithers
after haying spent several’ months in
the young men’ sforestry camp at Ter-
‘trace. Paul is anxions to continue bis
schooling and left the camp early.

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| Misses Hazel and Jean Peterson ar-
rived in Smithers on Saturday after a
‘two months holiday in-Vaneonver, and
nre glud ta get back.

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Miss Jean McGeachey. has returned

-] to resume ber duties on the high school |
Mortenson left
‘on Tueadey for- two! weeks | holidays ay ‘

State.
OW “Crockett who. spent: his vacation
in Prince Edward Isjand has returned
to. Smithers. .

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Bt Leach, ir, had four stitches ‘put

: in his’ hand , a the result, of splitting

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