- grounds are being, ‘cleared Up. + Sen = aie _YEY BAZELEON ee APREL °2, 1981 FIXING HOSPITAL ‘@RouNDs a A new bungalow: is. ‘belng ‘erected on’ M. the hospital grounds "in ‘the’. alfalfa, field “in front of the. new hospital. “Te is to occupied in the early . summer-, Considerable ‘improvements: are now "-wnderway-at the hospital. grounds ‘and they are being” put: in’ good’ shape. | A grass patch, will: be made- around: at least. two sides of the puilding’ ‘and: a number of bustes, and shrubs’ Will: be planted. A walk ‘Is to be. ‘pulilt, and a "= new drive way is being - built.” The old: building aay been removed. and’ ‘th. -is a lot of. work, ‘connected - with’ fix- ing up, the grounds after’ building: ovTBREAK OF INFLUENZA” About a week ago. there was a sud- “den outbreak of: influenza’ combined with pnenmonia, a very serious eom- IMination and one that needs be locked: ‘after ‘immediately. | Within ea few |: (lays ‘there ‘were a dozen . ‘and 03] more or less serious, The medical , health officer stated that this was ‘the near- est approach to the ‘outbreak ‘in 1917- 18 that there has been since those two years. Warning is given to ell resi- dents to be careful of, “visiting and: to not go where there ig influenza unless paite necessiry. “WORKING ON THE ROADS © District Road Engineer ‘Cotton was down from Smithers. last week and on Fri. night met. ‘the executive of the New Hazelton Citizens Assocla- tion in regard to, the employment of New Hazelton “men on‘the: road work, AS a result of the meeting it is thought that there will be. a. more’ equitable. _ tlivision of the work. So far: as is to - belearned there will-not he much road work for. anyone: unless . ‘there. is ‘a _ Foote? Of" inoney: ‘for new: -eonstruction. |: AS yet notice . of: that. has not come, " through, ‘and it is most: desirable. that: as many. of the: local people -get. work |; us. ‘possible, - The ‘executive of the: ‘Olt- jans Association hag ‘been » to work in conjunction with the ‘toad foreman and vice versa. ‘GOLF COURSE FOR. SiITHERS During the ‘dull. days and the eom- _ ing of sunshine some of the more res- _tive citizens of Smithers have been discussing and working ..op.. ‘a golf eourse and, the probability . is thet be- fore the summer Is far advanced the tired business men, will motor half a nile away from “their places of ‘busi- ‘ness to the golf course and there take that exercise they 50. “much require to _ keep their. heads, and hands. and feet . that peppy condition $0 neccessary for. Lig business. and ‘snappy, turnovers. — A plece of ground I bis ‘been selected on the road to “‘Loke Kathlyn’ and neat the railway. Tt is stited by. agihway onstruction men that this piece ‘of ‘ground . could ‘easily. be made, [nto a good course. The boys plan on 1 making a stab’ at it anyway. 7 engineers and ¢ “British, Columbia. “caurht “over: “38 per cent of all the-sea. fish. “‘londed in —Cnnada in 1030. The. total eatch (Was: ca Littl aver a dion’ pounds | and B. oGes pare of this wan, ‘faS,585 000 pds Siimon from: this provinces © -eamtety-. uted a Tile overt 1 ditch of. the: total “with: 256,468, 000 “pds. . Atlantic ‘cod. -clume~ _ next’. with. 455,000,000.. B. oO. “pilehards: were, " third with 150, 000,000 | - and’ Preific herring “fourth - with’ 122, - 900;000.: These figures 2 fresh water’. fish.’ ‘sghich may be éz “peated to enlarge the: total for. “sane “of the oe pen ee There : auth orized | He will have charge of mothers’ pen-. {the thirteen year . old: daughter ‘of: Mr; eauses—iufluenia . tnd pneunionia. . was. decided - ‘that, an inquest: Was, ‘un- iecessary. Sunday afternoon with services in the ‘Anglican’ ‘church aid interment in the Hazelton. cemetery, ° ‘the. Way. to: make, a: real farm. out. of the forty .acres he: owns: did joining ‘the townsite of New’ Hazelton: on the. ‘weat aide. His. location. “is. good ‘and. he. hag forty acres that: is. all farm . land,: not a‘stone.on. it, andthe soll is deep and rich. He has ‘been, working: for a. num: ber. éf years,. ‘but was handicapped in the: beginning “with too much. stock as; Well © as: ,other ‘handicaps. - He got rid: of his toe : “and. ‘the last two. years has and” "gets ‘a -PTOp 0; off it: He “has ° ‘now half of his lazid. u der ‘erop and: -by the. “| tart of. next’ Season he will have it all . ready : for’ trop. - -Besides: “dlearing and. chicken houses. _ Last year he had. planted last “year there were eighteen |: pecially” good. and he “has. lots~ of, seed for this. year. From. one ‘barley ” "seed planted last: year; there were eighten heads and those, heads contained. 1880 grains: of ‘parley... . These have ‘been carefally: saved and ‘will _be- planted this year, and ‘the reproduction watch: | ad. ° From’ one plint of alfalfa he ‘got a teaspoonful of seed and this “will: ‘be planted again this year, so that in-a ‘tyear: or two Mr. Belmont’ ‘will have @ brand of seed that he mows all about On an adjoining twenty. ‘acres An- gelo “‘Toneyguzzl . has done.a ‘lot of big work, He: will have- nearly. ten’ acres in crop this year, chiefly oats and: jlo-. tatoes, ” He also-has-. his Dlace well fenced, . and is. clearing. uD. the rest ot his | land. my : ” 4 wt MANSON APPOINTED TO JOB, . Whi. Manson: of “Varieouver: and. ‘at one® time: tember’ ‘OF. ‘the ‘Legistature for Skeena and” it. ‘former member of. the -MeBride™ and: ‘Bowser eabinets: has been’ appointed - superintendent ‘of -wel- fare in. British Columbia’ wider the Provinclal - . Secretary's" ‘department. ‘jsiony, social legislation and all‘ chari- table: ‘undertakings of the government My." Manson should. make a most effi- cient man: for that “Job. - Mr.- Manson. is well known all through the interior by: the old timers. ‘He was.the first gor ernment agent at Prince Rupert and the” second. mayor of, that city. i. a LITHLE “GIRL DIED: SUDDENLY : “Last Friday Georgiana’ Helkenberg, and: “Mrs. Darid® ‘Helkenberg.. of South Hazelton. “paised | aivay.: after. Tes than forty- eight: hours: * ilimess.-- She: “Was taken ; suddenly ill at her® home Wea nesdny ~ ‘and “a8, her - condition became yapldly - worse the doctor. was: catled ‘and the putient: removed.to thé ‘hospit- al where she survived only about four hours. . The: eoroner was. notified and, after diivestigation ’ by ‘the. police: an autopsy: Was. ordered to ascertain the cause. of “death. | _ The doctor's -Teport “It The funeral. was, held On. The ‘other ‘of. the’ decéased and’ two. BELMONT: “MAKING - REAL- rARM |S 4 stake: tickets” he’ has- erected”: a. good. fence—on— all sides; ‘he has ‘a _gpod house- and: bara: : a “splendid. erop of. “grain and, roots... ‘nds. share . the mine. ° other’ younger " nembers of. th , family | orders 8 .da, not include jy “ Leon Bélimont, who, has: forty “acres my ofr land adjoining. New: Hazelton,’ ‘iaon |: "Sweepstakes: ‘are, ‘lesa ‘in Canada under the ‘G@rlminal:: “eodé,. Organizers OR: ax. sweeptstaike are. subject to a. pen- alty:: ‘of. two. -yenrs’ : ‘tmprigonment: ; and a fine of: $1000. ‘Publishers: ‘of Biveep:, -gnd! sellerg’. ‘of. sweep- stale ..tickets. are subject’ to. the same, penalttes.., The ° ‘charitable. purpose’: ‘of sweepstake ‘would, not. ‘Wihke : it, nder.: the: eriminal: code: ‘and the eg devoted. ‘Himselt . entirely to. clearing. :) indtioet ‘iethod.' of ‘placing: a _Yaluo And when: he clears Jand he" clears: it, on., the. ‘aweepstake-tickets, 2s. propose by. ‘the: Okanagan Valley: “hospitals, by making them good for one - day's {hospital treatment, ; would: not: make the sweepstake legill, _Attorney-Gener- | al’ BR H. 1, Pooley: said today. OSCAR. LN PASSED Away “Osea ima of ‘New Hazeltoi pase- ed away at the Hazelton hospital on. Friday. last - after being a patient: there | only a couple, of. weeks,” He had been suffering for, some, time previous .. to going” to the hospital and hid recelv- ed, treatment in.-Vancouver: where hé [spent the winter. with his- brother, John... Fle: had. only returned to: New. Hazelton 1» week or two before’ ‘going to the. hospital. ‘The deceased - was} a native “of. Sweden and came io New Hazelton about. 1913.and was employ- ed atthe Silver Standard mine until: it closed down and since then . had been employed | in timber camps and, in the sumtmer-on the roads. He-was. 48 years’ of. age and was ‘of.a very “quiet disposition. -He was-well liked by all Who. knew ,hin>and his passing is ré- gretted by his many triends.- Bia} brother John will arrive this evening from-‘Vancourer. The. deceased’ did most .of lie” four. ° years : “at the’ fro ternoon’ from, ‘the. United. - church’ ‘fn Hazelton avhere Rev.: aT. HL “Wright, B, A ‘conducted’ the. Services, and also at the graveside. Quite’ a°number of: ‘the old ‘timers were present to pay.- -their last. “F spects. to on: old friend. The pall - ‘bearers ere. Gus. Christiansen, Gus ‘Walstrom,. Olof ~ Johnson Cari} Paulson, Elias Arvidson and \ Olof “Mr. ‘Thompson. ss COMMENDS QUEBEC ; MQUOR LEGISLATION pxcept in ~ Quebec the regulations are faulty in that their operation fav- ors dvinking: ‘apart ¥ ‘from’ eating, the consumption — of splrits wine, , and. do. not | secure: : sufficient ‘supervision: ‘over. the great diseratum, of; quality ‘ ghich isa. more, dmiportant facto in the. promotion of tempernnce statés.. ‘Lord Dawson, ‘ of Pent, chief physician ..: ‘to® ‘His ' ‘Majesty - ‘King Monthly, Tord, “Dawson - visited - -Oanad- iy this year’ with the British Medical Association | and. ‘studied, gover ‘nment, liquot “ “ eontrol, in ‘eneh provinee in Canada. while- ‘here. _ Waa. that death waa aie, to ‘natural J i “AL, “Doexrill is warryibe¢ on 1 devel- opment® work at his. ‘coal. mine’ up ‘the Telkwa ‘yiver., _ coal shipments begin: again, he “will he yendy to’ ship on a large — ‘seale, Since shipnients stopped - a great < deal of work has been done at “Phat. there, will “be: ‘lots of | -By the summer when aL short. ; ‘time ago in. the war having. spent | The:, funeral, was ‘held: “Monday. at-'|: ‘Tathey than]. George, in ‘an: ‘article - in’ the Atlantic! . | cannon will return: to England. in the |: “Last siiiaay ‘attertoon: : ihe: second ball Bane. of tlie- “season was: played’ on‘ the. New’ .Hazélton ‘grounds, between. Hazelton ‘and - New Hazelton. and re- sulted in: -another wit for’ the’ ‘Local | boys by: a'score of 11-to 7, The game waa: a “better” exhibition of base: ball than what: Was dished up “the: oprévigns Sunday, and. as ‘the’ season “progresses }* the’ play should , continue: to improve. Bert : Spooner aig a. ‘pitcher: is” getting better - each “year, ‘and ‘Willan, : “behind the ‘bat, either ° John, or ‘Thomas, are good. - ~There- Was, quite a crowd at the same, = : : i. FACTS” OF INTEREST: ~ a ABOUT CANADA'S ‘NEW. GOVERNOR ‘GENERAL Possibly one. of the most: intiinaée links connected with . the: life: of the ae Earl: of. Bessborough, Gover- _Getieral Of Canada, with this Dominion, is thet the fourth “Harl was succeeded by his eldest son who marr- led. twice, each time ne daughter of a Governor-General - ‘of | Canada. His first wife’ was. the. daughter’ of the Barl of. Durban, ' to whom - Canada owes so much, and. bis second wife vas’ the daughter of the Duke of Rich mond, who died in Canada a’ a: res- ult of an animal's’ bite and. is buried in. a Quebec. ’ Church. This . Was the sreat- -unele of the, new Governor Gen. ‘He had. no sons and was in. turn suce- eeded hy his next brother: and event- ually by. his third. brother, “the 7th Batt, Thetr . sister mirried the Earl of Kerry, eldest son of. the then Mar- quis of Landsdowne . and was the aunt of the “Marquis. of Landsdowne who Was another * ‘popular Governor- General. The _ present Earl of Bess- bordugh's, mother,. wie of the elghtb, sister! ‘of: ‘the’ ‘Uberal. peer, ‘first | Lord «Wimborne. roy Few, if ‘any British “thts: have’ ‘a pleasanter origin present Earl of Bessborough, * ‘head of | the Ponsonby family. in’ ‘Ireland. Thd family dates back to the time of Crom well and were in’ favor during the reign of Charles: 11, ‘King George: 1 raised ‘the ‘ Ponsonby family to ‘the peerage. when they t ok the titles of Baron Bessboreugh | and Viscount Duncaunoa: Governor-General has well been pEOV- en. Fe was a third-grade #zeneral statt officer in 1915 ond at the end of. the war Was a temporary ~ major of the special staff. He holda the: Russian - Order ‘of St. Adie, Brd- C1888 j Légion ‘of Honor; Order of St: Maurice and : Bt Lazarus, of: Thalys Hi Order» Greecé nnd’, the order: of: Leopold - of Belgiun and = v iraniber: of British titles of honor and distinction. ’ The Barl- “is. Blears of: age and. is married ‘into a. ‘distinguished - French Duncannoh; : aged. 18. and .Lady., Moira |: Ponsonby, aged. Be: Viscount * Duh-: autumn -to go to"; Oxford . and: Lady Moira - will, he educated ” by] her: Own, Boy. eames nt Rideau. Hall.” “Many: fi ‘the: Interlor yi be | inter: ested to: ‘leary, that.’ Rev. Wii Deans | of Ocean, Falls, formeniy: ‘of Telkwa, Northern * Rhodesia. thon that of the Le ho Ts On ‘mTiesday lait the Finzeitow dis. an trict lost another old. timer in the per- oe The business ‘ability of the present . of the. “Redeentér :. of |. ment . will ‘take: ‘place: inthe | Hazelton cemetery. we family, “He has’ two. chileren;. Viscount is this’ wek at the home .-of- ‘Mra. A.’ E. Falconer. prize, ‘Next. week. the. club... WIL ameét at Mrs.’ Sargent’. : one: of the: avorld’s greatest copher deposits bas. ‘been’ ‘proven to exist’ in ‘The “world pra: duction of | copper. in. 1929° Was. ‘about. vo. ‘million tons’ ‘while “in. Rhodesia there: are ‘fixteen’ million ‘tone worth about: ‘four million dollars, The coun- try; ‘ds. move x ‘Tess = ‘flat: and “thickly October. it: is. “mnpleasantly. . hot. The ralnfall- is: about: 60 inches and comes between! ithe’ beginning: ‘of November and the first, of February. —_ Yet it is hard to believe | ‘that this " , |yill. ever be white man’s: ‘country un- less the’ white, man ‘can grow 3. Diack — skin to keep, out the sun. The careful- ly recruited young men who have heen recruited. in* Canada, England and, in South Africa can: ‘do good work and they.” play games. strentiously—there are ‘excellént tennis ‘courts - ‘and . golf . courses “avhich ‘are: trying | fo grow grass, but they “must remember theizr, quinine every evening and to. "yéenlize that a misquito may. be 28 dangerous ns a snake, There may not ‘he much sport, but there are plenty. of: subjects for natural history. : ” [he companies are making: a ‘big -ef- fort to exterminate tropical diseases once’. aud for all,” ‘and. money ‘has’ been freely - spent in schemes” of . drainage, anil- of: water supply, while the native misquito catcher: is a skilled workman and as‘ keen as a ferret. It hag yet to be seen what the fumes from ‘the sm- elters will contribute towards making life unpleasant, for insects, : but. the work ‘which has already. been. done is bearing frui. -At ome. mine in Novem- ber, 1929, 83 ‘coses’ were treated for malariea. out of a white: population’ of 1,100,. while, ‘Inst November the’ mum. ber. was ‘seven. ont oF, 1,700. Sol LATE 'OHABLES BTEVENS son of Chas, Stevens, a ‘farmer, - “sho _ has. been. in. the: district since about: 1906. He was taken ii the end of Mareéh ‘and’ Was: admitted to the Hazel- : ton hospital on Mazch 30th. suffering from acute nephritis ‘following pnet- monin. ' The’ ‘decensed was ot years of age land was ‘a native of England. Yor 2 few years after coming ‘to this dis- trict he worked around with a team itil he got his yanch undex, way and: jfor -quite a number of years: now he has been living on the farm entirely. He .took. ap land. on the Salmon. river road and. -has made. quite. a ‘place. of, i; ° al suiali ‘ehilden, * TE ‘he’; b: ‘held: “Thursday. ‘acternoon’ aid: inte whe. Felis. Club 1 axict 7 ‘Toesday.~ of. Mrs -R 8. ‘Sargent. won. -the " me _ he. former * ale ‘resident wooded and. ‘the’ whole: area is 4,000 - fé."above ‘the sea: JeveeL. At ‘the. end. of. ;