-_ Resolution re Dr. H. C. ‘Wrineh
[ee = ecolved that this Presbytery | ‘ex

mae offoctive service of Rev. H. 0, Wrinch

aR ait of an influence in both church and.

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THE OMINECA HERALD, NEW HAZELTON. B.- 0 WEDNESDAY, FES RUARY aA, 1937

NO: 35

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| Resolutions of
Presbytery are.
| Local Interest

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Mrs. LB. Wrinch
Passed Away
Saturday a. m.

Prince Ruper ‘~The Prince Rupert} After being a patient in the Hazel-
Presbytery opened on Wetnesday a.m. | ton Hospital since last August, Cath-
oof Just week in the First United church erine’ Frances, beloved. wife of Dr. L.
“with Rey. E. Bake of Anyox in the, B. Wrineh, medical superintendent ‘of
ehnir and Rev. “Mr.” Love of Port Sim.’ the hospital, passed away Saturday
, pSsou as secretary, imorning shortly before ten . o'clock.
Considerable business was done dur- | For some time her physical condition
ing the two days in which the mem-'was anything but encouraging, and her
“hers were in session, Grants were hushand has been in almost constant
passed to angment the salaries of the attendance. He was With her at the
Inissionaries on the various fields, | and Inst. —
erants and joans were passed for the’ The elate Mrs. Wrinch was the eld-
various hospitals, churches and other est daughter of the late Archie M.
institutions, Johnson and Mrs, Johnson of Victoria,
Four -.very interesting resolutions Tt.C, She was a graduate nurse from
wove passed, one to Rev. H. C. Wrinch the Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria,
AED.. the retired medicnl superintend- and was on the staff of the Hazelton
ent of the Hazelton Tospital, one to Hospital as supervisor for some time
Rev. W. H. Pierce of Prince Rupert on. and it was. here that’ she met: her hus-
his celebration” of 50 yerrs since ordin- band. She joined the staff in 1929 and
ation into the ministry, and one to in June 4981 they were miarried and
Cant.-Oliver af New Westininster wha shortly after took up their residence
2 ens captain of the bonts on the mar- at the hospital.
ine mmission of the Preific coast. The late Mrs. Wrinch was in: : thé
A. yery Interesting address was de- flower of her womanhood when strick-
livered by Rev. GD, Clarke on Wed- en down. She was awoman of the
nexdny ight at the only public meet- highest type and made many Warm,
ing. He gave a report of the recent and Joyal friends who will miss her
genern] council held’ in Ottawa list vrently. To Dr. Wrineh goes out the
September, Other interesting talks sincore sympathy of the community.
were given by Rev, W. H. Pierce re the — Besides her husband the deceased is
_ Tndinn work as a, retired minister sees survived “by one daughter, Mary, aged
it. Later a very ‘instruetive and pleas ghout five years, a mother,. who has
ing ‘talk was given by Dr. H. Colwell, been at the hospital for the past. month
the nowle appointed doctor . to the or so, and. two sisters in Victoria, Miss
marine mission worked by the mission Jean and Miss Gretchen.. .
WW bout Thomas Crosby. The funeral was held on Tuesday
“ Amony other things. it was decided morning ‘nt 11 o'clock with services in
to close the hospital at Port. Essington. st. Peter's Anglican ‘church with Rev.
for the -present, | A’ very interesting -p,-Sherman of Kitwanga,: formerly the

2 SESSA WA: held,.on. Thursday. night.restar at. StRetens:-officinting, assists:

ed by: Rev: Dx: Osterhout, superintend-
ent of missions ‘in:B. Ci forthe ‘United
Church’ of Gaunda.” “The later gave. a
most: impressive - uddvess. Mrs, Myvros
resided at the:organ and the hymns
“Sune were Rock of Ages and Abide’
With Me.” The pall bearers were H.
C Hindle, Robt. Hunter, Rev. D. Ww.
More,. A. Irvine, Art., Hanford and M.
A. Mytos.. The funeral arrangements

when the: church's relation with our,
Tudian work was . discussed. Resoln-.
tions re teachers, hospitals - ‘and velldt
to Indians, were passed.

express its appreciation of the long and

M. D., D.D., in Hazelton and district. ©" ; Bre
Coming to this field in'1899 when trans were in charge “of eee tn ends
. oat (or and civilization were both * ‘The church was fled we

in primitive condition, he has the ore. © ho had gathered to pay their lust re-
aes , gpects ta one who had been very. ‘highly

rezarded in life. There: were .. many

Prince Rupert
The Garden City by the Sea
By Our Own Correspondent .

Game law violations have been check
el up recedtly with the result that
several convictions have been’ made,
ind others were fined for trapping

without a license .and shooting doe.
eee

-|She trained as.a-nurse at The Hazel-

The radio reception question in this:
elty remains much as has always been.

Mrs.B. Shannon
Passed-Away -
At Vancouver

It wns learned with a-great.deal ef
regret in the north that Mrs. Buckley
Shannon had passed away in Vancou-
xer on February 15th at the home of
her parents, Fisherman's Cove, West
Vancouver.

Mrs. Beatrice Vera Shannon was
well known in the northern interior.

ton Hospital and was one of the best
istudent nurses of the day. She -mar-
ried Mr. Shannon soon aftter her grad-|

Jer Alder and the: president .of the

Inspectors come and ‘go. So does the!
reception. Indigation meetings are |
held..and ominous resolutions passed.
Meanwhile what. comes over: the alr. is |
sometimes good—sometimes bad—now |
‘and then sketchy and indifferent— |
clear or ‘cloudy—and about ali that |
owners dan do ‘is to take what comes
‘and pretend they like it.

see.

uation and for years made her home
at. Usk, B. C., where Myr. Shannon had
‘extensive interests in the mining in-
‘dustry. In Uisk she made many good
friends, through her kindness and her
iw illingneéss * to be nlways on the job
‘when her services were required | and
she. made splendid use of ‘her nurse's
-lteaining. Mra. Shannon was also «&
‘great home woman and her four child-
‘Yen were given every care ‘and atten-
tion. Besides being well: known and
very highly regarded in Usk, she was
well known in-Hazelton and New Haz-
elton and in Terrace. and a host. of
friends will regret her departure.

A couple of years ago Mr. Shannon
moved his wife and, four children to
Association, | Vancouver where the children . could
get more ndvanced education. They
‘intended to return to Usk last summer

Prince Rupert, Feb. 22—The gentle for the holidays but their home at Usk
art of skling 1s not without -its admir- was destroyed by fire. :
ers aud exponents in Prince Rupert,! - The following notice appeared in the

An offer has been . received in Pringe
Rupert from. the Sisters of St. Ann in
Montreal to: build $100,000°° hospital.
It would be fire proof, and have: 75
beds, . Et. is expected that Bishop Bu-
noz, ou hehalf of the ‘Sisters, will very.
shortly communicate with Commission- |

Prince . Rupert - . Hospital
formally submitting ‘the offer. °

flakes arrived Inat week, in superab- Shannon-—Passed away Feb. 15, 1927,

and after a long: wait for snow, the Vancouver Province of _ the 16th:—/

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Water Notices
Forest Wealth

Hon. T. A. Crerar, minister of mines
and resources, in a radio talk recently
had the. following, in, part, to sey of -
the timber resources:—‘In my talk -
last week I pointed out thar, slthoug’ ~
fgvicultpral lands were the most im-
Nervant of our natural rascurees, rhey
conyuised only a comparatively small
part of the total : land surface. Our
fom. which provide”. - the ~ gonntry
with its third’ grentest:. primary in-
dustry, cover, roughly 1,300,000 squire
infles. The conifers which cover the
greatest part of this ‘area are the
source of the softwoods timber ‘that is
so widely used in conimerce. Our sup-
ply. of this timber is: ‘Tecognized by the
British Commonwealth of Nations ax
an asset of significant’ importance ‘and
we are next door to the; Jargest mar
ket in- the world ° for products” of ‘the
forest. -
In British Columbia: are. béeat for-
ests of distinct gpecies of trees, that

$15.00

undance.. Mount ldfield, overlooking Beatrice Vera . Shannen, ‘In her. 36th
the townsite, loomed. ghostly, and ski- year, beloved wife of Mr. B, Shannon,
ang: paticy-bikedup.the winding-trails ~1361,; aepth Sy ests Vancony “
to. enjuy: thelr: favorite. aport. . ‘To date: lenves to.: ffiourn. : 3
no ‘casuulties: have ‘been ‘reported. ‘her -gorrowing , “husband; ‘gr ‘daughters’
Skiing must’ be “done right—otherwise . and: 2: sons, also her parents, Mr. “and:
it’s" best lett alone, . Mrs. -MeColl, Pisherman’s . Cove, West
“ee Vancouver; 4 sisters,.Mrs. G. H. Wohit-
Another of: Prince Rupert's ‘hilghty tingham of Natal, B.C. Mrs. Zilla
thought of -citizen died. last- aveck in Craswford, Youbou, Mrs. ‘Alberta. Motti-
the person of UW. B. Morgan, for many shaw, Vancouver, Mrs. Oo. Macdonald,
years. In- the engineering’ department. of Youbon, _
the drydock:nnd ‘ship yards. Weaken- | The funeral was held. on February
‘ed by an- -attack- of fin,. double pneu. 18,. Rev. W.. Stott officiating, ‘und in-
mola, developed..’ ‘and the end ‘eame terment - ‘took place at Capitana View
within. w: few, days. He was’ born- in cemetery,
‘Truro, Nova Scotia in 1877 and prior
to settling in Prince’ Rupert had ‘been?

Lo pect cae mee a cme ree

THE EDUCATIONAL WEEK

community life and development. such
ns ia seldom. exerted by any one. man:
a nritliant medical work’ ‘under adverse
conditions combined | with a social: amt
mortal -inflience in all community at-

flornl teibutes were sent ‘and’ after
the services a proce ession of many Cars
wound its. way up the hill. to the. Haz- :
-olton cemetery Ww here the remains were

jv thé employ of the Dawson Light & . :
Power Co. Surviving members ‘of the _ This is educntionat week and in all
‘fiintlyare Mrs. Morgan, & daughter, the larger: centres,” nnd -also many of
Mrs. H> C. Hochester, Montreal, and the. smaller, ones, Special programs, af

_Umpleby of; Vancouver. - “in “frext.- -yeerh, ‘ pucpared , by..,the. schoal

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fats and vy unfailing nnil: kindly. sym;
rithy with all classes anil creeds to
innke Bint one of the hest known and
best loved figures in the whole north

country,

Witte. his original missionary pur-
jot pose WAS concentrated hirgely upen
medical ‘work,’ the. Indinn and white
people. ov ér a large area looked © up. to
him as A lender and friend,-and;he was
nhle to guide the development of their
religous life to an unusual. ‘extent

AL the churches, fund. Ministers within

the digtrict owe much to. hia ‘unfatling
wonerosity and. guidanee. The hospital

which he ‘built Frew. from # weoden |
shack to the ‘present modern, conerete: ‘_

well equipped iustitution valued at-‘ov-

eF $100,000 nnd belonging to the chureb:
This hospttal was ot one time the’ ‘only.

cone: between Prince: Rupert | and Ha.
montin ‘aad ser ved - bath: Indian » “und
white peymanent palddonts and.“ "cone
atruction: “Workers... Ais”
last Clatober deprived: the. church of an,
wnustuailly able: and ‘efficient’ worker,

‘put ole. who deserves: hig: vest; Af any, =
We ivish. hin, Jong, cneace-

ever “dd.
nit amd 1 bappy life in retirement. :

“Ttexplved hi
Presbytery hos: Jearn ed”
that ont esteemed “brother, ” Rev.’ Wale
“Hane DPleree.: lis yeached: : his - fiftieth

nDlyorsury of hii! ‘ordination: “t6* the” he:
f | to 0 conerntue :

nilrist ey and Ave 'v
“Ma: Ploret ‘on this.
hofie - he" eenior pai

“fetirement 1:

_ Ing Presbytery meeting in Priuce Roem as Ms We,
. pert *

pert ernie igermon., he gave.a. talk on ‘the:

. interesting...

given their last resting’ place, At. the |
“ernv aside - Kev. Mrs Sherman ‘gonduet- |
ed fhe comnital service,

na stefhon. 2 Mr.

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~ SOMETHING ABOUT BEDS

The luxury of a good bed is some-
i ching to talk about, . but what is u
ing and. will remuin- until Thursday. ‘good bed to one person may be a
He attended the Prince Rupert Pras-ivery different thing -to- another. The
bytery und while in this district inet! ploneer enn rest on good turf of balsam
the official bourds of . the - United boughs as well as on an expensive mat-
Churches in Hazelton and New Hazel- LOSS ‘with good springs. © In-some coun
ton, He ‘niso had conferences, in con- “tiles the hard floor is the thing.

nection ‘with the - Hazelton. ‘Hospital, “A generation 2g0: tie feather -bed
by the United was. the ariatocerat. with its towering

Rev: - ‘iw. Osterhout, super intendent of; j
Missions.in B, C\ for the United church |

arrived iti Hazelton on Tuesday morn-

Which is. operated
Church. “ oo. : + eAnOby hung with eurtains, Fiven yet
ue “in some places in Cindi two feater
; wet . ~ | He ke are. used, one above and one be- |
service. . jdow: the sleeper. he — old. fashioned ;

seen in old
w ith!

Lome nee ‘boxed ia beds are still to be
“the: following: ‘new, ‘appointments. to houses, and _MAtCTEsHOS fled”
various, committees” ¥ were, Tmade i~AB" ‘tresh chiagt.
convenor: ‘Foreign Misstons, Dr. Colwell’
Relletous: sediréation,» convenor, « ‘Rev. “A sek’ ittd @renniedé ints: heat largely re
Orispy Me cand M eonvennr, Ther. D. we pinced by ‘the, mnttressea pnd springs, !
Mate. To, . \ Tonly ‘yarted on a-summior vacation by
oe the camp cot: sleeping baz This éharigs:
ii fashion bas creatcd-n flourishing fn.
v- aehic W nines Intisic rsevar ile:
oarly it: “trae tory prices,

“At thé churel service. in: ‘New |: hangeyes ; rely half a mall
ton, Sunday; morning ‘Instead ‘ofa Tontine “iyeskes Of vie ‘atid Rbigs. thane
factnred and. ‘they: had: a- value’ of over
‘thre cae lon. dollars. : “pad sptings win,

“Rev DD W:; ‘More, Ferurned to “yt
‘ton:on, Saturday, ‘morning atter,attend-. nets

omnesting, of Presbytery which was very!
“This was his - first 7Preg-1 lose toc, million; doles.

bytery:: aitice- oxdination, ‘and, “the: firat |: Uvenr ta ds; ‘erlba an 1 cone hod ‘sgeount-|
‘attended: athe : /Prince_ Rupert... Pres: ed for: tar eo=uairt Va) a million”: ‘and’
;: He found’ ‘Itvone of the most’, -Atudlo: ‘couches. som what. Toxs, Woolen!
sexperidnees. of, tI life aA a net 4 included in

- teachers ind’ trustees.

(the: Workmai's. ( :
hh,

‘| the; other, Commi SIONS." O1

The main fea-
tore of educational week .is to invite
ithe parents ond friends: to attend a
‘session of the school and see what is
being done. Just now the schools of
British Columbia are trying out a new
corvicnlum which is supposed ‘to be far
superior to the eld.system. The: -tea-
chers in the sebools ‘were, in .many
requested ta explain the new systein to
the visiting parents and friends. Un
to the present no information. has been
‘received ‘of. any invitation to ‘local
parents and friends.

BIG STAFF FOR HEALTH INSUR-
' ANCE COMMISSION

| The Health “Ingurance’ (Commission

i Was urely loosing. ho time (n getting its

‘| teat. into the. public: trough. Although

Bat the downy bid into which ane the Actewas ngt.yeady.to, goto. effect

the Conniiigston ¢ alread hid a‘staff-on
‘the ‘payroll of: 0. a “When ‘the Commis:
+ ston. got word: to. hold. ‘everything, ‘some
forty of the | state’ ‘recelytd ' notice that
pthelr. “goud Jobs vere rid more,” Tf the
‘Commission "waa! pe stot. off with: gev-

onty. on: the “pily, ‘roll ‘Whit would ‘the |:
‘Figure | it}-

ataft, be: int a year OL “ta.
aut. for yourself b comparing | it’ wittt |:

Adie: Liquor’.

Li head. of, the
‘antiend.th g
pu, i

make wp ‘more than jotie-half- of the
standing: ‘timber: ‘of, fhe: -country, ° Alang

Donglas | fir, Ted ‘cedar, -hemlock and
sitks: ‘spruce the! ‘Source: of ‘a ‘Breit ex:
port’ trade. - :

a stock taking of i our “forest resour-
ces has not: yet been eampleted: but by
the use of aerial ‘photographs infor-
mation is being collected. at arate un-
dreamed of ‘a“few.years ago. Canada
is in the van of this new’ art of. serial
niapping, and experts come from; many
countries to ‘study: the methods" derel-
uped in the: departmerit of ‘mines and
resources. “Phe. forest service, of the
Dominion: has éompiled: estimates and
these show,’ a ‘total. stand, of 245 bil-
Lion feet board. measure. of saw timber.
and 1,100 million | cards: of ‘smaller
material. Of the Baw. timber some
215 billion’ ‘féet™ 1s" ‘Sbftod,. ‘of which .
116 ~-billion=feét~ia'in= the Province of ~
British Columbia. a

THE QUESTION OF AGE
Probably the man who staves off
age the best is the one who is always
growing mentally, who has always in-
terests in life, who makes the best of
things. and.is ever seeking seif ‘impre-
vemerit, | Tt) is: a: «notable fact. -that
those: who: are mentally alert aver sev-
enty or eighty vets of age are those .
who. ave many ‘fateresis, who refuse
to allow; retirement from active life to
dull their ; faculties, - ‘who ary even.an-
xious ‘to, work Mae to. (he. end . rtadl
‘die’ in ‘harness",’ “Is hae problem
whether or nét’ it is wovight | priveipal
that men ‘should retire from their work
at any particular nize, “Many ° think

that it-dg-purely at niatter of, ‘Ghpinetéy: 07"

The. world, is full of axauiples.. of: inen's

best. work” “being: dotie In the."

years of. ilfe; and” full exainpics, as

well,: of. tthose who’ give up their: Inist-

ness and professional. pusuits: awwhen:, dn,

thelr intellectual prime and, pine: ayy: ”
mull

‘fhe Pacific coast: grow-.the renowned. - “

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