‘anil called fava definite date for the

Public School

| Be. O.,. WEDNESDAY, JULY. 27, 1932:

A Hot. Time i in

oy Tuesday: evening, July 26 in. Hod
der’s hall. This’ society being. the - ,

“aunaleamation. of the Hazelton Com-|

munity Association and the. Hazelton
Horticultural Society. 4

Many committee’ meetings have: “been
held teading up-to this desired consum-
mation and the first business consistec’
in a declaration of. algamation by
President S. ¥. H. “Redman...

The hall was crowded.to the doors)
by citigns of Hazelton, South Hazel-.

ton, Two Mile and the Hospital com-
munity as it was anticlpated that a
petition sponsored -by Mrs. R. ‘S. Sar-
rent and supporters wus to be present-

cd. protesting against the action of p-

former meeting of the’ Community As
sociation ‘concerning the disposition of
Lot 24 in Hazeltoin: which has now be

“come famous and: was bought for cont

munity purposes some nionths age br
the Social Club.

The president, after making a pre
liminary statement concerning the mat:
ter, and: after a little delay, finally got
the petition adopted. ond amotion put
through -rescinding: the: action of he.

former meeting. Pete Carrigan ot
the Hazelton Hotel, then moved that
un offer of B.S. Sargent. of Lot 48 and
iL sum of money in exchange for Lot 2-
he accepted, and this was duly second
ed after which a Hvely discussion en-

sued, both sides ‘of the question being |.

Old Town

‘Hall Location i is Chan: ged
To Sell Original Property |

* ‘Phe Hazelton Community Horticulidebated thoroughly. ‘So well” wos. the
. tural Association held its first meeting: subject debated that some promising

debators were noted among the speak-
ers. Once or twice: the chairman. had
to eal for order, but for the most part
the meeting was held:well in hand.
Finally an aimendiient wos move

question of Lot 24 une it's sale or tran-
sfer referred back.to the board of dir-
ectors. . Twice the question was called
for, but the chairman pointed out that
sueh dn important question should no

thorough “discussion before the voti
was taken. When -the question War
finally. put the ate,’ whieh was hy ¢
secret ballot, was as ‘follows—for the
amendment 17,; agninst $2. The am.

the original. motion was put dnd was
carried by-a. vote of 26 to 40. The
matter has now to xo before the bonrd
of directors for fina] arrangements.

Further business included the ap-
pointment of a flower show comnilttee,
which. was ‘left to the board of direc
tors,

A motion ot thanks was put, by. Rev:
FP. 1. Bannister to the chiirman ‘for
his: part in ably guiding to: completion
what was “very evidently. a most dif:
fieult and strenuous meeting: A vote
of thanks was also passed te James
Hodder for the use of his hall for the
nieetings, ;

by Mra, Cary in an endeavor o get the |-

be rushed ond pleaded for a fall and |-

After more than a week spent at
Smithers In connection with the aftaire
of Jessie Gold Mines,, for which he is
cunsulting | engiueer, W. G.. Norrie -of
Vancouver, ‘aevompanied by his wife
and sun, left for ‘his home oh Sunday
morning. While in the district both |y
he und Mrs, Norrie renewed muaity’ old

‘| aequaintinees from ‘the’ days: when he.

was in. charge tt the Silver Standar:
hear New :-Wuzelton and they visited
Dr. 1. Wrineh, Dougtas’ Lay and c

H. Sawle- ‘Sdturday evening. |
Five days were spent by, Mr. Norrie.

endment was therefore lost, 2nd then |

‘The > meet then ‘adjourned. . '

orgs yteet ag.

| Two} Societies ¢ are Unite

id

Will Hold a Flower Show

And Build

possible situation. and nothing was lett
unprovided for which woul? facilitate
the coming ‘together of the two soct-
etles.. The itema of the report were

- tuken up paragraph by paragraph and

ilopted, finally the meeting adopted
fhe whole report. which conimitted the
Community Assoctition to -amnalgama-
tion, The meeting instrneted ‘the
Innivd of directors to bring such about
us speedily as possible, oe
President Reilman- resumed. the. chair

frst meeting df the amalznmated :so-

vivties, the new society to be; hence-,

forth to he kuawn as the. “HYzelton
Conimunity HortienItural Association.”
A discussion ensned tn whieh som
pressed for an tnmediate adjournment
of the present meeting and a recon
vening of the -amalgamated socleties
Dr. L. B, Wrinch speaking for the Hor!
ticultural. Society | objected) on. the
ground that the members of that so
ciety had not been offictally notifled
a strong vote in favor of a meeting te
he enlled’ on Tuesday next, July 26,
Adjourmmeit then followed,

‘lon Lot 24, thord. was

the New Hall

The Hazelton Community Assoeln
tion held-# genérul meeting in Hodde:
hall on Friday, July 21st: oat 8 pm.
with Pres. S. V, H. Redman in the
chair. The chief business. before th:
| meeting was the reception of the re
bert of fhe committe on amalgamatior
with the Horticultnral Society, but as
it was known tha a petition was te bc
presented protesting against the action
of a previous meeting when a decision’
was reached to build the ‘yoposed hal’
an unuéually
large attendance. Following the usual
formal proceedings Mrs, R. 8, Sargent
presented the petition but the’ chalr.
ain ruled that the matter was so im-
portant thnt it would be better left
over to a meeting of he amalgamating
socities. ‘The meeting then voted the
matter be deferred. :

- De. A. CO. Wrlnch, vice president, oc-
cupled the chair during the presenta-
tion of the report of he committee on
amalgamation which report was pre-
sented by V. S&S. AH. Redman. This re-
port was ‘very lengthy and compre-
hensive and’ covered every known and

To High School :
Entrance Ex.

Bra bE. Dimock of. Snilther'a headed
the list of those who ‘Pussed the‘ en-
trance exaniinations in District 10 with
n total of b21 marks,
sed were i.

Terrace. Centré—Copper - City—Bea-
trice Nellgon_ 486, Delia B.. Dobbie 890.

Kitsumgalluni—Jennie ¥. King 489,
Miury Maxsam ‘43p, Adela A Haug. ||
land 120, Anthony] 7 Tp 198, Gtbert

‘Others who’ pas- |-

JE. Love 400, Sigyard: A, Higsland 485,

R. MeCCulloch 996, Hrn. D. Waymouth

1279, Jos, Ji Kipp 30, Wiitred 7. Me
* | Tend 360. ae

E itwangn— Violet - a oukenbury

300. *
Usk—Harry H. Henderson ‘301,
Huzelton Centye— Cedarvale—Kath-
leen A, Tomlinson 411. . .
Hizelton—Helon FE. Breckeniden. 62

Kisplox.. Centrer-Four Milé--Wiltred:

‘Dorothy i, Love” HOB ie ge

~ Smithers Centre-Hiva, Li Dinocie ser
Ollva A. Stephens 488; Sylvian E.: sMey-

1

; S. J. Hungerford
Who was appointed acting president P'Tt Until after he bas ‘received thi
of the Canadian ‘National Railways "esults-of the assays, of sainples taken

following the resignation of Sir Henr: -
Thornton, who was ‘appointed chair-

“finan and. president in 1922 -Mrv. Hun-

gerford is one of he. best known rail-
way officials on the continent, havin
worked his way to the top through tl

operating - department, ‘He is held 1-
high esteem. by the Jabor unions be.
cause of his’ straightforward dealing:
in: negotluting several # several schedules. ”

Hon.V. WW. § Smith

New. Hazelton=-Athol ©, Russell $79 |
atteria , the fnerd)

Hon. .V. W. Smith, minister ‘of rail
ways and telephones in Alberta for a

lewving his home in Edmonton last |
Tnesday afternoon as he was leaving
for 1 two weeks vacation.

‘The news was something of a shock ,
to the ald timers of this, section and of
Prince. Rupert. He. was among the
first settlers in Prince Rupett, going
there with the office staff of Foley.
Welch & Stewart, with which firm ‘he
remalned as chief financial officer or
the western constrnetion,
he moved mp to. Sealy where the flrem
made . headquarters. fora short time
and; then: ame on:to New. Hazelton
He byllt. the_ first. residence: here; the
honse now _becupied ‘by Mi. “and Mrs.
FP, A. Goddard, “He: was interested in
the New Hazelton townsite’ and in the
Silver, Cup and other. mines and: ‘farm
lands in the ‘district,

When the construction” work wag.
nearly finisied he moved to ‘Camrose, -
Alberta whére he took up farming ‘and,
mad quite'a success of it untll he en-

mers party, and le was the first yeas

railways and telephones.
anecess Of that department. -_
‘rhe late V.. W. Smith waa one of th
first aklernien of Prince Rupert, anc
wherever ‘he was he took a prominent,
part, in public affairs. His life was...
big one.ond he did big. things, (°°.
ae GO yedra of age and 1 nativi
of Ti iee--Edward ‘Island. , His: tits(:
Work: Was ‘eaching: ‘school, : He ie’ Bure.
vived hy ‘a widow and four’ children,
and 1 ‘host. ‘of friends '-will | extent
‘{slneere. sympathy to the bereaved,
Arthur, Sinith of, Prince. Rupert was
f brother and he’ went: nee Edmonton to

{June ‘Glienten Bvelyn Giraud, Faye.

er 481, Promoted on: recommendation—

Heal, Taek. Hetheringt on, Bessie Smath an

Roy, ‘Thorn ;

Abont 1910

‘at the Jessie Mines and a thorough ex:
“aniuation wad ‘made of, the” property
und the adjacent. areas.’ On Saturday
‘afternoon he’ made an intrim repor:
jto the board of. directors on his find
lings, though at: the’ same time explain.
jing thet he could. not: make a final re.

by him. The final” Teport . will he
‘ready during: the. first week in ‘August

|; To the board of directors he stated |

.that he had found. all that he. had beer
led tu ‘expect on the property and more
and the ore showing ‘in: the tunnel war

éould not yet say just what values it
lwould enrry.

property well: Warranted expenditure
of the- necessary money to develop the
- present showings and the work done

[Engineer S Report. on the |
Jessie Gold Mine Praises”
; Work ‘Already Finished

hitherto wis yery well done and goud
value obtained ‘for the money spent
‘The poliey ‘of © ‘hand mining was. th:
proper. one at this atege but when fin-
dices were ‘available’ and an extensiv:
program, in hand dt would Probably bx
wise to instal some ‘Kind ‘of power sys:
tem, He was favorably - impressed
with the water possibilities. of Simpson

a very nice showing of ore although whe.

He reported that. the

treek- ‘for. &@ small ‘water. ‘power, Fur
the: Jmmediate future he advised vou
tianing’ the* Work: with ‘the present me:
nud: adritting on the strong ore now
showing in the: ‘tunnel, which obliquely
ernsy-cuts No. 2 vein, After - No, mo
vein had been definitely: established in
the: tunel it will be well to drift ‘u;
ore of that vein as well...The inter-.
xection: of .No. 2° and No. 3 veins must
be very close ‘to: the ‘present tunnel,
The dvifting on ore yill show just
where - it, branches off, -

Mv. Norrie complimented the people
of Smithers through: their directors Tp
on their foresight and energy in_start-
ing up the development. of their. own
pune at a:time when conditions are ‘ay
at present, and atthe’ same time he
stressed that it was: only to be expect-
ed that people righ¢...here in the im-
medinte vicinity: should. be-the first tu
take up development of the mineral de-
posits located here. Present develop-

ment on the Jessie property showec
that their faith 5 was fully Justified.

-Is A Rich

Donglas Tay reurned: the end of last
i* eek from a trip in to . MeConnel!
Creek, He is of the-opinion that a lor’
‘of gold will be taken out: of: that creek
in time, A lot of exaggerated stories-
had got abroad us 4s usual when. role

is found, and especially when fuund af
a distuuce from settlement.

Mr. hay went to Burns Like where
tovk a plane, piloted by E. P, Wells,

number of years, dropped dead when

and went into. ‘MeConnel] Creek in 314.

hours and Janded: safely and enjoyed
every comfort’ enréute. This’ ig’ “has”
an indication of the progress that ha:
been made in recent yerrs. In. 1008
Fleet Robertson, provincial mineralo-
gist, made the trip from Hazelton. int:
; McConnell Creek by pack train ond he
took 28 days going in and had all the.
privations which go with travelling -b:
pack train’

At the time that Mr, Robertson Way,

tered politica, being elected by the far-|!m to the eveek there were a nuni-

ber of prospectors there, . but thy‘ dic

taku into .the cabinet ns” minister of | Hot begin to give the ground the test-
H “maade n ing that it hs been getting recently.

:In fact-everyone left McConnell Creek

Ps years ngo except Pete Jensen, and

“By the Resident Eng gineer

Man’s Country

he has stuek it out ever since, dun

more than that he has beer making’ his

living from his claim, and apperentt .

more, He is at least sitistied with hi 7
layout: and ‘that would indicate. th: a
he:is Retting gold, ;

On hist trip he was treated with ew err
courtesy by everyone on the ‘eveék and
he- was able to see all he- wanted ‘te.

Ue’ tonnd quite a ‘number of men on
the creck and they had got dow te
yeul Work: The -éréek was tot Just tat!
they expected before hey, arriy ed,

thy. Were: Wniking. the pent’ of, iti Tit
ing’ et erything - to. make: g00d, :

Th

[system in ‘vogue: is’ the old foshi red

1d und sluice ‘box: and . “Mr, La :
satisfied that a lot ‘of gold Is going a
he taken out: in time; Mr. Lay: Ais how
bisy’ preparhig his report to the de-
parbnent of mines at Victoria, aud. he
SAYS. that Os soon as Victoria receives
ita press: ‘statement will “be given out
and the whole report may be’ available

My Lay does not advise anyone ga.
ing. to MeConnell unless they are samp.
iy supplied with supplles and foniy

He points out that tt de a long way in
and” “expensive transportation,

LOOKING FOR a arene

Vv. 2. MeCtitey, M. ti, of Vancouver
spent a: yeek. or twd on * “Rocher “del;

Aurimont which ts.a gold bearing: pro-
perty, and from ‘which, a few. cars 0.
ore were: shipped. in years | gone by.
Mr. McCauley, says ‘he hasa party’ in.
‘terested In; picking ‘Up: a, ‘geld; : -qnart®
| Property, but he’ gays they are; not: th
éasicat ‘thing’ in the world::to find,-

Thirty-five: years. ‘ago Mr. MeCan
led: throne’ ‘this: country 80° ‘that

: auto; and: lett Tuesd

Boule mountata looking over prospects |:

he is no stranger, although the country
it.wns then, He came In. this time by
{wos then. . He came tn ‘this tinie-by.
Yafternoon: On: ie
way’ back ‘gat ‘and south.” :

He was. particularly . ‘interested in’ the |' oy

Since the big Inertia in ‘the pried
of ane win. the. north. thie ais stations aur wee

more. thon, can be. amgdesimp iy maby fn.

crease. ‘in price,. .
|ioy ‘r{ding, but,
nly “untfi the r

ia, ts Ime -
ie, ate 80. back: to:

sledding on: the’ ty
wy carci ine ‘cheaper

Sadun Tastend, Of. eolng