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THE OMINECA HERALD, } NEW HAZELTON, |

B.C, WEDNESDAY, ™ MAY ii, 1938

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On Thursday morning of last week Walleee Fraser and bis, cousin John Fraser arrived from Vancouver to go to work at the Silver Standard. mine on Glen Mountain, and- they may have heen working, every day since, picking out the ice and felien timbers in the mouth of the tunnels; That, of course is the first work that is to be done and it will ‘be # few Gays yet~before the entrance is clear and retimbercd. As fist ns room can be made men will be put to work, and it is expected that in FA short tine some fifteen will: be. em- ployed,

The- people. behind. the deal, are @X- pertenced” mining. people: who’ mine the stound along. modern lines ‘and. for the purpose of getting mineral.

The present. intention is to carry on quite an extensive development pro- tam before any attempt is made to Lrovide a mill, ‘The work is all to be dene underground and, if possible, a hig tonnage'developed. before any: -other Linn ig, u undertaken...

The headijuarters of the Silver Stan- dud, will te at "New. Haxelton; and al- sa far’ ‘Inost of the nien engaged on the work. This is going to be a bie help to the town and to the district at large

_ MINE MANAGER ARRIVED

» §. Williamson. and Jobn Hender-, son arrived by ear from “Vancouver on _Monflay,_ 4 iffernogn Jast, - Mr, Willlam- sun is, the manager tor ‘tid? Cait fidian” Cnailae: Gold" Mines Ltd., ot Montreal, the peuple whe *ywill- ‘development; ithe Silver Standa‘ ‘mine at New: ‘Hazelton Mr. Henderson: ig a amechanie - ‘who. twill he in charge of that. part: of - the’ work.

Mr. Williamson: gald that the read WIS, ‘fine all the: way. from Vancouver. They had to make" ‘two, or three: short de tours, ‘ut that. did: “Tot! -amount: ta anything. , They* ‘came north’ in. two zd a half days, covering a distance of 1,033 miles for the trip, ¢

FARMERS PAINT RELIEF FISH WIH. ELECTION. SLOGANS

Reginn—-Dried codfish, sent. out from the Maritimes ‘last fall by the federal government ‘for drought area residents to edt, are going to be: election cam- wiign material: Many’farmers of the}: southwest country saved: the dry fish, Now, with election coming. on,: these untl-Libeyal. farmers are dusting off the cod:fish and painting on them the words "Don't be. hooked by the . Lib-

seral: eyewash’ again.’“and. other simil-

ar slogans, - The: fish: “with ‘these war- mngs ure being 1 malted. “UD: th, various places. ‘ fot

The Sister. Superior, accompanied. by |. three Sisters: ‘from the . hospital. at Smithers, paid a visit’ to. this part of the district .the first of the week. It! ‘was the. first: time’ ‘the Sister Superlor. had been: dy: this section: and she was sreatly Impressed with the climate and the seonery, and. the Hagwilget canyon and the great. bridge: over the canyon especially attracted hei ani those with Speaking of hospital matters to a friend the Sister Superidr sald that the Smithers institution ‘had béen fill- ed ‘for’. ‘Mnany ‘months : past and they were “gutistied with the. work x they. had. been able. to do. . ‘ “o en:

The ‘Suilthers: golf kourse was offl-

_ edally opened. last” Sunday and, there

Whe a, big® erayd. of” members present to wateh 't ii four 2 some -between the

; president. of the c b nd * ‘the vlee-pres-

denti.- ihe. latter

vd] ut from; Haz) “preséat. and. ‘particl-' yated in. the festivitics. iy

Smithers Ball Team Coming * For 24th Sports

New [Hazelton will open the summer season’ of doings among the whites en the 24th of May, Victoria Day, as it has been doing for the last quarter of acentury. There was a meeting of the citizens last Friday. night when plans were discussed nnd some adopted, It was decided to have four ball games. One between the small boys and girls of the junior grades of Netw Mazelton aud Hazelton schools. ‘This will be a real game and if you want to get next to the very latest in, baseball chatter you cannot afford to miss this game.

Then the girls of Hazelton and New Hazelton will play. even, innings of |, soft ball, with ‘n hese ball game for the boys of high school age of the two communities. There will be a senior base ball game between Smithers and New Hazelton. During: the afternoon there will be races, ete., for the young folks ‘and perhaps something for the boys of more mative ogé.- The after- noon wil be fully oceupied, even if all sports are rin off on tip toes, In the evening of course there will be a grand ball, the feature of the.season, and it is expected everyone from far and near will he there. More particulars in the adv. on another page, and next week,

A six piece orchestra from Kispiox will furnish the music and it will be ren) peppy stuffs Get to the dance early and enjoy the lest music.

Substitutes. for..."

Kiverything

The sclentist gives'us.the story of substitutes in a way all his owns. Ht ian adventurer just as.much as Cook or Magellan. He is urged: to his task liv the thrill of discovery and he works ‘on -and on, dominated hy the desire to find something that will benefit his

‘fellow man. So, it is not unexpected

to find that these. hardworking adven- turers preface the annowneement of'| the records of their achievements with siniple, easily remembered tale,

In .the year 1868, billiard players were alarmed af the prospect of a shortage of elephant tusks from Africa Billiard halls: were made - from that iyory..” Lo protect: the} growlng market for billiard balls and finne keys “a mannfacturer offered a prize of ten thousnd dollars to anyone whe could find a reliable ivory. snbstitute. A young printer, John Hyatt, found ‘it.. By treating cotten lHinters:. with nitric nei Hyatt produced a cellulose nitrate Solid which fitted: the bill, ¥¢ was the world’s first plastte, -

The. arrival of substitutes is not wel- comed hy all, particularly by those who nre forever, ‘searching for gems, ‘The Hindus prize - rabies above ll other ‘reclous stones, Jt is said to bring its

eaner, health, wealth, wis Jom. und ha abpiness, and it is the emblum of true love, It is called the most precions of the twelve stones God created when He made all creatures. By the Lérd's. command ithe: maby © was placed. on “Aaron’s neck. . i

Synthetic. rubles. were ficat placed on:

‘the. Market’: in 1800 and aypthetic BABS

phirés- about. ten. years later, Those Which most . perfectly. réproduced .the genuine | were: exported to the Orient

‘where they wére eat by natives. and of- ten sold ‘to tonrists for. geniline ones, A. zealous young: thisslonary, with. ‘alo

sparse ‘pocketbaok, once. purchased a

Toby ‘ring: for ‘his lady, and. when‘ he |, ‘returned home ‘to, Toronté.: to marry

her, . -Dresented the ring’. .to;:her, : She

learned later on that it. sway; an ‘imito-,

‘Hon,’ but, “Uke the true:, lay: she was, Valle: never’. toll her hneband thine he hua een RYDped. | ‘

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Prince Rupert

The Garden City by the Sea

By Our Own Correspondent

During a recent dinner ‘meeting ‘of the Chamber of Commerce it was men- tioned’ that Bulkley Valley people, tak- ing, advantage of excursions to Prince Rupert, coniplain of the shortness of the stop-over privilege. They think they should have more than two or three days, The matter will be taken up with the railway, although three days is said to be the period generally aevepted as part of the railway policy.

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. Mr, and Mrs.. Haworth will leave on May 11 for Montreal where Mr. Ha- worth, who has been identified with the local grain elevator organization here, has accepted: resopnsible post with 2 large English shipping company He came here about seven years ago from Fort WilHam. Mr, and Mrs. Ha- worth were guests of honor at a din- ner and to them was presented ‘a hand some silver entree dish, appropriately engraved,

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George, Nickerson who, with Mrs. Nickerson, returned recently from a Sun Franeiseo visit, says that in Van- couver he discovered a few British Col tmbians who do not feel well disposed to the Alaska road. What they appear to fear is a drift toward U.S. control or influence, once the highway is com- pieted. But ‘of course such are grent-

ly in the minority.

htt fa a et hs Se a part carge of wheat here this week. She is the first‘in many months. ‘There will atill be a full‘cargo left after she sails;;and the lot is: expected to be cleared out before mid-summer. The Alherta Poot lease of the plant expires this summer afid it is believed doubt- ful if there will be a renewal." -

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A fort at Esquimalt is at present oc- eupled by members of the 102nd Heavy Battery R.C.A. “They will be there for eleven. days under Ideut Harvey, tak- ing training which includes target

-| practice, the targets being towed out

in the. straits, . . . se .

The necessity of completion of the road between Prince Rupert and Ter- race,.and hetween Terrace and New|: Hazelton is becoming’ better recognized | : now that there is so much armament and defence policy heard and . read. Speakers at the recent meeting of the Chamber. of Commerce in Prince Ru-} pert mentioned. the usefulness of such ‘a road should raiders ever visit Skeena and destroy railway bridges. A high- svay By: ‘syth emergency would be little Short. of: Sital.

BRIGADIER CARRUTHERS ‘HERE

Brigadier Carruthers. of ‘the Salva- tion Army, with his headquarters at Wranegle, Alaska, arrived: in Hazelton on. Saturday last and spent Sunday morning and afternoon with the. mem- bers of the Army in“Hazelton and. the evening with: the Army, at: Glen Vowell. There were very. large gatherings . at fll the. services ‘held: on’ ‘Sunday.-'and Brigadier is well pleased wlth the fine work’ ,being fearri¢d.” on: ‘Wnsign . Hal- varson and Ensign’ Parkinson He. is tb leave on Thursday to returh -to. the coast. | cose

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then go on to. Wiha ‘where she will nttend the nurses’ graduating exercises,- Her daughter 1s. one’ of: the e graduating

A “Norwegian. motor vessel is ; taking Wg

"MAKING CANADA

A Better Place in Which fo Live and Work

A series of letters from distinguished Canadians on vital problems affecting the future welfare of Canada.

Specially written for ‘the Canadian ’ Weekly Newspaper Association.

6 LETTER NO. 5

London, Canada, Mareh, 14, 1938 Deay Mr. Eilitor::

Asa believer in the exceptional pow-|: er of the weekly press to gufle publie thought I eannot but commend your speclal cffort to assemble constructive views concerning the great public is- sues of Canadda. Though I dare not count my own views as of any worth, yet I venture to submit one or two of them if.for no other renson than that you have requested them and that I hold them very strongly.

It seems to ne that the many inter- ual issnes that éonfront us now are renlly only so many phases of one great issue—essentially a great moral issue, Most of our troubles appear to he due to the Inability of Canadians as ft group to sce national conditions as they ure. This is nothing less: than a refusal to face facts, a shortcoming,

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the right name of which is a very un- lovely one—intellectnal dishonesty. However sunely we conduct our priv- ate business we are in the habit of As- suming an attitude of wishful thinking in regard to our public problems. We ‘act ag though wnpleasant problems. will solye themselves if we only: close our eyes ‘ta their existence * long enough. We svem to assume that by merely wishing things to be otherwise we can improve them or remove ‘them. In the menntime the plain fact is that our pro} &

' blems are steadily growing - worse-—

public debts mountitig, railway deficits neariag thelr absolute limit, :. govern: ment expenses increasing through de- mands of ourselves, the people: who bundty. ask to he bribed by: ‘our own money.

. Another form , ‘of this ‘self-inflicted Blindness is playing :the old game of “passing the hack" Canada: is‘a de- moeracy- and, therefore, we ,the people are fundamentally ~ the’ ‘government, Our ‘representatives: do- ‘the: chores of

government: ore UB but we are: “reéspqn.. ‘gible forthe ° kitid’ of: people. they are

and the way in: which ‘they do~ their ‘chores; In practice, however, we, lay:

the blame of' bad or indifferent govern-

ment ‘upon’ them and -arrogate. ‘to’ ‘our- | selves credit for any bits: of: good: ‘gov-

1] ernnient. | We dre-also in the habit: of | evidenvor}ie: o"maké. inflaences origin- ; ating - outside: ‘the,’ ‘country: the scape; t! ‘goat for’ ‘nlany of our!own Bins.) .

- sbellave that: the. weekly. press can | Qo

imide: iio’ better servee. than,’ even,

Tat the” ‘tsk of becoming: horésome. throu. 74 Heaton, ADM + constantly’ reminding,

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Increase Gain. Acreage in the — Bulkley: Valley

Abott five carloads of seed grain, or

-| alout 120 tons of wheat, ontsand bar-

ley has been or will be sown this year west of Vanderhoof. Most of the oats: were purchased by the government at Yanderhoof from Geo. Snell and Jos. DeVauld of Vanderhoof.. There were to be found only about 20 tons of seed wheat in the Buikley Valley.

There was quite a lot of. barley’ in the Bulkley, Valley, although most. of it was traded between the farmers . themselves and only. ‘seme three ‘tons passed the governnient regulations for seed grain, :

, Between Endako and Smithers there: will he at least 2,000 ‘eres more grain than there was last year, this beiiig due to the farmers plowing up timothy land. ‘They are getting fed up on the timothy seed business and have had to. take very low prices for the Iast year or two and the progpeets for any in- crease in the price to the farmer is not at all enconraging. ~

‘Phere will not be a very heavy iu- crease ih the total acreage under erop. Possibly 400 or 500 acres of new land is, heing breken, although it looks as if there will be a much greater increase in the future.

Owing tb some assistance ‘being of-- fered by the department of agriculture this year, a number of farmers in the interior are heing interested in grow- ing clover for seed purposes. Some sections fre more adapted to clover crops than others and the business ‘will

be more or less ‘Pxperimental this year, Aas =

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Stampede and | Sports Day- at Moricetown

Ho for the Stampede.and Sports Day at Moricetown oh June 2nd. The fun will start at ten o'clock in the morning with races and sports for the ehildren. There will be in the afternoon a base hall game hetween native teams from aulong the Skeena. Then New Hazel- tan and Smithers will play... It will be their second game this season. It will he worth seeing. Then there is to be steer riding and bucking contests and it atl around good time. There will he boxing contests in the early’ part of the evening ond the day will wind up .. with a grand dance to which all are in- vited to attend. The music wil be of the hest ard furnished by a picked or- - chestra. Refreshment stands will be on the grounds. from early morning unfil the day is over. The Morice- town people always.- good show and this year will be no: ex- ception, A good many. from ‘here ‘will he there and will meet a lot of old

friends froth Smithers and the Bulley Valley, ener | -

France! 8 3 birth. rate s talling. ‘.

Mace comes tom the fe. ‘coat of the nutmeg shell, Sas

Canadians that most. of. their: national troubles are’ of | their own. ‘making: and. hence of ‘thelr : ‘OWE ‘curing, that: ‘the hon day of reckoning is. absolutely unavVoid- able; that -we. face: the: facts ‘in our public business as we'do in our private’. -buysiness. there.‘ ig. Yet: time. large | ‘number: of. our Brobié reduceor even: fivold: amity. .

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