“NEW HAZELEON; ; BOG): WEDNESDAY. “SEPEEMBER 30,. 1981"

A Well Known. Smithers
Man Shot Dead Sunday |
While Hunting for Deer

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A sad shooting’ tiecldent occurred at
Sunday morning when Jobn:
‘Howard Bernie, a well known Smith.
mers man, for. many years a resident of
§ the town, was accidentally shot by H.

MH. Blanchard,. principal of the- “public.

: F school, Smithers.”

The two men had

ee left curly inthe morning for a day's

deer-hunting and” apparently In the
excitement of the ehase Mr. Blanchard
aceldentally. discharged his gun, The
A bullet lodged in Mr. Bernie’s stomach.

‘The police were notified and proceeded
with a doctor to the scene of the ac-:
eldent, and: on. their arrival they’
found Mr, Bernie .dead.,. His -body.
was brought to Smithers, and an in-
quest was-ordered for Tuesday.
The deceased is survived. by a wite |
and one child living in Smithers, and
his mother wha ‘was visiting with her
friends in Hazelton. His mother ar-
rived in Smithers Sunday evening af-
ter recelying a ‘summons. ,

AT SMITHERS

- § ‘His Honor Judge Young of: Prince |

hold a court in Burns Lake.

: in town last week, ,

| friends in Prince Rupert. _

Me vacation in the south.

and Dan ‘Foster, _

" two towns mentioned. -

and Victoria.

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Miss Linnea Hanson is visiting with

; The Smithers’ Golf tut held -
fixst annual dance In the town hah
on Thursday evening, Despite - hard
times a good crowd turned out to trip.
the fantastic toe to ‘the’ Sharmony’. of)
| Gray's orchestra. During the supper
; interval Chas. Reid, president of the
‘Club, presented the prizes for the ‘re-
cent handicap to Mrs. Eby. and Mrs.
Olof Hanson and Tommy Righardson

Rupert arived in Smithers, Jast week
me 2nd eld a session of county court on
f Tuesday and on Wednesday left to

&

J.T. Harvey- of Prince Rupert was

HB. Campbell, government. agent,
left on Thursday by auto for a short

Its

Authority-has been received from
Victoria to.open camps. at Lakelse in
the Terrace district, and at Babine in
the Smithers district. These camps
will look after the unemployed : in the |.

Tommy Cook, public works mechan.
ie ia on a holidayrtrip to Vancouver

Douglas | Lay spent the ‘week end in

me. Sinithers and left Monday for Fort

St James.

R the house for a few days.
ever, ix now Ilmping around.

of the visitors, -Baln, ‘the

Wiggs O'Neill had the misfortune. to
tread on a ‘nail ond was confined to
Wiggs how

Burns Imke foot ball team visited
the fair grounds on Sunday afternoon
und cleaned up on-on the’ Snilthers
eleven, the score being 2 to 1-in favor
Smithers:

right back seemed to. be the only play-|

«his head at the same time.

er who. knew how to. ‘use his feet, and

It fs hoped that dn’ due course the

road from the Lake - ‘Kathlyn road out

in such

of Smithers and on to. Olof Hanson’a
ranch anid ‘summer home will ‘be put
shape that it will not have to

be dug up again ‘next year, To tear |;
‘up that stretch.of rand ig not hardly.

wong practical lines, .. .

Tt was the best

P bit of rond- in the vieinity and éspec-
Me ijally the hill. it waa wide, with good |.

¥ curves and tt was’ smooth, .

But some

one must have thought it would ‘look
pretty if the :rond. wag’ wider ‘and the

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curves different and the. road. good and :

FUNERAL OF HOWARD BERNIE

Large ‘Number ‘of Friends Paid Last
Respects to Young -Man-—Nat-
ive Sons Toc Part

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The funeral of the late Howard
Bernie who was shot last Sunday
while deer hunting, ‘was .hel don ‘Tues-
day afternoon in the United Church at
Smithers whera services were conduc:
‘ted by” Rev. Mr. Donaldson, The
ebhurch was crowded to the doors and

many could not gain admission. A
great many floral offerings were put |’

on and around the casket as a tribute

Senerally ‘liked. The late Howard
Bernie was just approaching the best
part of his Hfe. He was married only

Mrs, McKay - ~of, Datvson, Yukon, - To
them the greatest. ‘sympathy is extend-
ed. The family had many friends in
Hazelton and many floral tributes
were -sent from Hazelton.

After ihe church. service the remains
were taken to the ceinetery where the
Native Sons of Canada, of which the
decensed wag a meniber, assisted in
ithe last rites,

THE STORY OF THE GRAPE

- The grape Is one of the oldest fruits
kiown to man, and is one of the most
beautiful], wholesome and nutritiuos.
It delights whether used as 0 desert or
prepared . us jam, Jelly, conserve or. be-
verge.

Records show that the erape was
cultivated by. the ancients over five
thousand. years ago, and so important
was lt in national health and nationai

cribed to n god. With the Romans tj,
god was Bacchus, with the Greeks
was Dionysus ;“with the Egyptian
was Osiris; while the Hebbrews ascri-
bea its, introduction to Noah, ‘

‘ When the Norsemen first visited the
North American continent over 1000.
years ago they found the grape grow-
ing Wit in “Vineland” as. they. named
what ts now known ‘as New Engtona,
while in more recent times a Wide var
lety. of Species: ‘have . ben introdué
from Europe,: Do

i Grape production in Canada is
idly rowing. in. importance,
Ontario ‘and British.- Columbia,
The yatleties. produced. include
blues, anibers and whites. The 1931
crop hag. matured with excellent qual-
ity, | ensuring an ample supply at prices
attractive: to everyoue, =

rap-
both: in
The..

the

‘igo ‘athel Fetnmed your engugement
ring?" a -

“fXeg, she. nosted It. to. me, and what's
more ‘he ‘had the nerve to. paste, a

7 label’ on’ the outalde | of’ the package,

ats, Hanidle with’ “enre. ”

to one who was 30 well known and so}.

a few years ago and is survived by a
young wife and child, besides his mo-
ther,.one brother,. Pete, and. ‘one -sister

economy that its introduction was agg. .

celosed down,

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| T. MeManamon

Killed éed by Train
- Riding Speeder

Many people ‘throughout’ the. North-

ern Luterior of British Columbla, will

regret to learn that. Tom. McManamon
was hit by. a ‘train and killed while
he was riding: on Speeder to Salvus
to visit with. friends On. Friday. eyen-
‘ing about: 1. 05. He was badly: injured

’ land aras taken to. ‘Terrace and then

back +o the Prince. Rupert general hos- |.
tpital where he passed. away at five
o'clock: Saturday “morning,

Thomas 1G. McManamon was ‘2 na-
tive of. Ireland, but had been in Brit-
ish. Columbia - ‘for many. ‘Years, and for
some twenty. years had ‘been connected
with the Canadian National, latterly
is watchman between Mile 68 and G0,

..Deceased was. well known from the
coast right through to. the . Bulkley

_| Valley, and there was none better 6r
_ | More generally liked. He Was a great
{Conservative in” politics and was

.| old member -Of the Orange Ordér and

a member of Tyee Lodge, A. FL & -A.
M., Prince Rupert He took .a keen in-
|terest in railway union affairs and
held | important offices | ;

WILL BUILD THE PB a. E Now.

Immediate start to be Made Between
Quesnal and Prince George as
a Work of Relief

Victoria reports that the P, G. E,
railway is to be extendéd from Quesn-
al to. Prince George, :and that work ig
to start: at-once clearing, building of

two or- thre thousand ‘men will be ‘put
WOrk throughout the fall: ‘and whiter
and..unill: spring, -The Dorninion gor:
ernment: is to.pay half and the Pry:
vineial government to. pay half. Ft ;
almost too good to ‘be . true, - For
generation this: railway has been -.
big football for’ one political party a&
ter another, ‘and.none seemed to get

‘jany place - ‘with-it, % some even made o

bad. job- worse. Conditions existing in
the country have inade it possible for
the present government to arrany
with the Dominion to ‘advance mop.
While Premier Tolmie has -worked as
hard as possible to. get ride of the road
he found it was no use trying to sell
or even give away something without
a beginning or an end. Just whether
the contemplated work . Is .Roing to be
of any-help in disposing of the road
remains to be seen, but there are a lot
of idle men in’ Vancouver and they
will do. the work.

In. reporting the fret that the rail-
way Fras to be completed a Vancou-
Yer: paper also stated that with’ this
work under way it would not be neces-
sary for the government to do 80 much
auto road work, particularly in th
outlying sections ‘of the province, . N
doubt that paper had: in mind the. fi ”
that a few dollars of the governnient

frelief money might not’ reach Vancou-

ver. It would be nice for the’ southern
hog to get all the roads in ‘the north

shoe

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The edroner’s inquest | into the deat
is stilt ‘proceding. at.the time of going
‘of. Howard John Bernie of ‘Smithers
to” Bress 3

Mra. “Capon of. “Vancouver. ‘and. her

Country, "left Hazelton “Sunday. motn-)

‘jing for Vancouver after Spending some

weeks with Mra... Capon’s daughter,
‘Mrs, (Rev.} Redman, are

the younger: members of: ‘the: ‘commun;
“ity on, “Briday: ‘evening. ; ’

camps; : {xeighting. supplies, etcie=- Some:

Helping: the

Road | Camps ar are Working
Three on Skeena River

Local Business

‘With tI due respect to. those who
hare been complaining of the govern-
ment and {ts Inck of “gpeed ‘in getting
'rond Work started, the following’ news
of the camps aleng the Skeena will be
& complete answer:—

‘Thursday, Sept. i saw the day. on
which the order was released for the
construction of camps in the Skeena
valley, Under the Dominion. reguia-

the provincial highways.

~ Orders for material and equipment
were issued as rapidly as they could
be preyared, and by noon on. Saturday |
all material for three - camps was
ordered, while the equipment: for the
Usk comp also was on its _way. The
original orders Called” for’.three stan-
dard camps, each fo take care of 120
men, and located st Kitwanga, Cedar-
Yule and Chindemich Creek, three
niles from Usk. A closer survey: of
the situation, madé early the: follow-
jing: week showed that Foreman: Dun-
ein McGreger, with a camp of.30 men
‘on the banks of Boulder creek, four
infles west of Kitwonga, had a suffl-
clent force ‘to handle. the section: of
road. betveen Kitwanga. and . Cédar-
vale, AS a result the decision was
taken to place the ‘standard camp att
Pacific instead of Kitwanga. -

Accordingly preliminary orderg were
‘issued for the change. In ‘the menz-
time Foreman Frank Dobbie Started
on Monday with a small crew clear-
pee the campsite near Chindemach ; and

ing’ trail -ond- making ‘{t. into a wagon

site ready fér constriction to begin.
On the same day three mills shipped
the necessary lumber for the three
camps, George Little supplied Paci-
fic, The Tater-Valley Lumber & Supply
Co, supplied Cedarvale, and The Van.
arsdol Saw Mill ‘provided the lumbe:
for Chindemach.
Upon arrival of the lumber Thurs-
day at the three camps men were ‘put
on the job to unload and transport to
the camps, Not a minute was lost.

since.

It is understood the general echeme
of work will be to clear. right-of-way
in readiness for grading operations in
the spring. When weather conditions
prevent clearing, rock work will be .
done. Under the scheme as organized
at. present. the unfinished portion of
the - Skeena -highway is divided into
three parts, nearly equal. If, as ex-

tions work can only be carried on. on

ad: ‘another’ “crew - improving | the: min

road for the’ transportation’ of supplies site- of the old placer working .
Thursday-: evening . -found - this camp | mah Dobbie told how, in 1878 miners

pected Pacific works east to meet the
Cedarvale camp, each of these camps
will have about the same length of ter-
titory as that in front of the Chinde-
iach camp.

Hot Springs Road

Word was received by. Foreman
Kerr to start a.foree of 130 men ‘on
this project. The word cante : in: ‘on
Friday and on Monday the work was
in full swing. It is hoped to complete
this road. before: the weather gets. too
bad, : AC

Tt-has been’ announced that it is: the
policy of the government to have: _Sup-
plies for all camps purchased locally.
As far os possible orders will be allo-
cated in districta'on the basis of men
from those districts in the camps.
Orders hare’ been issued for vege-

‘|tables, fruit, eges to be purchased

direct from the farmers wherever that
can be done Already several ‘pur-
chases of this kind have. been made,
and producers have expressed. their
appreciation of the ‘government's "j
tey-in’ this” ‘matter, oe :
_ Chinderiach ‘damp ig sltmatia

"Fore-

‘took gold valued ‘at: $65,000. from; the
bench right: in front. of. the camp,’ - He
pointed out a smal Idepression | in the
sronnd, running across the front of
the camp Site, and said that it ‘Was
the remains of an old trench. dug at.
the time to lead water from “Chinde-
mnch creek to the workings, - For
some time Arthur Hankin and chis ~
partner have been working over fhe .
old ground. With the aid of & . griz-
zley they. hare gathered a quantity of

Carpenters got.busy on the construe-!
tion and everything has been humming.

black sand in which the: gold is clear.
ly seen hy the, naked eye, ar

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PATTULLO ‘ON. THE AIR

‘Hon. T. D, Pattullo, leader of the
opposition, was an the air one night | —
last week speaking from Vancouver,
What he did not say about the provi

cial and the dominion governments.
was not bad. He could, and for that
matter never has, see -any thing good
in what Is known as a Conservative.
Jast as impossible is it for any good to
come’ from a Conservative, Perhaps
if . D. was not so bitter and used -a
little sugar occasionally he would get
along better. The. public ‘cannot be
made to believe the Tories are such an

‘Jewfully bad «lot. Neither .. does the

public believe that.Mr. Pattullo knows
lt all about everything, even though a
lot of people, ourselves among them,

alster who is visiting her from. the Old}:

Ma, George. Lattle. ga¥ R. atty. tor: u

: “Vial, dn Ney York: ‘arty. 7

believe that he is above the ® average.

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The girls ‘assoctated: with the Ne
Hazelton church have organized | ad.
GoL L-unit, with the’ following - ‘offic:
ers in charge--President, ~ Margaret
Richmond; secretary, Kathleen York;
treagurer,. ‘Kathlyn Smith, Mes Jean’
‘Burns is leader. a ne

= oO ee OO es

Nites’ Helen Grant lerves shortly to

Taku Country
ds Rich i in Gold —
On North Road 7

The Taku country gives promise .
of being one of the world's. Breates .
gold producing areas., Noah Timimins o
and #. B. Woodworth of Vanconver. ©
are the men respongible - for opening -
up this rich country, When the now
road from here to the Yukon. and Al- _..
aska has been built: more ‘than one lg :
gold property will be found Bnd open -
ed up in. . the north’ land... One of: the.
jgreat™ aims of the ‘Americans | boostin;:
tor that road ts to. be able to reach ,
what they know to: be one of the rich-
est‘ mineral @ountries in the world. 7
Big American - mintiig” _doncems hare’:

| for’ years had their’ én: pro
i that district” and ‘they’ “have.

of ‘knowledge, ‘The: New now

what, ‘WHL open that. “oun ;
make accessible--a-: laxger:. territory:
Will that help British. Cotamtts, ‘and *.

especlalty the North?

ties. Gazetey « ot: the: doaptta nus =
“ing: ‘statt. returned ‘net’ Week atte
iting. ate her home inf i