C., OCTOBER 6, 1993 Vou. 16° renee NEW HAZELTON. B. Premier Oliver Answers Opposition Charges lators to whom they had sold the best land for an old song, As to the charge of excessive costs of civil service, he said 34,5 per cent of the revenue went to meet the cost of that service during OVERHEARD AROUND _NEW HAZELTON The new bridge over the Kis- a:piox river at Kispiox is about finished and will probably be fepened for traffic next week. m Hugh and Edgar Harris left on fem. Wednesday morning for Terrace. gam to look that country over with a me View to prospecting there next oe Summer. , | Ma Only two boats between Prince m Rupert and Vancouver are now | WEDDING BELLS | Hendergon-Chadborn On Wednesday afternoon at = 3.30 in the Methodist Chureb,. Hazelton, Miss Evelyn May. Chade Mr. Bowser’s administration, born, one em oF en nter be whereas now only 17 per cent = \ yO ander Henderson, = 18 80 Spent in spite of the fact The cone em Westminster, that the service has had to be . v omae was’ perf very materially increased, was pertormed by Rev. Victor A : Sansum and the witnesses were: : Premier Oliver went at great Robert Tomlinson. of Kispiox "tg length—speaking for over two and Mrs. Sansum. sister of the hours—into many other matters , — Bowser would not dare to oppose, Of the 32 million dollars excess over 30 millions was for these new services and the remainder was for building roads and bridges and some of it was going into the bridge at Terrace. Referring to the allegations of excessive taxation he said the total taxes collected last year were $6,079,000 towards which the fairest of all taxes, the in- come tax, contributed $2,910,000, ‘ Hon. John Oliver, premier of British Columbia, has been hav- ing and is still having the time of his gay young life. Heis on a tour of the interior of Northern British Columbia making speeches at every point where he can pos- sibly make connections. He is travelling alone and is the sole speaker at the various meetings so that he is not hampered for time and there is no-one else to take the point off his arrows. He is making the trip for the purpose ms. te merin by the C.N.R. They arrive m Wednesdays and Saturdays and mag leave Rupert Thursdays and Sun- ee days, me =6Gus. Martenson returned on wo Monday morning after an absence mcf four years, during which time mache has travelled over a good por- S ition of the American continent. | Miss Spooner, of Smithers, vis- Memited her home here a couple of Selavs last week. She was accom. Boanied back to Smithers by her saeeister, Mies Hiida, who spent the mnieht there, e It will be learned with reneral @reeret throughout the interior that Jack Mitchell, with Stewart f& Mobley, passed away on Sun- giay last in Prince Rupert after a mpoog illness. .. He was well known ma the north, fa. The New Hazelton Ladies’ Aid of answering the various charges made by General McRae, leader of the Progressive party, and Hon. W. J. Bowser, jeader of the Conservative party.. The premier is in fine fighting fettle and he 18 presenting the povernment’s side of the political situation ‘in no uncertain terms, At all his meetings he is having goad audi- ences and the people sit for three hours per sitting and drink in the premier’s words, Hon. Mr. Oliver made several {stops at coast points en route north and arrived at Rupert last week, He then started east, stopping at Terrace, Smithers, Telkwa, New Hazelton, Hazelton, Borns Lake, Francois Lake and then on east to Prince George and Jasper, and then home via the Canadian National, The tax on improyed lands--farm lands, cannery sites, sawmill sites and every kind of land except wild land—produced less than one million dollars taxation per year, but the government paid for schools alone $3,482,000 or about 56 per cent of the total taxes over and above what was collected locally. The schools were the biggest burden outside ‘the P.G. E, railway, Were they prepared to cut down education? Any provinee which could afford to spend eight or nine millions on liquor could afford to spend money on the education of the children. (Cheers) Then $1,686,000 was spent on hospitals and $8,871,000 was paid to municipalities and spent by ‘them, ‘and this provinee had more helpful financial legislation than I of public policy and administra. tion and twitted the opposition he was lowering himself to stoop to associate with the common people. “For myself,’? he added, of the common people and I would rather be a son of the common than a member of the opposition with a university ed- ucation making a fortune out of the P.G.E, railway.” his actions re freight rates ‘and said a leading manufacturer had said that the results so far were worth two million dollars a year to the province, Healso rebutted charges made against the govern- and concluded a vigorous address eader with the suggestion that ‘I have always been on the level Before concluding he explained n i) ment of aiding friends.financially, bride. a wedding supper was ‘served at. the parsonage and the’ happy couple left on the night train for: ; Victoria, going yia Jasper, where they will spend a short honey. moon before taking up their home in New Westminster. ‘The bride had spent a few days visit- we her sister in Hazelton before made many friends in this neigh- horhood, Hazel was celebrated in Meanskinisht on October 1, at 3.30 in the after. fficiated in making of of the ch Following the ceremony e wedding and during that time’ Burke-Bright A wedding of local interest in ton and along the Skeeng oon, when Rev. J. 4. Young M. F. Burke, Hazelton, and Matilda Bright, Meanskinisht, man -and..wife,.. he cerémony was performed in urch and was witnessed by by thanking his hearers for their pafience and by stating that he had no change of policy to an- nounee, a large number of friends of the bride. The groom was supported by Fred Roth, while Julia Clifford was bridesmaid. _ Following the any other province in Canada. The present government gavethe ladies the vote and passed the ociety have decided to hold thei: Premiers’ Terrace Meeting In the course of his tour through . They will Bepave a full line of men’s socks, mitts and other useful things for adies and children. Keep the Bate open, Lltf % Capt. Turner, manager of J. F. uthie’s interests on Driftwood reek, returned Saturday night Central B.C., Hon, John Oliver, B. C’s farmer premier, visited Terrace on Friday and spent a full period during his stay. He was met at the train by the stal- warts of his party on Thursday night and escorted to the hotel, where he made or renewed many On Friday he Mothers’ Pensions Act and were spending in such like useful new services $4,146,000 more than Was spent on such things six years ago by the Conservatives, Who wanted these services stop- ped? Not even Mr. Bowser asked for that. , Mr. Oliver was very severe in ceremony a wedding dinner was and J. Hepburn and answered by the Premier and the meeting terminated with the singing of the national anthem. , Questions were put by T. Turner Jolly Social Night served at the horneof Ben Bright and the evening was very enjoy- ably Spent in various forms of entertainment, ried couple will in Hazelton, take with them the bast Wishes of a large circle of friends, The newly mar- make their home to which place they .4 One of the jolliest social events of the season in Hazelton was a farewell for Mrs. W. W. Ander- son and Miss Wattie and a shower for Miss Goddard, given at the . “Ls . i es, om a trip out the Babine trail, | ¢qualntanc n Sunday and Monday he and uke Harris made a trip to the merican Boy and over Nine-mile To Plant Hundreds of Trees The Herald is indebted to A. &. Gray, of Cedarvale, for another his treatment of the opposition in regard to the P. GE. Mr. Bowser talked about letting the visited the site of the new bridge and motored around the valley and the bench and visited Braun’s ountain. The Captain had been Island and the ferry, making copious inquiries all the while, dead past bury its dead. There was no wonder he wanted his home of Mrs. R, & § Tuesday evening. argent on About forty They were the box of his very excellent apples. same kind-as sent anning to make this trip for me time. He returned to Smi- i on Tuesday morning. ‘} 7 Found Much Arsenic Dr. Hanson, of the geological rvey, told the Herald this week at since he started to look for enical ore in this interior coun- he has located what he would Btimate as 50,000 tons. This fe is on Nine-mile and Rocher B Boule mountains, and on the mithie property on Hudson Bay muntain. He also believed that mee Dome mountain ore carried Seisiderable arsenic. The min- aaa! sought is carried with other menerals and would be a by-pro- fect of those other minerals, but ma: demand for arsenic is rapidly Metreasing and the miners will mo it profitable to have the penic saved. It is used largely wdestroving insect life on the Wms and in the orchards, and Buse is hecoming more general to the Smithers Fair, where they captured first prize,. only a little better if ‘anything, Mr. Gray says he has found no trouble in disposing of any of his fruit, and he onlv wishes he had several — times as.much to sell. He finds the market wi!] consume hun- dreds of boxes of apples more than are grown and he proposes to increase his orchard next ladies from Hazelton and New Hazelton.were present. On he- half of the Ladies’ Hospital Auxi- liary Mrs. Sargent read an ad- | dress to Mrs, Anderson, the first president, and little Margaret Sargent presented her with al bouquet of pinks. | Mrs, Ander- past buried, ‘‘and if I had a record like his, I am not sure I wouldn’t prefer to be buried my- self”? added the speaker, Referring to Mr. Bowser’s Statement that he was touring the province at his own\expense for the purpose of widening his) ™408 @ very neat reply’ and knowledge of the conditions in leaving that particular work. |to | the province, Mr. Oliver said the! Mrs. Walton Sharpe and Miss|spring from 800 trees to 1000 legislature had paid Mr. Bowser Hogan then wheeled in a barrow he ace He Bra na the best in| foaded with useful and pre $12,000 for that very purvose in things which they parked in trons the market wants... uns ine last six years, while he (Mr. of Miss Goddard. "The unite wet Oliver) had done the same thing, | great fun for the next hour ot 90 including several journeys to| (looking forward and looking Ottawa, for six thousand dollars |backward). Miss Cox, on behalf, during seven years, of the ladies of Hazelton, pre- “I don’t like tax salea of land, |S¢nted Miss Wattie with a hand. .- -| Some travellmg bag. The rest of and there wouldn't be any if I : sy. (the evening. was spent in song could induce the ‘administration |and dance until midnight, when to take my point of view’’, he the hostess served dainty refresh- said, but reminded the opposition Ooettmn A feature Hoseetatctical that the law was passed’ when band,. This waa the second semi- they. were In power.and no tax public. appearance of the band| sales were thed held’ probably and it madea hit, because the only ‘defaulters were]. » oe | The Herald is $2.00a year. He addressed a packed meet- irg i: Progress Hall at night, the chair bing ogcupied by the presi - det:i of the local Liberal Asso- ciation, Mr. Oliver received a warm welcome. and speedily settled down to the work of trouncing’ Hon. W.J. Bowser and his party. He went very minutely into the allegations of Mr. Bowser that the government was a spend- thrift administration, and showed graphically: that the great bulk of the increase in public expendi- ture was the direct result of the maladministration of the preced- ing. Conservative. government, whom he twitted: with having sailed under false colors all the time.and plunged the province |into’a very serious financial mess. Mr, Bowser had not. explained how miuch of the excess was due to the legacies which’ his govern- ment had left-nor what was for. new services which even Mr.’ Special Harvest Thanksgiving services will be held in St, Peter’s Chnreh, Hazelton, next Sunday, Oct. 7, at 1lam..3pim and 7.30 p.m. There will be special © music at all services, including. several special soloists. Gifts of grain, fruit, flowers and _vege- tables or canned goods will be received on Saturday afternoon and evening, helpers to ‘decorate will be ‘welcomed’ either in the. afternoon or eyebing. All fifts < |received will be given to thé: Ha-: zelton’ Hospital on. Monday. ALL, . tate invited to atte rE we the ‘capitalista ‘and land specu.