PAGE SIS Waterfront Whiffs Home Oil Fuel Station Nearing Completion; Cape Spencer at Drydock for New Crankshaft; Halibut Landings Up Again - May 15, a little later than scheduled date owing to un- George Bryant has had pleasure cruiser Harla In the Su-ga shop this week for deck canvassing and other repairs preparatory to the opening of the summer agiiscow Tragedy f his Vek wTtl4ldWUraTdyfon -rinywben Capt. Harold Dahl of maipinI VorIdIlidiori tt.i - r. Jo A CANADIAN. M AUK CSUDUCT niS ifishinir llV h nnrl nt rnvt ...1, I 1, r w atAb (TCCIV. I uatl n 1111 uu uid muiuuua a luc nvei. DUnlhcr nna i. Ki ..-.J drydock, where she has been de- temporarily elared a total constructive loss. wweh means that it would be an 1 - . Cant. Hrnrwlv .1 .Ll.ll,! I ... a . "in 1. 1 it: wueen Charlotte Islands td Bute-dale and Prince Rupert. Doric Repairs There seems to be some confu- .the Canadian Pish & Cold Storage sIon as to whether or not the big Co.'s fish packer Grier Starrett Seattle halibut schooner Twi,? r browned near Green Island which was wrecked recentlv on numgii, in wmtii Ainanan island, is to be actually he was coming from shore upaet given permanent repairs at the came as a great shock to the whole ilocal dry dock. trim little 32-foot trolling boat Peggy- B., which he is now offer ing for sale again. The vessel is equipped with a 10 h.p. Yale engine. The Aerial Western of the mast stays. Service Canada ays, 'I Ltd'.r oTwKfH Major'!. L'. 'Mac- foreseen delays, should see the new fuel station of the service which oie Roliog of the coast on Wednesday. Home Oi Distributors on the loca waterfront ready for,'ne i,acu,c ta 4 . - .. " been busy of late promoting. Mr. A. v Wilson of npnln Uemo wn, was ,n in i mi. i i. -ji i. 1 jf i. j i. business. The plant is rapidly taking on a finished ap- Ro Jn be idenfified wlfh the town Wednesday. as construction Work IS rushed to Completion. pearance : service as mechanic on a new, Towed by the fish packer Tap- jiNewell, former llow, Dr. It. G. Large arrived In r-lTCT n mX. , S K??Wn 1 :ince Wednesday evening rimr.cinnf u Li vJ nf iio n r ro!v I !.it , ! . Peted 'to come I Port Simpson with his K , ""-"T 7 ";tVV. - ,"orm eany in Mayfrom Vancou- er, J,at present in, Vancouver and ver with- his fish ni,o n... r " t d that' rh!9 1T "e Wl" a'In be enad thi, sea"- w(HKbv m v known, what is to bel80 tn packlmr salmon f tL done. m 4 First Instructions,00 ,fth Avenue East i nnce i upert waterrront, a Were to patch the vessel up tem-along whlclr debased was well .porarily and later orders were re-krwn. The Gricr Starrett was re-jceived to do the permanent job. turning from a trip to the Varke ,The latter order is now reported to Canal trolling area when the fa- have been countermanded again, tality occurred Captain Dahl. I any cose. wrk is proceeding on who wu about 40 years of age and the vessel. Walter llume house on nis ironing boat Thelma H . The Voyage, the skipper reports. He vessel returned to Jap Inlet Thurs-J had 10,000 pounds of fish which uayajiernoon and will leave shortly for Hippo Island' I n. thi v.iii. iiai wueen unnrlotte Island trolling1 area. Harvey Blunden is mnking satli- jiaciory progress In the local hos- jpital, where he has been receiving renalrs following a recent accident .when he slipped and fell abo-rd he i halibut boat Dolphin, cracking a ounle of ribs against the gurdy, hich he found a rather stout piece of furniture. It is expected that j Harvey will be able to rejoin his shipmates on the next trip out. I -- ' i Rcotty Reld'a halibut boat J. R., formerly Marquerlte. has been on the Ward ways during the week receiving treatment from the I A generous application., of paint throughout during the past week ihas made the Pacific Salvage Co.'s Inower tug Salvage Princess aJ Bimiw a lopKing vessel as sne ever appeared. Gflpt. Frank Tyler: will have to 'shlnft up Mfi buttons on the old frock coat If he is to outshine his charge for the next little while at least. Albert Frebourg of the staff of Bdward Llpsett (Prince Rupertl Ltd. has joined the ranks of the boat owners, but apparently Is not desirous of remaining long in that estate. He recently purchased th was offered day. on the exchange to- Hull Is Sold Syd Hunter, who is leaving dings at the port of Prince Rupert for the 1029 season still THE DAILY NEWS Sat u n la-, i and" motored car. NEWS OF NORTHERN B.C. ur- ft v . SIT. I KlllCAl .PI Laren. well known here, -ia- the-- Mr,- and. Mrs. E.E.-.GreKg.-iif. manager, is to take over for the Prince Rupert were visitors here this year and the society is plan- trip north ning a number of Improvements Albert Eyolfsen is installing an this season, the Vancouver com- about town. 8 h.p. Vivian gas engine in the 31- mercial boat Pride of the West,' foottroIlinfirhn.it Amni- wKtv. arrived in nort Wednesday after- The oriranization of a local far- yachting season. George- will built a year ago at Osland. The noon and, after a brief stay here, fliers' Institute is being advoea-Iaee bin bridge with all the more linstallntion work is being carried ' proceeded to Alice Arm, Anyox, ted. S. S. Phillips, district agri-dignity this year In view of the out at Cow Bay. . ! Stewart and other northern points culturist. is interesting himself fact that he was elected president wJth her party of travellers. Capt. In the matter. of the Rotary Club this week, an a. Bentson has ordered a small 'A. V. Green, brother of Mrs. Hu- event upon which he has been re- diesel engine of Scandinavian, bert Ward of this city, Is skip- G. K. Gwyer, district engineer ceiving the congratulations of make for the new halibut boat per of the Pride of the West. for the provincial department of friends during the past fe.w days. Gunda, which was built at Prince I public works with headquarters " " Rupert during the past winter 1 A slight accident befel the in Prince Rupert, was here this j( ?JParently some delay An old two-cycle gas engine with trolling boat Westerner, Capt. week with Hon. W. A. McKeniie , L? .ne wh,ch the ve88e' w at first Olof Ouse, this week when the and Hon. K. W. Bruhn. with the B. C. Packers cold stor- equipped went nut f . t,u, v, 1, , . . ui u. t du lilt? i vcjv nvv.iv.ii uiii vii unc ui iiic V!l!8cn ' decl8ion was made to put In a new waterfront grids. Damage was C. W." Dawson went up to j, ,,5fc. tA Vi i iicn engine ar- iui lunuicijr i-umiiieu lu ureuiuiiK "u""luo l l"c mo back with a new Natives of the district are be- from ginning to gather around In pre- pleasure paration for the fishing season cruiser Sunbeam III which is to on the.cpast. undergo engine repairs here. It ,, r Is possible that the Kelvin cn- Mrs. G,eorge Benson sr. of Vic- glne may be removed from the toria is a guest of her family.,n vessel and replaced With the Unl- Hazelton, Miss Benson of Vic- versal which was formerly in the toria, is also visiting here. boat. I - ! Temperature has been high Claude Klrkendall, manager of during the present week, the the 'Booth. Fisheries, is soon to be thermometer having, gone up to In the throes of house moving in 70 on Tuesday afternoon. Gar-which plight friends will offer dens and farms are in need of Ihp'r sympathy. He is to move rain. Farmers are commencing residence from the Riffou house to seed their ground. to the ' Seventh Jatlc Hilditch of Prince Rup- Avenue. ert has been In Hazelton for the - .past week or so. Capt. Dan Larsen arrived In ;ort yesterday after the maiden Mr. H. E. Thornton and sons trip to the fishing grounds with :,re leaving within the next few his new halibut boat Capella I Jf y to make their home' In Van- nmnww wn. did nemin fbullt during the past winter at couver. A farewell dance was the emnloy of the Canadian Fish ! Capt. Bill Hanson, was in portithe local dry dock. The craft be- given last Friday evening In & Uld btorage Co. for some five from Jap Inlet this week outfitting haved splendidly on ita Initial honor of Mrs. Thornton. SMITHERS !v7 George Miller, formerly of JSmlthers, Is taking over E. G. Bel- liciui'a garage at Houston. soon for Ontario, has sold to Joe j p Downey, A..C. Fowler and Greer an 18-foot clinker built Tn. a hull which he bought last year nnmsil a' rnnirnl nrtrnnlTuHnn from Jimmy Hlckey. It Is a re- Phmn,Hi,. tnr thn hi celebration plica of the Given whjch was for- whIfh to b(j held here on July merly owned by Mr. Greer and is x by the NatIve Sons of Canada, now the property of H. F. Pul- - ten. it will be fitted with an en- Ej Ferguson, well known Pal- gine and used by Mr. Greer as ing weather prophet, predicts a pleasure uoai. that thm w,j be ampe rainfall , for the crops of the central In- Heavy landings during the past terJor thi9 yar. He ' disagrees weeK aggregating asi,40U pounds, wIt, N . Den,oni Dominion of which 208,200 pounds was meteorologlst meteorologist at Victoria. Canadian fish and 653,200 pounds American, have kept halibut lan ahead of 1928. Yesterday, the to- nminp show!ng. tal catch for the season stood at 0,419,250 .pounds as compared with last year's 0,340,800 pounds at a Douglas Lay of Hazelton, resi dent mining engineer, paid a visit to this district this week to ex are reported to of coal which have been dis- similar date. .THeJ . aggregate of bid 10.1c and Be whtcfi Bal American landings was 4.844.200 sue and the Margaretlltrecelved J covered west of Evelyn by Axel ! Peterson and W. A JIcMaster. The opening of King Street to present season ac least' me local aunng tne weeK, arnviun irum Kjve access to new residents on Fourth Avenue together with commencement of permanent improvements on Columbia Street will be included in the municipal road program this season. Work nil that IS being awaited nOW IS delivery Of the pipe for plane which is being brought' Miss Petty Anderson spent has aiready commenced tile lUel lines. The long wnari as Well as the ;oatS Will from the east especially for ser- several days In rrince liuperi at tin ue finishfid finished within within thfl the next next dav dav or or sn. so. I'he The warphmisp warehouse . and and v'ce vice in in this this part part of of the the provi province, the end of last week. i. j Mrs. J.' II. Greenwood and Mrs. office building is up as well as the 1500-barrel gasoline jThere are reported to be-s num., ber air trans- : of job. requiring tank and the 500-barrel diesel' the Interior. The tank. The latter are to be en- or six years. William Cummings, !?rt "fferI"K . , ., ,. . -Western Canada Airways has .,i ,.roii tho u o.. i4 l j - - Vllgl IUVI ISA k-IIV A w IIUU whole station is being surrounded a narrow escane before with a stout fence. T. W. Mcr rescued by the lisrhthouse keener Pherson of the company's staff in Vancouver will arrive shortly from The halibut boat Cape Spencer, the south to assume' management Capt. Kichard Giske, has been at of the local branch. S. Annal the local drydock for the past has been In charge of the construe- couple of weeks for installation of tion work and a good job has been !a new crankshaft which is being done by the local contractors, Mit-made at the local plant. The Cape chell & Currie. jSpencer's crank shaft broke on NFW HAZELTON i.- v, 1.., a. Two nurses. Miss Bird and beiniT ..:ti a m Mis fi. Mlllor. will graduate uiuviiiLiai Muici 11 tiic fib ui iii4iiviiiK ... . j A. M. Hilton of Topley were , visitors in town from Topley this week. A government crew has .been nriprntlntr n irrmlpr nn fri Tliithtft 1 . . 1 1 t rr m r m n .Qiini- t ( iiu rii 1 11 1 i r'l n- - . . . . . jan aeriai reconnaissance 01 me " 1. ....... min roa(1 for several days ana rout for the nronosed Skeena ng school this year. Graduation Hiver highway between here and exercises will be held in connec- jmproved a8 a result. Terrace. .tion with the observance of Hos- ipital Day on May 11. Shef Thomson has now com- -pleted placing all the boats of The Haielton Horticultural Prince Rupert Rowing & ciety has elected officers as fol- Yacht Club fleet back in summer lows: president, Mrs. Walton month The trolling boat Torberg. Capt. ing eight miles north of Copper Is-1 berths- Under fine weather con- narpe; vice-president, vice-presiuent, Airs, Airs, it u.i Nels Ilobinson, has been on the land n Hecate Straits and she was Mions during the week, the gen- S. Sargent; secretary treasury, Lipsett ways recently for shaft re- towed into port by the Johanna ira' painting program has been Dr.'. L.' B. Wrinch; executive, o.! jn pairs. ' Capt. John Wick. The Cape'contlnuing witn ' no sIn of J' win9bv and S- Kincald. Thepo . Spencer should be able to resume 'abatement. flower show will be held as usual I gt. transportation has been greatly A new urade has been sur veyed for the Bulkley Hill, south 1 of the river, and construction work is expected to start next Constable 0. L. Hall, formerly j the service of the provincial ; police here and more recently stationed at iNanaimo, has now been transferred to Courtenay, according to word received here. PRINCE GEORGE A banquet was to have been held here in honor of on. F. P. Burden, minister of lands, and D. C. Coleman, vice-president of the Canadian Pacific Railway,' who were making a survey of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway, but they did not arrive on time. Balmy spring leather has been enjoyed here during the past week, the . thermometer having Vtone up as. Jiigh a 02 on Tuea- - Information' Is! , being sought here' as to the whereabouts of Arnold Laverthe, a lumberjack, who (prmerly worked in the Gscome camps. . t . ..ft,. - . .. . Miss Edna, Jreland has been elected May Queen here and will be crowned on May 25. Her maids of honor will be Miss Cynthia Burgess of South Fort George, Miss Edna Styles of Central Fort George and Mies Lorna Qulnn of Millar Addition. A drive is being made to Increase the membership of the Cariboo Automobile Association here. Gene Cheristien of Penney Is being held by the police on a charge of forging and cashing a check for $200. He was arrested by Constable McGllnchy. The Canadian National Social and Athletic Association's second annual dance which was held on Wednesday night In the Ritts- Klfer Hall was a great success, there being a very large The Women's Institute met' on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mra. Harry Douglas. Capt. McKachern, In charge of Salvation Army work, has been withdrawn from this field follow ing a nervous breakdown. She will take a rest In Vancouver be fore being assigned to another post. FOREST FIRES IN TERRACE DISTRICT TERRACE, ' ArM 27: There are a number of forest fires In the vicinity of Terrace which are keeping the forestry officials busy this week. Things are very dry at present and the fires are spreading quickly, A good shower1 of rain would be welcomed both j (or lessening fire hazard and to i start growth In the pastures and gardens. pounds us against last year's 4,- for catcnes pf 9l6TOpoiInd8 In .,7: 593,500 pounds while Canadian ach case. American prices ran-, WORKING AGREEMENT fares at 1,570,050 pounds were gtd from a high of 15c and 8c i liriTii nil rnmniinrc still somewhat down from last which the Augusta received for Willi U1L IUM1 ilNIfco year's 1,742,300 pounds. 12,000 pounds down to a low of .. . Prices were at a comparatively 10.9c and 6c paid the -Norland for VANCOUVER, April 27: Ne-low though fairly steady level 20,000 pounds. 'gotlatlons are under way for an throughout the week. The high Improved weather conditions on agreement with Home and I in-Canadian price of the week was the banks were responsible for perlal by Hargal Oil, which will 13.1c and Cc which the J. ,R. was the heavier landings during the strengthen Hargal'a position as repaid for 6,000 pounds and the low week. :. Igards drilling and production. Grouse Mountain Greater Community Spirit Campaign A FORTUNE IN PRIZES fil.OO Mnlcpc Ymi VAioihU T " - "-frv 11ELP rur,.lf ! fwtuM! -ul al lh urn lim. k,lp w suit C m u-,-, uimi btch Kill mwl Un Mr 4m ( Winu ilalUr. u w rlTT Tk Plm M timpUl 1. Th Conpanf ha, mod ptunuUn far a CraaJ Piiia al V OS . Wttklir Caah Prltaa lotallinf 91,000 tck ak for tht duration if ih taaMa. Tka Waaklf Cask Priaaa ahall ba dmdaJ aa fIU: One I ..ir, 0a II0O Caab Priiai T"Blt-aih, J? Ca.h Priiaa . . I T; tt 2. Cvarr PurcKaaaf ( 11.00 GramM Maunui llighwa' CwciJaiii Seiia TUim ia aligibla w raraiv aaw ( ih. Wt.klr Ca.h Pcu., I. A parcaal ptircbaaiaig aaaaa lha am lickrl ba ah!! !, la rartm Cab Priia for aacb lickai pircbanl, 4. Eaakj araak lha prtaa winawra' oaaaa aad aJdraaaaa will h fMjt-TMwa. Al4j ramplaliaai of lha Caanpalca all partana rka bava vaa a . t. bataaia alibla la lha flifiCO Craa4 Priaa. . TfU Graaal Prlaa ahall ba aoardad la ana af lha W.ltj- f. m Tmm M lha and al lha Graalaff CommunHf Spirit Campaign, a. Tka aaalkoda af awarding lha Priraa ahall ba fjir i-.f tn-ri:-'4, an TUkaa naldar baaiag aqual apprtuailr wilhaut praudi.r. Xba t j a, kaawn .a af unajuaaalaaiabla avatgrily bava arcapiad thi. tt.; oaic ; aarding Iba Pritaa and tbatr daciaion ahall ba final and biiuhuc HONOURABLE W. C. SHELLY. KLniMat al Fmanra al B.:.:.k Canka Miaular af Finanaa af Dritiab Cafaaibia. V. ROY W. MdNTOSM, Maa.-Dir Katfa, Dauglaa c C- LU. R. I. M.DOUGAtL. anaaabar Gram tc McOaugall. Ban. flan DR. O. If. UOHTIIINGTON, Praaldaal. Vaaaaaaat Urg . Lai M. II. L1CGATT. foranarlf Sat.-Traaa.. Waad. 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