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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1929
Page
6
Numerous Cumberland residents are listed as leaving for Ocean Falls and Princeton for summer residence or visits. The community hosts parties and showers, with attendees from Ladysmith, Victoria, Seattle, Vancouver, and Edmonton, including H. B. Robertson, F. Perry, Miss Mary Bardissona, and Mrs. Wim. Lewis. Nearby events feature music, games, and gift exchanges, while injuries and recoveries at local mines are noted.
Job ad seeks two men for ten mill and bush work. Apply by mailing to P O Box 402 Courtenay British Columbia.
Fire chiefs C J Parnham and J H Cameron of Cumberland Volunteer Fire Department attended the Pacific Coast Fire Chief's Association convention in Vancouver. Four days featured papers, drills, and entertainments with delegates touring Vancouver and a boat trip to Victoria. The assembly readmitted Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba and Wyoming to membership and elected E F Coop of Pasadena president.
Forestry officials report worsening fire peril across the Northwest with isolated rain providing partial relief. W J Flumerfelt notes fires on Vancouver Island at Bloedel and South Wellington are being held with winds high. About 1 000 000 feet burned at Bloedel, much salvageable, and a cold deck flood burned another 500 000 feet. Logging strategy left green strips to help contain spread. South Wellington fire covered roughly 4 acres and is under control.
Engagements are announced for Janet Bade daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Graham to Harry Charles son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simms of Royston BC with a wedding planned for early September. Also Mrs H Jackson announces her eldest daughter Mary to Campbell second son of Mr. and Mrs. D Morgan, with the wedding set for Saturday August 10.
The Nanaimo Federal Conservative nominating convention will meet on September 7 in Duncan to nominate a candidate for the House of Commons. It is expected that sitting member C. H. Dickie will be chosen, with business to start at 2 o'clock.
A Friday evening surprise birthday gathering was held at Mrs Martin Brown's Cumberland home hosted by friends. Prizes awarded in games included first prize for the peanut race to Mrs Jack Lew and booby to Mrs Katie Wier, with other winners for musical arms. Mrs Covert presented a birthday gift on behalf of the ladies. attendees listed include Mesdames Reese Hill Bond Herd Davis Heatherton Morgan Fraser Watson Lewis Potter Wier Lewis Stevenson Covert Miller Cox and Miss Viola Reese.
Hon. R. B. Bennett Conservative leader of Canada arrived in Victoria aboard the private steam yacht Coresus of General A. D. McRae. The group anchored off the Causeway and went ashore in a dinghy. He spoke at a luncheon hosted by Premier Tolmie and later visited Willows Beach with Sir George Perley, with no talks for publication planned.
The leader spoke at multiple stops from Duncan to Port Hardy and Port Moody, planned afternoon meetings in Parksville and Courtenay, and criticized New Zealand butter imports under the Inter Empire trade pact. General McRae hosted events as the party traveled aboard the Commodore to Vancouver and Victoria.
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