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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 21, 1930
Page
2
The Cumberland Islander reports a February 8 ceremony where the largest organized group of boys pledged to good citizenship in celebration of the Boy Scouts of America twentieth anniversary. More than 800,000 men and boys subscribe to Scouting tenets as they recited the oath and law, committing to duty to God and country and to help others.
A veteran desk sergeant argues that apprenticeship builds character and reduces crime. He notes steady workers who pursue a trade avoid becoming drifters and potential criminals, contrasting them with youths lingering in back rooms and speakeasies.
In Victoria on February 20 the opposition pressed questions about the Camp Lister water works contract. It emerged the contract was approved by acting minister Burden with A H Green as former partner, and that soldier trustees oversaw the project, yielding an estimated fifty percent saving on cost.
Heavy herring runs on the east coast of Vancouver Island yield large catches this season while west coast runs are smaller. Vancouver Island fisheries district No 3 closed February 5. Dry salted pack total 40 146 tons by January 4, down 6 000 tons from 1929 but higher than 1928 1927 or 1926. Thirty plants operating island wide with most output exported to the Orient. Our office dog quips about a pretty girl appealing to him.
A Health Service article outlines why quarantine and isolation protect the public from communicable diseases. It emphasizes immunity via vaccination for smallpox and diphtheria, and notes that most illnesses spread through nose and throat secretions. It laments noncompliance by some, urging uniform enforcement to safeguard all.
In Victoria a meeting of ex members of the 102nd Battalion CEF discussed arranging a reunion dinner honoring Col. Fred Lister MLA. A second meeting on February 24 will set final details and a date toward the end of the current parliamentary session.
The recap notes a pamphlet payment of 150.00 to Mrs. Macgill tied to a memorandum of former Premier McLean. It hints at concerns over publication timing and government tinge. The week shows little else of interest except a rare surge of unanimity in suspending rules.
In Victoria B C the legislative forestry committee meets in the fourth sessional week to weigh reforestation of logged off lands unfit for farming or grazing. Experts from the Department will present practical methods and recommendations for future action.
Mr Pearson asked if an agreement exists with Pacific Coyle Navigation Co Ltd for a pulverized coal test in a tug boat and sought dates of agreement and start, completion and success or future completion. The Minister answered no to the first question and the rest were dismissed.
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