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Abbotsford, B.C., Wednesday, June 16, 1943

Public Resentment Brewing

In an agricultural area such as this, the
people who are bending every effort to
maintain the essential war industry, despite
having contributed several hundred of their
younger men to the armed forces, watch
with amazement the apparent callous indif-
ference of some labor organizations toward
the sacrifices being made to preserve free-
dom of action in the world. \

These labor organizations are taking ad-
vantage of the threat to the freedom our
way of living proyides. They know that the
majority of people place the war effort first
and will condone almost anything rather
than hamper the essential flow of ammuni-
tion, ships, guns and planes to their sons
and husbands in the actual front line. They
wield this knowledge like a club, obviously
hoping that the opportunity provided by the
war will last long enough for them to gain
a measure of control of the nation not dis-
similar to that which Hitler and other dic-
tators won over European countries.

Much benefit can come from unions and
organizations if the control is kept within
the ranks of those who form the member-
ship, as farmers could tell labor. But when
honest working men let clever, foreign-
trained schemesters lead them into strange
byways that smack unwholesomely of sabot-

aging the war effort, indirectly letting the

life blood of the men overseas and rendering
futile unsung but heroie contribution of the
common multitude of the nations’ people,
then let so-called organized labor beware.

Already it is apparent that the average
citizen in the United States is becoming
properly ‘‘fed up’’ with the antics of such
labor leaders in the neighboirng country. It
may not be long before equally strong re-
sentment flames in Canada and a public de-
mand that drastie action be taken to put an
end to such trifling with the nations’ war,
effort.

Almost everybody outside of the ranks of
some war-fostered unions have put aside for
the duration all thought of short working
days, time-off periods to smoke, time-and-
half and double time. A misguided section
of labor demands these things today at the
expense of the taxpayer, the farmer and
other average citizens and, from too many

Iu the M.S.A. Area
From the A. S. & M. News of
June 13, 1928
J. CC. Tucker, jeweler and

watchmaker has taken over the
vacant store in the Mann Block.

Upper Sumas W.I. held its fif-
teenth anniversary at the home
of Mrs. W. H. Fadden on Thurs-
day.”

Yale Deanery meeting was held
in St. Matthew’s Hall on Wed-
nesday with 100 visitors in at-
tendance.

J. S. Daly has purchased the
Harris store and property at Kil-
gard and plans to open the
branch with a complete line of
merchandise.

The vacant corner of Bucker-
field's property has been cul-
tivated with shrubbery and
flowers.

Proposal to form a ladies’ aux-
iliary to the Canadian Legion
was discussed at a meeting of the
organization.

June 14, 1933
The Buckley Pharmacy has
moved from the News block to
J. Fraser’s store east of the tracks.
Upper Sumas observed its 20th
anniversary at the home of Mrs.
W. H. Fadden. Visitors came from
Huntingdon, Poplar, Abbotsford
and New Westminster.
John Zalesky was operated on
for an infection of his hip.
Treasurer DesBrisay of

the

BONUSES for
LOGGERS &
LABOURERS

Experienced loggers and common labour required for
aircraft spruce camps on Queen Charlotte Islands.

Bonus of third over lar wages if employ

works one hundred days or more,

One-way transportation free if employee stays on
job three months.

T ‘ay
job six months.

free if ployee stays on

Applications from men working in essential war
industries will not be considered.

Apply No, 908/55847 at your nearest National
Selective Service offices
or to—

NATIONAL SELECTIVE SERVICE

300 West Pender Sireet
Vancouver, B.C.

ing staff. Grade teachers salaries
was set at $900 and the princi-
pal’s salary at $1250;

J, FP. Cook’s Guernsey herd was
sald by auctian, and top price
obtained was $110.

May 24 Celebration Committee
reports the sum of $375 cleared
from the event.

Abbotsford School Board met
last week and decided upon a
change of salaries for the teach-

current instances, will continue to d d

them at the expense of those sacrificing life

itself if the people do not demand Ottawa
call a halt to such tactics.

Recently The Seattle Times carried an
editorial that forecast enactments last week
by the White House. It could well be printed
in newspapers across Canada. It speaks for
“those who fight’? and also for most of
those at home:

Speaking for Those Who Fight

(The Seattle Times)

The millions of Americans who have no
. personal axe to grind in this war, no great-
er responsibility than to help pay for it, and
no more ardent wish than to win it, will be
grateful to the American Legion for raising
vigorous protest against disastrous work
stoppages in essential industries.

A committee of the Legion has given
President Roosevelt a resolution demanding
that he ‘‘move immediately and vigorously

to deal with the traitorous actions of those
who would sabotage the nation’s production
program.’* 5

That demand probably will be appreciated
most by our men in the armed forces whose
success and whose lives depend on the steady
and adequate flow of war supplies from
home, The demand has greater weight be-
cause it comes from spokesmen of men who
fought in another war. It could come from
no better, or more convincing souree.

the off beat. oo q Biil Hambly

I LOST a ten cent bet on CCF winning the by-election in Re-
velstoke Monday. It was a ten cent bet because I learned long ago
not be put any larger stakes on political wagers. But I would have
far sooner paid ten dollars to see the coalition government take’
the interior seat—and I’m sure there are many who agree with me.
Those who do’agree will be hoping, too, that there are enough
supporters to keep any less-democratic government out of power.

* ¢ 8 &

NO TIRES AND
LESS GAS LIKELY
FOR CIVILIANS

Canadian motorists are warned
that the gasoline and tire situa-
tion are still liable to change un-
der war demands. The synthetic
rubber program, Munitions Min-
ister Howe told the House of
Commons, meant no relief to ci-

H. S. ANDREWS of Abb y é
0: otsford who recently returned from aj Vijians in need of tires. He aslo

trip to the prairie-land of Canada, says there is more i
© money in the
mid-section of the land than there was a few years ago—even tho’ |

told the House that developments

farmers are growing 50c wheat. Mr, ANdrews remarked that grocers |at any time might cause a reduc-
he knows there are on a cash basis — really doing cash business, | tion in gasoline available to civil-

where a few years ago at this time
@ copper in his jeans,

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he GR a

of year the farmers didn’t have jans.

‘POSTCARD REVEALS

OWEN J. BENNETT, manager of Daly’s dr:
P at ! ygoods department, |
who has just won a nation-wide contest for his words to a victor; / GERMANS EVACUATED
song, is something of an artist, too. One pi f hi k i dis. |

” 2 . 1ece jo
played on the back wall of the cashier’s cttice ie Daly's, It is 2 GUERNSEY BRITISH
landscape in oils. 1 -

* * 8 &
FRANK J. HARRIS, who has recently acquired i |
The Ravine Lunch in Abbotsford lifes the noe -iat beatpona ie
ifferent ideas apparently. Mr. Harris, who does consi id- | i i

ing (he hails from White Rock) brought his mare, opine when Mae se pag 2h Bs
he came to Abbotsford. After spending two days in our fair villa Grove has received a postcar
“Pinky” felt the call of the sea, broke her mooring and hoofed it {"0™ Germany revealing that her
all the way back to White Rock. niece, formerly residing on the
Sas ‘Isle of Guernsey, has been in a

German internment camp since

Interned in German
Camp Since September

* ,

The recent maternity field days at the M-S-A Hospital have
kept more than the doctor and nurses busy—ask any o é
phone ope any sure ne brunt of proud fatherae uae ae ete a ee.

Brande tery teas Peal the news to the countryside, “Interiersenpost Postkarte” vari-
lously rubber stamped, the mes-
sage from Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred
;Dorrian is in part: “You will be
surprised to hear that Wilf and
I were evacuated here with other
British born subjects in Septem-
ber, 1942, sorry coald not write

Mussolini is finding that the “boot” he wears doesn’t f a
hokay, Musso, we romova da corns. Pt Pate
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Organization of girls’ softball teams is something that should
have been done a long time in Abbotsford, but it seems as though
it is finally going to click. One team has already been gathered
and there is enough material (mice material, too) interested to get
together an interesting league. A practice has been called for 7

p.m. Thursday and again on Monday. before as until Hes 10 we ues
SaPES SAE FE FS only 1 rd issued, since en
RULES FOR CONTEST jring words with equally stimulat- |have written home and to Willt’s

ing music. |people, we: have 3 letters'4 P.C.
SEERIPG MUSIC FOR | The rules of the Pefapetition | Per month. Had letter from
NEW VICTORY SONG are simple: |Mother, they are keeping well

|considering circumstances but are

The music must be written in |

Stirring Melody Sought |ink and competitors wishing their missing us terribly; wish they
For Local Man’s Lyric manuscripts returned must en- could help us but have nothing
|close a stamped addressed envel-|‘° send as they need all for
An Abbotsford man, Owen J. ope.  thernselve AR
Bennett, manager of the drygoods| Melodies without accom ani- | al
department of the J. S. Daly|ment will be considered. 3 | YARROW FIRE DEPT. y
Store, has written the winning] Competitors are advised to lim- | _ Yarrow now possesses a fire-
lyric in a nationwide contest for|it the vocal range of their efforts fighting equipment and volunteer
az victory marching gong. Now|ta fhe notes Betweensniadle (ps eec=. THe @ampmenks cone
the sponsors of the lyric contest,|and the E a tenth above, of a gas engine pumper and suf-
the Vancouver Allied Arts Coun-| A nam-de-phime saustele used | oo es nOs® to Maura protection
ci], announce a competition for;and the real name of the Ps homes and buildings within
musical settings for the lyric testant placed in a sealed ial (Tee (of water supply ‘in’ wells
(reproduced on page one of this ope and enclosed th the entry modtaiichass
p sr), Perhaps someone in the, There is no entrance fee. ‘ cil’s secretary, 4687 Belmont ave

M-S-A Area can match the stir-| Entries to be sent to the coun- Vancouver.

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