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WATTIE ‘3 SERVICE — WALUE — QUALITY Home Brew We are well stocked with CANNING SUPPLIES— Phone 67 = ry RATEPAYERS VOTE DOWN SCHOOL BOARD BUDGET Ratepayers present at the annual meeting of Abbotsford School Board, held on Saturday in the school, refused ! to sanction an increase of $1,300 in the estimates for the coming year, the figures as submitted by Secretary Webster providing for slight salary in- creases of teachers and janitor, and re-painting of the school. While less than «a score of the ratepayers other than trustees were present,“a number of those who did attend insistently questioned why the taxes had been so generally increased this year, one tax- payer showing his levy to be $40 against $30 last year. After being bandied about at some length without any de- finite information secured, Trustee Pratt suggested that the matter had better be left quiescent, he haying ad- vice to the effect that Abbotsford pe! I i a Shingle Prices “. XXX QUALITY +++1+$3.50) M. : $200 M. THESE PRICES BECOME EFFECTIVE MONDAY, JUNE 4, XX QUALITY schi district, because of clerical er- in the provincial collector's or other gov office, was in pre- vious years under-assessed. The pro- vincial collector’s maximum charge of 12 per cent. for clerical expense of col- lections, was also discussed. An audited balance sheet of school finance, showing operating costs of the high school for the year to be $2,477.13, and that of the public school to be $5,144.68, was submitted and accepted. Estimates for 1928-29 were $8,314.00, but following discussion, motion was passed, permitting the ‘Trustees to spend no more than $7,000. J, J. McPhee occupied the chair, and himself _ Abbotsford Lumber, Mining a } & Development Co., Ltd.’ Telepone Abbotsford 10 W. GRAY, Secretary against any expan- sive development in school facilities, citing the well-known argument of the A. L. M, & D. Co. mill closing in a few years, the probable decrease in population, and so om. Trustee Pratt, then brought out some facts of school ration in a worthy of A tof, ~ a f-- / Business As Usual During Building Alterations. WEIR’S GARAGE Phone Farmers 3 41 3 F BC. 36 a larger d school has been overcrowded during the past term, he said, and in the public school particularly, some provision must be made for a larger enrollment with the coming term. Tuition in the finishing grades is insufficient to give the Ab- botsford boy or girl an equal chance in competition with city-trained stu- dents, and the only solution to this ition was a consolidated °high- schéol. In his opinion the proposed high school for Matsqui village would not materialize, such was the opposi- tion of Poplar, Bradner, Mt. Lehman and other high-land residents of the municipality. The goyernment aided to the extent of a 50 per cent. grant towards establishment costs of a school in a “consolidated high-school area,” AND MATSQUI NEWS LY FRUIT Cheaper than you can do it up! e ? Apricot Jam, Nabob, reg. 80s Albs ic Bill Polson’s a 99 PHONE NUMBER IS eset ane, Naboby ree. 00 athe 59° 1 1 5 Cherry Pe Nabob, reg. 90c, Abs 67° Here’s a Real One— Phone Your Orders In. TOMATOES, choice quality, Nabob Special, Dsibs. tin, 6 for 89° We will give them every * Attention and will PHS SEM OS EAU oos SS 9 ioe DELIVER THEM AFTER SERS, Heise oe vine wena 4 for 75° SP Mea OLB sehen aes on teas 2 packets 43° Bill Polson’s Kash & Karry Grocery OPPOSITE ABBOTSFORD POST OFFICE HEN you want to save time, ride in a B.C. Rapid Transit coach. There is no waste of profitable business hours, no loss of enjoyable pleasure time. The . big blue coaches carry you from the heart of one city to the centre of another, convenient to office, shopping and theatre districts. These coaches will offer you more rest and pleasure than driving your own car. They save you money. Escape parking trouble- and traffic delays. Avoid damage to your car and save time by taking the blue coaches, OF B.c. ELECTRIC SERVICE ransit Co. 2 Rots5-28 and the problems of higher of the entire Sumas, Matsqui and Ab- Barber Shoe Co. 1-45 Infant's Tan Non-Rip $] 35 Sandals, sizes 4% to 714 ‘Infant's Chrome Sandals $| 95 5 to 7% - Misses Tan or Patent Freckles Sunbur n { Womens White Strap or $ 1 Oxford Tennis No woman, girl (or man) wants @ marred, coarse, discolored skin. Protect your features from ex- posure—take a good preparation = Parlor. F sizes 11 to 2 175 ABBOTSFORD, B.C. Next to Lee’s Store. to the beach with~you—it will ensure comfort—and a nice complexion. St. Andrew’s & Abbotsford, B.C, Meets First Saturday of Every Month in Masonic Hall, Abbotsford J. Mutch, Pres. All Scottish Folk Cordially Invited Caledonian Society W. Stewart, Sec. Weirs Rexall Drug Store ERIC T. WEIR, Phm. B. ABBOTSFORD, B.C, Phone 8 Night Calls 32 ‘5 4 | |her successor which followed, W. J. districts could only be solved by such joint arrangement. Mrs. T. A. Swift, retiring trustee, was accorded a vote of appreciation of her services, and in the nomination for Ware withdrew in favor of Mrs. H. J. Fraser, so that all three of the muni- cipal districts concerned should be re- presented on the Board. N. Hill\ was re-appointed auditor, Following are the recejpts: “ash in Bank, Current ..... $1,242.50 Cash in Bank, Savings .... 429.53 Cheques outstanding .. 57.00 Department Cheques .... 7,000.00 Department cheque, library 50.90 Sumas Board Tuition Fees . 171.15 Matsqui Tuition Fees 241.50 Interest on Savings account 12.95 | Expenditures: High School teachers’ salaries $1,950.00 High School teachers’ substitute 15.00 Public School teachers’ salarie 3,520.00 Public School teachers’ substitu 112.00 Janitors’ salary Secretary’s salary ... Redemption of Bonds Interest on Coupons 29.25 High School stationery & suppl 60. 32 High School janitor’s supplies . 49.14 Public School stationery & suppl 180.97 Public School janitor’s supplies 147.50 ALL KINDS OF WOOD Cord or Mill Slabs. Get our prices on wood, also on— Gravel, Rock, Earth, Etc. Excavation Haulage Farm Trucking Our Rates are Low E. MANN Phone 62 ABBOTSFORD H.L. Atkins W.S. Gardiner Hotel Atangard ABBOTSFORD, B.C. —_—~— 16 En-Sult Rooms 24 Single Rooms (with or without bath) Best Appointed Hostelry in Fraser Valley, Hot-Water Heating. _Commodious Lobby, Lounge * Piano for sale, in good Apply, D. Lovedar, McCallum road. --Lost.—Black Brief Case, near Corner Store, Evan-Thomas; reward. G. Mc- Ann, co. Atangard Hotel. cate condition. 99 | Power account . Fuel account, High School ... 38.60 Fuel it, Public School .... 115.83 Light account . 12.00 6.90 Water service and connecting 43.58 Miscellaneous, High School ... Paya Public School . SHORTHAND & TYPEWRITING— private lessons, afternoon or evening, Reasonable rates. ‘iss Gillan, Yale road; Phone 69T. S. C, W. L. Laying Hens for sale 90c each. Present production 60 per cent, Also Breeding Cockerels from hens with records from 230-301 eggs. Mrs. Harry Day, Delair road. 27p 3 acres of oat hay for sale. Apply to J, Van Malderen, Gladwin Road. Good Jersey grade Bull for sale, gen- tle and sound. G. A. McKay, McCal- lum road, Abbotsford, T W. THOMAS COMPETENT PLUMBER AND TINSMITH No Job Too Large No Job Too Small ABBOTSFORD opp. Imperial Oil Co., Sumas Road Tal tee REDUCED FARES BELLINGHAM Everson Everett Seattle Sumas to ham $1.25; return $2.00 Sumas to Everett $2.60; return $4.50 Sumas to Seattle $3.20; return $5.65 Through Tickets. Direct Connections Stage leaves Sumas for Bellingham Daily at 850 am., 11,30, 230 pm., 5.45 and on Sunday 630 pm. Leaves Bel- ae | Phone Abbotsford 100 at 730 am., 1.00 pm, 4.00 and 6.00 On Sunday at 8.30 am., 1.00 pm. Library Rocke ac Outstanding Cheq Cash in bank (current) .. Cash in bank ( savings) ‘ “Build B.C.” A Patron Mrs. W. B. Boardman of this city, in a letter just received says: “T have used Pacific Milk for the last seven years. We are a family of four adults and for quality and economy it goes further than any milk we have ever used”, Pacific is the richest milk packed in Canada. PACIFIC MILK 328 Drake Street Vancouver, B.O Factories at LADNER & ABBOTSFORD TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Rey. T. 8. Paton, B.A,, Pastor Sunday Next— 18 a.m.—Sunday School and "Teen-Age Classes. 11 am. Morning Worship. 2 Pp.m.—Services in St.Paul’s Church 5.00 and 1030. Direct C ‘tion with Huntingdon Trains. J. C. HESSELGRAVE, Sumas ; Sumas Phone X228—X421, 7.30 p.m.—Evensong and Sermon. Rey. J. H. Whit*. M. A. of Clayburn. United Church, will preach. “Vall Are Cordially Invited To Attend, NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS } Abbotsford Transfer Dealers in COAL in Srpall or Large Lots. Lowest Prices on Best Comox-Wellington Coal. TENDERS will be received by the undersigned up to noon*on the 23rd instant for the construction of one, two or three dairy barns on the Stes re- clamation project. Plans and specifications ad forms of tender may be seen at the office of the Inspector of Dykes, Court House, New Westminster, or at the office of the Farm Superintendent on the pro- ject. An accepted Bank cheque for 10 per cent. of the contract price must ac- LOCAL EXPRESS AND TRANSFER at Lowest: Rates Furniture Moved, Etc., Etc. E. J. BOYCE Phone 97L Copping Block What Happens To the British Stock? The Rt. Rev. G. E. Lloyd, Bishop ef Saskatchewan, writes of conditions in the prairie province, which are deve- loping unfavorably for British peoples because of the steady influx of undesi- rable Continental elements. Are we in Abbotsford likely to be faced with a similar condition? Read his letter: “The fact that Canada willingly admits a Continental stream many times larger than the Old Country British, has the effect of still further dimishing that stream. Old Country- men see these crowds of Continentals and they hear all about it in the news- papers and they say, “if that is what Canada welcomes, well let them have them, we do not want to be mixed up with a crowd like that”. The impres- sion is very general all over the British Isles that our three Western provirices are being filled up with that Contin- ental rabble. That is why British Columbia and Ontario can get more Old Country British stock than we get in the West. A similar effect is being produced here. In place after place where we had a nice little congregation of Eng- lish speaking people, chiefly Old Countrymen, they have disappeared to such extent that we have had to close up our congregations. Where once these Continentals get a foothold, they spread and drive out the English speaking people. These have to sell out at “foreigner” prices and either go across the line to the States, or go to the cities and towns where they can find work the lish ing people. I venture to assert : that fifty per cent of Old Country settlers and other English-speaking people who sell out and go to the cities and towns,» do so, not because of the glare of the electric light and movies, but because “ of uncongenial neighbors and foreign- ized schools for their children”. Trustees Carmichael And Tracey Returned To School Board Ex-Trustees Carmichael and Tracey were re-elected to Matsqui School Board by acclamation at the nomina- tion meeting held in the municipal hall yesterday. A large number of rate- payers attended. t Poplar district was prepared to sup- port Mrs. Heywood as a candidate had either of the former trustees declined to stand, but they were both prevailed upon to resume their positions on the Board. H. H. St Speaks In Abbotsf. Hon. H. H. Stevens well proved his reputation as a clear, informed, incis-- ive and convincing speaker at last Fri- day’s Conservative meeting in Jubilee Hall. While his stay was short he was fable to uncovex the kernel of many of his party’s arguments in a brief, witty address, which brought considerable applause. Mr. Reid, K.C., a politician and legal man of the old school, enter- tained with good-natured anecdotes, pending arrival of the candidate, Mr. W. Atkinson, from another meeting. As had been promised by the chair- man, Mr. E. T. Weir, “Billy” proved that he was developing fast as a plat- form orator, and he displayed a grasp of the essentials of his subject with a remarkable proficiency for a candidate company each tender, which shall be forfeited if the party tendering de- clines to enter into contract when call- ed upon to do so, or if he fails to com- plete the work contracted for.* The lowest or any tender not neces- sarily accepted. BRUCE DIXON, Sumas Commissioner Court House, New Westminster, B.C. July 16th, 1928. School Ci sy Aired At Brad A lively meeting of ratepayers was held at Bradner last Friday to discuss the Matsqui school controversy. Resi- dents from all over the high land dis- trict were present, as were were School Trustees Smith, Cooper, and Beharrell and Ex-Trustees Carmichael and Tra- cey. and Councillors Wood and Keay. A resolution, passed at a similar meet- ing held in Poplar. last Tuesday, call- ing upon the three surviving members of the School Board to resign, was pre- sented to the Bradner gathering for endorsation,- but was withdrawn for lack of support. Messrs. Carmichael and Tracey ex- plained their standin the matter, the former’s feelings overcoming him for @ moment. They were accorded a vote of confidence by the meeting for their attitude. Trustees Smith, Cooper and Beharrel each spoke, and explained why they considered a new school building at Matsqui a necessity. Mr. Norman Shore of Vancouver vi- sited his brother here last week. Mr. Peardon of Abbotsford, who underwent a major operation on July 9, in the hospital is getting along nicely > Mo SAY IT WITH SONGS pay what has ever been the Jargest crowd to Say good-bye to | a departing individual, omitting royalty, was recognized at the North Toronto Station of the Canadian Pacific Railway, recently, | when two thousand members of the Toronto Exhibition choir s¢ ing Bon Voyage” to their leader, Dr, H. A. Fricker, upon bis leaving for England and Europe, ‘About an hour before the departure of the train, the station was densely packed, Bleven special street cars and one hundred eutome: bilcs were used for the transportation of the group. | Drawn up at the platform the two thousand choir members ee NELS OUND) ing his maiden campaign. 7 Essex Cars LEAD ALL SIXES --sales prove it ANDERSON | ~ MOTORS Phone 1022 MATSQUI, B.C. l if New Truck Line MATSQUI | VANCOUVER i AND WAY. POINTS Regular Rates Careful Service Promptitude and Despatch M. 1 Swarf&son C.T. Rottluff Co, Bungalow Garage : Phone Mission 1013 Hay! May! Hay! j When You Want to Buy— | When You Want to Selli— HAY, GRAIN, ETC. { N. R. CRIST Highest Cash Prices Paid at All Times Notary Public, Conveyancing, Wills, Agreements, Etc. Drawn Phone 1004 MATSQUI, B.C, SSS | Phone Ab. 87Y ) GENERAL 4 | BUILDING CONTRACTOR | } with great effect as the train carrying Dr. Fricker started on its eastern journey. Mt. Lehman, B.C. |