ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS & MATSQUI NEWS LIBRARY NOTES Canadian Pacific Extends Air-Conditioned Service Save Up to 40 Per] "wer ssnweon |g ms Gent on Your Spring ‘Japanese Flyers Set Record (Masaaki Linuma and Kenji Tsuka- _goshi, Japanese aviators, arrived in London a few days ago from Tokyo, in Kamikaze (Divine Wind), mono- us introduce you to Archie and Mehi- plane owned by the newspaper Asahi. tabel two v delightful characters % Bearing Tokyo's Coronation greetings, created by the American columnist the Nipponese averaged 198 miles an Don Marquis, Archie is a cockroach hour, making the 9,8000-mile trip in ronal prays but the reincarnation of a “vers libre 94 hours 1§ minhtes -- two days faster poet, and Mehitabel, the alley cat 3 once was Cleopatra (or so, at least, than the ten-year-old record set by yo! Branchmen, You can make a saving of 30% wo . to 40% on your cost of spraying she says!) Archie manages to put his e = . = literary efforts on paper by the labor- 3 your fruit trees this spring if you ‘The cost of a reece Use Watkins Stock Dip (Insec- bus method of falling headfirat eka across the Minster will be in the neigh- |{ tilde, Dip and Disinfectant.) Costs }) M™ Marquis’ © typewriter,--achleving Bea ot412,000 : far less than nicotine, but does the }{ one letter per bump. Naturally aa ‘ as aphids, pear psylla, and oyster- Wy e ADIULIS | ALO! CUNITUALS Dy a ee aye, eR gee eat e ‘but that only makes the resulting pHi shell scale. Leading growers re- commend its use right through the OOOOOOOO even more hilariously losophic poems funny. ot % “ . Om . Ss. D. L % pirebdatmer afd beans acy: ae ai UM Two English humourists who write * z Anglis rists W: rite ewis A ee Pale eel aoe Lay anes in collaboration are W, GC. Sellar and ¥ « oN R. J. Yeatman. Their best known ‘ oe : % Compare the Cost + |] book is “1066 and all that”, in which : Us ec ‘| and I'll prove I can save you mon- || they endeayor to write a history ot : f% s % ey. I can do it on other products England consisting entirely of “‘mem- ‘4 PAINTING : eo that you need such as Fly Spray, orable” facts. The result is such that ; PAPERHANGING {|| Stock and Poultry Preparations |/no one should attempt to read the KALSOMINING || and household products. I have || book if prolonged and violent laught- or KY some real bargains now on gen- er is bad for them. . of “Specialist in Tiftany Finishes % (J uine high quality Watkins Prod- In “And now all this” the same au- e sf any 4 ri Q y ‘i x5 ucts so it will pay you to wait for thors have done for all branches of oe SHO’ CARDS SIGNS j)] my cai. knowledge what they did for history Lower Sumas Rd. (near Legion) (4 in their earlier book. And _ that * J: Ww. LEITGEB should be sufficient recommendation The Watkins Dealer for anyone, i Box 22 Aldergrove ‘Horse Nonsense’ deals with the équestrian art: and is done with the BUILDING same gay touch, and has the same amusing illustration as the two other volumes. Having mentioned American and English humour, here is a Canadian book ‘Britannia Waives the Rules’’- a confidential guide to the .customs manners and habits of “The nation of Shakespeare’ by Frances Douglas (who has never been there) and Thel- ma Tecocq (who has). These two girls take an imaginary trip though England poking gentle fun at every- thing from the climate to the dress and activities of the local inhabitants, in an effort to “score off” those Bng- lishmen who write travel books about Canada for Englishmen. Expert Welding and Blacksmithing P, M. ZALESKY - - BLACKSMITH ‘ Lower Sumas Rd., near Valley Lbr. Co ™* * Building Moving : bes May need a new house or barn or an addition to your buildings. Or your house may need a new cedar or __eonerete foundation, or other repairs, 3 FIRST-CLASS WORKMANSHIP Prices Reasonable Estimates Free Phone 169G or Write or Call— A.B. SCHMIDT & SONS McCallum Rd., 2% miles straight S. of M.-S.-A. Hospital, on N. Hill place ‘Milk chocolate has a food value of 2,615 calories per pound, compared with 314 for milk,594 for eggs, and 960 for beaf steak. he Canadian Pacific Railway ry : Angus Shops at Montreal are e? f ‘ humming with activity these days : as the Company continues its comprehensive programme of air- conditioning. In the current year, air-conditioning equipment will * be added to 136 cars, including standard sleepers, dining cars, tourist sleepers, parlor cars, and day coaches, and these, in addi- - tion to the 130 cars air-condition- * ed in 1936, will permit a very x considerable extension of air-con- ditioned services throughout the conditioned sleepers and lounge Ds cars were also provided for the Montreal and Ottawa,| “Mountaineer” service between on Chicago, St. Paul, and Vancouver. - Some idea of the work connect- Mee ed with air-conditioning is given ge by the pictures above. Cars are * stripped, as in lower right, and bx insulated to keep out heat, cold, gt and dust. The pictures at the 7 left show some of the material J being placed in the cars. The “i satisfaction written all over the face of the young lady, in “Lower Pw. | 5,” expresses the public’s feelings i toward this new type of control- led comfort. In the centre is a close-up of the control equipment, by which, as the arrows indicate, the individual can regulate the volume and direction of the flow sleeping and parlor cars for use on trains between Montreal and Quebec, Toronto and Ottawa, and trains 39 and 40 between Montreal and Saint John, NB. ~ Air-condition- ing of tourist cars for use on the transcontinental trains between Vancouver and Montreal and Tor- onto is a new and interesting fea- ture of the 1937 programme. This will supplement last year’s ser- yices which allowed air-condition- ed standard sleepers, compart- ment-lounge, bedroom and parlor cars to be used on transcontinen- tal trains between Montreal, Tor- ronto, and Vancouver; the Mont- real, Toronto, Hamilton, Chicago Services; and the night trains be- Dominion. Provision is made by the 1937 programme to provide air-con- ditioned dining cars on all trains carrying air-conditioned sleepers Ae) / : or parlor cars, besides additional| tween Montreal and Boston. Air-| of air. BY OUR present Provincial Administration has been in office some three : = and a half years. During that time, I think that we haye made clear Besides the few titles which have| the many books by Stephen Leacock,|! others as well-known are always such y been mentioned, there are, of course,| Robert Benchley, Irvin S. Cobb and fun to read.— A. M. H. our purposes upon your behalf and it now seems fitting to secure from you an expression of your desires for the immediate future. Ce ee ne ee é The Legislature has therefore been dissolved, nomination day will be ‘ , 4 held May 11th, and polling day June Ist. } May I recall to your mind in broad general outline some of the things . sy iy which haye been accomplished: . ae A Commission is to study the all im- institutions generally have been main- portant question of the mutual rela- tained, and our position established 2 ; tionships of the Provinces and the upon a solid and progressive basis. ie _ oat Dominion with a view to amendisg the Not only has all of the foregoing been a constitution) to! mect existing require= accomplished without any increase in ments. ‘ taxation, but there haye been decreases : } : Your Provincial Government has pur- in taxation, notably the abolition of the } 5 | 455 sued this matter from the day of its one per cent tax on wages in the lower ee tere’ taking office, and pending adj brack : . : | BRITISH COLUMBIA of the larger issue, secured an annual is interim payment of $750,000 over and ee, above what had previously been paid to en the Province. The credit of our Provi NOW, WHAT OF THE FUTURE? We shall exert unbending effort towards the d of our tion for abs has been re-established and a recent sale the mutual advantage of the Provinces : of bonds was made at the lowest rate of and the Dominion, and for the placing j f y) : interest in the history of the Province. of this Provincein a position of equality 4 4 ps 3 gam 2 5 i with the other Provinces in the Con- : EALTH is the first consideration in life. Measures to ensure health - Pana we to public works ae out federation of Canada. are essential. Each individual can enormously ensure his own health “3 solely on our own account, a joint pro- ct a ‘, bs es, Bees aid vinta ae cdi Dae the This question is yital to the welfare and by proper living. The state can assist by instruction and by practical = Darien! Gay eentiedt kok stain Hight : prosperity of all of us. No other question before us is of so transcendent import= way construction and other functions eae of Pedchcial’chneacters + ance because our activitiesin all matters ri 7 depend so largely upon it._ The Municipalities have been relievedof _ sie ete social service costs to the extent of more ; than $700,000 per annum and, in x addition, the Goyernment has assumed measures. “! To ensure health there must be both curative and preventive measures. The care and treatment of those unable to make any contribution is a separate question. In British Columbia our curative costs in the maintenance of public institu- tions and otherwise, have been mount- ing year by year until it now runs into - We shall immediately carry out a more extensive programme of necessary road a larger percentage of relief costs. Instit and bridge construction. rae many millions of dollars annually. The matter of the care of the indigent will be reviewed and endeayour made Land other k essen- tial to the public service will be con- The position of the workers of the Province has been greatly improved and millions of dollars haye been added to the industrial pay-roll. Industry nes been encouraged and h gover al co- It is clear that preventive measures structed. are necessary, both for the purpose of 1 weer s protecting the health of each in- dividual and to reduce relative costs. te more effectively provide for their care and treatment. The question of health insurance to be submitted to the electorate should For many years the matter of health therefore be viewed entirely apart from insurance has been before the people id of tre: ent of the of British Columbia. indigent, and solely as concerning those In the first session of 1936, the Legisl ting to the ture passed an act of*limited character as a beginning, to be extended as The position of the Municipalities will be further reviewed and definite action taken as early as possible. ees 14 ion operation. Action has been taken under exception- ally difficult conditions of legal and economic character fe enable ene We shall proceed progressively in dealing with the problems of industry and The Go in fi labour, health, education, social welfare vernment is in favour of a health ducet of 1 to Anal ionofindustrialoppoxtunity ticniadalication) avonld iindicate ingruranice macetcrenbat will Paeuided bee pada BEE u . by the decision of the electorate in its these products to the advantage of both and endeavour. Before effect could be given to the pide Retlon ora producer and consumer. esos provisions of the Bill, the measure met Prospecting and the devel of the Our attitude towards all matters affect- y with violent opposition. The following is the question which it ing the public welfare can be best interpreted by what we have actually done. mining industry has been encouraged b through the construction of roads and trails. Sumptuary laws are difficult of enforce- is proposed to submit: ment unless preponderantly supported “Are you in favour of a comprehensive by public opinion. te i i health insurance plan progressively Definite action has been taken and My colleagues join me in an expression lied ?”* foundation laid of far hi. of fid, for the future and good = in the sphere of education, including wishes two you all. recreational training. In the light of ci the Government has thought it wise to ‘test public opinion upon the i of health i before p di further, and for this reason, is sub: mitting the question to the electors for Very sincerely, Your obedient servant, Health a welfare problems have been ked. Remarkabl pro- ecein has been made and benefits an expression of opinion. extended. ‘ Those who may come within the scope AN ry No part of Canada has had better \ of a health insurance measure must pe ofu under yery trying conditions, t relief necessarily be those who make con- ee —s tribution thereto. ‘ No Prime Minister? — PRIME MINISTER The integrity of our credit, the good mame of our Province and provincial