Avbotsford, Sumas & Circulating thoroughly in Abbotsford, Matsqui, Clayburn Huntingdon, Kilgard, Straiton, Gifford Ridgedale. Upper Sumas, Mt. Lehman: Sumas Prairie and All Points in the Surrounding District. Marsqui New: Sixth Year. No. 8. ABBOTSFORD, B.C., Wednesday, February 22, 1928 $1.50 per Year F. C. EVANS PENS LEAD ALL B.C. COMMERCIAL EN’ IN EGG-LAYING CONTEST FP. C. Evans, local poultryman, emerged from the British Columbia! egg-laying contest, conducted under supervision of the Agassiz Experimen- tal station, with the second highest yield of any pen in British C Will Speak On Conditions In China Mrs. E. Johnson, who has recently arrived in this country from China, with experience with the war and ban- has gistry conditions in the Orient, will speak in the Nazarene church next Sunday at morning and evening ser- vices. These services will be in charge of the church W.MS. In addition to entries by the Uni- versity of British Columbia pens, -45; ~ of the leading poultrymen of the pro- vince entered their birds. The U.B.C. pen won first place with a total of 682 eggs for the test period, and a rating of 725.3 points. Mr. Evans’ pens takes second place with a total of 549 eggs, and 609.2 points. During the final week of the test, the Evans pen of 10 . birds laid 52 eggs—the highest produc- tion of the entire period—the Univer- sity pen showing 45 eggs. In addition to these achievements, Mr. Evans’ birds won first place for laying the largest eggs (average) throughout the contest. ig the keen competition which prevails among poultrymen in such laying contests, and the standing and resources of the other 45 competitors, Mr. Evans is to be congratulated. Mr. Taylor of Mt. Lehman was as- sessed court costs in a pound bylaw infraction case heard by Magistrate Bell in Matsqui. Poundkeeper White of Bradner had seized Mr. Taylor’s horses. _The Chilliwack Farmers’ Exchange, farmers’ co-operative, has been pur- chased at a price of $68,000 by the B. & K. Milling Company. Lack of sup- port b y farmer members of the ex- change is said to have precipitated the sale. David Spencer’s department store at Chilliwack was burglarized last week The Fraser Valley now comes under the provincial Marketing Act, passed by the last session. » Dance and repeat performance of “Snow White” in Gaisley Hall on Fri- day, March 2. - n H.L. Atkins —W.S. Gardiner ~ Hotel Atangard. ABBOTSFORD, B.C. 16 En-Suit Rooms 24 Single Rooms (with or without bath) Best Appointed Hostelry in Fraser Valley. Hot-Water Heating. Commodious Lobby, Lounge © Parlor. Modern Plumbing —_+ — Phone Abbotsford 100 and a quantity of goods taken. VICTORY THEATRE MISSIO) N CITY Thursday, Friday & Saturday February 23, 24, 25—THE STUPENDOUS PRODUCTION : | “BEN SPECIAL MUSIC for this picture Adults 50c; Children 25c HUR” cast OF 150000 Evening Performance at 8 p.m. Afternoon Performance at 3 p.m. TUESDAY&WEDNES DAY February 28, 29: LEWIS STONE and LILYAN TASHMAN ip “The Prince of Headwaiters”’ Lupino -Lane Comedy: “Some Scout” Comfortable, orchestra seats. Modern, fireproof theatre Courteous ushers, orderly management Good music, clear pictures Tues., Wed. and Friday at 8 p.m. P Galety Gunton ng Sora \ N J HEN you travel by the big blue coaches you are certain you are riding in safety, you know you ‘are travelling in comfort, and you will find that you have covered the di in the of time. The operators of the big blue coaches are trained for their jobs in a special school and particularly in regard to safety. The comfort of the coaches speaks for itself, and their powerful engines provide speed ae and regularity of service. B.C. RAPID TRANSIT COMPANY = A branch of B. C. Electric service ara extra cost; and DEPRECIATION o: out hundreds of dollars more for Trading-In Your Car That is the question. Many thoughtful motorists, who estimate the ‘mileage available for another year in their present car, against the - Do You Save By ? it not pay YOU better to have your present car checked over, and perhaps tuned up for another season’s reliable use, instead of paying next year. We do reliable repairs and sell all accessories at low rates. f a new one, think not. And would Something which may be bettered Attend Funeral Of Father Mr. and Mrs. Ben. Sykes left last Wednesday for Munroe, Wash., called there by the sudden death of Mr. Sykes’ father, who passed away at his home on February 13. The late Mr. Sykes was in his 80th year, but carried his years well. He leaves a wife and three sons, two sisters and two brothers. He had ten grand- children and three great grand chil- dren. Funeral services were held in Munroe on February 17. ALL FRUITGROWERS are invited to attend a Public Meeting to be held in THE MASONIC HALL ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1928 to consider our Local attitude towards Compulsory Government Control of the Sale of Fruit. Speakers: MR. G. MOODY MR. A. S. RANKIN MR. W. J. MANSON NOTICE OF MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Friday, the 16th day of March, 1928, a meeting will be held in the M: i POPLAR A whist drive and dance was held at the home of Mrs. Hughes last Saturday under auspices of Poplar W4I., first prizes being won by Mrs. Jacobsen and Mrs. H. Todd, consolations going to Mrs. J. Aitken and Mr. J. Mutter. Con- yenors were Mrs. J. Aitken, Mrs. G. Foy, Mrs. Stetch and Miss M. Hughes. The next whist drive will be held on Saturday next at Mrs. Hughes’ Poplar Dramatic Society are rehears- ing play “Station Y.Y.Y.Y.” which they will give on March 3. Mr. W. S. Hill-Tout has purchased a new team. A meeting of the F.V.M.P.A. was held in Peardonville Hall last Friday, the speakers being Mr Hyatt and Mr Crab- tree. Ref were pi ded by the ladies. Mrs. T. Bennett visited her father in New W over the : id Mrs. Turner of Poplar is still receiv- ing treatment at the hospital. Members of Poplar Boys’ Club are being entertained at the home of Mrs. H. Lait tomorrow by the W.I. executive. Legion Members Entertain Great war veterans entertained a number of friends in the Gaisley Hall last Thursday evening, when songs, stories and dancing made for a happy program. Vocal selections were given by Mrs. Blinch, Mrs. Trussell, Mr. J. Rowley and Mr. J, Van Malderan, and Messrs P. Payne and H. T. Peters en- tertained with war stories. Mr. Bell of Clayburn injected much humor into the program with a description of his ‘first and last appearance on the stage’ An or ting of the dis- Hall, Abbotsford, for the purpose of deciding whether a petition shall be submitted to the Lieutenant-Governor in Council for the constitution of a committee of direction for the market- ing of berries grown in the Abbotsford, Sumas and Matsqui district, as provided for in the “Produce Marketing Act.” (Signed) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ote St. Patrich’s DANCE JUBILEE HALL, ABBOTSFORD FRIDAY, MARCH 9th, 1928 Vanetta’s 7-Piece Orchestra Music starts at 9 o'clock, Gentlemen $1.00 Ladies 50c ABBOTSFORD HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL DANCE will be given by students and teaching staff IN THE GAISLEY HALL, ON THURSDAY, MARCH Ist, 1928; Dancing 9-2. Vanetta’s Orchestra Dance Admission 50c ' The annual invitation banquet of the High School precedes the dance. RIDGEDALE COMMUNITY CLUB oe St. Patrick's Dance will be held in the above hall on FRIDAY, MARCH 16th, 1928, Wood's “Big Six” Orchestra. A Good Time for All THE ANGLICAN OHURCH St. Matthew’s, Abbotsford— Services on Sunday Next— Holy Communion at 8 a.m. 11 am. Holy Communion (choral). 11 am, Address “The Christain Altar”. Evensong at 7.30 p.m. and Sermon. “Gods Fatherhood”, being the first of caries on the parable of the Prodigal n, Wednesday, February 22nd, “Ash Wednesday”. . Services at 8 p.m.and address (1) Adam”. The address on the Wednesday evening Services dur- ing Lent will centre around “Some Sinners of the Bible’. Rey, E. H. BAKER, B. D. trict Conservative association was held in Clayburn schoolhouse last week, and Messrs. C. A. Purver and R. L. Trim- nell appointed to the executive com- mittee, representing Clayburn division, HUNTINGDON A charming social]; honoring Miss Gwen Tapp, was given in Huntingdon hhoolh: on ig, about 50 guests being present. Whist, games and music were followed by a supper, Dp! ig enj for all. were Miss M. McInnis and Miss Gladys Tapp. Under auspices of the W. I. a whist drive will be given in the school house on Friday next, Under auspices of the managing Board of St. Paul's church, a mother, father, son and daughter banquet will be given in the schoolhouse on Friday, March 2, Rev. McCaugey of Belling- ham will lecture, and a musical pro- gram is being arranged. The preparation of exhibits for fall fairs was ed by the don W. I. on Wednesday afternoon. The meeting being held at the home of Mrs. M. Murphy. An address was givens by Mrs. W. L. Gordon of Victoria, who judged in domestic science at the Sumas fair last year, when she promised to return to advise the members. The kinds of stitches for neat and efficient needle- work were shown, the shape and sub- stance of cakes, pastry and other var- ieties of cooking were explained and methods of canning and the points that made for attractiveness were con- sidered. A lantern illustrating the early animals of this continent, was given by Professor M. Y. Williams, in the Huntingdon school last week, under auspices of the P, T. A. Mr. A. W. Finlay operating the lantern. Retouched pictures of little horses, saber-toothed tigers, mastodons and other pre-historic mammals were shown, and stories of discovery of their bones told.! About $25 was realized hy a “Valen- tine” social held in the chw’ch on Tues- day, a parcel post sale augmenting the receipts, Births : In the M.S.A. Hospitai—To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Price, Mt. Lehman, on Feb. 17, a son; to Mr, and Mrs. David Rennie, Gifford, on Feb. 20, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Turner, Poplar, on Feb. 22, a daughter. To Mr. and Mrs, John Saunders, of Matsqui, a daughter. Kenneth Thompson of Clayburn is being treated in the local hospital fo. TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Rev, T. 3S. Paton, B.A., Pastor Special 20th Anniversary Service On Sunday, February 26th. ~ 10 am. Sunday School and Teen ~ Age Classes, 11 am. Subject:—“Thy Kingdom Come”. 3 p.m. —Services in St. Paul's Church Huntingdon. 7. 30 p.m. Subject: “Would You Recog- nize An Old Fashioned Christian If You Met One”? Rey. J. H. White, D. D., of Sardis, will preach morning and evening. The Choir will render special music at both services. Monday evening February 27th, at 7.45, Anniversary Concert and Social in church. PHONE 36 _ _WEIR’S GARAGE Atwater-Kent Radio Agency ABBOTSFORD Reys. White of Clayburn, McGuire of Sumas, and Baker of Abb- otsford. Splendid musica! pi : We invite all to join us in celebrat- ing this anniversary. from i successfully undergoing an operation Y. FACE POWDERS, COSMETICS Creams, Etc. Reliable Prepara- tions to suit your individuality at reasonable prices. Quality only. feshion Beauty on Parlor », Exclusively for Ladies & Children MISS E. M. BATES Phone 6R (Next to Arbor Parlor) CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY Sunday School at 39 a.m. Service Sunday at 1) a.m, Tn L.0,.0.F, Hall, Sumas MATSQUI AGRICULTURAL AS- SOCIATION AIMS TO SUR- PASS 1927: ACHIEVEMENTS Over 40 members of Matsqui Agricul- tural Association attended a meeting of the Directorate held in Gifford hall last evening, and decided to again place an exhibit in the Provincial fair. Con- venors of committees for the prepara- tion of this display were named as fol- lows: dairy products, Dr. “Wood, T. Blackadder; table vegetables, A. Pur- ver; preserved fruits, Mrs. Gilchrist; fresh fruits, C. Purver; grains, etc. Dal Wood; hays, grasses, R. Crist; roots and vegetables for stock, F. Fatkin; honey, T. Baker. Dr. Wood will direct the ensemble. It was decided to amalgamate with lecture describing and; t Farmers’ I , aS a pro- ceedure of advantage to both organi- zations, thus qualifying for the govern- ment grant of 50 cents per member, and other concessions. The agricul- tural association now has a member- ship of 160, which will increase to over 250 by amalgamation. The following were named a committee to obtain full particulars of this matter, with requir- ed changes in the constitution, and ‘present at the next meeting: J. P. Carr G. H. Loach and S. Harvey. Tentative plans for the fall fair were discussed, and the hall and grounds |committeemen named, H. Shogren to attend to the fornier, and J. Murphy the latter. To facilitate the activities of the or- ganization, regular \meetings will be held in Gifford hall on last Thursdays of every month until the fall fair date. In anticipation of a big exhibition, it was decided to close entries three days before the fair date this year. During the meeting Secretary Loach read the judges’ score card reports of all provincial fairs, as compiled by the Department of Agriculture, which showed Matsqui to have lead not only Circuit Two, which embraces 18 of the best country fairs in British Columbia, but to have scored the second highest averages, surpassing both Vancouver and Victoria. The totals were; New Westminster 91.3; Matsqui 90.1; Van- couver 88.4; Victoria 85.0. Matsqui’s score was itemized as follows: manage- ment of fair 18.5 (max. 20); interest of public 13.9 (max. 15); grounds and e- Provincial Cow-Testing Competition Following are local winners in the provincial cow-testing competition, as announced at the annual banquet of the B.C. Dairymen’s Association held in Nanaimo (Sumas-Matsqui Cow- Testing Association): Two-year-old class—D. Buchanan, Tilly, Holstein-Jersey; 10,497-lbs. milk, 511.6-lbs. fat. T. F. Seldon, Violet, Holstein, 9,038- Ibs. milk; 424.8-lbs. fat. Three-years- and-over class—Harry Day, Meg, Ayrshire; 13,598-Ibs, milk; 623.3-Ibs. fat. Farr Bros., Maggie, Holstein; 17,478 Ibs. milk; 698.5-Ibs. fat. Best average of five—Farr Bros., 14,360 lbs. milk; 503.4 Ibs, fat. Harry Day, 9.954-Ibs. milk; 480.0-Ibs. fat. Best average of three for three years: L. T. Beharrell, 13,098-lbs. milk; 439- Ibs. fat. The following ladies were named as officers of Upper Sumas W.\I. at a meeting hefd in the municipal hall on Tuesday: Mrs. W. Y. Porter, president Mrs. Mackie, vice-president; Mrs, Fred Nelles, secretary. Brett's Ltd. announce free movie movie entertainment in Abbots- ford theatre on Thursday of next week with films showing the many interest- ing processes in the manufacture of the New Ford car. : : es J. H. BURY & SON are offering \ Mammoth Pekin Eggs or Duc! 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