“be the better player of the well- bbotsford umas and Matsqui News Nineteenth Year, .No. I1 Abbotsford, B.C., Wednesday, March 12, 194{ Six Titles Won by Local Players In C.F.V. Junior Badminton Tourney; Winners Wil! Compete at Vancouver TWO-DAY EVENT DRAWS SMALL GALLERY BUT OFFERS INTERESTING UPSETS IN CUP TILTS; COMPLETE RESULTS OF FINALS Six of fourteen titles were won by members of the Abbotsford Junior Badminton Club when youngsters from all parts of thé Val- ley congregated in the Philip Sheffield guditorium to compete in the fifth annual Central Fraser Valley Junior Badminton Champion- ships on Friday and Saturday. Surprise of the series was the win- ning of the girls’ doubles under 15 by Eva Hay and Beryl Stafford of Abbotsford when they beat the cup holders from White Rock, Daphne Little and Pat Wilcox, 15- 10, 12-15, 15-7. Two former Abb rd boys, Bulb Farmers Alan and Richard Trethewey, took three pieces of silver to their Warned: Must Heep Accounts Haney-Hammond club. Richard, in the upset match of the tourney, de- feated his brother, Alan,’in the GROWERS AGAIN REQUEST INQUIRY OTHERWISE TO LET AUTHORITIES ACT under 18 class. Alan, conceded to known brother act, lost the set, 154, 18-13. Alan still bears a chance of capturing the trophy as he has one more year of junior competition. GOOD PLAYING A final appeal to Ottawa to Friday night and Saturday after- noon saw the tourney brought to the finals, which were played on Saturday night to a meagre audi- ence. The brand of shuttles was thigh and spoke well for the com- petitors when they enter the B.C. junior tournament in Vancouver during the Paster holidays. ‘Three trophies were retained in the Valley meet. Violet Hay, star junior of Abbotsford, rewon her under 18 singles from a new con- tender. Vivian Golos of Abbots- ford; Violet and Richard Treth- ewey also held the under 18 title for mixed doubles. Daphne Little of White Rock was the third two- time winner when she won her under 15 singles from Eva Hay of Abbotsford. A. S. Towell, director of educa- tion in the M-S-A Area, made the presentation of trophies and prizes to winners and runners-up, fol- lowing a brief Carry-On-Badminton address to the youngsters. Complete results of the finals follow: Mixed doubles under 18—Violet Hay and Richard Trethewey beat Janet Golos and John Irvine,3-15, 18-15, 15-7; mixed under 15—Arleen Gustafson and Gerald Mullin beat Fiva Hay and Gordon Grant 15-10, 18-17: hoys doubles under 18—Alan and Richard Trethewev beat Phil Redden and Jack Grant, 15-7. 15-10; bovs doubles under 15-—Ger- (Continued on Page Five) More Than 800 Pledges Signed In M-5- | Area EXPECT EMPLOYEES IN LOCAL INDUSTRIES TO GIVE BOOST TO TOTAL Approximately 850 pledges to buy War Savings Certficiates to the extent of $12 or more per year for duration have been signed by citizens of the M-S-A Area, it is announced by A. S. Towell, cam- paign chairman of the M-S-A War Savings Committee. Loral commit- tees throughout the Area are be- ing asked to complete their can- vass at once and report their fi- nal pledges for the February drive which, due to circumstances, got away to a late start and had to be extended into March. . Tt is hoped, Mr. Towell gaia, that the final roundup plus antici- pated 100 per cent participation by local industries in the Payroll Savings division which has been grant their long-requested inquiry was drafted at a meeting of the Bradner Bulb Growers Asociation on Mondaynight.It was signed by every active member and despatch- ed by Air Mail on Tuesday. The feeling of the meeting was that, failing granting of the in- quiry into the unusual circum- stances which the association claims warrant the appeal, the members will allow the authorities to take whatever action they see fit to enforce collecion of the sales tax on their marketing of cut flowers. A recent letter from the Ex- cise Department informed one of the growers that action would be held in al@yance pending an in- quiry it was proposed that Mr. Page of the Vancouver office would conduct. However, a sub- Sequent letter stated the inquiry had been made and the depart- ment was satisfied with its course. Growers declared, according to F. Fatkin, president of the associa- tion, that Mr. Page had not visit- ed the bulb farms to conduct his inquiry. FARM ACCOUNTS It was also revealed at the meeting that letters had been re- ceived from the department warn- ing the bulb farmers that they had not complied with the law requiring proper bookkeeping re- cords to be kept. Penalties for failure to comply in this respect were mentioned in the corresp- pondence, FISHING IN MILL LAKE GOOD—FOR ‘| LORNE VANETTA A Waltonian invasion of Abbots- ford Lake has been made the past two Sundays by Lorne Vanetta of Abbotsford. Lorne dragged several fine Kamloops trout from the depths of the former mill site on March 2, although there were others caught, and on March 9 he displayed three more beauties—the only catch of that day reported. All the fish have been of a good size and will probably bring out more seekers of the fighting trout to the close-in water. Hon. G. M. Weir, minister of ed- fication, will be invited to open the new Maple Ridge Junior-Sen- for high school early in April. DISTRUSTS NAZIS ~ $1.20 Per Year “Winnie” Visits Glasgow Proposed New School Occupied Attention of M-S-A Area Advisory Board; Matsqui Council Present Replacement and where of the school accommodation destroyed when the Superior School housing three classes burned in Matsqui on Feb. 23, was the principal subject under discussion at the meeting of the Advisory Board and A. §S, Towell, director of the M-S-A Education- al Area, held on Friday night. Tenders for wood Supplies for the schools next term were awarded and the report of Dr. J. A. Taylor, M.H.O., heard and then the new problem was tackled for the balance of a lengthy session, Inspector Toweli, who attended the Matsqui council meeting on Wednesday, had invited the council to attend the Advisory Board meeting and Reeve Jas, Simpson with Councillors Kettle and Scott took part in the discussions on Friday night. Mr. Towell in order to picture the situation, had prepared a “brief regarding the location of the proposed new school.” This brief was divided into three parts: An introduction dealing with the facilities of the Area before the fire; Arguments advanced in favor of rebuilding in Matsqui hamlet; and arguments for consolidating the school with facilities at Abbotsford. Copies were distributed and additional arguments either way were in- vited from those present, No decision was reached by the meeting although Reeve Simpson declared he would have been 100 pr cent favorable to Mr. Towell’s Proposals if school taxation had been taken off land. As it was, he said, he must fight on behalf of the taxpayers, - Regret that the provincial government had failed to enact the re- quested amendments to the M-S-A School Act last year was voiced repeatedly during the meeting. As Reeve Simpson remarked: “If there ‘Was equalization of school taxation over the Area, I don’t believe there would be any objection to consolidation.” Both Mr. Towell and Abbotsford representatives agreed that the present High School site did not lend itself well to expansion anticipating Junior-Senior high school now being adopted in the rest of the Fraser Valley. All angles were discussed before the meeting adjourned even the Suggestion that, in view of local Politics, the easiest solution would date. be just to rebuild the school on its old site and hope to improve the educational facilities of the Area in Some other way at some future Editor’s Note—Mr, Towell has consented to the publication of his brief reviewing the situation regarding the proposed new schogl and this will be printed inTHE NEWS next week. Wearing a naval cap and three -quorter length seaman’s style coat, Prime Minister Churchill radiates vigcr &nd confidence as he stops to shake hands with a man in a wheelchair during a visit to defences in the Glasgow area, determined jaty. The inevitable cigar accentuates the jut of Churchill's Matsqui’s Position “Best In 15 Years,” States Ex-Reeve Bank Debit Reduced to $11,500; Assets Are $6622 Annual report of the Corpora- tion of Matsqui for 1940, publish- ed in booklet form, contains a foreword by George A. Cruick- shank, M.P., who concluded ten years’ service as reeve of the municipality, declaring the district to be in “a better position today than it has been for the last 15 ye: ” He points out that “the new council starts with current assets of $6622 including accounts receivable of $2280, and a bank debit reduced to $11,500...” The revenue account totalling $100,413 shows taxes amounting to $66,813, srants of $26,584, sundry income of $4803 and land sales of $12213. Expenditure account reveals ap- proximately a three-way split’ of Monday night. It was signed by so popular among industrial work- ers elsewhere in B.C., will further swell this total and bring it near- er the revised quota of 1400 pledges. In a report received by THENEWS on Monday, the National Commit- tee at Ottawa, the M-S-A Area led the Fraser Valley outside of Chilliwack City ane district up to March 8. At that time the Area had reported 803 pledges against its original quota of 609 and Chil liwack had 902 out of 1400, a quota which presumably has also been revised. The Surrey com- mittee had reported 146 pledges, Langley 147, Maple Ridge 714, Mis- sion 371, Agassiz 51, Port Coquit- lam 245, Port Moody-Ioco 573 and Delta 23, The M4S-A was further credited with being one of two Fraser Valley districts among 24 B.C. committees exceeding their original quotas, In commenting on the report, the national chairman says: “To date we have signed one in ten of our ‘population and this leaves a big field open for our workers... ‘These figures merely emphasize the tremendous job still to be done.” AE SE DECLARES FOR WAR Testifying in support of the US lease-lend bill, James W. Gerard, ambassador to Germany from 1913 to 1917, predicted the Nazis would “seize” Mexico if Britain were de. feated, and came out for a declara- tion of war, He said he could see fo hope of a negotiated Peace, fairs, schools, and social services including relief, the last two tak- ing $34,207 and $31,221 respectively. MANY ASSISTED SAVINGS DRIVE SPECIAL EVENTS At the weekly meeting on Thursday night of the M-S-A War Savings Campaign Committee ap- preciation was voiced of the as- sistance accorded the Special Events division in connection with the dinner prepared by a volun- teer group of women to entertain the Westminster Regiment con- cert party and band and also the’ co-operation received in selling tickets for the second draw. In the report of Bruce Gleig it was revealed that high ticket sales had been made by the Canadian Leg- jon which sold 12 books or 120 tickets and the next was the Ma- sonic Lodge with 8 Heelas had high i with 70 tickets and Mr. Gleig him self sold 69. Mrs. A. W. Webb, secretary, re- ported that there had been many helpful donations toward the din- Those ner. contributing supp!ic included: Mesdames Beetlest Amos, Andrews, Richier, Lille Armstrong, Webb, Pattenden, B: rett, Trowsdale, Waterton, Blez- ard, Caldecott, Edwards, T. D. Smith, Zalesky, Jackson, ~ West, Day, McAllister, Wilson, Kouriti- zin, Brown, Smythe, Curtis, Combs, Burton, Yarwood, Sparrow, Matty, Blatchford, York, McLean, Augus- tine, Salmon; Miss Hunt; Messrs. Walker, Benedict, Gillis, Plaxton, Nelson, Evans, Hill-Tout, Tims, Mulner; Andrews’ Grocery, J. §S. Daly, The Teddy Bear, Valley Hardware, Overwaitea, Abbotsford Bakery, Modern Markets, Alf’s Bakery, Roberts' Meat Market, Locker Cold Storage; also men of the War Savings campaign committee, Indications now are that a by- law for a junior-senior high school will be put to the voters of Lang- ley in April. TTT NeSL URNA CONSERVATION TO BE TRADE BOARD TOPIC ON MONDAY NIGHT Conservation, a topic of in- terest to both farmers and busi- nessmen will be the subject of the guest speaker, David B. Tur- ner of the staff of the Duke of Connaught High School, New Westminster, at the monthly meeting of Abbotsford & Dist- rict Board of Trade on Monday night. The speaker will be intro- duced by Ralph Gram of Van- couver, former officer of the M-S-A Board. President Andrews has also Several important community items on the agenda as well as a report of interim activities of the board. In view of the enter- tainment intimated for the an- RCAF APPLICANTS INTERVIEWED BY AIR FORCE OFFICER Fifteen applicants were inter- viewed by Flying Officer R. RE. Horsfield of Vancouver who was in charge of the second visit to Abbotsford of the R.C.A.F. Mobile Recruiting Unit which took place on Tuesday. The R.C.A.F. is re- cruiting a large quota of flyers monthly now and Flying Officer Horsfield, as did Flight Lieut, H. Jones on the previous occasion, took opportunity to congratulate the M-S-A Area on the number of young men it has already pro- vided the service. Recently oper- ating in a similar capacity in Eastern Canada, the recruiting of- ficer’ commented on the particul- arly large number of young men volunteering for the Air Force in Ontario and referred to the won- derful training facilities now being provided by the R.C.A.F. He is Spending today and Thursday in Chilliwack and will be at Mission on Friday. nual meeting of the A Boards, to which Vancouver Boards will be hosts, it is ex- pected a number of members will want to be Included among the delegates to be chosen on Monday night. The meeting takes place at 8 p.m, Monday in the board room eof the Canadian Legion hall. MATSQUI COMMITTEE FOR WAR SERVICES In compliance with a request from the provincial campaign manager for the War Services Fund to be solicited this month, Matsqui municipal council, at its regular meeting on Wednesday, formed the following district com- mittce: Chairman, Reeve Jas. Simpson; vice-chairman, Coun. L. J. Kettle; publicity chairman, |, Coun. Wm. Scott; secretary, W. PE. Baynes and treasurer, Carl W. Gustafson. 144 CRASHES CRASHES NO BOTHER Ken Tyler is one pilot training with the R.C.AF. at Trenton who searcely gives a second thought to the possibility of a crash. It would merely be something he's done 144 times before—on all but two occa- sions with Hollywood cameras tak- ing it all im for the films. The former stumt flier has 2,000 flying hours to his credit and is a veteran PLAN TWO-DAY DAFFODIL SHOW A two-day Daffodil Show will be held by the Bradner Bulb Growers, it was decided at the association's meeting on Monday night. Dates selected are Saturday and Sunday, March 29 and 30, and {the enlarged event will be held as }customary in the Bradner Com- munity hall. The second day for lthe popular floral festival is for |the benefit of flower lovers who |requested a weekend event that | would enable them to attend when |not working. [JAPANESE SCHOOL An application by thg Clayburn |Japanese School, Yasuyo Sekine, |pEineipal to the provincia] auth- orities for permission to continue operate a Japanese language school, is reported. Inspector A. S. Towell of the M-S-A Education- al Area, has been asked to make a report on the application. When the matter came before Matsqui New Trophy For Boxing Champions SCHOOL COMPETITION; CUPS TO INDIVIDUALS Jack Watson has offered a new cup for school competition in the second of the annual M-S-A School- boy Boxing Championships. The trophy is the bronze figure of a boxer about eight inches high, stands on a four-inch ebony base and is to be won for aggregate points by schools when the boys meet in the Philip Sheffield Au- ditorium, Abobtsford, on Thursday and Friday, March 27 and 28. The school winning the bronze statue will have its name engraved on a shield attached to the base. z Much interest is being centred on the competition this year, even more than it received at its incep- tion in 1940, Mr, Watson, instig- ator of the event, and donator of the aggregate trophy announces that boys who last year were only mildly interested have this year signified their intention to enter into the leather festival. Entries must be in the hands. of A. F. Stradiotti of Abbotsford, not later than March 20. Mr. Stradiotti is aiding the boys of Philip Sheffield high school in Staging the affair under their own auspices. Last year it was spon- sored by the now inactive Abbots- ford and District Amateur Athlet- ic Association. Although the boys themselves are doing the work, they are receiving the co-operation of several individuals, Besides Mr. Watson and Mr. Stradiotti, Const. Ray Ellis of the B.C. Police Office in Abbotsford, is helping by train- ing the boys on Tuesday nights in the auditorium and during school Physical Fducation periods, The same tem of awarding title winners ll be used this year as in the initial event. Cups will municipal council on Wednesday the council had no objection, it said, to this particular school, but to the winners of each shields for runners-up. There will be about nine classes be given elass and of the Spanish and Chinese wars. it reiterated its opposition in prin- in the two-day fight meet. ciple to foreign language schools. et RECRUITS WANTED Announcement that a unit and medical examining board for the Canadian Army will visit Abobtsford on March 20 is made on page five DR, GUNN TO ADDRESS SUMAS COW-TESTING MEETING TUESDAY Sumas Cow-Testing Association will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday, March 18, at 8:30 p.m, in the Agricultural Hall, Whatcom Road. Dr. W. R. Gunn, provincial veterinarian, will be present to speak on Calf Vaccination for Bang’s Disease. In view of the wide interest in this topic, ©. H. Beldam, president of the C.T.A., says all dainymen will be welcome to attend. recruiting NEW MINISTER Jean Desy, former Canadian min ister to Belgium and the Nether lands, is being named to the newly- created post of Canadien minister te Brazil, it was learned in Ottawa. About 180 tons of processed ber- ries will be shipped from Maple Ridge, part of 1200 tons sold un- der a recent agreement.