Our Prices and Quality always appeal to Thrifty Buyers - Dominion Picnic Hams, Ib. . Herrings, in tomato sauce, la) 15: me 15° 2tin 12° 3 bars 10° Indian Maid, talls, 3 for 25°: Ensign Tomato Ketchup, No, Roaedale Toi Palmolive Salmon, let Soa Produc Pilchards, Malkin’s best, tall tins Breakfast Coffee, ground 10° freshly Zi 87° New Season's Tea, Bibbs. Oo. W. BENED] Two Stores in Abbotsford for... $4.00 ST The Courtesy Store d —— ee! Why Not Haye Your Own Home? a hap; tia PY year in desirable homes in this dist ; ri and if you are contemplating the ee of a residence, see me irs’ Alexander McCallum ALL INSURANCE, DEED: Telephones 43 and 72 — ae 20 yrs SUMAS LAND AGENT MATSQUI TRUCKMAN ESCAPES SERIOUS INJURY WHEN TRUCK STRUCK BY TRAIN Bugeno D. Rottluff, truckman, of , Matsaul, had a miraculous escape from Serious injury or death on Thursday jferenoon Jast, when his truck was hit |by the GP. R. passenger train and jcompletely demolished. Mr. Rottluft | had unloaded a truckload of milk at the east side of the crossing at Clayburn, and was fairly on the track when 124 feet down the track. The driver Was picked up and taken to the hos- pital, suffering from severe shock and bruises, Dan McCormick, a well-known old- timer of the district, and a former re- sident of Huntingdon, passed away at his home in Mission on Sunday. Miss Helen Vince of Bellingham was Week-end guest of Miss Audrey Taylor at Peardonville. Mr. and Mrs. J. Olsen were chivaireed at their home by a large group of well- KEEPING UP WITH THE MARCH OF PROGRESS It's a long step of progress from the days of the tepee down to the pre- Sent age of modern structures, fast motor-car travel, and material con- veniences. But in our long service to the motoring public in Abbotsford We have kept pace with progress in our field of effort. The Pioneer Garage Service of this district—and today Weir's stands Six Million Feet of Lumber Now on hand to make your choice from This is the time to build or repair. We have Lumber for nearly every purpose You save in price by buying direct from us, and you also have the advantage of making your selection froma very large supply Careful and prompt attention given to all cr- ders—whether it's a back load or a train load ABBOTSFORD LUMBER COMPANY, LIMITED ', President. EDGAR TRETHEWEY, J. K. DES BRISAY, Treasurer. also as the most up-to-date and rn. motor station in the locality. Convenience of work gives good ser- vice and lower rates for all repair work. An opportunity is all we want to prove this claim. WEIR’S Fireproof Garage Phone 36 Abbotsford struck, and his machine carried] & ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS & MATSQUi NEWS SUMAS DISTRICT M. Murphy won a decisive majority Youncillor B. V. Bellerose in Sumas elections, taking the seat for ward four. The ballott was: Mur- phy 31, Bellerose 12. Mr. Murphy has been an outspoken participant in munt- cipal and other public affairs of Sumas for many years, and has offered his candidacy on the Council on several oc- ions. Disqualification of Mr. G, A. McKay ave the seat in ward one to Councillor Prith by acclamation. One of the famous social of Sumas Prairie is Quinto Tessard birthdays parties, and the event last Week was no exception In its abundance of jollity and good fare for the whole gathe Friends were present from ey rt of the district and also ac- s the border to join with the hospit- able Italian family in their celebration. The annual meeting of St. Paul's Chureh, Huntingdon was held on Mon- day evening, with Rey. Mr, Paton of- ficiating as chairman and Miss Alice Anderson as secretary. Report given showed that the sum of $430 had been raised durin g the year. Election of Sunday School executive resulted in appontment of Mr. W. Owen, . S, Skinner and Miss A. Anderson. The church board, consisting of Mes- srs, Owen, Skinner, Waddell and Miss M, Fraser was augmented by two new members, Mrs. A. Fraser and Mrs. Yarwood, Miss Gladys Tapp and Mrs. W. Owen being re-elected to the board. Mr, S. Skinner was re-appointed church treasurer. The Young Peoples Society, with Miss G. Tapp president, Miss A, Ander- son vice-president and Miss Agnes Fraser secretary, turned in an excel- lent report. Mr. and Mrs. Doug, Willan's fine new residence was the scene of a jolly house party on Saturday night when a large group of friends gave them a sur- prise “warming.” ‘The event took the form of a masquerade, and several otherwise serious and responsible citi- zens reached ‘way down to the rooted propensity of humor and emerged in mirth-provoking attire, Cards, danc- ing and music gave enjoyment to all. The Church of the Nazarene an- nounce the opening of a special evan- Campbell Re-Elected Head of Board| Reviewing the struggle of Sumas farmers to obtain from the government an adjustment of reclamation charges, and the present predicament of new settlers in the lake area, who are seck~ ing one year's moratorium of purchase payments upon thelr lands, Mr. Angus Campbell, addressing the Board of Trade at the annual meeting on Mon- day evening, told the members that the Abbotsford business organization must continue its efforts, New settlers had come into the area with bona-fide in- tentions, had made their payments to the government, spent their resources in purchase of equipment, stock and the Improvement of thelr farms, but were unable to realize upon their crops, | He referred to the consistent efforts} made by the Abbotsford Boards in ap- peals to the government, and reported upon the efforts of his delegation to se-| cure the co-operation Chilliwack Board of Trade in the matter. After laining the situation fully, Mr, mpbell said, the Chilliwack organi- zation has agreed to endorse the lake land settlers’ request. A vote of appreciation was passed the Chilliwack Board for its courteous entertainment of Abbotsford and Su- mas delegates to their meeting. | Hearty votes of thanks were tender- Real January Bargains Q pair for vessrs $110 tory Cost MEN’S FINE WOOL SOCKS, 750 Reduced Below Fac co BY? A5° MEN'S ALL-WOOL SWEATERS... BOYS’ SHIRTS, wonderful values at 650 and .-- i a BOYS! and GIRLS SWEATERS, this '8 4 chance to get sweater from .. sheeeeseet co BOYS’ COMB. UNDERWEAR, Half Wool, reg. $1.65 for «sre 98 for only «++ $235 ; 95 $6 CHILDREN’S CHINCHILLA COATS, flannel lined. rege 97.5 $6 00 GIRLS SCHOOL DRESSES, ideal, blue serge FLANNELETTE SHEETS, arey or white, med. $1.75 full eize 1205 BLANKETS, grey, all wool, 414 Ibs. .Each 1425 SLICKERS, Children’s, Misses and Ladies, for only « ed Messrs. A, Campbell, p and H. F. Thorn, secretary, for thelr work in the past year, and they were unant- | mously re-elected to office, Messrs. L. Caldecott and E. Mann were elected vice-presidents for the ensuing year, | Telephone. Rates Debated Committees were named to attend a meeting of Sumas Ratepayers’ Associa- tion and report upon the lake area ap- peal and also a committee to interview business men of Matsqui district with bk i ality at Why buy second brade rubbers, when you can get firat quality Gilmour's for the same price or less J. GILMOUR Phone 4 - - - The Store of Modem Merchandise a view to holding 1 of the Board in Matsqui village as a gesture to goodwill in working for im- provements In that district, The telephone rates were discussed, Reeve Cruickshank reporting that un- less rates are reduced a great number of subscribers in his district intended taking out their phones. The effect of this upon telephonic service and com- Mann was named to represent tho Board at a coming conferance of re- presentatives of various districts to the telephone situation. A tion with the gelistic in Abbotsford, com- mencing on Sunday next and continu- Ing until February 7. The visiting conductor of the occasion is Re Metcalf, assisted by Dr. and Mr: tes of Portland, Ore, and Re’ G. Franklin. The last-named is a mis- sionary on furlough from India, and will speak especially in the interests of Removal Notice and | have removed all my stock to the Essendene Avenue W. my customers to inspect my new store In the future | plan to carry a more extensive stock, and will fill all your ELECTRICAL AND RADIO GOODS Store at Essendene Eas| News Block situated on extend a cordial invitation to all requirements in C. NELSON t. Phone 19K Abbotsford. Board was proposed, but after discus- sion it was felt that while there were several advantages to such a plan, the first move should be taken by a proper representation of the Huntingdon or- ganization. Secretary Thorn read the financial statement for the year, showing the Board to have a small deficit. Chilliwack Board of Trade was sup- ported partly by grants from the Mun- ipal and City Councils and a fixed contribution by practically every busi- ness enterprise there, the chairman re- ported, in commenting upon the diffi- culties the local organization had in financing operations and meeting tray- elling and other expenses of its dele- Free use of Mr. H. Ix Atkins’ pre- mises for the holding of meetings was acknowledged by a vote of thanks, ENGAGEMENT.—Mr, and Mrs. F. C. Cooper, Vernon, B.C. announce the engagement of their only daughter, Flora Crandell, to Mr. Eric T. Weir, Phm.B., of Abbotsford, (bth of place in Vernon on September 13. GIFFORD Gray Bros. at your service est prices. Family Meat Market Phone 7 =m — Why Our Business Grows: because. merge congress tm wu tt" Our efforts have always been to sell the best meats we can buy, at the low- Born—to Mr. and Mrs. D. Gilchrist, on January 16, in M. S, A. hospital, a son. Mr. Nels Olund and crew are busy} erecting a barn at Powell River, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Walker were vis- tors of Mr, and Mrs. H. DeVries this week, { For 10 YearsI’ve been Plumbing and Tinsmithing in this district During which time I have success- fully handled all classes of work and am now even better equipped than ever before to give satisfactory servi WM. ROBERTS Sanitary Engineer ABONEWOME ABBOTSFORB Canadians are buying. thelr goods and foods at home, border officials re- port. This is due to two things, the exchange rate—but more particularly, the increased yalues and bettered ser- vice given in Abbotsford stores, In- deed the traffic_is now the other way. Abbotsford butchers, bakers, and dry goods merchants are now selling their wares to residents of Sumas City and tributary points in increased quanti- ties, The reason: good woollens, good meats, good hard Canadian wheat bread, the favorable exchange rate— and, (for a few) good Canadian beer. Groceries Meats & Bread Up till several years ago, it was admitted that the country food-shops could not compete with the big city dis- tributors. Conditions are different today. | town merchant not only meets city competition, but beats city competition, by giving fresh foods, personal service, and quick delivery -- at prices that are, in many lines, lower than in the city. Check over the prices and qualities offered by Abbotsford grocery-men, bakers and butchers in this issue. We must take care of Our Home Community ...1f we want our Home Community to take care of Us Now the home- Every cent you spend in your home town comes back to you over and over again. If you are a farmer, it comes back in development of a good town adjacent to your farm, giving you {as cilities that increase yobr comfort and Prosperity, If you are a salaried man -earner, your money spent at helps to give yon employment re Good iin op & Cheap bbotsford fect of a decline in the business activity of a country town, take a short walk around the once-extensive residential Section of a town not many miles south of Abbotsford, Think it over. meme of the North West Terr, emer tT A train or tnougnt is the real thing! 5 (be cut up for aUsa re: