Abbotsford, Sumas

é? Matsqui News

15th YEAR. NO. 9 2,200 Families Read The News

WEDNESDAY, March 3rd. 1937

68% Coverage of District TEN CENTS A MONTH

Special Services Mark 29th
Anniversary of U. Church

Appreciative congregations attend-
ed at Trinity United church, both
morning and evening, last Sunday,
when anniversary services were con-
ducted. The special preacher was
Rey. J. D, Hobden, B. Th., who point-
ed out many of the excellent uses a
church has in the life of the com-
munity, and commended those who
were active in the local work, urging ,
them to continue to manifest a deep
interest in the welfare of this insti-
tution and all for which it represents.

There was special music, the ju-
nior choir having charge of the sing-
ing at the morning service, and in the
evening the senior choir render-
ed suitable numbers.

On Monday there was an enjoyable
concert, at which guests of honor
were Rev. and Mrs. Redman of Mis-
sion, who briefly addressed the gath-
ering. Special numbers in song and
music were given, and refreshments
were later served.

M.S.A. Hospital
Annual Meeting

ANNUAL REPORT PRESENTED
SHOWING INSTITUTION MADE
GOOD PROGRESS IN 1936

IN THE WAKE
OF THE NEWS

WITH BRIEF COMMENT ON CUR-
RENT TOPICS OF LOCAL AND
GENERAL INTEREST

( By J. D. S. B.)

A Message of Spring
“here is no time like spring
When life's alive in everything”.

The beautiful season of spring has
‘been a fountain of hope and a source
of inspiration since the beginning of
the world.

It is the time when Nature sets her
thouse in order by taking up the white
‘carpets and putting down green
ones. Spring, says an inspired writer,
passes over mountain and prairie,
waking up the world. It muses the
tender grasses and stirs the timid
spray, rippling all nature In ceaseless
flow, with breath all odor and cheek
all bloom. Whatever else droops,
spring is gay.

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Who Reads the Ads?

To ask the question: “Who Reads
the Ads?" is very much like asking
the question “Who Eats Dinner?”.
For unless we are sick, or a very un-
usual condition exists, we are all
guilty of doing both.

Just as it is the line of least re-
sistance to eat rather than resist the
pangs of hunger, so it is the line ot
Teast resistance to read the advert
isements which surround us.

Now, it is not as if it were a crime
to do either of these things. All night-

thinking readers of The News consid-| chairman of the Board, presided and
er it no crime to read these many ad-| Mr. George Trussell, newly appointed,
vertisements. We are just naturally | 4s secretary.
attracted to the advertisements. We The annual balance sheet was pre-
want to read them and so we do. sented including the reports from the
The main reason why grocers and Women’s Auxiliary to the M. S. A.
other merchants advertise in this and Hospital and the Matsqui Women's
other community weeklies is merely Auxiliary to the M. S. A. Hospital,
because they know the subscribers also the Matron’s report, the chair-
are going to read the advertisements man’s report and auditor’s report all
before going to shop as this saves of which were adopted by the meet-

Despite bad roads and unfavorable
weather, a large number of members
of the M. S. A. Hospital Association
attended the annual general meeting
held in the Masonic hall on Thursday
evening Feb. 25th.

Mr. George H. Kerr of Matsqui,

the shopper’s time, money and good ing.
disposition. The financial statement showed
@) so that the Hospital had enjoyed a succ-
essful year, having a favourable ba-
A 's New O lance on the year’s operation.
As recorded in another column or One of the active members of the
this issue, a number of i jation p out that the local

people met last Friday evening ana
formed what they have been pleased
to call “The Ratepayers’ and Business| the services being of the ‘best and
Men's Association.” comparing favorably with other in-

It is always a healthy sign to see! stitutions in the province. These ser-
-citizens take an interest in commun: vices were carried on despite the face
ity affairs—especially when the inter-| that only 40 per cent of the patients

hospital. was a very essential institu-
tion in the progress of the district,

| :. Abbotsford Personals and Other Brief Items - |

Mrs, A. McPhee spent the week-
end in Vancouvver.

Mrs. Lamont is visiting In Vancou-
yer with her daughter, Mrs. Chacke.

Miss Francis Benedict of Vancouv-
er visited her home over the week-
end.

Ladies A. Cribbage team defeated
the Ladies B. last Wednesday even-
ing, the score being 20-16.

Miss Olive Bedlow of Vancouver
spent the week-end with her aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. W. Mitchell.

Mr. and Mrs. Blackie and Douglas
of New Westminster visited with Mr.
and (Mrs. E. A. Barrett over the
week-end,

Mrs. Barber (nee Eva Ware) with
her baby daughter Marilyn Eva, of
Vancouver, visited her parents Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Ware recently.

of her son and daughter-in-law Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Little at New Westmin-
ster for a few days last week.

Aubrey Taylor of Peardonville, has
gone to Vancouver, where he will re-
main for several months, taking a
course in engineering at the Hemp-
ihill school.

The house formerly occupied by
Mrs. F. Currie and recently by Mr. and
Mrs. DesMazes and family, is being
altered and re-decorated for occup-
ancy by Mr. and Mrs. G. Black, who
expect to take up residence there in
the near future.

Fifteen tables were played at the
whist drive held by the M. S. A. Wel-
fare last Thursday evening in the
Men’s Club Hall. First prizes were
won by Mrs. Byatt and Mr. McBeth;
consolations by Miss C. Stewart and
Lyall Switzer,

Six tables were played at the whist
drive held Friday night by the ladies
of St. Anne’s church in the hall of
the church. First prizes were won by
‘Marie Moret and K. Plowright, con-
solations by Mrs. Rochon and Mr,
Prime.

Board instead of one as at present.

The second notice of motion was
presented ‘by J. M. Rowley and E. T.
Weir, that owing to the condition of
roads and unfayorable weather con-
ditions generally prevailing in the
month of February that the annual
meeting to be held on the last Thur-
day in March and that the annual
dues fbe paid from April 1st. to April
1st of the following year, these mo-
tions will come up for discussion at
the next annual meeting.

A hearty vote of thanks extended
to the ladies of the two auxiliaries
for their splendid work and support

est is of a cordial or helpful nature—| paid their fees, 60 per cent of the
and members of this new group have service being classified as charitable
already declared their willingness to work and stressed the fact that if it
co-operate with the Council and the} were not for government and muni-'
Board of Trade in furthering the cipal assistance the hospital would be
Poe ny best sae yes x compelled to close its doors.

otle has suggested a means bY{ «me notice of “motion presented
which one can measure himself: “If/o+ the last annual meeting aeons |
he is interested in himself only, he 18] ing FHelasanhintionstolbonfacm
very small; if he is interested in his life membership for Firat

family, he is larger; if he is interest- morvice
5 to the institution was passed
ed in his communitty he is larger still. unanimously.

“Thus he grows as his sympathties ex-
pand. Two notices of motion were present-
It is hoped that in getting together ©, one by L.J. Kettle and Dr. J.M.Mc-
and organizing, ratepayers and busi- Diarmid, to the effect that as Mats-
jess men are manifesting a public, 9! Municipality, with the exception
interest which shows that there is life,| 0 the B. C. Government, was the
and that they hope to develop that, largest contributor to the Hospital, it
life through cooperation with the of-' be entitled to two members on the
ficials of the town and the Board of}

‘Trade. .
There is a wide scope for commun-
ity even in A ford. | Look Your Best |

By collective endeavor, conditions can
be improved.

Where a wholesome and friendly
community spirit is cultivated and
developed,. that place will prosper
With community spirit there is life;
without it there is stagnation.

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For Easter!

Get a permanent to go with
that new Spring outfit! Less
‘than four weeks to Easter,
so make your appointment
now !

Marigold 2
Beauty Shoppe

The News Building Phone 107

WARM
DRINKS... |

Tasty, Nourishing
All Fiavours

—GET THEM AT—

Hunt's Gandy Shop

“The Bright Spot” Phone 39

Patches on Farmers’ Pants

It is unfair to call the action of the
potato-grower in holding his product |
—if he is doing it to any extent—a
strike, and it is most unfair to refer
to it as a sit-down strike.

The farmer often has good reason
to strike, but he just doesn’t do that
sort of thing. As for sitting down,
may we remind the users of this new-
est catch-phrase that the patches
they have noticed on the north side
of the farmers’ trousers were not
caused by lolling around in chairs,
but from coming into too close and
continued contact with the masonry
while his back was at the wall of ad-
versity. ‘

PRESENT COMPANY
EXCEPTED

The tiniest star, lately dis-
covered rushing away some
3,000,000 miles from the earth,
weighs but a measly 500 million
tons, about as much as a small
mountain. It has been photo-
graphed, and astronomers are
undecided: is it a comet or an
asteroid? Hm. our guess is:
it’s the mountain that habitual
crepe hangers usually make out
of a molehill.

(However, there’s always gooa
cheer in The News want ads, as
exemplified ‘by the number of
replies received by those using
space in that column.

TIRLING'S
” offer you the Best
Selection of Smokes, Candies
Soda Service and Novelties

in the District
MRS. STIRLING

Hot Drinks, Ice Cream, Etc.

(Next to Andrew's Grocery)

If you have something you
don’t need, or want something
and must get it in a hurry, put
an ad. in the Want Ad. columnn
of The News.

Habit is a great thing. People
of Abbotsford, Sumas and Mats-
qui districts have for years been
in the habit of looking to The
News for want ads. The busi-
ness keeps coming to The News.
Want Ad. column. There is no
substitute for results.

FREE
EXAMINATION and ESTIMATE
OF THE COST OF HAVING
YOUR WATCH OR CLOCK
REPAIRED

GEO. HEPPNER

during the year, was sultably replied
to ‘by the president, Mrs. M. M. Shore.

The retiring members of the Board
L. J. Kettle, Poplar, G. H. Loach.
Bradner, George H. Kerr, Matsqui.
W. W. Johnstone Huntingdon, and J.
K. DesBrisay, Abbotsford, were re-
elected by unanimous vote.

DANCE

PEARDONVILLE LIVE Y’S
in PPBARDONVILLE HALL on
FRIDAY, MARCH 12: 9 to 2

LOBBAN SISTERS ORCHESTRA
Gents 50c; Ladies 35c Refreshments
Free Bus From Abbotsford

Mr. D. Willan has received word of
the death of his brother in Vancouver.

Club” met at the home of Mrs, A.
‘McDonald last week.

visited her parental home in the
Peardonville district this week.

Miss Joyce Woolacott returned to
Vancouver this week after a short
holiday with her parents.

Mr. T. C. Bailey, who is working at
\Brittannia Mines visited his home
here for a few days last week.

Miss Margaret McKinnon has been
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. Brogan.
at Langley Prairie for the past week.

Visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Thomas last week were
IMrs. J. McDonald and family of Van-
couver and Mr. Archie McDonald of

|

The “Thursday Aftertnoon cA. | Westminster last Friday, and attend-
ing

Miss Audrey Taylor of Vancouver| Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Smith represent:

Dates Set For Local Fairs At \NEWLY FORMED
Convention in Royal City | ORGAN IZATION

F etcass Stiaetaee PROMISES TO CO-OPERATE WITH
‘airs’ Association COMMISSIONERS AND THE
BOARD OF TRADE

of the B.C.
was held in New

district
™M,

were L,
Pihl and

this
J. L. Starr,

from
J. Kettle,

The Abbotsford Ratepayers and
| Business Men Association is the name
ing the Central Valley Fairs’ Associa- | 3 iss

tion and # Shoxten representing’ the of the organization which has come
Matsqui fair.

’ The delegates, representing twenty-

| into being as a result of the meeting,
Friday evening in the Masonic hall
two; faritistr Columbia’ talfajiw ere! the:| cp ipat tenon ¢ cae ce eee
guests of the City of New Westmins-| qoige How b t hi
ter at a luncheon, when Hon. K. 21 = ia erie LO CORN rere fase
MacDonald, minister of agriculture, | work carried on by the;town comm-

- issioners and Board of Trade and tu
gave an address. While pledging all 3 4
Pamaiiat atde size taleehett atanitniaterd sss Sire one ee on eae

was unable to give out any hope for local district. These developments

promis, G F ,
Increased financial’ assistance over , Proms to cover a wide variety of
last year, subjects and include new industries,

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In’ thé ‘election off officers which better attractions for tourists to in-
tool, place GyicTh: Starrs Of sthils, distal ios aomate, excaua Ln elen ete ere
ict was named to the directorate. Lecners ig corn SUI CEC Veen te aclu em

Mrs. W. Little visited at the home|

Britannia Mines, Tentative dates for the fair in Ab-
Mrs. Allaire of Vancouver has come} botsford were set at September 14 and

ito take up residence with her daugh-; 15, and for Matsqui fair, September

ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. S.| 17.

Prime, McKenzie Rd.

| Jie Sis SE
At the annual meeting of the Board 55 000 000 to

of Managers of the Trinity United ° °

Church on Tuesday night, the fol-| ] {| D .

lowing officers were elected: H. Lam-
bert, chairman; W. Mitchell, Secre-
tary, W. Groat, President, =| 1988 ANNUAL MEWTING.OF MILK

Trinity United Young People’s So-| PRODUCERS’ ASS'N WILL BE
ciety entertained members of the, HELD IN ABBOTSFORD
Cloverdale and Poplar Young People’s
Societies in the church hall last edt ‘Abbotsford will be the location of
Mestey SEVCRAUeL LN BIE II vo the next annual meeting of the organ-
people were present and a very enjoy-| (ation, it was decided at the annual
eplextme wweas ac |meeting of the Fraser Valley Mill
Producers’ Association, held in New
‘Westminster last week.

During the twenty years of exis-
tence the Fraser Valley Milk Prod-
ucers Association has distributed
aproximately $55,000,000 in returns to
the members, salaries, wages, SUupP-
lies and hauling contracts, accord-
S| ing to a report presented.

The concern has handled 81,230,
000 pounds of butter fat during the
twenty years for which $40,370,000
was paid, plus $1,410,000 in deferred
payments. In addition $1,000,000 was
| paid in interest on stock to the mem-
| bers.

These payments during the twenty-
| year period resulted in an average re-
urn of 51% cents per pound butter-
fat to the members. Salaries and wa-
ges paid totalled $5.000,000, while
$4,000,000 was paid for supplies and
$23,000,000 to haulers,

The meeting resolved to urge Hon.

bbotsford
Theatre

FRIDAY and SATURDAY
March 5th & 6th—
Matinee Saturday, 2.30

Adults
Adults

25c
25¢

Children 10c
Evenings: Children 1ic;

“The Last of The
- Mohicans”

—with—

RANDOLPH SCOTT
BINNIE BARNES BRUCE CABOT
HEATHER ANGEL
A lavishly-produced, authentic and
thrilling version of James Fenimoore
Cooper’s immortal classic.

Mickey Musical

Rose Theatre

SUMAS. WASH

News

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY
March 10th and 11th—

ACTION!—

Bengal Tiger

with SATAN—THE MANKILLER !
BARTON MacLANE JUNE TRAVIS

Saturday and Sunday

March 6th & 7th—

JOE E. BROWN in—

**Polo Joe’’

Comedy
Admission 35e and 15¢

News

DRAMA!—

Straight is the Way

with FRANCHOT TONE

Tuesday & Wednesday—

March 9th & 10th—

DIONNE QUINTUPLETS

MAY ROBSON KAREN MORLEY
Adults 25c Children 15¢

and JEAN HERSHOLT in—

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Modern Hotel Facilities

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HOLL ATANGARD

W. S. Gardiner, Manager

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‘REUNON

Comedy, etc.

ADMISSION 15¢

Superior Service
Comfortable
and Congenial
Atmosphere

are important any season of
the year, but more especially

' phases of work suggested by the meet
ing will be quite in keeping with that
carried out by similar organizations
in other communities.

Election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President, D. Willan; vice- pre-
sident, E. A. Hunt; secretary treasur-
er, E. Burns. Additional members of
the executive are E. S. Plaxton aad
J. Lawrence.

It was decided to draw up a con-
stitution for the guidance of the mem-
bers who are expected to feel that

they are indentified with a local
booster club.
Next meeting which should be

early in March will be at the call of
the president. Thereafter meetings
‘will likely be held monthly.

The next quarterly meeting of the
Associated Boards of Trade of the
Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland
‘will be held in Mission on March 19,
it was decided at a well-attended
meeting of the executive at Chilliwack
last Friday.

C. Dunning, federal Minister of Fin-
ance, to place an import duty on ve-
getable oils used in making shorten-
ing, as it was stated the oils compet-
ed adversely with sales of butter-fat
in Canada.

Following keen debate of the ques-
tion of re-opening membership of the
Association, which was closed last fall,
it was voted down, but the questiom
will be reopened next year,

Despite much protest, a resolution
was passed to provide voting by
proxy.

Ten nominations were received for
election of four directors, which will
be conducted by mail. Among those
named are J. P, Carr, Mt. Lehman,
and G. Cruickshank of Mtasqul.

M.S.A. Recreation Centres’
- 20-Act

Amateur Night

THURSDAY, March

4th
Philip Sheffield

Auditorium

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HOGA

Start: 8 p.m. Doors Open 7.30 p.m.
Silver Collection

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during this cold period.

You'll find our full-course
meals and lunches equal to
city service—but not so ex-
pensive,

Telephone 100

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THE CORPORATION of the DISTRICT OF MATSQUI, B.C.

Notice to Owners of Trucks

TRUCK DRIVERS AND OWNERS ARE HEREBY WARNED
THAT UNDER THE MUNICIPAL BY-LAW GOVERNING SUCH
CONDITIONS, THEY ARE FORBIDDEN, WHILE FROST IS LEAV-
ING THE GROUND, TO CARRY LOADS UPON MUNICIPAL ROADS
IN EXCESS OF THE WEIGHTS SPECIFIED IN SUCH BY-LAW.

VIOLATIONS OF THIS ORDER. WILL BE PROSECUTED.

BY ORDER OF THE COUNCIL

he Abbotsford [Bakery

Bakers of Quality

BREAD. CAKES. PIES

Wedding and Birthday Cakes made to order

TELEPHONE 1 BA

DER & WEEKES, Proprietors

OUT OF THE GROUND:—

Trucks wth Sin

QUALIFIED WATCHMAKER
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THE CORPORATION of the DISTRICT OF SUMAS, B.C.

Notice to Truck Men

TRUCK DRIVERS AND OWNERS ARE HEREBY
WARNED

THAT THE FOLLOWING WILL BE THE LIMIT FOR LOADS ON

MUNICIPAL ROADS DURING THE TIME THE FROST IS COMING

Trucks with Dual Rear Tires - -
Rear Tires - -

BY ORDER OF THE COUNCIL

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provement of buildings, ete. I
lay out your—

For over a Qarter-Century this
with High-Grade Dimension an
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Yo-ton Net

0 Phone 10

Money Is Available’

from the banks by special government plans to enable im- %
Spring Building Plans

The Price is always the LOWEST; Quality the BEST

ABBOTSFORD LUMBER CO., LTD.
E. TRETHEWEY - Pres.

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