4 ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS & MATSQUI NEWS Oct. 3, 1945 Lett bb eb PEPE EEE EEE EEE EE EE EEE EEE EE, ¢ THANKSGIVING FOOD VALUES TEA, Red & White Brand PIveever. PEACHES, Choice Quality CHOICE PEAS, Sieve 4 PUMPKIN, Aylmer Fancy yavueuuvvver CAKE FLOUR, Maple Leaf CREAMETTES Company will ask for a second cup when you serve this SOUP, Red & White, Vegetable or Tom. Cream them for your vegetable course Of course you'll serve a Pumpkin Pie You'll Need a Cake for Your Thanksgiving Dinner The creamy macaroni Per Lb. 69c 20 02. Tin 20c .. 3 Tins 27e 20 Oz. Tin 14c Per Tin 14c Per Pkt. 29c . Per Pkt. 9c M. C. Walker & Co. THE RED & WHITE STORE MANI FESTO SHOWS (Continued from Front Page) as the incidence of taxation was concerned. In order to overcome these dif- ficulties, a Commission was ap- pointed in 1944, and Dr. M. A. Cameron of the University of British Columbia was constituted as sole Commissioner. The com- missioner’s report has been pre- sented to the Government and . FE hi proposal: which may be summarized as fol- lows: (a) The establishment of a uni- form basis of taxation and the setting up of a Commission for the Equalization of Assessments. (b) The institution of a uni- form basic tax of five mills on the total assessed value of all land throughout the Province, no matter where located, and on 75 per cent of the assessed value of improvements thereon. (c)The abolition of the personal property tax in rural areas for school purposes. (qd) The continuation of the System of local school boards; but, by the enlargement of dis- tricts, to effect a reduction in the number of school boards from the more than six hundred which now exist to less than one hun- dred. Also, by increasing the mumber of teachers, to reduce the congestion in certain small elementary schools. (e) The establishment of a basic educational standard that will be the highest in the Dominion, and Which invotves a financial per capita contribution thereto by the Province which will be greater than that borne by any other Provincial . Government. This involves among other things, the adoption of basic salary schedules for teachers with ap- propriate increments; a generous financial _ participation by the Government in the provision of other school costs; the assump- tion by the Government of the employer's share of teachers’ pensions contribution which re- present seven per cent of the teachers’ salaries and which is now paid by school districts; finally bonuses for teachers, in isolated districts. ~ (f) Over and above the basic educational program, th Govern- ment to share fifty per cent of the cost of school. buildings and equipment, and (g) To bear fifty per cent of the cost of transportation and al- lied services. Large Expenditures In addition to this contribution by the Government, there will be annual current expenditures for general administration, spec- ial aid, pight schools, and the fifty per cent share of transpor- tation and allied services involv- ing approximately $1,020,000.00, bringing the total anticipated an- nual current cost to the Province of $7,180,000.00. Any expenditure over the basic program will be borne by the school districts. The Commissioner’s recommen- dations regarding buildings and their equipment anticipate capital expenditures amounting to ap- proximately $3,000,000 annually for the next five or six years and therefore, involve a Provincial cost of approximately an addi- tional $1,500,000 annually during that period. - The results would be that the Province, instead of contributing 32 percent towards the basic cost of education, would contri- bute 55 per cent, in addition to the cost of the University of British Columbia. The Government will appoint a committee of experts to study the general financial relationship between the Province and Cities and Municipalities in order to as- certain whether the existing ar- rangements constitute a fair div- ision of responsibility; to deter- mine whether there is an equit- Your $1.00 Donation May $6,000 LIONS CLUB FARM SIX Miles from INNISFAIL mile and half from gravel ALSO OTHER PRIZES Proceeds for Social Welfare and Recreational Centre DRAW DECEMBER 7 TICKET: $1. BOOK of 6 Tickets for $5.00 — SPONSORS — Innisfail Lions Glub To Innisfail Lions Office, Box 246, INNISFAIL, Alberta, Herewith $ MON Tickets on Lions Farm, or I wish to Sell Tickets on the Farm. Please send Books. Name Address A store that’s very different Up to date and new, Is the Rose China Shop at Abbotsford, With its fixtures done in blue. * The Rose China Shop W. V. Cruthers, Prop. Essendene Ave., Abbotsford able basis throughout the Province, and to review the Municipal Act in order to effect such changes as may be recom- mended or found necessary. It is planned to supplement the $10,000,000 already made avail- able to the B.C. Power Commis- sion thereby enabling it to carry out without delay a comprehen- sive program of power develop- ment that will revolutionize our farming methods; put electric light and electrical appliances in every home and farm throughout the Province where feasible and establish a vast reserve of power for industrial development. This policy involves the expenditure of millions of dollars. Negotiations already under- taken to secure extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway will be continued and the de- velopment of the great resources of the northern part of this Pro- vince through joint co-operation with the Dominion Government, the Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Pacific Rail- way. As a result of representations Made by the Provincial Govern- ment, it has been agreed by all parties concerned to set up a committee of six experts as fol- lows: Dominion Government, one; CNR, one; CPR, two; and the Provincial Government, two. This committee will proceed immediately with a comprehen- sive study of all reports and sur- veys that have been submitted in the past and which deal with the development of our Northern resources and the extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Rail- way. a Bill was passed by lature authorizing land grants for the purpose of inter- esting outside capital to develop and extend the PGE. This land srant consisted of 16,075,000 acres of land. The Government has decided that it would not be in the interest of the people to make any such grants and, con- sequently, have decided to re- commend to the next Legislature the repeal of this Act. Must Be Approved Any agreement, arising out of the negotiations that have been instituted and which may be forthcoming, following the dis- cussions based on tthe report and findings of the joint committee now appointed, must have the ap- Mrs. F. Aish, Abbotsford, is well pleased with results ob- tained from a classified adver- Dawson Store Acquired By Jack Finlay Former Owners Active In Community Affairs The Dawson store in Hunting- don has been acquired by F/O Jack Finlay, recently discharged from the RCAF after more than 5 years service overseas and in Canada. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Dawson have been general merchants on the Border for over 23 years, coming in at a time when the Customs and Immigration were housed in an old B.C. Electric building, and when Sumas resi- dents came over the “line” to get bread, there being no de- livery from Bellingham bakeries. Then the road was graveled and the sidewalks wooden. Hunting- don’s first bit of ecement was the walk Mr. Dawson laid down in front of his store. Mr. Dawson is a veteran of the 1st World War, having seryed mith the 9th C.R.T.’s. He came to B.C, thirty-five years ago, doing railway construction work until he went into business. While at Huntingdon, he served for many years as School Trustee, and as Secretary of the School Board, being later appointed to tthe Ad- visory Board. Mrs. Dawson too, has always taken an active in- terest in community affairs and has served as Postmistress for some time. The departure of Mr. and Mrs. Dawson will be very much re- gretted in Huntingdon. The three children, two of whom were born in Huntingdon, have already been away for sev- eral years. ‘ Lieut. Nursing Sister Helen A. Dawson is now in England, a- waiting passage home after ser- vice in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. John Dawson, B.Sc., a chemical engineer, graduate of the U.B.C., is employed in Vancouver. A/B Perry W. Dawson, now stationed at Esquimault, was serv- ing on the St. Laurent during her historic trip in which she towed a corvett, put out a fire on a merchant ship in the convoy and sank a submarine, all in one crossing. All are former schoolmates of the new storekeeper, for Jack Finlay, though born in Chilli- wack, came to Huntingdon as an infant. His father recently re- tired as Provincial Apiarist, and is well known in tthe area. Mrs. Jack Finlay is a war bride from Calgary. C.Y.M. HOLDS SOCIAL EVENING Members of the M-S-A C.Y.M. held a enjoyable social evening in Abbotsford Parish Hall recent- ly, when an interesting address on the history of the government of Canada was given by Johnny Evans of Abbotsford. Decgrated lunch baskets provided by the young ladies of the club were sold at auction and dancing to the music of Ken Henderson and his piano accordion brought the evening to a close. A Hallowe’en social and meet- ing of the group will be held in the Parish Hall Tuesday, Oct. 9. RE GOOD RESULTS OBTAINED FROM CLASSIFIED AD tisement, offering a piano for sale, which she inserted in last week’s issue of the News. Within an hour after the paper was re- ceived by subscribers Thursday, Mrs. Aish received five enquiries regarding the piano and it was sold immediately. 38 HOLSTEINS SOLD Good prices were obtained by Tom Elliott, Upper Sumas, when his herd of 38 Holstein cows were sold at auction last Monday by Gowing Frost & Son, Abbotsford- Langley auctioneers. Highest in- dividual price was $250 for a particularly good cow, the herd averaging just over $160 each. An effort to revive the Boy Scout movement in Abbotsford will be made at a meeting to be held in the Anglican Parish Hall on Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. All boys 8 years and over have been invited to attend. If suffic- ient interest is shown by the boys of the district, a troop of Scouts will be formed. . proval of the Legislature before it becomes binding on the Pro- vince. It is also planned to implement immediately the Vocational train- ing Agreement between British Columbia and the Dominion which provides for the training of former members of the armed forces and industrial workers, $10,000,000 Road Program | Labor will be taken into the Government’s confidence in the | widest meaning of that word, in order that still greater benefits may accrue to the working men and even closer harmonious re- lationship be established betwren employer and employe. Assistance will be given ‘to municipalities in the proposed acquisition of the B.C. Electric Railway Company’s power distri- bution and transit systems so that the consumers may benefit from the savings to be derived from such public ownership. — Tag Day Oct. 6 To Aid Blind Valley Residents Tag day will be held in Abbots- ford Saturday, October 6, in aid of the Fraser Valley section of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, and Mrs. C. J. Mc- Intosh, Abbotsford, secretary of the Chilliwack and District Ad- visory Committee, has made a special appeal for support by residents of this area. Mrs. Mc- Intosh has pointed out that more than 100 sightless persons reside in the Fraser Valley, about 40 of whom are covered by the Chilli- wack and district committee. To help the blind to help them- selves and to prevent blindness is the call which is now being made. Should Move Closer Helen Keller, the former writer who started life without sight or speech or hearing, always requests that those who can see might move up a little closer on the bench of life in order to make room for a blind brother. A manifestation of public spirit will help to maintain a Field Secretary who visits the blind, deals with their problems, teaches touch reading and _ handicrafts and generally brings within reach of all blind persons those services which the Institute has available such as distribution of white canes, radio repairs, free radio licences, travel concessions, comfort allowances and adjust- ment in respect to home and community life. FUR FARMERS (Continued from Front Page) of their stock during the annual pelting season. Officers Kept Busy Busy men during the day were the association’s president, James G. Brander of Langley; J. R. Ross, Surrey, secretary-treasurer, and F, L. Hoppe, Burnaby, vice- president. They assisted Mr. Brown in showing the visitors around the fur farm and in ex- plaining many fine points of the fur farming business. Of partic- ular interest to the visitors was the modern cooling plant, where meat, fish and other mink foods are kept at zero temperature un- til they are required. At the close of the discussion, supper was served on the lawn by the ladies. President Brander, in a brief address, invited all fur farmers to send their best animals to the associations’ fur show, which will be held Wed- nesday, Oct. 31, in Canadian Western Fur Auction Sales rooms, Vancouver. x BOB GLEDHILL, . V. JEFFRIES WIN TENNIS EVENT Bob Gledhill and Verona Jef- fries won the mixed doubles event at the Pro Rec tennis tournament at P. Swenson’s tennis court in Aldergrove Sunday when they defeated Audrey Larsen and C. Williams in a nop-and-tuck strug- gle. Women’s singles event was wen by Gay Herinig, with Cora Wil- liams as the runner-up, Sid Franklin won the men’s singles fixture by elimating Ernie Sil- grist. COALITION PARTY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE NAMED FOR RIDING F. K. Grimmett was named as President and Herb Weedon as vice-president when Liberals and Conservatives held a Joint meet- ing in Chilliwack on Monday night to form a Coalition Party Campaign Committee. Frank Wil- son was chosen as secretary. Also named as members of the committee are: Art Roberts, Wil- liam Duthie and A. M. Guinet. They were given power to add to their numbers, Mr. Duthie was appointed to take charge of the campaign of- fices and Mr. Guinet was ap- pointed campaign manager. ee NIGHT SCHOOL CLASS WILL OPEN OCT. 9 M-S-A night hools will open Tuesday, Oct. 9, with classes be- ing offered in dressmaking, wood- working and choral work. E. W. princival of Philip Shef- h School, is supervising ses, and he has invited all fed to join the group of choice, Class instructors are: Dressmak- ing, Abbotsford, Mrs. A. Mae- Donald; Matsqui, Mrs. J. Westfin. Woodworking, J. H. Wilde; and Choral study, Mrs. L, F. Lob- ban. Classes in typing will be open- ed if sufficient interest is shown. STORES TO CLOSE MONDAY Monday, October 8, having been Proclaimed as a Dominion-wide holiday, all stores and business Places in Abbotsford will be Closed, Housewives are urged to Purchase their supplies as soon as possible in order to avoid shortages on Sunday and Monday. Acvertisers and correspondents are requested to send in their “copy” to The News early, the former by Saturday and corres- pondence Tuesday morning. Clear Your 7) Ae Pa we XPHONE 54: Conscience and Your Closets! WHAT CAN YOU SPARE THAT THEY CAN WEAR? CAN you go warmly clad while thousands of little children in war-torn lands are suffering from lack of clothes? Of course you can’t! Then clear your clothes closet and your conscience — and send all the serviceable discarded clothing, blankets and footwear you can spare. Hand in your bundles at any Post Office or Collection Depot e NATIONAL CLOTHING COLLECTION UNITED PURITY STORES > ANDREWS GROEERY WE DELIVER S School Pupils Visit Delair Milk Plant Thursday morning teachers ana pupils of Huntingdon School made an interesting venture out of the classroom into the com- munity when they visited the Pacific Milk Plant at Delair. They were taken through the factory in four groups, conduct- ed by Paul Chevalley, the Plant Superintendent. Frank Cheval- ley, maintenance man; Ray Dunn, bacteriologist, and Percy Atkins, foreman of the warehouse. - The children were interested in all parts of the plant includ- ing the receiving platform, can- ning room and labelling machines, The teachers, Mrs. Sterry and Mrs. Dunsmore decided that it bad been a worthwhile outing for their pupils. MODERN EGG GRADING (Continued from Front Page) all eggs weighing 24 ounces or More per dozen. Proceeding a- long the line, the eggs try their luck on the “medium” scale, for eggs 22 to 24 ounces to the dozen. Fourth sorting scale along the route is for “pullets”, choice little eggs which tip the beam at 18 to 22 ounces per dozen. If an egg has failed to get action out, of any of the four scales it has passed over, it falls into a cate- gory ‘known to egg men as “Pee Wee’ and with all other eggs less than 18° ounces to the dozen, finds a place in the fifth and last compartment on the egg line. After being graded, the eggs are placed in cases according to their rank in the egg world, some to be sold to stores, hotels and cafes in Abbotsford and the district® the balance going to wholesale egg distributors in Vancouver. The new machine, which grades eggs in far less time than it takes to describe its actions, will classify six 30-dozen cases of eggs per hour. It’s a great improve- ment over the old hand-grading scale and both its operators and the farmers who bring in ttheir eggs have been well pleased with its performance. HEARING ADJOURNED Absence of material witnesses caused a further postponement of the preliminary hearing in Matsqui police court of a charge of manslaughter against W. E. Terry, Vancouver, when the case came up Tuesday morning. Hear- ing will be resumed Tuesday, Oct. 9. Charge against Mr. Terry was laid following the death of ACI H. I. Rivkin, RCAF, in a traffic accident near Abbotsford Aug. 24. Rf. CLARKSON Wholesale Dealer in MEDICAL HERBS Langley Prairie, will pay 40c Ib. for clean dry Black Berries CAN YOU SPARE THAT THEYPCAN iy NATIONAL CLOTHING COLLECTION Advertisement Sponsored by * GEORGE HEPPNER “Opposite The News” Jeweller Abbotsford EXPRESS THANKS Members of the Abbotsford branch, Canadian Legion, have expressed their thanks to. the Men’s Club, which recently don- ated a number of chairs and tables to the servicemen’s or- ganization. . WHAT CAN YOU SPARE THAT THEY CAN WEAR? a Oy, Storm For > WAR Victing NATIONAL CLOTHING COLLECTION Advertisement Sponsored by The GLACIER Confectionery — Lunches Phone 185 Abbotsford