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Matsqui News

No. I

« Abbotsford, B.C., Wednesday, January 3, 1934

Ten Cents Per Month

~ Installation of officers of the Al-
“dergrove Lodge No. 66, B,P.0,1,, took
place on Tuesday ae at the
alee Home, Aldergroy
© installment
by b, bv. G,
er, with Bro.
KS,

Was ably ried
Bro, Ham
President,

5 as assist-

Bro, Wood of New Westminster

sec y pro, tem,

lowing is the Uist of officers for

Exalted Ruler, A. Tracey; Past

ted Ruler, B. B. Porritt; Leading

ight, M. C. Walker; Loyal Knight,

arate Lecturing SN . AL
B.

re
G. Kask}
C.K. Ku-

secret
Sent Dean;
FS mh n, W. Bleugel:
jar; chaplain,
‘Hulton-Hurroy
- Morytold
oe Blks Present

Visitors from Westminster and

Vancouver lodgés were Grand Loyal

ght Bro, Wercy Pound, bro,

tby Ste Bro, Stovey and Bro.
rae

spoke of the

membership now

the Alberta lodges,

Miguelon, Grand Or-

be in Vancouver

would be visiting some

, Exalted Ruler, in re-
uring thanks for the high honor
raetel him, asked for Ue full o
of all the officers and member

every mem-
Smiotion to thank Bro, 1. E, Po
eras his work curing et past year
vas met with enthusiastic acclaim,
: a Jolly

~ AUN or He s

4 Good Fellow.”

The newly-elected Exalted Ruler

d that the past Grand Chaplain,

Ww. Heller of Edmonton, was

nt, and requested him to address
©

Aliglcloss Of the meting. tls an-
cipated that ith lodge is in for a

“JA delegation of Sumas ratepayers
‘bas requested Alex Hougen to offer
himself for the reeveship in the forth-
Through Indifferent
health, it is understood that Coun-
cillor Frith will not stand for re-elec-
ton In ward one.

Here’s Hoping !---that Scenes Such as This will Again Be Familiar !

lilustration shows a load of logs leaving their birthplace to be boomed and towed to Vancouver, where they

will be sawn to the finished

product,

the logs are sawn up, and the way in which all available wood ts used.

Cross-section of a log, on page 8 shows the effective way in which

Mr. and Mrs. Tapley and family

Abbotsford Personal Paragraphs

moved their furniture to
today, and will reside at Point Grey.
Mr, MiSpley. operated the Lee grocery
here for several months, selling out
to Delf brothers,
Mr, W. Roberts is confined to his
home recovering from a recent Illness
He has taken over charge of the vil-
lage water system again,
Mrs. L. Heppell and infant daugh-
are visiting the former's brother-
law and family at Cloverdale,
‘The former Lee residence, occupied
by Mr, and Mrs. B. Porritt, has been
rented to Mr, and Mrs, Ernest Clark.
Mr, Clark is District Agriculturalist.
Mr, and Mrs. D. Willan are visit-
ing in Vancouver,
Mrs, Bassani has returned from the
hospital.
Mr, and Mrs. T, Hovin and son of
Sumas were New Year guests of Mr.
Mr, and Mrs. H. MacNeill,
Mr. TI. Rowles and son Harry of
Sumas, were New Year guests of Mr,
and Mrs. Frank Wallace,
Mrs, W. Holmes and son spent the
Christmas holidays with Mrs, Holmes’
mother, Mrs. Fooks,
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Peters and son
have been visiting in Vancouver.

Mr. C, Nelson is re-wiring the Daly
store.
Mr. C, S. Wright has as his guest
his brother, from Fresno,» Californio,
Mr, and Mrs. P, Jones and daught-
er Dorothy visited at Cloverdale over
the holiday,
and Mrs, Gross and family of

Miss Daniels, spent the

Christmas week-end with Mr, and
Mrs, Hugh MacNeill.
i, Crossley received head in-
hospital treat-

t
in

Mr,

Bank of Commerce Staff Leaving

Disposition of the staff of the Can-
adian Bank of Commerce here is as
follow:

B. Porritt, manager, goes to
main office, corner Hastings and
Granyille streets, Vancouver.

Mr. L, R. Hobbs, assistant mana-
ger, goes to Bridge River.
Mr. S. J. Morgan, teller, is trans-

ferred to Vancouver Heights branch.

Direct appeal was made to Premier
Pattullo recently by one of Sumas’
earliest settlers for a further exten-
sion of tax’ moratorium, tt is reported
to The News. The Premier, however,
stated that he was powerless to stop

the foreclosure proceedings,

Admission:
5 20c & 15¢
BELT the
ly 70c).
ev ite
Bbc & 10c

2 Shows Each
Night—7 & 9
Mat, Sat., 2.30
Monday—
Family Night
Wed.— Prizes
W. P, LILLY,
Lessee &
Manager

THIS SATURDAY ONLY—
MARION DAVIES, in

* B“PEG O°

a MY HEART”

— ‘Marion Davies’ acting in this well-
Isnown story is the guarantee of an
4 <Yonine's delightful enterta sinment,

"Hot Spot”
Mh a aicrlae narrative by Graham
McNamee
ee WED?

“Boy, Oh Boy, W

LAt

AS JANUARY 8—
Here She Is

ae FIELDS, in

“Sally in Our Alley’

as a singing waitress will
you hold your sides with
tpapntes:
A Silly é

PER”
COMEDY METRO NEWS
Clyde Comedy:
“DHE GI

¥ AGE”
Also: AWDUST SIDELIGHTS”

tLings,
. Liber

featuring

=. Adapted from the French C
This is a big production—lovely
of urel & Hardy unsurpassab!
Comedy THE FRE

Bring the Family—it will only cost
y

NESDAY, JANUARY 10—

hac a Show

TEL & HARDY, DENNIS KING and THELMA TODD, in

“THE DEVIL'S BROTHER”

ile Opera “Fra Diayolo"

lovely singing, and the comedy
y gives this production 3 stars.
Thelma Todd and Ziau Pitts

TONIGHT

PRIZE NIGHT

|attdined complete sovereignty.

|Canada, and as there is no sme
“cantata eae

Canada a “Kingdom” Di

clares Native Sons Speaker
At a meeting of Sumas Assembly,

has

has achieved what the Colonial Of-
fice clearly foresaw was certain. She
taken her place among the na-
tions of iit Mile as a free and in-

ay he ‘waS assaulted by 4
Vancouver on New

"Marriage, _—Mr. eat eae ay afatoolm

Native Sons of Canada, Mr, J. Watson
read a very Interesting and instruct-
lve address on "Canada—a Sovereign
Stat This was the first of @ series

g ign state,

for Ciyanlanan to recognize what that
Position is, to assert it, to declare it,
and feel a pride in it, and patriotic-
ally to assume the dutles and respon-

of address that will be be-
fore the assembly on subjects of pe-
culiar interest to Canadians,

A soyerelgn state was defined by

theatre,

on

sibilities of citizens of a free and in-
a state,

Fred Bannister, owner of Victory

Mission,

salled for the Old
Country last Sunday on the Washing-

Belllogham on New? Year's Day of
thelr eldest daughter, Bessie, to Mr.
‘Tony Visniewski, eldest son of Mr,
and Mrs, Victor Visniewski, Steelhead
pt) i oung couple will reside in Steel-
head.

Reforestation of Logged Areas

the conquest of Canada and the first
constitutional advance—the Constl-
tutional Act of 1791, up to the Statute
of Westminster, 1981, when Canada

Watson concluded his address,

M
“Canada, then, Kingdom of

verelgnhty means ipolpeacnee, th

Canada Is Independent. Canada has

arrived at the end of the road which
she has steadily and consistently,
though slowly, traveled for more
than one hundred and fifty years. She

The News Building

Modern Equipment

Skilled Operator

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say

Reasonable Charges

Marigold Beauty Shoppe

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|Valley Library

» is too good to lose

te ‘Yes’

Sat’day, January 13
and Keep It !

the speaker as a political community | ton Express motorship- trem New | Duty Of Dominion Government
without @ political superior, He pic-] Westminster, . aa he
tured the stages of to- 4 2 4
wards sovereignty from the days of Poplar-Pe { areas

is 4 moral obligation of the Domin-
government, in the opinion of Mr, A.
Cruickshank of Clayburn. “Having
obtained total amounts approximat-
ing $20 an acre in stumpage assess-
ments from these lands, the Domin-
jon government may Very well afford
to pit mei at Work replacing Whar
has been taken away in a comprehen-
sive program of re-forestation, Mon-
ey spent upon such a project Is in-
vested in something that will bring
ain dividends, not wasted, as pub-
Mc funds are in building roads into
remote parts of this province where

e

there is not the traffic to justify
them.” he stated,
Mf, Cruickshank Is one of the ear-

liest settlers on Matsqui, and initlated
the first settlement scheme there up-

on a 5,000-acre tract placed in his
hands.
MEN'S CLUB HOLDS SMOKER

A large crowd attended the smoker

I|put on by the Men's Club in Copping

hall on ‘Tuesday evening, Fetaures of
programme were plano sole by
songs by H, Thomas, W.
Woods and H. Wadding-
ton; récitations by G. A. MacKay, F.
White; boxing exhibition by Johnnie
McBeth and P, Warwaruk; choruses
etc, Cards and refreshments were al-
so enjoyed. This organizations 1s ru-
pidly gaining in popularity, particu-
larly among the yolUnger men, and
new memberships are being received
every week,

Mr. W. Griffiths, auditor for the
municipality of Matsqui, has complet-
audit of the municipal accounts,

Commercial Printing Prices

Are Lower at The News

Neat, Prompt Work at
Less-than-City Prices

EXHIBITED
BY THE GHANBER oF MINES.
Sosa © EASTERN BRITISH GOLUMBIA

Fate PN BURE NY
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Telling the ET the minyral wealth of this proyince—« display of B.C “ores and metals at Spokane, Wash,

and a copy of his report was tender-
ed to the Council this week,

Peardonyille Community Hall

DANCE

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6

Eddies Orchestra

Admission 250

DANCE
GIPFORD HALL
PRIDAY, J. ARY 5}
Music by

THE ROAMERS
Do Not Miss This

Gentlemen 35c; Ladies 25c; 9 till 2
Modern & Old Time —_— Refreshments

Listen to

“THE Gare FAMILIAR
M

over Radio Station CEs on Sun-
day evenings, 6 to 7 preceding
the weekly travelog at 7.05 by Mr.

Gerald Heller,

cultural & Horticultural
Institute

Matsqut 4
Association & Parme

Annual Meetin
MATSQUI AGRICULTURAL HALL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4 at 2 p.m,

All

interested

members and those
dd

Please atten
OQ. T. JACOBSON,
| Secretary

The majority of the B.C, Blectric
and BC. Te
have been stationed here since the

ice storm of two weeks ago, haye
turned to Vancouver,

A meeting of the Fraser Valley
Football League will be held at the
Canadian Legion on Thuraday evening
of this week, ‘

Mrs. C. Baker visited in Vancouver
this week,

Mrs, J. Gilmour is {il and confined ;
to her home.

Mr. Sandberg has taken over the
milk-hauling contract for the area
west of Ue formierly operat-
ed by Mr. EB, Man

‘Mr, and Mrs. D. a tasted Mooi
in Vancouver at the Ne Bi

Born.—To Mr, and ae carl Wil-
son, Vedder Crossing, on December 29
In M.8.A. seers a son,

» R. Forrest and Lois
visited the latter's
and Mrs. T, Bailey over

re-

9

ir. an
ot Chilliwack:
parents, Mr.
Christ mas,

B.C.E.R. Offers Rate Concession

Settlers requiring an extension of
B. C. E. R. power service on MeDer-
mid roads and the Transprovincial
highway in Sumas have been offer= porte
ed certain concessions by the power
company, upon a five-year basis, to
meet® the estimated expenditure. ot
constructing pole lines, Briefly, the
service will be supplied if 17 connec-
Uons take the light at a minimum of
$3.95 for each person. The Company
indicates that the quotation is good

r 90 days from Dec, 19, at which
date Reeve Murphy is advised the of-
fer must be withdrawn if not accep-
ted.

COAST GROWERS TO HOLD

CONVENTION JAN, 12-13

‘The first anuual convention of the

‘British Columbia Coast Growers’ As-

sociation will be held in the

Hall, New Westminster, B.C. on

ie es Saturday, January 12th and
th.

‘The convention opens at 10 o'clock
Friday morning, and many matters
of Interest to the growers of the Low-
er Mainland will be dealt with, in-
cluding such important items as mar-
keting legislation, the sugar beet in-
dustry, a starch factory, reduced ex-
press and freight rates on berries and
vegetables to the prairies, processing
of surplus fruits. The convention Me
be attended and addressed *
Minister of Agriculture, Minister of

Lands, transportation experts, and
many others who will be in a position
to, give comprehensive addresses on
|the above v7
The B.C. Coast Growers’ Assocla-
tion, which was organized Jess than
@ year ago and with which is affiliated
practicully all the berry and vege-
table growers of the Fraser Valley
and Yanealer. cya is a service

izati

at
present of mpprasitaataig 1400 grow-
ers, r

Through Mr, H. J, Barber, M.P,
We are informed that the postofttce
department plans to call for tenders —
for the extension of the rural mail
route on Sumas, when the application
for Improved mail faclities will be re- ;
considered. 3

Rase Theatre

SUMAS, WASH

SATURDAY & SUNDAY
January 6 & 7—

n
ED WYNN, in :
“The Chief’? —
x
With “Chic” Sale and Dorothy Mac- n
kail. Its the fire chief himself, s,
SOOOo0000 come on and have a good ae.
laugh. 4
COMEDY SPORT REEL eS
NEWS he
Admission 35¢ & 160
.
WEDNESDAY, January 10— xe
CLARA BOW, in Fa

“Call Her Savage’’ =

The Brooklyn bonfire in a hotcha pe
picture,

COMEDY NOVELTY REBEL Re
Admission 15¢ 2
er
—_—_—_ ol
ke

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nt
n-
ly

Best Nanaimo-Wellington Coal
WOU aE the Cord or Rick
PRU Pong 2 08 Shore Hauls

MATHERS

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