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ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS

Abbotsford, Sumas & Matsqui News

LANG. SANDS, Editor and Publisher

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Abbotsford, B.C., Wednesday, March 31, 1943

A Threat to Our Homes

From the Langley Advance, Langley Prairie

At a meeting of the Associated Boards of
Trade held at New Westminster, a resolu-
tion from the Board of Trade at Chilliwack
drew attention of the threat being made up-
on the Fraser Valley by Mennonites and
Doukhobors. These people are given exemp-
tion from military service by our own Can-
adian Government at Ottawa. They are tak-
ing advantage of war conditions to ,lraw
big wages and are said to be bonused by the
government to work in lumber camps and
other places, safely out of the range of ene-
my gunfire. Being so favored they are pil-
ing up huge reserves of money and are buy-
ing up all the best of farm lands in the best
parts of Canada, including the Fraser Val-
ley, while our own Canadian sons and
daughters are away fighting the enemy at
$1.50 per day. In addition to being exempt-
ed from military service, either at home or
abroad, they are provided with a franchise
and thus given a voice, in sending our sons
and daughters to war. Placed in this happy
position by our own government, these peo-
ple are threatening the very homes of our
men and women who are away fighting, as.
was forcibly brought out on Friday by some
Chilliwack business men and farmers, who
contended that there would not be a Cama-
dian farmer or business man in that district
jn ten years unless the influx of these peo-
ple is stopped. In the interest of our own
Canadian sons and daughters every person
with red blood in his veins shouki demand
that the government of this country protect
our Canadian sons and daughters against

this influx and threat while they are fight-
ing the enemy overseas. We should not per-
mit‘them to be stabbed in the back in this
manner. Every individual and organization
should bring this menace to the attention of
their representative at Ottawa. The govern-
ment itself has brought about this condition
by. first granting these exemptions to foreign
cliques, and second by permitting these
cliques to exploit war conditions to their
own personal advantage. It would be more
in line with the things we are supposed to
be fighting for if the government would
buy up all land available in the best parts
of Canada to be resold, or better still, given
to those of our fighting forces who are for-
tunate enough to come back after they have
cleaned up the mess in Europe and Asia.
Will they have to clean up another mess at
home? In the meantime farmers-should be
prevailed upon not to sell to other than loy-
al Canadians.

Gordon Towers, the new president of
the Associated Boards of Trade, stated, ‘‘it
required a Pearl Harbor to drive the Jap-
anese away from here, will it require an-
other Pearl Harbor to drive out the new

menace ?””
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Editor’s Note: The above editorial, as well
as the one dealing with the same subject
in this space last week under the caption,
“Problems of Modern War,’’ is reproduced
from The Langley Advance, Langley Prai-
rie. We regret that through an oversight
the credit line was omitted last week.

Security of Information is Vital

Departnient of National Defense officials
declare that Canadian citizens themselves
can play a big part in combatting the
stepped-up submarine warfare forecast by
the German Admiralty.

' When Admiral Karl Daenitz was named
to succeed Grand Admiral Erich Raeder as
chief of the Nazi naval forces he declared

“the entire German Navy will henceforth —

be put in the service of inexorable U-boat
warfare.’” Admiral Daenitz, a submarine
commander in the last Great War, is known
as a ruthless underseas killer.

Balan anal)

the off beat...

I like the newspaper ;
busi The pap
business is the business
where the ‘tie that binds’
_is usually the one that is
noosed around your neck.
“There’s always something
wrong it seems, to worry
you, and if there does not
appear to be something
wrong, you worry about
hidden forces. But don’t
get me wrong, I like the
newspaper business,

The newspaper business is the business
where you worry like h—— about getting the
paper out on time and then when it is out, you
wonder what was worrying you. The news-
paper business is the business where advertis-
ing customers bring their “copy” hours ‘after
the deadline and cause a burst of blue lang-
uage—and not a pastel blue. But don’t get me
wrong, I like the newspaper business.

The newspaper business is the business
where you are supposed to stick you nose into
other people’s business—but a lot of people
just don’t like it while others thrive on it. You
find a story and start going after it; somebody
tells you not to use their name in connection
with the plot. H you believe they mean it and
leave their name out, then they’re hurt. If you

The silence of Canadians on the subject
of troop movements, shipments of war goods
and like topics is a convoy defense weapon
even more effective than the public realizes,
say Defence Department officials.

““The enemy will need more information
from its agetts over~here,’’ stated one of-
ficer, ‘Even the smallest bit of news, seem-
ingly unimportant and something which

might seem to be known to hundreds, plays
its part in forming the big picture for the
espionage agents, It is up to every Canadian
to keep silent and see that the enemy does
not get it.’’

Bill Hambly

take a chance and think they really want their
name to appear, you use it. They are mad. But
don’t get me wrong, I like the newspaper busi-
ness.

The newspaper business is the business
where everyone calls your “sheet” the “local
rag.” But if for some unknown reason (like
non-payment of subscription) they don't get
every edition, there are squawks.

But don’t get me wrong, I like the news-
paper business. But again, don’t get wrong, I’d
like it a lot better if there were fewer and
less intense headaches, I think.

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Gag Chapter—

The Lord only knows how many stories
there are concerning leather’ lunged drill ser-
geants and hapless rookies enmeshed in the
intricacies of close order drill. One sergeant is
reported to haVe roared at the ragged line be-
fore him, “Don’t you birds know how to line
up? Everybody fall out and look at the ter-
rible line you've made.”

Another one gave an order for the whole
company to raise the right leg, One confused
draftee raised his left leg in error. The ser-
geant looked down the line and saw the up-
raised left leg of one soldier right next to the
upraised right leg of the recruit beside him.

“Who is that smart aleck in the middle of
the line,” he bellowed, “who raised both legs?”

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Down Through the

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Marea 28, 1928

Paving of the Old Yale road is likely to start
on or before May 1.

The 25th birthday of the Lutheran church at
Matsqui will be obseryed this summer.

The Hector Stewart farm will be used next
week when the B.C. Field and Trial Club will
hold a field day. Several local sportsmen,
araong them T. York, are ‘entering dogs.

A new U.S. government building to cost from
$55,000 to $75,000 is to be erected at Sumas to
accommodate customs and immigration offices.

A. C. Neill, well-known immigration officer
at Huntingdon, leaves for Vancouver this week,
and his place here is being taken by T. F.
Morton,

Sumas Co-operative, which had 40 members
last year, met and expressed satisfaction with
their co-operative experiment.

Abbotsford village council decided to have
water meters installed in each of the local
garages.

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Years from’ the files
TEN YEARS AGO
March 29, 1933

Angus Compbell was elected president of the
Associated Boards of Trade of the Fraser Val-
ley at New Westminster on Saturday.

A pioneer resident of the district, Mr. Fred-
eri¢k Fooks, passed away Tuesday at the age
of 84,

Abbotsford United soccer team won the Hill-
Tout cup, the second trophy of the year. Star
players were A. Kelly, K. Plowright and H.
Ralston”

W, Marriette, V, Melander and H, Martin de-
bated against T. Smith, H. Green, and J. Reid
on the subject that Canada and the U.S.A.
should” become one country, independent of the
British Empire. The negative won.

The American Legion, Bellingham Post, will
inspect the new Legion headquarters on Sat-
urday.

Approximately 50 ladies attended a meeting
in Matsqui to re-organize the Matsqui Branch
of the M-S-A Hospital Auxiliary.

ject is “A Great Question.”

LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR

Editor, The News,

Sir: On behalf of the M-S-A
executive, I wish to express our
sincere appreciation to Rev. A. J.
Loughton, campaign manager, Mr.
Lang. Sands, publicity chairman;
Mrs. Ralph Gilmore, secretary;
Mr. L. Caldecott, treasurer, and
all campaign committee chairmen
and canvassers, for the splendid
organization and direction of the
fourth successful Red Cross drive
for funds in this district.

The co-operation and Willing-
ness of these volunteer workers
has resulted in this Area almost
doubling its quota of $2250 and
it is to the eternal credit of the
people in this district that al-
ways when the need has arisen
for more funds, the response has
been more than enough to meet
our recognized obligation to
thésd who are making the great-
est sacrifices on our behalf.

We would also like to thank
subscribers for their courtesy to
canvassers, and their ready re*
sponse in making so many con-
tributions which we wish to as-
sure them will be the means of
providing in greater measure for
the comfort and relief of those
who are suffering and in dis-
tress, particularly our wounded
from the fighting forces, prison-

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WRITTEN SPECIALLY FOR THE
by WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS OF CANADA

JIM GREENBLAT, Editor of the SUN

SWIFT CURRENT

SASKATCHEWAN

OILS AND FATS—CONSUMERS BRANCH

It wasn’t Mrs. Phyllis Turner's
good looks that made me deal
with Oils and Fats in the second
article, but its tremendous im-
portance emphasized by the fact
that despite Goebbels’ propagan-
da of synthetic procurement in
Germany, she declares that is
Mostly bunk. The supply both
here and there must depend on
agricuture, whaling and fishing.

’s economic fat plan
was the original basis for their
universal system of a state-con-
trolled agriculture, industry and
commerce, Recovery of waste
and garbage fats in the house-

hold there is datory. Think

States, United Kingdom, Canada,
New Zealand, South Africa and
Australia which meets in Wash-
ington and even Canada’s pro-
duction is pooled, out of which
we get only edible and inedible
requirementts on a strictly con-
trolled basis.

I know you're interested in
how they intend meeting this”
situation. We get linseed oil from
flax; well, flaxseed production,
it is hoped, will be stepped up to
at least 20- million bushels this
year compared to 61% in 1941;
there will be an expansion of
soya béan crops, sunflower and

that over, housewives of Canada,
when they “appeal” to you to
avoid unnecessary usage and
waste of oils and fats.

The picture is so simple, folks.
Fats and vegetable oils are our
only source of glycerine for ex-

ers of war, men of the Merct
Marine, civilian war sufferers
and bomb victims.

H. E. BEETLESTONE,
President, M-S-A Branch,
Canadian Red Cross Society.

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' SERVICES
IN M-S-A AREA

(Items under this heading con-
tributed by Church officers.
past be received by 5 p.m. Mon-
lay.)

Anglican Services
Services next Sunday, the
Fourth in Lent are: At St. Mat-
thew’s, Abbotsford, 10 a.m. Ma-
tins; 2 p.m. Church School; 7:30
p.m. Evensong. At St. Margaret's
Bradner, 10:30 am. Church

School; 11:15 a.m. Matins.
During Lent, mid-week ser-
vices are held: At St. Matthew’s,
at 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday,
and at St. Margaret’s at 8 p.m.
every Thursday.

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Pentecostal Church

Rev. John Peel will conduct
services on Sunday and at 11
a.m. his subject will be “Graves
at the Gateway to Victory’. At
7:45 pm. he will speak on
“Wanted—A Liar! Is that really
what the world wants?” Sunday
school classes at 10 a.m. Prayer
meeting will be held at 8 p.m,
Wednesday and young péople’s
society at 8 p.m. on Friday.

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Church of the Nazarene

Services in the church for the
next three week will be pre-
Easter in nature. There will also
be special Easter studies in the
mid-week services on Wednesday
evenings at 7:30. Communio
service will be held on Sunday
morning next at 11 a.m. Evangel-
istic, service in the evening at
7:30; subject “Isaac, Type of
Christ.” Sunday Bible school at
10 a.m. Sunday school at Strai-
ton at 2 p.m. with the service at
3. Subjects for the mext four
Sundays will be Easter mes-

Sages.
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Trinity United Church

Lenten services, Sunday, Ap-
ril 4, 10 a.m., Sunday school; 11
am., divine worship, subject is
“Growing Up.” At 7:30 p.m. sub-
Rev.
G. R. Tench will speak at both
services. Those desiring to unite
with the church on that day
should communicate with the
pastor as soon as possible. On

Pp y lotions, etc.
cigarettes when available. The
average yield from fats is 10 to

2%. “Do you know”, Mrs. Tur-
ner flung at me in trip-hammer
Succession, “that one ounce of
dripping per person per week
would give us 36 million pounds
‘a year? That 10 lbs. of rendered
fats fires 49 anti-aircraft shells?
That 100 Ibs. of glycerine helps
make 180 tank mines, or 780 lbs.
of high explosive or enough to
mine 780 tons of ore?” I had to
admit ignorance. You who have
sons depending on this (which
depends on you)—are you inter-
ested?

Oils and Troubled Waters

Just imagine the ramifications
of this administration, especially
since Japan plugged holes inthe
Pacific; conserving, inducing and
coordinating our vital vegetable,
animal and fish oils for food and
industrial purposes, i.e.: vitamin
oils, lard, shortening, paints, inks,
shellac, waxes, starches, glues,
soaps, naval stores (resins, turps,
pine oils). As for nutrition, how
could you all exist without a
proper proportion of oils and fats
in your diet? Mom, isn’t is just
plain realism?

Doesn’t it make you think—as
it did me—to hear that we de-
pend so much on it, in our shav-
ing; butter which is 80% fat, our
toast in its shortening, our
clothes and shoes which get
treatment from oils or deriva-
tives; the chair you sit in, the
linoleum you walk on, Excluding
butter we normally consume 450
million lbs. of fats yearly in
Canada, 200 of which, or 45%,
had to be imported, originating
largely in the Far East. That
source went out with Pearl Har-
bor; your boy guarding convoys
knows that even India and West
Africa is getting tougher to reach.

Heavy demands for the stout-
hearted but hungry Russians, for
Britain, for ourselves must be
met on this continent, in only
one way: increased hemisphere
production, saving in consump-
tion, Mrs. Turner sits on the
United Nations Council of United

Thursday at 7:30 p.m. choir will
practice in the church. Friday at
7 p.m. Trail Rangers with soft-
ball practice before meeting. Be
on hand early, boys.
Eiw s
North Poplar United
2 p.m., Sunday school.
3 p.m., re igular service.
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Pine Grove Gospel Centre
10:30 am., Sunday school; 8
p.m, Sunday and Thursday will

be preaching services.

STANLEY

By

Why Billions Are Needed

“Why control fats when the
U.S.A. increased its production
two billion pounds last year?” I
asked Mrs. Turner to show that
I read Time and the Ottawa
papers. With that restful and
patient smile she asked me,
“Did you know that the U.S.A.
consumed 11 billion lbs. last
year; that a billion was cut off
from the Far East, and further-
more what assurance have any
of us that this year’s crops will
Bive high yields as last?” Could
you answer that smartly, evenif —
you are a stove leaguer? j

Sure, you’ve got a baby, around
the house. Prior to the war 75%
of cod liver oil was imported,
mostly from Britain, Norway and
Newfoundland. The fishing com~-
panies on our Atlantic coast
wasted much of the precious vi-
tamin content for tanning, efc.,
feeding livestock and poultry.Do
you know that since 1941 we now
have five plants of our own pro-
ducing refined medical cod liver
oil and that we will be in a posi-
tion to supply our own needs,
the U.S.A., South America, Aus-
tralia and China? That industry
is a war baby and, believe me,a
pippin. Vitamin feeding oils for
veterinary purposes will now be
processed from the lowliest of
British Columbia fish; and the
despised dogfish from out there
now produces Vitamin A oil,
rich and fortifying to margarine
and for night fliers, and is al-
ready being shipped to the Bri-
tish Ministry of Food.
Agfticulture Comes Into Picture

Yes, I got enough of thestory
to know that a combination of
science, management and inven-
tion has put us on the threshold
of a period when Canadian ag-
ricultural production will take
its rightful place in Canadian in-
dustry. That’s where you and I
are interested.

Through efforts of this divi-
sion, linseed oil is now being pro-
cessed to replace drying oils
hitherto obtained from China;
soya beans will probably be
used in “nylon” type artificial
silk; wheat will be a source of
starch and sodium glutenate, the
latter previously exported from
Japan and used for the meaty
flavor in concentrated soups and
bevevrages.

“Keep the fat out of the fire”
was the administrator's appeal to
women of Canada. It means oil
for marine engines, brake fluid
for tanks and trucks, the life of
tinplate and glycerine, to men-
tion a few.

Consumer Organization
Functioning

But I must hurry on to Bryne
Sanders, head of Co s divi-
sion, which is giving the Cana-
dian consumer a voice and has
8,000 women across the country
doing active voluntary service,
co-operating in their own inter-
est, and trying hard to make for
a better understanding between
the consumer and retailer.

“The women are doing a grand
job," she said and flashed @
toothsome, sincere smile which
said, “I mean it’. “ Our task ig
to channel their difficulties and
complaints towards a head and
then we can go at the problems
again,” She admitted women aré
prone to criticize. (Boy, she ought
to hear the men in a smoking
compartment.)

Her division is trying so hard
to get closer to women every-
where because their whole job

$0 affects the household,
B. Sanders is practi pe~
cause she said. “The war ‘t

started to hurt us yet. It likely
will.” Price checking is one

the big jobs of the division, bu
shé feels in this that honest re-

tailers deserve protection from
those who might not be. She

wants women to co-operate with

her. These liajson officers in all

towns are the link to do it.
(Continued on page six)