“WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12th, 1938 DAY, OCTOBER 12th, 193 WRENN TESST TE Te ae era a ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS & MATSQUI NEWS PAGE THREE Abbotsford, Sumas & Matsqui News Established 1922 at Ab British Columbia Every Wednesday LANG SANDS, Editor and Owner Subscription Rates: In Abbotsford, Sumas, Matsqui and other parts of the Fraser Valley— Year $1.20; 6 mos. .75; 3 mos. .40 Hlsewhere in British Columbia, Can- ada or the British Empire— $1.50 per year fn the U.S.A. and Foreign Countries $2.00 per year All subscriptions paid in advance 7 “Member of the. British Columbia Division of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Wednesday, October 12, 1938 Large Congregations Attend Thanksgiving ‘Services in Churches Possibly the recent European ‘erisis brought home to many how much the citizens of Canada have to bé grateful.for because ministers ‘of the various denominations rep- resented in the M.S.A, area report crowded churches this year for the annual Thanksgiving Services. Those whe filled every pew and even stood in amy space available seemed un- usually thankful and appreciative, War had been averted and they were grateful, the churches them- selves were decorated with the evi- dence of bountiful harvest and it all belonged to those who produced it and they were gratefully generous in their contributions to the less fortunate. How different the picture depicted fin the weekend news columns of edifices and clergy stoned in that country which recently claimed to be anxious only for peace, but de- manded such a cruel price to defer foisting another era of frightfulness upon innocent people throughout the world, The “Other Side’’ of Fuel Price Situation Submitted to Public It is fortunate that the several units of the gasoline industry in British Columbia recently orangized and through an institutional adver- tising campaign is giving the public 4n opportunity to discover that, as in most other controversies, there are two sides to the statements pub- llicized in the Macdonald Fuel Com- mission report. In the opening announcement which all News subscribers probably read in last week’s issue, the Pet- roleum Industries of British Colum- bia admit the chief reason why the Ipublic has, to a large extent, been easily led to believe badly of the industry: ‘we have served you well... but perhaps too quietly.” * The industry has occasionally ad- vertised its products or new ones, likewise it has sometimes made known the more apparent services mendered, but it has not, in the past, enlightened the public as to its contributions to employment, na- tional production, to the develop- ment of other industries on which “the public depends for employment, lower priced goods, communication and transportation. Adverse com- ment, true or false, quickly spreads but fact is much slower to circulate. The facts brought forth in the announcements of the Petroleum In- dustnies of B.C. cannot help but arouse great interest. Everyone in this era is very dependent upon his neighbor. Should a misguided “axe” swing on one industry the effect on thousands of persons is all too ob- vious. Fair-minded citizens form 2 powerful jury and eyery jury likes to know it has received a complete set of facts pro and con. British Columbians will appreciate “the other side’ of the fuel price controversy and the rural popula- tion will particularly appreciate that it is also being given, through its local papers, an opportunity to sit in judgmnt. Many in the country no longer take a city “daily, con- Sequently industry too frequently overlooks a large group of citizens with time to read and think and ultimately to use its influence, ac- cording to its conclusions. Soaking Our Car Owners (The Lynden Tribune) The average automobile in Wash- ington cost its owner $51.14 in spe- cial motor vehicle taxes during 1937. Siace the average car's life-value is $201.87, the tax paid on it last year alone was equivalent to 25.3 per cent of its value. Twenty-five per cent is a huge and unfair tax. -Farm homes are only taxed $1.14 per $100 on the average; railroad $1.04 per $100. Surely it’s time to consider the un- fair burden we have piled upon “Wastiington’s jalopies. ape wie Farm Section...Local and Provincial Developments Big Attendance But Low Prices On F.V. Market Thanksgiving Fraser Valley Mar- ket set new records in attendance of both buyers and vendors. Egg prices were unchanged but a glut of vegetables sent produce prices to new ‘lows. Thanksgiving turkeys were a fea- ture of the market, about 100 fine local birds being offered by several vendors at 33c a pound dressed There were no imported birds. Roasting chickens were popular at 30c a pound dressed and18c a pound! live. Potatoes were sold at 18 lbs. for 25c, tomatoes as low as 2c a Ib. Onions wre quoted at $1.80 to $2.20 a sack and carrots at 75c a sack. All sorts of green vegetables could be had at five cents each, such as celery, chard. cabbage, cauliflower and lettuce. New hype Silo Is Ereeted On Matsqui Farm (Considerable interest is being ey- inced in a new type silo erected on the farm of J. R. Bawtinheimer, River road, Matsqui. The material of which it is constructed is tongue- and-groove stock, factory cut ready to assemble, The silo erected for Mr. Bawtin- heimer is of octagonal shape, 14 feet in diameter and 30 feet high, and has a capacity of 120 tons. It can be erected, the manufacturers claim, in four hours by three ex- perience@ men. A cottage of similar construction, it is claimed. can be erected by a crew in one day. Materials are provided for gran- aries, water tanks, cottages, barns and elevators. ers Prize money to be awarded ex- hibitors in the Livestock Pavilion on Treasure Island at the World’s Fair of the West, totals $300,000. The world famous native bagpipe band of the Sultan of Jahore will be a feature of that nation’s exhibit on Treasure Island at the 1939 Cali- fornia ‘World’s Fair, Be Wise!! ¢ ..-Economize ¢ ...Modernize Investigate ‘Your Own Locker’ Langley Cold Storage e 4 Phone: Langley 256 Ce cccccecccccecccooccoce CLOSING DATES FOR INTERNATIONAL SHOW OF STOCK AND GRAINS Entries for the individual live- stock classes for the 39th Inter- national Exposition to be held at Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A, from No- vember 26 to December 3, 1938, in- elusive, will close on November 1; for the 20th International Grain and Hay Show, which is held in con- junction with the Intennational Live Stock Exposition, entries will be ac- cepted up till November 10th; and for carlot entries of cattle, sheep and swine, the closing date for ent- ries is November 10th. Ever since these famous interna- tional shows have been held, Cana- dian farmers from alll parts of the Dominion have been keen competi- SUMAS COW-TESTING ASSOCIATION The following herds averaged 30 lbs. or over* of butterfat for the month of September, 1938: Iten & Williman (M)..1102 45.6 T. S. Higgs (G) ...... 916 44.1 H. E. Stewart (H) ....1046 42.0 C. H, Beldam (G) .... 819 42.0 Bears Stewatr (H) «.1049 39-8 BE. Stickland (J) ..... 860 39.0 Mrs. ©. Stafford (J) .... 788 38.8 W. Porter & Son (H) ..1096 38.4 G. O, Rudge (G) «» 740 37.5 Mrs. J. M. Keefer (J) 711 36.4 J. T. Hunter (J) 35.4 Mrs. A. Austin (M) .. 721 34,2 M. G. Fadden (H) ....832 33.5 J. J. ANDREWS, Supervisor tors and have each ding year won an encouraging share of the most coveted awards. The value of premiums offered at these international shows will be more than $100,000 this year. +A cow on a curve is not half so dangerous as a curve on a calf. SAVE FOR IT FIRST if Have you often sighed for the money to travel? Have you won- dered how other people get the cash to do it? Why not follow their ex- ample. You know that a train can cover the longest journey only a mile at a time...and that’s the way the thrifty folk accumulate their travelling expenses ... a dollar orso at a time. It isn’t hard to save this way. and it’s a great thrill to get the funds for a grand, luxurious tour. nn . You can begin today by opening an account at your nearest Post Office Savings Bank. A dollar will do to start; and by regular saving your travel funds will soon grow. Meanwhile, you will rective 2 per cent. compound interest on your deposita and, should you urgently need cash, with- drawal of funds can be conveniently arranged at any time, Small amounts put away regularly in the Pést Office Savings Bank is one sure way to make your travel dreams come true. 16L ALL BRANCHES OF POST OFFICE SAVINGS {BANK ARE OPEN DURING: POST OFFICE HOURS How This Bank Can Help YOU Your bankismore than the trusted custodian of your funds. It is anin- 8titution where you may discuss in confi- dence all problems re- lating to your business and personal finances. Our local managers welcome your visits and the opportunity of serving you. ABBOTSFORD BRANCH - is written in the stubs of your old cheque book Look through the stubs of your old cheque books . . . Here is the entry that tells what you paid for your first dress suit; another recalls that big day you bought the engagement ring: a third records the first down-pay- ment on the house that is YOURS today. And, if you have reached your middle years, you may find a stub that tells of your daughter's wed- ding, and of the christening mug you gave your first grandchild ... Those cheques you issuedin days long past were no mere slips of Paper. They were symbols . . . of food, cloth- ing, and sheller . . . education and growth. Into them were written homely, intimate events of your own personal history. her ROYAL BANK OF CANADA L. CALDECOTT, Monager RUMP & SENDALL POULTRY HUSBANDMAN George Robertson, who for 22 years was chief Assistant, Poultry Division, Experimental Farm Branch Dominion Department of Agricul- ture, has been appointed Dominion Poultry Husbandman. He Floral Designs Cut Flowers, Wreaths, Sprays, Fred C. Elford, who was appointed Special Poultry Commissioner for Canada on February 1, 1937. Surrey Junior Board of Trade has endorsed a Scenic “Loop” highway inspired in Vancouver that will in- clude detours to the district's sea- side resorts. 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Cocesecccvevcosses | peweeer O OOOOSSOOS SOOO SOO OOS SERVICE STATIONS AND YOUR TOWN io TRYING to tell you something about the oil business, we do not ask you to believe that it is run by supermen who never make mistakes; however, we believe it is at least as efficient and as ably directed as other important industries where competi- tion demands good service at reason- able cost. a) A criticism often directed at our industry is that we have spent too much money on our service stations— “There must be big profits in gasoline when the companies can afford all those stations.” That is what people sometimes say. = After all, it is natural for you to think this if you have not been told the facts. Frankly, we admit it is we who are to blame if you don’t know the truth. . * To begin with, the oil companies did not build all the service stations you see around the country. The oil companies own less than 12 out of every 100 of the places where gasoline is sold. Private enterprise and private capital — your fellow-townsmen, - for instance — own the great majority of them. Such people have invested their money in a retail business enterprise in your community, and what has been the result?—bright, attractive, highly specialized “stores”, where motorists can buy the brands of gasoline, oils, tires, batteries and other things they prefer—“stores” that invite visitors to stop for a while in your town and to spend their money there, thus helping to make your community more pros- Perous—“stores” that give employ- ment to men who might otherwise be unemployed, to your cost as a tax- payer—“‘stores” that provide restrooms and conveniences that might otherwise have to be paid for from the tax reve- nues of your community. Now what do these stores cost the gasoline buyer? You know that your butcher, your grocer, your hardware man, all PETROLEUM make their living by buying goods in large quantities and selling to you in smaller quantities, charging you more, of course, than they paid so that they may cover the cost of the service they render, and earn a reward for their labor and enterprise. ate watt \* The average storekeeper sells ordinary goods at a gross profit of 25% to 30%.‘ Well, your neighbor- ing service station operator gets no more, and sometimes less. In many cases he would not be able to carry on his business if he depended only on his profits from gasoline; that is one rea- son why he sells oil and other products and services. That, too, is a reason why in many cases the oil companies help the dealer to keep his place bright and attractive by providing signs and by painting his premises. But do not think that just because a place is painted in the oil company’s colors it is owned by the oil company. In most cases that is not so. a out Are there too many service stations? Some may think so, but it might also be argued that there are too many butchers and bakers, too many farmers, mechanics, lawyers and doctors. How would it benefit you to have fewer of them? What would you do with the people displaced from occupation? Put them on relief? Then the taxes of those still occupied would have to be increased, and would offset any theoretical “economies.” So do not assume that because there are many “service stations” you, as a consumer of gasoline, are “paying the piper.” “Service stations” pay taxes on land that might otherwise be non-productive, they provide neces- sary service, they give employment and they circulate money in your district. All this is to your advantage and entails negligible addition in cost of gasoline to the consumer, The fact that the price of gasoline in British Columbia compares so favor- ably with prices elsewhere should alone be enough to prove this, ; INDUSTRIES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BRITISH AMERICAN OIL ©O. LTD. B.C. FUEL COMPANY LTD. HOME OIL DISTRIBUTORS LTD. IMPERIAL OIL LTD. SHELL OIL CO. OF B.C. LTD, SIGNAL OIL CO. LTD. STANDARD OIL OO. OF B.C, LTD, TEXAS OO. OF CANADA LTD. UNION OIL OO. OF CANADA LTD, This is one of o series of advertisements telling you about the services and of the Petrol '?P of British Columsbis