Surrey Leader from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada • 1

Leader The Surrey VOL. XXI (Gazette Vol. XLIII) cents per copy CLOVERDALE, B.C.. SEPTEMBER 8, 1949 Number Municipal Crews Start I "RrniHunv Roviio nf 1QAQ" Moorllinoc Feeding the Kitty Hospital Group Votes cn Hamilton Survey "No War with White Rock" few, JfT wfe Entertainment at Surrey Agricultural Fair Dry Weather, Winds Stoke up Bush Fires Thirteen Fire Calls on Sunday Tinder dry weather combined with high winds over the Labor Da week-end to keep Surrey' fire fighters busy with a dozen outbreaks. "On Sunday alone, there were 13 fire calls," reports municipal fire prevention officer L.

J. Burton. Most of these were bush fires. Most serious loss was a barn filled with hay which burned at 5:30 p.m. Sunday evening.

Barn is the property of Peter Ulland. Coast Meridian Road at NicomeU River. Cloverdale fire brigade pumped from the river, saving the housa and chicken house. All brigades fought various bush II fK I Only those are cougar kittensCamp 6, Youbou, Vancouver Is- land. He is one of B.C.'s most bagged 66 of the predators into spare time hunting over the past few years.

He uses two American black-and-tan foxhounds. The mother cougar was shot about 12 miles back from camp. The dogs then back trailed to where they had Jumped the big cat and Lome discovered the kittens under some windfalls. Af iv wppkc: nf ao-p the voiinc sters are about twice the size of house cats and already possess claws large enough to do damage if they should prove too playful. I MRS.

ISOBELLA WATSON ILL on the Two Cars Attendance Frizes Two 1949 Plymouth sedans will be given away free by the Lower Fraser Valley Agricultural Association as prizes on admission tickets. The cars will be awarded at 6 p.m. on Saturday evening. The Association points out that agricultural fairs are provided exemption under the Criminal Code of Canada and that there ls thus no danger of difficulty in awarding the prizes. Tickets are available in stores and offices throughout the municipality.

Paul Rees, Tap Artist Paul Rees, America's leading ballet tap stylist headlines the "Broadway Revue of He is coming here direct from the Gold an data ThoatM iswnpiem. Music numbers wm te handled with thpir snni nf the o-nirtpn West Novelty numbers Iettture Don Grosshart and his marion- ettes; Serlui. Holland's greatest balancer; acrobats Joe Steele and tomimics. McCoy McCoy. $340 in Counterfeits I whlch Lome Atchison and his daughter Lorna are feeding.

This picture was taken at The Surrey Leader office last Thursday, when Mr. and Mrs. Atchison were visiting here with the former's brother. Councillor Lloyd Atchison and family. The youngsters are being fed condensed milk, thinned with warm water, from a baby's bottle.

The next day they were shipped to Edmonton, as they have been purchased by the University of Alberta for observation of animal psychology. Mr. Atchison Is employed at; Transport Headaches Plague School Board Flans and Specifications Ready for High School Bus routes and transportation problems have Surrey's School Trustees serving almost full time on school affairs as the new term opens. The tnree mue limn iur transportation is being rigidly ad hered to, and large numbers of irate parents have been interviewing the Board. Ten elementary schools and Queen Elizabeth High School have split shifts in operation.

These are Crescent Park, White Rock ele-. mentary, Simon Cunningham, Cloverdale, Surrey Centre, Clay ton. Tynehead, David Brankin, General Montgomery and South Westminster schools. Mrs. Isobella Watson of 349 Pike adequately served by hospitals at Road, Fleetwood is a patient in New Westminster and Langley.

Royal Columbian Hospital, New Many letters were read from or-Westminster. Last Saturday night ganizations expressing confidence she was stricken, suffering com- jn the Board's decision to reject Members of Surrey Memorial Hospital Society will meet to pass on the executive's action in regard to the Hamilton hospital survey recommendations. The motion before the members will be: "That we approve the action of the directors in rejecting the Hamilton survey recommendations." This special meeting of "the Memorial Hospital Society will be held in the Canadian Legion Hall, Cloverdale on Thursday, Sept. 22nd at 8 p.m. Organizations hold ing life or ordinary membership are reminded that their voting delegates must bring credentials to the meeting.

The special meeting will also be asked to approve an amendment the. changing the annual meeting from January to March. The board of directors of the Society, at their regular meeting Thursday of last week, declared that there is no "war" between them and the White Rock Hospital Society as had been suggested in the daily press. The Memorial Society contends tnat 11 ls working for a hospital a11 residents of Surrey, and that the recommendation of the Hamilton survey does not assist in aimamiug vina uujn.nc. They maintain that it is based on false assumption that North Surrey and Cloverdale areas are the recommendations.

The Board received from School Tniitui nt inr. attendance in Surrey. This showed 1203 pupils south of McLellan iRoad and 4183 north. Mrs. Helen Carter reported the fnrmntinn nf thp tpnth hnsnttn Whalley West.

Or- 'mni anviliarips at and Barnston Island. A central auxiliary committee will be or- ganlzed with representatives from each unit. Cloverdale Juniors Win Labor Day Tournament Cloverdale senior ballplayers will be hosts, to Chilli wack Army on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. 1 Eight Valley Teams Show Here Cloverdale junior baseball team Ls champion of the fraser win.mnl both the league title and the Labor Day, tournament here in ley ana loveraaie won over Hammond in the final Bame' 1 10 11 was good baseba11 a dav' with only one lopsided score in seven 8ames- In tne first Same Langley downed Abbotsford, 4-2. Hammond defeated Pitt Meadows, 3 to 2 wnile Haney scored 4 runs by the large score of 13 to 2, with 1 I i Hon.

Harry Bowman to Open Fair British Columbia's new Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Harry Bowman will officially open Surrey's Fall Fair. The two-day show is being held In Cloverdale on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16th and nth. The prize money has been almost doubled over the past couple of years, as the Fair Board moves towards its goal of a Class fair.

Increased entries are forecast for this year especially in livestock, by secretary-man? T. W. Currie. Friday will livestock day. Judging start'at 10 a.m.

with all livestock wJse on the grounds by 9 o'clock. A big inducement for outside herds to show here is the new cattle barn, which will be used for Bangs-free tested stock. Junior calf clubs will have thirty calves out on display and members will compete in showmanship classes. Surrey's poultry clubs will have 25 pens in competition. The light horse show will be a feature on Friday, as keen compe tition in large classes has become the rule in this division.

The Fair Day parade will pass through Cloverdale Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. Hon. Harry Bowman will officially open the exhibition at 1:30 p.m. The grandstand two-hour show will follow, with the livestock parade at 4 o'clock. Royal Canadian Shows will have their ferris wheel, rides and concessions operating on the midway.

Show, parade and concessions are under charge of Surrey Junior Chamber of Commerce. Entries by Saturday Exhibitors are reminded that cutiica must, ue iiiuuc deuieiury Currie 3 New West entries must be made to secretary minster or at tne Pair Grounds, Cloverdale on or before Saturday, Sept. 10th. bu by 5, fV, pmnhnsis tn any cooWng brought in Frtday morning must be re- fused. livestock, anj cut flowers, are to the show Prlday morning.

I firE FIGHTING EXCITEMENT CONTRIBUTES TO DEATH Andrew Thomson of Archibald Road, west White Rock collapsed and died while helping fight fire mear his home on Sunday, Sept. 4th. He was 69 years of age. He i- surviVed hv one dauah- Kenneriv of Delta- ranflrhilrtrpn- hrnthpra nH Rev. A.

Boden officiating. Inter- place in praser cem- letery. MINISTER LEAVES Rev. W. Smyth preached his farewell sermon on Sunday at Port Kells United Church.

He and Mrs. Smyth left this week for Edmonton. Mr. Smyth has been stationed in this mission field for the past year. Cloverdale H.

'fi and Installed its first executive Cloverdale Board of Trade I at on New Waterworks Main Down Townline Road Surrey's municipal water crews start Monday laying the first of the Strawberry Hill waterworks system. The $900,000 by-law authorizing this work was passed two years ago. Shortage of pipe has held up the main supply line from across the river. Work will commence on Surrey's distribution system on the Townline Road, bringing a 12 In. main east from the Scott to King George Highway.

Second project will be a main from the Scott along Newton Road to serve the heavily settled Newton community. Crews of the Greater Vancouver Water Board are installing the supply system. A 24 inch main has been carried up Old Yale and Scott as far as the Tannery Road. Another crew started at Town- line and Scott and has carried 16 inch mains to Hunt Road. Delta will take its main supply west along Hellings Road to the high ground.

The mains will go south on Scott Road to the Bose, then east In Surrey as far as the Westerman. wnen completed, two main loops will bracket the area, along Sandell Road and King George Highway. FAIR COMMITTEES MEET A meeting of all Fair committees will be held in the office on the fair grounds next Monday evening at 8 p.m. to wind up final plans for the big show. Bean Pickers Needed With the return of the students to school, farmers in the Cloverdale and Kensington Prai- rie areas have been short of bean Thp pickers to harvest tne crops, iiie noi aays ui L.a lahAT I la W(MK brougni ou uie production this week.

Ml nirlters 10 absisL in t- lor beans, and for the potato crop which is coming on, ine ourrej Leader will serve as a volunteer clearing house. To make this sue- cesslul, tne louowing rarmera later than 3:30 pm. the previous needed- tlme- P'f06- an? ov- i available, from ClOV rdaie. 2 Those wishing work for the nex(. day must pnone not later rr, ta urely an which some of the growers have asked us to try in order to assist getting pickers.

1 CLOVERDALE BASKETBALL Annual meeting of Cloverdale are asked to attend. Speed DOOtS iplOSn in Choppy Waters Seattle Drivers Win Out Thirty speedboats bucked the waters of the course laid Hydro Chuck Hickling, Cummins, Everett; Howard Price, Seattle. Hydro Lin Ivey; Al Ben son. both from Seattle. Trophies for the winners were 1 donated by the Palladium, Laura Mel Hotel.

Langlands Millwork Building Supplies and Park Theatre, White Rock and by Forst's Ltd. and Oscar Swanson Sporting Goods, New Westminster. Merchandise prizes were provided by Jamieson Shoe Store, Ocean View Garage. Newman's Men Furnishings. The Rose Jar.

and by Bick-erton Ac Black, New Westminster. The speedboat races were spon- sored by White Rock Board of Trade. with Guy Graham as committee chairman. Proceeds go to White Rock Amateur Swimming Association. i plete paralysis on the right side nnii lnss nf finepch.

Mra Watson will be 80 vears ef age on Sept. 27th. She has made ner nome witn ner son, School Trustee Wm. Watson. II A rU oDOriS UireClCr ii ni ii N2ITifiu DV li GVerOa Lease Athletic Hall for Year A full-time sports director was named at Tuesday's meeting of Cloverdale Recreation Council.

recreational director with one of the largest Vancouver boys' clubs Appointment is subject to ap- community recreation directors. The meeting voted to accept Surrey Amateur Athletic Assoc- iation's offer to lease the Athletic Hall and Opera House for one year, at a rental of $1,000 per year. The Recreation Council will havs full onpratinn nf thp halls collecting the rentals and caring Plans and specifications of the Jack Brook of 711 Pacific High-new West Surrey High School at way was named to the post. Newton have been received. As Mr.

Brook has been coaching soon as final approval of these is Cloverdale Junior baseball team, received from Victoria, tenders and is active in development of will be called. The 14-room High the sports park in Cloverdale. He School will be located on Bose has had extensive sports and park Road, west of King George High- WOrk experience and Just a few vav upplrc acirt woe nffprprt thp nnjt. nf weeks ago was offered the post of 1 ii oe neia tnis raSSed in Municipality Sunday evening. Rev.

E. Long-mire will conduct the Worship Surrey business men were vie- and Communion service at 7:30 timized over the week-end by p.m. LATIMER HEIGHTS Mr. and Mrs. S.

J. Woods have provai 0f the Provincial Recrea-. eams taKlnB Part were cnnu- Basketball Club will oe neia in tw0 sisters To date 34 of the counterfeits had their little niece and nephew, tion department, which pays a wack' Abbotsford. Mission. Haney, the Opera House on Monday even- Funeral serVices were held Wed- have been reported.

Cafes, amuse-Linda and Robbie MacKenzie of grant of $600 toWard fuII time Hammond. P'K Meadows, Lang-' at o'clock. Players and fans nesdav ln New Westminster, with ment houses and service stations fires, with White Rock battling the most serious. This got out of control at the corner of Ntchol and Brown roads and threatened to sweep across the timbered hillside. Bulldozers ploughed fire guards and the blaze was under control Monday afternoon.

North Surrey brigade had busy time with three bush fire calls. At Sunday noon they were called out to Tidewater Forest Products foot of Latimer Road. The brigade put out a fire in the sawdust bunker which war threatening the whole mill. SULLIVAN 'MUM CLUB Sullivan Chrysanthemum Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Tom Johnston, Johnston Road next Wednesday evening.

Meeting commences at 8 p.m., with a lecture on 'mum culture practices. DEDICATION SERVICE, NORTH SURREY MANSB Dedication of the manse for Unlted church win De on TTiaay. Sept. 16th. Service commences at 8 p.m.

The manse is located at 212 Oaudette Road, south ot Following the service, refresh- at Hjortn Road United Church hall. Closing Church Service for Cloverdale United The closing service in the old Cloverdale United Church on Pac- This church was opened nearly sixty years ago, in either 189 or '91. Members of the original board of stewards were Tom Shannon, his son, Sam Shannon, Albert Milton and George Campbell. From Sunday. Sent.

18th church services will be held in the church hall on Bond Street. It is expected that the new church on this site will be ready within 6 weeks. I The manse and the church hall have been moved to the Bond Street location. The new church 1 itself will provide seating for a I congregation of 250. A choir room and minister's vestry adjoin.

The large basement gives room for Sunday school rooms, ladies par- lor and kitchen. Max Shiles, Tom Dent, Clayton Coles, Charles Lenz. Les Coles, Ted Reeve Chas. Schultz. of Trade will hold a dinner meet- evening In the dining, room of the pm.

Surrey Leader photo. gangs passing counterfeit money. Bogus $10 bills turned up in Clov erdale, White Rock, Newton and South Westminster. White Rock was hardest hit. were the chief targets of the counterfeit money passers.

BETHANY UNITED Sullivan Sunday School at commences this Sundav at 10 a superintendent Miss Roberta Mc Innes announces. The service at Bethany United Church will be at 11:30 a.m. Rev. Dr. Norah L.

Hughes will take the service. MaillardvfUe. visiting them this past week. The August meeting of the Neighborly Club was held at the home of Mrs. E.

Stone, Maddaugh Road. The monthly prize was won by Mrs. J. 111. Next meeting of Piiih will hp at the home of Mrs.

H. Vogan, Maddaugh Road on Sept. 20th. Surrey's New Senator 4 1 I Board of Trade Receives Charter for operating costs. ro a 4.

out lor speeaooai races at while Noel Wallinger. Mrs. Robinson, I Cloverdale's preliminary game Rock on Sunday. Strong winds Mrs. J.

Brook and Jake Renner witn Chilliwack was another close kicked up the waves on Semiah-were named as an Interim hall game, the locals winning. over the: moo Bay, with the result that management committee. cherry city boys 6 to 5. Joe Dudra drivers had to slow speed some- Playground Equipment Ordered Pitched the preliminary. jwhat and fight for control on G.

E. Allin reported for the In tne iirst oi tne semi-finals the turns, equipment committee that six Hammond knocked out Langley, 4 There were some natty boats swings and four teeter-totters t0 3- Hammond's starting pitcher in the running, all from American have been ordered for the child-iwas wild" and c- Roclc came ln! speedboat clubs. The exciting ren's playground at the sports I with Dases loaded. Langley scored spectacle was watched by a large park. Two sandboxes are being in- i three runs 'n this 1 irst Inning, 1 crowd on the pier, as well as hun-stalled.

Grading on this SO by 200 but from then on it was Ham- dreds lined up along some of the feet play area will start within mond's game. streets, two weeks Cloverdale polished off Haney Prize winners were: Cloverdale pitcner jock MuriejBellevue; Tommy uauiu, giving up one hit only. Everyone Gene McVicar, Seattle; Les Kom-on the Cloverdale team made at etz, Bellingham; Al Peters, Seattle, least one trip round the bases. utility Clayton Shaw; Jas. The three Haney pitchers prov-; Kirkwood; Robert Jacobson; Bill Rerxirts of the junior baseball tournament sponsored by the Re- creation Council on Labor Day told of outstanding baseball, with the Cloverdale nine coming out the winners.

The Vancouver of- ficials handling the tourney stated that the Cloverdale team was as fine a team as any in the province. Mrs. C. Foster has been named to head the hostess committee for Cloverdale Teen Town, i Next meeting will be at the ided ten free passes on balls. Bryant Jack Hedley; all from Se-Despite the day's grind of three 1 attle.

ball games in the blistering heat, I Service Runabout Otto both Cloverdale and Hammond i Drager, Seattle; Fred Bloom, Se-pitchers were in top form in the i attle. final game, striking out 25 play- Hydro John Sherriff, Ta-, ers. Joe Dudra whiffed 14 in the coma: Pope Howard, Everett; Pat VfO I 1 1 li'i Mama mitt iiiliiiiliMfrnr 7 innings for Cloverdale, while Hammond's C. Rock struck out eleven. It was a pitcher's battle all the way.

without a run until the first half of the final inning. Ken Holmes, Cloverdale catcher, received a walk and scored on a single by Larry O'Brien. ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Miss May Webb, younger daughter of Mrs. Mabel Webb, Surrey, to Mr Lionel D. Howarth.

elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Howarth of New Westminster.

The marriage will take place on Sept. 14th at 10 a.m. ln Holy Trinity Cathedral. New SENATOR TOM REID 1 Legon clubrooms on Thursday. Prime Minister Louis St.

Laur- Sept 15th at ent announced Wednesday the ap- pointment of Tom Reid of New- FLEETWOOD POULTRY CLUB ton as British Columbia's newest senator. Mr. Reid is one of the Fleetwood Junior Poultry Club veteran Members of Parliament, will meet ln the Fleetwood Hall holding the New Westminster seat on Tuesday, September 13th. Fair continuously since 1930. entries will be lined up at this He was returned with a com- meeting and all members are fortable margin in the June elec- asked to attend.

tion. A by-election in this riding has been called by the Prime Min- TYNEHEAD MEETING ister for October 24th. It is: thought all three major parties! Tynehead Community Associa-will contest the seat. ition will meet in the community The 63-year-old Senator came hall on Monday evening, Sept. to Canada from Scotland in 1909.

12th. An error was made in the He served for several years as date published last week for this Reeve of Surrey prior to his elec-, meeting. Next Monday evening tion to Parliament. the second Monday is the date. received its charterStagg in the Legion Auditorium last Friday evening.

Reeve Eastabrook and i Chas. Schultz presented the charter and installed The Board Standing a banquet held I Powers. Percy ing this Friday right are: Seated Clover Inn at 7 and president Vic Vic Stag? as president. Shown in this picture left to Alex Hope, M.L.A. for Delta.