Surrey Leader from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada • 1

he uirey Leader VOL. XLIV (Gazette Vol. XLVI) Five Cents per copy CLOVERDALE, B.C, THURSDAY, JULY 9th, 1953 In Canada and Great Britain: $2.00 per year Number 1 Water Petition io be Circulated in Area ef Cloverdale Extension Surrey Municipal Council will proceea wun me tui.vw water c- $::,. txtension in the Cloverdale Canuck it was decided at Monday's Coun- Fleetwood to Decide Queen this Saturday Fleetwood Community Association will choose their entrant this Saturday evening, for the contest to represent this district as "Miss Surrey" at the P.N.E. "Miss Fleetwood" will be chosen at a social at Fleetwood Hall commencing at 8:30 pm.

This will be a strawberry social, with bingo during the evening. Judges in the contest will be provided by CKNW. Ail girls in the district, 17 to 22 years of age, are eligible to enter. Applications must be filed with Mrs. Maude Lun-deen by Friday, July 10th.

cil meeting. The special committee set up to study the proposed a Surrey Air Force man who major public works piojects forwon the Distinguished Flying tnis year reported on its visit to cross as a fighter pilot in World Victoria on June 25th, and the var is the first Canadian to interview with the Deputy Min- 1 shoot down a Russian-built MIG ister of Municipal Affairs. Jet in the air battles over Korea. Clearing Has Started on New Hwy. Route Provincial Government crews have started clearing the right of way for extension of Highway 10 from McLellan Road and King George Highway, west to the foot of Endersby Hill.

In a surprise development, the Provincial department has abandoned the project of widening McLellan Road through Panorama Ridge. The new route of Highway 10 is New McLellan Road from Langley Prair.e through Cloverdale to King George Highway, then north a quarter of a mile to Beaubien Road and west on this, across Scott Road, and then down a ravine to link up with the Lad-ner Trunk Road at the foot of Endersby Hill. This would avoid the present sharp corner at the foot of Endersby Hill, and is also reported Ninety Degree Heai Followed hy Rainfall A scorching day of sunshine on Tuesday sent the official weather thermometer in North Surrey tearing to 90 degrees on Tuesday, The evening was very hot, but by early Wednesday morning rain was beating down. Nearly half an inch of rain fell in the storm, soaking the hundreds of acres of hay which were cut and out in the fields. Clearing weather on Wednesday has a promise of relief for thos making hay, but the present muggy weather is ideal for development of blight in potatoes.

The cherry crop also suffered from the heavy rain. The sudden rain came on top of nearly a week of bright hot weather which saw thousands at the Surrey beaches over the vieek-end. Traffic on the highways was very heavy on Sunday night, with cars backed up at Pattullo Bridge, waiting on the signals, and on Trans-Canada Highway where a car went off the road at Green Timbers, landing upside down in a ravine, at the peak of the rush hour. Tuesday's hot weather showed a difference of eight degrees between the two official weather observation stations in Surrey. Max Zack, at Coldicutt Villa on the beachfront at White Rock, recorded a high of 82 degrees.

Mrs. J. F. Block of R.R. 3, Cloverdale, near Port Kells, recorded 89.8 degrees as the high on Tues 'iWi-flLUti i On the Cloverdale the Council will continue this project as a local improvement under provisions of Section 52 of the "Local Improvement Act." Formal petitions must be secured rrom the required percentage of property owners in the new area 1 uj acivcu uj maici.

ri present tne area irom Main to Surrey streets is covered by this statutory petition. Signatur- will be sought in the area from Surrey Street west to Mur phy Road, from New McLellan to Old McLellan; and from Main Street east to the Pratt, and also along both sides of Old McLellan Road to the water tank site somewhere near the intersection of Hall's Prairie and Old McLellan. Councillor Lloyd Atchison was delegated to organize securing of the petitions. A copy of the proposed $100,000 by-law to extend White Rock sewer svstem was left with theirs sPent the week-end in The flags of Canada and the United States fly side by side over top the Peace Arch at Douglas. Top photo was taken at the Peace Arch program held at the international border on June 28th.

Service units are parading through the open gateway, symbol the enduring friendship of the two nations. On duty on this occasion as at other public gatherings, were the members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. These members are from the Hilda Sullivan nursing division, organized at Cloverdale. Left to right they are Miss Dorothy Taylor, Miss Dot Gilbert, Mrs.

Elsie Gilbert, Mrs. B. Collishaw, Mrs. Florence Reynolds, Mrs. Marj Collishaw and Mrs.

Gwen Eley. Surrey Fire Survey Recommends department for study. Petitions for this extension have already been received by the Municipality. The tremendous population in crease in North Surrey espec- ally in the area served by High way Water system is posing a serious supply problem to Surrey's water department. The number of houses has doubled and trebled, and in some places side roads which were only trails when the water was installed are built up solid for four blocks off he main road.

The Surrey delegation discussed with the Provincial author- ttieB the tironosal that all the Nth. Surrey water systems be am algamated into one water district This would include the South Westminster water woiks system, Highway, Millar Road, Brownsville, Strawberry Hill and Newton extension. The larger area would also take in those parts which most urgently need waterworks extension. A large money by-law would then be passed, voted on by the whole area, to consolidate the present debentures outstanding and to provide for the extensions. Biggest problem now facing North Surrey is the cost of the huge mains needed to bring the water supply source from Pat- tullo Bridge to the distributing systems.

The new- main has been laid across the bridge by Greater Vancouver Water District, but the the water board is not willing to build a big main along Trans- Canada Highway. Last year Reeve Charles Schultz was promised that this I main would be installed, as far east as Johnston Road but the. to Down MIG in Korea Squadron Leader Jolin McKay, rj.F.C.. is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Mahachak of 740 Rankin ftoad, Sullivan. In recent press dispatches telling of SL. Mc- Kay's exploit, he was listed as from New Westminster. in world War II, McKay was icreaitea witn a enemy planes shot down. Tynehead News All join in wishing Mrs.

John Stevens a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. George Urch have left for a motor trip to the Interior. Miss Gertrude Knutson will be spending the next ten days at Naramata Donald Davis is spending his holiday at the United Church uoys camp on Keats Island.

Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Wallis and "euingnam ana tvereit, visiting friends.

Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Copley and family were the guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Jim Scarf of Horseshoe Bay, on the first of July. Harold Morrisson left "on Thursday for a holiday which will take him to the Calgary Stampede and Yellowstone National Park. Vancouver Water Board is short of water for present commitments north of the Fraser River and isn't willing to proceed with that project. Amalgamation would provide 1 wings In accounting costs lor jhe Municipality, and might make it possible to finance a big main to Jointly supply the present systems.

At present the proposal is only the study stage. The Municipal Clerk was in structed to sell municipal bonds from the sinking fund which will yield 4 '4 per cent, when it was Dointed out that the municipality ow has $25,000 this fund In cluding the 1953 appropriation which could be invested in Dominion or provincial securities. Appointment of deputy Magistrate for the Surrey court is be ing studied by the Council. Resolutions will be prepared ana suomiuea io nexi wjuuuu meeting on July 20th for consid eration at the annual convention of Union of B.C. Municipalities, be held in Hotel Vancouver on October 28 to 30.

It is expected that V.O.N, bedside nursing costs ill again be discussed; school costs, based on the Hobbs report nn rinri mi Social Credit received 2,110 of these; Len Shepherd, CCF 1740. A total of 32,778 ballots were cast, out of 44,860 voters In the Delta electoral district. Percentage of rotes cast was 70.3 per cent of those eligible. 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Count Count Count Count Count 13,079 13,119 13.133 13.307 15,417 11,099 11,120 11,317 11,368 13,108 317 391 396 5,502 5,723 5,734 5,984 592 596 601 i i Gea. Kahn Nominated by Social Credit Parly George Hahn of Whalley was chosen as the Social Credit candidate for New Westminster federal riding, at a nominating con vention held at Hjorth Road Hall on Monday night.

The Whalley storekeeper de feated five other aspirants for the nomination. The Social Credit had a large and enthusiastic convention, with 162 voting delegates from 37 units and another hundred visitors packing the hall. The other names proposed for the nomination were Bill Pul- sifer, Mrs. Gerry M. Appleby and Stan Kermeen, all of New Wst-minster; Frank Talbot, White Rock and Menno Friesen of Langley.

Tom McGibbon of Vancouver presided as chairman of the meeting. Tom Irwin of White Rock, Social Credit MIA for Delta, reported to the gathering on the central Social Credit convention held at Toronto on June 27th and 28th. Mr. Hahn is the operator of the B. Purity Store at the in tersection of Hjorth Road and Trans-Canada Highway.

He is ac tive in community affairs at Whalley, and is past president of Whalley Junior Chamber of Commerce. Engagement Mr. and B. Gaff of 757 King George Highway, R.R. 15.

New Westminster announce the engagement of their daughter. Beryl Alice, to Mr. William Arthur Forgay, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.

Y. Forgay of Frobisher, Saskatche wan. The wedding will take place on August 12th in All Saints Church at Weyburn, Saskatchewan. Four-fifths of Increase in List is from Surrey A total of 51,826 persons will be eligible to vote in New Westminster Federal Riding in the election of August 10th. This was announced by Albert Beatty of New Westminster, returning office.

This is an increase of 4,067 over the 1949 list. Eighty per cent of that increase has come from Surrey, which has an increase of 3,247 in the four years. Present lists show 17,804 voters in New Westminster; 3,502 in Delta; 23,103, Surrey; 7,130 in Langley. Court of revisions on the voters' lists will be held in New Westminster and White Rock on July 23rd, 24th and 25th. Thomas Fisher and Alex Duncan will be at the New Westminster court house, while G.

W. Bruce Fraser will be in charge of the court of revision at White Rock. With the Liberal nominating convention set for this Wednesday evening, a five-way fight will commence in this riding. First to nominate were the Labor Pro- gressive Party who some months ago chose Leo Brady of Sunnyslde as their nominee. Bill Adrian, Ladner farmer, will represent the Conservatives; George Hahn, Whalley storekeeper, the Social Credit; Ron Irvine, New Westminster, the CCF.

It is expected that Bill Mott, Liberal M.P., will be chosen by the Liberal nominating convention. BARN DANCE SATURDAY AIDS SURREY FALL FAIR "Cut your suspenders; come for a good time to our benefit barn dance this Saturday," is the in vitatlon of Lower Fraser Valley Agricultural Association, The barn dance will be held in John Lane's new barn, Just com pleted. Entrance is opposite the Provincial Government shed on New McLellan Road, Just west of Cloverdale. to give a much better grade to the top of the ridge. Residents Unhappy Clearing is starting from San- dell Road.

The Beaubien is open part way, in three stretches, one of which is known as Frith Road. Most residents along New Mc Lellan Road are unhappy about the new development. Opposit ion was expressed when the Provincial Government first announced proposals to widen the McLellan and a delegation from Colebrook and District Ratepayers' Association met department representatives. A location for the road was agreed upon, on which would do the least damage to view property. An approved map of the route vas provided this Spring, show ing how the new line would affect each property, and owners have moved lawns, shrubs and flower gardens to agree with the proposed right of way.

Funeral Services Today for Late Mrs. D. Munro Mrs. Margaret Munro passed away peacefully at her home at ft84 Victoria Avenue, white Rock on Tuesday, July 7th. She was in her 83rd year.

The late Mrs. Munro is survived by her husband, David; her daughter, Mrs. Annie C. L. Hughes; one granddaughter, Jacqueline Hughes; and her sister, Mrs.

Thomas Wright. Rev. W. Ward will officiate at the funeral service on Thursday, July 9th at 2 p.m. at Chapel Hill Funeral Parlor, 755 Victoria Avenue.

Interment will take place in Surrey Centre Cemetery. More Traffic Lights (or Trans-Canada Hy. Promises of additional traffic islands and signal lights on Trans-Canada Highway have been received by Whailey Junior Chamber of Commerce from the Provincial Department of Public Works. Traffic will be channelized by means of islands and left hand slots, at the Intersections of the highway and Ferguson, Hjorth and Sandell roads. George Hahn, chairman of the Jaycee's traffic and safety committee, reported that work on the installations will begin shortly.

Stop and go signals similar to those at Scott Road and Trans-Canada will be installed. The Junior Chamber has been doing considerable work on this project over the past three years to reduce the traffic hazard on this heavily travelled portion of Trans-Canada Highway. West Townline Mr. and Mrs. Henry Magee of Los Angeles spent Wednesday at the Magee home on Sandell Road.

The Fraser Valley Library van will be at the corner of Scott end Townline roads on Monday, July 13th. Mrs. H. Berg of Sandell Road is a patient in the Royal Columbian Hospital where she underwent a tonsllectomy. Mr.

and Mrs. R. Iggulden, accompanied by Miss Joyce Bolt spent a few days visiting friends in Portland this past week, Mrs. M. Newman left Monday for her home In Saskatchewan after visiting her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. W. Magee, Mrs. E. Madden and her granddaughter Colette left on Sunday for Minneapolis.

They were accompanied by Mrs. Madden's sister, Mrs. C. Home. They will visit their brother whom they haven't seen In forty-one years.

day. Here is the official weather report for White Rock, for the period ending July 7th: Max. Min. Rain June 22 60 June 23 59 June 24 61 June 25 60 June 26 60 June 27 59 June 28 62 June 29 64 June 30 67 July 1 64 July 2 67 July 3 64 47 50 50 Si 52 50 45 53 49 50 .08 .08 .07 .02 .02 52 62 48 64 54 July 4 68 July 74 July 6 77 July 7 82 .33 Four Fines of $300 Levied in Police Court Surrey police are continuing their drive against Liquor Act violations, particularly at th beaches. During the past ten days four men pleaded guilty in Surrey Police Court before Magistrate Fabian Hugh on charges of supplying liquor to a minor.

In each case a fine of $300 was imposed, the minimum under ths Act. Fined were Cleland Oakes, Thomas Carnell. Bertram Trou- ton and Glen Fink. Four were fined for consum ing liquor in a public place, one minor fined for being in a licensed premises and a total of three minors assesed for being In possession of liquor. Bernard Morey and Ernest Beaudry were each fined $50 for being in possession of in a restaurant.

Five drivers were in court and fined for driving while their ab ility was impaired. Fined $200 each were Donald Horrocks, Alfred Carlson and Henry Cosman. Howard Moon paid $150 on this charge as did Roy Blanche. Brownsville Dredging Scughl by Municipality Councillor Bill Mortimer repor ted to the Municipal Council on a meeting of New Westminster Harbour Board, which he attended as a Surrey representative. Mortimer brought up the need of dredging the approaches to tht federal government wharf at Brownsville.

Built at a cost of over $50,000 this wharf has been little used by the fishermen for the past five years as the channel has silted up so badly that the boats cannot be docked at the wharf. The Harbour Board will request the federal Department of Public Works to undertake the required dredging. Confederation Day "Baby" William W. Maynes celebrated hi 86th birthday here on July 1st. He Is a "Confederation baby" as he was born in Granby, Quebec on the first Dominion Day, back in 1867.

In 1898 Mr. Maynes came west to Manitoba, and for many years operated a harness business. He retired in 1935, coming to British Columbia six years ago. HU son Lloyd is a printer on Thi Surrey Leader staff. Tom Irwin, Social Credit, Elected Building By-law Jack Idler to Head Cloverdale Elks Lodge Jack Idler of Surrev Centre was chosen as Exalted Ruler of Cloverdale Lodge, No.

335, B.P.O. Elks at the June meeting of the lodge. He will be assisted by S. R. Murchison as leading knight; Harry Curtis, loyal knight and Ron Gibson, lecturing knight.

Bill Taylor is the Past Exalted Ruler. Elected as secretary was J. Scruton; treasurer, Pord Der-mody; inner guard, Dave Wilson; tyler, J. Weid. Doug Allen is esquire; Cliff Morrison, chaplain; Paul Roussy, historian.

Trustees for the Cloverdale group are Bernard Arnold, Joe Eley and Fred Kronebusch. The Elks will install the officers in September. Barnston Island Haying on the Island has been in full swing. Here's hoping the good weather returns for the farmers. The Public Works mower has been on the Island doing a fine Job of cutting the grass along the sides of the road.

Miss Eileen Smith of Vancou ver spent last week-end visiting at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Robson. Mr. and Mrs.

George Robinson and family of Beach Grove, Boundary Bay, were Sunday vis itors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Skeet.

Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Embree and daughter, Camilla, of Lynn Valley, North Vancouver, were recent visitors at the home of S. E. Hicks and C.

Hicks. standpipes. The' insurance companies want more 2 -inch hose on each pum per, so that at least thousand feet of hose could be laid from each engine. Acquiring modern approved fire department trucks equipped with 500 gallon per minute pumps was proposed for each of the departments at Port Kells, Clover dale, Hazelmere, Crescent Beach and Newton. In reference to building condit' ions, the report recommends that a stiffer building by-law be ad opted and enforced, with con struction calling for masonry fire walls.

This would be in conJunC' tion with a suitable zoning by-law for each district concerned. KydrsrJs; Stiihr Surrey Municipal Council has liled a report received from the1 British Columbia Underwriters' Association. The insurance com-j tanies experts made a survey! this Spring of the type of con- -struction in this area, water supplies and fire fighting facilities, The report noted that fire loss for the five years of 1947 to 1951 inclusive was $679,398, as reported in the provincial fire marshals records. Based on a population of 35,000, thej average annual loss per cap-j ita in Surrey was $3.88, which! is considerably above average. The printed, twenty page booklet reviewed the eight municipally administered fire areas, and noted that "there is one district i in the Newton area where no lire protection is at present provided." In reporting on local conditions, the underwriters stated that all new and recent wiring has been done to a good standard.

Some of the older buildings, however, have considerable over fusing of lighting circuits. "Housekeeping conditions gen erally were fair except poor care or reruse at rae rear ui some mercantiles," the report continued. "The building by-law is inadequate. Frame construction unbroken by masonry wall predominates. Electrical installations ar-made to conform with the Canadian Electrical Code and for the most part are good.

The administration of the Provincial Fire Marshal Act covers some special hazards but an adequate municipal by-law with enforcement is needed." Want More Hydrants The fire underwriters gave twenty one recommendations, many of which are of far-reaching effect and expensive. The insurance companies recognized that these could not be completed immediately, but suggested that they be included in planning for future development of the municipality. Among the major recommendations was that pipe of ft minimum diameter of 6 inches be used on all new mains feeding hydrants and on all replacements of old Dipes in the distribution system, additional cross connections should be Installed to improve the gridiron systems, such connections to be spaced not over 600 feet apart. A further recommendation was that a program be started to replace all stand-pipes with standard self-draining hydrants, do-tag away gradually with all Tnm Trwin of White Rock, Soc-. ial Credit nominee, was declared ra.slmtjul in Delta Riding bat- urday when Returning Officer Fred Kellaway completed count ing of transferable ballots.

six counts were necessary in this riding, and results of these counts are shown below. Tnrtenenrient Eddie Mills (the People's Party) was eliminated in the second count, followed by Christian Democrat. C. Bracking in tho third and the Labor Progres sive's Dave Danielson in the fourth tally. Tnh Pvhns of Ladner.

Progres sive Conservative nominee, was dropped in the fifth count. He naa total nf 601 ballots and of these 470 had a further choice Indica tor i.ihernl Gilmore received 250 of the Conservative second choices; Social Credit, 109; CCF, 51. The ith enunt revealed that a lartre nercentaee of Liberals voting for Gilmore only. There were o.oou xirsi cnoice Liberal votes and a total of 5,984 to be counted in the sixth round but only 3,950 had a further choice marked. Tom Irwin, 1st Count Irwin, Social Credit 13.079 Shepherd, CC 11.095 Brocking, Christian Dem.

315 Danielson, L.P.P Gilmore, Liberal 6,500 Mills, People's Party 20 Pybus, Conservative 591.