The Chilliwack Progress from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada • Page 1

1 fit- mWkit -'tn fy-1- A YOUNGSTERS OF ALL AGES AND sizes took part in the colorful Fire Prevention Week parade at Vedder Crossing on Saturday. Camp Chilliwack's fire chief, Ernie Law, reports there were some 160 entries in the parade. STRIDING OUT PURPOSEFULLY near the head of Fire Prevention Week parade at Vedder Crossing on Saturday are members of Chilliwack Majorettes. See story on page 5 this section. ark Uht (EhtUtut SEVENTY-FOURTH YEAR, NO.

25 20 PAGES THE CHILLIWACK PROGRESS, OCT. 14, 1964 Start In December, January QUITE UNDAUNTED AT the problem of how to handle a prize larger than herself is Gail Roughshegd, who earned the giant panda for having the best decorated entry in six-years-and under class at Ved-der Crossing's Fire Prevention Week parade Saturday. Looking on is Camp Chilliwack Fire Captain, Ernie Law. LIE 10c PER COPY Boy, Age Over By unicipality Approves Ihme Nursing IProgram Seeks Rapprochement Planning Director At Council Meeting In an effort to iron out differences between Chilliwhack municipal council and the Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board, the board's executive director V. J.

Parker made a personal appearance before council last night. A two-year-old Chilliwack boy, run over by a tractor Monday, is reported in critical condition at Royal Columbian Hospital. Mark Conrad Bonvicini, living at the Cornelius Frank Unger farm, 49300 Prairie Central Road, was rushed to the New Westminster hospital after emergency treatment at Chilliwack General Hospital. Police said the boy suffered head injuries when the front wheels of a tractor passed over him. Operator of the tractor was reported to be moving crates with the back-end loader at the time of the accident.

Youth Seriously Hurt He had an interested audience, but his efforts to pour oil on troubled waters seemed unsuccessful. Mr. Parker urged council to discuss its ditierences and state its viewpoints at meetings ot the planning board, wnich have lately not been attended by Chilliwhack municipal lepresentatives. He pointed out that there is a general board meeting in Matsqui tomorrow (Thursday) evening, and hoped that someone would put in an appearance trom tne township. However, a motion Councillor Dick Britton to sena a representative tailed 10 una a seconder.

Alter council had moved on to other business, Councillor Britton again tried to pi ess his point. He was ruled cut oi order. Mr. Parker, in his presenta SARDIS SECONDARY SCHOOL elected its student council last week. Winning slate members are, from left, president Ron Burr, treasurer Sheri Shaw, secretary Margaret Evans and vice-president Rhonda Foster.

Sponsor and vice-principal Jack Kope is at far right. Issue Nursing Home License Hospital Board Asks Martin Four Cars Involved In Trans-Canada Smash Night School Attendance Shows 22 Per Cent Decline Unanimous approval to the idea of having a home nursing care program in Chilliwhack municipality was registered by township council last night. Council's decision followed an interview with Dr. A. S.

Arneil, director of the Upper Fraser Valley Health Unit. City council has already given approval to the proposal. Dr. Arneil added that Cultus Lake Park Board will also be approached to see if it is willing to have the program incorporated in its area. The proposed program for the area, said Dr.

Arneil, would involve somewhere around 100 patients a year. A charge of 10 cents per head of population will be levied on the councils in order to put the scheme into effect. If all three public bodies approve the scheme, Dr. Arneil anticipated it would be in operation by December or January. Actual cost of the service, he said, averages out at around 50 cents per capita.

Thus, after deduction of the local authorities' 10 cent share, some 40 cents per capita is provided out of health department funds. The doctor told council that public health nurses would carry out the home visits on instructions from the family doctor. To provide this added service, nursing staff will be increased from eight to nine. Commented Councillor A. S.

Barker: "I think Dr. Arneil is a very good salesman. He is offering to give us $10,000 worth of service for $2,000." River Bank ern part of the municipality, the bank was providing protection for a nearby dyke. At present the exposed dyke is about 60 feet away from the eroded area. Authorities say the sudden collapse was caused by undermining of the rocked bank by the river current.

Water at the wash out is 40 feet deep, reports Municipal Clerk P. J. Gairns. Season For He also reports harvesting was made difficult by wind and mud. "Weather conditions have also lowered the average yield in the plant," he says.

"But I've seen worse crops." QUALITY HIGH Although quantity is down, the managers report quality of this year's pack is very high. "Tender and sweet." is Mr. Butcher's description. 2, Run Tractor Hamm's car was completely demolished, the thrice-hit Duncan car was extensively damaged while the Hyde car was damaged an estimated $250, police said. Unrau's vehicle was damaged about $500, they report.

The three taken to the hospital with minor injuries were Mr. and Mrs. Hyde and Mr. Unrau. No Advance Poll Likely There will probably be no advance poll in the municipal election this December.

At last night's council meeting, an advance poll repeal bylaw was given initial readings and is expected to be finally passed at the next session. Election day this year will be on a Saturday, instead of the previously customary Thursday. The advance poll has been held because some people find it impossible to cast their ballot on a Thursday. However, in December 1963, nobody used the facility, council was told. Councillor Dick Britton told the Progress that he will definitely be seeking office again this year.

Other councillors whose terms expire in December are Les Jesperson, who last week revealed he will net be a candidate, and Councillor Harold Clarke, who said he has not yet made up his mind. Former Alderman Dies An ex-alderman of city council, Vic Logan, died last night in Chilliwack General Hospital. He was formerly a partner in the hardware firm of Davies Logan. tion, claimed no attempt is being made to entorce a regional plan on the 28 member-councils in the Lower Mainland. He said many discussions have been held since publication of the board's report "Chance and Challenge," and these are still going on.

Strong attempts are being made to consider all points ot view, and bring all councils into the discussions. Mr. Parker said it may be necessary to obtain the unanimous approval of all member municipalities to the final regional plan, not just two-thirds. A one-third opposition, he indicated, could be enough to frustrate the whole plan. (A fuller report on Mr.

Parker's discussion with council will be contained in next week's issue of The Progress). Minimum enrolment for any class is 15. In addition, the academic program is well under way. Courses in progress, all well attended, include French 10 and 20, Math 20, Science 20, Math 91, Physics 91, English 40, and the English 200 correspondence assistance course. Only three academic courses had to be cancelled.

However, poor attendance at the well-publicized non-academic courses is causing serious concern to Director of Adult Education Dave MacAulay. Seek Illumination At Level Crossings Municipal council is asking the Department of Highways to install adequate illumination at all level crossings intersecting the Trans-Canada Highway in the Chilliwack area. The move was decided by resolution at last night's council meeting. Reported Councillor John Spencer: "I was driving down the freeway and I noticed all intersections on the other side of Chilliwack are amply lit at night. We haven't got any, from one end of Chilliwack to the other, except at the cloverleaf." The private group, Central Hubb Holdings, has waited more than a year for the provincial government license.

Merits of a privately-operated nursing home, as compared to one run by local public bodies, raised considerable controversy locally. At the last annual meeting of Chilliwack Hospital Society, a resolution was passed calling upon the hospital board to look into the feasibility of establishing its own nursing home. Thursday's meeting saw the outcome of this request. Reeve W. G.

R. Simpson, chairman of the board, read the resolution to municipal council last night. The resolution records that the board is in favor of the principle of nursing home care. However, it points out that the "urgent necessity of nursing home care in this area can be more speedily fulfilled by other interests." Health Minister Martin, says the resolution, should be requested to issue the pending private operator's license immediately. "It shall be understood that if at any future date, the need for further nursing A 16-year-old Chilliwack boy is reported to be in poor condition in Vancouver General Hospital following a Trans Canada Highway level crossing accident Friday in which four cars were involved.

Herman Paul Hamm, 7311 Patterson Road, sustained severe head injuries. Three others were treated for minor injuries at Chilliwack General Hospital and released later that night. Police said the European car, driven by Hamm, was crossing the freeway at Upper Prairie Road when it was involved in a collision with a westbound car being driven by George Raymond Duncan ot Prince George. Hamm's car was knocked into the acceleration lane on the north side of the freeway. Duncan's car came to stop in the westbound lanes, where it was struck by more cars.

Police said the first car to hit the Duncan vehicle was driven by Mrs. Bruce Hyde of Abbotsford. A few seconds later the Duncan car was struck by a vehicle being driven by Norman Unrau of North Surrey. Processors However, due to the spasmodic production caused by the weather, employment of cannery workers was down from last year. "Our employment during the corn season was down 50 per cent from previous years," Mr.

Butcher reports. Royal City will be virtually finished with the corn crop by the end of the week. York Farms expects to process corn for another two weeks. Minister of Health and Welfare, Hon. Eric Martin, is being asked by Chilliwack Hospital Board to issue a license immediately to private interests to build i nursing home in Chilliwack.

The request is contained in a resolution passed at a special meeting of the hospital board on Thursday. Gas Pump On Fire A service station gasoline pump caught fire and six per sons with minor injuries were sent to the hospitavl Friday following a two-car collision at the Bridal Falls entrance of the Trans-Canada freeway. Police said a car, being driven by Archie Hopkins, of Chilliwack, was apparently making a left hand turn off the eastbound lanes of the freeway when it was involved in a collision with a westbound car being driven by Richard Wilson ot Hope. Wilson's car then careened across the freeway, and into a gas pump at the. Home Service Station.

After knocking down the pump, the car continued until it came to rest against a steel pole. The pump caught fire hut flames were quickly extinguished. Damage to the Wilson car has been estimated at $1,200. Estimated damage to the Hopkins' car is $500, police said. A man, wife and two children riding with Wilson and a man and wife riding with Hopkins were taken to Chilliwack General Hospital where they were treated for cuts, bruises and' shock.

Neither driver was hurt. home accommodation be desired, the board may take the necessary steps to provide such accommodation," it is added At the suggestion of Councillor Harold Clarke, council agreed to reiterate its request to Mr. Martin to issue the license to the private group. Reeve Simpson also reported that the hospital budget has been approved by B.C. Hospital Insurance Service setting a rate per patient day of $21.

"This should allow us to give adequate patient care and not show a loss on our 1964 operations," he said. Washout On Repair work on a vital 200-ft. portion of the Fraser River bank near Agassiz, which was washed out recently, is being carried out by Kent municipality. The bank, which had been heavily rocked to prevent erosion, suddenly gave way during a recent rise in the river level. Located directly south of Cameron Road in the west Growers, who are paid by the weight, had yields somewhat less than last year, but were still able to harvest a substantial tonnage.

Mr. Butcher reports. "But as far are we are concerned it was the most disappointing crop in ten years," he adds. David Leckie, manager of York Farms, states that average yields in the fields were good, but down from last ye Mi- School district officials are scratching their heads, wondering how to account for a 22 per cent drop in Night School attendance. Despite the broadest adult education program ever offered in Chilliwack, this was the dismal scoreboard at the end ot last week: Total registrations for the tirst week of non-academic classes were 696, compared with 900 last year.

Some 15 proposed classes are in dire danger of cancellation if greater support is not torthcoming this week. To everybody's surprise, one of the victims of this apparent apathy was the Better Business Bureau's "Consumer Beware," expected to be a highly popular series. There are some bright spots in the picture. A landscaping course had an enrolment of more than 30 on the first night. The Audubon series, offered jointly by the school district, the Canadian Audubon Society and Chilliwack Kiwanis Club, drew an attendance of about 130.

Modern Math for parents was well attended. Typing, sewing, choral music, ballroom dancing and welding all drew students in large enough numbers that their continued operation is in no doubt. Corn: "Disappointing" Lots of ears but fewer kernels is the story of this year's weather plagued corn crop in the Fraser Valley. "It was fairly satisfactory for the growers, but very disappointing for the processors," reports Eric Butcher, manager of the Royal City cannery in Chilliwack. "The cobs were there, but the kernels hadn't developed.".