The Chilliwack Progress from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada • Page 21

Go the Permanent COMPOUND INTEREST TERM DEPOSITS YIELDING UP TO 61 Yale Rd. E. Phone 795-9166 Canada Permanent Trust Company Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation alh? Olbtlltxuark Progress THE CHILLIVVACK PROGRESS, Wednesday, May 26, 1976 per annum maturity riiW BUSINESS HOURS: Effective JUNE 7th Mon. Thurs. 8:30 to 4:30 Friday 8:30 to 6:00 EAST CHILLIWACK CREDIT UNION Chilliwack Main Office 144 Young St.

South, Chilliwack Tel. 792-0711 Sardis Branch, Cottonwood Corner Mall Tel. 858-9491 dSllll GWJ(a(fl Wtf 1 JI lf CHI Angela Simpson, Miss Kinsmen Loretta Smoker, Miss CFB Chilliwack Cleen Mary Parent, Miss Columbia Valley Janet Shingler, Miss Cottonwood Valley Televue Marilea Wolfe many months of work by pageant Judges for the contest were Corner Jill Cowie, Miss Lions and Miss Sardis Secondary committee chairman Rudi Kur- chairman Marg Woods, Dave Katherine Zielke, Miss Westgate Lorraine DeCoste. zreiter and pageant co-ordinator McLay, Claus Reiter. Gerry Motors Cynthia Manz, Miss Friday's pageant culminated Sharon Baker.

Ross and Sylvia West. Joining' Miss Chilliwack in her reign will be Susan Olson and Kim McEachern who were named first and second princess reprectively. The girls received their crowns from retiring 1975 princesses Debbie Jahelka and Terri Klassen. Finally came the judges' long-awaited decision and Chilliwack was presented its new queen. vV By BARB STANBROOK The pretty teenager and her friends broke into tears of happiness and it was all over but the shouting as the judges announced their choice for Miss Chilliwack 1976.

Before a crowd of close to 1,000 Friday night 17-year-old Janet Caroline Urquhart was crowned Miss Chilliwack. The pageant and official opening ceremonies of Country Living Days drew one of the largest crowds in the history of the festival. Highlight of the evening was Miss Chilliwack pageant, with 18 young Chilliwack girls competing for the 1976 title and the right to represent the community in the Miss PNE pageant later this year. The decision was a difficult one for the judges who have watched the girls perform in public and private events during the past eight weeks. On Friday the girls were first presented before the audience as they cast their ballots for Miss Congeniality, a title eventually won by Miss Mill Street Merchants, Nancy Margaret MacMillan.

Following their short prepared speeches the five finalists were chosen by the judges. Miss Chilliwack Senior Secondary School Sally Lee, Miss Rosedale Mary Jo Fraser, Miss Pizza Palace Susan Diana Olson, Miss Bretts Janet Urquhart and Miss CH.WKRadio Kim Ann IVIcEachern were selected as the top contestants. Hall where it was passed to Chilliwack's Debbie and Randy Burke for the singing of Canada. Country Living 1976 was officially opened by Miss PNE, Leanne Moore. During the ceremonies, awards were presented to Chilliwack Athlete of the Year Brad Rendall and Sportsman of the Year Mac Demerse.

Woman of the Year Edith Grainger and past Miss Chilliwacks Cecela Fortin (Wahlen), Cheryl Henderson, and Miss Cherry Carnival 1927 (Mrs. Ellen Henderson) were introduced. Throughout the evening music was provided by the Gizeh Temple Shrine Band from Vancouver. Miss Chilliwack and her two princesses made their first public appearance Saturday riding the city of Chilliwack float in the Country Living parade. Janet said she was "really shocked" when master of ceremonies John Tutte announced her name for Miss Chilliwack 1976.

"I just never dreamed I would get it." Janet is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Urquhart of Sardis. The final minutes of the pageant were equally hard on the new queen's family. Mrs.

Urquhart noted "we were all holding our breath but I think it was harder on the men of the family than anyone else." Other contestants in the pageant were Miss Fraser Valley College Mary Elizabeth Flower, Miss Legion Judith Ann Shine, Miss Dargatz Glass Susan May Boulier, Miss Atchelitz. Penny J--J saws oh I Ml I I MM MM 11 111 I mm mm I ft 1 II II ff X. aaO tk AA FO i A' 1 i PAGEANT LINE-UP Judges in the Miss Chilliwack pageant had a difficult job Friday night chosing the contestant who will represent the community in the coming year. Here judges were introduced to the audience at the start of the first phase of the pageant. JANET URQUHART Janet was crowned by Miss Chilliwack 1975 Susan Prachnau.

The Country Living opening began with the Olympic torch run by students of Sardis Secondary School. The torch, used in the 1954 Empire Games, was borrowed for the ceremony here from Mrs. Diana Byers of Chilliwack. The Sardis athletes carried the torch from city hall to Evergreen y. rA' .4 IF YOU FIND A BETTER DEAL ON A VEHICLE THIS YEAR I'LL EAT MY HAT! AS? I Air' CHOOSING THEIR FAVORITE Evergreen Hall was packed to capacity Friday night as spectators tried to pick their favorite from the 18 girls competing in the 1976 Miss Chilliwack pageant.

.1 ANi 7l WE WILL NOT KNOWINGLY BE UNDERSOLD 1 Dealer Licence Number 00432A 1 mkm TENSION MOUNTS These five finalists were chosen by the judges in the final stages of Friday's Miss Chilliwack pageant. From left to right are Janet Urquhart (Miss Chilliwack), Susan Olson (first princess), Kim McEachern (second princess) Sally Lee and Mary Jo Fraser. mm.