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time. to get sick, wot? The Chillimark Progress FIFTY-SEVENTH YEAR, Vol. No. 37 CHILLIWACK, B. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1948 EIGHTEEN PAGES $2.50 PER YEAR Coqualeetza Plan Cancelled VLA Subdivision Deal Cancelled Plans for a 30-acre VLA subdivision at Coqualeetza have fallen through, it was announced this week.

Apart from the bare announcement that "the director, Veterans' Land Act, has released the director of health services his commitment sell approximately acres of the Indian, Coqualeetza hospital reserve" no reason was given for the cancellation of the plan. A number lof veterans had shown interest in the proposal, under which the acreage was to be subdivided into two acre lots for resale to veterans, each whom would build a home of his own choice with assistance provided by the Veterans' Land Act. Councils Confer on Financing Beech Property Award $42,500 an amount estimated at purchase of 83, acres of the Millsite, awarded to the of arbitration. City and township councils will meet tomorrow night to decide ways and means of raising between $50,000 and $55,000 for Cultus Lake property known as park board Thursday by a board The award provided for a cash price of $42,500, plus six per cent on interest from September, 4, 1946, to date of award, costs of arbitration. Interest charge totals approximately $3,655 and court costs and lawyer's fees are expected to bring the total to over 000.

City and township may investigate: (1) the possibility of submitting bylaws in the two municipalities; (2) using some funds now in the hands of the board; (3) the possibility of 'paying for the property out of current revenue. If the township and city do not arrive at a workable arrangement, G. W. Beach, Westminster Mills owner of the property, has the right to retain possession. Mr.

Beech offered the property to the Cultus Lake Park board for the board offered 000. Cost of payment will be split Pioneer Barrister Laid Away Justinian Pelly, pioneer barrister, magistrate and registrar, died at Chilliwack hospital Monday. Funeral services were conducted today at 2 p.m. from St. Thomas' Anglican church where the loss of his presence will be felt keenly.

Rev. W. J. T. Clarke officiated.

Interment will be in the Anglican cemetery. Pallbearers are Allan S. Watson, E. J. Edmonds, Hugh Hawkshaw, Hugh A.

Laughlin, Wallace Sharp and Robert Alendal. The late Mr. Pelly was born 84 years ago in Little Hallingbury, Essex, England. He came to British Columbia in 1882, travelling by railroad across United States to California and up the coast to this province. He worked at Vernon in the early days on the Price-Ellison ranch, went to Barkerville in 1886 when the gold rush was at its peak.

He took law training at the New Westminster firm of McCall and Corbould, and in 1893 opened an office as barrister and solicitor across the street from The Progress office. He served as registrar of births, deaths and marriages in Chilliwack for a number of years, as well as acting as magistrate of the county court of Westminster. Later he opened a real estate and insurance office on Wellington avenue which he retained until the sale to Alendal and Henson two years ago. Russell Ford operated the real estate portion of the ness. Mr.

Pelly was always active in affairs of the Anglican church. In the early days he assisted his brother-in-law, Bishop Sillitoe, first bishop of New Westminster and Kootenay. He was a member of St. Thomas' choir from its inception, until a week before his death. He also was a lay reader for several years.

He joined Ionic Lodge No. 19 of the Masonic order in 1894 and served as grand master in 1901. He was active in the lodge until 1932. His executive ability called him to other duties, and he served as a school trustee in 1918. He was secretary of Chilliwack Fish and Game Protective Association at one time.

He married Sarah Kinsey in 1894 at Ne Westminster. They resided for several years at the corner of Wells street and Yale street east, and later moved to Yale street east. For four years they have made their home at 31 Princess avenue. He leaves his wife, two sons, Acton and Raymond S. both Chilliwack; one daughter, Mrs.

John Donovan, Melville, and seven grandchildren. One son predeceased him. Suggest Overhead Flashers New Traffic Control Measures for City Being Considered Overhead flashing traffic signals at Five Corners and the post office pedestrian lane have been recommended by local police authorities, city council was told Monday night. The works department was instructed to confer with police in an effort to set up a better traffic control system. New directional signs recommended by a committee of the Board of Trade will be considered at the same time.

The signs, it was suggested, should be placed at the Cunningham Drug corner, showing the way to Vancouver; at the Liquor store, for the same purpose; at the intersection of Main and Yale road, warning motorists of the hazard and at the post office. Council also accepted the 1948 police contract, under which the service will cost $7131, compared with $5957 last year. The total cost last year, including magistrate's salary, coroner's payments, medical, meals and traveling expenses, was $7118. The city received $4552 in police fines last year, making the net cost about $2500. Council members estimated the net cost in 1948 at about $3500.

Coal Stocks Dwindling Coal burning Chilliwack and district residents have their fingers crossed. They're hoping that (1) the nine day old strike in Alberta and B. C. coal fields will end soon and (2) there will be no cold weather until the strike is over. One city dealer said yesterday he had no coal; another expected to sell his last today; a Yarrow supplier had received a this week and expects more later.

Expect Berry Increase of 270 Tons Will Start Building New Berry Plant Here Construction of a new Pacific Co-operative berry processing plant is expected to start this month. The plant, to cost an estimated $30,000, will almost double capacity of the present factory. Ben Banman, manager, estimates man said. this year's berry output from PaciCo-op officials are not happy fic growers in the district will show increase over the increase in raspberry an of about 270 tons over last year. production throughout the Fraser Valley, say output may flood Raspberries account for a the market.

boost of from 200 to 235 acres Great Britain has still not reand the strawberry increase will newed S02 contracts while marbe about 35 acres. ket on this continent for the proThe new plant will be built near cessed fruit is rapidly disappearthe site of the present Pacific Co- ing. op, will measure 60x100 feet, house A recent contract between Pacifour or five processing belts and fic Co-op and U.S.A. reportedly possibly two mixers for SO2 pre- calls for shipment of "nearly all" parations. strawberries.

Very few rasps are Permission to purchase the one believed involved. and one-quarter acre site on the There are approximately 500 south side of the CNR was given at growers delivering fruit to Chila directors' meeting here last liwack branch, Pacific Co-op, Mr. week. The present plant, 55x150 Banman reported. He said an infeet, will be kept as a warehouse.

crease this year of 50 members Should the old plant be sold the will likely bring total membership new structure would have to be to 400. doubled in size to provide storage Co-op directors also agreed to space. The new plant is located construction of a receiving stanear a CNR siding. A spur may tion in Surrey. An expected 500 have to be laid but will not likely tons of strawberries there has be attempted this year, Mr.

Ban-' necessitated a new building. Williard Ireland, provincial archivist librarian, has been elected president of the B. C. Historical Association. Mr.

Ireland was educated at Chilliwack elementary and high school while his father was minister at Chilliwack United church. Works Cost City $5000 Extra The city dipped into its reserves for public works expenditures to the tune of about $5000 last year, a preliminary recapitulation of the corporation's finances shows, according to Ald. K. A. Boyd.

Expenditures on the recreational center were also slightly in excess of estimates, he declared. Speaking for the finance committee of the hospital board, Ald. Boyd told city council members that he was unable to predict what the hospital's, financial future would be. Collections were poor and he could not what effect raising ward rates says $1.50 day would have. He warned council that purchase of laundry equipment was necessary and that installation and purchase was expected to total about $30,000.

He suggested that the city should put its $45,000 bond issue for the new firehall on the market as soon as possible. Expected to solve many of the voltage problems, confronting Chilliwack, Agassiz and district is this new B. C. Electric outdoor substation on road south. The plant, building since summer, will be officially opened February 3.

-Photocrafts Picture Ward Rates Increase $1.50 per Day Hospital Charges Upped With cost of living rising wack hospital board Thursday to boosting rates $1.50 on all Patients will be charged $6 per? day for public wards; $7.50 for semi for -private, private $8.50 rooms for with private, bath. and Having a baby is expensive business these days. The youngest patients at Chilliwack hospital will be charged $2.50 a day for their keep, $1 more than previously. This will mean a daily charge of $8.50 for mother and child. Hospital insurance rates will be raised from $1 to $1.25 for single contract holders and from $1.50 to $2.00 for married couples per month.

Rates of the scheme will go into effect March 1, and letters are being mailed to contract holders to give them 30 days' advance notice of the change. New figures were worked out by William HOG PRICES STILL ON UP GRADE Hog prices at Gibson's auction barns here continued to rise Saturday as returns topped the previous week's high. Number of head sold was also up; 105 animals changed hands Saturday. Weaners sold from $5 to feeders from $11 to unfinished hogs from $16 to butcher hogs from $37.50 to $50; sows (not bred) sold from $49 to $69. Day old calves brought from $1.50 to veal calves from $10.25 to $20.

There were 65 head sold. Fresh cows sold from $95 to ers $125; beef to $150; milkspringers, ups ners sold for from $54 to $60; beef cattle from $60 to $102. New Bridge Opened A new bridge across Hope Slough, joining McConnell and Reeves road to the Trans-Canada highway, was opened to traffic yesterday. Length of the span has been reduced and the fill at the sides increased. A new span and supports were built.

sharply in most fields, could find no alternative wards, effective February 1. Stevenson and A. M. Guinet of the insurance committee. Last hike in hospital rates was in March, 1947.

There was no change in insurance contract charges at that time. Vancouver and Victoria hospitals, as well as smaller institutions on Vancouver Island, have already announced an increase. Start Farm Talks Here Feb. 17 A four-week course on pasture management and other phases of modern farming will get under way here February 17. Sponsored by Chilliwack Board of Trade and the local office of B.

C. department of agriculture, the meetings will feature addresses by leading provincial farm experts. The course open to the public, will be held Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. in the city hall here. It concludes March 9.

A. E. Donald, district agriculturist here, says the need for instruction such as provided for in the course has become increasingly apparent. Speakers will deal with modern fertilizers, sprays, implements, irrigation improvements and other phases of modern farming. A similar course, starting February, 18 in Matsqui elementary school, will be sponsored by Matsqui Farm Forum groups.

Agenda for the Chilliwack meetings is as follows: February 17, management and experimental work, James Travis, field crops commissioner, Victoria; weeds in pasture, Norman Putnam, assistant field crops commissioner, Victoria. February 24, fertilizers, Professor C. A. Rowles, UBC; March 2, grass and clover mixtures, Mills Clarke, assistant superintendent Dominion experimental farm, Agassiz. John B.

Dennis, J. R. McPhee Re-elected President, Vice-President Fall Fair Shows Good Profit Margin Chilliwack's 1947 fair was its year with a cash balance ceivable of $1,800 and $924.64 $7,000 bank loan which the struction, of its new swine, That in summary was the cial report given fifty people attending the annual meeting in the city hall, by Secretary-Manager Ian T. Hepburn, who showed total receipts of $22,122.51 during the year. The $924.64 accounts receivable item is for federal fair grants for judges and junior farmer work, and the federal provincial share of junior club prizes.

Ticket sales, largest single item of revenue, totalled $9013.90. Concessions and midway brought in $1435.11. Erection of the sheep, swine and poultry building cost a total of $18,060.18, the report showed. Repairs to horse and cattle barns totalled $478.32. The $1800.

accounts receivable Reduction Planned In Bylaw Kent Removed from S. D. 33; Rural Areas Protest With Kent officially removed from district 33, Chilliwack school board members are preparing a new and revised bylaw today for presentation, probably in the first week in February. Ousting of Kent was made official yesterday in a telegram from Victoria. Col.

F. T. Fairey, deputy minister of education, notified Inspector Alex Turnbull that the "boundaries of district 33 have been redefined." Kent and north shore rural areas have become the 76th school district in B. and the second to be formed since the Cameron report reorganized the province into 74 school areas two years ago. REDUCE EXPENDITURE In Vancouver today A.

D. the basis of three fifths for the municipality, two fifths for the city. The property is situated to the south east of the park area and forms a substantial addition to the waterfrontage now under control of the board. Along with the 193 acres recently given the board by the provincial government, the new acreage will give the commission control over approximately a section of land. Members of the board of arbitration were Allan Ker, Vancouver barrister; Jack Morgan, New minster cafe man, for Mr.

Beech; R. Rowe Holland, Vancouver barrister, for the Cultus Lake Park board. Mr. Beech's case was presented by John Farris, Vancouver; Frank Wilson appeared for the park board. (According to city hall records, 63 of land in the present park area purchased by the two municipalities for park purposes in 1923 cost $6000).

George Green, chairman of the park board, said the commission was "well satisfied" with the terms of the award and pointed the board's last offer was $45,000. A government town planning expert property Monday with Commissioners Higginson and Johnson and Secretary Kipp, returned to Victoria to draw up plans for use of the Beech property and the 193 acres of former government property as well as for improvement of the present park area. His plans will be returned to the park board for approval. Kin Governor Pays Visit Cyril Day of Kamloops, district governor of Kinsmen clubs for British Columbia, paid an official visit to the Chilliwack club Tuesday night. He was accompanied by J.

S. (Sid) Welsh, deputy governor, West Vancouver. Five new members were initiated during ceremonies conducted by Past President Jim Fisher and club executives. They were Bill Philp, Reg Drayson, George Swan, Don Harris and Oliver Tingle. Contributions to the Food for Britain fund total $2881.15, fund treasurer Ken Pugh reported.

Fish auction in connection with the February 1 Vedder river derby will be in aid of Food for Britain, and the auction committee will be headed by Don Harris. Kin appointees to the Cherry Carnival steering committee are Wink Theal, Jim Fisher, Landon DeLong and Al Shannon. Bill Linzey was named to represent club on the district film council. May Buy Meter Coin Counter Nickels and pennies are pouring out of the city's parking meters so fast that they are becoming a problem to count. Purchase of an automatic coin counter and wrapper for $231 is being considered by council.

City Clerk Glen Minter estimated i it was taking six man hours a week to count and wrap the pennies -about $183 worth. Up to the end of the year, citys' income from the meters was $262; the meter company received three times that amount, or enough to purchase about seven maters, Mayor McCammon figured. Fines, at fifty cents each, totalled $96 in December. Aldermen had heard few objections to the fines, they reported. Postal Delivery Unlikely Prospects of starting a postal delivery system in Chilliwack in the near future- even if the results of the recent survey are satisfactory-are not bright, according to George Cruikshank, MP.

Mr. Cruickshank, who conferred with postal officials in Vancouver last week, told The Progress that the inauguration of door to door delivery depended, among other things, on provision of additional space at the local post office. A to find out if there were survey, outlets to justify such la service was conducted last week but the result of the poll was not announced. Mr. and Mrs.

Cruikshank are leaving this week for Ottawa. Elk Creek Bond Issue Sold Out Investors quickly over-subscribed the $350,000 new and refunding bonds issue of Elk Creek Waterworks Company Chilliwack utility, offered last week. The issue, sold at par to pay percent, did not suffer from the apparent sluggishness displayed by Dominion and other bonds. These recovered only marginally after the slump following withdrawal of the Bank of Canada "plug" earlier in the week. Will Honor Bard Friday Scots and their lasses will pay tribute to the 189th anniversary of Robert Burns when the annual supper and dance will be held at Sardis Community hall Friday night.

Thirty pounds of haggis, traditional Scottish fare, has been purchased from Vancouver. The remainder of the dinner will be prepared by the women of Carman United church, Sardis. Capt. John McMillan, New Westminster, will propose toast to "The Immortal Memory." the, Tribute to the "Land of Our Adoption" will be paid by James Wilson and Hon. Leslie H.

Eyres will give the response. Mrs. Charles Newby will reply to the toast to the lassies, to be proposed by Councilor W. G. R.

Simpson. President Archie Stevenson will propose the toast to the King. H. M. Eddie, who has visited his native Scotland since the last Burns' supper, will play pipes for the "Bringing in of the and for the 38th consecutive year Chief David Richardson will give the address to the haggis.

J. R. Hovell will say the Selkirk Grace. Aggies Beat Matsqui Buck Berry's Aggies scored a 30-14 win over Matsqui in InterB cage semi-finals to even the series at a game apiece. Third and deciding tilt will be played at Sardis Thursday night.

Sig Huth scored 14 points for the winners, Wheatley 6 and Davies 8. Rundle, chairman of district 33 school board, and Trustee Frank Wilson are meeting with architect R. A. D. Berwick.

They hope to cut down on the original bylaw expenditure. The deletions, all affecting the proposed Chilliwack Senior High School, will likely mean abandoning for the present several major units in the school. The $134,000 auditorium and $51,000 cafeteria will probably go out first. Half the 20 classrooms planned in the school may be removed from this bylaw. The changes are contemplated, Mr.

Rundle said, because "it is obvious public opinion is not wholly for the bylaw as it stands now." The need for accommodation throughout the district is so acute, he stated, that "we can not afford to jeopardize passing of the bylaw by weighing it down with projects that are not as urgently needed." Total cost of the original bylaw, including deductions of construetion planned on the north shore, now stands at $1,434,000. Half this amount would have to be raised by ratepayers in Chilliwack, Chilliwhack township and rural areas on the south side of the Fraser River. Government grants cover the remainder. NEW FIGURES Removal of Kent and the shore from district 33 meant a reduction of $2,548,163 assessable property from district 33. Total value of land and improvements in the district now stands at 111.

Revision of the amount of debentures to be issued by each of the three areas involved gives Chilliwhack township 69.56% or 583; an increase of $4583 over the previous bylaw apportionment. Chilliwack city, 26.72% or $498, 745 an increase of $11,745 over the previous amount publisned. Rural areas will have to issue debentures for 3.72% of the bylaw cost or a decrease of $53,328. All these amounts will be revised downward if the alterations planned in the five year building program put into effect following today's meeting, trustees explain. Decision to sever Kent and north shore rural areas including Harrison Hot Springs and Harrison Mills from district 33 was made W.

T. Straith, minister of education, following discussions last week with school board members and Hon. L. H. Eyres, Chilliwack member of the cabinet.

The "natural boundary created by the Fraser River which ereates difficulties in transportation and communication" were given as the reasons for granting the severance by the education minister. Only other district to be reformed since the Cameron report was Mission district 75. It broke away from Abbotsford district, located on the opposite side of the Fraser. The move, although a victory of sorts for Kent council, original sponsors of the severance, is not popular with rural areas on the north shore. Both Harrison Mills and Harrison Hot Springs ratepayers have voiced their "disappointment and disapproval of the action." Harrison Hot Springs pointed out it has no representation on Kent council.

Consequently the move, which directly affects them, was made without first consulting the rural area, spokesmen there asserted. a financial success, winding up? of $7,764.54 and accounts reto more than balance the fair board negotiated for consheep and poultry building. item is due the association's building account, being the federal government grant for permanent improvements. Association's reserve account stands at $318.11, plus $1000 in bonds on hand at the end of the year. Date of the 1948 fair will be considered by directors at their next meeting.

It is likely that the show will follow close on the heels of Vancouver's Pacific National exhibition, which closes September 6. Dr. W. G. Newby urged that the attractions committee should "start work now" to line up both afternoon and evening attractions for the fair.

He declared that too great a burden is placed on light horse breeders in expecting them to put on practically the entire entertainment. Robt. Banford urged the initiation of a dog show in conjunction with the fair, declared that there are many of the finest specimens of dogs anywhere in British Columbia to be found in Chilliwack. Chilliwack's fair will not conflict with the Western Washington fair at Puyallup this year, correspondence revealed. For the third successive year, J.

B. Dennis will preside over the affairs of the association. In company with Vice-President J. R. McPhee, he was returned to office by acclamation.

Honorary presidents re-elected were Hon. Frank Putnam, minister of agriculture; Hon. Leslie H. Eyres, minister of trade and industry; and George Cruikshank, MP for Fraser Valley. Honorary vice-presidents are Mayor T.

T. McCammon, Reeve W. T. Richardson and W. H.

Hicks. Directors elected Monday night were A. I. Andrews, Cecil Hacker, C. W.

Daniels, A. Rolsted, J. A. Johnston, Neil McGregor, Mrs. H.

K. Manuel, E. M. (Toots) Phillips, A. E.

Wiltshire, C. L. Worthington, Councillor C. A. Barber, Gordon Billingsley, G.

W. Challenger, J. Albert Floyd, Geo. Green, Mrs. Geo.

Green, Leonard Higginson, Archie Stevenson, Capt. B. M. Armstrong, Charles Newby, A. E.

Menzies, Miss Ruth McKenzie and H. W. German. Other directors will be appointed as committees are struck for organization of the 1948 fair, President Dennis intimated. There will be no limitation on size of the directorate this year, the meeting decided.

The election was conducted by Councillor C. A. Barber. Bus Ditched, 13 Escape Thirteen passengers in a Grey, hound bus escaped injury last night when the bus nose dived into a ditch after colliding with a Chil liwack auto on Trans-Canada highway near Abbotsford. James Krossa, city, owner of the auto which was stalled on the side of the highway at the time of the mishap, was not injured.

His car was damaged to the extent of $100..