Vol. 4. No. 8 A Proaressive Newspaper IN A Prooressive District White Rock, B,C, Loan Service At On Sunday afternoon at 2:80 oT parade started from the foot af 1 atreet on Washington avenve to the Park theatre, where a service was held in connection with the Victory Loan Drive; it was headed by Girl Cadets of the Semiahmoo High, dressed with blue and white kepls, white blouses and blue skirts, fol lowed by Girl Guides, Scouts, Ladies of the Auxiliary Branches and Veterans, Frontiersmen dt rected the traitlc At the theatre the service was/ in charge of Rev, F. Hardy and} Rey, W. R. Jeffeott, The public were able to follow the service by the programmes issued, the pray ers were read in unison and the! hymns led by the combined choirs of the United and Anglican church es. Rev. Hardy read the lesson and | Rey. Jeffeott preached the sermon, taking his text from the Sth chap ter of St. John, 14th verse, “Phillip said unto Jesus and show us the Father and Jesus said, have I so long with thee, Phillip, that ye} have not known me.” Following are some of the points he empha- Following in the steps ofj Jesus Christ was to obtain Free-! dom. The world is crying out for someone to lead them, but they won't be led. We are responsible for the position in which we find- ourselves, and will only recover when we come back to the feet of} Jesus Christ. ARP Notes Word has been received that five sirens will be installed in suitable places in the White Rock area next week. Sand depots should be estab- lished by the time of this publica- tion at the following places: Coldicutt Villa, Kelman’s Garage, Rose Jar, Trinity Church sign, on Washington, Brookfield Market, Maple St, Park Theatre, Semiah- moo Junior High School, The general public would do well for their own safety to take.careful note of the following: Have in your home or on your property, at all time: A First Aid Kit. Long Handled shovel, dry sand, garden hose connected. Water drawn in containers, dark glasses, flashlight with double layer of blue cellophane inside lens. been sized: Park Theatre Boy Scouts Active White Rook's main atveet to be greauly enhanced by the landsenp ing and flower beds is the hope of the Hoy Scout troop, After the sal Yase campaign te th proper the boya, under Joaderahip of Boout master Bruce, build a lasting order hope to be able to memento of thelr | progressiveness by Wansforming }the plot of ground between the pier head and station into a amall park, The plan has met the approval of the ratlway oficlala and permis sion ts to be asked the munielpal council, The boys would like an expres sion of opinion on the matter and jurge Interested citizens drop a line to the Semiahmoo Sun, their ideas on the subject. White Rock Boy Scouts are to make a salvage pick up for the Red Cross on Saturday, February 28. Residents are urged that maga- zines and papers must be in se- curely tied bundles, not exceeding 35 Ibs. per bundle, Any salvage not properly packed will be refused. A complete list of salvage articles wanted will be found elsewhere in this issue. oudlining Dick Garner gave the Boy Scouts the first of a series of talks on photography at their meeting on Friday night. The boys showed Sreat interest in the subject and are eagerly awaiting the next lec- ture. Victory Loan Half Way Surrey and Langley districts kept pace with the rest of British Co- lumbia during the past week in con- nection with Canada’s Second Vic- tory Loan, Wednesday, Herb Foley, canvass- ing .organizer for this district, re- ported that Surrey’s total has reached $125,000, well past the half way mark towards minimum objec- tive of $215,000 Mr. Foley reports that the can- yassers have completed about 50 {per cent of their calls in White !Rock. No figures are available at | present for this area, but it is un- derstood to be considerably more than last year. Your A.R.P. Warden will instruct you as to the various uses of same. | Your warden will need the assist- ance of every able-bodied person in his district. Thermometer readings Thursday morning stood at: Surrey, $125,000; Langley, $90,000. a Ottawa.—Following wire designed The general public are respon-|to sive you latest information on sible for their own safety. warden is an experienced yvolun- tary helper, not your paid servant. Please co-operate. The A.R.P. officials are indebted Your | Victory Loan late as possible before you go to press. Canadian Second Victory Loan now well past half way mark to- wards minimum objective of $600,- to Mr. Fred Kalley for drawing up | 200,000. several maps of the district at his own expense; also indebted to Mr. Cumulative total announced at midweek $361,969,050 including Frank Bird, assisted by Mr, Brad- shaw and Mr. Bockus, for filling in thousands of individual subserip- tions as well a8 company purchases. the details which outline the 1o-|L4rse subscriptions announced to- eality of the various posts. Instructions for MEN only (A.R.P_ Wardens and Fire Brigade) in First commencing Feb. 25. Instructions for mixed class in Ald and Gas Precautions will be of the overseas Birthday Club was given in the Canadian Legion Hall; nejd the evening of February 18 at every Wednesday at 7:30 P.m,\the home of Mrs. Wm. Hosler, Mrs, day include Canadian Pacific Rail- way Co. $10,000,000. a t) The regular bi-monthly meeting A. Sheppard winning the raffle. The ‘meeting decided to hold eae First Aid, Gas Precaution home cooking sale at Nhe ne ate iat By Mrs, Shaw The Pro toe display at Langley proved to be a happy day for White Took Hoth boya and girls were awarded the decond Nighesat in polnin, Considering thia wae the firwt your for White Mook they did woll, for quite © few of the fone tiling part bad had Pro Rec for three lorma, Hoth Judges com plimented White Roek on the {tf had made the first term very progress Classes will be carried on till the | eud of March, Then @ display will be given in White Rock and w hope all our citizens will be inter ested enough to attend and see the work of the Pro Ree. In the Legion hall Thursdays at 8 p.m. Classes held Mondays and Sirens To Be Installed Installation of air raid sirens in Surrey is expected to be completed within the next ten days, A government inspector working with A.R.P, and municipal officials, made a tour of the municipality Tuesday to find proper locations for sirens. Two sirens will be installed in White Rock, one a five horsepower, the other a three, the larger to be located at the pumping station, corner of Buena Vista and Oxford street, the smaller one in the Park area Wriday, Pebranry a, 1942 of the membership. $1,00 per year, 5 cents Single copy Zoning By-law Clarified At Ratepayers’ Meeting The Natepayers “Aone ation mat on Wriday evening at Mission hall, President Fred Kal ley won tn the ehatr, read from the Mra, I retiring Hayward, secretary exoculive on behalf of the soclety un donition of five dollars work Most of the discussion | around « resolition whieh had been sent to the Municipal Council re- carding zoning of the residential lots to avold any further locating of fur poultry farms Buena Vista, omitted from resolution the impression was given that the ob. ion included acreage as which had not been the intention Several farm- rs and poultry men from the area mentioned were present to take ex- ception to such a radical proposal. P. J. Walker, president of the Com- munity Club, complained that his club, which was purely social, was blamed for the proposal. In fact, he said, one of the members had not spoken to him since, President Kalley explained at some length that the confusion might have arisen through his hav- ing been to the council before on behalf of the Community club as an officer of the club, He thought more people should avail them- selves of the opportunity to put centred and below As the word lots was the well, Other sirens to be installed in Surrey include a oné horsepower at Crescent; a three horsepower at Cloverdale; a three horsepower at Newton; a five horsepower at junc- tion of King George VI and Trans- Canada highways, and a five horse- power at the Pattullo bridge, Board of Trade Luncheon The couneil of the White Rock Board of Trade met at a luncheon in Ruby's Lodge for the first time on Monday. was publicity, and the getting out of folders for this year, With this in mind an advertising committee Was named consisting of F. Kalley | for the east end, C. W. Amos for | the centre and D, Hughes for the! west. This committee will start right away solictiing for the pro- posed folder. The chairmen of other committees were also named; finance, C. W. Amos; membership, A, Rafton-Canning; roads and bridges, W. ©. Frank; publicity, chairman, T. D. Coldicutt, F. Kal- ley, C. W. Amos, W. E. Taylor and D. Hughes. The chief discussion | Army & Navy Veterans will hold on Friday, April 6, at 7:30 pm. accompanied by Mr, and Mrs, Pred Seabrook, intend visiting Seattle on parents. the Ladies’ & Navy Veteran’ the headquarters shaw, shows coming to the Park theatre their regular meeting at their hall| issued by Guy Graham. If a copy has not already been delivered to; your home enquire for one at the Mr. and Mrs. Sid Seabrook, to be | theatre or the Semiahmoo Sun. Saturday to attend the golden wed-| observed in the United las on ding anniversary of Mr. Seabrook’s | Friday afternoon, Feb) 3 pm, is a falrly ai attend: ance; fort; The rexuiay monthly meeting of} present. Auxiliary to the Army|R. Jef their influence behind the Ratepay- ers’ Association and help make the) district one which would attract tourista. Mrs. Mills, a member of the ex- the Gospel A letter wae thanking the as- voulution for a gift gent her by the Tho ALP, acknowledged receipt of for their eeutlve, road the report of the conneW’s decision showing that they had decided to zone beyond Huena Vista except where acreage + | wae involved Councillor W. ©. Prank explained that in wording the regulation, munleipal clerk J, Farmer, having consideration to the faet that in a few months the zones would have to be extended farther north, had uggented tnejuding the larger area He said that a committee of which Reeve Brown was chairinan would constitute an appeal board. He warned against taking any steps which might involve legal compll- cations, Ocean Park Community Clab also hoped to take advantage of the zon- ing by-law. A meeting will be held sometime shortly to include both Ocean Park and White Rock at which the Reeve will explain the advantages of the zoning and con- sider the cases of those upon whom it may press too heavily. The limit of acreage on which commercial poultry or fur farms can be under- taken is two acres, preferably in one block, although neighbouring lots if partly contiguous are not barred at present. * A member disclosed that the mil- itary authorities have been making a survey of White Rock with the object of locating a military camp site in the district. A change in the secretaryship was sanctioned by the meeting, Mr. Robert Happell replacing Mr. Ben- netton, who was forced to resign owing to pressure of private af- fairs. All residents are urged to get acquainted with their air raid war- dens, One of the following men is the warden in your district, and} during the next few days he will) make & personal call at your home. | A. Anthony, J, Best, J. W. Bielby, | H. Bloom, C. Bockus, W. S. Brad-| N. O, Carpenter, M, Cave, R. Dare, H. W. J, Davie, H. Downey,| A. Edwardson, F. Jure, F. Kalley, R. P. King, K. Moffat, G. Oliver, H, Phillips, R. Peebles, Sinclair, J. A. Watson, T. Weston. Basil Piper, with the R.C.A.M.C., son of Mrs. J, A. J, Piper, has re- C, Rose, J./maternal Thompson, R, D./ Mrs, J. Gillard, at 1636 Stride ave- nue. Christening Service Helen Louise, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A, J. Sharp, was chris- tened Sunday, Feb. 15, by Canon Plaskett in St. Mary's Anglican Church at four o'clock. Godparents to the baby were Mrs. D, Ridgeway, Mrs. Erie Swen- son and Mr, Gordon Gillard, R.C.N, Following the ceremony a recep- tion was held at the home of the grandparents, Mr, and Guests included Mr, and Mrs. Erie Swenson, Mr. and Mrs, F. Sea- brook, Mr. and Mrs, Ridgeway, Mrs, turned to his unit at Halifax, after! Matt Howard, five weeks in Shaughnessy hospital with bronchial pneumonia, He was given two weeks’ sick leave which Two navy boys were feted Satur- jday night when Marvin Wahl and he and his mother spent away on 4) Jack Pinkney were guests of honour nice holiday, An attractive folder listing all for the next five weeks has been He {p The World Day Day of Prayer was! ® 18 Cr at a social-dance in the Legion hall, Sponsored by the Ladies’ Auxili and Canadian Legion with the as- sistance of the Overseas Birthday Club, a crowd numbering nearly, 00 voted the affair one of the most — leasant for some time. sh) Bet part of the