Formerly The Semiahmoo Sun & White Rock Weekly =e ;
Serving White Rock. Sunnyside. Ocean Park, Crescent Beach, Panorama Ridge,
Douglas, Elgin, Colebrook and Surrounding Districts

White Rock Sun, Thursday, Nov. 13, 1958 , $2.50 per Year -
‘Nomination |STOP_PRESS:

Gov't engineers ApPrOVve pare mv st Landslide disrupts trains

City Hall

extension to breakwater =< 2-22: 200 tons of dirt falls .

on . More than 200 tons of dirt; Bob Wyborn of WI Rock ‘
ber civic section may Tow Be poured over the Great Northern |was requested by Poors ered
obtained at the City Hall. Railway tracks about three/ern to dispatch one of his
The — Sun srneeneed ne miles north of White Rock) “caterpillars” to the scene in
weeks ago Hea Seieeiace filed | Wednesday night disrupting all|an effort to clear the track.
Lot a ee brad Jones | fail traffic and foreing pas-| The bulldozer made its way”
Reinted vocrithistwae since sengers to abandon one passen-/along the tracks from Crescent
fre: lly. did. nok have ibe ioe train at Crescent Beach. larriving at the spot at 10:30
pee jon at that. 10* dirt and trees swept/p.m. Wyborn and operator
(ote IM EON through a gully above the rail-| Jack Fosti began the’ task of
pores way and covered the tracks fer| moving the debris.” A seven-
a distance of approximately 50) man Great Northern works crew
feet. The debris was as high|was also on the scene with
as four feet in some parts. |lights and other equipment.
The landslide was discovered| Wyborn estimated if would
at about 7:15 p.m. when the) take about three hours to clear
engineer of the southbound pas-| the area.
senger train found that th The 9:29 p.m. northbound pas-
signal light about one mile)senger train stopped at White
south of Crescent was red. Dirt}Rock and took on the south
had knocked down a guard rail|bound passengers who were
adjacent to the railway forc:\transported from Crescent.
ing the danger signal to flash. The northbound passengers
The dirt has passed over the| were then taken by bus to Cres.
Girl injured when tracks and continued onto the| cent and put aboard the’ south-
beach in some areas. bound train. Both trains were
gtruck by car | The passenger train backed then scheduled to return the
16-ye. “\inte Crescent Beach station at way they had come.
:55 pum. and passengers were) One freight train was held up
knocked down by|transported to White Rock by!at Brownsville and another
200 block Johnston|the Semiahmoo Stage Lines | northbound freight was sched-
Road Thursday night. and a chartered Pacific Stage|uledto pass through here at
of 15904 28th|Line bus from New Westmin-|about 3 am. this morning.
toa Teen|ster. Mail and baggage was|Great Northern officials hoped

: the Rotary)also taken from the stranded|to have the track clear by that
when the acci-| train, time,

SUPER VALU

“Where Quality Costs No More’

Vol. 20; No. 46

Feder: ingines: ap-) Yacht Club and the local Board
proved v0 ag e of Trade asking that the Fed-
ihe WA Mckaanan, MP. for| the
Jae New Westminster riging, told|a boat basin at Campbell River
the Sun Wednesday. or aking an lexis ion to the
P en existing breax ter

jas ate ated foie The White Rock lawyer had
to extend the breakwater 100 bee: ormed by the Dom:
feet at the western end and that an ex-
150 feet at the eastern end.

The western extension will
form an obtuse angle with the
present breakwater and the
eastern extension will form a
right angle with the wharf, he
said.

This capital expen
now be approved

Anyone requiring informa-
tion on this matter may con
tact Mr. Jones at the City Hall.

So far Mr. Reusch and Mr,
Hynds along with the three
) present incumbents, Mr. Max
| Zack, William Offer and Mrs.
Browne have all signified they
will be filing nomination pa-
pers. It is understood there
may be more candidates yet to
enter the aldermanic race.

to g

for some time 4!

GALT WILSON

tarted enquiry

= Nearly 1000 turn out
for Remembrance s

a car

tly stepped from

=<" John Hynds to seek

© of the car that struck 4%
Arthur Me &

“seal on cily council

was treated at White

t Hospital and lat-| John Hynds, former chair-jand as an executive member of

i. Police said mO/man of Surrey Parks Board and|te Lower Mainland Parks Ad-
are being made. a resident of White Rock for|visory Committee

vee ae ——_— over 30 years, announced this} Mr. Hynds attempted to win

remony opened| Mrs. Ruth Miller week that he will seek a seat|provincial assistance for the

Remembrance anch N

er held

place Tuc

eat leh its Bie _ on city council in the December |beaches here several years ago
‘ heres where advance of colors, “O| buys Thompson Cafe _jclection and said he was informed by
‘ held. wast Post,” and then

es of|_,)rs. Ruth Miller has purchas-| Mr. Hynds will enter the /T. J. Irwin, then speaker of the
Reveille” at ©*\ed the former Thompson Cafe/aldermanic race in the hope |Provincial! Legislature, that
sying of wreaths and|nest to White Rock Little/of winning provincial aid for|government aid would be con-

aving of wreaths and/Theatre on Campbell River| White Rock's beaches if he is|sidered’ by Victoria: onee’ White
the deposit of the colors.

The Color Party that led the
parade entered the Church and
placed its flags on each side

y of the pulpit TavODstory Paiyen twasteiee Rd. She'll call it “Cosy Corner.” |elocted. Roc een ee i
. : A OCR CES Rane s ,|, Mrs. Miller reports she will} The well-known White Rock} The former Board
WAUMCLENNAN, MP. Groups participating in the) by Rev. A. R. Laing. Rev. Laing be open during the Players|resident has worked consistent-|chairman praised the present
Engineers approve parade included Canadian Le-jalso gave the address, choosing | Production of “Deck. atthe ly towards this goal both as a {council foriithelr methods © in
E | eee “Faith Was Our Real atoon” Nov. 2430 |member of Surrey Parks Board jovercoming the many unforseen

Aris and Crafts League 22... ~ is epee
| Scripture As jing and 7BRY, = . 1957, he cated the: Mintetecloe
ise oweriae Elks officers installed 22") sce
‘ Christmas Sale Nov. 15 Pas “was sags by itngeaneess visitors who come here annual-

sent. { ] iy *
oa ity, Ml para ccaecevveree af COlortul ceremony |-sssezmueet

Christmas Sale at. The Dolphins
on the Pier on Saturday, Nov.

mu ( ni Garth R. Binning was install-jlodges in the Lower Mainland | es. for the tourists,
4 Pees. of SiS colors, National ed as Exalted Ruler of ‘White|were in attendance, as well as|_ Mr. Hynds favors sanitary fil —
Fol the colors. re FetitINE) Rock Lodge No, 431 of the Bém|members of Bellingham — Bike method of eae ee
{ 3 evolent and “Protective Order | Lodge. F ing introduced in) Whit ory
lpaane, Parade. thon marched of Elks of Canada at a colorful| Grand’ Lodge. Officers’ ad.|_ He moved tooWhite-Rock in
|back along Buena Vista to the| ceremony held Saturday; Nov-|dressed the gathering follow-| 1925 ms >
jassembly point. 8 in the Silver Moon ballroom.|ing the installation of officers employed by
|, phe service was arranged by| Other offices installed _ in|and Past Supreme Honored Roy: | bakery ‘on “Maple Str
| White Rock Branch of the Can-|this aggressive Lodge by Dis-/al Lady Margurite Robertson | Hynds then bought the .
adian Legion in cooperation |trict Deputy Grand Exalted|outlined the advantages of now |24 operated it successfully for
with the White Rock and dis|/Ruler Harry Gallagher _offforming a Lodge of the Ladies |20 Years.
|frict Ministerial Association. |New Westminster were: Arthur|of the Order of the Royal Pur-
At three p.m. the laying of|E. Wall, immediate Past Exalt-|ple in White Rock,
ithe wreaths took place at the/ed Ruler; Walter Mf. Johnson,| Elks and their ladies
Sunnyside Lawn. j Leading Knight; Ray L. Wheat-| visitors enjoyed a supper an
ley, Loyal Knight; Joe Finn,|dance following the installation
Lt. Col. Hall Lecturing Knight; Wm. B, Brig. ceremonies.
t. Col. Hall to €e0, Secretary; J. Reginald| yw
a 7 ati ewett, Treasurer; Glen Finn, { e
ddrees Senior Citizens Esquire; Alan Finch, Chaplain:|steon at
eutenant Colonel, Hall, al raward "A Johnston, inves 4th
veteran of the South African Guard; Jesse E, Pederson. Tyl-| month
rae ee ord. Wars, Sl be | ers. Win, A, Wilson, Historian;
Buest speaker at the Senior!wm, & patmer, Pianist; Here
Citizen’ tin; hel » + gave an excellent talk on - he in
ese aoe Anse bert E. Malman, 3 Year Trust-|dom and the aspirations aie took place

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jin the Anglican Church Hall. |Trusteer Glens Pie % x Gaz |local lodge.
Mr. Hall, an early resident |trusteo, I

of this area, will speak on the! Assistant

to the public at Saturday's |history of White Rock.
sale include Mrs. R. Maloney, was Grand Lodge Trustee Sam

Mr. Wall, a well-known resi:
;Dare. New Westminster Lodge
jewellery; Mra. May Sholp, cer- | dent here, was instrumental in
aries; Hazel Gilmour, painting,| THE WEATHER  |{,\¥0l Team also assisted with!forming tho lodge in

the installation ceremony.
ied Holcroft, Date High Low Rain| Special guests were: Grand

A3 raake Lecturing Knight Jack ah d ub
Idler; William Thompson, vi ish and Gam )
-50| president, B.C, Elks Association), Meer) ech
A|Past Supreme Honored Royal jet on Nov. 18
Lady Marguerite Robertson and) Semiahmoo Fish and Game.
oe i ated See eae ot tae cee
> 4 Oy ady Mary . on a
Max Zack, Official Observer. | [Representatives of nearly all 7:30 p.m. at Tait seein Club. |

Art Wall, Past Exalted Ruler, |ical

MISS LORNA HOLCROFT
local director

He was congratulated on his| where
outstanding specch by Grand
installing officer Lodge Officers.

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