Postmaster denies charge of poor postal service “ an i er ; “a apa g [TLLWHITE Rock sun isan Wolk KO ve L i dis 2, Letter to Editor -Ottice locate so Wesblagion Ave ; ae i wv. wsk; me neent E, Coyne, Editor BC, Division of Canadian Weokly Newspapers Association, B.C. ly News} tising Bureau, Vane e: 54 treet, Vancouver, B.C, bscriptio “ ida $2.50 per year; U.S.A. $3.50 | Editor, White Rock Sun, _ Age shall not weary them, ___ Nor the years condemn; At the going down of the sun And in the morning, We shall remember them. This thought, among many others, will be in the hearts of those who pause on Tuesday, November 11, to remember the fallen of both World Wars and the Korean War. Armistice Day. A day when the glint of winter sunlight upon a cenotaph can subdue us like the memory of one much Toved and long dead. A day when the battles of Vimy, Ypres and Dieppe again become as vivid and real to Canadians as those War days when comrades, sons, husbands, and brothers and sisters died in the name of freedom. It is a day when the words of the John McCraes and the Rupert Brookes suddenly come back to mind like a half-for- gotten verse learned in one’s childhood. Fragmented and torn, like the aftermath of battle, their poems flash back from the past. “The lark still bravely Singing flies, scarce heard amid the guns below,” or “If I should die think only this of me -"’ and a thousand more that spoke of the men and women “who went abroad to die.” It is a day when every Canadian in every walk of life should ‘vow to work for world peace, A peace, that all men and women who strive to fear God and nothing else in this world, may Some day hope to find. Welcome Winter Aid News from Victoria last week that the Federal Government is willing to pay 50 percent of labor costs for winter works pro- jects in White Rock has met with much enthusiasm by civic of- ficials and taxpayers alike. Any projects which help relieve the unemployment prob- lems here or anywhere else in Canada are welcomed by every citizen who realized the desperate plight of the nation during Jast winter's unemployment crisis Mayor William Hodgson has ated the city will take “full advantage” of Ottawa’s proposal and taxpayers can look for ward to the completion of public works allowed for in next year’s budget. Federal aid will mean that White Rock can take immediate action on a small-scale works Program which will include street and sidewalk repairs, sewerage construction, ditch} cleaning and bush clearing, rather than Waiting until the spring. Works projects such as these will no doubt give the city @ neat, clean appearance when the tourists start arriving here next year. It will indicate to our visitors that White Rock is not only Conscious of the need of winter employment but also of the importance of preparing for the major industry of this} resort centre. | It was suggested this week that a public works bylaw be put | before the people at the December elections in order to make money available for the purchasing of materials for these winter works projects. As the cost of materials is the biggest expense facing a community embarking on a works program of any size, Several taxpayers felt the electors would endorse a money by- Dear Sir, Your issue of October 30 had an article headed “Teachers annoyed by poor postal service,’ which was prompted by re- marks made by Alderman Lee. The specific complain of de- lay of a roll of conyention in- structions was not reported to this office. It is known that ithe item was received here in ‘Thursday's night mail and de- livered on Friday. The cover is not available for examina- tion and as it was prepaid at Third Class rate would not car- fy a mailing date. In the meantime the matter is under investigation. Approximately two years ago there were a number of com- plaints of delay with teachers’ cheques, and I checked with the former Secretary of the School Board for three successive months. In each case the cheques were mailed as they were completed in the office, but owing to White Rock being alphabetically at the end of the list, the cheques were being dispatched last, twice two days later, and once one day later, than the first cheques mailed out, In an interview with Mr. Davidson on Friday, he adyis- ed that when the cheques are signed on time by the School Board, they are mailed, but if | they are not signed on time, he is notified, and a teacher calls to collect them. There are occasions when mail from Surrey Centre - Cloy- erdale arrives in this office one jday later than in North Surrey |These offices are served by the Hope and Vancouver Motor |jenquiry or complaint to me. A |durir Vehicle Service and mails interchanged en route, where- a5 mail for South Surrey goes on to Vancouver for re-distrib- ution. This truck is due to ar- are} , THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1959 Migunt. Rainier - The V bel were student School. TI sey —_ Soe ee High: The Sun oe worthy of eh \ente We saw her in all her : beauty at five o'clock on a cold, clear August morning. rive in Vancouver after mid- night, and mail for White Rock is closed off at 3:00 a.m. Should the MLV.S. truck be delayed, or at peak periods of mailing, this mail may not make cornection for White Rock, and in such case would not be delivered un- til the following day. I would like to add that neither Letter Carriers nor Rural Route Cour- jers, leave this office until all First-Class mail received in the morning is ready for delivery by them. Most days all ‘Third-| Class mail is delivered on the! day of its receipt here, but on some days there can be in ex- cess of 10,000 third-class items to be sorted. Then sortation is completed later, and delivery not made until the following day. However it should be pointed out that Third-Class mail is prepaid at a much low- er rate and does not warrant the priority given First Class. With reference to late re- ceipt of magazines in this area, publishers’ lists are in alpha-} betical order of post Again this means that White sunlight, inist paraded before her to pay |S? a8 not to homage to their queen of i and snow. of awe and inferiority, and a chill ran through us as a breath offices. | Rock is near the end of any| | Standing in front of the lodge at Sunset Point, and looking through the telescope, we could see the great wrinkles in her thick, white robe. Looking up at her with the naked eye, she towered above us in regal pow- er and glory. Her royal robes| The birt glistened in the early morning | hushed own right, match the old queen. tones, and little puffs of ourselves speaking in : a She filled us with a feeling 2 | e i Bs 2 Letter carrier service extended Street letter carrier Service will be extended to the McBeth Road area as of Monday, Noy, 10, the Post Office Department announced this week. This is the second of two ex- tensions this year which moves the letter carrier boundary one quarter mile north from ‘the list for B.C. As the first mag- pleted, they are labelled dispatched. Che a spread of as many as five days in arrival of magazines be- tween A. and W. towns. Without going into any greater detail it should be ob- jvious that the charge of poor |Postal service is not borne out |when the facts are examined |However I should state that at no time during the current year s Alderman Lee made any and |simple enquiry at would have cleared misunderstanding. time her any up Postmaster. azines of each issue are com-| s have shown | former boundary of North Bluff between Johnston and State. Parcel post delivery will be extended at the same time and arranements are being made for an extension of the street letter box service. SES) 5 vear-| ‘reas affected by the new We Wally lsay, a SST EAE eerie service Sie heat Road - old chief clerk at the Land | i600 and 1700 blocks: Aidri Registry Office in Vancouver | 17th nate 2 15201-15399, Roe is the newly elected president ma oe TAS Aventin ison1. jof the 11,500 member B.C. Gov- Hestes McBeth eerie Ave a ernment Employees’ Associa: 01.15599: Claw or 156 St = tion. He takes over as chief 1700 block only ;- executive of the Association| ipa pss ot a critical period in the| | The seayie aeons oot of ion struggle to achieve|J©4 and 17th Avenue will be Jequality in both wages and bar-|S¢rved by group box. |gaining rights with their jcounterparts in buseiness and jindustry. As every thread of gold is valuable, so is every moment of Letter to Editor New counci I] needed says irafe taxpayer Editor, White Rock Sun. Dear Sir, In your issue of October 16/get in men with a broad out-| you report that the Council has cil cannot be thrown out at the |coming election. We could then jlook on affairs, and not nar- lost patience with me. In an-jrow minded short sighted creat- law which would enable the city to not only provide vast em : swer I may say that I have/ures bent on inflating their Ployment opportunities but also complete major projects that lost all confidence’ in the |own ego. are planned for the next two years. Council. They have now suc-| 1 hope that all taxpayers will This would mean a large ount of money could be used|ceeded in their nefarious ob- not only do their duty in this immediately rather than carrying out work as the current rey-| jective - my garage has gone. coming election, but see to it} enue permits, The Council has saved face -|that a council is elected that Wh e this suggestion has considerable merit, it must be ; F "'t mi ying taxes or} » 2 ty which remembered that major public works projects are let by con-| 1 don't mind paying taxes and build a community | tract and such a plan would have no affect on the Dominion | Government’s aim of relioving seasonal unemployment. | As one civic official said “It is unfortunate that Ottawa | hasn't also offered to pay half the cost of materials. That's} where the biggest expense lies. best with what we've got.” To do the best with what we've got. That is precisely what White Rock must do this winter. The sooner the city gives Vic- toria an outline of the proposed projects, the sooner winter work an commence. | Park Action at Last Appointment of two aldermen to investigate the park situation in White Rock and bring their findings back to coun- cil suggests that the city is finally going to take some action in the appalling park problem that exists here. Ald, Alex Mitchell is certainly correct in stating “it is about time that council Save serious thought to purchasing small parcels within the city for children’s playgrounds before Prices skyrocket eyen more.” ‘The matter of park development here has been shrugged off for far too lang and it high time recreation areas be given top priority in the council chamber. White Rock Kinsmen Club and the Junior Chamber of Com- merce here are to be congratulated for their part in developing | Several sites and coystantly “talking up” the park problem in this city, ‘The Kinsmen have already developed one area at the corner of Victoria and Columbia Avenues and have asked permission to work on several others, The Jaycees have been discussing for Some time the feasibility of developing a seyen-acre site on the Surrey side of North Bluff as a playground area to be shared jointly by the municipality and the city. The Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board pointed out in their survey of park sites for White Rock that it would be quite feasible for the city to consider such a plan as there are mo areas within the city boundaries large enough to consider as but what a face! making sacrifices for the good of the community, but to be subjected to discrimination and intimidation, not to mention financial loss, with no compen But we'll just have to do the|sating benefits to the commun taxpa’ ity makes blood boil. I am only sorry, only one, that t simply by and not the whole coun Further awards for city students The names of two more White Rock students have been added to the list of local resi- dents who have been awarded scholarships and bursaries for the 1958-59 session at the Un- iversity of B.C. Heather Adele Walker, dau- ghter of Mr. and Mrs, Lawrence Walker, Buena Vista Avenue, has received the provincial council of B.C. Canadian Daughter's League Bursary of $100 and the Vancouver Section National Council of Jewish Women Bursary for $100. Miss Walker is a graduate of Semiahmoo High School and is wellknown throughout the province for her athletic abil- ity. She instructed in physical education at Semiahmoo her studies at UBC, Another city student, Roy Barnett, has been awarded the $50 Passie Chetkow bursary in ‘The rapidly-growing municipality of Surrey would no doubt d of the opportunity of developing a joint park program would provide recreational facilities for both White Rock and Surrey residents accounting. Dean Walter Gage, chairman of the awards committee, re- leased the names of students receiving awards last week. for, ‘one year prior to continuing in| ‘time. John Mason. Alive and Thankful | We had quite a raft of news this last week or So, | Talked of here, there, elsewhere, most every place you go. Another Pope has gone, may his soul rest in peace, | No matter what religion, we from all our cares must cease. |Then that Springhill disaster, distressing, horrifying | Makes us realize the hazard for those who work at mining. |Then miracle after miracle, like resurrection of the dead, Those rescued, by God's grace, what more can be said. “There is a Divinity that shapes our end yough hew them how we will” | These words from Shakespear's “Hamlet” surely fills the bill, | It's tragedies like this, that makes us think and realize, The Good Lord must have use for us, or otherwise, | We would not still be here, then let us thankful be, And do what good we can, that’s you and ypu and me W. F. McCLINTOCK. | will take a long view of things | will be a credit to us all Jand the envy of many. This cannot be done by a council who wastes its time bickering over trivialities, wasting the ' money and making }enemies of its electors. | Yours truly, Fred B. Gillespie. | Success in life depends upon |persistent effort, upon the im- provement of moments more than upon a | Mary Baker Edd: N CANADA and see Robin ny other one thing. | Wilbur Dawson says he has information of value to all holders of Canada Savings Bonds, Series 3 to 11. If you will call in and see him or Terry Winser at the Bank of Montreal; White Rock, they will be glad to explain. You may also call in at the Hilltop Branch TIDES OF WHITE ROCK DISTRICT | HIGH WATER | LOW WATER aa {Time Ht /Time Ht/Time Ht|Time Ht Noy. 6, Th. 00 10 9.6)13 11 131/06 15 52/2001 59 Nov : 01 36 102/13 SI 134/07 25 5.9\20 42 43 Nov. 8, 02 49 11.1/14 29 13.608 27 65,21 28 28 Nov 03 52 12.1/15 07 13.8/0¢ .é Noy. ~_ 04 50 13.0/15 47 138/10 15 7,6/22 48, 05 Nov. 11, ~ 05 46 13.8)16 28 13.711 10 81/23 30 01 | Nov. 12, W 06 40 144/17 11133 Tides at Crescent are 20 minutes in advance of White Rock. \ Reference Station, Point Atkinson. Standard Time. OTICE SAVINGS BONDS Johnston.