HE SEMIAHMOO SUN & White Rock Weekly Serving White Rock, Sunnyside, Ocean Park, Crescent Beach, Panorama Ridge, Colebrook and Surrounding Districts. SUBSCRIBE © NOW TOL THE SUN ° Vol. XVI. No. 31 Mrs. B. Hales Takes Honors In Annual Flower Show Hobbies for “Retired” Gardeners Demonstrated | ‘The White Rock and District Horticultural) Society held | ‘heir highly successful Annual Flower Show in the United Church Hall on Wednesday, July 28. | A crowd attended the Show which amply , proved White Rock district to be a land of flowers, There was keen competition among the members, but Mrs. B, Hales of 176 Fin-| Tay Street. far outstripped other members in number of entries and points obtained. Mrs, E, Collis placed tho flowers for decoration and Mr. Hales was responsible for sct- ting up the show. Mra 7. Town convened the tea which was a welcome fea- ture of the afternoon affair. | SPOON GARDENS EXHIBITED Mrs Lashley Hall of Vancou-| yer and a former resident of| White Rock for many years opened the Show. ‘An enthusiastic gardener and a member of the first Horticul- dural Society of White Rock, she recalled some of the earlier) days of White Rock and re- o——_— sarily grown by the contestant. OTHER PRIZE WINNERS Best collection of Perennials: B, Hales. Prize: The Lashley ‘Mrs: Lashley Hall and $2.50 gift) certificate donated by James Brand Sced Co., Vancouver. Arrangements of flowers or} vines: 1, Mrs. H. L. McCallum. ; Prize: Vase donated by Mrs. E. L. Middleton,. Florist, W.R. 2nd, Mrs. Wm. A. Bailey. Prize: 25 Ibs. Uplands Special, donated by Shaw's Feed Store. Miniature Arrangement of Flowers: 1, Mrs. Wm. A. Bailey. Prize: One year’s subscription Hall)Momorial Bow! donated by | White Rock, B.C., August 5, 1954 ‘Saturday Night Spill A sudden spill into the waters of Semiahmoo Bay on Saturday night was experienced by Mr. A. Jurik of Cloverdale when his 142 foot sail boat had an upset. Like a good sailor Mr, Jurik water very cold boat “Kic-A-Poo” made the res- cue, off Semiahmoo Park. Mr. Jurik lost his glasses in the sudden plunge. | neighbours were Child Drowns at Crescent Beach A beach accident at Crescent on Sunday, August 1, took the life of little Jimmy Scoretz, wix year old son of Mr. and Mrs 1, Scoretz of North Vancouver, stayed with the ship for eight| He small Ind dashed into the minutes until taken from the | water ahead of a group of play- and wet.} mates, |Glenn Mayes with his motor- lost his , footing and drowned before help reached him, The Scoretz family with on a day's out- ing to the oca} resort, S. Suddes, S.F, Committee head, on Tuesday morning. The com- mittee had offered the use of marked that when one NO/lt, The Semiahmoo Sun. 2nd, Jonger bad the “cast-iron back | xfs, R. Collis. Prize: 25 Ibs. with a binge in it” a gardener|typjands Special. donated by| Shaw’s Feed Store. | The best rose in the show; Mrs. J. T. Pirie; $2.50 gift cer-| tificate donated by Eddie's Nur-; series. The best vase of Sweet Peas: (Continued on Page 10) | could find much satisfaction in} “putton gardens and spoon gar-! dens” which she exhibited at! the show. | Mrs. Florence Craigie of! _Burnaby, Mr. Frank Dwyer of | Vancouver. and Mr. J. Tucker of White Rock, acted as judges. the jump, he said, to Jocal swim- mers wishing to practise water ski-ing and jumping. Instead of using it properly a great many teen-agers were continually swarming over it and ripping off the necessary buoys. JUMP SEL ADRIFT On Sunday last, Leighton Continued vandalism has forced the tee to remove from the Bay the water ski jump built at a cost of approximately $300 for the water gala on July 24. It is being stored on the property of Mr. W. E. Johnson, |teox to the staff, along with the bleachers of the White Rock This was announced by Mr.*—— Vandalism Forces Removal Of Water Ski Jump Pier Repairs Hamper Swimming Classes Sea Festival Commit- wimming Club. ted in damaging the jump until its withdrawal, was necessary, he said. PIER SHUT OFF Considerable hampering of the activities of the local swim- ming club has been the result of the closing off of the pler for re-decking and repairs, If the work js not complete in time the Inter-Beach Gala id _______ "$250 per year. Copy Be Many Appointments Made As Hospital Opening Approaches ~ BlacktopsAlong North Bluff now Complete The halls of the new White Rock and District Hospital on North Bluff Road are a hive of activity these days as new staff members arrive to take over duties before the opening day now fast approaching. Outside, the last touches are being put to the roads and parking in preparation for the long-awaited day. Black- topping done by the. Municipality on North Bluff ie now com- plete. Started this week is the hard-surfacing of the hospital parking areas. he ‘ The Municipal Council has al-@ #0 authorized the instaling of| Ocean Falls Hospital. jthree street lights at the hos-| Miss M. White will be assis pital street entrances—one on|tant operating room nurse and the cast, a second on the west. jand a third in the centre White Rock; Mrs. Doris Lam! Mrs. L. Kopp; Miss D. Temple- Rock residents! ton; Mra. J. Allen; Mra G. Sal recent appoin=| J. Kennet and Mrz §. Ail have been | Cameron. interviewed by Miss Grace| OTHER STAFF MEMBERS Wright, Matron of the Hospital,| Nurse Alds (trained practi who arrived in’ early July to|cal) are: Mrs. E, Shields; Miss take over her duties. P. Machuk and Miss F. Mac- Mrs, J, Nyack, shared dieti-| Tavish. Ward Maids are: Mire tian with Lang! Memorial | J. Deas; Mrs. J. Moore; Mra L is now living in White Rock. |Sharp and Mrs. I Ashton, all O.R, NURSE APPOINTED | White Rock residents. From Saskatchewan is Miss| On the Kitchen Staff will be F. Gerwing, a graduate of St.|Mrs. C. M. Mathieson. cook: Paul's, in Saskatoon. who will!Mrs.~ B. J. Goodlet, assist- be operating room supervisor|ant cook; Mrs. Ellen Col- and assistant to the Matron.|fer, first dietary aide and Miss STAFF Many White are |LOCAL APPOINTEES TO | | among t finals slated for White Rock on|She has resided in British Col- jAnn Hebert, second dietary FLOWER ARRANGING | Mre. Craigie gave an interest-| ing demonstration of flower ar-' ranging and corsage making. Adding to Mrs. Hall's message| to those forced to retire from) active gardening, she sald that| entries in shows of flower ar- rangements and corsages could} be made from flowers obtained from any source and not neces- COMING EVENTS Silver Moon Roller Rink White Rock. Public Skating— very Wednesday, &—10.30; Sat- orday. 811; Saturday after- noon, 2+4. Free instruction to children under 13 years, Dance every Saturday, Legion Memorjai Hall, Johnston Road, White Kock. Old and New Dances, Square Dances. Green- wood's Melodians. From 9 p.m. Local Horticulturists to Provide Plants for ety hay been asked to provide x4 Suaddes. plants to decorate the foyer in {g have the ski jump for use the White Rock Hospital. | Young, Secretary of the Semi- ahmoo Yacht Club, rescued the structure, but on Monday morn- ing it had again been set adrift 5 by young vandals. Hospital Wipe ee Cowra: “All were youngsters old The local Horticultural Socl- enough to know better,” said “We wanted them in the proper way, but this mis- Mr, R, A, Williams, hospital use has forced us to withdraw administrator, asked the help y,. of the Society early in the sum-, mer, offered by the At the July mecting 2 coniahmoo Sun for the best August 21, may have to be taken to Crescent, the WRASA Executive reported. At present all children enrolled in the local club's swimming classes have to be taken out to the tank by boat. The Coldicutt Swim held last Saturday was won by 14 year old John Hamilton, with Mare Lemieux coming in second. Children who made the tank on Friday were: Earl Thomas, Sandra Hunt, Mary Alice Por- umbla for eight years and re-| aide, cently was employed in the) Rock. also all Hving in White Tony Gargreaves Declares C.C.F. Policies Dominate B.C. The Socialist policy of the C.C.F. Party bhs been the most influential factor in the political life of British Columbia, Tony jGargreave, M.L.A. for McKenzie Riding, declared Saturday | afternoon. - “Big business is afraid of us® committee composed of Mrs. E. Field, Mr, Woodall and Mr. B. Hales was appointed to meet |with Mr. Williams. |p TE ws, ecldea lito seek the assistance of Mr. R. A. Nichol- son, Surrey Park Commission- jer. To make an effective dis- Iplay it was felt that 21 plants, 14 follage and 7 flowering. would be required, In winter, foliage plants would predomin- ate and bulbs could be added Jocal (water skier at the Fes- tet Linda Willows, Blaine tival, had gone unclaimed, said Oxenbury, Jan Johnson and Lorraine Bell. the Chairman, because no local lads entered. It had been the hope of the Committee that! |practice and proper use of the| Festival jump would ald in the developing of an interest in this healthy sport by next year. | Though continually warned) |the ‘young vandals had persis-| Once More a Winner Mr. D. Sinclair, 105 Stayte Road, has once again produced a winner in the flower world— a centifollum creelman with 82 blooms on one stalk. The massive head of heavily- scented lily blooms was brought fand so are our political oppo- nents,” the youthful C.C.F. member continued, addressing a crowd of several hundred peo- ple at the annual pienic for the| Delta Riding in Central Surrey! Park on August 1. Other speaker at the gather~ jing was Erhart Regier, C.C.F. M.P. for Burnaby-Coquitlam, who brought a message from the C.C.F. National Convention Bouquets were presented to the eldest lady present at the picnic, Mrs. McNolty of Ladner. aged 86; and to Mrs Ted * Johnson, chairman of the Re- freshment Committee, and Mrs. N. Beddoes, for their work. Prize winners were John Peever, County Line; Mack Luerquin, Aldergrove; Mrs. C R. Craig, County Line; Mrs Vera Piper, Langley; Mr. RA Hilton, South Westminster; Mr. Admission 50c. Canadian Le-|for spring. | gion, Branch No, 6. t{n| The Hospital empowered the {Horticultural Committee to Old Time Dances every Sat-|spend $25 for the necessary urday night at Dreamland Hall plants for the first foyer plant- PiGN Eaton's, New Westmin-| ing. ster, Music by Dave McWaters| The landscaping of the Hosp\- and his Happy Gang. Have the|tal grounds, for whlch the help! Happy Gang play at your next! of the local Society may alko pest Phone N.W. 2779 or|be asked. ts to be discussed at Le. 23p a later mecting. Work of Young Artists Shows Promise 11 a a ie i Deer oly that imagina- & ioe, Sol a ror of much promise in almost} particularly true of children's classon. Paintings of the 13 young peapisitenrolled iIol ihe ture) "OT lial was! spontahsouls, and weeks outdoor sketching class vital in expression and com- sponvored by the White Rock PaTed favourably with the boat ‘Art and Craft League reveaiea 1” Sblld art in much larger con- Individuality and a bold use of colour. . Because the minimum num- tor was Mish Mar; ber of 20 for participation in the i Abpea Tet tecetae j#ehieme sponsored by the Fed. es the absence of Mrs. Gladys eration of Canadian artists had Ells, ofthe. Surrey not been secured, sald Miss Beas ene RF arty, cetyl vane i at her inability to be pre-| ois 3 Predera dls, ~ tel brea, Yermontew| 729F- But, she sald, the Federa- “of the exhil SiMe. J, Shaw, tion is glad to co-operate with t ree ‘White Rock! #maller groups in the country athe ~ ay it is doing In the clty parks. Miss E. Keeling, on behalf of je League, expressed apprecl- tion for the une of the Library ‘and United Church facilities during the course, the public- ity given by PTA groups and i] i Former Olympic Runner Lives in White cock A Canadian championship runner, Mr. 1. Town, of 726 Royal Ave., is spending a week in Vancouver attending the BEG, The G. R. Coldwell Cup was awarded to Mr, Town for 13 years in succession and he now has the honour of holding it permanently, He mile, three-mile, five-mile. and” races and was a member of the into the “Sun” office on Mon- day morning by Mr. Sinclair, and, displayed in its windows, acts as a splendid adyertise- ment of the climate and grow- ing powers of the White Rock district. |1912 Olympic Runner Visits in Douglas Mr, and Mrs. W. R. (Rover) Forsythe and Marilyn of Caron, Sask,, were Visitors at the Ivan won the half-mile, one-|Crosble home on Sunday, Aug. 5,000-metre, 1, when thoy also attended the 10,000-metre| Moose Jaw picnic at the Peace Arch. Mr, and Mrs, Forsythe Canadian team that attended|are out to attend the B.EG. in the Olympic games in Antwerp) Vancouver, in 1920, within the sound of Bow Holl hogan his athletic career by winning the half-mile race for boys ‘under 16, thereby becom ing junior champion runner of England, "A realdont of Brandon for 40 years, Mr, Town was employed as interior decorator by tho GN.R, in the Prince Kdward Hotel in that cily for 33 yoars, On retirement. Mr, and Mrs, ‘Town came to White Rock for a visit in 1952 and they liked it so well they bought a home here. * Mra, Town holds a life mem~ Mr, Town, a Londoner, born] standing. In 1912 ho attended Mr. Forsythe's in- terest in BJ, Games is of long the Olymple Games In Sweden, as a long distance run- ner, the distance being 26 miles, He has ax well carried away many honotirs in athlotio sports throughout Saakatehe= wan, After a family gathering at thelr home on the Pacifle High- way, tho, Crosble's also attend- ed the Moose Jaw plenic at the Peace Arch. NEWSPAPER MAN DOWN FROM RUPERT-Visiting in” White Rock Jast week Mr. G, wer of the Prince Rupert “Dally Nows” dropped into the "Semi which he attended in Edmon- ton, Predicting that the next B.C.| Government would be a C.C.F. one, Mr. Gargreave advised the membors not to under-estimate the strength of thelr party. ‘The other parties, he said. ing captitalistic, have no solu= tion to offer for the economic problems which a recession | with falling farm prices and un- employment was bound to bring. Wes Janzen, Whalley; Mrs. M. Shuster, Otter; Mrs. E. Coghill, Vancouver; Mrs. E. Larsen and Mrs. E. Nicholson, Newton. OFFICER PROMOTED — be-| Mr. and Mrs. J, Hunter have just received the news that their son J, Lyall Hunter has been promoted to Major at his sta- tion in Calgary. Major Hunter will be coming to White Rock on leave next week. White Rock Sends Delegates to National Legion Convention at Toronto When tho 18th Deminion Convention of the Canadian Logion met at Toronto on Auguet 1, Mr. T. Lindow was present, reproventing members of the White Rock Branch. Some fifteen hundred delegates from Canada and the United States are attending this year's Legion Convention, which saw the veterand of two World Wars parade down Toronto's University Avenue to be reviewed by General HH. D. G Crerar, wartime commander of the First Canadian Army Cee aul This year’s wesalon of “The: Snow Varaity Stadium prece- Voterans’ Parliament" . dealt} geq the formal parade and the with a growing Mat of activ} retiring president, C. B. Lame tlea in which tho Legion bas}agn of Wolfville, NS, taken a leading part on behalf preached ths sermon in York~ of all Canadian ox-seryicemen !inster Church on August 1, and thelr dependents. ~ Among’ thom is a unique housing pro- Ject in suburban Toronto, part of whfch is already providing, low-rental accommodation for | July 28 vote! exjected to be~ P, Woodside, Promotion Muna! Some a eon for Legion ~ Bod