) AND OPERATED R-VALU White Rock Sun Formerly The Semiahmoo Sun & White Rock Weekly hite Rock, Sunnyside, Ocean Park, Crescent Beach, Panorama Ridge, Douglas, Elgin, Colebrook and Surrounding Districts : aa) Serving W Seed \ ‘ SUPE "where Quality Costs No More’ No. 44 White Rock Sun, Thursday, October 30, 1958 Vol, 20; No. Breakwater extension White Rock Board of Trade| will ask the Federal Govern- ment to carry out extensions to the breakwater here as a winter employment project The Board decided at City works projects Ottawa will pay half of winter labor costs here i y ent of} al Government is willing to pay 50 percen' ; fie Ghee tar winter works projects in White Rock in an ¢f-/prush clearing where no initial ji m. outlay of material is required fort to relieve the unemployment proble: FETT Ne eeelteopalee its! § Silver Moon to send a telegram |to Public Works Howard Green| making an urgent appeal for Ithis project. The Board went on record as {supporting White Rock District i i d of Ottawa's pro Hospital trustees in their ef- Mayor William Hodgson recelved sabael M2 "lcould be mede to the board- i ‘ posal Tuesday Beoralae from Wesley Black, Minister of Mun walk on Washington Ave. Padre aes aa Geral The Veterans Memorial Trust Association is creating a Mil- icipal Affairs in Victoria. | — land Welfare Minister E Mar-| itary Cemetery for Veterans and their wives adjacent to Sunny- i ye the Dominion Government an elfare Minister Eric Mar-| : j y: The wire sent aa Se of projects which would|Car knocks out tn will be notified of the|side Lawn, near White Rock. Above is the artist's plan of the is prepared to pay hal ? se | pail on Martin St. Board's decision. entrance of the property which, when completed, will appear not normally be done this winter. 5 ss ‘ |, A committee will be set up| as a 40-acre park with different landscaped areas laid out for City workmen were called] . by the Board to study the pros- ‘The Federal Government Sus-) 74) srayor said he was un-/out last week to replace the |>Y the Board to study E gested such works projects as the construction of strects, sidewalks, roads, water mins, sewerage, storm sewerage and municipal parks. | Mr. Black asked that appli- cation for assistan® should be submitted to his office as soon as possible along with an out- line of the work or works pro- vided. Mayor Hodgson told the Sun} that the city would take “full advantage” of the opportunity | to carry out work that other- wise would nct be done this winter. Ocean Park man seeks Surrey seat | OCEAN PARK - C. D. Morris, | prominent Ocean Park nursery: man, has announced he will) seek election as councillor at} the Surrey municipal polls this! December. Mr. Morris is past president of the Crescent Park Commun- very active in church work in ity Centre Association and is Kerrisdale. He feels that the operation of a municipality the size of Surrey is definitely “big bus- iness." He points with pride to his own nursery business which ships trees and shrubs to able to give any detailed in- formation on what projects would be undertaken until a further report was received from the Department of Mun icipal Affairs. Ald. Alex Mitchell told council Tuesday night that tae government assistance could permit the c:ty to start such work as ditch cleaning and jrailing on Martin Street adjac- | ent to the Silver Moon which was knocked over by a car about 9 pm. Wednesday night The vehicle evidently turned right off Washington Avenue and failed to negotiate the corner, ramming into the rail.| |The car continued for a short| ‘distance up Martin Street be-| fore coming to a halt. Council to study city park sites Ald Lillian Browne and William Offer will investigate possible small park sites within thc city and bring their findings back to C uncil. Decision arose following request from White Rock Kins- mien that Council grant them permission to develop) ypark Projects within the city. Kins- men members pointed out taat such a deveiopment will proo- ably take tie Club two yeass to finalize. Ald. Jes-ie Lee suggested the local Club aevélop the Memor- any place in Canada. “We should entrust the big task of running Surrey to the, best business men we can ial Park or plant shade trees along the city’s boulevards. jpark proposal and stated” hr al Alex Mitchell welcomed the| eted even mort Ed Irwin, ee president, | present at the meeting, inform-| ed Council that his organization had been considering the site at McBeth and Best Roads for some time with the thought in (See COUNCIL, Page 8) |now reaches $275 pects of low-rental housing in| White Rock |e, A $10 donation was made at| First in Commonwealth the meeting to the White Rock Branch of the B.C. Historical Association to assist with the cost of establishing markers for the Sem moo Trail Elks pie Eaninnat fo open her White Rock Elks’ bingo jack-| A Veterans Memorial pot has now reached $275 with|the first of its kind ever to be the ne game scheduled for|created in the British Com- Tuesday at the Silver Moon at} monwealth, will be opened Park, 8 p.m jnear White Rock in June of Another large crowd was on} 1959. nd for Tuesd bingo and) The Veterans’ Memorial officials are pleased with|Trust Association, a non-profit support they are receiving | organization which is promoting from White Rock and district|this project, hope that Her residents. Majesty Queen Elizabeth and There will be no direct bus|Prince Phillip — will officially service to the bingo gam open this military cemetery for future so fans are a: s and their wives when pick up their friends and|* Visit B.C, next summer. neighbors and bring along a ic Chadwick, O.B.E, gen- big party eral manager of the Trust As- | First to file Ade Is Can AR. Reusch, quale summer water didate’ -|sociation in Vancouver, and M |W. (Matt) Burris, local man- Jager at White Rock, told the |Sun this week that work at the }+0-acre site is now well under- = The park is located northwest of Sunnyside Lawn Cemetery on Oliver Road, near King orge Highway. The cemetery is designed for any veteran and his wife and any child dependent up to the s platform Veterans Memorial Park e in June a cemetery of this type is of Sreat historic value to the community as it will preserve |the names of the many regi- }ments and military formations |that would otherwise be for- |gotten. The Federal Government has been asked to provide field pieces for the gate, ‘Little theatre story on radio The story behind White Rock Little Theatre and how the local Players Club won the Dominion Drama Festival will |0e featured on “Theatre in Car. ada” over CBC and CJOR radio. The program will be heard on Wednesday, Nov. 19 at ap- proximately 7:30 p.m. Those interviewed on the program are Franklin Johnson, director of the Club, Mrs. Cy Amos, a Club member, Warren tind,” Mr. Morris said. jfelt it was about time Council] A Mr. Morris will make known |gave serious thought to pur-|White Rock and Vancouver his platform when he addres-|chasing small parcels within |business promoter, has ses various groups during the|the city for children’s play-|the first candidate to file nom coming weeks. lgrounds before prices skyrock-|ination papers for this city’s Stage set for Kinsmen Hallowe'en parties here The stage is set for White Rock Kinsmen Club’s annual Hallowe'en parties and dance to be held at the Semiahmoo High School Friday, Oct. 31. well-known | jaldermanic elcction in Decem ber, Mr. Reusch. who resided at} 1259 Elackwood Lane, White} Rocvk, was candidate in the 1954 Surrey election and nas 15 years cxperience as a coun cil member st Yorkton, Sask. He came to Vancouver in 1934 and has lived in White Rock for th> past seven years Mr. Reusch, who also servca as a justice of the peace while in Saskatchewan. is a member of both White Rock and Van- couver Boards of Trade. He is a director of the Key Oil and Gas Company of Van- couver who recently carried out extensive drilling opera: tions at Abbotsford & is a keen Promoter in land development. The candidate is playing a major role in the development of the Veterans’ Cemetery at Sunnyside Lawn. His platform is to make every effort in securing an ade. uate water supply for White Bock during summer months. Mr. Reusch sald he will co Operate with other council members in order to reach this (See REUSCH, Page 5) Baseball Assoc. Club provide shell-out tickets to the PTA groups at these schools who in turn sponsor the parties. White Rock Kinsmen Club put a great deal of prepars- tion into this annual program in an effort to combat Hallow- een vandalism in this area. These parties have met with approvel by youngsters, par- ents and law enforcers here. been | Parents, Mr. and Mrs, Geor§y the | white Rock, Alfred’ said “I had the pleasure mee |Slaughter, a prominent figure Once a child reaches the age|in the Semiahmoo Bay Over- of 21 he is no longer eligible |ture Concert Association, and for the cemetery in which case |Nestor J. Izowsky, publisher of |his interest would be transfer- the White Rock Sun. ed to ¢ civilian cemetery or The Players Club provide the his money would be refunded, background for the interview in Mr. Chadwick said. rehearsing their Dominion Dra- The Association was formed|ma festival entry for next year, in Vancouver some five years | “Dark of the Moon.” when local padres nonce) Garth Nettheim is producer | that inany military graves bore of the program. Grace Shaw, no markers freelance broadcaster and Russ A committee was formed to Brawlow, also play a part in jivestigate veterans’ burials) the interview. land from this committee stem | Purpose of the broadcast is med the TYrust Association. ‘to ascertain what part a local | Mr. Coadwick pointed out! theatrical Rroup plays in a com- |that none of its directors are!1munity such as White Rock. paid and it is in no way a com- mercial concern. A contingency fund of 2% percent has been established to provide markers for veter | Board of School District No. ans’ gra.es, 36 is offering a $25 reward for Under this plan veterans and|information leading to the ap- their wives can be buried at a|Prehension of any person dam- military cemetery of their |@sing school buildings in this choice for approximately 60} district, percent of the normal cost. The Board announced Mr. Burris pointed out that|week it is greatly EE EEN Burris “pointed out that Alfred’s a good shot with tea pot; Mrs. John Diefenbaker said so ~ Pouring tea for Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and Mrs, Diefenbaker was the unexpected honor bestowed recently upon Alfed Davis of White Rock. ; Alfred, who is 18, is employed in the mess ‘hall of Yukon Consolidated Gald Corporation. eke ws ‘The Prime Minister andvhis wife were on a tour of territory and called at the Company. If Was the that a Canadian Prime Minister had ever visited the Yu In a letter to his i age of 21 years. Board offers reward for schoo] vandals A. R. REUSCH +» + first candidate th Mr. and Mrs. Diefenbaker and the Diefe commented Alfred privilege