Vol. 20; No. 21 White Rock Players Capture Three Top Awards at Dominion | Festival ‘A major achievement for the city of White Rock was scored White Rock Players when they captured three top Drama Festival with their per- by awards in the 1958 Dominion 2 ~ formance of John Millington Synge’s Irish comedy, The Play: the Western World. ue White Rock Players won the Calvert Trophy for the best presentation in the festival and a cheque for $1,000 which | was presented by Governor-General Vincent Massey when the festival’: bilee ended. laa eae ics also won the Martha Allan challenge trophy for the best visual presentation and the director Franklin pads won the Lovis Jouvet challenge trophy for the best e: i director. 3 |The Skin of Our Teeth and In praising the winning STOUP/ 1 -in on Wednesday in honor from White Berk, eee of the White Rock group's mat- ilip Hope-Wallace, Ma nee presentation. eacaeties drama critic, said ae was the gift of May- it gave “an excellent account) 9. & 1 Jackson of New West- White Roc Formerly The Semiahmoo 3un & White Rock Weekly : ' Serving White Rock, Sunnyside, Ocean Park, Crescent Beach, Panorama Ridge, _ Douglas, Elgin, Colebrook and Surrounding Districts White Rock, B.C., Thursday, May 22, 1958 |Givic Reception Planned For Players Alderman Alex Mitchell and Sid Fennell have been named |by Council to work together | with members of the White | Rock Lions and other city or- ganizations to plan a banquet City Council gave first read- and civic reception for the ing to the Shops Regulation White Rock Players, who have! pyiaw Tuesday night which will brought home e Dominion) give merchants within the city | Drama championship. a free hand to operate seyen Mayor and Alderman were days a week if they so desire. |unanimous in their desire to Tthe bylaw includes barber fete the celebrities at an early shops and hairdressers, fd \ ace ate and plans for such an oc-| Reforringatotuerhew Ly iay fateie Sg ih alae | Mayor William Hodgson stated, mates “I feel it is entirely up to the 5 . merchants to determine how Four City Residents many days he wants to work. Receive Degrees We don't interfere with the Four White Rock residents| farmer working a long day if among the 1104 UBC stu-| he so desires, or the doctor who received degrees at| Making after office calls. Why {the University’s 43rd annual| then should we tell a merchant “Open Hours” Bylaw Gets First Reading 9} Alderman William Offer stat- ed he felt that no official in Victoria or Ottawa should have the authority to state the rul- ings governing merchants. They are too removed from the act- ual scene to know what is best for the shopowner, John L. Jones pointed out that the original bylaw stipu- lated that every shop remain closed on Sunday, Christmas Day and Easter Monday but the |amended bylaw does not stipu- late Sunday or Easter Monday closing, so Council has no pow- er to specify Sunday closing. e | Hien rae is week,| he must close at a certain day} The new bylaw reads: Subject of delightful comedy, with) minster and was carried by the| ace seen citi week: ahd at a certain hour. If the| (0 Clause 7 of this Bydaw, in the size and carrying power 'Vagabonds east where it was forced deoraanton Miss Sandra| Merchant adheres to the 40| each week of the year all shops which projected the drama) presented by Bernie Legge of Cohen, B.H.E.: Gerald Anthony| hour week regulation for his} (Continued on Page 7) out into this big Cody Ett velo Mokd MCS Ge CSI AD ERANRBLIN| JOHNSON Holt, (BA) B ; gratuate employees, he himself should|~ ce abe wee aeeectaiay Poem manger ualiaxycbanics . . . best director program; Neil Primrose, (B.A.) be allowed to work as many or! Board Of Trade: ee __|S°E:"jenlne” ann an ao few four ashe wanes | Upard OF Trad y | sd. gradua gram a Meets the New Westminster Vaga-| jSenbeth Lloyd Burke B.A.)) Mayor Hodgson emphasized,} White Pee of Trade HS 2 Ad t t ae “We are not stating that they} vill hold their general meet- oi Our Teeth, as runners-up to| equa “4 ater upp y ir, ose is.on:the teach-}) 2 se wetayi Goantaixt cayenne a 8\ing on Tuesday, May 27 at 8 week, but they can do so if they| ph. at the Silver Moon, Mem- desire. Bere are urged to attend. the best actress. ‘ al ls It is the first time in } - festival's 25 years that the & Asked by City Council jor trophy has been won by a} group from a small community,) Council will request the have?” | and it is the third time it has) white Rock Water Works to been brought back (o BG. | pve residents 24 hours notce|a move on, they are spent FWACE POY CLS Executive Oppose Roper It was White Rock's first 8P-/in the event of a watet short-|ing $25,000 a year on extens- i i ry Closure; Want Fire, Water Action | pearance in the Dominion fin-| 3c¢ and to sec to it that an ade-| ion when what is needed is Second motion passed by the ng staff at Semiahmoo and Mr. | Holt on the staff of Princess Margaret High als } quae supply of water is sup-| $50,000. The Council’s respon Director Johnson was almost) plied to all residents at all| sibility is to take care of the in tears when the awards Were times. Motion was made by| health of the people,” he point The executive members of epee a |Alderman William Offer, sec-)ed out |the White Rock Ratepayers As-|executive was that the City] “Tm the humblest ‘and hap-| onded by Jessie Lee | He said he is in agreement sociation went on. record Fri-|Council use their powers to sée| D®> Hogg Installed As plest director in Canada,” he) ‘Alderman Offer pointed out| With water restrictions and|day night as being opposed to|that White Rock residents|)Rotary Club President said. “We came by the Irish) that every year we have the| feels residents must cooperate the closure of 13th Avenue,|have an adequate supply of} Dr. R. J. A. Hogg was instal. brogue easily <7 it/helped'us)