Vol. XVI. No. 32 E SEMIA HM00 SUN & White Rock Weekly Serving White Rock, Sunnyside, Ocean Park, Crescent Beach, Panorama Ridge, Colebrook and Surrounding Districts. White Roch, B.C., August 12, 1954 The Great Day Approaches. White Rock District Hospital Farmall Hospital Board Prealdent, V. that the formal opening of the on North Bluff Road August 25, at 2.30 Hospital Wednesday, Officiating at the opening ceremonies, long-awaited by hard- working yolunteers and auxillary members, will be the Minister of Health and Welfare, the Honourable Eric Martin. Many Trophies Offered! | for Swimming Gala | President of WRASA has an- nounced the list of the many e: a chance to sce the hospital. he es Sea: Detea tar ail) furcished and equipped and BE. Games swimming events) tbe Auxillary head, in revealing August 28 ready for occupation. will bo ainong the starred per-|the plans for rewarding the ‘Trephies offered include: One| All aro welcome to this final formers in Kelowna’s 48th Re-| winner of the first W.R. Hos- Mile Swim—Dricos Cup, first;| “family” day said the Hospital satte. pital stork race, Semiahmoo Sun trophy, second;|Society President, and the) ay One Half Mile, Surrey Leader) Board particularly hope ain trophy, Ist boy; C. E. Barge trophy for Ist girl unden 17; One Quarter Mile, Malkin Cup for winner; Streatfield Cup for Ast boy under 15; WRASA Cup for Ist girl under 15; Grannie Vidal Cup for Ist girl or boy under 11; WRASA Cup for the youngest swimmer to finish. AN cup holders are asked by the Committee to hand in their trophies as soon as possible so that they may be put on display before the competition’ day. The one mile swim was held on Wednesday. August 11; the half mile swim on Friday, August 13, and the quarter mile on Wednesday, August 18. the hospital will be in full] Making the tank last Friday; operation. were: Heather Nicholson, Mi- = chael Terry, Allan Foster,| A tte! SS eee Bor Dentist for VETS Reception Centre at Douglas A contract has been awarded to Coyne and Ratcliffe Con- struction Co. Ltd, in the amount of $10,200.00 for Pro- ject No, 160-B, Reception Cen- tre, Highway 99, at the US. Border at Blaine. This an- mouncement was released from the Premier's office in Victoria on August 5. COMING EVENTS Silver Moon oiler «very Wednesday. £10.20; Sat- arday. &—li; Saturday after | noon, 2—4. Free instruction te ebildren under 12 years, Dance every Bataan, Legion} Merroria} Hall, Johnston Koa. White Pock. Old and New Dances, Squafe Dances, Green- wood'y Melodiage, From 9 p.m, Admission 50c, Canadian Le- gion, Zranch No, 4. tin wee Old Time Dances every Sat- urdey night at Dreamland Hall opposite Eaton's, New Westmin- ster, Musi¢ by Dave MoWaters and his Happy Gang. Have the Happy Gang play at your next event, Phone N.W, 6200-L, . White Rock Fraternal Order A, MoPhorson, has announced new White Rock and District bo formally opened on Festival Chairman Off |) to Okanagan | Mr, 8, Suddes, proprietor of the White Rock Lodge, left on Monday for Kelowna and Pen- will p.m. $2.50 per year. Copy 5¢ First Baby to Get Silver Mug Announcement of the decision of tho Ladies’ Auxiliary to the local Hospital to present a ail- ticton. Whilg in tho interlor.|ver mug to the first baby born Open House for the general) wits Rock’s Chairman for the|in the new White Rock and public, also announced by Mr.| i954 seq Festival Committee | District Hospital was made on Surrey Muntelpal Water Co: ) McPherson, will be held August |is taxing in both tho Kelowna j Monday by Mrs, W. H. Bruels, tendent were authorized to get 22, on the Sunday prior to the| Regatta and Penticton's Peach| Auxillary President. off the White Rock system as # official event. This will give the yostival, Park a residents of the whole district | Famous contestants in the The mug will be suitably en-|pock system, grayed before presentation sald} ‘ Surrey Water By-law | for December Plans are being prepared by every person who assisted any way with voluntary saece| of in hepling to raise the many | thousands of dollars that have gone into the building of ict! F 4 | splendid -community project H t will make a special effort to be or Ospl! a present on Sunday, August 22. Tea will be served and a most gratifying inspection of| Board " Preparation Stepped Up Legion Branch 8 Presents Cheque to Hospital | %'**t«r Municipal Utilities Department a by-law for submission to the electors before the December elections to amalgam- [ate the receiving sometime | seven water systems from : Opening | | now water Vancouver | Board, & as a preliminary to drawing of} Water | y Opens August 25th Ocean Park and Grescent Heights To Get W. R. Water moimnittee and Utilities Superin- a portlon of Sunnyside water “oon as possible to enable Ocean scent Heights district to obtain water from White This was deck information 4 tohowing received trom | White Rock Water Company |they have water potential to supply Ocean Park, but cannot do so until Sunnyside is their jurisdiction. It was s cipality ta |the Kensington Prairie p: company to further exploit the springs which, it was declared, would be easier to use than drilling more wells, The Reeve said he had hoped tunity for the genera! public to see through the whole hospital. Mr. McPherson emphasized, as after the official opening day top. The new White Rock dentist; WhO accepted took his B.A. degree 2719 or! Bap) their own hospital will be the reward of all who come, said the Board President. This will be the last oppor- Things rapid pace these days in the wards and corridors of the new hospital in preparation for the are moving at a Water areas to be merged in-|'0 reserve Kensington Prairie Springs for Surrey Centre and clude South Westminster, High-| catminster, High-| Coverdale and Hazelmere Wells way, Brownsville, Strawberry i B big opening day. Painters, fitters, carpenters and staff are| yin, Newton, Miller Road and/en 9 PD ‘ne Southern dealing efficiently with the multitude of last minute details, : i " rae |Panorama Ridge. Extensions | while delivery vans daily discharg: their loads of hospital beds | and equipment. In the X-ray chine patiently awaits the On Monday a further step to- wards the complete furnishing Dr. A. J. Vizzutti of Powe | of the White Rock and District River will open a dental office} next week above the new Bank of Montreal Building on Hill- at DDs. After graduating Dr. ! ,Vizzutti was in association for lone year with another dentist in Powel] River. White Rock, sald Dr. Viz— Rink zuttl, when interviewed at the White Rock. Public Skating— “gunn office, was his choice for setting up a practice as this size of town appeals to him more than a large city centre. Southern Holiday Believe It Or Not The Arctic’s Warmer! B.E. Game officials who ran out of apologios last week for British Columbia's chilllest, summer, May never have heard of Tuktoyaktuk. North Woat ‘Territories, but If they had a telogram might “have winged its way nofthward, begging for ‘Hospital was taken when Presi- dent S, Colby of the Canadian Legion Branch No. 8 presented a cheque from the Legion for $500 to Matron Grace Wright! it on behalf of| |the Hospital Board. This sum/{s being sewn on the Hospital's PY Saving considerable interest | the js to be used for furnishing a|new sewing room machine, into @Anually. Voting will be held University of British Columbia ward which, when before going to Toronto for his! will completed, be designated “Canadian Legion, Branch -Eight,” BESL.” Vice-President E. Fiddy and Secretary-Treasurer Bert Rob- ertson accompanied President Colby for the simple presenta~ tion ceremony. CURTAIN BRIGADE At-the end of the main cor- ridor, in the bright and cheery solarium which can, if the need arises, be turned into an extra ward capable of accommodat- the northward-flowing Moken~- zie the temperature was 85 in August poses no real problem) there’s lots of bridge and the] the shade and the average for July was around 75, | first person for whom its magic lcorps of workers is busy mak- will be made to include Fleet-| wood and Hjorth Road areas room a mammoth black ma-/ wrl-bring diagnosis and relief. The “switch: board inthe ad-|and any others which can pro- j mitting office stands ready te receive its future calls. i duce 28 users to the mile t LEGION PRESENTATION ¢—— SS z phe Pt) cover carrying charges. HM the first | eight or ten year maturities of| the by-laws, which would give $250,000 in funds to start the ing several beds, a faithful It is planned to se! the ing curtains for all new wards, Bark cloth in attractive floral | and scenic patterns (have your| pick of red or pink roses. chry- Project on. santhemums or jush tree de-|ture issue would remain unsold, signs) to the tune of 200 yards Pending need for funds. there-| the proper lengths and shapes, °Mly in the affected areas. for the ward windows. ae Committee who started on Monday on the huge undertak- ing include; Mrs. W. H. Bruels,| At the regular meeting of the | Mrs. R. G. Mathieson, Mrs. Ed. Catholic Women's League on Maher, Mrs. W, Taylor, Mrs. J. Monday, August 12, plans were Hazlett, Mrs C. Grover and made for the forthcoming gar- Mrs. A. P, Colfer. den party, to be held on Aug. All draperies will be in readi-'18 at the home of Mrs, W. ness on windows, cfficiently Logie, Marine Drive. Card equipped with roll-up fine mesh parties were scheduled for Fall screens, by opening date, the and a Turkey Dinner for Nov- committee head declared, “ember 3. | C.W.L. Meets the midnight sun from May to) make excellent neighbours and occasional movie at the school house and church meetings to attend, for the family’s sleeping. “You just pull the blinds down children just go to Balance of deben-| Bowlers Do White Rock |Proud at B.E.G. Bowling Week in Vancouver saw many White Rock resi- dents taking part: Among these were Mr. and Mrs. J. Hazlett of Victoria Avenue who spent part of their vacation attend- {ng the opening of the BE Games. Mr, Hazlett and part- |ner, Mr. George Morrison, bowl éd against the couple represent~ ing Canada at BEG. and miss- Jed out by only one point, after playing an extra end Gardiner and Williams will again take on local bowlers | Hazlett and Morrison on Aug. |21 at 2 pm. at the White Rock | greens, at an exhibition game. During Bowling Week Mr. E |Ciro and Mr, A. Stecle reached |semHfinals for the Mercer trophy. In the B.C. Tourney | Rink Competition for the Stew- jart Cup. the local rink com- posed of Messrs. McDougall, Hunter, Hazlett and Morrison reached semi-finals) Ladies” rink consisting of Mesdames D. | H. McDougall, M. McMillan, J. ‘Hazlett, J, Holmes (skip) reached the finals in open com- petition, |U.B.C. Scholarships | | Won by Students Ten freshman students who will enter the University of British Columbia this Fall have been awanied UBC Alumnl Re- Ths is the Kings first trip and the south since they wont into the sleep,” sald Audria, thus sensi- north—Wallace in 1944 when he! bly dismissing the die-hard ar- took the 35 day bont trip down’ gumenta of some opponents of quent in the summer, Recently Karsh, Visitors from outside are fre-| gional Scholarships of $250 each, the famed Ottawa! pye Winners were selected by some of that Arctic weathor, |'#® MeKonzle to become an ap-| of Eagles will hold its third Annual Pienic at Canadian sido of Pesce Arch, Sunday, August’ 35, 10.20 a.m. Pop, ice cream! and coffee supplied. bap see ‘The Catholic Women’s Logaue will have a Garden Party at the home of Mrs. W. Logie, 1568 _ Marine Drive, on. August 18, from 2—5 p.m, Admission A call Prentice with the HB, Co, and Audria by plane in 1949 to marry the young clerk who! rapidly rose to be post manager. All thelr children were born in Akiavik Hospital, 150 miles from Tuk, a8 the Iakimo-named river terminal in called for short, And both want to go baok Ogaln as Koon a their holiday is over, "It's m good life up| there,” says young Mis, Kin of the land of the Midnight Sun, ‘You get used to it and Like it For, believe it or not, it was much warmer up there on the rim of the Arctic, ghan it was in Bs lower maininnd rae July and Mealy oti is. COLDIOCUTT GUESTS Newfoundland born W, King, Post Manager for the Hudson's Bay Company at Tuktoyaktuk, and his wife Audrin and their three children, Mavis 3, Wallace 1% and Camellia 5 months. re- |cently flew to Edmonton from the Mckenzie River terminal for oe after the first fow wooke,” What about that suntoss win- ter and the fabled cold? The Kings make Nght of those sup- posed hardships. The poriod of ican darkness from eal hie Daylight Saving. photographer, spent some time NO TV AS YET—THANK in Tuk photographing the GOODNESS northland’s many — beautiful To deal with the Isolation flowers, And this week many local committees and a central group representing the Alumni Association and the University, Awards were based upon schol- realdents of the far north have neon the Queen's husband on his Inspection tour of the mines at Copper Mine, Ridorado and Yellow Knife, ESKIMO CITIZENS “AN the Eskimos around Tuk speak English,” said Mr. King: when interviowed, “All receive ‘thelr children’s aid cheques and the old people get thelr pension; +! cheques regularly through the mails," there is alway# the radio, which even the Eskimo (commonly re- forred to an “Kakles? and vory fino people the Kings aver) In Tuk own, As yet no TV but that doos not peom to trouble our Northern Canadians very much? Tn winter there's sall that Lele ure for whioh the poor: city- dwellers claim they yearn, to read all the books and maga- zinos tho Hudson's Bay send them, Sometimes they go three months without mall, but then there Is all the fun of a splurge bate it finally arrives, sae eee ut that in. the exercise of thelr The young Post Manager, Who Aug. ‘si astio standing, character, per- sonality, leadership and parti clpation in schoo] and commun- ity affairs, Among the winners is Clive Barry Lytle of New Westmin- ster who will, receive the — menplacebip ome from his =e *