A peer rx. 4 Ottawa News Letter Trans-Mountain Oil Pipe Line Shares Split A Bill that has recently kept ? certain members of the House quite busy and which gives many of us concern, is a priv- ate Bill entitled “An Act re-/ = Specting Trans-Mountain Oil Pipe Line Company.” Urbanization and Scouting Gidianrily, these Acts ‘comé e th Suk in BG ae ak, ned in Raving en ote ere Hows ont he calibre of a Way see Successor, Stuart Keate, as Pre- Compa ihe cohipan yas you sidents of their Association. bably know has been es- In taking over the chair of office from Mr. Way, Mr. Palaver for many years and Keate, addressing the annual dinner meeting in Vancouver, the purpose of this Bill was said. his predecessor had gone “above and beyond the call of |, split the shares in the ratio Reece Ro yee enorce nie, we now, will alot or tye for one This is, of'| be true of the new president, who like Mr. Way is a news- course, a yery common prac- | Paper man, and as such has an already-overcrowded calen- ting among our large corpor- | dar and heavy responsibilities, A |, ate companies. There were some fine things in the new President's in- , At the time of incorporation | ‘Clans Mall, Office Dopt, Ottawa. : RaESCOR Veter, USA. $3.50 | ATRINSON, Bditor and Publisher, CORDAY M. ATKINSON, Assoulate Editor, Division Rita Association. 1 of Canadian Weekly Newspapers ‘ sci Canadiah Weekly Newspapers Association and BG Weekly Newspapers Advertising Bureau. Vancouver Office: 207 W Hastings Stroet. —with mentioning only one. It George Highway, which mere- ly says “White Rock" in red ra Soe dl mad SPRING Invariably brings |“: thoughts of home or town im- Z 2 Provement, or shoul. Looking ; around White Rock anyone at movemeni with half an eye can see a my- bs lent tra riad of things to do or plan, 1/‘28 proved will satisfy myself—and 1 hope some of my readers this week is a hackneyed subject, may- be, but as the dripping of water is said to wear away the hardest stone so it might just be that constant harping on this theme may get action—at long last as the orators Say. I REFER to the sign on King Stages appear here, it is something pretty tine. Congrats, Warren, and all hard-working members of your committee. ; This and That — } letters. There's nothing wrong augural ech. We liked particularly what he had to say the company had been given | : , with this sign as far ae it hoe about pachangiie world in which lads grow up today and the right to sell 5,000,000) —that is when it remains up- SIGNS OF SPRING Ythe need to renew in boys a delight in nature. shares at $10.00 a share but peal then be it of rae right,which T believe is its con- |SNOwdrops peaking through Mr, Keate pointed out that present-day influences ap- the company sold only one and |With the par va ue Che he stock ldition at this time of writing, |_ the snow, : pear to be towards urbanization; to the substitution of con- a half million. Since the day jand so ae pubis is apt vd But it doesn't go ‘nearly far eoue joy where’er you crete for grass, with the dubious entertainment of the me- they were placed on the mar- |SSesRe that = coma, @ jendugh, rhetorically speaking. ‘grow! f chanized box and rock ’n roll taking the place of active par- ket the stocks in the company |making an Renseat rete AS WE ALL WELL KNOW, Tiny bells are ringing clear— ticipation in outdoor activities for far too many youngsters. began to increase in value. At profit and the price of o! Et The new president ended with a much-needed warning the present time they are to parents that they cannot escape their responsibilities in ed at approximatly $115 this matter. Volunteer Scouting cannot be looked on as an share. ibs €asement tor what he called absentee parenthood. { In coming before us, This is so manifestly true, the wonder is that any par- company ind ent can fail to realize it. ed to divide t the | ed they wish- ares for two ; “|this observation, y Pernaps the ultimate goal of such causes as the Scout Raise ee ee explain: te thayanaees Movement will be to arouse all parents to a realization that, @stributi 2 i i ded five for one then in niany instances, it is they and not the young people them- 2™0ng the peopl: of Canada; selves who should stand’ before the bar of judgment in many 29d Os pupls re acne: eases of youthful law-breaking. H SHOWS PROFIT Both of these reasons hd aad |commendable, though the oi » |ter is extremely difficult to in How can we Beautify Our Town? i ert hiticalt 0 i Editor's Note—This article by Mr. Robert Crichton, Treas-| tions put public urer of the local Board of Trade, echoes our own sentiments | ons, it ged So exactly, we decided to give it full editorial honours this "el re: wishing to week. vi d the | di- Having just returned from my seventh visit to Califor- | nia, coverihg approximately 1600 miles of coastline, in no /Shov place which I have visited, is the Outlook across the water to be compared with the vista which reaches the’ eye, as we | Baze across the sea from White Rock. vi The well-known places of beauty and interest, viz., Mon- lo 7; Carmel; Santa Barbara; Lugana; LaJolla and others, ! a handsome profit to the shareholder. Las! & profit of $1 per sha not out of keepin, inal cost of the stock f involved in the vei ar it paia e their beauty, but looking across the shore all one ture was great. cours “why were not a | Well, the budget speech is made a gift to the municipali- Sees is water. except for Santa Barbata from which City one | It is expected, however, that a es a ha aaeee nearing its end and, as a mat- ties, then the benefits obtain- can see the Santa Cruz Islands, small in comparison with |the profits will increase and = a coat, share in. its |t¢? Of fact, by the time you ed by individual home owners the Islands stretched before us here. The towns mentioned aaa 6. as they do, the share profit above are beautiful and interesting, and above all — they will increase and of course it hhaye character. Santa Barbara for instance, is definitely Spanish in its architecture — stores, public buildings and; homes, all reflect the Spanish influence. Carmel-by-the- Sea, so quaint and beautifully wooded and treed. Practically every store, public buildings, etc., are shaded in practically every instance “Dutch” doors are used in the | shops. Most of these have much character. In Monterey, Lugana and LaJolla, cleanliness is the key- note, The shore line wherever possible is beautifully plant- ed with exotic flowers, shrubs and palms. View points have ~ Seating accommodation, drinking fountains, Sanitary facilities in keeping with the Surroundings; character. White Rock, I suppose can't do much about that, haps the Railway Company Of the tracks, and Plant trees and flowers. The be elevated to the to blasts. the top half standing open——so|Some will be planting The youngsters playing hop-scotel rick’s Day. show, know. are, Easily. From the | a 45 not sufficient depth at the end of wats to be accommodated Remove the | obstacle—sand. The modern method of pumping sand makes | At Long Beach the sands walks on was once sea bot- by the sea, but is the play- Each morning at low tide, ip, 1s removed by trucks for true, year through. small. Wasn't there talk of a Community a wall _An- active Committee nd in mind. | it the beauty spot it the Riveria of not later than 5.00 o'clock p.m. 1957. cles vehicles, and equipment, and plit. 40 cents more », which | buy be sked March Seventeenth for the Irish, You know that is what our visitors w You say, but what about our Festiy. ee ES A GN ee THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF SURREY Tenders for Automobile Insurance. Tenders are invited for the writing of Insurance coy- €rage on the Corporation’s fleet of trucks and equip- ment for one year, commencing 7th April, 1957. Ten- ders must be sealed, plainly marked as to content and be in the hands of the undersigned (from whom speci- fications may be obtained upon application therefore) Teserves the right to accept separate tenders for insur- ance coverage on cach class of yehicle or one tender to cover all vehicles and equipment. ‘The lowest or any other tender will not necessarily he accepted. is carried by the line should ‘a be reduced. You will probably agree that this is not an un- easonable request. ow Mr. Johnston, of Social Credit group, who made ivide i to 20 cents afte: 01 onable Yet the original s would: mak unrea nare. S no guarantee produced, by mos t people wealth?” I leave that for you ansy HOW ABOUT IT? with trees, and | With Spring around the corner, we’ spuds, yacht owners fixing masts, ‘o's now in play, Pat- h, and y: begorrah, sure, St, I'm thinking of what's more permanent, for use the whole An arena to house conventions, present halls are far too |from the general spirit of an- Hall, or are we up against W. F. McCLINTOCK. of Friday, March 22nd, Tenders may quote separately on emergency vehi- and ordinary vehicles or jointly on both classes of the Municipal Council nt on to|™ e divi- should the company have a dollar in | : ids to pay for the origi- |Our scenic drives, our swim- nal share it would be reduc- ; the stock | not seem return per | ititie-cidunobisel y awhile. As it is they |rierotote chitin cae for he has five now | not a clue as to what the sing! he formally held only live words) “white eck? Ga: are 5 | that ple would be able to to the Company or that the | the price of the shares would The question ‘ll forget last Winter's ill surely want to things as they |/for the acrimony that pervad- this province, to al. good entertainment, |this session on the contrary hospital insurance. thousands of American tour- Springtime now is drawing ists pass along King George meaty Highway every season, Many | __ ee of them are entering Canada |Tiny Song Sparrow when | the |for the first time. They are all] March winds are chill, vacation-bound and what do/Our garden with sweet cherry we tell them about our own music you fill ¢ acation land?" —_ Absolutely |Brown stripes are running on i. ¢ nothing. Not a word about our| Your chest of grey! miles of safe bathing May no harm come near you as you eat and play! beaches, ming, boating and fishing. A ‘ The sweetness of children 4 good sign attractively laid out singing. om Would tell the visitors all that |Always to the Spring will ‘ and probably lure many of| bring, them to come in and see us |Lightsome notes where joy is |present in vacation values. So '932 Parker St Jane Johnson. | Weekly Press Report of | By T. J. Irwin read this report it will be all would be considerably less over and Mr. Speaker will be and, further, those that haye |instructed to leaye the Chair high priced homes would !for the House to go into Com- have been the chief benefici- ‘mittee of Supply. This means ‘aries and that is not the ob- {that during the ensuing weeks jective. estimates will come under dis-) yy, Massey from Delta in- cussion together with the terjected a lot of good, sound numerous Bills that have been common sense into the debate laid before the House. during the week and Mr. Mar- The new Municipal Act has tin, Minister of Health and been met with general favour Welfare, provided the House but nevertheless some adverse with an opportunity for some reactions to specific portions Of entertainment and ‘incidentally the Bill, Some of the mem- gave them a great deal c (very |bers have enlivened proceed- yaluable information gard- ings considerably and just as ing debt reduction e the last Session was notable general status of welfare : led the general atmosphere, of a complete has been productive of a great deal of good humour and in a general way has been free tagonism that was so promi- nent in the last session. It is difficult to say just what the reason for this is but of course, one of the underlying features is that it has been somewhat difficult for: Opposition to fasten anything of an important nat ure so far as the bi Speech was concern haye fastened on sation for old age pensione for example, overlooking fact that until Ott. rai: the basic pension and specific: ally. raises ble in- |!