SUPER-VALU “where Quality Costs No Vol. 19. No. 47. t Compiled Separate 0 Question of White Rock ac- ceping a joint appraisal with OWNED AND OPERATED r Joint Appraisal Debated by Council Mere” “The Semiahmoo Su & White Rock Weekly Serving ‘White Rock, Sunnyside, Ocean Park, Crescent Beach, Panorama Ridge, Colebreok, Newton, and Surrounding Districts. White Rock, B.C., Thursday, November 21, 1957 COUNCIL BREVITIES Mayor W. (Bill) Hodgson was absent ‘Tuesday's Council meeting a3 he was Te- Ald. Jessie Lee stated it was from best for Council to know what ° i 't do. senting White Rock at the Surrey on properties involving |they couldn't _, |presenting 7 paiteion or asking for a Ald, Lilian Sa ne a d Douglas Day Celebrations i 3 deba-|what was there to discus> = . a ox Mit- facerarcaneear i Tucsda y. |ther to @ suggestion that dis-/Fort Langley, GUL pat labetd cussion on independent ap-|chell acted ¢ Discussion arose when a list wf 96 properies to be dealt with through arbitration was sent to Council by W. H. Skel- ding, White Rock's appraiser on the Arbitration Board. The praisal be held over until the Solicitor was present. “The people of White Rock think the matter of arbitration has been shelved- We must Major inform William Beaton, Civil Defence Council will the Lower Rock will Co-ordinator for Fraser Valley, White vi i late progress,” list was compiled by R. Grant, |make immed = , a ‘ Surrey’s appraiser on the | Ald. Browne sald, set up its own Civil Defence Board. | Ald. Lee ed Mr. Jackson \ypit and work under the Pro- ‘A committee of White Rock |had been waiting for the list! i. wide programme. and Surrey representatives|received by Council Tuesday Bets earlier agre » taking acti n the a eects pat rae nteiiee ee ea 2 Sa Council will inform White Lorne H. Jackson had strong- ly advised Council against such a move until the City had some idea of how much land was involved. Mr. Jackson was not pre- sent at Tuesday’s meeting. The Solicitor eartier felt pro- perties inyolved should be “plotted” on the appraisal plan. City Clerk John L. Jones ponted out Tuesday this woutd mean about two days work for the appraiser. The list presented to Coun- cil excluded property acquired by tax sale The proposed airport site is included in the tax sale land. Ald, Sid Fennell felt White Rock should continue with a joint appraisal as a separate appraisal would be costly both in time and finance. “The City Solicitor tells us what we can’t do but offers no solution to the problem,” Ald. Fennell said. “I cannot recall the Solici- tor telling us one thing we can | do since I've been on this | Rock Juntor Chamber of Com merce it has no objection to the Jaycees hanging a banner “As long as we have a So- licltor we should follow his advice,” Ald. Max Zack stat-! ty across City streets to adver- tise the Chest Xray clinic.- ‘They will inform the Jaycees they cannot grant permission for 30 posters to be posted ¢ public utilities, such as tele phone poles do not come Un- der the jurisdiction of Coun- cil, “Mr, Jackson was not against a joint appralsal but he did want to know how mugh land was involved,” Ald. Zack added. Ald. William Offer said he was in full accord with Mr. |Jackson’s views. Ald. Offer stated that in such matters as the 480 acres air- port site, of which White Rock | will have a share, a great deal} White of money 4s involved and the | permitted to re City should make certain !t\g p.m. from Dec. 16—24 doesn’t come out on the “short |ciye Council decided T end.” Council circ! re: rece a Clerk Jones said there would |letter from the Deputy Mini- jbe nothing preventing e|ster of Municipal Affairs stat- Council asking for separa ing that his Department must appraisals on certain lands be notified of any resolution Ald Lee pointed out the ap- | Council p: On the Christ- praisers’ report was still not|mas shopping hours, Although complete because there was|Council questioned the legal- no. mention of the tax sale lity of the circular which over- lands, |rules pi legi they Council instructed Mr. Jones | auth to enquire into matter of ac- /hours has Cowncil,” he added. quiring a list of these lands. |been - questione at ome length in Victoria this week + ee Zoning PES White Rock’s police court Planning Bo Make Study Of City City Council ed an offer by Mainland Regional Board has. tive procedure. Council also agreed Tuesday to allow the Board to make a Study of sub-divisions, roads, School sites, park and a Civic Centre in the City and bring forth tts recommendations. J. W. Wilson, executive dir- @ctor of the Planning Board, informed Council the approxi- mate total cost of these two Studies would be about $3000. Mr, Wilson stated in his let- ter to Council the Board would ‘be willing to start work 4m- mediately on the programme. accept- the Lower Planning to prepare a zoning | plan of White Rock together With appropriate bylaws and advise Council on administra- will be moved from City Hall {to the same building occupied by the RCMP on Johnston Road, Counci Idecided Tues- day. Crowded conditions of City Hall when a court case lis tn session plus difficulty to bring exhibits into the Hall ‘were the main reasons given for the transfer. The Mag!s- trate’s office will atso be lo- ard To felt there was a great need for a present plan in order to guarantee a good future for the City. would save making amend- | ments to present bylaws as the whole problem would be dealt with immediately. be $50 per month. Pro-Conservative f after S0 | Boy Scout World Jamborees | gress made by the district as Mr, Jones said such survey |Cated at’ the new building. | j. |Rental for the court room will | Annual Meeting, Set For Noy. 21 “nnual |days, please phone Mrs. Heard, Noy. Fepre- |WI. 8-3256. Your offer will be Nov, The |greatly appreciated.” Arthritic Patients Needs Transportation There is a most urgent need for volunteers to help transport arthritic and rheumatic pati- ents to and from the hospital for treatment, officers of the local CARS Branch said today. “About 260 patients are being treated by the CARS physio- therapist and many are unable to provide their own transpor- tation, thereby being denied the advantages of hospital treatment,” they said “Tf you are interested and are willing to give the use of your car and a little of your’ time, on Mondays and Thurs- Noy. The annual meeting of the New Westminster Federal Riding Association will be held in the Canadian Legion Audi- torium, 40 Begbie St, New Westminster, at 8 p.m. on Nov. 21, 1957. The agenda will include election of officers for the coming year. Guest speaker will be Wil- liam H. Payne, P.C. candidate for Coast Capilano in the re- cent Federal Election. White Rock Weather Max. Min. Rain 18 52 deg 48 deg .64 In. 14 50 deg 43 deg .06 in. 16 46 de 41 deg 16 48 deg 31 deg . 17 45 deg 31 dtg 91 in. . 18 45 deg 39 deg 19 44 deg 36 deg Any self-governing body having the right to levy taxes has to have representation on the School Board of the school district to which they belong This was revealed by a school |board spokesman today in ¢x- \planation of the Department Jof Education's request that White Rock elect a trustee to the Board of District No, 36. Failure of White Rock to re. }tum a candidate to offic |would mean that one would have to be appointed, he said. He pointed out that the situ- ation w not unusual in this province. Coquitlam has five A balance of friendship may be maintained through- out the world if all nations will unite in the movement, E. E. Gregg, past president of the Executive Boy Scout Council, jstated Wednesday. | Mr, Gregg was guest speak |the South Surrey District |Council of the Boy Scouts A:- sociation of B.C., saw Jim noted Scout and com y worker, |dent for the coming year. | The meeting was held at the Si Moon with delegates from White R Crescent Beach-Ocean Park, Sunnyside and Hazelmere grou ing. The Past President said that attending the last two mur |where 84 countries lived side by side in mutual friendship districts in its school area. Langley has both the city and the municipality “and School District No. 61 on Vancouver Tstand includes Greater Vic- toria, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, Saanich and some unorgan- ized territory. Recently the Department had asked the Schoo! Board of District No. 36, which includes Surrey and White Rock whether they favoured a White Rock trustee city’s voters or a continuation icy. The Board had replied in jfavour of the latter. Scouting--A Way To World Peace ? countries work and play to- gether. elected by the of the “elected at lange” pol-! $2.50 per year. Copy 7 White Rock Must Have Own School Trustee NEW JR. HIGH It was also announced that following acceptance by the Department of a tender for rough grading and clearing \new Junior High site at the \corner of North Bluff and Ox- ford, work would commence. Work on the addition to the Semiahmoo High School is al- most complete and opening date will be announced soon. Trustees have turned down a request from the White Rock and 14 other Parent. Teacher groups asking the Board to assume local costs of dental clinics. could look forward to a suc- cessful year under Mr, Shaw's guidance. Mr. Shaw called upon the Council to show thelr appre- clation to Mr. Johnson for his outstanding work on behalf of Scouting within the near future. The new president Mr. Gregg showed films of |Said Mr, Johnson's interest in Scouting |his visit to the 1956 Jamboree - Niagara-on-the-Lake and Provincial |this year’s gathering at Sutton at Park, England. Officers elected at the |son, vice-president; CC. E. | Berry secretary; T. W. Wind- sor, treasurer; Judge G. W. |Bruce Fraser, Rey. H. Berry, named presi-|pr. J. Kerwood, Willlam Mof- | |fat, Stan Evans, W. E. John- lson, E. G. Clark snd Ray Young. Executive members, The chairmen of all group committees in the district are ps attend-|ajso included on the Execu-; itive. | W. E. Johnson, presiden: of jthe Council, outlined the pro- a whole. He mentioned the |Hilltop Youth Centre, Apple he felt confident all people |Day and the new Scout camp could exist with understand-|/as successful projects the ing and friendship toward one|Council ‘had assisted with lanother. during the past year Mr. Gregg suggested that) Mr. Johnson also commend- be invited to attend|ed the meeting on choosing jthe next Jambore, ecial a capable ‘leader as Jim guests and witne: He stated the Council Make Recommendation Former Surrey Councillor Jack Burrows was elected pre- isident of White Rock Rate- payers Association at the an- nual general meeting held Fri- day at the Canadian Legion Hall, Waiter Portwood was named vice-president of the Assocla- ition. The office of secretary was left open. The Ratepayers made the following five recommenda- tions which were discussed by City Council at their meet- ing Tuesday: (1) Two members be appointed from each zone to serve on a Zoning Board to study City bylaws; (2) Council consider purchase and development of property bounded by Pacific, Buena Vista and Johnston as a Cen- tennial project; (3) Homes and businesses in the City be forced to connect to the sewer system; (4) A census be taken Zack, Official Observer ‘in the City to determine the the City. Former Councillor Burrows Heads Ratepayers Assoc. correct population and thus entitle White Rock to apply for @ government grant (5) Checker-board signs and lights be erected at the end of Col- dicutt Road, east end of Blackburn, east end of Nichol and west end of Russell. Council will inform the As- sociation that current negoti- ations with the Lower Matn- land Regional Planning Board for a sudy of the zoning pro- blem here are being Council pointed out the pro- | | {boing studied by the Centen- sal Committee ond matters of sewer connection and a City ‘census are also being inves- an- nual meeting were: Jim Shaw, | e/er at the annual meeting of lpresident: Dr. William Pater- posed Hilltop development 18|son,” Par the South Surrey District had been an Inspiration to all dur- Ing the nine years he served jas president. Mrs. J. H. Vidal, pioneer White Rock resident, present- ed a picture of the first Cub group formed here in 1912, to Mr. Shaw. District Commissioner Max Green stated in this annua! re- port that assistants for Scout and Cub leaders were greatly needed. He said difficulty in finding replacements was causing concern. } Council Approves ’58 \Centennial Plans Council gave their approval to plans for White Rock's 1958 Centennial celebrations at Tuesday’s meeting and will make a study of the four per- manent projects put forth by the City Committee. The Centennial Committee decided on several items if en- |tertainment at their meeting Nov. 7 but failed to endorse a permanent project for White Rock Improyement of thé school grounds, a comfort sta- ‘tion on Hilltop, a Civic Centre and development of the Hope Estate as a park were all tum- ed down by the Committes. The suggestions were, how- ever, forwarded to Council. Wi Hurd, chairman of the ‘Committee, spoke in favour of the school ground improve- ment plan to Council. He read a letter from L. J; Wallace, Chairman of the B.C 1 Committee, which stated that prhour it was not the policy of the Commit Y comment on proposed projects sent to would 1 agreement could between the City Mr, Hurd sa!