THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1959

WHITE ROCK SUN
(Formerly The Semiahmoo Sun)
Printed by White Rock Printers & Publishers Ltd.
‘Office located at 14899 Washington Avenue - Phone WI. 8-9701
Nestor J. Izowsky, Publisher - Vincent E. Coyne, Editor
H. Scott Kennedy, Production Manager
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An Optimistic Figure

Construction value again showed a considerable increase in
the city during April and White Rock appears to be in for
another excellent year as far as the buildng trade goes.

Estimated construction value such as the $243,700 figure
released for April points to an optimistic future for White Rock

as one of the top residential areas on the Lower Mainland, The
demand for family dwellings in this district is definitely on the
upswing and more homes mean more people and more revenue
for White Rock.

Paving and tarring of streets in the city, construction of |
sidewaks and plans for land reclamation are making homes and
} land more valuable. White Rock is slowly but surely takin

the shape of a small city and not just a summer resort compo:
of rough trails, a few stores and a number of shabby homes

dd

As Mayor William Hodgson recently pointed out, everyone
watches to see how big the public works program is going to be,
but few realize that this fund only gots what is left after all
the other expenditures have been taken care of.

White Rock taxes did not increase this year but we note |

that Langley city’s budget will require taxpayers to pay taxes
of 48.1 mills plus an additional levy for fire protection and
local improvements such as sidewalks where they apply. This
Tate is a 5.2 mill increase over 1958. It is true that Langley has
been incorporated five years and While Rock only two but we

; Guides and Brownies from this stari
are confident that with economic and sound Planning that the |

residents of this city will not have to shoulder a tax burden
that is too much for them in the future.

Nowhere To Play

Anyone in the vicinity of the Hilltop school grounds on
Tuesday evening would have well realized the drastic need for |

more recreaational facilities in White Rock
|

A bantam girls softball game was in Progress in the lower
corner of the high school grounds. Some other youngsters were
Practicing high jumping a short distance away A junior boys
softball team was working out in the upper left hand corner
of the grounds and one of White Rock’s Little League teams w:
holding a practice on the upper right hand diamond. Down on
the lower part of the elementary school grounds a Little League
farm team was brushing up on the fundamentals of the game
Not far away, at Semiahmoo Park, White Rock's Babe
Was engaged in a league game and thus that park was
made full use of.

Ruth team |

also being

Tuesday evening’s activity was a classic example of White
Rock's overcrowded and inadequate playground facilities, Tt
isn't just happening Tuesdays though, it's happening nearly
every night of the week. Teams that have no proper field to play }
or practice on are making the best of a sloping gravel yard |
which provides an undignified recreation area for more than |
1,000 schoo] children during the day

White Rock faces a problem of too many active youngsters
and too few recreatonal facilities Tt is a problem that will
w rapidly and city council should waste no time in reclaim-
ing land and carrying out any park developments which will |
help alleviate the Present situation. |

Fighting Arthritis

Despite years of intensive Tesearch, scientists are still baf-|
fled by one of the oldest diseases known to man - arthritis
In an effort to discover the cause and ultimate cure of this

crippler, greater emphasis will be put on arthritic research in|
the future

Through the B.C. Division of the Canadian Arthritis and
Rheumatism Society, British Columbians are contributing fin
ancially to this effort to the tune of $50,000 during 1959. |
Rheumatoid arthritis in particular js getting a great dea) |
of attention because it is one of the commonest forms of arthritis
and has the greatest crippling powers,
Research is presently being carricd out on a disease called
Reiter's syndrome, which is a close cousin of rheumatoid arthritis.
The reason for this - to carry the detection simile a little fur-
ther - is that by investigating the relati ves, scientists hope they
may learn something about the number one criminal,
Dr. H. L. Taylor, head of the Department of Pashology at
the University of British Columbia, is approaching the problem
: from another angle, He is using an electron microséope to look
} closely into the bricks and mortal out of which people's joints
| are made.
The electron microscope magnifies many times more power:
fully than old microscopes and this ability to see the fine struc:
ture should ultimately be of great value.

Describing this greater magnification, the CARS Research

Director said, “It is as though we used to try to read the nows-

paper from across the room and could barely decipher the head.

™ lines. Now we haye it close at hand and hope to find now meen
ing and knowledge in the fine print.”

Dr. Taylor is working with another new type of mlcrosvope

which uses ultra-violet rays, Although ultra-violet raya ure in-

le, certain chemicals, when hit oy these rays, will give off
a Bostloon light and thos become visible.
‘ pnt stage of research in arthritis is pot dramatic

ee i “ painstaking, thorough followup of all possible

ihe first to buy a packa
| Girl Guide cookies at Hilito)
Youth Centre May 5

Mayor William Hodgson was¢.strict united for th
40 ofcookie blitz

3 when ail

1 lingered to window shop on
Hilltop the other day, always
4 pleasant occupation even at
the end of the month - ene
em dream surely?

Gas ranges and electric
ranges vied with each otter for
wotce and approval, refrigera-
lors, washing machines, T.V.
eli of all shapes and — sizex
Spoke of useful and leisure
hours, wonderful coffee tavlox,
(were they made of driftwood”)
designed to bring the beach
tigat into gne’s home - I
these held my attention, u:
suddenly, in a corner, a se! of
luggage caught my eye.

Now of all things to run
through my mind, things thet
porhaps I would: like to have,
ge would be the absolute
I=st. I have bags, old perhar
but still useful, but now, as this
Set gazed at me unwinkingly
}from Butchart’s shop window,
|] knew that it was luguage I
hed heen shopping for all the
fine! And moreover, that
the exact ones I

right into each other for
storing, weren't they
favorite color, even

a zip

And so, dear reader, such
the weakness of human neture
fad the power of modern shop
‘indow dressing, — I now have
uggage and will travel And
why not indeed? Everyone

sms to be doing it these days,

r onaual |
Mrs. Ken Whip

ve was also on hand to mitke
re the girls got off to a good

|Discuss Ward System

Sunnyside Ratepayers
want postal

The Sunnyside
and Ratepayers Association en
dorsed a plan of a postal agen
for Sunnyside district at the
May meeting and the secretory
G. A. Cook was requested
to write the postal authoritics
to that effect

It was stated that such an
age would not effect . the
pestal service now enjoyed

fhrough the rural route system
estion to return to ‘he
ystem will be taken up
with the Surrey Council of
Ratepayers

This group strongly favored

the idea of municipal elections
being held on Saturdays os
formerly

The Surrey Municipal Coun-
ci is to be asked to meei the
Sunnyside Ratepayers at Sun-
side Hall at their earliest
wenience for a public et
ing, for the purpose of p cing

before them the need ‘for in|

provements, especially in the
4 bounded by Sunnyside.
Stayte, North Bluff and John
ston Roads

in the recent water by-lav
Sunnyside yoted heavily in fav-
r, but as the water bylaw ho |
een defeated in virtually a
other areas of Surrey, it was

Mought that in subsequent
voles it would likely go
faine Way,

Many of those present at

this meeting felt that now with
the Sunnyside system showing
a vrofit, that the time had ar
rived for stops to be taken to
improve the present water sit
tiation and to extend The ser
vices to those areas adjoining
where the need for walas is
urgent. The matter is to be
fasen up with council,

Mr. H Porter reported for
the Cairn Committee in regar«
{0 marking the Semiahmoo
Tall Mr. Ireland of the Pr.

vinelal Archives admits that
‘he present cairn is orecte! in
the wrong spot. He sail that
when the matter of lovntion is
cloared up with Hon. Wart West
wood that arrangements will
be made to construct 4 jew
car,

— eee

The friends and neighbors cf
Jacqueline Giguere of Chriyis:
Pheison Toad are Pleased to
hear she is recuperating at home
efter returning, trom hosvital.

.

Mr. and Mis. Hugh 0 f
Sullivan Ave. had as ne

Community |

young and old alike On all

sides people are taking off for
un

‘listant parts, known and
ee by every possible n

od of travel. In times gon
nly the very wealthy, the pri
Mesed few, “took trips,” did +
Grand Tour,” saw the world
fie rest rarely wandered
|“thrce miles from the fire
|place.” But now, what with tho
|Fanks advertsing “travel
vay later,”

now
and enticing sets of

agency

be

(aaeem

| Cookie Blitz Thanks
Editor, White Rock Sun |
Deor Sir, |
May I, through the medium
jof your newspaper, express Lhe |
jSineere appreciation of the Sea
| Rangers, Guides and Borwnies
|to Mayor William Hodgson who}
came to the Youth Centr> and
officially opened their conkie
{drive bye purchasing the first
box of cookies and also to all
|the people of White Rock who
|so kindly supported their ef
forts.
| This year a blitz was varried
out and had sufficient time heen
Jallowed for the Guides and
Brownies to cover the entire |
orea it would have been a com |
plete sell-out. However, be-|
fure the end of the week cock
Jes were at a premium and it}
|\vas not possible to satisfy all
the customers |
Mrs, Rose Ballard
Owl, 2nd White Rock Br
Pack and I, who were tho co.
organizers of the drive would}
like to thank all the
una friends who offere
Service as drivers and

low rate. See us now!

Scrap News

Only Newspapers

And they will be

excellent support
nk you in Mr
Mra. White Rock + next yea
we hope to knock at every doar |
and make our 1960 cookie sale
an even 4 Fr success |
Mra. Lillan Brown, |
Capt 2nd White Rowk — |

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Guide Co

Erroneous Statement
Kilitor, White Rook Sun,
Dear Sir, f

The account of the anviver-
siry of the White Rook United
‘hureh in your issue of April
0 states “The former ehureh
husldng was opened by Mr. and
Mew RoW. Clarke of Weyburn,
Sask.” That is an erroe
While my parents, Mr aad
Mrs. KW, Clarke gave the
Pulpit Mible to the ehurok, they
wore never in White Rock, I
Was Rev ft M. Tompson «ho
vffictnted at the opening of the
chureh in April 1982,
th ylew of the fact that 1
sent to the ¢hureh in White
Nock the acvount of the open:
tog of the ehureh in April
i ae given in the bi
coorder, it is gti th,
fed ait Reba estenOht

® Cements -

Builders’
Free Estimates

sve aROuld be. tuad
an olan

by Sylvia Walton

|
Didn't they all tele

nist | ¥

|per on the outside, what a|%
|hoon! And the price, why
when and where could { do |
Setter?

White Rock, or ‘phone WI

See Us about all Your
BUILDING REQUIREMENTS

© Lumber - Mouldings ~

Insulation .
@ Screen & Combination
®@ Plywoods of all

COMPLETE LINE oF

juggage, soft and colorful
it, 60 Ls Chr ONG:
that the world is on the
A good thing too, for while th
teat ad ab athe tea
deadloe at sum: =
the lower orders achieve beg
und understanding by going

to each other’s homes, learning

health ad happiness, that bate
aaa enmity are killers of the
human race. Yes, let us get
to know each ag 50 ria
eo ee on that one ¥

tact eae all men are brach-
ays now to pack those bage!

investigate

RCMP
|dyke damage

ROMP are conducting aa in-
vesgation into complainis thet
power boats speeding on the
omeckl River between Elgin
ad Crescent Beach are cansing
age to the dykes.

fhis Jong stretch of calm
water has long been a favorite
of power boats as
‘al sweeping curve?
ents a splendid ‘en
nunute run for water skier
| Unforunately the river runs
|between dykes which are strong
nough to withstand normal
wear and tear of tides and rain
but when the strong backwash
of a speeding power boat wash-
es against it, it causes erosion
to ihe point where the dykrs
must now be repaired

These dykes are both

and maintained by a

|dyxe tax and those property
.|Owlers who must pay this tax
are complaining that the dam-

done by speedboats is ex-
cessive.
Property owners are d=
ing protection from the
who have made-an inspect
the damage It is
specdboating and wa’
will be prohibited

ET | Fire Insurance Rates Reduced!
| |

Before you place insurance on your house and con-

tents, see IDINGTON AGENCY, 1379 Johnston Road.

$-9690. We can place

your insurance with an excellent company, at a new

es

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