A. PRICE ATKINSON, Editor and Publisber. f M. ATKINSON, Associate Editor. eekly Newspapers Advertising Bureau, _ ffice: 508 Hornby Street, Vancouver, B.C. ‘i Member . Mortgaged For Life ee of the courts in civil actions for damages - ing es motor vehicle accidents serve to CL eee extreme folly of driving without adequate fe may insurance. In addition to ee, ree cancel Re "1 the familles is , ae eva ‘to Insure can spell financial hao Need doivers held blameworthy, saddling them with a debt w! a lifetime of wage earning may not be enough to Coe One such case was recorded in Ontario this aa ate assize court jury awarded compensation of $50,000 to a widow of a man killed in a motor accident, The 2 eNtas ‘was made on the basis of the yictim’s earnings spice prospects of advancement, and also on the findings that Y driver involved was 100 per cent responsible for the acci- dent. In such cases the jury is not informed or aan to know whether or not the defendant 4s insured Saris the consequences of his negligence. In this nares Sa defendant had no public Mability insurance, and the $51 a therefore may be a millstone of debt for the rest of his e In Ontario as in British Columbia an “unsatisfied sueemer fund” is maintained by statute, but the maximum pesmet from it is $10,000, and so the widow and family of veung children must look to the defendant for the balance o! compensation awarded. Nor will payment of $10,000 relieve him of any part of his burden of debt, for he ‘!s under legal obligation to reimburse the fund, which 4s created Solely for the benefit of injured parties. Unless settlement for a lesser sum is arranged by consent, the driver in effect has a life mortgage hanging over htm; his property could be attached and his income garnisheed until the $50,000 debt thas m paid. a ae aie ate of public Hability the laws of Ontario and British Columbia ate much the same, There is no compul- sion. but the “pink card” law as it fs called comes fairly close to compulsion, with its severe after-the-event restric- tions on drivers who cause accidents injuring others. Never- theless the records show that there are manv drivers will ine to put their future in jeopardy financially by driving without insurance. The orice of the premiums thus “saved cen be crushing.—Victoria Colonist. Voungs Gan BpOLuVcok Andrew Carnegie, with whose name books and libraries will forever be associated, once said: “I choose free lib- B.C. Division of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, 'To the Editor. * Semiahmoo Sun. Dear Sir: I feel I must refute the sug~ t., Ottawa.|gestion in Leonard Bertin's article (Daily Telegraph, July , 1957) that Canadian houses are as flimsy as they look. I have been out in Canada since 13th June, and have paid visits to many of Hs citics, places and houses. I stayed with my family in White Rock who have lived there for many years, My sister and brother- in-law who also live in White Rock, have practically re- built thelr house, It is almost entirely of wood, except for the roof which is asbestos shingles. This is good, strong and weatherproof and not as inflammable as wood and looks attractive. I find that ‘this roofing can be had in any colour, to match your decor as a whole. They have re-de- signed and enlarged it very cleverly and it still looks solidly built and most charm- ing. And it is very similar to aunareds I have seen and visi- jted and it is certainly very comfortable to live in. My mother and father’s jhouse close by was only com- pleted last y , and also is |built of wood with asbestos roofing. The colour scheme is of white walls with a green roof. It has immense concrete foundations and was largely built ‘by skilled amateurs, guided and advised by the jJarchitect and designer. | Winters in the West aren't and so, although it isn’t neces- Sary, one can also have double windows for extra jwarmth, These are a necessary ;feature of houses in the East, of course, where the cold ts severe. IT have a prodigious number of relatives living in Canada and almed at visiting as many of them as I could. I can only say that I found their houses practical and pleasant, with incredibly simple labour-sav- ing devices, which I would have given a lot to own when Taries as the best agencies for improving the masses of the Eee eee people, because they give nothing for nothing. They can| only help those who help themselves. They never pauper- In this day when many thoughtful people fear that those same masses are rapidly becoming too dependent on outside help, Carnegie’s words have great significnce. -Since October 4, 1957, the truth of his words could even be said to have been trebled. It is generally accepted that a con- tinuation of education through adult life is necessary for our happiness. Today that could be enlarged to the statement that it is necessary also for survival. All who read the newspapers, or listened to radio or watched television In recent weeks have many references to the “softening up” process which it is now felt has eaten deeply into the fabric of western education. If the west is to reverse that tendency and regain its tead in the world then good books in the hands of the ris- ing generation will be one of the most powerful weapons colours for keeping food or drink in the frigidaire. Paper towels which you tear off a dispenser on the wall and throw away when finished with. Glass lids for saucepans, | you'll be there, so that you can see what's happening. Deep freezers for preserving food indefintely, particularly the summer sur- plus of fruit and vegetables for winter use or when unex- LETTERS 10 as cold as those in the East | THE EDITOR j4o the Editor. [semiaaimoo Sun. Dear Sir: Wouwd you kindly allow Space in your issue of Thurs- day, Noy. 21, for the following Teport and appeal to Mr. and Mrs. General Public of White Rock? ‘©n Friday morning of July 26, 1957, your White Rock Sea Festival Society Committe was all set to launch what was hoped to be one of the biggest and best of your annual Sea Festival programmes. You are all familiar with the disastrous results due to ‘the downpour and cold winds that persisted during the two days of planned parades and jevents. Tt was the’ first time an six years of Annual Festl- vals that this had happened. Desperately your Committee had to make quick decisions re this or that event or go |heavily in the red financially, |The end result was that with |one or two indoor events and others that were operated be- jtween showers, plus a very Much appreciated firework |display as a finale the audit showed all expenses paid, in- cluding a donation of $100 to the Miss White Rock PNE con- test and a deposit of $100 to {the Vidal Sea Festival Swim- ming Pool Fund, a credit bal- Jance of $216.77 for the two |days of operation. | Your newly-elected Commit- jtee for 1 deserves much jbetter si than was re- jceived in the plan- i your Festival, y due to the fact that it is our Centennial year jand tentative plans call for a full week of events from Mon- day, July 14 to Saturday, July 19. An informative public meet- ing has been called for Mon- day, Nov. 25 in Conner’s Hall jat 8 p.m. at which a full de- |tailed report of your sixth jannual event will be given jand 4 resume of the tentative Centennial year 7th Annual Festival programme. |. Representatives of every |White Rock organization and interested residents should attend this meeting. If time and sufficient attendance per- jmits, the meeting will be fol- lowed by a short bingo, social jevening and dancing, if desir. ed. Its all for free. We hope Sincerely, W. R. Brown, Pres. W.R, Sea Festival Society. eee pected visitors arrive. T was also struck to find | how much home-baking is} done here. The small cakes | particularly are delicious and | in the fight for supremacy—and possibly survival, North America particularly had better start to get rid of the trash and not by having book-burning orgies, either. There are far more constructive and enduring ways than | that. If the observance of the 1957 Young Canada Book Week does nothing else it wil have accomplished a great deal if @ few thousands adults in this country accept the challenge and do something about it. Scrolls aaPicnvers pioncer-honouring ceremonies &t centenntal ‘banquts, concerts, picnics, Se Tequested to intirm Teceive these xctojls Centenninl Commit. ving of them in the nt of thelr communities | La aba differ from those I am used apple pie and ice-cream. i I a how time-saving it |@nced and well-played pro- is to make a quantity of pas- |@ramme and gave great pleas- try and wrap the extra dough |"re to the audience, 1941 Stevenson Road, White Rock, RR.1. Nov. 16, 1957 To the Editor, Semiahmoo Sun. Dear Sir: te of appreciation and ion to the Semiah- Concert group on the Success of the concert given by the Cassenti Players, This quintet of “‘wood-wind” players, oddly enough having 2 brass wind as one of its members, put on a well-bal- I z 2 of which seem to have been turned down. J T would say that no ( leay could be found than to build an extension to one of the wards of our hospital suf- ficient to accommodate two or more beds, Start a public subscription for the purpose at once. A. Cheverton. Editor's Note: Under the terms of the Provincial Cen- tennial grant the money we recelye from the government for a Centenary project can- not be spent on hospitals, Re- grettable, perhaps, but true. 5 CA COMMON ROUND WAL I.P. SS SMALL, INTELLIGENT, well-educated women had better run for cover. For ac- cording to some “experts” who write on current scientific top- ics (Sputniks, of course!) they are belng recommended as the best possible space-ship crews. Though even at that, when One considers the daring of |the Sylvia Pankharst breed of the past, the Amelia Ear- hearts and the average house- |wife, maybe that trip into outer space might not be too much for the stout-hearted weaker sex! SECOND CHOICE to such Space-femmes, it appears, are the medium to small men, up to five feet, nine inches tall. These will be a bit under- weight so look forthe Mr. Mil- |quetoasts to go off their diets. Added- to the foregoing re- quirements is one that calls for alertness with a calm sense of humour (whatever that is!) I gather that the egocentric, boisterous, back-slapping kind might not be good ambassa- dors to the moon or to Mars Nov. 21 Th. 5:46 15.1 16:00 14.5 22 F. 14.1 ' 23 Sa. 2 13.6 24S. 13.0 25 M. 12:2 26 Tu. 9:30 15.2 19:47 11.5 27 W. 10:11 14.9 20:53 10.7 28 Th. 10:54 14.6 22:19 10.2 Rock. Reference Station, Point ° . old Nick, kick Newspaper headings, makes us sick, Did the Russians put one over us, lick, pick. Don't you think our own are have a trick, Anyway Each hick, So as the Sputnics keep on flying, high up in the al 2S EEE ee Tides of White Rock District Time Ht. Time HuTime Ht Time Ht. {Tides at Crescent are 20 minutes in advance of White : SPUTNIC, Thinking of a word to thyme with that Russian word Sputnic, Did st originate from no friend of ours, in connivance with Well anyway it's got us wondering, could it really have a Leading to our finis, not lingering morning to Is it that of the foremost scientists, canny, up their sleeves they As to manual dexterity, we can use the word called chic, whoever coined Sputnic, don't dismiss him as a LINE FOR for all those (smal! intelligent, ot whe made up their minds guaranteed return ticket is still a mighty important factor — C in this whole adventure! ia SPEAKING of officials 1 are think it might be as well for a lots of us in this de- . a! flated western hemisphere to give a few thoughts to the rights of free men. I Tread a Story the other day which il- b lustrates my point, I think, A Canadian citizen returning from the U.S. was asked by { an officer at the port of entry. how long he had been across the line, Not being one who lightly accepts invasions of his rights he wanted to know why the question was asked. To which he received the answer, “Because I'm asking you.” THE IRATE returning citi- zen felt that even the officer's Jater explanation that he might have been out of the country long enough to Have acquired another status did not excuse the question. If there were any doubts about a person's citi- zenship he might reasonably be asked to prove that he was }a Canadian, but the length of fhis absence from the country jhad nothing to do with his status as a Canadian citizen. He felt he remained a citizen until he formally renounced his allegiance. In his view he also was en- titled to all the rights of that citizenship, including the right not to answer unnecessary questons, It’s a point a whole lot of us have been in danger of for- getting. The lost private rights brought on by the war have not yet been won back. Unless we are vigilant in some of these seermngly petty de- tails, they never will be. 10:56 10.2 23:12 1,2 11:50 10.5 23:54 12 12:42 10.5 4 0:35 1.6 13:36 10.4 1:16 2.3 14:30 102 1:56 3.2 15:30 9.9 2:37 4.3 16:40 9.3 3:18 5.5 17:62 8,7 Atkinson. Standard Time.) . but quick night, sputnic, sputn’c their scientists did’ ours the Russians haye the 4 a jPresstons and in Wax paper to keep in the ;member of the quintette is frig. so that there’s always |S@!d to be an expert in his some to whip into the oven |field, and on Wednesday even- quickly when needed. A great |{ng demonstrated that many Canadian ‘housewives |Claim 1s deserved. The pro- || make their own bread and |framme. arranged to suit||| dinner rolis, too, and in fact |thoxe who prefer the modern || T have been with my family a|type of composition as well month now and the only bread |@5 those whose taste runs to T have been allowed to buy |the older school, was very well Were some hot-dog rolls to|presented, and the audience hold weiner sausages for a|showed its approbation in the Geo. W. Weaver, 1485 Blackwood Road, White Rock. Nov, 15, 1957 elu Lindsay Laxton. | Po re alten lahmoo Sun. a with her folk Dear Sir: er oF gives her Im- Note: Mrs. Reape. who spent part Semi o: : Various suggestions have Rowaes (boa made for an appropriate nm Centennial in White Rock all the |= Let the scienists anywhere. keep on following them, we're not going WANTED | aa 5 | NAMES OF PIONEERS | To make the White Rock Celebration of 1 cla Centennial the family affair it should Branch of the B.C. Historical Assoolation to obtain names of as many of the firts this community as possible, And stories of the pioneer days wil! be o to the Association. If you know o| residents kindly fill out the coupon to Box 30, White Rock, BC. 1 submit the name of