his Wy Ny, a The younger set obviously ap- itors are studies in concentra- pany’s of tion as they hear a recording of Building, is» proving a major hibit, attraction for young and old preciates the importance communications in this age, and these young P! space | their telephone voices is jpart of BC Telephone Com- egg se =—— White Rock, B.C,, Thursday, August 27, 1959 display in the BC Parking meters may get one year trial in city City council is considering in-; Installation of meters was falling violently opposed by merchants | hen consideration was given to the matter more than a year ago the traffic co! tee, asked! Ald Sid Fennell commented + Tuesday that the matter be held | “I was in favor of meters be . over for two council meetings |{fore and I am still in favor of 2 jn order that he may obtain ad- | them.” FP itional information. | Ald. Jessie Lee said that ; Add: Irwin said he would con-| White. Rock’s traffic problems ~ tact the parking meter compan-|Seemed to exist on Sundays and| ies te see what arrangements |holidays ‘and she did not sec could be made for installing how meters could be enforced | pot ho necro rena meters in the city. on those days He said that since it was an- Ald. Alex Mitchell pounced in the press last week |that a problem also exists dur that council was again consider- | property leased by the city. He felt their own store parking their cars in front of} the premises all merchants blocked entrances by many day ‘Can you solve our parking problem by: installing meters?’ Ald. John Hynds asked. “We may not be able to |solve the parking problem=but was can help» facilitate traffic by’ installing” meters,” Ald; Ed rephed | Washington Irwin replied. Ald. Lee felt merchants on, Avenue would park their cars on Great North ing the week and he felt restrict-|¢tn property not leased by the ing meters he had heard no pro-|4 °N€ hour parking in the city | city in order to avoid meters tests against meters providing | they would be installed in all |” business areas in White Rock. |* was not many B.C. centres were now in. working. He added) talling meters. Mayor , William Hodgson |pointed out meters could Great Traffic sign stalea ‘on be | their property Northern ' lea Ald. Mitchell said that. was not the city’s problem but he felt the GNR would be willing to discus meter installation on not _ presently sed by White Rock. changes studied Several suggestions regarding} traffic signs in the city made by bus driver Joe Shortman have been held over by coun- cil in order that Ald. Ed Ir win, chairman of the traffic committee, may investigate fur-| ther. | Shortman suggested that “Stop’ ’signs be erected at| south side of Pacific Avenue, at F Street; both sides of Foster, at Thrift Avenue; Anderson St. at Marine Drive; and Terry Rd. at Marine Drive, He also suggested that a junction sign be erected at the intersection of Nichol and North Bluff and that the bus stop on the north side of Pac- ifie Avenue, at Johnston Road, be moved 25 feet eastward, City to study ad plan here Is plan for the Sul; bdivision between Ro- per and Thrift Avenues was de- bated in council Tuesday. Council decided to hold ihe matter for further considera- tion after Mr. Sully submitted @ plan which would call for the grid /system of road von-| structit ns { subdis the prop- ie first anounced in wen test lan “ulled for a contour its own building bylaw which will replace the National Build- ing Code, up its own bylaw and code af- L, K pnew bylaw may contain 95 per £1056 and residents Gis¢ussed by council etait a Scrap National Code White Rock to have own building bylaw shortly White Rock will soon have City Council decided to draw ter building inspector A. F. Everall said he would rather) see this action taken than amendments made to the Na-| mal Building Code presently in effect in White Rock Everall told council he had several improvements in build- ing regulations which he felt should be made to this city’s building laws, City Clerk John L, Jones Pointed out that although the cent of the National Code he also felt it would be more feas- ible for White Rock to have its own bylaw. Possible élimination of the Code was first discussed by council two weeks ago when Sewer survey to be Representatives of Burnett, ses and Douglas engineer: d permission to constnuct a $180,000 apartment block in | White Rock using frame cor- struction. The National Code calls for block construction to be used for any building with a floor area greater than 6,000 square feet The block planned by Lem- jeux covers an area of 7,900 square feet WRASA members in swim finals Swimmers and divers from White Rock Amateur Swimming Association placed in the finals of B.C. Summer Club Meet held Friday at Empire Pool, Univer- sity of B.C, In the diving division Butch Coulson placed second in the 12 and under; Colin Pilgrim real estate agent B. J Lemieux came third in the 16 and under and George Porter sixth in the 14 and under division Randy Pravitz placed fourth in the 55 yard breastroke and ‘Peter Conibear came fourth in the 110 yard breastroke, In the 220 yard relay fc boys of 11 and 12 White Rock ae rd Wer oP te < ror ae » talk act Kea Oe, wateuction sup- erintendent at Kemano, was guest speaker at the White Rock Rotary luncheon Tuesday At the Silver Moon. He spoke on the construction of the Kemano power house and showed numerous slides on con- struction, material being flown in by helicopter, wild life apd fishing Kemano is the power site fur the huge Alcan aluminum pro- ject at Kitimat. Its cost is over 600 million dollars, Last rites Friday for Mrs, H. Gelfond Mrs. Hilda Gelfond, 13987 |Marine Drive, passed away in White Rock District Hospital August 26 at the age of 76 Mrs. Gelfond is survived by one son, Mark, who operate: | the’ \here Funeral service will be held |Friday, August 28 at 10 am from Chapel Hill Funeral Par-| lour with burial at Valley View Memorial Rey. J Gardens at Newton Westman will officiate THE WEATHER = : cy Aue Serving the City of White Rock and the surrounding districts of Crescent Beach, Ocean Park, Sunnyside, Douglas, and Elgin. White Rock Travel Agency 5-2 ae $2.50 per Year - Copy 7c Parks, school ground committee to meet soon A joint parks and playground |east end of White Rock for committee consisting of rep- | school purposes. resentatives of city cosmcil.!e Basement classrooms in the Surrey council, and the Board | white Rock Elementary School of School District 36 should be | will probably be in use again actively operating shortly. this year despite the new |. This major step towards xron- sthool construction, % out park and playground|e ‘The School Board would problems in White Rock and| probably consider joint develop- Surrey was diseussed Tuesday|ment of the present school by city council and School | grounds on Hilltop, and was Sead Chairman William Bea-| still hoping to obtain property gle in the east end in the future. Mr, Beagle told council that! Beagle described White Rock Surrey had already established|as an “integral part of the a parks committee and had in-| school district.” vited representation from the! ye said the Board was sym- re Let Me | pathetic a sereloes ohn Hynds, chairman | ments ut schoo] pro} iy f the White Rock parks coi:-| would technically remain mee ittee, said he was quite cer-|the jurisdiction of the schoo! tain that representation from board regardless of who spent this city would be invited with-| money on the sites. jin the next few weeks The chairman pointed out Main purpose of the commit new development came under tee would be to investigate Joint capital cost expenditure raised nase iehiiene on parks a¢| through a referendum. seen exer un He added the school auditor- ‘tht Beagle told city council) ims in White Rock and Sur- rey were used extensively by August High Low Rain|* Department of Education |the public at the present time. | 49 74 49 will not spend money of devel | “17,