WHITE ROCK SUN (Formerly The Semiahmoo Sun) caccwoare 14809 Genijon nian: Phone ? vi 60701 Westor J. Irowsky, Publisher Vincent E. Coyne, Editor BC. Division of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, BC. Weekly Newspapers Advertising Bureau, Vancouver Officer 508 Hornby Street, Vancouver, B.C. Subscription (in advance) Canada $250 per year; U.S.A. $3.50 Authorized—Second Class Mail, Post Office Dept. Ottawa Parental Delinquency ‘One of the most rewarding of all community projects is the promotion of youth activities. Those who strive to assist such youth movements at Scouting, Guiding and amateur sport often see their efforts result in the development or preservation of some youngster who otherwise may have strayed off the path} to normal and happy adulthood. ‘Just as it can be the most rewarding, youth work can also prove to be the most disappointing. Such is the case this week with the resignation of two prominent Little League promoters | due to lack of support by parents, ‘ This couple, who are president and secretary of the White Rock Boys Baseball Association in addition to doing the num erous small tasks that always arise where smal! boys are con cerned, are thoroughly disgusted with the apathy of parentr towards Little League during the past three years, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dayey have good reason to resign from the Association They have piloted the same small group of | workers since Little League's inception. They have been unable to attract the interest or assistance of parents of more than 70 boys during the past three “years. Several parents who have contributed in no way to the} movement have phoned and asked the president why their boy did not make a particular team. Many parents have never attended a game in which their son is participating. It is unfortunate that such a worth-while project as Little League must collapse. But it is certain that unless parents give their whole-hearted support many youngsters must find some- thing else to do this spring. | Little League workers, or any youth workers, refuse to play the part of babysitter to somebody else's kid Newspaper Week | Canadian Weekly Newspaper Week is being celebrated from October 1 to 8 and this is a good time to pause and examine some of the facts and figures pertaining to the weekly news-| paper field. The Fort Erie Times-Review reports the latest figures Published by the Bulletin of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association show that there are nearly 600 weekly newspapers published. in. Canada” every week. The Ontario weekly points out that all the weekly news- papers of Canada have a combined paid weekly circulation of 1,750,000. A population of 17,000,000 indicates there are perhaps 6,000,000 Homes in Canada, and that therefore a weekly news- Paper is bought for one out of every three and one-half homes in Canada every week. After studying these statistics, all weeklies across the nation, | must agree with the Times-Review that the weekly newspaper is not only here to stay but is here to increase its circulation and scope of influence, | The weekly will serve its community by giving its majority | of space to the local news angle — space that & daily Paper | cannot give in covering suburban areas. It will serve the home town merchant by giving the best advertising value at the cheapest rate possible. | Finally, its classified ads will provide everybody with just about anything they are looking for, whether it be a furnished house or a used wheelbarrow. And don’t ever underestimate the power of the classified ad Its influence goes back as far as 1819 when a stage-struck and penniless youth of fourteen, failing to gain a theatrical role at Copenhagen, took a job as a cabinct-maker’s Apprentice which he saw in the Want Ads. The lad’s name was Hans Christian Andersen. The Forgotten Man It was good to see last week at the Union of B.C. Municipal- ities that someone is thinking of the long-forgotten man — the property owner who foots the bill for civic taxes, As the UBCM finance committee's report ably pointed out, the property owner has for too long been subjected to double taxation. Like every other citizen he pays his share of provincial and Federal government services through income tax and consumer faxes such as the sales tax. And there are a few property owners who object to payments for these services which benefit all citizens, But he has every right to object to paying again in the | Letters to What Legion L.A. _is doing Editor, White Rock Sun. Dear Sir: Fi We would like space in the White Rock Sun to acquaint the people of White Rock with the work these ladies do for Vet- erans, dependents and commun: jity projects. | Our various ways of raising | funds for our yearly commit- the Editor sym cards, vee attend the funerals of Legion and Auxiliary members to pay our last respects. This service is very impressive. To wind up our yearly actiy- ities in December we hold a |mammoth card party and draw ‘for numerous prizes. The merchants of White Rock are very good to us and donate some of these prizes. We wish to thank the gener- WHITE ROCK SUN FRASER VALLEY \“PRISONER IN REO TIBET” by Sydney Wignall | Towards the end of October, 1955, Sydnéy Wignall and John |Harrop, leader and surveyor | respectively, of the Welsh Hin: jalayan Expedition to West | Nepal, were camped, with their Book Review jaward al public who attend our social comforts and assistance where afternoon card parties once a) an a needed to veterans and depen month for special occasions such as Burns, St, Valentines, St. Patrick’s and Hallowe'en, | jects. In our Auxillary we Ab have a lot of willing workers, We make gencrous contribu.) Without their help we would tions to the Comforts Fund for fal Ishort of our objectives Veterans at Shaughnessy, Alco, cee Ht MacElhinney, |Tranquille, T.B. Veterans Sec secretary, tion, Eessondale Physiothcrapy Dept., assist Fraser Valley Aw iliaries entertain@twice yearly LA. Branch No. 8, Canadian Legion patients at George Derby Hos-| Sanitary fill still smells pital Community projects of $50 to fur Editor, Dear White Rock, § in are a We hold spring and ier: Thebeate: Bi tfien Syookly | attairs Their support helps us Monday night card parties,|/in our endeavors to provide |dents and our community pro- Nepalese Hason Officer, on the Nepal-Tibet frontier, Without any warning the camp was raided by armed |soldiers of the Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army, who ruth- lessly searched the climbers’ possessions, and then informed) them that they would be taken |to Tibet for questioning on sus- |picion of being spies. The three men were first |taken to a Buddhist Monastery, where they learned something of the strange life and ritual of the Lamas, who treated theni with great kindness. Unfor- tunately the Lamasery was only yearly Bursary I note there is a lot of pub-|a halting place, and after a ther the education of a child of |iicity regarding the dumping |further exhausting journey they a veteran residing in White] of garbage on Keil St were put serapately into filthy, Rock. Jim cone received this) “with all the swectening of | primitive cells in the local gaol. 5 for Also dona: tions to Salvation Army, Ken- sington House, T.B.Seals, Boys Town project at Roberts Creel This year a donation of $25 to Retarded Children’s School on Johnston Road. In May each year we hold a Mother's Day tea and entertain- men id all Silver Cross moth ers of White Rock are our ts each is presented with a corsage. In conjunction with the Branch No. 8, White Rock, calling a sanitary fill, never noted much difference im the smell and the arriving and departure the smoke rodents objectionable. Isn't it about time we gave these fine people a break. We set the disposal plant right down in their midst. We don't forget to collect their taxes Although we have depreciat- s ed the value of their property we, hold a Christmas tree and |jn no small degree. I notice in party for children of members| passing the city trucks haye of this Legion and Auxiliary, dumped a large qualtity of | or- gift receives candy anges, ice cream and from Santa. Moving picture are provided for entertainment, about 100 children attend. We assist the Branch the sale of Poppies for Remem- each child ground on the property on Keil St. It covers quite a large arca This has taken place in the last couple of months and if this with | was put on the site of the pre- posed garbage dump, the brance Day. ; ground would be raised fully as | We have a Social and Wel-| much, as the garbage wouid jfare Secretary who visits the |raise it in the same time an Sick members at home or in hospital with flowers or daint- ies, she also sends get well or everybody would be happ How would you Tike it to have the only view from your front Formosa, et cetra The Island of Formosa, mentioned most every day In every daily paper, of it we might well say It and two small islands, could cause tragic strife Between the leading Nations, with terrific loss of life. Why should we send our boys to be sacrificed for what. Two small Chinese Islands scarcely noticed on the map. Is it a principle at st which can be argued all day By scheming politi s, Who would the people sw Common sense is needed, at a serious time like this, Let the United Nations settle it, we want no hit or miss. Is the U.S.A. infallible, recall the Suez Canal affair, Did our diplomats across the sea, get us anywhere. We'll be in another war, unless we make our leaders feel We definitely won't support, the apparent crazy deal. WwW. McClintock JUMPETH ON THE EDITO Consider the editor. He wearet purple and fine linen. His abode is amongst the mansions of the rich, His wife hath hit her up in forty flat. Lo! All the people breaketh their necks to hand him money. | 4 child is born unto the wife of a merchant in the bazaar. The | Physician getteth ten gold plunks. jand a half and telleth the multitude that the child tippeth the The editor writeth a stick beam at nine pounds. Yea, he lieth even as a centurion, And the proud father giveth him a Cremo, Behold, the young one groweth up and graduateth, And the editor putteth into his paper a swell notice. of a notice. jand of her excellent comeliness. Like the rose of Sharon is she and her gown is played up to beat the band. And the dress- jmaker getteth two score and four iron men. And the editor |getteth a note of thanks from the merchant, The daughter goeth on a journey, And the editor throweth himself on the story of the farewell party. It runneth a column solid. And the fair one remembereth him from afar off with a Picture postal card that costeth six for a jitney. ‘orm of municipal taxes which are inflated because the senior ®Syvernment insists that municipalities pay a substantial share 1 provincial services. It can be argued that property owners can shift the burden ofthese taxes through higher prices or rents But a careful |ndysis of all factors in the situation shows that this is not so. Tt can be argued, too, that the tax load comes out of every PoCet no matter which government levies the toll. But the argument is evasive and misleading because it gnoys the fact that municipal taxes are levied on a particular “Sroub of taxpayers — the owners of real property — and are in to the"federal and provincial taxes. the financial contributions in providing much-needed er is subjected to recommendations in committee report should be adopted. government ing Behold, she returneth and the youth of the city fall down and worship. She picketh one and lo, she picketh a lemon, But | the editor calleth him one of our most promising young men and getteth away with it. And they send unto him a bid to the wedding feast and behold, the bids are fashioned by. Munt- | summery Hawbuck, in a far city. . Flowery and long is the wedding notice which the editor printeth, The minister getteth ten bones. The groom standeth the editor off for a twelve month subscription, All flesh is grass and in time the wife is gathered into the silo, The minister getteth his bit. The editor printeth a death notice, two columns of obituary, three lodge notices, a cubit of poetry, and a card of thanks. And he forgetteth to read proof on the head, and the darn thing cometh out “Gone to Her Last Roasting Place.” are akin to the deceased jumpeth on the exceeding great jumps. And they pulloth out their mer until the third and fourth generations. Canst thou beat it? * we f the garbage trucks, and the flies and the re the same and very and is three or four feet deep. | her limousine and his first-born sporteth a racing car that can|S Yea, a peach | He telleth of the wisdom of the young woman, | ads and cancelleth their subscriptions and they swing tho ham- |: They were subjected to sev- ere tortures, and after two months they were released and forced against their wil! to make a terrible winter crossing into Nepal by one of the high- est and most dangerout of the Himalayan passes, Mr. Wignall’s narrative is of absorbing interest. oe “BEYOND MY WORTH” by Lillian Roth In her new book Lillian Roth tells of the tribulations that |window a garbage dump? 1 wonder when our lady al- }derman and Mr. Offer will get jit through their heads that the |people in the east end resent jhaving their district, the most beautiful part of White Rock, |being made the garbage dump 1205 the city. Fair Play. Street |= i] ety ONAL success has brought to her, her struggle to become a wi person, of her new religious beliefs and her self-torment and doubt. She depicts the real turning point of her life, with drama ih every page, and path- os in every situation, ~ Helen Mitchell Bookvan schedule for October The following is a schedule of the bookvan stops in the White Rock and Surrey districts for the month of October. The yan calls at each stop at the sane time on the same day every second week. The library servy- is no charge to readers, Boundary Store, Boundary Road, Tuesrday 14 and 28, 3:05 P.m.; Crescent, Fire Hall, Mon- day, 27, 2:15 p.m; Crescent School, Sunnyside Road, Mon- day, 27, 1:50 p.m.; Hilltop, Paci- fic Avenue, Monday, 27, 11am; |King George, opposite Golden Rooster, Monday, 27, 10:10 a.m.; |Halls Prairie, Campbell River Road, Tuesday, 14 and 28, 3:30 'pm.; Newton School, King George Highway, Thursday, 2, 16 and 30, 2:50 p.m. Ocean Park: opposite post joffice, Monday, 27, 1 p.m. | Ray Shepherd: Bergstrom & |North Bluff, Monday, 27, at 1125 am. Strawberry Hill, Scott & Hunt Roads, Thursday, |9 & 23,120 p.m. Tara, garage, King George Highway, Monday, 27, 9.55 am. Woodwards Hill, New McLellan and King George Thursday, 9 and 23, 9.35 a.m, White Rock Branch, Monday, | Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunnyside Deposit: Sunnyside Hall, Thursdays 1.30 p.m. to 43 Op.m. Fraser Valley Regional Lib- rary serves 9,208 students in 38 elementary schools in the School District No. 36. Scene | by Sylvia Walton It was getting on for six o'clock and I had climbed up Johnston Road rather quicker than usual, with thoughts of a hungry husband to spur me on. A pause for breath at the cor- ner of Royal Avenue to feast my eyes for a moment on the jsweep of ocean and misty is- lands and then on again “Excelsior!” . But a voice said - “Would you like a paper please?” and my eyes returned from the islands. He was very. young, very hopeful and on the very first rung of the ladder - who could refuse him? Seven cents chang- ed hands, and as I folded my edition of “The White Rock "and tucked iteunder my arm, it seemed that I was waft- ed by some stray echo of mem- ory to another scene . . . “Piper, piper, late night edi- jtion, Evening News, Standard. piper.” - The shrill cry of that ubiquitious urchin, the cockney newsboy, rang in my ears. . - Oxford Circus at the time of the evening exodus, the crowds making for the ever open maw of the underground railway, the long queue for the big red double decker bus, the tooting taxis, the impatiently crawling the cry of “Timber!” as a giant jtree falls, to the man with a note book, and down to your own small self. I seem to recall that many famous men have started on the road to fortune saying “Paper please!” cars, in a moment this picture flashed before the eyes of my memory, conjured up by the magic words - “Paper please?” And they are magic words! We are inclined to take for granted the newspaper, also the ability to read it. whereas in reality it is something to won- der at and be thankful for, as distant places become ‘neigh: bourhoods’ and the mind is opened to new ideas, new sym- pathies. Radio and television are n and brilliant relatives of old friend the newspaper. you are part of’ its vast intricate empire little boy, NEWS is big business. As | sell your paper, you are reli to the days of its b