“bh Getober 1 at Royal Columbian “Chior Pilkington last Friday night and ation in numbers of the yolunteor fre brigaite hin sah Rete cals Ma vn cary easpvrsin Poalicn, pot unexpected resignation can be attributed In part [porition in which’ he found himself, Working 24 hours a ‘a wosk with, no replacement available when he and thea pee it baited w evening of relaxation, he had little oppor- tunity to organize the, department effectively or Institute a training progr, Jet alone carry out the necessary Inspection of muspected geet for check on tho condition of hydrants, : SS ©. White Rock's fre department now nds Htsolf ton men short of Ite | Vor, XI No, 46 strength, ‘There are five volunteers ayallable day and ing at ‘the lower hall off Washington Avenue, THERE 18 NO LATE NEWS * oh FOR THE HILLTOP HALL! There Is one part-time driver REAL CARRE An for Hilltop, but hé ta only available some evenings. Tate AiNeke Bel | Neeitess to say, any fire, no suatter how anual, In the Hilltop Aren ix going to be, at the very beat, dimoult to control, A major conflagration would turn White Rook into another Rimouski! “Ta {t up to us to correct the situation? I think not! Wo aro PAYing for fire protection on our tax bills. Hut where th tho pro- fection? ‘Thin fa but anothor death stone in the Municipal govern- fhent’s néglest of White Rock. Once more, if wo want something | dohe—we Will have to dé It OURSELVES. First: The fire department needs IN MEN IMMEDIATELY. Ten men who, by making themselven available for {he work, will win the respect and admiration of their nolghbours and the community. yoluntesrs, Second: ‘The department must have a thorough overhauling. Tho | in Cloverdale, on Monday, citizens of this community demand {t. This paper demands it, We| Premier Byron Johnson wns named honorary president, and | cannot expect one man to endure what formor chief Pilkington had to Take. ‘The department must have a PAD depiity chlef ax well as a paid chief. It is a foolish situation when we pay more for the removal | f our garbuge than we do to protect the homes we live in. We CAN afford to pay a deputy chief. Hire protection assessment and second, discontinue paying two watch- men to stay at the hall and answor the telephone by centralizing our fire alarm system in the police office at Cloverdale whore there already is 24 hour telephone service. ‘This dangerous and ridiculous situation must end. Perhaps It is up to us. Perhaps we should march en masse to the Council meeting mext Monday and demand that tt end, our own town council, —— - - SUNNYSIDE NEWS Meeting will be asked to. dale ee ~ approve park. site On Tuesday, October 24, in the Sunnyside Community Hall, a public meeting sponsored by the Sunnyside Community Association ‘will be held to approve a park site proposed by the Parks Board. We can first raise our Perhaps it’s time we had r Pease | Representatives from the Parks ) Hospital. Board and the Council will be in tes attendance and al} those Interested | Mrs, G, D, Oliver has returned in the public playground for the’ to her home on the Clow Road cfatdial (arlaaced- to attend. after visiting her daughter and 9 husband, Mr, and Mrs, W. F. Mo- Sunnyside Cub Pack will havea Tuckie and family at 150 Mile Parent's night on Wednesday, Octo- | House for the past two months, Ber 25, in the Hall. All parents, eee fHlends and everyone interested in| Young Explorers will meet in the Cubs are asked to come to. Hal) on Mond: s lay afternoon and | spend an evening with the boys. | Cubs on Friday night at tho Usual Sie’ time. Mrs, Ray Strum who has been | Oe Spending some time visiting on the | on't forget tho whist In the "prairies has ecaraet Home. Sunnyside School next Wodnesday | at 5 Mr, and Bra, B, Hicks ond tam.) P™ ily Sunnyside Road, spent ‘Thanke- stving weekend at Vernon with Mr, and Mrs. Ray Hunter, cee Weekend guests of Mr. and Mex, ‘V. Gable, Sunnyside Road, were attendance at the monthly meeting ‘Mr, and Mra. ‘Herb Gable and jof the Sunnyside PTA. which was daughter iy ot panecarer: [held In the Schoot on ‘Wednonday evening Inst. | A daughter, Judy Mae, wax born to Mt. and Mes, ‘Terry McGttivary ‘Those whistx are sponsored by ‘the Sunnyside P-T.A. and everyono In welcome, see D. Gallen heats Surrey Liberals elected Liberal Associntion nt the joint an- nual meeting with Young Liberals, William Mott, M.P,, honorary vice- to be very popular when it was In ‘There was m very disappointing | » who are drilling in that aren, Flow of the well was not Immediately ascertained, Daniel Gallon of Cloverdale wax prealdent of the Surrey president. Other. officials chosen included FE, McFarland, vice-president; W. . Lock, secretary-trensurer; F. J. Kellaway, Mra. John Loney, W. 1. Flanahan, Mra: R. Brahm, Mrs. J E, McFarland and past prestdont Harold Burrows, directors, Mra. L. G. Eley and Mrs, J. B. McFarland worn appointed auditors, LEGION NOTES Magician in show tomorrow night Mr. Butler, the magician, will present his show at the Legion Hall tomorrow night, starting at & pm., with two hours of enter- -;talnment= Mr, Butior’a-show proved: White Rock last year, CANADA'S. FINEST CLIMATE ervings White Kook, Sunnyside, Ocean Park, Crescent Beach & § urrounding Districts White Mock, 1.0, ‘Thursday, October toh, 1900 ty Z a Single Copy Ge. Local telephone service ip 279 percent says speaker Board of Trade cancels plans for dance, will hold turkey raffle “Thore has been a 279 per cent gain in the number of telephones Inntalld fn White Tock since the end of the war compared to an average of 49 por cont for our entire systern, Tealph MePherson, exm- moérejn! manager for the British Columbla Tclephone Company in Mew Weatminster told White Rock Bonrd of Trade Tuesday night Mr. the SO ap In Acer GUSTO Na \ plaints about ial telephone toss | Four hoys win second year stars vice. Second Year Stars for good work MePherson addrenyed “White Rock Ix dolng well, in| comparison with other centres,” the speaker sald, “We have 258 applications in hand for this area, | and we hope to provide them with service within the next few months.” FACILITIES DOUBLED | “Our gangs have been installing cable In White Rook for the past three months." he reported. “We, doubled our central office facilities ler in the year. All that re-! mains Js to splice In the new Ines.” “All applications are potential Raed Cnet Gaal Orie. 2 ‘customors—our brend and butter, | Troop. Funds are to be used for ‘The White Rock syatem has in- | ore equipment and badges for the creased from 129 telephones to 492 | troop, [In the past four and a half years, but people aro coming Into British Columbia faster than we can ab- sorb them. It's wonderful!” In reply toa question the speak- yet reported that»there were 12 toll cireuits to Nowton to handle Tong distance calls. No immediate in- find two years attendance were re- celved by First White Rock Troop Boy Scouts Donald Shaw, first class; Bruce Fraser, first class; Dean MeLean, Claes, and Arthur Cameron, second clats. firat Two week bottle drive ts being Local residents wishing to dis Pose of any old bottles, are advised that they may do so by giving them to the Boy Scouts when they call from house to house during the venings. Tho boys will be wearing Scout badges. Halloween Dance for Saturday, October 28, at 9 p.m. Js being plan- ned, to be the first big dance of the season. Remembrance Day activities are now shaping up. The full propram for November 11 will soon be ro- Teased, + Executive Moeting will be held October 24 at 7:30 pm. in thy Te- gion Hall ©. | WHITE ROCK WEATHER Max; = Min. Rainfall Oe. 118 dog. 47 dog, = jOct. 12 60 deg, 50 dog, 14 in. Oct. 13 55 do, 47 dex. 3 Oct.14 54 dog. 46deg, — |Oct. 15 63 deg. S4doe. — [Oct 16 54 dog. 40 don, 13 In. Oct. 17 4B deg. 35 dog. 124 th. Max Zack, Official Observer PeTAG Nelda seliath ‘The Kensington Peal school on Tuesday, October 24 ‘Continued on Page 8 are offered, aston in the form of a charged with tho offence Party at the home of Jacquolin |cluded in the fe pyaiikinant wan th Zack, Drive, It ‘With | withing of the dinhon after rofresh basen Jed by Pronident Loin | ments were served. short business ment-|conslsted of cacon, ‘Tt wax moved and |Cnke and cooklen, | cabinet be made|Pared for serving. the romainde Aaa bs oe aie teu 8 the its played amas, Amon Ve ophion won by |the 27 preent was tho TY spon. | Sect’ Hono Caplains and group Howe, competition, wo ine @t neon hour nthe 1 sor, Minn N, Fisher, | The meoting onmo to an end with | fF, has coi |B very nico ceremonial ipetvion: © The council While the rettestiments, whioy MOUSE MEITINGS your the schoo! th divited fore boing pree !nto three groupe called ourow for ‘The first mootinin noon to nandwiohos, By JACQUIE ZACK Girl's Hi-Y holds house party fednesday of Inst woek, Ti-Y rulen wero brought bofore.a jury Couneil: “promiiaed an’ thimediaty, And m good time xeemed to bo » pa ie cit houxe-mesting made up of old mombore and had, 1 Matiare daneing Foon, r conspetitlon, were helt Mond ‘captaina, bagketbalt amen, PTA. will hold a whist drive at thy Good prizes and refreshments u fr not yot definite if « Halloween dance will be mut oni | ts hoping to boxin crease would be forthcoming he added. “Only hope for better ser- vice Is to make shorter calls and hold over all non-essential calls to the off hour: ©. E, Berry, White Rock, 2303, or URGES BRIEF CATAS Jamos Shaw White Rock 2173. | ss placed from White Rock every day. US. Prison Chaplain is Y.F.C. speaker Tho figure rose to more than 1,100 during the summer months. Until more toll Iinex can be added, brief ‘Professor C, Bussort, State Prison chaplain at Walla Walla. Washing- ton, will be the guest spenker at calls and courtesy will help ease | the situation.” The speaker praised |Youth for Christ Rally, Friday, ‘October 27, at 7:45 pm. in the the chlef operator at Newton as a! | sLittie" “very consclentious person coping ‘Thentro (near the Palla~ dium). fas bext xhe can with a high turn- lover of girls and Increased de- mand.” Known and loved by thousanils, Mr, Bussert, gospel, ventriloquist and magician, haa captivated the hearts of old and young alike where he has appeared, Scout Leaders and assistants are urgently’ needed. Those interested in this work are asked to contact ‘“Pelophone operators are among at the highest patd nnd have better than ayernge facilities.” he answer- ed in reply to a question concern- Ing turnover, “But many leave to enjoy the advantages of married fe.” DANCE CANCELLED Plans for a Board of Trade dance {Were shelved in favor of a Christ mas Turkey raffle whon a commit- toe headed by Bill Hodgson te- ported diMculty in xeouring: factli- {len and competition from one lodge and a sorvice club, och planning dances noar the ond of {the month. |_ Victor MoPherson and Jim Swanson were named nn a nomin- | atin committee to recommend n alate of officers for 1951, Htection In to bo held In Decomber, | Correspondence from ‘Tho part two years he served a chaplain in the state penitentiary where he has had tho privilege of leading men to the Christian way of Ite, roport YFG, officals, ee Sutlee |Dance will aid Fire Department Dance In ald of the White Rook Hiro Department Renoftt Associa tion witl be held at Pitman Legion Hall, Johnston Road, Saturday, Ovtoder 21, Deginning at 9 pm. Norman Greenwood and his orches tra will provide the music, + aaa es “ROAD TO FAME” STARTS AT PARK THEATRE NEXT MONTH : Can you sing, dance, play an instrument or tell a storyt You can you may find yourself on the “Road to Fame ‘The Semiahmoo Sun with the Park Theatre ve aponvor half-hour amateur “and variety entertainment show of oe pea Se Surrey nlart on ditching repairs oceaston- jed Hy Taying: of the sewer tines.