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Sabo celebration is primarily a memorial for peace by
Canadian and American schoo! children - the veterans who
fought for peace, the children on whom the future peace rests,
_ It is significant that the only other international boundary

at the western end of 3,000 miles of unguarded territory, is
without a doubt a shining example to the rest of the world
how two nations’ can livo side by'side in peace and harmony
Once again these two great nattons will pause in their
daily lives and bow their heads in thanks for the great blessing
, that has been bestowed upon them — the ability to recognize
1 and maintain international peace.
~ When'the school children of Canada and the US. exchange
flags on Sunday they will not only be exchanging the symbol
of allegiance to their countries but they. will also be a step
nearer to insuring the same privilege and honour for their
children and for future generations,
Let us all fake a minute Sunday from our work or play

to marvel at the*miracle the International Peace Arch has
brought us.

Access to Beach

White Rock boasts three miles of the finest beach in Can-
ada and yet there ‘is ‘no access to it between Finlay Street and
High Street, a distance of nearly two miles,

As the main flow of tourist trafficcon warm weekends such
as the’one just past is between these two Points, steps to the
beach, from the pier, Great Northern Station, and foot of Vidal
Street are a necessity.

Every year there are complaints about the lack of
to the beach and every year there is: the usual confusion
whose responsibility it is to erect steps. The Gre.

access
as to
at Northern,

thusiastic at dodging any. tesponsibility in this regard. Result -
no steps for another tourist season.

White Rock is fortunate in having at least one individual
who has got*tired of. waiting for action to be taken on steps
and decided to take action himself . Bill Brown's plan to instal
steps on ‘hinges ‘from ‘his premises adjacent to

will enable people to reach the pier from the

beach and then
cross thé Great N,

orthérn tracks without having the task of
climbing over Sharp rocks will be welcomed by tourist and|
resident-alike. It’ is time White Rock again demanded that the
Provincial Government and G.N.R. gave consideration to pro-
Viding adequate access to the beach in the downtown area

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Vacation Tips

All Canada Insurance Federation offer the following tips
for vacationers this summer Federation safety exper say
that 99 per cent of al! accidents can be avoided. Officials of
the Federation, which represents more than 200 fire, automobile
and casualty insurance companies, warn that fatalities caused
by drowning, fire and accidents are on the upswing.

1) Don’t overcrowd the car with people or baggage.

2) Split long trips into easy stages to avoid fatigue. |

8) Never drive when over-tired Stop for coffee or a
short rest.

4) Where traffic is heavy,
the right.

5) Always carry a flashlight or flares for.use in night-|
time emergencies. If you pull off the road for repairs, make
Sure your car's position is well marked by lights.

6) When in doubt, yield the right-of-way to the other
driver.

7) On long trips, take plenty of games and picture
books to keep children safely occupied.

8) On arrival at cottages, clear away any debris from
the immediate area, and have chimneys, heaters and lamps
" checked to see that they are in safe working condition.

9) Never leave lamps or stoves burning when cottage is
not occupied.

10) If weather permits
@ccompanied at all times; n
1) Make sure all. boats
your boat with an excess of
| Do not overload you
13) In poor weather or

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14) Make sure each boat is equipped with approved life
Power boats should be equipped with fire extin-

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drive slowly and keep well to

swimming, make sure children are
ever swim alone.

are in good condition; never use
motor power.
ir boat.

Unfamiliar waters, Stay close to

your boat overturns, stay with it. Never attempt to

re.
Keep) speed down. Speeding
Crous a8 speeding in cars,
us to swim: in cold water for long periods.
) administer artificial respiration,
eked first-aid kit in the car, at the
Pind out whore a doctor may be

in motor boats can be

Vincent E, Coyne, Editor | Pear Sir:

Gin advance) Canada $2.50 per year; U.S.A. $3.50

The International Peace Arch Celebration, the only one
“of its kind in the world, will be held Sunday, June 1, marking
146 years of continuous peace between Canada and the United

peace montiment equivalent to the Peace Arch is the Christ of Taxes in White Rock have

bs the Andes on 10,780 foot Uspallata Pass in the Andes Mountains |not ricen to the same extent

° Between Chili and Argenttia. No celebration is held at this|as in Surrey by-one mill - Sur

Z monuniénEte rey 6 mills; White Rock 5
‘The Arch, standing squarely on the U.S. - Canada border | mills.

Provincial, Federal and local Sovernments all seem equally en-|

the Pier which |

| White Rock was a wise move

LETTERS 10

Irwin Answers Charges
The Editor,
White Rock Sun,

The letter from H. S. Law-
rence in your issue of May 22
is indicative of the biased
thinking of some people. The
reference to myself is evidence
of this.

T never, at any time, sald)
that taxes would not rise I
only pointed out that ail)
taxes, everywhere, would rise
as people demanded services
from their local government
and the cost of these services
continued to rise. The con.
tinued rise in costs and the
lack of proper assistance to
municipal governments js aris-|
ing from the stupid. financial
policy persisted in by the Dom-
inion Government.

Furthermore, if Mr. Law:
rence will look at his 1954 tax
bill, he will find that, of a to-|
tal of 50 mills, 34.6 were for}
education, while for this year |
|the mill rate is 56 mills with |
only 18 mills for education It}
is evident then, that the bulk
of the rise is for gencral rev-|
enue. The Provincial Govern-}
ment has no control over: Mun:|
icipal General Revenue - that}
is our business,

Had the new council sought
to maintain the
jhaving garbage

Status qtio by|
collection done |
by contract, instead of going in}
for expensive equipment, they}
would not have had a deficit
which must be taken care of|
this year. Again the delay in|
settling the arbitration pro-|
jceedings should never have oc:
curred. The Municipality of
Surrey is saving around $1,000}
per month at our expense be-
cause of the procrastination
over the arbitration  settle-
ment.

Mr. Lawrence
sments have gone up.

course they ha but ass:
ment only determines the re
enue per mill of taxation

|

will say that

Of}

tt}
jis the demands that you and J
|make on our local government

jthat is reflected in the mill |
jrate. If we insist on council |
jdoing things for us then we
must pay for them.

Again, so far as the Pro-|

vincial Government is concern-
ed, the $28 rebation taxes goes
}a long way toward mitigating
the alleged evil of rising taxes
There is one certain way to |
cut the tax rate - just let White
Rock deterio do away with
street lights; let our roads go
back to nature; and do with-
out paving and garbage collec.
tion, and get underpaid  inef-
ficient help to serve you

Social Crediter Tom Irwin is
Satisfied that incorporation of

as time will tell. True the in-|
itial stages are not altogether
satisfactory, but, as the coun-|
cil gathers experience that will
rectify itself.

Social Creditor,

The only place a person can

Jer

would not

|this group, and their director, |

THE EDITOR

rest or ‘sit down, ix the
timber at
pier,

This also is open to the pub-
lic nuisance of dogs.

The first war produced sim
ilar problems of lack of par-
ental control, obedience and

the value of truth in our af.
fairs.

It is a truly tragic situation
that White Rock vandalism has
completely climinated seats
suitable for the pier, a feat-
ure that would be greatly ap-
Preciated

We all are aware of the
value, in its place of barbed
wire: Just imagine this furth-
er instance of lack of parental
control when this abominable
stuff has to be used.

Wooden seats and a granite
rock and their protection are

items your city has to attend
to.

large
the ‘sea end o f the

the 24th Parliament of Canada
was the election of the Speak-
er. The honour went to the
Honourable Roland Michener,
a man who is held in very high
respect by all parties,

The Speech from the Throne
was filled with promised action
and the Members of Parlia:
ment are looking forward to
months of hard work. Making
available an additional 350 mil-
ion for low cost housing will
be good news especially to the
People in the lower mainland
of British Columbia and also
|the temporary extension of the

whien

der The Unemployment
Surance Act for a six week per-
lod from May 18 to June 28.
This is only a stop gap to give

$350 Million Federal arant
For Housing Good News

by W. A. McLENNAN,

di f business in| the Parliament of
Pe eee the futére and

young Members from
ince of Quebec. i
another bright

Another thing
the Speech from
its warning ‘to all
they must. “restrain: di

and the cost of

seasonable benefit periods un-| Parliament has its
In-| out for it a nd it will
hard session
Right Hon. John Diefenbaker’
leadership, it will not be >

MP.
youth
mist

FE

and will work for the

i

i

Canada.
thinking

&
E
§

z
i

£
ab

noteworthy
the Throne i
SrOUupS that
increase prices
Prodi
work ent

be a Tthg
with the

would

and

‘ \ be a
Herne Bay Minstrel the Government time to get | Parliament of inaction.
-—— its development and Public ee
Water Is Works program under way. ‘Dreams’
ory | One thing that is impressive Dreams that pass like fairy
Council’s Concern —_|is the youth gt ine Parliament.

The Editor, White Rock Sun, | Mr. Lafreniere, who is 34 and)
Dear Sir, |from the Province of Quebec,|
The following appeared in | described the Parliament as)
your last week’s issue - quote. a ema t
Mayor Hodgson pointed Out} lack of space back-stage.
hat in conference with Major | Genuine theatre-lovers who
Hough of the Water Company ‘are interested in this group
he learned that water Officials | should get together and make
feel there is an adequate SUP-jan effort to give them» what
oly of water - end of quote. they deserve — a new theatre!
Did the Mayor agree? If he Laura Lukyn,
did he is the only one in White 15764 Buena Vista.
Rock that thinks the water sup.
ply is adequate.

The agreement regarding wat-
is between City Council and
the Water Company, and I feel
any complaints regarding ser. ie
vice should be directed to the | &
Council. The Mayor and Coun-|
cil have the power to demand
proper service and I am sure
in order to protect their in
vestment, the Water Company
Strain the patience
of the people too much,

Now, regarding the high tax
Tate. Several persons
gested to me that a mass pro-
test meeting should be called,
to find ‘the reason for it and |
Where the money goes, and J
issue an invitation to the Rate-
Payers Associations to call such |?
a meetin

have sug-

which in all prob-|
ability would tend toward an
increased membership, We cer-
tainly should do something | F
about it
hank you

in advance,
for your courtesy
Supplying space for this lett
Yours truly.
H. S. Lawrence,

New Little Theatre
Editor,
Dear Sir: |
Now that the back-slappings
and hand-shakings of the Dra- =
ma Festival have died away, Polliwogs
should we not endeavour to
celebrate the White Rock Play-
ers’ recent

Mr.
in
er.

Editor,

Rock, I am of the opinion that}

funds could be raised to pro-

vide them with a new theatre.
We should be very proud of

who has provided us with such}
excellent, live entertainment

Tom Irwin.
Vandalism
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well have mentioned other
items of public concern  re-|

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clouds,

In the blue of a summer 7

Weaving pictures of Bolden
hours,

In sunny days gone by,

Age cannot dim the dreams of
youth,

Or turn time back again,

If the’ heart can sing a ‘song
of hope, ]

We have not lived in vain.
Florence Bowman,
977 Stevens St.

and Pennies
“Dad says having fun is part of growing up...

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As a@ newcomer to White

or too late —to save, he tells us.

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