re is still bright .. Through no fault of their own the directorate of the White ‘Rock Hospital Society find themsbives in thé same position 3 the Abbotsford and Burnaby Socleties, Costa ince the start of planning have increased to such an extent that the Jocal Kroup must now raise an additional $50,000 before it can ‘Start operation of the hospital after construction. By applying all funds now on hand the Society will bo able to complete the building without costly delay, However it wi have no money for equipment or operating capital unless further funds are found, What les behind the dilemma? Directors originally okayed & start on plans for a building to cost $186,000, Unfortunately for the society, the architect's original estimate was low, but ‘that is not the complete story, Provincial hospital offic! insisted: that a basement de provided in the bullding for cer- tain services. This increased the cost as construction below ‘the ground is considerably more expensive than that above. Since the Republican government came to power in the United States and suspended price controls, certain articles ‘Made of copper, steel, etc. which must be provided for a hos- pital have increased in price. It was not until two weeks ago When a quantitative cost survey was made by an independent ‘estimator that the full story emerged. On the basis of his Ggures the building will now cost $341,000. ‘A major factor in the Increased cost Mes In the mechanics ‘e€ the building—heating, plumbing, and electrical, These’ three wervices will cost in the neighbourhotd of $100,000 and are dis- Proportionately high for the size of the building. Ne savings can be made in these services as they are the minimum required for safe hospital operation. However they ‘@o mean that the hospital bed capacity can be doubled, and It ‘will need to be within the next five years, without any Increase apart from nursing or ward space. Essentially, the directors Dave followed good business practice by allowing for expansion at a later date. Tt is thought that certain savings can still bo made in onstruction without seriously affecting the operation of the tmatitution. Slated for removal is an elevator whose estimated cost is $11,000. ‘To date, with 35 per cent of the building completed, the Seciety Ras been able tw effect savings of between 6 and 7,000 dollars below the surveyor’s estimate. This is a compliment te the management and fine crew of workers on the project and it Is expected that these economies will continue. ‘The Provincial government has agreed in principle to pay Ms increased share of the increased costs so that all that remains is for the community to find its one-third share, With the hoxpital under construction, its demonstrated good man-/| agement. and the continual pressing need for beds it would appear that time is ripe for an additional local canvass for funds and labor. We think the community will respond generously. The last war brought a lot of displaced persons: looks like the next one will bring a Iot of dispersoned places. Pral *pears to be something a person tells you about your- you've suspected all along. | THOSE WHO DO NOT VOTE provincial el coming on in June, | soon, | ll the names of candidates, we'll have the full list at a heartening thing for us, they are to us a frlend, And all that they will do for us, if we, them to Victoria send. Thru their rosy-coloured glasses, th: Our taxes are too high, our roads Well hear all this and y will our worries end, need’ repair, sure jore, more of the same hot air, But we haye many honest men, standing for election. I's up to us to use our heads, and make a wise selection, We know we've had to take some, whether good or bad And we surely were just fed-up, with some of those we had. Soom government is in our hands, a friend to me once wrote ‘Our cause for us not getting it, is those who do NOT vote. W. F, McCLINTOCK. SEK wii nS —_ “£- elie Se CAWAOAS FINEST CLIMATE Wrinted and Publishes Every Thursday at White Kock, B.C. By the Semiahmoo Sun Ltd. OFFICE LOCKTED AT 6 WASHINGTON AVENUE. Phone: White Rock 2600 Authariaed—toormd Cass Mail, Post Office Dept, Ottawa Seiacriptlona (in aAvance), Canada, $200 per year; USA $3.00 Hi, Ke. FINCHIN, VAltor and Publisher, Member | BG, Weekly Newspaper Advertising Bureau Canadian Weekly Newspaper Ansn, and BL. Division of Canadian Weekly Newspaper Asan THE CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF SURREY Tenders are invited and will be received by the under- signed until 12:00 o'clock noon of Saturday, May and, 1963, for the installation of an oll-fired heating unit in | the White Rock No 1 Fire Hali capable of heating and maintaining 707 in a building with a total cub of 10100 euble fect. All necessary duct and metal work to be Included in estimate, one Kemac floor furnace and one Duo-Therm upright furnase now in use in thiy building to be taken Jn trade on the above contract. ‘The Munioipal Councii reserves the right to accopt on Keject any oF alt bids received for the carrying out ‘Of thin work. PERCY LIVINGSTONE, Municipal Clerk, at Cloverdale, BC, April, 1953. Dated Mth but auch is the lawyers that colaunes plemented them —= and each clause had to be studied by there were 88 Members of the Commons be-!of the week has been the now fore the Bill was given final reading. Much of the other legl which came up: Inst wee not epoch making, Hut it was easontlalmthe type of day to day legislation which adda up to the efficient governing of the Nation, For example, there was the Bill to amend the Fishories Research Act in or der to enlarge regional repre= sentation and to provide for the appointment of a full-time scientist is Chairman of the Fisheries Rexearch Board in- stead of = Univeralty Professor. ‘Then there was the BIN changing: the capital structure of the government's TCA and enlarging its directorate to nine members instead of — seven.! ‘There was the amendment to the prairie Farm Assistance Act which brought newly opened lands in Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan under this Sta- Itute. There were the series of|as follow: minor amendments to the In- dian Act, and there was the new government Bill banning Innguage of | Very Interested in the process of in the Bill which Im-|unfolding before him. House. "ited young man, but mocratic government he saw ‘On the {nternational scene, the most significant happening British budget with its final Proof that tho new British gov- of free enterprise, is succeeding) in shedding the bonds of social- ism, This is the first budget ince the end of the war that « British Chancellor of the Ex- chequer has proposed no new. taxes or increases of old ones. Tnatead taxes have been cut in order to encourage people to Produce more and earn more. looking at Mr, Butler's , I cannot help wonder- Ing If he had not scrutinized ernment dedicated to the cause | wil | Okotoks, Alta, would’ carry’ th ‘The White Rock Sea Festi- ||} mela Bee in- |} ted Serlbe,” Your edition of last week, His inimitable description of the way time in store for every- one during the two days of the 1953 Soa Festival was aplendii it will not only encourage other Fenldents to boost the event but ring many visitors White Rock for duly 24 and 20, Our Sen Festival committes committed to spend n good- ly sum for advertising purposes and it t* thought, that if our! own residents, whether they hall from Moose Jaw, Sask, or ood word to their home folks in faraway places, then, bigger and better feature attractions could be booked for the Festi. vi ‘Mr, Abbott's rather closely be- cause in both of them tho prin- ciple of Incentive in a free en- terprise economy ix stressed. POLITICAL BROADCASTS Schedule of broadcasts to be carried on CBU, Vancouver, is ‘Thurs, April 23, 10:15—10:90, Cor, Mon., April 27, 10:15—10:30 discrimination on the grounds|p.m. (PDT), Liberal, of race, creed or colour in the employment. of persons and in their admittance to trade union membership. Last week also saw the intro- duction of important legislation for our war veterans. One of these Bills is a measure to pro- vide federal ald for university education for the children of Second World War and Korean War servicemen who died in those wars, The other is a Bill which extends to the end of the 1954 parliamentary session the Veterans Benefit Act which gives Korean war veterans the same benefits as those of the Second World War. Normally, this legislation would have ex- pired at the end of the 1953 session, But the really big event of the busy week has been the defence debate. This debate was touched off by the tabling of the traditional government| Thurs, April 30, 10:15—10:20, A virus is a minute germ so small that it cannot be seen even with the aid of the high- est power lens microscope. Friday, April 24, at 8 p.m. a goneral meeting of the Sea Fe tival Committee will be held in White Rock Lodge; Chairman Warren Slaughter hopes’ that delegates from all Participating organizations will attend. Publicity Convenor SSSISIIRIRISSISSSIOSR T. Christenson HILLTOP Jewellery, Silverware, Clocks, Watches, China, Shavers, Electric . . Pen and Pencil Sets ‘This advertisement la not publi- shed or displayed by the Liquor ANTIQUES, ‘Control Board or bythe Govern- OPPSECLECE SELECT EOE. |Ment of British Columbia. Provinc white paper on defence, follow ed by a speech by Defence] Minister Claxton in which he don points in the ture of the white| paper which was of special in- terest to all of us on the coast | was the statement; “There has |also been a substantial increaso | in the is on the defense | mph Jor North America against air| attack.” Then, there was spelled | out some of these manifesta-| tions about which ye on the coast already know—the ad- advancement of the Canada- US. radar network; the strengthening of communica- tions systems; the building of auxiliary alrstrips, and the for-| mation of the first units of the ground observer corps, | Canada’s military power, the Defense Minister revealed, has Jumped to 104,000 from 47,000 in 1950, but, he added th strength, act} has Increa: niadian-made Jets have been doféating Russ- made MIG's In Korea at a of 9-1, he sald, and” by Fall, we will be producing rate this a Sabre with a da engine which will be an even better plane. ‘The Canadian Air Force al- ready has three squadrony of 86 Sabros pr ig to go to Europe for NATO service; ‘one squadron of CF-100 fighters has been formed, and by a year from now m number of such iquadrons will be operating, In addition, wo have ning roserve squadrons equipped with Vam- piros and Mustangs at present, which will be ro-equlpped with OF-100'8 ay they become avall- able. Squadrons of O¥=100'» will alno replace the Sabre aquadronn to Buroy e had two dine Visitors on Parla shod ment Hill. One of them was Wield-Marshal Viscount Mont« komery, who arrived for top level NATO defence discussions with Prime Mintater St. Laure ent, Defonee Minister Claxton, and other government and. military lenders, Those of you who served under Monty will be interested in knowing that ho still wears his famous black “Monty” beret. and battle dress even though there was ® whole regiment of “brass” waiting for him when be arrived in Otta- wa, Our second visitor to Parline The Provincial ial Election Act Voters List is now being revised If you are not registered you will not be able to yote at the next Pro cial Elec Registration on the Dominion or Municipal tween April locations: Location ALDERGROYE—Suttle DLOVERDALE—Canadian Ls FORT LANGL LADNER—G. LANGLEY NEWTON—Newton MOND—Canadi yESTON—Army & Air —Commrni A. Bastedo, 8% w wire: Card notificati Registrar of Voters Court os—2 ment Hill Inst week was His Sewing Shop, /BURNE—Marmon Motors, 861 Douglas Road. LEETWOOD—Fleotwood Grocery, 1900 Trans-Canada Highway. PRAIREE—Canadian Legion, SOUTH. WESTMINSTER—Totom Cafe, 1426 Trans-Can, Highway, ALLEY —Sholl Service Stat ROCK—Halpin & Carmody Realty, st Washington Ave. WHITE ROCK (IULLPOP)—Kennell’s Electr NO GENERAL HOUSE TO HOUSE CANVASS IS TO Bergh. yoters lists does not mean that your name is on the Provincial Voters List. The responsibility is YOURS . . . to see that you are properly registered. Registration Centres will be opened, be- 16 and 27 inclusive, at the following Hours i 9am, to 9 pm 9 am. to 9 pm. 9 am, to 9 pom 9 am, to 9 pom 9am to 9 pm am to 9 Am. am. to 9 pm 9am. to # pm 9 am, to 9 p.m 9am, to 9 pom 9am. to 9 po 9am. to 9 pm 9am too pm Sam to $ par ‘2992 Jackman Road. egion. ty Hall Delta Street. 621 Kin Highway. 430 Granville, Foros Yetorans’ Club, 119 No, 1 Road, George in, 1882 Trans -Care Highway, 867 Johnston Road. BE UNDERTAKEN. Those already on the Voters List will receive Post ion that they are registered. McDONALD Delta Electoral District House, New Westminster, B.C.