A Procressive Newspaper IN A PROGRESSIVE Disrei ~ White Rock, B. C. Friday, August | A ur Town Field Day At The 108 Fane fees Conn of Rerroverk wax in town this week: Rey. and Mrs, Frank Hardy lett fon Tuosday for thelr now parley Mrs, Art McDonald was tho week ond guest of Mra. George Simpaon, Chatea Munday, from Seattle, ts staying for the summer with Ne ‘aunt, Mra, James Gardner, The new home, of Mr. Leo Wile fams Is rapldly’ nearing completion, Te wit make a cosy home for him. Am. Hanslow fx again able to ‘come down to his office after be- ing confined to his house thraur Ines, Mr. and Mrs/Sam Weston, of Vancouver, were guests over the week end at the home of the for- mers mother, Mrs. H. Weston. Mrs. E. Rushton, of Victoria Avenue, has returned from Victoria Where she has been yisiting her on, PO FP. E. Rushton at Sauimalt. Miss Viola Belyea, of Vancouver, Feturned Sunday after spending two week's visit with Mrs. George Simpson and Mrs. W. A. Smith. "Mr. and Mrs. James Munday, of New Westminster, are the guests it the home of thelr daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Gardner. Mrs. H, Weston had visiting her this week, Mrs. John Weston, of Coquitlam, Mr. and Mrs, W. War- le and Mr. and Mrs. R. Wardle, of Sapperton, Master Bobby, of Hall's’ Prairie istrict, who has been enjoying a well-earned holidays with friends at Hope, B. C., returned Thesday to hin home, a Mrs. Lashley, corner of Stayte and Columbia avenue, returned last Monday from a visit at the home of her daughter, (Mrs, Bob Bax. ter), at Vancouver. New homes are being built all, ‘over the White Rock district, Mr. ' Grenault has recently completed a|t0o, for instance, Art Mille new residence on the Hassell acre-| from Sige on Stayte road. Jack Allen, of Cranbrook, grand won of Mra. J. Allen, the C in mtaying hero for a mont won the Academie Crost for stand- Ape third all year in grade VIL, Mrs, J, Allen In a totter from her #on, 1, Cpl. Roland Allon, he! MeMinan, id that he had met Pte. Peplow, | w. Gathering Given Excellent Demonstralion OF 1 Saturday was the third annual) landfils about yhe Ke of one's Weld Day at tie Flax Fibre plant, welnt, twhited and piled Into on Campbell River road two miles y for Fach bale from White Rook, ¢ tr numbor | ay far eve nikon not a moinny ax were expected, who gathered there were given a Wemonstration of the process of! made Into parnehute making flbre from the field to tho! {x too short for finistied product, [the prime tine bre Korn Into a First after heing pulled “it iy lower xeiitching machine, coming Hauted to the drying sheds, that out as tow, Uxed for upholatery 1 aout 600 tons, or xtraght to| work, ete, Phe refune ts blown to the deseoding #hed where te need the furnace room to de umed ax Is threshed ont. Tncidentally seed Oiel {0 the amount of 42,000 tonx has! Last year 1,000 acres were sown boon slipped to Peru. ‘The fibre|to Max, this year only 700 neres, Meanwhile travels over slats to be find tt fx éxpedted that the yield will be that of last year and of better quality. Five to h farm bound into bundles. From there tt large which ‘overcd with, ny as goes Into the rotting vats, after’ boing filled allowed fx grown on water, alm ts to obtain eth in! a kk fibre straw of about thirty Inches. to remain in during this time | and there for six ft lindergoes a chomfeal change, | Imprevements have been made to that soften the outside casing, | thopulling machines harvesting the then taken out Into a field to crop, which tles It into bundles of thoroughly dry, when it Is bronght about five Ibs. A sample bundle fs into the scutehing shed, en from the loads brought in, In this process the fibre Is fed taken apart and all) material not into the machine, first going | flax ix welghed, this gt the through sharp stool pointed rollers | amount of dockage for the 10% that breaks the outer casing, then |The farmer is given an Initial into steel drums (turbines) In| payment and the final payment which are two fast rovelving skel- after the finished Ine fibre ts sold. tearing the fibre into| At present there Ix about a third they ‘come ont of of a carload ly for shipment drum, hered into! and about of tow. ‘The eton dr m: cond Lawn Bowling An Incentive To Long Life White Rock offers to all the best climate In the whole Dominion, or NEW CHURCH OPENING 168, before accomplished In all the TB. who sald he wished his grandpars ent to know at he win well, Mra. Greatwood and her youns Ahughter, of Chieago, who Deon the guesta of Mr. and Mry, Stayte road, spent the pas week with her sister In Vancouver, We aro sorry to report that an timer, Mr. Waltor ‘Thrift, mot ith an Uunfortiinate neoldent re. iene iv er red hie right Fee at the nl. Hawt weok to. ss, even farther aflelg with that, the Semiahmoo Bowling club has 2 xr and coupled Lawn on whic! The White Rock Gosp nacle will officially open fits now ch adxocintion. There will Mra. Quigley ana Mr. J. « MeMillan, all of ‘Toronto, the jlatter betng: a lite m: he given bythe Rethel Meaong Radio Choir and Orchestra, fron “, mber f the) Vancouver and New Westminster, [teste Park 1, 15, clits dt that{Ana Roya, O. Urany and Carl J. ee Foxmark, ax well an the pastor of | Sea aaa pin In thelr praia for) the ‘Tabernacle and othora will Fe Tanner An WHI the Howtonn take part in tho) peoweiie. m the, Wook, Mra Mitchell; of | Ay deli ee Wanhinixton ‘uyenile), timndted't Hoppe’ cen eay Beto! will meet ax Nava at P46 0 4nd fmmodiately Morning wervion of dediontion the ordinnnce of tin Lord's Rapper Wil ho obmorved, Ru day WOrnINE following the fou. tind refrosinonts, whieh wore Dow ample and aoiiclous, ‘Two competitions wero rn otf thik Wook, Mr#. loom tind Mr, ldorbank Winnin from — MrK, Wooster and Mr. Allon, whily Mra, Modrati and Mr, Pie won from Rows and Mtr.” Oréenwood, ce Anon DULtON In AEN rotalned hy Mr. ee at who won itn CARD OF THANKS We what Abpreolatton by Bee our ve vl ell Mr, Mort tor ae rm. to Local Flax Fibre Plant preae BUF dooD ot Kiniinens ICT $1.00 per year, 5 — , 1944 WESTON—REID | Mt. John's, the Divine, Central Park, wax the netting on Baturday for the wedding of Mr, and Mra. ‘W. Teld's necond daughter, Ethel, who exchanged trumrriage vown with Hornvel Harry, second xon of Mey Hi. Weaton and the late 1, Weston, ot White Mock. Rey, W. Pearson of theiutieng ‘The Wide, sven to marriage by comparlion uftée hacking the yteta| Her white soneedine 76 per cont whereas from the|# x ind earrled twiiemsan Fomee, finx mrown In Québee It Ix only GO| white gindia\ and «weet pean Mire, Mibre Making Process ee produced ler In pronounced very Weh quality: in to th of Hainer, wore or cont. W. Gray, her meter, soled) wm smal | ‘ero are forty-five employed |ron of lioniour, while anenher At te plant, and more will be | tr, Mary, and the groom's ster | akon on ay the harvent deyotuym, | were bridéamulde, wearing pawtel | Aftor Snipecting the plant, the! khades of pink Allee We and gate vikitors gathered beneath one of , bit pectively, They carried the sheds, where Dr, Poto, prest-| curnations and wweet pean dent of tie naxoclulion, and*Dom-| Mr. John Weston nupportel bie infon axronomist, addressed “them, | brother, while another brother, explaining what bad been done up| Harold, and Mr We Gray acted to tle prevent, and of the future ushers. Mr, Reg. Woods, the of thix Industry. Other speakers |bDAdes uncle, sang “O Promine Mr. C. Tapp, of the Plant, Meo” during the signing of the dudts® Division of B.C, Dr.| rexinter, | Minixter of Agriculture! ‘The bride‘« mother wore tere Patt Gordon {with prown necessories and the BtewachiN or. Ui 1, | sFOuM's mother wore mareon ond Mr, Murray Davse, ary of the rey with Ulack aeccessories Avsoe., two directors, Mr, Lloyd} ‘The bride's going away outfit Bebukreh and Mr. A. Swenson, wan bine silk Jersey with nleeer Reeye Brown and the genial man- | brown accessories. She im with the |axer, Mr. Ken Hill. With an invita- alrforce In Vancouver and the tion to thoxe who wished to do so, groom fs stationed at Prince Ru- to xo out to th pulling 1 fields to see the pert, hine at work, the day's procecdings wore brought to an end. | DAUGHTERS OF THE KING White Rock 0 0 be prond sant Sands Proud “A, delighttwl gathering was held of this young growing Industry at at the home of the President 1 n i given to local residents. Its doors, and of the employment urday when the newly formed pter of the Daugl of the King was inylted to meet with the local Assembly of Rritixh’ Colum- Among the guests present wene chaplain of the Order, Canon . H. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson and and Mrs, W. R. Jeffeotr The ther and luncheon tern Dr and Mra, W. thet to Rev. and will be leaving f. late In the month to occupy thelr home on nd Mrs, was ileal now home at West Second nue. were served.on the lawn happy afternoon was speat Mr, and Mrs. Jack Sparkes, of and warm thanks were extended to tho hostess for her hospitality. Vancouver, were visitors: ast wee) shure ~ situnted at Vie-| Mr. Sparkes hel he produc- oné can enjoy the sport of lawn|Citreh building, situated at tile ahs helped in th Pre ae - Damiiuemrpichatyterauren remedy (jc AYGnlc And A. Biren is Sparkes aca 1 sae KINSMEN ‘CARNIVAL 0 Ser special meetings on Sunday and | id Mavis Sparkes and Florence a for a long life, this bh mpl a w Sea 2 s Aid “Milk For Britain Fund” Monday, August 6th and 7th muwes Wore Kllosts of Mrs, Kal fied by the Oakland rink, as well Pina puats oe ; % rate a el _ Expert réller skaters from Van- fs the rink recently skipped in] At the Invitation of the Church|2™¢ 2180 helped “in folding the : ecently skipped in g see i ines couyer will be on hand at the Bl ancouncalbyatonmestar;; thelar- an) aston Rey) C- /C. Dietrok, 2 n Carnival this Friday and rako Ag) Of tho members of these) Rev. O. Urang, of the Bethel _ im y to be held on the Roller two Hinks belng elghty sears youns tah ale oo Vases Pai Tn “ ae RGAE, nti rere corti farina weet Opeeinale 2 howling {WII mainkster he dedication Viullean, Alta, Mrs, Hosler and the! cords are made in bowling aa i at tl ase AO ere rae a forter aod thelr’ Ganeing on the rink, KAMeS ote oS Se a Me arena e ee eee eS and Stewart nite proceeds will go towards the | Bellingham, made hixtory|ine again ). Among other | rly of White Rock, are en- stig for Trritain Fund. A Victory this season, Uy winnings the Francis | islting ministers will be Rey. Carl Joying/tho month of Aust at the | pong with be drawn for ale to Bowser (6 0 o] J. Koxmark, of Seattle and the| home of Mr. and Mrs. 7 ae ad Sates aa F (open) Trophy, for th Hk, of | 1h Thrift. | ctectrle: irons at 1 o'clock Satur- 4econd year In a row, a feat neyer| Minsion Director of the Evanielical! AlKo staying there for two weeks fro Mr. and) Mrs. Sse Quiltey, of EA eC, Lawn Bawling Assoc, ‘Tourna- {be npectil musle at the evenings | monton, SS ments, covering a period of twen-| service by yisiting* xolointa® from | Mr. and Mrs, Frank Sinnott and (tyetwa years, Chieawo, MN. 1 White Rocke ins boo mnie, a eas Svally hase Besar Ciaas { Amongnt the visitors at our local] On Monday ovening ‘at 7:46. a {havo for Airforce Marine eratt, with | tote POU ea naes Eteon thin weok were; Mixk M.| special ammo of munie will | x0 exsols nln It as thelr} Major Morrant, chaplain to the’ (Pores, has rotened to Waln= wright, Alberta, after his holitay: Merv and) Mra Rodd and family pall a short vialt to Mdends: tn White Rook on thelr way back to: Lothbridge, Alberta. hon No vexsols are employ= ol AK. reno work ant Patrol, Tho crew aro being boarded fn Teal homes, Thik appears t Hie pti Ne of What may deveton Into A far taricor base, A aonorid mootine ef the Army And Navy Ladies Auxiliary was Hold at headtauartire on Tiesday, AYiEWAL Tate With a good Attond= noe, Afrund Mra, Robert Toombs, #on and danghter, have returned To: Soattlo after a ere a iste with Mrs Av. | 9 NeW embers were Inftlated phamoby Mrs, Newjon, Parkor sty] Ain Re pant Aba I, Kidd, of Stayte road, | formerly pf the’ Hoth moinhors heime made very Courter, nald | Welcome, Th wie decided ama at) the ean