ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS

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Heavy grading is making progress
slow on construction of the last sec-
tion of Sumas lake road at Delair, For
some time the road contractors haye
been busy blasting out a grade in the
hard limestone formation, which is al-
most as difficult to cut through as
granite, and at the week-end there was
remaining a stretch of almost 100
yatds to go through before reaching
the peak of the grade, which Is situa~
ted behind Mr. Delair’s house,

Mr. Roy McIntosh, of the Kelly-
Douglas Co,, Vancouver, has purchas-
ed the J, Doig farm, adjoining Chud-
ley’s, Sumas Prairie. The farm com-
prises 80 acres and was sold by E. S.
Plaxton,

Ap all-night border service is an-

ticipated in Sumas during parts of the
peak tourist season, due to the conges-
;tion on the main Pacific highway, par-

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; ticularly at New Westminster bridge.
The 24-hour service has already star-
lted at Blaine.

Mr. Tom Delair is having a fine new
barn erected on his farm at Sumas
Prairie. Contractor Nels Olund has the
job.

Mr, T. Delair’s new barn will pro-
vide accommodation for 16 cows and
be modern in eevry respect, with wa-
ter pump, and cement cement gutters.
Dimensions are 36 x40.

Glorious flower gardens are hear-
tening to behold in any place, Perhaps
the pleasure is keener when one is en-
countered in an out-of-way place —for

then it is not the garden alone that
"} pleases, but the beauty-loving charac-
ter of its creator, which rises above
ostentatious admiration.

Upon turning a bend in the rarely-
travelled Vedder mountain road, near
the sub-station a few days ago, we

burst upon @ glorious rose garden,
nestling against the massive concrete

Now is the time to buy Small-Tract Land

NEVER BEFORE has small-tract lands,
sold so cheaply as at the present’
time, and with the reversal in indus-
weal 1 prosperity, THE PRICES WILL

ngs Bean I have the listings of
two or three first-class acreage pro-
perties within reasonable distance of
Abbotsford at ridiculously low prices.

See me FIRST and LAST about farm
land, town lots, or insurance.

ALEXANDER McCALLUM
ALL INSURANCE, NOTARY, DEEDS DRAWN, Established 20 yrs
Telephones 43 and 72 SUMAS LAND AGENT

walls of the power station, at the foot
tof Vedder Not only had
the B.C.E.R. engineer, or his wife,

tended so artistically the Company's
property, but had carried his (or her)
efforts to the road allowance, creating
a gracious avenue of fragrant blooms.

Bluestone spraying of the young
vines is the hot and colorful work in
progress in Sumas hop gardens just
now, where a large force of men is en-
‘ gaged. “Never have the vines looked
better” Mr. Ord reports,

Over 2,000 people and 21 planes par-
ticipated in the opening of the new air
port on Sumas Prairie last Wednes-
day, Major MacLeod of Jericho Air
Station, led the formation flight. A
special Customs port was instituted on
the f<'' for te day, with Mr. H. F.
Thorn on duty.

Mr. K. Helgren has purchased 20

Topical Paragraphs from Sumas District

acres from Mr. Chris Knutzen, near
the pumping station, where he is erect-
ing a house and barn. His wife and
three children are taking a trip to
the Old Country before settling in their
new home.

Mr. Patterson is erecting a house
and barn near the pumping station.

Mr? Carlson, who is building a house
om the Hall road, is moving his family
out from Vancouver as soon as his new
home Is ready.

Mr. Stanley Gordon has his brother
from Victoria visiting him this week.

Mr. W. Bradshaw and family from
Boston Bar have moved to Willow-
brook farm, their new home on Sumas
iNaee

of the new settlers expect to
take-t in” the get-together social and
dance in the hop-gardens hall on
Thursday. Some old-time friendships
are likely to be renewed.

Mr. Humphrey and family have
moved from his place on the former
G.N.R. right-of-way to his farm on
the prairie.

At the last. meeting of the Sumas
School Board the following bis were
Passed for payment—

R, D, Gilchntet, $120.00. Mrs. Mar-
Jorle Hunter $105.00; Blln Fraser $105-
00; Wleanor Blatchford $120.00; May
MeInnes $96.00; Naomi McPhee $115.00
Margitre Fraser, $96.00; Joyce Farrow
$96.00; W. C. Blinch
erston Naoml McPhee $6.40
W. C. Blinsh $185

W. B. Porter $135.
W. Harris $2.40. 0.
Clarke & Stuart
. Blectnic Rly. $3.00; North-
Western Mutual Fire Insurance Ass’
$303.30; B. B, McPhafl $20.00; Mrs, A.
Dawson $2.30; Sumas Water Co, $1.31.
Total $1793.88.

Joyce. Farrow $3.20;
W. Crossley $150.00;
Borzal $42.60

M.

§. Army Boys Band To Give Concert

The Vancouver Citadel Boys’ Band
of the Salvation Army, which will be
presenting a musical festival in the
Jubilee hall on Friday of this week at
8 p.m. is an aggregation of 25, the el-|
dest being 18 years of age and the
youngest member being only 10. Each
boy is a capable musician, and no
doubt this is one of the best boys’
bands in B. C. at the present time.
The boys not only play pieces com-
posed by Army musicians, but also
pleces composed by Haydn, Sullivan,
Sousa, arranged by Army musicians.
The band is under direction of Band
Leader Clif. Gillingham, son of the
commanding officer at Vancouver ci-
tadel, himself not yet 18 years of age.

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Interludes in the band program will z
be vocal numbers by Hester Heller and
Mr. J. Anderson; violin numbers by .
Mr. J. Clegg, and pianoforte accom-
Panyment by Mrs, T. Andrews.

A very fine program has been ar-
ranged for Abbotsford, and ticket sales
indicate a large attendance. The band
recently gave a jone-hour broadcast
concert over Station CKMO, and a
two-hour program in the courts of the
General Hospital on Sunday morning.

$16.00; Clayburn Co. $63.48; L. O. Lam-
son $3.50; D. MeKenzle $123.11; R, A
Thompson $28.90; T. Mather $20.00;

Theron Boley $10.20
G. Gough $100.00;
Stromberg $32
$108.00; L. O.
F. Stromberg $114.00.
Graw $28.90; J. Hueskin $23.8
dine $105.00; F. Lee $30.60; >
$30.60; J. Norman $3.40;

Stevens

$12.80; W. E. Bellerose $6

Board accounts $1793.88; H. Williams Phone 4
37.00; B. C. B. Rly, $1288; V. D. Sib-

Mey $5.34; K. McGillivray $1.50. |

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J. W. Winson $78.00; T. F. York $25.00
B, MoPhail $100.00; W, A. Moore
Abbotsford Fuel Supply Co.
$8.25; Olarke & Stuart $12.84; A. S. M.
News $52.44; EB. B.. McPhail (Postage

Phones, Land Keg., etc.) $26.43. Ab-
botsford Hardware $3.00; National
Machinery Co, $15.75; M. S. A. Hos-

pital $107.80;
Brett's Ltd. $

C. Blinch $72.30;
7 A. Lee $20.66; Bruce
Dixon $55.00; W. J. Derrough $25.00;
K. McGillivray $25.00; J. Blatchford
$25.00; W. Fountain $23.40; W. Knox
$8.50; S. W. Austin $8.50; P. Salmon
$17.00. B. Austin $19.20; W. Hogendorn

Rambting WRcmineeons

(Contributed by PERTIPOINTS)
of Abbotsford

I have often wished that one of our
modern psychologists would explain
why it is that slang expressions are
Dorn Just at the time they are needed

“Build B. C,
Payrolls”

Economy
Plays
A Part

In Jeaterday.

Wasnt

every letter the money
Saved by using Pacific Milk
was dwelt on,

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The ndyantage of telephone e
wpeed Ix in reaching thoxe out-of
town — cuxtomers. Time lost
through writing letters or trav~
elling In person may mean busl~

ness lost, no why not use the

UICK and safe delivery of goods to order
is what makes for friendship between mer-
chant and customer.

The big, red trucks of the B.C. Rapid Trane
service are your insurance in this important
business of keeping goodwill.

All weathers they are on the job—these trucks keep-
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Trained operatives in charge. They'll handle anything
you want sent—anywhere in the city or Valley—no
matter what the weight, size or shape. They know
how to pack them, whether the shipment is bananas
or sewing machines.

If you are in the business of shipping goods locally,
: you should be using the Rapid Transit freight service.

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above all, Skilled Artisans.

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ABBOTSFORD

At the regular meeting of the Royal

Skilled Workmen !

Your house or barn can be no
than the workmanship

My men are not cheap men, but
they are fast workers — and

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It certainly ia! untold value

NELS OLUND

Purple order on Monday it was decid-
ed to hold a dance on July 3rd in the
Sumas hall.

Jimmie Tyson, son-in-law of Mr. and
Mrs, W, Crossby, is critically il in the
Vancouver General perliel.

Mrs, W. Hill-Tout tertained on
Monday afternoon in eats of her

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MT. LEHMAN, B.C.

of his son, Mr, E, Man
Miss Buker, of New: ‘Westnlnater

daughter Nancy's first birthday,
Mr, H. Thorne took the local Cubs

visiting her sister, Mrs T, Bennett,

camping last week, on Clayburn moun-
tain.

Mr. J. Mann of Renooutee is a guest

Mrs, Art, Taylor of Vancouver, and
friends were guests of Mrs, Thos Mc-
Millan for the week-end.

Mrs, Sutherby of Van Couver and
4s | Mrs, al were Sunday guests of Mrs

J. Wi

most. y, T think that slang
iy the language of the soul. even more
So than music, for it comes only when
“the spirit moves". What could be
more perfect as an expression of the
soul's deepest feeling than the Cock-
ney “op it” addressed to the urchin
who sneaks around the back of his
barrow? Or what has ever sprung
more pertinently from the human soul
than that war-born, war-torn, “Have
a heart"? Again, what 1s more ex-
actly descriptive of a certain modern
people than their national anthem,
“Hold Everything”.

And now we have the latest, “Be
Yourself” which seems  Instinctively
to be taking hold in Canada, I sup-
pose it must be because it so exactly
fits our present condition; because we
Canadians, deep down in our very
souls, instinctively yearn for freedom,
to be free to grow naturally, unshack-
fed, unforced, not stunted. We have
not that fredom, though it is no one’s
fault but our own. Of course we do
not want to be free of the mutual sup-
Port which Empire unity provides,
from those principles of noble honor
which centuries of experience have
brought, and have their rooty In what
We call “British.” But we do need to
throw off the shackles of outworn
politics and conyentlonalities to which
we haye bound ourselves, We don't
want to be forced by the hot-house
methods of an exploiting capitalism,
stunted by revolutionary Bolshevism,
nor degraded by Reno.

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But we must make full use of that un_
restrained enengy which is the nat-
jonal birthright of every youthful nat-
ton, Why do we waste so much time
and mental energy in disputing over
Bolshevism, Capitalism, Socialism, etc.
Keeping To Ourselves

Sometimes I think it would be good
Were it possible, to shut out such news
of the outside world and just grow up
to “Be Ourselves"; to close our eyes
ears and mouths against all knowled-
» and communication of the inane
‘ silly shams and the
reed of most of the older
For Mother Earth supplies
than we need. She sup-

nations,
much more
plies ue with so much that we over-

civilized and anti-natural Idiots haye
a lot of time left on our hands, which
we Spend scrapping over the loot, in-

stead of enjoying the fruit. Canada
resources equal to any country
er the sun, more than most, and of

er yarlety.

are getting sick and tired of
people say “Business in rott-
are bad" Of course it Is and

course they are! We've got so
darned much dumped in certain pl
that it is going bad. 1 don’t me

just food, but money, civilization, en
ergy, passion, Intelligence, even life
itwelf,

Well, what about it? Or rather,
what shull Canada de about it ? Talk
and scrap like ‘the other, older nat-
jons? No, 1 said do The older nat-
fons will sit in their armehairs, and
hurl arguments and abuse at «
er, and they do dt surpassingly well.

But Canada ds young, and the young
must needs be up and doing if they

are to keep heathy
What is a nation, anyhow

so much Jand, or so many pe

a combination of these, Actually it

is neither A nation is a four-fold

composition, consisting of religion,

business and homes, These
are the inherent elements
of & nation, upon which all of its pre-
sent and future condition depends You

sclence,
essential,

not haye a nation withoht!
business and homes.
And as they are, so will the nation be.
If they are active, virile, strong, so
will the nation af they are dor-
mant, unbalanced, weak, so will the

nation be also.

but you
religion, science,

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In the spasms to follow we shall
examine each of these four; but for
the present let us complete the pre-
liminartes. |
Government Control j

A nation is represented ty its gov-
ernment. And since a nation ix
up of the four attributes above stated
its government must therefore reflect
thelr condition. Is this so In Cadada?
Think over the condition of

science, ind homes

religion,
compare it with our government (Ir-
respective of party politics) and not-
Ice the exact reflection. We often
ar it said that the government Is what
the people make it But it ts not,
more Ways than one.

up too long, It Js not a first nor even
a secondary consideration, it iy not a
cause at all; only an effect, It is a
product of these four great nation-

builders which I haye stated. They
rule it; It does not and cannot rule
them.

But these
create and n
ment, they also cre
type of people. What we do
think—the kind of lives we live—is the
direct result of our

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