“WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Sth, 1938

ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS & MATSQUI NEWS

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Wednesday, October 5, 1938

Will History
Repeat Itself? ;

On the wall of the Matsqui

f meil ber at Mt.
Lehman, there hangs the framed
facsimile of an historic docrment
—one that became famous only
a very few years ago when it was

to establish precedent in inter-
‘national relationship by being
termed “A Scrap of Paper.” We

refer of course to the treaty

the y of
Belgium that Germany so fl®g-
rantly abused in inaugurating four
years of frightfulness—1914- 1918.

This reference to broken treaties
is by no means intended to belittle
the gesture toward world peace made
last week by Great Britain’s prime
minister. It was also without pre-
cedent and must have required
great courage and strength of con-
victions. As a result of it, world~
wide tensian over what Germany
might next term “a scrap of paper’
is somewhat relieved and in each
country a leader is being acclaimed,
partly in reaction and without great
thought.

Having received everything he
wanted and most of what he asked
including dismembership of a
meighbor nation, Germany’s present
ruler “generously” endorses an-
other treaty agreeing that Germany
and Great Britain will negotiate in
future instead of fighting.

There is probably a greater threat
in this accord than probability of
peace. In simple lamguage it is safe
to assume that Germany is quite
willing not to fight and dissipate
her strength PROVIDING Hitler is
given everything he wants in the
intimated future negotiations.

With insignificant defenses, Brit-
ish Columbia occupies an even more
miserable position than Czecho-
Slovakia. This province contains
the wealth of natural resources to
augment the supply Hitler asked
for and gets this week in Europe,
True, he says, this is the last de-
mand he will make of Europe, but
what about lands outside of Burope?

“Scraps of Paper’—Since 1914
Germany has torn up other treaty

Dp 1935. the

Versailles treaty by reintroducing
compulsory military service; 1937
—repudiated the “war guilt” clause

of the same treaty. g

for,

The facsimile on the wall at
Mt. Lebman is probably signifi-
cnt as the “writing on the wall.”

Reports Reveal
Interesting Data

Containing a wealth of informa-
tion interesting to the farmer, the
82nd annual report of the provin-
cial department of agriculture
now being distributed by Hon. K. C.
MacDonald, minister of agriculture.
Probably due to the cor* Jf engray-
dngs, it contains only one dllustra-
tion, but this is in color and features
apples grown in the Okanagan. A
number of interesing tables on pro-
duction of various crops are includ-
ed and considerable detailed as weli
as general information on all phases
of agricultural production. Summary
of Lower Mainland conditions in
1937 by R. G, Sutton, district ag-
riculturist and the reports of the
various branches provide a great
deal of information on Fraser Val-
ley production, problems and prog-
ress.

* Two

is

other, smaller reports ac-
company the department’s main
annual report. One contains only
agricultural statistics for the year
1937 and forms a useful reference.
The other deals with the climate
of British Columbia, rainfall, snow-
fall, sunshine, ec. In this connec-
tion it is Interesting to note that
Abbotsford, at an elevation of 30
feet above sea level, had a high
temperature of 93 Deg. F. in 1937.
and a low of 2.4 Deg. F. Total pre-
cipitation for the year was 53.49
and snowfall 77 inches. Incidentally
this compares with total precipita-
tion at Agassiz of 64.02 inches,

Burquitlam, 74.57, Cultus Lake, 66.15
Hope 63.28, New Westminster 62.85
dnches, Only two places are
with a lower precipitation:
Rock 45.47 and Steveston
inches.

shown
White
44.48

Farm Section...Local and Provincial Developments

Valley Market
Prices Firm In
Spite of Volume

A large volume of produce, a big
crowd and heavy trading had little
effect on quotations at the Fraser
Valley Market. Prices generally were
unchanged. There was a glut again
of apples and tomatoes and these
were almost given away. Finest ap-
ples could be had for 90c a box,
Tomatoes were offered at 30 Ibs.
for 85c. Fall vegetables were bigger
and better and cheaper.

New arrivals included large pump-
kins, cranberries at lic a box and
tthe first of Thanksgivng turkeys
offered at 35 to 40c a pound dressed
Eggs were unchanged at 30c to
producer for grade A large; 27c
for medium and 22c for pullets.

A large, 34c for medium and 28c
for pullets. More roasting chickens
were offered at 28 to 30c a pound.
Gem potatoes could be had at 18
pounds far 25c or $1.25 a sack.

MATSQUI CALF CLUB
MEMBERS PICTURED

Members of Matsqui Calf lub
were included dn a group of pic-
tures of “B.C.’s Young Farmers’
appearing in a recent issue of the
Vancouver Province. Pictured in
two groups were: Jean Rennie,
Margaret Grohnert, Betty Whitson,
Alice Johnstone and Beverly White.
Billy Cameron, Edwin Jones, Harold
Harkus, Roy Sandercock, Douglas
Rennie and David Thompson.

AUGUST OUTPUT
OF CREAMERIES IS
BILLION POUNDS
The combined output of ereamery
butter and factory cheese manufae-
tured in Canada during the month
of August represented the equivalent
of one Dillion pounds of milk, re-
gistering an increase of approxim-
ately 53,000.000 pounds, as compared
with the combined make in terms
of milk for the corresponding month
fn 1937.

Pigs decreased in numbers in 1937

Canada, the United Kingdom,
New Zealand and Eire, a downward
trend also ‘being indicated in Den-
mark, the Netherlands, Germany,
and Belgium,

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Be Wise! !
---Economize
-.-Modernize

Investigate
‘Your Own Locker

Langley
Cold Storage

>

Phone:

Langley 6

YOU CANT PUT
A PADLOCK ON
YOUR PURSE

But you can put your money
where you will not be tempted to
spend it. You need a plan for sav-
ing, just as you need a plan for
your own work or your child’s
education. Start your savings plan
with the first dollar you can spare.
Open an account with the nearest
Post Office Savings Bank and let
Nothing stop you from adding to
your savings regularly. Just as
buttons accumulate, one by one,
in the drawer of your sewing ma-
chine: so will dollars accumulatg
in your Post Office account, Com-
Pound interest at 2 per cent. is
Paid and withdrawals may be com
veniently made at any time you
require some cash. But don’t with-
draw except in case of real nes
Cultivate the habit of thrift.
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ALL BRANCHES OF POST OFFICE
SAVINGS BANK ARE OPEN

DURING POST OFFICE HOURS

Retail prices averaged 36c for grade’

TOMATO JUICE
FROM CANADA
POPULAR IN U.K.

According to the statistics of the
Imperial Economic Committee, Can-
ada leads in shipments of canned
tomato juice to the United King-
dom. Import of tomato juice into
the United Kingdom during the first
seven months of 1938 totalled 29,-
668 cases, of which Canada supplied
16,811, the United States 10,942, and
other countries 1.915 cases. .

ENLARGES BARN
AND LIGHTS UP

W. H. Emans has built an addi-
tion 36 by 90 feet to his barn on
the old provincial highway, Sumas
Prairie. The new part provides ad-
ditional feed storage, as well as calf
pens and horse stable. Mr. Emans
wired the original part of his barn
for electnic service when it was
built a few years ago, and now is
linked with the old provincial high-
way power line extension.

WOULD SAVE OWLS

At a public meeting held under
the auspices of Langley Farmers’ In-
stitute at Fort Langley, Mr. J. W.
Winson of Huntingdon, paturalist,
gave an address on the subject of
nature's balance in plant ad animal
life. He deplored wanton slaughter
by hunters and others of specie that
are beneficial to plant life, such as
owls, which destroy harmful rodents.

Canada, Poland and Japan were
almost entirely the only exporters
of canned poultry to Great Britain.

POTATO CROP IN
WASHINGTON IS
BELOW AVERAGE

The smallest Washington potato
crop since 1919 is in prospect, de-
clares Arthur J. Cagle, assistant ex-
tension economist, State College of
Washington. Estimated at 6,665,000|
bushels, the crop, Cage points out,
would be 2,000.000 bushels below
the 10-year average and 2,735,000
less than last year, Hot, dry weather
which stunted vine growth is the
chief reason given.

USING POWER
ON FUR FARM

J. A. McNair, Mill road, Abbots-
ford, is rapidly increasing the size
of his mink ranch, Finding hand-
grinding of meat for feed to be a
growing chore, he has installed a
one-horsepower electric motor, that
does the grinding in a minimum of
time and eliminates one of the most
laborious jobs on the ranch.

RUMP & SENDALL
LIMITED

“The Chicks Which
Give Results’

P.O. Box 69 Phone 199
LANGLEY, PRAIRIE, B.O.

SUMAS COW-TESTING
ASSOCIATION
The following herds averaged 20
Ibs. or more of fat for the month
of August, 1938:

E. C. Stickland (J)....1093 51.6
Iten & Williman (M) . 996 44.9
Cc. H. Beldam (G) ... 872 43.8
Mrs. C. Stafford (J) .. 837 43.1
Bears Stewart (H) ...1089 41.8
(Mrs. I. M. Keefer (J) . 895 41.5
iy Biggs (G) pes 843 38.4
T. J. DeLair (H) ....1065 38.2
Mrs, A. C. Austin (M) 763 36.8

PHONE

TAXI 170

Stand: Bob’s Quick Lunch
A. BURNIER, Proprietor

H. E. Stewart (H) ... 964 36.3

J. McGarva (H) ...... 792 36.2

G. Rudge (G) ........ 727 35.0

M. G. Fadden (H) .... 904 33.5

J. T. Hunter (J) ..... 725 31.6
J. J. ANDREWS,

Supervisor

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British Columbia is a
With vast resources needing more and more capital

YOU ARE A CITIZEN of British Columbia,
anxious for the advancement of the Province.

We are an industry eager to serve and to share
in the tasks of development.

You are proud of British Columbia; you want
to see it progress; you want its industries to thrive
and expand, so that there may be more opportunities
for you and your sons and daughters in this Proy-
ince now and in the future.

We play an important part in the industrial
and economic life of British Columbia and feel we
have kept pace with the amazing growth of auto-
mobile travel. We believe that we have given ont-
standing service to British Columbia’s industries,
its mines, its fisheries, its farms, its lumber
and its mills, all of which use our products

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in their

You and we would both be hurt if the develop-
ment of the industry should be impeded or

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We have served you well
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In any event, we feel you would
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and its problems, because they
are of deep concern to all of us
in this province.

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is dependent upon the petroleum industry. Over
356,000 square miles of its territory, along the
7,000 miles of its coast lines, the need for depend-
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care of by thousands of British Columbia workers,

In the past, we have told you about our pro-
ducts. Frankly, we admit that perhaps we should

the

haye told you more about ourselves

are doing, so that you would KNOW our position
and be familiar with the fact that the PETROLEUM
INDUSTRIES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA are effi.
cient, useful industries, striving to do business on

the basis of volume, and low costs to

and in every respect. comparing favorably with the
petroleum industries that serve other parts of

the world.

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more and more
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