ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS & MATSQUI NEWS Abb ‘ag at _ Abbotsford, Sumas & Matsqui News Established 1922 In Abbotsford, Sumas, Matsqui and 91-20 per year; .75 for six months; . “Elsewhere in British Columbia, ‘d, British LANG. SANDS, Editor and Owner Subscription Rates: Every Wed . other parts of the Fraser Valley— 40 for three months; paid in advance Canada or the British Empire $1.50 per year in advance In the U.S.A. and Foreign Countries— $2.00 per year in advance Give Them the Data Dominion Housing Provincial Com- mittee officials were told, at the Associated Boards’ of Trade meeting in New Westminster last week of _ the difficulty experienced by Ab- __botsford, Mission and other Valley points in securing loans under the Act, in fact discrimination by the - loaning companies against “Valley peak points was alleged. ALF, Col. J. F. Keen, chairman, and R. J. Lecky, Secretary of the com- _ mittee toldy the meeting that al- _ though the loaning committees were _ guaranteed against loss by the gov- ernment, up to as high as 70, 15 ‘and even 80 per cent. on the smaller class of loans, discretionary powers ‘in making the loans were left en- _tirely in the hands of the loaning " companies, The voluntary committee Was quite aware that in these Val- ley districts some of the’ very best Joans could be made. The past his- tory of mortgage loans in rural “districts, had, however, not been at all happy, and this’ fact was today _ we-acting on applicants for loans under the Dominion Hausing Act. It Was suggested, however, that _ some authority or public body col- lect reliable information as to the mumber and amount of loans and the reliability of applicants in each place and forward the information to the office of the B.C. committee which would then take up the mat- . ter direct with the loaning compan- fes or the government department if SE ‘necessary. Information especially where, as alleged, a loan under the act was refused, but offered direct from that or other loaning company at a higher rate of interest, would be most useful information. At the moment, the companies had so many applications before them that they we able to be, or of necessity were rather ‘“choosey” in their selection. “‘Mike Meehan’’ Mike Meehan, millhand at Kenora Ontario, has won $150,000 on a $2.50 ticket on the Irish Hospital Sweepstake, ; 4 In a noncommittal editorial on this fact, and the parallel fact that the thousands of Canadians’ who al- so had tickets but did not win, still figure they had much more than $2.50 worth of fun, The Vancouver Province refers to the “dcsmma” of the Canadian authorities, The amount of money Canadians contributed to the lottery, The Fro- vince probably correctly points out, amounted to twice as much as came back. The “dilemma” seems to boil down to worry by the government over “a great export of Canadian funds to support something abroad which is illegal here.” = As We see it, there need be no dilemma and little need of worry. There are perhaps a few, quite a! few, in-betweens who benefit by connection with a “sweep” but Cee institutions the lottery largely sup- | ports—hospitals—are desperately in need of support here, and the go- vernment is not providing it. Canadians have demonstrated they will have “their flutter’. Then let them support home hospitals or fin- ance home relief projects. Do it on the same event and in the same way but keep all of the money at home—that which goes to the in- betweens, that which goes te the institutions and that which comes to the winners. r Nobody wants to earn money half as much as he wants to get it. While waiting for something to turn up it were better to get the plow ready for turning something up. +s 4y -Schcol and Community Drama dey G, (L. BULLOCK-WEBSTER) Major L. Bullock-Webster is the Provincial Organizer for the School and Community Drama section of the Adult Education Branch of the Provincial Depart- ment of Education. He will be recalled by many as the adjudic- ator at the Fraser Valley Drama Festival held in Abbotsford last November. . : Interest in Community Drama is growing so fast in all parts of this province that it is hard.to keep @ Pace with the development. The Honourable Dr. G. M. Weir, looking ahead and foreseeing a new in- terest in this particular form of cultural recreation, created the “School and Community Drama’ Section of the Adult Education Branch just a year ago, During the last twelve months a surprising amount of work has been done. The office at the Par- liament Buildings keeps in contact with the one hundred and thirty Little Theatre, Guilds, Societies, and other adult drama groups of the Province as well as the forty- eight schools now seriously making “use of the Drama. The office works in close co-operation with the Provincial Drama Association Inc. and with the Open Shelf Library. A great many new plays, both three act and one act, have recently been made availabe for borrowing, and a considerable number of others are being added in the near future. Nine Districts Organized It may be well for the public _ to know what has been done ,and is being done by the School and Community Drama Office in order that those groups interested may _take full advantage of the facilities offered. Nine districts have been organized, each of which will hava its own annual Drama Festival. yo ? Challenge Cups have been provided and a qualified Adjudicator sent _ by the Department when requested. Pamphlets dealing with various as- Pects of Stagecraft as well as with sae organization have been issued free. = The correspondence indicates that they have been much appreciated. The catalogues of the best known publishing houses have been secured and distributed to the groups re- quiring them. Questionnaires have been sent out 'B. C. groups and other to ascertain the requirements of the different districts and groups. Re- tently an Bxchange List has been developed. From this, any group ean speedily get in touch with all the other groups having copies of good plays for exchange. A committee of experienced Sc- hool Teachers has been set up for the purpose of advising this office on matters concerning school drama. Help B. ©. Authors Every effort is being made help B.C, playwrights. If they operate -it is planned to ask the Canadian to give their plays possible. Free to co- drama groups, a trial whenever copies will’ be supplied, the derstanding being that no royalty will be charged to our Provincial groups by the local authors thus advertised, All authors are asked to get in touch with the Community Drama Office. The Office has encouraged and helped to bring about broadcasts of talks on Stagecraft and Drama generally, both over CBR and CF- CT. The first series given in this province was written by Mrs. Fir- kins, a teacher in our Summer Drama Schools. She called her talks “Drama School of the Air”, a name which has since been ap- propriated by others, These talks were greatly appreciated, and we have been asked to arrange further series. The office has pro- vided temporary directors for some of the under-privileged groups, and in some cases is able to arrange for places in which rehearsals can be held without expense. A very interesting example of an early Canadian play has come into our hands, and free copies are available. It was written for children just one hundred years ago in Eastern’ Canada, Summer Drama School Last summer an experimental Drama School was operated at Dun- can and the success met with has made it possible to organize for the whole Province a Summer Drama School at Qualicum. angements are being made by the expenses of those taking part be kept to a minimum, un-~ for Arr- where- Local and Provincial Agricultural News Pasteurization Needed, States Health Officer In‘a plea for milk pasteurization, Dr. Stewart Murray, assistant city health officer. urged “scientific common-sehse” in the production of milk at a meeting of the health bu- reau of the Vancouver Board of Trade, Greatest Food “Milk, which is our most import- amt single food, is yet capable of conveying a greater number of in- | fections than any other,” he said. “It is the ideal culture medium for the propagation of infection. A slight degree of contamination in milk may result twenty-four hours later in a severe degree of contamination.” i To eradicate all causes of infec- !tion it was necessary to go back to the farm to see that the production of milk was adequately supervised. The farmer should have a barn that was well ventilated, well drained and well lighted, and a stable that would house healthy. cattle. “That, incidentally, is good ‘busi- ‘hess for the dairyman, since a healthy cow will necessarily prduce more milk,’ he said. Need Knowledge Mr, Murray emphasized the im- portance of dairy equipment, which opened up the problem of pasteur- ization, and said that it was essen- tial that professional men and busi+ ness men should have a true know- ledge regarding its use and applica- tion. i ‘ “As medical men” he said, “we see no other way of eliminating all possible danger than pasteuriza- tion.” POPLAR PROVIDES . LARGEST CLASS FOR “SHORT COURSES” Attendance at the Short Courses in Agriculture sponsored under the Dominion-Provincial Youth Training plan, reached their peak in the final week of the series in the A. S. & M. district. Farley Dickinson, B.S.A. conduct- ing the poultry classes, held his last class at Poplar on Monday, March 21, and there was an attendance of more than 30. This centre has always provided the largest class of any in the Fraser Palley, young people and older people taking a keen interest in the opportunity provided to secure a grounding in the subject. Pictures’ projected on @ screen helped put across the final demonstration toy “the large © group: Bradner also provided its best at- tendance of the four classes held, about a dozen attending the last session. Very few from other dis- tricts or the town took advantage of the classes held centrally in Ab- botsford, attendance falling as ag three members. The members gained through the opportunity of securing almost individual instruc- tion, 5 Attendance at classes held at Mis- sion City and at Cloverdale was about the same, averaging 15 mem- bers. A total of approximately 150 persons took advantage of the course in the Fraser Valley. : low Oppose Land Disposal to: Orientals A resolution that no farm land be rented or sold to the Orientals in Canada was passed at the last directors’ meeting ofethe Cowichan Hotkaps, market gardeners need protection or they desire reach an earlier market, are a pat- utilized by for farmers and crops that to ented plant protector made of scien- tifically waxed paper moulded into shape and reinforced for additional strength. They are especially suited for use with vine crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers, cantaloupes, water mel- ons, squash pumpkin; and also pep- Plant Protector Designed To Speed Growth, Save Loss For Pupils Of Tin Hotkaps used on a taree| M=S.=A. Area Garden Club melon ranch to _ protect M Mplants from frost, wind, aU of the board: of the rai and tnsekts™ and) Ab Central Valley Fairs’ Association, athe protector, pers, beans, corn, eggplant, radishes and strawberries, lettuce, Srowers also find them helpful. The Hotkap comes ready to place over plant or seed and its design Permits plants to grow naturally, upward and outward. They protect Plants night and day against cold Weather, preserve a mulch around the base of the plant and also act as a protector against insects, High Prices Paid at Horse Sale; Vadley Buyers Some high prices were at the first provincial horse theld at Kamloops last week. Al- berta provided 37 entries at the auction. Lower mainland breeders purchased a number of good draught horses, Claude Worthington, Chilli- wack bought a team at $410, the highest price of the sale. Fred Atcheson, Vancouver, took two teams, paying $280 and $295, re- spectively, while A. D. Paterson, Ladner, purehased a team and a gelding. realized sale Capt. Richard A. Pritchard, fruit rancher of Westbank, in the Okan- agan, and well-known throughout Western Canada, died suddenly in Saskatoon while on a business trip. He was 49. Select Canadian Breeding Stock New Zealand itself one of the greatest sheep-raising countries in the world, recently ordered a ship- ment of live animals from Canadian producers for ‘breeding purposes, the department of trade and com- merce report. The shipment con- sisted of one young ram and five ewes, all Cheviots. . Success demonstrates. that it's. a long head that has no turning. Beekeepers You can now get your supplies at — Willan’s Hardware Expert Welding P.M. ZALESKY BLACKSMITH Agricultural society. Lower Sumas Rd,, nr. Valley Lbr. OOOO OOOO IOOOIOOIOOO OOOO) POULTRYMEN! From now on baby chicks will be demanding your closest attention! We again offer. our Thrivo Starting and Growing Mashes as the solution to your feed- ing problems, These proven mashes are of the same high quality and uniformity as the Thrivo mashes you have used So successfully in the past, Use Thrivo Starting and Growing Mash again this year % and get off to your usual good start! OOOO OOOOOOOOO S Phone 52 SSSI | B. & K.Milling co., uta. ! Ki K z Be OOO OOOOOOOOOOOODK G. PEARDON, Local Mer. OOOO?! HOTKAPS kee and bring vegetables and flowers to AN INDIVIDUAL HOTHOUSE FOR EVERY PLANT Write for full information and descriptive pamphlet out weather and Vancouver and a pleasant holiday is ensured. Protect Your Garden Against Rain - Bugs - Frost SMITH, DAVIDSON & WRIGHT LTD. Wind insects, promote sturdier growth maturity weeks earlier Victoria High Yield by Valley Jersey Six-Year-Old Waterloo Duchcess Daisy, a Jersey cow bred and owned by Acton Kil- by, Harrsion Mills, has produced in 865 days, 12,196 pounds of milk, 546 pounds of fat, testing 4.48 per force growth with the aid Hof the heat trapped within scientifically designed Flower delegated to arrange details for a garden club in the Matsqui-Sumas- Abbotsford school area, recently met with Mr. T. W. Hall, director of education for the area, and Mr. R. Topper, agricultural instructor, and a decision was reached to pro- ceed at once with the project. It Planned to provide each pupil attending school within the area with a small quantity of seeds of four varieties of vegetable, car- rots, beets, corn and potatoes, The pupils are to plant and cultivate the seeds in their own garden. Period- ical inspection and instruction will be given by the agricultural in- structor and in thé Fall the pupils may, enter their produce in a spec- jal class at the Fair in Abbotsford. Several attractive prizes are up for competition, is F. C. Evang of Abbotsford's pea of White Leghorn chickens entered iin the Agassiz egg-laying contest, cent. in 365 days at six years of|headed production for the week age. ending March 27, gaining 71.9 points Sloral TB Dean Designs ae ° Cut Flowers, Wreaths, Sprays, Auctioneer ul B CHILLIWACK, B.O. - Low Reasonable Prices; Packed Telephone 3617 and Shipped You A A Tri i es Oe eae Sajles at the Dennis Auction a ler Will Make You a Barn every Saturday at 1.00 p.m Regular Customer and 7.30 p.m, ——- Poultry and Hogs at 12 noon. Cattle not before 1 o'clock Rosebay Gardens Fara Dispersats' Gondécted R. Crouter, Huntingdon; Phone 169F Anywhere Mail A R.R. 1, Abt x : ms ; e SI ix 3 Ne a % s< me 52 oS OOO > oS B.CElEC REFE HOW All This Week TRIC iJ A. E. HUMPHREY B. 0. DAND SURVEYOR & CIVIL ENGINEER Room 6, Hart Blk., ChilHwack P.O, Box 422, Chilliwack H.H. B. ABBOTT B. C. Land Surveyor Write R.R. 1, Abbotsford Downes Rd, Phone 50 or 116 : ,