paneacis bbotsford Sumas Matsqui News Twenty-Third Year, es 38 Abbotsford, B.C. Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1946 Two Sections — 22 Pages f Paradis “BUY B.C. PRODUCTS” ISSUE VISIT BUCKERFIELD’S VITA-GRAS FARM, PLANT © | topo ae s 4 cccccememmngeen |4280Tsr0n0 fevuns Pioneers Revive Old Memories At moment satunay Picnic On Municipal Hall Grounds pits BC PAYROLLS a imerpines ee ee Pn be nig i. hale Bp Recall Old-Time Steamboats and Homestead hotstond af maids i regeng4 Era at Gathering in Matsqui on Saturday meeting of It Ok y Day it Leh. Board of Commissioners Fri- was - omigey Day at the Municipal Park at Mt. - - {man Saturday, w 100 pioneers, their families and friends gath- poate oa A motion Pest. |ered for their emeal pic nm the lovely grounds. Pioneers told re. rit erchants and re-told the story of the settlement of the M-S-A Area, when ee ae olla families arrived from the East and the Coast to make their home a to standard time | in the wilderness which is now a ar Populated area. at the hour, when A picnic lunch was enjoyed un- te inte their eiacks aan a DISPLAY OFFICIAL jder the trees and later the pio- aoe ep na rm =| **Will Let World ‘Know What B.C. both rc Aoyne and the youth in we ” ‘Has To Offer —HON. L. H. EYRES Spirit. “We eons work and fight for Here's a of Reminiscin; the ba en days, Tom Straiton, after which bo porggm es top hamlet of Strai- B.C,; I believe we have the fin- was quite an influx on settlers and. the new seit declared Hon. L, Ht Eyres, and "1910," Mr" Strstion . ‘i ion. L. H. i, 1910, : it (ge Songer Ww. A. McAdam, Agent-General, Minister of Trade and Industry, icih. steal, oi Soest to the burning 2 sae of the “Abbotstord, and "Distret rm Benge tg Regs ac bout feet. of at prillgaee rae Describes War Work At British Chamber of Commerce and Mis- of Upoek thie. Boley, by flames and the x a aaltge Easley omen a te aden ih § E Trade members in tangard that he came to Matsqui in 1904. had’ been jouse; GYS | Hotel at noon Wednesday. He that he came to Mat in 108, borg gy at en Wate We & akin, sea: George Cruickshank MP, was wae oe ee Is Presented With Engraved Scrolls By eral of BC. in London. reeve of Matsqui about that time, Kilgard Abbetstord-Mission Groups At Luncheon toast" beiiding “places Sq | oa ial Bureau, Vancou-| Cu ,‘at they name a Matsqui — Held in Atangard Hotel On Wednesday "| word. Mr. Eyres said. “There | ver Board of Trade, will assist | of Mr, Bates: was. sccept- 4 - are fisheries, mines, timber 3 B.C. Products Bnd A whad of Great Britain the war years ice-free harbors and an unsur-| play Snetfield High School |. 7nere SS a jonah, Mis- | was given by W. A. passed climate. We have all on t ving ay a in aes aeneral at Be house to" 1 building features — what evening. He will also be in| im Matsqui, in those. days,” Mr. fire | members of ‘Abbotsford and District ‘Chambe ETS ah Raia cdlr ag gees) By lle eat ear Smith, Mr. Nicholson and Me and the Mission City and District, Board of Trade who = cle Pieper ved ig ecu aoped Perel nn ae etiatngte 17 OF ae erm oy — raat Sa pa gegen Bea al, med thot 4 sg, TCT: it feet wide.” “Adam -| dustry, which has appointed R. 2 ne eens st Boing ting S.O'iheara as an industri ce Abbotsford To piace back i= 1886 iat Dan assistance for British Columbia the Province of Se servicemen who had been prison- Briteh Coheebis: at B.C. house, . came Lehman in ers of war in enemy camps, They! where he will endeavor to en- McDougall, pode. ‘Ont. Mr, were given a hearty welcome at| courage trade with this province ‘ea tad Mego ee British Columbia House and were | 0 a scale never before attempt- Hy is rey on the trail provided with cigarettes and|ed. Mr. O'Meara will work in ater pp which is now Harris Road. other comforts. close co-operation with the Fed- Mrs. McDougall came from the Within 48 hours after the ar-|¢ral Trade Commissioner and meer 3 a" East in 1886 and she remembers rival of the first Canadian troops | other Canadian officials. Requests For Service that the Merryfields, the McCal- the B.C. Canteen was opened.| “We want to let the world yeeros Residents lums and the Lehmans (some of ee eke Pt ee AM Ree: SUS ES. hes fo, obier” Outside thet grandchildren are still in a graduate nurse | Mr. said. “We will. help the ) were their neigh- from Vancouver who had been | both importer and the ex-| Abbotsford commissioners will | bors. By hares of tbe swork of: 160) pester sud esslet ‘both large apd | make "sn: investigation into. the Mrs. McDougall said that Mt, women who volunteered|small industries. Our services of securing Lehman was named after Sam their services to assist in. the| will be co-related So Steels: mere gee supplies to take care of| Lehman, who moved ever from canteen. About 7,350,000 meals| jobs for more steadily increasing demands | Hatzic about "80 or '82. Ay business places and homes.| au; ¢p+ . ranging from a cup of coffee and] Referring to the possibility that | ® ro | - I think Pll spend a snack to full-course dinners had| residents of the Bri have ais bs CE ee ee ing. daya ‘ Mage Sang en been served. might settle in B.C. in fairly | have te, been ma ai . es stable resident of the Mt. Lehman dis. Mrs, C. H. Beldam of Upper eine Jegien had bes spr ge ss large numbers in the future, Mr. tf ite Yeo 1d Boutosien ye] trie , humorously re- Sumas has been awarded the| assist in the operation ‘of the| Eyres said: “We owe a lot to the 'm.| Marked. “LA” came i: mon Trophy as the| B.C. tobacco service, .with head- people who defended the Empire.| “25 disclosed when the com- = ive missioners matter \ibi obtaining the largest | Quarters in B.C. House. Tobacco] We want them to come to BC. | w “ed Pecabek (Oh tonite ic. the iter | ond clzdneties tor B, service | hs enjoy this country.” He said] *#, (nels mesting Friday night. | round Hope way bert Gey pate en at the Mission, Ab-| men had been sent to London in| that settlement would be well or-| It was pointd out that heavy | The old-timers told of the and Chilliwack Fairs.{bulk and latter 4ivided into] ganized and everything would be| rains in the spring had vegies prowess of Robert Coehian wa The four horses entered by Mrs,, small parcels. Every B.C. unit}done to ensure the success of| ished the water sup- a: deci ‘that he Beldam received a total of 56% |was supplied and | servicemen | those who chose to make B.C.| ply, eliminating the danger of a (Contimed ey : points at the three from the who were at-/ their future home. shortage which might have been (Continued on Page ® Runner-up in the contest was | tached to ‘units from other pro- Mr, Eyres said that 2500 toris| caused by a lengthy period ot ——. Mrs. Tretheway of Haney, her vinces. also received their share] of perries packed in So2 would | “*¥ weather, 550 J tries receiving 48 points.|°% cigarettes and tobacco. Pris-! be shipped from Mission and japanese To seven ent ity, | ners of war who came from B.C. | ¥ is er ng Johnny Lundy of Mission, with | ners of their smokes” regulary Sasag oc eni hed been | B.C. PRODUCTS DISPLAY Sail For : from B.C. AES grown in the M-S-A Area TICKET SALE WILL F Vv Golden Charm, owned by Approximately cis-] "Forty-five million eggs would ‘rom Vancouver Daphne Snow of Cloverdale, with | sretes and 25.000, pounds of, 10-| ne shipped to Britain next month.| HELP SPORTS FUND i. ,000 —e a pe eg awarded to the owner free tickets to shows and dances of ne individual horse with the | Ne? fes''becs ‘ives fe"ihe ser, | ATTEND CONVENTION sports fund will benefit, from | foe ving in Can et highest score. rendy ouned by | vicemen and women. + war de-|, Commissioner H. McFadyen] sale of fo the B.C. Pro. | These people, with 24 points. Johnny Lundy’s| “4 Special prisoner of war de-| and H.C. Nixon, clerk to the Ab-| duets display in Abbotsford. => ices which eavaiton dur- we the war years, the Bradner rs shipper in Japan, thei: even the small tt had been set up and : issi . left for Yokohama bulbs, —— tion of Canada.| °Dtry was third with 23, points. on Saar with every man Sead tee Seeker ceerentain Pye Bangi gr am “Marine Falcon”. eee. “This year, the daffodil, tulip and] The awards were made at alin enemy camps. Study books, ) 9tnded, the of B.C. Municipal-| will be turned over to the stu- | As in the case of approximate- -4 fone Bhd nf sheeinn ost held CS ang fafocd aseards and seins nas berg able | ities, held “in Harrison Hol) dents for the purchase of sports ag whose repatriation took fe . ~ | regular! e cam a bi- = Ee Memtiace Wn ss leven cal artey, sight when maoiene: Monthly P-O.W. newsletter was | Sbrings, Hotel on, Monday, Tues-| equipment. Liseday, whic ie te igs im the past. They are building] tives were present from the Chil-| published to keep them dnform- similar ' sailing, received free up their stock of the best varie-|liwack Light Horse Breeders’ and | eq. AN EDITORIAL— transportation and other assis. ties and confidentially expect to| Riding Association and the Ab-| About two years before the tance from the Canadian Gevern. exceed all previous shipping re-|botsford and Mission Fairs, end of the war a reception room > rror ment, Z cords in 1947, when they wili| for BC. officers had been set sa wilege anda Duty|\""——— have a large supply of full- up. The officers’ lounge had been ae. grown, top-quality bulbs for|IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE furnished through the generosity - Sa BEF ME OS preg: eg HOLD TURKEY SHOOT sb. it to Eastern Canada and o n The display of B.C, Products to be held in Philip SUNDAY, OCTOBER § the British Isles. ae be by = on the wat of Ab- Sheffield High School in Abbotsford Wednesday evening, xi Bradner Bulb Growers’ Assoc- | botsford o1 Sonmeces: Oct, 2, should attract the attention of all residents of t Pept 552 i to|and Mission Board of Trad i. % Pi ir i Ridgedale Rod and G Hh ance Phas oe the| members to" Buckerfields Vitar| Adam said’ concluding M-S-A Area. Sponsors of the exhibit have spared nei will hold, its first suaee members and is always endeavor-| Gras farm and plant on Sumas| scription of the many time or expense in their effort to prove to the people of turkey shoot Sunday,Oct oe ing to find new markets for rie will - Seinied eS a {Continued on Pag this district that B.C. Produets are good products, and wea ee irst clay ns their product. President of the} week’s issue oi . a that it is our privilege and duty to purchase those goods ing to the air at 10 am, = pai cgenncirs sg aes pe aeeenet: ae SCHOOL TRUSTEES on every possible occasion, ond exeulcentnon = 2 repeny Piers ons ‘Schotield looks a vs . the MEEPS TRAVEL BY PLANE During recent years, many B.C, Products have beet 1d as prizes, secretarial duties. W. Van der . SHORE To VENTION in short supply but it is pleasing to note that they a we 4 ¢ Zam, a0 sxperiented, Srower from oe caeunte deumeie con , now returning - the market in increasing New Mr Oo ae anata tolland, o ie Abbots- r , ast re : 4 Five officials Manufacturers who were busy on war orders for farms in the district and has pam ee attecion rd who ° - hs ws Publishes ‘ , . are ting their efforts to supply an importer and exporter} ., henstiig da oe ‘én Syawr re now concentra’ _ an a of bulbs for many years. slogan Buy BE. pod ae “vag eae . market, and, in: this they have a double pur Special Section Fenwick Fatkin, who is credit. Columbia agriculturists and{in Prince ed with being de, first bulb ay ers are placing more Tuesday ar grower in the district, having| and mc top-quality articles on|the air to et pose in mind In the first instance, it is their desire to supply the On B.C. Products people of B.C. with quality merchandise able to commenced operations in 1914, i5|the market and creating more They flew fr otitin » fe ‘ With 1 seqeraliy regarded as the “fath-| work for the residents of this the Rthern city meet competition on any fair market Pos i . rtrd pee en Pa of the industry in the Brad-| spjendid Province,” declared M,|and will re same} ployment for thousands of B.C. resi Both. of. aes M. News with poi area, M. Shore, chairman of the Ab- o sects are worthy of our fullest su; the regular edition “et “ine botstc a boats of Commission- ° School As industrial British Columbia icultenal 2 *& irs ‘ednesday, sei »bots- weeks spec! SOCCER MEETING MONDAY nore urged local res: |, Bradner; E. olumbia will prosper likewise 1 keep that | mad 4 as Products _ encenbhesaad dents mgs! the B.C, Elwell, Mis- ‘ in mind before, during and after the fortheoe. tains 22 “yo > issue con- Nex meeti duc be held 5 Board’ Secretary] jy lisplay, we shall be doing o luty to thousands of hs pages constitutes Frese Valiey Football ene Philip Sts Realtor Ashes e Bene Abuaiiee ccna: rritish, Columbians who purchase the products of the a in the we hay mn / n | nesday, . 2, and ? = 00 specto n ws Ppp yon Hg ma hee selves es wide range of B.C. travel by Prince George Area's farms and factories and trust in us to re- and Matsqui districts day, Sept, 30, at 8 pm ‘are now'mveliable, {fee the con turn the compliment. ee OST Attend the B.C. Products Display, Sheffield High School, Oct. 2 | \