ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS & MATSQUI NEWS ‘Specials for Friday ~Saturday SALMON, large tins .. 3 for 25¢ PILCHARDS .. . 3 for 25° GINGER COOKIES .... 5 doz. 15° Airs 93 our 10° and 15° Strawberries - Gooseberries - Lettuce Tomatoes - Cauliflowers Best Quality Lowest Prices COFFEE, good quality .. Cleanmg Odds and na a Baskets at 5s Courteous Service O. W. BENEDICT ABBOTSFORD—Phone- 111 KILGARD Phone 155Q SUMAS DEPERS PAYMENT OF ACCOUN NO MONEY Salaries and current accounts due by Sumas municipality are not being met through lack of funds.“ The fol- lowing accounts were passed as. cor- rect at Saturday’s meeting of the Council. R. D. Gilchrist $114.00; Mrs. Mar- jorie Hunter $99.75; Ella Fraser $99> Margaret Fraser $91.20; Gladys 1.20; Eleanor Blatchford $114.- row $91.20; Naomi Mc- Kathleen Ingraham $91.20; Evah Chase $91.20; Superan- nuation Commissioner 4% of above $41.80; W. C.Blinch $24.75; W. T. W. Harvey $14.85; Motors Order, Waterston $24.75; Cc. Blinch Fageol : w. Crossley 2 . B. McPhail $19. 80; Sala Col- lector 1% of above $13.7 B. C. Telephone Co. $4.03: J. W. Winson $24.00; W. A. Moore $130.00; E. B. McPhail (salary) $90.00; E. B. McPhail (postage) $20.00; D. McKen- zie $89.25; A. Atkinson $10.50; C. B. Sproule $8.05; D. Dawson $1.50; S. W. Seed $11.20: W. Lane it 50; jus Le oct ers $55.87; N. P. Frosi $2.30; E. Jones $1.20; ee Pare 32. 00; nese are | J. B. Hunter $2.00; J. Ronan $2.00; rices (ast three are Road Tax Refund); L. Bick $15.00. for Thursday, Friday and Saturday— Se Bey . | Cod Liver Oil, large bottle - 50c SUMAS DISTRICT q Born—To Mr. and Mrs. S. Hiemstra f id Epsom Salts : =, 5 lbs. 25c \ of Whatcom Road, June 4, a daughter 4 = r H. J. Barber, ‘M.P., has returned Heavy Mineral Oil, large bottle , 35c to his home in Chilliwack after the 4 . -§ parliamentary session in Ottawa. Seidlitz Powders _ box = 19c Cultus Lake Park Board has de- a fe Re ’ 3 clared ae eaves to Fa ee sports being he! in the park on Sun- Kidney & Liver Pills, box - 19c¢ {Jas ’ o S. J. Bowman, well known to many A. B. S. & C. Pills, bottle - 19c farmers in the Valley, has joined the I 5 B. C. E. railway company as agricul- MANY OTHER SPECIALS SEE OUR WINDOW tural representative. . a fr e e b a l l Cf) 0 n Ninety-one per cent. of forest fires : are caused by human carelessness, with every purchase of 25¢ or over at Buckley's and during 1931 the most prolific and reckless’ kindler of fires was the cam- 9 per (ineluding tourists and fisher- § Buckle S Dru Store men) according to R. Black, vice-pre- y sident of the Canadian Forestry As- PRICES — QUALITY — SERVICE Phone 55 sociation, / Habe Your s W E I I 9? I | Hatrdressing ; e ! NnSurance .« ||| done at home . Ho: lis your w wel 9 y OF ALL KINDS Expert in Finger Waving, Marcell- i well: Agencies ing, Lee ee Shawnee Nee ter Waving, Etc. pecia ates Portage la Prairie Mutual for Children. If you want a good supply of Manufacturers Life Insurance Co BEULAH SHERWOOD wgetas ll) thRaBe huey Beet Co. Mrs. O. Sherwood Mill Road now is the time to have the Telephone, and I will call at well attended to—cleaned out, your home at your convenience. and the pump put in good No extra charge. ees Farm Lands Wells are my specialty. I ay 2 qeeliene of Sa Sprias dis- i have the equipment, knowledge ict, I am a position know and experience neCessory to the land values and conditions. , = a3 “i ag de RE H H ll CHIMNEYS A SPECIALTY he - Very Reasonable Rates ~WM.ROBERTS A. H. Ha ps nh HALL RD., ¥2-mile East of Dam =k SERRE HSIN 5, ABBOTSFORD, + |} mt. Lehman Ra. %-mile S, of Yale Ra Pi a oe) Put Your Money Into Buildings Falling values in stocks, bonds, curren- cies and all classes of merchandise be- wilders everybody. But there is one commodity which affords safety and economy. That is a good building in this district. Nothing can keep this dis- trict away from a much larger popuia- Ha Larger populations require buil- dings. REDUCED FARES . BELLINGHAM Everson Everett Stage leaves Sumas for Bellingham Dally at 8.60 a.m.;511.26 a.m.; 4.40 p.m. Seattle Ree enact ote asa 1060 p.m NELS ‘ OLUND Phone: Abbotsford 87¥ and 6 p.m; Sundays 1 p.m.; 10.30 p.m. MT. LEHMAN, B.C. Ti D ¢ with Vancouver, ee Hope and Seattle Stages. ingham—$1.00; return $1.50 $4.75 Sumas to Seattle—$3.50; iio eres return return $6.00 MATSQUI Miss Alice Pate: number of friend on Thursday son entertained a a birthday par fternoon. Those pres ent were Mi. Betty Paterson Kerr, Vivian © and Masters . Franc aboda, Bob- h, Jimmy Paterson and Douglas ‘Err, Miss Sybil Hansen of New West-| er was the guest of her cousin Miss Audrey Mailes, on Sunday. Mrs. Pollett and baby daughter, Edith, of New Westminster, are| spending a few days with Mrs. Pol-/ let's sister, Mrs. F. Hansen. Miss Dorothy Muir of Mission vis- ited Miss Betty Paterson over the week-end. mith and son of Idaho are ‘s of Mrs. Smith's sister, Mrs. J. Renner, for s al weeks. | Miss Annie Ny urd of Vancouver vas the guest of Mrs. J. Kemprud | we over the week-end. The Baptist Ladies Aid will hola their monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Rust, Gifford, on June 16th. A tea was held at the home of Mrs. H. Shogren on Saturday afternoon, honoring Mrs. L. Westcott on the oc- casion of her birthday anniversay. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. T. Lancaster, Miss E. Lancaster, Mrs. A.| Gledhill, Mrs. Cato and Miss M. West- cott. About five hundred acres of -can- ning peas will be grown on Matsqui prairie this year. Most of them will go to Missibn for processing. G. Pearson of Aldergrove was re- cently fined $25 and costs in Matsqui police court for driving an auto to the common danger. Through misprint of one letter in the name, Mr. Gordon Peardon of Peardonville desires it to be clear that he was not involved in this tase. CLAYBURN Mr. and Mrs. R. Thompson of Calif- ornia were the recent ‘guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F, Thompson. Mr. T. Cairns has been confined to his home through illness. Mr. F. Wilkinson spent the week- end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Wilkinson. Mr. H. Hill is improving in health after his recent illness, Mrs. Fishlock of Musselwhite spent a few days as the guest of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. McGarva. The Ridgedale ladies defeated the local ladies softball team at Ridge- dale last week, by a score of 21-9. The Clayburn Sunday School jour- neyed to Cornwall Park, Bellingham, on June 3, where they held an enjoy- able picnic. Clayburn Tuxis Boys held their con- cert in the school on June 6th, pres- nting an excellent programme. Oth- ers contributing were a selected group from Mt. Benes a who rendered folk songs and dances, Mr. and Mrs. PB. Wilson,’Mrs. W. Baynes and Rev. Mr. Redman, A track meet will be held on the local football field on Saturday next, with the Mt. Lehman and Clayburn Tuxis Boys taking part. The infant daughter.of Mr. and Mrs. F. Feltren was named Olive Therese at’ a baptismal ceremony last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. Groat and fam- ily had as their guests over the week- end Mr. and Mrs. W. P. McRae and sons Linton and Hershall, of Van- couver. On the occasion of Mrs\ Groat’s birthday, she was presented with an electric waffle iron. A three- tier cake was enjoyed by all those present. MATSQUI RATEPAYERS DISCUSS TRANSPORTATION -OF PUPILS For the purpose of discussing the problem of transportation of school pupils and to go into the cost of main- tainance, a ratepayers’ meeting was held in Matsqui schoolhouse on Wed- nesday last, with Mr, Lloyd Beharrel acting as chairman. Mr. J. P. Carr, as school trustee, spoke on the question of transport- ation, saying that very little saving could be effected by eliminating transportation. The usu govern- ment grant had been received, but there had been a change in its ap- portionment this year. Teachers salaries will on a graduated scale, commencing next term. Discontinuation 6f the Apes matriculation class was also be reduced 9 Dr. Hougen spoke upon J. Cc. HESSELGRAVE, Sumas ene supject of transportation, Sumas jone or R- —__. —__ | It is a trite but true axiom that— | “Quality Is True Economy” GIFFORD , Clayburo Products and no other proof of this Is required In en in ee s our industry than the steady, constant Mr. and Mrs. G. Shaw and son of | Shoe Repairing) Sh" SS Ss Gerke | G in this time of industrial quietude. Mr. and Mrs. B. Nicholson and fam- D pec A ee ene arene etal nee Be, ‘atleneeas Carta rican family NEATLY AND PROMPTLY DONE Sewer & Drain Pipe in ig well as wikitederala sin * J Retort Units, Digester —markets, and we are careful that every Mine“ (Barbara We Rebuild your Shoes . Linings, Special Units unit is equal to that reputable Standard of Daisy Thompson were presented with —not cobble them. Excellence. prizes for punctuality at Gifford Sun- Rasoes eames ades her Week THE CLAYBURN COMPANY, LIMITED Ss heed are tpg iirc = 4 home at Le Pas, Man, after an ex- i Mc D. Id FACTORIES: Clayburn & Kilgard. J. W. BALL, Resident Manager temmiven visit witht Mrs Bore..nt, Gite A. McDonald |‘ at tort Mrs. H. Ransom of Merritt is visit- Located in Stockwell’s Paint Shop ) Essendene Avenue East A Thorough Experience in All the General Types of Construction at your service. Runa Contractors Limited | |. N. ARMSTRONG | LAKE AREA COMMITTER TO GET i DATA ON SEPARATION PLAN With Mr. H. W. Brown in the chalr, ; ratepayers of Sumas lake area met in eo the Canal Garage last Thursday to , discuss a proposal that application be } made to the government to establish Plumber d the reclaimed area as an organized an Tinsmith district apart from Sumas municipal- insmti M h councillor for tty. Mr, M. Murphy; cussion, which|| REPAIRING PROMPTLY DONE. | was generally participated in, and || Quick Service on Range Boiler * committee of ratepayers was named ¢ | to obtain all information possible, for) onnections, etc. } and against the change, and report] BUILDING & GENERAL epars|| BATH ROOMS NEW OR RE- | meeting o NOVATED | Furnaces Installed Located Opposite Post Office | accordingly at a later CONSTRUCTION association. Report of Messrs. Murphy and Wal- ker, as members of the landowners’ committee to go to Victoria a few weeks ago, was received with appro-| proval The sum of approximately $10 was contributed during the even-|| ing to help defray the expenses of the} J. A. McDONALD, Pres. & Mgr. McCallum Road South ‘HI ROPRACTOR JAS. N. SMITH, D.C., Ph. C. HUNTINGDON, B.C. ion, @ resolution | was passed, to be forwarded to the School Board, recommending that “monitor” be selected from school plls.to ride on.every school bus” keep order among the children, It pointed ont that a considerable was caused by distraction of the at- P ‘tention of bus drivers to regulate the! conduct of the youngsters while con- | eying them to and from school, | we. ing at her home here. - Notice to Creditors IN THE MATTER OF ESTATE OF BETSY LUD Deceased | NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV j all persons having claims ag THE ‘DE, | estate of Betsy Lunde, deceased, | of the Municipality of Matsqui, In the | Province of British Columbia, who died on the 28th day of February }1 are required on or before the ay of July 1932, to deliver or prepaid letterpost full partic- of their claims duly verified to arles O'Donel Bell, cutor of the ate of the said E Lunde, de- | ceased, at Matsqul, B. C. AND TAKE NOTICE that af: c last mentioned date, the Executor will proceed to distribute the assets of the | estate among the persons entitle t} having regard only to ee : which he shall then ai sons indebted tothe said! required forthwith to| said Executor] at Vancouver, B.C,, this 2nd| day of June, A.D, 1982. | YARWOOD & DURRANT, | Solicitors for the above-named Executor |: f Aud- ) Bathing Time Get in the swim this year with one of the new ultra- smart “Flash” bathing suit. Made in all the best styles and colors. of pure wool, these suits have ous swimming coach, and trainer, Johnnie Walker, to help you with your swimming. BATHING CAPS SANDALS BEACH BALLS, BTC. / J. GILMOUR The Store of Modern Merchandise Phone 4 - - - Is Here ! Cakes - Tarts- Rolls , and so delicious ! Call at the store or phone your order for something tasty or different ! Don’t forget us for your WEDDING BREAKFAST » CAKES AND DAINTIES Our baker is ready and willing to make up that confection you require, i] Valley Bakery G. WILSON and J. DAV YY Proprietors It’s the ‘overhead’ that kills “Overhead” must be puid by’ the Customer. No business man will deny that. We have our own building and an efficient, economical staff. The customer reaps the benefit. Motorists are unable to pay fancy prices to- day. We know that. Permit us to quote our scale of work charges. We sell. everything a garage should sell. WEIR’S GARAGE Quick Service Phone 36 (Abb). MISS A. K. JACKSON MISSION Pianoforte & Violin Tuition , Classes in Abbotsford Every Monday Pupils Prepared for Dxaminations if , Desired SIGNS COTTON — WOOD —RELIEF GLASS— all kinds of signs and sign lettering. Advertising ban- ners and cotton streamers at yery low prices. Lodge, earni- yal and sale work specially ca- tered to. ACCURACY, ARTISTRY AND PROMPTITUDE We have many satisfied custo- mers in the Fraser Valley. VANCOUVER SIGN CO. 626 HOWE ST., VANCOUVER Phone Trinity 5801 Our Mr. Edwards will promptly atten‘l you. Or care of The News office. Sumas Publisher Leaving For Sonth Mr. and Mrs, White, editors and proprietors of the Sumas and Ever son newspapers publication prox tor taking Californi dward ¢ newspaper man of P Ore Since taking over the Sumas News tamer Winext Abbe tocar gitlien er, Mr. dnd Mrs, White have given the Sumas district a live, progressive, out spoken publication. Mr. White { graduate In journalism of the CE CREAM All Flavors Try Our Milk Shakes— Richest in Town! JUBILEE CANDY SIIOP L, A. HUNT ~- Phone 39 BATTERIES | manufacture batteries of the heaviest grade durable plates, do my own burning-in, and guar- antee them to outlast any of the cheaper grade batteries Rebuilt $4.00 New $6.50 Repairs made at very low prices Batteries charged and serviced R. HOBBS Home Gas Station, Abbotsford A City Taxi Service At Your Orders Good Cars Courtesy Low Rate Telephone Abbotsford 28, Day & Night Service Abbotsford Taxi and Home Gas Station Auguste Burnier McPhee’s Corner, M. DesMazes Abbotsford Support The Local Resident NELLES’ Transfer DAILY TRUCK SERVICE Sumas Prairie, Huntingdun, Abbotsford and way points to ANCOUVER A Farmer's Service for the Farmer and Merchant. LOW RATES AND PROMPT, RELIABLE SERVICE, Milton Nelles, Prop. PHONES— Abbotsford 23-¥ Vancouver Phone: Trinity 6204-5 California Miss Eva Ware and Mrs. R, Ws end, J. Tompson Auctioneer and Valuator Sales of Stock, Furniture, eto. conducted at the Chilliwack Auc- tion Mart (former Atkinson Sales Barns.) Chilliwack. or conducted anywhere in the province, Office in the HomeMakers’ Block Phon Office 3131 Residence 2793 CHILLIWACK, B.C.