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meateford, Sumas & Matsqui News

Fourteenth Year. No. 37.

2,000 Families Read The News

Abbotsford, B.C., Wednesday,

September 9th, 1936.

87% Coverage of Entire District
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Ten Cents per Month.

The Dry Falls of
Grand Coulee

HE GREATEST waterfalls of all
a the world’s geological history at
one time poured over a titanic ledge
of the Grand Coulee in central Wash-
jngton, The awe-inspiring evidence
‘of this eighth wonder of the universe,
to be viewed en route to Coulee Dara,
the prairies and other points east,
is an easy day's motoring distance
from Vancouver. This 50-mile coulee,
with its monumental Dry Falls some
3% miles wide and 417 feet high
makes Niagara, with a drop of 165
feet a pigmy by comparison, At the
time when the continental fce cap
spanned our Arctic, the glacial wat-
ers of the Fraser, Columbia, Skagit
and other main rivers of the north-
avest were diverted into Grand Coulee
‘and the mammoth falls swelled to a
‘hundred times the volume of Niagara
and cleaved a 1000-feet-deep gorse
through the hard basaltic plateau
which had been formed in the Plio-
«cene age by the greatest lava flow in
history. é
Seasonal floods in this day leave
humanity aghast at nature’s power for
destruction, as some of our Sumas
‘and Nicomen readers will attest. But
the magnitude of the flood waters in
this country when the continent was
cyoung baffles comprehension. When
our Mount Baker was rearing up from
the cooling mountain chain, prodig-
fous laya flows dammed the largest
xivers and changed their courses.
‘The Coulee walls record the history
of at least seven floods separated from
one another by long periods of time.
ach time the lava-plain must have
cooled and weathered into soil. Tree-
life slowly crept in from the high-
Jands to the north and west, only to
‘be destroyed by a succeeding flood.
‘In season the waters were so enor-
mous that they spread across the low-
ser Coulee fold to a width of 13 miles,
-and a depth in places of 800 feet.

Today all is silent, but the sight is
pregnant with significance for all who
swill read nature's record. One stands
on the dry, frowning brink of the Cou-
lee chasm—titaniec big-brother of the
one near Clinton—and gazes down to
placid lakes nestling in the rock-bot-
tom of the falls several hundred feet
below. The walls reveal clearly the
happenings of many ages past. The
fossil beds in the clays at the head of
the Coulee, tell a story of lava-formed
lakes, and the flora of other days.

Perfect remains of the ginco, the
maiden-hair fern tree now growing
only in the Orient and is called the
Sacred Tree of China, have been un-
covered. Sequoias, similar to those
now growing in California, flourished
here at one time. Fossilized leaves of
20 varieties of oak, as well as leaves
of cypress, elm, yew, sweet-gum and
fig have been uncovered, At Blue
Lake are to be seen fossilized hollow
tree trunks large enough for six or
seven persons to stand in, and bring to
imagination the picture of a semi-
tropical forest-clad landscape growing
mid lava periods millions of years ago

To drive along the coulee floor at
dawn or- dusk when the sun's rays
strike the massive perpendicular walls
is a thrill. Each basaltic. strata re-
flects a different color, diffusing from
brilliant scarlef to deepest purple.
Carelessly strewn along the coulee
floor are great boulders, carried down
by pre-historic ice-floes. At the head
of the coulee stands Steamboat rock,
a grim, black “‘island’’ three miles in

Drainage Ditch impracticable
Near New Road, Engineer Says

Owners of lands adjacent to River-
side road between St. Nicholas and
Clayburn are urging upon the govern-
ment the cutting of an adequate ditch
parallel to the highway, this work to
be done now while the road contractor
is engaged rebuilding the highway.
Lands that are practically worth-
less agriculturally would thus be re-
claimed, and tax-productive— a point
of some interest to the municipality
in view of government ownership of
one considerable tract.

The Associated Boards of Trade’

were asked to endorse this request
by Reeve Cruickshank at an executive
meeting of the association held in
Chilliwack last week. Resolution co-
vering the request was introduced by
Angus Campbell and passed endorsing
the request.
Engineer Stewart of the provincial
public works department and Angus
Campbell went out over the section
affected on Saturday when the engin-
eer gave an opinion that an adequate
ditch could not be cut parallel against
the road at present because of the
extremely boggy nature of the soil, It
was his opinion that the diteh shoula
be routed through the prairie at some
distance from the road to be ef-
fective.

Gyros Holding Annual Pageant

Valley residents are invited to ac-
tend the New Westminster Gyro's Pa-
geant of Progress being held in the
Royal City Thursday, Friday and Sa-
turday of this week. The event, stag-
ed annually by the city service club,
which is composed of young business
men of New Westminster, is a prelim-
inary step towards revival of the New
Westminster Fair which was so pop:
ular with Valley farmers in past
years.

Included in the program is Dow
Pedo’s internationally known orchest-
ra, which has been featured over
American radion networks. An inter-
esting feature is the “ragologist’’ who
makes pictures using colored cloths
and an easel.

Abandoned G.N.R. Right-of-Way
Property Practically All Sold

Acquisition of parcels of the G.N.R.
right-of-way property has steadily
proceded since abandonment of the
line by the railway company three
years ago, and few pieces of the pro-
perty are now available. Among these
is a tract near Aldergrove and part of
a lot north of Mr. Zalesky's shop.
Adjacent parcels have been bought by
Messrs. McNeill, Bukor, Phillips, Za-
lesky and others, while among buyers
of parcels in the village are Mr. G. F.
Pratt, Victor Heller and an oil com-
pany. Practically all of the property
lying west of the grade has been ac-
quired by the Village of Abbotsford.
A cut-off highway routed over this
former railway grade, from McCallum
road to Vye, is surveyed by the pru
vincial public works department. M.
C. Switzer is sales agent for the rail-
way company.

length, one either side of which roar-
ed a once-mighty twin falls, each half
800 feet high and two miles wide—
truly a Valley of the Gods !

(Next week “The Grand Coulee Dam"

world’s largest hydraulie project)

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SUMAS DISTRICT

Honolum - B.C. Auto Loop
Something new and extensive in Pa-
cific Coast motoring “loops” is being
done by a party which passed through
Huntingdon on Saturday, en route to
Los Angeles. Embarking from Hono-
lulu on the R.M.S. Aorangi two weeks
ago, the party of three elderly women
and a youth, “ferried” their car tu
Vancouver, took in Stanley Park and
the Marine Drive and the Fraser Val-
ley as far east as Harrison Lake,
und out of Canada at Huntingdon.
The party, which comprised Mrs. M.
Cunningham, Miss Cunningham, Mrs.
Nelson, and Master Nelson, will em-
bark for Hawaii at Los Angetes. Mrs.
Nelson's , husband is harbor pilot at
Honoleln.
Trucking Pireclay to Vancouver
Fireclay is being trucked from the
Harris place, Kilgard, to Vancouver
by ‘hos. Mathers for manufacture,
Plans for construction of a brick
plant on a piece of the Starr proper-
ty, Interproyincial highway, are sus-
pended in view of an estimated cost
of $4,000 for electric power connec-
tion, according to information given.

Wood Pulp for Paving

One and a half miles of the road
to Cultus Lake from Sardis have been
paved with a wood pulp road mater-
ial being tried this season, and it is
said to have greatly improved the
road. District Engineer Harry Ander-
son has noted the satisfactory use of
a similar material on United States
highways.

Visitor from Australia

Mr. Gascoigne of Sidney, Australia,
is a guest this week of Mr. and Mrs.
Ord. Mr. Gascoigne is member of an
agricultural seed firm and is en route
to England. He arrived in Canada on
the R.M.S. Aorangi, and leaves for the
East next week. t
Sumas Clerk Goes East

Municipal Clerk E. B. McPhail left
this week for a short trip to Winni-
peg, where he will visit his mother.
Chas. Baines will take care of the
municipal clerical work in Mr. Mc-
Phail’s absence.

Since completion of the harvest in
Fuggles Hop Gardens last week, Mr.
Ord has been engaged supervising the
haryest in his 80-acre yard on Tran-
quille road, near Kamloops, where he
has a force of pickers engaged.

Miss ‘Marion Campbell is visiting
friends in Ellensburg, Wash. this week
and will see the Pendleton roundup
before returning home. She is ac-
companied by Miss McAdam.

Last day of picking at the Canad-
ian Hop Yards, which is expected tv
be this week, will be observed, as in
former years by a sports day.

Mr...N. PB... Frost of Sumas Prairie
left last week for Peace River, Alber-
ta, on a visit to his farm at Berwyn.

Sumas-Matsqui Cow Testing Ass'n
The following averages of 30-lbs. of
butterfat or over are in respect to

herds of 16 cows or less for August:
Lbs.

Owner milk Fat

Emil Anderson ..

ABERDEEN

A number of friends gathered at
the home of Mrs. Bert Mockford last
week and presented her with a glass-
ware set on the occasion of her birth-
day.

The home of Mr, Martin Frankosk1,

LeFeuvre road, was destroyed re-
cently by fire.

Mr. and Mrs. J. A, Gledhill cele-
brated their silver wedding on Aug-

ust 31 when friends and relatives ga-
thered informally and presented them
with a few silver pieces. On‘Sept. 6
the Aberdeen Birthday Club gathered
at the home «f Mrs. J. A. Gledhill and
presented her with a lovely vase, and
also presented Mry, A. Jackman with
a sandwich set.

Friends visited the home of Mr. W.
A. Denny on Sept. 6 when the even-
ing was spent at cards, after which
tea was served and a nicely decoratec
birthday cake was cut.

Miss Abigail Gledhill visited her
parents on Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Crole of Winnipey

was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gled-
hill for a few days.

Mr. Allan Morris has gone to Van
couver, where he will attend school.

Mr. and Mrs. Howell and family of
North Vancouver were week-end
guests of Mr. V. Lehmann and Mr.
and Mrs. T. W, Layman, M&s Marclu
Smith and Mr. J. Adshead of Van-
couver were Sunday guests of Mrs. J.
K. Gledhill.

Mrs. A. EB. Gledhill has left for a
three-weeks visit with friends in Win-
nipeg.

Mrs, Sherritt has had as summer
guests her father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. Anderson of Olds, Alta., who re-
turned to their home last week.

Abbotsford Men’s Club

ANNUAL MEETING

in MEN’S CLUB HALL on
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15"

Plection of officers will take place.
All members please attend-

AUCTION SALE

3 Miles South of Langley Prairie
10 HEAD PURE BRED AND RE-
PERED JERSEYS t
RAL HEAD GRADE MILK
’ cows

FARM IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS and
Very High Class Household Furniture

Terms: Spot Cash.

To be held at Mr. John Kirk’s farm
on the Berry Road on

THURSDAY, SEPT. th
at 1 p.m. sharp 17

SEVE!

Ladies and Gentlemen: Come and
get your foundation stock from this
exceptionally nice herd of pure-bred
Jerseys. All are healthy and young
and in splendid condition. There will
be lots of other stuff; listings are be-
ing received every day. Bring yours
along too.

If you want your Sale to be a suc-
cess too, then—

GOWING FROST

He's Selling All the Time

TT. J. Delair ...
D, S, Blacklock
y. J. Beharrell&Son
Jn. Caul .

Averages of 30-Ib. butterfat or over

(mot less than 17 Cows)
1159

G.H. Rottluff & Sons ..
Bears Stewart .
Mrs. H, O. Keefer

T. J. Hunter&Son
TS. Higes -*
Ro# Machell ...
Jn. Moore&Son

H. E. Stewart ...

Mrs. C. Stafford
Cc. H. Beldam
G .Fadden .
at. Anderson

L. T. Beharrell .
I, A. Beharrell .
A. E, Farr&Son ..
Mrs. A. C. Austin
P, Smith&Son .

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R. A. WILSON, Supervisor

The yearly Harvest Festival will be
held in St. Matthew’s church next
‘Sunday.

Meet Old Friends at the New Fair! —

CENTRAL FRASER VALLEY FAIRS ASSOCIATION
Second Annual :

FALL FAIR

JUBILEE GROUNDS

ABBOTSFORD
and Frity Sept. 10 & Il

Thursday

LIVESTOCK

SCHOOL

Admtt ance lic

HOME COOKING
Sports for the Children

FARM PRODUCE
SEWING
EXHIBITS

Members and Children Free

T. D. SMITH
R.R. 1, Abbotsford
President

J. LL.

—For Further Information, Communieate With—

R.R. 2, Abbotsford
Vice-President

STARR L. J. KETTLE
R.R. 1, Abbotsford

Sec.-Treas.

Additions to List of Donors—Poplar W.

Grove W. I., Ross Bros,, Dr. Lukas, Shelley’s 4X Bread; Clarke #¢

Stuart, D. Spencer, Bank of Commerce, A. Webb, H. Ashdown.

Omitted in error from the list of donors—Royal Bank of Canada
Abbotsford, BC.

I, Mt. Lehman W. I., Pine

School Needs
SCRIBBLERS

10 for 25€

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Other Valley Advertising

Not a “Closed” Station

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ENTERTAINING AND
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PROGRAMS

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Copies of weekly program
sheets available at News
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The Farmer's Auctioneer
Langley Praiire, B.C.
MR. JOHN KIRK, Owner
Langley Prairie

SPORT BRIEFS

All seems quiet on the soccer front
but it will soon be time for plans to

be made for the coming season (if
there is to be any). Football has al-
wa been a popular sport in the

district, and Abbotsford has made a
very successful record in the past. It

Will therefore be a shame if things
are just allowed to slide, although it
is realized that transportation costs
are a big obstacle. Added to that is
the fact that interest in the game in
surrounding ‘centres seems to have
died and consequently it is hard to
{form a worth-while league.
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Some nice catches of fish are re-

and
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occupied

ported from the Fraser just nov
each week-end sees the sandba
river from Mission bridge
by hopeful Waltonites.

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Members of the Abbotsford bowling
club paid a visit to the Chilliwack
green on Labor Day, when a friendly
tournament was enjoyed.

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Annual meeting of the Abbotsford
badminton club is being held this
week, when election of officers for
the ensuing year will take place.

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A. Harrop, E. Boyce and M. Mc-
Askill of Mt. Lehman enjoyed a fish-
ing trip to Kamloops and vicinity ove.
the week-end,

Relief recipients in this district, in
common with others throughout the
Dominion, have this week been filling
out forms sent by the federal govern-
ment. A country-wide registration
is being made at this time in an effort
to determine what percentage of the
recipients of relief are of an age and
health to work and what trades they
previously pursued.

Central Fraser Valley Fair

DANCF
y 2 HALL, ABBOTSFORD
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12"
Old Time and Modern Music By—
NEALE AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Admission 35¢ Refreshments
Dancing 9-12

Horses For Sale!

FOR SALE — 12 Head of Horses.
from 1200 to 1700 lbs.; also logging
horses. Phone H. Mercer, Chilliwack
6342 or write to Box 42, Chilliwack.

use Theatre

SUMAS. WASH

Saturday and Sunday
September 12th & 13th—
BARBARA STANWYCK and
PRESTON FOSTER

“Annie Oakley”

Action story of the world’s great-
est woman rifle shot. It’s great !
March of Time

News

Milk Shakes!

ICE CREAM IN ALL FLAVORS

Hunt's Gandy Shop

Telephone 39

Try one of our

Refreshing, Tasty Nourishing!

Full Line of Magazines

“The BRIGHT SPOT”

Admission 35c and lic

Tuesday & Wednesday—

September 15th & 16th—

‘We Wentto College’

with Charles Butterworth and Una
Merkel. It’s a knockout comedy.

Technicolor Musical Revue
NOVELTY REEL

ABBOTSFORD

Miss Flossie Hunt, who has left Ab-
botsford to accept a teaching position

at Coquitlam, was given a surprise
farewell by pupils of her Sunday
school class last Friday, when she

was presented with a hymnal, She
was also offered the good wishes of
her at Trinity Church a few days
previously and given a purse as a tok-
en of goodwill. Miss Hunt has con~-
ducted Sunday School class here for **
several years.

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Terminating an illness of several

years duration, John Loughran, aged
A. hospit-
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71, passed away in the M
al last week. The funeral s held

on Wednesday last, Rey. F Csaki #5,
officiating. Deceased, who had been
confined to the hospital for some
time, was born in Ireland, and had
been a resident of the district for
17 years. He was employed years ago
by the Clayburn Company.

Several local men have obtained
employment for a time driving the
big trucks in use by the Arnott con-
Struction company on the Riverside
road job. The crew have established
a repair shop in the Gosling ware-
house on Gladys Avenue, while an of-
ficé has been taken in the vacant Pio- F
neer store.

Come to the Big Fair —
Tomorrow and Friday

Local sheep-men who won prizes q k
with their entries at the Vancouver
exhibition were A. C. Stewart, Albert
Smyth, D. S. Blacklock and E, A. |
Gamble. A. C. Stewart also won priz-
es with exhibits of sheep wool.

Visitors at the home of Mr. and i
Mrs. Beattie on Sunday were Mr. and
Mrs. Calder and daughter, Mr. and _
Mrs. Morley and Blanche of Vancou- E
ver and Mr, and Mrs. Smith of Bel — |
lingham. i

W. Pottage has resumed his duties
at the Safeway Store, after a motor
trip through the Interior.

Mr. T. C. Coogan of Portland, Ore.,
was a visitor in Abbotsford on Mon-
day.

Jack Weir has finished part of the
electrical wiring of the post-office 2
building.

Miss Jean McCulloch was brought
home from the hospital last week.

Mr. Albert Gibson has been ap- 4
pointed relief officer for the munici-
pality of Matsqui. He lives at Bradner

Abbotsford Theatre

(G. W. Little & C. Friesen, Props). bs

FPRIDAY & SATURDAY
September 11 & 12— .
Matinee Saturday at 2.30 ede

Living Dangerously
with Otto Kreuger ¥

See this

Is there a perfect alibi ?
film and judge for yourself.
Comedy — Novelty — News

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY on
September 16 & 17—
Prize Night Wednesday

RALPH BELLAMY and 2
VALERIE HOBSON in

“Rendezvous |
at Midnight” =

Twelve hours to find a killer, or..
Comedy - Cartoon - Novelty”

Adults 25ec Children (under 14) 15¢

ADMISSION — 15c

What Is
Naturopathy /

“This System
Purely Drugle:

of Healing is

—and has no-

thing in common with Medicine
or Surgery.

This Manual Manipulative Work
Is based on practical Anatomy
and Physiology, skilfully and
scientifically applied for the ex-
press purpose of correcting de-
ranged nerve function, A Na-
turopath also uses Infra Red
and Ultra Violet Rays, Electro-
Therapy, Thalamo-Therapy,
which is a series of colors, sci-
entifically applied, and Rational
Diet for each individual case.

No matter what your ailment,
you are invited to consult Dr.
J. A. Bryant, who is a qualified
Naturopath, his office is in the”
Copping Block. Investigate this
method which painless and
gets results.

FOR BETTER HEALTH

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BRYANT

NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIAN
His office is in the Copping
Block. Hours: Wednesdays and
Saturdays, 10-12 and 2-6 p.m.
Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays
by appointment only. Telephone
Abbotsford 83R

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