; “Abbotsford Samias and Matsqui News

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Nineteenth Year. Eight Pages

Expect 200 Women at Three-Day South Fraser W.I. Conference to be Held at Whatcom Road Next Week

ADDRESS BY MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE WILL FEATURE OPENING SESSION TUESDAY; PROGRAM OUTLINES BUSY SESSION; VISIT MILK PLANT

Preparations are being made by Upper Sumas and Huntingdon Womens’ Institutes to welcome More than 200 delegates to the South Fraser District Women’s Institute Conference which convenes in the Whatcom Road Hall, Sumas next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 7,8 and 9. First highlight after the opening prelim- inaries on Tuesday afternoon will be an address at 3 p.m. by Hon.’ K. C. MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture, who will on

Abbotsford, B.C., Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1941

October 21 Election Candidates In This Riding iE PSE o y. u '

$1.20 Per Year

More Dental

Services For msA Children

CHANGE TO IMPROVE VALUE OF SERVICES ALREADY IN EFFECT

In order to improve the value f the dental services offered to children of the M-S-A Area, nge will be made in the mat- attendance at the clinics,

ter of

speak

“Channels Available to the Small Producer’.

PROGRAM

Registration takes place at 1.30 Tuesday and will be followed by an address of welcome by Reeve Alex Hougen of Sumas, the treas- urer’s report, appointment of a Re- solutions Committee and Dr. Mac- Donald's address. There will be an evening meeting of the District Board

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Ww at 9.30 am. with’ resolutions and institute reports followed at 10 a.m. by an address by Dr. W. New> ton on “Relation of Agriculture to Public Health”, and at 11 a.m. 4 travelogue, “Visists to Eastern Women’s Institutes’, by Mrs. Wm. Dusterhoeft, president of the District Board. SECOND AFTERNOON

There will be three speakers on Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. J. Shaw, president of White Rock W.L, “Bundles for Britain”; Mrs. F. J. Ralston, president Vancouer Local

Council of Women, “The Urban Consumer’s Attitude Toward the Producer”, and Mrs. C. S. Mc-

Lachlan, Supt. of Institutes. Hunt- ingdon and Upper Sumas Institutes will serve a buffet supper which will be followed by a social even- ing. THURSDAY AGENDA

Principal features on Thursday morning will be an ‘address by Mrs. B. F. Gummow, president of the provincial board and a visit to the F.V.M-P.A. condensary at DeLair. Election of officers takes Place at the afternoon session and & prize will be awarded for the best suggested program. Arrange- ments will also be made for the next ‘conference.

TWO MORE ARMED ROBBERIES OCCUR IN SUMAS AREA.

Two more armed _ robberies in Sumas in which Mrs. J, Ener- hough, Old Highway, was robbed of $3 when found alone with two ‘girls in her home at midnight ‘Whursday by two armed men, and Young Foo, Chinese, McDermid Toad, was robbed of $21 and lock- ed in his shack a little earlier the same night, mark the pro- Bress of the gang of thugs whom police seek mainly for attacks on Chinese in the Valley and Van- couver, A third suspected mem- ter of the gang was arrested in Nanaimo Monday in a wounded condition after eluding capture there Friday during a chase under fire. He is said to be Kevan Thompson, 19. Two suspects, Dawley and Strain, charged in

Seed Growers: Hold Meeting In Abbotsford

HEAR REPORTS OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SEE DOFFICIALS

A meeting of the Lower Main- land section of the B.C. Seed Growers’ Association, affiliat- ed with the Canadian Seed Grow- ers’ Association, was held in the board rooms of the Canadian Legion Hall, Abbotsford, on Tues- day night. Clive Rogers of Lang- ley Prairie was chairman and John Ormrod of Fort Langley was sec- retary. There were about 25 grow- ers present from districts between Chilliwack and Langley.

F, O. Blake, manager of B.C. Seeds Ltd; R. H. Helmer, rep- resentative on the seed board; C. Tapp of the Dominion Seed Branch, were the principal speak- ers. There was general discussion on mftters of policy and produc- tion and satisfaction was express- ed with the progress of the assoc-

jation.

Mr. Blake reported on the C.S.G.A. annual meeting last sum- mer and Mr, Helmer gave a re- port onethe work of the seed board. He urged the growers to maintain quality, ta operate in harmony and continue with prés- ent outlets. Mr. Tapp explained seed testing and asked growérs to send in their samples as soon as Possible in the interests of ef- ficiency.

Annual meeting of the B.C.S'G.A. is at Vernon, Oct. 27-28.

WM. JOHN STROMBERG

The death occurred on Tuesday morning in the M-S-A Hospital, Abbotsford, of William John Stromberg, after an illness of se- veral weeks. A trackman on the B.C.E.R. for the past six years, Mr. Stromberg resided with his family on the Vedder Mtn. Road, Sumas. He was born in Matsqui 37 years ago and is survived by his wife, two children aged 5 and 3 years, and a brother, Fred Stromberg. The funeral will be held from the Henderson Funeral Home at Chilliwack on Friday

Sumas with robbery with viclence,

were again remanded to Oct, 8, when they appeared in court Tuesday.

Demecracy’s Two Top Generals Meet

Only a few weeks after his meeting with Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Roosevelt warned German and Italian raiders to

keep out of the U.S. defence zone,

Hitler on land have not been

But what plens

were made to beat led following d b

General Sir John Dill, Britain's chief of staff, and General George C

Marshall, U.S, army chief. Their Atlantic rendezveus.

staffs confewred during the secret

FRED A. MENZIES the Liberal candidate, while still young in years, is considered an old timer in the Fraser Valley. candidate

LESLIE H. EYRES who seeks re-election to the Pro- vincial Legislature as Conservative

in this riding, served Born on May 2, 1889 in Mine- in the R.A.F. in the first Great dosa, Manitoba, where his father War and is again in uniform as

a Flying Officer in the RCAF. was) engaged: In\ large-scale ‘farm: Mr. Eyres is a native of Mani- ing for 30 years. Mr. Menzies toba where he farmed as a young came West in 1907 with the fam- man until he enlisted in the Great ily and settled in Chilliwack. On War. He was Overseas for 3%

leaving Minnedosa public and high years serving first in ground schools, Mr. Menzies followed a forces, but was granted a com- metalwo.king trade and then mission on the field and sent back

branched into hardware, in which for training with the R.A.F. Shot business he was actively engaged down when his plane received a until 1938. He was employed at direct hit from an anti-aircraft High River, Alberta, for five years gun in France, he was held as a and in 1912, with other members prisoner by the Germans until

of the family, purchased a hard- after the war ended. Mr. Eyres C.C.F. Council. H has also been

ware business in Chilliwack which came to B.C, after the war and was ‘ully until ged in the auto tire business 1938 when the family sold ot. at Chilliwack and operated an Ab- Married in 1913 to Claudine Mur- botsford branch for a time. In- phy of Klamath Falls, Oregon, Mr. terested in civic affairs and com- Menzies has a family of four, in- Munity improvement he has been cluding a son Ross in the Royal 2 member of Chilliwack City Canadian Navy. An active com- Council for 13 years but is re- munity worker, Mr, Menzies has signing as alderman at the year Served as president of the Chillf- end, he states. He has also been wack Public School Board, Chair- active in public and fraternal or- man of the Chilliwack Hospital Sanizations including the Chilli- Board. He has also served in wack Board of Trade Community nearly all offices of the Chilliwack Chest, Parks Board and Kins- Provincial and Federal Liberal men's Club. He is married and has Riding Associations, two daughters.

poultryman and veteran War, as their candidate

Langley of the last Great of the C.C.F. this riding. Born in Norfolk, England, 45 years ago, he came to Canada in 1912 and enlisted in the Strathcona Horse at Kam- loops in 1914. He returned as a lieutenant of cavalry in 1918 and has operated poultry farm at Otter, Langley, since 1919, Mr, Flowerdew has been active in the C.C.F. since its inception, serving as president of the Aldergrove Club and as secretary of the Delta

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active in both Farmers’ Institute and Canadian Legion organizations and is a founding member of the Otter Farmers’ Institute and re- cording secretary of the Langley branch of the Canadian Legion. He is amrried and has four child- ren. Mr. Flowerdew was the first of the three candidates nominated in Chilliwack riding, the CCF. holding their convention in Ab- botsford during the latter part of August. He is also the first to announce campaign meetings in M-S-A area, f

RCAF MOBILE RECRUITING UNIT COMING

Three Men As Candidates In Valley Riding

NO NEW CANDIDATES AS NOMINATIONS FOR B.C. CONTEST CLOSE

ford, all day on Wednesday,

Oct. 8, for the purpose of giving ion and in‘e: ng ap-

plieants for the Royal Canadian

Air Force. The visit is being

made during a course of a

of Fraser Valley centres next

W.I. Members Hear Talk On Poultry Care

NAME DELEGATE AND CATERERS FOR DISTRICT CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK

to provide a yearly dental exami- ration and treatment for gs many of the elder preschool and young- er school children as possible each year,

In making this announcement, Dr. J. A. Taylor, who is in charge of the Fraser Valley Health Unit here, states that this year atten- tion will be focussed upon those children enrolled in Grade 1 in the various schools of the Area. In addition the service will be of- fered to preschool children; prim- arily, this year to those who will become beginners at school next year. As the clinics will decrease the amount of necessary treat- ment amongst these age groups each year it is planned in sub- Sequent years to endeavor to ex- tend the scope of the work to in- clude still younger preschool child- ren and to some extent the older school children who will have gone on to Grade 2. ‘: FURNISH BRUSH, PASTE In addition to being a member of the above age groups each child in order to receive the ser- vice will be required to furnish written parental consent together with a small donation of fifty cents per year. Following the completion of the attendance at the dental clinic each child will receive descriptive literature on the care of the teeth and will be furnished with a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste with instruc- tions in their use.

The dental service in past years provided a dental examination and treatment for each school child, regardless of age, once during their school life. It has been of. value in that many children have had numerous .dental defects cor- rected, but it has not educated the youngster in the value of a periodic dental examination or in the matter of daily denta) car. SAVE FIRST TEETH

The new policy is designed to overcome this fault and also, to provide dental treatment to the Most essential first set of teeth. A great mistake is made in ne- glecting the first or deciduous

No “dark horses” appeared to] week, the complete itinerary for Harry Day, well-known poultry-|teeth of a child simply Becatee contest Chilliwack riding in the) the Valley being as follows: |man, was guest speaker at the they will fall out in any event. It Oct. 21 provincial election when| Mission, Oct. 6; Chilliwack, Oct. | first’ fai meeting of the Hunting-|is essential that the first teeth

mations 7; Abbotsford, Oct. 8; Langley * i should be preserved in good condi- nominations closed _ yesterday. Prairie, Oct. 9; and New West. | 4°" Women’s Institute held Wed- 4 P Boot Names before the electors will be] minster on Oct. 10, It is antici-|esday at the home of Mrs. J.| tion as long as nature intended the three candidates nominated at| pated that Pilot Officer R. M. | Burton. He gave an interesting (Continued on Page 8) the recent party conventions, Fly-| Williams will be In charge of and instructive talk on the cor- TP oe ee

the Unit when it visits Abbots- y.

(Continued on Page Eight) ford next Wednesda;

RCAF GUNNER READY TO Go

Throughout Canada, from dawn to dusk, keen-eyed young men from Canada and other Empire countries learn to be- come gunners in RCAF schools of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Nothing is left to hazard in the training of a gunner for upon his sharp eyes and quick trigger finger depends to a large extent the efficiency of our Air Force. In this photo a young gunner of the RCAF with his Vickers

rect care and raising of poultry and answered@ many questions. Miss Arnould, R.N. of the M-S-A Medical Health Unit gave a short talk on the new schoo! health plan.

The president reported that a cheque for $10 had been received

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RED GROSS TO MEET

The Abbotsford auxiliary to the M-S-A Red Cross will hold its annual meeting at the home of Mrs. O. W. Benedict Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 2:30 p.m. Election of officers is the most important item of business and a large attendance is requested,

Couldn’t Do Without Them

ervice stat.

el] gasoline readi

enoug asks of changing tires, greas ling cars and a fifth in the s . Warrington of the Toronto

gun stands by the tail of a Fairey Battle ready for action.

se!” That's the reaction of

downtown Toronto garage to reports from

lon operators are forced to close

e help. Operators there contend women em-

hb, but just can’t handle the more ing and repairs, “We've got four tockroom who drives a truck for firm said today, “We couldn't get

along without them; we'd have had to close down if they hadn't come to work for us, since there's a shortage of men

for such jobs.