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OCR plMX THIRTY SEVENTH YEAR, VOL. No. 8 CHILLIWACK, B. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1927 11.50 A YEAB Chuliiu APRILJ4 MAY 26 Building in Chilliwack Continue to be Brisk.

Hornet of the Better Type Featured Permits for buildings to a total value of over forty thousand dollars have been issued by the city in the last six weeks, according to information received at the city hall. Of this amount about twenty thousand Is represented by the Shell Oil Company's plant on the Yale road. The concrete work on The Star Garage, corner of Princess and Westminster avenue, Mr. Orr contractor, for Mr. T.

Archibald, is practically finished and work on the roof started this week. The permit reads for a building worth nine thousand dollars, but when finished and stocked it will represent an investment of nearly thirteen thousand. Work on the Empress hotel is progressing favorably. The builders expect to have the exterior finished in two weeks. The roof which Is now being put on is of imported asbestos shingles.

Several fine homes have been started this month. Mr. Frank Kuhnke has taken out a permit for a two tuousand dollar home on Woodbine avenue, Just off the Yale road. 'Mr. J.

Mallott is having a twenty five hundred dollar bungalow erected by R. H. Brock, on School street. Just west of the Public school. Mr.

D. Richardson is having a fine new home built on Williams road. It is to be a 'thoroughly modern dwelling and will cost around twenty five hundred. Work Is well ahead on Mr. G.

K. McPetridge's new house. This Is a large modern stucco bungalow and is being built by Webb and Currie. Mr. C.

D. Warring experts to build another bungalow near the bowling green on Klpp avenue. Work began this week on Mr. Sam Pugh's new home on Gore avenue. This is to ibe a modern bungalow, stucco finish with all the latest household conveniences.

When finished it will cost aproximately four thousand dollars. RANGE! OF FLOOD CONDITIONS AUK PRACTICALLY NIL The new Rosedale ferry landing Is now in use. Captain Patterson reports that with the Additional facilities of the hpv landing he is able to make four trips an hour. Last Sunday the ferry handled over three hundred cars without any trouble and very little waiting. I arge numbers of American irs have been using tlie fcrrv (Lilly, on their way to ami from irrNon Hot Springs, and it is ore'ted ths traffic will be heavier as the season goes on.

The water in the Fraser has been falling, the capta'n states and is now in the neighborhood of eleven four and from the indications no undue high water is expected this year, unless there Is an unprecedented spell of hot weather all over the interior. OFFICERS ARE ELECTED BY Installation to Take Place Juno Representatives Chosen for Grand Lodge Meeting. At the last meeting of Excelsior Lodge, No. 7. the following officers were elected for the term commencing July 1st, Installation of same to take place on Tuesday, July 5th: Noble Grand, Wesley Graham; Vice Grand, Russel Street; Recording Secretary.

Robert Marshall P.G.; Finan cial Secretary, James Turrey, P.G.; Treasurer, Ewart Ash well. A. M. Efwood, P.G. and James Turvey.

P.G.. were appointed to represent the Chilliwack Lodge at the session of the Grand Lodge, I.O.O.F., to be held at Nanaimo beginning June 8, alternates to be W. A. Whit wick, P.G., and Josh. McConnell, P.G.

An invitation will be sent to the Grand Lodge to meet in Chilliwack in 1928. This would appear to be a fitting olace to hold the annual gathering next year, as J. H. Ash well, Deputy Grand Master, is to lie installed as Grand Master at Nanaimo, and would therefor be presiding at the session In his own home town. Vetertin's Jewels, evidence of thirty five years continuous membership, have been presented by Excelsior Lodge to Fred.

Nelems, P.O.. W. Gorley, the actual presentation being made by the lodge in Kamloops in the case of Pro. Nelems and by the lodge in North Vancouver to Bro. Goirley, at the request of Excelsior Lodge.

MUSICAL RECITAL ENJOYABLE EVENT OF MONDAY EVENING A most successful musical recital was given by the pupils of Mrs. Arthur Moffat in the Udd Fellow's hall on Monday evening. The building was filled to the doors and the audience was highly enthusiastic over each and every number on the programme, so much so that every performer was forced to give recall numbers. The ladies on the programme were each presented with lovely bouquets and Mrs. Moffatt was given several floral tokens, a basket of flowers being the gift of her pupils and a 'bouquet the gift from the to whom the collection taken during the evening, was donated.

The interesting programme presented was as follows: Vocal Homing (IJo! F.iego), Lena Ilalpenny. Voi Hells 0 the Sea, Mr. P. Bowlby. Vocal (a) Caio lien Cior dnni), (b) Cradle iM.ng (Brahms), Mrs.

II. Lowther. vocal sslave (Del Winnie Parker. iiego). Vocal Duet One Fleeting Hour (Lee), Mrs.

Harwell and Mr. Heath Fox. Piano Valse (Wach), Mrs. A. K.

Johnston. Vocal (a) May Morning (Denza) (b) The Leaves and Wind (Franco Leonie), Eva Ho'rwell. Vocal (a) Night Song, (b) The Roumanian Mountains (From Songs of Roumania), Mabel Evans. Vocal The Ragged Vagabond (Eric Randolph), Mr. H.

Lowther. Vocal I Hear a Thrush at Eve (Cadman), Ruth Watson. Violin (Selected), Mr. Melvin Dafoe. Vocal Little Mother of Mine (Burleigh), Mr.

H. Henderson. Vocal (a) Winds In the Trees (Thomas Goring), (b) Lass With the Dellcaee Air (Arne), Mrs. Tur vey. Vocal (a) Dream Valley (Quilt er), The Quest (Smith), Norma Malcolm.

Vocal Sorter Miss You (Clay Smith), Mrs. B. Horwell. Vocal (a) Sylvia (Speaks), (b) For You Alone (Geehl), Dr. W.

G. Newtby. Vocal (a) The Search (Ash ford), (b) The Glory of the Seal (Sanderson), Mrs. Arthur Moffatt AGASS1Z PLANS FOR JUBILEE Canada's Diamond Jubilee to be Marked nt Agassv. by Interesting Programme Agassi.

Is well away with its plans for the Diamond Jubilee Confederation celebration, July 1, 2 and 3. The executive committee has been chosen and sub committees have been struck to make prcperations for the various events, and all are working enthusiastically to make, particularly to the children of the community, a never to be forgotten event of Canada's Diamond Jubilee. It is proposed to transform the memorial hill into a historical building by means of pictures of notable people and historic events, and also with sand tables by the school children depicting episodes in the development of the country. This will be open to the public all the latter part of the week. The celebration will commence at 1 p.m.

Friday, July 1, with a monster par tide at the Agricultural grounds, the parade will pass' through the decorated town, saluting the municipal nag en route, to the school grounds, where speeches will be delivered, medals presented and patriotic s'ongs and drills will be given by the school children. The pupils of Harrison Mills school will join in the singing of these songs. The music committee, in conjunction with the school staff, has already arranged for the teaching of these songs and drills. Special features will be the presenting of the "Sun" medal for the Canada Bee Contest and presentations to the first white girl and lioy born in Agassiz and residing here nt the present time. In the evening a dance will be put on by the ex Service Association.

Saturday morning will be taken up with 'Indian water sports, and the afternoon will be devoted to baseball and children's sports. Adjournment will take place to the perimental farm where a basket picnic will be held. Following this there will be a tree planting at the Agricultural grounds, with a bonfire and community singing. The evening will wind up with a play entitled "French Leave." The celebration will conclude on Sunday afternoon with a combined open air service. The ex Service men have offered the use of the memorial hall, free of charge, for all meetings held In connection with the celebration.

i CONTRACTS 1X)R RURAL IMII TKS ON AND TWO AWARDED The contracts for the delivery of H. M. mail on routes 1 and 2 out of the Chilliwack Post Office, have been let to J. G. Fleming and C.

J. Quintan respectively. An auto service will be maintained on both routes. Mr. Fleming takes over route 1 on the first of June owing to the illness of Mr.

C. A. Woodworth, and Mr. Quinlan route 2 on July first. Patrons are requested to take notice of these changes.

Mr. Fred Sharp of Vancouver spent the week end at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Sharp. AT V.

G. H. Chilliwack (ii Is Graduate Vancouver Ci al Hospital Miss Thompson WIiih Medal Miss Jean Thompson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.

J. Thompson of Rosedale, was the winner of the H. McKecknle medal for general proficiency in the 19'27 graduating class at the Vancouver General hosipital, also winning the scholarship awarded for highest proficiency in Gynecological and Obstetrical nursing. Two other prizes were won by Miss Thompson, that of the Glen Campbell prize for nursing In Diseases of the Eye, and the prize for the highest Rtandinn in nrnetlenl niirnlnir but on account of the ruling that no more than two prizes can be awarded to one graduate, these went by reversion to other graduates. Other Chilliwack, girls receiving congratulations from many friends on their graduation were, Miss Hazel Jackson, Miss Dorothy Banks, Miss Marlon L.

Miss Kathleen Kipp, Miss Audrey M. W. Swift. ORCHARD PARK Pit KPARKD FOR TOURIST CAMP The old Orchard Park property at the corner of Hope and Princess streets, has been leased from Bretts Ltd. by Messrs.

W. M. Orr and W. H. Gammon, who are erecting an auto tourist camp on the site.

The camp will consist of about seventaen with all facilities, which Mr. Orr expects to have finished by the end of the week. In addition to this property, they will operate a tenting ground on the old Henderson property, which will have a community kitchen with running water and everything for the convenience of the tourist camper. HOLSTEIN FIELD DAY Initial Event of of tin and White Bring: to Notice Oil I st ml ii; Animals The newly organized Chilliwack llolstein Breeders' Club held a most successful and largely attended initial Held day on Thursday when visits were paid to several of the herds of that breed in the district. The first farm visited was that of the secretary, Cecil Evans, when the excellent herd owned jointly by P.

II. Moore and himself was paraded before the crowd, the good and bad points being pointed out. by W. H. Hicks, superintendent of the Agassiz Experimental Farm and president of the B.

C. llolstein Breeders' Association. Then the farm of J. J. Thurston was reached, at which many comments were made about a show cow that stood second at the Vancouver Winter Fair, while in the herds of Bert GiUis and B.

Bryan some more cows were seen. At the home of W. S. Annis an excellent lunch was served and at its conclusion about fifty high school students arrived and H. L.

Steeves, western fieldmun of the breed, gave a demonstration showing the various points to be looked for in a good Holstein. Then four cows were brought and the gathering judged them after which P. H. Moore, superintendent of Colony Farm, placed them officially. The winning cow was good enough to stand up in any B.

C. show ring and it is the intention to enter her in the Chilliwack district herd at the fall fairs. Some very typy rows were found in the herd of Robert Mercer and one of the highest scoring bulls in the province was brought out for inspection at the farm of II. Jesper son. Chilliwack breeders hope to be able to use this bull to their best EVERY KMIiF.lt MAKE A MEMBER FOR THE B.

C. AITOMOBILE CLUB Every member make a nieinber, is the slogan of the Chilliwack branch of the Automobile Club of B. C. The establishment of an office in thir city will prove of inestimable value not only to the needs of the local motorists, but as a centre for tourist requiring information, making of Chilliwack a link in the great Automobile Association of Club offices. The Fraser Valley will receive added publicity in consequence.

Clias. W. Fowler, who is organizing this branch of the club, reports the membership as at the 100 mark. Th. opening of an office only awaits the necessary membership required to establish the Branch.

THIRD OIL PLANT LOCATES Oil Company Making Extensive In est iient in Plant on The Shell Oil Company has purchased property on both sides of the Yale road immediately north of the Union Oil Co. and Rockwell, Theal Davidson's warehouse, and have started work on the first unit of their plant, which Is to be located on the east side of the Yale road. When completed the plant will consist of one tank, with an office and warehouse buildings. There will be a pumping station and filling stand for the trucks for local distribution. The company will also put in their own trackage for oil cars.

The estimated cost of the work is $20,000. B. IN VALLEY WILL BE WIPED OCT IN YEAR IS OPINION OF DOMINION HEALTH OFFICERS Dr. W. H.

McKenzie, superintendent of the Dominion health of animals branch, is of opinion that T.B. among dairy cattle will be practlcal 'y eradicated within a year. Last year almost 8 per cent, were infected cm test; this year's inspection showed a reduction of infection to 1.11 per cent. Next year he ex pects the reactors will lie lower than one half of one per cent, in this area. That is the rate officially regarded as T.B.

free. Till: week testing of herds from Hope to North TYnd lias br done, and of the 42.500 tested this year only 430 were condemned. Last vear 4338 out of reacted. This year, he pays, farmers in the Fraser Valley, realising the value of healthy herds, welcomed the veterinarians who conducted the test. SOMAS TO HAVE NEW TWO ROOM SCHOOL BUILT ratepayers Endorse Bylaw Providing for Better School Accommo dation in Sumas Distiht Voting in tho municipality on Saturday in connection with the bylaw providing for a new two room school at Sumas, passed overwhelmingly 53 3.

The school to cost in the neighborhood of $4000 will be shared 50 50 by the government and the municipality, and will be constructed so as to be enlarged as necessity compels. The new building will be located on the Sumas Prairie road about three quarters of a mile south of the Sumas Trunk road, and will be of frame construction. It is possible that a basement will be one of the of the school. The voting in the districts was as follows: Chilliwack, 9 Atchel itz, 15 Sardis, 13 East Chilliwack, 7 Rosedale 7 1. advantage as he is from excellent stock and is leaving good calves.

Everyone felt that it was a day well spent and much credit is due to the committee and Chas. Johnston, the president, who managed the outing. At noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.

H. Annls. the visitors were happily entertained at luncheon, pic nic siyle, on the lawn, and when the weather became threatening, on the verandah. Later on in the afternoon following the arrival of some forty high school boys of the agricultural classes, Mr. and Mrs.

Annis again served refreshments. The hospitality of their host and hostess was highly spoken of by the Holstein men. To the poultry keeper the hen's cackle sounds like a poet's lay. AL G. BARNES CIRCUS COMING JUNE NINTH AFTERNOON AND NIGHT Advertising agents representing Al.

G. Barnes Circus have been posting pictorial circus bills in this vicinity announcing the coming of this excellent show, and advertsements will be found in our columns this week. The management of the Al. G. Barnes Circus announces the following features this year: The all new spectacle entitled, "Aladdin and the Parade of Gold," in which approximately 1,000 people take part, Including the Chinese beauty, Lola Lee Chong; the Chinese giant, Liu Yu Ching, the biggest man on earth; Klinkerts, equestrian midgets, fourteen tiny horsemen from Bavaria; San Marcus the equine stpr; the zebra round up, with the largest herd in captivity in America; and many other novel features and performances given by American and foreign artists, and animals from every part of the world.

Two performances are given daily, the arternoon starting at 2:00 o'clock, and the night performance at 8:00 o'clock. The doors are open one hour previous for the inspection of the largest travelling zoo in America, and for the children to see the Chinese exhibit in which Liu Yu Ching and his suite hold a reception. The Al. G. Barnes Circus has always enjoyed an excellent reputation, giving universal satisfaction to all their patrons.

Night show starts at 7 o'clock sharp. HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS WILL START LATE IX JUXE Examinations for grades 9, 10 and 11 in the high schools will start on June 20, and will last five days. Examinations in grade 12, senior matriculation, will start on June 13. High school entrance, examinations start June 22 and will continue for three days. All the public schools will, close on June 24.

The fall term will open on Tuesday, September 6. Members of the Chilliwack Orchestral Society will journey to Vancouver on Saturday to take part in the final concert Saturday evening of the 5th annual musical festival. The two numbers to be given by them will be the Filh and Sixth Hungarian Rhapsody by Brahms. FIRST lilereslirig Addresses Given by Coast Medical Men Under Auspices of Local Dictors Under the auspices of the doctors of Chilliwack, an important medical clinic was held in the city hall on Sunday, May 20. The speakers of tho day were Dr.

J. H. McDermott, president of the B. C. Medical Association, Dr.

G. Lnmont and Dr. A. W. Hunter, ail of Vancouver.

Each gave excellent and instructive addresses on their respective subjects, and the clinic proved so helpful the movement by the medical men will lie continued i'l the future. Among those attending in addition to the local doctors and nurses were Dr. Svift and Dr. McDiarmed. Ab botsfnrd.

Dr. Marrs. Langley Prairie, and Mr. Fletcher, secretary of the B. C.

Medical Association. BASEBALL SEASON OPENED OX MOXDAY In the first game of the season in the Upper Fraser Valley Baseball League Sardis blanked Chilliwack 5 0 at the old high school grounds, Chilliwack. The boys showed good form for the start of the season and the game was even till the fourth when Hay, the Sardis first sacker, drove in a run. Sardis collected three more tallies in the sixth and another in the seventh. Yuen at shortstop for Chilliwack covered his position well, while Hay was the class of the visitors.

Short Score: R. H. E. Chilliwack 0 2 3 Sardis 5 8 0 Batteries: Chilliwack Dolman, Carruthers (in the sixth) and Burnett. Sardis Bailey and Newby.

Schedule of Upper Fraser Valley Baseball League: May 3t. Sardis at Chilliwack; June 1st. Chilliwack at Agassiz; June Sth, Agassiz at Chilliwack; 10th, Chilliwack at Sardis; 15th, Agassiz at Sardis; 22nd. Sardis at Agassiz; 27th Sardis at Chilliwack; Chilliwack at Agassiz; July 4th, Chilliwack nt Sardis; Gth, Agassiz at Chilliwack; 13th, Sardis at Agassiz; 20th. Agassiz at Sardis.

Now is the time people are figuring retarding their vacations, not only where they will siiend thorn, but what tliev will spend on them. WHO'LL CfRRIES RIPE Board of Trade to Inaugurate Cherry Week in July to Bring Consumer And Producer Together At their weekly luncheon on Monday, the Council of the Board of Trade decided to a "Cherry Week" about the middle of July. Chilliwack grows as good cherries as are grown and in quantities such as are hard to dispose of. And yet, seventy five miles away, in cherries are regarded as a luxury which only the rich can afford, and then they are hard to procure in the proper condition. So the Board proposes to advertise a cherry festival and hopes by various means and attractions, the cherry to be the greatest to bring Vancouver and other coast people to Chilliwack to buy direct from the grower, the best fruit at the right for both.

Secretary E. H. Barton wishes it made known that he is willing, and at many times able, to give necessary assistance to the farmer in the matter of securing help when needed by them, if they will but let him know their needs. SECOND DAYS' CELEBRATION STILL IN ABEYANCE Appointment of committees, further organization and reports of finance committees, in connection with the celebration of Confederation, occupied the attention of the executive ut their meeting Wednesday. The municipality consented to having the clerk act as secretary to the executive.

Pugh gave the report of the school committee, with the financial estimate of $350.00. This amount is to 'be used in providing floats for the schools of the Valley with prizes and flags for the parade and to g' assist the schools in the celebration. Mr. Ear ton reported that the estimate of the advertising committee was $90.00, which was to include posters, programmes and song sheets. It was suggested that a Community service be hi Id on July the third and that services be held at several centre in tiie Valley.

The Ministerial Association was appointed as a committee to arrange for these services. The chairman also appointed a finance rommil'ce consisting of Mayor Reeve Wells, A. IT. Mercer and H. D.

Ilip well. After some discussion on the sports programme for Saturday, A. Smith. A. H.

Mercer and E. H. Barton, were appointed a sports committee, wit li the power to add to their numbers if necessary, to report at the next meeting. Wonder if Mrs. Bird looks on last ear's nest much as a man does on is old straw too bad it can't be us again.

BREEDERS AT Jersey Urccdci and Members 15. C. Dairymen's Association Holding Annual Meet The annual summer meeting ot the B. C. Jersey Breeders is being held at Summeriand this week.

The meeting is taking tho form of a trip through the Okanagan starting at Salmon Arm on Monday and going through Armstrong, Vernon and Kelownn. arriving at Summeriand on Friday, where the trippers will attend the famous Summeriand annual picnic at the Summeriand' Experimental station. Here also there will be a sale of seventeen calves, donated by the Jersey Breeders of B. C. to raise funds for the association.

Saturday, those who wish may go on to Oliver. A splendid programme has been prepared for the representatives of the association and for the B. C. Dairymen's Association, who are taking the trip at the same time, by the Boards of Trade of the various towns on the itinary. Those from Chilliwack and district attending are Mr.

and Mrs. A. E. Dumvill. Mr.

and Mrs. T. Lister, Mr. and Mrs. A.

H. Steel; Mr. and Mrs. John English, Mrs. R.

Crowley, the Hon. E. D. Barrow. Mr.

E. A. Wells. Mr. J.

Bellamy, Mr. H. Hunt ly, Mr. Phil. Fleming, secretary of the B.

C. Jersey Breeders' Association. Mr. Geo. Grossman, and Mr.

P. Motly. Mr. J. W.

McCillivray, president of the B. C. Jersey Breeders' Association will leave today, joining a party from and proceed by train to Summeriand..