The Chilliwack Progress from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada • Page 3

THE CHILLIWACK PROGRESS, Wednesday, November 12, 1986 A3 Former publisher wins award from news peers Cecil Hacker, former publisher of The Chilliwack Progress and ex-president of a group of Canadian newspapers strongly represented in the Fraser Valley, has been honored by his newspaper industry peers for his personal integrity. This year's "personal integrity award," sponsored by the Eric Dunning family, has been Through the succeeding years, Hacker has always acknowledged his debt to Harris for the thorough grounding in journalism which the experience gave him. But two years later after attending a lecture by John Riddington, librarian at the University of British Columbia Hacker decided on broadening his academic knowledge. In 1933, he graduated from UBC with honors in history and economics. In the same year he joined the staff of The Chilliwack Progress, working for then editor-publisher Charles A.

Barber. He was soon in the midst of a major news event when the historic Chilliwack ice storm struck, snapping power lines, toppling poles and isolating the community. Despite awesome difficulties, The Progress was able to maintain its record of never having missed an issue even though it came out in an four-page tabloid format, its type set letter by letter and printed on an old foot-treadle press. Weeks went by, and still power had not been restored but the main press was put into service again, using a Dodge car engine to drive the main shaft and the offices of The Columbian newspaper set the type. Later, when Charles Barber retired from active publishing, The Progress became a three-way partnership between Hacker, Charle's son Leslie, and Lieutenant Colonel D'Arcy Baldwin.

Hacker was still in Chilliwack when the 1948 flood surged through the Cannor dyke and transformed much of the area into a lake, along with other low-lying lands of the Fraser Valley. But it was not long afterwards that he acquired the Abbotsford, Sumas Matsqui News and plunged into the life of that community. In 1962, Hacker sold the Abbotsford paper to the Liverpool Post, which at the same time also acquired The Chilliwack Progress (then published by Leslie Barber) and The Fraser Valley Record in Mission. Hacker became vice-president and later president of the Canadian division and also found himself back in Chilliwack as publisher, succeeding Barber. Since that time, the newspaper organization Hacker headed made immense strides in technology, and is now an extensive family of community newspapers which extends from White Rock to Hope.

Hacker retired in 1981. I presented to him by the B.C. and hacker Yukon Community Newspaper's Association. The association announcement declared: "Cec Hacker is a man dedicated to the integrity of newspapers and the newspaper industry. This can best be summarized by his own editorial directive t6 his publishers: 'Our first objective should be to produce papers which serve the best interest of their communities, and which seek to attain the highest standards possible in both news coverage and articles of opinion'." Well known in the Fraser Valley, Hacker was responsible for organizing the rowing event which took place on the Vedder Canal in the 1954 British Empire Games, he chaired the group that spearheaded the Matsqui-Abbotsford Centennial Park and open-air swimming pool complex in 1958.

The various centennials of 1966, 1967 and 1971 saw him active as a director on provincial organizing committees. He was a member of the Public Library Commission board of directors for 12 years, and was on the Senate of the University of British Columbia for three years. In 1972 and 1973 he was president of Chilliwack Rotary Club. He was made a Freeman of the District of Mats-qui in 1982 and an honored resident of the Municipality of Abbotsford in 1986. Within the newspaper industry, he is a lifetime member of the B.C.

and Yukon Community Newspaper's Association and was its president in 1960. He was convention chairman for the national organization in 1962. The son of a Methodist (latterly United Church) minister, Hacker was born in Saskatchewan in 1911, but a move to British Columbia came just four years later. It was in Vernon in 1928, that he made his first entry into newspapering. He was taken on as a reporter by Vernon News editor Frank Harris.

Photo by Bill Lillicrap THE best-fed bird Lena Jensen of Sardis feeds the friendly crow his favorite food, rice pudding, during a recent visit to the Jensen home. A crow's best friend There is a crow living in Sardis which is likely among the best fed of his species in existence. The black winged creature is friends with several people, but among its closest known human confidants are Lena and Gunnar Jensen. 'Said crow' began appearing regularly during the summer in the vicinity of their home at the corner of Griffin and Greenwood drives. Before long he had become boldly direct, landing on their deck and pecking at their back door to demand food.

He has also pecked holes in the kitchen window screen of at least one other neighborhood home. Lena Jensen estimated they have been feeding the black bird for more than a month, adding that rice pudding is his favorite. "He eats rice pudding, bacon, meat loaf and he really likes homemade liver pate," she summarized as she scratched the bird around the head. "He likes to be scratched, but when he has had enough he'll let you know, he'll bite," she said. The curiously friendly but otherwise wild bird has been seen perched on the shoulders of the Jensens and several neighbors.

Lena said she has taken their friend crow for walks around the neighborhood. Gunnar Jensen said their feathered friend likes to play ball with them on the backyard sundeck of their home. Recently the crow spied a penny sitting on the vinyl deck covering but efforts to pick the coin up with its beak were unsuccessful. Finally it pushed the penny to the edge of the deck, picked it up and flew off with its prize. Lena added that the crow likes to play.

"He likes to try and take clothes pins off the clothes line; the other day he actually got one." So long as there is someone to keep it company, the Jensens said it would remain nearby for an entire afternoon, seeking attention. However, once darkness falls, by 5:30 p.m., the crow wings away for the evening, returning in the morning in search of more handouts. Noting that their home is now up for sale, Gunnar quipped, tongue-in-cheek, "If we sell this house, the new owners will have to take the bird. We'll just have to leave his special menu." More about Equestrian centre Combined Training Association Targeted sources of funds a fe4eral Unemployment Insurance grant for $28,728, plus a $2,000 forgivable loan from the B.C. Combined Training Association, the Mount Cheam Pony Club ($1,000) and the B.C.

Lotteries Fund. envisioned are a food concession and some stall space. The horse council plans to hire consultant Shawn Flynn to design and supervise the construction of a crosscountry riding course. He is recommended by the British Columbia (from Page A1 committee of the horse council which has studying the proposal. She said the group sees strong potential for equestrian camps "for kids and adults, and training opportunities." She said the only buildings WE'RE DEALING zeH7 FIB eDDgimieeirs (help fooidlge Wedldeir airoafl yg i 1 I'l'Lll.

I'll. I 'J ZXrTT1 officer, told The Progress the Acrow bridge "closely follows the best features of the Bailey bridge," but also incorporates better steel, improving the bending, shearing and fatigue characteristics. In charge of construction is Master Warrant Officer Dave Fowler, along with about 80 personnel from 1CER. The group will be using two 1CER bulldozers, one wheeled and one with tracks. The ministry of highways is responsible for the piers and road approaches and, once the bridge is built, highways will finish the paving work.

YarrowGreendale residents will finally get their bridge across the Vedder Canal. CFB Chilliwack's. 1 Combat Engineering Regiment (1CER) is building the bridge for the provincial ministry of highways. The bridge, located at the end of Keith Wilson Road, will be a one-lane Acrow bridge measuring 13 feet across. The regiment is expected to begin work Monday, Nov.

24 and complete the job by Friday, Nov. 28. Capt. Jim Ryan, base information AND WE HAVE THE SELECTION! fllBftwjfiSn Rnv WQv you Slice VJy thS Closslfjeds brln9 results 50 UNITS TO CHOOSE FROM! S3 wm mM BC Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries- 5 hLitiifhCtof I EH 1 1 Protection I WORKS S-10 Tahoe Pickup T7 TT ttTU" I GiSWiiffi JL1L1L WEEK.