Surrey Leader from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada • 1

a The Surrey Leader VOL. XXV (Gazette Vol. XLVI1) Seven Cents per Copy CLOVERDALE, B.C., THURSDAY, JULY 7th, 1955 In Canada and Great Britain: $2.50 per year Number 51 Cloverdale Phones Change to Dial White Rock to Get New Numbers After close to twenty years phone exchange will be changed nesday. The dial phones will go day, July 13th. The actual cut-over, culminating take only about two minutes, Company.

At the same time as the Rock numbers will be changed the present phone number. Senator Tom Reid will at the transformation of dale's manual system to automatic operation. His words, "Pull coils," will be the signal for phone technicians to pull hundreds of small fuses on the manual ment, thereby "killing" the old tem. Once this is done, a second mand of "Pull blocking tools" activate the new equipment. Hundreds of tiny fibre-board strips known as blocking tools be pulled from between the points on the new equipment, lowing the points to together and energizing the dial system.

A totally new number consisting of five numerical its, goes into effect for Cloverdale next Wednesday. Fully-selective ring will also be brought use. This means that party telephone subscribers will hear their own ring, and not those others on the line. Thus, ringing--a long and a short, some other combination, will be necessary on party lines. Overall cost of the project convert the Cloverdale office automatic operation is in neighbourhood of $375,000.

sum includes the erection of a building, complete with commercial equipment, the erection of worth of outside distribution office and space for automatic and the placing of more than new dial telephone instruments the homes and offices of dale subscribers. After the cut-over, operator long distance service will be vided from the Newton central fice and Cloverdale subscribers be able to dial direct to Rock numbers. Telephone technicians over new telephone exchange on Wednesday will need of Cloverdale subscribers. While the majority of the will naturally be done by the phone men, an important job be performed by each telephone user. Individual subscribers are ing asked to cut a wire, marked a yellow tag, which presently nects their old telephone to new one.

This wire can be cut with a of scissors or pliers, as it is fine gauge. Unless it is cut after 8:00 a.m. on the day of cut-over, the magneto telephone may interfere with the operation of the new telephone, since it still be attached to the line ing back to the telephone office. Subscribers- are asked to do little phoning as possible between 7:55 and 8:05 next Wednesday. Seven Girls Contest Miss White Rock Title Miss White Rock will be chosen this Friday evening, from among seven charming young girls entered in this contest.

The judging will take place at 8 p.m. in the Silver Moon Hall, at the Miss White Rock ball. Contest is sponsored by the White Rock Junior Chamber of Commerce. The winner will compete for the Miss Surrey title, with the Surrey queen to represent this municipality at the P.N.E. contest.

Entered in the contest are Dauna Kinnaird, Elizabeth Beasley, Donna Huguet, Lillian McDonnell, Arlene Therriault, Connie Whittle and. Elizabeth Procter. Seventh entrant in the Miss White Rock Contest is Elizabeth Procter, as "Miss White Rock Amateur Swimming She is a club swimming coach this year and a '55 of the Semiahmoo High School. Zoning Plan Clarified for South Westminster 'At last Council meeting, the Municipal Council passed Surrey Zoning By-law, No. 1291.

Included were changes in the zoning regulations at South Westminster. South Westminster dyking area includes heavy industrial areas, light industrial and some which had been designated as urban residential. But the Council had also stipulated 1-acre as the smallest subdivision allowed in South Westminster dyking area. The urban residential zoning within the dyking area was changed to suburban residential, which has a 1-acre minimum. Part of the Mud Bay dyking area was in the urban residential zoning south of Nicomekl River, town planner S.

W. Glover reported. The Council decided to keep all this dyking area at a 5-acre minimum, and zoning has been changed to agricultural. Some easing of regulations on existing dwellings in commercial, light industrial and manufacturing zones was authorized by the Council. Small alterations and additions will be permitted, to prevent undue hardships.

FAMILY REUNION IS HELD FOR OCEAN PARK FAMILY Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Miller of 12918 Stokes Road, Ocean Park had a pleasant trip with the former's brother and sister-in-law from San Francisco, and with other members of the family reunion.

Present were son Art Miller and wife Kay, from Edmonton; and daughter Edith and husband Bob, from Startup, Washington. There were eight children and fifteen adults at this gathering. and children, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moreau, Miss Marlene Moreau and Fred Starchuk, all from Surrey.

A toast was given by Mr. de Bruyn for the Moreau family, who are moving to the United States soon. of agitation by residents, Cloverdale over to automatic operation next Wedinto operation at 8:00 a.m. on Wednes- years of planning and work, will according to officials of B.C. Telephone takes place at Cloverdale, all White by the addition of a digit in front of Nudist Club Proposes Housing Development Sunny Trails Club, the nudist club with a camp in the North Surrey area, is promoting a residential project, the first of its kind in the world.

Sunbathers will build permanent homes on the subdivided portion of the Sunny Trails camp, situated north of Fleetwood, near Townline Road. Ray Connett, club secretary, states that 24 lots have been provided, with one home now under construction and sites being cleared on two other lots. FUNERAL SERVICES SET FOR LATE JAMES S. FUSON James Sherman Fuson of 8749 Francis Road, Fleetwood passed away: at his residence on Tuesday, July 5th. He was 90 years of age, and had resided here for nineteen years.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 7th at 1:30 p.m. the Cloverdale chapel of S. Bowell Sons. Interment will follow in Surrey Centre Cemetery. Surviving Mr.

Fuson are his wife; three sons, Charles, in Tacoma: Dent and Joseph, in Surrey; and one daughter, Mrs. Delia Peterson, Tacoma. Also surviving are fourteen grandchildren; eighteen great. grand children; two brothers, William, in Seattle and Frank, in Iowa; and one sister, Mrs. Cora Kuhn, who lives in Saskatchewan.

Break Out the Linament and Arnica; Jaycees vs. Trade Board in Softball Sales of liniment in Cloverdale will probably zoom next week-end, for Cloverdale Jaycees have chalInged the Senior Board of Trade to a softball game. Game will be played on Sunday, July 10th at 1 p.m. at the softball diamond behind the Legion Hall. committee chairman Art Scammell states.

Rumours have it that the Board of Trade have a surprise windmill pitcher on their roster, and intend to show the Jaycee "youngsters" a thing or two. After the ball game there is to be a basket picnic at the Clarke Greenaway Park, on Old McLellan Road. This is for wives and children, or girl friend, as well as Junior Chamber and Board of Trade members. Court Pleasantdale, No. 1762 Lady Foresters will meet on Thursday, July 14th at 8 p.m.

in the Odd Fellows Hall. A meeting of Surrey Amateur Athletic Association will be held this Thursday evening in the Municipal Hall. A meeting of Lower Fraser Valley Agricultural Association will take place on Friday evening at 8 p.m., in the Fair Board office. BORN--To Mr. and Mrs.

A. Bucholtz (nee Woolard) in White Rock Hospital on Monday, July 4th, a daughter, Wanda Hollis weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. on arrival, and is a sister for Frankie. The W.A.

to Church of the Redeemer are hoping for a fine day on Wednesday, July 13th, as they will hold their "rained-out" garden party on that date. This will take place at the home of Mrs. Fred Webb, 762 Hall's Prairie Road, ing at 2 o'clock. The Catholic Women's League are holding a bazaar and social this Saturday afternoon in the gymnasium of the Catholic School. Sale starts at 3 o'clock, with home cooking and sewing on sale, a miscellanleous table and refreshments.

The baseball team and fans are hoping for a little co-operation from the weatherman, as games have been rained out for the past week. This Friday Fort Langley will play here on the Cloverdale diamond, and on verdale will be hosts to Harrison. Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock Mr. and Mrs. Bob Beauchamp of 18734 Reid Road have returned from a visit to.

Brockville Ontario. They were called East by the illness of Mrs. Beauchamp's father, Roy, Love, who passed away while they were there. Mrs. Beauchamp and her three sisters met all together for the first, time in children fifteen returned years.

Bob and the home by with Mrs. Beauchamp following later by train: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Farquhar of 19821 Trans-Canada Highway will celebrate their golden wedding this Thursday. The family farmed at Kensington Prairie from 1926 until moving to Biggar Road in Langley with their six sons and one daughter.

The Farquhars are well known! among Scottish societies, and in farm circles where they are great boosters for the "Red White Ayr- shires. Anniversary Party Held Around Home A party was held recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. de Bruyn of Davis Road to celebrate their twentieth wedding anniversary.

An enjoyable social evening was spent by the guests who included Mrs. W. Higgins and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Higgins, from Burquitlam; Mr.

and Mrs. Al Andrews and children, Burnaby; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blomme, Mr. and Mrs.

Martin Flynn Dr. Joe Rife, president of Surrey Amateur Athletic As- The $120,000 Coverdale Community Centre will provide sociation, is shown here at the right as he explains to members facilities for sports such as basketball, badminton, gymnastics, of the Surrey Municipal Council features of the proposed Clo- volleyball. Committee rooms are provided for smaller meetings verdale Community Centre. This scale model of the building, and for hobby work and craft clubs. Portable stage and seating complete to toy cars on the blacktopped parking area, was for 800 is also included in the project, to handle meetings, conmade by students at the Industrial arts class of Lord Tweeds- certs and similar public gatherings.

Kitchen and equipment muir High School. and office accommodation are provided. Examining the model, left to right, are Councillor Walter Surrey Amateur Athletic Association is providing $50,000 H. Johnson; Reeve Schultz; and Councillors Ted Kuhn, Bob in cash for the with a $70,000 to go to the rateNesbitt and E. A.

Pitman. payers of Cloverdale Fire Area, Saturday, July 16th. Two Cloverdale Rinks to Attend Nelson 'Spiel a Two rinks of curlers will leave this week- end for Nelson where they will compete in the world's midsummer curling championships. K. A.

Zral is heading one rink, with 1 E. E. McIntyre, Bert Arnold and Ray Shepherd, Jr. the other members of his team. Scott Steinson is also heading a rink of Cloverdale curlers going to Nelson.

The bonspiel runs from July 11th to 16th. WHITE ROCK OLD-TIMER A. E. "BRUCE" COPE PASSES Clover- heat tele- equipsys- comwill will contact al- system, dig- into line only of code or not "to to the This new $75,000 plant, 1700 in Clover- and proof- will White cutting help work telewill beby conthe pair very shortly the will lead- as, A resident of White Rock district for the past thirty-five years, Ambrose Ernest "Bruce" Cope of 687 Royal Avenue passed away in White Rock Hospital on Monday, July 4th. He was in his 81st year.

Mr. Cope had been a resident in White Rock and district for the past thirty-five years. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife; one son, Herbert, in New Westminster; one daughter, Mrs. T. H.

Lowery of Kent, Washington; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 9th at 2:30 p.m. from Chapel Hill Funeral Parlor, White Rock. Rev. Dr.

W. B. Willan will officiate, with cremation following. In lieu of flowers, donations to the White Rock Hospital memorial fund will be greatly appreciated. White Rock Student Wins $250 Bursary in B.C.

Essay Contest Georgina Tucker of White Rock has won a $250 bursary, the grand award in the annual job study competition sponsored by the Vancouver Board of Trade and the Pacific National Exhibition. Georgina is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H.

Tucker, and is a student at Semiahmoo High School. The' competition, open to al. Grade 12 students British Columbia, consists of gathering information regarding a career or job connected with some industry. Miss Tucker chose as her subject that of an industrial chemist. There were 2500 entries in the contest, and the judges complimented, the winner on the research she had put into preparing her essay.

Winners will receive their prizes at the Vancouver Exhibition, where they will be the guests of the Board of Trade and the P.N.E. Clayton Notes Sheila MacDonald and Bev Bain were at Kelowna for a weeks holidays with friends. Mr. and Mrs. N.

Walts of Santa Rosa, California are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. Petiers of Hall's Prairie Road. Mrs.

John Perchal of Fort McLeod, Alberta has been visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. W. D. Allan of Trans-Canada Highway. Mrs.

W. Graham of New Westminster is visiting her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kuflay of Render Road. Shirley Stewart is holidaying on the Island, at Victoria and Nanaimo.

Ross Stewart has gone to work at Ocean Falls for the holiday time. Jean Morr spent her holidays at Seattle and Penticton. Shirley Morr motored to Prince George on her holidays, and was in the Upper Country while the flood was on. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. MacDonald last Monday were Mr. and Mrs. Archie MacDonald of Vancouver and Mr. and Mrs.

Jim Jenson and Mr. and Mrs. 1 Buster MacDonald, from Kamloops. Rescue Pilot Visits with his Parents Here Flight Lieutenant Allan Richards was visiting over the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

P. E. Richards of Colebrook. Richards was pilot of the plane which made a long mercy flight from Whitehorse into the Arctic. The patient has since made a good recovery.

Highest Scouting awards came to two Sunnyside youths on June 26th. Colin Sharp (left) of 2681 Clow Road received his Queen's Scout badge, the first Sunnyside Scout to win this coveted award. Peter McBride (centre) was the first in South Surrey district to receive the Bushman's Thong, the highest Scout award for pioneering, stalking and woodcraft. Shown with the Scouts are W. E.

"Fred" Johnson of White Rock, pioneer booster in Surrey for the Scouting movement and president of the Scout Surrey district executive; and P. W. McBride (right), Scoutmaster at Sunnyside. Volunteers Clear Mile Long Portion White Rock Beach A mile long stretch of the beach at White Rock was cleared of barnacled rocks and debris on Sunday. Volunteer work parties with bulldozers, loaders and power tools rooted out the rocks, cut up logs and metal debris.

The material was then loaded and hauled away as fill to add to the parking area available in White Rock. Volunteer workers started out at 5 a.m., those bringing machinery in, and by 6:30 in the morning equipment was moving over the Great Northern Railway tracks to begin "Operation Clean-up." Work carried on throughout the day until late afternoon, when tides made it impossible to continue. Stan Evans and Vic Kerr of White Rock Junior Chamber of Commerce headed the drive, with municipal road foreman Jim Newton on hand to superintend operations. Jaycee members estimated $1,000 of volunteer labor was donated ing the day. Power saws cut up logs suitable for beach fires, cutting torches made short work of discarded metal debris, huge caterpillar tractors pushed tons of rocks into heaps for the dump trucks to haul away to a fill skirting the Semiahmoo cabins, levelling the beach off for bathers.

The value of the fill dumped in the hallow at the beach's west end is estimated by Jaycee members to be worth $450 to the Municipality and will provide an additional parking space for nearly 100 cars. The material removed made excellent fill and only needs grading to provide parking space. With operations at either side of the pier progressing rapidly, a number of the volunteers tackled the east end of the beach, skirtjing the popular Beach Store. There sand was pushed back levelling the beach with the Great Northern railway tracks and dispensing with the steep grade which made approach to the beach from the tracks hazardous. Meanwhile J.

C. Ettes, anxious to keep the east end volunteers well fed, operated a jitney service from the Semiahmoo Yacht Club headquarters on the pier and transported hot coffee and refreshments to men at work at the far end of the beach. The incoming tide forced the volunteers home at 6:30 after twelve hours of back-breaking work. Their one regret was the fact that the tide had not stood still, so anxious were they to complete the task they SO enthusiastically set out to accomplish. Junior Chamber members feel confident of the fact that until reclassification of the beach is obtained much can be done to keep tne beach from becoming again the unsightly strip it was when they tackled it.

Spectators crowding the Great Northern tracks expressed their (Continued on Page Seven) White Rock Lad Sets New Canadian Mark Bud Stapleton of White Rock broke a Canadian record at the Dominion track and field meet held at Saskatoon. Previously at the Fraser Valley High School meet the Semiahmoo High School student had set new B.C. record for juvenile discuss throw. On Monday, July 4th Bud tossed the discuss 148 feet inches to set a new Canadian mark. Stapleton is a member of Newton Athletic Association's I track and field team and the association helped raise funds to enable him to go to the trials.

Three More Girls Enroll in White Rock Rangers Pacific Hwy. Resident Arthur Mowles, Passes Arthur Mowles of 1781 Pacific Highway, Cloverdale passed away at his home on July 4th. Born in England in 1888, he had resided here for ten years. The late Mr. Mowles joined the British Army Reserve in 1906 and served in Egypt, India and Suez until 1912.

He then returned to England, emigrating to Canada in the following year. He was farming in Saskatchewan but was called to serve in World War 1 in 1914. He was a driver with the Royal Horse Artillery, and was with the Army of Occupation in Germany until 1919. Surviving are his wife; three sons, Ernest, in Langley; Rupert and Arthur, in Saskatchewan; and five daughters, Mrs. E.

L. Harris, Whitehorse, Y.T.; Mrs. J. G. Lee, Langley; Miss Joyce Mowles, Calgary; Mrs.

Earl Way and Mrs. Noble Row, Cloverdale. Also surviving are thirteen grandchildren; two brothers and one sister in England. Rev. E.

Pitt Griffiths will officiate The final get-together for the season of White Rock Girl Guides was held at Peace Arch Park on Saturday, June 25th. Seven Brownies took part in a flying-up ceremony. Those graduating Sandra Hendersen, Beatrice Ostrander, Carol Savin and Lyn Franklyn of the 1st pack; and Cheryl McColl of the 2nd pack. Carol Ann Goodlet, Connie Yarham Barbara Ann Small and Beverly Hadden went on into the Ranger company and were welcomed by Ranger captain Mrs. Margaret Stager.

Marilyn Leslie was unable to attend the June 25th gathering, but will 1 join the Rangers this fall. The annual picnic of the White Local Association held at the Peace Arch was well attended. After a delightful lunch district commissioner Mrs. Aileen Postill enrolled seven new members. This the was an impressive ceremony, with Guide color party in attendance and district captain Stager escorting each lady from the semi-circle to the commissioner for her to enroll.

Presentation of Badges Badges were presented to Brownies and Guides. Winning the golden hand award was Cheryl McColl; artist badge, Annella Hazlett; dancer, Connie Barham. For the Guides, Marilyn Leslie was awarded badges as artist, stalker, stitchery, religion and life. Little House emblem, laundress and needlewoman badges were received by Sharon Ostrander; toy maker, Coleen Griffiths. The two Brownie packs held a joint birthday party in the Legion Hall recently, with many distinguished guests present.

at the funeral service, set for 1:30 p.m. on Friday, July 8th. Service will be held at Cloverdale chapel of S. Bowell Sons, with interment in the soldiers' plot at Surrey Centre Cemetery. There are changes coming next Wednesday, as Cloverdale telephone exchange goes dial.

And the change-over will see this veteran telephone instrument fall into disuse after more than thirty-five years of service in the home of Bill Bothwell, Coast Meridian Road, Tynehead. Bill is shown here at the wall phone which for years was the only telephone available in that part of Surrey. "We built the line in ourselves, got out the poles, framed them and dug the holes. We built two and three-quarter miles of line," the Tynehead pioneer recalled. "The following year the company jumped the rates and most took their phones out.

The one at our place was the only one for miles around, and people came from as far away as Barnston Island to use Mr. related that the door of his house was never locked; residents were welcome to come in and use the phone whenever they needed, in the middle of the night in case of emergency. A small box was left there with change in it for those who put through long distance calls. Bill Bothwell's telephone was used as a community phone until recent years when expanding telephone lines made it possible for more folks to install their own..