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ADVOCATE

Okanagan Central Selling Agency Ready To Operate

VICTORIA FINDS |

MATSQUI WARNS
AGAINST SCHOOL
BOARD CHANGES

Any Move To Stop
Democratic Election
Seen As Dangerous

By BE. H. BAKER

BRADNER, BC.

A foretaste of the loss of free-
dom which will inevitably fol-
low the loss of the democratic
system of free election of school
trustees, now enjoyed in all
areas except Matsqui, Sumas
and Abbotsford, is seen in the
present arbitrary injunction
from the Department of Educa-
tion in Wictoria which, on the

representation of not more than
two parties, 2s reported, has ruled
that no raffle may be held in con-
nection with the schools.
Taxpayers of the Matsqui, Sumas
and Abbotsford school areas should
awaken to the serious threat
~which exists in the present arbi-
trary administration of the school

setup.
This board of -administration,
which was meyer elected but

appointed at the time the Depart-

- ment of Education under Dr. King
arbitrarily liquidated the municipal
school trustee setup in the three
areas, is undeh no obligation to
report to the taxpayers, nor is
it, as formerly, responsible to the
taxpayers.

The temporary boost in the
Matsqui tax rate is almost entirely
due to the demand by the school
administration for $27,500 for 1939
—5 boost in one year of over $9000.
And the Matsqui Council, which
under the school trustee system
fought all the time to keep down
school expenditures, now supinely
eooperates in arriving at a tax
rate to assure that this unheard of
demand by the school administra-
tion ‘be met.

While most progressives approve
in principle the consolidation of
school areas, it is aiso generally
recognized that without the sate-—
guard of elected school trustees,
the taxpayer is going to be called
on to pay the piper to any tune
the school administration takes
the motion to call.

To those areas which are toying
with the idea of adopting the
school consolidation methods used
by Matsqui, Sumas and Abbotsford,
warnings are being jssued urging
taxpayers to get acquainted with
the disadvantages associated with
the system.

Meantime, taxpayers in the three
areas in question are now being
urged to call for an elected ad-
visory board which would, under
the Trustees’ Act, be answerable
to the taxpayers as under the old

TREE FRUITS LIMITED

TO HANDLE

ALL SALES

OF 1939 SEASON CROP

Special to the Advocate
KELOWNA, BC.—Okanagan fruit growers advanced a big

step forward in their fight to

smash the marketing combine

which has been slowly throttling the industry for years with
announcement that the new marketing setup, known as the

central selling agency, is now
the coming season’s crop.

ready to go into operation for

Members of the BC Fruit Growers’ Association were noti-
fied of the inauguration of the scheme in a special circular,

marking the first real attempt to
wrest control of the sales mono-
poly from the hands of the Nash-
Symington combine, object of a
federal probe last winter under the
Combines Investigation Act. Re-
sults of that probe have not yet
been announced.

The new central sales agency
will be known as the BC Tree
Fruits Limited, an organization
established by the growers on 2
decision at the last BCFGA con-
vention. At that convention dir-
ectors of the Association were
fiven power to appoint a board of
fovernors for Tree Fruits Lim-
ited. and the board now consists
of Messrs. Rattray, Powell, Millar,
Lister, Goldie, Hamilton and Loyd.
An additional member of the
board of governors, G. A. Barrat,
hes since been appointed by the
BC Fruit Board. D. McNair has

| been appointed general sales man-

ager,

Tree Fruits Limited, the grow-
ers’ single agency, will now oper-
ate under contracts with the ship-
pers. Selling rights have been
transferred to the organization
which will market the entire do
mestic crop. Terms of the con-
tract include:

i. Appointment of Tree Fruits
Limited as the sole selling agency
for Canada.

2. It shall have authority to re-
fuse to market, in Canada, varie-
ties, grades or sizes undesirable for
domestic use.

3. The company will improve and
standardize the grade offered to
the consumer and insist on this
standard being adhered to.

4 The company shall haye some
authority over cold storage and

common storage programs.

5. The single agency shail
voice and make collections.

in-

school setup, which had three
elected representatives from each
area working with the administra-
tor, who functioned in a strictly
supervisory capacity.

@Qf course, Dr. King is not ex-
pected to approve of this idea—
but then, who pays the taxes?

After three years of experience
in the present setup, most residents
tere are not satisfied and feel
they have exchanged involuntarily
“our birthright for a mess of pot-
tage.”

6. Take over the settlement of

yan claims.

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7. Regulate the system of ac-
counting to the grower so that it
Shall be clear and as nearly uni-
form as possible.

Payment for services performed
by the single agency will now be
obtained from selling charges for-
merly paid by the grower to the
private shipper, according to the
plan. Tree Fruits Limited will
also submit a full statement of its
financial operations to the grow-
ers at the end of the year. The
agency also intends to ask the
growers for a levy of one cent on
apples and pears and a half cent
on soft fruits to take care of an
advertising appropriation.

Authority for this new setup was
given at the last BCEGA conven-
tion, and its first circular to the
membership, Tree Fruits Limited
expresses the hope that the grow-
ers will support the company with
the necessary funds and coopera-—
tion.

To further strengthen the singie
agency scheme, the BCFE'GA is now
understood to be urging both the
provincial and federal govern-
ments to enact legislation cover-
ing the central selling setup.

Pacific Meat Employees
Get Holidays With Pay

Employees of Pacific Meat Com-
pany, 8950 Shaughnessy, experi-
enced the benefits of union organ-
ization this week when the com-
pany restored to them two weeks
holiday with pay.

Two months ago, while the crew
was in a disorganized state, a 10
percent wage cut was imposed by

the company and the reguiar two
weeks holiday with pay was
stopped.

Since then, however, the em-

ployees have organized with the as-
sistance of some members of the
Meat Cutters and Butcher Work-
ers’ Union in New Westminster.

The plant is now almost 100 per-
cent organized and it is expected
the employees may move shortly
for a signed agreement which will
@uarantee union wages, holiday
rights and fair working conditions.

VALUE OF FARM
PRODUCTS DOWN

Output Greater But
Lower Prices Bring

$2,000,000 -Decline

VICTORIA, BC.—Contniued
reduction in prices received

for primary products coupled
with continued monopolies con-

trolling the sale of many va-
yieties of farm products re-
sulted in a loss of value am-
ounting to over two million
dollars in BC’s agricultural
production for 1938 as compared
with the previous year, according
to statistics released this week by
the Department of Agriculture.

Last year’s production was
valued at $47,782,012—32,190,530 less
than 1937.

During the year agricultural im-
ports amounted to $15,899,395, less
by over a million dollars than the
previous year. On the other hand
exports decreased by $191,853, or
$9,144,788. As a result, domestic

production was stimulated to a2
small extent.

Total value of fruit products,
while increasing in volume, de-
ereased in actual returns to the
grower, realizing some $7,507,796,
of which over four million was

realized on the apple crop.

Fodder crops were also larger in
volume but brought decreasing re-
turns.

Only dairy products, farm lve

stock, poultry and honey increased
in value over 1937. Dairy products

were valued at $13,203,589, an in-
crease of close to four hundred
thousand dollars. Cheese, creant

and evaporated milk production all
showed increases.

Livestock production during 1938
is placed at $18,986,000, an increase
of over two hundred thousand dol-
lars. Poultry values increased 3$39,-
000 at $3,108,000, with the output of
eges jumping by over two million
dozen over 1937 figures.

The year also saw the largest
honey crop ever produced in the
province, valued at $237,468, a gain
of some 10 percent.

Automatic Telephones
Sought For Courtenay

COURTENAY, BC, July 6—In-
stallation of the automatic tele-
phone system is being sought by a
committee composed of B. Hughes,
R. N. Garey and HE i. Smith from
the Courtenay Board of Trade.
The present switehboard is out
dated and too small to handle the
volume of calls without a conse-
quent delay.

Northern BC Needs New Industries
To Stimulate Agriculture Production

Here’s another letter from
a farm woman in Grassy
Plains outlining briefly some
of the problems encountered
by settlers in that far-flung
district extending from
Smithers to Quesnel. Other
readers in that area are urged
to write in giving their ideas
on some of the proposals the
writer puts forward.

Se
By “LILLOOGET”
ELLO, Southern BC! Here we

are again.

First I must tell you that sum-
mer is here at last. From my
window I can see the wild Saska-
toon bushes loaded with white
flowers. Island poppies are in
full bloom. Nature smiles and
dreams of a fruitful season.

Wes, this is 2 wonderful coun-
try. Wiundreds of lakes, snow-
capped mountains—most of what
you read in the travel advertise-
ments.

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told us bitterly the other day,
“buts.” Like a neighbor woman
showing us an article in the
“Free Press.”

“Took,” she said, “they want
more immigrants to settle here.
Don’t they know how hard it is
to make a living here as it is?
How poor most of us are?”

Worthern BC is rich in natural
resources timber, minerals,
waterpower. This summer two
survey parties are again looking
over the immense power possi-
bilities in the nearby mountains.

The majority of people up here
agree that something must be
done to improve conditions, and
with true cooperative spirit, both
from the people themselves and
the government, the following
practical measures could be ap-
plied:

1. Farmers should be allowed
to work out their relief on their
own farms, which would elimin-
ate the present wasteful method
of sending them away to do road-
work during the period of im-
portant farm work, giving the

@ Maintain roads and work on new

projects.
2. Thousands of acres of good
land lying idle, mostly in the

hands of speculators who made
bad investments years azo,
should be turned over to the
government and sold to dirt far-
mers on long term credits.

3. Establishment of an experi-

mental farm for Northern BC.

4. Construction of
packing plant.

5. Establishment of a woollen
mill. We could cooperate in hir-
ing a herder to look after a flock
of from 500 to 1000 sheep. Coy-
otes are numerous and a higher
bounty should be placed on them.

_6 Establishment of producers
and consumers cooperatives. As
an example of what can be done
—look at Fort Fraser. Proposals
made by Len Shepherd, CCE-
MILA, would be suitable for this
district. We proposes the setting
up of a producer-consumer co-
operative as the sole marketing
agency for all farm products in

a meat

> fZuarantee a price to the farmer
and have full authority to regu-
late production to the meeds of
the people and the export mar
ket.

7. Health insurance and im-
proved medical assistance, espe-
cially dental care and glasses for
school children.

8. Lower freight rates.

9g. Tie contracts should be
given directly to the people who
do the work instead of to a few
wealthy individuals who sub-let.

10. Under the Youth Training
Plan a winter school in handi-
eraft should be established.

In conclusion we wish to say
that as the industrial workers
have won their “Bill of Rights,”
which should assist them in gain-

ing better wages, farmers will
also gain by an increased de
mand for farm produce. Fur-

ther, if our members of Parlia-
ment would show a little more

more effort and cooperate in
helping the people, they could
face the coming election with

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Farmers
Pensions
Demanded

Agriculturists Want
To Retire at G65 on
Contributory Plan

SALMON ARM, BC. — Retire—
ment at the age of 65 for farmers
under a contributory pension plan
was asked of the Federal Govern-
ment in a resolution endorsed by
delegates attending the Farmers’
Institutes convention in Salmon
Arm this week.

This was only one of 25 resolu-

tions which received the endorse
ment of delegates in attendance
from Shuswap Lake, North Okana-
fan and Revelstoke areas.
Sessions were addressed by the
Hon. K CG. MacDonald, Minister of
Apriculture; J. B. Munro, Deputy
Minister; Dean F. M. Clement, Uni-
versity of BC; M,. S. Middleton of
Vernon, and others.
The number and nature of reso-
Jutions endorsed and the reports
of delegates showed a keen interest
in the work of the institutes, J. B.
Munro told the convention. Less
discontent among the younger peo—
ple on the farms was experienced
Since the social life in the country
is receiving more attention than
heretofore.

Langley Ratepayers
Hold Successful Picnic

PORT KELLS, BC, July 6—
Close to 350 residents attended the
first annual picnic of the Langley
Ratepayers’ and Workers’ Associa-
tion on Dominion Day at MciWNal-

ley’s Park on the South Latimer
Road.
Races, softball and sports of

every kind and description was en-
joyed by young and old. The ehil-
dren’s favorite sport was ice cream
and they had plenty of it without
cost.

Speakers were Rev. Horton of
United Church, Len Shepherd,

RETURNS FOR
PROCESSED MILK
SHOWS DECLINE |

New Methods Of
Retail Distribution
Held Responsible

Dairy farmers have bee
hard hit since the first of th
year with the entry of chai
stores and wholesalers in th
evaporated milk market of Bi
forcing a reduction of 65 ceni
a case or the equivalent of 1

cents a pound butterfat.

“The drop of 17 cents a poun:
butterfat in our Canadian sales j=
evaporated milk amounts to an aly
nual reduction from this chanp
of over $170,000, more than thr |
cents a pound butterfat on our tet
settling rate,’ said W. LL. Macke
president of the Fraser Valley Mil”
Producers Association.

“While the underlying cause fh
the price cutting is due to ove
production, certain manufacture)
have precipitated the recent slum
in taking over private label bus
ness.”

Chain stores and wholesalers hay
been successful in getting one sms
Alberta manufacturer to plac
their label on the product rath: |
than that of the manufacture
More recently another company hi |
undertaken some private label bus:
ness. Actions of these compani
bas forced the price of milk doy
with a consequent loss to the dap ‘
farmer.

It is felt that this reduction {i
wholesale prices will reflect itse
in lower prices in the retail trad
which in turn will have a dire
affect in the fluid milk market.

“When and where this row Ww
end we do not know, but we ¢
know it is an expensive squabb
so far as we are concerned,” stat:
Mr. Macken.

paces ihe tion

on

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Guard Horses Against |
Dread Sleeping Sicknes |

MLA, Fred Carr, Fraser Valley or-
ganizer of the Communist Party,
Mr. Brown and Mr. Spillbury of
the Langley Ratepayers’ and
Workers’ Association.

Each of the first three speakers
commended the organization for

GRAND FORKS, BC.—Vaccine ©
tion is almost completed in th |
district to guard horses from ca J
tracting encephaiomyelitis or slee
ing sickness, which has been #
tacking the animals in westei
Canada.

its achievements and stressed the
need for cooperation and unity.

Boycott Japanese Goods!

specetey hit

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BICYCLES AND REPATRS
BICYCLES, NEW AND USED —
Baby Carriages, Sulkies, Doll Car-
riages, Joycycles. Repairing: of all
kinds. Saws filed, keys cut, etc.
W. M. Ritchie, 1569 Commercial
Drive. Highland 4123.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
REPAIR STRING, BRASS, RHE
instruments, accordions, conce
tinas. Bows repaired. W. Ne
dropa, High. 3657, 543 E. Has
ings St.

ACCORDIONS MADE TO ORDE E

and general repairs. Vancouy |
Accordion Shop. J. Bordigne 4
347 East Hastings. SEy. 1854.

BOATS
ROWBOATS OF ALL KINDS, 330

and up. National Boat Works,
110 Dunievy Ave., Vancouver.
CAFES

THE ONLY FISH — ALL KINDS
of Fresh Sea Food. Union House.
20 East Hastings St.

REX CAFE JUICY STEAKS,
Oysters, Chops, ete. One friend
tells another. 6 Hast Hastings St.

SWEEPING

MAIN FLUE
Stove. Licensed.

CHIMNEY

$150 CLEANS

Pipes, Furnace,
FRaser 1370.

CHIROPRACTORS
WM. BRAIDWOOD, D.C, NERVE
Specialist. 510 West Hastings St.
SEymour 2677. Evenings, High-
land 2240.

DANCES

EMBASSY BALLROOM, DAVIE
at Burrard. Old Time Dancing
Tues., Thurs., and Sat.
dors Orch. Whist. $25.00 eash
prizes. Admission to dance and
whist, 25c.

DENTISTS
DR. A. J. SIPES, DENTIST
Plate Specialist. Lowest Prices.
680 Robson St. TRinity 5716.

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BILLIARDS

BILLIARD HALL

and BARBER SHOP
Everything in Smokers’ Supplies

Cigars — Cigarettes — Pipes
Lighters — Etc.

2341 MAIN STREET me

Dr. W. J. Curry

DENTIST

608 BIRKS BLDG.
Phone: SEymour 3001

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Hastings Steam Baths
Always Open
Expert Masseurs in Attendance
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PHOTOGRAPHERS

FOR SALE

USED CARS — LATE MODELS—
Priced around $150. Hasy terms.
White Spot Service Station, 8091
Granville St. phone UAngara
0683. Res., LAngara 0369-M.

FUEL
HONEST VALUE FUELS—FATR.

Slabs, Heavy Fir, $3.75 per cord.

FUNERAL DIRECTORS

0469. Edgings No. 1, $3.25 per cord.

NATUROPATHIC PHYSICISS

SEE DR. DOWNIE FOR RHE
matism, Sciatica, Lumbago. Rot }
7 — 163 West Hastings St. :

DR. H. GC. ANDERSON—ALL NA
ural methods of treatment, su
as diet, massage manipulatiat
osteopathy and  electrotherap
Free consultation and examin
tion. 768 Granville St., SE y. 53:

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PERSONAL

DENTAL PLATES REPAIRE
$5 and up. Rebuilt $1 and &
New Method Dental Lab., 163}
Hastings St. SEymour 6612.

BIRTH CONTROL BUREAU ¢
B.c., Dept. P.A., 441 Seyme
Street, Vancouver, B.C. Inform
tion FREE. Write for Literatu

ROOMS FOR RENT {

RICE BLOCK, 800 East Hastin
Hi gh. 0029. Furnished Suites a
Rooms. Moderate rates.

Ambassa-

SAWDUST BURNERS _

GENULNE “LEADER” BURNEE|
323 Alexander St, at Raj.
TRinity 0390. :

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DO YOU KNOW—ZOU CAN B
a sawdust burner with ename
hopper for $9.00. Lakes and Ts
nis Sheet Metal Works, 952 Cr
mercial Drive.

STATIONERY

IF YOU NEED STATIONE!
for school, home or office U
get it at the New Age Books
Anything in the line of station
at moderate prices. Call at 5
Fast Hastings Street. f

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ARMSTRONG & CO, FUNERAL

GEO. DONOVAN — Typowalt

repaired. LL.
ards St, SEy. 4088.

LAWN MOWERS, GROUND AND
Gallazin, 804 Rich-

Dir - 304 Dunlevy. Phone| Adding Machines, Cash eas
eee SEymour 9393, 508 W. Pender
LAWNMOWERS TATLORS

M. DONG, TATLORS, forme
Horseshoe Tailors now at 8 W
Gordova St. TRinity 6024 ;

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