Evaporator Plant Duo Faces Potato Price Crisis in Fraser Valley
A Fraser Valley interview shows potato growers pressed to fix price as market floods with excess supply. Dominion Products Ltd and Ladner plants keep operating awaiting overseas orders while critics blame high prices for reduced demand. farmers urged to organize and sell at lower prices to prevent losses. Public notices warn prairie fruit buyers to refund undelivered fruit and demand businesslike conduct for next season.
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Vancouver
Fraser Vallay
Theery
William Mcfarlane
Dominion Products Ltd
Ladnur
McFarlane
Ladner
England
Old Country
Canada
United States
Fraser Valley
Tha
Mr Tr McKinnon Promoted to Sergeant Rank
The many friends of Mr Tr McKinnon will be pleased to hear he has been promoted to the rank of Sergeant and is enjoying the best of health. Mrs McKinnon and family have returned from Vancouver after spending three weeks holiday with her two brothers.
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Tr. McKkinnon
Fraser River Hair Seals Threaten Spring Salmon Run
Fraser river seals are unusually active as the spring salmon returns begin. Veteran fishermen report seals attack nets, stealing catches and creating clashes between boats and seals, with scarce springs intensifying the problem for local oarsmen and crews.
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Fraser River
Frank Picknell
Eshoraiun
Clay Presbyterian Church Annual Meeting Minutes Report
The Clay Presbyterian Church held its annual meeting on Wednesday with Rev. Miller presiding. Reports from the Sunday School Ladies Aid Woodmen Missionary Society and Choir highlighted the past year’s work while W J Dwyer presented that all financial obligations were met and the mission budget reduced to eighty dollars. Dwyer was re elected secretary treasurer and musical director was chosen. Five new board members were elected.
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Claywarn Presbyterian Church
Miller
Ladies’ Aid
Wooden 2 Missionary Society
W. J. Dwyer
Fredsirer
Board of 3
Dwyas
Tranqurer Ie
Weds in Matsqui as Vaunon and Allen unite at St Andrew’s
Vaunon W Johnson and Jil Blanche Allen both of Matsqui wed at St Andrew’s Church Nes Westminster this week. The ceremony followed a resignation from a Mission school post and plan to move to Clayburn.
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Cannon—Allen
W. Johnson Vaunon
Jil Blanche Allen
Matsqui
Wets
St. Andrew's Church
Nes Westminster
Toy Wile Tunde Im Magsaui
Mission School
Clayburn
Save the Heifer Calves Appeal to Boost Dairy Future
A 1918 notice from Mr. S. McDonald of the Live Stock Council urges farmers to save heifer calves from good producing cows despite labor and feed costs. It warns that labor shortages and rising feed prices threaten dairy herds and calf supply, risking higher future prices. Farmers are asked to report how many heifer calves they will sell for veal and how many they would buy in 1918 to the Live Stock Commissioner in Victoria, B C.
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B.C
J. A. Grant
Prairie Fruit Markets
Dept. of Agriculture
Victoria B.C
Wes
British Columbia
Department of Agriculture
Victoria
B. C
S. McDonald
Hoover urges Americans to curb consumption for Allies
In Europe Mr Hoover notes no waste among the Allies and reports severe privation in Belgium and shortages for women and children. He calls for voluntary self sacrifice in the United States and Canada to aid soldiers and starving civilians in Europe during the war crisis.
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Hoover
United States Food Administration
Belgium
America
United States
Canada
Great Britain and Germany in contrast
Lieut General J C Smuts contrasts Britain and Germany in Africa and Asia noting Britain seeks internal peace and secure imperial communications while opposing native militarization and German expansion, urging no further Asian militarism and a stable, law-based world order.
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Great Britain
Afri
Pan Africa
India
Australia
Africa
Germany
J.C. Smuts
Trains Run Three Daily Between New Westminster and Huntingdon
Rail service resumes on the British Columbia line with three daily trains between New Westminster and Huntingdon and steam power to Chilliwack. Officials expect night and power lines to be repaired to Chilliwack this week.
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Belitz
New Westminster
Huntingdon
Chilliwack
Mr Arthur Plomrndee Joins Express Company On South Train
Arthur Plomrndee has taken a position with the Express company and is assigned to work on the south train. The change places him in a key role handling parcels and passenger service on that route.
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Arthur Plomrndee
Express Company
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Dominion Products Company
Tt. C. Abbott
Marints
Sobere
Fraser
Aunstsford Feod Store
J. HO Jones
Mission City
Canemreneany
Europe
British Columbia Telephone Co. Limited
Lee's Bread
Albert Lee
Abbotsford
Alexandria Hotel
M. Murphy
Propriet
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