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1. P14795 - "Champs in their division in Fraser Valley volleyball this fall were junior girls and junior boys teams from Abbotsford Junior Secondary School. Junior boys champs were, front row: Len Visser, John Baynes, Peter Martens, and back row: Chris Plowright, David Jones, Pat Dennett and Coach Doug Bain. Absent were Ernie Hendy and John Webber."

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2. P14796 - "Champs in their division in Fraser Valley volleyball this fall were junior girls and junior boys teams from Abbotsford Junior Secondary School. Junior boys champs were, front row: Len Visser, John Baynes, Peter Martens, and back row: Chris Plowright, David Jones, Pat Dennett and Coach Doug Bain. Absent were Ernie Hendy and John Webber."

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3. P18404 - Planting strawberries is not the back breaking chore that it was some years ago. Machine owned by Clearbrook Frozen Foods is capable of planting eight acres a day. Barrels mounted on front of the tractor contain a fertilizer solution of phosphoric acid, which is applied to the rows in one operation. Picture was taken on the 13 acre field of Abe Elias on Ross Road south. Clearbrook Frozen Foods field man, Peter Martens, inspects the progress.

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4. P18405 - Planting strawberries is not the back breaking chore that it was some years ago. Machine owned by Clearbrook Frozen Foods is capable of planting eight acres a day. Barrels mounted on front of the tractor contain a fertilizer solution of phosphoric acid, which is applied to the rows in one operation. Picture was taken on the 13 acre field of Abe Elias on Ross Road south. Clearbrook Frozen Foods field man, Peter Martens, discusses the operation with the tractor driver.

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5. P19043 - Peter Martens with his family, Janice, nine years, Mrs Martens, Rodney, five years, and Virginia, 13 years, who will be leaving August 22 to teach for two years at a boys secondary school in St. Georg's Granada, West Indies. Mr Martens will be teaching Industrial Arts for a two year period. They will be joining a group of local teachers working in foreign schools under Canadian External Aid: Mrs Evelyn Appleby, former home economics teacher at Clearbrook Junior Secondary, in Tabora, Tanzania, Bill Wiebe, in Singapore, and John Wittenberg, Tabora, Tanzania. Mr Martens taught at Clearbrook 1959-1964. Last year he attended Bethel College in Newton, Kansas, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Arts.

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6. P38593 - Peter Martens, retiring disaster service chairman of the Matsqui-Abbotsford Branch of the Red Cross. After 70 years of work with the Red Cross, spanning a revolution, an influx of refugees and a flood, Peter Martens retired from volunteer work with the organization. "I'm hitting 80, and it's time to let the younger ones do something," he told the ASM News. Martens, of Clearbrook, was born and spent his childhood in southern Russia. His interest in the Red Cross was kindled in 1914 when his father was drafter and became warehouse manager for the 'southwest front' which stretched from north Poland to Afghanistan. Martens was 10 years old and children were asked to separate threads from woven clothes to make bandages for soldiers. In his mid-teens, he had a close brush with death during the Russian Revolution. Drunken soldiers stood him in a corner of the home and shot within inches of his head. In another incident, soldiers set his father's coat on fire while the man was wearing it. The family left for Canada in 1925, and lived in various Prairie locations. In 1928, Peter married Barbara Janzen and they settled in Coaldale, Alberta, where he took the St. John's Ambulance course. In 1942, Peter and Barbara moved to Arnold to farm. Peter also worked for Clearbrook Frozen Foods as a field supervisor. Peter took another first aid course here in the Fraser Valley, and they later hosted a course in their home. When the Red Cross needed blood, "we rounded up a truck full of people" and took them to Abbotsford's blood donor clinic, he said. During the 1948 flood, the Martens used their home as a Red Cross dispatch centre. Barbara and their daughter were on the telephone continually. From Arnold, three shifts of 12 men each were at the Vedder River dyke around the clock. After the dyke broke, Peter was asked to check on two RCMP officers who had gone out with a rowboat to look in on the flooded Matsqui Prairie homes. He found them - with a man, his extremely heavy wife, a dog, two cats and a canary in their boat. In 1957, Peter became Red Cross Disaster Service chairman - a post which he held for 27 years. During the first year and a half of his chairmanship, about 6,000 Hungarian refugees went through a camp at Abbotsford Airport. He ran a depot which sorted and distributed donated clothing and household goods. From 1957 to 1976, the disaster service helped the victims of 39 house fires with clothing and bedding. From 1976 until his resignation, Peter saved the Red Cross money by obtaining supplies for the Red Cross from Mennonite Central Committee, stores and willing organizations. Peter was not retiring completely from volunteer work - he retained responsibility for Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren Church's radio broadcast, a job he had been doing for about 10 years. Image not published.

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7. P38594 - Peter Martens, retiring disaster service chairman of the Matsqui-Abbotsford Branch of the Red Cross. After 70 years of work with the Red Cross, spanning a revolution, an influx of refugees and a flood, Peter Martens retired from volunteer work with the organization. "I'm hitting 80, and it's time to let the younger ones do something," he told the ASM News. Martens, of Clearbrook, was born and spent his childhood in southern Russia. His interest in the Red Cross was kindled in 1914 when his father was drafter and became warehouse manager for the 'southwest front' which stretched from north Poland to Afghanistan. Martens was 10 years old and children were asked to separate threads from woven clothes to make bandages for soldiers. In his mid-teens, he had a close brush with death during the Russian Revolution. Drunken soldiers stood him in a corner of the home and shot within inches of his head. In another incident, soldiers set his father's coat on fire while the man was wearing it. The family left for Canada in 1925, and lived in various Prairie locations. In 1928, Peter married Barbara Janzen and they settled in Coaldale, Alberta, where he took the St. John's Ambulance course. In 1942, Peter and Barbara moved to Arnold to farm. Peter also worked for Clearbrook Frozen Foods as a field supervisor. Peter took another first aid course here in the Fraser Valley, and they later hosted a course in their home. When the Red Cross needed blood, "we rounded up a truck full of people" and took them to Abbotsford's blood donor clinic, he said. During the 1948 flood, the Martens used their home as a Red Cross dispatch centre. Barbara and their daughter were on the telephone continually. From Arnold, three shifts of 12 men each were at the Vedder River dyke around the clock. After the dyke broke, Peter was asked to check on two RCMP officers who had gone out with a rowboat to look in on the flooded Matsqui Prairie homes. He found them - with a man, his extremely heavy wife, a dog, two cats and a canary in their boat. In 1957, Peter became Red Cross Disaster Service chairman - a post which he held for 27 years. During the first year and a half of his chairmanship, about 6,000 Hungarian refugees went through a camp at Abbotsford Airport. He ran a depot which sorted and distributed donated clothing and household goods. From 1957 to 1976, the disaster service helped the victims of 39 house fires with clothing and bedding. From 1976 until his resignation, Peter saved the Red Cross money by obtaining supplies for the Red Cross from Mennonite Central Committee, stores and willing organizations. Peter was not retiring completely from volunteer work - he retained responsibility for Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren Church's radio broadcast, a job he had been doing for about 10 years. Image not published.

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8. P38595 - Peter Martens, retiring disaster service chairman of the Matsqui-Abbotsford Branch of the Red Cross. After 70 years of work with the Red Cross, spanning a revolution, an influx of refugees and a flood, Peter Martens retired from volunteer work with the organization. "I'm hitting 80, and it's time to let the younger ones do something," he told the ASM News. Martens, of Clearbrook, was born and spent his childhood in southern Russia. His interest in the Red Cross was kindled in 1914 when his father was drafter and became warehouse manager for the 'southwest front' which stretched from north Poland to Afghanistan. Martens was 10 years old and children were asked to separate threads from woven clothes to make bandages for soldiers. In his mid-teens, he had a close brush with death during the Russian Revolution. Drunken soldiers stood him in a corner of the home and shot within inches of his head. In another incident, soldiers set his father's coat on fire while the man was wearing it. The family left for Canada in 1925, and lived in various Prairie locations. In 1928, Peter married Barbara Janzen and they settled in Coaldale, Alberta, where he took the St. John's Ambulance course. In 1942, Peter and Barbara moved to Arnold to farm. Peter also worked for Clearbrook Frozen Foods as a field supervisor. Peter took another first aid course here in the Fraser Valley, and they later hosted a course in their home. When the Red Cross needed blood, "we rounded up a truck full of people" and took them to Abbotsford's blood donor clinic, he said. During the 1948 flood, the Martens used their home as a Red Cross dispatch centre. Barbara and their daughter were on the telephone continually. From Arnold, three shifts of 12 men each were at the Vedder River dyke around the clock. After the dyke broke, Peter was asked to check on two RCMP officers who had gone out with a rowboat to look in on the flooded Matsqui Prairie homes. He found them - with a man, his extremely heavy wife, a dog, two cats and a canary in their boat. In 1957, Peter became Red Cross Disaster Service chairman - a post which he held for 27 years. During the first year and a half of his chairmanship, about 6,000 Hungarian refugees went through a camp at Abbotsford Airport. He ran a depot which sorted and distributed donated clothing and household goods. From 1957 to 1976, the disaster service helped the victims of 39 house fires with clothing and bedding. From 1976 until his resignation, Peter saved the Red Cross money by obtaining supplies for the Red Cross from Mennonite Central Committee, stores and willing organizations. Peter was not retiring completely from volunteer work - he retained responsibility for Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren Church's radio broadcast, a job he had been doing for about 10 years. Image not published.

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9. P38596 - Peter Martens, retiring disaster service chairman of the Matsqui-Abbotsford Branch of the Red Cross. After 70 years of work with the Red Cross, spanning a revolution, an influx of refugees and a flood, Peter Martens retired from volunteer work with the organization. "I'm hitting 80, and it's time to let the younger ones do something," he told the ASM News. Martens, of Clearbrook, was born and spent his childhood in southern Russia. His interest in the Red Cross was kindled in 1914 when his father was drafter and became warehouse manager for the 'southwest front' which stretched from north Poland to Afghanistan. Martens was 10 years old and children were asked to separate threads from woven clothes to make bandages for soldiers. In his mid-teens, he had a close brush with death during the Russian Revolution. Drunken soldiers stood him in a corner of the home and shot within inches of his head. In another incident, soldiers set his father's coat on fire while the man was wearing it. The family left for Canada in 1925, and lived in various Prairie locations. In 1928, Peter married Barbara Janzen and they settled in Coaldale, Alberta, where he took the St. John's Ambulance course. In 1942, Peter and Barbara moved to Arnold to farm. Peter also worked for Clearbrook Frozen Foods as a field supervisor. Peter took another first aid course here in the Fraser Valley, and they later hosted a course in their home. When the Red Cross needed blood, "we rounded up a truck full of people" and took them to Abbotsford's blood donor clinic, he said. During the 1948 flood, the Martens used their home as a Red Cross dispatch centre. Barbara and their daughter were on the telephone continually. From Arnold, three shifts of 12 men each were at the Vedder River dyke around the clock. After the dyke broke, Peter was asked to check on two RCMP officers who had gone out with a rowboat to look in on the flooded Matsqui Prairie homes. He found them - with a man, his extremely heavy wife, a dog, two cats and a canary in their boat. In 1957, Peter became Red Cross Disaster Service chairman - a post which he held for 27 years. During the first year and a half of his chairmanship, about 6,000 Hungarian refugees went through a camp at Abbotsford Airport. He ran a depot which sorted and distributed donated clothing and household goods. From 1957 to 1976, the disaster service helped the victims of 39 house fires with clothing and bedding. From 1976 until his resignation, Peter saved the Red Cross money by obtaining supplies for the Red Cross from Mennonite Central Committee, stores and willing organizations. Peter was not retiring completely from volunteer work - he retained responsibility for Clearbrook Mennonite Brethren Church's radio broadcast, a job he had been doing for about 10 years. Image not published.

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10. P48590 - Canadian Red Cross, in celebration of its centennial honoured people of Matsqui, Sumas and Abbotsford for diligent service to the Red Cross. Certificates commending the citizens were presented at a meeting by the MSA Chapter executive. Long time members in the organization made the presentation to the reeves. Peter Martens presented the Sumas ceritifcate which was accepted on behalf of Reeve Alex Hougen by Mrs. J D Leavitt. Reeve J A Murphy accepts the Matsqui certificate from Mrs. M V Heywood and M M Shore, chairman of the Abbotsford Village commission accepts the Abbotsford certificate from E E McDougall.

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11. P48591 - Canadian Red Cross, in celebration of its centennial honoured people of Matsqui, Sumas and Abbotsford for diligent service to the Red Cross. Certificates commending the citizens were presented at a meeting by the MSA Chapter executive. Long time members in the organization made the presentation to the reeves. Peter Martens presented the Sumas ceritifcate which was accepted on behalf of Reeve Alex Hougen by Mrs. J D Leavitt. Reeve J A Murphy accepts the Matsqui certificate from Mrs. M V Heywood and M M Shore, chairman of the Abbotsford Village commission accepts the Abbotsford certificate from E E McDougall.

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