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Page 3 West Vancouver Historical Society Januarv 2004 November Quiz Answers and Reverberations 1. Captain Ronnie Jackson, R.C.N.R., of the ferry staff was called to duty in ilie first week of the war. He was home briefly in January of 1940. Five years later he was appointed acting commander, Then son Norman graduated from H.M.C.S. Royal Roads July 4, 1945. 2. A new link between West Vancouver and the city was inaugurated Dec 12, 1939, when Reeve J.B. Leyland stepped from the first bus ot a West Bay-Vancouver service at Duusmuir and Howe Stieets, The new bus service ran every hour, which, included with the Pacific Stage service, resulted in half- hour service between the two points. Accompanying Reeve Leyland was John Lawson, oldest living ex-reeve of the community and president of the first West Vancouver fei ry company in 1909. Eleven other passengers were along for the ride. Frank Ellis was the driver. 3. Tom Lighfly, a 193J graduate ol West Van High, was a cultured and .sopliisticated man, who sjienl the first part of the war as a West Van pvilice constable and the second part with the R.C.A.F. After tlie war he returned to the W.V.P.D. He was respected by all that knew him. 4. Charlie Baldwin was one of the usliers at Grace and Rupert Hairison’s wedding in 1939. A little less than eleven months later he married Hazel Marlin. Charlie was a 1932 graduate of W.V.H.S. (See photos ot both C'tuiiiie Baldwin and Tom Liglitly on page 7) 5. The long-respected Blue Bus driver who drove one of the Superior buses from Lima, Ohio was Bert Gisby. These buses carried a capacity load of fifty passengers, thirty-three seated and seventeen standing. They made their first runs on Monday, December 23, 1940. 6. One of the oldest and most respected West Vancouver families is llie Thompson family. Bill Thompson, owner of the West Vancouver Imperial Service at Fourteenth and Marine, was very active in West Van, as fire chief, member of the Lions Club, and |xirticipant in many of llie community’s May Days. 7. If ever a police chief had an astute awareness of his community it was Charlie Hailstone. In a sense he was like Thomas Lightly, inasmuch as both were concerned with how a good life should be lived. Both would have been welcomed into the League of Human Dignity. 8. ian4, 1943 COUNCIL BUSINESS MOVED by Councillor Dickinson, seconded by Councillor Ricliaidson; 441A4' in accordance with the recommendation of the Attorney-General per his letter of December 19, 1942 the salary of Police Magistrate Gordon Robson be increased to $100,00 per month as from .huuiary 1st, 1943 and that the Police Commission be so advised. Earlier, Mr. Robson practised law from offices in the Standard Building at 5 10 West Hastings Street and 1447 Marine Drive. When his number (West 403) was called, it rang both at 1447 Marine and his home at 29“’ Street and Marine. 9/10 An electric sign showing the arms of West Vancouver has been placed above the destination sign in the front of each of the six municipal buses on the city run, this for purposes of identification. 4'hese signs were designed by Percy Hawtiii of the municipal garage staff and made in tlie municipal garage by F. W. Harrington. {Concluded on Fa^e 6)