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Page 6 West Vancouver Historical Society January 2004 from page 3:Quiz Answers and Reverberations (Concl.) Five years earlier, the I.O.D.E. had submitted its choice for the design of the West Vancouver coat of arms to the council. The council moved that a letter of congratulation be forwarded to Mr. Albert Bibbs, the designer, on his success in the competition. (Motto: Consilio et Animisâ€"By Wisdom and Courage.) 11. West Van’s first police officer, John Teare, was also health officer, pound keeper, and license inspector. (West Van Council minute book, 12 Oct, 1912.) 12. At the beginning of March 1943 Rupert Harrison was appointed Municipal Clerk in place of W. Herrin, who had retired on superannuation. To that time, Rupert had been on the staff of the Municipal Hall for four and a half years, during which time he had acted as Municipal Clerk when Mr. Herrin was ill or on vacation. 13. Captain Darius Smith acted with heroism when on Monday, February 4, 1935, his ferry was struck by the C.RR. boat Princess Alice at 8:47 a.m. The ill-fated No. 5 had been hit by the larger vessel on the port side of the large cabin aft. Captain Smith and Mate George Hayes attempted to save a woman who had been trapped in the accident, but their efforts were in vain. [Both messrs. Hayes and Merrick could be cited here as well.] 14. R. P. Blower, Secretary, local Ration Board, had just received word from the Ration Administration of the Prices Board of Montreal, that our canning sugar ration quota per person was to be 11 pounds, and that coupons would be made direct, had a real estate office in the Hay Block at 1405 Marine Drive. Mr. Blower was very active in the community, most notably with the Lions Club. 15. At the end of March 1943 “Scotty” Finlayson was made a sergeant in the W.V.P.D. He received his nickname while constable on Hollybum Ridge, a post he had held for five years. He joined the permanent force in 1937. Bom in England, he received his schooling at Britannia High School. Finlayson was a Provincial Government A.R.P. instmctor in West Vancouver. Years later he became the main motorcycle patrolman on the Lions Gate Bridge. An added word about Charles Hailstone. He was 43 years old when he received his promotion in West Van., having served fourteen years with the local force. He was the son of a former detective-inspector of Scotland Yard, A. J. Hailstone. Chief Hailstone was bom in England and served in the Great War with the Royal Navy. A West Van Old-Timer Passes On November 18th of last year one of our long- standing members, Ida Allan, passed away. She would have been 88 years of age on January 12th of this year. Ida was the sister of John R. Allan, who was older than Ida by about six years. We Need Your Help! In this case help means your letters and your arti- cles. There are many ways you can use your im- agination to draw on West Vancouver’s past. That, plus the information given in items like the one at the left, should make for a productive combina- tion. One of the people might be a forebear, neigh- bour, friend or employer. Or you might consider writing an opinion piece. Topics abound: West Van’s new coat of arms; the trees on 17th Street; possible demolition of the Gleneagles “Great Hall”; Ambleside Park, then and now. Old programmes would be of great value to us. What we generally do is make a glossy copy at Staples, and then return the original to its owner.(Even better: the owner copies same and leave it with us.) You may have old May Day and gymkhana programmes. The Narvaez Pagent pro- gramme would be especially useful.