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001B6C98 A Weekly Newspaper Circulatiffgin the Dt'strict of West Vancouver--Ambleside, Holi@burn, Weston, Dundarave Caulfeild, WhyteCliff, CyPreSS Park, EtC N ta d fi, pe Copy Vol. I EIGHT PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIA- TION TO HOLD MEETING FRIDAY, APRIL lst, 1927 ~ No. 52f HELP WEST VANCOUVER GROW is ssi die 500 l.00 ).00 ll00 u50 The Master Pianist J. D. A. TRIPP Who will be heard in recital at Hollyburn Theatre next Wednesday, assisted by Aubrey A. Clarke, Baritone, and Miss Margaret McIntyre, accompanist. The Singing of West Vancouver Musical Society An Appreciation by J. D. A. Tripp It is quite a number of years since I had the pleasure of writing a notice of the work of Conductor James Morgan, the last time being the Eistedfodd held in what was then the Vancouver Opera House, when he conducted a male voice choir from Nanaimo, whose performance was at once a surprise and delight to one who had drawn the rein over similar organisations in the East previous to locating here. That the Musical Society on Tuesday night of last week distinguished itself was not altogethei' surprise, but it might have sung points below what it did and still have been eminently successful. The musician engaged most of the time in criticizing does not often enthuse over a conceit and when the quality and quantity of tone, a fine regard for rhythm, attack, nuance, enunciation and steadiness are sufficiently in evi- dence so that he enjoys a rendering, it must be much above the average. A splendid feature of the evening was the appearance and with much success, of the boys choir, which sang with wonderful freshness, and at times a positive brilliancy which was most compelling and to which the audience re- sponded sympathetically. In addition to the technical perfection of the choir's work the spirit manifested by the members was one too seldom found and one which will take the North Shore singers far, as any loyal or patriotic spirit will, and build a monument in the art of choral singing which will rear its head "proudly" and reflect credit on all those connected with its construction. matters relating to the general welfare of the retail merchant, such as laws, licenses, transient traders, etc. Thus the bureaus are organis- ed for the protection of the re- tailer against those few and they are only a few, who are deliber- ately out to rob him, not against those unfortunates who through ill luck or ill-health find them- selves in a condition of tempor- ary financial embarassment. The retailer is just as much entitled to protection against this first class as he is against a hold-up man in the street, for both try to rob him, the only difference between the two being that one does it within an&1 the other without the law. The proposal to organise a bureau such as this will unques- tionably meet with the approval of the business people of the dis- trict, as it has long been felt that some special eifort should be made to promote the welfare of our merchants and to streng- then their endeavors to give bet- ter service to the public. Retail Merchants'ureau Proposed At the last meeting of the Board of Trade the formation of a retail merchants'ureau was discussed. Such bureaus have become a feature of board of trade organisations. While a de- partment of the parent body they function separately, their object being the prevention of the abuse of credit by certain of the pub- lic who make a practice of living off the retailers. The method used is for each retailer, who has on his books a comparatively large sum owing him by a cus- tomer who has since ceased to deal with him, to turn the cus- tomer's name with the amount of his debt into the bureau. This information is then given to the other members of the bureau with the object of preventing the debtor from running up an ac- count with any of them until he has settled his original debt, experience having shown that is the course almost invariably fol- lowed by such persons if not checked. The bureau also deals with all Don't forget the Tripp Piano Recital at Hollyburn Theatre next Wednesday. A public meeting of the West Vancouver Conservative Associ- ation will be held in the New Ambleside Hall on Thursday, 7th April at 8 p.m. Reeve Vinson, president of the Association, will be in the chair. Dr. Alfred Thompson; ex-M.P., for the Yu- kon, will be the speaker of the evening. This will be the first of a series of monthly meetings. Jubilee Celebration Local Chairmen The Jubilee celebration will cover three days, starting Fri- day, July 1st and extending to Sunday, the proposals being made that North Shore units combine with Vancouver in making the occasion one to be long remem- bered. Committees represent- ing each district and city are working together with this ob- ject in view. It has been sug- gested that the North Shore municipalities join the proces- sion in Vancouver on the Friday morning, and that Vancouver City return the visit in a parade which will tour North Vancou- ver district and city, and thence to West Vancouver, where it will iei nii nate. Speeches, sports and dancing will be indulged in, details of which will be announc- ed later, but it is understood that North Vancouver City and West Vancouver will hold sep- arate celebrations. S p e c i a 1 church services will be held on Sunday in each district with the probability that in West Van- couver the different churches will hold one united monster service in Memorial Park. The following West Vancou- ver men are chairmen of the special committees: Prizes--Major W. B. Barwis; Decorations--Reeve V. V. Vin- son. Grounds -- Councillor J. T. Watt. Sports--P. C. Chapman. Pageant--Councillor J. B. Ley- land. Ratepayers to Elect Officers Addresses by Councillor Ray and Engineer Duncan The regular monthly meeting of the West Vancouver Ratepay- ers'ssociation to be held in the New Ambleside Hall next Tues- day night promises to be an in- teresting one. Apart from the fact that the election of officers for the ensuing year will be held, which in itself should ensure a good attendance, there will be interesting addresses by Coun- cillor Ray on the work of the Inter-Municipal Committee in connection with the I.iona'ate Bridge; and by Engineer James Duncan on "West Vancouver's Water Supply." Both these subjects have been given much attention lately throughout the municipality and the addresses by Councillor Ray and Mr. Duncan should prove very interesting and ivell worth hearing. The future of West Vancouver is assured It is g owing fast. It will continue to grow. SVe are out of our swaddling clothes, and are fast acquiring "grown up" airs. There is much building activity in our district. Many new residents are mak- ing this their permanent home. Better and more business facilities are being offered our people. The days when it was necessary to go outside to buy merchandise because of the lack of choice are in the past. You can buy almost anything you need right here and--you can buy at prices as low as you can in Vancouver. True enough you cannot buy the inferior quality goods so often dangled temptingly before you at bargain prices. But only because the local merchants pride themselves upon the QUALITY of their goods. You can always rely upon getting good goods at a reasonable margin of profit to the dealer. No one can grudge him a reasonable profit and it is poor buying at any time to purchase cheap grade goods. We all get enthused over suggestions and ideas to "Help West Vancouver Grow." This is one, and perhaps the most effective way of assisting toward that end. Make your pur- chases here. The more business you give the local dealer the better will he be able to attend to your wants. A friend in need is a friend in deed. You need local stores. You must have them. What would life be like if you couldn' say "Oh, never mind, I'l go down to store and get an- other?" What if you had to wait to go away out of the district to get evgrything you wanted? Think of the inconvenience--the actual suffering that would mean. But the West Vancouver merchant cannot live on the crumbs from the local business table. He cannot exist on them, let alone maintain a store that is an asset and a credit to the community. BE FAIR. Concentrate your buying at West Vancouver stores. Help your merchant to give you the quality, prices and assortments in merchandise that yon want. Business--all of your business is needed by West Vancouver merchants to reg- ister the progress necessa&y to keep their stores abreast of the times. Purchases from other places build nothing for future buy- ing advantages for you. BUY where your purchases build for greater shopping ac- commodations and advantages. Spend your money in West Vancouver and save time, trouble and transportation charges. Ratepayers of Vancouver will have the final say on the First Narrows bridge question, accord- ing to views expressed in city council Thursday when all phas- es of the Lions'ate bridge pro- posals were thoroughly discuss- ed. A resolution setting forth the majority views of the city council, including sanction of a roadway 24 feet wide will be be- fore the next meeting of the inter-municipal committee. It was announced by Mayor Taylor that a meeting of the in- ter-municipal committee would be summoned at the earliest date. All councils concerned have determined their views on the bridge question and it only remains for the joint meeting to agree upon rival requirements before the two rival bridge con- cerns are invited to submit seal- ed tenders before a specified date. To Hold I'lebiscite As erection of the bridge would call for a new roadway through the heart of Stanley park the council members agreed that no final action would be tak- en until the wishes of the people had been consulted. The exact wording of the plebiscite will be determined at a later meeting. The resolution setting forth the various points'with regard to the franchise which was be- fore the inter-municipal commit- tee IVe&lnesday was endorsed by the city council. Akl. F. E. Woodside fought strenuously agamst the motion to endorse a 24-feet roadway. He held that it was a grave mistake to allow a bridge which, includ- ing approaches, would be tivo miles long, to be so narrow. Slow moving traffic would be sure to cause congestion, he said. Aid. Woodside also contended that bids should be invited from other engineering firms in addition to the two already interested. Quite Sufficient Mayor Taylor said a 24-feet roadway was quite sufficient for years to come and asserted that if a wider roadway were insist- ed on it would add $1,000,000 to the cost and no bridge firm would consider the proposal on a toll basis. Aid. John Bennett suggested that if the successful company agrees to contribute a share of the toll receipts to the munici- palities this fund should be set aside for niaintenance of the bridge after it is taken over by the city. I Results of our competition "Why I Prefer West Vancouver as a Place of Residence" will be given in next week's issue. Hase you file& your applica- tion for registration at the Prov" me&el Collector s office, Court House, Vancouver, in accordance with the amendment to the Tax- ation Act? Plebiscite to be Taken on Bridge Construction