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Resampled001B6E3A or h, oe io or t Is h J. id is 'y n ho of st n. ho of le ial oil co it, obr d- id III !t- vc or & fo ie to io V- ie Vr i. ,d is I of December 16, 1927 THE tVEST VAN NEWS To the Editor IVest Van News: Dear Sir,--I find to my great annoyance that a sentence in my article on the new high school has been interpreted as a "slap" to the teachers in West Vancou- ver. I can honestly say that I had no idea of passing any ad- csrse comments on the West Vancouver teaching staff, least of all in an article in which I wished above all things to be tactfuL I cettainly wrote with definite cases of slack teaching in my mind, but they were drawn from another district. I wrote the article with a good deal of care, but I was so intent on urging the main point that I overlooked the necessity of guarding the one which has been misunderstopd. Yours faithfully, J. PORTER. Dec. 12, 1927. GARDENS AND GARDENING By NINA G. HUTT, I.andscape Architect Orsdssie fs Landscaping V of C, Arsr ir s Scbool of tssdvrspa Arrbflecture ssd Gvrdrslsg. Mrrsbvr Nsuvssi lasdvrspv Svrvfrv. and keep the seed dry, on sunny davs the seed is distributed. Then we have the trees which take advantage of the wind somewhat the same as a sail boat does, in other words they carry sails and are what we might call "air gliders." The seed of the Pine carries a small sail, while that of the Maple tree is quite large. No doubt you have often noticed the seed pods of the Maple trees glid- ing gracefully away in the wind to land probably miles away. Similar seed distribution is practiced bp the Ash, Elm, Lin- den and Catalpa. The seeds of the trees are quite heavy, while the seeds of certain weeds such «s the dandelion, milkweed and fireweed are regular airships, and are scattered by the wind over the whole counttpside much to our disgust at times. Another kind of weed, com- monly known was the Tumble Weed (Amaranthus Gialcizans) dry up and break off just above the ground and go rolling along with the wind scat'tering its seed as it rolls, finally coming to rest in some fence corner. It is in- tensely interesting to watch the action of a field full of these weeds, how they seem to race away in one direction, lodge against some barrier, and with an extra gust of wind race over it and away like a flock of frightened sheep. How often you see this weed piled high against some obstruction almost as if they had been placed there The present weather is not at all suitable for gardening. The ground is frozen too hard for digging, even it't weren't cov- ered with snow. The more ten- der varieties of plants have been cut down by the frost of the last"c~ alew days and in addition the oliday season is fast approach- ing and most people are busy with their Christmas shopping. Perhaps it will be of great in- terest to readers to know some- thing about the methods by which some of our wild flowers aml trees distribute their seed. IVe have such plants as the Poppy, Columbine, Monk's hood, Larkspur and Jimson weed, whose seed pods are shaped somewhat like a pepper box, in order to get pepper out of a pepper shaker it is necessaryto invert it. So it is with these plants having a seed pod some- what similar, the wind swaying the drooping seed pods back and forth shakes out the seeds and blows them far and wide. The Lilies and Indian Pipe belong to the same class except that while the flowers may droop grace- fully, the dried seed pod stands erect. This peculiarity, pa«i- cularly in the Indian Pipe, may lead one to believe another spec- ies of flower has been discover- ed. For certainly it is hard to believe that the gracefully drooping white flower of the Indian Pipe could turn into an erect jug shaped seed pod. The Lady's Slipper seed pod is also of the pepper box type, with the difference that the openings through which the seed is dis- tributed are on the side of the seed pod instead of the top as is the case with the others. On damp days the openings close up Scottish Society The regular meeting of the Scottish Society is being held this evening (Friday) in "The Clachan."'. A. Carrick wil! lecture to the society and a musical programme has been ar- ranged. A full attendance is requested. The fourth annual Burns sup- per will be held in the auditor- ium of the new Inglewood school in January. James Edington is Further particulars will be an- chairman of the committee. nou need later. No complaints were received by the Court of Revision on the Voters'ist which sat on Sat- urday, 10th December. by human hands. NOTE--Tbe writer will cosvigrr u a plravsra io answer qsvvuoss cssversfsg the gardenis ibl~ column. The qsvviiosv should be sddrvvvrd iothe writer is care o( ibv Editor. Thessv vv wui sppvsr is ss early ivvsa or if s personal vpiy fv davfrvd s vtsrspvd, ~aif-sddrevvrd envelope should be vscivv rd SHOWER FOR MRS. CHESTER REYNOLDS Mrs. J. G. Teare, Mrs. H. C. Chinery and Mrs. A. L. Provin- cial entertained recently at a shower in honor of airs. Chester Re&molds. The gifts were pre- sented in a beautiful pink and white decorated basket, and the evening was spent in music and games. AIrs. Chester Reynolds won first prize in a modelling contest, Mr. F. P. Colpitts be- ing second. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wait, Mrs. A. E. Young, Miss Helen Stevenson, Miss Blanche Neville, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Reynolds, Mrs. A. Mc- Culloch, AIrs. C. H. Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Colpitts, Mrs. G. IV. Kissick, A. F. Tabor, Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Reynolds, iliiss Helen Colpitts, Miss Irene Young, Miss Margaret Arm- strong, Miss Evelyn Colpitts, Miss Nellie Young, Miss Ruth Hill, Miss Doris Church, Miss Winifred Creelman, Miss Ola McLean, Mrs. C. S. Chinery, Mrs. C. E. IVintle, Miss Ethei Millard, Miss Gertrude Lawson, 5Irs. Stark, Miss Annie Carne- gie, Miss Jean Reynolds, Miss Olive Knipfel, Miss Mollie Ed- wards, Miss Elsie Harrison, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Teare, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Provincial . Alsop Property Sold Mrs. A. Hughes has purch- ased through the R. P. Clark Co. the Alsop property situated on Baby Mountain. This pro- perty has one of the most de- lightful panoramic views to be found anywhere in B. C. Hollyburn IVeather An optmistic forscast was is- sued on Ibionday, Dec. 5th, by the Weather Bureau; but it was not borne out by the event Five and one quarter inches of snow fell during 1Vednesday the 7th anil another inch on Thursday, the 8th. The temperature drop- ped to 15 degrees above, or 17 degrees of frost, on Friday night. Saturday night warmed up; but more snow began to fall in the early hours of Sunday and by fnonday morning 9 in- ches had fallen, and the thick- ness of the accumulated snow in undrifted areas had reached 12 inches. The lowest temperature on Monday night was 17 de- grees above, and on Tuesday night, the air had warmed up, but a sleety snow had begun to fall. FOR SALE NEW ESSEX COACH and a SEDAN (nevsr used). Latest model. Taken in trade and will sell either car for 3100 below regular sale price. Address,'P.o. Bos 305, Hollyburn, B. C. RESIDENT PIANO TUNER Teacher nf MANDOLIN, BANJO and GUITAR. %V. Cuthbert Phone IVest 409Y. CORRESPONDENCE To the Editor of West Van. News Dear Sir,--Would you kindly allow me space through your valuable paper which I read with interest every week. Being a ratepayer for some years I would like to voice the sentiments of those opposing re Road and Bridge By-laws being re-sub- mitted to the people. They gave their answer frankly at the polls which ought to be sufficient. The ratepayers are the people. This re-submitting the by-law, which means expense, looks to ma as if those in authority have an idea the citizens do not know how to vote, plainly speaking, and the by-law must be enforcef! and go as they say, via yes. No doubt this election will convince them what the taxpayer means for the road will stand for some time for West Vancouver for it is in its infancy and settlers need encouragement instead of burdening them with heavy tax and compelling them to come up to the modern rules one would think we were residing in a city the way they walk about there at the ratepayers expense show- ing such authority. Yes and even threaten to summons you if you do not do as they say at the im- pulse of the moment. I am speaking for myself, yet I knoiv one of my neighbors who was worried by them. The gentlemen who have already spoken frank- ly through your columns re Road and Bridge By-law I fully endorse. tThey surely know what an attractive and lovely resort needs to give it the same advantages as in the past few years. Then our population will increase for its the spot for a lovely home. Thanking you Mr. Editor. Yours truly, HENRY PENNELL, 810 10th Ave. East, City. Contracting Company Employs Local Men. Editor West Van News: Dear Sir,--Re Road and Bridge By-law. It would appear from letters to your paper and other sources, that there is a serious and justifiable complaint over the unnecessary and uncal- led for importation of labor to handle the majority of the con- tracts previously let in the municipality, Tlie firm, Bartholomew, Montgomery Co. Ltd., whom I have the honor to represent in the matter of the use)son Creek IVater Supply" af Whytecliff, have been very emphatic in their desire to put this contract through with purely local labor. In following these instruc- tions, I have, at present, out of eighteen men on the payroll, fif- teen local men, and can see no reason why, in the ordinary course of events, I cannot bring the contract to a satisfactry con- clusion with the same percent- age of local men. Their ability is just as high and their standard of moral and social life much higher than the average camp folio!ver and it would seem a matter of great regret that we should ever im- port an unknown and sometimes undesirable element for the work to be done by our municipalitv. In thanking you for this space, Mr. Editor, I would like to make public the fact that this firm desired me to place as many men as possible before Christmas (believing this was the best give) aml I was following ths Christmas cheer they could out, but the present inclement iveather has unfortunately stop- ped the work entirely for the time being. Yours sincerely V. N IGIITINGALE. We recommend re-roofing right over the old shingles. ADVANTAGES: I---No expense or labor removing old shingles. 2---No litter to clean up afterwards; 3---No delay waiting for dry weather; 4---Increased insulation against cold and heat; 5---Economy in heating. Telephone us for information andI price. EDDG DODDSHINGIE Rnpfsaudsfdsmalls Lumber Specials: Pertfeiug 2x4 No. 3 Fir S4S, per M $ 10.00 2x4 No. 3 Hemlock, S4S per M $ 9.00 1x6, 8, 10 or 12 Hemlock Shiplap............................per M 10.00 WE ARE CARRYING A LARGE STOCK OF Fir, Cedar and Hemlock Lumber Grade, Quality and Service Guarunteed I'snibertsn and Waterfrunt Residence I'hone: West 816 The Capilauo Timber Company LIMITED ILIAIN OFFICE PLIOiVE NORTII 306