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G THE WEST VAN NEWS November 11, 1927. Lesagehasit CUT RATE DRUGS FRIDAY a n d SATURDAY SPECIALS 90c Virol 69c $1.50 Virol 91.10 45c Bovril, 2 oz. 3.1c 51.39 Wincarnis Wine $1.00 Frossts 217 bottles of 100 $1.50 92.25 Keplers Cod Liver Oil and Malt 91.08 $2.00 Fountain Syringe $1.19 50c Oil of Eucalyptus, 4 ox. 29c 50c Fhillips Milk of Magnesia 4$c 50c Blair's Tooth Paste 89c 46c Zam-buk ................. 32c 75c Norwegian Cod Liver Oil 59c $1.00 Clinical Thermometer 75c 50c Glycerine and Rose Water 6 o z ....................... 29c 50c Glycerine, 6 ox. ... 39c 50c Blaud's Iron Pills 29c 515.00 J. B. L. Cascade $12.00 25c CuUeUKtt Soap 19c 25c Woodbury's Soap .............. 19c 60c Andrew's Liver Salts 49c 60c Blair's Pyorrhoea Remedy 39c $1.00 l.isterine ............ 79c 19c 25c Snap 19c 25c A. B. S. A C. Pills 16c 35c Kolynos Tooth Paste 3 for $1.00 lb rot ■ h Bi ash l 8a i5 Pamk Dye 8c Toih • Papal 8 rods SSc < 16c 15c Envelopes, Linen He $1.25 Hot Water Bottles 9Sc 75. Hospital Cotton 19c $1.00 Hot Water Bottle attach- 89c 75c Heavy Petrolatum 49c $1.00 Ture Olive Oil, 16 ox. 69c 5 lbs. Epsoms Salts ....... 25c 50c Blair's' Red Pepper OinU mont 29c 10c Nipples (black band) 4 for 25c 75c Luxor Powder ........... 50c 50c Iodine, 4 ox. ---- 27c Lesage Drug Store New Building--Corner Marine and 1 -ith. We deliver anywhere. No Order is too small ____________ W E S T 3 2 3 _____________ Beautify Your Floors Electrically l JOHNSON'S ELECTRIC FLOOR POLISHER SPEC IA L FOR NOVEMBER $ « 0 0 a .... d o w n balance $2.85 m on th ly FREE W ith ev ery Jo h n so n E lec tric P o lisherso ld d u rin g N ovem ber w e a re g iv ing aw ay a h a lf g a llon of liquid floor w ax an d a J o h n ­ so n 's F lo o r Mop. On sale a t all o ur stores N O W you can keep yo u r floors b right and clean all th e tim e w ith ­ o u t an y labor o r w ork on yo u r part. J u s t a few m inu tes w ith th e Johnson E lectric P o lisher gives hardw ood fle ors the ir in tended beau ty and lu s tre . It is cheap to u se and th e se te rm s p u t it w ith in reach of all. H ave one dem onstra ted in y o u r hom e today. M ad o rd ers from custom ers p rom p tly filled. Bbitish CoinMBm (f£ ) EimmR/mMrCo. V A N C O U V E R V IC T O R IA X Z & P ' N E W W E S T M IN S T E R Fr a s e r Valley M ILK jo r Safety Call the.F raserV alley Man to morrow m orning A Cream W agon on every street - every morning 9 q u a r ts fo r $ 1 .0 0 Phone: North 122 Miss Elizabeth Weller of Kam­ loops, is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Atkins, 18th and Marine Drive. • * * The West Vancouver branch of the Canadian Legion, is hold­ ing a concert and social tomor­ row night (Saturday) in Dun- darave Hall at 8 p. m. • * • Herbert S. Kent of Vancouver, has moved into a house at 21st and Bellevue. * * • A considerable amount of time has been lost this term by the scholars in a number of schools in other sections of the province due to various epidemics, from which the West Vancouver .schools have been entirely free. Owing to this the council of Public Instruction has for the present year changed the regula­ tions governing the period of the winter vacation. All schools throughout the province will close, therefore, on Thursday afternoon, 22nd December, and re-open Tuesday morning, Janu­ ary 3rd. Instructions to this effect have been received here from the Superintendent of Edu­ cation, Victoria. * * * J. H. Simpson of Vancouver, has moved into one of the Irving cottages at 19th and Waterfront. * * * Ed. Black and A. Searle spent the Thanksgiving holidays on a hunting trip in Vancouver Is­ land. They left on Saturday by auto and after crossing the gulf, motored to Port Alberni, where they stayed with Mr. Searle's brother-in-law, Jack Coles, a former West Vancouver resident, who is now fire warden in charge of a large section of the West Coast of the island. They hunt­ ed over the country around Great Central Lake, situated about 20 miles from Port Alberni, but had no luck. Does were plentiful, but the bucks have apparently not yet come down from the north­ ern part of the island. They re­ turned here on Tuesday morning. * * * Mrs. William Kane, 12th and Marine Drive, is being visited by her daughter from Seattle. * * * Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Paterson, Marine Drive at Ambleside, have purchased a fine new 6 tube Mar­ coni radio set, with which they have been able to get a number of long distance stations very clearly. * * * R. Fulton, 17th and Duchess, has been confined to his home through sickness. * * * The home of Mrs. D. S. Heas- lip, 15th and Duchess, was the scene recently of a pretty show­ er in honor of Miss Evelyn Flem­ ing, whose marriage took place on Wednesday. The rooms were prettily decorated with yellow chrysanthemums, and the gifts were presented to the guest of honor in a rose chariot by little Miss Coulter. A very pleasant evening was spent in games and music. MRS. VERNON DEAD Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Riley Vernon, aged 76, wife of Joseph Vernon, who passed away Thursday, November 3rd, at her residence, 2226 Bellevue avenue, were held at the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church on Saturday aft­ ernoon. Rev. A. F. Baker offic­ iated and interment was in Ocean View' Burial Park. Besides her husband, the de­ ceased is survived by a daughter Miss Dora, and four sons, F. C., J. A., F. T., and W. J. Vernon, all of Vancouver, rangements. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Stone of Caulfeild, have left for Australia and New Zealand. • • * Mrs. Thomas Dunlop of Van­ couver, and Mrs. Stewart Mc­ Pherson of Agassiz, spent Tues­ day at the home of Mr. and Mr ̂ J. H. Paterson, Marine Drive at Ambleside. • • • Mr. and Mrs. Colvin and fam­ ily, 13th and Marine Drive, are moving into the house at 22nd and Lawson, which was recently vacated by R. P. Blower. • * * Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pine, 13th and Clyde, and Miss Julia Pine spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gale at their home in Point Grey. • * • The Hollyburn Public Library has received a number of new books from the Provincial Gov­ ernment. * * * Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Blower and family, who have been residing at 22nd and Lawson, have moved into a house at 22nd and Belle­ vue. * * * Albert Banham returned to his home at 16th Street and Esqui­ mau on Tuesday from the North Vancouver General Hospital, where he has been since he was knocked down last month by a truck in the city. * * * Mr. Clark, 13th and Marine Drive, has left for the city, where he will pay an extended visit to a son who resides there. Mrs. Clark has gone to spend the winter with another son in Prince Rupert, where she will be joined later by her husband. * * * Miss Harrop of West Bay, has returned to the city. * * * A. B. McLean, 13th and Ful­ ton, has got his name on the British quota, and he expects to leave for the south shortly with his wife and family. * * * Mrs. Erik Hvalsoe entertained at a charmingly-arranged bridge on Wednesday afternoon at her summer home in Dundarave. prior to leaving for her home in Portland. Rose dahlias dec­ orated the rooms and prize win­ ners were Mrs. A. J. Edgecombe and Mrs. J. D. A. Tripp. Other guests included Mrs. W. Hay­ wood, Mrs. Lester, Mrs. Leon­ ard Burley, Mrs. W. A. Goddard, Mrs. Victor Kastberg, Mrs. Mc­ Kay Smith, Mrs. Norval Smith, Mrs. William Black, Mrs. G. E. Gillies, Mrs. Gilbert Blair and Mrs. John McIntyre of Powell Rover. BRIDGE TRAFFIC STILL INCREASING In spite of the wet weather that has prevailed this fall, the number of people who use the Second Narrows bridge is stead­ ily increasing. During the first 10 months of this year, or until October 31, 1,766,839 persons crossed the bridge, while in the same period last year, 1,619,506 persons crossed. The number of autos crossing the bridge in the first year; trucks,75,650this year and 314 this year and 533,841 last yer ; trucks, 75,650 this year and 49,595 last; other vehicles, 15,- 857 this year and 12,752 last. During October this year, 158,- 369 persons crossed the span; in the same months last year, 140,- 663 used it. Autos in October this year, 58,596; last year, 49,- 452; trucks, 8,862 this year, 6,004 last; other vehicles, 1,331 this year, 1,387 last. P. G. E. BEING OPERATED MORE PROFITABLY The new board of directors of the Pacific Great Eastern Rail­ way have done good work during the past year. When they assum­ ed control a littel over a year ago. the loss on the operation of the line for the fiscal year then ending was $274,971. During the past nine months there has been a reduction in operating expenses of nearly $46,000. In addition the new directors have made substantial reductions in the management and supervision expenses, the de­ ficit on the North Shore line has been materially reduced, and a comprehensive programme of improvements and betterments has been carried out. It is the belief of the directors that while an appreciable ad­ vance will bo shown this year in reducing expenditures without impairing service or failing to fully maintain the structures and equipment of the company, the effect of these improvements will be more noticeable in a much better statement next year. The heavy loss on the opera­ tion of the North Shore division has been dealt with and the ques­ tion of train service examined. In consideration of free right-of- way having been granted to the company when the North Shore line was about to be constructed, by many owners of property a- long the north and west water­ front, for the building of the line from North Vancouver to Whytecliff, an agreement was entered into between the Dis­ trict of North Vancouver and the company. By its terms the company was obliged to run eighteen trains daily each way between North Vancouver and Whytecliff for the six summer months. A mut­ ually satisfactory agreement was to be made for the remaining six months of the year. The terms of this agreement, the directors state, worked a hardship on the railway company and it was argued there was not sufficient patronage to warrant such expensive operations. The new board met the coun­ cil and found it very reasonable in its consideration of the situ­ ation. As a result of conferenc­ es, the service was greatly re­ duced. In consequence, in the four months after the new schedule went into effect, the losses on the North Shore branch were re­ duced 57 per cent. In the same four months of the preceding year the deficit in operation was $14,775, as compared with $6,- 394 for the corresponding period this year. The directors, who serve with­ out pay, hold meetings regularly both in Vancouver and Victoria. They state: "The study of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway problem is an absorbing one. It becomes more so when a more intimate ac­ quaintance of the system is made as has been, of course, our ex­ perience. The public may rest asured that so far as is in the power of all the present members of the board, the attention to its problems and difficulties ex­ pected of us is being given." POWELL RIVER ISSUES FIRST LOCAL NEWSPAPER First issue of Powell River's first local newspaper is off the press. For the time being the Powell River News will be issued weekly but it is hoped, if success warrants, to develop the present paper into a bi-weekly, then a tri-wekly. Prospects for the future of the local paper augur well when it is considered that the first issue was able to come out in eight pages, due to the support given by merchants of the town, instead of four pages, as was intended. Powell River is congratulating itself on the establishment of a home-town paper.