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001C9619 A Wee&.y .'4'ewsvaoei '/gd District of West Vaucouvcr-- Ambleside, 80llyburn, Weston, Duttdarave Cypress Park, Caulfei ld, Whytecliff, Etc. N,„ t d, s, ~ c,py HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, YOVEiVIBER 2rid, 1928 No. 31 dtay Controversy See our A'I'SSAN ell at 2,.50 one hundred to s $1.95 anti $ Children' Hats Choco ifferen -- the are d SON' ~ s that NEIL att. C. & M. STORE Next B. C. Electric Office &een in the limelight for some I a political football and as ri barren of ideas and subjects iuld seem that its construction ly for this purpose. The whole :entre of attention in this con- in the spotlight. hIeetings of id inspired articles in the press 1 point of view) give one the &er is the district upon which . E. rests. Some members of ippy knack of propelling them- I a manner which anly makes ; is the primary object of their e P, G. E. has produced a re- me. The P. G. E. question, at i the North Shore, will not be icils of North Vancouver City much perturbed because Reeve &ncouver municipal affairs ivith in this respect give the people fidence in his administration. nicipality by the other North , as it is sudden, and the only is greatly agitated interest is governing the minds and de- In one article we are told ,vanted a Lions'ate bridge, Itrict did their utmost to help their utmost, then their influ- It ia well known that in mak- r the Lions'ate bridge money ~~ry necessary need. The fact this purpose was obtainable in strict after a canvass for this 'doing their utmost" amounted and does not enter into the iver in regard to the P. G. E. osed to look after the interests 'ancouver council is doing that, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~'ompetent way. Their actions confidence amongst our people, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 'lution will be satisfactory to Yesterday the Morning Star @nature of John Shaw. There ~. E. passenger car and a motor ;h Vancouver and EVhytecliff. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ the course of Marine Drive and , ames of the stations marked '1 written, but its phraseology would almost make one think )quarters of the P. G. E. Rail- 'consider it as an advertisement from a purely )Vest Vancouver unselfish and put ourselves in ~ residents or the residents of &g and ~Vhytecliff. These people I'trict with the distinct under- &portation was being supplied. not be considered exactly as a , however, is considered pretty ion. Now )hey want to cancel cans of reliable transportation ould have an entirely different , t optimistic amongst us would ld be given by motor bus with condition. The road is positively I'fic which now passes over it. with a fleet of busses such as „'t the very heavy traffic in the uid have to be widened and re- .afe for aii kinds of vehicular -nsaying this fact. aim that their average operat- ien S26,000 per year, and that, rther aum of S300,000 will be ~ of new bridges, That means xpenses for operating the lin« be well over $500,000. Surely s for the directors to capitalise money for themselves by con- ine Drive--our connecting road- condition, so that ive can use notor transportation facilities. ie inconveniences of not having been a big factor in the decision 1 J build i» the westerly parts of ors are business men, and the t business men. Therefore it i~ e expect that, if the railroad ie nerit on this basis &vill be reached ie attitude of North Vancouver , sympathise ivith them in their l on Page 8) CONFERENCE ON I'. G. E. CAI LED Board of Trade Discuss Important Matters Premier S. F. Tolmie was in Vancouver this week holding a conference with the directors of the I'acific Great Eastern Rail- way relative to the North Shore branch, which the board wishes to abandon. The I'remier declared that the directors will next hlonday sub- mit an agreement to the IVest Vancouver Council, which is op- posing the suggested abandon- ment of the branch. It is presumed that Dr. Tol- mie's interview with the direct- ors concerns the new proposals. Lions'ate Bridge A special meeting of the Board of Trade was held last hIonday night ot discuss a proposal made by the Ratepayers'ssociation for a combined committee to work with the object of further- ing the construction of a bridge over the Lions'ate. After some discussion it was the unanimous opinion of the meeting that, whilst the Board of Trade would assist any associ- ation or organization in matters and questions dealing with the welfare of the district, it was not thought that a combined committee such as was suggest- ed would be able at this time to further the construction of the Lions'ate bridge. Ambleside Park A committee of three was ap- pointed to study and obtain in- formation regarding possible beach development with a view to laying before the council some concrete proposal leading to a practical use and advantage be- ing taken of the shore line. It being felt by the board members that the beaches should be de- veloped as an asset and an at- traction to the municipality. The committee was given every latitude with a view to having some tangible proposal or recom- mendation made to the 1929 council. P.G.E. Railway Press reports of the P. G. E. have given rise to much specula- tion as to the probable outcome of negotiations between the ~Vest Vancouver council and the rail- road directors. This matter was discussed at some length and a feeling of confidence in the reeve and council was very evident at the meeting. As, however, no definit proposal has been re- ported by our municipal authori- ties, it divas felt that no official representations by the board board should be made at this time. Expression, however, was given to the feeling that, if the railroad could be exchanged for a wide safe roadway to 4Vhyte- cliff and a net bridge over the Capilano, this ivould be reason- able solace for the ivtihdrawal of the P. G. E. service. It divas pointed out that the railroad claims an annual operating loss of $26,000, and that $300,000 would have to be spent in renew- ing bridges. Hence with the gov- ernrnent's promised share of this road and bridge work, if the rail- road could be persuaded to cap- italise a ten years'eficit and put this amount of money into a better roadway. so that an ade- quate and safe motor bus service could be maintained fromlVhvte- cliff, such an arrangement would have the support of the board. UNITED CHURCH IVILL HOLD ANNIVERSARY SUI'I'ER ON IVEDNESDAY The annual Anniversary Sup- per of the United Church will be held next wednesday in the Ambleside Hall. The meal will be served at 6.30 p. m. Last year this was a most suc- essfdl and pleasant. occasion, the hall being filled to capacit& by members and friends to enjoy the bountiful fare supplied by the members of the IVomen's Auxiliary of the church who or- ganise and arrange this anniver- sary supper. A cipccial nusical prot,aamme has been arranged and there will be an address hy the Rev. C. A. AVilliams of wesley Church, Vancouver. Tickets -- Adults 50 cents; children 35 cents--may be ob- tained from hlrs. G. Gardiner, 730 15th Street whose home tel- ephone number is IVest 423R. A. HARVEY ShlITH GROCER CEI.EHRATES SECOND ANNIVERSARY Smith's Grocery, also known as the IVest Vancouver Red and white Chain Store, is celebrat- ing the second anniversary of its business this week end, and is using several advertisements in this issue for special grocery of- ferings in commemoration of this event. The growth and development of Smith's Grocery has been most remarkable due to the pro- gressive and enterprising meth- ods adopted by the proprietor, A. Harvey Smith and his most popular wife. hIr. Smith, in speaking of his business, always does so with a reference to his partner--Mrs. Smith--, and the valuable help she gives him. Coming here two years ago, they purchased the business from Mrs. white and proceeded at once to enlarge the stock and improve the building. Modern and up-to-date fittings were in- stalled in the store, and subse- quently an addition divas made providing commodious and mod- ern living accommodation. The inclusion of the business as a Red and white Chain Store does not affect the ownership and op- eration, as this is entirely in the hands of Mr. Smith, ivho by the ivay, has had much experience in the operation and conducting of stores. Previous to coming to )Vest Vancouver he was manag- er of the New hIichel Co-opera- tive store, which is said to be the biggest in British Columbia. He also operated a business at Nakusp. hIr. Smith has lived in Canada for fifteen years and has taken an active part in local an(i provincial politics, having once been a candidat efor a pro- vincial seat. FIRST AID CLASS BEING FORhIED FOR LADIES Arrangements are being made to establish first aid classes for ladies this winter in )Vest Van- couver. Dr. Dorothy Miller of West Vancouver, and hIr. Bates of North Vancouver will be in charge. The classes ivili be held in the evenings in Hollyburn School. This is the first time that First Aid classes for ladies have been established in the municipality. Already a num- ber have signified their inten- tion of joining, and there is every indication that many ivill avail themselves of this opportu- nity of obtaining useful know- ledge. Applications should be sent in to School Trustee hIrs. hI. B. Robinson. Choral Society Will Give Concert. December 11th SCHOOL CI.ASS I.EADERS CONSERVATIVES hlEET hlONDAY The )Vest Vancouver Conser- vative Association is holding their first meeting on Monday, 5th November, at 8 p. m. in the Canadian Legion rooms, ferry building. As this is the first meeting since the summer recess it is hoped that every member &vill make a point of being pres- ent. Any desirous of joining the association will also be welcom- In this issue we give the cln»s le:iders for October in Hollyburn and Dundarave Schools. The pub- lication of these lists is always looked forward to with the greatest intereast by our school children and their parents. Hence we much regret being un- able to obtain the standing of the I'auline Johnson School pup- ils for publication in this issue. IVith a membership of 100 voices, IVest Vancouver hlusical Society, is making diligent pre- parrition for its first concert of the season, to be given Decem- ber 11, when the major work of performance will be Verdi's "Stabat hlater." The miscellan- eous music will consist of solos, quartet tes, Christmas caroL», or- che»tral pieces and "The Heav- ens Are Telling." from Haydn's "The Creation." For its second concert, to be given later, the society will give Coleridge Taylor's -A Tale of Old Japan."