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001C962A A Wee z.y '.8 ews sa oej Ci rculati ug i » $ 1.00 per year. Vol. III EIGHT PAGES the District of West Vancouver-- A rnblesi de, H0llyburn, Westow, Dusularave Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Wfiytecliff, Etc. N,~~t ~. s I co» HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER. B.C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16th, 1928 No. 33 NORTH SHORE BOARD SELECTS NET CHAIRIIAblRatepayers Want to Change Method of Voting Chairmen of standing commit. tees were appointed as follows, at the meeting of the North Vancouver board of trade yest- erday: Legislation and admin- istration, hI. E. Sowden; finance, lV. Dickinson; tourist and set- tlers, A. G. Perry; public im- provemen ts, Arthur Hewet t, publicity and information, E. N. Copping; entertainment, F. lV. Dalton; harbor and shipping, W. Erickson,'embership, Charles Cartwright; transportation. AV. C. Baird; agriculture and mining A. Huggett. The meeting was a new de- parture. It was a luncheon at the Palace Hotel, and was so successful that it was decided to continue the luncheons in place of eveniiig meetings. Strong feeling was expressed on the P. G. E. question, and it was resolved to make represent- ations that the service be con- tinued during the winter from North Vancouver to IVhytecliff. The EVest Vancouver Ratepay- ers'ssociation held a meeting at Ambleside Hall last Tuesday evening, President Hamilton be- ing in the chair. After routine business had been disposed of there was a lengthy discussion on "Should we revert to the )Yard System?" Many members of the audience took part in the discussion, and it was evident that some had come with very decided opinions on the matter. Ultimately the discussion includ- ed the necessity for increasing the number of council represen- tatives. It was the unanimous opinion of the audience, both, members, and non-members of the association, that the num- ber of councillors should be in- creased from four to six. To revert to the ward system, how- ever, did not meet with the en- tire approval of the meeting. The following motion was offer- ed: "IVhereas after mature discus- sion of the matter of the growth and development of our munici- pality by this body of ratepay- ers assembled in general meet- ing it was considered that the present electoral syst"m is not giving general satisfaction in the matter of representation, therefore be it resolved that the council be requested to revert to the ward system at the earliest possible moment, and further that representation by such ward system be increased to six of a council." An amendment reading as fol- lows, "That the council serious- ly consider changing the present system of voting and that any change decided upon be placed before the electorate as a pleb- iscite," was voted upon by the members of the association and carried unanimously. During the meeting much crit- icism was heard of the propor- tional representation method of counting votes and electing rep- resentatives, and the feeling wa& that the P. R. system should be expunged. After this was disposed of the proposal regarding the P. G. E. Railway was brought up. Coun- cillor Jackman explained the council's actions regarding this matter, and stated that the coun- cil was still waiting to hear from the railroad directors as to some definite line of action, hence there was nothing to discuss. He assured the meeting that the electors would have the final de- cision regarding IVest Vancou- - -~ ver's action on the railroad, and iWIISS AI. EDWARDS WINS AIEDAL AT V H. C. CHAAIPIONSHIPS Miss 51ollie Edwards of the IVest Vancouver Amateur Swim- ming Club, was third in the wo- men's diving event at the B. C. championships meeting, which took place in Crystal Garden, Victoria, last week, and was pre- sented with a bronze medal which bears on the front the arms of the province done in en- amel. A number of members of the West Vancouver club went over to Victoria for the meeting. Miss Edwards conducts the Marcel Shop, 1520 Marine Drive, )Vest Vancouver. TENNIS-ARCHERY DANCE V ENJOYABLE AFFAIR Last Thursday night the dance organized by the AVest Vancou- ver Tennis and Archery Clubs combined, which was held in Hollyburn Pavilion, was a very pleasing affair and was thor- oughly enjoyed by those present. Much comment was heard com- plimentary to the organisers and to the class of music supplied by the orchestra. The enjoyment of this affair ensures a big attendance at any other dance arranged by these clubs. The floor was filled with dancers but not too crowded to make it uncomfortable. Refresh- ments were served during the evening. FAI.L REVIEW OF DUO CLUB Next Thursday, 22nd instant, Reeve V. V. Vinson celebrates another birthday, and we, with his host of'riends in IVest Vancouver, would wish him many happy returns oF the day. that a Plebiscite wou d e su The 1928 fall review of theitted if any material change D Cl b t'tl d "N Foolwas ro osed being made in the uo u, en i e o oo in, ~ . is ready to go. Final rehearsals Fore decided to leave the p. G E are now under way, and it looks as though the latest efforts of the club will be a great improve- ment over the last spring show. CONGRATULATIONS. REEVE One of the outstanding acts is a Russion drama, which is a little out of the ordinary. It ivill be given at the Hollyburn Pav- ilion, Thursday evening, and the proceds will go towards the pur- chase of a popover boat for the Anglican Camp Artiban at Long Bay, Gambier Island. B. of T. Meeting Next Monday in K. W. Savory's Office New Ward System--Proportional Representation--An Enlarged Council Vhe regular meeting of the Hoard of Trade will be held next &IIonday night in the office of the president, K. lV. Savory, 1 f29 ilIarine Drive. i&Iembers are asked to make special note of the change in the meeting place. The meeting is timed for 8 o'- clock, and it is hoped that a large representation of members will be present. There are vari- ous matters of special import- ance to the district now exercis- ing the minds and attention of the people of the district, and it is expected that an interesting discussion will take place at this meeting. 70TH BIRTHDAY OF PROV- INCE TO BE CELEBRATED Canadian Club to Have Lecture November 19, hy Prof. lV. Sage. Seventieth anniversary of the proclamation of British Colum- bia as a crown colony will be celebrated by Vancouver Canad- ian club with an evening public meeting on November 19 when Prof. Walter. Sage will deliver an illustrated lecture on "Sir James Douglas." The meeting will be held in the Hotel Vancouver and is the first of a number of fixtures ar- ranged at the first meeting of the new executive of the club. The first regular luncheon is scheduled for November 30 with Prof. W. R. Fox of western Uni- versity of Ontario as guest speaker. Brig. Gen. McNaughton, D.O. C., Military District 11, will be the speaker on December 11. Prominent visitors included in a list of prospective speakers in the next few months include Sir Cecil Clementi, governor of Hong Kong and Albert Thomas, head of the labor bureau of the League of Nations. Prof. 4V. F. Osborne of Uni- versity of Manitoba, who spoke in Vancouver some weeks ago under ausipices of the National Council of Education, is sched- uled to deliver an address on November 27 entitled "A Chal- lenge to the Youth of Canada." SHORTAGE OF WIILK CLAIAIED I'roduction 5000 Gallons Below Last Year. Production of milk in the Fras- er valley is said to be at a level lower than that encountered in several years. It is pointed out that while a shortage exists it is not affect- ing the volume of fluid milk for consumption here. The short- age is being taken up by the butter and condenser plants. Estimates are that production is approximatelv 5000 gallons daily below that of last year. Officials believe that the cus- tomary ivinter decrease in pro- duction has been more pronounc- ed due to the lateness in fresh- ening in mniiy herds and like conditions. Authorities state that produc- tion will start to gain shortly. FILAI BEING 'SHOT'N GROUSE IIOUNTAIN DEPARTiIENT OFFERS COURSE ON PRUNING Lecture courses and demon- strations of pruning will be given by experts of the horti- cultural branch of the depart- ment of agriculture to fruit growers in any part of the prov- ince on application in due form. it is announced. Applications in this district should be made to G. E. ~V. Clarke, district horticulturist, at the court house, Vancouver, by November 30. All outside sets for "The wilderness )Vay," a moving pic- ture taken from the novel of the same title by Harold Bindloss, an ~ English author, are being photo- graphed on Grouse i~Iountain for the British Instructional Films Ltd. of London. Interiors ivill be "shot" at Hol- lywood. Men of the R. C. II. P. are featured in the production. At the meeting of the Ratepayers'ssociation three mat- ters of very great interest to the people of SVest Vancouver were discussed. All dealt with the electoral system; they were (1) The proposal to revert to the IVard System of rep- resentation, (2) to increase the number of councillors from four to six, (3) to go back to the old method of direct vote instead of proportional representation. The vote at the ratepayers'eeting showed that upon the IVard System there was quite a divergency of opinion. All present however, seemed to agree that a council composed of six members, in addition to the reeve, would be more suitable for the district. and would materially facilitate the handling of municipal business Proportional representation has some very ardent proponents, but it has also a large number of opponents. We believe that it would be a very popular move to increase the number of councillors to six, and to replace the present method of counting votes, known as proportional representa- tion, with the old method of direct voting, where those top- ping the list on the first count are elected. We realise that much sound argument can be used in favor of the P. R. system but we fail to see its advantage. If we wish certain candi- dates elected, we vote for them, and do not wish any part of Our vote to go to others. It is surely reasonable and rational that, if there are say six candidates for two offices, the two receiving the highest number of votes should be elected, and that the votes should not be fractioned off to the advantage of others at the tail end of the list. If proportional representation is such a wonderful success, why is it not used in parliamentary elections, where more than one representative is elected. Had this method been adopted in the last provincial election, the result in Van- couver might possibly have been different, but there is no gainsaying the fact that under the direct vote the majority gotwhat they wanted. In our elections, however, we have seenthat the order of the candidates in the initial count was vastly changed by the final count, and this change resulted from add- ing votes to one and taking aivay from another, thus develop- ing what might be termed a mathematical election, certainly not an election by straight majority. We support most heart- ily a change from P. R. to direct voting, for then we most cer- tainly know exactly who is going to get the benefit of our vote,that is a sure support and not conditional upon a certain num- ber of others voting certain ways. EVe also agree with the suggestion for a council of six in- stead of four. Apart entirely from the effect of six viewpoints instead of four, we would point out that the riemands upo~ the time of councillors for the performance of their duties is ver.;. great. By having six representatives these duties would be'oreeasily handled and would not be burdensome as with the smaller number. Our district is a large one and is grow- ing rapidly. Naturally, the work of councillors will be more arduous in the future than it has been in the past. More- over, a council of four does not offer sufficient scope for majority purposes in matters requiring much debate. The question of the IVard System, however, is one to which we are, under present conditions, distinctly opposed. Such representation would, we believe, only develop local factions and sectional interests. We have not hitherto found any of our councillors favoring one district over another, and, if we fancy any matter requires attention, it is just as easy'o approach the whole council as to approach one person. The welfare of West Vancouver means the welfare of ALL dis- tricts of West Vancouver and not any one particular ward or section. If we feel that any candidate for office would govern or conduct the affairs of the municipality from a sectional point of view, we should not vote for that candidate. IVest Vancouver must of necessity through the divergence of her boundary lines be dealt with as a whole, and our council's af- fairs should be handled in a general executive way and not be put in danger of developing into a continuous scrap as would most certainly happen if we reverted to the EVard System.