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001C963C A Wee z y '.4 ews va aej $ 1.00 per year. C~„on/ngI'ng gn phd DI'sprig'f West Vancouver-- Amblest'de, Hollyburn, Weston, Dunnarave Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. Ne~sst nds sc per copy Vol. III EIGHT PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., %VEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30th, ]928 No. 35 P.G.E. Train Service Discontinued Train service on the North Shore branch of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway was dis- continued indefinitely by the board of directors on Wednesday night. Arrangements for the opera- tion of stages along the highway on the schedule time of the trains, so that the public will not be inconvenienced, were an- nounced at the P. G. E. offices. The stage service started yester- day morning. This sudden withdrawal of the trains, coming as it did without notice to the council, was a dis- tinct surprise, especially when our council had been waiting for UNITED CHURCH LADIES HOLD SALE OF iVORK NEXT TUESDAY Next Tuesday, December 4th, from 2.30 tp 6 p. m. the United Church Hall, will it is expected be crowded with visitors, this being the occasion of the Annu- al Sale of Work and Home Cook- ing arranged by the ladies of the congregation. A splendid as- sortment of articles suitable for Christmas presents has been promised and there will be speci- al booths for the sale of plants, bulbs, etc., as well as second hand books and gramaphone rec- 01 ds. The general convenpr is Mrs. D. C. Ritchie. Stalls will be ar- ranged as follows:-- Home Cooking: Mrs. D. Dewar and Mrs. A. Harvey. Fancy EVork: Mrs. G. William- son. Plants, Bulbs, etc.: Mrs. G. Elgar. Aprons: Mrs. G. Gardiner and Mrs. A. Hindmarsh. Baby Stall: Mrs. A. Chisholm. Handkerchiefs: Mrs. D. Stitt. Books and Records: Mrs. F. D. Hadwin. Fishpond: Mrs. I. M. Maclean and Mrs. L. Garthorne. Afternoon Tea: Mrs. G. Bald- win. a promised communication from the I'. G. E. Directors following previous notice of these two bodies. Until some official not- ice is received from the railroad officials little comment can be made on the action . The present situation will, however, have the effect of forc- ing the issue as to the rights of the people with a public utility for which they have paid both in taxes and land concessions. The directors have always been lauded as business men, and it is impossible to think that business men of integrity would endeavor to break an agreement without adequate compensatory (Continued on Page 8) CONSERVATIVES TO GIVE DANCE AND SOCIAL The IVest Vancouver Conser- vative Association is giving a dance and social evening on Fri- day, December 14th, in the Hol- lyburn Pavilion. Dancing 9 p. m. to 1 a. m. General A. D. McRae, M.P., and Mrs. McRae, General J. A. Clark, M.P., and Mj s. Clark, Captain George Black, M. P., and Mrs. Black, and a Prov- incial Government cabinet min- ister will be present. Short ad- dresses will be made during the evening by these gentlemen. The members of the associa- tion are being sent invitation cards, which must be produced at the door of the pavilion. Any others desiring invitations should communicate with some member of the executive of the association, who are as follows; W. B. Small, Miss M. B. Almas, lV. R. Hamilton, Major J. Edel- ston, 4V. Astley, Captain Kettle, T. Garrow, Miss G. Davies, Mrs. A. E. Young, J. Haydn Young, J. B. Leyland, H. A. Eager, George )Villiamson, J. T. EVatt, P. C. Chapman, J. Edington, J. J. Rutledge, AV. AV. Hawtin, AV. J. Dent and F. F. Lovegrove. Invitation cards will also be a- vailable at the offices of Lieut.- Colonel K. 4V. Savory, Amble- side, or of Troughton and Bar- row, Dundarave. EX-REEVE MORGAN BITTERLY CRITICISES OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEbl AND V ASKS 1VHAT IS iVRONG 1VITH 1VEST VANCOUVER C. B. GREENWOOD'ust nine years ago, to be ex- act November 1st, 1919, C. B. Greenwood became a member of the business fraternity of AVest Vancouver. On that day the firm of Greenwood and Crawford took over the grocery business oper- ated by EV. H. Todd and J. Mc- Intyre. This business was carried on until 1921 when Mr. Greenwood purchased his partner's interest and became sole owner. Mean- time having purchased the building which hitherto had been held on rental. During the whole of his career the business has been housed in the sarre building. This was Mr. Greenwood'a first experience as a business man, the previous four years of his life having been spent with the troops in France, he having only returned from the war in October. It is interesting to note that Mr. Greenwood, who was born in Owen Sound, Ontario, but whp had made his home in Vancou- ver since 1906, met and married the lady of his choice--Miss Ena Burns -- in West Vancouver. They have now twp charming children, a boy and a girl. Greenwood's Grocery is well known to the people of AVest Vancouver and the proprietor has a reputation as a live wide- awake and progressive merch- ant. NORTH VANCOUVER CITY HAS 8 884 PEOPLE wrigley Directories Ltd. have completed their census of North Vancouver City, which is re- ported as having now a popu- lation of 8,884. This is an in- crease of 1,232 since 1921, when the last census divas taken. NORTH SHORE ELECTIONS ON JANUARY 17 - 19 Civic elections for the North Shore municipalities, as set by statute, this year fall as follows: North Van- couver City, Thursday, Jan- uary 17; Districts of North and IVest Vancouver, Sat- urday, January 19. We are publishing today a letter from Ex-Reeve David Morgan under the heading of "lVhat Is )Vrpng with AVest Van- couver?" Mr. Morgan's analytical proposals are of a very radical nature. He does not like our ferry system and says "I well know what I would do, if I could get the powers of a Mussolini for one year only." Mr. Morgan has been a member of the )Vest Vancouver council on more than one occasion and it would be interesting to know exactly what he did about transportation matters when he was on the council. If the Ferry system is sufficient answer to the query he propounds, has this condition just arisen within the last two years, if npt and the welfare of the municipality has been adversely affected all along by the Ferry system, what means did Mr. Morgan take during his tenure of office to rectify it. If anything is wrong with West Vancouver can the answer not be found in the Building By-law which is sp bitterly pp posed by a large number of our residents and was npt this building by-law passed by the council sitting under Reeve David Morgan and supported by him? AVe would respectfully suggest to Mr. Morgan that this is one of the things that is wrong with West Vancouver. The letter appears on Page 5. It is well worth reading. If ypu have any views on the matter we shall be glad to hear from you. Election day is approaching and the citizens'ie»'s of these municipal matters are well worth having. The New Siren Danger Signs Needed Near Schoo]s The unfortunate accident which occurred recently near the Hollyburn School in which a pupil was injured by an auto has drawn particular attention to the lack of danger signs in the vicinity of our public schools. There are signs on Marine Drive both east and west of 7ilemoriai Park, and they are quite necessary in view of the number of children who use the play- ground there. But it is still more necessary that there should be such signs placed in the vicinity of our schools, where all the children in the municipality gather day by day during the school terms. So far this is the first time a serious acci- dent has occurred but that must be ascribed more to good luck than good management. No time should be lost, in having suitable danger signs near all points adjacent to our schools, ni order that there may be no recurrence of such an accident as occurred last Friday. HELP THE CHRISTilAS CHEER FUND BY ATTENDING THE ELKS'IASQUERADE DAFCE NEXT FRIDAY EVe are privileged, for such we count it, to lend our aid in the effort being made by the B.P.O.E. to bring a ray of sunshine and a touch of happiness to homes on the North Shore where the grim spectre of want will mar the Christmas joy. At this time of the year organised efforts are made throughout the world with this purpose in view and every normal minded person derives pleasure in assisting such»'orthy efforts. Pen pictures and detailed reports of the misfortunes and troubles of other men, ».omen and children should not be necessary to arouse our generosity and practical sympathy. The local Elks have arranged a i41asquerade Ball to be held in the Hollyburn Pavilion next Friday, December 7th, dancing 9 to 12. Prizes will be given and refresh- ments served. You can help this Christmas Cheer Fund by being present and you».ill have a happy and pleasant evening ns well. &~lake a point of being there. Don', ho»'ever, restrict your support to this one evening. EVhy not make yourself responsible for a Christ- mas hamper. These hampers are full of joy and happi- ness--both to the giver and the receiver. Send a donation--a cash donation. No matter how much it is, 25 cents or $25, it will be expended wisely and well. Donations marked "Christmas Cheer Fund" may be sent or left at the West Van News office and will be acknowledged in our columns. It is a»'orthy object, and. though it is regrettable that conditions are such as to necessitate this appeal, one must take coiQitions as they are and not as one would like them tp be. Even in West Vancouver there are homes where the Christmas hamper and the few cold weather comforts which gp with it will come as a god-send. Open up your purse- strings! Help those less fortunate than yourself! Do not let us have in West Vancouver this Christmas a case similar to one we know of where the larder on Christmas Day consisted of a loaf of bread and a small piece of bacon»ith not a speck of butter or tea or other food- stuffs. Do honor to yourself by assisting in the happi- ness and welfare of those less fortunate, It is indeed "more blessed to give than to receive." In this issue we carry a letter from a resident whp objects to the ne» syren located on Ambleside wharf, which has "such a hideous and annoying sound." Living as we do close to the ferry we ourselves were just as strong objectors tp this hideous noise as is our correspondent. We even went to the length of investigating why such a disagreeable sounding alarm should have been installed. It appears that the old syren was of very lit tie assistance to the captains of our ferries in guiding their boats to safe anchorage, and that the safety of the boats was jeopardised through this. The new syren is proving highly satisfactory for the purpose for which it was installed. The sound which it emits has a long carry- ing and penetrating range, which is heard by the skippers. Hence it means that the ferry passengers enjoy that much more safety. It is tp be sure, a weird and an annoying sound, but surely it is a matter of choosing between the lesser of two evils. If we are safe in our homes, we can put up with the inconveni- ence of this noise, knowing that it is for the benefit and safety of those travelling on our ferries, and the chances are that in time we shall get so used to it as to never notice it, just the same as most of us, when we first came to %Vest Vancouver, heard every boat whistle, every fog horn, and every other strange noise caused by ships and shipping in the harbor. We don't like the noise, but we do like the knowledge that the ferry captains know exactly where they are making for in foggy weather.