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001C9650 December 14, 1928. Grailger's Grocery SATURDAY AND ATION S I'EC' A LS Burford Green Peas (size 6) 2 tins 23c Hamsterley Farm Tomatoes large tins ............... 2 for 25c Clark's Tomato Soup 2 tins 19c white Sultanas, per lb.. 16c Finest New Zealand Butter 3 lhs. Sl.28 Good Cooking Apples, per Box .................. $ 1.16 Swct Navel Oranges, 3 dog. Siic Delis crcd I'rec Prices Consistently Low I'rompt Delivery marine & 21st Phone West 405 Craig's tIew 3attery Service Next to IVest Van Garage AUTO or RADIO Charging -- Repairs, Etc. Stocks Real Estate Insurance and Loans hlcmber of the B. C. Mining and Stock Exchange Orders promptly and efficIently executed. 579 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver I'hone Seymour 8894 Coal and %Vood Get your winter's supply now. Building Supplies. Flour and Feed, Etc. VERNON FEED STORE A. C. SEARLE Phone West 9 I IOLLY BU l(N Barber Shop 16th Ec hlarine EXPERT SERVICE E. hlARSEI Proprie'.or Prof. J. M. Morgan VOICE PRODUCTION SliNGING Vancouver Studio: Seymour 101 Won't Van. Studio: %est 173 HARRY FARR 1IAKES TOUR OF COAST CITIES After an absence of nearly a month Harry A. Farr of the Van- couver Airways Ltd. has return- ed to AVest Vancouver. He drove as far south as San Francisco, taking i~Ir. and 3Irs. Twigg and son to the latter city, where they are to reside in the future. 311. Farr while in the south plac- ed orders for airplanes to be de- livered in the spring to the com- pany and obtained a number of dealers'ranchises for the Dom- inion of Canada of airplanes, motors and equipment. EVhile in the south 3!r. Farr visited with a number of former acquaintanc- es with whom he was connected in the airplane industry prior to the outbreak of war. He also visited most of the airports on the Pacific Coast including Se- attle, Tacom'.i, Portland, Olymp- ia, ~ledford, Corning, Sacramen- to, ~Iills Field, San Francisco, Crissy Field and the Citv Air- port at Oakland, Calif. At the latter place they witnessed the 'filming of the new picture "Hells Angels" depicting some of the scenes witnessed on the western front every day during the lat- ter part of the war. There were over 60 machines on the field at the time of their visit in- cluding the giant turin motored "Sirorsky" which was taking part in the film. The airport at Oakland is prob- ably the largest and best equip- petI airport on the American con- tinent and ranks with Croydon, Le Bouget, and Templehoff, the respective airports of London, Paris and Berlin. The airport covers an area of 845 acres and one runway used by all the trans- pacific flyers has a length of 7,020 feet. One of the rotating beacons is 8,000,000 c.p. and a landing light that lights an area of half a mile square is 30,000,- 000 c.p. There has always been great rivalry between San Fran- cisco and Oakland, but in the matter of an airport, Oakland stole a march on San Francisco and most of the large companies operating gigantic air liners north, south and East have their headquarters at Oakland. 1Vest Vancouver is Best, said Air. Farr "Conditions in general in the U.S.A.," said 3Ir. Farr, "are not of the best and in San Francisco and Oakland thousands of empty houses, flats and apartments attest to this fact. There are a lot of unemploy- ed in the cities and thousands have apparently moved out alto- gether. During the return journey the weather was quite cold at the California-Oregon border and strange to relate the farther north ave got the warmer it be- came. The people of Vancouver have a lot to be thankful for and after a trip south one is apt to return with the feeling that IVest Van- couver is not such a bad place to live in when you compare it with others." IVhile in San Francisco, Mr. Farr visited with IlIr. \Vm. Pat- terson, a former resident of IVest Vancouver. )Irs. Patterson and family are returning to )Vest Vancouver shortly. . ie Annus ~~onCer ~ Of the )Vest Vancourer PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN lViII be held Next THURSDAY, December 20th, at Sp.m. in the Inglewood School Auditorium. Tickets 25c. ivill be sold at door. Come and encourage the children. THE AVEST VAN NE%'S Correspondence To the Editor 1Vest Van News, Dear 3Ir. Editor, Ex-Reeve i!organ's letter of two weeks ago elicited sufficient response to convince one that there are more than 3Ir. Morgan who see there is something wrong somewhere with lVest Van. ~Ir. Morgan is quite right when he suggests a re-organization of the transportation system. whether his plan is feasible or not remains for someone to say ivho is more in touch with gen- eral conditions than the writer, but he deserves credit for at least making some honest effort to give the people of AVest Van- couver something better and cheaper in the way of transpor- tation than we at present enjoy, or endure, which expr'bsses it better. EVhen the No. 6 ferry was put on the run we congratulated our- selves that we were to have at least one comfortable boat, but what tlo we find when we come down the ferry slip on the other side. The waters of Burrard Inlet gently lapping the hull and the cabins securely closed of the No. 6, while we are consigned to the depths of the pea-nut lit- tered, paper-strewn, poorly ven- tilated cabin of the Sonrisa, or the No. 5 which is only one de- gree better. Then again there is the price. Heretofore most of the popula- tion of AVest Van, have consisted of either those employed in the municipality or those whose places of business have been within easy walking distance of the ferry. But this cannot be expected to continue indefinite- ly. There are those who might be attracted to this side whose business takes them further a- field, if conditions were such as suited them, but when a family of two or three or possibly four have to dip into their pockets for bus fare, ferry fare, and car fares on the other side the bene- fits of our salubrious climate, our panoramic view and all the sylvan beauty of which we boast is somewhat offset by that gap- ing hole in the family exchequer, and why should a resident of )Vest Vancouver have no alter- native but to pay either 30 cents or $2.00 to get to and from the city? If the ferries are to be main- tained as a source of revenue regardless of the comfort and convenience of the people better sell them and put on a few scows, Another thing that is wrong with SVest Vancouver is the gen- eral atmosphere, the prevalence of cliques, mutual admiration societies and sectionalism. Did any one ever stop to enquire just what motive prompts the Parent Teachers'ssociation to meet month after month in a crowded room ivith uncomfortable seats in the Pauline Johnson school when there is a nice large room with comfortable chairs avail- able in the Inglewood school, midway in the district. AVhen 9'est Van. rises above those petty sectionalisms and with a clearer vision and a broader outlook says it CAN AND MUST be tlone instead of it CAN', then indeed will she take her rightful place at the very front door of Vancouver. ONE INTERESTED. SUCCESS NOT SO DIFFICULT The road to success grows every day. The successful are not only the great Any man who is respected in his neighborhood, who takes reasonably (ntelligent care of himself and natural dependents, who does his share in community and world improvements, who pays his debts, and is not un- reasonably troublesome to his associ- ates, who is known as a polite, tem- perate, industrious man, who is ready for promotion when promotion beckons --every such man is successful, and success in all its grades is easier than failure. INGLE% OOD SCHOOI. OPENED JLST A YEAR AGO To the Editor IVest Van News, Dear Sir;--Taking what ex- Reeve ~Iorgan had to say in a recent issue of your valuable paper, it surprises me that so few letters have been sent in for publication, on such a very im- portant subject, his letter, when considered from a really sens- ible angle, must be in accord with the views of the majority of the ratepayers in AVest Van- couver. To some, his letter may ap- pear too drastic, but conditions are such, and have been for some time, that a very drastic remedy is needed. He suggests the withdrawal of the ferries, save at certain hours, an idea of mine would be to dispose of the entire ferry system to a company (such as the Harbor Navigation) either by sale or lease, the services of the present staff to bo retained by them. such company could give a service to other points of call, such as Hollyburn, Amble- side of course, Dundarave, etc. especially during the summer months. Instead of purchasing more ferries, let there be a regular 20 minutes bus service, connecting for the present with the North Vancouver Ferry system, this would necessitate the purchase of more busses, but how many busses could be purchased for the price of one new ferry-boat? The risks today, on account of the increase of shipping through the NarTows, are many times greater than they used to be, and will continue so, so why tempt Providence any longer? If in the event of the building of a new ferry boat being con- templated, why not submit a ref- erendum to the people and ascer- tain their views. Something is wrong some- where, so the sooner we solve the problem and find a solution, conditions will remain just as they are and have been for some time, i.e., dead. Yours truly, F. J. TROUGHTON. Canadian cheese shipped from hlon- treal in a single week to foreign mar- kets totalled more than SS,000 boxes, an increase of nearly 20,000 boxes compared with the same week a year ago. Prices paid at country points were records for the year to date. Just one year ago tonight i e December 14th, 1927, Ingiewood School was formerly and official- ly opened. The value and neces- sity of this building has been amply demonstrated. Before the building was constructed it was the cause of much adverse crit- icism. Now, however, when it has been in use for a full year, it is considered a distinct asset to the district, and a striking example of the foresighted pol- icy of the board of school trus- tees. OPERATIC SOCIETY REHEARSING RIP VAiW IVINKLE An announcement is made by the North Shore Operatic Socie- ty, which has a number of IVest Vancouver residents among its members, that ilIr. Richard Bel- lairs, the well known actor and producer, w,ill direct the opera "Rip Van SVinkle." Great enthusiasm is being dis- played at the rehearsals of this opera, the music of which is very lively and melodious. A real treat is in store for North Shore residents when this opera is ready for presentation to the public. The caste so far includ- es, Mr. AV. James as Rrp, hirsh 3Iay Macphail as Gretchen, Miss King Mason as Katrina, ~Ir. A. Phillips as Derrick, 4iIrs. Dey as Little Alice, Rip's daughter, 31rs. ~IcLeod as Little Hans, 4Ir. P. Dale as Nick Vedder, and ilIr. Edgar Smith as the Burgomast- er. The rest of the caste will be announced later. B. Luckenga has rented the DeCou cottage at 19th and N'at- erfront. ~VEST VAiiCOUVER )oan oI ".ra(e Regular Monthly Meeting Will Be Held aC 1429 &IARINE DRIVE (Office, of K. W. Savory) On MONDAY Next DECEiiIBER 17th at 8 p.m. hlembers! Please note change of meeting place ou Can Save i~I n.e Dolkn If you pay your telephone bill by the 18th of the month B. C. TELEPHONE COMPANY