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001C9812 A Wee.z.y '.4ewsra re. New@stands 5c per Copy$ 1.00 per year. Circulati agin the District of West Vancouver-Arnbleside, Hoilyburrs, West@, Dundarave Cypress Park, Caulfeiid, Whytecliff, Etc. Vol. IV EIGHT PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER. B.C., FRIDAY, SEPT. 20th, 1929 No. 27 iVII AT A BOUT iVEST VAN, S I OSTAI& SERVICE A new federal building is to be huilt at Trail, B. C., and the plans have been already prepared by Vancouver architeats. The ground floor and basement will be used for the post office. The above will be of interest &0 ~Vest Vancouverites, In vie»'f the fact that not long ago Trail was granted a postal deliv- ery service, although like IVest Vancouver the sale of stamps did not warrant such a service being granted. The liard of Trade has l'or two years been endeav- oring to obtain a better postal building and a limited delivery, and Trail's success should help them in their efforts to secure these two very necessary things for the municipality. l'.-T. FEDEIIATION DEI.EGATES AGAINST $ 100.00 FEE The unanimous disapproval of the decision of the school board enforcing those students over the age of 16 years to pay a fee of $ 100 was voiced by the rep- resentative delegates at the ex- ecutive meeting of the Parent- Tcacher Federation held 1Vednes- day evening in the King Edward High School, Vancouver, School Trustee Jas. Blackwood attend- ed the meeting, explaining the debatable question, stating the viewpoint of the trustees, and stating certain factors necessi- tating or entitling exemption from payment. The following resolution was endorsed by the assembly: "That we recommend through the fed- eration that we strongly protest the present arrangement of fees for school pupils over 16 years of age." Mr. Blackwood replied that the matter of exemption was left largely to the principal, who decided after learning facts pertaining to the applicant, such as illness, or being unavoidably detained from attending classes. No mention was made of releas- i»g from the financial responsi- bility those unable to pay. The matter will be brought before the business meeting of tile federation, which will take place Tuesday at 8 o'lock at the King Edward High School and definite decision will be reached. 31EETING OF "KEEP FIT 'I.ASSTONIGHT An organization meeting of the "Keep Fit" class for men is lieing held tonight (Friday) at h p.m. in the Legion rooms, ferry biiilding, when arrangements will be made for the winter se;i- i.on. A number of men have signified their intention of join- ing and indicntions point to a pood-sized cia~ being formed for physical exercise. All those »ho have si ~nified their inten- tiun of joining, and any others interested, are requi~ted to be present so that arrangements can be made. The proposal so far is that th» class will meet once a week, i.e. 'I'hursday evening, and it is eipeetei that «rrangements can be made with the school trustees 1'ur the use of the gymnasium at Inglewood School. whatever fee ls arranged»'ill be a nominal one, as the only expense of the class will be the instructor's charges. CO~DIUNITY CHEST ACTION IS I I ANNED Definite decision on the recom- mendations of J. H. T. Falk of 51ontreal that Vancouver should oi ganize a council of social agen- cies and then proceed with or- ganization of a community chest for 1929, will not be reached un- til late in October, it is announc- ed. Mayor lV. H. 51alkin has agreed to act as chairman of a meeting of representatives of the different social and welfare agencies, who would normally become part of the scheme, and the meeting will be called about October 15. Executive of these agencies are studying the Falk report, copies of which were supplied to them some weeks ago, and all ore expectecl to attend the meet- ing and register the decision of their various bodies. It is ex- pected that a public meeting for discussion of the whole proposal wil] follow immediately. J UNIOR iilATRICULATION COURSE ~IAY COVER FOUR YEAR PERIOD A ruling by the provincial de- p irtment of education extending the junior matriculation curricu- lum of high schools over a four- year period in place of the three- year course now general will like- ly be brought up for discussion at the British Columbia school trustees'onvention to be held at Nanaimo shortly. According to the new ruling, students entering the high school at the age of 14 years, would graduate from a junior matriculation course at the age of 17 or 18, and from a senior matriculation curriculum at 18 or 19, it was claimed by prom- inent educationalists today. Al'PLE CROP iVILL BE ABOVE AVERAGE Apples will be plentiful this year. A crop estimate issued at the department of agriculture indi- cates a yield for all Canada of 3,731,380 barrels, or nearly 500,- 000 barrels more than last year. Nova Scotia maintains her pos- ition with a crop 65 per cent a- bove last year's production. Ontario and Quebec report smaller increases. New Brunswick remains sta- tionary and British Columbia sliows a decrease of 27 per cent. illSS iiIARGARET ilclNTYRE of 9'est Vancouver Teacher, Accompanist, Composer Licentiate College of Violinists, one of the outstanding musical artists of Greater Vancouver has had a distinguished career. She studied at the Manchester, Eng- land College of Music, taking composition and harmony under Dr. Carroll and the violin under Dr. Brodsky. Miss McIntyre has composed several songs and or- chestral pieces which have been published in England, has won the gold medal for professional composition three times at the B. C. Musical Festival and com- posed a full orchestral suite which was played with great suc- cess at Blackpool, England, by the famous conductor Herr Spiel- man and his orchestra of sixty performers. Miss McIntyre has been ac- companist for the IVest Vancou- ver Choral Society since its in- ception, and recently was ap- pointed for the fourth year in succession accompanist for the Vancouver welsh Male Voice Choir. A most successful teacher of the violin and piano, her pupils have met with much success at the B. C. AIusical Festival and the examinations of the London Trinity College of Music. Notice is given of a tax sale of properties in the municipal- ity. The sale is to be held at the Municipal Hall on Monday, September 30th, at 10 o'lock in the morning. Lists, which will be mailed on application, will be issued shortly. IVest Vancouver's llunicipal Hall Strip Tickets on the Ferries Stately Japanese lilies which planted in the fall, will flower at Christmas time, form an im- portant part of the heavy cargo which will be landed in Vancou- ver Saturday with the arrival of the Canadian Pacific liner, Empress of Asia. There are 1980 cases of Japanese lilies a- board the ship. The Princess Victoria is to be converted from its present pas- senger carrying service into that cf an automobile ferry has been of an automobile ferry. Tomorrow Night First of Series, Qith Grand Aggregate Prize. The Canadian Legion, g'est Vancouver branch, is giiing a »hist drive and social tomorrow night (Saturday) in Dundarave Hall. Play will start promptly at 8:30 p.m. There will be re- freshments and good prizes, also a special hidden prize of 5 lbs. uf tea doni.ted by the lV. H. )Ialkin Co. Ltd. Admission 50 cents. This will be the first of a ser- ies of four whist drives to be held once a month. the Lmt in December. and the special'ea- ture will be a grand aggregate prize for the player obtaining the highest score in the series. The score cards of every player taking part in any of the series »-ill be kept so that this may be «rrived at. The prize»ill be presented at the fourth whist drii e in December, which will take place previous to Christ- nia~ This aggregate prize is additional to the usual gentle- men'» and ladies'rizes which » ill be given for each of the » hist drives, as in previous years and it »ill be a walnut bridge lamp with silk shade of a total value of $ 18. A person on a house roof 100 feet can see more than 13 miles away on a clear day The recommendation of the Board of Trade that the 30- cent return fare on the ferry be abolished and a straight 10-cent fare be charged, and that a strip of twelve tickets be issued for $ 1, will, we believe, meet with the approval of the public generally There is no question at all but that the 30-cent fare is a decided handicap in bringing visitors here, and it is far more decidedly a hardship on many of our residents. The idea of charging 30 cents was to make the casual visitor help to pay for the cheaper commutation ticket uaed by those of our residents who travelled every day to and from the city. In very many instances, however, it doesn't work out this way. There are many residents who do not travel to the city every day and who cannot afford to buy the regular commu- tation ticket for the casual use they would make of it, and, more particularly, because they could not use it within the time limit. So far as the visitor is concerned--and every city visitor, at any rate. is a prospective resident--the 30- cent fare is a distinct deterrent. One can travel a long way for 30 cents in Vancouver, and consequently people think twice before coming over to see IVest Vancouver or IVest Vancouver friends. EVhere there are several in the family to be paid for the charge simply prevents them from corn a all Ft . For instance, taking an average family of four per- ons, very few will consider paying $ 1.20 for such a short distance. By reducing the fare to 10 cents straight, the increased travel will more than compensate for the loss in- curred on the individual passenger. The present commutation ticket system has never been popular, because a ticket can naturally only be us d b member of a family at one time. As the system works out,a householder has to keep on hand at least two $2 ticketsin order to avoid paying the 30-cent rate, and this in manycases is a hardship. It would not be fair or right in the caseof a privately owned transportation system, much less is it sowhere the municipality is the owner and operator. The strip ticket proposed Nould do away»~th all this,as a book could be split up among the members of a family.Nobody would object to investing $ 1 at a time for the travel-ling members of the family, but $4 is too much for most All experience in transportation fares points to one thing,namely, that success lies in low fares and a large turnover,not in high fares and a restricted client=.le. This has beenthe experience of all transportation companies all over theworld, and the sooner this is realized and translated into l ~ action the sooner will our transportation corn b b-ished on a firm, equitable and growing basis. ompany e estab- Ei&I PRESS BRINGS L gion%hi t D i