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001C9867 iVEST VAN..IOTTINGS By A. G. Harvey ivest Vancouver's Greatest Need "WANTED: A few men and women in each neighborhood to get together and seek out suit- able candidates for three posi- tinns upon the management board ( a chairman a»d three directors) of a ive))-known muni- cipal corporation having wo»der- ful possibilities and also grave problems. Candidates may be of either sex, should be of good character and high ideals, prac- tical and business-like, have fair education and foresight, and be courageous, patient, thoroug)i a»d sympathetic. Must be Brit- ish subjects,21 years or over, and registered owners of real prop- erty in the Municipality of an as- sessed value of $250 (chairma», $500) clear of encumbrances. The ivork will take only part time but sometimes may take precedence over one's own busi- ness. Candidates shauld be im- bued ivith the desire to be of sets'ice rather thaii the desire for profit or honor. The posi- Over Sixty Years building of confidence is a record any insti- tution might well be proud of. Such is the enviable record of The Londan and Scottish As- surance Corporation. It is a Canadian Company, backed by a strong British In- stitution. For Insurance which special- ly fits your needs, consult with GEORGE GRIGOR Seymour 8310 West 372 LIFE IiNSURANCE -- BONDS THE HOihlE OF Real Home Cooking Mrs. Ross'akery 1415 iMarine Drive GREASING, OILING TIRE REPAIRS at the The New GAS STATION Corner of 14th and Marine "IBIPERIAL" GAS and OILS Service All the time tions are not, however, without reward; for besides a» honorari- um»ot exceedi»g $500. (Chair- man, $2000) per year a»&) the honor and satisfaction of serving the public there is an uiiique op- portu»ity for se) f-developme»t, giving one an insight iiito vari- ous activities, i»c)ur)ing business administrat ion, finance, e»gin- eering, public health, property va)ues, )aiv, and tl a»sportatio» by )anr) a»d water; excellent op- portunity, also to stu()y human nature--i» fact, a very practical and i»teresti»g post-graduate course on modern life. Additional candidates. having qualifications, will be required for positions on the school board (three) and police board (one) of the corporation. These posi- tin»s are without honorarium but of similar opportunity for service and self-development, though in more limited scope. Some who are suitable for t)iese positions may be unsvi))ing tn take the initiative; a»d f: iends, after having sought them out, should get their con- sent to candidature, form com- mittees, and, by organized effort convince the electors of the corp- oration of their suitability. The present holders of the positions were at the time they were chosen, deemed to be the most suitable persons available; they may again be eligible. The election takes place early in January." Greater than West Va»cou- ver's need of more parks, or of a better transportation system. nr of a bridge, or of more police, or of town planning, or of )ower taxes, is the need of the right men (a»d women) on the gov- erning boards of the municipal- ity; for that need must be satis- fied before it ivi)) be possible to satisfy the others. But great as that need is, it is not the greatest. Behind that need is another: )Vest Vancou- ver needs a deep realization by her citizens of its problems and possibilities; a realization which will lead to a close study of those problems and possibilities and to the forming of plans and policies for working them out; a rea)iza- tion which will bring out and elect candidates to carry out those plans and policies; and a realization which will from time to time by means of helpful sug- gestions and constructive critic- ism give to the elected candidat- es the support and encourage- nlent to which they are entitled. That, I respectifully submit, is West Vancouver's greatest need. It challenges the attention and the service of all its citizens. THE )VEST VAN NEREUS BIEN'S CI.UB iVII.L IIEET NEXT O'EEL one of the big events of next, iveek is the monthly supper of the Me»'s Cliib on Tuesday at 7o'lock. Those who were prese»t among the 76 who met around the table last month know what an inspiring evening it was and t)ie secon&) meeting will be equa)- ly interesting and stimulating. After supper the speaker of the eve»iiig will be Hon. H. H. Stev- e»s one of British Co)umbia'~ nutsta»ding laymen. His topic will be "A Layma»'s Creed." Special community singing and other musical events wi)) be pro- vided under the program com- mittee of which Mr. J. Haydn Young is Co»vener. The very modest sum of 35 cents will mere)y cover the expenses in- ciirred by the Women's Associa- tion who cater for the Club's suppers. I.OUGHEED TO DISCUSS ROADS DIinister to Visit North Van- couver Hon. N. S. Lougheed, minister of public works, will visit the city next iveek to make a final inspection in connection with the North Vancouver road situation, reported Ald. E. H. Bridgman to the Citv Council Monday evening Ald. Bridgman recently con- ferred with the minister in Vic- toria . as the representative of the city and district councils in pressing their claims for compen- sation in the form of adequate roads in the two municipalities to connect ivith the new highway recently constructed through West Vancouver. The claim of the councils is that cessation of the passenger service on the North Vancouver- Whytecliff section of the P. G. E. Railway threw upon the city and district roads extra traffic they are not able to handle. "whatever assistance the gov- ernment may give will be provid- ed by way of special bill to be in- troduced at the next session of the Legislature," said Ald. Bridgman. Ald. Bridgman also stated that he pointed out to Hon. Mr. Lougheed "that both councils feel very strongly that they are entitled to the same considera- tion as has been accorded )Vest Vancouver." Plans and a written statement o& the North Shore claims for compensation are now in the pos- session of the minister. A Representative G'oup of West Vancouver Homes EWQ / r Eggs (1) Captain R. A. Batchelor, Altamont; (2) AU. C. Thompson, Bellevue Avenue; (3) B. Babcock, 1929 winner of Horticultural Association prize for best lawn; (4) L. Ajello, Mathers Avenue; (5) H. A. Stone, Caulfeild; (6) Mrs. P. D. Grady, 24th and waterfront; (7) N. McLeod, Mathers Avenue; (8) Major F. C. Rush, Inglewood Avenue; (9) J. T. AVatt; 15th and Esquimalt. Correspondence UN EAI I'LOYAI ENT November 22, 1929. BE NEAT AND COMFORTABLE Nothing puts a person at ense more rendily tha» Good Fitting Snit Clothes do not make the man, but they help a lot. I"or First Class Tailoring see M. WILLIAMS lsth nnd iilarine, Arnbleside CUSTOM TAILOR I'hone West 20 CI, RAN I N G I'R ESSI N G nnd ItEI'A ICING Have your old suit or dress fixed up for Xmas. I GORDON ROBSON Barrister 4 Solicitor WEST VANCOUVER-- Office No. 1447 Marine Drive. Phone West 403. VANCOUVER OFFICE-- Suite 818; 610 Hastings St. W Phone Seymour 4199. IIokylmrlt Theatre Thursday, Friday and Saturday "DESER I"IGHI'" avith JOHN GILBERT and ERNEST TORRENCE NOTE:--This theatre is now open Thursday, Friday and Saturday only. ...ouses 8r .ots IiV WEST VANCOUVER I have some delightful Water- front homes as low as $3,000, and Vacant Waterfront Lots from $ 1500. Other View Lots from $ 100. Rentals Several very desirable Cottages and Bungalows (. )f. Savory 1443 Marine Drive, Ambleside Phone AVest 340 Evenings, iVest 143 Real Estate Financial and Insurance Agent Burrard Sheet Metal 229 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver Phone North 845 Res. North 918Y and 1214Y VERNON FEED STORE A. C. SEARLE Phone West 9 Next door to Theatre E. J. DAVIS. Fuel and Building Supplies. The Editor, West Van News. Dear Mr Editor: The Vancouver City Council "ave come to the conc)uslon that theie is»o cure for unemploy- me» t. The fact is that the people who have had the training and ex- perience to solve the problem do»'t really want to solve it. Great Britain came nearest to finding at least an antidote; she said that if we will i»sist, by machinery and in other ways of doing the necessary work in a fraction of the time, and thus employing just a few men for only a part of the year, consider- ing that more wealth than ever is made out of industry, when men are idle, through no fau)t of their ow», the total wea)th of the country, in the form of in- c'.ustria) insurance, (or the dole, as the people with regular in- comes call it) will have to guar- antee that men are rovided for. After a)l, these sarcastic people who call this a dole have some method in their madness, for the more a man gets, usually the more he wants, and he does Iiot tell us that when a man is offered a job and refuses it, he loses his "dole." The industries of this country are mainly seasonable and arl industries are becoming more and more seasonable and sooner or later something will have to be done in the matter. If this problem were one of a great war instead of what it is, and we had a man of Mr. Lloyd George's calibre, with the heads of all branches of activity, who recognized that everybody would go to pieces if they did not make a supreme effort, then, I have no doubt, that they would soon have everybody occupied in some capacity or other They say that as the horses have been driven out of sight by this machine age, so it appearsthat the man in the street will a)so disappear. So I suppose that, in the next war, instead of turn- ing the man into a soldier it will be merely the machine a- gainst machine which wi)l be driven from central controls. I believe before that time ar- rives God (and I believe there is a God) who has been watching His people being used as pawns, will step in as He has done right through the world's history, and will say, here, let Me take a hand in this. With regard to the "dole" svhich men who work, employers and general public, each pay for, a person does not consider him- self pauperized if he pays for a life insurance or any other in- surance and somebody receives the berie."it. We are told that there are some men who don' avant to work for their living and that may be quite true. A piece of machinery which lies for some time gets rusty, but a man is more than a piece of machinery, for if he walks round fruitlessly, day after day, beg- ging for work, he also loses h:s self-respect and when he finally gets into a job, he is not always the man he should be and he does not always make as good an im- pression on the modern emplov- er as he would if he were given the chance to warm up, as the machinery is given. Nowadays, jobs seem to go to the men with the biggest pull. The Provincial employment of- fice seems to be the last place to go for a job,and it is a pity that there is not some way of compelling employers to send in their requirements to that office ir stead of me» wearing them- selves out body and mind in a vain search for employment. A business concern sends out sales- rne» or buyers; it does not wait for its customers to come to them or to get into touch with the producers.