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001C96EF A Wee z..y '.8 ews ~a ae. Vol. II I $ 1.00 per year. EfGHT PAGES CJ~&IJgzgIJJ~j &J gjJq Di Jgri cg of H~est Vancouver-- A mbleside, Hollyburn, Weston, Dundarave Cypress Park, Caulfeik/, Whytecliff, Etc New@stands 6c per copy HOLLYBURN P.O.. WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, MARCH 15th, 1929 No. 50 Council Notes S. S. Penny wrote the council in reference to an accident which recently occurred to George Hodgson, when he fell into the water off the float at Ambleside Dock. The council replied that his case was under consideration. The Greeter's Guide wrote ask- irg if it was the intention of the council to advertise in their April issue. They were advised that the council was not ready to ad- vertise at present, but that they niay communicate with them a little later on the subject. Alargaret lllcClung wrote drawing the council's attention tn the unsightly condition of the corner of 26th and Illarine Drive. She divas informed that the in- tention was to make an even grade on 26th Street from the i~larine Drive to Haywood Ave. ot some future time. The West Vancouver branch of ~the Canadian Legion was given permission to erect a meeting house on the north west corner of the lot recently purchased by them from the municipality. A. H. Prentice was granted an extension of the privilege to rent his Soldiers'ousing Scheme house for another twelve months. General Victor 4V. Odium asked for a price on Lots 8-26, Block 20, D. L. 430, which are owned by the municipality. The clerk was instructed to report on prev- ious offer, date, values, etc. George Clarke's verbal com- plaint against a ditch on D. L. F56 divas referred to the chairman of the board of ivorks and the engineer. Katherine Harris wrote con- cerning the condition of Lawson Avenue, between 2-1th and 25th Streets. The matter divas refer- red to the engineer for his re- port, as was also Frank Ritz'a letter regarding the creek on 1056-2-3. G. S. Hanes ivrote enclosing a letter from F.llis-Cotton Ltd, re- garding truck and bus damage to ~iiarinc Drive. The letter divas ordered filed for reference. The cemetery board wrote the council enclosing a copy of their resolution authorizing the secre- tary to borrow $ 1,600 from the municipality for the purpose of meeting the board's require- rnents for 1929. The matter was laid over. The Y. 4V. C. A. wrote that the old floats formerly in Copper Cove were not in very good con- dition and would need some sec- tions replaced. They understood that the Horseshoe Bay float was not needed for Eagle Harbour. and asked that these extra sec- tions be used to replace those which were worn. They were advised that unfortunately there was only one section in the Horseshoe Bay float and that this ivould be tumed over to them by the engineer. The Council is Justified The above taken from the minutes of the council is a par- ticularly interesting item in view of the fact of the award of the tender for ~~larine Drive extension last summer having created such a hub-bub and agitation. Those who made such strenuous objection to the council's awarding the contract to another firm, even though the cost was a little higher, will realise the wisdom of that decision, if they will take a look at the photographs on display at the muni- cipal hall or go over the Douglas Inroad themselves and see its condition. We have been over the road ourselves and are speaking from a first haiid knowledge of what we saw. One does not need to be an engineer to pass judgment in this case. The fact that a large amount of patching has been done already in the first one and a half miles on the Vancouver end is quit«enough to coiidemn such a type of road without going any further into the matter. IYe do iiot pretend to know the hows and whys of this unfortunate condition, not being engineers, but ive do knoiv that any road laid down only last summer should certain]y not b« in n«ed of any repairs whatever at as «arly a date as this. We do knoiv, however, that the Burnaby council is very dis- satisfied with the job. West Vancouver ratepayers can now thank and should thank the 1928 council and the engin«ers conc«rn«d for the determined stand they took it& t)ie matter. So far as the objcctors are concerned--and they objected tu the very limit of their capacities-- it is, we think, really up to them to admit the) made a very serious and what might v«ry w«li have b«en a very costly mistake in taking the stand they did. At any rate it should end the plethora of unqualified and uninformeii criticism which has been levelled at our road pro- j«cts the last few years. Engineer G. S. Hanes wrote the council last Monday enclos- ing six photographs taken by himself recently of the Coifix Pacific Roadway on Douglas Road, Burnaby, which he sug- gested be left on file with the clerk for the inspection of any ratepayer or persons interested in the qustion. He made this suggestion thinking that it might set at rest any doubt in the minds of any ratepayers of West Vancouver as to ivhether their consulting engineer did right in not allosving the con- struction of a Coifix road on iAIarine Drive similar to that on Douglas road, Burnaby. His letter was ordered filed. Board of Trade Meet Next Monday The IVest Vancouver Hoard of Irade is holding its regular nionthly meeting next llonday, ]8th ~larch, at 8 p. m. in the Legion Rooms, ferry huildin~. A number of important mat ters &vill be up for discussion includ- ir;g the further steps necessary to be taken to obtain better pmt- ;il facilities, making our boule- vards beautiful, and the question of a community hall for IYest Vancouver. A full attendance uf members is requested. School Trustees Meet JOINT hIEDICAL OFFICER V IS NOT DESIRED At their meeting last night the School Trustees went on record as being "not in favor, at the present time, of appointing a Joint municipal an(1 school board medical officer for the North Shore as suggested at the meet- ing of the joint committee of North Shore School Trustees." Favors Xurtai Shure In~pector. Another suggestion made at the joint committee meeting held on February 26th that a joint municipal school inspector be ap- pointed received the unanimous endorsation of the )Vest Van- couver Board. School Nurse Suggested The question of the desirabil- ity of employing a municipal school nurse divas debated at the meeting of the )Vest Vancouver School Trustees last night and it divas ultimately decided to get further information as to the work and special duties of such a nurse, and to confer with the school medical officer about the proposal. The matter iviil be dealt ivith at the next meeting. jiIAN UA I TRAINING EXHIBIT ON THURSDAY', 28TH INSTANT J Condon Manual Training Instructor, ivrote the Board of School Trustees, for permission to hold an exhibition of the avork of his night school students on Thursday, iAIarch 28th. This was granted and Secretary Garland divas instructed to inform Air. Condon that this could be held in the Pauline Johnson School. Airs. Reed, instructor in Com- mercial work at the night school &vill also have an exhibit of the work of her pupils. The officer in charge of the West Vancouver Cadets--J. E. Condon--wrote the School Trus- tees asking for a grant towards providing uniforms for the ca- dets. Ife said that a fund of approximately $ 100 was already iii hand for this purpose, this sum having been raised by the holding of a concert, etc. It divas moved that a sum of $ 50 be don- «ted but the motion divas lost on the emote. Tile c. llgllleel was i llstructed to r«port on J. ill. Sinclair's re- quest for i pav«d road on Duch- «ss ave. from 18th to 19th Sts. St. Patrick's Day St. Patrick's Day! It brings to our minds the three leaf shamrock and the green island where it flourishes, brave men and beautiful women, who, whatever their faults, remain love- able. We associate the day with an old saint who first brought Christianity to Ireland and is said to have cast out the snakes that formerly flourished there. The actual snakes were not, however, the ivorst which the country held. Snakes of hatre.i and rapine and murder have held sway there until quite recent- ly, and they have not been entirely scotched even yet. Ireland. however, is at last beginning to settle down, and Irishmen in Ireland to conduct themselves in the way they have always done outside Ireland. There is something oriental about the Irish which is only to be expected, for their forebears came from the vicinity of the Caucasus Dlountains, fighting their way all across Europo to "the green island." Asia has always "fought with swords rather than tickets," and that explains the curious mixture of mysticism and pugnacity that goes to make up the Irish char- acter. IVhile we may sometimes regret "the chip on th ~ shoulder" which characterises the race, the British Empire and indeed Europe has been saved time and again by the fighting wit of the Irish soldier, which enables him by instinct to sense his foes'lans. We think of wellington and Law- rence of mutiny fame, and his still greater descendant, Colonel Lawrence of Arabia, of Kitchener and French and Admiral Beatty, who were so largely responsible for smashing the German menace. And so on St. Patrick's Day, when the shamrock is borne proudly in the ]and by her sons and daughters, we forget the troubled centuries behind of Irish history, and think only of the race who in peace have made us laugh, and in war have saved us, and who are now at last going forward with us to a com- mon destiny. Trustees Refuse Grant for Cadet Uniformsv't the meeting of the Board of School Trustees last night a request was made by the leader of the EVest Vancouver Cadets for a grant towards providing uniforms for the mem- bers. It was moved by Trustee J. Edington and seconded by Trustee 4lrs. Selwood that a grant of $50 be made. The motion, however, failed to carry. Apart from the legality of making such a donation, which divas much questioned by som members of the Board, the decision to withold this financial support ~vill, we believe, meet with the approval of the dis- trict ratepayers. School expenses are high enough for things absolutely necessary for the education of the pupils ivithout going outside the school organisations to bestow financial as sistance. It is not a question of the ivorth of the EYest Van- couver Cadets or of the value of the training given the boys.It must be remembered that though made up of school boy~ this is not a school cadet force. It is a separate and distinct organisation over ivhich the school trustees and teachers have no control whatever. Hence it should not be supported by municipal money voted to the trustees for school purposes. The use of the school buildings and the school grounds for the training and pleasure of the cadets is a graceful gesture on the part of the Schoo] Trustees, but that is a permission and not a necessity. No matter how one's sympathies and interests lie in the cadet movement it would not be pleasant knowledge to some of the West Vancouver ratepayers to learn that even so small a part of their school taxes should be spent in the development of an organisation ivhich did not come under the direct juris- diction of the Board of School Trustees. The Go-gutters in Business A wise old desciple of Isaac EYalton observes that there are tivo ways in ivhich to fish a trout stream, one is to sit on the bank, smoke, dangle a line in the ivater and pray for a bite and the other way is to put on hip boots, wade into the stream and ivhip the old river until the jerk on the rod and the singing reel tell the happy story. Evidently the trout are of the opinion that the angler who follows the first method does not caiw particularly whether they bite or not or that his bait looks too easy and is no good but the fellow who goes right out after them a'nd flips the bait so quickly that they have to hurry or miss it has something to offer that is too good to miss, so they respond to his offerings. Similarly there are tivo ivays of doing business--one is to open the store but keep strictly quiet about it and just stand around ivaiting for customers to come in, and the othei way is to go out after business by sending your offerings into the homes of prospective buyers and ivriting them to trade with you, The merchant who advertises regularly and contin- uously gets satisfactory results. The ivise buyer trades with those merchants ivho advertise because he is invited to do so and because advertising or pub- licity is an earnest of right prices and quality and of ~tis- factory service.