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001C96FE ~farch 22, 1929. Baseball THE WEST VAN NEWS A FElV REIIARKS REGARI)ING FALL FAIRS CLASSIFIED ADS &ARGENT TO HEAD NORTH SHORE LOOP North Shore Baseball League Officers Elected R. A. Sargent was the unani- nious choice for the presidency of the North Shore Baseball League at the annual meeting Thursday evening. Ot her offic- «rs electecl were: First vice-pres- ident, H. O'. Tay)or; second vice- president, J. Rodger Burnes; ~.ecretary, Eb. Crute; treasurer, Ross Fraser; assistant secretary an&) off'icial ~corer, Oliv«r Brind. Reeve V. V. Vinson is a hon. vice- pre sident. A meeting of the executive committee wi)l be held on EVed- nesday evening, i~Iarch 27, when «Il applications for franchises must be turner) in. Present indi- cations are that Squamish and E)ks are sure starters, and there are possibilities of Capi)ano Tim- ber Company, Home Oil and North Vancouver Club seeking I ranch ises. President Sargent was author- ized to confer with officials'of the Vancoui er City Senior B League with a vieiv to arranging inter-league ball this season. Possibilities of the league's finances being materially en- hanced this season are revealecl in the action of the City Council in passing a by-law authorizing the league to )evy an admission charge to the i~Iahon Park grand- stand, the city to receive 15 per cent of the gates. The president reported that the B. C. A. B. A. has donated a trophy for either junior or int- ermediate competition and the league wi)1 suggest to the prov- jncia) body that the cup be com- peted for by the intermediates. The local league will suggest that the intermediate age limit be 17 years, with each team hav- ing the privilege of playing two players 18 years of age. The executive was empowered to proceed with the organization of a junior lc,ague. BAI L LEAGUE HAS I ERiiIISSION BIAKE CliARGE TO STAND At AIonday evening's meeting nf the North Vancouver City Council, a by-law was passed authorizing the North Shore Baseball League to )eig'n ad- mission charge to the grand- stand at Mahon Park in connec- tion with all games played dur- ing the coming season. The league may charge up to 25 cents and the city wi)) receive ~5 per cent of the proceeds. This is the same basis upon which permission was given to local football clubs to charge an ad- mission fee to Confederation Park on the c,ccasion of football matches. Whimsical Review Such Embarrassment! Dear Editor: I told the waiter There was a fly In the ice cream. "Let him freeze." He said, "it wi)l teach The little rascal a )esson! He divas in the soup last night!" 0 a 0 I was so mortified WIy whole meal EVas spoiled!!! He gets many plaudits But he gets 'em because He has a laughing hyena To lead the applause! Tender i~lemories I cherish the coat I was wearing The night that she showed such affection; By not brushing off a)l the pow- der I'm keeping that school girl com- plexion! Subnormal AIrs. Bart h: "The EVi)sons'ldestboy is terriby backward." DIrs. Harper: "EVhy, he can read and write, can't he?" AIrs. Barth: "Oh, yes; but he's 13 years old and he hasn' even built a radio set!" Not Quite! Uncle IVa)t: "You can have your cars! Give me a horse any old time!" 5Iartin (from city): "Non- sense! IVhy my car can do any- thing one of your horses can do and more, too!" Uncle EVa)t: "All right. Let' see it raise a family of little automobiles!" The cost of living will have to go a lot higher before people de- cide to do without it! The Thanks He Got! AIrs. Higgins: "Look out! There, you'e dropped cigar ash- es all over the rug! Careless wretch!" Higgins: "That's gratitude for you! EVhy, I bought that rug with cigar coupons!" The question is: How long wi)l the meek be meek after they have inherited the earth? CA I ILANO TDIBER CO. TO I'ROY I DE SPORTS FIELD Cherchez La Femme! Friend: "EVhat did you do a- bout that woman who was ar- rested for speeding?" Judge: "I fo))owed the old proverb." Friend: "EVhat do you mean?" Judge: "Fined the woman." According to information placed before the North Vancou- i er District Council, 9'ednesday evening, employees of the Cap- ilano Timber Cot ipany wi)) short- )y have provided for their use a baseball and football field. The superintenilent of the plant communicated with the «ouncil stating that it is the in- tention to make use of that tract of )anr) bounded by the P. G. E. tracks, I'emberton avenue an&) the road that gives access to the concern and the request was made that the municipality's gra&)er be provided for a brief tim« for preliminary work on t)ie recreation field and the re- qu«st was granted. Charlie's Curiosity'Iy sister and I were speaking «bout a maiden lady. Charles, my li t tie nepheiv, hearing "maiden lady," wantei) to know what it meant. "A maiden lady's a woman who is unmarried, dear," I ex- plained. "IVe)), if Uncle Henry isn' married, is he a maiden man?" asked Charles. AIotherly Advice! "--And be sure not to go near the )oud speaker, Joey. The an- nouncer speaks as though he has «bad cold." Boyhooil ambitions i)on't al- «ays fail. Back iii 1890, everv boy wanted to become a law- breaker. flora): Reduce! fat guy shot and killed his ivife; They pinched him, too, by eck r The tub-o'-)ar&) escaped the noose-- They couldn't find his neck! Oh'h An Animal Cracker The animal trainer He leads a soft lot; He makes plenty money Yet he's not so hot. 8) G E V Clarke District Horticu)turist Vancouver, B. C. Sometimes one wonders if it is worth whi)e some of the small- er and what should be larger cen- tres holding annual fairs. On the other hand, if the fair were tii be canc«)led. it would not be!ong before that centre or district would be practically forgotten except possibly for the existence of a few outstanding farmers. A fair cannot stand still: it must keep on improving, and by improving the general attitude of the district, farming methods «nd results attained are shown to advantage. I am entirely in sympathy wi'.h the smaller fairs, but unless they are justified by a representation in proportion to the size of t)ie district. they are not truly a suc- cess. IVhen only a few people exhibit, the quality of the ex- )iibits in many cases suffers. (',ompetition in a large entry class is essential to bring out the best. 4Iy criticisms are not meant to be unkind but there are cer- tain things that should be borne in mind when arrangements for holding fairs are being made, and if given consideration ivou)d assist in making the annual event something to be looked for with interest and worthy of local and outside support. Fairs Should Be i~Iade Attractive It seems that only a few in each district are really interest- ed in the holding of a fair. A fair committee cannot do every- thing and there should be some way to obtain more support than is given in many cases, AIere)y having a good attendance at a fair is not su fficient. There must be a good sized entry list and some attractive features to make the. day interesting and one to be remembered. Prize lists should be prepared early in the year and kept before the public. There are many ways of doing this, but one that will a)ways meet with approval is to have :he schools make posters adver- tising the fair. Prizes may be given and the posters used for advertising purposes. Advertis- ing is often apparently done in a half-hearted manner, because I have sometimes gone into plac- es the day of the fair and talked to people who did not know of the event. baloney is a necessity in many ivays for the success of a fair, )iut one ivonders if some fairs are justified in charging admis- sion, particularly when there is only say a horse, a cow and a pen of chickens to be judged, competition in other classes a- mounting to three or four ent- ries and some of these merely to make a showing. In such cas- es a gathering together of the district for a picnic and field day or district convention ivou)d be more satisfactory, I consider. I'rize Lists Prize lists should be studied a little more seriously and drawn up to suit the district rather than placing on the list every- thing one sees in a seed cata- logue or on the prize list of a large fair. One prize list asks for loganberries in September. and might just as well ask for asparagu". Another asks fnr 12 COBIiAIERCIAL varieties of po- tatoes, correctly named, to be exhibited by one grower. As I see the function of a fair, the object is to educate produc- ers as to ivhat is required of them from a commercial stand- point and shoiv the consumer what ca» be expected. Standarcrs have bee» worked out which give the producer and exhibitor a «omprehensive idea of what is require&); the value of various crops is also iiidicated. Tlie main crops should be encourage&) iii CARDE-i B ERRON S--Stiong I ight Painted price $o00 delivered sub feet tn approvaL Phone North srgR TO RENT--Three-roomed Cottage on Beach. 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HA.Y Notary Public Fire Insurance -- Money to Loan 1405 Marine Drive Office Phone West 21 or Sey. 1260 Residence Phone W. 32R or %. 204X 'heir districts and given larger consideration on the pri~e !ist. If a district is producing celery, special awards should be made for this class: likewise, potatoes, turnips, etc. But crops like chard, salsify and leeks should not receive the same amount c.f prize money. Of course, if leeks were a main crop in some part of the province, equal considera- tion should be given with ether main crops. Many varieties of fruit are be- ing eliminated annually and in some instances special a~vards ere given leading and commerci- al varieties. In this way the pro- ducer is being educated as to what are the most desirable var- ieties and the consumer is learn- ing to recognize and ask for something known to be good. 51ore Prize i~Ioney In some instances there are several entries in a class but the prize list only permits of two or three prizes. In a class, say of ten entries (particu)ar)y in the important crops) there might be three prizes and a prize for every five additional entries shown; thus in the case of 15 entries, four prizes might be given and in the case of 20 entries, five prizes. The few entries in some classes is something that a greater effort should be made to avoid. Judging IVhi)st jui)ging is often done before the public are permitted entrance in some fairs this should not be the case, as ex- hibitors and others hesitate to ask questions, merely walking in and passing around. If it w«re not deemed possible to judge all classes with the public present some of the more import- ant and larger classes might be judged openly. Fair boards might arrange to have certain crops judged in the field during the season and then the product ex- hibited at the fair together ivith the score card and ariy necessary remarks regarding seed, meth- ods of handling and condition. 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