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0001 A Weekly Newspaper Circtrlatiug 111 the District of i@est Varrrouver-Ambleside, Holiyburn, Westorr, Dundaravg 61.00 per year. Cypress Park, Caulfeiid, tvVlrytecliff, Etc. Newsstsnds 6c per Copy The elections of the Students'ssociationresulted as follows: President, Stanley Grant, Grade XI; secretary-treasurer, Rupert llarrison, Grade Xl; 1st vice- president, Alex. Baxter, Grade X; 2nd vice-president, Mildred Lettner, Grade IX; 3rd vice-pres- ident, Stanley Lettner, Grade X Commercial; 4th vice-president, Molly Morrison, Grade IX Com- mercial. A bye-election will be neces- sary ss the new division Grade IXB was formed after the elec tion. Rupert Harrison wss the only candidate elected by acclamation. Several candidates forfeited their deposits, but in all classes the competition was keen and the voting close. Misery Week is now over and the freshmen snd freshettes are feeling quite at home. Students are taking up both studies and games with zest The increase in enrollment having made it necessary to form a new division, this ~rganizs- tion was carried out on Monday. Miss Edith L. McSweyn of Van- couver then took up her duties as teacher of arithmetic and junior mathematics, and teacher in charge of Division VI gf&ss McSweyn graduated from the U.B.C. in 1929 in the faculty -of - sr&xi . and'ompfeted tne Teachers'raining Course st the same institution in 1930. We Want a First Narrows Bridge--Now! MINIATURE GOLF TOURNA5IENTJ "PACK FIRE" Not for years has a Damocle- an sword of flame threatened the Ridge as during the last ten days liut the danger is past and Hol- lyburn is still green. It was a near thing. A stiif westerly on Tuesday, Wednes- day ur Thursday week and the whole southern slope from thc Lookout to Capilano would have bean a desolate waste. Shards from alightning-blasted snag, scattered by the force of the bolt over half an acre of dry slash and the demon was loose, with a world of material to de- vour. Pogue, veteran woodsman that he is, and a half a dozen ate!- warts from the Ski Camp toiled through the small hours of Tues- day morning, when a shift of wind carried the flames into the slash to the north-east of the trail and it was plainly seen that a hig fight was on. Through Tuesday additional men under Fire Warden Pearson and assistants Walker, Bailey - 'sr&4 'Zen&', 5.5&cntidE along the 6&id of the fire, back-flring and trenching through the dutf to mineral soil to cut what was now a fifty acre blaze. On Wednesday the crew of ninety men was divided into night and day shifts, and an ares of a hundred acres, mostly slash, was cut o(F from the green tim- ber north and east of the mill- site by falling, back-firing and trenching. Night and day during these operations hundreds of "spot fires" caused by wind blown em- bers started up and were in- stantly quenched, this menace requiring an unceasing packing of water from the meagre sup- ply on the Ridge. By Thursday an area of close to one hundred acres had been burned over and hopes were high that the fiames would die from want of fuel until late at night a freshening north-east winil carried the flames west of the trail and it was a case of "all hands." I'rom midnight Thursday un- til three in the morning it was anyone's fight. Then the blessed humidity, high, wide and dense. damped down the surrounding forest and the tired fire-fighteiu got a breathing spell, The gentle drizzle of Friday morning gave the quietus to what was a very serious situa- tion, for had a summer gale blown from the sea on any day while the lire was burning there might have been a repitition of the Fernie fire of 1908. As it is we have got by this year. That this shouhl be the only fire in tMs area speaks volumes for the hikers who travel the Ridge. ! During the years I have been a frequenter of the forest trsiis I have not on&& had occasion to check a hiker for a breach of the wo&xls'ode. TH II IVATElt BY-I.AW In this issue there appears a copy of a Water By-law on which the ratepayers of West Vancouver will be called upon to vote on 1st October, It is not necessary for us to go into the work proposed to be dore in detail, because the municipal engineer has done this fully in an article in this issue. It should be emphasized, however, that the scheme has been gone into by and carries the endorsement of E. A. Cleveland and Hugh B. Muckleston, This report from all other considera- tions should be ample guarantee of the soundness of the steps as contained in this by-law for the improvement of the water supply of IVest Vancouver. It is not contended by the council that the proposed additions and alterations are all that might be done were the municipality in a position to spend unlimited sums of money, but they are advised by those competent to judge that the new work will result in AI.L of West Vancou- ver having a full supply of water both for domestic and garden purposes, At present, as is well known, some have an ample supply winter and summer, others have an intermittent supply in the hot months, while still others, especially in the West end, have no supply at all in the winter. The new work when finished it is claimed. will give an adequate supply to all by providing mains where none exist, and by a maintenance ir. the present mains of the same pressure all the year round as at present only obtains in winter. The council who are unanimously behind the by-law, have three main reasons in view in putting it at the present time. The iirst is the matter of relieving the present unemploy- ment among our residents. Quite s number of them with families are out of work and in financial straits as a result of the present continent-wide depression. This condition of aifairs, while not very evident on the surface, unfortunately does exist, and it is useless to.bilk ur hide the facts" it is the ue intention of the council to have the work started immediately the by-lsw is passed, and to see that all day labor rnd there will be a considerable amount of day labor--is done by West Vancouver men only. The council's second reason is the matter of fire protection. Fire insurance rates here are very high now, as everybody knows, but the only reason why they are not higher is because due to the care used by our residents very few serious fires have so far occurred. As a result firstly of the lack of water pressure and in a lesser degree of proper fire-fighting apparatus our brigade is very heavily ban iicapped. Instances, indeed, have occurred in which property was destroyed and the bri- gade on the spot unable to use the fire engine for lack of water pressure. These facts may not be known to all our residents, but they sre known in all their details to the board of fire underwriters, and there is a distinct possibility today of fire insurance rates in West Vancouver going up unlw&s something is done soon to improve the water supply of the municipality. ~'he choice, therefore, would appear to be between paying for water and its attendant comforts or higher insurance rates. The third reason is the matter of the growth of the muni- cipality. West Vancouver has made phenominal strides in pop- ulation and the number of its homes the last few years, but in so doing it has outgrown its water supply. Unless steps are taken at once to remedy this defect that growth wiql not only be arrested, but may be turned into a decrease, It is well to look facts in the face, an&i in this case the facts are that an impression is fast ga'ining ground in the city that West Vancouver, while the most desirable residential section around, hss no water and as such is out of the picture. The first requisite of an up-t~late municipality are roads and water. We have the roads, and we must have the water if we are to continue to grow and prosper. Of that there is no doubt whatever. If we want West Vancouver to grow, if we wish to relieve the unemployment and suifering in our midst, if we do not fancy the possibility of paying higher fire insur- ance rates, we shall, one and «ll, vote for the water by-law on 1st October. Owing to the keen interest taken in the miniature golf tour nament last Monday another tournament will be held next iMonday in which everyone may enter. Some very fine games were played last week before the prizes were finally won. In the men's section, Reg Hamilton, Stan Stronge snd Joe Grisdale entered the finals with scores of 42, 42, and 40 respec- tively. In the playofF Hamilton won the round with a 55 against 57 for the other two. Mrs. Hardy won the ladies'rize after playing to a tie with Ivy Miles snd finally winning out with the same score as made by the men. Charlie Miles secured the prize for the best students'core mak- ing the final round in 45. A special tournament for couples will be held tomorrow night (Saturday).. THE WATER SITUATION By J. Duncan ~- Wednesday; October 1st, the Electorate of West Vancou- ver will make a decision of great importance with regard to the development of the lands con- tained u ithin their boundaries. In approaching the decision mentioned the Electors should bear in mind some of the follow- ing facts: The two most costly divisions of ikiunicipal development, in a District of this nature particu- larly, are roads and water. West Vancouver has at the present time an investment in roads ap- proximately 61.600,000.00 and the task which Municipal Coun- cils are faced with of construct- ing roads and water mains over a country of such extent and rug- gedness, including solid rock for almost the entire West half of the District, is a formidable one and )Vest Vancouver's ease is al- most without parallel irhen the available funds and the size of the task are considered togeth- er. It is a well known principle that to furnish a large and ex- tensive road development as has been done in IVest Vancouver and not follow it up with ade- quate facilities for water supply would be a great mistake on the part of the administration as the necesrsry factor, water supply, must accompany roads if the Corporation is to derive the bene fit of the said investment ir. roads. The mains contemplated in this By-law have been severally stud- ied by both the 1929 and 1930 Councils and for the available block of funds have been found to meet the needs and to ad- vance water works construction over all the necessary parts of the District in the best manner possible, for the carrying out of a general and complete scheme. The group of lands formerly knoun as Brother's Creek IVater area including an extension to IVest Bay is the first and largest (Continued on Page 6) WEST VANCOUVER TO HAVE SCHOOL BAND Under the direction of J. E. Condon a band is being organized in the West Vancouver schools. hIembership is open to pupils, both boys and girls, of all West Vancouver schoob. Already for- ty names have been received, which should form the basis of a first class band. It is hoped this number will be increased to st least fifty before the first practise. A first-class band in- structor is being assured and very favorable arrangements have been made in regard to les- sons and the purchase of instru- ments. A meeting is being held this evening in the Inglewood School at 8 p. m., when it is hoped all parents and others interested will turn out to give their en- couragement snd support to the formation of West Vancouver's band. FREE AUTO DRIVERS'ONTEST The Chevrolet Sales Co. of North Vancouver are putting on a driver's gasoline economy con- test from September 17th to 23rd, inclusive, ercept Sunday. A Chevrolet Sir with a pint of gasoline in a container is used, and an observer from the Chev- mlet Sales Co. goes out with each contestant to check hM per- forniance. No entrance fee is charged snd there is a first prize of 625.00, a second prize of 815 and a third of 810. So far the longest distance attained is st the rate of 32 miles per gallon. Phone for an appointment, as a test is being run every tirenty minutes. An advertisement relative to this appears in this issue. ~ 5III.ITAltY WHIST The West Vancouver Horticul- tural Socity are staging a Mil- itary Whist at the Clachan, 26th Street, on Thursday, September 25th, at 8 p.m. Play to com- mence at 8:16 prompt. Several good prizes have been donated and with a capable convener at- tending to the refreshment de- partment nothing will be left un- done to ensure a pleasant soci- able evening. This Society now entering the 16th year of continuous com- munity service, still retains quite a number of members who were associated with the initiation of the cult of Adnm to West Van- couver, an&i many deem it an honor to be elected by their fel- low members to carry on as dir- ectors. Vol. V SLX PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O.. WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., I'RI DAY, SEPT. 19th. 1930 ~ No. 17 SECOND NARROWS BRIDGE OUT AGAIN! HIGH SCHOOL &NOTES