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0001 ~ ~ ~ ')alt -'S'..'A:&.:.'?? - )fS A Weekly Newspaper Ct'rculatittgitj the District of West Vaytcouvcr-Ambleside, Hollyburn, Winston, DuyttitJy(JY?g 81.00 per year. CyPreSS Park, Caulfeild, Whttt tefiliff, EtC. Newsstands 5c per Copy Vol. V SIX PAGES I HOLLYBURN P O.. PROSPERITY )VEEK This week is "Prosperity Week" when we are especially asked to buy B. C. products, if possible. The idea at the back of this is, of course, that such buying will result in an increase in B. C. payrolls and with it prosperity. Our forefathers lived in comparatively simple times, when speech and action were more direct. They knew none of the fade and fancies that worry us today. Speculations into the unknown were witchcraft, to be treated as such, and for the rest a few maxima sufficed, all of them sound. One of these was "God helps those who help themselves," and a very good maxim it is. Slowly in these last few years, as the struggle for existence has been growing more severe, the ncessity of buying at home has begun io be realized. A man may not support his neighbor, but when he does not, and the latter goes out of business, he finds that directly or indirectly he, too, has been hurt. A little of that, and he also discovers that a fundamental law appears to exist by which any particular community or body of men must in the iirst place, support itself and .its own activities frat under penalty of disintegration and collapse. As such s community goes stronger it may go farther afield snd support the activities of others outside, but always, in order to hold its strength, it will have to first of all see that the home Ares are burning brightly, To apply this to our own ease, the "Buy B, C. Products" &smpaign means for us "Buy B. C. Products in West Vancou- ver." It, is not a new doctrine, for we have been preaching it for the past Ave years, and expect to continue in the same for a number of years longer. A great many of our residents earn their living in Vancouver, snd some pose'bly think that to buy in Vancouver is all that is required. It is, so long ss they are prepared to eventually become residents of Vancouver as welL If, however, they enjoy life in West Vancouver, they must support West Vancouver and )Vest Vancouver merchants. Otherwise the workings of the fundamental law referred to above will result in their finding one day that there is no longer a West Vancouver for them tu reside in. THE CULTIVATION OF THE BEAUTIFUI. One of the chief characteristics of this age in which we live is the materialism rampant in Western civilization. We Occidentals directly or indirectly sre compelled by the mesh of circumstances to devote most of our energies to the making of money. All walks of life are nowadays more or less permeat- ed with commercialism, and it almost impossible to enRrely escape from it in the process of makirg one's daily bread, however averse one may be to such a condition. This commercialism of ours hss come in for some very severe crib!cism at the hands of Oriental thinkers. Recently in speaking of the progress made in the psst few decades by our civilization they have pointed out that such progress has been chiefly in material things, and that the spiritual has been largely neglected by us. To be fair and truthful, we have to admit that these I ) things are indeed so. Our lot has been cast in a business age and we sre com- pelled, therefore, to be largely governed by its tenets. Under such circumstances it is more than ever necessary that in the spare time available to us we cultivate the arts ia so far as our circumstances will allow and those of us who live in West Vancouver are particularly fortunate in our op- portunities for such study. In the first place we live in one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful, municipality in Canada. That in itself is s great advantage. It is far easier, for example, to enter into the spirit of some work of a great musician if one can gaze out of the window on beautiful scenery than on a city alley or a wilderness of roofs. Secondly, )Vest Vancouver offers excellent opportunities tor the cultivation of the arts. It is a well known musical centre, having excellent teachers, an&i our choirs and individual performers have made the name of West Vancouver s household word in the musical life of the Pacific slope. Recently a sketch club was formed here under the super- vision of one of the most gifted artists in Western Canada, and with the wonderful scenery to be seen on every side there is no doubt that West Vancouver artists will be in time as well known as her musicians. Literary life is also well represented. We have several writers who have arrived and others who will one day be heard from. That this is so is scarcely to be wondered at, for it would be hard to find any place more adapted for quiet thought than here at the foot of a rampart of mountains surrounding an inland sea. Last, but by no means least, there is the matter of the cultivation of beautiful flowers and gardens, for which West Vancouver is so justly celebrated, and here again nature has been very kind to us, giving us a mild climate and land which, protected by Hollyburn Ridge from the colder winds, is peculi arly adapted to floriculture. It is, therefore, not to be wondered at that West Vancouver has attracted so many lovers of the beautiful to take up residence here, as there is little doubt that rit is destined to be one of the chief centres ot culture in Western Canada, &fCITIEENS ASKED TO NUSIBER THEIR HOUSES A few weeks ago the postal authorities announced their in- tention of starting a house-to- house mail delivery in West Van couver. They stated, however, that be- fore this service could be brought into effect it would be necessary to have street signs erected, also sll the houses numbered, and slots or mail boxes provided in the doors of private residences. The Courcil have had the street signs made and erected, and it is to be hoped that our residents have done what was asked them as regards number- ng their houses, etc. This is no unreasonable request, for it is apparent that without numbers on the houses all sorts of mis- takes would be bound to occur i.. the delivery of letters, while the 'provision of a slot in the door or a mail box is the only way of en- suring letters reaching the party for whom they are intended. JACK LOUTET TO BE CONSERVATIVE STANDARD BEARER Aid. Jack Loutet was selected as Conservative candidate in the provincial by-election which will be held in the North Shore rid- ing shortly to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Ian Mackenzie, M.P., who entered the federal arena in July. Aid. Loutet was elected on the first ballot over Mayor G. H. Morden and ex-Councillor John T. Watt at the nomination con- vention in the K. P. Hall, in North Vancouver Tuesday night. Mayor Morden and Mr. Watt im- mediately sponsored a resolution making trfe'orninacinri unani- mous. In thanking the delegates for the honor Mr. Loutet referred to the many rumors of dissention in the Conservative ranks which had appeared in the Vancouver I.ibersl afternoon paper. An ef fort had been made to stir up trouble but had been unsuccess- ful. He stated that he had been on the best of terms with both the other candidates for nomination and that all had several weeks ngo pledged their support to the successful nominee of the Party. He paid a tribute to the sports- man-like attitude of the Mayor and Mr. Watt. Mr. Loutet promised active support of the Government and urged the people of North Van- couver to be patient while the Government worked out its pol- icy on the Pacific Great Eastern Railway which policy was being steadily brought to a successful issue along th'e lines laid down by Premier Tolmie in 1928. Pat Maitland, K.C., minister without portfolio, who was on the platform, spoke at some length. giving a brief resume of the conditior. of the aitairs of the province when Dr. Tolmie took over the reins of povrer, and what had been accomplished since by the present government. Dr. F. E. Dorchester was elect- ed chairman for the evemng. WEST VANCOUVER HIGH SCHOOI. &NOTES Last Saturday a number of the Grade IX students, under the supervision of Miss Hale, visited the University of British Col- umbia and the Vancouver City Library Museum. This was done from an educational point of view, su&i «njpyed bv all nresent. A basketball tournament was held last Friday evening, October 10th, in the Inglewood School, for the purpose of securing funds to obtain equipment for Grass Hockey. Much enthusiasm was shown and a sum of some $16.00 was realized. The scores were as follows: )Vest. Van. High School Girls, Junior A. 21 points; West. Van. High School Girls, Junior B, 14 points. West Van. High School A (Girls), 14 points; )Vest Van. High School B, (Girls) 28 points. West Van. High School Boys, 19 points; West Van. Ex-High School Boys 20 points 1. O. D. E. HALLOWE'EN DANCE This year Hallowe'en falls on a Friday, and according+ the Duncan Lawson Chapter have chosen that night for their annu- al masquerade dance. It is the sim of the chapter to always ad- vance so the patrons of the pre- vious dances may expect an even more erjoyable evening this year than before. All arrangements are in the capable hands of the regent, Mrs. Small, and an ener- getic committee, who have ar- ranged for the use of the Ingle- wood auditorium and already have secured the "Arcadians" for the music, Prizes will be given for the best dressed couple, the best fancy dress, ladies and gentlemen's comic, snd the best ladies and gentlemen's Hallow- ticket or st the door, 75c, ande'n costume. A special entrance prize of a half ton of coal «dql be drawn for, and there will be many other novel forms of a- musement introduced. The real spirit of Hallowe'en will perme- ate every moment of the entire evening. Admission will be by ticket or at the dor, 75c, and dancing will continue from 9 to I o'lock. W EST VAN( OUI LR SCOTTISH SOCIETY '?he general meeting of the Society will be held tonight Fri. dsy. at 7:46 sharp. After s short business session, a very interest- ing lecture is to be given by Prof. Wm. Black ot the U.B,C„ subject, "Vocational Guidance in British Columbia." A special re- quest is sent by the society to sll members of the teaching pro- fession and school trustees and any others interested. Lecture tu start at 8:80 p. m. sharp. NO ELECTION HERE IF CONSERVATIVFS FLVISH P.G.E. AT ONCE If the Tolmie Government wiil proceed at once with construc- tion of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway into North Vancouver and Prince George it will not face the opposition of a Liberal candi. date in the pending North Van- couver bywlection, otherwise, it was decided by a Liberal nomin- ating convention in K.P. hall, 'thursday night to enter a can- didate pledged to support that policy to the bitter end T D Pattullo SI L A prov incial Liberal leader defimtely comrmtted the Liberal party of British Columbia to the policy of immediate completion of the line at both ends. He believed that policy to be in the best economic interests of the province as a whole and in the interests of the North Van- e&.urer constituency. On his sugegstion the conven- tion decided to defer nominating for one week. Instead, the gath- ering adopted a resolution invit- ing Premier Tolmie to declare the Government's policy. If s statement pledging im- mediate procedure with con- struction to both North Vancou- ver and Prince George is not forthcom?ng, the convention is to be summoned a week hence to nominate a candidate supporting Mr. Pattullo s announced policy. If the desired ave&&rance is re- ceived from the Premier, 51r. Pattullo expressed the belief that the Liberal party should not ask North Varcouver to place itself in opposition to that course of action. &VEW YORK SITS I&P AND TAKES NOTICE The following excerpt is taken from The I.iterary Digest of 18th instant. under the caption "Slips That Pass in the Night:" "Spanking Improvement.-- --For Sale--Sideway Reversible Ikrby."--West Vancouver News." When the recent issue in which this occurred came out, we ob- served our slip in proof-reading with considerable delight. The advertiser concerned certainly has no cause for complaint. hav- ing obtained at a smaU cast pub- licity all the way to New York. We, ourselves, are more delight- ed than ever, the editor of the Literary Digest having revealed a new angle which hsd escaped cur notice.--Editor. 'EW HANDY ANN STORE OPENED AT DUNDARAVE E. Busst hss opened a Handy Ann Store at 2444 Marine Drive in that part of the Barrow Block formerly occupied by Dr. A. C. Nash. His stock consists of small hardware. notions, station- ery, school supplies, tea, coffee, cocoa and extracts. All lines will be kept up to date. and orders will be received and executed. Deliveries wiU be made after 4 p. m. Phone West S9. An ad- vertisement relative to this ap- pears in this issue. Thorn desiring to have their names placed on the municipal voters'ist for 19SI must Ale a declaration on or before 81st Oc- tober, Forms for this may be obtained at the munkipal halI. WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, OCT. 17th. 1930 ~ No. 21