0001 F ~ ~ A Weekly Newspaper Circulatitttyin the Distrt'ct of West Vancouver-Aynbleside, Holiyburn, Weston, Dundarave Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. Newsstands 6c per Copy61.00 per year. )Vol. V No. 25 SIX PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, NOV. 14th, 1930 llig Bit pit ihe ital inig. aM riib Dago UNEhfl'LOYMENT The burden of unemployment is pressing very heavily on the whole civilized world today. No country is iree from it, and every section and town and village ls to a lesser or greater extent faced with it. It is usual in endeavoring to overcome any trouble or sick- ness, to first And out the cause of that trouble or sickness, and, having once established that, to apply the beat known remedies. Only a very few years ago we emerged from the greatest and most destructive war that this world has ever seen. It raged practically all over the civilized world, over the land and sea, in the sir and beneath the waters. Because of its univer- sality, we have got into the habit of laying at its door sll the ills that have followed. Today it is largely blamed for the present world wide unemployment, and therefore many have arrived at the conclusion that the abolition of war is one of the main remedies for our sufferings. Unfortunately, however, such a conclusion Is largely fal- laceous. All the conditions which produce unemployment werc present in 1914, and the Great War only hastened the world along its path to that goal for which it had been steadily heading throughout most of the Victorian era. In other words the war was not a cause, but only an accessory, which is an entirely different thing. As to the remedy or remedies, all the world's greatest thinkers and statesmen and business men are straining every nerve to set the clock of our civilization going again at a nor- mal rate. It will take some time, but doubtless in time they will be successfuL Meanwhile, because unemployment is uni- versal, and consequently no country or town or district can expect any very substantial help from outside, it is up to everyone of us who is able to do so to help tide the less fortun- ate over the difficult days which must elapse till normalcy is again achieved. ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY CONCERT NEXT IVEDNESDAY. The first concert of the newly formed West Vancouver Orchestral Society under the conductorship of J. Haydn Young will take place next Wednesdaj, 19tii November, ar 8:15 p. m. in the Orange Hall. Mr. Watkin Mossman (Bass), who will be the assisting artist, will sing several numbers with orchestral accompaniment. The orchestra has reached a high pitch of excellence, and music lovers who attend can be assured of listening to a performance of high merit. The following is the program: PART I. 0 Canada. ORCHESTRA--Adagio Paths'iiqee..................................... Gedavd Symphony No. 7 in B Minor...................Schubert (The Vafiniehed) SONGS....(a) In Happy Moments (Maritaaa)...............Wallace (b) A Fai Lii'eller With Hia Mammy'e Eyes....Sheridan Walkie Mosaman and Orchestra. ORCHESTRA--The Enchanted Castle ...........a.............Maradea l. At the Castle Gate 2. Lonely Princess S. The Jester 4. Prince Charming '6. The Marriage Feast. PART H. ORCHESTRA-- (a) Berceuse .......................................... Jaraefeldt (b) Picador (Spanish Valse) .................. Bveckeii VIOLIN SOLO-- (a) Chanson Louis IVX ...................Ceuperia (b) Pavane Marjorie 6(uvvay SONGS-- (a) Droop Net Young Lover ............................Handel (b) Cargoes .............................................Martin Shaw (e) Tbe Deil'e Awa'.................................. (Scottish) ORCHESTRA--L'Avleaieaee Suite .......-.......................... Biaet l. Inievmeaae 2. 6liaaei S. Favaadele. Ged Save the King. SCOTTISH SOCIETY given and,.at the conclusion of the demonstration, all present The regular monthly meeting will have an opportunity of con- of the West Vancouver Scottish tinuing the dancing and be Society will be held in the Clach- coached by the visiting experts. an at 7;46 p. m. on Friday, the A whist drive is advertised for 21st November. Members and all the 29th November. Members interested friends are requested and friends are asked to keep to be in attendance early as, at this date open. 8:16 p. m. prompt Mrs. Bingham and her party will commence J. M. Robertson of Vancouver, their demonstration of selected applied for permission to cut Br@- Scottish Contra Dances. The wood on any 10 or 100 acre Slxteensome Reel, only once pre- blocks in the possession of the vioualy given in Vancouver, is municipality. He was advised expected to be included. A de- that there is no municipally own scription of each dance will be ed Arewood timber for sale. Dr. H. E. Young, Provincial Health officer, has sent to the municipal engineer under date of 29th ultimo, a copy of a report made to his department by F. DeGrey, chief sanitary engineer, on the question of )Vest Vancou- ver municipality water supply. Below is a copy of the letter: Victoria, Oct. 28th, 1930. Dr. H. E. Young, Prov. Health Officer, Victoria B C Sir: Pursuant to instructions, I have recently made a sanitary survey of the entire West Van- couver watershed and found no justification for the complaint lodged with this Department. Answering hfr. Harvey's com- munication of the 7th instant:-- 1. The Watershed Sanitary Regulations of 1926 are still in force. 2. The Regulations are applic- able to any watershed in British Columbia. 3. West Vancouver Sanitary Inspector A. Gracey makes peri- odical visits . There are no camps whatever upon the watersheds, consequently no need of a resid- ent inspector. 4. Mr. Gracey reports to the local Medical Officer of Health when necessary, and is in con-'lani lakes with hIuoicliad ag-. ineer J. Duncan re watershed and general sanitary conditions. 5. The Provincial Chief Sanit- ary Inspector is always available to the call of local authorities, and has visited West Vancouver periodically to consult with Mr. Duncan re drainage and various sanitary matters. 6. The Municipality is about to increase the existing water supply to cope with increasing demand for additional services. No new source is being brought in and the purity of the supply is carefully guarded. hlISS JOAN DURBIN IVho will play the part of Lady Marion Mainwaring in the forthcoming production "Tilly of Bloomsbury," a comedy in 3 acts; at the Orange Hall, December 3rd and 4th. RADIO SHOW ROOMS OPEN ON NORTH SHORE The Blair-Jordan Radio Co. has opened a showroom at 119 Lonsdale Avenue and will carry a full line of Victor, Westing- house and the new Arcadia Radi- os. This companv'wfII be exclus- ively radio and fntenas Io con- vince North Shore radio buyers that they can buy at home as profitably and more so than else- where. Besides the all-electric radios they will carry for the benefit of those without electric- ity, the wonderful new Victor Battery, Console model. This radio is one of the outstanding deYefopments of the season and will give an equivalent to 3 hours'ervice per day for a whole year without a change of batteries. They will also have a used radio department. The service department will be complete in every detail and under the capable management of Mr. J. McMillan, graduate of the Westinghouse school and member of the A. R. T. of British Columbia, North Shore residents will find it to their advantage to use this service department in- stead of paying for service from the city. A full stock of tubes and necessities will be carried. This company is owned and operated by young men living on the North Shore, and they solicit the business of the people on the North Shore. Their showroom will be open in the evenings and they cordially invite all interest- ed to see and hear the best lines of radios. Demonstrations may be ar- ranged by telephone. They will aim for "A Better Radio Service for North Shore People." Advertisement appears in an- other column B. C. IVINTER FAIR Vancouver Exhibition Associ- ation directors are conducting a campaign in the city of Vancou- ver for a bigger market for Brit- ish Columbia farm, ranch and orchard products and ask for the support of the growers in every part of the province. One of the great means through which the campaign is being brought to a successful is- sue is the B.C. Winter Fair which will be held in Vancouver from December 10th to 13th. Ocular demonstration is a necessary thing to the sale of goods and large exhibits in every section will help very materially to build up a great market at home. If the market for B. C. produce was doubled in the cities, there would be a bigger agricultural popula- tion, with a consequent greater market for the city manufactur- er. Entries close for the IVinter Fair on December 3 and all live- stock, fruit, seed and potato growers are asked to send ex- hibita Len Mercer's letter re water supply on D.L. 558MII, was re- ferred by the council to the eng- ineer, B. E. 1)foore applied to the council for access to D.L 1063 S.W. Va-4. Referred to the fore- man. The foreman was instructed by the council to report on the approach to the garage of E. B. Bolton at 2604 Mathers Ave. I saw no evidence of pollution beyond the natural tree falls, leaves or forest decay. At each intake--Brothers Creek Cypress Creek and Nelson Creek--screens are provided to protect the in- takes against such debris. In the event of possible trouble on either of the aforesaid water. sheds, one or all may be shut off and the Greater Vancouver system can be turned on without delay. The whole scheme of wat- er supply for West Vancouver is unique and reflects creditably on those responsible. They have three independent sources with the Greater Vancouver Water Board system as an auxiTiary when needed. Our files do not show a case of water borne infection at West Vancouver during the past six- teen years. Some six years ago, we were called upon to investi- gate a typhoid outbreak at the east end of IVest Vancouver. The water supply came in for rigid and repeated analysis but found pure. The typhoid was finally and definitely found to come from a dirty dairy just outside and on an Indian Reserve. The place was closed and cleaned up. At present I have no hesita- tion in saying that the West Vancouver water areas are as char ae pvvmihle for a foveefvvf area to be. I found no trace or eridence of human or industrial pollution. Before passing on the scheme for increased water supply. the municipal authorities called in a Mr. H. B. Muckleston, Consult- ing Hydrostatical Engineer, for conference and report. A copy of his report, together with con- tour map showing intakes is hereby enclosed. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, (sgd) F. DeGREY, Chief Sanitary Officer. COUNCH. iNOTES J. A. Vernon was present at the council meeting to explain his letter asking for reconsideration of the council's refusal to grant permission to resubdivide Lots 3 and 26, Block 14, D.L. 554. His explanation being satisfactory, it was resolved that the permission applied for be granted. T. E. IV. RusseB waited on the council in connection with his ap- plication for ditching and a cul- vert at King's Ave. north side of 22nd Street. An expenditure not to exceed 640 on the ditching uqis author- fzed. J Trotter was present at the council meeting in connec- tion with his application for the shaping up of the Keith Road and hfarine Drive intersection at Kew Beach. An expenditure not to exceed F25 was authorized. The matter of George hfacdon- ald's cable re cancelling his ap- plication for superannuation was referred by the councB to the clerk, the latter to see Ciril Ser vice Commissioner Baker and re- port. West Vancouver Water Supply ln Excellent Condition