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0001 A Weekly Newspaper iriitS Circfflatiyfgiyf tfig District of West Vayfcouvcr-Ambkside, Holi@burn, Weston, Dundara2eg $ 1.00 per year. Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whyfefliff, Etc. Newsstands Sc per Copy I'oi. VI SIX PAGES HOLLYBURN I'.O.. WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, jULY 24, 1931 No. 9 ill he The the thai , the it of Come to the Dundarave Regatta Tomorrow will be "Regatta Day" in West Vancouver, the oldest and best known athletic event In the municipality. Fif- teen years have passed since the first Dundsrave Regatta was staged, and every year during the summer since then there has been a meet of swimmers snd divers at Dundsrave pier. West Vancouver in 1917 wss a very diiferent place to what it is now, and the Dundarave Regatta from being in its begin- nings largely a local meet has grown to be one of the biggest snd most important events of its kind on the Pacific Coast. A particularly fine program has been arranged for to- rnorrow and those who attend at Dundarave pier will see in action the pick of the swimmers snd divers of this province and the Pacifi States. Twenty events will be presented includ- ing the Canadian Diving Championship. 3 metre board, for men, and the ladies' and 3 metre board B. C. Championships. A large number of entries have been received for these cham- pionship events, and it is expected that the best divers of Canada and aifiliated American clubs will be competing. The present Canadian title holder who lives now in Toronto, is expected to be present to meet all comers. A good deal of interest will naturally centre round those events on the program which are open to West Vancouver contestants only, and in this connection It is worthy of note that we have among our young people some of the best ex- ponents of the art of swimming snd diving to be found any- where on this coast. In order to lend variety to the program, several comic events have been introduced in the shape of log rolling, the delight of the lumberjack, and a mock wedding to be given by the Royal Life Saving Society, which is always a source of great amusement. Great credit is due the West Vancouver Amateur Swim- ming Club, who have gone to considerable trouble snd expense to arrange for the long program of events and prizes, and also to provide for proper seating accommodation for onlookers on the pier.. The club is entitled to the hearty support of every resident of West Vancouver in this their annual meet, not only on account of the excellence of the meet itself but also for the splendid work they have done and are doing to foster and teach life saving among our people. West Vancouver has a long coast line, and our children like those in the islands of the South Seas, learn to swim almost as soon as they can walk. Accidents, however, naturally will and do occur, and the club otficials and members are spending a great deal of their time free in making our residents acquainted with the most up-to- date methods of handling those who have met with mishaps in the water. We would also bespeak on behalf of the Club the full sup- port of everyone here of the club dance, which will take place tomorrow evening in the Inglewood School Auditorium. Danc- ing will take place from 9 to 12 to music supplied by Bert Kool's popular orchestra. Remember that "Regatta Day" is West Vancouver's day, and as such it is the duty of all of us to make of it this year s greater success, if that could be possible, than it has been in preceding years, A Golden Bridge for the Golden Gateau According to an Associated Press despatch the great new suspension bridge to be built across the Golden Gate at Ssn Francisco is to be coated with a special gold paint which will preserve the structure from the eifects of the salt air snd fog. There are many fogs in San Francisco. They blow in from the ocean with startling rapidity, obliterating the bright sunshine of the sunny south in half an hour, and they are due to arrive at any time for no apparent reason. We have spoken thus particularly of the fog menace in San Francisco because it hss in no way stopped the citizens building a bridge across the entrance to their harbor. But it should be of interest to us, who have hsd our intelligences insulted by a lot of bilge anent the danger of a First Narrows'ridge to navigation in foggy weather, to learn just what steps our neighbors to the south have taken to combat the much greater fog menace at the Golden Gate. The cables and the spans of their bridge are to be outlined with electric lights, snd in addition there is to be s system of liood lighting, Most important of all, however, is the fact that serial beacons are io be placed on the top of the lowers, the piers acting as lighthouses. Some may remember that we made a similar suggestion at the time the controversy over the Lions'ate bridge was raging in the Vancouver press. Some of the witnesses before the Royal Commission also gave this as one of the chief reasons why the bridge could be made a help instead of a menace to vessels going in and out of the First Narrows. Whether or no this had anything to do with the embodyment of the idea in the case of the Golden Gate bridge we have no means of teuing, snd in any case It Is irrelevant. The chief point to remember ls that such a plan is being adopted, and, as anyone of the most ordinary common sense realizes, it will provide s means of successfully overcoming the fog menace which with- out a suspension bridge would not be available. VGROWTH OF \VEST VAN' WATER SUPPI.Y In view of the recent Snking up of the various water systems in the municipality Into one, the steps by which this was attained and the systems concerned can be seen in the following table: Caulfeild, 1909-10 -- private 1923. Whytecliif -- 1912, private company. Whytecliif--1921, operated by municipality. Brothers Creek, 1916; $ 125~ 000. Capilano Connection, 1919-- 6 in. main. Whytecliii'elson Creek 1928 --$60,000. General 1930--$165 000 Cspilano connection 14 inch. Amalgamation local improve- ments 1928-29. Today, $400,000 capital ex- penditure, 2000 users. REEVE J. B. LEYLAND Who will open Dundarsve Regat- ta. NORTH SHORE POPULAR The North Shore continues popular among sightseeing mot- orists. Sunday's warm weather drew big crowds to West Van- couver, Whytecliif and Deep Cove beaches and hundreds of motorists also made their way to Capilano, Grouse Mountain Cha- let and other points of interest. Although four iVorth Vancouver ferries were kept on the trans- iniet run throughout the day and night, the queue of autos awaiting transportation extend- ed at intervals on Lonsdale Ave- nue from the ferry wharf to Eighteenth Street. DUNCAN LAWSON CHAPTER I.O.D.E. GARDEN PARTY "Crimsworth Dene," the home of Reeve and Mrs. J. B. Leylsnd, will be en fete Saturday, August the first, when the Duncan Law- son Chapter, I. O. D. E., enter- tain afternoon and evening at thgir annual garden party. Pat- ronesses for the event include Mrs. J. W. Welsh, Mrs. J. C. Irons, Mrs. A. E. Munn, Mrs. Goodwin Johnston, Mrs. E. H. Bridgman, Mrs. T. A. Spencer, Mrs. W. E. Newcombe, Mrs. E. A. Martin, Mrs. Benedick Bus- combe, Mrs. A. U. de Pencier, Miss Matheson, Mrs. W. A. Ad- air, Mrs. W. G. Magoffin, snd Mrs. Elkington. The fete will open at 3 p. m. when Mrs. Bernard Hayes, Reg- ent, will receive the guests, as- sisted by Mrs. J. B. Leyland and Mrs. A. A. Almss, Mrs. John Lawson, Mrs. David Morgan, Mrs. Peter Wait, and Mrs. W. B. Small, ex-regents of the chapter. From that time until a huge bon- fire and community singing con- cludes the program, every mom- ent will be filled with some new form of enjoyment. In the afternoon there will be clock golf, a jazz tree, fortune telling and folk dancing, while in the evening the interest will cen- tre around the dancing on the green, and the entertainment by a party of artists who excel in that line. Housie-housie, Aunt Sally, Target Shooting, Ice Cream, a Lucky Dip, Home Cook- ing. will prove attractive during the entire day, and a huge bon- ilre with community singing, will conclude a garden party destined to be the most delightful ever held under the auspices of the Duncan Lawson Chapter. Entire arrangements are in the hands of a committee com- posed of Iiirs. W. B. Small con- vener, Iiirs. A. E. Young, Mrs, J. B. Levland, Mrs. Dundss, ikIrs. P. C. Chapman snd Mrs, Bernard Hayes, assisted by conveners of booths: hfrs. Jackson,Candy snd Ice Cream; Mrs. Prentice, Am- usements, and Mrs. J. W. Patter- son and Mrs. P. C. Chapman, Home Cooking. Tickets are 25c for adults, snd 10c for children. NORTH VAN. YOUTH INJURED WHILE DIVLVG Manilius Steele, aged 18, of North Vancouver sutfered iejur ies to his head and neck when he struck a rock while diving in Capilano River, near the Keith road, at 4:30 p. m. Wednesday. He was conveyed to North Van- couver General Hospital DUiVDARAVE- HOLLYBLRN Shhlhl The annual long distance swllll from Dundarave to Hollyburn pier for the J. T. Watt Chaiknge trophy wflI be held on 5th Aug- ust. Further particulars will be given in our next issue. WESTON SWIM The 1000-yard swim from Dundarave pier to Weston and back will take place next hion- day, 27th July, at 7 p.m. There are three beautiful trophies for the winners, the Blair trophy for the first among the men, the IVilson and Moore trophy for the first lady. also a cup for the first boy or girl under 15 who finishes the course. Entries may be phoned into kiiss Gwen Cky at West 117. o. DIVER IN TROI'BLE AT HOLLYB11RN PIER Campbell Shaw last Sunday afternoon sank near Hollyburn pier as a result of hitting the water flat while diving. F. W. Hadwin, 1046 Mathers Avenue, dived and with the assistance of Rarbara Hsdwin and Bonita Armstrong, brought him ashore, where prompt action by the in- halator crew of the police depart- ment wived his life. Dr. Dorothy Miller was called and Constable G. W. Shepherd snd Charles Hailstone worked on Shaw with the inhalator for twenty minutes when he recov- ered. Police report that he Is none the worse for his experi- 4 MISS 110LI h EDhh ARDS B. C. Ladies'iving Champion hVho will defend her titk at Dun- darave Regatta tomorrow. R. C. has exported over 790,- 000,000 worth of lumber in one year. P. F.SMITHS SON DROWNED Bobby Smith, the four-year- old son of C. F. Smith, was found drowned yesterday at about 6i45 p.m. st Eagle Harbor, by his father, who is proprietor of the resort. He was last seen playing near the water about an hour be- fore, snd, when be did not come to sapper, his father started to search and finally located his son lying in about 6 feet of water. Dr. Busteed of Vancouver, who hss a summer coffage at Eagle Harbor immediately started arti- ficial respiration, and the West Vancouver police with the assist- ance of a crew from the West Vancouver Swimming Club and Dr. Stainsby used an inhalator on the little boy for three hours, but to no avail. Dr. Busteed and Dr. Stainsby told police they believed the boy was dead when taken from the water ss he had probably been in for over an hour, but hope was not given up until three hours after discovery of the body and until four tanks of oxygen had been used. The remains were taken to Harron Bros.'uneral parlors in North Vancouver pending de:i- sion regarding an inquest by Dr. H. Dyer, coroner. Besides his parents, Bobbie is survived by a step-brother. He was born in West Vancouver where his par- enis have resided for many years LEGIOiV W. A. The regular monthly meeting of the IV. A. to the Canadian Legion will be held in the Can- adian Memorial Hall at 2:15 on Monday afternoon, July 27th.