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0001 A Weekly Newspaper Vol. VI Ct'rculatiyfgin the District of West VancoufJer-Ambleside, Hollyburn, Weston, Dundarave $ 1.00 per year. Cypress Park, Caulfet'Id, Whytecliff, Etc. Newsstands fic per copy SIX PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER. B.C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. 1931 ~ Na. Ifi * && lsrfi 1mest est THE FIRST NARROWS BRIDGE IISS BEATRICE HODGSON 1VINS GOLD bIEDAI. The Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music announce hat Miss Beatrice Hodgson has een awarded the gold medal for he Intermediate Grade in violin. Miss Hodgson, the only daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Hodgson, 24th and Marine Drive is a pupil of Miss Margaret Mc- intyre: The fRet that she h s secured one of the only two gold medals won this year in Canada, this being the only gold medal given for violin, speaks volumes both for herself and her teacher. It is remarkable that the other gold medal, that given for the Advanced Grade in piano, was won by another B. C. Student, Miss Josephine Charlebois of Victoria. WEST VANCOUVER SCOTI'ISH SOCIETY At the opening meeting of the season, Fidday, September 18th, the West Vancouver Scottish So- ciety will have Rev. Dr. Henry address them on "Personalities in National Life." In addition to their regular meetings which sre held in the Clachan the third Friday of the month from September to April, arrangements have been made to hold a series of Military Whist Drives starting Septem- ber 26th, at 8 o'lock, and every second Saturday until December 5th and February 13th and 27th. Refreshments will be served and a dance will follow each drive. Good prizes will be presented and special prizes will be given at the end of the season to the lady and gentleman having the highest score of the series. Legion Notes A general meeting of the West Vancouver branch of the I.egion will he held next bio»day at 8 p. m. in the Legion biemori- al Hnll As matters of consid- erable importance will be discus- sed at this meeting. it is earnest- ly requested that every member make a very special effort to be present. The West Vancouver Horticultural Society is holding its i flfteenth annual fall-show in Dundarsve Ball tomorrow 48»t- urday). The display will include fruits. flowers, garden pro- duce and domestic science. The Secretary, Mrs. E. A. Ford, will be at the hall this eveniiig at. 7:30 o'clack to receive entries, and the doors will be open at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. There sre many excellent prizes and the awards for sfl classes sre better than ever. This is West Vancouver's own show, and it is up to our residents to support it, not only by sending exhibits, but by attending some time on Saturday to view the display. It will be well worth seeing, for it has been proved time and again that West Vancouver by virtue of its climate and soil and the enthusiasm of its people csn produce better flowers and vegetables than any district in Greater Vancouver. of more than 70,000 gross tons under construction, and the port of Vancouver should be open and safe to them, it is stated. The resolution adopted by the joint meeting followed an inves- tigation and report by a joint special committee which has been studying the matter for months. This committee, in its report, stated: "In view of the fact that the proposed bridge does not con- form to requirements outlined by pilots, navigators and shipping interests generally, this joint committee is of the opinion that the government of Canada should refuse to issue sny per- mit for construction of such bridge, or any bridge, which does not provide for a clear channel to the full width between high water mark, which, for the pur- pose of a bridge shall be consid- ered to be not less than 1800 feet, and having also adequate vertical clearance." The proposed bridge ylans call for span of 1400 feet and 8 maxi- mum clearance of 200 feet. OPPOSE LIONS'ATE BRIDGE Opposition to the proposed Lions'ate bridge was register- ed on Tuesday afternoon by members of the Shipping Feder- ation of British Columbia andthe Vancouver Merchants'x- change. The shipping bureau of the Vancouver Board of Trade considered the matter st 8 meet- ing at 11:30 a.m. yesterday. The shipping organizations opposed the proposal on grounds which they have already placed before the government. They are not opposed to a bridge, but are against a structure which would in any way limit development of the First Narrows to their nat- ural width, or could in any way iinterfere with the largest ocean shipping which might enter the port. Lions'ate, it is pointed out, 0 is the only entrance to the har-bor of Vancouver. Owing to the conformation of the North Shore which is sand and gravel, it is possible to widen the entrance to more than 2000 feet, thus reduc- ing ocean currents, and adding to the safety of shipping. If the channel were set at 8 comparatively narrow maximum by construction of piers, it is contended the value of the har- bor would be limited. Within the past few years the maximum size of vessels entering the har- bor has risen from 600 tons to 26,000 gross tons, snd there are much larger vessels in existence in the world. There are at least four ships NOTICE AU unemployed ex-service men are asked to register in the basement of the lwgion Memor- ial Hall next Tuesday at 8 p.m. F. RIVERS, Secretary, Canadian Legion, West Vancouver. An order for 150 cars of this year's pilchard oil has been re- ceived from Ohio. Forest fires in the province at large sre not above normah The members of the Shipping Federation of B. C. and the Vancouver Merchants'xchange met on Tuesday to dis- cuss the matter of the First Narrows bridge, whereat, if re- ports in the press are correct, they aired some of their old objections and reached the kind of conclusion which was to be expected. The resolutian they adopted calls for a bridge with a clear span of not less than 1800 feet, and having also adequate vertical clearance, It seems 8 pity that, while they were about it, they did not ssk for 8 span stretching from Prospect Point to Hoflyburn Ridge. As 8 rider they might also have suggested the desirability of dredging aU the land lying north of the Lions'ate ss far as the mountains, and so make the entrance somewhat larger than the harbor. There was a royal commission in 1926, which, after hear- ing afl their arguments and those of actual sailors, found that a span of 1400 feet was entirely adequate. Since then we have not ceased to wonder just exactly where, as business men, they expect to get with their objections. For unless the present Conservative administration reacts differently to afl govern- ments, both federal and provincial, which ever existed in Can- ada, it will naturally be governed by the findings of the Royal Commission. The members of the Shipping Federation of B. C. and the Vancouver Merchants'xchange may consider that their finding are more important and carry more weight than those of a Royal Commission, but we are afraid that such ideas would be greeted with laughter anywhere outside Vancouver. Had we been members af these two Vancouver bodies, we would have considered our case lost after the commission's findings were published, and wasted no further time or efi'ort on the matter. t The handwriting is on the wall, snd, to us, he must be a blind man who fails to see it. t HORTICULTURAL SHOW TObIORROW COUNCIL NOTES F. C. Vernon wrate the coun- cil bringing to their notice the urgent need of 8 culvert under the P.G.E. tracks at the foot of 22nd Street, to take care of the surface water from the higher levels. The matter wss referred to the engineer. REEVE WIRES PRibIE MINISTER re FIRST NARROIVS BRIDGE Reeve Iwyland last Wednes- day evening despatched the fol- lowing telegram to the Prime Minister in connection with the objection raised by Vancouver shipping men to the present plans for a First Narrows bridge Hon R. B. Bennett, Ottawa. West Vancouver council note that, although royal commission appointed by Dominion Govern- ment conducted Hearing in 1926 at Vancouver, and made recom- mendations concerning First Narrows bridge, department of public works has invited ship- ping interests here to comment on plans now filed at Ottawa for First Narrows bridge. Views of shipping interests were fully heard in 1926 and no doubt con- sidered by members of commis- sion when making their recom- mendations. This municipality is vitally interested in develop- ment of Vancouver harbor as well as in building First Nar- rows bridge, which we consider absolutely essential. May we re- spectfufly suggest that you se- cure opinion from Sir Alexander Gibb on this project before he leaves Canada. (Signed l REEVE J. B. LEYLAND. Robert Hartley'8 application re twelve foot fence wss referred by the councfl to the solicitor. The engineer reported to the council on: 1. P. P. Van Bosse's applica- tion re buildings on Irwin Park. It was resolved that fire hall No. 2 be removed to Caulfefld to replace the old building there and that the other building b disposed of provided no objec- tion is raised by former club members, the pavilion to be re- moved only subject to the ap- proval of the building inspector. 2. Application of W. Harvey and bL Brown re water service Lots 3 and 4, Block 14, D. L. 811. The cost of a satisfactory pipe line would be approximately $750. Laid over. 3. bIrs. bL E. Wright'8 appli- cation re ditch on Bellevue be- tween 25th and 26th Streets. The cost approximately would be %36 to $40. Laiil over. 4. K B. Foyster's complaint re gravel along edges of bridge No. 3, and Mrs. M. Perriton's complaint re water service D. I 555-7B-6. Requests already dealt with. 5. bir. Pomfret's application re dynamite charges in rock snd filling of hollows in boulevard That the first matter had been attended to, and the second could not be entertained. I'ERRIES SHO% OPERATING SURPLUS $8,491.42 The council accepted the tend- er of Messrs. Grant and Duncan for the construction of a cab for the waterworks truck at a pricw of $65, with pipe holders on both sides at 8 price of $15, or $80 in afl. They also authorized that two new tires be purchased for the truck. Mr. D. D. Wood regarding lane between Fulton and Gordon. The council replied they had no funds available for the opening of lanes. GARIBALDI PARK HIGHWAY TO BE STARTED As a result of the efforts put forth by Reeve Lay!and and the other members of the Garibaldi Parks Board it has been decided by the government in Victoria to start the construction of the Garibaldi Park highway with as little delay as yossible. Hon. R. W. Bruhn, Minister of Public Works, sent a survey party of eighteen or twenty men this week into the field to locate pro- per campsites for the gangs who will do the actual work of con- struction. It is understood that the road will be located in such 8 wsy ss not to interfere»dth the P.G.E. nght-of-wsy. It will be remembered that at the recent relief conference of political representatives of both parties cafled in North Vancou- ver by A. E. Munn, M.P., Reeve Leyland and the IVest Vancou- ver representatives endeavored to have Garibaldi Park highway laced first as a relief measure, ut were over-ruled by the rest of the meeting, who were in favor of the completion of the P.G.E. Railway. VANCOUVER DAblP, ELSEIVHERE HOT, REPORTS RE1EAI. While Vancouver continues under the damp spell cast uyon it at the beginning of this month reports from other parts of the continent tell of unusual heat. The hottest weather ever re- corded in September was report- ed Thursday from numerous biinnesota and South Dakota communities. Aberdeen S D had a temper ature of 107. St. Cloud, Southern Minnesota had a reading of 106, estabiksh- ing s record there while st Will- war, Fergus Falls, Montevideo and Little Falls, 106 degrees of hest were reconled. Along the Pacific Coast the temperature was moderate yes- terday. Los Angeles was 74 de- grees st the wannest part of the day, Portland 68 and Vancouver 62. In British Columbia the sho»- ery weather hss extended from Vancouver Island to the Koot- enay and forecasts for the next 24 hours are for stiU more cloudy and showery weather. John Nyland'8 spplicatian to repair ferries was referred by the council to the chairman of transportation and the ferry manager. The auditors'eport on the municipal ferries for the seven months ending 31st July, as pre- sented to the council last Tues- day evening, showed an operat- ing surplus of $8,491.42. The revenue from the boats totalled $51,943.47 as against an expend- iture of $33,180.48. Bus fares were $11,699.85 and expenditur- es $10,768.09 These figures do not include an approximate charge for de- preciation and debenture inter- est of $12,250. ~r r CA V 1 vv .-.-~l '~ikj