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0001 ;TC. LSSR 'ORS ~0, It 11$ 366k 'stating medias Iandsy snd IT, seetlag October emarisl expsct Bastd mcfl le er City ,be Sec. , every- done ta of the e mem-. 6srtlcs at Act. stated behind cdsaver tataL ELY la.n A Weekly Newspaper Circulati ytg t'n the District of Wi'st Vancouver-Antblcside, Hollyburn, Wcston, Dunciaravc $ 1.00 per year. CyPrcss Park, Caulfeild, Whyteclij'f, Etc. N~m~ sc p nary "THE THIRTEENTH CHAIR" Who killed Spencer Lee? This will be the problem that some 600 people will be endeavoring to solve next Tuesday and Wed- nesday evenings when they at. tend the yraduction of 'The Thirteenth Chair" by the West Van Community Players in the Hollyburn Theatre. And that they will find the problem an en. thralling and intriguing one is a certainty, although it will prove to be only one of a series of mystery events which take place during the action of this famous play. With the majority of amateur companies, t h e week-before- show rehearsals usually see the producers warned, frazzled and almost in tears, forgotten mis- takes revived and several new ones created yortending a flop when the b!g night arrives. Ref- erence to Dress Rehearsal night is omitted because, strange to re- late. the poorer it goes over, the better the real show will be played. But at the Orange Hall this week where the final re- hearsing has been done there has been little grief, and in fact, the company has been ready almost a week ahead of time. Tickets have been selling very well and it appears virtually cer- tain that there will be a full house each evening. As the theatre accommodatee only 300, those intending to take in the show should make immediate ap- plication for ticketa They can be had at 60 cents from mem- bers of the I.O.D.E. on behalf of whose welfare funds the play is being staged, or from certain stores. Those taking part in the prvh duction are. (In order of their appearance) Miss Sybil Chap- man (Helen O'eill); Mr. Mur- ray Watson (W!II Crosby); Mrs. A. G. Eastman (Mrs. Crosby); Mr. P. C. Chapman (Roscoe Cros- by); Mr. James Holt (Edward Wales); hIrs. Gordon Gray (Mary Eastwood); Miss Phyllis Neale (Helen Trent) hIiss Jean Mr. A. Cromar Bruce (Braddish Mr. A. Cromar Bruce (Braddsh Trent); Mr. Gordon S. Robert- son (Howard Standish); Mr. Sidney Desmond (Philip Ma- son); bliss Clara Wilson (Eliza- beth Erskine); Mr. Stanley Lett- ner (Pollock); Miss Joan Durbin (Rosalie la Grange); Mr. Guy Desmond (Tom Donoghue); Mr. Gordon Gray (Sergeant Dunn); Mr. Arthur H. Prentice (Dool- an). Scenery by Mr. J. E. Dur- bin; properties by Mrs. P. C. Chapman; stage manager, Mr. James Holt producer, hIr. Guy Desmond; music under direction of Mrs J. E. Durbin; publicity, hir. Cromar Bruce. Curtain rises each evening at 8:15 prompt. ~ THE SECOND NARROWS'RIDGE VWEST VANCOUVER PHARMACY CEI EBRATE ELEVENTH BIRTHDAY Eleven years ago this week the first drug store was estab- lished in West Vancouver by G. M. Gemmill in the building at the south-west corner of the in- tersection of 14th St. and Belle- vue. Mr. Gemmill remained there until the construction of the New Ambleside building in 1926, when he moved to his present location. Since its inception the store's motto has been "The store of service." and most old-time resi- dents will agree that it has lived up to that slogan. The information service to tourists, campers, and residents has been a popular feature. It has housed the Hollyburn Pub- lic Library for nine years, which gives the cheapest library ser- vice in Greater Vancouver. Naturally in that time there have been changes and among other things this store installed the first electric refrigeration and the first film development service. The Municipal Fire Alarm Station is also conducted night and day in the store. Mr. Gemmill has been a resi- dent of B. C. over 20 years, graduating as s pharmaceutical chemist from the Manitoba Col- lege of Pharmacy and winning the Flexon Medal for Chemistry elsert!y before hi» removal .to this province. He )salsa a lic- entiate in pharmacy for Saskat- chewan and Alberta Mrs. Gemmill who ably assists Mr. Gemmill is a licentiate of pharmacy also. She became li- censed at the Major Pharmacy Examination in October, 1925, heading the list over all candi- dates at both minor and major examinations and winning the Tepoorten Gold hiedal for gen- eral proficiency. Mrs. Gemmill is the first and we believe the only woman in Western Canada to qualify as a druggist after her marriage. These 100 per cent Canadian, British Columbia, and West Vancouver druggists invite you to their birthday celebration next Saturday. Considerable pressure is being brought upon Ottawa to make the loan necessary for the replacing of the span of the Second Narrows bridge. Last week Reeve Leyland telegraphed Hon Dr. Tolmie pointing aut the straits to which the North Shore was being reduced as a result of the bridge being out and asking him to use his good offices in Ottawa to have the necessary loan granted. Dr. Tolmie this week wired Premier Bennett about the matter in accordance with the reeve's re- quest. We are not particularly impressed with the oiTer of the Pacifi Coast Steel Co. of Vancouver, to replace the span. In the flrst place acceptance of their o(Ter would automatically prevent the bridge company from calling for tenders for the work Secondly, if it is to hand over its shares or debentures to the Paciflc Coast Steel Co. to be passed over by the latter to investment brokers for sale to the public, the interested munici- palities also being required to participate in the debenture issue, it would appear to be cheaper for the bridge company to deal direct with the investment bankers after having awarded the tender. Last Tuesday the Vancouver City Council passed a reso- lution asking the Dominion Government to give immediate consideration to making a loan towards the repair of the bridge. Copies of this resolution are to be sent to the Prime Minister, the minister of marine, and Vancouver members of parliament. We were particularly pleased to hear of the action of the Vancouver CounciL There has been far too much sectionalism in the past among the various municipalities making up Greater Vancouver, and any signs--and there have been sev- eral recently--that this village attitude is dying away, is a matter for congratulation. No city can become great or ever indeed make any progress worth while which contains sections openly or covertly hostile to each other. Such a condition is only another example of the house which fell because it was divided against itself. All of what is now known as Greater Vancouver will one day be Vancouver, That is as certain as the succession of the seasons, and the sooner the various units comprising that great city nf the future learn tn support and pull fae each other' well-being the better for all of them and the more progress each and all will make. This North Shore--and that means the three municipali- ties north of the Inlet--need the Second Narrows bridge now. Each one af them has suffered, is suff'ering, and will suffer grave.loss of business and great inconvenience every day it is out. That is why the argument heard in some places that next summer is time enough for traffic to be running over it reveals a total misunderstanding of the facts of the case. It cannot be tao clearly emphasized that connection by bridge or bridges with Vancouver is not a matter of convenience but of the continued existence of the three North Shore municipal- ities. nate in having him donate his services to them for this eve- ning. All members and friends cordially invited. SCOTTISH SOCIETY HOLD SUCCESSFUL WHIST DRIVF. A very enjoyable progressive whist drive and dance was giv- en by the West Vancouver Scot- tish Society in the Clachan last /Saturday night. As this was the first of a series of progres- sive whist drives, some keen play ensued. The ladies'irst prize was won by Miss N Stev- enson and the second by Mrs. Nightingale, while the consola- tion went to Mrs. Romans. W. S. Davie won the first gentle- man's prize and D. McDonald the second; the consolation go- ing to A. Ch!sholme. It has been decided (hat in fu. ture, commencing Saturday, Oct. 24, the admission will be reduced from 50 cents to 35 cents. Dunce as usual. (All for 35c). General Meeting and Social The general meeting of the a Society will be held in the Cla- v chan tonight, Oct. 16, at 8 p.m. sharp. After the business meet- ing a social evening will be held, when the following artists will take part: Miss Wallis and hIiss Shearer of North Vancouver; Mrs. Willoughby and Mr. James Holt of West Vancouver, also Mr. McConnachie of New Zea- land, now a resident of Vancou- vel'. Mr. McConnachie is a violin- ist of great talent. He was heard by some members of the )Vest Van. Scottish Society, while giving a few selections in North Vancouver last Friday night, and the society ls furtu- B. C. WINTER FAIR British Columbia's great an- nual utility and marketing event the Winter Fair, will be staged at the Vancouver Exhibition grounds from November 30 to December 3 this year. The open- ing day is a Monday, thus giving exhibitors a chance to set up and settle down over the week end, and the closing day is a Thurs- day which will enable all sales to be carried out and deliveries made before the end of the week, The Vancouver Exhibition As- sociation has made arrange- ments with buyers in the city to purchase exhibits followng the judging in the various depart- ments. Classes have been pro- vided for heavy horses, beef cattle, including boys and girls competitions, market and breed- ing sheep. and market and breed- ing swine. Poultry, live and dressed will be shown, and im- pressive classification have also been compiled for the national apple show, seed and potato fairs. Building up of markets in Vancouver for the products of our own province is the aim of the Exhibition Assacation, and a great medium has ben provid- ed in the winter fair. Every dis- trict in the province is urged to take advantage of this market- ing medium. Cheap fares will be in efl'ect on all railroads. HIKERS SAFE Walter Jordan and Owen Hen- ry, both of Vancouver, left the ski camp early Saturday morn- ing to climb the Lions, and were due back on Sunday evening. They did not turn up at that time, but as both were exper- ienced hikers, no alarm was felt over their safety until Tuesday afternoon, when the West Van- couver Police and the Climbers'afety League organised a search party. Constable Charles Hailstone made a hurried trip up Hollyburn that afternoon, and found out from other hikers who had returned from the Lions that one of the periodical fogs had suddenly settled on these heights. Meanwhile the two hikers communicated with fsiends in Vancouver from Whytecliff that they had become lost in the fog and followed s trail down to Howe Sound. legion Notes The West Vancouver Branch of the Canadian Legion sdll hold its regular mid-monthly general meeting next Wednesday, 21st October at 8 p.m. All members are requested to be prwwnt. The Canadian Legion. West Vancouver branch, is giving the third of their series of whist drives at the Legion Memorial Hall next Thursday, 22nd Octob- er, at 8 p.m. There will be goad prizes and refreshments, also.a musical program. Admission S5 cents. HOLD JANUARY 18TH The Choral Society will gree a concert on that evening, the proceeds to be given to relief work. This is being sponsored by the churches (Anglican, Bap- tist, Roman Catholic and Unit- ed), SCHOOL BOARD NOTES A letter was read from Dr. E. A. Henry asking for the use of the Auditorium for one period each week for Trail Ranger ac- tivities. It wss resolved that this request be referred to the Management Committee with power to act. A letter was read from Dun- darave Ladies'hoir asking for the use of the Auditorium some even!ng in January for the pur- pose of holding s concert, the proceeds of whtch were to be de- voted to the School Band. It was decided that this request be granted, provkled the concert is not held on s Friday evening. The High School Students's- sociation asked permission to hold their annual yarty on the even.'ng of Friday, October 30. It was decided that the use of the Auditorium be granted, to- gether with the use of the lunch room on this occasion. The secretary was directed to write to Principal Mr. Patterson in response to his letter of Aug- ust 13, that reply to this letter had been laid over until the Board had had the opportunity of discussing the question of the three and four-year high school course with the minister and members of other Beards at the Convention at Chilliwack. The Board is still of the opinion that the work leading to junior ma- triculation should be carried out in three years, and expects the principal to arrange his time- tables according+. A letter was read from G. W. Saunders. making application for payment of fees in connee- tion with fourth year at the Van- couver Technical Scbool. 'The secretary was directed to secure further information as to the na ture of this course. A letter was read from Trus- tee hIr. Russell, enclosing cheque for $38.60, and advising that he could not consistently accept the amount voted for attendance at the Chilliwack Convention, and had charged his time st the rate of $2.80 per day. NIGHT SCHOOLS The West Vancouver Board of School Trustees has made ar- rangements far night classes to be held in Inglewaod School in shorthand and typewriting and dremmaldng provided a suffi- cient number enroi A few more are required in these subjects to enable the classes to be formed. The fee for six months'uition has been set at $7, which may be paid by instalments or $ 1 per month if desired. Aa advertise- ment relative to this appeam ln t his issue. SWISL)IING CLUB TO GIVE HALLOWE'EN DANCE The West Vancouver Swim- ming Club is giving a Hallowe'en dance at the Inglewood Auditor. ium on Saturday, 31st October. Dancing will take place from 9 to 12 and Bert Koal's orchestra has been engaged for the occo. sion. Admission 50 centa We pay ln bad times for our mistakes in good times, Vol. VI SIX PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1931 m$6RBW No. 21