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0001 erMV' rr Yard I sY ru I 'oo s or e'a ce'urer t. Y Yt' 'Err ~er r~r '~ ' rrsos'rrrr "rrw r. V rrrYYrrrrrrrsr» rrrYr Yru'r ' "YY rr'r YY srv bor r r u ~ Yrvrrrrr or r'rr s r We believe that our readers are at this particular time more likely to be interested in the pruning of roses than the prun- ing of trees. Nearly every gar- den has one or more rose bushes while few have fruit trees. A proper knowledge of the fundamentals of rose pruning is necessary before one can prune roses to the best advantage. Once this knowledge is gained, ross pruning becomes a fairly simple matter. There are two main objects to keep in mind, one is the removal of afi useless growth and the other is the proper treatment to apply to the remainder of the bush. If a rose bush be left unpruned for sever- al seasons, most of the new growth wiU be st the top of the bush and the branches will be- come weaker each year and the flowers smafler and of poorer quality. The beginner should bear in mind that the cutting back of a branch will force the development of s new and more sturdy growth. About the first thing to do is to cut back sll the weak spindly branches which obviously will not produce flowers but will serve to take nourishment and sunlight from the more sturdy branches. After cutting out the weak branches the net step is to cut those branches which grow up through the center of DECREASES SHOWN IN ASSESSMENT FIGURES IN NORTH VANCOUVER Assessment figures announced by District Commissioner C. E. Tisdafl, following annual court of revision reveal substantial de- creases in both land and im- provements valuations this year. Net land assessment total for 1933 is $3,579,535 as compared with $4,121,412 the previous year, showing a reduction of $541,877. The 1933 net assess- ment on improvements is $2; 679,970 as against $3,058,315 last year. This reveals a reduc- tion of $378,845. Court of revision authorized assessment reductions totalling $27,274 on land, and $19,305 was added to exemptions, making a total reduction of $46,579 on net taxable assessment. From the gross improvements assessment total, $175,790 was dropped and $30,000 was added to exemp- tions, making a total of $205,790 to be deducted from net improve- ments assessment total. The hiorning After Hubby (looking into mirror): "Well, I suppose you'e plenty angry because I came home drunk with this black eye last night?" Wife: uYou didn't have that black eye when you came home!" SOVIET RUSSIA WHAT I SAW THERE Address by J. Brown at the Sada11at Party Hall 1461 Harina Dnva Thursday, Feb. 23rd ai S p.m. Under iba asapicda a! the HOLLYBURN STUDY CLUB Qsddtiasa Ii'ldaudm n Everybody Welcome Cafldc11an the bush and send out cross branches. thus forming s tangl- ed growth. After the above steps have been taken the next problem is that of pruning the remaining branches so that they will grow sturdy and produce flowers of quality rather than a quantity of poor blooms. hfost of we garden lovers are, of course, not so interested in growing loses for exhibition but rather vrish to have the roses in our gardens produce a reason- able quantity of blooms of reas- onably good quality. The grower of roses for exhibition is usual- ly satisfied if a rose bush pro- duces two or three blooms of ex- ceptional quality. To secure this result he prunes back the brunches to one or two buds. Only a general idea of how many buds should be left can be given. Generally speaking, a- bout two or three buds should be left on branches about the size of a lead pencil or smaller. For those slightly larger, three to four buds may be left and for the larger ones, five to seven buds. NOTE--The u Ite IU seastder II ~ pl «ur lo oo uer au ell coos rema tbo dead a la this colures. The am tl should bo dd od te tho mtt I ca ~ ol tho Edits . Tbe ~acus Sl mauar Ia oo lr I u e N ~ a seed air I deslmd ~ et meed, ~ Itrdd es od oaceloao should b adm d. SUBSTANTIAL GAIN IN B. C. SALhION PACK Output from Pacific Canneries Shows 62 Per Cent Increase for Past Year British Columbia's pack of canned salmon for 1930 amount- ed, in round figures, to 1,081,000 cases. Finafly revised returns will not change the total very much. As compared with 1931, the 1932 figures show an increase of about 395,900 cases but, of course, the pack was substanti- ally smalkr than the output from the British Columbia can- neries in years of normal world economic conditions. Salmon fishermen and salmon canners curtailed their operations during the year because of their realiz- ation that the markets would not satisfactorily absorb as large a production as could have been processed from the abundant supplies of fish which were run- ning during the year. Except in the case of pinlis, the salmon runs in British Columbia waters during 1932 were at least of average size and catch and pack could have been much increased if the market outlook had war- ranted greater operating eifort. Sockeye pack--over 284,300 cases -- was about 7,000 cases less than in 1931 and the output of canned steelheads, which is never more than a couple of thousand cases or so, also de- creased, although only slightly. On the other hand, the outputs of afl other varieties of canned salmon--springs, cohoes, chums, pinks, and bluebacks or young cohoes--were aU larger than in the previous 'year. The chum pack increased by more than 250,000 cases, the pack of co- hoes by 83,600, and the pack of springs by about 48,800 cases. Pink pack showed a gain of over 16,000 and 3,200 more cases of bluebacks were put up than in 1931. WeSt VanCOI3Ver Horticultural an4i Agricultural Society Annual Meeting and EleCtiOn Of OffiCerS at Diindarave Hall FRIDAT, Feb. 17th, at 8 p.m. GARDENS and GARDENING By NINA G. IIUTT, Landscape Architect skate la laud alas U, al c Au«l ~ s hod ol I «m ~ Ard lt«tm aad~ ~. Ide Lr Nstleasl hrsds ao Srslce. THE WEST VAN NEWS THE BURNlsNG BUSH By Subsdar A Canadian author has stated in s novel that civilixation warps man's powers of judgment and psrticuiarly in the matter of common sense, in which the sav- age is inhnltely superior to us. Now that is one of the most trite remarks that have been penned for many a long day. Fsds snd fancies in EU lines at- tract us, and to be uup-todiateu means everything including the denial of afi the fundamental laws of nature. Any religious fakir, so long as he fakes brax- enly enough, stocks with a mar- ket and not a business future, peace propaganda fostered by fools who are the unconscious tools of well paid enemy agents, long distance ifights of no value except ss they piovide poor newspaper copy, long haired musicians from Germany or Austria and music from the same countries minus any air, and last, but not least, beach pyjamas, afl set us buzzing like moths round a street lamp. Now the men of his dsy laughed at Noah, but later he laughed and they choked--somewhat prema- turely. We should remember that lesson, brother, when pat- ting ourselves on the back on the advances we have made in these modern days towards destruc- tion. Over in Siam they have a happy way of ending revolutions as the following extract from a recent court circular will show: "This afternoon His Majesty the King granted an audience to s party of fifty-three originators of the recent change of govern- ment, who paid homage to His hiajesty and craved his pardon for offenses committed while bringing about the change." The King still keeps his throne--he was sitting on it at the time--and, God help them! he handed them a constitution, which any politician will tell you is worse than any bomb. For a bomb goes oif once, whereas a constitution never ceases to ex- plode and blow the works sky high. Henceforth the natives will be too busy with their con- stitution to revolt again. I think we had better get the King here, for any ruler, who can per- suade the very men who chased him out of his palace to apolo- gize and then hand them a lemon like that is some man. President Hoover's pronounce- ments at the Lincoln dinner will hardly enhance his reputation as a statesman. Hitherto the general impression prevailing in the world has been that, while Washington and Wall Street realized from the beginning the futility and suicidal policy of in sisting on full payment of rep- arations, they also recognized the impossibility of selling the ides to the great American pub- lic. But Hoover at any rate has never seen the light, for he states that the cancellation of war debts would never alford int- ernational relief, and cafls on his people not to allow themselves to be deluded by such a chimera, because most of the debtor na- tions can well alford the addi- tional taxation necessary to meet their reparation payments. He asks for cooperation on the part of the world with his own nation, who have been since 1918 remarkable for their lack of it. He fails to recognize the pass to which the taxation for wsr reparations has reduced the debtor nations, snd issues a threat that, unless these nations give up their armaments and pay .up, America wifl be driven to splendid isolation. Wefl, the U,S. have played the bully too long in the Americas for the world to entrust her with the only large army and navy behind which her trusts snd combines can farm the earth. If Hoover thinks that his country is not already isolated about ss much as it is possible for any nation THEATRE ~ul February 16, 1938. to be, he is due for a very rude awakening when. Es seems in- Hoi,f,~URN evitable in the very near future, Japan jumps them in the pacifi. With such s prospect, now ls the time for U.S. statesmen to try to secure a few friends among the nations instead of further antsgomxing them. America won Pdbrsarr 11th a"4 1xib the Great War with her mouth by the kind permission of those 44C who actually did the fighting, SymphOny Of but actual fighting and not words wifl be required with the SiX MilhOn little Jap, who knows nothing of war s la Hollywood. Whole Whent Hot Cakes 2 cups whole wheat flour 4 teaspoons baking powder IRENE DUNNE Iraqi teaspoon salt ~hd Ix!h cups milk I teaspoon molasses RICARDO CORTEZ I tablespoon melted shortening also 2 eggs. The usual comedy and short Sift together flour, baking aubjadtd prasiam powder and salt; add milk, mol- asses and shortening to beaten s What sre you doing st eggs and add to dry ingredients'ix well. Bake on hot, slightly " «I'm looking for my husband u uI don't know yet." BUSINESS DIRECTORY Below will be found these nierchsnts and firms who by their regular advertising support render the pubflcatlon of this paper passible. Without them there would be no West Van News. We, therefore, ask that our readers in their desi- + . ~ Ing give them the preference to which they are so justly entitled. It will be noted no chain stores appear in this list. BAKERS Stratton's Bakery, 1468 Marine Drive,„....Phone West 27 BARBERS Hoflyburn Barbers, 15th and Marine Drive. C. J. Overington, 14th and hlarine Drive........Phone West 135 BARRISTERS r SOI.ICITORS Gordon Robson, 1447 Marine Drive..................l'hone West 403 BEAUTY PARLORS Gwendoline Beauty Shoppe, 1540 Marine Dr„Phone West 117 Marcefle Shop, 15th snd Marine Drive..............l'hone West 304 BOARDING HOUSES Mrs. Brine, 1497 Beflevue Aver Residence Phone West 458L DENTISTS Dr. M. McCubbin, Royal Bank Bldg., 17th & Marine, West 446 Dr. G. D. H. Scale, Hay Block, 14th and Marine Drive, West 72 DRUG STORES Gemmifl's Drug Store, 1402 hiarine Drive......Phone West 37 FEED STORES Vernon Feed Store, 1746 Marine Drive..............Phone hVest 9 FUEL, BUII.DERS'UPPLIES, Etc. Ed. Black, 25th and hlarine Drive....................Phone West 68 Tearoe & Son, 1474 Marine Drive ......................Phone West 84 Vernon Feed Store, 1746 Marine Drive................Phone West, 9 FUNERAL DIRECTORS Burrard Funeral Chapel, 320 East 3rd tjt„ North Vancouver...........I'hone North 626 Harron Bros. & IVifliamson, 122 West 6th St North Vancouver............Phone North 134 GARAGES & SERVICE STATIONS West Van. hiotors, 1451 hlarine Drive............Phone West 268 GROCERS Smith's Groceries, 15th and Marine................Phone West 46 24th and hlarine.............. Phone West 469 LAUNDRIES I X L Laundry, 2316 Haywood Ave........„„...Phone IVest 200 LUMBER, ETC. Ambleside Lumber Co. Ltd„16th and Marine, Phone West 199 IVest Vancouver Lumber Co. Ltdu 15th & hisrine, West 115 hlEAT hIARKETS Ambleside hleat Market, 14th and Marine Dr„Phone IVest 303 Jeiferies'uperior Meats, 1754 Marine Drive, I'hone West 3 MEN'S 8I BOYS'URNISHINGS IV. L Ogden & Co.. 1585 Marine Drive...........l'hone West 146 I AINTING AND PAPERHANGING Konings, C. Lu 2511 hiathers Avenue............Phone IVest 394R VHOTOGRAI'HFRS C. J. Broderick & Son, 1436 Marine Drive. PI.UMBERS W. J. Dent, 2237 Gordon Ave. Residence Phone Wrest 241R PUBLIC UTILITIES B.C. Electric Rnilway Co. Ltdu 16th & hlarine, Phone 1Vest 101 B.C. Telephone Co„17th and hlarine Drive...... Phone West 76 Pacific Stages, ft. Lonsdale Aver I North Vancouver........... Phone North 162 RADIO, ELECTRIC WASHERS, Etcu REPAIRS B.C. Electric Railway Co. I.tdu 16th & Marine, Phone JVest 101 J. W. Kelly Piano Co. I.tdu 1102 Marine Drive, Phone West 37 North Shore Radio Electric, 1439 Marine Dru Phone West 61 REAI. ESTATE, MORTGAGES, LOANS, INSURANCE George Hsy, 1405 hiarine Drive............. „.......Phone West 21 John Lawson, 17th snd !Marine Drive..............Phone West 65 K. W. Savory, 1443 Marine Drive....„....., .. I'hone West, 340 REPAIRS N. R. Ellis, 1427 Marine Drive, Residence Phone West 184R TVest Vancouver Machine Shop, 1149 Marine Drive. SHEET METAtu FURNACES, Etc. Ambieside Sheet hletal IVorks, 1446 hlarine Dra Phone West 78 SHOE REPAIRS Webb's Shoe Repairs, 25th and Marine Drive. TAH.OR9, CLEANERS, DYERS, Etc. h1. IViflisms, 1568 Marine Drive................ Phone Wast 20 TEA ROOhlS, TOBACCOS, SOFT DRINKS, Etc. Ambleside Tea Rooms, Anibleslde Ferry Dock, IVest 602.0 THEATRES Hoflyburn Thentre. 17ih and Marine Drive, Phone West 600 Theatre Lonsdale, 111th & Idlnsdale, North Vancouver ..........Phone North 211