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0001 CJ'rculati fbi yJ $ 1.00 per year. A Weekly Newspaper the District of WeSt VanCouf)er-- AmblCJide, Hollyburn, Weston, DundarafJE Cypress Park, Caulfeild, WilyJegliff, Etc. 6c per copy at newsstands. 'c ""f I: li is 'I arI)'),j$'- tll v I sist wii Vol. Vl I i No. 26 i I,EGION NOTES The first general meeting of'he local branch for November , 'ill be held at 8 p.m. Friday'ext in the Legion Memorial * " Hafl, when a large attendance of g members is ehpected to deal with , I important business slated for jr„ that evening.Arrangements are well under ,'4 way for the red letter day of the year in Legion celebrations, . the annual Armistice supper and'ance, when the ladies of the Legion Auxiliary excel them- selves in making this a well re- membered event. The following day, Sunday, llk4 divine service will be held in St. P Stephen's Church and memberswill fall in at 10:30 a.m. at the Legion Hall, and also the same time for the parade to the Ceno- taph on November 11th. Next Military Whist Drive and Dance will be held in the , Legion Hall, Friday, November.'0th, to which aU are heartily'! invited. These whist drives and dances are maintained with the same high standard of eificiency as last year. Refreshments will be served as usual and a special Armistice Dance program has been arranged by the ever popu- lar pair of entertainers -- Roy Lowes and George Childs. A novelty prize will be given and don't forget that aU patrons are still in the running for the grand aggregate for the highest score of the season (ending December , ..,vs'2nd): Usual admission 26c.. Last Friday evening, October 27th, at the Legion Hall, an en- joyable evening was spent by a large crowd. Military Whist prizes were won by hire. George Childs, Mrs. Frank Rivers, G. S. Gray and E. James. Refresh- ments were served after which the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing. SWIMMING CLUB TO GIVE DANCE e "LEST WE WEST VANCOUVFR A.A.A. r Announcement Everybody is heartily invited to the Armistice Military Whist Drive and Dance to be held on Friday evening, the 10th inst- ant, at the Orange Hall, 22nd and Marine, commencing at 8 p.m. sharp. Dancing from 9 to 12. Music will be supplied by the Cinderella Orchestra upon repeated requests of those who have enjoyed the dancing to the strains of this orchestra. You are advised to be on hand early as the card games start prompt- ly at 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served free, and the enter- tainment committee have, been working hard on this program ta ensure the most enjoyable even- ing for afl who attend. Those desirous of playing Bridge can easily be accommo- dated and prizes will be award- ed the winners. Come and bring a friend. 1Vest Vancouver United F. C. West Vancouver United play- ed Burnaby United at Central Park, Saturday last. The ground was in poor condition, one end being flooded. Burnaby missed two penalties, Larnie making a brilliant save in the first, the second going wide. It looked , like a one aU draw when D'Eas- um notched the winning goal with one minute to go. West Van. United 2, Burnaby United ~ 1. United having a bye in both Cup and Shield Competitions, will nat be playing this Satur- day. West Van. Rangers This team entertained I.ittle Mountain last Saturday at Ambleside and added another win to their total by a score of one to niL A big crowd of spec- tators were on hand to cheer the local boys, who so far have not been beaten this season, having won aU their seven league games. They are the only unde- feated team in the league, with a goal average of 20 for and 8 against. On Saturday of this week they visit the Varsity in a league feature, having drawn a bye in the Cup for the first round. The team will leave West . Vancouver on the I p.m. ferry and would like to have as maqy supporters travel with them as possible. The Rangers'eam. in s body assisted recently in the search for hire. Austin. The West Vancouver Amateur Swimming Club are giving an Armistice Night Dance at the Hoflyburn Pavilion on Saturday, November 11th. Dancing will take place from 9 to 12 to music supplied by Bert Kool's Orches- tra. There will be also novelties and an entertainment. Admis- sion 50 cents. In connection with the dance a special bus will leave North Vancouver (Lonsdale and Esp- lanade) at 8:60 p.m., returning from West Vancouver at 12 mid- night. hiORE CANDIDATES FOR DEFERI(ED ELECTIOiN Indications point to more rather than fewer candidates in Vancouver Centre when the de- ferred election takes place on November 27. The Independent Non-Partisan group will nominate their candi- date to replace the late W. J. g ) Bowser, K.C on Saturday night. Among tKose suggested as under consideration are Mayor L. D. Taylor, who is not expect- ed to carry today's poll in Omin- ecca, snd Wflliam Dick, iif he will reconsider his decision not to run. Colonel Nelson Spencer, form- er Conservative M.LA., ls said to be considering the advisabil- ity of running, but he will not likely go to the Non-I'artisan convention. It has been suggested that the C.C.F. may ask Dr. Lyle Tel- ford to replace one of their pres- ent candidates lf he is beaten in Nanaimo. Don't Forget to Buy a A Poppy WELFARE DRIVE COhlhllTI'EE ENTERTAINED AT FINAL hiEETING The (indi meeting of the West Vancouver Welfare Drive Com- mittee was. held last Thursday evening at the Quadra Club in Vancouver, when the members were the guests at dinner of the chairman, Mr. R. D. Peck. After Major Harold Brown at the con- clusion of the dinner had pro- posed a very hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Peck for his kind hospitality, which wss passed unanimously, the members pro- ceeded to the business of the evening. Congratulations were extended to Messrs. C. S. Down- ing and Blair Clerk, the team who had secured the largest a- mount in donations. It wss em- phssised that every cent which had been subscribed would go to the trustees of the fund, due to the fact that the expenses connected with it had been don- ated by a member. It wss also decided that afl donations would be officially acknowledged, and that the accounts would be aud- ited by S. A. G. Currie C.A. who had kindly donated his ser- vices. It was also a matter for con- gratulation that the sum asked for, f5,000, had been fully sub- scribed. A vote of thanks was passed to G. M. GemmiU, the secretary of the Drive, for afl the work and time he had put in, and to the reeve. snd council for their cowperation, Reeve Leyland re- plying in a brief speech in which he referred to the very great assistance which the council had received from the Welfare As- sociation in the work of helping those in need. The meeting then adjourned at the call of the chair. ORANGE DANCF. Ruth Ledge No 70'I are hald ing a dance tomorrow (Friday), evening in the Orange HaU. Buck McQary and his B. C. Rangers'adio Orchestra from CKWX will be in attendance, and dancing will take place from 9 to 12, to the snappy musk: which is always provided by these popular musicians. The lodge promise afl who attend a really good time. Admission 35 cents. POPPIES FOR REhlEhIBRANCE DAY This week being the time al- loted for poppy selling, a group of ladies from the Auxiliary of the Canadian Legiim are making s house to house canvas. It is understood that many organizations snd individuals are arranging to lay a wreath at the Memorial Arch on the morning of the 11th, and it is requested that poppies be used to make up these wreaths or emblems. Poppies for this purpose may be obtained by phoning the chairmsi) or secretary of the committee, Mrs. Atwoad, West 122L, or Mrs. Hampson, West 384L. Tag day this year will be on Saturday 4th November SWThl SPLASHES On November 11th the W.V. A.S.C. are having a big dance. During the, evening Norman WiUington will be the recipient of a parchment given by the Royal Canadian Humane Society for his courage snd prompt ac- tion in saving Peggy Young from drowning on 14th July at Ambleside Beach. On November 3rd an Inter- Club Gala will be held at the Crystal Pool and on the 18th and 25th instants there wifl take place the Fifth Annual Schools Gala AU competitors taking part in the first of these galas on 3rd November are asked to get in touch immediately with Murray Watson. Gordon Vance was elected president of the B.C. Branch of the Royal Life Savings Society at the annual meeting last week. L. C. Raid was elected 2nd Vice President. The first International Indoor Gala will be held at Port)and on 2nd December. AU )Vest Van- couver swimmers and divers are asked to get behind their club and raise it to greater promin- ence in the swimming world. FORGET" OCTOBEI( RAINFALL Vancouver's October rainfaU exxceeded by more than two inches the average rainfall here in that month over a 27-year period. The average precipitation is 5.68 inches. During the month just ended there were 794 inch- es. This brings the total rainfall here since January I up to 45.92 inches or 6.84 inches above the average. In spite of October being wet- ter than usual, there were more hours of bright sunshine in the month than generally is the case. Average October sunshine here is 111 hours and last month there were 112 hours and 24 minutes. These are some of the )sets included in the monthly weather report issued by E. B. Shearman, local Dominion meteorologist. Other facts about the month are: The highest temperature was 69.7 degrees on October 3 and the lowest, 34.8, October 20. The mean temperature was 50.7 and the mean relative humidity 90. The greatest velocity to which the wind attained was 17 miles an hour (west) October 18. HOLLYBURN HALL A young people's service il- lustrated with lantern views will be held at 7:30 p.m. Fri- day, November 3rd, in HoUyburn Hall. On Sunday, 5th November at 10 a.m., Mr. John Bray will give an address to the young people and at the evening ser vice at 7:30 o'clack he will give a gospel message. A hearty in- vitation is extended to afl to be present. CITIES O)VE f1,134,199,000 Total bonded indebtedness of afl classes of municipalities in 1931, the latest figures available, ivas $1,134,199,000, which is al- most double that of 1919 when it aggregated $735,685,899, says a report issued November 2 by the Dominion Bureau of Statis- tics. By provinces the municipal bonded indebtedness was as fol- lows: 1931 1919 B.C. $ 129,914,000 $ 94,742,000 P.E.I. 1,960,000 970,000 Nis. 31,386,000 17,864,000 N. B. 21,478,000 11,128,000 Que. 428,018,000 205,636,000 Ont. 499,002,000 243,227,000 Man. 91,615,000 65,563,000 Sask. 59,147,000 39,685,000 Alta. '8,680,000 66,870,000 The per capita municipal bond- ed indebtedness was: British Columbia, $249.92; Ontario, $ 166.22; Quebec, $136.03; Mani tobe, $ 1S0.86; Alberta, $ 121.32; Saskatchewan, fG7.64; Nova Scotia, $G1.20; New Brunswick, $62.GI. LEGION )V. A. The regular monthly meeting of the W. A. to the Canadian Legion was held in the Legion Memorial Hall last 51onday with the president, Mrs. Wicking, in the chair. There was a gi)od at- tendance and very excellent re- ports were submitted by aU committees. Arrangements were also made for the Armistice sup- r and Poppy Day, every mem- r taking their share of pop- pies to sell. It is requested that aU buy their poppies in West Vancouver. A special sale of work and home cooking is taking place the first week in December; exact date will be published later. CHURCHES OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST "ADAM AND FALLEN MAN" is the subject of the Lesson- Sermon which will be read in aU Churches of Christ, Scentist, on Sunday November 5 Among the citations which comprise the Lesson - Sermon is the following from the Bible: "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our hke- ness." (Genesis 1: 26). The Lesson - Sermon also in- cludes the following yassagc from the Christian Science text- book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by hIary Baker Eddy: 'The great truth in the Science of being, that the real man was, is, and ever shall be perfect ls mcontrovertible for if man is the image, re)lec- tion, of God, he is neither iu- verted nor subverted. bll't lip. right and Gadlike" (p 200) NE)V PARTNERSHIP As a result of the increase in his business Laurie Speck of the Ambleside Sheet Metal Co., has taken into partnership Stanley Crosson of West Van- couver. They ask of the public uf West Vancouver a continu- ance af that patronage which has been extended to them in the past. IIUII.DING I'ERhIITS $9,913. Nine permits were issued at the municipal haU in October for s total of $9,913. These were made up of 4 dwellings, $7,600; 1 store, $ 1,500; and 4 additions, $81'3. HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd. 1933