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Iifc' * ' > •'ll ■ ■ * I t . i i » ! , i I » widl* aper mJ. I ' Voi. v n i '~ - ^ i m t m i m i f r t h r ~ & i w t u r y f ^ W m " f m m m ^ ....'H W y b u rn 7 % ,. $1.00 per year. ' Cyprcss Parky Caulfetld^WhytecUff, Etc. ' 5c per copy, at iiewsstandH. ' ..^P.O.^ W E S T '-V i9^ 0tf^ ^ ^ No. 49 SU PPO RT T H E LOCAL M ERCH A N T The lot of a local m erch an t in a b ig c ity suburb such as \Vi st Vancouver is no t alw ays an enviable one. In the first n |;ur most of th e residen ts w ork in th e c ity , and there is al- wa'i s the tem ptation to deal th e re instead of in th e suburb in winch they live. A nd:yet w ith o u t the .local m erch an t th e sub- iii-l. would soon cease to be a suburb and become a village of ji ivw occupied houses and a host of em pty residences falling int(> decay. This m ay seem a fa r-fe tch ed s ta tem en t, but its truiii will be realized w hen i t is ad m itted , as i t will be, th a t MO city w orker would live in ,a suburb w hich w as destitu te o f stoi cs. He m ay no t deal w ith them a t all, b u t he w ants to •it IcM.st see them there . W ith o u t th em he figured The place is -imply a backwoods village, and, w hile th a t kind of th in g is very well a hundred o r so m iles fro m th e city in which to spciufa holiday, i t is no so rt of a locality fo r perm anen t resi- We very often see people com ing off th e ferries loaded down with big parcels. They th in k th ey have bought goods choapc'r than can be obtained a t th e local sto res and are willing to go to the trouble o f 'c a rry in g and-som etim es alm ost d rag ­ ging them home. ■ j ■ They are en tire ly m istaken . There,, is no th ing th a t can be purchased in th e c ity w hich cannqt be bought as cheaply and frequently m ore' cheaply in W est' V ancouver, while th e (juafity is just.'as good or e v e rb e tte r ." ' 7 ' ~ • We are qu ite aw are somebody will say th a t on such and such an occasion they bough t siich and such an artic le cheaper. .They may th ink they did, bUt w h a t th ey actually obtained wasSi second of . th e sam e artic le or a cheap reproduction made sijecialiy. for a sale, w hich Hooked sam e^but d id n o t la st, or in the case of a liquid a d ilu ted:'so lu tion . Rem em ber in London, M ontreal, V ancouver o r T im bdetoo you g e t ju s t w h a t, you pay for, "neither m ore nor l.ess. West Vancouver has had th is new spaper every week fo r within a week o r tWo of n ine years . W ith d u t^ it th e m unici­ pality would never have had th a t s tro n g com m unity sp irit fo r ' which it is so well known in G rea te r V ancouver and the prov-, ince, and it would Have been w ithou t th e adm itted ly m ateria l assistance given th e city p ress by i ts ed ito ria la i n th e recen t F irst Narrow s Bridge ...campaign. F o r th a t again the local merchants w ith a few - o th e r la rge 'firm s and individuals a re fosponsibleT43ecause-nheir^dvnrti^gnsnppnnt_nhmU-g-h_the_ CHORAL SOCIETY TO GIVE " M ERRIE ENGLAND" ST. STEFHEN»S CHURCH CHOIR CONCERT IMPORTANT C.C.F. MEETING A _____ A concert under the aui^iccs tion o f Edw ard Germ an's tune- St. S tephen's Church Choir In view o f the early produc- ful opera "M errie England" by will be given' a t 8 p.m. Jornor- Vfinpniiv<M* rnmvni row (F riday) in th e P arish Hail.th e W est The nex t'm eeting of the W est Vancouver (\C .F . Clul> to be held on Tuesday, April 10th, in the Legion Hall a t 8 p.m. will be a most im portan t one and all . . I ' j ■ 'T' of (rood Queen Bess, and opens ,Mr»; J . P . Forgusson, .w ith a b r ig h t chorus in honor o t I '.l-C 'L -i in w hich Mrs. .F e r ^ s - th e May Queen, who is to be • I™ hersoll will appear. The crowned w ith the red and w hite D undurave. Ladies Choir under roses of E ngland ^be direction ot Mrs. „ F . X. The p rin c ip a l'ch a rac to rs arc Hodgson, L.A.B., will I'endeh th e Bessie Throgm orton .and Sir '̂ " ' ' '" 1" s Daugli al const it uehTyl^'ill be present. Please rem em ber.the date and !is the business under discussion is of the iitmo.st im portance to all interested in th e (-anadian ('om monwealth Federation' and especially to persons resident W alte r Raleigh, who are secret- * tiddition Mrs. Fer- ■ luT(\ endeavor to b(> present. ' - ...........gusson will give A Chinesely in love w ith one another. (3ueeh Bess, herself in love w ith Raleigh, feels slighted and ag- Monologue." The St. S tephen's Choir Have been doing a lot of OLD TIME DANCE grieved,' and seizda th e excuse o( 'y W.' i C W est Van- a le tte r w hich the Earl of E ssex ^ proceeds will couveivBraneh, are holding an- BUILDING PERMITS J3,62|l is accused by che country-folk of being a w itehf and, is con­ dem ned to be burned. - - ------- The second ac t opens w ith an- t or,f i L n o th e r charm ing May-day chorus the m unicipal hall in w hich th e country folk call- r S t a T v » 1. , ; upon all to fo rg e t th e ir care and m oT ,?« f P r ! ,• i jo in in th e nierry-niakm g. Rorf ̂ ' t.'-- ~ ■;-- -- D uets, q u a r te tte s and solos fol- com peting m the waltz competi- to r a ltera tions, additions and iion. My, and Mrs. Tommy Sm ith will supply the, music ami quad- rille.s,' lancers,' minuet.s, barn .dances, .the_velveta,-elc., -will be qn the program . Admission 25 cents. A Last S atu rday 's dancA was well attended and very succoss- There were 80 couples low w ith Jove, Robin Hood and i. i .r« h is jo lly band. Maid M arion and f i to ta l ol l i f # i n th e greenwood as th e ir ^ ' years has made its publication ̂ possible. Your local m erchan t is read y n ig h t and day to serve you. He knows your_personal n ^ d s , h e needs your support, and on a ll ,counts he is en titled to it. them es. . T hroughou t ^he opera th e m usic is m elodious and gay, th e .c o n c e r ts num h;/:s being especi- -.Courtesy is th e coin of which th e jn o re we spend th e m ore' we jcecelve. wore the winners of , the prizes and Ml'. Gleam and Mrs. Foot were a.close second. *TV, Aspii'iition plus -eq uals-realizat-i o n - perspiration LOYAL PROTESTANT HOME MOVING PICTURES A T . ORANGE H A LL On Tuesday last a la rge crowd attended the O range Hall w hen of^entertainm ent^^w as- held under the tauspice^ of W est -Vancouver. L.O.L. No. ^9 9 0 . The moving p ic tu res supplied by the G.P^R. w ere m uch enjoys ed by all present, and no doubt carried many *mihds hack to th e Old Land. The local scenes in the pictures w ere also very in t- eresting and educational. D u r­ ing the evening songs and rec i­ tations were rendered and very much appreciated by. th e g a th e r ­ ing. Mr. Knowles, secre ta ry of th e Loyal P ro testan t Home, address- . .ed the .m ee ting explaining,w hy- - - and-how the home w as operated on behalf of the needy child. .. The fe a tu re bf;, th e en te rta in ­ m en t w as th e show ing of th e ' m oving p ic tu res of the children" in th e home fro m th e time- th ey rose in th e m orn ing un til they re tired to bed in the ev en in g ; -after--which-ja^il-veiL-icollectiom w as tak en and ihanded over to M r., Knowles fo r th is charitab le work. The m em brs o f th e lodge w ish to express th e ir appreciation of those w ho w ere p resen t fo r th e w onderful response to th e collec; tion. V Those co n trib u tin g to th e p ro­ g ram w ere M rs. Gleam, M rs. Barnden, M iss (xpldney, M r. F roud and Mr. Holley,, all of whose effo rts w ere m uch ap ­ preciated by th e lodge. ' ally 'cH arm ing.'T he fam ous quin­ t e t t e , "Love Is M eant to Make Us Glad,i'r and th e s tir r in g "Yeo­ m en of E ng land ," are- probably th e best known excerpts, but these a re only ■ tw o of a large num ber o f deligh tfu l selections. The choir is to 'haV e th e a ss is t­ ance of Miss M cIn ty re's orches- ara , w ho wiIl play, no t only the accom panim ents, ' b u t also the Hncident-aI=danees=="of--th e--operaT 'TH E WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING" The society has been w orking on th e opera since la s t fall, and feel confident th a t th e m usic- loving public of W est V ancouver will enjoy its production as m uch as they have en jo y ed ^ ts : p reparation . Tbe W est Vancouver Gommunity P layers are presenting th e roaring farce "The Whole Town's T'alking" next Tuesday and W ednesday a t 8:15 p.m. in Holly burn Theatre. .This 3-act farce by John, Em erson and A n ita Loos is being given-by a r ­ ran g em en t'w ith Longmans, Greene & Co. of New York. Ad­ m ission 20c, 35c and 50c. T here will be a s tu d en ts' n igh t on .Monday, which will be enjoyed by the children,-for which a 10c adm ission will be ch a rg ed .. ~ j-- --The_caS-tJn_order_of-tlK;iii_appearance.lis-as-folIbw-s-: -- _ M rs. Sim m ons................ ,...... .............. .̂....................Lillian Stevens f>4 i lb i i l A nnie (a m aid) ................................ ..Phyllis Sherwood Taxi D river ......:......... ....................................... . Gordon Gray. Mr. Simmons (a m anufacturer) ...... ...... ......'...:Phil Chapman E thel (his daughter) ............. ,....... .........................Sybil Chapm an Roger Shields (a young Chicago blood) .....:. ....Murra.y Watson C hester Binney (Simmon's p a rtn e r) Tom Sherwood. Xi l a--WiIson. J-- .~.-.-.v.7.t:. . . . Connie Th{)mafr CAPT. GALLANT, CHIROPRACTOR, O PEN S BRANCH O FFIC E H E R E I t only tak es one small ja ck to l i f t ah autom obile, b u t 'i t takek" a lo t of ja ck to keep it up. SAffWAY RES Store No: 31, "14M Marine Rhone West 313 . PRICES EFFECTIVE APRIL 3rd TO APRIL 7th TOMATOES -- Aylmer, No. 2 squat tin........................... 2 for 13c CORN -- Aylmer Golden Bantam No. 2 tin.; ................. 2 for 19c CORN -- Aylmer White No. 2 tin ..I.;......... .1........- ........... -2 for 17c TOMATOES -- Aylmer, large ^ins....*........... - ................. SPINACH -- Royal City, large tins..... ......... ................2 for 25c PINEAPPLE -- Singapore .............. ............... ............ ........2 for 15c CATSUP -- Mac's Best, No. 2 iin....! .̂.............. .....................oach 8c Ra s p b e r r ie s .--r Brentwood N ^ 2 squat tins..-- -2 for 25c CRABMEAT -- No. 1/4 tin ....... ' ................... ...........each 19c Lo b s t e r _ No. 1/4 tin ................... ;............. ........;........ ...2 for 25c CORNED BEEF -- Libby's 12 oz. tim ....--'..........................each 10c TpMATO JUICE -- Aylmer N o .'l tin. (Limit 3)............... eacK. ,5c ° SOAP -- P. & G. (Limit 10 bars).......';....... .......... -........ 10 bars 29c COFFEE -- Braid's lb. tin (Limit 2). .̂;............. ..............-..each 30c SOUP Aylmer, Tomatb, Green' Pea", Cfam Chowder, and Vegetable ...................... ........................................ 3 (or 20c reserve the right to limit quantities "^FEW.AV STORES LIMITED C aptain E. Gallant, of th e 29th B attalion , ch iropractor, who has been in practice in V ancouver - f o r the-last-tw elve years and-has" spent a . couple oTsYimmers here, expects to la ter become a re s i­ den t in W est V ancouver. In th e m eantim e he is opening a branch o ffic l ' ih "the B arrow Block a t 2444 M arine D rive on Monday^ A pril 16th, and will be p re se n t th e re to receive p a tien ts on Mon­ days, W ednesdays and F rid ay s from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. His .Vancouver., office is located a t 712 Robson S tree t, Phone. Sey­ m our 8790. - : Sally O tis j Friends of E thel ........... .....................Jean , W atson Dqnald Sw ift (a Motion P icture D irector) .............S tan L ettner, L e tty L ythe (a Motion I'ictu-re S ta r) ..........Coralie Gray) Sadie Bloom ....................................... .̂........................ Evelyne Black;, .Director--Tom Sherwood Stage M anager-- Jim H olt A sst. Stage M anager-- Fred-Colem an Props. & Scenery-r-kl. E. D urbin Electrical equipm ent and appliances,by courtesy of local m anagem ent B. C. E lectric-R y. Co. Ltd Phone West 469 P hone W est 46 Sm ith s G rocery ' : ■ * ■' ^ M- FEATURES ̂ Friday & S at;,- April 6 and 7 HOLLYBURN H A LL Groceries distribution WITHOUT WASTE C. R. Clogg will again, be the- speaker a t the young i)eopIe's lan tern service illu s tra tin g " The Life of Our Lord" a t 7:30 p.m. tom orrow (F rid ay ), in Holly- burn Hall. Jam es Gibson o f A l­ berta will give an address a t th e 7:30 p.m. service n ex t Sunday, 8 th A pril, tak ing as h is sub ject '"Gospel Glories." Sunday S choo l. as usual a t 10 a.m . " For Grocery Specials see " Red & White News Flashes- Meats ^ Phone West 370 T * '-i -v' i ■ - '-4 LAST DAYS OF SALE SATIN GLO t I. 0 . D; E . The regu lar m eeting of the Duncan Lawson C hap ter of th ea p te r ot I.O.D.E., will be held ^ Monday, "A pril 9th, a t 2:15 p . ik ^ a t thev $ 1 . 0 0 O f f ha lf gallons 5 C )c O ^F quarts 2 5 c O FF pints ENAMEL - VARNISH - SATIN FINISH O rders Must be in Monday the 9th. Home o f . Mrs; J . B; Leyland, 2848 W aterfront. De Luxe Kalsoinine, regular pdee 65c Sale Price 50c. FLETCHER'S BACON, Vi lb. pkg 16c FLETCHER'S LATp....... per lb. 13c BREADED SAUSAGE... per lb. 17c BEEF SAUSAGE,.,....per lb., f lc PRIME RIBS......................'per lb.'14c POT ROASTi....:......... per lb. 12V2C DILLS ....;........................... 4 for JOc PLATE BOILING BEEF, per lb: 8c FINNAN HADDIB .:..... .. per Ib. 15c FILLETS .......................... per Ib; f6c K IP P E R S ................. 2 lbs: for 25c VEAL -- LAMB -- PORK -- I^EEF HALIBUT';* COD Y V^ " i ! ' I v/r , I »■j. /r ^ j f t - * *' > 11 h f 'mt !• ' j* • ; If -t ! 'i 'fj '((*' /*- s, Va-i.- "■I'Vi* i... ;;*Is;