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a l .'*«v 1»,""?•«« '■ „ , . ^ . iyif . ,. > V ■'" m^i .'.1 \ 4 Circulating in th eD istr ic t o f IVest Vdncouver-rAmbleside, HoUyburn, IVestbn,. D undarave $1.00 ^,y«r.,;;;-'^^^ , ,;1\\W;, v .. WhytecUff^ Etc. I-.,:. , ' ; , ,,'-l;l>Percopyatnew ii»t«nds. Wm Vol. XI HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., TH U R SD A Y , OCTOBER 15th, 1936 No. 2 6 ' i BUY LOCALLY OUR D E FE N C E S W e peoples o f th e B ritish E m pire are a t la s t looking to our defences, and fo r th is w e can th a n k M ussd in i. J u s t abou t one y ea r ag o he rubbed ou r no ses in th e m ud w hen w e a t ­ tem p ted to g e t betw een h im and E thiopia! -It w as an unusual experience fo r us, dom ing fro m a little fellow, and i t m ade us blink w ith an g e r. ^ u t„ w h e n h e passed on and raped E th iop ia, we t e a m e fu lly awake" td w h a t m l^ h t very v eH ~ b e 'o n r dwn"" fa te , oom paratiyely^ defenceless am id a r in g ^ o f greedy and h eav iy 'a rm ed n e ig h b o rs ./A n d so we have ceased to dally, w ith those dangerous toys, pacifism and d isarm am ent, and a khaki s h i r t is no. longer a n offence in our nostrils . In ­ deed i t is like to be v e ry popu lar ,l^ fo re long, unless we a re " m u c h luc lder th a n we deserve. ' - I t m ig h t be well, now th a t w e have given up dream ing, to consider a few of th e v ery ug ly fac ts of th e situation , since they h a v e g o t to be faced, and m ore particu larly because, while well know n to all ou r enem ies, m any of our people do n o t seem to realize th e m a t all. ' T he g re a t w eak n ess ,o f th e B ritish E m pire is th a t t t is scattered a ll over th e w orld. N o t one of our Com monwealth of N ations in sp ite of all th e ir boastings is a s tro n g nation, e ith e r num erically o r o therw ise. L e f t to its e lf ,«each one has neigh­ bors capable o f ,sw;anp)jng i f w ith num bers. .Therefore, th e quickest ro ad to su icide is a '.re luc tance on th e p a r t of any m em ber to support th e M otherland or th e o thers in th e even t of trouble com ing to a n y one o f them . H ere in Canada we need to give up our silly reliance on the U nited S ta te s to p ro te c t us, as is th e fixed inipression among la rg e sections of o u r population. F o r th e Monroe Die- trine r e s ts ,a n d has alw ays re s ted in th e la s t ana ly sis 'o n th e power of "̂ e " B ritish N avy, and th e rebellious .elements in th e United S tates,^w hich k e p t h e r ou t o f th e G rea t W ar fo r alm ost th ree y ea rs , ,a re still th e re an d s till a s num erous and pow erful as ever. W e also n eed to w ake up-fo th e fac t th a t th e B ritish Navy is n o t nearly so s tro n g a s i t w as in 1914, and m ay well be unable to g ive us m uch' assistance . N or a re we in a position to ask f o r help a f te r th e s ta n d we have taken on naval m atte rsi The .general s itu a tio n would indicate th a t we in C anada m ay have to r e ly chiefly on ourselves, while to ta lk of w hether we w ill'fight o r n o t is ju s t bilge. The sooner we realize we a re sitting in a 'p o k e r 'g a m e w ith o u t th e cards to call anybody s hand th e b e t t e r / / '! . ' ' " . v ,. T here"are som e w ho will say we are unduly pessim istic. There a re o th e rs who will even resen t these words. To them we would sa y j u s t f h is ~ O f w h a t'u se were E th iop ia s p ro tes ts .either before_br a f te r th e ev e n t? ,She lacked Uie guns. And. the re su lt :is h isto ry! . CORPORATION OF TH E DISTRICT OF W E S T VANCOUVER, VOTERS ̂ LIST 1937 Persons'.de 'siringrand en titled to have th e ir nam es on th e V o te rs' O s t 'f o r 1937 .as Ilouseholders, Licence or Poll Tax H olders, m ust^file a -d ec lara tio n (which m ay be m ade be-, fore a N o ta ry Public o r th e undersigned) in th e form provided, on or b efo re th e 3 1 s t day o f O ctober, 193fi.. F orm s m ay be ob ta ined ' a t th e Municipal Hall. .Dated^this :15th. day o i Octobjer, 1936. ' i i l H E EB IN , Mutiicipal Clerk. I TOW NSW OMEN'S GUILD T H E BURNING BUSH COMING EVENTS F rom tim e to tim e, a s we see o u r resid en ts re tu rn in g from the c ity loaded dow n w ith parcels, i t becomes evident th a t many y e t have n o f le a rn t to buy locally. I t is, o f course, only one of th e sym ptom s o f th a t cecn tralization w hich is ru in ing our civilization. T he h a rd e s t com petition th e suburban m erch- niit has to fade is ho t th a t o f his fellows b iit of th e city sto res, and it is a lm ost as tru e o f W est V ancouver a s in o ther places in spite o f th e rep u ta tio n th e m unicipality en joys for its pos­ session o f .a s tro n g com m unity spirit.* ' W est V ancouver h as . long passed ou t of th e village stage, and in a lm o s te v e ry line g b o ^ can now be purchased locally of as good quality and qu ite a* ^h e as in 'Vancouver. W hat, we ask, i f all our m erchan ts suddenly closed up Iheir businesses, and, we woke one m ornihg-to find W est V an­ couver storeltiss ? ,' M ost ce rta in ly , no ou tsider would ev e r th in k of tak in g up residence, am ongst us, and ju s t as Certainly we should not want to live h ere very long ourselves, in which case also i t would be a m a tte r o f ex trem e difficulty to dispose of our homes w ith o u t heavy loss, i f a t all.' . . / , The case, m ay seem hypothetical, b u t it reveals to w hat an ex ten t th e p resen t and fu tu re p ro sp erity of th e m unicipal­ ity depends upon th e local m erchant! ' U nlike h is city b ro th er, he has none b u t you to rely .on for cu s to m ,'an d th e re fo re se lf-in te rest alone a p a rt from a,ny- th ing e lse will ensure his« giving you b e tte r service, ju s t as se lf-in te rest by itse lf should m ake you deal w ith him . w ithout tak ing o th e r obvious reasons in to consideration. . You: have invested in a. West" V ancouver, home, while he . has p u t h is m oney in to a W est V ancouver business, T h a t is the only difference. T herefore , give h im a chance and do not tre a t him as a la s t m om ent convenience. Y ou will find i t will pay you: - D r. W. H. Hatfield to L ecture. By S ubadar C ircum stances took me to "a S ta tis tic s prove th a t one hun- tow n in th e coun try la s t week, dred thousand o r more people on and a kind fa te to a dance there, th is continen t a re dying every a t which wore p resen t all th e y ea r from preventab le diseases, local elite. I have never laughed In f view o f th is , the Towns- so m uch in m y life, and I am still F riday , O ctober 30th-- Y ounger Sot Dance in H ollyburn Pavil­ ion under auspices 1 .0 ,D.E. I BOX SOCIAL women's Guild is sponsoring a series of H ealth Lectures fo r th e benefit of th e public in an en ­ deavor to reduce th is appalling num ber o f unnecessary deaths. The first of these lectures will be given in th e O range Hall on laugh ing ., They called i t "A n A uction D ance," because each lady w as auctioned off to th e h ig h est b idder as a p a rtn e r fo r th e evening, th is in place of any adm ission. E very m an had to keep on bidding until he secured M onday evening, October 19th, , a p a rtn e r, th e only proviso being a t 8 o'cclock by. Dr. W. H, H at- th a t no m arried m an could bid fied. D irector of th e Tuberculosis fo r his wife. Being a s tranger Division o f th e .Provincial De- and a new spaper m an as I w as p a rtm en t of H ealth and Head of very p a rticu la r to explain, they th e T.B. section p f th e Vancou- le t m e off bidding. Well, th a t v er G eneral H ospital. A Box Social is being given by the local b ranches of th e Canadi­ an l.Kjgion and the Legion W. A. a t 8 p.m. n ex t S atu rday , October 17ih, in th e Le|s-ion Hall, when the evening will be spent in ktMio, cards and dancing. A d­ mission fo r th e ladies i*equire.s them to b rin g a box lunch, th e ir liurchase by th e gentlem en a t auction to follow co n s titu tin g the la t te r 's, p rice of adm ission. The social is open to th e public, I tlif i 'i The lectu re "Conquest o f Tub- eroulosis" w ill-be illustrated, by lan tern slides and all p a ren ts and th e public generally a re in- vite<i to a tten d . All m em bers of the Guild a re requested t o ' a tten d a special iheeting a t th e Clachan on BYi-, and, as all th e proceeds will be , auction was one of th e b r lg h tk used fo r th e renovating of th e r spots in my, life. You would see hall, it is hoped th a t th e re will ' sonie m arried m an, obviously be a large a tten d an ce ........................ seated nex t to his wife, make a ---------------- r------ bid fo r some o th e r girl or F IF T E E N T H A N N U A L wom an w ith his eyes on h is wife MASONIC DANCE all the. tim e to see 'h o w she w as ■' - r - -- ' , 4 ta k in g it. I would no te some T he F ifte en th A nnual Dance 4 ial ruin of K ing D avid , Lodge No. 93, A. .young fellow ̂ w _ _ . day, 23rd-October, a t 7 :45 p.m . s ta r in g him in the-eyes-hanififing BV&'AvM;,-will,take,i)lace.tomor-^^^^ ------^ -- on like a pup to a root as th e bids row (F rid ay ) evening in the L. O .'L . N ^ '2990 ' rolled up fo r h is g irl friend!,and O range H all., G arden's Orches- she w atch ing him w ith ̂ blood t r a has been engaged fo r t h d ^ " ■ A t th e la s t reg U ^ r m eeting of fire in h er .eye every!:tim e casion, and dancing will s ta r t a t th e above lodge, th e trave lling he gave signs of weakeifing. 9:30 p.m. and be continued untll- gavel w as p resen ted f by th e Je a lo u s husbands would.bc/^low- H a.m. R efreshm en ts will be- b re th ren of , N orth V ancouver e rin g a t o th e r men b iddih^ fo r served in th e in terval, L.O.L. No. "1840 to the local th e ir wives, and jea lous wives A ny who have not received in- m em bers a t w h a t proved, to be fa ir ly fro th in g a t th e moUth a t v ita tions a re requested to kindly one of th e la rg esf attended m eet- o th e r women. And you ought to ' phone A. Tuddenham ,' W est ings o f th e year. Many o th e r have seen th e faces of those whoi 243-R-l. lodges .'w ere represen ted from didn't realize m uch in theteveh- ---------------- =-- r~ V ancouver and. w ay„points. ' in g 's m arke t. Some w en t for hs A N N U A L T E N N IS CLUB ̂ .T h e W orshipfy^l^M aster, B ro.^ jQ^asLwenty-fiveqents^-thq^^^^^ DANCE Jan es, in m a k in g 'th e pt*esenta- 'ru n n in g -a ll th e w ay f ro rh n H a t" 8 i:' (f tiohv re fe rred to the_ increased , . to $16. The dance th a t followed -The W est V ancouver Tennis»J J'Tl i /II 1 " XI* A Iw as.th e q u ie test I have ever a t- Club are g iv ing th e ir A nnual tended, and th e o rch estra simply Dance on F rid ay , O ctober 23rd, could no t ra ise th e ir spirits: in th e O range Hall. -G arden's N e ith e r th e p u rc h a se rs . of th e G re h es tra will be .in attendance, b argain s no r th e bargains them- and dancing will s ta r t a t 9 p.m. s e lv e s /fe l t happy fo r obvious sh arp . R efreshm en ts will be! Ad- frien d sh ip o x is tin g in th e O range . O rder, due he believed to th e fra te rn a l em blem and i ts 'trave ls fro m lodge to lodge. . D uring thq usual rou tine busi­ ness th e an n iv ersary com m ittee reported all a rran g em en ts w ere , reasons w ith th e evening Before well under way , fo r N ovem ber them ,, n o t to m ention the ' many 3rd, th e eleventh ann iversary . preoccupied w ith th e afterm ath -The en te rta in m en t com m ittee to follow on th e familjT hearth. also reported ah open n ig h t had G irls stepped ou t viciously with ------- ■ been arranged fo r on N ovem ber o th e r g ir ls ' boy friends, and-vice D dn't fo rg e t th e m eeting of 17th, when a lecture and lan te rn versa! I d idn't know a soul in th e W est y an co u v er L iberal As- slides of "Historic* U lste r" will th e tow n, b u t th e play on their sociation, w hich will take^ plaice, be p resen ted to th e public. fa ce s-rev ea led th roughou t the a t 8 p.m? tom orrow (F r id a y ) , in 'if,Mi' served du rin g th e evening, m ission, 35 cen ts. , . L IB E R A L M EETIN G A t th e close o f , the . m eeting evening ju s t what~had happeneeff th e Legion Hall. B usiness beforem mm Lk wm* wmm M*' I •'".rYll - ■ ■ ■ : 1 ': ' ' 'J. i I _"J. 1,* >rv.:4 - 1 ' r«>* rV 11... yv « 4re fresh m en ts w ere served in th e low er hall, w here several prom ­ inen t m em bers addressed th e large g a th erin g am ong whom w ere th e R ig h t W orshipful G rand M arshal o f B. C., Bro. F . R oberts. County T re a su re r Bfo. F . C o rn ish ; W or. M aster. P rince .E dw ard Island, L.O.L., Bro. A. T he gloom iest person was the local, bank m anager. He told me he d idn't know w hat he was go­ ing to do. n ex t day, saying some cheques had been given which ' w ere no good. I f he cashed them' h e'd never see th e money, and if he tu rn ed them down, he's be th e m eeting w ill5be th e question o f delegates to th e F edarl An- , n ual M eeting in N orth Vancou­ v e r and oither, m a tte rs v ital to ^ e s t V an co u 'fe . All m em bers, t o . specially asked to a tten d . . Ui i| :;i ij. H O LLY BU BN H A LL A t th e Y oung People's Service a t 7 :30 p.m. tom orrow (F riday ) in H ollyburn Hall, W illiam Rae m urdered . A t least six quarrels Crole; W or. M aster B ritan n ia s ta r te d on th e steps of th e half L.O.L., Bro. E ..\A ui^tin; WPi*. follow ing th e dance, and what ^ . * 1? happened a f te r heaven only ; " 'i j f^ p 'e a k 'o n " " 'T h r P ? t r i a r a ^ Bro. B. Ja n e s , and R ig h t W or- knows. I ho led .up a t the hotel TTis nHdvPfls will hp sh ip fu l P a s t G rahd Mastef* Bro. w ith an o th e r old bachelor, a local , i x j layifarn views A. E. H arron , and o th ers . S ever- ligh t, who had blown in after S ® ' - r t ' ** T Peo^Ie^s Bible Class, as usual, a t S n 10 a-S). n e x t Sunday. A t t h e 'Singing of Auld L an g Syne and n a s ty old bachelors! B ut a very r j.o ( \ aontM'yp nevf th e N ational A n them b ro u g h t a la rge sum w as realized fo r what- A le x a n ^ l- S im pson wiirgiv^^^^^ 1 * IM- h appy and successful rne^^^^ ever ch aritab le ob jec t th e danw q , address., T uesday a t 8 a close, and o n e , long to be re- w as given, i t being an ill wind, ----- - m em bered. ' etc. p.m ., p ra y e r and Bible s tu d y on "T he E p is tle to th e E phesians.'/ I'l! PROVINCIAL RECREA TIO N AL C EN TR E ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY J|f!i E N G L ISH RUGBY- m f-ul̂i T his coming, M onday,. October 19th, reg is tra tio n ,.-fo r women m em bers w ilibe ta k en fro m '7 :30 to 1 0 :30 p.m.^at Inglewood H igh School! "R egular p ractices w ill be held on Monday and W ednesday fro m 7:30 to 1Q:30, p.m.* T he firs t reh earsa l of the sea- In w ea th e r rem in iscen t of son of th e W est Vancouver. Or- . m idsum m er la s t S a tu rd ay a fte r- ch estra l Society will be held a t noon 'th e B arb a rian s b ea t YaXr th e C lachan on F riday , October ̂ s i ty B second division team by BONDS FO R SA L E -16, P936, a t-8 :1 5 -p .m . A -sbort m eeting will be h d d td decide on a su itab le practice, n igh t. Ail m em bers a re requested to attend and new p layers a re cordihlly in-, vited. Phone W est 457-R-3. The M unicipality, o f W est V an­ couver , has a feyjr , o f its own bonds, which jn a y be purchased a t a p rice th a t will yield, .5 p e r - cent.. This is an, O pportunity fo r s.ome public sp irited citizens to invest th e ir m oney a t a good ^ ra te o f in te re s t in 'th e m unicipal­ i ty w hich had probably th e g r e a t - . e s t fu tu re of any in th e province. COOKING DEMONSTRATION th r e e - t r ie s - to o p e -a t Douglas /P a rk . S hortly before thalf tim e M ontgom ery scoqred fo r W est V ancouver in a scram ble on th e V a rs ity line an d in th e second . h a lf M atheson and M acAulav p u t ; th e B a rb a rian s f a r t h e r : ahead, th e la t te r 's try re su ltin g from a 'd e te rm in ed dash from midfield. B u t. fo r diack defense w ork th e ' Jjlr' 1 t i ik . M iss G ibbs of th e B. C. Elec­ tr ic H om e Service Departm ent! V a rs ity score in th e closing m in­ is dem o n stra tin g Nesco cookers, u te s o f th e gam e would have w affle irons, etc., tom orrow and been p reven ted . None of the S a tu rd ay from'UO to 4' p.m. in tr ie s w ere converted . F o r tim e th e B. C. E lectric S tore here a t and ., place of next, S a tu rd ay 's 16th and M arine Drive. ; gam e see F rid a y 's new spapers. ■ii: |r , I/ft Jill ' 'M i " I t IP r\ ' ' I p i t ' •5: * 'T'