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A Weekly Circulating in the D istrict o f West Vancouver--Ambleside, Hollyburn., Weston, Dundarave $J.00 per year. ' C yp rC S S P a r k , C a u l f e i l d , W k y t e c l i f f , E t c . (Sc per copy at newsatanda. Voi- X i I HOLLYBURN P.O., WESTwVANCOUVER. B.C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 6 lh .- 1938 No. 40 t h e g r o w t h o f w est VANCOUVER Du rill}? the year 1937 the authorities at the Municipal iImII {'iwned over half a million dollars' worth of building ixnV, tlic exact figures being $510,601.00: ' This amount is almost double of that for 1936, when (liP tni'il was $256,055, the latter a very respectable figure • r ;| municipality of the size of West Vancouver, while the worth of building permits for dwellings more than ',V,)'iil)ii>(i the grand total for the previous year. An increase ̂ vv-is also shown in every, kind of building except stores and ranees. However, the fact that a decrease took place in the • niimhcrOf stores constructed is all to the good, since the 1 <1 toiulency is to overbuild in this direction, in growing' -- îTnT]TljŜ "It"might-be-mentioned"that-the-$71i000-under-the-- STO.OOO permit taken out for the new golf club house on the Pi-il ish I'aciiic Properties. ; . Taken on a proi rata basis, it, is doubtful whether there is •mv citv town dr municipality in Canada which has nf^de Kuch a 'showing. Even at the height of a boom it would be •I malku- for congratulation, but how much more so in such linies as we have been passing through during the past year. Below will be found a summary of. the. building permit fitriiros for the years 1936 and 1937, also particulars of those lakon out last month. " ^ c,' ' DECEMBER 1937 7 Dwellings ...................... $32,000 1 Garage .......................... V 10^ , c.-.. 1 A d d i t i o n .................... 3 Alterations ....... 780 ------- -----' 1 Miscellaneous .................. 25. , MRS, STEEVES AND GRANT MACNEIE ' TO SPEAK HERE PREPAYMENT OF TAXES The attention of ratepayers is drawn to the notice appearing ELECTION RUMORS 111 past years election rumors -t:--- , V- V..-, ---- as I o possible candidates for the Mrs. D. G. Sleeves, M-L.A., miiiiiciiial elections began to will speak at a public meeting which they will note that pay- nhoni the to be held at 8 p.m. next Thurs- ment of taxe.s for the year 1938 lau l aiiuind tiom about the day, January 13th, in the Legion can be made in advance and, if beginning ol Ih'cember. bo tar Hall, when she Alvill review the paid on or before the 30th April, nothing v lias been heard, al- legislation passed at Victoria will bear interest at the rate of this last session. The other 5/i per annum from the date of speaker will be C. Graril Mac- payment to the end of June, Neil, M.P., who will discuss the 1938. Payments may be made at coming session at Ottawa. ■ the' Municipal ijiall. , The public are cprdially invit- .__ _ -ed'toattend. "ACROSS CANADA" Will be the subject of a lecture, by Rev. W. L.. McKay, in the ' Baptist Church on Monday, January, lO.th, a t 8 o'clock. The ?VVELFAT1EDRIVE COMMITFEE * llinngh it is iiresumod that those at iire.sent in otTice will stand, for re-election. However, with the nominatipii and election , dates amuninced something def- l.i 11 i iLLAvil I -do ub tless-beJc no W n J).y. '■■"next"WFekr~------ ■ ' lecture will be illustrated by the Previously The West Vancouver Welfare Drive Conimittee wislwto ack­ nowledge with thank.s the fol­ lowing subscriptions:--; STEWARDSHU* MEETING finest pictures that can be ob­ tained. Everybody is invited, both young and old. acknowledged ........... $1,474.50 BRITISH - tlSRAEL $33,105 '""BrErA:"; .C. Claxton ............. ■ ... Guy N'. Coney ......... ...... Mr. & Mrs. Thos. Dick S. Fulton ........... ....... . Dundarave Branch meets as Thos. Greer ........-....... usual on Monday at_25th and Mrs. May, McDonald..., Marine Drive. This will be the Mackenzie Matheson first of -a-series of Bible. Study evenings. Everyone is cordially invited. 2.Q0 Dwellings SUMMARY BUILDING PERMITS 1937 Stores "No Narne"--.......-;......... "A SmaUi^Coptribution" "X. Y. ...............- ■ Fred. H.-H. Parkes..... :Mrv-&-Mrs.X.-H;--Pitt_, Camille MT S erres....... A joint meeting of the Coun­ cil niurthe School Board will bo held at 8,]).m. Wednesday, Janu­ ary I2lh, ill th^ Inglewood Audi- lohiim, the. purpose of which io no" report on the affairs 'd' the Municipality and the 10 00 Board for 1938. 5.00 6.00 10.00 5.00 2.00 1.00 15.00 10.00 _JJ)..00 TlIRILLINi; HOMEWARD .lOURNEY January .....---- ■ . ̂ . P(d)riiary-- ............... March . . April ...............- May........:.... :...... June ......... ............ $ 2,500 ....... . $ 110 ....... ,120, , $ 1,800 30,500 . ^ ...... 385 . 700 47,785 ...... . :...... 4,125 30,350 .............. .335....... .175 24,400 , '.......:> 600 48,605 - • $3,000 < - >-• 944 Garages Additions Alterations Missel. Total/V.^ " ^ 2 610 2.50 5.00 6.00 _ Across'The mountains of Asia, the soaring sands of the Syrian "Desert, through the lofty Ilirna- layas by way of the Khyber Pass -j n t o-ATgh an i s ta n--t h r o u gh-S w i i- zciTand's sub-freezing tempera­ tures and across the 'hi}^hways isfr::: September ■October November December -40,275- 52;615 28,550 21,150 32,000 -455 17500: .315 300 200 - 100 1,830 940 1,175 200 $1,700 1,775 - . 700 2,006 2,475 7 ~ 9 5 0 i 1,826 .. 250 •■ -275' 780 $ 7,500 71,000 Moa. 100 --50: 250 , '3 o 25 49,420 104,285 53,685 31,9.60 27,106' 55,024 zz437230- 56,836 . 30,040 23,300 33,105 Total...........$1,578.50 Another $1,400 must be raised to enable' the Welfare Associa- srjirp«i n re r foniim tion to carryout-ifff work.-this-; T i S a n year. A good New Year's resolu-. ■ S o n , Chita® & Hon--"I must send my pledge in . how: of .Eifropo and Great Britain. This was the route followed by ̂ four adventuresome American students in returning to the States a-fter completing, a.year's n7 University, ' ...... . ...... . xohange stud- en ts-fpom-A-m eriGan-uMivei ŝitit ŝ, 1936 ........ :.............. • $180,720 $398;73F ■ $3:000' "'"" $2:^0 $ 1 3 , 3 $ t l - $T 2:737-^79;;82^^ $12,000 $5,815 $13,084- ■ $10'335 $34,101 $256,055 DEATH OF MRS. MULIET-EMMAtGRAY "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Mrs.-Juliet Emma-Gray,-wife_-.-Nomination--Day-is~Monday,,.- 6f R. Dr Gray, passed away last ^̂ t̂h Januaryr^tKerbffices~to" be THE BURNING BUSH By:Stibadar LADIES COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY . -On--January.. .14th the.,* _We.st Vancouver* LadlW Scottish Country Dance Society wil meet a t the Clachan for the first practice of the second term. Prospective members should ap­ ply to the membership commit-. their parly included Jblin~l '̂'uller of San Miiteo, California; Em- mett, Duri-um of Harvard and Richard Lace and Clayton Zahh of Peiin State, Fuller' who is a ̂ , _ ̂ _ •of.~-sofne*--ci'Gcom'pi~i~sh'«r-̂ ment in the water off San Mateo, charted the homeward course. The fifth .member of the party , was a 1933 Chevrolet coupe which had already s(ien more It- -has- been-- said.Tthat._. the -Tuesday-at--her--home--in--Sher-- man. At the time of going to, press no further details were available. The Hollyburn Funer­ al Home are in charge of the atrangements. MISS BLACKWOOD TO TEACH _J\Iiss Suzann,e-J^ackw^oH--has-- -studio-at^l591-Jlay=- lilleH"being^bbWo^^^ Councillors, three School Trusr tees, and" one Commissioner of Police. Should an election be necessary, H will, take place on Saturday, January 22nd, from 8 a.m; to 8 p.m. For further par- ticulers kindly refer to the notice ~ i- n ~ th I s - i S'&Uiey;- ing. . At the- last-meeting held childrenlsM:oy-S-JO.flfered-- f̂or_sale...:on_Decembeji.:.17th, Mrs. Biiig- at any period reflect accurately ham was presented with a bou-̂ t^as-soon .. as_possib|e. a^HieU than d^OO^miles of service in -roll will be closed at this meet- the United^States when the uip the mental tendencies and activ­ ities of the grown-ups at that time. We are undoubtedly speed mad, and most business men quet of flowers as a- token ol appreciation of her "work as"in­ structress, and Mrs. Alexander, whose music has contributed, much, to the success of the club, started. .Tlu^ cai -̂waS ̂ shipped from Hongkong to Calcutta," and Trom there the adventurers com"- menced their thrilling--journey home. . . teach piano, theory and har­ mony. Pupils jwill receive indiv­ idual pf class mstrMcfion7 "Ex=^ ams, "■ recitals, club meetings Phone West-744-L. ' "EEigS^NTNOTES would like to turn comers on one was presented with a bouqupt., leg if could a hurry.. That^s whyrl ^ .not Scotland, together MrpE^ecFEo^€€=tn ~the~yancou- ^ number of by Maws, wei'̂ toVshops this , Chirstnras--- -------------------- " -- BRITISH COLUMBIA CATCH OF HALIBUT RISES AGAIN Canada's catch of Pacific hali­ but last year was the biggest ,iit.--thê lajQding.s..for̂ . v e r____ - __ large assortrrientsof stfea______ treiTf trafns"and autos, and aeroplanes -in all the latest modes. ..There were few' dolls, no dollhouses, and animals had almost disap- time was also given to the pry> tioe of the basic steps of Scottish dancing-resulting in a remark- able proficiency in the maj/>rity of the members. Dances prac- D.V.A. NOTES The next meeting, of the D.V. A. will be held Tuesday, Janu- ary lltb.,JL9,38,-af^8-pjn--at-the, Highlands. . The next general meeting will ^be held tomorrow (Friday) at"8 p.m. in the Legion Hall. and animals nau aimtiaL uiaap- members, uances prac- Nomination and election of ot- peared. A person does not know ticed included Lancers, Jacky fleers will take place the same all this mechanisation is-- rp̂ j., Highland Reel, Cumber- .evening.. All ar-e requested to going to land us.̂ You know, land Reel, La Russe, Prince of attend. „ . brother, we humans might in Orange, Eightsome R§el, Rox- meeting of the Executive time develop faces resembling borough Castle, Princess Royal, . ; 1 - - „-4.-rron-rv tyi--a'hn rn - - t - u - i ori «i Ar n- nl ane-whi ch. -- - C x . , S / » A f f i s n i TMe"T93f^eaHorrhave-i"̂ mib Tion pqundsand more aboVeTna^, 1936 total. Final '37 figures have L mot-~yet-been--compfied_b_u_t_Pi!e::^ wilftake place at 730 p.m.-sharp the front of an aeroplane,-which, the same evening. if)you'll note, looks~nranh like the head'pf a grasshopper. As­ sociation ' produces sometimes marvellous results. Why, I once -knew a lobster packer, a lead­ ing man in that line, and he had had so many tinned that he looked like one. Have you ever noticed the faces of our Can­ adian bankers m the newspapers when they tell, us* how nioely everything is going along? Their O T I C E ! A Joint Meeting of the WEST VANCOUVER SCHOOL BOARD and MUNICIPAL Co u n c il Will be held at the Inglewood High School Auditorium WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12th, 1938, at 8:00 P.M. The purpose of the meeting is to report on the affairs of the School Board and the Municipality for 1937. ^ Waltz "Country Dance Scottish Reform and many others. YOUNGER SET DANCE - ., A grand finale to a gay and festive Christmas Season will be the Annual Younger Set Dance to be held on Saturday evening, January 8th, a t the Orange Hall under the auspices of the "Dun­ can Lawson Chapter, 1,0.D.E, Marie Abram's Orchestra will liminary reports s.how that when the .season oarhef to a close, under the regulal-ion.s adopted by the Internatiional Fisheries Commission, or Pacific halibut commission, the. British Colum­ bia halibut fishermen had land- ings of nearly il,Y60,0Q0 pounds of fish to- their credit. , In 193b their catoh'had totalled slightly less t'han-10 ,600,000 pounds. : A good deal of improvement has taken place in the Pacific halibut fishery since the joint Canadian and United States com­ mission wa.s appointed some few years ago with a , view ■ to cpiir ' serving the fishery and building -up-the-stocks of-fish, which had been seriously reduced in qu^rZ y were p r o v i d e ^ e = m u s l e ^ a o c ^ fin- , extend a " p S h i r '̂ c S m t i o r w i r ances and mine, bother, / b e n Laws<m^^^ J ^ c^hery . we try. to raise a lo a n . , - A n ^ ^ S w " f v L ^ u v e r to ittin d f t the 1937 meeting ot the com. hope you ve. had luck m assure all of a happy even-, mission, which is being held; inthat regard than this person, and assure ah ot a n ppy. Seattle early in December. .T^ho quit trying long_ago. * mg. , , ,