West Van. News (West Vancouver), 24 Oct 1940, p. 1

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» Ĵ Ŝ .v ,i .«4» J !i- ^̂V̂4*v? -̂-K »-/ H, .î l̂ R IK IV IN C IA L " 7 T 3 B R A W 1 ŜiSS p(/!r»*Hî«-̂S?»ai*M»«' EstabUshod ov«f - ■ ' JL JH , - - ■ K ̂ ,| Circulating in the District of West Vancouver-̂ Ambleside, Hollybum ̂Weston] - ... , : Cypress Park, Caulfm,WhyteclW, Etc. Established over 16 yesr8.~ Dtindarave oc per oopy. Vol. XV HOLLY]BURN P.O., WEST .VANCOUVER, B.C., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 24th. 1940 No. 28 W"WHWBttlj POPPY DAY FUND ^̂ ht> ladies of the W est Vancouver Branch of the Cana- diaii Legim Women's Auxiliary .^ e makiUB arranBements fbr tk r annual Poppy Day Campaign, which will be held this trpiir from the 2nd to the 9th November w ith a general tag Jav on the latter date. During this period a house-to-hjouSe .a,,v>is-4 will be made throughput the-whole municipality from S K o W hykcliff p n b eh a lf of the W estV apcouv^ P mv Fund In this connection y it should be explained there k no pooliiig with Vancouver, so th a t every dollar given here will be used here, ju s t as every doUar given in the city will 1 lo help needy ex-servioe men, in Vancouver. It caiinot be too strongly emphasized th a t this fund is used to help only needy ex-service men. land the ir families who nrrresidents of W est Vancouver, for, long as the" time is înce the Great W ar ended there are still oases where help is Sometimes needed to tide ex-seryice rnen or Dieir dependents over periods of misfortune, more particularly in times of sick- ' ness It should be rememibered th a t not every veteran by any WORKEKS PREPARE FOE COMING CAMFAIGN COMING EVENTS LEGION NOTES Thursday, Nov. 'ifth. -- Band thusiasm during thb ^ # w t week centres in the forthcoipinil Patriotic Services Appeal i n ' ~ , mi which 300; men and women of I Next General Meeting Ihurs- Vahoouver will seek to fill day, November 7th, * a substantial guota for th is dls- AIl persons who were a t any trict to meet the 1941 needs of time members of the i "Flying our own local social welfare pro- Column" are asked to attend a jects and of West Vancouver's special meeting in the Legion ever-increasing branch of the Hall, Saturday evening the 26th Canadian Red Cross Society, inst., a t 8 o'clock. W ith the Ipcal Red Cross So- "Lest We Forget" ciety lending its own offices as The Poppy campnign commit- downtown headquartew . for the busily "Organizing" conibihed drive, and braueh ̂ ̂ ^ sg **iuinUUyi liUV* fVili IjWIIvI Community activity and en-, Auxiliary tea and sale of work, iiflinum fliA 'orARGnt (i|(j Lcgioii Hall. . I WEST VAN AMATEUR CHRYSANTHEMUM ASSN- This is the last call to visit the show with the Reeve and Mrs. ley land in, charge of the formal opening at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30th, in the Hollyburn Pavilion. Hours 10" a.m. to 10 p.ni. each day, Wednesday and Thursday. . ^ tee are now ouHiiy DiKaiusinB fi'ffnvnfivGie tipqs It should oe reraemioerea wmt hud uvuxy vcwxau uy aitjr f^j. ifg Poppy Day on Saturday, j"«"iwors, iigurauveiy a^am nis, S n s ilas a pension, and most of them , have reached th a t November 9th, and would gladly laying down knitting needles fw atre when the body which .stood u^, to tKS hardships of the . f^.aeCept the services of apyone subscription blanks, campaign is how beginning to break down from the delayed ^^ iH ing to help sell Poppies on nien s and women s group- held 4-vl^ timoi* anirl f p o r n f t h / i tT A U eh e S . ' , 4-Vi.̂ o fn o jifo +A nnnxrnHfl hoTYlP.R LADIES' SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY effects of the wear and te a r of the trenches. ̂ , The wreaths and poppies to be sold a re all made in the Vetcraft Shops in Victoria by ex-service men of the last " war Crippled by war service it is the only work of which they are capable, and the few dollars they make in this w^y ' enable them to obtain, necessities and comforts which they have noti the means to purchase otherwise. So buy a poppy or still better a w reath when the can vasser, who is giving her services entirely .voluntarily, calls i bn you at your home! By so doing you will be helping s o i^ West Vanboi^ver-exrservice.mah .or. a member o.f, b is family wHo sorely need\ th a t assistance, as well as the crippled vet- Vicfe --------- - ^ A H the members of the West ii men's and women's group; held Vancouver Scottish Country- fh77rrpetR n r'to canvasV homes uieetings throughout the week dance Society, ladies' branch, are , i r t h e r D L « c u la " I i S > complete plans for G reater invited to a praotice . a t the , 1? Mon' fomi !o. nro Vancouver's campaign. Undw , home of Miss Gertrude Lnwsort, S tu o n V o J S n lL tT h!?n direction of E, W„ I. Keen- a t 8 p.m., Friday, October 25th. particularly ap ^a lcd to help in leyaije, local campaign arrange- Dances on the program for the. the sale ot poppies. ^ig^ts are organized into tw o ; Hospital Auxiliary tea-dance in I 'lyone wishing to help out m main- groups, women workers North Vancouver will be prac- the above conn^tion are request- convening -with Mrs. W. ' B. 1 «ced. erans in the yicidria'^Vetcraft ̂ Shops* HOLLYBURN HALL POLICE COURT NOTES^ ed to phone Mrs. F. Rivers a t W. 22:.M. ' \.Tbe entire proceeds from thd sales' of rpoppies-is-turned-over to the local Branch of the_ Can adian Legion and placed in a special^fund for the sole;purpose of providing emergency assist- Small and Mrs. -Don McDonald -^and men canvassers lining up • under the captaincy of Jack "Richardson~witb" Jack" Gilmbre BRITISH-ISRAEL 11*,.** ^̂ **»*v,.̂ T)rE., Smithermgalo .is threr' as .men's groupJeader,:W omen's speaker at the next meeting of group leaders include-Mrs, ; I t e - the Dundarave Branch, 25th and pstirom, who o p e n e d ^ e r Marine Drive, on Monday^ Oc-old ui proviuuig curexBciitjr «,oo*ou- house to worke^^s for last jvieok s tober 28th. You will enjoy this ance stlch as medical, dental and enthusiastic women's .^ ee tln g , speaker, and you are cordially optical services ,to ex-service, and Mrs. Wilfred MuntOn,. ■ ivirU/,,! f,v ■PvQir«»* mo»f_There will be a Children's A t the Police Court on Wed- Open House Night a t 7:15 p.m. hesday morning of last week a tomorrow (Fridayh^4n- Holly- loeaj-motorist involved, in '̂ n.ac burn Hall, illustrated by views, cidebt was fined ?12.50 for dan- to which the parents andlgrown gerous driving I and had his up friends of the children, a re driver's- license suspended for oordiallv invited.>^HwL9peaker IS 'th ree months, sentence being FriV. TTnnf / f ̂ ̂ _ resorVed in th e case of a city autdist who pleaded guilty to The first two meetings of th e . „ men and their dependents, as Team captains for the women's well as m other c$ses supplying ̂ division^ chosen at th is meeting, •' milk, gToeeries- a!B̂ W'f̂ ^̂ When are'MrsYCi* "Norman,-Boyd, Mra. invited to attend. Prayer meet ing and Bible studv as usual.*"'* newly formed "Young People's" has been well attended^ and a the same charge. A vagrant who had walked into a residence un announced was o sent to Oakalla and where the-need arises. 'A s itls.theiritentiDnJfcoJnolude men of the present war in the dis tribution of help from th is fund, it is asked th a t the public will give Poppy- Day greater support than ever before,. while thank ing the public for its generous support in the past. Maitland D. McCarthy, Mrs. D., H. D. Beach, Mrs. E. W. Maren- tette, Mrs. L. A. H. Wainright, ^ r s . W. T. . Davis," Mrs. C. H. P itt, Mrs. G. W. Kissick and Mrs--Robert Weir.----------------- ANNOUNCEMENT ..OL. F. J. Let'tner wishes to an nounce to 'th e public he is mov ing his business known as the Dundarave Meat Market now located-at--2478 Marine -Driye,_ four ^oor3 east to 2470 M ^ine Dri v e r^ h e re ~ h e "will "carry~on^ -̂ hearty--in\4t-at-ion-^is-extended--to-- f̂or--four-months.--fTTie-motorist all boys and girls over 12 years was discharged in the |-old to come next Wednesday-,-Oc- ter_,case^ ^_s_ ̂ g___. _ -- tober both, at 71 the guest [speaker will be John fata l auto accident a t Fisher- m an's Cove th is summer. ; '̂ IHORAL SOCIETY ̂ : yviii uaix y uu The nex t^racticro f^he-W est--^th~n 'hr€r~sam e~hi Vancouver Choral Society will meats. Phone West 5,; :. free x;rt.xjjuv/TT xii x:ix̂ beHreld~at--8-p7m--next-Mondayi;-- delivery--------- '------------------------ 'B a r b a r ia n s ' a u x i l ia r y October 28th, in Ingicwood High -- -- Schooh-'>Leonard" Wilsonrorgan- HALLOWE'̂ EN-^ANCE-DY- Wilson. Next Sunday there will CHANGES IN MAIL be Sunday . School and Young People's Bible Class a t 10 a.m., and at 7:30 p.m. a Gospel- S ef^ vice with Tom McLaren .. as speaker. Tuesday at>. 8 p.m.,> prayer and ministry? of- the Scriptures. .Y The Girls' Auxiliary t o . the Barbarians' ist and choirmaster of St- Mich- -ael's Church, the conductor TOC H. The first guest night of the Barbarians' season will be held a t 8-:30 p.m. giving ineir annual jianow een members make a point of being nnri/iQvov« SCHEDULE - Danoe from 9 to 1 a.m. on present, in order th a t a good be All friends > L etter boxes have now been placed i n ' four locations on Marine Drive, and a new mail _____ _ _ a.m. on present, in order th a t a good 'Thursday, October 31st, a t Th6 s ta r t may be made for the sea- Raiich, which will be decorated ' s?"- New members will be oordir w it^ scraggly-haired witches, ® ^ welcomed. TOWNSWOMEN'S GUILD schedule has been established, black cats, goblins and all the LIBERALS TO HOLD _ : Collections are made daily ex- other stage props ̂in keeping , ANNUAL MEETING cept Sunday from the letter with the occasion. Proceeds will -------- 1 boxes, a t 14th Street, "22nd go to the fund for buying sup- The'adjourned annual meet- Street, 29th. S treet .and =3_lst plies for w ar work, as th e Aux- ing of the W est Vancouver Lib SCOTTISH COUNTRY ^ D A N d E SOCIETY The regular bi-monthly meet ing of the Society will be held at. 8:15 p.m .,' Saturday of this week, October,," 26th, in the _lM regular_m dnthly^eetihg_lstreet~at-7-,'35-a.m .^and^2_p.m .,_. iliary_isl-now_i_arLactive_unit_of-_eral-Association will be held at . ̂ ^ will be held in the Clachan on^ with one additional collection the Red Cross, and also does 8 p.m. to-night (Thursday), in m g -to join will be welcome. Friday, November 1st' a t 7:35 from the boxes a t 14th Street refugee work at its weekly meet- the Legion Hall. The main item P-m. The business will inolude arid--22nd S treet a t 4:40 p.m. ings_. There wilFl^ novelties and .of business will be the .election full reports of the Thanksgiving This mail is taken direct to the refreshments will be served* Ad- of officers. All members are re- Country Fair which was held on Vancouver Post Office for dis- mission 75 cents. quested to attend. DANCES AT OLYMPIC . ATHLETIC CLUB - >* cvii wxiiiiixs w uji V auMv Saturday, October 12th. Follow- posal. . ing the business iheeting there . Mails close' a t the Hpllybum will be a short address by Miss Postal Station a t the following Hiddell, R.N., head of- the Vic- tim es: 7 :30 a*m., 2p.m . and 4:25 torian Order of Nurses in West- p*m. Mails will be closed prompt- Vancouver. War Savings Stamps ly a t these times to connect with can be purchased s,t th e meet- the: conveyance to Van- * : couVer. CORPDRA'ilO N OP 'THE DIS'TRICT OP VANCOUVER ■Y PiraLlC NOTICE on Monday next a -check-up of Firearms Registeation and National Registration cards will .be .taken throughout the Munici- P iity. This house-to-house canvass will be conducted at the requestnf fL * nouse-to-nouse canvass will be con------- * - 01 the Attorney General of British (Columbia and is an important move nt m which, fevery loyal citizen is' a'sked to assist. Twenty A.R.P. O-ruGns who arp onvinw fliAi'i* o o 'i« m /» A e arilv Ha\titqO every iuyai ciuzen is asKea i;u *vfw-wj ----fnt giving their services voluntarily have been sworn in ̂bills WOfIt TtTvIf nyvfr Aiiaoholfifit* HGCOSSaYV4.L* -- ^ ^ e^»***e bueijL » e i v ie e » ^ ^. . " IS -work and their duly will be to ask the householder for necessary No-Search of . any house Ys authorized by^̂ o .searcn .oi . any nouse 4s autnorizea uy these Special rtiof *hey will.use-every, couHesy and tact. I t js presumed ohr citizens will realize the imtiortance of this canvass and they e asked to co-operate • to t̂he fullest extent possible. J. B' LEYLAND, . ' Reeve. A se.ries of dances are being held every Friday from ,9 p.m. to 1 a.m., starting to-morrow, a t the Olympic Athletic Club, 140 E ast 2nd Street, North Varir couver. A first class 5-piece or chestra has been engaged for these dances,' and admission is 50 cents.- , Also every week night there is dancing to the Seeburg Sym- phonola, a t the Club. Special ac- cominodation. Mr, and Mrs. Jack McLaren, W est Bay, have moved into one of the suites in 'th e -Messinger Bloefc-at 16th and Marine Drvie. Serious. minded lady to b (^ friend: "Do you believe in Two West Vancouver . High. Schools students arT~playing' an- important part ii} the forthcoming Patriotic Ser vices Appeal set to open a $690,000 drive next Tuesday throughout Great* er Vancouver. Dorothy Dollar and , IBill i Wilson> who are shown ■ above with Joan aKby their Principal, J. R. -----, . tended' the High School rally held last Thursday in Vancouver, whra youthful orators from sixteen city dream s? Have y9U.~ev€r;had any experience of them coming tru e?" Boy F riend : "Don't think F feyuuuxxui ujL,«wi» xxwiii o*a*,vw** .. i ni. high schools were addressed by Blair ever thought about it much. Uri, M Clerk, campaign director. School,, I come to think of it, the representatives^wjii, in turn^ o ther night I dream t I was eat- ^ flannel bun. When I woke... ....... . ' ' ■' " ' ■' ' "' their student bodies in a series of stirring appeals on behalf of tlm ap*w ho are snow n • aoove wrun «ioan stirring-appeals on oenaix wx w*c __^ i , Fischer from Kitsilano High, chosen preaching Welfare-Red Cross Drive, up, the blanket had gone. :',Yi