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I WEST Husiness and Editorial Office: ̂ 1704 Marine Drive - W e e k l y : „(fc*--AwVk Publisher l '. F. LOYECKOYE Fhone West 363 Circulating in the D istrict o f West Vancouver-^ Ambleside, Holly burn ̂ Weston, Dundarave $1,00 per year. Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. 5„ per copy. Vol. HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13th, 1941 N o. 441 •* ' .I... UEFIKJEK COMMIWKE .. .......Hi WINSTON GHUKCHILL SPEAKS COMMUNICATION Winston Churchill, as has. been his custom from time to time since the outbreak of this war, last Sunday addressed the peoples of the British Empire in characteristic fashion. At the.beginning of the war he,'knowing his own, evidently fe't that we British peoples would want above all else the truth about the ugly and dangerous situation in which we Irid placed ourselves, and that we had the courage not only to face the facts but the tenacity to face them out. ̂ And so he premised us nothing but blood and tears and sweat and d long war, which was enough to crack the morale of any other ixjople so steeped in pacifism as we had become, but which he knew was just what was required to awake us put of enemy-induced sleep and to send us racing like swarms of angry bees to the battle, lines. He has trusted us as no other British Prime Minister has ever dared trust his people, and as a result that trust has been reciprocated in such full measure as has never been accorded any of his predecessors. It iV a gPod thing that it is so. iFor the dictators now know that the voice of Churchill is not like theirs, that of a few men but the voice of the whole united British Empire, not boastful yet the more dangerous for its cold determination . to e n d the totalitarian menace once and for all. Only a short while ago Mr. Churchill told the Italian • people that, unless they rid themselves of Mussolini knd'his gang of cutthroats--that is all they are--he would tear their African empire into shreds. It sounded almost like boasting at the time, but events have proved since that the Prime Min­ ister was'merely giving the Italian people a last chance to escape from a destruction already prepared for them, which they were powerless to meet. To-day the avalanche has des­ cended, and soon there will be no more Italy in Africa. And who shall blame the Ethiopians and the Arabs and the other races who, have so suffered under the brutal Fascist if they then do as they have been done by ? It were ' neither just nor wise that the Italians in Africa shoulcl not pay . to the full the penalties for all their crimes. For the spirit of aggression, which is the spirit of Nazism and Fascism, is fed on violence, battens on violence, recognizes nothing but violence, and consequently oan only be destroyed by violence. One does not compromise with bubonic plague, which is not less danger­ ous to the life and happiness of humanity. . ' But, while Mr. Churchill spoke encouragingly on the good n e w s ^ of Africa, he-did^noM^wrget-bo-remind us that the# fight m s not yet won,, that we were probably on tl^ ' eve of the most deadly and decisive struggles of the whole war. It will ' have been noted tha t he referred to 1942 as a war year, foiv instance. Yet in . contradistinction-; to his former addresses there was a note of utter confidence in the final outconm suoh " as he has never quite allowed himself to express before. Previously he has promised that the Empire would s ta ^ such a last ditch fight as must bring yictory at the last. But on Sunday he concluded his message to President Roosevelt with : these memorable words, which will doubtless ^ho. pages of history: "Give us the tools and we will finish the job. ....... ATid^he"knows~thx)se~tools,--w-ill-be-for^theoming^---- .... ........ February 11th, 1941 All open letter to British Pacific Proiierties , Ltd., 355 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C. Gentlemen: LEGION NOTES The Legion is holding a Smoker and Social evening on 'I'he Uefugoe Committeo will moot at the liome of Mrs. F. A. Walker, 2337 Lawson Avo., on Monday next, 10th February, at 2 p.m. DELEGATION BEFORE COUNCIL HE WATER DIVERvSION aroused the 15^-and ic r^ « 5 u r„ ted , A pality deliberately destroy part assuied. ̂ of the beauty of your golf links ed a storm of angry protest in West Vancouver. Two delega- of the beauty oi your goii iinas amthittviitim Aiaqnr»N tions of ratepayers from Sinclaii can be imagined, yet you have CHRYSANTHEMUM ASSUL . and other property olfect i 1 5 i. . ii - /I 1.... 1» M 4* ̂ *' •̂ *«**«***̂ . . 1 . • • .not .hesitated to take* steps to destroy the work and enjoyment of hundreds of the residents of this area. A considerable num^ier of. At the regular monthly meet-/ filUrh "onnecÛ ^̂ ̂vVd h'fhe ing of the West Vancouver Am- in connection with the njuL ateur Chrysanthemum Associa­ tion a number of new members .^sldenT^'of E ^ u n l& i ty have spent thousands of dollars aii i+t,inTeautifying the streams that J^ar ^ s fair fo excel all i t s ^ ^ , the^wa^v ^from \h T m ? u n to ^ to fortunate' in again obtaining the the way services of Jack McGlashan as sm ^^are a dedded®̂ ^̂ ^̂ ̂ 'h?. Beason. tor. They î stated they had bought their properties in the first place on account of the stream, and that they had since , '.done a good deal of work on the creek bed. If the water was ul*- lowed to be deverted, there would be no water in the sum-^ mer months, and the creek would small, are a decided attraction unsightly to the municipality and se t. it b S S "'««« «f »» <iepreciat-to_all mum growers Oi 0 1 4 fh,.apart from, almost any other "i^sidenti^l~'area"-np-the" World; The'eitizens gen;erally, as well as the owners of thie lands through- tO- all 'mum growers of British jc£lumbia_Jpcludji\g_j|Jie_j^ at the Mammoth SHeust-aTHast- ing instead of enhancing the vahTCTOi^heir-hPldiTrgsr • The Council is appealing the ___ _______________ „ l̂<̂ cision of the Comptroller of out which these streams passf̂ JJeSd^o none either amateur or Rights in Victoria, and get a great deal of enjoyment New members who meanwhile has advised all mem- from their presence. The land be abk tTsTart all to- of the delegation to write bordering them is valued higher nn th e nex t regular f^e British Pacific Properties than adjoining lands. cu ttingsT w - ^td. and the. Minister of Lands, A a w so n Creek i? one of the, S also send photos of their ground.^ most important of the streams med free to p g - • wfth'the creek running throu running thrpugh West Vancou- VALENTINE TEAver and you have applied for the right to divert a large part of its water and thus spoil the private gardens, lower on the stream. You want this water, not for any necessary purpose, but to irri­ gate a l ia r t of your golf links! HOLLYBURN HALL A Boys' and Girls"Meeting il­ lustrated by lantern views will be held at 7:15 p.m. to-morrow (Friday), in Hollyburn Hall, when A. J. Morning will be the speaker. Next Sunday, February WOMEN'S PRO-REC CLASS The women's Pro-Rec class regularly held on Friday even­ ing at 7 :30 in the Canadian Legion Hall, 18th Street, will be cancelled this week on account of the Pro-Rec ̂ staff Valentine Carnival, at which women mem­ bers from all Greater Vancouver will be the guests of the Recrda-. tion Centres' staff. * PROVINCIAL LIBERAL WHIST & DANCE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCN. The.adjourned annual m a tin g of the Conservative Association will be held at an early date to be announced by Dr. Dorchester, the President. - John T. Fox, for five years sec­ retary - treasurer, is retiring from that office. Miss Jo Marsh-, all acting as secretary-treasurer pro tern. red cross HOME ' NURSING CLASSES Tuesday, February __ ^ the first meeting of the spring term of the Home Nursing class, held under the auspices of. the West Vancouver Branch of the.. Canadian Red Cross. The cla&s- jm m is at 2748, Marine -Drive (Mrs. D. J. Thomas); the time o p.m. and the date, 'Tuesday, February 18. All those who have regifetOTed please note the day is Tuesday, it more re^stratinns are feceiv- f^^fber day may. also be pos- information phone west 101, Miss Ruth Blair,. Sec- , etary, West Vancouver Red ross; or West 55 (evenings),' at Convener bf^ WPme Nursing Committee. The annual whist drive and dance of North Vancouver Prov­ incial Liberal Association will be held: a t the K.P. Hall on Friday, February 2l, from 8 a.ni. to 12 p.m. ■ , , , Whist -will start at 8 o'clock, and the dancers will take the floor at 9 to the music of Pete Cowan's Orchestra. There will be refreshments, three draw prizes, two travelling prizes, also kdieS' and gentlemen's first and con­ solation prizes. Ticket numbers will have a chance fori draw prizes whether the holder is pre­ sent or not- The admission charge is nom­ inal, and tickets may be obtained from members of Iwal associa^ tions. A cordial invitation is ex­ tended to -the public. Further information may be had from the social convener, Mrs. G. The United Churchy Woman's Association will hold its annual Valentine Tea in the Church Hall on Friday, February 14th, gate a part oi your goii iinKs: "/p .o o nm The followrmr at-^ h is -is -an rextremely--se lf ish _ - |t^ wmg at^ speaker. iNext Sunday, r eoruary action on your part, parficuTar- f Sunday ly when the water, can he pur- School a t 9:50 a.m., Song Ser- -4-asea~ffOT!TT^gnla-r-TOn-cesr-f»>" ® ^ 3 '™ ^ Even if the water is not avail- Mej-^tore- recite^^ bv MiL P-™' ® Gospel address by T. A. able from other sources youTiave ®W lnd Miss Rosemary ".issionary from Japan, no real reasoh to destroy the Tuesday. February 18th, at 8 pleasure of others in the muni- - tL 'afternoon and P'" " Missionary meeting. Speak- oipality, Your golf links have got ,-f I® i T ? L r e wHl J"P""- along to date -w ithou# taking 5"^®? " 7® members and day, February 19th, at 7:15 p.mi water from Lawson Creekr^^ attendance of members ana people',s Meeting. "Pil- You have persuaded Wafer D'lends. ---- - Comptroller Davis to permit you to divert all but 120,000 gallons of water per day from Lawson Wednesday Feb. 19th, at 2:30 Creek to a point above where it Women's 'Missionary meet- passes through many private Mrs. t . A. Hay, gardens. The bed from the Island of Formosa, Ja- HOLLYBURN HALL grim's' Progress," illustrated by beautiful colored views, speaker, J. M. Anderson. Adult.s are in­ vited to. this meeting. ::4WAR'::8AVrNGS;r^ . Tk The representatives ol'the dif- .and other natural causes absorb hLrtil^invited. organizations of the com-, a great deal of water and there All women hea y __ munity met in the Legion is going to be very liUle, if any, Ex-Tel^ Club held its left when it passes thrpugh the munity met in the Legion Hall on Tuesday evening in connec- left when it passes thrpugh the^ Ttfesday ^^e War Savings drive, gardens that have depended was in the chair upon it for beautifioation if only S Vancouver After th^gen- P"** p" inspiring introduct- , 120,000 gallons are permitted to "aii-^PPP™^ . ̂ *ory speech, stating that in View start doU the lower course. ™ " /ra S if re^dtegs 'I?® f"dition.of the You will also destroy a stream ^ entertained suffering f rom the menaceo cr^ownincr orrnnnfi hv M;iss Blsie Freeman entertamea . « „ . ., ,, . 18, will be Turner, phone North 635-Y. ?r^t rnd% Xon"!"^ ' ?nioAh"e"L ^ ,1 L 7 4 ^ " All these things you are doing .pOTres^ mesided^ . V could do would be -to as.si.st the in order to save a few dollars ^orresr presiaea. government in a monetary way. Tim; "S a r« Smith '(you know '= r_ „ The gucst speaker was Walter BARBARIANS AUXILIARY The Barbarians Girls' Auxil­ iary, will hold its next meeting Tuesday, February, 18th, a t the home of Miss Peggy Barker, 2032 Gordon. , - B.-I. WORLD FEDERATION and not caring what harm you do to others. As your company owns land along the upper reaches of near­ ly all the ptreams in West Van­ couver the action on your part throughout the municipality as to divert water is causing alarm well as disturbing thosp owners along I..awson Creek. TjMp • herself ^wen who gave a very fine ad-Bill's missus) she throwed herself i m esqaffe hoff the end nv the wharf l a a t n i g h e ' - - f f " / M . teriUmg ds Torn: "Orf the end uv the wharf? Poor Sarer!" "An' a cop fished 'er out again,".. "Poor Bill!" to the duty Canadians owed to themselves aiid to the Empire at large. Mr. Percy Gomery, rep­ resenting the Lions' Club, also spoke and C. J. Kellar explained very thoroughly to the" workers Col. Pringle will be the speak­ er on Monday, 'February 17th, at 25th and Marine Drive. The subject is "Be strong, fear not. You are very cordially invited to come and hear the colonel. Pray­ er meeting as usual, on. Thurs­ day'evening.'^** [>iî i>itwauii vjir̂ ycih.. the wa-ter from Lawson Creek the method of .^^llecting "their . The matter is so serious that was instituted by some lessef„ pledges and their duties in con- the Council intends to appeal official who is only Interested in nection with the work generally. TrohTthe "decision of the Water~"tK^golf lihkk and that-the-dir--- - I t was a very-fine meeting7and Comptroller and I believe you ectors. and members of your the hall was w l̂l filled. would be showing yoiiî - interest company do not know how it is. -- -------------------- -̂---- V in the municipality as a whole going to effect others in the Ole Jim ,s the luckiest man on by abandoning your water ap- municipality. Hence the reason earth. Insured 'is 'ouse--iburned ̂ plication and not forcing the apt for this open letter. down,- in a month. Insured 'im- - peal ' Yours sincerely, self against haccident--broke 'is It may be that the action on J. EDWARD SEARS, arm in a week. Insured 'is life behalf of your company to take ' - - ' Reeve, last week and now ê's dead! v'-̂- 6. ■