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.-y«8(W>.~-», ̂Mt«ir>l\ii ■ . SAVE TIME A1>D MONEY-^UY AT • t h e STORE OELQUALITY * JUST ARRIVED ■Vi6sSARD-̂ ELA8TlC.'€lRDUB%̂ I'u« wuy H<r<ftch* 4 hoee supporta*. Ivarose. S.. M., L. $1.00 and $1.95 GOSSAUD ELASTIC CORSELETTB t wo way stretch. Lace Bras&iere< IViirosf. Small, inodluin large. $1.95 âml .................................... u HITE s a t in GARTER BELTS Klaslic Hides. 4 hose supports. 21 to 28. E a c h .....;............................79c -••-'BRASSIER ES Batin - net lined. White and tearose, 32-38. Each ........ .......... 59c Silk Roplin with Lace White only. Sixes .34 to 40. Ea. 59c Light Weight Foplin with Lace k > also ' '- ^ a t in j^ th Laceii- *1' f r , ' Both in white ahd tearosc. Sizes 32 to ̂ Each ...................39c Mi8s F. Ripley 1578 MARINE t)i.filVE H. Pout McNeil & McCue Ambleside Pharmacy THE REX ALL STORE ■ ■■■■■'■ . '■ i, Phone West Jr23 1 1 0 2 Marino Drive 1401 Marine Drive West Vancouver West Vancouver, B.C. Phone West 528 CORRESPONDENCE • '• I', 860 Sinclair Street, West Vancouver, 11th February, 1941. The Editor, West Van. News. Sii*« " ■ Diversion of water from Law- son-' Creek, West' Vancouver, granled to British Pacific Prop- "'erties.',' . . With regard to the decision of Ihe Comptroller of Water Rights, dated 5th February, 1941. to al­ low the British Pacific Proper­ ties to divert water from Law- son Creek (Water Rights Branch File No. 0140203) . ■ ' Under this decision the Brit­ ish Pacific Properties are allow­ ed to divert, all water from this creek, with exception of 120,000 ĵ allnns per day, which quantity means that a fiow of 80 .'gallons • per minute will be allowed (siifr ficieiit to fill a, 2-inch pipe) to flow into the creek at_ the point of diversion on the British Paci­ fic Properties ground. ' Evaporation and absorption by soil will cut this down so th a t , the bed of the""stream'"will'"be ' absolutely, dry, and property owners will have nothing,but a barren, sterile r o c k strewn ' creek bed. We property owners purchas­ ed these properties for the na- Ttural beauties of the stream and efforts to develop, these WAR SAVINGS CAMPAIGN Mrs. James Bissot was a tea Mr. and Mrs, Brock, 2860 Bel- hostess at h e r honie, 23rd an(P levue Ave„ are hW^wcupylng Mathers Ave., on Friday after- their new home at 2881 Belle- noon last honoring Mrs. A. E. vuo Ave. Young on the occasion of her * ♦ ♦ . birthday. " Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Martin of * * , Winnipeg have arrived at the A. W. (Jim) Blake of 2657 coast to spend the early spring Lawson Ave., has joined the R. months in Caulfeild. C.A.F. and left for the oast on • * ♦ Wednesday evening o f last A Valentine entertainment ^'woek. was given by Kathleen Collin- * ♦ ♦ Hon in the basement of her home, In last week's issue wo an- 1196 Duchess Ave., , Saturday nounced that Mrs. Goodchild of afternoon, February 8th. Ad- 2047 Gordon Ave. hud moved to, mission was 5c with games and Burnaby. Several thought that, refreshments. The proceeds of this Inferred to Mrs. Fred H. $1.00 were given to the Rod Goodchild, not knowing she was. Cross. Mi's. Grace Luckhart, corner 20th^;and^Ki id at luncheon on Wednesday last week'in honor of Mrs. Bruce Miss Eadie, agent liore for the * Hutchison of Victoria, wife of peimett s dAIUEiKi HUTTKRCRUST BREAD O fnm Cnkt-M 25e « dox. • " ■ ■ ■ -V Valentine Heart Cakes and Cookies Slift^d Wrappod Bread I UIH Marino Dr. Phono W. 27 dead. We haye since learned that it was Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Good- child who had moved to Burn­ aby. ■' ' .o * * A meeting of organizations whose members have volunteer­ ed as War Savings workers will be held at the Legion Hall on Tuesday next at 8 p.m. All mem­ bers of each organization are asked to attend, as .this is a spec­ ial meeting called -by the Reeve to straighten out any difficulties that may have arisen since the campaign started. Several well-known Vancouver speakers will address the meet­ ing and official badges identify- - ing. volunteers as authori^d War Savings workers will be -issued to all who have not yet received them.. Walter Tearoe has Volunteered to co-ordinate all the organiza- tiona and members are asked to B.C. Telephone Cimipany, who has been ill for some time, is now on the road to recovery.♦ * ♦ While there is not much snow at the ski camps, i)lenty of it is lying on the Shoul(|er, and the- eight to ten feet it there make good skiing. our _ , beauty spots, are swept^aside by this" decision. - - - -- ~' I understand the Comptroller decided his course of- action on' ~th'e'ground"Tha?ri:hlF^as"^dev-- elopment work, and this I em­ phatically state is not the. case. The British Pacific Proi>erties desire this water for the pur- " pose of watering the Coif Course Greens. - We desire the water to develop our gardens and to retain the natural beauties _of the stream. __ One is_. a_ purely •commercial desire to save money without • regard to residents, properties of ' feelings, and . the other is a de­ sire to reitain and develop beaiaty spots'! ■ - - - - The Municipality has water to sell, we purchase it. Should n o t ; the British Pacific Properties do likewise? ■ ' This decision is a manifest in­ justice and I desire to register a most emphatic protest against . it, and suggest that all residents - ot-West--Vancouver-- w rite-the- Minister of Lands, Victoria, pro­ testing this decision. Every pro­ test will help. ' Yours truly, ... S; J. ANDERSON. Extra Fir Slabs and Inside Fir, m ix e d f lO cord, P h o n e No r t h 8 6 iconsult him regarding the cam­ paign. The civilian who earnest­ ly. wants his or -her country to win the war will be found wear- in a War Savings Worker's badge. If you wajif^to join the campaign see MfTTearoe at the campaign headquarters, 1678 ~Mariit^ Drive. ................ Regular, investment in War Savings Certificates provides an "opportunity for many to show how they feel about the few whose courage is winning the day for us all and the willingness of those West Vancouvei* War Savings Workers to assist in the great national- effort to get everybody to - invest - something,-- no matter how- small, is greatly appreciated- ~~W ar Savings Wbrke)ps a{re serving on the home front and are thereby playing an import- antipart in Canada's war effort. Give them every assistance. In Canada today they rank next to the' soldier fighting in the war zone. The War Savings Worker's badge is the most hqn'orable dec­ oration in West Vancouver at this time.- .. the well known columnist ahd radio entertainer. Mrs. Hutchi­ son spent the day .here en route to Ottawa, where she will join her husband for a couple of months. A son was born on February 8th, in the North Vancouver ^Gehbfal* .̂:.HospdtaI'.i,idi;.'Mr.;..;aiid " ' " Mrs. A. T. Johns (nee Jean Dol- A delightful farewell party son), 1384 21st Street. , was given on Wednesday of last ♦ ♦ * , ' week, February 5th, by* Mrs. A. Greenc^Siiiherland M. Edmond at her-home, 2512 A vex'y quiet, wedding of in- Haywood Ave;, in honor of her terest in the« interior and at the youngest daughter; Pauline, who coast, took place on Monday, was .recently married to Mr. C, February 3rd in Kdmberley at C. Manahan of West Vancouver. All Saints Anglican Ohiii'ch, The bride will leave shortly to when Helen Katherine Suther- join her husband on the north land, only daughter of Mrs. end of Vancouver Island. Sutherland and the late D. A. .. • --̂ ---SfrtherlaTid-^of"K4mberley7--was- A . daughter was bom Friday .married to Robert K. W.' Grebne, at the Vancouver General Hos- only son of Mr.'and Mrs. K. W. pital to Mr., and Mrs. W. Hunt- Greene of West Vancouver. The er, 15th and King's Ave. Rev. R. A. Resker officiated. Mr. Greene is a graduate of U.B.C. Flying : Officer Frank W. and has for several years been Smith, R.A.F., who for the last on the engineering staff of the ;,twp years has. been.stationed at Consolidated Mining & Smelting the Shetland Isles, has recent- Co. Ltd., "Both bride and bride- ly been selected for special duty, groom are xvell known in skiing ' Word has just been received by circles in tlie Kootenays, ihe telegram to his parents, Mr. and bride being last year's slalom Mrs. J. H. Smith, 992 20th champion of the Kootenay Zone. Streeet, of his arrival somewhere After a wedding breakfast on the east coast of America, held at the home of the bride's His new commission is to fiy air- mother, the happy couple left by craft to Great Britain across the car for the . coast.- J).'tlantic. He had expected to ob- ♦ * hc -fain leave for a trip home be-' The large windows overlook- fore commencing his new duties, ing the Bay will form .the at- Jb.utJiO-pesTb-rL.a-chance-to-pr€sent t-ractive~backdrop.at_th_e:Clachan.-~ Saturday for the late afternoon tea. at which the West Vancoii- ver Barbarian Girls' Auxiliary will entertain to raise funds for its war activities. Asked to pour during the afternoon are Mrs. J. E. Sears, Mrs. H. Ostrom, Mrs. J. B. Ley- land, Mrs. J. Weir, Mrs". John 'it. Hollyburn Theatre THUUSDAV, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MAT. I't'b. i;Uh, 14Ui mid 15lli Charlie's Big . Hearted Auot" (Chmii(".s Aunt u p -to -d a te ) jiIho "TH E DRUMS OF FU , M ANCHU" SATURDAY EVE. AND MONDAY ' Feb. 15th mid 17th RAYMOND MASSEY (JEN E LOCKHART " Abe Lincoln in Illinois" also 'new s, (•artoim and other short aubjocta TUESDAY AND W EDNESDAY Feb. IHth and 19th BING CROSBY GLORIA .lEAN " If I Had M j r W a y ^ '̂ (once only a t 8:15). " ' alao FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS' Nellie Harrisoil A^T.C.M. Special Diploma Teacher of Piano nnd Theory 1955 Infflew^ood Ave, West 105G-L Mr. and Mrs. Zander have moved from Ambleside into, a hoiise at 2131 Marine Drive. ANNUAL N. V. PROVINCIAL Libefal W hist Drive ^and-Dance _ itself in the near future. 6ih b :c . s e a SCOUTS AND WOLF CUB PACK The regular monthly meeting of the Mothers' Auxiliary of the Sixth B.C. Sea Soouts and Wolf Cub Pack will be held at the home of Mrs. H. B. Wallace, 1345 King's Ave., at 2:30 p.m., on Thursday, February 20th, in­ stead of at Mrs. Hunt's, 'as for­ merly planned. Burrard Laundry Ltd. well known FAMILY LATlNDRY Phone North 1310 or West 691L MUSICIANS' SEWING GROUP K. P. Hall FRIDAY, FEB. 21 Cards start 8 p.m. Dancing 9 to 12 3 Draw Prizes 2 Travelling Prizes 4 Whist Prizes r e f r e s h m e n t s Cowan's Tickets C. Oswald, Mrs. Blair Clerk, Mrs, Gordon Robson, Mrs.. W. B. Small, Mrs. J. Rus.sell, Mrs. Joseph Sheasgreen, and Mrs. J. W. Lang. ' There will be ■ entertainment, a candy, and a'Tiome-cooking" stall. FAMILY WELFARE BUREAU - Final arrangements have been made for the entertainment to be given by this group to raise ' funds for providing'garments for in The regular meeting of the " The.date dechled on is Friday, Wes* Vancouver K s t r i c t ^ Fphriiflrv* 21 s t ^ f St Stenh^n's mittee of the Family Wcliare leoruary zist, at &t. btepticns was held at the office, 17th and Marine Drive, on Fri-.,. day, February 7, at 3 p.m. ' A discussion took place oh ap- prenticeship plans, stressing the need of planning now for future years. This* discussion will be Continued, ' including "Youth Training,"-at the next meetings Friday, March 7, at 3 p.m. . P Orchestra 25c --Church -HalI,_A_t_w.o-act- play writteen by Miss Beryl Gray, en­ titled "Veronica" (period of 1850), will be presented.\ Selections of national airs, and patriotic songs will be given by .an orchestra, and chorus under the direction "of Margaret- Me-' Intyre. Teikets 25c each, which will entitle the holder to a chance on the tap^try picture to be raffled off during the even­ ing, may be obtained from any member of the sewing group or from Miss Beryl Gray.' February 2.0 AH changen for. the April issue of the Greater Vancouver-- and Fraser Valley Directory must be made by this date. , ' ■ ■■ - "You- Can See The Difference" n e l s o n s l a u n d r i e $ LAUNDERERS - DRY CLEANERS - DYERS C. C. FINNEY. LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE - Pkone WEST 782 _ _ _ EXPERT Watch and Clock repairing T. CHRISTENSON (formerly with Birks Ltd., . Montreal) .V-. 1522 Mariw.Drive. BRinSH-eOtUIVIBIA TELEPHONE CO. "IN THE SPOTLIGHT" This programme, under the direction of Mrs. Jessie Clegg, Sec.-Treasurer of the Woman's Ambulance Corps, can be heard M oM ayF^^^Fridal^^^ pjm. over CKMO, 1410. kc. In­ formation for_W.A.C. members is -given on each broadcast. - Speakers featured on the pro- . gramme often include members . n/r ̂ ^ of the West Vancouver Unit. All Mr. and Mrs. Cherry are hav- . interested in the work of the W. ing a new home built on Marine -'"A.C. are invited to listen in. Drive at West Bay. , '