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F l i o V : f . . 1,1. fV Uusinesft and Editorial Office: Phone W est' SST Circulating in the District of West Vancouver-^Amhleside, Hollyburn, Weston, $1.00 pe? year. Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. PubliRher, F* F. 1.0VKGE0VE Phone West 3Ga Oundarave 5d per oopy. Vol* ^ , HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER, B.C., TH^URSDAY» APRIL 10th, 1941 No. 52 RmBHMHHIfll MM SABOTAGE TRANSPORTATION TliG United S ta te s p robably has w ith in its borders the . and m ost influential F if th Column to be found in any .inirv today, sim ply because blood, an d especially Germ an f S is thicker th a n w a te r. Of la te y ea rs some of these pro- S i n activities have been revealed, all of them natu ra lly f in under-cover n a tu re , n o t only because they could no t have • r J conducted successfully in any o ther, way, but also in ' ^ .w ih a t the disloyal elem ents responsible m ig h t escape pun- i h t . i t in t L ev en t of. H itle r 's being defeated . In o ther being som etim es m en w ith a s tak e m th e country , they Lvo been .careful to p ro tec t them selves a s m uch as possible -inv em ergency. T h ere have been, of course, thou- S k of members of N azi o rgan izations who openly drilled in Z s and flourished th e sw astik a side by side w ith th e S tars f n d . Stripes, bu t apparen tly the average A m erican seems...to ■Save regarded them as m erely an o th er f ra te rn a l body While we do m ot know definitely ju s t how th e situation stands today, it i f q u i t e i i k e ly to be very m uch th e saine as , in 1914 T here 'w ere th e n approx im ately tw enty-nine million rermaiis and A u strian s arid th e ir descendants in the U nited • QfQtPs the g rea t m a jo rity of whom w ere located rilong the Treat th a t is to 's a y . indPennsylvania, Ohio, M ichigan T1 iZis and W isconsin. Inciden tally th ey owned a g rea t p a r t nf the deposits" in th e A m erican banks. M any o f them were Inval to the U nited S ta te s , b u t m any w ere not, and th is applied regardless of w hether th e y w ere n a tiv es of G erm any or had been five or six g enera tions in th e coun try . A t th a t tim e, as all of us know, P resid en t W ilson w as compelled to send both the German m ilita ry arid naval a ttach es back to G erm any on account of th e ir un-A m erican , ac tiv ities , ju s t as today th e American G overnm ent has asked fo r th e recall of th e Ita lian naval attache fo r h is alleged connection w ith th e sabotage of Italian ships in -A m erican h arb o rs.- A n d .it is common know- -ledgeHrhat-M ussolini-and4he-Italian-G overnm ent:geiierally,-at-__ any rate since th e ir d isa s tro u s defea ts in A frica and A lbania if not k fo re , h av e 'b een a s m uch under th e orders, of H itle r ; as 'any. private in th e G erm an arm ies. - . u 4.' Sabotage is 'o n e -o f th e e a s ie s t . th in g s to recognize but, unfortunately, prbbably th e m ost difficult to p rev en t or trace , and, if traced, to prove. T h is is p a rticu la rly th e case nowa­ days when th e re is so m uch delicate m ach inery in use* ̂ A s i t said the' G erm ans them selves a re .finding ou t in. th e ir own country, one d isg run tled m echanic can very ^ s i l y p u t a m a­ chine but of gear and so m ay hold u p th e ' tory for days, and th e g re a te s t ex p e rt canno t-te ll w h eth er he did it by accident o r;^m purpose. ^ P o r ' Sabotage is again one of th e ch ief weapons of th e Ger­ man. It appeals to h im because th e re is little r isk a ttach ed to it, and a ce rta in am oun t .of cunning is required . And, when one rem em bers 'the g re a t w ea lth controlled by th e ^ ^ a n s and German-Americans in th e U riited S ta te s and th e fac t th a t the great m ajo rity live in one o f th e ch ief p i^riufacturing sec­ tions of th e country , th e ir opportun ities fo r sabotage are obvious,.not to..merition th e assis tance th ey will receive from other elements un friend ly to th e E m pire. C o n ^q u en tly , we must not be su rp rised ̂should th e A m erican effort to send Great B rita in "th e tools" , fo r w hich Churchill asked, m eet with some delay from, tim e to tim e from causes w hich do not appear on the surface. WEIXX)ME TO NEW BAI'TIST CHURCH I*AvSTOR On W ednesday .morning, Ap­ ril 3rd, a delegation from the W est V ancouver Bn])iist Church assem bled a t th e C.P.R. depot to m eet th e ir new Pastor, Rev. E. E.' Jessbp, from 'Regina, Sask., , On th e ir a rr iv a l Mrs. M ottis- head p resen ted a boiuiuet of wallflow ers to M rs. Jessop. The p a rty theii iirocooded by car to th e hom e o f Mr. and Mrs. „ ......... ............ ....................... D. W illington, 1331 Clyde Ave., . sible to all the residen ts in th is w here a few frien d s had ^........ ............ ................ .. ... ........ -- come them . L ig h t refreshm ents support would bo given the ser- w ere served by th e hostess. - • vice, if established. COMING EVENI'S Slltui'day, 20lh April -- Mili- lary Wbisi in th e Legion ITall ' umiiT the auspices of th e Cami- Coimcillor K. A. Ray pu t in a wriitc'n recom m onduiion to th e Council Monday n ig h t u rg ing th a t the s h u li lo ^ u s service b e t- , . ween W est Bay and H orseshoe ' '^ .A . Bay bo continued. The m a tte r was laid over for fu r th e r con­ sideration in view o f th e sm all re tu rn s , and the service w as m eanw hile cancelled 'as from Tuesday morningA Mr. Riiy s ta t- SUNUISE SERVICE EASTER SUNDAY The second aU'nu'a] W est V an­ couver lOasler Sunrisej,^ Service ed it was his iuientioii to send commeiu'e i>ro,m])tly a t 7 a 'questionnaire as soon as pos- a.m. at Ambhiside Park on Sun- * 1 . 1 J ^ . . . 1 1 i l . . % . . . . . . a . 4, 1331 Clyde Ave., sible to all the residents in tins . Anriii nUi w members .and . western end of the municipality Apnl 13(h Jhe commilteo- gathered to wel- w itli a view to finding out w hat cli.iige wish to express then* • i* Y 1 I 1 1 1 * . . . I k l t « . . 1 a . . . . m , .m . . . LOCAL K IN SM EN SPONSOR M ONSTER " BLOSSOM-TIME" FROLIC W AR SERV ICES FUN D CAMPAIGN "Reeve "Sears again is, callirig apj)recialion to all who ai sisliiig iowai^ the of tin's sei'vici', "Special mention is due to the Reeve and Council; al­ so to the local press fo r news space. O utstanding too, is the in.spiring niusictiiTiccompalTinTerit" being rendered by the M ount P leasant Salvation Army Band, /e volunteered to give th e ir dij-ecte(l\ by B andm aster M ills; 3S in defence Of th e E m pire ;̂ "d tlie much appreciated ininis- i democracy. W est V an- try of Rey* W. Aniold B ennett, On F rid ay evening, A pril "18, a tten tio n to the deb t everyone th e "South S eas", (Hollyburn of us owes to those men who Pavilion) will be the se tting fo r have one of th e m ost ou tstanding ey- lives en ts of th e year. P u t on to ra ise and . funds fo r a "K iddies' Beach" , couver .residents th is E a s te r .mdio m inister. In addition th is th is even t b r in g s to ,the people Season .are living in peace and ̂^ ' Hcope of the g a th erin g of W est V ancouver all th e e n - . com fort and will continue to live ^ ■ a tly ,wid^ jW able fe a tu re s of The B e tte r in th is w a y d f our soldiers and ai .service being ollereil tin c i a r e t s . ' sailors d o ^ ^ e ir duty.- Some of Iby ..b roadcasting , tacilitic.s ot -- The-i to th e e ig h t-p ------- *---------- -- ------ , of palm tree s , and H aw aiian W hat are we doing to show, b eau ty . The ^highlight, of th e these soldiers and sailors of ours evening b rings to the fro n t th e th a t we are personally doing, our long-^hidden ta le n t of local K ins- b i t tow ards .m aking th e ir lives with assurance and gnit\itude. C hrist s a id : "I, if I be lifted up will draw all men- unto m e." Here then is the. cure for h ea ri-long-^hidden talent oi-local i^ins- towaras .rnaimig uimr aves hiirdoac; « m en. T his will tak e th e form o f n little m ore p leasan t before th e y fn,™ ef a- scintillating. ..fl-o r show - a re called_upph to m ake th e s u p - , . som ethm g never before a ttem p t- rem e sacrifice ? W hat do a few ed im W est Vancouver,, w hich p a ltry dollars m ean to our com­ prom ises to be m ost ou tstanding . fo r t and p le n ty ? It is a small Those lending th e ir patronage .th ing we are asked to do when fo r th e event will be ■'Reeve and we give a few dollars tow ards M rs. J . E dw ard Sears, Mr. hnd M rs. J . R ' Mitchell, Mr. and .Mrs. W. B. Small; and Mr. and M rs..S. Knowles. M ake up your p a r t f and jo in -in an evening of fun- and fellow­ ship. -D ress will be inform al and a ."real good' tim e" fo r a ll is prom ised.. Tickets are only $1.50 th e wiar services. I f you have no t been called upon already please send in your cheque or cash to th e "Canadian W ar Services Fund" a t th e Mu n i- cipal H all.' Mrs. W. B. Small and h er -com m ittee of women ; are w orking hard to reach everybody in the m unicipality and the Window Cleaning Anyone w anting th e ir w in­ dows cleaned should phone Dun.- can MacCalJj a t W est 720. A f ir s t class job guaranteed . N EW DANCING SPOT OPENS ON NORTH SHORE HOLLYBURN HALL A Boys' and G irls' M eeting illustrated by lan te rn views will be held tom orro\y (F rid ay ) evening in H ollyburn Hall, W il­ liam Hi llier being th e speaker, Next Sunday, A pril 13th, th e re jvill_ be-Sunday -Sch'o o l-a t 9:50; W EST VANCOUVER T E N N IS CLUB T he G rounds Com m ittee have reported th a t th e Club Courts, s itu a ted a t 21st and Fulton, a re now ready fo r play. ' : All- prospective-^memibers ,h^ay C hurch, M rs/ Colin M acLean v n il-b e-su n d ay -sch o o l^ t » :o u ,- . a h . p ro sp e c u v ttiu s jiiid if .-^ -^ r i n i r S ^ G l e e 'ctebM n th i i r^ ^ ^ a.m., a Song Service a t .'1:15 ob ta in fu ll p a rticu lars regard ing Ch . ^ of fine m usic p.m., and a Special Gospel S er- m em bership , fees, etc., from th e P v vice at 7 :30 p .m .' Special B oys' , ^ ^ g id e n t J . R. l id s te r , a t and Girls' M eetings a t 7_p ,n i. th e secretary-, Jean Joy, a t W est 525-R. S tan G rant, fo rm er W est Van- prom isea., TicKeLs are uiny m unc tciicr 0..̂ . m usician, who recen tly Per counle and reservations m ay - thanks of all are due to them for fe tu in e d from extensive travell- b/i m ade bv phoning W alter the tim e they are givipg to help juff ni A ustra lia and the South Tearoe a t W est 84. Proceeds, as our soldiers and sailors. Coun- Seas will re-open the^ H ollyburn <^tflted before are fo r K iddies' cillor R ichardson and the . men Pavilion as a ballroom S atu rday sta tea . oeio -are. also hard a t work, but these n igh t, A pril 12th. _______ _________ people need help and the best Mirant has captured some ■ rriM rFR T D Y GIRLS' JU N IO R help you can give is to mail in tp e a tm osphere of the South r S AND your contribution a f te r m aking Seas m the new decorative m otif ' CHOIR AND G LEE GEU13 ... , possible. ^he hall and so has aptly re- ------- A V. 1« H you L v e already .sntecrib- nam ed thfe atU-aette^ On F rid ay evening A pril 18, e j th a t you should have vous " The South .Sdas" . a t 8 0 clock in th e _ _ U n te b e tte r please do not"he.si next Monday, Tuesday an d W ed nesday, April 14th, 15th an d 16th, when th e speaker will be Alfred Gibbs, a m issionary fro m Africa, who will have special slides to illustrate h is suibject. NOTICE T his is the th ir te e n th y ea r of th is organization's existence ■^s a com m unity effo rt, fo r i t is open to girls of all denom inations and every denom ination is rep ­ resen ted on its roll;. ■ These , young people a re th e ta te to voluntarily increase the .-amount. . Our .soldiers_ and sail­ ors have volunteered to-m ake a sacrifice-for us so w hy not make a sacrifice for them ? INGLEW OOD W.A. DORCAS TF:A A N NUAL M EETING OF CHAM BER OF COMMERCE -The St. S tephen's Inglewood W.A. are g iv ing a Dorcas Tea , pn T hursday afternoon of nex t week, A pril 17th, a t th e home of M rs. T. E . Batchelor, 1374 Gordon Ave. ' T here will be a sale of p lan ts and home cook-■ ■■ "A i ■ • ■ ■ ■ • ■ j - f c 1 ■ A■ 't' A. H oren of th e B urrard J u n l (Company is th e authorized ag en t of th e Red Cross T reasure Shop. H e will pick up any ju n k and ifieeting held a t 25 th an d will give a receip t fo r to ca rry them on Marine Drive, Miss L ansdow ne tu rn in g o f fS n g ^ ^ T b e vill .be th e speaker. You a re T reasu re Shop. Anybody hay ing ber th is g^oir s ^ o lfe rm ^ b r i t i s h -i s r a e l . At the regu lar M onday even­ ing rjieeting held a t 25 th ' an d oe th e speaker. You a re T reasu re onup. -- t ~ avifi how »dially invited to p re sen t, .any ;ju u k , e tc . thny^w^^^^^^ i f w S f T h is"y e a r a 'Owing to the E a s te r season - r - -- jt--- r-- __ d 'n e se . young inability" to secure suitable ing. A dm ission 25 cents. A large choir and choral m em bers of th e q u a rte rs fo r the m onthly dinner a ttendance is hoped for. . fu tu re and in th ese days ot m eeting, the annual session of _________ • _______________ ^ stra in i t is a good th in g th a t th e j,he C ham ber of Commerce has y o u n g e r - generation.keep hold on heen-set back .one week and will th e finer th ings -^nd be ready place a t The Ranch on Wed­ nesday' A pril 16 a t the- usual hour, 7 p .m ., when'^a full a tten d ­ ance of mem.bers is requested to h e a r 're p o r ts of re tir in g officers an d deal w ith several im portan tilly invited to be p resen t, an y juuk , fhA -" uU ;f This y ea r a .;S g'r'."f4"ZS. 2dV. k:;" E nglish c-omposers suOh a s Dim- Germari and Bridges.ApHl l l t b - GOOD FRIDAY SPECiAL FER R Y SCHEDULE l e a v e w e s t V A N C O U V E R - . , a.ml'6.30, . 7.30, '8.30, ■ 9.30, than ^ery half hour until 6.30 p.m., then every jiour until li.-JV. lea v e VANCOUVER-- ' . ,c i, . ■ a.m. 7,00, 8-.00, 9.00, 10.00 t h e n half hour, until 7;00 p te . , then every hour until midnignt. ^ I'l^ere will be so los,.duets and rhbfuses, which w ith piano solos .and violin duets will round, out. iThe\ installation of the newly.. electedNofficers jwill be conduct­ ed by^'distinguished' guests from sister clubs, who will be present on this occasion. Transportatiop an intensely . d^i^'*^^sbing ipro-.^ provided, .cars leaving gram „ 15th and M arine D rive a t 6:40 p.m. sharp . The program com­ m ittee has prepared anotherThe'Council accepted ___ x'-ri--- v̂ fFpre: of the 'S h arp e R ealty to ' p leasan t su rp rise fo r th is sesr T^nrehase Lot 19 and 20, W. L.^, sion so re se rv e 'th e date now and ' m ake y ou r plans, according'ly. 1039. • ' ' , - NOTICE We shall be greatly. ob­ liged if any householder riot receiving the West Van. News will kindly notify us, in order that the omission may be corrected. It is our desire and endeavor to place a copy of our issue weekly in every house in the municipality regardless of whether a subscription is paid or not. The attention of our readers to the above request will be appreciated, as it is the only way open to us of checking, up on our deliveries. --EDITOR.