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business and Editorial Office: 1704 Marine Drive w* ■ â êwe "* .... ' "1̂ A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■■ , ,. :'"»; , JL ■■ . ■ ; JT*̂ ■*'■ '■■■■■ ■ ■» iiVIHJ ■ TVVOV ■ * Cifculoting in the '•District o f IVest Vancouver^Ambleside, H ollyburn, Weston^ D undarave $1.00 per ywr. Park, Caulfeild, WhytecH/A Etc. " , ' bc per c»py. Publisher F, F. LpVEGHOVE Flionc West Vol. HOLLYBURN P.O.. WEST VANCOUVER. B.C., THURSDAY, APRIL 24th, 1941 No. 2 THE WAR COMMUNICATION ..................................... .. TIio event or events which decide the fate of nations are frei|Uoiitl.v difficult of reco'gnition a t the time as opport- And th is is particularly true of war, where a victory mav well prove to he a defeat or a defeat a victory, depending on whether the cost in men and m aterial was justified by the r e s u l t s attained. / ' , T h a t is how the successful drive of the Germans through Greece inust be measured. - The British Navy controls the M editerranean, and so long as it does, neither arm of the Ger­ man pincer can . pinch,' A t present that, turns their th rust through Greece .into a second Verdun, while th a t through Libya will most likely term inate as did the Italian drive, and for the sam e reason. For the situation of the German forces in N orth Africa is strategically impossible. H itler took the same gambler's chance in Norway, and it will yet catch up with him. , .. ' "" Again, in assessing, the present situation in the Balkans, it is well to remember th a t in these days of fluid warfare loss "of tn'ciiiui is not necessarily a serious m atter unless some point or points of vital importance strategically are contained there-' in or if accompanied by a. loss of personnel and equipment. Therefore it is not so much the loss of Greece'that "matters, as Tlhe possilole" loss of W r W h .arid the "Greek forces, - if "the" pre- April 22nd, 19-11. Dear Fellow Citizens; WELCOME TO REV. AND MRS. E. E. ^ S 0 1 » C()MIN(i EVENTS ......... . . _ . . . Tuesday evening, April 15th, I am-informed by Miss Beryl was a very happy occasion in the J. Hall, organizer of the Beaver- West Vancouver B aptist Church, ette Club, under, the War Chari- A large number of members and ties event, cipality 26th, Wednesday, May Mth--Spring T'en by Naomi Chapter, Order of llu' Eastern Star, in the Masonic Hall. through the kindno.ss oC an Am- Church, Regina. Deacon David erican who prefer.s' to remain ^Vdlington wa.s in the .chair, fho unknown, and which has been meeting opened with the amg- .touring the province,, meeting ing of a hymiv and Deacon Fox, im m slM S R A E L w îth' m'eat'^ success win Ike- i05th^Psalm. Deacon" Next Monday evening, at. 25th ^ - id to u g h our Municipality going Motlershead led in prayer thank- i""' asiJBnh'fts Caulfeild praising God for His ton vv ill contnnie her very inter- in vimv ia fVin f-ni ' l̂ ĴAdiiig 111 the choice of a pastor. talks on "Remember the ibv Vernon, iiresident of the kings ot Old," You are very rm indude art elea^^ . «*! S '" '" ' s e n t line does not hold,.;,: Hitler, who never wanted a Balkan war now dare not lose it, nor for the m atter of tha t, cap he aftord to lose anywhere. We, on the other hand, can afford to even lose Egypt and the Suez Canal, so long as wo win; the Battle of the Atlantic. That, is as vital to our success as the Battle of Britain, which, should it ceme, will represent the Germans' last desperate thrust. Moreover, there will likely be a Battle of the Pacific her fore very long, if, as seems entirely probable. H itler forced Stalin to sign the Non-Aggression Paot with Japan,, in order -_thaU:heJatteii_copnLtry_jdth3eii_P-QSS.e.ssKmsLinJNL^^^ guaranteed against a ttack from Moscow, should ,|eel free to launch her adventure against us and the United S tates in the south. In other ;Words, th e four Axis powers are still work- mg together and we m ust not be surprised should H itler also persuade or. force Stalin to join him in his present attack in the Middle East, seeing/that Germany wilL soon .be desperate- ly_in need of oil, while Stalin, having destroyed all his m ilitary brains, cannot stand up to Glermany in spite of his huge arm ies.- Taking it by and large,.^ there would appear to be much heavy fighting ahead of us this year and not a few very dark days due to our lack of w ar m aterial. However, th a t deficiency ought t'C be made good by 1942, and then with our superior fighting ability! we should by. the mercy of God be able to crush once and for all th is monstrous attem pt of the, forces _of evil tp enslave the free peoples of the world. of'the Uidies 111 the coniirig days. who ns m -tha t (lislnet Ml'S- Vernon then presented vm-y welcome to attend Ihgi Ml'S. Jessop wlth a corsage of» t'lu-ss. Aimounconient of t f l ^ t of^ this na^^ oarnations and Mr. Jessop with; will be given next week-f""*^ beautiful white gardenia. headquarters of the Beaverette Club, 1461 Esq * ' it is. understood take anything of this nature , ..paumui which may be available at the g^i^ctions of music were render tinie of its y sit. ky the choir and a guest. I t is hoped, therefore, tha t the artist, J. Nicholsoif Deacon Col- citizens will do everything pos- voiced the welcome of the sible to assist the worthy object Deacons' Board, Miss D. Lash- of helping the air raid victims b^cok the welcome of the young inJh_e. Qld,CQun^ ^ ^ J. Thompson the wel WEST VAN. HAND HAVE CCKSSFIJI. TUH> Play Covernor-Ceneral ,1 Golden ..r 'V;____________ peopie-anii .»j-L-jLiLOiiLps.oiL,tnt;̂ yy.̂ ;̂;ir__ .̂__Q_n Siuiday m orning s ix ty d.ireii their appreciation of the ettorts come of the Sunday School. A but very happy b.oyt being, made by the local organi- humorous monologue-, was given home after spendiiig __ __ zation. py Miss D. Lashbrook. - Easter holidays \touring British arrived e In connection with the visit a Other churches represented Columbia and Alberta, and sec- parade has been arranged, and a vvere West Vancouver United ing the beautiful Rocky Moun- wish is expressed tha t as m any Church, Dr. W. S. Reid; West tains at their best. ̂ as ̂possible of fhe.citizens will yanom ver Anglican Chur^ , Mr.. Leaving ,,y C.P.R. on Saturday . take p a r t .- ;- , ■' r Jay ; F irst-B aptist Church, Van- a t 10 *.in :'in order to get the ^ The parade will s ta rt from the oouve^ Dr. ^ u l , ; West Point trip up the Fraser Canyon Cenotaph a t 1 :30 ^n i. and p - Grey^Bapti^ Chuich, Mi. Hind, the blind "'d*eached Kiimloop.s a t ' -Z=20 that night. Sunday morn- WEST VANCOUVER MAY DAY COMMITTEE The next, meeting of the May_ Day Cemmittee. wilL be~herd:: iri.. the Council Chamber of the Municipal Hall on Tuesday,' April 29th at 8 p!m. A. J. Gleam was re-appointed chairman, a t_ th e annual meeting last month, to­ gether with Mrs. M. S. Small, Treasurer; Finance Committee,, Mrs. Small, Trustee H. ^Walters, and Mrs. J. R. P atterson; P. C, Chapman, Secretary. A rrange- ̂ Clients are well forward for th is year's celebration -which ..p ro - iiiises to be, more successful than ever.̂ , Tim following organiza­ tions have so fa r uridertaken the portions of the programme des­ ignated: Mrs. J. R. Patterson, Donations and Prizes;- I.Q.D.E. tDuncan Lawson Chapter), May the election of whom to- pther with her entourage will ' take place at the Inglewood High School on Friday nex t; Sports will be Undertaken by the Kins- ' men Club; Parade, by the Cana­ dian, Legion, Branch 60; Judg­ ing , by the__ Canadian. Legion also; Decorations, by the West Vancouver Am.ateur Chrysan­ themum Growers' Association; May Day Ball and Children's Dance, by Mrs. F. Turner; Ban­ quet, by the Boys' Band Auxil­ iary ; Grounds Committee, Coun­ cillor K. A. Ray and Kinsmen Club; F irst Aid, St. John Am­ bulance Brigade, 72nd, Mountain Div.; Publicity, the Lirins' Gate Tinfes will again prin t and sup­ ply, free of charge, the gram m es; Refreshments, , the 'Canadian Legibri W .A.; Ribbons, the -Girl Guides; Band, the West Van. Boys' Band; Guests, Reeve J. E. Sears; Grandstand, the Lions Club; Transportation, Toe H .; Scouts, Ted' Sewell; Master of Ceremonies, J. R. Mitchell. sisting therein will be the W est B ingham ; Baptist M i s s i o n s Vancouver Boys' Band and pupils Board, Chas. Bentall. -from the various schools. In replying. Rev. Jessop Te- The Caravan, is being driven quested tha t Mrs. Jessop be al- bv Mrs Jarvis!' who has seen lowed to speak first- which she ing.the boys were driven out to Tranquille where the first con­ cert of the tour ^was given for the patients there. In the 'after-, noon the band played in the Elks"U j iV llQ . d c l l V i o , yyxiyj i i T> ' "H > T"' JJUL/Tl LllC UriliCi p ic iy t ; active service recently, driving very graciously did. Key. E. E- Auditorium which was filled an -ambulance in London,-: who Jessop then in a few well chosen clespite the lovely weathei* of w ill no doubt relate some of. her sincere words told ot his ap- q.....will no doubt relate some of. her. sincere words told ot nis ap- Easter Sunday, p e lt in g experiences in 'th a t p r e ^ ' Sunda.y night hazardous occupation. Yours truly, : J. EDWARD SEARS, Reeve. " S ^ T e I c HING ^" t e d by 'o r . p l f given to-him and his wife. Sunday night the band moved Dainty-- refreshm ents - were - on to Revelstoke wher.e.cpncerts served by the ladies and a ^social were given to .packed houses in time was enjoyed by all. The . the new Avolie Theatre Monday meeting was closed - with the afternopiy and evening. Here a singing of "Blest be'the tie-that change was made in the sched- Mrs. T. E. .Snelgrove ha^ re­ sumed her teaching of the violin, ule and the band went on to Cal­ gary where they were met by Mayor Davison with two bLt'gc buses, and taken oh a tour of thePRO-REC RACE sum ea ner LUiicmiiii uyGiic vxwxxxr, The above W alking Race takes'" city; Supper w as had a t th e piano and theory following the pj^ce next Saturday from Winter 'Hudson's Bay store. In the even- Easter i-ecess. Successes have 'mg the band assisted the I.O. been attained by her pupils - in the' exams of the Royal Schools of Music, Trinity College, Lon­ don and Toronto Conservatory. Younger childrep are visited a t their homes. Parents and any others interested are asked to kindly phone West 210-L. not later than 1 :30 p.m., Saturr day, 26th April, This race, is good training for, the "Sun" Marathon next months The Van­ couver Walkers are at the Grand­ stand. Stanley Park Oval every Sunday at 10 a.m. and most nights same' place at 6:30 p'.m. D.E. of Calgary a t a carnival to' raise fu n d s . i'oi: war service work. HOLLYBURN HALL Wednesday morning found the boys in Banff. Here the boys were taken care, of by the Board of Trade. Buses were supplied and the Upper Hot Springs tu rn ­ ed over for the free use of the band. The boys had a great time - By.SEA and LAND We travel to and from Vancouver, through some of the most be­ wildering and beautiful scenery in.the world and this is how it is done. 'iou "support your own T ran sp o rta tio n System both w ays and ride m comfort too. . Either the Blue Bus Drivers or the Perry Staff will sell you a com- l»inatiDn Bus and Ferry ticket enaibling you to go by a Blue Bus and Return by ferry or vice versa. Isn't i t w o r th w h ile J W est V an cou ver M unicipal Transportation: System FOR THE GARDEN 1 'Dana, m e poys naa a great mmi F. I. Fuller, proi^rietor of the \tak in g pictures in Banff, study ,i>.. QQ/lft Mijirinp i-i,. i-i,«- A boys' and girls' meeting il- paTs Nursery, 3348 Marine iipg the elk and the beaver and lustrated by views.will be held a t Drive, West Bay, has now fQK*̂ visiting all the interesting spots. T7 • "I Pfc T\ TYl "̂rV-TYlOT̂FOAV : n o In o . To v•.rr/̂ ri'T il ]] T̂ VnTv»r</1ovr /'itr/nvii'Mf ■ n i r o7:15 p.m. to-morrow a t Holly- g^le a large stock of,all kinds ot Qn Thursday evening the boys burn Hall. Next Sunday, the 27th bedding plants, asters, stocks, played in the beautiful new inst;, Sunday School a t 9:50. nemesia, marigolds, petunias, auditorium to a very enthusi- a.m., prayer meeting a t 7 p.m., cosmos, lobelia, tagates, verbena, astic audience. song service at 7:30 p.m., .the galpiglossis, ageratura, salyia, pH^av the band reached Gold- speaker being A. Beaumont, the etc., also geraniums, fuchsias,. . . * __'j 4 ̂ 4*' : Q . ̂ ̂ ^ t . » » ..-I the direction- of the Canadianlatter oeing also neintp the, direction of the Canadianthe prayer and .ministry a t » c u t flowers always on hand, Mr. r . ^e^llv showed the hovs pm Tuesday. in Durr snoweci rne Poys BEDDING PLANTS Legion, really showed the boy.s how they can entertain in a small town. Arriving a t 2 p.m. the en­ tire band was taken directly to Fuller specializes in roses and shrubs;; d o e i^ rd e n sdapihgv by day coptract; m ^ ^ 8'ont for Eddie s Nurseries. ; . The West Van. F |o ^ s t an- .banquet was already prepared by nounces in this issue th a t he has. put in their b dd g p . the Ladies' Auxiliary to the 'now all ready for planting a the last week in Legion. The boys then , gave a large selection of all the vaneties the days are warm, g ' concert for the younger children o f annuals. These are in separate are still com. ______ _ following which they were taken colors or mixed, an(J can b e pur- jjfp^rpnf kinds ^ drive over the new high chased by the dozen or by the Ther;e are 923 diff woTr noiaiYiinprc! lVip Bruinchased by the dozen by the in ere a ^ y pvprv m em bers;of the Board flat. The West Van. F lonst is of gra^s. Grass grows in every Trade. In the evening the situated in the new building on zone. , . boys gave their final concert to Marine Drive at 18th Street, im- ---------Marine Drive at 18th S treet im- T i'Kol mn audience th a t more mediately west of South America an - - packed the Legion Hall. Fiiheral Home of Harron Bros, tain large areas never seen riy i axj i ^ Ltd. Phone West 305. . civilized man. r (Continued Next W eek)