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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 14, 1927
Page
1
Sympathy pours in for Mr. and Mrs. J. Frelone and family of this city as their ten month old son Raymond died last Sunday. Funeral was held Tuesday from the family home with a Catholic Church service and burial in Catholic Cemetery. Relatives express thanks for floral tributes from numerous family and friends listed in the notice.
The Welsh Quartette of Nanaimo will perform at Cumberland United Church on Friday January 21 at 8 pm. Tickets are 50 cents and on sale now. Members include Dan Jones and Charles Griffith with Mrs. George Muir and Miss Jean Smith as supporting vocalists. George Aubrey will accompany. The venue is Pendrith and First Street near the public schools.
Readers are invited to submit club and organization activities as well as personal items to The Islander office. If it’s news to readers, The Islander will print it.
Nanaimo Free Press reports St Pauls fell to Fairview 9 to 7 in a tight ping pong contest. The article highlights the strong play, notes Fairview players Four Acre and Michel, and mentions Cumberland residents debating badminton versus ping pong.
Courtenay law office to be open daily during the forthcoming session with Wednesdays excluded, and to offer personal attendance each week-end. Public may contact at the office for access to M. L. A. P. P. Harrison.
Management of the old time dances at Ilo Ilo hall reports strong attendance on Saturdays under the slogan Getting better with age. Dances run from 9 to midnight with 50c admission for men and 10c for ladies, featuring both old-time and latest dances.
Minoru Tahara sixteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Tahara died at Cumberland General Hospital after a week long illness. He was a promising pupil in Mr Murray s entrance class at Cumberland Schools and well liked by Occidental classmates. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Japanese Cemetery with attendance from Mr Apps and Mr Murray of the public school staff and Mr Hardie from the high school.
In Courtenay the election yielded J W McKenzie Jr to a second term as mayor by acclamation amid weak turnout. School trustee F W Kerton retired, and council vacancies drew five nominees with McDonald Wallis and Cudmore leading the first count. Flu and illness affect local school attendance as the week ends.
The W. A. of Holy Trinity Anglican Church hosts a Valentine Old Time Dance on Friday February 11 from 8 to 12 p.m. in the Anglican hall. Refreshments will be served. Admission 50 cents. Please come and bring a friend.
In Cumberland a light turnout yielded a near acclamation slate for mayor aldermen and police commissioner. Four candidates vied for three school trustee seats with Alexander MacKinnon Eliza Banks Mary MacNaughton and William Henderson winning terms while Daniel Bannerman joined as a new trustee. Only 81 votes were cast with Mrs MacNaughton garnering 70.
Mrs H G Russell, a Comox native and Vancouver resident, died Friday night at age 33. She leaves husband and three young sons Quentin Norman and Donald, father W A Matthew, and three sisters. Funeral at United Church Sandwich officiated by Rev W A Alexander. Pallbearers included Robbie Grant Harold Grant Walter Pritchard Harold Radford T Knight and W Kirby.
The article describes influenza sweeping households province wide with doctors on constant alert. Mothers wield mustard plasters while fathers seek cheer with drinks. Schools push playground equipment to promote safe play and physical development, urging care to avoid accidents amid public concern.
The piece recalls the Montreal theatre fire that killed 76 children and the public grief that followed. It notes the tragedy amid springtime, questions safety lapses, and hints at a future inquiry into the disaster.
A Cumberland Branch meeting of the Canadian Legion and B E Service League is set for Sunday January 16 at 8 30 p m in Memorial Hall. Business includes election of officers. Members who have paid fees are asked to attend and receive badges and cards. Ex service men welcome.
Owing to a fire that destroyed the film "His People" before reaching Cumberland, Ho-Io management rushed to secure a strong drama "The Marriage Clause." Billie Dove and Francis X. Bushman star in title roles with a solid supporting cast. Critics praise the film as dramatic from start to finish and laud Miss Dove and Bushman for their performances.
In the district cribbage league Bevan defeated the Cumberland Men’s Club by 40 to 48. An indoor football match followed with Bevan winning 7 goals to 4. Large turnout from both clubs enjoyed refreshments served by Bevan members.
Due to widespread illness in the district the committee of the F.C.E. Social Club cancels the monthly Whist Drive and Social scheduled for the 18th inst until a future date. T. Carney, Chairman.
The Cumberland Rod and Gun Club plans extensive clay bird shooting in the coming year. At the annual meeting at the Athletic Club, officers were elected led by President R. Coe and Vice President W Williams. A committee led by H Strachan and J Horbury will run fishing contests and another group will secure trap shooting grounds. Sam Williams Sr received a fishing rod from Piket Electric Co. for the largest trout caught last year, weighed at Reece's Boat House on August 29th.
The Q T s a Cumberland club of young ladies will hold a special dance at Ilo Ilo hall on Friday January 28. Jimmy Walker's Paramount Orchestra will provide music. Admission is 75 cents for gentlemen and 25 cents for ladies. Watch for announcements.
The Cumberland Public Library Board held its annual general meeting at the Athletic Club with President A. J. Taylor presiding. Officers for the coming term were elected: president A. J. Taylor vice president George Apps secretary treasurer Robi Strachan and executive members J. Robb F. Martin J. Vernon Jones and George Shearer. A suggestion was made to meet quarterly and to coordinate with the Cumberland Literary and Athletic Association committee.
The Cumberland Literary and Athletic Association invites member entries for cribbage indoor quoits billiards and snooker tournaments. Entries must reach the secretary by month end to start by February first. First and second prizes are 10 and 5 dollars respectively.
Pioneers of Comox Valley hold their annual reunion at the Gaiety Theatre despite poor attendance from severe weather and flu. Robt Swan and Mrs Tom Piercy lead the grand march. Chas Parnham's band, with Dave Roy Harry Murdoch and others, revive polkas schottische lancers and minuet. Canadian Daughters League serves supper as younger guests take the floor.
The annual banquet of the Cumberland Literary and Athletic Association will be held on Saturday January 15 at the Waverly Hotel.
Yick Shing, a Chin ese farmer on Hornby Island, was arrested last September for possessing an illicit still and 600 gallons of rice mash. He was sentenced to three months in jail and a 300 fine by Magistrate Beever Potts, Nanaimo. An appeal to the County Court was denied and the original sentence affirmed.
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