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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1922
Page
6
A meeting of the Rate payers Association discussed aiding the City Council. Members will be appointed from each ward to form a committee to tour the city, identify needed improvements, and report back on which projects should receive priority consideration. The group aims to promote welfare and ensure essential work is addressed.
Representatives from the Courtenay-Comox Board of Trade and the Comox Agricultural and Industrial Association met with Robt Wilberg head of the Comox logging and Railway Company. They urged seeding of burned logged-off areas, noting resolutions by regional boards and a Vancouver Island association convention. Wilberg listened and promised to present the proposal to his company.
Comox Agricultural Association directors met in their hall to prepare for the upcoming annual general meeting. The auditing committee reported cash on hand of 167 dollars through 1921, with further audits planned for the treasurer’s books. Hugh Morrison withdrew his Fair Day protest after discussions. a $2.50 deposit will be refunded. Readings from Victoria praised the district exhibit as an effective promotion.
Multiple local residents and visitors are listed with recent departures and trips. M B Tribe returned from Vancouver business travel. A Cleland and Alex Nelson head to Nelson for Liberal convention. Jas and E B Tait of Victoria hunt locally. R Thwaites visits Courtenay from Parksville. H P Allberry leaves for Mission to judge at Fall Fair. Hodgsons of Parksville attend Hardy ranch stock sale. G H Pidcock heads hunting along Campbell River. Courtenay stores entice drivers to Laver's Store for savings and mark notable visitors from Victoria and other areas traveling toward Forbes Landing and Battles Lake for fishing and hunting.
E T Thomas opens a new office in Courtenay at the T Booth and Sons building Felix Thomas formerly of Melville has just returned from a business trip to Vancouver and Victoria and will offer prompt efficient service to old friends and new clientele
E T Thomas, auctioneer, urges buyers and sellers to obtain particulars from him. He emphasizes that his clients interests come first in stock and household furniture sales.
A brief, folksy remark warns against arrogance and laziness with blunt lines about not stepping on a live wire and the costs of idleness, reflecting a cautious, moral tone typical of community wisdom.
In Courtenay Police Court last Friday Magistrate Hames dismissed the charge of drinking beer in a liquor warehouse against Cleland. Harrison prosecuted Theed Pearse defended. Rex vs R Aske saw Aske plead guilty to buying beer from a non government vendor and fined 50 dollars plus costs.
George Neil of Union Bay pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Baird to a Liquor Act infraction. The case was remanded until the end of the week. P. P. Harrison prosecutes.
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