All they saw was snow banks oi the brilliancy of the Robbins â€" Forbes wedding. "They gazed upon the white horses topped with scariet roated ridâ€" ers of the plains in the persons of Royâ€" erary were rewarded by hearing On¢ of the finest addresses yet given al these gatherings. ‘The meeting was in the L O. D. E. rooms, Monday afterâ€" noon and the speaker was Miss Gwen. Cartor, B A., of McMaster University. ati»« iarter spoke on "The S!tuation al North West Mounted Police. A cop on the corner tells m Mayor MacPherson stood in forty beâ€" low zero weather with his mouth wide open drinking in all the sights and a few icicles from Hull as well. ‘That Reeve Mogg after interviewing the ofâ€" fice boy that stands guard at Premier Bennett‘s door was finally to!d "come back next Tuesday at half past four." ‘The fact still remains that our two Chief Magistrates made a visit to the Capital and came back OB M' Mmmumuâ€"m- m..-.mdvndud'ï¬‚ï¬ research station dmpyod wo elght beâ€" low zero Wednesday night, it is not antictpated by expeiis at the station lous the neach crop will be injured, As antictpated by expeii® A" !"" """"_/ that the peach crop will be injured, a# ldmm-undnplnunp-mm the weathor was not very mild, so the irees were nof forced out. If some should benefls the viate the need for ruary meeting of the L O. D. E. Litâ€" 101 .o ccluins ans Says Peach Crop lntos Addresses 1.0.D.E. On "Situation In Austria" At January Meeting thousand gailons was fixed was referr A deputation from the Grimsby Beach Cottagers‘ Association comprisâ€" ing Messrs. Pearson and Harold, apâ€" peared befere the council wit) referâ€" ence to securing an adjustm 1t in connection with a ciaim that the users dmnmmmmmg a higher rate for water than other us» ers throughout the township. 4.-..1 tion passed by the township council ed to. It was stated that m_hdh-m.l in 1923 when a rate of 22 It was stated by council members that warning signs had been erected at the top and bottom of this road as lhhlï¬thhrnhh-olq in the winter time, making the steep grade difficult for traffic. | 'l\oeh.h'l!lhl*ndhlloh- surance company. ] covering a period from 1924 to 1932 n aie Migc enc claim for $25.72 to the council for damage to his motor car which occurâ€" red through an accident while he was using the Woolverton Mountain roud A cop on 1 FEBRUARY MEETING OF â€" .__ _ NORTH GRIMsBY councn. The many who attended the Our Mayor Went To Ottawa To See The King, Our Reeve Went To Ottawa To See The King ‘The February 0 TE C CV VGEVVIL . C Ts Bromley Reâ€"appoinicd Water Works Superintendent â€" William Neilon, New Water Necount Collector â€" Deputation enloma..m ? Waler Hay To Action on Heques Thus @ == NG on Byâ€"law Be Passed Requiring m olg i0"3On, Réquest That Is Not Injured At Vineland willed by need for thinning the Armstrong presented a meeting of the North d out. If some the . frost, this hox. and will ob whole, and in cents per «Ninth Year Febâ€" 'Wubn“ o e m mnr en an 6 FISHERMEN HAVL IN BiG mm | _ Reeve Lawson sard that nelther the 17 BELOW zERO HERE Whllg gardens lie buried in snow, caATCHEL SEVERAL NEW Cottngers‘ _ Association â€" nor . the|, ACCOTMDE to the official thermomeâ€" "1:““""",""’!""": Aonl c on ids duite a MAY LOCATE IN GRIMSBY ‘wmumnhu’mbz%w;:;:rmmh’ gnmtymmunwr(.mmm": C iContinued on page 5) has been recorded at C y Lent[RIBEDEEA. of Grimaby, ‘entitled,"A the winter, contained the| . ‘The activities of the Industrial Comâ€"| ing which is now yacant. mm nce a government| Ramble Through a Garden", in ‘Trinâ€"| SP¢nding * while in Ottaâ€" mwnmm.w~-uwmummu‘â€" mittee of the Grimsby Town Council| ‘The Mayor and Reeve T e odl'lmhln-..o.u“. mheo umww._' ‘The Miss Buckeye came back to| are beginning & bring results, and it| wa a few days ago followed up severâ€" ll'! 0&01‘9‘.‘, Sth and Oth it registered 13 below. t . port Thursday with 500 pounds of fish| is possible that two large industrics|al industrial propositions through the h T * This is the coldest register strce 4 j_,._wu_b\.-dmu.uuo-dmwmwnumnywm- Minister of Trade and Commuorce beâ€" wa °s“'|h‘-g 1990 ‘when it was 1J below. In 2989(% Th vma mil and u“.u.m,m.mvuu-:mâ€"mm::z:nmuum‘:mum‘m it again all ,f the C grouper, the particularly active endeayâ€" | which required the attention 1 the course of their perinagrations they w.‘.::llhllhlo'uu-u- le "mwyww.o-‘w““.:l:.'r oring to secure new industries for the; presentatives in eonnection with the made a lot of friendships that in the! . â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"_________i__ M ; A splendid ‘turnout conâ€"‘ Others on the cruise were: A. W.\ municipality, affairs of the municipality. course of time may he of ®‘lot of good| About 1 o‘clock Saturday the Doâ€" Sid bitterly cold " es 7 Beach, A. B. Book| . One of these industrics has a yearly| While their travelling expenses were to Grimniycâ€"mzit minion gas line going south of tho" mill ny of U 8choo\ t 'm"""'.'u"_:', 1. Lecking, and| Pay roll of $50,000 and employs a conâ€"| taken care of by the town their time l“&"g-*m*fl-m.‘- | uhe o ig fl..m““r mnumber of hands while a| was freelyâ€"placed at the disposal of grabbing office mnq"-wfld‘t s 0 Th v A & State; C. M. Bean, IHinois State; F\ ong‘ is also considering ‘locating| the municipality, they aiso looking successful interview with e Mintster ;f 8"e04, burst and as a result ks ‘@Wrdens were shown|Lashley, Pennaylvania; A. J. Lountt, | BOre AMd utilizing a goverrment buildâ€"| after their incidental expenses. Anyway, Anyhow, notwithstanding. the fact still remains that Mogy and MacPherson spent thirty dollars of the town‘s dough and there will be plenty of squawk about that, but watch for results. One result happened on Monâ€" day morning and there is a flock of better results to follow, (J. O. L.) JAS. 1. THEAL educational costs had advanced 275 per cent in Canada since 1014. It was pointed out that the town‘s financial condition was such as to require the closest coâ€"operation of all of the town‘s upending bodies in order to meet the ‘The inaugural meeting of the Board of Education was held on Wednesday evening last when three new members H. L. Lindensmith and W. Hewson, members elect and J. G. McIntosh, apâ€" pointed by the county for a term of three years, named to fill the position loft vacant by the retirement of Mr. Oakes, were among those in attendâ€" Mr. James L Theal was appointed wiggara Fruit Belt from Stoney Crook chaifman while Mr. E. J. Muit W3S 1o Ropmevilts and contairc UWerein is reâ€"appointed secretary of the Board. _ a picture of the Carpenter Rasket Mayor McPherson and Reeve MOEE fuctory and a short story telling about appeared before the bourd @90 €Mâ€" uis plant, it‘s owner and also the fact economy and control over OUtIAY® _ jmy concern as Mr. Carpenter Who was Mayor McPhorson cited the fact that also a large dealer in big timber wishâ€" mmumm“hm*m.mh. pwadhfl.hd.-lllt It was ber business. Mu“.m M“u‘.m‘lm““.muum“ condition was such as to require the this factory did not burn down before “md;fldmm’nummmm“u upending bodies in order to mett 199 _/ /// gomig» must have been the Chairman Theal assured the Mayor and Reeve that the Board would coâ€" operate to the fullest extent possible, ‘The following standing commiltees for the year 1934 were appointed, the first named to be chairman:â€" Finance â€"â€" H. R. Dickson, Dr, J. R. ‘The Board pussed a resolution itâ€" ntructing the secrucary to write Mr. Montgomer ; expressing rogret that he could not attend the meeting through iliness and hopes for a speedy return io goad health ‘The Board alsoâ€"re quested the secretary to sead & letter to exâ€"chairman Oakea, expressing the Mu.oehuuwlhnm (Continued on Page 4) Smith and William Hewson. Brownlee and H. .. Lindenamith. Internal Management â€"â€" Wi. Mont» womery, J. G Molntosh and Ada Heads Board of Education This Year â€" Committees Appointâ€" ed â€" Inaugural Meeting Held. lmmmm-.: mhmhml tion, etc., borne by the township in mmmwwm en the Beach water users. | Councilior Durham suggested . that m-‘bylhcuu..tw.g tion be metered, that they maintain their own system and appoint their own collector but the representatives of the ausociathin said it was ul equipped to do an. â€" Reeve Lawson said that neither the Cottngers‘ _ Association © nor the| Mvuu!unhlh-l-, It was pointed out by Councitior M:nlhulhnuhwfl‘m lh\ylhvtolhl-‘hlnum and they should therefore receive conâ€" compensation to some extent for amount which it was claimed had been nl‘lncun-eflhl-u’u‘by other water users in the township. It was claimed that the surplus accumuâ€" Isldluh--u.'flhbym higher rate charged the Beach users fixed. ‘The representatives of the asâ€" sociation Buggested that this rate be continued for another three years as hnhuv-.m“llnu«m a thousand gallons. ‘The matter, it was pointed out, had been diseuased from time to time and in 1932 a flat rate of $5.00 had been THE INDEPENDENT I guess I must of y t the fear of canning fmctory on that site or possiâ€" gine under his care in the town store k ‘The Big Bad Wolf into a.t the old timâ€" bly in thome same buildings. At the house. A picture of this crack runâ€" m mumvh-lnwmudï¬h&.wmmlmm-hmhmh majeatic * date in regards to .he Carpenter basâ€" member of the Village Council. ‘This glory in the recreation rooms of the NEW CHAIRMAN «t raciory fire. 1‘vs onty had ons reâ€" factory stood on the cast side of Main present fire con _ any. Compare that h-dhu-lh'-dll!'J‘.fln‘““ummfldl&m}dflnnmmvflmp‘-‘ fseiet from "Billy" Brown â€" Siith, and be . of Mil Hill mum.mmupmmw; Joard of Education Thi® concurred with me as to tne approxiâ€" house was the old Mabey bomestead| and "waterworksly" equipped depart. â€"â€" Committe@es ApPPOINE® mmare date of this fire. Fven my old and then came the frame Mmy!mdflflmnnwwlh Inaugural Meeting Held» pa) on, aignt have a come back. buildings. In this stone house which minute. Your present day department nmneant Well, here‘s the dope as I bave it and was also consumed by the fire, the under Chief DeMille can accomplish ugural meeting of the Board if 1 am wrong why blame Mac West. first library in Grimsby was establishâ€"| more in ten minutes than Chief Maâ€" tion was held on Wednesday I have before me a copy of the 11â€" ed, then kmown as the Mechanic‘s Inâ€"|bey‘s hard working, sweating, swear. ast when three new member® jstrated Section of The Saturday stitute, but at the time of the fire was ing department could possibly accomâ€" ndensmith and W. HewsOD, Glope. Remember when The Toronto located in the upstairs portion of the | plish in an hour. Such is the tremg of Globe, always printed an fMustrated fire ball mow used us a rec section with their Saturday edition. This copy is dated Saturday, Septemâ€" waNTED ber 22nd, 1894. Most of the four page During the Tromm ‘the eight column sheet is taken up with -_‘..-"' Ap.nl'rh:.:l-mdlh -..'nm.'. 'F"‘“ to Reamevilic aid contairâ€"., therein is | 300 901Â¥ book that meant any spring of 1905, for it is generally agreed among a!! of us historians that it was the spring of the year when the éonflagration toox place. Such being the case you can wrile it in your diary that the Carpenter fire was in the spring of 1800, or 30 year" ago im 7777 ‘OUM0 smoke eaters. The late m»d | Jumes Bhdio was Hbrarian uymmdn-;gg'&r'“\'.\,"\wa-umau of being heli in my mothei‘ _ _ M""mu rmdmumu&--udflum‘-‘unm and accing the whoto village iluminatâ€" “"‘""‘Wum.m «; by the flames and my mother talsâ€" :‘:\n‘w,-.“_d mww-hu.luivm-hl Y‘..‘*" was amoting a cigar as usual. Rew mmm"’ As pour as 1 can gather this factory ""a“’""'-thumm the was the first basket factory in Canâ€"| big w,.'-"""l‘dlyumm. ada and was started by the Ml--?' :l ho were not members Hy about 1870 or 1880, although the Of 186 MMMNimategy, ifile old hook Into Reverly """““m"'i“‘w"""'wu-......m. tuat time in collaboratio». with the lato | old :ym.‘,.mm“ Wm. Forbes and octher gentlemen a by hand. “"‘“h-unom.-. 17 BELOW ZERO HERE According to the official thermomeâ€" ter at Mr. J. R. Gibbs‘ home Saturâ€" hrhb.l.mlhoenl“qyu‘ mmmmum record has been kept here, it register» #d 17 degrees below zero. On Feb. the basket manufacturers of the Proâ€" vince of Ontario, including the three local manufacturers It will operate m‘mmm-fln‘ prepared >3 function in its entirety by the first of the woek. ya5 | ied the organization by basket manuâ€" Im-.aum-uu.. pany which will enable them to keP | down the cost of baskets to the fruit The Company which will have its ""'l""'""flhvmnn-.ou-‘ «by, will comprise a large majority of farmers and give the necessary serâ€" ‘vhhthhnmmyu the part of the grower. ‘ After lengthy consideration and careâ€" ful checking up of resuits of differâ€" mmummm nh,mmum--ml -hlmtoht-'n-m Mw Sales Company, mmmmmnâ€" DNMWMDN‘ 77 was the coldest day that|side, B.S.A. of Grimaby, entitled,"A z:mm-m Ramble Through a Garden", in ‘Trinâ€" cord has been kept here, it registerâ€"|ity Hall, on Tuesday evening under | 17 degrees below zero. On Feb. the. of the Horticultural Soâ€" h and Oth it registered 13 below. ‘ a" This is the coldest register stuce . Muir presided at the lecâ€" @45 when it was 11 below. In 1929 t was held under the ausâ€" again went to 11 below and in 1928 Grimsby Worticultural Soâ€" 6 below., K c BASKET MFRS. J FORM COMPANY Mead Office In Grimaby â€" ganization To Be Knowa pony â€" Formed. To Reduce Costs, Avoid Overlapping and Control Credit, | Kunization To Be Knowa. As of 1805, or 30 year« ago this overiapping and control se n x ness me wa . As ' w\'l'l‘; s Comâ€" lan. H. H Reduce | »ppndhg en ng and y in the § | of ‘ ‘% Assor h which | Iny was e has MePhers i men is | while in Ous@ t | means | ‘to Hen., Mr. promp= ‘~=.“Nu t manu» the vi a comâ€" | 4* ‘hu:.r;:m % en to k®P | outstanding mem r |_ CCCE MEWETE. TNE IRle .lunlb.,,.m H“"‘ï¬::'ï¬-lhtndt The fire company ot %K‘“__A u4 room DÂ¥ the ar.; VIEWS OF FAMOUS _ |aise on GARDENS SHOWN | Swwaras, and u some500y, some how, lifted the one and only book that meant anything Around about 1897 and up to 1900 Mr..W. H. Groff, a sonâ€"inâ€"law of '.":"-J-I.Meo-- piled &94 had produced a history of the Grimsby district. There was w.w*‘flhm- pilation published. I had one. 1 haven‘t got it now. There must >« some pPlace in this district a ~opy af I"W! book. Look in your attic, your ctllar or any place vise and find 008. I want it. 1 need it. T will wilingly pay cash for a copy of this editon, or if you will lend it to -'“anhm mm-hmu number of others besides mw of the Business Men‘s Asâ€" sociation, including some of the buâ€" ainess men of the surrounding comâ€" BDoubticss number will bam:ll:':wu %u"&mm- manded unusual attention and his muh town will be tookâ€" ed forward to with the keenest anâ€" ipicts of The G Busiâ€" Mmmmmu was extendedâ€" recently. McPherson and Reeve Moyg In Oitawa a few days ago to present the invitaâ€" Nltlr.uwmlnpn: nnu.-mum it, the visit to beâ€" arranged agrecable to Mr. Stevens. T Mr. Stevens is one of the members of the Dominâ€" Government whose addresses recent weeks have comâ€" "A Ramble Enjoy Lantern Lecture by old Whiteside, B.S.A. on e#t men . and ns . of rw:em-‘%m M. H. H. Stevens, 1 mmuhb.m.; ) in the near future under To Visit Grimsby A Garâ€" ! Let‘s look over this old picture of IMMM.MM... |ors to Grimaby. The picture was takâ€" en in front of the present fire hall and l""’l“mll-.m-v-‘ minâ€" togs. We have standing on the loster Thomas Hill, deceased last veek, considered in those days the best ladder man in Ontario. Back row Inuh..wm.wn-, deâ€" ceased, Austin E. House, still alive and kicking, John Dusham, deceased, a brother of Councilior Charles Durâ€" ham of North Orimaby; A. E. Ostrosâ€" I'.mm-n;hm. Rev. E. A. Earchman, pastor of the Mwmmâ€"r cises following which the reports from the different organizations were préâ€" sented indicating the satisfactory reâ€" sults achieved. e Reports were presented from the Seaâ€" sion, The Choir, The Sunday School, ‘The C. G. L T., the Mission Band, The Woman‘s Missionary Society, The Evâ€" “A_flr’.‘l‘h'._'uw ciation, The Men‘s Club, Tr* Board of Stewards, and the Seasion ind Relief Fund while the treasurer preu ‘nted the annual financial statement. Following the giviug of the reports in Wingham. Seated Captain Solom«no Wismer, deâ€" ceased, exâ€"counci/or, oxâ€"reove of the village and father of Mrs. A. E. Phipps; William Farrow, "Billy the Glass Man," deceased father of the present firm of Farrow Brothers; Chartes E. "Shack" Mabey, deceased whiuw aud aon still residing at the corner of Ontario and Clarke streets; William Brownâ€"Smith, Bupt. of our Waterworks System and will live unâ€" (Continued on Page 8) Reports of an encouraging and .sA> tisfactory character were presented at the annual meeting of the congrega» m.dmufl“n'nr aflymumwd the various departments of the church indicating that they had been active throughout the year. The financial reâ€" port for the twelve months showed mmmh‘lâ€"“'fll a good balance on hand. Mr. C. 8. Bean was appointed chair man of the meeting and Mr. Jas. L R. night operator here and married a daughter of Soloman Teeter; John Mcâ€" Mlvll.lllnnycl-t:amp "Tug" Wilson, living in Toronto; Geo. E. Miller, lving in Buffalo; John Chambers, deceased: Roland Wismer, under Chief DeMille can accomplish more in ten minutes than Chief Maâ€" bey‘s hard working, sweating, swearâ€" ing department could possibly accomâ€" plish in an hour. Such is the trend of the times. We are indeed a fortunate people that live in these tiines, depresâ€" sion or no den® «4 for that matter it * our u alult that there has Mun or is a devression. brotherâ€"inâ€"law . of George E. Miller; William Houser, now living at Low» banks, near Dunnville. He was G. T. ANNUAL MEETING UNITED CHURCH "o it cangrepation in thering â€" R ,A_._.ï¬..“"“'; of Various Organizations. er of Mra (Continued on page 4) E. Phipps, living W6, _ The family of the late Thomas HWI the | dosire to npv-u.um.m "!s:| clation to many hhuhtm“m "“"‘l‘l[m'\-lklllnllymplh'_m‘m u"'l"‘“ floral offerings in their raamané w T Aufieiss .. baad css d for the new apple, can see the fâ€"uit at Anderson‘s. Cull and suggest a lllulh-.mu‘f-w for thet purpose and printed rules mmmuuuqm The decision as to the best name wil} Inlnnlonm-mndh†luaut lc ce ue Monifonchardt +)..... h uumhwmw muno-n!\}p Looks like an easy _ ‘There is a new red apple on display in Anderson‘s store just now, that is attracting considerable attention, proâ€" bably for two reasons: one because it is a beautifully colored red spy and in the next place, because the introducâ€" ers are offering a prize of $25.00 for a suitable name for it. ‘The new apâ€" ple which has been under test for some time, but not yet offered for sale, is, to all appearances, just another spy but of a beautiful red colour and strikâ€" ingly handsome. It is said to be found in the orchard of Mr. A. W, Pate. a prominent â€" fruilâ€"grower living near Paris. It is said that Mr. Pate has topâ€"worked a number of his orchard 3. St. Catharines to Niagara River â€"â€"the injury has been comparatively light except in areas removed some distance from lake or river influences or in orchards aboveâ€"the escarpment. ‘There are sufficient live buds to enâ€" sure a satisfactory crop in rast varieâ€" ‘There is some suggestion that the buds in the tops of the trees have suf> 1. Grimsby district and points west â€"very severe injury resulting in alâ€" most total crop failure in some orchâ€" }-t-l-,l.flumhm &. Beamsville, Vineland and Jordan area â€" hardy varieties show slight injury; more tender varieties such as light or possibly moderate crop deâ€" vending on variety and local condiâ€" Elberta, fairly severe freezing. Sufficâ€" ‘The activities of the Industrial Comâ€"{ ing which is now yacant. mittee of the Grimsby Town Council| ‘The Mayor and Reeve while in Ottaâ€" are beginning &o bring results, and it| wa a few days ago followed up severâ€" is possible that two large industries|al industrial propositions through the may locate in this town. Mayor Mcâ€"| Minister of Trade and Commorce beâ€" Pherson and Reeve Mogg have been|sides adjusting several other matters particularly active of late in endeayâ€"| which required the attention of the reâ€" oring to secure new industries for the; presentatives in eonnection with the municipality, .. ‘Mdh-“y. A Beautifully Colored Red Spy Thb Horticultural Experiment Staâ€" tion ams just completed an extensive survey of the injury resulting from the recent severe cold spell . This survey indicates the injury to be about Very. Severe Injury Resulting in Almost Total Crop Fadlure, in WM-‘VW‘MtthMhM Vineland and Jordan ‘Area Show t Injury â€" Fairly Sevâ€" ere h(hndlon‘l’-br\'ummâ€"hjww mï¬* From St. Catharines To Niagara River â€" Crop Not Be Much Below Average. PEACH BUD INJURY IN ; THE NIAGARA DISTRICT Anybody wanting to suggest a name the lookout | Have Taken Up Pate Red Spy For Pn’mtul:- w Prlu?c- ing Offered For Name. way to Ist $55.00 cash Card of Thanks nt rings in their recedt beâ€" LE ’le’-d“fl ON DISPLAY; _ Frozen in Stoney LCC O_ .0 NC ol . _ EereatReE m philcsophically inclined grower, "What we lose on the wheo!, we pick up on subppen ogath occunrs or DR. SUTHERLANOY‘s anotnenr slow sale for melons. ï¬vng looks as if they might have the marâ€" ket all to tmemssives." """""""-A'IDN_’â€_ that point. good crop of peaches usuaily means IC Y BBA Wnn Aus.cuie o2A m.ounu'm...g of mm-. 3 e is . Mr. Andrew i T4 3. is an mang . ks l BP n LGloor street n W ing and paseed away. year the Burbank variety was almost a complete failure through winter killâ€" Ing, so it would appear that therq is little chance for it this season. "It is 20 years ago," declared Counâ€" eillor Thomas Dale, "since we hadâ€"a complete failure of the peach crop here, although from Winona casterty ulhull-thu'wughbd-..' That it may repent itself this year bmu&ldmdhhï¬ fruit growers st WIb~s as the teom Priends heve will with Iw. G y ob S aympathize with $2.00 Per Year, 5¢ Per Copy BORNâ€"At St. Catharizes on Monday Ruhniavo 2e cmass . oBo " affairs of the municipality. | _ While their travelling expenses were â€"\ taken care of by the town their time | was freelyâ€"placed at the disposal of ;| the ‘municipality, they also looking more peaches are ordinarily produced in the east end of the district than in the west where the injury was so se« Provided there is no further injury and if conditions at blooming time Peach crop should not be much below average. ‘This estimate takes into conâ€" ther reduce the crop by pruning in cases where bud killing has already r‘.'llbi-‘-‘l there is still a possibility of even a light crop of peaches this winâ€" ter‘s pruning should be reduced to a would certainly be inadvisable to furâ€" mm.ï¬l-lmmlh amount of bud killing in the tops of their trees before doing any heading back. If the buds appear brown in the centre when cut with a razor blade they are definitely uscless even though they may come out in bloom when féred less injury than the buds in the "It‘s the old story," remarked "It‘s a great break for the melon February 12, 1934 Albert Holmes, (r herd) of Grimaby, ing well. BIRTH to , 1934, to Mr