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Grimsby Independent, 15 Apr 1936, p. 1

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Fiftyâ€"First Year Mandreds View Handiwork of Pupils of Public Schoolâ€"Comâ€" Grimaby Public School in departments of art, household science and manual training was strikingly reflected in the display of children‘s work exhibited in the various class rooms last Wedâ€" nesday afternoon and evening. Hunâ€" Jreds of parents and friends took the opportunity to view the admirable and bq!hutp,fln"nl-n‘ other articles by the older boys which with the roomful of sewing and varâ€" lous grades of fancy work done by the girs under Miss Lymburner and Miss Wilkins all made a very creditable showing of what can be done by the capable tuition of the Principal, Mr. Griffith and assistant principal Mr. Jongâ€"eared dogs made by the second <lass boys in their first attempts at handling a saw, to the exacting cribâ€" ‘The hobby show was a special feaâ€" ture in an interesting room by itself where those who had a hobby could stamp albums, miniature acroplanes, ships ,a boy‘s collection of choice glaas The kindergarten is always a place of attraction. ‘There was an amusing cormer where kiddies made anything they liked out of a bit of plasticine. ‘These included bunnics and egy», an acroplane, a cat and other animals hard to distinguish without being told. Gloria Jarvis, true to type, made a plate of buns. It was explained by one little chap that his was "a bridge for chickens to go under." Geraidine Marsh brought a collection of varied ind beautiful sea shells she had gathâ€" allies, a frame of the various kinds of ered herself on the Florida coast, inâ€" ¢<luding the seaâ€"penny, scallops, moth» er of pearl shells, big and smaill. She could name them all. There was a special attraction in Miss Wilkins‘ room. Ronnie Chivers had his pet bunny in one box and Leon Betzner his banty chicken and rooster in anâ€" other, the chicken even laying an e£X jrawings and maps also done by the for the occasion. Inquest Into Death . of Ann Quinn ors and pupils being highly compli« mented on the general excellence of An inquest into the death of twoâ€" vear old Ann Quinn who lost her life in a motor accident on No. 8 highway west of the town on Wednesday last, has been ordered by Coroner Dr. Gorâ€" ‘The practical and on A. Sinclair for April 29, at Grimsâ€" In the other rooms the walls and ‘The handiwork of the pupils elicited Now comes peace." and welp putâ€"together Light Budget of Business Dealt With By Township Council ‘The North Grimsby township counâ€" eil met in monthly seasion on Saturâ€" day afternoon, the budget of business being a comparatively light one. On account of the backward seaâ€" son it was decided to continue relief, in some cases, untll May 1st, the weather lessening the opportunity of ‘â€"mm“‘ dered farmers working on their lands. Ordinarily relief is discontinued April ‘NDMhMb-u{ cheque for $200 to apply on the yearly grant to the Grimsby Public Library. On motion of Counciliors Smith and Mackie the Road Superintendent, J. D. Stuart was bonded for $1,000 in the Liverpool, London and Globe Insurâ€" On motion of Deputy Reeve Graham and Councilior Durham, the bond cov» ering the clerk was renewed with the Liverpool, London and Giobe Insurâ€" ance Company for $7,500. 3 COMPANY B Company of Grimsby was foundâ€" in 1808 since which time it has been located here. Its first commandâ€" Local Headquarters Moved To Mm In 1898 By and Welland Regiment, has been mov» «d to Niagara Falls, the local headâ€" quarters of the company having been transferred to that city. The company has cccupied the armouries in the The ‘The equipment of the company was moved by the Royal Canadian Service took the company overseas with the $8th battalion in 1915. where drilling has been carried on. On reâ€"organization after the war the company went to camp under the command of Captain Ronald Kidd, son of Major Kidd. He was succeeded by Col. W. W. Johnson who served until ‘N--mnlnddlhlh- coin and Welland Regiment in 1030 when Captain L. A. Bromley took charge, since which time he has been [I-u-nt It is interesting to note that for a period of three years all drilling of the Lincoin and Welland Regiment wa» done at Grimsby when the General Staff visited the town from time to time. B Company at the height of its activities had an enroliment of 71. ‘The assessors of the town and townâ€" ship, Messrs. E. J. Muir and Col. Johnâ€" won, willâ€"complete their .rounds by April 30th. THE INDEPENDENT It was moved by Councilior Durâ€" All members were present at the During the past few days all the _______ Grimsby, Ontario, Wednesday, April15th, 1936. _ ‘fircwuhdhfl.u â€" Miss Love Succumbs To Terrible Injuries A Few Hours Later â€" Y In Car Who Were Injured Were Florence Dislocated Hip And Driver of Car And Anderson Inglis, Lacerations se On Bus Who Had AlnSMR(‘uâ€"lmnOnlnylnM Hamilton â€" Stores Remain Closed y During of Love Which Was community by the tragic and fatal accident which t@rminated the life of -dmmm*ni people and inflicted serious injuries on early Sunday morning in which a car lided with a bus on the Niagara highâ€" Love, aged 23 years, beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Love of this b-l-l-pdlhh.l-ll‘ order office of T. Eaton and Company, Florence Love, Grimsby I.oscsm In Tragic / Accei Near Winona and passed away without regaining consciousness a few hours later in the General Hospital, Hamiiton, to which the injured were removed. Others inâ€" jured in the accident were Florence Phipps, Grimaby, dislocated hip, Wylie ‘Theal, Grimsby, head and face Inceraâ€" tions and shock, both being still conâ€" fined to the hospital, and n-‘ Inglis, of Allsa Craig and formerty of the staff of the Bank of Commerce here, lacerations and shock, the last mentioned being able to leave the hosâ€" pital on Monday. An inquest into the accident will be held at the Central Police Station, MHamilton, on Friday, May 1st, at four ©‘clock p.m., and will be in charge of Coroner Dr. D. G. Clendenan of Wiâ€" A charge of manslaughter has been preferred against Wylie Theal, driver of the car, following an investigation of the accident. Bail of $5,000 in sureties was granted pending his apâ€" pearance in court. ‘ returning to Grimsby at the time, Wylle Theal, Miss Love and Miss Phipps having driven to Hamilton to THE WESTMINSTER CLUB ‘The weekly meeting of The Westâ€" minster Club was held Monday at 8 o‘clock in the Church Rooms. f Miss May Crittenden, President of The Club was in the chair. This being the regular Devotional Meeting, Miss Marie Adams, Convener Chapter No. 7 of the book "Our Church" by the Rev. Dr. Kannawin." This was taken by Miss Dorothy Johnâ€" ‘The Boat Trip from Grimsby to Palestine, which has created a great deal of interest in .be club, was brought to a close with the "Blues" or the passengers on the "Aquatania® arâ€" riving in Palestine first. Citizens of Grimaby were deeply over her body meet Anderson and convey him to this town resided while a member of Can Bank of Comâ€" merce staff, Roundin; McDonald‘s curve near the car crashed into a special of the Canadian Naâ€" tional lines which was conveying 20 hockey fans home from the Torontoâ€" Detroit hockeysgame and which had stopped on the Righway about 500 feet past the curve to permit Daniel Mutchison, Russell Avenue, St. Cathâ€" arines, a passenger who had become ..b?. Just at this time the ‘Theal fihommiflld the bus, crashing the heavy vehicle. ht of the Suffer Serious injuries Theal and Inglis were puiled from the wreckage by bus passengers while one of the girls who is believed to have been thrown by the force of the impact through the. rear right car window, was found on the highway some distance from the car. The other girl was found lyimg>partly in the car and across the rubsing board. ‘The injured were attended by Dr. Heddie of Stoney Creek and Dr. W. 0. Stevenâ€" son of Hamilton, béing removed to the General Hospital, Hamilton. Bus Passenger Struck mummnuw that the right front en of the car was shoved away back ani the right side who had become M ans had alighted from the bus was ruck by Theal‘s car just before it Bit the bus and preâ€" Driver Makes Statement In conversation with the press, George Ramsay, 17 Catharine Street, St. Catharines, driver of the bus, gave the following account of the accident: "I stopped the bus on my own side of Ihl-dhlfimdfim“ Suffers Fractured Leg In Highway Accident aged 64, of Grimsby, was taken to lh-mo-uum suffering from severe shock and a compound humdllol‘th. ‘The accident cccurred on Saturday evening on Main fitreet west about opposite the former HMighway Motors Garage, Chief Conâ€" mhhbofllltlm A light morth ditch. H+ fortunately escaped with laceratiors to the left leg. Apparently coming out of a driveâ€" way on his bicycle almost in the path rain was falling at the time and the road was slippery. He was attended by Doctors Gordon A. Sinclair and J, N. Kyles. Y a bus who got off bus, in speaking of acciâ€" dent, said: "I got off the bus and walkâ€" ed around to the back. 'l-lâ€"‘ the car coming I tried to jump from behind the bus, but I was struck and thrown clean across the highway inâ€" to the ditch on the opposite side. I got a deep cut on my leg, but otherâ€" wise seem all right. When L could get back to the road I saw two women. One of them was lying half way out of the car on the running board. ‘The other was lying on the highway. I didn‘t see the injured men at all." Say Red Lights Shining westbound cars at the time. ‘This car erashed into the rear of my bus with terrific force. I got out and shouted for somebody to get a doctor quick. There was little we could do for the four injured people. They were terriâ€" bly cut by the broken glass." lights were shining brightly on the rear of the bus which was corroboratâ€" ed by motorists following behind. Bus passengers said the big vehicle was knocked ahead about 25 feet by the force of the impact, the passengers beâ€" Ing knocked around in their seats and off. He stepped off and about two minutes later, through my mirror, I saw the headlights of a car coming around the curve behind me. It was ‘The force of the collision caved in the rear end of the bus on the left ltlnlllol-vyh’t'uhfi-{ en. ‘The motor of Theal‘s car was also driven back under the dash and the steering wheel broken. None of the glass on the right side of the car was left and little of the shattered windâ€" (Continued on page 8) Alexina Rebekab Lodge held a euchre party on Tuesday evening in the LO.0.F. Hail, with cight tables in play. District Deputy President, Sis. Kate Pyle, of Hamilton, was present on her official vist. were presented on the evening‘s play by Sisters Jessic Stewart and Marâ€" guerite Pettit as follows: Ladies‘ first, Mrs. A. Swayze; consolation, Mrs. Wm. Fisher; Gent‘s first, Mr. D. A. Marris; consolation, Mr. Frank Shoeâ€" bridge. A door prize was drawn for, the holder of the lucky ticket being Mr. A. McKenzie. After cards, all adjourned to the banquet room where a dainty lunch was served by Sister Mabel Mcâ€" Cartney and her committee. Prizes hi Pioul, 2 oont Aromere of Ontarie in this picture, identify as many as posstole and ut Others who were passengers on the Bus Passenger‘s Statement EUCHRE PARTY NTR in annual convention in Januâ€" m.flhmlubm ) _ Indications point to an unusual deâ€" mand for tickets to the dinner meetâ€" ing at which function Mr. MacLean will speak. ‘The dinner will be open to business men and others of the comâ€" munity who may be interested, and as only one hundred tickets will be availâ€" able those desiring to attend are urged to secure their tickets at once in orâ€" der to ensure hearing this muchâ€"traâ€" velled newspaper correspondent who has an absorbingly interesting story of his experiences to tell. Tickets are available from members of the Busiâ€" |ness Men‘s Association or from the secretary, Vernon Tuck, at his store, Main St., Grimsby. St. Catharines to be held in the Village Inn on Wedâ€" nesday, April 20th, promises to be of unusual interest. The organization has been fortunate in securing as its guest speaker, Robinson MacLean who reâ€" cently returned to his home in Toronto after spending five months in Ethiopia. During that period he sent to his newsâ€" paper, The Evening Telegram in Torâ€" onto, a series of cables, radio broadâ€" easts and news pictures that made a vivid reality of the strange life of a strange people half way around the When rumors of war in Ethiopia started, The Evening Telegram sent Mr. MacLean on the afternoon of his visit to Grimsby, will also address the students of the Grimaby High School. MacLean on a record â€" breaking cight thousand mile dash around the world to observe and writeâ€"to â€" paint his wordâ€"pictures of a long ~forgotten people. His despatches were read with sent him a sword and shield that had been His Majesty‘s personal adornâ€" ment since 1911. War Correspondent To Be Guest Speaker At Business Men‘s It is interesting to note that on the eve of his departure, The Emperor of Wmmmmum‘ pret Ethiopia‘s Affairs to the world, ‘The music will also be a special character with the Grimsby Young Men‘s Chorus leading the singing and neth Baxter will preside at the organ. Everyone is cordially invited to the The Grimsby Water Commission met in regular seasion on Tuesday evening when routine business was transacted. president of the Hamilton Conference Young People‘s Union and Mr. Ray Stubbing, another prominent officer of out the province. On Sunday evening next The Young People‘s Society will have charge of the evening service in Trinity United a-un-m.mm-m] be Mr. Young People To Have Charge of Service In United Church Taimel From Emiagie. * "*~ Standard Engraving says, had made it difficult for the growers to get their spraying done, the ground having been very wet on account of recent rains. The peach buds are starting to swell and it is necessary to spray while they are in dormant stage to control curl leaf. Inspector Hunter who has taken in As to grapes some of the growers who have started pruning are finding quite a number of dead vines in all varieties. Other growers, on the other n.d.unlud(n“mll their vineyards. The dead vines, he .u-.uveu-dh«mh-dll.lv the dry season. being marked. In the case of these diseases the trees are infected long before the diseases can be detected which makes them difficult to over» Beamsville & Vineland Growers Opposed To Wine Price Reduction thorough inspection for yellows and little peach, starting August 1st. These are increasing and he has been inâ€" structed to see that trees which have been marked for removal because of these diseases which are very contagâ€" ous, are taken out within ten days of that the Valiant, Vidett, Veteran, St. John, Rochester and all early varie» ties of peaches are showing full bud ‘ while South Haven appears to be light s as‘is also the Elberta, this being e# (* nfihmm-ammi"‘“? umuummn-tul sour, are looking good. The showing to be good. Blossom week, he point ed out, occurs between May 10th and 17th, as a rule, depending entirely on the weather. president, Richard Morley was returnâ€" «d to office for another year, as was D. K. Creeiman, the secretaryâ€"Lreasurâ€" er. The committee executive will be A. W. Smith and A. Allison. J. J. @raith, president of the Niagara Disâ€" trict Grape Growers‘ Association preâ€" sented the facts of the grape situation. ‘The growers showed themselves to be strongly against the move afoot in ‘Toronto now to lower the price of wine, and drew up a petition to be sent to Premier Hepburn in an effort to stem this action. The petition, movâ€" ed by Andrew Ailison and seconded by Charies Shepherd read as follows: "We, the members of the Beamaville and Vineland local of the Grape Growâ€" ers‘ Association, here assembled, at the annual meeting this §th day of April, 1936, do heartily endorse the brief of the Central Executive of the Association, and also strongly oppose the reduction in the price of wine and recommend the raising of the quality of wine which would be to the interest of the grape growers. A vote of thanks was expressed by the growers to the executive of the association for their untiring work in an effort to improve prices and condéâ€" tlons for the grape growers. of blossoms, on Mr. Hunter informed the Indepenâ€" dent that growers who have had San Jose Scale in their orchards last year will receive instructions from Mr. J. A. Goldie, provincial fruit pest inspecâ€" tor, Vineland, as to how and what to do to control this disease. At the annual meeting of the Beamsville and Vineland local of the Niagara District Grape Growers‘ Asâ€" sociation held in the town hall, Beamsâ€" ville, on Wednesday evening last, the Mr. T. R. Hunter, who is fruit pest inspector for the town of Grimsby and the township of North Grimsby, speakâ€" ing to The Independent, stated that he had received instructions from the Deâ€" partment of Agriculture that no inâ€" spection for San Jose scale and Black Knot is to be made this year, He adâ€" vises fruit growers to spray for these HARSTONE â€" At Pettit‘s Nursing Home on Wednesday. April 15th, to Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Harstone, No. 51 Hester ~»* . (Inabele ) More ‘I'hn:b Inspection For :elurs-.: Little fi.ri This ear, Says lunterâ€" P o pigea m e â€"â€" ‘or Jose Scale Black Knot. FRUIT TREES TO $2.00 Per Year, 5¢ Per Copy mm es mm ited that it is the to make a more

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