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Thursday, March 4th, 1943. Watch Clock And Jewellery Repairs E. A. Buckenham 12 Main St. E. Grimsby ‘THE LiTTLE SHOEMAKEN LEATHER grade stock, to give high class repair job. Is scarce and hard to get, but I am still able to get a "Honey" Shelton Business Directory Harold B. Matchett . . . Do you want practical help in solving your income Tax problems? ‘The following books are especially designed to help @ Your Income Tax .Cnfllllneo-e'l'lx .he-eWn'l‘n Act BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. 66â€"50 WEST MAIN STREET "The Lit e Shoemaker" Next Door to Dymond‘s Drug BICYNCLE PARTS AND Auctioreer and Valuer for iincoln, Hialdimand and We‘iand. J.G. Pettigrew PMHONE 100W '.|YHV|LL'7 â€"- ONTAR: % uvn e P Purdon & Lothian BULOVA, ELGIN, ELCO WATCHES o ‘r Little Jewellery Store in The Fruit Belt" Vernon Tuck OProOMETRIST Complete Eyesight Service Phone 826 GRIMSBY â€"_-_____â€"__________â€"â€" ~ucrioNnEER AVDITORS & e wigers Bs« +°4 °* Auprrons & ACCOUNTANTS t hrome Tar COnSMaNts AUCTIONEER J. W. Kennedy 25 Main Street, GRIMSBY Cnmsnt DCE / oaue LOTHIAN, 13 Maple A stock, to give you a |.vw andent, PhOn® oPTOMETRIST Telepnone 251 * PETTIGREY Saturdays 9 â€" Accou NTAWNTS Bracevitics Town council meet next Wednesâ€" day night. Fort Erie tax rats is 49 mills, two mills higher than 1942. A corvette is to be named after the town of Merritton. February building permits in St. Catharines amounted to $12,000. ® ® ® Newsprint has gone up $4.00 a ton. Your subscription is due. . e e _ ® « Niagara Falls tax rate is 32 mills, the same as last year, and the lowest since 1920. > t . t "% Custom returns at the Port of St. Catharines for February were $267,931. s s# ® Next Tuesday is Shrove Tuesâ€" dayâ€"Pancake Day â€"and Wednesâ€" day, the beginning of Lent. In 1942 Ontario fruit growers shipped to the United Stats 3,000 tons of peaches; 306 tous of plums Muskrat season opened on Monâ€" day. No date has been set for the close of the season, as this is deterâ€" mined each year according to the weather. Shafer Bru?h‘ve.tbe contracts fora new home for Burton Bentâ€" and 1,857 tons of grayes. Main street west next to Nelles More than 33 million pairs of leather footwear (exclusive of rubâ€" ber goods) )were manufactured in Canada in 1942. Much of the leatbher came from Canadian farm Persons who neglected to change their number one ration book for a number two last week, will now have to go to Hamilton to make the exchange. The Loca) Rationing Board has no powers to issue new books. Prize lists and programs for the third annual seed fair of Lincoln County, which is being held Thursâ€" @asy, March 11, are being mailed dsy, March 11, are being mailed out, The event will take place in Masonic Hall, Smithville, under the auspices of the Lincoln County Crop Improvement Association. # L ®@ ® At a recent meeting of the St. Mary‘s Ukrainian Catholic Church, tary; Wm, Laba and Jack Halinâ€" ski, auditors. ® ® ® In Newfoundland, the rationing of tea has been fixed at two ounces ner person per week for persors Red Cross Carnival in the Arena, over 10 years of age, and half an mlwmmngn mrwm"rm. MECy term sugar including icing sugar, nllllom""’"‘" and moâ€" regaro d as equivalent to one lasson one pint regaraâ€"d as « pc'lnddfll._'- Tumblers bhave taken a £rea. fall, like Humptyâ€"Dumty. Tumbler» es CETLITE Aake The trouble is, they are manufac» .‘uun-cucuv:a.us\c tumblers and there is a shortage of the Jatter; so tumblcrâ€"type CON~ mâ€"!vfllw-pudnnm:non table tumblers may he manufac» tured. om‘h-l"'m‘.’ > nmemepee PVE 9 Satmeme, MOTH Y UUUARCAE C C packaged in papt" A total of 17 ¢ supervimon of ie HHWRENC 1 NUTL service Force will be esrariished this summer in the Niagara disâ€" trict to accommodate high school tudents® doing farm work during tae summer vacation. .. W. Davis of Toront, an officin of the JA.~ GF., made this annount nent un.e on Tuesday, idding that a speciil campaign v*!l be sonducted . this Pn " n oorn secondary schoo! pumnith to Wwaurh . SOUoli‘J / un students of uie need of farm hllp.| # o# *# The counties of the Niagara penâ€" lzwu‘a‘last year led ail Ontario lnl me production of topgrade mcon hogs for Britain. In the report from the Live Btock Branch, Onâ€" tario Department of Agriculturt, Haldimand was lited as havisÂ¥ Mmpmvmuwflhfl.l por cunt Grade A, while Haiton, Wentworth, third, fourth and fifth positions, 16â€" spectfully. Haldimand _ ! +2 874 Grade A hogs, while tolals sor the other countics were, M he J hogs from tario 10F EVENTS and TOPICS of the WEEE in | * _ Ah . ce ds uen , 10417; Wentwortk, 1,199; ‘at 4 454, and Lincoln, 3,804. "Cheese giasses" will step m;mdul'_wlllwwb' al of 17 camps under the in of the Ontario Farm Force will b‘w ration is one the retailer‘s shelves unt nent use that a »pecial onducted . this wndary schoo! of farm help. week, the Rumour bas it that "Red" Graâ€" ham has ordered 300 gallons of paint and a gross of brushes, in preparation for the spring paintâ€" ing of Paton street. L | l J Miss Agnes McPhail, wily be the chief speaker at the CC.F. Meeting to be held in the Masonic hall on ‘Monday night next in the interests 'amm.c.c.r.u.a- date for Lincoln. a e ® St. Joscph‘s Parish are staging IMMM for the 1943 season by means of a Grand Bingo Seventeenth, ‘Twenty regular games and a number of special games will be played. Valuable prizes have Hawke‘s Hall on the Glorious they will prove most acceptable to the same. There will also be a valuable attendance prize and some from the hall richer to the extent of a Five Dollar Bill. It‘s more than courtesy now â€"â€" it‘s a patriotic dutyâ€"not to waste the time of others. Here are ways everybody can help, according Consumer Information Service: going to the wicket. If possible don‘t use street cars during rush hours. Give restaurant orders promptly. Use a shopping basket to save wrapping and delivery service. The Grimsby and Beamsvilie Boy Scouts are holding a joint skating party on Thursday, March 4th. _ Don‘t W aste Time Two hockey games will start the evening off. At 8 p.m. the senior scouts will play: Beamsville vs. Grimasby. 4 Parents of the scouts are asked to come out and enjoy the evening with the boys and don‘t forget to bring your skates. Manager Eric E. Ewing of Canaâ€" dian Bank of Commerce reports that final figures for the Canadian Ald to Russia Fund, Grimsby branch, totalled $1,108.65. Final subscribers were: Yanchuk, Joe . aimicinitp | : ) 2200 Grimsby Public School ... Calder‘s School, 8.8. 13 Grimsby Public Schoolâ€" Grimsby Public Schoolâ€" Grimsby Public Schoolâ€" Grade 4 ......_._.â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" Grimsby Public Schoolâ€" Dymond, T. E. M. .â€"_â€"_â€"â€" Grimsby Park School ..â€" The Metal Craft Co. 144. Be on time for appointments. $1,108 For Russia At 8:45 p.m. the Boy Scout News THE â€"OGRIMSBY INDEPENDENT mOORE‘S TnearrRE Jack Benny Ass Sheridan "Argenu. .. Horscs" "Ybe Jupatient Patient" MAYTINEE â€" SATURDAY at 2 pm. MON. â€" TUES., MAR. s â€" 9 WED.. THUR., MAKR. 10â€"11 "The Moon And Sixpence" _ FRI, â€" SAT., MAR. 5 â€" 6 66 Preston Foster, Brenda Joyce "Tekle Meets Pickles" "Back To Bikes" "Uatteras Honkers" _ "Little Tokyo U.S.:A." C sorge W ashâ€" ington Slept Here" George Randers, Marsiall "Fox Movietsnews" "Dover‘s Cliffs" Total Herbert ©1,108.85 before will 8.37 4.15 Endorse Resolution to Return W ant Farm production Increased In Lincoin â€" A coâ€"ordinator of farm producâ€" tion to wring out of Lincoln Counâ€" ty the last ounce of food to proâ€" mote the war effort was suggested Thursday by Lincoln County Counâ€" across Canada, one qualified man for each 20,000 of rura; population, to promote this objective. The idea is hoped to solve some of the farm city; by helping farmers to prol their efforts; by encouraging the slaughtering of some call for two men for the populaâ€" tion of Lincoln with headquarters at the office of the agricultural representative. _ _ N a ‘"The duties of the men shall be to see that the various phases of cmcunuumornnhdndmt these arganizations co.operate with one another for the achievement of the one aim, which is the producâ€" tion of more food," they said in their resolution which is to be forâ€" warded to N. J. M. Lockhart, M.P.; Sen. J. J. Bench, K.C.; E H. Corâ€" man, M.P. for Wentworth; Hon. J. G. Gardiner; Hon. P. M, Dewan, and Premier Fing. Pop »7 the following suggestions are reâ€" commended for consideration of the federal government: 19â€" 1. â€"That all urban residents be encouraged to devote some time to farm work by supplying them with extra gasoline to provide transâ€" pertation to and from the farm, and that the men appointed to carry out the feld work of this war production program be given the power to issue these coupons, after he has investigated and found that these urban people are working on the farm and are drivâ€" l-gthdrmunhukmdtofih to the farm. 2. That small groups of farmâ€" ers coâ€"operate to save much food. (Pooling of efforts such as on threshing bees.) 3. That sows, gilts, cows and heifers be kept in production inâ€" stead of being butchered. 4. ‘That an increase be encourâ€" aged on some farms of extra sows, nators of Production Be Appointedâ€"One For Every 20,000 Population. cows, extra acres of grain, potaâ€" toes, tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables, and soy beans. td Standard Time â€" Ask ‘That Materials And Labor be Made Available to Basâ€" ket M 5. That the planting of victory gardens be encouraged and stimuâ€" Inted on farms. a 6. That we are quite umd‘ with the present government policy: of price control, but would suggest that a floor be put under the price of all agricultural products in orâ€" der to ansure the maintenance of the present production of foodâ€" stuffs and further encourage others to do their utmost. Council‘s recommendation A number of resolutions fm' other county councils were en Aorsed, Wentworth‘s call for a reâ€" turn to Standard Time was supâ€" needs was also approved. Went» worth and Dufferin Counties both surâ€"mitted :wsolutions urging the governm.s.t to grant farmers‘ sona a definite period of postponement from military service, and Lincoln added its support. ‘They alsao anâ€" dorsed one from Wateriso County uaking the government to remove the tax from marked gasoline, since is is sold only for use in farm machinery and taxes aro later reâ€" bated. Gray County‘s resolutions _Vor an additional premium of one cent a pound on hogs, and asking t*>t Canadian beef prices be set on a parity with prices in the United States, were endorsed. Waterloo‘s . resolution urging th * beef eattle | !b'- injected with serum two weeks | before shipment to prevent nhlp-' ‘plnu fever was . supopritad. ne | | Zeom Gray County urging that | property which comes into u;nl hands of u municipality should be lkcpt for seltliement of returned wntdiers was also approved. Received and filed were reaolu« tions from Waterioo asking for pee loase of anthraecite coal for chick hbroodersa, and from Wrince KEAward ported, Another from Wentworth urging the gover.â€"ment to make materials and labor available to manufacture:s of fruit baskets zo that they might meet this seasor‘s "To ald in the attainment of this TWO IN LINCOLN County asking loca) ration by | own areas of farm MACD‘ytion askâ€" ete. Crey County‘s r€#Olfaced on Ing that a amall l0vY D¢ n ware. all livestock shipped 19 pinds for mum:mfimm the Federation of A&T!CYnat some also filed. Lincoln felt zns +« d ““I‘“ L d m .o livestock -“ sely & a consumer and thus w‘.' :?.:: charged: council M system of financing th? »nom ane. fAifth of a mill on the .. 9. Plant Zisâ€" eases‘ Act were xo appo nted. Samâ€" u:.mm ship, and Lyle Caughill, 25 Prosecutions Under Fruit Act Despite war conditions with *"*** :..'Ileutmm inroads 9" ‘f, the Fruit and Vegetable !" spectors have continued their ®~ forts *~ improve the Ontario P4%Kâ€" Due to the shortage of DOWw conâ€" tainers and the free use Of secondâ€" hand packages in 1942, more trouâ€" ble than usual developed Over sellâ€" ing in retai) stores of 014 packages without the removal or Obliteration of .the previous. shipper‘® â€" marks. While not considered ag serious an offence as overfacing, yet if perâ€" sisted in after the due warning, the offender was brought into Court. District Inspector H. M. Ponâ€" ton reports for Western Ontario that despite shortage of personnel, every effort was made to carry out as much administration work as possible, particularly at destinatior. centres. Generally speaking there was evidence of better compliance with the Regulations than in former years, It was necessary, however, to place under detention hundreds of packages for proper recondiâ€" tioning or disposal or waste. Court action was taken againast 25 offenders for the following charges: Overâ€"facing 8; breaking detention 5; short weight 3; below minimum grade 6; below grade 3; nonâ€"removal of old markings 2, Every shot from a 16â€"inch gun demands more than a hundred pounds of ritrogen. Efforts to 1 Pack, Despite SW Staff Due to War. SPRAYER REPAIRS 8 Patton Street NIAGARA PACKERS LIMITED HUMAN SUEpering GRERTEN TusW TVR Nawt ‘WUANCN TW . imo PROMPT REPAIRING AND RECONDITIONING OF ALL MAKES OF SPRAYERS â€"â€"â€" Canadian Distributor â€"â€" Dependable Hardie Sprayers CANADIian=[=RED CROSS Clarence W. Lewis THEY NEED NOR HELP HEAMBVILLE NEW PARTS NOW AVAILABLE ove Ontario in their This Space Donated by: their R. C. Bourne, the Big Collar and Tlo Merchant, received a sahipzwent of new overalls last weuk, for snring selling. When unpacking them he noticed that each pair secemed to give forth a crackling nolse as he hnandled them. Investigation proved that in the pocket of each overal) was a printâ€" ed circular which read as follows: "The pocketing in this garment is NOT up to the standard of qnm“lwuufim previousty. But we can‘t do any» thing about it." CoOvermment EeqianmAnteaiet AnITEE it impossible for Canadian cotton mills to supply us (or anyome else) with top quality pocketing in sufâ€" fAicient quantitiesâ€"s0o for the duraâ€" tion at leastâ€"â€"weo ask you to bear "Let us look forward to the Peace which Victory will bringâ€" and a resumption of those things which have become the Canadian pattern of life â€" including tough, durable pocketing in Kitchen and or hake. A much higher vitamin A conâ€" tent than required for U.8.P. cod liver oll has recently been found in the Uruguayan fish, pescadilia GRIMARY C.C.F. Monday, March 8 MEETING Offter No Alibis ALLEN E. SCHROEDER C. C. F. Candidate For Lincoin Agnes McPhail Will Speak On "VICTORY AND RECON8STRUCTION®" «â€"â€" 8:18 pM. â€" MAsSONIC HALL Everybody Welcome more than ever NOW ! A4 the war widens and intensifies, the aqeed ,'m Th.nmb'.l”‘& more or ‘lo UROSB dorl:“r: There must be more of this year than last. Prisonaes of war, nomb viotime, refugees, t he woundaes, the dying. t he destitute every where, count on YR BRed Cremss dollars ++ help. _ Dare you fail them ? Grimsaby, Ontario Grimsby if the noed is to W INON A ts make