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Vol. LVIIâ€"No, RED CROSS STILL NEEDS $1,000 Good Citizen Award Presented By Lions nesued the wuy that suBU" _"..| deposed of numerous matters in # short apace of time. But ## 44 **" not at the meeting We 8f° c.m..m' wM"M tinks f ux rate for 1943 was strutk 8 «ight millc, the same as loff Y5%, muml-"'”"""w (Continaed on 1*6* 1 Rev. J. Allan Ballard, Rector ing, presented their yearly Good Citizenship Award, and the choice this year will no doubt meet with the approval of every resident of TA L. S nbcctctatimatd Had Councilior Nelles been PTV / ent, the credit for this @WUOIDE burst of epeud un the part 0f Wl »gislators, could be wsd S Hi lwor as he was pre® 6 uk t C to9¢ B6 20 ""whuk councit and 1/ member of the Lions and two nonâ€" members, made the selection and Rector of St. Andrew‘s Anglican TOWNSHIP COUNCIL TAKES LEAF FROM TOWN‘S BOOK Lion Fred Jewson, introduced Rev. Nell Leckie to make the speech of presentation and that cultured gentlemen in hbis usual eloquent manner Ald full justice to his subject. In part Mr. Leckie said "Mr. Ballard is being given this Award bocause be has well earned i. While he has had the Frecdom of the Town for years, this is the first time that hbe has (Continmued on page #1 English Brethren Face Difficulties Finiaa Business i: Aitthe Over" * LX YE is Du;maiCannmg Sealers of Bome TTas Hate ',,'."”,'.I.’; Will Be Supplied s oaws & 0 Vimited they unanimously granted the Award to Rev. J. Allan Ballard, Citizens Of Grimsby Know There Will be Fish in North Pequre mt "CGrimsby has lost its general trade, or at least the majority of it. and we do not seem able to lift a hand to get it back," declared npeaker at the annua) meeting of the Grimsby Chamber of Comâ€" merce and Shipping on Friday. "HyJ has proposals for the reâ€" mmflwmmdhnrc SNCEL V ie sisk construction, and unjess someth < is done Grimaby will be left hig" and dry, a amall town. Whil »hall still looks upon us as a fshing v!!â€" inge aomewhere in Yorksahire." e Voorâ€"â€"" i Rok im Eo ctolfcmmecateairtonnmiio it "There will be plenty of 18h m.muamrunnrm have only the boats to catch it." Our brothers in Grimsby, Engâ€" land are apparently having their wwecvies um to What Wwill bappen when the war is over, lowing item from t News explains: Chosen â€" Selection Will be a Pleasing One to All. Next Week. EXCELLENT DINXER Seaâ€"Will They Have Boats to Catch Them. record A w»DR The Grimsby Independent Project Will Be Gone they cleaiss and adjourt« _of one hou?" kind »2® M 1, meetiog Katurduy r, as the folâ€" the Grimsby Church at j ail aft d up wl in â€"and m L.AE Sntand f l:: wm":::pnd "!.[.mnll and wit» | anne @X44 ‘“’""“:-' |.,." will be in 4| available so that y0U "*" _ top was|to replace old ObM® .;:”:. abould 1 A| seaters U ©4C0808T)) â€" """y o poppyy med| be enough rubber MDE® - mllable for c ut | " ‘Tin cane w be *"*"8l" (., ..a-n’.-"' LINCOLN LOYALIST LADIES _ HOSTS TO OVERSEAS FLYERS Cl m Twenty Newly Arrived Engâ€" One Lad Expected to Spend Leave at Home in Grimsby â€"â€" He, Did. But. It .Was Grimsby, Canada. â€"_Underâ€"the auspices of theâ€" Lin= coln Loyalist Chapier, LO.D.E. a party of 20 English airmen from the R.A.F. station at Mount Hope were entertained in Grimsby homes over the weekend. As the aim of the 1.0.D.E. hosâ€" pitality is to provide the boys with a "home away from home" no formal entertaining was arranged but several hostesses went together in giving them a good time. for their OWB They were met on arrival Friday evening by Mrs, L. A. Bromley, reâ€" gent of the Chapter, who, as hosâ€" pitality convener arranged the party, Mrs. P. E. Fairbank, conâ€" vener of the 1LO.D.E. War Services Committee and Mrs. G. Warner, then taken to the residence of Mra. Gordon Sinclair, who graciously loaned her for the occasion. W%fltfi to thetr hosts and to His Worship Mayor Johnson, who weicomed them to the town. An interestiny member of the party was L. A.C. Laurrace Thomas from Grimsby, Englard. As the boys had only arrived in Cannona a few days ago they were enthusiasâ€" tic over finding new homes so soon., canning a} Lumtion Cla®s 1 Butter coupon No. 2 in the new ration book becomes good for purâ€" chase Saturday, March 20 and No. $ on Murch 27. The first three but« tereouponllntlnmhwll““ all good until April 30, FEach cou, pon may be acmfi far neâ€"half P“.d of butter. your old Ration Book become nilll and void in the hands of consumeNs after March 31. 1948. Letters of thanks have already been received from some of the boys, voicing their deep appreciaâ€" tion of the hospitality and warm welcome they had recelived. The (Continued on page 8) Butter Coupons Good To April 30 lish Lads From Mount Hope Station Find "A Home rice Board Say® Quantity Will | Away From Home." W“Uncfllfll &4 w"h'flf u'.;‘“’w nning this #40 Por EL ing. (€5 MANY SURPRISES ontinued from «71 0.004 w KExtra Hom* + canmng Y wh for yeast I ‘ee and sugar capons in ation Book become null | the hands of consumers h 31, 1943. mt Jedt suateih db M Says A Limited Will Be Available _be available for them to can Pruits turers are m wre this 364 eavrd o eerrient t neods this Mn page 1) Prowery Grimsby, Onté'io,, T hirsday, March 18th, 1943. Ald making year to do mort is _ the If 1t Inumt Yooâ€"Hoo Nibsey! Suckers Runnin‘ George Robertson Makes The First Catch of The Season in The Old Forty â€" Creek is High. aetane *R * i> . s zho have four sons es | Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Comfort, of Grimsby Beach, George Robertson Makes The | in the armed services. Two are in the R.C.A.F. and two tu“":.m’i First Catch of The S-n.'nnmdm four are officers. ““‘"mmcudm M. Comfort, in The Old Forty â€" Creek, and Vocational School, The youngest, LA.C. fAinishing high is High .”mn'mmmkc.&!‘.lmmtdymmm n smmiane .mmmMWluonmunum%noéw. Oh, to be a Kid again. Young the last 15 moniths. ‘The other three, Flying Officer MAIPA (T 0X George Robertson brought back| fort, instructor at No. 1, LT.S., R.CAF., ‘Toronto:; fRemivalt i manyâ€" memories of kid days on| Comfort, oversems, and 2nd Liout. Eidonâ€"B:â€"Comfort, are grad S eBuot Monday afternoon, when he‘ Toronto Universiity. Their father is principar of the Thirty brought into the Editor‘s Sanctum | Clinton Townshinp, near Beamsvilie. a nice, shiny, freshly caught suckâ€" ._â€"_.-..â€"M er.. Right from the waters of the Old Forty. w1A TCD DIIMDINC INCRE ASEFS This is the first catch of the seaâ€" son. So folks, Suckers are Runnin‘. ‘This is the fourth year in sucâ€" cession that George has had the honor of landing the first sucker, or any fish for that matter. This one weighed two pounds. Public Meeting Re Called Men Water in the creek is running high right now and in a matter of a few days should be full of suckâ€" ers, not including the two legged George was using a net but had no luck, moving down the creek to near the pump house tried his luck with a book and line and it wasn‘t longâ€"until he made aisâ€" catch.« * A Man to Get Exemption Posiâ€" | tively Must be Engaged in | Agricultural Pursuitsâ€"Not | Just Living on Farm. | A public meeting will be held in the council chambers on Monday, March 22nd, at eight o‘clock, when all boys in the Townszip of North Grimssy, engaged in agricultural pursults, who have been called by the Draft Board will be present. It is understo« lbat no exempâ€" tions will be adowed unless the called man has been, is, and conâ€" tinues to be actuelly engaged in agriculture. A man may live on a farm and be engaged at some other line of business, but this does not give him exemption, F "*Ieff, LAincoln Agricultural Repâ€" resentative and other speakers, At this meeting the governâ€" ment‘s intentions as to the disposiâ€" tion of these men will be thoroughâ€" ly discussed by Reeve Durham, E. All Over The W orld ‘WATER PUMPING INCREASES _ COST OF POWER DECREASES .. The Independcent at all times is ]wlllh: and rea«dy to help any orâ€" ganization that is engaged in char» itable or war woork. Especially the ladies‘ organizattions, But to be honest, the Iadites sometimes get ilho Editor befwddled. That hapâ€" | pened last woek. It Is A Buttonhole Machine We Need Editor Gets All Befuddled Over Requessts of Ladies â€" Who Has a Sewing Machine to Lend? We advertised for a Singer sowâ€" ing machine to do "Heavy Sewâ€" ing". We were wrong, What the ladies of the _ Robinson Street Group are seekling, to assist them in their war woirk, is a Singer sewâ€" ing machine, ho matter how light, medium or heavy, that they can atâ€" tach a gadges to for making butâ€" ton holes. They have a machine for heavy seWling, Now it is & machine, any kind, as long as it 4s a Singer, that a thingamajig C4% be attached to, to make button b0jes, The ladies have the gadget. Anyone hbaving such a machine who would be #o kind as to loan it to the ladies M,; y call Mra. Rellly ut 510. Three new Constables are to be appointed to 8t Catharines Police force, bringI9¢ the total to 27. wo e s s ® - yeitt # Es . / (W* * lt w f h s “'q s n 7 v ‘omfort Four Fighting Grimsbyites Â¥0. R. 6. l lordithontiintitsentthundithentitzrnttienttheatiisentth on ‘Grand Jury Make l Many Suggestons Water Consumption in Janâ€" uaanNeu'ly Two Million Gallons Greater Than 1942 â€"â€"February Three and Half Millions. Power Bill For February Lower Than January, Yet More Water Pumped â€" 81,« A tremendous jump in water consuraption during the months of January and February this year over 1942 are to be noted from the pumping records as submitted at the regular monthly meeting of Grimaby Water Commission on Tuesday inght. NEW E.D .H. COMPANY FACTCRY WILL BE JUILT DURING SUMMER A number of â€" recommendatiora for improvements and alterationa in the Lincoln County Court House wore made by the grand jury which inspected county bu dings after the opening of the «ncing Jury mession of the Mupreme Court of Ontario, No eriminal cases were Lnated for trial, and after hearring a charge from Hon. M Justics Kolller MacKay, the jury wan sent to make its inapection, Poliowing is the report of the CBFWKK BWY 4â€"â€"â€".â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"........................ Court Houseâ€"It is the opinion af the jurors that the old Invatoyâ€" lts in the basement are entirely There is an increase in January this year over January last year of 1,090,000 gallons,. ‘The Febru« ary increase is 3,610,000 gallon» It is also noted that thers is an inâ€" crease in February this year over (Continued on page 8) Ht. COntharines will have the lowent tax rate in almost a quarte; of a century this year, a rate of 82, mills being decided upon by Anance : mmittee of city councll, ‘The new rate is a mill than the 1942 rate of 38% ahd is the lowest since 19190 the lovy was 31%. milla Inspect All County Bsildings Recommend â€" Chuanges At Court House â€" Industrial Hume In Excellent Condiâ€" County Town Has 324 Mill Pate .,........-..-..‘.'. HYDRANTS FLUSHED 000 Transfered to Far ’l'lfln| Year, tis (Continued from page 44, $2.00 Per Year, $2.50 In U.8.A., S¢ Per Copy Town So 4) inwer milin, whon \New Fruit Package ‘Placed On Market Figures Tabulated To Tuesâ€" day Night Show Local Camâ€" paign Still Short of Objecâ€" tive of $5,500 â€" Still Some Sections to be Canvassed. |\ _A new type of fruit container | that appears to nave many poss\~ | bilities in the way of producing a | high class pack for the city market ‘ and also eliminating to a great ex«â€" tent the ever present basket shortâ€" , age bugbear, is going to be placed on the market this apring. ol o0 0 auims us Army Final 1 midnight that the stili lack Final figures tabulated up until midnight ‘Tuesday night showed that the local Red Cross campaign stili lacked but a few dollars of a thousand dollars to reach the ob jective of $5,500 set for Grimaby and North Grimaby. Ralph Bochm the demon superâ€" visor of the campaign canvassers stated to ‘The . Independent, "We need a fow dollars less than a thousand in order to reach our obâ€" jective, but thanks to the generoalâ€" ty of the _ prople of the town and ... twnship I have absolute confiâ€" dence that we will attain it. There are still quite a few sections to be visited by the canvassers yet. But I feel confident that these people will come through gererously when the canvassers make their call upâ€" on them." C To date the response to the call has been very fne. More and more are the people rea‘lizing that when this war is over if they have nothing left but tnoir shirt, they will atill be alive. That is more ausurance than the fighting man has. 1‘The army and navy boys ge into action knowing full well that the chances are alim of their com« Ing out whole, if at all. ‘The boys in the air know from the start that they have but a few hours to live an(. ,;f they do the chnances are that (Continued on page 8) David Thomson Patents New Type of Container Made of ‘This new fruit package has reâ€" cently hbeen patented by Dawid ‘Thomson, local manager of the local Hydro and does away with xd entirely. ‘The new package is made of oneâ€"eighth inch millboard, or pross« od paper, and is waxed, It is made in several sizes. ‘The alze that The Independent examined will hold 30 number one or larger peachen, ‘The packnge is built to mensure> (Continued on page 8) This company, s om a aeveral months ago, purchased proposty in OGrimaby on which to ereot a fag» lory and meys theip plant â€" into, War orders have kopt them ponfin« ad to Ottawn. Representative of ®irm In § ~ »provarlative of the E. D. 1 Company of Ottawa, called or Mayor Johnson last week. ‘The new factory will ho ereoted on the proparty on the weal alde of Elitabeth â€" strast, norh of ~tha CN.HR, (~ncka rmy, Navy And Air Boys Can be KRelieved of Much Sufle;'i: by The Comforts And icines Your Dollars Provide Millboard With Waxed Surâ€" face, forms Mayor lohnson to This Effect â€"â€" Will Not Start Muanufacturing Until War is Over, IVE SOME MORE On