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\ The Grimsby Independent & , #outh Grimaby township, was vpletely destroyed by fire on aftern»on, thought to have caused by overneectad stove pipes. The fire had gained considerable vÂ¥ _ when discovered by whbours and it was imposalble aave any of the contents, There 7 no insurance, fOremen were _.» bour, Grimsby £:â€"emen responded to a call but the flames had y#!86d4 ‘such seadway that they wera unâ€" to do anything. Fortunately wind waus not blowing toward in council nistory. ?Home, Contents Consumed By Fire Propose Health Unit In County Count» "“n.‘ Unit in Lincoln County was deferred for considerâ€" ation until the January session of the new council at the closing sesâ€" gion of the 1943 council Friday aftâ€" Charles John Tisley Eames was born in London, England, 72 years ago and came to Canada in 1912. He came to Grimsby in that year and purchased the large home and fruit farm on No. 8 highway, just east of Baker‘s Road, then owned by Charles W. VanDuzer. In 1913 he purchased aâ€"dry goods business in Hamilton and thatâ€"store has grown to be one of the largest and finest retail stores in the city. Mr. Eames lived in North Grimsby for Charles J. 1. Eames Passes Beyond Hamilton. As time went on he gradually became a large property owner in this district, He purchased the Mansion hotel from the Hewitt Esâ€" tate and remodelled it into what is VYOL. LIXâ€"No, 25 ow ~une â€"REqmmton S percnenis, . ERC also has other property interests i. The farm home of Brace McInâ€" Grant â€" Year,. (Continued on Page 7) in a«ight. dence of the decaying animosities of roliglous sects, the Flotwrgate and the F#viszh Church choirs sang toguther, Outatanding features of the event were the Vicar‘s plea 1or a derao» cratic view of the Htate‘s responâ€" «ibilities; and Sir Walter ' mm'mflm moy ® _ Although the 2@# Mayor of Grimaby. Councilio® M# Fjoor, 1g of the Jewish fuith, hm with a broadminded06® trgy g1,/. prising, to folloW ID the wing of churech" on the 9r89 \unday after bis elevation to th8 BB ;; ydep to dedicate bimself fofpj4 year‘s work in office. | The "Parish Church" on this oc‘ casion was â€" lottergate Church, lent by the Nonconformists for the occasior, an‘. as further eviâ€" (n Christmas Day, 1883, Wilâ€" liam Bowman of North Grimsby township, led Sarah Crosby, of the same township, to the Altar, where the late Rev. James Mwurray, of the Presbyterian Church, tied the tie that binds, at. the â€"_hmme . of..the bride‘s parents, on the Alway farm, Ridge Road west. That was 60 years mgo and the happy couple celebrated their 60th anniversary on Christmas Day. Mr. Bowman has now remched the ripe old age of 84 years and his still smiling bride has attaimed her 74th Grimsby, Ont., whose arrival overâ€" seas with a Canadian Women‘s Army Corps draft has been aiâ€" nounced, Pte. Anderson has workâ€" ed as a driver since her enlistment in February, 1942. Overseas, Pte. Anderson will see her brother, Pte. Celebrate Their 60th Anniversary Mr.â€"and â€"Mrs. â€"Wam; Aad Local DeAQNCE Ropreos â€"â€" Viear Streses Fauily Life, " _‘ #*** ArrivesOverseas Day, 1883 â€" Fou Three Daughters. Were (Grimshy, Eng. » Grimsby, Ontario, Thursday, December 30, 1943 1 a~ Antsa +Of the new hoense, u:"'”?“\uhnuuthrm ‘m‘%'lm-uwmmm- o » "“’mmu " n aaid a statement from tmnnmumnmmu will made wheh final plans are comâ€"» pletac. ‘ The Onlarie Highways Departâ€" ment annnounced ‘Tuesday that le Hcenser for 1644 will # on sale "about the 10th of Janâ€" “'u';m'; Heense plates will be ".’m a winc. automobile Gwnerm, ing possendo}f}@1d sticker aignity Livense Plates About Jan. 10th sinc* the earning capacit, of tnae purent is low, and the number of children is large, ‘These still reâ€" quire help firm org»=‘ed instituâ€" tons. guests, and 119 children in adopâ€" â€"â€"â€"-â€"c.... tive and free homes. The remaindâ€" unun.mxul. er are in boarding homes, An:::- Atkw / ber of families through the ‘:D“'Mmm itk 1 flm&nmm" Wb“ "dl., GW““ 1MM¢MM'|&0',.”““. m-“n thlll..“’“ the pecessity of taking ward a: I ‘AWMMIMW. cA tion. ‘These services have bee. i8 . tobacco mmthmpnuolu:l m"‘"m Utv6h ut tha i."-:xfluflnmm:m fillo.ummm”mu, mmmum‘,mm oo h e ani. household equipment, Wu.: m‘m ut m“ réouphâ€" / smaoues or mantlite wiso k“bhdmnwmn»m‘ are & s are having a atrugg:‘~ ;ogfiahngl_‘_'{‘f“fll}dynd-oc parcels History of some kind or other was made at North Grimsby nome» Inations on Monday afternoon, when contrary to anything that has ever happened before in the township, several ratepayers deâ€" manded that the council spend money. Usually the tax payers are harunguing the townskip fathers for spending too much money but this year it was different. Eighth Term For Reeve C. Durham North Grimsby Council Reâ€" turned By Acclamation â€" Woolverton Mountain Road Is Bone of Contention â€" Want Money Spent. Besides the old council of Nelles, Mitchell and Cowan several other names were submitted but when the time lim‘ for qualifying was reached ca Tuesday night all had declined the issue so the old board K. Lawson wiil see that every under the society‘s care who would not ordinarily receive presents will receive a gift at Christmas, In addition of the older boys who are now in the armed services will reâ€" ceive a Christmas box. ‘There are now boys serving in all branches of the armed services in all parts of the world. nmnuouuu-umu| Catharines Kiwanis Club all needy children under the society‘s care will receive cod liver oll during the winter months. To date 80 chilâ€" dren have benefitted through the kindness of the Kiwanie Club. At the preseut tin. there are 240 children in the soristy‘s care. was reâ€"elected by acclamation along with Reeve Durham and Deâ€" putyâ€"Reeve Crittenden. ‘This is the eighth consecutive year that this complete council, without one Cod Liver Oil For County Children elected to represent the township. The nomination meeting was not At the regular monthly meeting of the board of Children‘s Aid Socâ€" clety of St. Catharines and Lincoln County last week reports concernâ€" ing the Christmas activites were _ ‘The children‘s cheer committee under the chairmanship of Mrs. O. largely attended but there were a number of citizens on hand to voice their views, principally from the southâ€"west corner of the township und the big bone of contention was the Woolverton mountain road and the failure of council to bave reâ€" placed several smell bridges that have seen their best days. Children‘s Aid Seciety Have 240 In Their Careâ€"All Will Receive a Gift At Christâ€" been unable to spend any considerâ€" (Continued on page 7) Navy Week Special R‘"y’ ]an. 12th a little touch of <»rtstmas, This uuammmmmp cnwo,butmm-nmut. wfllw-nd..llkom.mnll-m fellows feel «, little clomer to home. You have a share in thig sahip, na ‘fi-hnmoddurnmurwcny. ‘"Barnia". I have been abourd her aince #»** has been commissioned, !huwuh'hmmto.lc'mm Barnia is an Ontario ahip. My homo(mvnthnnlpog. Thanks apgain for all you have don-,uwory'mmt)ut..;ww just what I nesded, Will be glad u.heulmml!youcu-m Umohmbcl'llnu. \ electrician rig red a ;tz on-.ha' lights, normal size bulbs, zesults LChristmas Cheer â€"From Ditty Bag deck, Being out of decorations, 1i kad to be decorated with ribbons nio‘ficndud.dlflumh we received from home, Ahip‘a ho nkuSLFCâ€" c ces 9e . s4 Schwab, Bolton street. In forwardâ€" ing the letter to The Independent, "frs. Bchwab, states that had it not been for Mre. "Buddy" Shafer and her untiring «/ ~zts in the work of getting Ditty Bage filled, that she would not have taken on the task of fAilling a bag. ‘This letter shows quite clearly just what our boys in the Merchant Marine think when they receive one of these bags, HM.C.8., Sarnia, E. Dec. 22, 1943. Womnbyndl-hmn- ton business man who succumbed on ‘Thursday last, after a lingerâ€" ing iliness. Grimsby Lady Receives Letâ€" ter From Sailor That Shows How Much Bags Are Apâ€" Maritimes, blossomed in Grimsby on Monday afternoon, December 9"th. when Miss Mary MacMilian * "The bride eame by airâ€"to Grimsâ€" by for Christmas and subsequent marriage on Monday . The happy couple left on Monday night for the of Dartmouth, N.S., became the bride of Fitâ€"Sgt. Ray McPherson, Romance Blossomed in Grimsâ€" RCAF., son of exâ€"Mayor and Mrs. McPherson of Grimsby, Rev W. J. Watt, officiating, in ‘Trinity U#&unl. â€"Sgt. McPherson mot his bride while on duty on the east coast. Then he was transferred to Macâ€" Daonald, Man., where he is now Sergt. McPherson T akes A Bride The following letter was recelyâ€" Called By Dsath by On Monday When Mari time Girl Is Married, CHARLES J. |. EAMES Las, Htendm, of enlored 4n, eÂ¥, a»cstoran of World guass 1 Proally have him (Continued on paw ball on this afternoon, ar Anishing this and having ; out, I shall run up to the P seo how the boy.m.omm My tenm took a beating y, afternoon, 1. \ won the ga vIoun We wla» MV.QV(?I liguo.mmv,... my d‘“‘l.m'.m'l"flfm the unit, ‘They also kave | u‘m # "“k in ".Q.. Mn graat change whean you . down for two nights cach mm“"‘ffi)’ & of hours#, and see a good ahow rapidly becoming more plain every day, and it won‘t last any :onger Mmmnyur.'-dll\m ltoouhunynm. We have a rad.o now in the lcu'lo-.mlt’lnloohhnl mwpmmumw-.un listen to some poot music or hear the news. We are never in any need of hearing se nows from Italy, 1 Hka hearing about the air raids on England etca. main concern anymore beater now, but being a â€" esldier and a fighter, they will haag on a f2.w more months yet. ‘The end is ‘The weather is protty fair after 10 am. till 3 p.m., sunshine and not too cold, but the early mornâ€" Ings and evenings are like a fall in Ontario. We do P.T. every mornâ€" Ing at 6:30 with shorts on, and the last few days have been a little on the cold side,. We are not doing any suffering over it all anyway. We have the clothes to wear no matter what shows up out here, Rain, shine or snow, we shall conâ€" tinue to go ahead until these damned Germans are finished for all time. They are hopoicsaly beater now, but being a es!dier Grimsby Girl Has Unique Position Miss Margaret Woolverton Is Only Woman Traffic Manâ€" ager In America â€" Now In Chicago. INSUFFICIENT NUMBER QUALIFY FOR SEATS ON TOWN COUNCIL The Christmas festivities were very, very pleasant ones, for at least one Grimsby ramily, Harold C. and Mrs. Woolve= ~, who for the first time in over â€" . + <zrs celeâ€" brated Christmas in t. «ir Grimsby home, with their dauphter, Miss Margaret Woolverton o° Chicago, BJ Mail Service To Italy Not Good Dearest Mother, Dad and All: Just a few more lines to say I‘m well and getting along fairly well out here. Your mail has not been somewhere if you are writing very often to me. ‘These past 6 weeks I‘ve only heard through my wife how you all are. I hear from her very often, she writes every day and I generally get three or four every time the mail comes in here. KFrom Blighty the mail is pretty good, but terrible from Canada, for this guy anyway. Better Mail Delivery From The Woolverton family for over three decades have always heen in Sunny California for the Yuletide, where Mr. Woolverton has business interests, but this year they decidâ€" Miss Woolverton, who is at presâ€" ent Asst. Traffic Engineer with the United States Safety Council, holds a unique position for a woâ€" man, as she is the only one in America holding a position of that At the time of her graduation from Stanford University, she was the only woman Civil Engineer on t‘ continent. She took a post graduate course in China and then. travelled extensively in Russia and other European countries. though I get the smokes from you nrottw ed to prolong their migration to the Orangoa State until after the New Year. How‘s There is a 18 Are Cold. England â€" Weather Like Fall In Ontario â€"â€" Mornings y To ner‘/een my ; I‘m in charge of 8p it, m’ also kave $ & week in H.Q., and change when you .c fOf two nighitn aas B.80051, Sgt. W..J. Rooker, Italy 5, 11, 48. 0 a good ahow, “ lfldlor, ('“. $2.00 Per Year, $2.50 In U.S.A., 5¢ Per Copy World War page 7) you can sit news from about the air 8., that‘s may iuch . weolk, a couple of wAar 1), beat now Bport fop $wo picâ€" It‘s a fath Wm Mr. Comfort‘s report that the home took in , spent lows thin yoar than to care fo" about the myy, Of lamaton, deapite the 14 mates in the home comp; 80 a year Tota! o3 $10,301.00,. onzinaus 2"¢ . Corvnty Home ?n Excelient Shape County Counct!, after h. annus report on the Thuraday‘s cousoll meetir them honorarium of $100 Mr, Comfort‘s salary ra $TB0 to $1,026 n yerr, January 1nt. He was unmarried and his only survivor is a wister, Mrs C. J, Roberts, of Creston, Ohio. He had followed the accupation of farming and fruit growing and was an arâ€" dent horse racing fan and was a frequent visitor to the Hamilton cndlumtordu“g.yfl,m Council Grant Homorarium And itaiee Salary of Supers Paying l"ox-llonty. «Jacob Henry McLean, lifelong res dentâ€"of â€"Clintonâ€"townahip, was found dead in his nome at "The Thirty" late Friday by police who broke open a locked dcor to gain entrance after neighbo=rsa had reâ€" ported that Mr. McLoas, who lived alone, had not been seen around for the last couple of days. Dr. C. Ww. Wimore, of Beamasvilie, stated that death was from natural causes, The body was removed to the Buck funoral home in Beamsville and burial was made on Tuesday. In his 88th year, Mr. McLean was a son of the late Dr. Hugh McLean and was born directly across the highway from the place of his death,. He had resided there all his life with the exception of a In appreciation of the Ane work being done at tha irsoin County Mome by Manager Rogep Comfort and Matron i.., Oorfart, Lincoln County Council, aftep heonring the annusl report on the Mon.* at Thursday‘s CQisoll meeatin®> arantad Section 71, subâ€"section 1. of the Municipal Act, covers the case as follows:â€" "Where the candidates, or any of them, retire, and by reaâ€" son of such retirement or where from any other cause the requisite number of persons is not elected, the members clected, if they equal or exceed oneâ€"half of the council when complete, or a majority of such members shall order a now Jacob Henry MeLean Passes From Naturs Causes In 88th Year â€" We Known Throughout District, council but when the hour for qualifying had passed on Tuesday night Clerk G. G. Bourne bad reâ€" celved only four qualifications, namely Baker, Bull, Bourne and ‘This means that when.. council meets on Monday, January 10th, they will have to pass the required byâ€"law calliny another nomination and set date and polling places for the holding of an election, should (Continued on page 7) Anderson And Aiton Retireâ€" Nine Other Nominees Deâ€" cline The Issue â€" Wells, Water Commissionâ€"Wray, Hydro. Grimsby only has threeâ€"quarters of a council and that means that a second nomination will have to be held. Mayor Johnson and Reeve Lothian were returned by acclamaâ€" tion on nomination night. 15 rateâ€" Baker, Bull, Bourne, Inglehart Qualify Along With Mayor Johnson And Reeve Lothiza â€"Another Nomination Will Have To Be Held, Old Resident Is Found Dead A BAD SITUATION and a half in Beamasville vilâ€" salary raised *rum & mr + .“OOU\Q com morae 1on.* at â€" grantod vach, and for the ahowed