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GRIMSBY INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING *ssued every Thuzsday from office of publiâ€" eation, Main and Oak Streets, Grimsby. True independence is never afraid of appearâ€" ing dependent, and true dependence leads always to the most perfect independence. IT WILL SOON BE 1944 We stand on the threshold of a new year. 1943 has been pretty good. .1944 is gdutobeb:tter.. *# *# We have passed through trying times. Thanks to Churchill, Roosevelt and the 400 oddGrimbyhonandg?mthekhnh‘md the blue, Our Empire, Country and Our Town and District are safe. Penned and Pilfered The Grimsby Independent Grimsby and North Grimsby citizens can enter the new year with a feeling of exâ€" Not since the 17th of February 1876â€" the day The Old Forty became the Village of Grimsbyâ€"has this municipality been in as fine a shape financial‘ly. Thanks to Mayor Edric S. Johnsou, nis coancillors and the members of all the other municipal bodies. North Grimsby Township is also in an excellent financial condition. Our County, Lincoln, the Banner County of Canada, is in wond »rful shape. Thanks to Warden Chazles W. Durham and his colleagues. In 1945â€" one short yearâ€"Lincoln will be entirely free of debt. we must not sit back and be complacen‘. We mist keep on battling ahead. the same as our â€" boys and girls of the fighting forces are doâ€" ing. We must strive and scrimp and buy stand, as I have many, many times before, on the top of Anderson‘s Hill and look west to the top of Palmer‘s 4 CE ANCE “.-&_‘fiâ€"' â€"I“ 57 .', ll l street. Your Main street. My Main street. The BEST Main street in the world. Reâ€" IN A WAR WEARY WORLD Ther# is not much laughter in the world today. Not much cause to lisugh. But even in this war weary world, once and a while mn‘umnmofllhcthntwoaldm whmdthemutwnrymdmutdo- ent. + + # «& For instance, this is what Hitler said is Mein Kampf ahout Mussolini: "He tames fortune, mz»iers destiny. He has dominated the most perilous situations; he has released mwkbmnnothiu;,hohu-mmdud deviated the stream of nistory. He has creatâ€" ed a people. He has aroused a Nation. He h“ornniud.Shtc.hntuxd,lwd will, of hearts, of souls, of power.‘ No aoubt you remember the r“" monchmw-dmh you often wondered, in recent days, what = lookllikedno_em. c t And then there is the Code of Rlack Shirts that they adopted whe1 ""“m‘d.d: # w# # FACTS & FANCIES "l'heml!choftheBlleksml‘tlh.fuL !mmentoflmmlljlllfi“““’“'m"’yof civilization. No enemy can surprise us, not even by swifter movements. Black Shirts hnnut'leysthztfenetontndl&f"v .namqmduyuble”mw‘“""’ tack. Atthoflntenckofflflelthefllc.k ho w n in mifooned in the back ground of the sky behind the enemy, like 8 :’fl"""m-hmw""' ie h..qiflhdmlitr.wmfi“‘fi‘ JNOHN W, GLENDINNING, President. WILFRED M. LAWSON, Viceâ€"President J. ORLON LIVINGSTON, Secretary, We have much to be thankful for. Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper At HAPPY NEW YEAR. "Lincoin County‘s Leading Weekly" Established 1885 Nights, Sunday, Holidays, 539 and Editor Chief Alf., LePage. 1 will be the Italian Ethioâ€" Black. Shirts, terrible and splendd, smash ali resistance, bombs in hands, dagrers between teeth and sovereign disdain for danger in their hearts." Funny whit a difference just a few years make. Tuose mighty Rack Shirts, with "sovereign disdain for dargerâ€"in their hearts," are the mighty men who only a few weeks ago came into the Rritish camps, in thousands upon thousands, with hands up over their heads, at "the first crack of riflcs" in Africa and Sicily. F s HONEYMOON WAYS The bridal couples travelling arounc the country now get plenty of attention. Feople inspect them carefully to see if they can deâ€" tect the marks of a newly wedded pair. If they are exchanging soulful looks, with litâ€" tle attention to the outside world, there: is quite a chance that they are. | They need not feel any desire to conceal that glorious fact. It is a high tide of life, and the world envies them. There are so many people who have lost their love for their wedded mates, that it is a pleasure to see these young folks whose affection is so In a time when many people are depressâ€" ed and anxious, it is a satisfaction to see the honyemooners. They look out on lifée with supreme confidence, and believe strongly in their ability to cope with the future. They show willingness to work, and gladly assume the burdens of a home. The community welcomes them to family life, and wishes them every happiness. _ THE CHANGED BARBER One of the great unmourned casualties of our time is the close personal relationship that once flowered between the barber and his client. It is gone, we shall never see its like again, and nothing has followed after to take its place or heal the hurt, says The New York Times. R y E. It is possible to go into the austerely correct barber shops of American cities toâ€" day, be attended and take leave without a MMoteonverufionineithadireo- 'l'hilhstutinzthecaleextnmdy.Lat we must admit that what was once a proâ€" fession of fluency and cordiality has flattenâ€" ed out into undistinguished decorum. The personality has gone out of ‘barberâ€" ing, garrulity has been displaced *â€"~ polite reâ€" ticence if not taciturnity, and the man beside the chair has become a stranger. Conversational ability in the tonsorial profession is not dead. Not in Grimsby at any rate. not in Grimsby. We have a trio oi barbers in this town who are the most fluent orators that ever wielded a razor or plied a set of NEW YEAR FORMULA So you think you wiu turn over a new leaf and start all over again with a N.; Year resolution. If you want a model for « comâ€" plete and thorough job of it, do as the Aztecs Acording <o Mr. K. E. Kidd of the Royal mnwthmndntldunsroâ€" garded the occasion seriously. Their "New Year," which recurred every fiftyâ€"two years, was a time of danger and grave portent. The world in fact would certainly come to an end unless the gods were levient. ‘They prepared fummwmuh‘gthdrm breaking their .m« by extinguishing mmmmr_nflw_- mmm-.m&mmm assembled in the squ«re ore the Great Temple in Mexico City. Here priests offered appropriate yrayers and secrifices. At sidâ€" night, one whos duty it war began with his dfllltomnkenewfireonthcuutal‘..:r. At the fl'flli‘lldffl_‘ll!l‘.l"li‘h‘of nlAitf‘wePt up f:omi the crowd, for they knew that the 'ofld woulrn m' T 5 Runners lightdtordmatflwmm soon the whole nation was ablaze with promâ€" ise, They made new idols and new pottery and new life was really begun. Examples of Aztee images and pottery, like vaose destroyâ€" ed at their rituals, are contained in the colâ€" lection ¢ the Royal Ontario Museum. THE POWER OF THE PRESS Among the many different kinds of pubâ€" lications that roll regularly off printing pmminC;mdahonemrticuhrtypeof newspaper that caters to yreaders who like their news well.nvo.urd.with‘ gossip and sex. Oncofmemonhatyoftheujoumll: hmmtobotwodneto:mlo.thwdl the good citizens of the ty ‘:g M"nhjwwhtdhm:ithr-d This may be the case in New York, but TBE COCGRIMSBY S10D. where." Recently this paper turned its guns onthemralweeklypreubywuofdwu'- The attack was based upor au item pubâ€" u.hedbyopemlll-wwnoditorinwmchm apology Was extended for somethiny preâ€" viousiy printed, presumably an error, The scandal p.perrmtod:bwtthednlofwuk- mmdmw{mutofwfl““dffl" getmdnemedtobeinhvouroiodimb" mg "feared for the power they hold in their ‘l‘hepowerotthepmuilsvcryrul flxing,butit_hnnmeditor,inthhemtry atleut.whoeomideuhinpoweruam ponwithwhichtoinapinfeu. Rather it is a power built upon faithful presentation of thenews.apowerfonndedonjutieonddo- voted to furthering justice. Any deviation from this principle automatically weakens Lt 1 ~ @4 _4 _A A%4 that »ins. 1rOM B PHTUCECC * C 4 04 cce that power. This is no doubt what that parâ€" ticular rural editor had in mind when he apologized for his error. By making the corâ€" Iogmm s‘ .‘ . _ad4 hWic venntation for Cl Snidered. s nrtuedth dtvatiieranether seaptt "th. W Pedai ons P rection, he maintained his reputation for truth.andm;enzfll.enedzfilpo.wc. Anothershotintheat'ackthztwuhr wideofthemukwuthedaimthfimfl- wwnmldudonotdveluucpicma life in their communities. _ _ Rural weekies probably give the most mpmemo:douhdrmdm'd-ym activities of any type of newspaper. Dailies whoumbnfiba'mnmbasdlnmfi thounndlmnotmtchtlfisinflmneyofu- porfiumdsfinmdntdnthdrmtonno- tional and international e 10 “". '-. Andtomuutthatthomgm pubfiufionlofthetywmw ho plaint give "a true picture of life in their mfrul_ticd}nilh. especially, for inâ€" INDEP ENDE NT Dear Mr. Livingston: On behalf of the staff of the Grimsby Hydro Electric Commission and the Hydro P"ectric Power Commission of Ontario, we wish to express oHF mhmuhmm”’“c Gorvants". ‘Three a.m. or three p.m. we are on the job givim ‘Wishing you and your staff the compliments of AN APPRECIATION WE THANK YOU _â€"'l_'- It was indeed refreshing to pick up the local Mmmsmmmum Christmas edition, that portrayed clearly the fundaâ€" mental and basic truth that lies behind Christmas. All too often our modern press has a tendency to stress the commercial side of Christmas and to ._pmiponmm‘lnfild-aflm Christ Child. It is a sad comuentary on our home educational system that parents are all too frequently remiss in their obligation= ‘a connection with the spiritual and mental development of the» children and are ”bh.uu‘nndu:vewhm ESchool and Church, Actually tuis is an obligation dmmummhnnâ€"d mwudwflln‘-fifld‘.w crents. y produces a dwarfed spiritual developâ€" Consequently it was with a great deal of sinâ€" cere appreciation that I noted that someone on the Editorial Staff of "The Independent" had taken the Lettes To The Editor ‘l‘.mmm' ® n Grimsby, Ont., I. ANrion LivingstoD, Nanaging FEditor ___ & bhave read with much interest in your weekly paper your pleas 10 =«becription pay.ments in order that you may continue to exist and I am inclosing FROM THE \.6.A. -ymbblng,u“, I have also read great interest the steps Leing taken by the citizens of Grimsby and vicinity for the establshment Of & nospital in the Deer Park As you may note frOM the letterhead, I you l the am conâ€" nected with a hosplt!" iDstitution of 178 beds and therefore 1 am interesie0 in uny action elong these lines in my old home towDâ€" 1 siso hope that on my next visit to Grimsby YOW pospital may be in operaâ€" tiâ€"s. I can say further that I believe the !z«ti~n of your proposed hospitsl wi1! be of great benefit to the patients in the 80M¢ poecause of the boautiful setting and surroundings. (umm.‘wdflm‘”uhu old Grimsby boy and WI!! me wel) remembered by many of the clder residents giase takinz up» rosiâ€" dence in the Ohslo City 1 pas been very auccessful. Wishing you & BAPPY and succesafu! New * So an Orchid to the lady or zenleman Yours very truly, Jas, A. HMewitt. Sac.â€"‘Treas Elyris, Ohlo, Dec. 27, 1943. dollar bill which will pay Bt. Joseph‘s Rectory. Year, lomluywdmtcunnlunum.t mmdmmwumu&m‘m appointed Comptroller of all the banks in Ohio, by aeen Lk ns evelt.) (By J. V. McAree, in Globe and Mail) When one speaks of the horseâ€"andâ€"buggy days it is usually with an accent of pity or contempt. Rareâ€" yanwmumm:nmm which are used for mention of home cooking. But w&kmuppodddtobauumme C _ rcnm Adabcr n tha ud t 1102 12c ho ccadobcrdinnd. Adviati mdns horseâ€"andâ€"buggy days, and, applied strictly to the horses themselves, we think they were greally wumapwnnw There nevâ€" cm.mmwmum!ushom. Mnmuummrmdomr- ship. There never was such a bond between a man and his horse. ‘The costliest Rollsâ€"Royce never sug» gested such aristocratic opulence as a spen of horses in an oldâ€"time vintoria. We doubt even if the 4 yc L maniat . ; hn extarior of motor ho econtocstrmmmmnmmcto. it Actonpottet cars was ever as loving â€" . :‘bet which the old carâ€" MWW&.;.MMWMH devoted to the vehicles of an earlier day. ‘The difâ€" 1mhd¢!q":vuquwmmm in the silk hat the cockade, contrasted with the b-qdummpmk”m mmmmmnmwbdflflv a convenience to take us from one place to another in speed and comfort, and more, or leas, safety. mmwmddhhlthtub‘hmno mmmm-.dhlcdhrudn- carded. But we remember a day when many a man could boast that, though he had often bought horses, he had never sold one. Horses were pensioned or given to friends. ‘They were no more forgotten by ral horsemen than were old family retainers. ‘When lm‘umh”hcfllfluhbw and refers the matter to an insurance company. m;m‘-“mm&humum much the same as if his child had been burt. His chauffeur in bis cap. nw-umuuhduut. An offer to pay the necessary fee of a vet would be reâ€" ceived in the same spirit as an offer to assume the hospital chargs for a wounded baby. There were few such collisions in the old days. Drivers no more callously exposed their horses to injury than they exposed themselves. 1\-7_92‘!M'9u‘w WHEN STREETS THRILLED WITH HORSES l orses. ‘Their own consciences, their own affections were the best protection a horse could get. ‘There was sport in driving a horse, especialy # uuwuu;m«mmfi-wm of speed, or even a high stepper. In fact, an hour‘s drive rarely passed without an opportunity of havâ€" ~shflv§t“h¢uufl..¢flvflym- clined driver. It might have been only for a quarter of a mile or a couple of hundred yards, but it was ever was. ‘There was a speedway along the banks of the Don where owners of fast horsvs, most of them not quite fast enough to win a rase, but anâ€" imails that could step along at a 2:20 gait, used to resort particularly on Sunday, when no doubt they ought to have been dozing peacefully in church. We remember before the speedway was built that there were so many enthusiastic and practically unbridled horsemen in Toronto that they proposed that Adeâ€" laide Street West should be declared a speedway in the evening after 8 o‘clock. It seemed a fine idea until the residents got wind of it, when it was learned that they were devold of sporting blood and had more children than horses. Even the boys and men on delivery wagons in those days took pride in the appearance and the speed of the horses they drove. Customers took a kind of partisan pride in the speed and style of the horses delivering their meat and groceries On Sundays, especially in the winter, the hotelkeepers were to be seen to the best advantage. Most of them owned a pacer; all of them owned a sealskin cap, and on Sundays they were to be seen bulging in their skeleton cutters, generally accompuanied by a blonde, and stepping their horses along at a pace that used to make the present writer wince with jealâ€" ousy. Nor was it the blonde or iue sealskin cap tha! inspire.. his base feeling. It was the idea f being able to own a rugily fast horse, "t is one of our liflong regrets that we never did own one, though we drove several, But about the time when we might have been able to bu; a fast horse the autoâ€" mobiles were coming in and the routs be.sme unâ€" aufe for horses. We did stick to a riasâ€"andâ€"drive polo pony for several years and had more fun with it than all the combined motor shows in the world ever provided us with even If it was slightly touched in the wind. But weâ€"never admitted this to unybo) but curself, We would as soon have thought of a«â€" mitting that one «@ our daughters was crossâ€"eye! ‘YAY BACK WHEN The most stylish horse we ever saw on a T routo street was a hackney pony celled, we thisk, Bharpiow. He ctood perhaps fourteen hands â€" had the most amazing action, front and hind, «* ever saw, and he also had a turn of real speed. W# have heard it said that he was one of the best > Ing, and we know that his owner, a veterinary a@â€" geon, tream..ed Sharplow as the apple of his ey* Another noted hackney, aimost a pony, too, w»* Lady Sparkle, swned by Lady Beck. But we neve‘ saw her on the street. She was a tanbark que«~ We ase by the pepers that there are still hor» whows s=4 trotting reces, But it seems to us that they have moved away from the peoyle. At s tim® when, as it seemed, nearly every fourth citizen bad a horse, the ramber of those who valued and recus" nized a good horse was naturally much larger th*" it is today, when not many mors citizens ~w" mmnmmmumu»w a pleasant r. is almost necessary to ship a bor"" to some rural point in a box tar. Let no one be!!e~* u m “ Wfivr In ts -uâ€" “"v Vm.;y Nlclmlrucngwu:c”:-.mm Thursday, December 30, 1943.