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* _ The Grimsby Independent F/O. J. W. McNiven, RC.A.F. who has returned home on 30 days‘ leave. He was a member of the famous Bluenose Squadron. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mcâ€" Niven, North Grimsby. "Sumpin‘s" Always Turning Up Old Coin Bearing Picture Of Sir Isaac Brock Dated 1816 Something‘s always turning up in Grimsby. ‘This time it‘s another of those "tokens,"â€"about the size of a large Canadian cent or an English mâ€"wuchqug Home On Leave the 1800‘s. _ It was dug up in a garden on Elizabeth Street, and bears on one face the inscription: Sr Isamc the centre is a threeâ€"stepped pedâ€" estal surmounted by a funeral urh and inscribed,â€"Fell Oct. 13, 1812. ‘Two winged "loves" hover on eith» er side holding a wreath above the urn. On the reverse are the words â€"â€"Success to Commerce and Peace to the World. Across the face is Retires After 25 Years‘ Service A well known and popular store clerk in Grimsby has retired from active duty after almost a quarter of a century of serving the public in the Grimsby district. Mrs. Johnny Hurd who has been a member of the Theal Bros. staff rorn-nlyyunluww call it quits and on Saturday night last left the store for good and all. It was in October, 1920, that the then Ethel Jewson joined the Theal Bros. firm and since that time exâ€" cept for holidays or iliness has been a steady seller of foodstuffs to the legion of customers at this store. Now she thinks it is time to sit down and take a rest and atâ€" tend to her household and family dutios. Dug Up In Local Garden, ble, Fred W. MAQOD®, M« Woolverton and Adoiphus G Standing, left to T Allan Ballard, Rev. Jo John Kerman, a Mr "Sandy" Globe now lives, W. Pottenger, George B. ‘This bowling green (Continued on page 7) back in the first half of (Hollis) kneeling left to right; Peter H. Gamâ€" Maddox, A. Hamilton Pettit, Linus 4 Adolpbus G. Pettit. left to right, Dr. J. R. Smith, Rev. J. , Rev. John Muir, William H. Pettit, . a Mr. James who lived where » now lives, J. M. Metcalfe, Frederick George B. Maconachie and Major H. was on the property of A In oEAVIGEMEN ARRIVE HOME After three years‘ service in the Royal Canadian Navy, Stoker First Class Fred Chivers, second son of Councilior and Mrs. Chivers, Paton street arrived home last week on 60 days‘ leave before goâ€" ing to the Pacific. He has been a member of the crew of the corâ€" vette Tillsonburg since the sinking of the Chaudiere of which crew he ‘wun-c-hr. Among the arrivals from overâ€" seas on Monday was Liout. G. C. Barrington Bourne, M.BE., only son of Town Clerk G. G. Bourne and Mrs. Bourne. "Barry" was on the engineering staff <of Internaâ€" tional Nickle Co., Sudbury, when he enlisted with the Royal Enâ€" gineers in the Spring of 1941. He gineers in the Spring of 1941. He went overseas in 1942 and took part in the Dâ€"Day and Nor-nlflyr“‘ dy to Germany. He is married and his wife came on from Sudbury to welcome him home. Last Spring he was awarded the M.B.E., Memâ€" ber British Empire by His Majesâ€" across France and Belgium and inâ€" ty, King George and his citation reads as follows: "As officer in charge of bridging o“-mhlhmaudhnh- fantry Division, Lt. Bourne has h-muynmduo!orm delivery and replenishment of all such equipment used by this Divisâ€" "This duty has entailed long hours of leading convoys of heavy vehicles over difficult and unâ€" familiar roads to the bridging site in darkness and bad weather and -nuun-umhuvynldlnd "The diversity of bridging equipâ€" ment used makes this task much more difficult as the absence or wrong loading of a single plece of equipment may cause the fallure of the complete operation." "Lt. Bourne has devoted himself to this task unsparingly and by his zeal and skill has succeeded in alâ€" ways delivering the proper equipâ€" ment to it‘s rendezvous and has contributed in large measure to the many successful bridging operaâ€" tions and assault crossings in which the Division has been enâ€" ‘The largest shipment of sprayâ€" l-.munumwbodellnnd in this district by motor transport was unloaded at the Clarence W. Lewis plant on Monday afternoon, when a Directâ€"Winters transport arrived from Detroit with a load of 18 complete readyâ€"toâ€"run Hardie sprayers on board. ‘This load conâ€" tained exactly the same number of spraying outfits as a C.N.R. freight car carries. Big Shipment MORE THAN A * NEWSPAPERâ€"A COMMUNITY SERVICE (Continued on page 6) years ago o_mm,onunw-tddodwnthmm sides Nurseries The house was the Pettit home Mhdfllmfllumuammul\wh mummmumml.florl.fl.flh“ Spairheiat mmmflumanHMymm ufly.wmmbymuuwnumm uthomrdthwfldnlddnnbyforlhthh Jack VanDyke. Later Major W. F. Gibson had a mummduthmw where the Allan home now is. ‘There was a green lwwmntmhflhullmnnoum to what is now Trinity hall. The last greens in Onunbymllmmrdmlohwnm mlntum-uud'-vmubhprd-nudcwud patch Corp. David Copeland, son of W. J. Copeland of Grimsby and Hamilton who returned home last week from overseas where he erved for three years with the Irish Regiment of Toronto, He was me of the men responsible for the getting of the mail and packages up o the boys in the front lines and in this job was under all kinds of fireand facing all kinds of difficulties. ‘The above picture was taken in Bdfast, Ireland in January of 1943, when Dave visited with Miss Rosanond Praeger the famous sculptress, who 36 years previous had nndelled mdMMy.'mW.Mvflthnullthr was the model. Thousands of copies of this piece of sculpture were sold all over the world. This picture shows the original mode as a husky Canadian fighting man, the sculptress and a copy of the oiginal m~lncopemmmlln1‘l_~w.nlmmmby girl, and daughter of Clinton and Mrs, McCoy, New Philadelphia, Ohio, came on from the American city and met her husband here upm arâ€" rival. They are now enjoying a second honeymoon, us they had only been married a few days before he embarked for overseas. Mrs.Beasio K. Moore is an aunt of Mrs. Copeland. .A brother, Nelson Crpeland is now in Berlin with the Argy!l and Sutherland Highlanders. DUST OF MANY YEARS SHROUDS! CEMS OF COLONIAL HISTORY | Finishes One W ar Goes To Another Had Long Service Sergt. Leslic G. V. Brignull, who returned home last week from overseas. He enlisted in Septemâ€" ber, 1939, and spent six Christâ€" mases and six birthdays across the pond Grimsby, Ontario, Thursday, July 19th, 1945. Museum At Niagaraâ€"orâ€"theâ€" Lake Contains One Of The Finest Collections Of Hisâ€" toric Items On This Cintinâ€" Dust Of 160 Years Coves The ] w of ”l’hneero'l);‘y‘u | ch Pages s tish Cfil History Were ‘} Written, | Upper Canadian history there stands, virtually unnoticed a twoâ€" story brick building whose silent and cobwebbed walls echod to the footsteps of forgotten, rdâ€"coated legions and to the murmurng voic» es of men and women who lng ago helped write the pages of British Colonial history. _ Nearly half a century agcthe old families of Niagara set out o form the Niagara Historical Society. They built their museum and .-puodmmn'-nuuuuh their collection and for a fewyears the museum flourished and mny came to see it. The Province gave it a grant, but that stopped after the war of 1914 and for 35 yars now little has been done to chage add to one of the finest . collect | lons of colonial history on this conâ€" d met her husband here upm arâ€"| ; 11 ond homeymoon, us they had only do""" ni{ht.;: hdd.:,_..u}l_‘.‘m nbarked for overseas. Mrs.Beasic Buu'l.mheuyw-yll.... | ind. A brother, Nelson Cpel494 | mothing like that old man. . . . but | Sutherland Highlanders. who should I walk flat into. . but | ncmmogmenn ancan aucamcmmemmemsaady) & VISINLOT from another nflmm!!' * coning over to see how it is llutl‘ EARS SHROUDS |=»>= B us pis) n dolhltwrp.mu....udltml: "Crackers" Marlow from . the| M HBTORY lnnch. . . . he‘s with the Lazy .nd;‘ Weary. . . . Ocopss I mean Lincs c and Winks. . . . have asked about j lfi At â€"Niagaraâ€"orâ€"theâ€"| him often but never ran into mm; :4 One Of The | before. . . . and he‘s really the first Finest Qf Hisâ€"| Grimsby soldier that I‘ve run into| toric Items On This Cintinâ€"| Y®t > . . since I saw Norm Warner: ent. as we were passing through their camp in Newfoundland years ago. ' SOUVENIR NTE We are putting in time right __“9 RS .Mnow &4 .k‘nm:g ;or & gnl-l!dhlx' p to take us back to the land of Dust Of 160 Years Coves Th€| muy anq noney. . . . and believe Relics Of Pioneer Days me it sure will be good to get there w»-cwmornd- too. . . . but God only knows how t\‘v‘:l History Were ' long it will take. . . . won‘t take us tten, long to pack once we get the go w ahead. In the meantime no one is (Niagaraâ€"onâ€"theâ€"Lake) killing themselves with hard| At the end of a treâ€"shaded work. . . . and I hope we don't. street in this quiet little endle of have tg, «++ shue days are overl ed to Canadian school chilren; on u.mpohbn-ltlnd ustling silk dresses of Laura Scord and the womenfolk of Isaac Brck‘s ofâ€" ficers; on the creaking spinning wheels and crude kitchen impleâ€" ments of the ploneer .. and no one stops to sweep the dut and few stop to look and wonde . . . ‘The dust of 160 years settles thickly on the brave and nov faded uniforms of the Crown; on he yelâ€" lowing pages of documets and chronicles that today are ecountâ€" Ningara takes its history very casually. Down the left side of the first floor, in their silent cases, are the scarlet tunics the dulled ewords (Continuea on page 7) FOR FIRST TIME IN 17 YEARS TOWNSHIP IS FREE OF RELIEF GERRY KELSON WAITING TO GET BACK TO LAND OF MILKâ€"HONEY Had a Poor Vâ€"E Day Celebraâ€" tion Away Up In Germany As Boys Were In No Mood To Monkey With Heinies, Dear Bones and Dyke Well and how goes all the strugâ€" gles these days. . . . just got a copy of the Independent. . . . the first TI‘ve seen in many a moon. . . . and I do mean moons too . . . . I must congratulate you both on such a fine lively paper. . . . it was a real pleasure to see one again . . . . &8 the news from the old town .is scarcer than hen‘s teeth these aince the 8th of May. _ (Continued on page 6) ‘The department wrote that the factory plans a new system of enâ€" closing the drain, and an improved eatch basin. The proprietor felt that the county should clean out the ditch, and the department said it would have an engineer make a further examination in the near future, and "we shall follow the matter through and do all we can r\ hA+ any objectionable condiâ€" tion C0TT6pa4," In Hollandâ€"Met "Cracker"" Marlowe Looking for Dutch Dolls At a Dance. County Council Protested To Ontario Department Of Health About Condition Of Watercourse From Factory. Several communications . were before Lincoln county which startâ€" ed its July session Tuesday mornâ€" ing at the county court house. A. E. Berry, of the Ontario Deâ€" partment of Health, replied to council‘s protest over the unsaniâ€" tary condition of a ditch running north from Beamsville toward the lake, It was claimed, that refuse from a canning factory was reâ€" sponsible. Unsanitary Ditch At Beamsville THANKS FOR "CIGS" EIE!D ©lty wanted provincial legislation amended to provide that reEration of births be made (Continued on page 6) B55548 Sgt G. P. Kelson Bn. H.Q., The Algonquin Regt. Canadian Army Overseas Holland, Near Almelo al Eterna Triangle m.n;dâ€"nâ€"o;yfiowmmfl' \,mmmwmgg‘w one of those trinngles. ‘The idea is not particu« larly new, but yet it is amazing that despite its staleness and its lack of huâ€" again is "Cracker"| He‘s Going East (Will Establish 1 Rural Mail Route Flightâ€"Licut. Douglas E. Shepâ€" herd RC.A.F., 21 yearâ€"old son of George "Pep" and Mrs. Shepherd of Beamsville, who arrived home on Monday night on 30 days‘ leave before going for further duty in the Far East. He was not yet 18 years old when he enlisted three and a baif years ago. He served for a long period in Western Canâ€" ada as an instructor and went overseas a year ago. His father is a four year veteran of the First [Onfl..Wnr. Will Cover All Of North Grimsby West Of Town Between Mountain And Lake â€" Serves 150 Famiâ€" Residents of West North Grimâ€" sby, between the Mountain and the lake are now practically assured of Rural Free Delivery of Mail Two weeks ago The Independent carried the information that Counâ€" cillor Wm. Mitchell of North Grimâ€" sby had again taken the matter of establishing this mail route up with the Postmasterâ€"General‘s Deâ€" partment and asked that the route be started at once, if at all possâ€" ible. Mr. Mitchell first took action on this matter in the summer of 1942. A postal Inspector came here and went over the territory and recomâ€" mended that the route be establish» ed. The Postmasterâ€"General was sympathetic but would not grant the order until the war in Germany was over. Mr. Mitchell two weeks ago took the matter up with Otâ€" (Continued on page 7) Would Build Dams Across The Creeks Deputyâ€"Reeve G. W,. Crittenâ€" den Would Construct Six Along The Twenty â€" To Be Used For Muiltiple Purâ€" Possibility of constructing dams across some large creeks of Linâ€" coln County was discussed Tuesâ€" day morning at the meeting of Lincoln County Council by George W. Crittenden, Deputyâ€"Reeve of North Grimsby Township, who is Mmuolmmldl'nmth‘ vation and reforestation commitâ€" tee. ‘The idea was broached at the June session of council, when it was proposed to build six dams along the Twenty Creek above the escarpment. Mr. Crittenden said that the dams would hold back water for irrigation purposes, for fish, and (Continued on page 6) Week ending at 8 a.m., Monday, July 16th: Highest temperature Lowest temperature Mean temperature Precipitation Grimsby Weather sz.nr«r-r.u.uhu.u\..nl’«c-lv rornmermermue l rcrmemec td 1.72 inches Not One Copper Paid Out In School AmfAmmg_ Before new bylaw ready to pass which only included the other three secâ€" tions, No. 13, Uâ€"6 and Uâ€"8, but council could do nothing with this bylaw until another bylaw rescindâ€" ing the original bylaw had been passed. _ Frew : Just why the ratepayers in the two sections wish to withdraw from the Area is still not clear. To date they have not come forward with any reason whatsoever as to their withdrawal, other than "we just don‘t want to be in it". This more or less leaves the council up in the air as the School Area byâ€" law had been passed upon the recommendation ef School Inspecâ€" tor Marshall, who had submitted a report from all five sections where meetings had been held and acâ€" (Continued on page 6) Jacque Harrison And Diana Sawyer Are The Winners in Keen Competition Among During the last scholastic year Grimsby Lions Club conducted a Safety campaign, under the directâ€" lon of Lions Davey Thomson and Clayt. Rahn, among the pupils of the High and Public schools and no doubt much benefit has been derived. In connection with the camâ€" paign was an Essay competiâ€" tion. At the Lions Club carnival the prize winners in this contest were announced and prizes awardâ€" «d. The prize winners were as folâ€" Public Schoolâ€" First, Jacque Harrison; second, Shirley Anderâ€" son, Evelyn Griffith; third, Ted. Greig. High School â€" First, Diana Sawyer; second, Donald McAlonâ€" en; third, Lois Rabhn. Month Of June â€" Tax Kate In All School Sections Will Drop Two Or More Mills This Year. Council Again â€" Grassies And Number Four Do Not Want To Belong â€" Mitchell Craves Action On Soldiers‘ War Memorial, Lions Club Hold Essay Contest avenue, who arrived home on Monâ€" day from service overseas. Preâ€" vious to going to England he had long service on the Pacific and Atâ€" lantic Commands. He is now on 30 days‘ leave and then reports for duty in the Pacific. Sergt. William C. Bentlcy, R.C. A.F. son of Frank Bentley, Doran BUILDING PERMITS Going To Pacitic Pupils. (Continued from page 7)