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YOL, LXâ€"â€"NO, 32 ROAD ESTIMATES ARE $17"000 PURCHASE TRUCK EOR $3,125 PEAGN KINGS NEVER DJE ! The stage for the semiâ€"finals is all set. The Peach Kir meet Port Colborne in a best of five series, commencing this night, February 15, and the game will be played in Grimsby. agency, Bamuel Harris has disposâ€" ed of his 10 acre fruit farm on Nelâ€" les Road to Mr. Hopkins at 16 Victoria avenue. Through the C. M. Kirk Agency, Clarence Graham has purchased the VanDyke property at the cornâ€" er of Depot and John streoks. # _# # Merritt Bros. are the purchasers of the Zimmerman house and 1lot As the Kings skate on the ice Friday night at the local ice cube they will be in the peak of condition. The boys have been put through several strenuous workouts this week, and are raring to go. Hymie Shenker‘s eye is coming along fine, following a mishap at a practise. session last week. Three stitches is a small matter in the desperate life of a goalie. Will Strengthen Fire Department Fire Chief LePage must consider that his fire department is pretty "uwumpr“tum. for all he asked the Joint Fire Committee in session on‘“my Chief LePage Instructed o Take On More Men If He Deems It Necessaryâ€"New night to purchase for this year was a new type Fog nozzle at an approximate cost of $60, He stated that this type nozzle was excellent gorm-lnfll- and . eliâ€" minated 90 per cent of water damâ€" .ge.oo-nmcmumcudnhw mummmnmuh Chief LePage asked that all fire hydnllhmw-lndmlhlp be checked and the valves and spindles olled and greased. Reeve Durham reported that work had just been finished on checking the bydrants in the townâ€" ship. Pressure in the east end was very heavy but not so strong On the west end system. Chief LePage was instructed to “_onrmâ€"-uthm and if he deemed it necessary to mno-tu-clbmh strengthen the brigade to do so. Present strength of the department is 18 men. PWESTE . 4. otcvmscrl k chnr-udtheo-mulorm year and Councilior McNiven, secâ€" ofi oopnavepenre .: mE F?: . 6 4 . $hs ceveci. oi ces negatopr i nury.'l'hu-luuvlllmott the second Monday of every other month beginning with the March Mfilfivfl’““" *‘ ¢".*"@hL AXSPEL §. ESTAT 6E To nmuummmn will be on account of the fact that mmmumm celebrating his birthday this weekâ€" space and more vault Te """"" 0 offices in the county building and wwuuu- Myfllnn““l"‘"" Narrow Escape From Suffocation se e . BP CR CC Mycuuw Al« ternations commenced last year to the county building are to be comâ€" pieted this year. | The commints ~ _ 40 20 MMikiac haw ‘The lives of the eight members of the families of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gregory, 86 Paton street, were proâ€" bably saved early Friday morning due to the fact that one of them, Miss Charlotte Smith, was awakâ€" ened by smoke and fumes. Quickly realizing the danger, she aroused the others, and she and her sister, Mrs, Gregory, got the two Gregory children, aged four and two yearsâ€"and groped their way through dense smoke to the front door. rcay cam, en es ® 1 Feb, 19th A special meeting of the committee will be held again on Monday morning, Feb. 11th, when as attempt will be made to * 0 0. aUW activities for the coâ€"ordinate all activities Smouldering Fire in Chesterâ€" Book‘s W anted F or County Prisoners A chesterfleld, apparently set alight by a cigarette dropped beâ€" fore the family retired was found smouldering when firemen arvrived. to the council this year. The committee, under the chair« Mdm;.mw of Beamaville, discussed . recome» mendations to be made at the next meeting of the county éouncil on " LV Licshkmecs ° m Thursday in the county building, cutw.unmmmw- ed to make inquiries regarding reading material for prisoners at the county jail. Public libraries in 8t. Catharines, fi.â€"mf'w' y centres as well as the Leonard Lending Library will iudcadct is + dnc armtnir the grand jury to the 1945 county At a meeting of the general adâ€" ministration committee of the Linâ€" be approached for castâ€"ofl DoOKs The action of the committee fol Grand Jury In 1945 With Dense Smokeâ€"Eight Persons In House. mended That More Reading Material Be Provided At County Goal. MORE THAN A NEWSPAPERâ€"A COMMUNITY SERVICE The Peach Kings will Anthon Friday Township Council Take 'l‘wol Whole Afternoons To Get Contentious Matters Settled â€"â€"Include $4,000 For Woolâ€" ’ verton Mountain â€" Expect To Get 2,000 Yards Of Crushed Stone Out Of Job â€"â€"Road Costs Raise Tax Township council sat in session all afterncon Saturday and acâ€" complished nothing. They held a second session on Tuesday afterâ€" noon and while they consumed four hours they finally did get some useful work done. nunhouamuuum‘ meetings was the Woolverton mountain job and the purchase of | smlflnktodounm-nm} work. EWE Te ; Deputyâ€"Reeve Aikens was strongly of the idea that a truck was just what the township needed. Councilior Mitchell was just as strongly convinced that the townâ€" ship had no need for a truck for any purpose. Reeve Durham and Counciliors Bartlett and McNiven had very little to say on the subâ€" Mr, Aikens‘ idea is that the township work can be done better and more economical with the township owning and operating its own vehicle, particularly for snow plow work, than it can be done by hiring outside labor and trucks. Mr, Mitchell took absolutely the apposite view. All counciliors were of the opinâ€" ion that permanent work of some kind must be done this summer on the Woolverton mountain, but none of them were in accord with the ertimate prepared last fall by Enâ€" gineer McKay (except Mitchell) or with the two tenders received to do the job. The figures were around the $7,000 mark. So ended the Satâ€" urday meeting. On Tuesday the truck was the burning issue again and the whole story rehashed several times, Four tenders were received and opened. Finally after Jong argument a motâ€" lon by McNivenâ€"Bartlett was passed that the township purchase a Fargo truck from the Anderson Motor Sales for the sum of $3,125, delivery to be made within 60 days. Mitchell voting nay. Béetween the opening of the truck discussion and the final passing of the motion, council passed the road estimates for the year and it will be noted that the truck is included in these estimates at $4000, ‘The four tenders received were as follows:â€" Anderson Motor Sales, two Farâ€" go models at $3,085 and $3,125,â€" to be delivered as soon as possible, Grimsby Fuel and Feed ,two difâ€" ferent models of Internationals at $3,230 and $3,817, for approximate June delivery. & Near Fatality On Main Street Four Whee!l Drive Co., of Kitâ€" chener, two differect models at $7,168 and $7,516, delivery in about three months. Mrs. Jennie Kiliens, 60, formerly of South Grimsby township, and who has been residing recently with Mre. Nevilies, Mountain Road was severely injured © in collizon _ Injured When Struck By Carâ€"Came From Behind Car. port, sustained a fracture of the left leg, fracture of the collar bone and other injuries Mospita) auth» orities stated that her condition the path of the oncoming machine, She was thrown several feet by the Mrs, with an automobile driven by Ab» raham Pauls, Forest avenue, Hamâ€" m.ld-flnfl.lflnm&y Chief Constable W. W. Turner, who was on the sldewalk almost “hmfldh“ when it happened, said that the Rate One Mill, and later removed by ambulance to Mamilton General Hospital, Mra. Kiliens, according to a police reâ€" Burlington tax rate has been stuck at 30 mills, the same as last ear driver had no opportunity avoid it. * Attended by Dr, A, F. McIntyre "w"".....' of the acident aalid at Mrs. Killens stepped out from hind a parked car directly into Grimsby, Ontajo, Thursday, February 14, 1946 (Continued from page 2) AT 32 MLLS ON $ $52,383 Raised In Six Year Span atrmo;d-l:.l;w olly‘:;;; men in the pho Beamsville Branch Of Red Cross Have An Outstmnding Record â€" Officers â€" Reâ€"elâ€" At a meeting of the Red Cross Beamsville Branch, held Thursday night, a motion was passed reâ€"elâ€" ecting all officers now in office for 1946. Officers are: Lake Ontario at Kingstonâ€"1% inches lower than Desember; 25% inches higher than January, 19045; 8% inches lower than the highest since 1860; 24 inches higher than average of January, Water Levels o1 O BP L S TE c duto d strernatints. Aiheiiieaiet 26 P n the ground, (his name never WAS known per‘s grave) was discovered by Waliter Riddâ€" ilter Riddiford of Burlington, in the bush at t south He died from an overdose of morâ€" weeling at the man‘s head and sitting alongâ€" Adiford. Standing at the left the men are A8 e late Dr. Millward, the next man is unâ€" ght are a man named Dodds, Edward Filby, i, Wm. Filby, Daniel York, ‘T. R. Hunter and > Fames CGowland. Wm. B. Smith and Capt. 1900, possibly a couple of years be Education Costs * Will Be $47,535 Of This Amount Citizens Will Pay $6,800â€"Balance Paid By Government And Other Grants. While an amount totalling $47,« 535 will be required to cover orâ€" dinary expenditures for local high and public schools, the people of Grimaby will be asked to pay but $6,806 this year, as the difference is paid to the Board of Education through Government and other grants. This does not include the yearly debenture _ payment, A breakdown of this year‘s budget, as presented at Wednesday night‘s meeting, shows | requirements . as follows. For public schoolsâ€"cost of instruction, $15,112; instructional supplies, $1,530; administration, $658; plant operation, $2,413; plant maintenance, $2,231; auxiliary serâ€" vices, $200; for high schoolâ€"cost of instruction, $16,500; instructionâ€" al supplies, $1,710; administration, §$820; plant operation, $2,500; plant maintenance, $2,732; auxiliary serâ€" vices, $970, T. L. Dymond was reâ€"elected chairman, and William . Mewson, viceâ€"chairman of the board. ‘The following _ standing _ committees were uppointed first named as chairman: Property, A. V, Catton, Russell Terry, R. O. Amith; finance William HMewson, R. A. Lipsit; management, Mroa. 1. A. Bromley, Mpencer Merritt, Dr. A. F. Melnâ€" tyre and R. C, Bourne, Mra. Wilâ€" Nam Groce was reappointed attendâ€" ance officer, and E. J. Muir, secâ€" retaryâ€"treasurer, for another year. Rushton Quites Paper Delivery Stting with Monday of this w« all delivery of evening daily pape in Grimaby is being handâ€" lady the papers concerned. Hhton‘s news agency has thrownmp the sponge insofar as the deliring of daily papers is soncerd. ‘"Too many headaches" says Ruton, He will continue to handle alaily papers, as well as The Indepernt, at the store, as well magazines, but will have nothing do with house to house delivery papera. Valentine‘s danee, 8t. Mary‘s halrimsby mountain, Saturday uTo that are alive today. ) smm e e 000 One Mill Rebate To Come From Governmentâ€"Councillor Bonâ€" ham Warns That Rate In 1947 Will Be 40 Millsâ€"Counâ€" cillor Inglehart Claims He Cannot Build Roads Without Moneyâ€"Will Enlarge Police â€" Forceâ€"Daylight Snv'm April Firstâ€"Auditor Presents 1945 Reportâ€"Mayor Warns That Disposal Plant Will Have To Be Rebuilt Whether Councilior Bonham u1 right in his contention or not, that Grimsby next year would have a tax rate of 40 mills, he certainly gave Town Council fair warning of it last night, if he is right. Plenty of argument ensued around iuw legislative board over the atrik» ing of the 1946 tax rate, and while oo Aroficendiiced. â€" the rate has been struck at 32 mills on the dollar with a one mill rebate from the Ontario . government, danger signals for the coming years were held out in all direct. lons by Counciliors Bonham and Price. The 1946 rate to the Grimaby taxpayer will be 31 mills, an inâ€" crease of six mills over 1945. Estiâ€" mated revenue, other than by taxâ€" ation, was placed at $38,864; estiâ€" mated expenses at $90,010, thus leaving approximately $52,808 to be raised by taxation, or 32 mills, with a one mill rebate from the government. Board of Education only asked for $6,800, other than debenture payments. and Councillor Price declared that "In 1947 you will have a tax rate Council intended to only set the rate at 30 mills but on motion of Lewisâ€"Hewitt raised it to 31 mills. ‘That was when Councilior Bonham, backed by Mayor Buil ALL FRUIT CROPS SHOWED A DECIDED DECREASE LAST YEAR Six Fruit Forums For District First One Will Be Held On February _ 20th â€" James Walker In Charge Of Grimsby Meeting. Six fruit forums will be conduct= ed this spring under the auspicea 0‘1 the Lincoln County Federation of Agriculture in cooperation with the Niagara Peninsula Fruit Growers‘ Association. ‘The . meetings . will commence on February 20th and will be held every Wednesday night from that date in various centres of the district. The various speakers and sub» jects for the meetings are as folâ€" lows: Fruit Insects Control by W. A. Ross of Vineland Station; Fruit Maturity by Dr. W. H. Upshall of Vineland Station; Orchard Planâ€" ning by Geo, Dickson of Vineland Station; Vegetable Disease Control by Keith Richardson of 8t. Cath« arines; Vegetable Varieties and Problems by O. J, Robb of Vineâ€" land Btation; Grape and Peach Varietiea for Future Planting by J. R. VanHaarliem of Vineland The following directors of the| from 4,0678,000â€"quarts to 6,146,100 Federation will be in charge of tln\qm t to 4116,100 meetings, James Walker at the} The average meeting in Grimaby; C. Andrews) fruit growers l:"l: m*- t at No. 30 School, Heamsvilie; Harâ€" improvement M old Bmith at the Rittenhouse year vith the mt B School, Vineland; Jack Broderick s epes tor «nind h at the Woodland School, Louth; the Wallace Secord at 8.8. No. 2 ”R'“Wh- Grantham; Marry Dawson, Virgi\ Tha wron hams Meery Woat mneanstn" | Cue Blgher nale of prices com Another W ay Of Saving Space Another way to save papit A% miggested by this editorial from the Dallas (Texas) News: "Mch has bn write abt r® apling as a savr of r. 'ldhngdpln.lurv b & pin If it wr carrd trthe; It a Of abbrvtos wr adptd, &s 40 pet of ape cid b anvd M b so hrd as u_ mght lmfica'lu?" At â€"More Property 8 $2.00 Per Year, of 40 mills if not more. Your rate is now 32 mills and inâ€" order to keep it at that you are taking $6000 from your reserve fund. Next year you . will still require 32 mills and you will not have that reserve fund to fall back on, which is equal to four mills, then you will have other added oexponpn and your rate will be 40 mills as surgy, as shooting." Of course stated Mr. Bonham "I agree that you can not have all the luxuries in the world without paying for them, but the minute you start boosting this tax rate then you are going to hear plenty from the citizens." $2.50 In U.S.A., 5e Per CoPF Chief of Police W. W. Turner was given a raise of salary to $30 per week beginning the first of March and on motion a second polâ€" ice officer will be hired at a salary of $25 a week, the position to be advertised for locally, Councilior Bonham in discussing roads and road work stated bluntâ€" ly, "I travel through small towns in a great portion of Ontario and none of them have as good streets as Grimsby even Grimaby‘s streeta are not perfection." Councilior _ Inglehart _ claimed that "roads cannot be built or reâ€" Strawberries And G ra pes Were The Exceptionâ€"Cherâ€" ries Declined 100,000 Bushâ€" els, Pears Over 300,000 Bushelsâ€"31,500 Tons Of (Monthly Crop Report, Ontario Deâ€" partment of Agriculture) ‘This Crop Report contains preâ€" liminary estimates of the productâ€" lon and value of fruit and vegeâ€" table crops in Ontarto for the 1945 season, with comparative figures, and the purchases by processors of these same products up to October Sint. The quantity of all fruit crops, with the exception of grapes and atrawberries, showed a decrease in production in 1945, as compared with the year 1944. In the case of 873,300 barrels to 183,200. Cherriea declined from 140,000 bushels to 41,200; peaches from 1,174,000 bushels to 832,000; pears from 872,000 bushels to 46,800; plums from 144,200 bushels to 27,400; and raspberries only slightly ,,from 4,822,000 quarts to 4,430,800. The yleld of grapes showed a rise from 28,700 tons to 31,500 tons, and strawberries a substantial increase from 4,878,000â€"quarts to 6,146,400 quarts. , The average per unit returns to Grapes, lowar yigids and as a (Continuea on page 8) Roads Without aylight Saving ortâ€"Mayor Bull To Be Rebuilt Ni tb :c .4 i 6