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RED GROSS HAD A 6000 YEAB mumdmm\ by and District Branch of the Red «Cross Society reveals that peaceâ€" time activities need be no less challenging than those of war, but without the anxiety and tension of those strenuous years. ‘The opening devotional exercises were taken by the Minister of ‘Trinity United Church, Rev. W. J. ‘Watt. ‘"‘The transition from war to a peace time program is not easily achieved" remarked the chairâ€" man, Mrs. L. J. Pettit. But the ALL HOME PRINT which will, in the future, give the citizens of this District an opportâ€" unity to serve both at home and farther afield. ‘The two main projects of the year were the Swimming and Watâ€" erâ€"Safety Instruction given at the ‘Trinity Church Hall. The Secretâ€" ary, Mrs. James Hayward, reportâ€" ed on the Instructors‘ course, held at Ningara Falls and their work at wnapn-odm tory service during July and Augâ€" ust. At the swimming meet, held the last of August, 45 children reâ€" ceived certificates out of 90 or more who took the course. The Inâ€" structors were Shirley Cornwell, challenge, and has, we feel, made 10 PAGES Grl-by'l‘nlpflntll‘or-d In 1909 â€" Many Scouts Of Olden Days Now Have Sons Who Are Scouts. Guide Week the time is opportune to outline a few salient points. It is the hope of the committee that every parent in the communâ€" ity with children of age for Cubs or Brownles will take a keen inâ€" , Master with Earl Luey as assistâ€" terest in this week and strive to assist the leaders by either beginâ€" ning or renewing a wholesome inâ€" terest in this worthwhile organizâ€" ation and follow it right through the cycle to the final goal of Rover Scout or Girl Guide. Speaking of the Wolf Cub and mumnonâ€"bym Grimsby Beach by The Grimsby Lions Clubâ€"but is directed by a group chosen from the community in general. _ Your local Scout Committee is: M.~ A. Johnson, chairman; W. H. V. Catton, W. Greig, E. C. Bourne. Recently Scouter Jas. Baker was elevated to the post of District Scout Master and Col. G. R. Chetâ€" ant. ‘The Wolf Cub pack is led by an energetic group composed of Cyril Mote, Mrs. E. W. Phelps and Mrs. H. G. Mogg. _ ce ~â€"» On the subject of scouting, there are a number of excellent books available, from which the boy may prepare himself for advancement. Parents are requested to interest BEAMSVILLE DAIRYMAN Changed conditions in the dairy business during the last 20 years was blamed by Garflield Rouse, Beamsville dairy farmer, who told the Ontario Royal Commission on milk in Toronto on Friday the only real profit in his business arose from the sale of calves and cattle. Asked by a member of the comâ€" mission if such a condition existed 20 years ago, Mr. Rouse said milk was more profitable to produce and cattle less profitable to proâ€" duce at that time. The Beamsvilie farmer, whose market is in St. Catharines, said the $3.40 per hundrged pounds basic price he was pald for his milk there was "by and large, fair." He said, how@ver, be believed farmers should get $3.65, the price which has been represented to the comâ€" -l-uuthhr-cteoddpto- dmnhu-dndvolgu thmmmnm FOR BOY SCOUT WEEK irfield Rouse Claims His Only Profit Comes From Sales Of Calves And Cows. (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 3) ‘The Grimsby Independent®""= â€" Girl PEOPLE ON SIDE ROADS BELOW MOUNTAIN, "FORGOTTEN MEN" POSSIBLE THAT NO. 8 WILL BE WIDENED Rumor Has It That A Fourâ€" highway may be widened to a fourâ€"lane road from Hermailton city limits east to at least the intersecâ€" tion c£ No 20 highway and perhaps as far as the Saitfleet monument during the coming summer. A Department of Highways surâ€" vey crew is at present mapping out the area and while officials 40 fec\ wide, allowing for a fourâ€" lane undivided highway similar to the west entrance to the city via No. 2 highway. The department alâ€" ready owns a 90â€"foot rightâ€"ofâ€"way through most of the area where the widening is to be done. would neither confirm nor deny the pavement is to be made at least Increased traffic and rapid deâ€" velopment of the areas surroundâ€" ing the city are taxing the present entrances to the city via Highways (Continued on page 8) Another small step towards modâ€" ernization has been taken in the Lincoln County buildings whose architecture might be called "datâ€" ed," to say the least. Following the removation of a number of the offices and the inâ€" stallation of modern fluorescent lighting, new glass panes have been placed in the doors leading to the warden‘s office and the office of the county court clerk. The new glass admits a maximum of light but does not allow one to see through it. It replaces the old frosted glass | lettering etched names of the offices have Been put | on in paint. VINELAND EXPERIMENT FARM ESTABLISHED 41 YEARS AGO ‘There is a possibility that No. 8 Lane Undivided Roadway Will Be Constructed From MORE THAN A NEWSPAPERâ€"A COMMUNITY SERVICE First Block Of 90 Acres Was Donated By The Late M. F. Rittenhouse Of Chicago â€" 35 Acres Purchased Last Year To Be Used For Exâ€" perimental Work W it h Vineland MHorticulture Experiment Station took charge of the discusâ€" sion at the fruit forum meeting held at the station on Thursday afâ€" ternoon. In discussing the topic, "Why an Experiment Station?" Mr. Palmer stated that it was the desire of the committee to acâ€" quaint new growers in the district with the purpose of the station and the extension service offered, as well as to invite discussion on the improvement of its service to the growers. In giving a brief historical sketch of the work at the station, Mr. Palmer stated that it was an outâ€"growth of the work begun at 15 fruit experiment stations estâ€" ablished in various parts of Onâ€" tario in 1894. These stations, which were established for the purpose of testing new and little known varieties of fruit, gradually disâ€" continued their work after concenâ€" trated work on horticultural proâ€" blems was begun under a trained personnel at Vineland. The land for the station, originâ€" ally composed of 90 acrea, Mr. Palâ€" mer continned, was donated to the Ontario Government in 1906 by the late M. F. Rittenhouse of Chicago, After several abortive attempts during the past couple of years to vote itself salaries, Niagara Town CouncHiors at their meeting Tuesâ€" day evening, finally mustered sufâ€" ficient support to swing the deal. By a vote of five to three it was decided that for the year 1947 the Mayor should receive an indemâ€" nity of $75 and the Counciliors WILL PAY COUNCILLORS each $50 E. F. Palmer, director of the (Continued on page 3) (Niagara Advance) GRIMSBY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13th, 1947. So Declared Cecil M. Boah-{ At North Grimsby Council Meeting When Appealing For Construction And Mainâ€" tenance Work On Roads â€" â€"*"Lake Street A Disgrace To _ Any Municipality" â€" Counâ€" cil Seems Hesitant About _ Spending Any Money â€" _ Mill Rate Will Rise. THE GOOD OLD DAYS ARE GONE FOREVER Cecil M. Bonham provided the most of the fireworks of the afterâ€" noon when in addressing council he stated "I am one of those unâ€" fortunate individuals who live beâ€" low the mountain where you colâ€" lect from 60 to 70 per cent of the taxes and spend none." He was apâ€" pealing for road work to be done on Lake street between the town limits and Nelles Road. This road he declared "never has been mainâ€" (Continued on page 3) Many letters of importance came before North Grimsby council in regular monthly session on Saturâ€" day afternoon and all through the discussions the theme of keeping the tax rate down was plainly deâ€" cernable. At one point Deputyâ€" Reeve Aikens predicted "a raise of at least three mills this year, roughly figuring," and stating that "the County Road Rate alone would be up one mill." Council seemed hesitant on all questions regarding expenditures and more than once Chancellor of the Excheâ€" queror Sam Bartiett warned that "we must go careful," leading one to believe that he does not view the future prosperity of the county with too much optimtsm. The London Free ress makes the lament: "In the ‘good old days‘ we had shirts with tails, two pairs of pants per suit, no income tax, nice neighâ€" bors, road shows, parasols, the Western Fair, private enterprise, churchâ€"goers, homeâ€"grown vegetaâ€" bles, a house to ourselves, time, and faith, hope and charity." "Gone with the wind, too, are the five cent cigar, the five cent shine, and the ten cent shave, and liver thrown in with the meat orâ€" der.. O for the good old days, which will never return." & |COUNCIL WILL CONFER WITH ; B. OF E. OVER $18,300 REQUEST TO MAIN STREET BLOCK GRIMSBY SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE GIVEN SALARY RAISES Structure 32x38 With Seven Foot Basement Being Adâ€" ded To Levine Block â€" Ceâ€" ment And Steel. ‘The foundation is dug out the basement walls are par that Samuel Levine is eoafl.;" ting at the rear of HIS LWO stopres and Jarvis Bakery. The new addition will be 32 popg wide by 38 feet 1ONG With & soyen foot basement. Bullt of blocks and steel it will g one storey high for the present but », foundation walls are being put ;, to provide for the second storey ;f and when it is found convenient ; build. ‘This new adidtion will provide , large amount of room for the \piay of goods and for the addition of new lines of merchandise in the Levine Store. GIRL GUIDING HISTORY _ IN GRIMSBY DISTRICT First Girl Guide Company Was Started In 1913 Am There Has Never Been A Break Since. The Girl Guide movement was founded in England by the jate Lord Badenâ€"Powell in 1909 with his sister, Miss Agnes Badenpo. well as president. In 1910 the first Girl Guide Company in Canada was started in St. Catharings, Onâ€" tario, which gives our OWn Sounty of Lincoln a very prominent place in the history of Canadian Girl Guides. In 1913 the 1st Grimsby Girl Guide Company was started and aince that time there has never been a break in Guiding in Grimsâ€" by. Grimsby can boast of having had a Girl Guide Company for 34 S oet Company was spongored by a local association until May, 1928, when the Lincoln Loyalist Chapter; 1.0. D.E., decided to take on the sponâ€" sorship. ‘The Company was then registered at the 50th LO.DE. Girl Guide Company. § ST. MARY‘S CHURCH IS ENTIRELY DEBT FREE Bince the arrival of Father, the in the middle of Octobated its church committee concentroff the efforts mainly on paying (gn was mortgage. A quist camparen the started, so quiet that _ officially Independent was not @rt time aware of it. Within a short anâ€" the committee was ~able to anâ€" nounce that the necessary sum of $3000. was on hand. The monéy came from the following sources: The Annual Bazaar brought in over $700.00, the 8t. Mary‘s Ladies Auxiliary donated the magnificient sum of $1,000, the individual donâ€" ations amounted to $1300, and there you are! Just as easy as that! Only Father Tym and the church committee know how much energy was expended to achieve g vondorfnl results, mortgage. The burning of the"*8* 5) (Continued on ‘This Company was a part.of the , °N Lincoln Division of Girl Guldes| E. J. Muir was reappointed secâ€" until 1943 when the Division was | retaryâ€"treasurer and Kenneth Grifâ€" divided and the Grimsby Girl fith was appointed the board‘s reâ€" Guides became a part of West Linâ€"| Presentative to the town â€" library coln Division. Miss Harriet Walsh, board. f of Grimsby was appointed Dlvl--i wommnmmmme ammmmecmemmmen lonal Commiasioner with Miss N. Creet of Beamsville as District| w mm Commissioner. This Division is now | entiemmenning made up of 5 companies, nAMelY| Week ending at 8 a.m., Monday, Fruitiand, . Beamaville, | Grimaby, February 10, 1047. Â¥ ach, § i **° PA t e ""'l Highest temperature 15.2 Memorable Day For The Ukâ€" rainian Catholie Chureh At Grimsbyâ€"Burning Of The Church Mortgage. It is interesting to note : (Continued on page 3) (Contributed) CHRHTE a> this Grimasby ratepayers face a boost of approximately five and oneâ€"half mills in cost of education in this year‘s tax rate if the municipal council approves a requisition for $16,300 and debenture payment on the high school made by Board of Education at last Wednesday niglit‘s meeting. Outaide the deâ€" benture payment, the requisition is equal to approximately nine and oneâ€"half mills, as compared to last year‘s four mills. staff totalling $6,700, coupled with a reduction of $2,000 in anticipated revenue and rising costs of fuel and other supplies are responsible for the increase. Total cost of operating the high and public schools for the year is estimated ‘by the board at $56,827. Estimated revenues amount to $40,600, leaving $16227 to be levied in taxes. “ High school teachera‘ salaries have been raised $200 while the principal is to receive a $100 inâ€" crease and ? music teacher $50. The public school principal and assistant principal have been raisâ€" ed $300 and other teachers $200, |nll dating from January 1. ! T. L. Dymond was reâ€"elected chairman of the board, and Wilâ€" \Nam Hewson, viceâ€"chairman. | William Hewson, R. A. Lipsit, fiâ€" ‘mnce: A. V. Catton, R. O. Smith, | high school property; Russell Terâ€" ‘ry. R. C. Bourne, public school proâ€" ‘ perty; Mrsa. L. A. Bromley, Spenâ€" , cer Merritt, Dr, A. F. Mcintyre and | R. C. Bourne, internal manageâ€" ‘ ment. High school assistant teachers, minimum $2,000; maximum $3,200, with yearly increase of $100, exâ€" perience and special qualifications to count 50 per cent. In the public school, the maxiâ€" mum will be $2,100 and minimum $1,500 with annual increase of $100, special certificates at rate of $50 to $100. Salaries of principals and assistant principals to be conâ€" sidered apart from these schedules. itepayers Faced With A Boost In Tax Rate Of Five And Oneâ€"Half Mills For Educational Costs â€" B. Of E. Anticipate A Reduction Of $2,000 In Revenue From | _ Week ending at 8 a.m., Monday, February 10, 1947. Highest temperature 45.2 Lowest temperature 6.2 Mean temperature 16.1 Precipitation 045 inches ‘The new schedule is as follows To the Citizens of Grimsby :â€" Whereas His Excellency the Governor General, the Chief Seout for Canada, has requested that the week of February 16th â€" 23rd be observed as Boy Scout and Girl Guide week, 1 therefore request all citâ€" izens to show their appreciation of the training for good citizenship successfully carried out by the Boy Seouts and Girl Guides associations by observing the week above mentioned as Boy Seout and Girl Guide week, and further that Sunday, February 16th, and Sunday, February 23rd, be observed as Scout â€" Guide Bundays, to commemorate February 22nd, being the 90th anniversary of the birth of Lord Baden Powell, the founder o6f hoth mavaniants anniversary of the birth of Lord lladonl';\wll founder of both movements. Proclamation $2.50 Per Year, $3.00 In U.S.A., 5¢ Per Copy GOD sSaAVE THE KiNnc 45.2 6.2 16.1 045 inches ln;:'ldthn Of Board Provides Further Salary Increaâ€" ses to Teachers Next Sepâ€" tember â€" County Council Centre Of Heated Condemâ€" nation Debateâ€"Looks Like 1947 County Tax Rate Will _ Be Well Over $20,000 For Grimsby Taxpayers To Dig Upâ€"Pass Bylaw Granting Hospital $1400. Town Council had a long and busy session last night with the principal topic of discussion the requisition of the Board of Eduâ€" eation for $18,300, exclusive of the Last week council met as a comâ€" mittee of the whole to discuss exâ€" penditures for the year and it was expected that the budget would be completed and tax rate struck at last night‘s meeting. Chairman of Finance Aiton had been requested at the previous committee meeting ‘weodormthflumeo-n- tee of the Board of Education and see if there was not some way in which their requisition could be reâ€" duced. He reported to council that he had gone into the matter thorâ€" oughly and he coyld see no way in which this amount could be reducâ€" j ed. He stated that the $11,500 inâ€" ‘cmu over last year was all on the Public School with the exâ€" | ception of approximately $3000. debenture School. ‘This amount of money would mean 11‘ mills on the tax rate as compared to four mills last In the salary increase made by the Board he noted that the careâ€" taker of each school had been givâ€" en a raise of $125. He reported that there was one new teacher at each school, also a new part time teacher at the Public School. The ‘m School has an enrolment of 360 pupils with an average of 35 to 40 pupils per room, which is considerably above the number of pupils allowed by the Department of Education. Also $1,000 had been expended for new seats, He stated that the Board had already, with | the teachers salary increases, comâ€" | mitted themselves for the year . | Councilior Bonham brought up the question of the inclusion in the requisition of $4,000, presumed to \ take the place of a 10 per cent reâ€" duction that might occur in the government su . Mr. Bonham sta t government . had |nev¢r announced to anybody that 'thene would be a cut in the subâ€" sidy, a raise in the subsidy, or that ‘_ (Continued on page 10) Signed, HENRY BULL, Mayor. MERRITTON MAY SECEDE FROM LINCOLN COUNTY ‘The question of the Town of Merritton bréaking away from the County of Lincoln and becoming a separated municipality has been discussed several times this year and the matter came to the fore again Monday night when Councilâ€" lors Wedsworth and Leeson sponâ€" sored a motion authorizing the clerk to obtain details from other separated municipalities regarding budget expenditures and other perâ€" tinent information. (8t. Catharines Standard)