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CONTINUA Tions can you make the Telestoan, . Te "“'*uhuuuc.,' mmnmxm-olh.m post. It was 1885 when the n........,..,‘“finh.-h tyâ€"six of them with n-.“.: M""..‘Mg‘ BLTRW DOSSCR: Dut it anmaeass C _° » ~@w Dbosses; but it ssemaid ante . “’Qrm?.mlwl poles erected gle '“"‘MM:: , _ " CA â€"â€"ofommut M’w&haflu Auction, March 8Sth,. View of Lake Erie. Send for deâ€" { INSULATION "PLEECE LINE YOUR GENERAL TRUCKING R.R. No. 3, BLENHEIM, Wagiee‘ s ow vicent Harvey Easson s6â€"50 WEST MAIN STREET We Have a Large Assortment to Choose «â€"â€"COOLER IN SUMMER «â€"WARMER IN WINTER «â€"â€"SAVE FUEL «â€"â€"SAVE MONEY Phone Grimsby® 73â€"Wâ€"12 Phone Winona 130â€"M (Call after 6 p.m.) ceram mus mow YOUR HYDRO OFFICE HYDRO 1500 HOUR LAMP S From P age One failtering newsâ€"Grimsby was not to have a telephone: for Hamilton and . &t. 4ma 4 _ _ °. ~alharings -b-.-hmm in the how! of protest which arase from every quarter of the Village, and all approved of sending a deteâ€" nua.ull-mumm Hugh C. Bakemand ‘Thomas H. Wadland, the two highest officials of the Telephone Company at Haâ€" wanlitm cuese two villagers who were goâ€" goâ€" ing to Hamilton on other business. .|-' Pepimpamistatritihr esd cs... 1 .;...m expenses; m 3 _ ____TOC2CC. Sat ney chose well, because their delegates mm&omun Grimsby would have its telephone service. In the Fail of 1885, a way statâ€" hflmhll.hh‘r‘l is now called 20 Main Street West Sno in 1886, a small switchboard was installed in this same store to serve the first four subcribersâ€" Dr. R. A. Alexander, 104 Main Ot.'n':n. Grand Trunk Railway Sta. Lewis‘ Mill, 80 Main St. West. Grout‘s Foundry, 18 Main St. W. In those days the telephone serâ€" vice operated during store hours, probably 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., but in ::-llllu.' service was also given to 4 p.m. on Sundays. From this small beginning, the exchange in Grimsby has grown to 100 stations in 1904. 500 stations in 1920. 750 stations in 1926. 1000 stations in 1946. and, is this is written, the number of stations is well past the 1100 subscribera fifteen dollars a year, of which the Agent received 20% as his Commission. When numbers were first assigâ€" ned to subscriber (about 1900), Dr. phone number one, in recognition of the fact that he was the first By a strange coincidence, the preâ€" sent Bell Telephone Manager, Mr. H. T. Stwart, lives in the building where this first telephone was inâ€" stailed sixty years ago. ® This telephone number (No. 1) has been used by only three perâ€" sonsâ€"Dr. R. A. Alexander, Dr. J. F. McLay and C. D. Millyard, the latter still using it at hbis ~drug store at 5 Main Street West. During the past sixty years, the telephone office has been moved only three times. It remained in E. J. Palmer‘s store at 20 Main St. West until 1895 under the manageâ€" ment of E. J. Paimer; and when fi.fi;fimmm. the sale, continuing in the : same ment until 1899. The office was moved in 1899 to George E. Milâ€" w.mm.umm West, where it remained until 1906 under Mr. Miller‘s supervision. . In 1906 the office was moved to a small building, since torn down, at 19 Main Street West, where it was placed under the charge of Bert L. Baulch, the first fullâ€"time Employeeâ€"Manager in â€"Grimsby. muy-u.hurmw-lfl introduced at this time. When Bert moved to Niagara Falls in 1907, Mr. Ed. J. LePatourel, (a brother of T. A. LePatoure! who operated the telephone office and a drug store in Burlington), was transâ€" .mmu-u.-muoamu become Manager at Grimaby. Pat, as he was fondly called, remained for twelve years, being transferred to Hamilton in 1919; which left the Chief Operator in charge as seniol BME PE CC 0002 C ABbcs employee muntdllumd- p'mlum-ld 1010, all "“va henceforth uu!dun-m gmhdenfl.“‘- ing LePatourel‘s tenure, that the * ~~a 1. it« â€" nresent Mn MmCt CPDDL office was moved to It‘s location, 18 Main BLIONM® _"""""" mnmmwfiifl"‘*‘ WM"."" mmmm-n-' pudll:.ma temporary ...‘wunumm‘ Mlairs could be cleared in prepars .,,,.,.,m.-uwum' of the present common‘ baller) aswitchboard. It was not until 1986 that Grims» "qn--u%'- a telephone Manager when J. LePatourel reâ€" turned to take charge until his T6 then took over in October, and con» tinued as Manager until he oo te" tired in May 1945. Alex w8# ....auyl‘l'-w“"‘ u:muhl‘““"’"““"“ Grimaby. « _ woss KAE sva dn Wl . W" ne Ma 1919â€" Dpeatid, * _* * CC cgatt ,.m-ll.m""‘w'm..l h‘m‘.."“w uu:-lm-.n-c.m-â€" when Grimaby had ; this line was F1 _ B 4 commcdicntinr Anpibanaints had a local repairman stationed in Grimasby, but information is not. available for the early days. Jack MHarrison was one of the earliest combinationmen here. In January, 1911, Jack F. Padfield, formerly a P.BX. instélier in Hamilton, was appointed Local Plant Chief, then in 1913, he was superseded by C. Wilbur Holcombe, who was replacâ€" ed in 1918 by Alf. King; but at the end of 1919, the Plant Office in }Mmeh-d.nlmm staff was moved to St. Catharines ‘The following is an incomp‘®" list of Grimaby Plant Employees: Chief 1011â€"13. C,. Wilbur HMolco Plant Chief 1913â€"18. x wm Sid Bradi ?_'h’.‘.."_-n_..MlI'W'- Jack Marrisonâ€"Foreman. SAVE Tmis CALENDAR FOR FUTure 16 AS NEAR AS YOUR ‘PHONE ~~~Representing Ed Hare‘s Insurance Agency PHONE HAMILTON 7â€"6607 _ GRIMSBY si6â€"W always welcome. It‘s Robinson‘s For Service! GRIMSB Y â€" TOM BROWN‘s . SCHOOLDAYs® | Friday and Saturday â€" March 28â€"29 \ A picture for young and old alike. sUNDAY 23 Ormmvmfl"'"'"""" Sha k -‘“m“.“. Lilhl-ehu,binuaudl-'hhua% Where Friends Meet And Service Is Supreme #0000000000000000000000000aumaia.. 2200000 COMPLETE STOCK OF SHOES FOR ALL THE FAMILY MODERATELY PRICED _ > e e e en t SHauk C FOR CAR AND FIRE INSURANCE AND ALL FORMS OF GENERAL INSURANCE ‘ â€" SMITH‘S SHOE STORE wmu;'::)u;;;:;\: can‘r o ;Ul!fil“ PATS RESTAURANT Call Zenith 12000 ... (without toil charges) wou may contact our resident shoPPSF THEB GRIX in these busy times we want you 10 SHOES, RUBBERS AND HOSIERY PHONE 42â€"J â€" BETTER Movic cuiDE <2 ALAN LADD â€" GERALDINE FITZGERALC OLIVIA DENAVILAND â€" JOHN LUND JANE RUSSELL â€" LOUVUIS HAYWARD MoOoNnday 13|-'| éJTO_l (later in Welland). George Copeâ€"Lineman. Jack Campbell â€"Lineman. 10 24 Adley Mackayâ€"â€"Instaber, Vivian Mackayâ€"Installer, Jim FarewellInstaller. Bob Elwood â€"Installer. Frank Eiwood â€"Installer. Marold Johnsonâ€"â€"Installer, Marold Cornficldâ€"Installer, Charlic Palmerâ€"Repairman, latâ€" er Wire Chiof. Fred Frankiin ~Repairman. Wm. (Cap) Greenwoodâ€"Repairâ€" The story of a man who made musical history, "AL JOLSON 17 TO EACH HIS OWN THE ROXY THEATRE YOUNG WIDOW Your Service! HAMILTON aee, LNDEPE N D E N T MontuLy * O.S.S. Lineman (later in TUEsSDAY 11 25 | 26 18 y CVeclroout» above, was acciden Mowiâ€" td while stringinguire on Mounâ€" wire SiMCKE) perow, then when 5850 YOll.4 took hold of the teleâ€" Gre#! wire, he was killed. His widâ€" Py was caretaker in the Grimaby office for many years. The earliest operators would be the storekeepers (our Agents) E. J. Palmer, Mr. Hawke, and the Jeweller, Mr. George Miller, but when it was changed to a Comâ€" pany office in 1906 we hired our pany office in Despite diligent own operator®. .: following inâ€" searching, only h# jors could be complete list of oper 10105â€"10; l en esE ET C "wmw mm‘mmw.w by our Agent (he #OToMniimion l'.""'::':hm collected ollllmrm:m“m ‘byuu-ommy dollars ! “‘M‘.\I‘I ph very early Lmfi-lfl“f:fionm clerkâ€"operalor® has, Mills, es George Houseâ€"Repairman. Pete Murphyâ€"Repairman. Dick Dipperâ€"Repairman. _ Bernice MIl#Oulp (about 1908 ator) later MrS. later a prom t :.i:‘(w’ t inent mfl 'l‘. frult l'!".'._" (Prior to 19086 there were no Chief Operators) RA" March 6. . March 13. . March 20. . h 27. . _ SON STORY uuxrAs'r_;{i;.uofi.vwoon SHE WENTTO THE RACES TOM BRENNA: Dan Duryea â€"Peter Lorre â€"â€" June Vincent 826 to 4 R35 to 43 â€" M64 to 74 WEDNESDAY Walls Cone Tumbling Down C. MOORE â€"~ E. E. HORTON Earl Carroll‘s Sketchbook 1000â€"18; Giady» _« e, 1030â€"23; 12 | 13 19 R.l}‘l‘lmmmn “'-.--..............BC&I'M 20. ; ++ x i i+ s a is ain s in WB MAE fl“.........saus.ms.m1 in kA rarca tss MA0, METS BLACK ANGEL Adult Entertainment y electrocutâ€" re on Mounâ€" GRIMSBY RADIO & ELECTRIC PLUS OLLIE SHAW _ â€" _ PHONE 136 j Beef â€" Veal â€" Lamb â€" Pork â€" Poultry â€" Fishâ€"â€" PHONE 42â€"W 10106â€"20 GRIMSBY MEAT MARKET ITA GRANVILLE THURSDAY REPAIRS TO ALL MAKES ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING AND REPAIRS 20 27 FOR "HARDWARE" To Meet Your Requirements R. C. Next Monday telephone people everywhere will and humanitarian. . . To him we owe our modersa telephone system which unites the peoples of the Nfl..."bfi%d““* to guide the telephone industry. paey tribute to this great scientist, inventor, Alsnamtia Grakew Bil CENTENNIXL MEN‘S WEAR _ . JUNE PRESSER â€" FREDDIE STEWART EVELYN KEYES â€" WILLARD PARKER DANNY KAYE â€" THE GOLDOWYN GIRLS TOM BROWN‘S SCHOOLDAYS THE KID FROM BROOKLYN CHICKENS COME HOME 2l | 22 14 FRIDAY 28 FREDDIE STEPS OUT RENEGADAES Plus Selected Shorts MATINEE SATURDAY 2 p.m. MATINEE SATURDAY 2 p.m. MATINEE SATUROAY 2 p.m. GOD‘S COUNTRY LAVREL AND HARDY PLUS SERVICE Bowery Bombshell GRIMSBY Rustlers Of The M A RC H Matinee 2 p.m. SATURDAY GRIMSBY 15 29