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~% 9 l% [E k i Pieuredabovemfonrmhlwlons“dlydtemoonulm- flufive corner stone laying ceremonies took flnfl at the site of the West ncoln Memorial Hospital, scheduled to open in the spring of 1949. Top left Eofio catches little Lois Bedford, who repeated the Child‘s er, while of Ceremonies, P. V. Smith stands by. At the left Superintendent of Nurses, Miss Douglas MacRobbie, the Honourable Rusâ€" T. Kelley, Minister of Health for Ontario, Warden of Lincoln County, . L. Laundry, Rev. E. F. Maunsell, Rector of St. Alban‘s Church, . Beamsâ€" v .andChaimnoltheBoud,A.l.“fln‘y"Gllh. Top right photo pictures the actual laying of the corner stone by _CORNER STONE OF NEW HOSPITAL LAID ooo ) 42 Over one thousand residents of est Lincoln gathered under blue on Sunday afternoon as the Russell T. Kelley, of Health, officially dediâ€" the hospital which is scheâ€" to open early next spring. addressing the large crowd A. K. "Bandy" Globe, Presiâ€" of the Mospital Board, and k L. Laundry, Warden of Linâ€" h.county. P. V. Smith acted as r of Ceremonies. *"I know of no work outside the which is more worthy than associated with hospitals," , Kelley said in his addrems. "I like to pay special tribute Globe and all his committee rs who have worked for the hospital and to the thousands made contributions." Kelley declared that he was happy to know that the of the district had not takâ€" a narrow view as to the bospital rements in the district, and that the Ontario Governâ€" would coâ€"operate in the proâ€" The Minister of Health also high tribute to the nurses, not those "angels of mercy‘ conâ€" with West Lincoln Memorâ€" but to all nurses who go about good ull the time. even with a new hospital beâ€" built, Mr. Kelley remarked, it not be the general public‘s to try and fill it. "Many of suffering could be avoided we only used common sense and after ourselves, WE said: ‘t try to fill the hospital, try ‘t try to fill the hospital, try keep bealthy," hmm,mumu the acâ€" lnying of the corner stone, and opening remarks from P. V. . in which he told of the 1 box which would be incased 20 e % topy 96 the Griamy be a copy of the dated January 10th, giving an account of the The Grimsby Independent opening to th inal Hospital. _ Destruction by fire of original Hospital on January 20th, 1048, as dencribed by> â€"_= _ _ ___ _ St. Catharines Standard of Janâ€" uary 30th, 1948; Beamsville Exâ€" press of February 4th, 1948; Grimsby Independent of February 6th, 1948; Smithville Review of February 5th, 1948. Grimsby Independent, February 19th, 1948. Hamilton Spectator of August 26th ,1948. Record heat wave and drought in Niagara Peninsula. Programme of laying of corner stone ceremony, October 3rd, 1948. Drive for funds with which to build New Hospital. Gample of Wheat from the Smithville area; bottle of Wine made in Grimsby in 1948; bottle of Preserved Peaches f r o m the Reamaville area; bottle of Tomate Bauce from Winona area; some 1948 Canadian, Postage Stamps; Canadian Coinsâ€"Currently in use, 1948; copy of New Testament resâ€" cued from the fire, 1948. The raising of the flag then took place, Col. G. R. Chetwynd perâ€" forming the ceremony,. Revielle was sounded by Bugler Waliter Phipps. A prayer of dedication given by Rev. E. F. Maunsell, 8t. Alban‘s Church, Beamsvilie, followed, and at the completion of this inspiring prayer, the assembly repeated the u;a'- Prayer led by Rev, Maunâ€" sell. The hopes of so many in this area seemed contained in the short little Children‘s Prayer, which was repeated by little Lois Bedford. Standing before the silent throng, one tiny hand holdinge on to the one tiny hand holding on to the hand of Mr. Smith, she repeated LCuvd Tess this house from thatch to Boor, With twelve apostles guard the MORE THAN A NEWSPAPERâ€"A COMMUNITY SERVICE to the public of the orlgâ€" And four bright angele guard each bed, Two at the foot and two at the head. Over the autumn scene then volces echoed forth as a hymn of thanksgiving: "Now Thank We All Our Lord" was sung by the entire assembly, led by a choir of mixed volces from Smithville. Warden Frank L. Laundry then sfbke briefly, and stated that the County Council would do everyâ€" thing pos@ible to help, and he reâ€" marked that the fine spirit of coâ€" operation so evident in the present venture was indicative of the apirit with which nearly every worth» while project was tackled by the people of West Lincoln. P. V. Smith read letters from the Hon. Charles Daley, A. J. Haines, M. J. Stauffer, Medical In. spector of Hospitals, and others, regretting that due to previous commitments they could not attend and join with the people of this district on this great day when "something of concrete and stee!" was evident for all to see and anticipate its completion. The addresas given by the man so | largely responsible for the opening ; of the first hospital, and who saw | his work and the great efforts of m&ln&-mhnofn. cold January night, followed, and | the text appears in its entirety. A. R. "Sandy" Globe‘s | Address ‘ To some three thousand odd of our associates in West TAncoln County and in distant parts who are members of our Hospital Asâ€" aociation by virtue of having sub» seribed the funds to build this hos» pital, today is the day to which we have been looking forwardâ€"to see I'mmtho! our . efâ€" Conorete and steel it will be from roof to foor, not a temporary CRIMSBY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7th, 1948. Hon. Russell T. Kelley. Miss MacRobbie and Mr. lookers JOORCT 8. Bottom left photo shows Warden Laundry as he told of the fine coâ€" operation shown by the people of this district on worthwhile projects such as the erection of a new hospital for West Lincoln. Bottom right, A. R. "Sandy" Globe, hard working Chairman of the Board tells the crowd of over a thousand of the history of the "hospital on the hill" and the obstacles that have been overcome in building a new hosâ€" pital, a hospital that they are building for the future betterment of the sick and needy of West Lincoln. Photos by Robert Alldrick, set up, but so ations to come Back in 1942 in the dark days of war, when a few doctors were struggling to attend to the needs of our sick, when tires were non» existent, and gasoline was scarce, the late Mr. Eames readily offered the old Golf Club House for, as he put it, a Cottage Hospital. ‘That was the beginning of the Webst Linâ€" coln Memorial MHospital, a living memorial to those of our people who have played their part and gone before I will not attempt to recall the many difficulties which had to be met before the West Lincoln was opened in January of 1946 It served the public for a brief two years on the hill, then the fire, and then after a lapse of twentyâ€"aix days, it reopened in temporary quarters at Nixon Hall, During that time 2,028 people received treatment, or on an average of one in every four of our people from Jordan to Winons, dnd south to the Bmithville district, have used its services. Of this number between five and six hundred have used five and mix hundred have u-d!i Nixon Hall. P In passing, 1 would like to recall the early days of doubts and fears, |, when to secure an expression of | public opinion as to whether the . people wanted it "Yes" or "No," I|, decided to conduct a Gallup Poll | My first client was the lady driving | the rural mall route, who -ldl‘ Yen," the â€"afi'wu a railway |, employee, the P ‘!“dflur nf‘ the Provincial Police, so on, I got nine straight "Yes," then one "No." This was 90%, Before 1 finâ€" ished, the count was 80% "Yen." In a recent campaign for funda, again with doubts and fearn, beâ€" enuse this time the Agure required was much larger, we estimated from votery‘ Nats, directories, ote., that there might be three thousand subscribers from the ten to eleven but something for generâ€" : thousand population served by the luuplul. We have now counted up | some twentyâ€"six hundred donations in this campaign, or 86%, which is a handsome majority in any kind | of referendum, especially when it (le said with dollars instead of an: "X" on the ballot. ‘This building of cement and stee! is located on a three acre plot of ground with a frontage of two |hundred and twenty feet, It is one thundred and sixty feet deép. It is | set in one hundred and twenty feet from the sidewalk and is protected l‘nlmu! eighty feet to each boundâ€" | ary line Rast and West. ; All services and wards are loc« ated on the main floor of twelve thousand aquare feet. Extensions may be made "both East and Went, There will be thirtyâ€"three beds, most of the rooms being twoâ€"bed wards, some private rooms and one fourâ€"bed ward, all of which will have cublcle curtains which can be elosed for privacy or opened up for company. In the nursery there will be elov» ‘cn cublcles with glass partitions where each infant has the protec» tion of Isolation for the prevention lof any cross infection, | _ The main wall construction will be of cement blocks, with stueeo | finish in some shade of white, For insulation purposes there will | be one and oneâ€"half inches of cork \lining the inside of the walls, There |is a full basement, part of which | will not be finished, but will be available for emergenty. The eatimated cost of the Hosâ€" pital complete will be in the vicinâ€" ity of $225,000.00, ‘The best advice an medical reâ€" aulrementsa, building and construe» tion has been sought and followed to provide for the present and fut» ure needs. . Globe All has been made possible through the support of our people, grants uy County and local munt« (Continued on page 6) are interested onâ€" CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TAKES UP THE QUESTION OF HYDRO A special meeting of the Grimsâ€" by Chamber of Commerce was held in the Council Chambers on Friâ€" day, with President Watson Mcâ€" Pherson presiding over an enthusâ€" tastic group of C. of C. membera. Purpose of the meeting was to asâ€" certain just how the Chamber could assist most in the conservaâ€" tion of electric current during the present crisia. Present at the meeting was Present at the meeting was Frank B. Sutherland, superintendâ€" ent of the Hydro in this area, and for two hours Mr. Sutherland isâ€" POLICING OF GRIMSBY WILL REMAIN IN COUNCIL DOMAIN At a special meeting of Grimsby Town Council last Thursday night, the second special meeting of the week, a recommendation from the police committee, which met on Wednesday night to deal with reâ€" signation of Chief Constable W. W. ‘Turner that, "Provincial Police be requested to assist in policing the town of Grimsby temporarily, penâ€"« ding appointment of a man to re« place Chief Turner," was voted down. Council did necept the police committee‘s recommendation that Chief ‘Turner‘a resignation be acâ€" CRIMSBY COLD STORAGE CAN ICE 13 CARS IN THREE HOURS (Canadian Grower) \| ‘The peach packing season ia in full swing in Ontario, as CIl’Ioldl after carload from Leamington and Niagara growing belts roll across the countryside. In spite of the poor growing wenther, which has been universally hot, the quality in holding up remarkably well. While tonnage will be down, largely due to a reduction in alze from the long continued drought in the peninsula, Hrown Rot has been consplcuous by its absence. Consumers in disâ€" tant parts of Canada are again GAS EXPLOSION TAKES LIFE OF FORMER GRIMSBY WOMAN Little more than an hour after they had heard a radio newscast Sunday evening telling of a woman being taken from her blastâ€"shatter« ed thirteenth floor apartment after an explosion had caused hundreds of tenants to flee from a 15â€"storey apartment in New York City‘s Peter Cooper Housing Developâ€" ment, Mr. and Mra. W. H. Barnim, of Grimsby, were notified by tele« phone that the dead woman was their daughter, Mra. Alfred Mimmo the former Gladys Barnim. "Although no name was given on BOY SCOUTS CAMPOREE WILL BE HELD AT BEAMSVILLE FAIR be in charge of the second annual Camporee, at which BHoy Bcout Troops and Cub Packs from the Fruit Belt District will be particl« pating this Friday and Saturday October 8th and Oth. The Camporee is being held Im conjunction with the Reamaville Fair, viaitors to last year‘s fabe will recall the model camp set up by the various Troops, and this is just about the same as will take place this year, AM Scout Troops should be on TORONTO ROLLER SKATERS IN BAD CRASH ON Q. E. HIGHW AY (Opt ns n e t mt m n mm s c m n ns mm Twentyâ€"one persona were INJUT+ «d, four of them . requiring . proâ€" longed hospital treatment, follow» Ing a sensational accident on the Queen Elizabeth Highway within the limitas of Grimaby Sunday A two ton stake truck, operated by John R. Drury, 18, of 407 Church Street, Toronto, and loaded with twenty young roller akatera, members of the . Mutual Skating Club of the Queen City, suddenly went out of control and overturned twice, throwing its occupants onto Col. G. R. Chetwynd will again $2.50 Per Year, $3.00 In U.S.A.; 5c Per Copy persona were injur sued information, data and statist ies to the gathering, who in tur fired several questions at Mr. Sutherland. During the meeting many good ideas were brought forth by those assembled, and deâ€" finite action was taken in the form of a motion as a result of two of the suggestions. .. Mayor Henry Bull, Chairman of the local Hydro Commission was in attendance and issued a brisk plea to the Chamber of Commerce, to cepted The following motion by Councilâ€" lors C. M. Bonham and A. A. Conâ€" stable was passed by a vote of 5â€"4: "That in view of resignation of Chief Constable Turner, this counâ€" cil immediately proceed to bring its local police force up to strength of es e o e i n x "L s a chief and two constables and that for the period required to seâ€" cure these men the offer of the Poâ€" lice Association of Ontario to supâ€" ply a highly qualified man be acâ€" cepted on a temporary fillâ€"in basis, looking to Ontario growers for quality fruit. With spring floods and steady summer rains hampering the Britâ€" ish Columbia producers, who Rave been unable to deliver a product which is up to their usual high standard, Ontario peaches are moving farther and farther in to the Prairies, and in greater volume than for some years past. ‘These Canadian grown fruit are taking up the slack left by nonâ€"importâ€" ation of American produce, and the the radio, I had a premonttion it might be Glady» because I know she lived in a 13thâ€"floor apartment at that address," Mra. Barnim aaid this morning. ‘"We were talking about it when the phone call came from her husband in New York." Born in Grimaby, in January, 1908, Gladys Barnim was educated at CGirimaby schools and later gradâ€" uated from the New York City hos« pital as a nurse. . After several years in the asocial service of that city, she enlisted in the United hand to register on Friday afterâ€" noon at one o‘clock, Cub Packs will be present on Saturday only, from nine in the morning until five in the afternoon. Leadera should check with their group committee at once, to see that permission has been obtained from their school board concerned for the boys to attend, Scouts at> tending will receive credit for atâ€" tendance on presentation of the ‘Clmpm certificate. Parents of scouts will be interâ€" the pavement and "They were lying @rUD bowledâ€"over ten pina when rived," stated Dr. J. V. Christ is really a miracle that some not killed or infured more ® 1y The driver stated that the mio ing apparatus seemed to look, @ before he could avert it, the tri averturned, akidded along on top, and when it Anally came reat, was standing upright tao the apposite direction. (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on page 3 (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on page 6) (Continued on page 8) vi the boulevard tying around lik i pinsa when 1 arf » Y V Christie. "I 1 that the and steady It