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‘Thursday, October 14, 1948. WEATHERMAN UNKIND “.Mmduuh.w were not extremely prevalent. mmm&hr:wwdnm-‘ med over the large midway throughout the afternoon. A big attraction was the safe driving w"mm.lybylhe.lolnh- batt Company. During the afternoon the Beamsâ€" ville Citizens‘ Band entertained from time to time, and helped the people sitting on the grandstand forget the strong wind that swept CONTINUATIONS the scene. Although the attendance . Was lower than in past years, an offiâ€" cial of the Fair Board stated that the increased admission charge just about put the gate on a par. forget He also stated that despite the inâ€" clement westher, the Fair Board would break even. _ _ Many people enjoyed a coverage heard over radio station CKOC Saturday night, which gave a very good picture of the entire scene. NEW GRAPE other wa jam dnd setyâ€"will be added up, | inches. . commission and other expensed deâ€" | coloured ducted, and the balance will be divâ€" ~â€" ided among members of the coâ€" 1 operative. that the It is claimed that this system |park ar has worked well in the United States. Growers benefit by original fair prices for grapes and receive, in effect, a bonus on all sailes of the finished product to the public. In one area of New York state the extra dividend amounted to $27.50 per ton. Only grape growers may be shareholders in the coâ€"operative. Shares are $100 and growers may send up to 12 tons of grapes to their plant for each share they own. In addition, members assume the second mortgage bonds of the coâ€"operative. So far, about 135 wrape growers between the Niâ€" agara River and Hamilton have bought into the coâ€"operative. Officers and directors are Fred M. Parker, former deputy reeve of Grantham _ township, president; Frank R. Lee, Vinemount, viceâ€" preaident; Fred Cords, 8t. Catharâ€" ines, secretary; George Nelles, Grimaby, treasurer; Murray Utter, Stoney Creek, director; Niagara art, director; and George Davidge, St. Catharines, director. ‘The inâ€" volved contract was gulded to comâ€" mwmwam egal firm of Seymour and Lampâ€" Team Games Camp Fires Sign Reading Wood Craft . U ied p XL4 b /g | '*"‘ i | "; '.‘N‘ A ® Niy‘l' If WA & ioi t i im \n { w “\ t l \t M } 7 M ‘ \“ 4 L F Y C A¢\ M se :6 ' â€" JBiriiepers NE PE +) BE PREPARED" 5 Ma;e Your Contribution A Generous One |\ Way passes through St. Catharines | the mmwhln_outofmw o ie l e L 1 The men told him he would be home safe in two hours, and after that ‘he relaxed. At Eastchester ave., where the Queen Elizabeth wt.« aseses throurh St. Catharines ard, St. Catharines, ANU F"" cing was handled through the of Toronto. " as the gas gauge showed empty. They made Geddes walk away, and after he had gone took the car keys and beat a retreat themselves. Geddes, shaken by his experience ran to the home of Ted Steel, who telephoned police. The car was unâ€" damaged and was taken to a garâ€" | age where it is being examined for | filngerprints. Provincial eomublu‘ searched the district, but found no trace of the thugs. ‘ Mr. Geddes said the men were not abusive. One was about 35, w.;mdnmndiw.lndmsbo\n 5 feet 6 inches tall. He appeared to be French, had a dark complexion mflm'tduknltnnd\d.‘l‘h other was about 40, about 5 feet 8 inches. He was wearing a lightâ€" coloured windbreaker. that the roads in Grimsby Beach park are private property and have not been taken over by the township, and that any claims that uwnnunhdneudtom Canads Steamship Lines and the Grimaby Beach Cottagers‘ Associaâ€" tion." A motion was passed to the efâ€"| fect that in future no building perâ€" mit will be issued for the erection of a dwelling house, under the wmm'v.ndlneun(omni with the Ontario Planning and Zoning Board, that would be conâ€" structed on an area of less than T500 square feet where no serâ€" vices and township water are available; upon an area of less than 5,000 square feet where townâ€" {mp water is obtainable, and upon leas than 4,000 square feet where services and water are obtainable. The idea behind this move is to stop the erection of shacks and other like buildings. _ Wour building permits were isâ€" sued: M. 8. Nelles, frame house on Baker‘s Road, $6,500. _ _ Steven Miler, west, frame summer cottage, $1,000. hu T 4 _ Marvin Southward, Kelson ave., frame building, $1,000, ____ ____ LOCAL INSURANCE Guy Mofatt, Ridge FRoad west NEW BYLAWS and the finanâ€" â€"=»SATURDAY, OCT. 16 Lasd Council will not meet again until Saturday, November 20th, owing to several members going north to try and shoot a deer. frame dwelling house, $9,000. Clerk Metcalfe was instructed to have the township solicitors, Lanâ€" caster and Mix, prepare a bylaw governing the operation of taxi~ cabs in the township and that the license fee be set at $5 per year per cab. ie 0 Ca 4 cense under this new bylaw proâ€" viding his application is approved by the Clerk regarding insurance coverage and other matters proâ€" vided for under the Motor Vehicles Act. But there are always other mar.. kets, the Niagara district growers, many of whom have formed a coâ€" operative, will send nearly 25,000 tons this year to a new processing plant which was just opened this week. The new plant will process !’m“' and coupled with the many 1 A W s Lam uk) BUMPER GRAPE CROP _ in the tidy sum of $2,500,000 and this year‘s crop, while it may not bring the same amount in mone~ tary return, is nearly as large in quantity. A lower price prevails as wineries, which are one of the main markets, have cut their buy»= ing levels considerably. |Â¥m ns e ie 5 \ canneries in the district, will abâ€" '”bw. part of the crop. The rest be put on the market as freah fruit, to find its way intd priâ€" \ vate home consumption. West Lincoln Branch, Canadian Legion, was granted a rebate of its 1948 taxes, this being permissable under the Municipal Act. Clyde Alway was granted Court of Revision for 1949 asâ€" sessments is to be held on October 22. Members are Mayor Bull, Reeve John Hewitt, Deputy Reeve A. C. Price and Councillors C. W. Lewis and William Lothian. _ Councll '&.” purchase two | wreaths for Day services from mb.m"m‘ committee, Tax Collector Fred Jewson reâ€" ported that total taxes for Septemâ€" ber collected amounted to $2,126; total taxes collected, arrears and current, for 1948, from January lat to September 30th, totalled $69,164 as against $60,085 for 1947. _ _ Relief accounts for September for §47 were passed. _ Waterworks report for Septemâ€" PEOPLE TO VOTE THE G :RIMSBY INDEPENDENT ber showed that Supt. Andy Hendâ€" erson and his pump house staf( in 80 days, supplied the citizens of Grimsby and North Grimsby with 21,582,000 gallons of agua pura; average per day was 719,433 gals., as compared to 247,733 gals. per day in 1947; biggest day‘s pumping \ Sept. 8th, 915,000 gals.; smallest |day'l pumping, Sept. 25th, 435,000 | gails.; increase for month over | same month 1947, 7 432,000. w engines operated for 214 hours a high lift, 153% hours at low 1ift. » Lake level was down 12 inches from August. During the month the North Grimsby East End used\ 2,555,000 gals., and West End 2,256,000 gals. _ Power bills for September, 1948, were $237; August, 1948, $247; September, 1947, t}fl. . _ Mayorâ€""What has been done about those sidewalks that have been ordered constructed?" _ Scottâ€""Nothing until Engineer Ure produces the proper figures." Council in Chorusâ€""Ure again." Scottâ€""Clerk Bourne is doing all he can." Backbencherâ€""Why . don‘t. we get a new engineer?" _ Joint Fire Committee accounts for September for $314 were orderâ€" ed paid. _ o td Scottâ€""I would like to know why the taxi cab lHcense applied for at the last council meeting was turned ¢~»n, as we were creating a monopoly." Mayorâ€""A nonâ€"resident." Scottâ€"*"Then this council is creâ€" ating a monopoly." _ Chorusâ€""No, no." Scottâ€""I am bringing it up again. This is a monopoly and T am definitely against it." Bonhamâ€""We might have four or five applications and we do not have to grant any particular 1i« cense." Hewittâ€""We do not have to grant any particular license." Scottâ€""I would like to know why you are opposed to this 1iâ€" cense. There is a smoke screen beâ€" ing thrown up here somewhere." Bonhamâ€"*There has been 1« thing tabled on this question yet Scottâ€""I have a motion but I have not asked for a seconder yet." Of the 2,835,000 homes in Canâ€" ada, 57% are owned by the people who live in them. miles Canada has 25 national parks, ith a total area of 29,000 square VACATION CENTRES HOME OWNERS Addrecs afl communicat "-um. 620 University Avenve, EMERGENCY APPEAL To MANUFACTURERS The extreme seriousness of the power snonago mlnhnumhlmdw«ymmhundh relieve this critical situation. If you have steamâ€"driven or standby generating oqulmfldonyklndnodhnfldpnomlnhll- time use, which could be utilized to augment the Commission‘s available resources, please wire us collect, giving full particulars. fln'.vhydnnsmunndboowon- ;;s;;;'Ythfillth“ '“M'hbhhmldm&hbo THE HYDROâ€"ELECTRIC POWEKk COMMISSION OF ONTARIO WHEN N A PRINTING QUANDARY â€" Health Habits Self Discipline Courtesy First Aid Life Saving M“w‘u 620 University Avenue, TORONTO 2, Ontarte. FIVE