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REMEMBER OLD TIME CGONCERT Nfi“fimhflfl-fi; Time Thursday evening, January 25th, 1900. .Queen Victoria‘s long and glorious reign was within a year of its close. ‘The Boer War was in its third year of defeats and reverses for the British. Lord Roberts, already affectionately known as "Bobs," had arrived in South Africa two weeks before to take command, with General Lord Kitchener as his chief of staff and it seemed as if the tide had at last begun to turn. & A wave of military enthusiasm in Grimsby culminated in a Patâ€" Hall, a pink frame building on Deâ€" pot Street housing on its ground ficoor, Grimsby High School. The site is now occupled by the Public um.mqu.gtamm was to raise funds to "help the home that Tommy‘s left behind From the yellowed twoâ€"page proâ€" gram, loaned to ‘The Independent by Major H. F. Baker, the concert â€"all local talentâ€"was developed nround a tableau representing Great Britain and Her Colonies, and Soldiers of The Queen. Taking wart in the tableau were Mrs. H. ho dn l A Micaunccsntiitans<ou. AP+ Coneun o / Ti Navy, Misses Dorothy Allen Staged A Patriotic Show To Raise Funds For The Tomâ€" du!‘h.h\s.au. rica â€" M a n Familiar N-ulod-thll’n- PREVENTIVE WORK IS APPROVED BY SOCIETY Children‘s Aid Directors Hold Final Meeting Of Yearâ€" MWBN" at was HERE C PC 10A e Mfi'lâ€"immm. ..u-umu-n--ll.b"" ””mmflm society as assistant SUP e mm-ll.lnm-.nudlfl’ both board and staff during her of employ. ‘ fl-‘-‘m Aiscussion centred ~.b--m!uly‘l'l"”"-""‘"'""i pdumpmwnorpn"'“" -utmtmnmmmma. Mi Im.'.nunhrdmleld staff of the society, related in 2 ve”mwnwm.w with a particular family in :Nch’m inadequate housing, poO" 2ad the Hmited mental capacity of the children all contributed to th6 ;mbm!!d""""‘ It was the : decision of the board mt.v“:!l-"""""u.;‘:t"z of wil ““zm thus the children by parents. Â¥ 202 Catton. it Tme Bsns "o O l lj2F R Children‘s Aid Society of St. Cathâ€" .ru-.uud-ou-w-ub m”dlen-hndfl"""' 0 °C 1 210~" tar: Hhalr M’ ipal the children n.e‘lum FIRE LOSSES PROVE GREATEST IN MISTORY municipalities to sustain. mm 0 p “.'m,“rlm.m“‘“' est loss from the fire ""m"" m,,mmmd“‘ t and the Township of Morth Grimaby cccurred. JAntArl and February were the c uis Mflnmw‘”’ u,:'; und nis brigade the greatest 1°0, â€" .w.wmu'“mdm hospital and the H re departâ€" Dw'lnlm""lmln,m town Mlfl"”‘. ol M.wmu.dsmin.or w..mncmomu"‘-""'“‘ wmmll‘- » Hew$O" """*.._ aepartment to the Hewson "!"* s mwfl?""‘"‘” A M”MM:W!M ar $112.500. $100,000 of this #e WM“P" the ut blaze. answered Mwm”" Fe B.,,..amuhin-hfi!”"" NMM“‘”M-.II Which is a heavy Joss for wirecadlt #AEPV 7 *( T eelUng. 1t was with a good deal of regret remesses ==>*~\ NEW YEARRESOLUTIONS:FROM (By HOLLIS) â€"No. 26â€"8 PAGES, by the parents, wardsahip action ie Critmsby Tadepentc on page ) 4mcmmmm-¢mumm years on rimsby council, has been awarded an acâ€" clamation for the Deputyâ€"Reeveship. STANDPOINT OF GOOD HEALTH h fln Arul) crtinderond 9 Or caip o h recinit id Lincoin HMealth Unit) 1 Dnryynrwâ€"hluv!.fl‘ mmmmm nfl”“hnm“ t_onhllywupd mm-u-ncuyu -h.mwmum nhnuum-lufl- mumfinmmum Mm-mdoam'lt_hnu? (By DR. D. V. CURREY, M.0.4., as safe as pos®!M‘ "2 .. harmful things out of 4 children. Ruge should ranged that they do nOt |wdnm.gw 2 °2 _ m ahstri kept clear 0f Factory of to do away W might . CAUSt n 1 _ On our streets the llln!‘ “,‘mlve aut motorists driv®e ©] thore are AIWAY® 4 / unnecessary V Wmh‘.!m through lines ‘“Mdm JeaPr/ T n T'-'Opfl’ guaraee must be taught to mAMm OC CCC0Cd 0| e8, and must be urfld out by an workers. Very many ar Bs vric dinged really due * to â€" care!«==M t thoughtlessness. o __obe Mum M of NEW DEPUTYâ€"REEVE oF norm crimsey it â€" machinery automobiles _ carefully, a few who _ Safety rules all new employâ€" arried out by al) majority _ of drivers s, drive Thomas W. Allan, who relfre® from â€" municipal life in North Grimsby Township at the end of last year after 50 years‘ service B6 member of council, reeve, warden of Lincoin County, and of which 36 years was as township clerk and treasurer, died on Christmas day. He had been in failing health for some time. Gides 1. / 1st /n wl ‘MERES A son of the late LMEPDC MA O 0 pMAlhn.MwubgrllnHllwl County, and was #6 years of age. He had resided in North Grimsby for 60 years and was a wellâ€"known fruit grower. He was fArst elected to North Grimaby Township Council in 1898. He fAlled the office of reeve in 1902 und 1903 and again from 1907 to 1911. Me was warden of Lincoln County in 1909, and was appointed as township clerk and treasurer in 1012 He was &D expert on muniâ€" 1912. He cipal law election, WBR CEU7"""" "v "ing d that party in this riding, being 44â€" feated by the U.F.O. candidate, His wife predeceased him in Of, tpber, 1946, and his only survivore mmlfl"‘"‘"" (w.da’ll‘" _ In politics, the interests North Grimaby And Lincoin County l::'5«-- Half A Centuryâ€"86 Years Of Age, m,. , o o2 . . O oo tmmmmmmmmmmmmmmememmmmmre e pomeremmaus GRIMSBY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3O0th, 1948. ppereees e o e etinneitarta ie hatecte h Sn ht tore ts cs, he was promement C sta of the Conservative , in the 19283 Ontario as standard bearer for N0 shin riding, being d¢â€" e late David and Marâ€" was 86 years of age. womlnant in Conservative a28 Ontario John Aikens Is Reeve And Sam Bartlett Is Deputyâ€" AGGLAMATION IN TOWNSHIP With the retirement of Malcolm Nelles as Reeve of North Grimaby Township, John Aikens, whose amâ€" bition it has been to lead this orgâ€" anization for some years, was placâ€" ed at the head of council for the 1949 term. The former Deputyâ€" Reeve received the step up by acâ€" clamation. Also filled by acclamâ€" ation was the vacant Deputyâ€" Reeve‘s chair, this office now being held down by former Councilior Samuel G. Bartiett. When riomination had closed at one o‘clock on Monday afternoon, a well filled council chamber heard Clerk Gordon Metcalfe name five men to fill the four seats for the Township Council. Lewis McNiven qualified for his fourth term, while Peter Marlow, who filled the gap left by the Jeath of William Mitâ€" chell late in 1948, also stated that he would stand for council. A lm‘ delegation from Grimsby (Continued on Page 7) VOLUNTEER FIREMAN FOR OVER 55 YEARS William Brownâ€"Smith Came To Grimsby 65 Years Agoâ€" Could Tell Many Incidents _ Of Olden Days. William B. Smith, for 55 years connected with the Grimsby volunâ€" m fire @epartment, and former waterworks superintendâ€" ent, died on Friduy af the residence of his daughter,; Mrs. Liloydâ€"Pettit. at Wilsonvilie. Born in England 75 years ago, he had lived at Grimsby for 65 years before moving to Wilâ€" sonville, recently. Heshad been an " 252 af the waterworks for Eo e e is ced â€" he resigned through iliness in Janâ€" uary, 1943. mnmm.mm of this old Grimsby Volunteer Hook and Ladder Company in 1887, Reeve â€" Wray Betts Of aaie iss McNiven Returnedâ€"Large Number At Nomination. _ water to fight firee was PUMDNC from wells along the street and the. equipment consisted of a hand ”-’_Wu.fioemu.udl hook and ladder outft. During his time in Grimsby he saw the town‘s waterworks system brought up to n.pnnnthmnndlrd.lndm f i r e department‘s equipment change from the old hand pump to tha modern fire trucks of toâ€"day. For 35 years he was an NONU*TOA member. Howuehlddunold‘ brigade for many years. When he first came to Grimaby, he often recalled, there were only a couple of stores on what is now the main street, and many of the town‘s fine reaidential streets of toâ€" day were bushland then. He was & member of Union Lodge No. T. AF.&A .M., of Grimsâ€" by, and of Hindoo Koosh Grotto, of Hamilton. Surviving, besides his daughter, Mrs, Lioyd Pettit, is n stepâ€"aister, Mrs. Effie Clausen, of Hartford, Conn., and two grnml-rmldrrn. Miss Willa Pettit, RN., Hamiltan General Hospital. and Donald Poet: 8 Lt ax... cual unruine There is no election Grimaby "’.‘""‘f'f"’ 554 in Grimsby the polls Op®" " nine afclock in the marning and close at six o‘clock in the evenâ€" ing. Polling booths in Grimsby are situated in the office of the Penâ€" insula â€" Lumber a n d â€" Supply» Clarke street, for the North Ward. in the centre ward polling 1 Casla ‘he ‘Hma ." Trinity Hall ing booths *"* "**""""_, _ gim Babtist Sunday . Schoot, . E!" street. Next Monday is election day« Do not forget that there !s bylaw to be voted upon. All information p.flllnlll. to the election will be obtainable 'mmum'm.‘m"l- Gependent just as fast as it [6 Somible to seoure the nesull* from each ward. in We‘ ?* ___ 0 obe. cBUT vOTE. pyee of the waterworks for a quarter of a century when the centre ward polling are located in the 014 ; Hall, Depot street. the South Ward the poll« M *""" " easbhd in thet he polis open the marning please, in North i Councillor Clarence W. Lewis, pictured above, a canâ€" dldlmbfor the Chief Magistrite‘s position of the Town of Grimsby. Councilior Lewis has had smioun council experâ€" ience and has also served as Reve of Grimsby, He has been a member of the Masonic Order for a great many years and has passed through all the offtes right up to Districtâ€"Deputy Grand Master. He was born in Bartonville but has been a reâ€" sident of Grimsby and NorthGrimsby for over a quarter of a century. He is the Canadim distributor for the Hardie Spraying machines and otherfarm equipment. ST CATHARINES NERVE CENTRE OF HYDRO POWER CONVERSION m | _ ®t. Catharines is to be the nerve m ms centre for conversion of all conâ€" m‘ mmmr electrical equipment in the ‘ ‘T m Southern Ontario system from 25 * 0 0 mmarmemer #:;fl:&cyeb Mnnuo.d :icy and operaâ€" m Letters And are ex o commence on Over 'h#w w Jnuary 3, it was learned last h'“l)m-in( Christmas Rush | "ursday Out ' ! This disclosure followed an anâ€" ho nouncement by Hydro Chairman ‘The on?m;l P::: C:::l‘:“"“" Robert Saunders that Canadian wish to than Comstock Co. Ltd., Toronto, had Grimsby and District for thelf 1P | peen engaged to undertake the iniâ€" coâ€"operation during the (-"“"""“; tial work in the $190,000,000 conâ€" rush pt;hd- "l:ll' "::."fl'?::r‘:;‘ Aet v:rllc': ::vn:nt 'whlcl:. ::ll --ln;:::p whole the public ate cker from lights in e tied their letters in bundles :: onto and the Niagara district and adhered to the dates set for PATC wil) match the system with that post enabled the staff to bave ©2° provailing . elsewhere in . Ontario day‘s work cleared up before 16@ and most of the continent ing for the day. Canadian Comstock, largest elec» This was the biggest year in t trical contracting fArm in Canada, j lann n l9 uy ty (Continued on Page 3) ommunity Service Many things NA in the East Room of T the testimonial dinner Thomas W. Allan. The Wm, Mitchell #2; the F. Carpenter 82; Wm. three of these men ha iContinued on Page 8) CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR dinner gven ">, an, The total ago ;2; the late Tho! 2: Wm. Geddes I men have passed nn on the arth Grin s W, All and Eg! : in the the $2.50 Per Year, $3.00 In U.S.A., Sc Per Copy nt] lan rt Kb mit] ns 0 Un( Of indin Me April o thi pril 21st, 1948, ‘The occasion was their retiring Clerk and Treasurer, 19 years, Seated in front is the late ‘r at the rear, left to right are C. W. n that short span of eight months iare, Mitchell, (!umenter and Allan, WO N AELO FOR MAYORALTY Mayor Bull And Councilior Clarence W. Lewin Wil Fight It Out For Chief Magistrate‘s Seat â€"Hydro Water Commission And B. Of E. Members Returned By _ Acclamation â€" People To Vote On Bylaw. HERE‘S THE FIELD For Mayor ‘The best and biggest nomination meeting held in Grimsby in five years was held on Monday night. Apparently the ratepayers have deâ€" eided to take more interest in town affairs, or possibly it was caused by the changing of the hours for holding nomination from noon time to the evening, in any event the Council Chambers were filled with taxpayers to hear the reports of their elected members to the varâ€" lous town boards. James I. Theal was returned by acclamation to the Hydro Commisâ€" sion and Herbert L. Lindenamith was returned to the Water Comâ€" mission. Viector Catton retired from the Board of Education and his place was filled by acclamation by exâ€"councilior Robert Johnson. The other three old members of the board were returned. All told, Clerk G. G, Bourne had 15 positions to fll; nine on the council; four on the board of Eduâ€" cation and one each on each of the commission bodies. He received all told 40 nominations for the various positions which is something that has not happened in a long time. ‘There definitely will be an elecâ€" tion as Mayor Bull is again seekâ€" Ing office and he is being opposed by Councilior Clarence W. Lewls. ‘There is also the bylaw to be voted upon, which if carried by the rateâ€" payers will next election time reâ€" duce the size of the council from nine members to seven members. ‘This byldw should be carried unâ€" animously by the ratepayers. After nominations closed Asst.« Clerk Fred Jewson was made chairman of the meeting and he (Continued on page 8) Henry Buil Clarence W. Lewis Reeve A. C. Price (Aocl.) Deputyâ€"Reeve A. A. Constable (Accl.) For Council Frank H. Anderson James Braid Cecil M. Bonham Keith Brown Waiter Grossmith William Lothian Douglas E. Scott _ (Seven in the field. Six to be elected.) Mrs. Ada Bromiey T. L. Dymond R. B. Johnson (All members elected by acclamation.) Hydro Commission James I. Theal (Acel.) Water Commission MHerbert L. Lindensmith (Accl.) Board of Education N