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A, t No efforts have been spared to MiAnt pletely modern and wellâ€"equipped. The hos; and three children‘s cribs. Here. at top left, Modern, comfortable beds, private wash r the ladies‘ auxiliary do their part to promo! semiâ€"private room, also with the same style privacy. Lucky is the baby who arrives at Superintendent Grace Lewis is shown in on has its own little room. Beside the crib is : thick rubber pad on which the new arrival 1 Standard. "THE SWEZTHEART OF THE FRUIT BELT" â€"No. 17â€"12 PAGES. WEST LINCOLN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is NoW in FuuL operation 3e c hh . . 7 C MISS Critmsly Imiepemdeut Maore Than A Morseâ€"S .. "I uc t css o. ; have been spared to make the new West Lincoln Memorial Hospital comâ€" nd wellâ€"equipped. The hospital opened on Sunday, has 29 beds, 14 bassinets n‘s cribs. Here, at top left, is a bright private room in the surgical wing. able beds, private wash room, latest furniture, and cheery drapes made by‘ ary do their part to promote speedy recovery of the patient. At right is a m, also with the same style of furnishings, and a rod for the curtain to add is the baby who arrives at the West Lincoln Hospital. Below, Assistant ‘race Lewis is shown in one of the cubjicles in the nursery, where each baby . room. â€" Beside the crib is a eupboard of metal and ltlin‘fll steel, with a an which the new arrival may be bathed. â€" Cut courtesy St. Catharines DpoUGLAS H. Than A A’e;cs}ap‘%}r:«;f C’ommym'éz Service USES TOY CAP PISTOL TO STICKâ€"UP 18 MEN (St. Catharines Standard) No bail was allowed Tuesday for William Brocklebank, 22, of 70 Ontario Street, Grimsby, chargâ€" ed in connection with the cap pi#â€" tol holdâ€"up of the Waverley Club un St. Paul Street Monday night "I lost $96 playing poker in NOTh two weeks ago, and T just did it to get re re," the accused man 18 reported to have said, Me was re manded Tuesday morning for trid! on November 1. Shortly after 9 Monday night Brocklebank is alleged to . DAWD walked into the Waverley Cb where the members were »just sitâ€" ting around reading the paper and playing unooker.‘ He was not 8 " "oounle wshacn> Adnih member® Pointing & mmmk $21 from th« he forced 8a with him 8# of the cro® cording to /m. Brocklebank Of Grimsby, Stages Holdâ€"Up In St. Cathâ€" arines â€" Arrested A Few Minutes Later. GRIMSBY WEATHER ont, Temp jpitation ek ending at October 24, (Continued on PAE EENTAOT 7+ y after 0 Monday night, ank is alleged to RAYO into the Waverley Club e members were "just witâ€" und reading the paper and snooker‘ He was not 8 of the club, and members y had never seen him be, GRIMSBY, ONTARV, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1949. a pistol from Ni PA °_ “u_‘dwh.nnhm Ulim“ At '\mpotnl. Sammy, Chicagian t6 E4 “.M'wwm Paul Street in the midst was of thoarteâ€"goers, 8C lw‘wdm’mnr. ~â€"Iikeomy B & at lN & 24, 1049 * * Total Cost Including Disposal his pocket Plant And Other Chrgull ave take» Set At $185,000 â€" People Funpoint., Will Vote. _ 0.13 in# 150 418 At he Dedication of West Linâ€" coln Menorial Hospital on Sunday afternon last the following ad« dress ws made by A. R. "Sandy" Globe, President of the Board of Directrs of the hospital: Mr. Chirman, Honored Guests, Ladiesand Gentlemen, ‘Todw ends another Chapter in the listory of the West Lincoin Menorial Hospital. In a few days w open another and it is now my pivilege to introduce to you your Hospital owned and operated by the people of West Lincoln County. 1 hope you will like it; and as you inspect the various posts you will enjoy that sense of ownership. This is ours. "But That Is All Over Now Arm Magnificent Hospital It will be seven years on Decemâ€" ber Sixth since we embarked on this enterprise, probably seven of the most difficult years of our (Continued on Page 4) |VARDEN OF LINCOLN | OPENED NEW HOSPITAL Reve Leslie M. Lymburner Of Caistor Township Preâ€" sents Key Of Building To Miss MacRobbie. AsWarden of Lincoln Countg, Lesk M. Lymburner, Reeve of Calsr Township, on Sunday afâ€" terpon officially declared West Lincin Memorial hospital open to the pblic and duly presented the key o the new building to Miss Doulas MacRobbie, Superintendâ€" ent ¢ the hospital. M Lymburner in his address to the reat host of citizens present, ald in part: Rev. Mr. Scott, Rev. Mr. Grifâ€" fith.Mr. Globe and Board memâ€" bermf the West Lincoln Memorial Hosital,â€" _ Thinfternoon we have gathered her¢o commemorate the opening \.« \e new West Lincoln Memorial Hosital. Tis is the first to be completed of t» four new hospitals proposed to + built within the County of Lindn. Jiging from its aplendid mod» ernsonstruction and . its . upâ€"toâ€" (Continued on Page 4) Is All Yours, Owned And Opeated By The People." COTRACT LET FOR BEAMSVILLE SEWERS (Beamsvilie Express) Wliam Lorenzo, of the Lorenzo Coracting Company, Niagara Fw, Ont.. was awarded a con» tracto install sewers in Beamsâ€" villvhen Council held a special meing Friday night. The contract is bject to a vote of the rateâ€" vayzt and approval of the Ontario P.;.u;d.monlolmonum Muipal Board. lce of the award was $115, §97. This includes all the sew eribut does not include the dis (Continued on Page 4) U.S. TOMATOES FLOOD MARKET CANADIAN GROWERS HIT HARD DEDICATION ADDRESS AT HOSPITAL OPENING "This Hospital Stands As A Symbol Of A Way Of Life Which Has Its Roots In ‘The following Dedication Adâ€" dress was delivered by Rev. R. Leoâ€" nard Griffith, of Trinity United Church, at the opening of the new West Lincoln Memorial Hospital on Sunday afternoon last. This is a proud day for the Counâ€" ty of Lincoln. Two years ago when the old West Lincoln Memorial Hospital lay in ruins, we all fe‘t the loss of something which we had come to regard as indispensâ€" able. Since then, however, the course of events has been a miniaâ€" ture of mankind‘s historyâ€" vision, resourcefulness, and sacrifice rising above the ruins of the old to greatâ€" er heights than before. One hesiâ€" tates to say that the loss of our other hospital was a stroke of disâ€" guised good fortune, but one can (Continued on page 5) NEW HOSPITAL SERVES A LARGE TERRITORY All Municipalities Are In Linâ€" At various times in the past few months The Independent has been queried as to just what territory West Lincoln Memorial hospital actually served. West Lincoln hospital serves all the people from Jordan to Fruit« lund, and south to Caistor and Gainaboro. It is called West Linâ€" coln because it is situated in the western half of the County of Linâ€" coln, but it also serves that portion of Saitfieet Township, in the Coun» ty of Wentworth from the Lincoinâ€" Wentworth county line west to Fruitland. HEAVY NEWS COVERAGE ~â€" AT HOSPITAL OPENING No less Than 12 Ro&runl And Photographers On The Job â€" T he _ Independent Worked Four Men. Estimated to have been the larâ€" gest crowd to assembie in one place since way back in 1921 when the Old Boys Reunion was held, gath» ered at the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital on Sunday afternoon. The enthusiasm clearly ‘tndicated the high esteem in which this hospital Ilbtldbyflnnddfnuo(Wod Lincoln. m s MINISTERS OF HEALTH EXPRESS APPRECIATION Parking was a major PMOMM!! but was handled very capably by several members of the Grimaby Junior Chamber of Commerce. Cars were parked almost half a Hon. Paul Martin Sends Conâ€" gratulary Telegram From New York Cityâ€"Hon. Rusâ€" sell T. Kelley Writes. coln County Except East End Of Saltfieet Which Is At the Dedication of West l4f~ coln Memorial Hospital on Bunday afternoon Mr. F. V. 8mith announ« ced that a very lengthy letter of appreciation had been received from Hon. Paul Martin, Minister of Health and Welfare in the Dominâ€" ion government and he also read the following telegram that had been received from Mr. Martin, by Mr. Globe. This telegram was from New York where Mr. Martin was In Wentworth. at tendin i May | express my sincere thanks for the kind invitation ex« tended to me to be present at the opening of the West Lincein Memorial Hospital stop 1 am sure that the people of your comâ€"« munity welcome this uv:onn- (Continued on Page 4) were parked almost half (Continued on page 4) hat the people of your com y welcoms this improve (Continued on Page 3) U.N a major problem nferen "T he â€" American â€" Growers (Globe and Mail) (See Pictures on Page 4) Charges that some Canadian fruit and . vegetable wholesalers were buying United States tomaâ€" toea at "dumping" prices and feaâ€" turing them on their selling drives to the exclusion of homegrown tomatoes at a time when the Canâ€" adian farmer, with a bumper crop this year, was still faced with marâ€" keting much of this crop, were made last week by C. M. Bonham, Grimsby farmer. Such practices, Mr. Bonham said, would drive Canâ€" adian growers to the wall if conâ€" tinued. "Last year many Toronto and Montreal wholesalers brought Amâ€" erican tomatoes into Canada in carâ€" load lots and after packaging them, sold them at prices 50 per cent low» er than you could buy them in Bufâ€" falo," Mr. Bonham declared. "The American growers dump them over the border so that their price will stay up. They are doing the same this year." PRESENTATIONS MADE TO PRESIDENT GLOBE Hospital Ladies‘ Auxiliary Present Him With A Silver During the Dedication ceremoâ€" nies at West . Lincoln Memorial Hospital on Sunday afternoon last, A. R. 8andy" Globe, President of the hospital Board of. Directors was most agreeably surprised when he was the recipient of two presenâ€" tations. . Mrsa. K. A. Ramsey, and Miss A. M, Crane on behalf of the Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the hospital present« ted Mr, Globe with a beautiful Silver Tray. The tray carries a Latin inscription which when trans lated reads "If His Monument Ye BSeek, Look Around." s EEumy ERemTt NNE The second presentation, sllver cigarette lighter, suitably inscrtb» «l was presented by . Bruce M. Dump Them Over The Bordâ€" er So That Their Price Will Stay Up" â€" Conditions On All Kinds Of Fruits And Vegetables Will Be Worse Next Year. Tray â€" Board Of Directors Present Cigarette Lighter. (Continued on Page 5) (Continued on Page 5) "THE GRAND OLD MAN OF WEST LINCOLN® $2.50 Per Year, $3.00 In U.S.A., Sc Per Copy pmnâ€"omâ€"smâ€"mmem: =om=â€"m en MBR. A. R. "SANDY While the leaves of the maples fluttered to the rich soil of West Lincoln County, over five thousand ‘poplo. most of whom had a perâ€" sonal interest in the proceedings of |u-u bright fall Sunday, entered this institution which has risen from the very heart of a peach orâ€" chard,â€" and gave their thanks for the community spirit that has made possible the building a hosâ€" pitalâ€"their hospital. There Is No Institution Of Its Kind That Is Any Better Equipped For Efficient Serâ€" vice â€" Building Is Of Most Modern Construction And Contains Many Wonderful Features. INSPECTED BY OVER 5,000 PEOPLE SUNDAY It is not often that the opening and dedication of a building has such a personal interest as was the opening of this new and truly great West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Contained in its rooms are the dolâ€" lars and cents, the thousands of hours of work and the overall sense that herein lies the result of a truly great effort put forth by a great many public minded citizens, organizations and service clubs. WEST LINCOLN PEOPLE HAVE FINE MEMORIAL Citizens Should Give Great At the dedication ceremonies of the new West Lincoln Memorial Hospital on Sunday last, Mr. P. V. Smith, Master of Ceremonies adâ€" dreased the great throng of people as follows: Ladies and Gentiemen, We are assembled today to dediâ€" cate the new West Lincoln Memâ€" orial Hospital for the full purpose of its great destiny in our fine comâ€" munity About eighteen months ago the first West Lincoln Memorial Mospital was reduced to ruins by the ravages of fire, One year ago the corner stone of this new and ‘mn.nmcenl building . was laid. Since that time great effort has been made to build and equip this institution. Large amounts of maâ€" terial, labour and human energy have been applied in the building of this edifice of mercy. Many have contributed money, and labour to (Continued on Page 3) Such A Magnificient And Efficient Hospital. By (Continued on rage 3) (Gordon McGregor) Have