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‘ and Beamsville E cease about the â€"The date intimate Decreased patro radial cars, caused pression and use said, is prompting Electric commissi * the railway last s assets of the D« Transmission com the radial service. From time to . years suspensioni 0 THE ANNIVERSARY SERVICES The citizens of Grimsby and district are to have the rare privilege of hear> ing the Choristers of His Majesty‘s Chapel Savoy, who will appear here Thursday, January 22nd.. A matinee will be ‘held in the high school aud‘â€" torium in the afternoon and a conâ€" cert in Trinity Church Hall in the evâ€" ening. This will Ibe a rare imusical treat so do not fail to. reserve the date. Tickets and full partic#lars next week. Enquiries may be directed to J. R. Gibbs, Grimsby. e Choristers to Visit Grimsby e During the last few years. deficits in the operation of the radial have (Continued on page 8) â€" There is talk of holding a conferâ€" ence, to which representatives of Salt. fleet, Barton, North Grimsby, Clinton, and Hamilton would be invited, to talk maltters ‘over. It is felt that cessation of the radial would be a decided loss not only to Barton,. Stoney: Cheek, Winona, Grimsby and Beamsville, but Hamilton as well. Besides providing shipping facili® ties, the H., G. and B, Railway gives coninections with the Canadian Paâ€" cific Railway. Nok Alarmed at the prospect® of the Hamilton, Grimsby . and Beamsville Electric Railway service being disconâ€" tinued the middle of January, the sugâ€" gestion is again being irevived in Saltâ€" fleet township to have ‘the various townships served by. the radial road acquire the H. G. and B. Railwaz and operate it as a municipal enterâ€" prise. uDs eimie we l ts ue said, is prompting the Ontario Hydroâ€" Electric commission, which acquired the railway last spring along with all assets of the Dominion Power & Transmission company, to. discontinue the radial service. â€" . From time to time during recent ©P‘The report has been con-firmedns}?'y operation of the Hamilton, Grimshy and Beamsville Electric railway will cease about the middle of January. :The date intimated is ]anuary;l‘S. serves the“va;-idus towns and villages between Hamilton, Beamsville and St. Catharines. From time to time during recent years suspension of the H.G.&B. serâ€" vice has been ‘mooted. At present a coâ€"ordinated radial and bus service ‘ Decreas;&'_i)â€";irbnag:e’of H. G. & B. radial cars, caused by the business deâ€" pression and use of aqumo‘l?iles, it is ary 12th, a hot dinner will be servâ€" ed at the church from 5.30 â€"to 8 p.m. followed by a musical and literary program. _ Tickets: Adults, 50c; Children 35¢c. Everybody Welcome. of the local Baptist Church will be held. Sunday, January 11th, 1931. Professor â€"M,. L. ‘Orchard, M.A.. B.D., of McMaster University will be the speaker for iboth services. Special music will be rendered by the chqir. Monday evening, Januâ€" The report has been confirmed that & Park School _ Hagar Alway 30 Mt. Calder o e e . No. 1 School School Schook School m i s A. B. â€" No.Z2 No.3 No.4 Noa.5 Total Mitchell, W. ..... 50 . 36 / 95. . 40 24 64 309 Crittenden, G. W. . 95 57 48 30 356 490 306 o Majority for Mitchell 3 _ Smith, W. E. . Graham, P. ... Hurd, John ... Durham, Chas. Harvey, A. ... mt Bs ; Coming Events o Cease Uperations re in the field for councilâ€" year‘s members, John . E. ~W,. E. Smith being both he latter at the head of the Peter Graham, who has not been in the council, secured igly large vote, running seâ€" f the keenest and closest t deputy reeve inâ€" many Reeve Mitchell, wno. has oth the township ana town on out by the narrow marâ€" e votes, over former Counâ€" . Crittenden, who nas servâ€" ownship council for a numâ€" y c in ‘the Township. of y on 'I%Ionfiay aroused terest, there neing conâ€" deputy reeve and counâ€" New Members in orth Grimsby Council ce d Year The Vote in North Grimsby BE @éw Deputy Reeve, Defeats G. W. Crittenden By zin â€" W. E. Smith Heads Poll For Councillor â€" Also Reâ€"elected By Large Vote â€" Peter Graham, Eififif, Polis Second Highest Vote â€" Chas. Durham Evey Make Substantial Gains Over Last: Year Bui FOR DEPUTY REEVE FOR COUNCILLORS 73 39 133 50â€" 66 41 113 55 7I â€" 4Z 36 _ 49 99 . 56 28 5 43 28 32 II First Three Elected cond. Councillor Hurd aiso polled large vote. sys > Charles Durham and Alex Harvey, although they secured a cons.derably larger number of votes than at the election last year, did not obta‘n sutâ€" ficient to ensure the‘r election. The North Grimsby, Councii _ will for year 1931, be composed" of Reeve John A. Lawson, elected by acclamaâ€" tion, Deputy Reeve W. Mitchell, and Councillors, Smith, Hurd and Graham. The inaugural meeting of the new township council will ibe ‘held on Monâ€" day next, January 12, at eleven o‘clock in the council chambers at urimsby. About the usual vote was polled in the election, which indicated _ that about fifty per cent. of the electors cast their ballots. . _ Earl Phipps was born and reared in Grimsby, being Ithe son of the late Arthur H. and> Mrs. Phipps, Oak street. He received his schooling here and. was one of the boys. He reft here Some twelve years ago to seek other fields. He settled in Olean, where he has been very successful. He leaves to mourn his loss â€"his widow and small daughterâ€"at Olean, and two sisters. Mrs. Arcnie Aiton and Miss Olivine, St. Andrew‘s Ave., and one ibrother, Lester, of Toronto. The funeral was held at Olean on Thursday afternoon. % Earl H _ The deceased had been visiting w.th his sisters, spending New Year‘s day, and up to last Saturday with them. Leaving here about ‘two o‘clock that day he had about reached his destinaâ€" t.on along about five o‘clock, at which time it had ‘become dark. According to reports the decéased. ran into a truck "with a loaded trailer that was not carrying a tail light. Some Iumâ€" ber on the trailer which projected for a distance from the end of the trailâ€" er went ‘through ithe radiator and punctured the deceased‘s right Iung, as well as inflicting other body injurâ€" ies which resulted in ‘his death shortâ€" ly after the accident. Distressing news Was received on Sunday at the home of Mrs. Archie Aiton of an automobile accident which resulted in the death ~of, Earl H. Phipps. The accident occurred ‘just outside of Olean, N. Y ., a short disâ€" tance from ‘his home. Receives cident â€" cident C Grimsby cumbs. H, Phipps ~Fatally Injuries In Auto Acâ€" On Way Home From v To Which He Sucâ€" WB ‘HE INDEPENDENT P. E. WILKINS Reselected Reeve of 1\ Grimsby. atal x7 x7 56 20 49 54 63 50 22 361 340 316 258 142 d _ In 1924 he was elected as reeve and journeyed twice and ‘sometimes three times a month to County Council where he served his town. While he was there only a year he leftshis mark and even as recently as last week, when he was at the Warden‘s banquet, a member of the 1924 Council came to him and sa‘d, "why did you never come back to County Council?" ~One of the first big projects which came to him as chairman of the Board of Works, was the laying of ‘the new provincial highway ‘through the town and in this same year the Elm street bridge was built. Not only these proâ€" jects, but ithe advent of new types of roads for motor traffic were fast comâ€" ing to the fore, which addedâ€"many other duties to the office of chairman of the Board of,Works. We ‘believe that during his term as chairman he received ‘his f‘rst real insight . into municipal work. ‘ His new office brought â€" with ‘ it countless â€"jobs, which many of us litâ€" tle real‘ze exist. It is ‘not all glory but real hard. work. One of the first . (Continued on page 8) In 1925 he,dropped out but came back‘in 1926, defeating the late Jaimes A. Livingstone and has held the office of Mayor for f‘ve continuous years. Well done! . i These two words can. without a doubt, be aptly applied to Grimsby‘s retiring Mayor, Arthur Hewson, who aiter n.ne years of service to his town, is laying aside the* mantie of office and rel.nguishing the countless duties ‘belongingâ€" to the office of Chief Maâ€" gistrate of this fast growing communâ€" ity, after performing a service which will be hard to equal in the coming years, 29 alo es § es (Contributed By AX Fellow Citizen), «51 0Ge aQeal afe ol eBecGe eGeoSecSeaJecSecQecSeule ofe ols eSeaQecQonQec§ecfaa) "5t H‘s term of office has been fraught with many changes, . hard knocks. â€" words of praise â€" opposition to many of his projects, yet he eloses his term â€" Mayor Hewson came into the muniâ€" cipal life of this home town in 1920, being a councillor of the then Village of Grimsby, while the following year 1921, saw him a member of the ‘first town council. 8 ARTHUR HEWSON / Who Has Just .Completed Five Years As Mayor‘ of f Grimsby. es It is but fitting that the <public should at this time look back on some of the things that have ‘been accomâ€" plished during Mayor Hewson‘s term of office and this, your home town paper will give a review of some of the major projects. ds ut o : ‘of office with the satisfaction of knowâ€" ing. that he has performed ‘his duties without fear or favor â€" letting the chips fall where they would, gathering new material around ‘him and finally seeing many of his aims accomplished. But to complete it all and to have hundreds of local citizens grasp him by the hand to say, "Well done,; Art‘‘, â€"shows that his work is appreciated. of office with the satiâ€"â€" x+ «e aBn aGealQe alQeafe aBe aBe aBe aBe oBe ale ce eB ue aBeaSe afeFe oBeafe eP ofe ofe The Retiring _ Mayor‘s Record Of Service Grimsby, Ontario, Wednesday, Jan. 7th., 1931 WM. CHIVERS (Sr.) Reâ€"elected To Grimsby Town Council Pem i en ns m , Mayorâ€"elect ‘Boulter on being called upon to address the meeting on behalf of ‘the newly elected municipal repreâ€" sentatives present who are associated with the two clubs, stressed" the vaâ€" lue of their meeting together and serâ€" vice. which they could render in proâ€" moting every good. cause. Violin selections by George West added to the pleafiufe of the even(ng, wh‘le a humorous item on the proâ€" gram was the presentation by C. P. Brown, Harold Pickett, and A. Jarâ€" vis, three Trinity Club members, of a short sketch entitled, "Going to the Dentist‘". Mr. Brown impersonated the dentist, while Mr. Pickett was the boy with ‘the toothache and A. Jarvis, the lad‘s ibrother w'h’p’ accompanied him. Their portrayal of the characters was very realistic., The singing of Auld Lang Syne folâ€" lowed: by the National Anthem > and the pronouncing of the benediction by Responding to the toast, Mr. Gewi Marr, president of the visiting organiâ€" zation, expresseq the pleasure of their Imemfbe‘rs im meeting with the Trinity United Church Club and said they ‘heartily reciprocated the kindly sentiâ€" ments expressed. Their geiting toâ€" gether, he said, could not but be muâ€" tually helpful. On behalf of the visitâ€" ing organization Mr. Marr proposed ‘the toast to the Trinity United Church | Club which was . also followed by the singing of "For They Are Jolly Good £ + . * Prof. Gilmour, in an instructive and most interesting address, stressed the value of education and referred parâ€" ticularly to ‘the establishment of Mcâ€" Master _ University, at â€" Hamilton, which afforded educational opportuniâ€" ties nearby which should, prove of much yvalue to students wno desired to take a University Course. He emâ€" phasized the fact that these and othâ€" erâ€" institutions were the children of the church and sought to.. promote Christian idealsy and principles. Following the address appreciation of the splendid address given by. the speaker was very acceptably voiced by David Allan and J. S.‘Jackson, who were the movers of a resolution of thanks . which was heartily endorsed by those present, The speaker ‘of the evening was Prof. George Gilmour; of McMaster University, who was happily introâ€" duced Iby Rev. Mr. Merritt, pastor of the Baptist Church, who is a memâ€" ber of the Senate of NcMaster Uniâ€" versity. f y Fellows.‘ G. E. Blair, viceâ€"president of the Trinity United Church Club, very fitâ€" tingly" proposed the toast to the visitâ€" ing club, cordially welcoming the members of the St. Andrew‘s Church organization. He stressed the ideal of service and said they could aid their fellows by extending a hHelping hand and words of encouragement to those in need, especially at a time like the present.: In honoring the toast the Trinity Club members. sang, "For They Are Jolly Good Fegpwsz”j’ t & Over ‘one hundredâ€" members of the Men‘s Clubs, of St. Andrew‘s Anglican and Trinity United Churches assemâ€" bled around the festive Roard in Trinâ€" ity Hall on Tuesday evening on the occasion of a joint gathering of the ‘two \organizations, the St. Amdrew‘s Service Club Baving accepted an inâ€" vitation to meet with the United Church Club. The Social Committee of the Trinâ€" ity United Church Club provided an excellent spread and following the supper hour those present joined heartily in. the singing of community songs effectively led by C. D.. Millâ€" yard with Ken Baxter the talented pianist of the club, at the piano. The meéeting~was characterized by felicitous expressions of good will and a desire on the part of the memibers to be a helpful influence in the comâ€" munity by rendering service: to their fellows whenever opportunity offered. Men‘s Organizations of St. Anâ€" drew‘s Anglican and Trinity United Churches Gather In Trinity Hall â€" Prof, George Gilmour, of McMaster Univerâ€" sity, the Speaker. 2 Joint Meeting _ â€"Of Men‘s Clubs _ _ W. E. SMITH Reâ€"elected To North . Grimsby Township Council. en a leading and prominent part in the securing of good roads throughâ€" out the county. & He was also a member of the Old Age Pensions Board for two years or since it was organized. The retiring reeve is of the opinâ€" ion that the Government should asâ€" sume ‘one hundred per cent. of the cost .of the imaintenanee of proâ€" vincial highways, and he was a member of the â€" delegation â€" from Lincoln â€" County. which in coâ€"opâ€" eration â€" with â€" representaltives _ frorm Wentworth, Haldimand and Welland (Continued on page 8) Rev. G. W. Wood, pastor of the Unâ€" ited Church, concluded a most enjoyâ€" able evening. Mr. Oakes ‘has taken particular inâ€" terest in the question of good roads both in the township and â€" county, having been continuously a member of the road committee of the county since 1927. until his retirement from office at the end of the year. He is specially â€"conversant with the road problems of the district, having takâ€" Finance Committee, while last year he was honored with the office of Warâ€" den of the County. t C. . _S. "Bean, president of Trin‘ty Un‘ted Church Club, acted as chairâ€" man. Mr.â€"Oakes first ‘held the chairmanâ€" shin of the Agriculture Committee in 1927 and the following year was chosâ€" en to head the Road Committee. In 1929 he was named chairman of the in the summer ed to the Ree\ As Reeve of the municipality, Mr. Oakes was a member, of the ‘county counc‘l and as in the township he proved himself a most useful one and was honored successively with posiâ€" ‘tions of increasing importance culmin= at‘ing in his choice as Warden of the Lincoln County during the year 1930. ed to the Reeveship since which time he ‘has theld, the highest office in ‘the gift of the municipality. tion. The death of the late Reeve Fleming left a vacancy in that office FERED A. OAKES â€" Who Has Just Completed Four Years As Reeve of North â€"Grimsby Township. First elected as a memiber of the North Grimsby Township Council in 1924. he served with such acceptance that he was returned as councillor at the ‘head. of theâ€"poll in 1925, while in the following year he was elected to ‘the office of deputy reeve by acclamaâ€" use aBe oGe aBe aBeaGeaBe Ze ofe aBe oBe ofe aBe oBe oBe ofe oBeoBecRonSecRe aRecGenfocte eÂ¥ Mr. F. A Oakes who at the end of the year: 1930 conciuded his fourth term as Reeve of North Grimsby durâ€" ing ‘the last â€"year of which he occupâ€" ied the wardenship of Lincoln Counâ€" ty, has ‘had a record of public service which character zes ‘him asâ€"not only a public sp‘rited citizen but a municipal representative who has served with a zeal and efficiency worthy of emulaâ€" tion. s ie 3/ j BP aitetia in TeGe e BeaQeiGeiGeoGe oge e e peoSerSaeQacQeeGecgesJenfenect ( The Retiring | Reeve‘s Record / Of Service & of 1927 and h%.sucggedfi achin‘ sin pa urhinhâ€"tras JOHN E. HURD Reâ€"elected To North Grimsby Township Council. Gainsborough Reeve, William Eralieck, reâ€"elected by 275 majority. Council, Lorne Book, Theron Beamer, Robert McCollum,. : South Grimsby Reeve, Robert Book (acclamation; council, Goodman Pettigrew; William Ball, A. J. Daltymple, Andrew Shirâ€" ton (all iby acclamation)â€" _Louth Township There is a tie for the depury reeveâ€" shin between D. Davis and R.â€" J. Stork. i en â€" ¢ _ For counciliors there were â€" seven asprants for the six seats. â€" Wm. Lothian a newcomer to the council, made an especially strong run, headâ€" }ing the poll, while Wm. Chivers, Sr., a member of last year‘s council, seâ€" cured the second highest vote, closely sfollowed by Councillors Merritt and ‘Changes in Grimsby _ _ ; ' Town Council . o § kirst 31 e e MQR BOARD t Clark,D. . Theal, R. ....... 3%, â€"â€".}â€"~: <â€": Bromley, W. ......sc>co>>! .Moore,].O,........‘.>....r;‘.. Bourne, members of the councif for a There was a close fight vor the reeveship betweer®t‘ Reeve Wilking, who has occupied the office for a term and previous to that the deputy reeveâ€" ship, and Councillor Worsiey, a memâ€" ber of the council for & numper of years and chairman of, the Finance Comumittee. It resulted in tme reâ€"elecâ€" tion of Reeve Wilkins, he also being a member of the county council by virtue of the office; He won by a margin of 47 votes. F : Lively contests featured the election in the town of Grismisby on Monday last and keen jnterest was> evidenced in the result. § P. E. Wilkins Defeats Thos .Worsley For Reeveship â€" W. Lothian New Councillor, Heads Pollâ€"Councillors Chivers; Merritt and Bourne Are Reâ€"elected â€" W. F. Randall and R. H. Lewis Also New Councillors:.â€" Dr. Clark and Richard Theal Reâ€"elected! To Board of Education â€" New Member is W. Bromley. femry 50j AV,. uce + 9 ot MePherson, W Lothian, Wm. .. Chivers, W (Str.) Merritt, C .F. ... Bourne, A. B. .. Randall, W. F. .. Wilkins, P. E. ...... Worsley, Thos. ... . The Vote in the Town of Grimsby WOV AARQ Ck k en 0 e en e ce 0e e ce w (86) 1. z... 5n We esalece 2. .. FOR COUNCILLORS m ie c go _ *‘ 125 (§r.) 1.r.f...l..9s 131 B ie ... .., 80 144 _ B y .l....:.. 93 118 SR . isrin.:‘.l.nc.. 55â€" ~ . 113 * nraaatrew ie aser .. 04 92 ~Wosoran.._ _ ... 04 go . .. First Six Elected _ FEOR BOARD OF EDUCATION c aa y K. in...l.r ... Of 156 â€" nkes . S ... i.. .. i BI _ I45 [. :.... . ..... .861 III P licln...k%e..i..s 41 74 First Three Elected E § North Centre South Ward Ward Ward e No. 1 No2 No. 3 n frazsey;... 0g 135 150 fAcii..l.. Bg 88 .. 130 Majority for Wilkins 47. FOR REEVE National week of prayer will be obâ€" served by Trinity United, St. John‘s Presbyterian and the Bapiist churchâ€" es on Wednesday, Thursday and Friâ€" day evenings of this week in the Bapâ€" tist church. A united choir will lead in the singing. The orders of services will be: Wednesday, Rev. Merritt will preside, and Rev. H.â€"S. Grahamâ€" will be the speaker; Thursday, Rev. Mr. Graham will preside and Rev. G. W. Wood will :be ‘the speaker; Friday, Rev.Mr. Wood will preside and Rev. Mr. Merritt will be the speaker. T wo Serious Auto Accidents As a result of the skidding of his car on the ‘pavement at Grimsby, on Sunday/ Harry Durbano, 238 Euclid Avenue, Toronto, â€" sustained several fractured ribs and severe lacerations about the face and head, his wife also suffering greatly from» shock. The car in which they were on the way to St. Catharines, turned over end for end twice and landed upside down on the H., G. and B. radial tracks, the auto being (badly damaged. 2 The victims of the accident were brought to Grimsby where they were attended ‘by Dr. MacMillan and Dr. G. Heddle. Miss Voll was removed to the Hamilton General Hospital in the Stonehouse Ambulance. * Reports given to the police.indicatâ€" ed that each driver claimed that the other vehicle was without â€"lights at the time of the accident, but it is stated that the heavy fog prevailing at the time may have given this impresâ€" sion. The force of the collision wreckâ€" ed both cars, Miss Voll being reniderâ€" ed unconscious. It is believed her skull is fractured. Auto Skids On Pavement And Man Sustains Fractured Ribs â€"Winona (Telephone «Operatâ€" or Seriously Injured. $ National Week Of Prayer is Being Observed Dr. Gordon A. Sinclair of this town attended the injured couple at the home of Charles Potruff. Mrs. Durâ€" bano herself was ill at the time of the accident and was ‘being taken to the home of friends in St. Catharines for treatment. - In another headâ€"on collision between two cars on the Smithvilleâ€"Grimsby road on Sunday night, Miss Dorothy Voll, of Smfithville. telephone operatâ€" or at the Winona exchange, was serâ€" fously injured. George O. Ward, Smithville, driver of the car and W. J. Farr, of Welland, driver of.the othâ€" er car, were slighltly injured:. â€"The inaugural meeting of the Grimsâ€" by Town Council will be held on Monday morning in the councit chamâ€" ber at eleven o‘clock. About 50 per cent. of the possible vote was cast‘in Monday‘s election. The 1931 council will ibe composed of Mayor Boulter, Reeve Wilkins, and â€" Councillors Chivers, Meéerritt, Bourne, Lothian, Randall ane Lewis. â€" The Board of Education also witâ€" nessed a change in personuel. D. Clark, chairman ‘of ‘the Board for a number of years and Richara ‘Theal were reâ€"elected, _but J. O. moore, a member of the Board for some years was unsuccessful, the â€"new member elected ‘being W. Bromley. number »f. years. W. F. Randall, a former member of the councii and R. H.. Lewis were the other successful candidates.: ‘Only one vote separated the Councillorâ€"elect Lewis and W. McPherson, who failed of election. $2.00 per year, 5¢ a copy No.3"* Totals 150 354 .. 130 307 187 173 136 109 182 157 I5t 157 133 138 139 399 328 224 294 293 403 383 375 368