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-o-tr--o-rr-rr-oa-o-oq-iri.y Lincoln County Orangemen will celebrate the Glorious 12th of July, at St. Catharines this year. Boys are blamed at Smithville for throwing stones through costly memorial windows in St. Martin's Roman Catholic Church. Some months ago, similar breakages oc- curred. f‘GRlMSBY HIGH SCHOOL IS VERY F 0RT0NATE"--SAYS INSPECTOR Chief DeMilie reports a good re- sponse from citzens in the purchase of dog tags. Better hurry. Beamsville's new tire truck will he ready for delivery in about two weeks. Monday is Easter Monday, All banks and government offices clos- Sunday is Easter. Let's all go to church. BREVITIES . v 0.0)-0-tD-0-0-0-0-n-1)-0-0-fl--()-(I-U-U-0-D-lI-U-O-0-O-KO.O While a service was being con-i ducted in the basement of the Free Methodist Church, Niagara Falls, on Wednesday night, vandals en- tered the church auditorium up- stairs, wrote obscene words on the walls, tossed the carpet runner downstairs, broke the stained glass windows in the door, and tore away the stone coping of the steps. Out- side, three parked cars had their tires punctured. Police are investi- gating. Following close on the heels of an order to give a physical examination every six months to Canadians who commute daily between Niagara Falls, Ont., and Niagara Falls, N.Y., came the order last week to cease examinations. Since April lst, when the previous order came into effect, 200 persons had been examined and granted their commuters license. Chamber of Commerce din- ner meeting at the Village Inn, Tuesday night. Welland Hydro Commission has discontinued it's retail elec- trical store in that city. Bogus American Silver is in circulation along the border. Public Library Board meets tonight, Thursday. 1939 automobile 1 i c e n s e plates will be yellow and black with large numbers. . ' * While a service was being co Hot Cross Buns. HEAVY POWDER CHARGES USED To BLAST ROCK COT A historic landmark of the Ni- agara peninsula was destroyed Fri- day when the two-storey stone house to which Laura Secord deliv- ered her warning in the war of 1812 was razed by fire. 38,03 Cuuuxuctee, nxauy According to W. H. English, airman of 11?.rnt.y.ettp.p?ynty .. -33-éarhsville vinaire" "diiig'i?it has granted the Blossom Time Committee $15.00. at countrare in bad condition 1939 automobile l i c e n s e plates will be yellow and black with large numbers. wt. -1|-()-I)-H-U-II-‘ Ernest Larhrnan and family, who) came to this district from the‘ drought-stricken area in aiiiiteiieal: wan last fall with the idea of tak-‘ ing up farming here, left on Thurs- 1 day to return to their western' farm. Mr. Larhman was advised that crop prospects were bright ii/ his section of the province this year, Owing to heavy snowfall. a The spring non-jury sitting of the Ontario Supreme Court will take place at the Court House, St. Catharines, on Mon- Hay, May 2nd, before Mr. Jus- c.ice Jeffreys . Three civil cases have already been entered, but further suits may be registered up until April 26th. Tomorrow-Good Friday. On Good Friday and Easter Monday the hours to be ob- served at the local Post Office are as follows. General Deliv- ery and Money Order wickets will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m Lobby will be open for the regulation time. ,-n-u-U-U-‘ Rising water caused by a fill of muck at the pond at Stoney Creek, where a foundation was laid for the new four-lane high- way a week ago flooded the huts of many .muskrats and killed several of the animals. Traps were innundated and numerous turtles were killed. More Brevities on page eight EVENTS and TOPICS of the WEEK in TABLOID......... gall T, ‘-n-< 138 )-U-l)-0-U- a------------- ‘-u-n-n-KO:O con- {Pays High Tribute to Princi- 1 pal Smith And His Sytaff--- I Everything Pertaining to I School Gets Mede of Praise. '1’ "lll1lllhe Griinasby Independent Geo. Marr and Ken Baxter who have charge of the big parade at noon, report that they fully expect to have from 75 to 100 highly dec- orated floats in the procession which will form up on the Air- drome sideroad, east of Beamsville (Continued on page 5) Archie Haines, M.L.A., N. J. M. Lockhart, M.P., and many other members of the government will be here to take part in the ceremon- ies. Among the "big wigs" of the newspaper field who have promised to be here are Gregory Clarke and Jimmy Frise of the Toronto Daily Star. Mr. Clarke will be one of the judges to choose the Blossom Queen. Besides these the Globe and Mail staff of photographers will be on hand to take innumerable pic- tures and these will he wired right to the "news room" in Toronto as fast as they are taken. There will be many political and newspaper potentates and promin- ent men from the mercantile, agri- cultural and industrial life of On- tario, in Grimsby on Wednesday, May 18th, for the big Blossom Time Festival and historical 'pa- geant "Garden of Canada on Par- ade". After a full perusal of his report, which we print in full, we believe that the citizens will be justified in feeling proud of their school and rtdtC:iiGdaaiuaaawaaavaUa.,t,12t Cabinet Ministers, Legislative Members And Prominent Newspapermen to Take Part in Festival Ceremonies - Parade Will be a Mammoth NUEEI] VISIEUHS EE filll MUSEUM WEEK VOL. Lm-NO. 41 Having been graded for several years by the Ontario Department of Education as a Grade No. 1 school, Grimsby high school still continues 'rlhfo'rt'orign-Trrt".T-'-, - u - J. Husband, who visited the school in March. After a full perusal of his report, which we print in full, we believe that the citizens will be justified in feeling proud of their school and its staff and its management by the Board of Education. It is the best report that the school has ever had and it a very high one. Mr. Husband says, "the excellent accommodations of the school are in good repair and are being kept neat and clean by the caretaker." The question of discontinuing the use of oil on the floors merits the consideration of the Board. The oil is injurious to rubbers and a mix- ture of oil and dust must be carried into the homes on the soles of the pupils' shoes. Valuation of the school teaching equipment was placed as follows: library, $1,039.21; scientific appara- tus, $1,125.26; maps, charts, globes, $186.00; art models, $63.95; type- (Continued on page 7) 2 Earth from the subway excava- 3tion on Ontario street is being us- !ed to widen Clark street from l Robinson east to Maple avenue, and Ito make a fill which will lessen the {grade considerably at the Maple iavenue approach. Ontario Street Job Presents Difficulties-Earth Fill and Widening on Clark Street-- Filling New Street. . One. I The new street connecting On- itario and Elizabeth, north of the Knew highway, is also being built up iwith earth from the subway cut. I Work has progressed to the stage lwhere carpenters will soon be busy putting up the forms for cement of this subway, the last of three (for the new highway within the town limits. l The contractors ran into consi-‘ derable difficulty on the cutting ; through of Ontario street. First (stiff gumbo was encountered that (the steam shovel could not bite into aat all. Then layer rock was struck and the pneumatic drills had to be ‘brought into use and charges of powder blasts used. Town council and Water Com- mission meetings were postponed this week on account of the illness of Mayor Johnson and Councillor Robert Lewis. North Grimsby township council in session on Saturday afternoon received notification from the Cana- dian National Railway that en- gineers of the company would be in Grimsby on Wednesday morning to confer with council with regard to the installation of a wig-wag system of warning signals at the Nelles Road level crossing. RIGHT TO LEFT-U. A. Jacklin, Grimsby; Tom Wylie, St. Catharines; Dr. A. E. Connolly, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; H. Dye, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Dr. C. Nelson, St. Catharines; Dr. Gordon Sinclair, Grimsby; R. Reid Murdoch, Toronto; Col. W. W. Johnson, Grimsby; Bruce Malcolm, Niagara Falls; Herb Hall, Hamil- ton; Chas Herman, Welland; W. Tane, Niagara Falls, Ont.; and A. Baird, Fort Erie. C.N.R. Would Replace Present Bell Warning on Nelles Road Crossing - Township Council Want Warning on Baker's Road. grade crossing on Baker's sidc that has no warning signal of kind . It is a heavily tras crossing and is one of the roa trances leading into Gri Beach. They believe that the wag should be placed. there. Want To Install Wig-Wag Warning OIOI-U-‘ we. .' J'"rC-2"" ',lrlet,1t1tf1dtl1.1,1,(',i,', as there .18 tu- eration at the crl tr. system in op- ossmg and more- over .there has not been a fatality It this.'. Point in nearly 20 years. grade crossing on Baker's sideroad that has no warning signal of any kind . It is a heavily travelled crossing and is one of the road en- trances leading into Grimsby Beach. They believe that the wig- wag should be placed there. Just why the railway wants to in- stall this new system on Nelles Road, is not clear to council, ex- cept that it is just carrying out its general plan of giving more protection to level crossings. If such is the case then council can- not see why they do not place the wig wag at Baker's Road. l 1 It is presumed that the cost of installation would be borne jointly lby the Dominion Railway Board, the township and the railway and tthat maintenance costs after in- stallation would be much the same as the plan in effect for the Park Road wig-wag. Total cost of the Park road system for February ‘amounted to $22.42, of which the 'township paid 15 per cent. or $3.36. Examination Dates Are Announced Departmental and Entrance) Will Commence on June 14% And Finish on June 29 --'r No Hot Weather Writing. l 1 may, June 16, {day, June 29. Pupils obtaining sixty-six per cent. or over on their term's work are not required to write Depart- mental examinations. St. Catharines citizens are agitating for a "Sunrise" sitt- ing of police court, so as to dis- pose of the growing police court business earlier in the day. Head Table at Lions' Charter Night Banquet " and end on Wednes- Grimsby, Ontario, Thursday, April 14th, 1938 Young Toronto Holidfayer Has Barter Deal in Order to Get Supply of Gasoline - Sus- penders Have Zip. A despatch from Beamsville says '.---- A good pair of garters of- fers security-so an unknown Tor- onto youth left his sock-suspenders with a garageman here as security for two gallons of gasoline. Word has been received here of the death on Wednesday night at his home in Youngstown, Ohio, of Ezra Charles Welsh, General Manager a nd Vice- President of the Dunrobin Distil- lery Limited, in Grimsby. Mr. Welsh had been in Grimsby all last week and left for his home on Saturday. Although not in the best of health he had been attending to his duties as usual, and after reaching his home in Ohio, developed pneumonia re- sulting in his death. Trades Garters E. C. WELSH PASSES The young man pulled up at the Beamsville garage recently with a gallon of gasoline left in his tank. He knew that wouldn't take him the 60 remaining miles to his home in Toronto, but after a weekend in Niagara Falls he had no money. L0ullg 10rouu, 11011an C; Luau Th 1 b b l Barter Deal in Order to Get l cor,1de/t2'l,11,av1dl1,f,' 121111;; 3111181522? '. - s-' ' . - _ Supgly "f, felt/e', Su bers of the council, took place on I pen ers ave 1p. Wednesday and Thursday. The ' eastern section of the county was A despatch from Beamsville i inspected on the first day with the ays:--- A good pair ot garters ot- council having lunch at the restaur- ers seeurity--so an unknown Tor- ‘ant of Reeve Charles Durham, mto youth left his sock-suspenders i North Grimsby township, at Grims- with a garageman here as security by Beach. _ lar two gallons of gasoline. On the second day, Vb?” the rest The young man ulled u at the of the system was (Viewed, the Beamsville l:cgara eprecentl)? with al, members were guests at a sump- yr . . ltous banquet put on by Warden gallon of gasoline left in his ty.1K. l Stanley Young and Mrs. Young at He knew ma? wouldnt take him their home at Caistor. During the the 60 remaining miles to his home banquet Reeve J. D. Kennedy, P. Toronto, but after a weekend in i Beamsville, on behalf of the coun- Niagara Falls he had no money. toil, presented Mrs. Young with a Leighton MacGregor, the garage I silver cream and sugar set. Reeve proprietor, stated the young fellowiHack was master of ceremonies explained he had already partediand Reeve R. G. Dawson of Ni- with his valuables for fuel along igara Township, proposed a toast to the route. There was some talk otiihe warden. Each of the members him leaving his trousers behi.nd, :spoke briefly, and Reeve Richard but this idea was discarded as 1m"Morley of Clinton Township men- practicable. I|tioned particularly Warden Young's ', Finally someone hit upon the idea',father, who was present. Mr. ‘of the garters. They were nice E Young Br., who is 87 years old, is a igarters with plenty of zip to thcmiformer member of the county lam: Mr MacGregor decided it ' council. 0.0.! 3.4 ).l )-( - - - )-1 ).0.().(). - Finally someone hit upon the idea of the garters. They were nice garters with plenty of zip to them and Mr. MacGregor decided it wasn't a bad bargain. The young chap got two gallons of gasoline to take him to Toronto and now Mr. MacGregor doesn't need to worry about his socks falling down for some time i Reports from the various com- i mittee chairmen as to the progress ibeing made along different lines of (endeavor and a complete report on {the program for the Blossom Time ', Festival will be presented. Leslie J. Farrell has purchased the old A. H. Phipps house and lot at 25 Oak St. from Charles Put- man. Tue -“ _ . . l, thse ltwo "ecttlfer, _-----------------. ‘! All relief in North Grimsby 5 Village; "ownshiirhas been cut off as of he form: LEGION NEWS ‘April 1st, according to a decision tln the? . ------ garrived at by township council on organiz-E Regular monthly meeting ofisaturday. Relief accounts f o r (West Lincoln branch, CanadianiMarch amounting to $172.05 were he even- ELegion will be held next iirGiriisr.l;'rsiiii. - Normanlgday night at eight otclock at Dur- Council was notified by the On- TTnifpd iham’s restaurant, Grimsby Beach. t ario Department of Welfare that "The road system of Lincoln County is in very good condition," says Reeve E. H. Hack of Gran- tham, chairman on the county council of the road committee. Following the annual tour of in- spection by all members of the council, Mr. Hack said that, as a whole, the county roads are in good shape and he did not expect that any more roads would be resurfac- ed this year than last. Members of County Council Conduct Two Day Bus Tour Over The System - Two New Dump Trucks Purchas- ed. April 19m. l The annual bus tour by the road committee, which includes all TX163rXh- bers of the council, took place on Wednesday and Thursday. The eastern section of the county was inspected. on the first day witlLl the County Roads Are In Good Condition However, some of them, perhaps five, would receive a new coat of tarvia, he said. The others will all be patched. Definite plans will not 1ior'irvom. g., 'm _ T . Accompanying the council on this trip were County Engineer Frank‘ Weir, Ex-Warden Arthur Swayze,) now of the Suburban Roads Com- mittee, and Mr. Eaton of the On- tario Department of Highways. Mr. Hack stated that the coun- ty has awarded contracts for two new dump trucks which will be de- livered in the near future. They ‘turned in their old truck, and will may a balance of $3,290 for their i Some 30 members of West Lin- 1 coln branch, Canadian Legion, were I guests of Post No. 124, Niagara-on- (iiytekt, at the opening of its new gclub rooms on Thursday night last. I On behalf of the West Lincoln lbranch, an electric lamp, the stand lfor which was made from a shell {brought back from France, was Epresented to the Niagara post. A fine casting rod was presented to Col. w. H. Singer, mayor of Ni- agara, by Col. W. W. Johnson, president of .West Lincoln branch. The Anglers will soon be happy. Trout season opens on April 30th. V-()-D‘ 11-0-(ozo advisability of issuing a refunding {1111115, loan in order that it can clear standi off the $35,500, that is owing toyHall o the County of Lincoln on back\ Incl County Rate. \terns At Saturday afternoon's meeting 1 Eight of council, a representative of the I ding] - - A ;_.-_-1- “1““. 'increased Grants (1-0-( )-()-()-()-0-(I-U-U-0-0-(.:. Discuss Floating of Refunding Bonds Under a recent amendment to the Public School Act, North Grimsby schools will he allowed $540 a year for each principal and $360 for each assistant principal employed, by the Department of Education. A letter to this effect was received by council on Saturday afternoon from Public School Inspector George A. Carefoot. This is an in- crease over the amount of grant previously received. Robert Cole was instructed to make certain repairs to a house in Grimsby Beach, owned by the township, said repairs not to cost more than $40. The house is also to be insured and rented. Township Benefits Through Amendment to School Act-.. 544,000 Gallons of Water Consumed in March. 0-()-0-().0.0..(1-0-0-U-O-U-(O:O A grant of $150 for, road pur- poses was made to Grimsby Beach. Grimsby Public Library received a grant of $600. Township's share of fire depart- ment costs for the month of March amounted to $78.96, including $9 for firemen's wages. QUILTS MADE IN GRIMSBY 100 YEARS AGO DISPLAYED General accounts amounting $1,623.16, were ordered paid. T.ownship Council Can Sell' $35,500 Worth of Bonds at Bar, Bearing Four Per Cent. l LlllTk, IKE,» nus PPM-s'- he _ l advisability of issuing a rctunding, loan in order that it can clear off the $35,500, that is owing to, the County of Lincoln on back} County Rate. 1 At Saturday afternoon's meeting' of council, a representative of the ‘bond house of Bell and Quinlock, (Toronto, appeared before council and offered to pay the council par for bonds for $35,500, at four per cent., the bonds to be spread over a period of years. If spread over five years the yearly payment ‘Would be between seven and eight thousand dollars. tFa-o-o-o-s-ra-o-o-u-uri-o-o- -oq-ro_o' At the present time council is paying the county six per cent. on this amount of money. No definite action was taken on the matter as council would first have to secure the sanction of the Department of Municipal Affairs in order to issue the bonds. They would also have to advertise the issuing of same for (Continued on page 5) @IONS ROAR! .10-”-0-‘ MANUAL TRAINING WORK AT SCHOOL. A REVELATION , - |-O-l - - - ).K A11 Relief Cut Off In North Grimsby For Local Schools Council Receives a New Set-up ‘per cent. In each case whichever) amount would, be the lowest. l l Taking the relief figures for the', township for the years 1936 andi, i193? the Department has 2'i'i'si"iiiy le, a basis of amount that they will pay a percentage of for 1938. For the month of January they will only pay a percentage on a total expenditure of $210; February on $160; March on $250; April on ‘$100; May on $80; June on .$30; Council was notified by the On- tario Department of Welfare that the Department would pay them for the month of January $143, or 68 per cent. of their actual relief expenditure. For February $107 or 66 per cent. March $165 or 65 Jf-Eeljeentage of Amounts Welfare Department Will Pay Toward Costs. (Continued on page 7) (Continued on page 7) -oa--o-o-"-1""'"' $2.00 Per Year, $2.50 In U.S.A., 5e Per Copy ‘-(|-ID-U-*.:. _rtf?,' qu1iLn, UAAV TTip"-'- )ar-‘standing and elaborate, in Trinity to 'Hall on Thursday afternoon last. wk} Included in the display were pat- (ttrays such as the Dresden Plate, ingiEight Pointed Star, Double Wed- the i, ding Ring, Irish Chain, Washington ml: i'D‘Inmn Windmill. Churn Dash, to Wool Had Been Spun And Woven by Hand-woman'" Association Presents an In- teresting Exhibit --.. Many Beautiful Patterns. Following the singing of "O Canada," and Invocation, Lion President of the St. Catharines Club, chairman of the evening, complimented Grimsby citizens up- on formation of a unit in one of the largest service club organizations in the world, concluding with the words, "Success to Grimsby." (Continued on page 8) {Trinity United Church, under the (iuriturt'rirtii"'orYc_' o?hetxusftis'acx3'tyete" 'standing and elaborate, in Trinity ‘Hall on Thursday afternoon last. I Included in the display were pat- ‘terns such as the Dresden Plate, iEight Pointed Star, Double Wed- sding Ring, Irish Chain, Washington lPlume, Windmill, Churn Dash, .lPineapple, The Basket, Poinsetta, ' i ghe Crooked Path and Little Dutch I! irl. The dining-room at the Inn, was beautifully decorated in club colors of gold and purple. The table ar- rangement was perfect, and an ex- cellent turkey dinner was provided. Seated at head table were Interna- tional and District Officers, also presidents of the various clubs. International Officers, District Governors, Clubs Presidents Lion Tamers, Tail Twisters, and mem- bers of Lions Clubs from a radius of nearly 100 miles attended Grims- by Charter Night at the Village Inn Tuesday, Eve., April 12th. to join in wishing the new local club success and prosperity. Headed by the sponsoring club of St. Catharines, nearly 50 strong, there were visitors from Toronto, Hamilton, Waterdown, Dunnville, Port Colborne, Ridgeway, Fort Erie, Welland, Niagara Falls, Out, and Niagara Falls, N.Y. Two Hundred Visitors From Outside Jungles Swarm in Local Den For Charter Night - Gala Event-Sew. eral Presentations. Also on display were several in- teresting woven quilts, some being over 100 years old, and one of which was made in Grimsby. The wool had been spun and woven by hand and the owner's name and the date were woven into the corner. In all there were thirtyrsix quilts. Dr. Leckie, the speaker of the af- ternoon, in addressing the meeting. took his theme from the exhibition [kiwi-spreads, coverlets, counter- panes, and quilts, which the ladies had brought from their homes, and (Continued on page 8) Young Boys Show a Great Aptitude For The Work And Turn Out Some Fine Articles-Tru-y Has De- creased. The Woman's Association of ‘-n-n-¢ Many changes have taken place in the educational system of our schools during the past 15 years, but one of the greatest advances that has been made ,has been in the development of the manual train- ing classes. These classes have only been taught in the local school for about three years, but in that short space of time have had very rapid growth and have proved very advantage- ous in many respects to the pupils. It may sound a bit far-fetched but 'ittest classes have had a tendency Ito cause young boys with a flair lfor playing "hookey" to cease do- lsing so. 1 School records show that truancy ihas decreased nearly 100 per cent. (since the manual training room ~was first opened. Principal Grif- i,ii,,i,.ii," attributes this change in cer- tain pupils to the fact that they are l very much interested in the manual ‘training work and as a result take 1more interest in the other lessons. " The pupil realizes that in order L for him to work with the machines “land tools and build all kinds of ar- l iticles he must be in attendance at I (Continued on page 7) i...-.-----.".. ~0-O-()-O-U-( b-<9:9