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Wu HW'ndePendem The Crounds Of Sh .denh’s H’UBLIC SCHOOLS TO OPEN SW. ' 16, HIGH SCHOOLS OCT. 2 Carnival Dates August 23 - 24 "This will make available to the farmers of Ontario a vast reservoir of farm help," Mr. Hepburn said. "Not only will it permit farmers to keep’ the assistance of their own children during a period when they would normally be at school, but it will also make available for farm work a great number of city chil- dren. In each county a committee has been set up to include the agri- cultural representative, school in- spector, superintendent of employ- ment offices,~warden and reeves of the various townships for the pur- pose of registering both the farm- First duty to be assigned to the “soldiers of the soil" will be to as- sist in the harvesting of Ontario's crops. Faced with an acute short- age of farm labour, the Ontario Government is enlisting the co- operation of local school boards in keeping primary schools closed un- til September 16th, and secondary schools until October 2nd. The automobile owned by J. H. l Gibson, which was stolen from in front of St. John's Presbyterian Church here a week ago last Sun- day, was recovered in Oshawa, and there is a growing belief that a theft ring is in existence which links Grimsby with the other muni- cipality. Everything that could be desired to furnish two full evenings of en- tertainment has been provided by t he committees in charge of the annual garden party to be held at St. Joseph's Rectory grounds, Paton Street, Grimsby, on Friday and Saturday evenings, August 23rd and 24th. The Ontario Government's plans in this direction entail setting up a “Soldiers 'of the Soil" committee in each county, and once this pre- liminary organization is completed, mustering the full strength of this Province's young people at useful tasks in the furtherance of war ac- tivities. Mr. Charles Seeley is the chair-\ man of arrangements, while Bill Hand and Emil Demers are look- ing after the games. The ladies, under the convenership of Mrs. S. Hand and Mrs. Frank Hurst will have charge of the refreshment booth, fish pond and movie star wheel. A grand prize drawing will take place on the second night and prizes will be in the form of war certificates, viz: $50.00; $25.00; $10.00 and three $5.00 certificates. Every boy and girl of school age in Ontario will he given an oppor- tunity to play a part in Canada's war effort, Prime Minister M. F. Hepburn revealed this week at Queen's Park. . There'll be fun galore so plan to attend early and take part in the entire evening's fun. Stolen Auto Was Found In Oshawa VOL. LW-NO. 5 It is pointed out that many peo- ple seeking employment in the can- ning factories have among their number, undesirables of every des-. cription. Several petty thefts and cases of breaking and entering have been noted here so far this year. I do not know of any way so sure of making others happy as be- ing so myse1f.--Sir Arthur Helps. ACUTE sHoRrAGyrtifriiiuar LABOR SAID TO EXIST Free Boys For ChiiFeh T6"Beeeene orr An- nual Fun-Fest - War Cer- tificates Are Prizes. Week Ending Sunday, Aug 11th Temperatures-- High Monday ...............88 degrees Low-Thursday .........57 degrees Precipitation o............................." inch Meteorological STATION GRIMSBY For Work Of Harvesting Ontario's Crops, Girls To Help With Sale Of War Stamps. , is the chair- Lipsit :1 Douglas Tenth Batterv T ineoh, Recruiting Still Being Carried On Mr. Hepburn said. "Here is a tangible way in which every child can assist, in the sale of stamps or by earning money for their pur- chase. It is a two fold program that cannot fail to he of immeasur- able worth." "The Dominion Government con- siders the sale of War Savings Stamps and Certificates as one of the most important links in the whole chain of war undertakings," They will be enrolled by the local Soldiers of the Soil Committees and school teachers will he asked to help by exercising supervision over the plan's operation. ""r'iiiaiiitihirsittit "iiairi; Under the direction of the On- tario Government, a special com- mittee is now engaged in working out details of a scheme to put across a gigantic drive for the sale of War Certificates. When the pro- posal was first made by Mr. Hep- burn to the Ottawa Government, it was enthusiastically received, and the Province is now proceeding with a plan which will enlist the help of all the secondary school girls. " Recruiting for the non-perman- ent active militia is continuing throughout the county, according to word received from St. Cathar- ines. Tonight is the deadline by which the 10th Battery, N.P.A.M. must be at full strength, according to Major John C. Ball, D.S.O., O.B.E., organizer of the battery. "Young people who are trained this year will be just that much better equipped to help out in 1941. This war is not going to be over in a day. We must look to the fu.. ture and prepare ourselves for what is likely to develop in the im- mediate years to come." ers who require assistance, and the school-age children willing to fill in at this work. From Welland, Lieut. Col. W. E.l Gardiner of St. Catharines, Officer‘ Commanding the Second Battalion of the Lincoln and Welland Regi-l, ment declared that a whole com- pany of his outfit would be station- ed at Welland. It is expected that this would include some two hun- dred officers and men. Drilling is to he held on Tuesdays and Thurs- days, and the men are to take a course at Niagara Camp from: September 9 to 21. l It is pointed out that men enlist- ‘ing in this Regiment and taking the two week camping course as well as the regular week-night drills would automatically be ex- empted from the 30-day training period which all Canadian single men between the ages of twenty- one and forty-five will have to un- dergo. Recruiting is being done at the Church Street Armory, Wel- land. First Crop Test Held In Years Louth And Clinton Society Name Winners Of Event Held This Week. A field crop competition, the first in several years, was held last week by the Clinton and Louth Society, and officials report that the results were most satisfactory. In making public the list of winners, warm commendation was expressed for the efforts of the contestants. Vacancies -. Two Week Camp For Regt. Planned. Winners of the events and scores obtained were: Laverne H. Put- man, St. Anus, R. R. 1, 96 1-2; Cletus Martin, Beamsville, R.R. 1, 93 1-2; S. H. Culp, Vineland, R.R. I, 92; Archie Tufford, Beamsville. R.R. 1, 88; Cannon Cosby and Son, Beamsville, R.R. 2, 85 1-2; J. Ar- thus Ecker, Vineland, R.R. 1, 84 1-2; John E. Cosby, St. Arms, R.R. 1, 83; A. W. Culp, Beamsville, 80 3, 'dit Grimsby, Ontario, Thursday. And waghEOtmayor declared that there th .one cent being received for e. serymnq "rerestt n. d “'1‘,“ .0 N;' ' m c .71 , ass15 ts 'ai2uriHi'ietriii1i'cicri'%tt' the three days in which Canadians of over sixteen years of age will be asked a lot of questions about their particular qualifications. an IS m readiness for the regisr. tration in Grimsby starting next Monday, and it is up to the people of the town to do their part, said Mayor Edric Johnson, who is act- ing chief registrar. No All In Readiness For Registration Major Sinclair was among the earliest local men to "put in" for active service, and he has been stationed in England for the past several months. The next day announcement was made of the appointment of Dr. Sinclair as temporary deputy as- sistant director of Medical Services for the First Canadian Division. The first, which appeared Mon- day under a date-line of "Some.. where in England" told of Dr. Sin.. clair being called upon to render a little professional assistance to Col. Dr. E. A. McCusker, a prominent Regina eye, ear and nose special- ist when the latter was caught with his mask off by a foul ball during the progress of a game of softball between a team represent- ing headquarters staff of the first Canadian Division and a village cricket club. Col. McCusker suf- fered a broken nose. "When registration was announc- ed," said Mayor Johnson, "we of- fered all the facilities of the town. The school board did the same. People loyally volunteered their (Continued on page 8) Major Dr. Gordon A Grimsby this week hit paper in Canada via tv Press despatches. Made Dr. Sinclair Takes Important Post All is in readiness for 0 One Here Receiving Re.. Tuneration, Or Expenses, Mayor Reveals - Suggests Morning Sign-Up. ade Assistant Director Of First Division Medical Ser- vices-Also Does Work For Fellow Medico. Next Monday, Tuesday and Weesday all Cana- dians sixteen years of age or older areguired to regis- ter. The registration is being conductalong the same lines as the Dominion elections, and retration booths, which have been set up for the purpin the various schools, are being used. Citizens areced to register according to their places of residence. The following are the places we Grimsby and North Grimsby citizens register: TOWN OF GRIMSBS Chief Returning Officer, Mayor? Johnson PUBLIC SCHOOL-- Subdivision No. 98---A11 persons residbrth of the rail- way tracks. Deputy registrars, Art Hummel, Mrs. Mina Dickson. _ Subdivision No. 99--Rauway tracks 'to old H. G. & B. line, from Kerman Ave. down centLivingston and Main Streets. Deputy Registrars, Kt Griffith, Miss Helen Gibson. HIGH SCHOOL-- Subdivision No. loo-East of Mounttreet to Main street and south to the town limits. I Registrars, B. L. Bentley, Miss Clara Freshwater. Subdivision No. lor-west side of MoStreet west to Main, West, Livingston avenue, south st to the town limits. Deputy Registrars, Mr. and Donald Awde, Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Smith. (NOTE)-No. 101 has been divided into ttions. Those whose last names begin with a leiween A and L will register at 101A, and those wnameS begin- ning with letters between M and I-B. NORTH GRIMSBY TOW? Reeve Charles W. Durham, Chief Rg Officer Place of Registration-- Hagar Sehool - Deputy Registrarsllor William Mitchell, A. R. Globe. Alway sehoor---Deputy Registrars, J :aghan, Mrs. Jessie Campbell. Thirty School - Deputy Registrars, Elliott, Mrs. John Kemp. Calder School ---. Deputy Registrars, Ar. Metcalfe, Marcus Hilts. Beach se11ooi--"A" Booth - Deputars, Deputy Reeve George Crittenden, Mrs. Norm: "B" Booth - James Marlow, Mrs. Cecil Pettit. WHERE TO REGiTER Gordon A. Sinclair of it, every daily two Canadian A special meeting was held last Tuesday evening at St. Catharines at which E. F. Neff, agricultural representative, met with L. P. Cun- ningham of the Provincial employ- ment office, G! A. Carefoot, county schoo Ans/rt, y', and Richard Mor- Reeves To Be Asked To Re- port On Conditions Of Vari- ous Lincoln Municipalities At County Council Meeting. r" , “g . . -".kair-ypct',v- “x. the purpott f discussihg the farm labour sitution. "A person liable for the poll tax should take it up with the collector, and if they "rit3reen them cannot come to tPrmsiirreement, then it will be taken' up by the police magistrate." The mayor also mentioned that the magistrate has, in former years, added $2175 for rendering a decision in cases of this sort, and that these costs were over and above the five dollars tax. "The magistrate has a perfect right to collect the tax," he added. To Study Farm In the liht of Premier Hep- burn's anmncement of farms us- ing childrefrom the high schools, it was deCed to have the reeves of the varies municipalities check on local colitions and have a tea port for thnext county councill meeting. I "They are the person assessed, the collector of this tax, and the police magistrate," the mayor said. He declared that several people had approached him regarding this five dollar tax levied against all men resident in Grimsby over twenty-one years of age not paying other taxes to on: town, and stated that there were only three people whom the matter concerned. The poll tax is to be collected re- gardless, according to Ma y o 1' Johnson. Case For Courts Where It Is In Doubt, States Mayor, Re.. minding Of Cost Charges In Such Cases. To Collect Poll Tax, Regardless ', August 15th, 1940 Labour Problems Lockhart, M.] M.P.P. Ideal added to the I Prominent among those in at- tendance was ex-Warden E. F. Dwyer, Port Dalhousie, who headed Lincoln County Council of 1889. Other guests int-Julian! M 7 1' The annual County picnic was held last Friday afternoon under ideal weather conditions as Lincoln County councillors, together with ex-wardens, county employees and their friends and relatives gathered at Simcoe Park, Niagara-on-the-i Lake, to enjoy a program of sports and eats last Friday morning. Sports, which were under the di- rection of Reeve David Blackwood, Port Dalhousie, included many novelty races, and were climaxed by what was said in some quarters to have been a softball game. All prizes were in the form of war savings stamps. Annual Event Staged At Ni.. 'yrara-on-the-Laile Last Fri- day - War Stamps As E9,.g.,., County Councillors Held Annual Picnic wu. urowers' representatives were Joseph Smith of Winona, Arthur Smith of Vineland, and W. C. Nick- erson of St. Catharinne The crop last year amounted to 23,000 tons, while this year it is ex- pected to be between 17,000 and ( 18,000 tons. Last year canning fac- tories bought 19,000 tons. Representing the processors at, the meeting were T. W. Bright of Niagara Falls, Ont., and W. I. Dry- nan and Harry Metcalfe of Hamil- ton. Growers' reDr6tsqprtrstH,,,,e, ----- The minimum price set was 2 3/8 cents per pound of V-type peaches and 2% cents for Elbertas. Last year prices were 214 cents and 2 cents respectively. - is-.. v- an: v-Lype and three-quarters of a cent for Elbertas was announced for this year's peach crop following a meet- ing last Friday between representa- tives of the District Peach Grow- ers and Processors held in Hamil- ton. _ day - Prizes. Peach Prices Set Slightly Higher Gus Kopulus, manager of the Innsville Hotel, was the first per- son on the scene after the crime. He noticed the quiet appearance of the bank and was puzzled by the V,... n. noran, the manager, and Mr. Chisolm, were then forced into the vault and the door was slammed to after them. The bandit then scooped up the money from the teller's cage into his bag, took a .32 Ivor Johnson revolver lying there and hurried to the car out- side. The engine had been left running. art, M.P., and A. J. Haines, . Ideal weather conditions to the pleasure of the picnic. (Continued on page 8) Cyril A. Horan, the and Mr. Chisolm, were 1 into the vault and the slammed to after them. then scooped up the W, the teller's cage into hi: Working swiftly and alone, an unmasked bandit yesterday after- noon held up the Royal Bank of Canada at Winona, herded the staff into the vault, scooped up a sum estimated to be about $3,800 and made good his escape in a stolen automobile believed to have been displaying Quebec license plates. The hold-up, which was pulled off about ten minutes before clos- ing time, was evidently well thought out. The thug, brandish- ing a .45 Colt revolver, is said by; bank officials to have spoken good , English. He entered the bank and asked the teller, Douglas Chisolm, for a dollar's worth of war saving stamps. He then enquired if a former manager still worked there, and was told that a change had been made. Mr. Chisolm had turn- ed his back for a moment to fill the order for stamps, and when he did so the revolver was drawn. The thug then marched into the man- ager’s office. guests included N, A rise of one eighth of a cent in e price of peaches of the V-type d three-quarters of a cent fm- Herds Staff Into Vault, Cleans Out Teller's Cage Get-Away In Car Believed Stolen. Year-o One To Cents. LONE BANDIT RAIDS BANK A1: WINONA, TAKES $3,800 ARMED WITH GUN Catharines Minimum' Prices o T h r e e Olmr 2.00 Per Year, $2.5 "tees Up Quarter no at, 0,: mt of tlr Dry- bil [amil- were rthur L Nick- 1 ors pas q on 710 Car to . Car yr bee Fir D As Mr. will Mr. thro was . 1der it" , TAKES ANOTHER FROM BANK Cossitt (Busy Bee); A. l (Muir Shoe Store); D. E. (Case's Meat Market); _ Farewell (A. & P. Ltd.); Hagar (Carroli's) ; Lyle (Stedman’s). voucners on Saturday night during the weekly draw being sponsored by local merchants, the bracketed names denoting the stores where purchases were made: $3.00--Dave Aiken (Theal Bros.); $2.00-qraur. leen Freeman (Busy Bee); $1.0(y--. Will Runciman (A. Jarvis); Max Cossitt (Busy Bee); A. McGregor (Muir Shoe Store); D. E. Swayze (“gun’s 1"“-4- "’ " w- The following received vouchers on Saturday night Local Merchants' Draw Winners Mr. Leslie Hill, who during the past ten years has been employed on the office staff of the Supreme Canners here, has been transferred to the St. David's Branch of the Canadian Oanners where his duties became effective at once. During his residency in Grimsby, Mr. Hill acquired many friends who will sincerely regret his departure. Mr. Hill became well known through his associations with the Grimsby Band during its existence, for which he acted as secretary. Miss Genevieve Blanchard has been appointed to the staff of the local office to fill the vacancy. Leslie Hill Goes To St. David's --"'"'"" a aa, "the township council. T I I that the 20 subscribers in trict used a total of 112 Ions, or an average of 5, during the month of July. Township water-works ers are allowed a flat ra' 000 gallons per year for after that amount has h sumed the price is hoisted _ cents per thousand gallons, cents per hundred gallons If July's figures were nc every month, the annual a would last just a little C months. After that, on t that east-endites continue, 5,900 gallons of water 1 they would find that their bill comes to $1.77. East End Bears I Down On Water Citizens of the east end of Nc Grimsby Township are hard water, according to figures rem ed at last Saturdays meeting the township council. They sh fhoF nu. on n ' -- - --_ - pp»: V in; [Mr. Barnard's call in Hamilton. They were later Joined by Inspec- tor Knight. Oddest twist to the whole affair was the story of Geraldine Martin, a telephone operator, who, sitting _ with a friend in a car parked close '; to that driven by the hold-up man, remarked that it "looks like a hold-up", and before she realized it the bandit entered his machine and made good his escape. Speaking to The Independent shortly after the affair, Inspector Knight declared that the hold-up car left the scene of the crime travelling in an easterly direction. He stated that “in all probability", though, it might have turned off, changed license plates, and doubled back towards Hamilton. Police soon had every highway in the Ni- gara Peninsula closed off, but at an early hour this morning no ar- rests had been reported. Provincial Police E ley Bush with Con and Thomas carried tions at the bank ad th, mag-or 5,900 Gallon; Urr. ed By Each Subscriber Dur- ing July. .50 In a 115 ures were normal for rnth, the annual allowance st just a little over five After that, on the basis sendites continued to use "'"'e uuunCll. They show 20 subscribers in that dis.. d a total of 118,000 gab an average of 5,900 each. U.S.A., 5e Per Copy § can-med on investiga- zbank after receiving d's call in Hamilton. later Joined by Inspec- h of July. Let-works subscrib- a flat rate of 30,- year for $10, and mt has been con- is hoisted to thirty water monthly, Constables Keith M figures reveal- Sergeant Stan- Gilmore end of North And Makes 's or three monthly each, of