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THIRTYâ€"SEVENTH YEAR GRIMSBY FREE FROM DESTITUTION TOWN FINANCES IN VERY GOOD SHAPE CcOoNvVENTION OF LIBERALS, FEB. 18th A convention _ of the Provincial Liberal Association of, Lincoln, has been called for Saturdby afternoon, m 18, in the U.F.O. hall, Smithâ€" Officers will be elected and deleâ€" gates .chosen for the Ontario Liberal convention in Toronto, ‘Thos. Mar: shall is sure to be selected again, if a candidate is put in nomination that day. Council adjourned Phone 36 for O.K.B. Stationery ""THE INDEPENDENT $101.97 6.65 12.28 THE OPEN GOLOSHES AND PROSPECTS THEY OPEN UP IN THE WAY OF DRESS The young lady now clatters down the street with her overshoes open and the tops and buckles fllgpin.l l‘l the breeze. lay Sterribul! _ What? Can‘t the 1olo|hu be buckled? | Certainly! '| girl‘s don‘t want to buckle them. _ It‘s the naec. Some s up late one momin‘. hurried to work without buckling her and side of fortyâ€"eight hours the idea had become a fad! ® A pair of stormshoes now make more noise thana pair of stor More noise, in fact, than a storm itself. _ * Gloves that only cover two fingers and fur pieces that follow the on a sled may be the next melligrgl the season. Already the men are talking of wearing buttonless spats and derby open at top and bottom. . Nest \ _ By summer it vufi be the n‘rle to wear hookless evehing gowns " ing the wearer to wallow aroun _!ul_l iv: and half out of her garment Chicago girls are using their goloshes to indicate whether gaged or not. _ Buckled 'oznhfl mean "I‘m engaged." . Unbuck mean "Unattached. Presumably the young man who wins a girl in that city now Daye UE a pair of goloshes instead of a ring. _ Which is not a bad |rdcm Goloshes will carry you farther in stormy w:n!ler.than jewelry. But jmagine what it may lead to. > For instance: One rololh unbuckled, one buckled: _ My engagement is broke‘â€" _"Fox dl‘ar removed from neck and tied to right leg: 1 would like to be taken to dinner. C » ; gu foot in a T.‘{l.:tl hands {- a golosh: _I would converse with flwj _ _ Het, worn on, u‘kf _l'gpune“; PL ‘r gâ€"~ Mâ€"+@» 0z >â€" 5 * &1ToÂ¥IRNiton, and of the Durlington ®rnit]""; * Nt At last Wonesday night‘s council meeting the question of the governâ€" ment raising the standard of m-lrluu-‘ lation for entrance into ‘oe univeraiâ€" ty came up for discussion, nmu‘ ‘Theal explained to the council the acâ€" tion which the County Council took on this matter and the resolution . of opposition that that body padsed. .. ALDERMAN McLAY TELLS THE REASON Alderman McLay was of the opinion that the standard should be raised and advanced his reasons as follows: "At the present time the standard of matriculation is too low, A great majority of the pupiis who pass this ‘-umlnflon and go to unversity . get plucked the first year they try . their examnations for the very simple reaâ€" won that they zre not capable of handling the work. This first year costs at least six to eight hundred dollars, which would not be spent if the pupil were given this advanced work in the home high school. . The universities _ are . overcrowded _ at present and by raising the standard of matriculation a great deal of this overcrowdng would be done away with. Another point in favor of raisâ€" ing the standard is that the boy or girl who does not go to college after matriculation is better educated on account of the fact that they gecured this higher grade of work in the home school. Why send a pupil to univerâ€" sity to waste a year‘s time and a large sum of money whereas if the standard was higher they would be studying at home and in a better position to carry on the university work when they did pass }h_o‘mu_l_e.” GRAPE GROWERS ANNUAL MEETING T. JOSEPHS LADIES‘ CLUB On the 29th of January last the ladies of St. Josephs church formed a club to be named as above. Mre. W. E. Johnson was unanimously elected its first president. . Other officers appointed were: * Secretaryâ€"Miss M. Coulson. Treasurerâ€"Miss Hand, Couneiliorsâ€"Mra. â€" John Monaghan and Mrs. Dell. caRp oP THANKS Mr. H. Lasserre wishes to gratefully acknowledge the kindly assistance of those local artists whose services glvâ€" en so . gratuitously contributed . 80 much to make his recent concert the wuccess that it was. Also Mrs. Moore Mr, Hiller, Mr. Stewart and Messre. Irvin and MacFarlane, for the favors und kindly Interest shown. The feet of the modern flapper now rattle more than her head Reason: â€" Open goloshes arrived at. ® It looks like a loose season. Hundbag flying from cicher car; Let‘s go to a dance. Corset cover worn as a sash: My father has monty. Handbag carried in teeth: l'll.l dz'iu‘l for an auto ride. ‘Sgreat idea! Flap Flap! Flap! the girls are marching. Flap! Flap! they march along; With goloshes open wide, __ They essay the flapper‘s stride _‘ As they "flappergast" the rubbernecking throig. By H. L PHILLIPS THE INDEP] Reports Given and Directors Electedâ€"Large Attenâ€" dance of Growers Preâ€"Cooling, Cold Storage, Better Packing Are Needâ€" ed to Make Complete ‘The annual meeting of the District Grape Growers Lim, Ningara held in St. Catharines at 2 p.rited, was 10th. . President T. J. Mahon@" Febâ€" pled the chair ind there was a OC0U* large attendance of shareholders Y@TY al parts of the Niagara District. from In opening the meeting Mr. °*‘ L said that the wine manufactureM@hony | ized last season the benefit of ® real« / ly relations with the Grape G friendâ€" ! Owing to the great increase Growers, .‘ ratesâ€"which amounted to 20n freight ( tcing charges etc.â€"the Grape per.â€"cent did‘nt receive as much as the Growers | ed 5 per cent. was pald the expectâ€" | can Growers Inc., only on bie _ Amertâ€" | to Canadian consumers. Saskets sold ° er Montgomery presented tesmanagâ€" ‘ fal statement, which was the financ» | by the shareholders to be _ gonsidered | factory one. In doing so heery satie=| the Growers had received $ said that for bulk grapes and 40 cents per ton | ket for basket grapes. The y per basâ€"| ufacturers did not purchaÂ¥ine manâ€" their usual amount and the nearly | Grape Julce:â€"Co.did not opethe . Welch | tory at all, In 1920 the rAtheir facâ€", change on grapes sold in to of exâ€" States was at a . premium the United | perâ€"cent, and offset the Amer 14 to 15 | of $17 per ton. In 1921 hovjcan duty | premium only averaged 2 hever, the | 8 per cent. and this made Mjttle .over | of $8 per ton. Between thegifference | 20th. of September last, the 16th, and had lost from $100 to $200 Company car sold, but this was MOTC on . gygry up at the end of the 80280han made September the Company h..'l".‘.‘?' $50,000.00 worth of grapes n storage at â€"Hamilton, and ".’M when sold in the UulteO4. (py ""’“ October a profit of over $20 Stat ““" made, The Company b@EMpoq gg in Th i en in mt dho, lond a to.day one e ative compantes in Cant ding and the season of 1921 the Grap® N-n:flr- of the Ningara received the F, /; ring erage price over pald for 40 Growers grape crop and this was :‘""‘- T a r::o ROAD APF FINANCE IS GOOD n niico RECEIVES 8. RUSSpOINTMENT (Continued on pPMS® (F. G. H. P.) whether they‘re enâ€" Unbucked goloshes JDENT, GRIMSBY, ONTARIO buys her Go{‘uhfl ndoors. owner rgely due [3] hats Stewart > Walker Deposed S As Road Commissioner "Of Township SERVED MANY YEARS Many Deputations and Petiâ€" â€" Only one eappeal against the specâ€" ialâ€" assessments made on the work done in North Grimsby last year unâ€" der the Jocal improvement plan was ‘gucnud to the township council on turday afternoon last. . After disâ€" }polilll of _ that 1 the . council convened for re'mr“ business. _ Saturday‘s _ meeting . was what might be called a deputation meetin as there were sever them on han \ U al of th ha : to ask for assistance from the counâ€" cil in different ways. ‘The most important piece of busiâ€" ace antuns w Sudincside > beir bdPhides d The most important piece of busiâ€" ness transacted was the appointment of a road superintendent ~for the township. â€" Up intil this year . the road work has been done under the supervision of two road commissionâ€" ers one for the eastern end of the township and one for the western portion. . Six applications for the poâ€" siton were received as follows:â€" Jobn Anderson no salary stated; J. J. H-r‘“-o salary stated; T. ‘l Farâ€" rell. at 45 cents 'rr hour or $110 per month; J. W. Hilts at 50 cents per Eo CCCR hotr; Stewart Walker, at 50 cents per hourâ€"and W. B. Russ, no salary stared. ewart Walker has been the road coifmissioner for the Western Road Difision for years and the last half 5. T & PCopoan lc d ua s | _ Petition signed by _ thirtyâ€"three names asked that the council use its llnflnenee in having Alex. Lawrence :{lin appointed crossing watch at the Grimsby East crossing this summer. | ’l‘ownlllig. Engineer J W. Tyrell, reported | that it 'fi; cost in the neighborhood of $3,000 10 construct a cement g:r out into the lake, at the end of kes sideroad, for the purâ€" {pose of collecting sand and gravel. Anturea®®t StewaÂ¥f. and Critic moved a motion appointâ€" ing WiPXY Russ at $100 a month for cighit iths, and 50 cents an hour for rime put in during the other four months of the year. _ His duties to commence on March first. Lawson _ and Smith moved an amendment that Stewart Walker_be appointed at 50 cents per hour. _ The amendment was Jost, with Stewart, Crittenden and Mitchell voting nay. The original motion carried on ‘the same vote. % & \Wim. Pearson, sheep inspector, reâ€" ported that dogs were worrying the sheep on the mountain again. W. { Carson offered to give the council the stone if they . would *urry it and place it on the _ Elm ree sideroad between the Thirty road and the Clinton Township line, He would lluz ive Awo days‘ time with his team t/ fuul the stone. This road is in very bad condition. . _ J. S. Mortimer and ninety others presented a petition asking that the council take up the matter of having gates rh:ed on the G. T. R. crossing at .Grimsby East. _ Hamilton Flemâ€" ing spoke to the petition. __ . _ ‘ Residents= from _ School â€" Section No. 4 asked that the council lay a main on the Thirty Road so that the :.ehgoldgrnundl would be _ properly rained. Mw. many years ago, longer than anybody can remember, the residents in School Section â€"No. 4 laid out a plot of ground for a cemetery. _ ‘The work was done to all accounts gratis and the exrmllmre of moneys were met by subscriptions taken up. _ In past years the cemetery has been alâ€" P (Continued on page 8.) P. C. LARKIN Weliâ€"known Canadian business man who has been .?-hh‘ to the Canaâ€" dian â€" High . Commissionership in London. Grimsby Council ACCESS SYSTEMS LTD Apparent Cry of Unemployment Has Not Reached This Townâ€"Women of Veterans Have Large Fund But Small Requestâ€"Much Building Arena Ice Warehouse, BayMac Factory, Bank of Commerce Building All Started and Completed This Winterâ€"Several Smaller Buildings Citizens of Grimsby do not realize how extremely forâ€" tunate they are in this period of soâ€"called depression. Those who read the daily papers are confronted almost daily with large headlines drawing attention to the fact that the cities are spending tremendous sums for unemploy: ed men‘s assistance. Of course, it is only to be expected that the habitual outâ€"ofâ€"work will take full advanage of any movement to aid the man out of a job and with the present system of most councils it is hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. But every winter there is a certain amount of help needâ€" ed for those who have been unfortunate or have been careâ€" less of the future. â€" Every city has that experience, and most towits, and even villages. _ At times in the past, when Grimsby was yet a village, it had occurred here. _ And so many blue ruin reporters and editors have harped on deâ€" pression so much the past year that it has frightened many ; many who otherwise would have gone on and never noticed that there was any apparent want. . And so far as Grimbsy is concerned there has as yet been no call for help. _ But the unempleyment question has been not all a bugâ€"aâ€"boo, as the following. advertisement taken from the paper of a town not_sqo very far from Grimsby and with a population of something less than 3,000. The name of the town is omit«d'lififiou?c@pfififi' 7 + h Ww abin SLMean hS PC "“-‘TWWT"â€"- The object of the :\(ee%g is to make some arâ€" .rangements to help out a few families and chilâ€" . dren who are in distress. ‘ 3 This is no reflection on the town in question. _ It is used to show how very fortunate Grimsby is in not having to go to that length. Taxes are none too low in Grimsby any more:than any other‘municipality in America today. but the town council has been at all times prepared to meet any contingency. And better than that: last fall the womâ€" en‘s auxiliary of the G.W.V.A. instituted a series of Friâ€" day night dances to raise a fund for the relief of any vet= erans or dependents of veterans who might need assistance. The managment has been good enough that well over $200 has been accumulated and not one penny asked for relief, despite the fact that the members let it be known in every way possible that assistance was forthcoming if needed, At the dance of two weeks ago a call was made for all vetâ€" erans to come to a card party and supper on Wednesday evening and a good turnout was the result. _ After an enâ€" joyable evening at which nothing could be learned of any needy ones, it was decided to continue the dances and to hold another social evening on Wednesday night, Feb. 22, at which all veterans arc&anted. and if ianycknnws of a case of need to report the same. To revert to the mention of the fact that Grimsby had been fortunate in not having any calls for assistance, it is well to tell the why of it. First Grimsby and district are almost‘invariably blessed with a bounteousness that makes provision for contingencies such as now are claimed to exâ€" ist,. _ And another reason is that some broadâ€"minded citiâ€" zens have forseen a possible shortage of work, and taken care that such shormgcficame an equality, if not a surâ€" plus. _ Personal aggran@izement erhaps carried some weight, but farâ€"sightedness was a J:)minating factor, and much building has been forwarded and work promulgated, that perhaps would and could have been left to more proâ€" pitious times. [ Grimsby has had more advertised amusements . this winter than, probably ever before, (in the same number of months) ; all have been patronized well if those at the head used ordinary discretion ; the average person has had much enjoyment through a thoroughly enjoyable winter ; there has apparently been no lack of sufficient money to carry on; but all aréqlnd us the cry seems to be of depression, destitution and lack «of work. * Grimsby truly is happy and prosperous. TOWN COUNCIL HAS HAD NO CALLS Magistrate Kidd held a short uuiol‘ of court on Saturday night,â€"Two cases were on the docket. D. E. Swayze was the complainant against one of his former tenants for the disgraceful mauner in which they had left his house when they moved out and _ for damage done. They were ordered to pay $12.00 M. T. Sutton of _ the Model Milk Dairy and Marshall Gilmore owner of the towns second dairy, tried to thresh out their differences over ‘mlll bot‘l.I:i before his MUST PAY FOR CLEANING UP HOUSE EBPe DSUIILLL Worship. In this case Magâ€" $2.00 Per Yearâ€"5 Cents a Copy istrate Kidd did not open the case uP for trial as it was apparent from the start that it . would only be Sutton‘s word against Gilmore‘s and no end would be attained. Sutton claimed that Gilmore was taking his milk bottâ€" tes and using them to peddle his own 1B MICCODODLGY was put les AHO MBR UCDTODIILLE wa milk in. . Much argument was put forth by both men and finally his Wor ship told them to get together and try to settle their own differences, INDEPENDENT ADS PAY