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. ie rngrnnpiciieses tax reduction ever experienced k. muny CCC Oe 0 .. 6 baby kimonas, 47 bonâ€" 1% pr. mitts, 26 jackets, 54 7 m"""-""‘"‘ . Women‘s AuxMiary i shelter bags, 10 sowing kits, A mitts, 2 cardigans, 1 pr, knickâ€" LsECOND VICTORY trong Fiscal Position Noted In Annual Auditor‘s Report Muhmmudmtmconecummm- -tdAmAndMlfleoâ€"Bdievelthned Greatest Reductions In Ontario For Some Time. RIMSBY‘S NEW TAX RATE IS OWEST SINCE INCORPORATION EDUCTION IS ONE FIFTH OFF EBENTURES, DEBTS, RETIRED an Ontario municipality for ie years, Grimsby‘s town counâ€" last Thursday evening reduced tax rate by eleven mills, setâ€" g the 1942 levy at 44 mills. The ial Onterio municipal subsidy of : mill brings theâ€"tax bill to be [a ho nacl vatenavers to . 43 Red Cross Sends Another Shipment ‘The following shipment for the of February was sent to the ; the Grimsby and branch of the Ked Cros®. s {Altegniopnit 3â€"tey 22 on n " rmmwmm° Movember 1. years ago. The requisition of the Grimsby reasons for the excellent Board of Education, which was arâ€" in which Grimsby found rived at earlier this month as $18,â€" at the close of last year| 500, was reconsidered by members mwuwamemumuumw wdwmm mmmmmmmcmm- debt was reduced by|cil, and as a result the figure Whs . In addition to these|reduced $800 to make it the same uncollected tax arrears Board‘s requirements during penalties amounted to $26,715,| 1941. ‘The Board of Education lich was a reduction of $11,530| figure in the budget, then, SPDeats outstanding tax arrears and|as $17,700, which figure represents nalties over the year ending Décâ€" the cost to Grimsby tax payers of wber, 1940 mmmmmw- ** 3980 _ _ cus eratifving!Grants and rates from the Provâ€" iAâ€"a much larger assesument. Between the year 1927 and 1932, ;onmmuuwnm at 59 mills, and between the LVIIâ€"NO. 33 2J gha 08 The Grimsby Independent Rate 44 Mills Less 1 Mill Subsidy . rate a few years ago WNen ‘mâ€"dw-omw ®_ _ ls, bullid we would have ”r_“..mflw.ndl.‘ scarves, 13 atro caps, 2 bMMC® turtieâ€"neck swesters, 15 prâ€" Army ...p..am.zm-e!,-fl* * " s 10 pr. gloves, 2 Vr ‘‘This rate is the lowest cnâ€" by Grimsby taxpayers since to make when striking the|Lincoln wil! SUNB for 1942, Mayor Edric Johnâ€"} some ten or eleven 5 dressing goOWwns, peCese Gritish Clvilian 26 quilts, 6 blankets, P m y l oâ€"way mItS. at the close of last year he retirement of liabilities tal of $54,598.69, while the ire debt was reduced by .59. In addition to these ons, uncollected tax arrears municipaliti Layette Suppiies Navy could have ward allppers, 8 slipper®s # pinafore about twenty per SE.00, In passing the tax rate at last Thur. iay‘s council meeting, the council also passed the byâ€"law callâ€". ing for payment of taxes in three installments. ‘The due dates have been set at April 1, August 1 and During last year, Eo Oe e se uc ad an increase in the liquid position of the finances of the town by $24,â€" $08.07. In the same period the deâ€" voshucs Aabt has been reduced Surprise Party 87th Birthday On Friday, February 20th, Mr. c.wdmwu' #7th birthday. About â€" twenty friendsâ€" and â€"nelignoours on that evening to surprise Mr. mm.m.'m of cards and games, At the conâ€" clusion of play a very delightful luncheon was served, Despite bis years, Mr. Beird is a very active man and has chopped his own winâ€" Red Cross Display Attracts Interest And Donations It was repor® """" of he window display ./ Mhoudlr ~»6 °/ °0 Branch of the Canadian Red Cro## '“,mn-d“’f"""‘"' ad. This money Camée '.'.: muile of afternoon t# which munu-w“""‘"lmm“',. weelks, 404 F98 898 C004 No Cunng which were left for the 1 dm'orllal(hl“c"’-.o' «lety, meeting At the monthly of the i 7A "I.s will be tranch. * /C 05 annua) ragetâ€" chosen to attend the annus} lag of the Canadian Red Cross 80â€" m““‘- will bring Wikn M,H...'..:l Grimsby, Ontario, Thursday, February 26, 1942 is a result week held LOAN CAMPAICN WELL UP HERE| ANNUAL MEETING OF 1. 0. D. E. up Grimsby and District‘s Second y was thal Of UMIMPN AMMIT® Victory Loan campaign ‘seems Eumnn Victer â€" Patenaude lm headed for over the top. Receipts ‘"‘r‘“us:o::wadvl:“ of $14,950 yesterday brought the hompray 10¢ worth C 6 8 in is n on w | 699 mon., 1t m ncepiove t | MA paign to $103,650, out of a total| be subscribing. objective of $160,000. If only half b.éoen Horton, who has been of the district objective had been ng the campaign in the wesâ€" | MrS. Wol mumMWMh?:ndaumhmty.m en the campaign, the total would have n il1 for the past several days, Fr been but $80,009. but it is expected that he will be One of the ia gest subscriptions! on‘ the job again shortly. tin Next week is the last in the current Victory Loan E campaign now beiug staged throughout Canada. Many Canaâ€" dians, as was the case during the First Victory Loan, will be buying bonds for the first tinle. In many instances these ; ppg 1837 Victory Bonds are their first investments. \u“oh p f How does this appeal affect Canadians individually | orger Dat \and as a nation? What do*s it mean to their country ? lm held l _ In the first place, eusrent expenditures during the | »ronday a | coming fiscal year will be approximately $3,500,000,000, the| wirn a ap ‘\ greatest in the history of the Dominion. $500,000,000 will be The me t spent for the ordinary udminlnt:tion of the country and the| miuutge of .\ remaining three billion dollars will be placed at the dispO82!| momory ‘| of the British Covernment for the purchase of Canadian £000 | xret.ean, 1 »| and supplies. ly killed i e The Minister of Finance has declared that it is the| Suceedi 4\ policy of the Canadian government to pay for the war to the | Mrs. L. 4 extent of at least fifty per cent, and that the remainder of | gent. M Y\ the cost would be met by borrowings. ‘These borrowings are services | *\ raised by the sale of War Savings Certificates or Victory ::::r"" ‘;| Bonds such as are now being offered. . Thus, through increasâ€" | . v: e\ ed taxation, Canada is hopeful of raising $1,750,000,000 and | ,,,, ;l' Yo ~\ raising a similar sum through loans from her citizens. This | bavig c is\ every man, woman and child will have to pay on the average, | Cecil Go 1e\ taxes totalling $158.51, and lend a similar amount. | taryâ€"M! o By a loan to the Government of $153 from every man, | urerâ€"M >,| woman and child in Canada, and the payment of a similar| tionai 8« is | sum in taxes, the accounts of Canada‘s financial operations ;flkx of will be kept balanced. lnfhtion.therisingeoltomdlmd m_:”' ir.| services without a corresponding rise in the payâ€" of the | yiys, K. v» Dominion.wfllbe,to:hrgeexuntobviated. eamer of Thare is another side to the story which Canadians | Hunter, cannot afford to overlook. Canada‘s war industries " * cannot afford to overlook, s war indus 7 hitting a production peak undreamed of three years ago. , Mrs. P. E. Fairbank, M thinpetkilruched.pmductionmumlwand.mdthe M. Cline. T k savings which have been effected in many lines through this ::':‘;m"“:' ':m“m con: fact are substantial. According to a summaty prepared by | ""War Bervices â€" Mrs. W T eat: : Post, universal carriers are now being bOU&ht ) jake: Child and Family Weitare â€"â€" n quantities inc : tion Machine gun dollars now buy thirty per cent more, while one| _Mrs. F. Milinr; Guidesâ€"Mrs. G. dollar today will buy the same number of shells that one dolâ€"| Sinclair; Literary â€" Mrs. Nell lar and thirtyâ€"three cents would buy formerly. Cases for | Leckie; â€" Flowersâ€"Mrs. F. Marsh; cartridges are now sixtyâ€"six per cent more in number for the Pressâ€"Miss O. Kitchen. same Canadian dollar. maifwanP tis cetm adcomptines On the other side of the picture, one has the Canadia® | Wity‘ al, obligations being â€" met. dollars which are spent for food and clothing and all the Oth=| The Secretary‘s report showed the er items which go into the average Canadian‘s budget. Th@| membership of the chapter steadiâ€" domestic value of the dollar for consumer goods has decreasâ€"| ly increasing, T‘welve now memâ€" ed in value to a certain extent. Substitutions have made liyâ€"| bers bhad pbsen added during the ing more expensive. Various items had already started the| y°eAr: _ upward price march when the price and wage regulations | Mrs. Fred Jewson, Educationa came into effect. The purchasing power of the Canadian dolâ€" | ?fin':l"cmc:';’:"::. °:u'::°n"" ":'“l“:‘) ar was less than before the war. s * ll).'r‘.. medal _ and o progress . prize y Canadian dollars, invested in war loans dAuring the | hid been awarded to pupils of th« \ first World War went to help the government buy those | Migh, School. Celebrations . ha ‘|\ things which were needed to further the struggle. They | been arranged for St. George‘ were not spent at inflated values at a time when they would | D#Y, Empire Day, and Remem ‘\buy much less than they did either before or after the war. """“‘m e Day, 1.O.D.E. calendars ha sent out and many books dis The money so invested brought interest to those who lent it: | ¥¥ibuted among rural schools. . And, what is more important, that money WAS not spent 3t & | peen interest had also been show \time when the Canadian dollar would buy less than it.u8UAIY | in the Chapter‘s adopted norther o o o mRes l '_ll:ltonlr- Donationsâ€"were â€"made dul S CC 4 CC NS evsemetin The money so invested DVOUD"""" °C "noy was not And, what is more important, that money WAS not spent at a time when the Canadian dollar would buy less than it.usually This means that Canadian dollars lent to the governâ€" ment now for the most important job to which this country‘s resources can be applied is buying more than it would have _;m%m year ago. Spent on domestic goods, i+ wanld buy igg. â€"Suvedâ€"toâ€" be spent w! it would buy much less. . .*@ over it will buy n!uch more. T h 5 BA M i dcomeil cteg, APnintintat it Canadian dollars have not the same J it normally gives those who own them. T ing power will return. While it is absent, it costs, increased costs of labour, increased t + Attvihntine and selling are coming out V PSE P 4o ubec costs, increased costs of labour, of distributing and selling are public‘s pocket, â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" MERTEEEL, AaLclds inA t ~LOoAN DESERVES SUPPORT ymuutotUnludDum- Limited. â€" Victer â€" Patenaude application on behalf of his company for $5,000 worth of Vicâ€" tory Bonds. It is understood that several other locar companies will tory Bonds. n‘enlothl He ng th t end of n il1 for «@ecil Horton, who has been ng the campaign in the wesâ€" end of Lincoln County, has n i1 for the past several days, m’.uummzuwm-..e on‘ the job again shortly. same purchasing power em. That full purchasâ€" ment, increased shipping eased taxation and conts nc out of the Canadian :l.(.l 1st Vice Regent â€" Mrsa. E. Wâ€"| «d to Headquarters while a totai of h Phelps; 2nd Vice Regent â€"â€" MrS:| 335q books and magazings had 48| pavid Cloughley; Secretaryâ€"Mr®â€"| peen collected and sent to Toronto AZC:| Cecit Gowland; Assistant S¢Creâ€"| to be forwarded to camp libraries. '.uryâ€"ul- Olive Kitchen; TreASâ€"| ponations during the year were nan, | urerâ€"Mrs. Brock Snyder; FEduct| made to the Lord Mayor‘s Fund, ilay | tionar Secretary â€" Mrs. Fred J°Wâ€"| the Provincial Chapter, the Polish jons | son; Echoe Secretary â€" Mrs. Eâ€"|\ War Rolief, and the British War ang | Buckenham; Standard Bezrer â€"~] Guest Fund. the lru..l.loc.udl“;omlnfllv \-â€"| The Echoes Secretary, Mrs. E. : Mrs. R. N. Woifenden, Mrs. *â€"! A. Buckenham reported an inâ€" W.l(rl-'l‘.mnh.vn ‘.Mâ€"| crease of 13 new subscribers durâ€" lians | Hunter, Mrs. W. Westlake, Mriâ€" Gâ€"| ing the year, 40 members now takâ€" | Mrs. W. Echoes. E2 on i â€"mn Inc venorts â€" were NAMES MRS. BROMLEY REGENT: INTERESTING REPORTS COVER MANY PATRIOTIC ACTIVITIES ‘The 18th annual meeting of the Lincoln Loyalist Chapter Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire was held in the Chapter Rooms, Monday afternoon, February 23rd, with a splendid attendance." ‘The meeting opened with one minute of silence in tributs to the memory of Sgt. Observer Perry McLean, R.C.A.F,, who was recentâ€" ly killed in action oversoas, _ Buceeding Mrs. R. N. Wolfenden, Mrs. L. A. Bromiley became Reâ€" gent. Mrs. Wolfenden‘s valuable services were retained through her election as Councilior. Other ofâ€" ficers were elected as follows:â€" 1st Vice Regent â€" Mrsa. K. w. Phelps; 2nd Vice Regent â€" Mrs. David Cloughley; Secretaryâ€"Mra lcecu Gowland; Assistant Secreâ€" | taryâ€"Miss Olive Kitchen; Treas |urerâ€"Mrs. Brock Snyder; Educa : | tiona; Secretary â€" Mrs. Fred Jow | son; Echoe Secretary â€"â€" Mrs. E | Buckenham; sundud Bezxrer â€" Sinclair; Literary â€" MPS. M Leckie; Flowersâ€"Mrs. F. lluia;l Pressâ€"Miss O. Kitchen. ‘ The annual . reports revenled much work had been accomplished with all obligations being . met. The Secretary‘s report showed the membership of the chapter steadi« ly increasing. Twelve now memâ€" bers had pbsen added during the \y“r' C w .o o masils A4 1 ©POWTE ME CC tributed an keen intere in the Chaj tachoot. â€"Do Ing the yei went+ Mra. Fred Jewson, Eiducational Secretary, spoke of local educa« tfonal enterprises, stating the L.O. D.%, medal and progress prizes hi.d been awarded to pupils of the High, School. _ Celebrations h-d‘u.e been arranged for 8t. Gmrgo'n|wm Dey, Empire Day, and Rememâ€"| Reg brunce Day, 1.0.D.E. calendars had | Mrs been sent out and many books disâ€" and tributed among rural schools. A or, 1 keen interest had also been showh effo in the Chapter‘s adopted northern A â€"school. â€"Donations â€"were â€"made durâ€"| Was Ing the year to the Coronation | son PEACH BUDS TIE CALEDONIA â€"IN THIRD GAMEâ€" OF PLAYOFF Spectators See Fast, Exciting In one of those gruelling, heads« down .mhmchnolw“‘ ansked or taken, Grimaby _ Peach Buds held the Caledonia entry in the O.M.A. Junior "O" group to a 44 tie last night in the Grimaby PR ud =CCC eme ce woo Arena, ‘The game was A hard« fought affair, and several times it nemed that it would get out of hand, ‘The excellent work of Refâ€" EP Lo cco4) in Volfenden Retires After Many Years Service In Orâ€" ganization â€"â€" War Services Received Much Attention From Local Chapter â€" To Watch Operations Of Warâ€" time Price Board Regulations. Educational Work Continued Less Than Two Minutes From LAQ U Jaint 7 Referee Injured During Wellâ€" Handled Game. $2.00 Per Year, $2.50 In U.S.A.,, 5¢ Per Copy ist, Exciting ‘ilt With Last Tally Scored Two Minutes From Knd Of Last Period â€" Bursary and the Lucy Memorial Fund. Reporting for the War Service Committee Mrs. David Cloughley stated that as there are now 274 boys from Grimaby and district, in the armed forces the demands for War Work are steadily increasing. Funds for this work to the amount of $814.32 were raised in various ways and by donations from orâ€" ganizations and individuals, Durâ€" ing the year 101 recrult boxes were given out. At Easter 46 boxes were sent overseas and at Christâ€" | mast 116 boxes as well as 12 wellâ€" |Alled ditty bags were sent, Clothâ€" ing, quilts and blankets to the value of $274.81 had been forwardâ€" < odtofludqmfimmlo-mnd ‘\ 3350 books and magazines had +\ been collected and sent to Toronto . loln(ofwudodtocnmpum "| Donations during the year were "| made to the Lord Mayor‘s Fund, *\ the Provincial Chapter, the Polish :‘\.-“Dllcllâ€"-“lllll“‘w & r'I”““‘v an _ inâ€" crease of 13 new subscribers durâ€" ing the year, 40 members now takâ€" read by the conveners ofâ€"theâ€"Liter=â€" ary, Girl Guides, Immigration, Pridge, and Press committees, ‘The Chapter pledged itself to coâ€" ‘operate â€"toâ€"theâ€"fullest exent . with trol Plar to in support of this plan named Mrs. K, W. Phelps to act as Harson ofâ€" ficer between the Chapter and the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. A pleasing feature of ‘he afterâ€" noon was the presentation of a gift by the chapter to the retiring Reâ€" gent, Mra. R. N. Wolfenden, as an ‘oxproulon of gratitude for her many yearsa of faithful service and her loyal leadership, The presentaâ€" tion was made by Mra. G. M. Beamer and Mra. William Lothian. Mra, Wolfenden, first Regent of the chapter, filled the office for two periodsâ€"ohne for soven â€"years and the other for Ave years. Flowers | were presented to the incoming | Regent, Mrsa, L. A. Bromley and to Mrs. Cecit Gowland, . Secretary, and Mra. Brock Snyder, Treasurâ€" er, in appreciation of their untiring efforts. _ At the close of the meoting tea was norved by Mro. Harold Johnâ€" other game in Grimaby next Mon« day night, _A win or a tis will re« gult in $¥¥s. y s T 1oow0s cuk a Caaal The game started with a goat by Lintick of Caledonia, who reâ€" celved a rushing pass from Sabo. The goal was well earned, coming at the end of an interesting pass« ing play which started or the viak« tora‘ blue line and hit the twine just two and a half minutem aftor hoatilities wore atarted. Approxtmately aix minutes latar a solo rush by Lintick drow Olm« atead out of the local neta and he was again able to draw a point. The rush from centre ico, caught the local goal tender off guard, and swhould not have been tailied, Wrom then on the Arst period became a rushing â€"*Zair. che Buda turned on the heat, and at the sloven minute mark Berryman dreow .irat blood on a pass from and her committee tContinued on page 8)