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: ON SATURDAY T6 DA FOR BLIND Sightless People Help War Effort What “-fi’ “'Verqe 'l‘lnlitNil ‘“ me 18 : &A tion in Good Smâ€" Your Support is Needed. Canada, blind men and women &«e taking their part along with sightâ€" ed workers in the manning of drilâ€" ling and milling machines, gaugâ€" ing shells, assembling fuses, smoothing aeroplane parts â€" doing a day‘s work; getting a day‘s paY: widening the path towards victory. J. a~ Aaanuen The (‘anadian Naâ€" It is because The Canadian NB tional Institute for the Blind provâ€" ed in time of peace that capable biind : mwdot.hhwonm mdthh'ookm:tlldl!- under the auspices of The Canâ€" adian Institute for the Blind is beâ€" mhddhm.wm)lrl.W- H. Groce and Mrs. V. Catton as conveners. New Hydro Plant | To Open Oct. 15 DeCew Falls Will Produce 65,â€" 000 H.P..to Start With â€" Can be Developed to 200,â€" Official opening of the 25 cycle DeCew Falls plant of the Ontario umn.mmcom-du will take place Oct. 15, was the inâ€" eC mE C + se d will take place Oct. 15, was the inâ€" formation handed out by HE.P.C. officials at Toronto last week. A ceremony will be held at that time, details of which are now ‘being p. â€"ned by Osborne Mitchell, HE.â€" P secretary; and which will be peEeeemeaeh EDE ‘The commission spokesman said that the DeCew Falls 65,000 horseâ€" ber, 1941, and completed within three montk of the original comâ€" pletion date o« July, 1943, would Must Buy Flour To Get Millfeed Deputyâ€"Reeve Wiley of Louth Charges That Farmers Are Being Held up by Retailers â€"â€"Claims Practice HMegal Miilfeed retailers in this dist=ict and across the province are selling millfeed to farmers only if farmers will buy a certain amount of floar whick is of no use to then:, cha‘rk. ed Deputyâ€"Reeve George Â¥. Wiley, Louth Township, ‘. :. meeting of LAncoln County council last week. Counci; passed a resolution conâ€" Aemning; the practice as illegal. and urging the government to take .amedlate ateps to atop ‘t. In dozens of war plants across Mr. Wiley mentioned 1 BL Cauiâ€" arines retailer who Lad gone to Port Colborne for a loaa of mill« feed, and was told that he would get it only If he took a fifth of his load in flour which he didn". want. He brought his truck back eripty. He cited a similar case in Ba me vnu.mmumrrdww buy flour and drove his truck home without any milWeed. (Continued on page 7) rominent Hydro and workers, that so YOL 1XXâ€"No. SPEED THE VICTORY Eunds CLCampaign FOR WEST LINCOLN HOSPITAL nfiqu;sumdmmmc_ltb_emmm: Small Sums And Large Sums Have Brought The Total up to $11,000â€"Many Difficulties Have Been Surmountedâ€" Firms, Organizations And Private Individuals Can All Help â€" Outside People Appreciate The Effort. mmwz&mwmumwwwmm. mmwmdmuwbymwmnwfl "The long days of planning have the concrete action of gathering in mmmtnw“'fl"".- selves with a hospital of our own. The "maybes" and ‘"ifs" are being replaced with we will and we are,| _ as the most silent campaign of the district is forging ahead." "Smail ams and large sums n”mwww;pdmm sn.ooo.oouhmwmmm self is a tidy sum, ‘The balance to be raised is yet another hurdle, but considering the many difficulâ€" ties already surmounted it can be ' "The Banks have arranged to accept uunations, a ‘eceipt for which is mailed by the Mospital." "The Boy Scouts are putting on | || u.»uayndvmpurcbueu organizutionâ€" membership." |\ "The employees of Metal Craft \ Niagara Packers last week set a new al} time record for their own mmuhm-mu u-uvuumnnmu m&odlm-tuulu- aymwmw the company loaded and shipped from RBeamsville, Winona a n d Grimaby 60 carloads of grapes. ‘This is a record for them. James Aitchison who is dust completing his 38rd year in t.* lfnmmdnfl-ylthfl it is a Ireeordforthfidm The uighâ€" est one week shipment of grapes lum he has ever beard tell of Aid | not exceed 40 cerloads by any one Niagara Packers Shipped 60 Carloads of Grapes in Six Davs â€"â€"â€" Believed New High fruit dealer Faound gullty AMonday OnNn A charge of stealing articles frow Charleswerth‘s store, Grimsby, o Saturday, Frank Knapman, 43, Toâ€" ronto, w*4 Aned $11 or, in defsult of rzyment, five days in county jail a similar charge, was fosnd not gu‘‘ty. The pair were tacen off an eastâ€"bound bus at Besiasville by Chief Constable Willia.. Turrar and Constable Alfred LePage on Saturday night The articles, ali recovered by the officers, included wallets two shirts, shaving and toilet somp. For One Shipper. Simon Taylor, no address, facing Fined F or T heft 2 Enemies 2) Hern ... Power _ In Office Age ... Grimsby Indep endent Makes Progress 3886 1889 1933 10 1943 Hitler _ Mussolini Stailin soO WHAT ? * Globe in charge of the campaign for funds for 54 3886 1883 1922 21 .943 60 Grimsby, Ontario, Thursday, Sept. 30th, 1943. $2.00 Per Year, $2.50 In U.S.A., 5¢ Per Copy Post Office Staff Youngest son of Clyde and Mrs. Harrod, Paton street. Is just now completing a Navigator‘, Course in the RC.A.F. at Bellievilie. Un We have always maintained, all arguments to the con‘=«y, that Grimsby had a very eff} ient post office‘ staff and the service given to the public compared favorably with any other office in the Domâ€" infon. Here is an example of that service. Forty.â€"one yerre ago Mins Kate Falconbridge was married. Now who is Kate Falconbridge, you might ask. She is Mre. W. i Groce. It‘s dimes to dill pickles inere is no one on the present P O, staiÂ¥ that ever knew the lady w she was Kate Falconbridge, Last week a letter arrived at ths local office addressed 1s Miss Kate Falconbridge, . It c*rse on the morning mail, In the af.ernoua Mrs. Groce received tae letter, That is real service and prover that if Major ‘sromlev and his coâ€" workers 4o uo. know who you are or where you hve they make it their business to find out and deâ€" live= vour espisties Who Changed Her Name 41 Years Ago. Taking Course 3886 now resolved themselves into 1879 1924 19 64 1943 Renders Service Churoniit Roosevelt 3886 1874 1940 1943 3866 1882 1933 10 61 1943 COUNTRY NORTH AFRIGA OPEN, ROLLING Plenty of Mountains And All ‘The following interesting letter from Corp. Bruce Swayze, third son of Andrew and Mrs, Swayze, Robinson street, north, was receivâ€" ed last week by The Independent: North Africa, 0/12 of 43, plus. Hello again, Bones! Your great "booster" letter from the home town arrived some time ago, and it was just like reading one of your sport columns in byâ€" wone days. Well! I am still feelâ€" gone days. wel: i AnMi SVP ing "just fine" and I hope ink blots find you the same. My war news is old; because yours comes over the radio from the NBC or BBC so I will devote the rest of my time telling you about North Africa as I see it. ‘There are no open plains; it is all rolling country . with. plenty of mountains. ‘The mountains are as bare"as the back of your hands, you see there is always a breeze blowing, first one direction then the opposite direction and the roots never have a chance to dig in. This makes excellent grazing land for sheep u... goats and the Arabs all have large flocks. _ ‘The Arab homes are made out of Hydro Commission Will Prosecute Parents of Boys Who Break Bulbs in Street Lights Will te electric bulbs in the street lights as targ‘ for their stone throwing feats, ©« eise there is goâ€" ing to be plenty of trouble in store for themselves and their parents, _ ‘That is the ultimatum issued by theâ€"Grimsbyâ€"Hydro Commission. At their meeting on Tuesday aftnoon two young lads appeared and after ° questioning, admitted they had broken bulbs with stones. They paid for the damagea buibs und labor costs in replaciag them. Commission definitely state that this practice must «stop and in the .*vsre the parents of the boys conâ€" «.mned will be summoned into Crop Reports Fow Western Ontario court. Appls Show an Increase Of 16 Per Cont Over 1942 â€" Still Estimated That Grape Crop is Only 22 Per Cent. The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Statistics Committee publishes tha Beptember Report giving the conâ€" dition of the commercia) fruit and vegetable crops in the Province of Ontario. 4 _ Western Ontarioâ€"Apples â€"â€"The commercial apple production dl-‘ mate 4s now placed at 18% in | crease over 1942 yield, a bettor ment of 9% since the August roâ€" port; the chiof increases being in BSpy, Melntosh, Wealthy, Stark, and Other Varieties, and, accordâ€" ing +to districts, in Georgian Bay, Burliogton and Peelâ€"York. Bare â€" There is Excellent Grazing Land For Sheep And Goats And The Arabs Have Large Flocksâ€"Homes Are Built of Mud, Straw And Water, Weather and 1 m o o e L P H n iiiiinees, Sn M Armao on y o nc ria e n Mynvommmu-ll pruy : Sthre. (Continued on page 7) Qp m en c o : ams ce omm e omm s > m o : o â€" ons c tm â€" ce s : tm m mm :c omm â€" s un Two Pay For Damage. Young boys Light, (Continued on page 7) Court Strong Committee Has Been Formed With Charles A. "Dad" Farrel as Chairmanâ€"If This Loan is Crowned With Success There Will Have to be Subscribed $105 For Every Man, Woman And Child in Canadaâ€"You Preâ€" One of the strongest committees that has yet handled a Victory Loan Campaign in Grimsby and North Grimsby, has been formed by County Organizer Cecil Horton, and they are already making their plans to put the local campaign wel over the top of their objective which is $375,000. A Grimsby Ready F or | For yerrs untold the people of | this district have always talied ‘.bou' grapes as red, white and | blues, As a matter of fact there l is no such a grape as a white Niagara Grapes Are Not White received his wings at Maiton this summer. Believe it ‘or Not But Experts Claim ‘They are Green in Colourâ€"A Local Colloquia!â€" ‘The Independent got a surprise last week. Arcording to James Aitchizan <nd Ken. Baxter of Niagara Packâ€" ers, the Niagara grapes, which everyone calls a white grape is really a green grape. You underâ€" stand, we are taling about colour. They also state that outside of this Niaj.ara Penicaula it is never referred to as a white grape but always called a green grape. In the States it is definitely set down by nurseâ€"ymen, growers and wholesalers as a green grape, Juat â€" anc loquialisame Objective $375.000 sGT. ROBERT HARROD pare to do Your Bit. Sign hanging fro.n the cash register in "Cammy" Millyard‘s ®â€"* Drug Store, T.P.0.Y.C.I.W.S.5,. ? Overseas "TAKE PART OF YOUR CHANGE IN WAR SsSAVING STAMPS" our colâ€" Viceâ€"Chairmanâ€"P, V. Smith. Committee â€" A. W. Eickmeler, Fred Jewson, Wm. A. Hewson, Harold B. Matchett, Harold C. Woolverton, Hugh A. Campbelli, Wm. C. Palmer, Archic M. Aiton, James Aitchison. Headquarters of the local com« mittee will be in the office of Chas, J. DeLaplante and ‘a teleâ€" phone will be installed in a few days. Today, in every awrner of this Dominion, men and women are toiling to make the Fifth Victory Loan a success. Unlcss it is a sucâ€" eess, the labor and bloo« that Canâ€" ada is expending in the name of freedom will fall somewhere short of the achievement that can be realized,. For in mouern war, money savings must be made to match our sacrifices, investment must back our industry, bonds are nearly as important as bombers. If the loan is to be crowned with success, there will have to be sub. man and child in Canada. An imâ€" portant part of this will be contriâ€" buted by savings institutions and this assistance, individual Canâ€" adians will be asked to subscribe an average of $46 apigce to meet the loan‘s objective. "Bill" Wheeler Is World Traveller Has Been AlU Over The Map Hince May â€" Now in India «â€"Speat Weekend in Grimsâ€" by, Next One in Glasgow. LA.C, Willliam Wheasr, RC.â€" A.F., sor of Ass‘tâ€"Postmaster and Mre. Wi.ier, has arrived a»s%ely in India, according to a calie recalvâ€" ed by his parents. "Bill" has travelled many thousâ€" ands of miles since leayving home on May sth, He was then leaving for Texas where he completed his course, going to Mexico for weekâ€" ends and other placus of interest. On their way down they stopped at Chicago, S8t. Louis Houston, where they were able to go out and look the =***.> over. their desâ€" ‘The committee is a follows: > Hon, Chairman â€"â€" Mayor E. 8. Chairman â€" Charles A. 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