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$Fruit Ceiling Prices To Remain REV, J. A. BALLARD RETIRES ST. ANDREW‘S RECTORSHIP VOL. LIXâ€"No, 28 rammemmemmomsy € Came To Grimsby In Februâ€" ary of 1905 â€" Has Served The Lord For Half a Cenâ€" turyâ€"Parish Has Thrived. Members Of Congregation Present Their Beloved Vicar With $1,000 Government Bond â€"â€" Bouquet Of Flowâ€" ers To Miss Ballard. Close to 200 adult members and adherents of St. Andrew‘s Angliâ€" can church attended the annual e CE nt 12 _ _ysear may he tied to the DE %~" â€" Vestry meeiing, held in the High School Auditorium, on Monday evening. It was by far the largest the church. It was more than just a Vestry meeting, for the members of the congregation had gathered to pay tribute, to their beloved Rector, who through 40 years of peace and wer had guided their destinies. signed from his charge on January first, came to Old St. Andrew‘s as Vicar in February 1905, and since that time has endgeared himself to all who have ever met him. He born at Burford in Brant i{&,mumum proceeded to Upper Canada College and thence to Trinity Colâ€" wmu.muum logy in 1894, thus he has spent & half century in the service of the mdmmmam Parish, Mrs. James M. Metcalfe and Mr. W. H. Parsons, presented (Continued on page 7) Ask Early Action By Government Fruit Growers Want Clear Cut Statement on 1944 Canâ€" _‘ Gamar Situation Imâ€" v.,,...m-uumm discussions at the Fruitgrowers‘ WflVlMi‘flm, afternoon, with 500 growers in at~ tendance. Ernest Culp, Vineland Station, president, was in the CaiF M.pukmlndd‘lmm‘ er, Burlington, who spoke on PO# Wllmwmd the WPTB., on Price Orders for mm:.‘:uucmn.n of the ‘ncome tax office at Hamilâ€" ton, who answered many questions th view of reports that the disâ€" tribution of sugar for canning this aon 9° *A to the present D y aatamcw mm t C 5 C oo t ok | 0 Two Chips Oft The Old. Block BORN IN BURFORD Fruit Inspectors. The Grimsby Independent P. V. Emith, on behalf of the in all the long history of coupon, a resolution (Contioqued on page 8) Brought Messages To Grimsby Homes Pte. Wm. Shears Who Served Over Three Years With Major Shoebridge Visits A very welcome visitor to Grimsby last week was Pte. Wilâ€" liam Shears, of Norwich, Ont., reâ€" cently returned from overseas, for medical treatment. > Pte. Shears was visiting at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Shoebridge, Robinson street south, and inciâ€" dentally making calls on ° several families in this district. He enlisted in 1940 and went overseas in 1941 with Major Frank ‘F. Shoebridge, R.C.O.C. and served overseas three years and seven months with the Major. Be brought back messages to the families of Sergt. Pete Konkle, 8/Sgt. Bill Metcalfe, C.S.M. Dougâ€" las Farrell and 8/Sgt. Jack Macâ€" Donald. He also had special mesâ€" sages from Major Shoebridge to C. D. Millyard, for the Cigarette Fund, and to the staff of The Inâ€" dependent. Spend 191 Y ears In Fruit Business Ages Of Four District Fruit Distributors Total 274 Southern Ontario Fruit and Vegeâ€" rerer q i ... n the Masonic He m L & held e day. â€" Mr. Harold Woolverton mm“..wu' dent for the ninth consect term. ter While addressing the members, Mr. Woolnrtunmfdwto the four senior members present, W P Bs | 27 Grimsby Families. s m PAme e E Mr. J. W. Hewitson of Winona, Mr. B.L.Junmu-dwfll‘.ll’- Frank Galloway of Burlington and Harold Woolverwi. of Grimsby. ‘The combined ages of these four gentiemen total ©74 years, 191 years having been spent in the fruit business. ‘The Secretary read several post mmmmmm who ‘.ave recelved cigarettes as ma e ult of contributions from the r ene ECOd s The members decided to conâ€" tinue to have & representative on mwâ€"l-ergg}lorm_flp- of Ottawn was capacity. Shown hers are two brothers, we!. known in this district. At i.z,, is Pilot Ayificer Ralph Reld, «t arey Pench “ h ~ckey player and at right Jiis brother L. a C. .«nuyln‘mm'w“ o,mwwmm”pw 5 CC Cc a t â€" Walnk recely» Years â€" Havt Many Changes. tes with Eamont 4M 90 Famous Peach KiDK® e ol overseas with the 1MU e ol »»n verved in France with the S$1 Batt, The boys “‘n "I ""' m: the laté harlie Reove o Bexmayis‘* and Warden of tincoln county, B cce td t brother was in. Kaiph re00‘!! his wings at Ayimer last fall i within three woeks‘ ““'fl"’m his way across the pons. as w ra ; ssociation. (Continueda on page 8) ».’wn-'lfll" of Harry N. RBeamsvilie, wh a Clerk. The 1 of the First G hero of many hb ; Hamilton Tig* ‘ Association was aville, where . The faths Wirst . Great f many hocke jlton Tiger® ® s Ho., Snd tae 10ith Batt. and co with the 218 reâ€"engaged in this » cune aa w im im mm B Jack mé. and Grimsby, Ortario, Thursday, January 20th, 1944 Wener They Mra. Harry t} REV. J. ALLAN EALLARD Whose retirement from the Recâ€" torship of St. Andrew‘s Anglicain Church, after 40 years of unstintesd service, is deeply regretted by th«e residents of the Grimsby district. Town Workmean Is Finder Of Cheque Envelope Badly Stained And Covered With Mud Had Never Been Opened â€" Beâ€" Jonged To a Nonâ€"Resident. Last week The Independemt m.m.houtmdth town workmen, . Albert Mitcheil!, Andin« War â€" Certificates on â€" the: finding War Certificates on . L1NC) town dump and returning them to their rightful owner. Our attention has since been mnmmmwum-‘ mer, another tow n workman, Charles Wilkins, while in the course of his duties in cleaning Main street, came across an enâ€" vaopmtmmmw. It was badly stained and splattered with mud, but he could feel that its contents were intact. found that it contained a cheque tmnlmlnwnoxvllh. Que. made out in thy name of a nonâ€" resident of Grimsby. He took the letter and cheque to Mayor Johnâ€" son and in due course of time it reached its rightful owner., Grimsby has a good staif of town employees and they are than one. Rector Retires the envelope and ires |PHELPS AND HEWITT QUALIFY waxe | TO FILL COUNCIL VACANCIES Andy‘s Daughter Is In Air Force The Independent Is Cause Of| _ â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"=â€" Barbara Murdoch And FIVE NOMINATED Neighbourly News Comâ€" wonmmnmmmemmmmmm mentators "Gal" Beeo-llglllm Crowd Of 10 Ratepayâ€" |**CB" 1 4 9 NawSnnnermen It‘s a small world, even if it is 25,000 miles around. This was proven again last week in an air force camp. A.W. 2, Barbara Murdoch, R.C.â€" AF. (W.D.), now stationed at Upâ€" lands, Ottawa, was sitting in her billet at Rockcliffe reading "Linâ€" coln‘s Leading Weekly", when anâ€" other young air force woman walkâ€" ed in . Took a glance at the front She said to Barbara, "do you come from Grimsby?" "Yes," says "Barb." "What is your name," asked the girl? And received the reply "Barbara Murdoch." "Are you a daughter of Bruce Murâ€" First meeting of the year of Grimsby Water Commission was theld on Tuesday night. Herbert Leorne Lindensmith was elected Chairman of the Commission. Business was very light, so much |“Muomoun¢wmb0- fore nine o‘clock. Accounts for First Meeting Of Water Commission Lindensmith Is Chairman For $200 were ordered paid and $500 was transferred to the town. Records at the pump house show that in the month of December €,020,000 gallons of water was pun:ped. Average per day, 223,226. Biggest day, Dec. 9, 253,000. Smallest day, Dec. 8, 152,000. Increase over December, 1942, 140,000. Increase in average per day, 4,â€" 817. 567,000. Smaillest day for year, Jan. 3, 150,000, Average per day, 345,330. Increase for year, over 1942, 25,â€" $29,000, Miller Is Warden Power bills â€" Decemuer 1 <8, $118.78; November 1943, $171 44; December 1942, $125.93, 1..crease in average per day over 1042, 71,180. Has Reen Reeve Of Louth For Keveral Years â€" Durham Chairman Of Charity And Weltare, Lincoln county council opened its first seasion for 19044 in the county buildings, 8t. Catharines, on ‘Pues« day afternoon when Norman D. Miller, Reeve of Louth wase electud Warden for the year. The followâ€" ing Committees wer atruck, the tirst named to be C% abrmar. Financeâ€"Johnson ind «; =*0, nmd:qlud Bridgen Aenslip, lits Montgomery. " AAMID â€"_ation _ â€"â€" _ Pettigrew, ‘:-:M"'- ~"»tenden and &wind | ley, Of Lincoln County 1944 â€" 26 Million Gallons Of Water Pumped In 1943. Wiley. Charity and Welt., _ and Froure, 4 Agrioulture â€" Becord, , 1943 Pumning Water ped, 126,055,000. Nn-‘p::.y for year, June 26, pard VW County Mor and read "The Grimsby Inâ€" Patrioticâ€"Lothlan and D‘ ,, Rducationâ€"Lymburner, . * Receptionâ€"Freoure, Children‘s Sheiterâ€"Shepaprd (Continued on page 8) IrD@} ment Buchannan Dawson and Durham Bhe Two New Members p The nomination meeting held OM Monday night, to fll the two vacancies in town counci!, came very near not being a meeting at all. At no time during the one hour open for nominations were there more than 10 ratepayers and two newspapermen present, °xâ€" clusive of town officials. ‘This tremendous attendance of taxpayers at a meeting as imporâ€" tant as this one, led Mayor Johnâ€" son to remark, To those who enâ€" deavour to take an interest in town affairs, it is very discouraging." Another citizen very heatedly exâ€" claimed "the property owners in this town should be put back where they were in 1938, with a 63 mill tax rate, then probably they would come out of their coma and realize that they have something at stake and it must be protected." Six names were submitted in Lions Present Colors To ZCubs It was a ¢L... mght for the Lions ut their dinner meeting in the Vilâ€" lage Inn on Tuesday night. It was Father, Son and Daughter night and it was rib tickling to see staid old T4ons like "Rew* Graham and "Padre" Taylorâ€"Munro herding a "second family" around, not to mention the fact that bachelors like Harold Matchett produced a family from somewhere. And Will Make Good Legisâ€" lators â€" Young Men With Good Ideas. ers And 2 Newspapermen Attend Nomination â€" Citiâ€" zens Show No Interest In Town Affairs. Lions who had no small kiddies , of their own brought their neighâ€"] bor‘s kid and the result was that| over 125 sat down to one of mi Inn‘s fAnest dinners. Children of; ILdons away from home on war| duty were also present as were 10 ; members of the recen‘ . â€" argenized Wolf Cub Pack, unds Chief Wolf Cyril Mote and the motherly care of Mrs. Harold G. Mogg and Mrs, Erwin Phelps, Two new members were admittâ€" ed to the club in the persons of (Continued on page 8) 1 JUR BLOOD IS BADLY NEEDED In order to provide enrougi, blood plasma tor one treatâ€" ment oversens, at ?oa.-.; 5 donors are required at home. One® serious case of shock requiring continuous plaama for 72 hours needs the blood from 70 donors, These facts will be of vital importanes to the families and friends of Grimsby and district boys overseas, with Wuropean invasion imminent, The Hamilton and District share of the increased Dominion qrota is now 500 per week. It is the moral obliga~ tion of every nhysically ft District resident to ; ‘ve his or her neighbour his chance to return to life, liberty and the pursuit of happtness which is the birthright of all Canadianas. _ Any person still unregistered may give his or her blood Any person by coming to the from 1 p.m. to 4 by coming to the Grimsby Clinic on Wednesday, January 26in from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m, at Trinity Hali, EAT NO FATS THAT DAY, Each Woest Lincoln boy de'ml'l't'l.v on you and four others. ‘They may need your blood, Wak ks UX & W orinu ww DON"F FAIL THEM, riinsby Blcod Clinic January 26th (Continued on page 8) Members Are EXxâ€" Municipal Timber $2.00 Per meeting held on Year, Prices Board Had To Find a Satisfactory Formâ€" ula For Seasonal, Perishable Fruits Presented a Mighty whu,s.A..SeP«Cfl! Storms Of Protest Reachis Ottawa After First Fru® Had Reached The Mork: . Caused Rapid Action To B Taken â€" Snags Being Ironâ€" ed Out. (Verbatum Address of Earl J. Marsh, W.P.T.B. Fruit Division, Before Niagara Penins=‘s wrowers Convention). on certain basic or staple fruits and vegetavles were put under control. ‘These included Potatoes, onion:, oranges, and bananas. It was felt that most fruits and vegeâ€" tables were of such a seasonal and perishable nature, and subject to so many variables, that they would |Mhaltham‘mtomtom- ula of price control. When the Wartime Prices and Trade Board was formed, two years ago, price cellings were apâ€" plied on almost all commodities and in most instances these prices were tied to a Basic Period, Sepâ€" tember 11 to October 15, 19041. It was n.ll/.ed that his could not be made to/apply to seasonal perishâ€" able commoditiecs and so fresh fruits and vegetables were e«xemptâ€" ed from auny control, As time went \ _ ‘The first task that we were conâ€" -,mnlodwnhwutopnplnuu- . der covering peaches, pears and Iplumlmdlolnvoltpt-odulflh | effect within two weeks because the early peaches were then on the market. To find a formula of conâ€" trol and put it into the form of an order and have it passed within this time seemed to us to be ask« Ing a lot, particularly when the jJob had been considered practically ' (Continued on Page 7) Early last year prices on fruits und vegetables reached very high levels, and storms of protest went in to Ottawa to do something about it. ‘This continued through most of our crops of early fruits and vegeâ€" tables and some time in July the Board decided that they had to take anme action. Growers orâ€" ganizations proteated against the annlicstion of price cellings and T ais. took a hnd in these protests. How. ar, the Board had decided to go ahead with control measures so the best policy was to try and make the controls the least painful as was possible, My connection with the Board dates from this time when my own eompany gave me leave of absence to go to Ottawa as asasistant to Mr. E. J, Chambers, Administrator of | Freah Fruits and Vegetables, Problem â€" Had Been Conâ€" sidered Impossible For Over a Year. Many Difficulties HOPES FOR FUTURE ay give his or her blood Vednesaday, January 26tn