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It is with deep regret that The Indepenâ€" dent news colunms, this week, chronicle the retirement of Rev. James Allan Ballard, as Rector of St. Andrew‘s Anglican Church. *suéd every Thursday from office of publiâ€" “““MMG%. GRIMSBY TINDEPENDENT PUPLISHING Thke Grimsby Independent A GOOD SHEPHERD RETIRES The Reverend Gentleman, after 40 years of unbroken service to the people of the Grimsby district, for health reasons, feels that he must retire. I quite agree with him. But the question immediately arises, who have we got to fill his place? No doubt the incoming Rector will be a good man. He will do much good among his Flock, but he will never be able to fill the niche in the life of Grimsby people that Mr. Ballard has filled. for that matter. u-iet,uawbole.hubeennnfifinz.'mehonr was never too late; the night too dark; tie wind too strong; the storm too fierce or the read too long, for him to answer a call. He hnbeennmnrklblemmforthisdmrict. Loved by everybody. He will long be rememâ€" bered by the people after his time on this meoilisfinilbedandheenty'sthel(mz- dom of Heaven, to Sit at the Right Hand of the Lord. # # # nd THE BROWN ROT SITUATION repr 9 y‘ O _ _ tm . ten anaticn P n 1 B L nc ind dberieliions ie ie e en Fruit Growers of the Niagara Peninsula are fa «d with an enemy, that unless ifl‘""' mpodfivea.nddnlficufion.fln-' i thenhorllp.eeofswrytevymwtthe famous Peach Belt completely out of existâ€" Puehpowmwoknwrihlenpt‘m years ago They took another rap last year, even with the very short crop. They will in theuxttvoott.hneyunnkeflumth‘t 'mpdwwtoibudmafirdy.m theyuintotbeoealionmdnkeflum V ue U O jatmac t Sbobsck sn uid What has been : can be done here, OD :"-t"d";j seale, The 120 Brown Bot can be «ontrolle ly up to the grower to v:0t # * % The remarkable thing The remarkable thing of this wholt Brown Rot situation to me, is the fact, ‘hat uflmmy.lffl“mmm m.wtohketheinilfi'einmm B **" " / slon on the subject. re FACTS & FANCIES JOHN W, GLENDINN.4G, President. WILFRED M. LAWSON, Viceâ€"President J. ORLON LIVINGS "ON, Secretary, Niagara id not xen *"Lincoin County‘s Leading Weekly" iat nas Yeen """*"" "" o logs TY luehae.onsmorwlmdifiéd nded scale. The fact remains that Bot can be sontrolles, but it is entireâ€" ) the grower to r:otect himself. work amorg the people of this disâ€" eâ€"mation On A} in business as fruit distrâ€" D * L arvix of ts dAitsirict done in those sections Jr. ’l'h;fl:ufiot.nowm What have our highly experimental farm professors, botanists, entomologisis, etc. been doing all this time? So far as I can see, nothing, exâ€" cept draw their government salaries which the fruit growers help pay. _ I will not go so far as to ~ay that they have not investigated this diserise to some extent. But I will go so far as to say that they have not investigated and produced in publjication form any circular, bookiet or pubâ€" lished article, that would begin to compare with the comprehersive report that George Marr has produced for the Niagara Packers and the fruit grower in general. SUPPORTS BRKACKEN The former Premier of Ontario, M. F. Hepburn, speaking to milk producers and dairymen in St. Catharines, last week, cerâ€" tainly pulled no punches and was true to his usual form in indicting the government of Mackenzie King. "There are dollar a year men drawing $25,000 living allowance, nonâ€" taxable, trying to run the affairs of the counâ€" try wio couldn‘t operate, with success, a corâ€" ner grocery store," said the exâ€"Premier. He declared that the "outfit" was being tolerated right now but when the next election came around, that "fellow John Bracken, who knew something about fasmers and farmers‘ problems" would be in the saddle," and the pression to a very growing belief in predictâ€" ing success for John Bracken. There is no doubt that the Progressive Conservative leader is gaining strength every day. Within a little more than a year he has restored the fortunes of the old party, even if the name has had a new prefix, Progressive, which Mr. Bracken himself insisted upon when he took leaderdiip. <â€" =**«¥#.i.)> .. _ The strength of Mr. Bracken may well benthusdfromthemnlndmbleele- ments of the nation, to whom he makes a strong appeal. But his inherent soundness on all questions, his plea to the people to keebtothemiddleofthero.disrep:uent&- tion of a national aspiration in a time when thenpercnwouofwarwillhedimcnltto handle. Mr. Bracken is agzinst revolution, heisminstre.cfiw;hemndsforrefom His policies are being understood by the peoâ€" Little by little there is appearing §OO news for Canadians, The latest is for the "sweet tooth" element, and announces thit unrefined sugar from tropical climes soon vil be arriving in Canada and the United Stutes. The day of the coupons may be near its eventide. "Mitch" Hepburn was merely giving exâ€" would secure "some real social jusâ€" TAE GRIMSBY INDEPENDPENT L_.jhood days like tne late O. O. MciIntyre coulc. "Oad‘»* descriptions of a "Kids lWife" in a small town, are so true to one‘s own life, that you actually feel as if you were living it all over again. ‘This mxmywmdh”flcflu_dfin clden days: To my notion, no book has the power to roll back the years like Mark Twain‘s Tom Sawyer. After putting it down last evening I spent a pleasâ€" ant hour in the honeyed oblivion of Boyville. Back in the days when the back yard, kitchen stoop and old barn seemed especially haloed. Not many children of this generation, even in the small towns, know the simple charm of a back MMM“W”ME regimented and lacking abandon. Also there are the movies All tending to make the back yard seem run down at beel and tacky. But for another generation the back yard was mmmnmmw’" pirate gold, played baseball, gave our circuses an/. | pcanadit onan Th mas Aoatitar o c ~a pin shows. Back yards kept boys off the streets. '.m;’Nflfimmmm and after sundown. # + # + There was a lure about the tousled back yard vlthmmflh.eul“uddnel-mm years canno? dim. It was a cloister for look‘z;,, sad when it appeared as though we might not get to go to the circus. Where we mooned when the only girl ‘There was something enchanting, too, about the aromatic old barn especially the hay mow where most of usâ€"of all placesâ€"got all dizzied up with our first cigarette. The hay mow could in an inâ€" stant become a robbers‘ den, a haunted house or a rmmmnmmmutdm Sometimes in climbing the ladder to the loft, the barn became a sailing ship, and how‘=g to the spar, we rode through mountainous waves shouting order to sailors against the boom. # a# + # Every boy goes through the performing period, following the visit of the cireus. One of my specialâ€" ties was the slack wire, stretched from the walnut tree to the high fence. I mastered it, that is to the extent of walking forward and backward, kneeling and crawling through a beop, but not without su‘â€" fering a series of jimdandy falls, any one of which toâ€"day would trundle me, feet up, to a hospital. # # # # My greatest proficiency, however, was trick on n a 7 gave us the mitten. e m t 0 "% bicycle ridine. brflc‘dlnflmflym it a career. Anpofldn”mdomud!«. xmw.ppnrbmouomam&hmw- chestra But. mandolin playing was my only musical accomplishment, and that halked the dealâ€"that and grandma‘s threat to give me a dose of her famous "birch tea." But I immediately subscribed for the ‘WAY BACK WHEN the columnists, on the big city dailies, i;&‘i" alheer, and r:‘n. Battley, chief of motive power car equip» ment, In the centse, an exterior view ul ie new car, and, below, photo tehen in one of the earlier type of uars nfinmmmwwmm. pin shows.. W. C. Fields, Joe Cook, etc., are alumni. And it would surprise bhow many stars of the stage and screen had their genesis in the penny pariour The‘ ol‘ swimmin‘ hole, too, is mostly memory. But I am of the dieâ€"hards who does not hbelieve the 20th century sanitized swimming pool is comparable to the thrills of that mirrorâ€"like pool, shaded by the mighty oak, under the creek bank. There we shuckâ€" ed our clothes as quick as wink and plunged au naâ€" turel. Sometimes a town constable would appear uu.hwdfi.mnd.mfldouu. we would scamper through a neighbouring cornfield, Gdressing on the run. Pausing after a time to catch our breath, and perhaps raid a nearby watermelon patch. It would be difficult to make the modern boy in his Eton jacket, with all his flossy gadgets, including a stunty roadster, believe those were the good old days. Perbaps they were not, but we still have a huach they were. | ~ U your articles on Postâ€"war Transportation of Perishâ€" able Fruits and Vegetables by Air Transport If Lincoln County, and Grimsby district in particular, doesn‘t wake up and take action, the available transâ€" ports and also the airlines will be taken over and given away. Given away by Ottawas because they Maflmnnmtnhfl.uflfihlw!"‘ ty who makes the most noise, and methinks our neighbours to the south will endeavour to make themselves heard. Of what avail will be the fact that we have spent 50 years producing a very high quality fruit, EUE ienss Pn P en m n k ~i w‘ F if we have no markets, and that, (Sir), is what will ."-xmumamu'tmupu once, and take action. We all realize that from New York State to Florida fruit is in competition with our Niagara Peninsula, and you can rest assured they will not be fddling while Rome burns, m,ummwdmfl mmwfiommmmufl published on this subject. I am surprised at the silence. Has no one a vision. Perhaps 1 competiâ€" tion for the most constructive letter or suggestion on this subject, might bring a flicker of an eyebrow. Anyhow give ue some more. ‘Ten years from now we will appreciats it. ’l'hu'emmm'homdiwenu with some of the i=s of life, provided they can have a number of the luxuries. Thursday, January 20th, 1944 which 'uhli:dnb! im lhz_ m o eparin o t The Editor January 15th, 1944.