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VOL. LIXâ€"No, 47 to comfort pain. 1t isn‘t like the city place, with sections blocks apart, Where every patient‘s listed as a number on a chart, And specialists for this and that convene to thumb him o‘er, And ask a thousand questions of the ills he‘s had ‘:;efore. For in the country hospital, which lacks all pomp and style. _‘The surgeon on his morning round has time to chat awhile. * (By Edgar A. Guest) ‘The little country hospital is hidden out of view, Andpeoplenddomnofieeituplmmthey But let an accident befall, which is the fate of men, The proudest man is glad to see the smail town doctor then. And in that little hospital, which humble folks maintain He‘ll find that hearts are merciful and quick The West Lincoln Memorial Hospital has | the Income heen incorporated under the Companies A¢ | lowing Clan o% the Proviice of Ontario as a General Pu‘> | 5b (j) lit Hospital, with full authority to do all | tions by ta things as necescary in the operation c* & | An amount General Hospital in the Province of Onta. theine?o C e "A" 1 +_ antarnrise 1: s | corbporation The t of this ent been made m& by a group P‘ifim citizens and bnsiness | pusiness in this district. Sufhi have been donated to assur« the of the project. us .. tss cmaudind ___ Several t of men. o6 ed to the public: _ 1,â€"Ordinary Membershipâ€" Annual, ...00..>>>>>0‘‘ 2.â€"Oluis or Orga»#» tion Mes KROiee T ANeee SmE ECCE C Scott, Treastrer, Grimsby Beach Bank of Commerce, Beamsville a" or RO)"] Bank, Smitbvillc. wu' AreaouE®hs C1 C000 Bank of Commerce, Beamsville an or Royal Bank, Smithville. INCOME WAK TAX AC All donations to this project ‘Tax Free and all reecimwillbeh GROUND FLOOR PLAN AHRAeNEEERY . + * CCC CCC C * p o++ bitainat PD Mess .".'T’f‘s'so.g Foundation Life Membership. .â€" .sz;x)t.he These Menbers ArC frectors annually. r‘ztal and their_di etors annualiys . The Grimsby Independent West Lincoln Memorial Hospital "The Little Country Hospital" Organization and Finance group _ of public ess firms doing Sufficient funds . the Aevelopment roject are Income ill be honoured by rsghin are offerâ€" MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER ...A COMMUNITY SERVICE ) Redford H. h; Canadian 5d Grimsby, $2,00 Andwh&l;erpdn be in your groin, your , or your toe, The cause of it the doctor there assuredly He will not shunt you round the place for rays of that or this; He‘ll diagnose your case himself, and very seliom miss. And whosoe‘er shall tread the hall when you are free from pain Will stop to speak a cheery word and wish you well again. Se little country hospital, which humble folks support, Which struggles for existence, since its funds are always short, { pay this simple tribute now to all your ten«i. care mlmuflnehurtmdpdnwhichmorws have to bear, And pray for God‘s rich blessings on the men _ and women brave Who nxg_mflr_mmmmw other‘s life to save. been made to © tions and busine per cent excess | no donation can profits. ‘eedi Grimsby, Ontario, Thursday, June 1st 1944 Tax Department, as per the folâ€" can be aly W s SIRAWBERR PRIC Ceiling Has Been Placed at 42 Cents a Quart Up To June uuâ€"umi{u Date, 2C« Cents â€" Will The Mo» wife Go For This Hig â€"â€"Â¥rice? Or Will She Refuve To Buy? Local Lousewives W‘"* P"2 Â¥"""° ty for their supply of strawberries this year, providing the maximum ion of the W.P. & TB. prevails. * In Ontario and Quebec the maxiâ€" mum price to the consumer for strawberries up to and including June 24th has been set at 42 cents for quarts and 23 and a half cents for pints. After June 24th the ceilâ€" ing is 2614 cents for quarts and 15 cents for pints, . The same ceiling has been placâ€" ‘od on raspberries, but dates coverâ€" ing same have not yet beer anâ€" nounced. It must be remembered that these prices are for berries sold within a radius of 45 miles of where they are produced. Over the 15 mile limit, it is the same ceiling but transportation charges To Grimsby housewives, and in fact homemakers any where in Southwestern Ontario, this looks like a pretty stiff ceiling. But like all other products the ceiling will never be reached by the growers, wholesaler and retailer i‘ the |M-n.jmt refuses to buy. What will happen remains to be ‘The Independent has a complete eopyd!hllA‘nllldfltof’nOnhr showing all the markâ€"up from the grower to the consumer in the three different allocated zones and any grower or wholesaler is at uhfl,’wwfl.”hfiulfllh has ability enough to do so and be able to make sense out of it. Minor Changes On Teaching Staffs Miss Bingle Of Public School And Miss Stock Of High School Resign â€" Extra Teacher Need For High 425. QUM! mmfmnnlovetmpfl"' mMuuanynoudld Education are having difficulty in holding their teachers or securing mrmwgumvmndu. E. J. Muir, Secretary of Grimsby Board informs ‘The Independent that little or nO tr0ukle i8 peing experienced locally. Miss Bingle Last Sunday morning when Mr Rotterill, who lives on top Grimsby mountain, just off . th« Ridge Road east, looked out hi window, he observed a young d« it * ons Â¥Iw Bchool staff to b¢ married but alâ€" ready her place has been filled. Miss Stock of the High Schoc! has resigned to accept a position in cure a toacher iD Miss Stock‘s place nor in the 8¢CÂ¥ing of anâ€" other teacher for th¢* High School although the BOA" may not be able to get & MK®Z teacher, which ‘hey desire. Thi# Dw teacher wili increase the st4ff ‘rom six to seven, and is DOCEStated ty i;« increase of scholars. _ Mr. Muir d0€3 not anticipate much trouble in Méhg able to seâ€" Young Deer On _ Mountain Top .o ovicicalaras Altthicl meliiper s d Grimsby mountain, just off the Ridge Road east, looked out his window, he observed a young dug deer standing in the garden. Unâ€" concerned and not the least bit flurried the animal walked over to and then wandered away across the felds the LO.D.E, are hC m. ‘l.-lll Hllltaf Poday War Services Committee of .D.E, are bolding a rum« ale in Hillier‘s old store on and Saturday of this week. will pay plenâ€" the provâ€" «in TEST PILOTS TAKE PLANES HOT OFF ASSEMBLY LINE Home On Furlough of SERGEANT VICTOR MASON, son of Ernest and Mra. Masow, Elm street. "Red" was a well known Peach Bud hockey player before he enlisted with the Lincoln and Welland Regt. He was injured playing hockey in Newfoundland where his unit was stationed and was left behind in hospital last year when they went overseas, He staff of an eastern Canada camp SUPPORT THE NAVY LEAGUE Saturday is Tag Day in Grimsby, Grimsby Beach and W.uona for‘the local branch of the Navy League, for which :poclu features have been arranged. Taggers will be on the street, in the stores and factories from early morn until late at night andâ€"citizens are asked to give generously to this noble cause, $2.00 Per Yea», $2.50 In U.S.A., 5¢ Per Copy Face Many Difficulties And Have Many Narrow Squeaks â€" Machine Must Be 100 Per Cent Right Beâ€" fore They Okay It. Welly St. John Forced Down In Brazillian Jungle While On Ferry Commandâ€"Other Testers Have Many Experâ€" iences To Tell. During the Victory Loan camâ€" paign Grimsby people were treated to an exhibition of aerobatics by Wellington 8t. John, flying a Deâ€" Haviland Mosquito. Welly is a test pllot with the DeHaviland comâ€" pany and is considered one of the best in the business. An insight inâ€" to the life and hazards of a test pilot is herewith given, just as we copy it from the General Motors house organ "The War Craftsâ€" mn." How would you like w take a brand new Mosquito, hot off the assembly line at deHavilland and put it through its first flight ? You too can be a test pilot, proâ€" vided, of course, that you have years of tough fiyiry experience behind you in commercial aviation, a norve of iron, no tendency to brood, and an abiding faith not only in those who assemble the ship but in those who do the actual eonstructton AVOID JUMPING (Continued on page 7) of the Hamilton S e a Cadets bugle band, 23 strong. ‘This band have been especially srained for their annual inspection which takes place in Hamâ€" ilton on June 8th. The big feature of the afternoun ~ **; be the visit The band will arrive at Winona at 2.30 and will be greeted by Archdeacon Bcovil, an old padre of the Ben «ndets and the newly formed Winona WTroop of lboy Scouts, They will play on the &«smool grounds, and â€" march ~~down ~Main street to the Post Office where they will be met by Mayor Edric 8. Johnson and a Guard of Honor from the West Lincoin At approximately 3.15 the band will form up at the Municipal Building Returning to Sirimsby at fAve o‘clock they will be served supper by tho mdâ€" ies of the Women‘s Iasti~ tute assisted by the Mothâ€" The Navy League is ons of the most worthy of all our war endeavours and it behooves every one to support it liberally on Baturday. vision of the Girl Guides «~â€"mand of Capt, Nina "wet _ of _ Beamasville, ayor Johnson will adâ€" ess the Cnadets after .. G.M. people for â€" G.M. people for Buy Tag