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ing adjoining, that housed the Mechanics Institute, was also burned. The books were all saved. ‘That building‘ belonged to the Mabey estate. Then as now, Grimsby had a crack fire department but they did not have the equipment and faciliâ€" ties to fight a big blaze like Chief LePage and his men now Having watched this rapid erosion of land since 1910, Mr. Fair has come to the conclusion that it is not so much the storms and the washing of the lake that is Just 50 years ago this mornâ€" ing â€"â€" April 5, 1605 â€" at three o‘ciock, all Grimsby was arousâ€" ed by the clanging of the fire alarm. The Carpenter Basket Factory was ablaze. it burned to the ground and was never reâ€" built. it was the first factory in Canada to manufacture fruit baskets. The old rambling frame building stood on the vacant land and the land now occupled by the Heathcote Electric, on Main west at the top of m.‘ mer‘s hill. Another stone buildâ€" 35 years since he came to the Beach, every time for the same will have to be moved back about 30 or 40 feet. This will be the third time that Mr. Fair has had to move this bridge back, in the according to George Fair, Park Manager, but there is bad erosion west of the tennis courts and parâ€" tclularly west of the ravine. now on the edge of the bank and at Grimsby Beach has taken place again this spring. There has been no erosion east of the tennis courts, according to George Fair, Park Severe Damage To Lake Bank At West End Of Beach â€" More Land Gone Into The Lake asked to prepare now, do not delay, for the big day. Get all your noise makers out and in working shape. Prepare your costumes. Get your cars and trucks ready for any kind of (Continued on page 3) This committee is not too optimistic as to when Vâ€"DAY will come, but believes that it is within 10 days‘ to a months‘ time. Therefore it is laying its Klnl but it must have the elp of the public. fires, band music, and general allâ€"around good old British hilarity, Above all, there will be Worship of Thankfuiness in Grimsby churches. _ _ Very quietly, but efficientâ€" ly, a small committee of Grimsby ~~"goâ€"getters" have been working on Vâ€"DAY plans. The time is getting short, but everything is shapâ€" ing up in good style. _ ‘The bridge crossing the ravine is Laying Plans For Big Celebration Efficient Committee Of "Goâ€" getters" Are Working On Elaborate Setâ€"Up For a Big Time â€" Bands, Bonfires, And General Hilarity To Be 'I‘hOrderO('I\olh‘; Church Services To Be â€"Get Out Your Noise Makâ€" Heavy erosion of the lake bank GET PREPARED FOR Vâ€"DAY VOL. LIXâ€"No. 39 Ravine Bridge Will Have To cGrRoWINe 50 Years Ago There will be parades, bonâ€" (Continued on page 3) e people in general are The Grimsby Independent pPowell, } Box 142 MORE THAN A NEWSPAPERâ€"A COMMUNITY SERVICE Mr# __Old Rastus settled himself in his chair and addressed his wife: "Yes sah, Gal, dat boas done cut wages half in two again. Some ob de boys is kickin‘ might pow‘ful ‘bout it. But I ain‘t goin‘ to kick none. Way I figgors itâ€"half, of sumpin u] better‘n all of nuffin‘" "Lindy" will soon have 35 years service to his credit with the Grand Trunkâ€"Canadian National system, including the years he served overâ€" seas in the First Great War. When he took over Grimsby station he reâ€" lieved Steve Bradiey who was transferred to Port Credit where he still is, with three sons and a daughter in the armed services. Despite his arduous duties, parâ€" ticularly in the fruit season, "Lindy" is still rotund and good natured with not a grey hair in his head. He claims this is because of his righteousness. We claim it is mumw.-.mm. Having sold his property a year ago on Ontario street he was forcâ€" dbmwmm,tau- side but will build a new residence in the Aitchison Terrace subâ€"divisâ€" ion this summer, You may not realize it but Herb. Lindensmith, the Guardian Angel of the Canadian National in Grimsâ€" by, has become of age in Grimaby. He landed in this town of progress and prosperity 21 years ago in Muryudmmutnyhhl‘ been a good and dutiful citizen in years as a Water Commissioner. among the citizenry and lay claim to being an Old Timer. He has reached his majority. He Has Reached His Majority As a Grimsby Resident And Can Soon Be Called An Old HIS WIFES GOOD COOKING IS WHAT KEEPS HIM YOUNG Davey Thomson, Manager of the Grimsby Hydro System has kindly provided The Independent with samples of old and new accounts for both Domestic and Commercial consumers. Here they are: COMMERCIAL LIGHTING SERVICE OLD RATE that Domestic users pay Sales Tax and when the rates were reduced Mmmn-â€"nmuâ€"mm&wm a greater reduction no electric bills than just the amount of the electric charges. mmmmuwumw. NEW HYDRO RATES mmmamm;wum Mm«mmm.mm- *EEPMQW“MMW”NM Agent At Grimsby, â€" No Grey Hairs, And Jovial Despite His Arâ€" A New Twist 35 YEARS‘ SERVICE 180KW. @35¢ @1L1c 306 $5.25 ‘45 Net saving to the consumer 87 cents NEW RATE @ 28e OQfe â€" $1.31 DOMESTIC LIGHTING SERVICE OLD RATE @ 3%¢ _ OTe $1.31 $1130 $113 $g10.17 Net saving to the consumer $2.13. NEW RATE War Savings Certifica ;-v-ll? ; sent to the lucky winner, wuonflyum mmnhnuywa.-u.- man customer of the Dominion store that is holding a ticket that lthlu.NWIrl.vuao.r. tificate, | hhmmmbym‘ Mrmm at the Do-hludurln'w-rlhmpm The number is 150â€"792. If the holdâ€" er will bring the ticket to Manager Hart of the Dominion store he will funmlt_(ol-hmflhum.u,oo will no doubt find a ready sale. All sales and distribution of this ladâ€" der throughout Canada will be handled by the Canadian Package Sales Co. Limited. Who Holds The Winning Ticket der, made of British Columbia fir and ironed and strapped in such a manner, that it is without a doubt the strongest and yet the lightest article of its kind that has yet been offered the grower. | Mhubu.‘mtneudu of fruit picking ladders the past four years and this maur wuntcc turned out a tremendous quantity of wooden piaythings for children, and grownâ€"ups, and when he could secure the proper material, a high grade type of venetian blind. Now he is branching out with a Inthc'lnmlohm‘ with the fruit growers of this and other fruit districts. . "Bill" ...{ m-mmzmu. Grimsby, Ontario, T hursday, April 5th, 1945 ’ Grimsby‘s Santa Claus has -ond.zoloy factory from the Scott Sangster building on Mountain street to the upstairs portion of The Independent buildâ€" ing and is branching out. w-.CImhA“lNS.opn- ed up his toy making factory in Grimsby and since that time has Will Aiso Manufacture Fruit Picking Ladders W hich Have Been a Scarce Article Santa Claus Has A New Factory {} sn en ns _ Week ending at 8 a April 2nd: Highest temperature Lowest temperature . Mean temperature Precipitation ... For month of March Highest temperature .. Lowest temporature Precipitation e 4 glasses has succeeded in picking out the folowing kids: "Dad" himâ€" self, Mel "Trouble" VanDyke and his hammer (although Erwin Phelps argues that it is a hatchet), Earl Cornwell, 8r., Lioyd Cornwell, Harry Lewis, George House, Roy "Bunch" Hewitt, J. Orlon "Bones" Livingston, Bert Mabey, Charlie Davis, Fred Dowser, Harry Dowsâ€" er, Frank VanDyke. It is not likeâ€" ly that the rest of them will ever be named. real good reproducing cut could not be secured for printing, otherâ€" wise the faces of the youngsters would have been much piainer, m "Dad" “"’Infilfill- the assistance of a pair of binoculars Grimsby Weather Unfortunately theâ€"original picâ€" ture was somewhat faded hence a _ That picture of the men and boys wading for suckers that has appeared in The Independent the past two weeks caused a lot of head scratching and furrowing of brows, yet no one has been able to name all the kids, ‘The men were easy but the kids were the stumâ€" bling block. | To Date He Has Picked Out 13 Of The Kids In The Sucker Wading Picture, 66 OLD FORTY CREEK HAS GONE DEEP SEA, EVEN TO FISHING WHY SHOULD LINCOLN BE THE NEW ASSESSMENT GUINEA PIC Since the of the Old Forty and the Bucket Brigade, has always been noted for having crackerjack Whe one pictured above was just as goo € in its day as our present upâ€"toâ€"theâ€"minute This photo was taken half a century ago, In the years 1893â€"4â€"5 this company was the grand championship Hook and Ladder runâ€" ning team of Ontario and Western New York and Dad" Farrell A Sherlock Holmes They Brought Honors To Grimsby Fifty Y ears Aigio- a.m. Monday, â€"â€"â€"â€"18.5 â€" 18,6 4.60 inches 2.17 inches 15.5 While in England he married and expects his bride to arrive in Canada shortly. At present he is staying with friends in St. Catharâ€" inc* but hopes to make Grimsby his permanent home. He had resided in Grimsby for about three years previous to enâ€" listment, working for Gordon Hanâ€" nah at the Hotel Grimsby, He served 18 months in Iceland and the rest of the time in England, age keeping him from the Euroâ€" pean theatre. Pte. W. E. Farrow, who enlisted from Grimsby in September 1939, and went overseas with the Royal Regiment of Canada, in December the same year, is home on rotation leave but does not expect to return Deep sea fishing in the Old Forâ€" ty. Who would ever thought that such a thing as that could happen. It has and the catches that the men and kids have been making are almost phenomenal. For some unknown reason there are Smelts in Lake Ontario and the past week the creek up as far as the Queen Elizabeth bridge has been crammed full of these finny creatures. ‘There have also been some further up the watercourse Ntntluflynmm:uwol bit larger in size. Men and boys with dipâ€"nets made out of buriap, old pans and (Continued on page 3) How Come They Are In The Lake â€" They Are a Sea Fish â€" Kids And Men Have Had a Fishing Spree. For Some Unexplainable Reaâ€" son Millions Of Smelts Have Come Up The Creek From The Lake This Spring. SUCKERS CROWDED OUT Returns Home $2.00 Per Year, $2.50 In U.S.A., 5¢ Per Copy hear from you. m“mmdfi-fimfl artments. won many contests all over the province and New York state. wmmnummytm mdmmu-hmnuwyumvmu‘a them? Can you tell ‘the picture was taken? lu-ndthu-memnlnhayu‘nn Red Cross Away Over Objective [ I do not hesitate to state that ‘WMIIMM and more particularly â€" North OM.nmhownaM have disagreed with Mr. Mitchell in the past, will agree on his stand against the new county assessment scheme. Mr, Mitchell has been reâ€" cognized as a fighting, fiery indiviâ€" dual and one who is not afraid to make a stand on any subject upon which he is conversant. Truly he has a first hand knowledge on fruit farming and its relative values. He May I at this time make a comâ€" ment upon the article appearing in a recent issue of your paper on the proposed new County Assessâ€" ment Scheme and the reactions thereto of Mr. William Mitchell as chronicled in your paper. Grimaby‘s objective was $7,â€" 500. ‘This sum was topped by §$1,177. Grimsby‘s grand total subscription was $8,677.25, Final figures of the local Red Cross Gampaign have now been released by Miss Ann Crane, treasurer of the fund. Unfair And Impracticable To County Council Would Re Well Advised To Al:nz‘e Wet: Mfi Alone oun Is Now Well Equalized. (This article specially written for The Independent by Harold G. Mogg, exâ€"Reeve and exâ€"County Councilior of Grimsby, Considâ€" ered by the Ontario Department of Municipal Affairs, one of the best posted authorities on assessâ€" ment in Ontario). ONLY A BOOK THEORY Well done, and thank you. Assess Grape Land In South Township The Same As North Grimsby â€" Locaâ€" tion Counts, (Continuea on page 7) Let‘s Sergt. Donald Watt, R.C. A. F., youngest son of Rev. W. J. and Mrs. Watt, Grimsby, who received his Pilots® wings at No. 2, S.F.T.S., Uplands, on Wednesday last. He has two brothers serving in the RCAF.â€"(RC.A.F. Photo). A petition is being circulated among the residents of Robinson street south, asking the Town counâ€" cll to construct curb and gutter on that street, if an when, the street is paved. Councilior Ingichart has providâ€" ed in his 1945 budget of the Board of Works a considerable sum of money for the rebuilding of this street, but the work will not be douuh-lthdoumm that is an impossibility unless curb and gutter is constructed. The curb and gutter would be built under the Local Improvement plan whereby the property owner Residents Want Curb And Gutter Robinson Street South Propâ€" erty Owners â€" Petitioning Council To This End Before boys. ‘That is a great showing and every Grimsby citizen should proud of it. ® Grimsby Chamber of Commerce Cigarette Fund under the supervisâ€" lon of "Cammy" Millyard has comâ€" pleted four years of operation and In Four Years the best organized best conducted funds of any description that Grimsby has ever had. With this issue, The Indeâ€" pendent doffs its small town clothes and steps up into the "big city" size of news papers. This is necessary in order to give 100 per cent service to our.r::dua and our dm?ha- ers to keep with the growth ofGrlnum“‘fl\o Bigâ€" m}.mu Town in The From the first of October until the 22nd of December last year, every issue of "Linâ€" coln‘s Leading Weekly" except one, was a 10, 12 or 16 page issue, and it was only the storm ofulDeeembc 12th that stopped the paper from being a 20â€"page issue for its Christâ€" mas number, this because scheduled advertising plates for that issue ll;l‘l;d mrfl.\a owing to disru express service. For some years The Indeâ€" pendent has been a six column (Continued on page 3) Cigarette Fund Has Fine Record Street Is Paved. Jew Format Will Give Greatâ€" er Service To Readers And Advertisers â€" Paper Has S.lero;' fd“ The Vid-ll- tudes nam Its 60 Years Life, But This Time %W:z z: Retrogression, We Forward With Grimsby. 900,000 Smokes Have Gone T he Independent Increases Size (Continued on Page 7) (Continuea on page 7) Graduated