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VOL. LXâ€"NO. 5 Registration Of Births Is Low '!bhlforluslthmDrln...............0 1,400.00 'lbulcontrlbntiomwddo................... 4,500.00 o:[“lnlud January, 1940, under the Hamilton Red Cross Branch, muflnhmmdvdfmmmmflwnudmplmdhm. !nSyut_:.a.lezplmofclothlngnduflufiehlofknltfluhwe stund to overâ€"flowing last Wednesâ€" | aymumu‘uâ€"uoue- en Party staged by the Lincoln Juniors at the Agriculitural Fair grounds at Beamsvilie. | A most varied and interesting . | and amateur talent from ‘Toronto and Hamilton entertained for two and a half hours under ideal weaâ€"| ther conditions. Special features of the programme were: Presentatâ€" lons of eight ailver trophies by Reeve Leslie Lymburner of Caistor ‘Township, chairman of the Agriâ€" cultural committee of the County| Council and the presentation of a $300 cheque to Dr. C. A. Shaver of the Niagara Peninsula Sanitorium by Miss Betty Vanderiip, secretary Dududmutdxymofmthodmmol-flhnfimor mhmmndtymncdmwm“khnbubyflymr pfidbymommumdmfdwmmflhlnqun having a record of the results of their effort and support. wwsnlhumnu 156 ServedOvernll 15 luncdonAcflnScrvlco 1; Over 1500 people from urban and rural parts of Lincoin and adjoinâ€" Ing Counties packed the â€" grandâ€" of the Junior who sold the largest number of tickets for the draw for 11 prizes, mmmâ€"muw used to furnish a unit at the Sanâ€" MOOMC!CMM -n”t--nd-Alamm of Juniors had charge of a booth “mm‘vfld“ ed to the appetites of milling hunâ€" dreds of hungry and thirsty people during the intermission. ‘The general opinion of the proâ€" ....pu-w-um it was ..,..uuuuan.m as Pat Rafferty, English Comedian of the famous Dumbell Show and wmm:mmm of Toronto, tap and acrobatic danâ€" cer; Zannoni, magican. Bob Logan, ventriloquist. The ameteur artists from Hamilton were Geo. and Joe Gubbins, who kept the crowd in fits of laughter and Edna Lane, Junior Farmers‘ Affair â€" Present Cheque To Sanaâ€" The Service And Civilian War Effort Of School Section No.1, Winona W;M y u6n 4 66 6 (Continued on page 7) THE RED CROSS SOCIETY OF WINONA The Grimsby Independent :couo.‘otlbt.o--otouiool‘.. n.-n-oo-oo.oa-o.-u--uonc--. !'.0'.!0'0.loonlotol.o.l.. pnclllllll'tll..'co-t..'t't cmmmemauns Y wenmemmnemmmama mm mt Lnnking out at you from the pages of this paper toâ€"day is Ross Johnson, «ider son of Mr. and Mrs. David Johnson, who reside at 85 Ontario Street. Ross, who joined the Canadian Navy in March, 1943, has had an adventurous life aboard the corvette, Asbestos, which has now been dismantled along with others of class, andâ€"at this writing Ross is at Shelburne, N.S., awaiting discharge. He was reâ€" eflyMbwm.oh&.. hml&mamw.&dchnm nryhuolmbl-mu»bylmdm“w Mcca Abcoives veadrenatiatel iL rontr e rl P ing on the living room table at home. According to his mother, whenâ€" ever Ross found himself with an odd half hour to spare one of these books was sure to be in his hands. It‘s a safe prophecy that once back umnnmu-mummnmmnmm 1st Class. Most of his time‘in the army has been spent between Chilliwack, B.C., Petawawa, Ont., and Edmundston, N.B., at which latter point he is now stationed. ummmunwmum war,. We have all heard, and seen in the news reels, what an imporâ€" MMMW”‘.&hflmdmmw. wmm»-nâ€"ummnmmmm- fies him to operate a steam shovel. Both boys were employed in Hamâ€" jlton before entering the services, muumamu«muum.mmum- ing forward to 90 hours‘ leave. ‘This is too short a time to enable him wmmmmuom.-uumbmm-m‘ ummumm-wmy. ‘The brothers have not met -uou-mummvy.ummmh-md MMhMKn-flmthrmm nmumuuâ€"uâ€". ‘Then, at the expiration of Ronâ€" Ml”mmfleâ€"ubM'flwhth his leave. MR PEWTEs mfim&d&ombufimwm nmm.&mmn-ummdm country. ldcnhm&hfly'flmlhul-uou home where he happened to be located. ‘The boys were born in Orangeâ€" ville. mmmmmwummw nlmiqnhvh‘m.ulmwfluummm mmmummmmmm:urumbm -mumnuuuaumwmmu : MOURMTEUMUTATTT O dHGLC.3 Jo whes hath Sataad the nervinen Lake Ontario at Kingstonâ€"8 inâ€" ches higher than July, 1944; 10% inches lower than the highest July (1862) since 1860; 46% inches higher than the lowest July (1934) Lt 2 cnadl peitonemediwrdhenaiseteeath~u~â€"nnp Iy y " friends. mm-â€"wnmmmum nmmmm-fldummummmm think of as home. Water Levels MORE THAN A NEWSPAPERâ€"A COMMUNITY SERVICE He Sailed The Dangerous Seas ‘The second son, Sapper Ronald, 10 years old, is still in training. since 1860; and 14% !nches higher than the average level of July for the last 85 years. Grimsby, Ontario, T hursday, August 9th, 1945 THE WOMEN‘s INSTITUTE ‘The Women‘s Institute ha: donated 890 cases of jam for Briâ€" tain at a total cest of $2,145.00. The Winona Patriotic Association was organized in Felary, 1940, the object ef the Association being to raise funds toirnish comforts to members of the armed forces who enlisted fn the Winona Area and to assist other Patriotic Organizations. Wehnnglmapndofknltfincbnchenlimt:lhou silver identification dise. Each Christmas :Mrml ofod and comâ€" forts has been sent to each boy overseas a box candy to the boys and girls in Canada. Occasionally boxes of 2 d« chocolate bcnhanbununtdnflncthoyurmlmdpmbuchboy overseas each month. mwmwmmm PnnelsnndComfomt 1,600.00 CiFArOtt@® | ... s s s kess e es es k 6666 + 6+ ++ 1,440.00 THE WINONA PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION oERVIGEME N ARRIVE HOMF Corp. R. Clemenns, RC.A.F., is a sonâ€"inâ€"law of F. H. . and Mrs. May, 4 Gibson avenue, wwhose three sons have Just recentlyy returned from overseas. Corp. Cléemens is a native of Saskatchewan sand enlisted in Regina in 1940, prroceeding overâ€" seas in January 1943. He served three months in Burmma and then came back to the Euroopean theatre serving with Bomhbing squadron 2, Laurence Cosbyy, R.C.A.F. son of Harry and Mrs. CCosby, Ridge Road east, North Grimnmsby. Laurence enâ€" listed in the spriting of 1943 and went overseas in November of 1943. He married : a Toronto girl beâ€" fore sailing and she resides in London. A brothaer returned home three weeks ago. _ _ in ‘Toronto by hids wife and littl son on his arrivabl yesterday. Geo. got married beforre going overseas and only knew : the son as a little whbcmflr“w yearâ€"old now. Gecorge enlisted in May of 1942 andd showing an adâ€" aptibility for raddio and electronics was sent to ‘Torronto University, Kingston, Paim HBeach, Fla., Corpâ€" us Christi, Texas, and MLT. Bostâ€" on, Mass., before being sent overâ€" of the Local Ration Board. Grimsby 81 ration books to citizens of the United States,, and Fred says "they rfl“l‘tlfl‘ id British roast beef or its side jss ues preferably The slogan that went ‘round the worldâ€"The Yanâ€" kees are comingâ€"Well the seas. He landed im England on New Years day 1044 and was immedâ€" intely despatched to North Africa and from there !nto Italy. He was held in the Mediiterrancan theatre until a few weeks ago when he was flown to England and was only there a short whille before being al« lowed home to Canada. It is not known whether be is going to the Pacific or not. Mr. and Mrs. H. 8. Campbell, cornâ€" er of Nelles Road a8d Queen Elizâ€" Mm'wnm day night, and what happy cereâ€" mony. Is single andâ€"I beard him tell the mother over the telephone lo'llllllcb""“"’" native son of CookStown, he enlistâ€" ed in January of 192 and went overseas in December Of that year, He was with the Headquarters of the 2nd Army +r0up. He has volâ€" mummm“ Hly have resided‘!= this district for mufio r ifi_ week is W.0 Cerp, George L... Wilcox, son of Y anks Are Here F iT a. ti t 3. F. 5. Campbell, son of # ® ® W. NormanJohnson, a MOTORCYCLISTS TO BE DEALT WITH BY POLICE DEPARTMENT LUMBER AND SUPPLIES FIRM START BIG EXPANSION PLAN A Grimsby fighter pilot who went forth to take sweet revenge on the Horrible Hun and made good that revenge, arrived in Toronto Flight â€" Liout. Livingston Foster, D.F.C., RC.A.F., a winner of acaâ€" demic and athletice awards at Grimsby High school, enlisted in February, 1940, took all air force for 22 months as an instructor of Ducks Have Swim On Main Street went overseas Th 1942 and was a5â€" signed to the Wolfe Squadron. ‘Those boys flew nothing but Spitâ€" fires and Hurricanes and knew no Strange things happen in Grimsâ€" by. Mappen sudden like too. Weekend rains filled a depres sion in the ground at the rear end of the LePage and Stuart service station, full of water. Shortly after noon on Tuesday "Bammy" Stuart walked out of the garage and he could hardly believe his eyes. Swimming around in the water was an old duck and six little ones. They were not there 15 minutes before. "Sammy" looked four times and then called in The Independent to find out whether he was secing things or not. 'h&l:odd duck and her brood from is still a mystery. She disappeared as suddenly as she came. Evidentaily a nearby houseâ€" holder has a duck family. "On Sunday, September 24th, he was forced to bail out behind the allied lines when an MEâ€"109 blew up the engine of his Spitâ€" fire, but on Friday (Sept. 29) in MEâ€"100 in his sights and biasted MEâ€"100 in his sights and him to Heligoland in a four secâ€" ond burst". In speaking to war correspondents afterwards, "Cap" saidâ€""I was pretty mad and thinking of what happened War correspondents wiring from Battler Home . (Continuea on page 7) §% 3,440.00 The The Winona Patriotic Asa‘n Salvage Committeo The Winona Patriotic Association Salvage Committee has colâ€" legtod $830.00 in Salvage to date. Winona strived to have one donor for present 170 donors have given 590 donations. The Winona Patriotie Ass‘n War Service Fund British War Victims .................. CreelReNoL................... ... ... . Chinese Relief Women‘s Institute Jam Fund ........... Winona Patriotic Ass‘n Blood Donora‘ Committee mCithumonthlymmttouchmploy..m Chnas the amount was doubled. Peninsula Company Building New Roadway And Lumber Bed Space Between C.N.R. Switch Tracks And Clarke Street â€" Will Use Mobile All Told There Will Be Lumâ€" ‘There is at least one firm in Grimsby that is taking time by the forelock and getting ready for big postâ€"war business. The only reason they are not doing a far greater volume of business today is beâ€" cause they cannot get the materâ€" ials to handle. Peninsula Lumber and Supplies, Limited, like all lumber dealers, are having difficulty in securing all lines of building material, but looking to the future they have mapped out an extensive expansion u-elnuthvo comâ€" menced work upon it, By the use of a big buidozer they have cut away the bank on their property, on the west side of the mill, and are constructing a roadâ€" way from the C.N.R. switch tracks through to Clarke street. ‘The cutâ€" through will be 38 feet wide. 20 feet on the east side will be used for lumber piles, and lumberâ€"beds be laid lown. The other 18 feet carnival one of the best ever held by the local fire laddies. ‘This year the proceeds from this always welcome affair will go toâ€" wards the purchase of a pulmotor which is without a doubt the most worthy object that this organizaâ€" tion has ever attempted. + Smithville, the $50 Victory Bond; Miss Dorothy Metcalfe, the ton of coal and Dick Shafer, the blamket. Stanley Snyder has commenced the construction of his new home on Park Road, Grimsby Beach. C. J. DelaPlante has completed the plans and Shafer Bros. have the contract for the erection of a new home on Park Road, Grimsby Beach, for Frank Oliver a recent purchaser of property in that sectâ€" lon. 6e Plans are now being drawn by C. J, DelaPlante for a new home for James Gillesple, to be erected on the five acres he purchased on Park Road, Grimsby Beach, two years ago, opposite the entrance gate into the Park. mmumm. ing the appearance of his property at 7 Depot street by the erection of a verandah on the north side of the Carnival Winners Conveyors. ber Beds For 20 Carloads Of Materials â€" New Storâ€" age Building Will Replace Old Sheds â€" New Offices. LOOKING TO FUTURE New Buildings (Continued on page 5) E. D. SMITH & SONS CANTEEN RUXD veyers will be used at this Zers $2.00 Per Year, $2.50 In U.S.A., 5¢ Per CoPY Whether it was the warm weathâ€" er or because town officials have everything under such good conâ€" tro!, ‘Town council in session last night had nothing on the agenda muonnull and asked for assistance in the purchasing of a new club house, as a part of a War Memorial plan. Council took no action as they intend to meet ‘Township council at a later date, along similar lines. ‘Tenders for the construction of sewers on the east and west sides of Kingsway Boulevard, in the Aitchison subâ€"division, were recelvâ€" ed from Damoor Bros. of Niagara only tender received and a contract was granted accordingly, under the advice of Engineer Ure. ‘The tenâ€" der is for $5,333, which was someâ€" what less than the engineer‘s estiâ€" mate. Rock excavation to be at $6.50 per cuble yard. ‘The sewers ‘This contract does not include the laying of a water main, but all sewers will be laid to the street line of each property. Motorcyclists that have been making the night hideous for a lot of Grimsby residents are in for a hot tome of it if they persist in Chivers brought the question up and was backed by Mayor Bull, who termed the actions of "these people a menace and a nuisance to everybody." Councilior Bonham of immediate action on the part of the Police department. Councilior Chivers also brought up the question of properly enforeâ€" hcmm._by-hv.rnq“ kind, produce the plans and speciâ€" (Continued on page 5) Fruit Prices Are The Same As 1944 Except That Growers‘ Price For No. 1, Peaches Has Raised Five Cents a Basâ€" &s, plum and pears have been set by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board at the same levels as A deputation from West Lincoln grower‘s price for No. 1 Ontarioâ€" five cents per basket. A new grado of British Columbia peach is seliâ€" ing this year and a maximum price has been set for it. ‘The same celling exists for imâ€" ported and domestic fruit. The orâ€" dlru-nflodhetAw.u wmmmm domestic plums. The effective date for imported plums and domestic pears is August 13 and for importâ€" ed pears August 20. Have Been Making Nuisâ€" ances Of Themselvesâ€"Conâ€" tract Let For Construction. Will Enforce Building Pyâ€" law â€" Will Arrange Meetâ€" ing With Township Council Re War Memorial. each enlistment, $ â€" 780.00 100.00 175.00 k At At