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a "Lincoin County‘s Leading Weekty" Established 1885 The_“Grimsby Independent True independence is never afraid of m-dtnomm :.""“th--ummm JOHN HUNTER GIBSON Citizens of Grimsby and the whole Fruit Belt were stunned on Thursday mornâ€" ing last when the news was broken that John Hunter Gibson has been Called Home by His Maker. Jack Gibson to give him the title that everybody knew him by, was a man who had frlendanloreil"rkndl:t:'a:ho had l!ll:: over a span of years by uprightness, tegrity, quiet, unassuming personality. In business as in fraternal and social life he was absolutely dependable. A man whose word was as good as the Bank of England. A man who shunned the spotlight and publicity but who in his own quiet way did untold good for his less fortunate brother and sister. No one will ever know, except the mcimu of his kindness, just how far his charitable work extended. music and for some years past has bemoaned the fact to me that Grimsby did not have a band and that no effort was being made by any organization of a public body to form a youth‘s band and thus train young musiâ€" Bamne, PFD TMWBT PMA PC OE m o e CE office and discussed the prospects of hockey for Grimsby and the district this winter. He was solidly behind Father O‘Donnell and the Lions Club sponsored midget hockey league and looked forward to spending many happy hours this coming winter at the Arena on Saturday mornings watching the little tads learning the rudiments of the great Canndi:n He was an ardent sportsman of the old school with games being played for sports sake. Nohurthm_lq&yluopeqt_ln_y CHRISTMAS AT POST OFFICE The Christmas season has always caused .nrygruunemuoflaborforthccrlml- by postal workers. mnnoum of packâ€" ages and greeting have come in to be hudldlnlvorynhwtfiun.wnhthollm amount of money now in | cireulation, a:flnmruhttthcw"!m""‘“y“' whh"‘:’ & ® # Veuldin® em® PP CC w c 42 game. Morally and financially, for years he helped to back sport in Grimsby and was one of the prime movers in the construction of the present Arena away back in 1921. + # ® # Jack Gibson will be missed in all paths of life where he has walked with honor to himself and benefit to everybody around him. Grimsby could illâ€"afford to lose Jack Gibson. ition, Main and Oak Sts., Grimsby, b LIVINGSTON and LAWSON, Publishers, FACTS & FANCIES® He was an old bandsman and loved iptionâ€"$2.00 year in Canada and $2.50 nm-_@gyum Nights, J. ORLON LIVINGSTON, Editor, Frank Fairborn, Jr. Th from of f e aed on ies e o ht etter which exâ€" to strikes more have heard or WRIT SARCASTIC Lawyers say that access to and egress from one‘s own property and the right freely to pass along public thoroughfares are eleâ€" mentary {:)lnh of justice firmly rooted in common law. However, to clarify the m tion in the light of the realities of the Strike, there might be something to this effect included in the Criminal Code: en in a court of law to have interfered with such actions on the part of such labor groups or committees thereof may be prosecuted in a court of law for damâ€" ages by tho.unlon. or R: mou.:bcn.” The foregoing may be as fuzzy writing as is much of our legislation, but the reader will get the idea. And another clause might be added to make certain that unjoncers canâ€" notbohdedlntoeourtbythepemonwhono unreasonably might have desired to enter his property v.vhen i.t m‘ltflk.ebound. DEBUNKING THE FAIRIES AND SANTA CLAUS the hours contributed by his wife and chiren) are equal to the returns of the industrial horer for his 8â€"hr, day. Charles Dickens was a keen stuiden\ Of human nature, and while some of his charâ€" acters may have been overdrawn in certain features, they are mostly true to life. The characters he depicted were, of course, typiâ€" cal of the times in which he lived and it may be said that they were the product of the social conditions prevailing in England, r‘rtl- cularly in London, in the early part the nineteenth century. But although times and conditions may change, human nature is f\lndamull); the :nme i.n all !omutlm We have our Pickwicks, Micawbers, Dombeys, Bumbles, Fagins, Gradgrinds and thomtoflhomekouhnspduvdthuto- day under different guises and cireumstancâ€" es. Ouuuw these in this age of science and are the Gradgrinds. They may not be very numerous, and our Gradâ€" grinds may not be quite as outspoken as their original; they are usually more subtle and scientific, But occasionally one of tiese realists blurts out his suppressed contmpt for anything and everything that is not T C NCY OL" Buats " The "Let us assume that al} these groups have a moral right to "a 30% wage increase and a 40 hr. week." Do they not concede to all the nonâ€"striking groups the same right? Let us be fair and square and increase the income of every person in the country by 30% and cut their working hours to 40 per week. Are we any betâ€" ter off? Even a moron could see that we would be in a worse position. Our export trade would suffer if all prices were increased by 30%. The nonâ€"farming population would most certainly be halfâ€"starved if the farmer worked 40 hours per week instead of the 100 hours which he (and his family) spend on the farm work at present. "If industry were able, by more efficient managementâ€"up to date machineryâ€"increased output, etc. to offer a pay increase, it would be much better and fairer to reduce the price of all manufactured articles, thus benefitting the conâ€" sumer. That would be helping every man, woâ€" man, and child in the country. If a product is lowered in price, the demand for it is increased, exports are increased, and the entire industry "With prices, as a result of free competition becoming lower and lower, all workers would enjoy a continuously rising standard of living even though their money wages remained at a "Wouldn‘t that be a happy situation? In conclusion, will say I am against the "closed shop"â€"for free trade, and believe that if alll people practised true Christianity, the world would enjoy a continually expanding prossperity such as is impossible for the imaginatioon to conceive." "The citizen is entitled to enter and leave his place of business or employâ€" ment to pursue his trade, business proâ€" fession or any other lawful activity, exâ€" cept that he may be prevented by a labor union, or any group of persons calling themselves a trade or labor union, or a committee thereof, in which event neithâ€" erthepolkeoftheDominlon.norofl province nor of a municipality may take action to stop such prevention whether it be by force or intimidation, and any police officer or other Dominion, proâ€" vincial or municipal official who is provâ€" (The Printed Word) THE GRIMSBY INDErPENDENT oaly: ce AC0L SEA sn 4 â€" Fomunks vanish as a result and would increase the chances of the human race surviving for 100 years by 75 per mg. MA 24 The General himself seems to be enterâ€" ing into the reaim of fantasy when he talks about a child sleeping on a grave in a cemetâ€" ery, and claims that human life would be exâ€" tended to 100 years if children were told that Santa Claus and fairy stories were only for fun. No child, unles he were a moron or an imbecile, would ever think of sleeping in a graveyard. and there is something deficient in the child who cannot, without explanation, enter into the fun and enjoy the mental stimâ€" ulation of Fairyland. To the normal childâ€" mind the world into which he has just enterâ€" ed is itself a wonderland. ue "Heaven lies about us in our infancy," said Wordsworth, "shades of the prisonâ€" house begin to close upon the growing boy" soon enough ; but when the "vision splendid" fades into "the light of common day," the realms of fancy and imagination, poetry and religion, remain. That man is to be pitied who is shut out from those romantic and refreshâ€" ing regions of the mind. _____ If children are to be told "the literal truth about everything," then they must be taught that music is merely a combination of airâ€"waves impinging upon the tympanum, that poetry is an arrangement of words, syllables and rhymes, and that the emotions stirred up by these arts are unreal and deâ€" ceptive. General Chisholm would probably agree with some modern nsychologists who tell us that poetry and religion are the proâ€" ducts of hyperacidity. * 3 We live in an age of economics and mechanical realism, but yet "the child is father of the man," and we are "moving about in vorl(.h not_ renli:ed." i "But for those first affections, Those shadowy recollections, + Which, be they what they may, Are yet the fountainâ€"light of all our day, Are yet the mut:r-licht of all our see “.u FUTURE OF NEWSPAPERS Someone asks how newspapers will meet the many problems that will arise in the pont-warworld.fimmnomwhy newspapers should not do well after the war. The public is going to be keenly anxious then "for fun," the distorted thinking would n O B WORA se tat ryg, Some merchants shovel off their sidewalk. Some don‘t Mostly don‘t. . _ MMAth\numMulfl that the colored lights will be turned on for every night during the balance of this month and the month of January, just as scon as the Hydro ofâ€" Mabmnn-â€"hrdwwhlom Norm. Harris telling Bob. Bourne how MANY bushels of black walnuts he took off one tree. How Many? ? ? a 2 & & There will be a tremendous demand for automobiles, every form of home and labor saving equipment, ete. The producers and dealers who advertise those articles most fndymgdn:wmthebeltofthhbul- those that are burned out. to buy the things they cannot now obtain. When there is plenty of advertising, newspapers are well supported and can give abundant service. The Tople are aroused as never before to know what is going on in the world, and the newspapers will tell them. Win a man‘s confidence as quick as you ean and hold it as long as you can. _ _ _ There are a lot of fellows waiting to take the man‘s job who says "It can‘t be done." New fluorescent lighting in Jarvis bakery store. MAIN= STREET H. T. STEWwART LA i doesn‘t have to "THE LITTLE SHOEMAKEN‘ Get Y our It will not be long now before Grimsby Arena will be open for the season. Bring in those skates and shoes and get them all fixed up so that you will be all set for the opening whirl on the frozen water, Shoes repairâ€" "Honey" Shelton Business Directory PLACE YOUR ORDERS NOW Harold B. Matchett Things will be normal when one Next Door to Dymond‘s Drug §6.50 WEST MAIN STREET BARRISTER, soLiciTOR, ETc. GUARANTEED WORK REASONABLE RATES THE SUN LIFE OF CANADA T. R. BeGora, B.A. BARRISTER & SOLICITOR George 1. Geddes MARTIN Radio Service «â€"â€"DIARIES â€"DAILY JOURNALS â€"CALENDAR PADS Member RETA. PHONE WINONA 55â€"22 Ready Now! AADIO REPARS urdays Only â€" 2 to 5 p.m. 14 Ontario Street, Grimaby PLUMBING and HEATING c.i y l"" EeV ‘r'- Open Wednesday m:::. Vernon Tuck 25 Street, West ..:III..V rs 9â€"5 â€" Saturdays 9â€"12 a # ® for (of 8t. 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