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Perhaps the time will come when fruit fiekedhentodaywillbesold.inlondonon â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"the â€"morrow.~A payload atâ€" present British T pieuwouldn'thavetobeinwnlformair transport, but in hnndfedweights. The Grimsby Independent Tesued every Thursday from office of cation, Main and Oak Sts., Grimsby hh‘.-i-ahmdnfldfi =l7l to the :‘n‘:f-a independence. Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office LIVINGESTON ang LaAWwson WHAT A MARKET? * Fruit growers of this district can do some pondering over the attractive market which lies in the United Kingdom, from pricâ€" es recently published. What the price of a mchinbndontodnymightbeisnotknown not long ago, one would bring one pound; the price may be down now to about five bob, "Lincol L_ _ FOROLL 100@ mmS mn Comimavel Y@uC Established h * bring $1,750,000. Providence has been most 1885 kind. Intelligence and industry have helped. . every Thursday from office of A"‘f"dg’.b!" h&'le tobpomw mfl\: ion, Main and 3y «i2 ClliCe Of publi<« er, from British Columbia. Page Mr. Cruickâ€" something over a dollar. The tumult and the shouting seems to have died down about the red netting on the baskets and the stoutly held contention that mbodymruuthenctfingispminzm. of course. The buyers are getting the leno but also the good fruit underneath, and the reason for that is'efficient inspection at all Mpanu.mghtmdday.'rlmkua pwaophstywandtheinspecfionm worse. A blanket charge was levelled at all the growers in this district, by editorial ;-lditl.thlteverybodymachat.lmd and swindler. # # # # Quite true that poor and green fruit was earried out on ships which passed in the night and which never had a lookover until itmebedtheeonmmer.mmwumel& mntthttgotinwmefmitbulineu.wodnc- ing and marketing, that gave a black eye all round to the peach growers. So {far this year, theOnhfiogg'erm:)enil.\udo.lngoodjob. ‘As for peaches, the housewife will have superabundance for canning, if she can get the sugar, at reasonable price. The price, by the way, is comparatively high, 70 cents ceilâ€" ing on six quart basket. The oldâ€"time growers concede that even under conditions of higher hboreosu.puchesat that price will go a Jong way in paying off the mortgage. French growers have been getting ten shillings a pound for stnwbemel:.“:-imt which the embargo was recently lifted. The British grower is allowed one shilling, sevenâ€" pence for one pound. Italian plums have reaâ€" ched the British market and Dutch lettuce growers have flooded the market, with the British government subsidizing them but paying no subsidy to home growers. THE PEACH CROP The Golden Jubilee is on the market. Please send a basket to George Cruickshank, the ebullient M.P. from the prune district of British Columbia. This peach, which is the forerunner of the famous Elberta, and reâ€" 4 on Gerte C cce w en Te 94L S ol d 2232440 2cfi cnctioemer en uts ce Go en‘ y Mdbym_v“junumorw-i' Of size slightly less than a baseball, is golden tinted like a glorious sunset and has a flavor like FACTS & FANCIES Nighu, Sontent Member Canrdian Weekly Newspaper Puonâ€"$2.00 in Canada and $2.50 "'"‘“'.%m A merry song we children sing ‘When autumn comes and schoolbells ring. In country village, city, town, All o‘er the land, both up and down, We hear the bells‘ clear ringing call When birds fly south and red leaves fall. "Ding dong, ding dong," the schoolbelis say, Let‘s hasten to our work today." e nectar. Fruit Belters are very proud 0° is early production and they have a right We learn to study, learn to think & day in the week in which, normaily, busiâ€" With books and pencils, pen and ink. ness would be very brisk. That describes We study spelling, music, art, beturthnnyfl::&‘du could the grim ;.‘:"‘:*""'"";‘"‘M m.l is mm“mt?nnsu.m ® * . It is more With many nations join our hands. because the steel works there are the whole Tie }warn to sing and lough and play show in providing employment, and without ow santy Teb io naney June ~ them the Sault would become a runâ€"down Te mempammes o. oo mt toie m Slone us And guide footsteps every day. The steel strike in Algoma is in its seâ€" mm?:mhwmmc: cond month and there has been no violence. Across the years their songs were sung. ‘The picketing has been lawful because there And in our land, so fair and free, is no reason for it to be otherwise, the comâ€" Jd. ORLON LIVINGSTON, Editor. ‘The bells still ring for you and me Frank Fairborn, Jr. WHEN SCHOOLBELLS RING Grimsby, by _ shank, please! CAN SAVE TROUBLE There is increasing Canadians felt for a long time to come. “3°‘Nkmthemmehnmm- *" ¢\%. o# > ® ation they suffer and the gypping they take One food merchant at the Sault comâ€" when they tender Canadian currency to pay mented to an investigator that he da not hotel, gas and other bills. know what people were eating in thecity, but +R iwak l wE theyeeruialymnotbny-lx:cnndmm For years the condition has been just his store were very bad. To all ofwhich one For years the condition has been just the same, some worse than others. The signâ€" ing of a little edict at Ottawa making: the snmmmfimw}m; Canada. Ottawa has no control over the Amâ€" erican shopkeepers. Those who meet annoyance across the border simply seek them, when they go over witbwtmhnw&m money into American first. The process at any one of the numerous local banks is very simple and costs a low fraction of one per cent. There is some variance but the thing is a mere trifle to spend Canadian money in the States with anywhere near an even break We are used to American money in Canâ€" ada because of its volume ; they are not used to Canadian money in the States nor know its ;&m:gzeg;maumhm which is reâ€" eom':flamm_umsm A big furniture store at Sault Ste. Marie did $14 worth of business in one day recently, a day in the week in which, normally, busiâ€" AT THE SAULT side of a major strike on the business comâ€" munity. It is more grim in Sault Ste. Marie, because the steel works there are the whole show in providing employment, and without them the Sault would become a runâ€"down pany making no attempt to maintain operâ€" ations. The whole city of 35,000 now is feelâ€" ing the effects of the shutâ€"down which will gmmngmegerygudn_gweek. The peach crop has an estimated value School days are in the offing, and books and clothing make a demand on the parents which produces a strain even when there is full employment of the breadâ€"winner. There CRIMSBY HICH SCHOOL COURSES FOR 1946â€"47 TERM Genad(humâ€"ludin:wlnwmdhu&niflate....m&hod GnduatianDiplomnndBonoaneeondechodGndufionDiplm... dnoDeputmento!AMhnmdSpociflCommdflCwm SPEI:IALAMATIONANDBQUIPMENT Awwfiugâ€"cmmm-wmâ€"smmmmm STAFF FOR 1946â€"47 PARENTS‘ MEETING, 7:30 P.M., TUESDAY, SEPT. Cooee ‘ne Pouge remat PB PE S n nnne o â€"I Shes Wbrcremall i E 1Mmlth“unflwfi“omdmmmmwllw mummmmnMMOflWlelmhm uu.nnuy-hnmmumumwumsnmmmm-m mmumwwm-nnummt-mymnm-my Em EC TT TOOLL EO AP the Ntanedt Ahat atutents suill on« Reâ€"Opens for Registration on Sept. 3rd at 9.30 a.m. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th GRACE C. CALDER, B.A. * * * MISS IRENE MORGAN, BA. = * = ERKMA I.MGLKNE, S« * .+ â€"<* + J. H. MERKELEY, BEA â€" â€" Ag P. V. SMITH, BA. ® ® ® * * * ® * £ £ EVC p. 0. AWDE, BEA _ â€" â€" _ Assistant Principal; Science and Physical Education ADA J. ADAME, PA ® ® ® ® ® ® ® * _ _â€" _ Classics ETERREH SWTR ; it s 2 t to * oimnaindiy S it altrares "All who wish to enroll for the Fall term must register on the 'l'lnHidlSdnolvilltbuCLOSEfortwowahandwill reâ€"open for the Fall term on There is no reduction of Course allowed for Farm Service in 1946â€"47. Pupils are urged to register promptly and attend regularly. T. L DYVMOND, Chairman, Board of Education. Educational Guidance â€" Student Choir â€" Basketball â€" Rugby â€" Hockey _ _A thleties _ Cadet Corps â€" Health Services â€" Student Council â€" Enâ€" THE _GRIMSBY 1xDEPENDENT is the OUKfQ; for fuel for the winter Sault Stepfay; where . fuel wikter 2s yemoests jver avary fammily country where the people llv should be EARIDI@UpOpOARAmT!!*"*" theupfiutunnh.%'m The origin of the mere t . leave in its wake a conditionwhich will be storekeeper. The storeke@per ©" cussing the issue? SILENT VACUUM CLEANER _ A Britith newspaper announces that a "silent‘" vacuum cleaner will shorty make its first public appearance. This is a move toâ€" ward producing peace in the home that will certainly be welcomed by the nominal head of the house. For how often must he grapple with his responsibilities in the seclusion of a study reverberating like the cabin of a desâ€" troyer as the household goes into action for the daily dustâ€"up! It is true that in this matter of noise he ilmtdm.thevictim.ndheomfilflu Matheumpdtnformmldhu- tended one is liable to find him presenting a No doubt the strident ring of the teleâ€" phoneâ€"~could be muted to a melodious tinkle, ndth:mthndeofthe postman‘s knock to a discreet mutter; but what, short of a sound proof bathroom, will :::?tliuthtforfisdmo caroling in the Agricultural Science and Physical Education I see a man pushing his way through lines, mmmammnumuam "The chief?" I enquire; a policeman replies, "Why, no:; he‘s one of those newspaper §uys:" 1 see a man walk through the door of a show, vm:muwmwwmdfl“ 0." "Is this man a star that no ticket he buys?" ‘Star nothing! He‘s one of those newspaper guys!‘" 1 see a man start on the trail of a crook, While he scorns the police and brings him to book, "Sherlock Holmes?" I explain and some one ©OZ~! And some day I"ll pass by the great gates of gold, And see a man pass through unquestioned and bold, "A saint?" And St. Peter will surely reply, "He carries a pass; that‘s a newspaper guy!" It is a nasty business allyound in a Life is not a holiday, but an education. _ English and Physical Education x ® ® Irrector of Music ® ® English and Commercial THE NEWSPAPER GUY ! That‘s one of those newspaper 3rd The ong® * """""""" wa m mMBI+ m.mmm”‘m"w"“° he might have been a farmer 0f & ts happened to be a storekeepT. um.u-m.fln"“’""m' P _A.M'llfiw u'“" and smoked a PP® !* "" ‘ ", mmuww'fiw T ~â€" tmener T he were aECeEseRaiitt t k out, he was a successful storekeepet. ‘unfortunate, muummnmmw" uuuumw““'“‘-w"“ ,w-m«m-“"‘""‘ mumun.uw.nm"‘ m-mmm-fl""“”“" umuumpmmm‘ overhead was upstairs where his family for bimself lived in his store continuously . excePt for s more U L not exposed himself lived in his store ©**"**"*"*"~" °° _, e mmnuwm"“’""‘ to burglary. u-m-uumwm"" e m,um-ndmwwmo.ow uwwhh“nflu&tm“' things to wear. In the front were two win where the files had their cemetery. He bought hi# wmnwmfl&-m"m mbm&wwm"“"“ to offer, if he did not have white sugar they took brown: if he were out of coffee, they took tea; if they wished vinegar, they wodld be satisfied with eoal ofl, and if he could not supply a baby carriage, mww.muu«mmm in exchange for produce brought in trade. .‘ It was not interesting to sell for cash, for in such cases there was only one profit, in trade there mmm;h-d&wanmâ€" T biw . Bckgcâ€" L twb h were Swo Pina ol s tie We o ack it was unnecessary to provide a writing room, but a mmmwwmmm M.-tyu..dudmwuqm" plied for seats. mmmummmmm retired and went home in turn as they were reâ€" quired to give up their seat to provide the fuel. He had not the expense of advertising attracâ€" tions. His people always cameâ€"there was no place fihp&“mmhm them to come, but in encouraging them to go. He had no delivery expenses, he never sent his goodsâ€" people were glad to come where thy could sit on an empty box until it was needed for fuel, Occasionally one of these customers would cast economy to the winds and buy something. The storekeeper never made an inventory of his stockâ€"that would be a purposeless task. If he had sufficient money to meet his obligations, he was comfortable, and there could be no more desirable state than being comfortable. â€"The modern merchant is a professional man. He orders his business from an office which inflicts an intricate system of control.. His heaviest expensâ€" es are those providing for casualty and eventuality, When he sells for cash, his money is put into a deâ€" vice for indicating how much has been put in, and when he sells to charge accounts, he records these Items. He files them and cultivates them and strives to make them into assets. He displays his goods so customers may avoid buying undesirables, and keeps his windows for the exhibition of his choicest wares, Mtbyalmmflomxp tuous writing and rest rooms where visitors & free seat and pleasant surroundings, and pays for advertisement extending the invitation. He employs hiimself intensively for a short day, and plays golf as a counter irritant He is never quite comfortableâ€" hee does not smoke a pipeâ€"he takes his refuge in Among the changes which sweep away the old village landmarks none is more obvious to the old "native" returning to the haunts of his youth than the disappearance of the grocery store as the center of village culture. . . . The building still stands at the crossroads "cornâ€" er." The front platform is still there with the cracks in the floor through which our pennies disappeared when to our sorrow we got into the store. The countâ€" shelves are there as of old. But there are no chairs around the old barrelâ€"stove for "sitters." . . . No droll wit, no subtle humor, no political wisdom, no lore of wenther prophecy. . . . Mow different it was in my youth and what should I have been without the formative influences of grocery store culture! . . . L There were about fifteen pretty regular "sitâ€" M"mm-flc“umh&. evening and on rainy days when a noreastern was on. The storekeeper himself was an essential feature of the group, usually not too busy to sit with the "pillars" of the village and to share his stock of wisdom. His son and successor was even more imâ€" portant, for he had served in the Civil War, had livâ€" *4 in Boston. . . . He knew the world from inside out and had tales to tell about the ways of the uxnmummm&mm from my village school training, assembled mmbmuummdmm munmmummmu.m party platforms to the men sitting on chairs and wmmmm&ucn-.m absorbing the country I passed on the news and reâ€" ports, as though I had been elected official reader for the community. On slacker occasions I read by mmmmmwmmu. mm:mmm.«mm.. m»tuumumm., throng of "storeâ€"sitters." It was here on the counter uxmwmumnm,..“, get ideas across effectively to a body of listeners. Mmlllnuln.id!eunfl.flh-u‘. crlfi.-.uflohqwb“h-n Mâ€".dhw.n'uuwm *'-.!b'h'u“Qymdm mumnubhumbu‘ entertainer WW.M.! and was appreciated by the home group. . . . * * Ts Cw C ECVOe » n a mmmdm m“MMdm"w{ mdM.Mn‘w’um"-‘,“. store t«x#. Or perchance an obA visitme azcah break iw"3 us and change the order of events _ From " Smail Town Boy," events.â€" mnnldnmfl;â€"a:" "mlhh The gods cannot hel opportunities, Pss Said old Si Perkins, she whittled away f u"“;'.;.mfl‘“mm'llhlm.&u lt’lljofitobefimwitntbd"m And hard to be funny wi sh, ish. Y w4 being fool. YOU SA)IT, s1 General Tsucking WILF. TRAVIS ts * ; 1 * d Watch Clock And Jewellery Repairs &mates 40 M E. A. Buckenham 12 Main 8t E. Grimaby Business Directory Dr.D.:R.:Copeland,~â€"â€"â€" Geo. F. W arner BLACKSMITHING WELDING and GENERAL Graduate of the World‘s Greatest Auction School at Decatur, indiana. Harold B. Matchett BSUN LIFE OF CANADA PAVL C. STEPOWY BARRISTER, souicrron, ete. George 1. Geddes Howard Prentice BULOVA, ELGIN, ELCO wWATCHES l 5 â€".';’ "â€"" se & e (of St. Catharines) MARTIN Radio Service Member RE.TA. Phone Winona 55â€"râ€"22 T.R.BeGora, B.A Hunter‘s Side Road at Phone Vineland 618â€"Râ€"31 12 Main St. West, GRIMSBY Mours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ‘Telephone 680 14 Ontario Street M-t_:r TELEPHONE 201.R Telephone 177â€"Wâ€"2 Sna,, 14. 700000878 At Noon m'“:!‘rflm Vernon Tuck (Vision Speciatist) Moure 9:00â€"12:00; 1:30â€"4:00 25 Main Street, West "“‘:', Saturdays #â€"12 F@ An Appointment > AUcTiONEER D. D. §. â€"â€" 2 to 5 p.m, .g